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The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
INTEREST TING FICTION
Is what the President Calls Reports
Ahout Xssxico.

Washington. Jaue 26.-Hresident Will
son today characterized Al interest
ing felton," published reports that or
ders had been sent to Rear Admiral
Fletcher to land marines at Vera Cruz,
and keep open the road to Mexico City
in case the -.uerta administration coll
lapse. From the White House point OF
view. the situation in Mexico is slowly
changing and the Huerta government
is undergoing a natural decay"
There Is no particular development or
critical situation in the Mexican prob
lem or any other foreign question, the
president explained today. which has
caused him to call the senate foreign
relations committee into conference to-
night. A general consultation on for
eign affairs was the reason given for
the meeting. the president making OF
plain that although he had tried to
keep in touch with the committee here
tofore. he would now be able to give
a rather systematic attention to for
eign relations.
The president has a memorandum
for tonight's conference covering a
variety Of subjects. 1t was learned in
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

cidentally that the question of a new
treaty with Russia has not been
broached by either country and that the
subject probably would await the ar
rival. In st. Petersburg. of q new
American ambassador.
The American government, it IL un-
derstood from the White House. il
on the way to a satisfactory settle
ment with Colombia, for the partition
OF Panama No immediate recommen-
datton 20 congress il in contempla-
ton by the president. in connection
with the Panama tolls questions but 1t
viii be one of the subjects taken up
at tonighf's conference. The unratif1ed
arbitration treaties, the president also
expects to talk over with the senators
az well as the japanese alien land con-
troversy- It was learned in that con-
nection that although the question of
q new treaty with Japan has been dis
cussed Informally. nc formal suggestion
has come from Japan.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

the month of January in twenty-sev-
en- years was eight and a fraction de-
grees above normal There have been
but three days this month below
normal.
In looking back through the rec
ords since November 1, Sunny"
Flora. the local weather observer.
discovered that about twenty-one per
cent of the eighty-seven days have
been below normal.
The normal minimum temperature
for this date is sixteen degrees ana
the normal maximum temperature,
thirty-six degrees.
The river has been almost station
ary the last few days: that is, it has
neither risen nor fallen. The stage
this morning was AS feet, which is
much below normal for this time of
year.
The shippers forecast says the tenn
perature will not be below thirty de-
grees within a radius of two hundred
miles of Topeka.
+ This is a typical March day. At 2
o'clock this afternoon the wind was
blowing 25 miles an hour from the
south. The temperature is 16 degrees
above normal for this date. The wealth
er is such as is experienced the latter
part Of March. Cooler weather is sla-
ted to arrive by Tuesday night. The
wind will shift to the northwest.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
TRAINS MEET HEAD ON.
Eour Killed and Eleven Injured In
Wreck in Michigan.

Jackson. Mich. Jan. 26.-Four persons
.ra known to have been killed in the col
lision between passenger ana lseisne ete
train on the Saginaw division OF the
Michigan Central railway. near TINS CITY
late last night. and 1t was believed at
least two bodies lay buried in the wreck.
these it was thought will recover.
The passenger train. running on scneo-
uIed time, was on it's way from Signai 10
This city. northbound freight which II
is said should have taken a siding to allow
the passenger train to pass ran oeyohu
the switch and the two trains gong az q
good rate of speed. met headon. botn
engines, a smoking car and baggage car
and several freight cars were demolisneo.
A wreck'ng crew and doctors were sent
from this city but it took hours to extri-
cate the Living woad ana tne ana stee from
Cal johnson of jackson. engineer OF the
messenger train was crushed to death
between the tender and MS CAP; ms Is, iireo re-
impact but suffered only minor injuries.
The other members of the engine crews
jumped before the crash. The identity OF O.,
fhe others killed could not be learned until
long after the accident. Among the in
iured were NJ. E. Sherwood, master me-
chanic Of the Michigan central OF jack
son, and his wife. Their hurts were not
serious.
Although a relief train was prompt
ly rushed from this city to the scene
Of the accident it vas three hours ano
fifty minutes after the crash when the
first victim was removed from the
Wreckage.
So great was the force Of the COLI
sion that the smoking car was tele-
scoped over the baggage car. one car
completely enveloping the other The
cries Of the mangled and helpless vic
tins within the car were plainly heard
by the rescuers long before the relief
corps was able to penetrate the twist
ed and jammed wreckage and render
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
Stormy Week Ahead. Saws Wasl

