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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
LEHR CASE ON TRIAL.
Purchaser OF Bernice c. Asks S12.54O
From Townsend

The damage suit Of !. s. Lehr. Of e
Dorado against Lon Townsend O.
Topeka for sI2-540, was begun IN the
district court today Lehr bid IN the
Townsend PAGER Bern1ce g. AZ In5
Charles Samson horse sale at the IocA-
fair grounds May 1. 1909, for $40 Town
send refused 10 let the mare 90 and
lively time resulted, including the ar
rest Of Lem as a horsethtef-
BY the rules Of the sale all horses
70 BE- sold were consigned to Samson
and when knocked down, the purchase
price was paid TO the cashier. APE
Joseph. who IN turn settled Win the
owners. Purchasers simply took the4r
horses from the stables and spent no
time concentrating the former own
ers on the prices. 50 Le1r went 10 get
lis Berufce c. but Townsend had beaten
him 70 her and led her back 70 his
own stables On Van Buren, street There
Lehr with Cashier Joseph Went anu
GOT her from the stableman and led
her with Two other horses toward the
santa F'e freight depot
Once more however. Townsend was
70 De encountered, for he met Lehr
with police officers who arrested him
as q hr1serEief al the instance or IOEn-
send II Lehrs attorneys statement Is
correct L.ahr however at the police
station convinced Chief Eaton that the
horse vas his and was released - ne
nesred the depOt again with the mare.
Townsend again came driving with 4
fast horse bringing Sheriff WTIkersoE-
" no. rot knowing Of the police affair,
again arrested Lehr as j horSeLhIef- II
fuauy took Leur until , o'clock The
rexu day 10 get OUT Of town with his
horse TIE sale was on 4 Saturday
and he was forced 20 stay until Sun
day His other TWO horses had been
shipped so that he had 70 snip this one
separately al a higher rate Moreover
llr Ledr claims that By being forced
10 remain in Topeka he was prevented
from reaching Chicago for the great
annual sale held Monday N Tat city
assertion that Mr.. LeEr- or Doc Lehr,
bought and sold fast horses all over
The United States and Canada and at
tended all big sales
The suit recalls the stories among
Eorscmeu that were circulated at the
tine the suit was fled The truth Of
tie affair is said 10 be that John Pow
ers. a foreman hiuISeIr+ and EN- pi0yed
ty LoE Townsend was expected TO
81 tci1 the sale OF T1wrsends horses
and Z the prices were not high enoU Oh
20 BID them in for the owner When
Esrnice c was cut on the block. some
say Powers was asleep IN a stable and
others say he was boxing for q drink
ard that he never knew when the mare
vas knocked f0Wu- At any rate Town
send was thoroughly aroused about the
small price for his PAGER and made
things 20 round"
Attorneys E r Simon and John
Newell presented the caSe for Lehr and
tdC defense Cor Townsend couteuding
that the affair is q very simple little
lawsuit and nothing but an inflated
case OF hot air.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

