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The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
TO Battle OR NOT
Kansas Incident Starts Inter-
national Discussion.
Action of Auditor DisaIlOwing
Bath Claim Starts 1t.
GERMANS ARE EXCITED
Say That Davis Is Right in His
Position.
British Papers Hold Daily Baths
Are Necessary.
GERMANS ARE EXCITED

Fred S. Bullene. formerly Topeka
representative for the Kansas City
Star, but now recalled to the Star s
home Office, came over today to visit
friends Mr. BuIlene has just returned
from an European trip, having spent
most of the summer at the famous
Karlsbad springs in Germany. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Bullene the matter Of
the Kansas state auditor refusing to
O. K the bath room item in the trav-
cling expense account of Mrs. Virginia
Davis. a state house stenographer, has
reached the proportions of an inter
national incident.
Some one sent Bullene clippings
from the Topeka papers containing the
story of the auditors refusal to allow
the state to pay for the room with
bath Mrs. Davis had ordered while on
a state trip with members of the Util-
tiles commission, and his argument
that a bath once a week was enough
for any one summer time or no sum-
mer time. Bullene was interested and
at once took the clipping to certain
German editors who became interested
in their turn, for frequent bathing IS
not a national custom in the good old
Fatherland.
These grave and dignified journalists
of the old world took a serious view of
the matter and wrote long editorials on
the wisdom and economy of the audi
tors ruling. They deserted the wild
extravaganza of the lady steno ographer
and pointed to the upward tendency of
public affairs in the United States
They cited statistics to show how many
people have died from pneumonia and
how few have died from dirt They
painted the Kansas state auditor as
model public servant and the lady ste
nographer as a working girl with the
tastes of a princess of the blood They
thought that the iron finger of the au-
ditor pressing down on the bathroom
item of Mrs. Davis expense account
would awaken Kansas to the need of
passing a state law restricting baths to
once week.
The London papers took issue with
the German press. In England the
Britisher bathes every day, you know.
The English press naturally took the
part of the stenographer and abused
the German national customs. Both
sides quoted the scriptures and the
laws of Pericles. which latter required
the ancient Greeks to bath every day
or pay a fine. Attilla, the Hun, who
once occupied a large portion of Ger
many was said to have never taken
bath since he left his nurses arms, and
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
SHE'S A MODERN BoRGIA.
Annie Crawford VIII Be Tried for Only
One Poisoning.

New Orleans, Sept. 29.-Miss Annie
Crawford now facing tho charge Of
numbering her sister Elsie last Satur-
day will not be charged with causing
the deaths of her mother and father
and sister Agnes, all of whom died un-
der mysterious circumstances IN June
and July, 1910. This was the semi
official information given out here to-
day. It is. said the decision of the dis
trict attorney not to investigate further
the first three deaths was based on a
report of tie city chemist that it would
be practically impossible to determine
the presence of opium in any of the
bodies. since they had been buried u
months.
The fact that Miss Crawford admit
ted that she administered three cap
sules of morphine of half grain each
to her sister, together with the report
of the city chemist that he had found
three grains of morphine in an analysis
of less than a cupful of the contents
of Elise's stomach. confirms the dis
trict attorneys belief that he will be
able to Offset all doubt as to the in
tentions of the accused in giving the
poison.
she spent most of yesterday in the
parish prison in company with the
matron. Her appetite is unimpai-eo
and she eats heartily at every meal
She declares she has no money to hire
counsel. The state will provide ner
with a LAWYER
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29

pictures of the Hon. Attilla bear out
the claims of the anti-bath editor
Bullene himself took part in the
controversy and sent the Kansas state
auditor the following postcard:
How hot must it be in Kansas TO
make a bath absolutely necessary :?
Would you have allowed the bath
claim had it been taken on Saturday
night? Berlin papers commend you
Their editors never battle Thank
Gcdi Kansas has a watchdog at the
door of the treasury"
on the day that Mrs. Davis ordered
a room with a bath at Hutchinson last
August the thermometer was wavering
in indecision between the 106 and Ito
mark The English editors called the
attention of their German brethren to
this fact, but it never touched the sub
iects of Wilhelm at all. The latter
argued that the hotter the day the
worse the deed o taking a bath. When
Bullene departed from the German
shores the controversy was at its
height. and an Austrian editor was
irving to obtain q picture of Mrs
Davis in order to prove the assertions
of a Leipsic scientist in regard to the
neutral relationship between the skin
tissues and dirt, and how these second
cousins have a world old feud with
soap and water.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
VETERANS GO HOME.
Their Reunion in Topeka Is Voted a
Success.

