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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
AMMUNITION HELD VI
Consignment Of 500 Tons for Mexf-
can Rebels Is Stopped.

New York, June 2.-Five hundred
tons of ammunition, ordered by the
Mexican constitutionalists. which ar
rived in New York today from Bridge
port. Conn.,, will not be allowed to
leave this port. Although it was stat
ed at the custom house that no in
structions had been received from
Washington, officials declare any YES
sci bearing arms or ammunition con-
signed to- either of the Mexican facl
tions would be refused clearance pa
'pers.
The ammunition was brought here
on the Bridgeport line steamer Maui
gatuck, and it was understood in ship
ping circles the lot would be lightered
to the Ward liner Antilla, which is to
sail late today for Tampico. Officials
of the Ward line refused to say
whether the shipment had been of
fered for the Antilla. Agents for the
company which manufactured the
ammunition admitted that it had ar
rived here.
Although officials at the custom
house said earlier in the day that the
Ward liner Antflla probably would be
refused clearance papers because she
had no board a cargo of five hundred
tons OF ammunition consigned to the
Mexican constitutionalists at Tam
pico no objection to the vessels sail
ing was made when the manifest was
presented and clearance papers asked.
No instructions, it was said at the
customs house, had been received
from Washington in regard to the
shipment. An aeroplane was includ-
ed in the cargo of the Antilla
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
TALK SHEEP and WOOL
Representatives of Industry Discuss
Improved Methods at Washington.

Washington. June 2.-Representa-
tives of the wool Industry from various
parts of the country were here today
for the first of series Of conferences
with officials Of the department of ag-
riculture for the purpose Of stimulat-
ing interest in new and improved
methods Of raising sheep and manu-
featuring wool. The conference was
to continue for three days and a num-
Der of prominent men identified with
the trade were on the program for
addresses.
Practically all phases of the wool
industry were to be discussed. Among
them were: Manufacturing value of
American wool; methods Of effecting
Improvement in the handling of
American wool; control of predatory
animal in range states; the dog prob
lem in farm states; means of increas-
ing the number OF farm sheep: i'm
provement in range breeding methods
and statistics on sheep and wool.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
RULES FOR GIVING TIPS
Australia Suspects Yankees-Steama
Company Makes Schedule.

San Francisco. Cal. June Aus
tralta Is said to have notion that
America has its hand out. palm up. To
counteract this impression for the pur-
pose of encouraging travel between the
Antipodes and England, a San Fran
cisco steapship company is preparing
to make campaign of enlightenment
In Australia, according to an announce
ment made today.
Australians are to be given the fol-
lowing fnfOrmation:
Generally speaking, tips In the
United States should be no more in the
aggregate than in England, although
the number of persons who have to be
tipped is fewer.
In restaurants or hotel cafes. keep
to the 10 per cent. rule. Bell boys
should get five-possibly ten cents for
a service. The maid at hotels should
receive small gratuity-say about so
cents a week.
BARRIERS in fashionable hotels ex-
pect 10 cent tip, the information adds.
and hotel elevator boys should be tipped
at the rate of Is cents a week. Sleeping
car porters should be paid about rs
cents a day, although II the traveller
feels exceedingly prosperous this might
be stretched to so cents.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
y. S. ASKS FOR RECEIVER
Unless Shoe Machinery Company Gets
Right With sherman Law.

Boston, June Final arguments in
the governments suit to dissolve the
United Shoe Machinery company, as an
unlawful monopoly, under the Sherman
antitrust law, were begun before Fed
eral Judges Putnam. Dodge and Brown
today.
; Attorneys for the government argued
that the company had monopOlized that
part Of the shoe machinery business
connected with the bottoming of shoes
and that under its system Of leasing
machinery it had been able to build up
and maintain monopoly, buying and
controlling over 55 corporations and in
dividuals for the alleged purpose of
sitting competition.
y The government asked for a decree
adjudging the defendants parties to an
unlawful monopoly: that the United
Shoe Machinery company and the
United Shoe Machinery corporation,
which Is the holding company, were
combinations in restraint of trade, that
they had acquired a monopoly of the
shoe machinery business; that their
system of leasing machinery be de-
clared void. The government also
asked that the continuance of the COM
bination be enjoined and unless the
defendants submit to the court within
ninety days - plan for restoring bona
fide competitive conditions which would
create a system in harmony with the
true intent and purpose of the law. a
receiver be appointed who would bring
about such results under the direction
of the court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
SCARCITY OF MONEY.
1t Is Retartling Resumption Of Bush
ness At TnmpicO.

