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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13

New York, June 13-MONEY-Money on
can steady, ~ to 21R per cent; ruling rate,
"a per cent; closing bid 10 per cent;
offered at per cent. Time loans, easier:
60 days 4 per cent; 80 days, 44G411 per
cent; 6 months, 51566 per cent
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 6 per
cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers, bills at 81 s. 70 for 60
day bills and at s4.s6.50 for demand. Com
mercial bills, S4.s2A.
SILVER-Bar silver, 591sc; Mexican dol
lars, 4sc.
BONDS-Goyernment bonds, firm; rail-
road bonds, strong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13
Rules on Liquor Shipments.

st. Paul, June ia bank that col
lects a sight draft, representing the
purchase price of liquor shipped in in
terstate commerce in prohibition
state does not violate the law prohib-
iting g, collector from acting as agent
according to an opinion handed down
today by the United States circuit
court of appeals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13

Mr.. Whitlock, II years.
Miss Vesper, Is years.
Miss Blumenstock, IA years
Miss Bauman, IA years.
Miss Bates, Is years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13

Going back to the beginning of the stores history is
striking differences between conditions then
brief review be of interest alike those who
the opening of this store 1885, and others whom early
beginning significant that
that first day bought continuously
throughout the thirty of the stores life The pleasures
anniversary celebration tomorrow will hardly be
pete without the these friends whom
special invitation.
IN JUNE 20, 1888 the firm composed of H H Mills, VIM
Mcpherson Jr- M j. MCPHERSON E. G. Mcpherson and
w. W. Mills opened the doors for business under the
sign Mills, Mcpherson Co. The store located in che
building now occupied by the Palace Clothing CO.. at 7o9 Kan
avenue and there renamed Tor 1t during
peod-n 1885, that installed the first elevator used
in any Topeka dry goods store.
the south building at 723 erected
H. Mills Sons-the occupying
and begin withholding entire building
space needed and Mrs Sheldon erected the building
at The opened
the company you KNOWN. W. Mills president A. D. Ken
dali vice presidents L. G. Thorpe treasurer Mills
From the beginning Mr. W. W. Mills has retained
tive management of the entire business
Mills Mcpherson Co. began business with SIS 900 stock
feet of floor The stock hand today
valued at over S3OOOOO and our floor space measures
90 900 feet occupied by drv goods stocks alone The
volume this stores business now twenty times greater
poves and now have hundred
regular pay purchased then
have corps of twenty department managers.
We sometimes into
its eemens-to- state the them We
swer by naming these three forces:
-Unswerving adherence the plain principles of honest
merchandising.
2-The loyal support of buyers and salespeople.
3.-JudiciOus newspaper advertising
While growth gratifying
satisfied We would make the good better We would labor
stores merchandise equipment and service in order to merit
the title "Topeka's Foremost Store
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13

Lloyd Libby, the six year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Libby of I'll
Smith street. died at the family resi-
dence Thursday afternoon. The funer-
al will be held at o'clock Sunday in
PenwelPs chapel. Interment in the
TODeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13
New YORK Money Market.

Balance on hand June /. 1913 s47,51.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

SUMMER RESORT COTTAGES.
Cottages at Eldorado Springs, Colorado.
Best location and most completely fur
nished on the grounds. Fine springs. Ac-
commodate six to ten. June to October,
$3.50, or $50 per month Interurban line
to Denver. For information and photo
of cottages see c. D. Wellman, city, or
Mrs M E. O'Neill, 721 Gilpin street Den
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
BERK WILLIAMS
IS HOME AGAIN
EVERYONE GLAD TO SEE SCION
OF NOTABLE FAMILY BACK TO
THE OLD STAND.

Everybody is glad to see Berkeley
williams back home. Berkeley was one
of the live ones before he went to
Baltimore, and he must have done
things in that town. So all hands are
glad 10 see him back.
He returns to become associated
with his brothers In the company OK
John L. williams & Sons. He Is the
kid in the williams family, and the
williams family has done as much for
Richmond as any other family which
any one knows of. The Williamses.
of which Berkeley Is the youngster.
built the Main street station. the Trac-
ton company. the Memorial hospital.
the Seaboard Air Line and the News
Leader.
John Shelton Williams. assistant
secretary OF the treasury, Is his elder
brother. r. Lancaster Williams, who
used to be the Office boy In the South
ern Churchman Office. and who is now
a leading railway magnate and assoc
ciated with Middendoyf & Co, in Bal
timore, is another brother. and Lang
bourn williams, of the local Arm, Is
another
Everybody is glad to see Berkeley
back Fin our midst.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
FALL RACING TO OPEN
Continued "A Fifth Page)

