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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
KANsAN QUITS A. P. SERVICE.
j. b. Elliott Has Handled Big Stories
for Many Papers.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 1O.-J. B. Ell
lit, who for 10 years has been the Los
Angeles agent and correspondent in
charge of the local Associated Press
headquarters, has resigned his position
and will close his service here with the
end of this week. In the meantime the
Associated Press has given him a six
months leave of absence. He will be
succeeded by Edmond Slower of San
Francisco, who has on several occasions
served acceptably in that capacity for
Los Angeles He is a Kansas man and
started his newspaper work at Troy,
in that state.
Mr.. Elliott has borne a prominent
part in the great news service during
his residence in this city. When the
Atlantic fleet made it's famous cruise
to the Pacific around the Horn, Mr..
Elliott served the A. P. by joining the
fleet in South America and coming to
Los Angeles with it. During the last
session of congress he was called to
washington to assist in the reporting,
and remained in that city during the
entire session.
The Associated Press district of
which Los Angeles is the center is a
very active and important one. re-
quiring for its management a news
paper man of skill, energy and enter
prise, and the fact that Mr. Elliott
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
Free for Stomach
and Bowels

We are in receipt of letters from Mrs
Eva Gaskins. 304 Madison St, Topeka,
Kans., and Mr.. P. H. Gavellas, Wag-
onger, Okla. as we'll as many others,
telling about the wonderful results
they have secured in the cure of their
stomach and liver troubles by the use
Of DR.. CaldwelPs Syrup Pepsin.
This remedy, as all readers doubtless
know, has been before the public for a
generation and is now being more ex-
tensively used than any other remedy
for stomach, liver and bowel COM
plants According to reliable testi-
mony, it seems to be a very quick and
lasting cure for constipation, indiges-
ton and dyspepsia, liver trouble, bill
iousness, headaches, sour stomach, gas
on the stomach, drowsiness after eating
and similar disorders. It is a liquid
with tonic effect. and SO mild and gem
tie in action that child as well as
grown person can take 1t, in fact, 1t
has no equal for children, women and
old people.
and by a peculiar action trains the
stomach and bowel muscles to again do
their work naturally, and in time medi-
cines of all kinds can be dispensed
with. A free sample bottle can be had
for trial by sending your address to
the doctor, for in this way Mrs. Gas
kins, Mr.. Gavellas and many others
first learned of the cure Later, when
satisfied it is the remedy you need, do
as others are doing and buy it of your
druggist at fifty cents and one dollar
q bottle.
DR.. Caldwell does not feel that the
purchase of his remedy ends his obli-
CATION. He has specialized in stomach,
liver and bowel diseases for over forty
years and will be pleased to give the
reader any advice on the subject free
of charge. All are welcome to writa
him. Whether for the medical advice
OF the free sample address him Dr.
w B. Caldwell, Sal Caldwell building
Monticello, Ill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
PRETTY WEDDING AT JEWELL.
Brides Grandparents Build and Fur
nish Modern Home as Present.

