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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-07
CAFFORD AT HEAD.
Shawnee Republican Committee Elect
Him Chairman.

That the new Shawnee county Repub-
lican central committee to be elected at
the August primaries will be composed
partly of women is the opinion of w. s.
Fulton, secretary. The committee met
this afternoon in the assembly room Of
the National hotel, accepted the resigna-
ton of Charles E. Suit chairman, unan-
imously elected ]. c. Gafford chairman
in his place. and adjourned after a brief
session The keynotes Of the meeting
were harmony and optimism.
The possibility of a third ticket in Shaw
nee county was not admitted. The county
committee, which split last term, has been
reorganized, and is composed of both
factions of the Republican party, agreed
to work as one.
Mr.. Gafford, who is acting secretary of
the Republican state committee, was ap-
pointed to the county committee in place
OF L. A. Ryder Of the first precinct in the
Third ward. A. d. Bower having offered
vote Of thanks to Mr.. Suit the retiring
chairman. Mr.. Gafford was nominated
and unanimously elected.
The thing for Republicans to do is to
get together. We can do it, declared Mr..
Ganord. in accepting the office. I'VE have
important work to do before the primaries.
We must have a thorough organization -
OF the 4S members of the committee, Is
were present. Other meetings will be
called before the August primaries.
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QUARREL ON THE Wire
Telegraph Operators Meet Later and
Fight 1t Out.

Milwaukee, March 7.-Following q
quarrel over thu wire between ~..twn
operators Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
d St. Paul road, Thomas Karr, tele-
graph operator at Schleisingerville. ia
at st. Joseph's hospital and is not ex-
pected to live.
Karr and A. La Point. operator at
Rugby Junction, had had personal
trouble over the wire. Karr came
down early today to see La Point
about it and q fight ensued. Karr
stopped La Points jaw, 1t is said. and
La Point drew a pistol and fired twice
at Karr, both shots taking effect, one
passing through Karr's cheek and the
other through the abdominal wall. La
Point is being held pending the out
come Of Karr's injuries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-07
CHAMP CLARK IS 81.
Celebrates Anniversary by Denouncin8
Traducers From the Rostrum.

Washington. March 7.-Speaker Clark
signalixed his sixty-fourth birthday an
niversary today by denouncing from the
Charles Zueblin. Of winchester. Mass.
former professor of sociology in tho Uni
versity of Chicago, assailing the speak,
eG's counting of votes on the report OF
the committee that Investigated the Null
hall lobby charges. Democrats, Repub-
licans and Progressfves cheered and paid
tribute to the speaker. when he had
finished.
Mr.. Clark had read to the house a pub
lished article quoting Zueblin's attack on
his methods and the alleged arbitrary
dictation Of the speaker and also Demo-
cratic Leader Underwood. Clark branded
Zueblin's statement NJ untrue, brAzen
and outrageous" and q reflection on the
integrity of the house. He quoted the
figures of the Mulhall vote, pointing out
that any member wishing to vote had
four opportunities to do SO and added:
Il have been lied about SO much. I have
sort of gotten used to 1t.
Ate preventative Mann Of Illinois. Repub-
lican leader: Representative Mcdonald of
Michigan. Progressive; Representative
Butler of Pennsylvania, Republican, and
others Joined in corrob0rating the speak
er and paying tribute to his fairness and
honor. Mr.. Mann'S allusion to the speak
ers sixty-fourth birthday anniversary
produced applause and shouting. He de-
clared no one could question Speaker
Clark's honor. integrity or fairness as
speaker.
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James Dunford Must Go tl
Lansing Prison.
Supreme Court Denies Ney
Trial for brakes Assaflant.
SHOT STREET CAR CONDUCTOR
Found Guilty by Shawnee Dis
trict Court.
County Liable for Injuries
From Defective Bridges.

