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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20

tween here and the coast. A telegram
was sent today to the Paris residence
of Porfirio Diaz, the former dictator,
by Felix Diaz, his nephew, and Gen
eral Huerta, the new provisional presi-
dent, in which the aged general was
informed:
You have been avenged against
your former enemy"
Mexico City, Feb. 20.-The fate of
Francisco l. Madero, the deposed presi-
dent of Mexico was still in the bal
ance this morning. Preparations Lad
been made at midnight for his depart
ure with the members of his family in
to exile. out these were suddenly halted
by mysterious orders from General
Huerta. The ex-president therefore at
daybreak. was still in the capital
Sonora Madero and the ex-president's 8
two sisters and his aged father, to-
gether with the family of ex-Vice Pres
ident Suarez waited at the station
ready to depart for Vera Cruz and
thence for Europe. But at the hour
which had been fixed for departure
congress was still in session discussing
the situation Sonora Madero and the
rest of her party of exiles had waited
impa tiently for more than two hours
when they were informed by Ex-For-
eign Minister Lascurain that the ex-
president would be prevented from
iOining them on their iOurney."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20
COURT
London Suffragette Threw Law
Books at Judges Head.
OF Course She Missed Him
Charged With Incendrism.

London, Feb. 20.-Suffragettes paid
another havoc working visit to the
Kew botanical gardens today and fired
a large refreshment pavilion which
burned to the ground. Two women
were arrested.
The young women gave their names
as Lillian Lenton and Joyce Locke,
each % years old. They were caught
while running away from the scene of
the fire Each carried a bag contain
ing a dark lantern, some cotton soak
ed in oil, hammer and a saw.
When brought up at the police
court the magistrate refused to allow
them bail. They were told by the
court that their offense was not po-
litical. but highly criminal.
Miss Locke thereupon hurled at the
magistrate a big law book, which mar
rowly missed his head. She then
fought desperately against the war
dens who were assigned to remove her
to a cell.
On previous occasion three months
ago Miss Locke threw one of her
shoes at the head of an Aberdeen
Magistrate. She was charged with
carrying the explosives to hall where
Chancellor Lloyd George was to speak
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20
Did Mrs. Morrow, Instead of
Just $4,000.
And She Says She Is Entitled
to Money.
SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Follows Husbands Charges of
Yesterday.
Wife Makes Many Charges and
Wants Share of Estate.

A sequel to the sensational story of
robbery and flight, told to the police
yesterday by Isaac N. Morrow. of
Shorey, was filed in the district court
this morning in the shape of a suit for
divorce brought against the Shorey
merchant by Mrs. Medora e. Morrow
Briefly Mrs. Morrow says she took
4.70O instead of $1,000, charged by her
husband, but she considered it her
money. She did not leave town. and
never was in an automobile yesterday
She has suffered abuse, she says from
her husband for year, eliminating yes
terday morning when she declares he
threatened to blow her brains out"
With her petition for divorce she filed
certificate of deposit from the Mer-
chants National bank for $4,5S0, de-
posted in the same of Charles w.
Bower as clerk of the district court.
and she asks the court to keep con-
troll of the money until her suit is adj
Indicated.
Excessive jealousy and a tendency to
lntoxication led to all their trouble,
Mrs. Morrow says. Her petition charges
that the year after their marriage,
which occurred June Is. 1897. in Topeka.
he began system of abuse. She cites
an instance where she says he struck
her in the face, another where he kick
ed her with a heavily booted foot. She
says he has called her vile names, and
that at one time he fired six shots
at her from a revolver, only being pre-
vented from killing her by a neighbor
who, seizing the weapon, caused the
shots to go astray.
Then she AYERS that she has been the
business head of the Morrow family
for many years. While they lived on
a farm near Topeka she managed the
place, superintended the picking and
sale of small fruits, doing the work of
man in addition to her household
work. and that through her efforts
they moved to Shorey and after open
ing the store there she says she has
managed that, and that her husband
has done nothing but sit around and
drink. Their property is estimated 20
be worth, she says. about $50, 900.
warrant for the arrest of the alleged
fugitive has been Withdrawn and never
will be served. The county officers feel
that there is no need to interfere in
quarrel between husband and wife. The
incidents this moning, however, furnished
a dramatic climax to the scenes of yester-
day when Morrow was plainly ANXIOUS to
see his wife landed behind prison bars.
Morrow is one of the largest men,
physically, in the county. He is said 10
measure feet inches in height and TO
weigh close to 300 pounds. all of which is
Drawn and bone. He is able to look down
even upon Tom Lillard. assistant county
attorney. who is considerable bigger than
the average.
His wife is an ordinary sized woman,
and is more than ordinarily attractive.
The fight over the estate. which the wife
asks to be divided between them promises
to keep the courts busy for some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20
BURNED To DEATH.
Seven Children Lose Lives
When Home Is Destroyed.
Parents Absent When Fatal
Blaze Breaks Out.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 20.-Seven chill
dren ranging in age from L to IL years,
were burned to death last night when
the home of their parents Mr.. and Mrs
Leorge Smith, at Ebenezer near here,
was destroyed by fire. The parents
were absent at the time.
The father and mother had been in
the city purchasing supplies for the
family and made the gruesome discov-
cry upon their return. Many of the
packages the parents carried were toys
and candies for the children.
Small charred bodies almost unrecog-
nizable among the smoldering ruins
were all the evidence of what had been
a lot of romping youngsters.
The family had expected to move to
a nearby farm today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20
SNOW IN Los ANGELES.
Miniature Storm Causes Short Halt i'm
Business.

