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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
TO LOOK INTO WRECK
Committee of Prominent Men Is
Formed for the Purpose.

Champaign. Ill. Jan. 23ZA com.
mittee headed by w. L. Park, vice
president and general manager of the
Illinois Central railroad. convened here
today to investigate the wreck at Kin
mundy, Ill, which resulted in the
death of J. T.. Harahan, F. 0. Melcher,
z. B. Peirce and E. E. Wright.
Besides Mr.. Park. the following per-
sons form the committee:
Dean Gross of the University of Illi-
nois; J. B. Berry. chief engineer of
the Rock Island road; G. L. Pittinger,
a Centralia, Ill, capitalist. representa-
tive of the Illinois railway and ware
house commission. and a representa-
tive of the interstate commerce COM
mission. The inquiry was ordered by
Mr.. Park, who invited the others to
join him.
Members of both train crews in
volved in the collision were to be
among the first witnesses called.
Engineer Stuart, who was in charge
of the fast train that hit the private
car in which Harahan and his party
were sleeping. was able to report for
examination today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
BARREL OF FLOUR YEAR
And a Little More Is Per Capita Con-
sumption in U. S.

Washington, January 23.-Citizens of
the United States consume an average
of almost one and one-fifth barrels of
flour a year, experts of the govern
ment announce in connection with a
report on the wheat supply and distri-
button of the country just made public
They figure this on basis of IL
bushels of wheat to a barrel of flour
The average of all returns indicated
per capita consumption of about 5-34
bushels of wheat.
The people of the far west were the
greatest consumers of wheat, their
average being six bushels a person.
Next come the people of the north GER
trail states. west of the Mississippi,
where 5. bushels are consumed. Then
the north central states east of the
Mississippi follow with SO bushels; the
north Atlantic states with SD bushels,
and the south central staes with Al
and the south Atlantic with 4.6.
The smaller consumption in the
south is accounted for by the fact that
corn meal is an important substitute
for wheat flour. In some of the heavy
potato producing sections of the north
ern states, such as Maine, Michigan
and Wisconsin. potatoes are substitute
ed for wheat flour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
ABOUT PROHIBITION
What Has Been Accomplished in Kan
sas Under 1t.

The Omaha News prints the following
conce1 hing the remarkable growth or
Kansas under Prohibition:
HERE is A RECORD
TT is customary for the brewers.
whenever fighting restraint of the
LIQUOR traffic. to misrepresent facts
and figures from states that are under
a prohibitory or county option law
During the past year 48 of the 100
Kansas counties, with population OF
43O, PA, did not send a. single prisoner
to the state penitentiary-
''Fifty-seven of the los counties had
not a single pauper.
"Eighty-seven of the los counties did
not send a single insane patient to an
institution.
kansas death rate is the lowest in
the world, 71h in ], 900 persons
''The state still boasts of the lowest
percentage of illiteracy.
kansas bank deposits have in
creased from $70,0O0,00O to $3.50, 100000
'AH of this has happened under
10 years of prohibition.
Not being compelled to use their
money for taxes to support prisons,
poorhouses and insane asylums, which
are largely filled by victims of liquor,
the people of Kansas are able to put
their money in the banks or to buy au-
tomobiles, and to use their taxes in
building school houses and improving
health conditions.
Prohibition has been a success in
Kansas because that state has elected
officials who enforce the law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
Cause a Depression in Wheat
Prices at Chicago.
CORN PRICES LOWER.
Mild Weather EXerts an Influ-
ence on the Situation.
Provisions Show Tendency to
Follow the General Trend.

Chicago, Jan. WHEAT-Bearish
European crop advices reports OF larger
shipments from the Argentine and liberal
receipts at points northwest caused weak
ness today in the wheat market mere
The opening was unchanged to &c down.
May started at 81 .OOss to $1.001a, loss of
sc to 1ac, but reacted to $lOO9s
Owing to a big falling off in the world s
available supply the market later recover
ed but sagged in consequence OF lack OF
demand. The close was weak with May
$1.OO ss1ll. OO1s, net loss of 2s41sc.
CORN-A1ild weather made the corn
market easy. May opened a shade to 34c
off at 657sc to 66@661sc.
Heavy receipts here resulted in holding
prices down. The close was easy at Coo
for May, a decline of 1sc net.
OATS-Oats succumbed to the downward
drag of wheat and corn. May started I'M
changed to 5s6Ac lower at 491z4499sc low
er, 491Ac to 1890 to 49s4c.
First sales were PFC lower to DC up with
May s16.O5 for pork, $3.50 for lard and
So. 621a for ribs
RYE@No. 2. 94c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
7. RS BUSY DAY
Tells Reporters He Is Working and
Seeing Nobody.

