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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
LEAVES IT'S BANKS DARK WEEK END CLAIM BAD FAITH
British Strike Situation Grows
Worse and Worse.
Large Part of the Population
Is Near Starvation.

London, March 23.-England is spend
ing one of the gloomiest weekends in
her history. In every town, village and
hamlet throughout the country where
skilled -1-orkmen usually are engaged
in the great industries, unemployment
is on the increase and the families of
the workers who have been rendered
idle by the strike of million coal
miners are in many cases facing star
walton. Residents of the cities who
usually spend Saturday afternoon and
Sunday in the country are unable to
leave town, as the railways pleading a
shortage of coal, have cancelled trains
by the hundreds. The railroads also
have decided not to run special race
trains for the opening of the fiat racing
season next week.
The cotton mills at Nelson, Bolton
and other centers in Lancashire are
closing rapidly while most O. the fac
tories in Leeds have either stopped en-
tlrely or are running on half-time
Foundries everywhere have drawn
their fires and this weekend a large
number of factories and work shops IN
the south counties of England which
heretofore have rot beer affected have
paid off their men. The navy, too is
beginning to feel the effects of the
strike. Winston Spencer Churchill. first
lord of the admiralty, in answer to a
question in the house of commons an
nounced the strike unquestionably
would retard the progress of the work
on new ships being built for the nayv
and on the naval bases under con-
struction.
Boats Remain in Harbor.
The steam trawlerS at Hull like those
of Grimsby and other fishing ports.
remain in harbor and their shippers
are distributing their stores among the
hungry women and children whose
husbands and fathers are no longer
able to provide them with food.
Throughout the country well to-dc
women are taking charge of relief
work In northern Nottinghamshire
the Duchess of Portland has under
taken the work in the districts where
the duke is the principal owner of
the mineral rights. She motors. ac-
companied by her daughter from cot
tage to cottage, leaving supplies for
the impoverished families. In Haniey
one of the most prosperous towns of
the country 1000 families representing
one-third of the population, are re-
ceiving assistance from public funds
All this unemployment means a tre-
mendous drain on the funds of the
trades unions. Thus far the miners
alone have received $4,000, 900 in strike
pay and today it is estimated that
$500, 900 was paid out as out of work
benefit by other unions. The secretary
of one of the largest unions said to-
day that their treasures would be
drained to the last penny before the
trouble was over, a condition of af
fairs which is causing much resent
ment against the leaders of the mir
ers, who are accused of stubbornness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
River is Still HIGH.
Persists in staying Around Seventeen
Feet.

The forecaster says that therell be
more snow tonight or Sunday and
makes no further comment. Up to
O'Clock this morning the depth of snow
for March thus far was Is inches,
which constitutes a record for this
month in the past quarter of a century.
If the snow continued to fall a few
hours longer the previous record for a
season will have to take a back seat"
The river fell Z of a foot from 5
O'Clock Friday evening to 8 o'clock this
morning. The stage at the o'clock
reading was II feet.
E'There probably will not be more
than a few degrees variation in the
temperature tonight and Sunday" said
Sunny Flora, the local weather OBJ
server today. 1.-THE prospects are that
Sunday will be a disagreeable day.
Stage of River at StandstiII.
At o'clock this afternoon the stage
of the river was precisely the same as
at the first reading today-8 O'Clock.
This was II feet. There seems to be
a good deal of uneasiness on the part
of some people who fear a flood, but
server. says there is no Immediate
danger.
The Blue river was reported to be
over it's banks two feet at Beatrice,
Neb., and there were slight rises re-
corded today in respect to the Solomon
and Republican rivers, tributaries of
the Kaw.
'eThere has not as yet enough snow
fallen to cause apprehension, said
Mr.. Flora this afternoon, "but the riv-
er will bear watching"
All day a comparatively light snow
has been failing. The measurement of
snow which has fallen since Friday
evening is "a inches. This makes 81
inches of snow thus far this season
The previous record for an entire sea
son is 39.7 inches The snow of the
past "a hours when melted measured
"a of an inch.
The wind is blowing II miles an hour
from the northeast. The hourly read
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
HOuser Says Roosevelt Induced
LaFoIIette to Come Out.
Quotes Alleged Message of Col
OneI Sent by Gardner.

