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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-24
RATE CASE HEARING,


Washington, March 24.@The inter-
state commerce commission will take
additional testimony of the railroads
before deciding the eastern advance
rate case. As April 20, FL and 2z are
the first days available such an an
nouncement today is taken to indicate
no decision before that time.
The statement issued by the COM
mission follows:
THE carriers have expressed their
desire to present, at an early date, ad-
ditiOnal testimony, touching their
financial requirements and also to
II rebuttal of the testimony recently
introduced in opposition to the pro-
posed increase in rates.
Having no other date available in
the near future, the commission has
thought it wise to postpone, until fur.
ther notice. the argument on the spot
ting question now assigned for March
SO and 81 and to devote those dates
to the hearing OF such further evi.
dence. If the carriers are not able -
complete this additional testimony af
the close of March 81, the hearing viii
he continued on April 20, 21 and ~,
those being the earliest available ad-
ditional dates.
GAS none of the commissioners was
able to be present when the testimony
was given on this subject by the rep
sesentattve of the railway commits
Nebraska, North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Mis-
souri,. he has been requested to appear
again on March 80 to restate in SUBJ
stance the testimony already given by
him.
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THEY COME HIGH.
Senate Investigations Cost $163, ,514 in
-Four Years.

Washington, March 24.-Investiga-
tions Of various sorts conducted by the
United States senate between Feb
ruary 9, 1910, and March IS, 1914,
cost the government $163,514.72.
Senator John Sharp Williams, chair
man of the committee on contingent
expenses, furnished the figures to the
senate and urged that Investigations
should not be ordered into everything
that some insist should be inquired
into.
Among the expensive Investigations
were the following:
Cost of living, 5000; first Lorimer
inquiry, $10,141; internal revenue GUS
toms division. $4,1s4: needs Of the
people of Alaska, $1.777; second Lori
mer inquiry, $5s.1s6; postoffice de-
partment, 1884; trusts. $2.992: Sen
ator Stephenson's election, $12,998:
Titanic disaster. $6,314: campaign
contributions. $8.O6S; disorders in
Mexico, $7.442; Paint and Cabin Creek
| coal strike. $7.937, and lobbying opera
tions, $1O,O59.
The senator merely submitted the
figures for the information Of his col
leagues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-24
POLITICAL GOSSIP
COsand Announces State PrOhi-
bitiOn Ticket.
Says Frank Stahl Mistaken
About No Ticket In Field.
THE 700 DODGE CITY BEAUTIES
Western Kansas Women Gave
Governor Reception.
Charlie Curtis Hammers Demo-
crat Tariff.

That Kansas will have a full Pfohi-
bitiOn ticket in the field this year is
the emphatic statement Of Lyman G.
Cosand. chairman OF the Prohibition
state committee. Not only does Cosand
state that ticket will be placed In
the field. but he names most OF the
nominees for Office at the November
election.
According to letter written by Co.
sand. petitions are now being circulated
which will result in the placing of the
Prohibitionists on the ballot in Kansas
again this year. In 1912 there was no
Prohibition ticket in this state because
of the insufficient vote polled in 1910.
The 1910 vote for secretary Of state
was Just 658. while the vote in 1908 was
4.148. But the Prohibitionists are not
discouraged and Cosand is authority for
the statement that they will try again
this year.
In this statement Cosand, a resident
of Barclay, Usage county, takes occa-
sion to question the friendliness of
Frank M. Stahl, secretary of the state
temperance union. to the Prohibition
cause.
1T seems that the information as
published came from Frank M. Stahl
Of Topeka, secretary of the state tenn
perance union," says Cosand in refer
ring to a recent State Journal interview
with Mr.. Stahl. II think that 1t is only
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-24
4 new. SHERIFF.
Governor Hodges Names John White
to Place In Brown County.

