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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26
FLESH FORMING FOOD

When you buy a package of Samose.
the great fiesh-forming food, weigh
yourself and see how much you gain In
the first weeks use. Geo. w. StansT1eld
druggist, 632 Kansas avenue, will tell
of many of his customers who a month
or SO ago were thin, pale and haggard,
but who are now through the use OF
SsmOse. plump, strong and happy.
with perfect health and attractive flesh
He has seen so many instances of the
wonderful power of Samose to restore
the weak and sick to strength and
health, and to make good natural flesh
that he gives his personal guarantee
with every package of Samose he sells
to refund the money if it does not
prove satisfactory.
Samose is pure preparation, and can
be used with absolute confidence Dy
the most delicate. 1t gives remarkable
results with children who are weak
and run down and without appetite. 1t
builds up the thin. pale, puny girl and
woman to perfect plumness and health
1t is the only flesh forming food of its
kind and in addition. it strengthens ev-
cry organ of the body, restoring
strength and health to the whole sys-
tenn. Sent post paid on receipt of price,
30 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26
DIABETES
Treatment That Costs Nothing if 1t
Fails to Benefit.

Diabetes has long been considered
an incurable disease and the only
hope held out to patients has been to
prolong their years by abstemious liv-
ing. A newly discovered plant in Mex
leo called Diabetol herb has been
found to be a specific in the treatment
of diabetes, quic--lv reducing the spe-
cific gravity and sugar, restoring the
weight and building up the system.
The treatment is very inexpensive;
500 worth of the herb will last two
symptoms in the most aggravated
cases. Call at our store and see the
proofs and get a free booklet of diet
lists showing the proper foods for d.
abetics. Fred A. Snow, druggist,
Tenth and Topeka avenues. Free de-
livery. Phone your orders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26
SANTA FE FRUIT RECORD.
Thirteen Million Oranges in One Yard
in One D&y.

San Bernardino. Cal. April 26.-
Thirteen million oranges-to be exact
13,1712O0 by the law of averages
were in the Santa Fe yards in San
Bernardino the other day, and the
seasons citrus fruit shipment record
was again broken. says the Sun.
A total of 1876 cars of citrus fruit, 13
of which were lemons, were started
east by the Santa F'e-
The big shipment of golden wealth
moved in four sections of the fast fruit
express, and it required IL of the big
gest engines to haul it up the Cajon
grade.
The contents of ths trains will bring
about 100000 in tho eastern markets,
and this represents one days packing
in the fruit districts of southern Cali
fornia.
The figures from the other railroads
will probably run the total shipments
up to 375 cars fc~ the day, which
would make one of the biggest records
in the fruit hiStOrJ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26
WORKING ON U. P. WIRELESS.
First Apparatus on Top of Building a
Omaha.

Omaha, Neb.. April 26.-Active
operations looking toward the estab-
Iishment of a wireless system to be
used in dispatching trains and trans
acting business of the Union Pacific
have been commenced. DR.. Frederick
Millener will be in charge. The an
tennae will be located on the head
quarters building, the top of the mast
rising forty or fifty feet above the roof
or about 1926 feet above the curb line.
Power will be supplied by the engines
and dynamos in the building. It is
estimated that gram waves can be sent
through the air q distance of from
1900 to 1000 miles with the power at
hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26
"NEw ENGLAND LINES"
Boston & Maine anc New Haven May
Consolidate Soon

Boston, April ga bill providing
for the consolidation of the Boston &
Maine and the New Haven railroads
under the name of the New England
Lines" and the creation of a public
service commission, is before the
Massachusetts legislature, sent by Gov
ernor Foss, along with a message of
5000 words explaining in detail it's
reason and purposes.
The proposal which is understood to
meet the approval of the railroad Off
Gals, is to dissolve the holding COM
pany under which the two systems are
now operated. and to provide for their
actual physical union by four track
tunnel under the city of Boston, the
identification of all lines in the metro
politan area and other improvements
Involving an expenditure of approx
mately 500, 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26

would be successful. Whatever the
effect may be upon the plans of the
Grand Trunk consequent upon the
death of Mr. Hays so far as the New
England territory is concerned it IS
inevitable that Providence is to become
one of the terminals of the Grand
Trunk system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26
HAS MONEY LEFT.
Commercial Club Is "Ahead of the
Came

