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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
Asks Court $4,000 Damages
for Being 'Banished.'
EIGHT CLUBS DEFENDANTS
Court Will Triple Whatever
Damages Jury Awards.
Legality of Organized Baseball
Is Attacked.

st. Louis. June 12.-Jack O'Connor,
manager of the ST. Louis Federal base
ball team has retained attorneys to
file suit in the federal district court
to test the legality of the organizat ton
of ganized baseball. The petition will
ask $4,000 damages for O'Connor's 5
banishment from organized baseball
and will name each of the eight clubs
in the American League as defendants
The petition which already has been
prepared, charges that the national
baseball agreement is a violation of the
Sherman antitrust law.
The petition attacks the legality of
the reserve clause in baseball con-
tracts by which team can hold a
player in reserve after his contract
has expired. The petition charges the
baseball leagues have bought and sold
men as chattels, and have denied to
players the right to earn a living in
the business for which they have been
trained.
One of the attorneys in the case said
today that the suit would be filed next
Saturday or Monday. This attorney
said he thought O'Connor would ask
for about $4,000 damages, yet if the
jury finds that the Sherman law has
been violated the court must treble
the damages named in the verdict.
Under this law a verdict of SIS, 900
would be raised to $500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
EMERGENCY Cash
Five Hundred Millions Forth
coming if Needed.
Secretary McAdOO Denies Wall
Street Influence.

Washington, June 12.-Secretary Nc
Adoo, an early White House caller,
today said that his statement announc-
ing that $500, 900 of emergency cur
rency would be forthcoming should the
banks need it, was made in response
to numerous inquiries from bankers.
Mr. McAdoo declared that some of the
banks were anxious to know, in view
of the approaching time for crop move
ment, whether additional currency
would be available. He emphasized
that the issuance of the statement had
nothing to do with the situation in
Wall street
The treasury department, it was
stated today. had been informed by
bankers within the last few weeks that
some stringency might be expected in
moving the crops and If they had as.
surance that relief could be had under
the provision of the Aldrich-Vreeland
act, they would be able to meet that
situation and that it would be of great
value to business generally II they were
informed now of the departments attt-
tude.
New York, June 12.-Secretaary
McAdoo's overnight offer to issue
emergency currency today caused a
rally in stocks and a better invest
ment demand than at any time since
the recent depression.
None of the bankers would express
an opinion on the subject, but it was
clear that the secretary's announce
ment was interpreted even before his
explanatory statement of today, as an
act to reinforce the legitimate inter
ests of the country. especially those of
a mercantile and industrial character.
Local bankers believe that the offer
will have the effect of releasing large
amounts of time money, in which q
severe stringency was threatened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
WILL SAVE "LEAKS."
Washington Commission Plans Mu-
nicipal Warehouse.

Washington, June 12.-By the esta b.
lishment of communal warehouse and
the creation of a bureau which will
supervise the purchase of all supplies
the local government of the District
of Columbia expects not only to save
thousands of dollars annually in the
operation of the capital but to point a
way for other cities to improve their
systems. A special committee has been
at work for some time past mapping
out the plans The main advantage
that will accrue, the committee be-
lieves, will be the prevention of leaks
in the acquisition of supplies through
coordination of the various purchasing
offices. Equipped with a central ware
house. advantage also could be taken
of prices when the market is low.
Another function of the bureau will be
its supervision of property acquired
and it will be given full authority to
demand an accounting from employees
for the condition of municipal prop
erty.
Inquiry into the proposed reform was
made by AIonzo Tweedale auditor of
the district; w. A. Mcfarland, super
intendent of the water department and
NJ. c. Hargrove, purchasing officer
The district commissioners have au-
thorized the adoption of the plan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
BRITISH SCANDAL
Government Officials Speculate
i'm Oil Shares.
Company Then Gets Contract
to Supply Navy.

London, June 12.-Scandals connect
ing members of the British government
with speculations in oil somewhat re-
sembling those disclosed in Marconi
shares. may it is reported, bring about
a fresh parliamentary sensation in
England.
The Times, recently warned the gov
ernment that rumors were rife as to
cabinet minister's specializing in the
shares of oil companies which con-
tracted for the British navy. The Globe
today hints that the books of Charles
E Fenner, stockbroker, who recent
ly went into bankruptcy show that
Lord Murray of Elibank invested a
considerable amount of the funds of
the Liberal party in oil shares, partic-
ularly those of Mexican company
which had obtained large government
contracts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
TO PROBE FRISCO
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to Investigate.
Given Full AuthOrity-Lay
Bare Inside Facts.

