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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-13

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-13

The constitution and bylaws of the
rev Topeka Federation of Women, are
at the desk in the Y. W. c. A build
ing, and the women who wish to join
the federation will find the constitution
at that place for signature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-13
SUFFRAGE NOTES.

The Good Government club held then
regular meeting Thursday night at the
home of Mrs. Lee Monroe. 1t was a
large meeting, with a good many
guests Miss Maud Mary Kline and
Miss Florence Craven furnished piano
music, and Mr.. Jones, author OF the
Kansas song, sang for the guests, anG
responded to an encore by singing an
other piece of his own composition, the
Topeka song, which is new and mas
not yet been published Mrs 1sapei
Macarthur read an original poem, ano
Miss Nina Roudebush recited. Mrs
Lillian Mitchner made an address, ana
Mr.. H. H Hall spoke for the cause
He said: THE men have denied the
right of the ballot to women so many
years that they ought now to be cam
paigning for them instead of leaving
them to fight the battle for suffrage
almost alone. It is a condition that
the men ought to be ashamed of.
Acquaintance week has been a sue
cess in the club, and more than
hundred new members have been OBJ
tanned at the teas. The parties VIII
be continued some weeks longer ana
will he held at different homes of the
members from time to time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-13
SHE SANG TOO HARD.
Negress Bursts Artery in Forehead
Singing in Church.

Leavenwortn, Kan, April 13.-An-
ma Self. a negro, died this morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-13

Jane Adams, who will speak at the
Kansas state convention in Larnei
May and 8, is giving suffrage mono
logues at the Majestic thSater in Chi
cago. She appears between two vaude-
vile acts, and is playing to a crowded
house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-13

Former Governor Hoch of Kansas
says there are no arguments against
equal suffrage. In a letter to Mrs. May
J. Johnston of Wichita he expresses the
hope that kansas will join the half
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-13

The first annual meeting of the
First Congressional District Equal
Suffrage association will be held III
I,eavenworth at the Peoples theater:
Thursday, April is. Wednesday pre-
cedine the convention, Mrs. c. c. God
dard will have a reception, and in the
evening. Mrs. Van lyle will give
dinner. at which Mrs. w. A Johnston:
president of the State Suffrage assocl-
alton, and Mrs. W. r. Stuoos, vice
president. both of Topeka Will De
guests of honor.
The program Tor the convention VIII
be as follows: -
liaras-
e.4O-News Period. all delegates.
(a) One Thing Our Country has lone
(b) Some Things We Are Flaming
(c1 General Good News.
1O:OO-Violin and piano duet, Misses
Brownie and Celtic Norman.
notwithstanding words, Mayor AL
bert Doe$e.
lard.
1o:3O-State Work, Mrs. Lucy 5.
Johnston, state president K. E. S. A.
11.OO-Vocal solo, Miss Lucille Eckert-
11:1O-Helpful Hints, Mrs. w. R.
Stubbs, Topeka.
Maher, Mrs. Matte T. klmball, Mannat-
Maer Mrs Matte T. Kimball, Manhat-
tan. president Woman's Press associ-
alton.
2:30-Opening exercises
2:3@Vocal solo, Miss Lucille Eckert.
2:4O-My Hope, Mrs. Frank Strong
Lawrence.
3:OO-Conservation, Mrs. Lillian
Mitchner, state president w. c. T. U.
3:OO-Violin and piano duet, the Misses
Norman.
3:S5-Why We Should Care to Vote,
Mrs William Allen White, Emporia.
4:0O-Practical Campaigning, Mrs.
Lila Day Monroe, Topeka.
4:30-Autonobile trip.
Miss Myrtle Haskins and Miss Luz
cretia Toland, Burr Oak, Kansas, were
visitors to suffrage headquarters this
week. and helped with the work in the
office.
There is lots of work at headquar-
tiers that anyone who has a few hours
to spare can help with. The officers
ask any woman or girl who can, to
come up to headquarters and help
mail out letters or packages.
Hodgman county was organized this
week at Jetmore, with the following
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-13
L. M. PENWELL
Undertaken and EmbaImer.

