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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
City Discovers It Is Growing
Too Fast for Wards.
Law Requires That 2 Precincts
Be Cut in Two.
LIMIT is 500 VOTES.
And Some Districts Have More
Than 1000 on Books.
Entire City May Be Reprecinct-
ed in Short Time.
SATURDAY..

The city of Topeka has grown so
fast in the last few years that it may
be necessary to divide seven city pre-
cincts into sections in order that the
law limiting the vote in precincts may
be followed. 1t has been discovered in
the last election that in this city there
are seven precincts each with a quail
fed vote of more than SO0
The state law requires all cities of
the hrst-clasS to have not more than
800 legal qualified voters in each pre-
cinct of the different wards. Topeka
has grown so swiftly in the last few
years that seven precincts come under
the conditions of the law.
The following precincts have more
than 500 qualified voters:
Fourth of the Second.
Third of the Third.
Fourth of the Third.
Fourth of the Fourth.
First of the Fifth.
Second of the Fifth.
Second of the Sixth.
In some cases these precincts have
more than 1000 voters-and all of them
have comfortable margin over the 500
mark.
When the city officials take up the
matter of adding new precincts to the
city the entire town probably will be
reprecincted. The way it stands now,
as whole nearly every precinct could
be cut and still the vote would be I'M
der the limit.
The average vote for every precinct
in the city-2S in all-is about 700. If
the entire registration would vote it
means that Topeka would have % pre-
cinctS with the actual limit of 800 votes.
When c. H. Titus, election commits
sioner, made his statement not long
ago during the registration, that the
government census was an injustice to
the city, as it gave only about A 900
people, he didn't know that he was hit
ting the 5000 territory.
When the people of the city ran up
registration of nearly $4,000 it showed
that the $4,000 mark in population had
been passed and that the city has
nearly $4,000 people. Now that the city
vote shows the present precincts above
the limits of the law, there is no doubt
as to the real population figures.
The fact that in some cases it takes
from "a to 80 hours to count the votes
in some of the big precincts and that
in these long tedious counts mistakes
are made by the judges and clerks,
warrants a change in the precincts in
the city.
Many precincts all over the city are
growing in such a manner that in
few years their vote will go far above
the 800 mark. In the west end of the
city and in the other growing districts
the precincts show big increases every
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
SAVES CITY HALL.
Old Tom, LeavenwOrth's Fire
Horses Smelled Fire.
AWOke Firemen by Trying to
Get Out of Station.
HOW DID FIRE START
Hay in City Building Mysterious
Iy Ignited as Firemen Sleep.
Hands Badly Burned as 1OOBurn'
ing Bales Are Dragged Out.

Leavenwortn, Kan, April 8.-That
Leavenworth's city hall did not join
the court house in the land of ruin
probably can be attributed entirely to
Tom, one of the big truck horses sta
toned at fire headquarters.
Tom, who seldom is tied in his stall,
smelled smoke at APO The firemen
were all asleep. He lost little time in
leaving his stall and pounding with
both front hoofs on the brick pave
ment in the station. The firemen woke
up quickly and-well, the city'S an
tique official structure was saved.
The cause Of the fire. which started
in the hay loft, small compartment
erected between the floor and ceiling
of the fire department quarters, is a
mystery. Chief Mike Bahler and all
other Of the firemen are satisfied that
nobody had been in the loft since Z
o'clock That there was a fire, how
ever, is a certainty, and before it final
~ was extinguished about 100 bales
of hay had been scorched and paint
within the loft badly blistered. The
loss has been estimated at $50.
When Toms hoofs played on the
bricks every fireman awoke simultan-
eously The building was filed with
thick. black smoke. and it was with
no little difficulty that they found their
way below stairs and to the seat of
trouble. Efforts were made to extin-
guish the snouldering hay bales with
an ordinary hydrant hose, but as the
water seemed to have little effect, an
alarm was sent to station No. 2, after
which two regulation fire streams were
turned into the loft. with the result
that the flames soon were drowned
out.
Even though the fire was detected
in due time, it is considered singular
that the flames did not spread more
rapidly communicate to the wood
work of the building and lay the en-
tire building, and probably neighbor-
ing buildings, a heap of charred ruins
on the ground. The combustible char
acter of the hay and thoroughly dried
out condition of the loft made few
other results probable, but the unfore-
seen happened and the city hall still
stands.
Had there been a moment lost in rid
ding the loft of its burning contents
this narrative could not other than
have been different. AS it was the boys
dragged the red hot bales to the door
of the loft and threw them to the floor
below, where they were instantly grab
bed and hurried outside During the
operation several of the firemen were
slightly burned on the hands.
In the meantime the big streams Of
water were flooding the loft, the water
pouring through the many cracks IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
AFTER JAIL PRISONERS.
Warden Codding Only Waiting for
New Law to Become Effective.

New Law to Become Effective.
Leavenworth, Kan, April 8.-After
June 1, the different counties in Kan
sas Will not be compelled to feed their
prisoners and get nothing in return.
They may work them on the county
roads or on other work in the county
or contract with the warden of the
state penitentiary for their use at that
institution. The house struck out the
latter provision of the bill, but the per-
fected law shows it in and Warden j.
K. Codding intends to avail himself of
it. Warden Codding has prepared a
list of counties from which he expects
to get prisoners as soon as the new
law goes into effect
I'VE can use lot of county prison.
ers at the penitentiary,'' he said today.
"Of course, We could not use them as
convicts, but we could use them on the
prison farm, in the brickyard and in
building the new river boulevard from
Lansing to Kansas City They would
have to sleep outside the prison at
night in order to comply with the law.
The new law does not make convicts
of county prisoners; 1t simply gives
the warden the right to use them with
the consent of the county officials
This law will not apply to prisoners
convicted and sentenced before it goes
into effect. 1t will apply only to those
who are convicted and sentenced to
county jails after the law is published.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
SUFFRAGE WILL SUCCEED.
But Roosevelt Tells Women to Think
More Of Duties Than Rights.

Seattle. Wash, April S.-Theodore
Roosevelt concluded his speechmaking
on Puget Sound last night with three
addresses in Seattle. He repeated his
familiar exhortation to good citizenship
and reiterated his views on conserva-
ton, applying them especially TO
Alaska, thrown open to use by the peo-
pie of Alaska, and not turned over to
great corporations whose members
have never seen Alaska.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that from his OBJ
servatfon and from conversation with
people living in this state, he was con-
WINGED that woman suffrage will be a
success in its operation. He urged the
women, however. to think more of their
duties than of their rights
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
Lecompte Records Saved.

Lecompte Records Saved.
Among the most valuable records to
escape destruction in the recent burn
ing of the Leavenworth court house
were those of the first Kansas terri
torial court. 1t was at first believed
these early records were destroyed, but
such is not the case. A few years ago
the old court papers were placed in
steel boxes and the docket books on
steel roller shelves, and all escaped de-
struction and are in as good condition
as they were before the fire.
The records of the first Kansas ter
ritorial court began in 1855, when
Samuel D. Lecompte was judge and j.
R. Whitehead clerk. One of the first
cases tried was the trial of a man
named Irwin for selling whisky Sunday
and he was convicted after long legal
fight, in which he was twice indicted by
a grand jury Considerable of the time
of the territorial court was taken up
with trying divorce cases.
The records of the territorial court.
which are fortunately preserved, are of
making up the titles to land. Real estate
men and abstracters from all parts Of
Kansas have frequent occasion to con-
suit the territorial court records here.
Probably no court decisions in Amer
lea were subjected to such general and
such harsh criticism as the decisions
contained in the territorial court rec
ords. The free state, or anti slavery
zen. declared the decisions were the
lost atrociously unjust ever rendered
in the courts and this criticism contin-
ued for many years after LeCompte left
the bench.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
TOPEKAN DIVORCED AT RENO.
G. Lester ShumaI1er Says Wife De-
serted Him Here.

Reno, New, April sc. Lester Shu-
maker, whose former home was on
West Sixth street, Topeka, Friday
recited to Judge Orr in district court
some of the differences between him
self and his wife, Myrtle s., which
finally eliminated in the alleged sur
reptitious disappearance of Mrs. Shu-
maker on April 10, 1906, four years
after their marriage. Shumaker said
his wife seemed not to be satisfied
with her domestic surroundings al
though he did all in his power to
please her. He was not aware wheth-
er there was another man in the case.
He told the court that he had tried
diligently to find some tidings of her
whereabouts but had failed and when
he filed suit for divorce against her
he was compelled to publish the sum-
mons in the daily newspapers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
Golden Belt doctors Meet.

