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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-27

TB4rst published in The Topeka State
Journal Thursday, Feb. 20. 1871
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-27
TRANSFER ANl 2T0psGE.

MERCHANTS' Transfer ana Storage Ca
furnish expert packers: also look affSS
IelEnE Fn0neS lS6. Skinner & Gayhart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-27

First Published in The Topeka State
Journal Thursday, Feb. 20, 1871
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-27
COAL AND WOOD.

$50 LBS. coal delivered any where IN city,
81; I75 lbs, soc. Hard dry wood per rick.
S. delivered. 18th and Monroe Phone 2726.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-27
UNDERTAKING.
PICTURE FRAMING.

FRAMING, regilding. mat making, mount
ing done by ]. d. Sullivan, 122 w. Eighth
street Packing. shipping. etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-27

SAFETY RAZOR blades resharpened bet
ter than new Single edge 25c, double
edge 25c doz Brunt Drug Co. Topeka.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
AYERS FARM HAND
IS HUMAN FL0TSAM
In Texas One Month, in Mime
sofa the Next, Declares
eHrbert Quick.

The farm hand of the United States
is bit of human wreckage," said Her
bert Quick. editor of Farm and Fireside,
in his testimony before the commission
on industrial relations at the Southern
building today.
He is. for the most part, a casual
laborer,' he continued, "in Texas teis
month, in Minnesota the next After a
while he drifts back to Chicago, or
some other large city. becomes diseased,
dfssipated, gradually loses his self
respect, and then becomes q tramp"
'Fifty-three per cent of the farms in
Illinois are titled by tenants" said
Mr.. Quick. Those tenants become
homeless on the first of every March.
as their contracts last but one year
This contract system is vicious The
tenant farmer today is in exactly the
same position as the man who Is being
sweated In industry. Under present
conditions the productivity of the land
is becoming less and less. AID the po-
sition OF the tenant is becoming more
and more Insecure. Future production
in this country depends largely upon
the solution of this problem.
In the last fifteen years there has
been a separation of agricultural classes
into an aristocracy and a peasantry."
Mr.. Quick Was followed by Charles
Holman. agricultural expert from Tex
as. who discussed the relation Of cap
ital and labor on the farm He spoke
of the cityward trend in the South
west and described the miserable con-
ditions of tents and farm laborers
homes. Better housing on the farms
and some method of adjusting labor
supply were two remedies for the pres
ent agricultural ills which the COM
mission might consider.
William Leiserson. superintendent of
the state emp.oyment offices OF Wiscon-
sin before the committee. said:
zone way of alleviating the present
serious problem of unrest is to establish
a system of public employment offices,
which are administered in an impartial
fashion, by men who understand their
Jobs. There are at present seventy
three employment offices in the United
States. but they are not doing the work
thew should.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
NEW YORK STOCK
MARKET RECEIVERS
Good Buying and Repurchasing
Raise Level Of Prices.
Texas Oil Rises Sharply.

NEW YORK. Dec. 30-The marke(
quickly recovered from its natural re-
action and again displayed strength.
Opening figures showed some hesitancy.
nut this was soon followed by a general
pward trend. A large order for Texas
Oil at the market sent that stock up
Sx points and helped other purchases.
Rea'iing came back to 17o4z: Union. ia
15s. and steel. to ss1s- Canadian Pa
cific also recovered 2h. and Copper sold
up TO 74H. A rise of ~ was made by
Reading. first preferred; Anierican To-
bacco rose 81. and California Petroleum
gained 30 points.
Appryal Of the new currency law IN
conserS tive quarters is helpful fea-
ture, al IL foreign approval. The for
eign bankers are reported as terming
the law a scientific achievement. adap-
ted to the wide territory Of the United
States.
The subtreasury gained $iYoi20oo from
the banks Monday. making the gain
R,996.000 since Friday.
The Bank Of London and Mexico has
obtained 1e,so0. 900 pesos as . loan from
London. according to adyices from
may obtain 5000. 900 pesos from tn
Pearson interests are declared DO h
without foundation.
The Canadian Pacific net for Novem
Der shows an increase Of $3.50 1n The
Illinois Central net for the same
months shows an increase Of S10i, rs
The operating income Of ,the Chicago
Great Western for November shows
decrease Of $96. .407.
Liverpool cotton was dun. y up to y
OF, after opening quiet u up to / point
on.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
CONVICT STEALS
VISITORS WATCH
Politician Finds 1t in His Pocket
After Leaving 1t Upon Work
Bench.

