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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
YULETIDE CAROL CUSTOM
TO BE REVIVED IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Dec. 2o.-choir members
of one of the leading Episcopal
churches here propose reviving the
old English custom of Yuletide carols
outside the prisons, asylums and
homes of citizens, on Christmas eve.
Twenty singers travelling in motor
bus will visit the home of the vestry-
men and after serenades will go to
the county jail and to several hos
pitfalls and sing Christmas ballads to
cheer those detained in the places.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
FOR RIPARIAN RIGHTS

Application for the purchase ef
riparian rights in the canal zone will
be received by the Riparian Commits
sion in Jersey City. next week. At
the hearing the Board of Works will
open negotiations for land under
water, extending $500 feet from the
short front of its present holdings.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
POLICEMAN KILLS SELF

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 20.-Police
Lieutenant Thomas c. Mylett shot
himself through the head with his
service revolver at the Fifth precinct
station and died instantly.
A note addressed to his Dear wife
and child" written just before he
pulled the trigger, said: 81 cannot
Withstand longer the impositions put
upon me-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
NEWARKERS WILL ERECT
JERSEY CITY APARTMENT

A large. up-to-date apartment
house is to be erected at Sip avenue
and the Hudson boulevard, Jersey
City, by Newark capitalists who
have secured an option on the prop
erty there. The option was secured
from the Phoenix Realty Company,
present owners of the property, which
is said to be valued at 100000.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
122 IN SHADE AT EUcLA

SYDNEY, N. S. w. Dec. 20.-One
hundred and twenty-five in the shade
is the record put up by the first heat
wave experienced in Australia this
summer.
This was reported at Eucla, sta
tion on the South Australian border.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
Cops as DecOyS
for Washers

ATLANTA, Ga. Dec. 2o.-As deeoys
for mashers and purse-snatehers. a
special squad of six policemen. have
been detailed to don women's dress,
and temptingIy dangling their purses.
thread holiday crowds on Atlanta S
downtown streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
DRANK TOOTH WASH
Nine-Year-OId School Girl Tired of
Life Wanted to Die.

Declaring to pupils of the Quincy
school that she took poison and want
ed to die because her parents were not
living, little 9-year-old Hazel Burns
of 1914 North Quincy street, fell to
the bottom of the cement steps at the
school building at o'clock this morn
ms.
superintendent of the school, that she
took tooth wash and it made her sick.
The little girl lives with her aunt,
Mrs. Fred Munich at 1914 North Quin-
cy street. She is in the Fourth grade
at the Quincy school.
On entering the school this morn
ing she fell down the steps and told
pupils that came running to her as
sistance that she had taken poison and
wanted to die. She was revived and is
in school this afternoon with her head
bent over a big brown geography.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
HER DIVORCE LATE
After 20 Years Kansas Woman
Asks Freedom.
Husband Leaves Her and Eight
Children at Sedgwick.

Chicago, Jan. 17-Mrs. Ernest B.
Case, deserted by her husband, at
Sedgwick, Kansas, 20 years ago, has
laid aside the aversion she has always
held for divorce and filed suit for a
decree.
Mrs. Case was left with eight small
children. She feared that if she obtain
ed a divorce it would initiate against
her daughters being married
One by one, these grew to woman
hood and got husbands. The woman
was finally left alone, with the young
est child, a boy who was in poor health.
They came to Chicago finally to live
with a married daughter and a short
time ago the boy died.
With the other children all enjoying
themselves in their own homes, Mrs.
Case decided to free herself. Although
she has never seen her husband since
he left her. she has heard he is in KAN
saS City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
BACKED BY SOCIALISTS
Government Ownership Resolution
Passes Convention of Miners.

