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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-01
ATTRACTIONS.
Coming to the Academy Of Music
Next Week.

Get Rich Quick Wallingford,"
edy is announced for presentation at
the Academy Monday, February 5.
No play produced in recent seasons
has received the stamp of unqualified
public approval with the convincing
certainty that is evidenced in the ap-
plause and appreciation of amuse-
ment seekers as they view the I'M
folding of the story that is woven
around J. Rufus Wallingford's pro-
motion of shady financial deals. The
methods he pursues and the avidity
of the gullible, yet hard to convince,
spectators who, while they would
/ like to get something like seventy
/ five per cent returns on their invest
ments, yet hesitate to take a chance,
is the story of many men of today
who seek to acquire wealth by sur
reptitious route.
In the excellent company which
Messrs. Cohan and Harris have as
sembled for the presentation of "Get
Rich Quick Wallingford" are such
we'll known players as Joseph Man
ming, Edward Delaney, Harry o. Tay-
lor, John Morris, Willie Solar, Calvin
Tibet, William P. Connery, Charles
Diem, Martin Malloy, Rose Lubonn
Maud Truax, Olive Article, Elizs
Mason and Norma Mcleod.
Reserved seats will be on sale a
the Tucker Building Pharmacy Sat
urday morning at 10 o'clock. Price.
soc. to $500.
Geo. Evans And His Honey Boy Min
strels, Tues, Feb. 6-Matinee
and Night.
When George Evans presents hi
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-01

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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-01

Geo. Evans And His Honey Boy Min
strels, Tues, Feb. 6-Matinee
and Night.
When George Evans presents his
new Honey Boy Minstrels at the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-01
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Direct Line Go All f-oants-yorth
South, East, wcst-very Low
Round Trip Rates 60 All Principal
Resorts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11
YEAR OF BIG CROPS.
Total Production Exceeds That of Amy
Previous Year.

Washington, Sept. 11.-Cereal crops of
the country from present indications will
reach the unprecedented total production
of 1Ss,O16.OO0 tons, Victor H. Oimstead.
chief of the department of agriculture 8
bureau of statistics, has announced. With
record breaking crops Of corn, wheat,
oats, barley, rye and buckwheat, tie
years harvests will be 20.3 per cent great
err in weight than last years production
81 per cent greater than the big year of
1915 and 1872 per cent greater than thai
of 1909.
Prospects for a record breaking potato
crop indicate it will be 36 per cent moe
than last year, when the crop was very
short, IA per cent more than in 1910 anu
2 per cent more than in 1909, when me
previous record production was harvested.
The hay yield is estimated at about 81
per cent more than last year and 4 per
cent more than in. 1910 and 1909
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pointed out by very old people as a
place where a great treasure was
buried. Finally some curious persons
set to digging and exhumed the re-
mains of d bell, which was identified
as that formerly belonging to the
ruined priory nearby. The story of the
burial is this: A pack of Scotch thieves
We're searching for the priory. but it
was so situated that it was concealed
from the gaze of marauders by the
highlands about it.
They were exceedingly wroth and
marched away in disgust, and the
monks to celebrate their deliverance
from this enemy rang their belovd
bell Unfortunately they were too hasty
The bandits heard the sound. retraced
their steps and sacked and burned the
priory. 1t is supposed that during the
confia cation the bell fell to the ground
and the homeless monks, finding the
pieces reverently buried them.
Henry VIII looked upon bells as
means of adding to his income and en-
ccuraged their destruction. but ill-for-
tune attended those who abetted him.
One nobleman from whom he is said 10
have won a peal of church bells by
throwing dice, was shortly afterward
executed on Tower Hill. And a certain
Bishop of Bangor. who, having sold
King Henry the beautiful bells of his
cathedral, went to see them shipped,
and was stricken with blindness.-Bos-
fOD TranScrfDt-
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BURIED BELLS.
Strange Are the Tales That Are Told
About Them.

