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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
DAYHOFF ANSWER FILED.
Replies to Mrs. Burton's Suit for
Libel.

The answer in the Burton-Dayhoff
libel suit was filed today. The old
charges concerning the Burton divorce
suit are rehashed.
Mrs. Ella S. Burton and G.. G. Bur-
ton were at one time in the employ of
the American Book company, COM
monty called the book trust. They
severed their connection with this firm
and during the last state campaign
Mrs. Burton occupied prominent
place on the platform with speeches
against Hoch and others of the Re-
publican party. The tenor of these
speeches was that Hoch had betrayed
the people of the state through the
appointment of q state text book COM
mission, a majority of the members of
which, Mrs. Burton charged, were
controlled by the book trust. Mr..
Dayhoff, then state superintendent of
public instruction, was placed as in
this category by Mrs. Burton. Her
first speech along these lines was de-
livered at Vinewood Park on Labor
Day of last year and in it she was
especially severe in her criticisms of
Mr.. Dayhoff.
A few days after this speech was
made Mr.. Dayhof caused to be pub
Hshed in the Kansas Educator, a
Hutchinson publication of which he is
editor, the following editorial:
1T is currently reported that an
agent of CHM & Co. visited Mrs. G. G..
ed Governor Hoch in her Labor day
speech at Topeka. If this is true
then what? The people of Kansas are
curious to know why this woman
should become SO suddenly interested
in the children of Kansas. You would
suppose. judging from her actions, that
she had always been their patron
saint, and yet a court record shows
her to be the same woman that alien
ated G.. G. Burton's affections from
his first wife. Eliza j. Burton of
Hitchcock county, Nebraska. She was
the means of bringing disgrace and
poverty to this family of seven chill
dren. Can we place much confidence
in her now if she comes to the people
with unclean hands? What can you
expect from a man that would take
up another woman and desert his
own wife and children? And what
good can come from a woman who
would help destroy a happy home
robbing a wife of her lawful husband
and innocent children of their support
and father? The curses of all decent
people should rest on this crime
against society,"
1t was for this editorial that Mrs
Burton sued Mr.. Dayhoff for $4,000
damages for libel. She characterized
the editorial in her petition in the suit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
NINE BENEFIT DISTRICTS.
These Are Provided for in New Petit
lions Received.

Nine benefit districts will be created
IL the council grants the wishes of
petitioners who desire alleys closed or
opened and streets widened.
The cost of the formation of the ben
eft districts would amount in a total
of several hundT ed dollars and the
streets and walks committee Of the
council is inclined to question the urg-
tnt need of ell of the petitions.
The committee went on a tour of in
spection this morning and devoted
viewing the locations named in the
petitions.
There is a lot of Them" said Coun-
Gilman c. E Jordan, chairman of the
committee Councilman Jordan does
not think that the prayer of all of the
petitions should be granted.
Embraced with this are a number
of petitions who wish alleys closed up.
The council is rather inclined to ques-
ton the motive Of some of the petitions;
by declaring the alleys vacated adj
joining property owners get valuable
fsnd increases to their holding without
way OF getting property without cost.
The benefit districts would have to be
created for the following named rea-
sons:
Open and widen Sixteenth street, be-
tween Lincoln and Williston.
Open streets and name street in Au-
burndale.
Open alley, Lime and Lawrence,
Sixth avenue and Shunganunga creek.
Open alley, Seward avenue to south
line woodruff Place addition between
Woodruff and Norris street.
Close portion of alley In block, Eighth
avenue, Ninth street, Clay and Blu
chanan streets.
Opening alley. Eleventh and Twelfth,
Madison and Jefferson streets.
Open Swygart avenue, Fourth and
Fifth streets.
Vacate slley. Garfield. Morris ave
Tue. Sixth avenue and 297 feet south
of Sixth avenue.
Vacate alley in Benson's addition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
RATE CASE ARGUED.
Hagerman and Hadley Make Their
Respective Pleas in Court.

