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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10

while the people of the state are
thwarted in their expressed will, will
not, I feel certain, fail to move Kan
sas to much needed reform both of
our election laws and of our court pro-
cedure
If 1 have one wish for Kansas and
its people more than another, it is that
as time goes on they will give more
attention instead of less to public mat
ters and that they will judge men and
measures more surely, quickly and
truly. We need a live, active, efficient,
progressive, patriotic and alert pOpu-
lar government throughout Kansas and
in every other state, and the survival
and quickening of that Kansas spirit
which has ever set us free 1 shall
deem it the highest privilege of my
life to continue to work, as best
may, to that end, and will encourage
and support every measure in the in
terest of good government, no matter
from what political party it comes.
ARTHUR CAPPER.
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Second Prize to Girl.

The Countrywide country is a good
place for a man to go. And if his wife
and children are very industrious and
economical and he does not make TOO
many bad breaks the first year or two
in buying machinery or feeding stock
they may make a living and gather
enough surplus for the boys to go back
to town by the time they are grown.
Where everyone takes an interest ir
everyone else's affairs, and is equally
ready to husk his corn and feed his
stock or kick him out of the neighbor-
hood as he seems to deserve.
Yet it is a good place when one gets
used to it.
The CHy-The city is a place where
one may know heartbreaking lOneli-
ness without isolation; where the
Scripture, mo man Iiveth to himself
and no man dieth to himself seems
to be flatly contradicted.
Where everyone seems to talk, plan,
work and dream money, but where
there is brother1y kindness, sympa-
thy and help on every side if one but
knows the password.
Where love and peace walk unseen
by vice and selfishness because they
walk quietly and do not seek the
public places.
XARISSA ZINN CRAWFORD,
Madison. Kansas
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TWO men ROB CAR.
They Secure $4,000 in Gold From the
Express.

bakersfield, Cal, Dec. 10.-Twenty
thousand dollars in gold was the haul
of two robbers who held up the ex-
press car of the Sunset Western train
bound from Bakersfield for Taft, Cal
The money was consigned to the First
National bank of Taft by the First
National bank of bakersfield. 1t was
not placed in the express safe.
When the train arrived at Taft rail-
road men were forced to break down
the door of the express car. In cor
ner, covered with mail sacks, was NJ
w. Handy, the express messenger
who was Just regaining consciousness.
Handy was injured about the head,
but physicians who examined him de-
cIared that he was apparently not seri-
ously hurt.
Handy could give but few details
of the robbery. He said two men en-
tered the car just as the train was
leaving Maricopa- He did not know
whether they were masked and was
unable to tell how he was rendered un-
conscious
He said he was just recovering con-
sciousness as the train entered Taft
and about half an hour after the rob-
berry. He appeared still to be suffer-
ing from the effects of the blow. He
could give no description of the rob-
bers.
officials of the First National bank
here said $4,000 had been shipped to
Taft and that they had been notified
of the theft of the gold.
The Sunset Western is a branch of
the Santa Fe, which runs to the Mid
way oil fields. The train left here
at o'clock and the robbery occurred
between $40 and o'clock. There are
no stops between Maricopa and Taft,
SO that the robbers must have drop
ped from the train while it was go
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
CUSHING Won IT
He Wrote Best Essay on City
Country.
Girl From Madison Wins Sec.
Ond Box at Grand.

