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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
DAILY ATTENDANCE.
Figures Show Average to Be High in
Kansas Schools.

The playing of hockey is being
successfully discouraged in Kansas
and the public schools of the state
show the highest record average daily
attendance ever reported. While the
total enrolment is low, the Kansas
truancy officers have been on me job
and the youngsters who abandoned
their studies for day at the swim
min hole or to see the circus parade
are staying close to the school room.
Records compiled by o. V. Henderson
in the office of State Superintendent
Z. T. Fairchild show that for the year
ending June 80, the average daily at
tendance was rs per cent. as against
= per cent in 1911 and 65 per cent.
ten years ago.
Much of the credit for the steady
increase in daily school attendance is
given by Mr.. Fairchild to the strict
enforcement of the truancy law. I'm
der the present law a child who re-
fuses to attend school may be sent to
the reformatory. Some of the more
Hutchinson and this practice has had
a decided moral effect in the neigh
borhood.
Records show that for the year end
ing June 80, the truancy officers plac-
ed 5,403 children in school, while in
the previous year they convinced
5.S79 children of the Importance of a
common school education. This year
called to the attention of the truancy
officers in the 105 counties. This is
an increase over the former year
when but 49, 04 cases We're reported.
But superintendent Fairchfld believes
the increase is an evidence of vigilance
on the part of the officials rather
than q record of attractions of the
school law. This theory is borne out
by the fact that this year there were
266 prosecutions under the law as
against 297 prosecutions in 1911. Yet
the percentage of convictions is small
er. In 1912 there were 196 conVic-
tionS under the truancy law while in
1911 there were 223 convictions. In
1912 Il children We're sent to the re-
forma tory or to the industrial school
while 42 were sent in 1911. The 1912
record shows that 35 boys were sent
to the reformatory at Hutchinson or
to the Industrial school in Topeka Six
truancy law were sent to the Indus
trial school for girls in Beloit. In
there were 30 boys and 10 girls sent
to the Industrial schools.
While the school census for 1912 shows
a loss of 5.154 over 1911 and the enroll
ment a loss of Ass, the average daily
attendance for 1912 shows a gain of
1852 over the record of the previous
year. The total attendance for the school
year ending June go 1912, was POS. 12S.
This is the highest record in the history
of the state and is IS per cent ofthe
enrolment in the schools.
The rural schools alone show a loss
in the daily attendance record. This
condition, 1t is claimed, is largely due
to the severe winter of 1911-12. when
weather conditions made it impossible
for children in the rural districts to
attend school,
IL is the record of daily attendance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
WILSON ODDS LONGER
Taft Will Beat Roosevelt, New York
Betters Believe.

New York, Oct. 30.-Odds on Will
son heightened. One curb broker Of
fered to bet $3.50 to 1880 that Wilson
would not be elected. This is five to
one. A great deal of money is being
wagered on Taft against Roosevelt.
Several bets of $1,000 were made at
even money that Taft would get a
larger popular vote than Roosevelt.
A bet of $1,000 even was made that
Taft will beat Roosevelt in New York
state.
The following bets were made.
Five hundred dollars to $500 against
Stratus to win; $1,000 even that Sui
zer's plurality in New York state will
be $4,000.
These offers to bet were made:
Five hundred dollars to $4,000 that
Straus runs 100000 votes behind his
nearest competitor; $1,000 to 800
that Roosevelt does not carry all the
states west of the Mississippi $1,000
even that Hedges beats Stratus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
MYSTERY ON The LINKS
Unknown Visitor Breaks WORLDS
Records Daily.

New York. Oct 3O.-Golfers at the
Van Cortland park links have remark
ed this week the presence there OF
mysterious golfer. who wears a blacK
mask while playing the course Those
who have watched his play declare
that the length of his drives is re
markable, enabling him to cover the
rather hard course at score close 10
boyle with apparent ease.
It was declared today that the mys-
FERROUS visitor is an English expert
who has just come to this county on a
wager of $4,000 to break the records
of the six best courses in the United
States ard afterward on wager CT
$1,000 to beat the American amateur
champion in a match game.
The identity of the masked golfer is
kept in obscurity, but it is said that
his name is familiar If England ana
this country. The black masker yes
terday took seventy-one strokes to
play the 8 holes at Van Cortlandt-
This is one stroke better than the rec
ord. He made one drive of nearly 500
yards, better than the worlds record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
Fourteen Charters Granted r,e!ay.

