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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
Plans Made Now and Not Like
Iy to Be Changed.
STRONGER THAN GIBRALT TAR
Resistance VIII Be Equal to
Eighteen Inches of Steel.
Armament of 16 and 14-Inch
Guns and 12-Inch MOrtars.

Washington, June 1.-THE fortifi-
cations for offense and defense at the
Panama canal will be the most power
full in the world.
This is said to the credit of the
government and of the war depart
ment
Colonel GoethaIs is soon to confer
with Secretary of War Garrison upon
the final plans of defense, but as the
plans stand today they are not likely
to be changed.
The defense of the canal will consist
of ten 14-inch guns. one 16-inch gun
and twenty-eight 1z-inch mortars
The resistance of the earth stone
and concrete work or the forts is to
be equal to that of 1S inches of steel
Th1S resistance is equal to the greatest
defensive armor that is to be placed
on the turrets of the battleship Penn
sylVania in it's most exposed part.
1t is proposed to divide the armament
for the canal so that six of the H.
inch guns and the 16-inch gun now at
Sandy Hook shall be placed at the Pa
cific terminus of the canal together
with 16 of the 12-inch mortars
The remainder of the mortars and
the remainder of the 14-inch guns are
to be assigned to the Atlantic side of
the canal.
The harbor on the Pacific side of the
canal has been mined and the sea for
miles out has been mapped for the
effectiveness of the mortars.
The ordnance experts know that they
can throw a shell from the mortars
to any point indicated on the maps and
within a space not larger than the
deck of a battleship at distances vary
ing from seven to eight miles.
The 16-inch gun can throw a shell
of 1000 pounds weight a distance of
Is miles. The 14-inch guns in the Pa
cific harbor will make it hazardous for
a hostile ship to advance any closer
than 13 miles to the Pacific locks of the
canal. The officers who have compar-
ed the proposed defenses for the west
ern or Pacific side of the canal say
that so far as ordfass sslgg goes, it will be
stronger than Manila, stronger than
Pearl Harbor, the key of the Pacific,
and stronger than Gibraltar itself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11

determine how the roads, which here
tofore have never brought more than
10 900 persons into the battle town in
one day, can transport five or six times
that number.
A special track is being laid so that
trains may go directly to the big
camp scene, tracking facilities have
been multiplied ten times and ex-
tensive yards created.
A unique feature of the celebration
will be a repetition from Little Round
Top by United States signal corps,
of all messages that were sent by the
Union army during the three days
fight at that point. The same code
will be used and the carefully kept
records of the war time signals will
enable the regular army to carry out
the entire program of fifty years ago.
The use of the northwestern slope of
Little Round Top will be permitted
on the night of July 4, for a great dis
play of fireworks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
E.P. RIPLEY TALKS
Supreme Court Decision Is Step
to Government Ownership.
Takes Power Away From Roads
Cannot Tell Result.

Chicago, June He. P. Ripley, presi-
dent ofthe Santa Fe, in speaking of the
decision of the United States supreme
court in the Minnesota rate case that
the states have the power to regulate
intrastate railroad rates and freight
charges said:
Tt is surely a long step toward gov
ernment ownership. 1t takes all the
power out of the hands of the railroads
and no one can tell at the present time
what the result will be. 1 believe most
emphatically that congress should fur
ther limit the rate making power of the
states by increasing the federal power
of control.
While favor placing this increased
federal power in the hands of the in
terstate commerce commission, 1 am
opposed to the commissions being CEN
tered at Washington 1t should be
made up of several bodies and scatter
ed throughout the country
Frederick A. Delano, president of the
Wabash. and Darius Miller. president
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy agreed
with President Ripley in saying that if
there should be an increase in the
federal power of control, this increas-
ed power should be placed in the hands
of the interstate commerce commits
sion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
AVERAGE is LOWER.
General Crop Conditions June 1 Little
Below Normal.

