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Evening journal., 1912-05-31
SNEAK THIEF
ROBS WORKMEN

The police are looking for a sneak
thief who broke into the workmen's
house, north Of Claymont. where Lane
Bros men are working, and carried
on a dress suit case, clothing and
many valuable papers The robbery
was committed after the men went
to bed last night
Evening journal., 1912-05-31

father. who spent fifty years OF his
life for these South Sea cannibals,
but also as a missionary who has for
twenty years devoted his life to these
cannibals Mr. Patton has come to
the United States to tell Of the do
ings of Christ in the savage islands
OF the South Seas.
Evening journal., 1912-05-31
Friends School
Eonrth md West Streets

Fourth and West Streets
WILMINGrON. DflAW AkE.
The oldest and largest preparatory school
In the State A corps Of twenty experienced
teachers. excellent equipment thorough IN.
S3ruciion Co educational,
Courses Of study preparing for toilege.
Scientific School or Business. Graduates en-
tered ON Certificate in an colleges that ad.
init pupils on q school record
High School. Grammar School. and rri
mary departments. A new Primary Building
now IN course Of erection. we'll equipped
gymnasium Pupils enrolled ut nny time.
FAN term begins September 18th, 1912.
For illustrated cataloe, address
HERSCHEL A. NORRIS. A. M.
Principal
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On Keeping Scrap-Books
By Ruth Cameron

~ keep scrsp-book?
YOU, this in housewives
~ particular.
lady coded spring
silk Consequently travelling neshhoood
II splendid Eellns
Evening journal., 1912-05-31

We offered her best recipe, and directed her
for any further Information to the adywho-nlways-
knows somehow. For you see, the lady-who-always-
knows-somehow, when she things IN the paper,
doesn't promise herself 10 cut them out and then for
get Instead she cuts them risht out and pases them
in scrap-book IN which she peeps all such helpful bits
Of information from magazines, newspapers, and other
sources. Conseou emily almost everyone in the neigh
borhood has learned to look to her feminine Solo
mon to be interviewed IN time OF trouble.
The newspapers and women's magazines are full
of little household hints and suggestions for times OF
emergency Some Of these tommyrot but more are
good and many represent the researches and dis
coVeries of eNperta in these lines
Evening journal., 1912-05-31

are you interested in business
chances-the Wants point to gainfui
transactiohs.-AdY.
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toned. This suit is made of black
mohair with trimming of black satin,
edged with white serge, and overlaid
with narrow braid
For the medium size will be re-
nuired Ia yards Of material 27, 4 IA
yards sc, yards a. inches wide for
the suit without blOomers with 1 1-2
yards q for the collar, 1 1-2 yards
for bands. 10 yards for the bands,
10 yards Of braid. For the bloomers
will be- needed 3 1-2 yards q, yards
Sc or "A inches wide.
A May Msnton pattern. No. 7437, in
sizes from "a TO "a inches bust meas
ure, will be mailed to any address
by the Fashion Department of this
paper on receipt of ten cents
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Name ....,,. q. w,...............
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Size ....... ... .,,.................
The above pattern and other May
Manton Patterns described in THE
EVENING JOURNAL and all the nat
terms made by the May Manton Pat
tern Company can also be obtained
Cor 10 cents from
SMITH-ZOLLINGER CO.,
Evening journal., 1912-05-31
Do You Like Artistic
Surroundings? EIec-
tncify Helps Them

DO you want your home to be artistic
OF course you do Every one wants beautiful
surroundings Have you stopped to think how
much good lighting adds 10 the beauty Of
house? fyou have, your home IS equipped
with electric lights. II not. come in and let us
show you some of the effects which are pos
sible.
The intelligent and tasteful disposition Of
modern electric fixtures and the use of proper
shades will produce effects which arc sur
prising. The smell, the dirt and the danger
are eliminated You have safety and beauty.
Think it over. Ask yourself how the most
heauhlul homes that you have ever visited were
lighted and you will remember tnat they were
lighted by electricity Then come in and let
our commercial department tell you what you
can do with your own home and how cheap
ly you can do it.
Naturally you think such beautiful results
us can be accomplished must cost a great deal
Of money but they do not. The cost is little
for fixtures and shades and cost of current is
so small that you will not mind it. We are
always ready to give information and the in
formation costs you nothing.
Friday, May 81, 1912.
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OF
across the approve.
Will
expend that within
will principal twice the
your will given
a but everybody general Perhaps someone wondering how all
this applies other people this friend housewives
particular because the little anecdoe which related had impressed
opportunities losing they
means the only class who ought to keep scrapbo Indeed think
himself keep pboo Of items relating to their particular trades or
occupation and for those who mott of items relating whatever in life
hem he most
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EDUCATIONAL.