Salina, Kan, April S-The Golden
Belt Medical society is in session here,
ABOUT 100 members being present. The
association includes all counties along
the Union Pacific railroad from Mis-
souri, to Colorado. DR.. L. S. Steadman
OF junction City, was elected president !;
Dr. X c. Bowman, of Kansas City,
Kan, vice president; DIR. L. o. Nord-
strom OF Salina, secretary; DR.. J. w.
neptune. treasurer The next meeting,
a quarterly meeting, will be held at
junction City in July. DR.. J. G. Shell
don, of Kansas City, Mo-, and DR.. NJ.
milton Ports, OF Chicago, conducted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
RUSSELL TO FIGHT MORRIS.
Philadelphia Fighter Willing to Fight
Oklahoma ''Hope'' for Receipts.

Kansas City, April Sunk" Rus
sell, the fighter from Philadelphia, sat
through one exhibition of the Carl
Morris-Mike Schreck fight pictures
here yesterday and then framed up a
challenge for Morris. Here is the way
"Unk" had it worded when he appear
ed at the newspaper offices last night:
If the managers of Carl Morris will
guarantee me a purse of $1,000, will
fight him. Also will let my share of
the purse go as side bet, so that if
/ lose 1 won't take q cent
Russell is extremely generous re-
garding the weight question in that he
does not ask Morris to train down a
pound. INK usually weighs at las
pounds, which is just a hundred
pounds less than Morris weighed when
he fought Schreck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
GOOD BRIDGES COMPLETED.
Central Branch Structures Ready for
Big Engines Now.

Atchison, Kan, April S.-All of the
new bridges between Atchison and
Greenleaf on the Central Branch have
been completed and as soon as the
concrete work becomes hardened suf-
ficiently the road between the two
points will be able to accommodate
the heaviest engines owned by the
Missouri Pacific.
There are six bridges and all of
them are of the deep-plate girder
type, standard in every particu-
lar, and indicate that the general
equipment and service on the division
are to be bettered to a considerable
degree.
1t was officially announced today
that within the next year or two the
bridges west of Greenleaf will be re-
built and enlarged to accommodate the
heaviest engines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
FORMER LEGISLATOR DIES.
j. d. Maurer of Dexter Was One
Member of Kansas House.

Winfield, Kan, April S.-John d.
Maurer died at his home near Dexter
Friday morning. He was one of the
earliest settlers of Cowley county. He
filed successfully the offices of justice
of peace of Dexter township, register
Of deeds of CONVEY county two terms,
county commissioner one term and
representative in the state legislature
two terms. He was man of means
and influence and was for many years
closely identified with the developm ent
Of the farming and stock raising in
terests of this part of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08

made these sales: One and one half
lots on Buchanan street. south OF
Central park for $3.50; a dwelling in
Oakland, from ]. c. Swallowed to Miss
Katie Beatty for $1.325: seven acres OF
improved land south of the Reform
school to J. c. Swallowed for $1,4O0;
129, 1913, and 135 Quincy from Joe
Radcliffe of the firm to John Seaton,
of Atchison, for $4,000; one and
one half lots on Lane street for $3.50.
The later were purchased year ago
for $27O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
ELECTION RESULTS IN ROW.
Mayor of McLouth Declared to B,
Subject of George V.

McLouth, Kan, April S.-If half the
charges which have been made since
the city election here Monday are
true, it will be necessary to hold a new
election. There were two tickets in
the field, the "Citizens'' ticket and the
Progressive ticket. The names at
the top of each were unlawfully en-
tered, it is said.
Mayor Edmonds, who was elected
on the Citizens ticket, is not an Amer
but a subject of King George v, and
both factions assert that the other side
voted men who had neevr taken out
naturalization papers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
TO PROTECT ALIENS.
Money Changers and Solicitors Barred
From Ellis Island.

New York, April s.-Money chang
ers, solicitors of railroad business and
any VINO accept gifts or tips from i'm
migrants will hereafter be barred fron,
Ellis island Commissioner of Imrni-
grafton William Williams has posted
rulings to this effect, directed to the
missionary and immigrant aid socie-
ties. Representatives of such organi-
zatlons snail not engage in any bust
ness, the ruling reads. (Which brinee
them into conflict with their duties of
trust and confidence toward the gov
eminent and the immigrant"
The step is but one of many re-
Gently taken to protect the alien ar
rivals here from any impositions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
FIGHT NEW AUTO LAW.
Chanute Motorists Do Not Like State
Tax of SIS Per Year.

Chanute, Kan, April s.-The Chanute
Auto club is planning to make a fight
to determine the constitutionality of
the law passed by the recent legis-
lature, taxing motor car owners SIS each
annually for a state license. Many of
the members think this is class legisla-
ton. A committee was appointed to
look into the matter and report the adj
visibility of making fight. This COM
mittee is composed of DR.. o. c. Baird,
B. H. Grigsby, former county attorney,
and J. J. Jones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
PRIVATE SCHOOLS peril"
California Professor Admits Extenuat-
ing Circumstances Exist in N. Y.

Berkley, Cal. April S.-That children
OF the rich are sent to private schools,
was publicly pronounced yesterday by
PRESIDENT Benjamin Ide Wheeler. of the
University of California, to be 1.-THE
peril of America"
Speaking on the relations of the pub
l. school system to college education.
President Wheeler urged that this pra.-
tice tends to build up class strata.
1t is misfortune he said, that
children of one class should be en-
trenched in their allegiance to that
class by being sent to school where
only children of the same social group
are found"
He admitted that in New York civ
eXtenuat1ng circumstances exist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
BRIIIsHER AT PEACE DINNER
Sir Robert Perks Will Be Carnegie,s
Guest Saturday Night.

New York, April S.-A notable
guest with Andrew Carnegie this
evening at the peace dinner to be
given under the auspices of the New
York Peace society at the New York
Peace club, will be Sir Robert Perks,
actively identified in Great Britain, as
is Mr.. Carnegie in America, with the
cause of anti-war.
President Taft has written a letter
for the occasion and the peace league
will be so represented as to give a
generously international character to
the assemblaee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
CUBS ARE HOME AGAIN.
Chance Says It's the Best He Has Had
Since 1907.

Chicago, April s.-The Chicago Ma
tionaIs returned home last niebt So,
their long training journey through
the south e -
II the weather is propitious this
afternoon they will play at the West
SIDE grounds with the Notre Dame col
elge team as opponents.
Manager Chance declared that his
men are in better condition than anv
team he has handled since the Cubs
of 1907.
PRESIDENT Murphy announced that
Philadelphia has been chosen ss +be
opponents for the Cubs on Flag Rails
ing day. The date was not announced
but 1t probably will be on the first trim
OF the fasteners to this city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
WHO THREW THE EGGS?
LeavenwOrth High School Principal
Starts an Investigation.

Leavenworth, Kan, April S.--An in
Vestlgation to determine what pupils
OF the Leavenworth high school threw
old eggs and soft lemons at their
principal last Wednesday night was
begun by the Leavenworth school
board today. Professor A. H. Mabley
the principal, was walking home from
high school entertainment, when
passing dark corner, he received the
bombardment. Ill feeling among the
pupils because the principal recently
ordered the disarmament of the school
literary societies is believed to have
caused the attack.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
NOT HEREDITARY


Many people, even unto the present
day of grace. consider badness due to
hereditary influence.
Nothing 10 further from the truth
Badness Is caused by the onslaught
of q minute organism which secretes
itself beneath the scalp and attacks
the roots of the hair-causing 1t to
lose its life and fall out
This organism cannot be got rid of
except by the free and persevering
use Of Newbro's Herpicide-
No matter how badly the scalp Is
effected the Dandruff surely disap-
Herpicide II applied.
Destroy the cause you remove the
effect
Sold by leading druggists. Send 100
in stamps for sample to The Her-
picide Co.. Detroit, Mich.
One Dollar Bottles Guaranteed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08

Easy Way TO Kali Off These
Repulslve Bugs

At the frs sign of the repulsive
cockroach or waterbug, put Stearns'
Electric Rat and Roach Paste in the
in the morning you can sweep up .
painful of dead cockroaches. Easy to
use; does not blow into the food like
powders.
Stearns' Electric Paste is sold on
guarantee of money back If it fails to
exterminate cockroaches, rats, mice,
etc.
Sold everywhere. Be sure to get the
genuine; 25c and 800. Stearns' Elec.
trio Paste Company, Chicago, Ill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
OLD BOAT ON LAST TRIP.
Portsmouth VIII Round the Horn With
Crew of 100.