Kansas City, June 15.-Mr. Hager-
man, who opened the argument for the
railways in the rate case. said that the
Minnesota, Texas. North and South
Dakota rate cases had established the
law to be that while the legislature
may fix rates it can only do so to the
extent that they shall be fixed in such
reasonable sum as to insure reason
able return upon the money invested.
This right, he said. is constitutional
and of it the railroad companies can
not be deprived.
Attorney General Hadley followed
for the state.
Mr.. Hadley, in opposing the applica-
ton of the railroads for a leave to file
a supplemental bill asking for a tenn
porary Injunction, restraining the board
of railroad commissioners and himself
from enforcing the maximum freight
rate law and the two-cent passenger
law. enacted in 1907, said in part:
THE jurisdiction of the state courts
in this matter is co-extensive with the
Jurisdiction of the federal courts, and in
order to maintain without controversy
and friction, our dual system of state
and federal sovereignty, the jurisdiction
of the states court should be recognized
and respected. If the compliments are to
be granted. the order asked for, the leg
islature of a sovereign state can be kept
in constant tutelage by the federal
courts. Such a condition would be des-
tructive of our system and form of gov
eminent and overthrow that sovereignty
which is reserved by the states under
the provisions of the federal constitu-
ton"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
STRIKES HOT TRAIL.
State Printer McNeaI Finds Questions
Were Really Sold.

State Printer T. A. McNeal returned
today from Kansas City where he made
further Investigations relating to the
alleged leak in the state printing office
through which an advance copy of the
examination questions for the state
medical examination was sold.
i have nothing to say about the in
vestigation at this time said Mr.. Nc
Neal Il want to carry the inquiries Il
little further here at Topeka before
making any statement A statement at
conclusion of this affair. We did obtain
a good deal of Information about the
matter in Kansas City,
1t seems that the existence of the
stolen set of questions was discovered
by Dr. r. A Light one of the members
OF the state examining board. DR.. Light
saw one of the applicants at the exam
nation consulting something under his
desk DR.. Light grabbed it from him.
1t was a complete set of questions on
ten subjects which were to be given to
the pupils. Answers were written to
each in pencil.
where did you get this?'' DR.. Light
asked the man.
Bought it,"
How much did you pay for it?'
Five dollars.''
I'VE told the man to quit the exam
nation Dr. O. F. Lewis, president of
the board said, but We said nothing to
the other applicants When the exam
nations closed yesterday we had gath
cred almost seventy-five lists of ques-
tons in which answers were already
written out Every man caught was
questioned as to how he came by the
list All said they had paid at least IS
for the complete set"
It Is said that DR.. Lewis and Mr..
McNea1 discovered that the sets of
questions We're stolen from the state
printing plant last Saturday by an en-
ploye who had a friend who was going
to take the examination.
1t has not been fully decided wheth-
err criminal proceedings will be COM
menced against some of the parties in
voIved in the affair. 1t would be pos
sible, of course. to prosecute for theft
the person alleged to have stolen the
examination questions from the print
ing Office.
The examination at which the stolen
questions were used was given on
Monday TO III applicants. Most of
these were graduates from the Univ
versity Medical college and the KAN
sas University Medical college, of Kan
sas City.
The board will probably adopt some
regulations concerning the examina-
ton, and may require that all the ap-
plicants take another examination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
CELEBRATION BY CHURCHNrEN,
Three Hundredth Anniversary of Holy
Communion Sunday.

The three hundredth anniversary
of the first celebration of the Holy
Communion according to the use of
the prayer book will be celebrated all
over the United States by the Episco
pal church Sunday. 1t is also the third
Sunday after Trinity and for these
two reasons the services of the
Protestant Episcopal church in the
United States will partake of a special
significance.
A mems thank Offering will be taken
for the advancement and extension of
the church. According to arrange
ments made some time since the men
and the boys ofthe church will ali sub
scribe to an Offering which is to be
taken generally all over the United
states and which it is estimated will
represent an aggregate sum of ST.
100000.
The offerings from each of the do
ceses and missionary districts of the.
church will be presented by the dele
gates at the general convention at
Richmond, Virginia, next October as
one great offering.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
FIX UP GARFIELD PARK.
Commissioners Decide to Do This at
Once.