Indianapolis, Jan. 17.-Government
ownership of all Industries was favor
ed by the United Mine Workers of
American, now in convention, in a
resolution today. The resolution which
was presented by the local union OF
Manifold, Pa, is brief and as follows:
Whereas, we consider it would be
a benefit to the community at large
therefore be it
Resolved That this convention go
on record favoring government own
ership of all industries
The resolution was backed by the
socialists in the convention and found
no opposition among the 800 delegates
The result Of the vote was greeted
with cheers.
Heated debate followed the reading
of a resolution providing for with
draWal of the mine workers from the
American Federation of Labor and
condemning the leadership of Samuel
Gompers and John Mitchell, former
president of the miners as affiliated
with that sleep-producing agency" the
National Civic Federation
It was not expected that a vote
would be reached until late today.
Calls for New Organization.
'eThe Federation of Labor" the re-
solution declared, lis in the grasp Of
Judge Gary of the steel trust, Andrew
Carnegie of Homestead fame and
August Belmont, friend of the Interur-
ban Railway Workers of New York.
1T advocated the calling of a great
labor convention in this city on April
l and the formation of a new national
industrial organization to emancipate
wage workers from the yoke of indus
trial servitude.'
The strike of the Illinois Central
mechanics would have been successful
long ago if the Federation of Labor
had not "scabbed'' against it said
Frank Hefferly. of Collinsville, ILL.,,
treasurer of the assoc iation.
THE unions of locomotive engineers
firemen and conductors were the
scabs' in this fight and Gompers and
Mitchell have not protested"
George w. Lackey, of Indiana,
chairman of the resolutions committee
which non-concurred in the resolution
urged that as the miners now face a
possible strike to enforce wage de-
mands it would be impolitic to with
draw from the federation. Why not
put the federation right instead of
quitting If % he said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17

The witness said that in each of these
5000 towns Morris and Company was
brought in active competition with
local butchers and was Obliged to I'M
dersell them. He declared that the
packers by means of comprehensive
system of marketing their by-products.
were enabled to undersell the local
butchers. Mr.. Timmins declared at the
four plants of Morris and Company in
Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis and st.
Joseph Mo, a total of 100000 cattle
We're slaughtered in 1907, 1908. 1909 and
1910, which cost $3.50, 600, 900 showing a
net profit of II $40 cents a head.
Timmins said the export business of
the company had dropped from so, 000,-
900 pounds a year in 1902 to 20, 600 600
pounds in 1911. He said the car route
system was used to create a domestic
outlet for the diminishing foreign trade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
STATE MOTOR LEAGUE
Topeka Autoists Head Movement to
Form One.

Decision was made Tuesday night by
the members of the Topeka Motor
league to form q state organization,
and with that end in view several Of
the members of the organization have
gone to En1pOria today where the annual
meeting of the State Good Roads as
sOciatiOn is being held.
D. E. Watkins, secretary of the Ne
braska state organization gave a pic
ture of the advantag es of a state or
ganization in Karsas affiliated with the
American Automobile association, and
inspired his hearers to a high degree
of enthusiasm. Although notices of the
meeting had been sent out to several
cities in Kansas, there were not the
required number of counties represent
ed at the meeting-three-to form a
state organization. Charles Barnes, of
Usage City, was present and was SO
enthusiastic over the proposition that
he agreed to accompany Mr.. Watkins
and the Topeka representation to EN-
poria today.
The speaker of the evening proposed
that the charter members Of the state
organization pay a fee of $1.50 for the
who do not get in on the groond floor
be s. This amount will be turned over
to Mr.. Watkins, and out of it will come
his pay for organization services.
The fee includes a subscription to
national magazine, and there will be
reduction in rates for all other mag
azines published in the interests of the
auto men, to those who belong to e
organization. Then reduced garage and
hotel rates may be enjoyed in many
cities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
TILLOTSON GIVES UP.
Admits O'Nen Has His Imagination
Outclassed.

Attorney D. c. Tillotson today intimates
that he is willing to sign a peace pact
with the county board, but refuses to
approve of the effort to disband the tax
league AS for Edwin L. ONeil, who pre-
cipitated the row, Tillotson has not in
creased his respect He declares that
O'Neil stands for reform during the po-
ntical campaigns only and that he doesn't
practice the policy after the votes are
counted.
In an interview today Tillotson pays
his respects to ONeil and the county
board in these tones:
Brother O'NeiPs interview makes me
hasten to say that in some things we
agree. I admit that the commissioner
imagination is in fine working order In
this department of effort I am clearly
outclassed. throw up both hands. adj
init they have some intellectual acumen.
An officer whose record Is creditable well
comes discussion for it Will help him. A
delinquent officer resents discussion for
it hurts him. Such officer always
wants to discuss anything except his
official conduct. Whether an officer well
comes a discussion Of his official conduct
is a good test to determine whether he
himself believes his record is creditable-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
KUBELIK WOULD FLY
Famous Violinist Prevented by Wife
From Taking AeropIane Trip.

