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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
H0VATTER'S CANDIDACY
Topeka Printer Has Union Labor En-
dOrsement for Postmaster.

Charles o. HoVatter, linotype
operator on the State Journal, has en-
tered the race for postmaster of To-
peka to succeed Postmaster Rodgers,
whose term expires next year. Mr..
Hovatter formerly lived in Atchison,
but has been on the State Journal for
for a long time.
Hovatter has the support and en-
dorsement of the labor element in
Topeka and is making a strong fight
for the appointment. Several bust
ness and professional men in Atchison
and Topeka have written personal let
tiers to Senator w. H. Thompson ask
ing that his nomination and confirma-
ton be assured.
Mr.. HoVatter has always been a
Democrat and has worked for the par
ty in both Topeka and Atchison. He
has a strong personal following for
the position and his friends are MAX
ing every effort for his nomination.
The Atchison Globe has the following
about his candidacy:
Charley Hovatter. formerly an
Atchison printer, but now a linotype
operator on the State Journal, To-
peka, where he has been for II years,
is a candidate for postmaster of To-
peka. Without knowing much about
it, the writer would say the chances
are against him. Hovatter is a clean,
capable, hard working man and is of
the class who. ought to be appointed
to such positions, but who seldom are.
If the solid support of the newspaper
and printing fraternity of Atchison
will help Charley, it is his without
asking"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
BY JUNE I, 1914.
Gage Park Line in Operation Then Is
Promise.

The final step in the long controversy
concerning the Gage park railway was
settled this morning, by the county COM
missioners in what T. f. Doran, attor-
ney for the Topeka Street Railway
company, called a good fellow" agree
ment. On September 26 the railway
petitioned the board to authorize them
to construct a railroad over Eighth
avenue from the western boundary of
the city to Gage park. The stumbling
block was in the last paragraph which
requests the commissioners to cause
Eighth avenue to be graded from the
grading to be completed prior to Janu-
arguing the case, the commissioners
granted the franchise. The township
and the railway will share the cost Of
grading, sum not to exceed $1,000. The
Elmhurst Investment company donated
$500 of this amount. The county and
the street railway will build the 40-foot
bridge west of Washburn avenue at
cost not above $1,000. The county Will
advertise for bids.
The discussion today centered about
the cOuntys power in authorizing the
road to be graded. Albert Patten, as
sistant general manager of the Illinois
Traction company, refused to accept the
franchise until the grading and bridge
question had been settled
I'VE won't take a franchise to build
a street as well railroad he as
serted.
We bought the road and turned it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
COLWELL is FOUND.
Missing Sulzer Witness Discovered in
Sanitarium.

Albany. Sept. 29.-Frederick L. Col
well, long missing witness in the i'm
peac hment trial of Governor Sulzer, is
i'll in sanitarium. but is ready to come
to court and testify as a witness for
the governor providing he is not placed
under arrest by the board of mana gers
for having previously refused to testify.
Judge Herrick announced this in court
today.
While members of the court of i'm
parchment We're arriving in town today
for the regular half day Monday ses-
sion, a dozen detectives were busy
serving subpoenas for both prosecu-
ton and defense. A score of legisla-
tors were sought by the board of man.
ayers, while fifty persons were being
called for the governor
The testimony today of Melville J.
Fuller and J. B. Grey, New York brok-
ers, regarding the governors stock
deals. was expected to clear the decks
for the Introduction of testimony re-
garding Suffers alleged bartering of
political influence tomorrow. Friends
of James c. Garrison, who is held at
the Albany county penitentiary for
contempt of the assembly, have aban-
doned hope of obtaining his freedom
before Oct. 6. On that date the assem-
bly, will recOnvene and Garrison s
friends hope that the assemblymen will
relent and free him. He is said to be
eager to make peace with the mem
berS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
OFFICERS FOR SENIORS
Charles NettIes Is President Class and
Bertha Clay Secretary.

The senior class of the high school
held an election of officers for the COM
ing year at the session of their class
this morning. The following officers
were elected after close contests: Chas.
Nettles president; Ralph Swearingen.
vice president; Bertha Clay, secretary;
Joe Campbell, treasurer; Lloyd War
den sergeant-at-arms; Frank Willard,
manager of the annual and Miss Seery,
editor.
Other class meetings were held for
the purpose of discussing the candidates
for the assistant editorship and assist
ant managership of the High School
World Two subscribers are out for as
sistant manager, John Dean and Duane
Van Horn. Charles Lyon has announc
ed his candidacy for assistant editor.
The students elect these officers semi
annually and a large vote is usually
polled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
I'M DISTRICT court
Mason and Jones Burglary
Case on Trial.
First Day Fall Term Finds
ThrOng of Witnesses.

