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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
Found Suffering in Cellar by a
State Journal Reporter.
Is HIS MIND GOMEZ
When Reused He MumbIed In
cOherentiy About Business.
Refuses to Permit Doctor to
Treat Him.

James Werts, one of the Oldest busi-
ness men of this city, was found badly
1 frozen in a house at 716 Lime street
today He was formerly engaged in
the grocery and feed business at 533
Iopeka avenue, but sold the property
recently and moved to the house where
ne was found by a State Journal re
porter He was lying on the floor in
the cellar without any bed or without
covering and it is believed that he has
been frozen to such an extent that he
cannot recover.
Mr.. Werts is 81 years old. He and his
belongings were moved to 716 Lime
street by John Combs an expressman
whom he has known for number of
years Mr. Combs, who is also an old
man, helped Werts set UP a stove and
left him Wednesday afternoon. Moth
ing had been seen of him until today
Mr.. Combs drove to the house to see
Mr. Werts on business and for a social
call but could not find him.
His disappearance was reported to
the police and an investigation started.
He was found back in a dark corner of
the cellar lying between old boxes and
sacks of rubbish which he has accum-
ulated through years of an eccentric
ilfe He was barely able to talk and
he spoke incoherently Nothing could
be learned from him. He refused to
permit doctor to be called or to re-
ceive any assistance of any character.
treated a Police Station.
However the police wagon was called
and he was taken to the police station
hospital for treatment. Later he was
removed to hospital His feet were
frozen solid. He was numbed from the
long exposure.
There w~re wounds on his head.
which indicate that he had fallen.
striking his head on a box found near
him. There was no indication of foul
play He was wearing his spectacles
as usual when found. He was unable
to move
He was treated by DR.. James Stew
art, the city physician.
Mr.. Werts has been resident of
Topeka number OF years He was
engaged in the grocery business at 535
Topeka avenue more than twenty
years ago and continued in this until
sold out and became interested in the
feed and hay business at 533 Topeka
avenue. He continued in this until re-
Gently. when he sold the property to
DR.. Heatherly. 1t is reported that DR.
Heatherly will remove the old build
ings and erect a garage on the lots
August Palm ssBIed'' Him.
Mr. Werts has been associated with
August Palm for number of years,
during which time the latter got from
his friend considerable money. The
last offense of this character occurred
more than two years ago and was one
viction of Palm on the charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenSes.
He was sentenced to the penitentiary.
Palm was recently paroled and is now
working in Topeka. Palm was for
merly a contractor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
TODAY IN CONGRESS.
Congressman Campbell Introduces a
Bill Directed Against MonOpoIies.

Washington. Jan. 4.=Senate In ses-
sion at p. m. Postonice committee
continued hearings on parcels posts
project.
House met at noon.
Wiley investigating committee in
executive session considered its report
which viii be made public in a few
days.
II. w. Elliott of Cleveland con-
tinued testimony before foreign ar
fairs committee urging international
protection of seals.
Ways and means committee consid-
cred various house committee vacan-
cies.
The cancellation of patents and
copyrights controlled by monopolies
was proposed in a bill introduced to-
day by Representative Campbell OF
Kansas.
Passed senate bill providing that
circuit judge sit on circuit court OF
appeals.
Delegation from Rock Island arsenal
protested to labor committee against
scientific management
Adjourned at 1:11 p. m. until noon
Friday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
Join Commercial Club and You'll
Get 1t.
Guarantee That 1t Can Never Be
Broken.
BAILEY TELLS HOW.
Latest Ad Gives Pointers in Sup
port of City.
Don't Be a Hermit Is AdmOni-
tiOn of Club Member.
Z TELLS HOW.

