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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
EGG DAY IN CHICAGO
Club Women Offer Million at 2 Cents
Each.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-Chicago's club
They planned to sell million eggs at
"a cents a dozen in their campaign
against the high cost of that product.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
is COSTLY
New Owner of Auto Loses Control and
Meets Bad Accident.

Ellsworth, Kan, Dec. 20.-John
Wagon of Kanopolis, attempting to
learn the ways of a motor car he had
just purchased, ran IF 25 foot en-
bankment near here today. He and
Claude Heitzleman and Will Country
man. also of Kanopolis, who accom-
panied him, were injured seriously.
They were brought to a hospital here.
wagon lost control of the automobile
on a steep hill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
FOUND NOT GUILTY.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-George w. F'itz-
raid, former teller in the United
States subtreasury at Chicago, charged
government in February, 1907 was
found not guilty by a jury in Federal
Judge Carpenters court today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
DR.. WILEY A KNOCKER.
Insinuates That the Interests" Are
Behind AIsberg's Appointment

Detroit, Mich, Dec 2O.-"I fear that the
adulterators and debasers of food will
5oice at the appointment of Carl L Ais
oerg, said Harvey w. Wiley, former
chief chemist of the bureau of chemistry.
I have only a slight acquaintance with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20

weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Saturday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
OF NECESSITY

Be it resolved by the Town Council
of Audubon, Iowa, that 1t is deemed
advisable and necessary to make i'm
provements in said town at the places
hereinafter named on the streets as
hereinafter named by the construc-
ton of cutters, said cutters shall be
10 inches deep below the established
grade, 3 feet wide, surface meas
urement, curbstone 6 inches thick
and 16 inches high, said gutter shall
be constructed as follows:
Built on foundation of concrete, 8
inches deep, made of a mixture of
good sharp sand and gravel and ce-
ment, at the ratio of parts of sand
and gravel and one part of good Port
land cement with a top dressing one
inch thick, mixed as follows: One
part of good Portland cement to two
parts OF sharp sand. The curb to be
8 inches thick and 16 incaes high and
made of sand and cement in same
proportions as said cutters; that said
improvements shall be mace upon the
following named streets and at the
places as follows:
On the north side OF Broadway
street in said town, commencing at
the right of way of the C. r. l. & p.
R'y. where said right-of-way inter
sects Broadway and extending thence
in an easterly direction along and
on the south side of the sidewalk
on the south side of Block A in said
town until said gutter shall intersect
with Market street.
Also commencing on the north SIDE
of Broadway where the same inter-
sects with Market street on east side
thereof and running thence in an
easterly direction along the south
side of the sidewalk on the south side
of Block in said town until said
gutter shall intersect with Washing
ton street in said town.
Also commencing on the north side
of Broadway where thesame inter-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
Certificate No. 467. Bank No. 759.

State of Iowa &c
audubon County
Whereas the Farmers Savings Bank
located at Gray in the State of Iowa
has filed in this Office proof of full
compliance with the laws of this state
pertaining to its incorporation and a
sworn statement of its paid mp capital,
and being satisfied from an examina.
tion that said bank is possessed of the
full amount of such capital required by
Chapters 10 and ~ and Title 8 of the
Code of Iowa, therefore, Authority is
hereby given to the above named cor
poration to transact the business of a
Savings Bank as provided in its articles
of incorporation and the laws of Iowa,
Given under my hand and seal of
office at the City of Des Moines this
eleventh day of December A. ID. 1911.
(Signed) John L. Bleakly, Aud. of State
J, H. Byrnes, Deputy
The following named persons have
qualified as the first board of Directors;
Louis Groteluschen, E. G. Rice, J. F.
Liken, F. r. Mclaughlin, f. H. Steere
August Kienast, 0. S. WEIGH. 23t
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13