! c. L. Cushing of 141O Topeka ave-
nue. won first prize in the City-Coun-
| try essay contest. The second prize
was won by Miss Xarissa Zinn Craw-
ford of Madison, Kan. The prizes
We're boxes at the Grand for Clyde
| Fitch's great play, THE City" Wed
nesday night. Miss Crawford wishes
| E. w. linn of the Aetna Insurance
| Co. to have her box.
There were some 40 essays submit
| ted In selecting the best many things
were considered. Style, directness,
simplicity. description of real condi-
tions, breadth, etc. The editor has
known both places well. The three
associate editors all agreed with him
on the Cushing essay being the best,
no one knowing how the other voted.
Three essays were considered for sec
ond place, and the vote was divided.
o. F. Olmstead, of 1882 Fillmore
street, wins honorable mention. His
essay will be printed tomorrow, as
will also that one by Miss Ruth Car
Yer, of 1923 Taylor street. Three other
good essays will be printed Saturday.
First Prize to @. L. Cushing.
The City-The city is opportunity.
If a farmer is not a good farmer he
is nothing, and he cannot change. In
the diversified wants of the crowd is a
need for every talent. Rapid transit,
the press and the moving picture
DT1nS the enOS OF the Sartn together
in every city every day. Men see that
their way is not the best or the only
way. They observe the philosophy of
advancement that has promoted 9TH
ers in the pursuit of the things worth
while. From the example of the
crowd the young unconsciously study
what to be, what not to be.
The Country-In the country the
same things must be done in the same
way. Standards of living and habits
of thinking are fixed. The mental
horizon contracts with each genera
ton. The country man is self-cen-
tered and prejudiced, distrustful of
methods manners and morals not his
own. Hi, outlook is = ever broadened
by the combat of opposite ideas. His
life is never increased by intercourse
with other lives or d different plane
His thoughts and ambitions move in
a restricted field. He does not get the
most cut Of life, fer the greatest of all
misfortunes is to be narrow
G. L. CUSHING,
1410 Topeka avenue.
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TAKES SHOT AT CRITICS
General Crozier Takes Issue on Scien-
tific Shop Management.

Washington, Dec 10.-In retiring as
chief of ordnance of the army, after II
years service to become a brigadier
general of the line. General William
Crozier in his annual report today took
sharp issue with the critics of the
scientific shop management system
which he installed in the great army
arSenals.
He resented what he termed mis-
leading" statements to congressional
committees investigating the workings
of the system.
THE persistency with which these
statements have been circulated, in the
face of the failure of the committee
to discover any facts to justify them
the report says first. 'fexcites more than
a suspicion that there is some other
reason which animates the opposition
than the fear that the employees Of the
department are going to be over
worked Bills now pending in congress
prohibiting the employment of this sys-
tenn are condemned in the report as
being directly in opposition to the con-
clusions reached by the committees and
destructive of the interests of the
workmen themselves.
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Covering Property Along the
AuStria-RusSia Border
ONE POLICY OF S1,25O, 600
Most Extensive Business Ever
Connected With Any Crisis.
Rate Generally Is IL Per Cent
for Three Months.

London, Dec. 10.-An enormous
amount of insurance covering risks of
war and civil commotion has been
effected during the past few days on
property on the GaHcian frontier, di-
viding Russia from Austria Hungary
Underwriters in London are astonish-
ed at the flow of business, which they
describe as the most extensive ever
placed in connection with any crisis.
Buildings connected with the OIL
lumber and brewery trades in Austria
Hungary, have been insured for large
amounts and yesterday orders were
still pouring in. One risk alone rep
resented $1,250,000.
Most of the business was Dlaced at
Il per cent for three months, per
cent for five months and Il per cent
for six months.
Pacific Assurances.
New York, Dec. lot was on the
assurance that there was no likelihood
of a war between the great powers of
Europe that New York bankers nm
Austrian loan in this country as an
nounced at Vienna. Kuhn, Loeb &
Company today issued this statement:
Kuhn, Loeb & Company and the
Natlonal CITY bank confirm that they
mad purchased in conjunction with
the Austrian group, including the I'm
perlaI Austrian Postal Savings bank.
the firm of S. M. Won RothschiId, the
Austrian Credit Anstalt and the Aus
trlan Laender bank, $25, 100000 Az
per cent Il and years imperial
treasury notes. The contracting firms
have been assured that the political
situation is much improved and that
there is no reason for apprehending
Warlike developments between the
great powers. The larger part of the
proceeds of the loans will not be
Withdrawn until the middle of Janu-
ary, 1913"
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Voices Opposition to Making
Terms With Republicans.
He URGES THE LEGISLATORS
To Support Reform Measures of
Any Other Party.
FavOrs Government Loans to
the Farmers on Mortgages.

