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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11
To RECALL ARMY
Such Is Demand on Montenegro
by Austrian Government.
Request Is Regarded as Bring.
ing About Acute Situation.

Belgrade, Servia, March 1.-THE Aus
tr1an government today took a step re-
garded as equivalent to forbidding
Servia to send troops to assist the
Montenegrins in capturing the Turkish
fortress of Scutari.
The Austrian minister to Servia,
Baron Won Ugron Won Abranfalva, in
formed Premier Pasitch that his. gov
ernment objected to Servian troops as
sisting in the siege of Scutari which
was to become the capital of Albania.
He requested the immediate recall of
any Servian troops which have been
dispatched there.
The Servian premier in reply pointed
out that under treaty arrangements
Servia was compelled to assist her al
lies without regard to the future of
Scutari.
The situation is regarded as extreme
ly delicate Feeling here is at high
pitch over the attitude taken by
Austria.
Lay Long Siege.
The fortress of Scutari, near the
Montenegrin frontier, has been be-
sieged by the Montenegrins without
material success since the beginning
of the Balkan war. It's capture and
inclusion in the kingdom of Montene-
gro were the chief reasons for King
Nicholas joining in the hostilitieS.
When the European powers decided
in principle on an autonomous Al
bania, in which Scutari was to be in
cluded, the king of Montenegro de-
clared he would enter the fortress at
the head of his troops, otherwise the
reign of his family was doomed.
In the meantime, the Servian troops
had completed their campaign in
Macedonia and Albania and advanced
to the Adriatic coast at DURANGO,
whence on March they despatched
on board the transports 5000 Servian
troops, including artillery, to assist in
the siege of Scutari. 1t was this ac-
tivity of Servia which called forth
the Austrian protest today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11
WOULD BUY CLUB
Offer Made to Purchase Topeka
Western League Franchise.
Meeting of Stockholders Called
for Tomorrow Night.

A call for a special meeting of the
Topeka Baseball association has been
issued by A. NJ. Catlin, president of
the association, for tomorrow evening,
March IL, at o'clock sharp. The
meeting will be held at the CONNER
cial club rooms, ana the important
event of the evening will be considera-
ton of the sale of the Topeka Western
League baseball club.
Fifty stockholders, mostly business
men of Topeka, now hold stock in the
club, and it's affairs are managed by
as a certainty, regardless of whether
the club is sold or not, the team
will be a Topeka affair this year, but
whether it will be moved to some
other city for the 1914 season will de-
pend entirely upon the action taken
at tomorrow nights meeting.
It is reported that a former ball
player of the National League has
made an offer for the purchase of the
Topeka franchise. While it is not
known for certain who this individual
is, it is thought by some in close touch
with the situation, to be Johnny Killing,
of Kansas City.
Has Good Team.
Men who are in a position to know
declare that the Topeka team this year
is one that will make a topnotch rec
ord during the coming season. It is
asserted by these men to be the best
team that has represented Topeka in
number of years, and confidence is
expressed that the team will land in
the first division of the Western League
race for the pennant Many baseball
enthusiasts. some with no concern in
the affairs of the Topeka club, have
expressed their admiration of the con-
ditions existing in the teams ranks.
So far as can be ascertained, it is
the general wish of Topekans that the
club become a permanent Topeka in
stitution. Stockholders are urged to
attend the meeting tomorrow night, as
business whicn has much to do with
the future of the team will be dis
posed of.
The call of President Catlin fol-
lows:
especial Meeting-Topeka Baseball
Association
.srThere will be an important special
meeting of the stockholders of the To-
peka Baseball association, at the Com
mercial club, Wednesday evening,
March II, at p M, sharp, to con-
slider the sale of the club. An offer
has been made and this is the last
chance for the stockholders to either
signify their intentions of helping
finance the teamI or the sale will be
made Every stockholder is requested
you will receive.
"A NJ. CATLIN, President.
Topeka, Kan. March IL, 1913.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11
STAY OF ACTION
Newspaper Publicity Law in
q. s. Supreme Court.
New York Journal of Com
merce Applies for Injunction.

