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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05

All Shawnee county Democrats are
hereby notified that primaries for the
election of delegates to a county con-
vention to be held in and for the
county of Shawnee and the state of
Kansas will be held between the hours
of 8 and o'clock p. m. on the 10th
day of February, 1912, at the regular
voting places at the last general cleo
ton in each precinct in said county.
The purpose of the county conVen-
ton is to elect 16 delegates and 16
alternates to the state convention to
be held at Hutchinson on the 18th day
of March, 1912, and to transact such
other business that will probably come
before them. The county convention
will be held on the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1912, at the Hotel ThroOp, city
of Topeka, at the hour of o'clock
D. n.
The basis of representation to the
county convention to be held on the
18th day of February, 1912, shall be
one delegate and one alternate from
each voting precinct in the city of To
peka and county of Shawnee. Nacan-
cies from any precinct owing to the
failure of the voters to elect delegates
shall be filed by appointm ent by the
executive committee of the county
central committee of Shawnee county
P. H. SOJTHER,
Chairman Shawnee County Democrat
ic Central Committee.
GEO. HANLEY.
Secretary Shawnee County Dem ocratic
Central Committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
TO EXHIBIT CHILDREN
Haywood's Plan for Adding TO the Cot
ton Strike Fund.

Lawrence, Feb. 5.=William d. Hay
wood, the western labor leader, today
addressed the executive committee Of
the. striking mill operatives, outlining
his program for collecting strike
funds
At his suggestion = committee was
appointed to secure as lnanv children
Of strikers as possible to be sent to
New York and exhibited at a mass
meeting in Madison Square garden 10
create sympathy. Haywood announced
that everything is in readiness for
strike i'll th5 five Providence r.aills of
The American Wooden company and
that action may be taken at stnA time.
Napoleon Page, Waterman in the
Atlantic mills. was assaulted by two
pickets when on his way to work to-
daN- He vas not iniurad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05

resolution never will pass by the board.
The commissioners do not feel that To-
peka can afford to cut down on the
paving. They feel that it is a slap at
the city's prosperity and a means Of
preventing the city's growth.
And anyway it is not practical
Commissioner Tandy urged. How are
you going to select % blocks of paving
when We have legal petitions signed
for 10 blocks? How are you going to
decide what streets shall be paved and
the streets that shall remain in mud?
Which ever way you decide will mean
an avalanche of complaints. / do not
think Topeka wants to cut down the
paving. 1t is one of the city's assets
Commissioner Miller believes it will
save the city thousands Of dollars each
year to make limit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
NEW CREMATORY RATE
Schedule Makes an Increase of One
Third.

The LOO patrons of the city crema-
tory are due to receive news soon. The
eleven hundred loyal citizens who
have been paying to keep the garbage
plant in operation will be asked by
the city to pay from one-third to one
half more for the privileges afforded
them.
In other words the crematory col
lection rates have been raised 1t is
found under the old rates the incin-
Grating plant will make a deficit for
the 1912 budget-and the city COM
missioners are tired of trying to meet
deficits.
In the budget for 1912 it was figured
that the crematory would bring in
$1,000 in receipts. In the past the
receipts have been only $4,000 a year
The outlook for 1912 does not promise
more than this. The $1,000 must be
raised and the city will call on the
patrons to do it.
Here are the rates, old and new, per
Antt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
EDUCATION AND THE TEETH.
School Authorities Recognize the
Importance of Oral Hygiene.

