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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-20
SANTA FE NOTES.
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the ASSISTANT superintendent Of shops. is
visiting her sister in Kansas City; Mfe
sister, Mrs. Ralph Harris. who will spend
Christmas at the Butler home here
Mrs. Feldner and daughter Florence.
Feldner, have returned from Albuquerque.
where they have been visiting relatives a
J. A. Dana. Of the freight claim depart
ment. is spending few days with friends
IN Chan kans1 I.,t chen station agent at
Tecumseh. has been transferred to Nor
ris. where they have gone to make their
W. c. Keiser. general chairman for the
B. of L. F. and E., and Mrs. Keiser and
their daughter. Jane. will 60 to Arkansas
holidays with relatives and friends.
is here. called by the illness of her son.
Clifford Slanker. Of the electrical depart
ment at wichita. who recently under
went an operation and IL reported doing
tse Er. Homs1 Felton, snd Me-
in Holton before she returns home.
Mrs. Trousdale. wife of Fireman George
operation in Kansas City. is reported I'M
proving nicely at their home in Argentine.
casius Gentry. Of the stationery stat dspsrt-
mas with Mrs. Gentry's parents, Engineer
and Mrs. c. H. Barry and family at Ar
gentine.
John Sash. boilermaker helper. and Mrs.
Sash arc spending a few days with rela-
C. w. Shepherd. of the freight claim de-
partment. win spend Christmas with rela-
tives in Burlingame- -.
Fred Hern, Of the coach shops, will
spend Christmas day with relatives In St.
Joseph.
w. L. Kruse, of the freight auditor
department in Kansas City. will spend
Christmas day with relatives here.
A. M. Warrender, of the freight audi
tors office, will spend few days next
week with relatives and friends in Law
]. w. Roberts. assistant chief clerk to
the auditor OF disbursements, and family
left today for California. where they will
Miss Margaret Orr, OF the car account
ants Office. viii leave the first Of the
week to spend the winter In Rock
I. LAngenderfer, machanist apprentice,
Will spend Sunday with relatives In Law
ROY Root, painter apprentice in the
coach shops. will spend Christmas with
relatives In Oxawkie.
E. n. Bunnell. auditor Of disbursements,
has returned from q business trip 10
Harry Z. Ridenour, Of the disbursements
department. has resigned his position
with that department and left today for
Dodge City. where he has accepted q
position with the mechanical department.
Miss Minnie LIGHT Of the auditor Of dis
bursements' Office, will spend Sunday
with friends in 0sawatosnie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-20
BUILDING PERMITS.

Building permits for this week were
given a boost when the government took
out q permit in the sum OF $6b GO Tor the
erection Of the addition to the postontce
building at "a Kansas avenue. This makes
the total in permits for the week <SSS75
and brings the permits for the year to
a point not far from the nifl10n mark
been a great one for the erection Of dwell
ings.
Several Topekans are contemplating the
erection of apartment buildings In To-
peka next spring. F. C. Bowen, according
to The Construction News, intends to build
a three story building at III and 13 West
Tenth avenue. The building will probably
be Of brick material, 40x1Oo feet In size.
and costing between $4,000 and $4,000. It
will include twelve apartments. MI.
Bowen Is now taking figures on the refrig-
GRAFTON and vacuum cleaning sustems.
DR.. l. H. Mum has started to build
the first of four apartment houses which
win be erected at Fifth and Polk streets.
Mrs. C. w. Jewell expects to erect
more street. The old Keith building on
West Sixth avenue will be transformed
into a family hotel next spring.
Building Permits.
Following il a list Of permits issued this
Seymour Packing Co., one STORY brick
egg drying plant, 21o-21z Kansas
avenue ...... = 1s0Vo
United States government addition
to postonice building. - Kansas
c. r. taylor. addition to dwelling,
ITO Western avenue. ~
Three small items. .................. 175
Total SO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-20
RATE CASES HISTORY
After Five Years Litigation Rate
Laws Declared Constitutional.

