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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-23

: Washington. Dec. 34-Immediafely
after the nnal passage Of the currency
bill, the senate adopted the resolution
for q recess until January u. thus
clearing the way for the Christmas aA-
5ournment Of both houses.
Tho house before adjourning hast
night agreed to the join4 fssDluttoa Tor
With the president's Signature q 8
o'clock tonight tho hour s6t By the
White House official. the currency bIl1
becomes law. although Il actually win
not become effective until the new syD-
tenn has been organized by q committee
of government OFFICIALS. designated by
the measure. Tho comptroller Of the
currency II one Of these. That oflico
IL now vacant and one Of the first steps
in putting the new system into force
will be the appointment Of q COMP
troller. President Wilson IN expected 10
select q man soon.
A bill for the guarantee Of bank d.
posits,s feature eliminated from the
bill, was introduced BY Senator Wll.
Hams, Democrat. and was oeut to the
banking committee, where IL win b
taken up after the holiday recess. I'm.
mediately after its acceptance by the
senate the bill was rushed back to the
house, where Speaker Clark signed it
at 2:50 p. m.
At 3:11 o'clock the house adjourned
until noon Monday, Jan. IL, and tn
members scattered. Many viii 60
home for the holidays and others win
remain in Washington.
The senate confirmed Commiosionoe
Clements, reappointed member Of the
International Commerce CommisBion.
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PESSIMISM IS GONE.
Wall Street Smiles Once More Since
Currency Bill Passed.

New York, Dec. 23.lThe note Of pes
simism in the holiday sentiment In Wall
street, which was in evidence week
ago, has disappeared and now it is
said that the usual bonuses to em-
ployees will be paid by brokers and
bankers generally. Saturdays sudden
reversal in the course of prices as q
result Of the passage Of the currency
bill through the senate and the peace
full solution Of the American Telephone
and Telegraph case with its promise of
an old-fashioned bull movement BAN
ished the pc ssimism.
There was more happiness to the
square inch on the New York Stock Elk
change in one minute Monday, as one
Of its members expressed 1t, than there
had been to the whole securities mar
ket in any one month earlier in the
year. Paying Of Christmas bonuses by
the big banks has already begun. One
bank with many branches throughout
the city started the ball rolling by dis
bursing Ss&ooo among its employees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-23
HUERTA CELEBRATES.
It Is F1fty-Ninth AnniveEsaxy Of the
Dictaturss Birth.

Mexico City. Dec. 23.-President
Huerta today, revived the old custom
Of celebrating, at the national palace.
with great formality. the anniversary
Of the birth Of the chief executive. He
was born on December -, 1854.
These birthday celebrations were an
annual affair during the regime Of
General POrfirio Diax
Before daylight this morning mill
tary bands from the regiments which
have their headquarters In the federai
capital marched up ana down in
front OF the palace and 0erenaded the
provisional president. During the
forenoon Huerta received the con-
gratulafions Of committees represent
ing Al departments Of the government.
It IL stated here that the marines
and bluejacke1D from the Japan cruis-
er 1dseuma, which arrived 1t Man
1anillo yesterday. are coming to the
federal capital merely on Z visit The
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-23
TO TEST The IAW
p. D. Jones Flies Suit Agalnst
Jerry Botlln.
Was Discharged Fron Penl.
tentiary Service
WITHOUT CAUSE, NE AIBeEs
Civil Service Versus Politics
Is Burden Of Suit.
Supreme Court WIN Pas =
Merits Of Case.

Alleg1ng that he = . eivll suFv1so
appointee ana Wae AlpchargoA froo
servioe ~ nuf1o II IL otaninAl innnno
ward at the LAuslng oeano pona1aueinsy
for political reasons, b n Jonoo 1T
Afternoon d1ed . petition IN a. ooneo
supreme court Aok1ne an o1oogDn13vD
writ Of mandamuS be directed aGn1nne
Warden J. D. Botkin 70 compel - Ro-
instatement Jones Wa 6iochnNup1
from the service Novembee /.
The civil service law under Wh1cA
Jones claims that he wae employed -
paragraphs 7S71-3 Of tho eene9nl
statutes Of 1903. This law provides
that AaBistantat gubordinate o6f3cefu
ana employees At the state charitablo
and penal institutions shan not bo DIS
charged except for cause and that IN
no event ohall removal be had for po-
htical a1fi1iaxion or political activity.
Removal By an inotitution head ex-
cept for reasons given In the law. ahnll
subject tho official responsiblo tor
such removal to custer proceeainen
before the proper board Of authorit1ea.
in ! letter under date Of October 10
that his services after November 1
would not be required. In . letter
dated october II. Botkin sang the
praises of Jones and declared he hnA
been an efficient ana trustWorthy em-
ployee.
Been TheFe lS YearA
Jones has been an employee at Tie
state penitentiAry since March. 1905.
(COnt1nu0d o0 Pa90 MY
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Echoes Of Yates Center Banl
Case Are Sad.
Widow Who Lost Her All
Ricker's' Wife Destitute.
NE BEl0N6ED TO CHURCH
Had q Good Record Up ia
This Time.
His Son Is Loyal and Still Be-
lieves Father VIII Pay.

