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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
new YEARS DAY
The Y. M. and the Y. w. C.. A.
Will Have Great Time.
Elaborate Programs and Ath-
letic Contests That Day.

The Y. NJ. c. A and y w c. A.
have combined in arranging the most
elaborate New Years program in the
history of the associations in Topeka.
There will be something doing" all
the time.
In the morning hundreds of school
boys will crowd the Central building.
The admittance fee will be in the
form of a calendar. These will be
placed on exhibit in the boys room,
and prizes will be awarded to young
sters who enter the best looking. the
most amusing and the best home
made calendar.
At 9 o'clock an interschool indoor
relay contest will be held. There will
be teams of ten sprinters each from
Team captains from the Lowman Hill
school, Grant, Lincoln, Quincy, Van
Buren, and Clay have already report
ed that their respective teams of run
ners have been chosen.
There will be drill by the boys of
the Industrial school at the Y. w: G:
A. from 3 to $3.50 o'clock A girls
basketball game will be played be-
tween $3.50 and 4 o'clock, and from
4 to O'Clock a reception for the
general public will be the order of
things.
In the evening at the Central Y NJ
c. A building there will be entertain
ment to interest everyone. The gym"
Will be given over to sports of vari-
Gus kinds. There will be basket and
volley ball matches between picked
teams, a wrestling demonstration
(Westman and Cellars) and an indoor
baseball game between the fats and
leans. No person who weighs less
than 200 pounds will be given a
place on the nine of the fats.
There will be boys and mems
swimming exhibitions in the pool, The
closing feature will be water base
ball game.
There will be much interest center
ing around the bowling alleys A
match will be played between Y. w.
c. A. and Y. NJ. G. A. members. There
will be tournament among the best
players, and one alley will be open to
the general public.
In Gemmell hall a program of mov-
ing pictures has been arranged from
s to o'clock. A victrola will fur
nish the music. An orchestra also
will be stationed in the lobby of the
building The general public is in
Vted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
DANCED IN PRISON
SIayers, SlaverS, Yeggmen and
Thieves in Vaudeville.
Ugliest Negro Is Best Singer in
the Prison.

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. 2S.-Fifty
prisoners, including slayers, counter
feiters, bankers, white slaN p, safe
blowers and petty thieves eng and
danced to fifteen hunderd Leaven-
worth residents at the U. S. prison last
night. The vaudeville show was the
idea of Deputy Warden Mackey. Last
year a similar show was put on at
which the public was invited to attend.
The show was staged in the prison
chapel. Four men, all convicted of
murder, doomed to spend their lives
behind the walls of the prison, COM
priSed a quartette which sang and
smiled with all the apparent pleasure
of a quartette of college men. Two
other men, both serving life sentences,
rendered a trombone and cornet duet.
Slayer of Three Learns to Play.
One hundred and twenty-five
months ago one of these men entered
the prison, sullen and dangerous with
the blood of his wife, her paramour
and his mother-in-Iaw on his hands.
Today he is a model prisoner, and the
officials say the "old trombone" on
which he plays. is partially responsible
for his redemption.
Neither he nor his partner knew a
thing about music when they entered
the prison and the selections render
ed in such a creditable manner yes
terday have been taught them since
the formation of a prison orchestra.
Homeliest Negro Best Singer.
A big Washington negro, voted by all to
be the homeliest man in the prison, is con-
sidered the best singer. Bedecked In a
white bosomed shirt, high collar, rel
necktie, white shoes on No. 10 feet and a
rakish cane decorated with red ribbons,
he proudly led eight other chocolate hued
companions in a song and dance skit, fol-
lowing a clever burlesQue on the negro s
proverbial weakness for chickens. AIis
songs and his companions excellent
dancing called for encore after encore.
han JnH or q q ~
personator and the accordion player, who
attracted favorable attention at the show
last year. Both are serving sentences for
white slavery.
playlet entitled The New Police
Commissioner" proved Popular. 1t pic
tured the alleged third degree method
used by the police In many cities. An IL
nocent man, weakened by starvation and
threatened with torture Is on the point of
signing a confession to crime he never
committed when the new police commis-
sioner' steps in and saves him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
HOLDER OF MORTGAGE
He Can Collect Under Most Any Cir
cumStances in World.

