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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
MAYHALL'S STORY
Says He Killed His Wife in
Self Defense.
Declares She Was Trying to
Poison Him.

Ira Mayhall, sick and burning after
drinking a bottle of carbolic acid, to-
] day confessed the murder of his wife
who died Friday afternoon at Stormon,
hospital Mayhan was taken from the
hospital where he created a scene this
morning, and confined in a padded cell
at the county ja:-- The murderer made
his confession to County Attorney w.
E. Atchison but was obliged to stop
| several times because of the fire in his
throat, and drained numberless glasses
of water.
tempting to poison him for months;
that she neglected him and her chill
dren for another man.
For several months she has been
giving me poison in my coffee,'' May
hall said this afternoon, in order to
place me in an insane asylum. When
1 killed her I was nearly eaten up by
the poison she had given me-"
MayhaI started his testimony with
an account of the home troubles he
had suffered in Argentine. He said
that several leading physicians there
had pronounced him sane after his wife
had declared that he was crazy He
by a piece of steel while working in
the steel works at Argentine and said
that he had been in his right mind all
his life.
Mrs. Ferris spent most of the time
at our house." MayhaH said, because
my wife had foolish notion that
was going to hurt her. She was there
yesterday morning just before I killed
my wife. She left about 20 minutes
before it all happened. 1 saw ham
mer under the curtain and L thought
she was going to pick it up and kill
me with it. She made a move in that
direction and 1 picked up the ham
mer and rushed for her. AS did so
L shouted, L am going to kill you.
Those were the only words that passed
between US before she died. AS soon
as L did it 1 opened my suit case and
took out bottle of carboIfc acid and
drank most of it. By that time there
was a crowd collecting and L spilled
some on her while trying to drink it
all. Then 1 rushed out and did not
remember anything until 1 woke up
this morning at the hospital
MayhaH said he was preparing to
leave his wife and had packed his
trunk to go. He said that she was
making him some coffee but that he
refused it because he feared there was
some more poison in it. He said that
she became angry at this and he killed
her in self defense.
She was not raising the children up
right he said, ''and 1 believe that 1 did
right. After 1 was standing over her dead
body, had a clear conscience and be-
lieved that it was the best for the chill
dren. She taught them to look upon me
as if I was crazy man or a snake
Mayhall appeared perfectly sane while
he talked and did not falter on any state
ment. He showed no emotion as he told
of the actual killing. He is a tall man
WITH goou physique. His face and throat
are red where the acid had done its
work. His tongue was white and he had
to sit his couch during most of the
testimony.
the murder with his sister. Mrs. s G.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
STOOD FASCINATE
Sight of On-Rushing Train
Dazed Negro Porter.
He Failed to Throw Switch
Trains Clash Head-On.

Macon, July 26.-Two- enginemen,
one fireman and one passenger were
injured, probably not fatally, and
one negro train porter was killed at
dolton, Ga, near here today in a
head-on collision of Southern rail-
way passenger trains. The dead por-
ter, apparently paralyzed or fascinat-
ed by the speed of an oncoming train,
IalIed to throw a switch that it might
pass standing one and died in the
wreck. All the injured were taken
TO an Atlanta hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
ASKS THE GOVERNORS.
Kansas Executive Invites Them to
Transmississippi Congress.

The governors of all the states but par
ucularly the executives of the states
west of the Mississippi river, We're invited
today by Governor Hodges to attend the
tMenty-tourth session of the Transmissis-
9Inpl commercial congress, convening at
Wichita October 81 next.
In his letter of invitation to the gov
ernors Governor Hodges asks that they be
on hand particularly Wednesday and
Thursday, October p and %. Matters of
Importance regarding state and national
Ie9l1lauon are to be discussed, and may
be presented to the congress.
The Kansas executive promises a warm
welcome to Kansas, and entertainment be-
fitting the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
TO Be COOLER SUNDAY
River Is Lower Than at Any Time
Since August, 1904.

