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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-08
A NEW SCHOOL STUDY.
New York Teacher Discusses upper
Lip of Worm

New York, March 8.-For years
have the virtues of the reticent and re-
firing common or garden variety of
worm languished in a niche of oblivion.
None there was to blow the brass or
sound the cymbals for the sinuous Sc
questered mite. But superintendent of
of Schools Maxwell yesterday doomed
forth as a modern Christopher Column
bus. and in the furry. form Of the festive
worm discovered things Which he APP
parently believes win nourish the
minds of future teachers and supply
copious quantities of public school
pabulum.
Mr.. Maxwell decided that the hum
Bile worm should be turned over to the
rnercfes of fame. Some time ago he
ordered that the women pupils in the
Teachers Training school on one Hun
bred and Nineteenth street obtain, pro-
cure, purchase or acquire one worm
each He stipulated that Mr.. Worm
be immured in sand. contained in a
box with mosquito netting over 1t. The
prospective teachers Obeyed orders,
and watched the wiggly things as a
mother watches a babe. They knew
their researches wouldn't have any eff
feet upon the price of molasses in New
Orleans or that the Investigation Of
their vigil. But they watched, and
watched, and watched.
Yesterday Mr. Maxwell hurled anot1a-
er order. 1t was followed by a series
ike TIE EJdNuAd Lll4tS u Il D4Q lire = III
Here's the series:
"Obeerve the upper lin of the worm
carefully
run fingers all over body. length
wise, and find the two pairs of bristles
on each side os each segment.
The bright red line above the abdo-
men is the artery. It pulsates and acts
as q heart.
"Count pu1sations per minute. and
then tell how many has your heart.
Test sense Of feeling. What part Of
the worms body is most delicate2 Do
this with point of pencil
The order gravely set forth that the
young women are required to report on
their Investigations next Monday
Just what effect this study of the
habits, customs and methods of worms
viii have upen the educational system
+ isn't clear. But it IS perfectly clear that
Maxwell has caused to spring into be-
ing n Rockefeller Of worms in Harlem.
and that he has given a bull movement
to the worm market. There's a dirt
snaeared urchin around the school who.
armed with a coal shovel, has acquired
a monopo1y on the worm market. He
charges the embryo teachers two cents
apiece for worms, ano has gathered IN
enough coin to supply himself with
cigarettes and tafy for the next two
weeks
So-long live Educationl
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she is IN TROUBLE
Mrs. Saner, Formerly, OF Topeka
Indicted.
Charged With Big Embezzle-
ment in Texas.
TRIED SILK CULTURE.
Old Plan for Dipping UnWary 1t
Is Claimed.
Gave Mind Readings While in
Kansas.
TRIED SILK CULTURE


Indicted on Is charges which it is
claimed show embezzlement amounting
to $4,000, Margaret Sauer alias Mar
garet Graham, a psychic who formerly
operated in Topeka. is facing arrest in
Los Angeles.
Mrs. Sauer left here two or three
years ago and went from Topeka to
Texas where she caught most of her
dupes and where the indictments men
toned were returned against her.
Silk culture in California, it is stated
is the bait which Mrs. Sauer used in
catching her victims. most of whom
were women. Alluring pictures were
drawn of the profits which attended the
SILK worm culture. and numerous small
investments of from $40 to s25 were
secured Dividends were regularly paid
until the enthusiasm started to grow
and infected others. Then when the
amount grew to q considerable sum, a.
is said it amounted to $4,000 Mrs
Sauer vanished from the scene of her
operations. Mrs. Sauer has been operat-
ing extensively in Los Angeles as a
psychic and had a clientele of some of
the highest society women of that city.
She advertised heavily in the papers and
occupied an expensive suite Of rooms.
Charles F. Sauer, who it is claimed
is her husband, has been acting as her
manager.
Sheriff Tobin of San Antonio. Texas,
has been in Los Angeles the last few
days trying to secure the arrest of the
woman but through some failure in
securing the proper requisition papers,
the reQuisitfOn has not been hOnored.
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company, was a frequent visitor to the
Eames fat while Mr.. Eanes was alb
sent. She said that Mr. Eames called
him Connie" and 1.-The Turk"
THE first time Condax came said
the witness, Mrs. Eames was in the
bathroom. She stepped into the hall
and exchanged greetings with him 3. az
The witness said that Gondax and
Mrs. Eames had danced jigs together,
had sung together, and had drunk out
of the same cup. Mrs. Eames was de-
scribed as having been usually atUreo
ain a bathrObe or less"
"Once," said the witness, MRS.
Eames said she was Ill. Her husband
wanted to call a doctor, but Mrs.
Eames told me to get him out Of the
house. did. and then she got up and
put her makeup on. She painted her
face and even her ears. When Mr..
Condax came he was shown to her
room.
"I went into the room to ask a ques-
ton. Mrs. Eames was lying on the
bed and Condax was leaning over her.
Later brought up tea TO her and she
and Condax drank out Of the same cup
Mrs. Eames wanted to know If her
Connie didn't love her any more, and
a lot of such foolish stuff
The witness said that Mrs. EameS
had told her of taking q ride with Con
dax IN an elevated train, in the course
Of which they held hands Afterwards
Mrs. Eames was alleged to say that she
had been kissed on the train by The
Turk.
Mrs. Eames will probably take the
witness stand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-08
REvELS In FLAT.
Former Mayor of Buffalo Figures
as Correspondent
In a Sensational Divorce Suit in
Chicago.
ORGIES LAID BARE.
BY Testimony of JaRitors and
Servant Girls.
Defendant Entertained Men
Friends in Her Bath Robe.