Washington, June n.-General crop
conditions on June 1 averaged for the
United States 0.5 per cent lower than
on the same date last year and IL per
cent lower than the average condition
on June 1 of recent years, the depart
ment of agriculture announced today.
Conditions generally are somewhat be-
low average in states east of the Mis-
sissippi river except Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Wisconsin,, Tennessee and Mis-
sissippi and above average condition
west of the Mississippi river except in
North Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma,
Montana, New Mexico Arizona, Utah,
Idaho and California.
Few states show any decided devia-
ton from average condition.; best con-
ditions are in Nebraska with 127 per
cent above average and Iowa with rs
per cent above average. Lowest con-
ditions are in California with 20.9 per
cent below; Georgia with 14.3; South
Carolina with 1873 per cent below aver
age conditions.
The condition of various crops COM
pared with their average (not normaD
condition on June 1 was as follows:
Raspberries, 1850; blackberries, 1O4.O;
winter wheat, 1898; alfalfa, 1925; can
taIoupes, 1924; hemp, 101.6; apples, 101.5;
sugar cane, 1O1.5; rye, 1913; cabbage,
1905; clover, 1905; lima beans, 1904;
onions, 1O0.1; all hay, 1901.
Spring wheat, 99.7; pasture, 99.7; wa
termelons, 99.5; cotton. $50; sugar
beets. $50; oats, 98.4; barley, 96.2;
Q5
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
NO NEWSPAPER men.
More Preachers Than Bartenders in
Georgia Prison.

Atlanta, Ga, June 11.-Clergymen
here were shocked when they learned
today through the prison commission
report that there are more preachers
than bartenders serving as convictS
in Georgia penal camps. The report
says there are 20 preachers and only
II bartenders. There are S12 murder
convicts, 365 for manslaughter, 2SS for
attempted murder and five accessor-
les. The report shows that Georgia
judges and jurieS are not partial to
capital punishment, even in cases of
conviction of murder.
There are S19 life convicts, more than
half being married.
There are nurses, school teachers,
blacksmiths, clerks, coachmen, policemen
doctors, lawyers, preachers, pilots and
tramps in stripes in Georgia, but no
newspaper men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
FRESH AIR BABY
Infant Born This Morning in
Kansas City Park.
And StOrk Is Still HOvering,
Doctors Report.

Kansas City. June lin the open
air of small park in the boarding
house district here a girl baby was
born at dawn today to Mrs. Lilly
Brown" wife of a prosperous farmer
of Western Kansas.
At noon physicians at a hospital to
which the women was taken said
mother and child were in good condi-
tlon and that twin to the park baby
was expected momentarily. A servant
girl passing the square on her way to
work hearing the baby's cries directed
the first attention to the mother She
gave the name Brown admitting it
was not her real one and explaining
that she did not wish to needlessly
worry her husband and three children
at home.
She would not give her address. With
plenty of money the women arrived at
the Union station last night enroute
to a hospital. Feeling i'll she said she
feared to board a street car, and was
SO dazed she wandered out into the
street. When she reached the park
exhausted from a ten blocks walk, she
sat down to rest and fell asleep. The
woman said her age was 81, and her
oldest child IA years old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
REBELS REVOLT.
Civilians Captured With Plans for Plot
Against Huerta.

Mexico City. June 1.-THE rurales
and voluntaries stationed at the bar
racks in several suburbs near the cap
ital reVolted yesterday and took to the
hills. Before the men left they said
they had not been paid in some time
and their families were on the verge
of starvation. The artillery stationed
at Peraville tried to follow suit but
Minister Mondragon, with the aid of
a large body of loyal federal troops
who surrounded the barracks, pre-
vented the success of the revolt
1t is feared further revolts will oc-
cur with consequent disorders. Minis
ter MOndragon has stated that he will
shoot all soldiers who even attempt to
revolt in the future.
Two civilians were arrested and
when searched by the police were
found to have papers on them impli-
eating several prominent army officers
and deputies in a plot against the
Huerta government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
KILLED UNDER TRAIN.
Kansas City Man Fell Between Cars
On Way to Harvest.

Manhattan, Kan. June III. E.
Merrif1eld, a restaurant keeper of
Kansas City, Mo, met instant death
and his body was horribly mangled
when he fell under a west-bound
Union Pacific freight train. He at
tempted to step from a high furni-
ture car to a low car and in some way
he slipped and fell between the two
cars. The body was picked up about
fifty feet west of the crossing with
the Rock Island tracks. The body
will be shipped to Kansas City tomor-
row morning.
Merrifield was one of a trio of
young men VINO left Kansas City last
night, intending to beat their way to
the harvest fields at Hays, Kan. The
other two in the trio were n. w. Hor-
ton and John Seaman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
REPORT BUTCHERY
Boat From Tampico, Mexico,
Bears Alarming News.
Situation Described by Captain
and Passengers.