Brides Grandparents Build and Fur
niSh Modern Home as Present.
Jewell City, Kan, May 1o.-The
homes of Mayor E. D. Fisher and his
father, John S. Fisher, were the scene
of interesting marriage celebration
and festival Monday evening.
The bride, Miss Florence Fisher, is
the only child of the mayor of Jewell
City and Mrs. Emerson D. Fisher, and
the only grandchild of Mr.. and Mrs.
John S. Fisher. of this place. Seven
o'clock was the hour and MIR. George
Rauschmeier of jamestown, Kan, was
the bridegroom. The Rev. F. d. Ba-
ker, D. D., the brides pastor, officiated,
using the Episcopal ceremony, includ-
ing the ring. Elizabeth Postlethwaite
was the ring bearer, and Margaret
Schmitt the flower maiden. Miss Emma
Brash was maid of honor.
The nuptial song, d'Hardelot's BE
cause" was sung by Miss Elizabeth
Harrison, the piano accompanlst, MISS
Carrie Hughes, who also played Wag-
ner's 'Lohengrin Bridal March" as the
wedding march.
The ceremony was witnessed by the
relatives and immediate friends of the
families.
The bride wore a white silk MESA
line and full bridal veil. Her flowers
were a shower bouquet of pink rose
buds and lilies Of the valley.
The decorations of the homes con
sisted of begonias, ferns, smllax' PINK
and white carnations, the color scheme
being pink and white.
The wedding feast was at the home
of the brides grandfather next door.
The CIace cards were artists work, be-
ing done as a gift to the bride by the
sisters of ST. Joseph Nazareth acad-
envy, Concordia, and were pink rose
buds in water colors.
At $3.50 o'clock the hosts OF guests
came to the wedding reception, the to-
tai number of guests being 2OO.
The bride was born and raised IN
Jewell City was educated at Nazareth
academy, Concordia, graduating from
the classical course in 1907, specialized
in music. particularly violin, taking ad-
vanced studies with Carl Busch in Kan
sas CITY. 1910 In 1908 she had the V1o-
lin department at the Lincoln PARK
chautauqua, Cawker City, ana mas
taught piano and violin mere the past
three years.
The bride and groom left Wednesday
morning for Scranton, Pa. After enjoy
ing side trips to various places, lnclud-
ing Niagara Falls, they will be at nome
in jamestown. Kan, June 1, where Mr.
Rauschmeier is assistant cashier of the
State Bank of which his uncle Mr.
John Kelley, is the cashier. MI.
Rauschmeier came here in 1908:
They will occupy newly built moo
her parents; completely furnished
throughout in modern style by her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Fish
er. as a gift.
The following out of town people
witnessed the celebrations: Mr.. and
Mrs, John Kelley, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
pratt, Or. William Kinsley, Miss Vivian
Barton, of Jamestown; DR.. and Mrs.
F. B. Kincaid, Be1oit; Miss Merle Hou-
sell Smith Center; and the following
classmates of the bride, Miss Dora
Robidaux, Benkleiman. Neb;, MISS
Orice Gaudreault, Campbell, Neb., MISS
Mildred Johnston, Superior, Neb.' Miss
Emma Brash, Narka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
WOMAN sPoILs CARTOON.
HunneweIl's Chief of Police Objects to
English Artists Work.

Hunnewell, Kan, May 10-The in
surrrecto city council held meeting
here, but he'mayor, Mrs. Ella Wilson,
refused to attend it. She has called
a meC ting for next Monday night and
the five men who compose the city
council say they will ignore the call.
They passed an ordinance last night
providing for regular meetings of the
council the first Monday in each
month. This they say. makes the call
for the meeting next Monday night ir-
regular.
A notice of last nights meeting was
sent to Mrs. Wilson by special delivery
letter.
Some excitement was created yes
terday when Mrs. Rose Osborn, chief
of police, went to the store of F. J.
Lander, a councilman. and tore from
his front window a cartoon entitled
"a British View of Woman Suffra ge."
Calling at the store, she asked for an
inexpensive article which would cause
the clerk to go to the back part of the
room and while he was absent she
took down the offensive picture and
walked out. The clerk started in pur-
suit, but soon stopped. She is six feet
tall and weighs more than two hun
bred hounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
NAMES STANDS OFF POSSE.
Armed With Knife He Holds Crowd
of so Men.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 1O-Aft-
er cutting Ed Kelly. laborer, with
a pocket knife, Samuel Names, anoth-
er laborer, held at bay so workmen,
armed with guns, for nearly an hour.
The cutting occurred in Missouri Pa
cific grading camp near Kickapoo
When the sheriff reached the grad
ing camp, after an hours drive, he
found Names tied to a tree with
heavy rope. He was told that Names
had thrown away his knife when he
realized that he could not escape, and
the workmen had mode sure that re
would rot get away. Several of them
were guarding the bound man with
guns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
DIVORCE CAUSES SENSATION.
e. A. Kellys. Subject of Gossip, Sepa-
rated by Court.

