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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11
zUTAVERN'S BILL.
Barton Member Would LegisIate
Against Religion I'm Schools.

Zutavern of Barton county, and a
Democrat, would legislate against the
reading of the Bible. the singing of
religious songs, the saying of prayer
and teaching of the existence of a
Deity in all public school rooms in
Kansas. His bill to that effect was in
troduced in the house today and the
house member from Great Bend de-
clares he will make a fight for the
passage of his bill.
That Zutavern'S measure will stir up
more opposition than has been
created by any bill offered in the
present legislative session, is con-
ceded by all house members. But
Zutavern is in earnest. He will en-
deavor to block any effort to have his
bill smothered in the committee room
and will insist that members of the
legislature go on record either for or
against the provisions of his bill.
This is the bill which Zutavern
would have enacted into law:
That it shall be unlawful for any
text book commission, board of educa-
ton, superintendent of instruction,
teacher or other school authorities to
adopt any book to be used as text
book, song book or classic in any
educational Institution in Kansas, that
is supported wholly or in part by pub
lie taxation. containing any article
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11

one by Senator O'Gorman excepting
liquor intended for personal and for
sacramental use, was likewise defeated
by 81 to so. Senator Kenyon succeeded
in having his measure amended to be-
come operative July 1, 1913.
Senator Webb CTenn) made his
maiden speech in favor of the bill.
Men, cattle and sheep are stopped at
state lines when they threaten to
bring disease with them. so why not
stop intoxicating liquors?' he asked.
Senate Overlooked Something.
Washington, Feb. 11.-Supporters
of the Webb bill to prevent shipments
of Intoxicating liquors into dry"
states, elated by the passage of the
bill in the senate yesterday in place of
the Kenyon-Shepard bill, found to-
day that through parliamentary er-
ror their long fight probably has been
a futile one so far as this session is
senate was identical in its provisions
with the house measure, but when it
was substituted for the Kenyon
Shepard bill in the senate the number
of the senate bill was allowed to re-
main on the passed bill. This, ac-
Crisp, makes the measure an entirely
new one so far as the house is con-
cerned and it will have to go to the
Judiciary committee and take its reg
ular place on the calendar.
To secure consideration for the SEN
ate bill on the floor of the house dur
ing the crowded last days of the ses-
sion another special rule, with the
same parliamentary fight that accom-
panied the rule under which the bill
was originally passed by the house
will be necessary.
Whether a rule can be reported and
forced through the house in the press
of appropriation bills, is grave
011aSfinn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11
Be A BIG BANQUET
PrOgressives Have Notable
List of Speakers.
Every Seat Be Taken at Lin
coin Feast Tomorrow Night.

With the first annual Progressive
banquet only one day away, it is be-
heved that every seat in Masonic
Temple will be taken by the Kansas
Bull Moosers who are coming to To-
peka for their first love feast Formal
organization of the new Third party in
this state will also be perfected in To-
peka Wednesday and Progressive lead
ers-both men and women-are coming
from every section of the state
Advance letters and telegrams indi-
cate that every county seat town east
of Hutchinson will be represented by a
delegation at the banquet Many of
the towns have ordered tickets in
blocks of 20 to 200. From Kansas City.
Kansas, came the largest order. The
Wyandotte Progressives are coming 200
strong and will eat at a special table
Wednesday afternoon The provisional
organization of the Progressive party
in Kansas will be made permanent. The
meeting to perfect this organization
will be held in the Grand opera house
at o'clock. A regular program has
been arranged for the afternoon meet
ing as well as for the banquet in Ma
sonic Temple in the evening. Speakers
at the afternoon business meeting will
include: r. G. Anderson, Atchison;
Mrs. A. J. Way, Holton; J. E. Brooks,
Sedan; George E. Tucker, Eureka; B.
F. Laidlow, Yates Center; Mrs Matte
T. Kimball Manhattan; Miss Helen
Eacker, secretary of the state commit
tee. Lawrence; L. F. Walter, Kingman
and Cliff Matson, Wichita
Provisional State Chairman u. S. Sar-
tin, of Kansas City, Kansas, will pre-
side at the afternoon meeting and will
probably be the unanimous choice of
the convention for permanent chair
man. At the banquet in the evening,
Lieutenant Governor Sheffield Ingalls,
of Atchison, will preside as toastmas-
ter
The banquet is scheduled for $50.
It is believed that when the doors are
opened that every seat in the big din
ing hall will be taken. The Progress
sives have invited the ladies to place
at the board and they will sit on equal
equality with the men at a political
banquet tomorrow night for the first
time in the history of the state.
The speakers for the banquet We'd
nesday night will include Judge Albert
D. Nortoni, court of appeals in St
Louis, Mo-, and Progressive candidate
for governor of that state last fall.
Mrs. Raymond Robins of Chicago.
Henry F. Cochems of Milwaukee,
Wis.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw of New
York.
Henry ]. Allen of Wichita.
James Madden, ST., of Parsons, Kan.
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NOLIND IS BETTER.
Logan County Clerk Recovering From
Wound.

