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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-30

1t is also known that Walter Chap
mans married life has been very un-
happy. He has been married some
time, but a few weeks ago his wife left
him and no peace whatever could be
brought between them. They have
not obtained a divorce but they have
separated. She went to her parents in
Iowa and he came to his parents in
Topeka This is thought to have been
the direct cause of the tragic end of
the young mans life- He has brooded
considerably over the matrimonial
his father this morning 1t Is known
that he has been downhearted and
discouraged with life ever since his
arrival in this city.
II have tried to cheer him up and
make him see things in a better light,
said Winfield S. Chapman, the father,
this morning. ''At times he was very
jovial and contented and again he
would droop of a sudden and remain
respondent for number of days"
When found this morning Chapman
was lying across the bed undressed.
The small revolver was lying by his
side and the pillow and bed covers
were stained with blood. He had evi-
IDENTIFY arisen from bed and sitting on
the side of the bed fired the fatal shot
The revolver was placed to the back
of his head. His feet were on the
floor and the body lying across the
bed.
In examining the room Coroner H.
H Keith found nothing to explain the
tragedy No note of any kind or word
was left to explain his dissatisfaction
with life. Only through the family
troubles of a few weeks previous was
the coroner able to judge the matter
and call of an inquest of any kind.
While dressing in their room next
door Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman heard the
shot They thought at first that it was
q firecracker being 9fred by some of tbs
neighborhood boys and they did not
pay any attention to it. When they
had dressed and found that Walter had
not left his room they called to him
and received no answer. 1t was ther
that the door was opened and the
Ehastly sight met their eyes. The
shooting occurred about 7:15.
Young Chapman was with the ]. ]
Greer Hotel company in Oklahoma
CITY before he came to this city three
weeks ago. 1t was while in Oklahoma
City that he met his wife and mar
ried her They lived together very hap
PLY for some time and then quarrellet
and separated, she leaving for hel
home in Iowa to live with her parent;
and he coming to Topeka in order t
get away from the surroundings of hi:
unhappy life. He could not find worl
here and on apDlication failed to secure
his old position in Oklahoma City. H
has always been a hard working maj
and was deeply in love with his wife
His love for home and the suddel
check to his long wished for happiness
unbalanced his mind.
Walter Chapman is survived by hi
mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Win
field S. Chapman, and brother ant
sister all living at 1887 Clay street. Mr.
Chapman is a real estate agent in To
peka and well liked. They live in
beautiful home facing Central Park
The other two children, Marion S. an
Elsie NJ. are popular students
Washburr college.
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The appointment is probably tempor-
ary, as the governor expects to be able
in the next few weeks to find a prison
expert of reputation and character for
the place and it is possible that the
permanent warden OF. the penitentiary
will not be a Kansas man at all. 1t
is not a question of residence so much
as specifications that fill the require
ments for the job in the eyes of the
governor. ...-st+
Mr.. Codding was offered the place as
permanent warden, but declined to ac-
cept only as q temporary proposition
until the governor can find a man ac-
Ceptable for the place.
Mr.. Codding is well known over the
state as a lawyer and member of the
state senate 1900-1904. AS head of the
state temperance union and associated
ith Assistant Attorney General John
Marshall in the law business
Mr. Codding has been engaged active
Iy in temperance work for several years.
However, he is known for broad and
able man and his success as a tenn
lerance advocate has been due as much
to his broad gauge and practical efforts
as his zeal.
Gov. Stubbs not only regards him
as man of high character but pick
ed him for the place on account of
his business and executive ability as
well. and the governor is regarded as
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GRADUATES $50.
Harvard Commencement Attended by
Thousands of Alumni.

