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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18

door and down the stairs four steps at time.
Over on Halsted street in a room above
store a pretty. pale girl sat talking to sol
dier in uniform. IT'S all up. Folly" he was
saying. Il hit the top sergeant He deserved
1t, but was put In arrest and was to be tried.
and 1t meant two years. just cut away from
a cit whom the ofncer who had me In tow
left me in care Of The ofhcer went to see his
girl. / guess he's in love or he wouldn't have
done such fool trick. Well I'm in love. too
Polly dear. but I've got to get out of this a.
soon as l can get other toys on
"Oh. this Is awful. Jim,' said the girl. "and
you'll be a deserter. too"
Il won't get any more for that than I'd get
for the other. don't like the idea any better
than you do. l guess the oficer will get it
harder than I will It's neglect of duty with
him and that1l kick him out of the service.
I'm sorry for him. for he isn't half a bad sort"
Then suddenly changing the subject the SOL
der said. "How's your mother?"
Better. Jim. but she'd have died II 1t hadn't
been for Miss Norah Desmond. She's an an
gel had to stop work to nurse mother. and
the money gave out and got sick. and Miss
Eorah gave US a nurse and a doctor and did
lots else. 1 think she saved my life. too"
"Norah Desmond. Polly! That's the name
Of the girl the lieutenant cut from is to mar
ry He'll be disgraced and the girl will suffer.
She saved you and your mother, did she.
Polly7 Get your things, quick. She leaves
for Florida I know the train. Tho lieutenant
II be there. know that Hurry, girl"
Lieutenant Robert Emmett Kavanaugh was
kissing Norah Desmond good-by. His face was
pale and anxious I'm afraid it's all up with
me. Norah." he was saying. but keep up
good heart"
Just then from behind him came voice
loud and with something OF ring of humor
in It. "Sir. all are present and accounted for"
Kavanaugh turned like Hash. There stood
Private Spencer saluting with his right hand.
while his left was holding that OF very pret-
ty girl.
Spencer you're a brick" said Kavanaugh.
and nothing but army training kept him from
slapping his inferior on the back. "Tll use
every official friend l have to get you out OF
your scrape"
year later in pleasant quarters at Fort
Grady sat Captain Kavanaugh and his wife
"Norah." he said. First Sergeant James spen-
Ger has applied for a furough to go to Chicago
to get married Shall l approve the applica
tion?'
Bob. II you don't" said Norah. with her
eyes dancing I'll get divorce"
The story of Robert Emmett Kavanaugh and
Norah Desmond was told by an ancient"
Just about ready to take his place on the re-
tired list The second story Of West Point
life came from the lips Of STRIPPING soldier
who perhaps had recent and keen memories Of
the matter in hand.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18
REACHED LIMIT OF TORTURE
Real Reason Why Burglar Gave Even
ing Papers Chance to Use Effee-
tive Headline.

burglar broke into a New York
mansion early the other morning and
found himself after wandering about
the place In the music room. Hearing
footsteps approaching. he took refuge,
behind a screen. From eight to nine
the eldest daughter had singing
lesson. From nine to ten the second
daughter took piano lesson. From
ten to eleven the eldest son got his
instruction on the violin. From eleven
to twelve the younger boy got les
son on the flute and piccolo. Then.
at 1915, the family got together and
practiced music on all their instru-
ments. They were fixing up for a
concert. At 12:45 the porch-ciimber
staggered from behind the screen.
For heavens sake, send for the po-
lice," he shrieked. Torture me no
longer!" And in the evening paper
there was the headline: Merry Chill
dren Capture Desperate Burglar"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18
Where the Fruit Grows.

Michael Casey, a politician in San
Francisco, who has been in office and
on the city payroll for many years,
was addressing a meeting Of his fef
low-citizens. 1t was a labor meeting.
You men must know" spouted
Casey, that you are the, great body
polite in this city. You are the roots
and trunks of our great municipal
tree, while we who represent you in
office are merely the branches on that
magnificent tree"
True for you, Mike" piped man
in the back Of the hall, but did ye
ever notice all the fruit grows on the
branches Saturday Evening Post.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18
The Boy-The Girl.

