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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13

Although it does not appear on the
speakers score card. one of the first
orders of business, after legislature
convenes, is the introduction of fool
bills. The legislator who has a freak
bill in his system or in his valise, has
tens to unload it. He wants to give the
public a chance to laugh or scott and
get over it. Perhaps that is the rea-
son Hon. George Cones, of Meade, in
troduced his anti-tights bill early in
the session. Perhaps he hopes the peo-
pie will forget it before the time for
sensible legislation arrives
It was about six years ago that Hon.
Cones first came to the legislature. IT.
is so long ago that the writer forgets
whether or not he was given to the
same kind of numor at that time. But
he celebrated his return by introducing
one of the most nonSensical measures
ever put before the Kansas legislature.
Mr. Cones, who lives in Meade, a viii
lage in the buffalo grass district de-
sires that women wear skirts reaching
four inches below the patella. If Mr..
Cones ever saw a woman wearing
skirts which did not reach we'll down
her tibia, it was his own fault. 1t is
a cinch they do not run around the
streets Of Meade in short skirts. Neither
do they run around in the highways of
Kansas City or any other place. So.
if Mr.. Cones really knows what he is
talking about-if he was ever shocked
by the spectacle of a woman in short
skirts, he paid money to a doorkeeper
for the privilege.
Think of it, gentle reader! This mod
est Gent from Meade desires, not only
to blanket the chorus and circus staff,
but to prevent the publication in news
papers or periodicals of any pictures
which display female patellas He
would kick Art in the solar plexus and
put the circus business on an impossible
basis at one and the same time. Gaze
nron ,,nnr the touching Illustration sub
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13
Mr.. Cones, Advocate of the Skirt.

rnitted herewith; observe the poor cir
Gus goil, who has a husband to sup
port and three grown daughters TO
keep in boarding school. tearfuly be-
seeching the hard-hearted member from
Meade to withdraw his Ubiquitous
measure She will lose her job If she
has to wear 'em below the patella.
Nearly 200 years ago. Hon. James
Thomson, in writing his poem about
the seasons, observed that:
"-LoVelineSS
Needs not the foreign aid of ornament,
But is, when unadorned. adorned the
most
And thereby expressed the sentiments
of humans through countless ages.
When Phryne faced her Athenian
judges-so history relates, the evidence
was against her. It looked like she was
going to be stuck for a sentence OF at
least so days; and as a last defense,
Phryne removed her wrapper, and the
jury hastened to acquit her. History
intimates that, had Phyrne been COM
PEELED by some such legislation as Mr..
Cones desires, to wear em four inches
below the patella, she would have been
convicted of whatever she was charg-
ed. Following this line of argument,
one might charge Mr. Cones with a de-
| sire to abridge the rights of women:
In fact, Mr.. Cones bill is SO foolish
| that even one who has for years made
a business of writing foolishness, Is at
| loss IOr WOrOS suitable 10 Inc OCCdSlOAl
P. S.-Some one should take cogniz-
ance of Mr.. Cones modesty, however,
and drape the limbs of his chair and
desk with skirts reaching four inches
| below the patella.
| Having started today's column with
the subject of foolish legislation, it
might be well to touch lightly upon the
subject Of anti-basebaIl legislation at
this time. Up to date. about two dozen
petitions against Sunday baseball have
| been introduced in the two branches OF
the legislature. To abolish Sunday
baseball means to put erimp in the
National Game. 1t is a well known fact
that baseball depends largely upon the
Sunday game to keep up paying av-
erage attendance. Probably a majority
of the baseball patronage comes from
the working people. who, cannot see
game on any other day. Therefore
anti baseball legislation is class leg
islation, and as such. should be kicked
into the discard without further delay,
according to the writer who admits his
opinions don't count
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13

P. S.-Some one should take cogniz-
ance of Mr.. Cones modesty however
and drape the limbs of his chair ano
desk with skirts reaching four inches
below the patella.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09
Minor Mention.

