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THE TOPTTCA DAILY STATE JOURNALFRIDAY EVENING. MARCH 21,1913-
WAS FOUL PLAY
Mexican Editor Makes Star
' tllng Charges.
Declares Madero Was Murdered
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in Palace.-1
San Francisco, Cal.. March 21.
Colonel Manuel Blanque Alcalde, pub
lisher of the New Era, a Mexico City
newspaper, generally regarded as the
mouthpiece of the late President Ma
dera's administration, arrived here
with the assertion that he "is In a
position to prove" that Madero was
stabbed to death and that Vice Presi
dent Suarez was strangled in the na
tional palace on the night of February
23 and their bodies taken to the pfison
in an automobile.
"The reported assault by the guard,"
said Alcalde, . "was merely a farcical
ruse and a part of the plot. If the
automobile was fired upon the guards
were only pouring lead Into the dead
bodies of the president and vice presi
dent, who were murdered in the palace
hours before."
Colonel Alcalde described himself
as an intimate friend of Madero. His
mission in this country, he said, would
be to expose the plot which brought
about the Diaz uprising and the al
leged assassination of Madero and
Suarez. Accompanied by his wife and
two small children and his brother,
Joaquin,, an army captain. Alcalde
fled from Mexico City, February 25,
taking an obscure route to Salina
Cruz. The party disgused them
selves as peasants. On reaching the
west coast port the party remained
for twelve days in seclusion, believing
they would be killed if discovered by
agents of the new government. They
chartered a barge to reach Acapulco,
upon which they took passage with
other refugees.
."Colonel Alcalde asserted the news
of Madern's fatA V!U knrtwn It, WoaVw
Ington before the hour named in the'
official version as the time of the al
leged attempt to rescue him.
."As a matter of fact," said he,
"President Madero and Vice President
Fuarez were killed between 8 and 9:30
o'clock, the City of Mexico time, the
night of February 22. The president
was shot from behind and the powder
burned his neck.
"Suarez was choked to death. His
secretary, Fernandez de la Reguera,
paw the body two days later and there
were finger marks on the throat."
Colonel Alcalde was positive in his
assertion that Mme. Madero had told
him there was no hope for her hus
band, basing this fear on all interview
Fhe had with American Ambassador
"Wilson the afternoon of February 22
i "Wilson AVonldn't Help."
"Mme. Madero and Mme. Suarez went
together to the ambassador to implore
Mm to intercede for their husbands'
lives," he said. "I saw them when they
left the . embassy and they told me
there was no hope. They said Am
bassador Wilson had expressed to
them his belief that the president and
vice president would be put to death.
as the Huertistas regarded their deaths
as necessary for the good of the
country.
"General Ascarade was in command
of the guard that night. It was told by
another officer of the guard that it
was he who slew Madero and Suarez."
Bitter in his criticism of Ambassador
'Wilson, Colonel Alcalde declared the
American diplomat had declined to in
tercede to save him from arrest and
death.
"I had protected fifteen American
families in my school, the Internade
Nacional," he said, "where I command
ed three hundred soldiers, feeding the
Americans and housing them through
out, all the fighting from February 9
to 18. After the Huerta coup, fearing
arrest and death. I went to the am
bassador and appealed for his aid in
return for my protection of his people.
He told me at first he could do nothing.
Finally he asked me to write my name
on a card, with that of my brother.
"Soon afterward a friend of mine rush
ed to me with the information that the
American ambassador had given a card
on which were the names of my brother
end myself to Secretary of the Interior
Granados. and the latter immediately had
issued orders for our arrest. This friend
had overheard part of a conversation be
tween the ambassador and Granados, in
which he said the ambassador had said
that my brother and I were in fear of
arrest.
"Granados replied that we had escaped
his attention but he would attend to our
cases at once and. the order of arrest was
issued.
"My friend hastened to me, gave me his
purse and urged me to flee."
Resigns Governorship.
Monterey, March 21. General Geronimo
TTevlno has resigned the governorship of
the state of Nuevo Leon.
He gave no explanation. In the ab
sence of other reasons, his resignation Is
taken as Indicating merely lack of sym
pathy with Provisional President Huerta.
Helped Kill Gonzales.
El Paso, March 21. Mexicans ar
riving at Juarez from the south today
declared they were a part of a firing
quad which executed Gonzales, gov
ernor of Chihuahua, under the Ma
dero government, a fortnight ago.
Gonzales was killed under the no
torious "fugitive law," these Mexi
cans declare.
POSTMASTERS RESIGN.
Recent Civil Service Order Cause of
Displeasure.
Washington. March 21. As a result
of the extension of the classified civil
service to Include fourth-class post
masters and the announcement that
postmasters of that class would be
asked to qualify in a competitive ex
amination, the postofflce . department
has been flooded with resignations
from the service. At present resigna
tions are reaching the department at
the rate of 20 a day and officials de
clare 2.000 fourth-class postmasters
have resigned since the executive or
der including them in the. civil service
was issued. ; r r
Practically all of the "resignations
are in postofflces where the postmas
ter's salary is merely nominal and
where at times the expense of conduct
ing the office equals the postmaster's
compensation. In may cases it will
be exceedingly difficult to secure -applicants
who will take the prescribed
examination. While the department is
endeavoring to s.ecure new postmasters,
the incumbents, although they have
resigned, will be forced to continue the
duties of office.
