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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29
Went TO HEAVEN
Girl Crossed Shining Sands of
ShOreIeSs Sea
And Then Came Back to Tell
Story to Sons of Men.

Uniontown, Pa. July 29.-Luella Com
pom, Is years old, was awakened from
a trance today and described a Won
derful trip across the river Jordan, an
ascension into heaven and the COM
panionshin of Christ for ten days. The
girl is a daughter of a wealthy coke
operator.
Il did not want to return to earth, -
said the girl, "but 1 talked with the
Lord and he told me to go back. He
and 1 had long talks but he told me
not to speak to anyone else in heaven.
1 crossed the river Jordan alone and
Christ was waiting for me on the
golden shores. 1t is beautiful. L want
to go back there"
The girl, a devout member of the
Mennonite church, went into a trance
on July 16, due to the shock of an
explosion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29
80 Fl. HIGH
Attempt Made to Wreck X. c.,
Kan, Water Supply.
Persons Nearby Thrown From
Bed by Explosion.

Kansas City, July 29.-Another at
tempt was made early this morning to
blowup the main flow line that carries
the Kansas sides water supply from
the Quindaro pumping station. The ex-
plosion occurred near Twelfth and
Hay streets, where the so-called "cin-
der road lies on ground claimed by
Mrs. Katherine Burke.
Dynamite was placed three feet from
the flow line. lightning like flash of
flame sprang 80 feet in the air. Houses
a half mile away were shaken while
nearer windows were broken and per-
sons thrown from bed. A hole was
torn in the ground three feet wide and
five feet deep. The 24-inch main was
untouched.
The dynamite was planted so feet
August "a, 1912. At that time the Kan
sas side was without water and at
the mercy of fire for six hours. The
main was replaced in a concrete coat
Arrests were made but the evidence
was not sufficient for a prosecution.
An earlier attempt, July 10, 1912, failed
to damage the flow line.
The city has been viewed as a tres
passer by Mrs. Burke ever since it laid
its flow line across what became known
as the 'cinder road and covered the
flow line with cinders. Barricades have
been placed across the road and the
determined woman has resorted to
shotgun defense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
Senate Resumes Consideration of the
Tariff Bill

Washington. July 29.-The day in
congress: Senate met at noon and
resumed discussion of tariff bill.
Democratic House Leader Underwood 4
before lobby investigating committee.
declared Martin NJ Mulhan to be a
liar and blackmailer." Foreign re-
lations committee discussed Nicara-
guam protectOrate treaty, Senator
Borah and Senator Clarke taking pro-
nounced stand against policy in
VolVed.
Senator Brandegee asked for pas
sage of joint resolution fixing date
when new duties on wool and wooden
products shall go into effect.
House met at noon. Representative
Henry in a statement demanded in
vestigation of charges that New York
bankers had organized to depreciate
price of government per cent bonds.
FilibuSter of Republican Leader
Mann ended and debate on CamineI-
u-DiggS white slave case resolution
began.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29
THIS IS SERIOUS.
Topeka's Water Supply Threatened by
Dry Weather.

Unless the drouth is broken before
long there is likely to be a shortage in
the city water supply. So far there has
been ample water. But before long, if
the drouth continues, a general
alarm will be sent out asking Tope-
kans to refrain from using water on
their lawns.
During the last month particularly
the call upon the city water has been
more than ordinarily heavy, as is at
tested by the water bills that are be-
ing sent out. 1t is not unfrequent for
bill that ordinarily range from so cents
to 81, to go out now running from 81
as high as 81 or So.
People are using lots of water on
their lawns these days." declares F. L.
Stevens, treasurer of the water COM
pany. The city is selling a good deal
more water than it did a few months
ago. But the bills always are larger
in the summer
Three million gallons of water
pumped out of our wells every "A hours
is a big drain when it is doubtful if
much more than that amount goes
down the river past the pumping sta
ton, said Commissioner F. NJ. New
land. If there is no rainfall the wa
ter supply is going to run short before
very long"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29
Last Connecting Link of Rail-
way Has Been Cut.
is THREATENED WITH FAMINE
Compelled to Appeal to Ru-
mania for Means of Relief.
Wants to Open a Line to the
Black Sea.

