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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
FIELD ISWIDENING AND He SAID YES. RATES TOO HIGH.
Railroads of the Southwest Are
Given Until February |
To Lower Tariff on Live Stock,
Meat and Salt.

Washington, Jan. 3.-RadicaI re-
ductions of freight rates on live stock,
packing house products and salt to-
day were prescribed by the interstate
commerce commission to apply to all
western and southwestern railroads.
The commission holds that present
rates on live stock from points in the
New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma, to
Fort Worth, Texas, Oklahoma City,
Okla, and Wichita, Kansas, are un-
reasonable; that existing rates on
fresh meats and other packing house
products from Fort Worth, Oklahoma
City and Wichita to points in other
states also are unreasonable and that
the rates on salt from the Kansas field
to Oklahoma City are unjust.
The findings of the commission
prepared by Commissioner Prouty are
the result of an exhaustive investiga-
tion and affect the rates to all points
east.
ties are prescribed by the commission,
the reductions amounting to an aver
age of approximately per cent. No
order is issued at this time by the
commission, but the railroads are
given until February l. 1912, to put
into effect the rates suggested. If
they shall not have done "a by that
date, a mandatory order VAL be is
.1ued to compel them to make the pre-
scribed rates effective. It is Expected
the carriers will acquiesce.
C.oncretely, the commission holds that
the rate to st. Louis and the east should
be 8 cents hundred higher from ok
lahoma City than from Wichita on
packing house products and cents a
hundred higher on fresh meats and
that the rate on packing house products
from Fort Worth should exceed that
from Oklahoma City by 515 and on fresh
meats by cents. The reduction on
salt from the Kansas field to Oklaho
ma Citv is 8 cents a hundred pounds.
In instances where the traffic is han
died by two railroads % cents a hun
dred pounds are added to the fiat rate
suggested by the commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
Capitalists Find Increasing De-
mand for Commercial Paper.
New Year Expected to Be One
of Prosperity.
TAFT is TO SPEAK
Ohio Society Dinner Full Of
Political Possibilities.
LOngwOrth to Say Something OF
Roosevelt Candidacy.

New York, Jan. 3.-One Of the con.
siderable number OF men in this city
who have large capital to invest, but
who are reluctant or timid to make
such use of their capital at this time.
sought the opinion OF one of the Amer
lean bankers whose work and influ-
ence have contributed much to the re-
cent successes of the American Bank
erS' asSO citation with relp pect to the
banking outlook for the year 1912. He
was told that not since the beginning
of 1907 have the American bankers.
as a whole, looked forward with great
er confidence to relative prosperity in
the banking world than they are now
doing.
AS though to gainsay this statement.
the -pitalist said: yet 1 was told by
one of the leading authorities in an
important bank in this city that IL -
found difficult to utilize money now
on hand at fairly reasonable rates OF
interest. Therefore this bank and 9TH
ers in the financial center are buying
as much commercial paper as they are
able to secure and are making no small
part of their present investments IN
assets of that kind"
The capitalist said this to enforce his
statement that business remains some
what sluggish. on a dead center. 50 to
speak, and there is no Investment de-
mand, at least to any appreciable ex-
tent. The banker replied to him. say
ing: But if the banks are buying
commercial paper, then there must be
plenty of commercial paper in the
market, and as. for the most part, care
is taken to secure paper OF this kind
which has good credit behind IL the
offerings Of commercial paper OF
themselves prove that there is a de-
mand for funds to be utilized in busi-
ness of various kinds. When business
is very dull then, relatively speaking,
not much prime commercial paper Is
offered for sale"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
Both Houses Reassemble After the
Holiday Recess.

Washington, Jan. 3.-5@te eentlee--sroSS'ses o.
congress reassembled at noon TO-DAY
after a recess for the Christmas holi-
DAYS, which began December Il. Most
of the senators and representatives
had returned Practically no impor-
tant business was pending for the day.
Senator Bristow of Kansas intro
duced a bill for a governm ent Panama
canal steamship line.
Postoffice committee heard testi-
mony from mail order houses favoring
parcels post project
Numerous petitions were presented
for ratification of the genaAal arbitra-
senator Rayner of Maryland an
nounced that he would make minor
ity report favoring ratification of the
arbitration treaties unamtnded.
Senate adjourned at 1898 p. m. un-
til p. m. Thursday.
In the House.
Foreign affairs comnkittee heard
Prof. Henry Elliott urge International
protection of seals
Sugar trust investigation committee
decided to resume hearing Monday
REPRESENTATIVE Olmsted of Pennsyl-
vania denied that relief funds for the
Austin dam sufferers had been used
by the state.
Adjourned at 1915 p m until noon
Thursday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
Girl Admits That She Proposed
to Her Sws wsetheart.
Am L That Girl,H She Asked at
Songs Close.

