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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10
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SulIoway General Pension Bill
Passes the House.
Puts All Soldiers on the Roll at
Age of SO.


Washington, Jan. 10.-The house of
representatives today passed the Sui
loway general pension bill which
grants pensions ranging from S12 to
$36 a month to all soldiers who served
ninety days in the United States army
in the Civil war, or sixty days in the
Mexican war, and who have reached
the age of 81 years. The bill adds
about $45, 100000 year to the pen
sion roll.
There were comparatively few mem
bers who were not anxious for an op-
portunity to pay tribute to the old SOL
diers. The few who announced they
were going to oppose the measure were
equally anxious for an opportunity to
explain why they were doing SO.
Speaker Cannon himself took the floor
at the close of the debate and made an
earnest plea for the passage. The bill
was passed by 212 to "a.
Opposition was expressed by some
members on the grounds that its terms
were too general. 1t provides for the
pensioning of all Union soldiers re-
gardless of disability the only require
ment being that they shall have at
tanned the age of 81 years. The general
scale of pensions fixed in the new bill
according to age is as follows: 62 years,
SIS month; 65, $50 a month";; 20 years,
s25 a month: rs years, $96 a month.
1t was declared by the advocates #
the bill that one hundred veterans were
dying every "a hours.
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declared that if Great Britain ever
were seriously threatened, she could
depend on "every man, every dollar,
every drop of blood" in this country,
should be publicly reprimanded.
"His offense has been so conspicu-
ous." said the president in his letter
to Secretary of the Navy Meyer, direct
ing the reprimand, that the action of
the department in reproving it should
be equally so.''
The president says that whenever an
officer of the American navy "is called
on in foreign country to speak in
public so that what he says will neces-
sarily be brought to the attention of
the people of other foreign countries,
1t is his obvious duty to avoiC invidious
comparisons and to limit his speech
and his expressions of friendship for
the country whose guest he is. to Ian
guage that will not indicate a lack of
friendship toward other countries
Commando Sims cannot escape CEN
sure, the president holds, "on the
ground that what he said was a mere
expression of his personal opinion.
Under the circumstances he must
speak as an official representative and
he should have known that the words
ne used would at once call for severe
comment in other countries than Great
Britain and might involve this govern
ment in explanation and disclaimer"
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first love letter to Evelyn Arthur See,
has come to light to add another link
in the chain of evidence against the
Absolute Life soothsayer, whose
"doctrinar' practices have landed him
in a county jail cell
That the note was written the day
after See had eliminated his designs
by initiating the child into what he
terms the mysteries of the truer life"
is the belief of the police, who found it
concealed in the fiat at 2541 Racine
avenue which served the double pur
pose of temple for followers of the
Absolute Life" cult and residence for
See and his girl victims. An effort
will be made to indict the man.
The letter, written under the date of
Sept. 20, follows:
Dear Evelyn:-I have just written
the little verse for you, as you asked
me to. 1t means a great deal to me,
dear. l am sure you know that l wrote
It from the true spirit of wifehood
that is in me. 1 feel, Evelyn, that
from today on my life is truer, on a
truer basis than ever before. I feel
that from this day on I want to be
only the truth my little verse revealed.
Girl Willing Slave.
''I am very sure I have the power
have you know that my life is the
life's, is yours. Any little thing that
you would like me to do I shall do
from the good which is in me.
Prom this day on I pick up my life
on the basis of the real life which is
in me; from the spirit of wifehood
which is in me. Know, dear. that the
only purpose which is in me is to be
TIL life, one with you in that life, your
true wife forever.
II do love you. Evelyn, and am doing
my best to be what my purpose is.
May 1 fulfill life-be the fullfillment
of life
May I fulfill personal Iife-be the
fuHfillment of your life forever.
II am ever with you in the truth
which is in me, no matter where you
may be. how busy you are.
II am sure you may always know
there's little girl at home who's your
wife, who loves you.
with all the life and love in me, I
am forever your ife, MILDRED"
MOcl1ery of Mysticism
Between the lines of the letter and
in its text may be read the mockery of
mysticism by which See misled the girls
who lived with him as members of the
inner thought circle"
The police will make an effort 10
wiring from See a fuller confession of
the methods by which he lured the
girls-Miss Bridges and Mona Rees-
into Absolute Life"
See spent Monday in the county Jail.
while Mona Rees, who, with Mildred is
at liberty on bail, removed the posses
sions of the prophets girlish disciples
from the temple-residence.
Mona, who has sought shelter with
friends living near the flat, was warn
ed to keep away from her former abode
unless accompanied by a policeman
Despite the espionage of two detectives
she succeeded in having a secret con-
Versation with a friend of See. who
met her in the lower hallway. Stepher
H Bridges. father of Mildred, is de-
termined to press the case against tbs
s.DrOphet" !"
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JURY IS COMPLETE
Taking of Testimony in Schenk
Case Begins.
The Court Room Is Crowded
With Sensation Seekers.
is JOB FOR EXPERT.
State Is Relying Upon Evidence
Of the Doctors
To Prove That Defendant Poi
sOned Her Husband.