Mobile, June 11.-Americans and
foreigners by the score are seeking
embarkation from Tampico, Mexico,
on account of fear of the cruelty of
the MeXicans, according to arrivals on
the British steamer Kyleakin. R. Eel
ton appearing yesterday on a charge
of being an undesirable citizen, said
he had become a stowaway on the
Kyleakin for this reason. Two China
men, who came with him from Tam
pico, gave a similar explanation Of
their leaving. Captain D. o. Camp
bell, of the Kyleakin, says he was i'm
plored by scores of American citizens
at Tampico to give them passage out
of the country. He was offered, he
said $50 head by persons who wish
ed to leave what he described as a
terrible butchery and cruelty"
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Was Also Minister of War,
Holding Two Offices.
OvERTHREW FORMER SULTAN
Undermined Abdul Hamid
While Pretending Friend.
Held Highest HOnOrs as Mill
tary Student When IS.

Constantinople, June 1.-THE Turk
tsh grand vizier, Mahmoud Schefket
Pasha, was assassinated at noon today
by two men armed with revolvers who
attacked him while he was proceeding
in his motor car to the Sublime Porte.
1t is believed in government circles
here that the assassination of the
grand vizier was the outcome of a plot
against the committee of Union and
Progress Cyoung Turks) parties.
Ibraham Bey, the aide de camp of
Mahrnoud Schefket PaSha also was
killed by the assassin. 1t is under
stood the men who committed the
crime are civilians.
London from ConstantinOple this morn
ing that Mahmoud Schefket Pasha,
Turkish grand vizier and minister of
war, had been assassinated in Con-
stantinople.
Mahmoud Schefket Pasha. whose
death was reported this morning, had
held office as grand vizier since jan
uary %, this year, when kiamil Pasha
resigned, on the same day Nazim
Pasha, the commander of the Turkish
army at the Tchatalja lines was shot
dead during a demonstration in Con-
stantinople Mahmoud Schefket Pasna
was a pure Arab and native of Bag
dad. He was brought to Constantine
pie with his family when a boy. After
studying at the military school he
graduated at Is years of age with the
highest honors. He was great favor
ite of the former Sultan Abdul Hamid,
who appointed him to the general staff
Afterward he proceeded to Germany
and stayed there 10 years studying the
organization of the German army.
Mahmoud Schefket Pasha, despite
his close intimacy with Abdul Hamid,
was the moving spirit in fostering the
military revolution which brought |
about that sultans fall.
Soon after the outbreak OF the Bal |
kan war, Mahmoud Schefket Pasha !
was appointed chief of the commits |
sariat department of the Turkish war |
office and he was one of those present /
at the grand council of the empire /
that decided in January of this year to |
accept the proposal of the European
powers to bring the war to an end. |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
FIGHTING MOROS.
Preparations Made to Move Forces at
Davbreak.

Manila, June 11.-Brigadier General
John ]. Pershing, commander of the
department of Mindanao, has made all
arrangements to move forward at day
light today and engage in a decisive
fight against the rebeIlious Moros, en-
trepched at Bagbag, under the sultan
of Jolo.
of the American troops was expected
and a strong force had therefore been
assembled, consisting of a company of
regular infantry, a troop of cavalry,
seven companies of scouts, two COM
panies of constabulary with battery
of cour mountain guns and a machine
gun platoon.
Such precautions have been taken
that it was believed the American cas-
ualties in the fighting would be few.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
WOULD LIKE TO, BUT
General Porfirio Diaz Will Not Return
to Mexico.

Paris, June 11.-General Porfirio
Diaz, former president of Mexico, re-
Gently received a delegation of Mexi-
can friends who had come to request
him to return to Mexico in order to
assist by his counsel in the restoration
of tranquility of that country. The
reply of the old dictator is said to have
been:
Il should be pleased TO return and
reside in my country, but 1 am deter
mined not to participate in politics."
Paris, June IA brother-in-law
of ex-President Diaz left for Mexico
today to discuss with the government
the question of the intention of the
former dictator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
IGNITE
Churches and Residences Are
Wrecked by Explosion.
$4,000 Damage-FOur Persons
Badly Injured.

