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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-07
PEERINC INTO GRAFT.
Alleged $1,OOO,OOO Voting Machine
Scandal PrObed.

Chicago, July Inquiry into the
so-cal1ed voting machine scandal was
begun today by a legislative joint
commission. At the same time Spe-
cial States Attorney John E. North
rup conferred with his aids prepara-
tory to a session of the special grand
jury authorized by Judge Cooper,
which is to take up alleged frauds
bearing upon the $1,00O,000 deal.
The commission has full power to in
vestigate the contract with the En-
pire Voting Machine company. The
first public hearing was scheduled to
be held tomorrow. Anthony Czarnecki,
member of the board who fought
against the letting of the contract to
the Empire company, was expected to
be the first witness called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-07
STREET CAR TIEUP.
Strike Makes Chicagoans Walk-Inde
pendent Line Talked.

Chicago, July THE full force of
the strike of employees of the County
Traction company, with surface lines
in and between northern and western
suburbs of Chicago was felt today
when business was resumed after the
holidays which began with the Fourth.
Not a street car was running. The
vehicles available were, too few to help
much, and thousands walked to their
places of employment or the stations
of the steam railroads and the ele-
waited. s@.-
Mayor Smart of Evanston declared
that the company by failure to operate
it's cars, automatically had forfeited its
franchise. He added that unless the
lines were opened during the day he
would call a meeting to discuss prop
osition to get an Independent street
car line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-07
CONTINUANCE DENIED
Mrs Kellar Must Stand Trial for
Double Murder.

Harrisonvi1le, Mo, July IA plea
of not guilty was entered by Mrs
Arthur Kellar here today when her
trial for Staying her husband, rail
road laborer, and her 7-year-old
daughter, was called in the circuit
court Judge Whitsett postponed con-
tinuation of the trial when defense at
torneys asked that it go over to the
next term of court to give them more
time to prepare their case. The date
for the continuance will be set next
Saturday.
The state announced ready for
trial, but attorneys for both sides said
that the trial probably would go over
to the September court term.
Arthur Kellar and his daughter
Margaret were found with their skulls
crushed the morning of June 10 last.
Mrs. Kellar is said to have confess
ed on June IL, signing a story in which
she admitted she had slain her daugh-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-07

Always full quality value In Lewis
Single Binder. That is why the smoker
wants it.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-07
Mob Lunches Negro.

Pensacola, July IAN unidentified
negro who had assaulted a young
white girl at Bombay, Fla, was taken
from a railway train at Milton by a
crowd of men late last night and after
the arrival of a mob from Bombay,
he was hanged to a telegraph pole
early and then shot
The negro was taken from county
officers who had made desperate eff
forts to reach Pensacola with the ne
gro. During the ride between Boni-
fay and Milton the negro was placed in
two different jails, for temporary pro-
lection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-07
Packing Plant on Fire.

Omaha, July THE beef house of
the Nelson Morris & Company plant at
South Omaha caught fire today and it
seemed certain the building would be
destroyed. Other buildings were
threatened by the fire. The fire was
discovered shortly after 10 a. m. The
beef house was a five-story building
and with it's contents was valued at
more than 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-07
Calls John d. a Rose"

Cleveland, O., July 7.-Wearing ar
overcoat. a silk hat and bright blue
necktie, John D. Rockefeller attended
Sunday school service at the Euclid
Baptist church. Although Mr.. Rookie
Teller is superintendent he seldom at
tends. During his sermon DR.. Bustaro
referred to John D. as one of the Roses
in the Lords garden After the ser
vices Mr.. Rockefeller congratulated the
pastor on his sermon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-07
Rabbi Max Justcr Dead.

Minneapolis. July rabbi Max
Juster, prominent in Zionist movement
and the Jewish activities abroad, died
here last night. He was So years old.
He was prominent in the work of the
Independent Order of B'Nai Birth and
in 1874 founded the first lodge of the
order in ROumania.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-07

evidence has developed sufficient, it is
believed to warrant the suit being FLED.
The alleged merger of companies took
place in the far west, Bell interests la
California, oregon, washington, Idaho,
Utah, Montana and Colorado being i'll
volved. The prospective suit has n
relation to the study of the telephone
situation being prosecuted by the inter-
state commerce commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-07

ter and husband wit han axe. The
next day the woman repudiated the
confession, declaring it was obtained
under duress. Very few persons were
in the courtroom when the case was
called today. With the announcement
of postponement Mrs. Kellar was re-
turned to the county jail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-07
To Dissolve Telephone Merger.