Washington, March 23.-That Theo-
dore Roosevelt's messages to Senator
LaFollette were such as to convince
the latter he would have Roosevelt :
support is the substance of a letter
ner, given out at LaFollette headquar-
ters today as an answer to cores
pondence made public by Clifford Pin
chot.
The message you say you brought
from Col. Roosevelt to Senator LaFoI-
lette can be construed in no other way
than as an inducement to Senator La
Toilette to become a candidate. You
say he (Roosevelt) said he would in
the columns of The Outlook or other
wise, do what he could to direct at
tentIon to the work accomplished BIZ
Senator IaFollette in Wisconsin, If
he had said no more that would JUS
tify what I have said that the mes
sage brought by you to LaFOlIette from
Roosevelt encouraged L,aFollette to oa-
come a candidate.
But you said more than this. You
said that Roosevelt declared that he
could not be a candidate; that his
place in history was made; that hs
could not afford to take defeat and
that whoever made the fight was GER
for election if nominated; that this
was the Democratic year; that LaFoI-
lette would not be injured by a de-
feat; that there should be a -candi-
date representing the progressive
movement; that LaFoIlette was the
logical man and that if he decided TO
make the fight he should announce hls
candidacy at once
THAT Roosevelt encouraged LaFCI-
lette to become a candidate you can
not deny
.'Then Big Business said Mr..
Herber, represented by Hanna, Mum
sey, Perkins and others of higher and
lesser note who have always opposed
LaFollette entered the contest and in
troduced Col. Roosevelt as candi-
date and are still actively supporting
him. The people will judge in the light
of the facts whether or not Roosevelt
has kept faith with LaFoIlette or is
doing so with the real progressives of
the cOuntrV'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
s. TEL. johnson of the Rock
Island on Stand.
SAYS CHARGES ARE TOO Low
Believes Some of the Rates
Should Be Increased.
Lively Time Over Manufacture
ers' Handicap in Kansas.

If the proposed new Kansas freight
rates were put in operation, the
change would cost western railroads
a million dollars a year, according to
S. H. Johnson, assistant freight traf-
fic manager of the Rock Island, VINO
spent the entire day on the witness
stand. AS this amount would be less
than one per cent of the gross earn
ings, attorneys for the utilities COM
mission contended that on johnson
own figures the reduction would not
be excessive.
johnson was the last witness called
by the railroads in defense OF the pres
ent schedules and rates in operation
west of the Missouri river. He con-
tended when questioned by EXamln-
er MackIey, that many of the present
rates in Kansas are really too low,
while others are not excessive.
IF this reduction was put IN oper-
ation," declared Johnson, 1T would
mean a loss of $1,00O,000 a year in
revenues to railroads operating west
of the Mississippi and participating
in the Kansas business
1t was admitted by Johnson that the
traffic rates on finished products eX-
ceed those on the raw materials ana
that the present rates are such that
the Kansas shipper pays more for the
shipment of raw materials to Missouri
river points than from the east TO
Kansas. Attorneys for the utilities
johnson that the rates are now so ad-
justed that it is impossible for kan
sas towns to engage in general
manufacturing business. This the
lawyers endeaVored to force from
Johnson is due to the fact that Kan
sas produces the raw materials which
are shipped to the eastern manufac-
turer and the Kansas towns pay
heavier freight rate on the return of
the finished product to the borders
of the state. Johnson lodged many
of these issues and spent the entire
morning under a fire of cross exam
nation
Testimony in the case will be con-
cluded shortly after O'Clock this af
ternoon. johnson is the last witness
to be called and will spend the great
er part of the afternoon reviewing
portions of his direct testimony.
In an announcement made today by
Examiner Mackley, oral arguments and
briefs will be presented at second
adjourned session of the case. This
second session will be held in Topeka
sometime in May. Then the matter
will be taken under advisement.
1t is not believed that a final de-
cision in the case will be given until
October or November. Attorneys 40
not believe that a decision will b7
ready before the adjournment July
for the summer months. No sessions
will then be held until October and
final disposition of the rates is not
expected before that time
Mr.. Koontz's Testimony.
In concluding his testimony before
Examiner Mackley, of the Interstate
commerce commission yesterday after
noon, J. r. Koontz, general freight
agent of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
(Continued on Page Two.)
four STILL AT LARGE.
No Further Arrests of Members of tho
Allen Gang.

Hillsville, March 23.-No further
captures had been reported early today
by the posses endeavoring to round up
the Allen fugitives. The arrest of Sid
ma Edwards yesterday left four of the
wanted men at large-Sidna Allen, the
clan leader, who is supposed to have
fired the shot that killed Judge Massie.
and his nephews, Wesley Edwards and
F'riel and Claude Allen.
The massing of the hundred or more
searchers about the mills south of this
place indicates that the officers be-
lieve the outlaws are still secreted IN
that vicinity. Sidna Edwards insists
that. he has not seen his uncle or
cousins since the day of the court
house tragedy. He says he had no
part in the shooting; that he went TO
the court house and later took to the
mountains only because he heard the
posses intended to shoot on sight any
member of his family.
Worn by hunger, fatigue and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
Bad Floods Expected Along
Mississippi This Week.
Water Already Pouring Over
Levee-River Rising.