School authorities are greatly inter
ested in various plans for improve
ment in the minds of the backward
pupils by improving the condition of
their bodies. Now they have become
imbued with the idea that clean
mouths mean healthy pupils. and the
examination OF the teeth of school
children is the latest thing under con-
sideration.
Investigation in Germany shows that
nearly sc per cent of the school chill
dren have diseased teeth and statistics
show conclusiVe1y that:
1. On account of bad teeth the
physical development of the child is
seriously retarded.
2. The more the physical develop
ment is disturbed, the less in general
is the mental capacity of the child.
5. The worse the teeth, the worse
as a rule, is the school standing.
About 500 pupils in the schools of
Ludlow. Mass, were recently examined
and the condition of the teeth and
mouth found most deplorable. The
most striking feature observed was
the neglect of dental cleanliness and
absence of any evidence of dental
treatment beyond a few instances in
which teeth had been extracted. Prob
ably not more than three out of one
hundred possessed brushes, and show
ed signs of using them regularly. and
these three were practically free from
decay. Bacterial deposits, tartar, re-
mains of food and every degree of
righteousness and poisoning were
evident.
children were suffering from undue
retention of temporary teeth, but still
more from the premature loss of them,
showing the utter neglect by the pa
rents OF the first set of teeth. which
from a dentists standpoint is most
important
The first permanent molar was in
variably badly decayed. Probably so
No ont VV01Ild - nr
extracted. This molar is very confus-
ing to parents and children. as it
comes before the temporary teeth are
shed and is therefore taken for one of
the first set, and neglected from ig-
norance-
1t is evident from this inspection
that something must be done. First
Of all, the public must be convinced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
HAVE SCHOOL GARDENS
Pupils May Be Given Chance for Prac-
teal Work.

If plans that ara being discussed in
local school circles naterialize, vacant
lots and back yards in Topeka will be
transferred into fair gardens. The idea
is to stimulate interest in gardening,
not only from the sense of identifying
the unsightly spots in the city, but to
encourage the youngsters to fatten
their purses, by good hard work
It is possible that adjacent to the
various school buildings in the city
next spring will be gardens that will be
used for demonstrating to the children
the methods of procedure that should
be eXerted III planting and caring for
crops in the back yards and vacant
lots.
THE garden IS a city boys farm"
said C c. Starr today. 1T would be a
good thing to give the boys employ
ment in the nature of raising vege-
tables"
The question of stimulating interest
in back yard gardening will be a topic
for discussion at the meeting of the
board of education this evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
ARNOLD IS NAMED.
viii Take Place of J. A. Campbell as
County Engineer.

Walter A. Arnold was today ap-
pointed county engineer by the county
commissioners and viii succeed J. a.
Campbell, who last week resigned at
the immediate request of the board.
Arnold will take over his new job at
once.
In the new agreement, Arnold will
receive 81 a day for actual services, or
not more than $1,000 a year. From
this amount, the new engineer pays
Tor his own assistants.
Under the provisions of the law, the
board was unable to pay Campbell;
more than $500 a year for the reason
that he held both the office or county
surveyor and engineer. From the $50
a month, Campbell was asked 20 pay
his own expenses and help. He re
belled and after a lively session with
the board. was asked to resign. Last
week he complied with the request and
with his resignation sent a parting
shot to the board for alleged extraVs=-
gance in public work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05

that such a movement is for the pub
lie welfare.
The disastrous results for a. lack of
knowledge on the subject of oral hy-
giene are seen on every hand. Suf-
fering humanity needs more thought
upon the subject and needs it badly,
because our future health and happi-
ness to a great extent depend upon
it.
How can we best accomplish den
tai education among the masses of
the people? Dentists cannot get at
the masses of children growing up
around us to teach them, and the par
ents as a rule are entirely ignorant
on the subject. 1t would seem that
this must be looked up in our public
schools. We are supposed to have
medical inspection in the schools,
which is all good as far as. it goes,
but 1t is not broad enough. 1t does
not take in the teeth, at least the ex-
aminer commonly ignores that part
of it; yet any physician knows the
great Importance that mastication
plays in the promotion of good health.
We should have dental inspection in
every school.-(Copyright, Western
Newspaper UniOn.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
RELIES ON AN ALIBI.
Charles Hecht Says He Didn't Rob ".
r. kuykendan.

