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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
GAS, SOURNESS AND
INDIGESTION ENDS
just as Soon as 'Fape's Diapepefn''
Comes In Contact With the Stomach
All Distress Is Gone.

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member the moment Dfapepsin comes
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ing-almost marvellous. and the Joy is
its harmlessness
A large fifty-cent case Of Pape'a
Diapepsin will give you a hundref
dollars worth of satisfaction or your
druggist hands you your money back.
It's worth its weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their storn-
achs regulated. It belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
IN case of sick, sour, upset stomach
during the day or at night It's the
quickest, surest and most harmless
stomach doctor in the world Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
Big EARTH SLIDES.
Work of Completing Panama Canal Is
Being Retarded.

Washington, Jan. 30.-Recent slides
of earth and rock into the Culebra
cut will make necessary great activity
if the Panama canal is to be opened
before the end of the present calendar
year as has been predicted by Colonel
Goethals. More than half a billion
yards of earth and rock have fallen
into the cut this month and engineers
fear another impending break at
Purple Hill will add not less than one
million yards.
For a long time the notorious
Cucurache slide on the east bank of
the canal has been quiet but on the
afternoon of January 16 the earth
movement began so rapidly as to
carry away some of the dirt cars and
completely covered all of the railroad
tracks in the canal except one. Pur-
pie Hill is holding back tremendous
amount of earth, slowly moving to-
wards the cut but the hill is show
ing signs of weakness and should it
break away the canal prism would be
almost filled at that point
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30

on city councils, and amending chapter
49, laws of 1903, and section 16. chapter SO,
laws of 1871, and repeating chapter 133.
laws of 1903 and chapter 1SS. laws of 1893,
and original section 16, chapter 60, laws
of 1871.
House bill No. 4oS, by Mulroy-An at
to amend the code of criminal procedure
END to repeal chapter lis, Jaws of 1871, be-
ing section 6791 and 6792. general statutes
of 1909, and to authorize the production
by the state of persons convicted of
crimes as Witnesses
House bill No. 40. by Bentley-An a It
to amend section "a, article 2. chapter 80
of the general statutes of the state OF
Kansas of 1909.
House bill No. 14. by Turner-An act
relating to cities of the second class
which have adopted the commission tnrza
of government. authorizing them to IS
sue ponds to meet emergency expenses IN
public utilities
House bill No. as. by Tyson-An act 20
amend section 13. article , of chapter y
of the general statutes of Kansas of 1903.
House bill No. AS, by Bailey-An act
relating to assessment and taxation and
repeating sections 1855, 1856, 1888 and $780,
of tie general statutes of 1903. and chap
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30

No committee work was undertaken
by the senate last night. Lieutenant
Governor ingalls, ordered all work at
rest that the senators might have time
to read the evidence on the contest
case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
ARE NOT OUTRAGE
British Writers Say Most Ath-
Ietes Are Professional.
Impossible to Return Prizes
Before Next Summer.

New York, Jan. Soft will be i'm
possible for the Olympic games au-
thorities to accept the return of prizes
which James Thorpe Won. in the all
round championship at the games in
Stockholm until the full Olympic COM
mittee meets in Lausanne next sum
mer, according to advices received
from Stockholm. Charges that Thorpe
played professional baseball, to which
he confessed, should have been made
within thirty days after the Olympic
games, according to the rules of the
Stockholm contests in order to have
such charges formally recognized.
1t is believed that the only way to
have the prizes recalled is to have the
Amateur Athletic Union make a re-
quest to this effect at the next meeting
of the Olympic Committee.
British Are Not Outraged"
London, Jan. 30-Sporting author
tiles continue to comment sympathetic
calIy on the case of James Thorpe and
1audatory of the American athletic au-
thorities who have reported the fam
Gus Indian athletes disqualification as
an amateur. In no quarter has there
appeared any evidence of haunting
Americans over the discovery.
IF America really wants to know
the true British feeling towards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30

