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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03

Gov. Hodges Decides for This
Innovation in Kansas Politics.
IN DEMOCRAT DEPARTMENTS
"What Makes Cottontail Spr0ut
Under Suspender Butt0n?"


No campaign assessments for or
contributions from stenographer ladies
In Democratic departments In tho
state house. That 10 the ulttmatum Is
sued today by Governor Hodges. who
villa establish q precedent In Kansas
political history by refusing to con-
duct q campaign on tho assessments
Of the girls who draw q small month
~ pay check from tho state.
Tho stand which Governor Hodges
will take in the making of campaign
assessments was conveyed to State
Chairman Pepperill and Secretary
Parkman. Both agreed that none OF
the girls employed AZ stenographers by
the state should be assessed for cam
paign purposes. 1t IL an innovation
in Kansas politics. It Is a new rule
in actual operation. 1t is an actual
reform that means SIS to $40 cash
to every girl in a Democratic depart
ment.
For years the campaign funds of
the dominant parties in Kansas
have been made largely upon the
funde levied from the state employees
and department heads But this year
there is to be q change Tho Demo-
cratic state committee viii neither
make assessments against tho stenog-
raphers nor accept contributions from
the severa; score Of girls who are
holding stenographic positions in the
state house and und.. departments
and institutions managed by tte
Democratic state administration.
Formerly Paid Five Per Cent.
In former years tie assessments
against these girls was five per cent
OF their annual salary. To a girl
whose yearly salary was based on q
pay check of $75 q month-the aver
CONTINUED on Page TWo.)
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STEPHENS IS NAMED,
Election Of Wichita Terminal Euper.
tntendent In Topeka Today.

Ransom stephens, local superin-
tendent of the Wichita Terminal as
sociation. was elected superintendent
OF the Wichita Union Terminal Rail-
way company by the directors of the
company in a meeting at the ONCE Of
c. w. KOuns, president of the w. u.
T. Ry. and general manager Of the
Santa Fe, in Topeka late this after
noon.
Ransom Stephens is a railroad man
or wide experience. He began his
railway career with the Rock Island
As telegraph operator twenty years
ago and until 1906 he worked in vart-
GUS capacities on that road in all
parts Of the country. In 1906 he re-
signed and entered private business
but the call OF the rails brouGast hiIif
back into the harness and In 1908 he
went to Panama and spent q year at
the Colon water terminals.
He came back to this country and
entered the service of the Wichita
Falls & Northwestern and later was
appointed superintendent of the ter
minals at Wichita Stephens is q
popular and efficient official and his
appointment is met with general sat
isfactfOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03
BISHOP BOWMAN DEAD


Orange, March 3.-Bishop Thomas
Bowman. formerly president of De-
pauw university died here today at
the home Of his daughter. He was
81 years old.
Bishop Bowman was the patriarch of
Methodism in America No other bishop
in the service of that church ever
reached such an advanced age. He had
been affectionately known for a gen.
Grafton as The grand old man Of the
faith
Sixty-one years of DIR. Bowman.s life
were spent in active church service. It
is the longest record known for contin-
uous church work He never took a va
cation. Thirty-seven years were passed
in preaching and in educating students
In the creed of the Methodism and
twenty-four as bishop. His career in
the Methodist ministry was begun at
the Baltimore conference in 1889
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03
VICTORY FOR 'DRYS. !"
Express Companies Sustained in Re-
fusa1 to Ship Liquor.

Jefferson City. March 3.-The right
OF express companies to refuse to de-
liver c. o. D. shipments of liquor into
Texas was upheld by the Missouri SUI
preme court today.
The decision OF the court was based
upon the Texas law prohibiting such
shipments The case was that Of
Abraham Rosenberger, a liquor deal
er Of Kansas City. He claimed that
he had delivered shipments of liquor
to the Pacific Express company and
to the Wells Fargo and Company's
express for Texas. Before the ship
ments were delivered, the Texas law
prohibiting such shipments became
effective. The express companies re-
fused to deliver the liquor but offered
to return it to Rosenberger. He re-
fused to accept the liquor and brought
suit for the conversion Of property.
He won In the lower court, but this
decision was reversed by the supreme
court today, which held that he might
bring suit for violation Of contract but
could not compel the expressi COM
panies to make the shipments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03

