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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25
SETTLING IT UP.
Affairs of Old Smith Auto Com
pany Being Adjusted.
VIII Pay CreditOrsAbout Twenty
Per Cent.
DISPUTE OVER CLAIM.
Courts Must Decide Whether
Some Are Preferred.
OVER CLAIM.
Chas. A. SOuthwick, New Owner,
viii Keep Plant Here.

Dividends of from Is to 20 per cent
viii be paid to creditors from the as
sets of the Smith Automobile company,
the property of which has been sold to
Charles A. Southwick and son. Many
OF the unccntested claims have been
collected by John R. Mulvane, presi-
dent of the Bank of Topeka, who has
paid II per cent for this paper.
Assets of the Smith company were
sold last month to the Southwick in
Jerasts for $4,000, which with about S.
600 additional funds on hand. VIII en-
able the referee in bankruptcy TO pay
a 10 per cent dividend on all claims
Accounts OIL several creditors are to be
contested and if these claims are dis
allowed By the courts, may enable the
company to pay a 20 per cent dividend.
The Central National bank is prose-
cutting claim for about ST., GOO as Il
preferred creditor. The costs of ad-
miniSJratiO1. attorneys fees and other
expenses VIII aggregate $4,000 to $4,000,
which would reduce the funds of the
corporation $4,000 or $4,000 III case
the account of the Central National is
preferred
In addition to the $4,000 received
from the sale of the automobile COM
pany's assets about $4,000 additional
has been realized from the sale Of parts
since petitions in bankruptcy were filed.
Against the $4,000 received from the
business of the institution since the
appointment of a receiver, is charged
about $32, 900 in maintaining the plant as
a going concern From the remaining
IS, 600 are the years taxes in the amount
of $500. The sale to the Southwick
people brings the net assets to about
$4,000, which would be reduced to about
$4,000 in case the courts hold that the
Central National is a preferred creditor.
In event the courts hold against their
claim, the bank would share equally
with other creditors and about 20 per
cent would be paid to all creditors. This
dividend would be paid on an outstand-
ing Indebtedness of about $500, 900.
That the plant of the Smith AutomO-
bile company will be continued in To-
peka as a going concern was declared
today BY Charles A. Southwick. who
is planning the future of the institution
These plans have not been completed
and no statement Will be made for sew
eraI weeks It is expected that the
new owners of the Smith company viii
start active work on the construction
of cars within the next month AS yet.
no announcement has been made as to
the probable output for the year or
the number Of men to be employed il
the shOrs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25
TWO VAULTS OPENED
Depositors Begin Taking Securities
From Equitable Ruins

New York. Jan. 25.@Two of the
three vaults of the Mercantile Safe De-
post company in Equitable building
were thrown open to holders of safe
deposit boxes today. part of the de-
bris having been cleared away, and a
long line of persons began taking out
securities. Police guarded the work
and box holders were required to pre-
sent cards of admission issued by the
company. Although some of the boxes
were dripping with water, there was
apparently no damage to the contents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25
KANsAN HELPS SAVE SHIP.
He Alone Kept Up Hope All Would
Be Saved.

Burlington, Kan, Jan. 25.-The
Burlington friends of Frank r. Wag-
be pleased to hear that he recently
acquitted himself in very favorable
manner. Frank was on the ocean in
the government tug boat, the Z. S.
Uncas, which was towing some tow
boats from Norfolk to Cuba, when a
three days storm came up. The
storm was SO severe that many yes
sells were destroyed, and the crew of
the Unca5 with the exception of
Frank and two others became so
frightened that they gave up, believ-
ing that the tug would sink any way.
For twenty-four hours Frank stood in
water up to his waist working to keep
the fires going while two others
manned the pumps, and according to
reports it was to their efforts that the
Uncas was saved. Frank has since
been promoted to a place on the sta
ton ship. the L. S. S. Newark at
Guantanamo Bay. Cuba.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25
SUIT BEGUN IN 1908
Lumber Trust Custer Case Is About
Two-T1lirds Finished

Kansas city. Jan. 25.-Charles s. Keith,
head Of a large coal and lumber company
of this city. resumed his testimony lot
the defense in the state custer SUI
AGAINST % lumber companies charged
ILL violation of the antitrust law
through the medium of the yellow pine
manufacturers association.
Attorneys for the defense To-Day an
no1nced that the presentation of their
case probably would be finished this
week. The suit was begun in 1905 AFTER
four years, during which hearings HaNc
baen held in ST. Louis, jefferson city
ana Kansas City and before three differ
ent special examiners, it is now said 20
about tyvo-tfirds complete.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25
Term Fxtended Five years.

