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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
SMITHS ARE HERE
And HOrseshOerS and Wagon
makers, Too.
Largest Attendance and Best
Meeting of the Organization.

The sixth annual convention OF the
Blacksmfths' Horseshoers' and Wagon
makers Association of Kansas, the
most successful in the history OF the
organization, officially convened Lhls
afternoon at , o'clock The meeting was
addressed by J. Will Kelley, secretary
of the Commercial club, welcoming the
detegates to Topeka After the Kelley
address the convention took up the reg
Mar order of business. The meeting IS
expected to require all day tomorrow
to finish its business
From the number of registrations re-
ceived this morning the meeting
promises to be a record breaker in point
of interest and attendance. Up to noon
nearly a hundred out-of- town delegates
had registered. President George '.
Wilson, of Fredonia, of the association,
believes the meeting will be the best
ever held.
Tonight the members and their famil-
les will be the guests of the CONNER
cial club at the Majestic theater.
Thursday night a smoker will be given
at the Commercial rooms. The after
noon session today and a morning and
afternoon session tomorrow will be
taken up with business of the conven-
ton. A selection of place for the next
meeting will be among the matters up
for consideration. and the choice is be-
lived to lie between Salina and
Wichita
George W. Wilson, of Fredonia, presi-
dent; Austin English, of Hutchinson,
ecretary-treasurer; Perry r. Buckley,
of Lyons, George A. Miller, of Wichita,
and W. I. Wolverton. of Holton,
executive committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13

years he made prospecting excursions
into the wilds, finally striking it ricn-
Ever since the question has been de-
bated as to whom the claim belonged
At one time it is said an agreement
was reached whereby Anderson gave
$4,000 to the church school. $4,000 foI
expenses of theological students and
$4,000 for hospital in consideration
for promise of the church not to sue
him for the mine Certain members
protested and the whole question final
" was submitted to arbitration. The
matter finally got into the state courts
of Illinois, where Anderson lost. He
also lost in the federal district court
in northern Illinois 1t was from this
last decision that he has appealed to
the supreme court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
PIG CLOUDS TITLE
Feud Results in Tax Title to
Valuable Missouri Land.
Heirs of One Man Pay Tax on
Others Farm.

st. Joseph, Mo, Nov. ia quar-
rel over pig by James and Michael
Regain, brothers, resulted in the cloud
ing of the title to valuable property
within the limits of Dekalb, Mo, for
about fifty years. In the early six
ties of the last century, James deed
ed 20 acres to Michael Later they
had a quarrel over pig, after which
they refused to speak to each other
for 40 years, until their death.
Although the property was in
MichaeFs name, James began to pay
taxes on it. His heirs continued to
do this and receipts for taxes for At
years were produced in court yester-
day showing the James Regain estate
had been paying the taxes while the
title was in the name of the Michael
Regain estate. 800
On. the ground that paying the
taxes for more than 80 years gave a
clear title, the court vested all rights
in the James Regain heirs and the
descendants of Michael lose all inter-
est by the court decision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
Early Bird After Worm.

Already the candidates for Iegisla-
tive appointment are beginning to ar
rive in Topeka and make known their
ambitions This morning J. W Ijams
came from Oskaloosa and announced
his candidacy for ergeant-at-arms of
the 1913 senate.
Ijams is pioneer resident of Jeffer-
son county. He has lived in the coun-
ty nearly 35 years and has helped fight
the Democratic battles in seasons both
favorable and unfavorable. He helped
organize the Populist party in the
early eos and when the Populists re-
tired from active business, Ijams cast
his lot with the Democrats Now
Ijams is an active candidate. for ser
geant-at-arms in the aext senate ard
is enlis4.ng the support OF the new
members-elect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
BELL BOY ON STAND.
Damaging Testimony at the Beers
Inquest.

