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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
SCHOOLBOYS AT COLUMBIA
Two Hundred Attend Second
Annual Conference.

Two hundred schOolbOys attended 'hc
second annual high and preparatory
school conference. which was held at CO.
iumbia University Yesterday afterno On
under the auspices OF the clinton and
Commerce clubs. William Il Moore Of
De witt Clinton High School. who was
captain of the school football team last
fall presided over the meetings. which
dealt In general with school problems.
Dean J.. j. Woodbridge. Of the gradu-
ate faculties II Columbia delivered the
address Of welcome. Walter T.. Dlak. gen
. cral secretary Of the West Side Young
Mems Christian Association, set forth
the purposes of the meeting. and he was
followed 10y Arthur Howe captain OF the
Val" football team IT. 1911. VINO described
college life and tine type OF men the large
! colleges were seeking.
The schoolboys then had their inning
Paul ID. Brown. of Commerce. gave his
views on "Cribbug." and David W
kempner. Of DE witt Clinton. spoke on
the evil results from "Graftns." which
he said might start with trying to beat
the subway ticket choppers for a free ride
Professor Jeremiah jerks. OF New York
I diversity, warned thc boNS IN an dd-
dress on Solving ones own Life Prob
lens" 10 look forward I'm shaping their
habits To tho last ten years of their lives,
which would be their happicst years. or
the most miserable according to what
habits they formeS In their school days
a. n. Cotton. International Young Mems
Christian Association secretary. closed
the afternoon session. speaking on "A
Great Continental School Movement"
dinner to the Hchoolboys was then
given in the Columbia commons, c. T..
Melency. Associate city Superintendent
of Schools. acting as POSTMASTER. The De
Witt Clinton orchestra furnished a musl-
cal programme during the dinner. aad
Captain folly" Pcndleton. Of last year s
Princeton football team. gave short
talk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
FOOD FOR WILD DUCKS
Wardens Save Thousands from
Starving During Winter.

The feeding by game protectors OF wild
ducks which are wintcrnS In New YORK
Stat. will result in the saving OF thous-
ands of birds this season. according TO
reports received by the conservation com
mission. Each season since the enact
ment Of the New York law against win
ter and spring shooting Of Wild fowl, the
number OF ducks which have not gone
further South has increased, and gradu-
allv increasing number Of wild fowl has
remained in the spring TO nest within the
boundaries of New York State.
A game protector. writing from Sodus
Point. Lake Ontario makes a very inter
esting report on the wild ducks which he
has been caring for during the period
when there Is "A scarcity of FOOD. owing TO
ice-Iocked waters. He goes OF TO say:
"A number of pictures of ducks winter
ing In this vicinity have been taken.
People i'm these parts never saw such a
sight in years. ! really believe the de
partmcnt by feeding the birds. has saved
thousands Of ducks up TO this time. !
have found fourteen dead ducks. nclud-
ing one canvasback. two redheads and
eleven blueblils. pleNeI III" uuchS so
poor in all my life as they were There
is one hole cut in the bay which | have
To walk to which is inhabited by from six
To seven hundred wild ducks. At first
they were wild when attempted to APP
proach them, but they have become ac-
customed TO me and know me as a friend
because ! bring them much needed food.
Now they follow the pals which they
see me carrying all around the hole, and
swim after me wherever ! go, and wait
for me To put out the food for them. In
this particular place the water Is quite
deep, and | at first made them dive for IT,
But | thought ! would try placing the
grain on the edge of the ice. and the
plan worked finely. Now | can feed en-
tirely in this way"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
TIGERS TO BOOM HOCKEY.

Princeton. y. j.. March s-Captain
Wendell ). Kuhn, of next years Prince
ton hockey team. and former Captain
"Iobey" Baker. who led the Tigers this
year. are In favor of making hockey "A
major sport at Princeton.
This boom. coming close on the heels
OF similar agitations at Harvard and Yale,
portends "A prominent place for hockey In
the college world within "A few years. IT
the matter receives the favorable vote
OF the Princeton faculty and undergrad
yates hockey will take dts place beside
baseball, football, track and crew.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09

Shamrock III made nine starts in 100
but were able to complete only three
races, all of which were won by the fe-
lance. the first by minutes 3 seconds
and the second by ] minute l9 seconds
The Shamrock missed the finish line IN
the fog in the third race and so was not
timed All the races since 1873. when
the Puritan defeated the Genesta. have
been sailed with time allowance. In the
last race the Reliance allowed the Sham
rock III minute 81 seconds over thirty
mile course.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
'LOTOS CLUB HALLS PAGE
AS S0UTH'S MARK TWAIN
Frank R. Lawrence Tells Diners
of American literature'S
Debt to Author,
T. NELSON'S HARD START
His Negro Dialect Stuff Was
Generally Rejected at First
Because Few Could
Read It.