With the blue strings On it
And well make use Of Decoration Day
SO cone along Sally.
And Wen fill up the Alley
On cur dear cid TIn-Can Day.
T1ncaa Day Is coning-t1is is the an
nuaI back yard cleaning time when all
Topeka turns out and fills I'D the city
dump wagons with trash This Is the
day that al surplus tinware and crock
cry takes wings and flies over the rear
fierce only TO be caught and hauled
away 70 the city dumps
Bright and early Monday morning
Street Commissioner Frank Snyder will
freak i bottle of bromo-seItzer over the
leading dump wagon and with coIors
flying the city yard cleaning feet viii
slide into the alleys on their annual
mission OF cleanliness Each wagon
VIII be manned by d crew of two strong
and hearty human beings who will be
prepared TO gossip IN a friendly way
over the red fence IN the rear"
In fast the whole Of next week viii
be Topekas annual tilcan week This
Is the week when the city officials do
nate to the citizens the use Of many
big refuse wagons for the purpose OF
collecting and hauling away free OF
-
has survived the winter SHOWS
This plan Of cleaning Up Topeka in
a few days originated in the fertile
brain Of Street Commissioner Snyder a
few years ago Mr. Snyder conceived
the plan o. cooperating with the peo-
pie in putting a polish or the city back
yards and his first brigade resulted in
enough wagon loads Of trash to i'll up
Il good sized riverbed
All the citizens have to do is TO rake
-
glass ware. old stove pipes caves
trough. chicken wire discarded
kitchen utensils and the damage done
by the hired girl during the winter
just gather all of this stuff together.
pitch II over the back fence in a neat
little pile, and the city viii do the
rest
How about grass trash and ma
uure asked reporter Of Street
Commissioner snyder this afternoon.
This was a bad break Mr.. Snyder
threw up his hands In despair and
then, lowering his voice to a whisper,
he Kissed
Please don't say that our cleaning
up squadron VIII accept that sort OF
stUf-We won't do IT. 1t is hard
enough 70 gather thencan< and crock
cry and dodge what comes over the
fence without doing this No. we viii
have nothing TO de with refuse that
can be burned
Friday morning the street force will
cover North Topeka Monday morn
ing the force comes TO the south side
Of the river and at once the big yard
cleaning commences Mr. Snyder will
order his men out from The city hall
east, covering all Of this territory.
Then they viii work south. then west.
then into the main part Of the city
again
With the big Merchants week ceIe-
bration. the aviation meet, the state
fair and all big events coming To-
peka wants to put on her Suuday-go-
to-meeting clothes-and when the al
Ieys- and back yards look as clean as
the streets, it is sign that the peo-
pie act accordingly
Don't forget-M0ndsy Is the first
tiu-can day. and there will be many
more until the city IS clean.
The time-Mouday- May 30.
The pIaCe-EVery back yard
Who 2-EveEybOdy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
TWO SETS OF WEIGHTS.
One Used by Sugar Trust for Comput-
ing Freights and Duties

New York. May 24.-AIthough the
government star witness. Oliver
Splitter, the former dock master, who
walked out of the Atlanta penitentiary
where he had been sent after bossing
for years the sugar weighing frauds
On the Williamsburg dock, had a most
interesting story to tell yesterday. it is
not mainly to his evidence that the
government relies in its effort 10 con-
Wet Charles R. Heike. the American
Sugar Refining company secretary of
part in the conspiracy fraud
The government contention that
the city WeigherSL weights were EN-
pIoyed in the commercial calculations
OF the trust and those of the govern
ment weighers made use OF only for
payment of duties was backed up by
John Il Thompson. for the last 80
Wall street Offices The witness said.
TOO, that despite the fact that the
government weighers' returns were
stored away only Is feet from him he
never in all the years he worked in
the office compared the two sets of
weights. Thompson said whenever he
was in doubt as 10 the correctness of
the city weighers' returns or learned
there was a difference of per cent
or more in the weight he would call
up Benderuagel- Late in November
1907 there was a considerable falling
Of in these differences and he talked
with BenderrageI about it over the
telephone
It told him there was no loss Of
weight in the last three months and
he said It was because the govern
ment agents were on the dock
Thompson testified on cross examiua-
ton that Mr. Havemyer. the president
of the company first instructed him to
call up BeudeFnageI when the neces-
sity arose
Mr.. Heike knew nothing of his du-
ties he said The witness had no
knowledge of any crooked device on
the docks George H Becker, a clerk
in the Wall street office under the
Mr.. Leroy to whom Splitter yesterday
testified he had told of the frauds
that were going on at the Williams
burg docks. was next on the stand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
Oakland GOSSIP
lA $3.50

