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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
ARE KEPT SECRET
Many Shortages in Probate
Court Trusteeships.
Appointees Borrowed Money
in Many Cases.
AMOUNT Is LARGE.
Total in the NeighbOrhOOd OF
Fourteen Thousand Dollars.
F. r. Baker and Sells Shortages
Paid by BONDING Companies.

Probate Judge Schoch today explain
ed that the recent sensational shortage
of the administrator of the John -.
Carol estate was only one of num-
ber which have occurred in the affairs
of administrators and figured the de-
falcations IN round numbers at $4,000.
The bonding companies made good
I this entire amount with some discounts
| in adjustments with heirs and SO far
these companies have been satisfied by
1.-THE administrators at default and no
criminal prosecutions have resulted.
These shortages occurred during the
administration OF Schoch's predecessor,
r. F. Hayden. from his leniency with
the guardians and administrators and
the present judge intends to profit by
| the record.
Judge Schoch says he had his first
warning the first day of his service
when the former judge said, ''Schoch,
| I've had thousand defalcationS in the
last month. Some OF them I will tell
you about-others never" And $4,000
shortage is accounted for while $4,000
more has been adjusted and kept Sc
cret for the defaulting administrators.
| On May II, 1907. Willie Sells was
appointed guardian of Allan Sells, Jr.,
his son. When the Snowman died, 1t
was fonnd he had misused $4,000 of
AIlan'S money. F. NJ. BOnebrake was
then named to succeed as guardian.
The affair of the shortage hung fire
along into Schoch's term and was fin
ally settled by the bonding company
September g. 1905
Another case involving a shortage Of
$4,000 is that of Anna J. Stone, an in
sane woman confined at the asylum at
Osawatomie. She was sent to the hos
pital in 1899 and Stella Stone appointed
guardian. She resigned March 1, 1904,
and F. r. Baker succeeded her. He
sold real estate without giving account
and was found to be $4,000 short in his
account. He was discharged by Judge
Hayden and the bonding company paid
up. After that the state assumed the
guardianship of the woman and keeps
her accounts.
Another $4,000 shortage is the last
one found in the Carroll case. This
lars more has been misused but adjust
ed by the administrators, the facts re-
naming a secret between them and the
judge.
Borrowing" has been the failure
which Judge Schoch hopes to correct.
"An administrator was called before
me the other day to explain his ac-
counts said the judge, "and showed a
clean slate and exact figures until 4
certain sale of property, the returns OF
which he had not accounted for. What
did you do with that?' 1 asked. him.
oh 1 borrowed that he said. oh,
YOU borrowed that for yourself from
yourself Did you make record of it?'
He explained that he put his note for
the amount with the other papers but
admitted that he did not have it Sc
cured He promised to cash his note.
Il am working on a new FORM, said
the Judge (which hope will help keep
administrators and guardians under
both paper and verbal oath and will
make a change in the forms now in use
in the office"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23

in pronouncing sentence, the prisoner
drew himself in military style and
saluted. He said:
It thank you, my lord I am proud
to have the honor of laying down my
humble life for my country. Your
sentence of death is perfectly illegal.
You are alI-powerful and can do what
you like; but remember we will have
the power some time. That is all L
have to say
A. F. Hossley. printer of the Indian
Sociologist, who was recently arrested
on the charge of publishing seditious
newspaper, the avowed object OF
which was to support the Indian ma
tionalist movement for the liberation
of India from oppressive alien rule by
the use of physical force" today
pleaded guilty and was sentenced 10
four months Imprisonment.
The Indian Sociologist is owned and
edited by Krishnavarma, who is now
a refugee in Paris. The paper openly
approved the murder of Sir William
Wyllie and DR.. Lalcaca.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
JOSEPH OST HURT.
Former Topeka Man Seriously In
jured in Wreck.

Joseph Ost, who was connected
with the Santa Fe shops here for
nearly thirty years. and who for the
past year has been storekeeper in
charge of fuel oil properties at San
Bernardino, Cal, was injured in a
wreck a few days ago according to
information received at the head
quarters of the storehouse system in
Topeka.
Mr.. Ost was riding the Santa Fe
motor car between San Bernardino
and Los Angeles, when a wreck of
some kind took place. Mr.. Ost suf-
fered a disIocation of his right ankle.
fracture of the bones in his right
foot and cuts about the face and
head and it was feared a fracture Of
the skull He Is now in the Los An
geIes hospital of the Santa Fe, where
it will take him four or five weeks
to recover from the effects of his in
juries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
STUBS AT HOME.
Governor Is Dreaming of Heroes of
Old.


Governor Stubbs is spending the
week at his country home near Law
renee and at Lake View, one of the
noted summer resorts of the KaW val
lev. New York has had its Oyster Bay
and now Massachusetts has it's Bever-
lev house These little resorts have
each had their day of fame as seats OF
the national government But now
comes Lake View in its turn and poses
as one of the seats OF the mighty.
Governor Stubbs is there in his big
red chu-chu devil and the pulse of
the Kansas state government moved v,i
there with him. The spirit OF the
square deal is also there and Joe Dol
ley is a consistent pilgrim to that
shrine.
Long before the dawn has kissed
the hilltops the governors red auto
gIfdes down the hill from his country
home on it's way to Lake View. Ar
rived at that historic spot where the
Usage Indian and the Shawnee
quenched their thirst in the early
fiftfes; the governor alights from his
auto and mounts a moving machine
and proceeds to cut his third crop of
alfalfa. Mayhap. as he dozes in the
hot Kansas sunshine to the mum OF
the mower, his excellency dreams OF
davs to come and the increase of his
powers Bounded only by the sky
above and the boundless sweep of the
prairies to the horizon his fancy
stretches out to new political king
doms. The humble mower is trans
formed to a scythed chariot such as
Darius drove at the battle of Arbela
and he sees history transposed and
Alexander beaten by the onslaught Of
the square deal Persians. His battle
tcry as he strikes the Macedonian
pha1anx startles the steady farm
horses and the governor awakes from
his dreams in time to avert a runaway.
Out of the hills shall come strength
and why not the valleys? There is
no fairer or richer valley in the world
than that of the KaRs The governor
is more apt to find Inspiration there
for future Kansas successes than in
any of the famous summer resorts of
the world
Amidst these scenes of pastoral de-
lights he will feel his. .Aseart new OPEN
ed and will forget all about the fears
and. pangs and tears that rest in ambi-
TONS smile like the thorn in the rose.
He will hear the mighty kaW tapping
the banks on its journey to the sea
and will gain strength from its mes
sage. He can watch the gathering of
the potato crop the greatest crop in
song of the Harvest Home will move
his soul to utter paeans on the re-
sources and wealth of his beloved
state The breath of the prairies will
bring delight; the song of the birds
will usher in an inspiration, and the
gorgeous coIors of the sunf1ower will
paint a picture. and our governor will
come back to Topeka like Antaeus, re-
vived bv the touch of mother earth,
and take hold of the reinS of govern
ment again with a new hope and cour-
age that nothing can daunt or stay.
And thus does Lake View take
precedence over Lecom pton and Leav-
enworth and Pawnee Rock and Osa-
watomie as a historic spot in the an
nails of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
LID ON WAR NEWS.
Spain Is Exercising Rigid Censorship
Over the Press.

Madrid, via Badatose. on the Por-
tUguese Frontier, July 23.-The Spanish
authorities are exercising a rigorous
censorship over the publication of news
regarding the war between the Span
iards and the Kabyle tribesmen on the
Riff coast of Morocco The entire edi-
tion of El Pals was confiseated today
and all the Republican clubs were
closed.
The persons arrested in connection
with the demonstrations against the
departure of the troops, will be charg-
ed with sedition and tried before a
court martial The outside world, the
government officials declare should IN
Gerstand, however. that the Liberals
and Republicans are exploiting the I'M
popularity of the war for political pur-
poses, and they are suspected by the
authorities of melting the reservists,
who were forced in many cases to leave
their families without support. to re-
sistance.
The government today announced the
opening of subscriptions throughout
the country for the benefit of families
of reservists sent to Melilla.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
HINTS AT INSANITY.
Woman Accused of Shooting Her
Mother Denies 1t.

