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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
BUTTER TO BE CHEAPER
That Is Promise Held Out by Mem.
bers of Elgin Board.

Chicago. Dec. r.-Butter men who at
tended the annual meeting of the Elgin
board of trade at which the quotations
committee was legislated out Of existence,
declared today that butter within the
next three months would be cheaper than
il was a year ago.
1t is stated that there is no corner in
butter but that the excess now in storage
in comparison with last year IS due to
lie fact that more storage companies,
many of them new ones, are making pub
lie report of butter in storage than they
did year ago.
While there are fewer cows producing
this year. many having perished last win
ter, there is an abundance of feed for
them whic-- is increasing the production
and on this fact the prediction OF a light
er burden on the housewife is based
High prices a year ago. ii is stated, wei {
due fundamentally to the short crop OF
feed and the severe cold the crop being
one of the poorest in many years.
In Chicago today butter and egg prices
remained stationary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
Continued on Page Two)
GLEASON IS here
Norton Banker Bears Witness
Regarding Sawyer.
The Proposed New Bank Com
missioner Owns Banks.

Mr.. John z. Gleason, cashier of the
First State bank of Norton, is in the
city Mr.. Gleason is one of the vice
presidents of the State Bankers asso-
citation and in speaking of the reported
fight being made upon Charles NJ.
Sawyer for bank commissioner, said
Some of my brother bankers are
unduly excited over the probable ap-
pointment of my fellow townsman as
bank commissioner. The only objec-
ton that 1 have heard urged against
his appointment is that he is national
banker. L happen to know that he is
interested in one national and two
state banks. One of the latter, at
least, is operating under the guarantee
law.
t'I have known Mr. Sawyer since
boyhood and during several years past
have been the cashier of a competing
bank He has always been eminently
fair and manly as a competitor and
know he has at heart the building I'D
on a substantial foundation of the
banking institutions of the state"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
CRASH OF TRAINS.
One Killed and Thirteen Injured in
Rock Island Wreck.

Chickasha, Ok, Dec. 17.-An uni
Identified man was killed and Is per-
sons were injured when two passenger
trains on the Chicago, Rock Island &.
Pacific railway collided head-on at
Ninnekah a station near here. Both
locom olives were damaged, and the
smoking cars on both trains were tele-
scoped.
The southbound train, No. %. was
ordered to take the siding at Mime
kah to allow the northbound train to
pass Nc. % did not reach the side
track soon enough and the north
bound, No. "a, train crashed into it
The injured are:
]. A. Litter, mail clerk, Caldwell,
Kan, internally injured.
T. ]. Brown. TuttIe, Ok, skull frac-
tured.
E. S. HiIbish, mail clerk, Hennessey,
Okla. left leg broken.
J. w. Cunningham, Bowie, Tex. in
ternally injured.
Mrs. S. F. Banner. Duncan. Ok, cut
about head.
Thomas Dwyer, Chickasha, Ok,
nose broken.
Mrs S. F. B. Kimber, Comanche,
Ok, head cut jaw broken.
Alfred c. Walters, Roysdon, Ga,
cut about head.
Lima Johnson, Waxahatchie, Tex,
internally injured.
Charles Pearson, Chickasha leg
broken.
w. T. Epler, Kansas City, bruises
about head and back wrenched.
James Huston, engineer No. %, in
ternal injuries.
Joseph Lattimer. mail clerk on train
No. "a, foot and leg broken and bad
cuts about head and face.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
PLACE FOR LEAHY.
Versatile Newspaper Man to Be Depu-
ty United States Marshal

1t is rumored at the state house today
that David Leahy, private secretary to
Governor Stubbs. is to be named as dep
uty United States marshal at the ex-
piration of his term in the governors 8
office Leahy, it IS claimed, Is to be office
deputy under United States Marshal Jack
Harrison with headquarters in Wichita.
While Marshal Harrison declined to dis
cuss the appointment, he was not inclined
to deny that Leahy was being considered
and might land. There has been no
appointment made and there is nothing to
give out at this time was Harrison's s
statement when he was informed that a
rumor concerning Leahy's appointment
was current in Topeka
Leahy is one of the most widely known
newspaper men in Kansas. He entered
the game when the state was young and
has for years been known as one of the
most versatile newspaper writer's in the
west For several years he was Wash
ington correspondent for Wichita newspa-
pers. Then he became private secretary
to Governor Stubbs. With the expiration
of Stubbs' term of office in January, Leahy
plans to return to Wichita. Now. it is
claimed, he is being strongly considered
for the appointment of deputy United
States marshal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
KILL BLACK HANDER.
Is Shot When He Attempts to Extort
Money From Baker.

