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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
HE MAY BE HAPPY YET
Mcdonald VIII Marry Sweetheart of
rs Years Ago.

San Francisco. May 16.-James McDon-
aid arrived here yesterday on the steam
ship Harvard, en- route to Alberta, Can
ada, to meet Miss Harriet Woodside. his
sweetheart of Is years ago, who until a
week ago believed him dead. Mcdonald
sailed from the New England coast in the
whaling bark Fannie Griffith a quarter
of century ago. Physicians had ad-
V1Sed him to take sea voyage for his
health and he expected to return and be
married The Fannie Griffith was wreck
ed and Mcdonald was believed to have
been lost on the North American coast
After many hardships he made his way
back to the New England village and
found that Miss Woodside had married
He did not let his presence become known
and returned to the sea. In the years
that followed he occasionally had news
of his one time fiancee through mutual
friend. He learned last week in Los An
geles that her husband had died and he
left for Canada the next day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
PRICES GO TUMBLING.
Sensational Break in Wheat, Corn and
Pork.

Chicago, May 16.-A sensational
break in prices was witnessed during
the last Is minutes of trading today on
change. Wild selling of a stop loss
character sent wheat prices tumbling
down as much as Az a bushel COM
pared with last night Corn lost PA,
oats 23s and pork 80 cents.
The excitable action of the market
was due to the fact that heavy sales Of
wheat by two prominent concerns for
the last two days gave the trade too
much of a load to carry. In the end
the resulting weakness spread to other
staples and led to a general smash in
prices. 1t was estimated as much as
ten million bushels Of wheat had been
unloaded on the market within 48 hours
and half of the total had come from
widely known speculator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
NEBRASKA COMPLETE.
Official Vote at the state Wide Pri-
maries April 10.

Omaha, May 16.-The official vote
for presidential candidates in the state
wide primaries April 10 was an
nounced today as follows: Roosevelt
$3.50; Taft, 1886: LaFollette, 49,
713; Clark, 20,902; Wilson, 14,O6S;
Harmon, 1853.
Roosevelt carried every congression-
al district as well as the state at large
and will have the entire Nebraska
delegation to the Chicago convention
Clark won in four districts and the
state at large while Harmon carried
the Second and Third.
The primary law is not clear how
ever, concerning instructions and it
remains for the Democrat national con-
vention to say whether the delegates
from those two districts shall be bound
by the vote of the state or not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
MONTANA FOR TAFT.
The Presidents Forces Are in Com
plete Control of Convention.

Livingston, Mont, May 16.-Mon-
tana Republicans are in state conven-
tion today. The Taft forces are in
complete control of the situation with
434 delegates against 222 for Roose-
welt. The Roosevelt forces at a meet
ing this morning considered the ques-
ton of boiling but after hearing the
report of a committee appointed to
canvass the situation, recommended
the ''progressives'' demand that all
'hand picked" or committee selected
delegations be thrown out The re-
port was adopted and if finally adopted
by the convention will result in the un-
seating of many Roosevelt as well as
Taft delegates.
That the delegation to the national
convention will not be instructed for
Taft was decided early today The
delegates will go merely with the fol-
lowing to guide them:
'.In.vtew of the record of acknowl-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16

edged public achievements and princi-
pies for which he stands, we express
of the American people demand the
denomination and reelection of w. H.
Taft and to that end, while we rest in
our delegates full discretionary pow
ers, we request that they use all hon
orable means to secure such renomina-
ton"
AT their meeting before the conven-
eion the progressives decided to insist
upon a secret ballet upon the question
of instructing delegates to the Chicago
convention.
G. D. Weed, the temporary chair.
man of the convention, declared for a
conservative government, upheld the
policies of Taft and made a plea for
the present policies of the party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
COMES FOR CHILDREN.
Mother of Tots Rescued From the
Titanic Arrives.