Criminal court opened this morning
before Judge George G.. Whitcomb, sec
ond division of the district court with
a burglary case A l.. Mason and Will
liam Jones. accused of entering Felix
Brothers store. 631 Kansas avenue, the
morning of July IA, are charged with
burglary and grand larceny. Johann
Adams, Wife of Bee Adams, will be
brought up this afternoon for resisting
officer. Arrangements Will be made
tomorrow for the trial of Ira Mayhan,
who pleaded not guilty in the city court
to the wilful murder of his wife. Dave
Williams, charged with assault with in
tent to kill, will be heard tomorrow.
Date for the Beers murder trial has
not been set. Judge Whitcomb will
probably hear the new evidence the
middle part of October.
The court was crowded this morning
with the usual throng of jurors, wit
nesses. attorneys and spectators. Much
interest is evinced in the commence
ment of the criminal docket The jury
was called at 10 o'clock Two jurors,
L. r. Smith and G. w. Jones, were dis
missed Two others, A. E. Harrison
and d. S. Doel, challenged by A. J. Boil
linger, attorney for the defense, We're
also discharged Mr.. Doel committed
the heinous offense of admitting he be-
lieved all he read in the newspapers,
having pefuSed the press accounts OF
the alleged robbery with interest
The following men are sitting in the
jury: Peter Eberhard, J. Morrow, H.
Saunders, Frank Fletcher George S.
Finch, G. E. Burman, w. S. Goosey, c.
L. Davis, Thomas c. Blair, T. r. Reed,
E. +. Petit and Isaac Mckee
The story of the alleged burglary, as
told by witnesses for the state in the
city court and summed up by the coun-
ty attorney this morning. is this:
Charles Holman, night patrolman,
flashing his searchlight down the alley
behind the Felix store discovered two
men crouching under a platform in
back of the shop. He found near them
packages of clothing valued at $159. So
The door of the shop was unlocked. He
arrested the men, who pleaded not
guilty at their preliminary hearing.
The following witnesses for the state
We're examined today: Ilif Felix, Pa
trolman Holman Merchant Policeman
AL Hopkins, Sheriff L. l.. Kiene, Under
Sheriff Hugh Larimer. John Webb, E.
S. Osborne, John Purcell and officer
PinkSton.
Jones, who took the stand before
noon, swore he was under the plat
form drinking beer, and had no knowl-
edge of the boxes of clothing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
THE BLEAKLEY BABY.
Incubator Case in Supreme Court for
Final Settlement.

Washington, Sept. 29-One of the
unique cases to come before the su-
preme court during the session which
begins in a few days is one in which
the court will be called upon to deter
mine the parentage of the incubator
baby viewed by thousands at the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition at st. Louis.
Mrs. Charlotte leakley of Topeka,
KAN, claims to be the mother of the
two pound mite She has fought in the
courts of Illinois and Kansas for pos
session of the child, now nine years
old, and appears now before the court
prosecuting witness against de-
tective who is charged with having kid
mapped the girl from her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Barclay of
Douglas county, Illinois, claim the
child as an adopted daughter. Barclay,
who was an employee at the fair
grounds, watched the baby in its glass
home.
The Barclays declare investigation
shows Mrs. Bleakley is mistaken about
being the mother of the child. They
claim that her child died few days
after it was born.
The incubator baby case is one of the
most well known legal battles in Kan
sas court history. Mrs. Bleakley prac-
tically won her case in the Jackson
county courts two years ago and the
continuance in the supreme court will
complete the charges against the de-
tective, who is charged with kidnapping
the child from the Topeka home just
before the sensational flight to the east.
Mrs. Bleakley lives in the southwestern
part of the citV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
At THE PICTURE HOUSES
Crystal.

At the crystal theater a dramatiza-
ton of Sir Walter SCOTS Rob Roy will
be shown Monday and Tuesday, in
three reels. In nearly every one of
SCOTS novels there is splendid dra-
matte material to be found, and espe-
cially is this true of Rob Roy, a story
that revolves about the heroic efforts
of the Scots to free themselves from
the irksome yoke of the English. More
daShing character of Rob Roy, who IN
revenge for the VillainouS treatment
received at their hands, took the
initiative in many plots that harassed
the English to a heart breaking de-
gree. Careful attention has been paid
to costume and natural stagings and
the title role is carried by Jack w.
johnson. The comedy, the Life Saver,
is also on the bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
CALLS AT WHITE HOUSE
PindelI Is Ready to Accept the st.
Petersburg Post.

