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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-12

Of. Harry E.iS1n Webster. who Con.
fessed to the Killing of His Wife No
,, Bessie Kent Webster.
Sis or Miss Mabel Sexsmith. made
IN extraordinary declaration of affec-
tion for the prisoner, which led him to
admit that aside from his Wife, Zoe
Narney Webster, now divorced, Miss
Sexsmith had been his good angel.
isis Stays With Him.
Miss Sexsmith has gone to much
{trouble to maintain her incognito on
the occasions of her visits here. Web
ster's attorneys having done their part
IN an attempt to maintain mystery re
garding her identity
In discussing the love affairs of a
modern young man about town today.
WEBSTER expressed the belief that al
most every young fellow of ordinary
good looks and address has from fiftv
70 seventy-five love affairs before he
is thirty -
The prisoner said:
never was much of a fellow at
love-making, but 7 suppose I have had
ll1ty or more young women intereste l
IN me at one time or another. Their
inter st in most cases was sinDlv the
romantic feeling of young girls ana
nothing that did them any harm. or
me I consider that this passing love
aIalr IS educational and that no harm
Is done on either side.
Would Make Sacrifice.
or course, believe Miss Sexsmith.
lot instance, would make sacrifices on
my behalf, but there is really NO vea-
son why she should do so. excent +ba+
she IS woman, good hearted syn-
pathetic and of better. sounde1 stI1ff
tnan most girls of today are made of
one can be depended upon to do the
right, square thing"
Sheriff Delaney of Oele county o,,s
todlan OF DR.. Harry f Webster has
dispatched two parties of searchers
along Plne creek, in an effort to 10
@ @(ate me ciothing of Mrs. Bessie Kent
Meoster' which the young woman's
slayer has refused so far to sllrrenda7.
or locate for the authorities -
A telephone message from Dixoy
said that the clothing had been found
nuhs on bramble on the hillside near
the dam. but Sheriff Delaney denies
ms he admitted that a cline bad
been found which might lead to tba
kfinding of the clothing before niebt
Seek WOman's Clothing.
want the clothing principal1v ba-
cause am convinced it has been c41T-
nInsy hidden and this will go far TO
prove that Webster's story of having
peeh 50 intoxicated with rage and IL
quor that he did not know wbat -
was dong. IS piece with the story he
telis OF the place and circunstanceS 81
the crime '--4 : '-'ii0es OF
a. 80 That the exact spot where
me me Killing was done viii be found and
.aaIa rlae mere mere will be evidence of it still
1elllalillhs- The woman NAV have
been and probably was killed snr1e lsro
miles from the spot where her ,flv bodv
was found 1t is a country fuii ~
nndergrowth and brambles. ruIIeVs
hi1u S,nSl. raNlnes. That the missing relics
nave nave not yet been found IS no surnriss
to me We have been keeping IN - ~ ise
search, though as the states attarne,, nv
mas said, our case is almost as strnrSr rr9s
without them.' . 81 oAs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-12
WORLDS SERIES.

The first game for the baseball cham
pionship of the world between the New
York Giants of the National League and
the Philadelphia Athletics Of the Amer
lean League will be played Saturday
afternoon at the Polo grounds in New
Cork.
The State Journal will give its read
ers a detailed account of each game
the same evening livery play will le
given so that you will have complete
story of each game in the series. The
evening paper gives you "today's news
today"
Moral: Always be a subscriber to the
State Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-12
ANOTHER AIR VICTIM.
NJ. Level, French Expert. Fatally Hurt
by Fall.

Rheims, Oct. I'm. Level wa in
jured fatally in a fall today. The avia-
tor was sweeping along in his biplane
about ESQ feet from the earth in su-
perb weather when something went
wrong with his machinery and tho
aeroplane plunged downward. striking
a telegraph pole in its descent
Level was senseless and barely liv-
ing as he was taken from the wreck
age. It was found that the skull and
snine had been fractured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-12
AttentIon. News standsi

The series Of baseball games for IN
championship Of the world between the
New York Giants and the Philadelphia
Americans. winners Of the National and
American League pennants respective
~. starts Saturday afternoon at the
Polo grounds in New York There viii
undoubtedly be an extra demand CC
copies Of the STATE JOURNAL Satur-
day night. A telephone call to this Of
flee anytime Saturday evening will
bring additional papers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-12
ADVERTISING TALKS
WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM c. FREEMAN

The Chicago Postoffice De-
partment has been getting after
the piano houses that use PUZ-
I'll SCHEMES in their adver-
tising copy. 1t has ordered the
Chicago newspapers to DIS
PRINTING THIS
CLASS OF ADVERTISE
MENTS, and told them that
such advertising will be EX-
CLUDED from the mails.
-. ~,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-12
Weather VIII Be Fair.

The mercury registered degrees above
normal in the "a hours ending at two
O clock this afternoon. These Clouds -
said Sunny Flora, the government fore
caster, ''are sort of fog clouds, and clear
weather is predicted for tonight and Fri
day. Last night was the warmest night
this month";, The hourIv readings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-12
He IS DIVORCED.
Man Who Created WalIfngsord 4sa
Various Loves.

New York, Oct 12.-Mrs. Ceorea
Randolph Chester has been granted a
divorce from her husband. sbor+
story writer Mrs Chester named in
her suit a young woman whom she
apartment here last sprine as l,;a a. ~
Chester denied all his wife's allegs-
tions. e14Aesa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-12
LONE WOMAN SLAIN.
Mrs. Mary Proctor Found Dead in
Home at Seneca.

Seneca, Kan, Oct. 12.-Mrs. Mary
J. Proctor a widow. aged, 65. was
found dead with bullet hole through
her breast, at her home, three miles
southeast of here early today. The
body was found b yhe rson.
Then son left home at dark last
niht. His mother was alone in the
house. When he returned she was
dead. No arrests have been made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-12
No Home for Germain

Rheims, Oct. 1.-THE condition of
Aviator Andre German. who was in
jured in a fall with his machine yes
terday, is considered hopeless
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-12
CHINA is STIRRED.
Revolutionary Movement Is
Gaining i'm Momentum.
American Missionaries All Safe
and Will Stay.

Picking, Oct. 12.-Between 5000 and
5000 Chinese troops in HanAow native
city are reported to have mutinied this
morning and killed from 200 to 800
SIanchus. The rebels occupied Sui
Ting Flu yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-12
Weather indications.

Chicago. Oct. 12.-Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-12

Continued on Page TwO.D
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-12

Omaha, Oct 12.-Re1atives here of
Miss Hilda NJ. Byles, formerly an in
structor in the Omaha high school,
now engaged in missionary work in
the city of Ku Ling in the revolt dis
trict of China have expressed fear for
the safety of the young woman. Winter
Byles. a local newspaper writer, broth
er of Miss Byles, has not heard from
his sister since the outbreak of the
rebellion.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-06-27

Prof. Alexander is a native o f
Scotland, having been born i'll
Greenock, in 1859, and after at
tending Grammer School, went to
Glasgow University, where he had
the privilege of attending t II e
classes conducted by Sir, William
Thompson, known later as Lord
Kelvin, famous as mathemati-
clan, and inventor, and R, {. Jebb,
editor of an elaborate commentary
on the plays of Sophocles,
In response to an invitation of
some friends, he came to Kilauea
in 1888, he conducted the school
there for some years, the gre t
majority Of the pupils at that time
being only beginners in English
At that time the plantation W
Il II d the Management of K. A,
Macfe, very progressive and en-
ergetic man, who was among th {
first, if not the first, to introduce
steam blowing and permanent ant
portable railway in Hawaii. Anota
BILE erson in the district was {
Bertelmann of Pilaa, known for hi:
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-06-27

hospitality and hearty manners.
In the beginning of 1892 Mr.. Al
eXander moved to Lihue, where he
became principal of the publ c
school, an office which he now re-
linquishes with regret, but w h
satisfaction that he is free to visit
countries which have been in II / S
mind more or less frequently i II
the past. He has from time o
time tried to keep in touch with the
wider forms of civilization by visits
to Europe and California, at t h e
latter making it point to become
acquainted with methods an
thoughts of some of the greater
teachers of the United States.
He had the satisfaction of prov
ing to the educational authorities
of the time, the value of the tonic
sol ia system of teaching to a
music, and of seeing it adopted de-
fnitely as a true form Of writing
and expressing music.
Mrs. Alexander has been all as
sistant to her husband, in the capa
city as teacher since 1892.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-06-27
Baseball, Cure
For A "Creuch'

The management of the Maka-
we'll and the McBryde plantations
are to be commended for putting a
II ain at the disposal of their en-
ployees. 1t started from the Maka-
we'll landing and picked up the en-
ployees along the way, arriving at
Koloa with the Makaweli Club be-
sides 250 spectators. While the
score was not even, being 9 to ! in
favor of Makaweli, the crowd was
intensely interested, In fact the
interest is steadily growing.
1t keeps pace with the improve
ment of the clubs.
These league games are a great
improvement over Sunday drinking
and card bevies.
People are specializing during the
week about the coming game anc
have something to think about il
place of nursing a crouch.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-06-27
KOL0A PLANTATION
STORE RA|DED
BY THIEVES
Full Set Of Burglars Tools
Found Which Indicates
Professionalism
Make $4,000 Haul
Especial to the Garden Island)

Especial to the Garden Island)
Burglars entered the Koloa Plan
tation Store sometime Saturday
night, gaining an entrance through
the office. The burglars were evil
IDENTIFY frightened in the early stage
of the game, as kit of burglars
tools consisting of crow-bar,
pick, several knives, and an electric
flash light were found. Goods to
the value of about sixty d ol ars
were taken, including a quantity
of perfumery. Some little change
which had been left in the money
drawers was also taken. A monkey
wrench which had been taken from
show case was found lying near the
safe, and it is thought an attempt
had been made to open the safe. No
clew was left by which a ira e
could be found of the burglars.
This is the third attempt at rob-
berry within the last six weeks.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-06-27
REG|.
TAT|ON A BIG
SUCCESS
Prof. Alexander Once More
Recites To Appreciative
Audience
Is Farewell Recital

The Shakespeare recital and
musicale given by Mr.. and Mrs. ].
B. Alexander OH Saturday evening
June oath, was indeed a literary
and artistic success. Although this
is not the first time that Mr.. Alex
ander has given evidence of his
wonderful dramatic ability, yet it
was almost impossible to realize
that SO profound drama as that
of Hamlet could have been given
so skilful an Interpretation by one
who is not professional actor.
The impersonation of Hamlet
showed great appreciation of his
character. Each character stood
out separate and apart til e
sombre, melancholy dane, wrought
TO such intensity of feeling; the
simplicity OF Oph ella, even in her
loss of reason; the guilty King
and Queen, and the pertinent re-
marks of Polomious, were a. X e
wonderfully depicted. and all who
listened to Mr.. Alexander 5 power
of bringing vividly to ones mind
the personality of each character
must have had Shakespeare words
flash through their mind. Age
cannot wither nor custom stale his
infinite variety
There were several delightful
musical selections, all of which re
ceived hearty encores. After thi!
Show of reason and feast of soul, >
delicious refreshments were served
and then followed old times song
and farewell speeches by several o
the gentlemen, Such hours are al
E inspiration to both brain and heart
4 and III these isolated localities
7 where one gets but a meagre op
portunity for literary stimulants
= one appreciates the entertainment
S given OIL Saturday evening. Mr.
c and Mrs. Alexander have prove
Il themselves a charming host an
: hostess, and they will indeed b
& missed by their friends. The pre-
gramme for Saturday evening wa
) as follows;
| PART I
= /. Les Adieux ---------- Web,
Mr., Alexander
2. Who is Silvia ----- Schubel
Mr.. Alexander
3. Reading from Hamlet
q Mr.. Alexander
y 4. Trio 20 Happy Fair"
Mrs. Hills, Mrs. Alexander,
Mr.. De Lacy
y PART II
10 S. Song Come Into These We
low Sands"
ID Mrs. Hills
lie s. Ye Spotted Snakes Stevei
Mrs. Hills, Miss Hannah Shell
e don, Miss Daisy Sheldon,
N Mr. Alexander.
l. 7. Reading -----------ila ilaml
Mr.. Alexander
le 8. Romeo and Juliet
Mrs, Alexander, Mrs. Carter,
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-06-27
Interesting Items
From EleeIe

Especial to the Garden Island)
Cupid visited Hanapepe lately
and left diamond. Guess who
wears it.
Mr., French of the Island
has been visiting friends in Eleele
for few days,
The closing exercises of t III e
Hanapepe school were witnessed on
Friday by a large number of in
terested parents and friends.
By the way, Cupid says that he
is taking one of the teachers,
The busting and up-to- date.
Port Allen is expecting thre t
steamers III next week.
The hospitbale home of Mr., and
Mrs. HASTE was the scene of much
merriment last Saturday night,
The occasion being the meeting of
the monthly McBryde Card Club,
Mr.. Roendahl a n d Mrs. Silva,
were lucky enough to carry off the
first prizes, Mrs. de Vries and Mr.,
Meyers taking consolation prizes,
Among those present were Mr.,
and Mrs, Hastie, Mr., and Mrs,
Roendahl, Mr., and Mrs, Silva, Mr.,
and Mrs, Fernandez, Misses Silva,
Arms and Hastie, Mrs, de Nries,
Messers. Elliott, Bole, Ter,
Miller, Hannah, Meyers, Mage,
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-06-27
Program For
Waimea Fourth

