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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
SUPPLY AND DEMAND.
They Say 1t Makes Price of Beef Sky
High.

Washington, June Sine demand for
beef far exceeds the supply and high
prices are the result, says bulletin
issued today by the department of ag-
riculture. The shortage in the supply
of meat producing animals too, is stead
lily becoming greater and the country
is warned it is facing a period of short
production of meat.
In the past six years there has been
a decline of more than 30 per cent in
the number of beef cattle in the United
States, according to the department
and already during the first three
months of this year there has been
approximately decrease of 13 per cent
in the mum Der of meat materials killed
under the government supervision when
compared with the same three months
of 1912. Estimates of the department
give the number of beef cattle in the
United States on January l, 1907, as
81, 566, 900 and at the beginning of the
present year as 36,030,000.
Prices paid for cattle, sheep, lambs
and hogs last year were much higher
than the preceding year. THE year
1872, says the department, was a year
of high prices for all classes of food
animals" With the diminished produc-
ton in the home market the depart
ment declares there is no longer sur
plus for export.
The time has con1e,' it says, when
We must conserve our meat supply
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
MARRIES MUMM TODAY
Kansas Girl WEEDS French Sporting
Man in st. Georges Church.

London, June 3.-Walter De Mumm,
the well known French sporting man,
and Miss Florence Scoville, daughter
of c. c. Scoville of Seneca, Kan, were
married at noon today in the fashion
able church of St. Georges, Hanover
Square.
The wedding was celebrated with a
full choir. One hundred guests were
present.
The bride was attended by her sis
ter, Mrs. TreadweI1, and was given
away by Mr.. Treadwell. The BRIDE
groom, whose family name is Mumm
his brother as best man.
The greatest interest was taken in
the wedding owing to the dramatic in
cident that occurred last December in
Paris, when in the course of a strug-
gle with Mrs. Marie Van Rensimer
Barnes, an American woman, Water De
Mumm received two rather serious bull
let wounds. Mrs. Barnes afterward
disappeared and De Mumm did not
prosecute her.
The attack on him was said to have
been brought about by his announce
ment that he had come to bid her fare
well.
The wedding originally was set for
yesterday but was postponed because
of inability to secure the church until
today.
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FROM 81 NATIONS.
Worlds Student Christian Federation
in Session.

Mohonk Lake, N. Y, June 3.-The
tenth conference of the Worlds Stu
dent Christian federation convened at
Mohonk Lake today with 81 nations
represented among the $40 persons
and delegates in attendance. Regions
as far apart as Japan and South Afri-
ca, Russia and Uruguay sent delegates
and the racial types include all the
colors from white, through the yellow
tints, olive, red and browns of va
rious shades, to black.
The report of John r. Mott, general
secretary of the federation showed
that whereas four years ago the stu
dent Christian movements in the fed
Grafton included 2,028 Christian asso-
Citations or unions, with a combined
membership of 1860 they now num-
Der 2,3O5 associations with a total
membership of 156,071, an approx
mate increase of 800 associations and
20, 900 members. The conference will
end Sunday.
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ADMIT OWNERSHIP.
Oil Magnates Answer in Texas Anti
Trust Suit.

Corsicana, Texas. June 3.-Attor-
neys here representing oil wells IN
yolyed in the state of Texas ninety
nine million dollar penalty and custer
suit today admitted the bulk of stock
of the Magnolia Petroleum company
of Texas was owned by John ID. Arch-
bold and H. c. Folger, Jr., OF New
York, as the states petition asserted a.
They said Mr.. Archbold and Mr. FOL
ger held this stock merely as ind1vld-
uaIs and that the defense would Try
to prove that these and other stock
holders had neither violated any anti
trust laws, nor attempted to monopo-
lie the oil business in Texas.
company and the Corsicana petroleum
testimony preparatory to trlal OF
the suit next fall was called here To-
day by Special Commissioner Charles
G. Robey. The Magnolia Petroleum
company an dthe Corsicana Petroleum
company, the two Texas firms IN
yolyed, were represented by their
Texas counsel. No special counsel is
here to represent the Standard On
companv of New York and the Stand,
ara of New Jersey which are included
in the penalty section OF TINS sun;
Neither was there special counsel mere
for MIR. Rockefeller. Mr.. Archbold nor
anv of the men prominently connected
with Standard Oil companies ana
AGAINST whom as individuals almoSI
Exactly half of the $99,0OO,OOo penal-
tics are sought
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Churches Disagree Over Property

