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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
MILITIA TO LEAvENwORTH.
Officers School for National Guard
Men to Open June 16.

Leavenworth, Kan, June 3.-The
orders for the camp of the officers of
the organized militia of Kansas, June
Is to 90, were received at the post.
The camp will be pitched on South
Merritt hill. About fifty officers of
the army service schools will be in
charge of the instruction: Major Far
rand Sayre, cavalry; Major n. A.
Smith. 1wenty-eighth infantry; Cap
tain C. D. Roberts, Seventh infantry;
Captain w. K. Naylor, Ninth infantry;
Captain A. G. Clarke, Coast Artillery
corps; Captain w. C. Sweeney. Tween
ty-first infantry, and Captain J. G..
Hannah, Eighteenth infantry. Cap
tain Clarke will have an opportunity
to renew old acquaintance. He for
merly was an officer in the Kansas
guard and also was a captain in the
famous Twentieth Kansas regiment
that served in the Philippines.
Brigadier General c. 1. Martin, ad-
jutant general of the state of Kansas,
will command the camp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
Special Committee on Railway
Legislation in Report.
Data on Bills in Congress Down
to May 21, 1913.
INTRODUCE 20 MEASURES
List of Legislation in the Pres.
ent Session.
Other Items of Interest in the
Traffic World.

Railway men in Topeka have the re-
port of the special committee on re-
lations of railway operation to iegisla'
ton down to May 81, 1913.
Three hundred and thirty-one roads
operating 223, 41S miles, are supporting
| the work of this committee, which in
| addition to the main committee made
up of executive officers, include sub
| committees of % officers of the me-
| chanical departments, ca engineering
| officers and (3) signal engineers.
The only legislation directly affecting
the railways passed by the Sixty
second congress which adjourned
| March 4, 1913, was the Socalled "Carlin''
bill. making the theft of property being
transported in interstate commerce a
federal crime, and making the trans
porta ton of any such stolen property
from one state to another a separate
offense
There has this far been introduced in
the sixty-third congress- now in ses-
sion, 20 bills affecting the railways as
follows:
% Authorizes interstate commerce
Block system when they consider earn
ingS warrant.
CD Compels installation Block sys-
tenn.
CD Requires adoption Block system
within six months.
passenger equipment after January 1,
1914, other than steel or steel under
frame.
60 Prohibits use of passenger equip
ment after January I. 1915, other than
vestibuled steel cars, equipped with
modern appliances
90 Prohibits use of other than steel
passenger equipment after January 1,
1918
G-S) Directs postmaster general to
Io,,x Al %oI
of leasing railway equipment.
(9) Directs interstate commerce COM
mission to report on use of certain
combination tie.
Q0) Prohibits use of any switch en-
CINE after June l. 1913, not equipped
according to specifications mentioned.
Old Amends hours of service law so
as to give "a consecutive hours of duty
out of every 16S hours period
02) Makes unlawful to work en-
ployee over 16 hours consecutively and
limits telegraph operators, etc, to 8
hour shift on 16 hours off.
Q3) Prohibits employment of children
under IA or any female. for less than
Sc weekly. or any trainman over As
hours weekly.
roadmasters, foreman, and others SUI
perintending construction, maintenance
and repair of tracks.
G5) Gives interstate commerce COM
mission power to decide on application
whether employees pay can be re-
duced, or if railways should raise same.
06) Authorized appointment COM
mission to investigate wage contro-
versies.
90 Authorizes American Railway
Association to designate code of train
rules.
CS) Requires live stock to be moved
at minimum speed of 20 miles an hour.
Q9) Requires live stock to be moved
from time of loading to destination at
average speed of Is miles an hour.
GOD Requires headlight of at least
$500 candle nOWer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
ROCK ISLAND TRAFFIC ALLIANCE
Frisco and @. e. I. Receivership Will
Not Affect Proposed Project.

Chicago & Alton officials say that
the Frisco and the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois receivership will not affect the
proposed traffic alliance between the
Rock Island, the Chicago & Alton and
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois. The
latter road has now under construction
a spur track. 35 miles in length,
which will connect the Rock Island
and the Eastern Illinois with the Alton
between Chatham and Peoria. 1t is
proposed to operate freight trains
largely coal, over the new track, now
under construction, connecting the
Eastern Illinois and the Alton at Chat
ham on the latter road and thence
running over the Alton to Peoria, a
distance of IS miles.
The Alton management has been
counting upon this additional traffic to
offset traffic lost when the Chicago &
Northwestern opens it's new line be-
tween Peoria and Benld. The North
western is now using the Alton tracks
between Benld and Peoria for its coal
trains from Central Illinois.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
CONNECT WITH ROCK ISLAND.
Extension of Fort Smith and Subiac6
Will Begin in July.

