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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
GAS CASE MARCH d.
Hearing of Kansas Receivers and
Price Commission Postponed.

Kansas City, Feb. 24.-Hearing of
the application of the receivers for
the Kansas Natural Gas company ap-
pointed by Judge Fiannelly of the
Montgomery county, Kansas. district
court was postponed by Federal Judge
Pollock to March "a. upon request of
attorney for the federal receivers for
more time in which to prepare and
answer to the district court receivers
petition.
When Judge Pollock's court opened
Attorney John 5. Dawson of Kansas
read the petition The court asked if
the district receivers would make pro-
vision for payment of costs of the fed
eral receivership- The attorney gem
eraI said such provision would be
made Charles Blood Smith and John
J. Jones. attorneys for the gas COM
pany and the federal receivers then re-
quested more time. stating that they
had not had opportunity 10 read the
petition nor to prepare an answer.
Judge Pollock then requested Attor-
neyS Jones and Smith and Attorney
General Dawson and John s. Atwood.
attorneys for the district court receiv-
ers. to agree upon a future date of
hearing and in response to their re-
commentator designated March "a.
John Marshall, attorney of the Kan
sas Utilities commission which was to
have rendered report to Judge Pol
lock today regarding an advance in
gas prices. stated the commission had
been unable to go over the evidence
and would require more time. The
court ordered that the commissioner
also be present March "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
TO CAPITAL SATURDAY.
Journey of Suffragette Hikers to End
This Week.

Washington. Feb. 24.-Saturday
evening following the formal entry
into Washington General Rosalie
Jones and her army of 'hikers''
from New York rival demonstrations
will be made by the suffragists and
anti-suffrag ists of the capital The
suffragists have planned a banquet
and a similar affair Will be held by
the anti-suffragettes-
Mrs Arthur NJ Dodge of New York
president of the Association Opposed
to Woman's Suffrage. arrived here to-
day and assumed general direction of
the anti-suffrage campaign With
Miss Minnie Bronson. the general sec
Rotary, she began the work of arrang-
ing the demonstration on Saturday
night Miss Bronson said an effort
would be made to have a large num-
Der of leading women come from New
kork for the affair. Speakers of ma
tional repute will be asked to address
the gathering No meeting will be
held today at George Washington uni
versity as had been planned by the
anti-suffragist Miss Bronson was TO
have addressed the students but be-
cause of arrival of Mrs Dodge the
meeting was postponed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24

Continued from Preceding Page.
City will be here while the show is in
progress
Large delegations of persons inter-
eSted in autos are expected to attend
the show from out of town Some
persons expect 10 drive in to Topeka
from the outlying districts
Good Roads in south America
Motorists in the South American
republics are going after good roads
with zeal that promises to make
their highways among the finest in the
world" says H E Fletcher United
States minister TO Chile. who recently
purchased an American five passenger
touring car.
AS a rule the highways in Chile
have excellent natural foundations in
many localities the roadbeds being of
solid rock Until the advent of the
motor car there, however, little atten-
ton was paid toward the upkeep of
the roads and frequently they We're so
Uttered with small boulders and sand
as to make travel by automobile an
expensive, unpleasant and somewhat
hazardous undertaking.
Now the motor enthusiasts are or
ganizing and are pushing the good
roads movement with great result. In
Santiago. Chile. the members of the
American colony are active in the work
of Improvement"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
GUM GETS MORE Cash.
Speaker says Only ST.. 900. 900 Went to
Foreign Missions.

New York. Feb. 24.-As compared
with u million dollars, which the Uni
ted States spent in foreign missions
last year the following items of cOun-
try-wide expenditures said to be ia
ken from government figures We're
given by the Rev. DR. Mark A Mat
thews of Seattle. Wash, moderator of
the Presbyterian general assembly in
a missionary sermon here yesterday:
Chewing gum 13 million dollars
Patent medicines so million dollars
Millinery 90 million dollars
Tea and coffee 100 million dollars
Confectionery 200 million dollars
Home churches go million dollars
Automobiles and up-keep 500 million
dollars.
Jewelry so million dollars
Intoxicating drink $500 million dol
lars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
HIS FAMILY RICH.
TOpekan Tells of Methods OF
President MaderO.
Paul Hudson's Paper Only One
Issued Regularly.

