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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-10
THREE WIVES FREED.
All Claim Their Husbands NIistreated
Them.

The Saturday grist of divorces numbered
three today. Ellen Marchant was granted
a decree separating her from F. w.
Marchant whom she married January 81,
deserted her May II. 1870 leaving sup
posedly for Long Beach, Gala. A private
thereafter, however, and Mrs. Marchant
was given her maiden name of Ellen
Longaker by the court.
Mrs. Sadie M. Burdett was granted di-
vorce from George F. Burdett, former pro-
prietor of the Burdett hotel opposite the
county jail. Jaiier. Henry Bayless was
used a witness to show that prior to
the desertion of Burdett, he was repeated
ly called to pacify him in hts of drunken
anger in which he abused his wife. May,
a six-year-old daughter of the couple was
given into the custody of her mother
Mrs. Elsie NJ Bair, the. young wife of
Ray Bair, was given divorce on the
grounds of cruelty, neglect and nonsup-
port. The allegations were that the hus-
band refused to work but Toafed around
$500 worth of household furniture and gave
his wife $15. and that she since has lived
with his WIfe'S people
Besides those DEGREES granted, two more
cases of social surgery an attorney
dubbed them, were disposed of last even
ing. Ida Z. Humason, VINO married Will
liam H. Humason June p, 1910, sues for
divorce on the grounds of her blacksmith
husbands violent temper and neglect of
enters appearance and acceeds to her the
household furniture and $500 which she
now has in bank in lieu of alimony. She
asks the return of her name Ida E.
Hedrick.
Alleging that her husband, John J.
Trays, is a habituaI drunkard and is ex-
tremely cruel and abusive, Corrella May
Trays sues for divorce. She adds that he
has made married life particularly UNI
bearable by false accusations regarding
her conduct. An adopted son, w. H
Trays, she asks be allowed to visit her al
though he may remain in custody of the
defendant The couple was married No
Vember 10, 1894
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-10
TO COMBINE Them
X. q. Medical School Report Fa-
vOrs Radical Change.
Would Have Board Of Health
Part of 1t.
CRUMBINE AT HEAD.
Recommended That He Be Made
the Dean.
Sentiment Divided About LOca-
ton of School.
CRUMBINE AT HEAD.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec 10-The
board of regents in session here today
decided that a conference should be
held Immediately with the state board
upon the location of the uni
versity school of medicine. The re-
gents also advised the coordination
of the state board of health and the
school of medicine for the betterment
of both departments, and that DIR. 5.
j. Crumbine be appointed administra-
tive head of the school of medicine.
The action of the regents follows
the receipt of letters of inquiry sent
to all the members of the American
Medical association in Kansas. The
question had to do with location OF
the school, the necessity of its re-
organization and it's relation ~ the
state board of health. The list was
sent out November 10 and 500 an
swers have been received to date. The
members of the medical fraternity
were unanimously in favor of bringing
the state board of health and the
school of medicine into closer rela-
abandoning Rosedale as location
while the vote was pretty well split as
regards its removal to Topeka OF
Kansas City, Kansas.
Nearly 80 per cent of the replies in
dorsed the appointment of DR.. Crum-
bine as dean of the school of medi-
cine. The recommendation of the
regents are in accord with the tenor OF
the replies received.
Another important move taken by
the regents in connection with the
medical school is their recommends
ton that a state hospital be erected
1t was also stipulated that one of the
most important works should be tc
provide for the treatment of the de-
formed children of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-10
Poisoned Through Scalp.

John A. MacFarland. two years old,
of 1920 North Nape street, Phi1adel-
pfia, died in the Mary Drexe1 home
yesterday from poisoning resulting
from his mother rubbing a mercuria1
preparation on his head. Mrs. Mac
Farland is frantic that her baby should
have died as a result of an act of ma
ternal kindness. The officials of the
home and Deputy Coroner Braun have
done what they could to comfort her,
however, informing her that death
from mercuriaI poisoning through the
pores of the scalp is unusual.
mo blame for the child's death is
attached to any one the deputy coro-
ner said today. after he had made an
investigation.
81 had used the substance on Johns
head before Mrs. Mcfarland said.
sit did not harm him then, and I had
no idea it would harm him this time
A physician in the DrexeI home ex-
planned that the mercury in the pre-
paration used on the child's head had
the scalp, entered the blood, and been
carried to the kidneys. There it set
up an irritation that caused death af-
ter the little fellow had suffered ter
ribly.
1t was a day after the mercurial
preparation had been used before ILL
ness manifested itself. Then Mrs. Mac
Far1and carried her baby to the home
for treatment. The doctors here say
the preparation is used on the. heads
of thousands of children, all of whom
are endangered.-New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-10