Charles H. Nolind, the county clerk
of Logan county who was seriously in
jured by being shot in the left forearm
while attempting to recover money
that had been stolen from him, IS re-
covering rapidly and there is little
likelihood but that his recovery VIII be
complete. He is resting easily at St
Francis hospital, where he was taken
Sunday night following the accident
and the bones in his arm seem to be
mending as well as could be expected
He will be confined to the hospital,
however. for several days at least, and
his wound is causing him great deal
of pain. His father, for whom he was
to have purchased cattle at Kansas
City this week, and brother reached
here from Russell Springs last night
and are with him. They may return in
a day tive.
Nolind was on his way to Kansas
C,itv when he met the accident that,
for a time, was feared might prove
fatal He lost great deal of blood,
but is rational and is improving
ranidly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11

or for any person to purchase or to
have in their possession any intoxicat-
ing liquor and subjecting that person
to a fine of 800 to $500 and a Jail
sentence of from 80 to 80 days.
"a lot of these fellows" said Zu-
tavern. indicating his colleagues,
drink their beer at night and come
to the legislature the next morning
bill on the calendar. Now I want to
mar them be good"
The house today by a vote of 81 to
IA passed the Frey bill providing that
Is per cent. of the wages of any per-
This bill created a big fight in the
committee of the whole last week, but
on third reading today was passed
with but little opposition.
Representative Stevens today intro
duced a bill in the house calling for
an appropriation of $4,000 for the
building of a rock road from Inde-
pendence to Cherryvale.
Representative Doerr is author of a
bill introduced in the house today
Y hich would raise the license of itin-
Grant medicine peddlers from $50 to
500 per year.
Governor Hodges today signed the
gents of the state educational institu-
tions and creating a state board of ad-
ministration. The bill which passed
both branches Of the legislature last
week, is a strict party measure and
was signed by Governor Hodges soon
after being sent to the executives Of
flee. This bill goes into effect and be-
comes a law Immediately after its
publication in the official state paper,
although no change will be made in
-
educational institutions until June 1
of this year.
Representative Topping today in
troduced a broad tire bill. His meas
ure provides that wagons hauling a
load of from 1000 to 5000 pounds
shall use three inch tires. Loads OF
5000 to 5000 pounds would require a
four inch tire, while loads of from 5,
900 to 1000 pounds would necessitate
a five inch tire. Loads in excess of
1000 pounds would require six inch
tire. 1t is a good bill for the black
smiths, and Topping argues would help
the good roads movement.
The bill abolishing the county as
SCISSORS must go to conference. The
house and senate were unable to agree
on the provisions of this bill and the
house will probably ask for a confer
ence some time this week. The abo-
lition of the county assessor is another
of the sacred Democratic pledges.
The house passed the Mcmillan reso-
luton calling for a legislative investi-
CATION of the $100, 900, 600 bond issue OF
the Union Pacific railroad. This reso-
luton was introduced in the senate
last week by Senator Harry Mcmillan
of ottawa county, and was passed
without opposition.
TODAY the senate messaged the reso-
luton to the house and it was taken
up at once. Without a dissenting vote
the house adopted the resolution and
checked up to Goverpor Hodges the in
vestigation of the expenditure of the
Union Pacifc's recent big bond issue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11
Cold But Steady Temperature.

