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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
New Tinsel Scarfs

Fascinating as they trail along .4 inc decolette gowns-fairy like ecarfs in delicious evening Shades, { bright with the fire of sciRulat- ing tinscl 100 and l.2o.
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New Crisp Dress Fashions

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Exquisite Crepe Charmeuse

Tending to eliminate all of unnaturalness ill the feminine figure, here is dull satin material exqu- site close cingng drapery. Of this material handsome calling and reception gowns will be fashioned, and nature has supplied the color scheme Prinirose Red Corn Flower Blue, Ashes of Roses, Old Rose eafoam Blue, Grape, Gold, Bronze Green, Castor, Champagne Navy, Brown Steel Gray and Lavender 45 inches wde $50 per yard - "
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French Linens 59c

The new French Linens are here in tan lavender, pink light blue, Copenhagen blue navy, brown leather and amethyst AS inches wide. They carry the secret of attaining smart suits and one piece dresses.
 Most charming Summer Dresses 1vill be fashioned of the new Voiles and Marquisettes, at 35c and soc and 59c q yard. Stripes, checks and floral patterns. These are of pure llsle thread that neither crush nor fade.
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The New Suits Are Charming

An English whipcord in gray or tan-the coat sashed in cutaway effect and one huge button for fastening. The collar and cuffs of lace-45.O0.
 A tan French Serge, one button cutaway effect, rever, collar and cuffs in striped Bengaine-30.OO
 very mannish navy blue English whipcord, a 7-8 sleeve with masculine set and undercuff of pin striped blue and white Bengane-32.50.
 tailor made of two toned diagonal in tan with stitched broadcloth collar and cuffs-3750.
 Of the Fashionable Taffeta Suits there is of navy, changeabe shot with black with large collar and cuffs of Macrame lace Sleeves three quarter Iength-55.00.
 Another taffeta suit, a green and black Taffeta shot with purple, has undercuff of tan pongee the same material used for and large collar-4250
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 With cloak thrown about the news of a store shopping is hindered.
 So we publish this page.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06

an opera house there March, q, 1909
and who afterwards went with him TO
Springfield, Mass, and showed him
where to blow up part of z building
and also who escorted him from New
York to Hoboken, N. J. and Jersey
City where he did Jobs in 1909 and
1910; men who met in Cleveland in July
1910 and arranged for an explosion at
Akron. Ohio, and men who took charge
of him when he arrived at Peoria, Il
linois, to blow up places there.
Men Who Paid Money
Another indictment is said to deal
with Chicago man, who, after Nc
Manigal partly wrecked by dynamite
an iron works plant in South Chicago
in February. 1911, handed him an en-
velope containing $3.50 with the re-
mark, There's money in that" Men
who were traced who helped in caus-
ing explosions at Omaha, Neb., Erie,
Pa, Davenport, Ia, Perth Amboy, N.
T., Pelham, n. Y, and many points in
Ohio, where twenty explosions oc-
Cured, are said to be involved.
The charge of concealment of
knowledge of the guilt of others is
said to have been brought to bear in
connection with the $1,000 allowed
to J. ]. Mcnamara as secre-
tary-treasurer of the association, for
which he was required to give no ac-
counting.
District Attorney Miller announced
later that only thirty-tWo of the in
dictments pertained to the dynamit-
ing conspiracy, one true bill being in
another case not made known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
ENTER SCHOOL GARDEN
School Board Looks With Favor Upon
Plans.

