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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
COME UNDER Law
Kansas Employers Take Advan-
tage of Compensation Statute.
Letters Show Others
Are Interested.

The worknlen's compensation act went
into effect today. Secretary of State
Sessions stated that his mail lately has
been heavy with applications to come
IN under the act or with questions IN
dicating that the writer's would soon
take advantage of it's provisions.
4 believe the law is going to be
success said Mr.. Sessions today and
that the big corporations will accept It
as the best solution of vexing
problem. Judging from the list of ap-
plications today should judge that the
big corporations OF Kansas City, Kan,
have been advised by their attorneys
to come in under the law
The first statement filed that filled all
the requirements of the law was by
Arthur Capper for his printing publ
cations. Other statements received Ia
ter in the day were: Labor Exchange
No 223 of Usage City. a coal mining
concern, the Griffen Wheel company OF
Kansas City, Swift & Co. and Norris
&. Co. the Kansas City packers, the
Lawrence laundry. Applications were
received from the irrigation and sugar
companies of Garden City. and the
Lyons Milling company.
Mr. Sessions is of the opinion that
most of the milling companies of the
state will come in under the act He
has II letters from corporations where
in their intention is expressed to come
in under the act. He has 25 applications
for blanks from other corporations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
Weir CITY SUES
Brings Action in Supreme Court
Against Regents.
Want School of Mines Located
at Once.

John NJ. Young of Weir City today
filed mandamus proceedings in the Su-
preme court to compel the board of
regents of the state university to es-
tablish the state school of mines at
Weir as provided by the last legisla-
ture. Mr.. Young bases his suit on the
proposition that he has sons whom he
wants to take the technical course in
mining at Weir and that they are I'M
able to take advantage of this course
because of the tardy tactics of the
board of regents in establishing the
school.
Nearly a year ago the legislature
made an appropriation of $40, 600 for
a school of mines and located the
school at Weir City. About the time
the legislature adjourned and the law
went into effect a lot of trouble arose
in Cherokee county about the nom
enforcement of the prohibitory law.
Weir City was named in the southern
Kansas reports as one of the places
where the law violations were fire.
quent and hard to repress. The es-
adjustment of the school was delayed
on this pretext from time to time. A
few weeks ago the governor an
nounced, that copditions being better
in Cherokee, the school would soon be
established. But no steps have been
taken to that effect, and the people
are getting impatient, as is evidenced
by this suit in the supreme court to
compel the board of regents to act as
directed by the law providing for the
Sch001
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
IS WELL IN HAND.
Liquor Situation Satisfactory to
the Police.
Annual Report Shows Decrease
in Arrests.
is LESS DRUNKENNESS
Still the Leading Offense on Jail
Records However.
Total Number of Arrests for the
Year Over Two Thousand.

That the liquor situation in Topeka
is now being controlled more success
fully than for number OF years IS
shown in the annual report OF ChleI OF
Police Morris jenkins which is pelnS
compiled. This showing is maze py
the decrease in the number OF arrests
for drunkenness and also by the num-
Der of arrests that have been maze on
the charge of selling liquor other I'M
portant statistics are shown IN the re
port which will give the people OF the
city some idea of the work that IS be-
ing done.
A total of 529 arrests were made
during the year of 1911 on the charge
of drunkenness as compared with ooz
in 1910 and 700 in 1903. Going PACK
further through the records the re-
ports show AZ arrests In ISOo'
514 in 1907 and S23 in 1908
The reports also show that 1O4 ar
rests for selling liquor We're made DUR
ing the year of 1911, the same during
the wear of 1910 and but SO during the
wear of 1909. Morris Jenkins has been
chief of police during the last Two
The reports also show that there
has been less gambling during the last
year than formerly. The report SHOWS
that s. arrests were made on TINS
charge during the last year, 81 during
the year of 1910 and IS in 1909
Five murderers were arrested dur
ing the year of 1911 and during the
wear of 1910 with none in 1903. TWen-
tv-tvvo arrests were made during the
year of persons operating and found
, in opium joints as compared with
none in either of the two previous
years All of these persons arrested
on this charge were negroes.
The reports of the last year show
that $40 white and 149 negroes were
arrested for being drunk, sixteen ne
groes and no white for assault with
intent TO kill forty-six white as COM
pared with so negroes on the charge
Of being inmates or found in disorder
" houses Twenty-Five arrests were
made on the charge of running or be-
ing found in opium dens and all these
were negroes.
A perusal of the tabulaGed reports
show interesting data
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
BIG CIRCUS TONIGHT
YM. c. A. Annual ssStunt'' Promises
Much Entertainment.