Washington June IA searching
investigation into financial operations
of the St Louis & San Francisco rail-
way system. in response to resolution
of the senate, is to be undertaken by
the Interstate commerce commission at
once. The inquiry will go deeply into
the relations of the Frisco lines with
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific;
lay bare inside facts concerning the
purchase of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois and develop those pertaining
to leases by the Frisco of subsidiary
roads.
The resolution directing the inquiry
was introduced by senator Kenyon
and passed by the senate Tuesday.
consideration the matter of institutinS
an inquiry on its own initiative. Its
authority to do so was unqueStiOned,
but in view of litigation over the re-
ownership of the Frisco lines. and the
to inject Itself voluntarily into
a situation that already was in
the hands of the courts. it was
deemed wiser to await affirma-
tive direction by either the senate or
the house of representatives. or both
Immediately upon receipt of official
notice of the passage of the Kenyon
resolution the committee set it's ma
chinery in motion. Preliminary work
was begun Yesterday in New 1Ork
city by agents of the division of car
riers' accounts, acting by direction of
Commissioner Harlan. who is in charge
of that branch of the commission's s
work
The inquiry will deal with all opera
tions of the Frisco lines since the re-
organization of the system in 1896
That will include its relations with the
Rock Island; it's purchase of the Chi
cago &; Eastern Illinois, with what are
regarded as the peculiar phases of that
deal with the acquisition by the Frisco
of leased lines at rentals which are
declared by those familiar with them
to be extravagant and unwarranted.
Preliminary work in the inquiry
will be conducted by the division OF
carriers accounts. When its work
shall have been concluded. a report
will be made to the commission OF all
the facts developed. Following that
report the commission then probably
will issue an order directing a formal
inquiry into the whole matter of the
Frisco's financial operations Hearings
Will be held and arguments heard. A
report then will be submitted to the
senate with such comments and rec
concentrations as may be suggested by
the facts. If operation in violation OF
the interstate commerce act should be
disclosed by the inquiry, the commits
sion as the administration of the law,
may itself issue an order in the pro-
ceeding or submit evidence to the de-
partment of justice. The probability
is that the inquiry will extend through
m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12

of her. One Sunday in May, 1912, she
was seen walking with Andrew Wal
lace, who is married and lives with
his father, A. ]. Wallace, 1892 Lane
street. An hour before midnight she
transferred at Sixth and Kansas ave
nueS to a North Topeka car and
alighted at the Rock Island depot. She
was never seen alive again. She did
not go home that night, and her par
ents were frantic Several days later
her hat was discovered in the river
week later her body, fully clothed,
was found near the Melan arch bridge
Nothing was missing except the girl s
gold watch. 1t was the discovery OF
this watch in a pool hall frequented
The watch was found by Bose Burns,
an employee in the hall, when he was
recovering a pool table. Burns and
Wallace were both arrested Later
Burns was released. At the trial, held
by jury before Judge George H. Whit
comb, only circumstantial evidence
was introduced. The young colored
man was acquitted. 1t was then that
Morris muttered his sinister inten-
tions, which he attempted to carry out
this morning: I'll get him YETI
Mrs. Morris. the mother of the
drowned girl, tells what happened that
afternoon.
after the trial we went home" she
said; that evening 1 was sitting on
the porch. Andy paraded by with his
mother on one arm and his wife on
another. When they passed our door
they all laughed -cackled. Andy tor
ments my husband whenever he meets
him on the street"
Morris Wife Came to Jail.
Mrs Morris came down to the city
Jail this morning after the news of
her husbands arrest had been phoned
her She was quite subdued-countV
officials declared they had never seen
her so calm.
''No, 1 had no idea my husband was
going to kill him." she reiterated, ''he
never said anything to me. 1 hadn't
seen him since Wednesday afternoon.
He never gets home until about
o'clock. Don't know what I'm going
to do while my mans in JAIL she
added, 81 worked hard to get Mabel
her piano. 1 sold my two lots to pay
for the case in court. 1 offered Andy
500 to tell me what became of Mabel,
but he wouldn't take it,
Meanwhile Mr.. Trapp limps pain
fully about his shop. Wallace lies on
a cot at Stormont hospital And Nor
ris sits silently in the county Jail wait
ing news of the boy whom he tried to
news which means whether
or not he may spend the rest of his
daYS in the state penitentiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
MINERS VOTE STRIKE.
Failed to Agree With Operators Over
Discharge of Others.

