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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
STOPPED HER PENSION.
Mrs. Sarah E. johnson Died an Hour
Before It Became Due.

Sarah E. johnson, of 51s West Second
avenue, died just one hour before her
pension was due and the S3e which the
women was to have received was held
up today in the pension office when a
relative reported Mrs. Johnson's death.
Mrs. Johnson died at IL o'clock last
night.
The woman was the widow of Augustus
Johnson, who served in Company B, Sec
ond Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry,
and for several years had drawn pen
sion Of S12 month from the government
for the services of her late husband. She
had been sick several weeks and died
just an hour before the August pension
became due.
AS Mrs. johnson leaves no minor heirs,
the pension will be cancelled. However,
it is probable that the government will
later reimburse the estate for the amount
of the pension, to be applied on funeral
expenses. Mrs. johnson left Bosestate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
LOST HIS COAT AND CASH.
Louis Nathanson Left Them in His
Automobile.

Two months OF carelessness finally cost
Louis Williamson s35. He is manager of
the Cozy theater and for e couple OF
moons has thrown his coat over the rail
in the rear seat of his automobile while
busy in the theater. About II O'Clock
this morning some one took the coat with
$35 ia money in il beside business papers.
Williamson tells the police he has been
in the habit Of keeping his money and
papers in his coat and has always left
it in the automobile. He says he does
not wear the coat in this warm weather
and carries it only for the purpose OF
keeping his valuables in it.
Detectives Summers and Anderson were
detailed on the case but have little in
formation to work on OF course, they
are supposed to know who takes any
thing that way but sometimes have a
good deal of trouble in finding him. The
motion picture man had just returned
from the depot with a film and he and
his operator, who had ridden to the sta
ton with him, went into the theater to
try It out Suddenly he thought of his
coat, he says, and went out to bring it
in but found it gone. negro police
character. who was seen to pass along
the avenue, is suspected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
GUILTY ON 1000 COUNTS.
But Dawson Prosecutes Pittsbure
Jointist on Only 40 of Them.

Pittsburg, Kan. Aug. 4.-I1pon a
warrant charging him with violation
of the prohibitory law on 40 counts,
Mike Papisch, who, it is alleged, has
conducted a wholesale liquor business
in Frontenac, WIS arrested yesterday
by Sheriff Edward Brazil. InfornatSn
in the case was sworn to by Attorney
General Dawson.
Assistant Attorney General w, P.
Montgomery said yesterday that he is
in possession of enough evidence TO
convict Papisch of violating the law
on 1000 counts. He further declared
that many 1ointists in the county have
in the past procured liquor from Pap
isch and expressed the belief that some
ne v.o,id he forced to quit bust
ness now that the latter has been ar
rested
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
WINDS AND wAsHoUrs.
storms Skipping Over Kansas Have
Done Lot of Harm.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. "A small tor
nado, which dipped three times to earth
and rose sgain, crossed between this
city and Rose Hill, 90 miles southwest
of here, about a'claek last right.
Telephone connections with Rose Hill
are down, but Santa Fe operators here
succeeded in reaC hing the place by a
roundabout circuits. No lives were lest
and little dan1a~ e done. The storm
was seen from high buildings in this
city.
Rains on Central Branch.
Atchison, Kan, Aug. 4.-Nine wash
outs occurred on the Lenora extension
of the Central Branch yesterday. One
of them endangered the passengers and
crew of a train near Ports. The train
was running backwards when u wash
out occurred under the engine. 1t did
not turn over, but was left spanning
a gap about 10 feet long and 10 feet
deep. The other washouts occurred
near Gaylord, Cedar, Kirwin and Clau-
dell The rain was general along the
Central Branch, amounting to three
inches at Enngham, Muscotah and
Whiting, two inches at Netawaixa, one
and one-half inches from Wetmore to
Frankfort, one inch from Frankfort to
Blue Rapids and one and one-half
inches from Blue Rapids to Downs
reached the Central Branch tracks at
Downs.
Foot Rain in Phillips.
Long Island, Kan, Aug THE
northern part of Phillips county suf-
fored from the heavy raislstorm. Long
Island vas flooded. Every cellar was
filed with water. The water ran into
houses and stores from one t. two
feet deep. The track on the Oberlin
branch was washed out in several
places. Lightning burned the gtanary
owned by Don Colby. John Young and
family. north of town, were rescued
from the flood in large water tanks.
Their house was washed from its foun-
dation and separated in the middle.
Many persons of Long Island deserted
their homes and went to higher ground
Great damage was done to telephone
and telegraph lines. FL 'dreds of chick
ems, several hundred hogs and many
horses, drowned. The fall was from
to u inches. In some parts of the
county the crops were totally destroy
ed by hail. Train service is cut Off By
WashOutS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
ELECT WET, LEGISLATURE.
That's What a Certain MIR. Hinkel says
He'll Help Kansas Do.

Kansas City. Mo-. Aug. kansas is
simply dying of thirst. if youth accept
the opinion of Edwin Hinkel, from To-
peka and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from
Milwaukee. Through organized pol1h-
cal clubs and members Of the state legis-
lature elected through their influence,
he is trying to obtain a resubmission Of
the LIQUOR question in Kansas. And
Edwin Hinkel of Topeka and Milwau
kee is confident of success. Other
states and cities have tried his plan
and now have saloons to recommend 1t,
he says
I'm Utah our league is given credit
for making wet y out of. % towns,
which voted on the question about a
month ago." Mr.. Hinkel of Topeka and
Milwaukee said at the Coates house
yesterday In Illinois, out of SO towns
we campaigned there was not one that
went dry 81"
Liquor Interests Direct It.
Mr.. Hinkel is here to organize clubs
in Kansas City, Kan, and Rosedale
The plan is to organize branches of the
National Association of Manufacturers
and Business Men in every city and
town in Kansas These branches will
furnish him lists of names and sigma
lures to petitions, and to the signers he
will send literature favoring the
VETS" The association, of which he Is
the Kansas manager, is composed of
liquor interests and others favOring it,
with headquarters in Chicago.
Already we have organizations In
about four hundred cities and towns in
Kansas, with twenty thousand mem
bers," Hinkel continued. We expect
them to elect members Of the 1egisla-
ture who favor resubmission. and as
quickly as our strength warrants it we
viii come out with a demand for u
new vote. That may be in 1912, or t
msy not. We may know exactly with
in a montl- or two.
Others Who Tried It.
TT is my opinion, and L have gone
all over Kansas, that the vote is want
ed and would be carried with little diff
ficulty.'
In the q years of prohibition in kan
sas resubmissiOn has had very little
luck-in fact, it never has gotten much
farther than the minds of a few whose
ideas were Immediately chopped to
pieces when the proposition was put up
to the legislature. A partial test of the
feeling for a change was made a few
months ago, when the Democratic state
committee sent out circular letters to
most of it's party in Kansas. The letters
asked for an expression of choice of
two Democrats for governor, one on the
platform of resubmission and the other
on a platform of rigid enforcement OF
the prohibition law. Nine-tenths of thu,
replies were for the prohibition c0ndi-
date
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
ONE NEW CASE OF SMALLPOX.
Also a Death Due to the Dread
Disease.

One new case of smallpox devel-
oped in the smallpox district on the
East side today. Mrs. c. II. Musick,
707 Chandler street, is the reported
case.
Mrs. j. H. Shaw, 1915 East Eighth,
died Of the disease last night. Heart
trouble brought on her death after
she had been expected to recover from
smallpox. Her son, living at the home
on East Eighth avenue, is down with
the disease.
Mrs Shaw is the tenth victim of
the epidemic in Topeka. She is the
first victim for nearly a week.
The city physicians are still of the
opinion that the epidemic is under
control.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
Fund to Combat tuberculosis.

1t is expected that before night
fund of $1,000 win have been raised
by the workers in the Topeka Anti
tuberculosis association. The new
state law provides that a city or coun-
ty raising a fund of $1,000 for fight
ing the great white plague" may pc
tition the county commissioners to ap-
propriate funds for the maintenance
of an institution for tubereular pa
tients.
The Shawnee county commissioners
viii be petitioned for half Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
TOWN OF HARLAN DESTROYED.
Smith County Village Was Nearly
Blown OF the Map.

Smith Center Kan, Aug. Harlan,
small town in the southern part of
Smith county, was practically wiped off
the map in the terrific storm which swept
this region in the past ewenty-four hours.
But two houses are standing in Harlan
since the storm, the FIGURING mill having
been blown into the Solomon river and
carried away. Dozens Of houses and
farm buildings both in Harlan and for
a distance Of several miles to the north
are wholly or partially wrecked. There
was no loss of life.
The Solomon is out of its banks and
in places has flooded the lowlands for a
distance Of two or TnTee miles on either
side. At Gaylord a FIGURING mill is re-
ported to be destroyed while it is reported
that thirty bridges have been washed
from the Rock Island road between
Lebanon and Phillipsburg. County bridges
everywhere have been washed away. The
loss is estimated to exceed 500 600. Dam
age to growing crops has been serious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
LOCAL MENTION.

The Happy Ann Cleanser conap4 ny re-
Gently rganized among Topeka men
has arranged for a building at the cor
ner Of Tenth avenue and Adams street.
one carload of material with which to
manufacture their cleansers has been
shipped from the mine at Quinter. Kan.
General Manager Nolan, If The conn
pany, announces that cans have been
made and wra ppers ordered for the
first manufacture of the material. It
will be put up in Topeka and this city
ma te d distributing point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
Wire Trust Head Fined $40. 900.

New York, Aug. 4.-Edward e.
Jackson. jr.. the New York attorney
termed by the prosecution the head
and brains ofthe wire trust, was
fined $4,000 today upon his plea of
nolIO contendre to nine indictments
charging him with the formation of
wire pools. Judge Archbold imposed
a fine OF $1,000 on each indictment.
after denying the plea of United States
District Attorney Wise for a prison
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
SUE X. c. MILK TRUST.
Attorney General Dawson Undertakes
to Break Another Combine

Kansas City, Kan, Aug Am in
junction to break up the embryo KAN
sas city, Kan, milk trust which is
known to have been organized last
Tuesday night for the purpose of rails
ing the retail price of milk from to Q
cents quart probably will be asked
within the next two days in one of the
Wyendotte county courts by Attorney
General John Dawson.
Mr. Dawson read the news in Topeka
yesterday morning and went to Kansas
City, Kan, l. confer with Prosecute
Joseph Taggart Of WyandOtte county
in regard to the matter. The only rea-
son that a petition for an Injunction
was not filed Immediately was that &C
curate information in regard to the
membership of the combine had not yet
been obtained. The papers have been
prepared with the name spaces lett
blank and probably will be filed a ;
soon as this list of names can be OBJ
tanned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04

Kansas City, Aug. 4.--Roland Hoerr and
Wyatt Brodix of St, Louis defeated Jack
Cannon and H. v. Jones Of Kansas City
81; S-6: Ga in the seni-finals doubles.
This brought the ST. Louis team to the
finals in doubles; they will meet the win
ners of the White Head and Winston vs..
Macquiston match probably late this af-
ternoon to decide the championship in
dnllhlas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04

Cape effects make some of the
sumptuUus summer evening wraps
very graceful. The collar named
after Charlotte Corday hangs low at
the back but at the front is slashed
off close to the throat This Corday
collar is much exaggerated but is very
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
Pittsburg Has Bonds to Sell.

for the purchase of the plant
and equipment of the Pittsburg Water
Supply company, authorized at Tues
days election. are TO be sold to the
bonding company Offering the city the
greatest premium. Q. 7. Jones. city
clerk, was instructed to advertise the
bonds for sale at once. All bids must
be in the city clerks Office within three
weeks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04

.'You encourage your son in writing
sentimental poetry?" Well replied
Farmer Corntossel, II don't exactly en-
courage him. But I'd rather he'd print
that sort of thing in the weekly paper
than put it into letters that might git
read before a jury. Washington Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04

The regular meeting Of the reunion
committee will be held tomorrow AFTER
noon at p. m. at the Commercial
club parlors. All members of the COM
mltrees are requested to be promptly
on hand and make their reports and
transact important business. There is
earnest work to be done
P. H. CONEY, Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04

