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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
Engage i'm Two Fights During
the Session Today.
BOTH CLAIMING AUTHORITY
One Occupies the Chair and
Other Yields the Gavel.
Conflict After As Minutes End
ed by Adjournment.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 2o.-A riot
enlivened the proceedings Of the house
of representatives of the Wyoming
legislature today with Speaker Pratt
and Speaker Pro Tenn Wood both
claiming to preside.
A violent fight, interrupted by
members, took place between the two
officers.
The outbreak of violence included
two separate personal encounters be-
tween Speaker Martin L. Pratt ard
Speaker Pro Tenn w. J. Wood. The
conflict was ended after three-quar-
terS of an hour by an agreement
among the members on the floor when
cool headed leaders Of either faction
announced an adjournment to let mat
ters stand just as they were until late
this afternoon.
Both Pratt and Wood claimed auth
ority over the house and with Wood sit
ting in the speakers chair and Pratt
welding the gavel, the show of auth
ority seemeu about equal either way.
The immediate occasion of the trou-
bic was the attempt of Speaker Pratt
to call to the chair F. C. Hunter, Re
publican of Carbon county. An ap-
peal had been taken from the speak
er's ruling upon the offer of substi-
tute committees by the Democrats for
those he had submitted and in which
he himself held the balance of power
on the two important committees rules
and elections Mr.. Hunter took the
chair and Pratt went to Hunters seat
on the floor. Judge Metz, Democrat,
arose and declared that the speaker
could not designate any other than
the speaker pro tenn to take the chair
and called upon Representative Wood,
speaker pro tenn and a Democrat to
preside. This Wood proceeded to do
and Hunter yielded the chair to him.
Hurled From Platform.
-Thereupon Pratt started to resume
the chair himself, but Wood sat
staunchly in his place until Pratt
threw him off the platform. Wood
landed on his face but promptly arose
and rushed, back to the chair again.
The speakers grapp1ed again, but
Chaplain. Davidson separated them.
WELDING his gavel, which he had
seized during the melee, Pratt de-
clared the house adjourned. Having
the prestige of the speakers chair
and using paper weight for a gavel
Speaker Pro Tenn Wood shouted to the
sergeant-at-a to close the doors
and allow no one to leave. He then
called for roll call on the appeal mo-
ton. Standing over the chief clerk,
gavel in hand, Pratt forbade the call
ing of the roll. Pandemonium reigned
on the floor of the house as well as on
the platform
Next the rival speakers, with several
hackers on either side, clashed while
Pratt attempted to get his own chair
in place of the clerks chair which he
had appropriated for the time being
Attempting to interfere Representative
Sproul was soundly kicked in the stom-
ach by the speaker.
Further violence was averted when
the voice of "Charley'' Irwin cowpuneher
and promoter of 'Cheyenne's frontier
shows, who was a spectator of the af-
fair rang out loud over the tumult,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
JUMPED Sc DEGREES.
What the Cold Wind Did to Needle
Since Sunday Noon.

A cold wave has hit Topeka The
piercing north wind is felt keenly as a
jump from spring to midwinter tenn
peratures has taken place in a few
hours.
At noon Sunday the thermometer
registered 48 degrees. The wind shift
ed from the southwest to the north
west and by $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing the mercury had reached the IL
degree point a drop of SO degrees.
By Tuesday morning the thermome-
ter reading is expected to show the
quicksilver to be near the zero mark
possibly few degrees above. Clear
skies are predicted and rising temper
ature Tuesday.
The wind has been blowing at the
rate of between twenty and thirty
miles an hour from q northerly direc-
ton since o'clock this morning.
The minimum temperature today
was 10 degrees at 10:15 o'clock this
morning.
The shippers forecast reads: ''Pro-
tect thirty-si hour shipments north
against temperature of five degrees;
east and west zero to five above zero;
south five to ten degrees above zero.
5ao ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
Must Make a Favorable Reply
to Their Demands.
FULL POWER To DELEGATES
To Declare HostiIities Renewed
at Amy Time
is Wired to London by the
Home Governments.