Washington, Jan. 25.-Judge Julian
W. Mack of Chicago. junior member
of the court of commerce, has been
designated by the chief justice of the
supreme court to serve for five years
more on the commerce bench. The
commerce court judges rank officially
as circuit judges and are under the
jurisdiction of the chief justice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25
SCALDED TO DEATH
Child Falls in Boiling Water Waiting
for Bath.

Council Grove. Kan, Jan. 25.@The
little -year-old child of Mrs. Biz
is dead here from the effects of scalds
received Sunday. The mother was
preparing a bath for the child, and
finding the water too hot left the tub
on the floor while she went for cold
water. The child fell in the tub,
scaIdinec herself badly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25
WAR CLOUD HAS GONE
Franco-ItaIian Incident Is Now Con.
sidered Closed.

Rome, Jan 25.-Tne Franco-ItaliaE
incident brought about by the seizure of
Turkish doctors and nurses from the
French steamer Aancuba BY Italian war
ships is practically closed. The only
question now being discussed is that of
finding q method by which the Turkish
prisoners can be released or delivered
to the French authorities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25

Buffalo, Jan. 25.-Robert S. Dennis,
of Chicago, was shot, probably fatally
York Central station today by man
who suddenly drew a revolver, sent a
bullet through Dennis face and fol-
lowed it with shots into the back and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25

Father of American Countess Dies.
Philadelphia, Jan. 25.-Geo. Cochran,
head Of an old Philadelphia family, died
at his home here today after a brief
illness. He was the father of Countess
De Fernon, who married Count Ginoux
de Fernon Of France three years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25

arm. The sssailant, who was arrest
ed, said he was Casper Martorans, a
barber of Chicago and he shot Dennis
because he feared he might he BLACK
Hand agent The police believe Mar
torans is damented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25

Fix up the lawn for spring. Time now
to SOW Kentucky blue grass and white
clover. Zimmerman Seed Co
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25

WANTED@Three boys to sell State
Journal on streets at noon from 1918
a. M until 2 D. m. Apply State Jour
nal office tomorrow morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-25

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- Appliance do not give one the un-
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q There are no metal springs in the
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- Appliances are made is of the very
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wear
~ Ny reputation for honesty ana
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and my prices are so reasonable my terms
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send my Appliance on
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
ELECTION AFTERMATH
Week After Election Shows Little
Change i'm Figures.
CLARKE GETS GovERNoRsHIP.
Iowa Legislature Will be Safely Re-
publican and Kenyon Will Get
Senasorship. Official COun-
ty Figures.

Public Opinion gave the first print
ed news of the election to the people
of this city and county last Wednes-
day, and the reports were so com
plete and accurate that no change in
the result announced at that time
is now necessary, except a slight re-
vision of figures that do not affect
the result.
The democratic landslide that
swept the country gave Wilson 429
electoral votes, Roosevelt II and
Taft u. The popular vote was ap-
proximately Wilson 5,740,332, Roose-
welt 3,S56,70S, Taft 3,329,S49, Debs
S32,7O0, Chain sol, $50. The rat
ional congress will be democratic
both Senate and House, so that de-
mocracy will be in complete control
of governmental affairs for the next
-four years.
The following table gives the
states, by whom carried, plurality
and electoral vote.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
GREAT CORN CROP.
Most Remarkable Year for lAgricul-
tural Products i'm History.