newly discovered lawyer-spokesman is
l. NJ. Mahin, of Smith county. Mahin
; made a masterful speech defending the
action of the elections committee con-
corning the Stanton report, and won
for himself a new berth among the
leaders of the north side Of the house.
Mahin is a good convincing talker and
speaks directly from the shoulder. In
directly he ridiculed members of the
senate who lauded the Socialists with
the purpose of receiving ''grandstand
plaudits." Keep your eye on Mahin-
The Simpson pure SHOE law fell
through the mesh of the senate hop
per. This was a bill providing that
only certain kinds of material should
sold in Kansas. The judiciary COM
mittee killed it before it received a
place on the calendar.
Senator Davis of Bourbon county
in an abusive political speech before
the senate Wednesday afternoon de-
clared that the socialism preached by
William Howard Taft and Theodore
Roosevelt was far more dangerous
than the brand preached by Eugene
V. Debs.' He said that one benefited
the rich few and the other the whole
mass of people The reference
brought wild applause from the red
hammered Socialists in the galleries.
Senator Carey of Reno still insists
that Senator Stanton, the Socialist,
should go back to Crawford county
and brush UP before he becomes SEN
atoriai material In open discussion
Wednesday afternoon he asked Stan
ton if he wrote the speech read to
the senate by the Socialist the other
day.
Eyes, sir, wrote it dictated it
to my lawyer" answered Stanton.
II thought your lawyer wrote it,,
explained Carey. land ! wanted to say
that if he did 1 don't think this sem
ate cares to hear any more of that
kind of stuff
The gavel of President ingalls, was
the only thing that prevented an in
teresting tilt. Stanton, Bale Wag-
gener, Paul Klein and others, were on
their feet and the president ruled
them down.
No committee work was undertaken
by the senate last night. Lieutenant
Governor ingalls, ordered all work at
rest that the senators might have time
to read the evidence on the contest
case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
in SENATE MILL"
New Rule for Commission Law
Elections.
Senator NighswOnger Would
Vote in Sets.
GRIEF PILED HIGH FOR PRICE
Greenwood Man Storm Center
in Upper House.
Women Against New Board of
Health Act.
GRIEF PILED HIGH FOR PRICE

! The entire election rules affecting
the voting for city commission can
] didates will be changed if a bill intro
| duced by Senator Nighswonger, OF
Sedgwick, passes both branches of the
legislature. Instead of voting for four
| candidates for commissioner and one
for mayor in the primaries as well as
the general election, the voter will
| have a greater latitude of choice. The
| candidates for commissioner will be di-
vided into three sets of five each and
| the candidates for mayor into three
sets.
| In this manner the voter will have
| first, second and third choice in his
| ballot. Fifteen candidates for COM
missioner and five for mayor can be
nominated. However, if one candidate
receives a majority in the first choice
or a majority over the first and second
choice he is elected without further
voting.
In this manner Senator Nighswonger
hopes to do away with the election af-
ter the primary. In many cases it will
save the cities the expense of one
election-the primaries will decide the
choice of the voters and they will be
given the office.
1t is apparent from the recent sug-
gestions in the form of legislative bills,
that the commission form election
laws will not be recognized after the
1913 session of the legislature. The bill
relating to the commission positions
and requiring candidates to specify
the position for which they are run
ming is practically a law. Others are
on their way to the governors desk
with nothing to hinder their passage.
In the senate late this afternoon the
Womans Kansas Day club. an organl-
cation comprising 500 women, who
claim to be nonpolitical in their be-
Iiefs filed a vigorous protest against
ctota of
ton bill suggested by William M. Price,
senator from Greenwood. The women
claim that the bill is direct attack
on the efficiency of the state board of
health and that it is a protective meas
ure for the mercantile interests in
Kansas.
The senator from Greenwood is one
of the champion trouble makers in the
senate. He is a banker. Democrat,
independent in his beliefs and has
pork barrel interests in his home dis
trict This is his first term in the
senate and he has devoted his time to
what statesmen call freedom of ex-
preston
First he brought III as chairman of
the elections board the report adverse
to the interests of Senator Stanton, the
Socialist. Then he drew up a bill Gre
ating a new state board of health, Civ
ing the commercial interests recogni-
ton as we'll as the doctors.
Grief has resulted-but the plucky
Greenwood member has squared his
jaw and is preparing for the on
slaught
The discussion over the Stanton I'M
seating action in the senate Wednes-
day afternoon uncovered to the mem
bers of the upper house, an orator who
is scheduled to take a lead among the
Republican minority senator's This
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
The Gems Program.

