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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
TO KILL WOLVES
Farmers Plan to Save Fowls for
Themselves.
Game Law Makes Protection of
Poultry Difficult.

Hiawatha, Kan, Nov. 27.-The
farmers OF Wolf Creek Valley, in
Brown county, will have big Thanks
giving day wolf drive. All summer the
wolves have been bold, coming from
the woods regions at night to the barn
yards and killing sheep and carrying
off lamb s- AS cold weather approaches
the wolves have become holder and
holder and have attacked good sized
calves IN the feeding pens. Farm erS
say that the wolves are not of the
coyote variety, but are big gray tim Der
wolves, commonly called loboes. For
several years these timber wolves have
been breeding in the densely wooded
slopes Of Wolf river.
Game Laws Have Protected Them.
The stringency Of the game laws
has kept hunters from invading these
portions of the country as the owners
have prohibited hunting on account of
the careless shooting of stock by city
hunters. Now they find that the
wolves have multiplied until they are
a menace to the community and nu-
merous cases of gray wolves following
children home from school since the
days have shortened have been re-
ported.
Elaborate plans have been made for
the drive Thanksgiving day. An area
of sixteen square miles is to be cover
ed Captains were appointed for ev-
cry half mile of the 16-miIe line of
Thanksgiving morning at 9:45 o'clock.
The territory to be covered is that
lying eight miles from any village and
is the most sparsely populated part of
the county. 1t is midway between the
towns of Willis, Robinson, Everest
and Purcell. All the hunters will be
armed with shotguns and no rifles or
revolvers will be permitted.
A Slaughter in the Center.
When the time comes for the start
men will be stationed only a few feet
apart On the signal from the cap
tain the men will fire a volley. AS the
crash from this volley goes up around
the square the march toward the
roundup will begin. Constant firing
will brighten the wolves from their
hiding places. Every timbered thick
ct will be thoroughly threshed out and
every wolf in this timbered country
will be started. AS all the men are on
the outside at the start the wolves
will continue to take up hiding places
nearer the final piece of open ground.
By the time the lines have approached
within a mile of the center of the
square the men will be marching in
ranks two deep. Escape from this last
four square miles of territory by the
wolves will be impossible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
TO MAKE CAMPAIGNS CHEAP.
BIackmar Against Plan to Hold Up
Candidates.

Lawrence, Kan, Nov. 27.-Running for
office oght to be as free from expense,
or almost so, as the right to vote This
innovation in politics was advocated by
Prof. f. W. Blackmar in a lecture here.
Professor Blackmar declared the state
should by establishing a bureau or in
formation, make it unnecessary for a
candidate to spend large sums, first IN
a campaign for the nomination and later IN
a campaign for election The state bureau
should supply the voters with informa-
ton which each candidate may furnish
concerning his principles and quahflca-
ton for office. Professor Blacknar told
his sociology class in this way the poor
but honest candidate viii not be frozen
OUT by the candidate who Is backed by
large financial interests.
Professor Blackmar would not have the
services of the bureau end with the dis
semination of information among the
vofers- however. The gathering of data
to help legislators in drafting laws that
will do the things they are designed to
do would be a part of the work OF the
a41ra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
WOMAN HYPNoTIzEs HIM.
wed in OIathe, Youth Asks Court to
Break Spell.

Kansas City, Nov. 27.-W1lliarn
Schultz, 8 years old. has filed his suit
for divorce against Mabel Schultz.
schultz, whose father appears in the
suit as next friend says the mar
riage took place in Olathe, Kan, on
April II, 1911, and that they lived to-
gether until November IA. He alleges
that he had been under the guidance,
care and protection of his parents until
he met the defendant, and that he was
wholly inexperienced in the affairs OF
life and ignorant of the wiles OF wom-
en-. He says that his wife was 8 years
old and had been married and divorced
from another man and was the mother
of an S-year- old girl. He says she ex-
erted some strange, unnatural, hyp-
motto Influence over MIN, and that he
was unable to overcome it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
COURT WORK IS HEAVIER.
Dawson Increases Wichita Docket by
$50 Cases.

wichita, Kan, Nov. 27.-The Janu-
airy term of the Sedgwick county dis
trict court will be the heaviest ever
known here. The clerk has certified
to the docket. The increase in bust
ness is due to the liquor injunction
suits Attorney General Dawson and his
assistants have filed in the last two
months one hundred and fifty in all.
There will be no jury to hear these in
functions but they will be tried before
the judges in person. There has been
no recess between the October and
January terms so far, and there will
be none, as the work has piled up
greatly. There may be a short lapse
about Christmas time, but it is not GER
tain An assistant court stenographer
in each division of the court has been
employed to help in the work, as all
the liquor injunction suit defendants
want transcripts made in order that
they may appeal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
*Loss.
BIG RAIL LUMBER ORDERS.
Renewed Activity in Freight Car
Material Over Country.

