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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-13
POOR STEEL TRUST
1t Is Compelled to Cut Prices
to Meet Competition.
Ridiculous Attempt to Offset
Prosperous Showing Made.
PRICES ARE To GO HIGHER
Because Demand Is Too Great
to Be Met.
Five Men in Control of New
York Clearing House.

New York, June 13.-The condition
which has characterized the securities
market in the spring of this year, and
at a time when unusual and even
sensational presidential politics has
prevailed, is without any precedent
1t may be that some individuals have
preferred to wait the action of the two
national conventions or even await
for the November election before TAX
Ing, any but an observers interest in
the action of the securities market,
but the effect of this disposition upon
the market has been trivial.
For sometime the impression has
prevailed that the foundation is being
laid for complete separation of polit-
ical considerations from those
which bear directly upon business
conditions. If this disposition should
prove to be a permanent one, then we
have probably heard tie last of the
demoralizing effect of presidential
politics and elections upon business
throughout the United States.
One of the leading authorities of the
Wall Street district, in speaking of this
unprecedented phenomenon of the Sc
curities market, said this morning:
There is a disposition to set aside
considerations of the disquieting fea-
ture of present political agitation be-
cause it is not now believed that the
propositions which are esteemed very
radical can De I0IO law
What the securities market, not only
OF New York, but of the entire country,
and what the American bankers are
now giving their most serious consid-
Grafton to is the condition of the
growing crops and the fact that bust
ness all over the United States seems
to be ready to enter upon the long
promised era of high prosperity. If
the harvests are equal to the present
promise of them, the country may
feel confident no matter what the polit-
icaI agitations of the fall may be the
great body of the American business
men will be chiefly occupied with
their business affairs, for they will see
great promise in the o-nditions.
Those who have opportunity to talk
with business men of this city, not
only bankers. but merchants, have not
failed to observe the qualification
with which they speak of the activity
and renewed prosperity which seem
to characterize the steel and iron trade
of the United States. During the past
week many things have pointed to a
great forward movement in the steel
and iron industry.
Some Words of Dissent.
Occasionally cautious and somewhat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-13

| Vanderlip, James I. Connors. Walter
e. Frew, Richard Delafield and Otto
T. Barnard constitute the clearing
house committee. These men do rep
resent hundreds of millions of money
resources. One of them is the presi-
dent of the greatest of American
banks, so that if it be simply said
that the New York Clearing House
association has committed absolute
power to these five men then 1t may
be inferred that they to some extent
constitute or represent a money trust
or banking monopoly, or at least have
such power as would suggest this
autocracy.
Yet it is essential in the manage
ment of any clearing house associa-
ton that its active or executive di-
rection be put in the hands of a COM
mittee. The New York Clearing
House association changes this COM
mittee periodically. One man serves
then steps aside and another takes
his place.
The counsel, Mr. Samuel Inter
myer, who examined Manager Sherer
seemed disposed to stop after he had
there are less banks in the clearing
house association now than at the
time of the organization. There
seemed to be in the tone of Mr.. Tn
termyer's questions a suggestion that
the falling off of the membership of
the Clearing House association had
been in part due to the use of auto
cratic power by the clearing house or
to the forcing out of business of
weaker banks by strong banks
Yet it is possible to explain rea-
sonably why the membership of the
Clearing House association fell off
after the association was organized
In many cases banks were bought or
absorbed by other banks. In a few
cases banks were liquidated, like the
Third National a liquidation which
became necessary on account of the
Third Nationals sorry experience with
some correspondents in southern
states 1t will be impossible to prove
that a single bank had been thrown
out of the Clearing House assocfa-
ton by prejudice, by unfairness or by
the irresistible pressure of strong
banks. On the other hand, If Mr.
Untermyer desires to be fair he should
question Manager Sherer upon the
manner in which the Clearing House
association has time and again aided
banks which were in temporary
emergency, and so aided them that at
last they were able to regain their
prestige. The number of banks which
have been assisted by the Clearing
House association in times of emery
ency is far greater than the number
of banks which have dropped out of
the association through liquidation or
bankruptcy. If this investigation into
the methods of the Clearing House
association is thoroughly and impair
TALLY carried out it will serve to show
that if our monetary and banking
methods are perfected, then there
will be but little need of much of the
cooperative service which the clear
ing houses of the United States have
in the past found it necessary to make
use of. HOLLAND.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-13
MUST QUIT CHEWING.
in Canada Oppose Use of
Tobacco.