Chicago, Jan. 3.-A girl proposed.
Forty-eight hours intervened and
there was a wedding.
This is the story of Cook county $
first leap year" marriage of 1912.
Dorothy Grossman and Bennie
Steinberg went together to a watch
party on New Years eve. At the
stroke of II the two were seated in an
obscure corner. At the piano some
one was playing The girl of my twi-
light dreams"
Dorothy coyly leaned toward her
sweetheart and asked:
Benny, am 1 that girl"
Benny answered, Yes
That's all the proposal there was, p"
said the bride after Judge Newcomer
had married them without charge.
Il knew Benny wanted me and l
also knew he was shy about asking" ;"
Of 129 permits to wed, five were ap-
piled for yesterday by women. None
of them would admit she had pro-
nOSPd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
New Jersey Man Is Urged for
Supreme Court Bench.
Senator Curtis Makes a Sug-
gestiOn to President Taft.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The field of
candidates under consideration by
President Taft for the vacancy on the
supreme court bench was enlarged to-
day by the unofficial announcement
that Supreme Court Justice Swazee of
New Jersey was being urged for the
appointment.
Senator Curtis of Kansas today sug-
gested to President Taft that the best
way to determine the value of objec-
tions to Judge Hook for his decision
would be to read the opinion in the
case
Protest on Account of Son.
Washington, Jan. 3.-In a letter of
protest to President Taft against the
appointment of Judge Hook to the Su-
Charles d. Carter OF Oklahoma, that
member of the Judiciary is directly
charged with deciding in favor of rail-
roads represented by his son and with
sented by his son, under the Oklahoma
two cent passenger rate law.
The letter follows:
President Taft:
''HonOred Sir:-I wish to protest
against the appointment of Judge Hook
to the supreme bench. We believe in
Oklahoma that Juage Hook was very
unfair in his construction and decision
of our two cent passenger rate law
1t is insinuated by our corporation
commission that Judge Hook S son was
employed to represent certain railroads
with the expectation that he would be
able to influence his father, Judge
Hook, in his decision.
The Other Road Suffers.
''It is moreover directly charged by
the corporation commission of Okla
homa that all the railroads which en-
ployed Judge Hooks son We're exempt
ed from the two cent passenger rate
under Judge Hooks decision, and that
the Iron Mountain railroad which was
the only railroad that failed to en-
ploy Judge Hooks son, is still forced
rate and freight at the corporation COM
mission rate.
In view of these facts feel it to
be my duty to the corporation commits
sion to make vigorous protest against
the appointment of Judge Hook.
CHARLES D. CARTER"
Judge Hooks son mentioned by Mr..
Carter is Ingram Hook of Kansas City,
Ka who is connected with the office
of Frank Haggerty, a noted corporation
lawyer of Kansas.
Nevada Also Protests.
Reno, New, Jan. 3.-The Nevada rail-
road commission has wired Nevada SEN
ators and congressman asking them to
oppose any move looking to the ap-
pointment of Judge William Hook of
states supreme court The commission
strongly urges the nomination of
Franklin X. Lane or some other broad
" progressive man in sympathy with the
Opposition to Judge Hook is based
largely upon his decision in the Okla
homa rate case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
IT'S COLDER TODAY
Promise Is That the Conditions VIII
Continue.

Our old friends 10 Pressure and
Just Above Zero walked into Topeka
via the air line this morning. They
are inseparable these two friends
when you feel and see one you see and
feel the other. Lo Pressure says he
will have to leave this evening but
will return tgain as Son as he can.
Just Above Zero-the villain-will re-
main in Topeka for several days and
visit sunny Flora the weather man.
But, cheer up, ye shivering, shudder-
ing, chirping citizens. In st. Paul this
very minute the temperature is 10 de-
grees below zero and the warmest
weather they have had for a week has
been 8 degrees below zero. On the other
hand in Southern California they are
squeezing sand between their toes on
the beach.
Today at ? o'clock p. m the thermom-
eter said IL degrees above zero. At 9
O'Clock this morning it was 4 degrees
above zero. 1t has rambled around that
way all day. sunny Flora says it
will be good sleghing for some time.
The sun isn't able to combat with the
atmosphere. Tomorrow will be another
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
HOME RULE FOR CITIES.
Is Among the Reforms Advocated by
Governor Dix.