st. Louis, March 23.-With the Mis-
sissippi river deluging the 1owlands
below Cairo, H., and the water above
the flood stage at that city, comes the
prediction the river will be over the
levee railroad tracks here by Monday.
Rivermen are taking every precau-
ton to provide against flood conditions
which they expect will prevail along
the water front within a week. The
river passed the 23-foot mark late last
night and was still rising rapidly this
morning. A large force of laborers
started moving contents of levee war;
houses shortly after daybreak-
The weather bureau predicted the
river would reach 28 feet by Monday
At that height, the tide will be far
over the levees at some points. This
condition is in such marked contrast
with the exceptionally low stage of the
river, which has prevailed all winter,
that the difficulties of keeping river
craft and levee front property safe is
tremendous
People Leave Homes.
Grave concern is felt in the Tri-
Cities in Illinois. A contractor MAX
ing an outlet for the Granite city sew
er through the East side levee, ex-
pressed fear this morning that the in
creasing water flow may Jeopardize the
work and necessitate the tearing down
of the work to permit che closing OF
the gap in the levee.
With the river rising an inch an
hour, the residents of McPike island
near Alton, Ill, packed their goods on
the remaining dry land last night and
moved into Alton.
Large trees floating down the river
bear witness of ravageS OF the water 9t
points above here.
Rising at the rate of two feet ev~
ery "a hours, the Ohio river was stand
ing at between 46 and 47 feet at Cairo,
III, this morning with stage of more
than As feet predicted.
The lowIands outside the drainage
district are flooded and farmers living
in these sections have moved to high
ground.
There is no immediate danger Of
flood on the Cairo side of the river ard
no great damage has been done where
the river has overfowed it's banks. The
Kentucky side is under water for d
distance of half a mile.
The last flood here was in 1909 whei.
the first floor of 1evee buildings were
swamped. The highest mark reached
at St Louis was during the flood of
1874 when the water reached a feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
STUBS IS ACTIVE.
says He Is Satisfied People Want Pri-
n.aries.

Besides the 100 insurgent leaders
who came to Topeka Thursday to the
Roosevelt State club conference, Gov
ernor Stubbs has talked over the tele-
phone and telegraph wires to 200
hundred other local labor leaders. The
governor said today that about 100
Roosevelt clubs had either been or
ganized or were in process of organi-
zatiOn in the counties A Roosevelt
club was organized last night at Kins-
ley with 400 members.
ttAl the word I have had from over
the state said the governor today,
sis to the effect that people want pri-
maries by which they may express a
choice for the presidential nominee
Il believe that a caucus to select
delegates is purely and simply a means
of robbing the people of their chance
of expression for or against a party
candidate. That's all there is to a
caucus.
The nomination of delegates in a
caucus are made before the people get
there and the Who'll thing is dcided by
two or three men generally before the
majority of the citizens of the ward
or precinct arrive.
Primary elections to select dele
gates to the state convention have
congressional districts. I have heard
from the people of the Fifth and
Sixth districts. They want primary
elections in these districts. To my
certain knowledge bunch of tele-
grams have been sent by the people
of these districts to their congress-
men, Rees and Young. asking them
where they stand on this question.
The people are entitled to an answer
from these two men. They were both
electd on progressive platforms They
can dictate to their congressional dis
tricts They have not yet taken a
stand on this most important of all
the issues at this stage in the 1912
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
BODY NOT FOUND.
Still Hunting Remains of Man
Drowned Tuesday Afternoon

Somewhere under the icy water is
the body of John Metty, engineer on
the sand boat of the South West Sand
Co, who was drowned in the Kaw
Tuesday afternoon. Since then every
effort has been made to find the body
but without success. The rising wat
ers have hindered the search. How
ever, the attempt has not been given
up and it is thought that the body
may possibly be found when the riv-
er falls
A. Y Jessup who was on the boat
at the time of the accident said that
the man made no outcry when he fell
and from this it is thought that he
might have been seized with an attack
of heart failure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
This Amount for Improve
ments Is Announced.
DOUBLE TRACK TO COAST
Road VIII Spend $2,OOO,OOO
for Another Line.
New Machinery Purchased for
Topeka Shops.