Detroit. Mich, June 13.-"Thou
shalt not grow tobacco is the new
est commandment of the Methodist
church in Canada affecting church
members who are farmers in the rich
tobacco growing lands of Essex coun-
ty, just across the river from De-
troit. Methodfsts who continue to
cultivate the weed will do so in face
of the 'uncompromising opposition
of the governing body of their church.
The question was raised some time
joining county of Kent. It was passed
ago by church members in the adj
on to the governing body of the
church and has been one of the live
topics at the annual conference now
in session at st. Thomas, Ontario.
The result of the discussion was the
adoption of a clause in the report of
the temperance and moral reform
committee, recording the uncompro-
missing opposition of the church to
the cultivation of tobacco, and call
ing upon church members not only
to desist from the industry, but to
use every effort to bring about its
ultimate complete cessation.
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DAWSON TO ANSWER.
Claims Action of State Text Book
Board Is Legal.

John Dawson, acting for the state
textbook commission, will enter de-
murrer before the supreme court Sat
urday in the mandamus case against
the commission in the matter OF the
split series on readers and geog-
raphies. Dawson will argue that there
is no specified or actual cause of action
on the part of County Attorney Simon,
who brings the action at the instance
of disappointed publishers who were
bidders in the recent letting of text
books by the commission.
The court has agreed to advance the
ca Sc from regular order and hear 1t at
once. An early decision on the applica-
ton for the writ is expected Haste $
necessary in this case, as less than
three months remain in which to print
and bind and distribute the books for
Kansas schools before the next fall
term.
The action is based on the conten-
ton that the textbook commission had
no right in law to split the series on
readers and Biographies. The commits
and third readers and then accepted
the fourth and fifth readers from a
Nebraska publishing house The COM
mission also adopted a primary geog-
"a ply from one house and an inter-
mediate geography from another house.
The petition in the mandanus suit asks
the court to compel the textbook COM
mission to reassembIe and let contracts
fo- readers and Biographies in regular
series. which is to say that one pub
fishing house shall be allowed to pro-
vide all the readers and another house
10th Biographies. A decision from the
court is expected this month.
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TRY WILCOX SOON
BIackmaiI Case Will Be Called
for Trial Monday.
State Summons so Witnesses
to Convict Attorney.
GIRLS WILL TELL STORIES
Biggest Crowds Since Collins
Trial Are Expected.
Case Against Detectives VIII
Be Tried Later.
WILL TELL STORIES

