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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-14
PUTS AWAY BIG STICK
President Would Handle Trusts in
Spirit of Friendliness.

Washington Jan. 14.-Members of the
senate committee on interstate COM
merce, after a two hour conference
with the president today said he had
read them his antitrust message and
discussed many of its details at length.
Some of the senators had no doubt
that an interstate trade commission
with limited powers to assist the courts
in carrying out DEGREES OF dissolution,
would be created. They all appeared
certain too that legislation prohibiting
interlocking directorates would be put
through, that penalties would be i'm
posed in every case upon individuals
and that personal guilt would be dis
tinctly fixed. The main point in the
discussion was the extent to which the
Sherman law should be supplemented.
The president is understood to have
pointed out that 1t was necessary to
remove all doubt as to what constituted
a restraint of trade believing that pub
lie sentiment no longer was that re-
straint of trade could be reasonable.
The president, it was said, seemed
to think that it would be well to con-
centrate the attention of congress on
trust legislation, SO as to have 1t out
of the way by June. The president is
understood also to have laid emphasis
upon the spirit in which the task should
be approached, contending that since
eition to conform to the spirit of the
times" 1t was desirable to treat the
problem with a feeling Of friendliness
and cooperation rather than Of radical
antagonism. Mr.. Wilson is said to
have indicated his wish that trust leg
islation be kept within well defined
scope and some Of the senators said
afterward that there might be various
bills drafted but they would follow the
lines the president pointed out today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-14
BOND IS FORFEITED
Sam Morris, Notorious Pick.
pocket, Has Gone Away
And Ed Timon, His BOndsman,
Must Pay $1,000.

The $1,000 bond of Sam Morris, no.
torious pickpocket. is forfeited. His
case was called in the district court
today. He did not appear. Morris
has long list Of aliases. His picture
Is listed in the Rogue's gallery Ac-
cording to Sheriff Kiene, Morris is a
member of a well known Kansas City
gang of lawbreakers. He was picked
up in North Topeka, and charged with
robbery from a railway train.
His preliminary hearing took place
in the court of Topeka, and he was
bound over to the district court. Judge
Robert Carver was urged to place his
bond high, and fixed it at $1,000.
Bond was signed by Ed Timon, 612
North Kansas avenue.
This morning Judge A. w. Dana,
who is hearing the criminal docket,
called the case of the state of Kansas
against Sam Morris. and demanded
the county attorney. Il understand -
said the court, that the defendant is
not here.'
The bailiff formally commanded Mr..
Timon to produce the body of Sam
Norris. Mr.. Morris didn't appear. Mr..
Timon didn't appear. Nobody ap-
Forfeit the bond.' said Judge
Dana.
Bets had been two to one for a
month among county officials that the
lOng-fingered Morris would skip"
Numerous cigars changed hands in the
courthouse today.
The amount of the bond must be
paid to Treasurer Matt Weightman,
who will place it in the general reve-
nue. fund Of Shawnee county.
According to word received by
Judge Carver this afternoon Morris
is In Jail IN St. Paul. Mimi. which ac-
c0sffts Tor his non-appearance this
morning. Mr.. Timon intends going to
Minnesota In search Of him. The
bond, Judge Carver declares, is, new
ertheless, forfeited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-14
M'C0RD SENTENCED.
Allen County Judge Gives Him Five
Years in Ref0Fmatory.

lola, Kan, Jan. 14-Homer McCord
was sentenced to five years in the
Hutchinson reformatory by Judge Os-
car Foust In the district court today
for having lured Mrs. Mary ARM
strong-Dean. a bride of a day. from her
husband while the pair were on their
honeymoon. McCord, who is q years
old. yesterday pleaded guilty to having
violated the Kansas white slave law.
McCord pleaded for an opportunity to
obtain an education and learn q trade.
He had been denied these privileges In
early years, he said.
County Attorney Forest announced
that the perjury case against the stol-
en- bride would be dismissed
She was 1e years old a few weeks be-
fore her marriage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-14
MUNICIPAL STORES.
To BE Established in Chicago for
Benefit Of the Poor.

Chicago. Jan. IA chain of retail
groceries and coal markets. financed
by the city Of Chicago and operated
for the benefit of those out of work,
but who still have some small savings
of money and. therefore. have not been
reduced to the necessity of applying to
the county agent for relief, will be
started in short time, according to
the plans Of city and county officials
and the leaders Of labor unions. An
item Of $4,000. to provide capital for
the venture. has been placed in the
cityss annual appropriation bill by the
is that it win be passed on favorably
by the council.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-14
WANTS HIS MEN BACK
Huerta will Prefer . Formal Request
IT Washington.

