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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08

his newspaper was one of the strong
Democratic publications of the state
He was prominent in district as well
as local politics and was widely known
in lodge circles. Mr.. Mechanical was
liberal and open hearted to a fault
His Democratic editorials and caus-
tic comments were copied throughout
the state. He served four years as
postmaster of Horton during the
Cleveland administration He was
one of the charter members of the
Masonic order here and served several
terms both on the city council and
board of education. Mr.. Mechanical
was 4S years old at the time of his
death
He is survived by a wife, three sons
and two daughters. The funeral will
be held Tuesday afternoon in charge
of the Masonic order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08
BUSINESS KEEPS GOOD.
Investors Do Not Lose Faith In
Kansas.

Smith Center, Kan, Jan S-SInltn
county has been doing something the
past year in land sales and conslo l9Iss
Of ofe a lSsa rae firms has been remark
able. The total business Of ore ao-
stract firm for the year lsl1 10 a ae5 re a
fed 81 $40. 699.0S, against $1.625, S43-Ss III
l91 T6e or year ri Just Ste closed makes the sec
ond best showing in the past ten years.
and IS only a little behind the yea aI
iaas when the high water mark OF real
astare transfers was reached with a
We Verv few people have been aware OF
the enormous amount Of the real estate
eaIes in smith county which as SHOWN
above runs up into the millions of dol,
i iars Naturally it might be supposed
that the past year the records wo oila
show a decrease in the aTnount ol ssLie9
With light crops and other discourage
ing features. but the sales have kept
right on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08
PUT GAVE on CAMPUS.
x. S. A. @. Students to Get Meals on
Grounds.

x. S. A. Q. Students to Get Meals on
Grounds.
Manhattan, Kan, Jan. S.@The win
ter term of the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college opens following the holt
days with an enrolment of 1870 stud
ents. The first chapel exercises were
held in the large auditorium which was
packed with the many students of the
regular and short courses for the en-
suing term. The principal speaker at
these exercises was President Waters
and in his address surprised the stud
ents completely when he announced
that if the students wanted it the board
of regents would allow and establish
an up-to-date cafe and lunch room on
the campus. The project of President
Waters was dell taken by the student
body and the sentiment met with de-
cided approval at once. This establish
ing a cafe on the college grounds IS only
one Of the many new projects that has
been instigated by President Waters,
who seems to know the need of the
student body better than any one else
Only this last year the college, through
the efforts Of President Waters, estab-
lished a hospital protection for the
students, charging the student only
fee of cents each term to get the
direct benefit of this hospital help.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08
CLYDE McMANIGAL DIES.
Pioneer Kansas Democratic Editor Is
Dead,

Horton, Kan, Jan. S.-McManigal,
one of the first residents of Horton
and the pioneer editor of both this
city and Brown county, died aim
instantly at 1880 o'clock Sunday morn
ing at his home here following
second stroke of apoplexy. MI Nc
ManigaI had been apparently well and
his sudden death came as a great
shock to this community.
Clyde McManigal came to Horton
from Fontanelle, Iowa, in 1885, where
he had been editing a paper. He
started the Horton Commercial He
published that paper continuously
until last June when it was CONSOLE
dated with the Horton Headlight. Mr..
McManigal was a vigorous writer and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08
RIVER FREEZES; STOPS TRIP.
Henry Olsen and Wife Are Now Ldv-
ing in Tent.

Henry Olsen and Wife Are Now Nv
ing in Tent.
Concordia, KAN. Jan. s.-Henry
Olsen, wife and three children, the
Oldest being 4 years, are stranded near
here on the Republican river. They
left Custer county. Nebraska, on a
rude raft and expected to reach Texas
in a few weeks.
The condition of the river and the
lack of food for his family caused him
to abandon his trip and put his tent
on the banks of the river. The tenn
perature is Is degrees below zero. He
left Nebraska because of the crop fail
ure and absence of work and now is
depending on the families near him for
help to keep them from starvation
The river is frozen over, and there is
no chance of the Olsen family continu-
ing its journey at present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08

serve the order on G. R. Foutz at the
reducing station of the Kansas Natural
Gas company. Then if the gas was
not turned on, the sheriff was to do
the job and Foutz was to spend a
night in the jail where it was not very
warm At 10 o'clock the order was
served and the gas was Immediately
turned on without consultation with
any of the higher officials. The pres
sure jumped from its low point to %
mounds within an hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08
GIRL LAYS BLAME ON PRIEST
Former Employer Arrested on Kansas
Maids Complaint.