That concern holding a mortgage
on property destroyed by fire may re-
cover the value of the mortgage from
the insurance company, no matter how
the fire started, was held by Judge
A: w. Dana this morning in the case
of G. V. Stamey against several in
suTance companies. The holding was
on two hacks, destroyed when Sta
mey's Clay street barn burned some
time ago, on which a mortgage was
held by the United States Carriage
company.
A jury recently returned a verdict
finding that the insurance companies
were not liable to Stamey for the loss
of his property, evidence having been
submitted to prove that Stamey fired
the premises. Stamey is now serving
time in the state prison for arson.
This morning, however, Judge Dana
held that the company holding the
mortgages was in nowfse to blame for
the fire, and therefore should recover.
The case is a new one in Kansas, al
though similar cases have been de-
cided in other states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
PROGRESSIVE
Geo. EmmersOn Gets Sheriff
appointment in Osborne.
Gov. Stubs Recognizes Mem
Der Brand New Party.

Governor Stubs today announced the
appointment of George Emmerson, a
Progressive, as sheriff of Osborne
county to fill a recent vacancy EN-
merson has the distinction of being the
first Kansas Progressive to be ap-
pointed to office. He is an old resi-
dent of Osborne county and was one
of the original Bull Moose followers in
his county.
When the question of Emmerson's
appointment came up, Governor Stubs
at first decided to sidetrack the man.
"Emmerson is too DID, Governor
secretary.
Leahy scratched his head and de-
INJURED.
mo, governor, that's just about the
right age,'' asserted the secretary.
mo, too DID, said Stubbs. Lets see
if there isn't a younger man for the
place"
Then Leahy took his pencil and got
busy. Ten minutes later he stood at
the governors desk.
Look here governor" said Leahy.
This man is only six days older than
the man who wanted to go to the
United States senate last November
and he's only four days older than the
man that that senatorial candidate
supported for president"
Stubs smiled.
well, Dave, that's right" asserted
Stubs. 81 hadn't thought of it just
that way. Send Emmerson his COM
mission"
And so George Emmerson, who for
80 years has taken a hand in the polit-
ical affairs of Osborne county, be-
comes the new sheriff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
NO PEACE BASIS
Terms Offered by Turkey
Arouse the Indignation
OF the PIenipOtentiaries Repre-
Senting the Balkan States.

London, Dec 2S.-'HThese terms do
not form even the basis for negot1a-
tions,'' was the unanimous cutlery OF
the peace ENJOYS of the allied Balkan
nations today after Rechad PaSha,
the chief Turkish delegate, had read
the reply he had received from Con-
stantinople to his request for lnStruc-
tions. The proposals presented by the
Ottoman delegates were:
First-The province of Adrianople
to remain under the first administra
ton of Turkey.
Second-Macedonia to be converted
into a principality with SalOniki as its
capital. The principality to be under
the suzerainty of the sultan of Tur-
key but governed by a prince chos-
en- by the Balkan allies and nominated
by the sultan of Turkey. This prince
to be a Protestant and from a neutral
state.
Third-AIbania to be autonomous
under the sovereignty of the sultan
and governed by a prince OF the i'm
perial Ottoman family who is to be
Chosen for a term of five years with
the possibility of renewal or mis- ap-
pointment.
Fourth-All the islands in the
Aegean sea to remain Turkish.
F'ifth-The Cretan question not to pc
one for the conference as 1t is mat
ter between Turkey and the great
European powers.
The sitting of the conference today
assumed quite a different aspect from
that of it's last meeting at which the
Servian envoy read the terms offered
by the allies. Today. even while
Rechad Pasha was engaged in reading
the Turkish proposition the Balkan
delegates could not refrain from mani
Testing their establishment and indigna-
ton by means of gestures and express
sive ordinations. why did we fight,
then?"
What is the return for our vic
tories?''
Does not the blood shed by 100000
glorious victims deserve some other re-
ward?''
cit is a mockery and not serious
conference" were some of the sharp
CALCULATIONS which crossed the picture
gallery in ST. James palace.
One of the Bulgarian delegates,
speaking to the Turks, said:
You must remember that the al
lied troops are still at the Tchatalja
lines Unless you are willing to nego-
tiate on the basis of the dismember-
ment of European Turkey, any dis
cussion will be futile
The Ottoman delegates staunchly
upheld the reasonableness of the pro-
posals but promised to transmit the
observations of the Balkan ENJOYS to
and to give an answer
on Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
ABOUT THAT STORK.
1t Brought Baby and a Burglar to
Frank Harris Home.