Belgrade, Servia. July 29.-The invest
ment of Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, is
complete, the last connecting link on
the railway having been cut by the
Servian troops.
The Bulgarian forces concentrated in
Sofia as well as the inhabitants of the
capital are threatened with famine and
the Bulgarian government has asked
Rumania to consent to the opening OF
the railroad line running from Varna,
on the Black sea, to Sofia in order that
provisions may be brought into the
city. 1t is expected that Rumania will
consent to this arrangement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29
BIG BULGE IN CORN.
Revised Crop Estimates Cause an
Advance of Two Cents.

Chicago, July 29.-Sensational low
ering of crop estimates, owing to
damage from drouth and heat.
brought about rush of buying today
in the corn trade. The result was to
put up prices cents a bushel.
Profit taking on the part of hold
ers caused no important setback, the
market absorbing all offers in a man
ner that seemed almost ravenous. All
hope of a three billion bushel yield OF
corn this season appeared to have
been abandoned. Instead, experts
talked of 2,675. 100000 bushels to
2,70O, 100000, with a possibility of a
drop to as short a total as $780,
100000.
Kansas City, July 2s.-Excited buy
ing characterized the corn market
here today. Prices mounted as high
as cents above yesterday and Sep
tember delivery was up 2 " cents over
last night. The furry followed re-
ports of an increasing area in Ne
braska Missouri and Iowa, in need of
immediate rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29
WANTS TO START over
Man Aged Ga Asks to Be Sent to House
of Correction.

Chicago, July 29.-T. L. Bowen, "a
years old and who said he is a gradu-
ate of Harvard, stood before Munich
pal Judge Newcomer and asked to be
sent to the house of correction for 60
days so that he would be prepared for
a new start in life He had been in
Jail a month awaiting trial for
habitual drunkenness. In one hand
he carried a thumb marked, pencil
lined copy of the Epistle of ST. John.
"a woman gave me this book the
first Sunday 1 was in Jail and 1 know
that it is better than all booze cures,''
Bowen told the court. 81 read it first
because 1 had nothing else to do, but
now believe every word in it, I want
to go out to the house of correction
and begin my time so that 1 can get
out and start over again"
The judge paroled Bowen to the
legislature, who happened to be in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29
VICTORY FOR MANN.
Republican FfIibuster in House Ac-
compIishes Its Purpose.

Washington, July 29.-The Republi-
can flibuster. after paralyzing busi-
ness in the house more than week,
accomplished it's purpose today when
the Democrats decided to allow five
hours discussion of the Diggs- Can't
netti- McNab- McReynolds embroglio.
Weary of the obstructive tactics, the
Democrats brought in a report from
the judiciary committee on a resolu-
ton by Representative Kahn of Cali
fornia, calling for a telegram from the
attorney general May 16, directing
McNab to take no affirma tive action
on the Diggs- -Caminetti white slave
cases until after receiving further ad-
vices from the attorney general.
The committee report set forth that
the attorney general had supplied a
telegram which read as follows:
''McNab, United States district at
torney, San Francisco, Cal: Please
write me fully concerning charges
against Caminetti and Diggs and take
no affirmative action in respect of
same until you receive advices from
me. Answer.
(Signed) "McREYNOLDS.
Attorney General.
Accompanying the telegram was a
memorandum showing it was sent by
the attorney general personally on the
papers. the Judiciary committee rec
commended that the resolution be
tabled. since its purpose had been ac-
complished. On that report Chairman
Clayton arranged for five hours de-
bate to allow Representative Kahn
and others to discuss all circumstances
of the Caminetti case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29

