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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
Boy Scout Relay Race to Chi
cagO Started Today.
President Wilson Sends Mes
sage to Mayor Harrison.
REACH CHICAGO FOURTH DAY
Hands Runner Mes
sage From White House.
Moving Picture Men Are Sta
toned Along Course.

Washington, June 24.-Attired in a
white linen suit and with the eyes of
a great crowd upon him, President
Wilson stood on the porch of the White
House at $50 a. m. today and placed
a message of felicitation to Mayor Car
ter Harrison of Chicago, in the haver-
sack of Fred Reed, the first of a string
of Boy Scout relay runners who will
bear it to Chi ago. Young Reed, a
picture of health and athletic develop
ment, in a sleeveless shirt and running
costume, stepped up to the front door
and saluted the president who return
ed it. Placing the carefully rolled
message in the pouch which Reed ex-
tended, the president with wave OF
his hand, started the race and the first
runner with a long stride along the
White House drive darted away on the
first relay, a mile off. Secretary Lane,
Secretary Tumulty and members of the
presidents family were grouped on the
White House steps while moving pic
ture machines recorded the start.
The first few relays were for short
distances in the city, but after the
district line was reached it was planned
to have each of the Boy Scouts run
mile.
Three automobile loads of scouts es-
corted the runners out of town. The
route from washington lies through
Maryland to Gettyburg, Pa, and west
through to Pittsburg, Cleveland, To-
Iedo, South Bend and to Chicago. The
runners are due in Chicago June %.
Wilson's message to Mayor Harrison
will not be made public until it has
been delivered in Chicago, but it is
understood to be one of congratulation
on the international athletics cham
pionship at Grant park June % to July
6, to which the relay race is a pre-
Iiminary. The first days running ends
tonight at 1870 at Chambersburg, Pa,
and by the same hour tomorrow night
the scouts will have passed through
Pittsburg and arrived at Beaver Falls,
Pa BY p. M, June &c, the message
is due in Cleveland. at 2:30 a. M, June
%, it is due at Toledo. South Bend
is scheduled to be reached at S:45 D.
M, June 27. The last lap to Chicago
from South Bend a fraction
more than 100 miles. The run is due
to be completed at 1 p. m, June 2S.
Relay messengers are stationed at each
point where the message changes, some
Of them no more than mile apart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
KEEP Up FIGHT
Senators Opposing Free Sugar
Get Together in Caucus.
Offer Amendment to Continue
Tariff After Three Years.

Washington, June A.-Anti-free su-
gar Democrats got together in the SEN
ate caucus today and agreed to support
an amendment by Senator Shafroth to
eliminate the provision for free sugar
in 1916 and substitute a duty of ap-
proximately one-half cent a pound af-
ter that time on refined sugar.
The Shafroth amendment accepts the
duties proposed in the Underwood bill
upon sugars for the next three years,
including a rate or refined sugar until
1916 of approximately one cent a pound
Louisiana senators and those from beet
sugar states are making no fight to
change those rates, but are urging
their colleagues to abandon free sugar
for a further so per cent reduction in
1915. If the amendment is voted down
the anti-free sugar senators will have
other alternatives to propose.
Senator Walsh, of Montana, resumed
his anti-free sugar speech today when
the Democratic caucus resumed. Ready
to support an amendment to strike out
the provision for free sugar in 1916,
were Senators Newlands, Randell,
Thornton and Williams. The sugar
schedule promised to take up the en-
tire day. Senator James planned to
lead the defense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
RAINS IN KANSAS
Showers i'm Northeastern Sec
tiOnS This Morning.
Only .O6 of an Inch Fell in
Topeka Today.

