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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09
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Columbus to attend the funeral It is
not known when Miss Goodwin will re-
turn. but she will not work with the
company if she does return, according
to the present understanding.
Miss Russell, who has been in Wich-
tia with Sport North, was called here
by telephone Sunday morning and told
she was to take the part of Marian
Stanton in "A WOman's Way" She had
never played the part, or even seen the
play and did not receive her part until
Sunday afternoon. However. she had
her lines (Which covered eighty type
written pages or sides as the theater
people say all learned and rehearsed
WELL Her arm, which was broken when
her horse fell with her in August sha
carried in a sling. Although the injury
is still painful and she has only partial
use of her right arm, she intends to go
through with her part tonight and this
week and do the best she can-consid-
cradle pluck in her.
The accident was caused by her horse
running into wire on Huntoon street
at night, when there were no warming
lights.
sport North, now at Wichita. win
be here next week to play the part of
the priest in 1.-The Parish Priest" the
bill for next week. At numerous re-
quests the company will repeat
Madam Sans Gene which made such
a hit here when the company opened
here two years ago. The Lion and the
Mouse. The City. and other good bills
will be played in the near future
Mrs Sarah Goodwin, mother of Miss
Virginia Goodwin, who died Sunday at
her home in Columbus O.. would have
been 10 years old a week from Sunday.
Miss Goodwin is the only child The
funeral arrangements have not been
made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09
CORN IS 70 PER CENT.
Government Crop Report shows Yield
Is Good.

Washington, Oct 9.-The October
crop report of the crop reporting board
of the United States department of ag-
riculture. issued at 2:15 p. m. today,
shows the condition on October l, or
at time of harvest; the yield per acre
as indicated by the condition on that
date and preliminary estimates of the
total production of the principal farm
crops of the country, as follows:
Corn-Condition, .7O.4 per cent of a
normal, compared with 70.3 per cent
on Sept. /, 1911; sos on Oct. 1, 1910,
and 1876 per cent. the ten-year Octo-
Der average. Indicated yield per acre.
23.S bushels, compared with PA BUSH
els. the 1910 final yield, and 27.1 BUSH
els, the average final yield for the last
five years. The area planted to corn
was lis, $4,000 acres, or 101-1 per
cent of the area planted last year
Professionalism, 62.3 per cent
of a normal, compared with 5S8 per
cent September /; 71.S per cent last
year and 1913 per cent the ten-year
average. Indicated yield per acre,
1917 bushels, compared with 94.4 bush
els last year and 1913 bushels, the five
year average. Area planted to pota-
toes was 3,495,000 acres, or 9F-3 per
cent of last year.
Apples-Condition, 59.S per cent OF
a normal compared with 56.2 per cent
September 46.4 per cent last year,
and 52.4 per cent the ten year average
Spring Wheat-Preliminary est1n ate
of production. 200. $4,000 bushels,
compared with 231.399.0O0 bushels last
year and 243.186, 500 bushels the aver
age for the last five years Yield per
acre, 81 bushels, compared with Ill
bushels last year and 1875 bushels the
five year average Quality, 1913 per
cent, compared with a ten year aver
age of s7-1 per cent
Winter Wheat-Preliminary esti-
mate of production. ASS, 10000 bush
els. compared with AGA 044.000 bush
els in 1910 and 45O,129. 500 bushels the
five year average. Yield per acre, IA. .
bushels, compared with 1873 bushels in
1910, and 1915 bushels the five year
average.
All wheat-Preliminary estimate of
production. 655,516,OO0 bushels, com
pared with 695.443.0O0 bushels last
year. and 693,316,4 400 bushels the five
year average. Yield per acre. 1875
bushels compared with al bushels
last year and AT bushels the five
year average
Oats=Preliminary estimate or pro-
duetion. S73641.CO0 bushels, compared
with I12O,765,000 bushels last year.
and 932. 124.4O0 bushels the I'VE year
average Yield per acre 20.7 bushels.
compared with 31T9 bushels last year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09
'.KIMMEL" STICKS TO IT
slu Insists He VIII Prove His
Identity.