sects with Washington street on the
east side thereof and running thence
in an easterly direction along the
south side OF the sidewalk on the
south side of Block in said town I'M
til said gutter shall intersect with
Tracy street in said town.
Also commencing at point on the
west side of Tracy street where said
Tracy street intersects with the south
side of Broadway, and on the east
side of the sidewalk on the east side
of lot 13 in Block in said town run
ming thence along and on the east
side of said sidewalk TO the inter-
section with the crossing across sai6
Tracy street at the Southeast corner
Of said lot 10 in Block z in said town
Also commencing on the west side
of Leroy street on the south side OF
South Park Place in said town and
on the north side of the sidewalk on
the north side of Block 10 in said
town, and extending thence in
westerly direction along and on the
north side of said sidewalk to the in.
tersection with Tracy street in said
town.
Also on the south side of Broad
way in said town commencing on the
south side of Broadway at its inter
section with the Right-of-way of the
C. r. |. & P. R'y. on the north side OF
the sidewalk on the north side OF
Block B in said town and extending
thence in an easterly direction alone
and on the north side of said sidewalk
to its intersection with Market street
in said town.
Also commencing on the south SIDE
of Broadway where the same inter-
seets Market street on the north side
thereof and running thence in ar
easterly direction along the north
side of the sidewalk on the north side
of Block in said town until it inter-
sects with Washington street in SAT-
town.
Also commencing on the east side
of Washington street in said town or
the south side of Broadway and run
ming thence in an easIeriy direction
along the north side of the sidewalk
on the north side of Block in sale
town until it intersects with TRACY
street in said town.
That the expense of making said
improvement shall be assessed
against the property abutting there
on in accordance with the law gov
erning the same.
And the contractor who shall make
said improvements shall guarantee
that the same will endure without
need of repair for three years from
the date of its acceptance by the town
council of said town.
And be it further resolved that the
town council of said town shall meet
at 1880 pm. on the 18th day of July
1912, at the Mayors office in SAID
town for the purpose OF considering
objections to said proposed resolu-
ton and that notice of the said pro-
posed resolution and of the passage
of this resolution be published as pro-
vided by law in the Audubon Advo-
cate and the Audubon Republican.
Passed June 10th, 1912. Approved
June 10th, 1912.
R. c. SPENCER,
Mayor of Audubon, Iowa.
w. ]. LAUBENDER,
4w Clerk of Audubon, Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
The Kellogg Agency.
HANDLES

HANDLES
Rio Grand Valley Lands.
S. E. Saskatchewan Lands.
Iowa Lands in this and adjoining
counties.
Utah fruit lands.
Fire insurance.
Issues bonds for Notaries and other
indemnity.
In fact does general brokerage and
agency business. If looking for farms
or town properties anywhere, of any
kind, call at our Office Room 4 in the
Stuart building over Smiths drug store.
2Otf GEO. E. KELLOGG, MGR.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
INSURANCE AND. ABSTRACTS.

Why not invest in q fire insurance
policy before you have firer Rates
are too low to take chances. We
have acomplete set of abstract books.
Land Is valuable and yon should
know that your title is perfect. Call
and get our figures.
NASH & PHELPS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
LEW|sOHN BALKS
At PROFIT QUERY
REFUSES TO TELL COMMITTEE
ABOUT DEAL IN CALI.
FORNiA OIL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l6.--In his
determined effort 10 bring the DONNA
tion Of Wall Street oy spec ulative in
terests into relief. samuel Untermyer
Today sharply questioned Frederick
Lewisohn, OF Lewisohn Brothers, about
the recent syndicate operations in
California petroleum stock which
Melted a series Of syndicates an enor-
nous profit in "a very short time. When
questioned as just to the extent of the
profits Lewisohn declined to answer.
thereby furnishing the first indication
OF the deter minatien of the street to
block the inquiry.
The committee adjourned to give
IN time TO think his refusal over. II
he persist in IL. proceedings looking
toward his indictment Will be insti-
'uted. 1t is not believed that he will
persist. or that his refusal TO disclose
the size of his profits will lie followed
by a general rebellion of the brokers
MIR untermyer expects to put on tn
grin.
I.ewisohn was such an unwilling Wit
ness that enlookers might have gath
cred the idea from his testimony that
syndicate operations involving only
ten or twelve millions were consid-
cred beneath his notice.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
MR.. MEYERS DIES
WRITING A LETTER

Stricken as he was writing let
ter to his daughter, Henry Meyer. one
of the oldest printers in the city. fell
dead yesterday morning in the home
Of his son. Walter Z. Meyer. CHS
North Sixth street He had not COM
planned. and 1t was supposed that ne
was in the good health which had
tasted him SO long. He was seventy
seven years old.
Mr.. Meyer was formerly financial
secretary Of the Richmond Typo
graphical union. For more than fifty
years he was employed In the Gen.
trail Presbyterian. = religious publ
cation. He was a brother Of August
Meyer, who was for many years In
the employ OF the Richmond Dispatch
as makeup" man while Charles +.
Young was foreman.
He liz survived by two sons---Walter
c. and Floyd B. Meyer, OF Richmond.
and one daughter, Mrs. Laura Watts.
of Auburn, n. G.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
SNATCHES PURSE ON
FRONT DOOR STEPS
MRS. FLEMING TURNS TO GREET
HUSBAND AND DISCOVERS
NEGRO INSTEAD.