Governor Hodges today appointed :
new sheriff for Brown county, named
new coroners for Dickinson and Wa
baunsee counties and offered q reward
for the arrest and conviction Of q Shaw
nee county murderer.
John White, of Hiawatha, was ap-
pointed by the governor as sheriff Of
Brown county pending final action on
the suspension OF Sheriff 4. N. Moore.
The Brown county sheriff was suspend
ed yesterday by Judge w. I. Stuart. Of
the Brown county district court. Moore
and o. N. Barlow, q deputy, are under
arrest charged with the murder of Ern-
est Wallace who was killed in the
county Jail when he attempted to es-
cape. The suspension OF the officers
by the court was pending nnal action
in their cases by jury in the trial
OF the criminal case.
d. 8. Wagaman, Of Abilene, was
named by the governor az coroner Of
Dickinson county to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Otto Me-
K9llir. A new coroner was also named
for Wabaunsee county when Govern0g
Hodges sent commission to DR.. G. II.
Mie3ke of Alma to succeed q. 7. john
son, resigned.
A reward OF 800 was offered for the
arrest within 50 days and final convic-
tio OF Sampson Porter. wanted In Shaw
nee county ON = charge Of killing Frank
BayIess, VINO died Monday followinG IN
juries sustained when he was offac1p
- BY Porter IN Decembeg. e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-24
LIKE A RUBBER BALL.
Il the Gas Case for Federal Courts to
Play With.

After repeated and persistent at
tempts to secure the advantages to
which the state is entitled by it's gas
case victories in the decisions of Judge
Marshall of Utah and the federal
court of appeals in Denver. the state
is now compelled to go back to the
court of appeals for another inning
Attorney General Dawson thus outlin-
ed the situation in the Kansas Natural
Gas company case today when he re-
turned from Kansas City. where he
presented a few new phases of the
case to Judge Smith Mcpherson.
Judge Mcpherson has withheld de-
livery of about $660.0O0 of the funds
OF the gas company and insists that
gas furnished by the company at st.
Joseph, Joplin and Kansas City, Mo-,
must be paid for to the federal re-
cefvers in Missouri and that If the
Kansas receivers want the money they
must ask for it. All Of which will
probably result in keeping the gas case
alive in the federal courts for few
more months. The difficulties in the
gas situation are fundamental and no
method of rearranging its corporate
structure and management can be
undertaken by the state court with q
federal court looking on and expect
Ing to be consulted in every important
step.
IT insisted to Judge Mcpherson, -
said Attorney General Dawson. that
whether the states policy of dealing
with the gas case was wise or. unWise,
legal or illegal. he would never be
called upon to pass upon 1t unless he
happened to be promoted to the Unit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-24
TWO new PARTIES
One Conservative, Other Lib.
eral, Predicted by Clapp.
Urges Bull Moose to Stand Firm
Until Break Comes.

Bangor, Me-, March N.-Two great
parties. one conservative and the other
liberal, will result from the political
realignment, now in progress in this
speech at the Progressive state con-
vention today.
There is no fundamental line OF de-
marcation between the Republican and
Democratic parties at present" he said.
And pending the inevitable new align
ment, I urge you to stand hrm Tor
progressive principles.
always have and always will. come
into being as a protest against the in
ability Of existing parties to meet con-
ditions as they develop.
"The name Of the Democratic party
as applied to a political party has al
ways been a misnomer. The party has
never been democratic. 1t has always
dictate the purposes and policies to the
many.
"The Republican party in it's incep-
ton, was based upon the broad princi-
pie that government II for all must be
by all. It was the abandonment of this
principle under Mr.. Taft that led to
the ruin of the party
'It is idle to talk of resuscitating the
Republican party. II under the splen-
did leadership of Col. Roosevelt. the Re-
publican party could not permanently
be restored to it's old time vigor or
purpose, it is idle to talk Of such re-
storation, when the great body Of the
Progressive element has permanently
left the party.
I'VE have only to stand firm. The
Democratic party can no more outgrow
the barnacles that have fastened upon
it than could the, Republican party.
Much as its executive leadership is ad-
mired, the Democratic party is split in
twain by a line that runs through it
separating those who believe in pro-
gre ssive policies rejecting government
by the many, from those who stand for
reactionary policies rejecting govern
ment by the few"
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ed States supreme court before our gas
case got there. The only courts which
can lawfully review Judge FIannelly'
judgments are the Kansas and United
States supreme courts.
80, back we go to the United
States circuit court of appeals at St.
Paul. This time to set Judge McPher-
son right about this controversy. or to
set US right-maybe I had better add
that
The gas case has been legal rubber
ball in the hands of the lawyers. They
have dragged the case through Judge
Flannelly's court in Montgomery
county, through the United States dis
trict court, the federal circuit court
of appeals, paraded the troubles be-
fore the public utilities commission
and held many conferences and con-
sultations. But the case is still in
the courts. And General Dawson does
not pretend to say when or where
the case will end. He only knows that
the next battle is to be staged in st.
Paul before the circuit court of ap-
peals.
This evening Dawson will leave for
independence. Asked regarding the
significance Of his return to Judge
Flannelly's jurisdiction, the attorney
general only smiled.
There may be some news from In
dependence tomorrow-perhap said
Dawson.
And that is the situation in the gas
case this afternoon. 1t may change
tomorrow. But no one ventures a
guess on the future.
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Irish Situation Appears to ~
Beyond His Control.
Government IL Forced to Sur.
render to Army Ofaeers.
DISS0[uTI0n OF PARLIAMENT
Is Confidently Expected at N!
Early Date.
Home Rule in tho Form Pre-
posed Is Impossible.

