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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
EXODUS FROM MEXICO
Are Acting Upon President
TaftS Advice.

Laredo, Tex, March About 10
Americans, mostly women and chill
6ren, passed through here today from
Mexico en- route north. The rush
largely due to President Taft's recent
warning. Some of them expressed
alarm over the Mexican situation but
others said their only reason for leaV
ing was that their husbands had forced
them to go.
1t is reported here that 20 American
families will leave Monterey today,
bound for the United States. The refG-
gees said that in the cities, generally
good order prevailed but that in the
country on ranches, small villages are
being attacked by scattered rebels.
Robbery appears to be the motive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
NECK AND NECK
Clark and Wilson Are Close on
Delegates.
Speaker Leads by % of the 247
Chosen.

Returns from county conventions
electing $50 out of the GIL delegates to
the Democrat state convention at
Hutchinson, March H. show that 13S
delegates are for Clark and ITO for Will
son. Three are for Harmon and three
in doubt. These early returns indicate
that the result win be close in Kansas
between the Clark and Wilson forces,
closer than had been dreamed of by the
Clark men a few weeks ago. The big
surprises came from Sedgwick, Saline
and Finney counties. Clark men had
counted on these counties sure, and yet
Wilson gets the two big counties and
F1nney delegates are uninstructed.
The fight at Hutchinson for the Dem
ocratic Kansas delegation March IA will
be worth going miles II see if present
indications count for anything.
OF course many of the delegates
elected We're uninstructed and many
others were elected by conventions that
either Clark or Wilson but did
not instruct the delegates. 1t is hard
to get accurate returns at this time
but the following table shows the COM
plex1on of one-third of the delegates to
the big state convention:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04

papers in a manner such as is convey
ed in today's resolution.
1t has been a we'll known fact that
local papers have printed the news
without stint or favor. They have sell
dom been charged with playing favor
ties or permitting personal feelings to
block the news to which the public is
entitled and for which it pays. Yet
in an effort to have some twenty col
umnS of solid matter published for
distribution in the coming campaign,
the county commissioners question the
honesty of the newspapers and hint at
grave charges that are suppressed
from the public. When pressed for
a showing of a single instance of this
method, not member of the board
was able to offer a suggestion.
If the board thinks that this bulky
three newspaper page report is so
valuable in detail ito intelligently in
form the taxpayers of true condi-
tions,' why doesn't it order the report
printed, first of course, approving the
report?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
WASHBURN IS HAPPY.
Will Have Holiday to Celebrate Vic
tory in Debate and Oratory.

The Washburn student body had an
enthusiasm meeting after chapel today
and declared holiday for tomorrow in
celebration of their victory in debate
over Nebraska Wesleyan and the Win
ming of the state prohibition oratorical
contest by Ben Franklin last Friday
evening. The debate was won by
unanimous decision and is the first de
bate Washburn has won from the Lin
coin school. Two have been lost. The
victory in the oratorical contest was
the first time q Washburn man has
won a state contest for a long period If
years. Hence the students felt that
they deserved a holiday and voted TO
declare one. The faculty was present
and only smiled approval a the action
of the students. A number expressed
their willingness to give the students
the holiday so everybody is going to
stay at home tomorrow. This will be
the first holiday Washburn has had in
celebration of a victory of any sort
since winning the K. L. football game
in 1907.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
SAVED BY SAFETY Goes
Occupants of Falling Elevator Narrow
Iy Escape Death.

Chicago, March 4.-The occupants
of an elevator which fell in a State
street department store today, escaped
serious injury through the working of
safety cogs between the first and sec
ond floors.
Rumors of dead and seriously in
jured were prevalent in the down
town district until the store manage
ment gave a list of injured to the po-
lice stating that one man suffered
broken ankle and that five women
were suffering from headaches and
nervous strain.
No cause for the attack was given
by the store officials. Witness said the
elevator car dropped from the seventh
floor, but minor officials of the COM
pany declared that the fall was from
the second floor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
MARBLE CASE ON TRIAL
Damage Suit Against City Railway
Again Before Court.

