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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31
4 HALLOWEEN SOCIAL
X. and L. of S. Council No. Enjoyed
One at Hall Wednesday Night.

The members and friends of Council
No. 2 knights and Ladies of Security
enjoyed a Halloween social in Security
hail Wednesday evening An enter
tainment was given in which d short
musical and literary program was rem
dered. The most enjoyable number
was an original ghost story by Mrs.
S. Grace Witt, who was assisted by
Miss Florence Craven at the piano.
Mrs. Maude Catron rendered a number
of excellent limitations of animals.
A penny bazaar was conducted in
the rear hall and the attractions con-
sisted of a fortune telling booth. with
Mrs. s. Grace Witt in charge; a fish
pond conducted by Miss Una McHenry
and Miss Edith Rossie. Another
booth, the Wizard of Zodiac, was con-
Quoted by Miss Mary McAndrews. The
remainder of the evening was spent
at refreshments and dancing.
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.LEAHY TAKES A HAND.
Governors Secretary Asks Thompson
to Amend Letter.

Responding to Judge William H.
Thompson's second letter to Governor
Stubs, regarding the senatorial con-
test and a peace pact for the election
of the candidate receiving the largest
number of votes, David D. Leahy, sec
rotary to the governor, has returned the
communication with the suggestions
that it should be revised, amended and
generally overhauled before being Of
fered as a serious document in the cam
paign records Governor Stubs is not
in the city and Judge Thompsons re-
quest that the two candidates enter into
an agreement binding themselves to
support the winner in next Tuesdays
election, remains unanswered.
In his letter to Governor Stubbs' op-
ponent, Mr.. Leahy wrote to Judge
Thompson in part as follows:
In no place in the governors letter
can you find where he solicited support
for his candidacy for the United States
senate either from Mr. Martin, Mr..
PepperilI or yourself All he asked was
this: that Mr.. Martin and Mr.. PepperilI
give their endorsement to your proposal
that the choice of the pA0ple of Kan
sas next week should be the choice of
the legislature next winter.
1.-The platform which they are spread
ing broadcast among the electors of
Kansas and which they are pretending
to support declares unequivocally for
the election of United States senators
by direct vote of the people. The law
of the state of Kansas, in letter as well
as in spirit, provides for the selfsame
thing. All Mr.. Stubs asked you to do
was to get Mr.. Martin and Mr.. Pepperin
as the responsible official spokesman of
the Democratic party to join in your
pledge that the Democratic representa-
tives in the legislature would carry
he nj of he nd
law of the state.
He asked the Democrats to do nothing
that he did not require of his own party
and with his characteristic straightfoF-
wardneSS he enclosed with his proposition
to you the signed pledge of himself, as
well as the chairman and secretary of the
Republican party, that they would insist
upon their party representatives in the
legislature carrying out the expressed will
of the Kansas voters.
THE way the thing stands now is this:
That Mr. Stubs and the Republican party
organization are supporting those planks
In the Democratic state and national plat
forms which refer to the election OF
United States senator by direct vote CT
the people. while the managing officers
of the Democratic organization IN Kansas
are compelled by the terms of an uiI-
wholly alliance with boiling standpatters
to repudiate the promises they have made
to the people.
LAS a judge I believe you could easily
square it with your duty to take judicial
notice of the fact that they have deserted
erly order their prosecution under the ex-
cellent law passed by the last Repub-
lican legislature for abandonment and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31
FREAK ELECTION BETS
Money Wagered That Both Houses
viii BE Democratic.

New York, Oct. 31.-More freak
bets were heeld on the election and
those who are trying to stimulate in
terest are going to great lengths. Of
fers have been extended to the results
in both the senate and the house of
representatives with $500 to $1,000
that the next senate goes Democratic
and $1,000 to 500 that the next house
is also Democratic. Other offers
which are out of the ordinary are as
follows: $1,000 to $4,000 that Roose-
welt does not carry a single New Eng
land state; $4,000. even that he does
not carry five states; $4,000 against
$1,000 that he does not carry eight
states and $4,000 to $1,000 that he
does not carry ten states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31