The park commissioners met in the
office of NJ. A. Low yesterday after
noon and organized with Mr.. Low as
president and Mr.. Fred o. Morns as
secretary. The principal matters dis
cussed were the improvements to be
made on Garfield Park. 1t was de-
cided to commence at once to put the
grounds in shape for the coming
Chautauqua. The buildings will all be
repaired and painted and put in first
class shape. This was decided upon
yesterday at the meeting
The matter of making a. definite
contract with the Chautauqua people
was left with a subcommittee COM
posed of the secretary and Judge A. B.
Quinton. 1t was unanimously voted
to allow the use of the park for the
Chautauqua, upon such terms as the
subcommittee might deem prudent
and for the best interest of the com
munity. The matter of renting the
park for special occasions was left to
the secretary, which seems to be espe-
cially fitting inasmuch as he is the
representative of the board on the
North side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
MARsHALL's BAND INJUNCTION.
Mr.. DrenninS's Position Is Sustained
by Judge Dana.

Judge Dana, of the district court, an
nounced a decision today overruling
the demurrer to the Injunction brought
by F. G. Dreaming, the city attorney
to restrain w. H. Davis as mayor, his
successors and the city clerk and treas
urer, from signing and executing the
ordinance passed some months ago by
the city council appropriating money
to aid MarshalPs band.
Mr.. Dreaming contended that this
money could not be appropriated by
the city because there was nothing in
the ordinance which obligated the band
to give any return in the way of con-
certs or anything else for the money
that the city proposed to give them.
This will probably be the end of this
case as subscription was taken up
for the band to keep 1t running until
the next legislature meets when pro-
Ter legislation may be passed permit
ting the city 10 give monetary aid to
the band
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
ALFALFA TRAIN is HERE.
Reception for the Party Given by
Commercial Club.

A reception was rendered the COM
mittee in charge of the alfalfa train by
the Commercial club this afternoon
upon their return to the city after a
trip through the eastern portion of
the state lasting for a week. num-
Der of authorities from different parts
of the state accompanied the train
and made talks before the Commercial
clubs wherever stops were made as
well as to visitors of the car.
A number of we'll know speakers
talked upon the propagation of alfal-
ia and it's value to the state. 1t is
urged that the state will be greatly
benefited by the planting of alfalfa is
a failure is unknown even in the dry
est years. Besides being a sure crop
alfalfa is one of the best fertilizers
known and will add new life to fields
which have been worn out on account
of failure to rotate crops.
The object of the meeting was stat
ed to be for the purpose of encour-
aging the planting of fields of alfalfa
and especially in the eastern portion
of the state. Steps were also taken
towards organizing an alfalfa club
which will include members from all
parts of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
COOL BREEZE BLOWING TODAY.
Otherwise the Weather Might Be Call
ed Hot.

The indications at 2 o'clock today
were that the mercury would reach
the record point of the season as at
no time this season has the thermom-
eter registered 81 at 2 o'clock as it did
today. There were some low banks
of clouds hanging near the horizon
which should they get high enough
would have the effect of reducing the
temperature.
The forecast ~for tonight and Sum
day indicates that there will be a con-
tinuation of the weather of the past
day or SO until Monday at least. Last
night was hot one and sleep was out
of the question until towards morn
ing. Today there Is a cool breeze
blowing from the south at the rate of
20 miles an hour which in a measure
-tempers the atmosphere to an endur-
able point. The temperatures for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
FRED LAIRD IS INSANE.
He Will BE Taken Back to Insane
Asylum.

An insanity con- mission appointed by
Probate Judge Hayden consisting of
Doctors Judd, Ryder and Hammel this
afternoon declared Fred Laird insane
and be will be taken 10 the state hos
rital as soon as room can be made for
him. Laird was arrested few nights
ago en- con plaint of nefghbors living
in the vicinity of his mothers home,
with whom he lives on Randolph street.
He was wild and threatening to clean
out the entire settlement and was arm
ed with a big revolver, though he man
aged to hide his implement of war be-
fore the arrival of Sheriff Wilkerson.
Several years ego Laird was arrest
ed for attempting to extort $1,000 from
Charles Wolff uT der the threat that
he would do violence to the family of
the packer He was later adjudged in
sane and spent several months in the
esylum, finally being declared cured
and was released. His insanity is said
to be due to the excessive use of NOR
phine and other drugs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
UNCLE SAM STILL LEADS.
Turns Out More Refined Oil Than Any
Other Independent Refinery.