Wimmens is mons'us unreasonable M
how. Deys Jes like a catfish. sou can n,
tex hole on en- like urr folks an vic,
you gifts IN yo' can n always hole 'a,n
Msrse Chan. Tale OF Old Virginia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
ARE YOU ENTERTAINING?

Talent for all socials, concerts and
entertainments will be found on page
2 part 5.-Advt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
HER DIVORCE STANDS
Mrs. Guggenheim Suit to Have 1t An
nulIed Is Dismissed.

Chicago. Jan. 1.-THE application
of Mrs. Grace Brown Guggenheim to
have her divorce from VIM. Guggen-
helm annulled was dismissed by Judge
Heard here today for want of equity.
Her application was based on the
allegation that when she obtained her
decree, she swore enormously that she
was a resident of Illinois She mar
ried the millionaire mining and SneIt-
ing man in 1900, and the decree o. oi-
yorce was entered the next year with
alimony in the lump sum of $15O,O0O.
Since the divorce both parties to the
suit have remarked.
According to Jacob Newman OF
counsel for VIM. Guggenheim Mrs.
Guggenheirn's first husband was Chas.
Herbert of Washington. A divorce
separated them. Her marriage with
Guggenheim came next, but Mr.. New
man stated they lived together but
three days. After this divorce; Mrs. MRS
Guggenheim married Jules Roger
Wahl, a Frenchman, resident of New
York.
'fThey lived together for four
years." related Mr.. Newman when
WahI returned to France. whether
the report is true that Wahl's parents
had his marriage annulled in France
l do not know.
Guggenheim married Miss Amy
Steinberger by whom he has SON.
a
genheim had married Wahl that she
filed suit in New York state for di-
vorce from Guggenheim, claiming that
the Illinois divorce was illegal. The
case went to the supreme court of that
state where her bill was dismissed.
In 1909 she filed another suit to set
aside the original Illinois divorce but
Judge Honore denied her right to file
her petition after the lapse of eight
wears. She sent this case to the ap-
pellate court where it is still pending.
The present suit was in chancery and
claimed that Guggenheim, knew she
was not a resident of Illinois when the
divorce was obtained.
Mrs. Guggenheim or Wahl claims
that she does not want money but
wishes to ascertain beyond doubt
whether the divorce was legal.
Judge Heard in giving his decision
criticised the present divorce laws of
Illinois and urged that steps be taken
to change them. He declared that both
Mr.. and Mrs. Guggenheim procured
the divorce of 1901 by fraud. This fac
tor weighed largely with the court in
his decision against the plaintiff.
Mrs. Guggenheim was not in court
when the decision was rendered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
GAS CAN BE HAD
From 25 to so Million Cubic
Feet Daily Offered.
But Receivers Decline Offer for
slack of Authority"

