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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
CHICAGO IS HIT
Man Carrying Cake of Ice
Slipped On Ice, Dead.
Storm Spreads Over Several
States Today.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-One man is dead
and half a score of minor accidents
were reported as the result of a snow
and sleet storm which struck Chicago
and this section last night and contin-
ued early today
August Schultz. an iceman, sus-
tanned fatal injuries when he slipped
and fell while carrying a 200 pound
cake of ice. Other accidents also
were due chiefly to the slippery, sleet-
crusted sidewalks
Service on one of the city's ele-
waited lines was abandoned entirely for
two hours and on the other roads and
the surface lines was intermittent.
Telegraph and telephone companies
reported their service had been ham
pered by the storm. The sleet turned
to rain early in the day with a cold
wave predicted by the weather fore
caster
Mo. Valley Trains Delayed.
st. Joseph. Mo, Jan. 12.-North-
west Missouri and northeast Kansas,
southern Nebraska and southwest
Iowa are in the grip of blizzard today.
the first of the winter. The temper
ature is about zero and there has been
light fall of snow with high winds,
which has caused livestock to suffer
ular and street car lines in st. Joseph
have been kept open with difficulty.
Cold in Texas.
Fort Worth. Texas, Jan. 12.-This
was the coolest morning of the winter
Pa above zero. A fine snow has
been falling since early morning The
heavy freeze ruined the last of the
winter produce and in the event of a
continuance will cause much suffer-
| ing among livestock.
Panhandle Stock Suffers
Dallas, Jan. Zero weather in
the Panhandle section today brought
on the severest fit of winter the state
mas known during the present season
and temperatures which stood around
! 20 degrees above zero here early to-
day were steadily falling. Loss OF
| livestock is feared should the cold last
any considerable length of time. The
"norther'' today is extending well to-
| ward the gulf REGIONS
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A COP. ALLIANCE.
PrOgreSSiVes Pave Way for Re-
union of Old Party.
viii Hold National Convention
With Republicans.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-After deciding 20
hold the party's national convention in
Chicago June Z, concurrently with the
meeting of the Republicans. Progress
sive national committeeman and other
leaders here for the national commit
tee meetin., left for their homes today
to await the next move in the 1916
Progressive campaign. The next Pro-
gressive gathering is scheduled for
New York, probably within two weeks,
when the executive board of the ma
tional committee will meet to begin
actual preparations for the conVe ntion.
Leaders today expressed themselves as
being hopeful that the coming conven-
lions will see a return of harmony be-
tween Progressives and Republicans
after the four years strife inaugurated
when the followers or Colonel ROose-
welt bolted the 1912 Republican con-
vention. These hopes, they said, were
based for the most part on the decla-
ration of principles adopted at yester-
days meeting and by the subsequent
statement of Chairman George w.
Perkins of the executive committee in
which he said he hoped the Republ1-
cans and PrOgreSsiVeS would agree on
somebody"
Meet Again in Two Weeks.
The next Progressive gathering will
be held in New York city probably
within two weeks when the executive
committee of the national committee
Will assemble for the purpose of pre
pairing a cali and beginning prepara-
tons for the convention. In the dec
larations of principles which was
adopted without a dissenting vote, the
belief was expressed that the surest
way to secure for the country suit
able leader would be by having both
Progressive and Republican parties
choose the same standard bearer and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
A PEACE RUCTION
New War Faction MenaceS
Plans of Ford Party.
Scandinavians Now
Threaten to Secede.
BY CHARLES p. STEWART.
written for the State JournaD

