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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
BRYAN ATTACKS 7. R.
Says He Is Opposed to Third Term,
Constructive or Otherwise.

Tacoma, Wash, March 2.-In an ad-
dress at the Tacoma theater, packed
to capacity, William Jennings Bryan
attacked Colonel Roosevelt, declared
his opposition to a third term, consec-
utive or otherwise, recommended Sem
ator LaFollette to his Republican hear
ers, if it was progressive" they de-
sired, and declared the Taft admin
istration unparalleled for great re-
forms in which the president had nc
part
velt's statement that he would not at
tack the Taft administration could not
be harmonized with the announcement
of his candidacy.
He cannot excuse his candidacy"
the speaker said, Except on the theory
that Mr.. Taft's administration has been
q failure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
HIS Home BURNED
A Fort Worth Pastor Is Indict.
ed for Perjury.
He Is Also Charged With Writ
ing Letters to Himself.

Fort Worth, Texas. March "a few
hours after Rev. Frank J. Norris.
pastor of the First Baptist church had
been indicted on charge of perjury
his home burned down last night. It
came as a mysterious sequel to an
equally mysterious chain of events in
which the saloon fighting minister has
figured The most startling develop
ment came last night when, accused of
perjury, Norris was charged with hav-
ing written letters to himself in which
he was threatened with death if he did
not leave town.
Norris first attracted attention here
by campaigns for enforcement of pro-
hibition laws. Then Norris declared IN
attempt had been made to assassinate
him. This was followed by the destruc-
ton of the First Baptist church by
fire.
Norris reported a second attempt had
been made on his life after this and he
travelled with body guard. Then he
exhibited the warning letters which
last night the grand jury declared Nor
ris wrote himself. Norris charges at
tracted a great deal of attention to mis-
church work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
CAN'T COME BACK
That Is Opinion Concerning
Colonel Roosevelt.
Topeka Men Say He Has Had
His Day.
OPPOSE THIRD TERM idea
Believe He Should Be Satisfied
With His Service.
One Man Compares Him to
James j. JeffrieS.

Everyone is talking about the Roose-
velt candidacy for president and specu-
lating on his chances against Taft, who
is a candidate for denomination. In
fact. the rivalry of these former friends
for the highest place in the gift of the
people is the absorbing topic of CONVEX
satio1- among politicians and is dis
cussed not a little among men in every
walk of life. Can Roosevelt come
back? That is the question.
Yet the Taft men are as active and
aggressive as though they had already
cast the states vote for Taft. They
claim that Roosevelt is not so strong
as he was before he made his announce
ment that he was in the race and added
the inference that he wocld be an &C
tive rather than receptive candidate.
They claim further that the colonePs
strength lies west of the Mississippi
river and that he has not a ghost of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
SHOOTING IS RESUMED
Yuan Shi Kai Seems to Have Lost
Control in Pekin.

Pekin, March AT half past seven
last night desuItory shooting again be-
gan in the city. 1t is believed Yuan
Shi Kai has lost control. None of the
troops expect the Manchus are to be
depended on and they evidently care
only to defend the imperial and for
hidden cities.
The smoldering fires in many dis
tricts of the city are tonight being
raked over by throngs of the poor.
No fresh fires have occurred, but
there have been some in remote quar-
ters of the city. Detachments of the
old style turbaned troops have been
brought here and it is reliably re-
ported that Yuan Shi Kai is bringing
back also the Manchu troops who
were ousted recently because it was
believed they were a dangerous ele-
ment Yuan Shi Kai, it is alleged, has
been endeavoring to retain the sup
port of the soldiers here by permitting
but only a small body of men now
remain loyal to him. The delegates
from Marking escaped yesterday from
the burning residences where they
were guests of the city. They are now
staying at a hotel in the legation
quarter.
The streets have been thronged all
day but all shops are closed. Long
lines of carts continue to bring val
uables into the legation quarter. Space
being limited in the legation quarters,
only a few of the better class Chinese
are permitted to take refuge there.
harbored in the missionary COM
pounds. The tains departing for Tien
pounds. The trains departing for Tien
The number of killed during last
nights disturbance probably is un-
der 100. The object of the rioters evil
IDENTIFY was loot and not slaughter,
and the continued firing apparently
was designed to intimidate the people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
Will 1T PASS?
Democrat Income Tax Bill Sub
iect of Much Discussion.
1t Will Find Rocky Road
Through Senate.