in Atchison. On the criminal charge
they We're found not guilty But an
injunction suit based on the same evil
dence was submitted and the court
cause it contended the case had been
settled The state appealed to the
supreme court and the court held to-
day that the criminal proceedings had
criminal case the evidence had to
show guilty beyond doubt while an
Injunction should be granted when the
evidence is not so strong.
The Bert Tawney case from Franklin
county has been decided for the third
time by the Kansas supreme court and
this time Tawney will have to go 10
charged, stole some hogs from a neighbor
He was arrested and convicted of the
to the supreme court Twice the supreme
court reversed the lower court and sent
the case back for a new trial This time
MS conviction was affirmed.
The court costs in this case have al
ready amounted to hundreds of dollars,
according to estimates made here. and
the value of the hogs stolen was not over
costs. are the fees of the attorneys.
wife and severely injured her and then
cut his own throat. Both will live and it
Is expected that within a few months
TaWney will begin serving his sentence
on the hog stealing charge.
Another chapter in the long legal pro-
eeedings growing out of the failure of the
subsequent smash of the numerous COM
panies controlled by G. J. Devlin came up
in the Kansas supreme court today. I. M.
Cobe, an assignee of the bank, had
brought suit against the Coughlin Hard
dollars in notes held by the bank In the
evidence it was shown that the company
had overdrawn its account and two notes
q
company commended that its overdrafts
We're caused by debts which some of the
Devlin coal companies owed it for mer-
chandise and as Devlin was a stakeholder
in the hardware company ne had made
out the notes and presented them to the
the managing officers of the hardware
company knowing that the notes had been
issued. The lower court neld for the
hardware company but the supreme court
reversed this decision and ordered new
trial on account of legal technicalities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-10
BANK IS ROBBED.
Burglars Gets $500 and Overlook
$4,000 at Arlington.

Holton, Kan. Dec 10.-Four men
Wrecked the safe of the State bank at
Arlington. IL miles east of here, early
today and escaped with $500.
They overlooked $4,000 which was
in small safe within the wrecked
vault. Telephone wires were cut and
other precautions taken by the rob-
bers to evade pursuit. Leaving the
bank the men stole a team and buggy,
drove away in it and left it tied to a
fence mile east of Holton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-10
DEFENSE IS CONCLUDED,
Man and Woman Seen Near Laundry
the Night Glover Was Shot.

Cambridge, Dec. 10.-The defense in
the case of Hattie LIE Blanc, the IT.
year-o1d girl from Cape Breton ac-
cused of the murder of Clarence F.
Glover, Waltham laundry man, con-
eluded today
Thomas J. Cunniff. who claims to
have been in the vicinity of the laun-
dry on the night that Glover was shot,
testified that he saw a man and a
woman a few minutes after O'Clock
going down the alley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-10
STUBS IN WASHINGTON.
Governor Will See President This
Evening.

Washington. Dec 10-President
Taft has again postponed announce
ment of his selections to fill supreme
court vacancies until next Monday. Of
the two Kansas candidates. Hook and
Pollock, the former has a good chance
for appointment. The Kansas dele
cation has now lined up almost soIid1y
for Hook and confidently believe he
will be named as associate justice
Governor Stubs arrived last night
and took lunch in the senate restau-
rant with Bristow Con gressman Madi-
son and Congressman elect Mitchell of
the Second Kansas district and Frank
A. McIvor, editor of the Hoxie Sem
tinel. were also in the party.
Governor Stubs has an appointment
at the White House this evening. He
declined to discuss his mission there
but it is understood that he will urge
Hooks appointment and oppose Pol
locks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-10
New York Money Market.

New York. Dec. 0.-MONEY-Money on
call nominal; time loans easy; 90 avs 40
"A per cent and 80 days 4 per cent; six
months 4@4A per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper to
51@ per cent.
Sterling exchange easy with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at $4.S2@4. 82.15 for
so days and at $4.85.30 for demand. Com
mercial bills $4.S11zGD4. S1B.
SILVER-Bar silver, 541kc; Mexican dol
lars 46c.
BONDS and railroad bonds
steady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-10
Fire at Chanute.