held and q Mr.. Graham's resignation
as a secretary was accepted.
Early in December another meet
ing was held.
''Who was present that time? ?"
asked McClintock.
Another Meeting OF Three.
"Badders, Byers and myself
What was said 2?
"Mr. Badders said we would declare
another dividend.
How much?'
twenty-five per cent"
when was that dividend paid?"
"A portion was paid shortly after
Christmas. 1 received $20.''
Witness then told of visit to the
store in December when a large amount
Of clothing was taken from the sales
floor to the stock room in the base
ment. The witness did not see the
goods again until they were unpacked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03
SENT " WIRELESS.
Diplomatic Message From Waahfnxtom
to London via E1Iel Tower.

Washington. March &-For the ilr0t
time in the history Of radio telegraphy
diplomatic dispatch has been sent
from the government naval station at
Arlington to the French station IN
Eifel Tower This was made necessary
by the announcement from New York
that the cables had been put out Of
commission by the breaking Of their
terminal connections in the storm.
Desiring to commit -icate with hi1
government. Sir Cecil Spring-Ric the
British ambassador. appealed to Secre-
tary Daniels to ask that II practicabIo
his message might be sent from Ar1lng-
ton by way Of the Eifel Tower. Mr..
Daniels assented and the dispatch was
transmitted.
The dispatch was less than 80 words
long and simply notified the British
foreign Office that the ambassador
would not be able to communicate by
cable for few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
Woman Suffrage Has the Attention Of
Both Houses.

washington.$ March 3.-Senate met at
noon. Woman suffrage amendment await
ing q vote.
House met at noon. Suffragists and
anti-suffragists had hearing before the
judiciary committee. Lands committee
considered bill for leasing Of public lands
for grazing.
The $4,000 900 agricultural bill was ta
ken up for debate.
Hearing begun before the rules COM
mittee on Representative Manahan's g
charges that the Chicago. Duluth and
Minneapolis boards Of trade are operat-
ing in violation of the Sherman law.
Chairman Doremus, Of the Democrat con-
gressional committee. denied the corrupt
practices act had been violated by assess
ing bepocratic congressmen for the last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03
That Is All the Benton Com.
mittee Has to Do.
Special Train Ready to Take
Members to Chihuahua.
LITTLE IS TO Be LEARNED
Commissioners Expect to Gain
No Satisfactory Knowledge
Even if the Investigation
Should Be Made.

Ell Paso, March 3-Members Of the
Benton investigation committee did not
know today whether they were to pro-
ceed to Chihuahua or not. They await
ed instructions from Washington.
Should 1t be decided to proceed with
the investigation. the commission viii
make the trip to chihuahua on a spe-
cial train which brought Marion Letch-
er. American consul at chihuahua, to
this city. The train is being held in
readiness across the river at Juarez.
The commissioners entertained but
slight hope that the proposed investiga-
ton would reveal the manner of Ben
toms death at the hands OF General
Villa. 1t is the general belief that if
BentOn's body is not in an advanced
state OF decomposition it probably has
been mutilated by the constitutionalists
with chemicals.
To Talk It Over With Wilson
Washington, March 3.-Sir Lionel
Garden, Great Britain's minister to
Mexico, will confer with President Will
son tonight at 6 O'Clock, and later will
leave for New York to sail for England
tomorrow morning on the Olympic.
With Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the British
ambassador. Sir Lionel conferred brief
ly early today, with Secretary Bryan
and arranged the hour of his meeting
with the president. Secretary Bryan
evening before Sir Lionel leaves for
New York. The British minister de-
c2ined &C cor.ment on the Mexican sit
uatfOn in any way.
IT am sorry" he said, to all questions.
but my government does not permit
me to give Interviews"
Immediately after his brief confer
ence with the two British diplomats,
Secretary Bryan went to the cabinet
meeting with the latest Mexican dis
patches, where the killing Of Bauch, the
American, the Benton case and the
probable attitude Of Great Britain, in
the light Of latest developments. were
discussed. There was no outward indi-
cation of any change in the situation
as President Wilson outlined it yester-
day. -. . - =.
May Never Go.
Ell Paso. March IA member of the
Benton commission today expressed the
opinion that the investigators never
would go to Chihuahua to view the
body Of the slain Scotchman.
This is my personal opinion" he
said. TT is not based on official in
formation: Benton was killed February
IT and this is the third Of March. The
body must be. in such condition by
this time that any wound or wounds in
the flesh would be obliterated.'
Was Carranza's Order.
chihuahua. March 3.-General Villa
today cleared up the mystery Of the
origin of the order which halted the
Benton commission as it was about to
leave Juarez last Sunday. 1t had been
credited both to him and to General
Carranza, but Villa said the request
came from CarranZa to him and he
transmitted it to the Juarez garrison
THE Benton case and all of the for
eign relations now are in the hands
CONTINUED on Page Six.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03
Neither Law nor Courts Haress
Man Who Acts That Way.
Judge Jackson's Opinion Up
holding Blue Sky Law.
SOUND REGULATION BUSINESS
Is Good Thing for All Parties
Concerned.
Technicalities Abolished for
Public Health, Morals, Safety.

