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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
LEWIS INDICTED.
st. Louis. Publisher Held Under
IL Counts
Charged With Fraudulent Use
of the Mails.

st. Louis, July 12.-E- G. Lewis, I'M
til recently publisher of a number of
magazines and promoter of enter
prises, was indicted by a special grand
jury in the United States district court
today on charges of fraudulent use of
the mails
The Indictment, containing twelve
counts, covers four propositions laid
before the public by Lewis in which
he is alleged to have Obtained several
million dollars by misleading state
ments circulated through the mails.
1t is charged that Lewis, through
misrepresentation with intent to de-
fraud, sold unsecured notes on the
Woman's Magazine building and the
Woman's National Daily building in
University City, of which Lewis is
mayor, unsecured notes of the Univer-
sity Heights Realty and Development
company, operated "debenture
scheme" and that he misrepresented
the condition of the Lewis Publishing
company in selling stock in the con-
Germ.
The governments investigation lead
ing directly to today's indictment was
in progress for the past year. For six
months postoffice inspectors made an
examination of the books of the diff
ferent Lewis corporations. More than
fifty witnesses, women who had in
vested in the enterprise, former en-
ployees of Lewis and government
agents, testified before the grand jury.
Lewis recently put his corporations
in the hands of trustees, with sole
power to handle them for five years.
At the end of that time it is expect
ed that he will receive them back
without indebtedness. Certain cred
itors have attacked the trustees in the
federal court by asking that a re-
ceiver be appointed.
Lewis was indicted in 1905 on
charges of conducting a scheme to de-
fraud through his operation of the
Peoples u S. bank, one of his cor
porations. Other indictments charged
him with defrauding the governm emit
of postal funds by sending through
the mails a greater number of sample
copies of his publications than the law
permitted.
He was acquitted on several of these
charges and all were dismissed later
by the government. Eugene B. Stinde,
one of the grand Jurors, when the
grand jury reported to Judge Trieber,
said he wished to enter a protest
against one of the indictments. 1t was
understood he referred to one of the
Lewis indictments. Stinde, before the
trict attorney of being prejudiced and
talking with each juror individually.
Judge Trieber replied that Stinde's
statement was not a prope~ one and
that if a member of the grand jury
wanted to make a speech he should
hire a hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
POP-POP cor SAVES BOY.
Youth Seriously Burned by Shoulder
ing City Dump Fires.

Leavenworth, Kan, July 12.-Never
before was the true worth of the motor
cycle squad of the police department
demonstrated so thoroughly as when
Frank Roman, an S-year-old boy, was
saved from cremation in the city dump
by an officer
The youngsters feet and legs were
badly burned, as were his hands and
other portions of the body. He was
hurried to his home. from where his
condition is reported as serious.
Roman, along with several other
boys, were exploring" on the dump,
which at this time of the year smouId-
ers from hidden fire. At frequent in
tervals liberal excavations have been
made as far as the heat would permit
by persons enticed by stories of dump
treasure to dig"
While STANDING at the brink of one of
these excavations young Roman fell
headlon~ into it. His companions ran
informing the first person they met of
what had occurred. The man, instead
of attempting to rescue the youngster
himself, however, telephoned police
headquarters.
The run to the dump required only
three minutes. The boy was found ly-
ing Writhing at the bottom of the pit,
from where he had been unable to
climb because of the almost perpen-
dlcular walls He was quickly rescue@
Without hesitation Fitch placed the
youngster on the handle bars of his
machine and took him home where
medical attention was summoned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
ENTERS CARNEGIE CLASS.
James Whitcomb Riley Gives 500. 900
for a Library.

Indianapolis, July Thames Whit
comb Riley, the 'Hoosier poet" has
given real estate valued at $1O.
the board of school commissioners as q
site for a public library and admins
tration building for the public schools
of this city.
No one will jeer, Where did you get
it?'' at Riley. What with the royalties
on his poems and the receipts from his
public readings, he has become a rich
man. Hitherto he has not appeared as
a philanthropist He wouldn't know q
golf stick from a croquet maIlet, has
never been in United States Steel and
has never been Investigated by con-
gress or 4 grand jury.
Catching the next train has been my
principal interest in life,'' he once said,
referring to his labors on the entertain
ment platform Stage fright made his
readings a hardship, once leading him
to announce that he would never read
in public again. For several years he
and "BilP' Nye Travelled together.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
EMMA EAMES WEEDS.
United in Marriage to Gogorza at
Paris City Hall.