Wheeling, Jan. 1o.-Sensation seekers
were early apparent today to get ad-
vantageous spots from which to see the
principals in the trial of Mrs. Laura
Farnsworth Schenk who is on trial on
the charge of administering poison to
her husband. With the completion Of
a jury before court adjourned yester-
day 1t was expected that the taking
OF testimony would be started today
John A Schenk. whom Mrs. Schenk is
alleged to have poisoned, Travelled in
Europe last summer with William
Wolfe and according to the plan of the
prosecution Wolfe was to be the first
witness. 1t has been claimed that
Schenk was i'll while at Oberammer-
the state expected to prove that
Schenk was not sick a day while on
the trip.
DR.. D. Bigar Best, a prominent
physician on Wheeling island, the fash
ionable residential section of the city,
is the second witness from whom it
will be learned of certain visits to the
home of Mrs. Schenk. What the nature
of his testimony will be had not been
learned. Dr. Gregory Ackerman, an
other physician called to the home. of
the Schenks to treat the husband, is
the third witness on the prosecuting
attorneys list.
DR.. Ackerman is said to have formal
ly diagnosed Schenk'S illness as one of
poisoning before DIR. Frank L. Hupp
was summoned. Hupp reported the case
to the prosecuting attorney. DR.. Hupp
is the fourth witness on the list and is
expected to testify in relation to the
discovery of the alleged poisoning and
the analysis of the mineral water
which Schenk was using.
Mrs Schenk was brought in by the
sheriff. Her eyes were bright, and she
smiled pleasantly to her counsel
William Wolfe was the first witness.
He described his trip abroad with
John o. Schenk in 1910 and declared
Schenk was in good health. Wolfe
said Schenk became i'll two days after
returning to Wheeling, complaining of
his stomach. He said Mrs Schenk told
him:
'.Billy. don't believesJohn will live
long"
Wolfe's evidence was not shaken on
cross examination Following him ply
sicians who attended Schenk after he
was taken i'll testified.
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MAY BE NIGHT RIDERS.
Big Tobacco Barn and Contents Near
Atchison Burned.

Atchison. Kan, Jan. 10.-In the to-
bacco district around Iatan, Mo-, be-
low Atchison, a large tobacco barn on
William Kyles' place near there was
burned Monday and the fire now is
believed to have been of incendiary
origin. The barn and contents were
valued about $1,000, about equally
divided between tobacco and barn. The
crop was the yield of ten acres and
would soon have been ready for mar
ket.
That district which has become
quite an important tobacco section in
the last few years, never before has
heard more than rumors of night
riding, but so confident is the neigh
borhood that the burning of the barn
was either that or plain incendiarism
for some other reason that farmers
turned out and guarded the road for a
mile either side of the house while
waiting for the sehriff of Platte county
to arrive with bloodhounds.
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tion, declared that the faction within
the party threatened the parry with olrs
peril. He said further that every cor
poration influence in the state was op-
posed to Lieutenant Governor Hopkins
selecting the senate committees.
Senator Stannard also declared that
corporation influences were behind the
movement to humiliate the progressive
lieutenant governor and he said tnat
the National hotel lobby scenes oally
and nightly bore out his observations
The slandpat senators hastened 70
get on their feet and deny the Stannaro
charges.
Senator Potter replied to Senator
Price in regard to the latter's remark
that it would not be a calamity IL Gov
ernor Stubbs should cease to be gov
ernor tomorrow. ''I do not agree with
the senator from Clark" he said, but
rather 1 believe, with a large maJorl;y
of the people Of this state that IL Wouiu
b. a great calamity to the state u.
large Senator Potter then went On
to noint with pride to the reception
given the kansas governor in Texas.
Missouri, Colorado and Chicago Wnen
he played a leading part IN impef IaL.s
matters that affected the entire west
ern body of states. tha
Senator Potter said furtner ina. .ne Ia
fate of his resolution might have d1-
rect effect on the future of the Hepup-
lican party of this state
NAV Name Committees.
The caucus. Just few minutes be-
fore noon. passed a resolution lntro-
duced by Senator Potter In favor oI W
nerrnitting the lieutenant governor 10
name his own committees Dy Nole
of Is to TO- Senators Glenn, Reed ana
Price bolted the caucus and senators
Carey and Stavely served notice tnat
thew would do so. The fight on TINS
resolution was most bitter and con-
sumed nearly two hours Its result
is a progressive victory
The following is the roll call vote
on the Potter resolut1on:
Yeas-Ayery, Bender. Brady, Brown.
Cambern, Denton, Fowler, Ganse.
Harris, Hamilton, Hostrup, Thurman
Murphy, Myers, Potter, Quincy smith,
Stannard.
Hunter, Overfield, Porter S'aVely'
Stewart Stillings, Travis.
Reed, Glenn and Price leIt tne
caucus.
The Senate Officers.
The senate caucus this morning
nominated the following officers:
President Protem-E T. Porter. OF
Crawford.
secretary-walter johnson. of Rice;
Sergeant-at-Arms - capt. FREQ
Lewis, of Marion.
Chap1ain-A. f. Randall. of Mont
gomery. -.
Mary's.
the caucus was that for secretary OF
the senate. T. E. Wyant, secretary OF
the last senate, was defeated by wal
ter Johnson, the young newspaper
man, by a vote of 20 to IA
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WANT WOODROW WILSON
Democrats invite Him to Attend Kan
sas Banquet.

