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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
LIKE PLAY DAY PLAN.
Second Week Under Drivers Direction
Pleases Superintendent Starr.

The second week of play under super
vision at six playground centers closed
today. superintendent C. c. Starr is de-
lighted with the results that have been
accomplished thus far. He states THAI
400 children have participated in the play
under the supervision Of w. L. Driver
and several assistants.
ASIDE from the hard play, there are
rest periods which are made interesting
for the children, said Superintendent
Starr today. zone feature of the rest
period is story telling by the instructors
The girls are given some instruction in
sewing.
I'm the games the right and wrong of
things is taught. The instructors will be
careful as to the language the children
will use while in play. Simple language
talks will be given in the rest periods.
Some directions will be given as to how
to care for the home gardens.
The play under supervision is being Ell
joyed by the children at the Parkdaie
school. Polk school, Grant school. Central
Park school in the forenoons. and Willow
and Chesney parks in the afternoons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
EPWORTH LEACUERS.
Convention of Topeka, District Being
Held Here.

The Topeka District Epworth
League convention began this after
noon in the Lowman Memorial church
when registration took place, and the
delegates from the outlying towns were
given assignments to Topeka homes
where they will be entertained.
The features for this evening will
! be 1880 O'Clock song service led by
M. c. Holman, and social in charge
of Miss Carmie S. Wolfe, district
fourth vice president.
The convention will continue until
Wednesday evening. The program for
Morning.
6;3o-Morning watch, H. B. Lautz,
leader.
s:Oo-Quiet hour. Rev. o. A. Shut,
leader.
9:30-First department conference.
in charge of Roy H. Weeks, district
first vice president.
10:30-Business hour, secretary's
ment of committees, report of chap
terS.
11:30-Addresse from Fish Train
ing school, Bethany hospital, Baker
university. Baldwin Epworth League
/, 2:oo-Quiet hour, Rev. D. A. Shut,
leader.
2:3O-Questionaire Rev. w. F. Bur-
3;3o-The Successful Business
MEETING. open discussion. led by Will
lard Van Slyck, district secretary.
4:00-Junior hour, Mrs. L. z.
Thorpe, Junior uperintendent, and
Mrs. c. w. Schwartz. Junior League
superintendent, Lowman Memorial
church, corner Eleventh and Morris
avenue.
Evening.
7:30-Song service, Mr.. NJ. c. Hol-
man. leader.
S:00-Convention address, Rev. w.
F. Burris. D. D., Cameron. Mo-, MEM
Der of the general board of control.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
BIG CASE GOES over.
Fowler Suit Will Be Heard in Lcaven-
worth in October.

The suit of the Fowler Packing
company against the board of com
mlssloners of the Kaw valley drainage
district of Kansas City, Kansas, which
has called for a hearing at a special
session of the district federal court.
was continued this morning on mo-
llon OF the defendants by Judge A. S.
NanValkenberg
The suit was called here under an
order by Judge VanVaikenberg of
Kansas City, who presides over the
Missouri division of the federal dis
tr1ct court. He was appointed to hear
this case in the place of Judge Pol
lock upon a motion of the defendants.
Attorneys for the defense attacked the
validity of the call of the special ses-
sion, declaring that it was invalid for
the reason that Judge Manufacturers
issued the call from his office in Kan
sas City and that he had no jurisdic-
ton while not within the district This
motion was sustained and the case will
be heard in Leavenworth during the
october term of court.
The suit was filed against the Kan
sas City drainage board by the Fowler
Packing company on the grounds of
damage to property in building dykes
and levees within the district The
plaintiff petitioned for damages
amounting to S1500OOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
TWO DARK HORSES
Both FOSS and GaynOr Are Be-
ing GrOOmed
For the Presidential Nominal
ton Race at Baltimore.