Chicago, Dec. 10.-Theodore Roose-
welt made it plain today that the pro-
gram of the Progressive party does
not contemplate making terms with
the Republican party as party. He
said in effect that the new party had
come to stay and expected eventually
to attract to it's banner the progress
sives who still gave allegiance to the
Republican and Democratic organiza-
tions.
AS to leadership, Colonel Roosevelt
said the events of the next year or
two could be trusted to develop the
best men, who must be chosen with
out reference to their own desires but
solely with regard to the needs of the
people.
Progressives in congress and in the
state legislatures were urged to get
together and push progressive legisla-
tion but they were also counSelled to
support legislation that would carry
out the principles of the new party
regardless of what party might intro
duce it.
Addressing the Progressive national
committee and other leaders. Mr.. Roose-
welt congratulated them on what had
been accomplished in the short time
since the party was organized and
gave hope for the future. He did not
refer to the outcome of the campaign
but dwelt briefly on the action of the
Chicago convention.
The COIoneI's Speech.
He said in part:
In the brief campaign we have Oy-
erthrown the powerful and corrupt
machine that betrayed and strangled
the Republican party. Some day the
honest men and women who make up
the rank and file of the Republican
party will realize the full iniquity of
which the men were guilty who in the
Republican convention of June last
by deliberate political theft wrenched
the control of the party from the peo-
pie, made it the party of reaction and
gave it into the absolute control of
the bosses.
I'VE stand for every principal set
forth in our platform We stand for
the purging of the roll of American
public life by driving out of politics
the big bosses who thwart the popular
will. But the function of the new
party is not limited to securing the
enactment of the measures advocated
in the new party's platform and the
retirement of a few bosses. Our pur-
pose is to keep up a continuous cam
paign for social and industrial justice
and for genuine government by the
people and for the people.
"Our function is to bring about the
needed realignment of political parties
along national and rational lines. Sub
staStially the old parties are but wings
of the same party of reaction and
privilege.
1.-The immediate work for our party
is to establish the principles of our
platform by appropriate legislation in
the nation and in the several states"
Industrial Commission.
Mr.. Roosevelt renewed his proposal to
create a commission like the interstate
big industrial concerns doing interstate
business. He continued:
'T trust the Progressive senators and
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view to preparing the draft of an agree
ment specifying the matter to be arbi-
trated- This would necessarily go to
the senate for approval
The administration has no assurance
that the senate will approve of any
such agreement but it is understood
the presidents attitude is that he is
bound by the arbitration creaty and
feels that should the senate Withhold its
approval of any arbitration agreement
he will have maintained his record as
a consistent advocate of the principle
of the settlement Of internationl dis
puteS by arbitrat ton.
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HE LANDS GOOD JOB.
Cansan VIII Handle $1SO,OOO, 900
Every Year.

Washington, Dec 10.-Dr. Alvah H.
Thompson, of Wichita, Kan, today was
appointed by Secretary Fisher to be
disbursing clerk of the pension ser
vice and pay out annually the $780,
O0O, 900 which has been handled through
the 18 pension agencies which were
abolished January 81.
DR.. Thompson is now chief of the
finance division of the pension service,
having risen from a clerkship in which
he began % years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
Cedar Point to Have Lights.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan, Dec. 10.-Ce-
dar Point expects to have an electric
light plant in the near future. At a
recent meeting of the Cedar Point
counciImen a petition signed by prac-
tically every voter in the town, was
presented, asking that an electric light
plant be installed. A vote taken to
determine whether municipal or private
ownership was desired showed that al
most every property owner of the town
favored city ownership.
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TODAY IN CONGRESS.
Bill Introduced to Make Col. GoetbaIs
a Major General.

Washington, Dec. 1o.-Senate met at
noon. Bill introduced TO create a major
generalship for Col. George GoethaIs
Commerce court heard opposition sea-
mems involuntary servitude act.
House met at. noon. Rules committee
took up the New Haven-Grand Trunk
investigation resolution. Money trust
committee continued to hear New York
bankers
Contest over seat of Representative
Bowman (Penna.) taken up.
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WILL NOT CONTEST
Arthur Capper Decides Not to
Push Proceedings.
Believes He Was Elected by at
Least 5000.
COURTS CONSTRUCTION OFLAW
A Technically Stood in Way of
a Recount.
Only Remedy a Contest Before
Democratic Senate.

Arthur Capper, Republican candi-
date for governor, today gave out a
statement that he would not start a
contest in the state senate for the Of
flee of governor.
Mr.. Capper believes that ne was
elected governor of Kansas by a de-
cisive majority of 5000 or more He
felt in duty bound to his party and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-10
Younc Mother OF seven suicide.