Cambridge, Mass, June 30.-With
thousands of loyal alumni assembled
and with the first president emeritus
in attendance, commencement at
Harvard university today was a no.
table occasion. The usual ideal Har-
ward commencement weather prevail
ed with sunny skies and gentle cool
ing breezes.
The candidates for degrees in
course numbered $50.
At 10 o'clock the president and fell
lows, overseers faculty and other Of
ficers of the university; the candidates
for honorary and course degrees and
the large number of distinguished d
guests. formed in procession in the
college yard and marched to Sanders
theater. where the exercises were
held. The invited guests included
MANY distinguished public officials,
military and naval officers and heads
of educational institutions.
In the theater the commencement
| orations were delivered by the stu
dents. The conferrlng OF the degrees
| followed.
The honorary degrees were con-
ferred upon WiIfred Thomason Gren-
fel. Labrador explorer and mission
ary; Samuel Franklin Emmons of the
United States geological survey
Eugene Kuhnemann. professor Uni
yersity of Berlin and upon Charles
VIM. Eliot, former president of Har-
ward.
Upon DR.. Eliot was conferred the
degrees of doctor of medicine ano
doctor of laws. In bestowing the de-
| Lowell said that DR.. Eliot had &C
| complished more for the progress q
! medical education in this country
than any other living man.
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PITTSBuRG'S Big DAY.
Opening of New Forbes Athletic
Ffeld-Johnson-Ro Fight.

Pittsburg. June 30.-Two events of
great Importance to baseball enthu-
siasts and pugilistic followers are
carded.
This. afternoon in the presence of
baseball lovers from all parts of the
country, Forbes Field, the new
grounds of the Pittsburg National
league club, was dedicated.
Tonight at Duquesne gardens,-JaelS.
johnson, champion heavyweight, will
fight six rounds with Tony Ross of
New Castle, Pa, the Italian.
When the gates of the new park
were thrown open at noon there was
boys to gain entrance. Many of them
were thrown to the ground and in
jured. Fifty patrolmen with diff
Guilty restrained the enthusiasts, many
of whom had stood in line for six
hours.
The National Atheletic club an
nounced. today that the money guar
anteed Johnson and Ross will not be
paid unless everything is regular. This
decision met with much approval and
the money is to be paid only at the
dictation Of Buck Cornelius, Pitts
burg sporting man.
Regarding the fight, johnson
says:
"I will stop Ross in six rounds. I
realize that the public expects some
thing good and will risk my reputa-
ton as champion on my ability to do
this tonight
Ross says:
"I feel that I have a good chance
to secure the championship and the
honors as well. One punch in the
right place is all I want to land and
am confident of my ability to do
this
Every available seat has been sold.
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of a Judge in these mat

ters.
Mr.. Codding came to Topeka from
Pottawatomie county. He was born
in Cook county, ILL.,, in 1851. came to
Kansas with his parents in 1872, To-
eating at Westmoreland, Pottawatomie
county, where he has ever since re-
sided. He taught school at the age
of 18 years, and was later principal
to the bar at Westmoreland. The only
structor in the county normal insti--
tutes. He read law in the office OF
M. S. Beal and in 1886 was admitted
to the bar at Mestmoreland. The only
office he ever held was that of state
senator from his own and Nemaha
counties. Mr.. Codding has been en-
gagged in nearly all the important
litigation in his county for many
years past.
Warden Haskell, who was appoint
ed by Governor Hoch four years ago,
resigned a short time ago to take ef-
feet July l. The Haskell resignation
came as a result of the Investigation
of the prison by order of the governor.
That there was something irregular
or unbusinesslike in the admin1stra-
tion was asked for, the governor does
not deny, neither does he affirm.
Governor Stubs had only kind words
for Haskell following the latter's
resignation.
Speaking today of the penitentiary
and the status of affairs there the gov
ernor declared that it was his inten-
ton, working with Warden Nc
Claughry of the federal prison at
Leavenworth, to make the Lansing in
stitution a model of it's kind in the
United States. There will be several
changes made in the force at Lansing
but the new warden will select his
deputy and assistants after taking his
office.
The governor has very high
| opinion of the worth and capacity OF
| Warden McC1aughry and will confer
with him often in all matters per-
taining to the penitentiary and the
selection of a permanent warden. Il
| is possible, even probable that the
selection will be made from outside
| the state. ST will select a warden
said Gov. Stubbs. "just as the board
| of regents of the State Agriculture
| college are proceeding in theil
| search for a president of that in
stitution, which is to say, look thu
country over for the best materia
obtainable If the right man is fount
| in Kansas, so much the better; if not
then will take him where he can b'
| found
| Mr.. Codding will confer with War
| den McClaughry of Leavenworth il
| the conduct of the state prison.
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LIKE A BIG PICNIC.
Court Seemed When Suffragettes Were
Arraigned for Trial.

