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The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10
WOMAN IN CASE.
Reno County Coroner May Cause
Arrest in Death Mystery.

Hutchinson, Kan. Feb. 10.-Coroner
Williamson is holding an inquest.
making inquiry into the death Of
Thomas stone, this county, recently.
The physicians certificate declared
death was the result Of slow poison
ing. Investigation proves that a wom-
an. not yet named by the officers had
bought poison at different times. Stone
was sick for long time and it is the
belief of officers that poison was ad-
ministered to him in his food.
There is a belief that a warrant may
be issued before night, though the
officers do not state whom they sus-
1Dect.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10
SWEDISH CABINET OUT
Resigns Owing to Differences Regard
ing Increasing Armament.

Stockholm, Feb. 10.-Karl Albert
Staaf, the Swedish premier. and his
entire cabinet resigned today in con-
sequence of divergence of opinion
concerning the necessity of increas-
ing the Swedish defensiYe forces.
King Gustave accepted the resigna-
tioiis.
about by the recent demonstration of
80, 900 land owners and farmers from
all parts of the country who demand
ed an increase OF such armaments.
This was followed by a socialist dem
onstration equally imposing, protest
ing against any project to increase
expenditure in the army and navy.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10

into the hundreds Of thousands Of cor
porations. graft would be widespread.
These agents would have no qualifica-
ton but political pull, no civil service
examination is required and they
could be sent into any corporation
office to make report which would
be binding on that corporation. II
he might be willing to change the re-
port There you are. This is tre-
mendous inQuisitorial power. Russia
never had anything like this that gave
such power without hindrance."
Mr.. Bennett argued that the bill
violated the constitutional guarantee
against unlawful search and seizure.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10
JUMPS TO HER DEATH.
Woman Leaps From Top of the Long
Building in Kansas City.

Kansas City. Feb. 1O.-While hun
dreds of shoppers passed in the street
not 30 feet away, a fashionably dressed
woman about 80 years old, leaped from
the roof Of the r. Along building,
Is story structure, In the downtown
retail district here, today and was dash
ed to death on the cobblestones of the
alley in the rear of the building. Per-
sons in an office In a neighboring high
building saw the woman climb to the
parapet, pOise a moment, clasp her
hands and dive headflrst as she might
have plunged into a swimming pool.
The body was identified as that of
Miss Elna Zimmerman. a stenogra-
pher, employed by al implement COM
pany. The cashier of the company
made the Identification. At the house
where Miss Zimmerman rOOmed 1t was
said that she had shown dependency
for weeks but had confided in nc one.
She had attempted to take her life
before by swallowing acid, it was said.
So carefully did the woman choose
the point from which to leap. few per-
sons passing in the street knew of the
suicide until long after the mangled
body had been taken away.
Took Off Her Hat.
The woman removed her hat, a black
beaver affair with two plumes. before
she climbed over parapet and leap
ed.
L. L. Adams, with Office in a neigh
boring office building. saw the woman
climb over the parapet.
The woman evidently made a pre-
meditated dive for death. She struck
headfirst and that part OF the body
was badly mangled. She wore a gray
overcoat, black gloves. a grayish silk
waist, and had dark brown hair. DR..
Fritz Moeninghoff, deputy coroner. said
death was instantaneous. Several tele-
phone linemen were working in the al
ley. AS the woman jumped they saw
her and screamed. A clerk in the New
York Central offices in the r. A. Long
building. heard the scream and ran into
the alley. There he saw the woman ly-
ing motionless, apparently without an
injury. She appeared as If she had
only stumbled on the pavement and
fell In the woman's glove was 1915,
part of the money in currency. The
woman was good looking. The shoes
she wore were bought from a shoe COM
pany in Atlanta, Ga. The coat was
bought in Cincinnati. The woman ap-
parently strOve to avoid striking any
one in her fall She jumped from the
west side of the building into the
alleyway, leaping almost from the
northwest corner. She paid the head
elevator man 10 cents to go to the roof.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10
Carro worth s., Geo, 600.

Boston, Feb. 10-ThH most valuable
cargo ever brought to this port, ac-
cording to the estimate Of underwrit-
ers, came In ON the German steamship
Essen. 1t was Of Australian wool, the
first direct shipment of foreign wool
since the tariff was reduced. and pelts.
skins and chrome ore. tho latter con-
signed to New York The value Of the
cargo exceeds $2,000.000
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10
Conn Exposition Opens.

