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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-05-28
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71RlNG garlands for the heroes who were
JER denied renown.
Who marched, sorefooted, meath the
scorching sun,
For those who dug the trenches and pulled
the ranparts down,
Who fought the fights their proud COM
manders won.
Bring garlands for the heroes who hurried
TO obey,
Who dared not question why nor wait In
doubt.
Whose blood sank in the hollows where
dread sounds died away,
From which the smoke of battle drifted out.
Bring garlands for the heroes who did not
fear TO die
And give them honor for the part they
bore;
II no tall shafts are cleaning to show US
where they lie.
They. too, gave all for honor, and who
may offer more7
-Hen,1 HoqUkand.
$1,000: IL = : ..
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-05-28

Washington. - The United States
will bring about the pacification OF
Mexico peaceably if possible, forcibly
If necessary.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-05-28
oAsohteU
Mdisz,isibh
Union their
Mo111,11ent
ETTYsBURG has
see 5 ; esse . ; r3ssN

~ L = = III ~ As
an i'm m or t a ]
place in history,
because 1t was
there that one OF
the greatest bat
ties of the world
was fought; 1t
was there that
the greatest con-
fict of the Civil
war occurred; 1t
was there that
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-05-28
REMARKABLE
CASE Of Mrs. Ham
Declares Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Saved Her Life
and Sanity.

Shamrock, MOI feel it my duty
to tell the public the condition of my
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
Secretary Redfield, Addressing
Wheeling Board Of Trade,
Says the Country Is Prosperous
and Proves Il.
HE FOOD PRICES ARE LOWER
Exports Of Iron and Steel
Manufactures Increase
While the Imports Decrease
Under the New Tariff.

Wheeling. W. Va, Feb. 24.-Marked
improvement in conditions in the in
dustrial and commercial regions of the
country has come, revfving courage
and destroying alarm; removal OF tar
if duties has resulted in q tendency
clearly and openly in the direction of
a reduction in the cost of food and
clothing; and climatic conditions. not
business depression, are responsible
for the number of unemployed in New
York city and other large industrial
centers.
This was the message delivered to
the nation by William c. Redfield. the
administrations spokesman on COM
mercial and Industrial problems, be-
fore the Wheeling board of trade.
Every statement the speaker made
was fortified by official statistics and
reports.
Mr. Redfield defended the tariff act.
lauded the currency law and, with
decided emphasis, assured his audi
ence that the government intends to
help and not hinder legitimate bust-
ness.
1T was not strange that the serious
depression all over Europe as well as
in South America should have been
slightly reflected upon us in the lat
Continued on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
TRAINS MOVING AGAIN
The Storm Which Prevailed in Cali.
fOrnia Has Abated.

Los Angeles. Cal. Feb. 24.-Over-
land passenger trains, storm-bound
in mountain passes since Friday. have
begun moving east and west.
With resumption on virtually all
steam and electric railway lines
touching Los Angeles an most of the
other cities Of southern California, the
worst effects OF the recent storm, the
most severe in the history of this part
of the state, were overcome.
Long delayed mails began to arrive
and leave. Telephone companies also
succeeded in repairing the greater
portion of the lies damaged in this
section and offered service almost
normal.
Large numbers Of unemployed men
have been put to work cleaning the
streets. repairing water mains, re-
building bridges and reconstructing
private homes damaged by the high
wind and high water.
Several shipments of provisions
were made to outlying districts where
a food famine was Threatened.
Railroad officials said that while
the overland trains would be kept
moving 1t would be several days be-
fore conditions would again be nor
NAL.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
PURE FOOD JOLT
The Supreme Court Remands
the B1eached Flour Case
To the District Court for q
New Trial.
FOOD CANNOT Be CONDEMNED
Unless 1t Contain Poison in
Sufficient Quantity
To Cause Injury to Health of
the Consumer.
FOOD CANNOT Be CONDEMNED

