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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-04-04
Anti.Rede Plague Fight - for Fire
Prevention

FreVenuon
| Sixty per cent of our fire losses
both country and. town are due tc
Carelessness and Indifference. The
per capita loss in the United States
for last year was $3.50, as against
60 cents Ia Great BIitain and &c
cents in Germany. Shouldn't our
state pride inspire u. S. also to i'm.
prove local conditions?
The basic element in "fire prev en-
tion" is embraced in the term good
housekeeping, I" 1t is necessary in
every home, store, shop, warehouse
or manufacturing plant. VIII atever
the nature of occupancy, the charac.
ter of construction, or the omplete-
ness of fire protection. Most of the
big fires in Wisconsin, involving
heavy losses, started while the
property was unguarded during the
night or lunch hour. This proves
that these losses of thousands of dol
lars could have been prevented by
the exercise of greater Careful
ness. II q ~
These few rules of caution are
therefore worthy of note:
Abandon the use of al parlor
Matches and use nothing bit double
dipped and other forms of safety
matches.
Beware OF the danger Of Gasoline
vapor, and of using either gasoline
or kerosine TO hasten a sluggish fire.
Clean your Chimneys at least once
a year, keeping a keen lookout for
all cracks. caulking them up with.
cement or mortar. t.
Do not allow oily or greasy Rags,
or other Rubbish to remain in build
ing over night, except in metallic
can.
Employ only expert worknnen for
all Electric Wiring and allow no
tinkering~s with such wiring by a
"greenhorn at the business.
Fear to,leposit any Ashes against
wood or other combustibe material
using only metallic receptacles with
covers for them.
Go to the North Pole if you must
throw lighted cigar or cigarette
stubs around, and also beware
where you empty burning tobacco
from pipe.
Fire should be mans servant,
never his masterls Let Everyone
hate the ''Red Plague as he would
the Cholera or The White Plague.
Then would we soon witness a.graat
reduction in the terrible fire. waste.
of our state and nation. Do you
know this waste last year for our.
country amounted to $3.50, 600, 900,
aver aging $50, 900 per hour, or $500
per minute? Fire prevention in
your home is surely better, than. the
finest obituary over the remains OF
your loved ones, or the deepest
sympathy of your neighbors with
your property loss. And even
though your property be protected
by an. insurance policy. the fire loss
is clear waste just the same; Tor
just that much of the states assests
are irretrievably lost, and you are
simply reimbursed to the extent Of
your policy. by, the other policy
holders premiums. BY reducing
the aggregate of fire losses through
greater Individual Carelessnes. the
insurance rates must necessarily go
down and smaller insurance pre-
miums be collected. Such a con-
servation of our states resources
we ought all to be able to agree on.
Let us all, join forces for a strenuous
fire-prevention campaign.
T. M. Purtell, State Fire Marshal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-04-04

District Attorney e. Q. Alvord
left the latter part of last week for
Northern Tennessee on a business
trip.
Charley Good of Ashland, deputy
state m arshall, has been IN the city
during the past week transacting
masters of business.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-04-04
To Retain Territory

The proposition to detach
sections Fl. %, 81 and % from
the city failed at the election on
Tuesday. The vote was 298 to
202. The first ward went for
detaching.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
PICKS UP GOOD ONE.
Carr Wires Zabel of Baldwin to Join
Blues.

Kansas City, June George label.
g. sensational college pitcher, who has
been winning all of his games for Ba-
ker university of Baldwin, Kan, this
spring, reported here and left for In
d~ianapolis to join h Blues.
Zabel is a youngster and pitched last
season for the Cheyenne, Wyo., team
which Won the championship of the
Rocky region. That club was
owned by Ira Bidwell of this city, who
organized the Rocky Mountain League
this year. When last here Bidwe1i
stated that he considers label a much
better pitcher than Claud Hendrix.
now one of the regulars of Fred
Clarke's Pittsburg pitching staff. whJ
was also a member of BidWell's Chey-
enne club two years ago.
According to Bidwell, label has
plenty of speed, good curves and with
the proper experience should develo.
into a winning pitcher in this league.
label proved by his work with Baker
university this year that he is a prom
Using slab artist. He struck out as
high as Is men in a game and pa.
several one and two-hit battles. In oHS
afternoon recently he pitched two
games (scven innings each), and allow
ed just two hits. For the first IL in
nings not a hit was made off his de-
livery.
In label and GaIlia Carr has two
very promising youngsters. If they de-
velop into winners for the big chief
this year they will help the Blues i'm
in their fight for the buntinS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
IN THE SIXTH