James Dunford must go to the PEN
itentiary for shooting Joseph Drake.
a Topeka street car conductor, accord
ing to an opinion handed down by the
supreme court today denying Dunford
a new trial. Dunford shot Drake in
February, 1912, and was convicted of
assault with intent to kill. Drake died
a few days ago.
1t was urged by attorneys for Dun
ford that the court committed rever-
sable error by communicating with
the jury during it's deliberations. The
jury sent a note to Judge Whftcomb
asking if it might recommend Glenn
ency in it's verdict. To this note the
court replied that it was not within
the province of jury to recommend
punishment in Kansas, but stated that
the court would listen to and consider
any recommendations made by the
jury. The communications were with
out notice to the defendant. In de-
Gliding the case, however, the supreme
court held that the interchange of
communications by judge and jury did
not require that the verdict be set
aside Notwithstanding the case was one
in fixing the penalty and the court
could grant no parole; 1t appearing
upon the record that the Jurors we're
not in fact Influenced by the COM
munications.
The shooting of Drake occurred on
q Country club car on Buchanan
street. The defendant was a pas
senger on the car and the evidence
(Continued on PAGE Gl
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SAYS IT CAN'T Be DONE
Prohibition Never Will Be Enforced
i'm Christian Country-Gibb0ns.

New Orleans, March 7.-'Prohibi-
ton never will be enforced in a Chris
tian country" said Cardinal Gibbons.
In a statement made public here to-
day. Cardinal Gibbons Is paying his
annual visit to his brother. John T.
Gibbons of this city.
while I am an ardent advocate of
temperance. 1 am intuitively persuad-
ed that prohibition cannot be enforced
In this country" continued Cardinal
Gibbons. 1T is calculated to make
hypocrites and lead to the manufacture
of Illicit whisky replacing the good
material with the bad, while at the
the legitimate tax"
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1t Never Comes Up Seriously in
Congress.
Members Get 90 Cents q Mile
for Travelling.
COSTS NATION $3.50, 900 YEAR
One Member Could Have Paid
Note With Surplus.
Kansas Members Allowed $500
Each for Round Trip.

Washington. d. c., March 7.-At
the fag end of the special session
which dove-tailed into the present ses-
sion of congress, members of both
branches were rather hopeful that an
adjournment would be taken, so hard
worked statesmen, having missed
the summer vacation, might still re-
ceive the usual mileage allowance.
There was much cloak-room CONVEX
sation about the prospects for getting
the mileage extra, which, in the case
of a member residing a considerable
distance from Washington, amounts
to several hundred dollars. For In
stance, the average amount of mileage
paid member of the Kansas delega-
ton is in the neighborhood Of $500.
While the mileage issue was up in
Of the house, whose name must be
clerks desk to drop in several petit
tions received from his constituents.
The petitions were carried loosely in
an inner pocket, and the member
dumped them down without separat-
ing them. When the Journal clerk
began to sort them out, he found q
letter reading about like this:
my dear Sir: This Is to advise
you that your note at this bank falls
due on the 30th inst. Please arrange
to have check here for $438.8O on or
before that date. Yours - the
bank"
Here's something he didn't intend
to drop tn," commented a smiling
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-07
HALF HOUR TOO LATE.
Daughter of Late Mason S. Peters
Loses Race With Death.

Kansas City, March death was
the victor in a six thousand mile race
that ended today when Miss Mary
Peters arrived here from Paris, 80
minutes after her mother. Mrs. Annie
Ingles Peters, widow of Mason s.
Peters. former Populist congressman
from Kansas, died.
Mrs. Peters contracted pneumonia
while caring for her husband who died
three weeks ago. The day after her
husbands death she received a letter
from a famous prima donna in Paris,
under whom her daughter Mary was
studying, saying the daughters voice
was Of great promise. Physicians
said this news prolonged the mothers
4 miss Is a Peters fs sailed from I1syre fot
home nine days ago. Mrs Peters
sank rapidly and 1t was said only the
daughters early arrival could save
her life. She talked continually of
Mary. At 7:15 today she died. Miss
Peters's train reached the Union sta
ton at 7:45.
Mrs Peters was born in Carroll
county, Kentucky, So years ago. Her
parents settled at Plattsburg, Mo-,
when she was an infant. Three daugh-
ters and six sons survive her.
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CHECKED BY STORM.
Trade Was Given . Setback by the
Blizzard.

New York. March 7.-Dun's Review
says:
Further interruption to business was
caused this week by the greatest snow
storm the east has experienced in a
quarter of a century. Trade was seri-
ously handicapped for time and
transportation and wire facilities tenn
porarily demolished while the property
damage vas considerable Suspension
Of freight movement retarded distribu-
ton of food stuffs and fuel and result
ed in higher prices for various commo-
dities.
Recovery from the blizzard was COM
paratively prompt and the lifting OF
railway blockades and resumption OF
telegraphic service brought a more nor
man condition. Reports from leading
commercial centers, however, continued
Of a mixed character, increased activi-
ty in certain direction contrasting with
dullness in others
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!. 0. 0. F. ANNIVERSARY
Plans for Big Celebration Hero ON
April IS.

