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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
SURVEYS MADE.
Kansas City Suburban Really
Coming Says Rumor.
Engineers Are Working on
Route Out of Lawrence.

Lawrence, Kan, Feb. 19.-For al
most a week a party of surveyors has
been camped in Lawrence. Each
morning they have been riding out of
the city and each evening they have
been returning. During the day they
have been hard at work in the vicinity
of the city and yet very few people
knew that they were here, knew what
they were doing or what their plans
were. Today it all leaked out. They
are surveyors, railroad surveyors, yes,
and interurban railroads at that, says
the Journal World
These eight men who have been so
secretive in their operations have great
plans-they are planning to build a
railroad from Kansas City to Topeka
via Lawrence. Yes, they have built
the road once, the paper construction,
and it must be admitted that they did
handsome job of it, a quiet job, too.
They did not want their operations
and plans known until they were
ready to begin the laying of ties un-
til the sounds of changing steel awak-
ened the populace to the realization
of the fact that at last one more dream
had come true.
The company that proposed to
build this road has just completed a
similar line from Kansas City to ST.
Joseph, it is known as the Kansas
City, Clay County and st. Joseph Elec-
trio 1nterurban. The first car was run
over this line yesterday and will be
opened for regular traffic on the first
of March. 1t is stated that the extern
sion of the line out of Kansas City to
Topeka could be easily financed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19

He Used 1t on Own Office
Funds.
Cut of $16,5OO and Other OF
ficers Follow Example.

1t was supposed to be a state secret.
but it has leaked out that Governor
Hodges used the financial pruning
knife on his own department-making
good his before election promises of an
economical administration and setting
an example of economy in the COVER
nor's office that the other Democratic
departments are following
The story is that the ways and means
committee decided that Governor
Hodges office should have the same
appropriation given Governor Stubbs
the past two years. The governor up
on learning of this, requested an
audience with Chairman Herr of the
house ways and means committee and
asked permission to rearrange the
executive budget himself and the re-
suit is that the sum of money appro-
the next two years will be $16,5 500 less
than was appropriated to run the office
under Governor Stubbs the past two
years.
Governor Hodges says sauce for the
goose, should not be gall and worm
wood for the gander,' and he proposes
to practice what he breaches by setting
the example of rigid economy in the
executive department.
When asked if such a decided saving
in his department might not impair it's
efficiency. he flashed back the answer
Our office force will come long
ways from suffering by comparison
with its predecessors and our work is
finished every day. AS for myself, I
leave it to a critical public to decide
two years hence whether a saving of
sixteen thousand, five hundred and
fifty dollars in the governors office
alone has in any manner decreased it's
efficiency"
Hits Other Departments.
Bank Commissioner Sawyer and
Utilities Commissioner Martin have
both helped slice about thirty thousand
dollars off their departments while
O'Brien, the labor commissioner, Y i'll
add a woman factory inspector to his
department and still save several thou
sand dollars. If the senate passes the
house oil BILL Inspector Cumisky will
save about twenty thousand dollars in
the expenses of his department.
1t looks very much as if the example
set by Governor Hodges would extend
down the line and for the first time in
many years a political party were liv-
ing up to their political promises by
cutting out great chunks of their in
dividual contingent funds and firing
useless petty officials. Under bills all
ready introduced in the legislature,
more than 135 state employees will be
dismissed from the pay roll without, it
is claimed, in any manner impairing
the efficiency of the several state de-
partments. The recommendations to be
made in the reduction of state expenses
have, in the most part, been urged by
the men at the head of these depart
TpeOtSs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
Sill YER RUSH IS ON
LeadvilIe Promises to Be Out
done by New Field.
Ore Assays 1000 Ounces to the
Ton at Eagle.