Judge A. M. Jackson, Of the Atchison
district court. in his decision declaring
the Blue Sky law constitutional. deliv-
cred a common sense, clear cut, broad
opinion stripped of legal lore and tan
gle and citation that is worth produc-
ing in it's entirety. The decision fol-
lows:
Judge JacksOn's Opinion.
The Information in this case charges
that the American Sugar Manufactur-
ing and Refining company. pretending
to be organized under the laws of the
state of Oklahoma, has, since the 8th
day Of March, 1913, engaged in the
business Of issuing, selling. and nego-
tiating for sale Of contracts for deeds,
bonds for deeds. papers and other writ
ten instruments, providing that when
certain payments are made and certain
conditions fulfilled a deed or title will
be delivered to certain parcels Of land
to the purchaser. and that said The
American Sugar Manufacturing & Re-
timing company, by SO doing is an In
vestment company under the mean
ing of subdivision two, Of section one
of chapter al of the session laws of
Kansas. 1913, otherwise known and
herein sometimes referred to as 'The
Blue Sky Law"
Ads IHe ucIeuOdnt, "A. u. Lewis,
pretending to act as the agent Of said
The American Sugar Manufacturing
and Refining company, within the
County of Atchison, State Of Kansas,
offered for sale. and pretended to sell
on dates named. to persons named in
the Information. contracts for deeds
providing that upon making certain
payments to said company, said COM
pany would convey lands described in
said contract (situated outside Of the
state OF Kansas) to the purchaser.
That said company did not have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03
PEPPER" CLARK HERE.
Kaw Pitcher Says He Ii Set for Good
Season.

Pepper" Clark of the Kaw pitch
ing staff arrived in Topeka today from
his home in Minnesota and says he il
delighted to be with Gear and the
Topeka team. He thinks he is going
to have q good season.
Manager Gear telephoned from
Humboldt, Kan., today that he would
arrive IN Topeka Thursday morning.
After attending to a few matters hero
he and other members of the team
will depart for Denfson. Texas where
the training season starts March 10.
All players are supposed. to report
therA by March 9.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03
SHOOTING NAY Be Fatal
Quarrel at OsawatOmie-Assaila
Claims Self Defense.

Osawatomie. Kan. March 3.-Jesse
Caylor was shot and probably fatally
injured during a quarrel with James
Gregg, a farmer living near here, to-
day. Gregg, who is A years old, later
surrendered to the authorities here,
stating he shot in self defense after
Caylor had tried to slash him with a
knife. The trouble occurred at
Gregg's home. Caylor is 80 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03

Russell f. Greiner, president Of the
International Association Of Rotary
clubs. is on q tour Of the eastern cities
in the interest OF the organisations
These Rotary clubs are organizations
resenting one line of business in their
locality. Mr.. Greiner had an audi
ence with the president while he was
in Washington and invited him to at
clubs at Houston. Texas, next June.
Mr.. Greiner Is the head of a bank note
concern in Kansas City, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03
Hill Is Made President.

st. Paul. March 81. w. Hill, chair
man Of the board of directors of the
Great Northern, was elected president
of the company, at a special meeting
of the board of directors held this at
ternoon. He will retain the title of
chairman Of the board ex-off1cio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03

