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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
"BRIDCIE" RECOVERING
Witness Against Becker Tells Nothing
About Stabbing.

New York, June 'Bridgie'' Web
ber, a witness against former Police
Lieutenant Charles S. Becker, the con-
Victed instigator of the murder of Her
man Rosenthal, was able today to
leave the hospital where he has been
since early Saturday morning, when
he was stabbed in the back under
mysterious circumstances. Fears that
the knife used may have been poisoned
were groundlesS. and it is believed
there is no further danger of compli-
cation. Webber has steadfastly re-
fused to tell anything more of the stab
bing than that it was some unknown
kid who attacked him on the street
just after he had left a party at Sam
PauFs East side restaurant at which
a number of his former associates in
the underworld We're present. Many
of his East side friends, however, hold
to the belief that Webber's life was
sought by some of his enemies in re-
venge for his testimony in the Becker
trial, involving many members of the
gamblers fraternity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
BLAMES 2-CENT LAW.
Frisco Official Says Low Rates Are
Responsible.

St. Louis, June Thames Camp
bell, director of the st. Louis & San
Francisco railroad, and of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas, and on whose
petition the Frisco went into a re-
ceivership, today said the enforce
ment of the two-cent passenger fare
and the maximum freight rate laws
seriously would curtail the earnings of
every important railroad in Missouri.
"The troubles of the Frisco he
said, Ito some extent are due to the
passage of these laws. During the
brief period the two-cent passenger
law was in effect in Missouri, Arkan-
sas, Kansas and Oklahoma the loss to
the Frisco from their operation was
more than five million dollars. With
the return of the lower freight and
passenger schedules, the problem con-
fronting the railroads will be made
increasingly difficult"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
SNEAK over LINE
Mexican FederaIS Steal March
Smallpox Prevalent.
Ores Being Stolen From I'm
protected American Mines.

Douglas, June 17.-Mexican fed
eral soldiers, disguised as laborers
have been crossing the border be-
tween Columbus, n. NJ, and Noga1es,
Ariz., in small groups. Little atten-
ton was attracted until today. 1t was
learned that nearly 200 of these men
are organizing in the mountains
south of this border point, with the
supposed purpose of cutting the rail-
ways and harassing the state troops
controlling the entire northern portion
of the state of Sonora.
The expeditions are said to have
been organized at Ell Paso, Tex.
American refugees arriving here re-
port a critical condition in both in
surgent and federal camps in south
ern Sonora, where smallpox is prev
alent. Poor sanitation of the camps
is blamed.
Mining men report thefts of the
from American properties.
Squatter operators with crude smelt-
ing facilities are said to be convert
ing the silver and gold ores into a
form which can be smuggled out of
the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
CREDIT men MEET.
Rivalry for Offices and Next Meeting
Place.

Cincinnati, June 17.-About 1900 dele
gates, representing 81 of the largest
cities in the United States, We're pres
ent when the eighteenth annual
convention of the National Association
of Credit Men was called to order here
today The meeting was presided over
by its president, c. r. Salisbury of
Minneapolis, Mimi 1t will continue
until Friday and during that time many
subjects, affecting commerce and fin
ance will be discussed Legislative
measures of national scope will also
be proposed and acted upon by the
delegates.
The election of officers and directors
and committee will be held Friday. Al
ready active campaigns are being made
for the different offices, but it is pre-
dicted that the present officers will be
reelected. A lively contest has be-
gun for the honor of entertaining the
convention in 1914. San Francisco ap-
pears to be in the lead but delegates
from other cities declare they will con-
tinue the fight until the place of the
next meeting is chosen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
Almost Every Interest Main
tains Some Representative.
ProhibitiOnists, LabOrites, and
Even RevOIutiOniSts.
SENATOR SAYS IT is RIGHT
Declares Lobbyists Have Done
Him No Harm at All.
President Uses Influence Like
Those Before Him.

