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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
U. S. COURT IN SESSION.
April Term Has a Short Docket to
Dispose Of.

The April term of the United States
district court convened this morning
in Topeka. There is a comparatively
small amount of work on hand at this
session and the term will probably
continue less than a week.
Immediately following the opening
of the term, Judge John G. Pollock
summoned the grand jury. gave them
instructions and ten, minutes later that
body was at work on a bunch of in
dictments. The petit jury was then
called and sworn. Many of the cases
on the docket will probably be settled
out of court and the cases to be tried
before the jury are mainly of minor
Consequence.
large number of out of town law
yers and witnesses are in Topeka to
attend court and the crowd at the fed
eral building is much larger than the
one which attended the recent session
of the circuit court. The following
are members Of the grand jury.
Dave little, Goodland; George B.
Smith, Troy; Joseph Guild, Topeka;
w. G. Miller. Seneca; Charley Evans,
Goodland; Beatty Armstrong. Law
renee; J. S. Winans, Council Grove;
George Lockwood, Norton; W. A.
English, Leavenworth; Fred Vincent,
Admire; N. S. Sharp, Washington; A.
Q. Miller, Belleville; c. S. Flood, Leb
anon; P. H. Souther, Topeka; E. Bur-
dick Winona; E. P. Forth, Overlook;
Eli Rivers. Junction City; George
Myers. Wakeeney;4 ]. E. Novak. Cuba;
J. P. Park. Victor; w. T. Short, Con-
cordia; L. p. Jordan, Mlnn eapolis.
Following are the petit jurors:
L. V. Whitlow, Topeka: J. F. Wray,
Edmund; Eli Cox, Oneida; M. T.
Shields, Atchison; Samuel Stewart,
Kansas City, Kan; John Cameron,
Junction City; Alex Dunn, jr., Holton;
Samuel Grimshaw, Holton; L. c. Mir
ley, Hox;e; NJ. c. Boyle, Lindsey; A. F.
Leck, Washington; Levi H. Johnson.
G1ainfield; NJ. M. Maxwell, Mentor; C.
H. Burdick, Winona; John ]. Gels, Sa-
lima; w. F. Schuette, Hanover; George
w. Minor, Bogue: D. 0. Clussman, At
wood; Phil Kelley, White Cloud; L. c.
Gardner, Hartford; r. b. Ward, Belle
vile; John Weinberg, Seneca; A. F..
Horner. Topeka.
At the federal building this morn
ing there was a rumor that Judge Pol
lock would at this session hear ar
guments on a motion to consolidate
the eleven Perkins cases. These ar
guments will be heard by the court in
chambers some time this week. Rep
resentatives of the insurance COM
panies are anxious to bunch the cases
and dispose of the matter at one for
NAL hearing. Attorneys for the Per-
kins heirs are not excited about this
plan.
cit looks almost impossible said
George w Barker, one of the attor-
neys for the Perkins estate, "to bunch
ten or eleven cases in one trial, which
would involve forty or fifty issues and
cause jury all sorts of trouble. I am
frank to admit that several of these
cases can be consolidated. but 1 think
1t would be impractical to try them all
under one title
1t is not at all certain that the mat
ter will be taken up at this term. The
cases really belong in the circuit court
But attorneys for both sides are in
Topeka and will be present if the
question is submitted to the court. The
cases will be tried in Topeka at the
June session of the circuit court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10

as the application of business common
sense to municipal affairs and said:
Governing municipalities is a bust
ness proposition and in no sense politi-
cal. Cut out the city hall. Cut out the
city council. Ninety per cent of all
municipal functions are executive and
not Legislative; yet ever municipal gov
eminent has been organized on the
superstition that at least one-half Of
the municipal functions are legislative"
Mr.. Young expressed the opinion that
every state and every community
should have well restricted primary
election laws.
One of Mr.. Young's objections to the
present political method of conducting
the business affairs of the cities was
based on graft and he told story
illustrative of the operation of graft
The scene was laid in Arkansas. An
employee of grain elevator discovered
a knot hole in the lower part of the bin
He stopped up the hole with a cob and
When night came he went by stealth TO
the elevator and filled bags of grain
which trickled out through the knot
hole. He then restored the corn cob.
Every night of his life for % years he
stole wagon load of grain from his
employer and Mr.. Young said that
when he died ''he undertook to give
that knot hole to his heirs in his will
as a part of his estate"
This he said, illustrated the ac-
ceptance of the situation and the legitt-
macy of graft
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
MANN COMPLETES LIST.
Minority Leader Has Parceled Out the
Committee Places.