Los Angeles, Cal. Feb. 2O.-For the
first time in many years Los Angeles
was visited by a miniature snowstorm
Wednesday afternoon. Following IA
heavy hailstorm in the morning snow
fell for several minutes shortly after
o'clock.
The flakes melted almost as fast as
they fell, but they proved astonishing
" interesting to thousands of people
on the streets For a short time busi-
ness in many Offices and stores was
entirely suspended while a large por-
ton OF the populace watched the fakes
fall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20
TODAY IN CONGRESS.

Washington, Feb. 2G.-Senate met at
noon. Began debate on river and har-
Dor appropriation bill.
Finance committee endorsed lodge
bill for tariff commission of five mem
bers.
House met at noon. Resume debate
on Sundry civil appropriation bill.
Chairman Hay. of military affairs COM
mittee. introduced bill to reduce num-
Der of officers allowed each army regi-
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20
KANSAS MINERS STRIKE
Officials Call Out Two Hundred Men
Near Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Kan, Feb. 2O.-Two hun
dred miners have quit work at mine
10 of the Wear Coal company at Edi-
SON The men struck at the order of
Alexander Howatt. district president of
the United Mine Workers of America
District IA officials of the miners said
the strike was brought on by the re-
fusaI of the operators to fire shots in
the mine according to an agreement.
Howatt issued orders requiring the
men to remove all their tools from the
mine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20
THREE DAYS BATTLE.
Losses Heavy and Neither Allies or
Turks Gain Advantage.

London. Feb. pa terrific three
days battle between 100000 Bulgarians
and 10000 Turks at Bulair has just con-
cluded according to a dispatch today
from Constantinople. each side is said
to have lost 3.oVo men. Enver Bey.
leader of the young Turks, is reported
among the wounded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20
DIAz FOR PRESIDENT.
Felix VIII Make Race at Next EIec-
ton.

Mexico City, Feb. 20.-Felix Diaz will
enter the race for-th presidency. Pro-
badly General Huerta will not run
against him. One reason why Diaz
made no effort to secure the provis-
ional presidency for himself was his
wish to be entirely free to organize and
direct his party in the coming cam
paign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20
Bold HoIdup in California.

Bakersfield, Cal, Feb. 2O.-While
Izzy RehfeId, a prize fight promoter,
was counting the receipts from a box
ing contest at his desk in a saloon at
Taft late last night. he was held up
by two masked men who. raked the
gold and silver, about $1,000, into
gunny sack, marched Rehfeld and the
bartender to the end of the bar, back
ed out of the door and escaped in the
darkness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20
AFTER FUEL co.
Eight Indictments Against Officers
California Concern.