One of the greatest military pictures
ever shown in Topeka, "Sheridans
Ride" is on at the Gem theater just
for a day and tonight. This is a three
reel, 101 Bison dim. An army of men
are used in this picture, a horse, as
though fatally injured, plays pathetic
part in the feature film.
Through the entire three reels runs
a love story touching the famous
cavalryman's life. It's a picture well
worth seeing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30
GOODS EASILY SHOWN
Rearrangement at Ekberg's Gives Ex-
cellent Display to Fabrics.

Olof Ekberg has just completed the
installation of ornamental shelving and
display stands that help greatly in Sc
lecting from his excellent woolens.
With these new features in place, Mr.
EkbergS rooms over the Walk-Over
Shoe store at 70S Kansas avenue, are
undoubtedly the best equipped custom
tailoring parlors in this section They
are large, light and airy, and do not
give the impression of STIFFNESS usual
ly found in tailor shops.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-30

Thorpe" says a sporting writer in the
Daily News, 1--WE can reduce the fren-
zied pace of Secretary Sullivan's out
ragged pulse. Britain is satisfied that
Thorpe's victory was above board, even
if Sullivan does not
Still the Best There Is.
eff Thorpe was the only American
who had transgressed the letter of
amateur laws, then in their army of
athletes they have a wonderful collec-
tion,'' says a writer in the Daily Mir
ror. mo one who knows British ath-
letics from the inside would for a mo-
ment imagine that none of our team
had taken payments sub-roSa in the
way of fat expenses but the difficulty
is in getting proof of any wrong doing.
'Since the Stockholm games we have
had the bonafides of one or two prom
inent Frenchmen questioned. A well
known official told me the other day
that the suspension of an Olympic COM
petitor was imminent. Unfortunately
Thorpe is only one of many. He was
unlucky enough to be found out, but
this fact remains that America had the
best man in the pentathlon and deca-
thIon events. AS for the American
spirit in sport, think we should recog-
nize in this critical matter that the
Americans are behaving in perfectly
correct manner"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30
NEGRO HANGED AND SHOT TO
DEATH.
Bullet Riddlcd Body Found by Cor
Oner of Grecnvillc, Ga.

Grcenvillc, Ga, Agu. 26.-Thc bull
lct-riddlcd body OF Virgil Swanson, a
negro, was found hanging from limb
in a lonely spot near here late yester-
day, the local coroner learned today.
verdict of death at the hands of un-
known parties was the result of the
corOncrs investigation. 1t was said
the body evidently had been hanging
from tn" tree several hours before ne-
ing discovered. The lynChing is sup
posed to have been sequel To the
killing of J.. e. Marchmon. farmer,
hy Walter Brewster, Il negro, about a
week ago. Brewster was captured AZ
La Grange. Ga, and Jailed. 1t is un-
dcrst0"d Swanson was charged with
having aided Brewster to hide from
the officers. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30
WILL TAKE TESTIMONY.
Williamsburg Board Sets August 30
for Hearing.

Kingstree, Aug. 26.-The county
board Of canvassers met at the county
court house today to declare the re.
suit in the recent primary on the dis
pensary. The official tabulation was:
For dispensary 253; against dispen-
sary 255.
The dispensary adherents presented
affidavits to the effect that at Muddy
Creek and Hebron polls voters were
not required to present registration
certificates or tax receipts and through
their attorneys, e. l.. Hirsch and Le
roy Lee, demanded that the vote at
these precincts be thrown out and
that the election be declared in favor
Sof the dispensary
The prohibition forces also filed af-
fidavits to the effect that at the Kings
tree poll voters were not sworn, and
demanded that the vote at Kingstree
be not counted.
Consequently the board of canvass
ers did not declare an election, but
appointed Saturday, August 80, as the
date on which it will take testimony
and hear arguments from both sides.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30
CANVASS OF LIQUOR ELECTION
BOARDS UNABLE TO DECIDE IN
THREE COUNTESS COUN-
TIES GO WET; = RETAIN
DISPEN SARY, 1 RE-
MAINS DRY.
Lexington, Sumter and williamsburg
Scenes of Legal Battle, When Conn
missiOncrs Attempt to Canvass Re-
sultS-RcpOrts from Other Coun-
ties and How They Went.