Washington, March 2.-House and
senate leaders of all shades of polit-
ical belief gave themselves over today
to a discussion of the sensational ac-
ton of the house Democratic caucus
last night in indorsing what is in effect
an income tax on all net incomes, in
Guiding salaries, above $4,000 a year.
That the house will pass the measure
by a party vote within the next ten
days or two weeks was taken for
granted. Discussion turned largely on
the reception the bill would get in the
senate. It's fate there seems doubtful.
The plans of the house leaders had
not been wholly disclosed today, but
it was apparent that the bill to ex-
tend the excise tax law now relating
to corporations so as to include CO.
partnership and individuals was to be
urged upon the house ahead of the bill
to put sugar on the free list. The lat
ter bill, will of course, share in the
debate on the so-called income tax,
for it was to make up a deficit of
more than $50.000,000 to be lost in
customs revenue on sugar that the new
taxing measure was devised. The Dem
ocratic leaders want to be sure the
deficit will be provided for before the
duty is removed
Republicans Surprised.
The new plan of the Democrats
took their Republican colleagues en-
tirely by surprise Many of them had
not recovered sufficiently to be willing
to talk for publication. Everybody
agreed that the debates in the house
and senate on so radical a change in
the method of raising government
revenues would be the stormiest of
recent years. The constitutionality of
the new plan. it was said, would be at
tackled by some representatives and
senators although the Democratic
leaders in the house claim the meas
ure had been so drawn as to comply
with the supreme court decision up
holding the corporation tax law.
That decision, it was pointed out
held that the corporation tax was not
a tax on a franchise. but on the priv
ilegef of doing business. The new
hill holds that working for a salary IS
lust as much a manner of doing bust
ness as investing money in an enter
prise.
In the senate it is said that in all
probability party alignment will be
broken. although partv leaders make
no such concessions publicly. Sena-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
Colonel ROOseVelt's Candidacy
as Grave Error.
FROM ANY STANDPOINT
Whether Personal, Political or
Party.
Many Comments Are Severe,
Some Too Much So.

The following are editorial COM
ments taken from various influential
papers to show the reception given
Colonel Roosevelt's announcement this
week that he would run for third
term. Notwithstanding his previous an
nouncements which have been inter-
preted to mean the contrary, and in
opposition to the man, his friend, who
has carried out the policies written in
the platform at the convention domi-
mated by Roosevelt himself.
The State Journal prints these that
they may be read in sorrow, not in
anger, and omits some comment that
Is so adverse as to be ugly:
Can Roosevelt Win?
(E. E. Kelley in Toronto Republican,
This article is not a knock on Mr.
Roosevelt. 1t is merely discussion of
tn probability of Mr.. Roosevelt being
able to land the nomination.
A cat may look at a king and a plug
country editor who takes roasting ears
on subscription and prints a card IF
brought in by a charitable subscriber
may have an opinion about the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Mr.. Roosevelt said, on November 6,
1904:
"On the 4th of March next shall have
served three and half years, and this
three and a half years constitute my
first term. The wise custom which
limits the president to two terms regards
the substance and not the form And
under circumstances will be can
didate for or accept another nomination
But on Monday, February 26, 1912,
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
I will accept the nomination for presf-
dent if 1t is rendered to me-"
As is we'll known, Mr.. Taft was the
choice of Mr.. Roosevelt for president
re cra Jfer mol TT1fl a
and political influence was given to
nominating and electing Mr.. Taft.
After Mr.. Taft became president a
GOODNESS was reported between them.
Its cause no one knew. Mondays
Kansas City Star, a radical Roosevelt
paper, explains the break in this
friendship. Mr.. Roosevelt asked Mr..
Taft to give his friend, Mr.. Loeb, a
place in the cabinet. Mr.. Taft refused
the request. In other words, Mr..
Roosevelt was against Mr.. Taft from
the day Mr.. Taft declined to allow Mr..
Roosevelt to dictate his appointments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
CONTINUED from Page Four.)
WORK ON SUNDAY
City VIII Place 200 Men on
Street Crossings.
All Snow VIII Be Removed
From Streets.

