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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
NO MORE BISHOPS.
The Election at Minneapolis Is Still
Dragging.

Minneapolis, May 2O.-With the
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church scheduled to adjourn
on May %, more than half of the
bishops yet are to be elected and the
church must consider several topics,
debate.
At the Baltimore conference four
years ago, it required nineteen bal
lots to elect eight bishops. Six have
been taken at the present session and
delegates declare that the record at
Baltimore will be broken. But one
man has been named, DR.. Homer c..
Stun New York. With the amuse
ment question settled last week by the
retention in the church discipline of
the paragraph which prohibits dane
ing. card playing and theater going it
is probable much of the routine bust
ness of the conference hastily will be
disnOSed of.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
SOUSED UNDER WATER
Passenger Train Goes into a Wash
out.

section of train number one. known AS
the Pioneer Limited, on the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul. was derailed at
8 20 this morning eight miles east of
here. Two sleepers, a baggage and
buffet ear are in the ditch and are
partly submerged in the Mississippi
river. The wreck was caused by the
rains of last night which washed out
the roadbed.
One passenger, William West, a trav-
cling salesman was caught in the
Mushroom when the train went over
and had to break his way out of the
window to keep from drowning. His
injuries were slight. The second sec
ton of the train came around the
wreck on the double track.
That there was no loss of life is due
to the fact that the train had had
warning to watch for washouts and was
running SLOWLY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
POLICE JOTTINGS.

A unique reception was held at the
headquarters of the local police de-
partment this morning. The morning
session of the meeting which took
place today consisted chiefly of a few
! words of greeting and advice from
Judge Arnold, police magistrate. No
refreshments were served, not being
needed. However. those of the Wis
itors who remained will be served
with three meals every day.
H. Patterson, being trifle early.
was the first to greet the head of the
receiving line, but owing to the fact
that he was tired from meeting friends,
was assisted to one of the guest cham
bers, and after much needed rest
ton this afternoon. After Mr.. Patter
son was put out of the way the crowd
began to come in punches"
Miss Stella Johnson came in COM
pany with Officer England, She met
the judge, but stayed only a short
time. J. H. Rankin was another
caller. who shared the rest chamber
with Patterson. Mr.. Rankin was later
taken to the enclosure surrounding
the rock pile.
Will Comstock, together with
George Buckner, John Johnson and
j. Bowler, were greeted with open
arms. These gentlemen, too, evident
lY had made numerous other calls.
the host in charge. He merely col
lected five or ten dollars from each
to help defray expenses,
These receptions are to be held
twice daily, morning and afternoon,
throughout the summer months, as is
the usual custom.
According to complaints coming
into the city police headquarters, peo-
pie living in the vicinity of Fourth
and Western avenue are annoyed by
a number of boys shooting craps
and engaging in fistic combats re-
sulting from arguments over their
games. The boys have been using an
alley on Western avenue near Fourth
street for their crap games and other
stunts, which have become a nuisance.
o. l.. Hawkins, a local carpenter,
was arrested Saturday by Officer z.
Anderson. Hawkins, as a new form
of diversion, has been cutting up some
harness belonging to one of his neigh
bors. When Mr.. Neighbor discovered
these stunts of Hankins' he notified
the police and the harness cutter will
explain the process in police court
this afternoon.
In one of the residence districts of
the city Saturday evening people APP
peared in their front doors to witness
what sounded much like an advance
man for some gigantic circus parade,
but it was not anything of the sort.
Joe Fox, a laborer, was in company
with John Barleycorn and evidently
thought they were producing some
musical classic.
Fox was later picked up and escort
ed to the city house of correction, and
this morning charged with disturbing
the peace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
PAPER By II. Nj. JONES.
Santa Fe Telegraph Superintendent
Will Speak in New York.

One of the leading papers to be
read before the annual convention of
railway superfnte1sdents of telegraph
in New York, May 81. has been writ
ten by L. M-aJones of Topeka super
intendent of telegraph of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railway ssesa
Superintendent Jones will tell the
telegraph heads of the country about
What the telephone has done for the
Santa Fe.' He means by this. the
value of the telephone for dispatch
ing service along the lines of his road
The Santa Fe has installed many hun
dred miles of telephone dispatching
service in addition to the regulation
telegraph key
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
EXCHANGE OF NOTES.
American Consul Protests Against
Bridge Burning in Mexico.