Pittsburg, Kan, June 12-At the regular
meeting of the executive board of the
United Mine Workers of district A. which
has been in session here for the past three
days, it was voted unanimously to call a
strike in all of the mines of the Western
Coal & Mining company's mines in the
district, effective Saturday. The strike
will involve about 1, 500 men. Orders have
been sent out by the executive board to
the men, telling them to not put any more
shots and to clean up and prepare to take
out their tools Saturday unless the trou-
bic now existing between the men and the
miners is settled between now and that
time, which is not likely.
The differences have arisen over a dis
charge case at mine No 10, located at
Carona. The strike order will apply only
to the mines located in this district, but
it is believed it will spread to the other
districts where mines are located.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
MOrOs Resist StubbOrnly
Against Large Force.
ONE POINT YET To BE TAKEN
Mountain Retreat of SuItan's
Forces to Be SheIIed.
Gen. Pershing Declares He
Will Disarm All Tribes.

Manila, June 1.-THE entrench-
ments of the rebellious force under
the sultan of Jolo at Bagbag were
taken by the American forces today
after fierce battle in which the
American casualties were six killed
and IL wounded.
The killed were two privates of
Company NJ, Eighth United States in
fantry, three members of the Fifty
Der of the Twenty-ninth company of
scouts. Lieutenant Edwin Packley
was wounded in the leg.
The casualties are regarded as few
IN view of the stubborn resistance
which the Moros made to the Ameri-
can advance. The attacking forces
had been made up unusually strong as
precaution, there being in addition
to the company of regular infantry, a.
troop of cavalry, seven companies of
scouts, two companies of constabulary
with battery of four mountain guns
and machine gun platoon.
The main position of the Moros was
completely taken. Although there re-
mains one point still occupied in the
mountains, the mountain guns will be
in position to she'll it easily. Briga-
dier General John J. Pershing, com
mander of the department of Min
danao, who led the forces, declares
he will continue operation in Jolo until
all the trfbesmen guns have been
taken and the island is wholly peace
full.
Washington, June 12.-Genera1
Wood has cabled to Major General
Bell, commanding the Philippines di-
vision, for an immediate report upon
the operations Brigadier General
Pershing is conducting against the
Moros in the Jolo archipelago. The
general staff is considerably disturbed
by the mention of the sultan of Jolo
leading the hostile Moros, for it
has been understood he had thrown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
LIGHTNING A CURE.
Thunderbolt Causes Backward Child
to Take Steps.

New York, June 12-That Thomas
William Brown. jr.. is walking this
week for the first time in his life al
though he is over four years old, is
credlted by his parents to oolt OF
lightning which struck near their
home at Jamaica, Long Island, last
Saturday. The little boy had always
had a pair of very normal legs, but
him to use them as other children of
his age did. During Saturdays storm
he sat by the door of his fathers gro
cery when lightning struck nearby
and a deafening crash of thunder
came. Mrs. Brown herself was hys-
terical with fright and then joy when
she saw her little boy running around
the store for the first time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
WzIER IS BURIED.
Victim of Assassination Laid to Rest
on Battle Ground.

Constantinople, June 1.-THE as
sassinated grand viZier, Mahmoud
Schefket Pasha, was buried this morn
ing in the mausoleum situated on the
Hill of Liberty in the outskirts of the
Turkish capital. On this hill many of
his soldiers fell while he was leading
them in the operations against Con-
stantinople in April, 1909, when the
old sultan Abdul Hamid was deposed.
The funeral ceremony today was car
ried out with great pomp, most of the
garrison of the city participating.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
RICH PAIR SUICIDE.
Lacked Life Interest-Had Everything
But Children.