Five thousand invitations are being
sent out for the Kansas state Demo
cratic banquet which will be held at
the Masonic temple on the evening of
February e. An effort is being made
to secure woodrow Wilson. governor
of New Jersey, Governor Shafroth of
Colorado, Marshall of Indiana, and
other prominent men for speakers.
The local speakers will be T. F. Nor
rison of Chanute, G. F. Folsom, a stud
ent at X S. A. c., Manhattan, and
others. A representative from the state
normal at Emporia will also be present
according to a promise made by Presi-
dent Hill of that school.
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He SAVES HIS TRAIN.
But Engineer and Locomotive Plunge
Into River

Vancouver, B. c.. Jan 1O.-In a
heroic effort to save his freight train
today just as it struck the open draw
on the False creek bridge, Great
Northern Engineer George Banter ap-
piled the air brakes and the next mo-
ment plunged with his engine to the
water below and sank from sight
AS the ponderous locomotive hit the
water cloud of steam arose enveIop-
ing everything in sight The fireman
jumped to safety and few minutes
later the engineer came to the surface
His back was badly strained, but he
will recover
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COLD WEATHER TONIGHT.
Temperatures Expected to Stand at is
Degrees by Morning.

Though today has been the warmest
day since October 26, weather bureau
productions indicate that the cold wave
now IN the Medicine Hat regions will
reach Topeka some time tonight or
wednesday. By morning it is expected
that the temperature will have dropped
to about fifteen degrees above zero and
that it will drop steadily until zero IS
reached.
Threatening weather with rain or
snow is the forecast. All day the tenn
perature has been % degrees below zero
in North Dakota and across the Cam
ada line at Edmonton the mercury has
registered 80 degrees below zero.
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TRAFFIC HELD UP.
Lucin Cutoff Is Made impossible by
Storm.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 10.-Rail-
way traffic and telegraph communica-
ton is badly demoraliZed throughout
the intermountain region as the result
of the heavy wind of last night and
snow storm of today. All transcontt-
mental trains are delayed.
Traffic has been altogether suspend
ed over the Lucin cutoff on the South
ern Pacific for few hours as the en-
bankment was washed out in few
places by the beating of the waves of
Great Salt Lake last night.
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VOTE IS UNANIMOUS.
Every Democrat Ballot at Columbus Is
for POmerene.

Columbus, O., Jan. 10--In spite of the
bitterness of the late Democratic sena-
torial campaign the victor, Lieutenant
Governor ktlee Ponerene, was elected
to the United States senate by the leg
islature today by the vote of every
Democrat member of that body. Tn
t senate Lii Lieatenant Governor Pom
creme received 10 votes and in the
house 20 votes. The two houses meet
at IL a. m. on Wednesday to complete
the election.
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mayor vetoed the ordinance on the
ground that it was trivial.
DR.. Jackson was displeased by the
mayors action and he made speech
on the subject.
81 introduced that ordinance in all
seriousness" he said. People should
be protected against the harmful
point of the hatpin. Within the last
two months I have had occasion to
treat several men who have been in
iured by them. One mar sustained a
serious injury to his check. Another
lost an eye"
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OVER THE VETO.
Lower House of X. c. Council Again
Passes Hatpin Ordinance.