Warm weather returned today, but
tonight and Sunday it will be slightly
cooler at Topeka according to the fore
cast from Washington. The wind is
blowing at the rate of II miles an hour
from the south.
The river is the lowest today that it
has been at any time since August,
1904. when the record was started by
the government weather bureau. The
stage is 3.9 feet. The forecaster lost
out in his guess for Friday night and
today; showers were predicted. Now
there is nothing butt fair weather in
sight according to the same ''authori-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26

Chicago, July 26.-Vice President
Marshall will be the guest of the Loyal
Order of Moose at a banquet here to-
night He was expected to reach the
city at o'clock this afternoon. The
vice president will deliver the dedica-
tory address tomorrow morning at an
industrial school eSta bliShed by the
order near Aurora. He will leave here
Sunday afternoon for Washington
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
To Confirm Diplomatic Nominations

washington. July DENOMINATION Of
James Gerard of New York. for am
bassador to Germany; Frederick c. Pen
field, of Pennsylvania, for ambassador
to Austria, and Charles 6. Hartman
of Montana. for minister to Ecuador
VIII be favorably reported by the SEN
ate foreign relations committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
FIVE LIGHTNING BOLTS
Same House Struck Five Times in One
Hour Is Wrecked.

Fort Smith, July 26.-In an cleo
trical storm last night the home of J.
W. Baxter of Fayetteville, a member
of the state legislature, was struck by
lightning five times within an hour.
The first bolt knocked a chimney from
the roof. The seond entered through
a telephone and knocked Baxter un-
conscious. He had hardly been re-
vived before the third knocked his
wife senseless. The fourth stunned his
mother and the fifth knocked the
house from the foundation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
TODAY'S GAMES.

Western.
Wichita at Denver, clear.
Topeka at Lincoln, clear.
Sioux City at st. Joseph, clear
Omaha at Des Moines, clear.
National.
Boston at Chicago, clear.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg. clear.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati, clear.
New York at St. Louis, cloudy.
American.
Chicago at Boston, clear.
St. Louis at Washington, CD
clear.
Detroit at Philadelphia, clear.
Cleveland at New York, clear.
Association.
Kansas City at Milwaukee,
clear.
ST. Paul at Minneapolis, clear.
Columbus at Indianapolis clear.
Louisville at Toledo, clear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Sunday; cooler to-
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
SuPT. NJ. F. AMRINE
OUSTED FROM OFFICE
Superintendent of Hutchinson
Reform School Must Go.
State Board of Corrections
Finds Him Guilty
OF 3 CHARGES AGAINST HIM
Violating Quarantine on Milk
and of InSubOrdinatiOn.

Custer to Take Effect Today
and Successor Appointed.
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-03
COMB SAGE TEA IN
HAIR TO DARkEM Il
It's Grandmother's Recipe to
keep her Locks Dark,
Glossy, Thick.

The old-time mixture Of Sage Tea and
Sulphur for darkenine gray. stresked
and faded hair is grandmother's treat
ment. and folks are again using II to
keep their hair good, even color. which
Il quite sensible. ss We are living in an
age when youthful appearance is Of the
greatest advantage.
Nowadays. though. We don't have the
troublesome task 81 gathering the sage
and the mussy mixing at home. All
drug stores sell the ready.to-use product
called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair
Remedy" for about 80 cents q bottle.
II 10 very popular because nobody can
discover it has been applied. Simply
moisten your comb or soft brush with IL
and draw this through your hair. taking
one small strand at time; by morning
the gray hair disappears. but what de.
lights the ladies with Wyeth's Sage and
sulphur il that, besides beautifully
darkening the hair after . few applics-
lions. il also produces that soft lustre
and appearance Of abundance which Is o
attractive; besides. prevents dandruf.
itching scalp and falling hair.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-03

created a panic al No. % Flushing ave
nus, Jamaica, early to-day. Robert +.
Butts and Murray brewster. bank
clerks. who occupy half Of the house.
were aroused at a little after : O'Clock
by choking fumes. They went through
their end of the house waking people
and getting them to the street When
they undertook 20 get at tho hre they
found that IL was In the other half Of
the building. which adjo,ns ~. Mays
Lyceum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Doremus and
their boarders. in the other part ~ tho
house. were aroused with difficulty.
one of the tenants, school teacher.
ran out in thin nightgown ana crate
fully accepted the overcoat OF chival-
rous Policeman sylvester. of the Flush
Ing station. Richard Crost ana Rufus
Doremus were saved from n descent by
means OF ripped and knottcd bedcloth-
ing by the timely arrival OF hremen
with ladders.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-03
THREE PICKPOCKETS
CAUGHT ON TROLLEY CAR
Detectives Recognize and Follow
Them From the Twenty.third
Street Ferry.