Vegetation has taken on a brighter
shade of green in and around Topeka.
A shower that was accompanied by a
good deal of buster, but which netted
but .06 of an inch of rain, fell between
eight and $3.50 o'clock this morning AL
though the amoune of moisture was
not great the small offering was CRATE
fully received-vegetation had begun
to suffer
According to the report issued today
from the office of the local weather
bureau and covering the twenty-four
hours ending at seven o'clock this
morning. heavy rail fell at Dresden in
Decatur county, and light showers at
other points in northern Kansas. The
Rock Island reports that a heavy rain
fell at Colby Monday night.
sunny Flora, the local weather
man, looks for real summer weather
the rest of this week. He says there
rs little chance for precipitation.
There will be no relief" he stated,
until an area of low pressure appears
in the southwest"
Mr.. Flora is optimistic. Although
he admits that rain is needed locally
he said today:
This is good weather for the har-
vesting of the wheat crop. The corn
is still looking well. but is not grow
ing rapidly. If the rains do come
dleT OIl--NIllcn Iney nave always OOIe
in the past-we'H be all right anyhow.
1.-The rainfall to date this month is
three-quarters of an inch below nor
NAL We have a deficiency since the
first of March of 2. inches.
THE temperature for the month
thus far has been slightly below nor
NAL. but if the present weather con-
tinues this will not be the case by the
end of the month
Rain has fallen at the following sta
tions in the "a hours ending at
O'Clock this morning, according to the
report of the local bureau: Horton,
is; Hays, .12; Hanover, .04; Dresden,
.S4: Wichita 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
FOR 8-HOUR DAY
Eleven Thousand Garment
Workers Want Shorter Day.
Strike May Be Illegal, but They
Strike Anyway.

Cincinnati. June 24.-Eleven thousa nd
garment workers obeyed the strike or
der today and the work in practically
all shops was at a standstil It was
estimated 5000 workers were on strike
in Cincinnati and 5000 more in Mount
Healthy and Reading. suburbs, and in
Newport and CovingtOn, KY, across
the river from Cincinnati
John Riesenberger, business mana ger
the local union of garment work
Pers and B. A. Larger, interna tional
secretary still insist that the issuance
of the strike order was unconstitutional
and Illegal, but the workers declare
that they have received a telegram
from Thomas Rickert, international
president, sanctioning the calling of
strike and urging the men and women
TO stand firm until their demands are
granted. As finally formulated. the
women workers demands are for a
fOrty-eight hour week The men ask
for the same working hours or 50
hour week and a ten per cent increase
In wages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
London Society Interested in
Fight for Millions.
Did Lady Sackville Use "Undue
Influence on Scott?
COURT ALONE KNOWS SECRET
Opens Letter Addressed
Lady by Dead BarOnet.
Fifty Thousand Dollars Offered
for Secret COdiciI.

London, June 24.-London society
crowded the probate court today at
the beginning of the suit over the
will lof the late Sir John Murray Scott.
Sir John left nearly s5,00O,000 to
Lady Sackville of Knole Park, Kent,
wife of Baron Sackville, a relative Of
a former British minister to Wash
ington. Malcolm Scott, a brother Of
Sir John, opposes probate of the will
on the ground that Baron and Lady
Sackville used undue influence in or
der to obtain the bulk of the estate.
He also claims that a codicil, for
which he has offered $4,000 reward,
was executed after the drawing of the
will, for which the Sackvilles seek
probate.
By order of the court some time
ago, an envelope left by Sir John
Murray Scott addressed to Lady
Sackville was opened, but it has not
been disclosed whether it contained
the missing codicil.
At the opening of the case for
Malcolm Scott today, his counsel out
lined the general nature of his case.
THE Sackvilles," he said, spent
more than ten eyars in obtaining COM
plete ascendancy and domination over
Sir John Scott. The nature of that
influence was such that, although
they were not relatives, they induced
him to finance them for enormous
sums during his lifetime and to leave
to them the greater part of his estate
of S5,00O,000.'
Sir John died January II, 1912,
after a most remarkable career. He
was the son of a Scottish doctor of
very humble position. The doctor
CHANGED to be called to attend the
Marquis of Hertford. The marquis
and his kinSman, Richard Wallace,
took a liking to him and Wallace ap-
pointed DIR. Scotts son his private
secretary. He served in that capacity
for many years and eventually in
duced Wallace to present the famous
Wallace art collection to the British
museum, for which service Scott was
made a baronet.
Sir Johns fortune was bequeathed
to him by Lady Wallace, who left him
about S5,000,000 in money and some
large properties in France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
JAP TALKS PEACE.
Says Countrymen Believe United States
Will Be Fair.