Kansas City. Dec. 3o.-The orig
inal Injunction against the en-
forcement Of the Missouri two cent
passenger and maximum freight rate
laws was issued by Judge Mcpherson
in June. 1907. On June 16 last. the
United States supreme court filed its
opinion, upholding the rate laws an
constitutional Judge Mcpherson heard
arguments last October, on tho appli-
cation Of the railroad. that his order
entering the supreme court mandate be
SO worded. that tho question of refunds
remain under the Jurisdiction OF the
federal court, and that the liability Of
the railroad be restricted to 10000. the
amount of bonds put up under the in
junction. The states attorneys at that
time. asked that Judge McPherson en-
ter the mandate OF the higher court.
Diminishing the case without preju-
dice" After listening to arguments for
several days the court took the ques-
ton under advisement.
Subsequently Mr.. Barker, attorney
general Of Missouri. filed briefs in the
case saying:
TT has always been held, in this
country. that property taken during the
lifetime Of an injunction, must be re-
stored when the Injunction il dissolved.
The attorney general charged that the
Pherson retain Jurisdiction over the
cases. with view to preventing suits
for damages. by passengers and ship
pers. The attorney generals brief said
further:
According to the decision Of the SUI
premo court the two cent passenger
and freight rate laws Of Missouri we're
never suspended. but have been in
force and effect since passage and 1t
necessarily follows that persons paying
in excess Of the statutory amount, may
recover same IN suits against these
railroads.
ITO hold otherwise would be mon
strous and would be little less than q
direct invitation by the courts Of this
country to go and take what you can
from your neighbor. II you have the
poWer''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-20

Cecilia LOTUS is to be presented by
the Famous Players Film company,
OF which Daniel Frohman Is manag-
ing director. in a motion picture pro-
duction Of "A Lady OF Quality" by
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Cecilia LOTUS began her dramatic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-20

Laurette Taylor will enter upon the
second year of her engagement at the
Cort theater next week in Oliver Mo.
rosco's production OF ]. Hartley Man
ner's comedy. Peg O. My Heart.
Friday night will complete the firs'
years run Of the play, which opened
the Cort theater on Dec. 20, 1912.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-20

Camden, N. J., Dec. 20.-Thc Public
Service Railway company OF New
Jersey, today announced an increase
in wages for tts motormen and con-
ductors, to go into effect January /.
The maximum scale will be raised
from IS cents an hour to 80 cents. The
minimum will be - cents for begin
ners. The intervening rates will be
graded according to length OF service.
About $500 men will receive the In
crease. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-20
Olive Popular coed,eene

career under the direction Of Daniel
Frohman. abandoning vaudeville in
order to acquire dramatic experience
under Mr.. Frohman's guidance. By
strange coincidence, Miss LOTUS now
returns to Mr.. Frohman's direction un-
der entirely new conditions, through
the medium Of the motion picture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-20

New Orleans, Dec. 20.-Cotton was
depressed nearly two dollars q bale
by the census bureau report Of this
morning showing 12,S23.e0e bales
gined prior to December IL. These re-
turns were 10000 bales larger than
generally expected even ON the bear
side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-20
At the Iris.

Monday and Tuesday the Iris will be IN
the hands of the good ladies who have
kindly devoted their time and money to
help the deserving in need of assistance.
The show viii consist of several acts OF
vaudeville and three reels Of moving
pictures. The international polo game
played at the fair grounds last week will
be an interesting feature. and two reels
Of Irresistible comedy. The regular pro-
londay and Tuesday for this worthy en-
terpfise. The people should pack the
house and thus support q noble under
taking and 1t the same time enjoy . dno
entertainment.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-07
FELIX DIAZ GOES TO JAPAN
Conveys Thanks of Mexico for Aid
in 1910 Exposition.

San Diego, Cal. - General Felix
Diaz, is expected to arrive here soon
on the American-Hawaiian steamer
Virginia, from Salina Cruz, according
to officials of the line.
General Diaz will leave the steamer
here and take the train for San Fran
cisco, and sail from there for Japan as
a special envoy to thank the govern
ment of that country for its particips-
ton in the Mexican Exposition of
1910.
The War department is considering
the immediate establishment of a
Mexican refugee camp on Point Iona,
near Fort Rosecranz, according tc
General Leonard Wood, chief of staff.
General Wood said there are hundreds
of Mexican refugees and Mexicans
held for violating the neutrality laws,
at Ell Paso and Nogales.
At present they are detained toe
near the border line, where constant
disturbances have a bad effect upoI
them If they are moved to Sar
Diego, he said, the transfer will b
made in a week or Two and the re
fugees, 200 of whom are women ant
children, will come here under an es
cort of cavalry. Only small guard
he said, would be necessary for tn
camp.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-07
EXPRESS RATESCUT
New Schedule Ordered for Wells
Fargo By R. R. Commission.
Investigation Under Way 2 Years
Finds Company Makes 1876
Per Cent Annually.