Washington. Feb. 2.-The supreme
court today sent the socalled bleached
flour case back to the district court for
a new trial.
The bleached flour case was sent back
with instructions that the law was that
foods not containing enough question:
able substances to injure health were
not condemned.
The decision indirectly reaches out to
thousands of articles of food. In eff
feet the court held that the govern
ment cannot condemn food unless it
can show that enough poisonous in
gradients have been added to cause in
jury to health. The government had
sought to establish that the law was
violated If the presence Of any amount
OF poisonous substance was found in
food. 1t was contended any other in
depreciation would make unenforcible
that section of the law prohibiting the
adding of any poisonous or other de-
1etrious ingredient to articles which
might render food injurious to health.
The case was tried in the federal
court in the western district of Mis-
souri,.
The constitutionality of the federal
white slave law was again upheld. by
the court. in the Wilson cases from
Chicago. The point whether the law
is limited to commercial vice was not
involved.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
House Committee Puts Finishing
Touches to Naval Bill.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Senate met
at noon. Conferences on Alaska bill
were again postponed.
House met at noon. General de-
ficiency bill again debated. Hearing
on the LaFollette seamen's bill be-
fore commerce commission. The
naval bill, including the two battle
ship program for next year. was
finally passed upon today by the
house naval committee. Details have
been made public. The bill puts
over until next year selection Of a
dry dock on the Atlantic coast and
discussion OF a government armor
plant.
Senator Norris's resolution for GER
tain Information on the New Haven
reorganization was debated.
River and harbors bill carrying
$43,OOO,O0O reported from house
committee. Representative Green
on his resolution for investigation of
Rock Island financial affairs.
Standard prices fixed by manufac-
turers are q protection to small mer-
chants, Henry E. Kerstein of Roches-
ter told the house judiciary commit
tee today, protesting against the pro-
posal in pending antitrust bills to
prohibit price fixing.
Questions by the committee
brought out that a patented eyeg1ass
bridge made by Kernstein's company
sold to the jobber at $1.25, to the re-
taller at 81. and to the consumer at
SIS. Kerstein insisted that the service
performed by the retailer in taking
care of the bridge after it had been
sold justified that profit.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
TO ALLAY THEIR FEARS
Manufacturers WIN BE Notified when
Found In the Clear.

Washington, Feb. A-To allay the
fears Of manufacturers who have been
cited for alleged violation Of the pure
food and drugs act and who after a
hearing the department Of agriculture
decides not to prosecute, prompt no
tice to all parties concerned will here
after be forthcoming from the depart
ment, according to an announcement
today. Heretofore, those manufactur-
turers who have been cited and appear
ed before the department have had no
knowledge that there was to be no
prosecution II such a decision was
reached.
The result was that manufacturers
did not know where they stood, and ex-
perienced difficulty in regaining the
confidence Of the public In their prod
uct. Under the new plan Of the de-
partment the manufacturer will be mo-
tilted promptly of the decision not
to prosecute.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
DIGGING OUT TRAINS.
Operation OF Many Illinois Railroads
Is Abandoned.

Springfield. ILL.,, Feb. 24.-Hundreds
of passengers on trains in central H.
linois are Defng cared for in farm
houses and village hotels, while Sec
ton gangs and crews of rescue engines
are trying to dig trains out of snow
drifts, some of which are twenty feet
deep.
So severe was the blizzard and SO
relentless the wind that the snow
filled in as fast at 1t could be shOveled
out. So desperate became the situa-
ton on some roads that operations
were abandoned and all attention di-
gers.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad has
not had a train into Springfield since
Sunday night. The Chicago. st. Louis
& Peoria railroad is having almost
equal trouble. Wabash trains are
stalled on both ends of this division
and Chicago & Alton and Illinois Gen.
trail main line trains are many hours
late.
A Chicago, Peoria & st. Louis train.
with twenty-five passengers Is stalled
at Virginia and another is at Cantrall
with thirty-five passengers. Farmers
are housing the passengers.
Interurban cars of the Illinois Trac-
ton system are held by drifts in sew
eral directions out of Springfield. Vol
unteer relief has been offered by far
merS.
Business here Is paralyzed. street
car traffic stopped. schools closed ana
there has been much suffering among
the moor, as the blizzard Is marked by
low temperatures.
Undertakers abandoned all funerals.
Late Monday afternoon the blizzard
abated and the snow ceased.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
NO DRINKS ON TRAINS
New Haven Railroad Abolislses sale Of
Liquor to Patrons.