Chicago, July 23.-Mrs. Agnes C.
Mayfield, wife of a mining promoter of
Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, who is un-
der arrest in connection with the nys-
terious shooting of her mother, Mrs.
Gertrude A. Hinkley, here on Wednes-
day, spent the night in the police sta
Mrs. HinkIey's statement that the
came out through her mouth was
fired by her daughter is vigorously
denied by Mrs. Mayfield.
MY mothers whole story is ridicu-
lous" said the prisoner today. Il
came to Chicago from Mexico to give
her stock in the mining company, not
to sell it to her. My mother either ac-
cidentally shot herself while planning
to shoot me, or tried to commit sui
Mrs. A1ayfield intimated that it
might be well to inquire into her
mothers mental condition and con-
tinUed:
Il have six letters from my aunt,
my mothers sister, Mrs. J. L. Hutch
inson of Streetor, Ill, which will help
me. In each of these letters my aunt
mother" Mrs. Mayfield quoted from
one of the letters as follows:
Dear Agnes: If [ were in your
place l would avoid your mother, be-
cause I feel that she viii do you mis-
chief if your husband does not come
to her terms
In a second letter Mrs. Hutchinson
is quoted as saying:
You know how your mother IS
she will either rule or ruin. 1 fear for
you if you refuse to turn over the 29O
acres of mining land in Mexico
Mrs. Mayfeld stated that her moth
er's hatred of her began a year ago
when she married DR.. Mayfeld.
Says 1t Was an Accident.
Mrs. Maydeld declared that the I-oot-
ing was an accident. The story or
4 a +
ter hours of questioning is as follows;
"Some time ago I gave my daush-
ter $500 to invest in the silver
mines at MapiTni, Mexico, in which
her husband is interested. Wednes-
day morning my daughter came here
to my home and asked me to call at
her rooms early in the afternoon. 1
went over there and she asked me to
place $4,000 more in the mine.
said that 1 did not think it a good
thing and refused to do so.
1T was then the awful thing oc-
Cured. BY her side had noticed a
small grip. Without warning she
leaned over to one side and placed
her hand on the grip I heard
something click. My blood ran cold
for I knew it was a pistol, which she
was cooking. I rose from my chair
and started to pass through the door
into the hall. Just as I reached the
door I heard her, say:
There are five in here and if you
don't give me the money, you shall
have them ALL
1T was terrible. I could not move.
I waited a moment and she fired. The
ball entered my neck. I waited fear
ing she would fire again. Instead
she came to me. did not fall. She
led me back into the room. Then
she showed me a piece of note paper.
I read it. My daughter then came to
me and taking my hands asked me
to sign the paper. The pen and ink
were there ready. I did not know
what to do. The paper was a state
ment that the shooting was acciden-
tai; that I had dropped the pistol
and that it had exploded. I did not
sign it. Some times I wish I had
done so, then maybe this horrible
thing never would have become
Ix0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
DAWSON GOES TO WICHITA.
VIII Hold Conference About Rates to
the Gulf.

John Dawson's first official act as
attorney for the railroad board was a
trip to Wichita where he has gone to
confer with A. Z. Helm of the South
western Shippers association regard
ing lower freight rates to the gulf
The association has interested the
four states of Texas, Oklahoma. Kan
sas and Colorado in an action be-
fore the Interstate Commerce COM
mission to secure rates for these
states to the gulf proportionate to
their nearness to tide water and thus
wipe out the old bugaboo of the
Missouri river as a basing point for
freight rates.
Governor Stubbs is deeply in
terested in this fight and regards it
as one of the most important steps
Kansas has ever taken for lower
freight rates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23

five men on board. The Maud was
bound for Cedar bayou and passed
within a short distance of one of the
men who while at point of giving up,
was still able to hang on to the piece
of timber, under his arms. Four 9TH
ers were found hanging on to pieces of
drift wood in an exhausted condition.
They were given immediate attention
and were transferred to the Mayhower.
Captain w. Neh and wife of Calves
ton. were picked UP unconscious on
the beach at Texas City. Oliver Graft
of Houston was found at Morgan's
point All wore life preservers. They
will survive.
the bay when the boat capsized. Graft
and Professor W. w. Higgins, also of
Houston, were fishing in a frail boat on
San Jocinta. bay when the storm struck
them. Professor Higgins was rescued
earlier in the Gay.
AL will survive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
DIED IN DENTISTS CHAIR
Mrs. George Bibles Failed to Survive
the Anaesthetic.

