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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-10
Weather Conditions Do Not
Look Promising in West.
new. MANAGERIAL BLOO|
Fans of Country Watch Prog
reSs of Late Leaders.
Faster Baseball Than Ever
Promised by Johnson.

New York, April 10-With games
scheduled in seven cities. Major league
baseball got its real start for the sea-
son of 1913 today. Brooklyn and Phila-
delphia broke the ice yesterday in a
game advanced from the schedule to
provide an opening attraction for
Brooklyn's new park. Today twelve
other teams turned out, to start the
pennant race in earnest. Every team
in both the National and American
leagues with the exception of the Pitts
burg and Cincinnati Nationals were
scheduled to test its mettle against a
league contender. The Pirate-Red en-
counter had to be postponed until Sat
urday because the grounds at Gin
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AT MERCY OF FIRE
Big Cities of Missouri Face a
Serious Problem.
Insurance Companies May
Withdraw From State.

Jefferson City, Mo-, April 10.-State
Insurance Commissioner Revelle said a
serious problem will face the property
owners of Kansas City, ST. Louis, and
other large cities of Missouri if the
fire insurance companies withdraw
from Missouri because they oppose the
antitrust provisions of the insurance
law enacted at the last legislature.
The fears of the insurance companies
as to the workings of the law, he said,
are groundless.
IF the companies do business on a
competitive basis" said Commissioner
Revelle, land do not form comb1na-
tions to fix rates they need have no
fear of the Missourians in law, but
if agencies are esta biished for
purpose of increasing rates or prepar-
ing agreements, they will face prose-
cution.''
If the larger companies withdraw
from the state, said the commissioner,
it is doubtful if the small companies
can assume the risks in the large
cities.
Property owners, he added, could
form reciprocal insurance exchanges
and the commissioner would license
such exchanges if they were backed
by the independent domestic company
and the small foreign companies that
have not threatened to leave the
state.
Attorney General Barker said today
that twenty-five independent COM
panies had notified him that if the
larger companies leave the state, they
will handle all the business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-10
Bank Commissioner Declares
War on Ancient Practice.
MANY KANSANS vICTIMIzEI
Readily Traded Homes and
Farms for Merchandise.
Custer Order Reveals New Get.
Rich.Quick Scheme.

In an order issued today by Bank
Commissioner Charles N. Sawyer, traf-
Ticking in fictitious equities In mer-
camille stocks will stop in Kansas. I'm
der the ruling. which holds that the
pursuit is in conflict with amend
ments to the blue sky law, prosecu-
tfons will be pushed if the old system
is not abolished.
Hundreds of people have been de-
frauded, it is claimed, through the
wholesale practice of selling equities
in grocery and mercantile stocks. Be-
cause of this illegal practice, which
managed to pull through the loop
holes of the old law in Kansas, the
1913 legislature amended the blue sky
act to catch the men who have reaped
thousands of dollars annual profit
through the system of selling ques-
tiOnablo equities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-10
FLURRIES OF SNOW.
General All Over State-Down to
Freezing Tonight.

The weather bureau and the railroads
report that snow f1urries and light
! showers have occurred in Kansas in
the last "a hours. There was a light
morning, but the entire amount of pre-
cipation from o'clock Wednesday to
10 o'clock today was but .01 of an
inch. The mercury was dangerously
near the freezing point this morning
80 degrees
furries in the northeastern portion Of
the state is the forecast. The tenn
peratureS are expected to be in the
vicinity of the freezing mark, although
the mercury will probably not slip
down to a mark low enough to injure
the fruit. Friday will be generally fair
according to the weather man, and the
temperatures will be higher in western
portion of the state.
The Santa Fe reported this morning
that the sky is clearing today in north
ern Texas; it is hoped that the clear
weather will work this way.
No alarm need be felt in regard to a
possible rise in the river. The greater
part of the moisture that has fallen
in the last week has sunk into the
ground. However, a slight rise in the
river has been noted in the last "a
the stage of the Kaw is about normal
for this time of the year. The stage
is seven feet and six inches.
If there is not a warming up soon
some of the seed that has already been
planted by farmers and gardeners will
be in danger of rotting.
Temperatures ii Below Normal Today
There has been little moderation in
temperature today. A damp and dis
agreeable wind has been blowing from
the northwest at the rate of fifteen
miles an hour. The temperatures have
averaged fourteen degrees below nor
NAL for this date.
The report issued by the local
weather department today covering the
twenty-four hours ending at seven
O'Clock today reads:
Tt was showing this morning at
seven o'clock over nearly all the north
ern half of Kansas and at Wichita
and raining in northwestern Missouri,
with cloudy weather over the rest of
the district The precipitation in KAN
sas during the past "a hours was gen.
orally light, but was moderately heavy
in western Missouri. Temperatures
were below freezing last night in west
ern Kansas and freezing in the north
central portion, but safely above over
| therest of the district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-10
FOUR BIC CHANGES
Quartet of Constitutional
Amendments in House.
Direct Presidential Election
Tenure of Federal Offices,

