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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

All Barracks and Philatheas of the city
are invited to Genlpaell hall. Y. NJ. c. A.,
at 2:S0 p. M, Saturday, october %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

A barrel of beer was discovered by the
police at go East Crane street this morn
ing. Mat Arterbridge, who lives at that
place, is the negro suspected of dealing
in beer as well other intoxicating
liquors but as heretofore he happened
to be gone by the time the officers ar
rived.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27
HE'S A GOOD GUESSER.
AaIon Burget, Deaf Mute. Makes Rec
ord as Prognosticator.

For the last five years Malon Bur
get, a man who can neither talk nor
hear. has been writing a daily letter
TO the state Journal. In this time
MaIon has sent more than 1900 let
ters, containing each day, comment
or the weather, the baseball or foot
ball games and the current news.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

George B. Anderson. aged IS. died last
night of hemorrhage Of the lungs at his
home, 81 West Twelfth street. A short
funeral service will be held at the home
Saturday afternoon at 2:2o o'clock after
which the body will be taken to Holton,
his former home, for burial Sunday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

The funeral of Robert H. Garrett was
held this afternoon at o'clock from the
residence, 1910 Lane street. Burial in Ro-
chester cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

J. NJ. Galloway is selling choice shrubs
and peonas for fall planting. The stock
is very good and the prices low. Ind.
2732-Ring 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

Homeopathic physician wanted at
Dodge City, Kan, to take office of DR..
II. Whitworth. sFho wishes to retire.
Onice equipment sat terms TO suit pur-
chaser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

The suit of J. H. Barge against the
Topeka Milling company, may go to
jury in Judge Whitcombs court some
time this evening. At a recent hearing
Barge received judgment for S1,200. 4
new trial was granted and the second
hearing has occupied the attention of the
court since Wednesday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27


The police are going to see Wesley
Dotson work They also will exercise
George Williams of Kansas City. Dotson
is Topeka negro who the officers say
has not worked for four years He con-
trives some way to eat by night and
then sleeps by day. They found him in
First street, and booked him at the sta
ton as a vag- They Will put him to
breaking rocks. Williams is a new ar
rival from Kansas City He also was
Jagged and will break rocks
Four cripples-two men and two wo-
1nen-went before the board of county
commissioners today with applications
for a pension under the new state law.
two We're approved Clara B. Mitchell
and B. E. GJiggs were each given a pen
sion Of SO month by the board Ap-
E. Thornburg were denied, because their
cases did not come under the provision
of the new law.
Fannie Graham ogden today filed suit
in the district court asking for a divorce
was married in Burlingame five years
ago Mrs. Ogden has four children by
former marriage She says her nusna l1e.
becomes Intoxicated and was recently
fined SIS in the police court for an IN
dividual celebration. Last Saturday, the
petition Tecites, Ogden came home IN
toxicated, turned off the heat and drove
his family from their home at 1872 kan
sas avenue The wife was given re-
pending the final action in the case: she
says she fears he will do herself and
children bodily harm
Suit TO recover $3.50 on an advertising
account was filed in the district court to-
day by the Kansas Farmer company
against the Pueblo-Rocky Ford Land
company
Frank AIasopust. a German shoemaker
of Hoyt, secured the most thorough
Jag in Topeka this morning which has
been seen in the city in several years.
He had fallen on the pavement IN North
Topeka and split his scalp several inches
from which the blood oozed. He was
taken into chilli parlor where the police
patrol found him. He had a ticket home
over the Rock Island and about enough
money TO pay his fine
A flock of geese flying south at 7:S0
last evening iJeeazfes confused on account
Of the reflection from the white way and
began flying Tnadly in all directions.
This morning shooting on the river was
said TO have been good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

The funeral of the infant daughter of
Mr. and Mrs John Brown, 1405 Lake
street, who died yesterday, was held this
afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock from the home.
Burial in Mount Auburn cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27
LVCAA MEN raUN.