New York, May 16-Death from
starvation thirst and exposure was the
end of the three men from the steam
er T1tanic, whose bodies were in a
collapsible boat picked up last Monday
by the steamer Oceanic in the opinion
of DR.. w. S. French of the medical
staH of the Oceanic which docked here
today DR.. French's opinion is based
on the finding of small bits of cork in
the mouths of the dead men which he
believes they chewed to aIlay the pangs
OF hunger. One of the bodies is be-
I1eVed to be that of Thomson Beattie
a passenger, and the others of sailors
Nine. Marcelle Navritil of Nice,
France, arrived on the Oceanic to
claim her two children, Michol and
Edmunds, who were rescued from the
Titanic, where their father perished
The widow was met at the pier by
her cousin, Miss Rose Bruno of Elkins
Park, Nd, and Miss Margaret Hays of
this city who for weeks cared for the
little survivors,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
TODAY in CONGRESS.
Dates Fixed for Votes on Tariff Bills
in Senate.

washington, May 16.-Senate met at
noon. Finance committee agreed to
vote on sugar excise tax bill tomor-
row and on wool bill Tuesday. Sena-
tor Hepburn blocked movement to fix
by unanimous consent date for a
vote on all pending tariff bills.
Vice President Campbell, New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad testi-
fed before Titanic investigating COM
fittee that White Star lines arrange
ment for special train from Halifax
included accommodations for all pas
sengers booked on Titanic
House met at IL a. m. and began
consideration of Panama canal admin
istration bill. Vice President Brownen
of Erie railroad, testified before ju-
dietary committee in its investigation
of charges against Judge Archibald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
EARLY FIGHT EVIDENT.
Struggle Over Craftsmanship Will Show
Strength of Factions.

Lewiston, Ida, May 16.-It was a
foregone conclusion that the first
trial of strength between the Taft
and Roosevelt forces in the Idaho
Republican state convention here to-
day would come over the selection of
a temporary chairman. Herman Tay-
lor of Bonner county, the Taft candi-
date selected at a caucus last night,
it was known would meet strong oppo-
sition in P. G. Johnson of Bingham
county, the Roosevelt candidate.
The Roosevelt leaders stated that
they would contend for a solid delega-
ton of eight instructed for Roosevelt,
while the Taft leaders declare they
had sufficient strength to force a di-
vided delegation. with four votes for
each of the candidates.
There are no contested delegations,
but the question of the acceptance of
proxies may cause concern from the
first.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16

against Claude Garvey, foreman for
the Fowler Packing company, whom
Simpson accuses of robbing him of
the affections of his wife, Iona Simp-
son, is being heard here. Simpson was
the first witness. He declared that
Garvey came to his house as boarder
and after that Mrs. Simpson discon-
tinued going part way to his work with
him and going to meet him at night
when he returned to his home. He
says Garvey is to blame for his wife
filing suit for divorce from him in
Emporia, Kan, where she had gone
to visit. Mrs. Simpson was granted
the divorce there in June, 1911. The
Simpsons were married in Paola, Kan,
in 1897
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
THAT WIND IS COLD.
Temperature Today Is IS Degrees
Below Normal.

A cool northerly wind blowing at the
rate of IS miles an hour has brought the
temperatures today down to 13 degrees
below normal for this date. The temper
ture at o'clock was 60 degrees-a year
ago today the maximum temperature was
80.
The report of T. B. Jennings, section
director, for the "a hours ending at
o'clock this morning reads:
Cooler weather prevailed over the dis
trict last night, with light frosts at Con
cordia and Dodge City and temperatures
near freezing generally over western
Kansas The sky was clear at practical
ly all stations this morning. A few scat
tered showers have occurred"
Fair and warmer weather is expected
tonight and Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
HE JUMPS TO DEATH.
But First Suicide Sank Weighted
Bunch of Papers.

New York, May ia well dressed
man of foreign appearance, jumped to
his death from the upper deck of
Lackawanna railroad ferryboat in the
North river here shortly before mid
night. Just before jumping he tossed
a heavily weighted package of papers
overheard. His act caused great ex-
cItement on board the boat, which was
carrying a number of passengers from
an incoming western train. Women
screamed and many thought there had
been a collision.
The ferryboat whistled as a signal
for uther river craft, several of which
assisted in the seartch TO- the man in
the water. The boats cruised about
for several minutes, but failed to find
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
BARS MUSHY TALK.
Youth, Honest, Fears 1t So Hides From
Police.