Washington, March 11.-Counsel
for the New York Journal of Com
merce today applied to the supreme
court to restrain Postmaster General
Burleson from Immediately enforcing
the newspaper publicity law"
Former Postmaster General Hitchcock
had agreed not to attempt to enforce
the law pending a prompt appeal to
the supreme court from decision of
the federal courts in New York.
The request was based upon an
agreement between counsel for the de-
partment of justice and the postoffice
department last October that no ac-
ton would be taken by the postoffice
department to compel publishers to
comply with the law or enforce any Of
its penalties until the supreme court
had passed upon it's validity. Robert
G. Morris, counsel for the Journal of
Commerce, in a statement to the su-
preme court, declared that on March
the postmaster Of New York had
notified the paper that unless the
statements required by the law were
filed at Cnce, he would proceed to
enforce its penalties. Similar letters,
other newspapers throughout the
country. Since March 4, Attorney
Morris declared, Postmaster General
Burleson had informed him verbally
that unless the required returns were
made on or before March IL he
clude disbarment from the mails.
The law requires newspapers to file
with the government and publish
twice each year a sworn statement
showing the names of their bond
holders, stockholders, the amount of
the daily circulation. and to designate
all paid for articles as Advertise
ment.''
The court took the motion of Mr..
Morris under advisement.
Solicitor General Bullitt stated
verbally that the government took
cognizance of the motion, but did not
agree to all the statements set forth
as facts in the statement Mr.. Morris
filed with the court.
Later Mr.. Bul1itt stated that his
recollection was that the postoff1ce
department had Informally agreed not
to enforce the law for q reasonable
time, but that it did not specifically
agree not to enforce the law until the
supreme court had passed upon II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11
FOR SHIELDS STATUE.
Missouri Legislature Authorizes Me-
mortal Appropriation.

Jefferson City, Mo-, March IA
bill appropriating $4,000 for the erec-
ton of a monument to the memory of
James H. Shields. United States SEN
ator from three states and brigadier
general in two wars, was passed by
the lower house of the Missouri legis-
lature today. The bill had been pass
ed previously by the senate. The
monument would be erected at Car
rollton, Mo-, General Shields last
home. The federal government recent
ly placed a monument at his grave
there
Shields was a brigadier general in
the civil war and also in the Mexican
war, being a leader of American
troops in the capture of the City of
Mexico. After the civil war he re-
turned to civil life. He became judge
of the supreme court of Illinois and
later United States senator from that
state.
Later he served a term as govern or
of oregon territory, then went to Min
nesota and was elected to the United
States senate from that state. He
came to Missouri and served in the
legislature of 1887. and subsequently
he became United States senator from
Missouri.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11
THRILLING ESCAPES.
Three Near Death When st. Louis
House Burns.

ST Louis. Mo-, March 11.-Three
persons, trapped on an upper floor,
had thrilling escapes from death in
a burning house at 1920 Maryland
avenue here today.
One, Mrs. Katherine Brooks, find
ing the stairway had fallen, climbed
out of her window to a ledge, partially
lowered the window to protect herself
from smoke, and held on to the bot
tom of the window until firemen ar
rived and raised a ladder.
Thomas Mantell, who roomed on
the third floor, leaped from his win
dow to the roof and adjoining house,
failed to secure a firm footing and
slipped down to the edge, to which he
clung with his hands. His foot touch
ed a protruding iron piece and brac-
ing himself against this, he drew him
self again to the roof.
Miss Rena Meyerricks was overcome
by smoke in a rear second-story room
and was found unconscious by fire.
men.
The fire was discovered by Oliver
Pulls, the 6-year-old son of the pro-
prietor of the rooming house. The
child was awakened by the smoke and
with difficulty he aroused his parents,
who already were partly overcome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11
IT IS UP TO U. S.
Mexican Question Squarely
Faces New Administration.
Request Received as to Accept
ability of Ambassador.

Washington, March 11.-Inquiry
from the Mexican foreign office as the
acceptability to this government of
Emilio RabaSa, as Mexican ambaS-
sador to Washington, to succeed Senior
Calero, retired, has brought the state
department face to face with the
question of formal recognition of the
new provisional government of Mex
leo.
Up to this time Ambassador Wilson
has been treating with the Huerta ad-
ministration on de facto basis and
it now becomes necessary to decide
whether formal recognition shall be
extended, such as would be involved in
the reception by President Wilson of
the new ambassador. Senor Rabasa
is a lawyer, 56 years of age, who speaks
English fiuently. and is regarded as
one of the great authorities on inter-
national law in Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11
President Wilson COnfers With
Leaders of Both Parties.
Reported That Philippine Inde-
pendence Was Taken Up.
NO WORD FROM OLNEY YET
Boston Man Has Not Accepted
British AmbaSSadOrShip
Democracy of President Noted
in His Plain Clothes.

Washington, March 11-President
Wilson had a busy two hours today
before his meeting with the cabinet.
Secretary Garrison, of the war depart
ment, was on hand as soon as the pres
ident stepped into his private office at
o'clock. From ten o'clock on. the
president had a series of short confer
ences. Senator Gore of Oklahoma, was
first on the list of callers. Senators
Stone, Lodge and Smoot, the latter be-
ing the first Republican leaders to call,
had an engagement Immediately after.
Former Governor Campbell, of Texas,
Senator Johnston and Representative
Richards, of Alabama, and Henry w.
Dooley, of Porto Rico, saw the pres1-
dent before the meeting. The president
arranged to receive this afternoon the
judges of the United States court of
appeals and customs, the United States
commerce court and the court of ap-
peals of the District of Columbia.
Secretary Garrison's conference with
President Wilson was to discuss many
questions affecting the Philippine is
lands, although the secretary did not
wish to state the presidents position
in regard to Philippine independence.
The impression about the White House
today was that the subject would not
be taken up at this special session OF
congress, but would be left over until
December.
President Wilson held a two-hour
with his cabinet in which
general policies governing the organi-
zation of the various departments were
outlined and a few minor appoint
ments discussed. The president de-
clared after the meeting that mere
ly routine" had been taken up. Mem
bers of the cabinet were reticent as
to what had taken place, intimating
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11
Big FINES IMPOSED.
Men Convicted of Violating Anti
Buczetshop Laws.

Washington, March 11.-Joseph
Gatins of New York and Virgil P.
Randolph of Keene, Va, were fined
$4,000 each; William B. Price of Bal
timore was fined $1,000; Edward
Everett Taylor of Washington was
fined $500, and Edward Weldon and
James A. Anderson were fined $3.50
eacn in the district supreme court
here today, after pleading guilty to
indictments charging conspiracy
against the United States in opposi-
ton to bucketshops. This was the last
chapter in the government anti-buck-
etshop crusade, begun in 1910, Which
has resulted in total fines of $78,100
being imposed upon various de-
PENDANTS
Indictments against Henry VI. Ran
dolph, Charles T. Moorehead, Thomas
H. Keble and John P. Altberger for
the same offense were nolle pressed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11
CUDAHY GETS SHARE.
Disinherited Son of Packer Has Won
His Claims.

Chicago, March 11.-Jack Cudahy,
son of the late Michael Cudahy, who
was disinherited by the packer, has
won settlement of his claims from
other members of the family, it be-
came known here last night.
By the terms of the compromise
S1500OO has been turned over to a
trust company, to be held for him. his
wife, and two children.
Attorneys representing the family of
Joseph NJ. Cudahy, executor of the
estate in Chicago. denied that the
beneficiary was forced to make a fight
for the share, which was refused him
by the terms of the will.
The amount given Cudahy repre-
Sents one-seventh of the estate, ex-
elusive of the widows one-third BY
agreement, part of the property is to
be held in trust for the children and
their father for life and a part goes
to the latter outright.
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Continued on Page Four.)
RIVER YIELDS BODY.
Believed to Be Remains of Mrs. Ethel
BoggeSs.

st. Louis, March 1.-THE body of q
woman, partially identified as that OF
Mrs Ethel Heating Boggess, wife of
DIR. John S. Boggess of the United
States marine hospital service, was
taken from the Mississippi river at st.
Genevieve, Mo-, yesterday. Mrs. Bog
CESS disappeared from Kansas City,
Mo, last August Detectives traced
her to st. Louis, where it was found
she had taken a rowboat and gone
down the Mississippi river. A boat.
half filled with water, was found at
Fort Gage, ILL.,, a few days later and
from this it was concluded that Mrs.
Boggess was drowned. The body re-
covered yesterday was buried tenn
Horarily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11

Fred Voiland of Shawnee county and
reprimanded for his questionable con-
duct on the floor Before Orr could
reply, Robert Stone took a hand in
the affair and both abused and praised
Orr. Just as Stone was saying the
very incest things about the Atchison
lawyer, Orr looked around and saw
two men holding a handsomely
framed and engrossed copy of the
resolution passed by the house last
Saturday in which Orr was endorsed
for his work on the floor. 1t was one
of the most handsome presents award
ed to a legislative member in several
years. Then almost before Orr could
express his thanks, resolutions were
adopted urging Governor Hodges to
appoint Orr as one of the Kansas
commissioners to the Panama-Pacific
exposition in San Francisco.
Governor Hodges has signed the
Kinkel bill providing that wages of
conVictS in Kansas prisons shall be
paid by the state to the dependent
wife and children of the man convict
ed Of crime.
The ho -se and senate have agreed
VI the terms of a women's jury
service bill The measure which has
been agreed upon provides that a
Kansas woman may have the option of
serving on jury or pleading her sex
as an excuse
A resolution adopted by the house
members Tuesday night set the date
for final consideration of all bills at
noon Wednesday. Both houses had
agreed to stop considering
bills at noon today. The senate, how
ever, was unable to consider all of the
house bills in the short time and in
order that their measures might not
die on the calendar, the house leaders
a resolution which means
that the members must stay in Topeka
at least another day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11

invariably bitches a Corliss engine up
to a gimlet.''
The three new Democratic congress
men from Kansas-Dudley Doolittle, of
Strong City, G. T. Helvering, of Marys-
vile. and ]. r. Connelley, Of Colby.
are expected to arrive In Washington
within the next ten days.
L. w. THAvIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11
WINS ANOTHER PRIZE.
Topeka A. o. Q. w. Team Doing Good
Work at Arkansas City.

Arkansas City. Kan, March IL
In addition to winning a prize in the
A o. U. w. drill contest yesterday,
Topeka team No. 244 won the first
prize of SITS in the floor work contest
last night, before the grand lodge in
the opera house here. This makes
total of $500 in prize money won by
the Topeka team yesterday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11
Reports of Earthquake.

Washington, March 11--According
to an official report from the Ameri-
can charge at Guatemala City, Sc
we're earthquake Saturday morning de-
stroyed Guajimquilapa, capital of
Santa Rosa province, but did not in
jure Guatemala City. Villages within
a radius of eighteen miles were dam
aged. No estimate of the loss of life
is possible because of the lack of COM
munication.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11
inst a Fine March Day.

This is delightful March day with
a Is mile breeze blowing from the
wen have the same kind of wealth
er Wednesday, only more of it" said
Sunny Flora, the local weather OBJ
server today. I'VE can expect mild
weather for the thirty-six hours"
h, hon I'll 4 linz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11
Cut Rates.

Write H. B. Bryning, District Pas
senger Agent, c. G. w. r. R., 500 Wal
nut street, Kansas City, Mo-, for par
ticulars about very low fares to Pa
cific coast Montana, North Dakota
and Canada via Chicago Great West
ern railroad.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight aud Wednesday;
warmer tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11

All sorts of honor was conferred on
James w. Orr, administration floor
leader in the house, when the MEM
bers of the lower branch of the legis-
lature took half hour off Monday
afternoon to show the Atchison man
just what they thought of him.
Immediately following a lively de-
bate in which the Waggener-Orr po-
Iitical breach was widened by several
feet. Orr was called on the carpet by
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Continued on Page Four.)
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-20
DENIES SPANISH SUBJECTS
AIDED uIIfItTA gAISFf

Washington. Dec 20. Senior Riano.
the Spanish ambassador acting under
instructions from Madrid formally de-
MED Go thc state department that
Spanish subjects IN Mexico aided the
liuerta cause as cOntended hy General
villa. who defended his action In con-
fiscating spanish property by charg-
Ing that spanish residents in Chihua-
hua had violated tho neutrality laws.
The following statement was made
public hy Acting Secretary Moorei
Reports received at the department
of state through the spanish embassy
deny that the Spaniards in Mexico
have taken part ln politics there and
affirm that they have always obsorv-
ed the strlctest neutrality In the at
fairs of Mexico These reports also
declare that statements that have been
sent out from El paaU that the SPAN
iards expelled by Gen. villa had mado
70 public dem0nsrration IN favor of in.
tcrvontion hv the United states or
have committed other acts of GuCs-
tlounble propricty with reference 90
political affairs In Mexico, are un-
founded
The department issued this sum-
merry OF later reports from chihua.
hua;
"rhe confiscaiion Of Spanish pro.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-20
Voluntary Action Will Not
Affect Government Plans
for Federal Ownership Is
Stated.
WILL NOT REDUCE
RATES, ALLEGED
Representative Lewis, Father
of Parcels Post, Pushes ites-
olution to Let PostOffice
Run Phone System.


washington. Doc. 2O.--'rhe greatest
antitrust victory of President Wilson p
administration thus far--thc volun-
tary dissolution of the so-called tcle-
phone trust--commundcd the otten-
tlln OF all administration officials to-
day
Next To thc fact that an the fea-
turcs against which the government
was preparing an anti trust suit VIII
be eliminated with the consent and
cooperntiun OF "big business itself
without years OF court fighting. the
principal topic Of discussion la admin
ietration circles. was. what effect VIII
tho dissolution have on the movement
for government ownership II has
been generally expected IN congress
that such "a plan would soon be urged
as an administration measure.
with tho voluntary dissolution Of
the so-called trust actually under way.
however Attorney General McRey-
nolds and the Interstate commerce
commission today prepared to sean
the details of the separation of the
American Telephone ana Telegraph
company from Western Union and the
work OF dissolving telephone affairs
throughout the country which threat
oned federal action.
Not only has the American Telo-
phone and Telegraph company agreed
to give up its control of the western
Union. but Il has agreed not To extend
its monopoly of local companies iG
the telephone field
Representative Lewis Of Maryland,
author OF the parcel post law and ac'
tive I'm the movement for government
owncrship of telegraph ana telephone
lines. introduced q resolution To direct
the house postofticc committee to go
ahead and report bin FOR govern
mont o,,ncrship OF telephone lines, To
be- operated by the postoffice depart
mont
In statement accompanying his
resolution MIR Lewis contendod that
tho action of the Ben Telephone COM
pany 10 prevent litigation under the
antitrust law did not affect the leg
islntive situation AT an. "'Thc action
of the ben company viii not reduce
q single telephone or telegraph rate
Ia the United states, and So the pub
iic necessities for legislative action 10
postalizr the methods ut Communica-
tlon as they have bcon I'm nearly all
other countries are not affected In the
least" said he.
The Lewis resolution cmhodios "a
plan by which the telephone lines
would be- appraised By the Interstate
commerce commission and the COM
plnics might appeal 10 the United
states circuit courts ON the awards.
Pending litigation, interest at the rate
of four per cent year would be paid
10 the owners.
The government would issue 3 per
cent bonds from time 10 time as the
acquisition of properties demanded.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-20
ALLEGED SLAYER OF
WOMAN ACQUITTED
Mystery Of Death of Mrs.
Turner Grows Deeper When
Jury Finds Joseph Moriar-
ity Not Guilty.
TBy I.enead Wire .o rvcnlne treral.I

fBy fcased Wire 10 Eycnlne tIcraid.
Toms River, n. D.. Dee 20.---
Joseph Morlanty. also known as VIII
liam !. Lechan WAS acquitted BY a
jury today on the charge of murder
lug Mrs. Caroline Turner, wife ~ x
gardnor on the estate OF Georee y.
Cold 40 Lakewood. y. :.
Before tho summing up bcsan
counsel fer the prosecution agreed 70
adhere 90 stipulation that convlc-
tion would bc asked for first degree
murder only and that a. Moriarlty
was not guilty of that crime ne was
not guilty az an.
In his closing speech FOR the de-
fense ~. IA. Jayne, denounced the
methods of the prosecution. The
cnse against Moriarlty, he said had
been worked up by detectives az "a
commercial undertaking." 10 odver-
tiHe their profession. The states evil
donco, he asserted, was wholly cir-
cumstuntial ana much of it pcriured.
lie contcnded thar tho defense had
accounted for Moriarily's movements
on tho day of the alleged murder so
closely that enly seven minutes re-
mnined unaccounied for and II would
have been impossible for him 40
commit the murder within such a
short time,