Ware the witches, Tonight they gal
Iop across the moon, a flying broom
stick for a cloud. Hobgoblins whisk
over the treetops, and elfins Scamper
around the shrubs. Tonight we are
each of US children, and believe all these
things.
In Topeka the festival of All
Hallows Eve has an established routine.
Monday is doorbeu night; 1.-The grown
folks amt on to it yet said George.
and you take a whole lot Nv 'em in"
Tuesday is clothesline night; your line
will be cut, if not "snitched.' Wednes-
day is corn night; a raid is planned on
the grain supplies of the grocery, and
next morning the housewife is busy
with brush and broom. Halloween is
doorbell night, clothesline night and
corn night rolled into one.
A small boy, pockets bullying with
corn, said to his mother last evening"
Mother, may 1 have an egg?'
Mother, who was reading 1.-THE Ty-
phoon,' replied absently, Very well. .
Small boy clattered to the kitchen, nd
a chuckle escaped him at the door
Son." said his father, what are you
going to do with that egg?"
Well gasped the youngster, T.
This is Halloween, not Easter" said
his father. Il believe you'd better bring
that egg back.
The celebration of HalIoween-AlI
pie Night-what you will, is DID, old,
old. 1t dates back to the revels of the
Druids; the ancient Britons tried SOL
emn charms, and devoured apples
nuts and parsnips in huge proportions.
Later it became the custom to bake
''soule cakes if eaten at the proper
moment on All HallOws Day they saw
ed ones "soule.'' In October the hun
cry farmer quoth to his spouse:
Wife, sometime this weeke, if the wetrer
hold cleere,
And end of wheat-sowing we make for
this yeare.
Remember you, therefore. though 1 90
it not
The Soule cake, the pastieS, and Frumen-
tie pot
What was once a ceremony of be-
lief has gradually become perverted
into day of sport; one reads fortunes,
burns nuts, ducks for apples, and
plans mischief worthy of an imp.
Christmas, birthdays
hold each an honored place, but Hal
ioween is the maddest the merriest
day in the whole long year.
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New York Money n,n-,...

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can very Es strong, 5a7s4 per cent: ruling
cept ~ per cent; closing bid Ga per
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per Gent . months. 51s05& per cent
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Commercial bills, S4si. NO.
Lars 81 ss 6R-Bar silver. s2c; Mexican dol
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31
SUIT AGAINST THE BELL.

John Marshall, attorney of the state
public utilities commission, filed suit in
the district court in Topeka today in an
attempt to restrain the Bell Telephone
company from taking their papers and
records outside the state of Kansas. AT
torney Marshall stated that the papers
OF the company now kept in Topeka are
valuable lnforma ton at times to the pub
lie utilities commission and they should
not be taken away from the state.
1t is the intention of the Bell company
to remove its records from the offices
here to Kansas City, where general o.
flee books are kept
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31
D. A. R. PAGEANT.
All Ready for Big Show at Grand Fri
day Night.

Tomorrow is the day for the historical
D. A. r.. pageant-long anticipated
and much discussed. Most of the chill
dren in town are scheduled to take
part, and the affair is expected to be
one of the biggest local successes. The
dress rehears,.l will be given this even
ing. the first performance Friday night,
and d special matinee on Saturday af-
ternoon. The costumes are brilliant and
the dances pleasing. The cast has been
well drilled, and a series of picturesque
tableaux, instructive as. we'll as artistic,
have been planned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31
in DISTRICT COURT.
Two Divorce Suits and Damage Suit
Today.

Declaring that she was married be-
fore she was I 8 years old, and that she
repudiated the contract on coming to
the age of Is years, and alleging that
she has not lived with her husband
therefore has not ratified the contract
Edith Pearl Cooper has filed suit in
the Shawnee county district court ask
ing that the marriage contract with
William Ralph Cooper be set aside.
She was married, she says, at Law
renee, August "a last. About a month
later she was Is years old. her birth
day being, according to her petition.
September %. 1912. She has not lived
with ner husband since September 90.
she says. The case brings up a new
basis for a divorce.
Because they are said to be mismat-
ed. and have not lived peaceably for
the last three years, and because they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31

1T seemed that my I4-year old hoy
would have to lose his leg on account u
an ugly ulcer caused by bad bruise' .
wrote ID. F. Howard, Aquone n G. IAN
remedies and doctors treatment failed am
we tried Bucklen's Arnica SaIve. and
cured him with one box" Cures burns
Dolls, skin eruptions, piles, 25c at Camp
bell Drug Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31