Tampico, June 1-(By way of Browns
vile, June 2).-The United States trans
port Hancock today arrived with z7O
refugees, who were transferred outside
the port, to the collier Lebanon and
then landed in this city. Most of them
were men interested in the oil indus
try and seeking to resume operations.
The oil operators are generally reluc-
tant to commence their activities owing
to the difficulties surrounding the gem
eral situation in Mexico. especially dur
ing the conference of the mediators at
Niagara Falls.
The acute scarcity of currency is
gravely affecting all business interests
here. 1t is impossible to obtain suffi-
cient bills. either naticalaI or consti-
tutional, for payment of employees and
there is practically no change in cir
culation. Owing to the small number of
bills in the city the exchange for Amer
lean currency has been reduced here
to only two pesos for one American
dollar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
CAuGHT IN A TRAP.


Kansas City. June 1.-Fred Z. Kauf-
mans golf sticks and a burglars neg
lect in stepping into q trap of his own
making. handed the intruder In the po-
lice station today. Mr.. Kaufman II
general manager Of large pillow COM
pany. The burglar entered the Kauf-
man home by way Of window. With
his pockets full Of jewelry the intruder
started to leave by the front door.
Double doors guard the Kaufman
home. The burglar opened the inner
door. stepped into the vestibule and
softly closed the door behind him. The
spring lock clicked. then he turned the
knob Of the outer door but found 1t
locked. After working four hours to
open the outer door the burglar broke
the glass with his jimmy.
This aroused Mr.. kaufman and his
son-in-law, Howard J. HARRISON.
They went down stairs armed with
golf clubs and slowly opened the inner
door. AS the burglar dashed in, q well
placed blow from Mr.. Kaufman's
brassie knocked the revolver from the
intruder's hand. then Mr.. Kaufman and
Mr.. HARRISON used the golf sticks with
such effect that the man was nearly un-
conscious when the police came.
The burglar said he was q painter
out of work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
BUYING Fo0DSTUFF.
Reports Show Greater Consumption =
Home-Exports Les.

washington. June with the
home demand for domestic foodstuffs
almost equalling production. the Unit
ed States IL not only reducing its ex-
ports but Is increasing its imports of
certain fOodstuffs. This Is one Of the
striking features of a review today by
the department Of commerce of the
foreign trade during the first six
months under the new tariff.
Figures show that imports of the
foodstuffs in their natural condition.
including food animals, increased
from $117,194.237 in the half year
ended with March, 1913, to $143,421.-
536. during the corresponding period
this year and that imports of food
stuffs partly or wholly prepared for
use In the same period increased from
$s5. 744.241 to $1O0.ss7.37S. The in
crease in importatiOns of all food pro-
ducts in the period named approx
mated over $3O,OOO,OOO or an average
of 100000 q month.
Figures Of exports are even more
striking. OF crude fOOdstuffs, exports
fell off more than fifty per cent. while
prepared foodstuffs also declined. Ex-
ports of crude foodstuffs fell from
$115, 85O,453 in the SIX months period
of 1913 to $55,483,787 in the cores
ponding period this year and manu-
featured products from $18O.0O7.422
to $162,O22,620. Food articles show
ing largest increases in impOrtatfOns
were beef, cattle, corn, wheat, rye
macaroni, fruits, molasses and edible
oils
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
THREAD TRUST N0laOHE'
Dissolution Ordered by Federal Court
and Decree Accepted

Warrington. June 7.-Dissolution
of the so-called Thread trust. organ-
lied under the name of the American
Thread company. was ordered today
by the federal court at Trenton. N. J.
The decree states that the Ameri-
can Thread company. the Thread
agency and the English Sewing Cot
ton company. Ltd. as one group, and
the Spool Cotton company. J. and r.
Coates. Ltd. the Clark Thread COM
pany, the Clark ile-End Spool Cot
ton company, George A. Clark and
Brother, J. and p. Coates, Rhode
Island. Inc. James Chadwick and
Brother, Ltd, Jonas Brook and Broth
ers, Ltd, Sir Thomas GEenncoats, bar
onet. James O. NJ. Clark. James VIII
liam Clark, Walter p. Neel, Robert b.
SymiDgton, James Valentine and G..
Bion Allen, as another group. have en-
tered into a combination to restrain
the interstate and foreign commerce.
of the United States in thread and are
enjoined from carrying out any of
their agreements under such cOmbf-
nation or restraint of trade.
Officials of the two groups mem
toned are forbidden to acquire or
hold any property interests In the or
ganization effected to corner thread
business. The decree was agreed upon
by the government and the defendants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
He SUES FOR $250,0oO
Claude Melnotte Charges Alienation
of His Wife7s Affections.