Kindergarten Training School
MISS ELIZABETH BEAMAN WILL RI.
M open Sept 20. Address 4 o. Box i66,
city m20.6t
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OPENED TO DODGE
Santa Fe SnOWbOund Passengers
Are Relieved.
Drifts Thirty Feet High Block
Line West of There.
FIGHTING THE DRIFTS
Rock Island Hopes to Clear
Track Near Pratt Today.
Everything Expected to Be
Cleared by Sunday.
FIGHTING THE DRIFTS

Kansas today is still a house divided
against itself-as far as train service
is concerned. Western Kansas has not
seen newspaper or a piece of mail
for three days and unless the Union
Pacific, the Santa Fe and the Rock
Island have better luck in their war
against the snow drifts, the western
ers VIII nave to wait until next week
Tor communication with the outside
world
All day Friday the powerful rotary
plows bucked the drifts in the western
and southwestern part of the state.
OFFICIALS OF the Santa Fe and Rock
Island this morning state that they are
unable to see the end. The Santa Fe
opened its line from Dodge City to
klnsley and through Hutchinson to
Newton Friday only to find that just
west of Dodge City the drifts were
higher than ever. Today in order to
relieve the tied up Colorado traffic, the
line west of Dodge City is mass of
snow plowS and workmen.
Rock Island Blocked.
Rock Island officials this morning
reported conditions unchanged in the
southwest. They are blocked by the
snow between Hutchinson and Pratt
and Pratt and Fowler in Meade coun-
ty. Snow plOWS began working at
daylight today. They fully expect to
send their trains through by o'clock
this afternoon.
with no W1nQ to hinder them, the
plows made excellent progress Friday.
Today they are running up against
drifts larger and longer than antici-
pated. They are finding cuts thirty
feet deep filled to the prairie level with
hard packed snow.
The Santa Fe Friday was able to
bring east all Of the trains snow
bound in Dodge City. An equipment
train and several locals were rushed
through to the east and left Newton
at o'clock this morning. The Cali
fornia trains are detoured by the way
of Amarillo. Tex, and the Panhandle.
This detouring Will be carried on until
the entire main line is entirely opened
and all danger of wind and snow is
past.
The Rock Island is detouring and
combining trains to the southwest and
California. The increased mileage
brings the trains many hours late into
terminals but it is preferred to allow
ing the trains to remain idle behind
the snow drifts.
Missouri Pacific Also.
The Missouri Pacific has a number
of passenger trains tied up at Hoising-
ton and Council Grove and other cen
trail western Kansas points Today
they have number of rotary pIoWs
eating away the drifts but at the best
they are not promising through ser
vice until after Sunday
The Missouri Pacific has been hand
ling exceptional freight traffic at this
time and it has been a hard blow to
the road to delay this end of the busi-
ness. A number of their through
Kansas City to Colorado trains have
CONTINUED on Page %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13
COLD COMES BACK
Third Frigid Wave to Sweep
This Section Monday
New Storm Is Forming in Brit
ish Northwest.