Fort Smith: Ark. June 3.-Henry
Stroupe of Paris stated here that
actual work on the extension of the
Fort Smith and Subiaco line to Darda-
nellie to connect there with the Rock
Island will commence July 1. The
Rock Island yesterday began prac-
tically to rebuild it's line from Darda-
nellie to Ola, eliminating a half mile
trestle and reducing the grades and
curves.
President Ingersol1 of the Midland
Valley railroad accompanied by Phila-
delphia bankers who are heavily in
terested in the line announced that the
road would begin work on its extern
sion from Wichita, Kan, to Dencer,
Colo. within sixty days. This pre-
cludes possibility of the line starting
work on it's extension from Fort Smith
to Shreveport, La, before next spring
at least.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
CROWD AT CONFERENCE.
Methodist Meeting at Great Bend Will
Call High Officers.

Scott City, Kan, June 3.-Methodists
here are expecting a record breaking
attendance at the sessions of the
Great Bend conference convention in
this city June to IL. The day ses-
sions will be held in the Methodist
Episcopal church and the evening ses-
sions in the Friends meeting house,
one of the largest and most imposing
church edifices in western Kansas.
Bishop w. o. Shepard of Kansas City
will give the opening address June 9.
Dr. J. w. Summerville of Wichita will
be the principal speaker June 10, and
H. c. Wharton of Kinsley will be the
main sneaker June IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
ANOTHER COUNTY SEAT FIGHT.
E1khart Citizen Wants to Move Court
house From Richfeld.

Richfeld, Kan, June 3.-Richf1eld
is doomed to the fate lately expert
enced by Santa Fe, the short grass
capital of Haskell county, if partisans
of E1khart, the last town on the new
Colmor cutoff continue to meet with
success in circulating petitions for a
county seat election in Morton county.
The petitioners want the seat of gov
eminent moved to the new railroad.
1t is now likely a sufficient number of
signatures will be obtained to secure
the election. Should the E1khart par
tisans be successful at the election this
city would lose over nine-tenths of its
population.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
CITY PAYS ALL DEBTS.
Tribune Pays Off All Bonds by Com
promise With Holders.

Tribune, Kan. June 3.-The city
council made itself popular with tax
payers here by effecting a compromise
of the city's total bonded Indebtedness
of over $4,000 for $3.50 This city is
now one of the few in western Kansas
free from bonded Indebtedness. A
small per cent of the Indebtedness was
barred by the statute of limitations,
but there has been no inclination on
the part of voters here to take ad-
vantage of the law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
HARMED PAYING CASH.
Commissioners Hold Up Sewer Con-
tracts for Investigation.

Dodge City, Kan, June 3.-The city
commission has announced it will not
award the city sewer contract for a
week pending an investigation of pre-
offering bids to determine which has
the best reputation for efficient work.
Of seven bids six were below the
specifications of Engineer Fred Eek
ert of Iarned, who drew up the plans.
The contractors say Dodge City is get
ting remarkably low offers because
they know cash instead of scrip will
be paid for the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
KILLED BY COMPANION
Shot After CarousaI in Own Home
Family Absent.

Cherryvale, Kan, June 3-Melvin
Grouse was shot and killed at the
home of Benton Moore here Monday
after Moore and Grouse had spent sew
eral hours in a carousal at the formers
home. Moore surrendered to the
authorities.
Grouse and Moore were oil well
workers, both had families and they
were not known to have had previous
trouble. Mrs. Moore and her children
were not at home when the shooting
occurred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
NO MORE TRAIN BUTCHERS.
Chicago & Alton Decides to Eliminate
Passenger Merchants.