He-Crime seems in a pretty low
way. Only last week some woman
kidnapped a baby-photographs of 1t in
all the newspapers.
She-What did she take 1t for?
He-Nothing else to take, suppose.
l should have thought myself that any
body who kidnapped baby would steal
an earthquake or borrow an attack Of
Asiatic cholera.
She-Babies are not so bad as all
that. The only thing have really
got against them is that If you leave
them long enough they grow up into
human beings.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18

T army headquarters in the
capital 1t is always possible
to pick up stories Of the serv-
ice, and let 1t be said that
they are not always stories
Of war. Cupid was armed.
even though his weapon was
only a bow, and Mars takes
kindly to Cupid.
Two Of these army tales
made a listener take the lib
erty of asking the right to
reproduce, and 30 here they
are given with some slight
change of name, but with no
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22
KEEPS The HOUSE
Board Refused to Pay for
School Building.
Sharpe Tried to Hold It-CaSe
in Supreme Court.

The writ of habeas corpus applied
for from the supreme court today by
S. 0. Sharp of wallace county, pre-
sents strange and interesting features
IN court history. Sharp is in Jail in
Sherman county. He is charged with
failure to keep his contract with
school district No. 8 of that county
and also with keeping the district
from occupying it's school house even
to the point of offering violence to
those who sought to enter the building
and hold school.
Sharp appealed to the supreme
court to hear his side of the case
and release him from the custody of
the Sherman county sheriff.
Sharp is carpenter and was hired
by the trustees of district No. 9 to
build school house. He entered into
a contract to build the structure for
$500 and was to have it finished by
september 1, 1911. The directors, act
ing for the district, paid Sharp 5000
on account
On September 1 Sharp did not have
the building completed as per con-
trace. But he went ahead and finish
ed the building later. The trustees of
the district refused to pay him the
balance of the $500 on the contract,
alleging that he had failed to fill his
contract in regard to The date of COM
pletion of the school house
Holds House as Pay.
Sharp took possession of Che build
ing and refused TO allow the trustees
to open their school term in the build
ing. The trustees had no other place
in which to hold school, so they ap-
pealed to the district court of Sher-
man county for an injunction to COM
pei Sharp to give up possession of his
building. Sharp, it is said, offered to
do violence to any one who tried to
enter the building, declaring that he
had built it himself and that he had
not been paid for it, and that, there
fore, it was his property.
The district judge granted the in
junction and the sheriff arrested
Sharp and threw him in Jail on April
and went to his home in Wallace coun-
ty. Another warrant was issued for
his arrest and the Sherman county
sheriff went over into Wallace and
grabbed Mr.. Sharp and took him
back to the sherman Jail at Goodland.
He is still there.
The trustees of the district claimed
that they could not make a settlement
with Sharp and at the same time pro-
tect the interests of their district. They
declared that he had violated his con-
tract and that therefore the building
he had built belonged to the district
without the payment of the sum of
$500 contracted for with the builder.
In asking the supreme court for re-
lease. Sharp alleges, among other
things, that he lives in Wallace coun-
ty, located outside of the judicial dis
trict of the judge of the sherman
county district court from which the
warrant was issued for his arrest. He
wants pay for that school house that
he has built before district No.
opens school in the building.
The court has cited Sharp to appear
before it April % and has set May
as the date for the hearing of this
case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22
BUTT HAD NO MISSION
He Merely Went to Europe to Benefit
His Health.

Washington, April 22.-In response
to a letter from w. J. Oliver of Knox
vile, Tenn, c. D. Hilles, secretary to
President Taft, denied on behalf of the
president that Major A w. Butt had
been sent abroad on a mission to
Rome. The letter in part reads:
THE president feels Major Butts
loss keenly and is only consoled by the
knowledge that he gave up his life
as a soldier and a man.
There is absolutely no truth in the
report that Major Butt was on mis-
sion to Rome. The sole object of his
trip was the benefit of the long sea
voyage and to add to the interest of
his trip, the president gave him sew
eral formal notes of introduction to
personages in Rome. whom he knew.
None of the letters contained more
than a formal introduction
The White House was informed that
the national guard of Wyoming, both
officers and men. desired to contribute
to memorial to Major Butt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22
TERMINAL A TRUST.
Supreme Court Decides Against st
Louis Combination.