A. l. Van Antwerp, for twenty years
a resident of Mexico City and formerly
a Topekan. has an interesting story to
tell of life in the Mexican city up TO
February Is. Mr. and Mrs. Van
Antwerp are visiting with Mrs. H. Y.
Devendorf. 1925 Tyler street
Paul Hudsons paper" said Mr..
Van Ant1 erp, is the only paper in
Mexico City that has been published
daily. but that paper at times has been
issued with difficulty
Mr. Van Antwerp told how on one
occasion when the bullets had done
damage to the plant, paper was is
sued with part of a page blank. The
last item on that page was in large
black face type and read: I'VE are
doing the best we can; don't shoot
Bullets Sing in Safety Zone.
For safety Mr.. and Mrs Van Ant
werp went to the Hotel Geneve in
what was set aside as the neutral zone.
But at that those at the hotel were in
constant fear of being shot. Bullets
came singing through the air in an
alarming manner Fifty men did guard
duty at night at the hotel: not on &C
count of fear of attack, but to keep
out hooters. As soon as as the federal
troops found a building unoccupied
they looted il.
People flocked to the hotel to such
an extent, according TO Mr.. Van Ant
werp, that the provisions became
scarce 1t become necessary to send
TO the suburbs for supplies. and thar
was a dangerous undertaking with
bullets singing in all directions. Beans
bread and coffee were procured in
small quantities
1t has been impossible to bury the
dead; consequently the stencil is al
most unbearable in places In in
stances bodies have been burned, he.
said
The Maderos became immensely
rich in less than two years" stated
Mr. Van Antwerp. The president
Francisco l. Madero, gave his reIa-
tives important offices He required
the Indians to wear trousers: they had
been wearing a form of undergarmen
GustavO Madero, brother of the preSi-
dent. was in the trousers business He
made his fortune"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24

bill was passed by vote of 81 to 2
When the corporation tax bill was
under consideration in the senate last
week, some wise members slipped a
provision in the bill which caught the
$40 state banks for payments 1t
was planned that this amendment
would defeat the bill in the house or
al least call for a conference commit
tee and the probable ultimate defeat
of the measure at this session. But
the house accepted the senate amend
ments and the bill went to the COVER
nor with all its teeth in good working
order.
Then the state banks began to sit
up and complain so. since there was
some justice to their complaint, the
house banking committee drafted
new bill which excludes them from the
provisions of the original measure The
bill. which was introduced just before
the noon recess, was rushed to third
reading and adopted
And for breaking the speed limits in
securing new legislation. TuIloss was
fined a barrel of apples and agreed
to pay.
Impeachment proceedings against
Judge James F. Finley of Neosho
county. were filed in the house of rep
resentatives today by J. H Herriff. a
resident of FinIey's district. Oppres-
SlOH ana OF Justice Is
alleged in Herriff's petition which is
decidedly vague and uncertain in its
tones and meaning.
From the language of the complaint
it is evident that someone was sued
for divorce and that someone else was
named as d correspondent. And be-
cause OF the strangely peculiar and
decidedly uncertain result of that
case. Judge FinIeS is charged with
violating his profession as a lawyer
and his oath as a judge.
The complaint was filed with
special committee composed of Hen
bricks of Rawlins: Williams of Sedg
wick; Keene of Bourbon: Bowling of
Norton; and Laubach of Hamilton 1t
is proba BILE that the committee will
return the com plant with the recon-
mendation that it be made more de-
finite and certain.
This is the second Impeachment
complaint filed this session. Some
time ago John F. Hanson of McPher-
son filed complaint in the house. seek
ing the impeachment of the members
of the Kansas supreme bench. That
case has never been reported-and
probably never will be reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
ORATORS HOUR.
1T Was Set Aside i'm House This
Morning.
Passed Resolutions on the Mex
lean Trouble.
ENDORSE SENDING TROOPS.
But Did Not Declare Specifieal-
" for Intervention.
Republicans Opposed the
Brown Resolution.