Washington. Sept. 29.-Henry NJ.
Pindell, the Peoria editor, who it is
understood has been offered the APP
pointment of American ambassador to
ST. Petersburg, was among President
Wilson's callers today, and after a
short interview was referred to Mr..
Bryan at the department of state, with
whom he conferred for half an hour.
1t is believed Mr.. Pindell is prepared
to accept the appointment and that the
only obstacle to an immediate nomina-
ton is the necessity of awaiting a re-
ply from the Russian foreign office to
the usual inquiry as to whether Mr..
Pindeu would be persona grata.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29

toned that between 1000 and 5000
persons in the dangerous stages of
tuberculosis pass through Kansas on
her railroad lines annually. These pa
tients travel in Pullman and chair
cars and sit and sleep side by side with
the other passengers. One kanSan told
DIR. Crumbine that he rode from To-
peka to Dodge City in a Pullman car
and he was the only passenger not af
fected with tuberculosis. Another
said there were eleven cases in one car
eleven victims out of thirty-three
passengers.
A special hospital car out of Chi
cago and other eastern points for Kan
sas is a recommendation that may be
adopted by the committee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
House Receives Conference Report on
the Tariff Bill.

Washington, Sept. 29.-Senate met at
noon. Senator Kern obtained unani-
nous consent for adjournment until
Wednesday. Senate and house con-
ferees agreed to conference report on
tariff bill, Republicans Withholding
their approval. Samuel Untermyer. be-
fore banking committee, gave his views
on currency legislation. Adjourned at
II: 80 until Wednesday noon.
House met at noon. Democrat Lead
er Underwood presented tariff bill con-
ference reports and secured agreement
for meeting OF house at IL a. m. Tues
day to debate report Adjourned at
1918 D. m. until II a. m. Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29

over to the township as the law pro-
vides,'' explained j. c. Sinner.
You can declare it a county road,
insisted 7. F. Doran.
Jack Campbell, county surveyor, pro-
duced his figures on the total cost or
grading and bridge. The question was
settled when a member of the town
ship board agreed to divide the cost OF
the grading with the railway company.
The franchise states that the Gage
park railway will be in operation be-
fore the first day of June, 1914.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
WALTER MOORE A SUICIDE.
Former Player and Minstrel Man
Turns on Gas.

Decatur. Ill. Sept. 29.-Walter Moore,
formerly a player on the Buffalo team
in the old Eastern league and later
with AL G. Fields MINISTRIES, was found
dead in bed today with the gas turned
on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
TOO LATE To CLASSIFY.

ONE GIRL with experience power
sewing machine. McInti-e Bros.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-One pair
good mules Want restaurant auto
mobile. Call 1109 Central ave, n. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-29
State Board of EmbaImers
Adopts New Rules.
Reduce Expense in Transports.
ton of Dead.
DR., CRUMBINE HAS AN idea
Believes in Guarding Against
Living Carriers.
Eight Thousand COnsumptiyes
Through Kansas Yearly.

The high cost of dying soon will be
decreas ed in Kansas. The state board
of embalming is considering a new
method for the interstate transporta-
ton of the dead which will be adopted
and approved by the state board of
health and placed into effect in this
state. The result will be greatly re-
/ duced cost in the shipping of corpses
] and a much simpler method of embalm-
| ing and caring for the unfortunate that
die of infectious diseases.
| Hand in hand with the embalming
order comes the announcement from
| DR.. S. ]. Crumbine. secretary of the
state board of health, that there must
be a sanitary means OF transporting
the living carriers of dangerous diseases
through Kansas. AS chairman of an
Investigating committee of the nation
al body of health and preventive
boards appointed by the surgeon gen.
eral of the United States public health
, service, DR.. Crumbine will begin i'm
mediately on a hunt for methods of re-
ducing the exposure of interstate traffic
of diseased persons.
The years task with the state board
of health Will be directed toward the
safe and sane manner of transporting
and dead and modern manner of al
lowing the living passengers of railway
trains traffic through this state with
out danger to the local Kansas pat
rons.
New Embalming Rules.
Under the present system the
, bodies of a person who died with GER
tain diseases are not allowed ship
ment. Other diseases require eXpen-
sive metallic caskets. The new rules
now in the hands of the state board
of embalmers eliminate a large mum
Der of these diseases, remove the me-
tallic lined casket requirements and
place the bodies in the hands of a Ii
cenSed embalmer who carries out the
injection of the fluid under certain
prescribed doses.
After the body remains twelve hours
it will be inspected for the purpose OF
determining the influence of the fluid
and the effect of the embalming. II
all is satisfactory the body can be
shipped in an ordinary casket and
without the unnecessary guard that
has been built around it in the past.
The rules were adopted by the ma
tional bodies in session recently at
Minneapolis after q red hot speech by
DR.. Crumbine of Kansas who bewailed
the fact that people worry over the
transportation of dead bodies and pay
little attention to the traffic of the
living disease.
In this connection it might be men
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-01
Mining Stocks