Japan la Angry.
Vancouver. B. C, March 21. A
special cable to the World from Tokio,
Japan, Bays: "It is learned through
official sources that in the event bills
now before the California legislature
and hostile to Japanese pass, Japan
will withdraw her support from the
Panama-Pacific exposition, refusing to
exhibit and prohibiting Japanese citi
sena from having any connection
whatever with the fair."
BODY TO ATHENS
Remains of King George Will
Be Taken to Capital. -
Funeral Probably Will Be Held
on March 29 or 30.
Athens, March 21. The body of the
late King George will be placed aboard
a warship at Saloniki March 26 and
transported to Athens, arriving here
the following day.
King Constantine, after he is pro
claimed, will proceed to Saloniki ac
companied by Premier Venizelos and
with the dowager queen Olga and the
other membere of the royal family,
return here with the king's body.
The funeral probably will take place
March 29 or 30.
Bullet Pierced Heart.
Saloniki, March 21. The autopsy on
the body of King George disclosed that
the bullet fired by Aleke Schinas piero
ed the king's heart. The death of the
king must have been practically in
stantaneous. The smile which still
illumined the face showed that the
end was peaceful.
Was No a Candidate.
New York, March 21. The Greek
newspaper, Atlantis, publishes today a
letter from a Greek in this city which
the editors of the paper say contains
reliable information concerning Aleke
Schinas. the assassin of King George.
The letter is written by Basil Batz
noulls, who claims personal acquaint
ance with Schinas and says the man
was an anarchist, but , never entered
politics and was not a candidate for
election to the boule, or Greek cham
ber of deputies, as reported.
"Schinas comes from the village of
Kanalia," the statement reads. "He
has a brother in Volo named Hercules
Schinas, who has a shop there. There
the assassin worked as an assistant.
As it often happens with brothers,
they had a quarrel and Aleke came to
America. Here he could not stand the
heavy work and returned to Greece.
"The statement that he was the
founder of a school of anarchism or
was a candidate for the boule is en
tirely untrue, because he was entire
ly reticent and all he did was to go
from the chemist's shop to a coffee
house and back. He had no funds in
Volo. It was George Schinas who was
a candidate for the boule. The latter
is a native of . ,rgalastia. I know him
quite well.
"Aleke Schinas had nothing to do
with any - school and had no idea of
entering politics, he was known as a
man who loved Isolation and his back
gammon. He wore a beard and was
an anarchist.
"He is no more than S3 years old.
short in stature and slightly hump
backed." Solon Vlasto, editor of Atlantis, said
the many conflicting stories that had
arisen in this country concerning the
assassin's identity arose from the fact
that Schinas is a common surname in
Greece and it is quite probable that
there is more than one Aleke Schinas.
"Information that I have received
from other Greeks who lived in Volo
and from our cable dispatches lead
me to believe the information given
by Batznoulis is correct," said Mr.
Vlasto.
FIVE ARE INJURED.
Two Rock Island Trains In Collision
Near Bala.
Manhattan, Kan., March 21. Rock
Island passenger train No. 59 and an ex
tra eastbound freight train collided yes
terday one mile west of Bala, a small
station about twenty-five miles west of
here. Five persons were injured, two
engines were badly damaged, two pas
senger coaches were - partly telescoped
and a number of freight cars were de
molished. The collision was due to the
failure of the freight train to reach
Bala on time.
The injured are:
C. A. Fisher, Agenda, cut above right
eye.
Steve Johnson, brakeman on freight
train, bruised in falling.
H. T. Clemilson, Agenda, cut on fore
head. Jesse Smith, fireman on passenger,
arm and shoulder injured.
An Indian woman from Nebraska, cut
from falling glass.
The engine crews Jumped from their
engines, with the exception of W. Gor
don, engineer of the passenger train.
The only reason he failed to jump was
because he didn't have time.
He Didn't Have Time.
"Don't call me a hero," he said, "be
cause there is no lead in my shoes on
such occasions. I would have jumped."
The passenger train was in charge of
Conductor Tom Mitchell, of Kansas
City; Engineer W. Gordon, of Hering
ton, and Fireman Jesse Smith, of Kan
sas City. The freight train was in
charge of Conductor Weaver, of Fair
bury; Engineer D. Williams, of Kan
sas City, and Fireman C. H. Thomp-,
son, of Belleville.
"They will blame it onto me," - said
Engineer Williams of the freight train,
"because I did not get into Bala on
time. We had twenty-three minutes to
make it from Broughton, but I fell two
minutes short."
The passenger train was nearly two
hours late, but those in charge of it
say they waited at Bala until their or-dw-
time was up. " Engineer .Williams
says his train was going about twenty-five
miles an hour and Engineer
Gordon admits the passenger train was
making fully thirty miles an hour when
the collision occurred. Where the
trains collided there is a deep cut, but
it was right at the top of two long
grades.
Every window in the passenger train
were smashed. The chair car and the
smoker were partly telescoped. One
stock car crumpled up like an egg shell.
Gavnor Was Warned.
