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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13
DEBS IS COMING.
Socialist Leader VIII Speak at Audi
forum Next Week.

Eugene V Debs, the orator of the
Socialist party, is slated to speak at the
Auditorium on Wednesday evening He
will dwell especially on the subject OF
Socialism and the United States courts
and their power to prosecute, going into
detail in connection with the Fred
Warren case.
The address at the Auditorium is one
of a series of addresses by Debs which
have been booked in the larger cities
throughout Kansas, Missouri, Okla
homa and Arkansas by the Girard
appeal to Reason" in the interests of
socialism.
The lecture on Wednesday evening
will interest the people of Topeka on
account of the man as much as any
thing else Eugene ". Debs is the
mouthpiece of his party and no one can
question his ability as a speaker. Three
times he has run for the presidency,
not because he for a moment believed
that he had even a suspicion of a
chance to win out. but because his
party believed that he was the hes.
man to conduct a so called educational
campaign AS a matter of fact Debs,
himself made the statement that were
he elected to the presidency, which he
had no idea of being. he would imme-
diate1y resign in favor of some one who
had had more experience In an execi-
tive way.
During the next Ave weeks a million
copies of the Appeal to Reason will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13
building two similar dwellings at 1880

building two similar dwellings at 1880
and 1884 Polk respectively.
The bungalow first mentioned is now
ready for the carpenters to begin on
unique that it has attracted throngs of
visitors. Worden Vincent, the archi-
tect, comes directly from California
and is personally experimenting the
work. This is six room dwelling, not
including the hall, and is most COM
plete in every detail. One of the
unique features of the bungalow is a
little ironing room where one will be
almost able to press button and the
necessary equipment for ironing will
appear by magic so adequately ar
ranged is this diminutive room. There
will be laundry room in the base
ment with clothes shoot connecting
The ice chest which is built in the
wall has an opening which admits air
from the outside SO that in the winter
food may be kept cool without the use
of ice. This same dwelling was merely
mentioned at previous date in this
column and at that time was pointed
out the fact that the windows would be
particularly large and numerous.
The exterior is gray stucco with
white trimmings and the roof is green,
giving most pleasing effect. The
bungalow seems to be springing into
extreme popularity just now in To-
peka.
Maxwell and Foltz report that A. H.
Roudebusch, who has had wide ex-
perience in dealing with property, will
have entire charge of the farm de-
partment of the firm. They also state
that the teachers meeting proved to
be an advertisement for Topeka in at
least one instance, inasmuch as Prof.
S. L. Soper superintendent of the AK
tell, Kan, public schools, was SO i'm
pressed with the city as a good place
in which to invest money that he de-
cided to purchase a home as a mat
ter of speculation.
Building and real estate news will
be received for publication in this col
umn not later than o'clock on
Thursday evening of each week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13
PROMOTION FOR Hills.
Bishop Hogan Has Asked That He BE
Named Coadjutor.

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. s13.-Bishop
John J. Hogan, for forty-one years a
bishop of the Roman Catholic church,
and now in charge of the see of Kansas
City, has applied to Rome for coad-
jutor. It is probable that Bishop
Thomas F. Lillis, now bishop of this
district, will be named as coadjutor.
This would give Kansas City something
rare in Roman Catholic annals, a ma
tive-born bishop. Bishop Lillis was
born in Lexington Mo-, which is in the
Kansas City diocese.
The application of Bishop Hogan for
a coadjutor is due to his advanced age.
1t was made last September. Rome
usually is slow in it's moves and it may
be a month before the appointment OF
a coadjutor will be made. If Bishop
Lillis is transferred to the Kansas City
diocese, it will leave a vacancy in the
LeavenwOrth see.
Bishop Hogan was consecrated d
bishop in 1868. He was placed in charge
of the diocese of st. Joseph. In 1880 he
was transferred to the Kansas City
diocese.
In recent years he has appeared but
seldom in public, except in masses at
the Cathedral.
Bishop Lillis is AZ years old. His
father, James Lillis, was a widely
known contractor of Kansas City,
Bishop LilIis attended district schools
in Lafayette county. His parents re-
moved to Kansas City when he was II
years old. He attended st. Benedict's
college at Atchison, Kan, and after
ward studied at st. Francis seminary,
Milwaukee,. He was ordained priest
by Bishop Hogan "a years ago.
His first charge was as assistant
priest in ShackeIford, Mo. Two years
later he was transferred to Independ
ence In 1887 he was made assistan.
priest at st. Patrick's. When Father
Dunn died he was placed in charge OF
the parish He was named as bishop
of the diocese of Leavenworth Septen-
Der IT, 1904 He was consecrated De-
cember q, 1904.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13

