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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
Woman Who Shot Conductor
Expresses Her Feelings.
NO DEFENSE PLANNED.
She Has Retained No Attorney
and Is Not Worried.
Insanity Expected as Plea
Should She Face Court.

Although nearly two weeks have pass
ed since Mrs Mary Vollstedt shot and
badly wounded L.. II. Daniels, a street
car conductor. there is as yet, no init
nation as to what her defense will be
unless temporary insanity is set up.
No attorney has yet called upon the
woman. She says she does not know
what she will say when called upon
for trial. That she still loves Daniels
she admits.
Officers around the county Jail in
which she is imprisoned will make no
guess as to what her defense is to be
and the woman declines to talk. She
is imprisoned in the same cell with
Mrs. Evans, who is charged with arson
and it may be that the Evans woman
brand of insanity is contagious.
The intimation that insanity may be
set up as Mrs. Vollstedt's defense came
this morning. At first she refused to
talk to reporter. saying she did not
care to say anything When asked it
she would go to the penitentiary with
out attempting a defense she declined
to answer. She also refused to an
swer several other questions.
Not IN Right Mind.
DO you think you were insane when
you shot Daniels?" she was asked.
Il do not think 1 was completely in
sane, but do not think l was in my
right mind she said.
Asked whether or not she would try
to escape prison by this answer she re-
fused to state. The woman said that
when she ~ot out of Jail she expected
to return and live with her husband,
but confessed she had not talked this
phase OF the matter over with him and
that he had not intimated in any way
that he wanted her to return to him.
Mrs. Vollstedt said she had not heard
from Daniels since her Imprisonment
began and said in answer to the Ques-
tion of whether or not he would be
likely 20 send any note or message that
she did not suppose he was able to do
so in case he wanted to.
DO you think he would want to-"
she was asked.
Il don't know that he would. 1 sup
pose not" she replied
DO you still love Daniels?"
Il still care some for him.
DO you love him as much as you did
when you shot hiIn?''
Wen I still think good deal of
him. she replied.
Taking Things Easy.
Mrs. Vollstedt does not suffer as a
result of her Imprisonment She looks
better than when she was arrested.
She reads most of the time and does
not engage as readily in conversation
with the other prisoners as formerly.
Her mother is here, now and it is I'M
der her instructions that Mrs. Vollstedt
will say nothing for publication. Per-
sonally the woman seems to have no
thought of the future. spends her time
reading or gazing out through the bars
of her CELL and seems unconcerned as
to what is going on around her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
MORE TALK.
Independent Telephone Company Is
Showing Wonderful Growth.

A great many business houses have
recently Installed the popular indie
pendent Intercommunicating telephone
system, while many more are planning
on either putting in this service or
adding to their present trunk facili-
ties.
Telephone Happenings.
The Aetna Building & Loan associa-
ton have added an Independent Inter
communicating telephone system to
their office equipment. which goes to
make one of the most modern offices
in Topeka.
To handle their growing business
Weiss 6. Co. rad installed an addition
a trunk line rot long since.
The Busy Line is caused by bust
ness men failing to keep pace with
telephone development, in adding suf-
ficient lines to their business.
The Central National bank will have
an Independent Intercommunicatin
telephone system in their new quar-
tiers.
zercher Book & Stationery company
finds it necessary to have two trunk
lines to handle their business over the
Independent .ystem-
Anderson & Armstrong realized that
their trade needed prompt telephone
service and installed an Independent
Does your grocer have plenty of
trunk lines SO you are not compelled
to call several times each morning to
give your order? If cot, you should
insist on his getting them.
No. AS, William Green & Sons
have installed an additional trunk line
to their Independent telephone switch
board so that their customers may
have better service when talking from
their store.
In order to facilitate work in their
different departments the Seymour
Packing company are having installed
an Independent Intercommunicating
telephone system.
Patrons should insist on their gro
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

