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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-22
Frisco Receivers File Action
Against Former Directors
TEN DEFENDANTS ARE NAMED
1t Is Charged That the Money
Was Unlawfully Expended
In Purchase Of the Brownsville
and Other Property.

st. Louis, Jan. 22.-Suit to recover
was filed in the United States district
court here today against ten men.
who were directors Of the st. Louis
and San Francisco road in 1910.
The suit was filed by attorneys
representing the receivers and the ac-
ton was brought in accordance with
recent instructions of Walter H. SAM
born. circuit judge. before whom the
receivership proceedings were brought
last May.
The ten men named in the suit are
B. F. Yoakum, chairman of the Frisco
directorate at the time of the receiv-
ership: James Campbell. president of
the North American company which
brought the receivership suit; William
X. Bixby, now q receiver of the Wa
bash; c. w. Hilliard. former vice pres
ident of the Frisco; b. L. Winchell.
former president of the Frisco; e. v.
r. Thayer, A. s. Grieg. Frank Trum-
bull, Thomas H. West, chairman of
the board of directors Of the st. Louis
Union Trust company and Hans Win
terfeldt.
The petition says that the men
named were directors of the Frisco
from Dec. I, 1909, to June I. 1910.
and that during that time the St
road was sold to the Frisco. The suit
is based on the Brownsville deal. de-
tails of which were disclosed during
the recent interstate commerce COM
mission investigation Of the Frisco re-
ownership.
Charges In Detail.
The petition charges that the men
named as defendants unlawfully,
carelessly and negligently have caused
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without anything Of value having
been received in exchange; and that
they carelessly, and without lawful
authority, caused a large debt to be
created against the Frisco company,
without the company's having re-
ceived adequate value in exchange.
The sale of the Brownsville by the
syndtcafe that promoted II. to tn
Frisco, is declared in the suit to have
been void. as the purchase was be-
yond the corporate power of the
Frisco Neither the Frisco directors
nor those acting under them, it is de-
clared, were empowered to make any
payment from Frisco funds in the
direct discharge Of any presumed OBJ
legation Incurred in connection with
the Brownsville deal.
At the recent investigation by the
interstate commerce commission evil
dence was introduced that men, high
in the councils of the Frisco. were
members of the Brownsville syndicate.
The petition charges that the Frisco di-
rectors were guilty of malfeasance. In
negotiating the purchase OF the
Brownsville road, and in authorizing
the payment of large sums of the Fris-
co.'s money for the Brownsville stocks
and bonds. The directors who partici-
pated or acquiesced in the arrange
ment are declared to be Jointly and
severally liable for all losses that have
resulted to the Frisco from the deal or
that may result. The receivers in
their petition ask that the court ask
an accounting of all lesses and damages
resulting to the Frisco by the alleged
misconduct Of the directors and that
Judgment be given for the entire pur-
chase price of the Brownsville with in
tereat.
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TILL0TS0N free
Governor Granted Pardon To.
day, Effective Jan. 81.
He Was Serving Term for Kid
naping Incubator Baby.

Governor Hodges this afternoon
granted q pardon to F. H. TIllotson,
convicted May q. 1870 on a charge Of
kidnapping in connection with the FAM
GUS Incubator" baby case. Tillotson
is now under bond pending an appeal
Of his case to the supreme court. The
pardon was urged by Charlotte Bleak
ley. who won final custody of the child.
Tillotson was shown to have been In
the employ of Mrs. Barclay at the time
the child was taken from Mrs. Bleak
ley's custody. Joe Gentry, also con-
nected with the case, was convicted
of assault, sent to the penitentiary and
later paroled.
The pardon by Governor Hodges is
effective January 81. Cemency was
urged by Mra. Bleakley.
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Product Costs 50 Gents Laid
Down in New York.