Chicago. March S.-Two fiat janitors
were the star witnesses in the divorce
suit of John H. Eames in Judge Gary's
court They told OF early morning rev.
els at the Eames fiat, 1854 Michigan
avenue. and enlivened the proceedings
by a profound discourse on the proper
definition of the word "kimono."
Harry Wright. who claimed the title
of THE Gentleman Janitor," extended
his testimony so as to include discus
sion of turquoise blue hosiery sand5other
items OF womans costume 5 Herman
Gramvs, the other janitor told Of the
dofngs of Mrs. Eames.
Both men testified that they had seen
Mrs. Eames intoxicated and in company
with men other than her husband. Some
tOrrid love letters were introduced.
Alma Moore, negro servant testified
that J. II. Scatcherd, former mayor of
Buffalo, n. Y, had slept in the same
room with Mrs Eames.
Harry Wright was the first of the
1anitOrs to testify.
did you ever see Mr.. Graham7''
asked Attorney Cantweu, referring to
Harry II. Graham.
yes" responded the janitor 'He
once came for Mrs. Eames in a cab at
6 o'clock I'm the evening. He wore a silk
hat and looked swell He told the maid
Eames rushed downstairs and got into
the cab"
What did she wear?" asked Attorney
CantWeL
"A turquoise blue dress. blue stock
1ngs, blue shoes, and a blue hat with
white feather responded the janltor
with "a happy smile.
The attorney gasped at the readiness
of the reply.
Are you sure you saw her stockings
and that they We're blue2"
Certainly am was the prompt re-
ply.
'Did you ever see Mrs. Eames wear a
kimono?'
Yes" responded the witness.
What IS a kimonO2"
"a loose wrap made Of calico or Jap
anese silk"
Does your wife wear one?"
We're not high toned enough for
that. am not a colored person or a
foreigner. I am a genuine Yankee,
and Yankee janitor is usually about
as good as any tenants in the building
and sometimes better. Mrs. Eames
called me the gentleman janitor' be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-08
SLEEPING SICKNESS.
The Subject OF a Lecture by Prof.
Robert Koch.


Berlin, March 8.=Prof Robert
Koch lectured today on the Sleeping
Sickness which he investigated for
several months in equatorial Africa
during the year 1905.
Emperor william and distinguish
ed committee were present. The
nalady said the professor. had been
known on the west coast of Africa
since the beginning of the last century
and it had spread to the north shore
Of the Victoria Nyanza and threatened
German Africa Probably 100000 per
sons have died from the disease. The
infection was spread from human to
human by the sting of a fly. The per
son anected the usual health for sew
eral days and then the sufferer was at
tackled with fever. became incoherent,
the glands we're swollen and the pa
tent became enfeebled and eventually
was seized with the sleep mania Prof.
Koch knew of no remedy for this dis
ease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-08
cause 1 wouldn't run at her beck and

