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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
ASK TAFT TO PARDON PICKENs
Poor Help and bookkeeping Blamed
for Shortage.

Chanute Feb. 19.-Petitions with
ooo sipners together with letters
from q number of influential men,
have been sent to President Taft, ask
ing a pardon for S. M Pickens, for
mer cashier of the First National
bank of Thayer, convicted before
Judge Pollock in the federal court of
faIsifying the banks accounts and mis-
applying it's funds. Mr.. Pickens was
sentenced to five and one-half years
in the penitentiary. He has appealed
and is out on bail. Among those III
Kansas CITY, Mo-, who signed the pc
tition were T. a. Pollock, brother of
Judge Pollock: William Warner. for
mer United States senator, and Mayor
Jost. Pickens accounted for a snort
age in the accounts by lack OF expert
help and poor bookkeeping.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS AGO.
hatfield Green Couple in Kansas for
4S Years,

Cottonwood Fails, Kan, Feb. 10
More than a half century of welded
life and all but four years of it spent
in Kansas is the record of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Cox of hatfield Green, who
have just celebrated their fifty-second
wedding anniversary and the forty
eighth anniversary of their landing in
the Sunflower state.
They are ~ and 10 years of age.
respectively, and are both in good
health. In the year of 1865 they
moved from Plat county, Missouri, to
this county which has since been their
home. Mr.. Cox has been a successful
farmer and stock raiser and retired
from active work only a year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
BRooKvrLLE TO TRY FOR GAS.
CITY Will Own Drills and Sink Several
Wells.

BrookvilIe, Kan, Feb. 19.-The
people of this town and vicinity nave
$4,000 to be USED IN orlll-
ing for natural gas, and the arrange
ments for the work to begin are now
being made It is probable that the
town will buy it's own machinery, as it
can be bought for about what the
drilling of one we'll will cost, and re-
gardIess of the results in the first well
it is certain that more than one we'll
will be sunk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
PLAN GRANGE AT BURTON.
State Officers of Organization to At
tend Saturday Meeting.

Burton, Kan. Feb. 19.-The farm
ers of Harvey and Reno counties viii
hold a meeting Saturday, Fehruafy
%. at Burton. at which President of
the State Grange A. P. Reardon will
preside, for the purpose of effecting a
farmers organization. The feeling is
becoming general in this community
as in other sections of the state, that
the interests of the farmer will be
best served through an organization of
this chara cter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
III. d. LEE BUYS SALIVA HOTEL.
New Hosiery Sold for Less Than Ac
tuaI Cost.

Salina, Kan, Feb. 19.-The Clayton,
a 50-room hotel erected here in 1911
and opened last year, was sold to H.
D. Lee, a wholesale merchant of Sa-
lima.
The cost of the hotel was about
$35, 900 and was built by J. G. Stevens
of Kansas City, now Salina druggist.
Miss E. G.. Jordan is the manager and
the sale of the property will not af-
feet the management. Mr.. Lee paid
$4,000 for the property, which is con-
sidered one of the best hotels in CEN
trail Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
BANQUET FOR sen. THOMPSON.

Bull Moosers, Democrats and Repub-
ncanS Honor Him.
Garden City, Kan, Feb. Ex-senator
w. H. Thompson enjoyed his twelfth
banquet here at the Windsor hotel as
the guest of Garden City Industrial
club. Three hundred and thiry-four
representative business and profession
al men of this city and entire vicinity
marched in AT O'Clock, headed by
President Carter of the club.
Senator Thompson left for Washing
ton d c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
MRS. S. s. vREELAND DIES.
Admiral Will Come From East to
Attend Funeral.

Burlin game, Kan, Feb. 19.-Mrs. S.
S. Vreeland, aged 80 years. is dead at
her home in this city. She is the
mother of Admiral Charles E. Vree-
land, who will arrive in Burlingame
from Washington, d. c., for the fu-
neral Thursday.
Mrs. Vreeland was born in England
the same year as Queen Victoria was
christened in Westminster Abbey and
left her native land for America upon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
MRS. a. G. EKLUND DEAD.
Saline County Woman Well Known
Through Her Good Work.