Washington, April 10.-Representa-
tive James r. Mann, minority leader
of the house today completed his task
of assigning the minority members to
the committees of the house but he
does not expect to make his selections
public until late today or tomorrow.
Mr.. Mann has treated the ranking
minority places as chairmanships and
has given the appointees to these i'm
portant places no other assignments.
Neither has Mr.. Mann considered that
a minority member is entitled as a
right to remain on two of the leading
committees. Wherever practicable a
veteran in the house has been given
an assignment with a new member, SO
as to avoid the embarrassment which
new member ordinarily has on a
committee when alone.
An early visitor to the minority
leaders room today was Caleb Pow
ers, the only Republican from Ken
lucky, whose colleagues declared they
would not sit on a committee where he
was a member. Mr.. Powers, it is I'M
derstood, has not been assigned to any
committee on which is another Ken
tuckian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
MAY LET TAFT OUT.
Congress Is Disposed to Assume Re-
sponsibility for Arizona.

Washington, April 10.-President
Taft may be relieved of the RESPONSE
bility of approving or disappearing the
Arizona constitution according to a
report at the White House today. An
effort is to be made it was said to
amend the enabling act so that con-
gress alone shall pass upon the con-
stitution. This plan is fathered by the
Arizona delegation, composed of sew
eral members of the Arizona constitu-
tional convention, by Chairman Flood
of the house committee on territories
and Representative Houston of Ten
nessee, member of the committee.
Mr.. Flood brought the proposed
amendment to the attention of the
president today and Mr.. Taft assured
him that 1t met with his approval.
That part of the Flood amendment
which relieves the president reads:
And that portion of section % of
said act which requires the affirmative
approval of the said constitution by
the president is hereby repealed"
The president has felt some deli
cacy in dealing with the Arizona con-
stitution. He is understood not to
favor the recall of judges provided for
in that instrument, but he believes
congress might better pass on it and
permit it to be tried out in practice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
PAPER BEATS AN INJUNCTION.
Nationalist Goes to Press With Ordi-
nance at II O'Clock

Manhattan, Kan, April 10-The Man
haitian Nationalist was issued at II
o'clock Saturday morning to avoid an
injunction which was being secured to
prevent the publication in the after
noon paper of an ordinance secretly
passed Friday night by the city coun-
Gil
This ordinance was to prohibit the
existence of pool halls in Manhattan
after June 4, when the last license
expires. Mayor A. w. Long who was
beaten in the last election by Thomas
Hunter, made his campaign on the
issue that he would prohibit pool
halls in Manhattan. Long was beaten,
but he has undertaken to carry out his
ideas about pool halls through the as
sistance of the retiring city council.
The ordinance was passed in secret
meeting of the council Friday night,
and the Nationalist, as official city pa
per was to print it Saturday. The in
junction to stop the publication came
too late.
In order to print the usual news of
the day, a special edition. of the Ma
uonalist was issued at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
PLAY AIRDOME.
Ferguson Brothers to Manage Road
Show This Summer

Eddy Ferguson and Albert Ferguson,
the popular idols at the Majestic thea
ter, will manage a road show on the
Crawford airdome circuit this summer.
They will open at the Lawrence air
dome, May 90, two days after the Ma
jestic closes here. The Ferguson
Brothers will play Kansas, Nebraska
and Oklahoma. They do not know
whether they will return to Topeka in
the fall or not.
They have a contract with the Craw-
fords that they may pick their own
towns in the territory and say that they
will not play Topeka. Their reasons
are that it would appear that they were
depending on their past reputation to
draw patronage to the airdome if they
came here
Some of the bills which the Fergusons
will put on are Utah." 1.-The Young
Wife, and other feature royalty shows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
NO HOSPITALITY HERE.
Two Young Tramps Say Kansans Are
Not easy