Washington, June Ex-senator Will
liam Alden Smith, of Michigan, declar-
ed before the senate lobby investigat-
ing committee today, that the clause
in the sundry civil bill, now awaiting
President Wilson's signature, exempt
ing labor unions and farmers organ
izations from prosecution under the
Sherman antitrust law, represented
the work of a lobby.
The American Federation of Labor,
he declared had lobbied for the ex-
emptions, although Samuel Gompers,
the senator said, had admitted to him
that it was class legislation, a term
former President Taft applied in Veto
ing the bill last spring.
The very bill on the presidents desk
this morning he said, was put
through by lobby of labor organiza-
tions; they knew there is class legis-
lation in it. Samuel Gompers admitted
to me it was class legislation and that
is the kind of lobby I think exists.
"Of course the American Federation
of Labor k->s a lobby here. 1 don't
condemn it. They have right to be
here; so have the sugar people and the
steel people and the others.
In everything 1 have done here, L
have encountered the lobby. 1t doesn't
do me any harm. I encountered it in
the Titanic investigation and the Mexi-
can revolution
Senator Smith added he knew John
Norris of the newspaper people had
been here for free print paper"
He was for it, and 1 was against
it said the senator. Il own a paper,
but I'm more of a protectionist than a
newspaper man.
He added that the temperance peo-
pie had maintained a lobby in Wash
ingtOn.
You don't attach any odious sig
nificance to the lobby, do you?" asked
Senator Walsh.
Il don't, it is obstinate and often un-
wise but these people have a right to
be here and be heard
Senator Smith said he approved of
the use of influence by presidents.
He said that every president since
Cleveland had undertaken to influence
legislation, and added that if he had
been in the White House he would have
done the same thing.
Senator Colt, of Rhode Island, said
he had no interest in any concerns in
terested in the tariff bill. No person,
he said, had attempted improperly to
influence him and he knew nothing of
any lobby working in Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
Militant Suffragette Delivers
ImpassiOned Speech.
Tells Court Ready to Die if
Death Gets Votes.
CITES MINISTER'S SPEECH
Turns Declarations of Cabinet
to Her Advantage.
UnenfranchiSedJ Justified i'm Re.
belling, She Says.

London, June 17.-Six of the most
prominent leaders of the militant suf-
frage organization and one of the male
supporters were today found guilty at
the central criminal court of con-
spiracy to commit damage to property.
The trial lasted several days.
The jury handed in a recomm enda-
ton for mercy in the cases of Miss
Lake, Miss Lennox and Miss Barrett.
Justice Phillimore passed sentence
on the militant suffragettes as follows:
Miss Kenney Is months; Mrs. Saun-
ders 5 months; Miss Kerr IL months;
Miss Barrett, months; Miss Lake and
Miss LennoX six months each; Mr..
Clayton 21 months.
All the prisoners were committed
to the third division which entails hard
labor.
Each defendant was ordered to pay
One-seVenth of the costs of the prose-
cution and was bound over to keep
the peace for a year after the period
of Imprisonment.
With the exception of Mrs. Saunders,
all the women loudly proclaimed their
intention of going on a hunger tsrike.
London. June 17.-An 1mpassioned
speech in defense of the outrages COM
mitted by militant suffragettes was de-
HVered today in the central criminal
court by Miss Annie Kenney, who was
on trial for conspiracy. Her address
her concluding words created a great
impression.
tIf I have got to die to get the vote"
she said, 81 will die willingly, what
ever the verdict of the jury today"
Greater interest was taken in to-
days proceedings than in any previous
stage of the trial. The entrance of the
accused-Miss Harriet Kerr, Miss Ag-
nes Lake, Miss Rachel Barrett, Mrs.
Beatrice Sanders, Miss Annie Kenney,
Miss Laura Lennox and Edward Clay
ton, chemical adviser to the suffra-
Women formed the majority of the
audience, among them being Mrs.
Winston Spencer Churchill, wife of the
first lord of the admiralty, and Miss
Violet Asquith, daughter of the pre-
mier. Miss Annie Kenney. in her
speech, asserted that the action of the
Ulster Unionists and speeches of cab
met ministers, who she said had as
serted that the unenfranchised were
justified in rebeling in order to get
their grievances remedied, furnished
ample warrant for the course pursued
by the militant suffragettes.
IF further justification were neces-
sary," she said, 1.-The trickery and
have hunted and bounded the women
from pillar to post, supplied it. The
present government has a blacker rec
ord in the question of woman suffrage
than any other.
''It has treated the aspirations of the
women more abominably than any
British government since 1857.
"As for myself, 1 belong to the
working class. At the age of o 1 was
a half-timer in a factory. [ Joined the
movement because of the ter
ribly cruel conditions under which
women worked in the British Isles.
am a rebel. and a rebel L shall remain
until women receive the vote. If, like
Miss Dawson, it should be necessary to
sacrifice my life. then I shall gladly
die
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17

