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Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-21
BR|TON IS SLAIN
FOR QUARREL
WITH VILLA
Two Nations Demand Explana-
ton of Disappearance Of Man
Who Threatened Rebel.

Ell PAsO, TEXAS. Feb. 2o.-w.t-
owner in Chihuahua and a British
subject, who has been missing since
Tuesday, was executed by Constitu-
tionalists.
General francisco Villa, before
leaving for Chihuahua City TODAY.
admitted that O.. Wednesday night he
signed an order for Benton's execu-
tion. Villa charged that the English
man was implicated in the plot to as
rsassinate him.
Benton was the owner Of Hacienda
Remidos, near Santa Ysabel, In Chi
huahua. Early this week he came 10
Juarez to complain to Villa that Con-
stitutionalist soldiers were raiding his
ranch and, driving OF his cattle and
horses. He was seen in the street
leading to Villa residence. To a
friend he said he was going to the
ConstitutionalistNg general and demand
satisfaction.
Explanation Demanded.
Both the American and British
8 Governments will demand from Gen
iseral Villa an explanation Of the disap-
pearance of Benton.
The German Government will also
serve notice on Villa thatfit expects
fair treatment for William Bausch,
sthe railroad man accused Of being a
spy. 7S ASs
breathed easier to- day with Maxine
Castillo, the bandit chieftain, in a
steel cell in Fort Bliss, without any
attempt having. been made upon his
life. He " guards have been placed
upon the cells in which Castillo and
General Ynez Sale.zar are confined to
pprevent their escape and to guarantee
Them .ro;f, harm.
x, In a statement issued from his cell.
llCastillo declares his innocence and
y calls upon the American people to
see that he. gets Justice
Castillo said:
Denies He Is Guilty.
'I don't believe 1t possible that any
civilized nation, much less the United
States, which stands at the head OF
civilized nations, would send man
sto certain death on purely hearsay
evidence without giving him an op-
portunity to tell his side Of the story.
se Not only am / innocent of any
responsibility for thes awful crime
committed at Cumbre, but l did not
hear that the tunnel had been de-
stroyed until several days after it had
sfsappened. When / did hear of it, /
was shocked peyOno expression. II
swas the act of savage, and no pun
1shment is too severe for the man
guilty of it.
Il have never killed or ordered a
man killed even in the line of mill
tary duty except in battle, except on
one occasion. This victim was guilty
of murder, and it had been fully
proved against him.
II can not understand why tie pa
Nd huf I he
Sas a sacrifice in order to give Villa an
4 opportunity to make a holiday for
fthose who delight in the shedding of
blood"
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-21
Lady Decies Derides
English Girls Styles

DEL MONTE, CAL. Feb. 2o,-Lady
Decies, formerly Miss Vivian Gould,
says:
English women and girls do not
wish to sec their great matrimonial
prizes carried off by their smarter
and better dressed Yankee sisters. So
they have learned to dress from the
styles worn by American girls and
women.
American girl English women were
dowdy in their attire"
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-21
FOR DANDRUFF, FALLING HAIR OR
ITCHY SCALP LP-25-CENT DANDER|NE

duces a feverishness and itching Of
the scalp; the hair roots famish.
loosen and die: then the hair falls
out fast.
II your hair has been neglected and
is thin, faded, dry, scraggy or too
oily. get a 25-cent bottle of Knowl-
toms Danderine at any drug store or
toilet counter; apply a little as di-
rected and ten minutes after you win
say this was the best investment you
ever made.
We sincerely believe. regardless Of
everything else advertised, that tt
you desire soft, lustrous. beautiful
hair and lots OF it-no dandruff-no
itching scalp and no more falling hair
you must use Knowltor's Dander-
Inc II eventually-wh not now -
Advt.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-21
YOUR FRECKLES
Need Attention In February and March
or Face VIII Stay
Covered,

Now is the time to take special care
of the complexion If you wish II to look
well the rest of the year. The Febru-
ary and March winds have a strong
tendency TO bring out freckles that may
stay all summer unless removed. Now
is the time to use Othine- double
strength.
This prescription for the removal OF
freckles was written by prominent
physician and is usually so successful
antee to refund the money II it falls
Get an ounce OF Othine--double strength
and even a few applications should
show a wonderful Improvement. sonc
OF the smaller freckles even vanishing
entirely --Advt.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-21
Pearl Prices Off;
4O9 Bring $4,000

PARIS, Feb. 20.-That pearls are
decreasing in value was shown at
jewel sale when a seven strand neck
lace containing 403 pearls and weigh
ing $3.50 grains was sold for $116,0O0,
which was $4,000 less than the expert
valuation.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-21
Crewless Warship
Controlled from Land

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-An auto
matte sea fighter controlled from
shore by electricity, perfected by Sam
uel Orkin, young Boston inventor,
will be tested by the Navy Depart
ment, it was announced to-day.
Preliminary test Of a nine foot bat
tleship model showed that the minia-
ture could be manned and operated,
its guns discharged and its course set
by electrical control.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-21
Sargent's Painting
Shipped Secretly

WORCESTER, MASS, Feb. so.-It
became known to-day that John Sar-
gents famous painting. Lady War
wick and Son." which has reposed in
the Worcester Art Museum for nearly
q month, was purchased from Lady
Warwick by Philip ]. Gentner, man :
aging director OF the museum, and
shipped to this country secretly, Ia
beled furniture. in order TO avoid pos
sible litigation in the British courts.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-21
Tramp Artists 's'Work
Costs Queen S525
Special Gable to The Atlanta eeOrgIan.

SPOOIdI OdUIC 70 HS FNtlslIIs' S110I 5.H''''
LONDON, Feb. 20.-Queen Mary,
walking near Windsor Castle saw
roughly clad man painting the por-
trait of a laborer's child. Admiring
1T and supposlng the painter to be a
tramp artist" the Queen bade him
come to the castle to paint Princess
Marys picture.
He did. The Queen. much pleased,
sent $5 to him by a lady in waiting.
Then the painter revealed himself as
a rising young portraltest and de-
Inanded his usual fee, $525, which Her
Majesty paid reluctantly.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-21
King Curtails Use
Of Phone by Mary

special Cable 20 The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Feb. 20.--It is reported
that because she held up the tele-
phone line to Paris for half an hour
King George. who wished to use the
instrument, has cut Off Queen Mary's
long distance talks with the French
Capital.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-21
GETS 5000 DAMAGES.

COLUMBUS. Feb. 2o.--Mrs. Annie
II. Hunuicut, wife OF J. A. Hunnicut.
prominent Muscogee County farm
er. has been awarded $4,000 damages
against the Columbus Railroad Com
pany for injuries received last Au-
gust when street car struck a bug
gy in which she was riding.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-21
u. s. Girl Travels
$1,000 Miles to Wed

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O-Miss Luella
knight, aged 81, Of Brooklyn, will
travel $4,000 miles TO Manila, p. L.,
where she will wed Edward c. Wal
-ters, a Government employee.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-21
sAxoNY,s PRlNcE M.

DRESDEN, Feb. 2o.-Crown Prince
George of SaXony is Ill with inham-
nation of the throat and is unable to
leave his bed.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-21

Fresh Flowers
ATLANTA FLORAL CO.,
81 Peachtree st. Ivy 2S70.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-05

The Ladies' Guild Of Grace Cathedral
CAKES pies ma9eh
Crosby Bros. store-Adv.
the Topeka district Of the Missouri and
Kansas Telephone company, most of the
rural telephone lines which were put out
first part Of last week s have BEEN s 4ee
out Of order At the present time. A"e'
SAT -ty razor blades sharpened better tnan
new. Gc-36c dos Brunt Drug Co-Adv.
The condition Of the roads in Shawnee
county is improving. During the first
part Of the week many Of them were in
a pretty bad condition.
Homer Cunningham, 500 East Crane
street, an employee of the Santa Re
shops for the past two years. is i'll at his
The Ladies' Guild win have home made
pies and cakes at their food sale Satur-
day at Crosby's.-Adv.
Up to the present time no arrests have
been made in connection with tho dental
peka some time seo the oek o Psse Of n i've
dentists were entered during one night.
Central Park avenue are the parents OF q
baby boy. born March 2 They have
named him Wayne Everts.
Topeka Temple No. TO- Pythian Sistess,
will hold their regular business meeting
Saturday evening, March Z.
Home made bread at Grace Cathedral
food SALE at Crosbys.-Adv.
W. I. Miller's children will leave Sat-
urday evening for Chicago, where they
will make their home with their grand
mother. Mrs. E. F. Norwood. Mr.. Miller
expects to remain in Topeka.
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dent Navin has asked for an option on
him at the end Of this season.
Pitchers and Catcher.
Lou McAllister and Bill Rapps will
no doubt make up the. catching staff
and Gear will have Smixer, an Okla
was with the Kaws a short while last
season and played the rest Of the year
at Manhattan in the Kansas State
league and in the Nebraska State
league. McAllister and Rapps need no
introduction.
The Kaws have fourteen pitchers ON
the list to select from and the ability
Of enough Of them is known which will
fill out the list but Gear hopes to get
one or two more with ability or who
will show promise of future develop
ment. These promising men who do
not stick this year will be farmed to
clubs in the xas-Oklahoma league or
the Western Association.
The pitchers Of known ability are
Paul Brown, Richardson. Fullerton
and Mccullough who were with the
club last year. Among the others are
Ralph Glaze. formerly of the Inter-
national league. Faircloth was star
Of the Empire State league. He won
Is and lost six games last year and
reported to the Topeka club after the
season closed. He made an excellent
showing here and is expected to be a
was one of the stars of the Oklahoma
Texas league and was secured by
draft. He is looked upon as being
one OF the dependable pitchers for
this year. Among the others are
Klontz. Flanagan, Jones. voorhees,
and Widaman. Manager Gear has
signed this bunch upon the recon-
mendation of friends. Jones was
recommended by the Detroit club.
Additional men have been recon-
mended. Pepper Clark is expected to
be one of the best on the circuit. He
is known here as having been q men,
Der Of the Wichita and Topeka clubs.
The Western league clubs which
were strong last year lost many Of
their star players and are not ex-
pected to be as strong this year. The
Kaws are stronger than ever before,
and with the handicap the first divi-
sion clubs OF last year must overcome,
the Kaws have good reason to expect
a first division club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-05
THE NEARER DISASTER
Tho Moro Goods George Badders
BOu9ht.

Frantic efforts of Badders to buy
merchandise IN large quantities In the
weeks preceding the bankruptcy suit.
were revealed in letters, kilograms.
dispositions and oral testimony offered
before the jury Wednesday afternoon.
R. A. Obey identified kilograms
sent by Badders by a telegraph COM
pany. Two Of these kilograms were
to Mr.. Boyd. a Badders' company
clerk, buyer and director. One tele-
gram to Boyd in Chicago said in part.
"Don't be afraid to buy" and another.
I'VE could use 800 suits" These
goods were alleged to have been pur-
chased and sold at slaughter prices
by the Badders company before the
bills became due.
At the same time Badders was rush.
ing his buying, creditors were visiting
the store and demanding money.
Arthur Cocell. credit man for a Chi
cago' firm, told of an account for
$1,000 against the Badders company
Cocell demanded payment. was given
a check dated ahead which the bank
refused to certify and later received
1929 from Bidders, filing suit in the
district court for the balance of the
claim.
George Guggenheim testified that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-05

II only temporary, according to those
well informed Of Intentions Of the
Washington administration. The Unit
ed States. 1t was explained today, sim
ply IL awaiting the outcome OF the In
vestigation instituted by General Car
rama, himself, not only into the Ben
ton execution, but into the Bauch case.
Outwafdly 1t was apparent that Gen
eral Carranza's determination to supply
information about the Benton case,
States the right to investigate. was ia
vorably received here and his prompt
ordering Of the inquiry into the Bauch
case likewise was welcomed.
Upon the results of the investigation
and General Carranza's subsequent ac-
ton depend in large measure the pol
icy which the American government
will pursue toward the constitutional
lists Much evidence of a conclusive
character about Benton's death already
has been gathered. Should the Car
rama commission controvert important
points sufficiently proven it is unlikely
that the Washington government will
remain silent on the question. There
il every likelihood, too. that IL sBauch
was wantOnly murdered as reported, a
satisfactory explanation Of the incident
and the punishment Of the Offenders
will be demanded.
The disposition of administration Of
ficials Is to give Carranza an oppor-
tunity to carry out his announced pur-
pose OF Investigation without being him
dered by any other investigating COM
mission Of Americans. The latter COM
mission. however. has not been dis
solved and may not be until after the
findings Of the Mexican board Of in
Quiry are disclosed.
Persons familiar with the inaccessi-
bility Of the territory through which
General Carranza will be isolated for
the next ten days or more during his
overland journey to Chihuahua City do
not expect that there will be any re-
port on the subject for another fort
night.
Though the Huerta government has
promised a full and complete explana-
ton Of the reported killing Of CIemente
Vergara. an American citizen, near Hi
dalgo, Mex. nothing of a satisfactory
nature has yet been received by the
state department. Governor Conquitt's
efforts to obtain the extradition of
those responsible for Vergara's disap-
pearance are being watched here with
much interest by Washington officials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-05
BRIDGE QUESTION
It Is More Important In Shaw
nee Than Tariff.
OF IA Bridges in County, 100
Are Out of Repair.

The bridge question is the biggest
question confronting Shawnee county
according to Walter J. Arnold. county
engineer, who outlined his plans fol
spring building today. The Kaw cuts
the county,, which Is threaded with
in the county, 400 are in need Of re-
pair. And there is no money to pas
for them.
The county sounded the death
-knell of the tin bridge this year. II
outlined a bettefment policy for roads
and bridges. Bdt the tax money, ac-
cording to Engineer Arnold, has been
paid out as fast as twas poured in.
AS the concrete bridge has sue
ceeded the wooden bridge, SO the con-
crete road should succeed the gravel
road. Mr.. Arnold declares. A gravel
road is a good road part Of the time;
a concrete road is good road all the
time. He recommends it for both
economy and maintenance. County
roads at the present time, Mr.. Arnold
admits, are in bad shape.
The county spent $25,O0 for the
brick plant bridge in the last two
years, and $4,000 for the road lead
ing to it. Expenses in the road and
bridge line were heavy in 1913.
Bids for the four large bridges to
be built this spring will be opened
next Monday morning by the county
commissioners. 1t is possible the
contracts will not be let until later.
The total cost of the Fifteenth street,
Mckinney, McCauley and Mud Valley
bridges will be $88.25O. the county to
pay $780, 40. The eity and county
will divide cssts of the Fifteenth
street span. The McCau1ey bridge, it
is said, will sail away with the spring
foods The Mckinney bridge was
condemned long ago.
One OF the bridges most used and
most In need of repair Is the Kansas
North Topeka. This bridge is hetero-
geneous; the span was hauled out OF
the 1903 flood; many of the parts
once graced the Valencia bridge,
washed away nine years ago. If q
diagonal bar broke, the bridge would
mended to the board that 1t be taken
down.
The county commissioners are wait
ing word from the Street Railway
company relative to the commence
ment of tho West Eighth street span
in Pinehurst, cost not to exceed $1,000.
the county. according to the company's
franchise, to pay three-fifths of the
sum.
Several roads in the county are i'm
passable owing to absence of bridges.
The South Kansas avenue bridge over
Butcher bridge has been condemned.
There is imperative need of two
small concrete bridges over dry draws
on the Dover road. to cost approx
mately $3.50.
1T costs a mighty big amount to
keep a county going" said Mr.. Ar
mold. ruefully, lit will be impossible
to build all the. bridges needed in
Shawnee this year. And If the spring
floods are big. they will work havoc
in this county"
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Continued nom Page One.)
meeting the Kansas City lawyers
statements.
Using Exhibit 8, the Badders ledger,
as almost his sole reference, Harkless
produced figures which he declared
showed. assets Of 1872. 900 against liza
bilities of $4,000. The book. Hark-
less admitted, showed liabilities of
$4,000, but no discounts. So Hark-
less took OF ten per cent for dis
counts. Then he began building q
little mountain Of assets.
Making Something Out Of Nothing.
He cited the invoice Of Jan. L,
showing a stock invoice of $27,S79.7S.
fixtures at $5,666.69: accounts receiv-
| able, $4,000; cash. $423.90; notes.
$2O.532; value of unexpired lease
$4,000; the Badders note for increased
totaled the figures for the jury. They
showed $82,675.69 in assets against
$4,000 in liabilities. Certainly, it
was urged, Badders was solvent.
McClintock devoted most of his
time to an effort to refute the claims
of assets and denied that either the
Badders note or the unexpired lease,
with a subsequent notice Of termina-
ton, could be put in the asset column.
Then Judge Pollock read his charge
| to the jury. Rather he spoke it. For
As minutes the court discussed the
| made answer to many Of the charges,
that the burden OF proof fell upon the
respondent.
why Was Badders Absent?
THE defendant, through its man
aging officer. has seen fit not to ap-
pear said Judge Pollock in discuss
ing Badders' absence. "Why, we
have not been able to learn. He was
not only needed to look after and to
protect his business. his reputation
and his standing with those who
trusted him. but from the evidence is
needed for a far more sacred thing
than to protect his personal affairs.
We're These Acts OF Honest Man?
There is no such thing as doing
an unlawful business according to
law" continued the court. Neither
is there such a thing as doing q law
ful business in an unlawful way. Do
you believe that the affairs of this
Badders company and the manner in
which the business was conducted in
this affair were the acts of an honest
man? Would these charges be per-
mitted to stand or be allowed il not
true and he could get on the ground?
Would he not be here. protecting his
own good name, the good name Of
those dear to him, and protecting
those who trusted him. instead OF al
lowing his counsel to plead for him :?
Gentlemen OF the jury. take this mat
ter and examine into it. You are the
exclusive Judges
d. r. Hite of Badders counsel pro-
tested against the courts blisterin9
reference to the defendants absence
from the trial of the case. Hite also
objected to the courts interpretations
OF law and read his objections and ex-
ceptions into the record.
Six Clerks Testify.
Six clerks in the Badders store went
to the stand for the defense today to
testify that W. A. Byers was In the
store building every day during the
December sale and that It would have
been impossible for him to have re-
ceipted for goods shipped to st. Jo-
seph az charged. Byers himself was
called to the stand He denied that
he had been in ST Joseph since July,
1S17. or that he ever sAW either Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-05

the SteinBloch company had loaned
$500 to Badders to buy up the
Frankenstein stock, that Stein locnS
held the stock as collateral and that
Badders still owes $500 on the &C
count
Frank Solomon Of Chicago stated
in his deposition that Badders told him
the proposed $4,000 increased stock
issue had been entirely disposed OF.
Badders, however, complained about
the results of the december sale, stat
ing that one a year earlier had netted
$4,000. The December sales receipts
were $4,000.
To A. T. Spearsburger Of Chicago.
Badders talked most encouraging OF
the firms financial affairs and stated
that the company had between 1000
and $40, 900 on deposit in the Bank Of
Topeka.
Members of the jury leaned forward
eagerly when Miss May Malone told OF
the sale OF $1,000 worth OF Kansas
City improvement bonds to Badders.
A week later, the witness said, Bad
ders returned the bonds, counted out
5000 in currency and gold and de-
manded two sealed bags each contain
ing $1,000 in gold.
Checks $3,61O-Cash SO.
Further evidence regarding the $3.-
$40 Stein-Bloch check was given by
Theodore Mueller of the German
American bank Badders had de-
post of SO in the bank Against this
account he issued the Stein-Bloch
check for S, $40 and check to another
creditor for an amount in excess OF
$500. At present Badders has a balance
of 81 in the bank.
. S. E. Cobb Of the Bank of Topeka
testified regarding a loan of $1,000 to
Baddcrs last fall. AS collateral, the
bank accepted assignments OF 81, 500
worth Of accounts. In January Bad
ders Paid on the note s. 1858 from COL
lections on assignments. During the
month Badders bought $1,000 worth of
cashiers checks at the bank and since
November had purchased $S.499.25 in
New York drafts.
Testifying regarding the value Of
Badders stock before the bankruptcy
that the stock would probably invoice
SIT 900 and was perhaps worth $1,000.
This estimate did not include fixtures.
On cross ton, Harlow qualified
as an expert by stating that he had
owned mercantile stocks in 172 towns.
Paid Policy in Advance.
Miss Edna Mccartney stated that in
January Badders transferred a $1,000
policy, making his wife instead of his
mother the beneficiary. Badders paid
the premium to maturity, II years in
advance.
George Godfrey Moore. Elon S. Clark
and s. E. Barber testified that Badders
had recently visited their offices and
inquired about the purchase of single
premium $4,000 policy which would pay
$500 year for the remainder of their
lives. or provide for the payment of
the face Of the policy on, demand.
None Of the agents was able to Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-05
Kaws' Leader Landed on To-
peka Shores Today.
He Looks Fine, Feels Fine,
Talks Fine.
Ready for Southern Training
Trip-Home April 8.
Carlos Smith VIII Not Be Able
to Play This Year.

Dale Gear, manager of the Topeka
club, is in town. He reported this
morning to begin final arrangements
for the training trip. The pitchers
and catchers are due to report MONDAY
in Denison. Texas. and the other mem
hers of the team a week later. The
club will work out and play exhibition
games in Texas until the first week in
April and then start toward Topeka,
arriving here April to play the Chi
ca9o White Sox.