At the inquest being held this after
noon in the case of Mrs. w. L. Beers,
who died at the GIenwood hotel
Tuesday afternoon after a struggle
with her husband, Rev. W. L. Beers,
who is now under arrest, only one
witness had been examined at 8
O'Clock, and the hearing will take all
the afternoon. The first witness was
Wallace Mcdowell, bell boy at the
hotel He testified that Mr.. and Mrs.
Beers registered at 4 o'clock, and that
10 or Is minutes later he heard a
loud scream upstairs. He went up to
investigate and heard choking
sound, and thought some guest was
vomiting. 1t was 10 or Is minutes
later, he testified, when he answered
the bell and Beers stuck his head out
of the door of his room and said,
Get a doctor, quick
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
HIS BIOGRAPHY.
Former Kansas Man Writes Life Story
in Two Verses.

J.. r. McKeever, a former well-known
Topeka man, now living in Oklahoma
writes his own life history for a Topeka
friend in the following two humorous
and clever verses
He was bred in sunny Kansas
Where the hot air swept the plains;
Where the cilinch bug and grasshopper
GIoried in the lack of rains; -
Where the cactus and SunflOwer
Leaned to kiss the scorching sun;
Where the fearless Carrie Nation
Put the +'Boozers'' on the run;
Where the Populist and Granger
Drove the grafterS on the rocks;
Where the peerless Jerry Simpson
Went to congress without socks.
But he moved to Oklahoma
Where the cotton blossoms grow,
Where the ''Ingin" and the cowboy
Make the moving picture show;
Where the Devil and Alfalfa,
Raised by the two famous Bills,
Vie with broomcorn and with Kaffir
Out among the Granite hills;
Where they build a modern city
In a night and in day;
Where an Indian and a blind man
Make the laws that we obey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
KANSAS JUDGES.
sixth Annual Meeting at Topeka
Jan. 1928.

The sixth annual meeting of the
Kansas Judges association will be held
in Topeka January 27-2S, the same
dates assigned for the sessions of the
State Bar association. The meetings
of the Kansas judges will be held in
the chambers of the supreme court.
Arrangements are being made for
the best meeting ever held by the judges
of this state and a program which will
include several speakers of national
reputation, will be announced some
time this month. The two days ses-
sion of the district Judges will close
with a banquet the night of January
%
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
VIEWS WITH ALARM.
Chairman Martin Says Returns Are
Being JuggIed With.

Chairman Henderson S. Martin, of
the Democratic state committee this
afternoon issued a statement in which
he advised the voters of Kansas to
view With suspicion the late returns
On the gubernatorial contest and de-
clares that Hodges already has had ar
honest majority on the face of VefI-
fed official returns from all counties IN
the state. Martin says the Hodges
majority is small, but denies that II
can be overcome by the late reports
George Hodges has been elected
governor on the face of the official
returns made by the county clerks fol-
lowing the canvass by the boards OF
county commissioners of the returns
by the precinct election boards SAID
Martin There is no rightful ground
for bubble or dispute. The figures have
been verified in every possible way.
We have taken every precaution tC
detect errors A week has elapsed
since election and the public already
views the delay in furnishing the final
figures with disgust and distrust-
The returns are now all in. They
show a clear plurality for Hodges. 1t
is small, but it records the will of the
voters just as effectively as though il
had been larger. Changes in these fS
ures from this time. will be viewed
with suspicion as they should be. Al
ready there are thousands of people
who believe that tie returns nave been
juggled with
''Once upon a time WiIletts was
elected governor of Kansas, but by the
manipulate of the returns and the
juggling of figures he was counted out.
The indications are that such methods
are now being practiced to defeat the
will of the Kansas voters and counI
Senator Hodges out. We do not pro-
pose that the victory the people have
given US shall be stolen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
CLAIM MINERS GOLD.
Congregation Not Satisfied With Show
of Wealth.
Washington.

Washington, Nov. 13--Controyersy
over a fortune amassed from gold long
hidden beneath the SHOWS Of Alaska
has come to the supreme court for set
Element. On one side was the Swedish
Evangelical Mission Church of Amer
lea; on the other was Peter H Ander-
son, once it's missionary teacher in the
far north.
In 1887 Anderson had finished his
missionary training for the church at
Chicago, oartly through mis- own means
and partly through means furnished
by the church, it is said. He was sent
TO Alaska and during the next tWS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
LOCAL MENTION.

