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was Eyes" But there was a condition
to the consent. She said she would
not leave her father and would not
marry while he lived. When Commo-
dore Smith, then an aged man, should
die, she would marry him. But after
her fathers death in the spring Of
last year, when Griswold asked her to
make good the promise he says she
gave him. she refused.
Mrs. Smith, in her answer, denies all
the allegations that he makes, but
Griswold says that he has in his pos
session fully two hundred letters to
help him convince jury that the
wealthy society woman exercised with
undeniable grace and fascination her
lure over him in boyhood, youth and
young manhood. Yes, indeed, that she
called him in these letters her "Sieg-
fried and herself as his "Brunhilde; :"
| that she promised to love him always
| and to ashes; that she addressed him
as Dear I'll Ruzzie" and sweet boy
and "honey lamb" and when she did
not sign "Brunhilde" subscribed her
self ''Hellie" or Ellie" but that most
often, Economically and POLITICALLY, and
with a certain appropriateness of par
a1lel in the matter of the difference OF
their ages. she addressed him as ''Mein
lieber Siegfried'' and called herself his
'sBrunhilde'' after the characters in the
Wagner opera
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New York, July 3O.-Young Russell
Griswold, prominent socially in New
York and Stamford. Conn.,, seeks
through his lawyer. Jacob Gordon,
heart balm to the amount of $4,000
from the elderly and rich Helen Wood
ruff Smith.
The romance involved in this breach
of promise suit has interested the east
as have few similar cases. According
to his statement. Griswold alleges that
their romance began nine years ago,
when he was president of the senior
class of the Stamford high school in
his golden-haired, blue-eyed, rosy, un-
sophisticated boyhood.
That day was fatal to his young
heart, Griswold says, when his mother
took him to call on the socially famous
Mrs. Cummings. He was eighteen
wears old He says her charm. her
grace of manney. her wit, her beauty
Just everything about her-set his
boyfsh heart on fire. and from that
time on his thoughts through nine
long years have been all and only for
her. She treated him kindly from the
first. he will aver. and then tenderly
and after her divorce from ex-MayoI
Cummings in October, 1907, he was
ernboldened to ask her hand in marri-
age. To this, he alleges she made an
eWer that thrilled him with delight i
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SCOTT in LAWRENCE.
Carries Fight to Enemy's Country and
Defends Consistency.

Lawrence, Kan, July 30.-"Is shall
never be a Republican in Kansas and
a Democrat in Washington, nor Re-
publican while am a candidate for
office and Democrat after am elect
ed" declared Congressman Charles f.
Scott in his speech at the Republican
political picnic at Browns grove near
Lawrence. His farmer audience eheer-
ed the sentiment heartily.
Mr.. Scott talked for nearly two
hours on the questions confronting the
Republican party. He outlined the
work of the Republican majority in
the last congress. and declared that II
he were returned he would do al IN
his power to continue the Republican
policies by voting with his party rath-
er than with the Democrats. FIRE.
quest bursts of applause marked MS
declarations.
Mr. Scott ridicules the idea that this
Republican majority, composed largely
of tried and experienced legislators,
could possibly be under the DONNA
ton of one man, as it was claimed that
Speaker Cannon had dominated them
And YETI he continued, eff it be
true that I am subservient to Mr.. Can
non. the same thing must be true OF
all the other 194 congressman. for
their votes on all the important ques-
lions that came up were the same as
mine."
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FIGHT IN THE DARK.
Battle Between Strikers and Of1cia1s
in Coal Region.