Columbia, Aug. 26.-The canvass
of the vote in the dispensary elections
held Tuesday, August 19 in II coun-
ties Of South Carolina, served to
bring changes in the hitherto publish
ed returns. In only three counties
was there serious contest and in
these three-Sumter, Lexington and
Williamsburg-the boards of canv5
ers failed to finish their work y,
day. 81 =
The results in the other . Ies
were declared as appeared = 1 the
published returns. Und' s clas-
sification the counties @ %ent wet
are Caihoun' Barnw y fanseburg'
Bamberg and Dorc ~ Florence
and Jasper have ID the dispen-
sary. Abbeville> lined dry
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30
NO PROTEST THERE.
Demand for Recount Only Move In
Orangeburg.

Orangeburg, Aug. 26.-The board
of canvassers of election met today
at the court house for the purpose of
declaring the eletcion for or against
the sale of alcoholic liquors in Or
angeburg county. The returns of
managers were canvassed and the fol-
lowing result was declared: Total
number OF votes cast 2,3O7; for dis
pensary 1,162; against dispensary l.
1i5. The reestablishment of the
dispensary in Orangeburg county was
carried by IL votes majority.
Attorneys were present at the meet
ing today to represent both sides.
There were not protests or contests,
but a request was made by petition
OF three citizens that owing to the
clOseness Of the result a recount be
had. This recount was refused by
the board of canvassers.
: The board of ,-GanVasserS consisted
of Noah w. Wertz, chairman; w. s.
Barton, Jr., Jno. L. Blanche and ].
Leroy Dukes. clerk.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30
MEXICO POLICY CRITICISED
German Diplomat Objects to vii.
sons Plan.

Berlin, Aug. 26.-What he calls
Americas do nothing policy" is
criticised today by Baron Hartman
Won RichthOften. formerly secretary
OF the German embassy at Washing
ton. later charge daffairs of the
German legation at Mexico City and
now a member Of the Reischstag in
an article in the Zeitung Am Mittag.
The baron demands that speedy
steps be taken to establish a perma
nent government in Mexico.
This" he says, lis possible by
means of a strict closing OF the
frontier, for revolution would be i'm
possible without the importation Of
arms and filibusters and Provisional
President Huerta would find the nee
essary funds in Europe to maintain
his army if the United States would
act even in this negative way.
IF America is unwilling on moral
and other grounds to give this sup
port to Provisional President Huerta.
the government should announce it
openly, but should offer to his sue
cessor guarantees for the absolute
closing of the frontier to both men
and arms"
Gen. Huerta, the writer concludes,
is probably patriot enough to retire
under these conditions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30

book, his vote for prohibition was
withdrawn.
f. o. Jennings, it was alleged, had
stated that he voted for prohibition
in Ward 2, while he lived in Provi-
dence township, and his vote was de-
Quoted.
On the other hand the following dis.
pensary votes were cast out:
Afiidavits were introduced by the
prohibitionists, signed by Il. f. Miller
and w. Fl. Fielder, that they had seen
Perry Moses, Jr., and a. j. Moses
vote in the election for the dispen
sary. Affidavits were introduced in
reply by the dispensaryites, signed
by A. j. Moses and p. Moses, Jr.,
that they voted folded ticket and
that no one saw how they voted, and
by c. +. King that no one saw how
Perry Moses, Jr., had voted. Two bal
lots were withdrawn from the box
without any knowledge of which side
they were for, both by chance being
for the dispensary.
A ballot cast by j. ]. Britton, who
lives in Concord township, for the
dispensary, was deducted, from Ward
2. where he voted.
A ballot cast by H. Ashley Mood,
alleged to have been for the dispen-
sary, in Ward 3. without his having
a registration certificate, was with
drawn
Aftidavits introduced by l.. d. Jen-
nings as to ballots cast by Douglas
China and John I. Brunson were
withdrawn, as there was uncertainty
as to that cast by China, and Brun-
Son swore that he had his registra-
ton certificate with him when his
ballot was cast.
Ballots alleged by l.. ID. Jennings to
be illegal. because they were cast in a
different township from that in which
the voter was living, were allowed t.
remain, as they had already been
counted and it was not positively
known how they were cast. They
were j. +. Jenkins, A. p. Vinson, Jr
:. w. Rafiield, w. S. Lenoir, w. H.
Jennings
a. w. Suder, it was alleged by the
prohibitiOnists lived in Ward 3 but
had voted in Ward 2. His vote was
allowed to remain because he lived
in Sumter township.
Votes of s. c. Brown and w. y
Bradford, for the dispensary, counted
Tuesday because it was supposed tina,
the men had registration certificates
were allowed to remain counted, al
though an affidavit WIS introduced
from the clerk of the managers stat.
ing that the men did not have regis.
tration certificates. but certificate.
from the clerk of court.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30
Canvass I'm Calhoun.

