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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-10-07
Human Nature.

why II It." asked the curious gussA
that poor men usually give largss
tips than rich men?" well. sub.
said the waiter, who was somethinx
Of a philosopher as we'll, looks to ma
like de po' man don't want nobody tc
nnd out he's po'. and de rich man DOM
want nobody to find out he's rich. -
Youths Compa a0ion
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-10-07
VOLTS LIVER TO CURE COLD
Remarkable Prescriptions Handed
Down to Present Age From Days
Of Superstition.

Pliny. the Roman writer. prescribed
various remedies for coughs and colds.
These include VOLTS liver, dissolved in
hot wine, honey mixed with the gall OF
. bear and powders made from rabbit
skins and bullocks' horns burned and
pounded together. Another is to wrap
any Of ones fingers In tho skin of 4
freshly killed dog.
Tree frogs, too. are excellent for all
forms of catarrh. Place one in the
mouth for a minute. and when he
makes his escape he takes that cough
with him No harm Is done to the frog.
for coughing and croaking arc all the
same to him.
For a cold in the head Pliny advises
. simple yet infallible remedy-three
kisses on the mouth OF mule.
In the spring the cuckoo's first call
OF the season formerly played a great
part in love divinations. A common
English belief was that an unmarried
person hearing cuckoo call and i'm.
mediately taking off boots and stock.
ings would and On the great toe of the
right foot hair, whose color would be
that of the poll OF the destined lover,
Another idea. mentioned by Milton.
ard persistiGg till this day, was that
an unmarried man or maid would re-.
main single for Just as many years "a
the number OF the ruckoo's calls when
first heard in the spring.
How many stones in the Druidical
circle at Keswick, Eng? One anti.
ouarian says IS, but other matbema.
ticians ei,e different and varying esti.
mates. A tarorits number is 3S.
Superstitious natives declare that ths
lofty circle is haunted by fairies. who
bring to naught the efforts of the pro-
fane to take . census of the megaliths
They can't be counted" saws the
guide, however long you try"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-10-07
IkooNee

IAcortos belongs to the pea -
sstsh family. and grows wild. tAs
slant commonly reaching . height o(
about four feet 1t IL the long.
straight root which is OF commercial
value. No means have been adopted
Sor cutting the plant, which requires
about three years to reach maturity
n for Improving 'ts coQi't'nr
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-10-07

About the time man gets too old
TO DO wrong he begins to do right
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-22
THINKS 1T A TRICK.
Police Do Not Believe Story of Self
Confessed Murder.

Philadelphia, Sept. 22.-The Phila-
delphia police were not prepared to-
day to say that Jacob Kolfsohn, who
says he killed Anna Katherine
Schumacher in a cemetery at Roch-
ester, n. Y, four years ago, is telling
the truth.
Captain Cameron, head of the de-
tective bureau said the story the pris-
oner told seemed to bear out details
of the crime but the doubt thrown
around Wolfsohn's tale by the Roch-
ester authorities has caused detec-
tives here to withhold opinion as to
his guilt.
Wolfsohn. accused of larceny and
forcible entry, faces prison term
here, if the charges are sustained.
Casting about for a reason for Wolf
sohn to say he killed the girl, the po-
lice believe the only motive he could
have, if his story prove untrue, is that
he might escape a prison sentence
here. if taken to New York and there
cleared of a murder charge.
Sheriff Hammel and District Attor-
ney Barrett arrived today from Roch-
ester to investigate WOlfSOhn'S story.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-22
SCENE HAS SHIFTED.
Preparations Under Way for Thaw
Hearing at Concord.

Concord, n. H, Sept. 22.-The
schedule of the litigation over Harry
K. Thaw shifts this week to the CEN
tury old New Hampshire capital, just
across the street from the hotel where
the Matteawan fugitive has been shell
tered since Wednesday.
Governor Felker arrived today to
make final arrangements for the eX-
tradition hearing before him tomor-
row. Pending the arrival of William
T. Jerome, special deputy attorney
general of New York, the petitioner,
nothing will be made known concern
ing the arguments in support of the
extradition petition. None of the New
York authorities were here this fore
noon.
The place for holding the hearing
was one of the matters to be decided
by Governor Fe1ker today. Two rooms
have been suggested, one the senate
chamber and the other the hall of rep
resentativeS. The senate chamber
seats fifty comforta bly,, but this num-
ber could be doubled to meet an
emergency. Those in authority be-
lieve the attendance should be limited
to counsel and newspaper men. Should
the hearing be public it probably
would be held in the hall of repre-
sentatives where there is room for
1000 persons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-22
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
Senator MARITIME Defends Bryan's
Chautauqua Lecture Tours.

Washington, Sept. 22.-Senate met
at noon. Samuel Untermyer address
ed the banking committee on the ad
ministration currency bill. Conferees
on the currency bill continued their
work Joseph w. Folk confirmed as
state department solicitor. MARITIME
defends Secretary Bryan'S lecture
tours. Adjourned 12:37 o'clock to
noon Thursday.
House met at noon. Representative
Howard of Georgia introduced a reso-
luton to retire outstanding per cent
bonds by issuing them for postal saw
ings deposits.
During a brief defense of Secretary
Bryan's lecture tours, Senator Mar
tine told the senate that some of Mr..
Bryan's fixed charges were the
education of several young men.
"A few years ago Mr.. Bryan was
maintaining and educating two boys
from Japan declared MIR. MARITIME,
land today believe The is educating
three or four young men,"
No other senator continued the sub
ject and the MARITIME speech did not
reveal who were Mr.. Bryan's proteges
81 have not talked with Mr.. Bryan"
said Senator MARITIME after his state
ment on the floor, but l believe he is
now educating and supporting at least
four young students. 1 believe fur
ther that out of his own pocket he is
supporting a missionary in every inde-
pendent foreign missionary field"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-22
Again, Many Lives Are Saved
by Steel Passenger Coaches.
Two Electric Trains Meet Head
On at a Curve.
THREE ARE KILLED; 20 INJURED
The Cars Crumpled Up, but
Did Not Telescope.
Running 40 Miles an Hour
When Crash Came.

New York, Sept. 22.-Three persons
were killed and twenty injured early
today in a head-on crash of two Long
Island railway electric trains at Col
1ege Point, Long Island. OF the in
5ured one will die The dead are:
CONDUCTOR GEO. BORCKEH1-
MOTORMAN FRED LODERMAN.
MOTORMAN CHAS. HEPLIN.
Most of the injured were mill en-
ployees on their way to work the
crash occurred on curve not far
from the station. The trains, running
40 miles an hour, rounded the curve
from opposite directions, almost sim
ultaneously, and the crash was in
evitable. The stl cars buckled, but
did not telescope. This fact doubtless
saved many lives.
A hotel near the scene and a num-
Der of residences nearby were thrown
open for use as emergency hospitals
Many ambulances and corps of ply
sicians were summoned to the scene.
The Pennsylvania railroad issued a
statement saying the accident had
been caused, SO far as could be deter
mined, by the negligence of the opera
tor at Whitestone Junction, who al
lowed the train bound for New York
to leave the double track before the
other train had cleared. The roads s
statement placed the total number of
injured at forty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-22
GREEKS SEIZE SCHOOL
Beat an American Woman and Put
Her i'm Prison.