San Francisco-The State Railway
commission, of California, has ordered
reductions in the express rates of
Wells, Fargo & Co., amounting to a
cut of $3.50, 900 from present annual
revenues. Every rate of the company
in this state is abolished by the order,
which is effective October 1, and more
than 1900, GOO new rates devised by
the commission on a 10-mile zone
basis are ordered effective at that
time.
In its ruling the commission re-
quires that the Wells-Fargo company
shall operate for a period of six
months under the scales of rates fixed
by the commission, which is approx
mately Is per cent under the present
rates. If the company feels at the
end of the period that the commits
sion's rates are not justified it may
then submit statement of its earn
ings.
1t is set forth that the investigation
of the commission has been in prog
ress for two and a half years and i
has been found that the compan,
makes net yearly profit of $842, 09'
on property valuation estimated a
s613,2 32, or 1876 per cent on its in
vestment. The ruling characterize
the company as "a parasite on tn
railroads." and suggests that rail
roads, instead of appealing to the In
terstate Commerce commission 70
permission to change rates would I'd
we'll to look into this express situa
/ tion -
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-07
I. PIERCE'S FAVORTTE PRESCRIPTION.
Chicken Race War.

"a sectional issue has arisen in our
town." said the eommuter. Before
it is settled | am afraid the civil war
will be fought all over again. Any
how, our Southern friends are sure to
indulge in some fre-eating language
"a resident of our village, who I'M
dertook to raise chickens, received a
crate of fowls from South Carolina
farm When the neighbors learned
where the chickens came from they
raised a row.
If you must get chickens they
said, get Northern chickens They
don't crow nearly so much as Southern
chickens There is something in the
climate down there that makes 8
chicken crow four times as often as Z
chicken brought up in any other par
of the country
"That popularity of Southern chick
ems was news to the amateur poultry
man. He noticed, however, that his
chickens really did crow more persist
emily and more vigorously than an.
o-her chickens he ever had known, ans
when an experienced poulterer assures
him that they always would, becaus
Southern chickens always do, he sol
them and bought New Jersey chicken
instead Now he is in hot water wit
the Southern families in our town
and heaven only knows how the squah
Bile will terminate" - New Yor
Times
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-07
QUITE EASY TO MEND CHINA
II Damaged Article 10 Of Value, Here
Arc Some Ways by Which II May
Be Made Good.

The breaking of china Is an every
day happening In some households.
and unless the article broken is an or
nament of some value no trouble Is
taken to mend 1t. Many dishes, how
ever. may be quite well mended at
home, and very efficient cement can
be made by mixing together into q
paste equal quantities of whey Of milk
and vinegar, powdered Quicklims and
the white Of an egg. The mixture
must be well beaten and warmed Elk
pose the broken edges of the china to
heat before applying the cement A
very thin coating is sufficient. and the
joint should be held firmly in place IN,
til the cement has dried.
II the dish is only cracked It may b
prevented from falling to pieces By
painting the crack on the underside
with white paint. Cut piece Of tape
the length OF the crack over one eide
with white paint and lay 1t over the
crack Press the tape down till per
fectly smooth. Set the dish aside fol
two or three weeks. when the cracl
will be perfectly firm
Broken china may also be mende<
with q paste made of plaster Of pari
and glue. Use the ordinary bottle o
glue mixing one part Of the glue witt
two of water and adding the plaster o
paris to 1t.
Ornaments that have come to piece
may also be mended with white paint
using the ordinary tubes required 70
oil painting. Very little is required
and after applying It to the broker
edges they should be closely held tc
gether for little, then left for a fey
hours to dry
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-07
COAL TRUST Is UNDER FIRE
Anthracite Supply Is Declared to Be
Under Railroad Control.

