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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
Rescuing Parties Bring Out
500 of Them Alive.
FIRE STOPS THE RELIEF WORK
A Man Working go Feet Away
Was Decapitated.
Same Pit Claimed 120 Lives
13 Years Ago.

Cardiff Wales, Oct. 14.-More than
400 Welsh coal miners perished, it is
believed, from fire and after damp in
the Universal colliery near here today.
An explosion shattered the works
shortly after 931 men had descended
into the pit.
1t was at first stated that the day
shift was composed of 740 men but
later the larger figure was given out
by the officials. About 500 were
brought to the surface alive by rescue
of the mine then expressed the opinion
that there was no further hope for
those remaining below.
The men brought to the surface
were found on the east side of the
mine, where the ventilation remained
fairly good. On the west side, where
the explosion occurred, fire soon add
ed its terrors and the rescue parties
were unable to make any progress.
The officials of the mine found it
necessary to call detachment of po-
lice to keep back -ae women and chill
dren who crowded around the en-
frances in hopes of obtaining some
news of their relatives.
Most of the rescued men presented
pitiable appearance. Nearly all were
suffering from burns, shock or the
effects of poisonous gases.
The day shift of 931 men descended
the shaft in the cages at o'clock An
hour later a deafening report brought
the inha bitants in the vicinity of the
mine run1ing to the pit head where
they found the ventilating and hosting
machinery at the top of the shaft had
been blown to atoms by an explosion
of great violence. A man who had
been working go feet away had been
decapitated by the force of the blast
Rescue parties of miners belonging
to the night shift were soon on the
scene making preparations to enter the
mine in an endeavor to save their COM
radeS. An entrance was found by way
of an adjacent shaft. On descending
the rescuing parties came across sew
eral groups of men huddled together
in portions of the mine where the air
was still good By noon they had pick
ed up and brought to the surface alto
gether 200 men
The same pit was the scene of an
explosion 13 years ago when 120 miners
lost their lives.
All the men in the east side of the
mine reached the surface by four
o'clock but 41S were still in the work.
ings in the west side, which was on
fro
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
REPLY Is COMING.
heNIco Prepares to Answer Latest
Note From Washington

Mexico City, Oct. 14.-An early an
sWor VIII be made by the Mexican gov
eThment to the communication from
Washington stating that United States
would look with displeasure upon anv
injury to the Mexican deputies under
arrest according to the Mexican for
elgh minister. Querido Moheno. IT
was the subject of a ca binet meeting
which lasted until an early hour this
morning.
:. MeXico's reply probably will be de-
LVereu late today to Nelson
d'affaires .
Neither Mr.. O'Shaughnessv nor
oreIgn Minister Moheno would dis
cuss the terms of the note. but Senor
Mohean described it as "fntemperate >.
Al the conclusion of the cabinet meet
ing Senor MOheno admitted the ra-
celpt OF the communication. saving.
rms incident marks a new enoch
IN our diplomatic relations with tho
united States. The conduct of Tho
American charge d'affaires has benn
courteous and he was not resnonsih1a
Tor the Incorporate language of his
government MS
A further conference of minister's
was held today to discuss the nat11re ae
the Mexican reply. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
CHANGE IN METHOD.
Radical Alteration Episcopal Church
Government Proposed.

New York, Oct. IA radical change
in the methods of governing the Pro-
testant Episcopal church in America
by grouping the various dioceses into
provinces or synods, according to the
methods that have long prevailed in
the English branch of the church-was
proposed today at the general conven
ton The proposal came in the form
of report of joint commission ap-
pointed at the last convention.
Many of the low church delegates
opposed the change on the ground that
it was a step in the direction of arch
bishops and ''an American pope" The
report provides for eight provinces or
synods in which the various dioceses
and missionary districts of the church
shall be grouped according to their
geographical location. The proposed
division included the following:
Sixth province-Dioceses and mis-
sionary districts in Minnesota, Iowa
North and South Dakota, Nebraska,
Montana, Wyoming and Colorado,
Seventh province-Districts in Mis-
souri, Arkansas, Texas, Kansas, Okla
homa and New Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
ADDS ONE MURDER.
Spencer Also Confesses to Numerous
ForgerieS of Checks.

Chicago, Oct. 14.-Henry Spencer,
who has confessed to a score of muir
ders today added another killing to
his long list of crimes and declared
that he obtained large sums on forged
checks in Chicago, st. Louis and other
cities. Spencer was asked by Police
Captain Halpin if he had ever killed a
negro and the prisoner replied: Yes,
1 banged one on the head with a ham
mer in an alley back of a saloon on
South State street and West Polk
street a couple of years ago.
The prisoner told the police that in
robbing house he always looked for
a bank or check book, as he regarded
them as valuable assets in his line of
business. Il used to cash a lot OF
checks he said. Il would go into the
best store in town, make a small pur-
chase and give one of these checks in
payment and pocket the change. 1
cashed a lot of the checks in Chicago,
st. Louis and other nearby cities"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
He Promises Executive Decree.
From Time to Time.
TALK OVER THE SITUATION
First Full Cabinet Meeting
Since June Is Held.
Washington Worries Over the
Turn of Affairs.

Washington. Oct. 14.-Copies of a
proclamation by Provisional President
Huerta announcing himself as dicta-
tor over Mexico were received at the
state department today and consid-
cred at the cabinet meeting at the
White House.
Huerta declared suspended that pro-
vision of the constitution which grants
immunity from arrest to members of
the Mexican congress and announced
that he will from time to time issue
executive DEGREES because of the dis
solution of congress.
The Cabinet Meets.
Washington Oct. 14.-President Will
son and his entire cabinet discussed
the Mexican situation and the naval
policy of the United States today at
the first cabinet meeting since last
June. A three battleship building pro-
gram. dispatch of a German warship
to Mexican waters and possibility of
like action by other European powers
all received attention.
Advices from Mexico City indicated
that the Mexican deputies were still in
Jail but, according to Huerta, in no
danger. His statement, however, that
the deputies would be brought to trial
was received here with disappoint-
ment.
Germany's dispatch of warship was
construed today as a direct result of
the arrest of the deputies and the fear
that anarchy might follow. President
Wilson and Secretary Daniel are said
to favor three ship program for this
years naval appropriation bill and a
two ship program thereafter.
The plan today was to lay the situa-
tiOn before the entire cabinet before
taking it to congress, from which the
administration already has received
assurances of support.
VIII Send Four BattIeships.
Washington, Oct. 1.-THE battIeships
Rhode Island, Nebraska, New Jersey
and Virginia of the third division OF
the Atlantic fleet which will leave
Hampton Roads October 20 for Mexican
waters will be commanded by Rear
Admiral Clifford J. Boush en- route
but upon their arrival in the Gulf OIL
Mexico will be turned over to Rear Ad-
miral Fletcher. Admiral Fletcher will
retain command of the squadron pa
trolling the Mexico gulf ports while
Admiral Boush will bring back the
returning vessels of the second division.
the Louisiana, South Carolina. New
Hampshire and Michigan He then
VIII be assigned to command the fourth
division of the Atlantic fleet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
AS A MATTER OF FORM
Railroads Are Filing Thousands of
New Tariffs With the I. @. G.

Washington, Oct. 14.-Eastern and
central freight association railroads
today began filing tens of thousands
of tariffs with the interstate COM
merce commission proposing flat
increase of per cent on all freight
rates, except, in some instances, those
on coal and grain. In accordance with
an arrangement between the railroads
and the commission, the new rates
must be filed by the closing of busi-
ness tomorrow. The proposed ad-
yanceS will be at once suspended.
In most instances the roads them
selves have enclosed slips with the
tariff voluntarily suspending the in
creases until the commission shall
have had opportunity to pass upon
their reasOnableness.
Commissioner Harlan, who will
have general charge of the proceed
ings, has announced he viii lendeav-
or to arrange for at least a prelim-
mary hearing about December L. 1t
is improbable that a decision will be
reached before next spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
EATON TRIAL BEGINS.
Wife of Dead Admiral Is Charged
With Poisoning Him.

Plymouth, Oct. 14.-Mrs. Jennie
May Eaton was placed on trial here
today for the murder of her husband,
Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton.
The defense will attempt to show that
the poison which caused the death of
the admiral was self administered.
The governments case rests on the
contention that Mrs. Eaton gave her
husband poison at his meals.
1t was expected that the selection
of jury would occupy the whole of
today's session. More that f50 tales
men were summoned, so nearly filling
the court room that there was prac-
tically no room left for spectators.
Chief Justice Aiken of the superior
court presided District Attorney AL
bert F. Barker is in charge of the
prosecution and Mrs. Eaton's chief
counsel is William A Morse of Bos-
ton.
While Mrs. Eaton has been in the
Plymouth Jail she has written a COM
p1ete history of her life since her
marriage to the admiral in 1906. She
has taken exercise in the Jail and is
in excellent health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
PIPE LINE CASES,
They Are the First Taken Up bv the
Supreme Court.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE case of tho
SIandafd on and other oil companies to
i, PIeVeIIt Ill the interstate commerce. commis1
t sion from regulating the operation of oil
pipe lines was the first one taken M m 6ii 6v
the supreme court today. An im06siDSg
array oi counsel was in court for the oil
companies to oppose Solicitor General
DIEls OF the department OF justice
Inc case turns upon the conStft1Itiora a If+ -
of the Pipe line amendment'' of Ia6; ~
Ihe interstate commerce law. The govern
ment contends that it had a right. as nro-
Nlued IN TINS amendment to require ali oil
CARRYING pipe lines engaged in Interstate q
commerce asst as common carriers Tbe
commerce court held that it did NOT all
oeGiared the law unconstitutional
The oil companies contend +be syo1-a,
ment cannot hold : cOmon carriers rri
Vate individuals or corporations vtjrb
have never posed as common carriers hut
which carry oil only for themselves ana
which enjoy no rights of eminent domain
and no powers from the state -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
CRITICISM KILLED HIM
Memorial Services for the Late Judge
CAN'T Are Held.

Jefferson City, Oct. 14.-That critic
isms of his decision in which he held
that the omission of the word THE"
invalidated a criminal Indictment,
hastened the death of the late James
3. Can't, judge of the Missouri su-
preme court, was the declaration of
former Judge John F. Phillips of Kan
sas City at the memorial exercises fo-
Judge CAN'T held by the state supreme
court today.
Judge Phillips said the decision on
the omission of the word the " was
good law, as the constitution requires
that all indictments close with the
words against the peace and the dig
nifty OF the state" Members of the
Missouri bar presented the supreme
court p portrait of Judge CAN'T.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
OFFICE To TOPEKA
Claim Department of New Rail-
way Moved to This City.
i. ID. Nj. Hamilton Made AttOr-
ney st. L. r.. Nj. & p. Ry.

The office of claims attorney of the
ST Louis Rocky Mountain and Pa
cific Railway company has been moved
to Topeka and placed under the au-
thority of j. D. NJ. Hamilton, claims
attorney of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa F'e railway at this point.
The books and records were received
today and the official announcement
has been made by F. c. Fox, vice pres
ident Mr.. Fox is also general man
ager of the western lines of the
Santa F'e
The ST. Louis. Rocky Mountain and
Pacific railway is a line 10 miles long,
operating nearly 500 cars between Ra-
ton. N NJ, and Des Moines, and be-
tween Ration and Ute Park. 1t is a
line purchased recently by the Santa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
ONE MORE COMPLAINT
Victim of Miss Sturtevant Says She
Gave Up $500.

Chicago, Oct. 14.-Anouher informal
complaint against Miss Mabel Sturte-
want, University of Missouri graduate,
who is accused of using the mails to
defraud society women and college
girls, was made today in a letter re-
ceived by United States Commissioner
Mason, signed by Miss Geraldine E.
Allen of New York City, who charges
that the defendant persuaded her to
part with 5000, all the money she had
in the world in 1909
Miss Allen charged that she had
written Miss Sturtevant more than
twenty times in an unsuccessful effort
to get her money back.
Miss Sturtevant was arraigned to-
day and her case continued ten days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
WAR STOPPED ROMANCE.
Childhood SweetheartS Meet at Re-
union and Are Married.

Hoisington, Kan, Oct. 14.-Word
has been received here of the marriage
at Danville, ILL.,, of G.. w. Mitchell of
Hoisington and Mrs. Elma Polack of
Chicago. The marriage is the culml-
nation of a courtship begun before the
Civil war and interrupted when Mr..
Mitchell went to war. Afterwards
each was married and reared a family.
Later Mr.. Polack and Mrs. Mitchell
died, and a few weeks ago Mr.. Mitch
ell, while on his way to the Chatta-
nooga encampment, met his old time
sweetheart at her brothers home, and
the arrangements for the marriage
followed at once. They will reside in
HoiSington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

have our plans completed for the cam
paign. 1 am urging all of the proba-
Die candidates to make their formal
announcements early and it is my
honest belief that the Kansas Progress
sives will be the first in the field.''
w. R. Stubbs will leave Friday for
Massachusetts, where he will make a
number of speeches in the fight for
the election of the Progressive congress
s1onal and state candidates. He will
remain in the fight until the close of
the campaign in early November. 1t
was with sincere regret that Stubbs
failed to participate in the special con-
gressional election in Maine, but ne
returned from Europe too late to get in
the fight. In the Massachusetts, fight
will also be Henry J. Allen of Wichita
and Congressman Victor Murdock OF
the Eighth district.
Richard ]. Hopkins will probably en-
ter the Seventh district congressional
race as a PI PIogresSive candidate accord
ing to present reports. Hopkins, who
was lieutenant governor from 1909 to
1911, made two congressional races in
the Seventh district. Following the
death of the late Congressman Ed Mad
1Son, Hopkins sought the Republican
nomination, but was defeated by Judge
Martin of Hutchinson. In the 1912 cam
paign, Hopkins was again a candidate
for the Republican nomination and lost
to Gordon L. Finley. Hopkins, how
ever, is one of the Progressive leaders
in the Seventh district at this time and
should he decide to make the race.
would doubtless be nominated without
opposition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
Two Motorists Arrested.

Kansas City, Oct. 14.-That the or
dinance recently passed by the city
council prohibiting motor cars from
being within ten feet of a waiting
street acr, is to be rigidly enforedc,
was shown today when two motorists
were arrested hacrged with violating
the regulation. The men were Frank
Sanderson. a nero chauffeur, and Paul
NJ. Fogel, officer of a construction
company. Each had attempted to
drive a machine between the urb and
waiting car while passengers were get
ting on and off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

eral will be elected to the house of
representatives
Chairman Lively of the Democratic
congressional committee predicted vic
tory for NJ. NJ. Neely, the Democrat
candidate by no less than $500. Re
publican Chairman Snediker was
equally confident that Julian G. Harne
would be elected, while the Progress
sives expressed the belief that George
A Laughlin would poll enough votes
to obtain the seat for which he was a
candidate last year on the Republican
ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
MAY STOP CONTEST.
Los Angeles Sheriffs Will Stop Affair
If Beyond Sparring Contest.

Los Angeles. Oct. 14.-Deputy sheriffs
will be on hand tonight to determine
the difference between a sparring con-
test and a prize fight. If the advertised
'sparring contest between Johnny
Dundee of New York and Joe Azevedo
of California, lightweights, does not
comply with their Interpretation of the
term, it will be stopped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

Washington, oct. 1.-THE senate not
in session; meets Thursday. Banking
committee continued work on the ad-
ministration currency bill. House met
at noon. Fight for a quorum resumed
with Republican Leader Mann forcing
roll calls. Adjourned at 1888 p. m. to
noon Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
TWENTY MILES AN HOUR
Wind Still Blows Hard, But It's From
the South.

And still the wind blows. The
velocity has averag ged 25 miles an hour
since 9 o'clock this morning and the
force was 20 miles in the night The
breeze has brought with it a tempera-
ture 13 degrees above normal for this
date. The weather is great for Kan
sas. 1t is maturing the alfalfa and
making the pastures green.
The temperature at o'clock this
afternoon was 80 degrees but the mer-
curry is not expected to mount so high
Wednesday. Clear weather accom-
panied by a light frost is the forecast
for tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
SPECIAL ELECTION,
First District of West Virginia Is Vot-
ing on Congressman.

Wheeling, Oct lin spite of the
pleasant weather political leaders in
the First congressional district this
morning expressed the belief that a
comparatively light vote would he
cast in the special election today when
a successor to John w. Davis Demo-
o-at- RESIGNED to become solicitor gen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
GET AN EXTENSION.
Express Companies Will Not Adopt
New Rates Until December 1.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE new ex-
press rates recently prescribed by the
interstate commerce commission will
become effective Dec. 1 instead of to-
morrow. A request for extension by
the companies was granted today, but
request that the new scale be re-
vised was refused.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
Inventor of Spindle Dies.

Boston, Oct. ii. Herbert Sawyer,
inventor of a spindle which played an
important part in the development of
cotton manufacturing industry in this
country, died at his home here today.
He was 76 years old and wealthy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
Weather Forecast for Kansas.

Fair and colder tonight and Wednes-
day; frost in the north and east por-
tions of the state tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1913-06-26

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The Sentinel=record., 1913-09-28
INDICTMENTS FOR
 TOWN LOT AGENTS
NEW JERSEY PROMOTERS HELD FOR FRAUD BY GRAND JURY
 AT ST. LOUIS.

St. Louis, Sept 27--The federal grand jury here today returned an in- dictment charging Thomas H. Smart and eleven of his agents with whole sale frauds in the sale of New Jersey town lots. The technical charge Is using the mails to defraud
 Smart, formerly had offices in St. Louis but co-consprators have learned that he operated in Chicago
 The lots, it is charged, were sold at S39 to S59 each, and the indictment cnarges that the contract of sale guar anteed that the company represented by Smart would sell them for the pur- chasers by July |, 1912, at not less than $50 each, but that none of the lots was so re-sold The indictment further charges that Smart bought L. 400 of the lots from the assets holding corporation for $3.50 each The pur- chasers on investigation claimed they found the lots to be under water.
 The eleven men indicted with Smart as agents are: Ben. H. Lange. L. N Phillipson, F A. Chopin Harry E. Davis, P. l.. Graham. Fred Graham. Max A. Jacobs, Carter Jacobs, August Levy, E. w. Enderle and c. c. Hay.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-09-28
TUG IS PASSED
 THROUGH THE CANAL
SECOND OPERATION CONSUMES ONLY AN HOUR IN PASSING
 FROM LAKE TO SEA.

Panama Sept z7-The tug Gatum was again passed though the Gatun locks this morning, this time from Ga tun lake to the sea. The operation consumed a little more than an hour and a half as compared with two hours yesterday
 The trial of the locks yesterday was solely for the purpose of giving Major G. H. Jervey, who had been in charge of the masonry work of the Gatun locks as resident engineer from the beginning, and Major George M Hoft- man, who had been in charge of the construction of the Gatun dam, an op- portunity to witness the passage of a boat before their departure tor tie United States.
 Major Jervey sailed for New York today, having been transferred to Wheeling. w, Va. on government work. Major Hoffman will sail for New York Monday, having been trans. ferred to Mississippi river work wltn headquarters at Rock Island, IL