The fact that every citizen of To-
peka is a stakeholder in the city cor
poration and should consider his in
terests personal is the latest appeal
sent out from Commercial club head
quarters in the newspaper advertise
ments for increased membership The
! Commercial club is preparing q. cam
paign for 700 additional members
bringing the total membership to l.
zoo Advertisements in the daily pa
pers written by club members begin
the campaign. Thursday morning
January IL, the committees start out
on the streets for their 700 loyal To-
pekans.
In the ad in the State Journal this
evening Luther c. Bailey points out
one of the real selfish reasons why a
man should join the Commercial club
and assist in building up the city's in
dustries and advantages. Mr.. Bailey
goes right down to bed rock. He
shows that 1000 souls in Topeka are
depending on the city and living a
part of their life in its borders. He
proves that the only way advantages
can be made more valuable is to take
i hand in the city's pro
How many persons realize that a
city IS what they are making it? That
Is the eminent. How MANY oitizens
take as much interest in the welfare
of their town as they do in the com
pany in which they hold stock or in
their own business? That is another
question. The Commercial club wants
every man in Topeka to stop and think
1t over. The club wants every man to
remember that he is living inside a
city wall that he is helping to defend
In the mediaeval days all able bod
led men were subject to a call from
the walls If a man had a family and
home he was unit in protecting
both. If the city wall needed repair
ing, shelter was wanting, or food was
sands of others who provided a relief.
1t didn't take a Commercial club or a
board Of trade in those DAYS to make
a man work for his city E interests
Nowadays the lack of trouble and
the abundance of comforts relieves q
man of physical protective powers. In
this age he has fallen into a selfish
regard for himself and family If one
third of the energy could be donated
to the upbuilding of his city, the town
would grow by leaps and bounds
The Commercial club isn't asIziY1e q
for 700 men to dig moats or build
walls and protect gates. 1t is asking
TOO men to join the club, donate a
small fee-only an hours work repre-
sented to some-and then watch the
results. If this is successful the city
walls will have to be constructed of
elastic
Loyalty to Topeka is a habit after
you once try it. The Commercial club
guarantees this habit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
LONGEST COLD SPELL
Mercury Dropped Still Lower in West
eFn Kansas.

Kansas City, Jan. with the dam
age attributable to cold in western
Kansas already at a higl figure, re-
ports to the local United States wealth
er bureau today showed a still far
ther droD there since yesterday At
Dodge City the mercury stood at 4 be
low. The longest period of cold and
deep snow known in many years has,
according to reports, caused great loss
of live stock frozen or starved to death
on the ranges.
West of Great Bend train service on
blocked for more than a week and iso-
lated towns are crying for aid. Diff
Guilty has been experienced in keeping
the through railway lines open to traf-
fic. Supplies among the farmers west
of Great Bend are reported still plen-
tiful but liable to give out if the snow
remains much longer. A force of 800
men is working day and night in an
effort to rescue a stranded freight
train and open the branch line to
traffic
Temperatures in Oklahoma and
Texas were considerably lower than
yesterday. u degrees being recorded
at Oklahoma City and 1S at Fort
Worth drop was shown in Nebraska
and Iowa. It was below at Des
Moines and 2 below at Omaha.
The local foreca ster predicted con-
tinuance of low temperatures for sew
eraI days.
Dighton Still Snowbound.
Hutchinson kan. Jan 4--Dighton,
Lane county, is still snowbound and the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa F'e branch line
may not be opened for two or three days.
Feed for stock is running short This
branch line is cleared as far west as Ness
City. thirty miles from DfghtOn. The
Jetmore branch and the Garden City
branch still are blocked.
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story to the temperance union Neither
did Mr. Dawson attempt to explain TO
the emperance union that when Rev
Norris, a minister of the gospel, was
able to buy liquor in forty places IN
Topeka that perhaps a red nosed na-
tive of the North side might readily
find four times as many places Where
beer and WHISKY was for sale Neither
did Mr. Dawson attempt to explain to
the state Temperance union that pos
siblv when Mr.. Norris bought liquor
in forty places in Topeka that he was
only testing one of the lists Whlcn
was unkoowingly finding lawless ele-
ment that simon himself had schemed
to create.
Fails TO Get United states License.
Before the real trouble came, Bryan
had turned over to Simon 80 names
Of parties who bought Bryan & Simon
beer and whisky. Then suddenly
something happened. In MS hasle 70
build up a great record as an aggres-
sive law enforcement official and re-
former. simon. the lawyer, had him
self forgotten something 1t was the
mere formalicy of buying govern
ment liquor license. OF course MT
simon had no use for license IN MS
own name 1t might even have been
EN- nbarras ssing for an official spotter OF
tbe state administration to have own
cd such a document None the less
If was this little oversight or undue
The federal officers gathered in Mr
r7rvan He was arraigned before
T-nited states Commissioner Frank l..
campbell for selling liquor without
license.
borSe and perhaps there were several
bastv conferences among the o1Ilc1S<i
who own contingent funds provided by
the tax payers and who employ spot
ters. perhars for the honest purpose OF
lou
T-hon Dawson himself rushed to the
federal building. Hastily he washed
biq hands OF the impending trouble
he refused to protect the man OF
whom the state and county admins
+rationa had made tool and he would
not provide q bond Tor Bryan ap-
Dearance in court
Bryan Tells It All.
Then Bryan exploded.
Under oath he told the sensational
details of an affair, which on the race
looked omen, honest and above board;
Int which under the cheap veneer
showed a honeycombed compact-not
alone to enforce the law. but to gain
the plaudits of public favor and CAPT
taIlze the criminal statutes for per
sonal gain by an unfair and unprofes-
sional practice.
Here is Bryan's own story of his
axnerience as a state and county spot
ter:
Bryan's Sworn Statement
Il am now and have been g resident
Of Topeka, Kan, since January 1871. |
I am now and have been for the past
Six weeks agent for a Life Insurance
company. | am 3 years Of age MY
family consists of myself and my wife. /
7 came to Topeka early in January,
oil ont of empIovrnent and without /
money. That prior to that time !
had been working as laborer IN
Arkansas Missouri and Wichita, Kan.
That I had been prior to that tune
and for four years from about 1903 |
to 1907 travelling salesman for |
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other theories and with other purposes.
and it has grown until it has become
q verltable incubus. not merely upon
the consumer. but upon the business
or the country itself; and on it have
been built up great mbinations and
monopOlies, which have drawn upon
themselves universal condemnation.
we are rich enough, we are safe
enough in our prosperity, we are sure
enough of our capacity. or our skill.
OF our resourcefulness to set ourselves
free ar last. Taxation must never be
used for the benefit of some at the ex-
pense of others. The power of the
government must never be loaned to
those who can not sustain themselves.
The only legitimate object of taxation
is revenue for the support OF the gov
ernrnent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04