New York, March 21. Letters read
before the aldermanic corftmittee, in
vestigating police graft, showed that
Mayor Gaynor and Police Commission
er Waldo were warned against the
character of Police Lieutenant Chas.
Becker as far back as August, 1911.
John F. Lynch, brother-in-law of
Becker, who is now in the death house
at Sing Sing for the murder of Her
man Rosenthal, the gambler, bitterly
denounced the' former police officer in
a letter to the mayor. The letter was
referred to Commissioner Waldo, who
told the mayor that "this seems to be
a family row," and "Becker is doing
excellent work."
Bring Your Paint- Troubles Here
little or large. We'll gladly suggest
or advise whether you buy or not.
Acme Quality Paint store. Adv.
THEY MADE GOOD,
William Allen White Discusses
Work of Democrats.
Emporia Writer Sees ' Where
Pledges Were FulfiUed.
Emporia, Kan., March 21. William
Allen White, who Is spending the win
ter in La Jolla, Calif., has written the
following signed editorial, under the
head, "The Dimmycrats," and it will
be published in this afternoon's edition
of the Emporia Gazette:
No open-minded Kansan of any party.
Socialist, Republican, Prohibitionist,
. Democrat or Progressive, can fail to
I realize that the Democratic legislature
I' has done excellent work in the session
recently closed. Most of the laws it
passed 'are sound, wholesome and
, needed. The Massachusetts ballot law,
the school book publication law, the
amendment to the primary Jaw, the
payment of convicts law, the white
slave law and a dozen others of that
I character are equal to the work of any
legislature that ever assembled in
Kansas. ,
And this is as it should be. The work
of the recent Republican administra
tions, under Hoch and Stubbs, had
paved the way for great work. The
people of Kansas have proved them-
selves thoroughgoing progressives. It
makes no vast difference which party
registers the progressive spirit of Kan
sas. And the party Progressives the
Progressives with a large P. of whom
the writer is one are just as pleased
at the good work of the recent Demo
cratic legislature as they were with the
four sessions preceding when the work
was done by Republicans. The chief
thing is to get the good laws passed
and effectively administered. If it can
! be done best by the Democrats, well
: and good. The Progressive leaders
would much prefer to have the Demo
crats hold the offices if the Democrats
will make good, or the Republicans or
the Prohibitionists. It is not primarily
a matter of winning at the polls. It is
a matter of making Kansas a good
state; it is a matter of getting Just
laws, honestly enforced, that will make
living conditions' in Kansas approxi
mately Just and equitable. It is a mat
ter of putting Christian principles into
state government. That is the chief
thing. The Democrats have done well
not as well as they might have done
if they had redeemed all their pledges
which were merely the Progressive
pledges in another form. But every
honest forward-thinking citizen must
feel that the Democratic legislature Just
adjourned has done first-rate work and
is entitled to the thanks of the people
for Jits sensible service.
It may be noted in passing that it
appropriated half a million dollars
more than the Republican legislature
just preceding it. That was right.
The Democrats honestly thought the
state was - being extravagantly run.
When they came into power, they
found they were mistaken. They did
what honest men would do they
made the necessary appropriations,
and faced the state like gentlemen
with an increased appropriation. The
"economy" ghost should be laid now
for several years. When a statesman
goes up and down the earth saying
how he is going to decrease Kansas
state, appropriations, tell him to re
member that George Hodges did that
in entire sincerity and found he was
wrong. Appropriations may not be
reduced and retain an effective state
government. The appropriations may
be changed around a little as the
Democrats have done cutting in one
place and raising in another place.
But appropriations can not be reduced,
and never will be reduced in Kansas.
This editorial is intended to call
attention to the good things done by
the Democrats. The bad things they
did are not so important. They may
be remedied. Notably, they are the
state board of educational control
for which was appropriated more or
less than $10,000 to do what half the
amount would do, if the work were
left to an honorary board instead of
a salaried board. The folly of the sal
aried board will be proved in a year
or two. Another mistake was made in
not taxing the great fortunes of the
state by an inheritance tax say, all
estates over $30,000 and all heirs ex
cepting widows. The failure of the
initiative and referendum was, of
course, lamentable but not of great
consequence. The initiative and ref
erendum will come sooner or later
and will come wisely when it does
come.
In the meantime the income tax
amendment was a good thing, and at
a distance of 1,600 miles from the
scene, it looks as though the recall
should have the support of all good
citizens. Taken in a large way, look
ing broadly at the legislature's work,
it can be said that the Democrats
proved the most cheerful thing that
has been proved in Kansas for a long
time that the state is . progressive,
and will express the progressive spirit,
no matter whether the Democrats, the
Republicans, the Progressives or the
Socialists happen for the moment to
be in control. The foundation was
laid by the passage of the primary
law, the anti-pass law, the merit sys
tem' in the state charitable and penal
institutions, and the various anti
graft measures secured during the
two recent administrations.
There remains much more to be
done. The world is not finished yet.
The Progressive party has a mission.
It will keep its lights trimmed and
burning. And when it wins it will
show the Democrats what a real legis
lature. can do. But, on the other hand,
it will have a fine record to beat.
SUFFRAGE CAMPAIGN.
Plan of Action for Descent on the
-New Congress.