San Francisco, June 24.-Iijima, newly
appointed Japanese consul general at
New Yor,--, arrived yesterday on the
transpacific liner Chiyo Maru and i'm
mediately began discounting alarmist
discussions of the relations between his
country and the United States.
"All this war talk over the alien land
bill is but the work of agitators" he
said.
"It does not express the true feel
ing. Japan believes that the United
States will treat her fairly and is wait
ing with patience for a just and quiet
settlement of the difficulty that has
arisen -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
EXECUTE twelve
Suspected of Assassination of
Turkish ViZier.
Walk Firmly to ScaffOld-Sev-
eraI Make Speeches.

Constantinople, June 24.-Twelve of
the men sentenced to death in con-
nection with the assassination of NAH
moud Schefket Pasha, the late grand
vizier, were executed this morning IN
Bayazide square The place was sur
rounded by a double Gordon of armed
military police, troops and city police
but there was no disturbance. The con-
demned men walked to the scafold
with firm steps. Several of them de-
livered addresses from the scaffold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
ASKS HEART BALM
Irish LaSsie Names Arthur Hoe
as Defendant in Suit.
Petitions Court for $225,000
From n. Y. Millionaire.

New York, June 24.-"A girl of q with
Irish eyes of blue and hair of jet" her
dream of love rudely broken, filed suits
in the supreme coure court for $2250O0
damages against Arthur l. Hoe, son of
the late Robert Hoe, ulti-millionaire
printing press manufacturer.
For wooing her ardently. winning her
heart and breaking it ruthlessly, she de-
mands $150,OoO. For his alleged breach of
contract for failing to supply her with
money for her living expenses, she asks
$4,000 additional
Three years ago when she was Is and a
graduate of st. Bridget's academy in this
city, Miss Mae A Sullivan, called by her
friends, the prettiest girl in New York, "
met young Hoe, heir to a large estate 1t
a case of love at first sight with
both of them, she confeSSeS. Her girliSh
charms and beautiful face, his gallant
conduct and lavish expenditure of money,
combined to make them supremely happy
with each other.
He told me that he loved me and re-
spected more than all else in the world
and that he would marry me-" she asserts,
'and I believed him I trusted him so
completely that I was willing to become
estranged from my family for his sake.
He knew l was an orphan and now be-
lieve he took advantage of that fact
Miss Sullivan is the daughter of Pat
rick H. Sullivan, deceased, former registrar
of deeds in this city. She was brought up
in luxury and after the death of her par
ents made her home with an uncle. She
was ambitious for good education and
musical career.
Just after her graduation from school,
she says. Hoe obtained an introduction
and began to lavish presents upon her.
He met her in October 1910. and within
two months had given her automobile
and over $4,000 in jewels and other gifts.
He told me he was single and showed
me great attention, love and affection" Is
the way Miss Sullivan puts it. He pro-
posed that 1 take an apartment with two
girl friends and agreed to do so. For
a bout three months We had a magnificent
ly appointed apartment in Seventh ave-
nue. I afterward moved to several other
places. My last residence was 420 River
side Drive. All this time 1 believed i'm
plicity that Mr. Hoe was a single man
and able to carry out his promise of mar
riage as soon he could.
1T was not until February, 1912, that l
learned that Mr.. Hoe was already mar
ried and living with his wife and children
He admitted this to me, asked my for
giveness and agreed to support me for
life Prior to that time he had been sup
porting me at the rate of about $4,000 a
year. He told me he got 100000 from
his father.
Il made the best of the situation. From
that time on our relations were cool. but l
continued to take money when 1 could get
it. Finally he failed to keep even his
promise to support me and 1 reluctantly
instructed my attorney to draw up papers
for court action
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
A DAY OF SHOWERS.
''More Bluster Than RAIN" Is ''Sun-
ny'S'' Promise.