The 1000 members of all branches
Of the Odd Fellows in Topeka have
appointed committees to arrange for a
big anniversary celebration April rs.
There will be a parade in the after
noon and a program in the Audi
torium. The lodges from Lawrence.
Baldwin, Eudora, Lecompton, Oska-
loosa, Perry, Valley Falls. Nortonville.
Winchester, McLouth, Meriden. Will
Jamestown, Osawkie, Hoyt, Denison,
Louisville, Wamego. Silver Lake. Do
yer and Auburn will be invited.
George HI. Hodges and Mrs. Grace
G. Kemper will be the speakers.
The balcony in the Auditorium will
be open to the public for the program
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-07
THE WEATHER IS COLD
There Is q Brisk Penetrating Wind;
Sunday May Be Fair.

There is disAgreeable northwest
wind today that has been travelling at
an average speed of Is miles an hour.
The temperature u degrees below nor
hal for this date. Fair weather Is
the prediction for tonight and Sunday
with little change in temperature.
Contrary to the general impression
March is not the windiest month in the
year in Kansas. According to the rec
ords at the local weather office April
has that distinction. At Topeka In q
period Of IA years the wind velocity
IN April has averaged nearly half q
,.e an hour in excess of that of
March. The March average rate Of
speed is III miles an hour.
Shippers forecast: Protect 50 hour
shipments north and west against tenn
perature Of from % to Is degrees:
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is back in Topeka, the home OF his
youth. his education and his parents
and family. to face whatever music"
might be played by creditors and
their attorneys. He gives no explana-
ton for his absence from the city
during the trial in the United States
district court, makes no promises
concerning his future action in rela-
ton to the disposition of his store,
and fortifies all secrets of counsel
with the stern statement:
IT am back in Topeka, living at
home and ready to respond to any
legal procedure that might be origin
ated."
Only one charge, one statement,
made in Badders' absence has stirred
the merchant to a statement outside
the walls of his attorneys defense. The
short but eventful business career of
the young Topekan and the resulting
trial in the bankruptcy court, has
found one loophole of publicity.
Badders is back in Topeka with an
ness charges against him-but one ex-
plotted feature in the recent trial has
ruffled the merchants feathers.
There is one feature that 1 resent %
Badders stated this afternoon. "If not
for the circumstances surrounding its
that is, the many statements regarding
the domestic relations in my little
home here in Topeka
The merchant would make no COM
ment on his meaning or his denials,
but it was intimated that the charges
against his alleged inclination to dis
regard his girl-wife and newborn babe,
wounded deeply his pride and his
homeloving sense.
Badders spent a big part of the day
in consultation with his attorneys The
rest of the time he spent with his par
ents on College Hill and with his wife
and baby in College avenue.
Meanwhile, no arrest has been
made The president of the Badders
company is free to go or come. This.
after testimony this week in the fed
eral court and a jury verdict showing
the most astounding actions to swim
die and defraud: after the unwilling
by sworn evidence Of the rankest dis
honesty and almost inconceivable
monetary trickery and mercantile
crime.
Has this community no officers to
protect honest merchants, no guardians
of business integrity and no law to
seize for summary punishment, the
man who smiles and flaunts his high
finance, who has shamelessly dis
graced the honorable business life of
Topeka, laughing at the serious pro-
ceedings of this week of court and
jury, which have shown thousands Of
dollars diverted from honest debt
through financial chicanery!
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Report Issued BY Agricultural
Department for March
Shows Amount Stin Remainine
in Hands Of Farmers.
|TOTAL OF CORN IS SMALLEST
Shown in Any Year for Which
Figures Are Given.
Also Shortage Of Oats Con-
pared with Last Year.