Relying on an alibi and statements
contradicting the testimony of w X
kuy kendall, attorneys for Charles
Hecht are fighting for the acqulJal OIL
the man charged with robbery OF the
real estate man. Hecht himself testl-
fed today that he spent the night OF
the robbery at his home in North To
peka.
Members of the police force tore
Kuykendall's story to pieces when they
contradicted important features OF ms
testimony. To Former chief Of .- P0llcs
Eaton, kuy kendall said that WllilaHi
Hutton, then a member of the ponce
force, was one of the men implicated
In a conversation with Detectives
Voiles and Golf, the complainant salu
they would soon be shocked by the
arrest of one of the men with Whoh
they were associated
The night of the robbery Ponce Ol-
5cers Sauls and Ross went to kuy ken
dalPs room They asked Kuykendall
to arrange the room as il appeared
when he was robbed. He drew the
blinds, darkened the room and turned
out the lights. In his own testimony
Kuykendau had declared that the
blinds We're UP when he was robbed
and that he recognized his asSallants
by rays of light from adjoining build
fngs. Asked if he knew who robbed
him. Kuvkendan declared he had no
idea as to the guilty parties.
KuykendaIl was positive in his own
testimony that Bechteiheimer chokeu
At the police station the day after the
robbery. Hecht placed his hands around
KuykendaHs throat and the man sad
those are the hands that choked me-
After contradicting the states prlnel-
PAL witness in a score of details. the
defense devoted their attention to an
alibi. Hecht himself was the first Wit
ness called in an effort to prove thap
the defendant could not have been in
FSuyIxendalls' room at the time he claim
cd to have been robbed He said ne
was at home after s o'clock the evening
of the robbery and retired about 1880
Then the state waded into Hecht
record as a gambler. All his record
as crap shooter and gambler was
was an active witness and jumped
dozen pitfalls. When court adjourned
for the noon recess, the defendant was
still on the stand Several more Wit
nesses will be used by the defense and
the case may not 90 the jury until to-
morrow morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
"ROUND-UP" co. HERE
Twenty Horses on Grand Stage at
TOnight's Show.

The Roundup" company. which
plays at the Grand tonight, tomorrow
night Wednesday afternoon ana
night has arrived. The company
came in special train over the Rock
Island. The train includes three cars
for scenery. one car for horses. Twen-
~ horses will appear on the stage ut
each show.
4 Gardiner machine gun of the
1ao9cI of 1878, commonly called
..gatling' gun, is used in the battle
scene in the third act. Bill Horn,
formerly in the Philippines with the
regular army, is the gunner The man
lafore him was permanently disabled
by an explosion of the gun and Horn
has been injured. but stays BY his gun.
u fires 500 shots a minute, but Mr.
Horn has broken the record with $50
shots The field piece is leased from
tho government. over 1.400 rounds
OF cartridges are used in this piece
and altogether. with the shot aud
powder fired by the old Shapes ri
files, the ammunition costs about 1929
for each performance of the play.
Fifty local men will act as "supes,"
taking the parts of soldiers, Indians.
etc.
Accompanying the company regr-
larly are six real cowboys and
Charles Aldridge from Nevada, Z,
champion bad horse rider.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
LOCAL MENTION.

William and James Demford were
turned over to Sheriff Norton a state
warrant at noon today. The warrant
charges them with shooting Joseph Drake
with intent 10 kill but this charge will be
changed to murder If Mr.. Drake fails 10
recover. During the meantime the men
are being held without bond until after
their preliminary hearing.
Mr.. I. E Reinhardt. who has been with
the firm formerly known as The Mar
shall Clothing company for six years, has
severed his connection with the firm
having sold his intests to Geo. S. Badders
and ]. ]. Frankenstein. Mr.. Reinhardt
left for New York city Sunday on a bust
ness trip to be gone couple Of weeks.
He has not definitely decided what lie
will engage in in the future but expects
TO make Topeka his home
Spering Phillips. negro. was arrested
ING to whip his wife at their home near
the corner of Fourteenth and Quincy
streets Both are colored and moved here
a short time ago.
\ man who gave the name of Thomas
j. Brown was arrested by Detective Otto
Anderson about noon on the charge Of
being drunk and disturbing the peace.
the various business houses in the vicin-
lty OF Fifth street and Kansas avenue
lead pencils. He was very noisy and
abusive.
The jurors in Judge Whitcombs di-
vision of the district court reported for
services today and have already begun
work on the assignment of civil cases.
Clara Wege's damage suit against A. J.
Burnett and wife was the first case
called in the second division and will oc-
cupy the attention of the court a couple
of days
The only hitch in the Ninth street
White Way proposition is the fact that
General Manager c. W. Kouns of the
Santa F'e is in Europe He is the man
who has the authority to sign the petit
ton for the blaze of light. The trustees
OF the First Baptist church and the Mills
Dry Goods Co. have already signed.
George Smith has not as vet been pre-
scented with a petition but it is expected
that he viii sign.
A Central Congregational church COM
nittee, under D. o. Coe, met at the Com
mercial club this noon. There will prob
ably not be a great amount of activity at
the club among the committees of the
organization until the return of Secre-
tary J. VIII Kelley from his trip.
Mrs. ". H. Tucker of 2127 Fillmore
street. who underwent a serious operation
at Stormont hospital. is expected to live
but few hours longer.
Mrs. H. E. Seeds and daughter Mabel
have returned from Abilene, where they
were called last week by the death of
their sister and aunt. Mrs. B. L. Strother
Mrs. Strother died in Galena and was
buried at Abilene Saturday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
MOORE FILED A MOTION
Methodist Bishop Asks to Have Suit
Against Him Thrown Out.