Chanute. Kan, Dec. 10.-Fire here to-
day in the business district caused a
loss of close to $4,000. The principal
losers: Henry Jockey, owner of build
ing, Blair & Peterson, bakers, and the
Bee Hive Dry Goods company. The
Masonic temple and the Koch block
were damaged Henry Jockey, wife and
two daughters escaped from their fiat
in their night clothes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-10
GETS $4,000 TO QUIT
Felix Swope Relinquishes Claim or
the ColonePs Estate.

Kansas City, Dec. 10.-That attorneys
for the estate of the Col. It. H. Swope
have settled the claim of Felix Swope
of Midway. KY, nephew of Col. Swope,
by the payment of $4,000 to the Ken
lucky man was the statement made
upon good authority here today. Felix
Swope arrived he<e yesterday, it was
said, with the intention of filing suit
to break the will of Col SWOne
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-10

An acquittal for the sale of liquor
in Kansas does not prohibit the state
obtaining an injunction that would
stop the sale of liquors. M. L. Roach
and J. N. Roach were charged with
violating the Kansas prohibitory law
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-06
A DROP THE BUCKET.

Comparisons between modern Amerl-
can civilization and the civilizations Of
ancient Greece and Rome are always
entertaining and harmless. For in
stance.in the Atlantic Monthly Signor
Ferrero, that lively iconoclast among
historians, finds that the lavish giving
Of the rich is but single aspect OF a
noticeable phenomenon in which
America is nearer the ancient world
than Europe is.
The lavish giving Of the opulcnt Ro-
mans was, however, radically different
both in motive and character from the
lavish giving of wealthy Americans. A
rich aristocracy that owned hordcs Of
slaves and that had under it masses OF
plebeians md freedmen did not endow
schools, libraries and hospitals and es-
tablish foundations, like the Sage, the
Carnegie and the Rockefeller founda-
tions. 1t spent its money lavishly for
private and selfish purposes and for
bread and crcuses" for the masses.
There are idle Americans, prchaps
thousands of them. Some Of their
great fortunes are doubtless being
And there is more or
less offensive ostentatiou. But they
are only drop in the great American
OF Industrious, thrifty Ameri-
can citizens, who are as different from
the ancient Roman slaves rs they are
from scmi-civilized tribes. : Boston
Glohn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-06
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS

North ern mails, week days. close ut
| 40 . M and 10 IOa III and | - p III IL
and 10 10 y IN. Open ut 5 90 III II 0OmI
and ) % p III. On Sundays Northclrn
mails close ut ~ Il IN ] ~ y III and 10
pm.
Southern mails via Southern Railway
close at 10 40a N 4 80 and 10 10 m. open
at 00 a m and 90 m.
Southern mails, via K. f. q L. Il. H.,
close at 0 40 n IN and II ~ a m. and 30,
7 10 and 10 30 p m, Open at sand 80 y
m, 3 and 10 ID p m.
Manassas Division mails close at s ID a
m and3 20p m. Open At II m and 10 10
p m.
Bluemont Branch, Southern Railway,
mail close Mt I As Il m and 30 p M. Open
ut " am. and s 80 pm.
Chesapeake and Ohio Mails close Il
/ 30 p. IN. and 10 ID p. IN. open ut "a. III
and 4 W p. m. 1
10 40 a. M, and 80. S ID. and ~ - p. III.
Open at S 90 4. m. T. ~ m, 3Oo ana oU
p. m,
Office Hours-Opcn at 5 oOa. m. Close
a. SUNDAY sun Hours-opcn 900 a. m. Close
ut 10 90 a. m.
All mail should be in the office ten
minutes before our indicated time for
closing.
on inside routes-6 ID and 10 % a. m. and
= 90 and 5 30 p. m. Full route-6 Is a. m.
and sop. m. Sunday collection As p.
m. Carriers window open Sunday 9 90
a. m. and close 10 90 a. N.
Deliveries made 500 a, M, ] 20 p, m, ]
and 90 P, N,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-06
Tax ASSESSMENT HEARINGS.