Richard T. Wilson. II. K. Knapp. II.
C Halie1heck and Raj Parr will par
ttcfpate. they having sent either all
or A part, OF their string there.
There have been few Improves
rnents made in the betting fnclosure-
The bookmakers win do the business
again this fall. as the Hartford coun-
~ folk do not seem t. favor the
French system Of speculation. Only
reliable chalkers will be allowed TO
handle The states as in the past.
The largest owner to be represent
cd at the meeting Is II. @. Bedwell.
the popular Western turfman. lie
has nearly forty head of horses at the
course. and many of them Will take
down some Of the races, judging by
their appearance.
Frederick Rehberger, the racing
secretary. liz as busy As a bee these
DAYS, while Manager Edward Burke
seems to be In all parts OF the park
at the same time, seeing that every
thing goes along all right and hur-
rying the finishing touches
The forem ast Jockeys now riding
will be on hand Wednesday. Several
of them will arrive from Saratoga
and Canada tomorrow morning.
Taken al in all, this promises to be
not only n great meeting from a rae
ing point ct view, but one that Will
add largely to the brilliant turf his
tory of MARYLAND.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
Wild West Show is
Coming to Richmond
for J Performances

The program of the Young Buffalo
wild West. Vernon c. Seaver's HIPPO
drome and Colonel Cummins' Far
Fast. which will exhibit in Richmond
today Is spicy and up-to- date
throughout. Vernon {. Seaver. the
general manager of the combined
shows, claims that in making up the
program he had so much material 10
draw from that it was possible Tor
him 10 leave out everything OF the
yellow leaf order and to include only
such members as were new and as
sured successes. He says that from
the opening to the closing NUMBERS
everything shown will be found to be
fresh and original.
Among the features that are new
to America this season Is the Eta
Myres quartet. consisting of girl,
a pony, dog and Tiny Muggins, the
smallest elephant, who Is said to be
an entire show himself. Their per-
Torrance includes a lot of tricks
hitherto unknown, among them
football game that is said to be
scream.
Another feature Is Captain Har-
din's cadets, a company OF comeiy
Castilian maids, who have been train
ed to the fine point of perfection in
military exercises and the manual or
arms Dy captain =, r. Haiu yin,
/ world famous drillmaster Their
work is said to be accurate and pre-
/ else to degree rarely attached out
side of n crack military school.
The comedy section of the COM
/ bined shows has been given careful
/ attention, with the result that 1t Is
one of the most entertaining parts
/ of the aggregation. Such acts as
THE Bounding Hayrack," Tee Pc
nobscot RUDE" The Taximeter" and
The Dance of the Jungle" are rare
| lv seen in such numbers with a tent
| show Some turn of~a comedy nature
! is kept in the arena from first to
last, according to the program.
II is claimed for the Wild West
Hippodrome and Far West that every
| number billed Is OF the very best OF
/ its class In all more than six hun
dred people are required to carry out
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09

Colonial affords another delightful
course of vaudeville that will surely
tickle the palates of lovers or va
riettes, and the many regular pa
irons of this popular playhouse. The
bill this week abounds In features.
and from the rise to the fall OF the
curtain a dash and go characterizes
the whole performance
Sam Barton, n his funny tramp
makeup, kept the crowd in good HUI
NOR by doing all kinds OF foolish
stunts on his rickety bicycles. Rid
ing on a unicycle that stands about
fourteen feet from the floor is one OF
his pet feats.
Bert and Bess Draper have an act
that last night brought them their
share of applause Miss Draper has
a contralto voice, which Is reufarka-
bly, deep, and she sang three num-
bers that were instant hits. Mr.
Draper nas a reputation for imper-
sonating the Southern darkey. and he
did II last night TO perfection:
When it comes TO dancing, few
couples have anything on Cole and
Denahy. who danced themselves into
the good Fraces of the audience.
This couple, in their neat dress. dance
everything from the waltz of long ago
to the Bunny Hug and Texas Tommy
of today, and gracefully snow now
the last named two can be danced
without criticism.
The Ola Town quartet has minia-
ture minstrel show all by themselves.
and all four have good voices, and
sing the latest songs, TWO OF the
four dress as end men, and do much
to make the act go.
The last act was the surprise OF the
evening. Sheck, D'Arvtlle and Dut-
-haYe-ea-a Tartng-that- is Indeed
UNIQUE While the setting of the
stage would never suggest that aero
bats were to appear, nevertheless, this
trio gives a remarkable exhibition OF
hand to hand balancing. and tun.ot-
ing in perfectly furnished rooms.
There Will be three shows a day for
the remainder OF the week, one at 3
O clock, and two at night T;l5 and 9
o'clock. and with two new picture
plays to complete the bill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09