Paris. July 12.-MAdame Emma
Games and Emilio De Gogorza were
married at the city hall in the eighth
reimbursement today. The ceremony
was in strict privacy, only the legal
humber of witnesses beng present.
The witnesses for the bride were
William Francis Warden, the painter,
and Fairchild Blair, the composer,
and for the bridegroom George Arm
strong, a banker, and Ernest Arnal.
b lawyer. M Sansboeuf, assistant to
the mayor, officiated ana made a brief
address. in which he wished the con-
tracting parties happiness and pros
perity and expressed the Fluctuations
Of the municipality.
The prima donna was divorced
from her former husband, Julian
Story. in the spring of 1907. The
baritone, who has been associated
with the bride professionally, was di-
Forced from his wife, Mrs. Elsa Neu-
mann de Gogorza last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
MARTIN WILL wIN.-sAPP.
fudge Does Not Believe Sheriff VIII
Be Ousted.

Galena. Kan. July I'm COM
menting on the custer proceedings
brought against the sheriff, Ralph
Martin. by Attorney General Dawson.
T.. +. Sapp, district judge, expressed
the belief that Mr.. Martin will have
no trouble in showing why he should
not be suspended. Concerning the
charge in Mr.. Dawson's petition that
the sheriff allowed substitutes to serve
prison sentences. Judge Sapp said
such charge should not have been
made, and that if anyone is respon-
Eible for this it is himself.
In one instance, a foreigner was SEN
fenced on a John Doe warrant, and
none of the court officers was sure
he was the right mFn. Sheriff Mar
tin probably was negligent in pushing
prosecution against those responsible
for the disappearance of a quantity of
beer and whisky seized by deputies in
q raid in the north part of the county
Judge Sapp says. He says he clamored
for this at the time in open court. Dis
crepancy was shown between the
amount of booze seized as shown by
the sheriff's return and the evidence
of witnesses.
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KILL 5000 DOGS FREE.
Boston Stray CANNES Put to Death by
Rescue League.

Boston, July 12-Three Thousand
stray dogs have been killed during the
past II months by Boston's official dog
catchers. The official dog catchers ara
Huntington Smith, Julian Goldman, and
DR.. Frank J. Sullivan, all wealthy citi-
zens- They are officers of the Animal
Rescue league, and volunteered their
services. The dogs have been picked
up by the league employees
Although the law prescribed a liberal
fee to the dog catchers for every ami
NAL killed, the three designated officials
VIII not present bill to the city, as
the law definitely provides that they
must themselves do the catching and
killing. The official dog catchers are
understood not to have had either the
time or inclination to go through the
city daily catching dogs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
CLEVER CROOKS TELL STORY.
Send Pawn Ticket to Trade Journal &c
Prove Theft.

New York, July ia clever pair
crooks who have robbed jewellers in
cities throughout the United States Of
many thousands of dollars by substi-
tuting cheap rings for those contain
ing valuable diamonds, have just paid
New York a second visit. This time
they stayed only long enough to pawn
a ring and write letter to a jewelry
trade journal. The letter told of their
operations, boosted that they were tco
clever for the detectives and enclosed
the pawn ticket for the ring which The
writer said was stolen from a Jersey
City jeweler.
The editor of the paper sent a man
to investigate and it was learned that
a ring worth $3.50 had been stolen from
the jeweler named, although he did net
know that he had been robbed until
questioned.
In a previous letter written to the
same journal, the two crooks boasted
that they had robbed 1873 retail jewelers.
by the same trick during the last two
months. and had obtained more than
5000 a day from their operations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
FREAK CYCLONE HITs FARM.
Outbuildings Wrecked by Tornado
Which Quickly Disappears.

