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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
VIOLIN DUEL.
Is Proposed Between Kubelik and
Marie Hail at Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. "A challenge was
issued today for a violin duel between
Jan Kubelik, the Bohemian virtuosO,
and Marie Hall of London. who is now
playing in Chicago.
The prize is to be a laurel wreath
and incidentally the winner viii gain
$1,000 in addition to box receipts for
his or her ability to manipulate the
king of instruments in the most highly
artistic fashion.
Maxwell r. Edgar. the Chicago at
torney. is Miss Halls champion, and
he has offered both the wreath and
the 1000 as the prize. As KubeIk
will be in Chicago in January Mr.
Edgar hopes the contest will take place
here
q am wiling to back my opinion,
said Mr.. Edgar. Both Kubelik and
Miss Hall. who is only % years of age,
are pupils of Sevcik, the celebrated
Prague maestro. Sevcik said the girl
was his most brilliant player and I
have heard Kubelik. Just as soon as I
hear the challenge is accepted I will
put up the money"
Mr.. Edgar suggests that Mr.. Stack,
conductor of the Thomas orchestra,
Emil Suaret, Prof. Sigfield or some
other equally competent musician be
the judge or that a board Of arbitration
be selected for that purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
SIX DAY CYCLE GRIND.
Fast Amateur and Professional Sprints
at Madison Square Opening.

New York, Dec. 2.-As a preliminary
to the annual six day bicycle grind
the managers of the festival brought
all the cycling stars who were avail
able to the Madison Square Garden
track tonight. The result was that an
unusually interesting series of sprints
and long distance races of a highly eX-
citing character made up the pro-
gramrne of merit both in the amateur
and professional classes.
Matt DOwney of Boston won the
special pursuit race from Teddy Bill
ington of Newark, n. J., in six and a
marked DoWney'S last appearance as
an amateur as he will start in the six
day race with Tommy Hall, the Eng
fish expert as a team mate.
Frank Kramer of East Orange, N.
J.. practically made the pace all the
way through the international 10 mile
open race in which Matt DOWney made
his professional debut. All but five of
the 20 contestants dropped out of the
Krar=er always having a bit of speed
in reserve, Won out by three yards. G.
L. HOLSTER of Springfield, Mass, was
second, Matt Downey, Boston, third, a
length back and two wheel lengths
ahead of Arthur Vanderstuyft of Hol-
land, fourth. Time of this race p
minutes 81 LIS seconds, and three lap
prizes were won by HOLSTER, who was
ahead for So laps.
last contest on the card, Hughey Nc
Lean of Boston, middle distance cham
pion of America simply ran away from
the English champion, Tommy Hail,
whom he defeated by a margin of over
three laps in 1881 Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
MRS. scoTT GOT HER WATCH.
Captured the Thief Herself and
Forced Him to Give It Up.

Mrs. ]. Fred Scott, who lives at 1921
West Tenth avenue, did a clever piece
Of police work last week which re-
suited in the recovery of valuable
watch which was stolen from her
home about month ago Mrs. Scott
was working about the lawn at her
home one morning when a We'll
dressed young man of about eighteen
came along and asked for the JoD OF
raking the leaves from the lawn
Mrs Scott employed him and worked
about the ward while he raked the
leaves and burned them. She was
called to the rear of the house for
fe,v moments. and when she came
back the young man had disappeared.
Thinking this very strange, Mrs. Scotl
went into the house and discovered
that her purse was missing, as well
as a valuable watch. made more val
liable on account of associations.
Efforts were made at the time to
locate the thief but to no avail, and
Mrs. Scott had given up hopes OF ever
seeing her watch again Last week
as she was sitting at a window she
saw a man walking across the lawn
in front of the house in the place of
using the walks, which would nave
caused him to take few extra
steps. At first glance the face seemed
familiar and on taking a second look
she recognized the young man VINO
few weeks before she had engaged to
rake the leaves from the lawn and
who disappeared so nysteriOusly at
the same time she missed her watch
There was no time to call a police
man, so she walked out and directly
up to him and demanded that he tell
her where he had pawned her watch
He was indignant and was positive
that it was a case of mistaken iden-
tity. and Mrs Scott was equally sure
that it was case of certain indemnity.
The man continued to walk and so
did Mrs. Scott. They walked along
side by side, Mrs. Scott urging him to
tell her what he had done with the
watch. while he denied any knowledge
of its whereabouts. until they reached
Lowman Hill, where the young man
entered a gate and went into house.
Mrs. Scott followed him into the
house and was met at the door by a
man who proved to pc a brother OF
Mrs. SCOTS companion upon whom
she had forced her presence To him
she told her story, and the young
man. who was standing near. denied
the story until the elder brother took
a hand in the conversation and in-
sisted upon the return of the watch.
Much 10 his surprise, as we'll as to her
surprise. the younger man went up
stairs and returned with the watch.
Mrs scout now has lier watch owing
to her perseverance. and the young
thief is wondering what is going to
happen to him. Mrs. Scots refuses to
divulge the name of the cnlprit. as
she is convinced mat his relatives are
respectable people ana that this was
the boys first cffense.
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NIatinee Hats Barred.