'"rhis is mighty fine weather" said
sunny Flora, the local weather man
today, and the public generally will
agree with this statement. The sky
is clear and the temperatures are but
five degrees below normal for this
date. The wind is blowing at the rate
of twelve miles hour from the
north. The forecast indicates that
Wednesday will be slightly cloudy and
the temperatures a shade lower in the
early morning than today. Shippers
forecast: Protect Sc hour shipm ents
north against temperatures of zero to
five degrees above zero; east and west
against temperatures of 10 to Is de-
grees, south Is" The hourly read
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11
TROOPS CALLED OUT.
Adjutant General Takes Charge of the
Strike Situation.

Charleston, w. Va, Feb. 11.-Ad-
jutant General Elliott today took ac-
tive command of the disturbed section
of the kanawha coal field, where al
most a score Of miners and guards
were killed in yesterdays bat
ties. With a provisional regiment OF
five companies he moved out from
Paint Creek Junction, two being sent
to the Cabin Creek district where
trouble was expected today, and three,
under command of Major Thomas d.
Davis, taking the road to Mucklow,
where yesterday shooting was fiercest
Orders were issued to drive armed
men out of the district.
Governor Glasscock, GovernOr-elect
Hatfield and the finance committee OF
the legislature now in session here
conferred concerning the situation
and at the termination of the confer
ence it became known that the COM
mander of every military company in
the Gsate had been ordered to hold his
men in readiness for imm ediate ser
vice although the belief was expressed
that the force now in the field could
handle the situation. The question OF
financing martial law was thoroughly
gone over and the legislature IS ex-
pected not only to pay the bills of the
last two declarations of martial law
but to provide for the latest emer-
gency.
One result of the outbreak, it was
stated, would be the introduction into
the legislature of a bill providing for q
state constabulary to deal with such
emergencies as that of yesterday, the
opinion being general that if an ade-
quate force of trained men had beer
on guard the fighting would not have
occurred. This bill was presented to
the military committee recently and
voted down.
At the adjutant generals office to-
day it was stated that efforts to re-
store the telephone and telegraph
wires into the Paint Creek section
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11
FINDS MOTHER DEAD.
Atchison Girl Discovers Woman
Burned to Death.

Atchison, Feb. 11.-When Mildred,
the 17-year-old daughter of Mrs. AL
Dickens, 40 years old, came down
stairs this morning to prepare the
breakfast she found the charred body
of her mother on the kitchen floor.
Mrs. Dickens, who was the wife of a
wealthy retired farmer, was ill and it
is supposed she went down stairs
about o'clock to get some medicine.
She apparently tainted and the
lighted match she held set fire to
her night dress. Her four daughters
sleeping in the house heard no out
cry. The husband is in Texas on a
business trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11
Wickersham to File ActlOn
Against Chicago Exchange.
Board of Trade Rules ACT In
Violation of Law.
OECL ARES PRICES CONTROLLED
Members Allowed to Bid only
"CaIT' Price for Grain.
When Exchange Is Closed, Il
Hours Each Day.

r~bioaoo Feb 11-ProSecution OF tne
r-bicaeo Board of Trade for VlolatIon
of the sherman antitrust law III hA
ing the price of foodstuffs mas peen
o.5ared Nv Attorney General WICKER
sham. according to the Tribune TO-DAY
II is said the proceeding Will De IN
stituted in a bill in equity to be nieu
=, tho federal district court here TO-DAY
or tomorrow
The big grain exchange is to De
,,.,aigned for fixing what is known as
tho ocalr' price of grain each day al
tho close of trading. Under rule OF
tbe hoard which has been IN exist
a,,ce for many years no broker is per
lifted TO deal in grain at any but the
sscalI'' price from the closing OF t the
exchange on one day till the openliIs .
of trading the next day Ine result "
tiis rI,ie is the fixing of the price of
grain during a period Oh ABOUT -
hours each day.
Prices Change Only Three Hours.
ONLY during about three hours OF
trading is the price subject to fuctua-
tious. The penalty for violation OF
this rule by any broker is suspeIlsioll
from the privilege of the board or
expulsion. The consequence OF thls ls'
violations are feW-
The Governments contention will be
that the naming of a call price to gov
ern deals in grain for 21 hours eacn
day, suppresses the natural competl.
tion that otherwise would exist ana
results in artificial imitation of the cost
of foodstuffs to the consumer
1t is said the principle or the pro-
ceedings is the same as that of the
government against the Chicago Butter
and Egg board to compel that organl-
zation to cease fixing the prices on
these commodities through quotation
committee.
The bill is said to have been pre-
nared by United States District At
tornev Wilkerson. several months ago
and submitted to the attorney general
who gave it his approval.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11
TIGHT PANTS RETURN.
Coats This Year Will Be Short and
Close Fitting.

