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The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
WILL NEELEY RUN?
Hutchinson Paper Announces His
Senatorial Candidacy.

CONGRESSMAN George A. Neeley of the
Seventh district. is a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for United
States senator, according to a state
ment published by the Hutchinson Ga
zette, Democratic publication. Neeley
according to the Hutchinson paper, will
make his formal announcement at the
Democratic banquet in Topeka Feb
ruary %.
Topeka Democrats, however, are in
clined to discount the Neeley announce
ment at this time. They believe that
the Hutchinson man will decide to
make the race for reelection to con-
gress from the Seventh district and
that the promised future announcement
will never be made.
Neeley's probable candidacy has been
predicated on the assumption that Gov
ernor Hodges would himself climb into
the senatorial fight. Now that Hodges
mas formally announced that he would
be a candidate for denomination, it is
believed that the Neeley candidacy will
dwindle and die. The present align
ment would mean that two candidates
would be in the race from the Seventh
district which Is already the home Of
one United States senator, and that the
Neeley- Brown fight would proba bly,
make easy sailing for Hugh p. Farrelly
Of Chanute and eliminate Neeley from
state politics in event of his defeat At
present Neeley is strong with the ma
tional administration and politicians
believe he could be returned to con-
gress. With Hodges out of the race,
there is doubt as to whether he would
sacrifice an almost certain reelection
FOR a most uncertain chance to go to
the senate. s->s-=s
In event Neeley becomes a senatorial
candidate. ]. N. Herr Of Medicine Lodge
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
YANKEE ATHLETES WIN
They Lead in Track Events in
Australia.

Melbourne, Jan. 26-American Athletes
today scored three victories and one tie
in the track events at the championship
meeting of the Australasian Amateur as
sociation. George L. Parker, the Cali
fornia sprinter. won the 220 yard flat
championship IN 22x seconds and the 44O
yard flat championship in 81 2-5 seconds.
James Powers OF the Boston A. A. won
the mile championship in 4 minutes and
Is As seconds. The pole vault champion
ship was a tie between Runio Templeton
of the Olympic club, San Francisco, and
Mr.. Blake of Victoria. Australia, who
both vaulted II feet. The members of
the American team have entered inter-
national meets for the next two Satur-
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
SENSITIVE CAT 4 SUICIDE.
Billy Was Slapped ON His Thfrteeath
Birthday, ON December -, 1913.

Miss Lucy Bergen Of Washington
street. in this town. is sure that her
large black cat committed suicide delib-
erately today. and many persons who
saw the tragic end Of her pet agreed
with her.
The cat ran out to the middle Of the
street in front Of its home. and awaited
the approach OF an automobile. The
chauffeur saw the animal and steered
in next the curb to avoid hitting it.
But the cat crawled toward the curb.
judging the distance 30 as to get ex-
actly in front OF the wheels Of the auto.
which ran over 1t.
Today" Miss Bergen said, II was
putting a pink ribbon ON 'Billy's' neck
in honor Of his thirteenth birthday.
when he scratched my hand. for which
gave him sharp blow on the side of
the head with my open hand. He
jumped OF the table and sought refuge
behind gas range In the kitchen. I
felt sorry for what had done AMI
tried to coax him out, but he paid no
attention to me, and at the first oppor-
tunity he ran out the kitchen door.
thought he would soon return. and
after bathing my wound went into
the parlor and sat by the window.
From there / saw Billy lying in the
street. 1t was not until then that / re-
membered our talk at the breakfast
table. Billy was Is years old today. IL
1t the thirteenth day of the month and
bile coming and ran to the door.
Billy's actions prove to me that he
wanted to die. for the driver of the
automobile did everything possible to
avoid running over him.
IN. ID dispatch to New York Times.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
FOR four BRIDGES
Commissioners Order Bids for Them
for Shawnee County.

The county commissioners this af-
t@-noon instructed the county clerk to
advertise for bids for four bridges to
be built this year at a total cost to
Shawnee county Of $3S.24O. Bids will
be received from all over the United
States The advertisement will ap-
pear in the Official county paper, the
state Journal. County Engineer w. ].
Arnold has filed plans and specifica-
tions for the proposed structures.
The bridge across the ShunganunRa
Will cost N5. 5.559. half the expenses to be
borne by the city. The Mckinney
prioge over the Wakarusa, S,243, the
McCauley bridge over the Wakarusa
$6.9S2. and the Mud Valley bridge. over
Soldier creek. $7,456
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
DEATHS and FUNERALS.