Attorneys for Bishop David H Moore.
of Cincinnati, today filed a demurrer
in the United States district court. 10
the petition of Carrie e. Cope. of To-
peka, in her action for $4,000 dam
AGES. The demurrer may not be argued
until April, in which event. the case
may not be tried until next Decem
Der.
man fled suit against the bishop for
$50 900 as damages to her character for
the writing of a certain letter in which
he. character was attacked Recently
the Shawnee county district court
granted an application for the removal
of the action to the federal court. The
fling of the demurrer today is the first
action taken by the defense since the
granting an order for removal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
JAMES BREWER HURT.
Aged Topeka Pioneer Has Hip Erac-
tured by Fan.

Mr.. James Brewer, a Topeka pioneer,
was seriously hurt by fall Saturday
evening in the barn at the rear of his
home, 1927 Western avenue.
Mr. Brewer fell on the cement floor of
the barn and fractured his right hip. He
lay helpless on the floor for a half hour
until his cries had attracted Mrs. Lester
Brewer. his daughter-in-law, who got as
sistance and carried him into the house.
DR.. c. J. Mulvane and DR.. W. F. Bowen
were summoned but owing to his adj
vanced years and weakened condition did
not attempt to set the broken bone. His
condition is serious.
Mr.. Brewer was ST years old on January
IS and has lived in Topeka since 1857. lie
is a brother of Calvin Brewer who Is 20
years his Junior
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
THEY MUST WAIT.
Railroad Prohibited From Putting in
New Freight Schedule.

The public utilities commission late
today ordered drafted an order pro-
hibiting the railway companies in Kan
sas from putting into effect the new
western classification rates which were
to have become effective February Is.
The proposed rate would raise the
freight rates on $50 articles to all points
west of the Mississippi river. Suit
against the establishing of the new
classification is now pending before the
Interstate commerce commission
A number of other western states have
signified their intention to fight the new
rates which the utilities board of Okla
horna declares would mean increased rev.
600 600 yearly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
LA Toilette BETTER.
The senator VIII Take Rest of Sew
eraI Weeks Duration.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Senator La
Toilette was reported better today.
He will take rest of several weeks
but has not indicated whether he will
make a sea trip or not, although that
is under consideration. He visited
daughter who also is improving. Pro-
gressive Republican senators who have
been closely associated with Mr.. La
Toilette say the question of a with
drawal from the presidential race has
not come up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
TODAY IN CONGRESS.
Knox Letter on Sugar Prices Trans.
mitted by Taft.

Washington, Feb. 5.-senate in ses-
sion at 2 D. m.
Lori1ner committee held executive
session to consider Stenographer
BlunenberS contempt case.
House met at noon.
President Taft transmitted a letter
of Senator Knox giving sugar prices
abroad for use of sugar trust investi-
eating committee.
Bill passed requiring government es-
innate of cotton acreage be taken July
instead of June l.
Secretary Fisher before public lands
committee advocated certain new and
modification of old land laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
FLORIDA FOR TAFT.
Will Send a Solid Delegation for the
President to Chicago.