Cleveland, O., Feb. 11.-Trousers
tighter than ever; coats shortened and
close fitting-these are the 1913
spring styles promised to those men
who plan TO dress in the mode ac-
cording to delegates to the annual
convention of the National Associa-
ton of Merchant Tailors of America,
which opens here today and continues
in session until Thursday.
Thin men and fat men will have
trouble with the new fashions; only
the athletic ones will be in their
glory. Delegates say this is tribute
to the vastly increasing number of
athletic-looking, well-built American
men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11
BUFFALO BILL IS ILL.
The ID. A. r. Postpone Unveiling oi
Pony Express Monument.

st. Joseph, Feb. 11.-Upon receipt
of a message today advising that Colo
mel w. F. Cody buffalo BID is IL of
pneumonia in London, Ontario. the
unveiling of the monument erected
here by the Daughters of the Revolu-
ton commemorating the pony express
has been indefinitely postponed.
Colonel Cody had accepted an invi-
tation to deliver an address upon this
occasion and was to be the guest of
honor at a banquet following the un-
yelling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11
Taft Gables King George,

Taft sent the following cable message
to King George of Great Britain: I'm
offering heartfelt coincidence on the
death of Captain Scott and his com
panions, 1 reflect the sentiment of my
countrymen who share the sorrow of
the British people at the loss of so
MANY noble liVes.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11
Others Will Fight.

New Orleans, Feb. 1.-THE three
other members of the cotton bull
pool indicted jointly with James A.
Patten in connection with the bull
campaign in the 1901 cotton crop
will not plead guilty to the federal
indictment in New York, according to
a statement given to the Associated
Press today by William P. Brown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11
VIII Leave IL to Wilson.

Washington, Feb. 11.-Reorganiza-
ton of the customs service by conEol-
idaHion of districts and ports of entry
will be left for President Wilson.
President Taft has found he cannot
complete the plan before leaving Of
fee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11
Mrs. Rarry OF CarbondaIe Dead.

CarbondaIe Kan, Feb. 11.-Mrs.
Barry, wife of S. ID. Barry a merchant
in this city, died this morning of
heart failure. She was sick but few
days with grip. Besides her husband
she leaves four children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11
PATTEN PAYS A fine.
He Pleads Guilty to Violation of Com
merce Law.

New York, Feb. Thames A. Patten,
of Chicago, the cotton and grain spec
ulator, pleaded guilty in the federal
court here today to six counts in an
Indictment charging him with restraint
of trade. Judge Meyer fined Mr.. Pat
ten $4,000 which was paid Immediate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Cloudy tonight and Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11

Zutavern of Barton. who has but
little regard for the prohibitory law
as it is now in operation in Kansas,
and admits it, today introduced bill
far more stringent than any yet Of
fered His bill makes it a misdemean-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-11

Representative Stevens today intro
duced a bill in the house calling for
an appropriation of $4,000 for the
building of a rock road from Inde-
pendence to Cherryvale.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-11-21
THE sEA5oARD's EQUIPMENT

1t is refreshing to see that while
three of the larger railroads OF the
west have fallen into the hands of re-
ceivers, that some of the southern
railroads are prospecting. Things in
dictate that the south, through the
force and combination of circumstanc
es, having occupied for so long time
the place of the bottom rail, is now
rapidly coming into the possession OF
her own, and in the readjustment OF
the commercial fences will soon occu-
py the place of first Importance.
The annual statement of the Sea
board Air Line Railway says that the
company purchased during the year
5 passenger, Is freight and 5 switch
ing locomotives, dummy locomotive,
10 passenger cars, mail and bag
gage cars, Z combination babbage and
passenger cars, 3 express cars, 8 din.
ing cars, all being of steel construc-
ton: 1000 ventilated box cars, with
steel upper and under frames; 200
all-steel coal cars, % steel under
frame cabooses, wrecking cranes,
steam ditcher, l ballast-spreader car,
1 car float and l ferryboat.
General Improvements to the prop
erty included construction of sidings,
laying of new rails, ballasting, filling
in of treStleS rabuildinp and ballast
decking trestles, strengthening of
bridges, etc. Total expenditures for
bridge renewals were $192,315.
The extension from Mulberry to
Barlow, Fla, with branch line to the
Register phosphate mine, was COM
pleted and put in operation March 10.
The general balance sheet of the
company shows total assets, $1S4,216,-
034, which includes the road and
equipment at $15S. S90,900.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-11-21
THE FLAGLER SYSTEM