Detectives Musse and Brown while At
the ferry entrance Mt Twenty third
street and the North River to-day saw
three men who looked familiar and
finally placed them e"Bad-Eye" Brown.
Ike" Schumacher and Harry Levine. all
known as plckpookets. Tho detectives
know that Brown had just got back
from q four-year term In the Topeka
(Kan.) prison and Schumacher had Just
finished a similar term In Sing Sing.
Tho men worked" the crosstown cars,
stopping AZ all the avenues. At Broad
way they boarded q southbound car In
the wake Of an old man. They were
close about him when the detectives
swung aboard the car and grabbed Lee
vine and Schumacher. Brown disap-
peared. Mugge held both prisoners
while Detective Brown started into the
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-03

fore he finally noticed a little man
wearing heavy spectacle, who was
bending oVe~ his newspaper. Brown
studied him n moment and then took
the risk of pulling OF his glasses. Then
"Bad-Eyo" Brown glared balefully at
Brown the detective.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-03

car.
Close that front door and don't let
anybody on he shouted. I'm a dctcc-
tive. and there's "a pickpockct on this
car"
The detective walked the length OF the
car among excited men and women be-
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-03
B0ARDERS RUSH SAFELY
FROM BURnING HOME

Firemen Save Others on Ladders
as Jamaica House is De-
stroyed by Fire.
A IRE which did t7oo damage and
which made moro smoke than flames
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-03
e: e Lord g Taylor ~
The annual Silk Hosiery Event
For Men, Women 6 Children
Affords Splendid Selection of Useful Holiday Gifts
Items

WOH7enS
ITEM Paris Open-work Clock, the latest
fad, in Black, White, Pink and Sky also Double
Row Clock in Black and White with Self or Con- g.
trasting Clocks and fine assortment of Two tone
Effects. Value 5000
ITEM 2-Women's Shot Silk with Plain Silk
Tops in fine variety of combinations, such as
Black and White, White and Black, Black and 81.
Blue Black and Pink, Black and Purple, and Wv
others. Value $751; to S}5OJ
ITEM 3-An unusual value in Lace Motifs of
Scalloped Design in Black and White. So.
Value SS.2J 10 $500
ITEM "a superb assortment Of Womensl
Black and Colored Silks in heavy. medium and
gauze weights with Lse Solos, All-Silk
Black and White with Self and Coored Clocks
also with Lslc Tops and Soles in Black and G,
Coors with Self Clocks. Special quality in pI'.
Outsizcs for big folks in Black only. All have I'M
proved "DUB-L" Tops and ''WYDE' Pops
High Spiccd Heels and Toes.
Value S1.?J TO Sc OOJ
ITEM CAN Exceptional Lot of Women's)
Black Silk with Isle Tops and Lisle Soles; all e.
Hand Embroidered; Self and Coored Designs in "1'
pleasing variety. Value SI.7J
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14
FRIDAY, MARCH IA, 1913.
SOME FACTS.

In volume l No. l. of Tennessee
Agriculture" published by T. F.
Peck, Commissioners Of Agricul-
tnre, he says with reference to road
bnilding in Tennessee:
From present indications it will
not be a great many years until
Tennessee has fine system of first
class highways stretching from east
to- west and north to south.
"Since the meeting of the Gem
eral Assembly in 1891, enabling
acts have been passed authorizing
for road building purposes tile
issuance of county bonds to the
amount Of S16,940,000: Many Of
the counties have taken advantage
OF these enabling acts, have voted,
issued aud sold bonds, and already
have good syste .ns of highways.
Several counties have recently
sold bonds, aud engineers are now
at work surveying and relocating
roads. Last December jackson
County voted $4,000 for good
roads, and the bonds have been
sold at premium, and work h' s
been begun on surveying the roads.
During the same month Sum-
ner County voted 100000 for the
purpose of buying the turnpikes,
and in a short while the tollgate
will be ouly memory of the past
inthat county.
"Overton and Robertson Coun-
ties have only recently voted large
sums for roads. Other counties
are only waiting for enabling acts
by the General Assembly.
"During the year Dll alone
thirty counties in the State voted
road bonds to the amount of ahOut
s6;OOO,OO0."
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14
By your vote tomorrow you will

