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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-03
DON'T KEEP TO FACTS.
State Superintendent Fairchild Re-
Dukes Agricultural College.

State Superintendent Fairchild does
not take kindly to the practice of the
publicity department of the Agricul-
tural college at Manhattan to exag-
gerate the resources and glory Of the
state beyond all limits Of practical en-
deavor and even possibility.
This is a great state" said Mr.. Fair
child today, and it has done wonder
full things, even approaching the mir
acles of the prophets of old. In our
school work especially we have made
great strides in recent years, and I
have pointed with pride and spoken
with satisfaction over the fact that We
have agricultural departments and do
nestle science in 50 high schools of
the state.
This is remarka bic progress consid-
ering how short time the work OF
installing these departments has been
under way. And yet I see the astound
ing informa ton under a Manhattan
dateline that 200 schools have installed
these branches of work.
while I am boasting of the ninety
and eight the men on the alfalfa spe-
Gals are addressing millions to tell
them of 200 schools that have marched
faster and further than Gideon's band
[ love to boast about the work of the
Kansas schools, but I cannot COM
mend wild exaggeration unsupported
by facts. I do not know who Is re-
sponsible for these wild stories about
our schools, but they ought to be muz-
zled, whoever they are.
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CHANGED WIFE'S WILL
Charge Made Against Former Princi-
pal Chicago High School.

Chicago. Oct. 3=Chas. W. Minard,
former principal of the Marquette
high school, is charged with having
destroyed or hidden the last Will OF the
late Mrs. Matte Minard, his IL 81 wife,
who committed suicide on June II,
and with having mutilated former
will which he filed for probate: me
charges were contained in a bill hled
in behalf of Mrs. Luette l. Mather
and J. Dallas Raver, sister and brother
of Mrs. Minard, in the superior court
TO set aside the will which was pro-
bated.
Minard. who has married since the
death of his first wife, was discharged
recently by the board of education,
after he had refused to answer certain
charges He also had failed fully to
explain a mysterious absence from his
haywood home at the time his wife
is said to have killed herself having
left home the afternoon previous ana
having returned soon after Mrs. MI
nard was found dead
The bill contains the charge that
Minard took the last will of Mrs Mi
nard, which bore the date of June Is,
1908 from safety deposit box in
their home on the afternoon that he
disappeared and has either destroyed
or is holding it.
Under the terms of the will which
was filed for probate and admitted to
record of July ~. Minard was named
as the sole beneficiary. In petition
filed with the will. Minard set forth
that his wife's estate amounted to
$4,000. It was charged that in this
will four pen marks had been drawn
through a paragraph directing the dis
position of some small personal trink-
cts belonging to Mrs. Minard.
Under the terms of the last will, the
bill charges. different disposition of
Mrs Minard's property was made and
heuuests of $500 each were left to
Matte Raver and Charles Raver, Mrs.
Minard's niece and nephew The bill
also charges that the estate was valued
at $20.0
Attorney John r. Philip. counsel for
the compliments. asserted last night
that he has aff1davits of persons who
were witnesses to Mrs Minard's last
will
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MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Strengthened on Unfav-
OrabIe Weather Report.
Corn Shows Ffrmness But Not
So Pronounced.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle, Are Again Off About Ten
Cents.
Hogs Quoted Strong to Five
Cents Higher.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.

Chicago, Oct. 3.-WHEAT-Whea deVeI-
oped strength today a result of unfav-
orable weather all through the northwest
especially because of heavy rains in Can
ada. There were also reports that sales
from Russia would be deferred much
as possible until spring and denials were
positive that frost damage had occurred
in the Argentine. The opening was a
shade lower to 1zc up. December started
at 9Slzc to $3.50, gain of 7sc to Nc and
rose to $3.50
Increased stocks at Minneapolis led to
a setback. So did the liberal gain in the
world supply total The close was steady.
with December at 97s4QSc, net loss OF
A@asc.
CORN-With offerings rather limited,
corn showed firmness, but to a less de-
gree than yesterday. Continued excess OF
moisture made the bears tintd- December
opened the same as last night to 1sc
higher at 647sc to 65c touched 65q659sc
and reacte dto 64s4@Ac.
Subsequently an experts opinion that
the crop as whole had improved one per
cent since September brought on weak
ness. The close was 3s41zc down, for De-
cember 6424d1kc.
OATS-Oats traders took their cue from
corn. Sellers were scarce. December
started 1sQazc dearer at 48Ac, sold at 4SA
04S2sc and fell back to 4S1sc-
der selling pressure on lard First trans
actions were 21505c higher to 15c down,
with January at $14.95 for pork, 1885 for
lard and $3.50 for ribs.
RYE-No. 2, csc.
ARIEY-75c6$1, Is.
TIdOTHY-S13O 01114.75.
CLOVER-$14 .O0d19.25.
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AUBURN TO HAVE GRANGE FAIR
Will Be Held on Friday and Saturday
This Week.

Auburn Grange No. 499 has set Fri
day and Saturday. October 6 and 7. as
fair. The fair held by this grange one
year ago was such a success and so
favorably spoken of by all those who
attended that the grange has decided
to make an effort this year to surpass
doubtful if there was a grange in the
county that made as good a showing as
Auburn did last year, and while it has
steadily refused to rain in that vicinity
this year, Yet the grangers are conf
IDENTIFY expecting to make as good a
showing this year as last. They would
r. glad to welcome all those who at
tended last year and as many more as
can come. Everything will be free ex-
cept tie plays on Friday and Saturday
nights to which a small fee will be
charged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-03

cial mail messenger route was estab
hshed by the department.
It is numbered route 607, 001,'' and is
the longest mail messenger route ever
tabIished.
A special mail pouch has been made,
the ordinary pouch being too cumber
some and unwieldy- The pouch will
contain letters for Chicago delivery. as
we'll as for delivery in Los Angeles.
The postmasters in both cities have
been instructed to receive and handle
the mail delivered by Ovington.
The aeroplane will carry small sign
bearing the words United States
mall Ovington also will carry his
credentials from Postmaster General
Hitchcock which win insure him every
possible aid from postmasters and
postal officials.
No date for the beginning of the
fight yet has been announced, but
Ovington has assured the postoffice de-
partment that he will start from New
York within a day or two.
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HARD ON THE LOAN SHARKS.
One Forced to Pay Back Interest and
Attorney Fees.

Kansas City, Oct "A money loan
er who EFFORTS usurious rate of inter-
est from borrower must pay back
the excess interest above the legal rate
well as the fees of the borrowers
attorneys, according to a decision of
Circuit Judge Goodrich here yester-
day.
Walter E. Mallory borrowed $29 from
Daniel H. Tolman in 1907. Six months
later, according to the evidence in the
case. Tolman demanded SO interest in
addition to the principal Mallory paid
the amount demanded and a few months
later was notified that he still owed
Tolman $10-65. Mallory had given an
assignment of his wages to secure the
loan.
Tolman threatened Mallory with trou-
BILE, so the latter brought suit against
Tolman in a Justice court for $3.50, the
usurious interest exacted from him, and
$50 for attorneys fees.
The justice of the peace gave Mallory
judgment and Tolman appealed to Judge
Goodrich's court. Judge Goodrich sus-
tanned the decision of the lower court
and added that Tolman would have to
pay the court costs of $21-90.
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CRANE HELPS HARRY KEMP.
No Wonder He thinks Colleges Are
Places of Iniquity.

Lawrence, Kan, Oct st has been
learned that it is R. T. Crane who has
given Harry Kemp the scholarship on
which he is now living, which gives
him $3.50 a week. For some time i
was thought that 1t was another Crane
but it has come to light that the per-
son who is helping Kemp is no other
than the millionaire who has been at
lacking American colleges so vehem-
emily.
It will be remembered the press of
the country has not exploited anything
in a long time like the address which
Crane made in which he stated that
American colleges and universities
were turning out nothing but drunken
ness and debauchery. Those state
ments, Crane alleged were made from
Investigations he had a detective make.
These Investigations showed, so Crane
says. that the college life of this coun-
try is little short of a life of crime.
It would seem that Crane now wilt
feel that he is in a peculiar situation,
that Kemp, who has played in the
limelight so sensationally of late,
should be the person receiving benefits
from his hands.
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ARE PLANTING MUCH WHEAT.
Representative Clement Il. Wilson
says Farmers Are Hopeful.

Clement L. Wilson, who was a rep
resentative from Greeley county in the
last legislature, was a Topeka visitor
today. Representative Wilson came to
Topeka on business connected with the
supreme court. He lives in Tribune
The farmers are putting in a good
wheat acreage this year. said Mr.. Will
SON we think we are going to have
every variety of prosperity out there
next year.
Of course everyone is glad to hear Of
this but as to who will succeed the late
Ed Madison in congress is what is
worrying politicians these days. Will
SON did not seem to know who was
favored and he would have nothing to
say outside of the fact that R. J. Hop
kins and F. L. Martin seemed to stand
the best cl>ance Of election.
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WHO DID BRIBlNG.
Government Adds Another Chapter to
Millionaire Smuggling Case.

New York, Oct. 3.-The jewels Snug
Cling for which Nathan Allen of Keno
sha, Wis, and John r. Collins OF
Memphis, Tenn, paid heavy fines yes
terday was under further investigation
today by a federal grand jury.
The government is trying to find who
was responsible for the alleged bribing
of a customs officer and corrupting of
several government employees to wink
at extensive frauds.
They are on the trail also of a banker,
better known even than Allen or Col
lines. These two men, who pleaded
guilty and were fined yesterday were
subpoenaed to testify before the grand
jury today. Their attorney denies that
they have any agreement with the gov
eminent to make revelations.
Allen, the attorney declares, is the
victim of a plot and there are init
nations that the government still is
far from the bottom of the plot, in
which the smuggling of the jewels af-
terward exposed by Mrs. Helen Dwell
Jenkins was only an incident.
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sTROUss BREAKS SILENCE.
Millionaire Friend of Mrs. Patterson
says He Has Been Manly.


Chicago, Oct Emil w. Strouss,
the Chicago man whose name has
been connected in $4,000 alienation
suit with that of Mrs. Gertrude Pat
terson, who shot and killed her hus-
band. Charles A. Patterson, in Denver,
has given out the following type writ
ten statement:
'sThe ramifications of this matter are
such that I do not feel inclined to dis
ssThe entire case, so far as am
concerned, is in the hands of my at
torneys If anything is to be said at
any time, they will say it.
sssuf1ce it to say that my conduct
in this, as in other matters, has been
consistent with manliness, honesty and
fair dealing
This is the first statement Strouss
has made since the killing. He refused
to comment on a report that he was
to assist in the defense of Mrs. Patter-
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CARRY MAIL By AERoPLANE.
Earle ovington Will Have Longest
Route in World.

Washington. Oct Transportation
of the United States mail across the
continent by aeroplane, over desig-
mated route, by a special mail messen-
ger appointed by Postmaster General
Hitchcock is an undertaking that will
be tried this week.
Earle L. Ovington. who was desig-
mated by Mr.. Hitchcock to carry the
mails over a short route between
Nassau and Brooklyn. is completing
preparations for the transporting of Of
fetal mail across the continent from
New York to Los Angeles
Postmaster General Hitchcock issued
an order authorizing Cvington to act
as a mail carrier and directing the
postmaster at New York to dispatch
letters via the aeroplane route A spe-
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PIONEER KANsAN KILLED.
Body Found Where Murderer. Who
Wanted Team. Buried It.

Lebanon, Kan, Oct. 3.-A telegram
just received here by Harmon Hart
man from North Platt. Neb., reports
the finding of the dead body of Steve
Frazier near that city.
Frazier was a pioneer settler of
Logan township in Smith county. where
he lived many years and is brother of
John Frazier, and a brother-in-law of
Harmon Hartman. well known pioneer
settlers of this county.
The latest report is that Frazier was
murdered two weeks ago for his team
and wagon, by a travelling companion,
and the body buried by the murderer.
who has since been captured and con-
fessed the murder.
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Wall St., New York, Oct. s-STOCIEs-
On a moderate volume OF trading etoclra
rose fracuonally at the opening OF the
market today Canadian Pacific made the
York Central responded to a favorahle
August report by rising q. Central / ,eafh-
er and Lehigh Valley rose 3.
IN its salient features the early session
81 81 the stock market was virtually a repe-
ution of the previous dav Prices Do
clined as soon as It became evident that the
supply exceeded the demand but the uri-
mary cause probably was the weakness
OF ST Paul, which was sold by brokers
heretofore prominent on the bear side
The next dividend action on ST. PAM 10
over three months off, but the present
prices OF that issue would seem "a have
discounted any reduction. Bear operators
n 11g tnat they were not meeting any
their operations in the second hour and
increased the earlier losses .considerabiv
Amalgamated Copper lost 1Ss Union pa
CHIC ana international Harvester IL. Te-
n-gn valley la, American Smelling IL
and Reading, Erie first preferred and the
U. s. Steel stncks l.
Large amounts of the American IT,
bacco bonds were pressed for sale fore
ing the As down x and the SIS ~. Other
Stocks were supplied freely when pricea
were making good progress upward and
the 1aVorfte issues reacted to IL points
with the list generally selling well below
last night St. Paul was excenffonaIi,,
weak, falling from 100 to 1Osss r. cioseS
yesterday at 1085z. The extreme weakness
or this stock revived the rumors Of nos
slDle dividend reductions and also affect
ed other western stocks unfavora biy
Union Pacific and Copper sold a point be-
low yesterdays closing. U. s. Rubber
continued its RISE advancing over ? points
to An The second preferred jumped
points to 70 on one transaction.
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BOB Miller HOBO INSPECTOR.
Former Topeka OFFICER Gets Choice
Job on K. O. Force.