. The MARBLE case is on trial today
before jury in Judge Dana's division
of the district court and will probably
be on trial for several days. This is
the second time that the local courts
have handled the case against the To-
peka Railway company. At a former
trial the plaintiff received judgment
for $4,000, but the case was remanded
for new trial because of legal tech
nicalitiee.
Stella B. MARBLE, the plaintiff in
the action, seeks to recover $40, 900
for the death of her husband NJ S.
MARBLE, who was run down and killed
by a street car at Kansas avenue and
Laurent street. The accident occur
red the morning of September 10,
1908, Marble died from his injuries a
few days after the accident.
1t is charged that the car which
struck Marble was running nearly 25
miles an hour, in violation of the city
ordinance. Because a car going in an
opposite direction, shut off his view,
1t is claimed that MARBLE was una BILE
to see the car that hit him until it
was too late to set off the track
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
THEY ASK PINCHOT.
North Dakota Republicans Want to
Know Where Roosevelt Stands.

Valley City, n. D., March Gift
ford -Pinchot, who-came to speak for
the candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt
today reached Valley City, regarded
as the LaFollette stronghold in North
Dakota. A committee of LaFollette
adherents presented him with three
questions which he was asked to an
swer for Mr.. Roosevelt from the plat
form. The questions were: Does Mr..
Roosevelt recognize there is a money
trust in this nation which controls its
commerce and holds the mortgage
shackled farmer and wage Garner as
its slaves?"
HAS he Investigated the cause of
the financial panic of 1907 during his
last administration which caused fl
nancial loss to the farmers of millions
of dollars %
Does he mean the Wall street peo-
pie or the Iaboring people shall rule ?''
Commenting on the letter written by
Mr. Roosevelt on June 81, 1911, in
which he denied reports current at
that time that he would support Presi-
dent Taft for denomination and de-
claring that he had no intention of
taking part in the nomination for or
against any candidate, Mr. Pinchot
''Thats what the colonel always
said and his change in attitude is due
to the fact that many supporters came
to him and reported they needed a
leader and that there was a widespread
demand that he assume the respon-
sibility.'
Darbey O'Malley of Valley City, who
circulated a, Roosevelt petition in
North Dakota today received the fol-
lowing answer to a telegram to Mr.
Roosevelt asking his presence at a
mass meeting of Roosevelt enthusiasts
to be held here:
q wish it were possible for my friends
to realize my position not for my own
sake but because then they would under
stand why it is that cannot accept all
the invitations that come to me. From
now on I wish to avoid making any
speeches that I possibly can avoid and
greatly though I appreciate an Invitation
from a body such as yours, it is not pos
sibIe for me to accept. cannot under
take anything further of any kind or
sort now. 1 am very sorry. Sincerely !
yours, THEODORE ROOSEV ELI
Mr.. Pinchot will make his first address |
here this afternoon and tonight will speak
at jamestown. Tomorrow he will be at
Velva and at Minot tomorrow night |
James r. Garfield probably will tour in |
the coloners interest, Mr.. Pinchot said |
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
BRISTOW is CURIOUS.
He Wants to Know Whether Post
masters Are Being COerced.

Washington, March "A thorough
investigation to determine Whether
pOStmaSterS are being coerced in the
interest of any presidential candidate
is contemplated in q. resolution intro
duced by Senator Bristow, Kansas, a
progressive Republican.
The resolution apparently aimed at
Mr.. Taft would urge an inquiry into
reports that ten nominations for post
masters in North Carolina recently
were withdrawn by the president to
influence politics i'll that state. The
inquiry probably by subcommittee
of the senate postoffice committee
would be directed to ascertain whether
postmasters are being threatened with
removal if they fail to give their sup
port to certain candidates and wheth-
er postoffice inspectors are being sent
through the country as political ennis
saries.
The resolution created a stir and
there was an intimation that federal
officer holders in the south friendly TO
Roosevelt were being harrassed. Mr..
Bristow presented a letter from Post
master George r. Lewis at Bessemer,
Ala, addressed to w. J. Marls, a post
office Inspector Lewis is supporter
of Mr.. Roosevelt and the letter was
written in response to one reprimand-
ing him for engaging in ''pernicious
political activity"
Lewis declared that his reprimand
was due entirely TO his support of the
former president and charged in reali-
alton that Alabama was seetning with
political activity in behalf of President
Taft.
At Mr.. Bristcw's request the clerk
began reading the letter but had not
far when Senator Galhnger
objected. He declared it to be IAN eX-
proceedings and said the
reading of letters critcising the presi-
dent should not be tolerated by the
senate.
Senator Bristow then called for the
letter and read it himself the senate
giving careful attention. The writer
charged activity in behalf of
President Taft by Truman H. Aldrich.
postmaster at Birmingham. The reso-
luton was referred to the committee on
CONTINGENT eXpenSes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
PREACHERS CAST LOTS
To Determine What Pulpit Each VIII
Occupy Next Sunday.