Stormy Week Ahead, Says Washington
Washington. Jan. ga varied as
sortment of wintry weather for the
different sections of the country Is
predicted by the weather bureau for
the coming week.
The week will open with generally
unsettled weather except in the
northeast, the central Rocky noun
tain region and the extreme south
west" said the bulletin. land there
England and the middle-Atlantic
states.
IA disturbance now over the plains
states will move eastward, attended
by general SHOWS over the northern;
SHOWS and rains over the central; and
rains over the southern districts from
the Missouri and Mississippi valleys
eastward, and by somewhat higher
temperatures generally. reaching the
Atlantic coast Monday night or Tues
day:
by fair weather for q day or two, but
another marked disturbance now on
the North Pacific coast will cause a
continuance of the rains and SHOWS
west of the Rockies and their extern
Rocky mountains Tuesday, the plains
states Tuesday night or Wednesday,
the central valleys and the lake re-
gion Wednesday and Thursday, and
the eastern states by Friday.
1T will be followed by clearing
weather and more winter temperature
beginning by Tuesday over the far
west, by Thursday over the central
portion of the country, and by the
close of the week over the east. After
the rains Of Monday and Tuesday in
the south, fair weather will follow
probably until near the end of the
week, and moderate temperatures are
now Indicated"
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
Imaginary Spectre the Result
From Use Of Drugs.
Man Accused Of Wife. Murder
Complains Of Third Degree.
HIS STORY IS DlSPR0v1
Police Charge He Poisoned the
Woman Last October
And Forged . Note Attributing
Death to Suicide.

Los Angeles, Jan. 3e.-Following
charges by attorneys for John H.
Grondin. the young druggist aOcusod
Of having murdered his wife. Zetle.
that the police had used the ''third
degree with = ghost a. the. central
figure, in an attempt to extort . CON-
fession. the district attorneys Once
Investigated today ana issued = de-
nial.
user and on occasions becomes delir-;
ious. Shannon declared that tho;
ghost which, according to 0rondin'e.
attorneys. appeared in . darkenod
Gsona,n rSom whers ere the poiice pa n,d e ssaen
tones. why did you murder me?"
was a product Of Grondin's imagina-
ton.
Grondin. 1t is charged, poisoned his
tempted to escape by the statement
that she killed herself by inhalinG gas.
The police declared he forged = note
explaining his wife's alleged suicide
faithfulness and the hope he would bo
happy with the woman who truly
loved him.
County officials declare that widow
from Waterville. Me-. is the "other
woman in whom Grondin was inter-
ested. and with whom he was 90 in
fauated that he was prompted to take
his wife'a life.
State Senator Neil Kelleher Of Maine.
who was mentioned in the so-called
suicide letter." telegraphed today that
he would come here to testify against
| Grondin
/; The letter. the authorship Of which 10
in dispute. suggested Kelleher had been
infatuated with Mrs. Grondin. The
dead woman was the daughter OF
! (Tonp0o Ia 0V3aan n AFrI00{uf ~ a r.
vile, Me-, where she married Grondin
when he was 21 years old.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
BREWSTER WILL RUN
Lawyer and Legislator in Race for
Attorney General.

Assistant Attorney General S. N.
Brewster todav announced his candi-
dacy for the Republican nomination
as attorney general in the August prl-
maries to succeed John S. Dawson.
who is serving his second term.
Brewster is the first candidate to an
nounce for attorney general and it is
probable that he may have a clear
field in the party primaries.
Brewster is widely known in Kan
sas politics and is rated as one Of the
most able lawyers in the state. For
some months his name has been sug-
gested as Dawsons probable success
or. but not until today did Brewster
decide to make a formal statement OF
his plans He has been assistant in
the attorney generals office since
May, 1911.
"You may say that I will be a can
didate for the Republican nomination
for attorney general" was all the an
nouncement which Brewster made in
discussing his candidacy.
For ten years, from 1899 to 1903.
Brewster was county attorney of DON
iphan county. He prosecuted the ia
NOUS Highland bank cases, which re-
suited in the sending of Cashier Mar
cell to the penitentiary on forgery
charges. After his five successive
terms as county attorney, Brewster
was elected to the state senate from
the Brown -Doniphan county district.
He served in the senate during the
19O9-11 sessions and his record in the
upper house was one of the features
of the 1911 senate.
Although he was classified as a reg
u1ar, Brewster introduced and fought
through the session the act providing
for the recall of derelict officials
That law has been regarded as one
of the most progressive measures OF
the session. With Stewart, Reed
Price Of Clark and Stavley, Brewster
led the fight on the initiative and rer-
erendum. The lawyer from Troy also
conducted the Leahy investigation
that looked into pork barrel and cor
ruption charges: and Brewster's ex-
animation Of William Allen White
| won for him an editorial from the per
| Of the Progressive national commit.
| teeman endorsing his official record
| In 1912 Brewster was elected as &
| member of the lower house from
p, Doniphan county without opposition
| In the house. as well as in the senate
| Brewster served as a member of thu
| judiciary committee and his keer
knowledge Of constitutional law wa,
| recognized by the leaders of boil
parties. During the 1913 session
| Brewster was the Republican leader O
| the house. In 1909-11 he shared tn,
honor with Senator Price of Clark.
| It is believed b. many Republican
leaders that Brewster will receive tn,
| Republican nomination for attorne
general without opposition.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

Washington, Jan. 26.-By reason OF
the coincidence that the ranking MEM
bers Of the house judiciary committee
are all southerners, the south will have
an important part in the antitrust
legislation now before congress. as it
did in the tariff and currency legisla-
ton. Many members of congress of all
political faiths are preparing or have
already prepared tentative bills looking
toward the regulation OF big business,
but the bills of the Democrats will be
gathered together and sifted down to
one by the subcommittee of the house
judiciary committee, consisting of
Henry D. Clayton Of Alabama, Charles
C. Carlin of Virginia and John c. Floyd
Of Arkansas
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
GAS CASE APPEALED
Petition for a Writ Of Supersedeas L.
Filed Today.

Kansas City. Jan. 26.-An appeal
from the order of Judge Smith Nc
PhersOn in the federal court
here Saturday. giving possession of
the Kansas Natural Gas company and
its accumulated funds OF more than
$1,25O,000 to tho Kansas state receiv-
ers, was taken today.
]. w. Dana, attorney for the Kansas
City Pipe Line company and the FL
deity Trust and Title company, filed
a petition for a writ of supersedeas,
which If granted by The United States
court Of appeals will act as an injunc-
ton nullifying Judge McPherson's or
der until the case can once more be
threshed over,
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
BEGGING FOR BREAD.
Hungry People in Bulgaria Said 70
Number $4,000.

persons are crying for bread and 1000
men crippled for life. are dying Of slow
starvation in Bulagria q result OF the
recent wars in that country. Such was
the basis of a plea for help made here
by Mrs. Sophia B. Furnajief. wife Of the
pastor Of the First Congregational church
Of Sofia, Bulgaria
AS she speaks English fluently and IL .
former member of the Red Cross service
Mrs. Furnajien was sent to America by
relief of the orphaned and crippled Of
Bulgaria. She pictured horrible scenes
Of suffering as daily occurrences on the
streets OF the Balkan cities and predicted
quick death for the entire Balkan country
unless Immediate aid was given the
OrphanS.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
TO CUT OFFICIAL PIE.


Washington. Jan. 26.-"Federal Ap-
pointments'' was the subject Of .
speech in the senate today by Senator
Works Of California on his bill to pro-
vide for a commission appointed by
the president to receive and pass upon
all applications and recommendations
for appointment to federal offices.
The measure would forbid members
of congress to recommend applicants
or aid in obtaining positions. Senator
Works explained that his bill was in.
tended to relieve the PRESIDENT and
members of congress from the burdens
of recommending and appointing tho
thousands OF officers throughout the
country; to bring about the appoint
ment of more competent men and
women, and to relieve the public SER
vice as far as possible from the odium
of the present "pernicious system OF
patronage" The time taken up by
the president and members Of con-
gress in considering matters OF patron
age, he said, was enormous and could
be devoted to more important public
service.
From figures given to the senate
cember, 1910, the senator showed the
total number of officers and em-
plOyees Of the government at that
time, exclusive of the appointments
made under civil service and officers
Of the army and navy, to be 13s. .716.
of whom 10.S39 are appointed by the
president. These appointments, he
said had steadily increased since the
time of that report. the number OF
postmasters to be appointed by the
president having been increased by
453.
President Wilson at the beginning Of
his administration, he said had felt the
necessity of some such help as this bill
would afford, but his effort to trans-
fer to heads OF departments tho duty
of making appropriations had proved
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
MANY SORE TAR0ATS
Men and Omcers Numbering SO'
Ouarautined ON the Arkansas.

New York, Jan. 26.-Eight hundred
men and officers were quafantined on
the battleship Arkansas, in the
Brooklyn navy yard today. because OF
a threatened outbreak of diphtheria.
One case was recently transferred to
the naval hospital and seventeen
other members of the crew reported
sore throats.
DIAGNOSIS had shown none of these
to be diphtheria, but as a precaution
it was decided to keep the men on
board for time. The Arkansas re-
Gently returned from a Mediterranean
cruise The commander is Captain r.
C.. Smith.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
CALLS FOR WILSON
President Receives Numerous Invita-
lions to Deliver Addresses.

Washington, Jan. 36.-President Wilson
Is seriously considering an invitation to
speak before the Union League club of
Chicago on Washington's birthday.
Senator Pomerene today invited the
president to dine in New York soon with
the alumni of Kenyon college on the oc-
castor OF the centennial anniversary OF
the birth OF Edwin M. Stanton. The In
ternational Association of Potary clubs
asked the president to go to Houston.
Texas. for their convention on June =.
These invitations the president took un-
der consideration.
He declined an invitation to speak be-
fore the Newark, N J., board of trade
on January Is, but accepted an invitation
from the Gridiron club to attend their
banquet here on February IA.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
Bryan Calls on Mitchell.

New York. Jan. 26.-William Jennings
Bryan, secretary OF state, paid a brief
visit to Mayor Mitchell at the city hall
today. It was just a personal call he
said. The mayor and Mr.. Bryan are
said to have discussed the police COM
missionership. The mayor repeated his
confidence that Col. Goethals would ac-
cept. The secretary came to New
York from Washing On to believer an
address at the annual banquet of the
American Asiatic association. He will
speak on the Chinese loan question.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
Big POSTS FOR C0NEY
OF Eighty Posts for Topekan, Seven
Are Among Largest i'm State.

90 ne Sors; De .ho;r To,,,,,n. Mansas @ are Tor
G. A. R. The following are few of the
G. A. r. The following a few of the
over eighty posts that have asked Cap
tain Coney to be a candidate, and have
pledged him their hearty support:
Lincoln Post No. Topeka.
Eggleston No. 24-Wichita.
Biue-No. 25O-North Topeka.
Beloit No. 147-Garden City.
Dodge City No. 294EDodge City.
Parsons No. 64-Parsons
Hays No. &Hays City.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
Their Causes Arc Set Forth In .
Report Flea
By the Interstate Commerce
Committee Of Senate.
ACQUISITION OF NEW LINES
Poor Investments and Expen-
sive Rentals Are Mentioned
Among Other Things Leading
to Receivership.

Washington, Jan. 10.-The inter-
state commerce committees report of
its Investigation Of the Frisco railroad
system receivership, made In response
to q senate resolution. was sent to
congress today with q review OF facts,
saving the senate resolutions do not
call for expressions of opinion or rec
concentrations.
The committees report reviews ex-
haustively, the history Of the pur-
chase OF the Chicago and Eastern IL
linois by the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco company. the subsequent receiv-
ership and the history of the purchase
Of the St. Louis, Brownsville and
Mexico by the st. Louis and San
Francisco.
1.-THE sale OF securities to the in
vesting public through the bankers at
a time when every appearance indi-
Gates the insolvency OF the issuing
company, invites and warrants con-
participated in each sale,'' says the
report. ''Speyer and Company should
have been aware OF the poverty OF
the Frisco and Of its difficulties in OBJ
tanning funds" ~
Cause Of the Trouble.
Financial operations ordinary
railroad difficulties were the cause OF
the receivership of the ST. Louis &
San Francisco system, according to the
committee. Although the report says
the senate resolution 'sdoes not call
for expression of opinion or recon-
mendation,'' It does declare referring
to the sale just before the receiver
ship. of $3,O00,00O of per cent
bonds. French series. at Is. to Speyer
& Company of New York that the
sale of securities to the investing pub
lie through bankers at a. time when
every appearance indicated the in
soIvency of the issuing company In
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
THE DAY m CONGRESS

Washington. Jan 26.-Senate met
at noon Received the interstate
commerce committees report of the
Frisco railroad recetvershtp. Labor
Michigan and Colorado strike reso1u-
ton. House met at noon. Secretary
Lane testified before the mines conn
mittee on his project for conservation
general District Of Columbia legfsla-
ton.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
STEEL RAFTERS FALL
Crash Through walls of Church
Workmen Escape.

Pittsburg, Kan. Jan. ze.-Forty
tons of steel rafters. just erected at
the new $4,000 Methodist church
this afternoon and crashed through
the building. Several men working
below got to SAFETY
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

experienced IN To-
peka today. The
sky is clear, and
the temperature Is
well above normal
for this date
I d e a ! 8 pr ! n g
weather. A con-
tinuance OF pleas
ant weather Ii
predicted.
The t e m p e ra-
ture for January
thus far has been
8 degrees above
normal. The pre-
violIa record for
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

Senator Cullom Is No Better.
Washington Jan. 26.-Former Sena-
tor Shelby M. Cullom passed a rest
less night and his physicians said his
condition was very unsatisfactory to-
day.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26

Weather Forecast for KananA
Fair and slightly warmer tonights
colder Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
WEATHER is FINE TODAY.
And Local FOrecaster Is Looking for
More of Same.

One could not ask for a more pleas.
ant variety of weather than has beer
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-03
VILLA WON THE VICTORY
Terrible Ten Days Fight Ended with
the Taking of TOrreOn

Juarez. Mex, April 3.-Torreon
fell completely into the hands of the
rebels at 1920 o'clock last night,
according to an announcement made
here by General Carranza
The news first was announced to
the world when the bugler in front
Of the residence OF General Carranza,
blew the notes Of victory.
The paen, Carranza said, was
sounded here even before it was
heard in Torreon. Villa delaying out
Of compliment to his chief
The meager bulletins excitedly
announcing victory after the blood
lest series of battles ever known to
modern Mexico, said that Villa cap
tured a large number of prisoners,
and that the fleeing federal remnant
was being pursued
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-03
OCALA CHURCH DIRECTORY

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF FIT.
King avenue and Watula street; pas
tor w. H. Dodge; residence 500 Ft
King avenue; phone 233. Sunday
services: Sunday school $50 am;
SUPERINTENDENT W. H. Dodge; morn
i,ig sermon IL o'clock; Junior Mis-
sion Society 8 p. M; evening sermon
7:1o o'clock. Midweek prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening, 1880.
CATHOLIC-North Magnolia ST..
priest, D. Bottolacio; residence 327
North Orange street: Sunday SER
vices: High mass 10 a. M; vespe-s
3 p. m: Sunday school 8 to 5 D. m. !;
communion services second Sundays
$50 a. M; also regular service.
EPISCOPAL~Corner S. Broadway
and Watula streets; rector, Rev. Jas.
&. Glass; residence 81 S. Broadway;
phone AS. Sunday services: Holy
communion 1880 a. m; Sunday
school. 9:i5 a. m; morning PRAYER.
iitany AID sermon II a. M; evening
~ a Il > ~ II. III, CHOlT pTdCl1co
80 .. N. Friday; meetings OF yes
try and societies at hours appointed.
TH0DIST-Corner Fort King
avenue and South Main street: pas
tor J. NJ Gross; residence 90 Fort
King aver ue, Phone 157: Sunday
services: Sunday school $50 a. m,
superintendent /. y. Green; morn
ing sermon II o'clock: Junior Ep-
worth League p. m; Senior Ep-
worth League $50 p. NJ: evening
sermon I o'clock. Midweek PRAYER
meeting Wednesday evening 7:3o.
Choir practice Friday evening at the
church.
APTIST-Corner North Magno-
la and North Second streets; pastor
8unyan Stephens; residence $40 Ok
lawaha avenue: phone 314; Sunday
services: Sunday school $50 a. m
superin tendent ". T. Gary; morning
sermon II o'clock: Junior Baptist
Young Peoples Union p. m: Sem
ior Baptist Young Peoples Union
6:45 p. m; evening sermon 7:30 p.
N. Midweek prayer meeting We'd
nesday evening 7:30 O'Clock.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-03
SUICIDE OF A
TRAVELLING SALESMAN

Gainesville. Fla. April Jesse
c. Clarke. one Of the pioneer travel
ing statesmen of the South, shot him
self in the heart Yesterday at his
home here. Mr.. Clarke. who for
many years represented the Round
tree Trunk and Bag Company of
Richmond, was Very popular in all
sections. He returned here last
week from trip through Missis-
slppi and Texas and being in poor
health decided to abandon his duties
of salesman to enter a hospital He
leaves one daughter and several
brothers, each OF whom is we'll
known in commercial circles.