T.. C.. Logan. of Mitchell county, is
having smooth sailing in his race FOR
the Republican nomination for state
| senator in the Thirty-third district,
composed of the counties of Jewell and
| Mitchell. The Democrats are rusting
to find some man to run against him,
| but those who stand any show of poll
ing a good vote refuse to run. Mr..
Logan is a practical farmer and stock
raiser. He is a director in the State
Fair association of Topeka, and also a
member of the Mitchell County State
| Wide Fair association.
Frank Strain is the Republican can
didate for the legislature in Phillips
county. He has served the county two
terms as treasurer, and three terms
as probate judge. He is an old soldier,
and Governor Stubs has honored him
in. the appointment as a membe on the
Fort Dodge military board. Mr.. Strain
is a pioneer in Phillips county.
During the campaign the Democrats
of Rocks unit will edit a page IN
the Stockton Review. They seem to
have lots of hope
The friends of Senator ~urtis have
organized a Curtis Senatorial club in
Oberlin, and the first turn of the poilti-
cal wheel there were more than 10c
signers.
The Republicans of Decatur county
are trying to get together, and they
hope to succeed by having a o feast
in Oberlin June s.
Ohm Tromble, Democrat, and Frank
Thompson, Republican, are candidates
for the legislature in Mitchell county.
The Democrats have little hopes of
winning their man, while the woods are
full of progressives, many of whom
have been set down upon in then
scramble for political pie.
There seems to be a good natured
race on in the candidacy for state sem
afny in the E.0rfipth district Norton
Smith and Phillips counties comprise
the district. Two Republicans have
shown up. I. NJ. Mahin of Smith coun-
ty, and John NJ. Gray of Phillips coun-
ty. They are successful business men,
and either of them will make a credit
able state senator The Democrats ara
in the dark as to what to dc about
bringing forward one of their number
w. E. Menoher, editor and publisher
of the Lincoln Republican, is a candi-
date for county attorney of Lincolli
county. He filled the Office of postmas-
ter of his town for ar even dozer
years. and made good; if he win ii
his race for county attorney he will
make good
Ed Mullaney, of Hill City, win enjoy
his trip to Chicago. He won out nicely
in his race for national delegate from
the Sixth district. He is also one of
the members of the state p~enitentiary
board. He takes a lively interest in
politics. besides he won't neglect his
business of banking, which he has
made a big success in Hill City.
Times have been SO hard in north
west Kansas, and crops have been sc
short that there isn't much of a fight
for the SO a day job for the legislative
members. When passes were in use
these jobs were sought for. but now
in many instances they go a begging.
Smith county has two Republican as
pirants for the legislature. while in
RawIins county there are two Demo-
Gratis after the same Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
APPRAISERS NAMED.
Another Step Taken to Acquire East
Side Park.

Another step oward a park for
the a side was taken this morning
at the meeting of the board of city
commissioners when Horace l.. Hall,
A. T. Daniels, and George Young were
chosen as the appraisers of the park
property consisting of about Is acres
of ground.
According to law it will be 10 days
after the fact of the appointment is
printed in the official city paper, be-
fore the appraisers can begin their
work.
The cost of the purchase of the
I'll property will be ap~portfoned
among the property owners of the
benefit district according to the
amount of benefit which they will de-
rive. The district extends to Kansas
the north; the city limits on the east,
and Tenth avenue on the south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
LAWYERS ARE Fined.
Opposing Counsel in barrow Case
Held to Be in Contempt.