New York, Jan. 23.-Colone1 Roose-
welt did not bother to look up Senator
LaFollette nor did he ask the Wiscon-
sin senator to call on him.
The ex-president came into town
from Oyster Bay early in the day and
put in two hours in the morning die
sating editorials Newspaper men who
tried to ask him about the latest
twists in his campaign for the presi-
Dental nomination were rebufed by
the coloneps secretary.
He wants to be let alone quoth
the secretary.
When the colonel emerged from his
office at noontime he brushed aside
every reference to politics. Asked if
he had any intention of seeing Sena-
tor LaFollette, the ex-president in
quired innocently, us he to be in town
today?''
A reporter who tried to find out
from the colonel if he had seen Clifford
Pinchot, manager of the LaFollette
boom, got nothing but a frown.
IT tell you I'm working today and
seeing nobody declared the ex-
president.
The colonel turned away when ask
ed if it was not a fact that he and La
Toilette had an understanding by
which he, LaFollette, would withdraw
from the race and toss his strength to
Roosevelt if the colonel decided he
wanted it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
He DID NOT KNOW ALL
Matters Unearthed in Dynamite In
vestigation Unknown to McManigai.

Indianapolis, Jan. 2s.-"Ortie McMan-
igaPs confession concerning the wide
spread dynamite plots has been more
than corroborated and we have I'M
earthed things which McManigal knew
nothing about"
James w. Noel, special assistant to
the United States district attorney, so
stated here in reference TO the gov
ernment's investigation, of the dyna-
mite conspiracy. Mr.. Noel had just
come from a conference at which was
prepared a long list of witnesses to be
CO lied.
Has the GOV eminent learned any
thing which it did not expect learn?"
Mr.. Noel was asked
"A great deal The investigation has
been thorough, with view to making
it reasonably certain that convictions
might be had where indictments are re-
turned This week and probably all
of next week will be taken up in the
examination of new witnesses. Then
after all witnesses have been dismissed
there are certain clerical matters to be
arranged before the grand JLry re-
ports.''
Mr.. Noel pronounced clerical mat
terS'' with emphasis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
MUST STAND TRIAL
Motion to ouash Bath Tub Trust Case
Is Denied.

Detroit Jan. 23.-Judge Angel, IN the
United States court. refused today TO
quash the indictments against the so
called bath tub trust
The motion to quash was made IN
Behalf of the Colwell Lead company OF
New York. The decision reinstates the
case, which is scheduled to come up
for trial here Tuesday, January 80
There are about two sore defend
I see no reason to suppose that in
delivering it's opinion in the Stanqaru
OIL case the supreme court of the Uni
ted states Intended to render impossi-
bic criminal prosecutions under the
Sherman act and I am unable TO con-
clude that it did render them lmpoS-
able" said Judge Angel
+'The act does not leave cltlzell
without any standard by which in ad-
vance OF a verdict or decree ne may
determine whether his ;tctloH y ~
amount to reasonable restraint OIL traUS Z;
'.On generally settled principles an
contracts whose sole or main aim anu
primary object is to stifie competition
enhanced prices and promote hOHOpO-
~ are unenforcible and VOID
IF the class of contracts wnlcn are
lnenforcjble because IN restraint q
trade is reasonably certain and II the
act as interpreted forbids the nldAALS
cf contracts Of that class there Is rea
sonable certainty as TO what Is Aoi
hidden by The net ..o4
As to the averment that the lndict-
nents do not state that the alleged
y restraint of trade is unreasona pie OF
undue. Judge Angel said that tire n
1fcfnent set out facts showing that the
alleged restraint was unreasonable an9
that the defendant was fairly advised
as to what it has to meet at the trlal,
TTrS,,, rhe contention of the defense
: that no overt act after the alleged
completion of a conspiracy was snow H.
Judge Angel ruled that the facts pre-
scented as overt acts could Ialrly "
oo-sSSared AZ acts done in pursuance
s a the combination and conspiracy al
legged to have been completed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
ON AMERICAN PLAN
London Is Trying to Raise 100000
for New Y. Nj. G. A. Building.

