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The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-29
INQUEST BEGINS TODAY
To Ascertain Who Started the Panic
at Calumet Christmas Eve.

Calumet, Dec. 29.-With most of its
dead buried. Calumet today turned its
attention to the cOrOner's inquest into
the Christmas eve panic, which cost the
lives Of 72 persons and to the Hough-
ton grand jury investigation of the
forcible election from the copper coun-
try Of Charles H. Meyer. President OF
the Western Federation of Miners. The
c0roner's inquest began here today and
the grand jury investigation is expected
to begin tomorrow at Hancock where
Meyer was put aboard Chicago bound
train. John B. Densmore, a solicitor
for the department of labor, Is expected
here today, to make an investigation
for the government Of the strike of the
miners. Before reaching here he will
consult with Governor Ferris, at Big
Rapids.
Gathering of evidence as to the iden-
tiy of the men who escorted President
Meyer out Of Hancock Friday night
was continued by strike leaders. The
man who shouted the false alarm of
fire." thereby causing the panic at the
Christmas tree celebration for the chill
dren Of striking miners is still at large.
Union men intimated. however, that
they have clue to his identity and
that an arrest may be made soon.
The extent OF the action of Solicitor
Densmore probably will be partially
determined at his conference with
IL
that Secretary Wilson. of the labor de-
partment, will not take further action
until he receives a comprehensive re-
port from his solicitor. Several wit
nesses who expected to testify at the
coroner's inquiry were prepared to say
the cry of fire" which started the
panic. came from near the center of the
hall. instead of from the doorway as
was related in first accounts.
Only nine Of those who were killed re-
main to be buried. Fifty nine bodies,
including those of A children. were
given a public funeral yesterday.
Thousands of miners with their wives
marched in the funeral procession. Be-
cause of limited supply of hearses in
Calumet the bodies of the children were
carried to the cemetery by the strik-
ing miners.
Alliance Is ExOneratetl.
When Coroner VIM. Fisher called
the inquest in the town hall, the room
was crowded to capacity.
A half dozen witnesses testified, in
Guiding Mrs. Annie Clemens, leader of
the women's auxiliary of the Western
Federation of Miners, the organization
which was distributing Christmas gifts
to the children, when the panic in
Italian hall started.
The testimony did not tally with the
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-29
ROCK ISLAND BONDS,


The Kansas public utilities COM
mission today approved the issuance
by the Rock Island Railroad company
of $S.600.000 first and refunding
bond issue which had been filed with
the commission last week. No new
funds will be sought by the railroad
company under the present bond is
sue, which was made to cover renew
ais of former issues.
OF the issue approved today,
$1.000.000 Will be used for refunding
q four per cent bond issue under date
Of 1888. while the remaining $1.soo.-
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-29
HEADS OFF STRIKE.
Continued from Page one9

(COntlnue0 from rage Ouc.J
the use Of wires has been made BY a
railroad to avert a strike.
The order laying OF 400 telegrahpers
became effective at midnight. Among
those who will leave the service of the
Frisco are many who were to present
the demands of the Order Of Railroad
Telegraphers at a conference with the
receivers OF the road.
Instruments Removed.
Twenty-four special trains, each con-
sisting of an engine and caboose. went
out on the Frisco lines with right of
way over all trains except passenger.
The crew of each train removed the in
strument from every station it passed
and Joined the telegraph wires at every
mile. Thus, IL, 900 miles Of railroad tele-
graph lines were converted into a tele-
phone circuit.
Telephone operators win replace the
telegraphcrs. The threatened strike
will be forestalled by what practically
amounts to a lockout and 1t Is said by
some Frisco officials here the confer
ence between telegraphers and the re-
ceivers may not be held.
According to E. d. Levy, general
manager of the road. every flve miles
Of the 'Frisco's wires will be guarded
by man day and night. At all points
where it is necessary to give orders to
trains, he said, a deputy United States
marshal will be on duty to protect
the telephone operator. No strike
breakers will be hired in the event Of
the expected strike. Mr.. Levy said.
Telephone operators will be recruited
from the main offices of the company
and several of these offices will be
closed II necessary to allow the men
to go to the front.
The only telegraph instruments left
on the lines will be one at each of
the twenty-four division points and one
at headquarters for the use OF off,
Gals in transmitting messages regard
ing the strike.
Nothing Comes Of Conference.
St Louis. Dec. 29.-It was IL o'clock
before the conference between the
Frisco telegraphers and the receivers
began and after a session Of an hour
and q half both sides announced that
there was nothing to give out J. A.
Newman, vice president of the Order
of Railway Telegraphers said another
conference would be held this after
noon, but q representative Of the re-
ceivers said it seemed to be up to the
strike committee as to when the con-
ference would take place. This was
taken as an indication that the re-
ceivers had refused the demands Of
the telegraphers.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-29
LOCAL MENTlOS.

