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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
GROCERS To WAkARUSA
Their Annual Picnic VIII Be Held
July so.

The Topeka grocers and butchers
together with their families and
friends will hold their annual picnic
this year on July 80 at Wakarusa. The
picnickers will charter g special train
to convey them to their destination
and a band will be taken along
The annual picnic of the Topeka
Grocers' association is always a big
event Last year at one of the city
parks six or seven thousand persons
were in attendance
The committee in charge of arrange
ments Is composed of E. A. Warning,
H. Often. John McClements and E.
Montgomery, local secretary.
One of the entertainment features
will be a baseball game between the
North Topeka and South Topeka
clerks. 1t is probable that there will
also be a horseshoe pitching tourna-
ment with a prize for the winner E
Montgomery is building an airship and
expects to make his first fight from
the picnic grounds. H Often will give
an exhibition of plain and fancy swim
ming Other grocers will be on the
program for special stunts
c. o. johnson has recently been elect
ed as president of the Topeka Grocers'
association for the coming year. z.
Montgomery was reelected secretary
and Sam Cunningham treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
PARKER MAY GO UP.
Rumor of Official Changes on Santa
Fe Following Coast Line Shakeup.

In Topeka railroad circles today IL is
rumored that A G. Wells. general man
ager of the coast lines of the Atchison.
Topeka & Santa Fe, will not return to
his Office at Los Angeles, on account
of i'll health and that the position of
general manager will be filed. either
by F. C. Fox, general manager of the
western lines at Amarillo, or l..
Hubbard, general superintendent OF the
coast lines in Los Angeles.
If the appointment included the shift
of General Manager Fox to the Goa st
it would mean, in all probability. that
either L l. Hubbard or r. J. Parker,
general superintendent at Topeka,
would be promoted to the office Of gem
eraI manager of the western lines at
Amarillo
Railway men differ in their opinions
on the general managership of the coast
lines. Mr.. Wells has been given six
months leave of absence on account
of his health. He has made an excl
lent official and has been ably assist
ed by General Superintendent HibbSrd
who knows every foot of territory on
the coast. On the other hand it is Tu-
mored that Mr.. Fox, formerly general
Superintendent at Topeka, win be trans
fered to Los Angeles, and the vacancy
at Amarillo will be filed by General
Superintendent Parker OF the eastern
lines in Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Nationwide Prohibition Launched by
Endeavorers.

Los Angeles, Cal, July S-A ma
tional campaign for the enactment of
an amendment to the federal consti-
tuition forbidding the manufacture
and sale of alcoholic liquors will be
launched at the International Chris
tian Endeavor convention, which be-
gins its sessions here Wednesday.
Our aim will be to make the
United States a saloonless nation by
1920, the three hundredth anniver-
sary of the landing of the pilgrim IA
thers,'' said William Shaw of Bos-
ton, the general secretary of the
Christian Endeavor, who arrived in
Los Angeles this morning
Under the leadership of Daniel A.
Polling, national superintendent of
temperance and Christian citizenship
of the Christian ESdeavor host a
conference will be held in Columbus,
Ohio, in November, representing all
varieties of temperance organizations
and a national policy on which all
can unite will be adopted
Mr.. Shaw does not expect more
than 10000 or 10000 attendance at
the convention on account of failure
to get good rates from the east. slack
business throughout the country and
the floods in Ohio and Indiana
ST Louis, Chicago, Washington,
Toronto and Winnipeg are all in the
in 1915 and that question will be set
race for the international convention
tied by the board of trustees Friday
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
JUDGE MORE NERVOUS
Showed More Emotion Than Youth
Sentenced to Die.

mother, sister and Miss Emma Kaempen.
a. young school teacher friend. was today
sentenced TO be hanged Saturday. October
Is The sentence was pronounced by
Judge Guy Williams in the circuit court
Of Adams county.
Before pronouncing sentence, Judge VIII
Hams asked the convicted youth If he had
anything to say The simple answer was.
I am innocent OF this charge
Ray Pfanschnfdt, found guilty by a
jury OF the murder of his sister, Blanche
Pfanschulidt. a verdict which found him
guilty of the four murders. has not
changed his sto1id demeanor- He seemed
wholly unmoved today, showing not near
" so much emotion as the Judge who pro-
nounced the sentence. Although october
IS was set the date for the hanging
of Pfanschuidt there is no probability
that he will be executed on that date
The case will be taken TO the supreme
court on a writ Of error.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
REPORTERS TO MEET.
Shorthand Writers VIII Convene in
Topeka August 1.

