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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13

insurance department will not exceed
$4,000, which is a mere bagatelle as
compared with the wealth of this
company.
"On next Monday the stockholders
will meet in Charleston, w. Va, and
make good the shortage, elect new
officers and the company will go on
just the same as it has in the past. The
Consolidateds home office is In
Charleston, w. Va, but the executive
Office has been in Chicago and it has
been managed from the Chicago office.
The insurance department at West
Virginia after making an examination
sent me a telegram to the effect that
I could assure all policy holders that
their policies were amply protected.
1--WE have done a large business in
the state of Kansas. In fact we are
represented by the best agency there is
in every city where we have a repre-
sentative. There are about forty stock
holders in tie Consolidated living in
this state"
Mr. Taylor was notified today that
the reorganization has been completed
and license is to be issued at once.
Mr.. Taylor expects superintendent
Barnes to renew the Consolidated's
permit as soon as the West Virginia
department acts In the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
MIR. TAYLOR EXPLAINS 1T.
Says His Casualty Company Ousted
From Kansas Will Come Back.

w. L. Taylor, state agent of the
Consolidated Casualty company for
Kansas. said this morning. comment
ing on the fact that the company had
been denied permission to do business
in the state because of its alleged bad
financial condition:
at is just another case of the direc-
tors putting too much confidence in
the management. However, there new
er was man at the head of any in
stitution that had as many favorable
endorsements as did Robert B. Arm
strong, president of the Consolidated.
Mr.. Armstrong was assistant secretary
United States treasurer under Leslie
M. Shaw. He was put there by Roose-
welt, and while in that position he
came in contact with some of the larg-
est financial men of the United States.
He left the treasury department and
went into the casualty insurance bust
ness and served as president of the
Casualty Company of America and was
afterward president of the Philadel-
phia Casualty company, leaving that
company to organize the Consolidated,
about year ago. The Consolidated is
owned by about eight hundred stock
holders scattered through twenty-six
states. Ninety per cent of these stock
holders are bankers, manufacturers
and buyers of casualty insurance.
1.-THE last financial statement made
by the company shows it had assets of
over $4,000. On the list of directors
appears the names of the most promi-
nent men in the financial world, includ-
ing H. w. Huttig of Iowa, Logan c.
Murray of Louisville, KY, Thomas
Kerna and Frank Knox of Salt Lake
City, James Peabody, ex-governor Of
Colorado, and many other prominent
capitalists.
1.-THE company has done a wonder
full business for the time it has been in
operation and it has been very success
full in it's underwriting. In fact, the
trouble has not been with anything
connected with the insurance end of it,
but from what can be learned of the
investigation in Chicago some one has
been juggling the securities owned by
the company. The directors have
taken charge of the company and have
suspended the president and secretary
and at their request the insurance de-
partment of West Virginia has made
a careful examination of the affairs of
the company and passed upon all of
the investments that have been made
by the management and notwithstand-
ing all of the wild and woolly state
ments made IN the Chicago papers, the
shortage which included investments
and securities and admissible to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
CHUMOS CASE ON TRIAL
Divorce Suit Against Wealthy Greek
COnfectiOner.

TIL divorce suit of Mary Chumos
against Constantine G.. Chumos, the
wealthy Greek confectioner, which has
created sensation among the Greeks
Of the city, was begun in the district
court this afternoon. The brother of
Mrs. Chumos, A. Chacona, of Oil City,
Pa, who has kept her and the chill
dren since the separation several
months ago, brought her to Topeka for
the trial and will stay until a settle
ment is made.
The procedure against Chumos in
the juvenile court as delinquent parent
was deferred until after the trial be-
fore Judge Dana. ChumoS is charged
with placing his wife and four chill
dren out on a farm where he left them
in want during the winter months.
Waters & Waters are conducting the
case for Mrs. Chumos while Ferry,
Doran & Magaw, assisted by Joseph
Ensminger, defend the confectioner.
The case will occupy more than a days
time. Thirty witnesses have been sub
poenaed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
SUES SECOND TIME.
Mrs. Mabel Wiscomb Wants Another
Divorce From Husband.