James Davis, a pioneer Of Segundy
is dead.
Lamar has good prospects for new
sugar beet factory.
Mrs. Mary Grabmaier, pioneer, died
at Central City.
Recent fire in Ludlow did damage
estimated at $4,000.
Plans are on foot to light marble
cave near Canon City.
The oldest bible in the world is in
possession of Greeley citizen.
Plans for Fairgrounds in Colorado
Springs will soon materialize.
The farmers of Eaton have taken a
firm stand for $6 per ton for beets.
Mrs. Irene Robinson, a resident Of
Weld county for thirty years, is dead.
The first death in the town of Glade
Park, two years old, occurred recently.
A cooperative store with a capital
ct $4,000 has been organized at Grov-
er.
Chas. Jones of Plateau raised oats
that weighed sixty-eight pounds per
bushel
Greeley has sold more Red Cross
stamps than any town of it's size in
the state.
Two troops of cavalry from Wyo-
ming to Nogales, Ariz., passed through
Denver recently.
DR.. T. ]. Estill, prominent ply
sician and pioneer of Colorado
Springs, is dead.
The corner stone of the new federal
building in Denver will be laid in the
near future.
Denver has "San Francisco, 1915"
club. probably the first organized in
the country.
Fourteen thousand two hundred ar
rests were made by the Denver police
department in 1910.
The Farmers Institute at Long
mont has closed and great good re-
suited from the meeting
In the Rifle country in 1910, 1,000,-
600 pounds of potatoes were raised on
thirty-seven and one-half acres of
land.
No less than $4,000 have been stolen
from telephone boxes in residences in
Denver within two weeks.
The safe Of lumber concern at
Gilcrest was cracked by yeggmen
but no money was secured.
If plans of an Eastern company are
carried out, Millikep will have a to-
mato cannnery costing $4,000.
Northern Colorado farmers have
begun prospecting for grasshopper
eggs by plowing around the edges of
their fields.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09

In one of the most disastrous explo-
sions ever recorded in Upper Michi-
gan, ten men met instant death at the
plant of the Pluto Powder Company on
the outskirts of Ishpeming. The ex-
plosion took place in the gelatine
powder house. Every man in this
building was blown to pieces.
According to statement made by
c. M. Drake, president of the Phila-
delphia Produce Exchange, specula-
tors in second grade butter in New
York and Chicago have been unable to
find market for all of their cold stor-
age holdings and will be compelled to
ship 100000 pounds of the product
% Europe to save themselves from abb
solute loss.
The reclamation service reports that
several of its construction camps are
low entirely cut off from the rest of
the world by reason of continued bliz-
yards and excessive snowfall In the
Teton mountains, at the headwaters
OF the Snake river in Wyoming, $50
men are completely isolated, owing to
the blizzard which has prevailed with.
out cessation for many days.
The executive committee of the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
lines have voted to complete double
tracking Of the lines from the Missouri
river to San Francisco. They also
voted to double-track the Oregon Short
Line from the junction with the Union
Pacific main line at Granger. Wyo., to
Huntington, Ore. also the line along
the Columbia river in Oregon to Port.
land.
Within less than ten months after
the initiation by President Taft of ne.
eotiations with the Canadian govern.
ment, there was laid simultaneously
before the American Congress at
Washington and the Canadian Parlia.
ment at Ottawa, a reciprocity arrange.
ment which. II approved, will do
much, in the opinion of the negotia.
tors. to enlarge trade between the
United States and Canada.
Senator Joseph M. Terrell of Geor.
gia was suddenly stricken with acute
indigestion in his rooms at the Senate
cffice building in Washington. He
was removed to the George Washing
ton University hospital. where physi-
clans say his condition is serious.
The Missouri capitol building at
Jefferson City was entirely destroyed
by fire. The total loss including the
building and many records and state
papers is estimated at s1.0OO.OOO. with
no insurance. Lightning, which struck
the cupola Of the dome. caused the
file.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09
COLORADO STATE NEWS