Baltimore June 1.-two dark
horse" booms for the Democratic nomi
nation were informally discussed here
today by national committeeman. The
booms were for Mayor Gaynor of New
York and Governor Eugene n. Foss o:
Massachusetts. Whether the movement
in behalf of Mayor Gaynor is being en-
couraged by Charles F. Murphy. leader
of Tammany Hall, could not be learned
here. but those directing the Wilson
campaign said they had been Informed
that Leader Murphy was of the opinion
that New York should make no choice
for president until after the Chicago
convention.
The movement for Governor Foss was
launched by Frank Hendrick, of New
be taken up until the second ballot.
Hendrick said Governor Foss' platform
was the reduction of the tariff and re-
ciprocity with Canada.
National Committeeman Sullivan of
Illinois said he had not heard that the
Illinois delegates were trying to Sc
cure the vice presidency for Illinois
We have q dozen or more men III
Illinois capable of filling the position
said Mr.. Sullivan, who added that the
Illinois delegation and their friends
would come here next Sunday on spec
TAI train. Inc LIMOS ueleSdIeS VIII
caucus on Monday. Regarding the re-
peated reports that the New York, In
diana and Illinois delegations would
unite to make the nomination Mr.. Sui
Ivan remarked in the presence of other
committeeman: Illinois delegates viii
vote as a unit and continue so to vote
throughout the convention. We are
for Clark
"Win you vote for Clark after the
first ballot?''
Il may be dead then, but I'm not go
ing to tell what we will do" answered
Mr.. Sullivan.
Secretary Woodson has received WORT
that some contests would be filed from
Rhode Island. The notification gave no
details.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
CONNECTING THE WIRES
Independent and Bell Exchanges Will
Soon Be One.

A large force of men is employed in
the work of connecting the ca bles of
companies in Topeka, and within a
few weeks there will be universal
service under the mana cement of the
latter concern.
Eighteen or twenty cables, each
carrying more than 500 wires. have
phone building on Jackson street.
Sixteen or seventeen thousand con-
nections have been made by the cable
men working down in the manholes
with only three reported interruptions
in subscribers service.
Later the lines will be connected
through the main frames with the
main switchboard.
1t will require several men work
ing day and night shifts to make these
connections, after which it will be
necessary for the wire chiefs forces
or not the telephone has been prop
erly connected to each new line num-
Der. Workmen for the Western
Electric company have been employed
for several weeks in day and night
shifts connecting up the new equip
ment as rapidly as it could be re-
ceived. Much of the equipment be-
ing installed is of special character
and necessarily requires much time in
the making. About thirty men have
OCCu hAiuS CAAAPIOS GU dl Tic OI1lCS 4OI
some time.
The traffic department through
the use of a new observation board
is taking all necessary precautions to
properly supervise the work of the
operators and guarantee satisfactory
service said an officer of the COM
pany today. mo date can yet be set
as to what time universal service in
the city will be commenced, as special
equipment is arriving from day to
day. Each piece of apparatus consti-
tutes but one link in a chain, and the
entire number of links are necessary
before a consolidation can be CT
fected."
A. j. Mackey will have charge of
the local management in Topeka, and
William Norttorf, formerly wire chief
of the Independent company, will be
district plant superintendent of the
consolidated exchange. H. E. CIVIL
liam will serve traffic superin-
tendent, and Edward Kellam will be
district manager of district No. 10. in
which the Topeka exchange is locat-
ed. The local force will be practically
the same as formerly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
HEMPHILL To LEAVE.
Manager of Independent Telephone
Goes Into other Work.

w p Hemphill. who has been gem
eraI manager of the independent Tele-
pbone company for several years, has
severed his connection with that COM
pany and will leave in short time 70
take the management of the proposed
Southwestern Blaugas company with
headquarters at Kansas City. Nearly
500 900 worth of machinery will be in
stalled in the new plant and Mr..
Hemphill will leave tomorrow for New
York where he will make arrange
ments for the purchase of the machin-
cry When he has completed his bust
ness in New York. Mr.. Hemphill will
return to Topeka for a few days and
turn his office in the independent eX-
change over to the different mana gers
O. the Bell Telephone company. He
also plans to go to st. Paul and the
vicinity around there where he will
make a special study of the Blaugas
factory. The Blaugas factory will be
completed by September. and Mr..
Hemphili expects to have from two TO
three hundred workmen busy by the
first of the year.
The management of the local tele-
phone company will be divided into
several departments, each under a
separate manager, instead of being all
under one man as was the case under
MI Hemphill A. ]. Mackey viii be
the general manager of the Topeka
plant, and Mr.. William Nortorf, for
nlerly wire chief of the Independent
company. will be the superintendent OF
the district. II. E. Civilian will have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
new BEST THEATER.
Moving Picture House Much Enlarged
and Improved.