The divorce suit of Mabel Wiscomb
against Walter Wiscomb, a story of
an even and an uneven temper, was
heard by Judge Dana this morning.
Inc matchmakers- golden rule of
temperamental opposites'' seems to
have failed utterly in this case.
would take her and sit her down
in chair and try to reason with
testifying in rebuttal of a neighbours
report that he had dragged his wife
into the yard through a gate. "She
had decided that time that she would
not live in house she herself had
selected. She got angry and ran out
of the room to go to a neighbours. I
caught her as she ran out the gate,
GRABBED her, and brought her back
into the house to talk to her.
She was never satisfied, nothing was
good enough for her-no house was
fit to live in, clothes were not decent,
no matter how fine.
Eyes, she was violent, loud, and she
swore. And she gave me to under
stand that I was to do just as she de-
sired. She had a very high temper.
She told me if 1 didn't do as she said
she would go and 1 could take the =
children and put them in the orphans
home.'
Mrs. Wiscomb did go. So Wiscomb
complied with her orders by putting
the children in an orphans home.
There are three of these children,
dSoQ y, anu years Respectively.
Most of the fight now is for the Gus
tody of them Mrs. Wiscomb got
possession of them some time ago,
and has had them with her parents
who live in property she owns, at
1912 West Twenty-second street.
Wiscomb is at present employed by
the Santa Fe as a bridge builder. The
laborer who was paid thirty heads of
cabbage and charged 81 for a rig to
haul them to market where he sold
the cabbage for three cents a head
didn't have anything ION" Mr.. Wis
comb. Wiscomb testified that he is
paid about $45 a month, but has to
pay 81 a day for board, besides Sun
day hotel bills in the city. Now that
is the wage of a strong healthy man.
The first was Peck's incorrigible son.
Judge Dana wanted to know how,
with that sort of income, Wiscomb
could take care of three children and
where he would put them. He was
not satisfactorily answered. The faith
er suggested that he could put them
back in the orphans home until he
made other arrangements. The judge
asked Mrs. George Lane, a sister of
Wiscomb, whether or not the court
might just as we'll put them there.
She answered, mo, it would be better
for the father to do it, and the court
smiled.
The warning couple have been di-
Vorced before. They somehow recon-
ciled their tempers. however, and
were remarked in 1906. Now again,
both of them testify that they can not
In order to give Mr.. Wiscomb time
to provide a place for the children,
Judge Dana took the case under adj
visement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
OLDFIELD DECLINES 1T.
Refuses to Pace Against a 9O-Horse
Power Car.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 13.-Barney
Oldfeld has refused a challenge to
race his 2OO-horse power Benz against
Ralph DePal-na's 90-korse power Fiat
on the ground that there would be no
honor in victory. The breaking of a
piston on the 2OO-horse power Fiat
has resulted in calling off the match
which was looked forward to as the
great event of the meet at the motor
drOme.
Oldfeld and DePalma participated
in the races at the motordrome today
but not in the same events. Oldfield
entered the five mile free for all with
a 60-horse power car. DePalma en-
tered a 60-horse power car in the SO
mile free for all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
The KNIFE FALLS.
Two Police Sergeants Are APP
pointed Today.
Frank Summers Is Made First
Sergeant.
ROSS DROPS A STEP.
Will Head the Plain Clothes
Men.
Deputy Sheriff Sauls Takes
Place as PatrOlman.

ct am going to have the best police
force the town ever had. am going
to get the best men that can be secured
for the work"
Chief of Police Jenkins, giving out
his first list of appointees today, made
this statement Practically all of the
men appointed are old officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
SPECIAL TOMORROW

Very best quality Premium Chocolate.
zOc cake $50
(This is not cheap Chocolate, but
one that If it does not please get your
money back.)
Best High Grade Cocoa, Csc can. .1sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
|S6fSnoTs