Zurich. June 12.-Eugene Maggi and his
wife believed to be the wealthiest per-
sons in Switzerland, committed suicide
today because they lacked interest in life
Eugene Maggi was only Al years old and
his wife 35 Their joint estates were esti-
mated some time ago at $10.G00O00 and re-
Gently Maggi inherited the income from q
number of extensive factories. They had
been married for number of years but
We're greatly disa ppointed because their
union had remained childless. Last night
they retired to their bedroom turned on
the gas and were found dead today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12

emptied them into the cooking stove.
Her apron caught fire and she ran
out into the yard with her clothing
all ablaze, where her mother was,
who took her to the we'll and pumped
water on her, but her clothing all
burned off except a few shreds. Her
entire body except the top of her
head, her hands and her feet, was
burned to a crisp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
BOY is IN PRISON.
Fourteen Year Old Begins life Sem
tence for Murder.

Elgin, June 12.-Fourteen year old
Herman Coppes, slayer of Mrs. Man
ME Sleep, her 2 year old boy and 4
year old girl, was taken to Joliet to-
day, the youngest life prisoner who
ever entered the prison. Coppes shot
Mrs Sleep at her farm home in East
Plato, near Elgin. last April and killed
the two children by crushing their
skulls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
Lecture on CHRISTIAN Science.

Virgil o. Strickler of New York city,
member of the board of lectureship
of the Mother Church of Boston,
Mass, will lecture on Christian Sci
ence at Grand opera house Friday
evening, June 13, at o'clock. Ad-
mission free. You are cordially in
vited to be present.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12

Marlborough, Eng.,r June 12.-The
British army airship Astra Torres met
with a serious accident at it's first
trial here today. The envelope sprang
a leak and part of the framework
buckled up. The crew, however, man
aged to bring the ship safely to earth,
and none of them was injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
Child Dies From Burns.

Westmoreland, kan. June 12-The
9-year-old daughter, Cecil, of Mr.. and
Mrs Ed Cravens of near Fostoria was
burned so badly that she died "a
hours later. She brought into the
house her apron full of cobs and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
TODAY'S GAMES.

Western.
Wichita at Topeka, clear.
St Joe at Des Moines, clear.
National.
Brooklyn at Chicago, clear.
New York at Pittsburg, clear
Boston at Cincinnati, clear.
Philadelphia at St. Louis, clear.
American.
Chicago at Washington, clear.
Detroit at New York, clear.
Cleveland at Philadelphia,
clear.
ST Louis at Boston, clear.
Association.
Kansas City at Indianapolis,
clear.
St. Paul at Columbus, clear.
Milwaukee at Toledo, clear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Generally fair tonight and Friday;
warmer tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-12
of Mabel Morris.

The story OF the disappearance OF
Mabel is a pitiful one. She was the
only child of colored parents who
ldollzed her. The mother did ironing
that the girl might have a piano and
study music. Mabel was a sophomore
in the Topeka high school when the
tragedy occurred. She was a quiet
studious youngster and, according to
Sheriff kiene, stunned the society of
several youths who seemed to be fond
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-30
THIRTY DIE IN
TERRIBLE CRASH
Fifty Seriously Injured, Scores
Hurt During Panic.
BRITISH EMPIRE DAY FETE.
The Landing OF Double-decked Munich
pal Pier colIapses Under Weight
OF 10000 Human
Beings.