Within less than a year since the
Best moving picture theater, under
the management of Lew Williamson
was started, the patronage had in
creased so that an enlargement was
thought necessary and the opening
of the new enlarged Best takes place
today. The theater now seats 500. An
addition has been built on the east
end.
a pipe organ recently ordered by
Mr.. Williamson will arrive soon and
will be one of the other features of
the theater. 1t will be the only pipe
organ in a Topeka moving picture
theater. A ventilation system INSTALL
ed makes the interior cooler than the
street.
A new picture machine will also
soon arrive and will be one of the
best in the city. 1t will throw pictures
without the slightest flicker and will
be operated without the grinding
noise usually accompanying the oper-
alton of picture-lantern.
The opening program is exception
ally good. 1t includes the pictures of
Taft, Roosevelt. LaFollette, Wilson
and Champ Clark. 1.-The Princess Lor-
raine" is another feature film. The
Mutt and Jeff pictures which are
shown at the Best every Monday and
Tuesday will also be included.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
HE RULES OPINIONS OUT
Judge Dana Bars Testimony of Farm
crs as Insanity Judges.

Judge Dana today refused to permit
the defense in the c. :. Smith case 10
ask non-expert witnesses Hypothetical
questions concerning the sanity OF the
Rcssville farmer. All questions naseei
OF supposed facts and propounded ID
laymen from the RossVille dlstrlce'
were ruled against by the court.
Several witnesses from the Smltn
neighborhood said that they believed
the farmer was of sound mind at the
time he married Kate Conley and That
he was not mentally deranged until a
short time before the hearing in the
probate court. Under cross examlna-
ton they were given a severe grllhnS
concerning their knowledge of sanity
ind persons capable or incapable of
conducting their own affairs
John Fritts, one of the principal wit
nesses for the defense, told of numer-
Gus converse lions with Smith in his
lifetime. He said that smith told him
of his troubles with Alton Smith, the
elder son. 1t was because Alton Smith
checked against his fathers bank ac-
count that ill will was engendered, the
witness said. On one occasion the elder
Smith told the witness that he had
spent $500 to save his son from prosecu-
ton on a forgery charge.
At noon today the defense displayed
no evidence that the trial was nearing
a close. The remainder of today and
a portion of tomorrow will be used 20
complete the testimony on behalf Of
the former West Virginia school
ms am. Perhaps. lawyers say, the case
will be submitted to a jury late Tues
daV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
OURS is THE BEST.
Topcka White Way shows Well by
Comparison.

1t is the opinion of H. P. Miller, city
commissioner and George O'Neill, sup
erintendent of the city electric light
plant, that no Improvement can be
made on the great white way in To-
.peka. These officials have been maxi
ing an inspection of the systems used
over the -country-they returned Sun
day from an investigation of the sys-
tenn used at st. Joseph, Mo.
In St Joe they have inverted
lights" Mr.. Miller said today. Il don t
Ike them as we'll as the upright lights
we have in Topeka. ] noticed in st.
Joe that each globe had a black spot
O.: the bottom where flies. bugs and
dirt had collected. This cannot occur
with our system"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
NO CROP THIS YEAR.
Hundreds in Need of Help i'm SIississip-
pi Flood District.

New Orleans, June 17.-Flood condi
tions will continue in several south
eastern louisiana parishes until autumn
unless the present determination not TO
attempt to close the break in the Mis-
sissippi levee at Hymelia is changed.
This will mean that much fertile land
will afford no crops this year and that
hundreds OF persons must depend upon
the help of their neighbors for sus-
tenance. or seek other fields.
A representative of the New Orleans
flood committee has returned from the
inundated country. He said more thar
LOCO persons are immediate need of ra-
lions. Hundreds Of persons We're suf-
fering from exposure. There have been
several deaths.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17

il would not be unsafe to the COM
munity to liberate him now"
Did you give him the memory
test? asked VIM. T. Jerome, former
district attorney of New York who is
representing the state.
Yes, for two hours DR.. White re-
Piled. His memory was very good
and his talk was entirely rational"
A codicil to Thaw's will made the
evening of his marriage to EVELYN
Nesbit was shown to DIR. White. Asked
what he thought of it DR.. White said
it was rather foolish. Mr.. Jerome
announced that DIR. Britton d. Evans,
superintendent of Morris Plains asy-
lum refused to testify and intended
to have the attorney general of New
Jersey request Governor Wilson to in
truct DR.. Evans to testify
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
TO BOOM GAYNOR.
Democrats Leave New York for Balti-
more in Mayors Interest.

New York. June 17--Jacob A. Cantor,
VIM. p. Black and Francis d. Gallatin,
officers of the Democrat Association OF
New York for Gaynor for President" left
here for Baltimore today to further the
interests of their candidate. At the head
quarters of the association it was said
an eleventh hour conference of delegates
to the convention had been begun with q
view to bringing about the mayors nomi-
nation. The leaders of the movement
said their support of Gaynor was unaa-
thorized by and unknown to him.
Mayor Gaynor said emphatically today
he knew nothing about the organization
formed to support him.
Fen Dubbs, you know what the boys
say about marbles?" he asked
'sWen then Fen politics. l cannot dis
cuss politics here; I am too busy. L have
not read the morning papers Yet.
Jacob Cantor has gone to Baltimore to-
day in the interest of the organization
he was informed.
Il know absolutely nothing about the
matter said his honor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
SAYS IT'S A FRAUD.
Minority Members Republican Nation-
al Committee File Protest.

Chicago, June I'm embers and
members-elect of the Republican ma
tional committee and four state com
mittee chairmen, 13 in all, in a pubilc
statement today denounced the action
of the national committee in making
up the temporary roll call of.the ma
tional convention.
Those who signed the protest We're
Henry E. WATSON, chairman Pennsyl-
vania Republican state committee;
Walter F. Brown. chairman Ohio state
committee; Borden F. Writings, ma
tional committeeman lect of New .'er-
sey: William Allen White. national
ommitteeman-el ect of Kansas: meyer
Lissner. chairman California Republic.
can state committee, and Natlonai
Committeeman Elect r. b. Howell
national committeeman-e OF Ne
braska; Thomas Thorson: natlohal
committeeman of South Dakota; L: A:
CaaweIl. national committeeman-ei ect
Of Minnesota: Thomas K. Niedring-
house national committeeman-el ect
of Missouri; Richmond Pearson, ma
tional committeeman of North caro-
lima: George c. Priestly, national com
rnour Edwards, national committee
man-elect of West Virginia. and Frank
Knox. chairman Michigan state COM
mittee.
eve denounce the fraud by when
tho discredited majority of the Repub-
lican national committee has mace VI
a temporary roll of the national con-
vention and we deny the right OF the
committee to make a roll that mlsnt
result in a nomination that is erect
ed nv dishonesty and trickery. we de-
sire to serve notice on the comlnltlee
and on the convention that the rank
and file of our party never has permit
fed dishonesty in the party machinery
RI no a test of party regularity.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Sarah A. Ingersoll. widow of
Charles s. Ingersoll, who died one and
one-h half years ago, died Friday, June
IA in Boulder. Col She was the mother
of Mrs. d. J. Hathaway, of S21 West
ern avenue, and her body will De
brought here for interment. She was
in her eighty-second year. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hathaway We're with her when she died
Mrs. Ingersol is survived by her only
daughter, Mrs. Hathaway, of Topeka
who went to Boulder a month ago 10
be with her mother. and a sister
Mrs. Carrie f. DERRICK of Scranton
Pa. She was an active member of the
Woman's Relief Corps. and the ladies
of that organization will have charge
of the services which will take place
at the residence in Boulder The re-
mains will be brought to Topeka for
interment beside her husband. Thz
funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
The funeral of Phoebe N Minard
of 21O1 Van Buren, street who died
Friday night, was held at the resi-
dence at O'Clock this afternoon. In
terment was in Mount Hope cemetery
Mrs. Mae E. Rice. aged 35 years,
died at her home at 1415 North JEFF
ferson street, Saturday night. The
funeral was held at the residence at 2
O'Clock this afternoon Interment was
in the Rochester cemetery. She is
survived by her husband, A. A. Rice
Mrs. A. G. Jones, aged 81 years
died Saturday afternoon at his home
at 1904 Buchanan street from a can
Ger. The funeral was held at the
home at 10 O'Clock this morning. The
body was sent to Delphos, Kan, for
interment.
John H. Jones, aged As years, died
Sunday at his home in Mineral
Springs, Tex, of stomach trouble.
Mr.. Jones spent his boyhood days in
Topeka, but has been living in Texas
a number of years and employed as
owner of the Bar c ranch. He is
known by number of the older
residents in Topeka and in live stock
circles. Mrs. A. G. Duffy of 1913
Jackson street is hfs sister.
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PETITIONS ARE FILED.
Capper, jackson, Billiard and Others
Filled Papers.

