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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
BOOSTERS IN LEAD.
Sum of $3.474 Has Been Raised for
Commercial Club.

AT 2 o'clock this afternoon the to-
tai amount that had been turned in
by the workers in the Commercial club
membership campaign was $3,474.
| The Boosters were in the lead by a
margin of $50.
The Booster team under ]. E.
Spalding reported $725 the first day
of the campaign, and the Booster
team captained by Roy L. Bone turned
in 1855 for the second day. Up to 2
O'Clock today the team under J. P.
Slaughter had reported STA.
The Booster captained by E. l..
Overland turned in $3.50 for the first
day of work. The team under W. O..
Rigby reported S412 for the second
day. Harry Snyder, whose team will
probably break all records thus far,
reported having collected $3.50 this
morning.
The teams that will work Friday:
Boosters. S. Longshore, captain;
Charles Elliott, W. E. Atchison, Sam
Zimmerman. L. NJ. PenweH. John
Brunt A. J. Mackey. L. r. Marley,
F. P. Metzger, Matt Weightman, Harry
Frazier, Paul Huycke, T. A Borman,
Curtis Bailey, N. S. Wear, George
Brooks, f. E. Nipps. F. W. Dausherty,
Frank farrell. David Bowie. David
Page, G. r. Harries, w. G. Tandy.
Roosters--E. W: Thompson. cap
tain; Harold T. Chase, J. NJ. Averill,
Dr. c. F. Menninger, d. w. Crawford,
J. c. Wolcott, Howard E. Johnston,
Matt Glasse, C. D. C1ithero, F. e.
Goodrich, C. w. Hanchette, Rad Lee,
H. A. Buckley. Ed Tirrell, Hugh T.
Fisher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
MRS. STANSFIELD DEAD
She Was 1O1 Years Old and Had 20
Great Grandchildren.

Mrs. Jane Standsfield, who lives
with her son, William J. Baldwin 124
Lawrence street, was found dead in
her bed this morning. She WAS 101
years old. When she reached the
century mark the last twenty first of
December, she was congratulated by
80 grandchildren and 20 great grand
children.
Death is supposed to have been
caused by old age. She appeared to
: be in usual health yesterday. The
aged woman got out of bed with the
assistance of Mrs. Baldwin about mid
night and that is the last time she
was seen alive. Mrs. Stansfield re-
turned to bed about 1890 O'Clock and
Mrs. Baldwin went to her bel
The funeral will be held in Pen
wells chapel at 1920 O'Clock .Satur-
day morning. -Interment viii be in
the Topeka cemetery.
Mrs. Standsfield was born in Cow
ington, Ky, December 81, 1911. She
was married like most girls of that
period, in a short wasted fl eek and
black strapped slippers. at the age of
II. She came to Topeka in 1871, and
liked it immensely. Her father fought
in the war of 1912. and her sons in
the war of the Rebellion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
Been Married Fifty and

more than nine hours of any one day.
Hotels and telephone offices employing
less than ten people should not be af-
fected by the rule under an amend
ment by Stone
Yet when Stone offered his amend
ment, Brewster objected and Stone
voluntarily reduced the minimum
number of employees under the pro-
posed new law to five.
Under the minimum wage bill to be
considered after the Stone bill is dis
posed of, the labor committee has
recommended a minimum wage of Sc
a week Apprentices would receive
$3.50 week with an increase in wages
of SO cents a month until the mini
mum wage is reached.
To hear the arguments on the bill
the house seating space for women is
crowded and more than 100 Topeka
women are watching the fight for the
passage of the two bills. 1t is prob
able that the entire afternoon will be
set aside to the consideration of the
Tnea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
ROSSVILLE FIRE CASE.
Four Prisoners Be ArraiGned in
County Court Tomorrow.

Tomrrow morning in the county court
four men who are charged with having
set fire to Rossville last December will
be arraigned for preliminary hearing.
These men are W. H. Gibbs and his
two sons, Levi and George, and
son-in-law, William Downing. The &C
cusation in the case was first made
by Mrs. Levi Gibbs, who lives with
her mother, Rosie Moseburg, at Will
lard.
The case has attracted considerable
attention, and since the arrests of the
four men were made week ago, Sher-
iff l. L. Kiene and County Attorney
William E. Atchison have been work
ing hard on the evidence to be sub
mitted. 1t is believed that good case
will be made against all four of the
prisoners, and that they will be bound
over to the action of the district court
The men are specifically charged
with setting fire to the city hall at
Rossville. With that charge, however,
there is said to be evidence showing
that several fires were set on the morn
ing that part of the business section
of the town was burned, and the &C
cuser, Mrs. Gibbs, in a sworn state
ment made in the case, accuses the
men of firing the town for the purpose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
PASSED PRICE BILL.
Senate Put o. X. on Board of Health
Measure.

