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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16
warrensburg, Mo, Champions.

Warrensburg, No, Nov. 16-The War
rensburg State Normal football team
captured the state championship by de-
feating the William Jewell college eleven
by the score of 20 to 0.
At no time in the game was there a
chance for the visitors, so perfect was
the team work of the locals, despite the
fact that the William Jewell players were
much heavier than the NormaIs-
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OUT FOR THoMPsoNs JOB.
Two Garden Cftyans Want to Be
Judge.

Liberal, Kan, Nov. 16.-C. V. Ma
matt, an attorney of this city for the
past three years, has announced his
candidacy for judge of this district 10
succeed W. H. Thompson, senator
elect, provided Senator Hodges is
successful in the state gubernatorial
contest Mr. Manatt is a. graduate Of
Iowa university with a dgree of A NJ
and has practiced "a years 1t is I'M
derstood Garden City is holding two
candidates, one Democrat and one
Republican, so as to be in the field
regardless of the result of the Cap
per-HOdges contest
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NorwaIk, o.. Nov. 16.-The jury In
the case of Ernest WEIGH. charged
with participation in the tarring Of
Minnie LeValley at West ClarksfeId.
on the night of August 80. returned a
verdict of guilty Of assault and bat
terry. Welch was the first to betried
o Z six men indicted on a charge OF
''riotous conspiracy
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ROCKEFELLER WILL RETIRE.
Wealthy Kansan to Sell His 10000
Acre Ranch

Wichita. kan. Nov. 16.-With the sale
Of Ia head Of Hereford cattle on tae
Wichita market toda. Frank Rockefeller.
OF Cleveland. O., cousin Of John D. Rocke-
Teller. win dispose of his farm property.
Mr.. Rockefeller made this announcement
here His I001e-acre ranch in Kiowa coun-
". kansas. IS for sale
Mr.. Rockefeller recently sold 1900 acres
OF land In Texas He is 70 years old
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DODGE FIGHTS HIGHER RATES.
Fire Chief to Inspect Every Building
in Town.

Dodge City, Kan, Nov 16--The city
commission seems determined to ward
off the threatened increase in fire in
surance rates announced recently in
dispatches from Denver and Topeka
Two weeks ago it instructed the fire
chief to inspect every building in
town and order removal of all fire
menaces- 1t was later discovered the
chief lacked authority to do this and
at its last session the commission en-
lowered him with all necessary au-
tority and fixed a fine for the failure
OF any property owner to Immediately
complY with his orders
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Trade Store ror Far1n.

Seneca, Kan, Nov. 16.-The $4,000
stock of hardware in this city. owned
by John Gillespie, was traded this week
to James Wfltse, an extensive farmer
and stock raiser of near Wetmore Mr..
Gillespie gets in the trade farm near
Wetmore and a business building and
residence In Kelly. This is one Of the
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Larned Gets Next Meeting.

Larned, kan. Nov. 16.-At the an
nual convention group Kansas
Bankers association at Great Bend
A H Moffett and W. L Earl. bank
ers of this city, were chosen chair
man and secretary respectively and
Larned the meeting place for 1913
The district includes a large part of
the territory from Scott City east to
Marion
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FIGHTING CHANCE
Kansas Has Small Show in
Contest Today.
K. c. Enthusiasts Count on
Luck to Beat Stiehms.

Lawrence. Kan, Nov. 16.-"kansas
stands a fighting chance to WIN Is
Coach Noses view Of the NeoraSAa
game.
kansas won in 1906 with the same
odds against them and you can I ten
what will happen Saturday
This is about the only way the game
today can be doped out at Lawrence
4 record of the two teams show ten
victories for Nebraska and eight Tor
Kansas. Total points, 1913 10 154- The
forward pass department has been CIV
en- special attention this week ana
number of real plays have been de-
yeIoped in this style of game IN prac-
tfce against the freshmen the varsity
have pulled them off successfully time
after time Excess OF beef in the Ne
braska line will be the big obstacle the
Jayhawks will meet Every Corn
husker will outweigh his Kansas OPP
ponent On comparative dope the
steam roller should win easily
But there is a certain shifCy gentle
man called Butch Martin, who is yet
to be heard from He entertained the
farmers with a SIS yard run He mas
been out of the game for some time
with injuries Kansas will put the
heaviest line possible in the game ana
depend upon substitutes TO stand up
under the beef of their opponents The
squad is in very good condition ana
fighting better every day The stu
dents held a monster outdoor mass
meeting and officially burned the
Cornhuskers after parading with the
band The band and the freshman
team will accom- pany the varsity 70
Lincoln along with a special Ira1EIOad
of rooters- A big mass meeting was
Uncle Jimmie Green predicts VIC
FTha 1fnRTID rO0aV-
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democrats Get County job.