Out of 27,37s barrels of kerosene and
gasoline inspected in the state of KAN
sas during the month of May, 1929 bar
rels were made by Kansas Independent
oil refineries, and 22,37s were made by
the Standard Oil company and the Ma
tional Oil company.
The Uncle Sam Oil company led all
Kansas independents in the production
for the month. The following is the list
of the number of barrels made by each
of the Kansas companies and inspected
in KansaS-some of the companies, how
ever, having made a good deal of oil for
sale outside this state:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
LOCAL MENTION.

Sunday evening Rev. Thomas Gray,
recently a missionary in the Carollne
Islands will speak at the First Con-
gregatfonal church. He will also show
forty lantern slides and a native OF the
islands will sing.
The reports of the commercial hay
market show that Kansas ranks sec
ond in alfalfa. while Nebraska ranks
first in all other hays. The city OF
Harrison. Nebraska, is the largest
shipping market for hay among the
states Of the Union.
William Finney, who was arrested
yesterday for beating his wife on June
~, was admitted to bail in the sum Of
$50 by Judge Simon in the city court
today. Finney's case was set to be
tried on June "a.
One case of smallpox was reported
this morning to the board of health
and removed to the city detention
hospital. Parson Alexander, white,
living at 70S Garfield avenue, was the
patient. Alexander is married and
there are four in the family. No one
has been exposed except members OF
the family.
The Topeka street railway company
paid into the city treasurer's Office to-
day $225 as its monthly installment
upon the repair of the Sixth avenue
viaduct The Missouri Pacific, which
agreed to bear proportion of the ex-
pense, has not yet come through.
Morton Albaugh has returned from
Leavenworth.
Willie Eyer of 1924 Van Buren,
street had his hand badly bitten by a
vicious dog yesterday afternoon Dr.
Boam dressed the wound, and says 1T
may not be serious.
Frank K. Smith, twenty-five years
old. and Nellie Beeghly, twenty-one
years old. both of Abilene, Kan, were
married early this morning by r. F.
Hayden. the probate Judge.
A marriage license was issued today
in the office of the probate court to J.
A. Henderson. twenty-six years old OF
Kansas City. Mo, and Gertrude
Hardin, twenty-five years old, of To-
peka.
Mrs J. r. Hayes and daughter Ma
bel, leave today for Grand Canon and
Los Angeles, Col.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
Throwing Away Money.

Shortly after congressman had
turned over a part of his law practice
to his son, the young man came into
the office with a flushed, triumphant
face.
Pap" he began. you know that
Wilkins case you have been trying for
the last ten years2"
The congressman nodded.
well" said the young man, Tive
settled it!''
Settled it," CALCULATED the father.
Settled it, Why, my boy. 1 gave you
that case as an annuity"
Home Companion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
UnwomanIy Women.

The true woman IS never unfemi-
nine. 1t is the female who despises,
sex and it's limitations. who hates home
and children, who is ever at war with
men, who envies them, undersells
them. rates them. who has neither
beauty, charm, nor warm, natural az
fections-she is the unsexed woman
though she may never have donned
pantaloons or carried a gun, or even
murdered harmless little bird.-Lon-
don Graphic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
NOT QUITE A THOUSAND.
But Washburn Fund Continues to
Grow Steadily.

The Washburn endowment fund of
$4,000 which is now being raised among
the people of Topeka was increased
neatly a thousand dollars today. The
work of the canvassers is meeting with
much more -encoura cement since the
As hundred dollars in subscriptions were
received yesterday.
The next meeting of the committee
at which a report will be made will be
held Monday in the Copeland hotel. At
that time every member of the COM
mittee will be present and plans for
rushing the campaign to a conclusion
within the next two weeks will be
made.
There are only two more weeks al
lOtted for the work and about $27. 900
ere still TO be raised. The subscrip-
lions ieporied today FOLLOW:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
WALL OF WATER.
One Five Feet High Reported Rush.
ing Down Cache La Powder.

