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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
STORIES DIFFER.
Witnesses in HOrnbaker Case
Give Conflicting Testimony.
Widow of Slain Postmaster Will
Not Testify Today.

Paola, June 14.-Belief that Mrs
McEIheney, widow of the assassinated
Louisburg postmaster, would take the
witness stand brought a great crowd
to the trial of Roscoe Hornbaker, ac-
cused OF the murder, today. Mrs. Nc
Elheney, who is the states principal
witness was expected to narrate the
entire story of her relations with Horn
baker, who she charged at the pre-
liminary hearing exerted strange
power over her.
When the case was resumed this
morning, DR.. J. V. Ferrel, was re-
Ferrell told of scenes at the NIGEL
heney home when he reached there
shortly after the postmaster was shot.
The court had under consideration
today a request by attorneys for the
defense that the jury be permitted to
go to Louisburg and view the scene of
the murder.
DR.. FerreI said by experimenting
with a double barrel shot gun last
night he had concluded McElheney
such a weapon. If the postmaster had
met his death from two shots fired
out of a double barrel shot gun, DR..
Ferrel said there would have been
cheney home. while the screen, after
the murder, showed only one obIong
hole four inches wide. The prosecu-
ton alleges that Hornbaker owned a
SlIlSlc DdTTcll6u gun.
Ferrel testified McElheney's shot
gun was found the night of the as
saSSination in a closet at the post
masters home, broken in three parts
and enclosed in it's leather case The
barrels were clean. Homer Williams
a Louisburg undertaken, contradicted
the testimony of DR.. J. w. Kelley. who
said two bullet holes were in NOEL
heney's body. Williams averred he
had been able to find only one
Ia I 10 a 70
sheriff at the time of the tragedy, said
he had tried every means of escap-
ing from the rear of the McElheney
home and the shortest trip to Horn
bakers house could be made in four
minutes.
The attorneys for the state an
nounced Mrs. McElheney probably
would not take the stand until to-
morrow.
Whitaker said he fenced I'D the sec
ton of the yard about where the as
saSsin must have stood. keeping out
siders off the ground until the blood
hounds arrived to seek out the trail
Bloodhounds followed a trail to the
station, but there lost it, he said.
Judge J. o. Rankin has refused to
let the crowd get behind the rail and
around the counsel tables, as was the
case in the preliminary hearing.
The real work of the trial of Roscoe
Hornbaker began today Saturday was
occupied in the selection of a jury and
taking the testimony of two witnesses
of little Importance. Today the state
will begin the introduction of testi-
mony.
Particular care was taken in the
selection of the jury to see that none
of the men were prejudiced against
circumstantia1 evidence as the state
will be forced to rely for conviction
on evidence of that nature. zl
The attorneys for the state are B. J.
Carver, Miami county ATTORNEY, and
Frank Sheridan, a lawyer of the coun-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
NEUTRAL SHIP IS FIRED
German Submarines Open New Week
With Activities undated.

London, June. 1.-Two Danish
schooners, the Katrine and the Cocos
Merstal, were stopped today by a sub
marine. The crew of the Cocos Mer-
stall was sent aboard the Katrine and
the former vessel was then set on
fire. The Katrine has arrived at the
Firth of Forth, Scotland.
The British steamship Arndale, 3d.
5S3 tons gross, has been sunk as the
result of striking a mine in the White
sea.
The Arndale was built in 1906 at
Sunderland. She was $40 feet long,
4S feet beam and 23 feet deep. She
was owned by the T. SmaiIes &, Sons
Steamship Company, Ltd, of Whitby
The Arndale presumably was CARRYING
cargo to Archange1, the only impor-
tant Russian port bordering on the
Arctic ocean.
The British steamship Hopemount
$500 tons gross, was torpedoed and
sunk today at point west of Saint
Ives. England, by a German subma-
rine. The crew of the Hopemount
was saved. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14