Especial to the Gardan Island)
The following program will be
carried out by the Waimea resi-
dents on the Fourth,
/. Flag Raising and Salute 6 am.
2 [a] Baseball Game Waimea
VS.. Kekaha 7 to 9 a. nj,
3. Cbl Baseball Game Waimea
VS.. Port Allen 9 to a. M.
4. Tug-of-War Waimea VS..
Kekaha
NCH
S. Wheelbarrow Race
6. so Yds Dash For boys under
IA years,
7. so Yds Dash For girls under
II years.
8. 100 Yds Dash Free for all.
g, Mule Race,
10. Obstacle Race,
II, Three Legged Race,
IL. Sack Race.
13. Distance Race,
IA. Baseball Throwing,
IS. Creased Pig,
10. Ca] Swimming Race. Across
mouth of river into dust to
bridge,
II. [b] Swimming Race. Across
mouth of river to bridge and
climb rope.
w. O. Crowell Announcer
+. +. Nahum, A, Kruse, d. X
Hayselden, Judges.
H. c. Coburn Starter
G.. Anderson Marshal of the day
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-06-27
LAST SUNDAY BALL
GAMES BELOW
AVERAGE
Lihue Diamond Scene Of A
Poor But Exciting
Exhibition
Kilauea Team First

The X. \. C's. won their first
game of the season on the Home
stead field last Sunday, where they
pruned the pineapple farmers to
tune of to 3 in hard struggle.
So far, it has appeared very much
as though they were to be left be.
hind i'll this series. but they now
seem to have pulled themselves to-
gether and out of the hole, and
occupy a position on the percent
age list no great distance from
HomeSteads.
BY far the weakest exhibition
of, baseball bv two crack teams,
which has been staged this season,
was pulled off Sunday, when the
Makaweli and L;hue teams crossed
sticks on the Lihue Diamond.
Aside from a number of individual
playes, II game was entirely
shorn of Ii ( least intimation of
the class of ball which might be
expected from what are supposed
to be two of our best teams. Errors
were equally divided however, and
the even scores prevailing from
the second to the eighth innings,
caused the greatest excitement.
At the ending of the first half of
the 9th. Lihue retired with
score of Is to 10, and had there
been less errors during the game,
) the home team might have been
considered easy winners. Waiau,
who had pitched a winning game
) for Lihue up to this time, took an
{ arial fight. He fumbled, paid no
] attention to base steals and walked
!; three men, each time filling bases.
, The result of these errors cost
= Lihue the game, as they were re-
, sponsible for the six extra runs
t which the visiting team rang up
on the last lap, giving them a
/ score of 10 against IS and the game
/ was won. Waiau has the making
{ of All excellent pitcher but evident
= ly All insufhciency of strength to
$ last throughout nine inning game
Opunui and young Fernandez were
i'll excellent team form and gained
r much admiration for their shrewd
playing. Makanani batted home
t bagger which also brought in two
Others who were anchored OF
bases, thus increasing the score by
three runs. Malina made two
three-base hits. The Makawel
lst. base showed skill seldom seer
i'll the local league. Akina pitched
III his usual good form but hi.
+ support was, generally speaking
not up to standard by any means
The Lihue catcher was distressing
&C ~ weak, as was also the frs
pitcher. On the whole, the gam,
is conceded to have been by al
odds, one of the most exciting bu
= at the same time, poorest, eve
played on the local field.
Kilaueas, the leaders, adde,
'another jewell to their crown OF
Sunday, when they battered tn
Eleeles to a pulp OH the MakaweI
ground. 1t WAS give and tax
from the word go. At the 9th
inning the score stood 10 to i
d Kilauea's favor, but the Eleele
got a hunch and came over tn
plate with three more scores
of the curtain dropping with 10 to
m in favor of the Kilaueas. TIL
y, Kilaueas are now very much i
he the lead and are playing with
ct determination which BODIES i'll fc
the team which lacks such a spiri
Sunday Scores
Kilauea 10 EleelC
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-06-27
Captain Puck To
Be In Waimea
Especial to the Garden Island)

Especial to the Garden Island)
WAIMEA, june 20 Major
Wills, of the Salvation Army, paid
visit to Waimea last week, a II d
installed Capt. Chas. Pu c k in
charge of the Waimea corps. Capt.
Puck attended Oahu College pre-
vious to taking up his present line
of work, and for the past two years,
has been stationed in Hilo, where
he left a host of friends.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-06-27
Waimea Holds
Holy Ghost Feast
Especial to the Garden Island)