To this day the choristers of the Ca
thedral at Durham, England, sing the
.sTe Deun'' upon the tower on he eve
of Corpus Christi. This, says a writer
in the Ave Marie, is to commemor-
ate the extinguishing of a fire on that
night in the year of 1920.
The monks had arisen at midnight 70
pray. when the belfry was set on fire
bv lightning. The flames ragged all night
and until the following noon; but the
tower was only slightly injured, and
the bells were not damaged in the
least.
Somewhere beneath the soil of Sus-
sex there lies a peal of bells, while N
the church nearby a solitary bell calls
to PRAYER In the middle ages, it is said,
a certain valiant knight wished to
present to the church a peal of bells
that should be of use and perpetuaIe
his memory as we'll: but the vessel that
brought them careened on approaching
the harbor, and the bells fell out and
sank into the mud. Thereupon the
donor declared:
Never shall the church have a
chime until the peal gave it be drag
ged from the sea by a team of four
milk-white oxen
The oxen seemed to have been diff
cult to obtain; at any rate, the fact re-
mains that to this day the edifice to
which the pious knight made his bene-
faction has never possessed more than
a single bell.
A spot in Northumberland used to he
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MARCH ONCE MORE
G.. A. r. Veterans to the Num-
Der of 1000
Join in Parade at the Annual
Encampment.

Los Angeles, Sept. 11."Marching
with faitering steps but with heads
erect and battered battleflags flying
1000 veterans of the conflict between
the states, gathered in annual encamp-
ment, paraded through the streets Of
Los Angeles today. The day was per-
feet. Here and there along the route,
darling in and out of the line, hun
dreds of girls, arms laden with cut
flowers, scattered blossoms at the feet
of the marching hosts, or quenched
the thirst of the marchers with lem
onade.
Ambulances were stationed at inter
walls and rest stations established IN
each block, but hardly any of the old
soldiers faltered, and at the end of the
one and four-fifths mile journey they
passed the reviewing stand with a
hearty cheer for their commander in
chief and his party.
The streets of Los Angeles have
scarcely ever been so crowded before.
As the column of veterans, headed by
a corps of civil war musicians SWUNG
into Spring street, cheer after cheer
arose from the multitude. After
passing the reviewing stand the
marehers were disbanded and for the
most part soon found their way to
their regimentaI headquarters where
allday reunions were held.
a feature of The parade was the ap-
pearance of the battle flag of Com
pany A, 14th Ohio volunteer infantry
WHICH WAS lIuHS ~ lAlG D166NS 1OI Int
first time since it fluttered in the
smoke of the battle at Gettysburg. The
colors were borne by Merck Reynolds,
who carried them in half a hundred
charges. Beside Reynolds only two
survivors of the company marched
under the flag.
W. II. c. COnVenes.
The opening session of the conYen-
ton of the womens relief corps was
held today and at o'clock tonight the
annual campfire of the G. a. r. will be
held at Shrine auditorium.
That Dan Cupid was aboard, many
of the G. A. r. special trains bearing
visitors and delegates to the encamp-
ment was indicated by the 104 marriage
licenses issued yesterday.
A partial list of those who rushed to
the license bureau included Alvin Deni-
son and Minerva F, Lewis, of the Sec
ond Michigan infantry, as Mr.. Denison
expressed it; A. L, Spellmeyer and
Marie Z. Baker of Springfield, ILL.,;
Jacob Wallenstein and Nettie NJ. Bal
com, Atehison. Kan; Walter New
conner and Elizabeth Osborne, Lock
Haven, Pa; Edmund K. Eaton, Fill
more, Cal. and Louis z. f. Stoelzing,
Colorado City, Col; i. J, Hammond,
San Francisco and Elsie Mcmillan OF
Salt Lake City; Leo A. Hollingsworth
and Louise f. Niebel of GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
Edward NJ. SpPingsteip and Elsie M.
Awartz, Chicago; William r. Prigmore,
Long Beach, and Flora j. Thompson
ST. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11
STUBS ON STAND
Governor Appears as Witness
Before Contest Board.
It's That L. r. EIectOr Case
War of Words Follows.

