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The Washington times., 1913-08-06
Correcting the Records.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
In the visitors chat column Of the
POS, of a recent date Senator Charles
=. townsend of Michigan is reported
os saving, in a statement regarding
L<,nrsley @. Bingham, the first Repub-
I,can governor of that State, that only
tbrse Democrats have been governor,
and they were many years apart. No
other Republican State on the map can
no,nt TO such a record" Now, purely in
tbe interest OF keeping the record
straipht let us see about that claim.
The state of Vermont has never had
democratic governor since the Re-
nublican party was organized, fifty
a,gbt wears ago. Moreover, it has not
d,,r,ns that period had a Democratic
r,ember of either house of Congress.
90 given an electoral vote to any other
.har the Republican candidate. Michl-
80, IN the meantime has had many
S.,oocrats In the lower house of Con-
arass and In 1892 gave several cleo
tsnraI votes to Cleveland. Vermont is a
small state. but Is, l believe, still "on
the map, ,.. -, 1ou,a d,,rtr s,,S
as,,e'sJeht-year period has had but one
manocratic governor, Horace Boies,
- served two terms, and that State.
,,ra Michigan, has had none but Re-
s,,can Ike limited States Senators during
'rT The state Of New Hampshire has only
"a two Democratic governors since
ma na Republican party was organized,
tnc,uding its present governor, who was
nhnsen by the Legislature last winter.
90 NOT believed that either of the
r,atss Of Wisconsin, Maine. or Rhode
Isiand have had more Democratic gov
Isia rs than Michigan in fifty-eight
snars The item shows how the mind
Of a public man may be SO centered
upu" state as to be oblivious of like
ousiities In other States: e.:
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Briefly and yet amply stated, the
bulletins" account of yesterdays
tenth inning is a masterpiece Of de-
scriptive English. First narratins In
detail the happenings of the first nine
innings, the STORY Of the game con-
cludes with this: Groom pitched the
tenth inning"
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
TRIoLET.

], too, can write q tri-o-let,
If you will kindly run it.
The rhyme is not so hard to get;
|, too, can write a tri-o-let.
The sense? Believe me, should fret
Now that I've gone and done it.
!, too, can write q tri-o-let,
If you win kindly run it.
DAvY.
THE very latest Partisan fashion" !"
says word from that point, 'Is the wear
ing Of chain of pearls from ear to ear,
suspended under the chin" Instead,
presumably. Of over the forehead or
under the nose.
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Well, What If He Is?

Dear This: p. Rusted is in the cut
lery business here.
Lake Delavan, Wis
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And it's equally important, il you'd
call it important, that Herbert Gam
BILE has been arrested in Philadelphia
for running a baseball lottery.
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The admin. we see by the pa-apers,
will have hard road" ahead of Il il
1t wants to live up to its platform.
Do you spot the opening? Hard road :
platform; obviously a plank road, eh?
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

Why safety razor firms will not 70
to the corporate heaven: Fifty fine
shaves from every blade"
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Why Apartment House Janitors Are
Against woman-Suffrage.

By n. A. G..
please put on more heat; I'm tired
of living in an ice-box."
"Who took my milk?"
Does Mrs John johnson live hers7
Well, did she ever live here7r
When do We have our awnings put
up? My apartment was like a fur
mace yesterday"
you. can tell the agents for me
that IL that woman doesn't move
within the next month will"
A triptych, W. p. II. begs to inform
b. M C., is something in three parts,
such as a writing tablet. book. a panel
or an altar piece. Also, II the definition
holds, ''GLAss-wITH CARE" pack
age as delivered by an express company.
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OUR OWN DICTIONARY.

sCANTY ATTIRE: Costume worn by
persons escaping from burning build
ings.
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Some people are sensible about
things, If you'll let US kinhubbard
this paragraph, and others leave the
paper cover on while reading a book.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

True, ]. w.. you MIGHT call the
neck OF a column the conneckting link.
Necksti
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
But It's Work, Not Play.