Renewed Activity in Freight Car
Material Over Country.
Tacoma, Wash, Nov. 27.-Big lumber
orders from the Burlington, MiIWau-
kee, Hartman and Northern Pacific
railways will give decided impetus to
the depressed rail lumber business af-
fecting nearly 1900 saWmills in Wash
1ngton. Eastern carbuilders are begin
ming to buy heavily of freight car ma
terials. While record cargo shipments
are being made from tidewater mills,
rail shipments have been under normal
for four years. Big railroad orders
mean that the tide has turned. lum-
bermen declare The Chicago, BurIing
ton & Quincy yesterday entered the
market for nearly 100000 feet of fir
lumber. This is not only the largest
individual order placed before Puget
Sound lumber manufacturers for bids
in six months. but is the largest indi
vidual railroad contract offered in years.
Specifications call for a large quantity
of carbuilding material and a limited
amount Of bridge building lumber. The
bulk of the order is for general stock
carried in the companies shops.
Lurnbe-men believe railroads are in
need of large quantities of car building
and construction material, in as much
as they have bought sparingly during
the past few years. The Southern Pa
cif1c has just placed a 500, 900 order for
fir lumber in Oregon. The material will
be used In construction of the biggest
car ferry ever built for use between
Benicia and Port Costa, Cal. George
Wilde. purchasing agent for the Mil
waukee system. bought 100000 feet or
FIR lumber for that company's Dubuque
and South Milwaukee shops. He will
soon place larger orders. Des Moines
Oa.) lumbermen have just bought s.
900. 900 feet of siIo stock from Grays
Harbor mills and are ordering 1000, 600
feet more in Tacoma.
The Northern Pacific and Great
Northern are purchasing for new con-
struction work in Washington and Or
egon. The federal government has re-
Gently made heavy timber and lumber
purchases for use at Panama and IN
the Philippines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
LOOK FOR THE LITTLE THINGS
Erie Railroad Points Out How 2-Cent
Stamp Can Be Saved.

THE most disastrous thing any com
pany or individual can do is to wantonly
aim to declare what is facetiously called
an Irish dividend.
This statement is contained in a series
of pointers on economy that has been
issued to officials ard other employees
of the Erie railroad.
AS an illustration of how money and
time may be wasted the effort of another
railroad to collect cents from the Erie
IS cited.
Several weeks ago the treasurer of the
Erie line received a communication from
a prominent eastern road asking that a
balance of 8 cents due it be forwarded
al once.
This transaction" continues the an
nouncement issued by the company,
compelled the use, or misuse, of 2
cent stamp to carry the communication
through the mails. In addition, it re-
quired sheet of paper, an envelope. the
time of clerk and the use of a type
writing machine to complete the task of
sending it forward
The little things in life are the ones
that should first be thought Of. II you
can remedy little faults the larger ones
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
MnssING GROoM Ian JAIL.
Fear That He Was Still Wed Prevented
Marriage. He SAYS.

lola, Kan, Nov. 27.-Frank Smith.
who backed out of a wedding at the
last minute last Thursday and tele-
phoned to the mother of Miss Leola
Cummings. his fiancee, to announce
that he had committed suicide, is in
the county Jail here. Smith gave him
self up to the chief of police.
The county attorney questioned
Smith and the almost bridegroom said
that the reason he had failed to keep
his appointment at the wedding was
that he had a wife living and was not
sure that she had obtained a divorce.
smith admitted that he was released
from the Hutchinson reformatory only
last May, where he had served a term
for burglary. His wife-if she is still
his wife-is living in Kansas City, he
saws
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27

Every and then go through stock of Office
Furniture which, by the believe the largest in the
and pick out all the droppaterns of which
only of kindand mark them for special
clearance at RUSH-OUT prices
lists print below the outcome of just such
ventory Any office firm needing Desk Table
Chair will find them to contain excellent moneysaving
possibilities. Read the issbut better still, and
the furniture itself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
las OF Galveston as general claim
agent of the Gulf lines. He will suc-
coed W. L. Alexander.
SLIGHT GAIN OVER LAST YEAR.
Railroad Earnings Made an Increase
of 2.3 Per Cent.