It's one thing to decide you will
live in a certain location and quite
another thing to find place that just
suits right where you want it to be
hunted very well knows!
When Tommy Tittle-MOuSe accept
ed the generously offered advice of
his attic cousin and determined to live
in the garden, he felt sure that from
the way his cousin talked, the garden
must be full to Overlooking with
places for him to make his home.
When he and his timid little mate ar
rived in the garden they learned that
if they wanted a place to live they
would have to hunt for it-and hunt
ing in a strange place, surrounded by
terrifying sights and sounds is no easy
matter.
After the pretty little Katy-did
flew away, Tommy started for the cell
lar stairs But fortunately, before
he quite reached them he changed his
mind Maybe the fresh air made him
Drawer than he had ever been before;
maybe-but never mind what did 1t
he suddenly decided that he would
live in this big outdoors and learn
about the wonderful things he
eIimpsed around him. So he began his
hunt for house.
First he tucked his little mate safe
and snug in the tall grass. Then he
slipped forth on his quest.
j
den path, there "plunked" out before
him a great green and black creature
Mr. Garden Toad, "Oh! excuse
me-" exclaimed Tommy Tittle-Mouse
when he saw he had been seen and
couldn't very we'll run away, may
you always be well fedi''
THANK you, 1 ann" replied Mr..
Garden Toad politely as he snapped
at fly. land may you never know
fear,''
Dear me, but that's a Lice thing
for YOU to wish me-; said Tommy.
I'm trying so hard to stop knowing
fear, but you see, SO many things
happen!'
ssTo be sure, To be sure," replied
Mr. Garden Toad, that's what
makes life interesting. But nothing
is likely to happen to you in this nice
garden; SO just enjoy the happenings
without fear. Have you lived here
long? L don't recall seeing you be-
fore"
mo" said Tommy, II haven't lived
here at ALL only few minutes ago
came up from the cellar. where 1 have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
REFORM OF INFERIOR COURTS.

Tho need of an inferior court for
the preservation of the peace, and the
settlement of controversies too small
to justify the intervention of the courts
of general jurisdiction, has been felt
and but inadequately met from the
earliest times, states Milton Stras-
burger IN the June Case and Comment.
If we trace the history of the several
petty courts of England-the courts
baron, the hundred courts, and the
county courts-we find that they fell
into decay as the result of some of
the very causes that have brought our
own inferior courts into disfavor- "Of
his own free will the small freeholder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
CLEAN UP. PAINT UP.-

Statistics compiled by ]. NJ Hill
and just made public by the United
States geological survey show a great
er production of mineral paints dur
ing 1914 than in 1914. This increase
is particularly marked in the white
pigments made from both lead and
zinc, and is of interest as showing the
results of the "Clean up, Paint up"
campaigns which have been in prog
ress- In 1914 there were $3.50 short
tons of domestic ocher. lumber. SIENNA
mineral paint, mortar color. and
ground slate and shale sold, which
was less by 1929 tons than the sales
OF similar pigments in 1913 The out
put of white pigments-zinc, oxide
loaded zinc, and the basic sulphate of
lead produced by sublimation showed
an increase of 10 per cent in value
over 1913. During 1914 there were
sold 106.791 short tons of these pig
ments, for $9.9sS,71O. The lead pig
ments made chemically. including
basic carbonate white lead. ltharge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
HE NAY NEED THE MONEY.

Maybe the approach of the chautau-
qua season had something to do with
Mr. Bryan's retirement from the cabi-
net The work of the state depart
ment would have been so heavy this
summer that the distinguished lee
turer would have had little time in
which to practice his profitable pro-
fession on the side. And his $4,000
a year salary as secretary of state is
woefully small for even the plainest
and simplest-hving of citizens to main
tain a palatial official residence in
Washington, a legal domicile of ex-
tensive proportions in Nebraska, a
magnificent winter home in Florida
and a coy between-seasons house in
North Carolina.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
AN EXPENSIVE JOKE, TOO.

AS w. H Seed, a Missouri delegate
to the convention of the Ozark Trall
association, observes, the dirt ROADS
of the United States are pretty much
of joke in the good roads arena Inc
millions of dollars that have already
been wasted on them would have COW
cred the country with at least trunk
lines of serviceable roads for all xmas
of weather had the start been made IN
the right direction. But it is never TOO
late to rectify a mistake of tins Sort
and the sooner there is general start
in this direction the better, ana the
quicker the time will come When the
people will have something to snow
for their money that goes into ROAD
Improvement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14

passed by his lords court on his way
to the great hail. The office of jus
tice of the peace was brought to this
country by the colonists. 1t was or
dained by Is Edw. III. that two
or three of the best reputation in each
county" should be assigned to be
keepers of the peace; and by later
statute property qualification was
prescribed. Blackstone says that sit
was customary to appoint only Sc
lect number of justices, eminent for
their skill and discretion "And
here" he continues, "a very ample
field is open for a gentleman to exert
his talents, by maintaining good order
in his neighborhood; by Furnishing the
d1ssolute and idle; by protecting the
peaceable and Industrious; and above
all, by healing petty differences and
preventing prosecutions. But in order
to attain these desirable ends, it is
necessary that the magistrate under
stand his business, and have not only
the Will, but the power also (under
which must be included the knowl-
edge. of administering legal and eff
fectual justice, lest when he has mis-
taken his authority, through passion,
ignorance or absurdity, he will be the
ooJecl VI contempt from MS interiors;
and of censure from those to whom he
is accountable for his conduct" While
careful to incorporate the office in
the constitutions of many of the states,
our ancestors were strangely silent on
the question of the qualifications of
persons to be elected thereto; and it
Will be conceded by all that our mag
lstrates. as class, have failed to pos
sess the attributes deemed so essential
by the great commentator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
CARRY FLAG IN HEART
,con.,nued from page one.I

scontinued from Page Onel
some of the meaning of that history:
"You do not create the meaning OF
a national life by any literary exposl-
ton of it, but by the actual dairy en-
deavors of a great people to DO tne
tasks of the day and live up to the
ideals of honesty and righteousness
and just conduct.
Tribute to Patriotic F'orebears.
"And as we think of these things.
our tribute is to those men who nave
created this experience. OF these men
we feel that they have shown as the
way. They have not been afraid to
go before They have known that they
We're speaking the thoughts of a great
people when they led that great peo-
pie along the paths of achievement.
There was not a single swash-
buckler among them. They were men
of sober, quiet thought-the more CT
fective because there was no buster
in it. They were men who thought
along the lines of duty, not along the
lines of self ACKNOWLEDGMENT They
were men, in short, who thought of
the people whom they served and not
of themselves.
With Multitude of Unknown.
But while we think of them and do
honor to them as those who have
shown us the way, let us not forget
that the real experience and life of
nation lies with the great multitude of
unknown men. They constitute the
body of the nation. This flag is the
essence of their daily endeavors. This
flag does not express any more than
what they are and what they desire
to be; and l think of the life of
this great nation it seems to me that
we sometimes look to the wrong
places for it's sources.
I'VE look to the noisy places, where
men are talking in the market-place;
we look to where men are expressing
their individual opinions: we look
where partisans are expressing pas
sion; instead of trying to attune our
ears to that voiceless mass of men
who merely go about their daily tasks,
trying to be honorable, try to serve
to the people they love; try to live
worthy of the great communities to
which they belong. These are the
breath of the nations nostrlls; these
are the sinew of its might.
No Days of Special Patriotism.
There are no days of special pa
triotism. There are no days when you
should be more patriotic than on other
days.
II am solemnized in the presence of
such a day. 1 would not undertake to
speak your thoughts. You must in
terpret them for me, but do feel that
back not only of every public official
but of every man and woman of the
United States there marches that great
host which has brought us to the pres
ent day; the host that has never for
got the vision which it saw at the
birth of the nation; the host which
always responds to the dictates of hui
mainly and of liberty; the host that
will always constitute the strength OF
the great body of friends of every man
who does his duty in the United States
Il am sorry that you do not wear a
little flag of the Union every day in
stead of some days; and can only ask
you, if you lose the physical emblem,
to be sure that you wear il only III
yolr heart. and the heart of America
shall interpret the heart of the world"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14

Il was just starting to hunt one >"
said Tommy; can you tell me where
to go?''
That / can" replied the toad 81
saw the very place thise norning, safe
and omfortable-follcw me and I
will show you,"
So Tommy ran behind and the toad
hoped over to log that was at one
side of the garden. This is supposed
to be a garden seat" explained the
toad, but 1t is never used. Why don't
you make your nest in the hollow
end? Nobody viii bother you and it's
a good location
Tommy looked the hollow end over
carefully and was delighted. He onIv
stopped to say Thank YOU to the
kind toad, then he ran back to his
mate as fast he could "Corne
quickly and see where we are going to
live." he cried, its a thousand tiIneS
better than the cellar!" Toeether
they ran back to the log Mrs. Tom
my was pleased too. so the home Nc
made In the old log just the toad
had -(Copyright-CIara In
gram Judson.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
Approximatelv 175 of the imnortant

Approximately 175 of the important
citizens and towns of Kansas are to
have safe and sane Fourth of July
But this doesn't speak very we'll for
the wisdom of the many more that
will not. However, good things come
slow. and the average Kansas COM
munity is so progressive in all things
that the time is probably not far in
the distance when all of them will be
as safe and sane on the Fourth of July
as they are on every other day in the
Naar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
WRIT TO GUST 'CHANGE
Missouri Court Acts in Quo Warranto
Proceedings Against Traders.

Jefferson City, June 14.-An alter
native quo warranto writ to GUST the
ST. Louis merchants exchange from
the state was issued by the Missouri
supreme court today.
The writ was made returnable in
the October term of the court and
will not become operative as an custer
unless the court at that term or later
so directed.
The writ was issued on application
of Attorney General Barker, who
asked the charter of the exchange be
ervoked because it charges fifty cents
a car for weighing grain at St. Louis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
Journal Entries

Nor does the wealthy fellow often
have to steal kisses.
4. j.
Maybe the nine-shot revolver was
perfected for cat-killing purposes.
!. 4. j.
How can all nature be said to smile
when there are weeping willows
around?
I. 4. +
An honored name is especially de-
Sirable if it is a bank that honorS it.
- i +
No, Hortense, it doesn't necessarily
follow that a mother of a spirituelle
girl is a medium.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
HONOR old GLORY
PPatriOtic Exercises Are Held
in Betsy Ross House.
Louisiana HOists State Flag at
Independence Hall.

Philadelphia. June 14.-The one
one hundred and thirty-eighth ami
versary of the adoption of the Amer
ican nag by the Continental congress
was observed by patriotic exercises in
the Betsy Ross house where the first
emblem was made. School children
inquired largely in the observance.
rag day was also observed at In
dependence Hail. There the Louisi-
ana state flag was raised over the old
state mouse to commemorate the fif-
ueth year since the close of the Civil
war. The flag is the gift of the Louisi-
ana Historical society
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
OREGON STILL LIVES
Mexican Consul General i'm New York
Gets Denial of Death Report.

New York, June 14.-Francisco
Elias, Carranza consul general in this
city, announced late today he had re-
ceived a cablegram from General Al
vero Obregon, the Carra:lza COM
mander. whose death was reported
yesterday, denying the truth of the
report. The message was sent today,
Mr. Elias said, from Lagos, fifty
miles north of Leon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14

Washburn's alumni are. incidental
ly, about the best friends that Topeka
possesses. Their pledge to raise $780,
600 of the addition to the endowment
fund that Washburn so soreIy needs
is proof of this. This pledge practi-
cally assures the completion of the
fund. And a larger and better Wash
burn means much more to Topeka
than MANY Topekans seem to realize.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
At the Cozy.

A chance to see Charles Chaplin ev-
cry day-and in two reel feature
films at that's the offering the CoZy
theater is making its patrons this
week Chaplin is as lively a crick-
ct, and the way he interprets comedy
parts keeps an audience in an uproar
all the time. The program for today
and tomorroweis an Essanay produc-
ton. I'm the Park
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
New York Money Market.

New York. June I4-MONEY-Merca
paper. 3!203A per cent Sterling exchange,
4.17.s5; francs, demand, 5.441s; cables, 5.44
marks, demand. 81; cables. s25s: Hres. de-
3s1a cables, 3sss. Bar silver. 491ac: Mexi-
can dollars. 3s1ac. Government bonds
weak; 60 day bills, pig 80 days. pa six
months. 3@314.
CALI money. steady: high. 2; low. ia ::
ruling rate 2; last loan, 2, closing bid Ia
offered at =.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14

Evidently Old Jupe Pluvius is try
ing his hardest to turn loose enough
rain in these parts this season to send
the kaw on a rampage, but the usual
ly unreliable old river is bending it's
back to it's tasks in handsome fash
ion. There is no telling what will
happen, but let us hope that the worst
is over, not yet to come
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14

Nor is it likely that many of the
PanamaPacific Exposition souvenir
gold dollars that are to honor labor
by having a head symbolic of 1t
stamped on one side, will find their
way into The pockets of laboring peo-
pie. And what many of the latter
need just now are not souvenir dollars
in their honor, but good old silver dol
lars in their pockets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
N. C. R. FINDING STANDS
Supreme Bench Declines to Review
Lower Court Reversal

preme court today declined to review
the reversal by the Sixth United States
circuit court of appeals of the convic-
ton of the officers of the National
Cash Register company of alleged
violation of the Sherman antitrust
law.
The court handed down no decision
in the International Harvester trust
Use TODAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14

Stafford, Kan, has the right idea.
The prospective harvest hands in her
midst. and many of whom are I'M
doubtedIy pure hoboes with no inten-
ton of working in the harvest fields,
who refuse TO labor on the streets for
their meals, are politely but firmly
invited to leave town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
FRANKS PLEA OPPOSED
Dorsey Presents His Brief When
Hearing Is Resumed.

Atlanta, June 1.-THE hearing on
Leo NJ. Franks plea for commute ton
Slaton here early today, and was eX-
pected to be completed by tonight.
When todays session opened, So
licitor Dorsey presented his brief
against Franks application and began
his oral argument in support thereof.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14

Also a majority of the people of
the country may we'll be pardoned for
pattirg themselves on the back be-
cause of the good judgment they dis
played on the three different times
that they denied the presidency of
the nation 20 Mr. BRYAN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14

No rose without it's thorn. Ac-
cording to the Shawnee county pro-
bate judge, June is month in which
not only the brides predominate.
There is also a plethora of lunatics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14
CARS FOR ROCK ISLAND
Receivers Plan Extensive New Equip
ment for Road. ...--s-. -...

Chicago, Junes i Anew. equipment
on an extensive scale7fCr the Chicag
Rock Island & Pacific railway has
been decided on by the receivers.
Judge Carpenter in the federal court
will be asked to approve the purchase
of 1000 freight cars which will cover
between $3,50O.OOO and S4,OoO,OOO
The court will rule on the precise
method of financing the purchases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14

Senior Rogue Gonzales Cara has be-
come another of the eX-presidents of
Mexico. And the problem of handling
such officials would assuredly assume
large proportions for the people below
the Rio Grande did not all of them
leave the land post haste as soon as
the can is tied to them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14

Surprising Mr.. Bryan had TO pay Tor
all the newspaper advertising ne IL
getting these days. Well, he couldn
do it, that's all. Not even the pocket
book of John d. Rockefeller couio
stand the strain. How enVlous the
SWISS Bcll-Ringers and other chau-
tauoua performers must be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14

And the big war game in Europe
may also be characterized as a shell
game, as is indicated by the admission
of France that shells and more shells
are what her soldiers need most these
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14

DR.. Dernberg, has finally retired to
Germany in good order. Not only was
the operation ne performed on Uncle
Sam unsuccessful but the patient also
survived the shock. In fact, the doc
tor didn't leave so much as a scar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-14

red lead, and orange mineral. and the
chemically prepared zinc barytes pig
ment lithopone likewise showed de-
cided increase; 245,2O6 short tons of
these pigments were sold in 1914, for
S27621S29