But four summers have come and
fed again since the child was born at
Crittenden home. Four years is a
short time, a very short time, to those
who have money. power, position, hap
piness-a very short time to those
children who have good homes, kind
treatment, and who are just beginning
to awaken to the joys of childhood.
To little Hazel it has been almost a
life. She has hardly known a happy
moment. Surrounded on all sides by
socalled uplifting influences, by
care free, rOmping children cared for
and watched over by loving parents,
this lonely child has been beaten and
abused.
When only a few weeks old the little
girl was taken from her mother-her
only friend. She never knew her
father. She was taken in charge by
devoted his years to medical work and
missions. Kilmaurs King. humane Of
ficer, vouches for the fact that Rob-
inson was cruel to the child. Only
recently Mr.. King succeeded by court
procedure in obtaining the baby from
Robinson. The Robinsons have two
children of their own-two little
boys-and in petition for divorce en-
tered in a local court. Robinson
charged his wife with being cruel to
the children. Robinson. it appears.
had great love for children, for he cir
culated cards inscribed children
Cared for in Jesus Name over the
city. One of these is now in Mr.. Kings
possession.
Just what caused his great heart to
beat so warmly for the little ones can
not be said. It is evident, according to
the statements of Mr. King that he did
not show bis fatherly regard in the mat
ter of dressing the children. Mr.. King
declares that when he secured the little
Johnson girl she was poorly dressed.
But the four years of suffering are over
for the little one. She appeared at the
State Journal office TODAY. dressed a
little white bear skin coat with lace cap,
a new Dress and new shoes and stockings.
The Kings propose to place the child in
a home-a real home-where she will be
properly cared for and educated. They
will not, however, allow her to be adopt
ed for they have taken warning by the
treatment accorded her by Robinson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
STOP MARATHON DANCE
Police Interfere After Former Record
Had Been Broken.

San Francisco. March 21.-The police
stopped the worlds championship Mara
thon dance here after six of the con-
testants had been dancing fifteen hours
and six minutes. A storm of protests
arose from the 5000 Specta tors and riot
was prevented only by the determined
manner in which the blue coats held back
the crowd and cleared the platform. Doc
tors who were in attendance advised the
police that further physical exertion on
the part of the dancers might produce
fatal results.
Seven couples entered the contest and
five couples finished. The dancing be-
gan three minutes after the midnight
hour Saturday night and the official rec
ord shows that the event was over at
nine minutes past o'clock Sunday after
noon; The old record was "A hours and
A minutes.
Probably the most remarkable feature
of the performance was the fortitude of
]. A. West, who is 81 years old AL
though at times during the night it
seemed that his struggle to continue was
torturing him. he waved his seconds aside
and kept it up. Vests partner was a
16-year-old girl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
GIVEN THEIR Time.
ScIyab's Answer to Men Who De-
manded Increase in Wages.

South Bethlehem, Pa, March 21.-
The strike at the Bethlehem Steel
works has taken a new phase. A score
of the open hearth workers in the
Saucon plant, who demanded an in
crease from Sc to 81 for 100 tons of
Iron and steel drawn, and gave the
company until tomorrow night to
grant request, have been given their
wages and a blue card which indicated
that they have been discharged.
They were among the men who re-
turned to work since February %.
The strike leaders, claim today that
200 men have quit work at the Saucon
plant and joined the strikers and that
400 more in the same plant would be
out before night. The labor leaders
claim that the crucidbIe department is
tied up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
Out-of-order Kidneys and the
Bladder act fine.

Usually sufferers from backache,
bladder trouble or out-of-order kid
neys feel relieved after several doses
Of Pape's Dfuretic.
Misery in the back. sides. or loins
sick headache. inflamed or swollen
eyelids, nervousness. rheumatism and
darling pains. heart palpitations, diz-
illness. sleeplessness, hstless. WORKOUT
feeling, and other symptoms of in
active, sluggish kidneys simply vanish.
Uncomfortable urination Especially
at mighty smartfng, discolored water
and all bladder misery ends.
Feeling miserable and worried is
needless because this unusual prepara-
ton goes at once to the out-of-order
kidneys and bladder, distributing it's
cleansing. healing and vitalizing in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

grew stronger, ana Within three months
! was a perfectly well woman.
81 want this letter made public to
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. JOHN G.. MoLDAN,
2115 Second ST., North, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Thousands of unsolicited and genu-
inc testimonials like the above prove
the efficiency of Lydia K. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which is made
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
not lose sight of these facts or doubt
the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to restore their
health.
Ifyou want special advice write
to Mrs. Pinkham. at Lynn, Mass.
SheWilI treatyour letteraSstrictly
confidential. For 20 years she
has been helping sick women in
this way, free of Charge Don't
hesitate write at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