printed and distributed, exposing the
alleged court scandal in connection
with the Fred Warren case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13
NEAR z MILLION.
Building Operations Far in Ex-
cess of Expectations.
Have Already Amounted to a
Million and Half Dollars.
MORE ARE TO FOLLOW
Big Santa Fe Office Structures
Have Been Commenced.
An Unusual Demand for Cot
tages and Small Houses.
IORE ARE TO FOLLOW

The building activities in Topeka
during the present year have been
phenomenal, being in excess of the
| most optimistic predictions. Never
before in the history of the city has
the million dollar mark in building
permits been reached, but at the
present time the record is close to
the million and a half dollar figure.
AS was predicted in this column sew
eral months ago the grand total in
permits for the year would aggregate
at least $1,500,000, but circumstances
have arisen which may bring the final
inquire to fully quarter of million
dollars beyond this amount, and well
on the road to the 100000 mark.
The decision on the part of the
Santa Fe to erect two office buildings
at the total cost of about $295,000 has
changed the outlook considerably, and
the number of permits granted for
dwellings thus far during the fall
months has exceeded expectations. AS
a matter of fact the record of $4,000
in permits for the first ten days of
eight new dwellings aside from sew
eral additions to homes is a most ex-
celient one for this season of the year
with winter staring us in the face.
1t has been suggested by one or
two newspapers in Kansas that the
talk of activity in Topeka is more
hot air. than anything else, but fig
ures are better than mere words, and
they prove that the capital city is en-
joying an era of prosperity of an I'M
been erected not by the score during
the past year but by the hundreds,
and the fact that today the demand
for houses for rental purposes and
otherwise cannot be adequately met
is proof that there has been an influx
of population. This evidence is sub
stantiated by the figures at the office
of superintendent L. D. Whittemore
which show an increase in the atten-
dance in the city schools and like
wise in many other ways One real
estate dealer reports that 80 per cent
of the inquiries for homes since the
first of January have been made by
non-residents of Topeka.
More Building Permits.
Since October %, when the last fig
ures were given in this column in re-
gard to building permits-just three
weeks ago-nearly $4,000 in permits
have been issued at the office of the
fire chief. While this is not as large
a sum as that for which the young la
dies of the Y. w. c. A. are working to
procure for the erection of a single
building, it shows that Topeka is
growing and that the people are de-
handing better class of homes. OF
the $4,000, $54,40O is being used for
average cost of $2,266. The most
costly house on the list is frame
residence being built at S21 Western
avenue, by D. J. Hathaway at an ex-
penditure of $500. A $500 automo-
bile garage will go with the house.
Seven hundred dollars will be the cost
of the least expensive dwelling on the
liSt-a little cottage.
Below is given a comparison of the
building permits granted during the
oriA, he Of 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13
Grand Total. 81, 467,242
Demand for Houses.


The real estate dealers report a
strong demand for houses and cot
tages, a number of them are doing
rather a brisk business in respect to
to the erection of dwellings. There
has been some interest manifested in
purchasing property simply for the
sake of investment, for example the
Clearinghouse company sold and re-
sold certain five room cottage on
Western avenue, the last price paid
being $2,500, which represented a
slight advance over the first purchase
price The same firm sold to Mrs.
Olive B. Rankin, formerly of Nc
Louth, kan. a dwelling at 1175 West
street. Mrs. Rankin has moved to
Topeka in order to educate her chill
dren. Other McLouth people have
purchased property in the fifteen hum
dred block on Buchanan street. Six
lots at the corner of Fifth and Lane
speculation. The purchaser expects
to improve the property and later re-
sell, but he does not wish his name in
print.
The Clearinghouse company has just
purchased ten and a half lots on Clay
street between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets, which leaves a balance
in the block of but 8 lots not owned
by this firm. Five houses are now in
course of construction on the six lots
already owned by the company and
seven additional dwellings, will be
built on the property last bought, the
work of construction to start either
late this fall or the first thing in the
spring. The purchase price paid for
the additional property was $500.
The excavation for modern six-room
cottage was begun this week at 1917
West street.
c. G. Blakely & Co. have found that
such keen interest has been taken by
the people of Topeka in the attractive
bungalow of typical California design
at 1924 Polk street that they are now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

