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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26

ing to the custom of Americans and
at the same time.
With the fall of the Manchu dynas-
ty the ages old calendar of the Ming
dynasty, it is said, will be followed no
longer and that hereafter January 1,
will become the date for the beginning
of the new year with all Chinese. The
barred and single starred flag of the
new republic will during the celebra-
ton take the place of the dragon used
in former years.
In Chinese homes which once either
ignored Christmas altogether, or cele-
brated it simply, the Christmas tree
was to be seen yesterday in many in
stances. 1t was said there was a gen
eral distribution of presents among
the Chinese here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
TEN BOYS HIS GUESTS.
Omcer Alone on Ship Soon Gets Com
panY.

San Francisco, Dec. 26.-Ten lads
from the Boys and Girls Aid society
dined last night in the wardroom of
the gunboat Annapolis: afterward
they owned the vessel and when the
Annapolis launch finally conveyed
them to shore they had their pockets
filled with sweetmeats. Ensign H. B.
Gilbert was their host.
The Annapolis only recently return
ed from a long cruise in Nicaragua
waters and every other officer and
most of the enlisted men were ashore
for Christmas day.
Aboardship cooks We're busy pre-
pairing the officers Christmas dinner
and Ensign Gilbert determined to have
company, so he sent for his Juvenile
guests.
The silver service of the officers
mess adorned the table and Filipino
walters served the young guests. The
only thing omitted from the regular
course was wine and cigars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
CHILD TURNS ON GAS.
While Playing Housekeeper and For.
gets to Light 1t.

Chicago, Dec. pa longing to be-
come young housekeeper nearly cost
the lives of Aggie Petrila, wears old
and her brother, Charlie, a wear and a
half younger.
Mrs. Emma Petrila, of 2041 Ruble
street. left the two children in the
kitchen to play while she went shop
ping for Christmas
Aggie decided she would play hostess
and Charlie should be her guest. In
extending her hospitality she turned on
a gas jet with the intention of frying
a piece of fish. She forgot to light
the gas.
The jet is a large open burner. and
the room soon filled with the noxfous
fumes. In a few minutes Aggie for
got all about being a housekeeper and
remembered only that she was sleepy.
Her brother also was affected and the
children lay down on the floor to take
what nearly proved to be their last
sleep.
Frank Rakstin. the landlord, detected
the odor of gas. Bursting open the
door of the kitchen he succeeded in
reaching the children and carried them
into the yard. Then he ran to a drug
store and called a doctor
The mother returned before the doc
tor arrived. Seeing her children
stretched out on the ground apparently
be cared for by neighbors
Then came DR.. F. A. Lindgren. Some
one had notified the police who sent
a patrol wagon with a pulmotor Dor
rowed from the Commonwealth Edison
company.
After thirty minutes of hard work
the children We're revived.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

A favorite of many years standing is
announced for December 80 at the
Grand and Uncle Josh Perkins should
attract a large house when he comes
to town. This famous rural comedy
has lost none of its pristine charm and
freshness, and it's simple story and
wholesome fun commend it to all
classes of playgoers. The piece will be
presented by an exceptionally capable
company and boasts of new scenery
and effects.
No other musical comedy produced
in recent years has contained so many
proved musical hits as Louisiana
Lou" which will be given here on De-
cember 81 in the Grand opera house.
1t occa sionally happens that a the
atrical company organized and equip
ped to play only long engagements in
the larger cities like New York Phil
adelphia, PittsbUrG and Chicago, is
forced to fill in few nights in the
smaller cities at what are known as
the one night stands, en- route be-
tween the larger cities. Such an at
traction is a. G. Delamater's big scenic
production of Gene Stratton-Porter s
.'FreckIes,'' to be seen here at the
Grand matinee and night New Years
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
SCARF PIN CLUE.
Wife. Her Excitement Gone,
Fails to Identify 1t.
Police Believe 1T Was Torn
From Slayers.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-A scarf pin of pc
culiar design. which was found near
the body of J. H. Logue, the diamond
broker slain a few days ago, is the
latest clue taken up by the police in
an effort to solve the mystery center
ing about the crime.
The pin is an enameled affair which
depicts a swimming duck. Directly af-
ter the murder, Mrs Logue. the widow
said the pin belong to her husband.
Last night she said that she had never
seen the pin in possession of her hus-
band and she did not believe it be-
Ionged to him. She said she was toe
excited at first to know whether the
pin was his.
The police are of the opinion that it
may have been torn from the necktie
of one of the murderers during the
struggle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
POLITE GUARD is FOUND.
New Workers Wonder at Words OF
Subway Worker.