London, Jan. 20.-Bu1garia, Servia
and Montenegro today presented an
ultimatum to Turkey giving the Otto
man government IA days in which to
make a favorable reply to their de-
mands, according to dispatches from
ConstantinopIe
Full power to declare the resump-
ton of hostilities against Turkey was
telegraphed to DR.. S. ID. Neff, leader
of the Bulgarian delegation, and his
colleagues by the Bulgarian premier,
J. S. Guechoff, who told them to exer-
else it whenever in their opinion fur
ther peace negotiations became use
less
The representatives of the Balkan
allies will therefore directly notify
General Savoff, the Bulgarian com
mander in chief, that the armistice
has come to an end as soon as it be-
comes apparent that there is no hope
of the peace plenipotentiaries reaching
a mutually satisfactory arrangement.
Hostilities will then commence folr
days afterward.
The Bulgarians have discovered
they have been completely misled in
regard to the conditions prevailing in
the beleaguered Turkish fortress of
Adrianople and consequently decided
that a prompt change in their policy
is necessary. Two weeks ago they
were informed that the fall of the
fortress could be expected hourly, but
a recent council of war held at Mus
tapha Pasha, under the presidency of
King Ferdinand, came to the conclu-
sion that Shukri Pasha, the comman-'
der in Adrianople, had SO economical
the supplies that the garrison could
resist perhaps for several months
more.
Allies Were Deceived.
Shukri Pasha, it appeared. deluged
the Bulgarians with false reports
spread by supposed deserters who
reached the Bulgarian lines drawn
around the city.
Commanders of the Bulgarian
forces now know the truth and Bull
garia has determined to force a
speedy solution, so as to put an end
to the heavy expenditures and permit
the men under arms, who comprise
virtually the whole of the able bodied
male population of Bulgaria, to return
to agricultural work. Otherwise, it is
thought, the next harvest will be lost
The next meeting of the ambassa-
dors of the European powers at the
British foreign office has been post
poned until Wednesday, owing to the
absence from town of two of the am
ba assadors.
The Servians have decided to pre-
sent tomorrow to the powers a mem
orandum asking to be permitted to
occupy permanently the eastern part
of the district of Novipazar border
ing on the Servian frontier, and also
the entire region eastward from the
River Drin to Lake Ochrida, as well
as the fortress of Monastir, which the
Servian troops captured from Turks
after a severe fight.
Weather Forecast for Kansas
Fair and colder tonight. Warmer to-
morrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
Offers $4,000 High School
Plant as Bonus.
CITIZENS IN MASS MEETING
Advantages of Town Set Forth
i'm Writing.
Papers, Citizens and School
Men Are Alert.

Mankato, Kan, Jan 2o.-At a mass
meeting of over 500 school district Of
1lcers and teachers, called by Superin-
tendent o. NJ Chilcott, at Mankato.
January IS, the school legislation pro-
posed by the State Teachers associa-
cally discussed.
Many pronounced this meeting the
largest gathering of school officers and
teachers ever assembled in the Sixth
congressional district, If not in the
state.
The following school legislation was
approved
Ffrst-The accrediting of all public
schools by the state board of educa-
ton.
Second-The use of school houses as
social centers.
Third-The peace movement
Fourth-The following resolutions
We're enthusiastically proposed and
carried.
Be it Resolved: BY the school off
GERS, teachers and citizens of Jewell
county, In convention assembled:
That we heartily endorse the PROPOSE
ton of the city of Mankato to donate
her forty thousand dollar, magnificent
high school building and ten-acre
campus to the state for the purpose of
establishing a branch of the State Nor
NAL SCHOOL,
officers, teachers and citizens of Jewell
county, in convention assembled:
That it is the sense of this assembly,
that state uniformity and state publica-
ton of textbooks is detrimental to the
best educational interests of the chill
dren of the state, and that it is hereby
condemned; and be IT further resolved
that we recommend to the state legisla-
ture the passage of the law providing
that each school district be required to
select and purchase it's text books, and
that they be furnished free to all chill
dren attending the public schools, to the
end that the best and largest diversity
of texts may be freely used throughout
the state, and that such law limit
changes in books to not oftener than
once in five years, and prescribe a
maximum price at which books may be
purchased by such districts"
Mankato is one of the live wire
county-seat cities of the North Central
Kansas, and is situated geogra phica1ly
right so as to be accessible to all the
people of the north half of the state
by the Rock Island and Missouri Pa
cific railroads. Mankato offers its
splendidly equipped modern high school
building. and eleven-acre campus
which cost over $4,000 as a gift to the
state, absolutely free of cost If the
state will maintain a branch Normal
Training school there.
Mankato owns and operates one of
the most modern opera houses in the
state, a city library, a $25.000 Y M c.
A, seven churches, a $50, 900 waterworks
walks, both gas and electric lights, and
last but not least a Booster club of
over 200 members, who work diligently
for all good things.
The Mankato Advocate has the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
HIS PETITIONS ARE OUT
But Mayor Billiard Did Not Issue
Them.

A number of nominating petitions
advocating the reelection of Mayor ].
B. Billiard were sent out on Saturday.
but when the mayors attention was
called he disc1aimed all knowledge of
them. He had heard they were ont
but doesn't know who sent them, nor
how many were circulated.
f'I have heard that somebody circu-
lated my nominating petitions" he de-
clared this morning, but I didn't do
it. Don't know who did. I didn't or
der them circulated 1t was done by
some of my friends without my knowI-
edge. I haven't received any signed,
but am expecting some before long,
The issuing of the petitions was
rather premature, as they are required
to be filed only ten days before the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
TODAY IN CONGRESS.
Tariff Hearing on Agricultural Sched-
uIe Is Begun.

Washington. Jan 20.-Senate con-
vened at noon Began consideration of
conference report on immigration bill.
Pensions for Spanish war veterans
widows were advocated before pensions
committee at hearing on Crago bill al
ready passed by house.
House convened at noon Considered
legislation on unanimous consent cal
endar. Usage Indian lands investiga-
ton was resumed before interior de-
partment expenditures committee Tar
iff revision hearing on agricultural
schedule was begun by ways and means
committee. Currency reform committee
postponed its hearings until Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

primary, which takes place this year
on March 25.
When the mayor was asked when he
intended circulating his own petitions,
he responded that he hadn't even de-
cided to issue any.
IT hadn't announced myself as can
didate," he reminded, II hadn't even
decided to run"
Looks as if it were u to you now,
he was told, for it has been generally
understood that the mayor and four
commissioners were candidates Tor re-
election.
Cant tell till those petitions come
back" responded the mayor, I'll walt
and see who, and how many, have
signed them.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
She HAD NO KNIFE.
So Ninety Pound Hello Girl Grabbed
Negro and Yelled.

Chicago, Jan. 20.-Mrs. May Hef-
from, a telephone operator, Weighing
80 pounds, gained a place in the list
of heroines last night, when she held
fast to the coat of a six foot negro
who had offended her. Two city fire
men, attracted by her screams came
to the rescue and assisted in the cap
ture of the culprit.
HE insulted me- Mrs. Heffron said,
"and as I had no knife to stab him,
I just grabbed his coat tails and
velIed.n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
WAND to Get Dietz Out.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 20.-Thirty
thousand persons signed petitions ask
ing executive clemency for John Dietz
of Cameron Dam, sentenced to Wau-
pun prison for life for the death of
Oscar Harp, a deputy sheriff Cover
nor McGovern is expected soon to
take up Dietz's application for pardon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
ROCK ISLAND WRECK.
At Allerton, Ia., Today-Passeugers
Cut and Bruised.

Allerton, Ia, Jan. 20.-Rock Island
train No. 12, bound for Chicago, was
derailed near here early today. About
fifteen persons, including some pas
sengers, were bruised or cut by shat
tered window glass.
None were seriously hurt.
Stanley Morgan of Altamont, Mo-,
bridge foreman of Altamont, is dead.
w. A Trekpania of Haywood, Wis,
suffered q fractured arm. Hugh West
of Altamont and Harry Doman of
Wichita, Kan, were bruised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
TO ENDORSE WATERS.

When the house convened this after
noon Orr, of Atchison, introduced a
resolution endorsing H. J. Waters, head
of the Kansas Agricultural college for
a place in the Wilson cabinet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

Men, be quiet-be men,
The solons instincrively Quieted.
Judge Metz then conferred with Repub-
ican leaders and the agreement was
made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20
MAKE THEM ELECTIVE
House Democrat Would Make Utilities
Board.