Kansas City, Jan. 11.-An offer to
increase the supply of the Kansas
Natural Gas company from 25,000,000
to 100000 cubic feet daily as soon
as As miles of pipe line could be
built, was declined by the receivers
of the Kansas Natural Gas company.
Lack of authority to sign the con-
tract was the reason given by Con-
way F. Holmes and George F. Sharitt,
receivers. Negotiations will be resum
ed as soon as the controversy in the
federal courts Is cleared, which may
be February 8.
The proposition to the Kansas Nat
ural was made by w. J. Rowland of
Pittsburg, Pa, who controls the leases
on 10000 acres of gas land near
Gushing. Ok.
The Cushing field, which lies As
miles south of the southernmost mains
of the Kansas Natural was inspected
by the Kansas Natural receivers about
a month ago. A tentative agreement
was made at that time with Mr.. Row
and for the Kansas Natural to pur-
chase the entire output from his
field.
1.-The cost to the Kansas Natural to
extend it's mains to my field would
last night TT could be handled, L
believe, by increasing the present in
debtedness about 4 per cent
"In three months" continued Mr..
Rowland, "the mains could be ready
to receive my gas. We are willing to
offer our entire leases as a guarantee
that the flow would be 25,000,00G feet
or more into the Kansas Natural
mainS''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
MONEY MARKET EASY
Rate for Call Loans Falls Below Three
Per Cent.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE decided
relaxation in money rates was the
most important influence of the week
in the securities market Funds flowed
in steadily from the interior and rates
for call loans fell below 3 per cent.
Movements of stocks reflected the
ease of money and though the demand
was small and quotations at times
were unsettled, the tendency was to-
ward a higher level.
Bankers took advantage of the ease
of money to bring forward several
new issues of bonds and notes, the
most important among which was an
Offering of about $64,00O,000 Balti-
more & Ohio 4 " per cent. convertible
bonds.
Foreign exchange rates rose sharp
1y, owing to scarcity of comm odity
bills, the relaxation of money rates
and financial conditions abroad. En-
gagement of s3,0oO.000 gold for ex-
port to Paris was announced.
The monthly report of untitled ton
mage Of the United States Steel cor
poration gave eyNsence of a slacken-
ing of new business which had been
indicated for some time. In the cop
per metal trade there We're reports
of lowering prices and the statement
Of stocks of the metal on hand showed
an Unexpectedly large increase
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
1T is THOMPSON
Legislature Sure to Elect Him
q. s. Senator.
A Poll of Members Shows but
Little Opposition.

In q recent United States senatorial
poll of legislative members made by
the State Journal was the indication
that Judge William H. Thompson has
at no time had any serious opposition
in securing the legislative confirma-
ilon of this election. The Garden City
man believes that he will receive the
unanimous vote of both houses in the
vote on United States senator
Responses were received by the State
Journal from % of the 40 members of
the senate. OF this number 10 were
positive in their statement that they
would support Thompson, two respond
ed in the negative and three were nom
committal. Letters were received from
68 of the 125 members of the house
Forty declared they would vote for
Thompson, five said mo" and % gave
no indication Of their position in the
matter.
Judge Thompson claims he has re-
ceived letters from 130 members of
the house and senate who declare
they will support him first, last and
all the time. These letters are from
So members of the house and "a mem
bers of the senate. This insures him
the confirmation of his election by a
big majority, as but SO votes are re-
qufred to elect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
MORE PAY WAY
Fifty-Six Per Cent of *. q. Stu
dents Self Supporting.
Over 1,4OO Students Do Not
Call ON "Dad."

Lawrence, Kan, Jan. 11.-More
young men and women are working
their way through the University OF
Kansas than through any similar in
stitution in the country. Figures com
piled by Registrar George .. Foster
show that out of every hundred K U:
students, fifty-six pay all or nearly aIi
their expenses without aid from home.
In the fields through the long sum
mer. behind a desk in store, plow-
ing or peddling, do some 1,4OO or these
vonne Kansans labor to obtain those
f,nds necessary to obtain the higher
adncation that the state provides.
Each student on registering fills out a
card giving this information on MS
resources and the university registrar
has inst completed this tables from
these data,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
CONTINUED on Page Twoo
RAISED The DEVIL
Carrier Tells Congress About
Parcel Post Troubles.
Gets No More Dimes or Drinks
From Express Co.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE first pro-
test against the parcel post has ar
rived. 1t comes from F. T. Deason, a
rural mail carrier of Irwinton, Ga. He
transmits the following complaint
through Representative Hardwick, of
Georgia:
"I seat myself with pen in hand to
write you a few lines to let you know
that you have played the devil with
me. I am the mail carrier from Nc
Intyre to Irwinton and I took the con-
tract to carry the mail three times a
day, distance of three and one-half
miles, for 1919 a year. At that time
the express company was doing a pref
ty good business and I got ten cents
for each express and ten cents and a
drink for every jug.
you fixed the law so I couldn't
carry the jug, and now you have fixed
up a thing called the 'possum post
and the express company doesn't han
die any more small packages, nor do
handle any more dimes. When
made this contract 1 could carry the
mail in a road cart and Texas pony
and haul the express on the side; now
the express has shrunk and this pos
sum post business has swelled so I
have to get a mule and wagon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
VIC'S ADDRESS PRECISE
Kansas Congressman 'FFollows Copy
ON French Envelope.