London. March -2l.-The dissoIutlom
Of the Britain parliament has bsen
FASTENED by the events OF the last fev
days. according 70 the opinion sem
orally exprewed today In political CDR;
clesL The aurreodsr Of the eovora-
ment to the officers Of the army who
declined to serve against the Ulster
men 10 particularly significant In thag
connection. The Irish nationalistn. fe
Ii pointed out, win not accept hOmo
rule with Ulster permanently exclud~
Cd, while the government has found g
impossible to compel Ulster to cons
under Dublin parliament.
It is argued that the only Way out'
OF the difficulty IL to hold Z gonerA1
election and no ono would Be sur&
prised IL the government during tho
second reading of the home rulo bill
next week. should offer to dlasolVo
parliament ON condition the home rulo.
tho Welsh disestablishment and the
plural voting bill should be passed.
The dissatisfaction Of the rank ana
file OF the Liberals with the goverm-
is another factor which IL likely 70
hasten q general election. Many
radicals would like to join forces with
the labor members and make An an
peal to the country on the refusal of
onicers to act against striking work.
-
as il usual. are even more outepo1o1
on the subject OF the government'1
surrender to the officers than are
their London contemporaries. The
Manchester Guardian says;
1T IL with the deepest regret and
some shame that we have heard of
Premier Asquith's even partial accept-'
ance of the doctrine that officers have
the right to lay down for themselves
the conditions under which they VIM
continue to serve the king.
They arc 30 treated because they
are rich men and because they have the
preJuoices OF their class. Not only =
there one law for the rich man Ia tho
army ana one tor the poor but tl,sre ~
one standard Tor the Tory officereo
lloyalty to Als oath and another stand
ard Tor, the private soldier. whose, svsur,
pathies: are with the laborine smasS -
| Similar coutHAs appear in, thu skae>'
erpool Post. also strong Liberaf 81.
per.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-24
DUST Laden WIND
Highest Velocity Before Noon
Forty Miles IN Hour.
This Is Greatest Speed Record
ed in Over Four Months.

A heavy southerly wind IL the or
der OF things today. Dust hurled at
the rate Of 40 miles an hour along Kan
sas avenue has been binding to Pc
destrians. The temperature is above
normal for this date and the ship
pers' forecast indicates that there will
be no freezing weather in the next "a
hours within a radius of 200 miles Of
Topeka.
The wind velocity at 11:60 o'clock
this morning was 40 miles an hour. the
highest speed attained since last Mo-
vember when a maximum velocity of
~ miles was recorded. At o'clock
this afternoon the rate was Is miles.
The forecast reads: Mostly cloudy
tonight and Wednesday; warmer north
east and colder west portion tonight;
colder Wednesday,"
The minimum temperature was II
degrees at 1890 o'clock this morning.
There is not expected to be much
change in temperature at Topeka in
the next "a hours. although the mer-
curry may drop a slight degree.
The highest temperature on this
date in the last "a years was 82 In 1907:
the minimum was % in 1903. In three
of the last 27 spring seasons there has
been no killing frost after this date.
The hourly reading:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-24
REWARDS FOR PORTER
Governor Offers 800 for Bayless
ASSailant.

