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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01

Mr.. Taft seems to like Yale col
s1ege much better than he did the
Electoral college.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01

Mrs links would be an ideal hostess
if IF what?'' Her welcome were
only as warm as her champagne. and her
champagne as cold as her welcome.''-
Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01

Its a mighty small man who will
hide behind a womanS skirt.
Necessarily. these days. e.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01

We've got to have harmony How
are we going to get it2'' by making the
other fellows change their tunes, or else.
keep quiet. Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01

If Mr.. Bryan's mission to California
fail he might go over and try the
Japanese
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The state Journal is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the fuH DAY
telegraph report of that great news 1r-
ganizatfon for the exclusive AFTERNOON
publication in Topeka.
The news is received in The State jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
Automobile Bromides.

ST could go up this hill on high If
I wanted to, but 1 like to save my
engine
Il had fourteen people in this car
one day last summer and she walked
right off with them
''See her take the corners without
bit of additional juice. Amt it
immense?"
she rides just like an old rock
ing chair and as for speed, we'll!
When 1 let her out 1 amt in the city
limits long enough to have anybody
notice me violating the speed law"
Haven't touched the engine since
last summer
I'D like to have you along some
time when she is running right"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
KANSAS COlGAENT

THE FIRE INSURANCE GRAFT.
The trust fire insurance companies
doing business in Kansas in 1912 net
ted-exclusive of gents commissions
nearly 'wo million dollars profit out
of the premiums they collected in the
state. They collected 81, 200, 900 in prem
iums in Kansas and paid 1900, coo in
losses. They. were enabled to thus
charge so vastly more than the cost
of the insurance by the existence of
a law that permits them to hire "A
man to arbitrarily fix fire insurance
rates for them and they compel every
company writing business in the state
to charge that rate, thus eliminating
all competition and leaving the FIX
ing of rates entirely discretionary with
the insurance trust, itself.
Such a law was bodied through the
Missouri legislature a few years ago
by the insurance trust, but the last
legislature repealed it, and now the
trust is threatening to withdraw from
the state. This attempt to force the
people of Missouri into patronizing
the trust at it's own arbitrary charges
and on the terms it shall dictate is
the boldest attempt at public exploita-
ton yet made by an organization in
restraint of trade. 1t says in effect to
the people of Missouri: You permit US
to combine against you and charge you
for fire insurance at our own discretion,
or we shall prevent you from getting
insurance ON your property. The Mis-
souri, officials have accepted the chal-
1enge and it appears to be a fight to
the finish.
In Kansas the last legislature re-
fused to repeal the law legalizing the
trust in the face of the fact that the
fire insurance companies are charging
such rates in this state as to net them
almost half of the millions of dollars
they collect in premiums. This state
is officially in league with the insur-
l
souri, is fighting the battle, which, If
it wins, will probably so expose the
crookedness of legalizing such robbery
that the next Kansas legislature Will
not be corrupted nor frightened by the
threats of the insurance lobby that al
ways infests Topeka.-Fort Scott Tri-
bune.
RECALLS TO BURN.
Down at ottawa the entire fire de-
partment has resigned, because the re-
Gently elected city commission insisted
on naming a chief without consulting
the members who have done the IRE
fighting, and without permitting the
men to name any of the subordinate
officers.
At Leavenworth the recently elected
commissioner mayor has started recall
petitions against the other members or
the commission because they will not
allow him to name the officials that no
wants in office in order to keep pre-
election promises.
At Topeka a recall petition is urged
against a newly elected member OF
the commission because he is in favor
of creating a new office with $500 SAL
airy, so that his own work will be
lighter.
At Kansas City, Kan, the recall is
to be worked against the mayor-com-
missioner because of his alleged con-
troll by interests that the citizens do
not approve of.
At Wichita a recently elected COM
missioner is a member of a former
commission who was RECALLED" by the
people at a special election
Abilene seems to be missing lot
of fun.-Abilene Reflector. -l'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21
| MURET is HERMAN ARTHUR
Prussian Government Report
Brands Him a Swindler.
nv CatIe 10 The TrIhune