Bush street trade in Nevada mining stocks
was practically at standstill at the regular
$50 a. M session Of the local exchange yester-
day. and the early dullness proved to be the
forerunner Of a generally weak market, for
nearly all Of the active Tonopah securities de-
veoped an easy tone at the informal sessions
while the north end Comstocks were merely
steady as rule. Only three stocks inquired Oh
the record of sales at the regular morning ses-
sons and the amounts handled at that time
were small. while the late trading was largely
Of liouidating character. with activity confined
chiefly to the prominent issues Of the Tonopah
group Tonopah Merger. North Star, Midway
and Rescue were sold freely at the expense OF
prices, following a weaker tone on the New
York curb for all Tonopah securities. North
Star receded to 90c, the Merger to TIC ana
Rescue sold below the 2Oc level for the nrst
time In long while, closing weak at 18c. MID
way and Mizpah Extension were slightly lower,
and Jim Butler reflected the general weakness oy
declining to ESQ., West End was the only STOCK
OF the group that showed trace OF nrmness'
closing strong at $1.25 after early dip.
The Goldfelds continued inactive ana tnSy en
sion sold down to 12c and Merger Mines Was ss
weak, with 15c the highest price bid wniie
dated was for sale at s1.To, with $1.6o the
highest price bid. -
sOphr of the Comstocks started the day with
decline Of a point, but 1T recovered the loss
later and closed firm at 25c on fairly brisk puy-
ing. Consolidated Virginia rose to l4c, while
Sierra Nsyda and unlSe q OR
price was lower than owners OF the STOCK careu
to accept.
association has ruled that hereafter only the
New York certificates will be accepted for de-
livery against contracts in Goldfeld consolidated
stock.
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Los Angeles OIL Stocks
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Cotton Market

lFrom 3. F. Hutton & Co.'s private wre.)
NEW YORK, July 31.-Cables were slightly
better than due. and opening prices here showed
moderate improvement. but the market was fair
" well evened up and the temper seemed to
favor waiting for tomorrow's bureau report be-
fore making commitments. The average
guess OF 81. 8 by 72 members about meets general
expectations as to this report. Granting this es-
innate as being approximately correct and COM
pairing with acreage and August / condition OF
the last two years, yield OF slightly more than
IA 800 900 bales Is indicated Belated shorts in
July have found that they had overstayed their
limit. and buying caused 45 point advance be-
fore trading closed at noon.
Spot closed quiet and unchanged. Middling up
lands, 12c; do gulf. II. .25c. Sales. IA 4420 bales
COTTON ETITVTRES yaar
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-01

in the July delivery-which opened
higher when other months opened
lower-helped to induce free buying
Oats followed the changes in corn.
There was good volume of business
but 1T did not compare with that in
corn. Thrashing returns today have
been mainly better.
Provisions were weak early with
further liquidation by longs at the OUT
set. Later the demand improved.
Some OF the recent bulls reinstated,
and prices rallied
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-01
SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS

Profsssional oporat1ons give New
York stocks = setback.
Copper shares make their re-
Spouse to hlghor metn1 prices.
Be1afed shorts In July eotton are
badly sQueeged.
Locks, stocks and bonds quiet
and featureless.
TonOpah mining securities cOn-
tfnue to weaken.
Wheat closes practically un-
changed In the Chicago PIT.
Speculative corn prices rebound
after an early dip.
Spot barley and futures weak In
the local market.
Cash wheat moving fairly ut the
old quotations.
High priced miIlfeeds DUH ana
generally easy.
California hops doing better here
and in the east.
Upper grades Of butter and eggs
remain firm.
Most kinds Of vegetables In ex-
cessive supply.
Fruit market suddenly nils mp
with peaches.
Shipping demand keeps potatoes
we'll cleaned up.
Poultry market still overloaded
with small hens.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-01
Hutton's New York Letter