Dallas, Feb. 10.-Tho sixth national
corn exposition began here today and
will continue fourteen days. It COM
prises exhibits from twenty-nine states
and from several Canadian provinces,
including other staple agricultural
products in addition to corn.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10
WEATHER IS IDEAL.
And Moro Like II Is Slated foe
Wednesday,

This is another bright mild day,
with the temperature five degrees
above normal for February 10, and
the forecast calls for almost the same
thing over again.
Shippers forecast: Protect So
hour shipments north against tenn
perature of Is degrees; east, Is to 20
degrees; south and west. 20 to IS de-
grees."
The wind is blowing at the rate Of
five miles an hour from the west
The hourly readfngx:
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10

New York, Feb. 1O.-The untitled
tonnage Of the United States Steel cor
porat'on on January 81 totalled 4,613,-
$50 tons, an increase of 331.572 tons
over December, 1913.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10
Thomas Hardy WEEDS HIS steno,

London. Feb. 1O.-Thomas Hardy,
the British novelist. today married
Miss Dugdale, his secretary and typist
Mr.. Hardy's first wife died in 1912. He
u in his 74.h Year.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10
IS DEAD
End Came Suddenly to Former
State Treasurer.
Died of Acute Indigestion at
Home In Independence.

Independence, Kan, Feb. TO-
Mark Tulley. widely known in Kansas
as a Republican politician. died sud-
denly at his home here this afternoon
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10
IN EAST
Shock Is Felt from Montreal, Cam, to
Philadelphia.

New York, Feb 1O.-Points as far
north as Montreal and as far south
as Philadelphia felt distinct earth
quake shocks Of varying intensity be-
tween 1884 and 1887 o'clock this art
ernoon. Indications were that the
entire northeastern section of the
United States was in zone of tremors.
At no point included in the first re-
ports was serious damage done. In
New York state the tremors were re-
corded rin New York City. Albany,
Elmira, Rome, Syracuse and other
at Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Pres
colt, Brockville and other places.
Albany, Feb. 1O.-An earthquake of
20 seconds duration was recorded on
the seismograph at the state geolo-
gist's office here today shortly before
o'clock 1t was noticeable about the
capitol where a number or pictures
were shaken from the walls.
Philadelphia, Feb. 10.-An earth
quake tremor was felt in this vicinity.
At the Philadelphia navy yard the
shock was quite distinct and naval Of
ficers timed the shock at 1888 o'clock.
Syracuse, Feb. 1O.-An earthquake
shock was felt plainly in all parts OF
Rome. N. Y, Feb. 10.-At 1885
O'Clock this afternoon a severe earth
quake shock was felt In Rome and
throughout this section Of Oneida
county.
Binghamton. Feb. 10.-One life
was lost as a result of the earthquake
shocks here this afternoon. The
tremors caused a cave-in OF a trench
four feet deep in the basement OF the
Wiley building and Rocco Parse, q
laborer, was killed.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10

denly This Afternoon Mt His Home
in Independence.
of acute indigestion. He was i'll less
than an hour. Tulley was so years
old. He served three successive terms
as state treasurer, preceding Earl
AkerS in that Office. He is survived
by wife and four children.
Mark Tulley. during his six years in
official life here in Topeka won a wide
circle of friends. Quiet, unostenta-
tious. slow to speak, thoughtful and
sure of facts and judgment, his in
fluence in his party councils was
great.
He had been talked Of recently as
a candidate for governor. He was in
Topeka last week on business and ap-
peared to be in good health. In his
death the state of Kansas loses one of
its best citizens
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10