Recently a visitor to the Tombs, in
this city. dropped $40. and although he
was pretty sure where he had lost the
money, he gave up hope Of getting Il
again. Besides. there was a repugnance
to telling how careless he had been
when the very surroundings should
have enjoined caution tpon him.
Strange to relate, prisoner found
the money and duly handed It in to the
warden- Seems an odd thing to many,
but II Is by no means unprecedented.
Cnce during a visit to Sing Sing a
Manhattan politician. in an experiment
tai mood. left his gold watch and chain
on work bench In one of the buildings
work. He kept a sharp eye out, for he
didn't propose to lose his watch, which
had been presented to him by admiriny
associates of a ward club OF which he
had been president.
After ten minutes the politician re-
turned and could not find his watch He
Lad noticed several convicts passing In
and out, one of them passing quite near
him. He complained of his loss to the
head keeper. The convicts were lined
I'd. One Of them. the man who passed
close. Rrinned.
Are You looking for your watch?" he
asked.
81 certainly am" said the politician
severely.
ITS in your pocket"
Sc IL was. The man who passed close
had put II there. He was q clever pick
rocket. He enjoyed the laugh, and then
said: IF II had only been gold" The
politician retorted that II was gold.
''Oh. no II isn't" said the convict
But II was given 10 me by my club.
1t is an expensive watch
The convict grinned again.
Il know the club" said he. and I
know the man they gave the money to
buy II. He's up here now He bought
a pretty good watch-a fairly good one
but it's pIated."-New York sun
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
Youthful Joy Riders
Held for Grand Jury

Thomas F. Walsh and Andrew Fla
herty were held for the grand jury in
the sum of si.e0o each, and Albert
Conway Brown put up $500 for his ap-
pearance before the examining board
when charged with taking properly
without the consent Of the owner. The
boys were bound over today IN the
Police Court.
Walsh and Fiaherty were arrested
Monday night by Policeman e. W.
Boyle. of the Second precinct, who, in
the automobile of a friend, gave chase
TO the two youths who were 10y rid
ing in the car of DR.. L. s. Savage,
Realizing they were beng pursued, the
boys jumped from the car and permitted
~ to crash into post Browns name
was given the officers by Walsh, who
acknowledged taking the car from in
front OF the Sibley Hospital and driving
Il up North Capitol street.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
Suffragists to Mingle
With Socialists Tonight

NEW YORK, Dec. s0.-"Suffrage
and Socialism will be the subject of
discussion tonight following the BAN
quet given to delegates to tine fifth
annual convention of the Intercolle-
ziate Socialist Society, which is IN
session here, with representatives of
q score of universities and colleges
present
Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch, presi-
dent of the Women's Political Union:
Morris Hillquit, prominent lawyer and
author; George Lansbury former
member of the british parliament and
the only male inilisant~ of England
who has hunger struck in jail; DR..
". E. B. Du Bois, editor of the Crisis.
and Max Eastman, editor of the
Masses. are among those who will
speak John Temple Graves. lr, Of
Princeton, Freda Kirchwey, of Bar
nard College. and other prominent
undergraduate members also will
speak This afternoons session of the
convention was a question box ses-
sion.' held at the Rand School OF
Social Science, at which William Eng
iish Walling. Jessie w Hughton, and
Robert w. Rruers presided.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
WRITER
OUT FOR CONGRESS
Austin Cunningham, of San
Angelo, Being Doomed in
Texas.

A Washington newspaper correspond
ent, and acknowledgement Texan
Of San Angelo, Austin Cunningham. is
being doomed for Congressnan-at-
large by State. county, and city
newspapers. By reason of his
travels in Texas as a staff political cor
respondent for San Antonio and Austin
papers, he is known politically through
out the Lo ie Star State.
He Is a Democrat of the Progressive
type, and months before the Baltimore
convention be pointed to Woodrow VII
son in his dispatches as the man to
lead the Democratic party to a national
triumph at the polls. and to a sue; ss-
full administration. He is a champion
Of President Wilson and his policies to-
day.
shortly after his marriage to Miss
Clotilde Msttingly, of Maryland, in this
city last month, Mr.. Cunningham, while
in San Angelo,> the town of his birth,
announced that he would be q candi-
date for Congressman-at-large subject
to the primaries Of July IA next
He is the youngest aspirant for the
Office. His newspaper friends and
friends among the Texas stockmen are
helping his campaign. He has been
Washington correspondent of the San
Antonio Express for three years.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
COMMIT TEE WORKS
70 RREG|ONAL BANK
Chairman III, But Members Pre-.
pare Arguments-Stock Ex.
change Quiet.