New York. Jan. 12.-The first big
shipment OF Argentine butter. con-
ststing Of 2.oo0 boxes Of so pounds
each. was received here yesterday and
1t Is said to be one OF the causes Of
yesterdays decline in the huttar
market
The butter cost about - cents laid
down in New York with all charges
paid. New York win not consume all
of 1t, az 100 boxes win be shipped to
Chicago and 100 to Boston.
Another cargo OF 5000 boxes Of
Argentine butter Is on the way here.
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The WIND SHIFTS.
It blows From South and wcathes
Is Warming Up.

south and the temperature II eight
degrees above normal today, with the
prospect of still furthef rise tonight
and Friday. The minimum tempera-
ture today was Is degrees This
morning a minimum temperature Of
is blowing this afternoon at the rate
of eight miles an hour. 1t is expected
to increase in velocity between now
and Friday.
Shippers forecast: Protect So
hour shipments north against tenn
perature Of 25 degrees: east and west,
80 degrees: south, above freezing.''
The sky is expected to be more or less
overcast at Topeka Friday.
rTla< laci1xlyz flixarrs.
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HODGES FAv0RS K. C.
Governor Wants Regional Bank Es-
tablished There.

Governor Hodges favors the estab-
lishment Of the new federal regional
reserve bank in Kansas City. Kan.
and will urge that policy tomorrow in
a conference with bankers and gov
ernment representatives in Kansas
City. The present plan IL to locate
the new regional reserve bank in
Kansas City, Mo-, but the Kansas ex-
ecutive will start movement to bring
the bank to the Kansas side.
by locating the bank on the Mis-
souri, side" said Governor Hodges,
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FOR. Federal CONTROL
Live Stock Association Fav0rs Govern
ment Guardianship of Range.

Denver, Jan. 22-Federal control Of the
open range, more effective sanitary reEu-
lations, protection Of American live stock
owners and ranchmen in Mexico were the
chlef recommendation contained in the
resolutions adopted at the closing sessions
OF the seventeenth annual convention Of
the American National Live Stock as
sociation today.
Recommendation for education Of the
children on farms and approval Of the
work OF the federal department Of agri-
culture and the administration Of national
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-22

Bristow. Curtis was defeated for re-
nomination as United States senator
by w. r. Stubbs in the state wide pri-
maries two years ago, although he
received the popular majority. For
several weeks it has been generally
known that Curtis would enter the
race. His announcement was ex-
pected to Immediately follow the
statement of Senator. Bristow that he
had left the Progressive cause and
would remain with the Republican
party.
Curtis has been active for several
weeks and his formal announcement
today followed numerous conferences
with political leaders and visits to all
of the eight congressional districts Of
the state.
Result of Petitions.
The announcement OF Senator Cur
tbs followed the circulation of petit
tions in a number of counties Of the
state urging the former United States
senator to again seek the Republican
nomination. These petitions, signed
by several thousand voters, were re-
ceiyed by Senator Curtis several days
ago. They were accompanied by a
letter from the Chase County Curtis
club, in which Curtis was asked to
make the race.
In a letter to w. H. Holsinger of
Cottonwood Falls, president Of the
club, Curtis makes his formal an
nouncement. The Holsinger letter is
as follows:
The Announcement.
''I am in receipt of your very kind
letter urging me to become a Repub-
lican candidate for the United States
senate and inclosing some petitions OF
like import. Il have received a great
many others Of the same character
and rreatlv aDnreciate and am sin.
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FOR INC|T|NG RIOT.
Three Strike Sympathizers Arrested in
st. Louis.

st. Louis, Jan. 22.-More than a hundred
young women gathered about one of the
factories OF the Hamilton-Brown Shoe
company today and jeered the men and
women who went in to work. Police were
called and three young men were arrested
on a charge of melting the women to riot.
Those who created the disturbance were
said to be in sympathy with the United
Shoe Workers union, which recently de-
clared q strike against the company be-
cause It announced that only members Of
the Boot and Shoe Workers union, which
IS AFFILIATED with the American Fedora
ton of labor. would be employed in its
factories.
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PUTS 0. K. ON PINDElI
Orders His Nomination
FAvorably Reported to Senate.

Washington, Jan. 22.@The nomina-
ton of H. NJ. Pinden of Peoria. to be
ambassador to Russia, was ordered
favorably reported today by the SEN
ate foreign relations committee.
Mr.. Pindell's nomination has been
delayed because of certain alleged cor
respondence with Senator Lewis, say
ing Pindel1 had been elected to repre-
sent the United States In Russia for q
limited period. probably not more
than . year. Investigation also was
made into alleged correspondence be-
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Big Buffalo Herd for sale.