CONTINUED on Page Two.1
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Cont nued on Page Four.)
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WHY | WOULD RATHER
WRITE NOVELS THAN PLAYS

the devil purring phrases, sits perpetual'y
upon your shoulder and you hate 20 thrust
him behind one But unless YOU do your
sentences and his vii! be relentlessly re-
moved before your eyes during rehearsal
az a. ever comes 20 thaD your protests
and when YOU have suf
fered this indignity you will never write
another play. or, Il YOU do you will dis
appear first for some years while you learn
how 10 write one or you may wr'e
books instead.
To remember that the written wo'A
and the word written 20 b. spoken are
Numerically opposed Is the p'1ywr'ghts
first less n and his hardest. II concerns
he novelist so Infinitely less stag
dialogue prominently mus. be- lifelike
viva. In a book YOU may explain; you
may ramble down attractive Attle by
paths In play you may not. You
must stick To the point You mus; write
words that can he ac'od. no. read you
must b" crisp, sharp definite and com.
press your meaning You must give the
actor material. He IL the mortar tina:
cements the bricks In your wall. You
cannot and YOU must not he your own
unferered self whereas In your book your
letters are OF another quality ana OF n
more elastic kind.
Thus It works out that | who am the
idle s!uggard and not the active insect
admit she fact gracefully and prefer ito
come with words set in a delightful pro
portion'-!f my talents permit
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in Drimalusk. and the fair bride
brought 20 her husband the substantial
dowry OF "El00 a COW, a calf and house
hold linen" Thomas Fogarty, who sup
plies several admirable illustrations for
these sketches, has a very fine picture
Of The weddirG. with two delightful and
entirely bclievable hddlers. marching
ahead Of the handsome groom and the
lovely bride.
Was Molly a good househeeper? T"
ba sure she was She was the best
butter maker thcreahouts, The story
tells all about the household or the
children, jimmy went 20 America, Una
married Nell McGrath. Johne.n pg
staycd j; home ANA was destined 90 .g-
herit the farm, Patrick became a priest.
and so on. The sketches follow th"
boy" to his old age and 10 his wake.
There are many sketches besides. Raj
terry. the famous old dddler, did a most
generous deed In behalf OF Jack and
Mary. who married FOR love and had
nothing TO put IN tile pot The three
bachelors Of Bragg were absurd, the
wife that one of them took finally was
"A 'r.te too Violent, though doubtless
they deserved acute punishment. tn"
Yankee" who returned 10 his native
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on Ntr Of To-day" . 'H.- If.sl'. 20
O. on Barnhlrii. translated hy Kari Won ponaI
lpodd Mead and Company)
"a Wailoon Family 'ln America. vols
Mrs Robert W, de Fores' CHoughton
"An,arciic Adventure SCOTT, Northern
Parry" RAYMOND IT, Pt.sstey. ~. !.
Dutton and COMPANY
''Fightlng in Flanders T. Alexander
Powell tCharles Scrihuerr Sons
1.-TWO Phases OF criticism" George Ed
ward woodbury. (The Merrymount Press,
* history Of Old Kinderhook" Edward
A collier u. ID. 90 = rutnams sous)
The Practical Book Of Period Furniture"
Harold Donaldson Ebcr.cin and Abbot Nc
Clure o. Is Lippincoit company.
"VanuNrm Lectures" Emile EoutrouN
Alols Rich A. ID. Cooley. Arthur Shipiey,
princeton Univ ersiiy Press, Princeton,
"rhe New Movement In the Theatre q"
Sheldon cheney mitchell Kenneriey New
York;
"cathonc Moral Teaching and II; An,
tngonists" Joseph Mausbach, i. d tJoheph
r. wagner, New York;
"Fundamental Sources OF Ffhciency.'
Fletcher Durell, Pm -, y. Ippinco't
Company ,
,pavoi Publishing COMPANY, Taunton
MasS)
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THERE are many reasons why
would rather write a book than
write a play. and the principal
reason. ! think. is constitutional sloth To
write at all IS an evn thing; 1t is prob
ably a nuisance to the community and
It may cause oneself and other people
much distress Ones health will almost
certainly be jeopardzed II not utterly de-
stroycd one will become self-consc.ous
elliptic always on the lookout for an
audience and ones character VIII become
undermined generally. Vanity, Of course,
IL at the bottom Of the whole thing, SAH
one does II, and the explanation is psyche
and unnecessary. As a rule one apolorz,s
by calling oneself an artist But this =
usually n lie. Being from the cradle %
lover of the truth, ] che,rtu.y confess
outright that writing books - 10 me. tho
easiest way of assuaging this absurd de-
sire to create something, however bad.
and that is why ! do II, To write books
rather than plays is far less troublesome
and L. Is n pleasanter more moral busl-
ness altogether. There are no actors T.
bother one. 10 public whom one secs, no
one 20 whom one "a responsible, nothing is
in the way but ones conscience, and with
practice that may be stillcd.
In making books one is not tempted TO
90 the dreadful length of making a bow
before an audience who probably have
every right to hiss one off tho stage. ono
does not sit in a box, the observed Of nj
observers, drinking in ones own eluqucnne
But with a play one does hcse shameful
things and one does more. one pu;s
on airs one tries to impress them in
the theatre all and sundry, one poses
as an authority before people who rega q
one as a foil And 80 one is. one IS a
fool to do IT, II they know their job, or
think they do, II they too are artists, you
cannot teach them much, They won't BE-
taught So you sit and listen % them
while they leave out all your commas and
insert their own full stops do so fire..
uuently mysclf-when | appear IN o,hcr
peoples plays set my own back then.
For then | am an actor on ihe stage and
not an author merely
These are the reasons, or some OF them,
why my literary activities are preferably
empl ycd and preserved Il hOpel between
the covers of q decent, sleep producing
novel. and chiefly perhaps because one
may therein be relatively and beautifully
un,rammclled one may punctuatc pre-
cisey az one chooses, there are no mad
d,nlng hdndicaps and restrictions placed
upon one IN the matter of length, a few
hundred words or 80 NOR" or les, Will not
matter.
Ia 4 book they can always - "slippc 70
nud no doubt they often are, hccdus" HE
! II short, but superlluOus words VIII kin a
play and 10 write them Is 50 easy not to
| write them so damnabiy difficult For
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MRS. BURNETT'S LOST PRINCE