The state case against Stella Jackson
charged with perjury in the recent trial
of the Harry Archer case, has been con-
tinued another week. The preliminary
hearing will be held in the court of To-
peka November 3.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

No Better Place on Earth in Which to Rear Family.
Topeka IN BRIEF
Population, so, OO0
No saloons.
Area, square miles
Commission, business, form of government.
hospitals, annual revenue 81, 900. 900.
public parks, including a zoo.
Telephones, 5000.
65 miles of paving.
$50 miles brick and cement walks.
Ito miles of sewerage system.
G5 miles of water mains, city owns plant.
banks, capital and surplus 81, 300, 900.
6 Touring mills, daily capacity 3, 600 barrels.
Number of buildings constructed 1910, 455
AZ miles electric street railway, miles sur
burban.
II churches, 8 Y. M. C. A. buildings, / Y w.
C. A.
4 lines of steam railways.
65 passenger trains daily.
Wholesale and jobbing houses, 20.
376 manufacturing plants.
rs public schools, PIG teachers, 6, 100 pupils
Washburn college and Bethany college, 1, 300
students.
business colleges.
About 700 automobiles.
Assessed valuation, Topeka $50 900. 900.
Employees Sante Fe general offices, 1000.
Employees Santa Fe shops largest railway
repair shops In the word, 8, 500
Employees Rock Island offices, 15O
Topeka has largest creamery in the world.
Manufactures 8, 00O 900 pounds of butter
and ships so, OOO 900 eggs annually.
Topeka has greatest pipe organ between Chi
cago and Salt Lake City, in the Audi
forum which seats A, 500 people.
Topeka has the largest pension bureau in the
United States. ZOE, 900 pensioners on lists.
S18 900, 900 distributed annually.
Natural gas, 25 cents per 1000 feet.
$50 miles natural gas mains.
1, 100 gas arc lights
Municipal lighting plant.
Cheap natural gas and electric power.
E ectric Light, Heat & Power Pant4furnishes
current for operation of the Topeka Street
Railway and 2, 900 horsepower in motors
and all commercial lighting in city; heat
for business houses, low-priced economical
power for factories.
Topeka has So, 600, 900 state capitol building
and many other state institutions.
State hospital for the insane; cost one million
dollars.
State printing and heating plant; cost one
hundred and six thousand dollars.
State reform school for boys.
Memorial building (now building); cost two
hundred thousand dollars.
Topeka has live commercial club of $50 mem
bers.
Topeka Kan, Topeka Will
Be Greater
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

Lowest prices on framing. Coe Bros.
Cut Rate Art Co. S2S Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

Albert I. Reid, who brought suit
against J. r. Pendry to recover a s94.50
printing bill received judgment in the
court of Topeka for $3.50 The case was
on trial nearly two days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

The preliminary hearing of Ernest
Newborn, charged with assault with in
tent to kill, win be held in the city court
tomorrow morning. Newborn shot Bud
Moore in the stomach in the course of q
quarrel in the Bottoms recently.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

Suit TO recover $3.50 on an advertising
account was filed in the district court to-
day by the Kansas Farmer company
against the Pueblo-Rock Ford Land
company
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-29
MOTHERS DAY TO Be
DULY CONNIE MORATEO
Presidents Of Various Par
ent's Clubs Discuss OBJ
servance of Day.

Hammond. Ind. April IS
The presidents of the different par
ents' organizations met in the office
of the superintendent of schools yes
terday afternoon, and 1t was decided
to act upon the suggestion of the state
department of education in commemor-
ating Mothers day. Sunday, May 18th,
has been set aside as the day for in
ternationa1 observance, and this day
will be observed upon the evening of
May 18th. in the auditorium of the
Central school building.
Mrs. w. c. Belman is to secure the
speakers. Among those mentioned
were DIR. Jenkin Lloyd Jones and Miss
Ifofer.
Mrs. Campbell was appointed a com
mittee on flowers.
1t was decided, If this meets with the
approval of the mothers. to make this
permanent organization.
The Woman's club and the different
churches will be invited to cooperate
with the parents organizations in the
observance of Mothers day.
The purpose of this day is to honor
and up1ift motherhood.
Charles A Greathouse. superintend-
ent of public instruction in Indiana in
a circular letter to the various county
and city superintendents. says:
Every tender sentiment that leads
to noble action should be nurtured
carefully in a nation accused of COM
mereialism. Each boy and girl should
be admonished to make this day so full
/ of love and joy for mother that she
can never forget 1t, and to make it Sc
overlooking with unselfsh deeds and
practical helpfulness that other moth
/ ers bereft ill., or unfortunate may have
a shape in the share in the abundant
JOY"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-29

chicken stealing was in the shed look
of the night before. Marshall Young
caught Slade and McColly red-handel
and in less than Is minutes had them
before Judge Nicholson pleading guilty
tn the theft
McCulley has served time in the pen
itentiary before for being too light
fingered. and only last winter was
given Jail sentence for making too
modest love to Crown Point "biddies"
and pullets
Both men were bound to the circuit
court under $500 bonds. and as their
record in the past is extremely
shady" the pen" doors look wide
open for McColleys fate is sure.
S the Indiana statutes provide a peni-
tertiary sentence for second offense
of either petit or grand larceny
SHADES record is not as bad, but he
is plenty old enough to know better,
and has been mixed up in other loose
transactions, and it looks like a stiff
dose of the law for him. The gang
have been repeatedly warned and moth
ing short of their being placed in a
position where they cannot steal seems
to work the remedy deserved. Mr. KoI-
ing secured the stolen goods, and if he
wants references to any detective agen-
cy in the country he can apply TO
many Crown Point people for rec
concentrations
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-29
ASK FOR
THROUGH
SERVICE

Through service to Indiana Harbor
via the South shore Route is the re-
quest that the North Side Citizens AS
ISOLATION of Hammond is making of the
Chicago. Lake Shore & South Bend
Railway Co.
At the present time the cars on the
feeder line TO Indiana Harbor 20 as
far as the Hammond East Chicago city
limits and then stop The people of the
north side are trying now TO convince
the officials of the line that there is
enough Hammond business to make II
worth while for the company to run
these Indiana Harbor-East Chicago
cars to Hammond.
Then 1t would be possible for Ham
mond people to get on one of these
cars at Holman street and go all Of
the way to Indiana Harbor without
change.
There are large number of business
men. lawyers and others who make fire.
ouent trips between Indiana Harbor
and Hammond and they are all agreed
that ii would be great thing IL the
through service could be established
Question Too Hot. Dropped.
The South Shore line is now com
PEELED to make numerous stops in
Hammond with its fast through cars
which the northsiders conceed is NOT
necessary.
They expect the local cars to stop at
all of the street Intersections but they
are willing 70 have the express cars
stop only at Holman street and CaIu-
met avenue providing the company will
extend the Indiana Harbor service to
Hammond
The question Of the closing of John
son street came up on the motion of
eter Smith that the North Side Citizens
Association reconsider it's action favor
ing the closing of the street
The arguments finally became 81
heated that il was decided to dron the
matter for fear OF disrupting the or
ganization. The fact was clearly de-
monstrated that it is not the unanim-
Gus opinion of the members Of this
organization that this street be closed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-29
ST. JOHN MAN IS
SECOND SHERLOCK
Chicken Thief Landed in
Jail AS Result of Efforts
Of Amateur Sleuth.
Especial TO TIE TIMEsl

Crown Point Ind, April elf ever
Sheriff Grant, or any of the sheriffs
succeeding him in the future. are in
need of the services of a perfectly good
detective and one Adam Rolling. a
farmer living near St. Johns is avail
able they will do well to employ him
without looking further. man with
out experience and training who can
follow a wagon track, that has been
crossed and recrossed by numberless
other vehicles on the six miles of
trailing which farmer Rolling took to-
land the quarry he was after, certainly
possesses the detective instinct to d
marked degree and is worthy of some
recognition in that line.
Mr.. Rolling on arising yesterday
morning went to look over his poultry
and stock as usual, and discovered to
his amazement that three perfectly
docile setting hens had flown the
COOP This is of course a common
happening on the farm, and Detective
Rolling thought little of it, unsi his
Sherlock Holmes instinct got busy with
the following deduction.
Three setting hens can fly away and
on rare occasions do so. But--three
setting hens, hardly ever more. II eggs.
with the boxes they were setting in.
out of the range of vision of lynx
eyed farmer. DIR. Watson wasn't pres
ent at Mr. Kolling's little seance, but
had he been there at the time when De-
tective Rolling made his first import
ant deduction, that nothing but human
agency was responsible for the disap
pearance of his choice brooders-he
would have had another chance to use
that well worn phrase. perfectly mar
vel-o-u-s,' to his hearts content.
Having discovered that a human be-
ing was responsible for the depreda
ton on his chicken coup, Mr.. Rolling
made the next wise move usually made
by frst-class detective. He looked
for tracks and furthermore he found,
| them. leading from his yard, in the
softened earth made by the rain of the
night before. were the plain tracks of
a wagon.
If Detective Rolling knows anything
at all. it's a wagon track, and his ex-
perienced eye took in all the peculiari-
ties of that abrasion made in the
earth. Its width, contour. depth.
smoothness and its wheel track. stucied
1t all until he could have trailed the
rig twice as far as he did.
| Starting out on foot Detective"
Rolling followed that track step by
step. cross country. over hill and dale.
through mud and rain, all the way
from about one mile east of st. John.
! until he reached a house on Harring-
ton ave, Crown Point. Ind. Here the
wagon turned into a yard and Detec-
| tive K ol1ing's work was done for the
time being. Coming to town he secured
Marshal Young and armed with search
warrant the two proceeded to the home
of Ephriam Slade and discovered three
setting hens, on Is eggs in the same
Identical boxes that Mrs. Rolling had
coaxed them to be good biddies" in,
several days ago. Also some corn and
oats which Detective Rolling identified
as his own were in plain sight. and
iOrin McColiy who has established the
ICrown Point marathan record for
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-29
DAY SUITABLY
OBSERVED
(special to THn T1MEs }


Indiana Harbor April 2s.-Arbor
day was suitably observed in Indiana
Harbor, all of the Indiana Harbor
schools uniting in the exercises which
were conducted at the Washington
building.
superintendent E. \. Canine made a
short address and introduced County
superintendent HIGHWAY, who also
spoke.
The exercises by the pupils began
with cantata and opened with a cho-
rus by the girls of the seventh grade.
followed by chorus composed of the
girls of the sixth grade. The govern
or's arbor day proclamation was then
read by Joseph Mosne, after which Sc
rol Fisher read the mayors proclama-
ton. Then came the exercises by the
children of the first, second and third
grades. Then followed Syringe Time
in costume by seventh and eighth grade
girls. a dumb bell drin by the pupils
of the sixth grade, a wand drill by the
girls of the third grade interspersed
with recitations and songs
feature of the afternoon that gain
ed particular attention was the dance
and song by a first grade boy dressed
in Indian costume. At the close of the
exercises everybody repaired to the
school grounds where a tree was plant
ed at the corner of 141st and Hemlock
and named The Washington maple
The teachers in charge of the eyer
cises were Misses Nella Dietrich. Laura
Horton and Alma Sermier.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-29