Gettysburg, s. D., Jan. 22.-The ia
nous Scotty" Phillip herd Of buffalo.
Kept IN ten thousand acre pasture
near Fort Pierre, s. D., has been
placed on the market by Phillip
Phillip and George Phillip, Jr., sons Of
the administrators of the estate of the
late James (Scotty) Phillip. This
herd OF buffalo. the largest in the
United States now includes 70 head
OF yearllngs. S. head Of two-year-olds
and AIS head OF three-year-olds and
Older. These are all full blooda most
Of them born In captivity.
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SUI LzER'S GRAFT STORY
HIS Revelations Are Assuming {
Grand Jury Phase.

New York, Jan. 22.-William Sui
zer's story of Graft. graft, graft ev-
erywhere," as sketched by him at the
John Doe inquiry. assumed the grand
yesterday that United States Senator
O'Gorman described James E. Gafr-
,ney as ''Murphy's--dhief bagman."
who tried to hold up Stewart for
100000, the ex-governor was invited
to go over these charges in more de-
tail before the jury. Later 1t was
thought Senator O'Gorman might be
called.
The Stewart mentioned is James
Stewart. a state highway contractor.
Gaffney is a prominent politician. con-
tractor and business associate Of the
leader Of Tammany hall. On the
stand Sulzer testified O'Gorman had
said to him: Don't you know Gaff-
ney is the man that held up my client,
and he could have gotten away with
it If Stewart had not come to me; and
went to Murphy and / read the riot
act-telling him would not stand for
that kind of politics."
Sulzer reviewed the clash with
Murphy, which led to his (Sulzer's)
impeachment, describing Murphy's
tration If Gaffney were not appointed
state commissioner Of highways.
The John Doe inquiry, with Sulzer
again on the stand, will be resumed
tomorrow.
sAThe evidence given by sulzer
speaks for ITSELF" said District Attor-
ney whitman today. 1T, was given
under oath and should be judged ac-
cordingly. I will not comment upon It
but the public may rest assured that
If crime has been committed Id this
county, shall do my duty. no matter
who the offender may be-
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tween Pindell and Representative
Stone over control Of federal patron
age.
"The committee" said Chairman
Bacon, decided that nothing had
been found concerning Mr.. Pindell
which would warrant 1t in refusing to
recommend his confirmation for the
Russian ambassadorship.''
The nomination of Daniel T. Moon
ey of Ohio, to be minister to Paraguay
was referred to a subcommittee for
consideration.
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NOT IN The BOND.
President Can Find Nothing About
Regulating Stock Exchanges.

Washington. Jan. 22.-President
Wilson told callers today that he
would not recommend In his mes-
sages to congress anything not in the
Democratic platform, and added that
he had not found the subject Of reg
ulation of stock exchanges In the
platform. He Indicated that he would
have nothing to say about such legis-
latfon until he wassconsulted by mem-
bers of congress.
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MOTHER 4 SUICIDE.
III Health Causes Rash Act-Children
Find Body.

Hunnewell, Kan, Jan. 22.-Mrs. w.
C. Anderson, wife of a farmer living
near here, committed suicide today by
shooting herself through the head
with a small rifle. Her body was
found by her two children. She had
been in i'll health for months.
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CUT out DEAD HEADS
Wfsconsfn Faculty NGembess l1ast Fay
to See Annette Events.

Madison. Wis. Jan. Il -Hereafter
faculty members and administrative Of
ncers Of the University of Wisconsin
win have to pay aelmisston to witness
university football. baseball and bas~
result Of ruling made by the ath1ot1o
council yesterday. Only team man-
ayers, players, newSpapef men ara
wearers Of the varsity W. team WfEl
be admitted free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-22
Announces Today He Will
Again Enter Senator Race.
Has Been Active Several Weeks
in Prosecution of Candidacy.
HE RECEIVED PETITIONS
That Had Been Circulated by
2 His Friends.


Charles Curtis of Topeka. today
made formal announcement of his
candidacy for the Republican nomi-
nation as United States senator from
Kansas to succeed Senator Joseph L.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-10
morris Williams
HORSE MARKET
BRING ON YOUR WAR HORSES.