1.-THE Barley and Bayrun" show. the
annual event of the Central Y. M. c. A.
will be held Tuesday and Wednesday
evening, nearly $50 persons participat-
ing.
There will be IS displays. including q
parade in which all performers Wall
participate. and prominent among the
special features will be the electric
club swinging by Joe Whitmore, drill
by boys of the Industrial school, under
Ray Reiser, which will include some
comedy work, and a group of dancers
who will reproduce the Spanish dances
using the tambourine There Will be
music by the Knights and Ladies of Sc
curity band.
The official staff follows:
Ring master, VIM Coliinson; d.
rector of concert, c. C.-<-ogan; director
of concessions, Geo. H. Hoyes: director
o. clowns, Chas. Maunsen; chief usher,
B. E. Cookinham: official ticket seller,
Robert E. Wilson; auditor, Job Little;
trainers. w E. Frantz. A. D. Bolton,
and r N. Knapp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
RECEIVE FOR PASTOR
Addresses of Welcome at Central Park
Christian Church.

A reception to Rev. r. c. Harding,
the new pastor of the Central Park
Christian church and wife was held
in the church parlors Monday night.
In addition to that the annual meeting
of the church was held after which a
number of addresses were delivered.
The evening ended with refreshments
which were served by the members of
the Ladies Aid Society.
DIR. Harding has just accepted the
pastorate of the church and comes
cessful campaign and left the church
highly recommended as an organizer
and an excellent minister. The meet
ing was the first of a series of meet
ings that will be held every night this
week during which rallies will be held.
The reports of the officers of every
department and organization of the
church were read and every one shows
the respective organization to be in an
excellent condition, and that rapid
growth has resulted during the last
year.
ADDRESSED of welcome were deliver
ed by Rev. r. VI. Lee, pastor of the
Third Christian church and by Rev.
C. A. Finch, pastor of the First Chris
tan chutch. Rev, Harding responded.
Specisl music by the chorus, a quar-
tet anCl by Miss Mabel Spencer as a
soIoist was rendered. A slogan for
the year of 1912 haS been adopted as
follows:
First: Logical scriptural organiza-
ton.
Second: All debts paid and a balance
in the treasury.
Third: One hundred new members
added
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
SNOW IN S. E. KANSAS.
Has Moderated Greatly
Throughout the State.

Kansas City. Jan. Gold weather
records for the winter were broken in
many places in Iowa and Nebraska to-
day, but in Kansas, Missouri, Okla
bona and other points in the south
west moderate weather with rising
tenn peratures was reported At Nor
folk Neb., 16 degrees below zero was
registered other temperatures re
ported follow:
Des Moines, Is below; Sioux City,
II below; North Platte, 6 below, and
Omaha, 4 below.
western Missouri and southeastern
Kansas, where the temperature ranged
from Is to 20 above zero.
Superior. Wis, Jan. 2.-The Their
mometer registered "a below here at
O'Clock this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
ADJUSTMENTS