A corn crop of 3,169,137 900 BUSH
els or PSI, ,921, 900 bushels more than
the greatest crop of corn ever grown
in any country of the world is the
feature of the country's most re-
markable agricultural year in history
according to the November crop re-
port of the U. S. department of agri-
culture issued Friday. The report
compacted the government prelim-
mary estimates on the nations prin-
cipal farm crops. This great crop
of corn was worth on November 1st
to farmers 5000.
The enormous sum of S4.171,143,-
900 represented the farm value on
November corn, hay, wheat, oats, po-
tatoes, barley, flax seed, rye and
buckwheat.
With the value of the growing cot
ton crops and the crops of tobacco,
rice and apples, the aggregate value
of these principal farm products will
amount we'll beyond $4,000, 10000
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
Facts About President-Elect Wilson.

He is 56 years old.
He has charming and beautiful
wife and three charming daughters.
His daughters all look much more
like him than like their mother. They
are all grown and unmarried.
His first name is Thomas" but
he has not used it for many years.
They called him Tommy in college.
He does not use tobacco. Drinks
a little wine sometimes and a Scotch
highball when very tired. Butter
milk is his favorite beverage.
He is nearly blind in his right eye
as the result of an accident in youth
When reading he holds monocle in
front of the damaged eye.
His favorite recreation is golf, but
he walks much.
He never drinks ice water.
Sleeps from nine to twelve hours
of every twenty-four.
Likes automobiling, but often goes
to sleep in the motor.
Dislikes military display.
Except for few thousand dollars
which he saved from his salary as
president of Princeton, he has no
money or property.
Considers "13" his lucky number.
There are thirteen letters in his
name, and in his thirteenth year as
a professor at Princeton he was cleo
ted its thirteenth president
His best speeches are impromptu
He has enormous ears and large
mouth, with large, irregular, some
what discolored teeth.
He wears eyeglasses all the time.
Was a good baseball and football
player when young man.
He is Scotch-Irish.
His father was a Presbyterian min
lister, and he is Presbyterian, too.
When away from home he sends
his wife ''lettergram" every night.
He is shorthand and typewriting
expert. Writes all his speeches, lee
lures and books that way. He uses
the Graham system" of shorthand.
He is five feet, ten inches tall. and
weighs III pounds.
He can run a half mile at a good
pace without losing his breath.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
roads and good schools. )"

I
In his address the state superin-
tendent made the following as sug.
gestions as to the steps to be taken
for the improvement of the schools
The township the only unit of or
ganization in rural districts, except
as provided for consolidated dis
tricts. The township unit and the
consolidated district would provide
ample territory to enable each dis
trict to maintain a high school and
would also afford sufficient area for
general social, educational and re-
creational activities with the school
house as the center for such activi-
ties.
Uniform system Of state aid to con-
solidated rural high schools and to
town graded high schools, and state
aid also to one-room rural schools,
under certain conditions.
Increase of powers of the state
educational department and provide
assistance to carry on inspection of
schools-three inspectors, one for
rural schools, one for graded schools
and one for high schools.
Term of Office of state superinten-
dent four years and salary $4,000,
and salary of deputy raised.
Make salary of county superinten-
dent higher and demand best talent
possible with 4-year term and eftic-
lent supervision of schools through
that Office.
Greater permanency in work of
teaching, smaller number and better
pay, normal training facilities, and
three or four additional state normal
schools.
Short educational meetings held
at different times during the year to
take the place of present county nor
NAL institutes.
Abolish superfluous school offices
and school funds to draw interest.
City superintendent employed for
2-year period.
School elections fairly conducted.
Re-codify school laws with a view
to simplification.
Classify all small high schools.
LET us move forward unitedly for
better schools in Iowa." the state SUI
perintendent said, America stands
for progress, yet we are compelled
to study the educational systems OF
European countries for advanced
ideas concerning the efficient train
ing of the masses of the youth for
practical preparation for life. Ii we
are slow TO catch the spirit of educa-
tional advancement what paradox
on our progressiveness."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
The Luck of Politics.