The. Kansas Shorthand Reporters
year in Wichita. will have its second
meeting in Topeka August Ia. Some
fifty official and general reporters are
expected to attend the convention.
Business sessions will be held in the
second division of the district court
Two features of the association are
a banquet at which c. D. We1lman.
court reporter to Judge George H.
and a speed contest with award of a
silver cup.
The convention will be called to or
der at IL a. m. Friday. August, by
W. A Seller of Kansas City, president
The address of welcome will be made
by Captain Joseph G. Waters. presi-
dent of the Shawnee County Bar as
ISOLATION The reports of George d.
War;, secretary, and c. D. Wellman,
treasurer, will be followed by the re-
port of the legislative committee
The shorthand speed contest is to
follow the noon recess. The contest
Will be divided into tests of $50. IT'S,
200 and 225 words per minute. That
afternoon the guests of the convention
will be given an automobile trip over
the city The banquet will be held at
$50 O'Clock. The second day the re-
port of speed contest and awarding of
cup will be made. followed by election
of officers for the ensuing year. AT
$3.50 the entire delegation will adjourn
to the ball park
There are but two members of the
X s. r. A. in Topeka-C. D. Well
man and George Kline, reporter for
the first division of the district court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
WHY, HONESTLY!
Topeka Women Wouldn't Wear
That Split Skirt
Like Girl Did on Avenue, but
They Wear DiaphanOus Kind.

why. honestly. I wouldn't wear
that"
This was a comment made by nun
bred Topeka women on Kansas avenue
in every block as a well known Tope-
ka girl walked down the ''petticoa
lane Of Kansas wearing the new split
skirt
And 50 per cent of these hundred wo-
men in every block who declared that
the Hmb-exhibition was disgracefui,
wore fiimsy outer skirt, another less
fIimsy underskirt and then-oh. weiH
ask any man who peeks at a poIfect
Ioidy' when she stands between him
and the setting sun.
New York's latest vogue, the slit
skirt, has reached Topeka and as 1t
was worn down Kansas avenue it at
tracted as much attention as the aver
age circus parade-but the young lad-J
cared not-neither did she halt or stare
or scowI or dodge in a sheltered store
She swept right down Kansas avenue
with that enc white stockinged les
brushing aside the skirts opening a.
every step
The young lady came direct from
the Empire city where all the well
dressed women show the color of their
stOckings-and are not ashamed OF IL
The old settlers who dared fight the
Indians and the outlaws in the early
days of Kansas had no more bravery
than this pretty young lady who enter
ed friendly gates with the latest fash
ion tapping against her white silk
stockings
And that isn't alI-she carried on
the end of a silk ribbon-like affair a
monoc1e-another homesteader piece
of bravery for the Topeka girl.
Topekans ask only one favor-will
this attractive and to be admired
Kansas queen. please set aside a GER
tain hour for her jaunt down petit
coat lane? ?" Hundreds, yes thousands
of men who have heard their wives
rave about the split skirt, want to pass
judgment on its position in society.
Topeka men are tired of walking on
the east side of the street looking west
why not a novelty2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
1T WILL BE CHEAPER.
Clarence Floyd Promises to Leave and
Never Come Back.