GERS having sufficient Independent tele-
phone service.
The Independent Telephone Co. has
installed extra trunk line service for the
Stone Produce Co. Call 296.
w. A. L. Thompson Hardware Co. re-
Gently improved the service in their
store by installing an Independent IN
accommodating Telephone system.
Both Whitaker Bros. and the Will
cut Commission company have found IL
economical to have additional trunking
facilities with the Independent system.
Hindman's have recently pleased hun
dreds of their customers by increasing
their service also.
1t takes Independent Telephones to
handle the trade of the Dibble Grocery
company and according to one hour
count kept in the Office of the indie
pendent Telephone company, one morn
ing not long ago, 6S people found ever,-
phone busy"
The Davis Mercantile company are
installing an Eleven Station Intercom-
muniea.ing Independent" of
course.
1t takes 2 tr,lnking lines for the Gem
grocery on West Tenth street to satisfy
their customers over the Independent
system.
The Shawnee Grocery company finds
it necessary to have more than one
trunk line to give their large patron
age good service.
In order to keep a pace with their
fast growing business. Cope e. Co. are
having an Independent Intereommunl-
eating telephone system installed in
their place of business.
The Mills Dry Goods company found
their business growing and were COM
PEELED to add an extra station to their
Independent switchboard.
When you call your merchant to
transact business with him and ind
the line busy" necessitating your call
ing again and again. call his attention
to it that he should install more ser
vice. He owes it to YOU. Suppose the
waiting capacity of his place of bust
ness only permitted of one customer at
a time. What would you think?
The progressive business man real
ICES the economy of plenty of trunk
others besides those herein mentioned
have found it pays to have additional
trunks installed. Keep pace with the
development of the business.
The following progressive firms have
installed either Private Branch Elk
changes or Automatic Intercommuni
eating Service on the Independent
System:
Santa Fe railway. general offices.
Throop Hotel.
Mills Dry Goods company.
Crosby Brothers.
Continental Creamery.
High school,
Chesterfield hotel
Hall Litnographing Co.
Topeka Daily Capital.
Topeka State Journal.
Warren NJ. Crosby Co.
Independent Telephone company.
Dibble Grocery.
Mulvane & Gault.
Mutual Ice company.
w. s. McClintock.
Palace Clothing company.
Merriam Mortgage cGmpau
Pioneer Mortgage company.
Ferry. Doran & McGaw.
Stafford Auto company.
St. Francis Hospital.
Supreme Court of Kansas.
Topeka City Railway.
VIM. Green & Son.
w. A. l.. Thompson Hardware Co.
Anderson & Armstrong.
Aetna Building & Loan association.
Central National Bank.
Seymour Packing company.
Davis Mercantile company.
Cope & Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
FEW DOSES END BLADDER MISERY
AND MAKE THE KIDNEYS ACT FINE

fuence directly upon the organs and
glands affected, and completes the
cure before you realize it. The moment
you suspect any kidney or urinary de-
rangement, or feel rheumatic pains,
begin taking this harmless medicine.
with the knowledge that there Is no
other remedy. at anv price, made any
where else in the world. which will
effect so thorough and prompt a cure
as a f1fty-cent treatment of Pape's
Diuretic, which any druggist can sup
ply.
Your physician. pharmacist, banker
or any mercantile agency will tell you
that Pape, Thompson & Pape of Gin
cinnati is a large and responsible med
icine concern, thoroughly worthy of
your confidence.
Only curative results can come from
taking Papes Diuretic, and a few days
treatment will make any one feel fine.
Accept only Papes Diuretic-hfty-
cent treatment-from any drug store
anywhere in the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
NUN YING CHUN IN RACE
Chinese May Don Yale Baseball Uni
form This Year.