Starting early in the morning the
city will work between 200 and 500
men on the streets of Topeka shovel
ing snow from the crossings, cleaning
and clearing the cutters and opening
the streets for Monday traffic. All
day Sunday these men will be kept
busy under the personal supervision
of CITY Commissioner Tandy and his
street commissioner and foremen. By
night Mr. Tandy will try to have ev-
cry crossing cleared.
Commissioner Tandy doesn't know
what the state labor commissioner
will have to say about the city work
ing men on Sunday. Furthermore, Mr..
randy doesn't care. He says the
streets must be cleaned-even if it is
necessary to give the excuse that the
people should have open crossings that
fhev might get to church on time.
The men will be paid the regular
CITY scale OF two dollars a day. Com
missioner Tandy says this isn't char
itv affair. Good able bodied men
worth the money viii be hired. The
two dollar scale is about the highest
maid in the city for unSkilled labor
The cleaning of the streets will give
work TO many idle men in the city. Mr.
randy asks that they report for duty IN
+he morning at the city yard, corner
crane and Jackson streets. Here they will
he assigned to their work. All day they
LII throw snow from the crossings
The Topeka streets are in bad condition
following the snow storm of last Sunday.
All week the street force has attempted
20 omen the crossings but the snow piled
S.I1 ~, either side has been thrown onto
+hs having by teamsters and motor cars.
Tbe city officials feel that a good clean
ing tomorrow will keep the streets open
for the week
The citv ordinances requiring all prop
ertvr owners and occupants of houses to
clean their sidewalks Will be enforced TO
tbs letter BEGINNING the first of next
1.-eelx, There are hundreds of idle men in
the city ready to do the work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
LOVED WHITE GIRL
10 Negro Shot Her and Killed
Himself.

Portland, Ore. March 2.-Infatu-
ated with a white woman. with whom
he had no acquaintance and to whom
he had never spoken, Stewart Cole
man. colored, today shot and serious
ly injured Mrs. Nettie milestone,
said to be the daughter of N. NJ.
Dudley, former treasurer of Cook
county, Oregon. as she was entering a
store in this city Believing tn at he
had killed the woman, Colemars shot
himself to death.
Coieman's motive was explained in
a letter found on his body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
STORM IS GENERAL.
1t Extends Over All the Missouri
Valley States.

Kansas City, March "A heavy
snow storm prevailed oyer Missouri,
Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Da-
kota and South Dakota today. The
storm struck here before daylight and
aft 10 a. m. the snow was more than
three inches deep. In Nebraska and
northern Kansas the fall of snow
was twice as heavy. In Oklahoma and
northern Texas heavy rains fell.
The local forecaster predicted that
the snow storm would continue in the
southwest throughout the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
He FAVORS KIMMEL.
Disasters in I1ife'' Might Change Ap-
pearance, Court Says.

''DIsasters in Lie" Might Change APP
pearance, Court Says.
ST. Louis March 2-The Kimnel nvs-
terry and insurance case went to the jury
shortly before noon today after United
States District Judge Charles F. Amidon
had delivered his verbal instructions
Judge Amidon talked for more than an
hour and one of the most important and
vital of his instructions was THAT Ger
tain disasters in Iife' might so change a
persons that his friends of earlier days
would not recognize him.
This was a reference to the testimony
that if the claimant, Andrew ]. White is
George A. KimmeI. he has undergone re-
markable physical changes since his dis
appearance in 1898.
TIE burden of proof, according to Judge
Arnidon rested on the plaintiff, the re-
ceiver of a defunct bank of Niles. Mich,
who had to prove that Kinmel is dead.
Kimmel is alive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
TODAY IN CONGRESS.
Rristox scheduled for Second INSTALL
rnent of Stephenson Speech

washington, March 2.-House re-
s,,rned consid Grafton of agricultural
annropriation bill Rules committee
lars witnesses to determine whether
nonoress shall investigate strike con-
ditions at Lawrence, Mass.
Senate met at 2 p. m. Senator Bris-
tow was expected to conclude his
speech on the Stephenson election
oPse Interstate commerce committee
-esS1n,ed hearing on uniform bill of
Iadfng legislation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
.eofI,rr Indicatione-

chicago. March 2.-Forecast: Kansas:
snow .or rain tonight and Sunday;
slowly rising temperature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02

