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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19
LAND GOES DEEP.
HI. B. Miller Says 1t Extends to
Bowels of Earth.
jackson Walker Says 1t Includes
Only Surface.
COAL MINES AT STAKE.
Farm Purchased by Miller Is in
Heart of District.
Case Brought Here on Change
of Venue.

Late this afternoon Judge Whit
comb of the second division of the
district court will hear evidence in the
case of the Jackson-Walker Coal COM
pany against H. B. Miller, former SEN
ator from Usage county, involving coal
rights to certain land in Usage county.
About $4,000 is involved.
Eleven years ago Miller bought a
tract of land of the Jackson-Walker
people. He presumed the coal rights
as we'll as the surface rights were his
and refused to allow the Jackson
Walker people to operate on the land.
Then the coal company explained that
he was mistaken. But this did not sat
isfy the Usage county politician. He
declared that the purchase of land
meant everything on the surface as
we'll as everything in the bowels of the
earth and under that to which he held
a warranty deed.
Miller Is Obdurate.
When the Jackson-Walker interests
could not convince Miller that he did
not own the coal rights, they COM
menced action in the district court of
Usage county to compel him to allow
the company to carry on coal opera
lions under the farm. The defense al
legged prejudice of the district court in
change of venue. That was several
years ago. The case was then remand
ed to the district court of Shawnee
county for final disposition.
There is apparently considerable
feeling in the trial of the action. Mil
Ter has refused to make concessions
regarding the coal right. On the other
hand the coal company stoutly main
tains that this privilege was not in
cluded in the transfer. 1t is for Judge
Whitcomb to settle the dispute.
$4,000 Is Involved.
The land which Miller purchased is
now situated in the very heart of the
Usage county coal fields. Coal rights
under the land are roughly estimated
at $4,000. They may be more. They
may be less. At least Miller maintains
that he is entitled to the profits from
the yield. He believes the coal rights
are worth several times the value of
the surface land for farming purposes
and that his purchase was for the pur-
pose of securing title to the then I'M
developed coal fields on his land.
The trial of the case was delayed in
order to give ample time for the clos
ing arguments in the John c. Cooper
case and was not called until late this
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19
Lawyers Occupy the Day With
Pleadings and Trades.
Carr Taylor Tells of Conspiracy
to Defraud Defendant.
MOTHER TRIES FIRST.
Then Eldest Daughter Before
Cora Landed Him.
Cooper Played for His Matri-
mOnial Record.

Final argument in the Johi. c. Cooper
divorce and alimony suit was made TINS
afternoon by Ed McKeever for the
plaintiff, who referred to the defendant
in scathing language and appealed Tor
a substantial judgment for the mother
and innocent child. The case has oc =
cupied. the attention of the court al
most five days and was one of the most
bitterly contested civil actions ever
tried in the Shawnee county district
court.
While McKeever denounced the tao
tics of the aged defendant and dwe.t
at length on his numerous love affair
and matrimonial record, the defense
scored the motives of the plaintiff and
denied her right to recover under the
evidence in the case. Wildly Carr Tay-
Tor told the story of a conspiracy on the
part of members of the Haley family
to land Cooper for a husband for the
express purpose of dividing the valuable
estate.
Mother Tried First.
Only after the mother and elder
daughter had failed in their purpose.
Taylor declared, was Cora brought to
Topeka from a hotel in Nebraska and
married to the defendant. He declared
[ at the contract of marriage was Il
coldblOoded and heartless business
transaction on the part of the attractive
young woman and denied that she ever
for one minute felt a genuine love for
her much married husband.
Then Taylor went to the evidence
in the case and told of Mrs. Cooper's
mistreatment of her husbands friends
and business associates. He did not
overlook the woman's alleged abuse OF
her husband and retold of her fire.
quent anger, when she barked Johns
shins, slapped his face, pinched his arms
and referred to his bald head as heI
skating rink. This action, the defense
urged, was for no other purpose thar
to arouse Coopers anger and to pro-
vide some excuse for an action for di-
Yorce.
Cooper Not Infatuated.
Taylor admitted that Cooper himself
was perhaps not infatuated with ar
ardent love for his young wife and
that his action in entering into a
marriage contract was to provide a
quiet, happy home in his declining
years. The defense strongly maintain
ed that every member Of the Haley
family was fully aware of Cooper's pro-
perty rights at the time Cora went tC
the home as a housekeeper and signed
an employment agreement They point
ed to Martins testimony to the effect
that the matter was even more fully
discussed before the wife signed the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19