In anticipation of one of the most
sensational trials in Kansas in recent
years, the state this week subpoenaeo
SO witnesses to be used in the prosecu-
ton of the Gillett blackmail cases.
Men prominent in politics and public
affairs and from every corner of the
state will testify in the first of the Sc
ries of cases-that of County Attorney
Wilcox, of Harper county. The casS
VIII be called Monday morning.
Several of the principals in the case
are expected to reach Topeka tonight
or tomorrow morning. Among them
are Judge Preston B. Gillett, of King
man; A. c. Tincher of Medicine Lodge,
one of Gillett's attorneys; Corey Black.
or Council Grove, and Charlotte Tho
mann. of Summerfeld. defendants.
County Attorney Wilcox will come TO
Topeka the latter part of the week.
Public officials from a dozen Kansas
counties have been summoned as wit
nesses Added to this testimony from
public men, are the stories from the
girls who are said to have been used
a dupes in the schemes to blackmail
Judge Gil1ett, of Kingman; or to have
been procured by some of the defend
arts for a similar purpose in other
cases. Many residents of Marshall,
Nemaha, Atchison and Jackson coun-
ties have been subpoenaed, while the
towns of Holton, Anthony and Council
Grove. will each contribute a dozen
witnesses
The number of witnesses likely to
be called by the defense has not been
announced. Major A NJ. Harvey, who
will conduct the defense of Wilcox, is
in Cincinnati this week and will not
return to Topeka until Saturday or
Sunday.
Trial of Detectives Waits.
Cases against Detectives H. c. En-
ricsson and H. c. Medlock and Char
1otte Thomann and Corey Black will
probably not be tried until September.
All of the five defendants are charged
with criminal libel in the alleged pub
location of defamatory stories which
connected the name of Judge Gillett
with that of Leta Foster, a 17-year-old
Summerfield girl. Because of dis
barment action pending against Wilcox
in the supreme court, Judge Whitcomb
advanced the case on the calendar and
this hearing will begin Monday morn
ing
Unusual interest has attached to the
trial of the cases because of the promi-
nence of the principals and the sensa
tional features revealed in the arrest
of the five defendants. For this rea-
son, it is believed that the attendance
at the trial will rival the interest dis
played in the Collins murder case.
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Kansas City and Omaha, besides the
local county officers, are working In
and out of Villisca today, running
down every possible clue.
Meyer Had Made Threats.
At the coroners inquest Ord Selley,
an employee of Moore, testified that re-
Gently Moore told him he had several
relatives who did not like him. Among
them he named Meyer, Selley testified.
Moore told him that Meyer had threat
ened to "get even with him some time,
Selley declared.
Another clue which the authorities
are running down is a report from
Clarinda, Ia, IS miles south of here,
that a man about 80 years old,
patient in the state insane hospital
there, escaped Sunday night He was
about cured.
A man answering the same descr1p-
ton was seen at Newmarket and Es-
sex, Ia, 81 miles southwest of V1l1sca.
He was acting strangely and attracted
some attention. A detachment or ma
tionaI guardsmen and citizens have
gone to Newmarket In search of this
man.
w. T. Fitzpatrick of Monmouth, Ill,
where three people were slain by an
ax-man September 80, 1911, is here. He
said, after hearing the details of the
octuple murder here, that the crime
was similar to the Monmouth case.
One Suspect Held.
Monmouth. Ill, June 13.-At the re-
quest of the Villisca authorities, Joe
Kicks, who reached here Tuesday night,
was taken into custody Wednesday
OHcers thought his actions were
strange
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TO Get HIM TODAY
Arrest of Murderer of Eight
Hinted at by Officers.
People Asked Late Wednesday
to Prevent Lynching.
WILD SKIFF IMAM HELD
ShirtIess and HatIesS, He Can
not Explain His Actions.
Arrest BrOther-in-LaW; Proves
Alibi; Is Released.
Wild SKIFF IMAM HELD

viuisca. June 13.-The impression in
VilIisca that an arrest IN the MooIe
murder case was contemplated Whch
vas created by the appeals for calm
nose made TO the public by the mayor
and marshal and by the minister VINO
conducted the funeral services OF the
victims seems to have been JUSTIFIED by
the arrest late yesterday at NehaWaka,
Neb.. of Sam Meyer. brother-ln-law OF
los B. Moore, the murdered man.
sheriff Jackson of Montgomery county,
Iowa. and a detective arrested Meyer.
Never however convinced the author1-
ties he could not have Travelled from
TiIlisca between the time of the
murders Sunday night and the time he
is known to AVE reached NehaWaka
Monday morning. He was consequent
" released.
man rowing down the Nodaway
river in a skiff was arrested yesterday
below Clarinda. He was wearing
neither hat no. shirt and was unable
to give satisfactory account of him
self.
1t was at the bank of the Nodaway
river that the bloodhounds lost the
trail of the supposed murderer Hints
or important developments during the
day were given this morning by some
OF the officers at work on the mystery.
Coroner's Jury Meets Today.
In the presence of more than 1000
residents of Villisca and Montgomery
Joseph B. Moore, their four children
and the two little Stillinger girls, the
victims of unknown midnight as
sassin, were laid away in the local
cemetery.
The coroners jury which was adj
journed will hold another session to-
day.
Sheriffs Meet i'm ViIlisca.
a meeting was held here of the
sheriffs from Monmouth, Ill, Colorado
Springs. Col, and Paola, Kan, in
which places crimes of a very similar
nature have been committed, to com
pare the circumstances with a view to
determining if the same man could
have done all of the bloody deeds
Suspect Proves Abb.
The authorities were kept in a state
OF considerable excitement after hear
ing that arrests had been made of per
so2s thought to be implicated in the
murder, but these reports later proved
false and the excitement quoted down.
Reports OF an arrest at Neha awake Neb
early Wednesday night, caused a stir
but 1t was later learned that the mel,
apprehsnded had proved sufficient
abb.
I've -ty-fve detectives from Chicago.
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BREAK AZ WINDOWS.
Irish Sufragettes Initiate Their Eng
Iish Sisters.