Greensburg, Pa, July 30.-In fight
last night near the Export coal mines.
ten miles from this place, striking
coal miner was shot and killed and
George Davis of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
member of troop A, Pennsylvania state
constabu1ary, was seriously wounded.
Nearly score others received minor
injuries.
The battle between the strikers and
authorities was fought out in the dark
and was the result of the efforts of
officers to arrest the sharp shooters,
said to be strike sympathizers, who
for the last week have nightly endeav-
ored to shoot out a searehlight placed
on the tipple of one of the mines
where a strike had been in progress
for three months. Yesterday "a per-
sons, among them two women, were
arrested on charges of ''inciting to
riot" Thursday night striker was
shot and killed in an encounter with
the state authorities. Warrants for
the arrest of 3S coal miners of this
section are in the hands of the sher1n
and will be served today. The borough
of Hufftown has appointed 265 men TO
serve as Ceputy constables At Irwin
the members of the 1910-1S11 foot
ball team of the University of Pitts
burg are acting as mine guards.
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report in writing to the chairman of
this meeting before August 10.
Be 1t resolved, by the citizens and
taxpayers of the Fourth ward of the
city Of Topeka, in mass meeting as
sembled in the lawn of Mrs. D. L.
Lal5in this 29th day of July, 1910, that
committee composed of c. E. Malm-
terg, S. S. Rice, NJ. L. Zercher, DR.. =.
S. Pettyjohn, T. j. Anderson, Mrs. II.
o. Garvey. Mrs. I. S. Lauck, Mrs Peter
Smith, L. L. Kiene. Oscar Bischoff, DR..
Clement Smith, Mrs Clement Smith,
George Moeser, John Sargent, P. /.
Bonebrake. F. A. Anton, T. F. Doran.
Vincent Kaczynski, John P. Rogers,
Mrs. B. F. Shumate. Mrs. Ellen Hum
phrey. R. F. Hodgins. w. c. F. Richen-
bach. l. D. Luack, John Nordlund,
Allen I.auck, c. L. Tullien, John Ny
gren, Aug. Lundgren, Mrs. J. G. Wood,
Carl Thrapp, A. P. Berg be, and the
same is, hereby appointed for the
purpose of organizing benefit district
to acquire the tract of ground lying be-
tween Western avenue and Polk street
and between Second street and the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific rail-
way, in the city of Topeka, for pubic
park purposes, and to divide said bene-
fit district into subdivisions, and to
circulate petitions therein praying for
the creation of said benefit district by
the MAYOR and commissioners. and 1or
the ACQUISITION of said property.
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PARK PLANS MADE
Fourth Warders Meet and Adopt
Resolutions.
Committees Are Appointed for
Benefit District.
WOMEN APPROVE 1T.
They See Future Playground on
the Tract.
About Three Hundred Have
Signed Peti ions.
WOMEN APPROVE 1T.

Resolutions were adopted last night
at a meeting of Fourth ward tax pay
ers, and committees were appointed
to arrange for the formation of a ben
eft district in order that the taxpayers
may be assessed for the purchase Of
the Lakin and Farnsworth tracts
where new city park is proposed.
T. F. Doran spoke of the history of
the movement. He said that out Of
nearly 800 tax payers who had been
asked to sign the petitions. only a few
had refused. Other speakers were:
Captain ]. G. Waters, P. 1. Bonebrake,
F. P. Lindsay, ]. NJ. Meade, Mrs. E. p.
Roudebush, Mrs. r. E. Ames' Mrs W.
A Griffin, Mrs. Humphreys.
The women expressed themselves as
being particularly interested in the
park on account of the possibility OF
establishing a children's playground
there.
Thanks were voted to the Contin-
entail Creamery company for free ice
cream which was sent for the refresh
ment of the park agitators by Pres1-
dent T. A. Borman of that institution.
Resolutions were adopted as fol-
lows:
Be it resolved by the citizens and
taxpayers of the Fourth ward of the
sembled on the lawn of Mrs. D. L. La
kin. this 18th day of July, 1910, that
q committee of seven, composed of
p. I. Bonebrake. James Cuthbert. w.
B. Kirkpatrick, C. E. Malmberg, w. A.
/. Thompson, T. F Carver and ]. w.
Robinson, be, and the same is, here
by, appointed to confer with the own
ers of the property lying between
Western avenue and Polk street and
between Second street and the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific railway
in the city of Topeka, relative to &C
quiring the same for public park pur-
poses, with view of fixing, if possible
an agreed price therefor, and for the
purpose of devising ways and means
for the acquisition of the property I'M
der the law, and for the purpose OF
considering and promoting the estab-
lishment of a boulevard riverdrive ir
connection Herewith, and that sale
committee when fully advised make
it's report, in writing, to the chairman
of this meeting.
Be it resolved, by the citizens an6
taxpayers of the Fourth ward of the
city of Topeka, in mass meeting &C.
sembled on the lawn of Mrs. D. L
Lakin. this 18th day of July. 1910, tina
a committee of five lawyers, to be com
posed of John f. Switzer Chas. T
Spencer, ]. G. Waters, T. F. Doran ant
hereby appointed to investigate tn
rights of the taxpayers in the vicinit.
of the tract of land lying between Sec
ond street and the Rock Island railroa
and between Western avenue and Pol
street in the city of Topeka, proposes
to be taken for a public park, and tina
said committee after full investigation
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HEAT TORTURE BROKEN.
Cool Winds From Northwest Flow in
Steadily.