Members OF Sheriff NOrtOn'S force
are busy issuing subpOenas in criminal
cases just now.
On April % the Senior class of the
High school will present Mistress
Meredith" at the Grand.
The woods are filed with Sweet
Williams and Wild crab apple bios
SONS also may be found.
If there is no delay on the part of
the printers the high school history
will be distributed on Wednesday.
DR.. Raymond Schwegler of Wash
burn college will speak at the high
school during the assembly hour on
Friday morning.
Get your baseball guess in not later
ceived after April IS. Coupon printed
| elsewhere in this issue.
]. B. Smalley, general superintend-
ent, and H. NJ, Stone, district engineer,
are on a business trip over the Rock
Islands Missouri lines
c. L. Wilson, injured in a recent
automobile accident on the Granville
road in which a Kansas City, Mo-,
man was killed, is reported out of
danger.
Prof. L. L. Dyche, state game war
den, has been invited by the Satur-
day Night club to give demonstra-
ton to prove his statement that carp
are good food fish. He has not yet ac-
cepted the challenge.
Condition of William HERSHEY, the
young man Injured recently by being
dragged by a horse, is still very seri-
GUS He may or may not recover.
Surgeons at Christ's hospital are giving
the case every attention.
At Skene's park on Friday afternoon
the high scnool interclass baseball
tournament will commence when a
game will be played between the fresh
men and subfreshmen teams. On Sat
urday the seniors and subscribers clash.
North Topeka now has a mayor. a
city commissioner and chief of police.
That is how the city heaps Goals of
fire on the head of the First ward for
being the only one in the city to give
a majority against the commission
plan.
There was quite roundup of school
men in Topeka Tuesday. E. Stanley,
ex-state superintendent, was here from
Wichita; Geo. W. Kendriek of the
Leavenworth schools was here. and R.
Stegal of the Silver Burdett Book COM
pany was also present.
At the meeting which will be held
this evening in Gemmell hall of the
Central Y. NJ. G. A. for tho purpose of
| organizing what will be known as
F. w. Blackmar, the noted sociclogist
of the State university, will be one of
the speakers.
For five years, work in clay, has
been carried on in the city schools un-
der the direction of the manual train
| ing teachers. Some very pretty deco
rated vases are made by the pupils
among other things. The kiln at the
| Clay school is now being put in readi-
ness for the annual spring burning.
On Saturday evening the culminat-
| ing feature of the Y. M. c. A mem
| bership camIaign-the duck and mush
dinner-will De held in Gemmell hall.
Captain L. L. Adams and his BLUE
ducks will eat the ducks, while Cap
tain George Godfrey Moore and his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
REGULAR OWL PRICES

Box of Fifty Owl Cigars. $1.s5 value
LOT ..S1.58
Owl Cigars csc
Kis-Me, Yucatan or Spearimnt Gum
&c pkg. ..........-.. Sc
Can California Pears, water pack lie
Can good Peeled Table Peaches, (need
little sugar. ............1 2o
Can very fine Lemon Cling Peaches,
we'll sweetened .1Sc
Gal can Good Apricots. ....3 Sc
Gal. Best Table Syrup. -.. SIC
High Pat. Flour, very fine 8 IbsS1 40
Good Apples. eat or cook, PIX. blk. Csc
10c sack Salt SC
Bulk or Link Sausage. .13c
Large pkg. Sea Foam, fine for wash
ing, pkg .1Oc
sticks pure Stick Candy ...1c
Very Finest Bulk Shredded Cocanut
(the kind you pay 40c 1b. for in
packages,) lb. ...........1 lee
Bunches Fine ONE Grown Radishes
Tor ..10c
Big Hay-Rack Load Pine Kindling,
Our Fine Home Made Bread. loaf SC
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Mrs. Carrie L. Carter, wife of John
F. Carter, president of the Aetna
Building and Loan association. died
Tuesday at 8 o'clock D. M. at st.
Francis hospital. following an opera
ton. The funeral will be held Friday
at 2; 30 o'clock from the residence, 3O3
Woodlawn avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13

Fibre Mating Rugs-for bed
rooms and dining rooms-ser-
viceable quality, artistic designs.
sizes 6x9 #, 7-6x10-6, and
9x12 ft-@The 9x12 ft. size pric-
ed from $11.5O to $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13

Red ducks" will indulge in mush and
milk.
Sunday, May 1, the Gideon conven-
ton of the state will be held in To-
peka. The first session will take place
at 10 o'clock in Gemme1 hall. At 8
will be held in the First Congrega-
tional church. w. E. Henderson of
Chicago, the national secretary, will be
one of the speakers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
HURRIED TO PRISON.
After Former Magistrate Furlong Was
Found to Have a Knife.

New York, April ia knife was
found today in the possession of for
mer Magistrate Henry J. Furlong in
his cell in RAYMOND street Jail, Brook
lyn, and it was decided to hurry him
off to Sing Sing prison this afternoon.
Furlong was found guilty recently of
corruption in his office of magistrate
and sentenced to from one year to two
years and one month in prison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13

qualified for the work to be done.
More appointments will likely be an
some time tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01

probably
Avon been puquey
of when Tooy said Shakespeare
worthless contributed
Tolstoy timd deficient his
effect published preface
story "subdebutante
and"R Richard III"
The father and mother of the ngenue who full debutane this
worldly modern added
consulted home found school rather
they dragged YEARLY night she
father welcomed
the plays of the remembered chap
III American 1t perfectly play for
young person. the American decided
Well there" father said Easy Nobody goes to
Shakespeare now ..
arrived before the They
audience
Shakpeare looking father whispered moher guess he's
going fad"
Richard" before until distinctly twentieth
really
something gwaswr He leaned mother. .
like Richard he whispered 1 isn't she whispered
but what seeing
They gave up play interesting and
daughter
Finally sitting n front of her
this play?" she asked
Shaw Mrs Warren's Profession answered the
"Oh
Then told him. Whereupon
finally father haste he could and reoned
he the of the play
had Richard they
his San Francisco the week
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
WATERS SAID TO BE
AFTER SUGAR FRAUDS
Investigation of New York Gus
toms Practices Rumored