FIT Collins, Col, June 15.-Great
alarm is felt. here over a report from
up the river that the big dam at
Chambers lake. which has been hold
ing back 20 million cubic feet of water
has gone out and that wall of water
five feet high is now rushing down the
Cache La Powder river. It is believed
that all people living in the low lands
and on the river bank have escaped,
but it is feared that many fishermen
may have been iNRnght in the food
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
New york Money NIarke.

New York, June 15.-MONEY-Money on
call nominal Time loans strong. Sixty
and 80 days, per cent; months, 5Q5H
per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 51z96
per cent; sterling exchange firm, with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at 81 S71O0
4S715 for demand and at 81 S315@4 $3.50 for
60 day bills; posted rates, 81. S41I and 81 IS;
commercial bills, a. S33s@4. S3k
SILVER-Bar silver, 67Ac; Mexican dol
lars, 51szc.
! BONDS Government bonds steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
Chinese Rebels defeated.

Hong Kong, June 15.-Reports from
Wei Chou say that two regiments of
Chinese troops recently engaged the in
surgents at Patszetan, with the result
that the latter were compelled to re-
treat across the East river and lafer
were dispersed. The regular troops lost
one officer and twenty soldiers killed
and had number wounded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
small F,ire ln TrunI1 Factorr

A pile of packing boxes caught fire in
some mysterious manner at noon TODAY
in the rear of sos Kansas avenue, three
story building occupied by the Topeka
Trunk factory. The pile of burning
boxes threatened seriously for time
but the fire was finally put out without
any damage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
as malicious, scandalous, defamatory

as malicious, scandalous, defamatory
and libellous."
In Mr.. Dayhoff's answer to this
suit, which was filed by his attorneys,
he enters a general denial of the al
legations and averments in Mrs. Bur-
toms petition in her suit against him
and declares that the statements made
and contained in the publication are
substantially true and that the publ
cation was made in good faith and
with an honest belief that all matters
stated in it were true.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
SEXES YANKEE BOAT.
A Canadian Cruiser Is Towing Her to
Halifax

Halifax. N. S, June 15.-The gov
eminent cruiser Canada today seized
the American fishing schooner Fannie
inside the three mile limit. The Can
ada is towing the Prescott to Halifax.
The Prescott is owned in Boston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
TO GET RID OF cocKRoAcHES
Simple Way That Succeeds in Govern
ment Departments

ment Departments.
In many of the Departments at
Washington where they were troubled
with the cockroach pest, they found
Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach Paste
gave the most satisfactory results
Spread on bits of paper. in the sinks
and on the shelves. Stearns' Electric
Paste will kill off the cockroaches or
drive them away.
1t is also guaranteed to kill of rats,
mice and other vermin.
Stearns' Electric Paste is sold by drug
gists or sent prepaid on receipt OF price.
2 o. box 25c., 16 OF. box 800. Stearns'
Electric Paste Co, Buffalo. N. z. Qor-
merry Chicago, ILL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15

Bringing an unlighted cigar butt into
car a man created about himself an area
of discomfort. st do this" he explained 10
an fnouiring soul. ''lest some lady mistake
me for a gentleman and be disappointed
at my refusal to surrender my seat
Philadelphia Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
Dr. NIcC1intock Is Better.

who has been at his home, 1913 Fillmore
street. for several days with acute
attack of Indigestion is somewhat i'm
proved today. though last night he suf-
fered a sinking spell and his condition for
a time was considered serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15

1OLdl .opcoo A'oOO
The total fees collected by the state
oil inspector, L. T. Hussey, were 81, 764.92
and the net amount turned into the
state treasury was 81, 151.41.
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Mr.. Bonebralxe at Excelsior Springs.
Mr.. P. I. Bonebrake left today for
Excelsior Springs to- recuperate.
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J. r.. Robinson seeks Divorce

John r. Robinson of 2053 Fillmore
street. has filed a petition asking for
a divorce from his wife Florence,
whom he charges with several offences
any one of which If proven would
probably give him the coveted decree
He charges that he is compelled to do
his own cooking, washing and ironing
and that his wife continually swears at
him in public as well as in their home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15

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