Niles. oct. 9.-In spite of the final
assertion of Mrs. Estelle Kimmel that
the man who came here from the Au-
burn. \. Y. prison is not G. A. Kim
mel her son, who disappeared thirteen
years ago, the so-called kimmel has
not yet given up hope of establishing
himself as her SON. He has just re-
turned from a weeks visit in the
country where the original K1mmel
was a welcome guest He said today
he had proved himself to the old
friends Of Kimmel in that vicinity He
also learned, he said. that the stove
failure to recognize which was Mrs.
KimmeTs reason for denying him rec
ognition. was not the one she claimed
he had bought for her.
The original stove, he said, was
traded by Mrs. Kimmel several years
ago for a smaller one and he said
much of the other furniture he had
failed to recognize had been acquired
since his disappearance. A local hard
ware dealer confirmed the stove trade
transa elton and said the original Kim
mel never had seen the new stove.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09
Automobile Drivers Have Bad
Day Sunday.
Three Places in the City Fixed
for AutOists.
TIRES ARE PUNCTURED
Two Boys Caught 'Red Handed
Are Arrested.
Taken to Juvenile Court to An
sWer for Act.

Automobile drivers, motorcycle RIO
ers, bicycle riders, and all owners u
pneumatic tired vehicles were cdAsed
much trouble and expense Sunday
corning Nv bows who had
strewn tacks and nails on the paving.
Two of the boys have been arresteu,
a third is located by the ponce anu
an example will be made OF them Aor
the benefit of others with an lncnnd-
ton for the same kind of sport
William Crougher and Aug1stin Aba
Jr.. are the two boys in CUSTODY Each
is Years old. Crougher, BESIDES pc
ing charged with laying his tack Tor
tires is charged with stealing them
iron, the Topeka Railway company
These tacks were really belt rlVetS
with fiat heads the size of dime ana
with half inch jagged shaItS shdrp
pointed He took them from the car
barns. then with the Ana boy pa NE
q pound or more of them on Eleventh
street between Kansas avenue ana
jackson street. They set them IN three
rows across the street, placing them
two or three inches apart in the row
and the rows about eight feet apart
in the street No tire could pass With
out A puncture and the boys soon had
several motor cars and a number OF
bikes disabled by the curbing. one OF
the machines was that OF Henry L.
Tromp. cigar manufacture
Another bed of tacks was lald ous
at the corner of Topeka averue ana
Twelfth street. This caught motor
bicycle and several bikes The ponce
were quick to investigate and have ap-
pretended the boy who laid it. They
have his name as Lane and will have
him in custody before evening.
A third pitfalI for tires was made
in North Topeka on Central avenue ana
a number of tires were exploded there
The police have been unable to find the
miscreant on the North side but IN
tend to list him with the others
The boys already caught were taken
INFO the Juvenile court this morning
but their cases postponed until later
when an investigation can be made
and the parents notified. The boys are
slated for guardianship of the court
by parole which if they violate viii
qualify them for the reform school,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09
WIFE WOUL DN'T COOK
So John W. Wilson Is Granted Di-
Vorcc.

Because she wouldn't cook his
meals, abused him and was cross to
the children, John w Wilson was this
lie N Wilson, to whom he was mar
ried in Topeka IA years ago. Wilson
also receives the custody of the three
children.
Wilson told Judge Whitconb this
morning how he had tried to live with
the woman of his earlier dreams but
she insisted on making his home life
a nightmare. She wouldn't cook the
meals or keep house properly the
husband said, and she scolded and
nagged at him until their quarrels be-
came all too frequent.
In April last year, following one of
their family Observation-Disclosures, the
husband and the wife separated and
have not lived together since that
time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09
LOAD OF PRISONERS
italian Vessel From TripoIi Lands
Turks at Malta.

Malta. Oct 9.-The Italian torpedo
1loat destroyer Borea arrived here to-
day. escorting g steamer with prisoners
OF war from Tripoli. The British Of
ficials decided to refuse the Italian
vessel a supply of provisions. The pris-
oners included Turkish officials and
the crew of torpedo boat destroyer
which surrendered at Tripoli.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09

play Marion Stanton in "A Woman's
Way" the bill for this week. Miss Vir-
GINA Goodwin (A1rs. Harry North, who
was to be leading lady this season and
who was to play this part this week,
has been called to Columbus, O., by the
death of her mother, Mrs. Sarah Good
win. Miss Goodwin had just returned
from Columbus. where she has been d
the bedside OF her mother for the past
three weeks. Miss LIE Roy was IN her
place here Mrs. Good win was thought
to be improving when her daughter
left. but died at 8 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing from stomach trouble. Both Mr.
and Mrs Harry North left at once for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09
SHORTAGE IN NAVY YARD
Discrepancy Of Over Three Million
Shown by Inventory.