Kansas City, Jan. 10.-The lower
house of the city council has passed
the protected hatpin ordinance over
the veto of Mayor Darius A. Brown by
q vote of Is to ..
This ordinance. which provided that
any person who should wear a hatpin
with an unprotected point would be
guilty of a misd sdemeanor and there
fore liable to a fine of from 81 to 500;
originated in the lower house. Dr.
c. A. Jackson fathered the bill. The
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Major Bittinger Is Dead

st. Joseph. Mo-, Jan. 1O-Major John
Lawrence Bittinger, prominent in Mis-
souri, public life for many years, and
Tor years editor of the ST. Joseph
Herald died last night, aged II years.
Major Bittinger, a life long Republican,
was several times a member of the.
Missouri legislature. He was consul
general to Montreal. Canada, from 1897
IN 1o02 -
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SHAFROTH SWORN IN.
He Enters Upon Second Term as Gov
ernor of Colorado.

Denver, Colo, Jan. 10.-Gov. John
F. Shafroth today, for the second time,
took the oath of office as governor of
Colorado. The oath was administered
to him and other state officers by
Chief Justice John Campbell before the
joint session of the legislature, after
which the governor delivered his in
augural address An inaugural ball
will be held tonight at FL Jebel temple
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TranouilIity Is Supreme,

Washington, Jan. 10--Senor De La
Barra, the Mexican ambassador, today
received the following telegram from
ENRIQUE C. Creel the Mexican minister
of foreign affairs. dated Mexico City,
January 8: Guerrero has been oc-
cupied by the federal forces. Rebels
are in full flight and are dispensing
in small bands. Complete tranquility
reisns over all the republic
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ChoynsIi to Direct Athletics.

Chicago, Jan. 10.-Joe Choynski. the
veteran heavyweight boxer. has accept
ed the position as athletic director OF
the new s1,5OO,00O Pittsburg Athletic
club in Pittsburg and will go there in
time to be ready for the opening
February %.
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steel Trust Is Catching Up.

New York. Jan. 10.-Announcement
was made today that the books of the
United States Steel corporation showed
an untitled tonnage of 2,674,75 tons on
December 81 against 2,760,413 tons On
November 30. Untitled tonnage on De-
cember 81. 1909. was 5.927, OBJ tons.
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Will SCOLD SINS.
President Orders That Of icer
Be Publicly Reprimanded.
Says He Ought to Have Known
Better Than to Talk So.

Washington, Jan. 10 - President
Taft today decided that Commander
w. S. Sims, the United States naval
officer, who. at a recent dinner given
in London by the mayor of that city,
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LETTER HAS LOVE.
Written by Victim of Head of
Absolute Life.''
Breathes Willingness of Girl to
Be Slave of See.
SAYS SHE'S HIS WIFE.
Between the Lines MOckery of
Mysticism Is Seen.
Prisoner Faces Efforts to Land
Him in Penitentiary.
SAYS SHE'S HIS WIFE.

Chicago, Jan. 10.-A note abound
ing in pledges of affection and written
in a round, girlish hand on the rough
stationery of the Junior Common
wealth" 17-year-old Mildred Bridges
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Wenther Indications

Chicago, Jan. 10=Forecast for KAN
sas: Threatening with snow tonight or
Wednesday. Much colder tonight and
cold wave Wednesday.
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CONTINUED on Page Five,
The Washington herald., 1911-06-29

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS. D. c.
Washington. d. c.. June 8 fn-On MON
DAY, July 10 1911. at the places and times here
matter named. the Commissioners Of the District o
Columbia viii offer for sale. at auction to the high
est bidder the exclusive right and privilege Of using
the several municipal hay scales from July 81 1911
TO August I. 1872, for the purpose Of weighing hay
straw, fodder, oats In the straw and live stock; to
wit: No. /, situated in AnacoStia, d. O.; No. 3
situated ut the intersection Of 1lth and street,
NV; No. {. situated near 7th st. and Florida ave
NV; No. 5. situated at Georgia ave and the Dis
trict line; No 6. situated rear Of market house
Georgetown. d. c. No. Z, located on Wisconsin
ave-, IN Tennallytown. d. C.. and No. 8. situated
at the intersection Of Nichols ave. ard Hamilton
road Congress Heights. d. c.. to be sold toeethel
a. group at the once Of Scale No. s. situated
near 1lth and stS. NV. at twelve o'clocs noon
and No 2 situated at the corner Of l1th st. and
virEinis ave. Sc. 70 be sold at 1o0 O'Clock q N
at its site. Conditions sof sale viii be announced
by the suctioneer at the time Of sale. Terms: One
fourth cash and balance On or before August l. lsil
CUN0 h. RUDOLPH. JOHN A. JOHNSTON
WILLIAM v. JUDsoN, Commissioners. d. @.
jeN-d5t
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BALTIMoRE & OHIO RAILROAD
LEAVE UNION STATION