Denver. Feb. ia silver rush that
rivals the famous gold rush to Lead
vile in 1887 is on to the newly discov-
cred deposits at Eagle, Eagle county,
where the ore assays as high as 1000
ounces to the ton. What was a COW
pasture yesterday is today a bustIing
mining camp of several hundred sill
ver-mad prospectors- Hundreds more
are on their way, having secured un-
derground information of the strike
Thomas r. Henehan, state commits
sioner of mines, just returned from
Eagle, said:
''It is another Crede. If the pace is
kept up this camp will take its place
at the top of the list of camps that
lead the world. Assays that L have
made on my return to Denver show
that the strike runs as high as 1000
ounces of silver to the ton 1t is the
greatest strike in Colorado in twenty
years.
The state commissioner took two
grab samples from a pile at the
mouth of one tunnel and these as
sayed 500 ounces and $50 ounces
Conservative estimates promise that
the new camp will have a population
of 5000 in sixty days.
Commissioner Henehan said that
one prospector he talked to had re-
fused $65,000 for a thirty day option
on his claim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
AN EVEN Temperature

1t might be stated that the tempera-
ture was 81 degrees today; 81 was the
thermometer reading each hour from
o'clock to 1 o'clock this afternoon
The mercury had dropped degree by
? o'clock. The day is gloomy, and
there was a trace of rain early this
afternoon. The forecast calls for low
er temperatures tonight and Thursday
with probable snow flurries. The
wind is blowing at the rate of 2 miles
an hour from the northwest.
Shippers forecast: Protect So
hour shipments north and west against
temperature of 20 degrees; east and
south against temperatures of from IS
to 80 degrees
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
MADERO'S GUARDS.
They Were Faithful to Him and Suf.
fered Wounds and Death.

Mexico City, Feb 19.-General
Banquet brought about the arrest OF
Madero after he had made speech
to the crowd in which he said that the
time had come when the slaughter in
the CITY must cease. He had already
detailed twenty men to march to the
president private offices in the palace
and guard the entrance.
Col. RiverSol was placed in COM
mand of this squad.
The presidents first intimation of
the new turn of affairs came when he
walked into the hall of Ambassad dor
where he saw soldiers standing with
their rifles at ready
One of the soldiers, over-enthusias-
tic, stepped forward and dropped his
rifle into line with the president
breast. Madero thrust the rifle aside
and seized the soldier. In the strug-
gle the gun was discharged, the bull
let flying into the air
The scuffle and the cries brought
Madero's personal guard to his assls-
tance but they offered ineffective re-
sistance to the soldiers. At the con-
clusion of the brief encounter two of
the guards had been killed and six
others wounded. among them Col.
Riversol. who was mortally hurt and
died a short time afterward.
The capture of the members of the
cabinet was effected without resist
ance and there appears to be excellent
reason to believe that some of the
cabinet ministers were involved in the
plot
Francisco Madero, always of a ner-
vous disposition appeared like a wild
man at the moment of his arrest. He
talked volubly about traitors" de-
nouncing bitterly those who had
brought about his downfall. Later.
however, he recovered his composure
and as he stood between his guards he
seemed to regard the matter more
philosophically-
The president was asked to choose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
GUSTAvO MADERO EXECUTED

ed he was in danger of assassination
and therefore hid in the British lega-
ton where he heard that numerous
threats had been made to capture him.
Populace Hated Him.
The rebel troops are not to be re-
moved from their positions for two or
three days as disorders are feared The
authorities do not wish to give occa-
sion for public manifestations.
Gustavo Madero was generally re-
garded as much more powerful than
the president himself After Francisco
Madero had quarreled with DR.. Vas
ouez Gomez, he and his brother, Gus
tayo. forced Jose Pine Suarez to take
the position of vice president al
though he was then little known.
This was a thing the enemies OF
Madero never forgave and was really
the reason for the starting of the anti
government party which showed syste-
matte opposition to the schemes OF the
nolitician, Gustavo Madero.
After (iustavo's arrest yesterday and
during his removal through the streets
the crowds were wildly excited and
even made efforts to lay their hands
upon him. Heavy guards of rurals
were necessary to insure the safety OF
the prisoner.
Gustavo Madero was at one time
minister of finance of Mexico. He Wis
tied the United States early in 1911.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
Passed Senator RiII.

