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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
DUE TO BROKEN RAIL,
Report to L. C. C. ON the New Haven
Wreck of Last Year.

washington, June Sin a report to
the interstate commerce commission
To-Day, On the cause of the wreck of a
New York. New Haven & Hartford pas
senger train near Westerly. r. l., Octo-
Der rs. 1913. H. w. Be,nap, chief in
spector of safety appliances, finds it
was due to broken rail. The wreck
resulted in the injury Of "A passengers
and three employees.
Mr. Belnap declared the fnvestfRa-
ton had shown that the rail fractured
under the New Haven train by reason
OF the presence of transverse assures
In its head, caused by high wheel Ioa de-
with their attending strains"
The inspector further reported that
the presence in the New Haven track
and continued use of rails of the same
or similar construction and exposed to
the same service conditions lis a source
of danger"
In connection with his report. Mr..
Belnap pointed out that deraflments
caused by broken rails since July /.
1901. numbered 2.762, in which ITS DER
sons lost their lives, 6.0O4 were injured
and DAMAGES aggregated s., z37, 1893, be-
cause OF the peculiar type of assures
which cannot be detected in rails until
tney are worn to the surface. Inspector
Beinap declared that it seems apparent
tnat a remedy lies in the diminishing
of wheel pressure,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
PROHIBITION BY TREATY


Minneapolis, June 9-when the
United States supreme court reversed
the decision OF the district court, in
the socalled Indian liquor cases the
action not only had the effect Of de-
ciar1ng dry q 1900 square mile Sec
tion. In central and northern Mime
sofa. but may cause two-thirds of the
state. including Minneapolis and Du-
Iutn. to be placed in the prohibition
Although the decision directly az
Iecfs only the territory covered by q
treaty OF the government with the
Cnlppewas In 1855, it was believed by
many familiar with the case that the
decision is equally effective in regard
10 two previous pacts. covering the
greater portion of southern and west
ern Minnesota and from which the
prohibition clause in the 1855 docu-
ment was copied. II enforced literal
~. all of this city west Of the MISSISSIPPI
pi river and all OF Duluth will be dry,
until congress sees fit to lift the liquor
embargo.
Court Decision Ignored.
bemidu. Mimi, June 9.-Every sa-
loon In Bernidji and in all OF the dis
trlct affected by the Indian treaty of
800. Is open as open as usual today,
despite the decision Of the supreme
court or the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09

gress met in 1906 anc recommended q
uniform act dealing both with causes
of divorce and with provisions regard
ing divorce Jurisdiction; The former
provisions have been adopted no.
where. the latter only In an insignifi-
cant number OF states Delaware,
Wisconsin. New Jersey. The Confer
ence of Commissioners on Uniform
State Laws have framed and Endorsed
two acts-One relating to the forma-
ton Of the marriage contract (1911),
and the other attempting to check the
practice OF resorting to other states
for the purpose of evading laws Of
the home Jurisdiction (1912). No
state has as yet adopted the uniform
act; the marriage evasion
act became law in Massachusetts in
1913. The slight record Of legislative
stands certainly in
marked contrast to the supposed
strength of popular demand for unity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09

1t would seem that the United
States senators have succeeded in so
complicating the Panama tolls ques-
ton that they will have to debate it
for the rest of the summer OF course,
this wouldn't make any difference 70
the people of the country. who long
since lost all interest in this tiresome
talkfest, were 1t not for the fact that
1t Is likely to stand in the way Of the
senate taking action on the important
legislation affecting trusts and corpor-
ations that has passed the house. Re-
gardless Of the merits of these meas
ures, they should be enacted into law
or effectively killed SO that business
can adjust itself accordingly. 1t Is the
delay and uncertainty as to what form
this trust legislation will take that is
responsible in q large measure for the
business depression. Capital may well
be pardoned for hesitating when it
knows not which way to 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
STILL IS HOPEFUL.