The senate this afternoon passed on
third reading a bill by w. NJ. Price %
Greenwood county reorganizing the state
board of health. Hereafter the depart
nent will be composed of six doctors and
three business men. One of the business
men is to be a pharmacist.
March Governor Hodges is to fill three
vacancies on the health board. These
vacancies will be filled by the appoint
ment of three business men-the new
members of the board under the new ri-t
passed today. This depends, of course,
on the action of the house.
The bill was opposed in the senate oy
Senators Huffman, Joseph. Kinkel. Ma
lone. Milton. Nighswonger, Price of Clark.
Shouse, StillingS, Sutton. Troutman and
Wolf. Huffman, Price, Wolf and Shouse
stated that to remove the doctors from
the board was an action similar to the
removal of Dr. Wiley from the national
board-an action instigated by the manu-
facturers of food products and persons
who wished to dodge the pure food laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
FEAR DEATH OF WALSH

New York. Feb. 13.-Reports that at
Iempts upon the life of Police Captain
1homas W. Walsh We're feared because
of his confession to police graft involving
others were substantiated by admissions
from Walsh's physician today that his
patents food was being very carefully
it.
do you mean you are afraid that
w alsh's enemies might attempt to poison
his food? was asked.
can't say that; / can only say that
his food is being examined. We are tax
ing no chances, was the doctors reply.
The district attorney also is taking no
chances either on the rather serious state
OF WalSh's health, or the risks of tax
ing walsh to the court house According ly
it was arranged today for the grand jury
members. numbering IS. to visit Walsh at
his Madison avenue home and 10 hold
a formal session at the bedside of the
sick policeman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
BRIBERY SCANDAL.
Disturbs the Proceedings of the West
Virginia Legislature.

Disturbs the Proceedings of the West
Virginia Legislature.
Charleston, Feb. 13.-Intense eX-
element was caused in the house of
delegates today when the Rev. Thomas
J. Smith of West Union declared U. G.
Rhodes and another man had thrust
$500 in his pocket in a. room in a
Charleston hotel, after he declared
Rhodes and the other man had offered
! him $4,000 if he would vote for Col.
w. S. Edwards for United States sena-
tor.
Smith declared he did not know
how much money had been put into
his pockets until he left the room.
Then he went to Delegate H. c. VIII
hanson of Tyler county. Had him
count the money, enclose it in an en-
Velope and return it to Rhodes.
Smith, explaining his position, said
he had refused to accept any money
from Rhodes or the other man, whom
he did not recognize, but Rhodes had
insisted it was not bride. Smith has
been working for Isaac T. Mann for
senator.
Col. William Seymour Edwards,
candidate for United States senator,
was arrested this morning on a war
rant issued by Justice Marion Gill
christ, charged with bribing Delegate
Smith. The warrant was issued at
the instance of Delegate Rhodes. Ed
wards furnished bonds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
TWO FIRE CALLS.

A defective chimney at PA Tyler
street is thought to be responsible for
fire damage amounting to more than
$1,000 and temporary destruction of
two homes. The fire company was
summoned to the house owned by b.
T. De Garmo about o'clock yester-
day afternoon. The roof was blazing
merrily, sparks ShoWering high in the
air. The work of the department was
efficient, but the roof of the house
next door, PIG Tyler street, owned by
S. J. Hodgins, was ignited. The COM
pany was kept busy, extinguishing a
dual blaze. The house belonging to
Mr.. De Garmo was insured for $4,000,
which will amply cover the loss. The
roof was completely destroyed, and
the upper floor partially wrecked
clothes and furniture water soaked.
The chief roughly estimated the dam
age at $1,000 and opined that 5000
would cover losses at the house next
door.
Late last evening an oil lamp was
upset at the Adams house, 614-61S
Kansas avenue, building owned by G.
d. Chumos- One room was burned,
resulting in damages not exceeding
S25
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
GAYNOR is THREATENED

New York, Feb. 13.-Daggers and
blood are figuring in anonymous let
ters, which Mayor Gaynor is receiving
according to intimations which he
made in an address at the annual din
ner at the Cooper Union alumni last
night. He declared that the city adj
m1nistration was not disturbed by the
abuse" that had been heaped upon it
during the last three years.
Ihere are some strange people, who
are disturbed by these things" he con-
unued. even to the point of sending
as letters written in blood and with
daggers on them and even fixing the
DAY and hour of our taking off. But
some one has said that lightning never
strikes twice in the same place I think
can say more than that-that it sell
dom strikes in one place once"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
TWO new CANDIDATES
i. g. BeaI and w. j. Arnold NAV
Enter Commission Race.