Washington, July Suit to dissolve
an immense merger between telephon ;
companies will soon be flied by the gov
eminent, according to present plans at
the department of justice. A hunt for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-07
Suicide Attempt Successful.

Paris, July THE body of the
young American woman who commit
ted suicide yesterday at Villabon near
Meudon, has been identified as that OF
Agnes Firth MacDuff of Cambridge,
Mass. She took poison on June 19
and fingered until July 4. 1t was
thought at first by the doctors that she
would recover. She steadfastly re-
fused to disclose the reason for her
act.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-06-12

charges authorized, yet it cannot
be said on the showing here made
that the ordinance on its face is so
unreasonable as to be void. Ii its
enforcement is shown to be unrea-
sonable the law affords a remedy" "
But to avoid further litigation,
it is well to say that this ordinance
should not only be amended to ex-
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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-06-12

Sanford Herald: Postal deficit
again and that after Hitchcock
crowed 50 much about retrench-
ment. There will always be de-
ficit as long as the government
sells printed envelopes at price
that cannot be duplicated any
where and that could not be given
by the government except at a
dead loss. The tax payer event.
ually pays for cheap printing by
the government.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-06-12
ADVANCEMENT OF
FLORIDA
NA7ON'S MARKET GARDEN
Combination ofMaguificenf Resourc-
es and of Live People

Few, ifany, states in the Union
have ever progressed at any times
in their histories as Florida is do
ing now, this advancement being
the happy result ofa combination
of magnificent resources and OF
live people.
Toa greater extent than ever
before, Florida is the market gar
den of the country in the season
when the products Of Florida soil
and sunshine can not be grown
elsewhere. The products of its
growth increase in quantity and
| in popularity. The Florida or
ange il established az the finest I in
the world, and the like Of itsgrape-
fruit is not grown elsewhere.
These are great sources Of reve.
nue. and help most substantially
to make the state prosper. Bat,
there are other developments
which are becoming more and
more important as factors in the
advancement of Florida. The
number of it's manufacturing
plants is increasing steadily and
substantially. Substantial busi-
ness structures and fine residences
are being erected in Florida cities
and towns in numbers and at an
outlay of money that only those
who keep constantly informed as
to matters of this kind can appre
ciate fully. Municipal and coun-
ty improvements are being made
continually, the latter including
the paving of highways with brick.
Figures from Federal compila-
tions demonstrate the wonderful
progress in Florida.
The value of property in the
state increased from $103, 047, ,937
in 1902 to $2lO,4S1,175 in 1912.
In ten years the deposits in state
banks increased from $4,782,093
to 1874, TAI, ,061. In the same peri
cd the deposits in the national
banks grew from $7,935,S0O
to 500, ,7O7,O71. The total re-
sources of the banks increased
from SIS, ,3OO,2 252 TO $s5, 800, 500.
From 1900 to 1910 the popula-
tion Of Florida increased by 42.4|
per cent, the average per centage
of increase in the United States in
the same period having been 81
per cent.
In ten years the increase in the
value of Florida farm products
was 2O3 percent, the gain in the
United States in the same time
having been 11S per cent. The
value Of Florida farm buildings
grew IA per cent, as against an
increase of II per cent. in the
United States as a whole.
The resources and possibilities
of Florida have the attention of
the country as never before, and |
it is easy to understand that what
Florida has accomplished great
as it isis only earnest Of what is |
to come. Columbus, Ga, Indus
trial Index.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-06-12
Preservation of Birds