Washington, d. c. Investigation
of the hard coal trust was proposed in
a resolution by Representative Muir
ray, of Massachusetts. 1t calls on the
department of commerce, the depart
ment of labor and the Interstate Com
merce commission for information as
to the ownership of anthracite lands
by railroads and as to prices of cost of
production.
In a statement accompanying the
resolution Representative Murray de-
clared facts in possession of the de-
partments would prove one of the
most complete monopolies in exist
ence.
81 have every reason to believe, .
he said, THAT there is now in the exc
cutive department enough data tc
show that more than 80 per cent OF
the available anthracite and between
85 and 80 per cent of the anthracite
shipped yearly is in the control of the
seven railroad systems which form the
only means of transporting the coal t.
market.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-07
JAPANESE WOMEN ASK AID
American Suffragettes Urged to
Fight Alien Land Law.

Washington, d. CA plea address,
ed to 1.-THE American Suffragists"
was received at suffrage headquarters
here from the True New Woman's
association of Toxic, Japan 1t asks
the women of the country to interest
themselves in the anti-California alien
land law situation, as follows:
1.-The True Woman's association of
Japan is grateful TO the womanly
American suffragist- Your dignified
efforts, 80 successful in many places,
have awakened us, spreading an infu-
ence which is helpful in many direc-
tions.
I'VE believe the pending question
about California, between Japan and
the United States Of America, is OBJ
viously contrary to the spirit of equal
ity of mankind, which you and we 50
earnestly advocate. This is certainly
the result of the present mistaken
policies, merely through the hand OF
man, so that it teaches US still more
the necessity of woman suffrage
eve beg that you lend your assist
ance in solving such practical one as
this question, besides the woman suf
frage, which is, we believed, the mos
suitable chance of showing the degrees
of the womanly ability in the politica
affairs.
Confident that you will use you
potent influence on behalf of Japan
going to California and rousing thu
impartial public opinion, or something
of this kind, we beg to remain,
1.-THE True New Woman's Association
of Japan. MITSUKO MAZAKI,
"Chairmas..
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-07
Danish All
Skin Troubles
Remarkable Remedy That
Works Wonders Against
Eczema and All Rash

II you have been fighting some blood
trouble. some skin diseasc, call 1t eczema.
lupus, psoriasis, malaria. or what you
will. there Is but one sure. safe way to
get rid OF it Ask at any drug store for
a 900 bottle OF S. S. s. and you are then
on the road to health. The action OF this
remarkable remedy is Just as direct. just
as positive. just as certain In its infiu-
ence as that the sun rises in the East
1t Is one OF those rare medical forces
which act In the blood with the same de-
gree of certainty that is found in all nat
ural tendencies The manner in which
II dominates and controls the mysterious
transference Of rich. red. pure arterial
blood for the diseased venous blood Is
marvellous
Out through every skin pore acids,
germs and other blood impurities are
forced in the form OF invisible vapor
Beneath the skin Is fine net work OF
works with untiring energy TO prevent
the further destructive work of the acids
and blood impurities. These are scat
tered into the veins to be driven from
the system. The lungs breathe II out.
tho liver Is stimulated to consume a
great proportion OF impurities. the stom-
ach and intestines cease 20 convey into
the blood stream the catarrhal. malarial
germs: the bowels. kidneys bladder and
all emunctories OF the body are narshaled
into a fighting force to expel every YES
tige OF eruptive disease.
There Is scarcely a community any
where but what has its living example
OF the wonderful curative effects of
s. s. s. Get a bottle OF this famous rem
edy to-day. and II your case Is stubborn
or peculiar write TO The Swift Specific
Co. lso Swift Bldg. Atlanta. Ga Their
medical laboratory Is famous and Is con-
Quoted by renowned experts in bloed and
skin diseases.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-07
President Sets Fashion.

Washington, d. President Will
son is becoming the Beau Brummel of
Washington. AS he dresses, all others
clothe themselves.
White duck is now the vogue.
Thirty-three and a third per cent of
all the males in Washington wear suits
of that cloth, because President Will
son wears it.
1t was in the first hot week in July
that the President of the United States
first appeared in white. Now all the
men in official Washington wear either
white suits or white trousers and dark
coats, but it is all lightweight ma
terial.
President Wilson is the most con-
sistent wearer of white. He wears il
to his Office, to play golf and to the
ball game He also wears it when he
frequently goes to theaters to see
stock company production.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-07
Astor Family Taxed s., 400, 900.