The Hague, Jan. 12.-Several Scan
dinavian delegates attached to the
Ford party are threatening to secede
because they do not approve the man
ner in which the expedition is con-
Quoted.
The Scandinavian delegates believe
the plans of the Ford leaders should
assume more definite form since the
neutral peace conference is about to
begin it's sessions. They are dis
gruntled too, because the American
steering" committee is in absolute
control.
The first public melting in Holland
was held last night in the auditorium
of the geological gardens and the
speakers received liberal applause.
Several American delegates who in
sisted on smoking We're expelled by
the Dutch guards.
Student members of the expedition.
numbering about fifty, sailed for New
York today aboard the Noordam.
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Continued from page one.)
had been sent in pursuit of the Villa
bands in western Chihuahua.
Troops to Protect Property.
1t was learned today that a troop
train containing only rs soldiers has
tect the properties of the MADEIRA
Lumber company at Pearson and Ma
dera, western Chihuahua. These prop
critics represent investments of nearly
nine millions of dollars and it is feared
are in danger of being destroyed, to-
gether with American lives. Delay in
the arrival of the bodies of the II
Americans murdered at Santa Ysabel
January 10, has increased indignation
here.
to have arrived at Chihuahua City.
Says 10 Americans Shot.
Washington, Jan. 12.-Customs Col
lector Cobb at Ell Paso today reported
that his Investigations seemed to estab-
fish that 16 were killed. The state de-
partment did not divulge the source
of Collector Cobb's Information, but
they believe his report is accurate.
Manager Goes to Investigate.
Chicago, Jan. 12.-H. L. Hollis, one
of the managers of the Cusihuiriachic
Mining company, is en- route to Ell
Paso today to investigate the reported
murder by Mexican bandits of nine
teen employees of the company. c. R.
Watson and w. J. Wallace, whose
names appear in the list of the dead,
were said by Mr.. Hollis to have been
Chicagoans. Watson, according to To-
cal agents of the Cusihuiriachic COM
pany. formerly resided in Michigan
Viva Mexico! New Revolution.
Loredo, Tex. jan 12.-Colonel
Rosalio Hernandez, former Villista
commandant at Piedras Negras. who
Joined Carranza, has renowned the de
facto government and at the head of a
large force has captured, Torreon, it
was persistently rumored here today
All railroad and telegraph commune
cation with Torreon has been cut off
since Saturday.
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ROCK ISLAND-TOPEKA


great benefit to Topeka and that the
payroll of the Rock Island in the
future here will be much larger than
it has been in years past
Announcement Soon.
Mr.. German advised the committee
that the meeting had been delayed I'M
til this week hoping that the officers
by today would have plans consum-
mated and would be able to give def
mite information. Stress of other re-
organization matters, however, made it
impossible to announce it today.
Changes in routing of through
freight are also under consideration.
Mr.. Ridgway said, which will be i'm
portant to Topeka
The committee left the Rock Island
general offices thoroughly convinced
that the road is considering giving To-
peka even more than was taken away
The real trend of the changes was
not intimated by either the executive
or the operating officer. 1t may be
that the big o. S. and D. bureau.
which looks after all over. short and
damage claims, might be brought
here. Again comes the word that the
force of W. o. Burger, freight claim
auditor. may be transferred to Topeka
1t begins to appear as if the Rock
Island has not forgotten Topeka after
all
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KIN LIVE IN Topeka



Lyon county and when Is years old
he took up a course of civil engineer
ing. For the last l 3 years he has been
interested in mining in Mexico. The
mine of which he was manager and
part owner is one of the most valuable
silver mining properties in Mexico.
When taken from the train and ruth
lessly slain by Mexican bandits last
Monday, he was at the head of a party
of % men on their way with provisions
to reopen the mine near Chihuahua.
A Brides Experience.
Watson and Miss Nellie Baysinger
of Hartford were married last Septem-
Der at the home of a sister of the
bride, Mrs. Howard Patten, in Wood
ward, Okla. The marriage followed a
narrowing experience of a flight from
war ridden Mexico in which Watson
successfully engineered plot to get
forty Americans out of Mexico last
August.
After visiting the Frisco exposition,
accompanied by Mrs; R. H. Simmons
and daughter, Miss Baysinger went to
Chihuahua for a visit. During their
stay the vicinity was besieged with
Villa rebels and desperate efforts were
made by all Americans to flee the
country. Through his intimate &C
Watson succeeded in chartering a spe-
cial train and on this forty of his
American friends, including Miss Bay
singer and her two women compan-
ions, were enabled to escape to the
border. R. H. Simmons, husband and
father respectively of Miss Baysinger's
companions, was among those slain
with Watson.
This experience was followed soon
by the marriage in Woodward, and
until a few days ago, Watson did not
attempt to occupy the mine property
at Chihuahua
BY a former marriage, Watson has
two sons who are now attending a
private school in Los Angeles, where
they are in charge of their grandmoth-
er. widow of the late DR.. Watson of
Eureka.
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Montreal, Jan. 12.-Gambling ma
chimes built like giant cash registers,
shipped here from Chicago and
placed on street corners mere and
throughout the Province, on which
rich and poor alike may place their
bets on any one of six current sport
ing events. started business today un-
der government charter. This marks
the beginning of unopposed open
gambling in Canada
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Kansas City livestock Sales Today.
1.-THE following sales were made thiA moro.
ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay. Robin
son Il Co. i've stock comu.tsstop mer-
chanfa
Kansas City, Jan. 12.-CATTLE-Re
ceipts 5000 head. Market steady to strong.
HOGS-Receipts 1000 head. Market
steady to Sc higher. Bulk of sales, $665@
$50: top, $685..
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 head. Market
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Wall St. New York. Jan. 12,1,sToCKs4s
Further liquidation of specialties ATTENDED
today's early dealings with especial heavi,
ness in Crucible Steel, Studebaker ana
allied issues. Latest Developments IN Mex
leo were reflected in the selling OF such
stocks as Mexican Petroleum and American
Smelling, the latter declining point,
with sympathetic lsses in other metals.
American Can was again n strong feature
and New York Central and Northern Pa
cific led the rails with fractional gains
United States Steel opened unchanged at
S5s1 H. but soon fell under that quotation
on single sales of 1000 to $500 shares
Irregular recoveries followed.
Prices rallied above yesterdays close be-
fore pressure against the war issues was
renewed. Crucible fell to 52% and aBld-
win Locomotive 213 TO 1914, with moderate
recessions in other stocks of that class
United States Steel absorbed at 50,
soon advancing to s5Ss with better ten
dency for rails. particularly New York
Central c. p. U. r.. and Chesapeake anS
Ohio, Mercantile Marines were very active
aud strong, the preferred rising to 1885 and
the Az per cent bonds to the new record
OF 9S% Fresh weakness in the munitions
group developed at noon.
Bonds were irregular.
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Chicago Grain Market