The pupils of the city schools viii
become farmers in a small scale ia
the spring and summer months. IL
was decided at the meeting Of the
board of education Monday night to
stimulate interest in backyard and va
cant lot gardening. and plans are al
ready being formulated for putting the
action of the board into force.
Prizes viii be offered the pupils who
are the most successful in their az
tempts at gardening. and to further
create interest students home i,ro-
uuce exhibit VIII be arranged for next
Iall When thousands of people VIII
see the results accomplished
The new system will be under tha
general direction OF superintendent e.
K starr and q. IT. wilmington .ho
capab bic instructor in agriculture at
the high schools. The latter viii sug-
gest TO the teachers of the various CITY
schools the methods OF procedure they
should adopt in carrying out the de-
tails OF the plan.
The high school students who are
studying agriculture will start novr
week in preparatory work for the
garden enterprise. They will rest
seeds from various seed houses. So
that they will know just where to plfr-
chase seed for spring planting. Yes
northwest of the city. and had a prac-
tlcal lesson in root grating The
members of the class actually did SOM.
grating themselves. They showed
thelr aWkwardness in several instances
II might be mentioned, by slicing their
fingers instead of the roots.
~ IS the intention to have a demonstra-
uon garden I'm connection with every
scnooi building in the city, where che
pup'ls Will be trught the proper methods
OF planting seed. and cultfvatfne the
plants. Both flowers and vegetables Will
be grown It has been suggested that IL
good "a ri 20
the pupil who makes the most money IN
the summer through selling the produce
from his her garden.
The school garden plan, which was frat
introduced in this country IN 1890 By the
Massachusetts Horticultural society," has
been carried on in a successful manner
IN other cities. In 1910 there were more
than $1,000 home gardens in Cleveland
Ohio.
THE school gardens are not intended TO
create gardeners or farmers" said one Of
The school men interested. but 10 AFFORD
The growing boy or girl an opportunity
FOR a many sided development
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
COMPERS UP AGAIN.
He Testifes in the Contempt of Court
Proceedings.

washington, Feb 6.-Samuel Gompars
president of the American Federation
of Labor testified in the supreme court
of the District of Columbia today in
the contempt of court proceedings
growing out of the Bucks Stove and
range boycott case, against himself
John Mitchell and Secretary Frank
Morrison.
The burden of Gompers testimony
was intended to show that he had not
violated the restraining order at that
time He told how. as soon as the
Buck company had filed bond for it's
injunction proceedings he had called in
all the office force of the federation
and had told them the injunction had
been issued and was effective.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06

cago in April and could run over to
Topeka just as we'll as not, There is
no reason why the town can't be made
a musical center, but it cant be done
the way things have been carried on
in the past You could get this town
ma high pitch of musical excitement
by having some great musicians here
You can't begin things musically by
starting in a cafe"
w A Neiswanger considered this
one OF the most important meetings
the club has ever held. Professor
seymour spoke enthusiastically, but
in condition to play. 1t has been put
out of commission by the extreme
weather, and should have been exer-
cised every day while the cold wave
was on.
The Rev. Charles Finch suggested
that the church organizations be called
upon
c. B. Crosby said he had suggested a
daily organ concert of a half hour at
noon as means of showing our five
hundred or more daily visitors to Topeka
a wonderful instrument, a novel enter
tainment ana fine advertisement along
City organ recitals famous the country
over to all visitors He said there were
about ten people in Topeka who could
each give a. weeks daily concert.
Those present included:
c. c. Starr, ]. NJ. Quail. c. G. Blakely,
j B. Nicholson, z. L. Overton, G. A.
Morse, R. H. Hinkson, c. G. McC1eary,
Scott Hopkins, c. B. Burge, E. B. Stotts,
w A. Neiswanger, Frank P. MacLennan,
Horace Whitehouse, John c. Waters, r.
kreipe. Arthur Capper, S. J. Hodgins, w.
man, c. L. Mitchell n. B. Burge, E. L.
Copeland, Frank /. Loveland, D. H. Sey-
mour, E. s. Clark, Roy l. Bone. Norris
I. Gage. ]. L. Better, W. B. kirkpatrick,
Reid, George W. Stansfield, Charles A.
Finch Charles E. Joslin, F. L. Sturges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06