Fourteen charters were issued this
week at the regular meeting Of the
state charter board. Several of the
charters granted are to benevolent
associations which report no capital
stock. These are the charters which
the board has granted:
Todu Norris Lumber company,
Vassar, Usage county. Capital, S.
600.
Moffltt Commission company, Wich-
tia. No capital reported.
Firemen's Relief association, White
City. No capital.
Farmers Cooperative ASSOCIATION,
Edmond, Norton county. Capital, $751;
600.
Kansas state Band association,
Harper. No capital.
Lithuanian Benefit association.
Kansas City, Kan. No capital
Coca Cola Bottling association,
Wichita. Capital. $4,000.
Pittsburg Pottery company, Pitts
burg. Capital, $4,000.
Columbus Improvement company,
Columbus. Capital $4,000.
Chase Cooperative Telephone COM
pany, Chase, Rice county. Privilege
increase capital $4,000 to $4,000.
Bethany Printing company, Linds-
borg. Capital $4,000,
Fireman's Relief association, Lyn-
don. No capital.
Firemen's Relief association, Mound
Ridge. No capital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
SET ASIDE LAW.
Supreme Court Decision in Usage
School Tax Case.

The supreme court today set aside
the provisions of a Kansas law which
states that a school district cannot
levy taxes beyond a sum that calls
for four and one-half mill levy. This
case came before the court on
mandamus proceedings from Usage
county, where a school district sought
to raise 5000 when the old maximum
levy would raise but $500. The court
held that this was not an exorbitant
levy and that the county treasurer of
Usage county should extend the taxes.
When the Usage county district
sought to raise the $4,000 by vote
county officials held that the levy was
illegal and refused to recognize the
levy. officers of the school district
then came before the supreme court
and this afternoon secured an opin-
ion which in future years may have
a telling effect on leyies to be made
in country school districts in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
To the Independent Business Men of Kansas

William his farewell circular
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
DO CHURCHES FAIL
Preacher Says Hired Assistants
Are Employed by Wealthy.
Downtown and Country
Churches Flayed by Minister.

Washington, oct so.-The declara-
ton that the wealthy downtown"
churches and the country churches
We're demonstrating their failure to
advance Christianity, made before the
Baltimore synod of the Presbyterian
church, created a mild sensation
among the attending clergynen and
delegates here today. The synod,
which will conclude its conference to-
night, was aroused last night by Rev.
Norman Thomas of New York, who
charged that the work of the fash
ionable city churches was being done
by hired assistants who were in the
profession ITO get out of it all they
could for themselves Rev. War
rem Fl. Wilson of Brooklyn also said
the country churches We're weaken
ing and that their places We're being
taken by new tangled denominations
or religious sects which had nothing
in them but emotion" The charges
created a decided stir in the confer
ence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
TO PLACE $500 STREET SIGNS,
Commissioner Tandy Estimates That
Number of New Ones for Topeka.

1t will take $500 street signs to desig-
nate the street intersections in Topeka
heretofore either not recognized by the
city or where old signs have been torn
down. W. G. Tandy, city commissioner of
streets and public improvements, today
ordered the painting of $500 black and
white signs to be placed in all parts of
the city
The new street boards will cost the city
ten cents each. They will be painted black
on white background similar to the
signs that were nailed recently at College
Hill intersections.
In the business section of the city on
the Great White Way, Commissioner
Tandy has arranged to have metal signs
placed on the White Way poles.
For years the street signs in Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
A Straw Vote for President.

