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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
of an Enormous Cam
paign Fund Annoy Him.
He Is an Advocate of Extreme
Economy in Expense
POINTS TO THE BRYAN FUND
Which, He Says, Was Less
Than a Million Dollars.
Draws a Line Between Organi-
zatiOn and a Machine.

Seagirt, Aug. 12.-Economy to the
extreme, and the smallest campaign
fund in the history of the party if
possible represent the wishes of Gov.
Woodrow Wilson for the coming cam
paign.
cratic party wanted to raise at least
$4,000, 900, Governor Wilson said:
1T vexes me that it has been said
that $2,00O,0 900 has been fixed as the
figure. 1 have not the slightest no.
ton of how much money is necessary,
but remember Mr.. Bryan's telling me
the sum used in his campaign. 1
have forgotten the exact figures, but
it certainly was under $1,0OO,OO0. My
desire is to confine expenditures to a
reasonable degree of economy and alb
solutely legitimate objects. I regret
that it costs much as it does to run
a campaign
Governor Wilson also amplified his
views on Organiza ton and political
machines on which Frederick W. Hin
rich, once a candidate for lieutenant
governor in New York, took issue with
the governor on Saturday, drawing the
governors attention to Mr.. Roosevelt S
position on these questions. Organiza-
tions are absolutely necessary. said the
criminate between political machines
and organization. "A machine is that
small part of an organization used for
wrong purposes, generally private and
personal 1t is not right to- confuse
organization with the machine"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
BUDGET ROW IS ON
No Chance Now to Cut City
Levy to 6.5 Mills.
VIII Be Either 6.75 or 2 Mills
Depends on Stotts.
THROWS BOMB IN CAMP
StOtts Tells Bone and Tandy to
"Fireo Their Employees.
The Axe Will Fall on Increase
in Salaries.

At a late hour this afternoon, the
City hall budget row was in heated
progress. The fight between the city
commissioners to keep down the levy
for 1918 has developed until only one
Droposition remains-that, the city
parks. If Commissioner Stotts wins MS
fight to set aside half mill for park
purposes next year the levy Will De
miIls-a reduction of one mill under
the 1912 budget. If Commissioners
Bone and Commissioner Tandy sue
ceed in whiting the Stotts request to
one-quarter mill the budget will be
6.75 mills-a decrease of Il mills.
Stotts stated this afternoon during
the meeting that he would fight 1or
one mill until the last ditch. Tne op-
posing commissioners were sharpen
ing their pruning knives with the
sam Vigor.
From a birds eye view, it appears
this afternoon that the city oIIiCia y
who requested a raise in salary Will ce
disappointed. The anti-salary ak Is
being gripped by most of the COM
missioners this year. DR.. Bapp' CITY
milk inspector wants $1,5OO year
instead of $1,000. w. Z. RaIston, cry
attorney believes he is entitled 10
$4,000 instead of $1,S00. f. j. stew
art. city electrical inspector wants
500 a month-an increase OF $40
monthly. "a.
60 OOo annually. He is receiving $1.SOo-
He asks 81 ,320 for the assistant hre
chief F, f. Babcock, who receives 81
300. The assistant building inspector,
]. M Hanlon, is given an increase OF
S12o year in the proposed budget II
l. Robinson, head of the electrical WORK
of the fire department, is scheduled
for a $50 raise. Food Inspector G1Inl-
Ian would have 500 month instead ol
s75. G. T. Mattingly, license collector
wants s10O a month. He is paid $40
| The city commissioners admit that 9
majority of the requests are merlted
! But they are trying to reduce the city
taxes-and the salaries in all probaD1l'
! itv will be sliced with the rest of tbs
proposed expenses.
Here is the budget situation as L
stands this afternoon;
! The city commission law allows
levy of two mills for general reVenu'
i expenses. This is $104, 600. The est1
! mated revenues will be $45,o0O. Total
| s149O00. The budget has been cut tC
| s154OoO in the general revenue depart
/ ment. An additional $4,000 must bt
shaved from the budget. The salarie:
! and the motor fire apparatus are IN
| cIuded in the proposed shave
| Commissioner Stotts rises from his
office chair when the cut of his parh
| levy is mentioned.
| IF the commissioners are sincere II
| their whiting process, let Mr.. Bone
dismiss his city auditor he suggests
Bone could do that work-it is his
duty to be on the city job all the time
The another thing-lOok down the
street and you will see three or foul
teams and men sweating in the hot
sun-and a foreman rides in a covered
buggy behind them. Fire these fore
| men, if you wish lower taxes. Let the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
B. P. 0. E. TO K. C.
Will Make the Trip by Auto
Thursday.
Go on Special InvitatiOn-K.
C. Lodge to Have Program.