Dublin, June ia campaign of
window smashing was opened today
by the Irish suffragettes, who tried to
emulate the deeds of their English sis
tiers, but came into vigorous conflict
with the authorities. After the women
had made an energetic attack on most
of the public buildings several of them
were arrested.
The women. before the police ar
rived had shattered AZ windows in the
custom house, the postoffice. the land
commissioners Office and the police
and military barracks.
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1t a high water mark for

which set a high water mark for
Shawnee county court attendance.
Difficulty in the selection of a jury
is anticipated and it is probable that
two days will be required to find IL
men to try the case. If all of the wit
nesses summoned by the state are call
ed to the stand, a week or ten days
will be required in the trial of the Har-
per county LAWYER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-13

Kansas City and Omaha, besides the
local county officers, are working in
and out of Villisca today, running
down every noSSihle clue.
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senator NIxon's successor Named.

Reno New, June l3.-Governor Taske-
L. Oddie. of Nevada. has appointed
George Wingfield. of Reno, friend and
business associate of the late Senator
George S. Nixon, as United States senator
for the interim until the meeting of the
Nevada legislature in January. 1913
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-13
Debs Makes statement.

St Louis, Mo-, June 13.-Eugene
". Debs will open his campaign as
Socialist candidate for president with
a speech June %, according to an
announcement made here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-13
BAND CONCERT FRIDAY

The Marshalrs band city concert
will be given Friday night at Gar
field park. The program follows:
March-Old Trinity. /. PAMELA
Observation-Disclosures .Boettger
Serenade-Imam. Mann
of the Winds
...... Hall
observation-disclosures of Seville. Rossini
Descriptive-"The Auto Race
.... .Missud
Caprice-The Whistler and His
Flower Song-Adoration Barnard
March-From Tropic to Tropic..
.- Alexander
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-22
NOTICE
Sale Of Fresh Stock Of Goods at Cost.
State OF South Carolina,
County OF Union

Sale Of Fresh Stock of Goods at Cost.
State OF South Carolina,
County OF Union.
Court of Common Pleas.
w. III. Miles Shoe Company, Plaintiff,
Against
j. l.. Gault, Defendant.
To the Creditors of ]. l.. Gault, and
the Public Generally:
In pursuance of the order OF the
Court herein, requiring the same to
be done, Notice is hereby given to all
the creditors Of j. l.. Gault, That on
Saturday, March 30th, 1912, the under.
signed Receivers Of the Defendant,
j. l.. Gault, will begin their cash sale
Of the stock OF goods of J. L. Gault,
at the store room now occupied by
him in the Town of Union, s. C..
mt retail strictly for cost, across the
counter. This sale will be continued
for a short time, at the discretion of
the Receivers.
This stock of goods Is practically
all new, and OF the best quality, and
the goods consisting OF all such arti-
cles as are generally kept in a we'll
supplied general merchandise store.
Purchasers coming first, will have
full stock to select from.
J. H. Gault,
r. III. Garner.
Chas. r. Smith,
March .21st, 1917 Receivers.
]. Clough Wallace,
Attorney. 12-st.
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JUST UNLOADED one Hundred and
fifty barrels Of our Famous Pansy
Flour, which we are selling for six
y Dollars per barrel by the barrel or
hundred, ana less than a hundred
miles OF Union this same -four is
selling for $500 per barrel 1t is
just the best -four that can be made
from the finest wheat in the best
equipped mill in America. If you
want the best, and want 1t fresh and
every sack guaranteed, let your next
order for flour come our way and
call for Pansy. The Union Grocery
Company.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
state OF South Carolina,
County of Union.
20 rs Nnurf NJ rommOn pJAAs

state OF South Carolina,
!. County of Union.
Court of Common Pleas.
w. n. Miles Shoe Company, Plaintiff.
Against
j. l.. Gault, Defendant.
In pursuance of an order OF the
Court herein, referring 1t to me to
call in all the creditors OF the De-
fendant, j. l.. Gault, to establish their
claims in this suit, and to take ev.-
dence and pass upon all isues Of law
and fact which may arise, and report
thereon to the Court;
Notice is hereby given to all cred
itors Of the said j. l.. Gault, That
have set and fixed Wednesday, April
18th, 1912, as day of reference in
this cause for the purpose of proving
claims against him; and all creditors
are hereby required to appear before
me on that day, and establish their
several claims by legal proof.
r. G. Williams,
Master for Union County.
March 21st, 1912 12-2t.
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Twenty.Three Scholarships.