Oberlin, Kan, July 1.-THE i'm
provements of Charles Pollnow, a
farmer here, were almost totally de-
stroyed by a twister which seemingly
swooped down from the clouds at his
place. Rain began falling after which
they heard great roaring and felt
the house being moved. When it be-
came quiet they opened the door and
found the yard was full of boards,
parts of wagons, bricks from the
chimneys and dead chickens. A large
granary, partially full of wheat, had
been raised and carried about so feet
and then turned completely over and
torn to pieces. A large poultry house
was carried about 100 feet and torn
to pieces Their large frame barn. one
Of the largest and best built barns in
the county, was evidently picked up
and dropped on one corner, completely
collapsing and smashing 1t as if It were
a grocery box. There were two horses
in the barn. one of which escaped
without injury, while the other one is
badly crushed and bruised and prob
ably will die. Mr.. Pollnow had a new
surrey and three buggies in the barn.
The surrey and two buggfes We're
smashed and ruined the other buggy
not being scratched.
The house was moved about q foot
on its foundation and considera bly,
shaken up. One side of the house was
smashed in by some object striking it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
AGED FAMOUS LAWYER DEAD.
c. S. Southmayd, Who Never Married,
Dies at Sisters Home.

New York, July 12-Charles S. South
mayd, retired lawyer, who was once
law partner OF Andrew Johnson and
later member OF the famous firm of
ENarts, Soutnmayd q Choate, is dead
at ms nome mere. He was born in New
York in 1924 and was connected with
many notable cases, including the Jaw
Gould litigation over the affairs of the
Erie railroad company, and the argu-
ment before the supreme court con-
corning the constitutionality of the in
come tax.
He never married and lived with q
sister, who survives him. He received
the degree of LID. from Yale univer-
sity, in 1888.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
Loss IN JUNE EARNINGS.
Only a Few Roads Gain in United
States Last Month.

Gross earnings of all United States
railroads reporting to date for the
four weeks of June still exhibit a
small loss, the total aggregating ST.
1874, 998, decrease of 2.7 per cent, as
compared with the earnings of the
same roads for the corresponding per-
iod a year ago. Earnings by roads in
every section of the country are
smaller than last year, and there are
but few important exceptions, but
these losses are, not as a rule large
and most roads show good gains over
two years ago. Among the roads that
continue to report increases are the
Missouri Pacific, Chicago and Alton,
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville
and Wabash.
In the following table are given the
earnings of all roads reporting to date
for the four weeks in June and the
loss, as compared with the earnings
of the same roads for the correspond
ing period a year ago; also for the
two preceding months, together with
the losses as compared with last year:
1911. Gross. Pct
June, four weeks. SGT. 7s4, 1913 $763, 553 27
May. four weeks. IS, 719, 300 41,A4 OIL
April, four weeks. 81, 242, 791 1855, 1853 23
The Grand Trunk reports gross re-
ceipts from June 81 to 80, 1911, of
$1,639,617, an increase of $279,580
over last year. Aggregate traffic jan
uary 1 to June 80. 1911, was $22,
S44, an increase of $1,361,52S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12

cago, where he will begin a trip down
the lakes on a tramp" steamer. At
Aurora, near Buffalo. he will assume
the garb of aristocracy and visit Gilbert
Hubbard, the writer, and editor of the
Philistine. At New York, Kemp will
camp on the shores of Long Island
sound with Upton Sinclair, who is at
present writing a novel in which the
poet is one of the characters. From
here he will go to italy, where he ex-
poets to spend the winter, not as a
conventional tourist, but as a typical
hobo.
Kemp says he is leaving Lawrence
because he knows too many people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12

rious cities throughout the country.
at a meeting here directed a commit
tee to confer with railroad represen-
tatives for the purpose of securing an
adjustment OF the pending contro-
yersy relative to excess charges for
carrying large sized trunks.
The delegates went on record as be-
ing opposed to any agreement with
the carriers that does not specify at
least a fifty inch free limit and mod
flied charges for trunks in excess of
that dimension. The cities represent
ed in the membership of the commit
tee in addition to Chicago. are Gin
cinnati. St. Louis, Buffalo, Nashville,
New York. Minneapolis, Kansas City
and Denver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
IN HIS THIRTEENTH WRECK.
But Rock Island Conductor of Her
ington Is Unhurt.