BY a curious coincidence. as n seems
az the present crisis. when Scrvla has
been used as the torch to set all the
world In flames, IT was certain character
!stics of old Scrviln history which first
suggested Frances Iiodgson Burnett's
story The Lost Prince" now running
through twelve months OF 81. Nicholas
\ Servian friend was describing TO her
the ancient days when the country was
a beautiful pastoral land whose shep-
herds made noble songs and whose peO-
pie were race OF heroic stature and
much beauty. The details of the later
history OF it's tragedy, struggles and
changing dynasty were to Mrs, Burnett
both moving and picturesque.
This happened some years ago. and
the story which evolved Itself from the
incident is The Lost Prince"
III ouos mind would build up a coun-
try something Ike that Land OF de
thrOncd kings and homeless descendants
of emit, rors, cnthralling romances might
grow out of IT," she said. Some time
shall find story of one OF them tell
Ing itself TO me"
Mrs. Burnett wrote the earlier chap
tiers last year when she was in the Bava-
rian Alps and laid 1t aside to lie com
plotcd when she returned To America
" Tho spring. The imaginary country
ancient SorNia suggested she called "Sa-
miNlH.' And the Prince WAS lost fiVf
hundred Years before the story begins
In the roaring Marylebone road in Lon
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frosty morning ache so that while u
necessity still standing on one he draws
the other up for warmth under him.
away from the "inhospitahle ground"
To be sure, there were magic mornings
when II was not SO cold Then there
was heather. and there were grass
tufts: and always. no matter what the
standing OF the thermometer. inasmuch
as ii was a considerable time between
getting mp and breakfast. there was an
immense appetite for oatmeal stirabout
when the same was ready and the ac-
complishment of the boys duties left
him ready for the same. At school the
little fellows lunch was scaut. az well
as simple. and he had to walk far to
get to the seat of learning. likewise Just
as far TO get home again.
There were delightful opportunities
on the way. distractions that were
tremendously allurlng: yet II one
fingered too long the penalty was pain
full Particularly at the home end
fathers anger fell heavily. father being
disciplinarian not particularly mindful
of the lures and distractions of his own
youth; but the schoolmaster too had
his mature obsess!ons and obstinacies,
so lutre you were. 1et TINS Idtntf,
exactlng on occasion. had a kind heart.
When 1t seemed certain that the COW
would have TO be sold TO get money to
pay the rent he said To the boy: I'm
heart sorry / haven't a penny for To
give you 10 buy marvels or "A ball" \
tear glistened in his eve. and the boy
saw II and said: Father, dear |
wouldn't be bothered with balls or
marvels or them things" At this there
was another tear. II was shed by the
little fellows guardian angel, the story
declares, and falling upon the black
lies record instantly transmitted 1t into
n shining golden truth" Let it be added
that the oldest son Of the family. estab-
lished in America. presently sent home
f3 and that the COW was saved.
When the boy grew up he courted
Molly GNbride quite sentimentally and
charmingly; the story tells all about
it-about the harvest fair at Knocka-
gar. the thoughts OF the lover while
shcaring the golden corn on Whiuny
Hi, his respectful kiss imposed upon
Mol.y's white brow after he had joined,
secretly in n cowhouse, a patriotic So
ciety sworn TO resist the Compressor.
The young pair attended the memorable
dance in Dominic Gailagher's big kitchen
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average magazine story. The teachers
~ composition wilfully blind themselves
IA the fact that II man has n thing
ia say he will say It in whatever FORM
lie may, and that studying the FORM VIII
not reveal the creative power that gave
u existence. This study Is more minute
more complicated and moro perp!eNins
10 the student than any that has come
TO hand yet. The author must feel that
he has nailed the short story dead.
Two belated ch!ldrcn's books are at
hand from the Devin-Adair Company,
New York. The Secrets ot the Elves"
nv Helen Kimberley McElhone Is Illus
,rated in color by A.tertine Randall
Wheelan; Il contains innocent super
stitlons and proper warnings In prose
and jingles. The adventures Of various
comical dogs are related IN "Caper'' by
sheets OF colorcd car.Catures by william
i. Steinlgans, for which oliver H"rtord
has provided the rhyme
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OTHER BOOKS.