Mrs. Frank Harold, Mrs. Margaret
Janeau, Mrs William Harold, Irene,
Elizabeth and Dorothy Swartz, Ger
trude Swartz, and Messrs. Benjamin
Ramey, Frank Sigrist, Edward Swartz,
William Swartz. Elmer Swartz, Paul
Janeau, David Dice and Oscar Swartz.
A. NJ. Petro druggist-Adv
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of Miss Clara Miller.
of us Quincy street. who died We'd
nesday morning, will be held at st.
Joseph's German Catholic church al
$50 O'Clock Friday morning. Inter
ment in Mount Calvary cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31
LOCAL MENTION.

An Indian blanket, a pair of boots and
an overcoat was stolen from A. D. Cor
mack, of Wamego, out of the waiting
room in the Union Pacific passenger
station Wednesday morning. The loss
of the articles was reported to the
police yesterday. They were taken
while Mr.. Cormack was waiting for a
train. The police have failed to find
any clue that will assist them in To-
eating the stolen goods.
The Royal Tailors. Shaefer & Snyder,
go Kansas avenue, respectfully call your
attention to their ad in this weeks Satur-
day Evening Post.-Adv.
Just as well have the custom tailor
look to your overcoat Select a pattern
it-S25 to $35. Matt GIasse, Sth St. at Ma
jestic theater.-Adv.
A revelation of the Underworld of Paris
is told in motion picture al the Best thea
ter today and tomorrow. The Phantom
Bandit is the name OF the film. 1t is a
here last spring.
All tickets for the d. A. r. historical
brecht Marburg. ssl Harrison street, Fri
day or Saturday at the latest.
Clara Jones. 14-year-oId girl. was or
dered to the Girls Industrial school by
w. F. SchOch in the juvenile court
a ward of the juvenile court and was ar
rested yesterday on information that she
was IN the habit of frequenting ques
tionable resorts in North Topeka.
John r. Harrison. United States mar
shall, is in Washington, D. c.. on official
business.
A. W. Smith returned this morning from
a campaign trip in the vicinity Of Garden
City.
B. F. Flenniken. assistant United States
marshal. has returned from a business
trip to Kansas City, Lawrence and Hor-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31

Sabetha, Kan, Oct. 31.-The g.,
snow OF the season began falling here
this morning at O'Clock. Tbe e,., -
was covered. Farmers are t. .. = ulu
ginning to husk corn, just De
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31
NIGHT
One of Oldest Customs in
World Still Celebrated.
Tonight We Are Children and
Believe These Things.

This is the NIGHT O. Halloween,
When a the witchie MIGHT be seen,
Some O. them black, and some O. them
green"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31
Deliver Your Coal Order TOnnorr

have agreed to separate, John w
Ready has asked the district court to
free him from Mary Casweu Ready.
They were married September p.
1908, he says. He AYERS that the good
of both of them and of society at large
requires that they be divorced. He
asks that she be restored to her maid
en- name, Mary Casweu Clayton.
waiver of summons and entry of ap-
pearance is filed in the case. The wife
is leaving to make her home In Los
Angeles, Cal
In the second division of the dis
trict court this morning the arguments
of counsel in the case of Charles j.
Howard against the city of Usage City
and the Freedom Engineering COM
pany. for damages for an accident in
which Mrs Howard was severely in
jured We're finished and the case was
submitted to the jury shortly before
noon. The case is here on change
of venue from Usage county.
Mrs. Howard for herself secured
verdict in the sum of $1,000 in the dis
trict court at Emporia for the acct
dent This case is pending in the SUI
prene court on appeal. Now Howard
is asking for damages because of his
wife's injuries, and for money expend-
ed and to be expended in an effort to
cure her.
Mrs. Howard fell into a ditch which
it is alleged was unguarded by red
water mains in the city of Usage. In
her fall her ankle was broken and
the tendons and muscles We're badly
sprained and torn. Physicians have
testified that she is a permanent Grip
ple
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31

The Royal TaiIors, Shaefer &. SNYDER
40 Kansas avenue, respectfully call you
attention to their ad in this weeks Satur
day Evening Post.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31

Just as well have the custom tailor
look to your overcoat. Select a pattern
it-S25 to $35. Matt GIasse, Sth St, at Ma
jestic theater.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31