Governor George H. Hodges this
morning offered reward Of 800 for
the arrest within ninety days and the
final conviction of Samson Porter, COL
ored. who shot Frank Bayless last De-
cember, causing his death yesterday.
Sheriff L. L. Kiene and County At
torney Atchison called upon the gov
ernor this morning. asking his cooper
alton In the effort to locate the elusive
alleged murderer.
Three rewards are now out for POr-
ter. The county commissioners. who
have offered $50. are expected to raise
the amount. The Hutchinson reforma-
tory, who allowed Porter out on pa
role. have offered &25 for his return.
A warrant charging Porter with muir
der was issued this morning by the
county attorneys Office. Hitherto the
warrant had been for assault with in
tent to kill.
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General villa Has Begun His
Attack ON TOrre0n.
Federal Troops of Garrison
Offer Stubborn Resistance.
COME OUT TO MEET REBELS
Are Driven Back After Sustain.
ing Heavy Losses.
Field Hospitals Crowded With
COnstituti0naliSt Wounded.

Juarez, March 24.-Gomez Palacio
was in the hands Of the rebels this
morning, according to information
given out at the office of General
Chao here, and General Benavides. at
the head of the Zargosa brigade, waf
moving against Torreon. No state
ment of casualties in the desperate
street fighting. in Gomez Palacio last
night, was available.
Confirmation OF the rebel victory in
the latter city was received when a
telegram from General villa was
picked up here. It ordered that GER
tain supplies be sent directly to Gomez
Palacio.
Benavides is said to be advancing
from the east after cutting the rail-
road to Saltillo. Strategists here think
that he will be the first to enter the
federal stronghold. They believe the
bulk of the federal forces was en-
gagged at Gomez Palacio and that al
though the latter retired, they will not
have time nor spirit to unite against
Benavides who is advancing from a
different direction.
Beginning of the Battle.
Elverjel, Mexico, March 24.-Meeting
stubborn resistance at Gomez Palaci0,
only a few miles north and east of Tor
reon. General Francisco Villa and his
1900 rebel troops began the most i'm
portant battle Of the constitutionalists
revolution and the rebel chieftain's s
march to TorreOn was seriously con-
tested by the federals.
The field hospital here today is crowd
ed with wounded which streamed into
Elverjel as fast as they could be re-
turned from the front. Given emer-
gency attention here, the seriously
wounded were fastened on to the gen.
eral hospital at Bermejillo.. The fed
eral loss oppears to have been much
heavier than that Of the rebels but no
accurate estimate of their dead and
wounded has been made.
Apparently determining to deal Gen.
(Continued on Page TWo,)
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day between the company ana the
Amalgamated Association Of Street
and Electric Railway Employees.
President e. c. Connette, Of the Inter-
national, confirmed the action Of the
supervisors. in suspending the motor
crew OF the six cars. When this woyd
was carried to the headquarters OF the
street car men. a call was 1t Once Ia
sued for q meeting OF the grievances
committee and 1t was announced by
President C. r. Conroy. of the LEGAL
union. that a formal demand would be
made for the reinstatement OF the
men.
In addition to the crews Of the six
cara, II other men who refused ia
take their places. were promptly sus-
pended by tho company.
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EXEMPT
Senator Chamberlain Digs UI
. Law Of 1884
Providing No Tolls Shall Be
Charged on Any Canal.

Washington, March z4.-Basis for
an important phase of the argument
against the administration proposal
for repeal of the tolls exemption pro-
vision Of the Panama canal act. was
placed before the senate today, when
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon in
troduced a resolution which would
pave the way toward repeal of a sec
ton of a rivers and harbors act OF
July 5, 1884, providing that no tolls
or operating charges be charged on
any vessels, through any canal or
other work for the Improvement OF
navigation belonging to the United
States.
After setting forth in detail the pur-
poses sought by the government in the
act of 1884, the Chamberlain resolu-
ton, which calls upon the secretary
of war for Information relating to the
maintenance of rivers and canals. de-
clares:
Whereas. II the free tolls clause OF
the Panama canal act Is to be re-
pealed and tolls are to be levied upon
vessels engaged in the coastwise trade
of the United States. the policy OF the
(ConfinIlNd on P0eo TWOl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-24

Fifteen Year Old Boy eprrenders After
Being Wounded Many Times.