Los Angeles, June 5.-District At
torney John D. Fredericks was fined
$25 and Attorney H. H. Appel So for
contempt of court by Judge Hutton
tween opposing counsel in the trial
of Clarence S. barrow The defend
ant participated in the wrangle.
The controversy, which occurred
while the defense was Directing to
the introduction into evidence of the
checks drawn by Frank Morrison.
secretary of the American Federation
of Labor, in favor of Clarence s..
barrow, nearly ended in a fist fight
between Appel and Fredericks.
Mr.. Darrow, addressing the court
for the first time since his trial be-
gan, announced that he would admit
the authenticity of the signatures
of himself and Mr.. Morrison on the
checks drawn on the Mcnamara de-
Tense fund.
You wouldn't admit it if we could
not prove it," said Captain Fredericks
aside to DarroW.
Darrow denounced the. remark of the
district attorney as gross and
declared that it was made to influence
the jury, which was closer to the dis
trict attorney than himself.
II thought the defendant in this
said the district attorney, "had
more manhood and stamina than to
bawl such a thing out in the our
rOOnl.
Attorney Appel characterized the re-
marks of Fredericks as .cowardly anu
unprofessional."
The district attorney intimated thai
the defense vas playing the baby act"
Appel started toward Fredericks in
a threatening manner declaring he was
afraid of Fredericks. d
Judge Hutton ~reprimanded Fre6er
and Appel. Fredericks Their de-
clared that he had meant his renal
Darrow as a mere pleasantly
Later Judge Hutton announced upon
he considered a reprimand
punishment for such mis-
conduct and imposed the fines.
Checks totaling $110, 600, all made
out in favor of Mr.. Darrow and signed
by Morrison, had been read into the
record when the moor adjournment
was AIKEN. H. H. Flather, the Wash
D.. c., bank cashier. was on
stand throughout the morning
session, was asked only one question,
was ruled out unanswered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
DID NOT APPEAR.
Two Striking Law Graduates
Not at Glass Exercises.
Other Laws and Medics Hear
the Graduation Address.

No signs of Waldo Morris or o. E
Waggoner. the two young men who re-
fused to wear the regulation caps ana
gowns. at the graduation exercises OF
the Wasaburn law school, which took
place in the college chapel today. As
the appointed time drew near the COZ
lege faculty, and members of the grad
uating class had no idea that Morris
or Waggoner would not comply with
the request of Dean William r. Az
| thur. to observe the rule of the Wash
burn board. of trustees, but they did
bot appear and there was q rum2r
that they would bring suit to get their
diplomas.
President Frank K. Sanders states
that the matter of wearing caps anu
| gowns at the commencement exercises
is a requisite set forth by all colleges,
over which the trustees nave complete
control.
The faculty of the law department
held a meeting Monday evening", anu
recommended to the board of college
trustees. hat they request the senior
class to wear caps and gowns when
appearing for graduation. Tuesday
night the trustees held a meeting and
the recommendation of the faculty was
sustained.
Dean Arthur says the law faculty dc.
not favor the withholding of degrees
from the young men in question. How
ever, the decision now is in the hands
of the trustees and they have decided
that the students must comply or lose
their degrees.
The graduating exercises of both
the law and medical departments of
WashbHrn weer held in the college
chapel this morning.
DR.. T. S. Magee addressed the
medics ard Justice Silas w. Porter
gave the address to the law students.
The anniversary address was given by
Judge A. W. Dana
Following are the graduates:
Law school-Fernley Ginger, J. A.
Myers, Neil E. Stanley, Oscar f. Wag-
goner, Vernon b. Day, Cyrus NJ. Mon
roe. Paul H. Heinz. Jessie j. Nye, John
H. Fairman, Frederick c Helm, Will
lam A Bowles, Waldo E. Morris,
Henry II. McVey, William O. Hunter
and Jacoh A. Lott.
Medical school-Winifred VierS,
Frank Kinnamon, Charles j. Bliss,
Oscar L. Erickson, Delos NJ. Stevens
Arthur d.. Gray, Willard o. Clark,
James II. Burnett and Albert E. Titus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
GOT HER RING BACK.
Mrs. Austin of Country Club, Will
Prosecute Light Fingered Waiter.

Some high speed work was staged
by the Topeka police department to-
day. when a thief was caught by tel
egraph within two hours after the
theft was reported. Mrs. L. Austin,
chief cook at the Country club, lost a
ring last Saturday. Coinci-
dent with the passing of the ring was
the disappearance of Henry Stewart,
a negro waiter at the club. Mrs. Aus
tin thought it over for awhile, and to-
day decided to report to the police.
The officers asked her if she knew
anything about Stewart and gathered
that she did, and that one of his light
ing places vas Kingfisher, Ok. She
gave several other locations. and all
were Immediately notified, but King
fisher produced the fruit. 1t was the
chief of police in Kingfisher who
wired, almost before Mrs. Austin
could get back on her job at the
Country club:
Have Henry Stewart and the dia-
mond ring. Will you get warrant?
Can't hold him long. Geo. H. Brown,
chief of police, Kingfisher.'
Mrs. Austin says she will get a state
warrant this afternoon and make
more or less trouble, including a re-
turn trip, for the light-fingered waiter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
TWO TO GET DEPICTS.
Jarbalo and Tisdale Can Hold CeIe-
bration Now.