New stories Of the affairs of the
Yates Center National bank indicate
that the condition of the institution is
even worse than at first reported and
no one pretends to know the extent OF
President Ricker's shortages and de-
falcations, although the total has been
conservatively placed at $175.oo0 to
500. 200.
As the gossip Of the affairs Of the
bank is told and retoid on the streets
Of Yates Center. some new sensation Is
daily added to make conditions even
worse than first reports indicated. r.
H. Trueblood. director and stock
holder In the bank, admits that the in
stitution will not pay more than %
per cent to the depositors. Other per-
sons in touch with the affairs Of the
bank are inclined to believe that True
blood's figures are too high.
Nearly a quarter of a million dollars
Of Woodson county farmers and mer-
cants' money is tied up in the bank
and its alleged assets. Kicker Is gone
and the government is locking for him
with a warrent charging him with fall
styling records and reports. In their
home in Yates Center, Mrs. Kicker is
alone and almost destitute. it is claim
ed. No one knows when the affairs
(Contiuued on Page Six,l
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BANKS FALL IN LINE.
Many Applications to Get i'm ON New
Currency System.

Washington, Dec. 23.-what treas
ury officials regarded as an indication
of how financial circles will receive
the new federal currency system came
from Boston in q message to Secre-
tary McAdoo, from the National
Shawmut bank, one of the largest in
stitutions in New England. The mes
sage declared that the executive COM
mittee of the bank had voted unani-
mously to advise its directors to ac-
cept the new law and enter the sys-
tenn.
Receipt at the treasury OF scores of
informal applications, from all parts
Of the country. has led Mr.. McAdoo to
believe there can be no question now
that a large part of the national banks
intend to come into the system. There
are about $500 national banks in the
United States and not moro than q
few hundred have wired their inten-
ton to apply for membership in the
federal system, but a rush of applica-
tions is expected as soon as the blu
Is signed by President Wilson.
Many of the banks, realizing that
they cannot get In the first applica-
ton and not caring particularly about
the relative position they may obtain.
are understood to be awaiting the
signing Of the bill. Applications have
come from the following cities: Wa
terloo, Ia; Boston, Omaha. Westfield.
N. T.: Chattan0oga, Madison, Wis
Lynchburg, Va; Ottumwa, Ia: VII
mington, Del: Bloomington and
Springfield. Ill: Marion. Ind: Colum-
bia and Sedalia, Mo-; st. Johns. Ore.
Grand Rapids, Mich; Topeka and
Parsons, Kan.
Application from national banks in
the south for membership in the new
federal reserve system are being recefv-
ed at the treasury department.. Appli-
cations came also from all the banks
In the Kansas City, Mo-, Clearing House
association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-23
MAY ARREST POSSE.
Bonner Springs People Demand Wa
rants for Harvey's Assassins.

Bonner Springs. Dec. 23.-Members
of the posse which shot and killed
Rolla Harvey here last week may be
arrested late today.
H. e. Dean. employed as special
prosecutor by friends Of Harvey,
asked James Meek, prosecutor Of
Wyandotte county. today to issue war
rants for members of the posse.
Meek replied that he would look mp
the law and would issue warrants,
probably charging some degree OF
manslaughter.
The coroner's jury which inquired
into the manner OF Harvey's death re-
turned . verdict yesterday that he was
killed while resisting arrest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-23
IT May Be BLACK
RumOred That Rock Island Is
After Santa Fe Oficial.
Ripley Road May Lose Another
Man to Competitor.