both houses. In the Throop case, the
management pleaded that any sales by
employees was without the knowledge
and consent of the management and
that the porters were compelled to
carry so many bundles and pieces OF
luggage through the building that 1t
was impossible to tell when they re-
ceived a consignment of liquor. Then
the porters, who were arrested, were
arraigned and entered pleas of guilt.
1t is probable that the Chesterfield
case may consume two days in the
trial. Both sides are making dss-
perate fight and the witnesses are be-
ing examined with little regard for
personal feeling. One of the conten-
lions of the defense in this case is that
the state resorted to spoilers to Sc
cure evidence and will attempt to
break down the case of the state
through prejudice against this brand
of testimony.
The special jurors selected for
the trial of the case are: c. B. Tyler.
Dean L. Davis, B. J. Harris, A. G.
Jones, L. w. Ferry, Geo. T. Givens,
Joseph Bromich, J. B. Heck, L. z.
Sheets, o. Badders, David Bowie. d.
o. Coe, c. P. Bolmar, E. C. Thrall, ].
P. Fritz. Geo. Ewing, Topeka city;
Charles Main, Topeka township.
POnuIar i'm WASHINGTON, SOciotv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19
MAY GUST OFFICIALS.
Those Who Neglect Liquor Prosecu
lions Will Hear Something Drop.

Governor Stubs, John Dawson, at
torney general, Frank Stahl, superin-
tendent for the State Temperance
union and c. w. Trickett, former as
sistant attorney general for Wyan-
dotte county, had conference all
Tuesday afternoon regarding the
liquor situation in Kansas. The out
lines for some active work in the wet
counties were completed and it is
promised that there will be some
custer suits against some county Off
Gals and numerous arrests of joint
lists within a short time
The conference was to discuss plans
for getting some needed information
to be used in various suits. The rail-
roads have Joined with the state in
fighting the liquor dealers and are
helping secure information when
needed by the state and local officials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19
philadelphia s; Boston 3.

Boston, April len the morning
game Philadelphia won by score of
to 3.
R.H.E.
Philadelphia .......... ...5
Boston ........ ..-...3
Beebe and Moran; Brown and Ora
ham. Umpires-Eason and tombstone
Games Postponed.
Cincinnati, Ohio, April 19.-Nation-
al-Cincinnati-St. Louis game post
poned, rain.
Toledo, o., April 19.-American
n-ToIedo-Kansas City game
postponed, rain.
Detroit, April 19.-American-
Cleveland-Detroit game postponed,
rain.
Indianapolis, April 19.-American
association st. Paul-Indianapolis game
postponed; wet grounds.
Washington, April 19.-American
league New York-Washington game
postponed; rain.
Boston Philadelphia game postponed;
rain,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19
TO TRY CHEsTERFIEID CASE
Special Vcnire of IS Jurors Drawn for
Thursday.

A special venire of IS jurors was
drawn this morning to try the Ches-
terrified hotel liquor case, which is
being disposed of in the first division
of the district court. In the case
against the Throop hotel, the state
dismissed as to the management, while
several porters pleaded guilty to liquor
sales.
The cases against the two hotels
are the most important liquor prose-
cutions for trial at this term of court.
Arrests were made several weeks
ago and injunctions issued against
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19
CHICK-O
What Is 1t? A Carefully Prepared
Feed of Seeds and Cracked Grains
for Baby Chicks


Chick-O is the oldest brand of chick feed
manufactured in Topeka and, while there
are now some other brands offered, they
have not hindered the sale of CHICK-O.
We manufactured and sold in 1910, 4, 400
pounds of this splendid feed and we are
running ahead of last season thus far for
1911, as We have indeed every year of
the seven seasons that CHICK-O has
been on the market.
Young chicks fed exclusively on Chick
o will not only grow rapidly and with
great economy to the owner, but will keep
healthy and thrifty and make the best
and strongest kind of fowls. We use
nothing but pure grains and seeds in the
manufacture of Chick-O, many of the
items selling at higher prices than the
complete preparation. Our slogan is true:
Just the feed and all they need"
Chick-O is put up in neat sacks at 25c.
Soc and $1-o0; also in 100 lb. sacks at so.
Don't use a substitute but order CHICK
o today from your dealer or the manu-
facturer,
119 East Sixth st. D. o. COE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19
DEFEATED THE REBELS.
Captain Collins and 6S Others Killed in
State of Durango.

Tucson, April ia special from
Mazatlan says:
Mail advices from Tamazula in the
state of Durango say that in sangui-
nary battle between a force of rebels
under command of an American, Will
liam Simond and national troops which
ragged for two days, SO rebels, Including
Captain Collins, was killed and $50
wounded.
Ramon Iturbe, a rebel commander,
escaped by Disgusting himself as a wo-
man.
The government force greatly out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19
Here's a Chance for Easy Money

The school children of Topeka are to
have a chance to earn S25 of good
eastern money by writing essays about
the measly little old housefy and its
dangers. DR.. S. J. Crumbine has re-
ceived a letter from Edward Hatch,
tee of the American Civic association
in which three sets of prizes are offer
ed, $25 to be distributed to the gram
mar school children of Topeka and the
same amount to be distributed in
Wichita and in Kansas City, Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19
Still Voting at Denver.

Denver, April 19.-Congressman
John A. Martin received the bulk of
the anti-Speer votes in today's ballot
for United States senator. No election
resulted. Observation-Disclosures 81;
Speer Is; Maupin 1; Thomas 1; Ward
1. epublican-McCreary 49, Neces-
sary 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19

Suits that fit SIS, made at the Clas-
gov WOODEN mills, 729 Kansas avenue
The Ohio club will hold its rezu-
lar meeting at Lincoln Post Hail. 1880
p. m, April %. Fresh Ohio maple
syrup will be sugared off. LITERARY
ana musical numbers will be given. A
pressing invitation is extended 20
members and to all Ohio people.
An application for a guardian fo~
Joseph Pickens is being heard TODAY in
the probate court before Judge Schoch.
some time ago it was believed thac
P1ckens mind was not in the proper
CONDITION to successfully transact hush
ness. Ihen 1T was that the heirs filed
actlon in the probate court for the an
polntment of a guardian i'm order n
protect the Pickens property interests
A new tile flooring is being laid TODAY
IN the onlce of Samuel Zimmerman,
county clerk. The flooring in the office
OF the county clerk has been in a dilapi-
odleu cond1t1on for several years Re
cehtly the matter was discussed with
the county commissioners, who ordered
a new tile floor.
Inc workmen employed by the South
western Furniture company who drop
pea and broke the large plate glass az
lne Mills building were experienced
men ana not boys as reported
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19

Indianapolis. April 19.-With Mrs.
William Slocum of Colorado Springs
presiding, the third national biennial
convention of the Young women's
Christian association opened here this
afternoon and will continue through
next Monday. Officers will be elected
late this afternoon with Mrs. Warren
presidencY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19

numbered the insurrectos, most of
whom were either killed or captured,
according to the reports which come
from government sources. The federal
casualties are not known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19
Earning His Way Through Life

How does It happen. Willie 2" asked
the boys teacher, that YOU always
have SO much money!"
Il earn it,"
You earn it? How?"
by taking medicine Pa paid me
90 cents for takin' a bottle of some
kind of oil with fishy taste, and ma
gave me a quarter for takin' a bottle
of something with iron in it, and I'm
tryin' to get grandma to give me a dol
lar for takin' a quinine pill every night
for a month. I'm goin' to let pa give
me dime day for takin' malt or
Isomethin'. Chicago Record-HeraId.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19

Popular in Washington Society
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-19
LOCAL MENTION.

SUITS that fit SIS, made at the Glas-
gov Wooden mills, 729 Kansas avenue.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-11
TAX Commission
ENFORCES RULING
Refuses to Permit Extra Levy
For Road Repairs.

Columbus, O., Sept. II. This
thing of county commissioners laying
extra levies under the guise of emer-
gencies has got to stop right here,
before 1t begins. If that idea were
permitted the commissioners could
levy any amount they pleased up to
mills" said Judge r. NJ. Dittey OF
the state tax commission, in making
public the fact that County Auditor
i. NJ. Sayre is not to enter the road
repair levy of three.tcnths of l mill,
which the Franklin county commits
sioners attempted to establish, de-
spite a warning from the state board.
The action means that the tax COM
mission has won in the little scrap
with the county commissioners The
latter may adopt all the resolutions
they please fBftfxihg levies, but the
tax commissioRs VIM tell the county
auditor whether or not he shall put
them on The 0DJdks.ri F.i r
1.-THE Raetlofi1is bf Interest 70 every
county in the state and definitely set
ties the commissions attitude on any
attempt TO break the Bonds OF the
Smith per cent act. '' ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-11
NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUED
Dlegel Said to Be Considering Prop
oslton to Confess.


Columbus, o, Sept 11.-Rodney J..
Diegel is still anxious TO confess. it
is believed. An arrangement for a
conference between his counsel and
Prosecuting Attorney Turner was
talked over.
There is some question as to
whether the common pleas court can
still further suspend his sentence, the
execution of which has been Put off
until Sept. 1S. One Of Diegel'a attor-
neys who has been discouragihg nei
gotiations for q confession said that
the case had been carried IN error
to the circuit court, and It. was now
up to that court to say what should
be done.
II is generally agreed that Dlegel
Is a long way from the penitentiary.
Even If he doesn't gain immunity
through confession his case Is like.
ly to drag through the circuit court
and possibly the supreme coU.t. His
three-year sentence can be reduced
to 20 months by good behavior.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-11
VESSEL BURNS;
FOURTEEN DROWNED
Grew Stand By Ship Until Ex-
plOSiOn Comes.

Port Limon, Costa Rica, Sept. H.
Fourteen men We're drowned 100
miles off the Nicaraguan coast when
the schooner Whisper, with a cargo
OF mahogany burned to the waters
edge an6 finally went to the bottom.
The Whisper was in command of
Captain Winston Hall of Philadel-
phia.
An explosion of gasoline tank on
beard is eaid to have caused the dis.
aster. Passing vessels, the crews of
which witnessed the explosion and
later the fire, brought to this port the
description of the disaster. The
Whisper had several large tanks of
gasoline on board and her crew re-
fused to permit would-be rescuers to
get within hailing distance. fearing
an explosion OF the whole mass at
any moment. None Of the crew was
saved
Adyices received here state that a
hefoic effort was made by Captain
Hall and his crew to save tho cargo,
and II was not until the ship had
burned to the water line hat the
sailors began to look for their own
safety A moment before the char
red hull of the schooner went to the
bottom the terrific explosion occur
red. and when the smoke had cleared
away no traces Of the ship or OF its
crew could be seen.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-11
AGRICULTURE IN SCHOOLS
State Commissioner Miller Prepares
Tentative Course of Study.

Columbus, o.. Sept. II. - A tenta-
tive course of study in the subject of
agriculture for the elementary public
schools of Ohio has been prepared by
State School Commissioner Frank w.
Miller, who is state superintendent of
agricultural education, and his four
supervisors Of agriculture. j. Il.
Clarke Of Columbus, l.. s. WINS Of
Lebanon, II. L. Coll of Swanton and
S. A. Harbourt of Andover.
In the primary grade the instruc-
tion is TO relate to trees, plants, ani>
mails. birds, nest building, landscape
fruits. seeds, etc.
In the first division pupils should
be taught to study domestic animals,
plants, trees and bird life more ex.
tensively than in the preceding d.
vision; seed distribution, grains. shell
ter for annals, bird migration. care
of chickens and farm ANNALS. expert.
ment in growing cuttings in water
sand or loan; protection Of buds
cause OF rain, frost, hail, snow and
ice; altitude OF sun at noon, and at
different months. preparation OF SOIL
care and use Of garden tools.
In the next division there Is an
application of the work OF the pre-
ceding division. together with in
struction relating TO minersls, the
preparation and maintenance of
lawns, study OF simple tools and ma.
chimes. origin of soils, elimination of
household pests, study of water sup
plies, lighting systems, transplanting
tree practice, good roads, marketing
of agricultural products ami forma-
ton of agricultural clubs
In the fourth and last division it Is
stipulated that the time for this
course should run two years. Earlier
work should be reviewed. The work
in this division embraces larger
study Of corn, grains, fruit, weeds.
fungi, insects. forage crops, dairying
housing of farm animals, farm ma
chinery, soils, poultry raising, tobacco
raising, orchards, forestry, eta.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-11
STRIKE ORDER
IS SANCTIONED
Union Leaders Close San
Francisco Conference.
DECIDED TO STAND FIRM

Federation Of shop Employees VIII
Demand Recognition Of Union From
Hartman Lines With WaIkout as
Alternstlve--kline Of Blaeksmlths
Gays Hope OF Peaceful Settlement
Has Not Been Entirely Abandoned.
Members Have Voted on Question.
San Francisco, Sept. 11.-With
final determination to insist upon the
railroads recognition of the fedora
tion of shop employees of the Harri.
man system, the advisory board Of
the shopmen wound up its confer
ences In this city, after sanctioning
in advance any order that may be
issued by the heads Of the Ave inter
national unions involved in the con-
troversy.
j. W. Kline. head Of the internation-
al blacksmiths; ]. A. Franklin of the
boilermakers, ]. Buckalew 81 the ma
chinists, j. ID. Crane of the sheet
metal workers and NJ. f. Ryan of the
carmen left here for their homes.
after declaring thot the shopmen's an
swer to the railroads refusal to rec
ognlze tho federation will be issued
within the next fortnight from Chi
cago.
And we don't leave San Francisco
with the idea that peace in this mat.
ter is impossible" said Mr.. Kline.
spokesman for the party. 1--WE hope
for peace: we will make another eff
fort, perhaps, to win the Herman
system to our way of thinking. The
shopmen have already voted TO walk
out unless their federation is recog-
niZed."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-11
HARMON TALKS
j ABOUT TARIFF
Declares Taft Ill-Advised By
Friends.
POLICY ADOPTED CHARGE

ohIo's Governor Is Chief Guest and
Speaker at Democratic Gathering
In Historic Fanuell Hall - Blames
President For Not interpreting VIII
Of People as Expressed at Last
Electlon-Says Farmers Got Short
End Of Canadian Reciprocity Deal.
Boston, Sept. IL. - Governor Har-
mon of Ohio was the chief guest and
speaker at the Democratic gathering
in Fanuell hall, the tariff in general
and President Taft's attitude toward
tariff reform In particular, being his
subjects.
He declared that the presidents
course In vetoing tariff bills passed
by the special session of congress in
dicated that he had been handed a
wrong tip by his friends and political
advisers. Speaking of the presidents
objections to those bills, he said:
These and other marks of paternity
HN'N tAAC AutoNlOh NhC w
toes may not have been adopted Off
spring. like the defense of Ballinger."
The speaker pointed to the fact
that the people had elected a Demo
cratic house and accomplished as
much as possible in the way of re-
ducing the Republican majority in
the senate as proof that they had
taken President Taft at mis- word
when two years ago he told the peo-
pie that If they did not ike the
Payne-Aldrich-Smoot tariff bill which
he had just signed and pronounced
the best tariff bill ever passed, they
ought to vote the Democratic ticket.
He ventured the opinion that the
president should have felt called
upon to obey the plain and emphatic
demand Of the voters last fall. in
stead of taking up the old idea of
reciprocity and conflning It 20 Can
ada alone.
The Democratic party. Mr.. Harmon
said. has always believed in icclproc-
ity with all nations, so far as our
need of revenue will permit. But in
applying the principle of, reciprocity,
as in, everything else, he said. Dem
ocrats Insist on fair treatment to all
on the basis OF equal rights. and priv.
ileges. The agreement which the
president had made with Canada ap!
piled chiefly to agricultural products.
The, farmers of the country being
scattered, unorganized and repiesent.I
ed, II at all. by men lacking tie, skill
and reach which others bring TO behr
in their cwn behalf, got the worst of
1t, as usual They We're the first to
be put outside the pale of "protec-
tion" for their products whose bene.
fits have so long been alluringly held
before them. But they were left TO
go on. paying protective prices for
what they have to buy, just the same
as ever. And to emphasize the dis
elimination wheat was freed or duty,
while flour was not
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-11
Find eIrrs Body In Lake.

Hendersonyille, N. c., Sept, IL
The finding of the bruised and scar
red body of 17year-old Myrtle Haw-
kins in a lake near here is expected
to result in revealing one Of II most
sensational tragedies in the history
of the state On the face and head
were deep bruises, and while the cor
oner's jury verdict was death by un-
known means, it was stated mere is
evidence the girl died before her
body got into the lake. She had been
missing since Thursday, when she
left home to do some shopping.