Both Phones 1o2. 5Os-51O Quincy St
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-13

Hodgman county was organized this
week at Jetmore, with the following
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-13

The Minerva club will meet Monday,
April Is, at the home of Mrs. c. q.
BIakely, 1860 Topeka avenue. Mrs.
BlakeIy and Mrs. George Mays will be
hOSteSSeS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
FORTY INJURED
IN IOWA WRECK
Wabash Car Rolled Twice Over Down
Steep Bank at Edge Of the
City.

[ United Press Leased Wire Service.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 2S- All
OF the forty passengers In Wabash
car who were injured when 1t rolled
twice over down steep bank at the
east edge of the city when their coach
was hit by Rock Island passenger
engine at 10 o'clock last night, were
alive today although Mrs. Eliza Adair
of Des Moines was in critical condi-
tion. Both trains were westbound and
should have come to full stop at the
grade crossing. Instead both trains
slackened speed to 12 miles an hour
and went ahead The Wabash had not
cleared the crossing when the Rock
Island engine hit the rear coach
knocking 1t over an embankment The
Rock Island engine and baggage car
were derailed. Cries for help rent the
darkness as the Wabash coach rolled
down the bank and in few minutes
scores Of doctors were on the scene
and the injured were hurried to hos
pitfalls
Railroad officials are investigating
the wreck today Oddly enough &
similar wreck occurred week ago a.
the. same place between the same
Wabash train with the same trair
crew and another Rock Island train.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
GOVERNOR STOKES
FOR ROOSEVELT T
Does Not Think Much Of His Recall Of
Decisions Idea
However.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service
TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 2S.-Warmly
endorsing the candidacy of Colonel
Roosevelt. former Governor Edward
C. Stokes, in statement issued today
appealed to republicans in all the
eastern states to permit the rank and
file' of the republican voters to
nominate the presidential candidate. :
He says that the election machinery in
most of the eastern states is too com.
.plicated and "interferes with freedom
OF action by the voter
Stokes endorses Roosevelt's Co
lumbus speech as a general proposition
but takes issue with him on the qnes
ton on the recall of judicial decisions
In his conclusion Stokes appeals to
all republicans to get together and dis
Icuss their differences. If they do not
he says the party is doomed to de
feat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
EDUCATORS ARE
IN SESSION
Rural School Declared to be the One
Lassard In the Educational
Procession Of
Aperica.
PRESENT ONES WEAK
Strong School Of a Generation As'
In the Country, Has Given Way
to Less Powerful
One.
PRESENT ONES WEAK

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 28.-"It is
conceded that the rural school is the
one laggard in the educational pro-
cession. OF the 100000 rural
school children, less than 25 per cent
is completing the work of the grades.
The teaching body is immature and
lacks proper training. Terms are too
short. School buildings are poor, un-
sanitary and i'll equipped and the
school enrolment is constantly de-
creasing."
With these statements as starter,
ID. T. Fairchild, state superintendent
OF public instruction OF Kansas today
severely arraigned the rural school
system of the country, in an address
before the National Education council
held here today in conjunction with
the meeting of superintendent depart
ment of the National Educational AS.
sociation.
THE strong, virile rural school OF
generation ago has gone and in its
place is a primary school weak in
number and lacking in efficiency,
Fairchild declared. 'The country boy
and girl of the strenuous and complex
| twentieth century are not afforded
equal educational opportunities.
Fairehild declared that while the
most influential people were con
lstantly endeavoring to place the high
4 schools, colleges and universities or
a higher standard, the rural schools
have been neglected, although they
lserve directly the interest Of the great
est percent Of the country's popula
ton. Fairchild made an appeal fol
concerted effort to secure the aid OF
educational experts, philanthropists
and others in uplifting the rura
schools.
I. Back to the civic and social life cl
the old red, weatherboarded school
house was the cry sounded by Prof
Edward j. Ward of the University Of
i wisconsin He enumerated the follow
ling national evils which he declared
the social center movement would tent
) to eradicate:
Z MlSBOVeFnu1eut III pldSo VI lheSiii
gent efficiency.
Dissipation and idling in place 0
constructive use of leisure recreation
Cleavage and class feeling in plac
OF peace, social order and public spirit
;. 1T is only through the use of tn
school building as civic center-tha
: is through it's use as a citizens council
{ chamber, a legislative assembly plac
that this common institution can serv
3 Americas greatest need in the de
!, velopment of positive consciousness
! of democracy Ward declared.
The public school as simply a
y education center for the child does nc
e and cannot produce good citizer
9 ship"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
Thief Is cauuht.