Mr.. E. H. Connell, auditor Of dis
bursements of the A. T. & S. F., &C
companied by Mrs. ConneI. left for
Chicago today on a business trip.
Seven crap shooters, who were ar
rested by the police at 14O4 Quincy
street. November ?, were fined $40 each
in police court Tuesday afternoon. The
arrests were made by Sergeant A. =.
SauIs and Detective Otto Anderson.
The two officers raided the place on a
stock of wet goods They saw the
crap game in operation by looking
through the windows before entering
the place. All the arrested men were
negroes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
HE TELLS ON WOMAN.
Man to Whom She Talked Admits Her
Crime.

Shreveport. La. Nov. 13.-With
tears streaming down his face. Albert
watson, convicted of the murder of C.
c. Bailey, yesterday told the jury
which is trying Mrs. Eva Walls Bailey
for poisoning her husband ''she told
me she put strychnine in his coffee to
kill him.
The admission was wrung from
Watson after three hours of question
ing by the states attorney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
BOXING AT WAKARUSA
Jack Wood and Towne VIII Go Ten
Rounds.

Jack Wood and Joe Town will put
on a ten round boxing exhibition at
Wakarusa, according to bills now be-
ing printed in Topeka The event is
scheduled to occur November 20 in the
Wakarusa hall There will be no de-
cis:on, the only object being to let
Woods home folks see him in action.
Wood, who recently returned from
the coast will fight Ray Marshall in
Atchison THANKSGIVING.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
Working on the Fire Case.

The police have received some in
formation which may cause arrests on
the charge of setting fire to the barn
o. the Merchants Transfer and Stor-
age company, which burned Monday
night. The information, which has
been received up to date is not suffi-
cfent to cause arrests, but the police
hope TO be able to get additional in
formation. Sergeant Dan Garden and
Detectives Carl Golf and Jake Maze
are working on the case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
National Grange Meets.

Spokane, Nov. 13.-The 18th an
nual conclave of the national grange
began a two weeks session here today
with representative from SO states in
attendance. The days business in
Guided reports by National Master
Oliver Wilson of Peoria, Ill, and by
the executive committee 1t was said
the concIave would devote consider
able time to discussing proposed ma
tionaI legislation particularly reform
of the national banking laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
She STARVED Her SON
Jury Holds Woman ''Movie Ffend'
Guilty of Crime.

Mineola, n. Y, Nov. 13.-Guilty of
second degree manslaughter after trial
on a charge of neglecting her infant
son until he died, from starvation,
when a year old, was the verdict
brought aginst Henrietta Tyson, 81
years old, by jury here last night.
The girls grandfather was the
states chief witness, testifying his
granddaughter. in neglecting her child.
attended moving pictures shows. The
girl will be sentenced Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
SPECIALS FOR THURSDAY

Cabbage-Fancy hard Northern
Cabbage, ID. 1Me; so ID. lots
DIT .4Sc
Potatoes, Mimi, Rurals, good
Potatoes, so lbs. to bus. zoe
Pumpkins, Railsplitter brand,
packed in Topeka, 2 large
cans .15e
Washboards, brass, each. . 300
Cookies, A kinds, 15c val. lb.1Oe
Cheese the round yellow kind,
10 zoe
Coffee, an old crop Santos, soc
pkg ....... .Z7c
Hog Liver, fresh, ID. Sc
Grape Fruit, good size, each. Sc
Canned Corn, the 1Oc quality.
can ..7c
Soda Crackers, small square
ones, best quality, about 20
10 box SLIP
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
sn1ith Center Plans Water supply.

Smith Center, Kan, Nov. 13.-After
putting up with a shortage of water
during the summer months for many
years past, the city has about COM
pleted an immense concrete dam at the
water supply station that is expected
TO overcome the difficulty hereafter.
The dam is in the form of a tunnel.
the top of which is level with the
surface of the earth. It is several hum
bred feet long and forty feet deep. The
cost of the Improvement is ap-
proximated at $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
MRS. CODDING SPEAKS
Wife of Warden Reads Paper to
American Prison Association.