REPRESENTATIVES OF the board of con-
troll, of the city of Norfolk in particu-
lar and attorneys for various munlc-
ipal organizations and other political
subdivisions in general, are expected
to appear today before the State Cor
poration Commission in reference TO
the assessment OF the visible property
OF public service corporations III this
state. The hearings will begin ut 10
o'clock in the office Of Chairman Il.
r. PrcntiS.
Chairs were arranged yesterday in
the outer offices for the accommoda-
ton OF those Interested in the matter.
These will include as a matter OF course
representatives OF the corporations IN
greater nulaber than those who will
appear for cities and counties since the
railroads and other companies will be
careful to have attorneys on hand to
see if any effort will be made in the
direction of increasing the assessment.
Norfolk is especially in the lime
light in this respect BECAUSE OF recent
agitation in that city for 4 raise in the
assessed valuation of railways which
have their terminals there. The claim
has been made that, in consideration
Of the general advance in the value OF
property, the present easements are
now too low, and should be increased
to the same level as that paid by
individuals who own surrounding real
estate.
1t is stated that an effort will be
made by attorneys for the Board of
Control to induce the Corporation
Commission to pay visit to Norfolk
and view the situation, and there make
a thorough Encouragement OF the tax
schedules.
Hearings in the cases OF steam rail
roads and Pullman companies are set
for today and tomorrow. In the latter
instance the hearing is perfunctory,
since the status of sleeping car and
parlor car companies are defined by
statute. However, around the rail
roads will centre public interest in the
tax matters. The roads will be called
alphabetically, and their representa-
tives and any citizen of the state who
desires to be heard on his own account
or for county or city, will be invited
to speak.
Other public service corporations,
including express, canal, electric rail
way, heat, light and power and gas
and water companies will be heard on
Thursday and Friday. Richmond
Times Dispatch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-06
Roosevelt in st. Paul.

st. Paul, Sept. 6.-Theodore Roose-
welt today came to St. Paul to attend
the National Conservation Congress.
Following the squabble that has de-
yeIoped over the water site proposition,
Roosevelt today shifted entirely the
stand which he will take in the con-
yention. Originally he was to assume
\ nacific attitude, but he prepared to-
dav TO make big fight in hehalf OF his
policy, the federal control of water
power sites.
MANY Of those attending the con-
gress are pointing significantly at the
attack made here yesterday by Cover
nor Stubs, of Kansas, on Secretary OF
the Interior Ballinger. Last week Col.
Roosevelt spent an evening at the
home OF Governor Stubs at Lawrence,
Hans. and the two talked politics and
conservation for a long time. Just
what relation that talk may have had
with the views Stubs expressed yester-
day when he declared Ballinger should
be driven from the public service, is
the subject OF much conjecture here to-
day.
Mr.. Roosevelt in his speech today
attacked state control OF forests and re-
counted the work that has been done
by the national forest bureau. He
contested the statement that the forests
have been shut up from public use, de-
claring that 100000 people use them
every year. 1t seems significant that
the men behind this movement for
state rights are big business men from
states not affected, he declared, turn
ing to the platform where James }.
Hill, the railroad magnate sat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-06
Senator Root Returns.

New York, Sept 6.-That United
States senators are treated by the Gus
oms men just as other folks are, was
emphasized today when Senator Elihu
Root was forced TO stand around the
pier for three quarters of an hour wait
ing for his baggage to be 0. X. d.
The senator was returning passenger
on the Kaiser Wilhelm her Crosse.
Il have been engroSsed with the
work before the Hague Court, /" he
said, and have not considered anything
else. have not kept in touch affairs
at home and have nothing to say on
national affairs or state politics. "
The senator said he was not going to
Beverly to see President Taft, and was
thinking soley Of getting to his farm in
Clinton county.
Although the senator said nothing of
any intention to 60 to St Paul to at
tend the meeting of the congressional
Ballnger investigating committee, it is
believed he will 60 there il vote is need
ed in framing the decision.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-06
A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.
Boarder Kills Wife of His Host in
Shooting at Supposed Burglars.