''The Gamblers Charles Klein's
gripping play which holds the record
for long runs among serious dramas
of the season just passed. comes to the
Grand tonight, under the direction of
the Authors Producing company, of
which John Cort is president.
The story of the play involves
debonaire young freebooter who has
come into the management of his staid
old fathers bank and who, in his
effort to expand the business. resorts
to various questionable practices
There is a woman in the case, the
wife of the prosecuting attorney of the
federal government, who was once the
sweetheart Of the young broker, and
whose husband is given to posing as
an infallible moralist, and he allows
his unjust jealousy to override his
sense Of legal justice. Mr.. Klein illus
trates the axiom that there is no
gain without risk He shows that men
and women can not make tremendous
gains without making tremendous
losses. and that success in fame and
fortune does not always mean real
success in life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
ASKED TO RESIGN.
p. M. Mullen Gives Up Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska.

Seattle, Jan. 2--P. NJ. Mullen has re-
signed as receiver Of the U. s. land
office at Juneau, Alaska, according to
mail adviees received today as the re-
suit, it is said, of friction growing out
of the Alaskan cases Mullen W,2s sub
poenaed by the government IN the
cases against the principals in the con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
SEALED TIGHT, NIUSH ROLLS TO
SLICE AND FRY FOR BREAKFAST

Who doesn't like crisp crusted. hot,
fried mush as a breakfast dish Il Is
one of the most delicious and appetiz-
ing of all breakfast foods, especially
for these cold winter mornings when
one Graves something more substan-
tial than the ordinary breakfast GER
cal. For your convenience we make
the mush right here at this bakery and
put it up in neat cylinder shaped rolls
which are wrapped in waXed paper
and sealed tight. All that's necessary
to prepare for delicious breakfast is
to slice nice uniform slabs off the end
of the roll and fry in salt and butter.
We sell these rolls for &c each. They
contain about the same amount OF
mush as the ordinary 1Oc mush pack
ages you buy at the grocery and you
may be sure that you'll always get
them fresh here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
over the stracey group Of

troversy over the Strategy group of
claims.
Some time ago Mullen received a let
mating that his resignation would be
acceptable. He asked for an .explana-
ton and was informed that the depart
rnent was convinced that he had shown
too little interest in the coal land cases
Mr. Mullen is the father of Ignacius
Mullen who figured prominently in the
Cunningham coal case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
cotton Minis on Full Time.

Providence, Jan. 2-On resuming
work today after the holiday closing
the IS cotton mills controlled by the
b and r. Knight company in three
states went on a full time schedule
Most of the Is mills had been on a
schedule of IS hours a week for four
months or more. The company en-
ploys about 5000 operatives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
SWITCH LEFT OPEN
Causes Injury of Sixteen Persons in a
Wreck.

Remidii. Jan. "A southbound
PASSENGER train on the Minnesota &
International railroad en- route from
International Falls to Minneapolis was
wrecked at Farley, about II miles
north of here today
Sixteen persons are reported in
jured, one fatally. Failure to close a
switch is said to have caused derail-
The temperature is so below zero.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
BOOKS NOT HIS OWN
A Bankrupt Must Surrender Them to
the Court.

washington, Jan. 2.@The account
books of a bankrupt no longer are his
property and their use as evidence
before a grand jury is no violation of
the bankrupt's constitutional right that
he be not required 40 testify against
himself. The court of appeals of the
District of Columbia so held today in
sustaining indictments of embezzle-
ment against Griffin Halstead, bank
rupt stock broker and son of the late
Murat Halstead. the journalist. He is
charged with hypothecating the stocks
of his customers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
OLD CLOWN IS DEAD
Jacob showIes Formerly Owned North
American Shows.

Long Branch n. J., Jan. Jacob
Showles, former circus owner. clown
and gynnastic performer. Is dead at
his home here in his eighty-secono
year.
Few men were better known in the
circus world a half century ago. He
Travelled with the Dan Rice circus ana
later performed with the F'orepaugh
and Doris shows In the early '7Os he
owned and conducted the North Amer
ican shows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

homicides The total as compared with
the population is not large; in fact, it
is smaller than in most American
cities. only one New Yorker out of
every 1850 met an untimely end by
murder.
Generally speaking, the district at
torney believes the statistics disclose
improved conditions and indicate that
New York City is growing better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
PLEAS ARE DELAYED
Case of Indicted Labor Leaders Post
poned to January IL.