" 900 to 1900 pounds. to 10 years old,
any color but gray and spotted.
81 Also will have buyer for southern
gn1ares, 900 to 1900, any color.
q About these war horses, l want to
hell you something. A great deal OF
%soneense has been printed and gossiped
about prices on these horses. Such as
Ahat they have advanced $50 to 500
D per head and that they will double in
value. All Of which Is mere rot" calcu-
lated to make fool out of man IN.
clined to excitability, and to mislead
sven sensible man.
Prices may possibly be SO to $40
higher than they were before the war
broke out, but they were at that time
| $50 to $40 lower than q year ago. So
upon the whole prices are not now as
high as last year, and that is not all.
This war will all be over by the first Of
December q don't charge anything ex-
ira for that information) and then
you will see prices take big drop. Why
wheat went off seven cents yesterday
on the first suggestion of peace.
Let the smart fellow who knows
prices will double keep his horses but
while he Is pursuing "watchful wait
ing policy you sell. have 20 head of
my own and they are all for sale.
NORRIS WILLIAMS.
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LIBE RTYvlLLE.
+ Mrs John Coleman and Mrs. Loren
Foster entertained Line No. 9 Satur-

Mrs. John Coleman and Mrs. Loren
Foster entertained Line No. 9 Satur
day afternoon.
The young ladies Of the M. e. church
realized $3.50 from their play, THE
Princess Kiku," Saturday night.
The revival services at the Presby
terrain church will close Sunday night
On account of the bad weather the
Rebekah club meeting was postponed
from last Friday until September II,
meeting with Mrs. Carl Riggs.
Miss Martha Fulton left last Friday
for Cedar Falls, where she will attend
school the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ulm entertained q
number Of friends Sunday at a dinner
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Swanson Of Al
bia are spending the week here with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Fordyce, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Taylor and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Burmaugh are spending the
week in Des Moines attending the fair.
The w. F. M. s. met with Mrs. H.
D. Davis Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. G. B. Worley Is visiting with
relatives at Table Grove, Ill.
Born-Friday, Sept. 8, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Sellers, baby girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Waugh were shop
ping in Fairfield Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hoffman and chill
dren were spending Friday shopping
in Fairfield.
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bert Lee residence now occupied by
Dr. Lynn. Mr.. Cantril and family ex-
pect to occupy the same the last of
September.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gavin are visiting
relatives at Canton, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Hellman have been
spending the past week with Mrs. He'll
mans brother William Culligan and
family.
Miss Ethel Lynn Is visiting In Bur
lington this week. the guest Of Miss
Julia Torley.
Miss Margaret Schroeder Of Spring
field, ILL.,, lis visiting her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Brinck.
Mrs, Henry Krimpler was hostess to
the Ladies' Aid society at her home on
Friday afternoon. The ladies present
ed Mrs. Cora Shepherd and Miss Emma
Voter with a neat gift as remem.
brance Of their work together. Mrs.
Shepherd left Monday for Long Beach,
Calf. Miss Voter will leave Friday for
Mount Pleasant.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Wall
jasper August 20, son.
P. j. Entler received the sad intelli-
gence Tuesday of the death Of his
brother Will Entler which occurred at
his home In Washington. d. G. Aug.
81 1914. He was 6S years Of age. He
lived in West Point Ave years and was
associated with his brother p. J. Entler
one year at the timers trade. The re.
mains were brought to Bonaparte and
the funeral services will be held there
today. P. ]. Entler Of this place at
tended the funeral.
Miss Regina King has returned from
a visit with her sister Mrs. N. X. Al
derGlice at Burlington.
Mrs. John Schantx and daughter
Helen departed for their home in
ichita, Kans., after a visit with rela-
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Timpe and Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Trey are in Des oMines
attending the state fair. They made
the trip by auto.
Mrs. c.. A. Bonneville Of this place
and Mrs. Caroline Sherwood of Saw
yer were called to Ottumwa Monday
by the death Of M. l.. Kirk of that
city.
Ray Hall accompanied Emmett, his
9-year-old son to the Glenwood school
for the blind. From there Mr.. Hall went
to Des Moines to attend the state fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lodwick have moved
beth Schultz.
Miss Anna Lehman returned to TT.
Madison Wednesday after two
weeks visit with her mother here.
Miss Elizabeth Dierker has gone to
Columbia, Mo-, where she will teach
school.
Floyd Lite and daughter Mrs. w. D.
Schultz and baby were recent guests of
Mr. Lite's daughter Mrs. Guy Graham
at Ellerick. Iowa.
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ALBA.