Kansas City. June S.-The suit of
the Presbyterian church against the
Old Cumberland church for the pos
session of property in Missouri, val
ued at 100000, filed two years ago,
came up for final hearing before Fed
eral Judge Van Valken burgh. The
suit is for the possession of Missouri
Valley college at Marshall, Mo-, and
other valuable church property. BY
mutual agreement, the case is being
tried without q jury.
The suit grew out of the adoption in
1896 OF the act of union by the as
semb1ies of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain church at Decatur. Ill, and of
the PresbyterianS at -Des Moines. Ger
tain members of the Cumberland
church refused to approve the action
of their assembly. They claim all the
property that belonged to their merg-
ing cobelievers.
Legal actions have been taken in
. states
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
STRANGE ASSOCIATION
Organization of Human DereIicts That
. Float Life'S Sea.

Boston, June 3.-The human dere-
lets protective association, whose
members include the lame, halt and
blind, was formed yesterday. Philip
KEENAN,, a blind man, was elected
president; John Leavy, an armiess
man, secretary, and James Carroll,
a legless man, treasurer. Fifty of the
city's unfortunates who make their
living by selling papers, pencils and
almanacs were called together by
KEENAN, and voted to form the asso-
citation In addressing the meeting
Kcnnan said:
1--WE have the ambitions of normal
men but because of our Affections are
forced to fight a battle for livelihood
such as our normal brethren cannot
dream. 1 feel that through this
organizatio our voice may be heard
and we will be able to buy the neces-
stiles of life at Il price we can afford
TO paw
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Favor Sex Hygiene instruction.

Washington, June Saws reQuir-
ing production of health certificates
by applicants for marriage licenses
and the teaching of sex hygiene We're
urged at a conference of society wom-
en- and sociological workers. Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. William
Jennings Bryan attended the meeting,
which was held at the home of Mrs.
John Hays Hammond, wife of the
mining engineer.
AS an outcome of the conference,
an organization may be created to
conduct a national campaign for sex
hygienic education and compulsory
medical examination preliminary to
marriage. The principal speakers to-
day were DR.. Elnora c. Folkmar and
Mrs. George NJ. Sternberg, wife Of the
former surgeon general of the army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
Tortured Father-in-Law.

Fort Smith, Ark, June 3..Charged
with tying his father-in-law, P w.
Adams, to a tree and torturing him.
Harry Copeland, a schoolteacher of
Red Oak Ok, was arrested here and
taken to Wilburton, Ok, for trial.
Adams said he received a letter last
week to which was signed the name of
a son, long mourned as dead. Acting
upon instructions in the letter, Adams
said he went to a lonely spot near
Red Oak where he met Copeland and
another man who covered him with
guns. Then he said they tied him to
a tree and tortured him until he
promised to surrender to Copeland the
Iatter's child. which with it's mother,
had been cared for by its grandpar-
ents since it's birth.
Adams sent the child here with it's
mother as he had agreed and when
Copeland approached them he was ar
rested by an officer who was on guard.
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ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT
Employees at the National Capitol Are
Nervous"

Washington, June 3.-Employees in
the capitol today are on the anxious
seat for their jobs are in jeopardy
result of the action of the Demo-
cratic caucus yesterday.
Representative Cox, of Indiana,
started the trouble by presenting res
olution proposing to open up all the
patronage, comprising approximately
$50 places Ind affecting doorkeepers,
messengers, policemen, pages and
score of others and to have Immediate
ly a distribution of those places equally
among all the Democratic members of
the house. In the discussion that fol-
lowed Representative Murray, of Ok
lahoma, presented a resolution which
was adopted, referring the matter to
a committee of three with the direction
to report a plan of distributing pat
ronage that would be fair and equal to
all but consistent with efficiency of SER
vice.
Mr.. Murray in a speech said he want
ed his share of patronage but he be-
lieved efficiency should be the first con-
SideratiOn.
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Topeka AUTO CLUB.
Had Good Meeting Last Night-Re-
Elected Officers.

