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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
NORTH SIDE NEWS .SHE DIED TODAY
Sarah Kyle, Who Shot Herself
Thursday Evening.
Believed She Was Insane
Lived Near Auburn.

Sarah Kyle, SO years old, who shot
herself three times yesterday after
noon, died at the st. Francis hospital
this morning as a result of her
wounds. Mrs. Kyle was evidently
partly insane at the time. although she
was thought to be in her right mind
before the shooting. The affair oe-
CURED at the home of Mrs. s. H. Nc
Goun. four miles from Auburn, where
she had been staying for / months
She was married in 1903, but parted
from her husband shortly after. From
that time she has been brOOding
about the trouble. and that is thought
to be the reason for her suicide.
Mrs. McGoun. who is an invalid,
heard three shots in quick succession
in Mrs. Kyle's room. She called her
sons, who quickly broke the lock and
found the woman lying on the floor
unconscious and bleeding. They placed
her on a bed, and Ed McGoun inme-
diately went to WakaruSa for DR.. j.
r. Atchison. DR.. Atchison attended
temporarily to her wounds, and with
Frank Pratt of Wakarusa. brought the
woman to the ST. Francis hospital in
an automobile.
Several bottles of strychnine were
found hidden in the woman's room
unknown to Mrs. McGoun. The woman
locked the door and placed trunk
against it to make sure of no inter-
ruptior. She fired the shots with
% caliber revolver, which was found
on the floor beside her body. She in
ficted three wounds, one in the middle
of her forehead. and two others in
the back of her head. She never re-
gained her senses after the shots were
fired, and no hope was held for her
recovery.
At the police station is a letter
written to Chief Hughes on July 80.
where she said that she was being
mistreated by Mrs. McGoun. The let
ter, found on the floor of her room,
follows:
Mr.. Hughes. Dear Sir-Since Civ
ing in my time at the McGoun home,
I have been tortured and abused by
her and would like to issue out a war
rant for her arrest"
The letter was badly written and
spelled, and was signed by Mrs. Sarah
Jane Kyle NeighbOrS. who have been
familiar with the treatment accorded
Mrs. Kyle. say that there is no truth
in the letter. This is the main cause
for the belief that she was insane.
Outside of the letter. she has made
no other complaint to the station.
Her parents living near Peterson, were
notified yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Kyle died before o'clock this
morning at the hospital. No funeral
announcements have been made yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
WOmen'S Dresses,

A large lot of Bingham and
percale dresses, including some
in crepe; values up to or
$1.9S; Basement ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
Children's Dresses, up TO-
to $2.25 --one lot ~

Shown Saturday the Bargain Square, Main Floor-a
large syes-low neck short seeved
and with high neck.
Cool Tissues-in dainty blue tan and white stripes,
round neck and short sleeves white voe collar and cuffs
with colored edge pleating.
Sheer Wolfe Dresses in dainty pin checks with cool lace
collar lace insertion in waist and skirt.
Fine Gnghams white and black checks and stripes,
blue and whtearge white pique collar bordered with lace
insertion low neck, short sleeves
Light Dark Percales-penty of good blues-various
pretty styles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
Bungalow Aprons.

New shipment of these con-
venient aprons with made cuffs
in stripes and checks; no.
full 50 inches long. TSN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
Mccall Patterns and
Magazines for September

Many new and attractive styles
shown for school dresses. Maya
zine a year, 1 free pattern and one
copy Fashion Book, all for soc by
mail. If magazine is called for at
counter, the same combination is
35c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15

Washington, Aug. 15.-President Will
son will press a button in the White
House at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
which will fire gun in Grant park
Chicago. at the water carnival welcom-
ing the Niagara, the reconstructed
flagship of Commodore Perry's fleet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
VaIencienneS.

A new lot of dainty headings
and edgings-very choice pat
fsTns; in two yS lots; 212c & &c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
Reform school Boys Give Drill.

Fifty boys from the reform school,
consisting of the first aid to the in
jured teams, will be entertained this
afternoon at the home of Kilmaurs
King. The boys will give an exhibition
drill and after that Kilmaurs King
and Kate King will give a similar drill
for the benefit of the boys. The re-
mainder of the boys at the school will
have a half holiday this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
Odd Lots Fine
Handkerchiefs

Women's fine pure linen wreath
initial in broken assortments. and
some odds and ends of soiled en-
broidered corner handkerchiefs
regularly 15c; to close out H.
in the August sale at 49,. AO\
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
Funeral of Late Roscoe Beechum.