The town of TisdaIe. cowIey county,
can hold a celebration now any time
1t gets good 1nd ready. The utilities
commission has oriefed the Missouri
Pacific to build a station at this place
and install an agent. Tisdale has
boosted a platform up to his time in
lieu of a station and it was hard work
to flag a freight train there. But from
now on it will be different. All Mis-
souri, Pacific slow trains will stop at
Tisdale after that station is built. The
Missouri Pacific has as many slow,
trains as any road. so TiNale will get
plenty of train service.
There is another burg in Kansas
that may also celebrate and burn Joss
sticks before the -altars of the till
ties commission. Jarbalo, located in
Atchison county is to have a station
agent installed alongside the tracks of
the Leavenworth and Topeka trunk
line. The order was made today and
it reads imperative. The commission
rested on it's oars after the Jarablo
order
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
BURROW ON BOARD.
Takes Place of Rev. H. b. Harrison
as Washburn Trustee.

j. r. Burrow was elected to succeed
the Rev. H. B. Harrison on the board
of trustees of college at the
annual meeting of the board. AS has
been previously stated the Rev. Mir.
Harrison will serve as pastor OF the
now ami Park Congregational
church of Kansas City, Mo.
A campaign will be waged towards
procuring a $4,000 endowment fund
II SIS, 900 is raised the remainder of the
sum will be forthcoming from the Car
negie fund.
A tablet will be placed on
campus in honor of John Richie, who
donated to the college the $50 acres now
included in the campus.
Prof. Edith NJ. Twiss will not be re-
leased as was previously announced.
The board reconsidered their action
towards retrenchment.
1t vas decided to confer honorary de-
grees of doctor of divinity upon the
Rev. H; B. Harrison, the retiring vice
president, and j. E. Adams, a Wash
burn graduate who has been a mis-
sionary in Korea for II years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
PLAYERS BEER SEIZED
Fugate and Chapman Feared to Be-
come Thirsty.

AT the court house today. it is held
that the raid last night by the sher-
ifs force on the rooms of Pitcher
Jack Fugate and Catcher Chapman,
reveals the secret of the Kaws slump
in the baseball standing. Three full
cases of beer and as many cases of
empties were found in the house at
1921 Quincy street, where the two
ball players room.
1t was after a series of complaints
by a Quincy street resident that the
sheriff's force last night raided the
house conducted by Mrs. NJ. ]. Neale.
She insisted that the refreshments
found in her house belonged to the
kaw battery. In IN ice chest was
found a half dozen bottles of beer,
nicely cooled and, as Mrs. Neale ex-
planned to the officers, awiting the
arrival of the ball players
The consignment of beer was seized
by the officers and unless a fresh ship
ment is received before Sunday, there
will be nothing to dampen the throats
of the slab artist and nit manipulation
when h Kaws return from their st.
Joe trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
MULVANE HIGH MAN.
Topeka Gun Club Shoot Is Well At
ended.

IA Mulvane, who is undoubtedly
conceded to be the foremost marks
man of this community, put on An ex-
hibition at the gun club grounds Tues
day afternoon, missing ony two birds
out of the fifty. However, practically
the same thing happens on almost ev-
cry occasion, where Mulvane takes a
part in the contest.
A large number of members were
present at the weekly meeting and a
number of other good scores were
made.
The following cores were made:
Mulvane. As; Cooper, Al; Starr, 40;
Biscoe, 81; Wolf. 81; Fullerton, "a;
Stewart, "a; Smith, SO; Thompson, 80;
Miller, 80; Springer, 30; Hogeboon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
RESOLUTIONS FOR DIR. McvEY.
shawnee County Medical Society
Mourns His Death.

Resolutions of sympathy adopted by
IRE County Medical society
on the death of DIR. r. E. McVey:
Where's, An overrullng P~roVldenc
has rer,oved from among US our asso-
ctate and venerable friend, DR.. r. E.
McVey, therefore be it
Resolved, That by his death the
profession has lost a faithful
and conscientious member who studied
and wrought to alleviate the suffer-
ings of humanity and whose ~counsels
and wisdom will be greatly missed by
us: be it further
Resolved, That the shawnee County
Medical society extend to the family
If mr.. McVey our sincere sympathy in
their bereavement
VIM. H. RICHTER, NJ. d.,
H. L. ALKIRE. M. D..
w. [. WARMER, M. D.,
Committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
TEACHERS STILL COME
Out of Town Pedagogues Like Teach
ing Staff Here.