After devoting an entire morning TO
oratorv and debate. the house today
passed a resolution offered by Speaker
W L, Brown which endorsed the &C
+for of President Taft in sending troops
to the Mexican border and advising
him that any action looking to an IN
Prevention in the Mexican warfare
would meet with the endorsement and
approval of the Kansas legislature
Browns resolution did not declare Spe-
officially for intervention
Immediately after the roll call this
morning Brown read his resolution II
vas inspired by the news of the killing
of Madero and Suarez and declared Tor
the protection of innocent Americans in
Mexico In the resolution was the
declaration for the protection of Amer
lean citizens even though it be neces-
sary to wipe all the Mexicans off the
face of the map. But Brown withdrew
that provision and thus tempered the
tones of his document Even then II
did not block considerable heated L.
bate
Most of the fight on Browns reso-
luton came from the Republican side
of the house. The mere fact that the
legislature is within eight days of the
end of a 5o-day session didn't matter
one bit Patriotism was declared and
affirmed in loud tones and objections TO
the Brown plan of advising the presl-
dent and congress as to the theory OF
war in Kansas, was discussed without
restraint.
once Miller. of Cherokee. Socialist
member. arose to question of personal
privilege after Orr had moved the pre-
vious question. The chair refused 10
hear Miller and Davis. of Edwards,
arose 70 defend the rights of the So
cialist member. Then Miles MuIroy. as
speaker pro TEN. told the sergeant-at-
arms to see that Davis took his seat
And the Edwards county member SUD
sided But that was only one OF the
features of the fight
brewster of Doniphan, Stone of
Shawnee and Blakely. led the fight on
the resolution, while Brown. Herr. Bar
rett and Orr defended it. Other mem
bers took chips in the game and %
short Snappy speeches were the offer-
ing of oratory on the measure Os-
weller made his maiden speech of the
session and declared that the stars and
stripes should be an emblem of pro-
lection to American citizens, no mat
ter where they were found
But there was really little in the
Brown resolution to provoke an ora
torical d play. Aside from the where
asses and the sentiment for killing all
the Mexicans in existence there was
scant food for half day controversy.
On ron call, the resolution was adopt
ed by vote of "a to As
A copy OF the resolution. which COW
ers more than two typewritten pages,
will be wired to President Taft
Those $40 state banks. placed under
the provisions of the corporation tax
law passed last week by both houses
are now to be removed rom the pro-
visions of the law and will have no
payments to make to the state under
the new law bill to that effect was in
troduced in the house today by Tul-
loss OF Franklin as chairman of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
Notes and Personals.

z. F. Tenant of 1918 North Tyler
street who has been quite sick for a
week. is reported to be improving.
Mrs Guy Gardner and two children
of Denver have been visiting with E
C. Segar and family at 1882 North
Harrison street They have left for
wabash, Ind. where they will visit
with relatives
a V. LfndeH, assistant cashier of
the Shawnee state bank. and wife.
have returned from Kansas City.
where they have been visiting since
Friday night.
Albert Shaw of Perry was in North
Topeka today on business
Miss EIizab beth Henry. who is teach
ing school at Burns. Kan, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with her brother,
s ]. Henry and other members of the
family in North Topeka
Bert KeeIe left saturday night for
Gage. ok, to join his wife. who is Wis
iting there
Charles West left Saturday for Los
Angeles. where he Will be employed
in the passenger department of the
Santa F. He has been working in the
passenger department at the general
offices and has been transferred to Los
Angeles
Elmer Myers of sol North Kansas
avenue is suffering with an attack OF
the measles.
Fred yoiland of tbs Voiland Cloth
ing company and a representative to
the legislature from the north part of
shawnee county. is recovering from
an attack of la grippe He has been
confined to his home for several days
Mrs. Margaret Wilson, mother-in-
law of Charles Myers of the Morns &
Myers Grocery company. died at her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24

The members of the board of Sol
der township will hold their regular
monthly meeting in the parlors of the
shawnee State bank this afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
FIRST AUTO SHOW.

Continued from Preceding Page.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
TWO BOTTLES OF BEER
Richardson Must Go to Jail for
Drinking Them

For drinking two bottles of beer
that did not belong to him, which
were valued at IS cents. William
Richardson, a former employee of the
Union Pacific freight depot. was this
morning sentenced to spend 80 days
in the county Jail The sentence was
passed after Richardson pleaded
guilty to a charge of petty larceny.
According to the statement made in
the case somebody has been raiding
beer that has been shipped in for
some time. Recently Richardson is
said to have gone into the storeroom
and found a case that had been
broken open and out of which 10 boz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
New York Money Marker.