Chicago. Jan. 13.-After almost two
weeks of the coolest weather expert
enced in years, the temperature of the
middle lakes region and the northwest
is gradually rising today. The cold
wave is passing on eastward and south
ward
But, according to the local weather
bureau, the respite is to be short. An
other cold wave is believed to be form
ing in the British northwest and Mon
day after two days of moderated tenn
perature the stinging winds will be
back The coming cold spell may not
be as severe as the one which is pass
ing it is said, but it will not fall far
short of it.
Beginning early last night the tenn
perature here broke away frorr, the zero
region and at o'clock today had climb
ed to above. A maximum temperature
OF l6 degrees above zero was expected
today In the Canadian northwest tenn
peratures of from but to II below
zero make the weather feel warm COM
pared with some of the low marks that
were set there recently. The northwest
ern section Of this country report tenn
perature3 Of from 10 above to 8 below
and the mercury rising.
Little snow is falling at any point
in the northwest. Trains which have
been running behind schedule for many
days gradually are approaching their
normal rate of speed.
Weather predictions for Chicago to-
day promised relief from the zero
blast which for nine days has held the
city in it's grip. Starting out at mid
night with the temperature one de-
gree below zero there came modera-
ton until at o'clock this morning
the mercury had ascended to two de-
grees above.
grees below would be reached during
the night but such weather did not
appear. This prediction was followed
by one that the day would mark the
end Of the present frigid spell.
A Week Until Normal.
Kansas City, Jan. 13-AIthough a
rise of from 10 to 20 degrees in tenn
perature today greatly alleviated suf-
fering here and in the southwest, nor
NAL conditions probably will not pre-
vail inside of a week Seven degrees
below zero was recorded here today.
st. Louis, Jan. 13.-Thirteen degrees be-
low zero was the lowest temperature re-
corded in St. Louis today. Sixteen de-
grees below had been predicted Soon
after the minimum reading the weather
began moderating and six hours later, at
registered 4 degrees below. Fair and
warmer weather is predicted with q. tenn
perature tonight of above 10 above.
Nome short of Coal
Nome, Alaska, jan l3--There is a
coal shortage here and a meat short
age is threatened. Coal dealers say
the supply of fuel will last only two
months. and new supplies of coal and
beef can not be brought from Seattle
until the opening of navigation in
Bering sea in June.
Most of the gold mines have shut
down for lack of fuel. Some of the
large companies are installing oil burn
ers, there being Plentiful supply Of
fuel oil
All saloons and the government
are using oil and have given
their coal to the city for distribution
the people to warm their
homes. The cold has not been severe,
ontinuee on Page Two)
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DARK HORSE YEAR
Democratic Leaders Expect New
Candidate to Appear.
None of Those Mentioned to Be
Named, They Say.

New York, Jan. 13.-The national
Democratic leaders who have been in
conference here for the past two days
are agreed that the presidential nom
ination will, in all probability, go to
a dark horse" according to one of
their number, who is anonymously
quoted by the Herald today.
There is little chance for the vari-
ious leaders to get together on any
candidate" says the man quoted, 'and
when the convention is called to or
der on June 25, every one of the four
teen or more men mentioned for the
honor will have a group of militant
delegates behind him read to fight to a
finish. This means that it is likely to
be a dark horse year"
Among the Democratic committee
men who have been comforting
National Chairman Norman E. Mack
are: Nathan Cole, jr., of California;
Roger c. Sullivan of Illinois; Thomas
of Indiana; Urey Woodson
Kentucky; Frank K Nebeker of Utah; /;
F. b. Lynch of Minnesota; Edward F.
Goltra of Missouri; W. H. Dunphy of
Washington and John T. McGraw of
West Virginia
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HAVE MOVED OUT
Buildings South of State Journal
Now Vacant.
Be Removed to Make Room for
Its New Building.
CON CHUMOS' CAREER
Began With Store Box Stand
Twenty-Five Years Ago.
Others Who Occupied the Stores
Also Were Successful.
CON CHUMOS' CAREER

Workmen will begin razing the
buildings on the three lots south of
the present two lots occupied by this
paper and plant, to prepare for the new
Topeka State Journal building and An
mex, to occupy five lots. With the old
structures go pleasant memories of a
number of men, but memories that
will never be forgotten.
Frank P. MacLennan, realizing that
the State Journal in its rapid strides
and progress would soon require ad-
ditiona1 room, bought the three lots
south of his own two, with this in view,
two years ago last August from Mr-
Hedderman.
On the three lots south of the present
State Journal office building. several
men have accumulated wealth.
The tenants who have vacated these
rooms are Con Chumos, Frank Manu-
SOS, H. l. TrOmp, J. E. Hayden and
John BOmgardner. This location prob
ably means more to Con Chumos and
Frank Manusos than any of the others
although it will never be forgotten by
H. L. Tromp the cigar manufacturer.
1t was on this location that Con Chu-
mos and Frank Manusos have collected
their worldly goods In making this
statement these two men ave referred
to more particularly than any of the
others for the reason that it was in
their respective places on these lots
IAtdL 6dcn OF Lnem mas gathered enough
of the worldly goods to keep them from
want They started with nothing.
ChumOs' Remarkable Career.
Con Chumos started in business on
the sidewalk of the location which
was then occupied by an old wooden
shanty. His stand was a piano box.
His business quickly expanded into the
shanty shortly after coming to this
country from his native heath, Greece,
% years ago. Business was brisk from
the beginning and he continued with
this for three years when the old
building put up. He then moved into
the new building and started a candy
and fruit store which he has cOntinu-
ed with success until last week, when
he closed business and moved his
stock that the wheels of progress in
the journalistic world might be en-
larged and revolve with more free
dom. He may take a vacation of sew
eral months and visit the state of
Washington, where he has land in
terests and where his brother James
lives.
Spaulding when Chumos first opened
his refreshment stand, but Col H P.
bought it as an investment and
sold it a short time later to Peter and
Allen Sells, the circus men. The Sells
people held the lots until they were
bought by H. H. Hedderman.
Con Chumos has accumulated con-
property. Among this prop
erty is the Adams house of North To-
peka, which is valued at more than
Continued on Page p
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TAFT is AT WORK
Already Trust Prosecutions
Equal Record of Roosevelt.
In Three Years A Actions Have
Been Begun.