Although A. @. Clapham, chairman of
the special Clearing House Committee.
appointed to urge Washington's claims
for the location Of q regional reserve
bank. Is at home sick today, the other
members Of the committee are proceed-
Ing with their work Of preparation.
The committee has q large amount
Of work ahead OF IL to get together
facts and figures to show the Federal
reserve organization committee why
Warrington 10 entitled to be selected
A. one Of the eight to twelve cities
In which there shall b regional re-
serve bank. The work has to be COM
pleted by January IL, when hearings
will be held In this city. The board
OF Trade directors will consider means
Of helping the bankers At their meet
Ing -ext Monday and the matter will
be Drought up at the meeting of the
directors Of the Chamber Of Commerce
4 limited volume Of business continues
the order at the Washington Etock
Exchange. Today's session resulted in
the transfer Of 1850 Of bonds and thir-
teen shares Of stock. Price levels were
practically unchanged. =.
The election of Wade H. Cooper, pres
ident Of the United States Savings Bank
to the presidency Of the Union Savings
Bank, IL scheduled to follow the annual
meeting Of the latter bank next month.
Mr.. Cooper was recently elected to the
board of the Union and at that time Il
was agreed that he should succeed to
the presidency at the annual election.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
Realty Transfers

Nichols avenue-Charles W. Bohannon ct ux.
to Thomas l. and May Allen. part Of st.
Elizabeth. SO.
villa Park Heights-Clara A. Marden ct vir,
Edwin r.. to John w. Grisg lot IS. square
4237 $50.
Turner'S Improvement-Louis p. Shoemaker.
trustee, to William r. Shields. part lot &.
500 -r.
5l9 Twelfth street northeast-George o. Ber-
ger ct uN. to II. Anton Heitmuller lot 20,
square LOOT. SO. H. Anton Heitmuller con-
N1,s same property to George o. and Ger
tr1lde H. Berger, SO.
Pleasant Plains-David N. Rust, jr.. ct ux.
to Pratt Boice. lot SO. square s061. so.
Le Droit Park-Pratt Botce to David n.
Rust, jr.. lot 81. block IL. SO.
$50 Seventh street southeast-James Kane 70
Giovanni and Teresa Gioyinazo. part orig
inal lot g. square 81. so.
Barry Farm-Clarence W. Tignor ct ux to
Thomas G. Penn. part lot II. section 3. $50
Ninth street and Barry place-Ralph p Bar
nard ct al, trustees, to Clarence NJ De
veile. lot I. Mount Pleasant and Pleasan,
Plains. 81, ,005. Clarence n. De Veile con-
veys same property to Isaiah A Boyd. $40
8 street northwest, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets-Thomas J. Sheridan e,
ux. to Daniel Histon. lot IS. square 152. $40
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
Western Steamboats,
To Fight Railroads

CHICAGO, Dec. D.-Steamboats arr
to enter into active competition with
the railroads for freight and passenger
traffic between Chicago and New Or
leans and Kansas City, Mo-. mex
spring.
The new line will be established BY
two existing steamboat lines-the Chi
cago, st. Louis and Gulf Transporta.
ton Company, of Chicago, and the Kan.
sas City Missouri River Navigation Com
pany. which has boats on the Missouri
river.
Tho Government recently expended
10000, 900 IN improving the Missouri.
Officers Of the local company declare
that the new service will afford a saw.
ing of 20to 30 per cent in freight rates.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
Wholesale Produce Mlrket

Esss-Ne.rby. fresh. SO per dos: South.
ern 32c per doz.
Receipts Of fresh-Iaid eggs more plentiful
but market In nrm on this grade. a. dealer
prefer to pay the price and Get the best
goods
Cneese-New York. new. lie per h.: fiat.
Butter-Egin. PRINT ss94oc per ib.; tub.
2SG30c per lh: process, &c per lb.
Live Poultry-Hens, 15c per h.; roostsrp
loc per Ib.: turkeys. 20GHc per lb sprfn9
chickens. 17c per lb.; ducks. 15d1s per Ib
Green Fruits-California oranges S-00fS5 80
Der bSx; lemons. $500 per box pineapples' pe
crate. 500; Florida grapefruit s.so per
box; grapes, H.oo0i1 psr basket: apples. per
crate.
TexaS Q.0o per crate; per bbl.. S2E: cab
bage s,co per bbi.: lettuce; n.oo02.oo per
basket: beets. q 80 50 per 100 ounches: yama
9; coca % per Sbl; ksis al;, per Dbl; 7scaa; o.
fa4n per h.; lambs 797iec per ID.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
TRIBES UNITE IN
GENERAL WEDDING
Traveller Tells of Strange Cere-
mony in the Ever-Snowy
Land of the Lapps.

