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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
TRAINS FOR PRESIDENT
Wealthy Coal Dealer Upon Arrest
Pleads for His Son.

South Orange, n. j., April o.
Kraus Nor, a wealthy coal dealer,
who was convicted of selling a short
weight ton of coal, was sentenced to-
day in quarter sessions court to pay a
fine of $1,000 and serve six months in
Jail. Nor Immediately appealed
chiefly for the sake of his three-year-
old son, whom he has announced he
is training to be president of the
United States. He was released in
$4,000 bail pending decision of the
appeal.
When Maurice Franklin Nor was a
year old, Nor made him a partner in
his business declaring that he would
keep his share of the profits for him
to spend when became president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
ARREST H. |. MILLER.
Winnipeg Railroad Promoter Chargeu
With Perjuries by Government

saIina. Kan, April 1s.-H, Leon
Miller, B. f. Brown, Verne l.. Ne
smith and H. J. Nesmith were arrested
here Friday by L. E Need, deputy
United States marshal, on a chars ' %
perjury. The charges against THESE
men arise out of the case now pehu-
ing in the United States court anu
against Miller for sending improper
matter through the mails.
Miller, who is best known as the
promoter of the Winnipeg, Salina q
Gulf. was 20 have been tried at TO
peka Monday. He said that one OF
his witnesses was sick and the case
was postponed. He is now charged
with perjury.
The three other men are charged
with having made affidavits that they
saw a postof1ice inspector, j. F. Ell
ston. of Salina, in Miller's office after
it had been closed pending bankruptcy
proceedings.
All were released last evening under
$4,000 bonds each.
The Nesmith brothers are the sons
of w. L. Nesmith. a prominent gro
ceryman here, and Brown is con-
tractor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
ALLIGATOR IN BED.
Pretty Schoolteacher Finds Reptile
Visitor in Her Room.

South Norwalk, Conn.,, April 49,
When Miss Lillian A. Welsh. pretty
local schoolteacher. pulled down the
coverlets on her bed last evening she
found a nice, frisky young alligator
there. One look was enough and with
a lusty scream Miss WEIGH mounted to
the top of her bureau yelling Put
it out!''
The family promptly summoned the
fire department. By the time the fire
men arrived the real trouble had been
ascertained and Miss Dorothy Smith,
Miss Welsh's sister teacher and chum,
who owned the alligator, had returned
the reptile to Its cage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
INVESTIGATE JUDGE.
Department of Justice Looks Into In
QuirS Against Aleck Borman.

Washington, April 19.-An investi-
CATION of the United States Judge
Aleck Borman, and the United States
court of the western district of Louis
lana with headquarters at Shreve-
port, has just been finished by the de-
partment of justice. Officials are
reticent as to the reason of the in
vestigation, but it was learned the
inquiry originated within the depart
ment before the retirement of Attor-
ney- General Wickersham.
The report of Special Agent A. l..
Hicks, who made the investigation is
now in the hands of Assistant Attor-
ney General Harr and will be laid be-
fore Attorney General McReynolds.
who will determine whether there is
any reason for referring the report to
the house judiciary committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
EXAMINE MRS. HARRIS
Medical Commission to Look Into
Sanity of Kansas City Lawyer.

Kansas City, April 19.-J. NJ Meek, the
Wyandotte county prosecutor, appointed
a medical commission this morning to ex-
anime Mrs. Julia Harris. held for the at
tempted killing of Cornwall Ellis, and re-
port On her sanity.
The physicians are Dr. s. s. Glasscock
DIR. r. c. Lowman and Sarquhard Camp
bell, health commissioner. They talked
with the woman this morning in the of
later called in DR.. Ray p Clark. Mrs
Harris physician. They probably will re-
pert their findings to the prosecutor this
afternoon. Ellis still is unconscious at st.
Margaret's hospital. It is not believed he
has any chance to recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
IN HARVESTER SUIT.
Witnesses Tell Uncle Sam of Selling
Experiences Today.

| Kansas City, April 19.-That he had
attempted to induce the international
| Harvester company to fix the retall
price of one of their lines in his COM
munity and that the company had re-
fused to do so was the statement made
by Edward Henney, an implement
dealer of Severance, Kan, on the
stand at today's session of the hearing
of the government antitrust suit
against the international.
Did the international ever try to
set the price at which any of their
goods should be retailed in your vi
entity" asked Judge McHugh of In
ternational counsel.
mo 1 tried to get them to once
and they would not" replied Heeny.
On cross examination by Attorney
Grosvenor of the department of JUS
tice Heeny said: "A year or SO ago
s.n International agent in nearby
town tried to cut the price of Irvine. L
wrote the International to go out
there and try to fix it up with those
fellows and they refused to do so.'
To refute a contention of the gov
eminent that the International had
attempted to withhold their harvesters
from dealers unless those dealers
would handle also the minor lines of
International goods counsel for the
harvester company introduced Two
witnesses who testified that they had
done a successful business in farm
wagons. digging tools and other minor
lines made by the combine and had
handled no harvesters of any kind.
Other dealers who testified at the
morning session were william Ballew
Malta Bend, Mo-, George H. Carter,
Windsor, Mo-, Clint B1ouch, Prince
ton, Kan, James Powell, Richmon
Mo. J. G. Wade, Monroe City, Mo-,
Hugh Stanton, Union Star. Mo-, S E.
Jerard, Bolton, Mo, E. A. Dusenberry'
Ludlow, Mo-, and Len Roberts. Ger
mantOWn Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
MOVIES IN SCHOOL
Washington Tries Pictures as
Educational Aid.
Film Play Tried Out Success.
fully in Theater.

Washington, April 19.-Motion pic
lures as an aid to education in the
public schools is to be tried out by the
local board of education. Already a
long step toward the installation of the
machines in several of the schools has
been taken and the idea has appealed
SO strongly to the teaching staffs that
they and members of the normal
school classes have already staged a
movie play. They produced it to-
day in public theater for the benefit
of the school children, The princi-
pals and supernumeraries in the cast
all were connected with the schools of
the capital and the playlet is said to
have been excellently acted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19

discount rate from 5 to Az per cent
Vas regarded as proof of improving
financial and political conditions
abroad. Europe continued to purchase
stocks here, but the state of specuIa-
tive sentiment was too greatly con-
FUSED by domestic affairs to allow of
more than passing response TO the
foreign influence. Traders were dis
posed to proceed cautiously until a
better idea was obtained as to the
course of tariff legislation.
Money rates showed an easfer tom
oency, owing partly to the lack of de-
Inand for stock market accommoda-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
DAY OFF FOR WILSON.
President Takes Rest After Long
Hard Work Siege.

Washington. April 19.-President
Wilson took a day off for the first
time since his inauguration. He spent
the morning in his study at the White
House and planned to take a long
motor car ride in the afternoon. Sec
rotary Tumulty realizing that the
president has been working under ex-
treme pressure. kept the engagement
list for the day absolutely blank and
deferred all business until Monday.
The president has always been a be-
lever in the half holiday idea on Sat
urday. but has had little opportunity
to observe it for some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
Big ATHLETIC Event.
Entry List for Philadelphia Meet Bet
ter Than Olympic.

Philadelphia. April 19.-Taking the
performance at the Olymp pic games in
Sweden last summer as a criterion all
the countries in the world combined
cannot equal the excellency of the
entry list for the high jump event in
the Pennsylvania sports here next
saturday. The list includes Richards,
Brigham Young university, Olympic
champion record feet inches: Bur-
dick, ex-Pennsylvania intercollegiate
champion, Ga: Nicholson, Missouri,
western intercollegiate champion, 81 ;
Johnston, Harvard, 6.3A; Sargent,
Michigan. SO; Moffatt, Harvard, 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
weekly Market Summary.

New York, April 19.-Trading lag
ged in the securities market this week
and movements of stocks were narrow
and irregular. The offering of an
issue of st. Paul 4 " per cent general
mortgage bonds at 99k resulted in
some depreciation in the market value
of older boonds on which the returns
are lower. This readjustment was de-
pressing to the stock market and it's
effect was heightened by further
liquidation. of unseasoned industrials.
number of stocks made new low
records for the year.
Reduction of the Bank of England's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
BORE HOLE IN VAULT.
Experts Finally Open Stubborn Kansas
City Bank Locks.

Kansas City, April 19.-The vaults of
the First National bank which yester-
day refused to respond to their time
lock combination were forced open to-
day by expert safemen who gained adj
mission by boring a hole in the door
through which access was gained to
the mechanism of the locks. Over
three million dollars was within the
vaults.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
DROWNED IN SEINE.
Children of American Dancer Die
When Auto Plunges Over Bridge.

Paris, April 1.-two children of
Isadora Duncan, the American dancer,
ind their goVerness were drowned to-
day when a motor car plunged into
the Seine. While crossing a bridge at
LeValloiS-Perret, a suburb of Paris,
the car suddenly turned out of the
roadway, mounted the sidewalk, broke
through the bridge ratings and
plunged into the river. The chauf-
feur was rescued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
BRITISH AMBASSADOR.
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice Sails for
Washington.

London. April 19.-Sir Cecil Arthur
Spring-Rice. the new British ambassador
to the United States, left London today
for Liverpool to sail for New York on the
Carmania.
AZ shall assume the duties of my office
as British ambassador Immediately on
my arrival in Washington he said.
Mrs e. H. Hartman sailed for America
on the same steamer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19
DIAMONDS in TIN TUBE
Italian Iiaborer Finds Fortune in
Pittsburg Scrap Heap.

Monessen, Pa, April 19.-Fifteen
large diamonds valued at $4,000 were
found in an old dirty tin tube in the
scrap heap of the Pittsburg Steel
company by an Italian laborer. He
carried the tube to the office of the
company. When opened fifteen large
brilliant diamonds, several of them
weighing over two carats, dropped out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19

young man from Clovis, n. NJ,
writes that he expects to be in Topeka
about the middle of May, for a month.
to complete his mastery of Dough-
erty's Shorthand. He says: st have
learned your Shorthand without any
assistance, and like it better each
day."
George w. Hart, Topeka manager
of the Remington Typewriter COM
pany, is a former Doughertv student,
also a hustler. He won two prizes
last month; one for the greatest
ume of business, and the other for
the largest amount of cash business,
winning over statesmen at both st.
Joseph and Kansas City.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-03-18
Quotation In Dispute.

zone touch of nature makes the
whole world kin" AS the expression
occurs in Shakespeare (Troilus and
Cressida, Act III, Scene 81 in a cyni-
cal speech, it means that all men are
alike in that they Slight familiar
merit and prefer trivial novelty" A
leading Shakespearean commentator
considers the passage In which the ex-
preston occurs zone of the most
cynical utterances that ever came
from Shakespeare's pen" This critic
characterizes as sentimental twaddle"
the common understanding and usage
Of the expression as typical of univer-
sal brotherhood or sympathy. Others
say that no matter what Ulysses
meant by saying "One touch Of nature
lakes the whole world kim" and even
admitting that he used it in a sarcas-
tic and cynical sense, we have a right
TO attach a new meaning to II, as is
universally done ~ those who quote
IL.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-03-18
Monroe Doctrine.

In his annual message in 1898 Pres
ident Monroe made this statement OF
what has come to be called the Mon
roe dostrine" I'VE owe 1t to candor
and to the amicable relations existing
between the United States and the
allied powers to declare that we
should consider any attempt on their
part to extend their system to any
portion Of this hemisphere as danger
GUS to our peace and safety. With
the existing colonies or dependencies
of any European power we have not
interfered, and shall not interfere; but
with the governments who have de-
clared their independence and main
tanned 1t, and whose independence we
have, on great consideration, and just
principles, acknowledged we would
not view an interposition for oppress-
ing them, or controlling In any other
manner their destiny by any European
power in any other light than as a
manifestation OF an unfriendly DISPOSE
tion toward the United States"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-03-18
TOUCH OF COUNTRY IN CITY
Squirrels in indianapolis Accorded
Freedom and Made Pets by All
Glasses of the Citizens

In several parts of the city 1t Is
noted that there are more squirrels In
evidence in the parks and about the
lawns than ever before, and that they
have little or no fear Of any one, even
boys having come to treat these inter
esting relics of the primeval forest
with kindness and consideration.
Many of these squirrels are lively
young fellows, born last April, who In
the early spring will set up housekeep-
ing for themselves. These squirrels
are Chickarees, which sounds much
like the name of a tribe Of red men
This variety is found from Maine to
Minnesota, and through the middle
west and as far south as Tennessee
and Virginia. It is the hardest of
the American squirrels and seems to
enjoy the winter. 1t may be seen
tunneling under the snow, shaking
it's fur clean when 1t energies, as ii
coming from a bath. II is on the alert
from dawn to sunset, and on moon
light nights such as we now have il
may be seen having high fun disport-
ing itself under the trees. 1t does not
hibernate, and while 1t may have
many enemies in the forest it has in
the cities practically only one. the cat
Indianapolis News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-03-18
IHOpkinSviIle Market
| Quotations.
Corrected Mch 5, 1913.
RETAIL GROCERY PRICES.

hEIAIL GROCER1 fRlCES.
Country lard, good color and cleao
lac and 15c per pound.
Country bacon. 15c per pound.
Black-eyed peas. 1925 per bushel.
Country shoulders, 121c pound.
Country hams, zoe per pound.
Irish potatoes, $1.00 per bushel.
Northern eating Rural potatoes
81 90 per bushel
Texas eating onions. S1.25 pc,
bushel
Red eating onions.S1 .25 per bushel
Dried Navy beans, $500 per
oushel
Cabbage, 2 cents pound.
Dried Lima beans. Coo per gallon.
Country dried apples, 1Oc per
pound. 8 for 25c
Daisy cream cheese, 25c pel
&, und
Full cream brick cheese. 25c per
punI
Fu' cream Limberger cheese. %
oe. pound
Popcorn.d dried on ear &c per pound
Fresh Eggs 25c per doz
Choice lots fresh, well-worked
country butter. in pound prints. 30c
FRUITS.
Lemons. 30c per doz.
Navel Oranges, 30c. 40c, per doz
Bananas, Zoe and 25c doz
New York State apples So so to
5000 per barrel
Cash Price Paid For Produce.
POULTRY.
Dressed hens. lac per pound
Dressed cocks, &c per pound
i've hens, 10c per pound; live cooke
&c pound; live turkeys. i4c PEI
bound
RooTs. HIDES. Wool AND TALLOW.
Prices paid by wholesale dealers tr
butchers and farmers:
Roots-Southern ginseng, S. rs ID
Golden Seal" yellow root, $I.35 II
Msyapple. 81; pink root. 12c and 49,
Tallow-No. l. Al; No. 2, &c.
Woodbury., Zoe to nc: Clear
Grease, 21c. medium. tub washed
23c to Soc; coarse. dingy. tubwashed
l8c.
Feathers-Prime white goose. Soc
dark and mixed old goose. I5c to 30c;
gray mixed. I5c to S0c' white duck,
PC to 35c. new.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-03-18
Ban on ReadIna Roomh.

The cutlery of the public Libraries
against the women who mutilate or
steal the periodicals In the reading
rooms reminds one that in the eight
eenth century the public newspaper
reading room was an illegal institu-
ton. In September, 1890. three pro-
prietors of such reading rooms were
prosecuted by the stamp Office author.
tiles and were each fined e5 for al
lowing the use OF their rooms and
newspapers to the public on payment
Of Id for admission. The stamp ONCE
derived a large income from the
stamps which had to be affixed to ev-
cry copy Of a newspaper, and II was
decided that by allowing the use OF
one paper TO several persons the
stamp act was being circumvented.-
London Chronicle.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-03-18
Latest Fire Engine.

An interesting new type of automo-
bile fire engine for Paris has just
been decided upon by the municipal
council. The machine will be Of spe-
cially hight construction. and will carry
four men only, but viii be fitted with
large tank containing four hundred
liters Of water. Thus as the engine
arrives on the scene Of a fire II can
begin pumping water while the fire
men are making in the necessary con-
nection at the nearest main with
minimum waste of time. The new
pattern is a vast improvement on the
cumbersome automobile fire engines
which the Paris brigade possesses at
present, and which in the future Will
be used only as auxiliaries In sxcep-
tionally large fires.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-03-18
NOT QUITE PROPER TRIBUTE
Elusive 'IndlanIan Rather Spoiled
the Effect of Praise Bestowed on
"Joe" Jefferson.

Jefferson was once strolling through
the corridor Of hotel in Terre Haute,
Ind, when a very pompous man came
up to him and, extending his hand,
said: "Mr jefferson, you do not
know me, but know you very well,
sir. am very glad to see you in our
city. You are a great actor. l have
seen you ever since was little boy"
he looked fully as old as Jefferson
-"and l have always looked forward
to your visit to this place." Presently
Jefferson interrupted the stream Of
praise TO say: Il thank you very
much. You are very kind" If the in.
cident had only ended here! But the
Terre Haute gentleman went on: Il
tell you, everywhere in this town peo-
pie are glad to see old Josh Whit
comb" There was a moment of ST.
Ience, and then Mr.. Jefferson sand:
81 think you are mistaken. l play Rip
Van Wrinkle. You must mean Mr..
Thompson; he plays Josh Whitcomb."
The elusive gentleman paused long
enough to collect his wits. and then
said cheerfully: "Oh, yes. SO you
are the old fellow who played Rip
Van Wrinkle? Well, you're good, too"
Mary Shaw in the Century.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-03-18
Perfection in shIpbuIIdInO.