navy He vas in less than two hours.
Admiral Evans. born 90 years ago in
Floyd county. Virginia. arose Wednes-
day morning apparently in better health
and spirits than he had enjoyed in some
time. For years a sufferer from old
wounds sustained in the civil war and
from recurrent attacks of rheumatic
gout, the aged fighter seemed TO have
shaken off the burden of his advanc-
ing days He displayed high spirits at
breakfast and ate a hearty luncheon
at noon.
While in his library at o'clock the
admiral was stricken. Instantly his
family sent for DT. S. s. Adams who. on
his arrival. found the patient in great
pain. After treatment Admiral Evans
fell into a restless sleep and il was
thought the danger had passed. Shortly
after O'Clock, however. he awakened,
and raising himself with difficulty, an
nOunced that he was choking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
BRYAN ALMOST OUT
Can't Conceive of Conditions That
Would Make Him a Candidate.

Tampa, Fla. Jan At can not
conceive any condition that would
make it possible for me to consider the
question of my becoming the candidate
for the presidential nomination of the
Democratic party in 1912"
This was the declaration of Colonel
William Jennings Bryan on his arrival
here from Havana. in company with
Mrs Bryan
They left last night for Washington
Mr.. Bryan declined to comment on the
action of the progressive Democrats of
Ohio in pushing his name to the front
as a candidate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04

dents opinion. rather than weakened
him.
1t is said that the president express
ed an opinion that he was not in favor
of the kind of judicial recall expressed
in the protests and that it would be a
great injustice to any judge to punish
him for giving an opinion based upon
the evidence and facts as presented to
him. The president remembers that
Governor Hughes vetoed a 2-cent fare
bill in New York state, and he be-
lieves that if, after investigation. Gov
ernor Hughes found that such a rate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04

would be confiscatory there, Judge
Hook certainly had grounds to make
the same ruling so far as Oklahoma
was concerned, especially as Oklaho-
ma is so sparsely settled as compared
to the Empire state.
1t is almost certain that Judge
Hooks nomination will be sent to the
senate by January u. George W
Wickersham, attorney general, is ex-
pected back in Washington January
10, and it is believed that the entire
lot of judicial nominations will be sent
In shortly after that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
THEY SIGN PROTEST
Henry Wade Rogers Condemns ItaIy's
War on Turkey.