Charles Sessions. secretary of state,
testified regarding the charters, an.
nual reports and applications for stock
increases filed in his office. Many OBJ
Jections were aimed at his testimony
and were overruled There was no
cross examination.
George A. Clark told of his work as
receiver for the company. detailed
records, books, sales tickets, letters,
kilograms and stock and fixtures as
the order of the court. Clark declared
that his action as receiver for the
company has been entirely upon the
advice of his attorney, Major A. M.
Harvey, and stated that an inventory
or the stock had been made based
upon the invoice books of the COM
pany.
Clark stated that he secured about
$425 in cash from the company's safe.
$25 in cancelled insurance policy
and $50 or $40 in collections No
money was received from any of the
banks, the witness testified. Clark
was excused to be recalled later to
identify certain books and records
found in the store when he was ap-
pointed receiver by Judge Pollock.
Burdick Valuable Witness.
Ira w. Burdick, until few weeks
ago secretary of the company, was
the chief witness for the petitioning
creditors. Both Burdick and his wife
naQ DeeH given d SHARE VI Tie odO-
ders company stock by George S.
Badders. Both had received in De-
cember $25 on % per cent dividend
declared in May 1913, and Burdick
had received $40 on a 25 per cent divi-
dend declared in December. Neither
Burdick nor his wife. an employee
of this company. had paid for their
stock. They returned the certificates
to Badders late in December at Bad
ders' suggestion.
record of the directors or stockhold-
ers' meetings." asked w. S. McClin-
took.
mo, SIR was the reply.
Did anyone else keep record ?"
Not that 1 know OF"
Did you assign any certificates to
anyone besides yourself and wife?'
IT did not"
Then Judge Pollock took hand in
the inquiry.
do you mean to say that as secre-
tarv YOU had no books and kept no
record ?" asked the court.
.Yes sir" replied Burdick.
Then McClintock took the witness
and inquired about the May dividend
the basemenWoe the store building.
"Were records kept Of that meet
ing?"
what did Mr.. Badders say?"
, "Said we would declare a dividend
of 25 per cent"
What else?"
ssThat we would increase his salary
TO $4,000 a year beginning with the
organization of the Badders COM
pany."
what else?"
s.That we would allow the president
c5 per cent for the sale of the stock
increase Of from $25.000 to $35,000."
What else?"
s'That the president would receive
Is per cent and the secretary five per
cent Of all sales over $4,000 at the
end Of the year."
A Meeting Of Three.
Badders, Byers and Burdick alone
were present at the meeting. which
lasted ten or fifteen minutes. the wit
ness said. No record of the meeting
was made. No report was filed by the
president as to business transacted or
outstanding accounts.
The next meeting was in August.
At that time Byers resigned as vice
president OF lie company.
In November another meeting was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03
ABOVE NORMAL TODAY
1t Is Not so Cold, But Slight Drop Is
Scheduled.

The temperature is above normal to-
day for the first time since last Friday.
The sky is overcast. The forecast calls
for slight drop in temperature to-
night with fair weather Wednesday.
Shippers forecast: Protect thirty
six hour shipments north against tenn
perature Of twenty-five degrees; east
and west twenty-five to thirty degrees;
south thirty degrees" The lowest tenn
perature today was thirty-three above.
The highest temperature recorded on
this date in the last twenty-seven years
was eighty degrees in 1910; the lowest
was ten in 1900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Cloudy and slightly colder tonight;
fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03
Geo. Badders Rivals Get Rich
Quick WallingfOrd.
Witnesses ON Stand Tell of His
Dealings.
HIS DEBTS TOTAL $4,000
Yet He Declared Dividends and
Drew Four Salaries.
A Bankruptcy Trial With Bank
rupt Still Missing.