More than one hundred members of
the Topeka Auto club who were in at
tendance at the annual meeting of
the organization in the main room of
the Commercial club Monday night
discussed nothing but good roads. The
meeting was an enthusiastic one-in
fact. the most enthusiastic one ever
held by the club-and plans were for
mulated for creating better roads in
Shawnee county.
Between four and five thousand dol
lars will be available for road pur-
poses in Shawnee county through the
new auto tax law. While the meet
ing was in progress Monday night the
county commissioners were called up
by phone. They expressed themselves
in favor of using a large portion of
this money in dragging the county
roads.
A committee was appointed to as
sist the county commissioners in the
work of designating the county roads
and see to it that they are kept in
first class condition. The commit
tee consists of w. H. Davis, J.. Will
Kelley and w. w. Webb. 1t is prob
able that a committee of the Topeka
Motorcycle club will be appointed to
work with this newly appointed COM
mittee.
The officers and directors of the
club, which now has a membership of
200. were reelected at the meeting
Members of the organization who
We're present at the meeting received
copies of the new official guide book
of the Kansas State Automobile asso-
citation.
The officers of the club: President,
W. w. Webb; vice president, George
w. Stansfield; secretary and treasurer,
Frank S. Southwick. The directors:
w. w. Webb, Geo. w. StansfieId,
Frank S. Southwick, E. B. Kellam. w.
F Bowen, E. C. Arnold, Morris
Schlegel.
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CANNIBALS HANG.
British Judge Sentenced Members of
Man Eating Society.

London, June 3.-Convicted of the
practice of cannibalism and human
sacrifice, 40 members of the Leopard
society,"" a secret organization, have
been hanged, in Sierra Leone, a Brit
ish colony on the west coast of Africa.
Sir William Bradford Griffith, chief
Justice of the Gold Coast, who pres1d-
ed at the trials, arrived at Plymouth
today He declined to discuss the case,
but fellow travellers said that 100 mem
bers of the society had been arrested
and that 40 of them had been hanged,
while many were sentenced to de-
portation.
The Leopard society" has existed
among the Mendi tribe and has long
caused trouble to the government. All
natives failing to conform to its rites,
or submit to its demands, are subject
to death or slavery
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EIGHT UNDER ARREST.
Damage Done Foreign Citizens in
Council Bluffs Investigated.

Council Bluffs, Ia. June 3.-Eight
men are now under arrest here in con-
nection with the attempt Thursday
night to lynch Guidice. the young Ital-
ian who is charged with the murder of
Howard Jones. The latest arrest was
that of John Bowen, a Great Western
trainman, who was taken last night
when he came in from his run. They
are being held pending action of the
grand jury, which is investigating the
affair.
The committee appointed by the gov
ernor to appraise the damage to the
property of Greeks and Italians by the
mob is expected to report today
The report will be forwarded to the
federal government for use in settling
the claims of the foreigners who suf-
fered loss.
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PREFERS JAPANESE.
Episcopal Bishop of Philippines Gives
Views to Secretary Bryan.

Washington, June 3.-With the decla ara
ton that the Japanese are lnfinle9ei ;ytb psv
ferable to the immigrants Oh Henry
E Europe Epil ne bishop of the philippines
expects today to visit the state p GePIeo
ment and discuss the O T,.a Iarelete has
h w,dh o crowded program since arriving, IN
this country from the Far East East the nag guest
in New York Saturday ne MaS several
OF in PhiIadefphia and came t9 Wash
ington yesterday, where he was ene Uses
cipal speaker at the sge lad
OF R q s of his Intimate knowledge oI
affairs in the Philippines IT Is by
Bishop b 81 me Var department as well as
those of the state department.
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1RASEHRBROs
ASgs&sSSKslS4@
S., E. Corner 9th and Jackson.
Phone $50.
Glad to Pay More for Clean MIX.

The farmers and dairymen are TAX
ing kindly to the plan of the Topeka
Pure Milk company of paying more
for absolutely clean milk than for that
which is slightly dirty or worse, ac-
cording to DIR. George F. Babb, city
milk inspector.
The contest to decide whose milk is
universally the cleanest will occupy
the next three months, June, July and
August, a score being kept of all milk
delivered at the creamery.
II believe the contest and the plan
of paying more for clean milk is going
to prove a fine thing" DR.. Babb said.
I'VE will begin scoring in a few days.
after giving the milk men a chance to
fix up their equipment to provide as
clearly a product as possible"
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McCarty Left $1,000.