Jan Kubeiik, the celebrated Bohe-
milan violinist, who makes his appear
ance in Topeka at the First Baptist
church Saturday evening in his fare
well'' tour of the United States and
Canada, wants to go up in an aero
plane. The slender, gifted musician is
fond of athletics and has long desired
to experience the sensations of soar
ing aloft in a heavier than air machine
Every time the proposition has been
preached to Mrs. Ku'belik she has set
down her trim foot with vehemence.
Apart from her wifely interest in keep
ing her husband with her in this life
she believes 1t is not the wisest course
to undertake what is considered I'M
necessary risk. On various occasions
Mrs. Kubelik has so stated and in a
manner sufficiently emphatic to prevent
any definite plans the violinist might
have formed.
Nevertheless, it would not be sur
prising if Kubelik, during a momeT t
of exhilaration, should suddenly de~
clare himself for a ride in the clouds
and insist upon arrangements permit
ting him to test the fun or danger of
rushing through space at q mile a
minute clip in a monoplane or some
other design of machine popular with
aviatOrS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
TO LAST UNTIL AUGUST
Congress Will Be in Session Big Part
of the Summer.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Demo-
crat and Republican leaders in the
house of representatives today agreed
that there was little likelihood of con-
gress adjourning before August next
1t was said that this probability largely
influenced the Democrats in choosing
Baltimore as the national convention
city. The Republicans will have
more awkward situation to deal with
in holding their convention in Chicago
with congress in session. The condi-
ton of congress being in session dur
ing national convention periods has
not existed since 1892.
It expect congress to be In session I'M
til August L. said Speaker Champ Clark
today LAS 1 see no chance of complet-
ing the important work before us in time
for adjournment before the national con-
ventions I have cancelled several speak
ing engag ements so that could remain
here and assist in the work"
IF the tariff bills are not delayed too
long in the senate" said Democratic
Leader Underwood, I'VE may be able to
get through in June, but it does not look
very favorable now.
Republican Leader Mann said: 1T
looks as though we were stuck for
long session. The Democrats are loafing
in the house and as long as they con-
tinue to prOcrastinate we shall not be
able to enact legislation"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
JUST ONE BIG TRUST.
1t Is Charged That All Are Controlled
by the Same Men.

Washington, Jan. If. J. Lowe,
representing Independent manufacture
ers charged before the house rslles COM
mittee today that Isl per cent of the
and bankers trusts also controlled the
international Harvester company" He
declared the department Of Justice had
'chlcrofOrmed every movement made
to prosecute the harvester trust, shown
by the fact that the Townsend report
to the department in 1906 has Slumber-
ed there ever since"
Mr.. Lowe said that last autumn he
asked Col. Theodore Roosevelt's adj
vice IS to what he should do to urge
prosecution of the harvester company
and Mr.. Roosevelt had said, You'd bet
ter come to see me later about that"
Later" said Mr.. Lowe, Il was as
founded to learn that Mr.. Roosevelt
had placed a clean bill of health on
the Z. S. Steel corporation. I also re-
ceived a letter from Mr.. Roosevelt stat
on the Harvester company and asking
me to drop in any Friday morning and
I'll explain why =
NageI Participates.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel participated in the discussion.
w. H. Green of Creighton, Neb., dealer
i'll farm machinery. declared that the
so-called harvester and steel trusts,
the National City bank of New York
and the great transportation system of
same directorates.
Mr.. Green urged the committee not
to give the harvester trust" an i'm
nlunity bath. He asserted that tina
company had raised prices from Is TO
20 per cent Mr.. Lowe charged thac
in the formation of the trust, the small
err manufacturers were frozen out. The
actual work of forming the trust, he
declared, was directed by J. Pierpont
Morgan through George Perkins. c.
r. Flint, he added, was the original
promoter who turned his affairs over
to Morgan & Co. We propose to show
said Mr.. Lowe, that the U. S. Steel
company gives rebates to the Inter
national Harvester company and that
the Belt Line railroad in Chicago OBJ
structs freight traffic of Independent
companies He also charged that the
trust sold goods at home at a profit
of 100 per cent and abroad almost at
cost, demanding cash from american
farmers and giving long term contracts
to foreign trade. I'VE charge that the
International Harvester company
through the National City bank" Mr.
Lowe continued, "can break any indie
pendent concern in the United States"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
ALL JOIN HANDS
Real Estate Men Probably Become
Branch Commercial Club.