Washington April 22.-The Terminal
Railroad association of st. Louis and
fourteen railways entering that city
and owning the terminal company were
today held by the supreme court of the
United States to be a combination
operated in violation of the Sherman
antitrust law to control transportation
across the Mississippi river. Justice
Lurton announced the decision. He said
it was not contended that every ter
r1inal in every city was violation of
the Sherman law. It might be a facility
instead of a restraint on interstate
commerce
Topographysical conditions at st.
Louis, Justice Lurton said, made it i'm
practicable for any railroad to reach
ST Louis without using the terminal
company across the Mississippi. The
combination of the three crossings
owned by the terminal company, he
said, gave control over competition.
In addition, he said, the terminal
company had power TO exclude all rail-
roads from the city. The justice said
the court based it's decision on these
facts and that the combination must
be struck down unless it acted as the
impartial agent of all.
The company was given fixed time
in which to reorganize in accordance
with express conditions set forth by the
court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22
IT WILL NOT DOWN.
State Department Again Tries to Stop
Intervention Talk.

Washington, April 22.-The state
department endeavored today to put
a stop to what it regards as inflamma-
tory talk of the governments pur-
pose to intervene in Mexico, by declar-
ing that the reports of the American
consular officers in that country re-
iterate that whereas there is not one
reason for military intervention there
are countless strong reasons where
there should be no Intervention.
Manuel Calero, former minister of
foreign affairs, left Mexico City Fri
day night for Washington to assume
his new post as ambassador here. Sec
rotary Knox said that while the presi-
dent had under consideration the
question. of dispatching a vessel to
the west coast of Mexico to look into
the safety of the American residents
it did not necessarily mean that a
warship would make the trip. He
said the principal object was to get
news about these Americans who were
in a country where great disorder pre-
vailed with no communication with
the outside world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22

all other steel equipment for rail-
roads.
Reaching out to aid this giant
among industrial organizations, it is
charged it's directors have identified
themselves with other Industrial con-
Germs with a total capitalization of
$2,0S3, 500, 348, with banks, trust COM
panies and life insurance companies
whose capital surplus and deposits
aggregate s3,314,S11,17S; with ex-
press, steamship, telegraph, street
railway and terminal companies CAPT
taIized at $1,271, 778,S99.
The % directors of the steel corpor-
alton control a total of $17,755, 00O,-
900 invested in railroads and indus
trial corporations
The % directors of the financial
and Industrial welfare in this coun-
try are: George F. Baker. E. C. Con-
verse, William e. Corey, Henry c..
FricI,. z. f. Gary, c. A. Griscom, w.
NJ. Moore. J. P. Morgan, J. P. Nor
gan, jr, Samuel Mather, G. M. Lake,
j. A. Farrell. George w. Perkins,
Henry Phipps, Norman B. Rearn, F.
Roberts, jr., Charles G. Steele, D. G.
Reid, Henry Walters. w. A. B. Wide
ner, J. H. Reid, Alfred Clifford and
Robert HinSor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22
USE The CONvICTS
State Engineer Says COdding
Would Send Them
To Work on Roads if Properly
Safeguarded.

A gang of state penitentiary con-
victs may aid in the work of good
road making in Shawnee county. This
was the information received by 1. D.
Graham' chairman of the agricultural
committee of the Commercial club,
from State Engineer w. L. Gearhart.
The letter reads in part:
do not know just what the nat
ure of all of your work will be, but it
is possible that we could get 25 to
80 convicts from the state penitentiary
to assist in this work Sometime ago
the warden, Mr.. Codding, stated that
II could get a good place to try such
a gang out he would be glad to make
such an experiment this summer.
The only requirement he made was
that the work be close enough so that
the convicts could get back to the
penitentiary at frequent intervals and
that the work be done under my di-
rection. This system has been used in
Colorado very extensively and has
proven so entirely satisfactory that
they feel that it is one of the biggest
things they have inaugurated, not
only for good roads, but also for the
prisoners as WE'LL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22
BENEFITED AT LAST.
j. Vorhies Tried Three Years
to Get Rid of Trouble.
Suffered Intensely From Ner-
vous Indigestion.
HEARD OF NEW TONIC.
ARD OF NEW TONIC.
New Treatment Produced Great
Change in Four Weeks.
CheerfulIy Recommends Same
to All His Friends

