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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
BARS LAPORTE BETTING
Gov. Ralston of Indiana Hats Race
Track Gambling.

INDIANAPOLIS. June 2S-Gov. Raj
ston. before departing for Gettysburg to-
day, issued a statement declaring there
will be no gambling at the race meeting
to be held at the Mineral Springs track
near Laporte' Ind. beginning July g.
The governor said that IL gambling is
begun he will use all the powers in the
state. II necessary. to stop it.. He added,
however. that he did not believe the race
managers would permit betting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Painfully Bitten by a Horse.

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
LONACONING, Nd. June 2s-John
Foote a farmer on Dams mountain. two
miles from Homecoming. was bitten nv
a YOUNG horse yesterday. The horse had
been in pasture and he was leading il -
the barn by the forelock, when il seized
him on the thigh with its teeth tearu-
the flesh TO such an extent that twelve
stitches were required to close the woun6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Mrs. Wilson at Her Summer Home.

CORNISH, " H.. June 2S-Mrs. Wood
row Wilson and Miss Eleanor Wilson ar
rived here this afternoon and tool pos
session of Harlakenden House their
summer home. They are hopeful that the
President will be able to join them soon.
The party motored over from the rail-
way station ct Windsor, Vt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Warships for Portola Festival.

Assurances have been given that the
entire Pacific feet will participate in the
Portola festival, TO be held at San Fran
cisco next October. The festival is 70
mark the 4o0th anniversary of the dis
covery of the Pacific ocean by Nasco
Nunez de Balboa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
New Patrol Wagons.

The i've additional patrol wagons to
De provided for the department the be-
ginning of the fiscal year are scheduled
10 be In service Tuesday morning. At
mat time eight patrol drivers will cease
I" ne employees of the department while
eignt others who passed the test will 20
on outy as chauneurs in charge Of the
vehicles.
The patrols will have to perform duty
for ten precincts, and the eleventh pre-
cinct in Anacostia will De the onIv ono
where ho-se-drawn vehicle will be I'm
the service 1t is the intention of Mai
sylvester TO nave the automobile patrol
wagons on duty at the second. fifth.
sixth. seventh, eighth and tenth pre-
cincts.
In addition TO the automobile patrol
wagons there will De eight motor cycles
IN the police service July J. and, il is
stated, this service may soon thereaf ter
be increased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Another Attractive Job.

Mother position for which numerous
candidates are in the field is the posi-
'Ion of detective sergeant at police head
quarters The position means an in
'Fease of 81 in salary and each precinct
mas number of candidates 1t is re-
ported that a policeman detailed at the
mite house. regarded as one of the
rest details in the department has the
backing of White House officials. bur his
promotion is not looked upon favora bly
~ police officials who fear he NAV be
retained Al the White House and the
department will not have the benefit of
his services in the detective branch Of
the service.
There IS already one member of the White
iiouse squad drawing the additional COM
pensation and two others filing a de-
IAN at the district attorneys office Mai.
sylvester IS not anxious to have any
more members of the detective force car
req where the detective branch will
not get the benefit of their services De-
tective Cox resigned from the department
April and the additional pay his sue
ressor might have drawn will revert TO
Uncle Sam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Promotions and Transfers
Scheduled to Take Place
July |.
CONGRESS FAILS TO AID
Department LITERALLY
Increase of Force and Additional
Salaries Not Provided
For.

July /. the beginning of the fiscal year.
Is always an interesting date to members
of the police force, and this year prom
Uses to be no exception. because several
promotions and transfers are expected
10 he made. The number of changes will
he smaller than usual. il is stated.
Congress did not provide very literally
for the department Ii allowed for. five
additional automobile patrol wagons but
made no provision for an increase in the
number of members of the force for
increased salaries.
Nothing was done 10y Congress in the
matter of placing the pension fund upon
y sound basis. so that the superintendent
might retire a number of the older men
and feel that they Were going to be we'll
taken care of in their old age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Have Splendid Records.