Washington, Jan. 13.-President
Taft, it was figured at the department
of justice today, has now equalled the
record of President Roosevelt's admin
istrations for trust prosecutions under
the Sherman law. The total number
is forty-four. In Mr.. Roosevelt's
seven years eighteen bills in equity
were filed, twenty-five indictments re-
turned and one forfeiture proceeding
begun In the little less than three
years of the Taft administration there
have been % civil suits and like
number of indictments.
The Roosevelt record was equalled
with the filing at Macon. Ga, this
week of a civil suit against the socall-
ed naval stores trust and the return
ing of indictments against the alleged
coaster brake trust of Buffalo, N. Y.
Since the enactment of the Sherman
law. the record of the other presidents
was: Harrison, four civil and three
criminal suits; Cleveland, four civil,
two criminal and two informations for
contempt, and Mckinley three civil
proceedings.
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NOT THINKING OF 1T.
Colonel Roosevelt says He Is Giving
Presidential situation No Thought.

Oyster Bay, N. Y. Jan. 13.-Colonel
Roosevelt reached here after a day at
his editorial offices in New York, with
a bland smile on his ruddy face
Anything new about politics." ask
ed a correspondent.
Not a word" replied the colonel
gaily.
Mr.. Roosevelt was asked if he had
got any line on the ante-convention
situation.
It am not trying to get anything, -
he said. Really, I'm not thinking OF
it,
At the colone1's office some one ask
ed him if the resignation of Mr. Bacon,
his friend, as ambassador to France,
was due to bad feeling between Roose-
velt and President Taft.
That's too absurd to discuss" he
answered fmpatiently. The colonel
refused to talk of an assertion made
by a magazine publisher that Roose-
Welt would run for the presidency next
fall if the people acting through the
Chicago convention forced the nomina-
tion on him.
Pm not saying a word to all that
talk" he replied.
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STATE JOURNAL EDITIONS

The noon edition of the State Jour
nal is on sale each day from 1880 a.
m, until p. m, at the following Kan
sas avenue news stands:
Weightman's drug store, S35 Kansas
avenue
Rosser's drug store. 500 Kansas ave.
National hotel
Rigby's. sos Kansas ave.
Commercial Club elevator.
Brunt's drug store, 435 Kansas ave.
News stand, 400 Kansas ave
ThrOOp hotel
The last or city carrier edition is
also on sale at the same stands and at
the other news stands in the city.
The postscript edition issued be-
tween and 6 o'clock, each evening
is also for sale at all of the above
stands.
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STORM HITS sEABoARD.
Atlantic Coast Towns From Maine to
Georgia Shivering.

Washington, Jan. 13-Frigid wealth
er, the coldest in many years, swept
along the Atlantic seaboard today, ex-
treme temperatures being reported to
the government bureau from northern
New England to points in Georgia.
Relief is promised for tomorrow east
of the Mississippi river though it will
be accompanied by a fall of snow.
Canton, New York, reporting the
lowest temperature, 26 degrees below
zero; New York city 4 below, Chicago
? below and Philadelphia zero. give
some Indication of the continued in
tensity Of the cold wave.
Fairly warm weather prevails through
the eastern gulf states, 70 degrees being
registered at Key West. Fla, though
New Orleans. La. is freezing with %
degrees above and indications are that
the west gulf states will continue cold.
Northwestern states with tempsra-
lures of 30 above at Miles City, Mont,
and SO above at Helena, soon will ex-
perience a cold wave from the Cana
dian Northwest. The Rocky Mountain
regions and coast states are enjoying
moderate weather
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tracks in the Omaha union station and
remained in that condition for
hours being released at noon today.
The train was due to leave at 9 o'clock
last night but because of belated con-
nections attempted to pull out at 10
o'clock. The wheels were found to be
frozen to the tracks
Texas Cattle Perish In Cold.
San Antonio Tex, Jan. 13.-With
the temperature IS degrees below
freezing and with the ground covered
with two inches of sleet, southwest
Texas, is experiencing the coldest
weather in its history. Thousands of
cattle have frozen to death and the
damage to the onion and truck crops
will be heavy. Temperature in the
citrus fruit belt was below freezing
and damage to orange and lemon trees
is heavy. A number of MexfcanS have
died from exposures.
Worst in % Years.
Des Moines, Ia. Jan. 13.-Iowa ex-
perfenced the coolest weather in 2S
years, 35 degrees below zero being the
minimum registered at different parts
of the state. The cold has continued
two weeks, the longest known. Rail
roads were almost unable to move
trains and many branch lines have
only one train a day, others none at
all. Reports are frequent of trains
becoming stalled between stations and
passengers being compelled to spend
the night in badly heated coaches. At
Reinbeck Chicago Great Western
train froze to the track. Few towns
have coal enough to last more than
few days and the railroads are unable
To relieve the situation.
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GIVE BENEFIT CONCERT
NIarshaT's Band to Play to Help Out
Needy.

MarshalIs band will give a concert
at the Novelty theater Sunday after
noon at 8 o'clock This concert was
scheduled for the auditorium, but on
account of inability to heat the big
hall adequately the change was made.
No admission will be charged How
ever, those who attend will have the
opportunity of contributing money to
be utilized by the Topeka Provident
association in their work of relieving
the suffering by the severe cold
weather
A special offering will be taken at
the First Baptist church both Sunday
morning and evening, the money to
be turned over to the Provident asso-
ciatiOn.
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He LETS BACON GO
President Taft Accepts Resignation of
Ambassador to France.

washington, Jan. 13.=President
Taft today accepted the resignation of
Robert Bacon as ambassador to
France to take effect on the appoint
ment and qualification of a successor
Mr.. Bacons resignation came in a
personal letter to the president in
which he told of his selection as a fell
low of Harvard university and his de-
sire to take up active work for his
alma mater. Mr.. Taft replied in
personal letter in which he said he
regretted the resignation but admitted
the weight of reason prompting it.
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TRIAL ORDER 81
Proposition to Those Visiting
Topeka.

The Topeka State Journal is the
first and only newspaper to run page
in colors every day.
FopuIar ana exclusive features
make it one of the most interesting
and entertaining dailies published, and
Of interest in the offices, stores and
homes OF every section Of Kansas and
the country.
Page Daily in Colors
The State Journal is now printing
what are generally considered the best
features, best cartoons and best comic
pages available, including the inimit-
able McCutcheon. the irresistible Mutt
and Jeff. the wholesome and side
bursting Lena undt Loui. and the en-
Joyabl SambO etc, and the very best,
let any woman read it and see. House.
hold Department by Marion Hariand.
famous for her work.
The famous Holland newspaper let
ter daily; Uncle Cav, the philosopher.
II. G. p. etc.
Topeka Daily State journal
By carrier 10 cents a week: by mail.
$3.50 a year. Think of IL: Penny a
Day" Why not subscribe for your
family 'or send il as a present as q
daily letter from Topeka and Kansas
to friends elsewhere
margin of this paper. attach your
check or a dollar bill, mail 1.-THE
State Journal viii do the rest. for 100
days.
100 Days Trial Order S1.OO
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TODAY IN CONGRESS
District of Columbia Appropriation
Bill Stin Under Consideration.

Washington. Jan. 13.-Senate not in
session Meets p. m. Monday.
Lorimer hearing adjourned until
Monday
House met at noon. District of Col
umbia appropriation bill debated.
Sugar trust investigation committee
heard W. r. Willett of New York re-
garding technical details of sugar in
dustry.
Steel trust inquiry adjourned until
Monday.