Chicago, March 4=Fourteen west
side ministers representing nine differ
ent denominations have decided by lot
the pulpits they will occupy next Sun
day. No pastor viii occupy his own
pulpit and each will speak on the
same subject, Church Union"
The ministers term the exchange of
pulpits a ''shakeup-" The object is to
bring about closer union among the
churches of the district. They have
formed an organization which is to be
known as the West Central Ministerial
union.
On each Tuesday the ministers will
meet for what they call Clearing
house day. At this time the names
of persons who have expressed a
preference for any particular denomi-
nation are handed to a pastor of that
faith who is expected to look out for
their interest in the church indicated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
WEALTH IN FIREPLACE.
WorIzmen Dig Up Treasure Valued at
$4,000.

Asbury Park, n. j., March 4.-Bor-
den Jeffrey of Deal Lake is $4,000
richer today as the result of spending
a few dollars in repairing an ancient
fireplace in an old colonial homestead
which he purchased recently. Work
men while fixing the fireplace, turned
up a cache which contained an oak
chest full of gold and silver coins.
Their value, it is said, is in the neigh
borhood of SIS, 1000.
much treasure is buried in this sec
ton of Asbury Park. In the early
DAYS Deal Lake was shipbuilding
center. vessels at that time being able
to sail from the lake out to sea- A
changing coast formation and diver
sion of the industry to other more
favorable harbOrS closed the ship
building industry.
The homestead is one of the coun-
+rv's historic relics. The house has
had so many tenants it is impossible
to trace the ownership of the chest of
silver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
K. KS TO Revive.
Will Have a Meeting Tonight at Com
merciaI Club.

The Karnival knights will hold a
grand revival at the Commercial club
parlors tonight. Everyone who is a
past KarnivaI Knight, who wishes to
be a KarnivaI Knight or who cares a
hang about the Karnival knights is
invited. E. w. Thompson will give d
number of recitations in his famous
manner and the Washburn College
Glee club will sing until it's threats are
dry.
At the meeting tonight the Karnival
knights will tell all there is to know
about the big minstrel show which
will be given in the auditorium April
Is and 10.
c. B. Burge. who is at the head of
the organization will have a message
from Joe Bren of Kansas City, the
well known musical director who will
handle the show. Bren says in his let
ter to Burge that the Karnival
knights minstrel show Will be the
best he has put on the stage.
we will have new jokes, new nov
elites, new costumes, new songs, new
gags and new everything" he declares.
Il am ready to give the Karnival
Knights the best I have-We will give
Topeka the best local show she has
ever Witnessed.
1t is planned to use all of the pro-
ceeds of the minstrel show for the big
festivities next fall. The X ks
tory of the old town next fall and they
are going to waste neither money or
time to put on the best series of-stunts
TOpekans have seen.
In order to assist in promoting in
terest in the minstrel show it is plan
ned to turn the entire concessions over
to the Provident association. Mrs.
Charles B. Thomas will be asked to
handle this end of the show.
A number of other interesting plans
will be discussed at the meeting to-
night. A thousand cigars will be dis
tributed and every time a person talks
too long the crowd will be given per
mission to throw him out of the fifth
floor window. The WaShburn Glee
club VIII have to sing every time some
one requests it.
1t will be a big revival of KarniVal
knight spirit. The "old heads" will
be asked to come out-just to see what
the youngsters can do when they want
TO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
EDWARD MORTON WILL FILED
Leaves Three Hundred Dollars of S1g,-
600 Estate to Charity.

