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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
ASKED POLICE FOR AID.
Society Man Feared Foul Play When
Wife Was Late.

New York, March 3.-For an hour
early today the police force of New
York secured the center of the city for
Mrs Hamilton Fish Benjamin, prom
inent society woman, the wife of a
wealthy Wall street broker and niece
of Robert Bacon, the American ambas-
Sador to France.
1t was just 1 o'clock, when Mr.. Ben
Jamin in fur coat and silk hat rushed
breathleSS into the Sixty-Seventh street
police station, a few blocks from his
Lexington avenue home and painted ex-
citedly that his wife was missing and he
feared foul play. His excitement made
his first statements almost incoherent,
but the police finally extracted from
him the Information that Mrs. Benja-
min, early in the evening, had gone
unaccompanied to the Metropolitan OPP
era house, where Mr.. Benjamin is a
box holder.
He had expected her home long be-
fore midnight and when IL o'clock came
and she had not returned, he became
alarmed. A telephone message to the
garage showed that the car which had
awaited his wife at the opera house
was still out. Her delayed return was
unprecedented, Mr.. Benjamin declared,
and something serious must have hap
pened.
do you want to send out a general
alarm" asked the sergeant.
Yes, by all MEANS" urged Mr.. Ben
jamin. I'VE must get all the police af-
ter this at once.''
His description of his wife was as
follows:
'.Twenty-seven years old, fair COM
p1exion, $50 pounds weight, feet Z
inches, green eyes,
Green eyes?'' asked the sergeant.
Are you sure?"
Yes. green eyes, I am sure Hurry
please replied the broker.
While Mr.. Benjamin was pacing the
station house floor awaiting the result
of the police alarm, a servant from his
home burst into the room.
Mrs. Benjamin is at home,'' she ex-
claimed.
The broker bolted out of the door
without waiting for particulars, and the
police search was called off as hastily as
Mrs. Benjamin had merely stopped a
few moments with friends, on her way
home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
SHE WILL BE A DANCER.
Flora Sacl1vilIe-West Adopts Her
Mothers Profession.

London, March 3.--Flora SackviIle-
West. daughter of the former British
minister at Washington. has adopted
the profession of her mother, Josefa
Duran De Ortega, the Spanish dancer.
The first press announcement of her
approaching debut described her as
1.-THE Honorable Flora Sackville-West,
daughter of the late Lord Sackville.'
This description was objected to by
the Sackville family, which served mo-
tice that legal steps would be taken if
it was not withdrawn. Their wishes
were needed.
The court, in the recent sensational
suit of Flora's brother Ernest, who
sought to acquire title to the estates of
Lord Sackville, now held by his
nephew, Lionel E Sackville-West, de-
cided that the late diplomat never
married the mother of his children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
HELP FOR THE CHINESE.
Vessel Loaded With Provisions VIII
Sail Next Week.

Seattle. Wash, March 3.-The work
of loading the United States army
transport Buford with provisions for the
famine stricken sufferers in North
China is progressing rapidly and it is
expected that the vessel will be ready
to sail next week. Five hundred bar
rels of -four were purchased yesterday
with the funds in the hands of the local
relief committee and additional orders
will be given today.
Tonight a ball in honor of the Of
ficers viii be given, at which it is ex-
pected that $4,000 will be raised for the
relief fund. The decorations for the
ball have been provided by the local
Chinese, all of whom will appear in Or
iental costume.
Among the contributions received by
the Commercial club yesterday were
checks for $1,000 each from J. P. Nor
gan & Co., and from Cyrus H. McCor-
mick. The Christian Herald of New
York city telegraphed a further order
for 1000 sacks of flour. making it's entire
contribution to date 100000 pounds of
flour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
GUILTY OF FORGERY.
Broughton Brandenburs Is Sentenced
to Sing Sing.

New York, March 3.-After jury
in general session court had consid-
cred the evidence for fifteen minutes
it brought in verdict of guilty of
forgery against Broughton Branden-
burg the magazine writer and Judge
Swami sentenced him to Sing Sing
prison for term of from two years
to four years and six months.
The defendant almost x collapsed
when sentence was pronounced
Brandenburg, who was charged with
forging and cashing a check for $50
last summer has figured in court pro-
ceedings for the last two years not
ably in connection with the sale under
false pretenses of an article purport-
ing to have been written by the late
Grover Cleveland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
NICE GENTLE HusBAND-THIs.
Mrs. Rowe Says He Beat and Jerket
Her About the Room.