The giant liner Imperator, which IL
japidly approaching completion at
Hamburg, was recently subjected to
rigid tests to determine the strength
OF her bulkheads. which proved that
The vessel would Withstand the ex'
perience which befell the Titanic. New
and efficient mechanism is being In
stalled for launching lifeboats under
unfavorable conditions. Anttrolling
tanks In the vessel viii remove the
danger Of the lifeboats being crushed
against the sides Of the ship while be-
ing lowered. One Of the lifeboats IL
equipped with a wireless telegraph
system having a range OF 200 miles,
the antennae being a telescope mast.
This lifeboat win serve as the flag
ship Of the fleet OF life boats In case
OF a wreck.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-03-18
FRlcHTFUL EFFECT OF ENAR
What q General Embroifina II the
European Powers W5ald mtRn
10 the Matters involve( "a

NJ Jules Roche, former min )t{r Of
commerce Of France, has made some
remarkable calculations as to the cost
OF an European war. Taking as a ba-
SITS the expenses incurred by France
durin~ tho war OF 1870. he reckons
that, assuming. for the sake Of exam
PIE. hat the six nations Of the triple
alliance and the triple entente went
to war, the cost Of maintaining the
armies alone would work out at no
less than S5,4OO,0OO,OOO month, with
out taking into account the other ex-
penses. Continuing in the Gaulols, he
says:
And what would be their internal
condition? The belligerent nations
would be struck with general para
lysis and would see their very means
Of subsistence disappear Suspension
Of work would be forced even on
those who we're not included in the
general mobilization, since whom
would there be to work for? To whom
would they sell their products? How
could they be exchanged or transport
ed? All the large works and fac
tories, where the division of labor Is
completed, would have to be shut.
Even agriculture would be impossible.
mo more purchases or sales; either
the economic or the financial death
of labor, an abrupt stoppage Of the
hearts action in the national organ
ism of all the nations at war, with
profound reaction on all others-such
would be the consequences Of a gen
eral conhagration in the present con-
ditions of European civilization"
Similar views are expressed by
Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, one of the lead
ing economists Of France. He thinks,
however, that France would suffer
less than other great powers because
being self-supporting she always has
at her disposal an immense accumu-
lation Of agricultural products Of the
previous year on which to draw for
long period. German would have the
greatest difficulty in obtaining Inn
ports, being cut off by the English
fleets on the one hand and by Russia
on the other.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-03-18

Not In All Her Days VIII Dowaoer
Queen Of Italy Receive Praise
That Is More Honest.

Children, as a rule, have a natural
sense Of courtesy too often misunder-
stood or deprecated by the unthink-
ing adult. For some strange and in
comprehensive reason the child who
is brusque and blunt is apt TO be
dubbed natural" while the budding
man or woman Of gentle tact and
sweet polIteness sometimes is dis
couraged by the prevailing belief that
such conduct must be insincere. Yet
the simplest little citizens not in
frequently rise to an unexpected or
trying situation with surprising, but
quite untutored, gifts and grace. A
pretty little tale is told, for instance,
Of the time when the present dowager
queen, Margherita of Italy, was the
lovely young bride Of the youthful
crown prince.
Her majesty, passing through one of
the hill towns, was accorded the usual
reception by the residents. A. little
boy was to present the usual bouquet,
and he. coming of fine literary family,
had been taught brief poem offering
graceful praise Of the princess. But
when came the moment for delivering
flowers and verses the little fellow,
overcome by nervousness or some sim
liar emotion, stood mutely gazing at
the great lady, saying, never a word.
After few moments the sympathetic
princess, seeking to relieve the situa-
ton, extended her hand for the flow
ers.
The little fellow, waking to life
suddenly, yielded them gracefully, ex-
planning confldentially the while:
There were verses to be said, but
you are so beautiful that l can't re-
member a Incl"