Vienna. Sept 22-Greek authorities
at Koritsa, in Albania, today seized the
American Mission school there where
instruction is given to nearly one num-
dred Albanian girls. The information
reached here in a telegram from Av-
Iona the principal seaport of Albania
on the Adriatic sea.
The Greeks have also arrested and
prosecuted a large number of Alban-
ians who recently returned to koritsa
from America and other foreign coun-
tries releasing them from detention
only when the Albanians promised to
join in the agitation for the incorpora-
ton of the district in Greece.
The British consul at Monistar has
centered a vigorous protest with the
Greek government on behalf of the
Americans The whole affair forms
part of the Greek terrorization of the
Albanian population with the object of
compelling them to agree to the inclu-
sion of the whole of southern Albania
in. the kingdom of Greece.
Last week Greek officials at Koritsa
endeavored to take forcible possession
of the American mission school build
ing but the housekeeper in charge re-
fused to hand over the keys. The
Greek soldiers beat her merci1essly and
then carried her off to prison.
The mission is in charge of Phinneas
B. Kennedy, a native of New Jersey
and Princeton graduate.
Mrs. Violet B. Kennedy conducts the
Ladies' Literary society, whose object
is to give the elements of education to
the women of Albania.
Expelled by Servians.
New York, Sept. 22.-The American
Mission school in koritsa, Albania, is
under the supervision of the COnSre-
gational church and controlled by the
American board of commissioners for
foreign missions. DIR. Edward L.
Smith, secretary for the organization
in New York, said today the American
missionaries encountered great oppo-
sition from the Turkish authorities,
but since the close of the Balkan war,
the board received assurances through
the American department of state that
the Greek government would put no
further Obstacles in the way of it's
work.
c. r Erickson, who was in charge
at Koritsa. returned to this country a,
few days ago on leave and is now in
Boston. He and his wife were ex-
PEELED from Albania by the ServianS
at the beginning of the war. Later
they returned only to be arrested by
the Greeks and imprisoned at Sa-
1oniki. Phinneas B. Kennedy and his
wife are in cahrge of the school dur
ing DR.. EricksonS absence.
DR.. Smith said a girls school exist
ed at Koritsa for several years under
native Christian auspices. Five years
ago the institution was taken over by
the Congregational mission board.
I'VE realized at the time said DR..
Smith, that the task would be a Sc
we're one But the school has prosper
ed and now efforts are being made to
enlarge it into a girls college. Chas.
r. Crane of Chicago is particularly
interested in this project and has con-
tributed literally
In addition to the school at Koritsa
the church maintained mission
school at FL Basin in Albania
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-22
For Reorganization of Army
Prison System.
Prisoners to Have Course in
Military Training.
CHANCE To RE-ENLIST
Soldiers Serving Terms Be
Given Another Chance.
Drill With Firing Pins Re.
moved From Rifles.

Washington, Sept. PA complete
reorganizatio of the army prison sys-
tenn. designed to remove the condition
of prisoners, has been ordered by Sec
retary Garrison. During a recent visit
to the military prison at Leavenworth,
Secretary Garrison made his first an
nouncement of his proposed reorgani-
cation to ameliorate the condition of
the prisoners, and to introduce modern
penoIogical ideas. At a signal from
the warden his scheme was loudly
cheered by the prisoners.
Under the new order recently issued
general prisoners under sentence for
purely military offenses will be given
special course in military training
during portion of the time that would
otherwise be devoted to hard labor.
The proposal of this idea was recently
outlined by the correspondent of the
State Journal
Disciplinary companies will be or
ganized infantry. Four companies
will be organized at Fort Leavenworth.
The prisoners will be placed under mil
itary training during a half of each
working day, and will be armed and
equipped as infantry. The firing pin in
their guns will be removed, but may be
replaced temporarily while enga ged in
target practice. Prisoners will be des-
ignated by name instead of by number,
and will be seated at separate tables
while at meals, and will be permitted
to converse under the same restrictions
governing enlisted men while at mess.
The course of military instruction will
include physical training, personal hy-
giene, the school of the soldier, squad
company and battalion; dismounted
cavalry and field artillery drills, ele-
mentary signaling, care of arms and
equipment, rifle and revolver practice,
saber drills. tent handling, bridge con-
struction and lectures on the duties of
enlisted men.
This reorganization is preliminary to
an arrangement to be made by Secre-
tary Garrison for permitting soldiers
who have been convicted of the less
serious offenses to re-enlist and clear
up their military records and obtain
honorable discharges
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-22