Chicago ia 2.-WHEAT-Close: May,
SIPS; July. S1.2oA.
CoRN-Aiay, ss@7s%c; July, 1850
OATS-May. 49a4 d491sc; July, 4s15c
PORK-January, $500: May. $3.50.
LARD-January, $1O.52: May. $1O.S2.
SHORT RIBS-January, S1047; May,
SlOS7
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[By special wire to T. ]. Myers, Columbian
Tfrtf1


by special wire to T. J. Myers, Columbian
Buildiug.I
Minneapolis wheat stocks have increased
$4,000 bushels in the past three days.
The European visible supply of wheat
decreased 1890 bushels last week and
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
increased 16300 bushels Monday and corn
stocks increased 93152 bushels.
The Spanish government has authorized
additional purchases of million bushels
Of wheat. duty free, for immediate ship
been over estimated.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 1560000 bushels of
wheat, 10000 barrels of flour, and 100000
bushels of oats: wheat and flour combined,
1. $50 600 bushels
An official report says that three fourths
Of the wheat area in the United Kingdom
had been seeded up to January l. a de-
crease of 6 per cent compa red with n year
ago Weather is against best development
Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City. Jan. 12.-WHEAT-Cash ::
Market unchangd to 1c up. No. hard,
$L15@ lis: No 3, S1-00@1.16; No. 2 red.
81. 206I 1.25: No. 3, S1.12@122.
mixed, lie: No. ;. 69K Ge91hc: No. . white
71711ac: No. 3, 100iT01Lc; No. . yellow 71R
a re: No. 3, 7O15c.
OATS-Market 1c to 11ac higher. No. 2
white, 45c; No. mixed, 40d41c.
HAY-Market dull: unchanged prices.
KAFIR-No. white. Csc.
WHEAT-Receipts 113 cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRYmMarket unchanged.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, $11S1. July.
CoRN-May, 75Ac; July, 755sc
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Chicago. AIN. 12.-HOGS-Receipts a.
900. Market slow 1Oc above yesterdays
average. Bulk of sales. $G.65m1.00; light,
6JT15: rough, $660dG.75: pigs. $5.506i6.5O
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. Market easy,
Native beef cattle, $6.40M9.6J: cows and
heifers S3.20MS.40: calves. S7.0O11O5O
SHEEP-Receipts % 600. Market weak
Wethers. ST.00M760; lambs. s.. O0N 1880
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Kansas City, Jan. 12.-HOGS-Receipta
1000. Market SC to 10c higher. Bulk Of
sales. 81. G5@G.90; heavy. $6.S5d7.00; pack
and butchers, $6.7006.95; light s6G50
6.S5: pigs $5.T56625.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000 Market steady
Prime fed steers. $S.jO0o.OO; dressed beef
steers. S7.00IS.25; wester steers. $G.5O0is 50:
southern steers, $5.50M6.T5; cows S4OO6
6.75; heifers. S6O0M9O0: stockers and
feeders. s575G7.I5; bulls, S5.50@Ds 10:
calves. S6.O001000
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 Market steady.
Lambs, S9.I34 1925: yearlings, SS.O0619 %:
wethers, $6.50M7.25; ewes. $6.OO016 10:
stockers and feeders, 81 100000
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Liverpool, Jan. 12-WHEAT-Spot No.
Manitoba, lbs sad; No 2. 13s I'D: No ).
CORN-Spot, American mixed, new,
los Cd.
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Kansas City Produce Market.