Washington April 10.-Four consti
tutional amendments were proposed
today in the house. One by Represen-
tative Hobson, would provide direct
election OF president and vice presi-
dent; that candidates be nominated nv
direct primary and elected for a single
term of seven years
Another by Representative Bartholdt
would limit the tenure of Office of the
president to two terms of four wears
each.
Representative Kahn proposed a can
stitutlonal amendment giving congress-
power to grant, protect and ree1,la -
the exclusive right to adopt and nse
trade marks.
Representative Neeley proposed an
amendment to provide for popular cleo
tion OF United States district Judges
every six years 'UNseN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-10
TRAMPLED BY HORSE,

Cottonwood Falls, Kan. April 10
Arthur. the six-year-old son of Ed
Ch1ids, farmer of Diamond Greek
was tra,Tpled 1pp to death yesterday by a
morse Inc boy and his little sister
were playing with some little littara
in the manger in the barn and he 10
supposed to have fallen over the e;de
of the manger in trying to rescne Sr npe
Of the kittens. one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-10
Normal-Aggie Debate.

Emporia, Kan, April 10.-A dual de-
bate has been arranged for some time
in May between the Agricultural col
lege at Manhattan and the State Nor
NAL. The question will be some phase of
the Referendum and Recall. This will
be the first time the two state schools
have ever met in debate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-10
MILLERS ARE SCARED.
Entire Minneapolis Ball Club Threat
ened With Smallpox.

Minneapolis. April 1O-Members of the
Minneapolis ball club of the American
association are threatened with smallpox.
Ralph Costock, a pitcher who trainei
with the club at Hickman, KY, and wEo
preceded the other members 20 Mime
apolis. was today taken to the peat house.
Wade H. KiIlifer, an infielder who ar
rfveu with the club today, may also be
victim. His face has broken out Killiier
was told that he was not suffering from
the disease but he will see another doctor.
President CantiIIon has ordered tmme-
diate vaccination of all members Of the
club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-10
International Naval Parade.
Wilson Into NIarbury Fight.

Washington, April 10.-President Wilson
told Representative Konig of Maryland
today that he would appoint Sherlock
Swan postmaster at Baltimore Mr..
Konig presented the name of Colonel
Rollins. who also had the support of
Senator John w. Smith. White House
callers interpreted the presidents state
rnent as an indication of recognition of
the Marbury faction in the Maryland SEN
atoriaI fight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-10
Operation on Duchess of Connaught.

London, April 10.-The Duchess CT
Clarence House by william Arbuthnot
Lane, chief surgeon OF Guys hospital.
The operation was severe one. but was
borne well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-10

Cloudy with probably snow flurries
and a freezing temperature tonight
Friday fair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-10

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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
BASE BALL..

1t might have been different if the
old hero McGlynn had been there, but
Stonev has gone to Salt Lake TO help
his old boss Mccormick win a pennant.
Fusick pitched good ball for Manitowoc
allowing eight hits. Four intield er-
rors in one inning behind him gave
the game to the White Sox, TO
j. Mantowoc was able to pick out
only five safe ones from Harvey Stock $
assortment. twas however, anybody's
battle until the last man was out in the
ninth. Britt played a star game in
center field. Nowak at short, Walters
and Magnus each for a time in right
field, were new faces in the local line
up. Sheboygan has crawled TO the 4th
place while our famous old pennant
winners are wallowing around very
near the cellar floor.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
HAMILTON ASSESSMENT DECIDED.