The meeting Of the Oakland For
estry club will be held Thursday after
noon at the home Of Mrs Anna Potter
on Oakland avenue instead Of Friday
afternoon the regular meeting day.
This p0Stpouemeut has been made on
account Of the school picnic
Rev kimbaI- pastor Of the Oakland
Christian church preached a sermon
TO the graduates of the classes o.
January. 1910. and June 1910. which
viii graduate from the Oakland school
Friday evening
Mrs G. Johnson has gore to Chicago
TO spend two weeks with relatives and
friends.
Mrs James Snyder has returned to
her home in Kansas City. after making
an extended visit here with her mar
ents. Mr. and Mrs. A ". Ward. on
Forest avenue.
Miss Lucy Carrie of Granville is here
spending several days visiting relatives
and friends
The graduating exercises of the pu-
pills Of the Oakland school viii be held
Thursday evening in the Methodist
Episcopal church Rev Kfmbau. pas
tor Of the Oakland Christian church.
VIII deliver the address
Miss Gussie Lewis IS improving z.
after being sick several days with an
attack of the grip
Miss Helen Thomas Is suffering with
an attack Of erysipeIas in her hand
Mr. and Mrs. NJ B. Peckeupaugh Of
Forest avenue have gone 10 Kansas
City TO visit relatives
Mr. and Mrs J. W Reed OF Shelf
field. Mo, are moving back TO Oak
land They will make their home with
Mrs T NJ Dawdy on Strait street until
they get located They are former resi-
dents Of Oakland. having left here a
short time ago
The annual school picnic will be
held in Vinewood park Friday About
four hundred people Of Oakland ex-
pect to attend this picnic which is the
big annual affair of Oakland The
park viii not be officially opened until
Sunday, but will be open on Friday
for the Oakland people
Mr.. Wallace Bemis CT Wheeling. w
Va. is expected to arrive here the lat
ter part of the week 20 make an ex-
tended visit with his mother Mrs
Mary BemiS, on Green street
Miss Dora Montgomery entertained
a few friends Saturday evening at her
home on Wabash avenGe in honor OF
her birthday anniversary About
twenty guests were present
Take dinner at cope's dairy 1unca
room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
VETERANS PASS AWAY.
Bethel G. \. r. Post Has Only Ten
Members-HOIds Auction

Macon. No, May IA curious
auction sale took place at Bethel
Shelby county an old German village
northwest Of Macon. this afternoon
The Grand Army post. having dwfn-
died from leo members 10 ten, sold
its property consisting Of muskets.
cartridge belts, swords, flags, fife and
drums.
The sale Of the military ACQUIRE
ments terminated the existence of a
body organized thirty years ago, many
of the members of which fought in
the Civil war. despite the action of
the then Governor Gamble in exempt
ing the citizens of Bethel from milf
tary service.
Bethel was founded nearly 70 years
ago as & communistic colony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

Becker succeeded Leroy when the lat
ter died several years ago. thus get
ting charge Of the raw sugar books.
He said when sugar arrived he would
send the city wefghers' weights and
the marks on the bags to Mr. Bend
ernageL
Becker testified the sugar trust
used the government weights quite
often on which to pay the freight
charges but the ship owners became
aware Of the fact and the practice was
stopped This was the first testimony
tending to show that the alleged
frauds in underweighinE were not df-
rected solely against the government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
LOSES HIS FAvoRrTE HORSE.
Senator Isaac Stephenson Has Officers
Securing Country for Him.

Kenosha. Wis. May 24-PoIfce Of
fcers IN all parts of Southern Wis
consin and Northern Illinois are
securing the country IN an effort to
obtain some trace Of Prince, the ia
vorita driving horse Of United States
Senator Isaac Stephenson. which was
stolen from the senator's farm in the
western part of this county. Sunday
The horse was traced TO Libertyyi1Ie,
H. but there all trace OF him was
lost
It Is declared that Senator Step
henson had SO much affection for the
animal that he had repeatedly Eefus-
ed to sell him at any price The thief
also took q new buggy and fun
equipment Of harness and robes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
CHURCHES IN ATHLETICS.
Windy City Has 1000 Ball Players
Representing Various Creeds-

Chicago. Nay 24-Progress IN church
athletics in Chicago. It IS said, has had
10 parallel in the growth of amate II
games in the United States. according
70 a compilation Of baseball statistics
just published by Il Bible class au-
thOrity. The figures show that nearly
1000 church baseball players are wear
ing the uniforms Of Chicago denonina-
tons, playing for league penRauts to be
awarded for the season OF 1910
Among local church athletic organ
iZatiOuS the Cook County Bible class
league, said 70 be the largest in the
world. leads with a total of 81 teams
representing IS churches. One hundred
and sIxLy-One teams. representing
155 churches with 1,s32 players. have 50
far been organized
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
GIRL LEADS HIM TO PRISON.
Letter From Sweetheart Causes EN-
bezzIer to Surrender.