Governor Stubbs is this afternoon on
the witness stand before the state
contest board in the fight to place
the Taft electors on the Republican
ticket. With his hat pulled down TO
his ears and his eyes swapping fire az
the Taft lawyers, many personal re-
marks are being handed to the attor-
neys for the Regulars by the Kansas
executive.
the matter you have under consider
ation," declared Stubs when it was
suggested that he should be sworn and
that a stenographer would take his
testimony. IF had any that was per-
tinent [ would be glad to give it,
Then Attorney General Dawson of
the contest board suggested that the
lawyers wanted to know who were Re
publicanS and who were followers of
another faith.
Il can't see that this matter will
throw any light on who is a Repubh-
cam exclaimed Stubs. And anyway
I don't think this is anything but po-
liticaI horseplay and that Hite and
Long and all these fellows haven't any
right here and they know it"
This aroused former United States
Senator Long.
might l suggest that We will ask the
governor what he knows and not what
he thinks remarked Long.
L
around here by lot of politicians or
matters that have no bearing on this
case snapped the governor. What
do you want to find out from me? You
are taking up my time
Then Dawson and jackson both tried
to talk at the same time. Dawson want
ed to pour oil on the troubled waters
and Jackson wanted to be heard re
garding a few legal objections Hite
got in the game too. He wanted the
governor sworn. Stubs made no move
to hold up his hand. Instead he pick
ed his white SLOUGH hat from the table
and pulled it down close to his ears.
IT want to know whether you are 60
ing outside this list of questions?'
asked Stubs.
I'VE don't know until we hear the
questions, explained Secretary Of
State Sessions.
We'll. I am willing to be sworn, but
don't know anything about these
i questions" said Stubs as he pointed
to the list in the Kansas statutes.
Did you attend the Republican ma
tiOnal convention in Chicago in June,
1922 Hite asked Stubbs-
Il don't think that question is per-
tinent or has anything to do with this
case said Stubs.
DO you refuse to answer my ques-
tion." persisted Hite.
I don't think it has anything to 10
| with the CASE replied the governor.
Then there was some more argu-
| ment and the contest board took Ju-
dicial knowledge of the fact that
| Stubs really attended the convention.
Did you attend the sessions of the
Republican national convention in
which the nomination of a president
was made?''
This time Jackson objected, Stubs
objected and Dawson and the Taft
lawyers all tried to talk at the same
| time. Finally Dawson separated the
warning lawyers and Gained the gov
ernor who was lambasting the Taft
forces. After considerable argument
| it was agreed that the lines of ques-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11
But LITTLE CRIME
Remarkable Record So Far for
State Fair Week.
Police Protection for Throngs
Been Very Successful.

A large number. of pickpockets and
thieves who usually visit Topeka dur
ing the state fair are giving the city
a wide berth on this occasion and IT, :
police are not having as much trouble
as during former fairs. The visitors
at the fair grounds and in the city arc
well protected from thugs of this
character and practically no crime has
been reported. This is due to tie
vigilance of the police, the publicity
given the rogues' gallery and the Of
GERS who have been brought here
from other cities.
A pocketbook was grabbed out of a
Woman's hand at the fair grounds
Monday, house near the fair
grounds at 511 West Seventeenth
street was robbed of q suit of clothes
and watch yesterday afternoon and
mans room at the Sixth Avenue h0-
tel as entered and his clothes stolen
This is all the crime that has been re-
ported to the police so far this we X.
a number of persons, mostly negroes,
who are known or suspected of being
thieves, We're arrested as soon as the
police saw them and it is believed this
system of protection has saved the PEG
pie from cOnSid cradle loss.
Crosby Shields, a negro who was
visiting the state fair Tuesday, was ar
rested for attempting an assault on
the horsemen at NeWell's livery barn.
Shield had left his horses in the barn
until a board Dill of SO cents was duo.
He called for his team last night crd
upon being asked for the SO cents, az
tempted to cut the barn men with a
razor. He was arrested by Detective
Otto Anderson.
Chester Ebey and two friends or ,
ated a disturbance on a street car.
Ebey threatened to cut Detective
Voiles with a big knife but didn't at
tempt to fulfill the threat. He was
arrested in the Creamerie restaural I
and is being held at the police station.
His knife was taken away from him.
Harry Jones and Sidney Park-r,
two negro cadets, were arrested Tues
day night by Detective Frank Sum-
mers and Officer Duncan. They are
suspected of being pickpockets and
will be shipped out of town. Eight
others who have been arrested for the
same reason We're released this morn
ing and promised to leave town at
once. They will be arrested again if
they are found on the streets or at the
fair grounds.
The police court is the most inactive
part of the police department. All
cases that are necessary for trial are
being continued until next week
whenever possible and a long list OF
eases are on the docket. The police
officers are too busy to attend court
and the continuance has been consid-
cred necessary.
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Missionary Society Case Draes