The will of the late Edward Morton
of Topeka was filed today in the
Shawnee county probate court. After
bequeathing $500 to local charity, Nor
ton leaves his estate of $4,000 to his
widow and four children.
Morton's estate consists of SO, 700 in
personal property and real estate.
valued at $1,000. His widow, Sarah
Jane Morton, is made executrix under
the will and will probably serve with
out bond. She will receive the Wild
ows one-half of the estate and the
four children, Emma J. Morton, Clara
Benson, Gertrude Morton and Edith
Trap, will share equally in the re-
naming one-half.
To five Topeka charities. Morton
gives to each $50. These charities are
Ingleside, Orphans home, Crittenton
Old Ladies' home. Crittenton Girls
home and the Provident association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
CRUMBINE HAS AN INVITATION
He Issues Cartoon Number of Health
Bulletin.

The state board of health has another
innovation in this months issue of the
Bulletin. 1t is called the cartoon issue.
Last month it was the almanac issue.
Most of the Bulletin space this month is
devoted to cartoon illustrations of the
dangers from disease and the careless
ness in the prevention of disease. The
lessons from the pictures are more strik-
ing than words can convey DR. Crumbine
has selected cartoons that especially
lambast the fakirs who sell consumption
cures He has also swatted the fly few
more times and the common drinking cup
and the vendor of impure milk Like the
issue of last month, this issue of the Bull
Teton is Invaluable in the striking lessons
it conveys of health and sanitation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
DEATHS and FUNERALS

Mrs. Susan Underwood, aged a
years, died at her home at 335 Law
renee street this morning. The body
will be buried in the Topeka cemetery.
| Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Word has been received here of the
death of Bertha Elizabeth Diehl at
Los Angeles. She was born in Topeka
July 2, 1883, and was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Diehl of the Santa
Fe coach shop. She died from in
fantile paralysis in Los Angeles Feb
ruary IS. Interment in Lawn ceme-
terry. The deceased lived in Topeka
until last September when she went to
Los Angeles.
Frank Hanlon of 1410 North Har-
rison street, died at the st. Francis
hospital Saturday night. The funeral
will be held at S:45 o'clock Tuesday
morning at the Church of the As
vary cemetery. He lived here more
than thirty years and was the father
of Joseph Hanlon of fire station No. ,.
Virgil, the nine onths-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Brannock of 1924
Topeka avenue, died at the family
home Friday night. The funeral was
held at the family home at 10 o'clock
this morning. Interment in Mount
Auburn.
Mrs Mary ]. Hayes died at o'clock
Sunday afternoon at her home at 110S
West Thirteenth street of paralysis.
She was 50 years and nine months
old. She was born in Morgan county,
Illinois Her maiden name was Mary
]. De Wore. She was married to A
W. Hayes June 80, 1864, at Spring
field, Ill. and they moved to Kansas
two years later. Mr.. Hayes died in
1893 She is survived by an adopted
daughter. Miss Mabel E. Hayes, who
is the daughter of her sister, Mrs.
Emma Mckinley. The funeral will be
held at 2 o'clock Tuesday at the resi-
dence Interment in the Topeka GEM
etery.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
w. Snider of 1101 Lane street died
early Saturday morning. The funeral
was held at the residence at 1890 sun
day morning. Interment in the To-
peka cemetery.
Word has been received here of the
death of Mrs. J. L. Constant in Okla
homa City who died Saturday. She
was formerly resident of Topeka and
lived here a number of years. Her
husband was employed by the w. F.
Roehr Music company and they lived
at 1855 Van Buren, street
Word has been received in Topeka
of the death of Alfred E. Hollar of AL
toona, Pa. Mr.. Hollar is a brother to
D. E. Hollar, of 222 West Sixth ave-
nue..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
BIG MEETING
Labor Leader Conference in Kansas
City Will Wait.