Kansas City, Oct. 3.-Robert Miller,
who has been appointed inspector Of
the unemployed to succeed Frank H.
Rogers, recently promoted to captain
and night chief of police, was con-
nected with the Topeka police depart
Inent eight years. He was the first
probation officer of Shawnee county,
and is well known there.
Previous to his appointment as
Rogers assistant four months ago,
Miller was on the Kansas City police
force sixteen months The position of
inspector of the unemployed, or no
DO Inspector" is considered one of
the best on the force. 1t was created
two years ago at the suggestion of
Scion T. Gilmore, police commissioner.
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Chicago. Oct. 3.-CATTLE-Receip es
timated al 1000. Market steady. Beeves
81. 70d12 Is: Texas steers. $4.25d600; west
ern steers, 81. 20a7.00; stockers and feeders
So. 30@560; cows and heifers, $20046.15
calves, IS. 10000.
HOGS-Receipts estimated at 1900
Market steady. Light, s6.20Q6.S5: mixed
$6.10u6.90; heavy, $5.S50685: rough, $3.50
6.10; good to choice heavy, $6.IOa6.65; pigs,
$450Q6.45; bulk of sales, S6.20d6-75.
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 10000
Market steady. Native, s2.258390. west
ern, 81. 7514.00; yearlings, S3.6594.50; native
lambs, s40046.00; western lambs, $4.254
$40.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF RRODUCE
WHEAT-Receipts, 70,s0o bushels; ship
mentS, 200 bushels.
CORN-Receipts. 372,5O0 bushels; ship
ments, 329. 300 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat, s. cars, with
IA Of contract grade; corn. 2Se cars, with
107 of contract grade; oats, 80 cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicagosg
Minneapolis and Duluth today were 947l
cars, compared with S36 cars last week
and SOo cars the corresponding day year
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TROUBLE 4oR COMMISSIONERS.
Advises Prisoner to Go to Pen Rather
Than County Jail.

Atchison, Kan, Oct. 3-Harry Fell
ing, a singer in a moving picture show
here. who was convicted last week Of
shooting H. P. Watts, his wife's for
mer husband, with intent to do great
bodily injury, SAYS Thomas E. Bal
linger, a county commissioner, advis-
ed him to serve one year in the peni-
Tertiary rather than six months in the
county jail. pointing out the superior
accommodations to be had in the peni-
tertiary.
As a result. it is believed. Ballinger
is in contempt of court. and Judge Jack
son will demand an explanation. Fell
ing has not yet been sentenced, and is
out on bond pending consideration of
motion for a new trial.
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health in lighting tuberculosis, said
W. II. Kemper in speaking of the Kan
sas City convention. .'as at the meeting
of the National Grand lodge recently a
resolution was passed which gives
grand lodges the right TO establish and
maintain a tuberculosis sanitorium
within the Jurisdiction, or may unite
with any neighboring jurisdiction or
jurisdictions for such purpose or pro-
vide for the care of the members af-
ficted with the disease at any sana-
torium that may have been established
by any authority within that or any
other jurisdiction
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HAD TOO MUCH MONEY.
Man Who Exhibited cash May Be a
Bank Robber.

Prince Rupert. B. c., Oct. s.-With
his pockets full of money which he
at first boosted was part of the $780,
900 spoil of the New Westminster bank
robbery and then said was obtained
from the sale of a ranch in Montana,
a man giving the names of Alexander
johnson and ..Bill' Wheeler was ar
rested here and is being held on
technical charge. pending an inquiry
into his identity. When taken into
custody he had over 5000 in American
bank bills in his possession. He is
said to have deposited $4,000 in cash
in two banks since his arrival here, be-
sides spending money lavishly in
amusements.
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Chicago, Oct. 3-BUTTER-Marhet
steady. Creameries, 221&a2734c; diaries.
2O1kQ 251kc.
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts e.s15
cases. At mark, cases included, 15d18c;
firsts, sc; prime firsts, zoe.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 14c:
Twins, 131s4%c; Young Americas. 14c;
Long Horns, lac.
POTATOES-Marlet unsettled. Choice
to fancy, 65@67c; fair to good, 62d65c.
OULTRY-Market firm. Turkeys. 15c /;
chickens, lie; springs, lie.
VEAL-Market steady. so to so ID. WITS.
Sd9c; so to IS Id. WITS, 91z9101hc; IS to 10
ID. WITS, lie.
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RootIeggers bal ohio Also.

Cincinnati, Oct. 3.-As result of
secret Investigations which have been
conducted by the United States in
ternaI revenue department in the vari-
Gus dry" counties of Ohio it is be-
Iieyed when the federal grand Jury
conyenes here tomorrow it will be
called on to return more than 100 in
dictments against tbootleggers" and
keepers of speak easies-"
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Kansas City. oct. s.-Cash: WHEAT
Unchanged to NC higher. No. 2 hard.
$l.oO1z; No. 3, 99cas1.06; No. 2 red, s9d99ikc f.
No. 3, 975kd9sc.
CORN-11c higher No. 2 mixed, 675kD
67Szc; No. 3, 6714c; No. white. 6s5zc: No.
8, CSC.
white, 471za48c; No. 2 mixed. 46D461kc.
RYE-95c.
HAY-Steady- Choice timothy, S1S5O0
1900; choice prairie, S12 50d13.OO.
BUTTER-Creamery, 261kc; firsts. 245kc:
seconds, 221kc; packing stock, 1sc
EGG S-Extras, 225zc; firsts, 20c; seconds
15Hc.
Receipts: Wheat, SO cars.
Close: Wheat-December 9S%c. May
S1-e25s July. 9s14c.
Corn---5December. s1ssa1kc; May. s1sAc;
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air, his machine turned on its side
and plunged into a rocky railroad cut.
While falling he pluclxily attempted to
right his aeroplane and shouted to
the spectators: Here L go; here l CO. .
He was picked up unconscious and
rushed to a hospital, where it was
found that his skull was fractured, his
right leg broken and his collar bone
shattered so that a portion of it pro-
truded through the flesh. He died at
n
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HEAVIEST MAN is DEAD.
Burden of Carrying Around His ESQ
Pounds Too Much for Schober.

Jersey city. N. T.. Oct. S.=The bur
den of carrying around $50 pounds Of
his own flesh ana bone caused the
death of George S Schob at the age
of SO. Schober, as far as is known
here, was TIE heaviest man in the
United States.
His obesity brought on an illness
which began a year ago. His coffin
will be three feet three inches wide
and it will take twelve pail bearers %
carry IL
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Kansas city Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, Oct. 3.-CATTLE-Receip
1900 including 1900 southerns. Market
steady to 10c lower. Native steers. s.. %
QSOO; southern steers. $3.SOd550: south
ern cows and heifers, $2.75d4.50; native
cows and heifers, $250d700; stociCers and
feeders. $3-50Q5.90: bulls, $3.O0d4.40: calves,
$4.O0n7.50; western steers, $3-Scd7.O0: west
ern COWS, $2.75d4.75.
HOGS-Receipts "A, 900. Market strong to
sc higher Bulk of sales, SS.30a6.50; heavy
Sc. .45; packers and butchers, $500
SIS; lights, S6.25G6.50; pigs. s4.25d5.25.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 5000 Market steady
Muttons. $3.25N425; lambs. S4-80d6.10
range wethers and yearlinEs, $225d5.O 90.
range ewes, $2.5O14.0O.
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NOW LOOK FOR FISH STORIES.
Experts Are Holding Meet
ing in ST. Louis.

St. Louis. Oct. S.-One hundred pis-
catorial experts are attending the for
ty-first annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Fisheries society which began
three days convention here today.
William E. Mechan of Harrisburg, Pa,
president of the society, presided at the
first session which was devoted to rou-
tine matters. An elaborate program
of papers relating to fresh and salt
water fish, their care and culture has
heen nrenared.
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1. o. o. F. INVITED TO COME.
Asked to Hold Convention in Topeka
Next Year.

The Commercial club has decided to
cooperate with the I. o. 0. T. lodges
in Topeka in extending an invitation
to the kansas 7. O. o. F. members to
meet IN this city in annual convention
next year. The invitation will be ex-
tended while the state meeting is in
progress in Kansas City Kan, Octo-
Der o-12.
The state /. D. o. F. will join with
Dr. Crumbine and the state board of