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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-09
FIREMEN AND ENGINEERS JOIN
HANDS IN FIGHT


Representatives of $4,000 engi-
neers and firemen, employed on
Western railroads, will lay plans to
defeat the bosses intention of sub
stituting electric power for steam in
running trains. The big conference
of the employees will be held here
Monday.
1t was also announced that for the
first time. the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers and the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen will CO.
operate in framing wage scales.
The tentative wage scale to be Of
fered the roads is as follows: {
Engineers from $3.50 to $3.50 per
day, if roads are electrified, and the
firemen or helpers $685. per day.
Engineers or motormen of freigh
trains are to be paid SIS to 81 day,
and their helpers 1918 a day.
NEW RACE MINISTER is BEING
SUED FOR DIVORCE
The story of the Little Minister and
his conversion to real humanity
through the love of his Lady Babbie
is told in a wonderful tale by the
sentimental Barrie.
But the story of real minister,
with all the self-concentration and
ambition of Barrie's minister, will be
told in the divorce courts of Chicago.
But this minister failed because he
lacked the saving graces of tender
ness and domesticity of the story
book man. And bis ambition scared
past his fireside, past his wife and
children.
The real minister is the Rev. Paul
Jordan Smith, pastor of the Chicago
Lawn Congregational Church. His
wife, Ethel, wants an absolute divorce
and custody of their three children.
They were married ten years ago
in Chattanooga. He was student.
They came to Chicago. The serious
young minister was success. Wo-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-09

of new race, of a great race OF
supermen. And he began to believe
he was meant to be one of the pro-
genitors of such a race. He chafed
at the marriage bonds.
But there were the children. "An
or nothing, demanded his new creed
And he couldn't give it. He was in
bondage. with woman that isn't
big enough to understand me-
thought Smith.
Mrs. Smith admits the charge.
She's been too busy caring for the>
children to care for Schopenhauer
and Nietzche.
They parted over year ago. Re-
Gently Judge Goodnow granted her
$35 month for support. Now comes
the divorce bill.
The curtain has dropped on the
romance of schooldays. He has his
Schopenhauer and his Nietzche and
his dream of bigger race. And she
has the children and their love.
BELIEVE WOMAN'S BODY WAS
CUT WHILE SHE WAS ALIVE ~
New York, Sept. 9.-Horror is be-
ing added to horror in the murder
mystery disclosed by the finding of
a young woman's torso, and it now
develops that the girl was cut UP
while still alive. SIc- -c !,
DR.. Leblanc, coroner's physician for
New York, says she may perhaps
have been stunned by blow on the
head, though this cannot be proven
until the head is found, but the indi-
cations are that either the head or
the legs were cut off first.
A great many letters have been re-
ceived from the parents of missing
daughters since the finding of the
body. A number of these have been
signed Peter H. Sterneman," and
were of such a rambling nature that
the police made an investigation.
They found Sternemann at his
boarding h0uso of Tanoioo 7, T apd
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-25
CONGRECAT IONALISTS
IN CONFERENCE
Many Object TO the New State
meni Of Doctrine.

The most important conference held
by the Congregationalists in a dec
ade was begun in Kansas City, Mo-
when the moderator, Rev Nehemiah
Boynton. OF Brooklyn. called to order
the fifteenth trienuial session OF the
National Council OF Congregational
Churches in the United States.
six hundred delegates and two thou.
sand visitors are In attendance
The reports Of commissions and
committees occupied mos, Of the SOS
sion That OF the commission on pol
ity. containing tho new docirinal state
ment. was considered the most i'm
portant The statement on doctrine
which Is objected 10 by some mem.
bers because n It's hroadness. FOL.
lows
I'VE believe in God the Father inf.
mite in wisdom. goodness and love. and
In Jesus Christ His Son. our Lord
and saviour. who for MS and our sal
walton lived and died and liyeth ever
more and IN the HOLY Spirit. who
taleth OF the things of Christ and re-
vealeth them 10 us. renewing comfort
Ing ana inspiring the souls Of men
I'VE are united in striving to know
the will Of God as taught in the HOLY
Scriptures and IN our purpose 70 walk
TN the ways Of tho Lord made known
or 10 be made known TO us We hold
II 10 he tho mission OF the Church of
Christ Goo proclaim the Gospel TO ali
mankind. eyalfing the worship of the
one true God and lahoring for the pro
gross OF knowledge. the promotion 81
justice. the triumph % peace and the
realization Of human Brotherhood he
pending as did our fathers. upon the
continued Guidance OF the Holy Spnit
10 lead MS into an truth. We work ant
pray for the transformation OF the
world into The kingdom OF God. and
we look with faith for the triumph OF
righteousness and Tor life and glory
everlasting Amen
The report Of the secretary showed
an increase in church membership
since 1910 OF 7i51.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-25

Political developments are rapidly
moving TO a crisis in Mexico city.
Mex. The relations OF the various po-
litical parties are becoming 50 strained
that even the leaders fear bloodshed
befoer the presidential election. now
only three days away.
Minor conflicts already have broken
out between the followers OF Fred
erico Gamboa and Felix Diaz. but the
police thus far have been able to pre-
vent the use OF arms
Felicistas are posting circulars
everywhere in the city. insulting the
Catholic party. whose candidate is
Gamboa. but these are torn down al
most as soon as posted.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-25
CEN. DIAz LANDS
AT VERA CRUZ
Refused 10 Heed Urging to Go
on to TamplcO.
CLASHES IN MEXICO CITY
5Ioodshed Is Feared Before the Presi
dental Elections Are Held on Sun
day.

day.
General Felix Daz landed in Vera
Cruz. Mexico. from The steamship
Corcoyado without any hindrance. lie
was cheered as he came ashore BY
several hundred persons OF the work.
ing class who had assembled on the
quay. He went Immediately TO the
residence oil his motherinlaw
Diaz said he would not withdraw his
presidential candidacy even though he
were competing against the ilueria
ticket. General Nicaurrazaga. an
agent oil the Mexican government,
called on General Daz while he was
still on board the Corcoyado and at
tempted to induce him to continue his
voyage TO Tampico. but General Diaz
refused 10 do So
1t was reported that when Nidaurra-
zago left Mexico CITY be- had war
rant Tor the arrest OIL DiaZ. 20 be used
IN ease the latter insisted on landing
in Vera Cruz
The COrcoyadO and the German pro-
tecied cruiser iier,ha arrived almost
az the sam. moment As a result OF the
display oi torec % rural guards only
a small group d pariisans OF General
Diaz assembled 10 greet their leader
The Hertha anchored under the
walls OF the fortress OF san Juan de
Ulua, not 9p0 yards from thu Corco-
yado. After the Corcoyado had been in
spected by port authorities boat put
on from the Hernia and sent TWO Ger
man officers on board the steamship.
This was explained by the fact that
the CorcoNado is a German vessel, and
the commander OF the llertha intend.
ed 10 see that Daz was not molested
so long as he remained on board.
a small army OF detectives came
TO Vera Cruz from Mexico City and
troops were held in quarters. Should
the enthusiasm oil the Dia partisans
outweigh their judgment and in the
opinion OF the authorities the peace
OF the city be thereby disturbed. the
soldiers have orders 10 shoot
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-25
MRS. MANGES
ESCAPES
OPERATION
How She Was Saved Fror
Surgeons Knife by Lydia
E. Pinkhanl's Vcreta.
bic Conn oard.

Mogadore. Ohio. "Thefrs Moye
! was married | suffered sunueh Il
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-25
FEAR ROW WITH U. S.
London Newspapers See Embodiment
For England In Mexican Snarl.


The London newspapers are just
awakening TO the possibility OF an en-.
broilment between the United States
and Great Britain over the Mexican
situation
The warnings heretofore have all
emanated from Washington and New
York CORES pondents. the views OF the
British government. as made known in
the United States. not having been
published IN London.
The Pail Mall Gazette says:
There is evidently a grave misun'
Outstanding between this country and
the United States in regard to the
Mexican crisis which should speedily
be removed There are elements Of
danger In the situation which may
easily arouse strong feeling on both
sides OF the Atlantic"
1T cannot be denied tina; Presideni
Wilson had some grounds for com
plant against British policy in Mex
leo" says the Globe in commenting on
the Mexican situation.
The newspaper considers that a
grave mistake was made by the Brit
ish foreign Office in its hasty recogni.
iion OF Huerta. which was in such
marked contrast with It's digniiied de
lay in recognizing King Peter OF Sci
via. II advances the view that the
foreign office attitude lends color q
the suspicion that its policy Is dictated
rather by political considerations than
by regard for the real interests Of the
nation
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-25
Us vineIand Doctor.

ahn. q retired Vineland,
J. residing az Grant AMI
vas struck by a West
are railroad train az
a few hours later
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-25

Lightning struck column of the
Sixth United States cavalry while
they were marching between Texa.
City and Galveston. Tex, killing Pri
Yates Monroe Morris. George Morris
and John thinner The bolt struck the
wagon train with which the three men
were detailed Many soldiers were Sc
verely shocked and sores of horses
and mulei we're knocked down.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-25
FATALLY HURT BY BAD INDIAN
Boy on the "Warpath." and His Ar.
row Strikes Playmate.

Tommy Cushman. nine years old. OF
Exeter. near Wilkes-Barre. Pa. dress.
ed up like an Indian and went on the
"warpath"
Look ont the way. I'm bad In
dian. he yelled as he shot an ar
row
Michael Shektis. ten years old. was
in the path Of the flying arrow and he
fell unconscious 70 the ground. with
the poIn, embedded in his skull The
bad Indian and his companions ran
away and the Shektis boy was uncOn
scious when found.
Doctors removed the arrow. but have
no hope Of the boys recovery because
his skull Is fractured.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-25

three bottles and it made ne wei! u.
,rong and | avoided dreadful ope
ton. now have two fine healthy e
Grcn. and cannot say too much al
whatI.y ia +. rinkham sNegetahlcCer
pound has done for mo. = .irs I r
MANGEs, Il. i. d. l0. Moeadorc on
Why viii women take chances ".
an cperaiion or drag our q sickly, h
hearted existence, missing tluee-four
Of the joy Of ii ing. when q. : can 3
health in Lydia Z. piakham S Veg g. I.
Compound?
For thirty years il has been the stan
ard remedy for fcna.e ills, and has
3; rel the health Of thousand cfwor ?
who have been troubled with such 81
ments rs displacemcnts. inilammatia r.
liberation, tumors. irregularities, etc.
II you want special advice write "a
Lydia l.. Pinkham Medicine Go. Conf.
dcntiaD Lynn. Mass. Your letter will
be- opened, read and answered by
woman and held in strict confidence
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-25
n Killed bv Train.

Miss Ma, Keller ihiriytwo years
old. aud he sco. Marjorie McCart.
ney. four ears old. were instantly
killed by passenger train on the
Pennsylvania -ailroad when the child
attempted e ross the tracks at Eas'
Altoona. Pa.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-25

Wilson Signs Urgent Deficiency Bill.
Presiden, Wilson signed the urgent
deficiency I'LL carrying a provision eX-
'mpting from the classified civil ser
ce regulations OF deputy Unitel
ites marshals and deputy collectors
Internal revenue.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-25
Remoyal Of Grade crossInas.

'iiion requesting the public SER
omission to eliminate the grade
OF the Philadelphia & Read
as company al Reading. Pa,
we'd by the public service
in Harrisburg. Pa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25
MAY BE WOMAN CHIEF
Mayor Harrison Is Considering Sue
cessor to NIcWeeney.

Chicago, Oct. 25.-A woman for chief
of police of this city is being seriously
considered by Mayor Harrison, ac-
cording to a story in the Evening Post.
The mayor has not made known his
choice for successor to Chief Nc
Weeney, resigned, but the Post learns
that Mrs. Gertrude Howe Britton
looms large in the mayors canvass of
the field.
Mrs. Britton has independent mea rs
and for years has been prominent as
social worker. She is familiar with
police work, is a member of the police
examining board of the city civil serv-
ice commission and lectures in the
public schools. It was not long ago
that Mayor Harrison appointed ten
police women for special service, in
GLIDING censorship of dancing in pub
lie halls.
They were instructed today to report
to Major Funkhouser, second assistant
deputy of police, for precise instruction
as to what dance steps and Pastures
are permissible and what are not
Mayor Harrison declined to discuss the
subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25
none LEFT ALIVE.
All Miners Entombed in Stag Canon
Believed to Be Dead.

nouson N NJ Oct Z5-Rescue crews
today worked their way well INTO tne
fatal chamber No. is east on the hlgh
line where 200 men are entombed IN
the Stag Canon mine and peIore night
fall they expected to be within rev
feet of the jammed door connecting TINS
chamber with the outer world. IL Is
beyond this door that the great num-
Der of bodies were believed to pc.
Among them are those of General SUI
perintendent William McDermott ana
Henry P. McShane, the wealthy young
New Yorker. That the men would De
found dead was the unanimous opinion
of all concerned in the rescue work
Mine experts, including J. c. Roberts
and his assistants of the United States
mine rescue service, agreed that the
amount of black damp which penetra-
ted the nineteenth chamber as the re-
suit of the explosion was sufficient to
have killed all of the occupants in
stantly But that so many of the
miners, almost 200, should have been
in the chamber, was the puzzling fea-
ture to the men who are directing the
rescue work.
From the condition found in the ad-
joining chamber, it was believed that
the center of the explosion was in either
the eighteenth or nineteenth chamber,
and by this reasoning, rescuers were
unable to conjecture how the miners
could have reached the chamber
The rescue work has been systema-
tized with a directing head at each
phase of exploration. With the coming
of government rescue crews the miners
were given new courage, and no diff
ficulty was found in the organization
of helmet crews a task which has as
stunned desperate proportions when it
was learned yesterday that two of the
helmet men had been killed at their
work. The opinion still exists that all
of the bodies will not have been recov-
cred before Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25
APPLES ARE HIGH
Prices Reach Ten Cents q
Pound in Topeka.
Retailers, Apparently, Make a
Pretty Profit.
ONLY 40 Per CENT OF A CROP
Summer Caused Cracks in Skin
of Kansas Fruit.
Car Load in Topeka Is Worth
$1,000.

Why are apples selling as high as
eighty-f1ve cents a peck and ten cents
a pond in small quantities when there
is apparently fair crop in Shawnee
county? This question is being asked
every day by Topeka housewives, and
their suffering husbands.
An investigation among the Topeka
commission houses and grocery stores
brought to light the fact that there
are two prominent factors that have
prices to soar. One is that the apple
crop of the country is not more than
forty percent of a normal crop and
that large percentage. of the fruit
purposes due to cracks in the skin
which cause the apples to rot. The
other and no less important factor
is the excessive profit enjoyed by the
retailers.
In instances ten cents per pound is
charged for eating apples purchased
in small amounts. Allowing forty
eight pounds to the buShel this would
be at the rate of $3.50 a bushel Ac-
cording to the commission men these
apples are sold to the retailers for
$2.25 for a bushel box. They are sell
ling all the way from seventy to
eighty-five cents a peck.
Cooking apples from Shawnee coun-
ty bring from twenty-five to fifty cents
a peck at the grocery stores, according
to their quality. Occasionally a farmer
comes to town and peddles apples of
the same quality in the residence dis
tricts all the way from sixty cents to
one dollar a bushel
Poor Crop in Kansas.
In speaking of the apple situation
one commission man said today:
kansas hasn't fifteen per cent of a
CROP in all due regards to the state
ments of Mr.. Wellhouse. Missouri
hasn't more than twenty-five per cent
of a crop. There is not forty per cent
of a normal crop in the United States
and Canada.
THE local apples did not sufficiently
mature on account of the drouth.
When the rains came in Septembe:
the skin was so hard and tough that
when second growth started the ap-
pies Overwhelmingly per cent of them.
This makes them unfit for storage. An
apple with the skin broken starts TO
sweat and soon begins to rot. I'm
blemished apples will easily keep six
months in storage.
I'VE are paying $1.40 a box, f. O. b.
Colorado for fancy apples. The cost
of freight, insurance, storage, handling,
etc, brings the total cost to us up to
81 a box, which holds approximately a
at s2.25 box.
ten train loads-fifty cars each-of APP
pies are handled in Topeka in a year.
In other words, 500 car loads or $4,000
barrels. On account of the shortage in
the crop. however, the showing will not
be so great this year. At the present
prices a car load of good apples Is
worth 81 2O0.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25
SHIPPERS PAY IT
John A. Edwards of Eureka q
Friend of Railroads.
Isn't in Favor of Their h. U.
Absorption Charges.
ENTITLED To BETTER SERVICE
Cattle Men Want Additional
Stock Yards Facilities.
Protest Against Capitalization
of One Million.
ENTITLED TO BETTER SERVICE

Testifying before the public utilities
commission today John A. EdWaruS, VI
Eureka, declared that if terminal
charge must be paid to the Kansas lily
Stock Yards company for use OF tue
three miles of connecting railway that
the exnense should be met by the stock
shippers and not by the railroads. Yet
for 20 years, Edwards told the com
mission, Kansas shippers have been
paving for service which they nave not
received and should not at this time
be assessed for improvements when
should have been justly made by the
stock yards company under the old
rates.
Edwards was the first of four wit
nesses to be called today by the Kan
sas shippers in protest against the pro-
posed rates of 81 a car for terminal
service at the Kansas City yards. He
was a shrewd crafty witness for the
shippers. Several years ago Edwards
was a member of the legislature from
Greenwood and helped conduct an in
vestigation of the Kansas City stock
yards. Most of the time since then
the Eureka stock man has kept cases
on stock yards conditions and in the
cross examination today seemed quite
able to meet the cross fire of questions
by w. NJ. Borders of Chicago, who is
conducting the case for the stock yards
company.
eff terminal charges ought to be
made, they should be absorbed by the
shipper and not by the railroads, pro-
viGed that the existing freight rates are
reasonable said Edwards in his direct
examination. IF the present freight
rates are not reasonable, the commits
sion ought to reduce the rates and re-
turn the money to the shippers so that
they could meet this extra charge if
necessary.
THE railroads charge $3.50 more for
each carload shipment in Kansas than
in Missouri for the same distance" con-
charge, it ought to be returned to the
shipper, not paid to the stock yards
Want Better Service.
Shippers are entitled to better facili-
ties in the Kansas City yards, the wit
ness said, and have been paying for
this service for 20 years without getting
II.
I'VE have been paying for something
we haven't received said the Green
wood county man. I'VE want more
scales, more yards, more alleys but we
feel that we have already been paying
for this service"
Edwards protested against the is
suance of a permit to allow the stock
yards company to capitalize at ST.
100000.
I'm the first place. we don't want
TO DO business through two COM
panies. In the second place, 1 have
reliable information that it will cost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25
The Day in Congress.

The Day in Congress.
Washington, Oct. 25.-Senate not in
session; meets Monday. Banking
committee continued hearings.
House not in session; meets Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25
A THOUSAND DOLLARS
Would Not Be Accepted by Users of
New Life Vibrators.

X Schoenhoven, manager of the
New Life Vibrator company, when in
terviewed by a representative of the
Journal, showed testimonials from To-
peka people as follows: One man
says: IT would not accept $1,000 for
my new Life Vibrator if I couldn't
get another" A lady says: 81 suf-
fered much with weakness, nervous
ness and partial paralysis. 1 could
not live without my New Life VII
orator" Another lady says: Il have
gained IA pounds. 1 am feeling good.
/ heartily recommend the New Life"
Another man says: ct suffered with
rheumatism and weakness; was not
able to attend to my business. The
rheumatism is gone, am much
stronger and able to attend to my du-
ties" These are only a few of the
many testimonials we have from we'll
known people right here in Topeka.
We don't publish them, but will glad
ly give you their names so you can
investigate. New Life is Endorsed and
recommended by Topeka's foremost
physicians and by the most eminent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25

only $4,000 to $4,000 a mile to build
this three miles of extra road. With
the entire six miles, it would repre-
sent On investment of but $4,000
and there is no justice in a million
dollar capitalization"
Where did you first learn that rail-
roads cost $4,000 a mile % asked At
torney Borders in cross examination.
well, l first read it in a statement
by Mr.. Stubbs,' began the witness.
This isn't political inquiry" per-
sisted Borders.
well, Stubs is a railroad contract
or, isn't hep" argue the witness.
Pressed for further authority on
railroad building, Edwards said he had
consulted Santa Fe and Missouri Pa
cific officials.
What is the difference in rates
from Eureka to Kansas City and ST.
Joe?' asked Borders.
"They are the same"
Then the railroads absorb the cost
nal charges?" persisted the stock
yards attorney.
IT don't know how they handle
that" replied Edwards.
Borders persisted in his examina-
ton along this line in an effort to es-
tablish the fact that the railroads abb
sorb terminal charges in other cities
distance haul. But Edwards was just
as persistent in his assertion that he
knew nothing about these matters.
Under a ruling made by the COM
mission today, but four stockmen can
be called for each side in the conclu-
sion of the hearing. The Kansas
association elected to call
Edwards of Eureka, Jacob Gadsky
of Lawrence; c. A. Johnson, Russell
and J. L. Heath, Peabody.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25

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