Baltimore, Nov. 13.-Mrs. ]. K Cod
ding, of Lansing, Kan, read a paper at
a meeting of women members attend
ing the annual congress of the Amer
lean Prison Association today Mrs
Maude BaIlington Booth presided.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13

j. P. Rowley, aged So years, died
this morning at his home at s26 Mon
roe street. The funeral will be held
at the residence at 1880 O'Clock Fri
day. Interment will be in the Topeka
Gem etsry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
Buy Your Table
Supplies Now

before the cold weather starts.
The c. o. D. store always offers
special inducements for good
sized orders. Give us a trial.
Free delivery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Word of the death of Mrs. e. E.
Pennick, who died at her home in
Newlirk, Ok, Oct. 29. is received. Mrs.
Pennick formerly lived in Topeka and
has two sisters and granddaughter
who live here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13

The funeral of George NJ. KeIlam,
who died Tuesday morning. will be
held at the residence at sos West
Tenth avenue at o'clock Thursday.
Interment in the Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13

Let the aroma of an Aurora please
your craving for a good smoke Fresh
at Burghart's, sol Kansas ave.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-13

The body Of John Scheurmann. who
was killed in a wreck near Mobridge,
s. D., several days ago, is expected TO
arrive in Topeka Thursday afternoon.
f it arrives at this time. the funeral
will be held at st. Joseph's Catholic
church at 10 o'clock Friday morning.
Milton Simpson. aged rs, colored,
died at his home at 1892 Lincoln
street Tuesday night. The funeral ar
rangements will be announced later.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
PAYS s5oo,ooo FOR LIBRARY
Henry z. Huntington Gets the Fine
Beverly Chew Collection
In New York.

New York.-The fine library Of
Beverly Chew. noted here and abroad
for its remarkable collection of rare
and valuable copies Of early English
authors. has been sold to Henry e.
Huntington. The price. it was an
nounced. was 100000. Mr.. Hunt
lngton was the successful bidder for
many Of the highest priced offerings
In the sale Of the Robert Hoe library,
and was also named some time ago
rs the purchaser of the collection Of
the late e. Dwight Church of Brooklyn.
Including the most extensive library
Of Americana in the world.
With the addition Of the Chew pur-
chase Mr.. Huntington becomes the
possessor Of what is in many respects
the finest private library in the world.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
Your Child's Health
Your First THOUGHT

If you have children, naturally your
first thoughts are for their health.
You certainly want them to develop
strong, healthy constitutions. The
most careful attention must be given
when children show the first symp-
toms Of the many common ailments.
Perhaps they are weakly and thin, or
grow too fast, thus sacrificing
strength. These and other apparent
~ minor ailments may be the fore
runner to weak constitution for life.
Such children need Jayne's Tonic
Vermifuge which is essentially q chill
dren's tonic. First of all. 1t will
properly care for the child's stomach.
It will also improve the appetite, and
will add strength to the other organs
Of the body. In cases of thin or i'm
pure blood, it increases the number
of red corpuscles enabling the en-
riched blood to keep the body healthy
and strong.
Among the most common ailments
that children develop is that of dis
ordered stomach, leading to an I'M
paired digestion. In many cases this
trouble is due to parasites in the in
testinal tract To correct such troll
bic, Jayne s Tonic Vermifuge Is un-
surpassed.
For more than eighty years millions
of children have been restored to
health through the use Of this tonic.
Insist upon Jayne's; accept no other.
Sold by druggists everywhere. Dr.. u.
jayne & Son. Philadelphia, ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
HUDSON IS SNUBBED'
Invitation to a Luncheon in Den.
yer Is Recalled.
Santiago Bay Hero 10 Surprised n
Insult offered by Chamber Of
Commerco In the West
ern City.