From the 'Times")
THIS AND THAT play was discussed.
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Things Other People Want to Know

G. S. K: Why do typewriter manu-
facturers always make their new model
so different from their previous machine
that it takes all year. to accustom
oneself to TT
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The last paragraph for today, Stu
dents. will have to do with the Ma
tional Association of Chiropodists, now
in session at Chicago. .
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ALExANDRIA's MOBILE VOTE

CFrom the Times. ')l From the ..S,srn>
ALEXANDRIA, Va, ALEXASDRH Va
Aug. Sat noon to- Aug & Is1s-wJth
day the total vote Ideal weafher carS
cast in the Democrat tions nreyaJIInS
ic primary for State larger vote Than u.s
officers was 40. indi- Expected is heinz no,.J
eating that the total here TODAY IN an
vote in today's cleo State primary Thsrs
ton will be less than has been unnsuai 80
9o0 which will mRrkltIvity arnon1 49,
q new low record for assisting AZ ~. Iii.
Alexandria IN a pri- and automohiie. end
mary Where calIcarriages during the
man Was among the morning hours were
candidates. kept busy in trans
porting the voters 10
and from the voting
booths.
Maps Hitting Aids Blanding in
Shutting Out Athletics."-The" "Post"
The New Baseball.
The perpetual heads won't down. For
instance: Hymn America Censured."
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You're hep. We take it, to the reason
for having II so?
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It's the foot Of the column.
n n ~
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She Discovers the Secret of Personality"
pie INTERESTING?

RENT INTERESTING?
really be
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-18

day and Tebeau.
Although it is IS years since
he laid aside the bat to delve in
materia medica and WELD the
scalpel, DR.. Baldwin has never
lost interest in baseball.
Born in Pittsburg, Oct. %,
1866, Baldwin began his baseball
career with Duluth in 1886,
when he proved himself a great
fielding pitcher by accumulating
an average of .972. In 1887 he
went to the Chicago club, pitch
ing 81 games and being ranked
eleventh in the league. He fin
ished in the same position in 1888.
In 1889 Baldwin was with the
Columbus, O., club in the Amer
lean association, but he jumped
to the Chicago team of the Play
ers' league in 1890, and was the
second best pitcher with that ag-
gregation, his pitching average
being .6O4.
After the Brotherhood expired.
Baldwin joined the Pittsburg
club and played in his native
city the seasons of 1891, '92 and
part of '93, finishing the latter
season with the New York club.
In 1894 Baldwin played his
last inning, to start upon the
career far more brilliant and GER
tainly more useful, in which he is
doing so much good for human
ity.
-O-O-
Sun Cures Scorcn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-25
LOOKS LIKE SUICIDE.
Second Inquest Very Much Like First
i'm Mrs. Littleton'S Case.

Edna, Kan, Sept. 25.-The idea of
hanging herself was suggested to Mrs.
c. B Littleton, wife of the former
in a newspaper, Miss Elzina Ray, a
when the coroner's inquest into the
was resumed here today. 1t is the
second inquest, the first one having de-
cided that the minister's wife commit
ted suicide. Il came over to Mrs. Lit
tleton's nearly every day." said Miss
Ray, on the witness stand. 1.-THE
Thursday before she died I found her
crying when I came over. I asked her
what was the matter and she said:
''I am SO lonesome She asked me
if I had read about the young woman
hanging herself on a hook on the
closest door and her parents finding
her the next morning. 1 said No
She handed me a copy of a newspaper
and I read the article. 1t was about
a young woman hanging herself.
L said to Mrs. Littleton:
It's wrong to take your own life,
you won't go to heaven
81 don't know Mrs. Littleton said
I think we have plenty of hell on
earth, TOO
Miss Ray said Mrs. Littleton repeat
ed that remark again that evening. 1t
was three nights later that Mrs. Lit
tIeton was found hanging in her bed
room.
1t was expected the coroners inquest
would reach a verdict before night.
Edna, Kan, Sept. 25.-Eyidence in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-25
GAME CALLED OFF,.
KawS and Des Moines Won't Play on
Account Mud and Weather.

The closing game of the series with
Des MOines and the last game of the
season to be played on the home
grounds has been cancelled. This was
agreed upon this morning by Managers
Dale Gear of Topeka and Red An
dreas of the Des Moines club. The Des
Moines club left early this afternoon
for Des Moines. where they will close
the season. Wet grounds and cold
weather caused this action
The Kaws will go to ST. Joseph to-
morrow where they will play three
scheduled games and probably a post
poned game which was to have been
played in Topeka. Gear is not anxious
to play this contest as it will cause
them to put on one of the contests in
St. Joseph Monday.
Following the series at ST. Joseph,
the Kaws will go to Wichita for three
days and then go to Denver to finish
the season. The club will then disband
Some of the members will return to
Topeka to gather up their belongings
before starting home and others will
go direct to their homes from Denver.
Bill Rapps left the club this morning
and started for his home in Scheu City,
Mo. where he will spend the winter
Manager Gear will use Mccullough in
the Outfield
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-25
CONTINUED on Page Two)
ON The LAST LAP
COnferees Expect to Lay the
Completed Tariff Bill
Before Both Houses of CONGRESS
Some Time Friday.