London, Jan. 23.-This is the last
day of the twelve set apart for raising
the sum of 100000 for the new
Young Mems Christian association
building in London Charles S. Ward
of New York, the American who IN
dertook to collect the amount in the
American whirlwind system, has yet to
obtain Just over $2O5. 900 in order to
make good his endeavor- 1t is big
sum to collect in one day, but MT
Ward, pointing to the success of his
plans in America, still believes he will
be successful.
The confidence of Mr.. Ward is sup
ported by such men as Lord North
cliffe who with all his newspapers has
given great assistance to the scneme;
by Earl Grey, who helped Mr. Ward
in Canada; by Andrew BOnar Law,
leader of the opposition in the house
of commons and Lord Strathcona and
on their mettle by telling them what
has been done in this direction in the
small towns of Canada
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton although it is an old institution
in London, has been heretofore COM
paratively unknown. Its new estab-
Iishment which has just been COM
pIeted at the cost of $1,000,00O is to be
conducted on American INES and the
campaign to secure funds even if the
full amount should not be obtained
has given the institution new life
When Mr.. Ward came here to start
the campaign he was discouraged by
most of the people whom he appointed
and money came in slowly, even some
of the s294.055 already collected being
/ conditional on the full amount being
. subscribed.
Immense dials have been placed in
prominent positions throughout the
i city showing the amount collected
daily and these have attracted good
deal of attention. The newspapers to-
day are appealing to Londoners tc
save the reputation of the city by
sending in subscriptions so that the
dials tonight viii show the full $780,
0N0
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CONTINUED From Page one.l
honor to the executive chair of the
state, and who with his rare business
ability as we'll as his experience ana
record of eight years in the state sem
ate and in state affairs, his splendld
record as a soldier with. the Twentieth
Kansas in the Philippine islands ana
his marked success in every branch
and avenue of life would give the peo-
pie of Kansas clean, able, business
like governor and administration !;
therefore be it
"Resolved, That we urge Senator
Huffman to allow his name to be USED
as a candidate before the Republican
primaries for governor of Kansas.
Senator Huffman is well known in
connection with his work in the state
senate, as an officer of the national
guard and member of the state board
of health. He was appointed by Gov
ernor Stubs. His friends urge him as
a compromise candidate upon whom
all factions of the party may unite.
The senator did not want to get in the
race and opposed the action of the
Columbus Commercial club but his OBJ
jections were set aside and the resolu-
tons passed over his head. He has
since signified his intention of getting
into the race and going after the nom
nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23

in the present and in the future. The
idea of using what we have so as TO
make it yield the best results for the
longest time for all our people IS Ihe
idea upon which National efficiency
must of necessity be based. The eLI-
Gent use of every resource, every IN
stitution, and every agency for the gen
eral good is the great object OF civil
ization.
People Come First.
The institutions and the policies OF
social and civic life are useless except
as they foster the efficiency and the
welfare of our people. That is what
they are for. We must make ana
change laws, elect our officials, protecl
sound business, suppress or regulate
monopoly, revise the tariff, ana con
serve our resources, always to help the
people, and never for any other pur-
pose whatsoever. The great test by
be tried is the welfare of the plain peo-
pie In the truest sense welfare and
efficiency are the same
Efficiency is the opposite of waste
To obtain efficiency, we must eliminate
waste. Were it not for the loss and the
waste of misdirected lives, of spiritual
and physical energy misapplied, OF re-
sources monopolized, of bad laws anc
, imperfect institutions, there would DC
more than enough for all to live II
comfort, fair dealing, and content
| If we could do away with waste. We
should have few of the civic and socia
Waste is our greatest peril, and the
elimination of waste. or the best use @
all we have for the best good of all, i
| our fundamental task
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
READS FROM LEDGER
Beef Trust Witness Shows Amounts
Paid for Concerns Absorbed.

Chicago, Jan 2s.-District Attorney
James H. WiIkerson today continued the
task of untangling the complicated book
feepina methods of the packers on trial
for alleged criminal violation of the Sher-
man law with a view to showing a SIM
flar-itv of systems in figuring the test
cost of beef William z. Weber, general
auditor of the National Packing COM
pany was on the stand and read into the
record of the company's monthly state
ment Of cattle killed the test cost Of
beef and the allowances made for by pro-
ducts.
The witness read entries from the stock
ledger. showing the National Packing
company paid 1904, 1919 for the Western
Packing company in 1908 and 1909.
Packing and Provision company was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
New YORK Stock NIarket.