been taken of the judges little party,
trouble broke out in the Porto Rican
congress over the appointment of the
principal of some school. The Amer
lean officials defeated the choice of
the speaker of the house. A member
OF the house made a speech saying
that nothing else could be expected
when American officials were playing
politics and judges were accepting
presents.
American business men in San Juan
reported Judge Hamilton to members
of congress, who took the matter up
with Attorney General McReynolds.
This is not my trouble" said the at
torney general THAT branch of the
ment.''
Acting Secretary of War Henry
Breckenridge referred the case to Ma
jor Mcintyre, chief of the insular di
vision, for a report. "It was a joke
on the part of the judge explained
the major. He married a minister's
daughter and comes from a section
of the country where such parties are
common. He is a classmate of Pres
ident wilson,
Secretary Breckenridge could not
see the joke and directed that a COM
plete report of the case be made to
him for presentation to the congress
SiOnal committee having charge of
such matters.
Judge Hamilton was first appointed
to the Porto Rican judgeship by Pres
ident Taft near the close of the lat
ter'S term as a compliment to PreSi-
confirm the appointment and Presi-
dent Wilson sent back the name at
the beginning of the extra session and
it was confirmed without delay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29
CALLS IT A JOKE
Porto Rico Judge Said to Have
Given Donation Party
In Order to Obtain Furniture
for His Home.

Washington, July 29. = Federal
Judge Peter ]. Hamilton, recently ap-
pointed to Porto Rico, is said to have
given a donation party for the fur
nishing of his home in San Juan.
A casual inventory places the value
of his gifts at $500.
Political dissatisfac caused re-
port of the matter to congress and
investigation has commenced. Judge
Hamilton is an Alabama Democrat
and a classmate of President Wilson,
who appointed him to Porto Rico as
successor to Judge Paul Charlton,
who resigned.
Judge Hamilton landed at San Juan
early in April having been confirmed
by the senate March IT last. He left
his family at their home in Mobile,
Ala. Later he rented the San Gero-
nirno place. a pretentious home, in
which he was to install his family.
According to the charges that have
been brought against the judge, there
appeared in the local San Juan news
papers an advertisement stating that
the judges San Juan home was
without furniture, tableware and
other articles necessary to home COM
forts,'' and that June %, between 5
and 7:30, the judge would receive his
friends at a donation party, the gifts
to be used by him during his resi-
dence in San Juan and to be taken
by him when he left as souvenirs.
Between the hours set in the ad-
vertisement there was a string Of
friends of the judge, including law
yers and 1itigants, marching solemnly
to the judges home, carrying tables,
chairs, tableware, decanters, kitchen
articles and family silver heir1ooms.
A household supply company wrote,
it is charged, regretting the advertise
ment, as it would have furnished the
house gladly for the judge The con-
Germ is said to be a litigant before the
court.
Some days later, no notice having
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29
III ID III OWEEaEn
This Day Ought to Break a
Heat Record or Two.
No Relief in Sight, Says The
Weather Man.
MONDAY NIGHT WAS BAD
But Tonight Promises to Be
Worse.
The Needle Started Early to
Climb to the Top.

Kansas is sweltering today! And
vegetation is taking on a hue of brown.
Not drop of water has fallen in the
state in the last twenty-four hours and
what is more the white flag is still
flying from the flag pole on top of the
Mulvane building-there is nothing but
hot and dry weather in sight.
The Kaw river is gradually vanish
ing. There is now little to be seen but
send bars-just a mere rivulet. There
has been drop of two-tenths of a foot
in the last twenty-four hours, the stage
being 3.5 feet. This is the lowest stage
that has been recorded since the re-
cord was first started in August of
1904.
Monday night was the third hottest
night in the year. The minimum tenn
perature was n degrees. A breeze
blowing at the rate of from ten to
twelve miles an hour brought slight
relief. High night temperatures pre-
vailed in the northeastern portion of
Kansas although the night was pleas
ant in the northwest.
The mercury began to rise rapidly
today. At $3.50 o'clock the thermometer
reading was SO degrees. Maximum tenn
peratures ranging from "a to 104 degrees
are reported for Kansas for the "a
hours ending at Z o'clock this morn
ing. The maximum temperature at To-
peka was SO degrees.
A report from Clay Center states that
no rain has fallen at that place since
June 30 when there was a light shower.
1t is feared that even were rain to
come now it would be too late to do
the corn much good. The corn in the
Kaw valley has not as yet suffered
to an alarming extent.
Following are the maximum tempera-
lures at government stations for the
"a hours ending at o'clock this morn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29
Make Reply to the Quo War
rantO Proceedings.
DENY THERE WAS A CONCERT
Action Looking to Withdrawal
Taken Individually.
Cite the Fourteenth Amend
ment in Their Defense.