The Wilson vote of Iowa will not
exceed $4,000. In but few, if any,
of the states will his total come UP to
the figures of the Bryan campaign
of 1896. And yet the Bryan defeat
of 1896 is always referred to as the
most crushing of recent years. while
the Wilson victory of 1912 is every
where spoken of as landslide.
In 1896 the Bryan vote in Iowa
was 223,741, the biggest vote ever
cast for a democratic candidate for
any office. Horace Boies was elected
governor the first time with but few
over 10000, and the second time
by a few over 2O7, 200. Bryan in
1900 received 2O9,265. But Bryan
is spoken of as the worst defeated
candidate ever nominated by the
democratic party. Even four years
ago, in his third effort to be elected,
Mr.. Bryan passed the 100000 mark
in Iowa.
If any of Mr.. Bryan's candidates.
had been pitched in times like these
it is not impossible that he should
have been the unanimous choice of
the electoral college. AS against a
divided opposition he might have
carried every state. But Mr.. Bryan
fell upon hard lines. He had William
Mckinley against him, a united re-
publican party and enormous cam
paign resources, as has since devel-
oped.
Gov Wilson's vote would have
made any of the Bryan campaigns
appear Insignificant. And yet the
impression prevails, and will prevail
that he is the most popular candidate
the democrats have named since Gro
yer Cleveland.
Mr.. Bryan has reason to question
the virtue Of his rabbits foot.-Reg-
lister and Leader.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
Printed Matter in the Campaign.

The amount of printed matter dis
I'tributed during this campaign re-
garding politics is beyond the powers
of the human mind to understand.
1t is safe to say that the average
daily newspaper has printed seven
columns of 1900 words each for a
period of $50 days, that the average
weekly has printed five columns OF
1,200 words each for twenty-six
weeks. Multiply one total by $500,
about the number of dailies and the
other by $4,000, about the number
of weeklies, semi-weeklies and tri-
weeklies, and the astonishing total
of 6,739,200,000 words is shown
from the newspaper press alone.
This very conservative estimate
doesn't include the enormous amount
of paid newspaper advertising, the
great amount printed in magazines,
and distributed in circulars, through
the mail and otherwise. This would
not allow for the general news of
government activities, but simply the
discussions of merits of candidates
and platforms for the election of
1912.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
GREAT PLAY COMING
Gifted Actress, Miss Sarah Padden,
to Appear Here i'm .Kindling.'
A MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION
Strong Company Will Support Miss
Padden in Beautiful Play at the
Grand Opera House, Thurs
day, November 21st.

The managers of the Grand opera
house have had hard time securing
Miss Sarah Padden and her great
production ''Kindling" for Decorah,
but finally succeeded in securing
booking for Thursday evening, Nov.
21st. 1t is said to be one of the fin
est things we have ever had. The
play seems to have been written for
Miss Padden, and her supporting
company is everything that could be
desired 1t is worthy packed house,
and the managers place their person.
al guarantee behind the attraction,
in the desire that every seat be filled,
and with the assurance that every
one will be delighted.
Concerning the production the
Burlington, Iowa, Hawk-Eye says:
THE United Play Company, of
which Mr.. George Peck, formerly of
Burlington, is the moving spirit, is
winning an enviable reputation as
producers of high class plays. Kind
ling" one of the big successes of
several seasons, was given at the
Grand last evening, with Miss Sarah
Padden in the leading role. This
gifted actress was seen and admired
here in another part last season and
everybody was anxious to see her
again and make comparisons. There
were two good houses at the Grand
and nobody was disappointed The
general verdict was that the part had
been given as we'll by Miss Padden
as it was by the more famous star,
who introduced "Kindling" to Bur-
lington play-goers. OF course, the
settings left nothing to be desired.
The United Play Company realizes
that the twentieth century audience
ateaches no little Importance to the
setting of a production, and perhaps
the twentieth century has arrived at
point where too much weight is
placed upon this feature. But the
PiOuUCSi oAAiPiy SFCS tnC pucliC
what it demands and therefore, there
were none to find fault on this score.
The leading part pleased everybody.
Miss Padden played the part as if it
had been written for her and in fact
it would be difficult to imagine part
better fitted to her. The company is
too wise to surround star with any
thing but fitting support and there
fore the other parts were all entrust-
ed to competent players, and there
was no attempt to set forth the star,
but rather to give a we'll balanced
performance. There was no playing
to the gallery no painful effort on the
part of anybody on the stage to get
under the spot light or to catch the
attention and win the favor of any
part of the house, and the result was
a presentation that will always be
recalled with genuine pleasure by
all who welcomed Sarah Padden to
the Grand in "Kindling." They all
want to see her and the clever people
of the United Play Company again
and again." $.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13