New Haven Conn. Jan. 4.-The sig
nature of Dean Henry Wade Rogers OF
the Yale law school, leads the American
section of a protest against the war IN
ripoli. which was prepared by the
British Peace society and forwarded
from Europe.
It declares against the action OF Italy
in making war suddenly and without due
notice to Turkey and without appealing
to arbitration and asserts that Italy has
violated the law or nations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
WEATHER IS COLD.
UncOmfortably Near the Zero Mark
This Morning.

It is fair and cold today-in fact
this is the coolest January 4th on rec
ord in Topeka. The minimum was As
degrees recorded a few minutes before
o'clock this morning. The previous
record for this date was degrees in
1896.
Tomorrow will be crisp, clear and
cold, said sunny" Flora, the local
weather prophet today There will be
no cold wave, but the mercury will be
around the zero mark by morning. The
wind is blowing u miles an hour from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
HOOK IS NOT OUT
Friends Still Believe That He VIII Be
Named.

Washington, Jan. At was learned
today that the knocks" that have
gone to the president against William
granting an injunction against the ?
cent passenger rate in Oklahom, have
strengthened Judge Hook in the presi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
HASBADLO0k
G. M. Bryan, Detective, Makes a
Sworn Confession.
Acted asWholesale LiquOrDeaier
for County Officials.
SIMON is INVOLVED.
Prosecutor Furnished Him the
Money to Pay Freight
Tells How He Disposed OF Liquor
to JOintists.
Attorney General as Well as
County Attorney Knew.
Attorney General as Wen a'
County Attorney Knew.

In sworn statemen' made public to-
aav g NJ. Bryan, a former spotter' as
closes the plan followed by County Al
to,nev simon in his prosecution OIL
shawnee county jointists and charges
the public prosecutor with furnishing
Funds with which to create an endless
chain Of law-breakers-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
Death Wins Victory Over Ad-
miral RObley ID. Evans.
Naval Hero Succumbs to Acute
Attack of Indigestion.
ILL ONLY TWO HOURS
His Sea Service Began During
the Civil War.
He Never Liked His Nickname Of
Fighting Bob"

Washington. Jan. 4.-Rear Admiral
Robley D. Evans died suddenly late
yesterday at his home In this city.
Acute indigestion ended the career Of
one of the most popular officers in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
AFTER The CONVENTION
Committee of St.Louis Citizens Leaves
for Washington.

81 Louis, Jan. "A committee of ST
-ouls citizens departed for Washing
Ton Ton today with the avowed intention Of
ootainlng for St Louis the Democratic
- le, ,eioIlai convention The committee
-iaS authority to pledge as large an
@lIlount Of money for the convention
oesepeholtures eseSe as any other city win
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-04
JUDGE GARY RESIGNS.
Pressure of other Business Causes
Him to Retire.

New York. Jan. 4.-Judge Elbert II.
Gary has resigned as chairman Of the
board of the American steel foundries
companies owing to pressure Of other
business
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Weather Indications.
Chicago, Jan. 4.-Forecast for Kansas
Fair and continued cold tonight and FIJI
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-02
MgMMY/aMwm7y

burden imposed by thousands of mil.
lions of hctitio Is capitalization"
This is the fist of published state
ment made to-day by Senator Robert
NJ. La Toilette. The statement is all
appeal for delegates.
Mr.. La Toilette asserts he will not
halt or turn aside to find the easy
way and that he is ''steadfastly re-
fusinS to make combinations" lie
also indicated that after u brief rest
he Will be back on the firing line"
directing his own campaign.
lie denies that his health is broken.
Il want the support of such dele
gates only as are willing to win or to
lose, IL need be, on this basis" his
letter concludes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-02
NOTHING TO DISCUSS
Miners Committee Refuses 10 Meet
Coal Owners,