Following the announcement from
Chicago to the effect that John Sehas-
tian, tho dean Of railway passenger
men, had resigned as third vice presi-
dent of the Rock Island Lines. 1t II
rumored persistently in Topeka today
that w. ]. Black, passenger tranlc
manager of the Santa Fe. will be asked
to take charge of the passenger. affairs
on the Rock Island. In view OF the fact
that the Rock Island has taken over
several Santa Fe department heads IN
the last few years, 1t is considered very
likely by Topeka railway men tnat the
move may be followed out.
For instance look at the Rock Island
staff of Santa Fe trained men as 1t
stands today:
H. U. Nudge. president
J. e. German, first vice president.
A, e. Sweet, general manager.
C. A. Morse. chief engineer.
F. J. Easley, assistant general man
agef.
Anv number of division superintend-
ents and other minor officials are Santa
Fe trained men. They were taken over
by the Rock Island owing to the at
tractive salaries offered by the road
The policy of the Santa Fe in setting
a certain limit on the salaries paid its
officers and the energy Of the Rock
Island in taking advantage OF this
policy by hattering offers. has given
the latter road a trained set of OFF,
cials with which to compete with its
rival across the country between Chi
cago and the coast.
It is believed by r-any railroad men
that the Rock Island will not fill the
vacancy caused by the retirement of
Sebastian. It is thought that the ex-
ecutive heads of the passenger and
freight departments will be placed un-
der the supervision of one office-that
Of Vice President German. The econo-
my plan of the Rock Island has in
cluded the assistant general manager
ship of the third district.
| {. W. ]. Black is well known in Topeka
and in railway circles of the west. He
was general passenger agent Of the
road here from 1897 until 1905. Then
he went to Chicago as passenger traf-
| dc manager. He has been right up
through the ranks Of the passenger
department beginning railroad work az
a rate clerk on the Missouri Pacific in
1894.
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ship them to Chicago on the statement
that they were to be sold AZ '.fertilix-
ing material"
Examination Of the goods, the de-
partment states indicated that the
major portion appeared to be decom-
posed and gases which had generated
in the cans had caused them to swell
or bulge. By order Of the department
the attached cases will be kept In
custody OF the United States marshal
until the court decides whether they
are adulterAted in violation Of the
food and drugs act
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-23

r. f Stotts Lands at Garden City-F
N. Pearl It HiawafhA.

Washington, d. c.. Dec. z3.-Th
president today sent to the senate tn
following Kansas postmaster nomins
tions:
Isaac Jordan Barrackman At Hum
boldt.
John NJ Brown at Minneapolis
J. C. Cor1iu at Alton.
T. C. Duckworth at Altoona
Floyd C. F1oTy at GranOla-
Peter w. Jury at Laafta-
J. II. Little at Sterling.
n. L. Obrian at Chetopa-
r. n. Pearl at HiaWatha-
w. o. Rigby at Topeka
r. e. Stotts At Garden CITY.
Matte Watkins 1t Hope.
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rest at Blackfoot, Idaho, on the
charge Of numbering his employer. a
ranchman named Henry Williams,
following q quarrel which led to Nc
Connelrs discharge. Mcconnell was
born and reared on farm near this
city, his parents having been pioneer
residents Of Rocks county. McCon-
nell pleads self defense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-23

always picture rudy, plump
Claus
A pack;
And his
All he need
s ofte and
And
he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-23

Weather FOrecaGe for Kansas.
Cloudy and unsettled tonight and
Wednesday,; not much change In tenn
Lpefature
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-23

Stockton, Kan, Dec. z3.-Word has
been received In this city to the effect
that Peter L Mcconnell was under ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-23

Is
each come
skimps a
HER o
So when
Oh. don't forget Others
Who brighten
To lend a hand of Ito the santa Claus
The evening world., 1913-10-22
A ASSEMBLYMAN kOPP
DENIES HE'LL RETIRE
IN FAVOR or SULZER.

Harry kopp, Republican Assembly.
man from the Sixth District. issued a
statement to-day, sh!,h follows IN pal
Il note in the morning newspapers
that Mr.. Sllzer quotes me as having
seen him and having promised that |
would retire In his favor and urge the
constituency OF the sixth Assembly Dis.
trict to elect him as "A member of the
Assembly from that District
II deny ever made such promise.
! went 10 see Mr.. Sulzer for the purpos 80
OF making him see the light and right,
His explanation has satisfied me that
In accepting this nomination he Is seek
Ing vindlcatlon and not AN opportunity ~
represent the constituency OF my Assem-
bly, District J, ms Republican. have
nothing TO do with the differences that
exists between him and Murphy.
II am and will remain the candidat,
OF the Republican party of the distr!c
in which ! live and which | have repre-
| sented in the Legislature for three sue
| cessive terms. ! consider II an affron
TO the citizenship there that "A non
| resident should he injected into IN,
purely local hght"
The evening world., 1913-10-22
SYLVIA PANKHURST
RELEASED FROM JAIL.

