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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
DEATH LIST GROWS.
Known Victims Of Texas Flood Nov
NumAer e.

Bryan, Texas, Dec. 6.-The known
death list in Texas floods was in
creased to more than fifty TODAY. Al
least rs Of the victims were white per-
sons.
Motor boats from Houston and Gal
weston got into the flooded Braxos
river bottoms in south central Texas.
rapidly removing hundreds of ex-
hausted and half frozen refugees
from trees and house tops. The crests
OF both the Brazos and the Colorado
river floods entered the last hundred
miles OF the rivers respective courses
doing fresh damage there but on q
diminishing scale.
The flood center today extended from
marlin, 80 miles above here. to Rich
mona, 20 miles below Bryan
II was learned today that on Wednes-
oay. Anderson Stewart, q white farm
er. his wife and four children had been
drowned when skiff in which thew
were attempting to escape from their
hooded home near Marlin, capsized. Joe
Cooper and his son were drowned IN
front Of the porch Of their home on
which Mrs. Cooper ana the other chfI-
dren stood helpless to give aid. Cooper
hao rowed skin into deep water 20
See whether 1t wa ssafe to try to trana-
port his family. An eddy upset him.
The son plunged in to help his father
and both were drowned. A dozen other
persons near Marlin, mostly neeroes.
were reported missing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
TO USE MILLIONS
Rock Island Will Have 81O,-
100000 to Spend Next Year.
Chairman Schumacher's Plans
Made Known in Topeka.

Ten millions for use In the improve
ment and betterment OF the Rock Is
land Lines is the program mapped out
for next year, according to the first
report received in Topeka after the
inspection tour made recently by T.
M. Schumacher. chairman Of the
board Of directors and executive COM
mittee Of the road. Chairman Schu-
macher has just announced the pre-
liminary plans for the rehabilitation
OF the 5000 miles of railway system
recently taken under control OF the
Phelps-Dodge interests of the Ell Paso
& Southwestern railway.
When in Topeka on his inspection
trip late in November. Mr.. Schu-
first move would be to improve the
roadbed all over the west, placing it
in standard condition. The next move,
he said, would be to double-track
east Of the Missouri river. Then he
planned a double track between To-
peka and Mcfarland, q distance of
about thirty miles and one Of the
busiest pieces OF track on the system.
Along with these improvements he
terminals and railway property.
The $10,O00,O00 appropriation plan
ned for 1914 will include only i'm
provements and betterments. Station
facilities are under this head. In all
events, good percentage Of this
amount will be spent inside the state
Of Kansas where the Rock Island
operates it's largest mileage, second
only to the miles of track in the state
Of Iowa.
The schumacher announcement has
brought joy to the hearts Of the Rock
Island employees, towns and depend
ents in Topeka and Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
Defendant Judgment
Against Them.
lFFIRMS NOTED STALKER CASE
He Was q Train Conductor and
He Borrowed Money.
Attorney General Wins Suit for
Liquor Fees.

The Kansas supreme court handed
the Kansas loan sharks a lemon today
in a decision awarding final judgment
to Joseph B. Stalker for $5.448 against
D. D. Drake, who operates a chain of
loan offices with headquarters in Kan
sas City. In the opinion written by
Chief Justice Johnston the court lays
down the rule that where "a party
makes an unlawful demand against
another and maliciously and oppress-
lively uses the machinery of the court
and the process of law in endeavor to
enforce the payment of such demand.
the injured party is entitled to recover
a loss and damage resulting from such
wrong-doing."
Sta1ked was a train conductor In the
employ of the Frisco Railroad company
at Kansas City in May, 1903, when he
applied to the Kansas City office Of
Drake. then managed by an agent
named Van Zandt, for a loan Of SIS.
He signed two papers without reading
either of them. One was a note. The
other was an assignment of his wages.
The loan was to run for a period of
one month and Stalker was to pay $3.50
for the use Of the money. He renewed
the note the following month on the
payment Of an additional $3.50. Hs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
The DAY IN CONGRESS
Republicans Help Democrats ON Their
Currency Bill Program.