cause wouldn't run at her beck and
call"
Witness then testified that he had
seen Mrs. Eames drunk several times
He testified that he had never seen Mr..
Eames drunk. The janitOr also told
the jury that Mrs. Eames did not al
ways wear her kimono In the most
conventional manner. He was ques-
shades of blue, but withstood all at
tacks from the lawyers.
JanitOr Gramvs Testifes.
Herman Gramvs, who said he was
the janttor previous to the fncumb eney
of Janitor Wright, told graphic story
of events in the Eames fat.
'I started work at the fat on March
-, 1904, and left on March 4, 1905,
said Gramvs. Sat five minutes to 10
o clock one night I was passing the
door of the Eames fat when Mrs.
Eames opened the door and said: Her
man. come inside. I want to talk to
you
"Isfold her T had no-4indes woman
was dying on the floor below. Mrs.
Eames begged me to come inside She
said o. wouldn't it kill you? wouldn't
1t frost you2 But shall not die yet
She said her acquaintance wanted her
to die because the other woman was
dying.
Mrs. Eames was Intoxicated. She
fell over against the wall Of the hall
In the morning Mrs. Ea mes was hav-
ing high old time In the fiat with Mr.
Graham, 2. A. Condax. and Miss Far
go I have seen Mrs. Fanes with Mr..
I Condax four times and with Mr.. era
ham at different times.
Il saw Mrs. Eames and a gentleman
get out Of the cab one morning much
/ intoxicated Mrs. Eames pretty rear
had to climb upstairs on her. hands and
knees She tore off some of the lace
from her underskirt''
/ repeated epithets which ne said he had
heard Mrs. Eames apply to her hus-
band.
Catharine Beuce, formerly a servant
at the EaTnes home, gave tart replies to
Attorney Cantwell while testffying in
/ behalf of Mr.. Eames. Miss Bence who
IS now a professional masseuse detail
ed her study Of the art Of massaging
Visit of Mr.. scatcherd.
At the morning session Anna Moore.
the negro girl, was placed on the stand.
Former Mayor Scatcherd, according
! to the girl, went to the Eames nat in
the early morning hours when Mrs.
Sames was away but was expected to
return.
About o'clock, wren 7 went into the
den to clean up the house, I found Mr..
Scateherd asleep on the couch and Mrs.
Itames asleep on the floor near him,
said the witness.
How was Mrs. Eames dressed ?"
She was en- deshabille," was the re-
ply.
/ Just before Eames returned. Mrs.
Eames awoke and called for a gin fzz
( for everybody, according to the maid
/ When Eames came he was invited to
/ Join in the festivities, but refused.
] Hes mad" Mrs. Eames Is said to
/ have remarked. 7 don't give a -. "
/ The Moore girl testified that Mrs
/ Eames had eaten supper with a tall
+ blond man while she had her bath robe
on and the lights were turned low. .
/ She also told Of another man who had
I come to the fat with Mrs Eames and
Miss Fargo. The girl said the two wo-
men quarreIed about him with the re-
suit that Miss Fargo left
Connie a Frequent Visitor.
Catherine Bence said that E. A. Con-
/ dax, manager of the Condax Cigarette
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-08

a harmless looking castle. It is pre-
sumed that the castle was loaded, for
the Napoleon bunch was never heard
of again
The adversaries gradually Whitfield
each other down until there was moth
ing left but the two kings, with a horse
and a bishop for each, and three
paWnS. to each side. Without being in
the feast aware of what he was doing.
General Alexander fixed a cul de sac
with steel trap in the sac. He then
got around in the rear Of General =
Napoleon's position, and herded him
into the snare. Napoleon walked right
in like a little lamb. and then was
when the conversation took place as p
of the sixteenth decisive battle Of the
world.
The games were played at the rooms.
of the Knights and Ladies of Security.
Mr.. A. NJ. Harvey of Topeka and Mr. g
N. D. Thompson of Junction City, who e
! tied for first place at the state chess
tournament recently held in Topeka.
met by agreement to play off the tie,
4 the ff485 6fl 1svho sf7isSta wins three games
will be declared state champion.
The first game went moves to a 4
draw, at which time It became evidene .
that Mr.. Thompson could not win, in
spite of the fact that he had one pawn
the better of the argument The flrst
game opened with what chess players
| call "Philidor's defense" Thompson
playing the whites.
The second game was given an ir-5'
regular opening by Mr.. Harvey, and at
about 11:30, when nearly everybody p
went home, it looked as though Mr.. d
Harvey was going to get the worst OF q
it. Thompson had gained a command
of the game which seemed Irresistible e
but one bad play proved to be his IN q
doing and Harvey not only won back r
his lost pieces but threw a Gordon OF 70
pieces about tn oanpson's king which
proved to be his undoing. BY moving
| bishop, Harvey threw ThompsOn's q
king into check in the center of the r.
board. Not until Thompson set about
extracting his king from what seemed
to be a very loosely drawn attack was
! it discovered by either player that Har-t
vey had scored a checkrnate, and won :
the game.
At the conclusion of the game. Mr..
Thompson decided that he did not care
to continue the match at present It y
was expected that he would stay here
and play today. but he declined to do 2
so. He will come back to Topeka and p
finish the match later.
There were about twenty chess
PLAYERS in attendance at the games last e
night who FOL CIV ed the play on DEM
onstrati6n boa rdss Harvey and Thomp-9.
/ son PLAYED tn cir games on the rostruna. -
! and the spectators were seated at
tables on the floor Of the hall. Harold
1 T. Chase, L. L. Kiene, r. w. Craig and
] Colonel Hawkins acted as officials and
/ score keepers. By means Of automatic :
/ clocks. each player was allowed an.
hour for 20 moves.
Mr.. Thompson is Il travelling man.
and looks very much like Phil Camp
/ bell, congressman from the Third dis-
! tricf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-08
CHANGE IN RESIDENCES.
They Furnish the Only Work for Conn
missioner of Elections. I'll