Leavenworth, Kan. May 10.-A social
sensation was created here when it was
learned that divorce had been granted
Tuesday to Mrs. Cora Chapman Kelly
from E. A. Kelly, president of the
Army National bank at Fort Leaven
worth.
The petition for the divorce was filed
this morning and with it an agreement
made by Mr.. Kelly to give his wife
$40, 900 in cash. alimony of $50 month
and the custody of the daughter, Miss
Helen Kelly.
The domestic affairs of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kelly have been a source of quiet Cos
sip in Leavenworth for several years.
The petition for the divorce was short.
Mr.. Kelly comes of an old and
wealthy family which has been con-
nected with banking interests in Leav-
enworth many years. In addition to
the Army National bank at Fort Leav-
enworth, Mr.. Kelly is connected with a
bank now being established at Fort
Riley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
FARMER is RICH.
Class Shows Up Well Beside
Average City DwelIers.
More People Have More Prop
erty in Country.
PLENTY OF MONEY.
Could Give Each Man, Woman
and Child 81, 1929.
Clark County Shows Highest
Per Capita Valuation.
PLENTY OF MONEY.

The poor down trodden Kansas farm
er is the man with the money There
are lots of city people with fortunes,
but the average Kansas farmer is rich
er than the average city man. If the
property of the state that was return
ed for taxation in 1910 We're divided
equally every person, man, woman and
child, would receive $1,622. SO. That is
the per capita wealth of the state and
the further examination of the figures
show that this wealth is distributed
among the farmers and not among
those of the cities. The farm counties
of Kansas show the highest per capita
valuation and Clark county, away out
in the southwest corner of the state
shows the highest of any county Clark
county is in what was known years ago
as part of the Great American Des-
ert.. In this good year the richest peo-
pie in Kansas live in that county and
what is more, the people that live there
made their money, or most of it, in
Clark county.
Total Wealth Large.
The tax commission found the total
value of all property in Kansas last
year to be $2752 1OS,678, and if the same
proportionate growth is maintained
for the valuation this year Kansas will
almost reach the billion dollar class
This is supposed to represent the act
ual worth Of all Kansas property and it
probably comes a S near the actual value
as it is possible to obtain until the
millennium arrives, because as long as
there ara taxes to pay there are men
who will try to avoid their rightful
share of the public burden and will
not turn in all of their property-or
some of it at less than the actual
value.
A compilation of the per capita val
ueS of the different counties show all
the high valuations to be in western
Kansas, while tie normal and average
values are in central Kansas, and the
low values are in the counties with the
largest cities, in the eastern. part of
the state.
CheroI1ee's Per Capita Lowest
Cherokee county has the lowest per
capita wealth, 1927. Crawford comes
next with $779 then Wyandotte with
the largest city in Kansas with $3.50,
then Montgomery with 1886 and Leav-
enworth with 1888. Cherokee and Craw-
ford counties have exceptionally large
foreign mining populations. Wyandotte,
Montgomery and Leavenworth have
large laboring populations that own
little or no property The average in
Usage courty is pulled down on ac-
count of its mining population. If these
We're removed Usage county would
jump up to the average farm county.
Shawnee and Sedgwick containing the
third and second cities in the state,
maintain the average of the eastern
half of the state, but each one has a
large laboring class that actually owns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
X. U. LOSES YELL LEADER.
''Parson' SPOTS Has Filled Every Col
Iege Position of Honor.

Lawrence, Kan, May 10.-''Parson"
SPOTS is going to retire from public
life at the University of Kansas next
year. "Parson,' whose real name is
Ralph, although only a few of the up
per class men know it, has been most
conspicuous perhaps as cheer leader
for the university for the last three
years. He is the man whose deep bass
voice has led the Rock Chalks" at
Thanksgiving games. 'Parson" was the
6-foot person who used to inquire of d
bowling mob in the bleachers whether
they were discouraged, just to give
them a chance to tell him mo"
"Parson'' has given no reason for his
impending retirement except that he
intends to get a degree from the law
school next year and will devote his
time to that. But, as matter of fact,
''Parson" has held most of the jobs COL
lege politics has to offer and has re-
ceived most of the honors available in
the university. Wherefore, he is retir-
ing.
SPOTS has been in school five years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
GIRLS WILL LIVE ON FARMS.
Lawrence Women Not Afraid of
Country Life's TerrOrs.

Lawrence, Kan. May 1O.-Miss
Mary c. Fish, and assistant in the de-
partment of education at the univer-
sity. will head a party of four young
women who plan to live the simple
life on Colorado claims this summer.
Sixteen months is the time the girls
must farm, if they wish to obtain
deeds from Uncle Sam to four quarter
sections of valuable Colorado land.
Other members of the party are Miss
Lola Brown, botany teacher in the
Lawrence high school. Miss Mural
Whitman of Lawrence and Miss
Mary Brown of Kansas City. They
will also be accompanied by Mrs. AL
fred Whitman of Lawrence. The
claims which each of these four
young women have taken out are ad-
jacent to each other and are located
twenty-five miles south of Pueblo in
the Green Horn mountain district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
BABY's CRY STOPS COURT.
Judge Orders Five Minute Recess
When Youngster Screams.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 10.-Babe
Gentry, child of Mrs. Gentry of JAG
card, stopped a $19,500 suit in the dis
trict court for exactly five minutes.
When Mrs. Gentry, one of the plain
tiffs in the suit, took the stand as a
witness the baby began to cry. The
baby's older sister, Julia Gentry, tried
to hush him but her efforts only caused
the child to cry louder and Judge Wen
dorff announced that the court would
take a recess for five minutes.
A cookie which she produced from
hand bag, muff1ed further sounds from
her heir and soon they ceased all to-
gether The court proceeded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10

no mes. Each married man is exempt
ed 5000 in valuation each year and this
allows hundreds of men to escape taxa
ton at all.
The government census shows a to-
tai population of 1,7O7 491, and if this
basis is taken in figuring the per capita
vaIuat ton it gives 81, 611.7S, but the val
uation figures were fixed by a state
board and the census returns to the
state board of agriculture were taken
in figuring the per capita valuations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
VIOLA ROBBERS IN PRISON.
After Attempted Escape Saturday
Sheriff BUSHES Men to Pen.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 10.-Four
bank robbers convicted of blowing
open the safe of the Viola State bank,
Viola, Kan, and sentenced to twenty
five years in prison. have arrived at
the state penitentiary They are
Thomas Redmond, Thomas Madden,
Ed Harold and Fred Boyd, all less
than 80 years old.
The robbers were heavily ironed and
closely guarded on the trip from
Wichita to prevent any possible escape
and it was with no little relief that the
sheriff turned them over to the prison
officials. An attempt to gain their
liberty which proved almost success
full had been made by the prisoners
Saturday morning and the sheriff was
anxious to get them safely inside the
penitentiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10

meeting of the executive committee. A
large number of ministers are in at
tendance, as well as officials of the So
ciety from Chicago and other centers.
DR.. c. M. Sheldon of Topeka will de-
liver an address this evening. The
Sunday school institute opened this
morning with J. Einman of Topeka in
charge, and J. P. O'Brien, educational
secretary of the Congregational Sun
day School society," in the chair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
FIND SAFE BLOWERS PLANT.
No One Found to Claim Explosives
Left in Roundhouse.

ElDorado, Kan. May IO.-A small
can of nitro glycerine and a quart
can of fuses were found in the old
Missouri Pacific roundhouse
The can which is about three inches
high and a diameter of about / -
inches was half filled with nitro
glycerine and the rest was filled with
gun cotton. A quart Jar with it had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
Kansan Matched Dollars, "Odd Man
Takes IT, With Strangers.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 10.-The three
cornered dollar matching game was new
to H. c. Short of Prescott, Kan. 1t
cost him SO before he discovered that
he was being trimmed" by a pair of
what he called ''sharpers," who used
the simplest method in the "crook 81
repertoire to separate the unwary from
their money. AS soon as Short dis
covered why he never won and why
either one or the other of the two men.
who were strangers to him, always
took in the winnings, he got mad and
the two men who had induced him to
enter the game walked away together.
Short asked the police to find the men
and get his money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10

roll of fuse in the bottom and a
large number of fuses about four
inches long already capped These
were wrapped with about 1 u inches
of paper around them. Nobody was
found near them or anyone seen
with them. They were evid emily left
by some person while looking around
for something to work on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10

has occupied the position of CORE
spondent here for so many years is a
tribute to his work. Incidentally, this
has been and is the center for all As
ISOLATED Press news concerning the war
in Mexico west of Ell Paso.
Mr.. Elliott says he will take rest
of six or eight weeks, and in the mean
time has not determined what other
line of work he will take up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
Can't Stop Booze Shipments.