Albany, n. Y. Jan. 3.-Development
e the states natural resources with
state ownership regulation and control,
and amendments designed to strength
en- the direct nominations law, were
recommended in Gov. Dix's annual
message to the New York legislature
today.
Other recommendations We're:
More stringent penalties for vote
buying and selling.
The repeal of the law regulating box
ing.
A rational workmen compensation
law.
Reduced hours of labor for women
employed in factories.
Home Rule for cities and villages
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
''NOthing But Death Can Keep
Me out of the Fight,
President Taft Is Quoted as
Saying to Callers.
HE HAS NO OBJECTION
To the Making Public OF Thls
Statement.
Sets at Rest RumOrs OF a POSI-
Bile Withdrawal.

wssbfnpton- Jan. S.-"Nothing but
dea+b can keep me out Of the hghl
nov ;. President Taft is reported %
have made this statement to Wnlte
House callers today and to have adeee
that he had no objections to the STATE
ment being made public.
It undoubtedly was intended TO SCI @l
rest all reports that Mr. TAFT might
withdraw from the race for the Heptlo- sl.li5--
lican nomination for president IN IaFoI
of Col. Roosevelt.
oughlv aroused to the gravity ol ny
situation in the Republican parry dilu
determined TO let his atUtuoe pe SSH
orally understood He mas ueClsiA y Y
that under no circumstances viii nc
Withdraw his name from consideration
of the Chicago convention next J uile
and has asserted that his position
with respect to the nomination mas
not changed in any particular since nc
first entered the White House MI
Taft has told friends and party lead-
ers from the first that if he should pc
called upon to stand for reelection ne
would be glad to do so, that ne lett
under obligations to the party lot
having made him president and was
willing to abide its decision in the
convention He adheres to this posi-
ton according to announcement to-
day and will not quit the race untll
the nominating ballots are cast at
Chicago.
Urged to Make It.
The president was urged by num-
Der Of his closest friends to make
definite statement as to his position
and agreed to do so in the language
quoted above. With this statement as
their inspiration. it is said the Taft
supporters viii at once begin an ac-
tive Clr7nafer1 in his bnhalf
1t was said today that some of Mr.
Taft's friends have gone so far lately
as to advise him to openly break with
Col Roosevelt and to challenge the
latter TO make plain hiJ intentions
The president has declined to do this
The White House has been fairly
flooded with callers lately who have
brought word to President Taft that
Col Roosevelt 50 far haa declined to
say that he would not accept the nom
nation if it We're rendered to him.
1t also has been reported to the
White House that Col. Roosevelt be-
Heves an organized effort is being
made TO Smoke him out" and that he
declines to he smoked" either by the
Taft or LaFOllette forces.
No Messenger to Roosevelt.
The president has listened to all of
these reports with an indulgent smile. /
but has refused to indicate whether or
not he believed them. It is vehement
~ denied at the White House however, /
that Mr.. Taft has sent any ''messen-
gers" to Mr. Roosevelt on any subject /
whatever
The president has been urged for
weeks to make a more aggressive cam /
paign in his own behalf He has re- +
piled that he did not think political I
activity comported with presidential
dignity. He now has consented that his
friends carry forward the fight as Wig
orously as they desire and he will lend +
what assistance he properly can.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
TO FLY ACROSS OCEAN
Atwood VIII Attempt to Do = - %
Hours.

Lynn Mass, Jan. s.-Harr,
Wood Will make an attempt No. A.
20 cross the ocean in an bvdroa.l - p. II
plane in SO hours. An imnro,.a., 70 - zero .
oi hSaroaeroplane of his oU1, 49,. - ls
u was learned today. is to be cons-.l So : L.
he beaS Sy me Burgess company at 1IsrbIs NJ :
ger than any vet buiit "a - Il'ehlne NJ lar
poyer ''siRes OF rot less than Ia barIo elI g
Ssnsrv ,iir.d iAiswood declares that wttb tioise- IS
The trip S'iTee II y conditions he viii n make Ike
5e VII start from tb,s .'-'eue ess. olInculty:
coaet c(s@to1nqland of GLAND ana lana on t5a Toast OF
mstely ' 24so lFsanq MD. distance Of p appros wsiI
that Travelled 5,tss bv $50 QUO piles less than
.,-a ne plans to start at 3 $50 o.cIo.,
clan ig ags a6sSeHpanied &c BY one a macbaa n the
when he viii WI 0g Bie5 e59mPass until rlli- mornipg
ocean liner. "p ehe wake of an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03

Workmen's Compensation Act
Seems to Be Popular.
Many Applications to Come I'm
der It's Provisions.
TERMS OF THE ACT
viii DO Away With Litigation
Resulting From Accidents.
STIMULATES What Shall Be Paid
to Injured WOrkmen.