That H. H. Waters, who, it has been
stated, was out here merely to make a
perfunctory examination of the sugar
duties paid to Uncle Sam, is in reality
bent upon uncovering further frauds on
the part of the sugar trust and bribed
customs inspectors in New York, is the
rumor which leaked out yesterday
about the local custom house
The quality of sugar imported into
the United States is separated into
grades, each of which is charged a
specified duty. The quality of the SUI
gar is determined by means of polari-
scope tests.
1t is rumored that the government
authorities have been informed that
the bribed New York inspectors, in ad
dftion to robbing the government of
millions of dollars by means of false
scales, graded all sugar of the trust
below its actual quality.
For the purpose of probing this. it is
said, Waters is being sent to eyerv
port of the United States to compare
the quality ratings of the respective
sugar exporting countries in the books
of each port visited and those of the
New York custom house.
Waters has been selected for the in
vesti cation because of his excellent
work in unearthing the frauds in New
York city.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
SOCIETY GIRL WRITES
VERSE AND EPIGRAM
Janet. Won Schroeder Turns
From FrivoIity to Mediate

Ignoring for a brief time the de-
mands of society, Miss Janet Won
Schroeder, daughter of Baron and Bar
oness Won Schroeder, and granddaugh-
ter of Peter Donohue, the pioneer build
er and millionaire of San Francisco.
has sought the fields and flowers and
from their presence has received the
inspiration for a book of verses and
epigrams, published yesterday under
the title Of How Much Can a Little
Tell?',
The identity of the society girl was
hidden under the name of ]. Marion
presumably as a tribute to her grand
mother, whose maiden name was Janet
Marion. The book is illustrated by
Miss Mary Louise Foster, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. c. ]. Foster.
All that the author has evidently
tried to do in her work is to express
in simple and unpretentious language.
sincere and great thoughts. There is
delightful vein of optimism running
through it ALL AS for instance:
'Droop not thy lids in sorrow, lest
happiness in passing should find them
closed"
Then again is found:
Be not blind, yet be so Kind
AS not to see more than we find
In closing the volume she writes.
Where the heart keeps coming back there can
be no goodby.
The volume is artistically printed
being done on buff paper with heavy
black old English lettering. 1t was
printed at the Philopolis press.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
HONOR AMONG THIEVES
A MYTH, SAYS BURGLAR

Fred Hall and Harry Williams, two
burglars wanted in Oakland. who were
arrested here on Thursday night by
Detectives Conlon and Cashe1l, were
taken to Oakland by Detectives Hol-
land, Quigley and McSorley yesterday.
William Morris, second hand dealer,
7411s Webster. street. the alleged fence,
will be held here on a. charge of re-
ceiving stolen goods.
Williams told the detectives yester-
day that Hall held out s10e on him of
the amount received from Morris The
goods were sold to Morris for $3.50
Hall and Williams are eastern crooks
and the policesay that they stole $3.50
worth of goods from a store in Sacra-
mento and $3.50 worth from a store in
Stockton,
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01

Mrs. William Ashe en-
tertained at an informal
tea yesterday at the Pal
ace for 20 guests. Mrs.
Ashe has been dividing
her time in the last
month or two between
town and her country
home. The tea yester-
day was. the first. elab-
crate affair. she has
given in the early sea-
son. Among those who
enjoy ed the. hospitality
of the hostess on this
occasion were: =:
Mrs. James Maynard
Mrs. Homer Smith
Mrs. J Delamar
Mrs. P. A. George -: -
Mrs. Edward Lohman :.
Mrs. kirkland Perry
Mrs. J. c. ;. Verrin of.
Memphis, Tenn.
Miss. Florence Ives
whose marriage to
Othello scribner will
take place Wednesday,
October ,19, is the incen-
tive for many entertain.
nents preceding that.
day. Miss Ives will be
the complimented guest
at a luncheon to: .::be.
given next Friday at the
Francisco club, when
Mrs. Fanny McCreary
will preside. as hostess.
There probably will be a
score of friends invited
to meet the popular
bride elect.
Miss Lalla Wenzel-.
berger, the fianeee of
Lieutenant William H.
Shea, was the feted
guest at an elaborate
tea given yesterday by
Mrs. George Chase and
Mrs. Taylor Bell in Pied
mont. There were q
score of friends of the
bride elect hidden from
this side of the bay and
half a hundred Piedmont
friends at the affair.
Miss Edith Lowe. the
fiancee of Hans WoIl-
man, was the guest of
honor at a luncheon
given for II girls yes
terday by Miss Jane Ho-
falling. The table dec
orations were pink
dahlias in profusion
with ferns as a back
ground.
=
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Remington Quick did
not go east as they in
tended last month, but
will leave about October
Is for New York,
where they will pass the
greater part of the win
ter.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
Businessmen's Excursion

