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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
ONE new CASE.
The Smallpox Situation Is ImprovisSS
Daily.

A man named Smith. living at 704
Chandler street. was taken down with
smallpox last night and the house
quarantined by the city board of
health today.
This is the only new case of small
pox in the last twenty-four hours.
The city physicians in charge report
this afternoon that all the cases und er
their care are in good shape and a
number of guarantees will be lifted
from East side houses soon
Vaccinations are being made at the
rate of about so a day-the number
has dropped considerably in the last
few days. 1t is explained that prac-
tically everyone on the East side has
received the immune scratch on the
arm.
The following quarantined houses
have been released:
w. c. Wenthe. 1922 Monroe street.
Others that will be released soon
are:
J. c. Marsh. 1919 Lime street
M. I. Bronson, 1912 Lime street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01

The American Railway Tool Fore
mems association is a club of rail-
way men from all over the United
States. Every railroad from coast to
coast and the Great Lakes to the Gulf
was represented at the big convention
in Chicago in July. The election of
Mr.. McKernan of Topeka was unani-
nous
The news of this honor conferred
on a Topeka representative of the
Santa Fe is greeted in this city. Su-
pervisor McKernan is a young rail-
road man, but he has earned every
promotion since he began his work
with the Santa F7e in Topeka nineteen
years ago.
E. J. McKernan began his railroad
career in Topeka nineteen years ago.
At this time he acted as machinist'S
apprentice in the shops in this city.
Later he was made a machinist and
held this position a few years,
when he was made foreman of the
tool room of the big Santa Fe shops
in this city.
Then the Santa Fe decided that they
had to have a general foreman at La
Junta and they took Mr.. McKernan
from the Topeka shops.
He remained in La Junta for sew
eral years until he was called back
to Topeka as supervisor of tools of
the entire Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
ROCK ISLAND CHANGES.
w. S. Phillips. Chief Dispatcher at
Harrington, Made Trainnlaster.

In a circular that will be sent from
the office of A. E. Sweet, general
manager of the Rock Island Lines in
Topeka, soon, it is announced that
w. S. Phillips, now chief dispatcher OF
the road at Harrington, will be made
trainmaster of the Kansas division,
with headquarters in Harrington.
Trainmaster Charles Fowler of this
division will be assigned to other du-
ties.
B. Johnson, now dispatcher at Her
ington, will be made chief dispatcher,
taking the place vacated by w. s
Phillips.
The promotion of Chief Dispatcher
Phillips comes as glad tidings to
friends of this official in Topeka rail-
road circles. Mr.. Phillips is q popu-
lar and efficient railroad man and has
had many years experience on the
Rock Island and other roads. 3.
Johnson is a young man who has gone
through the telegraph degrees and is
deserving of his new position as chief
dispatcher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
TALK SEED WHEAT.
Meeting for This Purpose at Colby
August 3.

The representatives from the north
west counties of Kansas will meet at
Colby, in Thomas county, August 8 to
discuss the seed wheat proposition and
the chances for a special session of
the legislature. There are a dozen or
fourteen counties interested
In these counties the d1outh de-
strOyed the wheat crop and the farm
ers want special permission from the
legislature for their counties to lend
them money with which to buy seed
wheat. The attorney general has rui-
ed that this can be done only by a
special session of the legislature.
Governor w. R. Stubs has been pc
titioned to call a special session but
has not as yet decided to do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
JEWELER is ARRESTED.
r. w. Swearingen Charged With Steal
ing a Check.

Another chapter of the Swearingen-
Mills trouble started today when F. w
Swearingen, the Kansas avenue jewel
er, was arrested on a charge of steal
ing the check which he gave Mrs. L. Y.
Mills in payment of an auto repair
bill
The Swearingen troubles really
started last fall but they may not end
for some time. Mills and Swearingen
could not agree concerning Swearin-
gems auto bill and Mills account for
sthe purchase of a ring. Finally Mills
returned the ring and Swearingen' s
.agent gave a check to Mrs. Mills for
$500, the amount of the repair bill.
But when the ring was returned to
the store, Swearingen stopped pay
ment on the check.
Mrs. Mills went to the store to de-
Tnand an explanation. She saw what
she supposed was her husbands ring
and took it. Then in a personal en-
counter Mrs. Mills was roughly han
died and was bitten on the finger by
the jeweler. She sued for $4,000
damages. A jury in the district court
recently gave her $1.2O5. But the
$500 check was never paid.
A few days ago the check was given
TO ". +. Barber for collection. When
he went to the Swearingen store yes
terday, the merchant asked to see the
check It was placed on the counter
and Swearingen put it in his pocket.
He refused to return the bit of paper
and today a state warrant was issued
for his arrest on a. charge of petit lar
ceny.
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TODAY IN CONGRESS.
A Summary of the Proceedings An
Both Houses.

Washington. Aug. Farmers
free list bill, which had been debat-
ed since Thursday, passed by senate.
Lorimer election investigation con-
tinued, with Charles A. White, con-
fessed bribe taker. testifying.
Cotton tariff revision bill under de-
bate
Remsen pure food board affairs in
Vestigation was resumed by the agri-
cultural department committee.
Inquiry into the sugar tariff con-
tinued before the special committee.
House asked for conferences with
senate on wool tariff and campaign
publicity bills and appointed con-
ferees for each.
Secretary of commerce and labor
submitted report on wages and hours
in steel and iron industry, showing
many workmen are compelled to work
twelve hours a day and seven days
week.
House superintendent bill was
taken up in the senate. Senator Bur-
ton opposed the increase in reports.
Democratic Leader Underwood de-
clared that if President Taft signed
any tariff revision bill congress would
remain in session indefinitely to COM
plete Democratic tariff plans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
new MAN FOR SENATOR.
t. L. Bond of SaIina Brought Forward
by Democrats.

The Salina Union, the Russell Re
former and the Colby Free Press, in
fluential Democratic papers of western
Kansas. are booming T. l. Bond of ST.
lima for the Democratic nomination for
United States senator. The Russell
pa per of recent date has the following:
John R. Connolly, three years ago
Democratic candidate for congress
from the Sixth Kansas district, and
editor of the Colby Free Press, which
is the official paper of Thomas county
and the big Democratic paper of the
extreme western part of Kansas, has
suggested Hon. T. L. Bond, of Salina
as the Democratic nominee for United
States senator from Kansas in 1912.
In an editorial of the stirring kind
in his paper he endorses Mr.. Bond, and
says the Salina man could sweep the
state under the modified Oregon plan
now used, like a cyclone
This information will be pleasing to
Mr.. Bonds numerous friends in Salina,
and vicinity.
Men here declared today that they
would go into a Bond for Senator club,
and back him with all their might for
the place, If necessary. and it is be-
lieved Democrats in every town in the
Thirtieth judicial district and the Fifth
congressional district would do every
thing possible to secure him the party
nomination.
The Salina man is one of the most
prominent men of his party in the state
Of Kansas. He is now grand master of
the Grand Chapter of Kansas Masons,
is a thirty third degree Mason. and has
held every office of honor this order
could confer in this state"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
BRING ON PRETTY GIRLS
j. e. spaIing Starts on the Quest
Today.

J. E. Spalding was authorized at
Kansas Semi-Centennial committee
meeting this noon held at the Com
merciaI club to start Immediately for
Norton, Concordia, Salina and other
cities to get the pretty girl contests
started. These towns Will send five
girls each to grace the floats in the
pageant and there will be ten or
dozen of them in all.
THE girls will be shown the time Of
their life" remarked Albert T. Reid,
executive chairman. Aside from the
ball which will be given in their hon
or on Tuesday evening, September T.
in all probability other entertainment
features were today suggested. An auto
mobile ride was mentioned. reception
at the Country club, and one at the
governors mansion.
The committee decided to pay all eE-
tertainment expenses of the girls while
they are in the city.
Those present at the meeting were:
Albert T. Reid, N. B. Burge, J. VIII
Kelley, w. o. Rigbv. ]. z. SpaIding.
Marco Morrow, John T. Nicholson and
George S. Radders.
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Stella Shook, Woman in BOLTON
Case, Heard From.
Makes a Statement for the State
Journal.
SAW LOVER SATURDAY
Received Diamond Ring and Ex-
pected to Marry Him.
Father Confident That Young
Man Was Murdered.

1t is the belief of W. L. Dolton,
father of John Dolton, who was found
dead at his rooming house, 400 Lake
street, Sunday morning, that his son
was murdered Although the father
refuses to name the parties he sus-
poets. il is known that personal
'grudge" existed on the part of several
acQuaintances Of young Dolton and 1t
is feared that the hatred ended in
murder.
Mrs. Stella B. Shook the young
woman who is said to have written
note to John Dolton telling him that
she was morally unfit to be his wife,
has denied writing this note. She has
written her name and OoltO1's name
on card that the city and county OH
Gals might compare the writing.
The note was first thought to have
been the cause of Dolton's death 1t
was said by friends and neighbors that
Dolton was in love with Mrs. Shook
and the note from her saying that she
was impure and mineral and could
not refrain from associating with 9TH
er men was what instigated the young
man to do the rash act.
Gives Out Statement.
In q signed statement given to a
State Journal reporter she says as fol-
lows: Mr.. Dolton called Saturday
evening about $3.50 o'clock and was
apparently in the best of spirits
There was no trouble OF any kind be-
tween us and we were both as happy
as we could be. I was never at any
time engaged to him for the reason
that I have never obtained q divorce
from my husband. I did not send
note to him and Furthermore I know
,uothing about it whatever. As to the
ring he gave me a diamond and 1 wore
# Saturday night when I was with
him and I still have it. When he left
me that night he said, Honey never
part with this ring-keep it forever. -
Here Mrs Shook broke down and
cried II loved the man and he is the
only one that I ever really cared for.
We intended to get married as soon as
] obtained my divorce"
MRS. STELLA B. SHOOK"
The courtship between Mrs. Shook
and Mr. Dolton began when they met
at the Garfield park carnival. which
was held about three months ago, and
has continued until brought to a close
by this sad tragedy.
Asks for an Investigation.
W. l. Dolton appeared before Mayor
Billiard this afternoon and asked that the
city police officials investigate the sup
posed suicide. The mayor has referred
DoIton to the county attorney
1t is said that three shots We're heard
the night Of the death Of the young man.
The revolver found near him had only
one empty she'll. The father says, also,
that the note found on the table was not
there when DR.. Keith. county coroner.
first made the investigation. Tt is be-
heved that this note was laid on the
table afterward.
Further developments in the case may
reveal the fact that John Dolton was not
a suicide.
W. L. Dolton says the couple had plan
ned to be married soon and that the girl
is heartbroken since hearing of the death
of her lover. The father has no faith in
the suicide theories expressed by people
in the vicinity of 400 Lake street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
SHERIFF TOO ANXIOUS.
Went on without His Requisition
Papers

Firman A. Cook, sheriff of Scott
county, has gone to Illinois armed
with application for a requisition for
a prisoner wanted in his county for
some violation of the law. Cook did
not see the necessity of waiting for the
requisition papers proper. but was sat
isfied with the O. K of the attorney
general on his applicable n. Securing
this he hurried away to get his train
without stopping at the governors Of
fee to ct his requisition. He will prob
ably not discover his mistake until he
presents his application to Governor
Deneen at Springfield
Cook came to town yesterday and
applied to Earl Akers, the governors
executive clerk, for his papers. Akers
sent the sheriff to the attorney gener-
ais Office to get that officials o. K on
their regularity, expecting him to come
back and get his requisitfon. The
sheriff did not come back He got the
Dawson o. K and hixed for his train.
He will have to make two trips to Illi-
nois before he can get his prisoner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
WATCH SERVICE MORE CLOSELY
Postofice OhiciaIs to Check Unstamp-
ed Mail Receipts.

Washington. Aug POSTMASTER
General Hitchcock today promulgated
an order involving important changes
in the mailing of third and fourth class
matter without stamps affixed Through
a recent defalcation at one of the
larger postoffices the postmaster gen
eral became convinced that the existing
regulations did not adequately protect
the revenues of the department and Il
committee was appointed to consider a
revision.
The order imposes TO additional bur-
dens upon postoffice patrons who de-
sire to avail themselves of the law
which permits them to send 1000 pieces
of mail of third and fourth class WITH
out stamps affixed but provides such
important administrative checks in the
handling of this mail by postoffice en-
ployees that defa1cations will be prac-
tically impossible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
PLAYED HE WAS AN OFFICER.
Charles Wallace Attacked Girl Under
Guise of Being Her Rescuer.

Charles Wallace. a character who
has lately come under the suspicion
of the police as a deserter from the
army and who on July 10 was fined
IS for fighting some Greeks, made an
unsuccessful attempt last night to
join the force In fact, he told sew
eral people he was q regular plain
clothes man.
In the second floor rooming place
at b22 Kansas avenue he told them he
was the vanguard of a squad of po-
lice which was going to make a raid
1t was then 10 o'clock and he allowed
five minutes or so for them to pre-
pare for the worst. Not particularly
hard hearted himself however, he
grabbed a waitress he wanted and
promised to see her to safety He
ran her down the alley past Fourth
street, but when out of the danger
zone would not let her go. She told
the police later that she tried to get
away by jumping onto an express
wagon which went through the alley,
bur he pulled her down. How she
finally made her escape from the de
signing wretch" she did not report
The police found Wallace at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
Have You seen o. NJ. whitsettq

Oliver NJ. Whitsett of Winslow, Ark,
is missing and his friends fear some
fatal accident has befallen him. He left
his home about two months ago with
the Intention Of coming u the wheat
fields of Kansas, and has not been
heard from since He is described as
being of small stature. weight about
14O pounds, with small features and
wearing a small sandy raustache. He
has always enjoyed an excellent Iepu-
tation in his home town. and no rea-
son is knowh fer his disappearance
ANY inforratio in regard to him Will
be gladly received by MS wife, Mrs.
Oliver N. Whitsest. Minslow, Ark
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
CAMPBELL GIVEN LIGHT FINE.
Motion Picture Man Must Pay SO fol.
Failure to Comply With Fire Laws.

F. A. Campbell, proprietor of the Ok
ford theater, today pleaded guilty to a
charge Of violating the laws governing
fire protection in theaters and public
buildings and was fined SO ard costs
by Judge Carver. The case was brought
several weeks ago
Before the complaint was issued.
Campbell had started to overhaul his
building to conform with the provisions
of the law. But the state refused to
dismiss the action on account of the
former violation.
Since the arrest of Campbell, the
management Of the Novelty theater
was arrested on a similar complaint.
Their cases have not vet been disposed
IF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01

Rochester, N. Y. for On extended visit
Of several weeks.
Mr.. Shine spent Monday in Emmett.
MI IL Burgett and four children
left for visit with relatives at Odes-
sa, Mo.
A. NJ Petro. druggist
Dr. H. F. Piatt and family came in
from Rcssyille. Sunday and spent the
day.
Miss Grace Eln.ore is visiting ]. d.
Platt of S3S North Jackson street.
Mrs. Julia Beverly and daugter left
today for Maniteu. Col.
Items for this column should be left
at Petro's drug store
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
CROPS ARE SAVED.
Prison That Advertised for Farm
Hands Got What 1t Wanted.

Middletown. Conn, Aug. 1-Jailer
George West of the Middlesex county
lieve that it pays to advertise. Re-
Gently it became known through the
newspapers that there were not in
mates enough at the prison to care
for the prison farm and that there
was danger a part of the crops going
to waste If they were not speedily
cared for.
Within a few days after this infor-
nation was published, nine squads of
prisoners were committed on minor
sentences and became Immediately
available for work on the farm. The
crops have been saved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01

Portland, Ne, Aug. after three
days of almost ceaseless work at the
pumps to prevent their vessel from
laundering. the crew of the schooner
Arthur Lord are safe in this port to-
day with their battered craft The
schooner sailed from st. John for
New York Thursday with lumber and
in Fridays gale lost her foresail lib,
boats and deck load of lumber. Her
seams opened, the drinking water
gave out and for several days the
crew lived on only a few dried bis
cIita
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01

who. will make an ascension here
August 81 in the balloon Topeka II, is
making a wireless telegraph outfit
which he will rig in the basket of the
balloon and by means of which he
hopes to keep in communication with
local wireless stations. There are two
amateur wireless stations here, capable
of receiving messages from any dis
lance the balloon is likely to cover IN
one night, the time stein intends re-
naming in the air
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
QUIssENBERRY GOES FREE.
Had Nothing to Do With Larceny and
Case Is Dropped.

Walter Quissenberry. arrested "a
Gently on a charge of grand larceny,
was released yesterday on motion of
the county attorney. It was charged
that Quissenberry and others entered
the F. NJ. Huston home, where they
stole gold watch.
An investigation of the case showed
that young Quissenberry was not con-
nected with the crime and the suit
against him in the court of Topeka
was dismissed. He has been under
bond since his arrest several weeks
ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
MEgl'KERNAN is CHOSEN.
Topeka Man Elected President of
Railway Firemen's Association.

News has reached Topeka of the
election of f. J. McKernan, tool su-
pervisor of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe, to the presidency of the
American Railway Tool Foremen's
association. This association has just
ended its annual convention in Chi
cago. where the election of Mr.. Nc
Herman of Topeka was held.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01
Drank CarboIic Acid.

Kansas City. Kan, Aug. George
Brady. % years old, 742 Central avenue,
friends last night. telling them that he
was going on a long journey. Then he
stepped to the curbstone in front of E
T. Henschel's drug store, in the Flatiron
building at Simpson and Central avenues,
and drank carbolc acid. He died before
a physician arrived.
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o'clock and locked him up. It is not
believed that the woman viii ask for
a complaint against her "rescuer" at
the city court, so the police will try
Wallace in their own bureau of JUS
tice on a charge of disorderly con-
duct and impersonating an officer
The waitress is said to work at Mrs.
Tassells restaurant at 220 Kansas
avenue.
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summer Death Rate FaIIs.

New York. Aug. 1.-The mortality
rate of the last week of July in this
city was the lowest on record since
the formation of the city. The total
number of deaths was 1.347 and the
rate was 14.1O per 1000 population.
This is Is per cent lower than the
lowest corresponding week Of any pre-
viOuS
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ASYLUM ON FIRE.
Many Inmates Escape and Are Roam
ing at Large.

Jackson. Miss. Aug. Fire started
in the female ward at the Mississippi
insane hospital shortly before noon to-
day. In a short time it had spread 10
the negro male wards. No deaths have
been reported so far but many inmates
have escaped and are roaming at large
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Bennington, Aug. Mrs. Ellen Mark
ley, one of the Oldest settlers Of the
Solomon valley, died at her home in this
city Thursday at the age Of rs years. She
was born in Rochester, New York. No
vember II, 1885. and became a resident of
Kansas in 1s64-forty-s years ago and
has resided here since.
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SECOND DISTRICT CALL,
Special Election on November Z to
Choose Congressman.

Governor Stubs today issued q call
for a special election to elect a con-
gresham in the Second district to
succeed the late A E. Mitchell. The
date fixed is Tuesday, November 7.
The call is being sent to the sheriffs
of the following counties, which COM
prise the district: Allen, Anderson,
Bourbon, Douglas, Miami. Johnson,
Franklin. Linn and Wyandotte.