Because he s'behaved in. a rude and
brutal manner Pearl j. Rowe has filed
suit IN the district court for divorce
from Herbert E. Rowe, whom she mar
rled IN Kansas City, Kan, April II,
1910, almost a year ago.
TWO specific instances of this rude
and brutal treatment are cited in the
petition. The first was on July 25, 1910,
when the couple was living at the Nor
wick hotel in Kansas City, Mo. He
struck her on the head and chest, she
complains. Again on September Is,
1910, he struck her on he chest and
Jerked her about the room. .
Furthermore, she alleges her hus-
band is an habitual drunkard and at
tributes most of his brutality to the
effects of liquor. He never did support
her. she charges, and she has had to
earn her own living all the time, finally
being forced to leave him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03

at the ranch, and at the point of
revolver compelled the foster mother
to give up the child to him. Then
he drove away with the little girl in
a buggy, and although Fuqua and his
several weeks they did not overtake
him.
Last week when the old couple
came to the postoffice here for their
mail they found letter from Olym-
pia, Wash, from. their foster-daugh-
ter. She said that her supposed father
had abandoned her eight years ago
in Los Angeles, Cal, and since then
she had been earning her own living.
She asked whether they wanted her
to come home, and it did not take
Mr.. and Mrs. Fuqua long to send word
back that they did. Miss Fuqua is
expected home very soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
SHE WANTS TO COME BACK.
Girl Kidnapped is Years Ago VIII
Return to Foster Parents.

Reading, Kan, March 3.-After an
absence of Is years Miss Violet May,
Fuqua the adopted daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Nathan Fuqua, who are old
residents here, is coming back to her
parents. The little girl-she was
little girl then-Was stolen from her
parents home when she was only o
years old by man who said he was
her father, and since then Mr.. Fuqua
and his wife had not seen nor heard
OF her.
F'Hqua was an old frontiersman. He
and his wife settled on ranch near
Reading IT years ago and adopted the
little girl. Two years later a man who
said he was the child's father ap-
peared and brought suit for possession
of her. Before the suit had been de-
cided he appeared one day when Mrs
Fuqua and the little girl were alone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
FORTY-FIVE TO BE SHOT
Estrada Government of Nicaragua Is
Bloodthirsty.

New York, March -3.-Acording to ca
BILE advices received here from Costa
Rica, DR.. Rudolph Espinosa, we'll known
throughout Central America, and A
others are to be shot by the Estrada
government of Nicaragua for alleged
completely in the plot against the adj
ministration. No official announcement
of the execution has been made and
friends of the condemned men fear that
official announcement will. be delayed
until after the executions are accom-
plished.
The United States minister of Costa
Rica., it is said has been asked to
make official request of President Taft
and Secretary of State Knox, seeking
their assistance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
NOTES FROM SENATE.

following the passage of the appro-
priation bills, the senate took up the
consideration of the bulk sales bill
This bill is expected to arouse consid-
cradle oratOry and strong effort will
be made to beat the measure. 1t passed
the house early in the session and the
complaining retailers have looked to
the senate for final solution. The bill
was put on third reading at 2:30 this
afternoon.
It is probable that the senate viii
concur in the conference report on
final adjournment. This reports calls
for final consideration to cease at 6
O'Clock Thursday evening, March 2.
| Final adjournment, under the agree
ment, will occur at midnight Monday,
March 10. The report of the conference
committee was made at the opening Of
| the session this afternoon.
| This evening the senate committee
on employees will meet and arrange
for the disposition of a large number
CT senate employees 1t is probable
| that the day of all secretaries and
| number of stenographers will stop Sat
urday evening. About one-half of the
present number of employees viii
probably be retained until the close Of
the session.
/ The senate TINS afternoon passed Inc
appropriation bill for the negro indus
trial institution of Topeka. The appro-
priation calls for $43.500 to be divided,
] $26 $50 in 1912, and $16,250 in 1918. The
sum of $15,250 year is appropriated
for general maintenance A girls dor
mitory is provided for 1912. 1t will
cost $4,000 The sum of $4,000 is pro-
: vided for electric wiring from the
Edison line to the institution and SO, $50
| is provided for an Improvement Of wa
| ter service.
/ The senate this afternoon passed the
| $250O00 appropriation bill for the me-
mortal building in Topeka. This aP-
preparation includes about $4,000 of
the funds appropriated two years ago,
| when the legislature set aside 100000
for the erection IF the building. About
/ $4,000 of the sum was spent on the site
and the laying of the foundation. There
/ was no general opposition to the BILL
| Senator Brewster amended the original
bill to set aside the entire second floor
Of the building for the use of the Grand
] Army of the Republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
GATHERING THEM IN.
Scovillc Converts Pass the Five Hum
dred Mark.

Five hundred and eight converts in
sixteen days is the record made by
the Scoville Evangelistic company.
The sermon of Tuesday night was
on 1.-The objectionable SIM and was
preached to an audience of twenty
hundred people.
One of the best song services since
the meetings have been in progress
was enjoyed Thursday evening. Prof.
and Mrs. Rockwell sang ST Want to
Be Ready to Co." a song which intro
duced the sermon to the audience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
Street Car Men to Strike.

Oklahoma City, March 3.-Follow-
ing a conference between the motor
men and conductors and the manage
ment of the Oklahoma City Street
Railway company today in which
President Classen said the railway
company would never recognize the
union recently organized among its
employees. President Seclar of the
State Federation of Labor declared a
strike of the motormen and conduc-
tors would result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
santa F'e engine ExpIodes.

Trinidad, Colo. March 3.-Santa Fe
freight engine exploded at Earl, s
miles east of here today and it is re-
ported that three trainmen were kill
ed The main line is blocked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
Progress in Motion Pictures.

The Crystal theater. 41S Kansas
avenue, will show in motion pictures,
Friday and Saturday afternoons and
evenings, a Tale of Two Cities. y
adapted from the novel of Charles
Dickens-three full reels-produced
by the Vitagraph company, and is the
motion picture treat to date, the ''Ben
Hur' of the motion picture world.
Admission cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
LOCAL MENTION.

Call Bell 994 or Ind. 992 for Feed,
Hay, Grain and Poultry Supplies. c.
II. Boggs, sos West Tenth st.
Fred T. Walker, Prescription Drug
gist, has moved from 825 Kansas Ave,
to 921 Kansas Ave.
Get your prescriptions filled at
Walkers, 921 Kansas Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
MAGAZINES WIN.
The Proposed Increase in Postage
Rate Is Abandoned

Washington, March 3.-The pro-
posed increase of magazine postage is
dead for this session. Chairman Pen
rose of the senate committee on post
Office and post roads announced on the
senate floor today that in view of the
certainty that the debates on the sub
ject would obstruct other legislation
and be futile anyway he would ask
the senate to agree to abandon the
proposition. Mr.. Penrose said he would
present an amendment providing for a
commission to investigate the subject.
Mr.. Cummins announced that If the
proposition were not withdrawn he
would himself undertake to talk it to
DEATH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03

We wish to thank our many friends
who SO kindly assisted us during our
recent bereavement. Also for the
beautiful floral offerings sent.-D. E.
Binns, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Stockwell
and Family
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03

The proposed measure would have
increased the postage on certain large
magazines to four cents a pound for
the advertising pages, the rate to re-
main at one cent a pound for the read
ing matter section
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
sawhiII Concordia Postmaster.

Washington, March S.-The presi;
dent today nominated Thomas A
Sawhill postmaster at Concordia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-03
GOOD RACES AT TOPEKA FAIR
Stake Offerings for Next Fall Ar,
Announced.

The offerings for the speed ring in
connection with the Kansas State fair
next September are as follows:
4 L TIC ID
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29

l our other organs may need attention
OUT your Kidneys most, because they do most
ana should have attention first. !.
II you feel that your Kidneys are the cause
OF your sickno SIS or run down condition., com
nence taking D.. kilrcr's Swamp Root, the
saeat Kidney. liver and bladder remedy, be-
prove they Will help all the other organs to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29
ONLY DEMAGOGUES
WILL OPPOSE IT
James ]. Hill Talks of Wonder
ful Advantages Of Reciprocity
With Canada.
Ispeeial to The. mines .p,ispatch.