Chicago, June 2.-That Max Fred
erick Kleist, gardener. who married
Juliet. daughter of Edward N. Brei-
tung. the millionaire mining and bus
mess man, as the result OF a summer
romance at Marquette; Mich. has
sued Breitung at White Plains, N. Y.
for $25O,OO0 damages for alleged
alienation of the affections of Mrs.
Kleist, became known here today in
dispatches from White Plains. n. II.
The dispatches said that parties to
the suit, including the young woman's
mother as co-defendant, were resi-
dents of different states and for that
reason the case was transferred from
the state to the federal courts.
Kleist alleged the Breitungs poi
soned the mind of their daughter
against him. Breitung said today
that the charges were untrue and that
his daughter was free to return to
Kleist any time she wants to. But
don't think she wants to- he added.
Breitung has a summer home at
Marquette,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
H. S. ANNUAL OUT.
Hest Publication In History Of . Senior
Glass.

.'The Num-Skulls, Their Book" Is
the title of the June, 1914. high schooi
senior annual. The book has just been
published and will go on sale Wednes-
day.
Ruth Carver is editor of the annual.
and has a staff of me assistant editor.
Winnifred Hamilton, and three assoc
ciate editors. Charles Lyon. Mildred
Clearinghouse and Woodward Smith.
Arthur Shakeshaft is manager of the
publication and Arch Doc Brier is as
sistant manager. The staff artists are
Maynard Walker. Arthur Schlemer.
Paul Cooper and Dorothy Crichton.
Mss Lita Battey. instructor in English.
is faculty advisor for the class.
There are 127 pages in the annual and
it is one Of the best ever published by
high school seniors in Topeka. 1t Is
dedicated to A. J. Stout, principal.
Duane Van Horn, son Of DR.. c. b.
Van Horn, is president Of the class.
The other officers of the seniors are
Woodward Smith, vice president; Majel
Langhart, secretary, and Hazel Hypes.
treasurer. Past presidents OF the class
are Charles Lyon. Joe Fay, Phil Sam
son, Duane Van Horn and Hubert
Glass.
There is a literary page department,
with two prize winning stories pre-
scented. One, 1.-THE Lost Chord" was
written by Winnifred Hamilton; the
other. "A Lesson in Pills." was writ
ten by Harry Carlson.
One feature part of the paper Is a
page drawn by Paul Cooper, called the
Puzzle Page" This shows silhouettes
of most Of the high school teachers.
There are many pages of the new an
nual devoted to advertising. All Of the
advertising was solicited by the man.
ager. Arthur Shakeshaft. and his as
sistant, doc" Brier. This is the first
term that the manager of the annual
did not clear about $500 or $500 above
expenses. The manager Of this years
publication did not make a dollar, all
Of the profits above the expenses being
turned over to the class treasury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
LEPER IN WASHINGTON
He Puts Up at Vice President Mar
shalrs Hotel.

Washington, June John r..
Early, who for the last five years has
made many enforced journeys about
the country in box cars and been held
under quarantine in many cities while
medical experts have decided on
whether he is a leper, appeared in
Washington again today and before
his identity was discovered took quar-
tiers at q fashionable uptown hotel.
the home of Vice President Marshall
and others prominent in capital life.
Early was not discovered until aft
er he had telephoned to a newspaper
asking for a reporter to interview
mr.. Westwood.' The newspaper
man at once recognized the noted pa
tient and informed the authorities.
who took Early back to his old place
of isolation on the city limits. The
fashionable hotel and it's guests were
thrown into a state of commotion.
The alleged leper escaped May ID
from the Diamond Head quarantine
station near Port Townsend, Wash.
and was traced to Victoria, B. c.,
where officers lost track of him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
BUY WALkOvER STORE
r.. r. Sewers and NJ. HI. Trent Take
Over Interests OF A. M. Leach.