Berlin. Sept. 20.-An investigation by
the Prussian government. according TO
q statement made by the Berlin Police
Department to-day. developed that the
real name OF "Dr" Ernst Muret. who
is in the Tombs in New York as the
aecomplice in counterfeiting OF Hans
Schmidt. the slayer Of Anna AumuIler,
lis Herman Arthur.
He was born in Nakel. West Prussia.
I'm 1884. He served several terms OF
Imprisonment for swindling. lie fed
from Germany in August, 1909. while
the police of Hamburg were searching
for him.
The Hamburg police records show
that Muret. or Arthur. reported himself
to the police there in 1904. He said
he came from Chicago. He lived IN
Hamburg for several years and often
changed his occupation and place OF
residence.
He made his home for time at No.
Is GrindelaIee. and afterward with "A
family named Dalevin. at No. 30 Fed
strasse. He disappeared hut In July.
1909. returned and reported TO the
police that ne came from New YORK.
Arthur fed from Hamburg IN August
1903 While here he passed as a mer-
chant. dentist and insurance agent
Under the name Of Muret he joined the
Young Mems Christian Association.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21
ENGINE ROOM FATALITY
DELAYS OCEAN LINER
Bursting of Pump Brings Berlin
Back to Port with Two
SCaIded Engineers.
ONE OF THEM DIES LATER
Grew Rush to Rescue of Com.
rades and Save Them from
Horrible Death in
Steam.

Two men ar work In the engine room =,
were badly scalded yesterday soon afte.
the vessel had dropped her pilot and
started on her course 10 the Mediter-s.
mean. The seriousness Of the Injuries %
the men was recognized at once bv IN.
ships surgeon and he sent word 10 IN.
! bridge that the engineers should be taks,
ashore. One OF them. Herman Wolf. died
later in the Smith Inhrmary. Staten Isl.
and.
Captain Harrassowitz put I'D a sigma,
for another pilot 1t was seen by the p,lo,
boat. but those on board could not under.
stand why the skipper wanted a pilot a,
| he had a few minutes before dropped
! Thomas Port, who had taken the Berlin
down the harbor.
AS the Berlin put about the pilot boa,
went TO her, and within an hour after
she had started for the open sea James
Bigley. another pilot. was taken aboard
| He guided her back through the Narrow,
to Quarantine. and brought her out again
after the injured men had been trans.
! ferred.
The sudden return OF the Berlin puzzled
| many persons on shore, as she had
steamed out of the Narrows at 1870 D N.
having left her pier in Hoboken Al q.
The marine observers at Sandy Hook and
| at the Highlands OF the Navesink report.
ed the Berlin returning TO port and a
wireless message sent TO the ship brouga,
back the reply that two men had been
! badly scalded by the bursting OF pump
and a request was made that the Health
officers cutter be sent out TO take them
ashore.
The Berlin dropped anchor OF Quaran-
tine at $40 p. m. and was met by the
! quarantine boat An accommodation lad
der was lowered. and Herman Wolf the
| third engineer, and August kleinschmidt,
! the fourth engineer. were put aboard on
stretchers. II was explained that the TOD
1 OF a pump had blown off while the men
were standing near II, and before they
| could seek shelter they were deluged from
| head 10 foot with boiling water which
soaked into their clothing and burned
] them badly about the body.
Several men OF the engine room torcs
/ rushed through the steam and hot spray
4 and pulled the injured engineers 10 q
/ place OF safety. They then stripped th'
| scalded men OF their clothing and Gov
/ cred them with dry clothes and cotton
waste In this fashion the pair were car
| rled sto the ships hospital. where tn'
! surgeon attended them and prepared then
| for removal ashore.
| The surgeon said that while he couh
| have cared for the men ABOARD ship !
| necessary. he felt that the seriousness o.
| their injuries demanded careful attention.
such as only a city hospital could give
After a short wait in the station al quar-
antine the injured engineers were taken
in ambulances 10 the Smith Infrmary' al
New Brighton, Staten Island. II was SAID
/ last night that Wolf might not live oa'
that Kleinschmidt would recover.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21
THAW AWAITS MOTHER
She Is III and May Not Attend
Concord Hearing.

Concord. y. H.. Sept "a mass OF in
formation bearing on eKtradition prece-
dents I'm New Hampshire lay before coun-
sci for Harry X. Thaw tonight ready for
presentation before Governor Felker next
Tuesday The order OF the procedure Of
the defence will be decided on Monday.
II had been hoped 10 submit an outline Of
the plans to Thaws mother and sister,
Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie. to-day, but
no members OF the family except Harry,
are here
There was considerable uncertainty to-
night as to whether Mrs. Thaw would be
able TO make the trip here before the eX-
tradition hearing Tuesday She is in
charge Of physician and trained nurse.
and il is feared that the excitement OF
the proceedings next week may make II
inadvisable to bring her TO Concord
William T. Jerome. who is In charge OF
New Yorks case is not expected before
Monday night. According TO present plans
Governor Felker will arrive Monday from
his home in Rochester. He was quoted
to-day by a close friend as saying.
81 Now that this matter has been put up
10 me | shall decide II in accordance with
what seems TO me to be my duty simply
and solely. unnhuenced by public clamor
or any other outside consideration My
mind is perfectly open on the subject of
extraditton, and / want full information
before | decide"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21
RACE PROBLEM IN AFRICA
Attacks by Blacks Upon White
Women Increasing.

Cape Town. South Africa. Aug. 29.-That
the problems incident TO residence in the
same land Of whites and blacks are be-
coming as acute in South Africa as I'm
America is indicated by n late report
from the commission. under the chair
mauship of Sir Melius de Nilliers. APP
pointed 10 Investigate attacks on women.
The commission did its work with great
thoroughuess. visiting every portion OF
the Union except the purely native terri
tories where the holding ~ a formal In
orirv would have been iniudicious or m
necessary. Il received statements from
three hundred persons able 10 TESTIFY
from first hand knowledge Of the sub
iert under investigation.
Tho statistics and other Information
gatbercd by the commission show that n
serious owl In respect 10 attacks on
white women tv natives does exist. ana
that on the whole n Is increasing In
Ie)l the total number 81 convictions Or
negroes for This crime throughout tho
Union was ii. iu 1912 n had grown 10 20.
Iu tine year preceding IL was 81
The commission declares there would
b. uttle reason 20 fear this peril II all
Of the white settlers could be depended
upon 10 behave In manner benttinS
members Of n stronger race and heirs
of "a superior civilization. The report In
aicates that The Illicit liquor trade on the
Rand is creating an undesirable class Of
whites
The practical recommendations % the
commission promise 20 raise storm
when thcy are presented 10 Parliament.
The commission recommends that the
name Of the victim OF an attack. or
any detail hy which she could be recog-
nized bee not published IN the interests
both Of Justice and humanity
Another suggestion that the name n
the accused be suppressed. probably will
meet with considerable opposition. lie
ral prohibition 81 misccgcnation IS one
OF the strongest recommendations OF the
report
The Durham system OF Kahr beer drink
Ing and eating shops. under municipal
control. Is recommended for the whole
Union as Is the adoption Of the Kim
berIy system OF closed compounds. This
latter proposal will be stoutly opposed
by the trading community OF Johannes
burg. for II would involve many store
keepers IN ruin.
Another recommendation 10 which two
Of the most experienced commissioners
Sir Melius de Villiers and Sir John
Graham. dissent rs for the abolition Of
jury trial IN mixed cases OF assault
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21
GAIN AT N. Y. UNIVERSITY
Registration Shows Increase All
Along Line, Saws Chancellor.

The annual sessions IN all the schools
OF New York University will begin this
week On Wednesday open exercises viii
be held for the College OF Arts and
Science. on University Heights. The
Medical College. at No. 33S East 26th
street. and the Veterinary School. at
Washington Square. Chancellor Brown
will! make the address at University
Heights at 1915 a. m. The other speak
crs will be: Charles II. Snow. dean Of
the School OF Applied Science. Francis ~
Stoddard. dean Of the College OF Arts:
Professor Archibald J.. Bouton. OF the
chair in rhetoric. and Jeremiah T. jerks.
professor of public affairs IN the School
OF Commerce. At the Medical College at
. y. m. Chancellor Brown will make the
only address The chancellor will also
speak at the exercises at the Veterinary
School other speakers will be W. Hor-
ace Haskns Of Philadelphia, eX-president
OF the American Veterinary Medical As
sociation. and DIT william II. Park, OF
the school
Thursday the Law School will open
without formal exercises. and In the
evening the School OF Commerce will
hold exercises IN the great hall at Cooper
Union. ON Saturday the School OF
Pedagogy will hold formal opening al
1890 a. m II will be addressed by James
L. Russell. dean OF Teachers College. Co
lumbia Chancellor Brown said that the
registration figures indicated an increase
all along the line. The School of Com
merce reported an increase OF g. per
cent over the same day last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21
INSULTS GIRL ON TRAIN
Six-Foot Negro Badly Beaten in
Fight with Passengers.

Eugene Goss. a negro. Of No A2 West
nth street started a free-for-all fight on
the Pittsfeld Express. OF the New York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad. late
Yesterday afternoon. by annoying Miss
Helen Brooks. a trained nurse OF No II
Buel street. Pittsheld Mass. The negro
and several OF the passengers were badly
beaten before peace was restored. Miss
Brooks left Pittsneld at % p. m. and
when the train drew into Bridgeport,
some twenty-five minutes late, she was
fast asleep.
Meanwhile. the negro. six feet two
inches In height. was pacing the platform
until the train arrived. at 5:I0 O'Clock
and walked rapidly along beside the
coaches pCering In AT the windows
At the third coach ne stopped. In the
end seat. behind the mist-stained pane.
was Miss Brooks, sound asleep. Just as
the train began 70 move again the negro
hurried 10 the end Of the car and brushed
by the porter. There were only a few
passengers aboard and they were grouped
al the other end Of the car The negro
planted himself in the seat alongside the
sleeping woman. A few moments later
the other passengers were startled by the
woman's screams as she ran through the
car the negro after her.
tie vas about 10 seize her again when
one OF the passengers tripped him up. and
before ne could rise several other men
flung themselves upon him. Miss Brooks.
who was now or the verge OF collapse,
WAS taken into another car where she
was gradually revived.
The negro meantime, proved 10 be a
tough customer and his assailants were
rolling over each other on the floor OF the
car. which by now was ciouded with dust.
All the time he gave vent 20 the most
horrible oaths and suggestions about what
he would do 20 that gal when he got
her Before the passengers could do him
further injury the train crew, headed BY
T. Foster. the conductor. rushed into the
car and carried him of 10 the smoker
where he was strapped 10 chair pending
the trains arrival IN New York
At the Grand Central a special officer
John Porter put him under arrest and
took him 10 the East 5lst street station.
where he was held on d technical charge
OF disorderly conduct Miss Brooks said
she would appear against him In night
court
The negro was arraigncd later before
Magistrate Levy IN the mems night
court An indeterminate sentence IN the
Workhouse under the a"cumulative sent
ence law was imposed. The negro denied
90 the court that he had intended TO in
suit Miss Brooks when hc sat beside her
on the train. and declared that he had
not accused her OF stealing hts purse, but
had merely asked the nurse II she had
seen II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21
TAPS ON THE SHREWSBURY
Red Bank Yacht Club Hauls
Down Ensign for Year.

Red Bank, y. j.. Sept 2O.-After a
most successful summer OF yacht racing
on the North Shrewsbury River the Red
Bank Yacht club closed Us season to-
day with the election Of the following
officers: Commodore. John 5. Dickerson,
of New York: vice-commodore. j. Fred.
Betz. Sd. OF Philadelphia; secretary.
William l.. Heidelberg. Of New York and
Fair Haven treasurer. Chris. G. Hup-
Eel. with offices at No. 90 Wall street.
New York. fleet captain J. Frank James.
Of No. $40 81 street. Brooklyn.
The club contemplates building eight
one-design yachts for next seasons rae
ing. They will be % feet on the water
line and carry 575 square feet OF can
vas. with jib and mainsail The club
members have also decided to take an
active part in ice yachting on the river
here. Many have iceboats. and others
will have them built in time for the big
races on the ice this winter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21
THE NEW HAVEN MAY LOSE
Possibility of Law Preventing
S67OOO.OOO Bond Issue.