Clarence Floyd, North Topeka joint
list, has consented to leave the city and
has promised Police Judge George A
Huron that neither he nor his family
will ever come back Floyd has been
convicted several times of violating the
liquor law and the last time he was
fined $4,000 and given 72O days in jail
He appealed to the district court and
was released on a $4,000 appeal bond
Yesterday morning the bondsmen fear
ed that Floyd was preparing to leave
the city and they turned him in to the
police.
A. J. BoIinger, attorney for Floyd.
told Judge Huron that Floyd was PEN
niless and made the proposition that II
he would discharge Floyd, that Floyd
would dismiss the appeal and leave the
state with his family and never return
After consulting Chief of Police ]. W.
F. Hughes. Mayor Cofran and City At
torney RaIston, Judge Huron decided
that it would be cheaper to release the
prisoner on those conditions. Floyd
has promised to be out of the state
by Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
SANE FOURTH PAYS.
Fire Loss Far Below the Regular
Daily Average.

Fourth of July fire losses were Tar
below the average daily losses in Kan
sas, according to report made today bJ
Harrison Parkman, state fire marshal
The light losses, it is believed. are due
to the diligence of officials in their
effort to observe the sane Fourth pro-
gram, and probably are lower than
those of any previous Independence
day in the history of the state.
The daily fire losses in Kansas are
about SO 900, based on records since
the creation of the fire ularshaPs Office.
Yet for July 4, the fire loss in Kansas
was but 1870, less than 10 per cent OF
the average daily loss in the state OF
this loss, frecrackers and fireworks
were responsible for $685. damage, while
a loss of 1886 is ascribed to other
causes.
In practically every town in the state,
an effort was made to guard against
fires on the Fourth. More than the
usual diligence was shown in the eff
fort to prevent fires this year and the
special reports sent to the state fire
marshals Office indicate that the eau
tion of the town fire chiefs was no.
without reward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
LAKE IN WINDOW.
James Hayes Has Arranged Unique
Display at His Flower Shop.

4 tiny lake with water plants, ferns,
gold fish and ducklings is attracting
quite bit of attention in the window
of James Hayes flower shop. Inc
floor of the window is of tile, and a
retaining wall of cement and stones
has been built on the tile In one
corner is a bank of small boulderS set
in cement over which a clear stream
constantly trickles while in corners
and small islands are ferns and
aurecarias and green moss. A pond
lily. donated by superintendent Rein
isch of Gage park. adds to the natural
appearance. and three tiny duckl1ngs
and some gold fish disport themselves
in the sparkling pool.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
ASK FOR joint RATE.
Shippers Along the Union Pacific
Make Complaint.

Live stock dealers and shippers in
towns along the route of the Union
Pacific railway in Kansas, today made
application to the public utilities COM
mission for joint rate with the Santa
Fe and Rock Island for stock ship
ments to St Joseph. Mo. Under the
present conditions it is virtually i'm
possible for Union Pacific shippers to
reach the St Joe market
Present conditions compel a ship
per, in order to reach St Joe, to make
local shipment to Topeka and pay an
other local rate from Topeka to st.
Joe. There is no provision for joint
rate and the stockmen along the Union
Pacific feel that they are being dis
eliminated against and have appealed
to the utilities commission for relief
Petitions and applications for a joint
rate to the Missouri market have been
filed with the commission and the case
probably will be called up for hear
ing some time this month
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
MANDAMUS REFUSED.
Nickerson Must Worry Along Without
Experiment Station.

The supreme court today refused
to issue writ OF mandamus against
State Auditor W. E. Davis to compel
that official to register school bonds
for an agricultural experiment station.
voted by the city Of Nickerson. Reno
county In denying the writ. the
court held that the Nickers0n school
district was not vested with legal au-
thority TO vote the bonds
Recently the town of Nickerson de-
cided that il wanted an agricultural
experiment station in connection with
its regular public school 1t then
voted bonds for the purchase of a 40
acre tract of land TO be used as an
experiment station State Auditor
Davis refused to register the bonds
and application was made to the su-
prene court for a writ of nandamus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
CuBANS IN SHOOTING.
Prominent Politicians Use RevoIvers
Following Raid. ' @s