Chicago. Jan. 12-BUTTER-Mark IN
changed
EGGS-Mnrket higher. Firsts. 2951 a 3Oc !:
ordinary firsts. 2s15G29c- At mark, cases
included. 22G2Sl2c.
POTATOES Market higher Michigan.
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota white.
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Fair Temperature. High IS Low %
remember Laxative Bromo Quinine cures
cold in one day. There is only one "BromO
Qufnine." Look for signature E. w
GROVE 25c-Adv-
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1.-The range OF prices for grain futures In
The Kansas City Board of Trade
ported by Tbos. J. Myers. Broker. Colum-
bian Bldg.l
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seewin Named Lawrence p. M.

Washington, Jan. 12.-President
Wilson today nominated Charles c.
Seewin postmaster at Lawrence, Kan.
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[Close of prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers, broker, Colum-
bian BldG.l
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Chicago Grain Market.

1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by Thos j Myers. Broker. Columbian
Bldg:l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12

New York, Jan. 12.-MoNEYL,Me 81 ~ e
paper, 3M3A per cent. Sterling, % gay
bills. 4.72; demand, 47612; cables, liz
Francs; demand; 5.s4; cables, I5A; kroa nehd'
AL: cables. 44%. Hires. demand, GIL;
cables. gro Rubies. demand, 30K cables
44A Lires, demand, GIL: cables, gu.
Rubles. demand. 30ik cables 3OSs; Bar
silver SIC; Mexican dollars, 44c. oIveEn-
ment bonds. steady; railroad bonds, steaays
Time loans steady GO and 90 days, 212W
"a. per cent; G months. 234 as per cent.
Call money. steady high, per cent; ION;
1& per cent; ruling rate, per cent; last
loan. per cent; closing bid 1% per cent I;
offered at 2 per cent.
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Topeka, Kan, Jan. Il.
OATS-30d3oc
WHEAT-SOQS5c.
CORN-62c
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81 .ood1.1o: Minnesota and Dakota ohics,
81 .OO6105
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. Furnished by j. B. Billiard. corner MAO
sas Ave. and Curtis St
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New yosk Produce MARKET 49,.
Naw Work Ian 1o-BTTTER-Mark
steady Creamery extras. score. SIC.
EGGS-Market firmer. Fresh gathereu
extra fine :5M37c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State whole
milk held specials, I'm 6I1Sc- -,
POULTRY-Alive, unsettled; uresseu'
firmer
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Continued from page one.)
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CONTINUED from page oneD
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KANSAS MAN, MEXICO

Continued from page one)
had been sent in pursuit of the Villa
bands in western Chihuahua.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11

was heavy. slow. irregular; the body long,
lean. over six feet. with STOPPING shoulders.
the long arms Of a bostnan, the large
hands Of a carpenter. extraordinary hands.
with feet In proportion Tho
turned down shirt collar uncovered the
pro'rudinG muscles Of a yellow neck. above
which shot forth a mass Of black hair.
thick and b~ristling as a bunch Of pine
bo1shs; n face Of Irresistible attraction.
From this coarse bark emerged a fore
head and eyes belonging TO a superior
nature. In this body was sheathed a soul
wondrous by Its greatness and moral
beauty. On the brow. deep furrowed with
lines. could he detected the thoughts and
anxieties Of the statesman: and In the
large black eyes. deep and penetrating.
whose dominant expression was good will
and Kindness mixed with melancholy. on.
discovered an inexhaustible charity. giving
TO the word It's highest meaning. that Is.
perfect love for mankind.
Montalembert wrote Of Lincolp at
the time Of his death with warm elo-
quence and at the same time rendered
full Justice to the South. He says:
The two parties. the two camps. have
shown an equal courage. the same in
domitable tcnacity. the same wonderful
energy tho same spirit Of sacri.
''N' ~ W - "pHiul'S HT' lot inc Nurfn,
but they In no way diminish our admlra-
ton for the South How NOT to
admire the Southernsrs. while regretting
that such rare and high qualities had not
been dedicated to an irreproachablc cause!
What men. and also. and especially. what
women! Daughters. wives. mothers. those
women Of the South have revived. in the
midst ~ the nineteenth century. the patri.
o'ism. devotion. s%bnegation Of the Roman
mas In yho bA,ta.. ~ ~. --,ltt ..,.fI.
cornelin. Portia have found their equals
In many a hamlet. many a plantation Of
Louisiana or Virginia.
Perhaps the most romantic story in
NJ. Jusserand's book is that Of LIN
rant and his laying out OF the Federal
CITY. His ability. his pride in his work.
his indomitable energy. his dreams and
his hopes. his wealth. his liberality. his
improvidence and finally his poverty,
old age n sorrow make one of the
~touchingly human tales that never
weary or cease to point their moral.
LFnfant seems to have had all the
Sits except a~daptability and worldly
wisdom. Although he drew all the
plans for the city OF Washington he
never reaped any OF the benefits. and
only now is there an effort to restore
the original plans and carry out in full
the designs made by him. II Is one
more of the many bonds that maintain
the friendship between America and
France that a Frenchman should have
planned our capital.
"Rochambeau in America" Is chrono-
logically the earliest study in this
series and throws light upon many
pretty social scenes. quotes amusing
and unerammatical French letters
written by Franklin and shows the ad-
mirable relation existing between
Rochamheau and Washington.
The book leaves a pleasant sense Of
the amenities exchanged by NJ Jus
| serand's Government and our own in
| the past century and a quarter.
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In We0t Lawrence that was being
sraded down. Sam Elliott fnow in the
local post ofice) picked that missile out
of the earth and carried IT home to
his father, whose paper was destroyed
on the day of the sacking. Because
of its shape. the place whore 1t was
found and the fact that the invaders
had but one hot of it's kind there
seems little doubt that the shot II no
other than the one aimed by Atchison.
According to X. q. Elliott, who is still
in possession Of the missile. that shot
was tho first shot fired in tho civil
war" That is. following this attack
on Lawrence bloody border warfare
raGen IN Kansas until late in tho fall Of
1855. The Kansas troubles attracted
so much attention the country over and
the prd-slaNery powers were SO bitterly
denounced for their actions in Kansas
that his FIRST shot may well he called
the opening shot in the war that started
five years later. .
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The term "featherless biped' does
not define man more exactly than the
phrase "a tool making animal car
lyle, after pointing out the physical
feebleness OF humanity, proceeds to
state it's strength: He al use tools.
can devise tools. With these the
granite mountain melts into light dust
before him, seas are his smooth high
way. winds and fire his unweary'ng
steeds. Nowhere do you find him
without tools: without tools he is
nothing: with tools he is all The
tools a people uses measure lts civiliza-
ton. Men like Maudslay, Nasmyth
and Eli Whitney are the creators of
modern manufacture. In English ana
American Tool Builders Yale In!Ver-
sity Press) Prof. JOSEPH VICE HAM
ROE of the Shefield Scientific school
celebrates the mechanical genius and
inventions OF these mon and many
others who contributed TO the devcl-
opment OF mans power owe nature.
The age NJ machinery is not so old
as most OF us would he inclined 10
make it in an offhand statement, In
the latter part of the eighteenth con-
fury industrial life was revolution'Z Il
10y three developments: the adoption
OF modern banking and stock company
methods, which Drought ont the
small private boards from their hiding
places, united them and made them
available" for great industrial enter
prises: the invention Of tho steam en-
Cipe, and the advance in the making
~ot'machinery. We hardly realize. the
a,i,hor notes, the crudity Of the tools
uAed in the eighteenth century. an
ed machinery the principal members
vrere OF wood. as that could be worked
by the hand tools then in use. The
%fastenings and smaller parts only were
OF metal and consisted Of castings and
forgings Ntted hy hand" i.athes were
oftthe simplest type, run by foot power
through a treadle. Continuous motion
from a direct drive on the live spindle
WAS unknown.
Such lathes were practically useless