Washington, oct. "a discrepancy
OF over s3.2SS,271, between the ma
terial on hand and that called for by
the books of the Washington navy
yard was shown by the inventory of
that yard just completed. according to
an announcement by Secretary of the
Navy Meyer. today.
This is the first inventory of record
made at this yard within the last %
years
The discrepancy is attributed to
loose bookkeeping methods, which
Secretary Meyers sought to correct.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

J. T. Osborn, aged 60, of Rossville,
died at noon today at the Stormonr
hospital. The body will be returned 10
Rossville tomorrow for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09
MISS RUSSELL BACK.
viii Play Leads With North Brothers
Rest of Season.

Miss Genevieve Russell, (Nfrs. Sport
North. leading lady with the North
Bros Stock company here last year,
will be leading lady with the Topeka
company for the rest of the season be-
ginning with tonight when she will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09

and 2S.4 bushels. the five year average.
The quality of oats was S4.9 per cent.
compared with a ten year average of
S6.6 per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09

Quinton o. Taylor. aged %, died
Sunday at his home at 1929 Clay
street He leaves wife. The funeral
will be held Wednesday at 2 o'clock.
Burial in Foster cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09

Florence Allen LawIess. aged IA.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Law
less 1913 Topeka avenue, died at St
Francis hospital Sunday. The funeral
will be held from the home Tuesday at
3 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09
Evening and Wedding Silks
second Floor.

Every silk fabric which fashion good
correct for bridal gowns and evening frocs is
choice collection of these beautiful materials We shall be
pleased to have all those who interested visit Silk
Department, the Second Floor compare
the different fabrics at leisure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09

Finest named varieties of tulips
hyacinths, Easter lilies, narcissus, Gro
Gus, snow drops, etc. Zimmerman
Seed company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09

Mrs. Mary Nyquist. aged %, died at
her home at 1928 West First street
yesterday morning of consumption.
The funeral will be held Tuesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock at the Swedish
Baptist church. Burial will be at the
Topeka cemetery.
Tillie Virginia Imherr the 3-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
1mherr of $40 North Harrison street
died yesterday morning of diphtheria.
The funeral was held at 3 O'Clock this
morning from the home and was pri-
vate- The burial was at the Catholic
cemetery.
Mrs. Elvira J. vandervoort, aged rs
years. died of old age. at the home of
her daughter, Mrs NJ. J. Mercer of 500
Topeka avenue. Sunday. Funeral will
be held from the home at 3 o'clock
Tuesday.
August Rost. aged Sc. died yesterday
morning at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. H Gentle. 1913 Lane street. Flu
neral services will be held at the Ger
man Lutheran church, corner of Sec
and and Van Buren, street, Tuesday at
o'clock in the afternoon Burial in
Topeka cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09

There's a bright side 20 the Mona lisa
theft. anyhow" And what f. that
why. she can't 20 Into vaudevie. even
II they do find her."-Houston Post
Everybody reads the state Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-09
White Silks for Wedding Gowns

We mention number of the fabrics which most
suitable for wedding gowns and remarkable for excellent
qualities at the prices given
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-05
WIFE MURDER
Is TO Be the Charge on Which
Philippi Man is to Be
Tried.

PHIUTPPI, Sept. 30-on October
5. Martin Phillips is to be arraigned
on trial for the murder of his wife,
and one of the most sensational
cases in the history of Barbour
county is expected to develop. The
state alleges the murder was most
brutal, and that the man set fire 10
the clothing of his wife and burned
her so severely that death followed.
Her screams attracted large num-
Der of persons to the scene, and the
state alleges that on her death bed
the woman made confession charg-
ing her husband with the murder,
which several heard. There are
other remarkable circumstances at
tending the death of the woman,
which it is said. had been threat
ened several times by the husband.
Domestic troubles were the cause
of many quarrels.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-05
FAIR GASSER
Pressure Only is Found in a
Test Well on the James
Farm.

