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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
WILL BE FOR BRYAN.
Indiana Democrats Will Meet in State
Convention Wednesday.

indianapolis, Ind. March 24.-Indiana
Democrats are beginning to gather for the
state convention, which will hold it's first
session tomorrow morning. The conven-
ton will be in session for two days and
is expected to be the largest held by Dem
ocratS in recent years.
The contest for the gubernatorial nomf-
nation is eager There are several candi-
dates, all of whom opened headquarters
today. AS majority of the delegates will
come to the convention uninstructed the
opportunities for ante-convention work by
candidates are Increased
+ The session tomorrow morning will be
brief. An adjournment will be taken in
order to allow the delegates to meet by
districts and select members of the var
ious committee and 26 district delegates
to the national convention.
The other four de1egates-at-large will
be selected by, the convention Thursday.
1t is expected that the delegates will be
instructed for w. J. Bryan. At an even
ing session tomorrow committee reports
will be received with the exception of the
committee on resolutions and Robert w.
Miers of Bloomington. former congress
man from the Second district, will deliver
his address as temporary chairman. Thurs
day morning the revolutions COMMITTEES
viii report. -Four delegates-at-larse to
the national convention will be selected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
JONES IS BOUND OVER.
Wealthy Negro Must Answer Bigamy
Charge.

| When the preliminary hearing OF
Theodore w. Jones, the wealthy negro
VINO seems to be in peril as the result
| of bigamy charges, was called in the
| court of Topeka today, the defense ex-
pressed a desire to waive preliminary
examination, and allow the case to &c
TO district court as it now stands. After
| a controversy between the attorneys,
County Attorney Schenck, for the pros
ecution, and e. D. McKeever for the
defense. the county attorney announced
that he would not agree to a waiver I'M
| til the evidence of one witness was ta-
ken. Therefore Mrs. Jones, real wife
of the defendant, was put on the stand,
and her testimony taken.
Mrs. Jones, the only witness heard,
testified that she had been married to
Jones for over 25 years, and that during
that time his residence had been in
Chicago. His business was transfer
and automobiles, and he was the head
of two concerns, the Jones Transfer
company and the Jones Motor Car COM
pany, both of Chicago. The prosecution
also brought out the fact that while
Jones was supposed to be holding six
months residence in South Dakota,
where he made three attempts to Sc
cure divorce, he was only making trips
to South Dakota, and kept up his bust
ness and residence in Chicago. She saw
him several times-an average of once
each month, in his Chicago offices, and
also knew that he resided in a, Chicago
hotel
The witness always referred to Jones
as my husband" and refused to recog-
nize the alleged divorce and the second
marriage to Marie Thomas.
Jones was bound over, the defense in
Producing no witnesses, and only the
one witness being introduced by the
prosecution.
The bond was placed at $780, which
L. -s-r ~
the first instance by the lately divorced
wife No 2, Marie Thomas.
Jones, a wealthy Chicago negro, came
here last winter, and at Christmas
married Marie Thomas, negro woman
who appeared earlier in the winter, and
bought property in exclusive white dis
tricts, notably Governors Square, the
block where the Governors mansion is
located. 1t is now alleged that the wo-
man whom he married was sent here
with his money to corner the property
and cut wide swath. Jones came
later and married her. Mrs. Jones NO.
1 says that Marie M. Thomas, the sec
ond wife, was a stenographer In Jones
office in Chicago, and had no money
of her own.
When he discovered that his wife was
on his trail, and that the divorce he
had secured, after three attempts In
South Dakota, was void, Jones hastily
arranged for a divorce from wife No.
2. This performance was contaminated
in district court in a quiet manner just
three days before Nemesis, in the guise
of wife No. arrived in the city and
started both civil and criminal proceed
ings against her erring spouse.
The case will be tried in district court
during the April term, and is of partic-
ular interest to lawyers. Schenck, pros
ecutor, and McWeever, defender, are
personal friends, but each noted for his
legal ability and tenacity. The hght
promises to be an elegant exhibition Of
legal talent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
TWENTY INJURED.
Blue Grass Special Wrecked Owing to
a Lack of Orders.