At 3 O'CLOCK this afternoon the
house. by a vote of IS to SO. passed
the bill providing for the nomination
of United States senators by popular
vote of the people instead of by legis-
lative districts, as has been the rule
The opposition came, from both sides
of the house. Under such a law
Charles Curtis and Hugh Farrelly
would have been the nominees last
year in place of w. R. Stubbs and w.
H. Thompson, both of the successful
men having failed to carry a majority
of the popular vote, although carrying
a majority of the legislative districts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
Felix Diaz Ordered Death Ex-
Presidents Brother.
He Was Regarded Most Power
full of Two.
P0PULACE HATED HIM.
Tried to Kill Him in the
Streets.
Following Collapse of the Ma
derO Regime.
HIS POLITICAL PLOTS
Said to Be Responsible for
Second Revolution.
Ex-President MaderO Confined
i'm the Arsenal.
HIS POLITICAL PLOTS
Said to Be Responsible for
Second Revolution.
Ex-PreSident MaderO Confined
in the Arsenal.

of Gustavo Madero known the
Power behind the throne in Mexico
formed today a tragic sequel to the up
heaval in Mexico City yesterday when
Francisco Madero's administration was
turned out by the federal generals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
Gen. Huerta Sure to Be Elected.

Mexico City, Feb. 19.-The election
by congress of Gen. Huerta to the
provisional presidency of Mexico is re-
garded as practically certain. 1t is said
he will appoint Francisco De La Barra
his minister of foreign affairs and Gen
Manuel Mondragon his minister of
war Mondragon was Diaz'S chief
lieutenant at the arsenal.
Americans Who Fled Are Returning.
Washington, Feb. 19.-Americans who
fled in terror from Mexico City to en-
bark from Vera Cruz for the United
States are cancelling their bookings on
steamships Consul Canada continues
to supervise the work of caring for all
refugees who sought safety there.
Consul General Shanklin at Mexico
City reports, in answer to inquiries,
that the following Americans are safe:
Jefferson D. Smith and wife, William
Prim Wood, Archie r. Wood, Wesley
A. Price and family, Fred Shelton, B.
c. Mackiernan and wife, and H. A.
Delima. He says Horace WhittIesey
and family are at Vera Cruz, Miss
Ellen Hofer is safe with friends at
Santiago and F. I. Staral and wife OF
Coahuila also are safe. Sidney Suth-
erland, who was slightly wounded, left
for the United States Sunday night via
Vera Cruz.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19

master Hitchcock, read as follows:
Il have the honor to report that from
total of 1873 rural carriers in Kan
sas I have paid all the carriers a
total of s163. .66s. .13 for their services in
January, 1913 Forty-seven carriers
failed to serve a total of 3sH days for
which deductions aggregating $113.49
were made from their January salar-
les"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
U. S. BattIeships win Stay Awhile

Washington. Feb. 19.-The departure
of today of the collier Mars from the
naval station at Guantanamo. Cuba. for
Vera Cruz, Mexico, is taken to indica te
that the three American battleships
doing patrol duty of the Mexican. coast
there will not soon be withdrawn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
Paid Rural Carriers sf6s. SOS.

Postmaster A. K Rod gers has sent
his state statistics for the month of
January to headquarters in Washing
ton, and reports that 1913 rural car
riers in Kansas have been paid a total
of s163 .66s.13 for the first month in the
new year. The report, as sent to Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
STANDS BY TAFT.
House Refused to Follow Senate and
Override Veto.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The house to-
day refused by vote of 213 to ia to
pass the Dillingham; Burnett immigra-
ton bill over the presidents veto. Five
votes changed from the negative to
the affirmative would have given the
two-thirds necessary to override the
veto.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19

Kinds. Howe, King, Kinkel, Logan. Nc
MILAN, Meek, Milton, Nighswonger.
Nixon, Pauley, Stavely, Troutman,
Williams and Wolf
Take your choice, constituents,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
JAMES HUNTER IS DEAD.