London, June 30.-The 116 suf-
fragettes arrested last night during a
raid on the house of commons in an
effort to present petition to Premier
Asquith were arraigned in the Bow
street police court this morning, and
after lengthy arguments for and
against the question of their right to
which was raised by Mrs. Pankhurst,
the magistrate adjourned all the cases
until July and the women We're re-
leased on their own recognizances.
For an hour or more previous to
the opening of the hearing the court
building was surrounded by a dense
crowd. Purple, white and green, the
colors of the suffragettes. were large
ly in evidence and the leaders of the
movement, including Mrs. Pankhurst
and Mrs. Lawence, were early in at
tendance. superintendent Wells and
Inspector Jarvis. the chief officers of
the defensive forces last night, were
in court with large number of po-
chief magistrate of the Metropolitan
police courts, heard the charges which
are threefo1d, namely, obstructing the
police, aSSaulting the police and wilful
damage. The court room was crowd
ed with the. witnesses. including 100
policemen and officials, and there was
little room left for spectators
A majority of the prisoners, who
had been bailed out, arrived at court
armed with valises of all kinds in
preparation for their expected incar-
ceration in Holloway Jail. The wait
ing room adjoining the court was
crowded with women friends of the
prisoners who, when tired standing,
sat down unceremoniously on the floor
at the expense of their silk and satin
skirts. Many of these women had
brought with them bottles of tea and
packages of sandwiches and the wait
ing room looked like q picnic grounds.
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TIT ! H IHLEs
President Attends Commence
ment of His Alma Mater.
Puts on Robes and Walks i'm the
Procession.
A GUEST OF HADLEY
His Train Got in at 3:O5 This
Morning.
He Remained in His Car Until
Time to Get Up.

New Haven, Conn, June 30-Con-
rnencement day at Yale university was
especially honored by the presence of
the chief executive of the nation, Will
lam H. Taft, '78, who, following pre-
cedent as fellow. donned the robes as
a corporation member and walked in
the procession of the several hundred
ofncers OF the university and the can
d1dates for degrees.
The president arrived in this city at
3:O5 this morning and his special was
sidetracked in the railroad yards so
that he might sleep undisturbed until
the hour of rising, which was shortly
after O'Clock. Then he was driven
) to the home of President Hadley, ac-
lcompanied by Capt A w Butt. his
military aide, and Mr.. MischIer. his as
| SiStant secretary.
] The president came unostentatiously
and it was his desire that his visit be
accepted as a matter of course without
any change IN the prescribed arrange
ments for the commencement exercises.
Last year President Taft came here
as one of the chief guests of the uni
versfty, and on every hand he was ac-
corded a grand reception, Yale men
fairly bubbling over with enthusiasm
at the prospect that a Yale man might
sit in the highest Office in the land. And
now that he is here again today as the
president of the nation. Yale greeted
him no less cordially but there was the
formal dignity which was recognized
as most fitting to the occasion.
/ Walks to Woodbridge Hail.
From President HadIey's office the
president of the United States and the
pr esident of the university walked tc
| Woodbridge hall to attend the final
corporation meeting of the year. Most
of the business of the commencement
period was transacted by the corpora
tion on Monday and today's sitting was
a brief one.
| The procession of officers graduates
candidates for degrees and invited
the college campus. The mace was
carried by Prof. Gustave Schwab, the
marshal of the day. In the long line
there were 299 candidates for degrees
besides the guests upon whom were
tic be conferred the honorary degrees.
When Antonio N. <Lasalas of Taal,
P1sfippine Islands, received his master
of arts degree, there was much ap-
/ plause.
I President Hadley announced the
comforting of a degree upon President
Lowell of Harvard.
The Woolsey hall exercises ended
the corporation and guests went to
! Woodbridge hall.
Later President Taft went in an
automobile to the home of President
Hadley. In the early afternoon both
returned to the Memorial hall, where
the annual banquet of the alumni
was held
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PROTEST FAILS.
Referee Finds No Evidence That Ford
Car Violated Rules.