1t is probable that two few candi-
dates for city commissioners viii add
themselves to the ranks the first OF
next week. /. G.. Beal and w. J. Ar
mold have almost decided to run.
So far w. G.. Tandy is unopposed- II
Mr.. Arnold enteres tsle race, he desires
the office of commissioner of streets
and public improvements. Mr.. Tandy,
though he has the field to himself, is
busy issuing petitions. I'm preparing
for war in time of peace" he observed
this morning.
Mr.. Beal has been strongly urged by
his friends to compete. In all prob
ability he will announce his candidacy
in "A few days. He desires the office of
commissioner of finance, now held by
Roy L. Bone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
GOLDEN WEDDING
Celebrated at Peter PlamOndOn
Home Wednesday.
Many Guests and Many Costly
Presents.

A reception from untn o'clock
and from I until II o'clock was held
at the Peter PIamondon home, TIA
Quincy street Wednesday. in celeora-
ton of their golden wedding annIVer-
sary. Mr.. and Mrs. Plamondon were
married in Chicago, ILL.,, February u,
1863 Mr.. and Mrs Plamondon were
assisted in receiving their guests by
their sons, Ambrose, Frank and Ed
win K. Plamondon, Mrs George Lee
Beau, their daughter, Mrs. Jos. Le-
Beau and Mrs. Jas LeBeau, Mr.. PA
mondon's sisters, their niece Miss Ma
RE LeBeau, their nephew Thomas Co
gan and wife, all of Chicago, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Plamondon of kansas
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City, and Mrs. Elizabeth Mcclure Of

City, and Mrs. Eliza beth Mcclure OF
Milwaukee, Wis.
The house was prettily decorated in
gold and white crepe paper and a pro-
fusion of yellow jOnquils. The dining
room table, where the guests were
seated and served a three course
luncheon, was handsomely decorated
in fern leaves, yellow paper. candle
sticks, and in the center was 4 huge
white wedding cake decorated W :th 80
yellow candles. Professor SHUTS
orchestra furnished the music About
200 guests called during the afternoon
and evening. Numerous costly gifts
were received which were: Fifteen
twenty-dollar gold pieces from three
nephews in Chicago; five ten-dollar
gold pieces from each of their sons:
and gold coin from others amounting
to $500. other valued gifts from Chi.
cage, Denver, California, and numer-
Gus gifts from Topeka friends We're
received. Mr.. and Mrs. Plamondon
are both in excellent health ana ex-
pect to celebrate their diamond an
niverSarv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
MINIMUM WAGE
Two Bills Affecting Hours and
Pay of Women
Are Before House This After
noon Under Special Orders.

The bills affecting labor and wages
for women are under consideration in
the house this afternoon as spe cial
order. Both bill by Stone of Shaw
nee affecting maximum hours for
women and a bill by the committee
on labor affecting minimum hours and
wage for women are on the calendar.
The stone bill provides that no man
ufacturing, mercantile or mechanical
establishment. packing house. hotel,
restaurant, telephone or telegraph or
express office shall employ female la
Dor for a longer day than nine hours.
The hours must be so arranged to
permit the employment of females at
any time so that they shall not work
more than 81 hours a week and not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
UPSET, BILIOUS,
SICK? "CASCARETS''
No Headache. BiliousneSS, Upset
Stomach, Lazy Liver or Constipated
Bowels by Morning.