Wilson was the favorite with Taft
close second in a presidential pre-
ference poll taken at the State Jour-
nal today. A total of 40 votes were
cast. The result was as follows: Will
son, 81; Taft, 10; Roosevelt, 9. The
vote was taken among all the en-
ployees of the building who were legal
voters including all the printers, bust
ness office attaches, reporters, editors,
etc, who were in the building just
before the noon hour. A cigar box
with a. hole in the lid was passed over
the office and each man voted a Sc
cret ballot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

lost all of it's former splendor. al
though some of its forty mosques
are fine examples of architecture.
Its people number about 100000.
half Turks, the rest Armenians. IraeI-
ties and Greeks, except for a handful
OF Catholics and Protestants.
The Qualifications are very strong.
They are composed of forty modern
forts in semi-circle running round
the northern part from east to west.
with minor forts between. The south
is the weakest spot, being guarded
practlcally only by the river, there
are treacherous marines on that side
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
New York Money NFar<e+

New York, Oct. 0-MONEY-Moeny on
call strong, 5A@6 per cent; ruling rate,
81 per cent; closing bid 51z per cent; of
fered at 81 per cent. Time loans, strong
60 days, 5AG6 per cent; so days, per
cent; months, 51266 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper per
cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bilsl at 81. 81. rs for 60
day bills and at s4S5.90 for demand. Com
mercial bills, S4S1
SILVER-Bar silver, 627sc; Mexican dol
lars, 48Ac.
BONDS Government bonds steady, rail-
rnad bonds heavy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

The film at the Aurora showing the
games of the worlds championship SER
les is one of the most interesting pic
lures ever shown here. The decisive
plays of the different games in New
York and Boston are easily seen as the
pictures are very clear. The base and
strike decisions of the umpires and the
excitement OF the crowd are also plain
~ shown. Tonight is the last time the
film will be shown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
LOCAL MENTION.

Two marriages in quick succession were
solemnized at the court house this morn
ing Probate Judge ". F. Schoch officiat-
ing The couples were Evan Young, II
years old, Harveyville, Kan, and Bessie
Sebring, q years old, Auburn, Kan; Ed
ward A. Pinick, u years old. and Ellen
L. Middleton, is years old, both of Onaga,
Kan.
County Commissioner Edwin L. O'Neil
will go to Hiawatha for a visit with his
father and relatives, and to be on hard
for the opening of the November term Of
the district court next Monday.
Bessie Dunn says she left her husband
after she learned that he was intimate
with other women and refused longer to
live with him. Now she wants a divorce
They were married October H. 1911, she
says, and he has done nothing toward
her support for more that nine months.
She has been living with her mother. Her
husband is Carl Jack Dunn.
Fines and forfeitures aggregating
$296 have been collected by the 3olice
department. for the month of October.
This is considerable less than the
amount collected last month and
about the same as the amount for the
cores onding month of last year The
current fines collected amounted to
$500 and the back fines collected
amounted to sos.
John Neidhans was convicted of
maintaining liquor nuisance i'll po-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

Brigadier General George Torney.
surgeon gener~ of the United States
Army, was elected president of the Ma
tional Association for Preventing the
Pollution of RiH RS and Waterways, at
its recent convention in Cleveland
Foremost health experts and sanitary
engineers of thu United States were in
attendance at the meet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

to which all teachers strive They pre-
fer to have 20 pupils with an average
daily attendance of so per cent, rather
than 80 pupils with an average at
tendance of so per cent For this reason
the report just issued by Superintend-
ent FairchiId is considered a strong
recommendation of scho1 conditions in
Kansas and especially of the strict and
successful enforcement of the truancy
law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

In that year, however. the Moslem
Turks took the city and it was the
chief city of their empire until 1853,
when they captured Constantinople
and made their capital there.
The Russians have occupied Adria-
nople twice, the first time in 1929,
when they forced Turkey to sign a
treaty giving independence to Greece,
fighting once more against her for
mer masters. Again, during the Rus
so-Turkish war of 1878, the Russians
took the town without resistance.
The modern AdrianOple is a scat
tered, uncared for city, which has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

have been rotting away or lost by storms.
small boys and other elements When
the new. signs are posted, every street
Hand in hand with the purchasing of
the signs will come an order from the
city commission notifying all persons that
their houses and places of business must
be numbered according to the city ordi-
nanceS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

Adrianople, now surrounded by Bull
garian troops and on the verge of
starvation, is the principal city of
European Turkey, and is relied on by
the Turks to prevent a hostile army
approaching Constantinople. In 1905
the Hungarians sent a great army
against it and won a victory over the
Emperor Baldwin.
1t was a stronghold of Christianity
until 1861, and often offered it's hos
pitaIity to the crusaders, especially
those from Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED-At once a good honest -
who is acquainted with the CITY 80
country as partner in real estate bf,sfres.-
ADDRESS 1OS4 W. Buren,. Phone I755.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
good chance to defeat the university
this season.

