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The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
Save HUMAN LIFE
Safety Invention by Topekan
Tried Out by Santa Fe.
Manufacture of New Mail Crane
in the Topeka Shops.

A new flexible mail crane. designed
to save the lives of locomotive en-
gineers. has been worked out and Is
being manufactured in the shops Of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway in Topeka. The invention Is
a product of many years Of study by
Harry Hobson, signal supervisor Of
the eastern lines of the Santa Fe,
headquarters in Topeka.
For years, since the adoption of the
Peirce mail crane, the Santa Fe has
been losing engineers through acci-
dents in connection with the construc-
ton Of this apparatus. Engineers
have been killed by coming in contact
with the steel arm Of the crane as 1t
extended out to deliver the mail bags
to the postal cars.
The Hobson Improvement will pre-
vent fatal accidents of this kind.
The arms Of the mail crane have been
hinged loose connection. If the
engineer comes in contact with the
arm, it swings to one side and he is
in no danger of being knocked from
the cab or killed. A minor injury
may result-such as any little tap on
the head would produce-but there il
no danger of a fatality.
The Santa Fe is manufacturing the
new crane in the shops in Topeka. If
the design proves a success. the road
undoubtedly will install the cranes all
over the system.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
WILEY IS INDICATED.
Board of Food and Drug Inspectors
Is Abolished.

Washington, Feb. THE board Of food
and drug Inspection in the department Of
agriculture, which was often the center
Of attack by DIR. Harvey w. Wiley, for
mer chief chemist, has been abolished by
Secretary Houston.
At the department of agriculture It was
said that the board had been abolished
in the interest of efficiency and economy.
DR.. Carl Alsberg who succeeded Dr.. Wiley
as pure food chief, will decide the ap-
peals that formerly went to the board.
He will be ass sted by DR.. r. l. Emerson
Of Boston DIR. Wiley hotly attacked the
pure food board, in unmeasured terms. at
various stages Of his administration, de-
ciaring its operations hampered admins
tration of the spirit Of the pure food laws.
Under the new plan the enforce
ment of the pure food law will vtr-
tually be entrusted to one man. That
was what DR.. Wiley contended Tor.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
Senate Resumes Debate ON the Good
Roads BILL

Washington, Feb. 7.-Senate met at
noon. General Wood told the military
committee the destruction of the MILL
tary academy by union troops In 1864
was not in accordance with the laws
of war. Immigration committee took
up the Burnett bill and discussed the
lfteracy test feature. Representatives
of the consolidate stock exchange of
New York testified on the Owen bill
for federal regulation before the
banking committee.
House met at noon. Miscellaneous
legislation considered. Representative
Morgan of Oklahoma. before the in
terstate commerce committee, advo-
Gated his bill to empower an interstate
trade commission to regulate price
fixing.
Senate resumed debate on the $685.
100000 Shackleford good roads bill.
Passed bill authorizing appointment Of
q committee to attend. Corn exposi-
ton at Dallas, Texas. Put over to
Monday bill creating additional fed
eral judgeship at Philadelphia Passed
the house bill for reorganization of
the naval militia.
Attorney General McReyno1ds takes
the view that any prosecutions for
financial operations on the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad
must come under state laws. not fed
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
HEAT AWAkES HIM.
Finds Building Afire and Makes .
Hurried Escape.

Kansas City, Feb. with the
thermometer below zero fire started
in the Walpole building, southwest
corner OF Twelfth street and Grand
avenue, here today, endangering the
lives Of several persons who were
rescued by firemen. Three women,
patients in a sanitarium. were carried
out Of the building in their night
clothing by firemen. Four Chinese
employees in a nearby restaurant were
overcome by smoke and were carried
to the sidewalk by firemen. They
soon revived and went back into the
burning building in an attempt to save
their belongings. DR.. Hartman, ten
ant, was the first to discover the fire.
He was sleeping in his office when he
was awakened by the heat. The room
was blazing.
His five-months-o old baby was sleep
ing in it's crib beside his bed. He
dashed to a closet and had Just time
enough to put on a pair of trousers,
throw a comforter around his baby
and carry it to the street before the
room became. a roaring furnace.
The firemen broke through the
flames and rescued the three women
in the sanitarium before they inhaled
any smoke or fire. The loss was esti-
mated to be 5000.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
No Chiropractor Board Till
Next Legislature.
SHAWNEE COUNTY CASES
Supreme Court Writes New
Election Laws.
Echo of Oxford Hotel Fire in
Court Today.