The funeral of the late Roscoe Jay
Beechum will be held at the residence
at sos Park street Saturday afternoon
at o'clock. The remains will be laid
to rest at Manhattan, Kansas. Mr..
Beechum is survived by his wife and
four children: Howard J. Beechum
of Palestine. Texas; Mrs. c. V. Miller
of Topeka: Roscoe F. Beechum of Elk
hart, Ind, and Mrs. F. +. Handy; also
two brothers in Seattle, Wash, and
one sister in EIllhart, Ind. He was a
member of X. of P. and the Ben Hur
lodges
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
House Dresses.

Nurses stripe percale house
dresses; low neck and short
sleeves; in the Basement EOo
Saturday only wv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15

Lime ice is all the rage in Chicago.
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
Hope Muslin.

Another big shipment of Hope
Muslin Remnants, the best
standard bleached muslin; yard
wide and without a particle of
dressing; lengths up to Q1Ao
yds. Basement, yd. - 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
Six North Topckans Badly Bruised.

A team of horses belonging to c. E
Wells of Oakland ran away last even
ing at Fifth and Kansas avenues. The
horses drawing a heavy wagon ran
down the avenue and struck surrey
belonging to J. J. King of North To-
peka and driven by Mrs. King. At the
time of the accident Mrs. J. j. KING,
Mrs. w c. Meeker and son Cornelius
and Mrs. Charles Bachelor and two
children were in the surrey. The sur
rey was completely demolished and
all six occupants were badly bruised
and injured about the heads and
bodies. All will recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
Conditions Are Serious i'm
Northern Shawnee County.
Barely a Sprinkle of Rainfall
Reported North of Town.

The present drouth is causing the
farmers in the northern part of Shaw
nee county serious trouble. The most
perplexing part of the situation is the
shortage of water Numerous wells
have gone dry and the farmers and
stock raisers are forced to haul water
for their stock Nearly every one is
being forced to feed winter feed. The
pastures are burnt to a crisp. Little
or no rain fell in the northern part
of the county Thursday afternoon. In
some localities barely a sprinkle is re-
ported and in others there was no
rainfall whatever. Il do not know
what we will do if the dry weather
continues" said a stock raiser this
morning Il am hauling water over a
half mile for over fifty mead of stock
and the wells all around me are giving
out 1t looks as if some of us will be
forced to sell our stock if the present
condition continues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
Children's
Dresses up to e. m
$3.50 for D1.UU

One large table of these on the
the Third Floor A good variety
of cool, low neck, short sleeved
dresses in fine light weight ging-
hams; light and medium colors,
best quality percales in light figured
and darker grounds; sheer tissues
in clear blue or tan and white
stripes.
Brass nOVeltieS-a small but
choice collection including cigar
trays and sets. vases, fern dishes,
candIcsticks, etc, from 15c to 50,
ut Half Price.
MATING SUIT CASES-light,
strong. commodious-the most con-
venient vacation luggage-24 and
26 inch size, reinforced corners,
good lock and fastenings; in CT
the August clearing sale. ..... %A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
$3.50 Linen Tailored Suits $3.50

An excellent model figures giving correct fasonabL
lines NTH the greatest degree Of comfort to the Mad
from fine coMt stayed Cah strong supple 6oing Has Lon
back stays long blps LOU bust extra heavy
Regular price $500. August price 81 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
One Rack Linen Suits,
$1,000 to $500, for $500 to $3.50

suits here, linen in
blue, shades
in
$1,000 Suits $500
$500 Suits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
Linen Suits and Dresses
Half Price and Some for Less

ThrdFIoo
August clearance prices provide plenty of Stylish service
able linen for and fall prices that
ess instances than the cost of materials and tailor
Choice assortments of practical and desirable styles
another remarkable feature of this extraordinary sale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15