-S HSNAo " I1IS.1 lines IL t.4g
Philadelphia January cS.-The North
american Wired James j. Hill asking
Tor an expression of opinion on the
proposed reciprocity treaty with Canada
TO-DAY. MI. Hill replies as follows:
S Paul, MINI. January IS.
The proposed reciprocity agreement
between Canada anu the United states
Is a measure Of true statesmanship.
Intelligent citizens and public men an
prove II. II is mainly opposed b the
de~maSogue.
/, mere Is no valid objection to a
much freer Interchange of commodities
between the two counties lhan ,hat
provided FOR by the new treaty. II
does not affect the protective plan at
all. because protective duties are of no
more value between the United states
ana Canada than they would be be-
tween Minnesota and Wisconsin. The
NOTION ina the price Of any farm pro
duct of which we produce u surplus
is affected BY a duty on imports is ,
relic Of economics too dense FOR this
age. 'When we do not produce a sur
Plus, but nave to buy abroad. it will
ne 10 the advantage OF the nome con-
sumner to buy as reasonably as pos
sihie. Canada is our nearest ncigbbo,
ana our most advantageous marke ct for
either buying Or selling, The spirit.
that opposes reciprocity because there
Is III 1T some advantage would destroy
an commerce. Trade is built upon the
fact that parties profit by Il fair inter
chanEe OF products. Reciprocity Is Tile
recognition and practical embodiment
OF that fundamental commercial ac-
count. Both countries gain. But there
are about 93.000.0 900 in the United
states. and our gain Is much greater.
our trade with Canada Is now nearIy.
S"ao,ooo,ooO u year and growing rapid
ly. She is our third best customer. and
Will probably soon take second place.
The union OF all parts Of the British
empire in a commercial federation is
only a question OF time.
When tina shall have been CON
Guided. under a system OF preferential
advantages insuring the English mar
ket TO the colonial producer Of raw
materials and food produces and the
colonial market TO the English manu-
iacturer. IL Will strike the United
atateS Il double blow. our best Gus
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29
RATE IS HELD NOT
DISCRIMINATORY

Washington. January 2S.--The In
Commerce Commission. in an
opinion rendered to-day. in the case
of the American Cigar Company
against the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Company, held that the exist
ence of a commodity rate Of u cents
on tobacco in carload lots from Ian.
caster. Pa, to Richmond. did not re-
suit in undue discrimination against
Ephrata. Pa, from which point a class
rate Of "a cents was in force. The re-
port of the Commission in part is as.
follows:
IN a petition filed May 10. 1908.
complainant alleges that the rate of
35 IL cents per 100 pounds assessed
by defendants for the transportation
of two carloads of leaf tobacco III
bales from Ephrata, Pa, to Richmond,
in March md April. laos. was unlawful
in so far as IT. exceeded u cents per
loo pounds. Reparation is asked.
The combined weight of the two
carloads was 1905 pounds. and the
freight charges thereon were $152l7l5
We find no tariff authority for . rate
of So 1-2 cents. The Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Company, which as
suined the burdcn Of the defense. says
in its answer that 50 liz cents IS the
third-class rate. Ephrata to Richmond,
49, 'l - u J. - y. -. ANo.. -bDts
that said tariff was subject to the
Southern classification. which provided
third-class ratlng upon tobacco. un-
manufactured, iii bales or crates, in
any quantity.
'.iloweNer, an examination Of the tar
IN mentioned shows that ii was gov.
erncd by the official classification.
which provided fourth-class rating on
leaf tobacco in bales, minimum weight
$4,000 pounds. The f~ourth-class rate.
Ephrata to Richmond. named In tariff
| G.. c., No. 1854. was "a cents, and
that rate should have been applied to
the shipments under consideration
Upon basis of the legal rate OF -
cents. the freight charges would have
been Sll5.20. 1t follows that defend
ants collected from complainant $37.51
in excess Of their published rates. sand
that amount, with interest from May
J, 1905. should at once he refunded.
without the requirement OF AN order
by the commission"
II was held that for various reasons
the 2i-ccnt rats did not discriminate
against ~iIphrata. hence the complaint
I'm That particular was dismissed .
=. n, MEG.
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cheaper than we do. There is nothing
Tor our rmer to fear. But rcciproc-
ity will help TO keep the trusts and the
great combinations down ana bring
about a right price for food products.
II cannot be told now offhand to
what degree prices Will lie lowered.
but they ought to be reduced to at
lcast the level of prices in Canada,
which have been lower than prices in
the United States at least as much as
me amount of IN etariff rate on Cana
dian goods.
There has been that difference, that
false and artificial difference. all the
time between prices. Reciprocity
should bring these prices TO Il level
nearer right and nearer just. IT vii
give our own farmer an entrance 70 the
Canadian market.
II viii bring to the United States
without a tariff taN the products OF
Canadian field, forest and :ca, and II
will not hurt ANYBODY on either Sid.
of the line, unless it Affects trusts
and combinations ri
10 my mind. 'owcver, both coun-
tries are TO be congratulated, BECAUSE
this bill is tho entering wedge to a
much wider degree of reciprocity than
the bending program c~ontemplates.
NV must. come TO absolute FREQ
- HL 1880 ~ W
We should have nothing TO fear ana
everything to gain. Yes. ! go further
than that; | say that we have got 10
have free trade on all the North Amer
lean continent. believe this will
shortly be the policy of this country,
and that this bill is the first step to-
ward free trade on this continent. We
arc a unit. When we act as such we
shall command the trade Of the world.
The people OF the United states en-
pect an immediate revision. They
made a demand for ii in the State and
congressional elections last fail. and
We need not expect that business will
revive. as it should revive, until the
pledges solemnly made TO the people
and soiemnly accepted by the people
have been carried out to the letter.
President Taft has made a begin
ninS-hc has made n good beginning
but the work should be continued.
Congress should get together in March
for a further revision of the tariff,
with particular reference to the mi
%uultous and most Objectionable SEIZED
uies OF the Pa~ync-Aldrich law"
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STABBED TO DEATH