AS she was going up the steps to
her home at 1922 Grove avenue at
500 o'clock last night. Mrs. Hampton
Fleming felt someone tusging at her
coat, and thinking that IL war her
husband. turned TO greet him. AZ she
turned a negro grabbed her handbag.
containing small amount Of money
and some visiting cards. and ran.
Thoroughly frightened. Mrs. Fleming
ran into the house, where she later
Informed her husband of the theft.
The handbag was valued at SIS,
and conta ned, besides visiting cards,
two 81 bills,
Policemen Dunn and walsh later
arrested Eddie Scott, twenty-four
years old. on suspicion Of being the
purse snateher. and took him before
Mrs Fleming for examination. She
said that she had not been able to
discern his face, but said that the
thief wore the Come kind OF clothes
and she was able TO make only a
partial ident fcation. Scott was then
brought back 10 the Second station
and locked up as suspicious char
Act@r,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
RETURNS TO FIND
HER FATHER DEAD

w. ]. Holloway, ofthis city, fell
dead Saturday afternoon in the home
of his daughter Mrs. Charles Butler,
Phoebus, Va. In falling he struck
a gas stove, on which he was pre-
pairing some oysters, and his hands
AID part of his body were badly
burned.
Mrs. Butler, who is employed In the
Hotel Chamberlin, Old Point, re-
turned at 1880 o'clock and found her
father lying dead on the kitchen floor.
A physician was called. but Mr.. Hal
ioway had been dead several hours.
Mr.. Holloway was about sixty years
old. Besides Mrs. Butler. he leaves
another daughter, who lives in Rich
mond,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17

CONTINUED from First Page.)
victs confined in the penitentiary to-
gether with their crimes, age, color,
sex. terms of confinement, dates Of con =
viction. and all other information con-
corning their penal history. / also sent
n special agent to the county convict
farms. Through these and other chan
nels l have secured reports which are
so startling that they can scarcely be
accepted as truth among a civilized
people.
Must Abolish Lease System.
Because of these facts, and for the
purpose of creating a new condition
iy which just and ironclad law can
he passed for the abolition of the
lease system. and hereafter putting
all the convic's on the public high
ways OF the State. and on the State
.a,ms and for reducing the number
now confined in the penitentiary so
that this result can he brought about,
and to remove the inc entive for the
formation of an opposing lobby to
heht such plan, and TO at the same
time leave an adequHte number OF
Ccnvicts to cultivate the States farm,
continue tho clearing of land. and the
Improvement of ths farm. / have Sc
leCted from the list of convicts now
con 1ned in the penttentiary, and g the
county farms Of The State, the names OF
ZIG individuals, list of whom have
hereto atta ched, and all of whom did
on the leth day of December. pardon
On condition that they become good
citizens and violate no laws of the
s3tate in the flu ure."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
ANNUAL MEETING
s. P. c. A. TONIGHT

The annual meeting of the R.cs-
mond Society for the Pre- ention Of
Cruelty TO Animals viii be helu- at
the jefferson hotel this evening at 6
O'Clock As this is the annual meet
ing. officers for the year VII be
chosen 1t is likely that President
John H. Munce viii be reelected, as
W n the other officers. Julian II. Hill,
treasurer. F. A S, Brine, secretary,
and mnett Taylor, agen.
The annual report of the officers
win be presented II is believed they
Will show that the society has done
much good during the present year.
and that the prospects for stilI tLrther
good are bright,
President Mnncc asks all members
TO try 20 he present.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
SUSPECTS HE'D
IN NEW p NEWS

lI. w. Wilson and Frank Fieshins
are being held in Newport News on
susricicn Of being the two men who,
few days a~o. iamhoozled Micha Ell
.Antik, confecticn er. at Sa2 North
Slxth street out IF s24o. detective,
with Ant,k, or NJ. II. Vranlan. who
olsn saw the men, will he sent to New
port News today to try to Identify
them.
hncfk was robbed by an old trick.
The visitors wanted chance and they
deposited a $1o0 bill in tin hex as
security that they would return $40
which they had borrowed. Antik was
induced to deposit his savings in the
same box They switched boxes on
him and he found his fun OF news
pnper clippings which he could not
read
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
MEDICAL EXAMINATION
WILL START TODAY