limited press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Feb 2s.-The local po-
lice were notified today of the arrest
at Freewater, Ore, of A. w. Montoux,
wanted here on charge OF embezzl-
ing $4,100 from the American Broth
erhood Of Cement Workers of which
he was an officer. The news of the
arrest came in telegram from Sher-
iff Taylor of Pendleton county, who
stated that Montoux was living under
the name of w. A. Van Buren, and hao
purchased an apple orchard. The arrest
was possible because Montoux recent
lv communicated with his family here
for the first time since his disappear
ance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
DUPONT IS.
UNlF FIRE.
=
Powder Making se.sator Charged
With Having Bought and
Paid for His
Seat.
INSPIRED. BY FEAR
II Innocent Of the Suspicion, States
man Should Not Attempt to
Evade an lnvestI
cation.
INSPIRED. BY

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Arguing
in support os his resolution for an IN
vestigation of the election of Senator
H. A. Dupont of Delaware, Senator
Reed, of Missouri. this afternoon as
serted that an Investigation ought to
be courted by an innocent man and
any attempt to evade an investigation
may justly be regarded as inspired
by fear of the TRUTH
Reed quoted the testimony of wit
nesses in the hearing on the nomina-
ton Of Chas. P. Swain, to be marshal
for Delaware, purporting to show thar
Dupont money" was freely spent in
the election of legislators who later
voted for him for senator. OF the men
lal'e~e' - have handed out the money
Reed said:
tnese gentlemen appeared not only
to have carried business methods into
politics but to have observed every
regulation of UP to date commercial
accounting. An office was established
a set of books were opened and active
young gentlemen employed to do busl
ness with the voters.
4 AS to buying of votes Reed said:
s'Of course this testimony may al
be destroyed or desicredited to thu
point of unbelief but such is the stat
OF the record.
THE testimony must be given cree
ence until it is disproved and enoug
appears here to demand an investigf
tion into the election Of 1910. F1irthel
more enough appears to require an e,
PLANTATION of the senator's act In recon
mending for appointment as marshal
man whom he knew to be engaged i
corrupt practices. Such recommends
tion is an offense against the senate
The senate cannot afford to clos
Its eyes to the plain course of duty
in view of these startling and appal
ing disclosures"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
LITTLE MISS
MUFFIT SCARED
Spider in Lions Cage Was Too Much
for the Wild Animal
Trainer.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BUCHAREST. Feb. 2S.Mlle Taca-
nesco. lion tanner, almost caused a
panic in an audience at Iassi when
she tainted in the midst of her per-
formance while the animals were per-
fectly quiet. She was quickly re-
moved from the cage before the
beasts could harm her. Upon recov-
ering consciousness, she exclaimed.
/ IF you don't take away that spider
which is weaving a web in the corner
of that cage. I'll never go in there
again.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
Trouble Getting Divorce.