Washington. Dec. 6-Senate met at 10
a. m. Ratified the Democrat program
for thirteen hour sessions on the cur
rency bill. Senator Sheppard intro
duced a bill for a good roads committee
Of seventeen members. Bill to sanction
use of state election machinery for cleo
ton Of senators delayed. Resumed de-
bate on the Hetch Hetchy water bill.
Called on Secretary Lane to report the
cost of administering the land laws for
the last i've years. House met at noon.
Discussion Of the naval holiday resurl-
ed. Commerce committee gave hearing
on automatic train stopping devices.
Democrat senate leaders with the aid
Of ten Republican votes succeeded in
forcing a program Of thirteen hour q
day sessions for the currency bill. Two
hour recesses from 6 to o'clock in the
evening will be the only break in the
daily work from 10 o'clock in the morn
ing until II o'clock at night. Senators
Borah. Brady, Brandegee, Cummins.
Gronna. Kenyon, LaFollette. Norris.
Perkins and Smoot voted with the
Democrats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
Have Been Operating Under
Nominal Title Of Republican.
SERVED ITS PURPOSE IN 1912
By Keeping Taft and Sherman
on the Ticket.
Meet to Formally RenOunce Al
legiance to the G.. o. p.

San Francisco, Dec. 6.-The Proeres-
s1ves OF California who thus far nave
controlled the present situation under
the nominal title Of Republicans-a
course in which they were sustained by
the state supreme court-gathered here
today to organize their party under it's
own name. Since before the national
elections Of 1912 the state has been PRO-
gressfve in fact and Republican in
name. Governor johnson, elected az
nepuoucan, was candidate with
Theodore Roosevelt ON the national
Progressive ticket and the electors
pledged to Roosevelt and Johnson an
peared under the heading Republican
on the ticket. which. by decision of
the state supreme court. held no place
Tor electors pledged to Taft and Sher-
Man: the nominees OF the national Re-
publican convention at Chicago.
Today this dominant faction NJ What
was once the Republican party met to
renounce formally its past ALLEGIANCE
and to proclaim itself the Progressive
party Of California. In attendance
were Governor johnson and Progress
sive leaders from all over the stafe.
Candidates. for the 1914 ELECTIONS. It
was announced, would not be consider
ed. The state central committee of the
old line Republican party met here yea-
terday. A declaration that the party
organization VIII be continued was
made by Chairman Gustav Brenner.
The situation has been comnIica tec
farther by q call issued from Fresno
to progressive Republicans to meet
here December 16. The backing and
purpose of this call were obscure TODAY
to Republican leaders. The cali itseif
SAID those behind it were not in sym-
patny with the regular organisation
but would welcome the attendance Of
all Republicans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
DROP IN EGG PRICES.
Not Due to Boycott But to Lessened
Demand, Dealers Say.

washington, Dec. 6.-Having OBJ
tanned the support of Mrs. Thomas r.
Marshall, wife of the vice president,
Mrs. Robert M. La Toilette. Mrs. AL
bert 3. Cummins. the wives Of nearly
all the cabinet officers and those OF
many senators and representatives.
the egg boycott campaign will be
brought to a close here today by To-
cal club women. The only other work
that now remains to be done Ii the
final roundup for signatures to the
petition that will be presented to con-
gress at an early date asking remedial
legislation to prevent food monopo-
lies.
This petition, which Mrs. Ellis Lo-
gan, head of the movement here, de-
clares will bear more than $4,000
names, will be completed on Monday
and will then be ready for presenta-
ton to congress along with petitions
from Philadelphia. Chicago, Pittsburg
Kansas City and other large cities.
During the last week egg, prices In
Washington have decreased from 60
cents a dozen to SO cents. Dealers
say the drop in price. while coincident
with, Is not due to the boycott, but to
the increased supply and a lighter
demand. They express the opinion
that prices will be still lower before
the advent OF the Christmas holidays
Want Eggs Branded.
Kansas City, Dec. 6.-ArOuSed by
numerous complaints that some gro
GERS in Kansas City sell cold storage
eggs at fresh egg prices. the directors
of the Housewives League today pre-
pared a letter to the Retail Grocers' an
sociation asking that every grocer b<
required to inform customers the
grade Of eggs purchased. The league
also Is considering the plan whereby
every egg will be marked when it IL
placed in storage
A commission man said the cost OF
branding eggs would be about half 9
cent dozen. Most grocers in Kan.
sas City admit that the egg boycott
declared by the Housewives League il
curtailing the demand materially
Numerous members Of the league arr
buying their eggs direct from the farm
arD In this vicinity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
THOROUGHLY SOAKED.
Western Kansas Has Plenty OF Rain
Penetrates Earth.