Frank A Hart, linotype operator
employed upon the Topeka Capital and
living at Sixteenth and Polk streets
is wondering today just what kind OF
company the stork keeps. He is also
mourning the loss of $20.85 and a watch
worth that much more.
When Harris first boy was born the
family lived on West Thirteenth street.
Soon after the youngster arrived a
Jack the pepper terrorized the neigh
borhood and for a couple of weeks the
women of that vicinity lived in fear OF
him. The prowler was at last caught
by a couple of students, beaten until
he promised to be good and released.
He did not appear again.
Last Tuesday the stork again visited
the Hart home. Hart has two boys
now instead of one. Last night some
one entered a brightly lighted room
in which Hart slept and took his watch
and trousers, the latter containing
little more than $50 in paper and small
silver. Two electric lights were burn
ing all night in the room.
The burglar entered the house
through a window. 1t is several feet
from the ground and a bench was ia
ken from a neighboring back porch and
used by the thief to help him reach
the opening.
The robbery was committed between
1870 o'clock and daylight today. 1t is
believed that Mrs. Hart heard the
burglars some time after 4 o'clock
this morning. She thought the noise,
which sounded like some one moving
about, was made by her husband and
believing that he was fixing the fire,
went back to sleep.
On account OF sickness in the family
Hart slept on a couch in the dining
room last night. His watch lay open
ed on the table. His trousers were
folded on the back of a chair. He
went to sleep with the light burning
brightly in the room and awoke at Z
O'Clock today. He reached for his
watch and didn't find it. Then he
locked for his clothing and found it
was gone.
Open Window Tells Tale.
On the east side of the room is a
window which Hart had closed. He
noticed this was open and looking out
saw his trousers and pocketbook i'll
the yard.
The case was reported to the police
but they have no clue to work on. 1t
is believed the burglar was a member
of gang that has been operating in
Topeka all fall.
Il don't know what would happen
if / had another boy" said Hart, dis
cussing the robbery. "They might
move the house or carry away the
front ward
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
DANA CONFIRMS IT.
The Judgment of Referee Stone
Against John Richie.

The Judgment of Referee Robert
Stone on the noted sewer cases IL
which the city sued John Richie and
Ritchie sued the city, awarding the
CITY about $4,000 in damages, was
confirmed by Judge A. w. Dana of the
first division of the district court this
morning. The confirmation ends a
long litigation as far as the district
court is concerned. in which charges
of fraud flew thick and fast.
The suit involved the construction of
the Sixth ward sewer, which was
built by Richie. and which the city
charged was not built according to
specifications. Charges that overpay-
ments to Richie had been made We're
preferred shortly after the work had
been finished, and later suit was insti-
tuted aginst Richie to recover money
said to have been overpaid to the con-
tractor.
Later Richie brought suit against
the city for a balance due on a paw
ing contract which the city held up
pending he adjudication of the sewer
case. The two cases were combined
and were referred to Robert Stone as
referee, who heard the evidence and
rendered a judgment for the city in
the sum named.
The matter of the confirmation of
the referees report then came up ill
the district court after the report was
filed. and was argued some time ago.
Judge Dana this morning handed
down his opinion. confirming the re
port and entering Judgment for the
city.
1t is said to be likely that an APP
peal to the supreme court will be TAX
en-. If it is a transcript of the evil
dence taken by the referee, which is
voluminous in the extreme, will cost
in the neighborhood of $4,000. it is
asserted, and the city will insist that
a bond for costs be filed to cover the
entire costs of the case.
This morning the referee was
awarded the sum of $500 for his
work. and allowances were made for
stenographers who took the testimony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
MISS BUCK ASKS $4,000
She Brings Suit in Court Against S. b.
ROhrer.