washington. June s.-Secretary OF
state Bryan. after . conference with
PRESIDENT Wilson. ON the Mexican situ-
ataon. before the regular cabinet meet
ing today. announced that both he and
the president were very hopeful that
the c0nstttutionalists would partici-
Rate IN the mediation negotiations at
Niagara Falls
The secretary left for New Jersey
after making this statement. but n va
apparent that he was much encour-
a8ed over the present prospects for
success or the mediation. His hupes.
= y believed. were based on reports
lists here who have been in commmni-
cation with Carranxa at Saltillo. what
Is the exact nature Of General Car.
Ianzas attitude toward the recent
communication from the mediator.
mas not yet been disclosed.
It was learned that partial rep,v ~
tne mediators' proposals had been re-
ceveo from the constftutionalist chief
~ mis- confidential aren't. Rafael IN.
2eran. but that not all the Informal
s son desired had been received. Fur
<nef communication from General
Carranxa was expected later tcdew r.
view OF this II was deemed likely that
CarIenxa's answer to the mediators
you'd not be forward to Niarnra
Fails today.
matte quarters today concernin1 the
opposition Of the Antilla's CARGO az
a M1 ana ammunition bound for
Iampico. Though there was an evi.
oent expectation that some stems
YOU'D De taken by the mediatorn AZ
the United States Government ~ NJ. 20
vent the landing of these war stores.
constituttonalists professed to have NJ
Information Of such q possibility. Sec.
rstary Bryan would not discuss mn
At the cabinet meeting TODAY there
was general discussion OF the nnoce
proposals as drafted by the Washing
Ton administration and Forwarded r.
Niagara Falls. 1t was declared there
Yer, Were no changes from the general out
mediators. which would prove an oh
s'acie TO nlediation's success.
Lind Sees the President.
Wnen MI. Bryan conferred with the
Piesioent ne was accompanied bv John
1uu, VINO mas been serving as the
special representative of the state de-
t;on .ene IN dealing with the constitu-
tIoHaust representatives in Washing
ton. 1t was Mr.. Lind's first visit to
me president in many weeks After
secretary Bryan had left. it was learn :
ca tnat besides discussing the nros-
pects OF constitutionalist participation
IN mediation they also had taken mn
the proposed landing of arms for the
n.tltutionalists at Tampico by the
steamer Antilla. Nothing co,,Id hc
learned as to conclusions that nniuLt
nave been reached as to what this
government would do in view of the
suspension OF the Huerta blockade
me suggestion in dispatches from
~ Eans, that the peace plan to
oe embodied into a protocol ni0h+ h.
taken up with the constitutionaIi.ts -,
sources outside of mediation, was re-.
earoed here As a very probable com ;.
promise. should the constitution list 9
t aecnne to Participate actively at this
thas OIIlclais here took the view
faI the task of dealing with tn. con-
se,IutionaIists over the proposed pro-
tocoi. during recess of the mediation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
A SLuGGER At Y.
Aged Baptist Minister Displays Agilits
of Youth.

Chicago, June e.-The Chicago
Baptist Minister'S association cam
celled their weekly meeting yesterday.
went to Lincoln park, organized two
baseball teams, the blues and the reds.
and played a nine inning game The
sensation of the contest was the Rev.
r. E. Manning, ~ years old. the hard
hitting center fielder of the blues. DIR.
Manning was all over the center gar
den, stabbing them in the air and
scooping up low ones like a profess
sional He made several hard catches
and in five times at the bat got three
hits and drove in two runs The blues
won Is to z. DR.. Manning vas a lBio-
neer ball player In his seminary days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
FORMS new CABINET
Senator Rfbot Announces Personnel Of
the Body.