New York. Feb. 24.-The New York.
New Haven 4 Hartford railroad has
decided. beginning March I. to discon-
tinue the sale of liquor on its trains
throughout its entire territory. it ie
officially announced here.
The New Haven takes this action
the roads statement says, ''in the be-
lief that. however custom maay have
sanctioned the parctice, the sale Of
liquor on its trains in Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut ID not
permitted by tho laws Of these states,
which make no provision for state
Licensing. No LIQUOR has been sold in
New York state because the distance
traversed there was believed to be too
short to warrant taking out q tate
license.
I'm taking this action discoutinuine
liquor selling the New Haven 10 fol-
lowing q rule which many other LARGE
railroads have adopted In different
parts OF the country. In Illinois. re-
Gently. twenty-five railroads, under =
rule adopted by the General Manager4
Association OF Chicago. agreed to dis
continue the sale Of liquor with or
without meals in that state ana other
railroads have done the same else
where"
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
CHICAGO women VOTE
Their First Chance at Ballot Comes
at TOday's Primaries.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Primary day wom-
ans first real day in politics, was
marked by activity in many wards in
which the women FASTENED to the
polls and voted for their choice for
nomination. as candidates for the city
council.
Two things initiated against large
ballot and only half of the $4,000 wo-
men who have registered were expect
ed to vote.
Cold, snowy weather and a desire Of
many women not to affiliate with any
PARTY through declaring their political
allegiance, in the aldermanic primar-
les, were the conditions that operated
to restrict the vote.
In the First ward. down town" Chi
eago, Miss Marion H. Drake, Progress
sive candidate visited every polling
place. The real contest in that ward
viii come in the spring election when
Miss Drake will directly oppose Alder
man John (Bathhouse) Coughlin.
Mrs. Marie Gerhardt, opposing two
men candidates, on the Democratic
ucket in the Twenty third ward. mar
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
TO SELL HER OIL
Mexico Plans to NatiOnalize
All the Oil Lands
And Dispose of Them to Lord
COwdrey of England.

Mexico City, Feb. 24.-A plan for
the naturalization Of all the oil lands
In Mexico to. be forced through the
next Mexican congress which convenes
on April 1. according to an admission
made today by Querido Moheno, the
head of the new cabinet post of COM
merce and industry.
Senior MOhen said he presented
of the chamber of deputies.
The report is current here that it is
the intention of the federal govern
ment to transfer the oil lands to Lord
Cowdray for $5O,OOO,O0O gold after
they have been nationalized.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24

New Federal Reserve System WIN
Have = Good Start.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The new
federal reserve system will begin
business with q membership Of at
least 1900 banks. This was apparent
when, at the close of the last day on
which national banks could signify
their intention of accepting the terms
Of the currency law. less than fifty
of the 1898 national banks Of the
country had failed to respond favor
ably. More than enough state insti-
tutions had applied for member1hip
to bring the total to 1900.
Official count of the banks and tab
ulatfon Of their resources and 1iabfl-
tiles will begin tomorrow at the treas
ury department.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
Fair and Warmer Is the Fore
cast for Tomorrow.
RECOVERING FROM STO
Railroads Find Lost Trains
Wire Service Partly Restored.
Halo Around the Sun Today
First for Nine Years.

Kansas was shivering today! There
were temperatures of zero or below in
the north and northwest sections OF the
state; at Topeka the minimum was
above. This was the second coldest
morning of the season. but the day
dawned bright and the mercury began
to rise slowly. The north wind was
sluggish, travelling at the mere snairs
pace of three or four miles an hour
Fair and warmer weather il scheduled
for tonight and Wednesday.
The passenger trains reported Mon
day as being lost have all been heard
from and traffic is today being restored
temporarily repaired its wires and Is
able to communicate to all points on its
Kansas lines. The Rock Island expects
to have the wire line between McF:r-
land and Belleville in operation by
night. There it was that nearly four
trains are in and passenger service Is
about normal today, according to ,ne
of the officials of the road. The Union
Pacific reported this morning that their
dispatcher's wire was working, and
that large force of men is employed
making necessary repairs.
The Bell Telephone company's long
distance service was completely de-
moralized as a result of the storm. At
o'clock there was no communication
west on the main line, and east as fdr
as Lawrence only.
For a brief moment only at four
o'clock Monday afternoon was there
connection with Kansas City. Service
was expected to be restored some
time today.
There was a remarkable halo
around the sun this morning. It was
the most brilliant thing Of the kind
that has been seen here since March,
1905. It is caused by a film Of clouds,
five or six miles high. which are
formed by ice crystals.
The shippers forecast reads: "Pro-
tect thirty-six hour shipments north
against temperature Of zero; east and
west from five to ten above zero:
south ten to fifteen above"
Steady Rise I'm Temperature TOd1y.
There was q slow bHt steady rise in
temperature today. At 1 O'Clock the
wind shifted at the south: the pace
was five miles an hour. The day il
bright and crisp. The temperature
has averaged 20 degrees below normal
for this date.
The highest temperature reported
February "a in the last 81 years was
66 degrees in 1895; the lowest was
four below last year.
Early tt.is afternoon the Bell COM
pany reported service to Kansas City
had not been restored. It was possible
to call Perry and Lawrence, however
The lines west were still out of COM
mission Even Wakarusa could moi
be reached this afternoon.
The hourly readings:
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
Gen. Villas Followers Now
Claim That w. 8. Benton
Was q Citizen of the Republic
of Mexico.
"WATCHFUl WAITING" POLICY
May Be Laid Aside for More
Drastic Action.
England Looks to the United
States for Redress.