Oakland, Cal, May 16.-Jerry Jack
eta, 13 years old. is the name of the
newsboy who on Tuesday night found
a handbag containing jewels valued at
$1,500, the property of Mrs Truxton
Beale of San Francisco, and turned the
bag in to the police. 1t almost took
the third degree to screw a confession
from him that he had been honest
When he turned the bag in he fed
without leaving his name. Today the
police found him.
Jaw, ferget it, he protested. ct
beat It coz I was afraid yerd talk
mushy to me-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
TO FIGHT FOR WIFE.
Young Husband Seeks to Thwart
Mother-in-Law.

Pittsburg, Kan, May 16.-Clyde
Baxter, minor son of a wealthy fam
ily is minus wife, also a minor, and
he is trying to recover her from her
mother by habeas corpus proceedings.
He has failed to find a lawyer who
would take hold of such suit, but
Baxter insists that the law will aid him
in a contest with a mother-in-law. Mrs.
Cliff Woodbury., Baxter asserts, in
duced Mrs. Baxter to leave him. Bax-
ter and Miss Ruby McQuillen were
married last fall. Baxter had enrolled
in a law school at Valparaiso, Ind,
and the couple went there Immediately
after the wedding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16

Boehm, Hutchinson: inner guard, 1.
A. Zug of Wellington; esquire, j. A.
Carlson of Mcpherson; secretary, f. b.
Kingsley of Kansas City, Kan. Kansas
City, Kan, was selected as the next
meeting place.
They say that a man is without
honor in his own country. 1t must be
true. When officials at the general
informed that "Bill" Curtis had been
elected, they didn't stop debating to
their dictaphones. One man gave a
grunt and commented:
'I hear that no one else in Kansas
would have the job"
Then the reporter timidly asked for
short biography of "Bill' since he has
been with the Santa Fe.
Boosts From Office Force.
Here is the way one official put it:
bill, when a youngster, was the
meanest kid in town-his town was
Troy, Kansas. Since that time he has
enlarged his reputation-he is now the
meanest man in Kansas"
What was his first posftfon?" was
asked.
when the Santa Fe discovered Bill
he was running hot tamale wagon in
Kansas City,
"And then what?" inquired the
anxious newspaperman.
THE Santa Fe put him to work
picking up pocketbooks at the Kansas
City Union depot. Here he acquired the
habit-he has been picking them up
ever since"
"And then
He was fired because it was dis
covered that he once ran a newspaper"
And where can we find a picture 1f
Mr. Curtis?"
Take the elevator to the office OF
the special agent-he handles the pho
tographs of all the rogues the Santa Fe
detectives have found along the lines"
Just one more question-Is Mr..
Curtis married?"
mo, he is too well known"
But the officials of the Santa Fe do
not say the mean things about 'BnI''
Curtis because they mean it-they say
them because Bill is the most popular
and well known 'jollier'' on the Santa
Fe system.
Some Facts About Him.
But to be serious about him-and
that is some task-it really isn't "BfI
Curtis" 1t is William ]. Curtis trav-
cling passenger agent of the Atchison.
Topeka & Santa Fe, with the territory
of Kansas.
Curtis was born in 1S7O-what do YOU
think Of that for his age girls PIN
Troy, Kansas. In Cy Leland's town, by
the way. When a young fellow Curtis
ran a newspaper at Ottawa. He re-
fuses to admit 1t and is ashamed of II
and has been trying for twenty years
to live it down-but his friends persist
in giving out the news.
His first railway service started at
Atchison- Here Curtis was a switch
man for the Santa Fe. But Bill was
too much of a mixer to be a switchman
and the Santa Fe took him over to
Leavenworth where he was given a
position-or maybe it was just an ordi-
nary JOHN the passenger office.
Bill could live in Leavenworth only
few years. He couldn't stand the pace
So he moved to Kansas City and was
employed as platform man by the
Union Depot company. Then he was
made city passenger agent for the
Santa Fe- Ten years ago-or about
that long-Curtis came to Topeka as
travelling passenger agent.
officials over him refused to state
whether or not he would ever be given
another job. He is too well known and
well liked in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
ROBBERS GOT 100000
Amount Taken From Express Car at
Least That Much.