A heavy thunder shower struck To-
peka at ? o'clock this afternoon. 1t
was accompanied by a stiff breeze that
was almost a gale at one period of
the storm-46 pniles an hour was the
rate of speed.
The precipitation up to 2:40 o'clock
was -15 inch which made .21 for the
day up to that time. But the rain was
still coming down in torrents. The
barometer took a radical drop and
there was every indication that the
gardens in and around Topeka would
receive a good soaking.
1t was the guess of the local weather
man that about a third of the state
has received showers today.
The governments prediction that
the week would be 7-day drouth with
hot winds and no rain has been frus-
trated by showers and general rains
all over Kansas But, of course, you
can never tell in Kansas.
The weather has been of fairly
comfortable variety today. 1t is
slightly sultry. but the temperature is
five degrees below normal for this
date. The showers early this morn
ing netted but .06 of an inch.
1t was the opinion of the weather
man that the conditions will be threat
ening tonight and Wednesday but that
there viii be more bluSter than rain.
The hourly T0a dinSS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
LUNATIC ATTACKS.
Escapes From Sanitarium and Assaults
Wife With Hatchet.

ST. Louis, June 24.-August Ostman
escaped from a sanitarium here last
night, walked thirty miles to his home
at Boeschert. broke into the house
and attacked his wife with knife and
hatchet. He then went out of the
house without molesting five children
sleeping within. and stabbed himself
Mrs. Ostman was taken to a hospi-
tai in ST. Louis She is in a serious
condition. About six months ago Ost-
man was committed to a state insane
asylum, but his father secured his re-
lease on a writ of habeas corpus
Ostman is believed to be fatally
wounded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
TODAY'S GAMES.
Western.

Western.
st. Joseph at Topeka, rain.
Denver at Omaha, cloudy.
Lincoln at Sioux City, rain
Wichita at Des Moines, cloudy.
National.
Chicago at st. Louis, (two)
cloudy.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati, clear.
Philadelphia at Boston, clear.
Brooklyn at New York, cloudy.
American.
st. Louis at Chicago, clear.
New York at Washington,
cloudy.
Boston at Philadelphia, rain.
Cleveland at Detroit, CD clear.
Association.
Louisville at Colum bus, cloudy.
Indianapolis at Toledo, clear.
Kansas City at Milwaukee,
clear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24

Judge George E. Downey of Aurora,
Ind, is the recently appointed comptroller
of the United States treasury. In his new
job Judge Downey will have more knotty
problems to solve than any other member
of the new official family. He is the
court of last resort and the final authority
on all government expenditures. He set
ties all appeals from government auditors
and cabinet officers have the right to call
on him for an advance decision respecting
proposed expenditures. He must be well
verSed the statutes governing the
operations of government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
NO GAME.

Today's ball game between the kaws
and St Joseph on the local grounds
has been called off on account of rain.
A double header will be played tomor
row, first game starting at 2 O'Clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
RAZOR NOT WEAPON.
Court Rules 1t Is "Implement of
ToiIet"-Negro Freed.

jackson. Miss, June 24-The su-
preme court of Mississippi yesterday
held that the razor is not q weapon,
but an implement of the toilet In the
case at issue, that of Junius Brown, a
negro, for carrying concealed weapons
was set aside.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
sun SPOTS MISSING.
Scientists Say Old Soils Complexion
Has Cleared Up.

Paris, June 24.-The academy of
sciences is discussing the fact that
spots on the sun have disappeared
since last April. 1t is an extraordinary
occurrence, the periodical appearance
of sun spots being within a cycle of
LIB years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
TO ATTACK JUAREz.
American Consul Notified by Mexican
Rebel Chief.