One table on the Third Floor
containing some very choice values
in fine zephyr Bingham and light
madras bingham dresses-light and
dark patterns, including some large
broken plaids in good dark colors
for school. Percales-light ana
dark Low neck, short sleeves.
Out-Of-tOwR customers can come
to the August clearance sale at lit
tie or no cost for railroad fare, as
we refund fare according to
amount of purchase.
~- >~-~-~-~-~~~~~O~-~O~
LONG $50 SILK GLOVES-16-
button length, double tipped, white
and black. You can't have too
many pairs, and the August clear
ance price is only a frac- 90
ton of their value ......... wv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-15
One Rack Linen Dresses,
S6.75 to $500, for So. 80 to S

A choice collection embodying some of tn
All low neck frocks of linen in various wea0
and scalloped edge collars, some with Blu
color shades of blue, Nellrose and other co
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-21
Big Aluminium Table

Extension table covered with amnumnot poisonous zinc or
You have knife and linen drawers racks bread and boardron
rac-handy uens hook-a cocace list The cabinet
cean-closes tight when not in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

Special for Saturday, Easter gloves, al
IVaughan's.
We have Titles new syrup for sale
Eastman Bros.
New Easter gloves at Abbott's.
Warmers Rust Proof corsetsn at H.
W. Knights.
Those who have not yet procured tick
cts for the great international concert,
to be given in the opera house Friday,
March 2S, had better call at Clan Cor
don rooms, 90 Bolster block, where they
can be had and TO those who have al
ready bought tickets, bear ia mind you
can have your tickets changed at Kend-
|rick's drug store on and after Wednes-
day, March 26, at q a. m. This con-
cert will most certainly be the best ever
given in Barre, more especially when you
know the prices for reserved seats sre
Use, SOC and Soc No fancy prices of
admission, but the best talent at price
within the reach of all. Judge for your
selves, after reading the list of artists
who are: Madam Shirley jackson, the
famous mezzo soprano; Miss Mary 0gii-
vie, the great Scottish dramatic soprano;
w. J.. Cockburn, the world renowned
baritone; j. Shirley Jackson, the prince
of Scottish tenors; Robert Young, the
inimitable humorist and dancer; Miss
Bessie Spear, accompanist; James Ed
wards, piper
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-21
No Extra Charge For

Mened flour bin equipped with ftermeta ncrsta glass co
salt with lids metalned bread and ca
drawe-hg dish supply cupboardpot and kettle cupboard
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

Carriers underwear" at Knights.
Great handkerchief sale at Abbott'i
Saturday.
Easter gloves, neekwear and ribbons.
At yaughans.
Regular Saturday night dance, March
p, Rowland hall, under auspices of Ril-
ey's orchestra. Ladies, free.
Stop and buy your fruit for Easter
at the United Fruit Store. We keep
the latest and best line of fruit and
lowest price in the city.
The V. ID. NJ of the North Barre Meth.
odist chapel defeated the d. c. V. of the
same chapel by close score of IA 20 0
in game OF basketball last night at
the church gym.
A. r. Campbell, the sewing machine
expert, who repairs all makes of sewing
is in town for a few weeks.
Work skilfully done at residences. Or
iers left at Homer Fits Co. store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-21
TALK OF THE TOWN
Easter coats at vaughan's.

Easter coats at Vaughan's.
Easter footwear at Tilden's.
| New Easter garments at Abbotts.
| New Easter undermuslins at Knights.
Some attractive bargains at Perrys
on Saturday.
Easter silk waists and dresses at the
Vaughan store.
No bag day. No tag day! Hospital
benefit instead Rowland hall, March "a.
A Sl.0s scalloped bed spread with cut
corners for $l.69 at Perry's on Satur-
day
Fashion DEGREES lower heels in foot.
wear Ask the Tiden Shoe Co. TO show
them to you.
Twenty Ave samples of ladies' coats
special for Friday and Saturday at the
Vaughan store.
Mrs. Eunice Woodward of Montpelier
is moving her household goods to goo
North Main street
A six-room tenement with all modern
convenences, located at % Brook street
is for rent. II. j. Slayton. Phone 3D2-
w.
Auction sale of household goods at
No. Church street, city, tomorrow
at 1880 p. m. sharp. G. +. Smith, auc-
tioneer.
Mrs. Charles Carleton, who has been
spending several days with friends in the
city, returned this morning to her home
in Burlington.
Special for Friday and Saturday-Big
seedless grape fruit, four for 25c; the
medium size. Sc each, six for 25c, at the
United Fruit Store.
A few of the numbers TO be heard at
the hospital dance-"Row. Row, Row."
GAS Long as the Shamrock Grows
Green" you're Great Big Blue-Eycd |
Baby "Tll Get You,' Temple Bells"
"Oh, oh, Delphine." Everything new and
up.to-date.
Tonight at the opera house, the Wini-
fred st. Claire company will present the
feature play of the week, "The Road
10 Yesterday" This play was original
y produce at the Herald square tho
atre, New FORK, and owing to other
attractions b, ing booked there WIS
transferred to .Ae Lyric theatre, where
{ had an extended run. The company
s without doubt the very best pop
liar priced attraction that has appeared
lere.-~-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-21
Millinery Openings.