Washington, Sept. 25.-Great interest
centered oday about the decision of the
tariff conferees to exempt from the in
come tax that portion of the premiums
on mutual life insurance policies re-
turned to the policyholders as divi-
dends. Such action on the part of the
conferees was unexpected, as the
amendment originally made by the SEN
ate to that end had been dropped out
before the bill went into conference.
Under the decision reported last night,
all life insurance companies writing
mutual policies and mutual marine in
surance companies, are treated SINH
larly. No part of their income is ex-
empted except that part of the prem
ium on any policy that is returned to
the policyholder as a dividend or re-
bate.
The senate finance committee deter
mined on such action many weeks ago
but the amendment laid before the sem
ate was not satisfactory and was later
Withdrawn at the voluntary motion of
members of the finance committee.
The conferees decided last night that
the provision was still within their
jurisdiction and that they had author
ity to make the change. Holders of
mutual insurance policies and insur-
ance officers throughout the country
have urged that such an exemption
ought to be a part of the income tax
to protect the rights of persons who
hold dividend paying policies.
The conferees today took up final
work on the tariff bill When they left
the capitol at midnight last night 1t
was with the hope that the conference
report could be sent to the govern
ment printing office late today and be
laid before the two houses of congress
tomorrow. Few questions now remain.
President Wilson'S suggestions and ad-
vice have aided the conferees in dis
posing of all questions relating to for
eign tariff or trade policies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-25

troduced yesterday at the inquest or
dered by the coroner to determine the
cause of the death of Mrs. Littleton,
wife of a former Methodist minister
here, tended to prove that the woman
committed suicide. The verdict of the
first inquest held soon after Mrs. Lit
tletor was found dead in her home
was that she had taken her own life.
Medical testimony given by E. E.
Liggett and DR.. r. l.. Won Treba
strongly favored the suicide theory
These expert witnesses and DR.. A. c.
Thomas. the attending physician, said
death had been caused by strangula-
ton. They described in detail the
marks under the neck of the dead
woman who, according to testimony
given at the first inquest, was found
hanging by a silken cord from a hook
in her bedroom wall.
DR.. Leggett testified that it would
ing while sitting in a chair.
Arthur Cranston, county attorney,
Liggett said his best judgment after
viewing the body and conditions at
the parsonage was that the woman
committed suicide
Would finger prints still show
now" the county attorney asked.
Il doubt if they would" the expert
replied.
DR.. Won Treba's testimony prac-
tically was the same as that of DR..
Liggett.
"She died of strangulation, but by
what means we cannot tell" he said
He said, however, that he believed sui
eide to be the most plausible theory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-25
Loading Now and Be Shipped
Today to Western Kansas.
BELL Co. GIVES SERVICE
Western Kansas Mem Here to
Confer With Club.
Farmers Paid Back the Loans
of 1911.

Seed wheat to the amount of ten
thousand bushels was purchased for
the Kansas Farmer Seed Wheat club
today through c. d. Yetter of the sec
retary of states office, and four car
loads will actually be shipped today to
western Kansas for the relief of farm
ers in need of seed. According to Mr..
Yetter. Charles NJ. Sawyer, state bank
commissioner. actually had on hand in
cash today approximately $4,000. This
will leave a balance after payment is
made for the wheat bought today
One car was being loaded with wheat
this morning at Lincoln, Kan, one at
Natoma and two cars at Bennington.
The Bell Telephone company has Civ
en- the Kansas Farmer Seed Wheat club
free long distance service, and this has
been of material assistance in the pur-
chase of the wheat.
Sheridan County Man Here.
H. w. Percival, a county commits
sioner from Sheridan county, is in To-
peka today for the purpose of confer
ring with the members of the Kansas
Farmer Seed Wheat club relative to
procuring seed wheat for farmers in
the southern half of his county.
Some of the farmers have been in
position to buy seed and what wheat
is now growing is in excellent shape,
according to Mr.. Percival. He stated
also that the farmers of his county
highly approve of the plan adopted
at Topeka by the Kansas Farmer club
They had almost given up the idea of
being able to procure seed this sea-
son. The ground is in fine shape in
Sheridan at the present time.
A number of calls have been re-
ceived for wheat by T. A. Borman, a
trustee of the club, from persons in
isolated parts of the state. Mr.. Bor-
man stated today that it will be i'm
possible to supply these people on ac-
count of the difficulty in shipment of
the grain.
Ellis Man Tells of 1911
E. c. Waldo, president of the Conn
mercial club of Ellis, who was in To-
peka, stated that in 1911 the Com
mercial club of which he is the head
raised $1,000 with which to buy seed
wheat for the farmers. In 1912 the
farmers returned the money.
Mr.. Waldo said "It was the best
thing that our club ever did for the
people of the community. The busi-
ness men are not in quite as good
financial condition at the present time
and the club did not feel it's way clear
to give similar assistance this year.
The farmers in our county who want
seed wheat had just about given up
the idea of getting it before this
movement was started in Topeka"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-25
DIG UP OLD PROMISE.
Jews Will Confront King With Letter
Written 46 Years Ago.