Mexico City. Jan. 14.--A formal re-
quest for the return to Mexico of Gen.
eral Mercado. who commanded the
federal troops at Ojinaga and his COM
rades, who crossed into American ter
rit0ry, il to be made to the United
States government by General Auerlia
Banquet, Mexican minister of war. he
announced today.
Washington, Jan ITO grant the
request Of General Banquet. Mexican
ministef of war, for the return to
Mexico OF General Mercado and the
federal troops. who crossed to Texas
from OjinAga, officials pointed out to-
day, would violate the neutrality laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-14
JOHNSON MATCHED.
Frank Moran VIII Meet Him for
Heavyweight Title.

Paris. Jan. 14.-.Jack' johnson and
Frank Moran, the Pittsburg heavy
weight. today signed articles for q 20
round bout for the cham pionship Of
the world to be fought on or before
the Paris Grand Prix race. during the
first or second week of June
johnson was handed check for
$35,O00 by Charles MacCarthy, repre-
senting group Of American sporting
men. Moran was guaranteed 5000.
The fight is to take place in Paris
The articles were signed in the Pa
vilion Dauphine in the Bois De Bou-
logne. johnson arrived in a racing
motor car and long discussion OF the
togms snsue0. johnson raised numoF-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-14
Governor Hodges PIan .feR
New Penitentiary.
win BE Built Near Site Of on
Prison Plant.
WILL APPOINT 1 COMMISSION
To Investigate Needs and Mako
Recommendation.
Return 40 Female Prisoners to
Government.

Immediate action 10 to be taken by
Governor Hodges in working out
plans for q new state penitentaarY
along the lines suggested by Prof.
Blackmar In his report covering ooa.
ditions at the Lansing institutiom.
Governor Hodges 1avors the bual01nG
or = new penitentiafy near the atto q
the present plant. His lrst action In
the matter was to today declare that
ne would make early axrangomou1u
FOR the removal Of the federal pFio-
would transform that building Into q
modern prison hospital.
In his report. Prot Blackmar de-
clared that one Of the most serious
complaints was the utter lack Of prop
or hospital facilities. He recommend.
60 AT least Temporary relief in the re-
movai OF 10 female federal prisoners
rom the women's ward to the new
government prison at LeaveuW0rth
and provision for the temporary care
OF the II female state prisoners in
another building. This plan would
then afford SUFFICIENT room for the
construction of q modern hospital In
the women's ward.
"As soon as possible We win return
the women prisoners to the govern-
ment, said Governor Hodges, land
will arrange to use the present Wo-
mems ward as hospital. 1t WIN am
swer every need Of the prison and af-
ford ample facilities for the care Of
all prisoners needing hospital treat
ment.
VIII Appoint . C0mmissiou.
In accordance with the Blackmar
plan, Governor Hodges will appoint .
nonpartisan commission to prepare
plans for new penitentiary This com-
mission will be composed Of men veroed
in prison, construction and manage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-14
C0D|FY The LAWS
Governor Hodges Will Appoint
q Commission
To Revise School Laws and Re-
port to the Legislature.

Governor Hodges announced today
that he would appoint a commission
composed OF Kansas lawyers to codify
and revise the state school laws and
report to the 1915 legislature. The
state school laws are in a bad shape.
have never been subject to a revision
and are the subject of much conten-
ton in the state. Under the plan an
nounced by the governor, the laws
will be brought up to date, conflicting
sections and Implications elinainated
and the laws affecting the schools Of
the state will be codified for the first
time since the state was organized.
Each session of the legislature,
Kansas law makers have added some
thing to the school laws. Almost ev-
cry man who has come to Topeka in
thirty years to help make laws has
brought with him some proposed
change in the school laws and many
of the measures have been enacted.
Sections of certain acts have been
amended both by addition and sub
traction and new school laws have
been piled on top of each other until
today a constitutional lawyer finds it
necessary to spend a day in his Ii
brary before he can tell whether q
law Is in operation or has been re-
pealed by legislative act or has been
amended in some legislative session.
Laws a Jumbled Legal Mess.
1.-The existing school laws are just q
1umbled legal mess OF complications
that mystify and puzzle everyone and
keep the lawyers busy" declared Gov
ernor Hodges. mot since the state
was organized. have the school laws
been revised or codified. It is q real,
genuine need. Before these laws can
be applied to the best advantage. legal
experts must codify and revise the
existing acts. 1t must be done sooner
or later and 1 propose to appoint q
commission to look after this work
and make recommendations to the
next legislature"
AS soon as the laws are rearranged
by the legal experts, a report recon-
mending amendment and repeal of
certain sections which now conflict or
occasion disputes, will be made to the
legislature. The next session will then
take over the responsibility Of maxi
ing those changes and bringing the
school laws of the state up to date for
the first time in SO years.
Such action has often been recon-
mended by the educational leaders
and instructors of the state. Now they
are about to realize one of their
dreams and see the state school laws
revised in q manner that will make
them more easily understood. A re-
vision of these laws will mean the
wiping out Of the legal provisions
which have outlived their usefulness
or by direct legislation or inference
have been repealed by subsequent ac-
ton, but which are still found in the
general statutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-14
CONVICT 80 J0INTISTS
Crawford County's Prosecutor Has
Been Busy-Makes Report.