for the principal administering poll
eies: reciprocity tariff commission. etc
6. Lees appointment to the mar
shalship was requested by ta) the en-
tire state Republican organization, IN
GLIDING ali district chairmen, all mem
bers of the finance committee and exc
cutive committee. (h) practically all
Republican members of the Legisla
ture: (c) out OF total of ninety two
county chairmen in Indiana eighty
seven requested Lees appointment and
of the remaining FIVE three were out of
the state and would have endorsed him
had they been here; I'D with few ex-
ceptions. the Republican press or the
state; (e) the rank and file of the party
expected Lees appointment.
T. Lee was recommended also by
Secretary Hitchcock, Charles 2. Taft
and William Loeb.
s. Former state Chairman James p
Goodrich says Lee should have been
appointed marshall because (a) he was
state chairman; (b) it was unpre-
cendented to turn down state chair
man. (c) il has bad effect on party
workers
3. Former Governor Durbin at first
recommended Lee.
10. There was no other candidate for
the place until doubt arose as to Lees
appoint Then the result was (a) an
unparalleled number of candidates on
the assumption that Lee would not sue
| coed. Obi the natural effect on the
workers for Lee TO fail was dis
| hearten them
| II. The support OF the other can
didates was local and personal. while
Lees support was state wide. and the
marshalship is a state wide office.
IL. Lee had strong and numerous
| supporters in every county in the
state. His supporters were more num-
erous and more powerful than all other
candidates put together.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-29
FIRE AT STIEGLITZ PIX
Especial to THE Tines

East Chicago. April % Early
Thursday morning fire destroyed a two
story frame dwelling belonging to
Nick Sosnoski at 129th street and
Elizabeth, Stieglitz Park
The fire department. was forced to
resort to heroic measures to prevent
the fire from spreading to dangerous
proportions, wrecking the building in
the interests of public safety
The department was crippled owing
to the absence of water in Stieglitz
Park and was forced to resort to the
old-fashioned bucket brigade methods.
which in this case were Intellectual
Stieglitz Park has been imploring
the city 70 provide it with water for 10
these many years, but thus far has
been unsuccessful. although at one
time the settlement seemed in a fair
way to obtain the much needed COM
modify
The Sosnoski cottage was insured
for $780, but the furniture was unin-
sured.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-29
LEE HAD
FRIENDS
GALORE
TINES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis. Ind. April 29.-Dt is
understood here that the Senate will
within the next two or three days con-
firm the appointment of Edwin NJ.
Schmidt, of this city. as United States
Marshal for Indiana The appoint
ment was sent in by President Taft
several days ago but it was held up
in the senate because the judiciary
committee. to which it was referred,
had not been organized. This has been
done now. however. and there is moth
ing in the way of the confirmation
Schmidt will assume the Office soon
after he receives his commission.
Schmidt will start in on his service
in that office under a handicap with
which some of the other candidates for
the appointment would not have had
TO contend. He is not well acquaint-
ed with the Republican leaders
throughout the state. He is well
known in Marion county because he
has always lived here and has for
years been prominent in local politics.
No republican is better acquainted in
Marion county that Schmidt. But this
will not do him much good out IN the
state. and it will be up to him to pro-
coed at once TO get acquainted with the
leaders. at least
1t is generally felt that Schmidt will
be called on to assume a good deal of
political responsibility when he takes
the office. for the situation has de-
veloped into such a condition that it
| is believed he will be looked on as {.
sort of administration representative in
Indiana. If this turns out to be the
| case. he will find himself severely
Handicapped by a lack Of acquaintance
over the state.
| One of the friends of Edwin NJ Lee
Republican state chairman, has point
ed out that in this regard Schmidt vii
/ be at a disadvantage as compared with
some of the other candidates who were
after the place as marshal. Several OF
the candidates were men well known
all over the state and who had figured
in state politics for years. This friend
of Lee also went ahead and pointed out
twelve reasons why in his opinion Lee
should have been appointed marshal
instead of Schmidt. They are the fol
flowing:
/ 1. Lee is Republican state chairman
ALWAYS been reward ed with a good APP
lpointment by the administration. Col
Jack Gowdy was appointed consul gen.
eral at Paris, which made him rich
James p. Goodrich could have had any
appointment he had asked for, but hi
Ibid not want anything. 1t is said tina
former chairmen also have been taker
care of the same way.
2. Lees fitness was conceded b,
every body Also, he had great per
sonal popularity.
3. He was recommended in tn,
regular way by the only Republican
United States Senator from this stat,
two months before his term expired
and the office of marshal is senatorial
patronage
4. Even under the Norton patronag,
letter the appointment should be made
n ). But, aside from the Norton letter
Senator Beveridge recommended Lee
sand at the time Beverage was working