Mrs. Eta Stewart died yesterday
morning at one of the local hospitals
She formerly lived at 730 Locust
street and was brought to Topeka for
treatment from her home in L.arned.
Funeral services will be held at
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon in Bonn
eardner's chapel and burial will be in
Mount Auburn cemetery. Mrs. Ida NJ.
Topeka today from her home in Gar
field. A brother, Virgil B. Howell, will
also come from Manhattan to attend
the funeral. Services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Gordon.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Mcdonald of SOC State street
died at the family home Sunday. The
funeral was held at the residence TINS
AFTERNOON and interment was in the
Topeka cemetery.
John s. Steadman, aged II. died
Saturday at his home at 426 Liberty
street. The funeral will be held at
2.3O o'clock Wednesday at the resi-
dence. Interment in the Topeka Gem
etery.
Word has been received here of the
death Of J. d. Berry, which occurred
in st. Louis recently. He formerly
lived in Topeka and was employed as
an auditor by the United States Ex-
press company.
Lenora Bates, aged 40. died Sunday
at her home at $40 West Sixth street.
She is survived by her mother. Mrs. e.
Bates, of Topeka: her sisters, Lena
Bates and Mary E. Bates of Topeka;
Mrs. E. v. Kellett of Seneca, Mo-;
Josephine Overend, Butte City. Mont,
and q brother. Charles @. Bates OF
New Orleans, La The funeral was
held this afternoon at the residence.
The body will be buried in the family
lot in Labette City.
The funeral Of DIR. l. Y. Grubbs,
who died Sunday. will be held at 2:30
o'clock Tuesday at the resfdence at
1910 West Sixth street.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

Maxim du Camp gives q long account
of Flaubert's maIady. DR.. Eavelock
Ellis says q large proportion Of Brit
tsh men Of genius had at least one
parent that showed abnormality. He
declares that the character of Micaw-
ber was a correct account in detail Of
the characteristics of Dickens father.
This discussion reminds one Of the
conversation Of the old Quaker with
his wife when he remarked: Every
body is little crazy except thee and
me, and I sometimes think thee 10 .
little queer."-Omaha World Herald,
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

Washington, Jan. 26-The interstate
commerce commission order requiring
transcontinental railroads to permit
California orange shippers to preice and
precool their fruit going to eastern cit
les and limiting the charge for the use
of the cars during the preceding stage
to $3.50 was upheld today by the su-
preme court.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
Distinguished Epaleptic.

Eugenists insist that epileptics
should not be permitted to marry. but
now come the doctors and historians
and declare that most of the r,en of
supreme genius the world has known
were epileptics. They produc, evil
dence to show that Napoleon, Handel,
Paginini. Mozart, Schiller. Kichetieu.
Flaubert, Julius Caesar. Paul, Crede-
rick the Great, and Mahomet were all
epileptics. Talleyrand tells OF Ma
poleon's fits.
Paul gives of his visit to Danascus
shows that he was an epilept:c Slse-
t0nius says that Caesar had fits.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
fire AT MOVIE SHOW
Panic Follows and IS Persons Are
Trampled to Death.

Batavia. Dutch East Indies. Jan. 2s.
-Fifty-etght children. sixteen women
and one man were killed today during
a panic caused by fire at moving
picture show on a plantation in the
Dutch residence of Surahya- Most
of the victims were trampled to death
or SuffOcated.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
Double Liability Law yoid,

Washington. Jan. 26.-The South Da-
kota law making railways liable for dou-
BILE the amount of loss sustained by
property owners through fires originat-
ing from locomotives unless the loss
was paid in full in 60 days. was an
nulled today by the supreme court az
violative OF the fourteenth amendment
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
Wichita Sure Of Dry Coneress.