Coffeyville. Kan, July 23.-Mrs.
George Bibles. residing three miles
east of Talala, Okla, died in the den
tist chair in the office of DR.. T. NJ.
Robertson, where she was having
some teeth extracted.
Mrs. Bibles went up to the doctors
office to have the teeth extracted and
was given a small amount of chloro-
form, about one-haIf the regular
dose. This was done after she had
been examined and it was found that
her heart action was very good
After the teeth were extracted she
did not revive from the chlOroform
and shortly ceased breathing. For
over an hour the heart action con-
tinued strong and Drs. Kuder and
Krugg, who We're called in did every
thing possible to restore respiration
but were unsuccessful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Trial of Colonel WyIlie's Slayer Lasted
Only an Hour.

London, July 23.-Madarlal Dhinagri
the Indian student. who on the night
of July 1, at the conclusion of a public
gather at the imperial institute, shot
and killed Lieutenant Colonel Sir VIII
liam HUT Curzon Wyllie and Dr. Ca
was Lalcaca, was today found guilty
and sentenced to death at the con
clusion of a trial OF less than an hour s
duration.
During the recital of the occurrences
at the imperial institute on the night
of the tragedy, the prisoner sat in the
dock listening unconcernedly and only
once broke his silence by saying what
ever did was an act of patriotism
As the lord chief justice concluded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
MULLEN THE UMPIRE.
Popular Member of Western League
Stan Is Here.

John Mullen, generally regarded as
the best official on the Western league
staff of umpires. is sche eduled to work
in the present home series of games.
The team is home for eight games
four being played with Denver and
another four with Pueblo.
The chances are that the fans will
see some Improvement in the team
before this series of games is ended,
for Manager Cooley is working along
some still quiet lines for new players
and may land one or two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
Confesses to Murder.

Denver. Col. July 23.-James w.
Anderson, who was arrested yester-
day on suspicion of being ]. L. Byrd,
wanted in Memphis, Tenn, for the
murder of Joseph Black, a shoe
dealer of that city, today confessed
that he was the murderer. Byrd was
married two weeks ago at Colorado
Springs and with his wife was
spending his honeymoon in Denver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
He BEATS THE STATE.
Much Rockefeller Property VIII
Escape Inheritance Tax.

New York, July 23.-J. D. Rocke-
felIer continues the transfer of prop
erty to members of his family. He
has decided the house at No. 5 West
53rd street to his daughter, Alta, now
Mrs. E. Parmlee Prentice. A week
ago he gave property in Cleveland
valued at S3.O0o,OO0 to his son, Jno.
d. Rockefeller, jr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
summer Resort WeotI,er.

Recent weather has been about all
that could be asked. The temperature
did not get above 81 yesterday, and
the night was the coolest since early
in June. getting down to so in the
early morning. Clear weather pre-
walls all over the state and no rain
worthy of n0tice-.04 at Wichita being
the most-has fallen. 1t might be
noted also that up to. O'Clock today
has proven the coolest in six weeks.
The forecast is Fair tonight and
saturday: warmer Saturday. Real
summer weather will drop in to spend
Sunday with US. This afternoon the
wind is blowing 9 miles an hour from
the north. The hourly temperatures:
o'clock -. .65I11 O'Clock LIB
s o'clock ....69l12 o'clock T7
9 O'Clock ....-71 1 o'clock ....T rs
10 o'clock .-.T3l o'clock T9
Giant-Cu Game Postponed: Rain.
New York. July 23.-National. New
Chicago game postponed. rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
Omen Swan Avenue,

a petition backed by twenty resi-
dents of Westview addition to High
land Park was filed with the county
commissioners this morning asking
that Swan avenue be opened for traf-
fic and travel from Monroe street to
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
ROBBERS USE DYNAMITE
Yeggmen Wreck NJ. X. e L. Depot at
Mineral and Secure $500.