LONDON, Oct. ?2.-Sylvla Pankhurst
was released under license to-day from
Holloway Jail She Is much enfeebled
and emacl clated in consequence OF a hun
ger strike OF weeks duration. She
was arrested on oct. II as she was about
to enter the Poplar Town Hall 10 ad-
dress a meeting Of militant sufrrasettes
The night previously Miss Pankhurst
was the central fgure of a fierce strus-
gle between the police and a crowd OF
sufYragcttes after she had addressed a
aticring a, How Baths. in the Eas;
End OF London.
The evening world., 1913-10-22
SuFFRACETTES' PAPER
IMMORAL? CAN IT Be?
Waldo anI Com>tock on Trail OF
Miss Pankhurst'S Journal,
TiS Said.

That some Of the material IN t1e
"Sufirag.tte," rhristabel Panknurst
paper, which has been suppressed IN
England aud copies OF which were sold
10y young girls at the Emmeline Panh-
hurst meeting In Madison square Gar
den last night. is 80 frankly immoral
that the unmarried stenograpaers IN
Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodse's office are not
even allowed 10 copy excerpts from u
was the statement made to-day by the
officers OF the National Association
Opposed TO Woman suffrage.
II was also said taat Anthony Com
stock was going to invoke the founders
~ TN. Society for the Suppression OF
Vice to stop the further distribution ~
the paper ~ this country and that Po-
lice Commls ssioneg Waldo has sent
copies OF tne ofrendin. organ to 'hi"'
Magistrate McAdoo for his censorship
The militant's paper. which has beer
The evening world., 1913-10-22

\ typewritten paper found in the
horne of Admiral Eaton a few days
after his death last March was de-
scribed as the will of Mrs. Eaton. tn,
widow. by state ONCE John n. Scott
in his testimony to-day AZ the trlal.
Cnder the terms % the cocunent al
property was beauesthed 10 Mrs Ia oi's
elder Gsughtei Mrs. June Kegs. TIE
paper was uncon pleted and unsigned
Officer Scott was unable to give is date
and could tell only its substance. Pre-
vious reference to this documen; was
made last week during the testimony Of
Ms Eaton's younger daughter, Dorothy
Alnsworth.
Attorney William \. Morse, coInsei
for Mrs. Eaton objected to the admis-
sion Il SIOti's testimony ab'i, the pi.
tt. The prosecu.,on cont,uded that
since Dorothy had testified that she and
her mother were the on,y mcmJ.rs ..
tie family who could operate n type
writer and that she had no. written
was the author.
Judge Aiken admitted the test lnony
but refused to ALLOW the paper to be
called Will
The police investigation OF Admiral
Eaton's death was the subject Of most
Of SCOTS testimony. On his first visit
to the Eaton home. on March TO- Mrs
Eaton told him that she could not see
the necessity OF an investigation. US the
doctors had pronounced death due to
natural causes. She also said that the
Admiral used both opium and morphine
and that she had pawned her jewels to
pay his bills. although she knew he wAs
trying to poison her.
scott. under cross-exsmination. -i'o
that Mrs. Eaton showed no disposition
to conceal anything. He was unable In
a search OF the drug stores In the ,ic!n-
iiy or In Boston. Washington, GEORGE
town. ID. c., and Alexandria, Va. 10
find any one that had ever sold ne
poison.
The evening world., 1913-10-22
H|Tz TELLS HOW
Jeff WAS DECORATED
AFTER BIG BATTLE
Ex-Chrmpion on Stand Says
Man Who Defeated Him
Was a Fright