New York. Feb NONCOMPLIANCE on
call easier, 21zasi4 per cent: ruling rate, 3
Fer ceEs. closing bid n per cent: offered
at - per cent Time loans, ca sler: 50
days. 44G41z per cent, and 30 days. ga
AZ per cent: months. 1908 per cent
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, per
cent
Sterling exchange firm with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 81 g - for 50
day bills and s4-s7-5e for demand Com
merciaI bills. &.saSz-
SILvER-Bar silver. Gle. Mexican dol
lars Sic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
The Day in Congress.

Washington. Feb. 24.-Senate met
at 10 a. m Resumed consideration OF
river and harbor bill
House met at 1880 a m Consider
ed bill to limit hotel and taxicab rates
in Washington
Money trust investigation committee
in executive session discussed details
of its report
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24

home at Ills West Eighth avenue,
about 1880 o'clock this morning
Mr.. and Mrs w. L. Hofer of 1925
jackson street are the parents of
son, born Sunday morning, to whom
they have given the name of John
Courtney Dora. the year old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Hofer. is suffering
with an attack of the measles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
NORTH SIDE NEWS.

North Topekans have begun to
doubt that they will be given new
postoffice this year. Congressman
Dan r. Anthony promised A E. Rob
inson, clerk in charge of the North
Topeka station. that the bill covering
the appropriation for the North To-
peka station would be before congress
last week.
senator Charles Curtis was the first
to begin working for an appropriation
for the proposed North Topeka build
ing. Congressman Dan Anthony fell
in line and the two men have been
doing all they could toward this build
ing since.
E. A. Robinson, who is in charge
of the North Topeka station has not
heard from Senator Curtis or Con-
gresham Anthony and is unable to
furnish any information on the subject.
The members of the board of Sol
der township will hold their regular
monthly meeting in the parlors of the
Shawnee State bank this afternoon
The revival services at the North
Topeka Baptist church which have
been held the last two weeks viii be
continued all this week Dr. Hand
ley has been rewarded with remark
abie success w. NJ. Van Ness and the
chorus choir will continue to furnish
the usual quality of music.
The meeting of the Parent-Teach-
ers' association which was to have
been held at the Quincy school tonight
has been postponed A number of the
principal workers are sick, and on ac-'
count of the unpleasant weather, II
was considered advisable TO postpone
the affair The next meeting will be
held on the night of Monday. March
81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24

ties already had been taken. He help
ed himself to two more But unfor-
tunately while he was drinking the
liquor a special officer of the road
walked in and caught him. He was
Immediately arrested.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1913-08-27
Tiortenoe &opitel.
st gubt Sremifribt.

Gn boIb Sine for iGoponlig fon Eooe p%uitenoe
inc 40 9eren, os foron fig bar ban ct fort Stpffe
Tap. .Spor er @innb9" ipurgte ban og iatte 'g
ganffe itofaonoet poa Den nGrmeite Stol. ~Seg bar
faoet en- Soc, oe bun lmoo biGIpe mig meo at noferc
ben"
.@innp er saoet til asbmanoen efer &c; men
bpao bar braet big fua tioIis biem gften9 er Der IN
gen Sorretnine9"
ia 10, Der bar NOT, inotiI bet %beepnbte at reene,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
Cooperative Charity.

1t is not often that charitable insti.
buttons are able to pay their own way
and have profits to expend upon the
beneflciaries. There Is such an instr
tuition In Italy called the Laboratorio
della Consolata. This was started BY
some charitable ladies to rescue work.
ing girls from the temptations Of fac.
tory life and to save them from being
sweated. Apprentices are paid enough
to live on, and women workers make
a. much money q. II not moro than,
II they were employed by ordinary
dressmaking blishments. says the
Worlds Work.
During the dead seasons when girls
employed In other dressmaking places
are discharged the Consolata girls are
still employed. Work is done at lower
prices, ladies bring odd pieces Of mate
rial to be made up, and everything 10
done to keep things going" Thus,
while every other dressmaker 10 out
Of work in February and August, the
Consolata girls are provided for. Also,
the working day Is one hour shorter
than that Of other workrooms, and
each girl goes for fortnight in the
summer either to the country or to the
sea, in each case free Of expense.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12