There was a big banquet Friday
evening. Recently arrangements were
made at meetings of the Abba Bust
ness Mems association to entertain the
Centerville business men and the fol-
lowing committee was appointed to
make plans: j. G. Mabry, Nate Ken
dell and Fred Lambert. The ladies OF
the Methodist Aid society served the
banquet Friday evening. Arrange
ments were made for one hundred and
fifty plates. A good time was antici-
pated for music was enjoyed and there
was several short addresses from
prominent Centerville and Abba men.
DR.. John Griffin left Thursday eve
ming on business trip of Des Moines
Miss Hazel Steinbrennen has ar
rived from Arkansas and will spend
the winter at the ]. J. Neebers home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Herserman, Mr..
and Mrs. Cal Guthrie and Mrs. Edwin
Manning spent Thursday in Des
Moines.
Mrs. Helen Turley and daughter,
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kEOSAUQUA.

Rev. J. c. Behrens left Tuesday for
FIT. Madison to be in attendance at the
annual meeting of the Iowa conference
which convenes there Rev. Behrens
lef with the positive understanding that
he was to return here for another year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kinsey and Mr..
and Mrs. M. F. Kinsey and son Reach
went to Bonaparte Tuesday to attend
the Kinsey- Percival wedding.
Miss Vera Snyder left Monday for
Osceola where she has position In the
school there for another year.
Miss Rena Bell opened school at
South ebanon Monday.
DR.. F. A. Hall Of Indianapolis deliv-
cred lecture at the opera house on
Sunday afternoon. His theme was
when Eden Comes and Dead Men
Live"
Program, old settlers celebration to
be held Thursday Sept. 10, 1914:
Address-President.
Fairfield band.
DR.. Carroll Of Henry county, will be
the orator.
Obituary address-Rev. J. w. Cheney
Buckner's Jubiless quartet.
Van Buren, Co. chorus.
Ambassadors Calhoun.
Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ. Walker are in
Dse Moines this week attending the
state fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Robinson attended
the memorial service at the Troy ceme-
terry Saturday afternoon.
Ross Calhoun has been visiting rela-
tives In Birmaham the past week.
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for Des Moines where they viii attend

for Des Moines where they will attend
the fair.
Catherine Beatty Of Fairfield spent
last week at the C. Vaught home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Riggs and Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Glotfelty are spending
the week in Des Moines attending the
fair
Miss Mary Under Of Libby arrived
here last week where she will attend
school this year.
Sylvester Burk Bishop was born on
April %, 1856 In Des Moines township
Jefferson county, and died Aug. rs, 1914
after a period Of poor health extending
over q year.
He was united in marriage to Mis-,
Emma Head March 10. 1887. To thil
union were born seven children, all o.
whom with the wife are left to mourn
the death Of their father and husband
The children are Head, Sherman
Charles and Margaret, all at home and
Mrs. Raymond Peebler, Libertyville
and Mrs. Stewart Glasgow. Mr. Bishop
is also survived by two brothers and
two sisters. j. f. Bishop of Libertyville
c. s. OF Glasgow, Mrs. s. G. Berry, Gull
bertson, Mont, and Mrs. HI. Hornblen
dial. Rock Island, Ill.
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SALEM CHAPEL.

Married, Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock, Aug. 20. 1914, at the brides
home, Miss Belle c.. Robinson OF
Salem and Ralph Reber Of Hiawatha
Kansas They left Tuesday for their
future home in Sunny, Kansas.
Mrs. E. E. Gilyeart entertained the
Willing Workers of the Presbyterian
church and tho Ladies' Aid society OF
the NJ e. church at her home Wednes-
day afternoon Aug. 26. After the busi-
ness meeting and election OF officers
the afternoon was spent with fancy
work and music. Refreshments were
served by the hostess.
The Davis reunion was held at the
home of H. H. Davis Tuesday Aug. rs
1914. Forty eight members Of the
Davis family congregated at the Davis
home for an all day picnic and gen.
eral good time.
Mrs. Homer Chandler entertained the
Willing Workers Of the Presbyterian
church at her home Thursday after
noon Aug. 81.
Mrs. Amanda Mccoy and Mrs. Lula
Valentine and daughter Margaret went
to Charlton Thursday to visit relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mccoy and daugh
ter Mary returned home Saturday from
a two weeks visit with relatives an