AT General Orozco's Headquarters, May
20.-Bridge burning, wire cutting and the
resultant destruction of property along
the line of railroads in this vicinity has
brought forth an exchange of notes be-
tween Marion Ietcher, the American con-
sui at Chihuahua, and Jose CordoVa, sec
rotary of state of Chihuahua.
Cordova today notified OroZco that IL
answer to a note from Mr.. Letcher, pro-
testing against the destruction of railroad
property IN which Americans are inter-
ested, he had sent a counter note declar-
ing the depredations referred to were the
work of the Maderistas or government
agents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
TAX LAND VALUES.
j. S. Cummings Makes Single Tax
Talk Before Commercial Club.

John Jacob Astor owned a con-
siderable portion of Manhattan Is
land, and all he did was to issue per-
mits for people to live on earth" This
was a statement made by ]. NJ. Cum
mingS, well-to-do Chicago man in
speaking 1t the Commercial club to-
day on the single tax proposition.
I'VE should quit taxing personal
property and tax all land values. The
merchant should be taxed simply on
the ground he occupies. If we give
land values to individuals we are sim
ply giving away our birthright.',
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20

failed to carry out the ruling of the
commission.
The suit was brought by the Kan
sas commission on the ground that the
Wabash charged Is cents for Kansas
salt to st. Louis and only nine cents
for hauling salt from Detroit to ST.
Louis, a longer haul. The national
commission will go after the Wabash
and force a lower rate from Kansas
or higher rate from Detroit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
WESTERzEIL TO WICHITA
Little Third Baseman Obtained From
Indianapolis.

Wichita, May 2o-The Wichita
Western League Baseball club has
purchased Tex Westerzeil, third
baseman, from Indianapolis club in
the American Association, to join
Wichita at Sioux City tomorrow
Westerzeil was purchased from Wieh-
ita two years ago by the Detroit IT,
gers. Indianapolis purchased him
from Detroit last spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
KANSAS MAN COLLAPSES.
john A. Koontz Has Hemorrhage i'm
Boston Tavern.

Boston. May 20.-John A. Koontz,
fifty years old, who is registered at
the Boston Tavern as from Kansas,
collapsed in the Old South Building
this afternoon. He was taken to the
relief station where it was said that he
had had cerebral hemorrhage. He is
on the dangerous list.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
CASE OF PELLAGRA.
Doctor Crumbine Finds One Near
Caney, Kansas.

DR.. S. ]. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health returned today
from Caney, Kansas, where he was
called to attend the first case of pei
1agra reported in Kansas this year. A
full grown woman was the victim. but
the secretary refused to give the name.
The state campaign against the dis
ease has started.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
KILLING NINE BABES.
Winifred Ankers a Nurse. Arraigned
on That Charge.

New York. May 20.-Charged with
the poisoning of nine babies by put
ting oxalic acid in their milk, Winifred
Ankers, a nurse. was placed on trial
today before Supreme Court Justice
Scudder in Brooklyn. The children died
several months ago N an infants home
in Brooklyn where the woman was en-
ployed as a nurse
The defendant has a baby of her own
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
BRING WABASH TO TIME
Interstate Commerce Commission
Doesn't Like stand on salt Rate.

The Kansas utilities commission has
had word from the Interstate Com
merce commission expressing dis
pleasure at the stand taken by the
Wabash on the Kansas salt rate to St.
Louis The national commission takes
the ground that the Wabash, in an
nulIing the old Kansas rate. on salt and
failing to establish a new rate that
would not be discriminatory had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
HOLD NO INQUEST.
Body of Child Found But Mystery Is
Not Solved.

Coroner H. w. Bomgardner stated
today that no inquest would be held
in the case of the child found buried
in a box on the premises of w. H.
Davis, two and one-haf miles north of
the city.
Mr.. Bomgardner said an inquest is
unnecessary unless further information
regarding the death comes to light.
The body was that of an infant two
or three months old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
MULVANE IS BACK.
Says There Is No Doubt of Taft's
denomination.

