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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
Former Premier Of France Exs
plains to the Chamber
Why the Trial Of Hsnry
Rochelle Was Delayed.
Would CAUSE LOSS TO BANKS
And Have Had . Serious Eject
on Public Loans.
Declares There Was No Poll.
tics Contested With It.

Paris, March 1A-Nnest Noaia for.
mer premier OF France. appeared To-
day before the investigating committoo
Of the chamber Of deputies 70 explain
his part In the scandal connected with
the delay In the trial of Henri Ro-
chette. who II said to have sWind1ed
the French public out Of many MIL
lions.
Jean Jaures. the socialist leader, pre-
slider over the committee. He reQuooood
happened In the affatr. Monis said:
Joseph Caillaux. then minister oR
finance. called upon me early In March.
1911. ana mentioned the approachine
trial Of Henri Rochette. He said that
one Of the lawyers desired the poue.
ponement OF proceedings. Caillux addoG
that owing to tho financial situation ~
pleadings likely to be made at the trial
would cause losses to the savings ban1D
and would AFFECT public loans. No pol1ti-
cal interest was mentioned.
Nov ~ to Victor Fabre, the puh11o
prosecutor: he had called upon me
four or five times during my premier
ship to report to me on various mat.
ters. On this occasion. inquire9
situation tho trial could be deferred.
M. Eabre replied that to send the
Rochette affair back to the invest
eating Judge would not affect the tF1nn
itself but would be evilly interproto1
by public opinion. I remarked thak
that was a question for the preGading
judge Of the court to dispose Of.
mo pressure whatever Waa placed
upon M. Fabre. He left me In an
amiable mood and stood outside my
room talking with my son for twenty
minutes, during which he expressed
the esteem and admiration he had Tor
me-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
judiciary Law Has
Drawbacks.
It COmpels Judges to Enter
Turmoil of Campaign.
no PARTY BEHIND THEM
But Each Man for Himself in
Undignified Scramble.
A Pawnee County Progressive
on Harmony.

That new Democratic reform, the
nonpartisan judiciary ballot act. has
struck a snag. No political party
stands sponsor for the lawyer candi-
dates for the judiciary, there is no
stamp of political approval on any
candidate and the dignity of the bench
must be lowered by the candidate
making an undignified whirlwind
campaign over the state in search of
the elusive votes. These objections
have been pointed out by the not
friendly critics of the law and the
Kansas judiciary is inclined to concur
in the opinion.
ton, there is an unwritten law about
the dignity of the bench Of the ethics
of the profession. To properly uphold
this dignity, it was not deemed fitting
for a candidate for the judiciary to
clim b into the middle Of a redhot po-
litical campaign and beg for votes. I'm
der the old system some political party
the candidate the day following his
nomination and he sailed under the
party banner with the regular party
vote-plus or minus such personal
following as the candidate did or did
not have.
the judiciary sat in easy arm chairs
under the shade Of an apple tree and
read the news of the campaign, while
the nominee for governor or county
surveyor was inventing a new method
of exterminating the enemy. and get
be sure the candidate for the su-
preme bench or district Judge paid his
campaign assessment to the state or
CONTINUED on Page TW0.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
TEST CONTRACTS
Killifer Restrained From Play
ing With Philadelphia Club.
VIII Test Legality Of Contracts
Feds Filed Suit.

Grand Rapids. Mich. March 20-The
nrst legal shot Of the baseball war Of
1914 was fired here today by the Fed
eral League in filing q petition with the
United States district court for the
Western district Of Michigan asking
for an Injunction to restrain William
J. Killifer. jr., formerly catcher Of the
philadelphia Nationals, from playing
baseball with any club other than the
Chicago Federals.
Killifer signed a three year contract
with the Chicago Federals but after
ward was persuaded that the reserve
clause in his old contract with the
philadelphia club held him legally to
Philadelphfa and Joined his former
team. The suit involves the legality of
the reserve clause. long regarded ss
one Of the buIwarks Of organized base
hall. The suit was brought in the
Western Michigan district because
Ktllifer IL a resident Of Paw Paw,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
FAR BELOW NORMAL.