The old soldiers and sailors have
gone home Their semicentennial re-
union was a success, and the boys of
81" are hoping to attend at least a few
more campfire gatherings.
One of the speakers at the last
campfire meeting of the series, Thurs
day night, was John c. Nicholson, who
drafted the bill which made the erec-
ton of the Memorial building posi- ble
Kansas sent 10000 men to the civil
war" said Mr.. Nicholson, ''and to equip
that number of people the state spent
10000. about 81 per head to arm, equip
and clothe the men. To this there was
added later $4,000 in arms, making a
total of $4,000 expended by Kansas to
send her soldiers to the war This
money when refunded a short time ago
made the basis of the appropriation for
the Memorial building"
Col A. w. Smith spoke of the sig
nificance of the G. A. r. men and wo-
men in the twentieth century, and the
closing address was made by Judge w
J. Campbell of Wichita
There was a note of pathos in the
closing feature of the meeting which
was presided over by Seer etary P. H
Coney- Accompanied by the Modern
WOodman band the veterans sang "God
Be With You Till We Meet Again."
realizing as they did so that there
would be many faces missing at the
next reunion.
In the forenoon Senator J. r. Bristow
of Salina discussed the pension laws
and the pension measures brought be-
fore congress recently. Ex-Governor
E. W. Hoch described his experiences
as a small boy when living in southern
Kentucky while the civil war was in
progress. J. M Miller of Council Grove
also spoke The principal address of
the session was made by Col John
McElroy of Washington, D. G.
At the roll call of the Iowa depart
ment of Kan&sS veterans Thursday a n
organization was perfected and the fol-
lowing officers elected:
z. T. Wolf. Topeka, president; w H.
Dunton. Topeka, secretary: H. s. Hal
leck, Topeka, assistant secretary:
BARLEY Coyne, Topeka, First district
vice president; Peter H. Weeks, Law
renee Second district vice president;
A. Henninger, Leroy. Fourth district
vice president; J. G. Layton. Osborne,
Sixth district vice president; George
Rolf, Window, Second district vice
president; and Harley Davis, Porter,
Okla, extra vice president.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
TOO MUCH POLITICS.
Professor Fsairchild says That's What
Ais the Rural Schools.

Kirksville, Mo. Sept. 29.-"Divorce
the rural school from politics., was
the plea of E. T. Fairchild, Kansas
state superintendent of public 1nstruc-
ton, in an address here today before
the first Missouri rural life CONFER
ence. To politics the present back
wardness of country schools IS due
according to Mr.. Fairchild and this
backwardness is largely responsible
for the trend of the farm populauon
cityward
i.Expert supervision must be Sc
cured for rural schools by divorcing
the once of county superintendent
from politics" Mr.. Fairchild declared
''and by employing assistant superin-
tendents. More than one-third OF the
rural schools of Kansas have an en-
average daily attendance in more than
half is less than twenty, while 17O dis
tricts are so small that pupils are sent
to other districts. In these small
schools the pupil loses the Inspiration
that comes from numbers.
"As a rule the smallest schools have
teachers with the least experience me
result of all these conditions IS a
tragedy which lies in the fact tna{ l3a{,Iiag less
than 25 per cent Of the ten mlliion
children in the rural schools complete
the elementary course of study which
those schools offer.
ssThe rural school is a laggard in the
educational procession If schools OF
the right kind are provided for coun-
try boys and girls they will remain at
horne.
.s,The rural scnool of the future will
he a consolidated or township school
The school house will be honey in
appearances it viii be a social center
for the community open to pupils,
parents and family for recreation IN
lime the school house will be sup
planted by other buildings which will
give a meeting place for farmers or
ganizatfons and women's clubs, and
there will be a home for the principal
who NAV then become a permanent
resident"
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
PRICES NERVOUS.
Declaration of War Causes
Wheat to Turn Upward.
Rosy Crop Reports From India
Help the Bears.
A LACK OF DEMAND
Causes Corn to DroOp Regard
less of Too Much Rain.
purchases by Spectators Sus-
fajU PPnviSiop, MorI1n+
LACK OF DEMAND
Purchases by Spectators Sus-
tain Provision Market.

Chicago, Sept. 9.-WHEAT-Wheat
eased off today owing to the outlook for a
peace1ul settlement of the differences be-
tween Turkey and Italy. Predictions of
heavier world shipments and rosy crop
reports from India formed further aid for
the bears. 1t was not until after the OPEN
ing, however, that statements regarding
the Turks acceding to italian demands
were generally known. Accordingly the
market at the outset was a shade to &c
higher -
December started at 981zc to $3.50. a
sagged to 977kc.
Subsequent announcement that war had
been declared by Italy brought about a
quick upturn. The close was nervous.
with December 9sQ1zc net higher, at 9S5sc.
CORN-Corn dropped because of lack Of
demand. Buyers were decidedly scare
Notwithstanding complaints of excessive
rain December opened a shade higher at
631sc, touched 637sQ64c and declined to
63zc
After a little further drop the market
rallied when wheat turned strong The
close was steady, with December at 63sz
07sc, a net loss of &c.
OATS-With pit traders taking all offer
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
SIGNS AND POSTS TO GO.
steps Taken to Remove All sidewalk
Distractions.

The board of city commissioners has
decreed that only one show case to the
store shall be allowed on Kansas ave-
nue. between First street and Tenth
avenue. This order was included in an
ordinance prepared today that will ex-
clude all hitching posts, sign posts and
awning posts from Kansas avenue.
The ordinance will be the real test of
the nerve of the city commissioners. If
this ordinance is passed it means that
Kansas avenue, the pride of Topeka,
will be rid of every obstruction-in ad-
dition to a beautiful system of white
way lights It will mean that scores of
business men will be up in arms
against the ordinance on account Of
the clause limiting the number of show
cases and causing the removal of all
sign and awning posts.
The commissioners all are in favor of
the ordinance. It viii come up before
the commissioners Monday morning for
discussion.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
BANKERS ARE COMING.
Group No. VIII Meet in Topeka
October ii.

One hundred and fifty bankers of
Group No. of the Kansas Bankers
association will meet in Topeka Oc-
tober II. Representatives of the lead
ing banks of Kansas City, Chicago,
New York and other cities will also be
on hand for the conference.
The Kansas Bankers association is
divided into six groups, each of which
will hold meetings this fall. The rep
resentatives of the Kansas City banks
will go from one group meeting to an
other in a private car.
There is more actual business trans
acted at these group meetings." said
S. E. Cobb, secretary of Group No 2,
today. than at the annual meetings of
the association which are attended by
from one to two thousand bankers A
report will be made from each country,
and questions relating to the general
banking business discussed There
will be no speakers from outside of the
district covered by the group"
Secretary S. E. Cobb, ]. r. Burrow
and J. T. Pringle of Burlingame are
arranging a program
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
new AIR RECORDS.
Wireless Message Sent From Aero
plane at Long Island Meet.

New York, Sept. "a successful
test of the practicability of sending
wireless messages from aeroplanes,
target shooting, the breaking of the
American endurance record for women
by Mile. Helene Dutrieu, and an ex-
citing passenger carrying contest were
features today at the aviation meet at
Nassau Boulevard, Long Island.
The wireless test was made by
telegraph operator in the biplane of
Lieutenant Arnold, who succeeded in
flashing messages from q. height of ESQ
feet.
Captain Frederick Hamilton, the
crack English shot, allowed the target
shooting match to go by default to
Lieutenant J. E. Fickel. of the Twen-
ty-ninth infantry. The American army
officer, firing from a distance of $50
feet, made some fairly good hits.
Mile. Dutrieu, driving a F'arnam BIZ
plane, made the American record for
women by remaining in the air 81
minutes 22 2-5 seconds.
The passenger carrying contest of
10 miles was for biplanes and was won
by Captain Paul Beck, U. S. A.
A cross-country race of 20 miles was
won by Claude -Grahame White from
George w. Dyott.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
SAYS TIME IS UP.
Judge Grosscup Again Announces That
He VIII Retire

Chicago. Sept. 2s-Judge Peter S.
Grosscup has issued a statement in
which he says that he will send his
resignation as presiding Judge of the
United States court of appeals of this
district to President Taft the first week
in October. The Judge said that his
determination to carry out his pre-
viously announced plan to retire had
been fixed by the failure of his enc
mics to make a threatened attack upon
his judicial record.
81 announced the Withholding of my
resignation, said Judge GrosScup, $50
that I might meet any attacks fairly
and in the same judicial capacity in
which my enemies charged I have
committed the alleged wrongful acts.
Now I have given them plenty of time
in which to bring charges and they
have not done so. 1 believe the ru-
mored charges have been disproved." !"
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29

ment the entire list rose higher than be-
fore Heavy buying of the American To-
bacco stock and bond issues was a consid-
erable factor in pulling up the market
United states Steel rose Y above yester-
day closing, touching e.. Reading gained
Ia, U. p. 1ss and St Paul and n. u. "
Other stocks of less Importance went up
TO ~. American Tobacco preferred rose
z points above last night and the six per
cent bonds IA. The four per cent bonds
recovered their initial loss Of la and "a
fraction in addition.
Dispatches from Berlin telling OF dis
turbed political and financial conditions.
the sale by London Of about 5000 shares
in this market and the declaration Of war
by Italy against Turkey, combined to
weaken prices considerably. Both Union
Pacific and Steel were unloaded heavily
the former falling to over a point below
yesterdays closing and the latter selling
down to below so, compared with So its
earlier high figure. other representative
issues also reacted to a parity with last
nights closing or below.
Canadian Pacific was extremely weak,
showing a loss of 2h
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
HUNNEwELL PAPERS SERVED.
City Council Members Officially Noti-
fed of Suit.

Hunneweu, kan. Sept. z9.-Papers in
the custer suit of Attorney General
Dawson against the councilmen or
J5unnewell. were served upon the mem
bers of the council Two actions are
set forth in the papers. The first is a
petition 20 the court that the council
men be suspended from Office until the
final disposition of the custer proceed
ings is made by the court, and the sec
md IS thx.t the councilmen be ousted
permanently and bodily from their Of
fees. Hesring on the first petition
will be before the Kansas supreme
court on October and upon the sec
ond October rs.
Answers to the suit. giving the coun-
cilmen's side are ordered to be filed in
court before October g.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
E. C. WARREN IS HURT
Wagon in Which He Was Riding
Struck by a Car.

E. c. Warren, a second hand furni-
ture dealer at 800 East Fourth street,
was cut and bruised when a street car
struck a WAGON in which he was riding
and threw him to the pavement about
11:25 O'Clock this morning He was
riding with a farmer who turned in to
stcr at the Warren store and drove
directly in front of a Santa F'e car
eastbOund.
The farmer escaped without injury,
but his team was slightly cut about the
fore feet and legs, and the front axle
of the farm wagon was broken War
ren sustained a cut in his scalp and
numerous bruises about the body DR..
J. H Rinehart was called and attended
the injured man at his store
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
MAPLE HILL MAKES GOOD ROADS
Twenty Men Improve Line South to
Keene.

Maple Hill, Kan, Sept. 29.-The
Good Roads club here made it's first
working trip into the country Thurs
day. Twenty able bodied citizens, in
four mobiles,spent the day in i'm
proving the road between here and
Keene as far as the township line 1t
is the intention Of the club to i'm
prove all the roads leading into town
as soon as possible. The following
were in the party:
DR.. ]. w. Taylor, DIR. c. r. Silver
thorne, Lee Wilson, John Turnbull,
ir.. w. V. Heron, David Stewart, R.
A. King, James F'yfe, J. D. Weave,
F. A. Adams, M. Fleck, R. T. Upde-
graft, c. F. Cahill, B. o. Warren, Jas.
oliver Roy Vea1e, G. L. Bradshaw,
Eugene Miller, Wendell Oliver and
Chas. Burge.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
MARTIN IN RACE.
Hutchinson Man Announces Candidacy
for Congress

Judge Frank L. Martin, Of Hutch
inson, has announced his candidacy for
congress from the Seventh district to
succeed the late Judge Madison. Judge
Martin will make the race for the
nomination on the proposition that
there will be q primary election to Sc
lect the candidate. He Will not stand
for any Second district deal either as
regards committee nomination or &
So 600 primary campaign
The Martin announcement is the
second for the Seventh district Repub-
Iican nomination, Dick Hopkins of
Garden City having announced earlier
in the week.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
AK AND PEEP HOLE FOUND.
Two Clues in SextupIe Killing of Kan
sans Discovered.

Colorado Springs, Sept. 29.-The ak
with which the sextupIe murder was
in a house adjoining that of the Burn
hams and Waynes, who were the vic
Tins. It was blood-stained and cover
ed with human hair.
A later search of the house led to
the discovery that the murderer had
cut a small peep hole in the side of
the house facing the Burnham and
Wayne residences. 1t is supposed that
he used this hole to observe the move
ments Of the members of these famt-
lies before the murders.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
MILLERS ClNCH RAG.
Refuse to Play Postponed Game and
Kansas City Can Not Win.

Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 29.-MinHe-
apolis has won another pennant in the
American Association. but in rather
an unsportsm anlike manner. By re-
fusing to play a postponed game today
with st. Paul. it is impossible for the
Millers to lose the flag. as Kansas City
would still be unable to go into first
place, even though the Blues defeat
ed Minneapolis in both double-headers
which will be played here Saturday y
and Sunday.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29

wall ST. New York, Sept. 29-STOCkS-
The course of the stock market during
the earIv session was governed almost en-
tiralx nv the activities of the snort IN
terest When that faction engaged IN 1ur-
Their covering the market moved upwards
uninterrupted, but as soon as TSheweu @
selling was resorted to the advance
President Taft's Iowa speech apparently
was ignored as a market FACTOR as Melo ~
also the uncertain condition Whcn pre-
vailed in Berlin on the Beers During me
second hour prices fell under selnng, AoI III
both accounts Southern PaclTc, "niSu IL, Il
had not shown much sympathy Win me
ADVANCE in Union Pacific, yielded suoueh-
Iv to a point below yesterday close -
ward midday the tone became sheaCieI sh,1
and speculation grew quiet. a.. -; ?. - cs,
showed an Improvement VI '7s ei~
Pande we're firm, with notable strength
in American Tobacco 6s, wi'ion ,,n,,,+ eoueiie0
Wall St New York, Sept 2s.-Ihe de-
cided weakness Of Americans IN Lonuon l..
resulted in some irreguiarlty AT the oPS--
10 of this market, but large buying or
5s@7s %vere quickly effective in sending up
nrices United States steel opened VIII q
bIoolr Of 10 600 shares at so to b01z. as com
NJ red with yesterday close OF VIZ 80
55<~ca,,d for this issue was keen ana the
price was rushed up to 6l3s- mere vas a
,ry-iSe onenine in Union Pacific also, quo
,stions on the first block ranging from
i5eIs to 100. a maximum OF y II agaln
1,-as soon Increased to point fseau1ns
also advanced a point American o.
bacco which recently mas 9een s sno ".i.s 10
r1referred stock losing X ana the louI per
cent bonds - Copper. /. K n ana "a
madam Pacific lost point =. .-.-,
Bound amounts of T. p. and u = steel
we're thrown on the market in an en-
deavor to check the upward movement
Both u P and ~ > steer lIIifle1isssiy
below yesterdays closing fresh start
upward was soon made and on this move
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
NNaIIingford Us CaugIt.

San Francisco. Sept 29.-Dr John
Grant Lyman. promoter of extensive
enterprises. who escaped from an Oak
land hospital September p while un-
der arrest on charge of swindling in
vestors out of $4,000 in a Panama
land scheme, was captured last night
at Lake View. Ore, by Sheriff ". J.
SNYDER of Lake county. acting on in
formation received through the United
state narshals Office here. J. NJ
Thorn EFT. a nurse in the hotel, was ar
rested with Lyman.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29

Kansas City, Sept. 29.-Cash; WHEAT
unchanged. No. 2 hard, s1.O2@1.OS; No. 3,
sSc@$1. .05 No 2 red, 9S1zq99c; No. 3, 961s
Q98c.
CORN-Steady. No. 2 mixed, sc; No 3,
66sLc; No. white, 67@4c; No 2, 671sc.
OATS-Steady. No. white, 4s1s9471zc;
No mixed, 451z@46c-
ExE-sfeadv. ~ STE Choice timothy, s1s.5O@
10. Choice prairie, $125OG13-50.
BJTTER-Creamery, 2511c; firsts, 231zc;
seconds, 211zc; packing stock, 173Rc-
EGGS3Extras. 221kc; firsts, zoe; seconds,
Receipts: Wheat-so cars.
Close: WHEAT-Dec, 9S5sa99c; May,
CoRN-Dec., 611sGA; May, 6s7sG64-
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29
New York Nfonex Man.,

New York, Sept. 29.-MONEY-On call.
steady, 2d2A per cent: ruling rate. 2N
closing bid, ?; offered at PA
- Llme loans steady; so days. ga per cent.
" days, aA per cent; months, per cent.
Close: Prime mercantile paper, ~ per
cent Sterling exchange weak, with ac-
tuaI business in bankers bills at 81 sg for
6O day bills and at s4S625 for demand
Commercial bills, S4s2N
SILVER-Bar silver. 52atc Mexican
dollars, 45c.
BONDS-Government honda ste-d,-
Railroad bonds firm.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-29

kansas City. Sept. 29.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1900. including 600 southerns. Ma
ket steady. Native steers, S. 25d7. .s5 /:
southern steers, 50. 80Q5.50; southern cows
heifers, S2.6Od7.O0; stockers and feeders
&S5OH6.OO; bulls, S3.25Q4.50; calves $4,000
l-f5; western steers. $450a7.20; western
cows, $2.75Q475.
HOGS-Receipts. 1000 Market Sc hirb-
er. Bulk of sales, S625d6.45; heavy, ss Is
la6.4O; packers and butchers, SC. 30,d6 so:
light, $6.20a65O
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market steady.
Muttons, $S25Qf-lO; lambs. S4.75d6.10; range
wethers and yearlings. $3.25Q475; range
ewes. $25OQ4O 90.