LEAVE UNION STATION.
ROYAL BLUE LINE
EVERY OTHER HOUR ON THE ODD HOUR
TO PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK.
NEW YORK TERMINALS, LIBERTY STREET
and W. TWENTYTHIRD STREET.
TOO. 300 lRoyal Special, hours. 800 Royal
speciaD, III 90 a. m, 100, 800 Royal Limited.
hours), 500. 800 p m. and '1215 night, r52
q. m. Diners and Pario Cars on day trainA
Sleepers on f2:l5 night open at 1000 p m.
Philadelphia and Atlantic City, t70o, -s0o, I'll 90
a m, 100. 80. 400 p. m.
TO BALTIMORE
EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR"
Week days 100 q. m. to l00o p m.l
III t51o fe30 100 I'm, $3.50, $50. 800.
ts:0, 1000, s119o a- m, 121o noon, tl216. 100.
uIs, t20o 800, t3D, t3s0, 400, tfS5, 500.
$50. $50 feSo, $50 100 sSo. ts1c. 1000.
1850 III %, s1z:i5 night.
- WESTWARD.
CHICAGO, $40 a. m, rs. $50 .. m.
CINCINNATI, ST. LOUIS. AND LOUISVILLE
.el0 a m, e4i0 p. m, s12ao night.
PTTTSBURG, $40 q n, rs. $40 p. m, e1zao
night. tsleepeT ready 10 p. MI
CLEVELAND. esl9 p m COLUMBUS, so
p m.
Schedules Of Iccal trains at ticket ofhcea
sDaily Except eunday. tSunday only.
TELEPHONES at following Ticket Ofhces: lGf
@ st NV, Main 1871; 6ls Pennsyiyania are, Main
as; Union station ofhcs. Main faso
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LEGAL NOTICES.
h. THOMAS and A. B. DUvALL. Attorneys

n.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF Columbia, holding q District Court. In re Con-
demnatiou Of land IN the interior Of square 81. IN
the District Of Columbia, for interior park. Dis
triet Court No sS5-Notice is hereby given that the
Commissioners Of the District Of Columbia, pursu-
ant to the provisions Of act Of Congress entitled
An act making appropriations to provide for the
umbia for the fiscal year ending June 80. 1919. and
for other purposes" approved March 2. l9ll. have
filed petition in this court praying the condemna-
ton Of the land necessary for interior park in
square 5s4 bounded BY Four-and-a-han street.
Maryland avenue, B street, Third street and @
street, IN the District Of Columbia, as shown q
plat or map fled with the said petition. part
thereof. and praying also that jury Of FIVE Judi
cious experienced disinterested men, who shall be
feeholdeB within the District Of Columbia, not re-
lated to any person interested In these proceedings
and not in the service employment OF the District
Of Columbia Of the United States, be summoned
by the United States marshal for the District Of Co
lumba to assess the damages each owner Of land to
be taken may sustain by reason Of the establishment
nation Of the land necessary for the purposes thereof
and to the benefits resulting therefrom, In
Guiding the expenses Of these proceedings as pro-
vided for m and BY the aforesaid act OF ConFesA
Il il, by the court this 18th day OF June. A. d.
lsl1 ordered that all persons having interest in
these proceedings be, and they are hereby, warned
the grH DAY OF OCTOBER. A. D. 1911. at 10
o'clock q. m, and continue in attendance until the
court shall have made its final order atifying and
confirming the award Of damages and the assessment
Of benefits Of the Jury 70 be impaneled and sworn
hsretn and It g further ordered. that copy Of tnis
notes and order be published In the Washing
ton Law Reporter, and for SIX secular days in the
WASHINGTON Evening Star The WashingtOn Herald
the Washington Times and the Washington Post
respectively newspapers published IN the said District
before the said 9Th day Of October. A. ID. 1sll 1t
is further ordered. that cop' q this notice and
order Be served b. the United States marshal os
his deputies upon such Of the owners Ct the fee Of
the land to beScondemned herein may be found
trict Of Columbia and upon ths tenants and occn-
pauts q the sane before the aid 9Th day Of 0cto-
her A. D. 79u. BY the Court: ASHLEY n.
GOULD, Justice. true copy-Test: tSeall J. r.
ant CleEk. ts1-dst