Z On Grass run, Tenmile district, this
county, Bradley and Allander have
drilled their test on the w. S. James
farm through all sands and found
nothing but fair gas pressnre'in the
so foot sand. In the same locality,
the Curtis oil company's No. on
the NJ. L. Bramer farm is due in the
sand.
on the West Fork river. Union dis
trict, Harrison county, the Mineral
oil and Gas Company has drilled its
test on the Helen Williams farm
through the Big 1njun sand and has a
gasser. on the same stream, in Clark
district, the Washington Gas Com
pany has completed at test on the j,
A. snider farm and has light gasser,
On Browns creek, Grant district, the
Oil and Gas Company
had the same kind of luck at test
N the IL P. Beach farm.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-05
EXPERTS
With Guns Entertain Large
Crowd at the Local
Clubs Grounds.

The exhibition of expert shooting
which was held on the grounds of the
Clarksburr Gun Club tuesday after
noon, drew the largest crowd that
ever witnessed any shoot on the
grounds. About two hundred mem
hers Of the club were present to watch
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Topperwein per-
form their remarkable feats with
both rifle and revolver. The crowd
Tuesday afternoon was principally
ladies. MS all the women were inter-
ested in tho shooting by Mrs. Topper
vein,
The exhibition was begun at >
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-05
MURDER
Of Her Two Step-Sons is the
Charge against Charles
ton Woman.

CHARLESTON, Sept. 2s-Mur-
dering two stepsons is the allega-
tion against Mrs. Dora NJ. Thumm,
wife OF John Thumm, a merchant OF
this city. The crime is alleged to
have been committed in 1905, Mt
which time Herbert and Walter
Thumm died. presumably from pto-
maine poison. Another stepson,
Romie, now II years of age, was
also taken i'll, but recovered.
The stepson that recovered was Of
the opinion that he had been pois-
oned by some coffee he drank. He
did not drink all his coffee, while
his two brothers did.
Suspicious of poison were strong
at the time, but the coroner did not
conduct an investigation on the be-
lief of a physician that the two boys
had died of ptomaine poison.
Rome, who was the older of the
three boys, though other attempts
had been made on his life and left
home.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-05
GAWTHROP
HELD UP AT NIGHT
Near O'Neil by Three Men
with Guns and is Robbed
BY Them.

Carr Gawthrop, of Rock Cave,
son Of ]. c. Gawthrop, of Boise,
Idaho, whose West Virginia home is
on Davisson's run south of Wilson,
burg, writes the Telegram of an ex-
perience he recently had near Will
sonburg as follows:
went to Clarksburg Saturday af-
ternoon on business. My business
held me until the last car at 11:4O.
il got off the car at o'Neil and went
over to the store, got some cigars,
started to Fittro's to get my horse
and buggy. Half way between the
car line and Ed. Fittro's man
stepped out and wanted to know if
had match. l told him yes, but
had none. BY that time there
was gun (revolver) in my face
with the man demanding me to hold
up my hands, made my mind up
to have battle with him: but before
made a move there was another
fellow standing by my left side
pointing a gun to my side demand,
ing me to hold my hands up. So, /
looked around and third man was
there to go through my pockets
So, then decided to do what they
wanted me to. so. held my hands
up part way, ad they went through
my pockets and got $3.50 in caQ
and a penknife, my keys and ter
cents worth Of candy. l had some
other notions but they we're gooc
enough to leave them. Ny watcf
was in my watch pocket and the,
did not get 1t.
The fellow that did the pocket ac
stood behind me. When they go
through with me they told me to 2,
and not look back or they woul,
fill me full of lead, and, of course
went. called Fittro out an,
wanted to know If there was any
thing could do to catch them. H,
said ne did not know of anything
could do, nor of any ones havin:
blood hounds, so came on home.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-05
DEAD FEWER
Grimness of Tragedy I'm
pressed by Arrival Of Car
Load of Collins.
ASPECT is DREARY
Property Loss Amounts TO
$8,ooo,ooo and Town May
Not Be Rebuilt.

AUSTIN, Pa, Oct. with the
arrival of a car load Of collins here
today, the grimness of the tragedy
which has practically annihilated
this town was impressed on the
workers who renewed their efforts to
mine deeply into the hills of debris.
Twenty victims, including two at
Costello, had been placed in a tenn
porary morgue at the odd Fellows
hall, as one of the few building still
standing in the ruined district.
The identified dead now number
IL.
The most essential matter in hand
now is the counting of the people
who remain alive. If the death list
aggregates anything like the mum
Der some have estimated, the health
authorities realize that conditions
demanding prompt attention will
arise with few days in the ruins.
The most careful Investigators
are unprepared to learn that more
than 200 lives have been lost. There
is possibility that $50 will be the
total.
Twelve hours dowpour of rain re-
duced the number of incoming peo-
pie considerably and policing con
ditions are now perfect. State con
stabulary, state sanitary engineers
and the chief officials of the state
health department are cooperating
for measures of protection and re-
lief.
The aspect is dreary and appall-
ing. A property loss of ss,oOO,OOO
was sustained and the town may
never he rebuilt.
Costello is shattered as is Austin,
and only the timely warning of tel
ephone operators held the death list
there to two.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-05
OLDEST MAN
In the State to Receive a
Commission as a
Notary.

CHARLESTON, Sept. 3O.-'How
long is a notary commission good
for?" was the question asked by w.
v. Chidester, of Weston, Lewis
county, in applying for a notary COM
mission.
The question is one often asked
but not from man So years old, to
which Mr.. Chichester can lay claim
Most men who reach the four score
and five mark have difficulty in writ
ing legible hand, but not so with
the aged westonian, who not only
writes very good hand, but had
applied with the proper remittance
and the notary commission went out
yesterday afternoon,
Mr. Chidester is the oldest man to
receive notary commission in the
history of the state and If he lives
until his commission expires he viii
s., be one of the few who attain the aye
of 95. The oldest person heretofore
TO receive a notary commission was
II Years. This, at least, is the be,
lief of some of the older clerks in the
Office of the secretary of state who
say man laying claim to ii years
applied for and was issued notary
commission few years ago and that
he was believed to have ben the old.
est man up to that time.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-05
AGED NEGRO
. PASSES AWAY
Lived Greater Part of His Life
with the johnson Family
at Bridgeport.

Jefferson Davis Brent, co!ored, aged
10 years and IL months, died in a
local hospital Sunday night at -
O'Clock of a complication Of diseases
incident to old age. Mr.. Brent was
confined to the hospital the last two
months and his death had been ex-
pected. for some time.
Jefferson Davis Brent was born near
Clarksburg, Va. in October, 1892, the
exact date of his birth not being
known. When a small boy he became
the property Of Mrs. Prudence GOBLIN,
and she owned him until he was 1e
years old. when she sold him TO Will
liam Johnson, of Bridgeport, for $500
in gold.
Brent worked for the johnson
family as a servant until the war
broke out and he enlisted in the
twenty-fourth Regiment of the Mass
achusetts cavalry and served in the
regiment until the close of the war,
when he returned to the johnson
homestead at Bridgeport.
When all the negroes were de-
clared free by the Emancipation
Proclamation. he still stayed at the
johnson home and said that he did
not want to he freed.
In 1858, Mr.. Johnson purchased =
negro woman named Judy from a
Mr., Bartlett living on Simpson creek,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-05
TOT ON PORCH
Farmont Couple Make Inter-
esting Discovery Upon
Their Return Home.

FAIRMoNT, Oct. 2.-Mr. and Mrs
NJ. j. Walsh returned to their home
at late hour at night and made a
very interesting discovery, finding a
neatly covered basket on the porch
which. upor'fnvestigation, was found
to contain two or three weeks old
infant. The child was dressed richly
and had been well cared for. appar,
emily. The infant has been placed in
the hands of the humane society and
the authorities are making on inves-
tigation. 1t is reported that maa
and woman We're seen leaving tho
basket on the porch of the walsh
home.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-05
CAPITAL STOCK
OF the Hughes River Oil and
Gas Company is In
creased.

The Hughes River Oil and Gas
Company, most of whose main stock
holders are residents OF Clarksburg.
has increased its capital stock from
$4,000 to $4,000 and Secretary of
State Stuart F. Reed has issued a
supplemental charter to that effect.
The company has its operation at
CORVALLIS. Richie county, where 1t
has seven producing wells and fine
gasoline plant. The increased capt.
tai stock is for the purpose of drill
ing more wells, buying more machln-
cry and charging the plant.
Among the stockholders are Albert
Butternitz, Thomas H. Burke and
Charles L. snodgrass. all of this
city; and Charles Fox, OF Marietta, o.