Paris, June 9.-Senator Alexandra
Felix Ribot announced today that he
had formed q new cabinet to succeed
that of Premier CASTOR DOumergue.
Five Of the members are senators and
seven deputies. M. Ribot will be pre-
mier and minister Of Justice.
His associates will be: Foreign at
fairs, Senator Leon Bourgeois; finance,
Deputy Etienne Clementel: marine,
Deputy 1heophile Del Casse: war,
Deputy Joseph Noulens; interior, SEN
ator Paul Peytral; public instruction,
Deputy Arthur Dessoye; public works,
Senator Jean Dupuy: colonies. Sena-
tor Emile Chautemps; commerce,
Deputy Adrian Qariac; labor, Deputy
Maurice Mannoury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
UNIFORM DIVORCE LAWS.

OF the great national political or
CARNATIONS, writes Prof. Ernst Freund
in the June Case and Comment, the
Lawyers Magazine, tie United States
is the only one that cannot legislate
on the subjects of marriage and di-
vorce. All the Euro pean states pos
sess the power. although the United
Kingdom has not seen fit to exercise
it in such a way as to unity it's law,
and is about to surrender the power
Gin fact if not in theory in favor of
Irish Home Rule. The Federal sys-
TENS Of Germany. Switzerland, Can
ada, Australia, and South Africa have
either unlimited or very extensive leg
islative power over the marital status.
Judging from almost universal consti-
tutional arrangements, therefore, the
condition in this country appears to
be anomalous. 1t is of course easily
accounted for by the fact that ours is
the Oldest Of national constitutions
and very difficult to change.
The evils of the lack of unity of law
on an essential relation of life. a re-
lation moreover in which state boun-
daries count for AS little as they do in
commerce have of course impressed
themselves upon public opinion, and
have led to demand for reform. Mr..
Ames. in his Essay on Proposed
Amendments to the Constitution, re-
fers to six different propositions to
confer the power to legislate on mar
rage and divorce on congress by con-
stitutional amendment.
The efforts to obtain unity have
been directed. primarily. to the SUBJ
ject of divorce. secondarily, to that OF
marriage. A national divorce con
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
ONLY SIX OF THEM OUT
Reunion OF Soldiers of the Mexican
War in Ohio.

Chillfcothe. Ohio. June 9.-Of the
thousands of soldiers who crossed the
arid plains OF Mexico with Generals
Taylor and Scott. hundreds of whom
were from Ohio. only six were here to-
day to attend the national reunion of
survivors of the war with Mexico. For
q time today it was question wheth-
er any OF the veterans would be- on
hand to be welcomed by the president
of the National Association Of Mexican
Veterans. Captain John A. Fisher. a
resident of Chillicothe.
Captain Fisher. past ninety years OF
age and blind. was unable to deliver a
formal address Practically all of
those In attendance are from this inn
mediate vicinity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
BEGIN HARVESTING.
Reno County Man to Work Crew "A
Hours Per Day.

Wichita. June 9.-Some of the owners
of large wheat farms in Reno and
Kingman counties are making plans to
work three shifts of men in the wheat
fields and keep their harvesting ma
chfnery running "a hours a day. They
Will do 1t with the aid OF gasoline lamps
which. they believe. with the moonlight
nights. Will make it possible to bind
their wheat by night as well as dur
ing the daylight hours. Fred Forsha
of Reno county, who has $500 acres of
wheat and 400 acres of rye, is the first
to try the night cutting. He began his
harvest today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
THE eREaT HEAT IoDly: j


Heat PFOstrntions IN Chicago.
Chicago. Ill. June Before :
o'clock the temperature had risen half
q point above the high mark of ~ de-
frees Fifteen heat presentations were
reported.
Dying Of Heat.
Detroit. June Sup to this afternoon
the intense heat Of the last three days
had resulted in four deaths. driven =
young woman insane and prostrated
at least - other persons. according to
= police report The government street
thermometer registered - degrees early
in the afternoon.
Pittsburg. June 81 Three deaths re-
suited from heat today.
Hot In Chicago.
Chicago. June s.-Two more deaths
attributed to the heat were recorded
today by the police, while the mercury
mounted to ~ degrees early in the ant
ernoon. a record for the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
WILL HOLD up ARMS.
Cargo Destined for Rebels VIII BE-
stopped 1t Galveston.