Are you keeping your bowels. liver
and stomach clean, pure and fresh with
Cascarets, or merely forcing a passage
way through. these alimentary or drain
age organs every few days with Salts,
Cathartic Pills, Castor Oil OF Purgative
waters.
Stop having a bowl washday. Let Cas-
carets thoroughly cleanse and regulate
TIE stomach, remove the undigeste1,
sour and fermenting food and foul
gases, take the excess bilA from the
liver and carry out of the system, al
the decomposed waste mater slIfc. pois-
ons in the intestI2es and bowels.
A Cascaret tonight viii make YOU
feel great by morning. They work
while. you sleep-never gripa, sicken
ar cause any Inconvenience. and cost
only &c cents :, box from your drug.
siSt Millions OF men and Wrmen take
a C.ascaret no-v ana thea and never
have 1ea dach- B1iiousne1s coated
tongue, Indiges=;cn, Sour St,aC1acf. 2
c. ns-fI ated B nv-els. Cascs:tl>. l.vl.ng
In every household Children ir:s Il love
10 take them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
HUDS0NS ARE SAFE.

Kansas City, Feb. 13.-Mrs. J. K Hud-
son of this city received a telegram today
from her son. Paul Hudson, editor of the
Mexican Herald, which is printed in Eng
fish, in the City of Mexico, saying that
Mr.. Hudson, his wife and two children
were barricsded in the Herald office, near
the site of the ruined American consulate
building
The bombardment had continued two
days, Mr.. Hudson said, and the end was
not in sight All foreigners, the message
stated had laid in a store of ammunition
and provisions sufficient for their present
wants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
gAlhS AND Funerals.

was found dead in bed at the home
of her son, w. J. Baldwin, at 724 Law
renee street, this morning. The fun
eral will be held in Penwelrs chapel
at 1890 O'Clock Saturday morning In
terment will be in the Topeka ceme-
terry
Mrs. Mary Z. johnson, colored. wife
of Perry Johnson, died Of peritonitis
at Christ's hospital early this morn
ing. She was 81 years old. The funeral
will be held at the Baptist church at
Third and Quincy streets at 10 O'Clock
Saturday morning. Interment will be
at Valencia
The funeral of Joseph Hickman was
held at the residence at 1924 Garfield
avenue this afternoon. Interment was
in the Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13

charges him with stealing $50 in money
and a watch from Mary Tyre. The wonn-
an lives on Kansas avenue and just south
of Tenth street Lee has been employed
by her in the restaurant and is charged
with taking the goods Tuesday. Tho
money was in a savings bank.
Detective Frank Summers of the po-
lice department has returned to work,
after being off duty on account of sick
ness for ten days. He has been suffering
with an attack of the grin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
IN ALBUQUERQUE.
Washburn GIee Club Still Showing to
Packed Houses.

albuquerque. n. NJ, Feb. 13.-The
Washburn College GIee club, of To-
peka, consisting of 20 members. under
the mana cement of Sheriff. B. Smith,
gave one of the best entertainments at
the Elks' opera house that has ever
been given under the auspices of the
Santa Fe reading rooms, and to the
usual packed house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
ORIENT TRAIN WRECKED
\. Il. Watkins Most Seriously Injured
in Rail Accident.

waIdron, kan, FEB. S.-An Orient pas
senser train, southbound, was derailed
at Waldron, Kansas, this morning and
two persons were injured Three coaches
left the track. wrecldng crew was sent
to the scene this afternoon.
The most seriously injured was A. L.
watkins. formerly of Cleo, Oklahoma, but
now living in California. He suffered an
injury to the spine.
The cause of the wreck was not defer
mined. The baggage coach turned over
but its occupants were not hurt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
LOCAL MENTION.

Highland Park Grange will deliver
at the schoolhouse a play: Heart of
a Hero on Friday evening the 14th,
consisting of four acts, along it'll
music and reading. Has been we'll
prepared.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13

Quite a number of the county Off
GERS were absent from their offices to-
day, and the intimation was that they
were interested listeners at the dis
cussion in the house relative to the
proposed fee and salary law. They
were merely looking on, that is about
all, for most of them have been firm
in their stand not to lobby fer or
against the measure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13

Workmen are busy today laying a
new tile floor in the office of Register
of Deeds Robert f. Tasker. The old
floor was badly worn. and was fun of
holes. The improvement was badly
needed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13

of robbery. She charges also that they
had paraphernalia for robbing and had
planned to rob several banks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13

Sheriff L. L. Kiene is spending to-
day in Willard and vicinity inXcSti-
eating the Rossville fire case which
will come up in the county court to-
morrow morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13