The ESSAYS and criticism OF n musical
critic Of renown ar made accessible to
English readers by Mary Blaiklocks
translation OF Roman Hollands MI
slrisus OF To-day" Henry Holt and
Company The articles were written
AZ different times in the last fifteen
years and cover with some complete
ness the modern development OF music
in France; the final article. The Awak-
ening," IS IN fact a historical sketch Of
French music In the last forty years
VI. Roland writes on Berlioz, Wagner.
Richard Strauss, Vincent DIndy, De
busy. Slint-Saens and Perosi.
An excellent contribution to folk lore
and e,hnoiogy is George W ENis's
Negro Culture in Yves, Africa" tThc
Neal" Company New York;. The au-
.hor awaited himself OF the opportunity
Of long stay in Liberia at the Ameri-
can legation 20 make a thorough study
Of the Va! people. who include many
important West African tribes. lie dc
SCr.bcs their habits and social condi-
lions, their language and literature and
supplies many examples of proverbs and
tales |. is very valuable contribution
to the study OF native negro races.
Another account o. W a. Sunday
the evangelist. and his work has been
prepared by William r. Ellis, LII. D..
in Billy Sunday. The Man and His
Message" (The John G. Winston Com
pany, Philadelphia. An abridged bog
raphy with pertunctory account OF his
baseball career, followed by a summary
OF the work he has done serves as an
introduction to reports OF his savings
and sermons which make up he bulk
of the volume. The book IS illus'rat. 4
with photographs and reproductions Of
carica lures. The reader will be enabled
To form his opinion OF the nature and
quality Of Mr.. Sundays work.
\ manual which Is at the same time
an advanced course for skilled workmer.
Willard Il. Bottome's THE Stenographlc
Expert" il issued In new enlarged
edition in which The author has been
assisted by william + Smart Willard
il, Bottome, New YorkD. The author is
official stenographer TO the New York
Supreme Court and in the many i'm
provements and devices for saving time
and work he has the needs OF legal
stenographers chiefly in view. The in
formation is all extremely practical and
useful
once more college professor falls
foul OF the short story and makes it the
victim OF his speculations. Robert w.
Neal in short Stories In the Making
oOXiord University Press, New York;
leaves little to he swept away after he
has got through dssectlng II. He as.
sumes. as the rest do. that the story ls
form by Itself and holsters UP that
theory by calling It also "conte." He
then analyses It philosophcally, rhetor.
ically and materially Having done this
he tries to evolve rules for putting II
together again; It Is conceivable that II
he were successful he might evolve an
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IRISH SKETCHES.

,' pleasant Irish sketches,
and the Neighbors,' by
-.- Na.Ha emo Dcvin- Adair
'..H nIsi of barefoot time"
Too saw of the simple, The
..,,c. Joys Of The Irish boy,
o. ~ ne drives the cows Of a
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Irish shores. was too much aiorsd. bu
he fills only a single chapter.
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THE CRYSTAL ROOD

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