That steps were taken to incorporate
the second Womens Missionary society
before a letter of advice from the attor-
ney for the national spciety had been re-
ceived by Mrs. Carrie +. Cope, was
brought out in the missionary society
hearing this morning Mrs. Cope deciared
no steps had been taken. but later de-
clared she had become confused IN the
dates.
The case Is progressing slowly. the de-
Tense now introducing its evidence me
suit is brought TO recover money pdid 70
an Incorporated society that had been lett
by Mrs. Fannie 4. Murray OF Atchison,
and the validity of the Incorporation mas
been attacked. For the hearing there are
a number of prominent Methodist women
Of this section of the state in attendance
and several ministers are on hand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11
WANTS FARM HANDS.
Lacrosse Sends in Call for 100 for Hay
HaIVest.

Farmers near Lacrosse want 100 farm
hands, according to a letter received by
the free employment bureau today from
H. L. Baker. The farmers in the La
Crosse district are paying s2.75 to s. q
day for workers, but can't find them.
Just at present the hay harvest is in
full blast at Lacrosse. Good, strong,
husky and ambitious farm hands who
know how to handle a pitchfork are in
serious demand. Because of the shortage
of help many machines have been shut
down, Baker advises, and now the fan III
ers are paying top wages for men who
are handy in a hay field.
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Light Wires Cut in State Fair
District Last Night.
City Officials Believe Part of
Plan to Loot Treasury Wagon.
THE EFFORT IS FRUSTRATED
Wires Were Repaired Promptly
by Experts.
A Heavy Guard Accompanies
Treasury Wagon.

A daring plan to hold UP the State
Fair association treasury wagon was
frustrated by employees of the city
electric light plant Tuesday afternoon
when a clever splicing of wires, ex-
tinguishing lights in the southern Sec
tions of the city, was discovered. It
is believed at the city hail today that
the experts cut the wires with the in
tention of darkening the streets and
holding up the fairs funds, which
amount to more than $1,000 daily.
The lights in the State Fair city
district and as far west as WASH
burn college We're out Monday eVen-
lag. The city sent out a gang of men
Immediately to find the trouble They
were unable to reach the source CT
the light failure. Tuesday AFTERNOON
they found at Thirteenth and Clay
streets a splicing of the wires that
could have been done by experts only,
declares H. p. Miller, com missioner Of
electric lights.
It is said at the city hall that the
plan was to darken the city, hold up
the State Fair treasury wagon on
dark corner and leave the city by the
western roads past Washburn college.
The wires from the ground looked
to be intact. 1t was found later that
at the Clay street corner, the robbers
had climbed the poles, cut the wires
and with rope had kept them con-
neeted in such a manner that it would
ne lsiipcSSlbtS 10 titAu Inc LiDuDle from
the street.
If the work was done by vandals,
city officials agree, they would have
allowed the wires to fall to the
ground, short ciFcuiting Edison and
telephone connections and causing adj
ditional trouble in the southwestern
part of the city. The fact that the
connection was made so carefully
leads city officials to declare that a
hoIdup was planned.
Every night the State Fair associ-
alton transfers its daily receipts from
the grounds to a Topeka bank. There
has been a fear at all times that this
wagon would be intercepted and an
extra guard is placed with the money
The lights along the route of the
wagon were out Monday night, but
no attempt was made to steal the
funds An extra force of men guard
ing the funds is supposed to have
been the reason for the robbers
change in plans.
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O. F. Winner of Rochester, who suf-
fered a cut of the artery of the left
leg while cutting hedge a few weeks
ago, is gradually improving.
John Knoll has bought the Howard
Hanna property at 1870 North Van
Buren, street.
Mr.. and Mrs. F, z. Thorpe of Trini-
dad, Colo, are visiting Mrs. Thorpe's
sister Mrs. T. w. Martin of 1904 Cen
trail avenue.
A. o. Kingsley has moved to 1929
Logan street from the South side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Meadows of
bought the Dunlap property at 1929
Central avenue. They will make their
home there in the near future.
Mrs r. r. Baer, who was called to
Salina on account of sickness of rela-
tives, is expected to return home to-
morrow.
Miss Handy Ried of 924 North Mon
roe street is recovering from a slight
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs c. T. Witt of Win
field are expected to arrive tomorrow
for visit at the home of H. H. Bair.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gabriel of
Miss Lucille Lukers has returned
from a visit with relatives in Leaven-
worth.
Mrs. Charles suit Will leave tonight
for Chanute where she will visit her
sister Mrs. John Armstrong, for about
two weeks.
Miss Mamie zarker has gone to
Wakarusa to take up her work in the
Wakarusa school,
The enrolment az the Quincy school
is 422. or twenty more than the enroll
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MOTORISTS COMING.
Thursday Will BE Their Big Day at
State Fair.