The first move towards making mem
bership in the Topeka Real Estate
Dealers association contingent upon
membership in the Commercial 40,
was made by N. B. Burge, president OIL
the association, today when he propos-
that the realty organization become a
department of the Commercial club con-
tinuing to work under the present
name.
Action was deferred until the next
regular meeting of the association, but
IT was the opinion of those present that
the plan is one that should be adopt
Cd.
wed have our meetings just the
same" said Mr.. Burge, land have our
president and secretary, but there
would be only the Commercial club dues
to be paid. At our meetings we would
discuss subjects of interests to the
realty men. and means whereby Tope~
ka could be benefited. We would make
recommendation to the Commercial
club. =.
This is not q new scheme. In st.
Joseph and ether cities the various or
Plantations have been consolidated and
the Commercial club in st. Joseph now
numbers 900 or 100 members.
1.-The members of the Topeka Ad CLUB
are considering a similar move The
IA club department of the Commercial
club could get a larger number or the
men interested in the study of the sci
ence of advcrtisin&-
men are telephoning in every day
saving, L want OF be a member OF the
Commercial club This is due to the
advertising campaign IN the newsp pa
ners / predict that within year the
Commercial club will have 1'500 MEM
hers. The advertising committee VII
keen I'D their work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
FEEDING The POOR
Police Matron Kept Busy Answering
Calls of Needy.

Fifty loaves of bread were received
from the Cottage Hill Bakery by Mrs.
d. Sare, the police matron, which will
be used in aiding those who take ad-
vantage of the soup line. In addition
to that, a large amount of clothing
was received from various people of
the city and it is being distributed as
fast as it is received.
load of bananas which were given
by the nderson-Armstrong Commits
sion com pany has been received and
were distributed today. Every person
who took advantage of the soup line
today was given a banana
The public is invited to visit the po-
lice station at noon or at any time
thereafter to make an inspection and
partake of the service. The city and
county OFFICERS have 'patronized this
place quite literally and donated to
the fund which is being used in main
tanning the soup line. The public is
invited to do the same thing thereby
assisting in maintaining this fund so
that the soup line may be continued as
long as is necessary.
Mrs. Sare has received considerable
money to be used in carrying out the
plan of Mayor Billiard in maintaining
the soup line and has about SOS on
eating more than 50 per day have
been received from those who eat soup
at the table in the parIors in addition
to the larger donations that have been
Mayor Billiard has received more
money for this fund than has the ma
iron and he now has about $131 which
will be used in maintaining the soup
line. This amount of money will soon
be used if the present weather con-
tinues and it is believed that it will be
necessary to maintain this system I'M
til the weather begins to get warm.
She frequently adds new names to
her list which is now a large one.
Horn Gives Dinner Party.
c. W. Horn of the Horn Planning
ployees took advantage of the soup
line at the police headquarters today
and ate dinner there. In addition to
that they left a check for $25 with the
matrOn which was signed by Mr.. Horn.
Mr. Horn called the matron about
IL o'clock and asked the matron to
make reservations for him and his
party Additional tables were re-
Quired and even at that, the quarters
were taxed to their full capacity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
MADE NEARLY MILLION.
Hamburg Lines Profit Was Per
Gent Last Year.