Topeka Elks are planning an auto
mobile trip to Kansas City next Thurs
day morning, August IA. A trip of
this kind has been contemplated for
several weeks and has been brought
about through an invitation received
Sunday morning by Ralph Montgomery,
exalted ruler, from William A. Brown
exalted ruler and George E. Runyon,
secretary of Kansas City lodge No. 26
to join with that lodge in their fifth
annual outing at Electric park. An
elaborate program has been arranged
by the Kansas City committee, Messrs.
Carl L. Mueller, L. H. Scurlock, ]. r.
Tustin. L. A. Keller, c. c. Bowlus,
J.. J. O'F1aherty and Harry Phillips, to
entertain their brothers from Topeka.
Ladies and members of Elks families
have been especially invited to go.
George w. Stansfield, president of the
Topeka Motor league and a prominent
Elk, has been appointed captain of the
auto trip and urges all the party to be
at the Elks' club in plenty of time
to start promptly at o'clock Thursday
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
vANDALS in PARKS
Kill Two Birds, One Animal at
Gage Park Zoo.
One Alligator Is Made Blind
Monkeys Are Injured.

Two valuable birds and one fawn
have been killed, one alligator is to-
tally blind, and number of monkeys
have been slightly injured as a result
OF the vandals who visit the Gage park
zoo The city has been aroused to ac-
ton by A. F. E. Reinisch, superinten-
Der of losses through the damage
done by visitors to Topeka's prettiest
park.
The two birds-a heron and a pea
cock-were killed by rocks thrown by
young men who went to the park Tor
recreation" The fawn died after oe-
ing injured by a thrown cinder. The
alligator is blind because of sand and
pebbles thrown in his eyes by persons
who wanted to see him move The
average park visitor is disappointed
because alligators do not turkey trot''
and pace back and forth in their en-
closures. They throw sticks ard
stones at them. The monkeys were in
Jured by burning cigars, hat pins, UNI
brella points and ashes. Women stick
hat pins at them. Men poke umbrel-
las and burn them with cigars. All
because they think it is fun
Hereafter when a person is caught
in the act of "cuttin' up before the
animals he will be yanked all the way
four miles. No simple lady-Iike ar
rest. The vandalS will be treated like
he has treated the animals.
"It is hard to believe that grown
men and women will do such things"
superintendent Reinisch said this af-
ternoon. 81 confess, 1 don't under
stand humanity"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
SCHEPPS IS FOUND
Said to Be the Man Who Paid
the Money
For the Assassination of Gam
bier ROsenthal Last Month.

New York, Aug. 12.-This week prom
iSeS to unravel much if not all of the
mystery that still surrounds the kill
ing of the gambler. Herman Rosenthal,
who was shot down in front of the Ho
tel Metropole nearly a month ago.
With the coming of Sam Schepps from
Hot Springs, Ark, and possible con-
fession from Jack Sullivan, the dis
trict attorneys Office prepared itself
for new and important evidence that
would corroborate the confession OF
baid JACK Rose that Lieutenant
Becker instigated the murder.
ScheppS, according to Rose rode in
the murder car uptown and later maid
the gunner for their work The public
prosecutor has sent an officer to bring
Schepps and also requested the Hot
Springs officials not to turn the man
over to any one without instructions
of the district attorneys office. Mr..
whitman wants his own men to see
ochepps before the New York police
get to him
The aldermanic investigation COM
mlttee was scheduled to meet TODAY
To select IT'S counsel. The public
prosecutors office is said to have OBJ
tanned information that Becker has
accounts in no fewer than eight banks
here and there are indications. it was
reported that since the murder Of
Rosenthal several thousand dollars
nave been withdrawn. Deputy Police
Commissioner Dougherty said he Dro-
posed to investigate the story of
Schepps, that the police found him in
the Catskil1S and failed to arrest hin,
Gougherty said he would break" the
detectives if they were found guilty
Schepps in his story of his flight, from
the Catskills. where the New York
detective were searching for the gun
men, is quoted as saying:
In Sullivan county 1 was asleep in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
CONVENTION
The I. T. U. Assemblies in Fifty-eighth
Annual Convention.

Cleveland, Aug 12--With delegates
present from all over the United States
and Canada and even Hawaii and the
Philipr mes, the f1fty-eighth annual
convention of the International Typo
graphical union was opened here to-
day. President James M. Lynch pre-
sided. The Woman's auxiliary also
was in session.
Before the credentials committee of
the Woman's auxiliary convened it was
announced there would be a contest
over the seating of Mrs. Frank Ken
nedy of Omaha, Neb., who is declared
to have been irregularly elected. There
will be no election at this meeting.
New York, Nashville, San Antonio,
Tex, and Montreal seek the next con-
yention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

a gymnasium when five of the New
York detectives that I knew came IN
and lifted the cover from me. One
asked me who 1 was and grinned. 1
said my name was Smith and / grin
ned right back. They went away,
after kindly replacing the cover. Half
an hour later 1 was on my way TO
Buffalo,"
From Buffalo Schepps said he went
to Hot Springs.
Max d. Steur went to the West side
court prison, where "Bridgie" Web
Der, his client and one of those
charged with the murder of Herman
Rosenthal, is locked up. The lawyer
admitted he had received an urgent
telegram from Weber. Shortly aft
erwards Hartford T. Marshall, counsel
for Jack" Sullivan, arrived. He re-
fused to talk and hurried inside.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
For First Time in History Tax
payers Don't Complain.
willing to Pay $177,OOO for
New Bridges in Topeka.
BOND ELECTION IS SEPT. "a
City Commissioners on Last
Lap of New Plans.
Seventeen Bridges VIII Be Re-
neWed Inside Limits.

For the first time in the history of
Topeka, the city officials have pro-
NOTED a bond issue without a serious
objection from taxpayers in the city.
For three or four weeks the city COM
missioners have announced that they
were figuring on calling an election
for the purpose of voting S177.000 in
bonds to rebuild practically all of the
old bridges inside the city limits. Only
a few scattering complaints have come
to the city hall-and they were with
out the usual band wagon support that
runs over city propositions.
1t is proposed now by the city COM
uissioners to hold the election Sep
tember "a 1t is the intention of the
board to have the money on hand
as soon as possible that the bridges
might be built next year. Each day
the city hall opens its doors in fear
that the days reports will bring the
news that a bridge has collapsed or
persons have been injured.
From the sentiment over the city,
it appears that the taxpayers of To-
peka approve the bond issue. Persons
who have walked or ridden over the
city's bridges know that they are
weak old fashioned, SWingy and dam
gerous for public travel Each year
the wagons and motor trucks are
heavier-and the bridges are weaker.
The new bond issue proposes rein
forced concrete structures all over the
city-bridges that will cost nothing
for maintenance, that will stand for
ever and bridges that will give am
pie waterway for the dangerous
streams that wind through parts of
| Topeka.
List of New Bridges.
The county will pay for half the
cost of three of the proposed bridges
Davies street, Fifteenth street and
Twenty-first and Butcher avenue. The
| complete list of bridges together with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
GETTING HOT AGAIN.
But Weather Man Promises Cooler
Temperatures Tonight.

All heat records for this month were
broken today; in fact, this is one of
the hottest days of 1912 thus far The
mercury had reached the 95 degree
point at O'Clock and was still going
up.
S But cheer up! The government OBJ
server says it will be cooler tonight.
The forecast calls for fair weather to-
night and Tuesday. The wind is blow
ing sixteen miles an hour from the
south. The stage of the river early
this morning was Sc, rise of more
than three feet in the past few days.
Il 1r-I.- ,.fa lirac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
Park superintendents Meet.

Boston, Aug. 12.-Park superintend-
ents from all parts of the United States
gathered here today to attend the
fourteenth annual convention of the
American Association of Park Euper-
intendents which concludes its session
Wednesday. Questions relating to
park Supervisors and the best means
of making Fairgrounds attractive are
among the subjects for discussion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
THEY GET COLD FEET.
Robbers Run Away Leaving Money In
Plain Sight.

New Westminster, Aug. 12.-After
shattering the safe in the Royal thea
ter with charges of nitroglycerine, the
strength of which was evidently under
estimated, safe blowers were so fright
ened by the heavy explosion they were
too bashful to take the money which
lay in plain sight. Fire followed the
explosion, but was extinguished with
out much damage.
The theater is located only two
blocks from the police station and
equal distance from the Bank OF
Montreal, where last September rob-
bers secured $257,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
STORM IN NEBRASKA.
Wind and Lightning Do Much Dam
age at Omaha.

Omaha, Aug. 12.-Wind and light
ming which accompanied the storm
which visited Omaha ca. Iy TODAY did
considerable damage to shade trees
and electric wires. The rainfall was
1 90 inches.
Reports of more serious damage
came from points in the state. out
the crippled condition of telephone
and telegraph lines make details hard
to obtain.
Norfolk reports several thousand
dollars damage by wind while at Har-
man heavy hail storm ruined crops.
No loss of life is reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
PLAN TO FIGHT MURPHY
Democrats Meet to Form Anti-TaIn-
many Organization.

Rochester, Aug. 12.-Nearly all the
Democrats who are here to hold
conference today with a view OF
founding an anti-Murphy faction met
in secret conference to discuss plans
The call for the Nassau county COM
mittee is a protest specifically stated
against the domination of Charles f.
Murphy" The conference plans to
make it possible to elect anti-Murphy
delegates to the state convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
TO FORM TAFT CLUB.
Meeting for This Purpose in Senator
Curtis Office Tuesday.

A meeting of young men will be
held Tuesday noon in the office of
Senator Charles Curtis, Crawford
building, for the purpose of organic
ing a statewide Taft club for young
men only The idea is to make To-
peka the headquarters of the Organi-
zation and later to form county and
township organizations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
TY COBB STABBED
Star OutfieIder Attacked by
Three Men on Train.
Only His Agility Saved Him
From Death.

Syracuse, Aug. 12.-Ty Cobb, was
attacked and stabbed in the back by
three unidentified men in Detroit to-
day while on his way to the train
which was to bring him and the team
here for an exhibition game this af-
ternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

Cobb's agility saved him from pos
sible death. His injuries are slight.
1t Is News to Detroit.
Detroit, Aug. 12.-The management
of the Detroit American league base
ball team said nothing had been heard
in Detroit regarding the stabbing of
Cobb until the news came from SYRIA
cuse.
The police had heard nothing of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

commissioners get down to the grass
roots and do some of the work in
tended for them. I am willing to do
more than my share.
But to cut the park levy and hinder
Topeka's greatest municipal asset
neverl will not stand for it!''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
MERCURY TOOK TUMBLE
Florida Gets 25 Degree Drop i'm SO
Minutes.

Tampa, Fla, Aug. 12.-An unprece-
dented drop of the thermometer was
registered at the Weather bureau here
yesterday when the mercury tumbled
25 degrees in 80 minutes during a
souaII. The sun was shining brightly
when the squall came up, the ther-
rnometer registering "a. In tfyHty min
utes fall weather prevailed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12
BASEBALL PROGRAM.

Western League.
Denver at Omaha.
Lircoln at St. Joe.
w rhita at Des MOines.
Topeka at Sioux City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

Weather Forecast for Kansas
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday
Slightly cooler tonight.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-10-24
WILL HOLD ANNUAL
MEETING IN MADISON
Sixty-Fifth Gathering Will Open
on October q.
MANY SPEAKERS TO ATTEND
Wisconsin UniversaIists TO Hold Union
Convention With Unitarians-
Session viii Last
Four Days.

Madison-The Goth annual session OF
the Wisconsin Uniyersalist conVen-
lion, including the Young Peoples
Christian union, Woman's Missionary
association and Sunday School asso-
ciaticn will be held in Madison on
Thursday Friday and Saturday, Oc-
.ober "a, % and &c, in joint conven-
ton with the Unitarian state confer
ence The meetings will be held in
he Unitarian church and parish
house This is the first time in many
years that the two branches of the
liberal church in Wisconsin have met
IN joint conference. The SPEAKERS
will be: Rev. G. F. Niles, Menomonie,
Mich; Rev. A. M McHenry, Osh-
kosh; Prof NJ. V. O'Shea, Mayor J.
b. Helm, Rev. e. G. Smith, Richard
Lloyd Jones, Col William J. Ander-
son, Madison; Rev. w. A. Walker,
Rev. J. w. Carter, Racine; Rev. w.
E. Greeneman, Milwaukee; Rev. Jen-
kins Lloyd Jones, Chicago, and Karl
Mathie, Wausau.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-10-24
RHEUMATISM
A DISEASE OF
THE BLOOD
TIE Treatment Which Is Most
Successful Is Directed To-
ward Building Up and
Purifying the Vital
EIITid.

That rheumatism is a disease of the
blood is shown by the fact that it is
hereditary in certain families, and that
there is marked thinning of the blood
Immediately following its attack.
In the following brief statement are
described symptomswhich every patient
will recognize and the means by which
a cure was effected in this case is des-
cribed with equal fidelity.
If you are suffering from any form of
rheumatism with loss of flesh and
strength, and thinning of the blood, the
remedy that was so effective here de-
serves thorough trial.
"About fifteen years ago." says Mrs.
Rhoda Petit, of Louisville, Neb., latter
exposure to dampness and wet and being
in a run-down condition from overwork,
/ began to suffer from infammatory
rheumatism. Both my father and
mother were sufferers from the same
disease. My right side was afflicted and
had / no use of my right limb. The
cords of the limb seemed to be drawn up.
Often the pains would shift from one
part of the body to another and, while
they were worse in my right limb, they
were very severe through the small of my
back. There was sensation as though
was being cut with knife. My limbs
and feet were swollen so that l could
not put on my shoes. / suffered in
tense agony all of the time and when
the attacks were severe 1 was confined
to bed for weeks. My stomach was in
bad shape. was troubled with heart
burn and gas. lost weight and my
strength was all gone.
81 took medicine from a doctor and
tried several other remedies and lini-
ments but nothing helped me until
tried DR.. Williams Pink Pills. / had
taken them only short time before I
could feel the new blood and after a
fair trial was able to walk The pills
made me strong, healthy woman and
am entirely cured of the rheumatism.
I know would not be living today if I
had not tried DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on re-
ceipt of price, so cents per box; six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The genuine are sold only in packages
bearing the full trademark. ADV.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-10-24
Church Workers to Meet.

The eighteenth annual convention of
the eastern Wisconsin district of the
Christian Endeavor union will be
held at the Hanover Street Congrega-
tional church. corner of Hanover and
Walker streets. in Milwaukee, on Oc-
tober Is, 10 and 90. The meeting
opens Friday night by a song service
led by G. Elnore Boyd, Madison;
greetings from the state president.
Rev. D. J. Williams, Oshkosh, and an
address.
Saturday morning will be devoted
to a devotion hour. a business meet
ing. roll call of societies and the
school of Methods" conducted by
E. P. Gates, field secretary of Illinois.
Saturday afternoon will be taken up
with the junior hour, in charge of
Miss Lovinia Vanderpool, district su-
perintendent. Saturday nights pro-
gram contains praise service and adj
dresses. All Sunday will be taken up
with services, the question box. a
platform meeting, a model c. e.
meeting, the convention sermon by
Rev. Charles H. Beale, D. D., of Mil
waukee.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-10-24
Rose MatiIda,s sprlnter.

"Ah's got a Splinter FIN dat oil win
der sill in nah finge' Mis- Greene"
announced Rose Matilda, who had
been scrubbing window stills, exhibit
ing the injured member rs yo' got a
pin or some sech sharp ting yo' cayn
git it out wifi? All don jes' wan to
leave it in, case dem sprinters ain
to be trifle wifi. oh, denis de t'ing'll
do de business as Mrs. Greene at
tackled the splinter with a pair of
tweezers and triumphantly drew it out.
Tank yo' Mis- Greene. Dem teasers
is de bes' ting to exkrack sprinters
wifi"