It is announced in Topeka today
that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway has appropriated $22,7O0.O 900
for improvements in the year 1912.
The detailed budget for this year has
not been completed but it includes
$5,700,000 for equipment, $2,0OO,OOO
for double tracking on the coast hnes,
S1O0O,O0O for Colorado terminals and
100000 for an Office building and sta
ton at Galveston
OfficiaIs of the road in Topeka re-
fused today to give out any informa-
ton on the amount of money to be
spent in Topeka and Kansas but IT is
known that the expenditures IN TINS
they have been in the last few years.
The vast amount of money spent
in Topeka and Kansas since 19OO mas
placed the lines, equipment and 1acli-
tiles in this state in standard conol-
ton In Topeka a new ten story gen
eral office building and several shop
buildings have placed the road in good
shape to handle all headquarters OF
flee and mechanical business
Most of the money set aside Tor TINS
wear will be spent on the lines in the
west, the southwest and along the gun
Inprovem ents in track and equipment
will constitute a large section of the
program for 1912
Increase Shop Output.
In Topeka the Santa Fe will pur-
increased work in the company's pig
shops in this city. Machinery of the
improved type and additional toois
and apparatus to handle new work
will be installed. But no new bulld-
ings are contemplated, say officers OF
the company.
In the new equipment orders for
1912 the Santa Fe will purchase -
passenger coaches, nearly S'OOo
freight and work cars and 70 locomo-
tives involving an expenditure OF
nearly six million dollars. Most of
the passenger cars will be of the mas
sive steel underframe type used by
the Santa Fe The locomotive order
will include several of the monster
Mallet type similar to the engines set
up in the Topeka shops. These To-
comotives are considered the largest
in the world.
In double track work the Santa re
will spend $2,000,000 on the coast
lines. This will give the road upwards
to 1000 miles of double track. AT this
time the Santa F'e has nearly $50 miles
of double track extending soIidly from
Chicago to Newton, Kan, and con
Meeting various points in the coast
line district.
When the double track is completed
throughout the coast lines the Santa
Fe will have a complete double track
system from Chicago to the Pacific.
With the Colorado and Pan handle
lines spreading out from Newton the
road has a double track system from
Kansas to the coast lines.
The detailed budget for Topeka and
Kansas and this western territory Will
he given out in detail soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23

pain of a scaIded foot, Edward slept
last night in the jail here with tive
men standing guard. He will be taken
to Roanoke today.
There is much talk of the reported
offer of Sidna Allen and his nephews
to surrender on condition they be al
lowed to plead guilty to murder in the
second degree in a court outside of Car
roll county. Governor Mann says if
such a proposition has been made t..
detectives he knows nothing of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
FLOOD Warning OUT.
Kansas and Missouri Rivers to Be
BankfuI Soon

Kansas City, Mo. March 23.-A
flood warning for northwestern Mis-
souri,, northeastern Kansas and south
eastern Nebraska was issued by the To-
cal weather bureau. Sudden thaws,
the warning says, would cause the Mis-
souri, and Kaw rivers to run bankful.
All the smaller streams in the terri
tory named have been near the flood
mark for several days as the result of
the melting of the SHOWS of the past
several weeks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
BOY LOST ON TRAIN.
Farmer Seeks Son But Finds No Trace
of Him.

Newton, Kan, March PA 16-year-
old boy, son of E. c. Budlong, a retired
farmer of Concordia, disappeared We'd
nesday night from a Santa F'e train
somewhere between Wichita and
Strong City. The father is seeking him
The family had been in Wichita and
lef Wednesday night for Concordia.
They got off at Strong City, but the boy
who had taken seat in the rear of
the car. didn't get off. kilograms to
towns all along the road and to the
men on the train have failed to find
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
TAFT IS LEADING.
Indications That Indiana viii Instruct
for Him.

Indianapolis, Ind. March 2s-Re-
pub1icans of Marion county have Sc
1ected delegates to the state conven-
ton which will name four delegates
at large to the national convention
and also nominate two electors. OF
the 134 delegates a large majority ia
vor Taft's candidacy.
Reports from a number of counties
show that Taft delegates are in the
lead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
New Text Book Commissioners.

GoVernOr Stubbs appointed three
new members of the text book com
mission to fill vacancies. Matthew E.
Professor Olin Temple, Ernest Phil
blad of Bethany college in place of
Professor r. r. Price of K. U. James
Hettinger of Hutchinson in place of
S. D. Bishop of Lawrence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
VICTORY TO REBELS.
Six Hundred Killed in the Battle at
ASuncion.

Buenos Ayres. March 23.-Six hun
Gred were killed in the battle at Asun-
cion which resulted in a complete vic
tory for the revolutionary forces over
the Paraguayan government troops.
President Pedro Pena has taken
refuge at the Uruguayan legation in
AsunciOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
She Shoots an Intruder.

Paducah, Ky, March 23.-AIarmed d
by a noise at her door early today Miss
Beulah Landrum looked out of the
window, saw an intruder, grasped a
gun and fatally shot him. The, police
identified him as G. A. Bechapel, %
years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
Weather Forecast.

Chicago, March 23.-Forecast for
Kansas: Snow tonight or Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-23
Ne. Koontz's Testimony.

In concluding his testimony before
Examiner Mackley, of the Interstate
commerce commission yesterday after
noon, J. r. Koontz, general freight
agent of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa