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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-12

President Taft addressed an audi
ence of Southern farmers in New York
city the other day. And what, pray,
were bunch of Southern farmers do
ing in New York? They ought to be
home hoeing corn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-12

According to the sticklers for form,
the summer of 1911 has not arrived
and will not do so until June 20. But
they will have to confess that the
weather of late has been something
akin to the midsummer variety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-12
prpnrANrvAyr uOME.
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal Is member OF the
Associated Press and receives the ful DAY
telegraph report % that great news or
ganiZation for the exclusive AFTERNOON
publication Il Topeka.
The news Is received in The State jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-12

Congressman Murdock has also
made hit undoubtedly WITH the old
fashioned ladies who crochet and knit.
He has expressed some forcible opinions
on the righteousness of the worsted
fruSf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-12
The Oyerburdened Germans.

The men and women of Germany
carry about with them every day in
their pockets and handbags 2,695 tons
of iron This interesting and heavy
piece of information has been dis
covered by Robert ]. Thompson,
United States consul at Hanover, who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-12

watch Wichita Win" The sporty
automobilists and others of that town
are using the erstwhile baseball park
there for a beer garden"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-12

No wonder the people CT italy final
~ rebelled against the Camorra. 1t
was one time an organization of 'class-
icar' tendencies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-12
THE RRIRE TAKER.

The action of the judge in Ohio who
fined member of the legislature five
times the amount of the bribe which
he solicited and received will be gen.
orally approved. The man who takes
a bride is bad enough, but the man
who deliberately goes into the open
market and soHcits money for his vote
is not worthy of consideration.
1t may be that the law making
bodies of the different states are not
paid enough for their services. If that
money from special interests for "vot-
ing right" but in convincing the people
that the service that they receive is
worth more money than they have
been paying. AS a general rule the
American people are pretty liberal,
and a campaign of education along
that line would soon secure for legis-
lators an increase If they are really
entitled to it.-Salina Journal.
THE LAW is FAR FROM PERFECT.
If they fine a man $50 and $50 costs
for stealing turkey and a chicken
what had they ought to fine a man
" no deliberately spreads a lie in a
community? The one crime affects a
mans purse a few dollars, the other
character and oftimes involves a
community in a row. Evidently law
and equity are yet far from a perfect
state. The Decalogue places the two
to get fined proportionate for each Of
Tense at silly gossip, SANDER, lying and
backbiting, as the negro for stealing
chickens what a sudden cessation there
would be. The millennium would
dawn.-Plainville Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-12
Music Hath Char1ns?-Nixy.

That fine old crouch, Silver King,
the giant polar bear at the Bronx Zoo
logical garden, failed to respond to the
soothing influences of the human
voice lifted UP in song, even when such
a charming person as the Baroness
WoIzogen did the singing at series
of interesting experiments.
DR.. Brexner, the scientist and psy-
Geological sharp of the Geological So
ciety. was in charge of the expert
ments, which were TO test the poetic
legend of the effect of music on wild
beasts. Baron Reichmiller, who ac-
companied the Baroness Wolzogen,
was armed with a camera to preserve
the plastic poses of the beasts when
under the tender influence of song.
The baroness, attired in a wonder
full gown of royal blue and wearing a
still more wonderful hat with plumes
try the first experiment On Silver
King, who houses in an empty lion
cage as neighbor to Empress, a young
Siberian tiger. The singer was SO
sure of the power of her music that
she was willing to go in the cage
with the King and touch her lutte, but
DR.. Brexner thought barrier of
strong iron bars between the singer
and the beast safer.
With the first notes of a ripping
guish that set the whole lion house in
a roar. The baroness switched to a
more plaintiff tune, and the King
growled deep and long, and kept walk
ing round and round.
"But look at the tiger" exclaimed
one of the watchers. Empress was
cuddled up in striped ball near the
bars of her cage, purring like a six
cylinder car, and waving her padded
tootsies in the air. The baroness was
greatly pleased, and transferred her
attentions to Empress. who looked like
a Tammany victory and performed all
sorts of gladstone stunts while the
baroness played and sang.
Wonderful what effect the music
had on the tiger" commented one who
fingered after the baroness had de-
parted.
Music, nawthing," said freckle-
faced lad. 81 just slipped that tiger a
bunch of catnip before the lady came
in.''-New York American.
Judge for Maiden Modesty.
Hazel Arnold, 16, and Ida Thomas.
Ia, were brought before Judge John
A. Caldwell, OF the Juvenile court, be-
cause they had been saucy to the
police when officers objected to their
alleged actions.
young girls like you must not wear
rats and bangs and Grecian bands
around the hair said Judge Caldwell,
criticising their appearance. 81 pro-
pose to do all in my power to break up
this kind of costuming by young girls
the kind of dressing that attracts
the undue attention of the men. 1t is
one of the greatest causes of juvenile
delinquency, and do not see what any
mother is thinking about to allow her
daughter to get herself w in any such
fashion.
II believe in modest attire for young
girls. 1t hurts me every time 1 go
along the street and see a young girl
in short dresses wearing fancy OPEN
work slippers and thin, fancy stock
ings with a slip of a dress and a rat
or Grecian band in her hair, or with
her hair bobbed down over her fore
head. A girl in short dress should
never wear a lownecked costume.'-
Cincinnati dispatch to the New York
World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-12
THE SPEED MANIA.


Since Phaeton tried to drive the
chariot of the sun and darkened the
skins of the Philippians, the human
race has paid it's annual toll Of death
to the mania for speed. Daedalus and
Icarus and Darius Green and host of
others did their share. The three
banked galleys of the Romans, their
chariot races and their morals alike
paid tribute to this human character
istic.
We hardly know which is the more
dangerous, the automobile race or the
aeroplane. Both are typical and both
reap their harvest of death with start
dianapolis failed to startle because it
was anticipated. People take it for
granted that death will follow speed
trials. And yet we speak of these things
as accidents. How can tDet be an ac-
cident which we all feel certain will
happen? Rather it is an accident
when automobile races are held with
out the accompanying tribute of hui
man life.
we suppose that the mania will con-
tinue. It is hard to eradicate it from
the human heart. Just as it is hard
to eradicate the passion for gambling
which has been a distinguishing feat
ure of the Teuton since first he APP
peared in history. At the same time,
| 1t is altogether wise that the state
should take some means TO cOntrO
these speed contests and to insist on
| the most careful precaut:ons.-Cha
lesion News and Courier
GOOD TYPE OF SPORTSMAN.
While every American will regret
that Charles Evans, otherwise known
as Chick" the sterling little golfer OF
Chicago, was defeated by Bruce
Pearce. of Australia, in the contest fol
the golf championship of Great Britain
the feeling of sorrow will be lighteneo
| by the fact that the American carried
his opponent to the nineteenth hole be-
| fore defeat. 1t was a good battle ano
skilIfully fought.
Better than all, the American player
was the first to congratulate his vic
Itorious opponent. We arc used to thai
sort of thing over here. Evans would
have been a discredit to his country L
he had acted otherwise. The best type
| of sportsman is the man who can beal
defeat gracefully and Evans demon
strated his manly qualities when hi
grasped his rivals hand.
| Perhaps the incident would not b'
worthy of note If we did not recall tht
experience of Walter ]. Travi7 when h'
was fortunate enough to win the Brit
fish championship. He met with NJ
| ovation upon his victory. On the con
trary the memory of the applause
which greeted his failure t" make {
tputt still fingers in the ears. and stir
1.-THE blood with indignation.-Wash lng
tton Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-12

Aunt Carrie was good copy" anC
in the old days was cultivated exten
slvely by newswriters; they egged he
on to do things which might other
wise have been left undoae. She likeC
the notoriety her escapades produced
Many who knew her intimately be
lieved that. had the account of hel
first joint smashing at Kiowa beer
overlooked by the newspapers, it would
have been her last.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-12

The ~. S. Dreyfus case" is to be
expected. The "shavetails'' are taught
at West Point that they are the only
human specimens of Gods handiwork,
and that enlisted men and civilians are
mere incidents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-12

Of1cial State Paper.
Official Paper City OF Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-12

Scientists may, some time, find
cure for tuberculosis, but that other
plague, the street-car humorist who
tells the jokes he read in the 1881
Hostetter's almanac, and then repeats
them with diagrams showing the dot
ted line leading to the point, is incur
able.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09
Fell Under Train.

S. Duty, son of George Duty,
whose home is near Portsmouth,
Ohio, met with serious accident
Tuesday afternoon about 4
O'Clock in the yards in the east
end of town, when he fell from a
freight train which he had rid
den from Portsmouth, and in
falling both of his lower limbs
went under the moving train,
which run over and mashed both
of them above the knees to pulp,
before he had time to extricate
himself.
Several cars passed over his
limbs before his cries we're heard
and the train could be stopped.
Duty was taken to the Y. M.
&c. A. hospital, where Doctors
Ben C. Harris and Tunis Nunne-
maker performed the necessary
operation of amputating both his
legs.
The patient is reported today
as having stood the operation
nicely and doing as well as posi-.
BILE. His father was telegraphed
for and arrived here yesterday
morning.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09
Off On a Vacation.

Harry G. Williams, on account
of his health, has severed his
connection with the First Nation
al Bank temporary, and is to
take a vacation covering a period
of six month.
Mr.. Williams has held the re-
sponsible position as assistant
cashier of the above bank for a
number of years, and owing to
the fact that he has suffered con-
siderably for the past several
months with an attack of rheu-
matism, he has taken this step
with a view Of regaining his
health.
Mr.. Williams accompanied by
his family will leave the latter
part Of this month for Battle
Greek, Mich, where they will
spend several weeks, he will then
return and devote his time to the
insurance business, in which he
is interested.
George Brown, head book
keeper at the bank, has been
promoted temporary, to fill the
vacancy caused by Mr.. Williams
absence.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09
Robbed Passenger Coach.

Most boys enjoy reading the numer-
GUS cheap novels that can be purchased
from all news. stands, and the boys of
this city are no exception. All who
have read this class of literature, if it
can be termed as such, know that the
particular story always ends by the
robbers, murderers, or whatever they
call themselves, getting away, but in
this particular incidence the robbers
did not get away.
Last Friday night Willard Slater,
age 10, son of Byron Slater, deceased;
Deck Walker, age IS, son of d. f..
Walker, and Greenway Hatfield, age
II, son of Mrs. Mary Hatfield, decided
to rob the passenger coach which con-
tanned the stock of fruits, novels, ETC.,
the property of the Union News Com
pany, but charged to and in the pos
session of O. T. Patton, news butcher,
whose home is in Tazewel1, Va, and
who is in the employ of the above COM
pany and runs on the local trains be-
tween here and Bluefeld.
1t is the custom of the butchers to
leave their wares locked in baskets or
hampers in the passenger coaches
when at the, end of the division on
which they remain over night.
This particular coach which was
robbed was brought in here on train
No. and placed on a siding in the
lower end of town, near Prichard
street, when about o'clock the boys
named above proceeded to enter this
coach and take the contents, so they
could enjoy a good lunch and have
plenty of literature on hand to last
them for some time.
They took two hampers and one bas-
ket with their contents, which consist
ed Of cigarettes, cigars, chewing gum,
candy, popcorn, groceries, fruits and
magazines, of a total value of S51.85,
which they shouldered and carried. to
their cave about a, mile from town, on
top of one of the mountains, which-the,L
had barricaded in a great manner,
living, as they thought. in great style,
as they had read in the books.
The matter was reported to the ,au-
thorities here early Saturday morning,
when the loss was discovered. Chief
W. o. Porter was soon on the trail
and found the boys near their cave on
the mountain, one OF which drew a pis-
tol, but to no purpose, as they were
soon in his custody carrying their
spells to the city Jail, where they spent
the time until Tuesday evening, when
the Case was called before Justice A.
w. Damron, who continued the hear
ing until Feb. 10th. The boys are now
| reposing in the county jail, as it is re-
ported that the county authorities will
take them in hand.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
On the Death Of Hiram Henley
Shumate.

On this 18th day of February,
1911, the death of Hiram Henley
Shumate, former member of
this bar, having been announced,
on motion a meeting of the bar
was held, presided over by the
Honorable John B. Wilkinson,
Judge of the circuit court of Lo-
gan county, West Virginia; and
upon further motion a commit
tee consisting Of H. Clay Rag
land, J. B. Ellison and ]. S. Mar
cum, was appointed to draught
suitable resolutions respecting
the death of the said Shumate.
And thereupon the com mittee re-
ported the following preamble
and resolutions, which were upon
motion unanimously adopted:
Whereas, 1t has pleased Him,
who is too wise to err and too
good to be unkind, to remove
from our midst and the scene Of
his usefulness Hiram Henley
sShumate, late a member of this
bar; therefore
Be it resolved, .f1st, That we
have heard with feelings of I'M
feigned sadness of his death, one
with whom we have been associ-
ated in the courts Of this state
for a fourth of a century; and we
with pleasure bear testimony to
his many noble traits of charac-
ter, his ability as a lawyer, his
worth as a citizen and the love
which he bore to all in his COM
munity.
Resolved, second, That we ten
der to his family our heartfelt
coincidence in this their hour of
sad bereavement, hitting
them to the care of Him who
alone can lift the burden of their
sorrows.
Resolved, third, That these
resolution and the preamble be
spread in full upon the Law Or
der Book of this court, and that
certified copies thereof be trans
m1tted to Mrs. I'll. Il. Shumate,
widow; and that copies thereof
be furnished to the newspapers
at Logan, West Va, and at Will
hanson, West Va, with req uest
Ell. G.. RAGLAND,
]. B. ELLISON,
JNo. e. MARcUM.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09
Death Of H. K. Shumate.

Hiram Henley Shumate, for num-
Der of years one of the most able and
successful lawyers in this state. and a
practitioner at the local bar, was
called from his labors last Friday
morning about 10 O'Clock.
For the past year or two the de-
ceased had been III failing health,
caused by his advanced age, and an
attack of iocomotor ataxia, which con-
fined him to his home from time to
time until about two months ago, when
his condition became so grave that he
was unable to leave his beautiful home
on Harvey street, which has been built
only few years.
Born in Raleigh county. Virginia,
which is now West Virginia, in the
year 1912, later graduating from Allie
ghany College, Virginia, he has de-
voted his entire life to the practice OF
law, during which time he has resided
in Cabell, Logan, Wyoming, Wayne
and Mingo counties, in this state,
spending thirty-eight years of this
time in Wayne county.
In 1870 he married Miss Squires OF
Braxton county, who survives, together
with three daughters: Mrs. Alice My
ers of Cincinnati, o.; Mrs. Annie
Damron, Mrs. Mamie Studebaker, and
three sons, Bert, Luther and Carl, all
of whom reside in this city.
The deceased is also survived by a
brother, William Shumate, Of Raleigh
county, and three sisters, Mrs. G. c.
Watts Of Charleston, one living at Gal
lipolis, o., and another living in
Beckley county.
Attorney Shumate resided in this
county prior to the time it was made a
new county, and he was the one that
prepared the bill to be presented to the
Legislature, making this a new county,
and assisted in making the survey
showing the territory to be cut off.
The funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at 1870 o'clock In the
Baptist Church, the Rev. c. N. Jarrett
officiating, the remains were conveyed
to a point near the cemetery on pas.
senger train No. Is, the arrangement
having been made with the railroad,
on account CT the condition of the road
which is impossible.
The members of O'Brien Lodge No.
101 A. F. & A. M, of which the de.
ceased had been member for mum.
Der Of years, attended the fnneral in a
body and acted as pallbearers, they
also took charge of the services at the
grave, conducting the services in the
manner described in their ritual.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09
Murdered.

Last Friday afternoon about S
O'Clock the right hand fork of Laurel
creek, near Buck branch, was the
scene of a murder, when Andy How
ell was shot and instantly killed by
Miles Hall.
Hall gave himself up and was
brought here Tuesday afternoon in the
custody of Wallace Evans.
Ira Evans, justice of the peace, held
an inquest over the deceased Saturday
morning at the scene of the murder.
The remains of the. deceased we're
buried Saturday afternoon in the fam
lily cemetery on Laurel creek.
The preliminary hearing was held
Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock be-
fore Squire G. M. Willard here.
There being such large number of
witnesses to be examined, on account
Of the 'squire's small Office the hear
ing was held in the court room of the
court house. There were about TWEEN
ty-fiye witnesses to testify in behalf of
the state, which consumed several
hours.
Prosecuting Attorney S. u. G..
Rhodes looked after the interests of the
state, while Atty. James Damron de-
Tended the prisoner.
From the evidence gathered at this
hearing the trouble is supposed to have
originated from Miles Hall having
some kind of a quarrel with Sa1lie
Howell, at her home near Canterbury.
Just what this trouble was, was not
clearly brought out in the preliminary
hearing.
Sallie Howell reported this trouble
she had had to Andy Howell, who is
in some way related to her, and as he
had been drinking considerably, he
thought it best that he start on the
warpath for Miles Hall, who he said
he was going to kill. Howell gathered
several of his friends in the neighbor-
hood Of Canterbury and started in the
pursuit of Hall, who had started over
the hill towards his home on the right
hand fork. As soon as Hall saw the
crowd running after him, he too began
to run, and soon overlook D. Hall and
told him to run to his home and get his
gun. BY the time d. Hall got the gun
and started back towards Miles Hall
the pursuers were gaining on him. AS
soon as Hail got the gun he turned
around and saw Howell just as he had
jumped over fence in the front of
Harrison Evans home, when he shot
at him with shotgun, the charge hit
ting Howell in the neck and breast,
causing instant death. S
Hall was held to answer any indict-
ment that may be brought against him,
by the grand jury of the April term of
the criminal court. He was later given
bond by Judge Sampselle, who fixed
the amount at $4,000, which was
given by ]. S. Hall, A. w. Damron,
Harye Charles, Frank Blair and en-.
Whit, as his sureties.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09
A Free Valentine.

Manager J. E. Ryan of the
Dreamland Theatre, has pur-
chased and placed on display in
the window of acknowledgements
Drug Company, a beautiful val
entine, which he will give away
to the holder of the lucky coupon
on Monday night, February 18th.
Each person who patronizes
Dreamland from now until the
above date will be given a coupon,
which will Tentitle them to a
chance at the valentine. The
drawing will take place in the
theatre on the above mentioned
night. Be sure and save your
coupons.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Come and see us if you want a
sewing machine, needles, bands,
oil etc. A. H. Beall hardware
Co.
Buffalo coal is now washed
clean, it costs no more than other
coal. We are sole agents. Mark
Russell & Co.
Ed. Lawrence, the popular
druggist employed at Hubard's
Pharmacy, is confined to his
room suffering from any attact of
typhoid fever. T.
When women ask What is the
best range to buy? Just say to
them: The PeHinsularof course.
There is reason. A. H.. Beall
Hardware Co. ~
The ladies of the Home Mfs-
sion society ON the Methodist
GhMrch will hold bazaar on the
oath and 18th of March. Re-
fresffments will also be served.
Every woman who wants a
good steel range will certainly
buy the Peninsular if they only
get a view of it. A. H. Beall
Hardware Co.
Attorney Wade HI. Bronson
left Monday for Charleston,
where he will spend several days
looking after matters before the
Supreme Court.
That famous Golden Glory
Bread 100 per cent pure, 100 per
cent sanitary. You want the
best, demand it. Baked by Ma
tional Biscuit Co. and sold at
THE BEST.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-09

James. B. Mackie in Grimes
Cellar Door" is the bright par
ticular comedian that will amuse
the patrons of Williamson Thea
ter on Thursday, February 9th.
Variety is served up in liberal
quantities. It is brimful OF
sparkling wit, snappy dialogue
and clever1y conceived situations.
The music is of the catchy sort
and the costumes are fresh and
attractive. The company con-
sists of expert entertainers and
does not suffer from want of
clever principals as the cast in
cludes manv who are immensely
popular in the musical and COM
edy world. including Miss Ethyl
Merritt with her remarka BILE
soprano voice, also the Three
English Rosebads, while the
chorus is one of beauty and con-
tain many good voices.