San Francisco, Feb. 20.-Eight in
dictments charging criminal conspir-
acy to defraud the u s. government
were returned here today by a federal
grand jury against the Western Fuel
company and seven of its officers and
emD1Oveea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20
KANSAS MINE ON fire.
Blaze in Leavenworth Shaft Will Prob
ably Burn a Week.

Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. 20.-A fire
which started in the mule stables in
the north shaft of the. Home Riverside
Mining company is still raging and Of
ficials say that it may be a week be-
fore the flames are finally extinguish-
ed Nine of the ten mules kept at the
bottom of the shaft died in the fire.
1t may be necessary to wait until the
blaze works itself to the airshaft, a
distance of three hundred yards from
the stables, before ii can be extin-
guished-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20
Bank of Topeka

weather Forecast for Kansas.
Snow tonight or Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20

Complete savings department.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20

Doors of the house of representa-
tives will be locked to women and chill
dren next Monday night when the
house considers as a special order the
Scott matrimonial bills and the bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-20
Young NIadero Quits School.

1UuHg NIdueFO QuIIS SCIIUOi.
Ithaca n. Y, Feb. 20.-Evanisto
Madero, a student at Cornell. heart
broken at the execution of his brother,
Gustavo, will leave the university and
join his brothers widow in Monterey
in a few days.
The university will give him his di-
pIoma by special dispensation.
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-20
ABOUT PEOPLE

Mrs B. G. Black, who has been quite
sick since her return from Florida, IL
considerably better.
Miss Clara Alexander, Of Yorkville
Is the guest Of Miss Margaret Mel, OF
Yorkvllle, r. F. D. No. s.
Miss Lila Crenshaw, who has beer
spending several months in Florida
has returned to her home in Yorkville
Mrs. ]. L. Boyd Of Spartanburg, Is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. b
o. Pennington, on Yorkville R. F. D.
No. 3.
Mrs. Agnes Moore and Mrs. J. M
McFadden Of Rock Hill, and Mrs. Jane
Howe, Of McConnellsville, are the
guests of Mrs. P. w. Love in Yorkville
Mr.. ]. D. Land Of Yorkville, r. F. D
No. / left for Chicora college, Green
vile, this morning to attend the grad
uating exercises of his daughter, Miss
Mary.
Mr.. w. S. Wilkerson was called away
from the meeting Of the bond commits
sion last Friday by news that his
brother, Mr.. T. w. Wilkerson, had
been suddenly stricken with paralysis
Advices from Hickory Grove by tele-
phone at noon were to the effect that
Mr.. Wilkerson's condition was more
favorable.
Deaconness Mary T.. Gadsden, sup
erintendent of the Church Home or
phanage, Yorkville, leaves tomorrow
for q trip to Europe. The deaconness
has been in poor health for some time
past and will take the trip mainly Ia
get the benefit of the ocean air in
connection with the diversion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-20

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

w. M. Riggs, President-Gives infor-
nation relative to Clemson college,
and coming entrance examinations
to be held in Yorkville.
Standard Oil Coon page four tells
you more Of the merits Of Perfection
blue flame oil stoves for cooking.
Thomson Co.-Offers a variety Of spe-
cials for Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, including goods for ladies
and gentlemen's wear.
Kirkpa trick Co.-Announces q
sharp cut In millinery, and invites
attention to one pieces dresses, and
MILDLY blouses.
Cloud Cash Store-Suggests that you
phone 1t for samples of made to- or.
der clothes made by Ed v. Price
Co., the Chicago tailors.
J. c. Wilborn-Wants quick buyer
for two large tracts near Yorkville
on Kings Mountain road.
York Supply Co.-Suggests that you
put some Of your acreage in hay
crops. 1t has all kinds Of seeds for
this purpose. Cotton hoes.
Shannon-Smarr Co., Sharon-Want
you to come and see the big line OF
up-to-dat goods that 1t Is showing
at most reasonable prices.
Mary c. Patrick Jackson and r. c.
Patrick, Executors-Publish notice
to debtors and creditors Of estate of
J. w. Patrick, deceased. ...-'...
J. D. Hope, Sharon-Makes the last
call for potato slips for this season.
Slips, 20 cents per hundred.
Idle Hour Theatre-Gives its program
Of movies for tonight.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-20

Rock Kill Chamber of Commerce in the
Ratterree building tomorrow morning
at IL o'clock. The programme for the
meeting was announced last Saturday
by Sam M. Grist, the secretary Of the
association. A large attendance is ex-
pected.
The following Is the programmes:
IL a. m.-Called to order by Presi-
dent Jas. H. Fraser; reading Of min
utes Of last convention; roll call and
enrolling new members; reading an
nual report Of the president.
Address by w. ]. Roddey-Subject
Of his own choosing.
Paper by John B. Reeves of Charles
ton. subject: "The Advantage OF
Maintaining a Rating Bureau to the
nies." Discussion.
Miscellaneous.
1.30 p. M, adjournment.
3p. m.-Address by F. H. McMaster
insurance commissioner, subject: 1.-THE
Insurance Conditions in South Caro-
nies." Discussion.
Papers by Julian Calhoun Of Spar
tanburg and G. E. Haynsworth Of Sum-
ter, "The Establishment Of Agencies
on Cash Basis"
5p. m.-Adjournment for the pur-
pose Of visiting Winthrop college as
the guests Of President d. B. Johnson
$50 p. m.-Report Of committee or
presidents annual report; report OF
executive committee; treasurer's re-
port; report Of committee on place OF
next meeting. Miscellaneous. Adjourn
at will.
Thursday Morning-The members
will assemble at Chamber Of Com
merce rooms at 1890 o'clock and at II
start on visit to the plant Of the
Southern Power company on Catawba
river, where the association will be the
guests Of the Rock Hill agents. There
will be a short session while at the pow.
er plant for the purpose Of electing Of
ficers for the ensuing year and the Sc
lection and announcement Of executive
and legislative committees. Return to
Rock Hill In time to board outgoing
afternoon trains for home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-20

Aiken, May 16: Capt. J. M. Rich
ardson, a candidate for adjutant gen.
eral three years ago, was arrested to-
day on a warrant charging him with
arson. The warrant was sworn out
by B. A. Wharton, a deputy from the
office of F. H. McMaster, state insur-
ance commissioner. Before daybreak
and storehouse, belonging to Mrs. ]. M.
Richardson. were destroyed by fire.
The buildings destroyed were on the
lot on which the Richardson's reside.
In addition to this being the third
fire on the Richardson premises with
| in the past few years, an affidavit,
made bv Martha Frazer, a negro wo-
man, alleges that on Thursday. few
days before the fire, she stored with
Captain Richardson a lot Of furniture
and household goods; that the morn
ing after the fire she was told by
Capt. Richardson that her goods had
been destroyed; and that, learning
that her effects had been removed the
day before the fire. to Captain Rich
ardsons farm, few miles IN the
country, she located these, and under
claim and delivery proceedings, regain
/ ed possession Of them. Captain Rich
ardson had $500 insurance, which he
collected without difficulty. Deputy
Wharton has been in Aiken inVesti-
eating the fire for the past week or
ten days. Captain Richardson was
placed in Jail today, and stated this
afternoon that the charges against
him are only "frame-up." He at
tributes his arrest to politics and
persecution" He states that the fur
niture which the Frazer woman stored
with him had been taken under a
mortgage held by r. B. Carter, but
that the woman had paid the mort
gage and he had endeavored to get
her to move her goods, and explained
that a part Of her goods had been re-
| moved to his farm several months
| ago because he had no room for them
in town. Until a short while ago
Captain Richardson was commander
of the local military company, the
Aiken Rifles, which was mustered out
of service a few months ago. In the
buildings which were burned he had
stored lot of property belonging to
the military company, and when the
| firemen arrived they were pevented
from fighting the fire by the explosion
of a large number of cartridges which
endangered their lives. Captain Rich
ardson sustained a slight injury by the
explosion Of one Of these cartridges.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-20