Lieuts. Shilling and Slattery are men
Who have performed long and faithful
dtay in the department. They did policing
about the city when active, energetic and
fearless men We're needed, and both made
splendid records. Sergt Passeno Is also
one of the older members of the depart
ment He performed service west of
RocS creek number of years and
later was detailed with the harbor squad
because of his knowledge of the Potomac
river and its tributaries
= Many Sergeants in line for pro-
motion TO the proba BILE vacancies that are
10 be made by the retirement of the two
Heutenants. Mai. Sylvester has gone
over his list of sergeants carefully and
selected two men for the positions who
have seen long service. and who are re-
2arded as being capable members of the
force. The promotions of the two
serSeants viii make two vacancies to be
Hiied from the police of the third class
mas not been made public and II is
stated they may be filled result of a
competitive examina ton
Applications for the several vacancies
are numerous There are several police
aen VINO are anxious TO fill the position
AZ the harbor precinct. although the du-
lies are rather exacting. Long hours Of
service are experienced by members of
'he narbor squad and in addition to ordi-
nary police duty they are required TO
drag the river for drowned persons and
=" handle such bodies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Merit to Rule Promotions.

III is probable that several members will
be retired. however. and that promotions
will he made to fill the vacancies. 1t was
said last night that the superintendent of
police already has decided upon the pro-
motions that are to be made, and they
will he made as a result of merit and long
service and not because of political influ
ence.
Five members of the force were before
the police retiring board Friday. and, ii
is stated it is likely that all of them
viii leave the active ranks. Anthony
Shilling and Daniel Slattery. lieutenants.
the former in the seventh and the latter
III the eighth precinct. were among those
cited before the board. The former eX-
pressed a desire 10 retire. while the latter
was willing 10 remain in the active serv-
ice.
Serst. Ranay Passeno of the harbor
precinct. Policeman John Barry, who has
recently filled a detail at Police Court
and Policeman III. II. Harmon of the
eleventh precinct are the other members
of the force who We're before the board
for retirement.
John Barry is the oldest member of the
force and. il is stated. has a clear record.
In the long years of service he was never
before trial board for infraction of the
rules of the department. He served as
sergeant for a number of years and was
only given a detail when il was thought
his advanced years required that ne be
given less active emplOVment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

FOLLOWING the popular
sentiment in the observance u
OF the National Holiday this II
year-our store will remain II
closed both Friday and Satur Il
day. July 4 and {.
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Interest in Primary.

As the time approaches for the primary
which will be held July 8 next, for the
purpose of nominating a candidate to
represent this city and Alexandra in the
house of delegates, there is considerable
enthusiasm being manifested over the
contest in view of the fact that the fight
is a three-cornered one.
The candidates aspiring to represent
their constituency in the halls of the leg
lslature include j. Fred BfTreil. member
OF the common council from the third
ward; .. p Angelo, Southern railway
locomotive engineer. and Mai. E. w. r.
Ewing, lawyer, of Ballston, Alexandria
county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-16
FOR BAD STOMACH
PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN
Time It! In Five Minutes You via
Wonder What Became of the Gas,
Sourness and Indigestion.

Sour, gassy, upset stomach. indiges-
ticn, heartburn, dyspepsia; when the
food you eat ferments into gases and
stubborn Jumps; your head aches and
you feel sick and miserable, that's when
you realize the magic in Pape's Dia-
pepsin. It makes such misery vanish
La Ave minutes.
II your stomach is in continual re-
wolff you can't get it regulated.
please, for your sake. try Diapepsin.
It's SO needless to have a bad stom-
ach-make your next meal a fRvorite
food meal. then take q little Dfapepsin.
There will not be any distress-eat
without fear. It's because Pape's Dia-
pepsin really does'' regulate weak,
out-of-order stomachs that gives Il it's
millions of sales annually.
Get a large ffty-cent case of Pape's
Diapepsin from any drug store. It is
the quickest, surest stomach relief and
cure known. It acts almost like magic
1T is a scientific, harmless and pleas
ant preparation which truly belongs in
every home. ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-16
HE DENIED HEADS
Former X. q. Football Star At
tackled by Thugs.
Gives Good Account of Himself
i'm Chicago.