Topeka will swarm with automobiles
Thursday. Providing that heavy roads do
not dampen the enthusiasm of members
of the Kansas State Automobile associd-
ton there will be several hundred motor
lists in the city for the first annual meet
ing of the Kansas State Automobile as
ISOLATION
Many proposed legislative measures wiz
be discussed at the meeting, and the ses-
sion Friday morning will. be devoted to
the drafting of measures The Friday
morning session will conclude the bust
ness of the convention
Large delegations are expected from
Lawrence, LeaYenworth, Atchison and
Manhattan. A string of between forty
and fifty decorated autos are expected
from the last mentioned point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11

Kennedy K. Macarthur. the South
African policeman who won the Mar
athon at the Olympic ga mes. has been
made a hero of by his home folks
since returning to Africa q few days
ago + tTtumphaI reception was given
on his arrival at his native town. He
was met by the mayor and a great
procession. at the head of which Nc
Arthur was placed. Troops lined the
streets ana the public buildings and
private residences were decorated and
Illuminated IN his honor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11

Northwestern league fans and base
ball experts who have watched Pitch
er Dave Gregg of the Portland, Ore.
team. younger brother of Vean Gregg
of the Cleveland Maps. declare that
he will be a second Addie Joss. They
say that young Gregg has the same
powerful sweep of the arm and the
same tremendous speed that made
Joss one of the great pitchers of base
ball
Gregg has made an excellent rec
ord with the Portland team this year,
and will in all likelihood be ripe for
the majors by 1919.
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EXPECT TO land Brown in Jail.

Topeka officers are expecting to be
notified at any time Of the capture il
Denver, Colo. of w. NJ. Brown, wanted
here for defrauding the National motel
in the sum of SIS Brown also will
be charged. it IS declared, with bigan1y
if it can be established that he was
married when he eloped recently with
Miss Jean Fowler Of1cers say there
is good evidence to prove that he was
married at the time of his maria ge
with Mis- Fowler.
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abused both herself and her children. She
says they were married in Oklahoma, NO
vember %, 1897. The children are Nirgie,
y years old; Elsie 10 years old: Clarence,
years old. and Gladys, years old Sne
declares she has been compelled TO take IN
children.
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Ida H. Wrfght Wants divorce.

Suit for divorce and the custody of four
children was filed late yesterday after
Wright against John D. Wright. sac
charges her husband has been guilty Of
gross neglect in failing to provide for has
family. and that he has cursed anc
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It was reported from New York a
few days ago that ]. Pierpont Nor
gan had definitely determined to vote
for President Taft this year. The
next day Mr.. Morgan contributed $40
toward the Progressive cause. The
New York newspaper which he is
supposed to control is championing
the cause of Mr.. Wilson. The finan-
cieF himself declares that he is on
the fence and doesn't know who he
will vote for
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NORTH Side News.
No Joint Horseshoe Court selected at
Meeting.

No joint horseshoe court was select
ed for the Topeka Horseshoe clubs at
the meeting held at fire station No. l
last night for that purpose. The
South side club was not represented.
Only a few from the North Topeka,
Holman addition and Santa Fe clubs
attended.
The state fair attractions are
thought TO have kept many away. An
other meeting for the same object will
likely be held in the near future, ac-
cording to r. r. Baer, secretary of the
North Topeka club.
With the cutting down of the big
Usage hedge orange tree in front of
the Central avenue church another
landmark is gone. The tree was cut
down in connection with the remodel
ing of the church. The tree was about
forty feet high and more than a foot
in diameter at the base. 1t was the
last of the hedge trees which formed
q long line on Central avenue many
years ago.
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ment of the first day a year ago. The
Grant enrolment is 3O1, a gain over
the record for last ear.
The remodeling of the Central Ave-
nue. Christian church is nearing COM
Dletfon