The petition for the paving az
Fourth street from Kansas avenue =
the Santa Fe tracks was rejected by
the city commission today. The sign
ers Of the petition did not repreSent
one-half the frontage Of the street.
All Christmas Savings club members
will get a check two weeks beff,re
next Christmas. Join now. 0tate
Savings bank. southwest corner '8ixth
and Kansas avenues.-Adv
A revision Of the specifications for
the plumbing. heating and wiring 81
the North Topeka fire station 49,
made by the city commission and q.
a. Wood. architect. this morning.
January 5. at $50 O'Clock.
Locket photos. 81 Kan.av.-Adv
G H. Kut.. chairman Of the ropek.
civil service commission. this morn
ing stated to the members Of the city
commission that he thought & Would
be a wise move on the part Of fhe
commission to extend the arc limit
for men seeking empioymenf on the
the candidates had had nix months e
more experiences in police work. ~
the present time candidates minnf -
between the ages Of II and as. Hor
experienced men. Mr. Kuts would ex-.
tend the age TO IS years
Saturday . Rock Island frefeht 60
ran away and crashed into : Whffe
way pole at KAnaaS avenue a9a 111S3
street. This morning Commiaodoner
sion that four departmenf 6So6S a
the Rock Island had telephome0 nm.
saying they were roe6y - ettlk6r ~
IT, ths polo er - tsp1oeo = S
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-29
WILL COME HERE


All future meetings OF the Academy
Of Science win he held in the new half
million. dollar Memorial hall in To-
peka, according to q resolution adopt
ed at the meeting Of the members in
Baldwin. In bringing their meetings
to Topeka. the members also honored
the capital city with the presidency
in their election of Prof. w. A. Harsh
barger Of Washburn college.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-29
Tuesday Specials

Fresh pork shoulders, whole,
Plate boiling beef, lean, ID. 9Nf
Flour, "a good. straight
patent" 48-lb. sack. :. $1.O9
Oranges, tree ripened, fancy
golden color, doz. 10t, 25t, 35f
Pork sausage, our own make,
seasoned just right, lb. +. .15t
Cheese, New York Cream, lb.19f
Grape Fruit, fancy Florida,
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-29

Questions to be submitted to the Law
students 1t the semiannuai examins ffon
in Topeka. January H. are being propared
today by the state bar examinine board
composed OF Judge q. H. Buchanan Win
field; Judge A. II Dale. wichita: Jud@e
Hutchinson. Garden City, and A. III.
Keene, Fort Scott. Thirty-five law stud
ing the bar examinations In Januarv and
are candidates for admission to nrscfice
law before the state courta
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-29

900 covers additions, extensions, per-
manent improvements and leases SUBJ
seQuent to 1904. The issues were
made by the company under the laws
Of Illinois and Iowa and in the no.
tice to the utilities commission 1t is
specifically stated that no additional
funds are sought to be raised.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-29

Courteous treatment and low
prices to one and all are the fac
tors which are making our sales
larger each month. Give us a
trial.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-29
stabbed with F.per Gutter.

New York. Dec. ze.-Mollie Chatfield.
an artist. was found dead in her studio
this afternoon with . steel paper cut
ter driven through her heart Appar-
emily It wae z case Of suicide.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-29

made millions for those who develoued
the idea. Ritty died in only fair Cur
cumstanceS.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-29

will sell tomorrow
Mems small size Suits, - no
worth up to $500. 4.SO
Mems everyday Suits, all - Hn
sizes up to "A only. 9Ze0V
Mems Slicker Coats Extra large.
Warranted waterproof 81 m
tomorrow. ..............Y4
August will sell Mems $500, ef~
$3.50 and $500 Hats for. OVC
Ladies' extra long Rubber Surface
Rain 4a,.. Coats: worth s2.es $1.25
-COmOETOW. YAes
August's, Ladies' $3.50 q IN
Shoes, most all sizes AeVV
August's, Mems all wool So en-
Undershirts; grand value :. JUG
August's Children's Overcoat Sale
very finest fur trimmed, a. no
values up to 81 .91e0O
Children's Fleece Sleepers- 0e.
regular 75c values; special ZOC
Mems Shoes, odds and ends d m
of 81 Shoes, August sells. 41sVU
Mems stiff bosom White Dress pr
Shirts; great value .ZJC
Mems $3.50 Worsted Face q M
Trousers rs-TOm0rr0w .91.VV
Boys and Girls Gauntlet 1e.
GlOvesETOmOrrOw. w..... .xJC
9Men's $25 Fur Over N1n
coats Tomorrow. .4xV
II Mems Fur Lined $1,000 90 IN
Overc0ats- s-TOm0rr0w .YOeJV
16 Mems Shawl Collar Chinchilla
OvercOats; silk lined; H7 cn
$500 value $I.0V
Boys $3.50 Knickerbocker e. 7e
Suits; very special.
ladies' s1.oo Union Suits In~
AOAllOAAOWss wv
Boys 75c Union Suits On
Tomorrow. OOC
Mems Csc Wool Hose -
Tomorrow. .lZc
DAVID j. AUGUST
62O-622 Kansas Avenue
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-21