Seneca, Kan, Jan. 81. w. CORN
ley, formerly Father Gormley, pastor
of the Catholic church at Coal Creek,
in the extreme south part of Nemaha
county, has been arrested at Council
Bluffs, Iowa, for a statutory crime
against Mary Cattan, 15-year-old
girl. The girl was employed as a do
nestle in the parish house when, it is
alleged, the crime was committed
early in the fall. When the parents
learned of the girls condition, a war
rant was sworn out for the arrest of
the former priest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08
IN1uNCTToN RRINGs IN Gas.
Pressure Seems Easy to Get Wher
You Know How.

Ottawa, kan, Jan. s.-With the
mercury lowering around the point of
II degrees below zero, the gas pres
SIRE in Ottawa mains suddenly drop
ped and almost ceased The average
pressure is about seventeen pounds
It had dropped to i've pounds about
o'clock yesterday. BY o'clock there
was a pressure of one pound on high
force, and the low pressure consisted
of three-tenths of q pound
Judge c. A Smart was approached
and soon gave an order for an injunc-
ton to be served by the sheriff. The
orders were for Sheriff Latimer to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08
BANKER IS ARRESTED
He Is charged With Causing a short
age of $4,000.

rerre Haute, Jan. s.-w. H. Taber.
president of the America State bank,
was arrested Saturday on a warrant
charging him with embezzlement of
the banks funds. He was unable to
give bond in $4,000. Taber's short
age is reported by state examiners as
$4,000. Loans on va1ueless securities,
alleged to have been authorized by
Taber, will make the banks total loss
$4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08
| to have the fire and safety laws obeyed

to have the IRE and SAFETY laws oDeyed
in theaters.
I'm the neighborhood of fifty cases
have been brought in the state against
theaters,' said VIM. O'Brien, the state
inspector who instituted the proceed
ings here. 81 have instituted eight
cases at Wichita, four at Ottawa, four
at Pittsburg, three at Emporia and
others scattered all over the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08

of America, the delegates to which left
St. Louis for their homes today Other
speakers blamed railroad employees
for the annual loss in shipment, which
in the aggregate is serious.
A committee of which George H
Fleischman of Topeka is chairman
will take up the question with the
railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08
FI.EusCHNIAN TO TALK MELONS.
Loss in Transit Becomes Serious tt
shippers.

St. Louis, Jan s.@"A man may be
honest in every respect. but he will
steal watermelons,' said Roy Camp
bell of San Antonio, large shipper
of melons, before the convention OF
the western Fruit Jobbers' Association
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08
TO MOVE ON ALI THEATERs.
State Inspector Says Fifty Gases Are
Pending.
Hutchinson,

Hutchinson, Kan, Jan. 8.-Ihe
prosecutions brought against the thea
ter managers of Hutchinson by the
state labor department for violating
the state law is part of general cam
paign being made by the department
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08

ceipt of letter Of inquiry dated at
a town in Sweden. 1t is written in the
Swedish language and Payton turned
it over to John S. Holm berg, former
mayor of Peabody. who was born and
raised in Sweden, and Holm berg trans
lated it into English.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08
NINE SEEK KANSAS HUSBANDS.
Swede Girls Write to Peabody Asking
for Mates,

Peabody, Kan, Jan. Shine Swed-
ish young women want to become the
wives of Kansans. w. E. Payton, edi-
tor of the Peabody Herald is in re-
New-York tribune., 1912-01-09
NICARAGUA BONDS DEFAULT
Controversy with Ethelburga
Syndicate the Cause.

T. n. Wands. financial adviser OF Hlca-
rseua. said yesterday that the government
of that country had defauted the January
interest on its 1909 bonds. which were
iesuod to the amount Of Gl,25o.O00 ana
underzvritten by the Ethelbursa Syndicate
Limited. OF London.
Mr.. Wands explained that local contro-
versv between the government ana the
syndicate was responsible for the failure OF
tho government TO pay the coupon The
government. according TO Mr.. Wsnds, did
not nav the July /. 1911. coupon either bit
"the coupon apparently was in some man
rer provided for by the group that acted
4, tho nurchase and original issue Of the
bonds.
"Tbis action prevented the fact that
Nicaragua had not paid that coupon from
h4conoinc generally known, MI Wants
Continued Further, it does not seem TO
he generally known that the government
of Nicaragua has been advised by counsel
that {; has velid claims in connection win
the issue Of the bonds.
NEGOTIATIONS were in progress between
the Nicaraelian government and the Ethei-
b,re, Syndicate. II was announced Tor a
e,,tlor,ent If the controversies, which IN
cludo provision for The scaling down OF
H. var yaluc Of the bonds TO s. per cent
of their present par. redeemable at the re-
duced mar at the option Of the government
anv time aft ar ten years, or at ~ per cent
before ten wears
New-York tribune., 1912-01-09
STOCK FOR STEEL WORKERS
United States Corporation to Is
sue 5000 Shares to EMPLOYEES.