ingtOn Is Unhurt.
Harrington, Kan. July 12.=Harry
Campbell. who has been conductor on
the Rock Island for the past eleven
years. has passed the unlucky number
of wrecks according to tradition. The
one last week at Zyba in which he lost
most of his clothes by the burning
of the caboose was thirteenth wreck
he has been in during the eleven years
that he has worked for the Rock Is
land company. Though some of them
We're quite disastrous he has escaped
uninjured. Last week, while they
were switching at a small station
near Peck, a wreck occurred by which
he lost all his clothes he had with
him, and diamond stud worth 5000,
by, the fire that caught in the caboose
and burned it up
According to Harry's story they
were switching cars, and the caboOse,
together with a few other freight cars
were left on the main line. A coup
ling refused to work, and it became
apparent that the trailing freight
would hit them. He signaled them
and notified the passengers in the ca
boose to get out not having time to
get his clothing. After the wreckage
had been cleared away, Mr.. Campbell
found his peck etbOok containing two
$50 bills. and some small change on
the top of the engine: A diamond shirt
stud that was left in a shirt was lost,
together with about $50 worth of
clothing he had with him. Harry was
in just as good humor the next morn
ing as if nothing had happened
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12

CATARRH
RELIEVED
BYPERUNA.
My Husband Also Uses
Peruna.

Mrs. Della
M ay Sam
uels, whose
picture ac-
companies
this testim-
oniaI and who
resides at 1853
N. Condo St,
Upton. Ind.
writes The
Peruna Co., as
follows:
Eight bot
ties of Peruna
completely cur
ed me of sys-
tenlic catarrh
of scvera al
years standing,
and if my hus-
band feels bad
" or either Of
US catch cold
we at once
take Peruna. .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
HANDLE BARS BARK" TREE.
Lightning's Queer Prank Discovered
Af:cr Storm Passes.

South Windsor. Conn, July 12.-Dur-
ing an electrical storm here last night
a flash of lightning struck the handle
bars of bicycle standing beside an
elm tree in the yard Of Charles Ryan.
The handlebars were torn off and
driven from the foot of the tree up 20
feet, removing the bark as smoothly as
if the work had been done with a knife.
The bars were then turned back, slid
down five feet and buried themselves
eight inches deep in the wood, none
the worse for their tourney
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
Sole
Agency
for
an1ous
Altoona
Portland
Cement

oners. the raids yielded one large still
found in a Brooklyn fiat, one large still
found in four story BROOKLYN loft
building and about 1000 gallons of
moonshine brandy from the gangs
wholesale distributing house on Pitt
street. Manhattan. Altogether the haul
was the largest of its kind ever made
in this district.
The first clue to the operations of
a young federal sleuth CHANGED upon
a wagon load of sugar while he was
strolling along a Brooklyn street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
BIG sTDTNGs on N. p.
Tvvo-Iap Stretches Between AtcIison
and Kansas City.

Atchison, Kan, July 1.-THE Mis-
souri, Pacific has decided to place p
lap sidings at each of its eight sta
tions between Atchison and Kansas
City. as traffic on that stretch of
track is becoming heavier every year.
1t is now proposed to construct SINH
lar sidings between Atchison and
Omaha Each of the sidings will be
$500 feet long and plans for them are
now being drawn. The work of re-
ballasting the entire division between
Kansas City and Omaha is now in
progress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
BINGHAM GETS GOOD JOB.
Quits Place Paying $1,000; Gets One
Paying $500.

New York. July 12.-General Theo-
dore A. Bingham, who resigned on
Monday the 500 office of chief en-
gineer of highways, to which he was
appointed a couple of months ago by
Borough President McAneny. got a
better position yesterday from his for
mer deputy police commissioner, Ar
thur J. OKeeffe, now bridge commits
sioner, who made him one of the con
suIting engineers to the bridge depart
ment.
The place carries a salary of $1,000
a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12

ness goes Instantly and the feet feel
simply delightful Corns and cauI-
louses can be peeled right off. Bun
ions are sf1runken to normal, sweaty
and smelly feet, tender and swollen
feet need but a few treatm ents. Cal
ocide is no longer confined to prefes-
sionaI use but can be bought from
any druggist If not in stock he will
quickly get it from his wholesale
house. A twenty-five cent package is
said to be sufficient to cure the worst
feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
Stomach Trouble

Mrs. Wilson Robinson, 704 Nessle
St, Toledo. Ohio, writes:
1 feel like new person. I have
no more heavy feelings, no more pain.
don't gelch up gas, can eat most any
thing without it hurting me. I want
to be working all the time I have
gained twenty-four pounds.
People that see me now and saw
me two months ago seem astonished.
I tell them Peruna did it. 1 will say
it is the only remedy for spring and
all other ailments"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
AUTHORIZE NEGRO MILITIA.
Bitter Fight in New York Legislature
Precedes Bills Passage.