Rome. Dec. 2.=For some time the
newspapers have waged war against
matinee hats, and have called upon
the authorities to forbid women from
wearing them in theaters. The climax
came at the Costanzi theater. when the
actor appeared on the stage in the
character of Cardinal Lambertini. A
clamor began in the theater- It was
directed against the women who were
wearing matinee hats. The actor could
not utter a word. Carabiniers appear
ed in the theater, but the disturbance
continued. One by one the women re-
moved their head-gear, and the per-
Torrance was resumed. The same
scene was enacted in other theaters
and eventually the chief of police is
sued an edict against the offending
hats.
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INJECTED POISON.
HypOdermicaIIy Into His Wife as She
Lay Dying.

Raleigh. n. c., Dec 2.-Dr. ]. B.
Matthews, of Greensboro. who is in
Jail at Greensboro. after being arrest
ed this morning, charged with killing
his wife by administering poison to
her. viii have his preliminary trial at
Greensboro Monday, at which time his
father, who resides in Durham, and
other relatives will be present Mrs.
Matthews was buried at Greensboro
this afternoon and her husband
begged to be allowed to attend the fu-
neral, which request was denied.
The case is attracting much atten-
ton because of the remarkable cir
cumstances as well a. the prominence
of the parties concerned. DR.. Mat
thews is said to be suffering from drug
taking of some kind and is under the
care Of physicians at present. AL
though Matthews declared today that
he would have no lawyers and would
make q statement for himself Monday
afternoon at the hearing, it is stated
that his father and other relatives
have today engaged counsel to defend
him, as he is alleged to be mentally
irresponsible at this time.
No coroner's inquest was held as
the coroner is one of the physicians
who attended Mrs. Matthews and is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
EVANS is SATISFIED.
Topeka Pastor said Church Board
Took the Natural Action.

NO, [ shall not follow evangelistic
work. said Dr. w. G. Evans, pastor OF
the First NJ. E. church who returned
from Newark, n. j. where he ad-been
swept that city fer the past ten days.
No, 1 shall not follow it. I am
pastor. 1 VIII not return to Newark
The work is being transferred from
there to other places. I expected that
the board would take the action that
they did, it was a natural action to
take, No, I am not disanDOinted in be-
ing recalled. 1t is really hattertng to
think that I have become so valuable
that they could not get along without
1T was wonderful, wonderful the way
the revival spirit took a hold OF the
large city. 1t was as far advanced IN
six days as the revival advanced here
in Topeka in Is.
t was directly in charge of the work
in Newark, While DR.. Chapman was
working at Paterson, Jersey City, and
the other cities of New Jersey. Seventy
two of the churches of the city COM
bined in the union services which were
held in Newark. I had the aid of So
evangelists and singers who were cali
ed in from all over the state 10 assist.
At the meeting for men only on last
Sunday 400 men were converted and at
each of the meetings which I had in
charge from 90 to so were converted
daily. AT the Sunday evening services
j shall have something TO say concern
ing the work which I was engaged in"
The Newark Advertiser of Wednes-
day, has this to say DR.. Evans:
Temporarily. the revival ship is with
out a rudder. or to be more exact. the
hand that has held it so steadfastly the
nine days since the campaigns incep-
ton has been Withdrawn. The Rev. ".
c. Evans, d. D.. PHI. D., who has been
in charge of the local battalion of the
Rev. DR.. j. w. Cbapman's evangelistio
forces left today on the 1928 p. m. train
for the home in n Topeka, Kan. his
own church. the First Methodist Epis-
copal, IN the state. capital. could spare
him no longer and he is on his way back
to take up the duties of the passionate,
where he put them down just before
coming to Newark. a week ago last Sat
urdav.
DR. Evans is splendidIy adapted for
evangelistic work and, what is a sub
stantial auxiliary. he glories in the OPP
portunities it holds forth. 1t would not
surprise those who know him best if
some day he should give up pastoral re-
sponsibilities and essay the WIDE feld
OF REGULAR revival effort. At any rate
he has promised DR.. Chapman to, the
Topeka church permitting, lend his en-
ergies to whatever campaign for sin
ners' salvation may. be undertaken next
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
A BIG gERDICT.
Against st. Louis GIObe-Democrat for
S15O.OOO.