The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kelley. 1146 Woodward avenue,
died last night. The funeral was held
at 2:3O this afternoon from the home
Burial in Rochester cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04

smart ard graceful The coat is made
OF pure white marquisette, white
soutache braiding on collar and skirt
weighing the material and producing
graceful lines. Appliques of black
velvet il. eonventionalized pattern are
couched to the marquisette with white
cord
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
Washington. Aug.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Mrs S Z. Johnson, aged 81. died
last night at her home at 513 West
Second street. Her funeral was held
this Afternoon at o'clock from the
Pentacostal Mission at 1900 North
Kansas avenue. Burial in Topeka GEM
etery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04

Mrs Emma Radford, aged 30. died
at her home, us Hancock street. last
night. Funeral arrangements have not
been announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04

Shells YOU friend. Mr.. Sellers, a lit
erary man. He-No, merely a successful
noyelist.-Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04

A. e Jordan. of Peloi:, county at
torney of Mitchell county. is in To-
peka today to appear before the state
tax commission on behalf of his ccun-
~.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04

RilIa A. Gill today fled suit in the
district court asking for a divorce from
Virgil H Gill; She alleges gross neg
lect Of duty as grounds for a separa-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04

The state case against r. MaIauada
and his wife. charged with grand larce-
ny, was today dismissed on the mo-
ton of the county attorney. 1t was
charged that the two Mexicans entered
a neighborss home on East First street.
where they stole $23 from a trunk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04

amount which it annually takes to
operate the fresh air camp on the
North side. The cost is $1,000 a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04

Tuesday E. l. Forsyth, of 1160 High
avenue. sent up a number of toy bal
looms. To each balloon WIS att lched
card bearing his name, as well as the
number of the balloon. In d postcard
received today frun Leroy -..cNntt Of
Springfield, Mo-, ne is informed that
balloon No. 3 was found about Id miles
southwest Of Sedalia. Mo. The balloon
had been released at $50 Tuesday
morning and landed near Sedalia at
6 O'clock thai evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
TODAY'S GAMES.

Philadelphia, Aug. american
league: First game-Score: r H u
ST. Louis
Philadelphia. .....-......5 10 l
Batteries-M Mitchell and Kitchell;
Plank and Thomas. Umpires-Egans
and Evans.
Washington. Aug. 4.=American
league: First gane-Score: r H E
Chicago. ......s... :
Washington. ...............l q
Batteries=White and Payne; john
son and Street. Umpires-Connolly
and Parker Eleven innings.
Cincinnati. Aug. National
league: Philadelphia vs.. Cincinnati
postponed; rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04

The police patrol and trio of Off
GERS were compelled to invade the
smallpox district last night to pick up
a pair of drunken fighters. Fred John
son and Robert Larson We're engaged
in combat and there shots were fired
without taking effect when the police
were notified. Sargffent Garden with
Omcers Rosander and Duncan picked
up the offenders and called the wagon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04

Don Little, a pool room A.oitue. was
VoiIes and Gof on a charge of robbery
from a dwelling. He is accused of TAX
ing jewelry from the room OF a friend.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-15
our soldiers should fight, bleed and
die to protect their right to see the
battle from the roof tops.
DEATH OF LIEUTENANT KELLY

DEATH OF LIEUTENANT KELLY.
Aviation continues to take it's toll
of human life. The. fate of Lieuten-
ant Kelly of the Thirteenth infantry,
U. S. A., killed at Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, last week, will call forth es-
pecial expressions Of regret through.
out the country in that this brave
man and good soldier went to death in
the performance of his duty. Pathet-
ic as all aeroplane tragedies are, that
at Fort Sam Houston was particular
ly so. Lieutenant Kelly was not
killed while cutting aerial antics. He
was not taking chances to give thrills
to a gaping crowd. He was engaged
in the plain performance of his dut-
les. The plane as scout machine
has wonderful possibilities and it is
the duty of the army to develop this
aid in military reconnaissance. Lieu
tenant Kelly will be remembered with
Lieutenant Selfridge as a martyr to
the cause Of progress in his profess
sion.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-15
RESIDENTS OF GOLDEN
VALLEY IN HARD LUCK