mo one but those who have suffered
like have known how miserable ]
have been the past three years." said
Mr.. j. Vorhies of Rossville, kan, we'll
known in Topeka, in discussing the
value of ''Tona Vita the remarkable
new tonic.
81 had stomach trouble" continued
Mr.. Worthless, land was nervous and
completely run down all the time
had a nervous indigestion for which
doctored three years without any last
ing benefits. I had no ambition and
my duties became a drudgery. I Suf-
fered with headaches of the most vic.
lent type; my back continually panied
me and I would frequently feel, in my
helpless, hopeless condition, that there
was nothing on earth that would cure
me.
'I heard of 'Tona Vita and I de.
cided to try it. The effect has been
marvellous in my case. I had scarcely
taken three doses before 1 felt reIiei
and began to improve. I have now ia
ken two bottles and I feel and act
like a new man. I must looked i'm
proved, too, for my friends all tell
me that I look as young as a boy. The
past week has been the happiest 1 have
spent in two years. I shall tell all
suffering women and men see abou1
this new medicine 1t certainly pro-
duced results and 1 feel grateful
Hundreds of men and women in cit
les like Topeka are suffering with the
same run down condition, which i.
produced by over wrought nerves an
overworked brain, and an overworked
stomach, say the representatives who
are introducing "Tona Vita There is
something behind this however" con-
tfnued these specialists. land it is
nothing other than the strain of mod
ern life and an artificial environment
Every day of their lives these people
are exceeding natures limitations and
they go carelessly along, negIecting to
take time to even realize the serious
results until it is too late and debility
has set in in it's most damaging form
Nervousness, sleeplessness, Imperfect
digestion, stomach and bowel troubles
poor circulation. cold feet, listlessness
loss of energy and ambition and de-
preston are characteristic symptoms of
this trouble, which will be quickly and
permanently removed by our prepara-
ton,
These specialists are at the Arnold
Drug Co., 52S Kansas avenue, from 3
a. m to D. m, to meet all callers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22
NAGEL OUTLINES WORK
Which the Commercial Conference Is
Expected to Do.

Washington, April 22.-Secretary Ma
gel today outlining the purpose of the
commercial conference called here by
President Taft to form a national
chamber of commerce made an urgent
plea for a permanent representative
trade body to assist the federal gov
eminent in solving the economic prob
lens pressing for decision. Unless tht
government met these questions along
the lines of progress and development
Secretary Nagel foresaw conflict
with business. So pressing are the
problems, the secretary declared, that
if the governmental agencies did not
find the solution the commercial and
industrial forces would compel that
solution in one form or another.
The conflict is irrepressible, he ad
ded. If the government does not find
and establish rules by which the de-
Velopment may be inteIligently and nor
mally had, then ultimately the expan-
sion and the progress will be had in
defiance of rules that do not fit. That
has been the story and that will be the
story of development everywhere.
In my judgment much of the con-
fusion which now exists to discourage
and to embarrass is to be attributed to
the circumstances that impartial, com
prehensive, thoughtful advice has not
been afforded by those who are primar-
lily interested and whose experience is
standing. Instead of depending upon
advice or the demand of specialized
interests we must have a common judg-
ment of commerce and industry and tc
get that common judgment we must
have a common representation. TheIt
is the meaning of the organization
which is here proposed. In other coun
tries the relation between the govern
ment and the industries and the COM
merce is so close that the board of
trade forms an immediate part of the
government itself. This we may MOI
be able to accomplish and may no
want to have. But to my mind it is
true beyond the possibility of refuta-
ton that by some means we must estab-
lish a common commercial representa-
ton, which shall sustain a relation to
the government for the purpose of gen
eral advices and intelligent direction
with respect to proposed measures and
the administration of existing laws
Mr.. Nagel said he hoped to see the
proposed organization ultimately cloth
ed with a national charter $50 as to
give the right and the means to have
the government and representative
commerce and industry touch elbows"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22
RACE WAS A CLOSE One
Wilson Won Over Clark by only 1900
in Oregon.