Washington, June Sat the cabinet
meeting today the question OF ammu-
nitions reaching the constituti0nalists
from the United States was the chief
subject of discussion and Secretary OF
Commerce Redfield was directed to
hold up at Galveston the cargo of
arms consigned to Carranza's agents,
which is en- route to the Texas port,
on the Morgan liner Ell Sud. Ell Sud
has As, 900 rounds of ammunition from
Flint & Company, New York.
Secretary Redfield said he would
notify customs officers at Galveston to
hold the ammunition. The president
and cabinet learned from the collector
of customs at Baltimore that the Ham
liner Arcadia was
loading $4,000 worth Of ammunition
consigned to Hamburg. The collector
reported that he believed the consign-
ment notice was a subterfuge and that
the ammunition actually was destined
for Mexico. Secretary Redfield said
this government could do nothing IL
the ship actually cleared for Ham,
burg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
Jayhawker Jots

The Jewell County Republicans
idea of cruelty to animals is to raise
ducks and boys with no place for
them to swi-
Little by little, explains the Sedg-
wick Paragraph, the child learns;
the horse, too, by bits.
Recently the Lebo Star printed
piece about man who bought a sack
of flour on credit and sold it for
cash for ten cents less than he paid
for it, took the proceeds and went to
picture show with his family. A
Leroy business man tells a story on
q man of means in this community,
who at one time was hard-pressed for
ready money. A neighbor woman one
day gave him dollar to buy sugar.
He bought the sugar on time at the
store where he usually did his trad
ing and pockeAd. the dollar. Then
when he got on his feet he paid the
merchant his account. Leroy Re-
porter.
A Kansas girl, motoring through
Iowa, wrote this to friend in Man
haitian recently: What would you
think IL you came suddenly upon
was a large white stone. plainly
marked .Allbones? Now, wouldn't
you feel just a bit creepy? 1 did. L
must confess, and not until the hotel
keeper had explained the thing to us
did l begin. to see things canny again.
1t seems that there are two families In
that country who have the name ALL
bones. Old settlers and longtime
residents think no more of it than If
they were so many Joneses or Smiths.
but 1t Is quite shocking to a stranger.
AS long as 1 live, shall never forget
that little country cemetery, with its
peculiar monument"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
CAN keep THE PLUMES
Women Wearing Feathers Ont of tl,e
Country Can Return with Them.

Washington, June 9-Women wear
ing aigrettes and other plumage from
game birds when they leave the United
States will hereafter be permitted to
wear the plumage back into this
country upon their return. A treas
ury decision to this effect was hand
ed down today In = case reported
from Detroit ON May ~.
ASwomAn wearing an aigrette pur.
chased six years before In New York
crossed from Detroit to Windsor. Ont.
Ghe refurned to the United states
within an hour, but cuatoms oflceeu
ssssed her eiGrette ..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09

Exports decreased to the tune OF
$37,0OO,OOO during the month of April
as compared with what they were in
the same month Of a year ago, and the
imports increased by $27,00O,0O0. But
such a crack at the maintenance of a
balance of trade in favor of the United
States is presumably merely of a psy-
GEOLOGICAL variety,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
Journal Entries

About the most tiresome job is doing
nothing.
Worrying over warm weather only
adds to its annoyances.
=
Many men are no meaner than they
have good reason to be.
. = =
One side TO a question is usually as
interesting as the other.
Almost every person thinks he is
blessed with n good disposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09

In stating to the interstate COM
merce commission that William Rookie
feller's health was such that he could
not testify before that body. his attor-
ney explained that his clients atten-
dance at the meetings of the board of
directors of the New Haven railroad
involved no nervous strain as it was
largely formal This seems to confirm
the testimony of Mr.. Mellen relative
to the Significance of the meetings of
this board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State Journal
away from home during the summer
may have the paper mailed regularly
a ten cents o week or thirty cents
= month (by mail only. Address
changed as often as desired. While
ont OF town the State Journal will be
to you like daily letter from home.
Advance payment Is requested on
these short time subscriptions, to save
Bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
M'NEAL IN SCORE.