Beach, May 15.-Serious accidents
befell two people we'll known in Col
den Valley, each sustaining the dou-
BILE fracture Of leg Milton H.
Booth, of Carlyle, a relative of Mrs.
w. H. Woodruff Of this city, was one
of the unfortunate victims, who. to-
gether with his wife, was thrown from
their wagon while on their way home
from Carlyle. They were near Briley
Douglass farm when their team be-
came frightened and ran away, throw
ing them to the ground and resulting
in a compound fracture of Mr.. Booths
left leg. The fracture proved q most
dimcult one to reduce, but, the patient
is having the best of care and ID
thought to be doing nicely. Mrs.
Booth was also badly shaken up and
received severe sprains from hel
fall.
The other accident is reported
from Regent, as having occurred ID
Al Mason, a contractor, formerly vel
known here, who was thrown from hi
automobile during q drive, breaking
leg in two places. He will be lait
up Tor considerable time. Mr.. Masol
had but short time previously al
lowed the lapsing of an accident pol
icy. This policy would have pax
him $50 to SIS q week during the per
iod Of his disability, had it still beer
in force.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-15
Marmarth Mail:

Marmarth Mail:
One Of the fiercest fires that has
ever occurred in the city of Marmartf
resulted yesterday afternoon from
start received in the Upland building
which was occupied by Mrs. Vagts as
a dressmaking parlor. At about 2:S0
yesterday an alarm was given and
within minutes from the time OF the
first alarm the volunteer 'tiremen had
the hose coupled on hydrant and
the nozzle on ready for water; but no
water came for several minutes, and
during the nerve racking wait fo1
the pumps to start. the flames gained
such Roadway that it was impossible
to stop them within the row of frame
buildings extending to within one lot
of the Allison block.
The fire started in the rear Of the
Upland building. evidently from some
baby clothes which were hanging In
too close proximity to the stove. Mr..
Vagts was in the room asleep at the
time and upon being awakened by the
smoke, only had time to escape with
the baby. All of their goods were
NOASuuCus lOuA lAS SoAAu ~AeA~
ing the flames reached the German
building, which was fifty feet wide
and two stories high. and the next in
line was the Gent building, which was
occupied by J. Michlin as cobbler
shop and residence.
1t was only by the most desperate
efforts that the flames were kept from
the Allison block, and had it not been
practically fire-proof from the outside.
it surely would have burned. AS 1t
was. flying embers were blown in a
perfect maelstrom over the building
and across the street to the postoftice
and other buildings down as far as
Frank Gibbs hardware. all of which
were on fire several times. but were
quickly extinguished.
The Sawyer building. just north of
the Ugland building was damaged and
!, was only by dint of the hardest
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-15
'MARMAR1H HAS A SEVEN
THOUSAND dollar fire
STORE BUILDINGS AND PRACTICALLY ALL CONTENTS DE-
sTRovEo-L,TrLE INSURANCE CARRIED eY TENANTs-mANY
BUILDINGS REPLAcED-FIRE DEPARTMENT ON SCENE,
BUT WATER AVAILABLE WHEN MOST NEEDED

work that it was saved at all. The
boys had .wo streams of water on the
fire, but these were not enough, and
Gene Delaria, of the round house,
brought his entire force of. men, to.
gether with two hose carts, to the
scene of action. The round house
boys Immediately got into action and
played a stream on the rear of the
fire, which aided materially in con-
trolling it and keeping it within the
burned district. There was a high
wind at the time and it looked to
many as if the whole east side of
the street was doomed.
We have not learned if the Upland
building was insured, but presume it
was. The Sawyer building is re-
ported as not insured. H. Bohlman,
who was conducting hotel and res
taurant in the Sawyer building, was
not insured. Vagts, was not insured.
Lee Gilmore. who owned the meat
market in the north half of the Cor
man building. was not insured, but
saved some of his stock and fixtures.
The butcher who lived over the mar
net, IOSI ali LIS 6OOuS ouu PoV Ii
money. J. H. Schuldt, who kept
millinery and ladies' furnishings store
in the south half Of the German build
ing, was insured. Mrs. German was
insured, and Matt Zent was insured.
J. Michlin the cobbler, saved prac-
tically all his goods.
The loss will total close to $1,000
and is serious blow to all the losers,
as we'll as the town.
1t is quite likely that new buildings
will be erected on some Of the va
cant lots, if not upon all OF them.
H. L. Bohlman has requested that
the Mail extend his appreciation to
the volunteer workers, who worked
so desperately to keep the flames from
burning him out. Dutch says that
at several times he wouldn't have
given a penny for his chance and that
he's mighty glad its no worse.