Kansas City, March IA meeting of la
Dor leaders which, according to reports
from Chicago early in February was to
have been held here today, has been post
poned indefinitely officials of the shop
men said today 1t was announced Feb
ruary that such meeting would be
held to perfect territorial organization
of RAILROAD shopmen on all lines west of
the Mississippi river with the object of
obtaining a general advance in wages
Such an organization still is under dis
cussion," said J. A. Franklin interna-
tional president of the Boilermakers
union But no definite plans for COM
pleting it have been made The meeting
has been postponed indefinitely
NJ. F. Ryan. international president of
the Car Mems union, corroborated Mr.
Franklin's statement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
TRIES TO KILL HIN
An Assassin Shoots Three
Times at Leopold ROthschiId.
Every Shot Hits a Detective
Across the Street.

LONDON, March Am attempt TO
shoot Leopold Rothschild was made
by man today as Mr.. Rothschild
was entering a motor car in front OF
the bank in St. Swithins lane. Mr..
Rothschild was not hit.
The man apparently had been await
ing for a chance to murder Roths-
child AS soon as he saw the banker
he whipped out a revolver and fired
three times. A detective standing
on the opposite side of the lane was
struck in the mouth, neck and chest
and the windows of the automobile
were smashed.
The assailant was. arrested
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04

Mrs. Sarah Gage brought suit against
Mrs. FiIbert for 5000 damages for having
stolen the affections of her husband. Will
liam Gage. The jury was out about two
hours.
The case has been on trial nearly
four days. In the action Mrs. William
Gage seeks to recover from Susan Fill
bert $4,000 for the loss of Cages af-
fections Gage is a farmer near the
Douglas county line. When Mrs Fill
bert moved to Topeka, is months ago,
Gage came with her. He did not re-
turn to his wife on the farm until
short time before the suit for damages
was filed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
ROAD WORK COSTS.
Bring County Expenses for February
Above is Thousand.

Regardless of the fact that Febru-
airy was the short month of the year,
the county audit for the month was
the largest in the history of Shawnee
county. The county's expenses for
the month totaled S15,261.32
The report from County Auditor
Larimer covers Is typewriter pages,
at least two pages larger than the
previous record. OF the aggregate
claims of S15,261.32 which were al
lowed, much of the money went for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
STEP over THE LINE.
Two Armed Mexicans Arrested on
American Soil.

FL Paso, March 1.-Two Mexican
rebels who strayed past the boundary
line last night are in Jail here today.
When sentinels stopped them, two of
them said to have been the worse for
liquor, resisted and were arrested
Four others in the party promptly re-
treated the few steps necessary to
take them back to native soil. The
men arrested were armed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
Conference on Child welfare.

St. Louis, March 4.-The sixteenth
annual conference on .'Child Welfare
of the National Congress of Mothers
and Parent Teacher organizations, will
open in this city March 20, continuing
until March 26. The general topic of
the convention will be THE RESPONSE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
TO MAKEIT DRY.
Federal Government Orders Enforce
ment of Prohibition in Oklahoma.

Muskogee, March 4.-The depart
ment of justice has ordered Grant
Victor, United States marshal in east
ern Oklahoma to enforce the federal
prohibition law in the old Indian ter
ritory, the same as prior to statehood,
it became known here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04

road and bridge work The number
OF individual claims was also unuSu-
ally large and increased the report to
record proportions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
FINDS FOR WIDOW.
Mrs. Hilbert Victor in Sensational
Alienation Suit.

Verdict for the defendant, Mrs. Susan
Hilbert, was returned 81 the jury in the
alienation suit which has been trial
for the past several days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04

bility of the Home" In addition to
heads of department. child welfare
speakers from all parts of the country
are scheduled to speak.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
Statesmen Wanted.

Statesmen Wanted.
WANTED-5 good live statesmen for Kan
sas. Attractive proposition for capabls
statesmen. Big commission. Call 10 q. m
to noon; ? to p. m Tuesday and Wednca-
day S. W. Brashears. National hotel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-04

The distribution of the city's money for
claims and accounts against the treasury
for the last two weeks in February. as
approved by the board Of city commits
sionerS at their regular meeting this
morning: