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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18

bridge, but does not interfere with the
traffic in any way. Repairs will begin
as soon as warm weather sets in
Just what caused the breaking of
the main I can't say" declared Com
missioner Miller, perhaps a broken
bell at one of the mains, perhaps a
freeze 1t is impossible at this time to
estimate the damage done, but it would
appear not to exceed s400. AS to tho
condition of the bridge, the paving doe:
not interfere in any way with progress
of pedestrians, drivers, or vehicles of
any kind. The main will be repaired in
the early spring. at which time we will
ascertain whether or not a weak spot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18
GAYLORD BACHELORS,
Lot of Them, and They're Fine Eel
lows, Too.

Gaylord. Jan. 1S.-Since the Stock
ton organization of old bachelors has
been meeting with such marked sue
cess in the securing of young ladies
to locate there a number of our
lonely ones" have taken steps TO or
ganize here. There is a large number
of old bachelors here and they are all
fine fellows, too, good business men
and would make excellent husbands
1t is understood that Laben Brown
will be put in president. Labe owns
a fine grocery and notion store and
is one of our most enterprising mer-
chants. Charley Davis, who clerks
for Labe, is slated for the vice presi-
dency. Our popular dentist, Francis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18
HE KILLS A Girl
Farmer Finds Her in His Corn
Crib at Night.
Fires Under the Impression
That She is a Thief.
ALSO SHOOTS HER FATHER
Who Had Followed Her to
Bring Her Home.
She Had Left the House in
Mans Attire.
ALSO SHOOTS HER FATHER

Nevada, Mo-, Jan. 18.-As a result
of what is believed to have been an
attempt by Rose Duff, 20 year old
daughter of Jake Duff, a farmer, to
run away from home in mans attire,
Miss Duff was shot to death and her
father dangerously wounded early to-
day by Claude Beetle on the Beetle
farm 16 miles south of here.
According to Beetles story to the
coroner's jury in session this after
noon he fired at the pair under the
impression that they were stealing
corn from his crib and not knowing
that one of them was a woman.
Whether there will be an arrest de-
pends upon the outcome of the in
quest.
Duff in his story to the coroner's
jury said he believed his daughters S
mind deranged. She arose from bed
ing in mems clothes left the house.
He pursued her and finally found her
hiding in the corn crib on the Beetle
farm adjoining his. He was endeav-
said when Beetle ordered them away
and they ran. The shooting followed.
Beetle told the coroner'S jury he
found the pair in his corn crib before
daylight and under the impression they
were stealing attempted to hold them
for an officer. When they ran he fir
ed at them with a shotgun not know
ing who they were. He said he did
not know he had hit them until af-
ter daylight when he found the body
of one lying in the road.
He then discovered he had shot a
girl and sent word to the authorities.
Duff, whose wound is not believed to
be fatal was found farther down the
road.
Both Beetle and Duff are substan-
tial farmers we'll known in the COM
munity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18
DOWNER GETS IT.
Governor Hodges Appointed G. J.
Downer to Thompson's Place.

Governor Hodges today appointed
George ]. Downer. of Syracuse, as
Judge of the Thirty-second district to
succeed Judge William H. Thompson
United States senator-elect. Judge
Thompson sent his resignation to Gov
ernor Hodges early in the week and
recommended the appointment of Dow
ner as his successor.
Thompson was elected in 1910 for a
term of four years and Judge Dow
ner will serve until January. 1915 Inn
mediately following his appointment
today, his commission was issued from
the office of Secretary of State Charles
Sessions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18
LEFT UP IN THE AIR.
Readers of Yiddish Newspapers Vic
Tins of a Strike.

New York, Jan. 18.-Although the
fate of THE Stolen Orphan and
Leah the Heiress'' and other heroes
and heroines are left up in the air"
by the strike of the Yiddish neWspa-
per writer's, the four Jewish daily pa
perS came out today as usual. The
authors of the thrilling serials re-
main determined in their stand not TO
divulge further developments in their
melodramatic plots until the Yiddish
writers union is recognized and wages
increased. Forty men in all are par
ticipa ting in the novel strike
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18
PUT UP CASH BOND.
j. j. Connolly Detained on Techni-
cal Charge.

The reporter stating that J. ]. Con-
nell, arrested for selling insurance
policies without license, spent Thurs
day night in Jail, was misinformed.
Mr.. Conno1ly's cash bond was placed
at $50, which he paid himself, and he
was released Immediately.
Mr.. Connell represents an associa-
ton of Kansas employers and it is a
question whether. under the city ordi-
nance, he is required to have a license
at all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18
NOT TILL NEXT WEEK.
Will Cold Weather Come Again. Says
Flora.

This is another pleasant day. The
temperature in Wyoming this morn
ing was 30 degrees warmer than in
Topeka This means warmer weather
locally tonight, according to sunny"
Flora, the Topeka observer.
Sunday will be more or less cloudy.
according to the forecast-and unset
tied, too. There is the possibility of
cold weather next week This wind
today is blowing at the rate of twelve
miles an hour from the south.
The hourly, r.aa dinRS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18
1T BURNED 40 YEARS.
Then Lamp Exploded Severely Injur-
ing Faithful Lover.

Salt Lake, Jan. 18.-John Miller is dy-
ing as the result of an explosion early
today of lamp which he kept burning
to guide sweetheart to the home he
had prepared for her The lamp was kept
in window as beacon beckoning the
way for his girl from Sweden. who though
drowned at sea on her way to meet Miller
forty years ago. has never ceased to exist
for him. The lamp was surrounded by
paper roses and in attempting to ex-
burned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18
FIREBUGS IN SALINA.
Students Home Evidently Burned to
Hide Traces of Robbery.

Salina, Kan. Jan. 1S.-The home of
W. H Dempsey here was found in
flames. There were evidences of ker-
osene having been scattered about the
place and clothing and silverware are
missing The family was not at home
Dempsey, who is a student, came here
from Kansas City a little over a year
ago. Seven oil paintings were ruined
by the fire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18
NO MEETING THIS YEAR
Camera Men Will Save Money for
Kansas City Trip.

Wichita. Kan, Jan. 1S.-Kansas pho
togra piers will not hold a state con-
vention this year. At a meeting of
directors and officers of the state as
sociation here it was decided to call off
the meet so the picture makers could
have that much more money to spend
taking in the national convention of
photographers which meets in Kansas
City in July
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18
WATER MAIN BROKE,
And Damaged the Pavement on MeIan
Bridge.

A water main laid under the pave
ment on the Melan bridge broke at
midnight, January 16, and washed
away considerable of the sand under
the pavement. Commissioner H. p
Miller estimates the loss at not more
than S40O.
The pavement has sunk from one to
two inches on the south end of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18

defame the name of Judge Gillett In the
trial of the case. Wilcox was acquitted
although two defendants were convicted
and two pleaded guilty. Since then ev=-
dence has been taken in the disbarment
suit and Commissioner Cole, who heard
the case, will make his findings to the su
preme court public in the next few weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18
KANSAS LEPER DEAD.
Mrs. Quint of Hays City Died From
Natural Causes.

Hays, Jan. 1S.-The only case of Iep-
rosy in Kansas, Mrs. Mike Quint of Hays,
died this morning from comon causes,
not the disease, leaving a large family
that show no signs of the disease. Dur
ing the last few years the case has 4,
veloped very little although much ex-
plotted by the authorities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair and warmer tonight. Cloudy
and colder Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18
Important Bills First Week.
;tia+iva and referendum.

important Bills First Week.
Initiative and referendum.
Recall
Administration bill
Income tax
Fee and salary bill
Recommendation to repeal Inherit
ance tax law.
Convict labor. or rock roads bill.
Resolution for investigation con-
tingent funds and state Offices.
Income tax bill
Three-fourths jury verdict
Bill to exempt women from jury SER
vice.
Resolution to enable state to take
change venue in criminal cases
The above are some of the more i'm
portant business brought before the
Kansas legislature in the first week
of it's work in Topeka To be sure IL
represents merely the more important
measures offered for passage in the
present session, but II shows in promi-
nent detail that the Democrats have
started on the program of fulfilling
their party pledges.
When the house adjourned Friday
evening and took a recess until Mon
day afternoon Speaker Brown declar-
ed that the house was a full three
days ahead of former sessions I'm the
work accomplished in the first week
of their business in Topeka There is
no question but the legislature
has sent some important measures
to the mill in the four DAYS that It
has been in actual session. The Dem
ocrats have made an excellent start on
their program of fulfilling every prom
ise in the 1912 platform. Fully one
half of the more important platform
pledges have already been introduced
and will be ready for the early con-
sideration of both houses. Then be-
gins the real fight of the session.
The Republicans have clearly shown
that they propose to put the Democrats
in a hole If possible. That purpose was
quite evident Friday afternoon when
the minority members volunteered TO
help the Democrats fulfill a party
pledge for the reduction of taxes and
voted to cut off the postage account
of the individual members. To be sure
the majority of the Democrats didn't
appreciate this kindness on the part
of the Republicans, but the minority
was nonetheless enthusiastic in their
support of a bill which would compel
the Democrats to buy postage stamps
from their SO a day allowance.
Yet with the present start which the
Democrats have made in their effort to
fulfill fhe party pledges. 1t appears
that the session will not be without its
rewards for the administration. The
initiative and referendum. the recall,
the fee and salary bill. the recommen-
dation to repeal the inheritance tar
tcontinued on Page TwoS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-18
Nearly Hundred Bills in Hop
per of Each House.
Administration MEASURES
Most of Them in Now and Re-
ferred to Committee.
Start in Spite of Mis-
takes and Factions.

The 1913 session OF the Kansas leg
islature has been on the job a week.
About thirty administration measures
have been handed in. and forty local
bills, from each house. The legisla-
tors have listened to Governor
lodges message, which WAS a good
one, and t. some counsel from party
leaders that was not so good. The
senate Democrats dehorned the presi-
dent of that body and also the regular
Republicans on the committee ap-
pointments. The Democratic senator's
will have to stick together throughout
the session. now. for the regular Re
publicans are not apt to extend aid
and comfort to any degree. The house
Democrats let Republican members
slip over administration measures on
them and then some of the majority
voted with the minority on the abol-
ishment Of the $25 postage perquisite
per member and then "gigged" back
again and passed the postage appro-
priation.
These little mistakes don't count
for much singly but they will amount
UP in the long run and count on the
wrong side of the balance sheet. The
fight in the senate for chairmanships
and in the house for speaker are end
ed The losers buried their disappoint-
ments. But they won't lie STILL They
will rise again. Evidences of a resur-
rection are apparent now.
Brewster and Keene in the house
and Stavely and Overfield and Price
and Mahin and Carey in the senate
have the big edge on the Democratic
leaders so far in the matter of gener-
alship OF course the leaders of a mi
nority have palmer sailing than those
of the majority. They have less cares
and responsibilities.
The Democrats talk economy and
have a lot of bills in both houses 10
cut state boards or consolidate Them;
with the agricultural college. But
their employees roll in the Legislature
is Just the same If not more. They
have recommended cuts for the future
and put on employees in the present.
The real grind will start next week.
The preliminaries have been gone
through. SO far the Republicans have
caucused together and put UP a front
in mpany without thought or knowl-
edge of such different species of anil
mails as the bull moose or elephant.
Republicans, fasting, are inclined to
stick together. The Democrats. fat,
to be peevish, one with another. The
real work of the session will be well
under way next week and we shall see
what we shall see Many important
of state wide interest are in
the hopper The session bids fair to
furnish a sensation every day. Radi-
cal changes in the conduct Of affairs
are proposed and the debates on them
and the votes on their disposal will
be watched closely by the state at
large.
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tcontinued on Page Two.l
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-09