Salina, Kan. Feb. 19.-Mrs. A. G.
Eklund, II years old, and one of the
best known Swedish women in the
central part of the state because of
her charitable and church work is
dead in the south part of this county.
She came to this county with her hus-
band in so. 3
A son and a daughter survive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
HEALTHY INCREASE AT X. q.
Spring Semester Will See 400 New
Students Enrolled.

Lawrence, Kan, Feb. 19.-With the
opening of the new semester at the
University of Kansas the enrolment
of the school jumped from 2,403 to
2,515 This increase will make the
enrolment for 1913 surpass that OF
1912 by more than 400.
This is a healthy Increase said
Registrar George o. Foster, land
shows that the university is rising in
popularity over the state. By the time
the final figures are made up the IN
crease may be higher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
FIELD BAKERY Is READY.
Rumored Sixth Artillery Will Be
Called Upon Soon.

Junction City, Kan, Feb. 19.-Field
bakery. No. at Fort Riley re-
ceived orders late Tuesday to prepare
for active service upon call The at
tachment is now in readiness to take
the field with a complete cooking and
baking equipment.
A semi-official report was received
at the post today that the Sixth field
artillery would be ordered to get ready
for field service within twenty-four
hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19

the day Victoria was proclaimed
queen. She came to Kansas in 1870.
The sum of her life's activities CEN
tered in the career of her illustrious
son, from his enlistment in the United
States navy at Annapolis as a mere
lad, through the various stages of his
naval career until now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
N. @. X. TEACHERS MEET FEB. 90.
junction City Expects $50 Visitors for
District Meeting

Junction City, Kan, Feb. 19.-The
annual meeting of the North Central
Kansas Teachers association will be
held in Junction City on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday of this week.
With favorable weather, about $50
teachers from this part of the state
are expected to attend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19

by Judge Dallas Grover for contempt.
Mrs Price was wanted as a witness
for the state, but went to Kansas City
during the McCanles trial She swore
that she went for medical treatment
and that McCanles had nothing to do
with her failure to appear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
a son and a daughter survive.
McCANLEs WITNESS is FINED.
SaIina Woman Went to Kansas Cit!
at Wrong Time.

Lincoln Center, Kan, Feb. let
cost Mrs. Lola Price, of Salina, $50 to
disobey a subpoena in the trial of w.
w. McCanIes here last fall fine of
that amount was assessed against her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19

Bank of Topeka.
Complete savings department on
which we pay interest.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
MANHATTAN VOTES BONDS.
New High School Building Will Cost
$4,000.

Manhattan, Kan, Feb. 19.-At the
rate of three to two, Manhattan voted
100000 for a new high school building.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-13
CRIME SPECIAL
 LEAVES PHOENIX
Federal Prisoners to the Number of Eighteen Are Taken Under Heavy Guard to the Atlanta Penitentiary