The market was very irregular dur
ing todays session. with price changes
frequent Dullness prevailed during
the first half hour of trading. with
prices remaining around Wednesday 8
closing A sudden upturn occurred
around 1890 in which the general mar
ket responded. The supply of stocks
appeared to be small and when prizes
reached the level at which selling or
ders were looked for, they were with
drawn or moved up. Union Pacific was
strong, advancing to 149ss, with a good
demand from shorts. Steel made a new
high for the present movement at 6oA.
About 10000 shares were bought in this
ma rket foroforeign account.
Around the high prices of the morn
ing some profit taking took place, es-
pecially in STEELE common. in which
there was some heavy selling. There
was some selling of Southern Pacific on
strike news, but on advices received
from prominent banking house to the
effect that there was little likelihood
of strike, the stock had a good adj
vance. The market had q slight re-
covery during the early afternoon, but
trading was dull and wholly profess
sional. The morning drive failed to
bring out stocks and the market
showed Underlying strength. Closing
prices were at the low of the day.
There was no special feature to the
market
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-01
View York Money snrket

NEW YORK. July 3f.-Money on call. steady
at pa 021s per cent; ruling rate. 2is per cent
closing bid, 2A per cent; offered at92h per cent.
Time loans, steady: go days. 3@ "a per cent;
30 days, Az aQ5 per cent; six months, 5s4 as per
cent
Prime mercantile paper. per cent,
Sterling exchange, steady at $4.S3 for 60 day
bills and at 81. 5000 for dem and.
Commercial bills $4.S2%
Bar silver. $3.50.
Mexican dollars 41c
Government bonds. steady.
Railroad bonds, irregular.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-01
New York Produce Market

NEW YORK July .-Butter--Steady and un-
changed; receipts, 1O,O9s tubs. Creamery extras,
28A 626%c; hrsts. 25@2511c; state dairy. hnest.
251a @26c good to prime. 24Q25c; process ex-
tras. 24A@25c; imitation creamery drsts. 24c;
factory. June make. hrsts, 2315c; factory, cur
rent make. nrsts 23c: do seconds, 21Ac; packing
stock. current make, No. /, 211
Cheese-Unchanged; receipts, ,160 boxes.
1890; do white specials, 14Ac; skins, 3011c.
Eggs-Irregular; receipts. 1929 cases Fresh
gathered extras. 24@ 26c; extra frsts. 22@23hc;
frsts. 2O@21c; Pennsylvania and nearby hcnnery
whites. as to size and quality. 26@33c; DO gath
cred whites, 23631c; western gathered whites,
21M27c
Sugar-Raw firm. Muscoysdo, 311c; centrIf-
ugal. 361c; molasses, 2.s6c. Refined steady.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-01
LAKE sPAULDING PROGRESS

Rumors that the laying off of a squad
of workmen in the Auburn valley pre-
saged a cessation of the vast Lake
Spaulding development project were
set at rest yesterday by the statement
of an official of the Pacific Gas and
Electric company. Owing to the diff
Guilty in borrowing money for develop
ment work, he said, "a part of the
force employed in the less urgent work
below the Spaulding dam had been laid
off temporarily.
This will in no way interfere with
the carrying out of the entire project
of the company in the Sierras. though
the development will be spread over a
longer period. The work on the dam
is progressing steadily, and, though it
viii not be entirely completed in No
yember as originally planned. it will
be of sufficient height to be put into
actual service by January /, 1914
AUTHORITY GRANTED
Decisions rendered yesterday by the
railroad commission included these
grants of authOrity:
To 2. T. Durfy TO sell his water system n the
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-01
sIinneapoIi. Grain Marked

!. MINNEAPOLIS. July 31.--Wheat-July. s4I5,
september, S614c. December, S91ac. Cash whe,
No. 1shard, soc; No. 1 northern s7mssI5s
No. northern. 650S81ac: No. hard Montan,
Size; No. wheat 831a q SIC.
Flour-Unchanged.
Bran--Unchanged
Barley-Unchanged
Rye-No. 2. 55d57e
Flax-$1. 1914 a .405S.