witness new high records In produc
ton. Orders for rails are coming te
the mills In enormous quantities as
surfing q steady run on this line
steel products for many months. Rail
purchases are heavy at this time for
the reason that most of the transpor.
tation systems have economical along
this line about as much as they can
with safety and efficiency. Construc-
ton OF new railroad mileage was the
smallest in fifteen years during 1912.
BUSINESS progress compels railroad
expansion. Dear money is the only
thing that has retarded it the past
year. Money rates are still unsatis-
factorily high, but there are improve
ments which mus. be made and it is
this necessity that is causing extern
slye purchasing now Freight traffic
is still heavy. Although last year
two or three times as many freight
cars We're built as in 1911, the car
riers sill find themselves inadequate
~ equipped for handling the business
onered them. The equipment COM
panies as a consequence are reaping
harvest. Prospects are that they
VIII do a record business this year.
Naturally all allied industries will en-.
JOY proportionate benefits.
Many have been the predictions OF
trade slackening as a result OF tariff
readJustments. Some Of these may
be well founded. However, business
Is not accustomed to wait long for
lawmakers. Dissolutions brought
about the past year by litigation did
not hamper trade long. Inves. igations
have only clarified the commercial
atmosphere. Progress is the watch
word. Another year of good crons
such as the world enjoyed last har-
vest will probably more than offse
any untoward results from tariff
changes. In short there is much more
20 be hoped for on the constructive
side than there is to be feared from
possible unfavorable happenings dur.
ing the next twelve mouths.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-09
TIE BUSINESS SITUATION.

An element Of considerable
strength in the business structure OF
The country at present is the conger-
ratism that has dominated conner
cial operations. The new year he's
begun with THIS same feeling Of eau.
ton. There is little speculative buy-
ing. Stocks generally are low I'm
certainties regarding the tariff and
the ttghtness Of money have contrib,,-
led largely to this situation. In fact,
throughout the year just ended busl-
ness has moved forward In the face
OF many drawbacks. There has been
no over expansion and not the slight.
est setnblance Of a boom. Consequent.
~ i Is fair TO assume that the busj.
ness foundation. is sound. says the
Christian Science.
The holiday season usuallr is a
quiet one in most lines o. trade 4
feature which is striking in the pres,
emf comparative calm is the continued
heaEy buying of steel and iron by the
railroads. All precedents have beer
broken IN this respec.. 1t is aItogetb.
er probable that the year 1873 viii
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-09
BEGGING LETTERS.

Helen Gould's approaching mar
rage, set for the last of this month,
mas led the newspapers to publish
her experiences with begging letters.
1t appears that in one week she cot
1903 such appeals.
In these letters specific amounts
We're asked for totalling s1,54S. 500
Many other appeals for money were
received that week, but are not in
Guided in above total, as no particu-
lar sum was asked for.
Which suggests. to quote the Book
man, that the art of writing beg
ging letter needs to be standardized
and systematized to make it truly
| touching"
The writer of the begging letter.
tremblingly. futteringly, with pump
ing heart, drops her fateful petition
into the mail box She imagines the
millionaire to whom it is addressed
as reading It ponderingly, lingeringly,
with melting heart, perhaps With
streaming eyes.
But usually the philanthropist mil
iionaire never sees it. 4 cool i'm
personal crisp, business like secretary
grinds through these heart throbs.
along with some hundreds of others
like thereto. The emotions are saueez-
ed out through the strafner of Stats
teal ANALYSIS. The facts REMAINING
are coldly tabulated in the card cat
slog.
The index cabinet is consulted 10
see how many times the applicant has
written before, and II the varfous ap-
peals agree as TO fact. Often they
don't Begging letter writers need 10
acquire the carbon copy and letter his
habit.
OF course many of taeae appeals
represent real suffering and genuine
need. All WORTHY causes are most
persuasive when they cut ont big ad-
iectiyes, and substitute facts and ag-
uree.
Perhaps some Silly paopfe who hare
expected generous hearted 3fsss Gould
TO be a Santa Claus for The human
race viii quit writing her, now she is
10 have husband 10 look after her In
iterests. This. however. will make no
difference. She has always been per.
fectly capable OF discriminating fact
from fiction and mush from meat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-09
NO WORD FROM
THE PANTHER YET
Navy Heads Have Not Become Alarm.
ed Yet But are Getting
Little Nervous.

/ UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, jan 9.-"The fact
that the supply ship Panther has SO
far failed to repor. her position and
has not yet arrived at Guantanamo,
her port Of destination, should cause
no apprehension or fear that she has
been damaged by the storm of last
week." said Lieut. Commander w. 9.
Watts. chief Of the navy bureau of
operations today. The Panther sail
ed from New York last Thursday. 1t
might take her eight days to make
the trip to Guantanamo. Last year
it took several days for the Panther
to run from Hampton Roads to the
Cuban portland New York is further
away than Norfolk We have absolute
ly' no fear that she has been damaged.
Perhaps she may have been delayed
a little by the storm. The tug Son
oma left New York the same day the
Panther did They may not be To-
gether but are not far apart and they
are taking the same route"
Chief OF the operations bureau,
Commander Watts handles all OF the
reports of ships. At his office it was
said that there had been no Official
advices in any way bearing out the
report from Charleston that the Pan
Their had been sunk. The rumor was
branded as fake" by navy officers
Who said that in view of the fact that
the navy has the most powerful wrre-
less stations along the Atlantic coast,
if such wireless report had actually
been sent. It would have been picked
up by them. No such message was
heard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-09
MISSOURI STARTS. RIGHT.

One of the first questions to be
presented to the Missouri leg
islature will be an appropria-
ton for the celebration OF
the opening of the Keokuk dam. Mis-
souri, is most deeply interested in this
enterprise, St Louis being the largest
power user and the affect Of the dam
upon the industrial life of tina. state
is OF great Importance. That 1t is so
regarded is evinced by the interest
the legislature of our sister state is
taking in the coming celebration. The
magnitude OF the Keokuk water pow
er is extending and it's influence
forcing itself upon the attention OF
the people Of the United States. It
is worthy Of all of the consideration
and attention it is receiving. The
meeting of the governors In KeokuK
last Monday to consider preparations
for the celebration in which Cover
nors Clarke and Dunno of Iowa and
Illinois respectively took part person
ally and Governor Major in spirit Is
producing good resurts and Mis-
souri, IS starting the movement right
by giving the appropriation matter
flrst consideration. The three states
most vitality interested should support
this celebration plan literally and
being OF such widespread welfare It
is believed Iowa, Illinois and Missouri:
VIII consent to help the cities in the
power zone celebrate the completion
OF the dam in manner entirely wor-
tiny OF the stupendous project. Mis-
souri, has set the right precedent by
giving the matter its earliest consid-
Grafton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-09
Two Valuable aaiiis y

Des Moines Capital: Bill Morrow
state treasurer, and Bill Hayward
secretary of state, each having served
six years. have retired and gone bacl,
to the woods. They served the
state faithfully and ought to have
the gratitude of the people. The
state ia honored by such men. Mr..
Morrow returns to his farm in Union
county and Mr., Hayward win do the
customary thing which means that
ne Will spend the winter in California
and come back to Iowa in the surjnp
II his money holds out. His tl,ons.
ands OF friends certainly hope that
ne will reserve enough for a pair ar
return tickets. There is talk Of nut.
ting one OF these men on the board
lof control. but we doubt If either !,
them would accept.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-09
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

State of Iowa, Lee County-ss.
In the District Court Of said coun.
ty. AZ Keokuk February Term. A. D.
1913.
Laura Ellen Johnson. plaintiff, YER
sus Charles Archer Johnson, defend
ant. Original Notice.
To the above named defendant.
You are hereby notified that u
petition will be on file in the clerks
office Of the District Court aforesaid
at Keokuk on or before the goth day
of January. 1913, in behalf of the
above named plaintiff, against Won
and claiming a decree OF divorce from
the bonds OF matrimony heretofore
existing between you and the said
plaintiff, on the ground of crue, and
inhuman treatment, such AZ 70 an.
danger her life, and for the care cps.
tody and control OF our two minor
children.
Ahd unless you appear thereto and
uetend before noon Of the second day
OF the next regular February term or
said court. to be begun and holden NJ
keokuk on the 3rd day OF February
q. D.. 1913, default will be entered
against you and judgment rendered
thereon as prayed for in said petition
d. D. HARRINGTON.
Attorney for Plaintiff.