Cherryvale Kan, Feb. 19.-James
Hunter, a prominent business man.
died here today. He was part owner
of a wholesale and retail meat shop
and owner of the ice plant here. He
came to Cherryvale from Ho1ton.
Kan, nine years ago. His wife and
four children survive him.
Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Snow flurries and colder tonight;
cloudy Thursday.
Bank of Topeka.
Complete savings department.-Ady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19

mended that $4,000 be taken from the
maintenance fund in event the legisIa-
ture saw fit to Inappropriate the inter
est on the endowment fund and fees
collect The reappropriation of this
money was recommended by the senate
wayss and means committee.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
veatber Forecast for Kansas.
Bank of Topek,

Complete savings department.-Adv. |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19

Recommendation TO reappropriate to
general maintenance fund.- all fees to
Kansas university. These amount to
about $4,000 making a total approprf-
alton of $1,246.000, as compared with an
appropriation of $979,370 in 1911
Appropriations Asked.
In the budget submitted to the Iegis-
lature this year by State Auditor W.
E. Davis, the following appropriations
were recommended:
Items 1914. 1915.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
WAITING for the Woman
To me Editor u Inc Times:

To the Editor 0f The Times:
! have been much interested in the
discussion OF Debs and the fallen
woman | notice some refer 10 the
Bible as authority for neglect OF the
great work Nowhere do We find
that. the woman came TO Jesus for
mercy She was taken in her sin. 4"
and brought against her will 10 what
they all supposed TO be a judge TO
condemn. Only when Christ y
Neither do | condemn thee. go
thou and sin no more" with the love
and pity of the Savior sounding in
II. fell upon her ears, were the bar
riers OF sin broken and her heart
melted. Not one woman in athou-
sand deliberately chooses life OF
sin, but every woman who sins has
heaped upon her the kicks and sneers
that belong 10 the various causes OF
her fall. We receive into society the
wrecker OF pure womanhood. whether
he be a man who ruins his victims
through qualification of his own lust,
or by paying starvation wages 10 his
employees We women in homes set
the pace in dress and our husbands
or fathers pay the bill while our un-
fortunate sisters sell their souls and
bodies in order TO follow near enough
their leaders, that they may not be
conspicuous upon the street
Then when the people, many Of
them blind Christians. have by all
their different ways, scaused these
woman TO fall. We wait for them 10
come" before we cease our kicks
and sneers. Only the Holy Spirit
can bring a heart 10 repentance. and
when Jesus said Go, feed my sheep,
He gave us the work Of making a
way for Gods spirit 10 work No
sinner yet was ever kicked into the
Kingdom OF God. Even though sim
ner may know the condition OF his
Or her soul IL takes a word OF kind
ness and a I'VE will help you" 10
bring that sinner TO such a realiZa-
ton OF sin as to come repentant for
mercy and live a nice clean life
One writer said: Can we take
fire into our bosom, without being
burned?" II we are led by God and
have our rearts filed with His love,
and we have brought up our children
to be accustomed 10 a clean. Chris
tian atmosphere in their home. even
though we take into our homes a
vile sinner, that sinner will find no
place for any mannerisms OF her old
life and Will take on the ways OF a
clean life.
Did Christ hold Himself aloof from
sinners?
After all. when we make such an
ado over our condemnation aren't we
church members guilty of neglecting
this duty and just because We are
trusting in our own self-righteous-
ness instead of Gods grace. and we
know we can not stand in tempta-
ton alone? Let us trust in Him and
we will both know how TO deal with
this problem and will find His
angels encampe'h about those who
fear him.
MRS. n NJ DeLONG
Fremont. Ind. July &c, 1919.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
The pebauchins of Young Manhood.
10 me Editor Of the Times:


TO the Editor Of The Times.
The exploitation OF the whelps Oh
the kind that brought about the lae
suicide In Detroit is very gratifying
10 the undersigned, and sustalhs MS
belief i'm The Times as public behe-
factor but | have failed TO see either
i'm DR.. Clark or your articles the
bringing out of the most Ntahy I'M
portant information as to the most
dangerous factor in their deVlltry. IL
Is fact that three-quarters or the
men who 20 10 them are either men
under 40. or over %. and also tact
that most OF them are not SICK Whel
they 20 10 them. but have been scared
by the printed matter that has been
sent out through the newspaper tbut
now in far less degree. thank the
Lord. and through printed matter OF
various kinds.
But II is not OF the scare given
them: the fact that their victims
may be found 10y the score IN your IN
sane asylums. the immen'> ANS o.
money tilched ont OF the pockets OF
their victims: but vastly more import
ant. the debauching OF young man
hood, the debasing of their ideals OF
sweet. true womanhood, and the utter
misconception OF their real. and hlgh
relation 10 pure womanhood, given
them by these carriOn. The lact tnat
any young man who has been deceived
by them and comes under the spell
OF their lives is a menace 10 every
young girl in any community where
they live. and If the truth could be
got at, many young woman's down
fall could be traced 10 these poor
dupes who might otherwise have
been their protectors and helpmeets
in life.
The law that for three years | agi-
tated from the platform and through
literature in Michigan. and which has
now been sustained by the supreme
court OF your state, is not as severe
as could wish il We're. have found
that in the six states where | got il.
/ through the pressure brought TO bear
upon their legislatures, that these leg.
islators were unwilling TO provide Sc.
we're penalties because OF a lack OF a
realization OF the seriousness of tho
orense. ] am sure that In Michigan,
AT least this defect will be remedied
and the law made more perfect.
sincerely hope. Mr.. Editor. that
you viii keep mp the agitation on this
line, for you are building a basis for
nationwide agitation on this matter
which on financial lines alone draws
over $25,000,000 annually, from the
unwary Keep at II and always at
1t. G. w. ARNOLD
Minneapolis. Mimi, July 81. 1913.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
No More Deals. Mr.. Maxor

To the Euitor OF The Times:
According 10 press reports. il seems
that the mayor in his new street rail.
way plan still contemplates forcing the
d. L. r. TO give immediate three-cent
fares on all lines where franchises
have expired, pending municipal own.
ership. / don't believe that there is a
street car patron in the city but who
" oUld favor that course II they were
sure that IL could be accomplished
without endangering or delaying mu.
n!ctpal ownership or opening new ave
nues FOR dispute and lnIeation, but
one question Is. II you can only get
three-cent fares on portions OF streets
where franchises have already expired
and thus before new system Is built
70 connect with those expired lines, I
cannot see-Where II viii be OF any ben.
eft whatever If you will have TO pay a
second fare TO get transfer over the
stub ends or other lines. II would be
the cause of much dissatisfaction and
annoyance and lead TO much trouble.
believe that II would be a much bet
ter plan, instead OF repeating the $500
a Gay rental, TO make the rent al
least 81 coo per day 70 reduce taxes
ItudliE lHNA4A pal Wv llf4 7A4l y. I'LL
with proper management, we will. in
time be morally certain of two-cent
fares or less Myself and my family
are now paving over 500 per year for
street car fares. mostly hve-cent fares,
which ! stand ready to prove. So YOU
see three-cent fares would be quite a
benefit TO rs. yet. We would rather
continue 10 pay the Ole rate OF fare
for a few months longer than 10 en-.
danger or delay municipal ownership.
II the mayor can see MS way clear TO
secure a reduction OF fares without
making any further deals with the y.
L. r. except purchase or give them
any further rights iii the streets or
open up new channels for disputes or
litigation, then trust that every citi-
zen will unitedly support him In every
way possible. J. NJ MCPHEE
Detroit, July %, 1918