Long Beach, Calico weak to up
hold the burden of nearly 10000 hui
man beings, assembled for the festivi-
ties of British Empire Day, the landing
of the double-decked municipal pier In
front of the city auditorium collapsed.
Hundreds of persons on the top deck
were plunged down on the heads of
other hundreds crowded on the second
deck. The lower deck then gave way
and all were dropped down chute of
shattered woodwork to the tide-wash-
ed sands rs feet below.
Thirty-three persons mostly wom-
en-were killed by the shivered tim
bers or crushed to death by the falling
bodies Of companions and friends.
Fifty more were seriously injured,
while hysteria and fright caused the
disabling of scores of others.
A section of the Auditorium which
went down in the crash and the debris
from it was added to the wreckage
that fell on top of the injured and the
dead.
The victims were subjects or former
subjects of Great Britain, resident in
Southern California.
All of the seriously injured are resi-
dents of Los Angeles and vicinity.
The accident occurred few minutes
before IL o'clock. The Empire Day
parade, the principal feature of the
celebration in honor of the late Queen
Victoria's birth anniversary, had just
ended and the participants, with thou
sands of other visitors, were crowding
up the steps of the pier and surging to-
ward the Auditorium when the pier
floor sagged. An instant later the sup
groan of breaking timbers mingled
with the shrieks and cries Of the VIC
tins as all went down into mass of
broken wood and writhing human
forms on the sand
Virtually the entire landing of the
bier was wrecked, and a portion Of the
Auditorium front fell.
The cause Of the accident was the
overburdening of the pier. This, &C.
cording to an official statement, was
due to the delay in unlocking the
doors. Had the doors been unlocked
at the proper time. 1t was asserted, the
crowd would have got into the Audi
forum, instead Of massing at the
doors, where the weight overwhelmed
the pier supports.
When the Auditorium front fell
those near the doors tried to get out of
the pier and went down on top Of the
scores who already lay hurt or dying
on the sand.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-30
RIVAL TO THE
PANAMA CANAL
MIcarasuan Project Again Com
Ing Into umelight.
The Retiring NIesrasuan Minister En-
eourased ~ His Talk With the
Premier, Who Declared His
Mind Was Open.

Washington. = Another great At
lantic-Paei1c waterway, making a ship
route between the eastern and west
srn coasts of the United States 1000
miles shorter than through the Pam
anna Canal. win be built soon by the
United States, In the opinion OF DR..
Salvador CASTILLO. retiring Nicaraguan
minister. DR.. Castrillo, WHO leaves
this week for Europe on an important
mission for his government. declared
In q statement that he believed a canal
treaty would be negotiated between
the United States and Nicaragua and
that q canal would be constructed
across his country.
The Nicaraguan diplomat has been
frequent caller at the State Depart
ment since Secretary Bryan came into
ONCE, and the latter, after an extensive
study OF the problems involved in the
proposed treaty negotiations. has said
that his mind is open. M
The canal treaty, which is an in
heritance from the Taft administra-
ton, was negotiated by Minister
Weitzel last winter and has received
the approval Of the Nicaraguan gov
eminent. BY its terms Nicaragua, for
100000, would grant the United
States the exclusive right to construct
canal across Nicaragua, by way of
the San Juan River and Lake Nicara-
qua. This government also would have
right to acquire coaling station in
the Bay of Fonseca, on the Pacific side
Of the coast.
''Or course, the pending treaty may
be modified" said DR.. Castrillo, "but
am greatly encouraged by Mr. Bryan's
assurance that he has broad view of
the subject after careful examination
Of the provisions of the proposed con-
vention."
He believes the Nicaraguan Canal Is
commercial necessity, and with the
treaty negotiated he thinks steps
would be taken in the not distant
future looking to actual construction.
after ALL" he said, 'the Panama Canal
Is Of military and strategic Importance,
but when it is realized that the
Nicaraguan Canal would shorten the
route to the Pacific coast by an addi-
tional 1000 miles. am convinced that
1t will be built. When the first of the
Pacific railroads was built across the
United States it was thought that it
was sufficient for all commercial needs.
1t only. however, served to emphasize
the demand for other lines, which were
speedily built"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-30

money in order to obtain the credits
which enable him to keep the tomb
in decent order.
n But who troubles about this in.
France?" asks Cauhet, In conclusion.
Occasionally at long intervals the
government asks the commander Of
one of our Atlantic squadrons to stop
at st. Helena and visit Longwood and
the tomb A report in few lines ar
rives at Paris and Is quickly filed
away. -
AS matter Of fact. both the houA0
and the sepulcher are now thought
useless burden on the budget Of
foreign affairs to the extent of $500
annually-$1,2 400 for the caretaker's
salary and 5000 for the expenses Of
upkeep and of the Waterman. At
tempts are being made to reduce this
amount, and in few years time, when
tehe old house tumbles down. the
French sentinel will be withdrawn
from Longwood. In that way the
ruined howell and the empty tomb will
be definitely abandoned"