A classy gang of outlaws is that
 which accompanied United States Marshal Charles Overlook to Atlanta via special car yesterday. The eighteen prisoners conducted gently but firmly aboard the cars yesterday morning Were the grist of several months ses- sions in federal court and they range in crime from the hardened smuggler
 to the young boy in his first error against the law.
 A year and a day to two years, the sentences run. Most of the prisoners have received the shorter term, be- cause the new judge was always easily inclined to mercy and never heaped on the punishment when he could help it. Besides, most of the prisoners are not old offenders in the more serious in Judgements on the law All the liquor sellers are second or third term men. for the penalty for first offense in this ease is only a jail sentence.
 The longest sentences were assessed against Juan Poque a half breed. Vic tor Bustamente. Jose Monoz. J. Sua- reg, Martin BassaIego, for selling liquor to Indians They were all third offense men. Martin Alvarez and Lo- reto Alvarez got a year and a day bpIt1t- ttOBtII hdtll, the LOS Angeles detective, sentenced to one wear for white slavery will be rememBered by all who attended court or read the news papers. Conception Aguirre and Frank Atwood were other white slave mem bers of the outlaws special
 One of the sorriest cases was that of Nelson Norton, a young postal clerk of Phoenix, whose thieving operations grew so large that he was finally caught He got the year sentence. Other larcenists were J. NJ. Muroe. Earl Harris. and the negroes J. T. Williams and Fred Morgan. who Were convicted of having stolen material from inter state shipments of freight Eugenio Miranda and Frank Lees went up for smuggling. one of a Chinaman and the other of his hop.
 The guards who accompanied Mar ShaI Overlook are Supervisor W. A Moeur. City Councilman Elmer War Ten. Deputy Sheriff Powers of Maricopa county: Will White of Bisbee. in the Indian service: R. A. Perry of Sacaton. and Indian agent Bill Hogue and Hugh Saddles
Arizona republican., 1913-12-13
.SAFFORD AND BOWIE ARE
 AWAKE AND WORKING HARD
Agricultural Exhibits Di- vide Interest With Newly Developed Artcsian Well in This District-COming Community in Cochisc
-speciaI to The Republican.D

|
 BOWIE. Ariz- Dec. 11.-While the demonstration train arrived in the growing town of Bowie along in the evening just in time to start for the town hall to give the lectures, in inter est it attracted as much attention aI- most ae the wonderful water strike about two and half miles from here made by Boehm Brothers the Phoenix well drillers. The water in the well rose to within three feet of the surface when the final shot was made This single instance has encouraged the people of this section of Cochise county greatly. Bowie is exhibiting signs of much life. IL is a nice little town with lots of nice people here. who are build ing permanent homes.
 Fully eight hundred people m lst have come in contact with the instructors on the train. both in going through seeing the exhibits and in attending the crowded meeting in the town hall One of the most enthusiastic visitors at the train was Capt Thomas Burns a pio- neer of Cochise county. Not Only did he express himself warmly as to the benefits the train will do in its trips throughout the state. but he comment ed faVorably upon the help the farmers had received from the visit here of the train last wear anticipating re- ncwed interest in the oldest of occupa- tioue as q result of the visit this year.
 C. R. Fillerup of Cochise. was a visi- tor with the train during the visit here and aided in making the visit a success by very fine talk upon farm sanita- ton delivered at the town nall meeting at night He told the farmers that sanitation is the most important thing for g farmer to consider Without due regard for it's benefits healthy families and healthy stock cannot be maintained on the farm. It is therefore economy to consider it. \ satisfactory condi- ton can be obtained with small effort and this ought to be considered by farmers all the time.
 There were nearly two hundred and fifty school children visitors to the school in the morning. Miss Jessie Dawson is the principal of the school and is giving good satisfaction in her work. She is popular with both par cnts and children. The school is grow ing and more room is likely to be need ed before very long
 Bowie has a paper, The Enterprise. and it is true to it's name. The journal continually boosts the Bowie country in a straight forward manner and is doing good work in this promising community. J. H. Jayne is the editor of the paper and is popular with his fellow toWnsmen.
 The train left Bowie shortly before noon for Wilcox. where the people are awaiting the coming of the demon strators.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-13
IN SUNSHINE YET
 CASTING NO SHADOW