Hutchinson, Kan, Jan. 16.-Shouting
the battle cry of Carrie Nation, while
he tore into a bevy of Chicago jag
builders and chauffeurs like Samson
with his jawbone, John Cod Lovett,
former Hutchinson newspaper man and
editor of the Southwest Farmer. put his
trade mark on several of those present
at a little pickering in front a gin mill
in the Windy City the other evening.
No. John hadn't been drafted into the
w. C. T. U. He is the new fighting
editor of the Chicago Tribune, as sew
eral sore pated minions of an ordinance
breaking Chicago aldermen have reason
to believe after having sampled his
thumps
Here is the tale of how the ex-K. U.
football guard took a fall out of King
Alcohol and his legions in the wet dis
trict in Chicago. The following is from
1.-The Scoop" the publication of the
Chicago Press Club:
John God Lovett, who grew to six
feet, and half that in width, despite
the sunflowers and hot winds of Kan
sas, had a run in down at Aid.
Tearney's dram shop the other night.
Tt seems that the alderman took an-
vantage of the fact that he is a city
father, and has been keeping open long
after all the other inns were closed
Little Johnny escorted Trlb toto
grapher to Thirty-fifth street and Calu-
met avenue. where a couple of flash
light pics were taken of rows or autos
waiting to carry home the jewellers.
Then Came the Battle.
"At the second flash the Aid. headed
his band of trusty shutters and made
for our boys. Well, sir, it must have
been learned that John forcibly struck
four of his assailants and they con-
nected with the asphalt. An honorable
retreat to a taxicab was made, during
which a couple of more oilskins wal
1ared in the mire As the machine was
driving off a mean shutter drove in
front and blocked the way. Myriads
of fists shot through the open windows
of the taxi. One of these clencned a
pair of pliers which knocked a few
chips from the pearls with which John
grips his cigar Another caught him on
the nose Our Hero returned these
blows with interest, and was holding
his own in a style that would make
Old Man Lovett, down in the Jay
hawker county, feel proud of his off
spring, when a copper arrived and the
peace of the village was restored
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VICIOUS DOG BITES THREE.
Victim, Heroine and Hero Badly
Injured.

tICulm, heroine ana nero bdusy
Injured.
Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. 16.-An
incident in which the victim, the
heroine and the hero were all bitten
by a vicious dog created considerable
excitement here. Two physicians were
called to treat the injured and a po-
lice officer was needed to straighten
out the affair.
AS little negro girl was crossing
the street the dog ran out and at
tackled her. AS the Infatuated beast
ran at her the second time she man
aged to get out of the way. but he
threw himself on her again, knocking
her to the ground.
A white child by the name of Kee-
gan seeing the plight of the negro
girl, ran to her assistance. She grab
bed the dogs collar and succeeded in
pulling. him off of the Miles girl. The
canine then turned on her, biting her
badly on the hand, arm and shoulder
John Day, an engineer, arrived on
the scene in time to drive the dog
away before the two girls were fur
Their injured. Day then turned and
started down the street, but had taken
but a few steps when the dog rushed
up behind him. Before he could ward
the canine off he was bitten on the
shoulder. A policeman killed the dog.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-16
in WALKS CORPSE.
Broken Hearted Husband Ex.
pected His Wife's Body.
Telegraph Operator Made Mis-
take i'm Message.

Leavenworth, Kan. Jan. 16.-Whaf
would be your sensations II you re-
ceived word that your wife had dleo
in distant city and had all funeral
ARRANGEMENTS made and then while
you were waiting for the body to ar
rive your wife, as well as ever, walk
in the front door? A dream or pos
sibly ghosts would be the first things
thought of by those who have not
passed through such an experience.
But just such an experience came
to a Leavenworth man. Three months
ago Mrs. James Penner left for a
visit at her old home in Germany.
After enjoying herself visiting rela-
tives and friends, whom she had not
seen since childhood, she started home
and arrived in New York safely.
Going to a telegraph Office in the
big city Mrs. Penner requested the
clerk send the following message to
her husband in Leayenworth, forget
ting to sign her name:
"Just arrived in New York"
The Operator Made Mistake.
A few hours later Mrs. Penner
boarded a train for Leavenworth,
her husband would be to hear that
she had crossed the ocean in safety.
But Mr.. Penner's feelings were GER
tainly not Of pleasure when he opened
the telegram. With great sorrow he
slowly read the four typewriter
words:
Just died in New York.
After the shock of receiving the
news of his wife's evident death, Mr..
Penner started to make arrangements
for receiving the body and for the
funeral Two days went by and still
no news was received from New York
in regard to Mrs. Penner
Imagine the husbands surprise when
the front door of the home on Shaw
nee street was opened and in walked
his wife looking much better than
when she left three months before.
After making sure that it was
really and truly his wife and that she
was alive Mr.. Penner hunted up the
telegram. Mrs. Penner then explain
ed that she said ARRIVED and not
died" and that all of the trouble hau
been caused by a telegraph operators
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OIL Is CHEAP AT HIAwATHA.
Prices Slashed When Independents Go
After Business.