Never in the history of the Topeka Cont
me-cial club have the finances of the or
ganization been in such good shape The
financial statement as given in the Com
mercial Club Bulletin, of the press today,
follows:
Clubs Financial Statement.
Balance on hand March 1...........$1, 3o2. IS
Receipts from dues to Mch. 81 inc. 779 ID
Receipts from billiards. Il 50
Total receipts .-.----...-.....-..-..$ g, 096 .0S
Total balance on hand April LIS III 81
Cafe Financial Statement.
balance on hand March 1----.-..-$ s7.8S
Receipts from lunches to March 81. sos. 20
CIGARS to March 81 Observation-Disclosures. 81. 50
RIIlfard to March 81 ................. SIG
Total recetpts sss.1s
Total disbursements to March 3D.. $50. u
balance on hand April 1.-.-...-.....S 266. IS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26

New crop Kentucky blue grass Just
in. Prices right Zimmerman Seed Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26

Fix up the lawn for spring. Time
now to SOW Kentucky blue grass and
white clover. Zimmerman Seed Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26
That Painting Job

Don't let 1t bother you. Consult the
Acme Quality Paint store for advice
and suggestions.
62S Kansas avenue.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16
BANDIT
GETS $4,000
IN HOLD-UP
TAKES A PACKAGE CON-
TANNING BILLS; LOCKS MES
SENGER IN SAFE
lBy Associated press. :.

Asherville, n. c., Aug. ia lone
train robber boarded South railway
train No. IS, Spartanburg to Nash
Vile, at 10:3a last night as 1t was
leaving Biltmore, three miles from
this city, and covering the express
messenger, e. l.. Carr, with a re-
volver, secured a package contain
Ing $4,000 in bills. The robber then
left the train, it is presumed, as 1t
slowed up for Asheville yards. When
the train arrived at the Asheville
station express employees found the
messenger locked in the chest. When
released the express messenger was
unable to give a description of his
assailant, saying the latter was com
pletely masked.
The train was an hour late at
Bltmore. a fact which the local po-
lice department say the robber was
aware OF.
The messenger says he was just
arranging his packages pre-
paratory to leaving the tran at Ashe
vile when he was confronted by a
masked stranger with a loaded re-
volver, who demanded his money
Carr states that the robber then
bound his hands and forced him to
get in the chest and locked it.
The alarm was quickly given at
Asheville and posse started toward
Biltmore on special train. other
of the force boarded train
No. 35, which leaves Ashevlle al
11:40. 1t was thought that tho
robber might attempt to escape on
this train.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16
B00SERS
MAKE NEW
RECORD
PILL SMOKERS CONSUMED
11,221,624,O84 DEADLY
STICKS IN 1911
lBy Associated Press.l

Washington, D. c. Aug. 1G.--.The
people Of the United States produc
ed more whisky and rum and smoked
more cigarettes during the fiscal
year 1912 than ever before in the
history of the country. according to
the preliminary annual report of
R9yol e. Cabell, commissioner Of in
ternal revenue, submitted TO Secre-
tary MacVeagh today. The con
sumption OF whisk was exceeded only
by the year 1907, but beer drinking
fell off by a substantial percentage.
The Unprecedented smoking of H.
221 ,6240S4 cigarettes, exceeding the
record of 1911 by nearly 2,000000,00O
amazed the treasury officials, who
were unable to account for he enor-
nous increase.
stored in warehouses the country
over are 263 7S6.070 gallons ol
whisky and rum, the greatest on
record
In Kentucky alone arr stored i5S,.
100000 gallons. which exceeds the
total amount Of whisky ANA rum N
the whole United States eleven years
ago. The record produc,i1' Of these
intoxic8nts for 1912 was lSS,0op000
gallons, or 13,0O00O0 gaGona greater
than 1911
The consumption of whisky and
rum for 1912 was 133,377,458 gallons,
the nearest approach to the record
Of 134031 900 gallons in 1896
The consumption of beer for 1912
was only 62,108,733 barrels, a de
crease of over l10S,00O barrels as
compared with 1911.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16

VAMPIRE"
IS SOUGHT
YOUNG WOMAN OF MAD.
DENING BEAUTY" CHARGED
WITH MURDER
(Ry Assoelatea press.l

Chicago, Aug. l6.-A woman
vampire young and beautiful, is
being sought by the police of Ham
mond in connection with the death
there yesterday at St. Margaretb b
hospital OF John Mersman. wealthy
contractor of West Hammond.
Mersman was taken fatally sick
Monday evening while with the
woman in the cafe of Henry Ross
He was hurried to the hospital aud
closely examined by physicians IL
was discovered that some violent
drug had been injected into his
blood, apparently during the time
he had been asleep tie ufed short
ly after being taken to the hospital.
On his left arm was the marking a.
a hypodermic needle.
The search for the woman then
began. Persons who had lived in
,ne same hotel in Hammond with
Mersman during the three days of
his stay here declared that the
young woman. extremely beautiful,
had been with him during almost
every hour
II lltnuS VI lHt man uctldIc ne al
ways carried a large sum of money
on his person. and several times
during the three days he and the
woman were at the hotel Mersman
was seen to display a large roll of
high denomination bills. But a few
cents were found on his person when
he was taken TO the hospital, ana
the woman had disappeared
Mersman was married His wife
and children live at West Hammond
Three days ago he met the young
woman who was with him at the
time of his fatal Illness She is said
to be stranger in the city Di-
rectly after his meeting with the
woman, Mersman told his wife he
had been called out of the city on
business and would be gone for
three days.
Mersman and the woman went to
the hotel IN Hammond and took Y
room there as man and Wife. Every
night they rode about the city In q
closed car. and paid many visits to
various cafes.
Mersman died without being able
to make any statement.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16
QUICK WORK OF
CAPTAIN HADD0N

Yesterday afternoon late, d. A,
|Baddon, captain OF police, received a
telephone message from the sheriff oil
Douglas county, Kansas, to be on the
lookout for negro with a grip full Of
stolen property. The name OF the ne
gro wanted is w. NJ Jones and ii was
certain that he was headed this way,
the message stated.
Haddon got busy and set his trop
for Mr.. Negros reception, should he
happen this way.
Haddon, himself, was at the Santa
Fe depot at 10:45 last night when
the south bound train arrived. The
first passenger to alight from the
separate coach was "Mstah Jones
hnd he stepped right into the arms
of the waiting officer TO say that
he was surprised negro is putting
it mildly. In fact, he was SO com
pletely taken off his guard that he
confessed his guilt before he recov-
cred from the shock, Later on he
tried to place the ownership of the
grip containing stolen property, on a
negro woman who was in the same
ear. The negro woman, however, re-
fused to carry his burden and denied
the ownership.
The grip contained set of furs,
several pair of shoes, jewelry aud
other valuables. At II o'clock last
night the sheriff at Lawrence was
notified and he will arrive in Guthrie
at O'Clock this evening to get his
ran.
A. II. Anderson was taken in last
night by the police. He will answer
t0 charge of being drunk and dis
orderly.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16
EFFORT
BY HOUSE
IN. FAILED
ATTEMPT TO AGAIN OVER
RIDE PRESIDENTS VETO
LOST BY 20 VOTES

Washington Aug 16-House Dem
otratic leaders failed today in their
third successive effort to override
the presidents veto when they
sought to pass the legislative, exc.
cutive and judicial bill.
The vote. l5S to 107. was 20 short
Of the requisite two thirds of those
,oting. AS a result, the bill will be
taken in hand tomorrow morning,
shorn of the provision to which the
PRESIDENT objected. fixing seven
year tenure for government employees
Under the civil service, and send it
on its way again.
The other feature to which the
president objected the abolition of
the commerce court, will be left in
the measure. but the temper of the
senate on this program is yet to be
sscertained 1t is acknowledged at
both ends of the capitol that there
is a strong sentiment against the con
tlnuance of the court, and objection
by the senate for this reason is not
expected. SO strong is the sentiment
against the tribunal that leaders of
both the senate and houst believe il
,he president yetoes the bill as
changed, it can be passed over his
objection.
In the house there were many po
cullar changes of front on the part
Cf the Democrats and insurgent Re
Publicans, the latter's votes having
| cen the deciding factor in passing
the wool and steel tariff revision bills
ever the presidents veto Eighteen
Democrats deserted their party on
the roll call, while thirteen insurg
ent Republicans voted with the ma
iority The Democrats are
Allen, Sharp and. Whitacre, Ohio,
Gay. Curley, Murray, Pet
RS and Thayer, Massachusetts,; Dono
lue, Pennsylvania; Hammil, Kinkaid, |
Mccoy, New Jersey; Levy, Sulzer,
Ialcott, New York Lobeck Nebras
la; O'Shaughnessy Rhode Island; |
Riley, Connecticut.
Republicans who remained with the
Democrats on the vote and who have
ioted with them throughout on the
'eto roll calls, were;
Anderson. Lindbergh, Davis, Min
,esota; Good, Green, Haughen, Pick
1T, Kendall. Iowa; French, Idaho; |
Jackson, Young, Kansas; LaFolette,
Morse, Wisconsin
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16
HAD CONCEIVED PLAN TO
FIGHT THE STEEL TRUST
Intended 10 Buy Tennessee Coal
and Iron CompaRy---se Nc
LOurln a sac, 900 Victim