st. Matthews, Aug. 26.-The board
of canvassers Of Calhoun county met
today at IL o'clock and canvassed the
held last Tuesday. The board found
the result the same, except for the
Cameron vote, which showed one
votes difference for prohibition. The
official report follows: For dispensary,
1853; against dispensary. 2S2. The ma
jority was g. votes for the dispen-
sary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30
From The Daily Item. Aug. 2s.

From The Daily Item. Aug. 26.
Confusion reigned from the time
that tho commissioners of election
opened their session shortly before
noon Tuesday until the last vote had
been counted and the chairman had
decided to allow the attorneys for
the dispensary more time i'm which
To secure evidence that votes had
been illegally cast for prohibition in
Ward 2. This was after every box
had been canvassed and II was seen
that the returns gave a majority Of
two votes against the dispensary.
The count as tabulated resulted in
changes for both sides at a number
of precincts, reducing the number of
votes to 476 against the dispensary
and 474 In favor OF 1t. The tabulat-
ed vote as made by the commission
ers WAS.
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U
The whole session was a battle be. 9.
tween the attorneys for prohibition on
the one side and the attorneys for the
dispensary on the other side. AS each
new box was taken up there was lit
tie lull I'm the noise and confusion OF
voices. but as the count was announc-
Cd the confusion broke out again with
redoubled fury. The crowd filled the
room. until IL was almost suffocatlngly
hot around the table where the COM
missioners OF election were gathered.
Their job was not an easy one, but the
hardest job OF all was that designated, 4,
90 the stenographer. who was sup
posed to take down the proceedings.
Motion and counter-motion was made
without cessation. Repeatedly order
wag called for. but the crowd was not
an orderly one. those present had To
express their feelings and they did
30. whether II disturbed the board or
not.
Soon after the meeting was called
ar III. c. Cuttino. one OF the mem.
bers. tn. vatened To put everybody out
OF the room. when Judge X. O. Purdy
again and again called on the chair
man OF the board To hear his protests
Practically every motion made by the
attorneys for the .prohibitionists was
overruled. or passed by as not worth
listening to. Mr.. Jennings and Mr..
Clifion. attorneys for the dispensary,
were called on several times for
advice by members of the board.
The crowd I'm the room was seeming
was an interested spectator and par
tlcipator.
As the first box as opened Judge
Purdy made his entrance and asked
for time In which to mack protest
against the proceedings. The whole
election was protested on the ground
that one-thlrd Of the qualified voters
OF the county had not petitioncd for
the election. The protest was made
I'm the name OF ID. James Winn and AN
affidavit To- this effect was made by
y. r. Miller. Further information
along this line was produced by Mr.
Purdy as To the methods of super
visor Pitts I'm asccrtaining the mum
her OF registered voters signing the
petition. Mr.. Jennings made objcc-
tlon To this evidence ON the ground
that II was the same as had been set
before Judge Wilson. when he had
ruled In favor OF holding the election
Judge Purdy stated that Judge VIII
son stated that the prohihitionists had
n remedy NJ law and produced the
law TO this effect, that the matter