Albany. N z. July IA negro
regiment will form a portion of the
National guard of New York state in
the near future. according to a bill
passed by the legislature. There was
considerable opposition to the measure
by members who declared unalterabIe
opposition to any legislation which
drew lines Of race or Of creed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
LOCUsTs LEAVE NEW ENGLAND
Damage in Connecticut Estimated at
Over 100000.

New Haven, Conn, July 1.-THE r.
year-old locust which made their an
pearance throughout Connecticut this
year viii disappear this week and the
larvae will remain in the ground until
1925. The locusts have left destruction
in their wake. and experts figure the
damage to trees and vegetation in this
state at more than 100000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12

ALMOST 4lkG AiId5 II, 1111A
if adhered to for a
short time it gives a
complete cure. Dis
solve two tablespoon
fuls of Calocide COM
pound in a basin of
hot water; soak she
feet in this for full
fifteen minutes, mas
saying the sore parts
gently. (Less time will
not give desired re-
suits Repeat each
night until cure is
permanent" The sore
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
BIGGEST FISH KILLS HIM.
Summer Resort Fisherman Could Not
Stand Excitement.

Portland, Me, July 1.-THE heat
and the excitement of catching the
biggest fish of the day proved too
much for Nathan Croft, a summer
visitor from Newark, N J., who was
out with a deep sea fishing party last
night. and he died of heart disease. He
was SO years old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
New Library Fund Voted.

Albany, N Y. July ia bill APP
propriating $1,250,00O for the rehabil-
itation of the New York state library,
which was destroyed by the recent fire
in the city capitol building, has been
passed by the legislature.
The sum of $250.00 is made avail
able Immediately, S50O,0LO on January
next and the remaining 100000 on
October 1, 1912.
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TRAMP POET SEEKS sECIUs1oN.
So He viii CaH on Gilbert Hubbard
and Upton Sinclair.

Lawrence, Kan, July 12.-After re-
turning from the harvest fields, Harry
Kemp. the tramp" poet, has left /. n
goes first to Kansas City to work in
some downtown restaurant to get some
ready cash, then he will be off for Chi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
PREFERS DEATH TO PARADE.
Martin Dives from Ferry and, Fighting
Rescue. browns.

New York, July 52.-Franeisco Mar
tino, captured by federal officers or an
accusation of counterfeiting, evidently
preferred death to trial and possible
Imprisonment, for he Ieaped from a
Fort Lee ferry boat on which his cap
tors were conveying him to this city
late last night and resisted all efforts
made to save his life.
His body was not recovered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
''Knot Joint
Simple Treatment Quickly Relieves
This and All Foot Troubles.

s'Knob-Joint'' is an extremely prom
inent bunion and like all bunions, be-
comes intensely painful at times. Suf-
ferers from bunions or anv kind of
sore feet will be glad to know of the
following treatment that brings relief
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12

81 always agree with my husband, .
Very sweet of you Except, of
course, when he is in the wrong
Pittsburg Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
FIND STILL IN NEW YORK.
With Large Equipment,
Found in Brooklyn Flat.

New York, July 12.-Six men are I'M
der arrest here today as the result of
a raid by government agents on ser
les of moonshine distilleries in New
York and Brooklyn. Besides the pris-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-12
KICK ON NEW TRUNK RATES.

Cities of Country Ask for Modification
of Recent Rules.
Chicago. July 1z.-Rapr esentatives
of commercial organizations in va
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Newspaper Man browns,

Quincy Mass, July 12.-Edgar l.
Robbins, assistant city editor of the
Boston Traveller, was drowned last
night while swimming here.
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There are limitations. don't be fooled.
Ask for Lewis Single Binder cigar, SC.