Washington, March '21. "Petticoated
messengers from home," in the shape of
suffragists, will descend upon congress
when it reconvenes April 7. One delegate
from each congressional " district wll
march in the precession on that day from
a mass meeting in a downtown theater to
the capltol, each delegate to buttonhole
her own particular representative and in
sist upon his Influence toward getting the
ballot for women. The senate also will
be invaded.
It was announced today that these
"messengers from home" also will renew
the charges of incompetency against the
local police for their alleged failure to
protect the women in the suffrage parade
of March 3. These charges will be in th
form of resolutions adopted by various
civic organizations in the several states.
Only One."Bromo Quinine"
That is Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look
for the signature of E. W. Grove. Cures a
Cold In One Day. Cures Grip in Two days.
25c Adv. .
havoc created
BY BIG STORMS
(Continued from Page One.)
! The Frisco sent special trains from
this city , and Thayer, Mo., to aid the
sufferers at Hoxle and other towns In
the vicinity, which it is reported also
were affected by the wind.
South Storm Swept.
Memphis, Tenn., March 21. Reports
from the North-Mississippi, West Ten
nessee' and. Southeast Kentucky and
North and East Arkansas, which were
swept by a severe wind and rain storm
last night and early today are delayed
because of an almost complete prostra
tion of telegraph and telephone wires
entering this city. Nu loss of life had
been reported i to an early hour to
day. . At Fulton, Ky considerable
damage was done to property.
In Mississippi the storm was severe
from Grenada to Watervalley. At
Senatodia the wind was unusually
high and houses were . said to have
bean tossed about as if playthings. No
loss of life occurred there. Locally only
minor damage was done. Signs were
blown down, houses unroofed and win
dows blown out in the higher build
ings. A heavy downpour of rain, with
continuous flashes of lightning and
crashing of thunder ".ccompanied the
blow.
Heavy Rain and Snow.
Kansas City, Mo., March, 21. Snow
and sleet and a drop in temperature
were general over the Missouri valley
and the southwest last night and early
today. In some sections the storm was
accompanied lay a strong wind.
Heavy rains preceded snow in south
and east Missouri. . At Oklahoma City
the wind rose to 46 miles an hour. The
mercury this morning dropped to 13
here, 8 in Omaha, 12 in St. Joseph,
10 at Wichita and Concordia, Kan.,
22 at Springfield, Mo., 16 at Oklahoma
City, 2 at Denver and 10 at Amarillo.
According to the local forecast, the
cold will continue tomorrow, but a
rising temperature may be expected
for Easter Sunday.
No Loss of Life.
Louisville, Ky March 21. Reports
from points in the middle west,
swept by a terrific windstorm last
night and early today, tell of consid
erable property damage, but loss of
life is not mentioned. Wires .are
down throughout Kentucky and much
of Tennessee. A 60-mile wind blew at
Nashville and it was reported that
many buildings about the public
square at Murfreesboro, Tenn., had
blown away.
Daylight found communication cut
off from almost all points south of the
Ohio river. Trains from the south
began arriving from four to five hours
behind their schedules. - Washouts
were reported from many points along
railroads in Kentucky, southern In
diana and Tennessee. At Louisville
the weather bureau wind gauge re
corded a velocity of 75 miles an hour,
the highest on record at this station.
A farmer driving to Louisville from
Mount Washington with a load of
marketing escaped with only slight
injuries when the wind seized his team
and wagon, blowing them into a field
adjoining the road.
The few points with which com
munication was established this morn
ing reported that early crops had been
severely damaged.
The loss in Louisville amounted to
about $25,000, and in the several states
that suffered from the storm is vari
ously estimated at from two to three
million dollars.
Usual wire routes south of Louisville
had to be abandoned and- early com
munication by the telephone and tele
graph south of the Ohio river could be
established only by way of Washington.
The greatest difficulty has been ex
perienced in reaching points in" the Ohio
and Central Mississippi valleys.
Croaks Evil News.
Washington, March 21. The cruel
weather man, from his perch above
Washington, today, croaked evil proph
esies that bode, ill for Madame's new
Easter bonnet and her new spring suit
after the various Balkan styles. After
chuckling over his little yellow telegrams
from all over the country, the weather
man rubbed his hands in glee 'and pro
nounced the likelihood of doom for
Easter finery as follows:
"The terrific wind and rainstorm now
central over northern Indiana is com
ing east. It is followed by a cold wave
unprecedented at this time of the year.
The cold wave may not reach the east
in all its severity and probably Sunday
will be marked by rain through
out the east with probably steady
falling temperature. While .the rain
may be over before the time for the
Easter parade Sunday the day will be
comparatively cold and probably
windy."
isitirtiG.
(Continued from Paffe One.)
"All any. of the attorneys for the
state hav- tried to do is to bring out
the facts in this case so that you gen
tlemen may arrive at the real truth
of the matter," he said. "If the facts
had shown that he as not guilty no
one would have been better pleased
than myself. It has, brought out clear
ly what we have -. believed all along,
that Mr. Beers is not guilty of either
degree of murder. But we believe he
is guilty either of manslaughter in the
first or fourth degrees. And we be
lieve you gentlemen will so find when
you have weighed the evidence and the
instructions of the court."
Atchison 'Answers ; Anti-Catholic Plea.
