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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
AYH\WKER JOTy

They tell this on DR.. S. B. jenkins,
the dentist. who visited Potter for
while, relates the Potter kansan- tie
was eating lunch one evening and
happened 70 think that he had forgot
ten to charge n man for some work
done. Having no paper handy, he
charged it or a cracker. took the
cracker to his office and laid it on
his desk That night a mouse ate
the cracker and the doctor has never
been able to think of the mans
name.
Yes. my son, there is difference,
a decided difference between Method
ism of fifty years ago and the Meth-
oilism of now, writes the Marquette
correspondent of the Mcpherson Dem
ocrat- opinion. The minister of then
made the rounds of his three or four
station circuit by horse and buggy, if
he owned horse and buggy and the
roads were passable; or he made 1t
on horseback if he owned horse and
no buggy: or he made it Cd foot. If
he owned neither horse nor buggy;
but he made it-always made it.
know. because it was my part of the
religious program to grease the
preachers buggy, groom his horse. or,
if he walked. to clean and grease his
boots. These Sunday morning duties
often made me later in getting to the
swimming hole than the other boys,
but I was not altogether displea5ed.
as the minister always p2tted me on
the head and said on taking his leave
that ] would be richly paid for all
my labOrs. However, it never oc-
CURED to me then that I would have
to wait until after 1 died to draw my
salary. The minister of now is differ
ent. If a splash of rain renders au-
tomo billing either undesirable, I'M
comforta BILE or uncertain, he cancels
the date, and the Lord only knows
how many souls are starving through
lack of spiritual food. how many souls
are in jeopardy, and he resting at
home with the circuits entire stock
of relief at his disposal. It's lot
what it used to be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
YARDS VS.. RAILROADS
Differences Are Aired Before the
Kansas Utilities Board.

Kansas City, Oct. 23.-Nearly a
score of railroad officials met with
two members of the Kansas public
utilities commission and representa-
tives of the Kansas City Stock Yards
company in the Live Stock Exchange
building today to discuss proposed
improved railroad switching facilities
a the stock yards. The question of
granting a charter to the Kansas City
Connecting railway is to be heard by
the utilities commission in Topeka to-
morrow.
Railroad officials made objection 70
the proposition, especially in the mat
ter of absorbing in the present rates IN
livestock of a proposed terminal charge
of 81 car. Stockyards officials insist
ed that the improved terminal facili-
ties are necessary since present long
drives cause shrinkage in live stock.
especially sheep. thus causing the
Kansas City yards to suffer discrim-
nation in favor of other yards. John
NJ Kinkel and James A. Gable repre-
scented the commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
"Man VIII Yet Make Cold"

Dross may yet become gold; lead can
be transmitted; DR.. Faustus Will De
outdone; the age old dream Of the al
chemist is achieved. All these fairy
tale facts We're declared true at re
cent session of the British Association
for the Advancement of Science by
DR.. Frederick Soddy, lecturer on RADIO
activity at the University of Glasgow
In a technical paper dealing with
radium. Prof. Soddy said he was GER
tain lead could be and eventually
would be transmitted into ruddy gold.
No matter, he said, if this has not yet
been done, and no matter if it sounds
romantic and alchemic, the fact re-
mains.
Then the professor went on to ex-
plain why the change had not yet been
made. It was not yet possible, he as
serted, to work with electricity at a
sufficiently high potential just as men
have not yet been able to produce suffi-
cient heat and pressure to make arti-
fetal diamonds of any size. The pres
ent limit for the electrical potential is
about 100 900 volts. When we are able
to work with ten times that potential,
said DR.. Soddy. gold making will be
simple. He thought men would learn
enough about electricity to make the
use of this high voltage possible
Birmingham (Eng) Dispatch to New
York World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
Off TO SALTWATER.
Washburn Leaves to Meet Oklahoma
Aggies-Unknown Strength

The Washburn team will leave to-
night for Saltwater, Okla, where it will
meet the Oklahoma Aggies. Every
man on the team will make the trip
excepting Hardy, the fast colored half
back. He has not recovered from lit
juries received a week ago
The team held the last scrimmage
practice for this game Wednesday aft
ernoon and will have nothing but sig
nal practice and other light work this
afternoon.
The Washburn squad has been uu-
able to get much information about
the Oklahoma Aggies and don't know
what to expect in this game. Coach
Gray has heard that the team was
good one but he cannot estimate it's
strength.
Coach Gray has requested the Okla
homa management to call the game
early enough to allow players to start
home on a train that leaves Saltwater
at $3.50 o'clock, but has not heard from
him. If the Washburn players don't
catch this train they will be compelled
to stay in Saltwater another twenty
four hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
TIE EVENING STORY
Cupid and the Captain.
(By Dorothy Douglas. }

And not romance among them %
queried Mrs. Dane, casting laughing
| eyes at the rough hewn head of the
captain. Not even a tiny wee one
| They had been listening to thrilling
| narratives of the sea-Mrs. Dane, her
husband and one other. q
| Capt. Bangor smiled at the little
! bird-like woman who had put the last
question; the whimsical light far back
in his eyes did not escape her inter-
ested glance.
"Oh-I have loved and sailed away
once or twice." he told her, but
always upon returning to port she
whom l had loved in light way had
turned to another for consolation
He laughed and the two women at
the table fell to wondering how any
girl could forget man SO ruggedly
handsome as their captain. He was
attractive to the point of making even
! little Mrs. Danes heart miss a beat
when he turned his deep set eyes full
ly upon her.
Il simply couldn't live without
romancen' she calculated.
NO doubt l have missed a great
! deal sighed the captain, with a
twinkle in his eyes as they rested on
Mr.. Dane, cor, better still-escaped
much
You will certainly pay the penalty
for that last remark limited Mrs.
til the curls danced. Your ship will
sail the sea of matrimony yet! Mark
my words"
The captains eyes grew suddenly
thoughtful. 1t was just such a head
as Mrs. Danes that he had often pic
tured resting against his shoulder in
the freight of his own home.
You've worried him already" put
in Dane. Capt. Bangor is content to
pilot his ship safely through sea of
are a different proposition-eh, cap
tain?'
My barque is certainly a faithful
spouse" laughed the captain. "She
elements with me. And when we ar
rive safely in port she is ever my
haven
''Yes-but your barque is not a lfv
ing, breathing woman" put in Mrs.
Dane, with warm, laughing lips, eyes
that light at your coming and hair
with the scent of Jasmine
We are beaten said Mr.. Dane.
and the captain nodded: You will
never attain happiness without a wife
whose hair eNhales the odor of jas
mine
"Barkus is more than Willing" ad-
mited the captain, except. that the
perfume must be carnation. Jasmine
reminds me of the Kashmira love
song. and that in turn takes me back
to the days when I carried shiploads
of insane criminals from India
make it carnation by all MEANS
put in Dane.
with the word "carnation'' a smile
as enigmatic as it was unexpected
flew swiftly into Mrs Danes eyes
During the remainder of the meal she
was strangely silent.
Mark my Words laughed Dane.
when my wife is silent and wears
that cunning expression in her eyes
there is trouble brewing for some
one
The captain only smiled.
The outcome of the enigmatic smile
was a letter written by Mrs. Dane to
the friend whom she had been visit
ing in village near Belfast She post
ed the letter at Sandy Hook and it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont ana
Massachusetts, here today to give as
surances that any increased revenue
allowed the Boston & Maine would be
expanded properly. The statements or
Messrs Elliott and Mcdonald, were
made at a hearing on a petition to in
crease freight rates.
Mr. Elliott told the commission that
the New Haven road controlled the
Boston & Maine and was vitality inter-
ested in its success. The Boston &
Maine, he said, must meet obligations
of 100000 within the next six
months or go into the hands of a re-
ceiver. If the Boston & Maine failed
and had to be reorganized, the New
Ravens investment in the road would
be entirely lost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
ITS FIRST MEETING.
Federal Industrial Commission Assem-
bles in Washington.

Washington, Oct. 23.-The new fed
eral industrial commission empowered
by congress to inquire into economic
conditions in the United States, held
its first meeting today outlined the
scope of its activities and elected
Frank P. Walsh of Kansas City per-
manent chairman, and Prof. J. r.
Commons of Madison, Wis, temporary
secretary. Mrs. j. Borden Hartman CT
New York, Frederic A. Delano of Chi
cago, Harris Weinstock of San Fran
cisco, S. Thurston Ballard of Louis
Vile, Ky; John B. Lennon of Bloom
ington, ILL.,; James O'Connen of Wash
ington and Austin B. Garrettson Of
Iowa. the other commissioners, were
all present
The commission was addressed by
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American federation of labor who ex-
pressed the hope and belief that with
the powers conferred upon it, the body
would be in position to accomplish
what many previous commissions had
failed to do. Frank Morrison, secre-
tary of the federatio and Julius F.
Cohen of New York also spoke.
Later the commission called upon
President Wilson who addressed them
briefly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
SANTA FE NOTES,

Items for this column may be tele-
phoned to 1915 or the State Journal office,
j. Fl. Linn. assistant supervisor Of an
prentices has returned from MeIverpp
Kan, where he spent the weekend with
Swftchman B. F. Williams. who has
worked for a number of years as ntphf
swltchmaSn has been assigned to regular
Mr.. Joab of Kansas City. Mr.. Howell
S TI SOFT OF Topeka Mr. Ripley. president;
and Mr. Enge ASSISTANT to the n s. GIsed
ali stockholders in the Santa Fe. are hold,
lf es: business meeting this week at the
Mrs, Yewen, wife of Engineer g F.
Jewell, Will return the last of the week
spending this week with her daughter
key. r. l. Gilmore. pastor of the Third
Poesoyterian 1, church, had charge of the
cHine shops S. s. Alexander had charge
daily invited to attend the stereopticon
pictures of Lake Geneva next SafTIrdsv
morning at 8 O'Clock at the r. r. Y. NJ. &.
a. gymnasium DR.. Lull will have charge
and after the pictures athletic and SWIM
ming stunts will be demonstrated
Mrs Miller, wife of Engineer C-bae
Miller of Arkansas City, who underwent
an operation in Stormont hospital here
alton last Monday here and is reporte65 IL
be SLOWLY improving. u
business meetin" Friday afternoon 0iar
The entertainment at the r NJ
"a =, A Friday night will be given by Miss
Mrs = " S-rioi siis-
Ran, is spending this week with MT. and
MIS- X NJ. Morehouse, the Santa Fe lr,csI
watch inspector i0cdi
Guy Scrivner of Kansas City. formerly
OF the motive power building, is in TO
peRa few days, visiting friends
rev; p A. Shut Will have CHARGE 90
Inc the Bl6le class Friday morning at 1o.t5
IN the Santa Fe telegraph school -"
j. 2 Grove. chief clerk to the ob;ae
electrician, and Mrs. Grove are In Rann ie.
Cit today on business. Sas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
THAW IS INDICTED.
He Is Charged With Conspiring to
Escape From Matteawan.

New York, Oct. ga blanket in
dictment charging Harry *. ThaW and
four others with conspiracy in connec-
ton with his escape from MatteaWan
state hospital for the criminal insane
in August was returned by the grand
jury here this afternoon. 1t will be
used as a, weapon by William Travers
Jerome in his effort to extradite Thaw
from New Hampshire.
The others indicted were former AS
sem blyman Richard Butler, Michael
O'Feefe, "Gentleman Roger" Thomp-
son and Eugene Duffy, who are al
legged to have been Thaws companions
in the automobile in which he escaped.
These are the same men for whom
warrants We're issued in Duchess
county after Thaw'S flight.
Bench warrants on today's indict-
ment were issued by the court and
turned over to detectives of the dis
trict attorneys office. Mr.. Jerome an
nounced that he would ask Governor
Glynn at once for extradition papers
based on the new charge to be sent to
the governor of New Hampshire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
Join WITH BUTCHERS,
Housewives Organize to Buy Only
Argentine Beef.

Philadelphia, Oct. 23.-Philadelphia
housewives and retail butchers have
organized to fight the high cost of liv-
ing by cutting out the middle man S
profits. Leaders in the movement prom
Use that the prices of meats, butter and
eggs will be reduced 10 to 20 per cent
below current rates. The housewives
under the leadership of Mrs. William B.
Dorr, who conducted the eggs crusade
mere last winter, agreed to give their
patronage to the butchers who are
forming an organization to buy direct
from the producer
Efforts are being made to enroll G. 900
butchers in the organization which pro-
poses to buy beef directly from Argen-
tine and eggs and butter from western
diaries and creameries
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
PART0LA FESTIVAL,
Discovery of the Pacific Celebrated in
San Francisco

San Francisco, Oct. 23-Four hundred
years ago Dan Vasco Nunez de Balboa
stood silent on peak in Darien. the dis
coVerer OF the Pacific ocean, Today his
personator for the San Francisco Partola
festival whizzed through the Golden Gate
on the United States destroyer Farragut
and landed with an imposing ceremony
at decorated pier Then escorted by
5000 men composing army regiments,
naval contingent, companies of the state
national guard and naval militia he pro
ceeded through the city's gayly decorated
streets to Union square, where the queen
of the festival received him her royal
conSort.
Numerous warships have been assembled
in the harbor here in honor of the cele-
bration. Chinatown is mass of festive
bunting. the Chinese companies having
spent many thousands of dollars in deco
ratiOnS
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CONFER ON mexico.
Wilson and Bryan Engage in a Con.
fidential Talk

Washington, Oct 23.-Develop-
ments attending General Felix Diaz's
attempts to campaign for the MeXi-
can presidency and the latest turn in
the situation between the United
States and Great Britain over the lat
ter's attitude toward Mexico, engaged
the attention of President Wilson. and
Secretary Bryan in conferences today.
Disposition of all officials here to
maintain absolute silence with regard
to the inquiries by Ambassador Page
at London indicated that the whole
affair will be handled by diplomacy
and no expressions of policy were
looked for on the subject either from
London or Washington.
There was confidence that further
and more intimate discussion of de-
tails would result in a friendly under
standing. Secretary Bryan today di-
rected Charge O'Shaughnessy at Mex
leo City to use his good offices with
the Huerta government to obtain a
fair trial for Daniel and EvariSto Ma
dero, brothers of the late president,
now uDdar arrest
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THAT SPEED WAR
The r.. p. Is i'm Thick of PacInc
Coast Fight.
Has a 65-Hour Train to Frisco
After Panama Fair Travel

The Union Pacific has its steel paw III
the mighty trans continental speeu
war which is being Waged petMeein
the three great railroads; the fSoch
Island Santa and Union Pac11lc- me
Union Pacific has put into operator.
the New Overland Limited at CoSl
of nearly 100000. This train makes
the run from Chicago to san IRAN
cisco, a distance of 2,274 miles at an
average rate of 34.71 miles an hour
This train was put into operation may
l and from time to time the scheuuie
was cut down until at the present time
it takes the train just 65 hours 10
make the trip, allowing two hours Ior
the change in time.
The real fight for speed is between
Chicago and Frisco, as the road Whlch
can give the best service between these
two points will carry the majority OF
the passengers to the Panama-Pacific
exposition, which is to held there in
1915.
The Pacific Limited, another train
run by the Union Pacific, makes the
run in SO hours and Is minutes from
Chicago to the coast. This great rail
road war is now at its height. Each
road involved is struggling for suprem-
acy The Santa Fe and Rock Island
are both spending millions of dollars
for trains that will better their service.
The Union Pacific time between Chi
cago and the coast made by the Over
land Limited can be described in no
other way than hair splitting. The av-
erage miles per hour for the complete
trip is as follows: Chicago, to Omaha,
a distance of 491 miles, is made in
twelve hours at an average rate of Al
miles per hour; Omaha and Grand Is
land, 43 miles per hour; Grand Island
and North Platt, 1922; North Platte and
Sidney, 40; Sidney and Cheyenne, SO;
Cheyenne and Laramie, 29.S; Laramie
and Rawlins, SO; Rawlins and Green
River 80; Green River and ogden, 80;
Ogden to Monticello, 1928; Monticello
to Carlin, 3S19 Carlin to Inlay, 1896;
Inlay to Sparks, 1913; Sparks to Blue
Canyon, 21.52; Blue Canyon to Sacra-
mento, 27.46; Sacramento to San Fran
cisco, BOIL.
According to Ray Harries, local pas
senger agent, this schedule is not made
by fast running. 1t is made by elimi-
mating a number of smaller stops
Seven hundred of the thousand miles
between Omaha and Ogden is double
track.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
HAD HUSBANDS ASHES
Mrs. Gus Rubin Enters City Politics
in New York.

New York, Oct. 23-Mrs. Sarah M
Rubin, widow of Gus Rubin, one time
heavyweight prize fighter, created a
sensati last night when she appeared
at political rally in Brooklyn and,
holding an urn high above her head,
said:
Il have here the urn containing the
ashes of my dead husband Gus Ruth
lin. Speaking for these ashes I shall
do all in my power to defeat Alderman
Otto Gelbke, who is a candidate for
reelection
Mrs. Rubin declared that she had
been bounded by Gelbke ever since her
husbands death and that the alderman
was chiefly responsible for the fight
over Ruhlin's will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
HEAR WISNER CASE.
Sons Consent to Not Contest Town
Requests.