Every one knows that when a per son stnds in the full sunshine his body casts d shadow which will be either short or long. according as the sun is high in the heavens or near the horizon at sunrise or sunset. little thought will bring il home to the reader that obviously. if the sun Is exactly vertical over a persons head, there can be no shadow. But the problem is to determine when and where this shall be the state of must evidently be at some place on the earth in the tropics and the and the when must be the hour of midday. TO get these two things to concur by prearrangemen is a matter of no small diffimulty But as a matter of fact they did concur on day in February. 1913-nameIy. the 18th. when a scientific friend of mine. w. F. Gibbs was in midocean in latitude 15 degrees south. the suns declination being also about 15 de grees south. A photo. reproduced in the December strand" represents Gibbs and another man standing bolt upright on the deck facing one an other. and clearly shows tho absence of any sign of a lateral shadoW-in other words. it proves that the ship was vertically overhead and that the time was noon. when the sun was at it's highest altitude as between east and west.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-13
OIL RESOURCES OF THE
 UNITED STATES.

The fact that the best of the Cali fOrnia. Oklahoma and several other of the leading American fields have been pumped for hardly more than a decade is one of the most encOur- aging features of the oil situation in this country, for with a quickened demand it is believed that the out put of all of them-and especially those of California-can be greatly increased for many years This, coupled with the fact that the fields of Mexico-Which in time will prob ably supplant Russia in second place in world production-are close at hand. seems destined to give this country cheaper fuel than Europe at the time of all times when We will be best able to take advantage of it the opening of the Panama canal, against which event we have been Sirding our loins to begin to fight in earnest for our share of the worlds trade. The possession of d cheaper fuel than our competitors will give our manufacturers an incalculable advantage in time of peace, while as factor in preserving that peace nothing could be more potent than the fact that, in time of war. this country will absolutely control some
 thing more than -fifths of the supply of the city fuel that will be
Arizona republican., 1913-12-13
Demonstration Train Strikes Rich Grain Belt at Saf- ford-Plcasant Visit in the Prosperous Graham County Town
CSpecial to The RepubIican)


 SAFF0RD. Dec 10.-It really seemed as if the demonstration train had struck a grain belt when Stafford was reached for there were more various kinds of wheat and barley spoken of and shown during the course of the short stay here. than at any other place vet vis- tied. In spite of that, however W. F. Barnes. travelling traffic agent of the Southern Pacific system who is with the train, and Dr. A. w. Morrill, state cntomologist found time to take lit tie iauut into the outlying country in search of cotton fields, which are real plentiful in this section. From the animated and technical conversation of the gentlemen when they returned 1t was assumed by all hands that they fnlud what they went after. But to return to the grain. There is a milling company here in common with mum bcr of the prosperous Mormon com munities and d most excellent variety of corn meal good flour and other products of such an industry are the result of it's activities Wheat comes from as far away as Mesa for grinding into flour. and this is mixed with other kinds of wheat in order to obtain flour that will give the local housewives the best results.
 Stafford shows every evidence of prosperity Farmers from as far as thirty miles came in to see the train. while the interest of the high and grammar school pupils in what the cars contained has been unequaIled by any similar delegation since the train start ed on it's southerly course. Principal D. M. Hibner with seven pretty teach CTS thronged through the train almost immediately after the doors were op- ened. They made some of the most intelligent comments upon the exhibits comparing the train of last year to this one many times in amusing ways.
 Stafford is the former home of Hon J. J. Birdno. receiver of the United States land office at Phoenix. MT Bird no was prominent politician in Ora ham county for years and in addition ran newspaper the Graham Guardian, which is now conducted by John Weber While the people miss the masterful hand of John Birdno in the paper. they nevertheless admit that Editor Weber is making a success of his part of the undertaking.
 The hall of the chamber of com merce was used for the night meeting and in common with the other towns of the valley it was crowded with an in terested crowd, all anxious to hear what the experts from Arizonas Uni versfty had for them in the way of advice. counsel, and knowledge The regular course of speeches were gone through with, while the people sat in unabated interest throughout. When it was over many of them expressed the wish that the visit could have been of longer duration
 c. F. Freeman and L. L. Bates have left the train and gone to their homes at Tucson and Prescott respectively.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-13