The hot and torturous grip of the
burning south wind has been broken
in Topeka. The cool winds from the
northwestern high pressure area are
flowing steadily at the rate of 10 to
Is miles an hour into the low pressure
areas of Kansas, Nebraska and Okla
homa.
At shutdown Friday night the tenn
perature was Is degrees cooler than
on the day previous and dropped from
so degrees at 7 o'clock to ~ at o
O'Clock this morning. The night aver
aged eight degrees cooler than the
previous one. Friday the maximum
heat was SO degrees or about the
night average in the last week. The
slight rain and clouds were a surprise
and welcome.
There is little rain water in this
northwest refreshment we are import
ing" said Observer s. D. Flora. we
will have to wait until high pres
sure along the gulf forces up some
moisture laden winds before we can
expect much rainfall
The forecast is for fair weather ana
moderate temperatures.
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CLIMAX IS REACHED.
The Spanish Ambassador at the Vati-
can Is Recalled.

Madrid, July 30.-Excitement in the
capital and throughout Spain is in
tense over the conflict with the vati-
can, which came to a climax with the
decision of Premier Canalejas to re-
call the Spanish ambassador to the
vatican.
Both the governmental and clerical
parties have accepted the challenge to
battle and the situation, complicated
by the intrusion of Don Jaime, the ex-
lied pretender to the throne. may I'M
der existing conditions easily develop
as acute features as those of last year.
Already the government is taking pre-
cautionary measures and prohibiting
demonstrations from which disorder
might result. The clerical element.
which has often before won similar
battles in Spain. shows no hesitation
in entering upon the conflict and
seems to have set its aim not upon
minor concessions and compromise
acce ptable to the holy see, but upon
the downfall of Canalejas and his cab
met and the cancellation of the entire
program of reform. The withdrawal
OF the imperial decree permitting non
Catholic organizations to display the
insignia of house worship. which fur
nishes the cause for the conflict and
for the severance of diplomatic rela-
tions assumes secondary importance.
Premier Canalejas has fixed his eyes
upon a modernization of Spain and the
complete elimination of the clerical
element as a factor in the government
| of the kingdom and, confident of the
support of the cortes which was elect
| ed in May on this issue, is determined
| to carry through his battle for the re-
vision of the coneordat of 1851, the
registration and regulation of religious
orders. governmental control of pub
| lie education and the recognition OF
absolute freedom of conscience
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PUZZLED OVER MRS. zEHRING.
Commissioner Bacon Trying to Find
Lodging for Her.

Poor Commissioner c. N. Bacon has
spent most of this morning trying to
settle the lodging place of Mrs G. ".
Zehring, the old woman who is in the
custody of the probate court, pending
the conclusion of the investigation into
her sanity. which began earlier in the
week There is no need of close con-
finement in her case and since pro-
ceedings began she has been kept at
a small hotel on West Fifth street
The proprietor being DESTROYS of get
ting his guest out of the establish
ment, Commissioner Bacon wanted to
place her in the Provident associations
rooms.
Want of regular help at the Provi-
dent association makes her care there
difficult and the woman's lack OF
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wardrobe and previous want of per-
sonal care has served as hindrance
to her entrance there. Mr.. Bacon has
been reluctant to turn her over to the
county Jail. where facilities for caring
for such cases are limited, and he Is
still trying to figure out how to place
her in comfortable surroundings until
the conclusion of her trial and her
ultimate disposition.
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REAL SsrATE TRANSFERS.

2-<------~->
n. N. Williamson and wife to g ~.
Thorson. pit: lots 3o2-4 and 6u- 3.
chanan ST., Harvey.s sub ....-.-.;- .
A D. Harvey and husband 70
Kessler and wife, s. u n. W. u n. g .
Z n. W. Y 33-12-16. q
t. e. Forbes to w. Fl; Fenton. lot
$50 Brigham ave-, Brigham add...,.,.
The Prudential Trust Co. to r; 2.
Arnold, lots 424 to 434 inc, college,
ave. ElmhurSt. ...,' .
The Prudential Trust Co. to e. 2;
Arnold, lots 454 to 462 inc. Bolweii
ave. ElmhurSt. -.:-....' \
w u Rickenbacher and wife 70 N
Kirchoff, lot Sc and pit. 80 POLK SIS
Douthitt Place add ;.:..-.r- ~; IL. 4
Il M Reagan and husband to G. NC
Ouilkin, pit. lot SAT Madison ST. :,
Ritch,e' sr aad RI z +. FLANDERS, pit.
s. w u 25-11-15.-
Sheriff to the Shawnee Building
Loan Association, lots 1O9-I ana Is
lawrence St, Metsker's IND add =
s. Hardin to P. Patterson, lot 4S4 Bu-
chanan st. =, = =. :. . Il
C, T. FLANDERS to NJ. Kirchon, g. u
n. W. 4 n. W. 4 n. W, 17-lz-l6,...;;:
and wife, lot 476 Van Buren, St.
Huntoon's add .-....-.....--.-......
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weekly Bank Statement.