New York, Dec. .r.-AmeIio Prince,
said by the police to be a notorious
black hand leader, was shot and killed
early today in a bakery in upper New
York. According to the story told the
police by employees of the shop, he had
just demanded $100 of Joseph Gallucci.
the owner, when he was shot by Gal
lucci's nephew, who escaped.
The police say that Prince has four
times been under suspicion of having
done murder. In each case the police
found witnesses by whom they expected
to send Prince to the electric chair, but
when the grand jury was ready to hear
the evidence the witnesses were
strangely missing. The police believe
that several of them were murdered
Princes name had long been a bv-
word in the Italian colony. If children
were naughty, parents were accustomed
to warn them that Prince would be
called in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
Will Build Lighting System
Around State House Grounds.
ASK FOR ONLY ORIGINAL sum
Commissioners Want $4,000 of
Old $4,000 Debt of 1883.
Campaign Before Legislature
This Winter.

In the last frantic appeal to the
state of Kansas for the payment of
the $4,000 paving debt, the city of
Topeka has offered a premium, as an
inducement to the 1913 legislature this
winter. Following the proposed offer,
announced through these columns some
time ago, the board of city commits
sioners today placed themselves on
record to this effect:
"First-We will ask only $4,000 in
payment of this pavement debt This
is the principal and the actual amount
paid out by the city for the paYemen
of the streets around the state house
square.
'Second-we will erect at a cost of
poles similar to the Kansas avenue i'm
provement, around the square, the
state to furnish the electric current %
This. in other other words slices
more than $4,000 from the original
demands from the state and an addi-
t1onal SO, 600 on account of the cost
of the great white way.
For twenty-five years the city has
been attem pting to collect this paving
debt It cost $29, 200 to lay the states
share of the asphalt pavement around
the territory bounded by West Eighth
avenue, Harrison street, West Tenth
avenue and Jackson street
Debt Doubled in 25 Years.
Figuring the interest on this debt. the
city commissioners state that the state
owes more than $6o.0o0 At the last
legislature two years ago a strenuous
campaign was made to collect this debt
The legislators, admitting that the debt
was legal and having before them an
opinion from the attorney general to
that effect, refused to recognize it sub
stantially. They passed the responsible
ity on to the law makers this year.
The city now comes forward with the
proposition to cut down the debt to S29 =
900, the actual amount paid out bv the
taxpayers of Topeka for the pavement
As a premium the commissioners prom
Use to build great white way around
the state house grounds-eight blocks
at a cost of $4,000.
Since the trouble with. the $50. coo debt
the city has been watching the expendf
lures that would affect the state. Re-
Gently the executive council signed a
petition asking for the repaving of
Jackson street bordering the capitol
grounds. But the city commissioners
laid the petition on the table, preferring
to spend their taxpayers money in
other ways. Then came the executive
council with the assurance that they
would use all their influence in the
next legislature to secure payment on
the new pavement. With this promise
the commissioners will look with favor
on the Jackson street petition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
IN FIGHTING MOOD.
Governor Wilson Returns to the New
Jersey Capital.

Trenton, Dec. 17.-Woodrow Wilson
came back to the state house in a
fighting spirit today and issued a warn
ing to the voters of the state against
politicians who have opposed his pro-
gressive policies and who. he said,
would again seek to control the state
government as soon as he stepped
from the governorship. He urged that
their plans be blocked at once.
81 am keenly aware of the fact"
says the president-elect's statement
that these men have so little respect
for the voters of New Jersey that they
think all they have to do is to wait to
come back into power. They will be
sorely disappointed. They cannot
again impose upon the voters of New
Jersey. If they should in some evil
moment recover control of the party
machinery they will only ruin the
party and put it permanently out Of
power.
Every step they take thereafter to
re-establish their power should be at
once exposed and stopped.
THE people of the state need not
fear that I will become Indifferent so
long as their confidence encourages
me to believe that they wish my aid
and counsel. 1 shall in the future use
every proper and legitimate power 1
have and every influence at my dis
posal to support and assist the new
forces which have regenerated our
life during the past two years. shall
not go slack on this business, for 1
understand my duty to be to stand
back of the progressive forces in the
Democratic party everywhere and at
every juncture and feel that in these
matters I am under particular obliga-
tions of conscience and gratitude to
the people of New jersey
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17

