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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-23
WE'D STEP GRANDFATHER
Pretty Fffteen-Year-Old Mrs. Decker
Now Seeks Divorce.

Mrs Glenora Decker. the pretty and
petulant I5-year-old girl wife OF John
whom she married IN Lawrence May :
was consulting the county attorney s
force this morning with view Of getting
I Just don't want to live with him any
more she said I was Is years old
his whiskers cut on and now he just
wears a moUstache- don't know now
cid ne told the judge was
Her husband. who Is also her step
grandfather, she said had had two d.
vorces before and would know how to
a daughter by his first wife, she said.
and she is row her own step-mother and
Mrs Decker. who was Miss GIeno<a
Fransus Of near WflIfamzport. where her
father is a farmer. Is a healthy looking
a light blue summer dress with an inser-
ton OF lace. giving cool effect II
was a zfrIish little dress and hung just
and tan pumps finished the costume 70
the floor She wore her hair IN
Grecian couture with 4 light blue ribbon
band. as fashion dictates Her hair Is
chestnut brown. Her eyes are big and
brown
But she Rad not trusted to look for her
release alone and was backed by ktlmaurs
King and sister Of the Foster Humans
society. and also by A. W BRADSHAW.
her cousins husband. at whose house. III
East Fifth avenue. she l. now staying
and If she had been fo<ced to- she replied.
Papa Spanked Her
NO, married him TO get away from
home Nv father had spanked me just
4 week before I was married
She also said that Decker had hAd the
written consent Of her father and step
mother 10 marry her and that Probate
Judge Hugh Means Of Lawrence Doug
Ia County had married them
Bradshaw said That Old man she mar
rfzd is four years older than her father
took her away ike that I'd shoot him and
think 1 did right
Her father and step-mother have SIM
NV forced her and her older sister away
from the place by making them marry
Sorr ahOfV-
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CAUCUS IS CALLED.
Insurgeut Members Refuse TO Be
Parties TO II.

Washington, May 53.-Abcw a dozen
Republican members Of the house, al
Insurgents 50 far as Is known refuS-
sd 70 sign the call for the party CAUCUS
On the postal savings banks bill
The call has been issued for We'd
neSday night The petition upon which
the call Is based contained the names
Of about 10 Republican members
Among the number who refused to
rfs and HinShaw Of Nebraska and
Haugheu OF Iowa
The call was not presented TO Repre-
sentative Poiudexter, Washington. and
one or two other Insurgents, whose
names are familiar in opposition 70 pro-
grams formed by the regular wing OF
the party
The insurgents base their action
upon their desire not to be bound by
the result OF q secret caucus as they
preferred to see the bill considered on
the floor Of the house.
Chairman Weeks of the committee on
postoffces and post roads said today
that he had no doubt the bill would be
given first discussion Wednesday
right It was the purpose to later
Er1ng in the house under q special rule
which would not permit OF amendment
On the floor It was pointed out that
q combination of Democrats and Re-
pubHca-ls might defeat an attempt to
bring such rule into the house, and
Mr. Weeks admitted II was easily pos
sIbIe. If the bill were thrown open to
amendment on the floor Mr. Weeks ex-
pressed the fear that II might be pick
ed TO pieces with amendments sucn a.
was done IN the case of the railroad
BILL He coutended that the bill was
i good one in its present form
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-23
CROOKS ARE BUSY
No Let Up to the Burglary
Epidemic.
Chief Jenkins Says He'll Clean
the City.
HE IT A q DN GZW rom
HE HAS A BLACKLIST
VIII Drive Questionable Char.
aeters Out Of City.
No Tangible Evidence Against
Anyone Yet Found.