LeavenWorth, Kan, Dec. 2.-Ihe
story is printed here that James A.
Reed, eX-mayor of Kansas City, attor-
ney for sam @B. Cook, ex-secretary of
state of Missouri has just secured a
judgment against the Globe-Democrat
of St Louis for $3.50, 900, for SANDER
and libel
The suit grew out of the fight on
state of Missouri. based on a transac-
ton i'm which Cook claimed to be an
innocent participant. The coal oil in
spector of the city of st. Louis had
been appointed through his influence.
The office paid upwards of 81 0.00Q a
year in fees. When the legislature
met a bill was framed putting the Of
fee on a salary basis. The salary was
not satisfactory to the inspector and
he started out to defeat its passage.
He succeeded in prevailing upon the
chairman of the judiciary committee
to pigeon hole the bill. The chairman
was paid sum in the neigh borhood of
$1,000 for holding UP the bill.
When the time came for the inspector
TO pay the chairman of the judiciary
committee Cook was called in as a Wit
ness TO the paying of the money. He
claimed afterwards that he knew moth
ing regarding the nature of the trans
action.
Cook brought suit aginst the paper
for SANDER and libel asking for dam
ages in the sum of $250,O00 The suit
was tried at Moberly, Mo- this week
and judgment was rendered in favor of
Cook for $3.50 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
HORSES KILLED.
BY Coming in Contact With Wires
Broken by Storm.

Erie. Pa, Dec. 2.-The storm that
passed over this city last night and to-
day paralyzed telegraph, telephone and
electric light wires for many hours.
Numbers of shade trees were broken
down and considerable other damage
done During the night the sleet-laden
wires gave way in all directions, falling
across trolley lines in many cases and
rendering traffic in the streets danger
Gus. Several horses were killed by COM
ing in contact with live wires and over
300 telegraph poles were broken off.
Trains were nearly all late today and
suburban trolley cars could not get out
of the city A large force of men We're
put to work clearing up the debris
caused by the storm. At o'clock to
night the telegraph companies reported
a few wires working TO the west but
nothing to the east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
Nnst Garnet of Csrnss.

London. Dec I'm the making of
one gigantic carpet, So, 900 feet in area,
200 people, practically the entire pop
ulation of the village of Chelmsford,
Suffolk. have been for many weeks en-
pIoyed It is to be laid at Olympia for
the Winter Sports club. Woven of
cocoanut fiber and raffia grass, one and
one-half inches in thickness, and dyed
green, the carpet looks and feels like
genuine turf. 1t can be rolled smooth
like a real lawn, and cricket, tennis and
hockey balls play off it in precisely
the same fashion as they do off real
growing grass In the making OF the
CARPET. which viii cost $25.0o0, more
than twenty tons of rafiia grass are be-
ing used. When finished the carpet
viii weigh forty-six tons During the
winter cloduet, lawn tennis, cricket,
football. hockey. pelota and other
games viii be played on II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03

Brussels. Dec. al EXTRAORDINARY
case of religious mania is reported
from Ressaix. near Sinche- A man.
named Auguste Buisseret, % years Of
age, declared that God had appeared
to him and had ordered him to per-
form miracles He proclaimed himself
the Son OF God, and succeeded in COM
munfcating his madness to many peo-
pie in the district. Buisseret pretend
ed to heal all the sick and infrm. ana
marched through the streets clad in
red robe and wearing crown of
thorns Hundreds of persons accom-
panied him He preached on the com
mons and the gendarmes found it nee
essarv to protect his house to prevent
it from being taken by assault. Sew
eraI residents have urged the authori-
ties to put an end to the unseemly
scene.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
HURON IS CHOSEN.
Elected Department Commander of
Lincoln Post.