Atchison, Kan, Dec. 10.-Nannie
Bell, wife of Eugene Bell, committed
suicide by taking carbolic acid at her
home, near Port Williams, south of
Atchison. Dependency because of i'll
health is believed to have prompted
the deed. She was % years old and
the mother of seven children, the
her.
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PARENTSTOBLAME
Judge SchOch of Juvenile Court
Says They Are.
He Read an Interesting Paper
on Delinquent Children.
IN an PR CENT nE GAEEH
IN 60 Per CENT OF CASES
ThOughtlessness of Parent
Brings Child to Court.
Root of Evil and Remedies Sug.
gested by Experience.

An interesting discussion of the
Juvenile court from a professional
standpoint was contained in a paper
read before the recent Probate Judges
convention at Lawrence by w. F.
Schoch, probate judge of this county.
The discussion took up the liability
and responsibility of the parents of de-
linquent children.
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Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair and colder tonight and Wed
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Evening journal., 1912-02-24
Handsome Double Apartment
House Adds to Cify's Beauties

electric light fixtures The dining
room is equipped with a handsome
chandelier hanging from the ceiling,
while in each corner Of the ceiling an
extra lamp is installed.
The rear OF the apartments are cal
culated TO met with the approval OF
the housewife. as they are fitted with
concrete and iron stairways and dumb
walters, which will be for the use OF
the butcher, grocer. and in fact all
who have occasion 10 make deliveries.
All the most modern improvements
have been made by the owners, the
Delaware Apartment Company, and
the absence Of anything tending to
shoddiness is expected TO make a
favorable impression upon the pros
pective renter. The contractor Is
Walter ]. Thompson, whose worlmen
are still engaged on the buildings.
The architect is Roscoe Tlndall. AT
effort is being made to have the fin
ishing touches added so that the own.
ers can have the the apartments oper
for Inspection next week. Several oi
the apartments already are engaged
and every effort is being made for ar
early occupancy
Tatnall and Company are the rent
ing agents, with officers az No. 81
/ West Ninth stret, from whom infor
nation can be obtained concerning IN
| npectiOn aud rates.
Evening journal., 1912-02-24

have been visiting their parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert LIpscomb OF War
wick.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dickinson OF
Summit Bridge we're recent guests Of
friends in this city.
Robert Hogan, Charles Bigger and
John Butler, Of Summit Bridge are
the guests OF friends here.
Mrs. John Neville and son. Edward.
Of Summit B idge, have been spend
ing several days with Wilmington
friends.
Miss Gladys Banks, of Chesapeake
City. has been spending a week with
friends in this city.
Mrs. Howard Powell and daughters
Elena and Olive, have been visiting
relatives in Newark this week
Misses Lulu Bristow and Marguer-
tie Loveless OF Chesapeake City are
the guests Of Wilmington relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Black. Of Gee
ilton. we're recent guests OF WI
mlngton friends.
Mrs. r. G. Terry. OF woodlswn. Il
on visit to this city and Philadel
phia.
! Miss Edna Winkler. Of Perryville, II
the guest Of Wilmington relatives,
Mrs. Charles Wilson is spending
soma time as the guest OF her mother
Mrs. Mary Macdonald Of Perryville.
Miss Mollie II. Ash. OF Elkton, Md
has been visiting friends In this city
Miss Elizabeth Trump visited he
parents. Mr.. and Mrs Curtis l
Trump. of Boothwyn.
Evening journal., 1912-02-24

Wilmington's large number Of apart
ment houses has been added TO by the
addition Of what is one of the most
professions ones in the city. II really
is a twin apartment and is a marvel
In architectural construction. The new
buildings are known as the Belmont
and Marlboro and are owned by the
Delaware Apartment Company. They
are located at the northeast corner
Of Park Place and Adams street.
The buildings are absolutely fire.
proof. all partitions being of gypsum
block, eliminating lathing. The YES
tibules. halls and all landings. as well
as the bath rooms arc tiled. The last
named rooms have also white enamel
furnishings.
Realizing that dining rooms and
living rooms should be furnished most
elaborately. handsome shower fixtures
Of an entirely new design have been
installed and in the kitchens the
house maids and cooks have been we'll
provided for by the placing Of gas
ranges aud kitchen cabinets.
The buildings are OF the old Spanish
architectural des gn. with their over
hang of Spanish tile and large cop
per bay windows, but not only do the
eXteriors present a handsome ar-
pcarance. but, there has been no saw
/ ing of expense TO make the interior
correspond With the exterior in pOiut
/ Of elegance. The interiors are finish
cd in natural wood, chestnut being
used. Every piece of interior finish
/ ings il OF natural wood, and the finish
/ ings were made 10 order with a special
4 design by an architect, the work boiu'
done al tha local plant OF The Awcif
lean Car anfs ke-pdry Company Jh
interior fnifhlngs of q residence Cost
from $4,000 10 S20.000 would not OK
eel these OF tho twin apartments Th'
doOrways are MASTERPIECES Of the archi
tccts art and their equal is not TO b'
found IN this city
There arc two apartments to a fool
in each building The houses have
eight apartments of five rooms anC
a bath each, making sixteen apart
ments in the two buildings. The frs
floor apartment of the Marlboro il
particularly adapted for use by ply
sician. This apartment faces oI
Adams street and has a private en-
trance.
The stairWays are OF oak and the
vestibules are particularly handsome
being entirely of tile. The stair land
ings are also of tile and have mai
boxes on each side, with buzzer at
tached. Speaking tubes connect eaci
apartment with the basement wher'
the janitor will have his quarters.
In the basement a modern laundr,
is being installed and every apart
ment has a separate locker. TIL
boiler room is located at one end o
the basement. The buildings viii b
heated with the Broomell vapor sys
TEN, and the vacuum cleaner viii b
one of the modern Improvements.
The apartments, of which there ar
two on each floor Of the buildings, wi
be divided by stairways leading froI
Z the street. The apartments facin
on Adams street will each have thre
bay windows. while the others wi
; have one bay window each. All has
} q living room, dining room, two be
rooms, bath room and a kitchen. TIL
living room is equipped with a ga
, fire place which is kept covered dul
! ing the summer months and opene
\ throughout the winter. All the room
; are provided with combination gas an
Evening journal., 1912-02-24
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

Frank Coulbourn, OF Harrington
was a visitor here this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Clark and
William b. Donovan. Of Freerica,
have been spending seycral days with
friends Ia this city.
Mrs. w. E. Coils. cf i.eirs'r was
recent guest OF Wilmngtrl friends
William Sylvester OF Leipsic, has
been spending a few days with
friends here.
w. NJ. Buckson is the guest Of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Buck
son, OF Leipsic.
Mrs. James Moffit and son are the
guests OF her Parents. Mr.. and Mfs
William Wilkinson OF Leipsic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Seeney. OF
Centreville, Nd, are visiting Ms. and
Mrs. Frank Porter. AZ south hedld
street
Thomas W. aIarslail. NJ. and MIS-
Csspar T. Nortnir stcn and William
Chalfont, Jr.. OF West Chester, spent
Thursday in this city.
Harry Layheld, OF FELTON,. is on a
visit to friends in this city.
John Clifton has been visiting
friends at FELTON, this week.
Mrs. Edward Baker. Of Dover. is
spending the week with Wilmington
/ friends.
Miss MalRl Davis is a guest OF the
Misses Springer OF Newark.
Miss Ida Lloyd OF Newark has 5eeu
spending several days With ir,enls iu
this city.
Mrs. Lewis Anderson and Miss
Belle Moore, Of Cheswold, were recent
guests Of friends here.
Mrs. Linda Boggs has returned tC
Cheswold after visit 20 her son
Herman Bcggs OF this city.
Mrs. Kate Sheldrake. Of Harrington
Is the gucss Of friends in this city and
New York.
Mrs. james Shilcutt ana daughter
hiss virgie, OF Harrington. have lcti
spending part OF the week with
friends in this city.
l IT. r. Cannon. OF Bridgeville, waS
visitor IN this city yesterday and
spent the day with the Rev. and Mrs
W. G.. Rooms Mr.. Cannon Is on hi;
way to Florida. where he will Fsii
number Of the important cities il
that state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Lipscoml