Sad Accident Results in Death of
Little Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Langley, of Near Fenton

One of the saddest accidents that has
occurred in this section of the state for
a long time resulted in the death, at the
hands of her mother, of the little four
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
LouisLangley. Last Saturday, noticing
hawk bothering the chickens, Mrs.
Langley took down shot gun in order
to shoot it. She cooked the gun, and
accldently dropped it, discharging a
load of shot into the side of the head of
their fourlyear old girl, who was in the
room at the time, with the result that
the top of the little ones head was torn
off, death resulting instantaneousIy.
The grief stricken mother is postrated
with the awful result of the accident
and fears are entertained for her sanity
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-21
WEBB BILL REEVES
AATI-SALOON LEAGUE
Legislature Will be Asked to Pass
Law to Prevent Shipment of Wet.
Goods Into Dry Territory.

That the passage of the Webb Law
by the National Legislature, under the
working of which it is hoped that it
Will be possible to prevent the shipping
OF intoxicating liquors into dry" terri.
tory, is having vivifying effect upon
the hopes and efforts of the Anti.Saloon
League and other prohibition forces.
1t IS now believed that it will be pos.
slble to make territory that is dry" in
name, dry in fact also, as the shipment
OF liquors from wet state into dry"
one will be an infringement OF a FEEDER.
al law, and it is we'll known fact that
the liquor interests have good deal
more fear and respect for Federal
statutes than they have for state laws.
The following article from the Jennings
Times-Record, under a Shreveport date
line, gives pretty good idea of the
work that is and will be done by the
League, not only in Shreveport, but
throughout the state as whole:
Shreveport, La, March H.-That a
statewide prohibition movement will
result of efforts of those now engaged
in the fight on the liquor traffic is
strongly indicated in a statement
authorized by leading prohibitionists
here in connection with recent organ.
iz4tion meeting of the Anti.Saloon
League held here, and resulting in the
election of Rev. Claude l.. Jones, of
Shreveport, president, DR.. C. P. Hunday
of Shreveport. Secretary.treasurer and
Rev. W. A. Turner, Methodist evangel.
ist, superintendent.
Rev. Turner will devote all his time
to assisting the fight in the various
parishes.
The league is hoping that Ouichita
and East Baton Rouge parishes will
follow the example Of Rapides parish
in launching prohibition fights.
Chairman Jones says that the sleague
will work aggressively and expects at
the next session of the state legislature
to ask for law in conformity with the
Webb act, prohibiting the shipment of
liquors from wet" into dry" parishes
and law preventing sales under the
near.beer subterfuge.
I'VE expect to reclaim territory that
may have been lost, and to gain much
new territory before the next meeting
of the legislature, he stated.
1.-THE Anti.Saloon League is unde.
nominational and nonsecterian. 1t
works along all lines against the
liquor traffic.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-21
PROCEEDINGS or REGULAR
" MEETING OF POLICE JURY
Afternoon Session Confined Largely
to Allowing of BiIIs-Ali Bills Ex-
amined by Jury Before
Being Allowed!
Continued from last Weekly
Jennings, La, March, g., 1913.
AFTERNOON SESSION