Miss L. i. Townsend cordially invites
the ladies of Barre and vicinity to her
Easter opening on Saturday afternoon
and evening March %, 1918, at her mil
linery parlors, SO Washington street. ,
Mrs. Carrie Burke Gonyeo will hold
her annual Easter millinery opening at
l6s North Main street Friday and Sat-
urday. To all the ladies of Barre and
vicinity, cordial invitation is extended
to call at the millinery parlors and in
spect the Easter creations.
Opening of spring and summer MILL
merry Saturday, March o. Mrs. c. r.
Wood, over Hendricks drug store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-21
WEST coRINTH

Ohio G. Williams, is, of West Cor
NTH, recently took the leading role ir
one of the plays given at Wesleyan uni.
versity. Mr.. Williams is member of
the Commons club and took the part of
Romley in Richard B. Sheridans com
edy, "The School for Scandal" at their
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-21
PERRY O. CAMP.
rs North Main Street Barre, Vermont

annual dramatic entertainment. Mr.
Williams portrayal of this character of
an old man, merited much applause. At
this affair only club members, faculty
and wives are invited. Williams played
left tackle in the winning freshman
football team this fall and is consid-
cred as a most likely candidate for the
varsity this fall. He prepared for Wes-
leyan at the Montpelier seminary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-21
The Daylight Store
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank the friends ana
neighbors for their assistance and sym.
pathy during the sickness and at the
death Of our darling baby; also for
the flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Norris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27

No. 80, solid Mahogany Dresser, coz M
60 in. base, value $120, for NepCC.UU
Value NG rs ssoe e5safsan fen Walnut Dresses S45OO
No. COS, Birdseye Maple Dresser, COO TX
value $500, for ......... spOCs I'D
No. 827 white Enameled Dresser, GOO IN
value $4,000, for r.... eDOC.OU
No. 118 Mahogany Princess 600 Or
Dresser, value $30.00 for ... epAAeAC
Value NG s4s sseeo' ss5dfo for Oak Dresser S13.95
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-24
Mr.. Jones EXPLAINS
SMITH MEETINGS
Ten Thousand Dollar Fund
Is for Meeting Every
Expense
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
There appeared in The Age-Herald on
June II news story in reference to the
proposed Gypsy Smith meeting, which is
being planned for Birmingham, which
did this great evangelist an injustice.
He needs no defence from me, but since
he is coming to America on my invita-
ton, | feel that | am duty bound to say
word in his behalf. / make it rule
never to rush into press in defence OF
myself. so | have nothing to say about
the criticism of my work, which came
from one minister in this city on June l6.
The Minister'S union of this city extend
ed, through me, an invitation to Gipsy
Smith to come to birmingham during this
year. He agreed to give them the only
open date he had, the first three weeks of
next October. l did not say one word
to him about any amount he would re-
ceve for his services, further than to say
that Birmingham is able to take care OF
a large evangelistlc campaign.
The $4,000 which we are asking the
Christian business men of Birmingham to
underwrite includes every expense, the
building of the tabernacle. which will cost
between $1,000 and 5000, the employment
of singers, all advertising, entertainment
of evangelistic parties, etc. All this
amounts to more than the average man
can imagine. My relation to the cam
paign is simply this-I am employed by
the Moody institute of Chicago on Il
salary. The institute agreed for me to
give some attention to the campaign.
provided my salary was then taken care
of. 1t does not mean l cent to me per-
sonally, whether the Gypsy Smith meet
ing is conducted in Birmingham or not.
Let me say further, the overwhelming
majority of the pastors of the evangelstic
churches of this city are heart and soul
for this meeting. / found perfect har-
mony at the Ministers union this morn
ing. From all l can gather there has
been no opposition except on the part of
one pastor and some other minister whose
name l do not know 1t is too late in
the day for any preacher to be kicking.
These plans have been working for
months and they should have done their
kicking earlier in the game.
The sporting element of any city would
be willing to put up guarantee of $l0-
000 to put through an occasion in which
they are greatly Interested, and l feel
sure the Christian citizenship of this
city will not hesitate to underwrite this
amount In order to tone up the church
life of this city and bring sinners to
Christ / understand Atlanta puts up
thousands to guarantee their grand opera
and nobody objects When you talk about
$40, COO for soul saving campaign, you
always hear from the lkickers I think
[ can assure the good people of Birming-
ham that their faithful pastors and their
Christian laymen will see to 1t that moth
ing thwarts the Gypsy Smith meeting.
Yours truly. BOB JONES.
Birmingham, June 90. 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-24
PRESIDENT OF THE
SOUTHERN GROCERS'
ASSOCIATION HERE
J. H. McLaurin Visits Gov
ernment Building-Says
GrOcers Do Not Feel
Any Uneasiness