Oklahoma City, Okla, May 10.-An
opinion by the state supreme court to-
day in the case of the Gulf, Colorado
& Santa Fe versus the state, holds that
the state courts are without power to
enjoin shipments of intoxicating
liquors while in the hands of carriers,
when shipped from outside the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
SHELDON WILL MAKE ADDRESS
Congregational Conference Is in Ses-
sion at Independence.

independence. Kan, May 10.-The
state conference of the Congregational
Society Of Kansas opened here with a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
Cheer Up! The Carnival
Is Coming Here Soon!

The only carnival in the world with
new SHOWS and new rides that have
room enough to handle a crowd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
H. C. SHORT is SHORT NOW.

SPOTS has been in school five years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10

presenting that Extraordinary and
Unparalleled Amusement Agsre-
cation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10

n-cars of Clean Amusement-zz
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-09

urging them forward as Representatives.
William Morris is, OF course, gener-
ally recognized as the greatest prophet
Of day Of growing grace In home
building and adornment, and Ruskin,
with those Of the elect who have re
ceived and understood his message, has
foreshadowed a time when the as-
thetic should play a greater part In
our daily lives.
The arts and craft movement In
America, and the new art movement
In Germany, both. had the same end in
view-a general improvement in pub
lie taste to point where only we'll
designed houses, furniture, hangings
and rugs could be tolerated.
There is a difference Of opinion as
to the American and German claims
Of priority in this thought, but, at any
rate, it is apparent that a relation
exists between the arts and crafts
movement here and the new art move
ment abroad.
1t is interesting to note how the
efforts of the craftsmen have affected
machine-made furniture, silver and
rugs, which now equal craftsmen's
! work In all the essentials Of tasteful
design and chaste simplicity, while
exceIling it in general practical util-
ity and reasonable price.
That a school of American archi-
lecture and decorative art is now in
fthe process of formation is apparent
TO anyone who studies the pretty cot
tages and bungalows erected within
the last ten or fifteen years, and the
rather low, wide-spreading type of
house, favored at present even by the
wealthy builder.
Period decoration has its friends and
prophets, of course, and many are its
undeniable charms and advantages
yet to other students Of home-makine
the connection between a Francis I. or
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-09

Louis XIV. interior and an American
family, of Anglo Saxon, Germanic or
Hibernian descent, is not readily appar-
emit Some architects, indeed, go 50
far as to design houses to fit the
appearance and character Of the occu-
pants, even as one might thus design
wearing apparel, and, after all, though
a trihe extreme, the idea is far from
illogical.
Many Of the older and well-defned
decorative periods, however, offer a
setting quite generally suitable to the
average American family. Shereton,
Chippendale, Adams, Happelwhite and
William and Mary designs, in furni.
ture, are of such delightfully."- grace
full and simple character as to be
almost universally acceptable. Colo
NAL fashions, in architecture and fur.
niture, are an adaptation Of English
and French designs also widely appro
pirate throughout the states descended
from the colonies.
Often composite effects prove pleas
ing, mingling Of decorative elements
from different periods, If judiciously
handled, possessing both harmony and
charm. Many decorators, in feet, advo
cate not too strict adherence tt
period, claiming that to break up the
period BIT relieves monotony.
Color is an ever important factor
in decoration and furnishing; for {
color scheme well chosen, will rendel
attractive any but an EXCEPTIONAL.
unfortunate selection, or collection, o
household goods. Soft, neutral tone
for the large expanses, such as wall