Charging that money paid to S. b.
Rohrer by her brother, William F..
Buck, former superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Santa Fe, had been
converted to Rohrer's own use instead
of being applied to the purchase of
land in Colorado, Miss G. Delta Buck
of San Bernardino, Calf. this morn
ing filed suit in the Shawnee county
district court asking judgment for S3,-
600 and interest.
According to the petition, two years
ago, during the lifetime of Mr.. Buck,
an agreement between himself and
Rohrer was made whereby Buck paid
$4,000 for stock in a proposed irriga-
ton plant in Colorado, the land to be
purchased. The payment, the petition
says. was made to Rohrer. Suisse
Quently, when the purchase of the
land fell through, Buck is said to have
demanded his money. OF the amount
$4,000 is said to have been paid back
in the shape of stock in a timber
company. The balance, Miss Buck
charges. her brother asked for before
his death, and she has demanded
since her appointment as administra-
trix of the estate. She alleges Rohrer
has converted the money to his own
use. and demands a judgment with in
teTeSf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
MAY BECOME SLAYER.
Checker Game Shooting May Cost
Brothers Life.

Kansas City. Dec. 2S.-Sixteen year
old Lawrence Morris, today fugitive,
may become a brother slayer before
night. At ST. Margaret hospital this
noon, DR.. J. F. Hassig said that Nc
Kinley Morris, 15 years old, who was
shot by his brother last night, might
not live through the day.
Chagrined over his defeat by his
younger brother in a wrestling match,
Lawrence shot Mckinley last night.
They had been playing checkers at
their parents home in Kansas City,
Kan Mckinley is paralyzed from the
bullet wound. No warrant had been
issued for the arrest of Lawrence at
noon.
w. K. Ward, the county attorney,
said he would attempt to take a state
ment from Mckinley this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
GAS TO BE so CENTS.
Higher Rates for Towns Farthcst
From Fields.

Kansas City. Dec. 2S.-Beyond the
statement that any advance in rates
agreed upon would be general over
the entire territory served by the Kan
sas Natural Gas company, appraisers
and receivers of the company had no
announcement to make concerning
results of today'S session of a confer
ence on the appraisers report begun
yesterday. Conferees said the exact
amount of advance to be recommend
ed in the receivers report to Federal
Judge Pollock had not been deter
mined.
1t was believed generally that the
price of natural gas in Kansas City
would have to be placed at a figure
close to fifty cents by the local distrib-
uting company and that the price to
be asked by the Kansas company for
the gas delivered here would be about
80 cents. Proportionate rates accord
Ing to the distance of transportation
would it was said, be asked at the
points served by the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28

City, Mo, and SO far do not affect
Kansas cities We are expecting that
an effort will be made also to advance
the price in Kansas. However, con-
ditions are somewhat different here,
and hope we can prevent an advance.
intend to do everything in my power
toward that end. Under our Kansas
laws and with the control exerted by
the state utilities commission over cor
porations, we feel that we have good
reasons for preventing it. 1 hope the
people of Kansas generally will do
everything possible to prevent this
unwarranted rise in the price of nat
ural gas in our community"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
BOY HELD FOR CRIME
Killed Mother and Grandmother for
Home, State Contends.

Columbia. Mo-. Dec. 2S-Lee Moore,
accused of the murder of his mother,
Mrs. Georgia Moore, and his grand
mother, Mrs. Mary ]. Wilson, with an
axe in their home here last week, was
bound over for trial in the circuit court
after a preliminary hearing today. He
was not allowed bond
Love letters written by Moore to
various women and one girl of Is years
were in evidence. Most of the letters
told of his expecta tons soon to have
a home of his own. The prosecution
contends that he referred to the home
of his mother and grandmother.
Professor ]. w. Calvert. of the Uni
versity of Missouri. testified that the
stains on Moore's trousers were blood
stains. Moore's attorneys offered no de-
Tense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
FOR over TWO YEARS
Not a Drop of River Water in Topeka
Mains.

The Kaw river is lower than it has
been for a year. and the pumps at the
water station are working their maxi
mum lift The water is lazily filter
ing over the sandbars. Owing to the
stoppage Of water waste by metering
the service the department. is having
no trouble About twelve months ago
the river intake was exposed for eight
inches: it is covered with water at the
present time
mo danger of a water famine" as
serts Commissioner H. P. Miller. cheer
fully, "everything's working well-and
please to remember that we haven
had drop of river water in our mains
for over two and a half years"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
The KIENE REUNION.
Held at the Valencia Farm-Nine
Sons Who Weigh a Ton.