New Haven, Conn.,, March I'll
Nun Ying Chun of Honolulu is a
promising candidate for the Yale
freshman baseball team. The China
man has surprised the coaches with
his ability to handle the bat. He
has no apparent difficulty in hitting
the best pitchers in the squad and his
hits are generally hot liners which
look like the work of an expert.
Daniel NJ. Chung is another athletic
candidate at Yale. He is one of the
best coxswains on the freshman crew
squad. His father, member of the
Chinese legation at Washington, was
in the class of '8S at Yale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
MEAT PRICES HIGHER.
New York Retailers Announce Another
Big Advance.

New York, March 21.-To meet adj
vances in the prices of beef, pork and
button since the meat strike was start
ed few weeks ago. retail meat deal
ers in New York city will raise the
prices on those meats from to 8
cents a pound this week, according to
an announcement made here today.
Retailers assert that the advance is
imperative, even though the burden
falls on the class that can least afford
it. They declare that the wholesale
prices of beef mutton and pork have
advanced more than rs per cent in
the last two r-onths, and that per-
manent advance to retail prices is
therefore necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
SHE ENTERS NEW LIFE.
Little Hazel Marie johnson, Who Was
Rescued by the Humane Officers.

Two big, round, black eyes-soft
eyes-eyes that look innocently into
yours and seem to ask in childlike
wonder why am I here? What is the
world? What does everything mean p
A mass of black curls, blacker than
the ravens hue-curls that fall in
masses over two little shoulders.
Dainty blood red lips, half open
now smiling and now expressing some
childish thought. There is picture
of little Hazel Marie Johnson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
ADJUSTMENTS.

The entertainment which AL G.. Field
has in store for amusement lovers at
the Grand tonight is said to be the best
the minstrel manager has provided in
his long career. The company begins
its engagement with the usual band
concert and parade, as well as concert
before the performance Sixty-fiye en-
tertainers of the ''black face art Will
be seen in the performance which en-
braces minstrelsy in all its forms from
the earliest Biblical times when David
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
DANCED ..PIGEoN WING" AT SO,
John r. Paus Is Married at AIcLeans.
borO, Illinois.

McLeansboro, ILL.,, March 21.-John
Hilker, So years old, of Dahlgren, were
married here yesterday afternoon by a
justice of the peace.
Paus naively confessed that his hear
ing is poor but was proud that he
has not suffered from t'rheumatiz',-to
prove his assertion he danced a few
steps of pigeon wing to the great
delight of several spectators.
This is his second matrimonial VEN
ture and the third for his bride.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

Two specials from the Daylight
Basement" 27-inch, fine imported
Scotch Zephyrs that sell regularly
for 25c a yard and 27-inch, domes-
tic Zephyr Ginghams that sell reg
ularly for 18c yard, in a good as
sortment of plaids, checks and
stripes. Tuesday, you can buy them
for 1890 a yard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

caused a weakness
and broken down
condition of the
system. / read so
much ofwhatLydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women 1
felt sure it would
help me, andImust
cay it did help me
wonderfully. My
pains all left me, I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
MINISTERS DRIVEN OUT.
Stormy Session of the Hungarian
Chamber of Deputies.