"During the course' of - his argument
before the jury Atchison took occa
sion to denounce the denunciation of
the Catholics in general made by
Schenck during his lengthy plea for
Beers. Atchison declared that while
he is not a Catholic, but on the other
hand if he were a member of any
Church he probably would be a Meth
odist inasmuch as his wife is a mem
ber of that church, he believed there
are many good people in the Catholic
church, who are true to their faith and
are good Christians.'
"As is usual, Mr. Schenck has sought
to try somebody other than the de
fendant," Atchison said. "In the
present case he could not very well
try the dead, the natural chivalry of
the Jury precluding the possibility.
But in casting about for someone or
something to try he has hit upon the
Catholic church, andhas spent three
and a half of the four hours he talked
to you convicting the church.
"While I do not think that Jhe Cath
olic church or its doctrines have any
place in the present case, since so much
has been said against the church I
think it proper to say something in Its
defense. Personally I am not a Cath
olic, nor for that matter a member of
any church. If I were to unite with a
church it probably would be the Metho
dist, my wife being a member of the
Methodist church, and I usually attend
that church with her. My wife also is
a daughter of a Protestant minister.
Notwithstanding I' have no prejudices
in the matter.
"Mr. Schenck doubtless has forgotten
that for 1,600 years after the death of
St. Peter all the Christians in the world
were Catholics. Christopher Columbus
was a Catholic. Several of the early
discoverers of this country were Cath
olics, and one of the signers of the
Declaration' of Independence was a
Catholic. Seeral generals of the Revo
lutionary war were Catholics including
Lafayette, Rochambeau, Kosiusko and
Pulaski. Some of the noted generals of
the Civil war also were aCtholics in
cluding Phil Sheridan, Rosecrans and
Shields, and I am told that three of the
eight Kansas congressmen are Cath
olics, being , oCngressmen 'Joseph Tag
gart, George Neeley and John Connelly.
"Hundreds of the citizens of our state
and city are Catholics, among them some
of the best citizens, and as good as any in
this court-room. While I do not see
things as the Catholics do, I -know there
are hundreds of good people in Topeka,
and millions in the world, who belong to
that faith, and who are good Christians.
"If counsel for the defense is compelled
to resort to his denunciation of the Catho
lic church as a last resort in his plea for
ms client, he must be in hard straits
indeed."
DEFENDS HIS CHCRCH.
Father Murphy Resents Statements
of Attorney Schenck.
Incident to the trial the attack
upon the Catholic church by Attorney
Schenck was sure to evoke reply.
This comes today in a letter from
Father J'. A. Murphy, rector of the
Holy Cross church at Emmett, Kan.,
and formerly assistant to Father Hay
den. Mr. Murphy has many friends
in Topeka who hold him : in high
esteem. He says in part:
Emmett, Kan., March 20, 1913.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
Knowing your fairness, I trust that
you will give the enclosed letter space
in your paper Friday evening. I think
the attack of Attorney Schenck, made
in the Beers case, was most unwar
ranted and one that is destined to
cause considerable strife and ill feel
ing. I have endeavored to explain the
Catholic teaching regarding, the mat
ter and I ask you for a fair hearing
in this thing. You know religious
strife is a very bad business nothing
is gained by it. For the life of me I
cannot see how a lawyer, supposedly
intelligent, will endeavor to create it.
I wish to put an end to it in its in
cipiency and look for you to furnish
me the space in your paper.
In the sad Beers case, which at the
present time is commanding so much
attention, there has been an effort to
make it appear that the forces of Cath
olicity are endeavoring to secure the
conviction of the unfortunate man on
trial for the death of his wife. This
effort Is especially the work of the at
torney, who spoke today in behalf of
his client.
The Catholic church is in no way con
cerned in the case and the mere fact
of one of its unfortunate children being
the victim of her own folly cannot, by
any stretch of the imagination, make
the church an interested party. In his
attack on the Catholic church, brand
in , her doctrine as "damnable" and one
of her priests as a perjurer of the worst
type, Schenck, the lawyer, crowds hi3
principle on the sharp point of a needle
and then leaves a wide plaza, about
the stately pile of aforesaid principle,
to parade his intelligence and inci
dentally his legal lore. So much would
Schenck do for legal "fame and fee. He
would make war where war does not
exist and enkindle animosity where
charity and peace should dwell all
that he might win a case.
The Catholic church has no desire to
see Mr. Beers branded with the title
murderer. Its doctrine is a doctrine of
love and mercy and that Mr. Beers was
married to a Catholic, was his and her
misfortune and his innocence or guilt
rests with God and not with Schenck's
tirade against the Catholic church.
The "damnable doctrine" referred to
li. the plea of Schenck is this: Mixed
marriages, by which is understood the
marriage of Catholics to non-Catholics,
have always been disapproved of by the
Catholic church. The reasons set forth
are these: (1) In such marriages the
proper training of the children is a
matter of great difficulty, if not alto
gether impossible. (2) Such unions are
productive of no concord, no true happi
ness. (3) There is a danger of losing
faith. (4) The non-Catholic may at any
time procure a divorce, leave the Cath
olic party and contract another mar
riage, while the Catholic is bound by
the marriage until death.