Echoes OF the championship battle be-
tween Bob Fitzsimmons and James j.
Jefrries. under the auspices Of the san
Francisco Athletic Club. on July %, 1909,
were heard in the Supreme Court by
Justice Barlow 5. Weeks and a Jury to-
day. The occasion for price fighting
"reminiscences was the suit of Joseph
Egan, boxing promoter. against Pear.
sons Magazine Company for libel.
The plalntifr was manager for Jeffries
at IN. time that he met Fitzsimmons
the 5, 'oi time. on the date mentioned.
Jeffri. "as heavyweight champion
when ne went into the fight and upheld
his claim to the title with a knockout
blow in the eighth round.
Fitzsimmons to-day declared emphati-
cally that ne had Jeffres going during
a great part Of the fght lie was ques-
toned by g. b. Mitchell Of Choate.
LarSIuc Il Mitchell. Egan's attorneys.
III you saw JefYrles after that en-.
gageinent." said Mr.. Mitchell. please
state what was his condition
I saw him in the dressing room ar
ter was all ready to go into the
street, replied Ftzsimmons. "JefY was
fright He had eight stitches in his
phz: Ave over his right eye and three
over his left. HIS nos. was broken In
two places and he had caulih0wer
ear"
How were you decorated"
Not at all. Jeff didn't touch me ali
through the nght-until the one blow In
the solar plexus-the kind | handed
Corbett at Reno. was no tired out
chopping the hig fellow that got care
less"
But left hit you once. You say
That's right. once was enough.
wasat knocked ont. was simply
paralyzed. ! couldn't move a muscle"
what did you do when you me-
Jeffries In the dressing room and no
ticcd the appearance of a man who ha,
gone through threshing machine?"
| Il said: Hello! Jeff.' lie says: Hello
Fritz. How're YOU feeling" Fine,
says I. How're YOU feeling. JEFF ?
| Great. says Jeh. never better in m!
ife,' This made me laugh right out
After giving his testimony as to tht
relations of Egan To Jefrries and tn.
subsequent tour OF Egan on the Pacif
Coast with Jeffries and himself. III,
| witness was excused.
The evening world., 1913-10-22
FIRE COMMISSIONER
HINTS CITY PAID FOR
MITCHEL'S EDUCATION

Fire Commissioner Johnson issued An
open letter to John Purroy Mitchell to-
DAY which contains the following:
You are quoted In = speech last
night as saying. concerning me as Fire
Commissioner. In connection with your
remarks about the Asche Building fre
I, was making Tammany spolls out Of
the horrors of that terrible fine
"Of course you know that you are not
telling the truth. because before you
were nominated you spoke well OF my
administration Of the Fire Department.
'If IL be true, as YOU say. that the
Fire Department has been Tammany-
lied. IL Is a Tammanyised Fire Depart
ment which has reduced the fire loss in
New York TO the lowest point In fifteen
years, and has Gu. the loss down fifty
per cent from three years ago.
You have no other shout save Tam
many and the purpose OF my question
Ing you Is to develop your hypocrisy in
this regard.
was not your education paid for by
rammany Hall?"
while YOU were In college did you
not have a Corporation 1nspectorshir
and did you ever do any work for 1t
aside from collecting your monthly
check:
Was not one Of your uncles made a
Fire Commissioner By Tammany Hall?
was not another OF your uncles
| through Tammany influence. made Chic
OF the Fire Department?
"Was not your brave and good fathe
appointed and kept In his Once ~ Fir
Marshal In the Fire Department b,
Tammany Hall?
| will you ask your associates on tn
ticket. Messrs. McAneny and Prender
cast. what they thought OF the Fire De
partment administration under Mayor
1 Gaynor?"
The evening world., 1913-10-22

things Mr. Garrison that MIR suzcr sded
his statement denial Toronto
Mrs Sur bit hystcrical
She the
platform with Sulzer
will be him idea making speeches
myself I Of . thing"
SULZER ISSUES A STATEMENT.
Late this afternoon MIR sus brief statement wien he sent to
accorded him the
would r",ti 10 h'
Wind
by Murphy. n Jut o
his
n i'm had notv ir " ol ~ ,
haven
for honest frumo oi
may result N
York Il will
Of done In once
who a
,on day andIk know the them"
The evening world., 1913-10-22

Edward T.. Mccall was nominated
yesterday for reelection as President
OF the Friendly Sons OF st, Patrick,
an office he has held for the last year,
The nomination was made by a COM
mittee. and as II In customary for the
organization 20 elect the candida to
OF the committee Mr. Mccall viii
Almost csgtAinly bs ge.slsctsd.
The evening world., 1913-10-22
SECRET PAPER WAS WILL OF
MRS. EATON.

Dr. Colgate told OF many converse
tons with Mrs. Eaton. who had asked
him to help her have the Admiral COM
mitted to a hospital for the insane, She
said that her husband was insane and
that he had repeatedly insulted the
housemaids and YER daughter. June.