the families Of his former partners.
Pretty Edna Morton was the last one
Of his old friends Rupert was inllu.
snced to drift away from. HIS father
10 speciously inculcated the principles
Of self interest, however, so literally
added to the wealth of his only son,
that Rupert At length gave al his
mind to business.
Old Jasper Wrlothlesey carried out
his evil boast. When one Of his part.
ners died he actually travelled nifty
miles to 90 out to q quiet cemetery.
and, unseen. BY any one, prance mad.
" above the ashes OF the man he
hated. A second partner died. Again
the impish instinct, the weird self
glorification Of the old mans nature.
drove him to keep his threat. He died
himself two days later.
Then Rupert became sole owner Of
the business. For time In settling
up the affairs OF the estate he was
entirely engrossed. Then he drifted
naturally into assuming the proprie-
tary responsibilities thrust upon him.
His training had made him practical
and sombre. It was only when away
from the hard grind of business that
a longing for companionship came
over him. Then the duties of the en-
suing day chained him down once
more to the exacting routine of money
making.
More than once he had seen Edna
Morton at distance. He had evaded
her, for somehow he felt that his
father had not acted quite square with
his old partners. More than that, he
learned that the Mortons were not
In the best Of circumstances owing
to an unwise investment of Mr.. Nor
ton, and that Edna was teaching
school.
I'm tired of it ALL" he told himself
one day. There is neither heart nor
hope to this life I'm going to sell
out"
More than once in the course OF
a few months he made this decision.
but something always interfered
Every thousand dollars he had &C.
quired had made his heart the harder.
He began to liquidate in way, how
ever. He changed considerable into
cash and securities. He WINGED as he
found he entertained a great and
glowing interest in the treasure box
he so often visited. Was he getting
miserly? Had he followed the severe
training of his father too long? Would
he end as the old man had done, with
only one sordid purpose in view, stor-
Ing up wealth which would buy moth
ing he could enjoy or cherish?
The adamantine, persistent infiu-
encs Of his father seemed to pursue
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
Jones Cracks 4 Joke.

On Henry Arthur Jones last visit
here" says John Drew, his play,
The Evangelist did not receive the
welcome that was expected. He was
in New York, stopping at the Hotel
Gotham-in the twelfth floor, I think.
Anyway. my apartment was some
floors beneath his, and I had come up
to call on him. found him gazing
out of the window across our wonder.
full New York.
Drew he said, do you know why
my play failed? Well. it was because
Of the total lack Of reverence among
New Workers.
why, no. I replied. Look out Of
these windows; everywhere you gaze
you look down upon church spires
That's just it, replied the dra,
matist, In this city of altitudinous
buildings you look down on the
churches, and that's why there isn't a
d bit Of reverence in all Amer.
ica.'"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
Observation-Disclosures
FOR GOLD OR Love-
But as IS Usual, the Latter Tri.
umphed After a Sacrifice Of
the Former.
BY AUGUSTUS GOODRICH SHEER.
WIN

BY AUGUSTUS GOODRICH SHER'
WIN.
I'll outlive the three Of you!"
shouted old Jasper Wriothlesey-"Tll
dance on your graves YETI
It was an outburst unworthy of a
rational man, but Jasper Wriothlesey
was an evilhearted money grubber,
and his love for gold caused him to
shut out from life the only three
men he had ever got very close to
in human sense.
For ten years the Arm of Wrioth-
lesey & Co.. founders. had done q
thriving business in Ironton. Each
year had been seen the head Of the
establishment grow more narrow and
grasping. the fact deplored most espe-
cially by Robert Morton, the last
accession to the firm. 1t was during
tie temporary absence Of the head Of
the house that Morton had induced
the two other partners to make
settlement with a creditor in desper-
ate straits, out of pure sympathy.
When old Wriothlesey returned to
find that the firm had lost several
thousand dollars that he in his hard,
cruel way could have ground out Of
the unfortunate debtor, there was a
big row. In the heat of passion the
firm broke up. In adjusting affairs
his partners got justice where Wrioth-
lesey had craftily hoped to squeeze
them. Nader than ever, he made his
wicked vaunt.
He took in his son as his partner
then, and had just one motive in life
to make Of young Rupert as hard a
penny-saver and slave-driver as he
had been himself. In part he sue
ceeded. 1t was not easy for Rupert
to give up his pleasant social life in
Ironton. He rebelled somewhat when
very definitely his father threatened
to disown him, il he ever even so
much as recognized any member of