princess will represent her majesty at
tonight'S state dinner.
Today's celebration was again favor
ed by splendid weather. 1t opened with
a parade organized by the trades un-
ions.
The streets appeared to be even more
crowded today than yesterday, the
spectators taking great interest in the
Workmen's parade. the state professions
of the German rulers to the castle and
tonights torchlight professions of stud
ents of Berlin university.
Berlin, June 17.-Andrew Carniege to-
day gave $25,0 900 to the German Oak
the organ of the German peace society,
whose principal object is to promote
good relations between Grat Britain
and Germany
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
Employees From Over State
Gather i'm HeringtOn.
Topeka men WERE THERE
ID. B. Lothian, District Safety
Supervisor, Gave a Talk.
Five Hundred Persons Listen
to Railroad Logic.

Herington, Kan, June 17.-More
weddings and fewer widows.
That is the new slogan that has been
adopted by the Rock Island railway
employees in Kansas.
At a general safety meeting of the
employees over the state at Herington
last evening, it was decided that a
large percentage of the deaths and in
juries on the railroads was due to
carelessness, recklessness, laziness and
indifference.
Moreover the Rock Island men de-
cided that they would cooperate with
the management in preventing in
1ur1es and promoting safety-and in
cutting down the list of widows and
orphans made in Kansas each year
through the reckless and careless
practice of others.
The HeringtOn meeting was not at
tended by employees alone. They took
their wives, their chiIdren-and the
women decided before the meeting ad-
journed to form an auxiliary in the
household to the safety movement
in other words to do little preven-
ton themselves.
1t was L. F. Shedd, general safety
supervisor of the Rock Island Lines,
and D. B. Lothian, district safety su-
perViSor of Topeka, who opened the
eyes of the Rock Island men at the
Herington conference. When Shedd
informed the men that there were as
many employees killed and injured on
the Rock Island Lines in Kansas last
year as the population of such towns
as Emporia, Fort Scott or Junction
City they gasped at the thought. They
couldn't believe that in one year on
one railroad, 10000 men had been in
jured or killed-twice the entire popu-
lation of the town they were in
Herington.
New Hope in Their Hearts.
1t is true, nevertheless. and the
representa- of the districts of the
Rock Island safety movement over the
state went home with new hope in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
Sheffield Ingalls, Would Remove
Fathers Statue.
Statuary Hall "Chamber of
Horrors" He Says.
MEMORIALS IN STATE HOUSE
Sons Plan Calls for Kansas
Hall of Fame.
Believes Reverence for Great
Men Lost in Washington.

Lieutenant Governor Sheffield ingalls,
declared today that he would ask the
1915 state legislature to request con-
gress to return to Kansas the statue
of his father, the late United States
Senator James J. ingalls,, and to place
the statue in the rotunda of the state
house at Topeka. The national hall Of
fame has become a huge joke, ingalls,
believes, and he favors a plan for the
establishment of a Kansas statuary
hall for the statues of the states dis
tinguished citizens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17

were appointed for the Kansas City
Outer Belt Electric railway, which
was organized and owned right
to serve the Orient as a Kansas City
Belt line.
Thomas A. Bigger was appointed re-
ney, A. L. Berger, it is stated, will ask
that the Kansas City Kaw Valley and
Western Electric railway be sold the
right to use about three miles of the
Outer Belts right of way to enter
Kansas City, Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
TO SELL RAILROAD
Kansas City, Mexican & Orient
to Be AuctiOned.
Pollock Expected to Issue Order
of Sale Today.