New York, Sept. 6.-Mistaken for q
burglar, Mrs. Louise Gels, aged 36, was
shot and instantly killed early today in
the hallway leading to her Harlem
apartments. The shooting was done
by Karl Weifslog, aged 10, boarder.
Paul Gels, husband OF the dead woman,
and their 16-year-old daughter were
grazed by bullets fired by the excited
boarder when he learned the tragic
result OF his error.
Weifslog had boarded at the house
for long time, having come from the
same part OF Germany as Gels. Night
before last 4 burglar got into the flat
and gave Mrs Gels scare, made more
serious in view OF her approaching
motherhood. She told Weifslog Of the
affair and he invited friend, Joe HUI
bert, to keep watch with him at the
house, as he expected the burglar
would return.
They took up their station in an adj
joining fiat, and shortly after O'Clock
this morning they heard some one cry
burglars. Gels looking out his
window saw two men on the escape.
Shouting here they are " he opened
the door and called to Weifslog and
Hubert. Instead OF opening the door,
Weifslog, badly frightened, stuck his
pistol through hole from which a
lock had been removed and began firing
in the direction OF the Gels flat. The
first bullet grazed Gels arm and he
called to Weifslog to stop shooting, but
the latter, in his excitement, did not
hear, and the next bullet killed Mrs.
Gels. The daughter, who was running
behind her mother, stumbled over the
body and this saved her life, as the
third bullet grazed her back rs she
went down. Weiislog continued to
fire until the pistol was empty. When
he opened the door and saw that he
had killed his landlady he collapsed.
The shooting attracted the police
who arrested Weifslog and Hubert and
they were held for the coroner. The
supposed thieves escaped i'll the ex-
ritcm cnt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-06
Vie Conservation Congress.

st. Paul. Sept. 6.-The conservation
congress adopted a constitution pro-
viding that the object of the Congress
shall lie to provide forum for dis
cuSsing the resources Of the United
States, to forward the prosperity OF the
people: to furnish definite Information
concerning the resources and their
utilization, and TO afford an agency
through which the people may frame
policies and principals affecting the
countries resources, to be put into effect
by their representatives in state and
federal governments.
The crowd while awaiting Roosevelt,
paid noisy tribute TO insurgency by
CRYING Stubs! Stubbsi" The crying
lasted three minutes. Governor Stubs
OF Kansas. stepped to the platform and
received I'm ovation. His reference to
Roosevelt brought forth more cheers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-06
Steamer Fires on Town.

San Juan-del-Sur, Nicaragua, Sept.
G-The lake steamer Victoria, which
was out OF her port when Rivas sur
rendered, returned Sunday, having on
board General Matuty and troops,
still loyal to the Madriz faction that
are being transferred from Fort San
Carlos. Finding Estrada's men in con-
troll here, the vessel refused to come up
to her wharf, but fired several shots
into the town and then Withdrew, sup
poscdly with the intention OF establish
ing headquarters on the island OF One
tepe. In view Of this incident the
American gunboat Yorktown has de-
laycd sailing for Panama, where she IS
to coal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-06
SHOT GIRL IN CROWD.

Annie, the 14-year-old daughter of
John Will, Lebanon grocer, was
shot through the mouth and left hand
at S o'clock last evening while standing
in the big crowd of Old Home Week
visitors in the square at Palmyra, Pa.
The bullet struck the girl in the jaw,
passing out on the left side, also passed
through her left hand.
The shooting precipitatrd panic
among the crowd, in which many peo-
pie were trampled upon and injured.
A carriage from which the shot is
said to have been fired was driven east
ward ut breakneck speed. The State
constabulary on duty at Palmyra for
The week went in pursuit OF the team
and, after chase covering four miles
took into custody two young men, who
say they are H. w. Lutz, Of Cleona,
and his brother, Levi Lutz, of Leb-
anon. They were brought back here
and taken before Squire Frank B.
Hughendubler, who rcmanded them to
the county Jail at Lebanon for further
hearing, awaiting the result OF the
girls injury.
Meanwhile the wounded girl was hur-
ried to Lebanon hospital. The wound
although serious, is noe expected to
prove fatal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

William w. Fretwcll, 81 years old,
one Of the best known citizens OF Staun-
ton. died Sunday under peculiar cir
cumstances. Up to two weeks ago he
was in excellent health, and was seen
about town every day, He was taken
i'll and went to the Kings Daughters
Hospital, where he underwent sue
cessful operation, from which he APP
parently recovered. On Sunday they
decided to take him home cured, and
he was bright and happy, and eager to
60. On his way home in an automo.
bile his pulse stopped, and the physl
clan who accompanied him saw that
he was going to die, ond ordered the
driver to hurry. Mr.. Fretwell was re-
moved from the machine and taken in
TO his home, where he expired within
five minutes. Mr.. Fretwell was Con-
federate veteran with fine record.