Uplinger. of Cheyenne county, intro
duced a bill in the house today making
members of the utilities commission
elective, to go into effect befor the
1914 election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

This train left Topeka at 3:45 Sun
day afternoon No passengers from
this city for Chicago boarded the
train General officials of the Rock
Island in Topeka have heard no par
ticulars concerning the wreck in Iowa
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CONTINUED on Page Two.o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-20

TIE bill requiring candidates for the
office of city commissioners under the
commission form of government to
specify the office for which they in
tend To run has been offered in the
senat by Senator Troutman of Shaw
nee. This is one of the recommended
tions of the Kansas Municipal league
and has little or no antagon nism
throughout the cities in Kansas under
the commission form.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-15
.0JEDA RUNS TO THE UNITED
STATES SIDE To SURRENDER

dows and doors and crawled through
shell-made apertures in the building,
there were no living federals to
greet them. '''~.
General Oregon entered the bar
racks from which the handful of fed
eral soldiers had wrought so much
havoc within his overwhelming
force, and picked up the sword
which had fallen from Captain
Figueroa's hand. Such was the only
Formally of surrender to the state
forces
General Ojeda, before leaving the
Sonora town, spiked his cannon and
burned all supplies. Little was left
for the victorious rebels. Personally
leading his small group of men he
went from building to building, de-
stroying what might have been use
full to the rebels. But not until his
ammunition practically had become
exhausted did the federal command
er give the word flight.
Sixty-fve wounded from both
sides were hurried to this town and
placed in the army hospital. The
dead remained piled in the streets
and hanging from windows of build
ings as they fell. Forty-five wound
ed Indians picked up in the streets
of the Mexican town told what the
Yaquis had accomplished. Prevent
ed from participating in the night
attack which had been ordered
against the federals by General OBJ
RECON because of their superstition
of death in darkness, the Indians, at
daybreak, wildly hurled themselves
against the federal Notifications, fir
ing and winning the battle which
ended the five days siege.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-15
SPANISH king NEAR VICTIM
OF AN ASSASS|N'S BULLET!

rowly escaped yesterday being the
victim of an anarchistic attempt
against his life. Three shots were
fred at the king yesterday after
noon in the STREETS of Barcelona by
Rafael Sanchez Allegro, who was i'm.
mediately overpowered.
The king owes his escape to his
own courage, quickness and skilled
Craftsmanship. Accompanied by his
staff, he was riding along the Gale
de Alcala, returning from the cere-
mony of swearing in recruits, when
man sprang from the sidewalk and
seized the bride of the kings horse
with one hand, presenting a revolver
point blank with the other. The
king, realizing the situation, with
lightning rapidity dug his spurs into
the horse, which reared violently.
His quickness saved his life. The
bullet, instead of burying itself in
the kings breast, struck the horse.
So close was the range that the
kings left glove was blackened by
the powder discharge.
Before the assailant was able to
pull the trigger again, secret SER
vice man sprang upon him. The two
men fell to the ground locked in
each others arms, struggling fur
iously. The assassin managed to free
his revolver arm and fired two more
shots in rapid succession, but the
officer knocked his arm aside and the
bullets flew harmlessly through the
air.
s. At the sound of the first shot the
kings staff forced their horses on
the sidewalk and made ring
around the assassin, who fought
fiercely in the grip of four policemen
before he was overpowered and
handcuffed.
King Alfonso, as soon as he saw
that the man had been secured,
raised himself in the stirrups, turn
ed to the crowd, gave a military sa-
lutte and shouted in a ringing voice:
Long live Spain!
He then dismounted and reassur-
ed his staff, saying:
1T is nothing, gentlemen"
Then up rose a mighty roar from
the wildly enthusiastic masses.
which rolled along in great waves OF
all the way as the king rode
to the palace, cool, collected and
smiling.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-15
PACIFIC Liner
HITS A ROCK
Large Hole Torn in Bow; Double
Bottom Saves Ship.

Juneau, Alaska, April 1.-THE
Canadian Pacific steamship Princess
Sophia, Chaplain Charles Campbell,
struck a rock at Sentinel Island at
2:10 o'clock yesterday morning. A
large hole was torn in the port side
of the steamers bow, but she was
able to proceed on her way to Van
couVer, 3. c., under her own steam.
The steamers double bottom kept
her from sinking. She is taking lit
tie water, and is believed to be in
no danger. ,...
The accident to the Princess
Sophia occurred at the place where
her sister liner, the Princess May,
was wrecked Aug. 3, 1910.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-15
Army is Slaughtered by Vicious At
tack Of Yaqui In
dams.
r.
.''.'- ..
BLUECOATS SAVE LIFE
American Officer Rescues Mexican
General in Hail of
Lead.
LIFE