New York, Sept 25.-That a mass
meeting at which Speaker Champ
Clark will preside will be held here
next Tuesday night in the interest of
the Jews in Roumania who are strug-
Cling for political and educational
freedom was announced today by the
American Jewish emanci-
patton committee.
At the meeting a letter will be read
which is said to have been written
by King Charles of Roumania forty
six years ago when he was prince and
heir apparent in which he promised
to work for the freedom of his Jewish
subjects The letter has been obtain
ed after several years of effort by
Henry Green, executive secretary of
the emancipation committee, it is said.
The promise in this letter will be call
ed to the attention of the king by the
committee here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-25
HAVOC IN TORNADO
Six People Injured Near Eureka
Visits Arkansas City.
Lightning Strikes Junction City
Church and Wrecks Spire.

Eureka, Kan, Sept. 25.-A tornado
that Swirled across this city early last
evening completely demolished a hand
some stone residence, tore the roof OFF
hotel, wrecked one wall, a brick bank
building and unroofed a frame dwell
ing.
The twister apparently diminished in
its fury as it progressed, striking in
three places with damage as it crossed
the town in a northeasterly direction
The stone house in the southwest part
of town, the first struck, received the
worst blow. The bank and hotel in the
center of the city next got the brunt
of the tornado. They We're damaged
less than the first building hit. Far
ther in its course the storm struck the
frame house of C. B. Highbargain, with
still less havoc. Persons who saw it
say the twister rose from the earth
after each blow, then dropped again.
The First National bank and the
Greenwood hotel are the DANA aged
structures.
Trees We're uprooted fences shat
tered and small outbuildings torns
away in the vicinity of the places
where the wind struck heaviest
Ten years ago d tornado that
wrought more extensive damage
crossed this city in the same course
Six persons were injured, but none
seriously. The Atchison Topeka e
Santa Fe railroad depot was wrecked.
Storm Visited Arkansas City.
Arkansas City, Kan, Sept. PA Sc
we're storm in the shape of tornado
visited this section late Wednesday,
coming from the northwest, and it was
followed by a heavy rain. A tornado
cloud in the vicinity of Geuda Springs,
nine miles west of here, dipped almost
to the ground and then ascended again.
No serious damage has been reported.
Lightning Wrecks Church.
Junction City, Kan, Sept. 25.-During e
a heavy rain yesterday afternoon,
lightning struck the spire of the Pres
byterian church, completely stripping
the framework and driving pieces of
board through the roof of the church
The main portion of the building was
not DANA ged. An inch of water fell
during the afternoon.
Heavy Rains at Wakeeney.
Wakeeney, Sept. 25.-Rain fell here
last night to the amount of 1.37 inches
making a total of 3.65 inches for Sep
tember to date. considera BILE acre
age of wheat has been sown already
The first sowing is coming up in good
shape and farmers are greatly encour-
aged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-25
RELIEF IS AT HAND
Kansas Farmer Seed Wheat
Club Has Solved Problem.
Farmers in Western Kansas
Will Be Given Aid.