Ell Paso, Feb. 24.-The attempt Of
the Mexican rebels to establish that
w. s. Benton, the Scotch ranchman,
who was executed just a week ago to-
day, was a Mexican citizen, is based
on a report that he once held some
minor offices while President Porfirio
Diaz was in power. This statement
was made today, at Juarez, by Fred
erico Gonzales Cara, counsellar to the
commander Of the garrison, who
added:
I'VE have heard that Benton held
several small offices under President
Diaz and he was once mayor of q
snail settlement on his own estate. He
could not have held office without be-
ing a Mexican citizen. The records at
Chihuahua City are being searched to
establish the facts"
Relatives here of Benton say that the
deeds to his Mexican property refer to
him as a British subject and that he
was always careful there should ne no
doubt on this point. In the meanwhile
the request of the state department at
Washington for the handing over of
tine body of Benton has met with si-
lence. Villa has received kilograms not
Cnly from many cities in the United
States but from London. Paris and
Berlin asking for an explanation Of the
manner of Benton's death. All the re-
plies sent to inQuirers have given -hc
same story OF court martial and exc
cution.
The finding in the Imperial valley.
California, of Roger Laurence. the En-
glishman who was reported missing in
Mexico, leads to the belief here that his
alleged companion, Curtis. also is safe
II. the United States. No trace. how
ever Of Harry Compton. for whom, the
American authorities are looking. has
been revealed
An interview, printed in the FL Paso
Times today. quotes Villa, at Chihua-
hua. as saying that he gave Gustave
Ba uch an American citizen, his liberty
at Juarez last Thursday. This state
Inent contradicts the official informa-
tion given to Thomas D. Edwards. the
American consul. by General Villa. that
Bauch had been taken to Chihuahua
where his case was being reviewed.
1t Is Up to Wilson.
Washington, Feb. 24.-President
Wilson realizes. as q result OF the mur-
der Of William 8. Benton, q British
subject. by General Villa, the consti-
tutiOnalist leader, that his policy of
''watchful waiting in Mexico must be
laid aside temporarily for drastic ac-
ton.
Before making any demands on
Continued on Page Five
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
Gov. Burke and Five Con9ress.
men Orato
They win Be Here in Force Burke and Five Congress-
Tomorrow Orate
State Convention Begint While About 500 Democrats
Its Sessions. Eat and Listen.
FIGHT The Pure SHOE uW|FEATURE Of THE OCCASION?
As Ridiculous Unjust and IN Why It Was the FoodBggest
reasonable. and Best Of Political Feasts
While About 500 Democrats
Eat and Listen.
Feature Of THE OCCASION?
why, It Was tho Food-Bigeest
and Best Of Political Feasts.
After Midnight When the Long
Program Ended.