Pfttsburg, Kan, Jan. 14.-Following
the announcement that the petitions
asking for the return of an assistant
attorney general to Crawford county
to close the joints had been received
by Attorney General Dawson. came
q report from the office OF A. b. Kel-
Ter, county attorney, who yesterday
closed his first year in office. Ninety
convictions have been obtained In joint
cases in the year. q summary shows.
All Of the defendants have served in
the county Jail. One jointist was sent
to the penitentiary for persistent vio-
lation and four more face the felony
charge now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-14
CAUGHT her 5. Q. S.
Tho Royal George Reports the Cobe-
Qujd Is St5u Afl0at.

Yarmouth, Jan. 1.-THE Royal Mail
Packet company's steamer CobeQuid
was sighted aground. ON Trinity ledge
near here, when the fog lifted today.
The greater part of the steamers hull
il above water and it IL believed those
on board are safe.
st. John, Jan. 1.-THE faint purr
Of an s. o. 8. call from the missing
steamer CoheQuid was picked up at
several points in the Bav of Fundy at 10
O'Clock this morning and revived hope
for the safety OF the vessel and the
110 people on board. The wireless
was not sufficiently strong or con-
tinuoue to give the location of the
vessel but indicated that she had SUR
vived . tempestuous night and that
there was still . chance for her pas
sengers and crew. The Canadian
the cry OF distress three times and
heard the steamer Lady LAurier reply
ing asking for the location of the
CobeQuid, but NO response from the
CobeQuid could be made out
The Lady Laurier went out from
Halifax yesterday, to take part in tho
search, and ought to be near the
wreck today. It i stfll believed that
the CobeQuid struck on one Of the
Grand Manan lodges and that Captain
HowDon n1istOOk the point for Brier
Ialand, when he firs< called Tor A.
sistance at daylight yesterday.
& During the forenoon Wfec3n8e began
to come ashore ON the Yarmouth side
OF the Bny Of Fundy. II waa appar-
entity from 4 steamer and made plain
from tho weather condition duxing the
past ~ horr2 thAx some vessel. Per.
hape ~ CoeeQutd Was oo D. leaeas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-14
SPRING WEATHER.
Bright Sunshine and Pleasant Brees
the Order.

Spring weather fs the order OF things
today with the temperature 10 degrees
above normal for this date. The tenn
perature at O'Clock this afternoon
was s. degrees. which II but hve de-
grees below the record for th1e date.
IS degrees, recorded in 1900. The fore
cast calls for continuance OF the
bright, pleasant weather. There viii
be Just ! light freeze ut Topeka to-
night. The wind is blowing at the
rate Of u miles an honr from the
west
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-14
MANY COT Away
People of Kagoshima Fled in q
Rain of Fire.
The Eruption Of Sakura-Ji.na
Volcano Is Ahating.