There are all kinds OF opinions being
expressed as to the intentions of Japar
in connection with the anti-alien law
Of California. One view has 1t that
Japan Is only making a big fuss fol
home consumption, and she will not
try to start anything with the United
States, no matter what happens. An
other view has 1t that there Is so much
political unrest in Japan just now that
the government can think of no Other
means of restoring quiet than by get
ting into a row with a big nation like
the United States. Another view has
it that the whole thing is merely q
tempest in teapot. So far as we are
concerned, we really do not know what
to think Somehow we are unable to
conceive of the Japanese being so fool
ish as to attack the United States; but
at the same time we recognize that
such a thing is possible We believe the
Japanese could take the Philippines
and Hawaii; but that is about all. AS
to whether we could take them back
would be merely a question as to wheth-
er this country would be willing to pay
the freight, and with regard to Hawaii
we do not see how this country could
help itself.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-20

Capt. Richardson Of Aiken is accus-
ed Of arson. The charge is that he
burned his own property to get the in
surance. He claims, according to re-
port, that the charge has been brought
by personal and political enemies, fol
reasons Of malice and revenge. What
the facts are it Is hard to say, but it is
hoped that the case will be settled on
basis Of facts. II Capt. Richardson
is really guilty, he is not the first man
to have committed exactly the same
crime for the very same alleged rea-
sons. That. however, Is no excuse
This arson business is 200 common, and
there is but one way to put stop to
1t. That Is by conviction and punish
ment Of the guilty. At the same time
fairness compels the admission that
men have been falsely accused for the
reasons assigned by Capt. Richardson
and his statement in the matter may
be correct. But all this is matter fol
the courts. Let the courts have a fail
and square show at the whole business
and let 1t be hoped that the verdict
will be true and just.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-20
Delegations from Cleveland and Ga

Delegations from Cleveland and Cas-
ton counties, N. c., have arranged
through Congressman Webb to call on
Secretary Bryan tomorrow to invite
him to speak at the next annual cele-
bration Of the battle Of Kings Noun
tain on October Z, 1913. AS to whether
the celebration is to be at the battle
ground or at the town Of Kings Noun
tain, we have seen no statement; but
we are inclined to hope that our North
Carolina friends will decide upon the
battle-ground. Their selection of Mr.
Bryan for the occasion is happy one;
but somehow we feel that we would
rather hear Mr.. Wilson as the speaker
especially If he would consent to tell
from this historic spot how the best
way to conserve and preserve the bene-
fits Of the glorious victory that was
won there is to strive for the purifica-
tion and perfection OF the sacred right
of trial by jury.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-20

'method of execution at the time of the
murder, and before the conviction this
method was changed to electrocution.
It happens that the question involves
an absurdity that has never yet been
decided by the United States supreme
court, and for this reason the appeal is
allowed. or course, there is no use in
kicking about such things, however sill
ly they may be; but at the same time
the situation suggests a few thoughts
that are more or less interesting. The
authority for the execution Of a muir
derer goes back to common law as laid
down in Genesis, and its basis Is IN the
proposition that, "Whoso sheddetf
mans blood, by man shall his blood be
she'd" Common sense does not stand
on the method of putting murderer
to death, provided that the method Is
not cruel and unusual. Common sense
says that If a man has incurred the
death penalty under the law, the penal
ty must be as the law prescribes. The
fact that the law at the time this MUIR
der was committed prescribed hanging
as the method of carrying out the death
penalty can have no reasonable bear
ing on the incident by which the death
penalty had been changed to electrocu-
ton before the conviction. At the most.
IL the court for reasons Of technical
regularity, should hold that this man
cannot be electrocuted for the reason
that at the time his crime was commit
ted the legal penalty was hanging, 1t
would seem that the way out would be
to re-sentence him to be hanged. Or
course, as an abstract proposition, 1t Is
easy enough to make all this appear
tremendously important; but the prac-
tical importance Of 1t Is really nil, and
the one feature that stands out Of the
whole matter more prominently than
any other feature, is the success OF the
attorneys in using for purposes OF eva
sion that learning they are supposed
to use only for the enforcement Of the
law. OF course, also 1t is not difficult
to understand that II the United States
supreme court should sustain this mis-
erable bubble, every murderer who
may have done a fellow man to death,
previous to the enactment Of this cleo
trocution law, and who has not yet
been tried, will get complete absolution
from all consequences Of his crime.