Officers of Lincoln Post C. A. R. were
elected Saturday evening. The meeting
was well attended and 100 members an
swered roll call.
der. along with the following officers:
Senior vice commander, William Peter
son; junior vice commander, P. E
Strauss; officer of the day, Henry H
Louthan ;onicer of the guard, George Nc
Caslin; quartermaster, Elias Shuu; chap
lain, J. w. Sidwell trustees, Walter Well
ter, D. W. Daily. Delegates to the state
encampment were also chosen as follows:
r. H Semple, r. B. Wallace, w w
Smith, c. II. Titux. H. X. Goodrich c.
E. Strauss, c. n. Biggam; alternates, J.
w. Kempton, Walter Wellhouse W. w.
Denison, D. A. Mulvane, w. H Barnes,
Peter He'll and F. NJ. Kimball.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
WINNING LITTLE WAYS
Man Nurse in a Hospital Is Bequeathed
$1,SOO,OOO by a Woman.

Paris Dec. "a fortune of $780,
600 has heen left to a male nurse in
a private hospital by an old Belgian
woman aged Seventy eight, whom he
had attended, Together with her nus
band; who was over eighty years OF
hospital in 1909. and here the nurse
attended both for rheumatism. The
old gentleman died and the nurse
gave his devoted attention to the
widow. It is stated that his winning
little ways soon won her full conf
dence. and under his care she finally
recovered and visited the Riviera. Next
she entrusted him with her money mat
tiers, and he purchased the title of Ro-
man Count from the Pope. A special
papal blessing sent to the old woman
so impressed her that she willed the
whole of her fortune to the young man.
But relatives have started an action
to invalidate the will.
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A Boiling Pot of RevoIution.

The liveliest story of Venezuela may
be written at Curacao. This little
island is a cleft rock in the sea, and it
is as dry as a bone. Nothing grows
there But the town is the thriftiest of
the Antilles. as we'll as the cleanest.
and the cleft in the rock which the sea
enters is a natural canal and a harbor
rarely eQualed. The secret of the
islands thrift is contraband. Revolu-
ton elsewhere means its prosperity. 1t
is the revolutionary clearing house
warehouse and dollhouse of the Garth
bean. In dull times little sepfahuef
generals fatten there and plot to save
their country, whether Venezuela
Colombia, Haiti, or state Of Central
America They know no censorship
ana out OF their mouths pours the live
Hest story of Venezuela.-The Worl,3rs
Work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
INVESTIGATION ASKED.
OF Many Life Insurance Companies
Operating in Nebraska.

Omaha, Neb.. Dec 2.-The life insur-
ance underwriters association of Ne
braska tonight unanimously adopted
resolutions calling for an investigation
of every life insurance company doing
business in Nebraska. The underwriters
ask Governor Mickey to call an extra
session of the legislature and want a
legislative committee to conduct an in
vestigation.
Resolutions declare that many COM
panies doing business in this state pay
out from 81 to 40 per cent of their prem
iums for expenses which is a worse
showing than that made by the COM
panies now being investigated in New
York. They declare further that Ne
braska Insurance laws are very bad
and that radical action is needed to re-
store public confidence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
halfway mn Mount Blanc.

made with sthe railway up Mount
Blanc. The line is being constructed
after the style of the Jungfrau system.
It will be about , miles long, and it
is expected to be finished in five or six
wears. From the Fayet to the last sta
ton of the journey. which Will cost
$40. viii take four hours. The train
viii be warmed and lit by electricity
1t viii be composed OF an electric en-
CINE and two saloon carriages, capa BILE
OF accommodating so passengers. The
train will be provided with three indie
pendent and very powerful brakes,
which will make an accident impossi-
bic. All the stations on the line VIII
be connected by telephone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
r. CoIvtn for sheriff.

Mr.. r. Colvin is the latest to an
nounce himself as a candidate for
sheriff of Shawnee county. Mr.. Colvin
or Rome Colvin" as he is more gen
orally known has lived in North To-
peka for the past IA years and during
most of the time has conducted a
livery stable at his present location.
Mr.. COlvin has always given close per
sonal attention to his own business
and it is fair to presume that if he is
nominated and elected as sheriff that
his official career will be marked with
the same careful attention which he
has given to his private affairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
RELIEVE E. WILDER
Assistant Treasurer and Secre-
tary Of Santa Fe Named.
A. O. WelImau Win Look After
Treasury Work.
SCOTT AS SECRETARY.
Both Men Old Employees Of
Treasurer's Department.
viii Leave Mr.. Wilder Little to
Worry Over.
Changes Effective as Soon as
Circulars Arrive.
SCOTT AS SECRETARY.