AFTERNOON SESSION
The Police Jury re.convened at loo
P. M. with all the members, who were
present at morning session, present.
BY Hathaway; Moved that the salary
of the Janitor be increased to $500 per
month, fromMarch /, 1913. Carried.
BY Guidry; Moved that the salary of
the Parish Treasurer be increased to
Seventy.flse Dollars per month, to date
from February l, 1913. Carried.
Assessor. Richard, appeared, and in.
formed the Police Jury, that the town
of Jennings had decided it to be i'm.
practicable to put one of the safes for
the Parish officers on the second floor
of the building on the Court House
block, and would install the safe he was
to use on the first fioor'of said building,
That this would greatly inconvenience
his Office, and might result, in case OF
fire, in the burning of his records, as it
would be very inconvenient to carry all
of the records down stairs to the safe,
every time his office was closed for
noon or night. On motion, carried the
matter Of locating the safe for the use
of the Parish Assessor and Parish
Treasurer, was.referred to the Commit.
tee on Court House and Grounds, and
instructed to confer with proper au
thority of the town of Jennings, and
arrange for the location Of the safe
satisfactory to the officers.
BY Mr.. Hathaway; That hereafter, no
bill for more than $1,000 for supplies for
any Parish officer, will be approved or
allowed, unless the purchase of the
supplies has been first authorized by
this Police Jury. Carried.
BY Mr.. Hathaway: That all claims
reported by the Committee on Claims
be read in full by the Clerk, to the Police
Jury, for final action and approval.
On motion, seconded and carried, no
bill be allowed, or approved for more
than $500 as rent or for use of any
building for the holding of an election.
The Committee on Claims, reported
the following bills, which were read,
corrected, and in some instances re.
duced. and finally approved in the
following amounts and against the
following accounts.
| CLAIMS
Public Printing and Stationary.
No..
"a Phoenix Drug Store, supplies
for Clerk Court. .............$ 4.S5
IS Clark and Court, supplies for
Clerk of Court. ............... LBS
So Remires..Jo Printing Co.
Reg. book, Clerk Court ....... 1.5O
81 L. C. Smith typewriters
Clerk and Sheriff ............ 255.l5
| 3S Geo. D. Barnard, supplies
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-21
S. worker, Will Lecture
| ;lSIssdassday March 26

) piusOn, one of the noted ted
g.isa,s and lecturers OF me re-
!. nav working in behalf OF
|. ! he fus Good Samaritan ia Of
vi Iii lecture in ~, Welsh,
y .,sning, March rs Whether 9tI
silI ba held in the Auditor.
W # Il the churches has not
9,seai5e 4 but will be announced
:. i the Good Samaritan. is
rSsl,,sgement, of Rev e. A. j.
ua'i ms the unqualified in.
~ Y Gov Hall, and others of
.Isir the the efforts that is being
:. tho fallen.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-21
I'D, NiII Closed Down

,.viac made one--of the best
| , ~ n its history, the Gulf
N ~ 4 t this city closed down w
YIN, 4 for a short period: The
tpBager, Mr.; H L Block Block;
\. si iSes will probably be closed
week or ten days, but that Ia
\, run is not over yet. The
y NH, is one Of the finest e!
h ' state, outside Of the Big
nd IS a credit alike to the the
asning It and the locality
kgated.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-21
Car Load AppleS.

Colorado apples, boxed, on track in
in Jennings, for sale, wholesale or
retail, by E. M. Scott.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-21

Clerk Conrt. ............... 1895
80 L. C. Smith, dozen ribbons. 200
40 Morse Hardware Co. supplies
Clerk and Sheriff. ............ $50
Al Terrell.Brayton Co. Court
supplies. ........ >. {. ....... 1900
AIR. Price, freight and ex.
press on supplies. ............ S.35
43 Dorsey Printing Co. supplies
for Clerk. ...... .......... 500
A Buch Printing Co. envelopes
and supplies for Clerk ........ 700
As Irvine Book Store paper for
46 Buchs Printing Co. envelopes
and supplies for Clerk. ........ 1880
Total 500. .$372.45
BRIDGE KEEPERS SALARY
AZ Charley Mayfield, Jaenke
Bridge, Jan. & Feb. ..........$ 1000
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-29

the engine when steam was used for
power, ard occasionally when gasoline
engines were used, and one man TO
feea the cutter, one man % spread
and tramp tile silaae. Each tearaster
pitched off his own load, making in
Ill a crew OF eight or nine men, ex-
elusive of the man who tends the
engine.
(22 In cases where there Is d short
age Of teams the following method IS
generally practicea. one man With
three horses cuts the corn; two men
load the wagons in the field; two men
or boys with teams haul the corn to
the cutter; one man unloads the wag-
ons: one man feeds and one works
III the silo. AS soon as q load arrives
at tile cutter the teamster changes
his team for an empty wagon and
goes back to the field for another
load. When a wagon Is unloaded it
ii run ont of the way by hand. With
this method boys who are not strong
enough to handle the green corn can
be utilized TO drive the teams. This
method requires a crew Of six men,
besides two boys and the engineer.
f31 When enough horses are vail
able and help is scarce the following
arrangement of men and teams is a
good one. One man With three horses
runs the harvester in the field; four
men with teams haul the corn to the
silo, one man feeds and another
spreads the corn in the silo. Low
trucks or wagons with racks suspend
ed below the axles should be used,
SO that the teamsters can put On their
Y loads. This requires a crew OF
seven MGR besides the engineer.
The difference between methods Is
In thearrangement FOR loading, hauling
and unloading. The cost OF labor va
ried considerably. In order to COM
pare the different methods a uniform
rate Of Is cents an hour was made for
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-29
soil FOR