John Ritchie, the Topeka contract
or, must pay the city Of Topeka $14,-
OSb.4S in addition to the $1O,941 al
ready collected from Ritchie for al
legged failures to comply with provi-
slons OF q contract in the erection of
the Sixth district sewers. That was
the decision today Of the Kansas su-
preme court which made but one mod
ification to the decision of the district
court. awarding judgments of nearly
$4,000 against Ritchfe. The modifi-
cation means an offset of about $4,000
In the contractors favor
For six years the Ritchie case has
dragged through the courts and oc-
cupied the attention of a special
master appointed by the court to take
testimony in the case. Ritchie's con-
tract with the city for the building
OF the Sixth ward sewers was for q to-
tai Of nearly $4,000. After the COM
pletion of the work. 1t was charged
that the city had been overcharged
nearly $4,000 on the contract and
suit was instigated to collect the
money. The district court some
months ago appointed Robert Stone
as special master to take testimony in
900 were approved by the court. An
appeal to the supreme court was today
modified. giving to the city q total
judgment OF $2O.172.96. with interest
at per cent since December Is, 1907,
or judgment aggregating between
$4,000 and SIS. 1000.
An offset in Ritchie's favor Of some
$4,000 is made by the supreme court
for liquidated damages because Of the
failure of the city to comply with GER
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The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
FOOLED The POLICE.
They Had Yelled Assassin Once and
Did Not Know It

Newark. Feb. Hazel Herdman, q
girl Of 20, infatuated with Charles r.
Manning, shot and killed Mrs. Harriet
Manning in her home here last night.
This was the announcement made by
the Newark police this afternoon.
The girl died in the >M0untainside
hospital at Mont Clair, n T., OF poison
taken with suicidal intent. DECLARING
q young woman had been taken to
the institution in an automobile, the
police seized upon It an a clue to the
mysterious shooting Of Mrs. Manning
by a veiled female assailant, and ac-
costing Miss Herdman. accused her OF
tho crsme. Then. according to the po-
lice. she confessed, saying she was in
los-> with Ahann.ng and had killed his
wife because the wifehad failed to get
q divorce as promised. Miss Herdman
was the unnamed woman detained by
the police and Questioned last night.
She was released this morning.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
FUNSTON TO Be CHIEF
Probably VIII Command Southern
Department After April 1.

General Funston. who has gone to
take command Of the maneuver camp.
at Texas City. probably will take COM
mand Of the southern department
when Brigadier General Tasker II.
Bliss is relieved in April. to come to
Washington. when he is expected to
become assistant chief Of staff Of the
army. Major General w. w. Woth-
erspoon probably will become chief
Of staff when Major Gen. Leonard
Wood retires to take command Of the
department Of the east. -
for age next November and 1t gen.
orally is believed General Bliss then
will become chief Of staff Of the army
and that Brigadier General Liggett
will be his assistant.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
NAP PLAYERS Save LIFE
Disarm Infuriated Husband Of Board
ing Mistress in New Orleans.

New Orleans, La, Feb. Joe Bir-
mineham, Pitcher Steen and Trainer
Hitte of the Cleveland Maps are life
savers. They saved the life of Mrs
Leonard Keiffer, with whom they
board, last night. The woman 1s sep
arate,i from her husband. While the
landlady and the ball players were at
supper. Keiffer. a 200 pounder. rushed
into the room, revolver in hand. He
accused Mrs. Keiffer Of being in love
with Hitte and the former promptly
tainted Hitte rushed at Keiffer. dis
armed him and held while Steen tele-
phoned for the police Keiffer was
taken to Jail and Hitte is being held as
a witness Birmingham is end~-vortng
to get his trainer parOled.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07

era1 statutes, according to q state
ment in the senate by Mr.. Newlands
Of Nevada The attorney generals
position was reported during debate
when the Norris resolution to direct
the interstAto commerco commiasion
to reopen its Investigation of New
Haven affairs was taken up.
Senator Lodge declared that inves-
tigation should be made Of the man.
ner in which Speyer 4 Company. New
York bankers. doafed Frisco railroad
system securities In Paris. He said
he had been informed that by paying
Paris bankers commissions a. high as
" per cent. Speyer 4 Company in
duced the French people to buy tho
securities. few months before the
railroad went into bankruptcy. Sem
ator Kenyon characterised tho pub
lished exposure Of New Haven as .
tale OF the infamy OF . gang Of plum
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
WILLIAMS GUILTY.
Jury Found Degree Of I6anslaue1ster
Against Him.

Having. been out two nights ana
more than two dayB. the Jury who
heard the evidence In the trial Of
Mark Williams, charged with murder
in the first degree. returned a4 $3.50
this afternoon q verdict Of guilty Of
manslaughter in tho fourth degree.
This IL punishable by term not ex-
ceeding two years at the state pen1-
tentiary. or not less than six months
at the county Jail. Sentence has not
been pronounced.
Since the case went to the jury last
Thursday. Williams, the 20-yeaF-old
prisoner. has sat Stolidly In the court
room. waiting for news. Prospect OF
spending the rest Of his life at Lam
sing has been before him. Twice he
has taken the stand In his own de-
fense. At the last hearing of the casa
the jury could not agree. Tho county
attorney demanded q new trial.
Williams was charged with the will
full murder Of James Hayden. colored.
on June 19, 1913, in Munson's pasture.
Under Judge A. w. Dana's instruc-
tions. the jury could have convicted
williams Of murder, manslaughter or
assault and battery.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
BEARS MAKE A RAID.
Rock Island La Hammered Down to q
New Low Record.

/. New York. Feb. 7-Weakness in
Rock Island securities again unsettled
the stock market today. The COM
mon and preferned shares. m we'll az
the collateral trust bonds. fell to new
low records. Selling Of the securities
probably originated chiefly with the
bear element which has recently re-
sumed an attitude of aggression.
At the office Of the Rock Island
company it was said that the several
plans Of proposed reorganization were
still under consideration and that no
definite announcement was likely to
be made for some time.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
after BADDERS.
Federal Receiver Asks That He
Be Examined
To Account for Moneys Taken
In After Insolvency.

George A. Clark, temporary reCelv-
er in the case Of the Badders Clothing
company. through his attorneys Har-
vey and Addington. today filed an ap-
plication with the United States dis
trict clerk asking for an immediate
and complete examination OF George
8. Badders, president Of the Baddera
Clothing company. and W. A. Byers.
his father-in-laW.
The application charges that the
two men named have in their posses
sion or under their control many thou
sands Of dollars in currency, and prop
erty which is the property Of the Bad
ders Clothing company and which they
refuse to turn over to the receiver. 1t
is further claimed that most of the
funds were taken from the company
in December, 1913, and January, 1914,
and that both Badders and Byere
at the time the moneys were taken.
1t is also charged that Badders had
no means except his interest in the
company and that Byers knew OF the
transactions; that both Badders and
Byers have concealed the fact8 con-
cerning the business.
The Application reads in part:
THAT on the 30th day OF January
1914, he (the receiver) demanded OF the
Badders Clothing company the imme-
diate possession Of all the property OF
the Badders Clothing company OF ev-
ery kind. wherever situate, and re-
ceived Of it the possession of Their
stock of merchandise in its store at 701
Kansas avenue and about $500 In mon
ey. but that the Badders C1othinl
company. George 8. Badders. It's preal-
dent and w. A. Byers. the father-in-
law Of George 8. Badders. have each
and all refused to surrender any othe1
prOporty to your receiver.
"Your receiver believes and he haa
reason to believe, and therefore charges
that George 8. Badders and w. A. By
ers have in their immediate posses-
sion and under their control many
thousands of dollars in currency OF
money or in property into which such
ed. and all such property, money and
currency is the property of the Badders
Clothing company. and that said
George 8. Badders and w. A. Byers
are wilfully holding the same from your
receiver and are concealing 1t from
him.
sYour receiver believes. and there
fore charges that the Badders Cloth
ing company is and long has been in
solvent; that George s. Badders is and
for more than a year has been both
president and director of the Badders
Clothing company; that he took said
assets Of the Badders clothing COM
pany, mostly within December, 1913,
and January. 1914, while the corpora
ton was insolvent; that at the times
said moneys were taken from the Bad
ders Clothing company's assets both
George S. Badders and w. A. Byers
knew the company was insolvent.'
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07

being pushed along eastward are ex-
pected to make it very cold and clear
for the next two or three days, except
in the lower lake regions and northern
New England. where SHOWS were ex-
pected. Generally fair weather was
predicted elsewhere. The weather
bureaus little white flag with the
black square in the center was flutter-
ing off its silent message, "Cold Wave
from all the stations in the east to-
day.
St. Louis, Feb. Temperatures
ranging from two below zero to five
above were recorded in various parts
of st. Louis. This morning the sky
was clear and the high wind which
prevailed last night had nearly died
down. Many cases of suffering were
reported to the police. More than
seven hundred homeless men were
sheltered at the municipal lodging
house last night.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
OPPOSE SEX HYGIENE.
School Boards OF IS Kansas Towns
Also Oppose Medical Inspection.