Alliance, Ohio, June 11.-Four per-
sons were injured, two seriously, early
today when five tons of fireworks, stor-
ed in the flour mill Of w. A. Wilmet
at Deerfield. 10 miles north of here blew
up.
The injured are:
Two children of w. A. Wilmet, severe
burns.
F. B. Spires, slightly burned.
Joseph Evans. fractured arm and bad
bruises.
Two churches and many residences
were partly wrecked by the explosion.
The total damage is estimated at
$40 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
C. 0. D. PARCELS POST.
Packages Can Be Sent C. 0. ID. After
July 4.

Washington, June 11.-Instructions
to postmasters were issued today for
handling of c. o. D. parcel post pack
ages. The regulations will be effective
July 1.
Charges on packages will be collect
ed from addresses on and after that
date, provided the amount on a single
parcel does not exceed 500.
The fee for collection will be ten
cents in parcel post stamps, to be af-
fixed by the sender. This fee also will
insure the package against loss to the
actual value of the contents, not ex-
ceeding $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
CHILD TESTIFIES.
Ten Year Old Boy Gives Evidence
Against Father.

Kansas City, June 11.-With tears
and sobs Harry Mowery, 10 years old,
testified against his father, Charles
Mowery, today at the trial of the lat
ter on charge of numbering his
Wife. The boy said he many times
had heard his father threaten to take
his mothers life. Mowery's eldest
son. Homer, 16 years old, yesterday
testified to having struck his father
with a chair when he had threatened
his mother. Mrs. Mowery's body. in
a kneeling position with the throat
cut, was found in her flat several
months ago and almost week after
the murder had been committed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
WILL ARBITRATE.
Bulgaria So Informs Emperor of Rus
sia in Note.

Vienna, June 1.-THE Nues Abend-
blatt states that Bulgaria today re-
piled in the affirmative to the telegram
from the emperor of Russia asking the
Bulgarian government to submit its
dispute with Servia to arbitration.
According to the Reichspost the en-
peror of Russia s telegram urging ar
bitration on Bulgaria and Servia also
requested as a preliminary condition
that the two countries should demobi-
lie their armies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
PRAYING FOR PEACE.
Ell Paso Ministers Will Offer Prayer
for Mexico.

Ell Paso June 11.-Congregations of
Ell Paso churches will join in praying
for peace in Mexico next Sunday while
ministers in the different pulpits will
comment on the needs of the peace.
Ell Paso business, wearied by contin-
uous disturbances in Mexico have in
augurated a campaign to aid in bring
ing about peace and the offering of
prayer in the churches is a part of
the plan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11

The weather is delightful today, but
not of the variety that makes the corn
grow. The temperature has averaged
10 degrees below normal in the last "a
hours, but at that the mercury reached
a higher point than was attained on
Tuesday. The wind is blowing at the
rate of II miles an hour from the
southeast.
Thursday is expected to be a pleas
ant day with slightly warmer tempera-
ture. Showers are forecaSted for the
western part of Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
Holder of Frisco Bonds Arrives.

New York, June 11.-Prince Ponia-
towski of Paris, formerly the head of
the Banque Privee, to which Speyer &
Company of this city sold a large
block of St. Louis & San Francisco
railway bonds, arrived in New York
today to investigate personally the
condition of affairs surrounding the
Frisco receivership. He made it
plain, however, that he does not Of
fically represent any group of French
bondholders,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
MIND is STILL OPEN.
Impression That President Is Not De-
cided on Wheat Duty.

Washington, June 11.-Representa-
tive Hammond of Minnesota, mem
Der of the ways and means committee,
who called on President Wilson today
to say that if wheat were placed on
the free list great injury would be
done to the farmers of the northwest
went away with the impression that
the president had not taken a final
position but that the whole matter
would be threshed out in the senate
cancuS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
ABOLISH "NEWSIES." i"
Circulation Manager Advocates Per-
manent News Stands.

Cincinnati, June 1.-THE abolition
of the "newsie" was advocated by
Charles Sholz of Milwaukee at the an
nuaf convention of the International
Circulation Managers association. In
place of the loud voiced newsboy, Mr..
Sholz would substitute permanent
news stands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
TODAY'S GAMES.
Western.

western.
Topeka at Denver, cloudy.
Lincoln at Wichita, clear.
st. Joseph at Omaha, clear.
Des Moines at Sioux City, clear.
National.
New York at Chicago, clear.
Brooklyn at Pittsburg, cloudy.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati,
clear.
Boston at st. Louis, clear.
American.
Chicago at New York, clear.
Detroit at Washington, clear.
Cleveland at Boston, clear.
st. Louis at Philadelphia, clear.
Association.
Toledo at Louisville, clear.
Indianapolis at Columbus,
clear.
Minneapolis at Kansas City,
clear.
st. Paul at Milwaukee, clear.
2. L 2, = L = = = =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
TO HANDLE CROWDS.
Railroads Prepare for Gettysburg Gel
ebration.

Gettysburg, Pa. June 11.-Repre-
sentatives of the eastern railroads that
will bring veterans and sightseers here
to attend the battle anniversary
celebration July / to 4, met today to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11

that invaded the Paint Creek section
on the night of February and from
which battle was fought at Holly
Grove. General Elliott did not know
where the guns came from but said
he would find out
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Fair tonight and Thursday; rising
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-11
..Bun MOOSE SPECIAL"

He told of the operations of an ar
mored train on which machine gun
was mounted and which made four
trips up Paint and Cabin creeks. He
could not say who manned the train,
which among the miners was known
as the Bull Moose Special Attor-
ney Belcher tried to ascertain what
rifles were carried on a special train
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-27
JORDAN SPEAKS
ON "EUGENICS"
Declares in Favor Of Sex Hygiene
In Public School-En-
dorses Suffrage.

"Eugenics is as old as the 'repub-
lie OF plato" declared Dr. II. r. JOr-
dan. OF the medical department OF
the University OF Virginia, I'm an ad-
dress on race breeding before the
Equal Suffrage League Ct Virginia
Saturday afternoon. But the mod
ern history of this science IS only
thirteen years old, since its restate-
ment by three great scientists about
the same time. And only Ia recent
years has IL become a grave national
question"
Dr. Jordan pointed out how the
realization OF our duties TO the race
has developed special legislation.
Segregation OF the feeble minded dur
ing the Collaborating period was es-
pocially advocated. There are now
some 5000 feeble minded people in
the State OF Virginia. only twenty OF
whom are being cared for properly.
although provision is now being made
for fifty women. Dr. Jordan urged
the examination or the child on en-
tering school 20 remove the bad In
cren.
The influence Of heredity was en-
phasized. Good and bad tendencies
are no longer regarded as accidents
but the result OF great laws There
fore. we should use the same com
nonsense in selecting parents FOL
children we use in other cSsenust
matters OF living. DIR. Jordan de
clared that he took ~ for granite,
that the crowd OF intelligent men ans
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-27
PRESIDENT TAFT
VISITS new YORK

NEW YORK Special. President
Taft. accompanied by Mrs. Taft and
Mrs. Thomas Mckay Laughlin. Mrs
Taft's sister, arrived here Saturday
at 1912 O'Clock from Washington
on his last presidential trip from the
White House The President and MS
party went az once TO the home OF
Henry w. Taft. the President brother.
at SO West Forty eighth Street. where
they brcakfasted.
A number OF functions We're on the
days program for the President. In
surfing him a busy Washington's birth
day.
At II O'Clock President Taft went
aboard the presidential yacht Dolphin,
which carried the efficial party 20 Fort
breaking ground for the national me-
mortal to the American Indian. which
Is TO be erected by EOdman Wanna
maker. City. state and national on
Gals attended and thirtv chiefs from
tho Western States. represented the
race Tor which the memorial IL being
4 esta blishcd.
The Presidents program also In
4 cluded participation. In the afternoon,
\ In the opening OF the new club rooms
/ or lighthouse. Of the New York Asso-
4 ffty-ninth Street. and attendance ir
/ the evening at the peace testimonial
dinner TO Doe given in his honor a
/ Shcrry's by the American Peace anC
Arbitration League.
The leagues peace medal was he
slowed upon the President for his ef
forts in behalf OF International peace
the presentation being made BY 10
seph II. Choate.