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 16--Franklin
A Umstead's S S15,000,000 steel bubble
hurst today when Umstead filed a pc
ttion in bankruptcy in the United
states district court. He gave his
liabilities as $l,551 $50, and his as
sets as $40. in household furniture
This is the final chapter Of a plan
conceived in 1903 by Umstead to or
eanze a steel combination for the
purpose OF fghting the United States
steel corporation
The liabilities are almost entirely
,arge sums from finance and trust
companies in New York. Baltimore.
Chicago and various cities throughout
the country Among those who in
vested in the proposition, 1t is said,
was the late Senator McIaurin. of
Mississippi, who lost 100000
Other scheduled claims are: Inter
Latonal Trust company, Baltimore,
Si6o000; American Finance com
ranY. New York, 100000, and the
Union Trust company New York,
S225,o00.
Raised Million Dollars
umstead organized a company un-
der the laws of Maine, whose charter
vas designed to combine all the in.
dependent steel properties available.
including the Tennessee Coal and
IRON and railroad company, which
was afterward purchased by the Unit
ed states steel corporation.
The plan OF financing went on for
several months and more than 1000
ue0 was raised. The plans had been
perfected to such an extent that
railroad operating in the vicinity OF
Tennessee Coal and Iron company's
properties, then the Birmingham Rail
.oad company, was negotiated for and
'lans perfected for taking it over
For some reason, the scheme did
not materialze and the promotion OF
The corporation fell through Um-
stead eventually left New York and
came to Chicago where ii is said he
has been working for a time In the
employ of a telephone company. In
lis petition in bankruptcy he gives
his employment as security salesman.
Second Venture in Bankruptcy
This is not ITmstead s first appear
arce in the bankruptcy courts. In
1909. when he was Connected with the
Hartman Manufacturing company.
t'mstead filed petition III bankruptcy
~ Galveston Texas, giving his lab
lies as S97046G and no assets Banks
IN New York. Cincinnati and other
cities were named as creditors
timstead and William l.. Kiefer also
conceived the plan OF consolidating
several wire manufacturing compan-
les and selling the combination at
large pro1t They borrowed $125009
from the Trust company OF America,
0ledging as security the entire cap
ital stock Of the Hartman company
valued az s3J0000 When plan was
ut into effect to increase the capital
stock Of the Hartman company to 81
100 600 Umstead and Kiefer repaid
the loan to the trust company and re-
gained possession OF the stock put
~ as security But before the deal
could be completed creditors of the
omgany put 1t into the hands of re
ceiver dt took the courts eight
Years to settle a Judgment growing
out OF this scheme against the trust
company in behalf Of the Hartman
company creditors.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16
GIRL STRUCK BY LIGHTNING;
SHOE TORN FROM FOOT

Salina, Kan. Aug. l6- Miss Kate
Pertles, the tfyearold daughter OF
Michael Bertles. eight miles north
vest of Saina, was struck by lightn-
ing last evening. The bolt passed
+ ON the chimney on the house to q
wire clothes line from which the girl
was taking clothes, passed through
her arms and body and entered the
ground from two Of the girls toes,
tearing shoe completely from her
foot The girl Is living and may re-
cover.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16
GOVERNOR WILL GRANT
REQUISITION FOR MATHEWS