Hiawatha, Kan, Jan. 16.-An oil
war between two rival companies, at
this place, is being waged in earnest,
and as a result oil and gasoline are
cheaper than they ever were known to
have been before. The Home Oil COM
pany, composed Of local members, was
organized a few months ago, and all
the merchants, but one, secured their
oil and gasoline for retail purposes
from this company to the exclusion of
the Standard Oil company. Now the
Standard retaliates by putting in an
office, and retailing oil and gasoline at
wholesale prices, reducing the price of
oil from IL cents per gallon to
8 cents and gasoline from 20 to Is cents
per gallon, and also putting on
wagons and delivering their commodi-
ties to any part of the city. The mer-
chants have also reduced their prices
on oil and gasoline considerably, and
the manager of the Home Oil company
threatens to put in an office to supply
the retail trade. Meanwhile Mr.. Ulti-
mate Consumer smiles approvingly on
the contest and lower prices than ever
are being looked for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-16
HE TRIES HARD TO DIE.
Teamster, in Failing Health, Tries
Strychnine Route.

Salina, Kan, Jan. 16.-Lee Funk, a
teamster for the Lee Mercantile company,
attempted to take his own life by taking
strychnine The act was discovered al
once however. and physicians called and
by quick work with the stomach pump
his life was saved.
Funk made the attempt when he took
enough strychnine to ordinarily cause
death in short time. He was seen by a
member of the family, however, and the
alarm given. A neighbor called physicians
and they were soon at the place. Funk
however, was determined to die and at
to save him.
Funk has been sufferer from tuber-
culosis for some time and only recently
had returned from Texas, where his
health had been benefited to some ex-
tent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-16
wEGGEN RECEIVES PARDON.
FREEING OF Parsons Police Officer
Causes Surprise There

PARSONS, Kan, Jan. 16.-News that
one OF the last official acts OF Gov
ernor otupps was to pardon Paul Veg
gen. VINO was sent to the penitentiary
from tnls city, revived interest in one
| of the most sensational cases in the
history of this section of the country.
PauI Weggen came to Parsons about
seven years ago, and secured a position
on the police force He proved a dar-
ing officer. and a veritable Sherlock
Holmes in experimenting criminals. If
box car thieves attempted to break into
a car, Weggen was in the railroa i
yards Wherever crooks consorted,
Weggen was sure to spring up in their
midst The office of police judge wa s
no sinecure while Weggen was on the
force. His reputation was that he al
ways got his man." and he usually
took him red handed"
One night "Strasburger's, the largest
store here, was robbed. A few days
later the articles taken from tie store
were found, and an accomplice i1rpii-
Gated the police officer. Learning what
had transpired. the officer hurried to
Posses secured the country, but could
not find him. He was later arrested in
Joplin, brought back and placed in Jail.
A short time afterward, with some
other prisoners, he sawed out of jail
and escaped. Searching parties were
organized, and excitement ran high.
Learning that Weggen and one Of the
other prisoners had been located in Cher
okee county, members of the Anti
Horse Thief association chartered a
special train, armed themselves heavily
and hurried to the scene. The posse
effected his capture without blood
shed, and he was again returned to jail
here. He was later convicted, and SEN
fenced by Judge Clark to from to
Is years in the penitentiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-16
TRY DUDLEY FOR FORGERY.
Wife Stealing Employee on Trial for
sePIain'' Offense.