Toxic. Jan. 14.-Omcial reports this
afternoon from southern Japan. where
volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
have caused heavy loss Of life. panic
and great property damage are that
the eruption of the volcano Of Sakura-
Jima. which has caused the most de-
vastation, Is abating.
Just how heavy has been the loss of
life cannot yet be estimated. Sakura,
where the greatest loss of life undoubt-
ed1y occurred cannot be visited because
the eruption of Sakura-Jima continues.
So the story, in this respect. must
wait. Troops and warships are now in
the vicinity and a search Of the island
will be made at the first opportunity.
Kagoshima, the nearest big city to
Sakura, while it suffered great damage
from the earthquake, does not appear
to have sustained & severe loss OF life.
III. I. JUN, former Japanese minister to
China who lives at Kagoshina, sent a
dispatch to the foreign ONCE in which
he said that 10 persons have been kill
ed and 80 injured there. He also stated
that great. confusion prevailed in the
city.
F0stofflce IA = E1e1d.
Other kilograms report barracks, gov
ernment houses and temples among the
buildings wrecked In Kagcshima. The
soldiers are c4mped In the squares of
the city while the population has
sought refuge In the shrines and tenn
Piles in the hills. The postoAice was
one of the first buildings to collapse in
Continued on Page Two.)
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CONTINUED on Page Four.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-01-08
MURDERER OF DEPUTY SHERIFF
1gIILFD IN GEORGIA

lcEsCnyiile, Jan. S.-Duggar
l.arris, reputeG murderer c. Deputy
Sheriff Pedar johnson, of this city,
was shot and killed at Helena, Ga,
and his body burned by mob Tues
day morning, according to reports
from Savannah. 1t was after Harris
had morta!ly wounded Marshal H.
+. Iancey, Of Helena, that the mar
sal Killed him.
A mob adhered and the body Of
the negro was carried a short dis
lance from the depot, the scene of
the shooting, and placed on pile
Of timbers and set afire. The body
was completely burned. Marshal
Yancey had been notified by the Sa
vannah authorities that Harris,
wanted here for murder, was on his
way to Helena on Seaboard train.
The authorities furnished the mar
shall with description of the negro
When the train pulled in Marshal
Yancey was at the depot. Harris got
off the train. Marshal Yancey ap-
preached him and the negros hand
shot back to his hip pocket Don t
pull that gun ordered the marshal.
Instead of needing the warning
Harris levcled the weapon and fired
three shots in quick succession. The
crowd on the depot platform scat
tered Marshal Yancey dropped to
lis knees, pulling his own gun. Two
of the shots had taken effect. Aim
ing, the marshal fired six times at
the desperate black, all of the bull
let's hitting him. Harris dropped !.
When the people came back to the
platform both men were dead.
Sheriff Peder Johnson was muir
dered about two weeks ago in this
city and not until several days after
the shooting was the name of the
murderer learned Dugear Harris
was located at Cobb Station, near
Americas. and a posse went after
! him. He escaped Into nearby
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-01-08

For the first time probably in her
history, Florida is having a real en-
fcrcement Of tie game laws and the
hunting privilege is being made a
source of substantial revenue to both
the State and counties. In the very
nature of things the game laws are
difficult to enforce and the co-opera-
ton of good citizens who have
enough self-respect to obey the law
of their State is indispensable to
such enforcement. Their very eX-
ample in obeying the game laws and
resolutely refusing to kill game out
of season or hunt without the re-
quired license, has marked effect
for good upon others reckless of legal
restraint in such matters. Here is .
little item which we find in the Or
lando Sentinel emphasizing the point
we seek to make:
August Belmont and party were
hunting on Belmont's game preserves
a few days ago, and the game warden
ascertained that no hunting license
had been issued to them. He forth
with proceeded to the scene of the
hunt and fined the hunters hundred
dollars apiece and sold them each a
license at cost of $10.2 each. Mr.
Belmont paid the fines cheerfully and
said he was in favor of enforcing
the law. The hunters will have
much more respect for the wardens
if they see to the strict enforcement
of the law
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-01-08
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

Whereas, it has pleased God in His
providence to remove from
cur midst the wife Of our esteemed
brother knight, G.. r. Gilbert, be it
resolved by Lakeland Lodge No. As,
Knights of Pythias, that we bow in
to the will of Him who
doeth all things well, and that we eX-
tend to our brother and his family
our heartfelt sympathy in their sad
bereavement, and that a copy of these
be spread upon the min
utes of this lodge, and be published
in the Lakeland Evening Telegram,
and copy be sent to Brother Gilbert.
II. l.. SWATTS,
ROBERT THOMPSON,
j. r. BOULWARE.
Committee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-01-08