week turned to rebuy their cotton and
first prices were 80 to "A points
higher. Later heavy realizing checked
the advance and caused some irregu-
larity. but after midday there was
more heavy buying, and prices made
new high ground The trade seemed
Inclined to pay little attention to the
census figures, or the days weather
news. and the action of the market
suggested quite a general conviction
that II would he a season Of high
priced cotton should there be no legis-
iative Interference. After showing
net advance Of SO 10 ~ points, the
market closed steady 80 to ~ points
hleher
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
YOUTH GETS FIVE
YEARS FOR MURDER

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
BRISTOL, VA. Sept. s,--The jury
in the Corporation court OF Bristol,
Va, returned a verdict tonight at
1870 O'Clock in the case of Common
wealth against Emmett Collins. aged
twenty-one. for the murder of Frank
Cunningham, aged twenty, finding him
guilty and fixing his punishment at five
years
Cunningham was given mortal
wound by Collins at an ice cream sup
per in the suburbs of the city. Collins
had unique defense. He claimed
that Cunningham insulted his sister.
His contention was that he did not In
flict the fatal blow, but that If he had
inflicted 1t he would have been justi-
fed. One thousand people heard the
verdict.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
Originally In German.


The original book Of Little Boy
Blue" in German, is the work of Won
Rudolph Schanzer and Carl Lindau.
The English adaptation was made by
A. e. Thomas and Edward Paulton,
and 1t is declared to he as hum orous
product as the -fftttsteai stage hits
been given in some time.
The score Of Little Boy Blue was
composed by Henri Bereny. and upon
the morning after the operetta s
premier presentation in Vienna, he
awoke to find himself famous a social
lion and a parsonage deluged with in
vitations to be feted by the volatile
music lovers OF the gay Austrian capt.
tai. In Paris and Berlin the success
of Little Boy Blue" was repeated and
now, after running for many months
in each of the continental capitals. the
airs of the operetta are still being
whistled on the boulevards and photo
graphs of Bereny and the artists who
sing his music are to be found offered
for sale In every shop window.
Henry w. Savage has given Little
Boy Blue" a wonderful production,
and for the Interpretation Of the story
and music has selected some of the
best known players and singers upon
the American stage.
Otis Harlan has the chief comedy
role and Vivian VESSEL is Little Boy
Blue" A chorus of Highland
Daisies who are as good looking as
they are capable constitute one Of the
most attractive features of the offer
ing. Little BOY Blue will be the offer
ing at the Academy Thursday and Fri
day nights.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09

Irish potatoes. No. I, per
barrel 2 90 az 25
irish potatoes, No. 2, per
barrel as al 80
MARKET CONDITIONS
Puoltry---Chtcken selling promptly
on arrival; all other poultry fairly &C.
tive
Live Stock--Ail live stock in de-
mand Country cured meat well smok.
ed and trimmed in demand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09

the program Il offers. Although lack
of space forbids a detailed descrip-
ton of the program, 1t Is promised
that novelty and originality have
been attained throughout, and that
no one can say of any part of the per-
Torrance that he has seen the same
thing done as well or better else
where.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.

Petersburg, Va, Sept, 8. 1918.
reported by Rodgers NcCabe & COB
SPANISH
Farmers Spanish. N.65 per bushel.
No. SheIled Spanish, 10c per lb.
No. Shelled Spanish. Z Nc per lb.
yIRGINIAS-
Farmers stock, Jumbo &C per ID,
Fancy hand picked, 3% G TO &C per ID
Extra prime, ave to 3Sc per h.
Smelling STOCK, SC per h.
Machine picked. az c to 3 ihc per ib
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
LYRIC CONTINUES
To KEEP PROMISES
MANY BRIGHT SPOTS ON THIS
WEEKS BTLIA--SHOW UP To
STANDARD.