Good speeches, the best dinner ever
served at q political banquet In To-
peka, big crowd and abundant en-
thusiasm, featured the annual ban-
quet Of Kansas Democracy at Masonic
temple Monday night. The nve Dem
ocratic members Of the congressional
delegation and John Burke Of North
Dakota. came from Washington 10
Topeka to deliver to tho party work
ers their messages Of hope and coed
cheer ana to outline the program for
the coming campaign. The banquet
program was too long. It being after
midnight when the speaking was I'M
ished.
Both state and national issues were
discussed. The tariff, currency laws,
pending trust legislation, federal farm
loans, state taxes, the lid on state
bank receivers ana tho mine rum Of
coal at the state prison were all re-
spection by the eight speakers who
occupied places on the program.
Appeals to the Kansas voters Were to
sustain the national administration
by the election Of eight instead Of Nvo
Psmoc1.tie sts4.s nsac.,c conxressmsn. n United @
and legislature. Frequent mention OF
President Wilson's name never failed
to bring forth applause. Mention Of
Governor Hodges and his administFa-
ton created enthusiaam and started
several short demonstrations.
John Burke Of North Dakota.
John Burke, the treasurer Of the
United States, three times govern6r
Of North Dakota. was the guest Of
Kansas Democrats at their annual
dinner.
Gov: Burke's speech was the prise
discussed the national administra-
tons attitude and work on the tarsff.
currency and trust questions and
made effective references to the work
of McAdoo in forestalling what the
panic started to cripple and discredit
the Wilson administration.
Burke warned Kansas Democrats
aeaiust unfair Newspaper criticism. He
defended the caucus rule Of the nation
a. legislature and declared that the
drawing together Of party lines in con-
gress had resulted in the writing Of
| more progressive legislation under the
Wilson administration in one year han
| had been written in many years by Re-
pul,licans.
Because we have been a minority
p,rty,' said Burke, I'VE have become q
pure party, an unselfish party and Z
party With the interests Of the people
Mt heart. Political crooks and xr4fters
do not stay in the minority parties.
There Is nothing In such organisations
for these men. Principles is one OF the
| things they are not looking for. And
Continued an PnRe Thr0ol
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
Forty Thousand on Strike.

Paris. Feb. 24.-Out of the 225,0OO
miners In the coal fields of southern
France. 10000 are on strike, In re-
sponse to the call of their leaders as
a protest against the elimination by
the senate of some clauses of the un-
derground workers pension bill. Rene
Renoult, minister of the itnerior, re-
ported to the cabinet council today
that order had been maintained every
where and the miners in northern
France had not Joined the movement.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
ENGINE BLOWS UP,
Fireman ON tho wabash Il Seriously
injured.

Decatur. Ill. Feb. 24.-After having
been stalled for "a hours, near Month
cello, IS passengers on three fast Wa
bash trains continued their journey to
Chicago today. The Wabash has been
opened between st. Louis and Chicago
but no attempt ID being made to con-
form to schedules.
All trains on the vandalia and c.,
n. 4 D. were annulled today. Wabash
engine No. ia blew mp at Grand
Olive. Fireman Harry johnson Of
Decatur was seriously injured.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
Mine Agent Shoots Three.

Hancock, Feb. 24.-Word reached
here today from Crystal Falls, Mich.
that Leonard Nicola, an agent for a
mining company, had shot and se-
riously wounded three members of the
Western Federation, who he said at
tackled him while he was attempting
to get men to work at the Quincy
mines. Nicola has been arrested. One
of the men was expected to die.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24

snalled the women Of her ward and
distributed cigars to the election OH
Gals In her home precinct
sarah M. Hopkins, contesting the
democratic primary nomination with
Inomas Hoynem In the Second ward.
forecast victory for herself as she
watched her women friends crowd to
the polls. The Republican candidate
IN that ward received strong support
from colored women.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24

Gary. Ind, Feb. Ain six weeks, B.
OO0 men have returned to work In the
Gary plant of the Illinois Steel COM
pany. The working force now - 1880.
Proportional increases In the force have
been made in the other steel corpora
tion subsidiaries at Gary. In the bridge.
cement and sheet mills and clearing
yards 5000 men are at work. The open
hearth and blast furnaces are operat-
ing at IS per cent Of their capacity. aA
increase Of = per cent.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
Clark Howell Out Of Race.

Atlanta, Feb. 24.-AnnOuncement
today that Clark Howell. editor Of the
Atlanta Constitution had eliminated
consideration of his name as a sue
cessor to the late Senator Bacon.
made it practically certain that Gov.
Slaton would appoint q south Georgia
man..
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair and warmer tonight and We'd
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24
Eight Hour Day for Women.

1L1EAHe AAOsAA A7sNy AOH vvVsAHNsAs
Washington, Feb. 24.-President
Wilson today signed a bill limiting the
hours of labor of women in the Dis
trict of Columbia to eight hours.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24

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