Naco, Ariz., April 14.-Gen. Pc
dro Ojeda, commanding the rem
nants of his federal garrison of 800
troopers at Naco, Sonora, surrender
ed to the United States troops on
border patrol here yesterday morn
ing at II O'Clock, after having with
stood a siege of state troops which
lasted for five days, and in which
more than half his troopers were
killed.
The surrender was FASTENED by
the attack upon the federal garri-
son by the band of Yaqui Indians
under Gen. Aware Oregon, COM
manding state troops, who, at day
break burst in upon the little garri-
son across the border and fought
viciously. The dead on both sides
has been estimated at 200. and the
Notifications at Naco, Sonora, are
veritable slaughter pens. About the
buildings are strewn more than 100
bodies, shot, cut and horribly mutt
lated.
General Ojeda, true to his promise,
refused to surrender to the state for
ces, and while the fighting was at
its height yesterday morning he at
tempted to march across the border
with his band of faithful federals.
The fire from the enemy was demor
alizing and Ojeda and his men scat
tered, running to the railway tracks
which separate the two border
towns. Not even then did the firing
from rebels cease and General Ojeda
shouted to the American soldiers
watching the fighting from dis
lance.
Capt. H. A. Sievert, Company A,
Ninth United States cavalry, ran
alone to his assistance The Amer
lean officer grasped the Mexican
general by the arm. Together they
ran in a hail OF lead to where an
automobile was waiting.
Captain Figueroa OF the federal
garrison, with fifteen men, remained
behind to cover General Ojeda's
flight. One by one ne and his fell
lows died in the barracks, surround
ed horde of yelling. slaughtering
Yaqpis.
When the Indians burst into win
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-15
Neiehborhood Notes.
Mulberry Center.

The Leisure Hour club met with
Mrs. B. F. Read last Thursday.
Milton Segar is suffering with
blood poisoning in his hand.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Ashpole and
children spent Sunday at the E. E,
Ashpole home.
Mrs. Hal Clay and children, who
have been visiting at the B. F. Read
home, returned to their home in Des
Moines Saturday.
B. F. Read is at Colfax taking
medical treatment.
On account of the recent storm
the telephone lines in this vicinity
are out of order.
April IL.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-15
Posse at Bay Four Hours.

Chattanooga. Tenn, April II
Fortified in his home, where lay the
body of his wife, whom he is alleged
to have killed. Charles W. Good.
lake, timer, of Cottonport, Tex.
held a sheriff's posse at bay yester-
day for four hours and was captur-
ed only after being riddled with
bullets, according to telephone mes
sages received here last night.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-15
shipped a carload of hogs to Chicago

shipped carload of hogs to Chicago
Sunday.
Little Alice Berryhill has been
sick the past few DAVIS. DR.. Nelson
was called to attend her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Schwieber,
and family spent Sunday at the
kemmerer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Brock enter
tanned Oscar Brock and wife of Har-
mony Center last Sunday.
Frank D. Riley, the Hawkeye In
surance agent, has settled all the
losses in this vicinity, caused by the
tornado, to the satisfaction of all
concerned.
Most of the buildings which We're
destroyed will be replaced by new
ones.
April IA.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-15
Wilke.

Mrs. F. Allen and children, Amos
and Blanche, and Mrs. A. Lindblom
and little daughter Leona were
transacting business in Alden Satur-
day.
Mrs. Lester, who has been visit
ing at the Rowley and Allen homes,
has gone to Grinnell, where she will
spend few days with her nephew
before returning to her home at
Nashua
A. o. Rowley was a Waterloo
caller Sunday.
Mrs. H. F. Wilke was a recent
Williams caller.
H. F. Wilke transacted business at
Alden one day last week.
Mr.. ]. E. Parker, who has been
staying with his boys on their farm
north of Wilke, returned home last
Saturday.
Mrs. Nels Hedlund from Iowa
Falls was a caller in town recently.
Henry Crawford, who has been re-
lieving Mr.. Lindblom at the /. c.,
has returned to his home at Logan,
Iowa.
Mrs. George Ford from Eldorado,
Kansas, arrived on the afternoon
train Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Ford
will go to housekeeping in the home
vacated by Chas. Palmer.
April Ia.