Beginning today. the Walk Over
Boot shop at 7OS Kansas avenue will
be under the management OF r. p.
Sewers and ~. H. Trent, who have
purchased from A. NJ. Leach his in
terest in the business. The new man.
ayers have been with the local shop
for some time. and both are thorough
ly experienced shoe men. r. p. Sow
ers came here from the Walk-Over
store in Denver and has been with
several larger stores of this well
known chain in the east. M. H. Trent
came to Topeka from st. Joe, although
for several years he was with Robi-
sons store in Kansas City. Both men
are young and energetic
Mr.. Leech, the retiring manager,
opened the business about two years
ago, and has made many friends in
Topeka He has not announced his
future business plans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
FAMOUS TRACK GOING
Work OF Lucky" Baldwin to Be
Transformed by Daughter.

San Francisco, Cal, June 2.-The ia
nous Santa Anita race track near Los
Angeles, long a monument to turf ac-
tivities Of the late E. J. ("Lucky'o
Baldwin, will soon be dismantled.. Mrs.
Anita Baldwin McClaughry. daughter
Of the noted turfman. announced last
night that she had acquired majority
control of the stock of the Los Angeles
Racing association and that it was her
intention to replace the track with a
modern club house. polo grounds and
golf links.
1t was on the Santa Anita track ad-
Joining the Santa Anita Rancho, Of
which Mrs. McCiaughry is owner. that
Baldwin passed his declining years in
efforts to produce the best racing thor
oughbreds in the world. OF the string
that wore his colors on nearly every
track in the country a number still live
and are splendidly cared for at Santa
Anita. They are Rey Ell Santa Anita,
Cruzados. Santa Anita Star, Noreta.
Son of Emperor of Norfolk and Reina
De Los Angeles Among others Of
Baldwin's stables were Molly Mccarthy
on whom Baldwin in one race Is said
to have won $63, 1000; Silver Cloud, vo-
lante, Grimstead and other victors
through whom Baldwin is reputed to
have won more than 81 ,0OO,0OO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
INNOCENT MAN IN JAIL
Serves 10 Months for Robbery Com
mitted by Others.

Chicago. June "A miscarriage of
justice which has kept an innocent
man in Jail for ten months is believed
by the police here to be indicated in
the arrests of two negroes. John Ho-
gan, arrested at Evansville, Ind, and
Henry Avis. taken in by the police
last night.
The man to whom an injustice is
believed to have been done is Curtis
Smith Of respectable white family
OF Evansville. He was convicted on
circumstantial evidence Of robbing
the grocery store of A. ]. Kingsbury
at Evansville.
The Evansville police telegraphed
that Hogan had confessed that he and
Avis committed the robbery. Avis
was taken back to Evansville today.
He denied Hogan's story.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
THE BEST GASOLINE.
Best Results From Uncle Sans Fa.
vOrfte lilly White"

It Is commonly known in this To-
cality that the best all-round gasoline
is the Uncle Sam OIL company's Lily
White Gasoline. This gasoline Il
made from selected high gravity nom
sulphur, crude. lit is guaranteed to
be clean. pure. straight gasoline. and
is therefore ideal as the power pro-
ducing agent in all automobiles.
This Lily White Gasoline is manu-
featured by The Uncle Sam Oil COM
pany of Kansas at their Cherryvale
refinery under the most improved
methods, with the aim to always pro-
duce the very best product possible.
For sale by all leading dealers and
at the Uncle Sam Oil company's plant
Ninth and Adams streets. or telephone
73-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
BIG REALTY DEAL.
George w. Parkhurst of Topeks Buys
100000 X. c. Property.

George w. Parkhurst of Topeka, has
closed a 100000 realty deal in Kan
sas City, Mo. Mr.. Parkhurst pur-
chased a twelve-apartment fiat at
Twenty-seventh street and Garfield
avenue from DIR. James E1dridge. He
also bought a six-apartment fiat at
240S-10 East Tw>ney-ninth street.
The consideration for both deals to-
tailed 100000 in cash and the Blue
Springs ranch, Eddy. county, New
Mexico, was also a part Of the pur-
chase price.
A Kansas City paper said this
morning that Mr.. Parkhurst was in
tending to move. to Kansas city He
was in Kansas City today. The re-
port is. not true. according to Mrs.
Parkhurst. as the purchasing of the
property was only an investment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
GOES TO COMMITTEE.
Resolution for Probe Into n. r, Gen.
trail Affairs Strikes Snag.