New Orleans, May 16.-Robbers
who held up Queen & Crescent train
near HattiesburG. Miss, Wednesday
got at least 5000, 900, according to the
hest information obtainable here TODAY
It is positively known that from the
safe which was blown open the ban
dts got more than thirty packages of
currency, one of which contained in
excess of $4,000 One package of
currency contained $14O.00O according
To an express messenger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
Shots Fired Through Door In
jure Him Slightly.
NO REASON is KNOWN
Officers Find Tracks of the
Assassin.
But the Affair Is Far From
Solution.

Pratt, Kan, May 16.-Thad c. Car
ver ex-state senator and president OF
the Peoples bank here, was shot at
his home in this city at about 10;E
O'Clock last night Mr.. Carver had just
returned from uptown when he heard
the screen door rattle. He stepped to
the door and two shots were fired in
Quick succession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
TODAY'S BALL GAMES.
Western League.

Western League.
Denver at Sioux City, clear. 3:45 D. m.
Topeka at Omaha, clear, $3.50 D. m.
Lincoln at Des Moines. cloudy, 3:45 D. m.
Wichita at st. Joseph, cloudy, $50 p. m.
National.
New York at Pittsburg, cloudy, $3.50
D. m.
Boston at Cincinnati, cloudy, D. m.
Brooklyn at st. Louis, cloudy, 3
p. m
American.
Cleveland at New York, rain, D. m.
ST. Louis at Washington, rain, $50
p. m.
Association.
Louisville at Toledo, rain, g D. m.
Columbus at Indianapolis, cloudy,
$3.50 .. m.
St. Paul at Milwaukee, rain, 3 d. m.
Minneapolis at Kansas City, cloudy,
$3.50 d. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
TO ENJOIN VOLIvA.
Zionite May Be Prevented From Both
ering Worlzmen.

Chicago, May 16--wi1bur Glenn voliva,
overseer of the Dowie faction in Zion
City, was served with a summons last
night to appear in the federal court here
to show cause why Injunction sought
by a manufacturer of Zion City should not
be issued. The petitioner recently asked
the court that Voliva and his followers be
enioined from molesting his employees
and from pronouncing bitter epithets from
tba pl1lDit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
AuIT. u. Officers Reelected.

are that all of the international officers
have been elected by a larger major
ity than two years ago. was the state
ment here today of James NJ. Lynch.
president of the Typographical Union.
The result of the vote will not be tabu-
lated completely until tomorrow night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16

north of San Diego advising me of the
tarring outra ge.
"At midnight the hotel manager
again came to my apartment and ask
ed me to leave his hotel. 1 did so, and
boarded train for Los Angeles. When
1 got to the depot six motor cars loaded
with men drove rapidly up and made
lot of noise, but did not attempt to
enter the train"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
Dr. Wiley Has an Heir.

Washington, May 16.-With the bureau
of chemistry still without a chief, a pos
sible hereditary successor to DR.. Harvey
WILEY arrived in Washington today when
tne former chief chemist of the United
states became the father of a boy, his
first born. DR.. Wiley. who is 81 years
old was married to Miss Anna G.. Kei-
ton a year ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
BUTTS PAY is STOPPED
Usual Three Months Pay Is Not AL
lowed in His Case.

Washington, Nav 16.-The name of
Major Archibald w. Butt, President
Taft's aide. who went down with the
Titanic. has been formally dropped
from the United Safes army payroll.
Ordinarily 80 days are allowed to
elapse before the name of a missing
officer is stricken from the roll, but in
the case of Major Butt it was deemed
useless to follow custom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
POSTPONED GAMES.

Philadelphia, May 16-(American)-
Philadeiphia-Detr postponed, rain.
Chicago, May 16.-National-Ch
cago-Philadelphia no game; rain.
Boston, May 16.-American-Bos
ton-Chicago game postponed; rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
Get Mark Twain's Home

Hannibal, Mo-, May 16-The boyhood
home of Mark Twain was presented to
the city of Hannibal by George T. Mahan
yesterday afternoon The home will be
preserved by the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
Kansas City Chosen as Next
Meeting Place.
new LEADER NATIVE KANSAN
Born in Troy and Discovered
by Santa Fe.
Most Popular and Well Known
"JOlIier" on System.