'sThirty-three per cent of the regis
tratf0n which comes in here is due to
a change in residence said c. II.
Titus, commissioner Of elections In
some instances we have had two
changes of residence since the first of
the year and this means, under the new
law. that they had to be registered
each time. 1t puts the books in fearful
shape We have to strike out and
erase and just at time when we think
we have the books fixed up in good
shape
The registration ran close to $50 yes
terday There are on an estimate
about 5000 votes in the city yet who
have failed to register and who are in
eligible under the new election law.
The registration books SHOW a. total Of
about 1000 names registered gag
Commencing with Wednesday the
Office of the commissioner of elections
will be open until O'Clock in the even
ing for the accommodation of the
voters. The Office hours will continue
until O'Clock in the evening until the
14th of this month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-08
MUTINY IN HARBOR.
One Ships Fireman Killed in a Re
VOlver Battle.

New York, March S.-A nutfnv in
which one life was lost occurred TO-DAY
on board the steamer Massachusetts
which was lying at her dock at Brook
Ign.
James Slocum, a fireman. was killed.
during d revolver battle on the steam
er's decks. in which the steamers FIRE
men were ranged on one side ana or
posing them were the ships officers and
members Of the crew. Sounds of the
fighting caused reserve Of police To
be hurried to the steamer but the fire.
men who had started the trouble had
been driven into submission bfore the
police arrived. Six mem bers of the crew
were arrested as were also First OFFICER
Albert J. Evans and Fourth Offer FL
mer H. Kermen. All were held as wit
nesses. Kermen's home is in Baltimore
Nd
The mutiry has been brewing, accord
ing to the officers of the Massa chusetts
Wales. February 3. The fremen were
the chief disturhers, it was alleged.
making continual COMPLAINTS about
their food. The crew, however. sided
with the officers. During the Voya ge
from Cardiff there were almost daily
fist fights on the steamer, all growing
out of the surly temper Of the two op-
posing factions. The wra ngling con
tinued until after the Massachusetts ar
rived IN Brooklyn several days ago.
Some of the fremen srent last night
in the city and the quarrel began i'm
TaedfateIy upon their return to the yes
sci today The 1Iassa chUsetts was ex-
peeted to saiI today for san Francisco.
yes. shes pretty Her nose is Slightly
-er-retrouse, Is 1t not2
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80 Convicted q AEuraer.

Jefferson City, No. March s.
Harry Vaughn, Charles Raymond and
lice Box" Ryan, charged with the
murder of Gateman John Clay IN the
attempt on. November "a, last Of sew
eraI. cenvicts to escape from the state
penitentiaHy here. were this morning
found guilty Of murder in the first
degree.
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KNOWN BY NUMBERS.
Killed and Injured WorlSmen Can't Be
al smaa a7n Identified.

Greensburg. Pa. March S.-An engine
running light on the Pennsylvania road
near Radburg, Pa. today crashed into
a work train on which were about rs
italian laborers employed ca a new pipe
line. Four of the men were killed and
IS others injured, several of whom win
die. The injured were brought to the
hospital in this city, but, being foreign
ers and known only by numbers. their
names could not be ascertained.
Immediately after the accident the
train crew went to the assistance of the
injured but were forced to fee from
the angry Italians, who appeared crazed
at the sight of thelr-dead and dying
-countrymen. sar -.-- --t--
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with that old enemy of the race. Constf-
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avoid all serious trouble with stomach
liver and bowels. take DR. Kings New
Life Pills. They perfectly regulate these
organs without pain or discomfort q
cents at the Arnold Drug Co, 81 North
Kansas avenue
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sNAP sH0Ts AT H0ME NENs.