New York. Dec. 26.-Subway guard
252S established a Christmas prece-
dent which is receiving considerable
publicity today. While down the long
concourse of most of the subway sta
tions the guards were pursuing their
usual tactics in moving the Christmas
crowds and shouting, "Step lively
Let 'em off-Stop your pushin'," in
fretful mood because they had to work
during the holiday, No. 1928 intro
duced an innovation that was con-
spicuous in the crash at the Grand
Central subway platform
Give your fellowmen a chance" he
pleaded to the crowd Just a little
peace and good will now. Remember
it's the merry Christmas
It was a remarkable effect his words
seemed to have, for men and women
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
BURIED IN QUICKSAND.
Santa EEe Traclxman Disappears Before
Relief Can Come.

Streator, Ill. Dec. 26.-Henry Luke.
while employed as a track man on the
Santa F'e, near the w. 1. mine on the
outskirts of Streator, was engulfed
when the earth under his feet gave
way and he was precipitated into
quicksand, which had begun to fall
into the mine workings below.
Luke's companions were nearby, but
he disappeared before they could
reach him. Later a man was lowered
by rope into the hole. but he failed
to locate Luke. Experts from the mine
rescue station at LaSalle are here en-
gagged in the search for the trackman.
Shortly after the mishap a Santa Fe
passenger train came along, but was
halted in time to prevent a disaster.
The roadbed had been insecure at this
point for several days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
WILSON IS CAREFUL.
The Governor Decides to Remain in
His Room Today.

Princeton, Dec. 26.-More as a pre-
caution than as a consequence of his
slight illness President-elect Wilson de-
cided to stay in his room today. The
governor had been fighting what he
thought was a mere cold since Monday
but he has learned since from his doc
tor, James Carnochan. that he had
met and conquered a second attack of
grip.
The governor had an appointment
this afternoon to receive Representa-
tive Carter Glass of Virginia. chair
man of the house subcommittee on
banking and currency and other mem
bers of house who were to talk with
him about currency reform. They were
advised to come to Princeton instead
of Trenton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
THEY WANT AN ANGEL.
Young Women at Drake Tell Ideas of
Men.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 26.-The girls
of Drake university met here in a
meeting of serious discussion and
formulated rules of what a live, up-to-
date, worthy all around young fellow
of 1913 should be. The girls, after a
meeting which lasted many hours,
posted these rules:
1. He must make a good appear
ance, but need not be handsome.
z He must be careful in personal
appearance, but not be a dandy"
g. He must be jolly, accommodate
ing, considerate and a true sportsman.
4. If an athlete and meeting the
other requirements, so much the bet
ter, but if not athletic it need not de-
tract.
8. He must be a good converse
tlonaIist and realize that a girl is not
battered by having nonsense talked at
her all the time.
6. He must show respect and rev.
erence for the aged.
z. He must show the same gentle
manliness with men as with women.
D. He must not sit serenely in a
street car while an old man or an old
woman stands, and then arise sud
denly and offer seat to a pretty girl
8. He must not smoke nor drink
nor be guilty of the attendant evils
CThese were most vigorously de-
nounced.)
10. He must not sneer at religion
nor joke about it..
IL. The young women recognize no
difference in standards for men and
for women and declare such distinc-
ton as false.
IL. The young women can only
truly respect those men who live bv
principle and not by others opinions
The young women recognize their
influence over the young mans con-
duct, but do not hold the young wom-
an responsible for his conduct. Thew
want the same dignity and reserve in
the men that the men expect and ask
for in them, they say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
THREE SHIPS ASHORE.
A Severe Storm Prevails Along the
British Coast.