Washington, March 7.-0rain Of last
years crops remaining on farms March
1 formed the subject Of the DEPART
ment Of agriculturO's crop rgport for
March, issued at BIS p. m today. The
departments crop report1ng board.
from reports Of its correspondents and
agents throughout the country, esti-
mates the amount OF wheat. corn. oats
and barley ON farms. with comparisons
each crop which will be shipped out
of the counties where grown. and tho
percentage of the 1913 corn crop which
was of merchantable quality. as fol-
lows:
1919 per cent, Of the 1913 crop remained
on farms March. 1. 1914. compared
with 156. .4s3, 900 bushels. or 21.4 per cent
Of the 1912 crop remaining in 1913: H.
O25, 900 bushels. or 1875 per cent Of tho
1911 crop in 1912. and 161. 706 .Oo0 bushels.
or 25.e per cent, Of the 1910 crop In
1911.
About $50 per cent. Of the 1913 CROP
will be shipped out Of tho counties
where grown. against 6l.6 per cent. OF
the 1912 crop so shipped: 6S1 per cent:
per cent. Of the 1914 crop 90 shipped.
Corn ON Hand.
Corn-About See, 2.00o bushels, or
1854 per cent, Of the 1919 crop remained
on farms March /. 1914. compared with
1,2Ss. .655. 900 bushels. or 4l3 per cent OF
the 1912 crop in 1913: Ss4. .oss. go bushels.
isls ss and PEI 81 buns.. aas l' Or s
cent, of the 1910 crop in 1911.
Oats-About 416, 6,476, 900 bushe6, or
S7.4 per cent. Of the 1913 crop re-
manned on farms March 1. 1914, conn
pared with 6O4.z16,00O bushels. or
42.6 per cent Of the 1919 crop in 1915:
hvru hal ~~4&
Of the 1911 crop. in 1919; and 443.-
665. 1000 bushels, or 37.3 per cent. Of
the 1910 crop in 1911.
Divided By Statcs.
Stocks of grain on farms. March l. by
principal states (expressed in millions Of
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ADRIFT IN OPEN BOAT.
Eighteen Members Of Sunken Steam-
er's Crew Float Out TO Sea.

Seeside Park. n. T., March l.
Eichteen members. Including the cap
tain. of the crew of the steamer
Cha rlemap Tower. Jr.. which sank
near here are adrift on the ocean n
an omen boat.
The last seen OF them. they were
going out to sea in q eoutheasterly
direction. The steamer sank in 50
feet of water three-ouarteru OF a mile
from, .hore hetween (.eflay Crnelr ana
miles south of here. III. Is. Thcmp-
son Of Brooklyn. first mate. and three
members. Of the crew were brouxht
ashore. The revenue cutter Itasca
WAS sienaIIed from shora Of thu uro.
dicament of the IL man and mt -
sea to search for them.
There are two big sand barn neoP
the spot where the steamer nan1 anA
the life saver were seriousIv handi-
Ga nned in hannchinr thear hosfs- Or
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Madeline Dies of CONVERSIONS.

Paris. March 7.-Madeline. one Of
the Siamese twins who was separated
on Wednesday from her sister, Su-
zanne, by means of a delicate surgi-
cal operation. died today OF convul-
sions. Suzanne il recovering rapidly
from the effects of the operation and
the physicians say there il every
prospect Of her living.
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THE DAY IN CONGRESS
Only the Lower House Was IN scssson
Today.

Washington. March z-Senate not In
session: meets Monday.
House met At noon. Debate on agTiou1-
turAl appropriation bin resumed.
Irrigation COMMITTEES reported favoTn61y
the homesteader's extension period in
paym mt for water rights.
Rules committee continued hearing on
Manahan grain market inquiry.
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Som Born to House Of ROuseveats.
New York, March IA son was born
today to Mrs Richard Derby, who was
Ethel Roosevelt, daughter Of Thoo1ogo
Roosevelt
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south and east, Is to %" The lowest
Temperature today was u degrees.
KaW River Has Risen.
The highest river stage was recorded
cember-six and = fraction feet. The
average stage for March has been low
er than the stage but once since the
river record las been kept. Sunny
Flora, the local observer. said today:
'The under soil il probably dryer than
has been the case since 1901 at this
period Of the year. Another drouth this
year would be q blow to Kansas from
which she would not soon recover.
However, there il no reason for believ-
ing that there will be q drouth."
The highest temperature recorded on
this date In q years was 81 degrees In
1898; the lowest. . degrees in 1889.
Tho ho,,rlv
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Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Sunday: not much
change in Temperatures.
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Continued on Page 6
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Stocks of grain on farms March l. by
principal states (expreesed in millions Of
bushels) follow:
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CONTINUED on Page Six. }
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-17
ARMIsTICE AGREED ON
AT AGUASCALIENTES
Hin and Maytorena. Rival Commanders
In Naco Battle, Notified
Officially.