A notable Christmas family reunion
was held at the F. A. Kiene farm
near Valencia. There were twenty
seven of the Kiene family present in
all including seven of the nine sons.
one of whom was Sheriff-elect L. L.
Kiene.
The nine sons are often spoken of
as "the nine who weigh a ton" They
are all large men. The wives of sew
eral of the brothers were included in
the maryland their children. Among
the points from which they hailed
were Chicago, Shreveport, Manhattan,
Valencia and Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
Mexican Wants $4,000 Damages

Because he says he was injured in a
collision between a couple of handcars
on the Union Pacific tracks near Onaga.
Pablo Padilla. a Mexican track
laborer, brought suit in the district
court this morning for damages in the
aggregate of $4,000. He claims the in
juries he sustained are permanent, and
will prevent him from working in the
future According to the petition the
Mexican was riding on the front of a
handcar. Back Of him was another
handcar. and further back was a rail-
road motor car. He says the motor
car overlook and struck the car he
hind him. sending it against the car
on which he was riding. and throwing
him to the ground
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
Protest Against Change in Phones.


Editor State journal:
a general mass meeting of citizens
was held at West Indianola Thursday
evening in regard to the proposed
change in telephone service now in
action by the Bell Telephone Co. This
territory situated northwest of town
furnishes heavy patronage for the
phone system. 1t is proposed by the
Bell Co. to remove the present phones
which are operated by the old style
crank system. There is also to be a
rural switchboard controlling these
phones. A few of the crank phones
have been installed, and the testimony
of those at the meeting who had them
was that the crank phone was unsat-
isfactory. it being often difficult to
communicate with someone on rural
line.
The citizens of this district and up
the Kaw valley are very much agi-
tated over the proposed change and
are unalterably opposed to any sub
stitution of crank" phones in place
of the first class service rendered by
the present phones.
A meeting was held Dec. Is at
which time a petition was drawn up
phone patrons, asking for a continue
ton of the present system, which was
submitted to the phone company. The
farmers greatly fear that the proposed
change would make inferior service
and the unanimous decision is that
the present phones are satisfactory.
and no changes are wanted Another
general meeting will be called next
week to enlist the cooperation of
Shawnee county and adjoining ter
ritorieS.
BY A. H. MCDONALD, Secy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
AS BILLIARD SEES IT.
The Mayor viii Oppose Advance in
Gas With Might and Main.

Mayor Billiard, who has been view
ing with hostility the reports concern
ing the rise in the price of gas, said
this morning that he saw no reason for
an advance.
Il notice the report of the experts
made TO the receivers of the Kansas
Natural Gas company. published in last
nights State Journal said he, land
observe 1t is probable that there will
be a very material advance in the
price of gas in the near future. The
statements seem to apply to Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
Topeka Masons to Valley Falls.

Several members of the Scottish
Rite body Of the Valley of Topeka left
today for Valley Falls, where they will
bestow the third degree of Masonry
composed of the following knights:
L. NJ. Penwell A. A. Rodgers, Fred
Fuller, w. N Dana. T. L. Courtney
W. G. F. Reichenbach, E. ]. Stewart,
L. H Gest, w. NJ. Shaver. NJ C
Thompson, VIII Nelson, c. B. Burge
Fred Voiland and J. f. Thomas
Lectures Will be made by w. c. F.
Reichenbach and w. NJ. Shaver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
DEATHS And FUNERALS.

The funeral of Mrs. Frances n. Wood
who died early Friday morning, will be
held at the residence Sunday morning at
1880 o'clock Captain Joseph G. Waters
will give an address telling of the life
work and staunch character of Mrs. Wood.
The Ladies of Lincoln Circle No. 1 yNAII
have charge of the ceremony at Topeka
cemetery. A car will be furnished to take
friends to the cemetery.
The funeral of F. NJ. Evans of 62T Madi-.
son street will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sun
day afternoon at the home, 1nterment in
Topeka cemetery.
Word has been received of the death
of Mrs. William Pollom at ner home in
Tacoma, Washington, ON December %
She is survived by her aged husband.
seven sons and four daughters. Four sons
and one daughter live in Kansas OF these
p. A. Pollom, ]. NJ. PoIIom and p. r.
Pollom live near North Topeka. The body
will be brought to Topeka, and the
funeral will be held from the Church az
the Assumption Sunday afternoon at 2.ao
O'clock