Havana. July s.-General Armando.
chief of the Cuban national police, was
still alive today but the surgeons de-
clare there was no hope for his recOv-
cry from the bullet wounds he received
last evening ring pistol fight on the
Prado- Order has been maintained
everywhere throughout the republic,
although partisan excitement ran high.
Bail was refused to Ernesto Asbert,
governor of Havana province, Senator
Vidal Morales and Representative
Arias. who were arrested for partici-
patfng in the fighting which was
brought about in consequence of a
raid by General Rtya on the Asbert
club Saturday night.
General Asbert says he did not fire
during the affray and that Repre-
sentative Arias fired only when he had
been assaulted by General Riva- Many
witnesses, however, assert that all
three of the arrested men fired repeat
eddy. General Asbert and Representa-
tive Arias were consigned to the city
prison on a charge of murder by the
ma gistrate and Senator Morales re-
ma ms under detention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08

hills and valleys, arrived here be-
fore noon The college town is filed
with summer school students and
some of the young women tripped en-
thusis stically across the links to
greet the president From the road
way groups of town folk watched
the play. The president played a
fair game, but found the links much
more difficult than the Woodstock
course, which he played on yester-
day Dr. c. A Grayson was again his
opponent. There were no caddieS
about when they arrived and secret
service men and one of the chauf-
feurs volunteered for the task
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
BOOSTS FLY MARKET.
Commission Porter Advances Prices
100 Per Gent.

NANTED-InnumerabIe flies Highest
market price will be paid for them. The
present price Is so cents a peck Flies
however. must be homegrown, must be
unmlxed house files. and must be dehv-
cred at the city hal
This is the offer now-nade by Com
missioner W. L. Porter of the sanitary
department. of the city. Porter thinks
Mayor Cofran went little bit strong
on his original offer, whereby he came
into possession of a peck of flies for
the sum of s.. Later J. A Ramsey,
sanitary sergeant, offered % cents a
peck for flies, and has secured two
pecks so far. Now Porter has increased
the price to so cents.
1t is commended that il is no great
trouble to catch a peck of flies A few
traps. set in the right places, viii
gather lots of flies in a few days OF
course IT takes several thousand to
make a peck. but when you can catch
them by the hundred it does not take
long to fill the peck measure. Porter
wants to see as many flies as possible
ann1hilated. There may be a chance
II his present offer does not bring re-
suits that the price will be boosted
But in the meantime the fly season is
fading away and the chance to earn
those bright, shining half dollars is
fading with it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
TOOK NO PRISONERS.
Report Praises Soldiers in Battles
Against MOroS.

Washington, July S.-FuH reports
of Brigadier General Pershings cam
paign to disarm the MoroS which Gull
minated in. the battle at Bagsak, re-
ceived at the war department today.
give accounts of the heroic conduct of
American troopers fighting in the
mountain Businesses with Savages,
sometimes mum bering between 5000
and 10000. Hand to hand combat
with Moros armed with barongs and
spears were frequent in which not a
savage surrendered and the encoun-
tiers were ended only by escape or
death. Major General Bell, command
ing the Philippine department praises
Brigadier General Pershing and his
men WARMLY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
RICH TO MANHATTAN.
Big Pitcher VIII Finish Season In
State League.

Manager Dale Gear completed ar
rangements this morning for the trans
fer of Pitcher Richardson to the Man
haitian club for the remainder of the
season Richardson is one of the most
promising youngsters on the circuit but
has not had enough experience for the
Western League He will join the club
at Lyons where it will play a three
game series beginning Wednesday.
Fred Moore manager of the club, has
but three pitchers and one Of these
plays in the outfeId at Off dates Nc
Collough, who belongs to Topeka is
with the club.
Richardson and Mccullough will re-
turn to Topeka at the end of the State
League schedule
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
WOMEN IN SALOONS.
Now That They Vote, Have Right
There, Is Argued.