D. W. Mulvane. Republican national
committeeman from Kansas, has returned
from Chicago. where he attended the
meeting of the subcommittee to arrange
for the national convention. Mr.. Mulvaue
says that the denomination of President
Taft is assured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
Notice to /. o. @. f. No. $50.

Notice to /. o. o. #. No. $40.
The funeral of Bro. B. W. Vail will
take place Tuesday, May 81, at the
residence. $40 Lafayette ST., at 3:3O
p. m. All brother Odd Fellows are in
vited. Will meet at the hall, 1T West
6th St, at 2:30 O'Clock
G. n. PATTERSON, ~. G.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Mrs. frankie Spriggs. 80 years OF
age, died at her home, 1928 Van Bur-
en- street, Saturday afternoon. The
funeral will be held from Lane chapel
Tuesday at 2 p. m, and burial Will
take Mace at the Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20

The advertised advance on the Ladies
Home Journal to 500 has now been re
sciuded and the old $50 subscription rate
will remain in force. Send me your or
ders. F. F. Jordan, publishers agent
Ind. 115o, 70S Topeka ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20

Packed houses are greeting the tw-
Welsh singers, Eddy Thomas and Edo
Williams at the Iris Tonight they wi
render The Rosary" 1t is well wort
the admission price to hear these singers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
LOCAL MENTION.

Good meals at the Dougherty Coop
Club-five for rs cents. Twenty-one
for $2.75 lis West Eighth, upstairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20

Picnickers are enjoying Lakewood
Park Go south on Kansas avenue IL
blocks from Tenth, then caste blocks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20

..The Saleslady'' at the Coy today and
tomorrow shows how department. store
tries to help a country boy Inc lady
gets him a place wrapper, later he wins
a prize offered by the owner of the store
for the best way to show spring fas HONS.
However the girl really originated the
idea but wishes the young man. in whom.
she took growing interest. to get the
prize He is promoted to floor walker.
Then ne ignores the means of his rise
She is silent, but her little sister tells the
superintendent. just after the country
boy has been showing the daughter of the
store owner around the building and
dreaming of marrying her and owning the
store, he is sent for by the superintendent
and rebuked and denoted to his former
place. This film is one of the features OF
the program.
VIII wethereIl, son of J. H. Wetherell
who for many years was foreman OF the
stereetyping department at the state
Journal. Is in Topeka for few days yis-
itfng old acquaintances of fthe family. He
will leave Thursday for his home in Colo
RADIO Springs.
The free entertainment to have been
given at the Walnut Grove NJ E. church
this evening by DIR. F. A. Rooster has
been postponed till tomorrow, Tuesday
evening
T. NJ Miller. assistant adjutant general,
G. A. r.. has gone to Wichita to the en-
campment. The state headquarters will
be closed until Saturday
The announcement in the Kansas City
papers of the part assigned to Miss Grace
K auffman of Topeka in the dramatic re-
cital at the Kansas City conservatory Of
music will be noted with interest by her
friends in this city. Miss Kaufman is
recognized as musician of talent. She
is the stepdaughter of R. NJ. McGonfgaT
formerly a well known politician of the
Sixth district. Mr. MeGonigal recently
moved from Colby to Topeka. His many
friends out west and in the state capital
will be glad to hear of the success of his
talented daughter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20

The convention committee of the Com
mercial club decided at meeting held
It's noon to make more vigorous effort
to get conventions for Topeka The first
move in this direction will be to put in a
bid for the L. G. T. convention for next
year at the meeting which will be held in
Hutchinson this week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
New YORK coffee Market

New York, May 2o.-COOFFEE-Rio No.
Z, 1850; futures closed steady July, 1888;
September, 1888.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20

E1HsfEH- AEUUut-G W dEhDt.
EIgin, May 2o.-The quotation committee
of the Elgin board of trade today declared
butter firm at q cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

.LosT-Masonic charm and chain. Reward
Badders Co.
A COLUMBUS PFfAETON in good condi-
ton. A snap for Immediate sale i10f
Polk st. Ind. 2743 Red.
BAY PONY, absolutely gentle; will sell
for child's pet only; selling account
leaving city. 11o7 Polk st. Ind. 2743 Red.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20

Ever. body read the state Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20

( T. NJ Miller. assistant adjutant general
G. A. r. has gone to Wichita to the en-
campment. The state headquarters will
be closed until Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-20

The free entertainment to have been
given at the walnut Grove NJ E. church
this evening by DIR. F. A. Rooster has
been postponed till tomorrow, Tuesday
evening.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-22
w. C. T. U. NOTES.