[United Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Mrs. Ethel
Croker Breen, daughter of the old
time Tammany boss, will not get her
divorce from her horseman-husband,
John ]. Breen at present. The jury
before which her action was tried re-
ported to Justice Goff today that it
was unable to agree and was dis
charged. 1t was stated that it stood
eight to four for verdict in favor OF
Mrs. Breen, but the four members In
sisted that there was no proof ol
Breen's alleged wrong doing with
Miss Diehl, the Toronto telephone
girl. Attorneys for Mrs. Breen an
nounced that they will ask an imme
date trial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
HOLD UP men
ARE NERVOUS
Fate Of the Four Guelzow Murderera
Ever in Their Minds They
Tremble In
Court
PLEA OF BEING DRUNK
Wives and Infants Of Accused Men
Are in the Court Room In an
Effort to Gain Sym
pathy.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.Acknowledging
the Staying of Mrs. Hattie Kaufman
while they were seeking to rob her
husband, but pleading extenuating
circumstances, that they were drunk,
that they intended only to rob and
not to murder, William R. Channell,
first of the trio Of self-confessed taxi
cab robbers and slayers, mounted the
witness stand in Judge Kersten's
court today to tell the story of the
crime.
Channell shook with fear. With
the fate of the four Guelzow murder
ers ever in their minds, the three taxi
cab slayers are said by their jailers
to be on the verge of physical ana
mental collapse. Channell told a
rambling story of his friendship witt
Rabenau and Stacey, his associates in
the killing.
"We were chums,'' ne said, "and
found the boys In saloon. All were
drinking heavily. I proposed that we
all take ride in my tax1cap. we
took more drinks before we started
out. Then someone suggested that
we pull holdup and get some coin
i got out my revolver. Rabenau tool
the gun. and we started out to find
somebody tfat looked like they hat
money
i Before Channell could be led up t,
the actual staying OF Mrs. Kaufmal
: the noon recess was ordered
AS Channell testified, the wives o
/ Rabenau and Stacey entered the cour
room each carrying her baby boy A
4 the witness told of the plans laid b.
4 the slayers for the hold-up both wo
i men, hugging their babies tightly sob
bed bitterly. Mrs. Rabenau was LEI
from the court room.
/ Julian and Virginia Kaufman, th'
!. little children of the slain woman
have attended many sessions of tn
trial They were not present toda
and physicians have advised the fatt
er that the little girls must be take
to California at once.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
viii They Hire Darrow?

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2s.--Plans for
the defense OF the union iron workers
Indicted by the federal government
In the alleged dynamitsng conspiracy
will be made here Immediately after
the arraignment OF the 81 defendants
on March IL. A meeting of the exc
cutive board OF the iron workers will
then be held, according to Herbert $.
Hockin. secretary-treasurer, today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
BRING THE BOYS
BACK TO ILLINOIS
Governor Deneen Issues Requisitions
For Three Crooks Who Are
Wanted.

[United Press Leased Wire Service ]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Feb. 2s. Gov
ernor Deneen issued requisitions today
as follows;
On the governor of Michigan for the
return of Morris Cohen, under arrest
in Detroit and wanted in Chicago for
robbery.
On the governor of New York for
the return of John Krupa under ar
rest in New York city and wanted in
Chicago for larceny.
On the governor of Missouri for the
return of William Crockett under ar.
rest in ST. Louis and wanted in ChIca-
go for larceny.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
UNCLE SAM TO
LOOK into II.
Department Of Justice Making an In.
vestisatIon Into the Way Law
renee 10 Act
ing.
PROSECUTE OFFICERS
Chance to Show the lmpartiaIity Of
the Department by Prosecution
Of Sheriff and
Others.

WASHINGTON Feb. 28-That the I
department Of justice investigation OF
the Iawrtnce situation will be in the
line of possible prosecution under
the Sherman antitrust law for alleged
conspiracy in restraint Of Interstate
trade was the authoritative state
ment secured from the department
today. 1t was said that the govern
ment regarded the children OF the
strikers technically as passenger
traffic" and the action of the Lawrence
authorities in forcibly preventing their
departure may. it is believed, thus
constitute offense against the Sher-
man law
1t was learned that the, department
is very much in earnest in it's inves-
tigation of the Lawrence affairs and
proposes criminal prosecutions unless
the Massachusetts authorities indicate
clearly in the near future that they
intend to punish those guilty in the
recent stopping OF strikers from send
ing their children away from Law
renee The department acted Instant
| ly when the news reached Washing
ton Saturday 1t was learned that
there was an immediate conference
between Assistant General Attorney
Harr In charge of labor matters, At
| toi-ney General Wiclsersham and Eoifc-
lisor General Lehman and at its close,
I the district attorney at Boston was
ordered by wire to investigate.
/ Special agents of the department
| were in Lawrence before Sunday.
4 The conference of attorneys consid-
1 cred two federal statutes. possibly
/ violated when Marshal Sullivan stop
ped the children at the station. One
was the statute against conspiracy to
4 Ideprive citizens OF their constitutional
| liberty. The other was the Sherman
4 law. 1t was decided that it would be
difficult to secure convictions on the
conspiracy charge because the safe
guarding Of constitutional rights is a
matter largely Of state control. 1t is
believed, however, the government has
a case against the Lawrence officials
under the criminal section of the
Sherman law.
The Lawrence affair comes at a
!, time when the department of justice
!. is especially anxious to show that II
is impartial in Furnishing violations OF
law by either side of a labor dispute
. The department has just concluded its
exhaustive investigation of the dyna
mite conspiracy involving leaders o1
, union labor For that reason an ex
!. ample made of those guilty in the
!, Lawrence affair, the officials believe
would put the department in a goot
. light before the country
At the department of justice toda,
it was said if all reports are tru'
: that there was no essential difference
between the authorities at Lawrence
stopping children at railroad station
and the night riders holding up tobae
CO shipments.
In Kentucky, state authorities woul
> not prosecute and the federal govern
! ment did not hesitate about going il
!. to uphold this law. In the same way
it is said that the Massachusetts autf
critics will be given the chance to ac
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
Steamer TO Bottom