Every crook. vaErant and Ioafer
around town must go. according to or
ders issued by Chief of Police Jenkins
this morning This is the beginning OF
4 clean up which the chief says will
drag Topeka like a fine toothed comb
and will not leave q single suspicious
character. Also. It viii stop the bur
gIaries There is 4 long list Of names
Of those on the chiefs Blacklist and
these men viii have to GO
Officers this morning were told to
clean Up their beats Of suspicious
characters. Two negroes. Andrew KEEL
ley and Walter Frost. are in the lock-
Up and more Will be added to their
number -Four other suspects were tax
en- 10 the police station last night and
this morning and made 10 tell their
business and prove that they were en-
gagged along legitimate lines.
We are going to clean up the
town said Chief Jenkins this morn
ing I'VE have got some crooks here
and we have got to get rid of them.
We have been working on suspects for
some time, but have not had any luck
But we are going to get the fellows
who are doing this robbiug- We will
get them And every VaS' and crook
viii have to go Otherw ;se they will
ind themselves in the lookup.
Several suspects have been brought
here and have proved to US that they
not 90 the EEE We III get
the fellows who did IL
There has been a lot OF burglary
talk that there was nothing in Others
know that as well as I DO. But now
there really are some burgiarfes and
we are going to get the fellows who
are doing the work "
One of the men arrested and exam
med is an alleged purchaser OF old
jewelry- He proved 10 the police that
he represented a ST. Louis feweIry
=
let him go The plan OF this man is to
examine the old ieweIry owned by the
family en- which he calls and gives
them prices on il In this way the
peIice believed he learned where vaIu-
ables were kept and either returned
or tipped off the locations to coufed-
crates who did the work He con-
WINGED them that he was doing q legft-
innate business.
Two other men. believed TO have
been crooks who came to Topeka last
week, were questioned and made TO
produce proof that they were all right
before they were released by the Off
Gals Meanwhile the hunts goes on
Burglaries are reported today at the
home OF J. c. Burnett, 100 Polk
street Three watches were taken. it
IS alleged, while the family was at the
theater- A pane Of broken glass on
the second story shows II is declared.
how they effected an entrance Some
cred was left in the house. indicatir z
a hurried exit
Late Saturday night burglars are re-
ported to have entered the residence
Of Ben Walker. $50 Quincy street
The house was rarSacked without the
family disturbed Pins. rings and
money were taken The loss IS estf-
mated at s75
The home Of Ralph SGufres, 919
Monroe street. was also robbed Of SIS
under similar circumstances
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JUVENILE COURTS ENDORSED.
Delegates to Charities Conference Find
Them All Right

St Louis. May 33.-LocaI public
and private Institutions OF charity and
correction we're visited today by the
National Conference OF Charities and
Correction delegates In addition SIX
sectional and one general session Of
the conferences were largely attended
Probation officers from many cities
uthe sectional meeting on Children
agreed the juvenile court has been a
success and its enlargement was urged
The national probation officers asso-
citation attended the meeting in 4
body.
Medical inspection Of school children
and the care Of their teeth at the ex-
pense Of the community were advo-
Gated by Dr. James Stewart OF St
Louis He told the delegates that
through his efforts the local board Of
education AID agreed 10 give school
children Tree dental treatment
The organization committee is ex-
pecrsd 70 announce the name Of a new
president to succeed Miss Jane
Adams So far Homer Folks of New
York Is the only one mentioned for
the place
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BLACKSMITH FOR SENATOR
St. Joseph Man Files Petition at JEFF
ferson City.

St Joseph Mo- May z3.-Johu F.
Breckenridge d blacksmith Of this
city who announces himself a candi-
date for United States senator from
Missouri and whose petition. with the
required number Of names. has been
fled with the secretary Of state, al
Jefferson City. in his early days fol-
lowed the trail as a cowboy
While with the wild west shows al
q rope and cattle thruwer. Mr.. Breck-
enrfdge visited Europe and every part
Of the United States In Brussels ten
years ago he saved the lives of five
persons in a hotel fire. and again at
Jacksonville, Fla seven years ago. he
rescued two persons from being suf-
located by smoke
As a farrier in JerSeyvfIle. III. six
years ago. he made a strong race for
congress as 8 Socialist and labor can
dfd4te.
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FRISCO TRAIN WRECKED.
Thirty-five Persons Injured, Three
Probably Fatally.

Rogers. Ark. May 23.-St- Louis
& San Francisco passenger train No.
4, the fast express from Texas to ST.
Louis, was wrecked two miles south
Of Rogers today.
Thirty-dve persons injured. three
probably fatally
The officials of the railway at the
headquarters here deny that any one
Wa9 killed
The injured were brought here The
train was running IS miles an hour
when the engine and mail and bag
gage ears left the track and turned
over The chair car followed. but re-
manned upright The cause OF the
deraiImeut is not known
The list of injured includes the fol-
lowing:
Mrs Jennie Wheat, Ft- Worth. Tex
back wrenched- facs cut
C. L Butler, Kansas City. face cut
John 4 Reed, BarryviIIe. Ark.
head and face cut; shoulder crushed
e 5. Baker Barryvflle, Ark. wrist
oFyf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-23
RAN DOWN A CHILD.
John OhconsEi on Motorcycle. Pain
fully Injuries Little Girl.