At the sThea4ers Tonight.
Novelty Four Bragdons.
: Crawford Vaudeville.
BurIesque.
Grand-Indoor Circus.
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Eyes. she's pretty Her nose Is slightly
-er-retrouse, Is it uot2f
'.Oh. yes; she has what we call a stock
yards nose. Chicago Tribune.
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- live Educetion!
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-01
"THE $4,000 CLUB. :"

STOP A MOMENT, do you want
twenty-five thousand people here I'm
Blueheld? DO you want factories TO
locate here7 DO you want to divert
to Blue6eld and vicinity some Of the
hundreds OF millions of dollars going
into the new Industrial South? n
you do, then lets go into ACTION
Let us at least make bid for some
Of this capital.
Advertising your city and its in
duccments TO capital is just as i'm
portant as pushing your Individual
business. Every dollar you spend as
Bluefeld business man for Blue
field, will bring you a dollar in dlvi-
dends We know manufacturing
town 900 miles from fuel supply
that has eight furniture factories
Half OF those factories ought to be
down along Bluestone today. But
there are others. so let's go after
them. "25.OOO by 1909
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-01
TWO ITALIANS
SERIOUSLY HURT,

Two Italians. brothers, working
for Carpenter and Boxley on the new
railroad, near Ingleside, yesterday
were blown up by dynamite. IA
seems that a charge of the explosive
had been placed but failed to fire. An
attempt was made 10 bore II out when
the explosion occurred. One OF the
men is said to have had both arms
blown OF while the other was dan
gerously wounded about the head
and II ne RECEIVERS will be a cripple
for life. The man most seriously
hurt was In such bad condition
that HIS removal was considered
impractlcable and he Is now under
charge Of company physicians at
Ingleside. The other was brought to
Bluefield by Mr.. Boxley and was TAX
en- to st. Luke's Sospital, but his con-
dition was such last night that an
operation could not be performed.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-01
THE RIGHTS

The right to vote involves an Oh
ligation to vote. II Is duty as wen
as n privilege. Suppose those who are
indifferent should be denicd the pri,i-
lege OF voting? What would they
think and sayg Many men who
claim to be good citizens seldom vote
But officers are elected. laws are
made. taxes are levied, and legis,a-
tion affecting life, liberty. property.
individual rights and the public VOL
fare are enacted. and those who do
not vote have no right to complain II
these laws are bad. They deserve
bad laws. Tho voter who mnkcs
himself squow man may complain.
but nobody pays any attention to him.
He may refuse 10 vote. but he cannot
escape the rule of those who do vote
They are his mastcrs--and In the
duty OF citizenship his superiors. -,
Nashville American.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-01
MARRIED AT KEY
STONE YESTERDAY.

Mr.. Adam Fulford and Miss Ella
Oury were united I'm the holy bonds
OF matrimony at Keystone yesterday.
The ceremony took place at the
brides homo Mt II O'Clock and the
knot was tied by Rev. Brown of the
Methodist church.
The bride is Is years old and is a
sister OF the late Mrs. Cleo Craig of
this city and has been frequent
visitor TO Blueheld. where she has
host OF friends.
The groom Is native of Virginia
and has boon In the employ of the
Keystone Coal and Coke Company I'm
the capacity OF Blacksmith for quite
number Of years
The couple loft on the noon train
for Foster Falls, Va, the old home
OF tho groom After spending some
fifteen days visiting in that section
OF Virginia they will retdrn and make
keystone their home.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-01
DOUBLE SERVICE TO
GRAHAM PROBABLE

II reports prove trne, and there are
Indications that they viii. the Blue
stone Traction Company will early
In the coming year extend the line
around through South BIucHoId. ia
Graham, making a loop.
Rumors to this effect have been
current for some time, but nothing
definite Is as yet known regarding the
proposed tension
The idea Is n good one. however.
and the public may not be surprised
II they are offered choice of two
routes to Graham via electric car
within the next year.
II is generally believed that the
line has been paying Investment
from the start and improvements ln
the service have been constant. and
of nature to at least Indicate that
further extension or the right OF way
would not create surprise.