Representative - Enger 2,651
Brown 2,03S. Enger's majority 81 g.
Auditor-Shea 2599, Quandahl q
211. Shec's s majority 3S8.
asurer-Jorgenson 1880, no
opposition.
Clerk-Kalleyang, 2917, no oppo-
sition.
Sheriff-Flemming 2,S41, Qualley
2,12O. Flemming's majority 721.
Recorder-Wise $3.50, Ramsay
1876. Wise's majority 1,4S4.
Attornev-Houck 1885, Goheen
2,111. q. rk's majority 525.
superi 'ut-Miller 2,901, no
coroner->. 2.s7s, no opposi-
ton.
Supervisor, 2d.>~,A Kuhn $50,
Olson 446. Kuhn's 'ty IA.
Supervisor, 4th Dist >er 463,
Selnes 4S9. Pfsters ma1>. y "a.
Supervisor, 9Th Dist.-Williams
524, Connor 423, Knutson 256. Will
liams' plurality 101.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
Cheeky Indeed,

Il hear" said Lou to his friend
Dick, whom he happened to meet one
morning, that Maude has broken
her engagement with YOU.
YES" answered Dick; ''it's true. =
well, I'm sorry, old man. Why
did she break it?''
"Why, merely because ! stole a
kiss" said Dick.
What" cried Lou. why, she
must be crazy to object to having
her fiance steal kiss from her."
"Well.'. explained Dick, "the
trouble was. l didn't steal it from
her,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13


Mr.. Taft in his defeat may justly
feel satisfaction in having achieved
something greater than a recollection.
He has stood faithful to principle.
He has held the republican party
true to its noble traditions. He has
prevented the judicial power of the
country from being made subserv-
lent to the changing whims of tenn
porary majorities. He has preserved
to the powerless the guarantees of
personal liberty against the tyranny
Of passion. He has moved serene
amid misrepres and abuse,
discharging his duty as he saw 1t and
refusing to do anything for the spec
tacular political effect at time when
demagogy was in demand. He will
turn over to his successor the admin
istration of country whose laws
were never before so we'll enforced,
whose expenditures have been cut
down, whose governmental methods
have been systematized and made un-
precedently efficient, whose general
prosperity and happiness are at high
pitch. His trust is faithfully dis
charged. New York Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13

There is no doubt that thousands
in every state in the union, after
satisfying themselves that Roosevelt
had by his actions in getting into
the campaign as candidate for
president made impossible the cleo
ton of Taft, voted for Wilson, which
helped to make his vote so large and
Taft's so small. 1t is estimated that
in Iowa alone 10000 Taft republi-
cans voted for Wilson. This prob
ably had no material effect upon the
final result, but nevertheless is a
true explanation of the Taft vote.
And yet in spite of this Taft was
second and Roosevelt third in his
own state of Ohio and also in the
latter's own state of New York, and
in the great states of Indiana, Con-
necticut, Kentucky, Massachusetts.
Missouri, New Jersey, New Hamp-
shire, Wisconsin, Tennessee, New
Mexico, and probably several others.
The great demand of the common
people, the great sweeping landslide
to the man who carried 'all the pop
ular primaries" the clamor of the
people for the saviour of mankind,
to whom hymns were sung and pray
ers were offered, failed to material
ize. To quote the blasphemous words
of his associate on the ticket and re-
verse the application, 1.-The most hui
initiating figure in American his
tory"