A revelation Of the Underworld of Paris
Is told in motion picture at the Best thea
ter today and tomorrow. THE Phantom
Bandit is the name OF the film. 1t is q
sequel to "Zigomar" which was shown
b ere last spring
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31

All tickets for the d. A. r. historical
Tae eant must be returned to Mrs. Al
brecht Marburg, 93l Harrison street, Fri
day or Saturday al the latest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-08-30

Earned runs-Zooz, 3. Two-base hits-Ber-
nard, Pielstick. Gail. Thrce-base hits Fow-
Ter. Hendricks. Fitsporter. Struck out BY
Van St me, 5; Morgan Z. First base ON balls
on Van Stone. 3; Morgan. >. Left ON bases
Fitsporter and Dixon. First base on errors
Zooz. 3: Rocky Ford, D.. Time of gamc-One
hour pnd i5 minutes. Umpire-Goshen.
The local ball team goes to ordway
next Sunday. and the next game at home
will be on the first day Of the fair. next
Tuesday, when they again meet the Crd-
way bunch.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-08-30
SAY, man, IT'S The BESTEST What AM
We've Donned Our Glad Rags, Have Got the
Melons and Are Ready for the Greatest
Fair in the West

A PUBLIC BENEFIT. public enterprise where people
study the improved methods old
community able
Melon Pile Take
all this and the Fair
MAKE THE FAIR A SUCCESS Come and spend day two
the Fair We know will We
the Fair and help make it success by
year THE GREATEST EVER.
Our aim provide line of exhibits
The will
and attractions Each. day good The time for outing
THIS EVERYBODY'S nd me your friends
and mnge with the jolly throngs
COME TO and you will bep many
sights
ENTERTAINMENT very high provided
the
BASEBALL-Ordway Rocky Tuesday. Sept B game
only the first day of the fair.
FINE PRoDUCTS-We expect Agricultural
Clubs exhibit Ne
the
SPECIAL Agricultural College,
Iusbandry,
Horticulture
A FEATURE YEAR. The racing program has
attention on the part and this will
lars
will al o horses in West
MELON PILE Immediately after the spe-
left OF
get it,
grand stands the GRAND PARADE STOCK TAKES
of
coach horses road saddle horses pedgreed draft horses fancy
matched yearlng colts mules
really of of
MEET ME AT THE MELON PILE
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-08-30
GETS OUR GOAT.
Zooz Slugging To Much for Rock,
Ford Ball Team.

Bruce A. Gustin. sporting writer
for the Colorado Springs Telegraph
thus reports the game up there last
Sunday:
Rocky Ford is famed for its mel
ons but unless they are exactly ripe
they are no better than any other
melons. When you try 10 eat one
that is green or overripe, there is no
difference between the product of the
Arkansas valley and vine in Po-
dunkville. Ball players are like mel
ons. Some of Rocky Ford's melons
are ripe and some still green. Its
the same way with the ball players
in those parts. Several of the visit
ing athletes who appeared in Alder
man Coughlin's lot yesterday were. all
right. Too many were still a bit
green and the Zooz walked away with
an ordinary game, 8 to 1.
Rocky Ford had perfectly good
battery. Morgan, formerly of the
Western league. and Hall, formerly
with the Western association, were
on the delivering and receiving ends
respectively. This battery had the
Zooz guessing, too, until the seventh.
Then Manager William W. Gail, and
his slaves charged the breastworks.
Private Pielstick picked out the first
ball pitched and converted it into a
ewo-bagger. Van Stone lobbed the
first offered him over third. Dixon
famed. Gail planted the toy in the
old mill and scared in pair of tai
lies. Hastings was fielded out at
Erst -: 4
headed. This was just the kind of
setting Doc Fitzporter was looking
for. He pulled his cap down a lit
tie tighter on his golden locks, took
firm grip on his club and then bust
ed curve over into right for three
bags. Two more runs came in.
Geiscr lifted a high fly to left.
The visitors made their lone tally
in the third when Yant reached first
on an error. took third on Bernard's
double and scored on Swink's sacri-
fee Ny.
Morgan was defeated for the first
time this season. having won 10
straight games. His support in the
outfield was fierce and several flies
were dropped at critical stages.
Van Stone went in the box with a
sore arm and pitched good ball al
though his support was wabbly at
times. He allowed four hits and of
these one was a scratch. Dixon
played worse than any time this sea-
son. He disagreed with Umpire Cos
hen regarding the latter's Judgment
on balls and strikes early in the game
and did not recover from his Crouch"
The score:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-08-30
Beat Short Grass Team

At the Fair grounds last Friday after
noon a goodly crowd was present and
witnessed fine game between the Short
Grass Motorcycle club and the local team
To allow for the racing program the
ball game was called in the seventh inn
ing with the score 8 to | in favor of the
home team.
Some exciting motorcycle races were
pulled off. the mile professional race being
won by Paul Warner in l:l8 and the two
mile by Wells Bennett in 2:4o.Bud Gard
ner won the three mile amateur race in
ASS which is pretty fast going ona track
Of this kind.
The Kansas motorcyclists were after
the races gwen feast Of melons that
will cause their stay in our city to linger
as pleasant memory long after they
have reached their homes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-08-30
Circus Is Coming.

1t is pleasant to be able to chron-
icle the fact that the popular Sells
Floto circus is billed to arrive here
for single days performance on
Tuesday, Sept. II.
This good show is so well known
now to all our readers, and in fact
from one end OF the country to the
other, that the mere announc ement
II its coming is a sufficient guaran-
tee of liberal patronage.
William Haines, who is contracting
agent for the big show, was visitor
in town this week, purchasing sup
plies and n,aiin2 other arrangements
IT, its appearance. He promises
that this years performances will in
every way be up to the standard of
those which have preceded it, and
modestly asserts that perhaps it will
he a little better by reason of the
tact that many novel attractions have
been imported from Europe, and in
many other ways the circus proper
has been beautified and enlarged.
The policy of popular. prices which
was inaugurated by the Sells Floto
people, three years ago is still in
force. Up to that time no one in the
amusement business believed that it
would have been possible to have
staged such tremendous attraction
at the general admission fee OF rs
cents. But the Sells-Floto people
appear to have solved that problem
and are evidently making both profit
and patronage by reason OF it.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-08-30
Colorado Sugar BeetGrowers Day

A general meeting Of the sugar beet
growers of the state Of Colorado has been
called by the various beet growers and
farmers organizations to meet in Denver
Sept. 6. at the Albany hotel Several
hundred beet growers are expected to
attend from all parts Of the state.
The Denver Chamber Of Commerce
having first stated the sugar beet in
dustry in Colorado and being especially
interested in its development has arrang-
ed a special luncheon to which the beet
growers are invited.
The railroads have granted a rate Of
one and one third fare for tine round trip
Sept. 6.
This is the first meeting of the kind
ever held in Colorado and is for the pur-
pose of the growers expressing them
selves in regard to the problems in which
they are interested and aequainting our
business men with such needs and con-
ditions. The lunch at noon at the Albany
hotel for the beet growers will be served
at SOC per plate in the handsome new
banquet room.
In the evening the growers and their
families will be entertained at Lakeside
as guests of the Chamber Of Commerce
and good time is assured.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-08-30
A BABY SHOW
Will Be One of Attractions At the
State Fair.

The State Fair directors have an
nounced the judges and prizes Tor
the annual baby show to be held i'll
connection with the State Fair. There
will be three prizes this year for
the babies. The smallest baby over
IS months old will receive SIS in gold,
The fattest baby not over Is months
of ace will receive. SIS in gold and the
prettiest baby not over Is months OF
age will receive $5 in gold.
The judges for the baby show,
strange to say, would hardly be eX-
pected to know very much about ba-
bies, but at least they should not be
prejudiced in favor OF any particular
kind OF baby. All the judges are
unmarried people. They are Col. 5.
a. Abbey. Judge John II Mitchell,
DR.. r. w. Corwin, Robert +. Lytle,
Miss Inez Chase
The babies will be judged Friday
afternoon, September 20. in front OF
the grand stand at the State Fair
grounds.
All parents desiring to enter their
babies in the contests are. requested
to file entries al the earliest possible
opportunity with Secretary A. l.
Price OF the State Fair in room 22o
Central block. Only white babies
are allowed to be entered.
Babies from all parts OF the state
are eligible for entry and it is de
sired that parents bring their babies
to the Fair and enter them in the con-
tests,