Before Falling, but Murderer E.cnnen
ilenry Harris, colored. of Hague
Strect, rulton. was stabbed to death
iust night " an unknown negro. Tb
altcrcation between the two Non 80 -
cured on the street. about twentv
Yards from liarris's home. After being
stappcd through the heart. he walknd
ihto ms home, and fell dead on tho
lhreshold The city Ambulance wax
,alied, but III" man was beyond earth
~ ala when DIR. IiarShbarger arrived.
i,ottcc oilcers were iinrnediately de-
tailed on the murder, but no arrest
We're made IN TO n late hour last night
fccpic living In tho ncighborhood
Ing TO give Information as to the xiii
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
FOR MAYOR OF SUFFOLK
councilman Holiday Enters n.rs
D"n'nse Suit for $4,000 Mny Again
Go to Supreme Court.

Go to Supreme Curt
Especial to Observation-Disclosures
suffolk, Va. January 2s.-Followinp
inc announcement last night that Nav
or John B. Norheet had decided to re.
TIRE from the field. Councilman .Iosa,h
2. 3. Holiday to-day entered the lists
Tor Mayor. ana other candidates are
eAnected within q few days.
The entrance to-day OF justice rd
"ard w. Smith as a candidate IA,
commissioners Of revenue in pistr,c,
NO. =. of Nansemond county. makes
the NTH avowed aspirunt for the nos,.
ton.
III Nahsemond Circuit Court to-d,v
me demurrer to the declaration yvaa
sustained in the $1,000 damage sri,
. ! Aiaade l. Wright against the Allan
.ic coast Line Railroad. Th. casa Ia.
oeen to the State Supreme Court ono.
ana may go again. Miss Wright w.r
crippled and her mother killed in an
accident. - ~
Dr. Kebecca Austin, sent on for IN.
ulctlnent for alleged malpractice "a
day was admitted 10 bail in $1,000 13r
austin had with her more than seooo
when arrested. nm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29

IN the country against an agreement
worth more than armies asld navics.
more IN dollars and cents than the
opening OF new markets elsewhere, for
which we arc prepared TO spend hun
dfeds OF millions, The public must
not be deceived by any p%retenses OF
personal hypocrisy, Every public man
either knows or does not know the
true value and Obvious effect or his
reciprocity agreement. II he does not
know. he is not fit for his place ana
such a confession should Danish hin
from IT. If he does know. and vet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29

toner. Great Britain. and our third
best. Canada. VIII trade less and less
With US and more ana more with each
other. and 1T will then be permanently
impossible to repair the error. Indeed,
the rate OF former attempts TO secure
reciprocity. the rapid growth of Can
q in tho resources that give dignity
and pride to n nation, and all the eco
monte conditions OF the time indicate
that should the Present measure fail
no other can succeed for years 10
come.
There ought not to he one voice