Sheriff L. L. Kiene is spending to-
day in Willard and vicinity inycsti-
eating the Rossville fire case which
will come up in the county court to-
morrow morning.
The last item in the Owl Grocers
display advertisement Wednesday was
about empty bean sacks for use as
towels. An error in the type made it
appear that the sacks were offered
at two for 10c. whereas the correct
price is lee each, but each sack makes
two good rough towels.
A communication from the Topeka
Edison Company relative to dirt and
coal dust from their plant on the cor
ner of Seventh and Van Buren, was read
before the city commission this morn
ing. A. H. Purdy has taken up the
matter with the Edison engineer. In
the spring a new cement sidewalk Will
be put up in this location, but it was
not found practical to wet the coal
responsible for the dust, as suggested
by the mayor.
A large electric sign is to be erect
ed in front of Hindman's grocery store.
S11 Kansas avenue, to carry $50 Watt
Tungsten lamp, and be built of metal
throughout. When the petition to erect
it was presented to the city commits
sion there was question as to wheth-
er the construction of the sign came
within the provisions of the ordinance
on account of the position of the cleo
trio lamps. 1t was moved that the sign
be erected, and removed if the city at
torney found it did not comply with
the ordinance
A set of single harness was stolen out
of the barn of James Booth at Az Elm
wood avenue, last night Mr. Booth re-
ported his loss this morning but the police
l.. 7c&e in
the 4.arness
Thieves broke into the Sardou Packing
plant Friday or Saturday night and stole
a copper kettle which cost Mr. Sardcu
$50 The kettle weighed 300 pounds o.
more Mr.. Sardou and the police are
looking for the property but have not
succeeded in locating it,
Robert Lee was arrested by the pohce
yesterday on a state warrant wislch
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Robert Lee was arrested by the police
yesterday on q state warrant wf1Ch
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A set of single harness was stolen out
of the barn of James Booth at 422 Elm
wood avenue, last night Mr.. Booth re-
ported his loss this morning but the police
have been unable to determine who took
the ..arness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
AN APPRECIATION OF
MISS BLANCA RANDALL

The following letter has been received
by Miss Randall. who is to sing tomor-
row evening under the auspices of the
Music Study club, and who is guest
in this city of Mrs. John Caldwell, Hum
boldt avenue:
Dear Madam: In the name of the ex-
ecutive committee, members and guests
of the Cercle Franco-Americain, | take
great pleasure in extending to you our
most sincere thanks for the precious con-
course you brought to our "Soiree Dra-
matique'' of October 29.
Personally we appreciate greatly your
beautiful talent as a singer and we know
that the numerous dilettanti vino filed
our hall at the "Ansonia" last night share
our sentiments in that respect.
1--WE are confident that wherever YOU
will appear professionally you will meet
with the same enthusiastic reception an
that which greeted you at the 'Cercle
Franco -Americain,' where we all en-
tertain the hope to hear and applaud you
again very soon
Begging you to accept. with our unan-
imous thanks, the best wishes for your
continued success, we remain, dear
madam, very respectfully yours,
edward BLITZ,
president.
''LAEDRUNE WORMS,
"Secretaire.
STANLEY ST. ROSE,
'Vice President"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
Society
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to the conference and each chapter is
urged to send a full delegation.
Members of Alabama chapters as we'll
as members at large are cordially invited
and will be extended the courtesy of the
conference
The regular business session will be
called to order Wednesday morning De-
cember 3, at $3.50 o'clock, but all dele
gates to the conference are expected to
arrive on Tuesday.
Please send names of regents, delegates,
alternates and visiting daughters to Mrs
William Harvey, 423 Sherman street, New
Decatur Ala
Promptness in so doing will be greatly
appreciated by the hostess chapter and
is the only way to insure proper enter
tainment.
Mrs. Joseph V. Allen. state regent, calls
a meeting of the executive committee of
the Alabama Daughters of the American
Revolution for Tuesday afternoon, De-
cember 2. at o'clock in the parlors of
the Lyons hotel at Decatur, Ala =
The Louisville and Nashville grants
special rate to parties of 10 or more. Dele
gates who can arrange to leave junction
points, like Montgomery and Birmingham
by the same trains, Tuesday morning.
December 2, will probably be able to take
advantage of this concession and arrive
in the Decaturs about o'clock that aft
ernoon.
Stephens chapter sends friendly greet
ings to the Alabama Daughters of the
American Revolution and the latchstring
hangs out, awaiting their touch.
MRS JOSEPH v. ALLEN,
State Regent Alabama D. A. r.
MRS. WILLIAM HARVEY,
Secretary Alabama d. A r.