BY shooting herself through the
head at her home in Denver Mrs.
Nellie Dellacqua, 25 years old, COM
mitted suicide.
Work soon will begin on the new
flour mill at Milliken and it will han
die this years crop, with capacity Of
1875 barrels day.
Change of venue in the damage suit
against the city of Pueblo by the Pueb.
lc Water Supply Company for $780,
900 has been denied.
The San Luis Oil and Gas Com
pany struck oil of excellent quality
at a depth of $50 feet eight miles
northeast of Alamosa.
Because of government regulation
that no one can be postmaster who is
suffering from tuberculosis, George
Hamilton of Num- has resigned.
DR.. Samuel D. Hopkins, reputed O
of the best neurologists in the West
end leading member of the medical
profession in Denver, is dead.
Finishing touches are being put on
the lines which will complete the
great high tension loop of the North
ern Colorado Power Company.
Rev. Mr. Phillips has resigned the
pastorate of the United Presbyterian
Church at Greeley and has gone to
Central Presbyterian at Longmont.
With mighty rush of water a por-
ton of the intake to the Empire res
ervoir at Harbin was torn out, wash
ing away 500 feet of embankment.
Members of the faculty of the State
University of Boulder believe they
should have larger salaries and have
asked the regents for an increase.
Joe McCray of Longmont died at
Amarillo, Texas, as the result of in
juries received in a wrestling match
at that place with Harry Mayes of
Mayo, Texas.
The Supreme Court has held that a
railroad company has no right to place
the valuation upon shipments of
fIeight or to pre-adjust the damages
In case of loss.
Articles of incorporation of the
Grand Junction Trades and Labor AS
sembly Building Association have
been filed. The association plans to
build $4,000 labor temple.
A fine of 500 and costs each was
imposed by District Judge Hunter at
Trinidad upon thirty-nine saloonkeep-
ers arrested in October for violating
the Sunday law.
The largest land transaction in the
history of the Grand valley was closed
when the Palisade Fruit & Land Com
pany sold to the Moncrief Orchard
Company Ill acres Of peach land for
Sill, 900.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09
MEXICAN WAR
BIG FARCE
FIRST BATTLE AT JUAREZ WAS
RLOoDLESS AFFAIR ON
EITHER SIDE.
200 SHOTS ARE FIRED
THOUSANDS OF 2ASo PEOPLE
WITNESS FEDERALS AND
REBELS AT PLAY.

FL Paso, Textile first battle of
Juarez between federal troops and in
surrectionists was exhibited here
Wednesday. Exhibited is the prop
er word, for no one was hurt on
either side and the exhibition" was
viewed by a thousand or more Ell
Pasoans who lined the bank of the
Rio Grande on the American side
about three miles west of this city.
The exchange of missiles occupied
about fifteen minutes, during which
about 200 shots were fired.
According to Pascual Orozco, leader
of the insurrectos, his men fired only
fifty of these. He declared that the fed
erals got away so fast that they were
out of range before more could be
fired at them.
The federals took refuge behind the
walls of the cathedral of Guadaloupe.
of the barracks, and the bull ring at
Juarez across the river from here Or
oZco remains in possession of the po-
sition which he occupied at noon and
held against the federal advance.
He declared in an interview with
the Associated Press correspondent
that he firmly intends to attack Jua-
rez but that he awaits General Blan-
CO with $50 men. He stated that he
Orozco's present force in the vicinity
of Juarez numbers under 600 men
probably $50. OF these 800 were with
him in the skirmish. The federal
force by actual count numbered 1S4-
100 foot soldiers and "a mounted in
fantrymen. They took with them no
artillery, and Orozco has none.
The insurrecto leader and his men
spent the night at a ranch known as
Rancho Flores, usually inhabited By
a few horses and herd of goats. The
owner thereof innocently admitted
that "Orozco got his goats" This bit
of American slang proved true, TO:
when the insurgent leaders, later camp
was discovered later, his men were
drowsy with the eating of much near
mutton.
Orozco quit the ranch during the
forenoon and by moving through the
deep arroyos which scar the deser.
everywhere, reached a new position oil
the hills along the river across from
the smelter. Here the correspondent
who had been on his trail since day.
break discovered him.
He and six of his lieutenants met
the visitors half way up a boulder
strewn mountain. He carried a rifle,
like his men. He looked careworn, but
determined. He answered questions
only after deliberation, and often evas-
ively. He was obviously of no mind
to betray his plans. He borrowed
some ink for his fountain pen and also
a writing tablet. He expressed wish
to visit Ell Paso to get a square
meal"
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09
After Yuma Coal Lands.

st. Louis.-Barrels of evidence in
the suit of the government against
the Yampa Anthracite Coal Company
and others is being sent to Denver by
Special Examiner Gehman, who has
teen examining witnesses for two
weeks. The dispositions are taken in
the suit in which the government is
seeking to recover 1850 acres held un-
Ger patent by various persons. The
government officers charge that the
present holders were used as dunn
mics" by the Yampa Company. 1t is
also charged by the department of
justice that Rumsey and Keitel got
relatives and friends to take up the
lands, to be later transferred to the
company.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09
GEN ERAL.