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Feb. 2S.-
The steamer H. x. Bedford sank in the
Ohio river two miles below Waverly.
w Va, early today when floating ice
crushed the hull. All the crew escaped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28
Bandit Got $4,000.

IJJnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
SAN JOSE, Cal. Feb. 2S.- While a
companion waited outside in an auto
mobile q masked bandit today entered
j. A. Costa's private bank took s4,50c
in gold and fled In the automobile.
,rhe robber backed Costa in rear
room at the point of revolver and
then rifled the safe which was stano
ing open. Posses are in pursuit
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-28

A DANGEROUS SITUATION
Statement From Madero's Private
Secretary Causes Considerable
Alarm over the
Future.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-That gen.
eral slaughter Of Americans In Mexi-
co may ensue and the United States
may be forced into war with the re.
public Is regarded by the adminstra-
tion as a possible result of an lncen-
diary statement today, purportins to-
be from Juan Sanchez Ascona, Ma
dero's confidential secretary.
Ascona's alleged manifesto pre-
dlcted the massacre of every Amerl-
can In Mexico, II the United States
interviewed. The administration fears
that If the statement is authentic It
may excite already excited Mexlcans
to serious acts.
That the administration regarded
| the situation as serious was indicated
by conference between the presi-
dent, acting Secretary Of State Will
son and Secretary Of this Navy Meyer.
1t is believed here that the statement
will cause the United States to modify
its position regarding neutral zone"
along the northern border Of Mexico
to be policed by American troops. 1t
is feared that an invasion of the zone
declared neutral by both countries
4 might be attended by attacks OH
Americans in Mexico. Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts said the president
q told him today that the Mexican situa
, tion was very dangerous ard deli
!, cate"
Creates Sensation.
q MEXICO CITY, Feb. 2S.-A state
t ment issued by Sanchez Ascona, pri
! vate secretary to President Madert
declaring that massacre of Ameri
! cans was probable if the United
: States troops crossed the border
! created a sensation among the for
eigners here today. Immediately aftel
, the statement was made, representa-
tives from the different foreign lega
. tions hastily conferred and laid plan.
' for protection, in case crisis Il
: reached.
!, Just why such a statement shoult
come from one so close to the admin
istration is a puzzle to the foreigl
representatives. The government as
serts that the fall Of Juarez was In
!. significant. Members of the cabine
said that it was a part Of Madero'
n plan to prevent complications with tn
United States. They declare tha
General villa will surround Juare
now with his force of federals an
] starye out the rebels, or cause ther
II to come about 10 miles out of the cit
b for a battle
d The Sanchez statement has create
Q the greatest sensation as it goes 8
h far as to state massacre in Mexic
n City is likely in case of Intervention
q Secretary Wilson at the America
lr embassy refused to comment on tn
4 Ascona statement but he is known
a have Immediately communicated wit
le Washington. The foreigners great
Is fear the effect of the statement |
IF as much as 1t is among the revolution
ot lists that the anti-American sentimer
* is SO rapidly spreading.
N Dispatches received here this a
le ternoon tell of the serious conditio
II about Torreon, Arisco and Velarden;
le where Americans have not been abb
"a to flee. The entire country in tn
es section is in control of the rebels
le Somnerret, town of 1000 inhah
IS tants, was captured by the rebels t
day and the capital of Sonora is +
lg ported beseiged.