The Kansas Farmer Seed Wheat club
has solved the problem of supplying
wheat to the farmers of a dozen coun-
ties in western Kansas where the wheat
crop was a failure this year. Charles
NJ. Sawyer, state bank commissioner,
who is one of the trustees of the club,
who is handling the money, is receiving
many subscriptions to the fund that
will be used to buy wheat. Already
enough money has been received or is
in sight to relieve the situation mater
tally. The plan has taken we'll all over
the state and small subscriptions are
expected to pour in this week
Representatives from ten counties
were in attendance at the meeting held
late Wednesday at the Commercial
club headquarters. They stated that
they will require a minimum of 100 900
bushels of wheat but could use more.
Bank Commissioner Sawyer presided
over the meeting and c. D. Yetter acted
as secretary.
Aside from those who came from
western Kansas there were present at
the meeting members of the Kansas
Farmer Seed Wheat club and several
Topekans interested in the proposition.
Counties represented and the men
who represented them were: Trego, c..
H. Benson and c. L. Hardman, of
WaKeeney; Graham, L. n. Dreiling of
Penokee and Ben Smith of Hill City;
Lane, Herman Gillette of DightOn;
Wichita, W. c. Dickey of Leoti; Ellis,
E. c. Waldo of Ellis; Logan, J. w.
Wolf of Oakley; Thomas, George How
ard of Oakley; Cove, ]. w. Butler of
Grainfield; Haskell, Sheridan, Ness and
Ellis also were represented.
The number of bushels of wheat that
will be required in each county:
Trego, 5000; Wichita, 1000; Lane,
5000; Graham, 10000; Thomas 5000;
Cove, $4,000; Logan, 21O00; Haskell,
1000: Sheridan (south half), 5000; Ness,
10000.
J. w. Butler of Grainf1eld in Cove
county had just returned from Kansas
City, where he was successful in pro-
curing a promise of a loan from the
Armour Packing company and prom
Use of 81 900 which will be mailed di-
rectly to Bank Commissioner Sawyer.
At Abilene Mr.. Butler was assured the
loan of $500 and three carloads of
wheat from the business men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-25
IMPORTING CORN.
Large Cargo From Argentine Arrives
at New York.

New York, Sept. 25.-What is said to
be the largest shipment of corn re-
ceived from South America for more
than two years arrived here yesterday
when a steamship put in with a cargo
of 1900 tons of shelied corn from
Buenos Aires. This shipment marked
the beginning of a large importation
arranged by several produce dealers in
this country, it is said. 1t is stated
that under the prevailing price of corn
in this country importers can buy corn
in South America and pay the differ
ence in the cost of transportation and
still have a margin left.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-25
new LAW IS PLANNED
To Prevent Wrecks Similar to the One
at WaIlingford.

Washington, Sept. 25.-On the heels of
the interstate commerce commission 5
Scathing announcement of the New Haven
road for the Wallingford wreck in which
it held that Man failure beginning with
high officials and ending with trainmen,
was responsible for the loss of q lives,
sentiment in congress began to crystalline
in a movement to take up legislation for
train safety in December. Backed by the
interstate commerce commission an effort
will be made to empower the commission
to deal with such questions as steel cars
and safety equipment
Commissioner McChord, who has in
vestigated many recent wrecks is draft
ing a bill to place such power with the
commission. Representative Stevens Of
New Hampshire. chairman of subcom-
Inittee of the interstate commerce COM
mittee today began hearings preliminary
to drafting a similar bill. The McChord
bill. according to Mr.. Stevens, will be
ready for introduction next week. After
public hearings, Mr. Stevens hopes to pre-
sent a report and a revised bill to the
house late in November so that it may be
taken up Immediately after congress on
venes in December
The hearing today was devoted to in
ventors Experts in railroad operation
will heard later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-25

years, and having therefore participant
ed in every state fight during the pc
riod. Recently, when Henderson Mar
tin resigned as chairman, a faithful
following named PeppereH a. chairman
of the state committee, and he has
held that position since last spring.
For nine months at least Pepperell
has been an active candidate for the
appointment he received today. He
has beef in Washington several times
in the interest of his cause, and sue
ceeded in conyip cling Senator Thompson
that he was entitled to the place He
is a resident of Concordia Cloud coun-
ty, Kansas, where he has lived most
of his life.
Pepperell has been one of the wheel
horses of the Kansas Democracy for
nearly a generation. Unfiinching in the
face of defeat after defeat he has re-
turned to his desk at headquarters ev-
cry two years to renew the fight again,
never sWerving in his loyalty. Kansas
Democrats believe he richly deserves
the appointment he has received. He is
generally we'll liked by those who know
him, being thoroughly democratic,
friendly and approachable. His friends
are rejoicing in the good fortune that
has fallen to him.