United States Attorney Harry Bone re-
turns Friday from Excelsior Springs,
leaves that night to vote in Ashton. ami
will spend next week in Topeka, pTepar-
eral court which convenes November Il.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
DEATHS And FUNERALS.

Mrs. Clara Miller of us Quincy
street died this morning at St Francis
hospital. The funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
The funeral of George w Packard,
who died Saturday, will be held at
the Walnut Grove NJ. E. church at 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon. inter-
ment in Mount Hope cemetery
Word has been received in Topeka
of the death of Horace T. Smith, who
died Monday, in Philadelphia. He
was a brother of Mrs. J. K Hudson
and Mrs. d. K. LongshOre. he has
visited in Topeka frequently and has
a large number of friends in the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

H. s. McCTacken of the McCra cken Box
and Label company of Chicago, en- route
to Chicago from Texas, spent today in
town with his brother-in-law, Judge
Moore The judge returned from Kansas
CITY this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

lice court and was fined 500 and
sentenced to serve 80 days in the city
jail The police raided his place at
113 Monroe street, october q and
seized eleven full quarts of Risky
and another which was about one
half full. Neidhans has been con-
victed on the same charge on former
occasions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

The Outer Belt and Electric Railroad
company of Kansas City went into the
hands of receivers today. The interVen-
ing petition and bill of complaint was filed
this morning in the federal court. 1t is
a subsidiary enterprise of the Orient rail
road, whose receivership was reported
several months ago The property oWne,-
by the Outer Belt and Electric railroad Is
in and about Kansas City, and is valued
at about S2O00,000- The construction of
the railway was expected to form the
basis for valuable terminal for the
Orient line at Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

Word has been received in Topeka
of the death of the daughter of w L.
Hodges, vice president OF the SANTA
Fe railway. in Chicago. The family is
known in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

Nick Snider, Russian who was ar
rested last week for maintaining
liquor nuisance, was discharged IN po-
lice court Tuesday afternoon. The
case against him was dismissed upon
the Recommendation of the assistant
citv attorney, James Clark. There was
not enough evidence to convict him
Of the charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

Betting on the approaching football
game between Washburn and Kansas
university has started with slight odds
favoring the university. If Washburn
wins from the Nornals by a good
score Saturday the betting will bring
out considerable Blue money in Tope
ka. 1t is felt that the college has a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

Topeka needs a union depot-and
am sure that the city will do all il
it's power to assist the Commerce.
club in waging a campaign for tins
terminal" said Mayor Billiard this at
ternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

Captain Titus. city election commits
sioner, is working his Office force night
and day preparing the final official fig
ures fer the registration in Topeka
When he completes the work he ex-
poets to have something new to prove
in the way of population figures in To-
peka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30

John Neidhans was convicted of
a liquor nuisance i'll po-
The Washington times., 1912-09-29

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I1-4 Fine Satin Quilts; good line of pat 60 M
Gu, Es,rs ss1s.I. Fin. Satin Quilts ::.oDsa and 4.25
..sss sns Es' ss: sss ss. English made. s375
66xso-in Wool Nap Blankets in pink and 60 IN
blue border. Pair WAsVV
cred % sssr.s S..s. Gov. S175
a.a %s es.': .on. covered. S225
Double bed Comforts: silkoline covered; co no
filled with laminated cotton silk borders. UOsVV
The Washington times., 1912-09-29
OFFICERS ORDERED
TO COLLEGE PARK


Second Lieut. william C.. Sherman.
Corps OF Engineers has been detailed
for aeronauticei duty with the Signal
Corps to take effect upon the comple-
tion of his course at the Engineer
school, washington Barracks. He Will
relieve second Lieut.. Frank M. Ken
nedy, Tenth Infantry.
The following officers also are detail
ed for aeronautical duty with the Signal
Corps, at College Park, Md: First
Lieut.. Joseph ID. Park. Fourteenth Cav
airy. First Lieut.. Lewis 2. Goodier. r..
Coast Artillery Corps; First Lieut., Lo-
rem II, Call, Coast Artillery Corpsi
Second Lieut.. Eric L. Ellington, Third
Cavalry. and Second Lieut.. Lewis II.
Brereton,, Coast Artillery Corps.
As the result Of injuries received at
Augusta, Ca. last March when he fell
nifty feet In Curtiss biplane, Lieut..
Frank M. Kennedy, one Of the young
Army, will be forced to give up flying
at least for one year.
The Washington times., 1912-09-29
COLONEL PATTERSON J
DIESNEAR PITTSBU&
Former Senator From South Oar
olina Passes Away At
Age Of So. =.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. ,29.-coi. john J..
Patterson, aged eighty-two.. former
United States Senator from South Caro-
lima Is dead at his home in Miffintown.
At the outbreak OF the civil war he
was appointed a colonel and served
TIL after the war. At It's close he went
to South Carolina as Government Of
fciai popularly known as Carpet Bag
gers" and in 1879 was elected Senator
serving one term. He was elso en-
gagged In the street railway business and
the erection OF electric lighting plants
particularly in tie Middle West He IS
survived by one brother, sister, and
two sons.
The Washington times., 1912-09-29
Dove of Peace Captured
By District Democrats

All mention of strife between the
various Democratic factions of the Dis
trict OF Columbia Is barred hereafter at
meetings OF the Wilson and Marshall
Democratic Association. A resolution
to this effect was adopted at the meet
ing held In the Southern building last
night.
II. e. Davis made a speech painting
IN roseate colors the peace that prevails
In Democratic ranks. C. T. Benton. jr..
said there was no peace, and proposed
20 make reply to Davis. Thereupon
s. Peyton offered the resolution which
will stop talk II II will not stop strife.
After several addresses had been made
II. j. Finley said that he thought issues
had been discussed enough, that cam
paign funds were needed much worse,
and contributed 800. inviting others to
follow his example. About $500 was COL
lected.
The Washington times., 1912-09-29
MondayMorning Specials
Blankets, Comforts, Spreads, Etc.
This is the opportunity to prepare for the autumn and
winter. The goods and the prices are right

co@fSls RS%s,'':e s'Ao''n',eov'F'a weola'sa $500
co@sss. .sa ssis1sd Wool ase $500
conss.,. RsSs.' bed Satin covered Down asa $3.50
.ss hid sss4 ss sss;.:e ae $500
Double bed size California All wool GO IN
Blankets, made of finest wools Per par..... UCsCU
ns,: .sfs: :s and r:4 $1,000
ia Double bed All-wool Blankets; soft CT m
and closely woven. Per pair. OSsVU
ia Double bed Wool Blankets; extra cE m
good value. Per pair. UOsOV
The Washington times., 1912-09-29

According to letter received In
Washington from Elmer T. Bell, secre-
tary OF the Senate subcommittee which
Investigated conditions along the Mex
lean border. the revolt In Mexico has
become a tang'e OF pillaging expedi-
tions, unorganized bands stealing. loot
ing, and burning where and what they
please. He asserts that Orozco Ia max
~ no active attempt to overturn the
Madero government.
Conditions are much more serious
than are generally supposed. Mr.. Bell
declares.
The Washington times., 1912-09-29

informed of the demand, and military
authorities at Chihuahua have promised
to afford aid as soon as possible.
A telegram announcing the danger Of
an attack was, received In Washington
early this morning also by Frank l..
Peckham. attorney for the Hearst es-
tate. Since this telegram, briefly stat
ing the impending danger, Mr.. Peckham
has heard nothing from Babicora.
The Des Moines, now at Vera Cruz.
did not go there secretly. according to
a statement made at the Navy Depart
ment today The sunboat was frst
at Tampico, and from there went to
Vera Cruz with the knowledge Of the
Mexican government. Before return
ing to Northern waters the vessel Will
10 to Coatzacoalcos and to Progresso.