ment; the committee from the board
of aldermen; heads of city depart
ments; United States senators and
committees from the legislature, the
justices of the supreme court; judges
of lesser courts; city magistrates and
the public service commissioners;
Major General Thomas H. Barry, U.
S. A; commanding the eastern de-
partment and his staff; Rear Admiral
Cameron MGR Wilson, U. s. N and
his staff and Capt. Albert Gleaves,
commandant s navy yard, and
staff; commanding officers and staffs
of the National Guards of the state of
New York; consular representatives
representative of the lord mayor of
Liverpool, and delegation of mayors
of cities in New York state; citizens
committee, headed by Seth Low; dele
cations of almost a hundred organ
izations, clubs and societies; repre-
sentatives of city departments and
borough and county Officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-22
HIS IDEAS ON MONEY.
Samuel Untermyer Presents Them to
Senate Committee.

Washington, Sept. 22.-Samuel I'm
termyer, counsel for the house money
trust investigation committee of the
last congress, gave his ideas on cur
rency reform today to the senate bank
ing committee. Mr.. Untermyer en-
dorsed generally the principles of the
administration currency bill passed by
the house last week, but suggested a
number of amendments.
Il wish it understood" said Mr. I'm
termyer, that 1 am an unqualified
champion of the principles on which
this bill is based-that is, an asset cur
rency issued through the banks. as a
government obligation and under the
control of the government. But 1 be-
lieve the bill is over-generous to the
bankers in freeing them from compli-
cations
Mr.. Untermyer criticised adversely
the provisions allowing bankers to deal
in acceptances given for the eXporta-
tion or importation of goods.
This is a discrimination he said.
against domestic business and would
make money cheaper to men in foreign
trade than to domestic merchants"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-22
MEAT FAMINE AHEAD.
Porterhouse VIII Go to 81 a Pound
Is Prediction.

Chicago, Sept. 22.-Unless there is
an increase in the meat production in
the United States in the next few
years, porterhouse steak will be sell
ing at more than dollar a pound,
according to Gustav Bischoff, ST., Of
St Louis, Mo, president of the Amer
lean Meat Packers association, which
began it's annual meeting here today.
"If things go as bad in the next ten
years as they have in the last, If the
production of cattle decreases in the
same ratio and the population in
creases as it has, we will see the
American workman eating rice and
potatoes, but no meat" he said.
Melvin A. Taylor, also of st. Louis,
one of the speakers at the opening
meeting, also predicted meat famine.
"Unless something is done to bring
a about an increase in live stock pro-
duction, the Americans will be obliged
to eat horse flesh, he said.
Discussion of the scarcity of cattle
throughout the world will take up
much of the time of members. Sew
eral of them will offer suggestions for
relief
John r Russell, president of the
United Master Butchers of America,
will read a paper on Retail Butch
ers,' remedies for the meat shortage
Mr. Russell said that he will point out
that the New England states are espe-
cially adaptable to the raising of live
stock while the southern states can
come forward as a constant source of
supply of live stock as soon as the
cattle tick is eliminated. He asserted
that the retail butcher realizes that
his profits will be curtailed unless
something is done to relieve the situa-
ton.
The annual "Huntsman Banquet"
will be held tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-22
HAS HIS Pen SHARP.
President Expects to Sign the Tariff
Bill This Week.