Vaudeville bills vary as widely as
March weather. and If we take the
average merit of the individual acts
on this weeks bill at the Lyric, II
may be unhesitatingly asserted that
the management Is living up 10 fs
promise to giee Richmond the best
talent on the Keith circuit. one, ana
possibly two. Of the numbers are
iamentably weak and Disappointing,
but the excellence of several of the
others more than atones for this no.
tlceable deficiency. The first act, the
Vidas, billed as comedy wire artists
never seemed to get anywhere. some
passable comedy by man ana wo-
man kept us in a state OF expectancy
for the slack wire exhibition, when
consisted solely in the womans stand
ing on the wire and diseardlng her
street clothing. Clad in tight, she as
mounted and the act was over
The Big City Four IS bang-up
male quartet, whose singing was
real treat. The voices are all excel
lent and we'll balanced and in addi-
r+0u to ru1nocr- tef sotes -atad-etie.s-
tet numbers Of modern ragtime. and
the like, they sung Nevin's Rosary
with fine effect They were recalled
to the extent of their repertoire.
Nine, Besson, supported by Charles
padsworth and one or two others. pre-
sented n one-act skit, The Woman
Who Knew" that was not noteworthy
in presentation or construction, nut
seemed to appeal 10 the upper Two
thirds ofthe house universally After
this we were made TO sit up ana take
Dotice nv Mac West THE Binkley Girl,
who. as her first song words IT. has tt
style all her own. She took the male
contingent by storm and put over TWO
good songs very effectively; though IL
must be said that some of her 'patter'
and what there was of the creation IN
dress she exhibited, bordered, 10 De
charitable on the vulgar
John c. Rice and Sally Cohen appro-
nriate head liners and old favorites in
the "legit" and "vode" have dandy
sketch of stage life, The Path or the
/ Primroses," that was immense ana de-
I served the warm reception given H.
/ Ben DeeIey and company. consisting
of a blackface comedian, who mas
studied IL not understudied Neil OBrien
/ had very clever poppourrt OF comedy
songs and dances,
An acrobatic turn way above the
ordinary and comprising feats on the
flying trapexe, daring, original ano
1 worth seeing, is contributed by the
three Alex They are certainly all
/ walking advertisements for their den-
fist, An interesting and instructive
Pathe weekly film completed pro-
I gram of unusual merit, fully in keep
Ing with it's predecessors.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. Sept. S.--Trading in the
grain market today was only mod
erately active. but prices were firm.
and while fluctuations were confined
within narrow range for most options,
he closing figures were Ia to ! l-Sc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
"a MANS Game"

"a Mans Game"
In "a Mans Game" Owen DAVIS
has written a drama OF today that Is
OF tense human interest.
II is the story of the fight or an
untutored man to get to the top pollt-
ically, and when the man had almost
won his way to the heights OF his am
hilton. the wife who had forsaken
him and their daughter fifteen years
before the primrose path, aud whom
he thought dead, reappears on the
eve Of the election to join forces with
the political opponent or her nus
band in a blackmailing scheme to de-
feat him. To save che fair name OF
his daughter, OF course, Dan Mayo
retires at the eleventh hour from the
contest, but the erring wife, over
come by mother love that still domi-
mates the wreck of humanity, after
seeing her daughter, repents or the
bargain and goes her way, while the
rival candidate is uncovered as a
defaulting bank cashier and Mayo Is
elected in spite of himself.
dramatic--true-but gripping,
thrilling. we'll staged and well acted,
with one of the best balanced com
panies the Bijou, where the drama
open the week last night, has had in
many day.
band. daughter and virtue to the winds
to follow the downward path of the
underworld, Miss Estha Williams
gives evidence of her ability as an
emotional actress Of force. and she
rises to the strong dramatic situations
the part imposes upon her in the
last act superbly. No stronger scene
could be pictured. perhaps. than the
one drawn by the dramatist in the
final climax, when the errant wife and
mother renounces husband and daugh-
ter to go her way, and in this Miss
williams gives us bit OF real act
ing.
AS the Dan Mayo of the cast. Edwin
Walte- is convincing, and gives. an
adequate. painstaking portrayal of an
exacting role, while Miss Olive Moore,
as the daughter Nellie Mayo. is alto
gether charming. and fits the partolike
glove or vice versa-whichever way
| 1t is
The supporting company is capa-
BILE. w. A. Whitecar taking an es-
| pecially good william, while none of
the other roles suffer.
The play is admirably staged and
adequately presented. 1t will be at
the Bijou all the week, with two
matinees,
At the Colonial.
ThN weeks theatrical menu At the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
Press Agents on
Coming Attractions
T amous Yiddish
Actress Coming to
Academy Tonight