Oftentimes young people, despite this
rule of the church, wish to contract
such a marriage. The Catholic church
then allows its priests' to officiate at
such marriages under the following
conditions: Both parties must promise
that the children born of the union will
be brought up in the Catholic religion.
The non-Catholic must promise to al
low the Catholic to practice his or her
religion unhindered. It is the custom of
a Catholic priest to warn both parties
of the evils, likely to result from such
a union, and if possible to prevent the
marriage. But under no consideration
does it allow Its priest to perform the
ceremony unless the above conditions
are carried out voluntarily by both
parties. I will send Schenck one of the
blanks used in the Catholic church for
such purposes, if he so. desires.
It is evident that Mr. and Mrs. Beers
were not married by a Catholic priest.
If they were all the trouble would be
averted. It is also evident that they
signed no such papers as described
above. Hence the striking example of
what has been stated above concerning
mixed marriages.
Two conditions now present them
selves. Either Mr. and Mrs, Beers were
married by a minister of one of the
nonCatholic denominations or they
were married by the probate judge. In
either case Mrs. Beers violated the
laws of the church, of which she was
a "voluntary" member. If she was
married by the law or by a nonCath
olic minister after Easter, 1908, in the
eyes of her church she was not mar
ried. When she saw her children born
and growing the mother instflnct in her.
Catholic and, as Schenck said, grand,
good and noble, began to assert itself.
Conscience, that inner voice which is
our moral guide in the pursuit of good
and the avoidance of -evil, cried out.
Woman, "grand, noble and good," that
she was. she sought refuge in that
haven where she i,ad known re
fuge before she made her mistake
and I think any minister, Methodist,
Baptist or Presbyterian, will agree that
she made a mistake for herself and
for her husband.
Naturally when she went to prieBts
they told her what she must endeavor
to do. They did not hound her and
keep the matter before her mind as
Schenck tells us and would endeavor
to make the ignorant believe. They
advised and did not, as Schenck does,
advise for a fee. Their aim was a
loftier one. '
Dear readers of the State Journal the
STOCK SHIPPERS
To Insure Yourselves Best Results Consign to
CLAY, ROBINSON CO.
Lire Stock Commission Merchants, Stock Yards, Kan. City
Wav Also Bmwm Our Own OOkoas a
ha, Denver, Sioux City. Bo. M.
Fori Worth.
whole matter resolves itself into a case
of " conscience. Had Schenck devoted
himself more to study be would have
seen that one man and one woman,
each professing a different belief, each
sincere in that belief and each un
yielding, were bound to come to an
unhappy end In this case a very un
happy end!
Now Schenck, what is the Catholic
idea of excommunication? It must be
something awful according to your
insinuating and misleading phrase. You
do not know or else you wished to de
ceive. I prefer to believe the former,
but your characterization of Father
Kunert condemns you. I will treat of
that later. For the present let us Just
take the Catholic idea of excommuni
cation. By excommunication in the
Catholic church we mean: To persons,
violating the canons set down by the
church through her authority, are- de
nied the rights to the sacraments and
in case of aeath to Christian, rather,
Catholic burial. Where is the "tor
ment" as reported by the State Jour
nal? . You again led people to the wrong
idea. Mrs. Beers was buried from the
Church of . the Assumption and in
Mount Calvary cemetery. Conse
quently she could not have died under
the ban of excommunication.
Your cowardly attack on Father
Kunert puts a stamp on you, Schenck.
You have endeavored to breed strife
in a community where concord and
peace have reigned between Catholics
and nonCatholics for the past 50 years.
In Topeka today, on the ccrner of
Eighth and Jackson street, resides
Father Hayden, who for 25 years has
guided the destinies of the English
speaking Catholics of your fair city. I
had the pleasure of residing there a
short time as his assistant and I feel
safe in saying that today he is the
most respected man in your communi
ty with legions of friends.
On Harrison street is Father Henry,
who has guided the interests of the
Germans of your city and your name
after this day dare not be mentioned
with his except by way of contrast,
with vou on the unfavorable side. In
St. Francis hospital Father O'Begley
does his work quietly and charitably.
Many of your nonCatholic neighbors
will testify to this and condemn you
for the slight manner in which you
speak of him. Here are the confreres
of Father Kunert and you dare not
accuse them of - perjury. Yet they are
the same priests of the same church
and professing the same belief.
In closing let me say that I
hone the Dlea of Attorney Schenck
will have its effect, the effect
of gaining for Mr. Beers all the clem
ency to which the law of the land en
titles him. Mercy in our day is, to
say the least, not drained to exhaus
tion. As Shakespeare says: "The
quality of mercy is not strained;, it
droppeth as the ' gentle rain from
heaven upon the place beneath: it is
twice blest; it blesseth him that gives
and his taht takes. 'Tis mightiest in
the mightiest: it becometh the throned
monarch better than his crown; his
sceptre shows the force of temporal
power, the attribute to awe and maj
esty, wherein doth sit the dread and
fear of kings; but mercy is above this
sceptred sway; it is enthroned in the
hearts of kings, it is an attribute to
God Himself; and earthly power doth
then show likest God's when mercy
seasons justice."