New York, July 30.-The statement OF
clearing house banks for the week shows
that the banks hold $4S,511 ,925 more
than the requirements of the % per
cent reserve rule. This is an increase
of $8.19S,5G0 in the proportionate cash
reserve as compared with last week
The statement follows:
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED-Horse for its feed several
weeks; light work and good care IND
2555 Black.
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WaNTFD-STTTA ATOMS
-
ANTED-Stenographi position. age ~
can Furnish good references; experienced
Address T., care Journal
WANTED-A position by young man
stenographer, experienced Address H.'
care Journal.
WANTED-A position by young man
stenographer; experienced. Address H.
care Journal.
LADY wishes employment in office Tel.
Bell 6T.
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The percentage of actual reserve of
the clearing house banks today was
1882.
The statement of hanks and trust
companies of Greater New York, not
reporting to the clearing house shows:
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FoRsAKEN ROMEO SUES WEALTHY JULIET FOR s5O.OOO

Everybody reads the State Journal.
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v,NTED-MALE HELP.


POSTOFFICE CLERKS AND CARRIERS
wanted; examinations will be held IN
Topeka and many other cities in Novem-
Der Uncle Sam is best employer; pay is
high and sure; hours Short places per-
manent promotions regular; vacations
with pay; thousands of vacancies every
MONTH all kinds of pleasant work every
where; no lay-offs: no pull needed; com
mon education sufficient, Ask for free
booklet GS 213, giving full particulars and
explaining my offer of position or money
back. Earl Hopkins. Washington. ID. Z.
WANTED-1000 men to ship, railroad
shops; mechanics, helpers, laborers, car
carpenters, bridge carpenters, painters,
etc., laborers for contractors, 200 foreign
laborers, men with teams, 81 to Sc day; 90
farm hands, farm couples men cooks, man
and wife cooks, $50 to $50 month; woman
cook $40 month; 100 women for mattresses
and other hotel work, $40 to $40 mo-, with
board; experienced house girls. chamber
maids, kitchen help, barn men, solicitors.
A L Furman. 81 Kan. ave., Topeka. Kan.
We are having calls and sending out
from 20 to % men and women every day
of competent help to all parts of the city
and country by our liberal and straight
way of doing business is causing out bus
mess to grow every day. Will say to
those, both male and female, looking for
work of any kind, come and see us and
we will treat you fair and square, and TO
those looking for help of any kind send
us your orders. No charge to employers
SHAWNEE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.
c. R. MEESE, Mgr, $40 Kan ave-, To-
peka- Both phones 1893.
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F. Diemer. Riley: October lila.
Rocks County Fair Association, Charles
Riseley. Stockton: September 60.
Rush County Agricultural and Fair As
ISOLATION: T. c. Rudicel, secretary, Rush
Center: August 30. 81 September I.
Saline County Agricultural, Horticul-
tural and Mechanical Association. o. H.
Hockensmith. Sahna; August 30-Septem-
Der 2
Shawnee County-Kansas State Fair AS
ISOLATION. H. L. Cook. Topeka; Septem-
Der 10-17.
Sheridan County Agricultural Associa-
tion. C. r. Pearson. Hoxie; September
Sheridan County-selden District Fair
Association. G; C. Malcolm. Seldom: Au-
gust 3O-September 2.
Smith County Fair Association. III. c.
Smith. Smith Center: August 30-Scptem-
Stafford County Fair Association. VIII
liam Cadman. st. John: July s--oe
Read the State ,Tn,,s.snaI
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01
WANTS FORT|HCAT|ON
BEGUN IMMEDIATELY
Taft Sends Message to Con-
gress Urging Work at Once
for Panama Canal.