Te.re Haute, Ind, Kprch 24.-zAfter
a fight with the pohce. during which
more than fifty shots were exchanged.
Ernest McWilHams, aged 16. surren-
dered, his clothing soaked with blood
from many wounds. The boy was
caught early today in the gunshop of
Edward Tetzel and when called upon
to surrender, replied with fusiHade
of shots. While the police armed
themselves with riot guns, McWifliams
barricaded himself in an automobile
in the rear Of the store and kept up a
continuous fire.
All the window panes in the store
were broken and the automobile was
riddled with bullets from the police
mems guns After being wounded
many times, McWilliams screamed
that he would give himself up and,
with arms above his head, staggered
out of the store. He was sent to a
hospital where 1t was said his condi-
tiOn. was serious.
Five loaded revo1vers were found in
the boys pockets and he had placed
a number of loaded rifles and shotguns
in the automobile, where he made his
stand against the police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-24
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
Panama Tolls Exemption Bill Crowded
Out by Other Legislation.

Washington. March 24.-Senate met
at noon. Senator Chamberlain intro
dCced a resolution to repeal the tolls
exemption on inland waterways grant
ed by the rivers and harbors bill of
1884.
House met at noon. Debate on the
Panama tolls exemption bill was again
postponed because the rivers and har-
6ors appropriation bill still was un-
finished. ---s
Women suffragists. before the cleo
tions committee, endorsed a bill to
permit qualified women voters to cast
ballots at congressional elections.
Representative Green, before the
commerce committee, spoke in favor
Of Investigation of the financial affairs
Of the Rock Island road.
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ROOSEVELT IS SAFE.
The Colonel Was Not With the Fiala
Party.

New York, March 24.-A cable mes
sage confirmatory of previous reports
that Theodore Roosevelt had met with
no mishap in Brazil was received at
the American Museum Of Natural His
tory today, in response to an inquiry
United States Consul Pickerell at
Para.
Roosevelt all right Arriving at
Manaos by way of Papagaio river"
eaid the consuls message.
New York, March 24.-Theodore
Roosevelt was not with the section OF
his exploring party, headed by Anthony
F'iala, whose equipment was lost in a
river in Brazil, according to a dispatch
received from Fiala by the Newly
Times. Fiala reported that the Roose-
welt party. in good health. was explor-
ing the Duivata river (the River of
Doubt') and was expected to reach
Manoas early in April.
Fiala's dispatch was dated from San
tarem, Brazil, and relieved the anxiety
of the Roosevelt family and others
here, as no definite word had been re-
ceived previously, regarding Colonel
Roosevelt and the other members of
the expedition.
F'iala's message. II left Colonel Roose-
welt at Utiarity, Matto Crosse, to ex-
plore the Papagaio river, with a Bra
lillian cavalry officer, Lieutenant Lau-
REDO. seven men and the three canoes.
Two Of the canoes were sunk with
equipment and food in the rapids, leav-
ing us short of supplies. We continued
and TapajOs rivers, running 80 rapids
I'VE are in good health and the tril
has been successful. We shall proceed
to Manoas tomorrow"
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GEO. MARTIN worse.
Former Secretary Historical Society IN
Critical Condition.

George Martin. former secretary of
the State Historical society. is serious
ly i'll at his home, 823 Topeka avenue.
Martin recently suffered from a bad
stroke Of paralysis, but his condition
is more critical today than 1t has been
for some time.
Mr.. Martin resigned as secretary OF
the historical society early this year
ard was succeeded by William E. Con-
nel1ey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-24
WHY SHE KILLED HIM,
Mime. Caillaux Gives Two Reasons fos
Shooting Chlmette.

Paris. March 24.-"My fear of the
consequences of the publication OF
some private correspondence, in the
Figaro, led to my assassination of Cas-
ton Calmette," Mime. Caillaux told the
examining magistrate today.
Il also had been obsessed with the
idea that my husband might be driven
&c commit the crime" she said, land
20 decided to do it myself