Portland April 22.-zpelayed returns from
the direct primary election of last Friday
night do not alter the standing of candi
dates. Theodore Roosevelt was chosen as
presidential nominee of Oregon Repub-
leans by a majority of approximately
Z, 900 over President Taft, while woodrow
Wilson received the Democratic endorse
ment by a margin of 1000 votes over
Champ Clark. Many precincts in the
mountains are still to be heard from and
a complete count probably will not be OBJ
tanned for several days.
Ben Selling, Portland merchant, de-
feated Senator Jonathan Bourne by six
thousand votes, and DR.. Harry Lane,
Democrat, is the undisputed nominee for
that office with a plurality of nearly 5000
over other aspirants.
For congress, First district, W. G.
Hawley is the Republican nominee. The
Democratic nominee has not been named.
In the Second district, N. P. Sinnott de-
feated w. r. Ellis for the Republican
nomination. while James H. Graham de-
feated Claud c. Convey, his Democratic
opponent. In the Third district A: W.
Lafferty. incumbent, defeated e. U; Can
tenbein while NJ. G. Muly, the Demo-
cratic candidate, had no opposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22
MONEY TRUST FOUND
Stanley Committee Finds That 1t Is
Really the Steel Trust.

Washington, April 22.-with a
guiding hand on a controlling percen-
tage of the capital invested in rail-
roads and an influential voice over
banking and Industrial wealth in the
United States, the Steel corporation,
according to a statement issued by the
Stanley steel investigating committee
is the real money trust
OF the eighteen billions of dollars
invested in railroads in the United
States the steel corporation through
its directors controls more than ten
billions.
Through this influence the steel
trust, it is alleged, is able to control
prices of steel rails, steel cars, of To-
comotives, car wheels, bridges and of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22

under the statutory limits, could be
added to the 1851. sc in the clerks office
This would bring Norton's account to
an excess of $447.97. One-third Of the
amount would leave a balance due the
county of $149.32.
The auditors state that the books
in the sheriff's office have been neatly
kept, but fail to serve the purpose in
tended as they give only a portion OF
the fees received. It is recommended
that a new system be adopted and
suggestions for new records are made
by the accountants. Expressions OF
appreciation are made by the auditors
for the Courteo treatment extended
while the audit was in progress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22
ABILENE WINS MEET.
TaImage Wins Basketball Game From
Manchester.

Abilene, Kan, April 22-In the
Dickinson county field meet held here
the Abilene high school defeated the
Dickinson county (Chapman) high
school by a score Of SIS points to Sc.
Abilene won firsts, seconds, and
thirds; Chapman won firsts, Sec
onds, and thirds. In the class B
contests, schools under 100 enroll
ment, Solomon high beat Enterprise
by ten points. In the grade school
events, class c, Abilene also won first
place. There were contestants enter
ed in this division from all over the
county. In all there were 160 con-
testants. A crowd of 1900 persons
witnessed the meet
In a basket ball game Talmage de-
feated Manchester by a score of 6
to 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22
MASSACRE IN MOROCCO
Fifteen French officers and 40 Soldiers
Are Killed.

Paris April 22-The revolution in Fee,
the Moroccan capital in which the popu-
lace and many mutinous Moorish soldiers
participated, developed into a massacre
ACCOMPANIED by many atrocities, accord
Ing to a wireless dispatch received to-
day at the foreign office. It is now
known Is French officers and 40 soldiers
were killed while Ii civilians, all of them
French citizens. were massacred in their
homes or in the streets. Besides these
four French officers and 70 soldiers were
wounded and 100 Jews were slain AMI
MANY wounded and mutilated.
The French government explains that
the absence of detailed news from Fee is
d11e TO the fact that four or five tele-
graphers stationed there as well those
attached to the wireless sation were
sassinated.