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The sun., 1913-12-23
LEWIS FOR FEDERAL
OWNERSHIP OF WIRES
Argues I'm House That Present
Service Is Bad and
High Priced.
BETTER ABROAD. HE SAYS
Would Buy Up Telephone Sys-
tenn First at Expenditure
Of 5000. 900. 900.
BETTER ABROAD, HE SAYS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22..-Representative
in the House to-day in support Of his
resolution providing for Government
ownership of the telephone and telegraph
lines Of the country. He compared the
service and tolls here unfavorably with
those abroad by way Of argument for
Government ownership.
He explained the method by which he
would have the Government take over
the telephone lines Of the country. II.
would not include the telegraph lines at
first. but would have the Go,ernn,er t
equip the telephone wires for telegraph,
service and enter into competition with
the telegraph companies. just as u Is now
competing with the express companies in
the parcel post business. Lewis esti-
mated IL would cost the Government 5000
OOOoo0 to take over the telephone wires
OF the country.
Representative Lewis in his address.
said
investigation discloses that our tele-
graphic rates are the highest among
twenty countries. running from 25 cents
to 81. while in other countries they aver
age about /, cents. or cent word.
The result Is that we rank ninth AZ tele-
graph users. with one and one-tenth tele-
grams person to our credit per an
mum. while in New Zealand. with the io
cent rate and our price and wage levels.
the use Of the telegraph reaches as high
ne eigh. ;elegrains a Drrson
The operation Of sending a telegram
l. loaded down with seventy -four incl
dental services and processes. not less
than fifty Of which would be replaced by
affixing the postage stamp.
The telegraph service is a relatively
declining institution. and II would he un-
wise to postalize II alone a. a single ser
vice. For ten years in ENGLAND the num-
Der Of kilograms has been actually sta.
tlurary.
The sun., 1913-12-23
STATE URGED TO Use
WASTE WATER POWER
Could Cut New Workers. Flee
tric Light Bills in Two.
Glynn Is Told.
MORE GAME FARMS NEEDED
COn>crvationists and Sport>men
Explain Views to the
Governor.
MORE GAME FARMS NEEDED

ALBANY. Dec. ee.-Gov. Glynn listened
for more than four hours this afternoon
To the views of conservationists and
sportsmen regarding proposed legis'a-
ton at the coming session of the Loets-
laturc
Public Service Commissioner Williams
and Charles Harvey Jackson Of Alba ny
insisted that the state should begin At
once the experiment Of developing "lec-
tric power from the waste waters in the
state by first utilizing the surplus barge
canal waters at Crescent and Ntschsrs
Ferry. Saratoga county. This. they de-
clsred. would mean the utilization "f
the waters Of the Mohawk River for N:
capital district AZ an expense Of St5o.Ooo
FOR the benefit Of the counties Of Albany,
Rensselaer,. Columbia, Schenectady, Mont
goruery and Saratoga and when this was
proved a success the state could extend
It's operations gradually 10 other sections
Of the state which have waste water
powers.
commissioner Williams was formerly a
member ot the State Conservation Com
mission, ard Mr Jackson was the Deputy
Commissioner. who was largely RESPONSE
hle for the capital district hydroelectric
bill which GOV Sulz"r vetoed last winter.
The sun., 1913-12-23

Our toll and long distance telephone
rates compare with those Of other coun-
tries even less favorably than do our tele-
graph rates. TIL" average int.rurban re
ceipt IN Germany is but cents here Il
averages 20 cents. The long distance
rates here are made Oh a scale OF & mills
a mile for three minute conversation. as
against an average charge Of abou; :.
mills a mile received by the railways
for transporting a ton of freight.
We are on. of three countries uher. the
charge a local call exceeds the letter
postage rate.
''rhe subscribers rates In American
cities compared with Continental cities.
ample. New York. where 8. 400 calls. about
- y day. under measured service tarlu
cost NOR. than ~" four unlimited yearly
rates OF London, Paris. Berlin and Stock
holm together.
'lf the telephone Zines ar. poStalized.
both the telephone and telegraph business
can be- done over them. as in other cnun-
tries. II will be- unnecessary 10 take over
IN" telegraph lines herr capitalized At
x240. .000>. as both kinds Of commun,-
cation can be handled on the telephone
wires. which exceed the telegraph wires
in mileage and geographical distribution.
The telegraph lines would have TO ne
substantially reconstructed to add tele-
phon. business u them. while the addition
Of the telegraph instruments 80 the telc-
phCnr wires may h" accomplished at A
negligible total cost.
The sun., 1913-12-23
Extra
To-Day end Tomorrow
LADIES' DIAMOND RINGS

N"'r thc-" guaranteed weights and prices
~ single ~ton" t'enuiWe Diamond Rings. all
ruuai'. ~ cheap. GuaitiN and weight con
>iderrd. "tIt guarantced.'
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New York Stoc', Market.

Wall ST., New York, June u.-STOCKS-
A more cheerful tone characterized to-
days violent movement, the stock market
was narrow and calm. The opening rise
was influenced largely by the advance
of the American stocks in London.
Commission house buying, covering Of
shorts and speculative purchases for the
long account stimulated the list for
time, but the demand was not well sus-
tanned, and the upward movement lacked
vivgor Speculation became hesitating
once the demand showed signs of falling
off, and the whole list gave way. Support
became moderately effective after prices
had returned to the neighborhood of yes
terday's close but the market was sensi-
tive and fluctuated in rather nervous
fashion. Liquidation continued in certain
low priced stocks.
Bonds irregular
Whit prices evincing no determined in
clination to go up and bears hesitating to
sell owing to the indications OF support,
speculation became deadlocked. The list
ruled about yesterday maj digures but
The sharp upturn in stocks which began
yesterday following the collapse earlier
in the day was continued at the opening
TODAY Stocks of all classes were in brisk
demand and railroad and industrials ad-
yanced substantially. Gains OF 1 to points
Northern Pacific, Baltimore and Ohio,
,ehigh Valley Canadian Pacific, Chesa-
peake and Ohio, Brooklyn Transit, Har-
yester. Consolidated Gas, Rubber. Can,
lie Steel preferred
Butting diminished when the immediate
of the shorts had been sat
isfied and prices declined; reactions reach
ed a point in number of instances. Great
ST. Paul, Southern Pacific and
Steel receded to slightly below yesterdays
closing.
international stocks became weak after
a long period of inanation. Canadian Pa
cific sold 2 points and St Paul l point
under last night and other stocks were |
down 1 to points below their best prices. |
In fact the entire active list was quoted |
under yesterdays final figures. 1
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SUSPECT PRESIDENT.
Chinese Believe Yuan Shat Kai Re-
sponsibIe for Death of Senator.

San Francisco, June 11.-President
Yuan Shat Kai of China and his pre-
mier, Chao Bing Kwan, are suspect
ed by the citizens of the Chinese re-
public of being the instigators of the
assassination Of Sung Chic Jen, sena-
tor-elect, and minister of agriculture
and forestry under Provisional Presi-
dent DR.. Sun Vat Sen. So strong have
these suspicious become that the peo-
pie are demanding the impeachme nt
of the executive and his aide and their
trials on charges of murder.
This information is contained in a
letter from Pekin received here by
prominent members of the local Chi
neSe colony.
According to the letter Premier
Chao Bing Kwan's private secretary is
under arrest, together with another
officer of the government in connec-
ton with the ASA Ssina ton of a Sena-
tor a member of the revolutiOnist
party, who was slain at the railroad
station at Shanghai as he was on his
way to Pekin to take his seat in the
senate.
Sung Chic Jen was appointed March
2. His confessed assassin was WI Su
Sing, captured two days after the
murder, and it is believed here that
WI has furnished the authorities with
the names of the actual instigators of
the crime.
The letter also says that the people
of China even are so insistent in their
demands of the Impeachment of their
president and his premier that they
are flooding the officials at Pekin with
kilograms demanding their removal
from office.
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NOT A PHILOSOPHER.
Baron Seeks Death Because Cousin
Won't Marry Him.

New York, June 11.-Mrs. Zdenko
Won Dworzak who before her mar
riage was the Baroness Madeline Pich-
Ter, arrived on the steamer George
Washington, with her cousin, Baron
Fedor Nicolics, who she declares is
trying hard to get himself killed be-
cause she would not marry him.
Mrs. Won Dworzak was known as
the most beautiful woman of Vienna
and it was then, she said. that her
cousin begged her to become HIS
bride
Il refused because I could love him
as Il cousin and not as a husband, and
because I did not think it right to
marry a blood relation" she declared.
The baron has been unhappy ever
since, at least he says 50. He went
hunting big game in Africa, hoping
that he would be killed.
"Al he got was a lion scratch and
the fever that made him miserable.
I suppose one day he will get himself
killed. but 1 shall do all I can to pre-
vent it. 1t is all SO funny to me that
a man in the prime of life wants to
leave this beautiful world because a
woman won't marry him. He is not a
philosopher at ALL
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BALL BUG A FORGER.
Scion of Wealthy Family Admits Sign
ing Checks.

Los Angeles, Cal, June 11-Wil-
liam H. Calder, I years old, who de-
scribeS himself as "some baseball
bug" and who is under arrest here,
confessed last night to the police that
his love for baseball caused him to
forge checks in New York TO the ex-
tent of nearly $1,000. The victims
prominent New York law firm.
Calder said he went to Chicago first
to attend the Frank Chance day cere-
monies.
ut was the greatest day of my life, -
he declared. Then he attended sew
eral games in Detroit. Heading west
ward, he sized up the Western League
situation in Denver and came to Los
Angeles, where he said he attended
every game since his arrival here ten
days ago.
Young Calder will be taken to New
York for trial. He said his father was
John H. Calder, a woman's suit manu-
facturer.
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CIVIL SERVICE men.
National Assembly Conyenes With
Good Attendance.

New York. June 11.-Ofcers of a
number of state and municipal service
commissions of western states and
cities were welcomed to New York to-
day for the sixth meeting of the Ma
tional Assembly of Civil Service COM
missions, which opens here tomorrow.
Among them were William r. Clark, of
California; Henry Van Kleeck, of
Colorado; VIM. r. Robinson, of Illinois
all state commission representa- ives
and F. h. KELLOGG of Los Angeles:
George NJ. Blocker, of Minneapolis;
Dennis S. Prescott, of Spokane; J. G.
Ellsworth. of Tacoma; VIM. C. Keough
of Cleveland: John F. Logan, of Port
land, Oregon; and w. w. Mcintyre, of
Milwaukee.
President Frank Gallagher, of the
municipal civil service commission, Of
New York, will formally welcome the
delegates at the first session tomorrow
and the principal address will be de-
hvered by c. E. Buell. of Madison, Wis,
who is president of the National AS
sembly. Elmer E. Curtis, of the Massa-
chusetts commission; Robert Gather
wood of the Cook county, Ollinois)
commission; General John c. Black,
president of the United States civil SER
vice commission and many others will
address other sessions.
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CURB MERCURY SALES
Federal Officers May Take Action
Against Careless Practice.

Washington, June 1.-THE appear
ance at the casualty hospital of the
third case of poisoning from the TAX
ing of deadly bichloride of mercury
tablets, and the report of other cases
throughout the country has aroused
district and federal officers to action
against the careless sale of this poison
and a campaign against the practice
will be started by District Coroner j.
r. Ramsay hewitt.
The latest victim in Washington is
Mrs. Maude B. Sanford, the young
wife of trained nurse at the Naval
hospital. Reaching into a medicine
cabinet last Saturday for some aspirin
tablets, she found some of mercury
which were the same size and color
She swallowed these and then, being
seized with acute pains which follow
the action of mercury on the human
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CUPID A SPEEDER.
Jere KnOde Cooke Arrested While on
Way to Wed Soul Mate.

Knode Cooke, the former Hampstead
minister, after a wild automobi ride
through Connecticut, during which the
chauffeur was once arrested, obtain
ed the necessary signature to the final
papers in the divorce obtained by his
wife at Hartford. With the papers he
sped to Stamford. where he took out a
license to wed Miss Floretta Whaley.
with whom he had eloped six years
ago.
The former minister had arranged
with Miss Whaley to meet him at
Stamford and get married at once.
She failed to appear and when he call
ed her on the telephone she said that
she did not wish to be married at
night The wedding was therefore
poStpOned until today.
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GREET BRAZILIAN.
South American Envoy Accorded
Hearty Welcome.

Washington, June 11.-Long before
the naval yachts Mayflower, Dolphin
and Sylph arrived at the Washington
navy yard today, a squadron of cav
larry was waiting to escort DIR. Lauro
Muller, the Brazilian envoy, who ar
rived here to return the visit of Sec
rotary of State Root to South America
several years ago. Every plan had
been made for the reception of the
distinguished visitor. Quarters for
himself and his suite were prepared
at a leading hotel and arrangements
for his reception by President Wilson
also had been made. Bright sunny
weather greeted the South Americans
on their approach to Washington.
While cool, the air was sparkling and
the day was perfect. With DIR. Null
Ter was a distinguished company, in
Guiding Secretary Bryan and Senator
Root
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NOT BAY "PIRATES.v
Woman's Disappearance Voluntary
According to Letter.

New York, June 1.-THE mystery
of the disappearance of Mrs. Olga NJ.
Houseman week ago last Saturday,
after she had put out alone in a boat
from Sheepshead Bay, has been part
ly cleared by q letter, which the miss
ing womans mother, Mrs. S. Koivu of
ter read:
ct am sorry for what I have done.
Please discontinue search. Don't blame
anyone. I was not happy. VIII write
again Friday"
1t is therefore assumed the woman
is still alive. Detectives life savers
and others had been dragging the
waters of Sheepshead and Jamaica
bays ever since the skiff in which Mrs.
Houseman had set out was found
overturned. The belief was general
that she had been attacked by bay
pirates and robbed of $500 in cash
which she had with her.
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MAY DEMAND ROYALTY.
Suit to Compel State to Pay for Coal
May Be Started.

Leavenworth, Kan, June lit is
probable that heavy royalties for coal
mined under the Missouri river and
under Steiger'S island will be demand
ed of the state and a suit filed for its
collection in the event the demand is
refused.
Steiger's island, in the Missouri
river, is directly east of the Kansas
state penitentiary at Lansing, the state
owning all land south of a line run
ming east from the penitentiary. The
northern portion of the island is own
ed by a Topeka man, who believes
that the state has been mining under
his property. The county surveyor of
Leavenworth county has received in
structions from a Kansas City, Mo-.
real estate firm to survey the island
and determine the exact amount of
land owned by their client, and this
work will be performed by the sur
veyor this week.
1t is believed to be the intention of
the owner of the north half of the
island to have a mining engineer eX-
anime the state mine, upon the con-
clusion of the survey, with a. view of
determining how much coal the state
has taken from underneath his prop
erty.
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SALIVA GETS next.
State Golf Association Elects G. b.
Merriam a Director.

Hutchinson, Kan, June 1.-THE KAN
sas state Golf association has decided
to hold the next state golf tournament
at SaIina. The following new officers
were elected after the banquet here last
night:
+. d. Fitzpatrick, of Salina, presi-
dent: w. p. Byrnes, of Emporia, vice
president; ]. ]. Eberhardt, of Salina,
secretary-treasurer.
W. o. Sternberg, of Kansas City; L.
w Kinnear, of Lawrence; c. B. Mer-
rtan1- of Topeka: James Thomson, of
Frrnporia: J. B. Dickey, of Newton, f.
ID. Shellebarger of Salina, P. H. Hos
teller of Topeka, and Tom Griffith of
Wichita, directors.
Grant Chamberlain, of Hutchinson,
won the gold medal for low score in
the qualifying round, with 80 for lS
holes. w. D. Phillips and George Gano
of Hutchinson, and ]. c. Wilson of
rropeka. had 80 and DR.. H. NJ. Stew
art and c. c. Adams, former state
champion. of Hutchinson, L. w. Kin
near of Lawrence. and Wilbur Cooper
of wichita, had sc.
c. c. Mack of Newton, turned in
score of IS. c. B. Merriam, A Fassler
of Topeka, and r. B. Griffith of Wich-
ita. a former champion, tied with a
score of SO.
For the fourth time in six years
Hutchinson won the team trophy. The
team was IL down to DOGGY.
The Topeka team was second, with
score of q down to DOGGY.
The championship, presidents, direc-
tors and "also ram flights start to-
day. On Thursday the feature event
will be a contest between the profess
eional golf players of Kansas.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, June 11.-wHEAT-wheat to-
day advanced sharply because of tho
stock market recovery. There was a gem
eral belief that offerings were being alb
sorbed by a group of leading houses
Need of soaking rains northwest attract
ed also increasing attention. The opening
was AQSsc to CSC higher July started at
90ssc to 907sc, a gain of sc to sc, and
rose to 9114d91ssc.
There was much changing, sellers of
Jlly buying September. The close was
steady with July ne net higher at 91Jac
CORN-Doubtful crop prospects in
South Dakota and adjoining states helped
make corn firm. July, which opened I'M
changed to sc higher at $50 45S5sc went
up to 59c.
Unfavorable crop reports from central
Illinois brought about a further upturn.
The close was firm 59ssG591zc for July,
a gain of 11S6114c net.
OATS-AIthough oats were easy at the
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JAPS KNOW MORE.
British Naval Secrets in Hands of
Rival Power.

New York. June 1.-The secret
formula of a high powered, slow burn
ing powder to be used in the 16-inch
naval guns which the British govern
ment believes it alone possesses, has
passed into the possession also of a
rival power, according to DR.. Arm
gard Karl Graves, the German conf
Barlinny prison, Scotland, to enter the
British service.
IF there is any doubt about it,
said DR.. Graves today. Il have a sam
sion which 1 obtained before they ac-
cepted commission from the British
Intelligence department
DIR. Graves also mentioned by way
of detail, which members of parl;a-
ment may wish to ask about''-that in
Queen Mary there is supposedly Sc
cret arrangement of torpedo tubes a
peculiar arrangement of the electrical
devices and a double flooding system.
The lords of the admiralty will
know what 1 mean," he said.
BY way of friendly warning to
the government of the United States,
DR.. Graves declares that this nation
will do well to keep close watch on
Japan.
s'The japanese know ten times more
about you than you know about them,
or can ever hope to know" he said
AS a secret service operator in the
far east he was frequently in contact
with the Japanese secret agents and
knows their methods and their con-
summate ability. He was in Port
Arthur for a continental power up to
five days before the start of the Rus
so-Japanese war when he left on or
ders from his government, which
even then knew that war was COM
ing, though the Russians were not
informed until the blow was struck
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KANsAN SHOWS MISSOURI.
Seventh District Leader Tells Sisters
How to Get Suffrage.

Kansas City. June 11.-Mrs- Minnie
Grinstead of Liberal, Kan, addressed
members of the Kansas City Equal
Suffrage association. Mrs. Grinstead
served as president of the woman suf-
frage organization in the Seventh dis
trict of Kansas during the recent cam
paign in which the women won the
vote.
Mrs. Grinstead told her audience of
women that they could expect prac-
tically no assistance from the men:
that few women would contribute
most of the money and the work. She
recommended auctioning pies and
cakes and handkerchiefS obtained
from famous personageS as the most
reliable money making scheme. She
recommended street corner lectures
from motor cars as the most effective
way of winning support.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, June n.-WHEAT-Cash :
Market &c to 1c higher. No. hard, $50
92c; No. 8, s414Q91c; No. 2 red, Ss@96c; No.
8, 85@92c.
CORN-Market &c to 1c higher. No. 2
mixed, sec; No. 8, 5S1hc; NON. white, Sc {;
No. 3, 5S1aG59c.
OATS-Market unchanged to 1ac higher.
No. white, 391zq40c; No. mixed, 371z@
3Sc.
RYE-Market unchanged.
HAY-Market unchanged.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
WHEAT-Receipts, % cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-July, $3.50; Septem-
Der, 955sGS534c; December, S7A@S8c.
CORN-July, 5Sss d5S1sc; September, $3.50;
December, 5519c.
OATs-July, ss1kc; September. Ssss@SS1ac.
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FOUGHT AWAY PHYSICIANS.
Prominent Man Attempts Own Life
Refused Aid.

Leavenworth, Kan, June 11.-Hen-
~ Skillman, resident of Platte
county, Missouri, for so years and for
a long time postmaster and keeper of
q general store at Settles Station, is
dead from self inflicted wounds made
Saturday when he cut his throat with
n razor. He was found. soon after
wards when effort was made to save
his life He fought physicians who at
tempted to work on him and tried re-
peatedly to open the wounds in his
neck. Yesterday he was taken to a
hospital, but died before an operation
could be performed.
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outset the market promptly reversed, and
ranged upward with wheat and corn July
started unchanged to 1sc off at 3sAc to
3S2sc, but climbed to 3Sss@3s%c.
PROVISIONS-Higher prices for hogs
lifted provisions. First sales We're DC to
lOc higher with September pork 5000 to
S20.O5: September lard S11.10 to $n,121a, and
September ribs $11.42 to $11.45
RYE@No. 2, 60@61c.
BARLEY-50G65c.
TIMOTHY-$3. 25G4.O0.
CLOVER-Marke nominal.
PORK-S2065.
IAARD-$10. 956110971k.
RIBS-S11. 75@1225
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system, she rushed downstairs and fell
at her husbands feet.
To Mr.. Sanford's quick action in ad-
ministering an emetic and in getting
her to the hospital is due the small
hope now held out for her recovery.
''An manufacturers should be COM
PEELED to color such tablets uniform"
said the coroner. "They should also
be distributed in bottles of uniform
size and color. Only one manufac-
turer, SO far as I know, now takes the
trouble to do this.''