LONDON, Dec. 30-Frank Hedges
Butler, one of the greatest travellers OF
that much-traveled body, the Royal
Geographical Society. has just returned
from a trip to the almost unknown parts
of Lapland. In the course Of his jour-
ney he had two novel experiences; he
attended a service in a church which is
thrown open on only two days in the
year. and he took the Lapland equiva-
lent OF a Turkish bath.
Speaking Of his trip, Butler, who, by
the way, is the head of the famous firm
which has acted as wine agents for the
English royal family for more than a
century, said:
II found myself eventually in the land
Of eternal SHOWS, in a region with an
|unpronounceable name which began with
a X followed by half a dozen Rs
Here ] came upon a church In which
the ordinary service is held once q year
at Easter. In July Of each year a
general wedding service is held. and
Lapp couples living within q 2o0-mile
radius, who wish to get spliced. come
to the service.
Il arrived at the church Just In time
to witness the affair. II was q pictur-
esqUe ceremony. The brides Cthere
were, ffve OF them) were attired In red.
with req silk scarfs and tassels, white
shoes and fur CATERS. The church was
crowded. and. In accordance with Gus
tom. accommodation was found at the
end OF the church for the reindeer which
had borne the brides to the church, and
also for their dogs; The latter followed
the brides and bridegrooms UP to the
altar and sat behind the couples while
the clergyman united them. All the
brides were extremely pretty, with the
loveliest conGlexions I have ever seen.
THE Lapp equivalent to a Turkish
bath is a novel and rather pleasant ex-
perience. You get into a low, rudely
erected tent open at the top. Inside the
tent are half a dozen big stones raised
about two feet from the ground, unter
which fire is lighted. Wher the stones
have become sufficiently heated, cold
water Is poured over them--just before
You enter the tent-and the tent is thus
filled with AN intensely hot vapor. You
stay in the tent about five minutes, dur
ing which time You are whipped with
light twtgs by a couple of Lapps; then
you come out and roll in the snow. after
which you dress as quickly as possible"
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
Impetus Is Given to
Vocational Movement

Impetus was given to the NOV enient
for the establishment Of vocational
guidance school at 4 meeting of the
executive committee of the vocational
guidance committee today in the rooms
of the Washington Board Of Trade.
General organization. an early start in
obtaining rooms. and the appointment of
Prof. Gustaye B umenthal will be dis
posed of in connection with the can
WASHING Of a fund of $4,000 for financing
the scheme.
A general mas meeting TO interest the
public in the bureau will be held In
January.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
Wider Use Of Schools
Urged by Committee

The subcommittee on public schools
OF the Chamber Of Commerce in making
its report at a meeting in the rooms of
the chamber this afternoon recommend
ed support OF the Smith bill. advocat-
centers, civic meetings and recreation
centers.
At the last meeting of the chamber,
the matter Of using schools for wider
purposes. designated as supplentary edu-
cation was a divided question among
members. the majority obJecting to such
al extension in the use Of the schools
for sanitary reasons.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
All Trace Is Lost
Of Boy Desperate

PITTSBURGH. Dec. 30-An trace was
lost today Of Henry Rokowski, the
twenty-two-year-old desperate. who ter.
rorized West Homestead Sunday. killing
Constable Martin Windt and shooting
and beating several other persons.
While a desultory search in the hills
was Continued. the officials banked mos,
upon the possibility Of the youths re.
turn home. and posted themselves abou,
the house.
Rokowski set out to end the lives OF
eight persons. according to the police
but succeeded in killing only one and
prove fatal upon two others. a.,
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
Gets 300 Days in Jail
On Six Larceny Charges