New York. April S.-The old sloop
of war Portsmouth, last of her line.
will soon point her nose for Cape Horn
on her last long voyage, according to
reports at the Brooklyn navy yard
The famous old frigate has been
used recently as a training ship for
the New Jersey naval militia, but is
now at the navy yards awaiting orders,
her captain having received instruc-
ticns to man her with crew of 100.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
ELEVATED. FOR WICHITA.
Bonds to Stand Part of Expense to Be
Voted Upon.

Wichita, Kan, April S.-Wichita
will vote on May on the issue of
payment for the elevation of the
tracks of the Santa Fe, Rock Island,
Frisco and Orient railroads at Kellogg
and Douglas streets. The total cost of
the proposed viaduct will be 100000,
one-third of which is to be borne by
the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
THOUGHT DEAD So YEARS.
After Establishing His Identity Old
Man Again Disappears.

new YORK, April S.-Thought dead
for SO years, Austin Hudson suddenly
appeared on Tuesday last at the home
of his nephew. John Maloney. a
Brooklyn coal dealer. After two
hour visit, during which he establish
all concerned, he dropped out of sight
again and is still missing. Maloney
has appealed to the police to assist
him in his search for the missing man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
"DIPPYv CAUGHT IN ACT.

BurglaFieS of Store at (soodland May
Now Be Explained.
Goodland April S.-Arthur Davis,
stepson of James Spratlin of this city,
and passing under the nick name of
"Dippy," was caught in the Hodgkin-
son store by the proprietor and was
turned over to Sheriff Wilson and
lodged in jail to answer to the charge
of burglary. Hodgkinson has long
been missing articles from the store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08

surgical and medical clinic respectively
at St Barnabas hospital on charity pa
tientS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08

the floor below, and after a few min
utes' work it was soon that the flames
could not spread.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08

laderm III hay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08

The Forbes company has sold:
stone fiat building at the corner OF
Fourteenth and Quincy street to MI
Kanoff of Long Beach, Cal, for 81, 100;
One and one half lots in the 1oOo piocK
on C.lav street to Nels johnson for 500.
Mr.. johnson just sold his property at
419 East Tenth street to J. D. Knowles
for $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
$3.50 Recipe Free
For Weak Kidneys
Relieves Urinary and Kidney Troubles,
Baclache, Straining, Swelling, Etc.

wouldn't It be nice within week or so
to begin to say good bye forever to the
scalding. dribbling, straining, or too fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08

Rodgers, Davis and company have
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-01-08
Slayer OF NEELEY
IS HELD FOR MURDER
CORONEIS's JURY FIXES COUSE
or DEATH--ilND LAW sun
OVER LEASE

BY Associated Press
Caney. Kan Jan. "A, D. prusk-
cit. who shot and killed J u $. Nee
ley prominent of man. IN tho Pal
ace hotel here today was arralgucd
before Justice OF tho Peace william
Lynn late this ovgnIng on charge of
murder in the nrst degree. lie was
released on $4,000 bond and win be
given a preliminary hearing next
Monday.
Borh Truskett and Medley were
wealthy tho lutter being president ot
tho Limla Trust Company wichita
Pipe Line company nud several other
on concerns. humiu arose between
tho men some time ago because Of
a lease % valuable OIL lands near
Coney which both men cplmed
In a statement 10 the officers short
ly after the shooting. Truskett said
he hred IN self defense. Al tho cor
oner's Inquest Il developed that Neo-
ley was unormed Tho Jury found
that Sc tad Como to his death by
gun shot Wounds at the hands OF A
o. Truskett.'