Especial to the Garden lSland)
WAIMEA, June 20, The feast Of
the Holy Ghost exercises were held
here Saturday night and Sunday,
and were attented by hundreds 0 {
happy people. The Lihue band was
present and it was one of the most
enjoyable celebrations of it's kind
ever held here,
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-06-27
Tons OF Ava
Root In Wainiha

Especial to the Garden Island)
WAINIHA, June 20 TS OF
Ava root are being shipped from
the Wainiha mountains monthly.
Hon. J. X. Lota is directing the
industry and finds ready market
with a fair price.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-06-27
Road Luna Onokea
Is Bound Over

Especial to the Garden Island)
WAIMEA, June 26.-Road Luna
Onokea, who was arrested last Fri
day, charged with embezzlement
of County road funds, had his
hearing before Judge Akina here
this morning. He was bound over
to the Grand Jury under the sum
of five hundred dollars.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-06-27
New Water Supply
For Kilauea Cane
Especial to the Garden Island)

The Kilauea Plantation is con-
structing a new reservoir, which
when full will contain about one
hundred and fifty million gallons,
1t is to be completed within three
or four months and will greatly
increase the yield of cane as it will
establish a more permanent irriga'
ton supply,
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-06-27

Charles II, Wilcox, Manager OF
Koloa Plantation, returned with
Mrs. Wilcox from Honolulu yes
terday morning by the 'Hyades'
to Port Allen,
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1911-06-27
Next Sundays Ball Games

July 2. Kilauea VS.. Koloa al
Kilauea, Homestead VS., Lihue al
Homestead, Makaweli Us, X, A, c,
at Lihue,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08
Name: new STATE E.
VETERINARIANS
GOVERNOR CARROLL APPOINTS
BRAND NEW
CORPS.

Des Moines, June Iowa has q
complete new set Of assistant state
veterinarians. Governor Carroll has
many instances old and faithful as
sistants have been reappointed. There
has been some wedding out. however.
The complete list is as follows:
John Anstey, Massena; H. A. Alcorn.
Adair; T. e. Anderson, Bedford; A. A.
Adamson, Newson; Fred Brasie, Har.
Ian; P. Baldwin, Creston; s. H. Bau-
man, Birmingham; D. e. Baughman,
Ft. Dodge; N. N. Crawford, Waukon;
r. G. Calkins, Osceola; Frank B. Cope
land, Logan; G. A. Dodges Northwood;
N. J. Deiling, Dallas Center; L. L.
Diller, Marshalltown; ]. E. Frank,
]. w. Grinith, Cedar Rapids;
w. J. Gooder, Usage; H. M. Gilerty,
Mason City; Henry He'll New Lib
erty: w. H. Hook, West Liberty; F. H.
Hollingsworth, Council Bluffs; H. J..
Haggerty, Dubuque; w. r: Fullerton,
Dubuque; J. D. Inger, Waverly; r. r.
Kelso, Corydon; J. J. Moore, Lamont;
D. H. Miller, Council Bluffs; Peter
Malcolm, New Hampton; James Mel
son, Sigourney; Carl Olson, Sac City;
e. G. Piper, Ida Grove; F. L. Roach,
Preston; ]. E. Robertson, Monona; p.
A. Shoemaker. Mt. Ayr; Charles W..
Sauer, Vinton; H. G. Simpson, Dent-
son; E. E. Sayers, Algona; P. L. Tai
bolt, Grinnell; H. E. Talbot, Des
MONIES; Earl Howe, Des Moines; F. j.
Traitor, Jefferson; G. E. Uehran, At
lantic; Charles S. White, Manila; G..
H. Strange, Ames; R. A. Hanson, For
est City; S. H. Quinn, Marengo; J. W..
Haxby, Clarinda; James Nicholson,
F. E. H. Edwards, Iowa
City; F. c. Roach, Milford; ]. G. Par
slow, Shenandoah; J. L. Brooks, Clin-
ton; A. S. Brodie, Cedar Falls; S. B.
Moon, Rock Rapids; F. F. Parker,
r. F. Wolfe, Guthrie Gen.
ter; Charles Park, Neville; ~. w..
Scott, Manchester; J. w. Hull, Bur
lington; S. H. Johnson, Carroll; B..
Hartman, DEBORAH; John Title, Musca-
tine; w. c. Stewart, West Union; 0.
w. Rowe, Keokuk; Robert F. Redhead
Corning; Robert D. Wall, Des Moines.