BY your vote tomorrow you Will
register preference for or against
floating road bonds. Have you
carefully weighed the matter in
your mind from the standpoint OF
~ sound, reasonable, practicable
business proposition, or have your
conclusions been Influenced by
those who oppose the bond issue
from a selfish or mercenary stand
point (Which is about the only
actnal reason one can have for OPP
uosing what our farmers needy
Keep in mind this fact that all
philosophical, progressive men
ue for the bond issue.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14
BUskN ESs ANNOUNCEM ENy.

no ''pscr'p'ioh price OF THE CHRONICLE Is
0'.oo per year; o. ceais for six months; % cents
Wi .n'ee months which positively must be paid
"a auvahce All subscriptions will be promptly
stopped at expiration OF time paid for.
Obituary and similar notices will be charged for
at the rate oh cents per line. We will furnish
rates Tor display and local advertising on appca-
MOn.
ewsconhnulhcatiOnsan and articles on questions
OF public Interest are solicited but we assume no
responsibility for the expressions contained In all
such communications and articles published.
henittahces can be made In various WAYS that
are perfectly safe, but all remittances sent are at
risk OF the sender.
All remttances and business communications
should be sent to
j. v. TRAVIS, Publisher,
Camden, Tenn
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14

To show the interest which is
being manifested in the bond is
sue there has been q heavy demand
for copies of last weeks Chronicle
from Big Sandy, Holiday. Eva
and other sections Of the county.
The edition was exhausted Mon
day, and we were unable to supply
the demand.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14

Men made the same argument
against the school tax that they are
now making against the bond is
sue, and yet you hear of no cam
plant Of the school tax being a
burden. Our schools cost us some
money. SO will good roads. Both
are necessary, aud both will he
worth more to Us than a hundred
times their cost.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14

Mayor Stockard offers to furnish
free at the pit all the gravel needed
for building roads in the county
No charge will be made for blast
ing. All it will cost will be haul
ing and spreading it on the roads.
The offer is generous one, and is
fully appreciated by those who are
interested in good roads.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14

I 1t is limited by opponents of he
bond issue that there are not
enough honest, capable men in the
county tn handle the money. All
who believe it hold up your hands.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14

Let every busint SIS man in town
attend she meeting at The court
house next Monday night.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14

Cheering reports favorable TO
Ne bond issue are coming in FROM
nearly every section of he county,
phe indications are that oohas
will carry by good majority.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14

Raal the advertisements in The
chronicle. obey ore Pvt there Tor
vour benefit,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14
CORN AND TOMATO CLUBS
TESTING SEED CORN.