VIII be given away by Draughon's
Business College, Atlanta, Ga, in a
Misspelled-Word Contest. Find all
the misspelled words in a half-page
ad, and, as explained in the ad., you
will get Free Scholarship. Write
the College today, mentioning this
paper, and It will send you copy Of
the ad. The time for contest to close
Is limited; hence you should ACT
NOW. 11-2t.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-22
LAYS BAN ON CATTLE
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
Secretary Of Agriculture Announces
Quarantine on Most Of the
Counties I'm This State.

Washington. March 1s.-The secrs,
tary OF agriculture today gave notice
that on account OF Texas fever amons
cattle In South Carolina the fol.
lowing orders had been issued and
would apply to that State:
The entire State of South Caro-
lima is q|antined except the coun-
ties q Pnee. Pickens, Greenville,
Andera Spartanburg, Cherokee, I'm
ion, 4 fs and Greenwood, that
part qd ieyille county north of the
SeaoG q pSr Line railway, that part
OF Ssu Aeunty west Of the South
ern g 8and the Carolina & North
Weste |lway, and that part of
fork nS-th of the Kingville
ana Ebranch Of the Southern
ra1iw iw pm the other counties in
tne South Carolina quaran-
clned shall only be moved or
aiioY 1hove interstate to points
outs the quarantined area in
acoc with the regulations for
imHe laughter.
P. H. MCGOWAN.
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Rt. Tabor Dots.

Mt Tabor, March 19.-Another mas
was placed over Mt. Tabor school
room Saturday morning. We hope II
Will not be marred by rude hands az
was our other.
Miss Minnie Bowie, the Mt. Tabor
teaoher, was called unexpectedly tc
her sisters home in Easley, S. c..
Saturday. We hope she will. soon be
back, as her presence is missed very
much In the community.
\ Miss Mildred Askew of Clifford
Seminary spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. "
Askew, of this place.
Mrs. Sam Cudd and daughter
Louise, went to Lockhart Saturday to
visit her son, Mr.. James Cudd.
Misses Edna and Bessie Broome OF
Lockhart were in Tabor Saturday.
Miss Alice Breneck Of Tabor is WIS.,
iting the Misses Broome, OF Lockhart
Mrs. j. R. Askew and Conner and
Theodore Breneck. her two grandsons
went to Lockhart Sunday to visit her
niece, Mrs. Matte Wood
Miss Aisle Smith and Mr.. Will An
derson of Lockhart, were driving
through Tabor Sunday.
The Ladies' prayer band met last
Friday. The band cannot grow much
OF the weather being &c
.ssse.Si .;,ss 3 Izlss77 and slaa..u .s..,
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. M. F
Baldwin.
Master Harold Askew got his les
cut real bad last week. The docto,
had to take several stitches In it.
Miss Edith Murphy and Mrs. Mary
Maddox called on Mrs R. C. Shands
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Walter Palmer OF Riverside was
in Tabor Saturday
Mrs. Eloise Howl and children are
visiting her mother, Mrs. Moorhead OF
this place.
Mrs. Josie -Cudd is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Will Inman on Pea Ridge.
Mp. and Mrs. Barnett and daughter
Mary Barnett, have returned to theil
home in Pacolet after long visit in
Tabor among friends and relatives.
Mr.. Dave Betsill, who is now man
ager of Tabor Mercantile Company
spent the weekend with his family IN
Union.
Mr.. Walter Hames spent Sunday
with his mother in Jonesville.
There was very hard rain, in fact
the hardest Tabor has seen in quite
while, fell Friday. Mr.. ]. L. Cal
vert hitched up his wagon and tool
his and other children to see tn,
river, which they enjoyed very much
The river just lacked four feet Of be
ing as nigh as it was during the Pac
olet flood.
Mr.. /. X. Brenncck is on the sicl
list yet Strawberry.
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SPECIAL COLUMN

IF YOU WANT TO BE SURE Of hav-
ing the Best that money can buy in
Ham, don't forget that you can
have it by sending your order to
our store. Fresh stock, Kngan's
Reliables, Armour's Hams, and Nor
ris' Supreme Hams. Every Ham we
send out must be sound and sweet
Or we take it off your hands and re-
place it free Of charge to you. You
run no risk when you trade with
The Union Grocery Company.