John Obcouski IS under arrest on
the charge of reckless driving Of
motorcycle. This. Obconskis third
accident in which someone was Iujur-
ed within six weeks. occurred Satur-
day at the corner Of Sixth and Har-
rfSon streets. The victim OF Obcon-
skis ALLEGED reckIesSuesS Is the II
year old daughter Of 3 f Cobb, cash
Ter OF the Prudential state bank
Obconshf is charged among other
things. with driving rapidly and on
the Wro7z side OF the street
The girls injuries consist Of Eu-
merouS bruises received when the
wheel struck her and Knocked her
down In a statement 70 Police Judge
Crmy Mr. Cobb said he did not care
TO prosecute the reckless driver If II
could be arranged that the license
could be taken from him This ar
raugemeut can not be made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-23
AFTER BUCKET SHOPS.
Strenuous Efforts Taken to Suppress
Them.

Washington, May 23.-The depart
ment of justice took new tack today
in the crusade against the bucket
shops In addition TO the conspiracy
charge that was made against e men
IN the cities Of New York. Jersey City
Baltimore and Washington last April
tho department. today lodged a COM
pIaiLt Of q direct violation Of section
500 Of the District code which forbids
bucketfng or setting up q gaming table
IN the District
This District charge Of operating a
bucket shop in the District is nada
against the persons who are said .
constitute the Standard stock and
grain company of Jersey City
Two indictments we're returned to-
day. charging conspiracy and the set
ting up OF gaming table. against
these four men in addition to nine east
eru men
All are charged not only with enter
ing into a eors piracy TO violate the
District law against bucket shops but
with also being actively engaged in the
conduct Of brokerage business run here
IN the NAM Of Duryee & Co
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ARE To OPEN TOWN
Business Men to Extend Glad
Hand to State Merchants.
Many Products OF Topeka to Be
Shown to Buyers.
Now for Merchants week..

NOW Tor Merchants w eek
Jan hers and manufacturers Of the
city are bending every effort. this
week, 10 perfect arrangements for the
big annual event 50 that II Will surpass
anything yet attempted by the asso-
cation Fifteen thousand invitations
are now in the hands OF the printers
and viii be distributed to as many
merchants over the state within the
next few days.
II is almost impossible for the aver
age person to realize the immense
amount Of push and energy II requires
% plan a continuous three day round
Of pleasure for hundreds of merchants
and their wives There are details TO
be looked after which arise from day
which require large amount Of
arduous work and sacrifice There are
about so members Of the 5obbers and
manufacturers organization who are
working for the good OF Topeka
Many To Attend
Reports are coming IN from all
parts Of the state TO the effect that
those who attended the merchants
week event a year ago were 50 well
pleased with the entertainment fur
uished. that they are coming again
this year and are bringing with them
other goods dispensers who have not
as yet taken advantage OF the hospi-
tality OF Topeka
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PENSIONS TOO SMALL.
To Meet High Cost OF Living Pres
byterian5 VIII Increase Allowance

Atlantic City. y J. May 23--The
high cost Of living ard another at
tempt TO consolidate two OF the exc
cutive boards of the church were IN
rer1stinz subjects before the morning
session of the Presbyterian general
assembly today. IN the report OF the
committee On ministerial relief II was
stated that the increase in the cost
Of food clothing and other necessities
bad made II Imperative for the
church TO increase its payments to
disa bIed cIergymen and widows or
cIerzvmen. from $500 to $500 for the
former and from $3.50 to $500 for the
latter.
To meet this increase in the annual
uavunents II was voted to raise the
endowment fund 10 s6,000.0o0-
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MISS LAVENDER FOUND.
Girl Supposed to Have Been Murdered
Living at Berkeley.

Hiding from her father because she
fears that he would have her recon-
mftted TO an insane asylum, Miss
Leona Lavender, whose father resides
in North Topeka. lives at Berkeley.
Cal. and the bones found last winter
upon the bleak top of Mt TanaIpals.
near San Francisco, are those OF an
other woman Police officers in St
Joseph have learned this through g.
woman who corresponds with Miss
Lavender They refuse to make public
the name of the correspondent.
Officers in ST. Joseph have sought
the woman in every city in the west
Stea mshfp companies records have
been searched old hotel registers
brought out and the pages eagerly
possible has It been tried to locate the
woman and the officers are only just
now successful
Last winter an aged and feeble man
entered the State Journal Office and
tearStrIIv begged that 4 effort be made
TO learn If the woman whose bleached
bones were found on top of Mount
TamaIuais were those Of his daughter
JeweIry and gold filings of the teeth
indicated that it might be her he said
She had left St Joseph last summer
with about s2.6e6 and had announced
that she was going to become mis-
siouarv So the missionary societies
and officers in the western cities were
Included II the St6LCu O0L NJ AAoNU
could be found Of the woman
DISPATCHES sent out from the state
Journal resulted in examinations In
san Francisco and it was proven that
TIE woman who was probably Iured
to the mountain side and killed was
not Leoua Lavender But even then
Lavender did not rest In peace but
feared as much as ever that the
daughter was the victim Of foul play
because the dispatches had brought no
trace of her The old man mourned
his daughter as dead
Previous to leaving St Joseph. Miss
Lavender had been adjudged insane
and committed to the asylum She
was there several months. Then she
was discharged and went west Moth
Ing more vas heard Of her where
ahouts until the ST. Joseph police To-
Gated her last week.
According TO the story Of friends OF
the family in St Joseph last week
Mrs. Lavender, who has been sepa-
rated from her husband nearly 80
wears knew where her daughter was
al the time but did not make public
this fact because she feared Lavender
would follow up the woman and again
place her in an asylum Miss Caven-
der Is believed not to have been in
sane but Is a woman Of highly nervous
temperament
Cavender could not be located to-
day His residence was formerly in
I North Topeka but It is not known if
he has left here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-23
PLAYED LEADING PART.


London. May 33.-Not tin today was
II learned what an important part
Roosevelt played at the royal luncheon
given by King George at Windsor. at
tended by kings princes and royal
represeu taItves- All attending admit
Roosevelt was the dominating figure
Royalties not yet presented crowded
about the American. eager for an in
PRODUCTION and besieged him to learn
his views Of European politics. The
questions lasted for more than an
hour. the assembIzge becoming so in
rerested In the colonel the note OF
sorrow over Edwards burial was lost
The RooseveIS are at thu country
home Of Ambassador Reid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-23
COLOR LINE WIPED OUT.
Booker Washington Made Life Mem
Der OF 5. 8 Association

Washington. May z3.-An the wrink-
les which we're formed IN the world s
sixth Sunday school convention whsn
the color lire was drawn On the negro
delegates were smoothed out today
when Booker T Washington was maze
life member OF the organization and
the necessary subscription Of $1,000 was
promptly pledged mostly by delegates
from southern states
A white delegate from Kentucky
nominated Mr. Washington sd yIHg-
We may all have our own ideas u
hoE the negro problem Is TO be worked
OUT but We owe Il as a tribute 70 the
Christian negroes OF the world 70 maxi
Mr. Washington a life member"
Other life memberships were created.
al at the rate Of q coo each Women
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RECEIVERS NAMED.
For Chicago Railways Company by
Judge Grosscup-

Chicago. May 23-JuGge Grosscup
IN the United States circuit court here
today appointed receivers for the Cht-
cazo Railways company which Oper-
ates the West and North side street car
lines.
The petition for recefvcrs was fled
bv the Westin Ehouse Electric and
Manufacturing company. which AYERS
tF7a+ the defendant owes = S65.54S for
machinery Henry a Blair and John
NJ Roach were named receivers
Judgment for S1.3446S4 against the
railways company IN favor Of certain
boudhOIders Of the Consolidated Trac-
ton company was entered today on
Judge Balls finding Of last week
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UP GO THE RATES.
Railroads Increase Tariff On Sugar
and Coffee

washington, May "a sharp in
crease in rail- and sea freight rates on
sugar ard coffee from Atlantic sea
board points to destination IN the
western trunk line territory was an
uounced today by the fling Of tariffs
with the interstate commerce commits
sion. making increases on these COM
nodfties ranging from 16 per cent to
Al per cent
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SUES FOR COMMISSION.
l. E Anderson Wants sIes-5O From
Clinton SilaTer for sale

L L. Anderson a real estate agent.
IS suing Clinton Shafer of Silver Lake
IN the district court today for s40a so
commission for the sale price OF piece
OF land, which he claims 10 have sold
for Snafer but which. Shafer refused %
uranser- thereby also declining to pay
the commission
anderson claims TO have contracted
the sale Of rs acres TO Fri Hausford.
the agency having been placed in his
hands by Shafer The Commission
claimed IS the regular ) Ger cent on
the first thousand dollars and ~ Ger
cent on all above that amount The
date Of the deal IS October 60 1909
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meeting OF the Ministerial union in
Channing hall His subject was -Theo-
dore Parker.
Daily sessions will be held during the
week and the anniversary IS expected
TO be one Of the most memorable ever
held by the association The program
includes addresses by many noted
speakers, lay and clerical, among them
Governor Draper, Lieutenant Governor
Frothingham and President Emeritus
Charles W. Eliot Of Harvard uuiver-
S4tv
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CARTER SEEKS DIVORCE.
Actor Asks for Freedom and Posses
sion of Daughter.

Frank C. Carter OF the North Bros.
Stock company has fled suit for
divorce IN the district court asking
separation from Mabel Carter, known
On the stage as Mabel Cullen, former
Leading lady OF the company. He also
seeks custody of their daughter vfr-
GINA now five years cid and a pupil
in the kiuderzzrten department. of
Bethany college Moreover. he asks
an order from the court reStrafnfng
his wife from ever attempting to get
possession Of thu child
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-23
ELECTRIC WORKERS.
Five Thousand 70 Meet at St Louis
Tuesday.

st Louis. May 25.-Two thousand
delegates 70 the National Electric
Light association convention, which
will open tomorrow. have arrived in
the city today ard by tomorrow it Is
said that nearly the entire member
ship Of FIVE thousand viii be here
President Frank W Frueauf o. Den
yer and New York viii deliver his an
nuaI address stomorroE-
An electrical show. at which the lat
est electrical Inventions VIII be exhtb-
tied will follow the convention
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DISCUSS NAVAL BILL.
Senator's Divide on Number of New
BattIeships-

Washington. May 23.-Taklng up the
naval appropriation bill Immediately
after couVeufug today the senate con-
rtuUed the consideration OF the Burton
instead or two as provided by the
house The advocates Of the amen L
ment generally conceded that the
amendment would be lost
Senator Perkins was the first speak
sr Of the day He is chairman Of the
committee On naval affairs By when
the bill was reported and he advocated
two ships in the interest Of an adequate
navy He said that when the Panama
canal was completed all OF the vessels
Of the navy would be available on
either coast He e0utroverted the cor
tentton Of Senators Hale and Clay THAI
the proposed ships would cost SIS, 00O, 600
each, saying that the highest official
estimate he had been able TO discover
was less than 1200G. 600 each
Agreeing with Mr.. Perkins that the
ships would not cost so much as Mr.
Hale had estimated. Senator Lodge ad-
u1ttted that the cost would be heavy
still he cOnteuded that the proposed
increase - the navy should be made
because Of the necessity Of susta in1ng
navy sufficient 70 protect American
interests He took the position that d
strong navy was necessary for the pre-
ventiOu Of trouble
The navy was the last place in when
TO begin 10 economic he said
In the House
Washington, May 23.-Brushiuz aside
the regular order Of business which
called for the consideration OF DiStriez
OF Columbia bills. the house today, Oy
a vote Of 229 10 19. decided 70 take UP
the suudry civil appropriation bin
Chairman TaWuey proceeded III
length TO oppose the point OF order
previously made by Mr. Fitzgerald OF
ina
s250,o00 for a tariff board to be appointed
oy the president to assist him in the
execution Of the tariff law by collect
ing necessary fufOrma tfon.
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RAISED ss0. 0o0. 600 for Railway.

London May G.It * reported IN finan-
ciaI circles that the Haukow She Chueu
"a fIzav lean agreement was finally con-
Guided in Paris today. The loan Of so. CO.,
coo IS 10 be devoted 70 the construction
of 4 railway from HaakoT- China TO
Canton ard from HankaE west 70 Ichang
with an extension OF the line Ultimately
into Sze Chuea- Great Britain the Unit
81 states. Germany and France partici-
pate IN the financing Of the enterprise
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delegates OF the W c. 7. Q. subscribed
one for Mrs. Lillian W N Stevens
president of that organization. Others
were voted for Lady Henry Somerset Of
London, for her work in the cause Of
temperance; Bishop John H. Vincent,
Sir Francis Flirt-BeIsey Of London.
Hugh Cork Of New Orleans, and Mrs
r b Myer OF london, wife Of the presi-
dent OF the convention