The following candidates filed petit
tons with the secretary of state to-
day:
For congress-Fred S. Jackson, Re-
publican, Fourth district
For congress-George Burnett, So
cialist, Eighth district.
For Judge--V. P. Mooney. EIDora-
do. Republican, Thirteenth district.
For governor-A. NJ. Jackson, Dem
ocrat, Winfield.
For governor. B. Billiard, Demo
crat, Topeka.
For governor-Arthur Capper. Re-
publican, Topeka.
For congress@John Saunders DEM
ocrat, Eighth district
For state printer-Frank B. Van
Gundy, Republican, Richield.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
AMATEUR GAMES.

At RossvilleERose Tints 2; Ross
Vile 3.
At wichita-ElDorado 10; Wichita
1.
At WinfeId-wichita 3: Winfield o.
At the reform school-Ticket Audit
ors 13: Reform School g..
At Kenwood-L. p. H. T. p Z: Au-
burndale 0.
At Santa Fe diamond-Mail and
Breeze 9; Santa Fe Grays 8.
At Emporia-Rock Island s; En-
poria 4.
At Highland Park-East Sixth 5;
Highland Park Z.
At scranton-Rock Island s: scran-
ton 5.
At Dover-31O,s 5: Dover s.
At Silver I.ake--Walkovers 4; ST.
yer Lake 3.
At Usage City-Rose Tints 5; Usage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
MARzYCk HEARING ON
Witnesses Do Not Agree on Relations
of Murdered Family.

Ellsworth, Kan, June 1.-THE
preliminary hearing of Charles Mar
zyck. charged with the murder of VIM.
Snowman, wife and three children. the
night of October Is, 1911, began here
today.
John Snowman. brother of the muir
dered man testified that the Snowman
family and Marzyck were on friendly
terms.
Mrs. James Vopat, Marzyck's di-
vorced wife, testified concerning all
legged unfriendly relations of Marzyck
and the Showmans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
For salaried Men only.

How long would it take you either
to save or create an estate of 100000
Ask the Government Statisticians AT
Washington about it, They say the
chances are 100 to 1 that you never will.
We will show you how to do it.
If you are So years of age, it will
cost YOU now S110.S0 and your $40, 960
estate is assured.
s. z. BARBER, Manager,
Aetna Life Insurance Company,
New England Building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
SAYS THAW IS SANE.
AIienist Testiries That He Has Exam
ined Whites Slayer.

White Plains, June 1.-THE third
attempt of Harry Thaw. slayer of
Stanford White to obtain his freedom
opened here today with the testimony
of DR.. VIM. A. White, an alienist at
Washington. Mr.. White testified that
he had examined Thaw on three oc-
casions recently the latest being last
Thursday when he spent three hours
with him, the witness added he had
found no evidences of paranoia
-sThaw is not insane he said. "and
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Beef TRUST TO QUIT.
Informs Attorney General Wicker
sham That 1t VIII Dissolve.

Washington, June 17.-Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham was advised today
that the national packing company
would be voluntarily dissolved by the
beef packers by August /. In view OF
this action Mr.. Wickersham announc-
ed that the government would hold
in allowance the civil suit which it pro-
posed to bring againststhe company to
conopeI its diSintegratiOn.
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charge of the traffic department, AMI
Edward Kellam will be district man
ager of district No. 10. the district N
which Topeka is located Practically
all the employees of both the telephone
companies will be kept, so that the
force will be about the same pres
eEt. Sometime during the summer the
switchboards of the two companies will
be consolidated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-17
Rose Tints :: Usage city 6.

The Eagles Rose Tints base ball
team defeated the Usage, City ball club
Sunday afternoon by a score of to
s.. John Smalley, manager of the Rose
Tints. did not take part in the game.
however. He directed the movements
from the coaching line This was
SmaIley's first appearance in uniform.
and he seemed to inject much ginger"
into his men. R-H.E
Eagles Rose Tints. --.7 Z
Usage City e 5
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SUIT IS DISMISSED.
Malpractice Action Against Doctors
Dawson e Dawson Dropped.

The damage suit against Drs. A Daw-
son and a. NJ. Dawson for $4,000 to be
tried today was dismissed Saturday after
noon. The suit was one or number OF
malpractice suits brought against Topeka
physicians by j. J. King and c. a. Lem
bach, North Topeka attorneys. All of
these cases, however, have been thrown
out of court on account of an insufficient
amount of evidence.