the remaining $4,000 to be paid in
nVe annual payments thereafter. All
TO bear interest at per cent.
Trusting you will succeed in con-
summating the matter as you desire, I
am very truly yours,
JOHN d. ARCHBOLD."
Mr.. Hearst said he had accepted an
explanati-n by Senator Foraker that
he had returned the $4,000. Mr..
earst said he believed he had seen
letter telling about the return of the
money Mr.. Hearst said he had no
knowledge of having paid anyone for
getting or photographing the letters.
buttons brought from Mr.. Hearst the
statement that he had contributed
about $4,000 or $4,000" in 1908 to
the independence league committee
for the national campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
PICK UP RECRUITS
Suffragettes Marching From
New York City to Albany
Are Joined by Others at Points
on the Route.
CHEERED BY THE CHILDREN
As They Leave IrVingtOn Bound
for Sleepy Hollow.
They Plan to Spend Second
Night at Ossining.
GHEERED BY THE CHILDREN

Irvington. n. Y, Dec. 17.-Thefr ranks
reinforced by local enthusiasts and suf-
fragettes from RocHland county across
the Hudson. the little band of suffra-
settes from New York City re-
sumed the march toward Albany short
ly after O'Clock today under a bright
sun.
School children cheered the women as
they left the village, bound through
Tarrytown for historic Sleepy Hollow
where the marchers were to be enter
tanned at noon at the Sleepy Hollow
Country club. Thence the route led to
Ossining for the second nights bivouac
a nine-mile tramp in ALL All the
marchers declared themselves refreshed
by a good nights sleep and none would
admit that she was footsore
Although official secrecy as to the ex-
act purpose of the written message
which the women are bearing to the
capital still is being maintained. IL is
understood the communication will ask
the new governor to send a message
to the legislature urging the passage
of bill calling for a vote on a con-
stitutional amendment granting suf-
frage to women in 1915.
Tarrytown, n. Y. Dec 17-Stag-
gering under a big American flag lit
tie Miss Bette Hall of TarTytown
headed brigade of sympathizers who
on foot and in automobiles escorted
the suffrage pilgrims into this village
today.
1T is the rich, not the poor. who
are keeping the suffrage from women"
said Mrs Jessie Stubbs in an address.
1T is the men of culture and educa-
ton, the upper classes, who are op-
posed to women having a share In
the government because ii is always
the favored few who are afraid to give
up their privileges
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
The new COMMANDER
Lincoln Post Elects George HanIey
Democrat.

More signal perhaps. than any other
victory gained by the Democrats this
fall, and this has been fall of Dem
ocratic victories, is the one just an
nounced in the Lincoln Post of the local
G. A. r For the first time in the his
tory of the post a Democrat is at the
head of this organization
George Han1ey, a retired candymaker.
will be installed as Commander of Lin
coin post at the first meeting in Jan
uary. Mr. Hanley has a splendid war
record and is one of the most popular
members of the post which has just
honored him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
TODAY IN CONGRESS.
House Resumes Consideration of Bur-
nett Immigration Bill.

Washington. Dec. 17.-Senate convened
at noon. Senator Kenyon spoke on inter-
state liquor shipment bill.
VIM r. Hearst testifying before cam
paign committee produced several new
letters bearing on political activities Of
John D. Archbold and Standard OIL com
pany.
President Taft submitted for approval
nine names for members of commission
to investigate Industrial relations. Court
Of impeachment resumed trial Of judi ge
Archibald.
House convened at noon- Resumed con-
ssderation of Burnett literary test in immi-
grafton bill
Money trust Investigating committee re-
sumed its hearing with Frederick
IeWisohn on stand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
SEVEN ARE KILLED.
And Seven Injured When Train Hits
a Street Car.