Many of the businessmen of san
Francisco are preparing TO organize
an excursion TO visit the Watsonville
apple annual October 10 to Is. The
Watsonville fair attains greater size
practically every year During the last
season from the apple belt in that re-
gion 1000 car loads of the fruit were
shipped east. From the $4,000 acres
in apples total OF 10000 car loads a
year may be produced and it is the
hope Of the ranchers to reach that
limit in few years.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
Al. JOHNSON, FORMERLY
PROPR|ETO SUFFER- ST.
HAMMAN BATHS
Has Now Taken Over the Sultan
Turkish Baths, GA Post St.

At this fine establishment he will be
glad to welcome his old and new pa
irons. Every effort will be made to
accommodate and treat the public in
fair and square manner.
The ladies' department will be open
in a short time and will be equipped
with every modern convenience.
The hotel rooms on the sixth and
seventh floors will be rented to gen.
tlemen by the month or day at very
reduced rates.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01


Mr.. and. Mrs. William
Drum: will make their
home In this city. Since
their return from their
wedding journey in
Europe Mr.. and Mrs.
Drum have been in San
Mateo and in Oakland
W 1 t h: relatives and
friends. They expect to
:. take a house in town
early this. month.
= -,
One of the conspicuous
affairs on the social can
endar for the month is
the musicale to be given
Wednesday by t h e
Laurel Hall club. The
program will be given
by Rev. Robert Senson,
who will introduce folk
songs and music with
his informal talk upon
THE Naples Riviera. "
The .accom.panist on this
occasion viii be. Eugene
). Blanchard.
Mrs. Eugene Murphy
I. has returned after. a
visit at the Hotel Ven
dome in San Jose with
her daughter, Miss Eu-
genia Murphy, and her
son, Theodore Murphy,
and is at her home in
Buchanan street. The
Misses Marguerite and
Florence Murphy, who
= have been visiting
friends in Portland, re-
turned a few days ago
and will be here for the
winter.
-
Mrs. julius c. Refs has
sent out cards for an
elaborate bridge party
at her home in Sacra-
mento street. Mrs. Refs
has hidden nearly half a
hundred friends for the
afternoon of Saturday,
October %. Mrs. Refs
entertained informally
for her debutante grand
daughter, Miss Tia Sonn-
tag, last season, but the
first card party this
winter will be. for the
older friends of the
hostess.
Miss Jeanne Gallois
will return this month
with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene CAL
lois, after a sojourn
abroad and will be here
for the winter gayeties.
Miss Gallois has been
away for several months
and has had a delightful
time travelling on the
continent. She is in
New York
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01
Lucky Days Via santa Fe

October 7th and Sth 1910. $50 M
Round Trip to Topeka, Kansas CITY and
Omaha, Limited October 31st 19io.
Ask Jas. B. Duffy, General AGENT
Santa. Fe Ry., 673 Market St, San
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01

FIRE WIPES OUT TowN-Santa Fe. \. NJ.
Sept 30.-AnOther Of the serious fires which
have almost wiped out the town OF Estancia
the county seat Of Torrance county. so miles
south Of Santa Fe. in the last two months,
occurred last night.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01

Mr.. and Mrs. L. ].
Holton and their daugh-
ter, Miss Wilmot Hol-
ton. gave an enjoyable
dinner party at the st.
Francis for, IL guests.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-01

WIFE DESERTS HUsBAND-Henry p Murray.
2014 Golden Gate avenue, reported to the po
lice yesterday that his wife, Emma. had
packed her trunk Friday and left for parts un-
known, taking with her their only child, An
drew, Eve years of age. He was anxious to
obtain possession Of the boy.