Plymouth. Dec. 26.-The Brazilian
passenger steamer Goyas from Buenos
Ayres and two schOoners were blown
ashore today by a terrific gale which
prevails all along the English channel.
The vessels struck near Battenbay,
a short distance from this port
The county of Devon and many
other parts of England are suffering
from the storm, which is accompanied
by thunder and lightning and torren-
tial rains
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
OLD REPORTER DIES.
William Stiner Covered" Monitor
NIerrimac Fight.

New York, Dec. 26-William r.
Stiner, a newspaper man who during
the Civil war reported such memorable
events as the battle between the Moni-
tor and Merrimac, and the Inaugural
ton of jefferson Davis as president of
the Confederate states, died yesterday
at his home on Long Island. He was
IS years old During the war he was
attached to the army of the Potomac
and reported many engagements under
Generals Mcclellan, Grant, Meade and
Dix
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
DIAMOND IN FLESH,
Hitchcock Has Gem Cut From
Arm for Wife.
Christmas Present Sewn Into
Arm in Africa,

San .Bernardino. Cal, Dec. pa
man who gave his name as Hitchcock,
had diamond weighing a carat and
a half cut out of the flesh of his arm
yesterday. He declared that the gem
had been sewed in his flesh in South
Africa. Hitchcock asked the surgeon
to do the job in a hurry as he wanted
to give the diamond to his wife for
Christmas.
Hitchcock refused to give any de-
tails as to his reason for having the
gem imbedded in his flesh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Meets.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 26.-The Ma
tional convention of Sigma Alpha Epsi-
lon fraternity convened here today ot
the state capitol, with representative
present from all parts Of the country
A business session was held this ar
ternoon, a feature of which was an IL
Illustrated lecture on the history of the
Illinois.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
CHINESE join IN JAN. |
Will Observe Same New Year as For
eign Devils.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-Chicago Chinese
are to celebrate the dawn of the new
year for the first time on January /.
The old and familiar sights which
usually attend the celebration of the
Chinese new year here in February,
are to be passed next year. The cele-
bration here also will be changed to
the new Chinatown where the Chinese
propose celebrating the event, accord
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26
SHOOTS GADDING WIFE
Court Reporters Wife and Sister Not
Home Christmas.

Seattle Wash, Dec. 26.-Fred Cur
It's, a court reporter, clinging to the
back of a taxicab last night, shot and
wounded his "a year old wife, who
was riding inside with her sister. The
women had spent Christmas away
from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26

stood back politely and in many in
stances stopped to com pliment the un-
known guard for his courtesy and to
wish him many returns of the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26

Great money saving event. UIamperl's
Quit Business Sale, 40S-10-12 East
Fourth street. Get in on this-Adv.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-17
Adjournment Deferred.


Floor leaders in the two branches
of the legislature have abandoned
hope of reaching sine die adjournment
by the oath of February. the date fixed
in the Owens resolution, and 1t Is the
prevailing opinion that 1t may take
at least two weeks longer to complete
the work, or longer. Some of the mem
bers are positive in the prediction
that the 18th of March will find the
legislature still grinding away.
Practically all Of the important ap-
preparation bills are yet to be dispos-
ed of. the only notable measure of this
character already passed and signed
being that carrying $1,424000 per an
mum for the comon schools.
Chairman Morrison. of the house
appropriations committee, has his
budget in readiness, and within the
next few days will be fighting for rec
Ognition every moment when the
house is in session. 1t will be his poll
cy to insist on following the regular
order when he once gets the right-of-
way for these bills, which carry al
lowances amounting to fully five mil
lion dollars.
Until all revenue and appropriation
bills are cleared from the calendars in
house and senate. it cannot be claim
ed that adjournment is in sight.
There are many important legisla'
tive subjects pending that will require
considerable time for disposal. The
bills aimed at the insurance compan-
les, in event they are favorably report
ed, will excite lively debate. as will
also the measure seeking to prevent
corporations from engaging in agricul-
tural pursuits. It is going to take at
least ten days to get final or definite
action on the Appellate Court bill, and
this is going to be one Of the most in
teresting measures before the two
bodies, because of the determination
VI OONoIuOI DiCWOl, oiuOo ~ ehO
Vardaman faction, to secure its pas
sage. The proposed call for con-
stitutional convention is still loom
ing up largely and there are enough
general subjects pending to keep the
lawmakers in Jackson three months
longer should they see fit to give
calm deliberation to the merits of
each pending measure.
However, much of the proposed
work is being thwarted by the princi-
pal committees where bills are being
slaughtered in wholesale fashion on
the general assumption that Missis-
sippi does not need any large number
of new laws. and measures that would
otherwise be received with serious
thought are being promptly returned
with adverse reports.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-17