Boston. Sept. 9).-Action by the Massa-
chusetts Public Service Commission on
the petition OF the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad for permits
sion TO issue s57OOo.OOO OF convertible de-
benture bonds depends on two theories OF
law. adherence 10 one 81 which would
make IT necessary for the commission 10
withhold It's approval This WAS the
statement to-day Of Chairman Frederick
j. Macleod Of the commission.
Chairman Macleod said that the com
mission recognized fully the necessity of
acting with the utmost promptness in
the matter Of passing on the New
Havens petition. but did not consider
the New Haven as being I'm such financial
straits as TO warrant a snap Judgment
He said ii was largely a question of law
II certain theories were found 10 De cor
rect the commission could take favorable
action on the bond issue very quickly.
but II II became necessary TO adhere 10
another theory OF law the whole case
would have 10 be thrown out OF court"
In any event. the commission will act
promptly" he added
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21
LEAVES SUICIDE NOTE
NEAR FORT LEE FERRY
Young Woman Writes: ut Is
impossible for Me Ever to
Come Home Again."
SIGNS NAME "ELIZABETH"
Lunchroom Owner Opens Mys-
FERROUS Package Left in His
Keeping Monday-Cards
in Handbag.

Detectives OF the West 10Th street
police station are making an effort 10
learn the identity Of a young woman
who left a package with mysterious
note in il at a lunch stand near the
Fort Lee Ferry on Monday The note
was addressed TO Dear Mother" and
in IL the writer said that when the note
was received she would be gone for
ever"
According 10 Max Bernstein. the
owner of the lunch stand, young
woman. apparently about twenty years
old. walked up TO his stand and asked
him If he would take care Of package
for a short time He agreed, and the
woman handed him the package. She
then walked in the direction of the
ferry house.
The young woman did not return that
day, and Bernstein placed the package
under the lunch counter. He waited
until Yesterday, when he made UP mis-
mind to investigate. He unwrapped
the newspaper covering, and an array
Of toilet articles came 10 view.
folded piece of paper attracted his at
tention and he picked it up. 1t was a
note. plainly written, and read:
Dear Mother: see that II is i'm
possible for me ever TO come home
again, so in this letter must say good
by. | am so homesick that 1 cannot
do without you now. When you get
this letter | will be gone forever. Hop
ing TO lie forgiven, remain your
daughter. ELIZABETH"
p. S.-Please tell every one that
neither you nor any one else caused 1t.
Tell Martha Bloomberg 10 get my
clothes from Summit street. Paterson.
y. j."
Bernstein al once told the police OF
his find. and Detective Thompson was
detailed to make an investigation. In
the package the detective found bust
ness card on which was printed: Pre-
mier Metal Etching Company. No. 617
East 18th street" In the lower right
hand corner of the card was the name
Albert Nuremberg" on the back OF a
torn railroad ticket was written Eddie
HaIpin. Colonial Theatre, Boston"
In the package there were also an
embroidered handbag. a comb. an Erie
Railroad time table a green felt hat
and a pamphlet entitled You Must
Meet God" The pamphlet was distrlb-
uted by the Free Tract Depot OF Wood
bridge. y. J.
Bernstein said the young woman
came 20 his stand at o'clock in the
afternoon and did not appear 10 be
excited. She was about five feet five
inches in height and weighed about 10
pounds and had blond hair. Her eyes
were blue She wore a long brown coat
over a blra silk dreSe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21
16OTH YEAR FOR COLUMBIA
University Starts Season with
Registration Exceeding / 900.

Columbia University viii hold Us an
Dual opening exercises on "Wednesday
afternoon Unofficial estimates place the
registration AZ more than ten thousand
for the coming academic year. II will be
the lsOth year Of Columbia's existence.
MANY new professors have been added 70
the faculty and two new foreign pro-
fessors will give courses at Columbia. for
the first time. on foundations. which have
lust been established with the govern
ments of the Netherlands and Austria.
The formal exercises are 20 be held In
the university gymnasium at o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon. Professor James
Furman Kemp will make the annual aca-
demic address, his subject being. THE
Appeal OF the Natural Science Dr.
George T. Brewer. professor Of clinical
surgery. will make the opening address
OF the medical school upon Standards or
Success I'm the Practice OF Medicine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21

tical credentials. II was learned yester-
day. was made by the authorities of this
diocese OF the Roman Catholic Church. as
a matter OF form. when Schmidt first ap-
piled for admission 10 St Boniface
Church.
I'VE investigated his credentials al the
time he came here" said Monsignor La
vene. rector OF St Patrick's Cathedral
yesterday. "Of course. we found nothing
wrong with them. AS for the dismissorial
papers. which the police say were found
in hts effects. 7 know nothing OF the use
10 which ne put them. We have all been
very much annoyed by the questions
which have arisen since Schmidt was ar
rested. and ! have said everything there
is to say about him. ] will have nothing
further TO discuss about the case.