Continued from First Page Golf Story.1
M. A. Mclaughlin, Lakewood. Coun-
try club. Denver. 1853: Allan McNeal.
Topeka. Country club. 1877: J. L. Carle-
ton. Glenecho Country club, 1877; J. C.
Pedro, Hutchinson Country club, 1870;
F. w. Oliver, wichita Country club.
176
o. B. knight, St Joe Country club.
178; w. A. Stickney, st. Louis Country
club. 157; Rufus Mcdonald, jr., St Joe
Country club. 176.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09

Why are not some of these foreign
countries that are being visited by Col
onel Roosevelt presenting him with
divers medals for placing the River OF
Doubt on the worlds map? There
was no delay in their recognition OF
the exploits of Doc Cook.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09

Washington, June 9.@A report to
the department of agriculture received
today from the International institute
of agriculture at Rome gives final re-
turns for the years production Of
wheat in India at 313. 900 bushels,
II per cent less than last years pro-
ductfon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09

Such Industrial Workers of the
World as have reached the harvest
fields are not in them for the purpose
of earning an honest dollar or SO with
honest toll. Nix on such comedy. They
are on hand to encourage men who
want to work not to do so except I'M
der terms that are likely to be I'M
roasOnable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
Stevenson Grows Weaker

Chicago. June 9.-Adlai E. Steven
son, former vice president. who has
been critically i'll for some days was
weaker today. The continued heat ap-
parently affected him adversely His
eighty years and a nervous breakdown
which he suffered six months ago on
the death of his wife also told against
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
RABIES IN KISSES.
Child Contracts Disease; Two Other
Persons Under Observation.

Pittsburg, Pa, June 9.-John Dasta,
age 8, kissed his little brother. just be-
fore he died of rabies, May 13. and to-
day was admitted to hospital here
suffering from the disease. His moth
er and two other members of the fam
lily who also had kissed the dead child,
were taken to the hospital for observa-
ton. DR.. A. Leteve. who has charge of
the case. is himself under treatment
because of a bite he received two weeks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09

An Egyptologist has discovered
that in the time of Rameses III, wO-
men were on an equal footing with
men. Which Is not of much impor-
lance, except as suggesting 1t would
be most desirable were the women Of
today content to hold a like position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09

If the Kaws can keep up their bat
ting stride. they are almost sure To
make a pretty good showing In the
percentage column before the close of
the season. In recent seasons. failure
to hit the ball has been the chief
weakness of the Topeka teams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
LIPTON'S new BOAT.
Shamrock w Sails Away from Her
Old Namesake.

Southampton. June 9.-Shamrock
w, Sir Thomas Lipton's new chal-
lenger. showed excellent form today
in her first race sailed in the Solent
She outpaced the older Shamrock,
leaving the trial yacht far astern.
Only a light breeze was blowing and
both Shamrocks carried a full spread
of fair weather canvas. Beating to
eastward the challenger quickly drew
away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09

Has the Aquitania. another OF the
largest steamships in the world tnas
has just touched this country for the
first time, a sufficient number OF lie
boats and RATS to accommodate all OF
the 5000 passengers she can carry as
well as her large crew?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
wichita Girl Kills seaf,

Philadelphia, June s.-Miss Leatos
Lentx, Of Wichita. a student at the
Woman;s College hospital in this city
oner who investigated the case re-
ported 1t al one Of suicide, and assign
ed dependency over studies n the
probable reason for the young woman
ending her life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09

Normal conditions will soon prevail
In these United States. Mr.. Bryan
chautauqua lecture touring begins be-
fore long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09

And the rain that the playboys
begged to go away and come again an
other day, evidently has forgotten to
keep its engagement.