Los Angeles. Jan. olaf Tveitmoe,
Anton JOhannesen and J. E. Munsey,
the labor leaders indicted by the fed
eral grand jury last Saturday, were
arraigned in the United States district
court today and obtained delay until
January IL before entering their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
KILLED LIST 2S7
one Murder Every "a Hours New
YorIK's Record.

New York, jan 2.=One death by
violence every "a hours was the toll
taken on life in New York City dur
ing 1911 by the criminal element. the
total for all of the bcroughs being 257
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
25c
IDEAL BAKERY
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Mrs. NJ. S. Sheldon. widow Of Edwin
p. Sheldon. of 323 West Tenth avenue,
died at 5 O'Clock this morning az 81
Francis hospital The body Is being
held awaiting the arrival OF friends
and the funeral arrangements VIII be
announced later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
sTOcKHnI.DERS, MEETING-

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual
Meeting of the stockholders of The Aetna
at the office of said association in the
at the office of said Association on the
City of Topeka, Kansas, at ten o'clock
a. m. on Tuesday, January D. 1912. for the
purpose of electing a Board of Directors
and the transaction of such other bust
ness as may lawfully come before such
meeting.
Proxies to be voted at this meeting must
be filed with the Secretary of the As
sociation, on or before January S, 1912
T. D. FITZPATRICK, President
JNO. Q. ROYCE, Secretary.
Dated Topeka, Kansas. January ?, 1872.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
The WEATHER RECORD

The following are observations of the
United States weather bureau for the
"a hours ending at O'Clock this morn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
FRESH, PURE. HOMEMADE CAN
DIEJ

Not that they are inferior because
of being homemade but that they are
absolutely pure and wholesome. Our
candymaker is an expert and does not
have the bad luck thgt one often eN-
periences in making candy at home.
Tomorrow we will have
FRENCH NOUGAT=Very rich; made
of pure sugar and filled with nuts
and candied cherries, per Id SOC
CHOCOLATE NUT CARAMELS-
Made Of rich chocolate and pure
sugar; fancy nut meats mixed in;
per lb. --..--.-. "oo
PEANUT Excellent quail
ity, fresh and crisp; lots OF nuts, per
ID. ..--.-..-.- &c o. '~"u
TAFFY-Extra nice. fresh and rich;
absolutely pure 10. ....2 300
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

rip Van Wrinkle with Thomas
Jefferson in the title role, will be the
offering at the Grand Thursday matt
nee and night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

Minus sign q indicates below zero.
T. B. JENNINGS.
Section Director.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

New York Conee Market.
New York. Jan. 2--COFFEE-Futures
closed quiet, March, 1913; May, 1s.5- No.
RIO 141zc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02

Marriage Licenses
Charles Rinehart. Walnut Iowa, a-,
Elizabeth Wilson Cadle, Morehead'
kan. q.
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LOST-Monday afternoon black velvet
hand bag. Reward Ind 1881 Black.
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White. Negro. Mex In
lean dian
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-02

cluded his address with On instructive
account Of the practical workings OF ir-
rlgatton projects as he knew them
through personal experience,
Irrigation Is one OF the great world
movements for the subduing Of the waste
places OF the earth and solving many
of the perpleying social problems OF the
race-a movement that Will be written
large In the final history of the race.
declared DR.. John a. Widtsoe, president
OF the Utah Agricultural college. in an
address on THE Rational Use OF Water
in Irrigation" He said In part:
From It's humble beginning In the
city. modern American irrigation has
grown until the census of 1909 re-
ports nearly 100000 acres of irrlgat-
ed lands. One-half OF this vast area
was brought under Irrigation since
1899, and three-fourths since 1889
There are three main stages in the
development of an Irrigation project.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-02