Judge Kirwan last Saturday fled a
decision in the matter OF the Hamilton
company's 1911 tax assessment, which
has been pending in circuit court over
"A year. Assessor Althen of Two Riv-
ers, in that year fixed the value of the
Hamilton company's personal property
at Sl63,j0 which was an increase of
$4,000 over the 1910 figures. The
company's officers appeared before the
Board of Review and testified that so
far from being worth more in 1911
them stock was worth $4,000 less than
it had been in the year before. The
assessor claimed that in order to give
the Board jurisdiction TO make any
change in the roll there must be offer
ed evidence bearing directly on the
present value, and that the testimony
of mere comparisons with former as
sessments Is not sufficient. The Board
however, changed the assessors figures
to the old amount of sli3,500 a reduc-
tion of $4,000 and the law suit was
largely TO test the authority of the
Board of Review to make this change.
The court upholds the action OF the
Board and holds that the evidence TAX
en- was sufficient to authorize the board
10 make the alteration. The decision
is severe blow TO Anthem who has
claimed that the action OF the Board
lowering his figures was usurpat ton
Of authority.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
F0RMERlOCAL RESIDENT HONoREO

Rev. Joseph Koudelka, a former
Manitowoc County boy has been ap-
pointed bishop of the Superior diocese
of the Catholic church. There are
four dioceses in the state with their
Episcopal seats resptively at Milwau-
kee, Green Bay, La Crosse and Super
ior, the later being the newest. At
its creation some years ago Rev. b.
+. i5cn1nuer was appointed its first
bishop and his reti rement now caused
the vacancy. Rev. Koudeka is a
former Reedsville boy and has relatives
still residing there. He is GO years
old and was ordained in 1915. He has
been "suffragan," that is assistant
bishop at Milwaukee for two years.
The bishop has a wide reputation for
scholarship and christian zeal and his
well earned promotion has pleased his
friends in this county.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
THE MYSTERY SOLVED.

Violating parole which released
him from Waupun after serving one
year ola five-year sentence, Joseph
Byrnes, was for twenty years fugitive
only to surrender and return to the
penitentiary to finish his term. Byrnes
has just been released after serving
nine months, making total of one year
and Line months he served of the orr
gipal sentence.
This is the story revealed by the pris-
son records at Waupun in connection
with the order issued by Gov. Meow
err two weeks ago, committing the SEN
tence of Byrnes, and copy of which
was fled here. Byrnes was sentenced
from this city January %, 1890, on a
charge of bigamy, upon complaint OF
the father of a Newton girl, whom he
had married while he had wife in
Chicago.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
DIED

Friends here have received word that
Mrs. William Nollau, former resident
of this city, died at her home in Chica-
60, July, %, aged SO years. Mr.. and
Mrs. Nollau conducted the Franklin
House later called the St. Charles
hotel on Franklin street in the city for
some years and after the death of Mr..
Nollau about 20 years ago the family
removed to Chicago. The deceased is
survived by seven children, Arthur,
Theodore and Emil Nolan and Mrs.
Wolss, Mrs. Root, Mrs. Arzbacher and
Miss Emma NolIau, all of Chicago.
The funeral took place in Chicago, in
terment in Rose Hill cemetery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
The COUNTY FAIR.

Attention is called to the advertise
ment OF the Mantowoc county fair in
another column. There is reason to be.
lieve that the fair this year will be an
improvement over all previous fairs.
The county fair this year is to be real
fair, agricultural, industrial and mech
anit 81 and should not suffer from
lack of interest. Primarily the fair is
for the benefit of the farmer, and this is
right and proper, for Manitowoc county
is an agricultural county and the farm is
the foundation of prosperity. The far
mer has to feed the world. It. is his
business to raise more crops and better
crops, and the fair should carry infor-
nation to him lessons and suggestions
that will be of value and assistance
to him in his everyday work. BY way
of variety there will be amusement
features, but not in such number as to
overshadow the serious business of
the fair.
The officers of the society, especially
the secretary, Fred Borcherdt, Jr.,
have been hard at wcva for months past
and are still Lard at work to make the
show this year record breaker. The
officers have issued liberal premium
list, offered purses for the races and
done everything else in their power to
make the fair success. They cannot
however provide the exhibits or the
crowd. These things are up to the peo-
pie of Manitowoc county and city and
If they are half as well taken care Of
as the work of the officers has been
done the attendance will be large and
the buildings and stables will be filled
to the doors.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
PERRY FLEET MAKE
UNEXPECTED CALL.