Jetmore, kan, Nov. 16.-The Demo-
Gratis carried all the county Offices in
Hodgeman county except surveyor,
who had no opposition The Official
count was late due to waiting for the
absent votes. The county gave Cap
per 100; woman suffrage carried By
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SETTLERS FILE ON LAND.
Dodge City Land Office Does Rushing
Business.

Dodge City. Kan, Nov. 1r.-During
the week ending yesterday 12O final
proofs were made by the Dodge City
land office, taking from government
control 22,40o acres of land in south
west Kansas. Twenty-Five new en-
tries were made. averaging over $50
acres a day chosen by future settlers.
The building of the Colmor cutoff
and the passage of the three year law
has made the business of the land
Office here heavier than at any time
since the early boom days
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HEAR TRUsKETT ARGUMENTS
Case VIII Probably Go to the Jury
Today.

Independence, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE
Introduction of evidence in the trial of
A. A. Truskett, charged with the muir
der of J. D. s Nelly. was finished FRI
day and the judge delivered his charge
to the jury The arguments VIII be
heard today and the case will be given
to the jury probably about O'Clock
The defense tried to strengthen its
insanity plea. which the state opposed
with its rebuttal testimony.
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Democrat to Succeed Herhnrn.

Boise, Idaho, Noe. 16-Governor
James h HawIey of Idaho has an
nounced that he would resign. prob
any today Lieutenant Governor
SWeetster. who is q publican. an
nounced that as governor he would ap-
point Hawley United States senator TO
succeed the late Senator Hepburn.
Governor HaWley IS Democrat
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largest stocks of hardware in north
eastern Kansas. and was owned for
over thirty years BY C. W. Williams.
Nemaha county's weaIthiest citizen.
Mr.. Wfltse expects to conduct the bust
ness himself and win take possession
and move his family to this city as
soon as the invoice of the stock is COM
Dleted
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EVERS GIVEN BANQUET
New Leader of Cubs Promises to Keep
Team ID.

Chicago. Nov. 16-Surounded by
five hundred admirers at a banquet
given in his honor last night John J.
EFers, new manager Of the Chicago
National League club, said he would
do everything in his power to keep
the team UP to the standard maintain
ed under the leadership of Frank
Cnance. whom he succeeds
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St Marys, Kan. Nov is NJ,
props defeated SaIina High sob9o1 -
the campus yesterday. 25 to 0. Tha viE-
ltors IN falling before the locals T,1,5a--
went their second defeat of rha -
ne Kicking OF Langhor and the sL-f11-
III "a playing Of Ellis, C'Brien. Barr
IiT-. ey ana sullivan feature for the
St Aarys- Posi- lions. Sa1f7.
Tiernev- Nc -----a 2 =
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Van Camp Burned Out.

Indianapolis. Nov. 16.-The plant of
the Van Camp Packing company was
partially burned early this morning
me owners estimating their loss at
$4,000 The loss is covered by in
Surance- The cause Of the fire has not
been determined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16

himself. lifting his opponent in the air,
five minutes after the bout started. and
allowed the Belgian to fall on him A
rib snapped close to the breastbone-
Roller wanted to continue the bout. but
the crowd would not listen to his pro-
pOSal.
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College

Oficia1s-Grover. referee; Anderson. UNI
pire: F'orce. head Iinesman- TouchdownS.
Hartwig, Schabinger. P. Williams, Graug-
81. Goals from tOuchdoWn-Schabinger )
Field goals from drop kicks-kitchen,
Morgan Attendauce-2,5oa-
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Roller Breaks a Rnh-