Pittsburg. Kan, July 23.-Robbers
early today dynamited the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas railway safe at Min
eral, near here. wrecking the depot
and escaping with $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23

Mr. Miller has been principal of the
Topeka high school since 1905, when
he succeeded L. D. Whittemere. He
is now in Chicago taking advanced
work at Chicago university. His
friends here say there is no doubt
about his acceptance of the new posi-
ton. His salary in Topeka was $1,S0O.
The probability is that Mr.. A. J. Stout,
vice principal, will succeed Mr.. Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
MILLER TO LEAVE.
Principal Topeka High school Goes to
Kansas City.

Kansas City. July 23.-H. L. Miller.
principal of the Topeka high school,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
Rain PreYents CIeNeIand Gane.

Cleveland, july 23-American: :
Both Cleveland-New York games
scheduled for today postponed, rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23

Chicago, July 23.-Forecast for
Kansas. Fair tonight and Saturdays
warmer Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23

No Game at Brooklyn: Rain.
New York, July 23.-National: st
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23

has been elected principal of the Kan
sas City, Kansas, high school. His
salary will be $2,400.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
Game at Phfladeinllia On: Rain.

Na-laalN1
Philadelphia, July 23.-National:
Cincinnati Philadelphia game post
poned, rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23
Giant- CUBS Game Postponed: Rain.

New York, July 23.@National. New 1
York-Chicago game postponed. rain. }
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23

A petition to have Lime street ma
cadamized from Eighteenth street to
Twenty-first street, and Washington
street from Tenth to Eighteenth
street, was referred to City Engineer
Rogers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-23

Hanging to Drift Wood.
The yacht Mayf1ower which brought
the survivors to Galveston left Cedar
bayou at noon and an hour later fell
in with the launch Maud which had the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-25


established foreher people of the Unit
worship
enjoyed
yearw
sickness befalen
industrial
all
material progress; 1t is
acknowledge
the vine.s of theseb
hereby appoint Thursday, twentynfth day of
of the
vocaon repair their churches
AL
T. God.
In witne
sea of the Unted to
Done the city Washington November
of and
the hundred thirty
&
WILLIAM TAFT
BY the
c KNOX, Secretary State"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-25

Washington, D. c., Nov. 25.-In his
annual message to congress it is ex-
pocted that President Taft will recon-
mend the establishment c. new
bureau or department of Public
Health. If a sufficient showing is
made he will recommend the creation
of a department the head of which
will be a cabinet officer. Otherwise
he will probably content himself with
recommending a bureau" under one
of the departments now existing.
There are already nine departments
with cabinet officers and a preju-
dice exists in congress against in
creasing that number. Once depart
ment is created its field of useful
ness, and incidentally the number of
employees and expense of conducting
it, seems to increase by leaps and
bounds. on the other hand, those
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-25

New York, Nov. 25.-"Please, Mis-
ter, give me something for Thanks
giving"
This appeal with which smutty-
faced boys and girls clad in outland-
ish costumes. greeted New Workers
on almost every street corner in the
city today. was as sure a sign as the
prevalence of turkey that the holiday
had arrived.
From early morning children in all
kinds of costumes, with faces either
blackened or painted in ranbok
hues, besieged passersby or sang in
doorways and in courtyards of apart
ment buildings. Many were the pen
nies. nckels and dimes that the
Thanksgiving spirit drew from the
purses of men and women and placed
in the youngsters grimy hands.
1t is a real Thanksgiving. and al
most everybody has something for
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-25

New York, Nov. 25.-Angered by
the continued disregard for human
life by drivers of automobiles in New
York the police commissioners have
issued a call for a mass meeting to
urge legislative action. The particu-
lar case to arouse the ire of the COM
missioners was that of Alice Mohen,
who was struck down by touring
car, and when the driver found the
body clogged his wheels, stopped long
enough to Jolt his machine free, and
then sped away at great speed. The
statement of Commissioners Baker
says: "It is time there is a radical
change in the laws regarding speed
ing. 1t is time for citizens of New
York to hold a mass meeting to pro-
test to the Legislature against man
slaughter The engineer who runs a
harmless donkey engine in this city
gets a license from the police depart
ment. If an accident occurs he Is re-
sponsible and the license is revoked.
Why, even with asphalt rollers the law
requires a man to go ahead of one of
them to wave a danger signal, but
sixty horse power automobiles can run
wild through the streets"