Two men and a dog are in Topeka
today on a walking tour of the United
States. The men are Roy Forbrush
Hanaford and Terry Churchill Elmen-
dorf. Their companion is a dog named
Miss Hike" who has hiked with them
from Mobile, Ala.
The men say they have covered $3.50
miles on foot since May %, when they
started from New York city. The
earth-trotters are taking notes of peo-
pie and country with a view of writing
a book. They are paying especial at
tention to the hospitality of the peo-
pie in the different states, but that is
about all they have paid
According to the pedestrians they
did not need money until they struck
Arkansas. Up to that time they say
that people had done the good Samari-
tan act and had taken them in their
hotels and homes free, and also dona-
ted raiment so that the name of their
state might be recorded on the page of
the truly hospitable.
This was especially true of Kentucky,
according to the travellers and because
of that they walked 755 miles in that
state of old southern hospitality.
The men-or rather boys-average
about 20 miles day. They take their
time and when they have to have
money earn it by selling their cards
This, they claim, has been the case
more in states where prohibition was
enforced. They say that the people of
the wet states, or where prohibition was
not enforced, were more generous than
those of the others, and that Kansas
people have not had time to be courte-
Gus TO them or to read the letters which
they carry from Mayor Gaynor, of New
York, and from the governors of sew
eral states at whose homes they were
entertained. In Topeka they are being
given free lodging and board at the
Throop hotel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
VOCAL.

OSA6-
Alamo Rag.
Back at Dear Old Home
Sweet Home.
Blusfing Moon.
BY the Light of the Silvery
Moon.
Band. Band. Band-March.
Call Me Up Some Rainy
Afternoon.
Casey Jones.
Cavilier Rustican.
CaSey-New.
Daisies Won't Tell.
Every Heart Must Have
Its Sorrow.
Enmaline Lee-New.
Garden of Roses.
Georgia Grind-New.
He Got Right Upon the
Water Wagon.-Comic.
Harbor of LOye-New.
I'd Like to Tell Your For
tune, Dearie.
I'm Just Pining for You.
l Wonder How the Old
Folks Are at Home.
In NY Dreams of You.
I'll Met You on the Golden
Shore.-New.
I'm a Bear for You.
King Chanticler-Rag.
Let's Make Love Among
the Roses.
Moonlight, the Rose and
You. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
On San Francisco Bay 15c COPY a
AS Sung at Novelty Theatre-This Big Hit and
the Following Numbers Now N Sale One Week

Meet Me Tonight in
Dreamland.
My Irish Dearies-New.
Mary You're q Big Girl
Now.
Moon Swings Low, The
Naughty, Naughty,
NaugIlty-Nevv.
Now She's Anybody's
Open Your Eyes-New.
oh, You Bear Cat Rag.
O-O-Ohio.
Put on Your Old Grey
Bonnet.
Pretty MolIy-New.
Put the Ball Over the Pan
McCan.
Peek-a-boo Mr.. Moon.
Rainbow.
Play That Barber Shop
Chord.
Roses Bring Dreams of
You.
Silver Bell.
Somewhere Along the Mis-
souri, Tonight.
Shame Upon You, Nancy.
Stop. Stop, Stop.
Tickle Toes
Under the Yum Yum Tree.
Vale of Dreams.
Winter-March song.
What's the Matter With
Father?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
Ne,v Yorh Money Afarke.

New York, April 10.-MONEY-Money
on call steady, 2@22s per cent; ruling rate,
2ss per cent; closing bid 2ss per cent; Of
fered at 21s per cent Time loans, dull
and weak; so days, 21z@2s4 per cent; 90
DAYS 294q3 per cent; months, 8 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 3s4 to
Az per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.s4.15 for &C
day bills and at "a. 40 for demand, Com
mercial bills 81 S319.
SILvER-Bar silver, 5S1sc; Mexican dol
lars, 45c.
bonds steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

J. A. Dittrich, aged rs, died this
morning at his home, 80 Polk street,
after an illness of more than two years.
He was one of the earliest settlers COM
ing here in 1864 and engaging later IN
contracting. The funeral will be he'd
tomorrow at 2:30 o'clock from the resi-
dence. He is survived by his wife,
three daughters, Mrs. O. r. Owen and
Mrs. F. E. Thatcher of Colorado
Springs, Mrs. J. G. White of Kansas
City and a son, L. L. Dittrich, also of
Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
GIVES LIFE FOR DOG.
Abraham Nahon Petted Animal Which
Later Developed Rabies.