Springfield, Mo-, June 3.-Applica-
ton to be appointed administrator of
the estate of Luther McCarty. heavy
weight fighter killed in a bout with
Arthur Pelky, was filed in the probate
court here today by Otto Lippman,
representing the dead champion s
widow. Lippman managed bouts here
in which McCarty first attracted at
tention.
The McCarty estate consists of S.
200 on deposit in a Los Angeles bank,
four lots on a beach near Boston and
other possessions totaling $1,000.
McCarty left no will. His widow and
year old daughter are his only heirs.
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piano selections and Mrs. Maud
Catren gave whistling solo.
The members of the team present
were: Miss Craven, Miss Dwyer, Miss
Morgan, Miss Florence Nelson, Miss
Mary Dill, Miss Edith Rossi Mrs. Maud
Catren, Mrs. Ida Vatterlin, Mrs. Lit
Teton, Miss Madaline Gionio and Mrs.
Alice Armstrong. The guests were:
Mrs. Sarah Burch, Mrs. Emma Allen,
Miss Mona Griffin. Miss Charlotte
Griffin, Miss Bessie Dwyer, Miss Maude
Adams Miss Mildred Glenn, Miss
Merle Crouch, Miss F'elicitas Dyer,
Mrs. E. c. Slaybaugh, Mrs. Dwyer and
Mrs. F. H Morgan.
Miss Craven was presented with a
handsome souvenir spoon of Topeka.
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Mother Sentences Son.

Chicago, June "a mother was
called upon to pass sentence upon her
13-year-old son in the juvenile court
after the boy had been found guilty
of snatching q pocketbook from a
woman on the streets. Judge Pinck-
ney asked Mrs. Anna Burek, who had
heard the testimony agains Their son,
Joseph. to determine his punishment.
"You must earn the money to pay for
what you stole" said the mother. You
must be in bed every night by 9
o'clock, or I'll ask the Judge to send
you away until your hair grows gray
was her ruling. The court approved
the Sentence.
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President to work All wear

New York, June 3.-President Wilson
has written to General George w. Win
gate, declining an invitation to be a
guest at the athletic demonstration by
10000 school boys in Central Park on
June 6. The president writes: In or
der that I may devote my full energies
to my duties, am denying myself the
pleasure of accepting any invitations
to attend public functions during the
first year of my administration. Please
accept my very best wishes for a con-
tinuance OF the effective work which
is being accomplished by your league"
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stagg Won't Return to Chicago.

Chicago, June 3.-Coach A A. Stags
will not return from the west to accom-
pany the University of Chicago track
team to Madison Saturday. A letter
from him today stated that he will pro-
long his stay near Idaho Springs, Col,
for another six weeks ana perhaps will
remain there all summer. The mid
way director of athletics has not been
specific in describing his condition but
has let his friends know that he hopes
for complete recovery from his nerv-
Gus breakdown.
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Chicagoans Like Theaters.

Chicago, June 3.-There are $50
theaters in Chicago and 76 others in
the course of construction, according
to figures made public today by the
building commissioner. One-half of
the amusement houses are used ex-
clusively for the display of moving
pictures and have a seating capacity
of 500 or less, but the average capacity
is 400 or a total of 5000 There will
be an added seating capacity of 800
when the new theaters are completed
in the fall. 1t is estimated that the
d1iIv attendance is 100000.
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Entertained *. and L. of S. Team,

Miss Nell Dwyer and Miss Laura
Morgan entertained the team members
of Topeka council No. 2, K. and L. of
s., and a few guests Monday evening
at the home of Miss Morgan in honor
of Miss Florence Craven, one of the
team members, who leaves soon to
make her home in Boston, Mass.
In the guessing contests Miss Crav-
en- and Miss Charlotte Griffin were the
winners. Miss Craven gave several
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Shoots Bride of One Dax

st. Paul, June 3.-After making
daily appeals through the mail to Mrs
Marguerite Logan Curl, recovering
from wounds inflicted by her husband,
Mrs. w. ]. Curl. Paris, I'LL, mother of
John Curl, yesterday succeeded in OBJ
tanning permission to bury her son.
Curl shot his bride of one day and
committed suicide while being sought
by federal officers for misuse of the
mails. The body probably will be sent
to Paris today.
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WON DAMAGE SUIT.
United States Supreme Court Sustains
Judgment for $4,000.