Los Angeles. Cal. May 24-~Boy.
have you no hearth Come back to Chi
cago, and wdeu your time Is up. IL you
stfII love this little girl. We will be
happy vet" was the plea that led Max
H Rubenstein TO prison He Is wanted
in Chicago for the embezzlement Of $500
from Libby. Mcneil & Libby. by whom
ne was employed as 4 collector The
police refuse to make public the name
of the girl
Rubeustein came west in March ard
secured work in Ocean Park using the
name Jack Rose He has been in con-
slant correspondence with his sweet
heart \ long letter from her last
week in which she dweIt upon his
shame and the sorrow he had caused
his parents. and urged him TO give
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
STEAM LIGHTER BURNS.
The Captain and Four Men Leap Into
Water for Safety.

New York. May 24-Fire trans
formed the steam lighter SJranahau
into a floating pillar of fame late last
night when the vessel burned TO the
waters edge On Long Island Sound
The blaze consumed q cargo Of Ium-
Der piled high on deck and was ex-
tremeIy spectacular So quickly did
the flames spread that Captain ". NJ.
Gull and his four men had 70 leap into
the water 10 save themselves after
lowering a IfebOat- Then they slid
into the boat and rowed ashore
Deserted. the lighter drifted shore
ward threatening other vessels near
CIsss0n's Point She was finally tow
ed out OF reach Of the shipping The
freboat Lawrence fought the flames
but was unable TO save boat or cargo
No estimate of the loss could be Oh
tanned this morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
Add Twenty-Five Rare Birds.

New York May 24.-Tweuty-five rare
birds from India. most of them varie-
ties hitherto unrepresented in this
country. have been added to the col
lection in Central Park Among them
are a pair Of rare laughing thruShes,'
TO larger than robins. but with a
laugh" as loud as that OF the most
r&ucous voiced parrot IN the aviary- In
Tie same cage with the thruShes ar
g pair Of Indian Jays. two pairs OF
blackheaded robins and a dozen ammers
from Thibet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
CAR STUCK IN MUD.
Ad WoIgast Has a Narrow Escape in
Auto Accident.

Traverse City. Mich. May 24.-Ad
WolgasI, lightweight cham pfon, while
driving forty miles an hour last night.
was thrown from his car, but esca ped
injury J. ?. Butler. one Of his COM
paniOus. received cuts and bruises.
and a third member of the party, es-
capped unhurr- The roads were vet
and slippery and WoIgast was speed
ing in order to keep an engagement
The car skidded and WOIgaSt threw
the wheel over and the car struck a
side of the road. partially burying the
machine. It took the party an hour
to dig out the car
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
YOUNG BOYCE FINED.
He Attacked His Father for Taking a
Second Wife

Chicago. May 24-Berjamiu Boyce,
accused by Blackstone hotel officials Of
6IsorderIy conduct in assaiIug his
father, W. D. Boyce. millionaire pub
Usher, pleaded guilty IN the municipal
court today ard paid q. fine of So
Young Boyce's attack Is said to have
been pcecipitated oy his fathers an
nouucezuent that he would be married
en- June I. TO Miss Virginia D. Lee.
The elder Boyce surprised his friends
by having the wedding last night With
his bride he is now believed 10 be on
his way TO Montreal or Quebec. Mr..
Bcyce and his former wife, mother of
Ben argfn, are divorced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

Washington May 24-The trouble in
Liberia with the wild tribes seems at
an end for the present A message
from Minister Lyons. at MourOviz. re-
ceIved at the state department, says
the chiefs Of turbulent tribes on the
coast have taken the oath Of allegiance
and that those Of the interior will do
50 during the present week This the
minister thinks. will put an end to the
disturbances
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Candidate for Governor Is Well Re
ceiyed There.