New York, Jan. 11.-victor Muir
dock, the red headed Kansas congress
man and editor, does not speak
French. His wife and the daughter
are abroad. Recently when near
Paris. they wrote to the head of the
family. In the letter they said their
address would be found printed on the
envelope.
Mr.. Murdock took their word for it
and addressed his reply as per in
structions. He followed copy down
to the period. In his wife's answer he
got a translation of what he had writ
ten. This was it:
Madam Victor Murdoch,
Hotel Grand PriX.
Every room with bath.
Situated in
Large Park.
Tennis courts-along-
side. Hot and cold
water. Private dining
rooms.
"MOurmelon, near Paris, France.
And the best part of this story is
that it is true.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
Detectives Set a Trap to Catch
Highwaymen.
Send Bank Messenger Out With
Bag of Money.
PLAN WORKED ALL RIGHT
One Detective Mortally Wound
ed and Messenger Beaten.
One RObber is Captured and
Other Gets Away.

New York, Jan. ia squad of de-
tectives baited a trap for highway
men today with a so year old bank
messenger and a satchel containing
$4,000. The highwaymen took the
bait. One detective was shot and
will die, the messenger was beaten
senseless and probably has fractured
skull, and a pitched battle with bull
let's peppering houses like hail, was
fought on the East side One of the
highwaymen escaped; the other was
captured.
The messenger, Peter E. PIunkett,
where he had been employed for ten
years with a crowd of detectives trail
ing him. Within the satchel he car
ried currency and silver for the week
ly payrolls of two factories. The de-
tectives were disguised as laborers to
avoid suspicion
AS Plunkett stepped into the dark
ened hallway of one of the factories,
two men sprang up from nowhere, be-
side him. One of them crumpled
the Tagging before he could cry out.
The other grabbed the satchel and
both darted away. The factory had
not been apprised of the plan and de-
gone ahead of the messenger. While
he was explaining the highwaymen
were making off.
The detective started in pursuit
caught one of the robbers. and rolled
to the cobblestones with him. Mean
while detectives in the rear of Plunkett,
not expecting so quick a movement be-
gan blazing away with pistols at the
other fleeing highwayman.
The thief fired as he fled, and keep
ing the pack at his heels, darted down
a side street, through traffic into a
hallway, out the back door, over fences
into the back street and disappeared,
leaving behind bullet pierced over
coat. The satcheI dropped in his flight
was found with its contents, intact ten
feet from the factory doorway. One of
the fugitive's bullets found a mark in
James A. Watson, a detective, entered
his back and passed nearly through his
body. He cannot recover.
The man who was tripped to the
cobble stones, said he was Frank Nor
an 19 years old, packer. He was held
without bail. Plunkett was taken to a
hospital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11

man-elect, Justice Amend signed an or
der formally committing the patient.
Recent reports were that Big Tim"
was improving and friends who recog-
nized him in the street believed he
would be in condition to attend the
next session of congress, but it is said
the trouble from which he was suffer-
ing led his relatives to believe that
a permanent arrangement for his phys
fcal restraint at the sanitariuIn was ad-
visable. The action seems to involve
the probability of special election for
a congressman to succeed Mr.. Sullivan
in the Thirteenth district His east
side friends regard the action as mark
ing his passing from public life TO
which he rose prominently from an east
side newsboy. His career started as
district leader of Tammany society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
Expenses of the Club So, 400 for
the Year.
SHOULD HAVE 1000 MEMBERS
These, Paying $12 Each a Year
Would Solve 1t.
Secretary Pleased With Club
Work and Plans.

In his annual report before the
members of the Topeka Commercial
club Friday night Secretary ]. Will
Kelley announced his budget of ex-
penditures for the club in 1913, which
approximated SO, 400.
According to Mr.. Kelley in order to
meet the financial requirements of the
organization, it will be necessary to
have a thousand paid up members.
He emphasized the Importance of the
membership campaign which will be
waged early in February.
1.-THE year 1912 has been a busy year
for the club and in it's various activi-
ties,' reads the report, 'tsome things
of consequence have been accomplish
ed and some things have been start
ed that are now in a fair way for final
accom- liShment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
TODAY In CONGRESS.
Senate Holds Executive Session to
Consider Nominations.

Washington. Jan. 11.-Senate con-
yened at noon. Held an executive ses-
sion to consider nominations.
Campaign funds investigating COM
mittee met but adjourned until Mon
day.
House convened at noon. Consider
ed postoffice appropriation bill.
Ways and means committee con-
tinued it's hearing on metal schedule
of tariff.
Steamship investigation was con-
tinued by merchant marine commit
tee.
Mary Boyle O'Reilly pictured de-
plorable labor conditions in New York
canning camps to rules committee at
hearing on resolution for an investiga-
ton of the industry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
She ATTACKS FISHER.
Woman Makes Charges Against Secre
tary of the Interior.

Washington, Jan. I.-Mrs. Helen Pierce
Gray charged before the senate Indian
committee today that Indians had been
murdered to get them out of the way
and said that if she could present 'tal'
her evidence she would connect Secre-
tary Fisher with one of the most gigantic
steals going on in the country Secre-
tary Fisher objected to her being allowed
to make such general charges.
Mrs Gray is investigator of CTuw
Indian affairs. She also charged Senator
lixon with making untrue statements.
The secretary and senator objected Wig
such general charges Members of the
committee demanded that Mrs. Gray pro
duce proof and Secretary Fisher agreed
readily to produce any evidence in his
possession.
The hearing, which was on Senator
Townsend's resolution to send the Grow
records to the department of justice for
investigation went over to next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
ZERO WEATHER.
That Is Only Thing Flora Can See
Ahead.

1t is cold again today. A sharp
northwest wind is blowing at the rate
of fifteen miles an hour and holding
the temperatures down. The mini
mum temperature was above at
1880 this afternoon. The prediction
is that the mercury will be down to
zero by morning. Indications are that
Sunday will be raw, cloudy day.
Shippers forecast: Protect Sc hour
shipments north against temperature
of five degrees below zero; west, zero;
east and south, five to ten above zero"
There was a trace of snow this morn
ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
Ohio ON The RAMPAGE
The River Has Invaded Low Lying
Sections of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Jan. n.-Rain throughout
the Ohio valley yesterday and last
night is expected materially to af-
feet the food situation here. At a.
m. today the stage of the Ohio river
here was 52.1 and rising at the rate of
. foot per hour.
A stage of 53 feet will bring the wa
ter into the Central Union railroad
station and 50 feet will prevent trains
from running into the depot. The water
has already invaded houses in the low
lying sections but no serious damage
has been caused
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
(Continued on Page Two)
PASSING OF "BIG TIM. !"
Congressman Sullivan Is Placed in
a Sanitorium.

New York, jan 11.-By court order
Congressman-e ELECT Timothy D Sulli-
van, who has long been a prominent
figure in New York legislative affairs
is to be formally committed to a pri-
vate sanitarium in Yonkers. big Tim -
as he is popularity known in the east
side section of the city, has been in
the Yonkers sanitarium for several
months to recuperate, it has been said
from nervous breakdown. He has
been up to now, a voluntary patient
but upon application made by step
brother and stepsister of the congress-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11
TOES GO WITH CORNs.
Young Woman Sues Amateur Chiropo-
dist for S2,525.

Provo, Utah. Jan. 11.-What is the
value of a young woman toe. This
question will be answered in the
Fourth district court where suit was
filed today by Miss Irene Berry of
Springfield. against Dr. F. A. Gra-
ham, a dentist, who aspired to be a
chiropodist. For the loss of two toes,
Miss Berry asks 81 -262. so each.
In her complaint the plaintiff relates
that she applied to the dentist for re-
lief from two corns. He removed the
corns but it later became necessary
to remove the toes also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-11

J. Edwards Stevens of Goodland is be
ing mentioned among the probable Re
publican candidates for congress from,
the Sixth district in 1914. Stevens has
been filling lyceum dates and Is recog-
nized as public speaker of considerable
ability. He is well known in the Sixth
district and it is claimed that he Will
have a large following should he decide
to make the race for the nomination.
Jimmy Malone of Rawlins is back in
the legislature again, but it is Senator
Malone this year, if you please. But Ma
lone himself prefers Jimmy to senator
when his friends address him Malone
made a remarkable campaign in the
Thrty-ninth district, the northwest dis
trict of the state. He Travelled 3,1O0 miles
by auto and was elected by 1,350 majority
The normal Republican majority in the
district is 1900. Malone is a worthy sue
cessor to Senator Fred Robertson of most
favorable political memory in legislative
circles.