First. the construction OF satis(acto,
dams and canals In which the wat.
may he stored and then led upon N
land second, the settlement upon N
reclaimed land of sufficient numb,
OF people TO make full use OF n
opportunities of the project. an
third, the correct use by the settle.
Of the water and land SO that d
project may be highly and rermanen
ly profitable. The first two stage
construction and settlement once a,
compllshed are practically forcv.
DONE but the third. the use n Il
water, Is Of annual recurrence and
the end will determine the success
failure OF the project.
This third stage. the use OF wate
has been given least systemat tic attsi
ton: but with the increasing poDuk
ton under irrigation, il Is Insistsnp
Continued on Page Thres). \
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-02
Asks for Consideration.

Kurt Grunwald Of Pueblo, Colo. in
troduceh resolution urging that the
promoters Of all private projects the fed
eral reclamation authorities and the
courts take into considera ton the oues-
tion OF tho highest amount Of good ,o he
gained from the water In settling mat
ters OF irrigation rights The resoIu-
uon would make the question of penc-
flcial efficiency the basia for the admin
istrht1on OF laws governing water rights
- .. kinney OF Salt Lake treated tho
same question in detail In q mastery.
address delivered at the afternoon ses
sion. 'e'
Z; A Etcheverry. head Of the depart
ment cf Irrigation of the Untyersity of
california. was the first speaker at the
morning session. He delivered an In
structive address on tho need and dntv
Iol the lrriea tionist to get the highest
possible amount OF good out OF the va.
ter he handles by eliminating ,nneces-
sary waste. The speaker recounted the
common errors into which the irriga-
tors are inclined to fall and then, by con-
trast. explained the best methods for
overcoming these faults He declared
| that fully 20 per cent OF the water d.
Terted from its natural courses for irrI :
cation throughout America is wasted and
that by applying intest scientific method :
the same water supply could be made to
| serve an area two or three times as great
AZ ia now served,
| The Importance Of effecting this con-
'servation OF the available water supply Is
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-02
To Safeguard Resources.

We heartily favor the principles OF
this bill which recognizes each river
and its tributaries as unit from
source to mouth. and involves the
complete control OF Its waters, not
only as heretofore. by levee protection
below but by storage and control Of
the flood waters above IN such a way
as to promote irrigation. drainage
and power, and TO mitigate the de-
structivc violence Of the foods. thus
turning the foods from destructive
TO beneficial uses.
Another resolution presented by Mr.
Rarstow calls for the creation by the
federal government of an irrigation land
fund to aid immigrants and others seek :
ing 10 cultivate the soil in csta blishing
themselves on the land. The resolution
follows:
Whereas a crying need of the
United States today Is that a very
much larger percentage Of It's people
should become cutiyators of It's
lands, and,
Whereas, very large percentage
OF the immigrants coming to our
shores belong to the farming class.
but lack the means TO purchase lands
In the great west and southwest parts
OF our country; be II and it Ia here
Resolved, That the twentieth Ma
tioDal Irrigation congress now con-
vened at Salt Lake City. Utah, rec
9mmends that the federai congress at
Washington inquire into the FEAST
bility and wisdom OF having the ma
tional government esta blish what NAV
be termed an irrigation land fund"
the same to be safeguarded by prop
er legal and administrative machin-
cry. for the purpose OF giving aid
and advice in securing land under the
public domain and making loans to
] snch immigrants or other people
within our borders. so az TO enable
them to purchase and cultivate such
lands and establish homes thereon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-02
CONSERVATION OF WATER
IS EARNESTLY DISCUSSED
Continued from Page one.)

consideration, since If is for them that
the projects were being built and
through them the reclamation fund re-
plenished, the congressman insisted that
with the service lest they bring about
serious tie-up of construction opera
tions and delay the completion Of the
projects.
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