Perhaps Colorado has lost the pro-
hibitory amendment, but we rejoice
that West Virginia won by so large
n majority, which goes to prove that
the South is taking the lead and has
awakened to the fact that they must
put something more into the heads of
the people besides the headache.
The average expenditures for rural
schools for North Carolina alone has
increased over a million dollars per
year. There have been $3.50 new ru-
raj school houses built since 1902,
with daily attendance of 23s.S72, an
increase OF II per cent, and illiteracy
in the South is fast disappearing. be-
cause they are spending their money
for something better and getting it.
too.
AT the last congress of health and
hygiene. it was declared that alcohol
was a disease spreader. Then why is
our government spending millions OF
dollars to check the spread of tuber-
culosis and allowing the very germs
OF disease-thc brewer and distiller-
TO spread the worst disease the world
has to contend with today? And not
until the people are educated to this
fact, will this terrible disease OF
decrease and the child
rem OF tomorrow be born strong and
healthy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-22
is THE SETTLER AN
ASSET OR LIABILITY
Continued from First Page

be successful. This cannot be done
through long distance agencies, it
must be man to man work.
Fourth, do what we may, disap-
pointments and misfortunes will
come. We must devise some we'll
grounded, effective form of co-opera-
tive assistance for the man or COM
munity upon which such misfortunes
fall.
The sum of these things resolves
itself to this: The settler who merely
comes must prove himself, and until
he does so the question of whetherhe
is gain or a loss to the community
cannot be answered The settler who
stays and establishes himself is the
one upon whom rests the responsible
ty OF community and state develop
ment and who will receive the reward
of his labors. The state is warranted
in assisting through its bureaus of
immigration and its agricultural col
lege in securing desirable type of
settler and helping him get establish
ed. 1t is not warranted in the ex-
pending of public funds in encourag-
ing any other type of immigration.
On the contrary. it is not doing its
full duty unless it actively discourages
such immigration. The mere fact that
this later work is likely. indeed GER
tain. to be productive of criticism and
to arouse violent opposition in certain
interested quarters is no reason for a
college to fail to do its duty both in
assistint the one and in keeping out
the other.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-22
TO PREACH EDUCATION.
Governor Issues Proclamation to tn
State Ministry.

Governor Shafroth has issued the
following self!explanatory executive
order:
Recognizing the need of cooper
alton of all social forces making for
better things in our government and
among our people. and holding that
the schools through the teachers. and
the churches through the ministry,
stand forth prominently among these
forces, | do hereby suggest to all
clergymen OF all denominations
throughout the state that on Sunday.
November "a. the Sunday next pre-
ceding the annual meeting OF the Col
orado Teachers Association, the
morning sermon be devoted to an
educational theme. to the end that the
mental. the physical and more espe-
cially the ethical training OF the youth
OF the state shall be promoted"
This is the day preceding the
Thanksgiving week vacation, when
the majority of the teachers will be
in Denver to attend the annual con-
vention of the Colorado Teachers as
sociation and special union service
has been arranged for their benefit.
to be held in the Denver auditorium
at $3.50 p. m. Amongst other address
es at this meeting Bishop Williams OF
Michigan will speak upon The New
Patriotism and Its Demand Upon Our
Educ alton.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-22
THE NEXT NUnBER
Star Entertainment Course Presents
Hrs Jeanette Jeweli Kellogg

The number of readers on the Lyceum
and Chautauqua platform is very great;
the number of readers who give oontinu-
ed satisfaction and measure up to the
highest standards is very small. Mrs s.Kel-
logg belongs to the small number Of those
who can go to any course or chautauqua.
give a high class program and please
everybody. One fact-that where she is
once heard she Is usually recalled at
higher priee-is the best evidence of her
ability to make good. both from the
business and artistic point of view. In all
her work she has purpose to make
people better by the great thoughts pres
ented, happier by bringing sunshine into
their lives and richer by the intellectual
feast enjoyed. Her repertoire includes
selections from Bulwer Lytton. Lew
Wallace, Sir Walter Scott, Trowbridge.
Mark Twain. Ralph Conner. Eliza CAL
vert. Hall Willis, X. R. Brooks, Selec-
tions from theBible. miscellaneous poems
from popular authors. etc. Lovers of good
literature. perfectly interpreted. should
hear Mrs Kellogg. Methodist church.
Monday evening. Nov. 25.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-22
Damage Suit Against Fort Lyon Ca
nal Co.

A Denver dispatch of Monday says:
THE Fort Lyon Canal company has
been made defendant in three suits
brought in the federal court demand
ing S3I.5Io.5o as damages. for the al
legged appropriation OF land by the
company in the construction OF its
reservoir site in the Arkansas valley.
The suits were brought by Howard
Snowden of Pennsylvania. Nellie NJ.
Michigan and Clara V. Smith of
Michigan. They claim that 272.s acres
without compensation"
The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-17
CARDINAL FARLEY BACK.
American Prelate Arrives From Visit
 to Pope at Rome.

New York, Jan. 16.After two months absence during which he was made prince of the church. John Cardinal Farley returned to the Unit. ed States tonight.
 He did not get quite within hand shaking distance of any of the million Catholics under his spiritual care as archbishop of New York. of his host of admiring friends outside the church but through the zero weather at sea the warmth of wireless greetings flashed all evening long.
 The steamer Berlin, bearing him, en tered the lower bay at o'clock to- night and dropped anchor an hour later off quarantine. where she will be held mp until tomorrow.
 Wireless operators reported the ail virtually flooded with greetings from friends ashore, to which the carSna, could only reply with one all-inclf sive thanks.
 My heart is filled with gratitude to everybody" he replied
The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-17
LYRIC THEATER.

The public appreciation of llle in- noyation recently inaugurated at the popular Lyric theater of an addition al afternoon performance, has met with universal favor. The crowds that thronged both performances yes terday afternoon denoted the public approval of the change.
 "The Great Riyes'' charmed and mystified the large audience by his wonderful impersonation and dancing In the costume of French daacer, he sings Parisian chanson with all the abandon and chic of native, after which he gives a splendid exhibition of ballet toe dancing in an inimltable manner, and when, at the close, he takes off his wig and discloses his sex, the bewildered audience is silent for moment and then bursts out in tumultuous applause.
 It is by far the most finished and dainty act of it's kind ever witnessed
 
 here
 The De Ano duo have added few new gyrations to their most merito- rious offering and share tIne hc'lors with Riyes in popular favor.
 The motion pictures are extremely good One. especially. standing out  as unique and beautiful production, the poem "EYangeline. by Lonefellow, is enacted with a realism that IS most artistic, scenery and costumes being reproduced in lifelike fidelity. Tomorrow, Wednesday night. the handsome Apiece dinner set on ax hibition at the theater, will be given away absolutely free.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-17
MEMPHIS BASEBALL ROW.
Charges Filed by Stockholders Against
 President Coleman.

Memphis, Jan ie.-That the Mem phis baseball club, under the direc. tion of Frank P. Coleman, president treasurer, has been mismanaged and that, as result, the club has lost money to such an extent during the last three years there is now not suf. ficient funds in ilhe treasury with which to start the coming season, is alleged in bill filed in chancery late today by six minority stockhold- CTS of the Memphis Baseball Park As sociation, holders of the local South ern league franchise, asking that a receiver be appointed and an account ing required Mir. Coleman, majority stockholder is responsible for the al. legged mismanagement by the six com plainants who assert that the minor ity holders haye been denied a voice in the management or policy of the club. An injunction. to prevent fur ther disbursements. pending the out come of the receivership, is also asked for
 MT. Coleman had no comment to make tonight other than to generally deny the allegations and to announce that the suit would be vigorously con tested.