Fort Scott, Kan. Feb. THAT the
Introduction Of eugenics. sex hygiene
and compulsory medical inspection in
the public schools is undesirable was
agreed upon by the representatives of
seventy-five school boards in south
east Kansas attending the annual
convention Of the Southeastern Kan
sas Teachers association, which ad-
journed today. Officers for the ensu-
ing year are: J.. A. Hugart, Coffey-
Vile, president; Miss Lillian Nc
CLAIM, Pittsburg, secretary: J. M. Gill
more. Fort Scott, treasurer.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
WICHITA CLUB SOLD.
Business Men Buy Ffanchfqe-Dan
Breese, President.

Wichita, Feb. THE Wichita base
bali question was settled today when
q company Of wichita business mon
purchased the Western league team
and franchise. A charter has been h.
sued to the Wichita Baseball ana Ex-
hibftion company.
The stockholders In the old COM
pany ordered the team sold in order to
pay off the debts. The new company
took charge today and oaoQnaod All
id3nt Of the new company a1ld IL yin
re1reseut wichita It the Wo6tGKn
Lsgue schedule meeting in Chicago
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
They Are Radical and Most Of
Them Be Used.
KELLY WANTS 4 Platform
He Thinks G. O. p. Ought to
Have Rudder.
w. A. White Says Capper Has
Joined ssSafety First" Club.

Probable Progressive Policies.
Government ownership Of railroads.
Recall Judiciary.
Recall judicial decisions-perhaps.
Initiative and referendum.
National prohibition.
National suffrage.
Non-partisan 1egiD1aturo.
Radical trust and corporation legis-
lation.
Endorsement Massachusetts ballot
law.
Reputation recall submitted by 1913
legislature.
That there will be no straddle planks
Ia the platform to be written next
Thursday at the mass convention of
Kansas Progressives. Third party lead
ers have announced in advance a num-
ber Of the more important planks to be
advocated in the writing of q pro-
visional state platform. Murdock.
Bull Moose state leaders will take an
active part in the state convention and
will advocate a platform that make
impossible an alignment Of the Kansas
Progressives with either Of the old par
ties.
Already a number Of the planks to
be nailed in the state platform have
been discussed. The new party, it is
stated. will reaffirm the general pro-
visions of the Progressive national
platform of 1919. But they will likely
go even further and declare for new
and drastic reforms. A well known
Kansas Progressive stated today that
the only vitality important platform
plank in serious doubt is the recall of
Judicial decisions. That provision was
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
From Judge McPherson's Deel.
sion in the Rate Cases.
JUD6E SIGNS THEIR PETITION
They Seek IN Order From d.
8. Supreme Court
Compelling Him to Take Juris.
diction Of Claims Cases.

kAnsAs City, Feb. 7-Judge Smith
4cPheroon today signed the rail-
roads appeal In the Missouri two-cent
passenger and maximum freight rate
cases. This action. ACCORDING to
counsel for the railroads, leaves M for
the United States supreme court to
determine whether issues involved In
the Missouri rate cases may properly
come before that tribunal for review.
Tho United States supreme court in
decision last summer upheld the
constitutionality Of the Missouri rail-
road rate laws.
Tho thirteen railroads affected
were granted. appeal to the high court
from Judge 1cPherson's decidon Of
yesterday holding he had no power to
retain jurisdiction Of suits Of paason-
gers and shippers against the rail-
ways to recover alleged overcharges.
days decision was in the form Of =
decree entering . mandate Of tho
United States supreme court uphold
ing the Missouri rate laws a. consti-
tutional and dies Giving an Injunction.
the enforcement Of the laws.
The railroads seek q supreme court
order compelling Judge 3cPhernon to
take Jurisdiction Of the claims Of pas
sengers and shippers who paid the
hisher rate during the life OF the I'M
the appeal petition At his home In
Red Oak. Iowa, where Eugene e.
Ball. representing Frank Hagorman
OF this city. counsel for the railroads,
presented an assignment Of errors q
q basis OF appeal. The assignmeut
charged that the court erred in the
following respects:
Assignment of Errors.
In decreeing that It refused jurisdic-
tion to determine liability for alleged
without discretion under the supreme
court mandate to reserve such 5urisdic-
ton: appointing q mqater to hear such
claims a. might be hled In the federal
court; in ordering that the decree EN-
terfng the higher court mandate should
not bar claimants from suing In any
other court; in etrecfing that the conn
platnAut Day the costs made In the oa0o
in the supreme court
The Missouri rate laws have been IN
litigation. virtually ever since their pas
sage in 1907. An Injunction against the
enforcement Of the freight rate laws
| was obtained Immediately after they
were placed in effect. The railroads at
the same time sought to restrain the
enforcement Of the passenger fare laws
but eventually agreed to give the new
rates a trial In June 1909. Judge Nc
Pherson granted the Injunction against
the new passenger rate on the ground
fnaht fnas IT w. wa; ,,,nnn1, Sonnscatory The state
carried the case to the United States
| supreme court which tribunal last
summer upheld the Missouri rafee.
both freight and passenger ~ consti-
tutionaL
John T. Barker. attorney general OF
Missouri, last December, filed suits In
state courts to collect $24.0oo, 600 from
the railroads in alleged overcharees
made while the lower rates were
appeal from Judge McPherson's decree
putting the supreme court mandate in
,, effect IL based primarily ON the con-
tention that the federal court should
have retained Jurisdiction over All
| claims for oYerchargAa
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
SWEEPING EASTWARD,
The Cold Wave Now Envelops Ohio
Valley.