Liberal, Kan, June "a telegram
received here from Washington. d. c.,
announces that the supreme court has
upheld the decision of lower courts in
awarding A NJ. Dowell of this city
$4,000 in his damage suit against the
Rock Island. The suit was filed in the
Seward county district court here in
1907. F. S. Macy of this city was
DOWelrS attorney
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Chauffeur Continues Testimony.

Boston June 3.-The cross ~examina-
ton of Arthur Hira whose testimony
in the socalled dynamite conspiracy
trial in the superior court was the fea-
ture of yesterdays proceedings, was re-
sumed today. Hira, a taxicab chauf-
feur. was produced by the government
Yesterday in an effort to connect Presi-
dent William NJ. Wood of the American
Wooden Company. Frederick E. At
teaux. a dye manufa cturer, and Dennis
J. Collins, dog fancier, with the al
legged plot to plant dynamite in Law
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suffragettes Blamed Again.

90 blamed for a fire which today de-
stroyed the biggest boat house on the
river Isis, together with 40 or 80 boats
he,oneing to the students of OXFORD
university. Cards bearing the words
.yotes for women were FOUND near
the scene of the fire.
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renee to discredit the strikers during
the LAWRENCE. textile mills strike last
year. Hira testified about driving a
man resembling Atteaux from the resi-
dence of President Wood to the corner
OF Franklin and Washingtn streets,
this city, to a Court street saloon, back
to Franklin street and then to the
club house of the Boston Athletic As
ISOLATION on the evening of January 10,
1912. the date upon which the dynamite
was planted"
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NIiJlers Talk ana See sights.

Kansas City, June 3.-Discussion on
the topics, Wheat Cleaning Wheat
Tempering,' and Testing Mill
Streams" occupied the morning session
here of the second day of the Operative
Millers association convention Flour
millers from nearly every state where
milling is pursued took part. The af-
ternoon and evening was scheduled to
be given over to sight seeing and en-
tertainment.
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Dissolution of Partnership.

BY mutual agreement the law part
nership heretofore existing between
Edwin L. O'Neil and E. C. Warfel has
been dissolved. Both Mr.. O'Neil and
Mr.. Warfel will continue the general
practice of law in their present Of
fees, suite 512 New England Bldg
Adv
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weston on Long Hike.

Clifton, n. j., June 3.-Edward ray
son Weston, the veteran peuest Ir AN :,
1aft here shortly before o'clock on
the second day of his LAO mile hike
70 MINNEAPOLIS A small crowd saw
him off. Weston will stop tonight at
Tuxedo, n. Y, 80 miles from Ne"
v.,rl< oitV
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Ereieht increase Held UP.

Washington, June "a proposed
increase by the southwestern lines OF
about six cents a hundred pounds in
the freight rates on potatoes and other
vegetables from points in LOUISIANA
TeTas and Arkansas to Denver, Colo,
and common points, was suspended
TODAY by the interstate commerce COM
mission until September 20.
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Esl.bart Has sunday School.

Elkhart, Kan, June 3.-The first
Sunday school in this city was organ
lied Yesterday. 1t is nonsecta-ian
organization. Several pastors have
been here during the brief life of the
town to look after its spiritual welfa1e G.
They have conducted services regu-
larly in the Star Lumber office.
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s~.KE BITE MAY BE FATAL.
Geary County Youths LIMBS e"oien
Twice Normal Size-

Junction City, Kan, June S~ tn tJT
his leg and foot swollen TO w.
tl suai Of this county, was brought 10
town DUx suffering from the bite OF d
He was given medical attention anu
his condition is dangerous.
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Bulgarian Troops Eyacuate,

London, June "a dispatch from
~Constantinople says the Bulgarian
troops began today the evacuation of
the Turkish seaport of Roleseo, on the
sea of Marmora.
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start Barber County Normal.

Medicine Lodge Kan, June 3.-The
thirty-first annual session of the Bar
her county normal institute was con-
vened this morning. 1t will adjourn
June %, following a two days ex-
aminations