possible yield, 1T IS necessary 10
have every grain we plant make a
strong vigorous stalk of corn. In
order to be sure Of this we should
test every ear this year, and now is
the time to do this work. Here is
away to- test your seed corn:
Procure or make shallow box
3 or 4 inches deep and 20 20
inches square to test 100 ears of
corn at a time. Place moist sand
or earth about two inches deep in
the bottom of the box and with a
board rake the surface very smooth.
Now, with a sharp stick or ruler
make little burrows dividing the
box into squares 2inches on side
each way. Number the squares
from Ito 100; beginning at the up
per left hand corner.
The next step is to get your corn
ready. I hope you selected your
seed corn last fall. If so take 100
ears, white out 100 pegs, fat on
one end, and after numbering them
from 1 to 100, stick them in the
butts of your 100 ears of corn to be
tested Now we are ready. Take
ear number one and with a knife
blade pick out ten grains, some
from near each end and some from
the center Of the ear, being careful
not to get grains from the extreme
ends as we not want to plant these.
Place the rem grains in square
number Il in your test box. Next
take up ear number 2 and select
ten grains as before, planting them
in square 2, and so proceed till you
have ten grains in each of the one
hundred square. Lay the ears up
where they will not be disturbed.
Put piece Of damp cotton cloth
over your corn in the test box, be-
ing careful not to move any grains,
and on top of this place about two
inches of moist sand or dirt. Set
in a warm place and wait for the
corn to sprout, this will take four
or FIVE days. L will tell you how
to know the results of this test next
week. Don't fail TO make yourbox
now and be ready to take your
sprouted corn up the time you get
next weeks paper. We shall hold
the club open for members only
few more weeks. Any boy under
Is years of age (and over 10 years)
may join. Seed corn will not be
furnished the boys. Tomato, seeds.
are furnished the girls. l have
some bulletins for the boys and
girls from the University of Ten
nessee now in my Office and am ex-
pecting 2900more from the United
States Department of Agriculture
any day. These will be for gener-
al distribution, so come and get
them when in Camden.
New namesare Vernon Rushing.
Jimmie Wheatley, Lenaen Robins,
Luther PaFord and Carlos Pafford.
MAKING A HOT-BED
On the south side of the garden
fence make box 2 feet wide and 4
feet long,. without any bottom;
sides / foot high but a little high
er on the moth side. Fill the box
6'inches deep with good stable ma
azure; tramp this down a little and
on top of in place 3 inches of good
garden soil Pulverixe soil fine.
On this bed plant your tomato
seeds / to ! inch deep. Keep this
bed moist. Cover at night with a
Goth l., window sash or tihin blanket
En- case Of real cold weather throw
a little earth around the sides of
the box, place some boards over the
top and cover with a layeror leaves
AS soon as plants are an inch high
thin till they stand an inch and a
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14

There are already some nice
prizes offered to the boys and girls,
including $50 cash, given by the
Farmers Union, pair of Argora
Goats, by E. FL. Dowdy, and others.
A list will be published soon. New
names are Stella Parker, Lois Har-
ris,, Johnnie Bell Garner, Salene
Robins, Hautie Wheatley, Vivian
Guynn, Bonnie Cherry and Byrdie
NcGill.
Mrs M. u. HARDIN.
g .I,l -
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14

s4n-o,t 10 she court honse next
Monday night.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14
A CORRECTION.

1t seems there is an idea exist
ing in some localities that if the
bond issue carries the polltax pay
ers will be required to pay a larger
poll. This is not true. Our State
Constitution (article 2 section 2S)
says in regard to polltax:
"All male citizens of this State
over the age of FL years, except
such persons as may be exempted
by law on account of age or other
infrmity, shall be liable to a poll.
tax of not less than 80 cents nor
more than $100 per annum, nor
shall any county or corporation
levy polltax exceeding the
amount levied by the State"
As Tennessee and Benton Coun-
ty have gone the limit on the poll
tax it is impossible to raise the poll
another cent. Bonds or no bonds
the poll tax will be the same. The
man who owns no property and is-
too old to pay polltax will pay no
part of the bonds.
The act'ofthe General Assembly
giving Benton County the privi-
lege Of votiug'bonds did'notrepeal
any part of the road law, which
says that all male citizens over
the age of 81 and under the age Of
As shall put in not less than FIVE
nor over ten days Of labor on the
public roads" Heretofore Benton
County has always fixed the asses S.
ment at the minimum figure of five
days, but should the bond issue be
defeated tomorrow it is more than
likely that the County Court, in an
effort to secure better roads, will
at the April term assess ten days
work on the roads.
The contention that tie taxable
property within the incorporated
towns of Camden and Big Sandy
would, under acts 1891, chapter /,
section 80 Compiled in section
1879 of Shannon's Code)' be ex-
empt from the road bond tax un-
der said act of 1913is unsound.
In a lengthy opinion on the sub
ject (Which is in the possession of
Mayor Stockard) Robert L. Shan
non, author of Shannon's Code of
Tennessee laws, shows clearly that
taxable property within incorpor-
ated towns is not exempt from tax
alton under the act of 1913 author
izing Benton County to'issue road
bonds. rhe road bond act in ques-
ton is q special and local law APP
plicable to- Benton County only,
and the provisions of the general
law can not be read into il.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-14

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