Wall St, New York, Jan. 23.-STOCKS-
Although the stock market early in the
day was affected unfavorably by the
heaviness of some Of the leading issues.
Especially United States Steel and the Hill
shares it displayed considerable under
lying strength and quotations SuIIeneu
after the selling orders had cleared up.
HeavineSs of the Hill stocks presumably
was due to profit taking and these shares
rose briskly when pressure from this
source was removed.
Bull operations were concentrated TO a
large extent in Reading which rose to
1881 thereby making up more than Its
dividend of IL, which came off the price
today Western issues were In moderate
demand. Union Pacific sold a point above
its earlier low level.
Bonds were steady
The leading speculative issues were under
pressure at the opening of the stock mar
lxet today and prices gave way moderate
ly. United States Steel was sold heavily
and lost half. The Hill stocks weakened,
both Northern Pacific and Great North
ern preferred falling half American
TRANSPORTATION and Railway Steel Spring
lost / and Union Pacific Is. Texas com
panies rose Az
Buying orders We're uncovered AT nn l'
lower levels and there was a brisk rally
Great Northern preferred rose IA, North
ern Pacific and Reading and American
Canadian preferred IA. Trading became
quiet after prices had been mostly re-
stored to yesterdays closing level or
above. Delaware and Hudson lost L anu
Liggett and Meyers 2
Dizziness was accompanied by lower
prices in the afternoon; the reaction from
the best reaching q of a point in Read
ing and about half a point in other &C
tive stocks A few specialties were dis
tinc+Iv heavy American Transportation
and Western Union sold point below
Yesterdays closing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
KANSAS Cits Produce Marker

Kansas City, Jan. 23.-WHEAT-Cash
Market unchanged. No hard $1-O3150
LOS; No. 3. $1.OlQ1.07; No. red, 99Qss1Ac;
No. 3, 9749Sc.
CORN-Market steady to 1sc lower. No;
2 mixed, 67Q6Sc; No. B. 66Q66Ac; NO. z
white e8Q6S12c; No. 8, &c.
OATS-Market unchanged No. white,
511aQ5212c; No. mixed, 491Q5Oc-
RYE-95497c
HAY-NIarket steady. Choice timmothy'
21.OOQ22.O0; choice prairie, $l4OOql4oO,
BUTTER 40c; firsts, SIC;
seconds sec; packers stock, 2412c.
EGGS-Extras, 33c; .firsts, 3lc; seconds
221kc. o.,~.. -,
July, 92szQ927sc.
COtRN-May. $3.50 sellers; July. $3.50
sellers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
ICE BOAT IS SPEEDY"
In one Trial She Makes 40 Miles an
Hour.

Rochester.N. Y. Jan. IA motor
ice boat, built along the general lines
IF an ice boat but fitted with an aero
plane engine and propeller, has at
tanned a speed of nearly 40 miles an
hour in tests on Irondequoit bay dur
ing the past few days The boat IS the
invention of Lyman J. Seely, a manu-
facturer of aeroplane engines: Iron
dequoit bay is about eight miles long
and the distance was covered in about
four minutes, allowing for a slowing
down of the engines.
The engine and peller are attach
ed to the front of the boat, which has
two runners in front and one behind.
the steering being done by wheel at
tached to the rear runner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
BANK CLOSES ITS DOORS
Affairs Of Tucumcari Institution Are
Badly Involved

Tucumeari. N. NJ, Jan. 2s-The In
ternational Bank Of Commerce here has
closed its doors Bank Examiner John
Joerns is on his way from Santa F-a
to take charge. The affairs of the
bank, it is said, are badly involved
It is declared that the state Of New
hank and the county of Quay some
$1,000 Individual deposits are said to
ne in the neiehborhood of $4,000
A. E Garter, recently postmaster of
stitution which is capitalized for $780,
600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
M. W. A. IN CONVENTION
Revision of Insurance Rates Will Be
Taken Up at Meeting.

Chicago, Jan. 23.-The national con-
vention of the Modern Woodmen of
America was called to order with
twelve hundred delegates in attend
ance. Head consul A r. Talbot pre-
sided and in welcoming address Gov
ernor Deneen lauded the insurance
laws of the state of Illinois as being
the best in the nation.
The program calls for the consider
alton of the proposed revision of the
Insurance rates of the order and it is
expected this feature will be taken up
later in the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
LIKE FATHER LIKE SON
Theordore Roosevelt, jr., Refuses to
Talk on Politics.