Al Re, of Everett, Mass, claims to
have the shortest name of any man
III the country.
The Maryland College for Women
at Lutherville, Md, was practically
destroyed by fire. entailing loss OF
100000.
One of the most sweeping quaran.
tines in the history of Philadelphia,
was put in force following discovery
of smallpox.
Frank Hotchkiss, known to Yale
men for two generations as the Off.
cial in charge of the university build.
ings, is dead.
The deadlock over the election of a
United States senator continues un.
broken In New York. There was no
change in the relatives strength of
any of the candidates on the seven.
teenth joint ballot.
Everybody Works but Father" will
be sadly out of tune in Chicago when
the new court of domestic relations
opens for business. The new tribunal
Is designed to deal especially with
men who sit at. home all day, while
their wives take in washing to sup,
port the family.
A cargo of dynamite In transit
from freight car to the hold of n
lighter moored at Pier No. Z. Com.
niunipaw, N. j., exploded $50 yards
south of the Jersey City terminal of
the Central railroad of New Jersey,
and in the widespread ruin that fol-
lowed seven are known to have been
Killed. seven more are missing, hun.
dreds were wounded and varying re.
ports leave from fifteen to twenty
more unaccounted for.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09
Union Depot Plans.

Denver.-It now looks like Denver
is to have Union depot. At recent
meeting of the commission two sets
of plans were submitted by the rail-
road officials.
One of these plans provides for un-
foreground entrance to the depot yards
and for the backing in of trains. The
other includes new main entrance
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets and the acquisition of some
four additional blocks of ground i'm
mediately northeast of the depot. If
the latter plan is accepted an expendi-
ture of $1,5OO,O0O will be necessary for
the building alone, saying Of the yards
and approaches.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09
Banker Morse Loses Time.

Washington.-Char w. Morse can
not win back the twenty days good time
he lost few weeks ago for a breach
OF the prison rules in Atlanta peniten-
tiary. Although the warden and sup
erintendent were in favor of remit
ting the time. Attorney General Wick
ersham declined to approve 1t. Morse
vas found with money in his pocket
and told several stories of where he
Got 1t. His contradictory eXplana-
tons cost him twenty days which had
been applied to the usual allowance
for good behavior
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09
mar. 10 Globe street. Lancashire. Eng
la.
Colorado Hay Wins.

Aspen.-Colorado which has con-
tinually carried off honors through
agricultural exhibits in recent land
shows, was awarded two grand cham
pionships at the National Corn Show
at Columbus, Ohio, still in progress.
Timothy that won the grand cham
pionship at the Columbus show. The
exhibit was furnished by Vagneur
Brothers of Aspen, Colo, and is sam
pie of the bumper crops in that part of
Colorado. The grand prize was won
In competition with thirty-five other
states. Colorado agriculturists are
considerably gratified at the success
of the home product.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09
WEEKS NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS

An effort is being made to have re-
stored to the Indians their ancient
burial grounds in California.
Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry, re-
tired, who successfully piloted the
United States fleet around the world
in 190s-O9, died in Washington of pneu-
monia.
The War Department, undoubtedly
acting in concert with Mexico, has or.
dered large forces of cavalry to the
Mexican border to prevent egress OF
access of Mexican rebels.
The eruption of Taal volcano and
the accompanying disturbances in the
philippines killed 7oO people in the
town of Talisay, according to the re-
port of the governor of Batangas
province, cabled to the war depart
ment by Governor General Forbes of
the Philippine islands.
| Five of President Taft's appoint
ments of United States circuit judges
have been confirmed by the Senate.
They included William II. Hunt of
Montana, Robert w. Archibald of
Pennsylvania, Julian w. Mack of IL.
llnois, John Emmett Garland of South
Dakota and Walter I. Smith of Iowa.
Washington.-Col. George w Goeth
ais, chief engineer of the Panama
canal, conferred with Secretary of
War Dickinson and arranged to ap-
pear before the appropriations COM
mittee of the House to give first hand
information as to the money needed to
continue the canal work
In considering bills allowing COM
pensation in personal injury and death
cases the house extended relief to
Peter Jelorac, who lost his eyesight as
the result of an explosion in the Gum
nison tunnel in Colorado. Representa-
tive Martin got a favorable report on
his bill for Jelorac, carrying $1,000
In passing the measure. the House in
creased the amount to $4,000.
Washington.-The House passed the
Borah bill, previously passed in the
Senate. permitting the re-entry of
lands on government irrigation prof.
ects that have heretofore been eli.
tered and later relinquished by the
original entryman.
The House Public Lands COMMITTEES
at Washington reported favorably the
bill providing that patents to oil lands
for 100 acres in any one claim shall
not be denied because OF transfer or as.
slgnment of the claim by the original
locator prior to discovery Of oil or gas
on the claim.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09
WESTERN