Today the enrolment at the nor
NAL institute exceeded the $50 mark
n is expected to pass 200 before
the end of the week. According to
County Superintendent Eby. the in
stltute this year will probably be the
largest ever held in the county.
One of the pleasing features of his
years institute is the large numbe
OF u of town teachers who are at
tending the Shawnee county institute.
AT least 20 per cent of the teachers
for the work are residents of
other counties They came to Topeka
of the advantages and oppor-
tunities offered by the Shawnee coun-
ty course and the instructors en-
to conduct the work.
I believe this will be the most sue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
THINKS CRY BABY'S.
Girl Rescues Kittens, Slowly Burning,
From AShpit.

Denver, Colo, June with the
story of Agnes Anderson's baby fresh
in mind. Blanche Northrop heard
faint cries from an ashpit in the rear
of her home Thursday night. h
rushed to the rescue. h found three
kittens wrapped in a wsp
slowly burning to death in the hot
ashes.
An eye of one of the kittens had
been burned out, leg had
been almost burned off and h back
of the third was scared.
The girl took the kittens into her
home and notified the state bureau
of child and animal protection. The
kittens were taken yesterday to the
animal home of the Dumb Friends
league. Humane agents are looking
for the person who threw them into
the ashpit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
M'FADDEN ANSWERS.
Wants Divorce Decree Himself, He
Tells Court.

In a cross petition filed today in
the district court, Marion McFadden
gives a dozen reasons why his wife,
Name McFadden. should not receive a
divorce. MeFadden himself desires the
decree and insists that the treatment
he received from his wife was not the
brand that was due a loving and duti-
full companion.
McFadden and his wife lived in
Kansas City before coming to Topeka.
1t was while in Missouri, McFadden
insists, that his wife was arrested fer
shoplifting. Again he insists that Mrs.
McFadden was too friendly with Rich
ard Lowe, a Chinaman. and that Lowe
visited the woman's rooms in the abb
sence of her husband.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
MORE MICA SUITS.
Attorney Bollinger Says They Haven't
All Been Disposed OF.

Arthur ]. Bollinger, attorney for the
Anderson Mica denies that
the case has been decided. He made
h following statement today:
An article peal in last even
ing's issue of the Topeka State Jour
nal under the head Mica Case Ended.
This article is in every way misleading
and fails to give any true idea of the
condition of affairs, and was evil
IDENTIFY prepared from data furnished
solely by the defendants in that suit
and for the purpose of injuring the
Anderson p and helping in the
sale of stock inatheir rival concern.
The Anderson cases are not ended.
There are now pending in the courts
of San Miguel county New Mexico,
two cases against s. B. h and
the Topeka Mica for claim
jumping in which it is alleged hat as
soon as he was made president of the
Anderson company Rohrer began to
use its men and MONEY for the pur-
pose of jumping its claims in his own
name. These suits will be soon called
for trial and the Anderson is
confident of ousting the Topeka con-
Germ from the mines. There are also
pending in Shawnee county two suits
one for $4,000 damages against S. B.
Rohrer for mismanagement and mis-
appropriation of the stock and funds
vas still president and before the
court ousted him last fall. This suit
will soon be for trial. The old suit
was decided against Rohrer and as
we stated before the recent decision
was solely that Rohrer and all others
as well who lac expended money of
their own for the company should
have a judgment for same. The order
of the court giving Rohrer a claim
for money he had spent expressly
states that that order is not to inter-.
fere with the claims of the company
against him. The Anderson company
has sound financial backing and in
tends to press all it's suits to what it Is
will be a successful issue
1.-THE officers of the Topeka Mica
manufacturing company. understand
that there are other suits pending and
these who are in a position to know
state there is about as much to them
the suit just settled said Mr.. w.
FL. Neiswanger, vice president of the
Topeka Manufacturing company.
Every contention of Mr.. Rohrer was
decided in his favor in the suit just
The claims owned by the To-
Mica Manufacturing i'll
Mexico are separate and distinct
from those claimed by the Anderson
explained the officer of the
company. Consequently the
pending in San Miguel county has
merit to it,"