And I trust it will have another ef
fect the effect of cementing the
kindly feeling that exists in- the city
of Topeka between Catholic and non
Catholic and that Schenck's ranting
will bury itself in the walls of the
Shawnee county courtroom. Respect
fully, JOHN A. MURPHY,
Holy Cross Church.
Old Chief Resigns.
Paris, March 21. Louis Lepine, for
20 years prefect of the Paris police,
and most noted catcher of criminals
in the world, has resigned his office.
He is 67 years old. His most recent
famous case was the capturing of the
notorious taxi bandits which infested
Paris last year. It is said of Lepine
that he has saved more crowned per
sonages and presidents from assassina
tion than any other man.
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, March 21. BUTTER Market
steady. Creamery, 28c to 3436c.
KGGS Market steady. At mark, cases
included, 1717c; ordinary firsts, 16e;
firsts, 17c.
POTATOES Market steady. Michigan,
4548c; Minnesota, 4348c Wisconsin, 42
50c
' POULTRY Market easier.- Turkeys,
dressed, 21c; chickens, alive, 16c; springs,
alive, ltV6c.
Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, March 21. BUTTER
Market unchanged.
EGGS Market unchanged.
POULTRY Market unchanged.
Wichita Live Stock Market. '
Wichita, March 2L CATTLE Receipts
200. Market steady. Native steers, $7.50
8.75; cows and heifers, $4.408.00: stockers
and feeders, 7.00ii8.00; bulls, t5.50twi.75;
stock cows and heifers,, $5.00&6.75; calves,
$7.00&e.75.
HOGS Receipts 400. Market hlgner.
Top, $8.90: bulk of sales, $8.758.85.
St. Joseph Live Stock Market.
St. Joseph, March 21. CATTLE Re
ceipts 100. Market steady. Steers, $7.00'g!
8.90; cows and heifers, $4.0068.50; calves,
$6.0010.50.
HOGS Receipts 3,500. Market higher.
Top, 88.90; bulk of sales, $8.758.85.
SHEEP No sheep. Market steady.
Lambs, $7.008.75.
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City, March 2L CATTLE Re
ceipts 200. No southerns. Market steady.
Native steers, $7.60&8.90; southern steers,
$6.50tiS.50; southern cows and heifers, $4.50
4(8.60; native cows and heifers, 4.5OgS.50;
stockers and feeders. $6.50feS.40; bulls, $6.00
4(7.60: calves, $7.0010.25; western steers,
$6.506.40; western cows, $4.267.2S.
HOGS Receipts 2,500. Market higher.
Bulk of sales, $8.75.90; heavy, $8.70&8.80;
packers and butchers, $8.75&.90; light, $8.80
68.95; pigs. $7.25(0S.5O.
SHEEP Receipts 3.000. Market steady.
Muttons, $5.5O7.0O; Colorado lambs, JS.0O
8.65; range wethers and yearlings, $6.25
7.75; range ewes, $6.60&6.60.
Chicago Live Stock Market.
Chicago, March a. HOGS Receipts
17.000. Market slow to 6c higher than yes
terdays average. uik oi
9.00; light. 88.809.16; heavy. 88.40g9.00; .
rough, $8.40.6O; mixed, $8.659.06; pigs, 4
CUnn, So. St. Joseph. So.
lmi, K. BauTalo, K. M. Ioais and
$6.968.90. ' '
CATTLE Receipts 1,000. Market dull.
Beewes. $7.108.20; Texas steers, $6.507.60;
western steers. $6.80.(58.15; stockers aad
feeders, $6.00ig8.20: cows and heifers, $3.50-0
8.50; calves $7.00U.25.
SHEEP Receipts 6,000. Market steady.
Native, $6.0O7.0O; western, 86.2&7.00; year
lings, $7.20y.26; lambs, native, $7.0038.85;
western, $7.258.90.
Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
(The- following sales were mad this
morning at the Stock Yards, Kansas
City, and reported over long distance
telephone direct to th Stat Journal by
Clay, Robinson 4 Co., live stock com
mission merchants, with onUoea at all
markets.
Kansas City, March 2L CATTLE Re
ceipts 200 head. Market unohanged.
HOGS Receipts 2.500 head. Market So
to 10c higher. Bulk of sales, $8.70$8.90;
top, $8.95.
SHEEP Receipts 3,000 head. " Market
strong to 10c higher.
HORSES AND MULES Receipts W0
head. Market active with prices steady
especially for light weights.
No. Wt. Price. No. Wt price.
COWS AND HEIFERS.
1 1280 $7 60 I 4 936 $7.10
6 1131 6.60
STOCKERS AND FEKDER3,
4 867 7.75 I 1 930 S.00
a 180 9.75 I 8 206
1 120 9.50 I 4 210
BULLS.
1 1130 6.75 I 2 1041
3 964 7.25
30.00
8.75
6 50
HOGS.
68.
37.
67.
65.
210
189
220 .
130
8.87
34.
255
. 290
, 277
8.S7S,
8.80 .
8.80
8.65
8.80
8.95
68.
71.,
Teinea Mara:
, muumqu J cuv vua. TT Di IK riua
C. yards dos at noon Saturday. V?
cannot us pica, thin sows or boss
weighing less 'baa 170 i'j. Da not mar.
kt boss unless sum ar well fialaaat
as w cannot ua half fat stuff, w. give
law price eUeetlv at oae. uatll (ua,
Uier notice. .