Wife Stealing Employee ON Trial for
'EPIain'' OffenSe.
Hutchinson, Kan, Jan. 16.-Oscar
Dudley, he of the Valley township
melodrama, is on trial in district
court for a felony.
But Dudley, who it is alleged, drove
to the home of his employer, Con
Rawlings, forced Mrs. Rawlings at
the point of a gun to enter a buggy
with him, and in wild midnight
drive, kidnapped her and carried her
off to a hiding place in a corn field,
while a posse of deputies and anti
horse thieves gave chase and finally
rescued the kidnapped woman-he of
all this dramatic escapade, is now on
trial on the very unromantic charge
of common forgery.
The kidnapping, the midnight chase,
the armed posse, the hiding in a corn
field, the forced abduction-none of
this enters into this case.
Oscar Dudley, prim in a new over
coat, clearly shaved and neatly
clothed, sat and faced the man whom
he is accused of having outraged, Con
r. Rawlings, his former employer.
Dudley is on trial for the forgery
of the name of Con Rawlings to a
check for SIS, passed on the First Ma
tional bank. The alleged forgery oc-
CURED last summer, while Mr.. and
Mrs. Rawlings were away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-16
MYRA McHENRY MAKES $40.
City Pays Her Bond Back and Judge
Gives Her $40.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 16.-Mrs. Myra
McHenry, militant liquor fighter and
suffragist, is ahead $40 at the expense
of the city. When arrested recently
Mrs. McHenry gave a $40 bond. She
was charged with violating street
speaking ordinance. The day of her
trial she was holding a conference
with Mayor Minick at the city hall.
Police Judge Souders got tired wait
ing for her and declared the bond for
feited. Mrs. McHenry protested and
the city commission voted her $40,
which was paid by the city treasurer.
Mrs. McHenry then filed a motion
with the police court to reopen her
case. She gave personal bond. The
police judge, not knowing the city
commission had returned her former
bond, gave Mrs. McHenry the SO in
cash she put up. She was acquitted
at the trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-16
HOG CHOLERA is PREVALENT.
Farmers Lose Heavily When Disease
Appears.

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. 16.-Hog choi-
era is prevalent in the southern part of
this county, and in the northern part of
Douglas county, according to reports re-
ceived by P. H. Ross, the county farm
adviser. number of herds have been
afflicted with the disease and some Of
the animals have died as the result, it is
said.
In a letter to the adviser John Quinlan
of Linwood states that several of his
ne1ghbors had reported the presence of
hog cholera in that vicinity He stated
that in one herd thirteen hogs were at
fected and that three had died. Another
man reported that several of his hogs had
died of the disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-16
DEPUTY GUILTY OF GAMBLING.
Deposed Junction City Policeman
Deputy Sheriff of Wabaunsee.

Junction City.sKan. Jan. 16.-Joe Or
berg, formerly a member of the juno
ton City police force, has entered a
plea of guilty to gambling charge,
and was fined $40 and costs. which he
promptly paid. A similar charge against
him was then dismissed.
Orberg was a night policeman when
arrested several weeks ago. His resig-
nation was requested and received. He
entered a plea of not guilty and the
case was scheduled to come up this
week. Since losing his job here, Or
berg has been made a deputy sheriff of
Wabaunsee county, and it is understood
is working on the King murder case,
for which Paul Roberts, former juno
ton City man, is to be tried az Alma
in February
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-16
HARNESS MEN HONOR woRLEY.
Price of Harness Should Be liked,
Dealers Saw


Kansas City, Jan. 16-An increase
in the price of harness was recon-
mended in a resolution adopted by the
Western Harness Makers and Dealers
association, in session here.
Officers of the association said an
increase in price was imperative be-
cause of the advance in materials
used in making harness.
The convention adopted a resoIu-
ton asking congress to provide in
spection for all tanned leather and to
make misdemeanor to misbrand
leather.
The convention elected the follow
ing officers: Charles p. Shipley KAN
sas City, president; G. F. Worley, To-
peka, vice president; Henry Rumme1,
Independence, Mo-, second vice presi-
dent; j. w. Ward, Kansas City, secre-
tary; Joseph F. Weber, Kansas City,
treasurer.
The convention closed after decid-
ing to meet here in 1914
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-16
MILLER FACES MORE CHARGES
Improper Letters Alleged Written to
Two Persons,

Kansas City, Jan. 16.-H. Leone
Miller, promoter of the Winnipeg,
Salina & Gulf railroad, which the pos
tai inspectors say is ''blue sky
scheme was indicted upon two new
charges by the grand jury on the
Kansas side here.
One indictment charges him with
writing an improper letter to his
stenographer, Miss Bette Anderson,
and the other cites an alleged i'm
proper letter to c. w. Burch of Sa-
lima
He will be tried upon both of these
charges at Topeka in April.