doubtless followed the rule. 1t has
regularly paid seven per cent on the
preferred shares, and if as yet it has
paid nothing on the common, it has
earned much. 1t has in some years
earned as much as ten per cent on the
common stock, additional to seven per
cent on the preferred. 1t has accum-
ulated surplus of above $10,00O,OO0
and it has had earnings to spare for
buying up large amounts of the COM
mon stock in the open market.
The profitable protection to trust
capital from this favorite tariff sched-
ule would seem to be clear. But
where can be found the protection to
labor when trade in labor is so free
as to fill the mills of Lawrence with
immigrant workmen who now largely
make up the mobs which fill its
streets?
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-17
ZegiskaHUe Gossip

The lid will be put on In the lower
house on Thursday when the resolu-
ton prohibiting the introduction Of
bills after Feb. 18th, excepting only
revenue and appropriation measures,
will become effective. AS result.
members are now working overtime
getting their final thoughts on paper.
and there will be a veritable flood of
new bills on Wednesday and Thurs
day.
The senate seems to be we'll up
with its calendar, but in the upper
body work will be necessarily delayed
to await the arrival of revenue and
appropriation bills from the lower
house.
Chairman Stennis has the ways and
means committee busily at work draft
ing the privilege tax law, in which
there will be numerous increases to
make up for the prospective deficit in
revenues resulting from lowering OF
the assessment. From expressions
among members of this committee II
is already certain that there will be
no change made in the ad valorem taz
levy. The ways and means commit
tee is therefore forced to hunt for new
sources of revenue.
Some of the colleges and other state
institutions are even now running
short of funds. and would like to gel
favorable action on their bills as ear
ly as possible,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-17

average farmer is not likely to do so.
The complaint is along two impor-
tant lines: The yield has been small
and the price too low. The reported
average yield of 25 bushels per acre
is certainly too low, but this is no
doubt partially due to lack OF
knowledge of how best to cultivate
the crop. Better crops should and
can be made in the section where
peanuts We're planted most extensive
ly last year In fact, we doubt not
that these same farmers, if they con-
tinue their efforts, will be making an
average of 35 or 40 bushels per acre in
two or three years.
The price has also been lower than
was expected. A part of this lower
price is due to failure to pick the nuts
properly. Manipulating is now out
of date, although a good quality of
peanuts are secured if a good crop is
grown. But any sort Of machine
will not do to remove the nuts from
the vines. They cannot be run
through the ordinary threshing ma
chine, even if some spokes and the
concaves are removed, without injury
to the nuts. The peanut picker is a
necessity. 1t costs money, it is true,
but the cotton gin and the threshing
machine for oats and wheat also cost
money.
Is a crop of 20 bushels per acre at
60 cents bushel equal to the average
crop of cotton at the present price?
The average yield of cotton in the
whole United States is around 200
pounds Of line per acre, and in the
recently infested boil weevil section
much less than that. A crop of pea.
nuts of even 25 bushels per acre at 60
cents brings SIS per acre and if to this
we add IS for the hay produced by the
vines, it makes a total of 500 for the
crop At cents pound for line and
60
YId ton for seed, It requires about
100 pounds of cotton lint per acre to
be equal to this 25-bushel crop of pea
nuts counting the effect on the land
aid the cost of production as the same.
ll.te peanuts however, have the ad-
vantage of improving the land, may be
planted after crop of oats, and cost
less per acre to produce.-Progressive
Farmer,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-17
Forum of the People