WASHINGTON. ID. C., April Co
In message, accompanied by de-
tailed report from the war depart
ment. President Taft today sent TO
congress information regarding the
necessity for Immediately beginning
the fertilization Of the Panama capai,
in order 10 have IL completed by 1918,
the date set for finishing the con
struction Of the canal. The report ac-
companying the message do not give
the exact locations of the proposed
for titications. bat II is explained that
this cannot be furnished until infor-
nation has been obtained. regarding
the status and availability of certain
parcels of land situated along the
r. ute of the canal.
The armament for the proposed for
tifications is enumerated as follows:
Ten 14-inch rifles: II 6-inch rifles
and 26 mortors.
The cost is estimated in excess OF
81, 100000 The report states that
the board has examined the ground
at the terminal OF the canal and OF
the territory in the ne;ghbsrhood OF
the canals course. with a view OF Sc
Letting the best sites FOR The big guns.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01

homestead built by Boone about 1888.
Housed within il are numerous pre-
cious relies. such as guns, hunting
knives. powder horns. and articles oil
clothing worn by the pioneer. as we'll
as cooking utensils used by his lam
ily. The cabin repCses snugiy III a
grove of majestic oaks tottering Win
age, and nearby the ripping waters
OF the Yadkin river. where the
Boones did their fishing dance over
the rocks and under the shade OF the
overhanging trees. Mt far distant,
on the river bank, is BOOne's Cave,
OF Devils Den, which. the family is
presumed TO have used as retreat
when pressed by skulking Indians.
The SURE unding grounds have been
artisticaly laid out to make the spot
attractiyeS
The exercises today took place on
temporary stand erected near the
cabin. The music was furnished by
the Pilgrim string band. augmented
by a large choir from the Churchland
school, while sixteen male students
from the same SCHOOl dCttu DIS mar
shals Picnic dinner was served the
visitors on the grounds.
Squire Boone's Grave.
The significance of the selection OF
the date for the dedication lies in the
fact that April 80 is the l60th ami
versary OF the departure of the Boone
family from Backs county. Pennsyl-
vania. for their new home on the
banks OF the Yadkin river, and the
l4lst anniversary of the departure
of Daniel Boone from North Caro-
lima for Kentucky.
II is a little known fact that not
many miles away. in old Joppa Gene
terry. near Mocksville, Doyle county.
repose the remains of Daniel BOone's
father and mother The grave OF
Squire Boone is marked by simple
headstone. which has been enclosed
in a steel cage. to save it from relic
hunters: which bears this literal in
scription:
Squire Bone departed this life in
thay sixty-ninth year of life, in thay
year of our Lord 17G5. Generay tina
Q"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01
KILLS CONSTABLE.
West Virginia Justice Acquits Accus-
ed on Self Defence Plea.
CRy Associated Press,

BLUEt1ELD. W. VA. April 90
Amos Hatfield. member OF the noted
Hatfield family. OF Hatfield-McCoy
feud fame. today shot and killed
Constable Doc Mounts. st Lindsay, W
Va II is said the men met At the
home of a woman and auarreled-
They met on the outside later in the
afternoon and Hatfield fired two
shots into Mounts body. Hatfield
surrendered and tonight. al a preIimt
nary hearing. before \ justice Of the
Ieaoe. vas acquitted on the plea Of
self defense.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01
Cost OF FLYING KITE
HIGH TO UNCLE SAM
Must Pay 5000 for Virginia
Horse Ruined in the lnnO-
cent Sport.

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. April 30
II is proverbaiiy expensive for the
United States government to do al
most anything, but no enc suspected
that it cost Uncle Sam as much as
5000 to engage in the innocent amuse-
ment of flying a kite until today.
This afternoon the house passed a
bill, Ieimbursing a man In Virginia
TO the extent OF the above amount
for the SIS CT a sOrrel horse, thir-
teen and one-half years old. five and
one-hald hands high and weighing
800 pounds" which got tangled up
in the wire Of : government kite be-
ing used by the agricultural depart
menf for weather observations and
ruined itself.
The kite came down in pasture
where the horse was. and the two got
mixed up with alleged disastrous re-
suits to the horse IL took a dozen
affidavits. a printed bill and report,
and some crstOry on the floor of the
house TO induce Uncle sam TO pay
for the injured animal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01
M'CLELLAN PUTS It
UP TO MAYOR GAYMOR
Former New York Chief tx
ecutive Cables Message
on Controversy.
R~ Associated Pres..)

NEW YORK. April SEN connec-
ton with the controversy between
william Randolph Hearst and Mayor
CaynCr. the New York American will
print tom rrow the following cable
message from Florence. Italy. signed
BY George y. Mcclellan. the former
mayor.
In the last days Of my administra-
ton. Chamberlain North called my
attention 70 the Sfs0oo warrant 20
Cohaiaa. As The amount seemed ex-
cessive for the work alleged q nave
been performed. 7 directed Martin 10
secure the warBnt on the finance de-
psrtmcnf and return Il to me.
In the rush Of leaving once 7 haa
no tine % Investigate and directed