Ellsworth. May 24.-Over five hundred
peopIe were in the city hall last night
70 hear Tom Wa gstaF. Republican can
dfdate for governor. make his drsl
speech here. Charles Moore presided
over the meeting Wagstaf talked
Taft and regular Repubicanism and
revision Of the taxes downward HIS
address was well received by his audi
euCe-
\ feature Of the WagStaE reception
here was that a number of former
Stubs men came forward and declared
allegiance TO Mr. Wagstar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
Republicans Harmonious in Chase.

Cottonwood F'alls. Kan. May "a
The Republicans of Chase county met
here Saturday at the call Of the chair
man e G. Croker. to look over the
ground and discuss the political situa-
ton Every part Of the county was
represented and the greatest harmony
prevailed. and while there is some dis
affection in state and congressional
matters there Will be no trouble local
Il. and it is predicted that Chase couu-
ty will take her oil place IN the solid
Republican column this year Candi-
dates. from one to three for each Office
have already been announced. and
thew are made up from some Of the
best and mcs- progressive people of the
cf1FTu
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
BOOZE SELLERS TAKE HEART.
Express Confidence That Prohibition
Wave Is Receding.

Cincinnati. O. May 2+-Confdeut
that the prohibition wave Is reeedin=.
500 delegates to the fifteenth annual
convention Of the National Wholesale
LIQUOR Dealers association began 4
three days session here today.
United action against prohibitory and
local option laws and the enactment IF
statutes providing for moderate licenses
for. and strict regulation Of liquor sell
ing, were advocated at the opening ses-
sion as the keynote OF the gathering
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

Utica N Y, May 24-Tweuty-one
Utica business men are back in this
city making 4 worlds record in the
mat of trolley trips. They have
Travelled 900 miles by trolley during
the last two weeks. reaching LouIsviIta
on the south and Detroit on the north
The object Of the trip was to fnveS-i-
gate municipal conditions in other
states
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

London. May 24--The Earl of
Stamford died today He was born in
St. Johns. y. B.. April IS, 1850, d son
Of Rev William Grey and Harriet.
daughter of Rev. Francis Henry
White. In 1885 he married Eliza beth
Louisa Penelope, daughter of Rev c.
TheobaId. rector of Lasham. Hauts- A
son. Lord Grey Groby. and a daughter.
Lady Jane, survive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
British sfeamer Ashore.

San Francisco. May 24-According to
a dispatch received by the Merchants
exchange from London the British
steamer Klburue, which sailed from
Newcastle, Australia, May a. for
Guaymas is ashore and fun of water
in latitude L south. longitude III west
The report says that the chances Of
getting the kiIburue OF are extremely
doubtful Assistance has been sent
from DuvaL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
Pearx Given a Decree.

Edinburgh. May 24--Commander Rob-
ert E Peary received the honorary de-
gree of doctor of laws from the Cniver-
sity of EdInbuEg today. The confer
nlert was made before a distinguished
company that gave the American ez-
IIorer a cordial welcome
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
Engineers in Convention.

Los Angeles. Cal. May 24-FIve hun
dred delegates representing all sec
tions Of the country are here ATTENDING
the convention Of the National Associa-
ton OF Stationary Engineers. which
opened yesterday and viii continue ur-
til 7S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
ASK ROOSEVELT TO ST. LOUIS.
Million Population Club Wants For
mer President TO Come.

ST Louis, May 24-Former President
Roosevelt will be invited TO visit St
Louis as soon as possible after his re-
turn 70 the United States next month
The Million Population club today de-
cided to extend the invitation TO Col
oueI Roosevelt when he arrives in New
York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

himself up. caused Rubenstein to sur
render to the local police and waive ex-
tradition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
TIN-CAN DAY NEAR
Annual Back Yard Clearance
Sale Is Next Week.
City Will Haul Away All Trash
Free OF Charge.
PILE 1T IN THE ALLEY
Dump Wagons VIII Come Along
and Get 1t ALI.
Topeka Putting ON Polish for
the Coming Events.

Put On your old sun bonnet
With ri1a blue strings On 1t
And we'll make use Of Decoration Day
SO cone along Sally,
And Wen fill up the Alley
On cur dear cid TIn-Can Day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

Take dinner at cope's dairy Iuneh
room
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