Chicago. Jan. 2s.- 'Fat Their does the
talking for the family; not word
from me-" said Theodore Roosevelt
Jr., as he backed away from news
paper men who sought to question
him, when he arrived from San Fran
cisco with his wife on their way 10
visit his parents
"Oh. no, now, how could you expect
me to answer a question like that?"
he said when politics was touched on
ssI'm too old a head for that sort
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INVADES THE EAST.
CONTINUED from Page II


vine. When the court forgets its func-
ton is to construe the law as it is writ
ten by the legislature and usurps the
functions Of the legislature by writing
words into that law, 1 believe there IS
justification on that score alone Tor the
recall of the judiciary.
81 will not try to veil my meanlngI
I mean the supreme court or the
United States When members or that
court wrote into the Sherman anti
trust law the very words which CON
gress had refused to write INTO that
law, they went outside their 1unctlolls-
Some one called out, seWhere do you
stand on the female suffrage ques-
ton ?" ,+aa
the senator. 81 believe that the women
of a community have the same rlsht
to express political judgment upon the
questions which affect their MONIES,
their lives, the society in when tneS
move and the conditions under WhIcn
thew live as have. Why, equal SUI
frage has passed the stage OF argu-
ment We could not stop It II We
wanted to. and I tell you you VIII Pc
ashamed of yourselves in a rev years
if YOU do try to stop it now.
Pinchot Spoke First.
clifford Pinchot, who preceded SEN
ator I,aFo1lete. described the progress
sive movement in general way he
said in part:
Two great parallel movements are
today in possession of the public MIND
the conservation movement and the
progressive movement Each is SO SIM
pie so sound and So certain to preVail
that it is but natural to find them botn
taking their rise from the same greal
principle the principle of making the
hest use of what we have for the gen
eraI welfare now and hereafter.
The idea which underlies the extra
ordinary rise of the Conservation move
ment is to make the best use of ouI
forests, our waters. our lands, and our
minerals for the general welfare, bott
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
M MANIGAL TELLS MORE
Confessed Dynamfter Again Called to
Witness Stand.

Indianapolis Jan. &C NJ. Bobo OF
TulIahoTna, Tenn. testified in the federal
investigation of the dynamite conspiracy
today after he had volunteered his pres
ence Although it was pointed out that
none of the 100 explosions under invesu-
CATION occurred south of the Ohio river,
Bobo was said to have given important
evidence Ortie McManigal, the con-
eessed dynamiter, later again testified.
Tt was decided today not to return Nc
Manigal to Los Angeles until after the
work here is complete
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EXPECTS ITALY TO YIELD
france Has Made Plain Her Position
on AIanouba Incident.

Paris. Jan 2s.-should italy refuse TO
accede to Frances demand that the
Turks arrested on board the Manoup IT
S1,o-t+teS France is prepared to recall
her ambassador from Rome and desig-
nate French warships to escort and pro
fect French steamers IN the Meoller-
ranean-
Camille Barrere. the French aHnbassa-
dor to italy. is due to arrive in Rome
tonight He has been instructed 70
reiterate firmly Frances demand
IRE French government expects that
IfaIv will yield.
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Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our many friends
for their kindness and floral offerings
also the Court of Honor. Triple Tie
and Columbia Council No. 80 K. L. Of
s in our bereavement in the loss of
our beloved wife, mother, daughter
and sister
MR.. w. B. ALLDAFFER AND
CHILDR EN-.
MR.. & MRS. CHAS. SCHMIDT
AND FAMILY.
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TopeIzn TIIde Manner

Quotations furnished BY James G. su,,t,
Hide Co. IT'S Last 4 hird at
Topeka, Kan, jan ~ 1912
GREEN CURED HIDES-Nativea -.
!, 121zc; No ?. 1lcs Side Brands, 9icssioc.
Buhs and stays. sqsc; Horse Hides.
No ss-ooes.5oi No 2. $2.0O02.5o.
DRY AdD6s-sutchers heavy. tic;
DRY AIDES-Butchers heavy ~.
cry salt. lzal5cs mink No. 1 LARGE q "a =
$685. No ! medium, $3.50 to $40: NJ %
small 800 to $500, raccOon No I is~...A
Sl-z5 to 500; No. 1 medium, 500 - e. -.
NO. 4 small, soc to Soc skunk, blacls. ~ Il
stripe, s1-25 TO soc; broad sfrine, N ~ ~
soc; O,Possum No large. zoe to eQ~ &C. M -
medium. z5c to 40c; No. ] small. *. - - y.
Socs muskrat, NO large. 55c 10 Soc. NJ
medium. 3oc TO 3sc: No. I small 90 = o 2.
&c Civit NO large S5c to f5c. NJ =
medium nc to 4ocs No. small CSC to zoe.