CONTINUED on Page TwO.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02

tor Smoot of Utah, a member of the
senate finance committee which will
deal with the bill declared there was
the re-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-23

window they were cleaning was
broken by wind.
Michael Szysnowski, 1919 Holt
ave-, fined SIS and costs for kick
in his houn' aroun'."
Auto dog-catcher wagon was
placed, in service today.
Edward Glow stole alarm clock
because he was so anxious to get
up and enjoy the morning air. 20
days.
Fire in broom factory at Bride
well caused panic among $50 pris-
oners last night. $4,000 damage.
P. F. Deahl, so, 672O Bennett
av., laundry owner, placed under
$500 peace bond for assaulting
Mrs. Anna Hills, 1924 S. Park av.
William Egan, IS, 5000 Prairie
av., shot and seriously wounded
by John Winters, driver Imperial
Laundry Co. Companion of Egan
had thrown stone at Winters.
Thomas Sherman arrested for
pandering after hard fight with 2
detectives in Inter Ocean Hotel.
Ethel Akers, twenty-five, Colo
RADIO Springs, complainant.
Martha Rehwuelukel, II, 5206.
Bishop ST., struck and seriously
injured by motorcycle driven by
Adolph Koecher, p, 1884 S. Win
chester av. Was aighting from
car at.Lafin and w. 51st SITS.
|, Edward Kruger, 7, 2657 South
port av., struck and severely in
jured by auto truck owned by
Chicago Sash and Door Co. and
driven by Frank R. Houle, 1919
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-23

his patient to undergo any more
mental tests until case of Niles,
Mich, bank against New York
Life Insurance Co. is called.
Sylvia Shapiro, 10, 921 Max
well St, overcome by gas in kitch-
en-. Revived by pulmotor. Said at
first she attempted suicide, but
later denied it.
Recount of ballots in contest
between Joel Longenecker and ST
Mayer over Third Ward alder
manship will be held tomorrow.
May Gillette, 20, 300 Washte-
nav av., filed $4,000 breach of
promise suit against Timothy
Mcclure, 1902 Archer av.
Joseph Emory, IL, 1882 S. LAT
lin St, while riding bicycle at w.
10th and S. Latin sts., was acct
dentally shot by Nicholas Graffee,
IA, 1853 S. Bishop st.
Clarence Knoll, II, 63o8 S. Car
penter st., seriously injured. Fell
from ladder while painting house.
Explosion started fire on End
floor of building, 1441 Milwaukee
av., occupied by w. B. Levin,
tailor. $1,000 loss. Started panic
among patrons. of Star Theater
next door.
John Newton, IS, said to be
walking handbook maker, arrest
ed in Northwestern station. De-
tectives claimed he.was accepting
bets.
Judge SABBATH advocates passage
of law that would enable judges
to send "auto speeders" to Jail.
Chief McWeeny yesterday de-
nanded rigid enforcement of dog
The Pleasantville press., 1912-07-31
ALL OUTSIDE AND
FLASHLIGHT WORK
BERTRAM E. WHITMAN,
Notary Public
Phone 29-L Pleasantville, N. J.
ODD FRANKS OF LIGHTNING.

Lightning did the work of match
in Monday nights storm, when a bolt
crashed into the house owned by Law
yer John C. Reed, of Philadelphia, for
merly of Atlantic City, at Edgewater
avenue and Shore road, struck the gas
jet, opening the valve and lighting the
room.
But the bolt ran down to the base
ment and melted the joint between
the pipe and the gas meter. 1t ignit-
ed the gas here also and the flames set
fire to the house. Roger Williams, a
pedestrian, saw the flames and turned
off the gas from the street. The fire
company responded to an alarm, and
the firemen cut two holes, one in the
roof and the other at the second floor,
through which they flooded the house
with water.
Mrs. Reed was in the house at the
time, but was not injured She was
self composed and coolly directed the
removing Of the furniture.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-07-31
TELEPHONE AIDS JUSTICE.

Magistrates Weeks, Of Pleasantville,
and Carver, of Elwood, have just pull
ed off stunt that is likely to live
long in the annals of Jersey justice.
William ]. Lee, of Germantown, and
party of male friends, were speeding
through Elwood at 60-mile-per-hour
clip. Judge Carver jumped out in the
middle of the road, waving his arms,
but Lee whizzed around him and went
on without paying attention.
Carver took the license number, and
wired to Weeks to stop them, which
he did, and took them to his Office, call
ing Carver for directions.
"Send them back" ordered Carver,
but the motorists didn't want to go
back, SO Lee took up the telephone in
Pleasantville and Carver, sitting in
Elwood, sixteen miles away, gave him
hearing by wire, administered the
oath, took testimony and winded up
by fining him SIS and costs.
Lee paid the fine to Weeks for Car
yer and went on.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-07-31
PORT REPUBLIC.