=, OttaFFa, Nov Is--Dr- B. F. Roller. the
oe1tue wrestler, broke a rib tonight in
Bout with Constant Ianari1 thu
Helsian- DR.. Roller was overbaIanctne
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16

queent passage u the ur1nes the forehead
and the back-of-the-bead aches. the
stitches and pains in the back. tie grow
ing muscle weakness spots before the
swoolen eyeliis or ankles: les cramps:
unnatural short breath: sleepIeSsaess and
the 6espondency7
I have a recipe for these troubles thar
you can depend on and IL you want to
make a quick recovery, you ought tn
write and get a copy tt Many a doc
tor would charge you $50 just for writing
this prescription. but have II and viii
be glad to send II to you entirely free
Just drop me a line like this: DR. A r
Robinson KS44- Luck Building Detroit
Mich ard I viii send II by return mai
N a plain envelope As you viii see Ehe1
you get it. this recipe contains only pure
harmless remedies. but It has great heal
Ing and pa1n-conQuerfng power
Il will quickly show its power once Won
use II SO think you had better see what
Il In without delay I viii send Won 4
copy free-you can use II and cure your-
self at home--Adv.
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Pratt Team Beats Meade.

Pratt Kan. Nov. 15--Tbe Pratt high
school team defeated the Meade team at
Meade yesterday BY a score Of A to g.
This is Pratt's ninth successive victory
this season and they now claim the state
championship.
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that make their permanent living quar-
tiers near barn yards and IN orchards
and Vineyards
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"In the Evening"
at the College Chapel
Season Ticket $3.50
Single Admission. Use

Tickets on sale At Guilds
Music Store and Washburn Cod
lego.
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PUPILS ALL PLACED.
PotUin School Children Are Provided
For

The final disposition of the Potwin
school pupils has been made.
AS stated Tuesday the pupils from
the Sixth and Eighth grades under
Miss Edna B. Pearce, and Miss Flora
Fisher have been transferred to the
Sumner school. Today Miss Fanny
George and the Fifth grade pupils
went to a vacant room in Clay school,
Tomorrow the remainder of the puS
pils-8O in number-under Miss Ina
Harkins, principal, Miss Ida M. Pat
terson and Miss Woodward will be
transferred to vacant rooms in the
Van Buren, school. They will meet
each morning at the Potwin and will
be taken by special street cars to the
near vicinity of the Van Buren, build
ing. After school hours they will be
returned in the same manner to Pot
win.
At the meeting of the school board
next Monday evening plans will be
submitted for putting the Potwin
building in shape for school next fall.
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IS FROM VERMONT
Table Will GrOan With Green
Mountain DeIicacies.
Even Canadian NeighbOr Will
''Spik Sum Inglis."

More than 200 native born Yer
monters have been invited to attend
the eighth annual feed of the Vermont
association of Kansas, which will be
held Friday night at the Y. w. c. A.
building. Rev. Chas. NJ. Sheldon will
preside at the talkfest.
Many novel features mark the pro-
gram for the Vermont banquet this
year. Not only is the menu most sug-
gestiVe of the old days in the Green
mountains, but the toaStS Smatter of
lonesomeness of the Vermonters-
even in Sunny Kansas. There are few
items on the menu this year which
did not come from old Vermont-just
for the occasion. 1t is intimated that
the banquet ham was cured from the
swine raised by Vermont herderS. The
new potatoes were Shipped-from YER
mont-especially for the banquet,
while the hot biscuits, cowslip butter
and new sugar are hot from the Wald-
en- Hills maple forest-in Vermont.
The pies were moulded from Vermont
pumpkins, while somebody's mother
in the Green Mountain region made
the sage cheese. DoughnutS will be
served hot off the griddle-plain or
twisted, or the kind with a hole in
'enn-and sweetened with Vermont
sugar, but cooled with Kansas snow
of the blizzard of 1912. 1t is admitted
that the coffee wasn't grown in YER
mont. But the sugar for the coffee is
from Vermont's 1912 crop and guar
anteed under the pure food laws and
recommended by Doc Crum bine.
Both judges of the district court
Dana and Whitcomb-are natives of
the Green Mountain state. Each. has
a story to tell of the virtues and glor-
les of their native home. This is the
speaking program for the evening.
1.-The Seasons in Vermont"-(Any-l
one talking more than ten minutes will
be called down and f1ned.)
Winter" E. B. Merriam.
Spring" Miss Charlotte Leavitt.
Summer" F. NJ. Kimball.
Autumn J. w. Gleed.
Vermont Mother, Dear, Why Did
I Ever Leave Thee" A. w. Dana.
Vermont, Peer of all the States;
glorious and lovely. Why don't we
prodigal Sons go back to you and stay
there ?" George H. Whitcomb.
Vermont, Anyway and ALWAYS!
Mrs. George H. Whitcomb.
''Vermont's Kanuek neighbor from
Canada will 'Spik sum Inglis, - E. w. |
Thompson.
Many out of town Vermonters are |
to attend the banquet this |
year In addition to the attendance |
rom Surrounding towns, about 100 |
residents of Topeka, who are sons and |
daughters of Vermont, will be at the |
iced.
The session will be called to order at |
$50 o'clock and the supply of Yer
nont's good things to eat will be dis
played at o'clock. 1t is probable |
hat the feed on Vermont products |
md the vocal display of Vermonts
ylories will be concluded at 1880
o'clock This will enable out of town
-isitors to return home on late night
rains
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WELL, WHAT IS IT?
Metzwin's Name Not West In.
dian, Browne Says.
He Also Denies 1t Looks Like
Cat Tracks.

Not only does Ernest A. Browne in
sist that John Metzwin gave a mali
cious parody on West India photography
when he bought a marriage license IN
the Shawnee county probate court, but
that the newspapers misrepresented the
Announcements, culture and accomplish
ments of the West Indian schools when
it printed the story. It was Metzwin
who this week bought a matrimonial
permit, told the. clerk he couldn't write
English and filed the dotted line or
the application with dots, dashes and
curves that he said spelled John Metz
win in his native tongue
To a struggling reporter who was UNI
able to distinguish between the nativity
of Metzwin's penmanship and wire
less telegram, it looked like a good
story. So he wrote it UP and let it
60 This morning Prof. Browne, who
is managing editor the Western Index
and knows real West Indian writing
when he sees it, looked at the Metzwin
hieroglyphics. He said it wasn't West
Indian at all and someone ought to
apologize. To the State Journal Browne
said:
1.-THE ridiculous assertions made about
the man MetZwin, personally, is be-
meath my notice as scholarly West
Indian, and 1 could not condescend to
dabble in the ordinary racial slush
handed out to the colored people of this
country. But in justice to my coun-
try and it's educational standards,
which are second to none, ask the
right of defense.
For the purpose of this statement L
called on the probate clerk and was
kindly permitted to see the much
abused signature, if such it can. DE
called There are two, and only two,
characters representing shorthand more
than anything else, and out of which so
much facetious capital has been made
by your inflated author.
1.-The simple account was verified by
the clerk as to the mans inability to
write his own name; but when your
goes out Of his way to write
about ''cat tracks. backed by the art of
the West Indian schools" thus holding
up the educational Institutions of my
to ridicule, here offer to teach |
him something and to assure him that
West Indians have no language other |
than that represented by the twenty-six |
letters of the English alphabet.
Whatever the motive of Metzwin |
may be, sinister or otherwise, or be- |
cause he can not write, I, once for all, |
want the people of this country to know !
that West Indians are unskiIsed in art |
Of taking, and can give a high class |
exhibition of themselves in the educa-
tional arena"
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JOHN BLAIR is DEAD.
Father of r. w. Blair Passes Away
at the Age of 81.

John Blair died at his residence,
222 Clay street, in the city of Topeka.
at $50 D. m. May Z, 1912.
Mr.. Blair was born in Bucks county,
Pennsylvania, October %, 1920, and
was, therefore, 81 years months and
taught school in his native state, and
afterwards engaged in railroad con-
tracing business. He was married to
Mary Jane Woods of Salem, o.. Oc-
tober Is, 1859. In April, 1872, he
moved to Jackson county, Kansas, and
of Netawaka. While living there he
was engaged in farming, stock raising
and, at times, in business in the town
of Netawaka. He continued to reside
on his farm until September, 1899,
when he retired and moved to To-
peka.
Mr.. Blair enjoyed exceedingly good
a keen interest in the every day af
fairs of life until two weeks before
his death, when his strength failed
him and he gradually grew weaker
and died finally, simply from old age.
His widow survives him. Eight
children were born to them, all of
whom are still living. They are: r.
w. Blair, John Frank Blair Ella
Blair, Dollie Blair of Topeka; Mrs.
Lizzie M. Shulslxy of Colorado SPRING.,
Colo; w j. Blair of Netawaka. Kan;
A E. Blair of Barclay, Kan; and w.
5. Blair of Judith Gap, Mont.
Four grandchildren, May Shulsky of
Colorado Springs, Colo; Roy B. ShuI-
sky of Ellis, Kan; Alma Blair of Net
awake, Kan; and Robert w. Blair of
Kansas City, No, also survive him.
There Will be no service here but
he will be buried at his old home at
Netawaka. Thursday afternoon. May
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COLLAR BUTTON FUSS
Causes Row That Has Now Resulted
in Divorce.

Parsons, Kan, May 8.-Their first
quarrel having started over the mis-
placing of one of her husbands collar
buttons in Kansas City four years ago,
has resulted in the filing of a divorce
suit in the district court here by Mrs.
Estel w. Cain from her husband,
Ralph R. Cain, formerly connected
with a banking institution in Kansas
City, but now cashier of the Chetopa
State bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cain were married in
Kansas City on September 10, 1903.
They lived there until three years ago
when they moved to Chetopa where
M. Cain was made cashier of the
ChetOpa bank. He is prominent in
the affairs of this county.
Mrs. Cain alleges that her husband
has been threatening to kill her ever
since she misplaced his collar button
and that he has alleged her intimacy
with other men.
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FAILS TO MAKE CASE.
Court Says Mike McDonOugh Had
Reason for Suspicion.

Fort Scott, Kan, May 8.-The gov
eminent failed to make out a case of
bribery against j. A. Wayland, Jake
Sheppard and Fred Warren, connected
with the Appeal to Reason, a sOcialiS-
tic publication of Girard, Kan.
The three men, accused of contempt
of court by having attempted, it was
alleged, to persuade a prospective wit
mes sto avoid a federal subpoena, were
dismissed by Judge John c. Pollock of
the United States district court but
with the remark that Big Mike Nc
DonOugh, the chief witness for the gov
eminent, had ample reason to suspect
that ne was being paid by the defend
ants to dodge the subpoena when they
gave him $50 a few weeks ago
Big Mike McDonough was given a
grilling by Jake Sheppard. attorney for
himself and the other two defendants.
1t was brought out through McDon-
ough, who was until recently an en-
ployee of the Appeal to Reason, that
he had entered the Office of that paper
April % and al the point of a revolver
forced the three defendants to return
to him an affidavit he had signed
months before, and which he alleged
to be partly false. The following day,
he said, he received check for $3.50.
and SO in cash from Mr.. Debs
The check, properly signed by Mr..
Debs and drawn on the First National
bank of Girard, was covered in evil
dence by Attorney McCabe Moore, for
the government. The defense, through
Mr.. Debs, attempted to show the money
was given to McDonough merely in
philanthropy. This the recipient of the
money emphatically denied.
Judge Pollock ruled that the affida-
Wit upon which the whole trouble was
founded was not worth anything as
evidence in the case. as its introduce
ton in court would not tend to prove
I,n frr of 1nf0 alev
charge of sending scurrilous matter
through the mails.
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STARTS WITH RUSH.
Building Permits Issued Rapidly To-
day and Tuesday.

Building permits are now being
issued in rapid succession at the office
of the fire chief. From noon Tuesday
to noon today permits totaled $23, IT'S.
Permission was thereby given for the
erection of six new dwellings, at a cost
of SIS, goo, or an average outlay of 81, 500.
This does not include a $4,000 fiat build
ing which Henry Bennett will build.
The largest item in the list of new
dwellings is the residence that Vincent
Kaczynski is having built at sol West
ern avenue. 1t will be a brick veneer
structure.
The Bennett building will be a two
story frame fiat structure which will be
erected at 1175 Clay street. There will
be two apartments on each floor, each
apartment containing six rooms. The
building will be completed by January.
Several permits were issued for The
remodeIing of several dwellings. The
list of permits issued in "a hours fol-
lows:
Mary A Warner, one-story dwell
ing, lot Nos. and 9 Woodruff
avenue :. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. LILO
Henry Bennett two-story frame
tenement flat. 1175 Clay street,. 60U
c. E. Neil, two-story dwelling, 1915
West Eleventh street ............... 2GO9
c: E. Neil, two-story dwelling, 1877
West Eleventh street ............... 1000
Mrs. Nora E. Ross remodel two
story dwelling, 1921 Van Buren,
Frances R. Frost, addition to dwell
ing, 1850 West Eighth avenue. 100
Alonzo F. Irish, two-story dwelling,
1923 College avenue .................. 900
c. G. Carlson, two-story dwelling,
SIG Garfield avenue ...............-. 5000
Kaszynski two-story brick
veneer dwelling, sol Western ave-
nue. :. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
items ................... b25 |
Total ................. S23 IT'S |