Wichita Sure of Dry Congress.
Wichita, Jan. 26.-Dr Henry J.
Waters, president of the International
Dry Farming and Soils congress.
signed the final papers here today
which insured Wichita the 1914 meet
ing.
The dates set were from Oct. z
to II.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

You don't believe there il any Santa
Claus?' said one small boy .sNo." re-
Piled the other: when It comes to Christ
mas presents. prefer some one who will
have to meet me face to face and be re-
sponsible. .'-Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

All members of Topeka commandery
No. are hereby requested to meet at
the Masonic temple. Tuesday at 1:3O
p. m to attend the funeral of Sir
Lewis T. Grubbs. Please be prompt.
Cars will be furnished. Visiting Sir
Knights are invited to be with us.
l. n. PENWELL, Commander
PETER COUTURE, Acting Rocordoe.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

Mrs. Charles Lowry, formerly Miss
Elizabeth Davidson. at one time teacher
In the high school and a sister Of Dr.
w. NJ. Davidson. superintendent Of the
Pittsburg. Pa, schools, has taken a posi-
ton with E. w. Thompson. manager Of
the National Life Insurance company Of
Vermont. She will make q speciality of
acquainting women with life insurance
propositions.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

May I marry your daughtery' "Ar>
your exemptions from the income tax suf
ficient to enable you to support her in the
style to which she in accustorna 81 -. II ps,r
falo Express.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
LOCAL MENTION.

A rumor has been making the rounds
today that John Rhodes has given a $4,000
option for the purchase of his property at
to Kansas City man. Mr.. Rhodes de-
MED, however, that there is any truth
in the rumor.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

The Prudential Trust company filed suit
In the district court this afternoon for
foreclosure Of mortgage against Frank
NJ. Shanklin and others. asking $1,000
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

The county attorneys office is prepar-
Ing to issue state warrants for the arrest
Of Ed Davis. Clarence Reveley. and
George Thompson, picked UP yesterday by
City Detective Charles Lytle, and held
for investigation in connection with tho
disappearance of four boxes OF pullets
from Santa F'e car.
All evidence in the Hyatt divorce case
was in late Saturday afternoon. The at
torneys' arguments will be heard this
week by Judge George H. whitcomb.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

w. C. Dickie arrived today from Ceda
Rapids. Iowa, to take up his duties a
president of the Kaw Paving company.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

Samuel E. Lux has purchased a new
Stafford car.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

In event Neeley becomes senatorial
candidate, ]. N. Herr of Medicine Lodge
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-21
THIRST FOR NEWS THE
ONE PASSION IN PARIS

One of the particularly striking
things of this time of stress and ex-
element in Paris is the eagerness of
every human being for a newspaper.
The little midinettes who usually read
nothing but the serial story, the omni-
bus conductors, the finely dressed wo-
men in their limousines, every m
reads every edition of every paper.
Life is full of abrupt changes for a
working continental nation where
mobilization can call out ali types and
conditions of men in less than a week.
A persons daily acquaintances take
on a romantic aspect; for the con-
cierge is an artillery man, / find, and
has a medal for being the best gun
layer in his battery. The most obse-
quious waiter at the Cafe de Paris
gives orders in the army instead OF
taking them. And who could have i'm
agined that the nice young man who
marcels your hair is a %cuirassier and
will perhaps be charging around with
a cleaning breastplate and a heavy
saber in place of a curling iron With
which he will treat heads.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-21

Explosive Thrown Into Cave Ends the
Search for Observation-Disclosures To-
tai 11-$7,5OO Recovered.

Williamson, w. Va.-The chase aft
er five bandits who killed Joseph Sha-
Ter, paymaster of the Glen Alum Fuel
company, and his two companions and
stole the company pay roll Of $4,000,
ended when the mountain cave into
which the desperadoes had retreated
vas dynamited and the men killed.
The deaths of the bandits brought the
number of fatalities to IL.
Pursued by a posse of detectives and
deputy sheriffs the desperadoes fled to
the mountains. In a battle, Detective
Burrell was killed and Deputy Sheriffs
Edward Mount and Jacob Groves were
wounded-probably fatally. The ban
dts then retreated to a cave five miles
from War Eagle n held the posse
at bay Detectives Landon, Tiller
and Squire Belcher were killed early
in the day. The attacking force began
throwing dynamite bombs against the
mountain side and finally a missile
hurled into the cave, where it ex-
ploded. The posse entered the cave
and found five mutilated bodies. The
valise, which had contained the COM
paEy's pay roll, was found in the cave.
Five hundred dollars of the S. 900 was
missing.
The bandits we're recognized as Ital-
an miners, who had been discharged
from the employ of the Glen Alum
Fuel company.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-21
International News Service.
RUlEns
F,nr