Budapest, March 21.-Stormy as
have been sessions of the Hungarian
chamber of deputies, the Magyars to-
day outdid themselves and inkWells,
books and other handy missiles were
hurled at the heads of the ministers
until the latter took refuge in flight
Premier Kuhn Won Hedevary and
Count Zerenyi. minister of agriculture,
were struck by inkwells and their
heads cut
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

from $40 to 800 but Richard declar-
ed that after considering the. subject
they had come to the conclusion they
could make enough money at the re-
duced prices.
AS Richard explained it, there will
be 10000 seats, and. striking rough
average, of something like $22 a
seat, there will be over $650,000 in
the box office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

So great is the demand for nat
ural-color Coating Pongee that we
have been out of it for a few days.
But another shipment came in Sat
urday, so we have plenty of it
again-36 inches wide, $1.OO and
$1.25 yard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

We have just received a lot of
those long-handled Wall Brushes
for cleaning walls, ceilings and
hardwood floors-made of natural
wool, just as it comes from the
Sleeps back. csc each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

While Mrs. Campbell was in
Chicago attending the Dressmak-
ers' Convention, she secured a lot
OF fine, imported trimmings; ex-
elusive patterns-just enough of
each to trim one gown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
REDUCE SEAT PRICES.
Ringside Chairs Cut $50 for Jeffries-
johnson Mill.

San Francisco, March 21.-Seats
for the Jeffries-Johnson fight here
July 4, will range from SIS to $50, ac-
cording to an official statement by
Tex Richard, one of the promoters,
last night
It was originally planned to charge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

On the Main Floor you will find
a large tablefull of new Ribbons
at special prices. Taffetas, Moires.
Changeables and Dresdens-regular
soc and 35c qualities. for 25c a yd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

While Mr.. Williams was in Chi
cago last week he secured a SPLEEN
did line of imported, Tailored Suit
Patterns-only one of a kind. They
are shown in the Tailoring Dept.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

The only way to know which
Corset is best adapted to your fig
ure is to have it tried on when pur-
chasing it. We make no charge for
fitting Corsets priced $2.50 and up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

Another unusual value in Hand
kerchiefs at SC. A new lot of sheer
Swisses in plaid and drawnwork
designs-about thirty patterns to
choose from at a nickel. On sale
for the first time Tuesday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
News
FROM TopEKAs LARGEST STORE

OF course you have your Easter
gown already, but have you a Silk
Petticoat to match it? If you have
mt, we have-$3.95 to $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

Many women are buying their
Summer Fancy Work NOW as the
new designs are all here and there
is better line to choose from than
there will be later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

The Notion section has a Cloth
Cleaning Pad" that you simply dip
in water, rub on the spot-and
presto! it is gone. They are only
Zoe each
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

Owing to the Pre- Easter rush,
the forenoon is the best time to
buy Footwear this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

The Toilet Goods section has a
new line of fine Stationery-new
shapes. etc. And Easter lily Seals
for sealing Easter greetings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

played on his harp of a thousand
strings before Saul, through the Flow
er Festival to modern minstrelsy with
which Mr.. Field has been so long iden-
titled A skit called 1.-The Banquet of
the Head Walters Union, 4-11-44,"
serves to introduce Al G. Field in one
of his laughaole monologues in which
appears also Doc Quigley. remembered
as the man with the comedy legs.
A sure cure for ''the blues" is guaran-
teed to all by the managers of the
noted prima donna Coincidence, Doro-
thy Morton. who will be the attraction
at the Grand opera house next Tues
day and Wednesday evenings with a
popular priced matinee Wednesday,
when she will appear in ]. J. McNally's
musical comedy, Widow Jones" Mr..
McNa1ly wrote all the successes of
May Irwin and in widow Jones' he
has evolved a most amusing comedy
which is freely interspersed with the
latest song successes, written for Miss
Morton and her company. Her man
ayers have spared no expense in secur-
ing for the noted star the best talent
in the theatrical field, both actors and
singers, while the very prettiest show
girls were also engaged for the organi-
cation. A lavish scenic production and
handsome cOStuming are features of
the presentation of widow Jones' and
the engagement here will surely be a
big local event
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21
WANTS HER
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who
Suffer from Female Ills

Minneapolis, Mimi was a great
sufferer from female troubles which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-21

We have just received an express
shipment of mems Four-in-Hands
from New York-floraI and con-
ventional designs in the new shades
and colors for Easter wear. In
quality of silk, in beauty and new
ness of design and color. in length
and in the care with which they
are made; they are most unusual
values at soc.