Topeka, Kan., March 21.'
HOGS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS $8.5058 65
HEAVY 88.461&8 65
LIGHT $8.454j2 65
STEERS.
Prime ,.$6.6S7.6o
Good to choice, corn fed t.Obt M
Fair to good........... 6.56g:
Common to fair killers 6.00 60
Prime
Good to choice
..$5.06m
4.0524.5a
.. 8.664.M
t.Xbi.b
Fair to gooa
Common to fair
HEIFERS.
prime $.063.Ti
Good to choice 6.56-S6.06
Fair to good.... 4.66p6.B?
Cmomon to faJr yyj," 4.0O&4.M
Prime, fat $4.805.71
Fleshy 4.06'u4.75
Mediums .M'V'V 5OiS4.0O
Market price paid for dry lot cactleT
If you will favor us with your inqulrtee
advising number of head, quality, are
and length of time on leed. w will make
you an offer, or arrange tor ou? buyer
to call on you.
Toptka Fruit and Proaace Market,
(balling eric by Sam'l E. Lux, Waail
Fruita and ProducaJ
Topeka, Kan., March L
APPLES Per bbl., $3.26sn.75.
CALIFORNIA ORAMuKa-ftr bo
$3.60163.75.
FLOKIDA QKAPB FRUn-P k.
$4.00&4.50. "r DO
Lfc-MONS Per box. 5.50Q7.0.
CRANBERRIES Per box, 2.50.
'.ABLE POTATOES K. li. jf q ,
bu.. 65c
SEED POTATOES-Per bu., 6Sc!l 00
HOLLAND CABBAGE-Per lb.. lWKL,
BAN AN Ao- Medium sized bunoheaT w
bunch, tl.aiti.J&; large bunches L
bunch, $2.502.75; per lb.. 0. " per
ROOT Vh-iiiABLES-iiee
65c Carrots, per bu., 76c. Parsnips. i,
bu., 75c. Turnips, per bu., 40o p
ONIONS Red Globe, per sack 0c
oP-NlSH ONIONS-Per crate, l'x
RUTABAGAS Per lb., IV40.
CALIF. CAULlFLOWER-p., t
$3.50. GREEN ONIONS per doz. bunches aa
35c. ' '
RHUBARB Per lb., 12c.
RADISHES Per doz. bunches. 8545e.
TEXAS SPINACH-per bu.. Too.
aWEKT POTATOES Per Du.. tt 0a
SEED SWEET POTATOES-p bn
75c(&1.75.
75c.
HOT HOUSE LETTUCE pp baakai.
HEAD LETTUCE Per hamper. JzToa
CELERY Mammoth, 90c
HONEY Per case, 63.75.
CHEESE Per lb., 18 ',4620c. ;
OYSTEKS Par can, m6vo; pa
$i.e2.o.
Topeka Grain Market.
IFurnlBhed by J. H. Blllard, corner Kaa.
aaa av. and Curtla at-
Topeka, Kan., March XL
WHEAT-7075c
CORN 48c
OATS 34c
Tapcka Butter. Eggs and Poultry. -
IFurniabed by the Topeka Packing Ce
Topeka, Kan., March si
EGGS Fresh country, 15c. -POULTRY
Hens, all sizes, tic; sprlnca
ve? J broilers. S lb. ,nd "J;
14c; over lb-. Ho; old cocks. c; ducks!
Jc; geese. 7c; Btag. c
TURKEYS Hen turkey over 8 lbs.. He;
young Tom ok'r 12 " old Tom.
12c
BUTTER Packing stock.. He.
Butter and Eggs
f Furnished by Th Continental Cramr
1 Co.. "'opeka. Kaa.
Topeka, Kan., March II.
r-HICAGO EGGS lMilc.
NEW YORK BGGS-18i6&19c.
CREAMERY BUTTER Chicago, 86HOJ
N. Y-. 354(&36 ; Elgin. 34&34!c; Tope
wholesale, 35c
Topeka Hay Market.
Furnished by X. A. Beck. HU-U E. eta.
Topeka, Kan., March 2L
Pl.VRIE HAY-No. 1. 89.00; No. 4,
NEW ALFALFA Choice, $18.00; No. J,
612.0UL
Topeka Hide Market. "
f Quotation lurmahed by Jam C. Smita
W Bid'j Co.. lu Kat Third St.
Topeka, Kan., March SL
nRtrrcN CURED HIOLs Nauvea. X.
l.G14cT No. 2, Sid. BrndVTku
BUI and SUigga, ic; Hor. wU
No. 1. r.
uiDKS-iJuichera haavv.
4ryaalU 134,16c "
Mink. H.5O&7.0P; Reooon. .iOc3.7&
Skunk (Dit:j. ,. ; oKuna (ahort ,
tripe). 63.0O&1.00; Sunk (narrow strips),
.-, vn-7c. Skunk Abroad stripe). Il.Z&&im-
Oposaum, 16ig90c; traait worthl,
Muskrat, large. 7630c: Muskrat. medium,
teezte: Muakrmt- oaI1. BxQZia. Th above
srica are for prhn fura. ,