Washington, Sept. %. - Disputed
points between the senate and house in
the tariff bill narrowed down today to
such chief features as the income tax,
the tax on cotton futures and the gen.
eral administrative provisions. Demo-
cratic managers expected to send the
conference report to the house by
Thursday.
President Wilson. told callers toda y
his conferences with leaders led him to
believe all differences would be
smoothed out and he would sign the
bill this week.
i've got my pen sharpened,'' said
the president.
Chairman Simmons of the senate
finance committee and Senator Hoke
Smith assured President Wilson today
that they expected the bill to be ready
for his signature before the end of the
week The last moments of the pas
sage of a tariff measure, however, al
ways offer opportunity for rejection of
a conference report and further delib-
erations on points upon which either
house may insist
Democratic leaders from the south
are said to be agreed on the cotton fu-
lures tax compromise proposed by Rep
resentative Lever and endorsed by
Postmaster General BurleSon and SEN
ator Hoke Smith. Instead of the high
Clarke tax. it proposes a smaller tax
on cotton for which the government
has fixed standards. The cotton ex-
change men, however, are protesting
against it.
With considera ton of the income tax
ing the minimum exemption from 81 900
to $4,000, allowances for dependent
wives and children and larger taxes on
great incomes came up for settlement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-22
Schmidt and Muret Planned a
Series of Deaths
With the Object of Collecting
Victims Life Insurance.
THE POLICE HAVE EVIDENCE
Physician Says He Was APP
preached by the Priest
With Proposition to Issue
Certificate of Death.

New York, Sept 22.-The panel for
the coroner's inquest into the death of
the woman slain by Father" Hans
Schmidt, will be drawn tomorrow. The
detective bureau today promised fur
Schmidt and Ernst Muret, his friend.
Muret is held under charge of having
in his possession dangerous weapon,
while the police hold evidence to sup
port the charge that he helped Schmidt
make counterfeit money. Much of
Muret's past life is now an open book
The police have evidence that he lived
in Hamburg and Berlin as Arthur
Heibing and that warrants are out
standing against him in those cities for
swihdling.
The aIienist who examined Schmidt
in his cell said that while he was not
prepared to pronounce the priest in
sane, Schmidt was both mentally and
physically exhausted.
Evidence that Schmidt and Muret
planned a campaign of murder to col
lect life insurance money, reached the
police today. 1t tended to explain the
blank death certificates found in
Schmidt's room.
The evidence came from a physician,
who told Inspector Faurot of the de-
tective bureau that Schmidt and Muir
ct a short time ago tried to arrange
with him to issue death certificates in
the event of the sudden death OF per-
sons just insured.
E'I cannot divulge at this time the
identity of the person. said the inspec-
tor. IF the story told by him is true,
the fact stands big and black that
Father Schmidt and Mr.. Muret had a
plan whereby they would collect insur-
ance. The physician fatty declined to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-22
ALCOHOL CONGRESS.
1t Opens in the Hall of Statues in
Italian Capital.

Milan, Italy, Sept. 22.-Prof. Mar
CHA Fava physician to Pope Plus,
was the chief speaker today at the
opening session of the Interna tiona1
congress on alcoholism. His subject
was. THE Pathology of Alcoholism. -
and his address summed up, he said,
his studies, researches and obserVa-
tions over a period of fifty years of ac-
tive professional work. He was enthu-
siastically applauded.
The congress was opened in the
splendid Hall of Statues by DR.. Angelo
Phillitto of Rome. it's president AL
fred Falconia, under secretary of the
interior, welcomed the delegates, who
represent forty nations.
Thirty international temperance So
cieties are represented, including the
American Temperance society, the
American Good Templars and the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-22
SIX VIOLENT DEATHS.
Otherwise Sunday Was a Quiet Day in
Jefferson County, Alabama.

Birmingham. Ala, Sept. 22.-Six
persons are dead and a seventh is dy-
ing at an infirmary here as a result
of a wave of crime in jefferson coun-
ty Sunday.
Henry Moran was killed as he step
ped from a trolley car in the coun-
try by two negroes, who escaped after
robbing the body. Macon ColQuitt.
negro, killed his wife and surrendered
to the police and mounted Policeman
Sorren killed Dave Evans. negro,
after the latter had shot at him. Two
negroes were stabbed to death and
another was struck over the head with
an axe by an unidentified assailant.
He will die. negro woman died of
poisoning and the police suspect she
was murdered.