Found guilty Of larceny of automobile
supplies from Charles Kloppmeyer dur
ing September, october, and Novembe-,
Eiwood Edmunds. otherwise known as
Albert Nash, was sentenced to 800 days
~ jail today by Judge Pugh. On four
counts he was given sixty days each,
and on the remaining two he must serve
thirty days each.
Six months In Jail was the sentence
given TO Arthur Belt for the thefts of
curtains, blankets. and comfort from
Jackson Brothers
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
TasIaan Again FIoated
By Means of Pumps

LONDON. Dec. 30-The Dutch steam
'er Tasman, carrying Mime. Lillian Nor
dica, a Panama-Pacifice exposition COM
mission. and other distinguished Amer
leans. was refioated today, according to
cabled dispatch from Brisbane, Aus
tralia.
The Tasman went aground two days
ago in the Gulf Of Papua- Her seams
- but her pumps over
came the leaks.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
Montreal, WaterIess,
Hit by $780, 900 Blaze

MONTREAL. Dec. Se.-with the city
almost without water. from the recent
break in its mains. firemen for two
hours. early today stood helpless while
fire ate into two stories of a new brick
building on Main street
As a desperate expedient, the water
departDent finally opened valves of the
high-level reservoir and extinsuished
tie blaze. The damage will total $50, 90.
Ihe city was still practically without
water today. Citizens plan independent
action TO investigate the water situation.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
TeIegraphers' Strike
Likely to Be Averted

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 3-That a strike of
the Frisco telegraphers will be averted
WIS the general belief TODAY when Il
became known that the receivers had
agreed to compromise, granting an in
crease, the per cent yet to be determ-
ined, and an eight-hour day. The con-
ference was resumed today to work out
the details.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
Sales Today on the
Local Exchange

Washington Railway and Electric ~.
500 GbGl.
Potomac Consolidated SIS. Si.ooaesH,
81, ,Oo0996x.
Pofomac Electric SIS. s1.oooa1o6, 81 ,ooo@
los.
Capital Traction-10G12, lQ11h.
After call-Wasnington Gas, 16SSN.
Mergenthaler, 1G2121x.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
Frisco to Quit Feeding
Its Unemployed Men

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 5:.-City Of
ficiais announced today the practice CT
sup lying work 10 unemployed will be
discontinued at once to check a rush of
jotless men from every city Of the Pa
cific coast TO san Francisco and that
free feeding Of the unemployed will be
discontinued owing to a lack of funds
Serious trouble Is feared here
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
Kitchener Likes Aviation.

CAIRO. Egypt, Dec. 3o-."It's . great
game" was the comment today Of Lord
Kitchener. British agent In Egypt, who
was taken up in an aerop,ane by the
French aviator. Olivier. It was Wis
count Kitchener's first flight
The Washington times., 1913-12-30

New York Market.

Quotations received by w. 3. Hibbs . Co..
members New York Stock Exchange. wasn-
ington Stock Exchange. and Chicago Board
Of Trade. Hibbs Building
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
New York's East Side
Has Serious Fire

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-A serious fire
this afternoon in the Old Slip district
on the Lower East Side threatened
to result in extensive damage.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30

Acknowledging . violation Of the
pure food regulations in serving ad-
liberated butter. william Assimack.
giving his address as 6z2 Fourteenth
street northwest, paid hne Of $40 in
the Police Court today.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
LEGAL NOTICES

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
ses4s. Administration. This 10 to give notice
That the subscriber. OF the Dfsrrict OF Co
lumbia. has obtained from the Probate court
of the District Of Columbia. letters testa-
mentary on the estate Of Columbia Mcveiri
late of the District Of Columbia. deceasea
All persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit ~.
same. with the vouchers thereof. legally an
thenticated. to the suoScriber on or befor,
the 22nd day Of December. A. d. 1914: other-
benefit Of said estate. Given under my hsni
this End day Of December, 1873 FRED'E
L. SIDDONs. care Ralston Richardson,
Attorneys. Union Savings Bank Buildinr
tseal.l Attest: JAMES TANNER. Rerists :
of Wills for the District OF Columbia CIerS
Of the Probate Court. RALSTOS . RICH
ARD6ON. Attorneys
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
New York Curb Market.

Furnished to The washinsten Times By
Manager Local Branch. Colorado Bpflding.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
Chicago Grain Market.

New York Cotton Market.
Furnished to The Washington Times by
A. G. Plant & Co.. l4l5 G st. N W
Open. High. Low. p.m m
March ........... 12.h 12.3 12.I ia
July ............. 1901 12.oS 12.7 1e OS
The Washington times., 1913-12-30

came the leak