Hutchinson, Kan, May 16.-The
state association of Elks here elected
the following officers: President. w.
]. Curtis, Topeka: vice president, Colo
mel Sharpe, Coffeyville; treasurer, ]. J.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
Asks $4,000 for Wife.

Kansas City, May 16.-An aliena-
ton suit for $4,000 damages brought
by j. M. Simpson, hostler for the
Missouri Pacific Railway company,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16
First T. P. A. President Dies.

S. McGrew, first pr esident of the Trav-
elers Protective association and one OF
the noted golf experts in the United
States died here Wednesday of heRxf
disease
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-16

Chicago, May 16-Forecast for Kan |
sas: Fair tonight and Friday. Warmer |
tonight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-17

after Davis shot McCullough and
Maxwell Monday afternoon, the news
had reached Porum and there was
talk of "retribution.'
Determined that no more teud
scenes shall be enacted in Muskogee,
Sheriff Wisener and Chief of Police
Depew gave out strict orders to their
men today to arrest all men who
were even suspected OF carrying
arms and to use special vigilance in
the case of men suspected OF being
connected in any way with the Po-
rum case Two of the Davis parti-
sans. Joe Davis, son of Jack Davis
and Bob Workman. who is known to
he friendly with the Davises, were re-
lieved of Winchesters which they
We're carrying this morning. They
We're given warning that the carrying
Of arms is strictly prohibited.
Jack Davis was arraigned before
Justice Bailey this morning and
pleaded not guilty His preliminary
trial was set for April %. Maxwell's
body was taken to his home near
Porum for burial.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-17
TWENTY YEAR ENDOWMENT.
In the Peoples Building and Loan
Association.

\ 2O-year endowment policy taken
out at the age OF 90 or 80 ears
costs the investor between SIS ana
$50 per year. At the end of 20 years
he draws down $1,000 in cash. No
more than he has paid in. 1t has
been simply a savings bank for him
and one which has paid no interest
on his deposits.
At any age one can begin pavins
Si3.20 in monthly installments of $3.50
Loan Association, and at the expira-
ton OF from % to % years draw
down $500. There is no question
about this being a fact any more
than there is question of the en-
doTment policy being a fact The
life insurance companies and the
building and Loan companies are
both old line institutions, and have
both proven themselves, by their
growth as the greatest financial in
Stitutions in the world today.
A number of years ago the life
insurance companies got in bad and
laws were enacted regulating them.
The same can be said of building and
loan associations. They were both
in the same boat. and both are gov.
erned by and restricted by laws to.
lay which render each of them a
safe investment. The difference is
that the insurance affords YOU q
safe deposit place for your earnings
without paying you interest thereon
and the Building and Loan Associa.
ton pays you the top rate of inter
est and is an investment of the strict
est safety. The banking cerarn,e,.
regulates all building and loan as.
sociations which is in itself a guar.
antee of the solidity OF the invest
ment. We have such an institution
here. For full information see
w. A. EDWARDS. Secretary
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-17
Public Welfare Contest

now existing would You repeal or
modify, and what new laws, rules
and regulations would you invoke,
having in view the interest of the
whole people?'
The manuscript must not contain
exceeding approximately three thou.
sand words; all papers must be in
our office, with name and post office
signed thereto, not later than June
Is, accompanied by subscription
for one year for the daily Ardmore.
lite, which is five dollars, or its equiv
alent of five annual subscriptions to
the Weekly Ardmoreite. Renewals
may be used. The contest is open
to anybody. anywhere. All manu-.
scripts must be legibly written, ana
only on one side of the sheet. This
is a most excellent opportunity for
those of original thought to an.
nounce their behefs or the remedies
to existing evils that affect the body
polite.
The contest is open to men and
women of thought in any state in
the union and Of any political opin-
ion. The judging shall be done in
a manner in keeping with the merits
of the high order of the contest.