Washington, Feb. 7.-Cold wealth. r
sweeping eastward spread it's frosty
blanket over the Ohio valley and the
Upper Lake region today. With prom
Use of bringing the lowest tempera-
lures of the year. Storm warnings
ordered up all along the Atlantic
coast from the Delaware breakwater
to Eastport,s Me-. heralded the cold
wave which by all predictions will be
over the Atlantic coast district and
the Lower Pike region by tonight and
will remain ypver Sunday.
zero temtf fratures throughout the
Mlssouri valley and the plains states
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
SIT IN THE SNOW.
Women Strikers Refuse to AccompaF
Police to Station.

Chicago, Feb. 7.-Members Of the Walt
resses' union. who were arrested yester-
day while attempting to boycott down
town restaurants where strikes have been
declared, announced today that they will
go on hunger strike II they are given
Jail sentences.
Their cases will be called in court to-
in the snow and refused to walk to the
station.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
Chinese Government Destroys
the Farmers' Poppy Fields.
Old Time Source Of Revenue Il
Being Cut on.
CROPS OF CORN AND POTATOES
To Take the Place Of the Drug
Producing Plant.
New Policy Is Beginning to
Find Favor With People.

Annoy, China, Feb. with the de-
velopment OF civilization along west
ern lines the isolated province Of Flu
ken IL rapidly undergoing important
changes It may soon be imagined
that chunk has been taken out OF
New England or some other farming
region of the United States and laid
down in China for there are increas-
Ing evidences that fields once wholly
devoted to the poppy will be turned
over to potatoes and corn.
Progress has put its foot down On
the opium business. Outside of
who realize how great a blow this ac-
ton has dealt as a means Of suste-
nance to a province whose resources
were already overtaxed to maintain
Its crowded population. Opium has
always brought a good price in local
markets and formed an important
source of the farmers revenue. 1t is
small wonder that campaigns against
the drug have met with armed resist
ance.
Sporadic and reckless destruction
OF full grown crops came last year
with such suddenness that farmers
were not conscious that the govern
ment was in earnest until they saw
their entire seasons work lost. This
year new method is to be tried. In
stead OF waiting until the plants are
grown and then destroying the crop,
the government has served notice
that all opium plants will be de-
stroyed as soon as they appear in the
-
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
leland IMPROVING.
Slept Well Last Night and Doctors
Expect Complete Recovery.

Troy. Feb. Cyrus Leland. the
well known politician Of Kansas. is
reported to be on the way to recov-
cry. He has been sick several days
but this morning he appears to be
much improved and his physicians
feel assured that he will entirely re-
cover. He rested well last night.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
G)-Below zero.

Wichita, Kan, Feb. IA clear sky
and absence of wind during the night
followed by a bright sun this morning
seem to have put an end to the bliz-
zard that swooped down on this Sec
ton of Kansas yesterday. The lowest
temperature reached during the night
was degrees below zero. The mer-
curry is rising slowly this morning.
The snowfall was very light. Stock
men declare that little damage or suf-
fering was caused to live stock. Or
chard owners say the change to colder
weather will retard the budding of
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