Arthur Swank returned today from
Oklahoma City where he interviewed
Governor Crlce with reference to
securing a Ge1afiti3n for the return
to Illinois OF W. n. Mathews. want
ed in that state for wife desertlon.
Mr.. Swank represents Sheriff Vogle-
pool, of Nashville Illinois. Vogelpool
WAS recently sued by Mathews for
$20.0t0 for false arrest.
Mr.. Swank says he is certain the
governor Will grant the requisiti0n
for the return OF Mathews TO Ill1
nois.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16
ONE CENT
RATE FOR
SHER|FFS
CORP o RATION COMMITS
SION WILL SEEK TO CUT
PASSENGER RATE

A sheriff and two of his deputies
will be given the benefit of a 1-cent
rate on all railroads operating in
Oklahoma under the provisions of
an order issued Thursday by the
corporation commission.
And in making the order. the
commission believes that the work
of law enforcement officers will be
made much easier and that the
practice of thieves who rob freight
and coal cars will be broken up. In
addition to the 1-cent per mile pro-
vision. it is suggested to the rail-
roads that any person who gives in
formation which will lead to the ar
Continued on Page Sd
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16
LAvENOAR AND
MATTHEWSON WILL
PITCH TODAY

Chicago. Aug 16.--The manage
ment of the bah park ased that extra
police be furnished to handle the
crowd at the New York Chicago Ma
tional game here today. The adj
vance sale OF seats indicated that
the attendance would be twenty five
thousand Lavender and Matthew
son are opposing pitchers The Cubs
won from the New York Giants yes
terday in the opening game OF the
series by a score OF 10 I. Attend
anee 10000
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16
NEW BRIDGES
FOR LOGAN
COUNTY
BRIDGES WASHED OUT BY
SPRING FLOODS TO BE
REPLACED

John ONeill, member of the board
Of county commissioners from the
north district has been in the city
for the past few days arranging
plans and adopting sites for the new
bridges to be erected in his part OF
the county during the fall. The
majority OF the bridges to be erect
ed from The new road and bridge
fnnd will 20 to his district 1t is
honed by Mr.. O1Neill that the levy
made for this purpose for the com
ing year will be adequate for the
of all needed bridges in the
county.
The big rains of the early spring
Continued on Page Flve(
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16
WOULD WAIT UNTIL "GYP
THE BLOOD" AND "LIFTy
LOUIE" ARE CAPTURED
lBy Associated Press.l

New York,Aug. 16.-4District At
torney Whitman said today that he
did not want to start the murder
trial in the Rosenthal cases until he
had captured Harry Herowitz alias
Gylp the Blood and Louis Rosen-
weig, alias Lefty Louis the two
gunsmen for whom the detectives
are now searching at Methuen Mass.
A telltale post card to "Bridgie"
Webber, sent out from Methuen. is
believed to be from Rosenweig. The
cases will probably be tried at an
extraordinary session of the su-
pTeme court.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16
SPECIAL JUDGE APPOINTED
TO TRY ROSENTHAL MURDERERS

Albany, Aug. 16.-Governor Dix
today designated Justice John w.
Goff to preside at the extraordinary
session of the supreme court of
New York, set for September Bird.
for the trial OF the alleged slaycrs
or Herman Rosenthal, the New York
gambler.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16
WIPED OUT BY FIRE
,ecial to the Daily Leader.

Special to the Daily Leader.
Cherokee. Okla Aug 16-Fire,
thought to be incendiary origin,
started here early this morning
in the business section of the town
The town is without water service
Pucket brigades have been working
herocally all day to break the spread
CT flames but with little success 1t
is feared the town is doomed to be
completely wiped out. The property
SIS will reach many thousands Of
dollars. NO loss of life has been re
ported.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16
NEGRESS SELECTROCUTED
lRv Associated Press.l

Richmond, Va Aug l6-Vireinla
Christian, 2. negress. the first wom-
an 10 he ut to death in the electric
chair of virginia. was executed here
today. Governor Glenn refused to
yield TO the entreaties made for elem
ency.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16
GOODW|NiPA PARALYzEO
(By Associated Press,)

Los Angeles. Calf. Aug. 16.-
Nat. c. Goodwin, the well known ac-
tor. who was thrown on the rocks at
Rocky Point yesterday when his
boat capsized, is reported to he in
a serious condition. Paralysis o. the
lower limbs has developed. ply
sicisns say W injuries indicate
spinal INJURY Muscles of the left
side are also affected