Jefferson City, Mo-, July 29.-Over
one hundred insurance companies
filed in the state supreme court today
their answer to the quo warranto pro-
ceedings instituted by the attorney
general. The companies denied that
they had conspired to leave the state
and said their Withdrawals were in
dividual.
The answers. of which more than
twenty were filed, but all in substan-
TALLY the same form, deny the COM
panies have entered into any combi-
nation to cripple the financial credit
of Missouri or to deny the people of
the state the right to protect their
property by insurance.
The companies insist, however, that
they have the right to cease writing
insurance in Missouri whenever they
deem proper.
The companies claim that to deny
them the right to cease doing bust
ness in the state or to punish them
for their determination to cease buSl-
ness, whether acting individually or
in concert, is to deny to the COM
panies the equal protection of the
laws secured by the fourteenth
amendment to the federal constitu-
ton.
The companies also deny that they
ever contemplated cancelling policies
now in force. The answers go into a
detailed discussion of the Orr insur-
last legislature impelled them to with
draw from the state.
This law, it is stated, prohibited the
use of the same rate by two or more
companies, for the use of the same
rate by two or more companies was
made prima facie evidence of a felon-
ious agreement to fix and maintain
such rate.
1.-The insurance business is of such
a nature continues the answers,
that it is not reasonably possible for
one company to determine for itself
what are proper rates for all classes of
risks and it is essential that each COM
pany avail itself to the utmost of the
experience of all concerned in the
business of insurance to inform itself
of the various matters which go to
determine the extent of hazard of loss
by fire.
'tOften the insurance upon the same
properly is divided among many COM
panies and so the rates of insurance
tend to a level among and are gen.
orally the same with all companies as
to the same class of risks, the COM
panies fixing such rates without any
agreement among them to maintain
the same"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29

whom she said she ran away, said her
husband was madly jealous of her, had
threatened to kill her and that she
accepted the protection of McCord be-
cause he interfered in her behalf dur
ing a violent quarrel in which she and
her husband were engaged. She said
she went with McCord of her own &C
cord and was glad to do so.
Il left Harvey Dean because he
threatened to kill me-" Mrs. Dean said.
THE man 1 went away with, H. M.
McCord, 1 never saw until he protect
ed me in the park at lola, when my
husband threatened to kill me with a
knife When he saved me 1 went with
him gladly.
My husband and 1 while on our
wedding trip stopped off in lola to
change trains and there 1 saw young
man 1 knew and spoke to him. This
made my husband angry. He had not
intended to stop long at lola. but when
we got to quarreling We went into the
park. When my husband threatened
me, Mr.. McCord stepped UP and in
terfered and 1 went away with him.
I'VE left Wednesday night for Cher
ryvale and from there took an in
terurban car to Independence, Kan.
Thursday night we drove here to the
home of Mr.. McCord's parents.
Il was forced to marry Dean by his
parents and my parents. L am only 15
wears ola. L Will never i've WIFI DSdn
and expect to get a divorce from him
as soon as 1 can. I will not go home
to my folks, but will go to work in
Ioya."
Mrs. Dean is comeley in appearance
and ratehr large for her age. She
showed no agitation as she told her
story. She and her husband have spent
their lives in the rural districts, she
said, and neither ever had been in n
city as large as lola before arriving
there on their honeymoon trip last
Wednesday. Mrs. Dean has left here
for lola. H. NJ. McCord could not be 10
Gated.
lola, Kan, July 2s.-"Good, I'll bet
she's glad they are caught" shouted
Dean, as his face beamed with
Joy when he was informed that his
young bride had been found at Neode-
sha.
Mary will be glad to get away from
that fellow and 1 know she will come
to me in a hurry when she gets back
to lola. Do I think now that she will
ngly ran away with that fellow and
loves him? OF course 1 DON'T
When it was suggested to him that
he young brides actions as indicated |
0y her statement upset the theory |
hat she had been kidnapped, Dean
said:
mo it don't-not at all. When this
story is all told, you will hear of |
hings that are back of it and you |
Will find that Mary was scared or
forced into it You can hear any
hing nowadays. I've got to hear |
rom Mary's own lips the words 'Har-
yey, you have gone out of my life. 1 |
10 not love you any more.
Though she is miles away from me |
ind L can't see her face, 1 know she
will never say that. What do 1 care |
What anyone else says? She is my
wife and 1 must believe her above
verybody else"
Dean started violently when a por-
ion of his wife's statement was quoted |
0 him. But that can't be-" he re-
umed. 'She will never turn from
he, mark that. We will know the |
hole story when she arrives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29
WAGGENER WILL RUN.
Sage of Atchfson from Operating
Room to U. S. Senate Race.