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lis it is gobbled up, and wherever
any eggs are deposited on leaf or
| bark they are eaten. The little
sapsucker lives off of what eggs
and insects it finds in the creases
of the bark of the trees.
The bnllbat lives on nothing but
insects, and flying by night, it
catches such of the pests as theday
birds cannot reach. Meadow larks
are great destroyers Of cutworms
and eat eggs deposited in the
ground. The robin, which comes
here in winter, after having eaten
the gum berries, betakes itself to
the burnt woods, where it picks
up every insect and egg it's sharp
eyes can see.
! Ahawk will catch a couple of
your chickens during the year and
YOU will killthe robber II You cam
Bnf have you ever wondered how
thatlbird lives The rest ofshis time 2.
Hawks and owls destroy innumer-
able, rats and mice. Sand ridges.
where s'salamanders' and moles-
live would be entirely unproduc-
tive we're it not for the birds keep
ling down their numbers.
| With the exception of perhaps,
the dove, every bird found in field
and woodland 10 an insect eater.
Considering the enormous appetite
|of the birds, II is easy to conceive
the benefit they confer upon the
farmer by ridding his crops Of In
sects. Considering again that the
prolificness Of many injurious In
sects is 80 great that one pair,
childless today, may have millions
|of great-grand- children a week
hence, it is obvious that we cannot
have too many birds.
1t behooves every person wheth-
er he lives in tow.i or the country,
to look after the protection Of
birds as far us be il able. Let
him fell his boys the benefit the
birds confer on mankind, and they
will practice at marks with their
little rifles instead of killing the
birds. Also, they win let the
nests alone.
These appeals in behalf of the
birds have been given from the
traffic managers point of view
Let US also view the matter from
the yard masters point. We have
seen many farmers, when clearing
land, leaving certain trees because
they looked SO pretty" If they
can admire pretty trees they should
be able to admire the birds. Birds
and trees are so closely identified
that it is hard to imagine the one
without the other.
Let Us spread the doctrine of
bird protection. The birds have
so many enemies in hogs, snakes,
skunks and wood fires, anyway,
that we, their beneficlaries, should
not help in their destruction, but
save them. In doing this we only
show that we are lawablding citi-
zens, for it is unlawful to kill nom
game birds at any time. Brad
ford County Telegraph.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-06-12

LII Tue case OI WlilihiuS ot. III.
VS.. town of Punta Gorda, o per-
manent injunction is asked against
the enforcement of the ordinance
popularity known as the "cow or
dinance, the object of which is to
exclude from the streets all ami
mails, except dogs, cats and rats.
A temporary injunction was
prayed for and allowed until the
merits of the ordinance could be
heard or passed on.
The bill of complaint alleges
that the ordinance was submitted
to vote of the people but that
various irregularities was allowed
whereby the vote was small but
carried. Whether the vote was
legal or illegal, / have nothing to
do with, as the passage of the or
dinance is solely for the town
council, .and as the bill admits that
the council passed the ordinance,
the election was unknown to any
law calling for it and therefore the
merits or demerits of an election
is not for a court.
The bill next alleges that the
ordinance is contrary to a state
statute and therefore void. The
statute relied upon is section 110b,
reading in part as follows: "No
city or town iL this state with less
than 1900 bona fde inhabitants
shall have authority or right to
impound any cattle of residents
who live without the limits of it's
corporation.
Compliments further allege that
the town of Punta Gorda has less
than 1900 inhabitants and support
this by affidavits and so claim
that they are within the statutes
and hence that the ordinance is
void as to impounding cattle of
nonresident owners. Counsel for
defendants admit this, but claim
under the authority of the Thayer
case that this is not a proper pro-
ceeding to declare that part of the
ordinance void, even if it is shown
that Punta Gorda has less than
1900 people, but that the law
would require recourse to an ac-
ton of trespass, ,repleyin or habeas
corpus.
In other words both sides have
regarded that statute on account
of its general character and ap.
parent general application to ap-
ply t., The town of PuEta Gorda.
If this was 80 then the ordinance,
so far AS it affected nonresident
cattle, would be void, but could
not he declared so, except in habaesI
corpus or replevin or trespass.
In order to settle the question,
however, for all concerned and
avoid further actions, / will cal
attention to the fact that the act
in question does not apply to the
town of Pnnta Gorda. The act
was passed in 1895. Punta Gorda
received a special charter in 1901.
Clause Is of its special charter
provides as most special charters
in .he state provides for the sup
pressing and impounding Of ami
mails running at large and punish
ing by fine or imprisonment, etc.
This special act supercedes the
general act and section 1105 has no
to the town of Punta
Gorda.
The supreme court has met this
exact question in Waller VS.. Os-
ban so Fla 270. The court there
said about the same clause in the
special charter for the town of
TitusviIle: "Under the above con-
ttitutional provisions the legisla-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-06-12

VIC latoiy TeaQ tnaC TOUR uTHer
ent switch engine crews on tht
Burlington railway started to pull
opt an empty box car standing on
a siding, and each time failed TO ,lc
SO. The yardmaster had discover
ed the nest of thrush, containing
six eggs, on one of the trucks.
He did not wish to have the nest
destroyed and, therefore, caused
the car to be let alone. AS soon
as the six young thrnshes were
grown enough to begin to fly the
car was taken away. The incl
dent came to the ears of the traf-
fic manager, who, instead OF
"blessing out" the yardmaster,
soliloquized thus: "Six extra
thrushes will each season kill
enough insect pests to save car
load of farm produce for us to
haul, so they will pay for their
shelter"
This story may not be true--it
matters not. But it furnishes an
excellent text for an article on the
preservation of birds.
The story shows two different
interests. The yardmaster thought
the birds should be allowed to live
for the sake of their beauty and
their song and the charm they
lend to the woodland. The hard
headed traffic managers business
was to study up every plan for
the benefit of the road. The high
railway officials are educated. He
knew the birds help the farmer,
men who look into the smallest de-
tails, and, consequently, the rail-
road.
When Nebraska wasfirst settled
the enormous swarms of grass
hoppers destroyed every crop for
many years. The homesteaders
x
who were too poor to move away
had to live off of the gathering of
buffalo bones, with which the
plains were strewn as CHASTITY me-
mcntoes of Indian hunts of 70. mer
days. All sorts Of means we're
resorted TO for making the grass
hoppers innocuous but it was not
before the killing of the prairie
chickens was forbidden that relief
began to be felt. The birds scratch
ed the hoppers eggs out of the
ground and ate them by the bill
lion, and soon the insect pest was
so reduced as to be harmless.
France is a great manufacturing
country, and every Sunday great
swarms of workmen, bent on rec
rention, went out into the mea-
dows with guns, shooting at every
thing that had wings. In many
localities the birds we're extermi-
mated and the insects increased to
such an extent as to make farming
almost impossible, until the kill
ing of birds was forbidden and
they had time to increase.
These two examples show what
birds do to insects.
Every man in Florida who has
yrubbed up pine roots has seen that
] butcherbird will watch him and
,ome down, and pick up every
worm unearthed. He has also
wondered at the Unsuitable appetite
II the bird, for il can eat its own
weight in short time.
Every person who has set grass
fire has noticed how the sparrow
hawks come to catch the insects
hat fly ahead of the flames.
Watch q thrush, a jaybird or a
hooking bird hopping among the
of tree minutely exam
ming avery leaf. Wherever there
bug, caterpillar or chrysa-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-06-12
COlU Ordinance Stands