For the purpose of relieving Edward
Wilder, secretary and treasurer of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
company from the necessity and re-
sponsibility Of attending to the detail
work of his Offices, the executive com
mittee Of the company has appointed
Augustus o. Wellman as assistant
treasurer of the company and J. Fred
Scott as assistant secretary.
These appointments were made at a
meeting of the executive committee,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
NEW PUMP COMES HIGH.
State Couldn't Get One at Osawatomie
for $1,000.

Saturday afternoon the board Of control
opened bids for placing a new pump and
electric motor at the Osawatonlfe asy-
lunl. The legislature appropriated 5000
for this purpose
There were six bids in the field, but
when they were opened it was found that
the lowest possible combination made the
cost $500. All of the bidders were Kan
sas City concerns.
When this was discovered the board de-
cided to reject all the bids and have new
specifications prepared Bids will then be
readvertised for and it is expected that
the new bids will be within the sum al
lowed by the legislature.
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Dr. Matthews
The alleged discovery of Matthews
administering hypodermically a dead
" poison into a limb Of his wife as
she lay dying, with other physicians
in the room and while he ((Matthews)
was pretending to be kneeling in
prayer, is so horrible as to almost pass
belief. Yet the charge is made di-
rectly and positively in the telegram
from Greensboro today on the au-
thority of physicians there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
RULES MUST CHANGE.
Or No More Football Will Be Played
at Iowa Colleges.

Des Moines, Ia. Dec. Iowa col
lege presidents assembled in Des
Moines today passed resolutions de-
nouncing football as at present played
as too brutal for college students to
participate iii. The resolutions pro-
vide that unless radical changes were
made in the rules that the sport be
prohibited in Iowa colleges. Seventeen
schools were TeDreSeDted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
THEY WANT ROOSEVELT
Young Republicans of Missouri Invite
Him to Their Banquet.

Kansas City. Mo, Dec. 1.-The young
Republicans of Missouri have decided
on February p, as the date for their
annual banquet and an invitation has
been sent to the president through Sen
ator Warner to attend. It is believed
the president will do So if possible, oW-
ing to the belief that through his AID,
Missouri can be kept in the Republican
column.
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Mrs. Frederick Schoff. the we'll
known philanthropist. answered. at a
meeting OF Daughters of the Revol1I-
ton, an ancient sneer at womanlzind.
4 man. she said, rose in a worn-
an meeting, and with a sheer asked
why 1t was that men were not adj
dieted to saving spiteful things about
one another as women We're
The president answered him
Men. she said. are SO busy brag-
ging about themselves that they don't
nave time TO attack other men
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Blot

The house WIS already full of poor
relatives of ours come to visit with US.
and still every train brought more Of
them.
They. at least L sneered. thinking
in all bitterness of the cruel attitude of
my elder brother. edo not deem my
wealth a blot on the family escutch-
con-"
cor possibly they purpose sponging
it eff" suggested my wife, a woman of
rare wit and fertile fancy.-Puck.
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FAVOR LAWSON.
Mutual Policy Holders About to Give
Him Proxies.

Columbus, O.. Dec. "a meeting Of
about 40 policyholders in the Mutual
Life Insurance company with head
quarters in New York. now being in
vestigated was held here this evening.
The sentiment seemed to be in favor of
turning over the proxies to Thomas w.
Lawson of Boston There was much
discussion and the only definite action
taken was to call another meeting of a
more general character for next
Thursday evening, when something viii
be done.
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FLAMES ARE SPREADING
Loss at Curtin, W Va, Already Ex-
ceeds 100000.

Curtin, w Va. Dec. 2.-The Curtin
Lumber company's plant here was
totally destroyed by fire today.
The fire is still raging in the forest
surrounding this town and threatens to
devastate the entire timber region of
Nicholas county. The flames are
spreading on all sides and already the
loss has exceeded 100000.
Unless rains come the damage viii
be very heavy.