Mr.. T.. p. ?. OF Harding County
makes the following inquiry Of the
State College: is a piece OF ground
underlayed with water three and four
feet below ground surface good for
alfalfa. soil sandy with indications Of
soda? Some one told me It would
Kill it as water was too close, but did
not tell me the reason why"
Reply: If the water stays three
or -four feet below the surface of the
ground for the entire year. the alfalfa
Will live all right. If, however, the
land Is overlooked. even for a peroid
of a few DAYS or weeks each year,
alfalfa will not live. II is a common
saying that alfalfa viii not stand wet
feet"
This is a short way OF putting the
fact that the alfalfa plant will only
thrive in we'll aerated soil. 1t simply
cannot survive without having air in
contact With its roots, and, of course,
if the soil is full Of water air is shut
out.
Too great a content of soda or al
kali is fatal to alfalfa. In one OF his
books. Hilgard states that old alfalfa
plants will outstard more alkali than
young plants. Practically this means
that if the plants once get started
they will be able to live even in the
presence of some "soua" or alkali.
If the amount of alkali. however,
in the ground is great enough to be
very noticeable SO hat it kills other
crops, one should not expect alfalfa
to thrive.
BY A. N. HUME. Agronomist
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-29

nan unloaded his own load, two men
led the cutter. as the cutter was not
equipped with self feeding attach.
mont; two men worked inside the silo,
and one man tended the engine. The
total number Of men was thirteen.
Gasoline power was used in the first
and steam in the second instance. On
the first farm mentioned the cutter
vas equipped with blower, while in
the second the carrier was used. 1t
was found in summing UP that the
expenses for labor and fuel on the
two farms were as follows: Labor,
Il cents; teams, IL cents; Irvine, 3
cents; fuel, 2 cents: engine hire, s
cents, total, 46 cents. Farm No. 2:
Labor, Is cents; teams, 20 cents:
Irvine, 4 cents; fuel, 5 cents. engine
hire, II cents; total, Sc cents.
This extra expense in this case. as
We notice, is due to the extra help
used; the higher rate Of hire for pow
er, and higher cost for power. 1t
on farm No. /, while less in number,
put up 81 tons OF Stage per day, While
on farm No. 2 only 40 tons were put
up. This example ought 70 prove to
anyone the economy Of a balanced ar
rangement Of labor, In applying the
tables used on these two farms 10 our
own conditions we find that some adj
%iustments must be made. For exam
pie, a mans labor for an hour is con
sidered to be worth more than Is
cents; this also applies to the teams
used. The price Of gasoline can be
rated somewhat lower. Engine hire
and engineer must also be rated high
err. With a fixed rate for labor, teams,
wine, fuel and machinery hire, depre-
citation and Il definite labor arrange
ment in mind, II is not a difficult
problem to estimate the cost of filling
the silo.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-29
Plant That Catches Its Food.

The common bladderwort, an
aquatic plant not only defends itself
against insects and animals, but
catches worms and fish for it's food.
AS 1t floats underneath the surface of
the water its leafy branches spread
out il al directions. Its leaves are
covered With little oval bladders filled
With air, and at one end Of each blad-
der is a cavity which leads into the
mouth below. Inside the bladder Is
a small trap door which opens when
pressure is put on it. A small worm
or a small fish can enter this door,
bat they can never come out.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-29

nc better. They told me there was no
help without an operation. | have used
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and it has helped me wonderfully.
| do most of my own work now and take
care Of my children. l recommend your
remedies to all suffering women."-
Mrs. WILLARD A. GRAHAM, Care Of
ELLSWORTH FUTILE, Bovina Center, NY.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harmful
drugs, and today holds the record Of
being the most successful remedy wa
know for woman's ills. If you need such
q medicine why don't you try it?
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia f.. Pink hams Vegeta.
BILE Compound will help you, write
to Lydia IL. Pinkham MedicineC Co.
(cOnfidentiaI) Lynn, Mass, for ad-
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman,
and held in strict confidence.