Atchison, Kan, July 29.-Almost
before he regained consciousness fol-
lowing his third operation in Roches-
ter, Mimi, B. p. Waggener began to
push plans for his campaign as
candidate for United States senator.
The surgeons have told Mr.. Waggener
that his health probably will allow
him to get into politics next fall, and
according to a statement made just
before going to Rochester Mr.. Wag-
gener will resign from the Missouri
Pacific legal department Immediately
upon his return from the hospital.
He told a friend recently that he ex-
pected to visit every county in the
state before the primary election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29
TODAY'S GAMES.
Western.

Western.
Denver at Topeka, clear.
Des Moines at Sioux City,
clear.
Omaha at st. Joseph, clear.
Lincoln at Wichita, clear.
National.
Boston at Chicago, clear.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg, clear.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati, clear.
New York at st. Louis, CD
clear.
American.
Chicago at Boston ,(2) cloudy.
st. Louis at Washington, clear.
Detroit at Philadelphia, CD
cloudy.
Cleveland at New York, CD
cloudy.
Association.
Milwaukee at st. Paul, clear.
Kansas City at Minneapolis,
clear.
Toledo at Columbus, clear.
Louisville at Indianapolis, clear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29
.sherman Law for Argentina.

Buenos Ayres. Argentina, July %
The government of Argentina today
introduced a bill into congress on the
lines of the Sherman law, declaring
unlawful all trusts and combinations
in restraint of trade and production.
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Is 1O5 on the Street.

The temperature at 2 o'clock today
was 90 degrees-but that was way up
on top of the Mulvane building. The
thermometer at the transfer station
at the same hour registered los de-
grees A few clouds in the sky held
the mercury down to a certain extent.
They had practically all disappeared
by 2 o'clock and the weather man was
of the opinion that the century mark
would be reached. The temperature
has been ten degrees above normal
today At o'clock the wind was
blowing at the rate of IA miles an
hour from the south.
According to Sunny Flora the
temperature tonight will not be con-
ducive to sleep. 1t is anticipated that
a maximum temperature of at least
100 degrees will be reached Wednes
daV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-29
T0DAY'S GAMES.

Boston, July 29.-American-Firs game.
R-H.E.
Chicago -..-...-.-...-.-.--.-..-.. 4 0
Boston --.-.-.-....--....-..2
Batteries: Scott, Benz and Kuhn; Fos-
ter and Thomas.
Philadelphia, July 29.-American-F'irst
game. R.H.E E.
Detroit ...-.--.--.--....-..-.-.... 4
Batteries: Dauss and Mckee; Brown
and Lapp.
philadelphia ........................... 13 L
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Boston. July 2s.-American-First game.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-10
CITY NEWS.

Trade at sherwoods harness
store Advertisement.
Commissioner Gray and FIRE
Chief Anderson have visited many
buildings in the business district TO
inform owners OF the report made by
the fire prevention committee which
Investigated the buildings two months
ago. Many need cleaning up an
some are defective in wiring. Many
Of them have already rmedied TIC
defects: