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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-15
FAVOR new PRISON.
Governor and Pardon Clerk Agree on
Wants of Lansing.

The 1915 legislature will be asked to re-
build the state penitentiary at Lansing if
the Democrats are successful in the 1914
Seaton stated today that appropriation
would be asked. 1t is even probable that
Governor Hodges. if reelected. will urge
a more modern prison building, in his
message to the next legislature.
According to Seaton the present prison
building is unSanitary, is poorly ventilat-
ed, without modern conveniences and is
relic of the prison management of thirty
years ago. Now Kansas needs something
better, Seaton says, and the legislature
will be asked for an appropriation.
As soon the buildings destroyed in
the May prison fire can be rebuilt, work
will begin on charging the present prison
yard The high stone walls will be ex-
tended to practically double the present
size of the yard and more work shops
will lbe provided. Plans have already been
completed and men will be put to work in
the stone quarries as soon as possible
What the prison needs said Seaton,
'is better and more modern cell houses
and a new administration building. The
present buildings are behind the times
and unsanitary. With all steel cell houses,
Kansas can have a model prison. 1t is
impossible under the present arrange
ment.''
Seaton is not certain to the cost of
the new buildings. They may require an
appropriation of quarter of a million
dollars, although the execution and par
don clerk believes the work can be done
al a cost not to exceed S150, 600.
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VIzCARRO Has GONE.
After Obtaining Release From Jail of
a COuntryman.

Sr. Gabino Vizcarro, who limited that
ness for the republic of Mexico, inter
ested himself in the release of DeoniciO
Torrez from the county Jail, collected
$25 for costs of his triaI-and vanished.
County officials are chuckling over his
disappearance this morning. VizcarrO
was suave and polished and exceeding
~ polite He wore ice cream trousers.
white sandals and a Panama He spent
two days in Topeka pleading for the
release of Torrez.
We'll release him if you'll pay
costs" was Judge Garver's verdict.
The costs were paid-but not by
Nizcarro. They were paid by Thomas
Horsfield, a Topeka grocer. Vizcarro
collected a quarter of a hundred from
the Mexican prisoner and left Topeka
on the next train. He told county Of
ficials his headquarters were in Kansas
City. In all probability Torrez will
swear out a warrant, charging the So
called diplomat" with obtaining mon
ey under false pretences.
Torres release caused a sensation
at the county Jail. Only bars and
locks kept the prisoners from milit-
ant uprising. They called for Sheriff
kiene. This is not fair objected Bud
Higgins in strenuous tones, you keep
taxpayers in Jail and release a Next
can after he's served Is days of his
80 days sentence for shooting. You"
Il didn't recommend his release -
said Sheriff Kiene
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radiated heat and pedestrians almost
scorched.
Said Sunny Flora, the local
weather observer today: There is not
a very encouraging outlook. There has
been no rain reported in Kansas in the
last "a hours with the exception of a
slight sprinkle at Topeka Monday
which was hardly worth mentioning.
The hot wind Monday did more dam
age than the high temperature. This
wind was caused by an area of low
pressure in eastern Kansas.
Monday night the wind blew from
10 to II miles an hour from the south
and southwest, but during the day
Monday the maximum velocity reached
was 80 miles,"
The city parks in Topeka were pop
ular places Monday night. The big
gest crowd that has ever turned out
for a band concert heard Marshalls
band at Chesney Park. Several hun
bred persons were at Gage Park. There
was a general feeling of listlessness on
the part of Topekans. Even the kid
dies at the Topeka Fairgrounds did not
care to exert themselves. No relief
is offered by the government weather
forecaster at Washington. Generally
fair tonight and ednesday" is the
forecast. -sg-.-- --- ,--.se.- -
The mercury is soaring rapidly today,
indications being that the maximum
temperature will be one Of the highest
of the season.
The local weather bureau reported
high temperatures for Kansas stations
for Monday as follows:
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CHAPPELLE IN GAME.
New Outfielder Will Play Left-Ping
Bodie Center.

Chicago. July I5.-OutfieIder Larry
Chappelle. purchased by the Chicago
Americans from the Milwaukee club for a
cash consideration said to be $4,000 and
Two players, will make his first appear
snce in a major league uniform this after
noon He will be played in left field and
Ping Bodie will be shifted to center.
The principal weakness of the White
Sox this year is in the outfield. For sew
eral seasons President Comiskey has been
searching for hard hitting and fast out
fielder and when Chappelle came to the
front this year he decided to secure him
at any cost. With one exception, the
price paid for Chappelle is the highest
ever given for ball player. The largest
sum of money ever given for a player was
the 500 paid to the st. Paul Association
club by Pittsburg for Pitcher Marty
O'Toole late in the season of 1911. Out
fielder Johnny Beall and the catcher yet
to be named who were traded for Chap
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, July 15-WHEAT-wheat
eased off today in the absence of any
proof that the reports of rust northwest
mad been well founded. Generally fair
weather in that direction also tended to
dlspel fears concerning the plague. Open
ing prices were share to half cent low
er. September which started at 1864 to
" cents loss of sixteenth to H9ss
fell to 1865.
inquiry led to a more decided break later.
The close was steady with September /
cent lower at S6GS61s.
hard, new, S65k @S71s; No. 8, red, new,
S413QS6; No hard. old, S7G8S; No. g. hard
new S6qs6A; No. hard, s6@ss; No. 1
No northern, $3.50; No. 2 spring 600
81; No. 8 spring, S7@S9; No. spring SEQ
81 velvet chaff, S6@92; durum $780,.
CORN-Drought and heat in Kansas
made corn firm. September opened I'M
changed to Is u pat 61A to 61$s, touched
CHS, and rallied to 613s.
A further advance was followed by a
set back. The close was steady however
1ka9s.
Cash corn: No. 2, 61AG62; No. 2 white
631z@64; No. yellow 611a@62; No. 8 61@
59laa6O1k.
OATS-Speculative selling carried down
oats. September started unchanged to Is
lower at 3sA@S9ss, and dropped to 1878
@139c.
oats No. 2, ss1a; No 8, white, 3s@391k
No. white, 37q3S1a; STANDARD 40d40s4.
PROVISIONS-Althou provisions
showed some strength on account of an
advance at the yards, them arket after
wards relaxed because of selling pres
sure. First transactions were a shade to
1ahigher with September prices as fol-
lows: Pork $20.S5 to 20.90; lard 81. 700@721a;
ribs $11671aQ11.70.
RYE-No. new, 621e.
BARLEY-4SQ63-
TIMOTHY-$3. 75@475.
CLOVER-N ominal.
Pork-S22 O0G22.50..
LARD-$11 571a@11. go.
RIBS-$1165Q12.25.
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with authority. That one power has
made inquiry, however, is known posi-
lively.
Government and Railway Deadlock.
Mexico City, July 15.-Negotiations
between the government and E. N.
Brown, president of the National Rail-
ways, have come to such deadlock
that Mr.. Brown has asked for meet
ing of the board of directors to name
his successor and has reserved accom-
modations in a steamer sailing from
Vera Cruz for the United States on
Thursday.
President Brown has ended the nego-
tiations with the government, following
repeated protests against interference
on the part of the government officials
with the operation of the railway. A
statement from his office calls upon the
directors definitely to determine his
successor and he declares that this de-
cisive request is made in view of the
failure of the directors to accept his
previous proposal of resignation.
Since presenting his resignation
Brown had been urged by President
Huerta to remain at the head of the
railways, which post the American
has held for many years. Brown stipu-
lated conditions upon which he would
remain. These in a word, were that
the government officials must positive
ly refrain from interference in the
business of his office. The federal adj
ministration appeared to realize the
seriousness of permitting him to with
draw at this time, but it was not pre-
pared to make the concessions demand
ed which included the revision of
circular issued by former Minister of
Finance Limantour several years ago
providing for a gradual MeXicaniza-
ton of the system.
That the government may even yet
concede President Browns terms is
possible. but chances of this appear
so slight that Mr. Brown has booked
for passage to the United States.
The probable successor is unannounc-
ed but it is regarded likely that he will
be Salvador Cancino, now the gov
eminent representative of the rail-
ways. President Browns withdrawal
carries with it that of General Mana
ger Clark and it is expected that c.
r. Hudson, Vice President ]. NJ Reid,
the chief engineer of construction ana
will also resign.
In his statement President Brown
says:
Under present conditions success
for and with the railways seems impos-
sible, and I do not feel that in justice
to my high reputation l should remain
and go down with the properties. The
government owns the majority of the
stock and as it apparently sees fit to
dictate to the mana cement of the rail-
ways, a certain line of policy which
the management feels will not allow
the properties to be successfully opera
ted. l thought it best to ask the direc-
tors to relieve me of my position"
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A CHALK LINE TEST.
Drunk If He Cannot Walk 1t, and
Drunk If He Does.

Washington, July 15.-Judge Pugh, OF
the police court has laid down an infallble
rule for the determination of whether a
culprlt brought before him is drunk or
not. The medium through which justice
VIII exercise its impartial power is one
long straight chalk line If the culprit
can not walk along it without showing
wobbly tendencies he is intoxicated and if
he attempts to walk along it the fact is
prima facia evidence that he fears he Is
DRUNK, as Judge Pugh says, He
wouldn't try So he is drunk any way
This interesting solution of a subject
that for many years has worried both
Jurists and the medical profession was re-
ceive- today with deep satisfaction by
members of both professions. Judge Pugh
handed down his decision in the case OF
Emery Wilson, charged with having been
drunk on the street in violation of the
new excise law. Wilson not being either
jurist of a physician didn't seem at all
pleased
tHenceforth and forever, he said with
decision, chalk lines and 1 will know
each other no more"
He was fined.
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HE WILL BE MISSED.
Chronic Horse Thief May Be Paroled
From State Prison.

Jerry Chateau. persistent horse thief.
may receive a parole at the hands of Gov
ernor Hodges. Chateau has spent the
greater portion of thirty years in the
state penitentiary. He was always con-
victed of one offense-horse stealing. Now
the man is old and his son in Kansas
city has promised to care for him if the
governor will grant parole.
For years the old man has had mania
for taking horses that belonged to other
people. Time and time again he has been
sent to prison and each time it was for
the same old ofTense. Thirty years ago
Chateau set out the trees in the prison
yard and has watched them grow until
now they shade the yard and the little
park in front of the administration build
ing. Chateau never tries to run away.
He is never assigned to any regular en-
ployment. This summer he has been busy
installing new fountain that is to deco
rate the prison yard.
In the thirty years that Chateau has
been at Lansing he has become almost as
mucn a part of the fixtures as the build
ingS and the trees which he planted with
his own hands Now Jerry Chateau is
old. His son offers him good home and
the best of care and attention So, some
Gay soon, Jerry Chateau may leave the
prison free man.
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Mr.. Matthews has had a
rapid rise in the postofffce de-
partment. Entering the service as a
clerk in the office of the auditor for
the postoffce department in August,
1895, he served there until February,
1911, when he was transferred to the
postoffice department as a one thou
sand six hundred clerk in the postal
savings system. Soon after entering
that Office he was promoted to $1,000,
and later placed in charge of the di-
vision of accounts in the same office
at a salary of $1,000 per annum.
When Postmaster General Burleson
a short time ago appointed a committee
to investigate and reorganize the pos
tai savings system, Mr.. Mathews was
named as one of it's members and be-
cause of his unusual display of ability
in this connection, it is said, he was
Postmaster General Dockery for the
position which he now assumes.
Mr.. Matthews is a native of Hav-
erhill Kan, where he was born Oc-
tober 8, 1874. After obtaining an ed
ucation in the public schools and a
business college he served for time
as a schoolteacher. Coming to Wash
ington in 1895, Mr.. Matthew's took up
the study of law in George Washing
of LII. B.. Ii. NJ. and d. c. L. from
that institution.
AS the head of the money order di-
vision, Mr.. Mathews will have super
vision over transactions which in
volve more than eighteen billion dol
lars annually. Last year 1,079, 743,-
10 domestic and international money
orders were issued in this country for
an amount aggregating about nine
billion dollars.
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HALF HOUR in JAIL
A Reporter Spent 80 Minutes i'm
the Bull Pen
I'm Order to Get the "AtmOs-
phere" of the Place.

reporter for the State Journal, in
order to get the atmosphere OF the
city Jail, framed up a sentence of 80
minutes with Police Judge George A.
Huron this morning. Jailer Frank
Leech locked the reporter in the
bull pen" with a dozen prisoners, who
manifested a deep interest in the
first offender"
How long are you in for, kid? ?"
asked Orville williams, sentenced to
imprisonment for 80 days for being
Intoxicated five times in few months.
Thirty minutes for sassing the
Judge, who stuck me for riding my
bike on the sidewalk, and 1 have to
stay till my friends rustic money for
the fine
First time?" asked George Metz
ger, wife beaten.
YES
you'll be back" said Williams.
"Once your name is on the books,
nothing doing in the reform stunt.
The first offense makes you police
court character, and the cops will nab
you on general principles"
A prisoner named Steel was asleep,
snoring loudly. Abe johnson, the
only colored man in jail at the time,
took exception to the noise. mo real
gent will snore," said Johnson, and
he threw a boot at Steel, but was I'M
able 20 waken him.
I'D like to have some beer said
the co1ored man.
so would L. said Williams, but 1
am fool and so are you. The booze
route put me whre L am. 1 have spent
$4,000 for booze, and lost all my
friends. My family has disowned me,
and my health is on the bum"
why don't you take the pledge
when you get out?" the reporter
asked.
Williams is a painter and a good
one. He lately painted the city Jail,
Is educated and has travelled.
Metzger called the reporter to one
side, and advised him to get out of
Jail as soon as possible, and in the
future stay off the sidewalk with the
bike. "And If you get pinched again.,
he added, don't sass Judge Huron.
To get along with him you've got to
be pleasant Pull the tremulo stop on
him. That always helps"
Williams then proposed a game of
pitch with the reporter, which was
played, the prisoner winning the first
game and the reporter the second.
When the rubber started, Leech ap-
peared at the door with the informal
ton that a friend had shown up with
the reporters fine money.
wait till I finish this game" called
out the new prisoner.
Bully sport" said Williams. when
/ get out of here 1 will help you re-
FORM
The reporter then hurried away, al
though he was sorry to leave so soon
as the third game of pitch could not
be finished.
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board of mediation and Cancellation" to
consist of a federal commissioner of
mediation and Cancellation" and two
other officials of the government to
be designated by the president This
board could be applied to intervene in
a railroad labor dispute by either
party and would first use it's best eff
forts, by mediation and Cancellation to
bring the diSputants to an agreement.
Failure would be followed by an at
tempt on the part of the board to
induce the parties to submit their
controversy to arbitration; and in
case arbitration was agreed to, special
boards of either three or six mediatorS
would be chosen by either the rail-
roads or their employees.
Arbitration under the new law would
be undertaken only after a definite
agreement had been made by both par
ties to abide by the decision Of the ar
bitration board for a stated period.
Erie Road Presents Problem.
New York, July 15.-The status of
the Erie railroad may be the first
question demanding solution when
proceedings started under the propos-
&C Newlands law looking to the arb1-
trdtion of the demands of the con-
ductors and trainmen against the
eastern railroads Erie officials said
again today that they refused to be a
party to any arbitration, and the
union leaders contend that no road
can be dealt with individually. This
might deadlock the proceedings I'M
less one or the other modified its
stand or some compromise were
reached. Neither the union leaders
nor the conference committee of rail-
road managers cared to discuss the
Erie case today. although both sides
held meetings to talk over the armis-
tice agreed upon at Washington yes
terday. w. s. Carter, president of the
Brotherhood of Firemen and Engine
men, met with a committee of that
union today to draw up a set of speci-
fications in which it is alleged the rail-
roads have not in all respects lived up
to the terms of the recent award in
the firemen's case. This will be sub
mitted to the conference committee
tomorrow
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Topeka Fruit and Produce Market.
[Selltng prices by SaT'l E. Lux, wholesale
Fruit and PRODUCED

Topeka, Kan, July I5
STRAW BERRIES crate, $3.75.
PLUMS-Tragedys, per crate, s175:
Burbanks, per crate, 81.
FLBERTA PEACHES-Per crate 4
basket $1.30; crate lots. SLIPS.
WATERMELONS-Pe h., 115c.
CANTA NOTWITHSTANDING per cratA
So. 90; Pony per crate, $3.50.
VALENCIA ORANGES-Per box. $500
SIS.
I.EMONS-Per box, 1925
PINEAPPLES-Per crate, &c. 75014. co.
POTATOES-Kaw Valley per bu. 75c
KAw VALLEY CABBAGE-New, DER
Ib.. 2Ac.
BANANAs-Medium sized punches, per
bunch, $1.75G2.25: large punches, per
bunch, $250a2-75: per h.. 3Ac.
ONIONS-Per bu., Fancy Reds S25:
Fancy White, s125; Choice Fellows, 81 OO
RHUBARB-Per ID. &c; loo lbs. or
more 1Ac.
WAX BEANS-Per basket Toe.
TEXAS CUCUMBERS-Per basket, 81. 90:
per u crate. $1.25; per 70 blu. crate, $500.
TEXAS TOMATOES-Per crate. s1.OO.
MANGO PEPPERS-Per crate, S275:
per ~ crate. $3.50.
CARROTS-Per doz. punches, 45c: per
bu., SIC.
BEETS-Per bu., 75c.
TURNIPS-Per bu., Sc
NEW CORN-Per doz., zoe.
CHEESE-1715q19c per Id.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, July 15.-HOGs- Receipts Il, 900.
arket steady to sc above yesterday.
Bull of sales, ss.S5G9. 10; light, IS. S5a9.S0:
mixed, ss.70@9.25; heavy. sS.5o@8.12; rough,
IS. 500S7O; pigs, S7.3OQ9.15.
Beeves, $5.159.15; Texas steers, s7.00qS 10;
western steers, T.1O0s.25; stockers and
$3.50; calves, $S.56G1075.
SHEEP Receipts 1900. Market steady
to shade higher. Native $4.15@55O;: west
native, $660aS.50: western, Sc. 60@S55.
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Kansas City, July MISUNDERSTANDING
1900. Strong to cents higher; bulk S. 80
$780, heavy $S.S00SS5; packers and BUTCH
ers $SS0Q8.90; light $S.S5qS.90; pigs $500
$3.50.
CATTLE-Receipts, 10000 including g.
900 SouthernS Steady; prime fed steers,
$S5OdS.S5; dressed beef steers $7.5ods. 40;
western steers S6.50dS.20; Southern steers,
$7.50@$8.15; cows 81. 100; heifers $3.50
S.65; stockers and feeders $5.5097.75; bulls
S5.00G7.00; calves S6.00d9.O0.
to higher; lambs S5.75dS.10 yearlings $50
6; wethers s4,25@5.OO; ewes $1,000 80;
stockers and feeders $2.75@425.
Kansas City Stock Yards. July 14--Cat-7
tie receipts We're better distributed
say it benefited prices. They +1 Would like
to see cattle come in that way every
week. Grass cattle. which have been
ago, declined Is to % cents last week,
WINE fed cattle. both steers and she stuff.
lar lower than year ago. got season
able advance of Is to IS cents. Stockers
the week. Quarantine cattle. acted indie
pendent of the general market, and sold %
to 40 cents higher all around Killers have
tines are killing, and are afraid of them.
Supply here today is 1900 cattle. includ-
ing 226 car loads of quarantine cattle, and
receipts were liberal at other points. Fed
catt1e are about steady today, top steers
IS S5 grassers 10 to 20 cents lower.
Corn crop conditions are generally sat
isfactory. and country buying already
shows signs of being heavy this fall Hi
nois and Iowa buyers threaten to go
around the markets this fall and buy
country, hoping thereby to escape com
petition from the killers on. the markets.
which will be keen on all fleshy animals
s.. ~ and upwards. grassers $500 to sS.25,
quarantine steers $50 to SS15, stock
steers IS so to $3.50, feeders S6.75 to $7.75,
cows $500 to 500. heifers $3.50 to $S.65,
veal calves up to 1925.
Hog conditions justified a good rise last
week but packers managed to prevent all
but a moderate gain. Most of the crop Is
required for fresh meat trade: eastern de-
mand being heavy. Provisions experts
say strong hog prices may be expected
ahead particularly If receipts continue
light Runs are liberal today, and prices
are cents lower. but it does not destroy
the faith of most dealers, who are on
the bull side of the market Receipts 1000,
top S. S71b; bulk of sales $3.50 to $S.S112-
Sheen and lambs sold higher last week,
a little lower today. Receipts 1000 Ma
tive spring lambs bring S.65 to $500 to-
day Of quality, ewes around AS, New
Mexico sheep. 81 pounds, $3.50, goats
J. A RICKART.
Market Correspondent
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New york Stock Market.

New Yeak, July 15.-WALL STREET
Although there was no well sustained de-
mand for stocks the trend was upward
during the morning and by noon prices
were at the best level of the day. Cana
dion Pacific increased it's gain to nearly
points. For the first time in several
days, Europe took interest in this mar
ket. London and Berlin bought Canadian
Pacific and Paris sold the low price cop
perS. Despite the tagging tone of the
firm.
Bonds were steady.
That expectations of strike on the east
ern railroads was to be averted as a re-
suit of yesterdays conference in Wash
ington strengthened the leading railroad
shares. Canadian Pacific rose ~, Union
Pacific 1, and Reading q.
Weakness in other parts of the list gave
the market an irregular appearance.
American Locomotive yielded a point and
smelling q.
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Another Fatal Joy Ride.

Elgin, ILL.,, July 15.-Joy riding late
last night cost one girls life and re-
suited in the injury of four other per-
sons, one of whom is in q critical con-
dition. All were from Elgin. Miss
Ruby Wood, Is years old, was killed.
and Mrs. Nellie O'Connor, %: Robert
Costello, Earl Martin and Lillian VoIp,
aged 90, were seriously hurt. The
condition of Mrs. O'Connor is critical.
The party was returning to Elgin from
the speedway and in attempting to
pass another car their machine
swerved and crashed into a tree.