Denver.-Capt. Richmond Pierson
Hobson. feted, dined and cheered by
hundreds of Thousands of American
citizens and kissed by hundreds Of
Americas most beautiful women in
recognition of his heroic deed In
bottling up Cevera's feet in the har.
Dor of Santiago during the Spanish
American war, has been snubbed by
the Denver chamber Of commerce.
An invitation to luncheon. extended
Captain Hobson on behalf Of the cham.
Der Of commerce, was withdrawn. sum-
marily and within an hour of the
scheduled hour of the luncheon, be.
cause Of protests of 40 hotel and cafe
proprietors to President e. j. Yetter
Of the chamber. The hotel and cafe
proprietors insisted that Captain Hob
son be barred from the program, pre-
sumably because of his mission in
Colorado.
Shortly after Captain Hobson's ar
rival at the Brown Palace hotel he
was informed by an official Of the
chamber Of commerce that, after due
consideration, the speakers commit
tee had determined to eliminate him
from the program because Of the pol
Icy Of the chamber, which is that 1t
shall not indulge in pleasantries per
tanning to politics.
1T is the first time in my expert.
ence that ! have been snubbed in this
way" said Captain Hobson at the
Brown few moments later. Ger
tainly, / might have been credited
with sufficient tact and decency to be
trusted not to speak before such
gathering on the liquor question. Az
an invited guest I should have been
the last to mention such subject,
realizing that there might be some
present to whom the discussion Of
such~a matter would be distasteful.
my subject was to have been The
Merchant Marine, the Panama Canal
and Coast Defenses.'
III was not wanted, why was the
invitation extended; or, II the invita-
ton was extended in temporary aber-
ration upon the part of some one, why
was | not given an opportunity to
withdraw gracefully? 1t might have
been arranged SO that I could have
been given an intimation Of the situa-
ton, that might have missed con-
nections and have been unable to ar
rive in time for the luncheon. or 50
that I might have rearranged my
plans
The captain was visibly perturbed.
and 1t was apparent that his feelings
had been injured greatly. Almost at
once. however, he shook of all out
ward appearance of resentment at the
treatment and began discussion Of
politics, the beauties Of Denver. the
war cloud lowering over the Balkans
and Europe and other subjects of gen.
eral interest.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
DIFFERENCE IN THEM
"o'd codser" Notes the Various
Points Of Resemblance That
Mark the Small Towns. l

''How much alike the country vii.
lagos look as you pass through them
IN the train" ruminated the Old Cod.
ger "And in their daily life they are
as similar as they seem to the passing
stranger. Each has its vitriolic town
row and its supera abundance of real
estate agents. There is in every one
Of them the local Big Toad. bloated
and pompous In his small puddle. who
would never even cause ripple in
the great ocean OF the outside world.
And there is the huge and jolly wife
with the little dried-up irascible hor-
net of a husband. the society leader
with following of three and shape
like a pouter pigeon, the flashy grass
widow, the shabby lawyer who would
be wonder Of the world If he didn't
drink, the good natured handy man
who can do everything and never does
anything-Kansas City Star.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
But S25,OOO,oOO
CARNEGIE ENTHUSIASTIC OVER
HIS PENSION PLAN.
Cases Of Cleveland, Grant and Lin
coin are Called to His
Mind.

New York. Nov. 27.-Andrew Car.
negie, in statement has announced
that all but $25,O00,0O0 of his fortune
to be disposed of under his will will
be left to the Carnegie corporation
Of New York, which has been made
his residuary legatee and which will
carry on his educational and charit-
able work. Mr.. Carnegie explains his
reasons for planning to pension ex-
presidents of the United States as he
provided for recently through the Car
negie corporation.
In making his announcement telling
how he had gone about putting, his
gospel of wealth" into practice, MI.
Carnegie said:
Il resolved to fulfill the require
ments of the gospel of wealth. by
transferring funds and have done so
except that have found it desira BILE
to retain for a while personal dis
tribution of my United States mill.
tary telegraph corps pensions and
Pennsylvania railroad pensions to
Pittsburgh division men and their wild.
ows. because my old boys would dis
like the change and SO no doubt would
others upon my pension list
Mr.. Carnegie referred to recently
published letter which dealt with the
circumstances of Grover Cleveland
after his retirement from the presi-
dency
q know that of Mr. Cleveland said
Mr.. Carnegie in his statement. He
told me of an offer he had to serve
as director which would give him
a salary. but declined the offer, say.
ing his name was not for sale"
Mr. Carnegie's other references were
to Presidents Lincoln and Grant, the
last namei having been pressed for
funds even while yet in the White
House the iron master declared, while
be quoted from a letter written by
Mrs. Lincoln to show that President
Lincoln's family was similarly embar-
raised,