NACO. ARIZ., October l6.-General
Hill and Governor Maytorena, rival
for more than two weeks has endan-
Sered residents on the American side.
were notified officially to-day that an
armistice has been agreed upon at the
Aguascalientes conference.
The kilograms were signed BY Cen
eral Antonio Nillareal mentioned
prominently as a possibility for Pro-
visional President. and who acted as
president OF the conference OF Car
rama, Villa and Zapata delegates
General Hill replied that he would
comply with the armistice, but would
continue to defend the town in case of
attack.
The Maytorena batteries late to-day
tossed several shells into Naco This
was taken as indicating the Sonora
Governors defiance of the order
although he has been operating sup.
Villa.
Sherir Wheeler to-day again urged
Governor Hunt to use his influence In
Washington to alter the present army
orders which prevent the wounded
from being brought from Naco to this
side for care.
Wheeler declared in his message that
more than 200 wounded OF Hits troops
were in danger of being massacred in
case Maytorena's India troops took the
town.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-17
PANAMA CANAL AGAIN READY
FOR TRAFFIC IN TEN DAYS
Lnndslide ON East Side of Great wn-
terway Not as Serious us MT
First Expected.

PANAMA. October 16.-Colonel George
w. Cocktails, Governor of the Panama
Canal Zone, tonight said it would be
ten days before the canal would again
be ready for traffic, which has been
suspended as a result of the land
slide on the east side of the water
way. north of Gold HILL Wednesday
night. Colonel Goethals said he would
have the channel ready for thirty foot
draft ships by October .2T, barring ac-
cidents. 1t is planned by then to have
the channel 100 feet wide and thirty
feet deep along the west bank. where
the channel was least affected. In
that seton there is an average depth
OF twenty feet.
The slide was not as serious as at
first thought. although it will require
many months OF constant dredging to
regain the full width of 800 feet and
the depth OF forty-fve feet
Captain Hugh Rodman, superinten-
dent of transportation of the Panama
Canal, already is preparing to put the
maximum number of ships through
on the first day the waterway is pass
able. There are now fourteen ships
anchored at the terminal points.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-17
UNPREPAREDNESs FOR WAR
is DISCUSSED BY GARDNER
Objects TO Being .roothIess Old Dog
With Noisy Bark, but No Bite to
~ Corrcspond.o

WASHINGTON, October 16.-Amer-
lean advantage in time of war ends
with the fact that the English speak
Ing races are a little the best sailors,
according to Representative Gardner,
OF Massachusetts, who to-day urged the
House to adopt his resolution for an
investigation of the preparedness OF
many men we need to man our present
modest fleet and auSiliaries? About
100000. Do you know how many we
have? About $4,000 in the navy and
5000 In the naval militia. In other
make sailors of before we can mobilize
our fleet.
You have heard OF the submarine
which the German admiralty tells us
destroyed three British cruisers with
three successive torpedoes. We might
do something of the sort II we had the
torpedoes, but we have not got them.
about one torpedo for each tube with
which our ships are armed. 1t is al
most as absurd as IL we had only one
protectile to each gun, except that tor
pedoes take a year to build and cost
1000 each.
THE United States by the Monroe
Doctrine, has closed Mexico and South
States has indicated TO the greatest
military people which Asia has ever
seen that she will have none of them
within her borders.
For both doctrines l am ready to
battle and ready to pay. 1 am willing
to be called 4 dog IN the Manager il
you choose! However. I do not propose,
dog with a noisy bark, but no bite to
correSDOnd."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-17
EDITH ST. CLAIR, ACTRESS,
CHARGED WITH BRIBERY
arrest Follows Finding of Two Indict-
ments by Grand Jury in Court of
General Sessions.

Clair, an actress. whose suit in 1912
against Iilaw & Erianger, theatrical
managers, for breach of contract. re-
suited In a verdict in her favor for
S22,500 damages, was arrested late to-
day on charges of perjury. and tonight
was prisoner I'm the Tombs. The ar
ments against her to-day by the grand
jury in the Court OF General Sessions
The first Indictment charges Miss st.
Klaw & Erlanger. in that she testi-
fed that she. had been given a life
contract by that firm. The other al
leges that she committed perjury later
In. an affidavit in which she swore that
while no life contract existed she had
been induced to testify to that effect
Miss st. Clair later repudiated her ac-
cusat!on against.the lawyer, and testi-
fed that she had told the truth In the
Erlanger suit. g ~,