New York, April 10.-Abraham Ma
hon, formerly secretary of the New
York American Baseball club. died in
the Neurological institute today from
hydrophobia. He was brought to
the institute last Saturday from his
home in Yonkers.
Mr.. Nahon is said to have contract
ed the disease from a pet bull dog last
November while he was attending the
animal, which was suffering with an
illness which later developed into
rabies.
Mr.. Nahon had a slight cut on his
hand, which was infected, it is sup
posed, when the dog licked his hand
Symptoms of rabies did not develop
until last Friday. Nahon was AZ years
old.
Senate Adjourns Until Thursday.
Washington, April 10.-The senate ad-
90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10

Who Are You with To-
night7
withered Rose.
We've Kept the Golden
Rule.
INSTRUMENTAL.
Avalon.
Aviator Rag-NeVg.
Bridal Bouquet Waltzes.
Boston Waltz.
Bridal Veil Waltzes.
Black Beauty Rag.
Cupid'S Patrol.
Dream of the Fairies.-New
Waltz.
Del Rose WaItz-New.
Enchanted Nights
Moret
Mrs. Murphy.
Miami-IdyI.
Popcorn Man-new.
Queen of Fashion.--Waltz.
Love Secrets Waltz.
Royal E7ush-Rag-Ncw
Rhapsodie Rag.-New.
Rainbow.
Sun Flowers-new.
Serenade OF the Violets.
Sunbeam.
Sunbeam and Shadow
Waltz.
Silver Bell.
TAR BABY,S RAG-New
Tar Baby's Rag.-New.
Woodland Dove.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
Strong City Hotel is Closed.

The state board of health has closed
the Bank Hotel at Strong City on ac-
count of it being in an unsanitary con-
dition. The board has been trying to
get this hotel cleaned up for a long
time but finally closed it. The hotel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
steel Market Improves.

New York, April 10.-The L. S.
tseel corporation announced today that
the untitled tonnage on it's books on
March 81 was 3,447. 301 tons. The I'M
nlled tonnage on hand at the end of
FEBRUARY was 3,400,543 tons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
stin No Decision.

washington. April 1o.=Another de-
cision day passed today without the
supreme court of the United States
announcing its decision in either the
Standard Oil or the tobacco e.dissolu-
ton suit" This means that the de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10

John r. Franklin, aged 40, 416 Ash
street, died at 10 O'Clock last night at
the Santa Fe hospital from uremic
poisoning. The funeral will be held at
O'Clock tomorrow from the Seward
Avenue Methodist church The services
will be in charge of the A. o. u. w
lodge No. PA. Burial in Topeka cem-
etery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
STEAMER IROQUOIS SINKS
Only the Purser of All on Aboard Is
Drowned.

Victoria, April 10.-The Sidney and
Nanaimo Transportation company's
wooden steamer Iroquois, 81 tons ply
ing between Sidney, Vancouver island
and Nanaimo, with ports of call on
the various coast islands, was cap
sized and sunk today with a loss of
only one life among the Is passengers
and a crew of IL. PurSer Munro was
drowned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
TAKE SAFE TO COOL ROOM
Robbers Then Empty 1t of Ten
Thousand Dollars.

Portland, Ore, April 10.-Some time
between the closing hour Saturday
night of Mace's market in this city, and
the opening today the safe was blown
open and about $4,000 taken. The rob-
bers removed the safe from the office
to the cooling room, wrecked it AMI
escaped without attracting attention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10

cisions will not be Forthcoming for
one more week.
LOST-Saturday night either in Mills
dry goods store, on Kansas ave,
between Fifth and Ninth, amber bead
necklace. valued as souvenir. Suitable re-
ward. 524 New England Bldg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10

Beulah, the 7-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Humphreys, 2049
Buchanan street, died Sunday morning
of heart failure. A private funeral was
held from the home this afternoon at 2
O'Clock. Burial in Mount Hope cer-
eterV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10

is to remain closed until the county
health officer is satisfied with it's con-
.dition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10

Z .

White Metal Knives and Forks
Like cut; wear like silver, look like
silver; knives and forks: CO.
$1.0O value; on sale special. W.
Closet HOoks-Sell regular at 1Oc
doz. Are on sale, per II
Block Tin Pals. Antitrust, 10
quart size, 25c value. On H.
sale, special. ........... III
Quart Measures- NJ
Priced special. each. .... IN
Standard F'Iuo Stops q
Priced special, each. $500. ~
SOC Wire Office Baskets Or
Special for this sale. .GOG
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10

= Tell the dealer you want a Lewis
Single Binder straight sc cigar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21

ever presented and deserves a liberal patronage. Season tickets are on sale at several prominent stores and may also be secured from the teacher in the pub lie school.
 The following is a list of the lectures:
 November 22d, Montaville Flowers in Hamlet" presents a dramatic reading as an ideal in the realm of great inter- pretation.
 December 14, Hamilton Holt, editor of the 'Independent."
 January 13, Frank J. Cannon, first United States senator from Utah, will give his lecture on "The Modern Mormon Kingdom"
 February IA. John KendriclS Bangs, the well known humorist, will give "Salubri- ties I Have Met"
 February 26, William A. Colledge, schol- ar, author and educator, in "The Minis try Of Laughter
 March Il, Jacob Riis, "a man who has done things" has a splendid message in "Tonys Hardships," the story of a street Arab who throws stones, and why.
 April 3, Charles Zueblin, editor of the 'Twentieth Century Magazine,' will give his famous lecture on 'The Religion of the Common Life,' an address worthy of practical reformer.
 April 19, Alton Packard, cartoonist and humorist, will give his sketch lecture on Types of Uncle San's Folks"
 April % and May 1, Edward Howard Griggs, in Shakespearean Lectures.
 Season tickets admitting to all num- bers of the course will be sold for S2, and may be secured from the teachers of the public schools. or at Parker's drug store, and at the book department of Loveman, Joseph and Loebs. Admission to any single entertainment will be 5d cnnts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21
VO[]VA ANXIOUS
 ID SUCCEED DOW|E Even Goes so Far as to AL
 low Followers Hear Chiefs Voice

Chicago, November 2O.-Wilbur Glenn Voliva, now fighting to retain his posi- tien as successor to the late John Alex ander Dowie against Mrs. Dowie, widow of the former Zion City leader. struck Upon novel plan Sunday when he brought to his aid the voice of his rival 5 dead husband.
 Before allowing his congregation to hear the voice of their former leader, Voliva spoke for a. few minutes in praise of pr, Dowie. Then he brought forth a phonograph and with the revolutions of the wax cylinder the voice of the former Zion apostle pealed forth much as 1t had been heard in life.
 The followers of the sect listened at tentatively. The scene was in one Of the. Dowie ;tabernacles in Michigan ave- nue., where many times he had been heard in the cuick.
 There was no sound in the rpom with the exception of the photograph and many of the members of the congregation wept as they listened to the voice of their departed leader. No reference was made to Mrs. Dowie, who recently returned to Chicago and announced that she would restore herself to,leadership in Zion.
 With this end in view she has been holding regular Sunday afternoon meet ngs. .f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21

the consolation trophy, drawn from tissue paper sunbonnets which were attached to the backs of the chairs Service walters, one of willow and the other ma hogany, were the game and score prizes.
 Those who took part in the games and the dainty luncheon following were Mrs. Ward Mrs. H. A. Drennen, Mrs. w. c. Phillips, Mrs. Viola Redin, Mrs. A II. Woodward, Mrs. Dan MeDnnough, Mrs. Worthington, Mrs. Charles Locke, Mrs. William Bonnie. Mrs J. H. McCary, Mrs. Frank Crockard, Mrs. H. L. Badhaia, Mrs. Sydney Bowie, Miss Elizabeth Dear born, Mrs. LeRoy Roper, Mrs. Crawford Johnson, Mrs. l.. W. Collier, Mrs. B. 6. Copeland, Mrs. Joe Collins, Mrs. B. r. Moore, Mrs. J. D. Moore Mrs. M. D. Or cutt, Miss Beggs of Gadsden, Mrs. Vim ben, Mrs. w. F. B. Davis. Mrs. N. l.. Miller, Mrs. W. N. Malone, Mrs. W. A. Porter, Miss Roberta Porter. Miss Mary Ware, Mrs. E. J. Dunn, Miss Fannie Dunn, Mrs. George Ward, Miss Rydng, Mrs. Bradley Saunders, Mrs. Hampton Smith, Mrs. W. C. Fitts, Miss Fitts, Mrs. Alex Cecil Mrs. Felix Drennen. Mrs. Dan A. Greene, Miss Mary George Greene, Miss Ella Smith, Mrs. J. L. Drennen, Mrs. Orline Arnold Shipman, Mrs. John Turner Mrs. John Jemison, IT,, Mrs Berry Baugh, Mrs John Minge, Mrs. Harry Matthews, Miss Eleanor Matthews, Mrs. A. J. Bowron. Mrs Mercer Barnett Mrs. I. c. Beatty. Mrs. Harry Wheelock Miss Mabel Wheelock, Mrs. Viola Walker
 Miss Gladys Enslen, Miss Charlotte Hop- kins. Mrs. T. V. Boardman, Mrs. James Wood, Mrs. Charles Calhoun, Mrs. Jones Moore, Mrs. Reid Lawson, Mrs John Ed monson, Mrs Frederick Gunster. Mrs
 Robert Jemison, Jr, Mrs. Oscar Turner and Mfrs. C.. II. Nabb.