Lexington, KY, March 24.-Twenty
persons were injured, three fatally, in
a head on collision between a Blue
Grass special passenger train on the
Queen & Crescent railway and a spe-
cial freight train at Curdville crossing,
between Burgin and High Bridge.
early today. The Blue Grass special
was on it's way to Lexington and Gin
cinnati.
The wreck, as near as can be ascer-
tanned, was due to the fact that the
night telegraph operator at Burgin
had been relieved several weeks ago
and the day operator had not yet re-
ported for duty. When the Blue Grass
special reached the Burgin depot
there was no order and the train
rushed on. At Curdvi1Ie crossing the
freight train was also proceeding at
good speed and crashed into it. The
cars were badly piled up and several
hours will be required to clear the
track.
Danville and Burgin physicians re-
sponded to the call for help and &ush-
ed to the scene. The injured are be-
ing brought to Lexington on a special
train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
WAR ON MOTH AND TICK,
Is Declared by Congressman Scott of
Kansas, in the House.

Washington, March 24.-In ex-
planning the provisions OF the agricul-
tural appropriation BILL Mr.. Scott
(Ran.) in the house of Representatives
today, called attention to the raw
ages of the brown tell moths and the
said, were rapidly destroying the
groves and forests Of the New Eng
land states. while the Texas tick had
been one of the greatest pests known.
The tick, he declared was responsible
for the quarantine Inns, which for
the country from one ocean to the
other. The annual cost of maintain
ing that line to different states and
the nation was hardly less than half
a million dollars. That, however, he
said was the smallest item inflicted
''The presence of the tick he
said. "depreciates the price of every
head of cattle below the quarantine
line, while it deprives the northern
states of the market they would
otherwise find in the southern states
for their high grade stock
The loss to the north could not
even be guessed. but ne estimated the
annual loss suffered by the states
south of the line could not be less
than forty millions of dollars. He
therefore said that it needed no argu-
ment to justify most liberal appro-
priation from the federal treasury for
eradicating these two pests and the
committee has recommended $780,
900 in each case.
1.-THE cotton boil weevil is another
one of our continuing problems he
said. ''No emergency appropriation,
however, was included in the bill for
that reason, but it contained an
appropriation for continuing the work
of eradication"
Mr.. Scott also justified the
appropriations for extending the work
of the department in the matter of
providing experiment stations in the
different states and for a continuance
of the work of the bureau of animal
industry in connection with it's in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
NO CHILDREN WANTED.
Renter Told He Couldn't Have House
Because of Their Presence.

President Roosevelt should come to
Topeka and make a speech on race
suicide. Really, it is needed here,
when a stranger is denied admittance
to a neighborhood simply because he
and his wife happen to have a couple
Of children.
The incident which might call for
a rebuke from the rough rider chief
occurred today. A man looking for
a cottage saw sign on a house on
West Sixth avenue in a nice neighbour
hood and applied for the place. The
house suited the terms were right
and the renter had offered good rec
concentrations and proffered the rent
in advance. The deal was all but
made, when the landlady asked the
prospective renter If he had any chill
dren. Upon pleading guilty to two
fine little tots he was told to go hence.
There was nothing doing along the
rent line. The house was old and I'M
furnished, and now the man is Won
dering If he will get the Indian sign
from every neighborhood in Topeka,
Just because he has two little Riddles.
He was informed by the city clerk
that there is no ordinance against
children living in Topeka, so he still
has hopes of finding friendly roof.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
BRYAN OR NOBODY.
Will Get Endorsement of Dakota
Democrat Convention.