recommending that said hospital be ac-
cepted by the city and the final estimate
allowed to the contractors, was presented
ana read. Commissioner Miller moved
that the Detention Hospital be accepted
by the city and the final estimate allowed
the contractors, which motion prevailed.
Claim of r. L. Thomas, clerk District
Court, for city's share of allowance
made by the District Court of Shawnee
County, Kansas, for referee and stenog-
rapher in the case of John Richie V. The
City of Topeka. in the sum of $4,000, was
presented, read and, on motion of Com
missioner Bone, recommended to be al
lowed.
An Ordinance amending section of
Ordinance No. 1920, approved December T.
1910 relating to the collection and removal
OF garbage and other refuse matter In
the City of Topeka, and repeating said
original section of said Ordinance No.
1920 was presented for first reading.
An Ordinance to appropriate money OUT
of the General Revenue Fund, General
improvement Fund, Water Works Fund,
Park Fund, Special Lighting Fund, Side
walk Fund Paving Fund No. ,, Music
Fund, Opening Lincoln Street Fund. Blu
chanan Street r. r. Refund and Euclid
Park Fund was presented by Commission
er Bone. An emergency being declared
in writing by the mayor, the ordinance
was taken up for final passage. Each
section read and. on separate motion.
adopted. On roll call. the ordinance was
passed by the following vote: Ayes, Com
missioners Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy
and Mayor Billiards. The title was read
and approved.
Commissioner Stotts moved that the
Commissioner of Finance be authorized
to make such arrangements as were nee
essa~y with the bank to take care Of the
final estimate of Bowers & Kearns on to
construction of the Detention Hospital,
which motion prevailed
The Annual Report of the Topeka Free
Public Library for the year of 1911, was
presented, read and filed.
The following resolution was presented
by Commissioner Miller for second read
ing:
RESCI : ED by the Board of Commits
sioners Of The City of Topeka: That the
amount IF paving to be done during the
year 1913 be limited to 25 blocks"
Commissioner Miller moved that the
above resolution be adopted. Commits
sioner Stotts moved as a substitute, that
it be placed on file, which motion pre-
vailed.
A resolution presented by Commissioner
Miller for second reading, relative TO
public market house, was, on his own
motion, postponed indefinitely.
No further business appearing, on mo- |
ton of Commissioner Miller. commission !
adjourned To meet-a at 900 o'clock q. M, |
February z, 1872.
TSeaI1 c. B. BURGE,
CitV Clerk. !
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
TODAY IN CONGRESS.
establishment of a Bureau of Markets
Is Urged.

Washington, Feb. 6.-senate in ses-
sion p. m.
Nonappcarance of manufacturers
caused postponement of finance COM
mittee hearing on steel tariff revis-
ion bill.
Lorimer committee heard Stenogra-
pher Blumen1berg's reason for denounc-
ing as fakes Stenographer Sheridan !
notes.
Democrats caucused on increasing
finance committee.
Finance committee debated Hepburn
bill to repeal Canadian reciprocity but
took no action.
House met at noon. Democrats pre-
pare for fight on money trust 'investi-
Reduction of food cost urged at in
terstate commerce committee as rea-
son for creation of bureau of markets.
Governor Clark, of Alaska, before
territories committee opposed Alaska
elective Legislature and urged develop
ment of railroads and fuel resources.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
HIRE ENGINEERS FROM EAST
Experts From Kansas City Also
Get S25 a Day.
Richie Sewer Trouble Is
"White Elephant"

1t has been discovered at the city
hall that through lavish expenditures
on the part of F. G. Dreaming. the at
torney hired TO fight the Richie sew
er case, the city of Topeka will find it
impossible to break even on the law
suit even though it is able to win. If
the city wins the case less than $4,000
will be available. In trying to make a
showing before the referee. Robert
stone. already, it is claimed, more
than $1,000 has been spent and the
case is not settled and Will not be for
several weeks.
Special engineers have been employ
ed TO come to Topeka from Chicago
at a cost of more than $25 a day and
expenses Engineers were also from
Kansas City at S25 day and expenses.
County engineers have been paid sc
a day to stop at certain places in the
CITY to and from their homes at morn
ing and night and sometimes make
measurements. Men have been hired
to dig big holes in the ground and
pavements have been punctured and
dented by city paid employees.
The case has been dragging along since
December 1891 All that time Drennins
both as city attorney and as special at
torney has acted as stoker of TIE city
Judgment funds. Since October. 1911
referee has been presiding over the hear
ing a. the city hall and witnesses have
crowded the corridors of the city hail,
giving their testimony and drawing their
witness fees.
IF the city wins the case the costs viii
cat up the amount Won And that ism t
all If the city wnis this case the $4,000
asked viii go back TO the property own
ers along through the sewer district and
the entire costs Of the case will be met
by the city at large
City commissioners are shaking their
heads at the expense incurred. Every
day the bills turned into the city auditor.
clerk and treasurer are adding to the
drain on the city funds at large. The i
city has completed its evidence but the |
hearing will last long time before 1t |
can go back to the district court
Here is the story Of the case:
In December. 1897 the city OF Topeka |
sued John Richie for $1,000. The city /
claimed that in the construction OF the |
SiSth ward sewer Ritchie received pay I
for sewer that never was dug. II was
claimed that the city paid for solid rock I
never taken out and loose rock never re- !
moved. 1t was said that the grades in
many places were above the grades called /
for in the contract. The overcha-ges for
this work, the city says, amounts to
s19e90.
In 1910 when John Richie was working
on q paving contract the city held back
s.. o10 on the work. Then Richie sued the
city fer this amount The city brought in
Tho sewer suit as a seton. Ladies and
Gentlemen, we have with us this even
ing this sewer suit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
GOES TO THE JURY.
Hccht Robbery case Completed After
Three Days.

shortly after , o'clock this after
noon. the Charles Hecht case was sub
mitted to a jury in Judge Danas di-
vision Of the district court The case
occupied the attention of the court
nearly three entire days and was the
most stubbornly contested criminal &C
ton tried this term.
In their arguments attorneys for the
defense f1ayed the record of W. r.
Kuykendan. complaining witness in
the case and repeatedly laid the lie at
his door Hardly less severe was the
attack of the methods pursued by the
county attorney While Hecht was in
fail awaiting trial. 1t was charged
that +. r. Simon was guilty of I'M
professional conduct when he sought
to force from the defendant state
ments that could be used against him
nthe trial of the case: and that the
prosecutor had been overzealous in an
effort to secure statements from
Hecht's wife
County Attorney Simon closed the
argument this afternoon for the state.
In his plea for conviction he sought
to break down the alibi established
in the trial of the case; and that the
circumstantial evidence against Hecht
warranted a conviction of the charge
of flrst degree robbery.
The trial of the case has been large
~ attended. Among a majority of
court attendants it was today predict
ed that the trial would result in an
Charles Hecht. with Frank Bechtel-
heimer. are charged with the robbery
of w. r. kuykendall in his room, S25
Kansas avenue. the night Of Nov 90
1910. More than $500 in money and
vaIuables was taken from Kuyken-
dalFs person by his assailants On
the witness stand the complainant
was positive in his Identification of
Hecht as the man who took his
money.
While arguments were in progress
in the Hecht case today. a telegram
came for r. J. Cooper, juror, an
nouncing the death of his sister in
Marion county. The court was ad-
vised concerning the nature of the
telegram and recess was taken I'M
til Cooper could be notified of his
sisters death
Then the trial of the case was re-
sumed. Cooper returned to his place
in the jury box and sat with his col
leagues through the days delibera-
tions He will not leave until YER
dict is reached. When the jury re-
turns into court it is probable that
Cooper will be excused TO attend his
sisters funeral
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
NEEDS INVESTIGATION
Another Scandal in Department of
Agriculture Is Charged.

Washington, Feb. "a new situa-
ton in the department of agriculture
closely resembling the famous Nc
Cabe-Dr. Wiley episode was partly
disclosed a a hearing before the COM
mittee on expenditures in the depart
ment of agriculture when a resolution
was reached to begin an early investi-
cation into the office of experiment
position to drain the Florida ever
glades.
Representative Frank Clark Of
Florida charged that Chief Engineer
c. G. Elliott and his assistant A D.
MOrehouse who had made adverse re-
ports on the drainage of the everglades
had been dism Used from the depart
ment on technicalities involving
transfer of government funds from one
accountant to another The chief ac-
countant of the office, Mr.. Singleton
also has been dismissed. This action
was based on the opinion of Solicitor
McCabe who acted in the DR. Wiley
case.
Private Interests Concerned.
Representative Clark asserted that
private interests exploiting Florida lands
agriculture to further their schemes and
that one company alone had sold millions
of dollars worth of land that was now
under water.
Chief Accountant Singleton it was said
at the department had been indefinitely
suspended and not dismissed as We're
it is said has turned over to the depart
ment of justice all papers involved IN
the alleged financial irregularities Tor
such action as might be desired regarding
It is said an engineer formerly in the
employ of the department who reported
favorably on the drainage project ana az
forward resigned to enter private practice
in Florida had made the charges on
which the recent dismissals at the depart
ment had been based. There was hint
of suppressed reports in the department
and the committee on expenditures de-
cided that an early investigation was
demanded.
report on the land scheme in FLORIDA
made some time ago by Chief En-
gineer c. G. Elliott and Assistant En-
gineer A D. Morehouse of the office
of experiment stations, was suppress
ed bv the department after the syndi-
cate interest had vainly tried to IN
fuence Elliott and Morehouse. soon
afterWard. Clark asserted, Elliott and
Toreho1se were dismissed from the
denartment. and he said the commit
fee would find in investigation the
inf11ence of the land company was
resnonsibIe for their dismissal. So |
Iicitor McCabe. summoned before the |
committee. declared the Florida land |
matter had nothing to do with the re-
moyal of the engineers. Representa- |
tive Moss of Indiana, chairman of the |
committee, said an inquiry into the
matter would be instituted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
LOCAL MENTION.

A delivery wagon OF the Topeka Panti-
forum was struck by a westbound car on
the West Eighth avenue line about 1915
o clock this morning. The wagon startod
across the track in front OF the car when
the latter struck the rear end. No in
Juries resulted.
Wall paper. all or It going At one-haif
regular price. J. X. Jones Paint CO.
Mr. Charles Crews. the auctionccr. who
IS ILL., is reported much improved today.
The Topeka Socialist local members say
that the meeting addressed by q. b.
Hoffman and Rev. Chas. n. Sheldon sun
day was not OF their organization but
another. They saw that their meeting
are held at 41S Kansas avenue and Henry
NJ Jones Of Milwaukee will soon deliver
an address before them on how the So
cialists captured Milwaukee.
President arch" Catiin or the Topeka
ball club has gone 10 Chicago 20 attend
the Western league schedule meeting.
Wall paper stu selling at just half regu-
lar price J. K. Jones Paint CO.
Governor W. r. Stubs returned this
afternoon from two weeks trip 10
Washington, New York and Philadelphia.
Miss Lenora Stubbs met her father IN
Chicago and came home with him.
Mr.. Frank P MacLennan returned to-
day from a two days visit at philadel-
phia and New York
SCOT from a chimney caught fire to tsss
Inghalls at 129 West Twenty-second
street at 20 this afternoon. The damage
amounted to about so. The dwelling was
owned by a. Toothacher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
MRS. MACFERRAN DEAD
Well Known Topeka Woman Victim
of Paralysis

Mrs. Mary E. Macferran, mother of
William Macferran of the State Saw
ings bank, died today from stroke
of paralysis. She suffered a stroke of
paralysis about five years ago and an
other last Sunday morning. The lat
ter caused her death. She was the
mother of William Macferran and
Horace Macferran of the State Savings
bank and of David and Master Mac
ferran- The funeral arrangements will
be announced later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
C, H. RICBY ARRESTED
Name should Not Be Confused With
j. III. Rigby.

c. H. Rigby was arrested Sunday
,,ioh+ Nv Officer Walker while disturb
inc the peace Of his wife and not J. H.
Rfgby as was reported in the State
Journal Monday.
J. H. Rigby is a Confectionery man
ufacturer and dislikes the publicity
which has been given the case at his
expense. He has received a number
of telephone calls from different parts
of the city and some from other cities
which ask for information concerning
the trouble