Seemingly unmndful of the contempt
proceedings of the United States against
the Southern Wholesale Grocers asso-
citation j. II. McLaurin president of that
association was in Birmingham yester-
give out in connection with the case at
this time, but that the wholesale grecers'
association would make adequate defense
when the case is called July before
Judge w |. Grubb of the federal court.
Mr.. McLaurin has not been here since
the former case was tried in which the
government secured an injunction against
the association headed by Mr.. McLaurin.
The injunction, according to the govern
ment has been violated and 1t is the plan
of the government to convict some of
the grocers.
Mr.. McLaurin arrived here yesterday
morning from his home in Jacksonville.
He succeeded James A. VanHoose of this
city as president of the association. I'M
mediately after reaching Birmingham he
went to the offices of Walker Percy To-
cal counsel for the association in the con-
tempt cases. Following the call Mr.. Nc
Laurin accompanied Mr.. Percy to the fed
eral building. He looked over the list of
witnesses subpoenaed by the government.
He asked some questions about the case
and during the afternoon left again for
his home in Jacksonville.
Mr.. McLaurin refused to express his
opinion on the case He said that the
case, he believed, would be tried July Z,
and the grocers felt no uneasiness about
the outcome.
Mr.. Percy said after Mr. MeLaurin had
been introduced at the government build
ing that the chances were that the gro
GERS would be ready when the case was
called July l. He said that Gen. Luke
f. Wright of Memphis and Caruthers Ew-
ing of that city, regular counsel for the
grocers, would be on hand and would
be actively engaged in defense of the
grocers.
In the meantime 0. D. Street, district
attorney, and Hinton G. Claubaugh. spe-
cial agent for the department of justice
are here getting up data in connection
with the celebrated case which will be
called within few days. They are
sanguine that the court will finally hold
that the grocers have violated the in
junction.
The dissolution of the grocers' asso-
citation was began here several years ago
NY II. ". 1lduDauSh at tnat time WhOle-
sale merchant in Birmingham. BY alleged
discrimination the wholesale grocers were
charged with having driven Mr. Clabaugh
out of business. He appeared before
committee of the House of Representa-
tives and subsequently the department of
justice started an investigate The gro
GERS before trial confessed judgment and
are said to have dissolved. Violating the
decree of the court in the dissolution case
is the proposition on which the govern
ment is now taking action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-24
AT THE HOTELS

Il. b. Caughlin of Mobile, S. A. Moore
OF Gadsden and J. X. Sans of Colum-
biana, are stopping at the Empire
Hugo Brown of Mobile w. +. Lott of
Atlanta and S. e. Massey of Montgom-
cry, are at the Hillman.
c. d. Corey of New Orleans r, H.
Emerson of Tuscaloosa and S. w. Baker
of Huntsville, are among those It the
Florence.
II. p. Clarke of Nashville, b. NJ.
Brighton of Florence and Forest Bryant
OF Huntsville. are registered at the Bir-
n1ngham.
]. g, Ramsey of Montgomery, M. o.
smity of Tuscaloosa and J. IL. Jenkins
of Talladega, are guests at the Metro
poltan.
j. I. Alexander of West Blocton, f. c.
Messenger of Kimberly and J. ls. Maddox
OF Montgomery. are stopping at the Nor
ris.