Ell Paso, June 24.@Pancho Villa
and his band of Mexican rebels are
enroute from Casas Grandes, $50
miles south of here, to attack Juarez,
according to a messenger of the Pear
son lumber interests which just ar
rived here. The messenger left CasaS
Grandes Saturday following it's cap
ture by Villa and his rebel band, and
says Villa has LOO men, all well
mounted and equipped. Last night
Villa send word to American Consul
T. D. Edwards in Juarez that he
would attack the border city this
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24

Weather Forecast for Kansas
Generally fair tonight and Wednes-
lay; continued warm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24

Continued on Page Sikh
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-25
Jackets Take Final
Scrimmage Workout
For Clemson Battle

The Yellow Jackets had their final
scrimmage on yesterday afternoon
for the Clemson bame on Thursday
The scrubs could not get in sight of the
varsity's goal line.
For the next two days the boys will
be put through hard signal drills. as the
scrubs will not APPEAR on the gridron
again this season for them to scrim-
mage with.
Coach Heisman and his squad are not
al all confident of winning from Gem
son. If dope or comparative scores have
anything to do with the result of the
game. Clemson viii probably come out d
winner. Clemson has rolled UP larger
scores on her opponents than Tech did
against the same teams. Georgia de-
feated Clemson in the last three min
utes of play and merely tucked them
out of the game, while, on the other
hand, Tech could not even score on
Georgia
Tech will use the same lineup as
against Georgia with the exception OF
Beard at right end Thomasson will fill
his position and johnson viii be used
at fullbaCk
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-25
ch-Clemson Game Looks Even
+s+ ts+ +.t
HeiSman Can't Select Winner

HE Clemson team will outweigh
Tech by about six pounds to the
man. and they have decidedly more
veteran players on the team than has
Tech. The speed of the two back
fields is about the same, as nearly as
| can figure, and they both have a
we'll diversified attack. In Logan
Clemson has an extra good end-run-
ming halfback, and Tech also has one
In Cook AT fullbaCk the Tigers have
Webb and he is really one of the
very best of the year. But Tech viii
have Johnston back in the game, and
he is just about as good a man as
Webb, The latteTs punting viii about
equal MaCDonald's. SO things are a
stand off there.
From tackle to tackle, think Glenn
sons line is a little stronger than
Techs-at least, it ought to be, for 1t
is certainly heavier But on the end
positions | prefer the Tech players.
The remaining players in the two
baCktields show a slight margin in
favor of Tech, | think.
Thus we see that an analysis Of the
individual abilities of the PLAYERS
helps nothing at all in trying to pick
winner. But the Clemson team is
easily the best the Palmettoes have
sent down to Atlanta in half a dozen
years, at least and ii is going to be a
combat all the way through.
Clemson has been rallying her CO.
horts for weeks trying to get a com
plete attendance of the old guard to
help spur and cheer their team on to
victory, and II is now certain that
over 1000 South Carolinans will he
on hand to root for the Orange ana
Purple, They fee that it is their
year and they are coming down to
see the job well done.
It ECH Is by no means asleep on the
proposition. At the same time,
the game comes in Techs schedule as
kind of anti climax for Tech looks
forward to her Georgia game as the
one big thing of the season Clemson,
on the other hand, regards the Yellow
Jackets as their big game She has
everything al stake almost in win
ming from or losing to Tech. and I'M
doubtedly she will be better keyed for
the game than Tech can possibly be
This one thing alone seems more GER
tainly to point to Clemson victory
than anything else.
However, Tech fully realizes the
situation and her peril, and the play
ers are doing their "durndest" Ia
wake up and get back into the game
They are praCticing cousCientious'y
and should be in fair physical Condi
tlon, although a great many ~ them
have been practically or the field the
whole Of the past week. trying tt
nurse their injuries and bruises re-
Ceived in the hard game with Au-
burn and Georgia
Against the extra heavy Auburn
and Georgia rush lines it was impos
sible for Tech To get a-going some ot
! her best and prettieSt plays. but
against Clemson good as they are
| these should meet with more sue
cess, and people who Ike To see
! ilashy play may get the opportunity
| they are looking FOR II they Viii be on
hand Thursday afternoon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-25
Robinson Elected
Captain of Auburn

AUBURN. ALA. Nov. 25.-H. ".
Robinson, star end of the Auburn
football team, was last night elected
captain of the 1914 team. at the ban
quet rendered to the team which won
the s. !. A. A. championship by de
featinS Georgia in Atlanta last Satur-
day.
Kirk Newell captain of this years
team as token of the student bOdy's
appreciation of the splendid services.
will be given a trip to New York to
see the Army Navy game next Sat
urday