New York-Acting on the report of
the appraisers, Surrogate Cohalan has
fixed the amount which the benefciar-
les under the will of Colonel John
Jacob Astor will have to pay the state
of New York under the inheritance tax
law. The total amounts to over 49,
400, 900. The amounts received by
the beneficiaries and the amount of
taxes which they will be forced to
turn over are as follows:
Vincent Astor, ssS, s5s, 500. 80; tax,
81, TAI. $500.
John Jacob Astor vi, the postum
nous child of Colonel Aston and Mrs.
Madeline Talmadge Force Astor, ST.
OFT. 672; tax 500, 000.88-
Mrs. Madeline Force Astor, 81, 673,
896; tax $3.50, 455.84.
Muriel Astor, s4,s61, 1853; tax
SIT, 570.32.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-07
Move Aimed at Judges.

Washington, D. CA constitutional
amendment proposed in the house by
Representative Hull, of Tennessee,
would provide that congress shall have
the power to abolish any inferior court
of the United States and remove a
judge of any inferior court of the
United States from Office by resolution
if concurred in by two-thirds of both
houses He continued:
1.-The ancient procedure of impeach-
ment which has come down to us from
another century is so prolix. involved
and cumbersome as to render it most
expensive and difficult of utilization
1t has become manifest that simpli-
fed substitute method of procedure
should be made available"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-07
SUFFRAGETTES START RIOT
Attempt to Rush Petition to King
Fight With Police.

London - According to the Daily
Sketch, the police have received in
formation of suffragette plot against
King George
A large body of suffragettes march
ed Wednesday from the East End to
Holloway Jail and made demonstra-
ton in sympathy with Sylvia Pank-
hurst Violent speeches were deliv-
cred, blank shots were fired from re-
voIvers, windows were smashed and
great disorder prevailed Several suf-
fragettes were arrested
While King George was inspecting
his guard of honor at the railway sta
ton at Chichester, Sussex, suffra-
gettes rushed forward and tried to
present petition to him. The police
seized the women. Afterward they
were liberated at the request of the
king.
Militant suffragettes, at a meeting
at Music Hall, were astounded by the
dramatic appearance on the stage of
Mrs. Emmaline Pankhurst, siifragette
leader, who only day or so ago was
reported as being at the point of
death.
Only few words were spoken by
the militant leader, who was seated in
an invalid char. She told her audi
tors that a victory for "the cause
was rapidly approaching, then put hel
prison license up for auction and de
parted in a taxicab for her home.
The prison license sold for $500.
Mounted police engaged in a hand
to-hand conflict with the suffragette'
after the departure of Mrs. Pankhurst
Miss Annie Kenney was rearresteC
after a desperate struggle The pc
licemen were attempting to dispers'
the suffragettes.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-07
Plane High in Air Burns.

Chicago While nearly 1000 feet in
the air, monoplane driven by ~ c.
Robinson, of Chicago. caught fire Sat
urday when fuse on the engine blew
out. Robinson extinguished the flames
with a hand extinguisher while de-
scending. and reached the ground safe
ly. He had gone up in an attempt to
break the new American altitude rec
ord. James Irving, of San Jose, CAL,
who accompanied Roy Francis, Sar
Francisco aviator, on a trip here,
dropped in a parachute from an alti.
tude of 1000 feet and descended safely
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-07
Thirteen Die in Mosque Fight.

Calcutta-The demolition of por-
ton of mosque at Cawnpore for
street improvements, which had
caused indignation meetings to be held
in many parts of India and Burmah.
led to serious rioting at Cawnpore- A
procession of natives, carrying black
flags, visited the mosque and began
replacing the bricks of the partly de-
molished edifce- An attempt to dis
perse the gathering resulted in "A con-
fiict with the police. who fired volley
into the crowd. killing 10 persons and
wounding 80.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-07
KEEPS SPOON FROM SLIPPING
Simple De1Ice That May Be Made ut
Home VIII Prove Of Great Value
to the Cook

When cooking In q stewpan or basin
the spoon. unless large one, has gen.
orally got to be taken out and laid
aside or else run the risk OF It's slip
ping down Into the contents very
time 1t Is used. To obviate this, the
simple device pictured herewith should
be used Consisting merely OF pie q
Of tin, procurable at the tin shop or
cut from clean tin can. 1t wants to
be three and one-half inches long by
two and one-half inches wide Ur