Beginning on Sunday, the train
butcher on the lines of the Chicago
& Alton will be eliminated. AS a re-
suit of numerous complaints from pa
irons of the company, who object to
offensive methods by agents in efforts
to dispose of their wares, the manage
ment decided to transfer the privilege
of selling newspapers, magazines,
cigars and candy to trainmen and por-
tiers. While stops are being made at
important points news agents will be
permitted to canvas trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
RAILROADS WARN GIRLS.
Chicago Lines Post Vigilance Notices
in DeDOtS

Chicago, June 3.-hIght of the large
railroads entering Chicago began post
ing along their lines notices to girls,
issued by the Illinois Vigilance aSSo-
citation, warning young women against
chance acquaintance. The posters
urge girls travelling alone to Chicago
to write to one of several anizations
that they may be met at the train and
saved from designing men and women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
MANHATTAN sHRINKS.
Census Enumerator Leaves Out Next
can-35O Short

Manhattan, Kan, June 3.-Accord-
ing to the figures turned in by the as
SCISSORS, the population of Manhattan
shrunk slightly during the past year.
The population of the city. accord
ing to the last figures, is 6,136. This
may be changed slightly before the
official stamp is added, but the differ
ence will be little. The names are
being checked over.
Last year the assessors found 6,453
people living in Manhattan and in
1911, two years ago, 6,255 names were
turned in. The population in 1910
was 5,732.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03

to which the boys in Jail are said to
belong mum bers twenty mem bers, ac-
cording to the police, who assert that
every day they are discovering more
evidence of the workings of the gang.
Many stores and residences have been
robbed recently and the officers say
they have traced most of the robberies
to the boys, who are from 16 to Is
years of age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
HAD BEAN IN NOSE.
Operation Removes Obstacle and
Cures Headache.

Atchison, Kan, June 3.-George
Shaffer, young son of Frank Shaffer,
q farmer, living north of Atchison, suf-
fered with severe headaches this
spring. A visit to a specialist at St.
Joseph, Mo, located the trouble.
Some time ago the boy playfully
placed bean in one of his nostrils
and was unable to remove it. He was
afraid to tell his parents about it, and
soon the headaches started. An oper-
alton was necessary to relieve the boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
ONLY oNE-FoURTH FINISH.
This Number Completes Grade Schools
SAYS Dodge City Professor.

Dodge City, Kan, June 3.-Statistics
just compiled by K. H. Clement, super
intendent of the local schools, show
that three out of four pupils who en-
roll in the primary grades of the
schools here do not reach the eighth
grade. The condition is attributed by
Mr.. Clement to lack of proper facilities
to induce children to stay in school. 1t
is thought the discovery of this condi-
ton will have great weight in the COM
ing bond election for a new school
building here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
COMMENCEMENT AT MEADE.
Professor Mitchell Delivered Glass Ad-
dreSS=TMO Exercises.

Meade, Kan, June 3.-Two concerts.
a play. class day program, baccalau-
reate sermon and two commencement
exercises completed the round of cere-
monies here during commencement
week Just finished. Professor U. G.
Mitchell of Kansas university delivered
the high school commencement adj
dress Professor Conrad Vanderveld
of Emporia college delivered the bac-
calaureate sermon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
FOHED BURGLARS.
Man Empties Gun at Pair-Posse in
Pursuit.

Atchison, Kan, June 3.-Two bur-
glars who attempted to enter the house
of Francis Mckee were foiled by Nc
Kee, who rose from his bed, grasped
a pistol and emptied it at one of the
men. He may be fatally injured
of his companion, who ran with, him.
The men ere thought to be hiding IN
the City park, which is but a short
distance from the scene of the shoot
ing, and a posse of officers is search
ing the park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
HORSE FELL ON HIM.
Great Bend Boy Pinned Under Mount
Skull Fractured.

Great Bend, Kan, June S.-EImer
Jones, Is years old, probably was
fatally injured when his pony fell with
him while going over a cement cross
ing. Young Jones was pinned beneath
the pony and received a fracture of
the skull.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
SAVED KANSAS WOMAN.
Maude Bender Pulled Out of Water by
1S-Year-OId Boy.

Bartlesville, Okla, June 3.-Miss
Maude Bender. aged 10, of Independ-
ence, Kan, was saved from drowning
Lynn Gregg, an 1S-year-old BartIes-
vile boy. Gregg plunged into the wa
ter and swan ashore with the girl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03

ha, which entered a bid of $33,S67.
After Analysing the bids in continuous
sessions for nearly three days the
council voted unanimously for the bid
chosen. 1t calls for a No. 80 six and
three-fourths inch double suction
Downey pump for the waterWorks
system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
july 4 at Meade.