The annual meeting Of the State
medical board for the purpose Of
examining applicants ambitious 10
practice medicine in Virginia, win
be gin today at the University Col
lese Of Medicine.
From present indications there win
be at least thirty embryo doctors
to enter the lists. DR.. n. 8. Martin.
OF Stuart. Ii president Of the board.
ana Or. Herbert Old, OF Norfolk, 10
secretary. ..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
CREEK AND TURK
MEET IN FIERCE
Niv'L COMBAT
CONTINUED from First Pagc.1

formal report. as expected-with ref
erence to the alleged outrage on the
Austrian consul at PrisreLd.
1t Is declared that all liz well. that
the rumors prevalent were without
foundation, as were also the Serrian
allegations against the consul. Some
breaches Of international law took
riace. and for these satisfaction WI
be demanded. The form in which this
statement In issued shows tina, the
great Austro- Servian difficulty IS on
the way to an amicable solution. An
other hopeful sign Ii the trivial here
today OF the newly appointed Servian
minister to Vienna to take UP his post
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
NEW WAINSCOTINC
PLACED IN STABLES

After approving the payroll and
agreetng that all the hands she ul1
receive their money just before Christ
mas fhe committee ON street clean
ing iast night approved The action or
superintendent CoEn N recommending
that the plans Of the new city stables
I've slightly altered SO that the vans
roting be N substantial and lasting
material. On motion OF MIR. DISH "
this recornmenda don was adopted
The work on the stables Is progress
ing fayoratly, and IL In hoped by the
superintendent that they will be com
p1esed by January 10th.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
MISS Lee VICTIM
Of P|ckPocIETs
tconsinusd from First Page,


pocket. and consequently did not mo-
tico when II was taken from her.
Ainsnst at the same time and In
the same store Miss Mary Thompson.
OF Hanover county. had her pocket
She also complained to the police.
Detectives were assigned to both
cases. though they have no direct
clues on which TO work. II was only
yesterday afternoon that Major Wer-
ner received 4 request from broad
street stores to assign two more plain
clothes men to the duty Of watching
them and preventing further petty
thefts and pocket picking. Police
men Bryant and Tomlinson have been
assigned in plain clothes from tbs
uniformed force. and today two men
from headquarters will also be as
signed.
Employ Secret Operatives.
Most OF the larger stoses employ
secret operatives from private agen.
Giles, but the iocai detectives are moro
familiar with the local situation and
are better acquainted with the gem
eral run OF local thieves.
A shcrt time after the two reports
OF pocket picking had been made.
rested Mary 6tovall, colored woman
thirty-aeven ysars old. and her nine
year-old son. While. on = charge Of
stealing sl.1e worth Of notions and
toys from the J. q. McCrorey cons.
pany.
It II alleged that the woman picked
the goods from the counter and pass-
I'd them to her small son, who put
them away in . bag. Thsy wcre
by tho two oHlce1 The woman was
later baiied by her husband. The
charge cannot be pressed against the
hoy on account OF his youth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
Cru.Itv 10 CHARGED.

II. Pcsenstein was arrested yester-
day morning by Policeman Folkes on
a warrant sworn 10 by Agent f. {.
~avlor, of the &. P. c. A.. charging
vim with cruelty to horse. Rosen-
STEMS treatment Of the horse IL SAID
70 have been so harharous as to shock
All those who Witnessed the scene.
crm Ahraham was arrested by Po-
liceran Daniels on a charge Of Ill
treating a dog.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
Council Committees to Meet.

Besides the meeting OF the council
committee on finance, there will be
several other committees to meet to-
night. all at the same hour: Ordinance.
itv. at 3 o'clock.
The chairman Of the several COM
mittees ask the members to be pres-
ent, so the business OF the year may
be wound up. There 10 very little to
do except approve bills and payroll.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
Sees Disagreement

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Times
says:
unfortunately. while the proceed
ings at st. James palace we're mark
ed by great cordially, telegrsns from
the various capitals indicate the fear
that the Turks are not likely to con-
sert to concessions such as the allies
could accept. and a breakdown II the
negotiations Is more probable than
not.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
Rov Run Ovor.

John Webb. an eight-year-old col
ored boy. living at $50 NJ street. was
run over and seriously injured by an
empty brick wagon at Thirtieth and n
streets yesterday morning. aid last
night Joseph Randolph. the driver Of
the wagon, was arrested and locked up
IN the First station. The boy was
,aken to the CITY hospital. II was
said last night that he was resting
comfortably.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
AND
CHEAPER GAS BILL

AL th, meeting III The finance com
nltter tonight mans citizens are -
Decied TO be present Their viii he
scores or laalss tr urar the recon-
mendatiou Of INC app1p pr,atia1 fur
the Fairgrounds extension. aad a
large dele cation viii also be On htad
o urge the recommendation VI 4, re-
ducti,n in the price Of gis.
These two propositions seem 10 be
The principle ones for this me citing,
although there will be lot OF other
matters. one Of which will be he
cohsidcrTt on OF the Increase in the
salary ~ the mayor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
win Not Fiji Post.


WASHINGTON, Dec 5.--Bccause
- the little time which remains re
fore President Wilson will appoint
new men to all the Important posi-
ticns in the diplomatic service. presi-
dc nj Taft today decided not u name
successor to Ambassador Whfteiaw
Rid at London, but to let the pest
remain vacant until after March 9TH
next
All thu important business " the
embassy. among which IS the contro-
vnrsy concerning the Panama canal
tolls. will be transacted between the
British embassy in this city and Sec
rotary OF State Knox The London
embassy will be left in charge of
under secretaries. and only routine
matters will be handled there.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
Outrf In Turkey

WASHINGTON. Dec. le.-Fnllnw-
ing receipt OF messages from Captain
Fletcher. of the battleship Montana,
that the American warship had WIS.,
tied Ave ports In Turkey, in Asia.
and had found everything quiet here.
the state department tonight ordered
the revenue cutter Uralga. held at
Port Said for possible emergencies.
to proceed On her way to Alaska
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
chicago Football Man Honored.

CHICAGO. DEC. 16.--wAlter p.
,Steffen, former star quarterback OF
University Of Chicago football team,
has been appointed Assistant United
States District Attorney by District
Attorney James H Wilksrson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
Homo, On the Deb.

PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. l6.-~lt
all looks pleasantly familiar said
President elect Wilson, az he arrived
home tonight after busy day In Ne"
York. He came on the Princeton
Special, at s. 80 o'clock, which runs
through without change at Princeton
Junction. II was chilly and hardly
like the warmth of Bermuda when
the governor stepped from the train
and he wrapped himself in his over
coat and shivered In the cold.
When he got to his house he FOUND
q lot OF State business heaped UP IN
letters and documents.
II had no idea there was so much
state business ahead" he said. tie
declined an invitation TO attend the
special faculty performance OF the
Princeton Triangle club, which pre-
scented tonight it's musical comedy.
~Once in a Hundred Years" Mr.
Wilson was glad still to be consid-
cred member OF the faculty, and 10
be given tickets. but he said he had
too much work ahead cf him to ieaVe
the house He sent the following Ca
biegram m tonight.
Mrs. Whiteiaw Reid, American EN-
bassy, London Mrs. Wilson and WIsh
10 express our heartfelt sympathy
with you in your deep sorrow. a soT-
row which the whole country SHARES.
WOODROW WILSON.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17

John Coliey eolcred. CHARGED with
stealing meat from A. Il. Bragg, was
ser' 10 'ail for sixty days by Justice
Crutchfeld yesterday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
Law Holiday Rates Via Southern
Railway

Route Of the Birmingham Special"
Departure from Richmond soc J., NJ.
daily. with electric lighted sleeping
xar, Also Ie;45 A. n. and li:45 r.
III 10 IN the South. Information at
~ Ease Main street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
CHARGED with Theft.

Reuhen Mead. colorcd, was arrested
Yesterday on a char@e or steallry
si7S5 frem the Virginia Laundry
covnuany