The workmen's compensation act,
passed by the last legislature, went into
I effect Tuesday. Many employers of la
Dor from all sections OF the state and
engaged in various business enterprises
have filed statements with the secre-
tary OF state to come under the act or
have sent for application blanks or have
signified their intention of doing so.
A great mary more employers are con-
sidering whether or not to voluntarily
come under the provisions of the act.
The act is not compulsory. Any en-
plOyer of labor who has 15 or more on
his payrO-- may come under the prOviS-
ions of the act by filing statement
with the secretary of state in which he
agrees so to do This statement holds
good for one year.
What the Act Provides.
The following explanation of the act
and Just what it offers to capital and
labor in the form of mutual benefits and
justice may be of interest at this time:
An employer is not liable under this
act for injury to a workman who is not
incapacita ed for two weeks or more,
nor is he liable where the employee wan
tonly disregards precautions for his
safety wilfully failing to use safe
guards provided, or where he is in
toxicated While On duty. But in any
case where the injury was caused by the
negnzonce either of omission or COM
mission OF the employer, MS foreman
manager or directing officer, then the
firm or the contractor is liable. Moth
ing in this act shall affect the liability
of the employer or employee to fine
or penalty under any other statute.
The act applies only to employment
in places where the occupation is dam
gerous. Where power machinery is used
or infiammables or explosives or where
life and limb are liable o possible dam
ger in the course of duty. Interstate
commerce euployments are excepted
from the provisions of the act.
Amount of Compensation.
Section II of the act reads as follows:
Amount of compensation. The amount
of compensation under this act shall be,
where death results from injury: II
the workman leaves any dependents
wholly dependent upon his earnings, an
amount equal to three times his earn
ings for the preceding year but not ex-
ceeding $500 and not less than $12O0-
If the workman does not leave any de-
pendents the amount of compensation
shall not exceed $3.50. If the workman
leaves dependents partly dependent
upon his earnings such proportion OF
the amour. payable shall be agreed
upon to be proportiOnate to the injury
to said dependents. Il he leaves no de-
pendents, the reasonable expense OF his
medical attendance and burial must be
paid mere total inca pacity for work
results from injury, periodical payments
during such incap apacity, commencing at
the end of the second week, equal to
so per cent of his average weekly earn /
ings computed shall be paid. put in no |
case less than Sc per week nor more !
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
7. R. NOT A FRAUD
Lou Payne says the Colonel Will Not
Accept Nomination.

Albany. \. Y. Jan. Lou F. Payne,
former state superintendent of insur-
ance and charter member of the
"old Guard" in statement given out
today predicted the nomination and re-
election of President Taft
Mr. Roosevelt will not seek or accent
nomination" q" he said ..y1-l+-
Roosevelt is. he is not a fraud ana
am surprised that anybody doubts his
word when he has explicitly declared
he will not be candidate -
.. the insurgent movement he said
AS view the general situation i,,s+
as the labor unions. which '-eron ~ Jus JUST
posed for the most part. of honest 1ol,l- ~,
nave discovered the treachery of tbe
dynamiters and are giving them = ,,.bnt 1ne
tney deserve, 50 must the Republies1 il.,'e !
esslIg S;arss,5s lTeat 4. the Pinchots. the Jimmy
their ranks anu Olhefs IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
He IS IN TO STAY.
IaFoIIctte Managers Declare He WIN
Not Withdraw.

Chicago. Jan. 3.-Without referring
to Governor Chase S. Osborn's sug-
gestion in a speech at Lansing. Mich.
that Senator Robert NJ LaFOliette
withdraw from the presidential race,
the LaFollette national headquarters
today issued statement declaring
that Mr.. LaFollette had no intention
of Withdrawing.
His Voice Is Failing.
Kalamazoo, Mich, Jan. 3.-Because
of reports that the strain Of HIS
speaking tour was beginning to tell
and that he would prefer to spend as
much time as possible in resting,
formal reception planned in honor OF
the Wisconsin senator's visit here to-
day was abandoned.
A large reservation of seats was
Music which was engaged for todays
public meeting, and elaborate plans
were made for Informally making the
distinguished visitors stay pleasant.
The statement follows:
"The campaign for Senator LaFol-
lette's nomination will continue until
the eavel falls, declaring who is the
nominee of the Republican convention
for president. There need be no spec
ulation INDUCED in regarding this
fact"
Senator IaFonette was heraIded an
anything but a 'theorist" by Louis ID.
Brandeis of Boston. who spoke at a
MONDAY progressive" Republican
luncheon.
TRUSTS don't pay" he declared.
'fSehqtor LaFollette drafted his bill on
facts taken from twenty-one years OF
experience with the Sherman antitrust
law. He has shown his constructive
out the things that are in restraint OF
trade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
ST. LOUIS THE PLACE
July the Date for Democrat National
Convention.

Washington. Jan. 3.-Col. John 1. Mar
tin, sergeant alarms of the Democratic
national committee, who arrived in Wash
ington today to arrange for the session
of the national committee, states St
Louis will surely be the place and July
the time for holding the national Dem
ocrat tic convention
Col Martin has opened headquarters at
the Shoreham- He says the attendance
at this meeting of the committee will be
record breaker. Thus far but one
proxy, that of National Committeeman
NJ A. Miller of Oregon, has been for
warded to headquarters. Miller will be
represented by Senator Chamberlain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
FORGERIES $144,OsS
The Notes Were Placed in the Albion
Bank by Its Cashier.

Washington, Jan. 3.-ComptrOller of
the Currency Murray announced To-Day
that the forged notes which caused the
failure of the Albion National bank of
Albion amounted to s144.O9S The notes,
according to the typewriter announce
ment issued by the comptroller were
placed in the bank by its cashier.
Detroit. Jan "A Detroit Journal
special from Albion, Mich, says:
Lying Frustrated in his home, H.
NJ Dearing, the elderly cashier of the
closed Albion National bank, is in such
a serious condition that he cannot speak
even to his wife and it is possible that
he may die as result of the trouble
in the bank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
MISS ARNOLD ALIVE
Mystery of the Missing Girl Is Near
ing a Solution.

New York. Jan 3-That the mystery
of the disappearance more than a year ago
of Miss Dorothy Arnold, young society
girl and heiress. is near solution. was
the inforIna ton given out today by per
son close to the Arnold family. Dorothy,
this informant states positively, is alive
and well in a Hudson river town and IS
in communication with her father.
Friends are aiding her financially but SO
far have been unable to persuade her 20
accept a reconciliation with her family.
1t also became known today that a
charge of larceny has been placed against
Miss Arnold on the blind blotter" ut
police headquarters to give detectives
technical charge upon which to place her
under arrest. This charge is based on
the fact that she took with her some of
her mothers jewels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
PINCHOT DENIES IT
Never said That Roosevelt Would Not
Accept.

Battle Creek, Mich. Jan. 3.-Giford
Pinchot today denied he had stated
that Theodore Roosevelt had told him
he would not accept the presidential
nomination if it We're rendered.
Il know nothing of Mr. Roosevelt's
affairs" said Mr.. Pinchot. either as
to whether he would accept the nomin-
alton or whether he believes he could
be elected -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
SHORTAGE OF S145, 900.
The Treasurer of a Dry Goods Firm
Is Accused.

New York. Jan. "a shortage OF
ABOUT s145.00O is said to have been
snoWn on the books of the wholesale
rile Thlle goods house of Van Keuren and
.Ho1hton here Thornton said today
ne had laid inforna ton before T1ist,-ic-
attorney Whitman alleging the treas
s saer OF the company, Percy G. Van
UeioeI' had misappropriated the money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
ROCKEFELLER IS I'LL
Out of Condition Because Weather
Prevents Golf Playing.

Tarrytown, n. Y, Jan. at was
learned today that John d. Rockefel-
Ter is at his town house in New York
where he is confined owing to a slight
indisposition. At POcantico Hills IL was
said tha- Mr.. Rockefeller suffered some
annoyance from a headache and was a
little out of condition because recent
snowstorms had prevented him from
enioving his regular game Of golf. II
was not lSnoNl7 how long the oil mag
-nate would remain in New York.