Seattle, June 30.-The protest Of
the Shawmut car against the award
of the first prize in the New York to
Seattle automobile race to Ford car
No. 2 was disal1owed by Robert Gug-
genheim, the referee. Mr.. Guggen-
helm found that the evidence did not
sustain any of the charges that the
Ford car had violated the rules.
The trophy cup and $4,000 go to
Ford car No 2, and the second prize
of s1,500 to the Shawmut car. which
came in second. An appeal to the
contest committee of the Automobile
Club of America. under whose sane
ton the race was run, is still possible,
however.
The Acme car in the race reached
Seattle at 2:30 yesterday afternoon. It
hal continued in the contest hoping
that the Ford No. 2 would be dis
qualified
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GUARANTY LAW HELD UP
Federal Court Grants an Injunction
in Nebraska.

federal court today Judges Van
deventer and Munger granted an in
junction to restrain the new state
banking board from putting into
effect the bank guaranty act. The
constitutionality of the statute will
be discussed in opinions to be filed
later.
The bank deposit guaranty act was
passed by the last session of the
legislature. It was to become effec-
tive July 2, and preparations were
made for carrying out the provisions
of the law.
Fifty state and two private banks
appealed to the federal court, alleg-
ing that the act confiscated property
without due process Of law.
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Visiting at Home of Father OF
Clay Street.
DESERTED BY WIFE
Supposed This Was Cause of
Dependency.
Home Was in Oklahoma City
Till Three Weeks Ago.

Walter s. Chapman, 3e years old,
shot himself in his bedroom at the
home of his father. Winfield S. Chap
man, 1897 Clay street, at 7:15 this
morning. He died Immediately and
when Coroner Keith arrived a few
minutes later there were no signs of
life.
Chapman has only been in Topeka
three weeks, arriving here from Okla
homa City where he had been unsuc-
cessfuI in finding work. While in To-
peka he has tried to find a suitable
position but is known to have failed.
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TT Is COOLER TO-DAY.
Weather Still Unsettled and Light
Wind Is Blowing.

The temperature got up to SO in To-
peka, Kan, Tuesday afternoon, but as
it was the lowest temperature ct the
same hour reported from any other
weather station in Kansas, Topeka has
no complaint coming. At Wichita and
few other points it was Sc. and Enid.
Oklahoma, sweItered under pressure
of 1O2. It was cloudy all over the state
this morning, and the predictions
favor cloudy weather tonight and to-
morrow, without rain in Topeka Such
being the forecast, it may rain at any
time.
This afternoon at o'clock the wind
is blowing only miles an hour from
the north, and the hourly temperatures
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EIKER'S BODY FOUND.
Missouri River Gave Up Body of
Leavenworth Man.

Leavenworth, Kan, June 30.-A
body discovered in the Missouri river
at Kansas City, on which a key ring
bearing the name J. L. Eiker, was
found, is here believed to be that of
John Eiker, assistant postmaster at
Fort Leavenworth, who disappeared
on February IL. Eiker left a note to
o. J. Twogood of this city, a lodge as
sociate, making disposal of his goods.
Eikerz had a tidy sum in the bank.
He left no intimation of what he had
intended to do.
His accounts at the postoffice were
in irreproachabIe condition. He was
married and had been at the fort for
thirty years.
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ROUTE FOR A JUNKET.
Judge Reid Commissioned to Lay Out
One in Europe.

Lacrosse. Wis, June 30.-Judge
Raw 6. Reid of Lacrosse. waterways
commissioner for Wisconsin, has been
commissioned by Senator T. E. Bur-
ton chairman of the national water
wavs commission, to go to Europe at
once zee to % lay out the route for the con-
gressional party which will leave for
a study of European waterways i'm
mediately after adjournment of con-
gress.
then to Scotland, Norway and Sweden,
Belgium and France and will report
to the Burton commission in Rotter-
dam in the fall and proceed with 1t
through lower Germany and Austria
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BOMB IN THE CHERRIES.
1t ExpIodes and Kills Marie Bakhtadze
Police Spy.

Tiffs, June 30.-Marie Bakhtadze,
who had been prominent as an agent
of the political police at Tif1is, has
been killed here by a bomb that had
been sent to her by an unknown per-
son In a basket of cherries.
Nine. Bakhtadze was the widow OF
a man who formerly was prominent
among the revolutionists. He turned
traitor, however, betrayed many of
the revolutionary leaders, entered the
police service and was killed last
autumn Out of revenge his wife be-
came a spy and devoted herself to
hunting down every one responsible
for her husbands death. For several
weeks past she had not ventured out
Slde the police station.
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WESTON HAS LOST A DAY
He Must Average 56 Miles a Day
From Now On.

ogden, Utah. June 30-Edward
Payson Weston, in his tramp across
the continent, reached Iron Point 33S
miles west of Ogden and 534 miles
east of San Francisco at $50 a. M,
TODAY and after two hours rest he
started for Winnemucca, in an effort
to make that place by night, a dis
lance of 81 miles. If he succeeds he
will be but one day behind his sched-
ule.
To be in San Francisco within the
100 days he must walk an average of
56 miles day.
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KETCHEL AND FLYNN.
Two Fighters to Meet at Los Angeles
During the Elks Week.

Los Angeles, Cal, June so.-It. was
announced last night that whether
Ketchel wins or loses his fight with
Papke in San Francisco, he will meet
Jim Flynn at Maud Junction July IA,
following the Nelson-Wilgast fight.
This adds another fight to the Elks
week programme.
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Murderer Is Found Dead.

Des Moines, Ia, June 30.-The dead
body of Calvin Littlepage, who yester-
day murdered Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Jameson parents of his divorced wife,
near Valley Junction, was found early
today by John Ritchie, whose farm is
close to the Jameson home Little
page despairing of escape from armed
posses had committed suicide. Officers
believe he was intent upon reaching
his wife, intending to murder her
when he shot himself.
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NEW BANK FOR NAVARRO.
Capital Stock All Subscribed by Local
Parties.

Enterprise, Kan. June 30.-
Navarro is to have a new state bank
with a capital stock of $4,000, all of
which is subscribed by local parties.
The farmers and merchants OF
Navarro have been wanting bank
for some time and have been at work
the past two weeks taking sub
scriptions for stock. The stock is
now almost all subscribed.
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WEALTHY FARMER SHOT.
Body of c. B. Giest Found Under a
CuIvert Near Burton.

Hutchinson, June 30.-C. B. Giest,
wealthy retired farmer of Wichita
was found dead under a culvert five
miles from Burton last night by g.
boy named Giest, Ono relation). He
had died from gunshot wounds a por-
ton of the neck being blown away.
No motive for murder is known.
Giest's pocketbook was undisturbed.
The coroner and sheriff are investi-
eating
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THIEVES AT FIT. LEAvENwoRTH.
Taroed Cash Register in the Officers
Department.

Leavenworth, Kan. June so.-The
latest of long series of burglaries at
Fort Leavenworth is robbery of the Of
ficers' mess when the cash register was
rified. Several residences have been
robbed in the past month and one man
is in Jail awaiting trial.
General Funston recently EXCHANGED
shots with a burglar at his quarters
The authorities at the post are baffed
hY the bold thieves.
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Not ducb of a storm.

Grand Forks, n. D., June 30.-The
latest report from Miles, n. D., where
a tornado late yesterday was supposed
to have killed eight people and in
jured many is that only eight persons
were slightly injured and that no one
was killed.
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CODDINC IT is.
President Of State Temperance
Union Appointed Warden.
Will Take Mr.. Haskell's Place
Tomorrow.
NEW OFFICER LAWYER
Has Also Served in the State
Senate.
NEW OFFICER LAWYER
Governor Announces That An.
p0intment Is Temporary.

]. K. Codding, of Topeka, president Of
the State Temperance union, lawyer
and ex-state senator. was today ap-
pointed warden of the state penitentiary
at Lansing by Governor Stubs. Mr..
Codding will Leave tonight for Lansing
and enter upon the discharge of his
duties tomorrow morning.
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fuckers Are Divorced

Chicago. June 30.-Mary Elizabeth
dolly Logan) Tucker has been grant
ed divorce from Colonel William r.
Tucker, u. S. A.. retired. on grounds
of desertion. The matter of aIimony,
it was stated, has been settled private
ly. Colonel Tucker did not contest.
Mrs. Tucker was given the right to
resume her maiden name.
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weather Indications.

Chicago. June 30.-Forecast for Kan
sas Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day.