Garden CITY. Kan. Dec. 6.-Western
Kansas II soaked today as 1t has not
been before in several years. 1t has
had a week Of cloudy weather with
continuous rains. Rain began falling
Thanksgiving night, and has continued
at intervals ever since About ~
inches Of water has fallen. and has
come 10 slowly that all soaked into the
ground. The soil Il wet to a depth
of from two to three feet. Wheat never
looked finer at this time OF the year
than now. and although a larger acre
age was sown this tall than ever BE-
fore many farmers are regrettine thAf
they did not put in mora
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
Passengers Huddle in Coaches
During the Blizzard.
CUTS ARE BRIM FULL OF SNOW
No Attempt to Use PlOws Until
Storm Abates.
Details of Fierce SnOW-Hur-
ricane to Topeka.

The blizzard that has been sweeping
western Colorado and northwestern
Kansas in the last "a hours mas oe-
mcralized railway traffic, according to
advice received at the offices OF the
Rock Island and Union Pacific rail-
roads in Topeka this afternoon. Three
trains are snowbound. two on the
Union Pacific and one on the Rock
Island, unable to move in either di-
rection. The passengers are living
upon the food supply. in the dining
cars. The fuel in the locomotives Is
being conserved for the heating OF the
coaches and Pullman.
In Topeka, the officials OF the ROCK
Island are laying plans for fight
with snow drifts from five to ten feet
deep in the cuts in northwestern Kan
eas. Snow plows are being assem- bled
in the western district and hundreds
of men will be pressed into service
in order to open up the lines as soon
as the storm abates. Wire service has
been crippled by the storm and trains
are operated eastward from the ter
minals in Kansas only.
At latest reports 1t was showing ana
blowing as far east as Phillipsburg.
Reports from Norton, Colby and
Goodland indicate a complete tteup
in traffic unless the wind ceases. In
central northwestern Kansas nothing
is moving on the Union Pacific west
of Ellis.
In New Mexico and Texas.
The northwestern section of the
state and Colorado are not the only
sufferers from the blizzards of the last
"a and 48 hours. Reports at the gem
eral offices Of the Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fe in Topeka state that at
Ration and Trinidad in southern Colo
rado and New Mexico. from four to
five feet Of snow has fallen. Wind is
blowing the fall into drifts today and
before night traffic in this section
may be delayed. Santa Fe trains from
Colorado have not suffered the tieup
which has affected the Rock Island
and Union Pacific lines. The southern
route of the Santa Fe escaped the
brunt of the storm
In Texas between Texahoma and
DaIlas-in the flooded district-the
Rock Island reports several inches OF
snow today The Santa Fe also re-
ports a slight snowfall in the Texas
territory to the north.
From railway details today 1t will
be seen that Kansas. Is nearly sur
rounded with snow covered territory.
In the northwest, west, southwest ana
south, snow has covered the ground
Parts Of the state are shivering
under from two to five feet of the
first real downfall of the season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
MUST notify |. C. C.
II Railroads Want Extension OF Time
to Unload Water Interests.

Washington. Dec. 6.-The inter-
state commerce commission is about
to notify railroads that applications
for an extension Of time beyond July
1, 1914, in which to divest themselves
Of ownership or control Of water lines.
must be made to the commission not
later than March /, 1914. The Pan
anna canal act prohibits ownership or
interest by a railroad in any compel
ing water carrier. Such competition
is q question Of fact which may be de-
termined by the commission and in
certain circumstances it may grant an
extension of time beyond July 1 for
DEVELOPMENT of facts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
BRIST0W COMING
Kansas Senator Will Spend
Holidays 1T Home.
Expected He VIII Then An
nOunce Alignment.