NE subpoena heretofore issued IN
said cause that the said sheriff is un-
able to make service OF said writ
upon The defendants, Florida South
ern Railroad Company, a corporation
created and existing Under he laws
of the state of Florida, and Florida
Commercial Company, likewise cor
Eoration created and existing under
tne laws OF the State of Florida, on
account Of the failure of both of said
corporations to elect officers or ap-
pcint anents within said State, as
well as on account of the absence
from the State of Florida for the pc.
riod of six (6) months next before
the issuance of said writ of all Of
ficers and agents of both of said cor
porations, and because such officers
and agents if such there be. Of both
of said corporations are unknown to
the said officer, and the bill of COM
plant herein filed by and on behalf
of the above named = B. Hull, Jr. !,
as complainant and against the said
Whitaker Phosphate ompany. cor
poration created and existing under
the laws of the State of Missouri, and
the above named Florida Southern
Railroad Company and Florida Com
mcrcial Company, both corporations
under the laws of the State of Flor
ida and also against Frank @. Brown
as receiver OF the Florida Commercial
Company, corporation, Anna M
johnson, Frank G.. Johnson, George
F.. NORM, Mary B. Parsons, Fannie
w. Green, John c. Green, Henry M.
Green, John G.. NORM, Ida NJ. NORM
Albert C. Norm, AIDE Norm, John r.
| Waymire. Kate Waymirc, Mary Ag-
mes l.osher. John Losher, Effie A.
Carruthers, George Carruthers. Aaron
G. Iook, Emma Zook, MARGARET G.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-01-08

One George Allen had his mind
balanced between Florida and Cali
fornia as place of residence and a
Sarasota friend In this State was
trying to land him for Florida. But
he chose California and after trying
out that State around Los Angeles he
has written to his Sarasota friend
from which we take the following,
the Sarasota Sun printing the letter:
This sure is the land of bunk.
might get reconciled to the chilly
climate in time, but the summer Is
the time to see this country for my
purposes. Been here nine days and
had two that were nice, clear and
warm. Land is out of sight in price
and don't look good to me at $500
to $1,000 an acre for vacant land,
with Florida oranges selling at bet
ter prices than the California variety
in the east. So I think it best to
chase over to Florida and do some
looking this winter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-01-08

lockwood, C. Lockwood, Nelson "
wovmire Mary Waymire, Keran A.
Neff Jesse W. Noff, Ferdinand n.
uarter. Lima Harter, Mary Ada Nor
ris, John Norris, John Parson' Matte
p parson, William Harrison oiine'
,ngelin, Cline, Mary E. Gowdie, >.
i NcKillop, J. H. Wilson and ii.
5 Wilson, said suit having peen III
stituted in the above styleh court
nv the said complainant, being Tor
the purpose of quoting his title 10
certain lands in Polk county, Flor
ida described as: All of blocks three
four, thirteen fourteen hfteen' siA,
teen. twenty-three. twenty-lour'
twentv-fve, twenty-six. thirty-one'
thirtv-two. thirty-three, thirty-hve'
thirty-eight and forty. and all lying
cast of the Atlantic Coast Line rail-
road as the same is located through
tho town Of Homeland in blocks nve'
twelve and thirty-four, and the west
half of block thirty-nIne, being por-
tions to-wit: Florida Southern Rail
and Mat of the town Of Homeland, In
the county of Polk and State OF Flor
ida: whereupon it is ordered and de-
creed that the above named corpora
tions -otwit: Florida Southern Rail-
road Company and the Florida Com
mercial Company do appear in SAID
action at the Office Of the clerk Q!
said court then and there to defend
the same, on the 2nd day of Febru-
arv. A. D. 1914, and that this or
der be published in THE LAKELAND
EVENING TELEGRAM, a newspaper
published daily and of general cir
culation in Polk county, Florida, once
each week for the space of two
months. Ordered and done by the
honorable F. M. Robes, Judge OF the
circuit court of the Sixth judicial cir.
cult of Florida, the Honorable F. A.
Whitney, Judge of the Tenth judicial
circuit Of said State, being absent
from his said circuit. This the 18th
day of November, A. D. 1913.
F. M. ROBES,
1873 SATIN Judge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-01-08

The real bobcat fight in Florida
politics this year in which the fur
will be quite likely to fly in the pro-
verbal fashion will be up in the
Third district, where Emmett Wilson
and John Stokes will contest for the
prize. Emmett is in and wants very
much to stay in and John is out and
wants very much to get in. Both
are young, able, ambitious and good
fighters and the pace will be hot
while the campaign lasts. Wilson is
serving his first term and has done
we'll. and at this distance it looks
like he had earned second term.