In eight months the Badders Clothing
company paid dividends Of so per cent.
1t voted to pay George 8. Badders $4,000
q year as president. 1t voted to pay
him Is per cent for the sale Of $4,000
stock issue. It voted to give him 15 per
cent Of the gross annual sales in excess
Of $50, ,OOO In addition to which Badders
received $50 week as a working sal
ary. Now it is claimed that the COM
pany has $50, 900 in outstanding indebt-
edness. George s. Clark, the receiver,
has in his possession assets amounting
to $4,000.
Such was the story Of George 8. Bad
ders' high financing in the clothing
business as revealed OF a jury to-
day in the United States district court
The story of the directors meetings in
the basement of the store building-at-
tending by Eadders, his father-in-law.
Mr.. Byers: and Ira W. Burdick. secre-
tary in name only-was told from the
stand by Burdick, who admitted that
10 stock books, were kept by him, no
record of meetings was made and nc
record was kept concerning the official
proceedings of the directors or stock
1lolders.
1t was the first chapter of a sensa-
tional story outlined by w. s. \ lClin-
took in his opening statement to the
jury regarding the financial career Of
the Badders company and its president,
who has not as yet appeared in the
court room. The story of the company's
affairs was told over the protests Of at
torneys for Badders and in the course
OF the morning hearing, D. r. Hite in
terposed SO informal objections and
noted exceptions in the records
For the petitioning creditors, GA
witnesses were called. Among them
Badders. He was the first witness
called, but United States Marshal
Jack Harrison told the court he was
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Continued on Page Six.)
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-08-15

tween you, didn't your" He shook
the bound highwayman by the should
er, and tried to drag him to his feet
Get up, Farwell" ne cried. "Don't
lie shamming there"
"Farwell" Finley exclaimed.
"Why, blame it all, that's not Far
we'll! He was telephoned for, just as
you left"
Bliss nodded his head in ironic
comprehension.
81 know all about that" he said.
"But don't you think we'd better
carry him to the house? The jokes
gone far enough"
Finley jumped up and down and
swore aloud.
"Why, you blithering idiot" he
shrieked, that's not Farwell, | tell
you! Here, see for yourself"
He tore away the mask and Cog
giles, and disclosed the damaged fea
lures of an entirely unfamiliar Wis
age. Bliss turned white and licked
his lips, which became suddenly
parched. His knees displayed the
symptoms of st. Vitus dance de-
spite his efforts to control them.
swell, I'll be dernedw he STAN
mered. at must be the hold-up
MANI
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-08-15
age In rliChigan

If the worms are already in the
field the following mixture which will
attract the worms and destroy them
should be spread about
pound of paris green (pOisOnOus).
so pounds of wheat bran.
\ Juice of One-half dozen oranges.
Bring this mixture to a stiff dough
by the use of dilute molasses and
scatter it amongst the worms. Care
should be taken to keep this dough
from children or domestic animals.
Prompt action to prevent the worms
from infesting a field is much better
than later efforts to attempt to kill
them in the grain. Once the cater
pillars have infested field the meas
ures necessary to destroy them may
seriously hurt or even destroy the
crop.
The worms at first are almost al
ways localized in some definite breed
ing place in the field, and immediate
efforts should be taken to eradicate
them in these small areas before they
have had time to spread. The normal
breeding place of the army worm is
in rank grass, such as is usually found
along the edges of swamps or in spots
of pasture land that have been over
fortified. They are practically never
found in swamps, because the worm
needs reasonably dry place in which
to breed.
Clean cultivation, rotation of
crops, cleaning up of fence corners,
close pasturage, and the burning over
of waste grassland in the spring or
fall are good measures to prevent
recurrence of the army worm.
What to do for Small Areas.
For small areas, like lawns and pri-
vate grounds, the poison bait, men,
toned above, may be used. Equally
efficient is the application of spray
of one pound arsenate of lead dis
solved in % gallons of water. If the
powdered arsenate of lead is more
easily obtainable, one pound of this
may be mixed with eight pounds of
flour and busted on the grass where
the worms are feeding. 1t must be
remembered that arsenate of lead is
deadly poison to men and animals as
well as to army worms.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-08-15
Corn Silage For Beef
Cattle And Horses

hundred pounds of gain and increased
the profit $17.97 per steer.
Fourth, the more nearly corn silage
replaced the clover hay in the ration,
the cheaper was the gain and the
greater the profit.
Five, corn silage produced a very
rapid finish on the cattle.
Six, the silage used in this trial
contained an unusually high percent
age of dry matter and was, judging
from previous experience, more eff
cient for fattening cattle than silage
containing a higher percentage of
moisture.
Seventh, a ration of shelled corn,
cottonseed meal, oat straw and corn
silage (twice daily proved to be as
efficient for fattening cattle as a ra-
ton of shelled corn, cottonseed meal,
clover hay and corn silage (twice
daily.
Corn silage, as a part ration for
horses, has been used by many farm
ers for many years. High priced for
age and grain demands greater
economy in feeding.
The question as to the use of corn