H York to c. F. York, n e. u n. e..
u 11-11.13. ...,;;.;;..:....s
M. Oswald and wife to A. Z. Spring
er, pit. lots 1863 and SIS Buchanan ST.,
Lafayette Place add.........-.......-. 5
NJ. F. Randolph to r. Scheloske, lots
T. B. Potte rand wife to H Jamison,
lots 273 and 10 Winfield ave-, ]. w.
Morris add Id
w Dice to J. Dice, lot 9, block II,
ID A Mulvane and wife to Bank of
Topeka, lots 1924 and 26 Buchanan
ST.
J. Fl. Dennis and wife to r. L. Thorn
as. lots 656-5s and 60 Fillmore St.
NJ. & D. SUBJ.
I. G.. Gardner and wife to w M
Fofbes. ct al, lots 1879 and Al
Brooks ave. J. Nortons list add. ]
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13
BABY KEEP COMES HIGH.
Parents of Infant Awarded $4,000
Annually for Maintenance

New York, Nov. 13-The supreme
court has ordered that $4,000 year
be paid for the support of Althea
Rudd Ward, three years old. VINO re-
Gently inherited $1,000,00O from the
estate of her grandfather. The
childs invalid father convinced the
court that that amount would be nee
essary for the proper maintenance of
the child
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13

c. G. Blakely & Co. have found that
such keen interest has been taken by
the people of Topeka in the attractive
bungalow of typical California design
at 1924 Polk street that they are now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13
MAY BE KANSAS MAN.
Body Found in Sea Thought to Be
That of Charles Crumrine.

Long Beach, Cal, Nov. 13.-The po-
lice are working now on the clew that
the body found in the sea near here
November is that of Charles Crum-
Zine of Scammon, Kan The inferma-
ton indicating this was furnished by
the San Francisco postoffice.
Crumrine's mother received a letter
from him saying that he was going on
a tour from which he might never
return.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13

We want a first class salesman to
cover about twenty counties ir this
part of Kansas. Give reference age,
married or single, road experience, in
first letter as time is short. Com
missions paid weekly. Brice Williams
Calendar Co., Kokomo. Ind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13
Porter. patterson Is Fined.

Porter Patterson, colored, charged
with selling liquor, when arraigned III
police court this morning, was fined 500
and sentenced to 80 days in Jail. Pat
terson was paroled as to the Jail SEN
tence on promise of good behavior.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13
Magazines for Christmas

The Ladies' Home Journal or the
Saturday Evening Post, either are
ideal Christmas presents. Low prices,
$1.50 the year. Phone F. E. Jordan,
Ind. 1850. Authorized representative,
708 Topeka avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13
GOSSIPS ARE BUSY.
A Number of Suitors for Mrs. Astor's
Hand Already Picked Out.

New York, Nov. 19.-Mrs. Ava Willing
Aston. looking diatraugilt but, neverthe-
less, as graceful and charming as ever.
arrived here, making her appearance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13
TRACT TO TRADE FOR CITY
PROPERTY.

20 acres located blocks from car
line, nicely improved, practically all in
fruit lays fine. Incumbrance $4,000.
Owner will trade equity for city prop
erty. Price $4,000.
DAWSON & EDGAR.
Room 2, Mulvane Bldg, Topeka, Kan.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-27
HOLD MEETING
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
Superintendent ShePn Ar
ranges Program Of Interest
to School Boards.

Under authority of law that was
passed at the session Of the last leg
islature to the effect that the board
OF trustees of every common school
district, and board Of education Of
every Independent district are au-
thorized to select one Of their number
to attend any meeting called by the
county superintendent for the pur-
pose of general instruction. County
Superintendent Shern has called a
meeting for Tuesday, May 4, in the
courtroom of the city hall. The law
also authorizes the superintendent to
defray the expenses Of those attend
ing at SO per day and three cents per
mile, but the expense must not be in
excess of two days. The county sup
erintendent urges that all the dis
tricts be represented and has pre-
pared the following program for the
occasion.
The meeting will convene in the
afternoon, and the following program
be had: Powers and Duties OF
Trustees" Probate Judge Egbers;
THE Responsible Trustee" State Su-
perintendent s. Belle Chamberlin:
How We Judge a Teacher" DIR. A.
NJ McLain, of Post Falls; THE
Trained Teacher" President Black,
of the Lewiston Normal; The School
House and Surroundings" Superin-
tendent o. r. Shern.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-27
WHEAT CROP WILL
BE 100000 BUSHELS

Inland Empire to Show Big Increase
Over Last Year.
SPOKANE, Wash, April 27.-Re-
ports from the grain belts in eastern
Washington and Oregon, northern
and central Idaho and western Mon
tana, compiled by the Spokane cham
Der Of commerce, show that the
wheat yield in the Inland Empire win
be near the $4,000. 900 bushel mark
this season, as against 65,000,0O0
bushels in 1907, the banner year in
the history of the district. Condi-
tions are also favorable for bumper
crops of oats and other cereals, as
frequent light rains this spring have
KEEP the ground moist and free from
cracking.
The acreage OF winter wheat is as
large as 1t has ever been, while there
will be an increase Of from IL to Is
per cent in spring sown grain. What
this means to the farmers OF this part
of the Northwest win be better und-
erstood when II Is known that So
cent wheat Is profitable. e5-cent
grain yields big returns. while from
75-cent to 81 wheat becomes the ba-
sis of fortunes.
More than 400. 900 acres OF land
In 13 counties in eastern Washington.
which yielded 4O,e75. O00 bushels Of
wheat in 1907, is under cultivation
this season and local bankers and
nillers. returning from trips into the
Big Bend, the PalOuse and the Walla
Walla belts. say the outlook Ii bet
ter than ever, adding that q good
rain in May or early in June will In
sure the banner crop in the history
OF the district. They report that the
ground Is well pulverized. thus con-
serving the moisture. and that the
growing wheat Is in excellent eOndi-
ton.
Farmers throughout the country
believe that prices this year win be
higher than have yet prevailed a. the
beginning Of the shipping season. as
there l. little wheat On hand. The
available supply b selling at from
si.is to s1.1S q bashel.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-27
RumOr Says sultan is Dead.
EZRA MEEKER, PIONEER,
ON THE PAY STREAK

Reproduces Trail Over Which He
Crossed the Continent.
SEATTLE. Wash, April 27.-Two
years ago Ezra Meeker. a pioneer Of
Oregon and Washington, demonstrate
ed the possibility of transcontinen-
tai highway by hitehing two oxen to
a prairie schooner Of the olden
days, and driving them from Seattle
TO New York City and return over
what was known as the Oregon
trail" in the days when men Jared
into the west by what means they
could. His journey was watched
with interest by every section Of the
country and, when he "whacked'' his
oxen into the national capitol, on the
return trip, President Roosevelt ran
out Of the White House to greet him
and tell him of the great good that
his remarkable trip had worked in
the cause Of more and better roads
the country over.
Mr.. Meeker was then 72 years Of
age. but hardly enough to make the
long journey and. upon his return. to
keep mp his campaign for a Canine
Real" or Kings highway across the
continent
Now he Is making use Of the Alas
ka- Pacific Exposition to serve
the same purpose. On the Pay
Streak" which Is the Amusement
way Of Seattle's worlds fair. he has
laid out several acres Of the forest
covered campus in trails and vistas.
He has erected pioneer log cabins and
builded waterfalls. He has laid out
water courses and In other ways re-
produced IN miniature the famous
trail over which he first entered the
great Northwest. He has the same
on team he drove across the continent
tConelnuea On page foar.1
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-27

the lake. Mr.. and Mrs. Fulkerson
decided to follow out the directions
OF the letter and went out and made
search OF the locality described. but
found nothing. and in the afternoon
took up the matter with Rev. Fry.
who decided to make an investigation
Of the affair.
Discover Clothes and Revolver.
Just as Rev. Fry was preparing to
leave the Fulkerson home he was met
by Chief OF Police McGovern, who
was carrying on his arm the boys
clothes and the revolver. They had
been found on large rock which pro-
jects some four or Ave feet over the
water and which is located about 500
feet south Of the Occur d'Alene Lum-
Der company's mill. by w. L. Miles.
and turned over to the chief. The
clothes consisted OF the boys suit,
shirt, necktie and collar. but neither
hat nor shoes were found. The rock
upon which the clothes and the re-
volyer were found was a large one
and the clothes we're found at the
back Of the rock and the revolver
was found on the rock about Ave feet
from the edge facing the water. One
Of the chambers OF the revolver had
been discharged. but there was no
evidence OF blood about the place.
Suicide Theory Dispelled.
A number OF facts have come to
light since the discovery OF the
clothes and the revolver which would
seem to dispel the theory that the boy
had committed suicide. and IL he did
Il is generaly conceded that the re-
yolveF did not figure in Il as Il would
be impossible for a man to take his
life BY the use Of the weapon without
leaving some manner Of evidence be-
hind. II is not believed that he COM
mitted suicide BY drowning a. "a the
bottom OF the lake there are large
boulders which would prevent the
body being washed out into the lake.
and then wind has been blowing for
the last two days which would have a
tendency 70 wash Il ashore instead OF
out into deep water. Il has also been
discovered that 3 shirt and q suit Of
clothes are missing from the boys
trunk. and 81 is argued that he sub
stituted these for the ones left on
the rock BY the lake shore. and that
for some reason has disappeared,
and desired TO convey the Impression
that be had taken his own life. That
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-27
IS BOY SUICIDE
OR FUGITIVE?
Mystery Surrounding Disappear
ance of Ray FulkersOn Deepens

While the lake between the Occur
d'AIene Lumber eompany's mill, and
the point Of Tubb's hill was dragged
last evening, and this forenoon for
the body OF Raymond Fulkerson. the
IL year old son Of DIR. z. r. Fulker-
son, who disappeared from his home
In the city Sunday, and who, accord
ing to q letter received by the father
yesterday. is supposed to have COM
mitted suicide, and no trace OF the
body has been secured. II was be-
lieved at FIST when the letter was re-
ceiyed and when the clothes were
found later on a rock by the lake
shore, together with a revolver be-
longing to the father. with one cham
Der discharged, that It was case Of
suicide, but since then facts have
come to light which dispeis this the
DRY, and II is now believed by most OF
those who have investigated the case
that 1t was but one OF the boy disap-
pearing. and leaving behind him the
impression, for some unexplainable
reason. that he had taken his own
life.
Was Subject 60 AfeIanchoIia.
The boy, according to the state
ment of his father this morning, was
subject to fts Of extreme melanchol-
ia, but not to the extent that II in
terfered with his work as a student
Of the high school. and one OF these
spells was observed TO come upon
him Saturday evening. Sunday morn
ing he left home. apparently for the
purpose OF attending Sunday school,
bat he did not make his appearance
there. nor to any of the services In
the evening. His parents grew anx-
ious when be failed to return IN the
evening as he had never before re-
NAMED away for that length Of time
without advising them of his where
abouts. but believed THAI he would
return the next morning. No word
was received with relation TO him un-
I'll about IL O'Clock yesterday morn
ing when the father received a letter
from him which had been mailed In
the post once Sunday morning ae-
eordIng to the post mark upon Il,
telling him that when received that
he would be no more. and that his
clothes and the revolver belonging
to his father. which he had taken.
would be found on the lake shore
on the east side Of the lake south Of
the Occur 'dAlene Lumber company
mil1. and that his body would Be IN