Meade. Kan, June 3.-Variety viii
be the feature of the big celebration
planned here by merchants for the
Fourth of July. The program has
been arranged as a trade magnet. 1t
will include horse races, a ball game,
wrestling match, track meet, auto and
motorcycle races, trap shoot, home
talent show and fireworks display.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
PREVENT JAIL DELIVERY.
Young Bandits of Cherokee County
Held for Burglary.

Pittsburg, Kan, June 3.-Half a
dozen leaders of a gang of boy rob
bers, who have been in Jail here since
Saturday, almost succeeded in making
an escape from Jail Monday. A guard
discovered that the boys had loosened
three iron plates in a cell. The gang
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
PTOMAINE POISONING.
Entire Wichita Family Suffering With
Same Trouble.

Wichita, Kan, June 3-Five per-
sons are critically ill at the home of
Jesse Bish, a carpenter, from ptomaine
poisoning. They are Bish, his three
children, Winnie 6 years old; Howard
4; Glenn, 2, and Katherine Lawson,
Is, who is employed at the Bish resi-
dence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
LIGHTS FOR SCOTT CITY.
Contract for Municipal Water and
Light Plant Awarded.

Scott City. Kan, June 3.-The con-
tract for the municipal light plant and
waterworks system here has been
awarded by the city council to the
Alimo Construction company of Oma-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
SOD HOUSE a MEMORY.
Last Pioneer Home Razed-BuiIt in
1885,

Great Bend, Kan, June 3.-Barton
county left the sod house class this
week when the last structure of that
sort was torn down. 1t was built about
1885 and until few months ago was
used as a home for different families
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Eos Add Much 10 Hob Cost
Of IiVln6

Midsummer and plain, ordinary
hen eggs selling att almost IL
cents apiece. If anyone needs
new synonym for high cost of liv-
ing, there it is.
In the wholesale market eggs
went up a~eent a dozen yesterday.
The large retail dealers declared
this morning, hNWever, that the
wholesale rise wodld>not affect the
retail prices tpday Nend perhaps
not at all. The egg dealers who
sell only nearby" eggs and scorn
the Western shipped eggs,~sold
eggs today at Is cents dozen.
But the price has been at that
figure ever since early last week.
Other retail agg dealers ask &c
cents and sweat by all the gods
that they are absolutely fresh strict
ly fresh and new-laid eggs. At the
corner groceries, where many of
the truck farmers dispose of their
oversupply of eggs, &c cents was
asked today.
Butter, which, by some strange
association of ideas, usually takes
an upward jump to keep pace with
eggs, showed no inclination to go
higher today. The best grade of
print butter in half-pound prints is
40 cents, the pound prints 3Sc.-
Yesterdays Evening Sun.
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POLITICS WARMING UP
A Number of Democrats in Con-
ference Oystermen's Delegation
Confers With Democratic State
Central Committee.

That interest in politics is be-
primaries approaches is abundantly
attested by the very large number
of visitors to Cambridge yesterday
practically all parts of the county
being represented. Not for long
time, indeed, have so many promi-
nent citizens been seen IN town,
the convention crowds of by-gone
days.
Among the noteworthy events of
the day was a conference of Demo-
Gratis, which was addressed by
Comptroller Emerson c. Harrins-
ten,1 Hon. Hazelton A. Joyce, Jr.,
and Mr.. J. Watson Thompson. Mr..
Harrington stated in effect that
the rights of the oystermen will be
protected under Democratic rule,
as they have always been. Speak
ing for himself, personality he said
he has no enemies to punish and
that whoever receives the nomina
ton for any office at the hands of
the Democrats of the county or
State will have his cordial sup
port.
Mr.. Joyce spoke in eulogy Of Mr..
Harrington's course as Comptroller,
and paid a glowing tribute to the
ability which he has displayed in
the discharge of his official duties.
Mr.. Thompson spoke briefly, but
to the point. He said he had long
cherished desire toy go to the
Legislature, and that if the people
of the county are willing,he would
like this Fall when the. nones of
November roll around, to- see the
full <fruition of his hopes and am
billions. 1t is presumed that Mr.
Thompson win enter the primaries.
Oystermen Confer With Committee
During the. day delegation from
the Oystern1en's Protective Asso-
citation held a conference with the
Democratic State Central Commit
tee. The delegation asked that the
Association be allowed to name a
part of the Legislative ticket. The
reply of the Committee was that
as all names must be submitted to
the people in the September pri-
maries, it is not in the Committees
power to put names on the ballot,
that being a matter left with the
people of the entire county
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Cqfdess Denies Rumor.

at is positively disgusting and
even more ridiculous" was Countess
Szechenyi's comment on receiving
numerous kilograms asking if there
was any truth in the rumors she
was contemplating divorce proceed
ings.
The Szechenyis are living in the
lovely old house called Great Tang
ley Manor, near Guildford, Surrey.
The Count and Countess were
entertaining "a few intimate friends.
She was unwilling to see a stran-
ger because she is expecting the
stork soon, butkone of her guests,
speaking for herr told correspon-
dent:
THE rumor is absurd. There is
not a happier. couple in England.
They are devoted to each other
and to the children. During the
last few months the Count has
scarcely left her side.
when these inquiries came she
was furious; in her rage she tore
up the kilograms and stamped up
on the pieces. The Count had
great difficulty in calming her.
have never seen her so angry.
"The mere fact that the Count
and Countess have booked passage
to America September 20, if she
is well enough, is the answer te
these statements. - London Cable
to New York American.
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Not The Only COrruptiORIst

"A self-confessed corruptionist,
says Senator Townsend. of Michi-
gan, of Col. Mulhall, late OF the
lobby. Very true. but how does
that help those who co-operated
with him in corruption, who profit
ed politically and otherwise by cor
ruption, and who, as members of a
great party devoted to some of the
forms of corruption complained of,
made jobbery and privilege re-
spectacle for many a year?
Col. Mulhall was a corruptiCnist.
but so were the manufacturers
whose greed he promoted and ser
we'd, and so were the Republicans
who made their party a mere agent
of the manufacturers By confess
ing his corruption Mulhall impli-
Gates many associates who have
not confessed, but OF whose wrong
doing there is proof on every hand.
Evidence of it is to be found
III the Idtl tIldj 1t NOIStSSS ltSSil
from the people is now taking the
extortion out of the manufacturers
tariff 1t is to be seen in nearly
every State where laws designed to
compel manufacturers to observe
the humanities are in force. Ii is
to be witnessed in the evil out
breaks of class prejudice which the
greed and cruelty of manufacturers
have melted
The corruption which Mulhall
confesses was carried on deliberate
ly in order to preserve monopoly
in the tariff, to defeat every pro-
posed reform of working conditions
and to keep little children chained
to their tasks in the mills Of the
manufacturers There is no doubt
about MulhaH's connection with it
all and there is no dJIbt either of
the assistance that he received
from members of Congress. most Of
them Republicans, like Sen. Town
send.-N. Y. World.
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Powder Mills Explode

Wilmington, Del, Aug. 3
Grinding Mills Nos. II and IL. at
the DUPONT Powder Works near
this city, exploded early today with
tremendous reports. Nobody was
hurt and no damage was caused
except to the machinery in the
mills and the tloss\ef about 800
pounds of powder in\each mill.
The roofs, which rest on the
walls without fastenings, We're blown
away, the walls remaining intact
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-08-06

Excursion to Maryland's favor
tie summer resort, Tuesday, Aug.
II. Leave Cambridge 9 a. M; re-
turning, leave Ocean City p. m.
Only 81 round trip. Go and take
the fami1y.-Adv b.6-3t. r.S-1t.
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DTavbrldge Closed to Drivers

Owing to repairs the Cam
bridge drawbridge will be
closed to vehicles, beginning
Thursday A gust 7th, from
3 TO IL a. m. and from 3. IS
TO 3 p. m, every day except
Sunday. Heavily loaded We
hicles will no be permitted
to cross at any time until re-
pair work is mpleted.
BY order of the Board of
County G mmissioners
|. 9. TAYLOR, Pre- S.,
K. II. d XON,
Roads Engineer.
b. 6-1W + SAT
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\ aCht Club Notice

All members are urged to attend
the regular monthly meeting of the
Club on the evening of August I.
1913, at s O'Clock, as several mat
tiers of more or less Importance
will be taken up at this time. -
Henry Lloyd, Jr.. Sec-Adv. 6-2t.