1t is appropriate and proper that
the railroad system which the late
Henry NJ. Flagler founded and built,
should, as a lasting memorial to his
life work, be known as the Flagler
System. \The trustees of the Flagler
estate have ordered that the name of
the Florida East Coast Railway be
changed to the Flagler System, thus
to perpetuate the memory of the
great builder and developer to whom
Florida owes so much, says the Tam
pa Tribune.
Some established recognition should
also be given the service of J. r. Par
rott, who so closely followed his chief
into the land beyond. Mr.. PARROT
was the executive whose special abil-
ity put into concrete form the ideas
of Mr.. Flagler, and the memory us
Mr.. PARROT should also be perpetu-
ated with that of Mr. FIagler.
1t was the purpose of the late Hen
ry Bradley Plant that the railroad,
steamship and hotel system which he
established should continue to be
known as the Plant System, but, I'M
fortunately for his honor to his MEM
DRY, the roads and the ships changed
ownership after his death, and no
longer bear his name. However, the
name of Plant has been bestowed on
many institutions in Florida, and will
remain indissolubly associated with
this state for all time. A suggestion
that a suitable monument to his rem
DRY be raised in Tampa is finding
much favor and this project will
doubtless be reached before many
years and carried out. There is no
man to whose memory Tampa, and,
in fact, all Florida, could more appro-
priately pay enduring tribute.-Key
West Citizen.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-11-21
THE ARCHES TO BE ELECTRIC
ALLY LIGHTED

Mr.. Maurice Strauss is one of
Ocala's best hustlers. He rarely
makes up his mind to do thing that
he does not accomplish it. II was
largely through his efforts that the
third welcome arch" was erected.
He solicited enough contributions to
have it done. He then received a
promise from the council that if he
would have the arches wired that It
would furnish the electricity for light
ing them free
Mr.. Strauss first approached Mr..
Bennett on the subject, and he pa
triotically agreed to wire one of the
arches, if Mr.. Strauss would get other
electricians to wire the other two.
Mr.. Watterson Tucker said he
would let none of his friendly rivals
business be more patriotic than
himself, and he consented to wire one
of them.
Mr.. Strauss next approached Mr..
Wood of the Ocala Electric and
Plumbing Company, and he generous
ly consented to undertake the wiring
of the third one
All of these gentlemen are to be
commended for their generosity and
patriotism, and Ocala is to be con.
|gratulated in being still further a
city beautiful"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-11-21
A SPLENDID BOOKLET

We have never anywhere seen a
more beautiful and impressive adver-
tisement of a county and it's resourc-
es than the bookiec recently issued
by the board of trade at Ocals, de-
scriptive OF Marion county and its in
ducements as a good place to live in
There are forty-four pages lin this
booklet, and geographically it is a
work of art hardly to be improved on.
1t is profusely illustrated with photo
engravings of the best class showing
public buildings, business blocks, and
industrial scenes, landscape views,
improved public roads, charming ru
raj prospects and other characteristic
features of the city and county, which
cannot fail to make a most favorable
impression upon all who see these
pictures. The booklet is not burden
ed with long pages of closely packed
reading, descriptive and statistical,
but the facts relating to the county
are set forth in comparatively few
pages, and grouped in such attractive
form that they are easily mastered,
and the reader gets comprehensive
and satisfying knowledge of the sub
iect without being worried with too
much printed matter. We congratu-
late the Ocala board of trade and all
Others concerned upon this mastery
advertisement of Marion county, and
it's beautiful capital city.-Lakeland
Telegram.