Railroad gross earnings continued
slightly larger than those Of a year ago,
according to Dun's Review, the total OF
all United States roads reporting to date
for the first week in November aggre-
eating $685. ,1S7, a gain OF % per cent as
compared with the earnings Of the same
year. This is much the best sho wing that
has been made for the first week of the
month for several months past, compax-
ing with a gain of OF per cent in October
a loss of IL per cent in August
The returns by the roads in the south
are still the most favorable notably those
by Mobile & Ohio, Southern, Louisville &
Nashville, Central of Georgia and Sea-
board Air Line, the good gains on these
and some smaller systems rejecting con-
siderable railroad activity in that section
In the west and southwest the earnings
Of several important roads still display
some loss, but this is partially offset b.
the increased earnings of others, among
them being the Texas & Pacific, Missouri
Pacific and international & Great North
eTn.
In the following table are given the
gross earnings of all United States roads
reporting to date for the first week in
November and the gain as compared with
the earnings of the same roads for the
corresponding period a year ago; also for
practically the same roads in the two
centages of gain or loss over last year:
1911 Gain. Pct
Nov, 1 week. ST 9s7, 1S7 $1Ss.706 %
Oct, week. $3.50. 029 9,467 or
Sept, week. As, $50 So. 232 II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
TO PROTECT THE MAIL CLERKS.
Hereafter They May Work Near Rear
Of Car-Away From Front.

The special commission on improved
railway mail cars has forwarded its re-
port with recommend atoms to Washing
ton, for approval by the postmaster gen.
eral AS q result of the investigation, a
rearrangemenL is proposed of this class
of railroad equipment. The chief feature
is in changing the distributing section in
which the clerks do their work from the
ends to the center OF the car. The pres
ent location is extra hazardous, the clerks
being directly over the trucks, immeGi-
ately next to the locomotive The inten-
ton IS to use the ends of the new design
of cars for storage purposes. The law
requires that the railroads shall adopt an
improved mail car and they are prepar-
ing to do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
PEPPER ANNoYs WOMEN.
Believed He Is Writer of Insulting
Letters.

Hill City, Nov. 27.-Women who are
known to live alone in Hill City have
been annoyed at night recently by a
man who has been peeping in at win
dows. Once or twice he has been or
dered away with the admonitiOn that
a return meant a dose of lead, where
upon he walked deliberately away. In
sulting letters have been written to two
of the young lady teachers in the coun-
ty. and some are inclined to think the
pepper is also the author of the let
terS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
DEAD GIRL FORMER KANsAN.
victim in Motor Car Wreck Leaves
Relatives Here.

Miss BIanch Moody, IS years old
who was killed when train struck
motor car in which she was driv-
ing near South Pasadena, Cal, Fri
day formerly had lived in Moodyville,
kan The young woman had been vfs-
ting her sister, Mrs. Orrin G. Griffin,
in Pasadena. Two children of Mrs.
Griffin also were killed in the acct
dent. Miss Moody is survived by five
sisters, a brother in Westmoreland,
kan, and her father in Moodyville,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27

can easily be curbed. One pound OF coal
IN a modern power plant will develop
sunicient energy to raise 1000 pounds Loco
Feet IN other words 1000 pounds OF coal
VIII DO 100000 feet pounds of work 1t
takes one ton of coal to buy a shovel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
BOY SEEKS LOVED ONES.
Mother. Sister and Brother of Kansas
Lad Conc

Lad Gone.
Kansas City, Nov. 27.-Elner Ethridge
Is years old, is here from Pittsburg,
Kan. searching for his mother. SIS er
and brother. who came to Kansas city
June Is Elm er vent to police headquar-
ters and asked the police to aid him. His
mother, h bellows, is working in some
restaurant or hotel. Her name Is Rosie
Ethrid &c, and she is Sc years old. His
sister, TiIIie, is Is, and his brother, Ira,
is Z The mother and father have been
separated for some time, Elmer said, and
the boy is searching alone for the
mother.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27

Hamilton Appoints Douglas.
j. D. NJ. Hamilton, claim attorney
Of the Atchison, Topeka q Santa Fe
system, has appointed John s. Doug
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
sA11NA FAM GIRL DIES.
Miss Margaret Stack Leaves Five
Brothers and Three Sisters

saIina, Kan. Nov H.-Miss Margaret
Adele Stack. 10 years old, died at the
nome of her father. D. G. Stack, here,
this afternoon. Miss Stack lived in Salina
all her life and was of the most
popular girls of the town. She was one
of the five selected last fall to represent
Salina at the Semicentennial exhibition
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survived by five brothers and three sis
ters. one brother, Ralph Stack, living IN
The Washington herald., 1911-07-13
MAILMEN LOSE
TO THE LABORITES
Smith Relieves Whitney and
Holds Game Safe.

Commerce and Labor defeated Post
Office In the crucial battle OF the Depart
mental League season, 10 to s.
The game, as the score would indicate,
was poorly played, but Intensely inter
esting. Buck Becker, Post-office's sup
posed rescue man, was not equal to the
occasion, and was touched up for twelve
safeties. Miserable support in the early
season was largely responsible for his
rather mediocre exhibition of twirling.
Whitney, the former Eastern High star,
pitched the first six innings. but was
relieved by Elmer Smith. of the Ingram,
Sunday School League team, when the
Mail Carriers started to pound his offer
ings. The youngster pitched a remarka-
bly, clever game, retiring the opponents
in one, two, three order in the remaining
innings of the contest.
A sensational catch of a long fly by
left fielder Rapp, of the winners, which
probably saved the day for the Laborites,
was a decided feature Score:
The Washington herald., 1911-07-13
BIG PLANS MADE.
r. r. Y. VI. C. A. Excursion to Hav
Many Races.

r. r.. Y. VI. c. A. Excursion to Have
Many Races.
The fourth annual excursion Of the
Terminal R. R. Y. NJ. C. A to Chesa-
peake Beach will be given Monday, July
II, for the benefit of the athletic fund.
A good programme Of contests has
been arranged for men, women, and the
younger ones, with list Of excellent
prizes for each event. The annual ex-
cursion has always been an attractive
feature of the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. for
railroad men and their families and
friends, and the indications point to a
large attendance this year. A commit
tee of railroad men has the programme
in charge and good time is assured.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-13
NO BETTING AT TRACK.
Grand Circuit TrOt Brings Forth
No Records.


Indianapolis, July 12-Indianapolis
grand circuit races were added to the
growing list of betless meetings when
Gov. Marshall sent forth the edict this
afternoon that betting must stop No
arrests were made. and no officers dis
turbed the festivities. The governor sent
messenger to the track officials with
his .ultimatum, and in a few minutes
all evidence of betting ring was elimi-
mated.
In what little hand booking was done
the talent had easy picking, as all the
favorites landed, with the exception of
Akar, in the 200 pace, who ran up
against what looks like a really sensa-
tional PAGER in Zombrewer, a gray mare,
by Sombre, driven by w. L. Snow.
First heat 200 class; pacing ;,3 in s. stake, $3.50
Zombrswer tSnow). won; AEaf (Geers), second; Don
CBruwn) third; Sir R. Murphyl, fourth. Star
King also finished. Time, Z06h.
First heat rs clas; trotting; In 3; purse 5000
-Argot Hal II. Benyoul. hrst; Lady Willow tGeersl
second; DR.. Jones Murphy. third; Francis Hall
(Chandler), fourth. Man Walker also finished. Lee
Wilson distanced. Time 2I0N.
219 pace; second heat-Zombrewer lSnowt, won;
Sir R. Murphy, second; Akar (Geefs), third; Don
tBrown), fourth Star King also finished. Time,
204k.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-13
Heat Killa Fat Man.

New York, July M-There were
twenty-five deaths and seventy-seven
prostrations from the heat in Greater
New York to-day. Five insanity eases
due 20 the hot weather and two suicides
also were reported.
Among the deaths was that OF q $50
pound man. William Seeny, Of 800 West
Thirty-sixth street. Manhattan, who was
overcome by the heat at Union street,
Brooklyn. last night and who died In
the Norwegian Hospital to-day.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-13
Asbury BROWN Rendr.

The Asbury Browns having secured
the District League Park for all Sum
days and holidays during the playing
season, are anxious to arrange games
with all fast uniformed colored teams
in or out Of the District. A double
header will be played each Sunday. start
ing July 16, when two games will be
played with the Manhattan club, Of
Rockville. Nd. All challenges TO the AS
burys should be addressed to Wesley
Waters, Ss Patterson street northeast
The Washington herald., 1911-07-13

Runs-LewiS ~. Shipley, slalen o., Munich (2).
ColfngSWoTth C3l. Broome e., Russo (2l. Martin.
Left on bases-Telephone, 5; Walford, l. First hase
on balls-0h w. Thompson. 2; Of L. Thompson, 2
Innings pitched-By W. Thompson, Z; by Z.
Thompson. 2; by Richmond, 4; by Martin 3; By
Steward, . Hits made-of Martin, q Of Steward,
/; of E. Thompson, 3; OF ". Thompson, 3. Struck
Out-By Richmond, 6; BY Martin, I; by Steward. 5;
by W. Thompson. 6; by T. Thompson. l. Thr~e-
base hit-Shipey. Twp-base hitS-Shalen, Munich
(2, COllingsworth, Stet tard. Sacrifice hits-Whit-
ton, Steward. Stolen bases Murphy Co. Whitton.
Gin, CollinEsworth 81, Broome. Hit by pitcher-By
W. Thompson, 9; by Z. Thompson l. Wild pitch
w. Thompson, L Passed balls-Gill, 2 Umptre-
Mr.. Cleveland Tine Of gzme-l hour and Is
minutes.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-13
AMATEUR RESULTS.
Yesterdays RESULTS.

Bankers League-No rame
Capital City League-Maribes 4; Gunners, 5
Commercial League-Walford Is; c. & p
Post-ofhce, 8.
District League-Aloysius. 2; Adams l.
Independence League-Kendall 10; Waveriey O.
Marquette League-Corcoran, Is; Co. K, 2
Olympia League-SouthlaDd Z; White Haven, O.
r. r. 7. II. G. A. League-Station, .; Southern
0 forfeit.
Southern R. R. League-No game
suburban League-SilVer Spring. Z; Petworth l
Sunday School League-HamIine, 8; Sherwood,
texhiSitionl.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-13
PUBLISHER IS INDICTED.
Lewis Held on Twelve Charges o.
Fraud by Jury.

Fraud by Jury.
st. Louis, July 12.-E. G. Lewis, late
ly publisher of the woman's Magazine,
the woman's National Daily. and other
publications, and mayor of University
City, promoter of companies dealing in
real estate there, and head of enter
prises in which millions of dollars have
been invested, was indicted by a spe-
cial grand jury in the United States
District Court to-day on twelve charges
OF fraudulent use of the mails.
The indictments, which follow a. six
years investigation Of the Lewis con-
Germs, cover four propositions laid be-
fore the public by Lewis. in which he Is
alleged to have obtained several million
dollars by misleading statements, circu-
lated through the mails. The maximum
penalty possible on each count Is Q fine
Of 8, 900 and Imprisonment for i've years.
Hearing Of charges Of persecution,
brought by the Lewis Publishing Com
pany, OF St Louis, Mo-, against the
Post-ofice Department, was begun yes
terday morning by the House Commit
tee on Expenditures in the Post-offca
Department. Edwin c. Madden, former
Third Assistant Postmaster General, ap-
peared as attorney for the Lewis con-
cern, and there were several clashes be-
tween him and Representative Austin, Of
Tennessee, a Republican member Of the
committee.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-13
PELL DEFEATS GARDNER.
National Indoor Tennis Champion
Gets to Finals,

New York, July 12-T. R. Pell, the
national indoor tennis champion. worked
his way to the final round in the singles
for the Achelis Cup, at seabright, N. j..
to-day, defeating Carlton R. Gardner,
the crack Californian. Those attending
the tournament had picked Gardner to
win over Peil, but the latter's work
to-day left no doubt that he was in at
the top of his game. Peil took two
straight sets, the scores being 81 and
65.
The doubles match has progressed to
the serni-final round, Melville II. Long
and Carlton r. Gardner defeating Ray
mond d. Iittle and Karl H. Behr. The
scores were 81 and s-a Little and
The Washington herald., 1911-07-13
Park defeats TennnIIytovvn.

fast game was played on the Monu-
rlent grounds yesterday evening between
the Park A. c. and the Young Tennally-
towns, the score being 10 to 4. IA the
Parks favor. Both pitchers were IN 5000
condition. The Parks pitcher aIIowed
only two scattered hits. The Park
A. {. wants games. Apply to George
Carroll, 1Ol1 c street southwest
The Washington herald., 1911-07-13

Runs-Rapp ~. Van Buskirk ~ Kinney ~. NJ.
King. Herman g. Barnhart C2l Kerr t2l, Ruiz.
FentOn o.. Becker ~. First base errOrs-Post-
Office, 2; Commerce and Labor, s. Left on bases
Post-oifice. s: Commerce and Labor. 8 First base
on balls-Of Becker, 2; of Whitney, 2 Innings
pitched-By Whitney. g.; by Smith. s. Hits made
OF Whitney, l3 Struck out-By Becker. 4; by
Smith. l.; by Whitney. 6. Three-baSe hitS-Fenton.
Kerr. Two-base hits-McDonald. Ruiz. Sacrifice
hy-McAIoFrss. Sacrifice hits-Vaughn FentOn Van
Buskrk Whitney. Smith, Herman ~. Stolen
base-Van Buskirk Hit oy ptcher-By Whitney.
Wild pitch-Whitney. Passed balls-McDonald.
Kraft Umpires-MeSsrs. Belts and Erwin. Time
Of game-2 hours and Is minutes