Wichita, Oct 23.-The two sons of the
late Dr. Henry Wisner of sharon. Kan,
who died. leaving money, to the Kansas
State W. c. T u, the children of Chester
1. Long, former United States senator,
and the Medicine Lodge Masons, the
library and cemetery associations, agreed
today to let the town requests stand if
the ASSOCIATIONS would take no part in the
case. which they are contesting the
will 1t was announced that the Wisner
sons are contesting the bequest of $4,000
to the w. C. T. U. and $4,000 TO the Long
A NJ. Jackson, in his opening statement
for the plaintiffs, said DR.. Wisner's ad-
vanced age when he bequeathed his prop
eTty made him easily susceptible to I'M
due influence.
H. c. Sluss for the defense. said that
DR.. Wisner was strong mentally when the
beOuestS were made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23

If Murphy and Tammany controlled
and dominated the high court of i'm
peachment, it appears that they over
looked an important trick by not de-
barring Sulzer from the privilege of
again holding public office. He seems
to be headed in u direction that will
cause them all kinds of trouble and
annoyance. But if Sulzer can do or
say anything that will assist in putting
a permanent jinx on Tammany he will
be rendering a real service to the peo-
pie of New York, and will thereby be
making amends for some of former
sins. At that. though, he is likely to
be ''the same old Bill,' as it is almost
impossible for an old dog to learn new
tricks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
WILSON DOES CLAM ACT
For the First Time the President
Refuses to Talk.

Washington, Oct. 23.-At his usual semi
weekly conference with the newspaper
correspondents today, President Wilson,
for the first time, declined to discuss
foreign relations and asked to be excused
from speaking of the attitude of Great
Britain or any other phase of the Mexican
situation.
The presidents departure from his Gus
tom of speaking frankly on international
affairs was regarded deeply sig
nificant regarding the situation caused by
the actions of Sir Lionel Garden, British
minister to Mexico, and Great Britain's
attitude toward the Mexican situation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
JOURNAL ENTRIES
asx money generally talks the

Easy money generally talks the
loudest.
- ss =
A man who is contented is usually
in a pretty deep rut.
!. -
Every human is more or less con-
trary when the occasion offers.
I. i
Nobody ever achieves much distinc-
ton by what he intends to do.
(. i y
This is also the season of the year
when the average duck hunter gets a
lot of fine exercise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23

One of the most remarkable police
records eXtant has just been made in
Germany Five circus lions that We're
loose and roaming around the streets
of Leipsic were shot and killed by the
police there and not so much as a
single innocent bystander was injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
HIS FIRST VETO.
President Wilson Hates to Do 1t But
1t Is Duty.

Washington, Oct. 23.-President
Wilson sent his first veto to congress
today. He disapproved a joint resolu-
ton to reinstate Adolph Unger of
Mansfield. Ohio. as a cadet at West
Point. Unger, appointed by Repre-
sentative Sharp, failed in examination
after a strenuous effort to succeed and
his friends sought another chance for
him.
Il regret to do this but deem it my
duty" wrote the president.
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HANGING IS DELAYED.
In Order That Condemned Man May
Eat a Chicken Dinner

Somerset. Pa, Oct. 23.-The exc
cution of John w Maus, condemned
to die here this morning at 10 O'Clock
for the murder of Harrison Brown,
mail carrier, September IL, 1912,
was delayed until 1 o'clock in order
that Maus might enjoy a chicken din
ner When he had finished his break
fast he asked Sheriff Charles l..
Hochard for a good dinner. The re-
quest was granted, but the meal could
not be prepared without delaying the
hanging.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
GIFT FROM The HOUSE
Members Will Unite on a Wedding
Present for Miss Wilson.

Washington, Oct. 23.-Democrats,
Republicans and Progressives of the
house are going to unite to present a
wedding gift next month to Miss Jes-
sic Wilson, the presidents daughter.
Republican Leader Mann gathered a
hundred or more members today and
proposed that Miss Jessie be remem-
bered with a fitting gift The sugges-
ton met with instant favor and Speak
er Clark was designated to appoint =
committee to carry out the plan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-23
Nine Die IN STORM,
Scores Injured and Property Greatly
Damaged.

New Orleans. Oct. 23.-A terrific
storm that is reported to have taken
at least nine lives, injured almost half
a hundred persons and done great
property damage, swept over a narrow
strip of Southern Louisiana early to-
day. Wires are down southwest of
this city and news of the storms dam
age did not reach here until after
noon.