We are standing today upon the threshold of -The Age of Oil" How long an epoch it will cover depends partly upon the supply of that fuel and partly upon the extent to which science is able to broaden the sphere of electricity generated from water power But while that age endures
 be it years, CT decades or centur- ies-jusJ as oil will brook no rival as a fuel in it's own broad sphere, so also need not the nation which has unlimited oil of it's own provided on Iy that it makes the most of its op- porunities, brook serious rivalry in working out it's economic, industrial and political destinies.-Eewis R. Freeman in Review of Reviews.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-13

The New York board of trade and transportation. after discussing the increase of five per cent. in freight :atcs, which the railroads proposed to make throughout the eastern and central states. took no positive ac- tton; but the discussion was in gen e~al favorable to the application of a. committee to appear at the hear ings in Washington.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-13

used in the war ship of five years hence.
 The oil production of the world in barrels, during 1912 was as follows:
Arizona republican., 1913-12-13

The governor of North Carolina has appointed the special commission, provided for in the recent law fixing rates for the transportation of freight. the commission to have power to plodify the rates laid down in the statute if unreasonabIeness be found. The commission consists of w. l.. Pc tcat. of Wake Forest: Judge NJ. II Justice, of Authorization. and A. A Thompson. of Raleigh Dr. Poteat is president of Wake Forest College; Judge Justice is q prominent judge of the supreme court and MT Thomp- son is a prominent cotton mill man of Raleigh and treasurer of the North Carolina Just Freight Rate associa- ton. The appointment of the com mission will postpone for several months the enforcement of the new law.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-13

The business of selling water DOW CT was recently formally entered upon ty New York State when the canal Loard ratified an agreement with the Lockport and NeWfane Mill Owners Association. whereby the association will pay the state an annual rental at Lockport.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-07-16
Enormous Quantity of Wood
is Being Sent to For
eign Markets.

WASHINGTON. July 16.-More
than 100 million dollars worth Of the
products OF the forests Of the United
states was sent out OF the country
In the fiscal year just ended. against
less than half that sum in 1903, de-
cade ago, according to ohiciaI figures
OF the Bureau of Foreign and Domes-
tic Commerce. The total value Of
wood and manufactures export
ed during the fiscal year 1913 amount
ed to approximately 40 million dol
lars and the bulk of this was In a
crude or semf-manufactured condi-
ton. Hewn and sawed timber approx
imated eleven million dollars for the
year; boards, deals. and p1anks, over
sixty million and shocks and slaves,
over twelve million; while the higher
GRADES OF manufactures, such as
doors, sash, blinds, trimmings. wood
enware, and furniture formed little
more than ten per cent of the total
exports Of wood and manufactures
thereof These figures Of forest pro-
ducts exported do not include naval
stores uargturpentine and rosin)." OF
which the. exports amount to over
twenty-five million dollars annually.
Pine and oak are the principal
,1asses ofstImber being sent out Of
the country. OF the approximately
100 million dollars, worth OF wood and
manufactures thereof, exported in the
year just ended, thirty-seven million
dollars worth was pine timber and
lumber, and approximately fifteen
million dollars worth was oak. soi
that going out In the more completely
manufactured form, furniture amount
cd to approximately seven million
dollars.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-07-16
new CHURCH
For the Methodists at Grass
ELI Will Be Dedicated
Next Sunday.
In


GRAssELLI, July 16.-The mem
beers of the Methodist church are busy
preparing for the dedication Of the
church, which will occur next Sunday
The church is to receive new coat
OF paint and other Improvements,
for which the people have donated
literally. The Ladies Aid Society
has purchased a new carpet and are
vanishing the interior of the church
Those expected to take part in the
dedicatory service are r. E. J.. Res
segger, district superintendent; the
Rev. Mr.. Clark, of Buckhannon; DR..
G D. Smith, of Clarksburg, and the
Rev. Mr.. Stephan in charge. The Rev.