London March Premier Asquti
to-day invited the miners executive
committee to meet the coal owners
but the men declined. saying they
had nothing to discuss. They had
they said placed their schedule o!
minimum rates on the table. and they
would maintain that position until
otherwise instructed by the miners
the miners dele gates are now re-
turning 10 their respective districts,
and Will submit the whole position In
the coal dispute to their constituents
at weekend meetings and ask In
structions from them how they are to
deal with the new proposals of the
government. Even should the men APP
prove of the submission of the sched-
ile OF the minimum rates OF wages to
discussion as proposed by the govern
mcnt. the strike could not be arrested
under a week and probably 1t would
last another fortnight
The shortage OF coal already has
had disastrous consequences on com
mcrcc. Factories ara shutting down
in all directions. railroads are taking
OFF some % their trains. and steamers
are being tied up.
One hundred ;housand iron workers
VIII be idle in Scotland alone to-mor-
rove a. Il result OF the STRIKE
The miners everywhere are quitting
work in the best holiday humur. and
there is no disposition anywhere for
r!oting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-02
FREE SUGAR CALLS
FOR INCOME TAX
Continued from First Page.)

continued from First Page.)
leeted from persons having an income
of moro than $4,000
The bill submitted to the caucus
HEouia eliminate tho much discussed
fo IIem STANDARD test and contains the
sugars. tank bottoms, syrups of
40 Juice. melaun, concentrated mela-
10, concrete and concentrated molasscs,
maple sugar. maple syrup. refined ayr
up. glucose or grape sugar and sugar
came, snail be admitted free OF duty.
..SSaccharine, 65 cents per pound duty.
sugar candy and all confectionery
NOT specially provided for in this act
VI In the first section OF the act cited
Tor amendment, valued at 10 cents prr
POUNDS or less. and sugars after be-
III any way adulterated. cents per
pound; valued at more than l5 cents
PER Per pound, % per centum I'D valorem.
The weight and the value of the Inn
mediate coverings other than the outsr
packing case or other covering, Shall
oe included in the dutiable weight and
NE value of the merchandise"
The removal OF all taxes at the
custom houses will. of course. reduce
inc r!Ienue that the government needs
by So2.o00,OO0, and 1t was necessary
to provide other sources Of revenue
TO take tho place OF the loss from
the removal of the taxes on sugar. To
accomplish this result the Ways and
sent to the caucus Il blu extending
we present excise tax on corporations
10 Individuals and copnr,nerships
burden Is Small.
The present corporation tax raises
about S3O,Uo0.Q0U. and ii the special
excise tax on individuals raises $780,
9oO.0OO more 1t will only place IL direct
burden on the wealth OF the country
OF about S90.0o0,00U. as compared with
SI0O.0J0.0U0 or $500. 100000 that wo
must raise TO support the government"
declares Mr.. Underwood in conclusion
AS the wealth of the country receives
Great benefits from the maintcnance
or the government II is not believed
that the collection of this amount OF
taxes from this source Will be 70.
Garded as unjust.
There has been n universal and
general dcman nd coming from all parts
OF the United States for free sugar.
that the high cost OF living may he rc-
duced to some extent. The removal OF
this tax Will bring relief TO I'LL. no
matter how humble. no matter how
poor. and the burden will be shifted
TO those who are possessed OF moro
than comfortable fortunes and can
bear the additional tax without serious
Inconvenience
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-02
MAN JUMPS OUT
OF HOTEL WINDOW
Apparently in Throes of Night
mare-Fatally Injured
in Fall.
Especial TO Tho rimes-Dispateh.l

Newport News, Va, March 1.-While
apparently In the throes OF night
mare, Herman IL. Anderson, twenty
two years old, a travelling salesman,
OF Norfolk, leaped from Il thrce-story
window In the Warwick Hotel early
ms morning. ana is uyins At The EliH-
apeth BuAton Hospital. His skull Is
fractured and Ee is INTERNALLY injured.
Young ANDERSON came here yrsler-
Gay anu retired TO his room lace last
night. Before attempting TO retire,
ne made out statements for his COM
phhS covering his work to date. The
assumption of his father, William Il.
ANDERSON, who came here from Nor
ioik to-day, Is that the young man
dozed while lying across the bed and
was taken with the nightmare, as ne
had been subject to these attacks be-
cause OF stomach trouble.
Inc young man shrieked twice and
then leapcd through the window,
breaking out glass and sash He nrst
struck on railing near tho ground
The force Of the fall bent the rail. n
iron pipe, but broke the tall 10
some extent.