The finance committee Of the United
states steel corporation has fixed the price
al which the employees Will he permitted
TO subscribe this year for 25.Oo0 shares OF
the stock Of tho corporation under the
proft-sharing plan ST $65 a share for the
common and $40 share for he preferred.
A year ago the employees had 10 pay Slii
for the preferred and so for the common.
The price at which the stock is offered
is always slightly under the market price.
The closing prices for the Steel stocks yes
terday was Ill for the preferred and 61ls
for the common.
Under the terms of the offer the en-
ployes have until February to subscribe
for their allotment OF stock. The amounts
for which they are permitted TO subscribe
range from ! share up to % shares OF com
mon stock and from share mp TO 10 shares
of preferred stock. depending upon the
amount of yearly salary received. No en-
ploye can subscribe for a combination OF
both preferred and common stock.
The amount of stock to which the en-
plovcs can subscribe this year Is only
-abou; one-half OF what they were offered
vcar ago. The corporations proht-sharing
nlan has been in force since 1903, and al the
close of 1909 there were 81 ,45S employees VINO
either held stock certificates or were MAX
ing monthly payments on shares. since
that time the number of stockholding EN-
ploves has largely increased.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-09
SCHEFTELS TRIAL RESUMED
Lewis Tells More About Ely
Central Stock List.

After an adjournment Of two weeks the
trial of George Ora ham Rice and the other
members OF the firm OF b. II. Scheftels &
Co. charged with stock swindles and using
the mails to defraud, was continued yester-
day in the United States court
Abram ]. Rose, who hitherto had acted as
counsel for Rice, withdrew from the case.
and Robert II. Elder. cx-Assistant District
Attorney Of Kings County, appeared for
Rice. \ motion was made 10 have the case
declared a mistrial, on the ground OF an
alleged attempt to bribe one of the jurors
Judge Ray ordered the trial to continue
and reserved decision on this point
The day was devoted 10 the cross-eXam-
ination by the defence Of Walter Lewis,
an expert accountant In the governments
employ, who has been on the stand for
some weeks Louis J. Norhaus. Of counsel
asked Lewis about list Of stockholders IN
the Ely Central Mines which had been
furnished by the witness to Stoneham e.
Co. a competitor Of Scheftels. for which he
received a check.
This transaction, which took place after
the governments raid on the Scheftels Of
fee. and while the books were in the posses
sion OF government accountants, was ex-
plained by Lewis. He said that commit
tee for the reorganization OF the Ely Cen
traI had been formed by DR.. W. s. Helm
ouist. OF Nevada. and that the latter had
informed George Scarborough. the agent Of
the Department Of Justice who made the
raid. that a list Of stockholders was abso-
Iutely necessary II the company was to be
reorganized. Stoneham & Co. were desig-
mated as the firm which would handle the
stock. Lewis said he then took up the
matter with Stoneham, TO find out what
was wanted. and then ordered one OF his
assistants 20 transcribe the list OF stock
holders of Ely Central.
When the list was turned over 10 stone
ham e. Co. he said, he received check for
s4s to pay for the work. When he Informed
Goldthwaite H. Dorr, Assistant uniteh
States Attorney in charge Of the schere's
case. about the transaction. he said, Mr..
porr told him to return the check immedi-
atelv and to take back the list, as the gov
ernnoent could not be mixed up in any such
proceeding. subsequently Lewis was paid
for the transcript Of the list by the gov
eminent, he testified.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-09
CoPPER CO. RE0RGANIzEs
inspiration Announces Names of
board of Directors.