Grand Forks, N. D., March 24.-If
any resolutions instructing the dele
gates to the Democratic national con-
vention at Denver, are passed by the
Democratic state convention of North
Dakota, which will convene at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning in the Metropolitan
theater here, those resolutions will be
for Bryan. That is the definite state
ment made by Bryan and johnson del
egates who are now gathering in the
Hotel Dacotah, which is the political
center of the state for the Democrats.
State Senator Cashell, who is chair
man of the Democratic state central
committee and an ardent Bryan man
adopted by the convention tomorrow
they would probably eulogiZe Governor
johnson, of Minnesota.
1--WE think a great deal of Governor
johnson in North Dakota ne said,
but we are for Bryan as the nominee
of the nation. The people of North
Dakota know Bryan personally. He
has mixed with them and they de-
mand his nomination. While as Dem
ocrats we like Governor Johnson very
much we do not like the source from
which his presidential boom gets i'm
petus and the men of the Democratic
party in North Dakota with whom. L
have come to contact believe that the
eastern sentiment for Johnson is man
ufactured for the purpose OF lnJur1ng
both Bryan and Johnson.
Joseph Kelly known as Honest Joe
Kelly" chairman of the Ramsey coun-
ty delegation, is in the peculiar posi-
ton of being a warm admirer of john
son. but instructed by his county con-
yentfon for Bryan. He said that he
believed Bryan would get the endorse
ment of the state convention tomor-
row.
johnson made the mistake in North
Takota in not coming out with some
announcement of his intentions. Had
he done so six months ago he would
have swept the state" said Mr. Kelly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
NEW LEAP YEAR CLUB.
Police Raid One and Put the Members
in Jail.

Topeka has a new club. And it is
something out of the ordinary, too.
Something new. But then Topeka al
ways leads the procession of progress.
This is a Leap Year club, and is COM
posed of six members, all bachelors,
very much in earnest and in good
standing-with the club.
This being leap year, it is clearly the
duty of every public spirited newspa-
per to keep all the marriageable maids
and widows of this city informed about
all organizations of bachelors where
matrimony is the corner stone of the
order.
The State Journal well knows the
flutter of excitement this announce
ment will cause in feminine circles and
hastens to add that it does not vouch
for the standing, responsibility, dispo-
sition or financial resources of the
members of this new organization. As
to whether they have a charter or not
is unknown. 1t is possible, but not
probable that some of the officers of the
club are listed in Burke's Peerage. One
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
MINES OF WAX.

In several parts of the world a re-
sinous substance called ozocerite and
bearing considerable resemblance to
beeswax, is found, usually in connec-
ton with rock salt and coal.
There are deposits in Austria, Russia,
Roumania, Egypt, Algeria, Canada and
Mexico, but. says an eminent authority
on the subject, ozocerite has not so far
been discovered in sufficient quaint
ties to pay for mining anywhere ex-
cept in the district Of Borslav, In
Austrian Galicia, and on an island on
the west coast of the Caspian Sea.
In mining this mineral wax shafts
are sunk until a bed or nest of
ozocerite is struck. Then connecting
galleries are driven. There is consid-
cradle danger, and many lives have been
lost in consequence OF the sudden forc-
ing up of the soft wax into the, shafts
by the enormous pressure to which it
is subjected It is used largely for
manufacturing cersin. which is employ
ed, together with beeswax, for making
wax candles, as well as in the manu-
facture Of Photographic cylinders, and
for many other similar purposes
Philadelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
STILL ON M'CABE CASE.
Grand Jury Is Working on Sewer
Scandal

While a grand jury is supposed to
be concern of strict secrecy, it is i'm
possible to prevent the public from
ascertaining the nature Of the cases
under investigation. At present, the
grand jury is still pounding on INC
Cabe-Sewer" case, and occupying its
spare moments in working out a few
problems concerning sales of liquor by
local druggists. The McCabe PROPOSE
ton is unfinished. Last evening a wit
ness was brought in from Eskridge,
Wabaunsee county, by Sheriff Wilker-
son. The witness was George e. Guth-
RE, father-in-law of james McCabe.
Guthrie could be concerned In moth
ing but the McCabe case, and the fact
remains that although McCabe himself
has been in attendance every day since
the grand jury was called to order, he
has not been called upon. Hence the
inference that the "McCabe-Sewer''
case is still on tap. Several boys Of
less than Is years are answering sum-
mons to the grand jury. At least part
of this list of witnesses are boys who
admitted to the police that they had
purchased liquor from Topeka drug
gists. Hence the inference that the
grand jury's spare time is being oc-
cupied in the consideration Of possible
liquor selling prosecutions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Word has been received in Topeka of
the death of Herman Huntington Stan
ton, the 17-year-o son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. D. Stanton, formerly residents
of Topeka, which occurred at the Bell
view-Stratford hotel, Philadelphia, Pa,
at o'clock Monday evening. Mr.. stan
ton was nephew of Mrs. D. w. Nellis
and Mrs. P. c. Chamberlain of this city
and was well known in Topeka. The de-
tails have not been received in Topeka
but it is supposed that the death, which
was sudden, was caused by an attack
of appendicitis, as a letter was received
from the family about, the time the
telegram announcing the death arrived
and at that time all of the family were
well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
MRS. JONES SUES.
Asks $4,000 Damages from Husband
and Wife No. 2.

Following a suit in the city court this
morning in which Theodore w. Jones
was bound over to the district court
under a bond of $1,000, on charge of
bigamy, Mrs. Helen G. Jones. wife No.
1 who lives in Chicago, filed suit
against Maria M. Thomas and Theodore
Jones for 10000. All of the parties in
terested in the suit are negroes and
Jones and Maria M. Thomas will be re-
membered as the colored pair who ar
rived in Topeka several months ago
with the blast of trumpets of various
sizes and kinds.
She asks that all of the property own
ed in Topeka by her husband and wife
No. 2 be attached so that she can Sc
cure her weekly allowance in advance
as we'll as the alimony which yet re-
mains unpaid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
F. G. Walker, COntrite and Sor-
:, rowing, in Jail.
Young Wife, Piteously Weeping,
Shares Imprisonment.
ADMITS HIS GUILT.
EmbeZzled Small Sum From EN-
pIOyer in Kansas City.
Ready to Go Back and Take His
Punishment.

On the police court records this morn
ing was found the following entry: Of
G. Walker, captured by Detective Sum-
mers, wanted in Kansas City for petit
larceny
This paragraph contains a whole SER
mon and a moral is painted upon its
face in colors no one can miss
Walker was upstairs in the waiting
room this morning when the State
Journal man called. His wife was with
him. and they were in charge of the
matron- Walker is a young man, not
over % years of age, and in spite of his
shame and grief his face appeared frank
and open.
When asked about his case he at once
broke down and owned up to every
thing He said:
Yes, I'm guilty. I took SIG of my
Employers money and went away with
1t L am collector and solicitor for the
f. G. Walker grocery store in Kansas
City. One day last week I was drinking
when l went On duty. 1 collected SIG
from customer. I kept on drinking
through the day and got pretty drunk.
When 1 woke up at home that night I
found that I had spent all this money
and l was so sorry and ashamed that
did not dare to go and face my en-
ployer and tell him I had failed him in
such a miserable fashion. I told my
wife about it, and we determined to
leave Kansas City at once and go some
where else and there earn the money
and send it back to him.
Yes, I'll go back without reQuisition
papers. I will plead guilty and take
my punishment. This is my first Of
Tense, and am all torn to pieces over
it. My God, it is awful. To think that
q few drinks would get me into this
awful mess. And my poor wife. had
no more intention of taking that money
that morning than had of flying.
1T is a lesson to me, and I will never
forget it. want to be punished for it
so I will always remember
The young man was standing up
when he finished his story and he was
talking earnestly. He was greatly ex-
cited, and seemed, as he expressed it,
"all torn to pieces" His wife, nice
appearing young woman, sat by a table,
her face buried in her hands, softly sob
bling.
1t was a very plain care of a young,
well meaning boy, led astray by whisky
and a temporary weakness. Repent
ance came too late to help in this case,
but it should save him in the future.
The young man himself preached the
sermon spoken of, and the moral was
seen in the picture Of the weeping wife
and the shame stricken boy waiting in
come and take him to the city where
he had worked and hoped to win a
place IN the business world.
Chief Ferrin of Kansas City wired
Chief Eaton today that he would send
an officer after Walker this afternoon.
He will be taken back tonight as he
does not demand requisition papers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24

and nominations for places on the state
ticket will be made. The platform, it is
expected. will contain strong indorse-
ment of Mr.. Bryan. John W. Kern yester-
day received letter from Mr.. Bryan ask
ing him to use his efforts to secure in the
platform several pianks which he enclos-
ed. Mr.. Kern has been mentioned as a
vice presidential candidate.
The national delegates will hold q meet
ing at Denver and select q successor on
the national committee to National Chair
man Thomas Taggart. Mr.. Taggart is a
candidate for reelection. w. B. West
lake, editor of the Marion Leader and
other newspapers, is also a candidate for
national committeeman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
PAYS $50 A MONTH.
Work for 1000 Americans on Forti-
fications * Philippines.

Mare Island, Cal, March 24-In-
formation has been received here that
the government is preparing to send
1000 workmen to the Philippines the
first of the coming month for work
on the Notifications of the island of
Corrigidor, at the entrance of Manila
bay. This will make 1900 to be sent
within month.
The fertilization of the island was
only recently determined upon and
the work will be rushed. The work
men are offered $50 per month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
Victim of the Races.

Los Angeles. Cal, March PA
guest of the Hotel Lankershim who
registered last night as e. Pond, New
York, committed suicide in his room
early today by taking poison. Tickets
he had lost heavily at the races. The
dead man was about 81 years of age
and well dressed,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24

sight in one eye. He won his suit in
the district court, getting the full sum
asked for, and the supreme court af-
tirmed that decision. The road paid
over the money today and interest
from date in the total sum of $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
FIRST WOMAN ENGINEER.
She Is a Granddaughter of Elizabeth
Cady Stanton.

New York, March 24.-Miss Norah
Stanton Batch, granddaughter of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, has been en-
gagged on the engineering staff of New
York's new aqueduct by the water
board. Miss Batch has a charming
personality and has "a decided liking
for engineering problems. She was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24

Mr.. Nichols has been president of the
State Agricultural college for about
seven years, having succeeded Thomas
E.. Will who was elected by a Populist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
Both Likely to Recoyer.

San Francisco. March BAD. w.
Stevens. adviser to the Korean coun-
Gil of state, whose assassination was
attempted yesterday. is resting easy
this morning at the st. Francis hos
pital. The physician in attendance.
reports that he is DONG as well as
could be expected. The Korean, M.
w. Chun who also was shot yester-
day morning, will probably recover
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24

board of regents. His administration
has not been free from friction but the
school has greatly developed since his
encumbency. The present action it is
thought was precipitated by a small
sized students riot month ago caused
by the dismissal of two or three stu
dents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
Ubite Gets His Money.

The case of Jesse A. White VS.. the
santa Fe. appealed from the Shawnee
district court, which was affirmed in
The supreme court at this term was
settled today White sued the road for
$4,000 damages for the loss OF his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
NICHOLS IS OUT.
President of Kansas State Agricultural
College Resigns.

Manhattan, Kan, March 24.-E. r.
Nichols, president of the Kansas State
Agriculture college, today announced
his resignation as result of differences
with the faculty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
Young Metcalf under the Knife

N. Metcalf, who recently resigned as
midshipman from the United States
navy on account of i'll health, was
operated upon for appendicitis this
morning at the Lane hospital. He IL
the son OF SECRETARY OF the Navy Met
calf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
The First Woman Civil Engineer.

graduated from Cornell university in
1895, being the first, woman to be
graduated by the civil engineering
department. Upon leaving college she
engaged in the service of, the Ameri-
can Bridge company, Awhere her sue
board to employ her ( in connection
with the new aqueduct. Miss Blatch
holds the Distinction of being the
first woman civil engineer in America.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
L. M. PENWEL,L
Undertaken and EmbdImecs,
6tt Quincy Street,
Both Pbones t0l

ture on pure foods. authorizations and
other imperfections found in the food
stuffs of the present day.
Geo. M. Noble who is seriously sick
at his home, 915 Harrison street with
rheumatic fever, is reported as ueine
slightly better today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-24
NeaU Spring Maftin9S

200 rolls of fresh, new mating from China
and Japan:
China Mattings-made from selected straw,
in checks stripes, or plain white. From 15c
to 4Oe yard.
Japanese Matting-of superior qualities, in
large variety of artistic designs From 25c
to 75c yard.
Grass Mating woven from long, tough
fbered grasses, which first dyed in soft
colors. All the desired colorings are shown in
mattings., One, one and half, and two yards
wide at 45c yard.