United States Senator Joseph L.
Bristow will return to Kansas for ten
days during the Christmas HOLIDAYS
and it Is claimed by the politicians
that he will at that time formally an
nounce his plans regarding his United
States senatorial candidacy. Whether
Bristow will seek denomination as q
Republican or as Progressive IL. a
matter regarding which the politicians
are yet uncertain. But they expect a
definite announcement before the
close of the present year.
1t is probable that congress will ad-
journ December 10 for the Christmas
holidays and that Bristow will at once
eral conferences with political leaders.
it Is claimed. and will spend several
days in Topeka. Before returning to
Washington definite decision Of his
plans is expected.
Recently there has been a rumor in
political circles to the effect that q
Bristow-Capper program would be Of
fered the Republican Progressive
voters as an evidence that the har-
mony movement is the genuine article.
Under that alignment. CaPper would
be the Republican gubernatorial
nominee and Bristow would be as
sured by the leaders OF the support
Of the Republican organization in the
state in event he won the senatorial
nomination next August. Under any
"
that Charles Curtis of Topeka will
again seek the senatorial nomination.
Many Progressive leaders still main
tain that Bristow win be with the
third party in Kansas in its fight next
year. Should he fail to run a. q Pro-
put in the field against him, according
to the ultimatum recently issued by
William Allen White. Progressive ma
tional committeeman for Kansas. But
1t is admitted that Bristow's return
to the Republican party would injure
the third party cause in the state. It
is for that reason, perhaps. that many
Of the men who were last year 30 Bit
ter in their denunciation of 6tubbs and
the Roosevelt supporters on the Repub-
lican ticket, are now holding out the
way for Bristow's safe return to the
Republican fold.
The Republican leaders are willing
to offer much in their efforts to ptt
the party In power in Kansas next year.
Discussion at the Atchison harmony
meeting indicated that both the Taft
and Roosevelt supporters OF last year
and the Taft supporters were after
Cappers goat with a gun last year
are now ready to accept the Topeka
publisher al the gupernatorfal stand
ard bearer. And this has paved the
way for a further concession on the
part Of the Republican regulars. They
are now being asked to accept Bris-
tow's repentance for his wanderings
with the Bull Moose leaders and to
give him their united support In event
ne IL the party senatorial nominee
next August
Apparently Il n up to Bristow. He
can go with the Progressives and the
Regulars win hght him. He can 20
with the Republicans and the Progres-
sives win hight him in the election and
a good many Republicans viii fleht him
IN the primaries II not In the election,
Ana until Rristow returns to Kansas
and declares himself. the politicians
can devote their time to guessing which
way Bristow VIII jump.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

he ADVOCATES LUNCH ROOM

Stena hava heAn fa1xan NJ the 6lR6
school LOOKING towards the raising Of
. .ns .s.ndaac OF .o.A - aons p ~
stuoents OF tne msuIuuon. nese
measures. however, VIII un0ouDeooU
not be to this liking Of certain indi-
viduals in the school who are not In
du.tr,ou.Iv srcl,r.d
49,. 1..s .S.u .
recently tnero mas Deen An unu 80
amount Of tardiness a& the school.
Some Of the boys have formed tho
habit, it Il claimed, OF hanging around
when they should be ATTENDING tneir
respective claaaAa. And thera aro =
few gfris. It n gtated. Who tako de-
Iieht in iookine ~ fhe urettv ChriGe-
school hourn 4
Beeinninr Monday all utudonta I'm
be reuuire6 Ia ro direcfiv - tlca1
classes instead OF going to the offioo
Of the principal to sivs their szeusss.
able to keen a better check on theam.
ana Il will also save fhe nunila thS
time that in the naat IN heen -
ouired to procure an excuse q the
office, The teacher viii be the 1u6Ro
as to whether the pupil should b ex-
cused. Although there are more g1flD
in school than boys. the latter have
given more trouble in respect to tar01-
ness.
Those Delinquent PupflD.
PRINCIPAL A. ]. Stout n making q
report WHOM win give the nameS of
those students that are doing failine
work. and the report WIN ohoW n 1uSt
what studiea the pupila are s.faliing
down" This report I'M be mt "a tl,o
hands Of auperinten6ent Vgilson ma
ali the teachers OF the school.
In the echool year 10I1.l1 sixty.
fonr ner cent or the studsnts ala
passing work in every study; in 1871
n sevenfv ana seven-tenfiss mar can't
of the stndenfs ha6 No fafIurea check-
ed IN aeainst them. II q the amci.
ton ~ Princinal stout "a imnrova
Mo-, -. rsccrd thts vesr
Occs tomato the students Of the
hiSh .sohool. are asked e. 'reegsrn II tho
. of+crrcon for IA l,nraf,s-v ~ ofhaS sr,e-
c;e1 worE some of the hovs and eiris
10 -.rf an ercrsa for rsttinr sWav
from nome have told their parents
Avarv dav n fhe vAAk MAT thav had
80, ca1i.S hsrE - echooi -h.r n
r~eiitv +tev vere ont somewhsre WITH
their friends IF snv narenfs desire Il
LIN. lii ~ ~aven thsir hovs ar eiris
.tst;n~ s+ ~hst ho,,r thew rcsrheH fha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
hourly readings


Washington. Dec. &-There were admit
ted to the United States 134.l40 immigrant
aliens in Octobes this year. according to
the statistics just issued by the bureau or
immigration OF the department of labor
This is an increase Of $50 over the same
month last year when 108, 80 were ad-
was nearly double that Of October, l911
when Gas Immigrant aliens entered this
GcaoSsT srs ma1ss ana wsss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

lbrand Of weather.
lat least indications
Ipoint that way. and
/ lin fact the sun has
/ b e e n making a
great fight today
Ito triumph over the
/ clouds.
The fore c a . {
reads: Generally
fair and much cold
er tonight and Sum-
day: moderate to
brisk n or t h 9 rly
winds" The ship
|pers' forecast: PRO
tect So hour. ship
|ments north and
west against tenn
|perature Of from 70
Ito Is degrees; south
against Is to so de-
'nees, and east 30
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
End Of IL Days Of Drixxle IL
Expected.
FORECAST: CLEAR and COLD
Rainfall of Two Inches Breaks
All Records.
Creeks and Rivers Are Rising
Rapidly.