i lure nad power 10 auCnOrlAe any
municipality in this state to regn
late the running at large of ami.
mails within the corporate limits
whether the owners live in the
city or not and as incident thereto
Jimpound those found at large in
the city Notwithstanding the terms
of section 1105 of the general stat
utes."
But in order to avoid further
questions or conflicts, it is well to
state that this ordinance can only
operate on the cattle of non-resi-
dent owners and not upon the
owners who live out of town.
"Where cattle running at large
in city are taken up and inn
pounded, under ordinance author
lied by the legislature, the regula-
tion operates upon the cattle and
not upon the owners, except as
the owner is affected by the dis
position made Of the cattle. The
residence of the owner is not ma
terial where the regulation oper-
ates on the cattle and does not un-
dertake to impose a fine or liabili-
ty-upon persons not within the
jurisdiction Waller VS.. o. ban,
60 Ella. 270.
The ordinance is valid so far as
this objection is concerned, but
that portion of it providing for
fine and punishment of non-resi-
dent owners is INVALID and cannot
in proper proceeding be enforced
nor can fine be imposed against
the cattle. The cattle of non-resi-
dent owners can only be impound-
ed and u reasonable expense COL
lected for so doing. The enforce
ment of the fine and punishment
portion of the ordinance against
nonresident owners would impose
the duty on the circuit court under
the authority of the Thayer case
of entertaining trespass suit
against the town or issuing writ
of prohibition or releasing or
writs of babeas corpus.
The bill further complains that
on account Of the conditions sur
rounding Punta Gorda the ordi-
nance is unreasonable; that there
is good pasturage on the streets
and around the town and that
many keep milk cows, etc. The
same complaint was made in the
Thayer case in the supreme court,
This was also commented on in
James vs.. Hines 157 ALA. 624. 1t
was there said that because incon.
yenience might result to some
that fact would not render void
such an ordinance.
After much agitation in Punta
Gor,la on the subject for q long
time the town authorities have
seen fit to impose some incon-
venience on some, presumably in
their judgement, for the benefit of
others. What might be a reason
able exclusion for Punta Gorda
might lie unreasonable for other
places. Punta Gorda being sur
rounded on one side by the hay
and on another by railroad fences,
exclusion would be less harsh than
in a town entirely surrounded by
cattle ranges. But, however, the
supreme court has said in the case
of Waller VS.. Osban so Fla. 272
on this subject:
s'The ordinance must be duly |
passed and must be reasonable and
not in conflict with any control
ling provision or principle of law.
While some of the provisions of
the ordinance appear r., be harsh
and perhaps excessive in the
The Press., 1913-10-22
HAIR DOESN'T DE-
 IT HAS ID RE KILLED

Hair often continues to live and growlong after the death of the body. But it is often killed through neglect or misuse. Almost al- ways the woman or man whose hair is falling out, or is stringy, lifeless and dull-looking, is entirely to blame because of not givingit the proper care. It is easy to take care of the hair-easy to make it more beautiful. Use Harmony Hair Beautifer, to make it glossy, soft and silky, and Harmony Shampoo to keephair and scalp thoroughly clean.
 Harmony Hair Beautifer, delightfully."- perfumed with true rose, is very easy to apply-simply sprinkle little on your hair each time before brushing it. It con tains no oil, and will not change the color of the hair, nor darken gray hair
 Tokeepyour hair and scalp dandrlf-free and clean, use Harmony Shampoo. This pure liquid shampoo is most convenient to use, giving an instantaneous rich, foaming father that immediately penetrates to every part of Gle hair and scalp, insuring quick and thorough cleansing It is washed off just as quickly, the entire operation taking only a few moments. Contains nothing that can harm the hair, and leaves no harshness or Stickiness just a sweet cleanliness. .
 Both preparations come in odd-shaped, very ornamental bottles, with sprinkler tops. Harmony Hair Beautifer, $1.OO Harmony Shampoo, 5Oc. Both guaranteed to satisfy you in every way, or your money back. Sold in this community only at our store-The Rexall Store of the more than OOOleading drug stores of the United States, Canada and Great Britain, which own the big Harmony laboratories in Bos, ton, where u e many celebrated Harmony Perfumes and Toilet Preparations are made flinders Jacobsen, Stafford Springs.
The Press., 1913-10-22
ELLINGTON. Crystal Lake.

A. U. Charter lost a valuable horse last week.
 Howard Dimock of Springfield was home over Sunday.
 A party of young men went hunt ing Saturday and bagged Is gray squirrels and three partridge.
 MT. and Mrs. A. R. Charter and daughter, Dorothy, visited at Edge water Farm early in the week.
 The ladies of the M. E. church will hold their annual harvest supper in the hall next week Thursday evening. MT. and Mrs. Ralph Stine. and MT. Tucker from Glastonbury visited re- cently with MT. and Mrs. Leslie Dim- ock. .... Miss Mildred Curtis, who was in- jured by the falling of striking ma chine at the Stafford fair last week, is doing finely and her wound is heal ing rapidly.
 MT. and Mrs. o. Walton Aborn and daughter, Lora, from New York at- tended the Stafford fair last week and spent few days with their parents here. They returned home Wednes- day. ] A merry party of young ladies, 22 in, all, from Crystal Lake and Rock Ville.e hired O. A. Davis of Rockville, with his large bus, to take them to Holland last Friday night, where they attended the harvest supper and enter tainment. in the town hall, given by the M. ,E. church of that place. A jally good time was reported by all.