Southern Minnesota is swept by the
worst snowstorm of the winter.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church at
Butte. Mont, was badly wrecked by
fire.
Three miles of. copper wire on the
trolley line from Beacon bill to Pony
gulch, Cripple Creek. Colo, has been
stolen.
BY a cave-in on the 200-foot level
of the Homestake mine at Lead, S. d.,
Joe Thomas, an old-time shift boss,
lost his life.
Almost without opposition, bill to
abolish the whipping post for wifebeat-
ers in Oregon was passed by the State
Legislature.
Grown weary of alleged extortion
and arrogance, a number of farmers
in western Iowa have solved the rail
way problem by building a road. for
themselves.
Mrs. Jack Chambers of Ell Paso,
Tex, while in custody of the sheriff
on charge of selling her 13-year-old
girl to Chinaman for $500, shot and
killed herself.
Children under eighteen may no
longer be employed between the hours
Gf 10 p. m. and a. IN. under the pro-
visions of bill passed by the Califor-
mia State Senate.
Postmaster General Frank l.. Hitch
cock, and Supervising Architect of the
Treasury John Knox Taylor may be
present in Denver, when the corner
stone OF the new Federal building is
laid.
At a session of the Kansas Senate,
a few days ago, Rev. A. f. Randall,
chaplain, requested the senators to re.
peat with him the. Lords Prayer.
Eight senators only, were able to join
in its audible repetition. They are now
being taught.
Forty carcasses of beef which had
been held in cold storage since De-
cember /, 1909, and which were owned
by five Japanese restaurant keepers,
III Seattle, were seized by state pure
food inspectors and found to contain
formaldehyde.
A mysterious disease is killing Off
Mexican inhabitants in settlement of
San Vicente, Brewster. county. No
DOCTOR has investigated, but in the
last week five strong men have died,
while there haye been heavy deaths Of
women and children. t1'
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09
SPORT.

Frank Gotch returned to the mat in
sioux City, Iowa, in a finish match
for the first time since his retirement
d year ago. In bout with Osman,
he made quick work of the Turk,
throwing him twice in twenty-five
minutes.
Zybszcko, the Polish wrestler, won
two straight falls over Paul Nogard in
Lowell. Mass. The first was in 32
minutes and the second in 12 minutes
wrestler, won from Gus Schoenlein
(Americus), in straight falls in Kan
sas City. The first fall came in ]
hour 20 minutes and 30 seconds, anG
the second fall in So minutes Is sec.
onds.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09
Auto Freight Line Assured.

Fort Collins.-Automob for the
stage line between Fort Collins and
Estes park have been ordered and the
Fort Collins-Estes Park Transporta-
tion Company expects to start busi-
ress with a freight line about the
middle of March, This company will
connect with the Union Pacific when
it reaches the city.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09
All Societies to Meet.

Denver.-The meeting of the Illinois
Society of Colorado at the Albany
hotel took up the question of holding
monster gathering of all the men,
bers of the state societies of Colorado.
The states now represented by socie-
ties in Denver are so numerous that
several thousand people could be got
together.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09
Making Record In Tunnel.

Greeley.-Breakinga all world records
and their own for last August, con-
tractors boring the great Laramie
Pcudre tunnel report that 6O9 4-1O
feet was made in one heading of the
tunnel last month. 1t was also re-
ported that 1928 of the 11,43O feet of
the tunnel is completed and that
. barring accidents it was certain it
would be finished by September 1st,
next.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09
Millions for Lincoln Memorial.

Washington.-The House passed the
Senate bill providing for commits
sion to secure plans and designs for Il
suitable monument of memorial to
Abraham Lincoln here. 1t is esti.
mated this memorial will cost $4,000
600.
Gilpin observer., 1911-02-09

Washington.-The War department
received from the international avia-
tors. through Alfred j. Moisant. an Of
fer of seven aeroplanes and aviators
Tor service on the Texas border. Gen.
Wood, chief OF staff. has replied the
offer will be taken under considera-
ton.