Rev. and Mrs. ]. Warren Rose and
family, of Wilburton, Pa, are spend
ing their vacation as guests of the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Hewett.
Edwin Beattes, of Philadelphia, is
spending a weeks vacation with his
mother, Mrs. John Beattes, who is
spending the summer at the residence
of Capt. Joel L. Rose.
Mrs. Watson Vansant and daugh-
ter Lulu are spending few days in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Marry and
children, of New York City, spent a
few days last week as guests of the
latter's aunt, Mrs. James d. Adams.
Port Republics base ball team
played with the Lower Bank team on
Saturday, the 20th, the score being
z to in favor of the home team.
Mr.. Edward Carson, of Camden,
spent Sunday with his family, who
are summering here.
Miss Gladys Smith, of Atlantic
City, is the guest of her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Ashley.
Miss Julia York has returned home,
following weeks stay as the guest
Of her brother, John York, of Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. Harry Floyd and daughter, of
Philadelphia, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Webb.
The M. E. Sunday School will hold
their annual picnic at Lily Lake
Thursday, August l.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-07-31
WHITE TAGS FOR AUTOS.

The colors for the automobile Ii
cense tags for New Jersey in 1918
will be a pure white ground with ma
room letters and figures. The design
for the new tags has just been adopt
ed by Job H. Lippincott, State Motor
Vehicle Commissioner 1t is the Gus
tom to change the colors each year
and to get as far away as possible
from the combination of the previous
year, in order that tag may the
more readily be identified. The bids
for supplying the tags will soon be
solicited, and will call for 10000 pairs
of the regular automobile metal tags
and 5000 of the manufacturers"
tags. Commissioner Lippincott has
adopted the New York system for use
where a tag is lost. He will obtain
500 tags with special numbers, all be-
ginning with an "0", and one of these
will be temporarily loaned to an au
tomobilist who has lost his tag while
he is arranging to get new registra-
tiOn tag.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-07-31
LEGAL NOTICES
PROPOSALS.

Sealed bids or proposals will be re-
ceived by the Board Of Education of
the Borough of Pleasantville, (when
called for by the President), at.
meeting of that body to be held on
Thursday evening, August 9Th, 1912,
at 500 o'clock P. NJ, in School No. l,
Woodland avenue and Shore Road, for
Seventy-fve (75) tons of Stove Coal
to be delivered to Schools Nos. / and
2, and One Hundred and Twenty-Five
(125) tons Of pea coal, to be delivered
to Schools Nos. l, 2 and 8, as ordered
by the Board of Education.
All bidders must specify the kind,
grade and price of each.
Any other information can be OBJ
tanned upon application to the District
Clerk at his Office, No. No. Main
street.
The Board of Education reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
By order of the Board Of Educa-
ton.
MERVYN WILSON,
District Clerk.
The Pleasantville press., 1912-07-31

3.45 p. m.
SUNDAY
Leave Tuckerton aEci
4.30 p. m. 4
Leave Absecon atkANS
$50 p. m. e ]
Stops made at NeNxbe'
Republic, Smithville anSl
We call for passengers
town and West Creek VIII
Fare: $3.50 to Tucker
turn, two days; 81 each VI
Creek or Parkertown Isl I'll
ma and return, two days.
Republic, Oceanville and 4
Stops made anywhere II
The Pleasantville press., 1912-07-31
BUILDING UP THE NATION IN
ITS BOYS.

The Boy Scout idea was an inspira-
ton and a benediction, and the
strength with which it appeals to the
imagination of the young and the
common sense of older persons indi-
Gates that it is far more than pass
ing fad. The military purpose back
of it in England is lost in the nobler
and wiser thought which directs it
here. The development of health,
manhood, the spirit of helpfulness and
self-sacrifce, of real brotherhood, of
high standards of every kind-all this
is good for war, if war should come,
but it is still better for the battles
and the emergencies of the every
day life of peace. The power of this
idea is that it is essentially a boy
idea. 1t is built on boy nature, boy
imaginings, boy visions, the sort of
thing that every boy plays at from
the time he can toddle. 1t does not
exclude his other sports, but makes
him better fitted for them. 1t tends
to stimulate him to everything that
is worth while and to protect him
from things dangerous and evil. 1t
serves as a shield as well as tonic,
physically and morally. 1t requires
the proper supervision as well as
sympathy of older people to keep it
up to the mark, and, as a matter of
course, it cannot take the place Of
other training, but it has a wide and
wonderful field and opportunity of
usefulness, and it is justifying the en-
thusiasm and hope which it has ex-
cited. A fine army of healthy, manly
youngsters, our Boy Scouts should
grow into splendid force in the fu-
ture life of the country.