i"e inspiration Consolidst tod Copper Com
pa'l. teoently formed, with g. capital stock
oI sNo'""'Voo' 10 take over the Inspiration
copper Comrany and the Live Oak devel-
oP"'e'' Nohnpany. announced its complete
organization YESTERDAY
Inc members Of the board Of directors
are John +, Alvord, r. C. Converse. Will
lam f. Corey. Charles A Cor,iss. Henry
p. Rowland, Eugene Never ir Pbilip l.,
roster William G.. Rockefeller John d.
Ryan. Charles II. Sabin. William u.
thompson William D. Thornton. Albert II.
N'sglh ana Thomas F. Cole. The officers
are 'resloeht William p. Thompson vice
president William d. Thornton. and secre-
tarE-treasurer, Joseph W. Allen. The trans
fer agents are the Guaranty Trust Com
pany, of New York. and the Old Colony
Trust Company. of Boston. The registrars
are the Bankers Trust Company. Of New
York. and the National Shawmut Bank, of
Boston
Inc new company offers until and in
cluding January %. to exchange its full
paid stock at the rate Of one share for
two shares of the Inspiration Copper Com
pany, and two shares for one share of the
Live Oak Development Company. All stock
holders of the Inspiration Consolidated OF
record OF February l next will he offered
the privilege Up TO and including March l
OF subscribing for it's ten-year per cent
convertible coupon bonds All the stock
required to purchase stock Of the old COM
paries, and also the new consolidated com
panics 100000 bonds, has been uuderwrt-
ten al par by responsible persons
The new company intends Immediately TO
have erected a concentrating plant OF not
less than 100 tons daily capacity. II is
announced, TO treat the Inspiration and
Live oak ores. II is expected that not even
40 shares will be required to accom-
pish this, and TO provide for the exchange
OF shares and conversion of bonds.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-09
TO HEAD LIBERTY NATIONAL
Seward Prosser Will Be Chosen Sue
cessor to T. B. Schenck.

seward Prosser. vice-president of the AS
for Trust Company, will succeed +. IS
schenck as president Of the Liberty Ma
,ioral Rank when Mr.. Schenck retres as
,,cad of the institution TO become chairman
or the board, 1t was learned I'm authorita-
,ive quarters yesterday. The change how
oyer will not take place at the annual
r,eotinc to-day. as has been reported out
at some time I'm the near future.
NJ Prosser has been connected with the
Acton Trust Company since its formation,
IIo is also vlce-president and director
~ tho Astor Safe Deposit Company and
director of the Raymond e. Whitcomb COM
pany. ,,
90 nr,eidcnt of the Liberty National early
n ieo7. before that he was for many years
nrns,dent of the Mercantile National Bank.
49,, ,,h,cb he retired when i. Augustus
tIo,n4e acquired control. Henry p. Davi'
son. of J. p. Morgan & Co., was presi-
don, ~ the Liberty National before Mr.
1...'..,o assumed the Office, and is nov
o,.at.n,s, 81 its executive committee
New-York tribune., 1912-01-09
WESTERN TRACTION MERGER
New Puget Sound Company to Have
S4O.OOO.0O0 Capital

Stone G Webster announced yesterday
the formation Of new 100000 Western
utility COMPANY. to lie known as the Puget
Sound Traction, Light and Power COM
papy. to acquire tho property OF hNe oi
their light and fractions companies In the
Puget Sound district for the purpose oil
consolidation. These companies are me
Pacific Coast Power Company. Seattle EIe'-
,ric Company. Seattle-Tacoma Power COM
pany. Puget Sound Electric Railway ana
the Whatcom County Railway and Light
COMPANY
OF the now companys authorization capt.
tai stock Of s4O000.OO2, N5ooc,@o is per
cent cumulative preferred and S5o"'V"
common stock. \ committee Of five mas
been named. one member selected from
among the stockholders of each company
to carry out the plan Of consolidation Inc
members OF the committee arc: Thomas ~
Perkins. Of Ropes. Gray & Gorham; Albert
w Harris. of y. W. Harris & Co; George
C. Lee. OF Lee, Higginson Co; Philip
Stockton, president Of the Old Colony Trust
Company, and Harry X White.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-09
GOULD QUARREL DENIED
Frank j. Gould Says He Isn't Trying
to Gust Brother from Control

The report that Frank j. Gould had as
sumed an attitude OF open hostility against
his eldest brother. George j. Gould. ard
had begun an active publicity campaign in
financial circles here 10 oust him from
Office on the boards of certain of the Gould
railroad properties and wrest tho manage
meat Of fine Could estate from him. was
emphotcally denied by the youi ger brother
yesterday Mr. Gould said:
Thtt = no truth in the report IN one
Of the morning papers that there is any
controversy between M brother and my
self on any subject whatever. and J know
OF no foundation for any such statement.
20 far as the International e. Great
Northern is concerned. / became chairman
OF the board of directors of this company
az the request OF my brother, George j.
Goud' and the property is controlled by
ue estate. There is not now and there
mas pot been any trouble between Us as
10 this of any other property"
New-York tribune., 1912-01-09
TO STOP ILLEGAL TRAFFIC
Farley Wants Fine Equal to Lii
censed Liquor Dealers Bond.