Peoria July S.-The question OF
whether a woman can be excluded
from a saloon now that she is a voter.
was brought to the attention of the
trustees of Peoria Heights when a mo-
ton was made to bar minors and
women from saloons and to force
dramshop keepers to close their places
at midnight. as the law provides.
A lively discussion was precipitated.
Trustee Larson commended that women
had the same right to enter saloon
that is given to men, Under old city
ordinances, women are prohibited from
entering wine rooms, but whether they
could be excluded from buying a drink
over a bar was more than he was pre-
pared to say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
HOT AT JEWELL CITY.
Temperature Reaches 10S-COrn Not
Suffering

Jewell City, Kan, July s.-The
heat has been unusual here, with
some hot winds The highest temper
allure was on July 4, hot winds all
afternoon. July the temperature
reached los, hot winds all afternoon
Farmers are not uneasy about corn
crop as most of the corn being late is
not vet in tassei- Good rains will save
most OF it The wheat and oats crops
were both good, as well as all kinds
of hay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
Muir woods saved From FIRE.

San Francisco, July s.-Leaders of
more than l. 900 men, soldiers. civilians
and firemen. who had battled all last
night gladdened the hearts Of. San
Francisco and residents OF the bay
cities early today with the assurance
that Muir Woods, the national Sc
quota park at the foot of Mount Ia
rnaIpais. is safe from the brush fire
which has ragged on the mountainside
for "a hours The villages at the foot
of the mountains also were reported
out of danger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
Roosevelts Are on Way West.

Chicago, July s--Theodore Rooseye4-,
accompanied by his sons, Archibald and
Quentin. spent an hour in Chicago to-
dav before proceeding on his trip to
Arizona The vacation party was met
by Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. who ex-
pressed regret that he could not go
along
The coIoneIs first stop will be at
Dening, N NJ He plans to visit the
Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and II
study the habits of the Hop Indians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
Train strikes Auto killing Two.

waIthiIl, Neb., July S--Mrs. William
Denshass, of Lake Park. Iowa, and
her daughter Ethel, aged %, were IN
stantIy killed and Mr.. Denshass and
Hazel. another daughter, were serious
" injured when a Burlington passen-
ger train struck their automobile at a
grade crossing a mile south OF here
last night Hazel's skull was frac-
fIlred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
Defictt in Athletic Carnival.

Chicago, July S.-The committee in
charge of the International Athletic
carnival held in Grant park faces a
deficit of $4,000 it became known to-
day. Everett c. Brown, a member of
the managing committee, said the prIn-
cipal loss was due to the failure of
the polo tournament which had been
planned. He said the committee figured
on receipts Of $4,000 from the polo
r1anf-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
Iron MoIders Demand More Pay.

Cincinnati. July Several hun
bred iron molders struck here today
for an increase in wages from 1925
to $3.50 a day. 1t is believed that
before tomorrow every iron molder
in the city will have walked out.
This will affect coremakers and pat
tern makers and will it is estimat-
ed include 5000 men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08

were killed under a train in the st
Louis and Iron Mountain railway
yards here today. The identity of
Str1ekland's companion was not ap-
parent A letter found in Strick-
lands pocket signed Mother i'm
plored the boy TO return home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
Condensed MIX in Kansas.

Washington. July s.-There are
sixty establishments producing con-
densed milk in Kansas According to
a report of the census bureau is
sued today, the products of the Kan
sas institutions amounted to a valua-
ton of S6,070,634 during the year
sos The state ranked eleventh in
place for this production.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
After London's Appendix.

Oakland, July SACK London
was operated upon for appendicitis at
q hospital here today Physicians
said his general condition was ex-
celIent and he would be out of the
hospital in about ten days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
snxders 10: Topeka Giants 6.

Harry Snyders team defeated the
Topeka Giants ythe score of 10 to
s Sunday. Score. r H E
Giants .0200o000+ s 8
Snyders 1900. 2 0 o o 10 Is
Batteries: Meadow and Rutherford;
Eagle and Snyder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
President PIaying Golf.

Hanover. July S.-President VIII
son tried another golf links today, this
time the nine-hole course at Dart
mouth college He left Cornish early
and motoring 80 miles over green
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
Boys knletl-Mother Implored Return

Van Buren,, Ark, July s.-Two
boys, one believed to be Elmer
Strickland of Greenbriar, W. Va,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-04-17
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Take Halls Family Pills for consti.
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