Monday morning early the news
spread over the city that the PERRY
centennial fleet was at anchor outside
the harbor. Crowds focked to the
shore to see it. They saw the Niagara,
rebuilt from the hulk of Perry's famous
flagship which was recently raised
from its old resting place and rebuilt
for the centennial of the battle OF Lake
Erie, the Cutter Tuscorora and the u.
S. training ships Hawk and Wolverine.
They were due at Milwaukee Tuesday
morning at 10 and were consequently
ahead Of their schedule. Citizens,
prominent among them Senator Rand
olph, who is member OF the Perry
Centennial commission, induced the
fleet commander to come into the har-
Dor. The Niagara was the principal
object of interest. The old ship has
been faithfully reproduced on the or
ignal model down to every yard, rope
and gun. Ten cannon on each side re-
produced the old batteries.
The two bow guns are the originals
that were in use in the battle. A por-
tion of the inner planking removed in
the after hold discloses parts OF the
rough hewn oak kiel and timbers from
the old ship that were utilized in the
new. The old craft is brig and many
old seamen of the city cast fond glances
aloft at the now unfamiliar squared
yards and trimmly furled square sails.
Practically all of Manitowoc and
large number from Two Rivers visited
the fleet. A constant stream OF visit
ors filed on and off The boats remain
ed in port from A. NJ. too p. NJ, the
Niagara leaving in tow of the old side
wheel cutter Wolverine. The Citizens
Association provided impromptu enter
tainment in the form of auto rides, a
dinner was served at the Williams
House and reception at the country
club. A band concert was held on
Quay street near the warf in the eve
ming. The city had long since given
up the attempt to get visit from the
pageant" and the unexpected good
luck of the casual call caused rejoicing
in the city.
After short city council meeting
Alderman Ralph Plumb escorted the
city officers over the fleet, meeting the
officers. The fleet will be at Milwaukee
this week, Green Bay next week and
will be at Put-In-Bay, Lake Erie, the
battle site, for the cen, ,ennial date Sept
ember 10, when the great Perry MEM
oral will be dedicated.
A touching incident in connection
with the visit of the fleet was visit to
the Niagara of Mrs. p. A. Camp whose
father served on the flagship in the
battle. In her childhood days she often
heard her father recount details of the
battles. Mrs. Camp is over 10 years
of age and was the youngest of seven
children.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
GlERKE ATTRACTS
attention AGAIN.

Henry Gierke, who was the central
figure of the sensational arson trial
here some months ago, following which
he served while in the penitentiary
on sentence of ten years which was
set aside by the supreme court, got
himself into the lime light again last
week. Since July lst he has been
running the sixth ward saloon" near
the water tower. Edward Haltaufder-
heide, agent for Paulus Brothers,
claims Gierke chased him brandishing
carving knife following dispute
over the removal of a piano from the
saloon. Gierke gives much milder
account of the affair, claiming that he
was the victim of gratuitous assault.
No one has suggested that Gierke was
merely trying to amputate piece OF
Edwards surname, although that
would be plausible. Gierke has since
retired from the saloon business. No
arrests followed the row.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07

DR.. and Mrs. G. Nj. Gleason enter
tained friends at musicale Tuesday
night at their home on N. Eight street,
the guests including large number of
ont-of-town people. A program from
works of famous masters was giveh.
Among those present were Mrs. Mark
Waldo, Florida; Mrs. Barber, Californ-
ia; Miss Helen Barber, Chicago; Miss
Ethel Hansen, Miss S. Harrison Dever-
eux, Everett, Wash; Edwin Knntzen,
Devils Lake, S. ID; Norman Knutzen,
Stevens Point: Peter Trileven, Port
Huron, Mich; M. Nelson, kaukauna,
the Messrs and Mesdawes Elliott, Rog-
ers, G. Lang, Brady, Adams, the Miss
es Flora Waldo, Bertha Klingholz, and
the Messrs. F. Horstmeir and Wilson
Baker, this city.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council met in regular session
Monday evening. Because of the i'm.
promptu Perry centennial celebration
going on at the docks the council ad
jou"ned after allowing labor claims and
voting $1,000 into the firemen's pension
fund of monies belonging to the fund
Plumb escorted the city officers to the
wharves where they were received by
officers in the cabins of the cutter Tus.
corora and U. S. Wolverine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
LOW ROUND TRIP FARES TO
COLORADO, UTAH, CALIFORNIA
AND NORTH PACIFIC COAST

Go west now, while the low, round
trip, summer tourist tickets are on sale.
Variable scenic routes TO choose from.
Favorable stopover privileges. Liberal
return limits. Modernly equipped
trains from Chicago daily via Chicago
and North Western Ry. make conven-
lent connec tions with service from all
points on this system. For rates and
fnll particulars apply to ticket agents.
Pub. July "A, 81 Aug.7
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
NOVAK GETS EIGHT YEARS.

Anton Novak who pleaded guilty in
municipal court last Thursday to the
charge of assault with intent to MUIR
der, was sentenced to eight years at
Waupun by Judge Schmidt. Novak is
from Sheboygan and because his wife
had made application for divorce he
pursued her to the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Lau, in
the town Of Eaton, and shot her and
her mother. Both will recover. No
yak was taken to Waupun yesterday
by Under-sheriff Cisler.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
FOR SALE.

A complete Ginseng nursery. l0,00C
plants ranging from seedlings to seven.
year-olds, OF the thriftiest stock. The
garden is offered standing at low cash
price. Returns from this investmen,
will be immediate.
FL. +. HUBBARD,
Manitowoc, Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
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Ornaments Last LONGEST.

Ornaments last longer than any
thing else that man makes. There are
brooches and necklaces in museums
ments. perhaps, stand second and
houses third. The life of furniture Is
shorter still. There Is very little fur
niture In England which dates be-
yond the year 1900. Pictures last long
er than furniture, and there are paint.
ings still in fair condition which have
weathered six centuries Of life.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07

Is THIS TREASON?-The New Haven
(Connecticut Courier, an Abolition
paper, talks out in meeting" in the
following style: Contractors have
carried on the war. The blood of our
men, the groans of the wounded, the
tears of the orphan, and the wall of
the widow have been coined into mon
ey. They have swindled the
government out of hundreds of millions.
They have piled fortune. on fortune,
and as a distinguished officer at Wash
ington writes US, all the operations of
this war are even managed by politi-
cal swindlers."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07

planted my corn the 25th of May.
1t grew to be about two inches high.
We had some quite cold weather and
it froze and dried away. intended to
plant it over again when in few days
it came up again and grew very fast.
Then | cultivated it. Then left it
awhile and then cultivated it twice,
once lengthwise and once crosswise.
Then [ hoed it and cultivated it once
more.
NORRIS JOHNSON,
Nalders.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07

The dogs continue to get their teeth
into peoples flesh. a dog belonging
to Richard Klinghoz bit child quite
badly last week. The dog still lives.
Frank Seidl's dog took piece out of a
man. Frank with manly promptness
shot the dog and asked the man if any
thing further was necessary. Billy
Herzhog has dog which will get him
into trouble one of these days. The
proper thing for person to do who is
bit by dog is to sue the owner for
damages and make the demand so heavy
that IL will be no amusement to the dog
owner. During these dog days no one
feels pleased at being bitten by a
NANCY whelp
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07
EDUCATIONAL.
(BY G. w. MEISNEST.)

The following are extracts from our
"Acre Corn Contestants"
We cultivated our corn four times
and hand hoed it once. To us it looks
to be nice piece of corn. 1t isnow toe
high to cultivate. Quite few stalks
are from five 20 six feet high without
holding up the leaves, and will mea.
sure 81 inches in circumference at the
ground. 1t is just starting to tassle
out. We are now in hopes OF good
crop.
FRANK AND GEORGE O'NEIL,
Timothy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-07

Jacob j. Stangel OF the Worel, Ze-
man q Stangel Co., was operated upon
Wednesday at Holy Family hospital
for gall stones, He was feeling as
well this morning as could be expect
ed