A period Of gloom. rain. and high
temperature, unprecedented In Kansas
for this season OF the year, will give
way to a more pleasant. but colder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
The Weather Re,orIl

Following are observations of the rYn,tea
States weather bureau for TIN fVenrv.
Tour hours ending At o'clock this morn-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
ANNUAL MEETING
OF AID CLUB HELD
Officers Elected-Will Have
Paid Secretary in the
.ssssss Future Ss

The new officers of the Birmingham Ad
club are: President, John A. Sparrow
vice president, J. d. Rosenberger secre-
tary-treasurer, +. j. Holberg. The new
directors are: j. X. Sterne, chairman OF
the board; Philip Oster, John w. Ander-
son, w. j. Wheeler. w. e. Radcliffe, IL.
f. Beaumont and ]. E. Shelby.
The new directors the board are
Mr.. Shelby and Mr.. Beaumont.
John A. Sparrow, president, and j. d.
Rosenberger, vice president, had no OPP
position. W. d. Cullen withdrew just be-
fore the balloting and f. ]. Holberg was
reelected secretary-treasurer without op-
position.
An amendment to the constitution and
bylaws providing for paid general sec
retary was adopted This amendment en-
powers the board of directors to employ
and fix the compensation for secretary
who will, working under supervision OF
the board, attend to the numerous duties
of the office, which are too heavy Tor
an honorary secretary to discharge.
The meeting was held in the private
dining room Of the Empire hotel cafe.
The attendance was large and representa-
tive.
President Sparrow in thanking the club
for his reelection, spoke enthusiastically
of the club; what ii is now and what
with the cooperation of the officers and
membership he would endeavor to make
it in the next IL months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
CORONER TO BEGIN
INQUEST TOMORROW
Will Investigate Deaths of
Kenny and Gustin Be-
hind Closed Doors

Unless there are more homlcides and
suicides today and tomorrow in jefferson
county 1t is the intention of Coroner c. L.
Spain TO begin tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock the inquest into the deaths of
Donald A. Kenny and Christopher C.
Gustin, who were killed last Thursday
night in Moose hall while undergoing the
branding test" of the initiation practices
of the local lodge of the Loyal Order of
Moose. Assistant Solicitor Hugh Locke
has been selected by Solicitor Hefiin to
aid Coroner Spain in examining the wit
nesses.
Coroner Spain will be busy today in
sending out subpoenas for witnesses. 1t
is expected that at least 60 subpoenas
will be served for the first day of the
hearing.
The coroner reiterated last night that
the inquest would not be public and that
only the Jurors, the assistant solicitor and
himself would be In the room while the
examination of witnesses went ON. All
witnesses after being sworn will not be al
lowed to discuss the case with each other
or any one else.
Il will begin the inquest Thursday
morning at 10 O'clock" said Coroner c.
l.. Spain last night, "unless somebody
else runs wild and kills himself or a few
others. OF course as the benevolent
board of revenue allows me no assistant
unless l pay them myself out of my
salary of 500 per month, the public win
understand the delay in this case. | have
had to investigate in the past three days
several murders and suicides throughout
the county and had no time for this mat
ter. However, l will try to get at it
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
To-day | will send a bunch of sub
poenas and arrange all the other pre-
liminaries. I believe that Assistant So
lcitor Hugh Locke will be designated to
assist me in this inquest. All the wit
nesses will be put under the rule and no
attorneys representing any of the parties
interested will be allowed to participate
in the inquest; they will not even be al
lowed In the room. The general public
will be excluded and | will rule on whether
the newspapers will be represented Thurs
day morning"
Both the Gustin and Kenny families
were pleased at the announcement of the
coroner last night that the inquest was
at last to be started. They however still
insisted that they would demand to be
represented by counsel. A warm legal
fight is expected tomorrow morning when
the attorneys representing the families
of the dead men seek to be allowed to
cross examine the witnesses.