The Emperor Francis Joseph Of Aus
tria- The most tragic figure in mod
ern history, whose sixty-six years on
the throne have been one long sue
cession of family and national trag-
edies. The assassination of his heir
presumptive, the Archduke Francis
Ferdinand, at Sarajevo on June rs,
last, was the immediate cause of the
present war.
King Peter Of Servia, whose king
dom, owing to his in-health, is now
governed by the crown prince. As
csnded the throne after the assassina-
ton of King Alexander and Queen
Draga In 1903.
The Gar, emperor of all the Rus
sias, cousin of King George, and
nephew of Queen Alexandra.
The Kaiser, king of Prussia and Ger
man emperor. Cousin of King George.
King Victor Emmanuel Of Italy, SON
in-law of the king of Montenegro, who
is ally of Servia and possible opponent
of Austria, Italy's ally.
King George Of England, related by
blood or marriage to nearly every roy
al house in Europe.
Prince Alexander Of Servia, the re-
gent, who leads one of the Servian
armies In person.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-21
CRAZY NEGRO RUNS AMUCk
Kills Four and Injuries Five-Sets
House on Fire and Attacks In
mates with an Ak.

Spring Green, Visa mad negro,
armed with a hand ak, ended the ro-
mance of Namah Bouton Borthwick,
formerly Mrs. Edwin H. Cheney of
Oak Park, Ill, and Frank l.. Wright,
wealthy Chicago architect, with whom
she has lived as a wife since 1911.
Setting fire to the elaborate bunga-
low built by Wright for Mrs. Borthwick
here after his estrangement from his
wife,, the negro stood outside and at
tempted to brain Mrs. Borthwick and
eight other occupants of the building,
members of h family and employees.
as they fled from the flames. He end
ed Mrs. Borthwick's life and the lives
ing three, and seriously wounding the
remainder.
Mrs. Borthwick is said to have repri-
manded the man, Julian Carlton, Chef
in her kitchen. He brooded owe this,
it is thought, and became insane.
Carlton disappeared after the killing,
but after a search of several hours
had been made for him, reappeared
and surrendered. He was hurried into
an automobile and rushed to the Iowa
county Jail, Is miles away.
The dead: Mrs. Namah Bouton
Borthwick, John Borthwick Cheney,
her ~13-year-old SON; Emil Burdell, 80,
draughtsman; Martha Cheney, Mrs.
Borthwick's daughter.
The fatally wounded are: David
Lindblum, a gardener; Ernest Weston,
Is, a farm hand; Tom Brunkard, Ia
borer. The seriously injured are:
William Weston, carpenter; Herbert
Fritz.
The negro displayed fiendish inge-
nuity in arranging his victims for the
slaughter. All were in the dining room
when he lighted a rug soaked i'll gaso-
line in front of the door, according to
William Weston, the least seriously
hurt. In a moment the room was in
flames. But mems of egress, a win
dow, was left open.
Mrs. Borthwick was the first to put
her head through the window. The
negro, waiting outside, truck her
down with one blow, crushing her
skull. He then dragged her body out
and waited for the next. Little John
Cheney followed. His head was split
open. Then Burdell fell.
GAS each put his head out said
Weston, 1.-The negro struck, killing or
stunning his victim. l was the last.
The ak struck me in the neck and
knocked me down. but left me con
scious. l got up and ran the negro
after me. Then I fell and he hit me
again."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-21

ceeded his former master If the Aus
TRAN government had not vetoed his
election in the last conclave. There
is no denial that he took his defeat at
the last election very much to heart.
He did not seem the same man for
many months, and lived in almost
complete seclusion. Later he again be-
came active, however, and it is now
known thai he would be more than
willing to accept the leadership of
the church.
There will be no mention Of a veto
at the next conclave. That much is
certain. One of the first acts of Pope
Plus X. was the FORMULATION of a con-
~stitution abolishing it and prohibiting
cardinals, under the pain of excom-
munication, from receiving, even In a
simple desire, any demand for their
good offices in presenting a veto or
making 1t known in a conclave, re-
CARELESS of whatever manner it came
to their knowledge.
Thus OH C ial circles in the Holy City
look on 1t as a practical certainty that
Cardinal Rampolla will be the next
pope.
His full name Is Mariana Rampolla
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-21
CATHOLIC LEADER
Pope Plus X, DIES
POPE KEPT ALIVE MANY HOURS
BEFORE DEATH BY OXYGEN
RELAPSE CAME QUICKLY.
END FASTENED BY THE WAR
Aged Father, Never Of Robust Consti-
tuition and Strength Initiated by
Disease, Seemed Unable to Re-
sist Shock of War Horrors.