cannot be produced. 1t is now uni
versally admitted that tuberculosis is
contagious and may be transmitted
from animal to man.
The Importance of the disease
must be estimated from two points of
view. First, the loss it causes to the
cattle owner, and second, the danger
of communication to man; hence the
important relation to public health
How It Touches the Pocket.
Consider first its effect on the peck
ct of the owner of cattle, whether
farmer, breeder or dairyman. A
serious percentage of the dot
of this country are g" - O" w.
'Uo0i@' me disease is more COM
NUN ~ :. some regions than other. 1t
- not uncommon to find as many as
seventy or even eighty per cent of
the cows in a herd affected. These
animals will be affected in various
stages, some recently infected, show
ing no signs of i'll health; others bad
ly diseased, but showing no outward
signs of 1t, while few evidently are
breaking down and wasting. away.
The loss to the owner is evident
when COW dies of the disease, or
when an apparently healthy COW is
slaughtered for beef and found unfit
for food. The calves in such herd
do not long remain healthy; they
catch the disease before many months
and become a scource ofloss instead
of gain.
Altho the disease is found in herds
more or less closely confined, such as
dairy herds and pure bred cattle, 9th
er herds are by no means exempt
from it. Even range cattle are af
fected sometimes, and the infection
spreads In spite of the open air life
of the cattle.
Common Among Hogs.
| tuberculosis is common among
hogs. The public abattoirs, (paclxinl
houses and slaughter house) report
that serious percentage Of all hogs
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-17
TUBERCULOSIS.
Its important Relation to the Public
Health in the Form of Tubercu-
Iosla Milk.
(By Edgar Heiny, v. M. d.

(By Edgar Heiny, v. M. d.
tuberculosis is widespread, con-
tagious (catching) disease affecting
almost all classes of animals and also
man.
Muman beings and cattle are its
chief victims, but there is no kind of
animal that will not take IL. Hogs
and chickens are quite often affected,
horses, sheep and goats but seldom,
while cattle are the most susceptible
of all animals,
AS I have stated tuberculosis, IS
contagious or Catching" n snreads
from COW 10 CIV :" IN herd until most
Ut o. -. or them are affected. This may
not attract much notice from the
owner, as the disease is slow to devel-
CD and an animal may be affected for
months and sometimes years before
any indications of ill-health are seen.
This slow development is the chief
reason for the great loss it causes the
farmer and dairyman. He does not
suspect the presence of the disease in
his herd until a number of them are
diseased. If the disease developed
rapidly and caused death in a few
days the owner would soon take
steps to check its progress and pro
tect the rest of his herd. Tubercu-
losis is slow and hidden in its course
and this arouses no suspicion until
great damage Is done.
Where did tuberculosis come from
We do not know. History records II
! from the earliest times. Over cen.
fury ago its contagious nature was
suspected and many facts were re.
corded to prove that 1t must be catch
ing. Doctors differed about 1t for a
long time and the question was holly
disputed. Finally the question was
settled by DR.. Robert Koch. a dis.
tinguished German physician, who
discovered the germ Of the disease in
1882, and called 1t the Bacillus tuber-
culosis. He proved by experiment
that the disease Is produced BY these
germs and without them the disease
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-17
Norwood Has judiciary Bill.


The bill which was introduced by
Senator Joey N. Norwood, of Pike
county, providing for an elective
Judiciary, was withdrawn by consent
today, by the author. Senator Nor
wood has been clearly studying the
question of electing judges Of the cir
cult and chancery courts, and believed
that he had framed bill which would
answer the purpose and which would
be agreeable to majority of the men,
bers of the legislature. He introduced
the bill on Saturday. 1t provides for
an election to be held on Tuesday af-
ter the first Monday in November,
1912, and every four years thereafter.
IT believe that the bill can be
strengthened to a greater extent" ex-
planned Senator Norwood, yesterday.
There is going to be some opposition
to the bill, and 1t is my desire that it
be as conservative as possible"
Senator Norwood did not state what
change would be made in the bill, but
it is understood that several of the
members of the upper house have
amendments which will be put into
the measure to obviate a long drawn
out discussion when the bill is called
m