Washington. June BY a vote of
80 to 20. the senate has referred to
the interstate commerce committee.
the Norris resolution asking the attor-
ney general to state If the New York
Central lines constitute a combination
in violation of the Sherman antitrust
law. and IL he intends to proceed
against 1t.
The effect of sending the Norris
resolution to the interstate commerce
committee is to delay action. Senator
Norris objected to that course. Other
senator's, some of them Democratic
leaders, objected to calling on the at
torney general to disclose his inten-
tions in a matter which might be the
subject of litigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
AUTO RACES At FRISCO
Vanderbilt and Grand Prix Events ut
Exposition.

San Francisco. Cal. June Dates
for the big automobile races to be
held next year in connection with the
Panama-Pacific exposition were an
nounced today. The Vanderbilt cup
race will be run on the exposition
grounds February 20, the Grand Prix
March and the Panama-Pacific cup
race March IA.
planned to hold a road race from New
York to San Francisco. the longest
ever attempted. The course would be
over the Lincoln. highway. with the
finish at the exposition grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
IN SOUTHERN GOLF.
Memphis Stages Thirteenth Annual
Event-184 Players Start.

Memphis, Tenn, June 2-One hun
dred and eighty-four players are
paired for the qualifying round today
OF the thirteenth annual tournament
of the Southern Golf association. Adj
ditional pairings Of over night arri-
walls will be made this morning.
Pal Brown and r.. M. Watkins Of
Chattanooga, Tenn, will be the first
pair to drive or. The others will fol-
low at five minute intervals" Nelson
Whitney of New Orleans, present til
tie holder, is paired with H. A. Wright
OF Macon, Ga.
Besides local entrants, players are
already here form fourteen southern
cities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
BANDITS IN AN AUTO.
Rob the Bank OF Mahomet, Illinois, Of
$4,000 in Cash.

Champaign. ILL.,, June Five rob-
bers invaded the village Of Mahomet.
early this morning. in an electric
automobile, believed to have been
stolen. While four of the band stood
guard in front Of Busey's bank, ter
rorizing the few citizens who passed,
the other blew open the safe and took
$4,000 in currency.
In a few minutes the party sped out
of town with the villagers too terrified
to offer resistance. When the pursuit
was taken up by deputy sheriffs. in an
automobile, the trail was lost near
Monticello.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02

RObber Snatches 1t From Door OF
Santa Fee Car.

Kansas City, June IA pouch con-
tanning parcel post mail was snatched
from an open door of the mail car of
Santa Fee train No. IT, as the train left
here late last night, according to an
announcement made by postoffice Of
ficials today. The robber, believed to
be q negro. escaped with the pouch
and its contents.
The train is known as the Texas
fast mail" When 1t pulled out of the
depot the doors were still open. AS
the train neared the southwest limits
Of the city a man sprang from the
darkness to the mail car, grasped the
pouch and disappeared. Postoffice Of
ficials said they believed the pouch
contained nothing of great value
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
H0N0RS FOR 7. R.
French Government will Treat Him
as q Former Ruler.

Paris, June 2-The French gov
eminent decided today to treat Col.
Theodore Roosevelt in the same way
it does former rulers, and furnish him
with a special permit authorizing him
to pass through the police lines at all
on the way to Madrid tos attend the
wedding Of his son. Kermit to Miss
Willard. k.s
Gabriel Hanotaux. former French
foreign minister is making arrange
ment to give a luncheon Saturday in
honor Of Col. Roosevelt unless the
visitor Is obliged to hasten to Madrid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02

spectus issued today by the foreign
trade department of the San Fran
cisco chamber of commerce. A rate
table has been compiled showing the
estimated reductions on shipments OF
table takes in account figures fur
nished by barge companies operating
on the rivers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-02
STOMACH SUFFERERS! READ
THIS.

So many stomach sufferers have
been benefited by a simple prescrips
ton of vegetable oils which cured a
Chicago druggist of chronic stomach,
liver and intestinal trouble of years
standing that we want you surely to
try this remedy. It is known as Mayr's
Wonderful Stomach Remedy. One
dose will convince you. 1t usually
gives wonderful relief within "a hours
even in the most stubborn cases.
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy is
new sold here by Arnold Drug Co,
523 Kansas Ave.-Adv.