Hamburg, Jan. 1.-THE directors of
the Hamburg American Steamship
company propose to the stockholders
an increase of $6,250, 900 in the CAPT.
tai of the company, bringing it up to
$37,5OO, 600. The dividend this year is
per cent, against last year. Seven
and a quarter million dollars is trans
ferred to reserves and the depreciation
account
The directors attribute the necessity
for the increase in capital particularly
to important opportunities in connec-
ton with the Panama canal. The in
crease will make the liquid resources
of the company 100000 in spite of
the spending of $7.50O,00O during the
past year on the augmentation of the
fleet.
The gross profits for 1911 were $10,-
$4,000, compared with 100000 in
1910
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
FROZEN ON HER BREAST
Mother Refuses to Believe That Her
Baby Is Dead.

New York, Jan. Entering the
two bare and bitterly cold rooms of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Couhjitska, in
Broome street, to take the young wife
to the hospital, Surgeon Markell of
Gouveneur hospital. found the wom-
ans two-months-oId infant frozen to
death on her breast. The mother.
crippled with rheumatism and half
starved, refused to believe that the
child was dead and fought with all
her remaining strength to prevent it
from being taken from her Finally
she swooned and was carried uncon-
scious to the ambulance.
Coulijitska, who is tailor, told the
surgeon he had been out of work for
six months and had been trying to
make a living by selling kindling wood.
His wife had helped to support the
family by taking in washing until she
was crippled by rheumatism. The
family had been unable to sleep on
account of the cold. Although the
family was without either food or fuel.
they had borne their distress in 81
lence refusing to appeal to even their
nefghbOrS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
TICKETS SELL WELL
Only 1000 of First $4,000 Are to Be
Sold.

Everybody seems to be speaking at
once for the Midwinter exposition
tickets now on sale in various To-
peka stores. At Rowley's the 1000
mark in tickets sold has almost been
reached. John A. Worley, secretary Of
the association which is putting on the
show, stated today that he has in his
possession but 1000 of the advance
tickets. This means that the entire
$4,000 issue of 10 cent tickets should
be sold out within a few days.
The electrical fixtures are being in
stalled today on the exterior of the
auditorium, and the carpenters are
busy within getting the booths in
shape for the decorators to do their
work. The platform background or
scenery is being painted today by
NeaIe & Prick
Hundreds of people are expected to
attend the Midwinter exposition from
the outlying districts. For weeks the
men with the suitcases who are MEM
bers of the local organization of United
Commercial Travellers have been her
aiding the show
The officers that are running the
show are: R. T. Kreipe, chairman;
John A. Worley, secretary; John c.
Witt, treasurer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
LIKE A SORE THUMB
GOV. Harmon Says Two National Is
sues Are Sticking Up.

Fargo, Jan. 1.-Two national issues
according to Governor Judson Harmon,
of Ohio, are sticking up like a sore
.sOne is the tariff and the other re-
trenchncnt." The Ohio executive ar
lived here today to attend the @get to-
gether'' meeting of northwestern Dem
Tonight Mr.. Harmon. Judge Martin
7. wade of Iowa, and former Senator
r. F. Pettigrew of South Dakota are
exnected to speak at a political meet
ing at which it is believed presidential
possibilities will be discussed w. J.
BRYAN advertised as neadliner at to-
days and tomorrow's meeting probably
viii not he present Charles G. Heff-
ner of Seattle, western campaign man
ager for Governor woodrow Wilson of
New Jersey, is here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-17
CUMMINs TO GET IN
Iowa Senator Win Announce Candi-
dacy for President.

Des Moines, Jan. 17.-Senator AL
bert B. Cummins will shortly announce
himself as a candidate for the Re
publican presidential nomination ac
cording to a report which was per-
sistent among his friends here today.
The senator is lin Washington.
It was stated Senator Cummins had
definitely made up his mind to enter
the Republican contest considering all
phases of the situation. For several
weeks, it is said Iowa friends had urged
the senator to enter the race. No one
could be found who could verify the
report that the senator would be a
candidate.
Refuses to Discuss 1t.
Washington, jan 17.-Senator
Cummins today absolutely declined to
discuss reports that he was about to
announce himself as candidate for
the Republican nomination for presi-
dent.
IT have nothing to do with these re-
ports.'' he said. Il have nothing to
say in connection with them
It is generally expected, however,
among Mr.. Cummins' friends in Wash
ington that an announcement of his
candidacy will be made very soon.