Kansas City, June 17.-Applcation for
a final decree in the receivership of the
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient railway,
to make possible the sale of the rail-
way was filed today before Judge Pol
lock in the federal court in Kansas
City, Kan, by attorneys for the Uni
ted States & Mexico Trust company
and the bondholders of the road About
1000, 600 of bonds are outstanding
against the road
1t was expected the road will be
sold to the highest bidder. A new COM
pany to buy the Orient properties has
been in the process of organization for
several weeks. Today's action was
expected to hasten the formation of
this company.
Judge Pollock upon receipt of the
application announced that a final de-
cree in the receiverShip would be re-
corded tomorrow There was no need
now he said, of setting a definite date
for the sale of the railway and the
matter would be allowed to rest with
the court until such time as a re-
organization committee representing
the bondholders of the road were pre-
pared to purchase the properties
This reorganization committee has
for several weeks been at work in New
York arranging financial questions
and details of the organization of
new company to rehabilitate the rail-
way.
1t also is stated that in addition to
taking over the roads properties sew
eral million dollars of new capital will
be added.
Kansas City, June IA date for
the sale of the Kansas City, Mexico
and Orient railway may be set today
by Judge Pollock of the Kansas fed
eraI court, sitting in Kansas City Kan
That action is expected to follow an
application for a final decree in the
receivership. which. it was stated.
would be filed today by Samuel w.
Moore, attorney for the United States
and Mexican trust company. and the
bondholders of the road. All parties
to the receivership, it is said are in
favor of the final decree and there
Will be no objection to selling the
road. A pew company to buy the
railway has been in process of organ
1zation some time. Today's action
doubtless will hurry the formation of
that company. The road, it is said
VIII be sold to the highest bidder The
application for the receivership was
made in March Z, 1912, before Judge
Pollock He appointed NJ. L. Turner
J. o. Davidson and Edward Dickin-
son, the receivers for all the roads
properties, except those in Texas
Separate receivers were anDointed
for that state. About "a million dol
lars of bonds are outstanding against
the road. October 27. 1912, receivers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
WILL DEMOBILIzE.
But Bulgaria and Servfa Will Watch
Each Other.

Vienna, June 1.-THE Bulgarian govern
ment has accepted the demobilization pro-
posals made by Servia and Greece, accord
ing to today's Neue Freie Presse- The
condition is made, however, that joint
garrisons composed of equal numbers of
the soldiers of the states concerned be
placed in the disputed territory of Macea-
ton begins. Bulgaria also demands that
all the parties submit to the arbitration
of the Russian emperor on the basis OF
broke out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
GERMAN EMPRESS ILL.
Not Able to Witness Gorgeous Cele.
bration.

Berlin. June 1.-THE Empress Au-
gusta Victoria was too tired to par
ticipate in today's celebration of the
completion of the twenty-ffth year of
her husbands reign The gala events
of the last few days. following the
wedding of her daughter proved too
much for her strength and she was
forced to leave the imperial box at
the opera in the middle of last even
ngs performance. The crown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
Mules Kick Causes Explosion.

Dillonvale, June 1.-THE kick of a
niue caused an explosion that will
probably result in the death of four
miners. The mules hoof struck an
electric wire at the No. mine of the
jefferson Coal company, near Pine
Fork and produced a spark that set
off a keg of powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
BUBONIC OUTBREAK.
Plague Appears at Jacmel, Near Port
Au Prince,

Port Au Prince, June 17.-An cpl
demic of bub0nic plague has broken
out ct the seaport of Jacmel, 80 miles
from here Numerous cases have al
ready resulted fatally. Jacmel has
been isolated from the rest of the
country by Gordon of troops and the
government is taking energetic steps
prevent the propagation OF the disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
TODAY'S GAMES.
Western,

Western.
Denver at Lincoln, clear.
Topeka at Wichita, clear.
Sioux City at Des Moines, clear.
Omaha at st. Joseph, clear.
National.
Philadelphia at Chicago, clear.
Boston at Pittsburg, clear.
New York at Cincinnati, clear.
Brooklyn at st. Louis, clear.
American.
Chicago at Philadelphia, CD
clear.
Cleveland at Washington, clear.
st. Louis at New York, clear.
Detroit at Boston, CD clear.
Association.
Kansas City at Louisville,
cloudy.
st. Paul at Toledo, clear.
Minneapolis at indianapolis,
cloudy.
Milwaukee at Colum bus,
cloudy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
WORKED SON AND MULE
Humane Society Rescues One-HaIf of
Strange Team"

Lacrosse, June 17.-Charged with
working his 12-year-old son Frank to
a cultivator alongside mule in
temperature Of 120 in the sun, John
Fresimuth, farmer of Campbell, Wis,
was sought today on a warrant issued
on complaint of the state humane Of
fcer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
MORE TO COME.
The Hot Weather Will Stay Even If
Showers Come.

The weather today is very hot and the
spell will be continued for several days.
The weather forecast calls for showers
late tonight or Wednesday, but they
won't change the temperature. The wind
is blowing twelve miles hour from the
aSf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
Light Match to See Into Gas Tank.

Beatrice, Neb., June 17.-Mr and
Mrs. Clifford McCosh We're seriously in
jured and nine others We're injured
here today when McCosh lit a match
and looked into a tank of gas. The
McCosh home was demolished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17
Weather Forecast for Kansas

Cloudy with probably showers to-
night and Wednesday; continued
warmth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17

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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
YACHT RACE so CLOSE
DECLARED A DEAD HEAT

NEW YORK. June 26.--G. Maurice
Heckscher's Acushla and e. Rand
olph's Spartan, a pair of the New
York Yacht Clubs new fifty-foot one
design sloop yachts. sailed dead
heat on Long Island Sound in the
annual race of the Seawanhaka- Cor
inthian Yacht Club. They both
covered the fifteen and one-quarter
mile triangular course in 2 hours. IA
minutes, 20 seconds, defeating the
next yacht, the Iroquois II, owned by
r. N. Ellis. by minutes, So seconds.
In the same race, NJ. F. Plants big
schooner Elena defeated the Irolita,
belonging to e. Walter Clark, of
Philadelphia, by minute, rs seconds.
They sailed course of thirty and
one-half miles.
The new "P" class sloop Josephine,
designed by her owner, Addison G.
Hanan, also was a winner in her
class.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26

Probably it was peep at the score
board in centre field which showed
Rochester victors over the Shelters
that put all the pepper in the Tigers.
anyhow, the good, old everyday
pep was there, and even though they
won very late in the day, hardly any
thing could have stopped their crush
ing attack.
Outside of the work of Smith and
Aitchison, Bert Tooley, who acts in
the role of utility on the Tigers ros-
ter, was the busiest workman in the
park, with three hits. He started the
rally which won the game and per-
formed in most artistic fashion
around the red-light cushion, having
replaced Eddie Zimmerman, who was
injured the day previous while sliding
to the plate,
Aitchison's work must not be over
looked, and. by the way, he deserves
about half of the praise. He was in
his usual grand shape and could have
probably pitched ten more innings II
need be. Six hits in fourteen rounds
were all that the Royal batters could
corral from him and these came of
the ordinary variety--none good for
extra bases. Opposed to him was
Frank Smith, the veteran and for
mer White Sox star. Smith has al
ways been effective against the
Tigers, but to beat finger such as
that of the calibre of Aitchison would
be going some. Smith was in his
usual good form and the Bengal hit
smiths got only nine safeties from
him. His work in pinches was excep-
tionally excellent. With men on the
sacks he either forced the next batter
OF batsman to pop up, roll out or
Whit.
The game got on the players nerves
{. at times and there was considerable
.wrangling with the umpire. Umpire
Mullin fined Aitchison IS for soiling
"a new ball in the thirteenth inning.
Tn fact, there was trouble over the
baseballs in every extra round. Swa-
Gina also accused Mulin of getting
In his way as he was trying to score
from second in the thirteenth. On
the whole the work of Mullin was
most annoying to both teams
throughout the afternoon.
1t looked as though the game was
gone for the visitors in the eighth
when Gagnier started the Tigers half
with a double to left. Willie thinner
mans sacrifice, Smith to Esmond,
sent the Bengal short fielder to third
Swats, who was looked upon to de-
liver lengthy fly at least or possibly
9. safe hit, rolled out to Lennox, who
tossed the leather to Burns in time
to nip Gagnier at the plate. Again
in the ninth Tooley opened up the
round with hit and ambled to sec
ond on Getz's sacrifice only to remain
there. The score: