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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09
COOPER is SUED AGAIN.
II. w. Euler. Lawyer. Claims 5000
Attorneys Fee.

The expense account in John G.
Cooper'S latest matrimonial venture
continues to grow and there is not the
least telling just when the aged heart
breaker will strike bottom. In a suit
filed today in the court of Topeka, H.
w. Euler, an attorney, asks 5000 for
legal advice in untangling the knotty
love affairs.
on the witness stand in the recent
alimony suit brought by Cora T.
Cooper, the defendant testified that
Euler was not and never had been his
lawyer. But Euler went to the stand
and said he regarded himself as re-
tanned in the case and refused to di-
vulge Cooper'S secrets concerning his
friendship with supposed affinities.
In addition to providing for the
wants of Baby Cooper, Cora, the wife.
and the painful necessity of setting
aside property for his family's sup
port there are many miScellaneo eouS
bills that will shake the Cooper bank
account. In the first place Cooper has
been a. harvest for the legal fraternity
Somehow he wants to discuss his fam
lily affairs with numerous members of
the bar. Then. in a hasty moment
these lawyers send John bill for ad-
vice rendered.
There is also a bill of 5000 claimed
by Colonel Booge of the Home Com
fort, who brought about the happy
courtship and final marriage of Cora
and John. Booge says he has received
S25 on this account. On many occa-
sions he has threatened to bring suit
for his services as welder of hearts.
But he has never taken action.
Cooper denounces these claims in
the loudest language. He is visibly
panied at the audacity of persons
whom he declares are trying to era b
the Euler claim when the case is called
for trial August Is.
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GIVEN Time TO REFLECT.
Ben HickIe, Father of Two Children
Find $500 for Desertion.

Ninety days in the county Jail and a
fine of $500 is what it will cost Ben
Hickle, who deserted his wife and two
babies while they were living in
Quincy. Ill, and came to Topeka ''tc
start all over again. Mrs. Hickle and
the two babies followed the derelicu
husband and father to Topeka and last
night he was arrested on a state war
rant.
Hickle, who is 26 years old and /
rather promising looking young man,
appeared in Judge Schoch's court today
wearing a new suit of clothes. His
shoes were just shined, his face was
close shaven and he appeared prosper
Gus and happy. But the broad smile in
Hickle'S face vanished when he was
told the cost of his hasty action Mrs
Hickle and the babies were not in court
when the wandering husband was sen
fenced.
Are you guilty or not guilty?'' asked
Judge Schoch as he glanced over his
glasses and into the face of the yourg
man.
Judge" said Hickle. who didn't ap-
pear bit nervous as he said it, Il am
just as guilty as I can be-
Then the fOrmality of a trial was dis
pensed with and Hickle was fined $3de
and sentenced to 80 days in the county
jail. As he was leaving the court
house, marshal from the court of To-
peka served Hickle with papers in a
suit brought by his landlady, Mrs. t.
M. Granger, of 406 Madison street, in
which she asked judgment for $3S. 20 for
board and lodging.
Hickle was married to a pretty young
girl in Quincy, Ill, six years ago. At
that time he was earning good wages
as mechanic and chauffeur. After the
two babies-2 and 4 years Old-arrived
at the home. Hickle just had to travel.
For the last year Mrs Hickle has
searched for her husband. Recently
she learned he was in Topeka She az
rived here yesterday afternoon and late
in the evening Hickle was arrested
Since coming to Topeka, Hickle has
been employed by the Santa Fe and
earns good wages.
There is a. little girl here who thinks
1 am just the whole thing Hiclzle told
an officer who aided in the arrest. but
when she hears of this, there will be
nothing doing for me-"
At the court house today Hickle re-
fused to divulge the name of his new
found love.
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gressional careers in the latter body
almost simultaneously.
The parallel would have been COM
plete if Mr.. Hale had not skipped
a term between the termination of his
house and the beginning of his sem
ate service and if he had not pphcti-
cally voluntarily severed his connec-
tion with the senate by announcing
long in advance that he would not be
candidate for reelection after the
conclusion of his senatorial term end
ing in March. 1911.
Mr. Frye was in congress for
period of 40 years, giving him the
longest continuous congressional rec
ord with the two exceptions of JUS
tin s. Morrill,. of Vermont, and Will
liam B. Allison OF Iowa.
For ; years Mr. Frye had been
president pro tempore of the senate
and by virtue of the fact that he held
this office when the late Vice Presi-
dent Hobart died, he assumed all the
functions of vice president of the
United States during the latter half of
President McKinley's administration.
Previous to the assumption of the
duties of presiding officer, Mr.. Frye
was one of the most active debaters
in the senate.
Coming to congress before the close
Of the reconstruction period follow
ing the Civil war and being pro-
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New York the church in its attitude as
expressed by Bishop Burch is but back
ing up the law as under the decree
granted Colonel Astor.s wife he was
prohibited from remarrying in this
state Newport, it was generally be-
lieved, would be the scene Of the cere-
moDy.
Bishop Burch pronounced against the
soIennization of the ceremony in the
New York diocese at his SINNER home
at Bellport. L. I. He said:
Before Colonel Astor and Madeline
Force can be married by an Episcopal
clergyman he must convince a council
of Episcopal bishops that he was the
innocent party in the divorce proceed
ings that annulled his marriage to his
former wife"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09

Accused ArtiIleryman Says He Is Not
an Austrian Count.

New York. Aug. s.-George Petr, the
coast artillery private at Fort Totten,
who is said to have been accused by
his fiancee of being a spy for the Aus
trian government, declares he is neith-
er a spy nor an Austrian count, which
title he is said to have claimed in
pressing his suit upon Miss Clara Anita
Dyer.
According to a published interview
with Petr, he declares he adopted the
title, Count Windish Create to i'm
press Miss Dyer, and told her he was
in a subordinate position i'll the Amer
lean army because he was trying to
get a great government secret. Later
he went to Lexington, KY where he
found that Miss Dyer's parents were
opposed TO his suit Realizing his
blunder, he broke off the engagement.
He is credited with saying:
Il am sorry 1 MADE such a bluff, but
it can not come to anything serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09
MERCURY HITS 1903.
But Listen. It's Going to Be
Cooler.

All heat records for this date have
been broken today, the mercury hav-
ing reached the 1913 degree mark at
little after 1 o'clock this afternoon.
1t might also be mentioned that this
is the hottest day since July 5, when
all previous records for Topeka were
broken. There is cool weather in
storage along the Canadian bound
dairy" said Sunny Flora, the local
observer, this afternoon, but it does
mt seem to be coming this way 1t is
now time to prepare for more heat by
getting out your ice cream and lem
onade. This is the finest growing
weather that ever was. Generally
fair tonight and Thursday is the
prediction"
One does not notice the heat so
much as would be the case were it
not for a 2 mile an hour breeze which
is blowing from the southwest. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09
BASEBALL WEATHER.
Western League.

Western League.
St. Joe at Des Moines, cloudy. $50
p, m.
Pueblo at Denver. clear. $50 p. m.
Topeka at Lincoln, clear, 2:15 and
BIAS p. m.
Omaha at Sioux City. clear, s:45
p. m
National League.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg, clear,
$3.50 p. m.
Boston at Cincinnati, clear, 3 p m.
New York at Chicago. clear. 8 p. m.
Brooklyn at st. Louis, clear. p. m
American League.
Detroit at New York. cloudy, 4 pm.
Cleveland at Boston, cloudy, S:15
p. m.
Chicago at Philadelphia. cloudy.
$3.50 p. m.
st. Louis at Washington. clear. $50
p. m.
American Association.
indianapolis at Columbus, clear. 8
p. m.
Louisville at Toledo. clear, $3.50 pm
Kansas City at Minneapolis, clear,
p. m.
Milwaukee at st. Paul, clear, 8 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09
HIS GOUT IS RISING.
The Pope's Condition Is Less Reassur-
ing Today.

Rome. Aug. 9.-The afternoon re-
port of the pope's condition was less
reassuring than that OF the early
m morning. His temperature while not
increased remains about 100 and the
heat Of the day, which reached 95
degrees Fahrenheit, exhausts the pa
TENTS strength. The most disquiet-
ing symptoms is the progress of the
gout attack, the pains from which ex-
tended from the knee midway to the
thigh.
DR.. Petacci and DR.. Marchiafava
when they visited the pontift together
were not satisfied with his condition,
as they found his organism lass ready
than before to resist the attack. For
this and because of the heat. they or
dered him removed to a larger, airier
and cooler room
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CALL IT FREE LOVE.
EpiscopaIian and Catholic Cburchmen
Denounce Force Marriage.

New York Aug. 9.-The church of
Rome and the Episcopal church have
practically placed a ban upon the mar
riage of Colonel John Jacob Astor and
Miss Madeline Talmase Force. 1t is
predicted the action of the clergy. with
the sensational publicity given the
match, may drive Astor to live abroad
with his bride, like his expatriated
cousin, William Waldorf AstOr. Mrs
Force. mother of the brideto-be, is
near a collapse as the result of the at
tack OF the clergy.
The excoriatson of the Astor- Force
romance is growing daily, and church
prelates agree that it is an outrage
against comman decency. The senti-
ment is best illustrated by the words
of Father Evers of St. Andrews Roman
Catholic church. who declares:
such a marriage as that of Colonel
Astor is simply legalized free love.
There is no essential ethical difference
between his courtship of Miss Force
and the pursuit of Evelyn Thaw by the
late Stanford White"
Can't Marry in New York.
Following the vitriolic attack on the
match by the Rev. George Chalmers
Richmond of Philadelphia on Sunday.
Bishop Suffragan Charles S. Burch of
the Episcopal diocese of New York to-
day declared that unless Colonel Astor
should convince a council of bishops
that he was the innocent party in his
divorce proceedings his marriage to
Miss Force would not take place in the
Episcopal church.
Bishop James DeWolf Perry of the
Rhode Island diocese has declared the
wedding could not take place in any
church in that state Two pronounce
ments apparently bar the match from
the Episcopal church in both Newport
and New York city. In the case Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09
ADVERTISING TALKS
WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM c. FREEMAN

A recent newspaper adver-
tising campaign of THE u. S.
MOTOR co. involved an expen-
diture of $4,000. This bought
ONE FULL PAGE in 66 news
papers in the larger cities and
in 126 newspapers published at
the county seats in seven states
of the Middle West, which
brought some REMARKABLE
RESULTS.
The page advertisement was
put out around July A, consid-
cred by many advertisers not a
good time at which to advertise,
AND IT BROUGHT 7,487 SEP
ARATE INQUIRIES, 1906 OF
WHICH WE'RE FROM PEO-
PIE WHO WANTED THE
AGENCY OF THE BRUSH
CAR WHICH WAS ADVER-
TISED IN THIS PAGE!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09
MATCHED Lou DILLON.
UhIan EqualIed Worlds Trotting Rec
ord of 2 Minutes at Cleveland.

Cleveland. o., Aug. 9.-UhIan, the
champion trotting gelding, owned by c.
X G. Billings of New York. equalled the
worlds trotting record to wagon at tha
North Randall track here, stepping the
mile in 300 flat Conditions that were
not exactly favorable prevented his break
Ing the. record established by Lou Dillon
at Memphis, Tenn, on October g. 1903
when she did the mile in similar time
The track was not as fast as usual The
htful breeze also tended to hamper him
MI Billings drove the gelding. When
he steered his charge past the three-o1lar-
ter pole in 80 the immense crowd present
telt sure. that record would be broken.
Tor Uhlan has always been noted for his
finishing strength. However, he faltered
slightly on the stretch and when the
Judges, after comparison of watches,
finally announced the time, it was found
that he had failed in his attempt to lower
the record.
The quarter was timed at :29k, the half
at 59$4, and the three-quarters at 1 80
The attempt was made Immediately fol-
lowing the conclusion of the regular pro-
gram.
The second days program of grand cir
cult races furnished some splendid sport,
particularly in the 2:05 pace and the 2.08
pace, the latter for the Forest City stake
at $1,000.
In the 2:o5 pace, c The Limit the favor
ite, fulfilled expectations by winning.
The 2:0s pace for the $1,000 Forest City
stake the biggest money event of the day
furnished a big surprise in the upset of
Twinkling Dan, the favorite, who sold at
800 to $50 and was expected to gain an
easy victory He finished sixth in the
first heat and fifth in the second and
was distanced in the final heat Sunny
Jim lost the first heat to Ginger by nose
but won the second and third and the
race
Summarizes
2:0S pace, Forest City stake. purse s., 600,
in 3-Sunny Jim (Shively), won: Ginger
second; Mark Knight third. Best time.
2O5i4.
2:O5 pace. purse 81, 200. in &C The Limit
(Macey), won; Hal b. Jr second; Star
Patch third. Best time, 2:OS.
210 trot purse 81 200. in 5-I.ula Arion
(Benyon), won; Creighton second; Viola
Strong third Best time, 2:O91z.
2;20 trot, purse 81 900, 3 in 5-Lee Wilson
(Dodge), won Sterling Hall second:
Nanah third. Best time. 2:1OA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09

Hutchinson, Kan, Aug. 9.-"WhiIe
the Seventh Day Adventist church does
not believe in setting the exact date
for the end of the world, the time is
not far off now" said E. Harris, gen
eral secretary of the Hutchinson con
ference of that church at q meeting
here today. THE prophecy of Christ
that he should come when the genera
ton that witnessed the falling of the
stars passes is about to be fulfilled
The stars fell 7S years ago. The gen
Grafton which witnessed the fall is
about gone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09
IT GOT ON HIS NERVES.
A Too Loving Wife Causes Man to
Attempt Suicide.

st Louis. Aug. 9.-Philip H. Nick
erson. a salesman, cut his arteries in
an attempt to end his life. because he
said at a hospital where he is recover
in his wife is too affectionate. He
has been married only three months.
I'm fond of my WIFE he said,
and I want her to be fond of me.
But there is a limit to all things.
She wants to sit continually on my lap
and hug and kiss me. If I stand up
she stands up too, and places her
arms about me 1t got on my nerves. -
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Brlstow Noted for statehood.

washington, Aug 9.-Senator Kenyon Of
Iowa was the only progressive Republican
VINO voted last night against the final
passage of the statehood bill admitting
New Mexico and Arizona. II first ap-
peared that Bristow of Kansas also had
voted against admitting the territories, but
this proved to be an error. Senator Bris-
town voted for the bill.
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London. Aug 9.-By a vote of 2s2 to
ss. the house of lords carried a mo-
ton made by Lord Curzon censuring
the government for having secured
from the king promise of sufficient
peers to pass the veto bill should that
measure be rejected by the upper
house Of parliament. The motion was
similar to that of Arthur J. Balfour,
the opposition leader, which was lost
IN the house of commons ny majority
of 119.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09
Restrict Liquor Licenses.

washington, Aug. 9.-A bill prohibit
ing the issuance of federal permits or
special license tax stamps for the sale
of liquor in dry states or commune
ties has been introduced by Repre-
sentative Goodwin Of Arkansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09
Harvard stars .eF9unked. .

for Harvard football enthusiasts came
out today with the announcement that
Dick Lewis and ''Dodo" Minot, who
were expected to prove the star per-
formers of the 1911 eleven. will not re-
turn this fal. because they failed in
the June examinations. Lewis played
left end on the varsity last fall, while
Minot formerly alI-American fallback.
was a rigkf s11nrd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09
TOPEKA MAN HURT.
P. A. Peck Injured Diving at Lakeside,
Michigan, Is Paralyzed.

Laporte, Ind, Aug. 9.-P. A. Peck
of Topeka, recreating at Lakeside,
Michigan, a summer resort, was the
victim of an accident yesterday which
may leave its effects during life. In
diving from a log in shallow water he
struck his head in such a way as to
cause unconsciousneSs for an hour,
and when he revived it was found he
was almost Completely paralyzed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09
THEY OPPOSE ARBITRATION.
Imported Americans Want to Die
tate Action of the Government

Buffalo, \. Y. Aug. 9.-The Irish
and Germans of Buffalo have joined
hands in a protest against the ratifica-
ton of the arbitration treaty with
Great Britain. committee of six
delegates representing the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians and the German
American alliance. will have charge of
the movement, which will include .
petition to the senate and a big public
mass meeting. The German-American
alliance represents eightyfive affiliated
societies in its action.
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She Is the Youngest PHI. ID.

Toledo, O.. Aug. 9.-Miss Dorothea
Jones, aged 49, of Toledo, has just re-
ceived the degree of doctor of philoso-
ply from the University of Michigan at
Ann Arbor. 1t is believed she is the
youngest person in America thus hon
cred. Miss Jones was graduated from
the University of Michigan when only
II and is the youngest graduate OF tina.
institution. She has received the de-
gree Of bachelor of arts and master Cf
arts and has just completed the addf-
tional work necessary for the Phi, n.
degree.
Weather Indications.
Chicago Aug 9--Forecast for Kansas:
Generally fair tonight and Thursday.
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DEATH OF FRYE.
Senior Senator From Maine
Passes Away at His Home.
Entered the Senate as the Sue
cessOr Of Blaine.
PRESIDENT PRO TEN.
OF the Upper House of Congress
for Is Years.
And for Forty Years a National
Law Maker.

Lewiston. Me, Aug. 9.-The state Of
Maine lost its senior United states
senator and an almost lifelong faith
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CcOntinued on PAGE TwO.'
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lis PnbIic Career.

FRYE began his service as the sue
cessor OF Blaine and Hale as the sue
eessor of Hamlin. Both entered the
senate after conspicuous service in
the house and both began their con-
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Weather Indications.
,, Aug 9--Forecast for Kansas
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HAVE new SLOGAN
Watch This Fair Grow" Is to
Be Kansas War Cry.
State Fair Association Deter
mined to Keep on Growing.
MAKEIT A GREAT SHOW
Forty Thousand Dollars Offered
in Premiums.
Last OF Series of Buildings Ar
ranged For.
MAKEIT IA GREAT SHOW

watch this fair grow is a new
slogan which has been printed on a
! clever illustrated advertising folder
which the management of the Kansas
State Fair association will send to all
| parts of the land. No one doubts that
the motto will be appropriate in the
next few years to come, as the man
agement of the fair is putting forth
every effort to build up a big institu-
ton which will compare favorably
with the greatest fairs in the country.
On one side of this folder in large
red letters is this information: Exam
sas State Fair-Topeka. Five full
days: September IL to Is, 1911.
$4,000 offerings miums and
speed. Every department brought up
to standard in keeping with the great
state the fair represents. Watch this
fair growi''
There are four llustrations-post-
card size-on the opposite of the at
/ tractive folder representing the cattle
pavilion and the new draft horse barn
| in course of construction, and depict
ing scenes along the fast half mile race
track.
The amount of money offered in
premiums and for the speed events
$40, 000-is something that will attract
the attention of those who expect to
enter their race horses, and prespec-
tive exhibitors. An entry blank has
been sent out to the horsemen which
gives considerable information of value
concerning the races.
Entries for early closing purses will
be taken up to July 1, for the purse
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hiring carpenters by the day. are find
ing difficulty in getting skilled work.
men.
Many building sites are changing
hands, especially in the newer districts
OF the city, and the feature of the
building thus far this spring has been
the erection of scores of dwellings
costing from a thousand to twenty
five hundred dollars
This proves that Topeka is enjoying
a substantial growth, and that the
working people and those who have
been in the habit of paying rent for
their homes are now demanding dwell
!lngs of their own, which they are pay
ing for on the installment plan for the
most part.
The districts of the city where dwell
llngs are springing UP with the most
rapidity are Elmhurst, College Hill,
Melrose, Auburndale, the shops dis
trlct, Highland Park and South Topeka
including Lakewood addition. The
North side might also be included in
the list, for aside from several dwell
lings which are being built, there is a
great deal of repair work in progress.
Among the large propositions in a
building way which might be mention
ed is the G. A. r. Memorial buildings,
the $4,000 Sunday school addition to
the First NJ. E. church, the J. C. Cor
don block at the corner of Ninth street
and Kansas avenue, the new arts
building on the fair grounds and the
$4,000 residence H. p. Dillon is hav-
ing built at 919 Harrison street. All
of these buildings will be erected this
year.
buildings now in course of construc-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-22
THE SKY Is BRIGHT
Real Estate Situation in Topeka
Promising.
Demand Is Greater Than 1t Has
Been for Years.

"There hasn't been a time IN TWEEN
ty-five years when there were fewer
knockers in Topeka than right now
was the statement of N. B. Burge, the
realty man. 1.-THE people of Topeka
are showing that they have great con-
fidence in the future of the city by the
fact that they are investing in Topeka
property, not only for personal use,
but for the sake of investment
1t has been many a moon since the
land men have exhibited so much
optimism in respect to the outlook for
the future, and it has likewise been a
long time since as much business was
transacted as at the present moment.
The contractors who bid only on
large jobs are not by any means work
ing overtime, but the small men" who
take on contracts wherein there is not
a great amount of money involved are
doing a rush business, and many per-
sons who desire to erect dwellings,