Jacksonville, Fla. Feb. 5.@Repub-
leans of Florida will have their state
convention at Palatka, tomorrow and
according to leaders in Jacksonville,
will endorse President Taft's admin
istration not only with resolutions, but
with solid TAFT delegation to the ma
tiOHai convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05

Rochester. Feb 5.-Hundreds OF
delegates to the fifth annual conven-
ton of the National Gamers asso-
citation and allied industries, which
will open tomorrow. arrived today.
An exhibition of machinery will he
held in connection with the cOnven-
ton. Cooperation in movement for
better agriculture and larger crops IS
to be one of the leading subjects CT
discussion at the session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
GOES CRAZY ON TRAIN
An Old Man Shoots a Passenger and
Himself.

Moose Jaw, sask, Feb. 5.-An old
man suddenly became insane today on
the eastbound express near Swift Cur
rent and emptied his revolver among
the passengers. killing John G. Klundt
of Garrison, n. D. The man, whose
name has not vet been learned, then
committed suicide. Both bodies were
taken from the train here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
HERE TO SEE.
Members New Mexico Corporation
Commission Investigating.

Hugh H. Williams, chairman, and
Geo. w Armijo, secretary, of the new
state corporation commission of New
Mexico, are here today. They came to
get pointers on how the Kansas utili-
ties commission does business.
They visited the state house today
and spent considerable time with the
mem bers of the Kansas commission.
From here they will go TO Oklaho-
ma Ctity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of Mrs. Caroline Weed,
wife of Mr.. George w. Weed of 315
Van Buren, street, who died late sat
urday, will be held at 1920 o'clock
Tuesday morning from the resid ence.
The members of Lincoln circle No. 1
will have charge of the services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
NO PAVING LIMIT.
Twenty-Five Block Plan Fails to Meet
Approval.

The plan of COMMISSIONS Miller to
limit paving in Topeka to % blocks a
war was sidetracked by the board of
civ commissioners this morning. The
civ officials decided that this was too
earlv in the season to talk about re-
trenching in the paving department
A poll OF the commissioners today
revealed the opinion that the Miller
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05

Word was received Of the death of
j. 3. Carrot at Mulhall. Okla, last
night Mr.. Carrot was for many years
farmer near Newman Jefferson
county, and was the taliest member
of the Eleventh Kansas regiment in
the Civil war. The body will be
brought to Newman for interment
Wednesday,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
To Vote on Aspiration Treaties.

Washington, Feb. 5.-The senate
today agreed to vote on the pending
arbitration treaties with Great Britain
and France on the legislative day of
March 5. The agreement was made
after a brief discussion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05

The body of Anna SPOTS. who died
in Kansas City last week, arrived here
this morning and was taken to Bethel
cemetery for interment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05

Mrs. Nancy Haywood. aged a years,
died Saturday at her home at 113 Har-
rison street The funeral arrange
ments viii be announced later.
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o'clock Sunday night. She was %
years old A short funeral service will
be held at the home at $3.50 o'clock
Tuesday and the body will be shipped
to Meriden for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05

Mrs. Mary Ann Paisley died at her
home at 1875 Holman street about $50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

s.. 900 TO LOAN at per cent. Good So
curity. Apply at once, G., State Journal
FOR SALE-Wire folding bed and felt
mattress; also two nearly new sanitary
couches. Gresser & Gatlin, lis e. 9Th st.
Ind. 1l75.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
EIgin Produce Nfarket.

E1gin, Feb 5.-BUTTER-Market firm
at 81 cents, a drop of cents from last
week. Output $4,000 pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05

New York. Feb. 5-COFFENRi No.
Z. 14Ac. Futures closed steady. March,
1892: May. 1890
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
BY NELL BRINKLEY

Copyright, 1911, by the New York Even
ing Journal Publishing Company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05

Sporting Phillips. a negro, was arrested
by OFFICER Palmer this morning while try
ing to whip his wife at their home near
the corner of Fourteenth and Quincy
streets Both are colored and moved here
a short time ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05

Mrs w H Tucker of 2127 Fillmore
street. who underwent a serious operation
at Stormont hospital. is expected to live
but few hours longer.