Albany. Jan. S.--The enactment OF suit
able legislation TO prevent the sale Of liquors
IN uncertifcated places is strongly urged
by W. ". Farley, State Commissioner OF
Excise, IN his annual report, which was
submitted to the Legislature to-day. In
order to stamp out the illegal traffic he
urges the enactment Of law permitting
the department 10 bring an action against
the violator for an amount at least equal
TO that Of the bond required from
licensed dealer in the locality where the
violation took place, .- -~ ...-
=. Further legislation Is asked which would
require the fling with the department Of
the name and location OF the place of bust
ness Of each person engaged in the liquor
traffic, each dealer 10 furnishe the infor-
nation himself. This woul dnot apply to
those holding liquor tax certificates. Another
son engaged IN the liquor traffic. Another
provision is urged, requiring every holder
Of a United States internal revenue certf-
cate for the sale Of liquors, but not holding
q state certificate, TO keep record books
OF purchases and sales, subject at all times
10 examinations by the state Commissioner
Of Excise.
Tbe1saIe Of liquor by minor under the
age Of eighteen years. If member Of the
fahify Of certificate holder. the report
discusses at length and legislation is urged
to stop this condition.
Under the Ratio bill passed during the
year 1910 the tendency is to reduce the
number OF excise licenses. The report
shows a decrease of licenses for the fsca
year 1911. as against the fiscal year 1910,
Of 2OS hotels and 342 saloons. The receipts
Of the department for the fiscal year 1911
were tlS31e.ss0 q, as compared with SlS,-
fo2,s22 ls the previous year. The expenses
Of the department for the fiscal year Of
1911 were Ses2,6S2 2S. a decrease. as COM
pared with the previous fiscal year, ot
'iSAS54s.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-09
,o,ser mATHER's SUCCESSOR.

s,ccossor 10 the late Robert Matber as
- ~ the. hoard Of directors of the
SVos,irahouse Electric and Manufacturing
|,o,,,aa,,, has been selected by the special
oon,g,tt.na ~ directors appointed for the
ryrnnse some time ago The name Of the
ra',a,sa,e u,iu be presented TO the full
hoara =, directors at a meeting to be held
- ,h,. a,,, to.morrow, and while his cec-
ton 10 70 the vacancy is regarded as fore
cone Conclusion his name Will not be made
public until after the meeting.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-09
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

The following petitions in bankruptcy
were sled yesterday:
GARTNER SONS & CO., Inc. wholesale
qfalers in ribbons, No as Broadway, in
voluntary. Creditors: Walter Schmidt,
A.As; j. RQsen e. Son. $6g7; Abraham G.
bernstein, $39. Samuel r. 4. Stern. re-
eelyer Liabilities. $1,000: assets. $4,000
LION FlCKLER, dealer I'm dry and
l@ney goods, No. i776 Third avenue: invol-
Sgatary. Creditors Moses j. Weber, $lii: j.
~ Semel & Co.. $l2l Abraham Laski. $50;
a. w. MacManus. $l95. Assets, 1900.
s,peet; voluntary. Liabilities. 1880; assets
q cents
New-York tribune., 1912-01-09

s,snced from secretary to fourth vicc-presi-
Rent, made vacant by the promotion Of
Wilbur S. Johnson to third vice-preside2t
10 succeed Jacob f. Ward. who was made
second ce-president. The last named
Office had been vacant since the naming
OF Mr.. Dryden to the first vice-pTesidency.
Action on the selection of a secretary to
succeed Mr.. Gray was deferred indefinitely,
but Willard l. Hamilton, one of the as
sistant secretaries. is said 10 lie the man
who will be elected TO the place.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-09
ELECT FORREST f. DRYDEN
son of Ex-senator Becomes
President Of Prudential Go.

vorrest f DryGs7, who was hrst VIC
.,ssident Of the Prudential Insurance COM
~ Of Newark. y. j., was yesterodN
.yI,%ctAd 10 the presidency to dll 'he va 'an'Y
saused by the death of his 'ather' 1onh @
r. Dryden, former United States senator
iobs K. Gore, actuary OF the company was
named to hll the vacancy made 10y ME-
rjryden's promotion
The directors we're all reelected a"'
.,nrse new ones were named. The new
,smbers are Edward Gray, Gilbert Collins
I'd Bennett Van Syckel. Mr.. Gray was ad-