Rome.-Pope Piux X is dead. He
had beer ill for several days, but
alarming symptoms did not develop
at once.
Throughout the day Drs. Marchia-
fava and Amici devoted their utmost
energies to stimulating their patient
and keeping him alive.
The cardinals were notified of the
pope's grave condition and some of
them who entered the sick room de-
scrlhed the scene as heart-rending, es-
peclally when the pontiff, rousing him
self from time to time, spoke. Once
he said, "In ancient times the o by
a word, might have stayed the slaugh-
ter, but now he is impotent."
Prayers were said by thousands and
church bells sounded when the sacra-
ment was exposed upon all the affairs.
When the u learned of the pope's
condition there was the deepest con.
Germ. King Victor Emmanuel person
ally informed Queen Helena and the
news vas communicated to the queen
mother.
Extreme JUNCTION was administered
~ SoSt SS@axAS l1oAA
ness, amid a touching scene. The
pope's sister and his niece were over
come with grief. Cardinal Merry del
Val knelt by the side of his bed, where
other cardinals joined him, members
of the household intoning prayers.
The dying pope, in a moment of lu-
cidity, said:
Nov l begin to think, as the end is
approaching, that the Almighty in His
inexhaustible goodness, wishes to
spare me the horrors Europe is under
going"
1t was n of the most anxious days
in the history of the p The whole
world knew that the pope was indis-
posed, but it was supposed he was suf-
fering from his usual ailment, the
govt. Up to noon even the members
Of the household were w of the
seriousness of the developments. AL
most without warning came the word
that the pontiff was at deaths door.
All day his agony continued. At
times he revived and was able to say
a ew words, but hope Of saving him
was finally abandoned. Several times
throughout the city and at the palace
the rumor spread that the end had
come, only to be denied later.
Urgent kilograms were sent to Car
dinal Farley, who is in Switzerland,
and the holy see notified all the car
dinals living in Rome or other parts Of
Italy of the situation. All the churches
and clergy in Rome likewise were no.
titled.
Cardinal Della Volpe, chamberlain
of the church, who on the pope's death
assumes direction of the holy see dur
ing the inter-regime, was summoned
from Imola and left Immediately for
Rome.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-21
DIPLOMATS.

/ Count B%erchtoId, the Austrian for
eign minister, who has been in charge
of the Vienna foreign ONCE since 1911
was embassado: at st. Petersburg for
five year before that and is a per
minister.
Count Sturgkh, the Austrian pre-
mier, to whom the emperor sent his
manifesto to his people. A member
of an III German a~ristocratic family,
who vas in the confidence of the late
Archduke Francis Ferdinand. Has
held Office since 1911.
Count Tisza, prime minister of Hun
gary and son of the man who ruled
the country with a rod Of iron for Is
years. A man of striking individual
ity.
NJ. Pasitch, the Servian premier and
foreign secretary. Is sixty-fve years
old, and has been in control of Ser
Was foreign policy for the past ten
years.
NJ. Serge Saxonoff has been Russian
been called the pillar of the Triple
Entente" Was formerly in the Rus
sian embassy in London.
Herr GottIieb Won Jagow has been
German minister for foreign affairs
since 1913. Spent many ear in the
German embassy in Rome.
Count szapary is the Austrian am
bassador in ST. Petersburg.
N. N. schebeko is the Russian am
hassador in Vienna
The Marquis di San Giuiiano, Italian
minister for foreign affairs, was for
merly Italian ambassador in London.
NJ. Rene Vlviani, prime minister OF
France and also foreign minister. A
radical Socialist. but a firm supporter
Of the triple entente.
Sir Edward Grey, British secretary
OF state for foreign affairs, whose offer
of a conference Of the powers in Lon
don to settle the dispute between Aus
tria and Servia. though Avorably re
ceived by most of the covers, was
not accepted by Germany.
Sir George Buchanan, British am
bassador in ST. Petersburg since 1910.
Has served in Vienna, Sofia and Der.
lin.
Sir Maurice de 6unsen, British am.
bassador in Vienna since 1913. Has
been in the diplomatic service since
1877, and has been ambassador in Lis
bon and Madrid.
Count Mensdorff, Austro-Hungarian
ambassador in London since 1904.
Count Henckendorff, Russian ambas-
sador II London since 1903.
Count de Pcurtates, German ambas.
sador in St. Petersburg. A nobleman
of Bohemia.
NJ. de sverbeew, Russian ambassa-
dor in Berlin.