Nine. Kenny Lipzin. the we'll known
and most popular actress Of the Jewish
stage, who heads her own, company of
players direct from the Lipzin theater
New York city. and who will appear
at the Academy tonight, is claimed to
be the most famous Yiddish speak
ing actress OF the country
Her work has appealed not only to
the Yiddish speaking people Of New
York city. but has attracted the atten-
ton OF and has been commented upon
by the dramatic writers of this coun-
try. Nine. Kenny Lipzin. supported
by an excellent company, including
Elias Rothstein and Jacob Cone, will
present her best plays in this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK. Sept. s.--The cotton
market was very much excited again
this morning There Was a buliish
4~Aling 1t the opening. Sellers Of lest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
The Weather

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-Virginia;
Generally fair Tuesday and "Wednesday,
with moderate temperature; llRht TO
moderate north to northeast winds
North Carolina: Generally fair Tues
day and Wednesday; light TO moderate
variable winds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
Sperfai Local Data for Yesterday,

Special Local Data for Yesterday.
Il noon temperature .-...,,.,s..-... as
3 T.. NJ temperature ..........., 80
Maximum temperature up to +. NJ. NJ
Minimum temperature up to +. M ~
Mean temperature .............t.. No
Normal temperature ,......,....-. IS
Excess in temperature today
Excess in temperature since March
LIST .-..-....-t, .-+.... ''+'''* -
Accumulated excess in temperature
since January LIST ..........4... 544
Rainfall last twenty -four hours None
Excess in rainfall since March list 10
Accumulated deficiency In rainfall
since January LIST ........,.-... l-ss
Local Observation 8 Il. VI. Yesterday.
Temperature Observation-Disclosures. -
HumtultN - '9
wfnd-direction Northwest
NInd-~veloclty ....-. ..'..''
{ Weather ....+..t. .|-s -N~io"N'
Rainfall last twelve hours. None
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.

6Heported by Caskie g. Burch & Co,
1915 East Main street. Richmond. Va)
Richmond, Va. Sept s, 1913.
e,T-f-Y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09

sTREET HALFWAY STOCKS. =.
Par. Bid. tsked
pfd. ....,......... 100 s21a -.
Va Ry. and Power Co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-20
DIES FROM
INJURIES IN FALL
Had Been Connected With
Local Police Department
Since 1879.

Joseph Behold, II, Civil war vet
eran and who was affiliated with the
police department of this city in vari-
GUS capacities since 1879, died at his
home, 229 North Tenth street. 9:la
o'clock last evening.
In commenting on the death OF MI.
Betzold, Chief of Police l. A. Gormon
said: "As an official he was as honest
a man as ever lived. Personally he was
a true AMI loyal man always thinking
of others. Richmond has lost a man
whose place will be hard to fill as
faithful and law abiding citizen
The cause of Mr.. Betzold's death
is believed to heve been due to fall
which occurred less than two weeks
ago when he sustained several frac-
tured ribs. He had been in feeble
health for some time.
Came From Germany.
Mr.. Betzold came to this country
from Germany sixty years ago and
had been living in Richmond several
years previous to the Civil War. He
accompanied the 124th Indiana Regi'
ment to the front when 1T marched
from this community at the opening
of the war. According to members OF
| the company who fought many battles
with Behold, he was fearless fight
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-20

9 o'clock last night when they were
attracted by muffled chriek and the
noise of a scuffle in the Watt room.
Fritter started to ascertain the
trouble. AS he opened the door Watt
started toward him with blood flowing
from the wound in his neck, while in
his right hand he brandished the
razor.
Mrs. Watts body was across the
bed. Fritter called Policemen Thorn
as and Schrader, of the Ninth pre-
cinct. A hurry call was sent to Cas-
ualty hospital, but when the ambu-
lance arrived the surgeon in charge
said that both had died almost in
stantly.
Coroner hewitt issued a certificate
of murder and suicide. The bodies
were removed to an undertaking es-
ia blishment but no arrangements
have been made for the funerals.
Watt was 81 years old and his wife
90. Watt was employed by the Penn
sylvania railroad and ran between
Washington and Jersey City. They
had been married about seven years