Ashtabula, Ohio. Dec. 17.-Seven dead
and seven injured was the toll of the
wreck here last night when a Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern coal train
struck a street car. The dead are:
LAURA LEAPEART.
MRS. FRANK c. BARTLETT
MRS. w. H. COOK.
MRS. GEORGE KITSON
MR. AND IRIS. DAVID. SLOWED,
all of Ashta bula.
MRS. JOHN c. ESPEY, of wiIlough-
by.
All of the injured are expected to re-
cover Motorman McCutcheon is held
by the police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
LIKE DINE NOVEL
Log of Liner Records Violent
Deaths and Assaults.
Two Held for Attempted MUIR
der-Were Many Accidents.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-THE log of
the liner Korea, which arrived yester-
day from the Orient, reads like the
table of contents of a dime novel.
Out one day from San Francisco. a
Chinese passenger jumped overheard
and was drowned
Another Chinese passenger was
claimed as the victim of a tong war
before the ship reached Honolulu. He
had sought to save his life by fight
from San Francisco's Chinatown but a
gunman from the enemy's ranks sailed
with him on the Korea and found an
opportunity to fire the fatal bullet.
The slayer is held by the federal au-
thorities at Honolulu.
Before the liner left that port an
other Chinese made an unsuccessful
attempt to commit suicide. and a day
later, still another Chinese jumped
overheard to his DEATH
At Yokohama, on the homeward
voyage, a Japanese peddIer plunged a
knife into the back of Andrew Benus-
81. a watchman on the ship. The ped
dler fled but was captured on another
ship in the harbor. Benussi recovered.
on December g. z. c. Miller q
cabin passenger. from Manila was
giving his > year old son a bath when
he accidentally turned on the hot
water The child was scaIded so badly
that he died an hour later. Arrange
ments were made to bury the little
one at sea. and while the shroud was
being made a baby was born to a
Chinese woman in the steerage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
ELGIN BOARDS GIVES UP
Abandons Practice of Arbitrarily Fix
ing Price of Butter.

ing Price OF Butter.
Elgin, ILL.,, Dec. 17.-In the most ex-
citing annual meeting in its history.
the Elgin board of trade, abolished the
practice of IL years standing of arbi-
trarily fixing the price of butter by
its quotation committee, and adopted
a plan to have the board itself deter
mine the price of the product in the
future based on actual sales.
The action came as a result of the
suit recently filed by the federal gov
ernment for the dissolution of the
board In its bill the government
mentioned the quotation committee as
one of the means used by the alleged
butter trust in controlling the price
of the product.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17

1T seems as though there were no end
to this nice weather" remarked Sunny
Flora, the local weather man, this after
noon.
Fair weather is scheduled for the next
twenty-four hours with slightly lower
temperatures tonight. There is nothing
but pleasant weather in sight The wind
is blowing at the rate of fifteen miles
an hour from the northwest:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair and colder tonight and We'd
nesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
The Foraker Letter.

The letter from John D. ArchboId
TO Senator Foraker about the $4,000
loan was dated January p, 1902, and
read:
Referring to our further talk of
day. over the telephone, we are will
ing to make the lon $50, ,000-S25, 900
to be returned within one year and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
Sartfn for State Chairman.

1t is probable that o. s. Sartin, of
Wyandotte county, will become the new
chairman of the Progressive state cen
tral committee. Sartin is viewed as a
logical man. He will head the only
gaping wound in the Progressive ranks
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-26
About People
NoVsmsrts - lacIsldssfs - enc
From ths cln

The many friends Of Mrs. Ida
shriver. Of Warrington. W. Va. Who
underwent two serous surgical oper-
atious al the North Wheegng hospital
vii b. pleased 10 learn she IL i'm
provinE slowly. and I'll - able % re-
turn home in three or four weeks.
Mr. " D. Chase. 81 Cameron. who
underwent a aiiEht operation Tor
tumor b. ~improving rapidly and v1n
soun return home
q n Murray. candidate ~ the state
Superintendent Of schoois. as q
visitor 81 TIE hiEh school and deliver.
"a r. short taik 20 mi students
Rachael Coiduell. dlrestrsas in the
Domestic Science department 81 Wesf
virginia University. is visiting IN fhs
cify AM yesterday paid q visif % ne
department IN ne hiEh school
Huro Laupp graduate ~ ne hirh
school. was a visitor az fhe hirn
school yesterday afternoou and 81.
tended me rhetoricals
Edwin Robbins ~ ne eoufh SIDE
left yesterday Tor Cincinnati a..
whore BE- I'll take up ne neu duties
as b~ookeeper. with a Uhoiesale arm
O. = Surveyor Of Customs Charles
T. Reed returned yesterday from 81
Mays where he measured a gasoline
5oat.
Harold Cummins. ~ Detroit. Mich
a. the Euest for q few days % local
relatives for a few days. coming here
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-26
CUMMINS- WELTY
CHURCH WEDDING
soLEMNIzED AT ST. JosEPH's CA.
THEDRAL THURSDAY.
Followed by Brilliant Reception at
the Brides demonstrating
Social Items.

In St Joseph's cathedral Thursday
morning at 9 o'clock the wedding OF
Miss Regina welty. daughter of Mr..
n Mrs. John s. Welty, and Mr.. j.
William Cummins. a prominent attor-
ney OF this city. was solemnized. With
h church artistically decorated with
flowers and plants. 1t was nearly filed
with Intimate friends and Immediate
relatives OF the popular young couple
While Miss Mcmahon, the organist.
rendered the LOhengrin wedding
march, the wedding party slowly pro
ceeded up the aisle to the altar.
where the rector. Rev. Father Moye.
performed the ceremony and celebra.
ted nuptial high mass. During the
ceremony the music of The Sweetest
Story Ever Told" was rendered. The
ushers were Messrs. G. Harold Cum
minis. Harold Brennan, Elmer welty
and George G. Beneke.
Immediately after the ceremony.
reception was entered the young
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-26
BN EFS

The West Virginia child labor
committee will meet at the Mcclure
house April 20 at s D. m. All inter-
ested In the welfare Of children are
cordially invited to attend this open
meeting.
The Travis Trailers travelled down
to the Cbapline Street NJ. e. church
Wednesday evening and helped enter
tain the new members hat have
been recently taken into the church.
The church was taxed to its capacity.
Sunday they will assist In conducting
h personal work meeting at the Y.
NJ. c. A, and Sunday evening they
will attend a meeting at Bellaire. This
evening they will be the guests Of the
Fourth Street NJ. E at a reception as
individuals.
Frank Porterfeld. Jr., who for
the past year up to a few weeks ago
was in the auto musical instrument
business on the South Side, has
opened a large new music store on
Third street, where he will be located
In the future.
Late Wednesday afternoon an ac-
cident was narrowly averted when
NhC aaNOAAObAAN6 ONhGu Dy IL " Ndklt
manager OF the Wheeling Traction
line, and Fred Beckendorf, the prom
inent South Side baker. nearly smash
ed broadsides into the other. The
Maggie machine was coming down
Fourteenth street and Mr.. Beckendorf
going north on Market street, both
coming at a rapid gait. II was difficult
TO see the other until almost too late.
The emergency brake was used by
both men, and stopped with the Beck
endorf radiator within six inches of
the Maggie hood.
The pool and billiard tables in the
Y. NJ. c. A. have been in very bad
shape for some time. and yesterday a
man was employed by the association
and the tables again put in first-class
condition. New rules have been es-
tablished in the billiard room that
must be observed-that is, regarding
the carelessness displayed by some
OF the boys in play.
The iron ratings around the
flower beds that surround the city and
county building are being given a coat
OF black paint thai relieves the rusty
appearance OF the place and, together
with the flowers. make a very cheer
full place out OF the square.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-26
RsIneOsts special $3.50. Bon Ton.


Notices were sent put yesterday
TO the creditors OF F. G. Rothermund.
Of this city. that the FIRST meeting Of
the creditors will be held Monday
morning. May 8. at 10 o'clock, before
Referee Henry A. Nolte In his offices
in the S~chbulbach building. The meet.
ing will be held for the claiming OF
claims. appointment Of a trustee, ex-
animation OF the bankrupt, and the
transaction OF any other business.
The National Exchange bank IL
now located al No. 1920 Market street.
pending the completion OF improve
ments 10 the new banking house about
August 1st.
The local police received a tele-
gram from q. NJ. Steele. superintend-
ent Of the insane asylum at Weston.
yesterday afternoon informing them OF
the death Of Louis Bounds. Of this
city. and asking them 10 locate rela.
tlvos % the deceased. The telegram
stated that he had been admitted into
that institution from this city August
II. 1876
Last evening a. 40. Howard Fal
Ter. the 12-year-old colored boz Who
vas arrested on a warrant sworn OFT
By bic mother 90 a charge % incur
riEibnify and issued b. Squire MueEEe.
vas tried IN the county iail. mi a.
ter bearing the circumstanoes regard
ING the case TIE squire released ire
boz on ne condition that h. attend
school ever day and make a report
once q week % Squire MueEEe af his
once On NJ event 81 BE failing o.
comply uith the Conditions a. case
would b. taken up aEain and ne boy
acnt 20 fhe Pruntytoen reformafory