The temperature Thursday ana this
morning was bel0W The midWinter nor
NAL The minimum Of Is degrees regis
tered at o'clock this morning Wa6
the lowest notch touched by the mer-
curry since February Is. and % degrees
below the normal minimum tempora-
ture for his date.
The needle started to rise rapidly this
morning and today has experienced .
decided moderation in the weather.
However. the forecast calls for incroas-
ing cloudiness tonight and unsettled
weather Saturday with q drop in tenn
perature.
The temperature for the entire day
Thursday was II degrees below normal
or one degree below the normal for
January. The wind was still from tl,o
northwest this morning, but the pa06
was but six miles an hour. A briok
southerly Wind ID expected tonight BE-
coming northerly Saturday.
Spring will not be uDhered in like Z
lamb. The omcial opening OF spring
will be at o'clock Saturday morninG.
That is about the time the wind II
due to shift to the north.
The highest temperature recorded on
degrees in 1911: the minimum was 8
in 1906.
Mercury Rose Today.
There was q steady rise in tempero-
ture today. The wind switched to The
south and this afternoon was hitting
q twelve mile an hour pace. The tenn
perature for the day averaged n de-
grees below normal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
MExICANWAR ROMANCE
Love Of a Girl Brought About Sur
render OF the Tampico.

San Diego, March 20.-L.ove for the
beautiful daughter of the rebel general
hsmno Msx,col camseS Tientenant
Malpica, executive officer Of the former
federal gunboat Tampico, to forget his
allegiance to President Huerta Of Mex
leo and surrender the war craft to the
father of the girl he loved. according
to the story told by passengers arriving
here from ports on the west coast Of
Mexico.
Lieutenant Malpica met the girl, who
Is now his wife. some months ago ut a
dance in Guaymas. They fell In love
but the girl refused to accept the Off
GERS proffers of marriage unless he
took the Tampico to Topolobampo from
Guaymas and turned it over to ter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
HEIR TO MILLIONS.
Girl Disappears From Boarding School
and Search Is Started.

Chicago, March 2O.-A New York
boarding school, a Vermont farm Sc
cret correspondence. and a missing
man today furnished a problem for
the Chicago police in their investiga-
ton of the identity of a young woman
who arrived here alone and who is
described as the heir to gold mines
worth millions.
The girl is believed by the police to
be Florence Gray, who disappeared
from New Rochelle, n. Y, boarding
school some days ago and concerning
whom the head of the New York edu-
cational institution telegraphed the
Chicago police.
Hargreaves. Girl heiress to million
dollar estate. Mysteriously disappear
ed from boarding school Believe
them in your city," was the message
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
MUCH WORK TO DO.
Before the Pnnama Canal Is Ready
for Big allips

:Washingtoee March10. 0.-Though mer.
chant ships ase expe4eed to - passing
through the Panama ~.canal In the
course Of trade within the. next three
months, the canal makers still have
much work ahead Of them.
Nearly all of what is known as the
permanent dam and lock construction
has been finished. but owing to the
earth slides in the Culebra Cut many
hundreds Of thousands OF cubic yards
of earth must be removed to broaden
the channel to its full width. During
the month of February. it was an
nounced today, the total amount OF
excavation was 1.430,050 cubic yards as
compared with 1,514.s72 yards in Janu-
ary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
from Miss Farlow. head of the board
ing school, which led to the police

from Miss Farlow. head of the board
ing school. which led to the police
activity.
Florence Gray, who at first declared
her name to be Florence ingalls, and
said she came from Portland, Maine,
was found at the Young Women's
Christian association building, where
she had been taken by the Travellers
Aid Workers, who met her at q Chi
cago railroad station. According to the
police she admitted her identity after
having insisted that her name was
Ingalls,.
Her story was that man who said
he was a wealthy miner owner had
planned to marry her and take her
west. With him she said she boarded
a train for Chicago. She said that as
the train neared Chicago he left her
and went to the smoking car and that
she had not seen him since.
Letters in the girls possession led
the police to question young Chicago
clerk, Edward r. Bleck, who said he
had written letters to her addressing
them to q farm at Bethel Vermont.
Bleck said the correspondence began
through answering an advertisement
in a magazine.
Detectives were detailed to search
for Hargreaves and otherwise substan-
tiate the story told by the young wom-
an. who repeatedly said that her par
ents were wealthy and live in a hotel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
FOR Ex-G0v. ST. JOHN


Olathe, Kan, March 20.-Plans for
a public memorial building and park
to be constructed here in honor of
John p. st. John. former governor of
Kansas, once prohibition candidate for
president and temperance leader of
worldwide reputation, were an
nounced here today by Frank Hodges,
member OF committee appointed to
carry out the plan. The committee
was appointed last night at q gather
ing Of temperance advocates and
friends OF Mr.. st. John, who met to
celebrate the former governors
eighty first birthday anniversary. The
aged prohibitionist and his wife were
presented with 81 gold dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
every ONE INJURED.
Not a Passenger Escaped When Two
Trolley Cars CoElided.

Gasport, N. r. March f0.-Glenn w.
Bridgman of Lockpmt, N. T., was killed
and 20 persons were injured in q col
lision between two cars ON the Buffalo.
Lockport & Rochester trolley line. at
Wickwire, early today. A Rochester
bound car stopped at the Gasport sta
ton. about midnight. for orders. Both
motorman and conductor got on the
car and went into the station. From
unknown cause the car suddenly start
ed at full speed. For two miles 1t ran
wild. At vVickwire it crashed into a
Buffalo bound car. telesc0ping It.
Not one of the passengers on the two
cars escaped injury. At least two Of
the injured will die.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
Frisco Turns Back Two Sub
sidiaries to the Promoters.
Action Marks q Step In the
Reorganization.
CUTS OFF OVER $4,000, 1000
From the Company's Load Of
Financial Obligations.
Receivers Block of Valuable
Land in Dallas, Tex.

st. Louis, March 20.-A debt OF
more than $3,O00,000, which the st.
Louis and San Francisco railroad
owed Albert T. Perkins as syndicate
trustee, is cancelled by the terms OF
an agreement filed ith U. S. Circuit
Judge Sanborn today. Two of the
subsidiaries of the Frisco revert to
the syndicate that promoted them.
The Indebtedness was in the form OF
notes. aggregating $2,573,38 which
had been given by the Frisco to Per-
kins as syndicate manager of the st.
Louis Union Trust company, and GER
tain collateral given to guarantee the
payment Of certain loans. The notes
represent the sum paid to Perkins for
the New iberia and Northern railroad.
a line 12O miles long, in louisiana,
which the Frisco purchased from the
syndicate. This road and the New
Iberia, st. Mary and Eastern now re-
vert to the syndicate.
A Step in Reorganization.
The separation from the Frisco
marks q step in the reorganization
which is under way since the recent
Investigation of the interstate COM
merce commission into the causes of
the Frisco receivership. The Frisco
bought the New Iberia a short time
before it went into receivership. At
torneys for the receivers claimed that
the purchase Of the New Iberia and
Northern was illegal, as the subsidiary
had no physical connection with the
parent road. Perkins had filed suit
to enforce the payment Of the notes.
but the receivers had planned to fight
the suit with a denial OF the validity
Of the contract.
A petition was filed with Judge San
born today asking him to approve the
cancellation of the debt.
Alterations Of tho, Petition
This petition stated that on January
/, 1912, the st. Louis Union Trust COM
pany loaned Perkins $250.OOO to aid in
the construction of the Bloomington
branch of the st. Louis, BrOwnville &
Mexico, another Frisco subsidiary and
on September 8, 1912, loaned Perkins
$25O.OOO for building a Brownsville branch
in Texas. The trust company claimed
that the Frisco guaranteed the pay
ment Of these loans, and had pledged
bonds Of the New Orleans. Texas &
Mexico as security. After the receiv-
ers were appointed it was impossible
to issue the bonds.
The Frisco by the terms Of the agree
ment filed today RECEIVERS four blocks
of land in Dallas. Tex, worth $500, 900
pledged to the trust company to secure
a mortgage. The Frisco also transfers
to the trust company all its claims to
the contracts for the construction OF
two branches Of the Brownsville road
and valves all Gle i'm on the New
Iberia & Northern railway and on the
New iberia, st. Mary & Eastern. Loom
is c. johnson. attorney for the Frisco
receivers, said the settlement filed re-
duced the Indebtedness Of the Frisco
by more than 100000 and avoids a
long litigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
GULPS Down TWO men
Earth Opens and Swallows Them and
Work Shanty.

Pottsville, Pa. March 20.-The earth
opened and swallowed two miners and
a work shanty on the mountainside at
the Kelly run colliery at Shenandoah
today, and although large forces of
men have been put to work, both in
side the mines and at the surface. no
trace of men or building can be found.
They may have been dropped dis
tance of 500 feet, or any portion of it
end 1t may require weeks to learn their
fate.
at the time saved himself by grasping
a steam pipe and hanging on until help
arrived.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
House AfrAnges to Hear John Mitch
ell on Strike Situation.

Washington, March 20.-Senate met
at noon. Lobby committee. took tes-
timony on the charge that q fund has
been raised to defeat Hughes' bill to
regulate shipments Of convict labor
products.
Protest from the American Seamen's
association against the recent London
safety at sea convention was presented
by Mr.. LaFo1lette.
House met at noon. Debate was re-
sumed on. the rivers and harbors ap-
preparation bill. Mines committee
acted fav0rably on Representative
TAylor's bill for new experiment sta
tiona.
John Mitchell testify Monday ON the
Michigan copper strike situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
Mercury Rose Today
WORTH over 4 BILLION


Washington, March 2O.@The 1913
cotton crop was the most valuable ever
grown and second largest In point o9
quantity. Statistics announced by the
bureau Of the census today indicated
it amounted to 7.3S3,657, 500 pounds or
14,767,151 bales of lint and Inter
cotton.
The total value of the crop, includ-
ing the value Of cotton seed, ID unof-
ficially estimated roundly at more
than $1,000. 100000 compared with
last years 1920. 1000, 900 and $685., 900, :
900 for the previous most valuable
crop. that Of 1910.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
avictim Of . Vicious Machine >
Turkington Claims.
MONTGOMERY IS CHAR6ED
Attorney Says Assistant te
Dawson Was Drunk.
Oil Inspector Cumiskey Mem
toned in Proceedings.

Custer suit against Sheriff John
Turkington of Crawford county was
submitted to the supreme court today.
illuminated by three hours Of blister
ing oral argument and several thous-
and pages of printed and typewritten
pages of testimony in the form of
dispositions. When the arguments in
the case closed at noon today, the
court did not indicate when decision
might be expected.
Suit to Gust burlington from office
was filed by the attorney general sew
eral weeks ago. In his petition At
torney General Dawson set forth some
dozen or fifteen reason why the su-
preme court should separate lurking
ton from his job. He charged the
Crawford sheriff with failure and re-
fusal to arrest men charged with
crime and for whom he held war
q riot In Pittsburg, that he permitted
prisoners committed to the county Jail
to hold weekend parties with their
families and to return to the Jail in
toxicated. that prisoners were permit
ted to have liquor in their cells and
that burlington had done most of the
things that an exemplary officer
should not do and failed to do most
of the things that the law intended he
should do.
Presenting his case before the su-
preme court, Dawson briefly confined
himself to the general petition in
custer and asked for a writ on the
evidence submitted in the form Of af-
adavits. He declared that lurking
toms Official actions had not been
those OF q public official imbued with
a genuine desire for law enforcement
and that tho Crawford sherifrs ad-
ministration had been q blot on the
fair name Of the county and state.
burlington Q Hero.
J. ]. Shepherd of Fort Scott repre-
sented Turkington. And Shepherd
made burlington q hero, the victim
OF a relentless. vicious, political ma
chine and an inscriptions admins
tration which clamored for an honest
mama job. Shepherd admitted car-
tain actr>charged In the states petit
tion. !. But he Justified these by gen.
eral precedent and the extreme de-
mands. OF the situatfon.
Then Shepherd trained his artillery
on the attorney general, the county
attorney and local politicians and ex-
hibited q list OF counter charges a.
high as a mountain.
Shepherd charged that not once had
the Crawford county Justice courts or
dered the destruction of liquor seized
in raids and that this liquor was gen.
orally turned back to the jOinttst. He
challenged the records to prove his
claims and asserted that jointists had
been paroled or their cases dismissed
by the state through the county at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20
LEADS HARVARD CLASS
ID. NJ. Neiswanger of Topeka Is Presi-
dent of Seniors.

Cambridge, Mass, March 20.-D. NJ.
Neiswanger, of Topeka, Kan, was
elected president of the senior
class at the Harvard university school
of business administration. He is an
A. b. graduate Of Washburn college,
1911, and will fill the presidents chair
during the remainder of the course of
the present senior class.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20

Chicago, March .2O.-''Wow! It's =
woman jury, let me go. I know Whist
they will do to a fellow" exclaimed
James Beckel. arrested for vagrancy.
when he was taken into municipal
court for trial. Nine women occupied
seats In the jury box. Beckel refused
to let his trial go ON until he was In
formed that the nine women were po-
lice women who were learning court
procedure first hand and not jury
women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20

AS result Of the shooting
roughou the republic the indignant
enair rIrty
in
live the king!"
Mme Callauxs which prompted by
desire 70 shield her political it develops
between aiaux and the murdered editor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20

WaShingfOn, March zO.-Hefma0
Kabanslky, q grocer. today shot three
persons, one Of whom may die, ana
pistol duel with a policeman. Hio
wife, mother-in-law and brother-fn-
law fell before his pistol. the wife
seriously wounded. Family ltroubloo
caused the shooting, the police say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-20

Cloudy onight; unsettlri and coIdse
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CONTINUED on Page Six.)
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-23
CITY IN BRIEF

For good photos see Erickson.-Advt
Erickson photographs everybody.
-Advt
The gift shop of Ruth L. Pelton at
Eolderman's Hat shop.-Advt.
The complete shop, engraving, print.
ing, blank book. knight Printing Co.
-, -Advt.
Engraved and embossed work Of
every description. knight Printing Co.
... -Advt
Your printing is appreciated at
Ulsaker Printing Co., 315 Broadway.
Phone 791.-Advt.
When you want office equipment,
from desk to note heads, go to Walker
Bros. & Hardy.-Advt
". F. Neff, formerly with the John
Morrell Co., is now with the H. Amer
land co. Mr.. Neff has been i'll for
some time past.
Do you need filing equipment? Call
at Fargo office of Globe Gazette Print
ing GO, SIC First venue north, and
see he line of all-steel fling devices
on exhibition there.-Advt.
The dictaphone enables you to do
better work n more Of it. Your
s~tenographer writes more letters, and
does it more easily. Call up Walker
Bros. & Hardy and ask for a demon
stration.-Advt.
This is the time of year when every
business concern is ready to consider
the transferring Of its papers and rec
ords. Before doing SO, see us about
duplicate equipment. Walker Bros.
& Hardy.-Advt.
The great sale Of the stock, farm
machinery. and a~ppurtenances of the
Barnes farm at Glyndon, Mimi, on
March 4 and 5 will be the largest farm
sale ever held in the Red river valley.
Hector Barnes, who has charge of the
sale, is making arrangements for the
running of special trains on the two
days OF the sale and the immensely Of
the Offering will bring men from all
portions Of the northwest.