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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
PASS ON HIS SANITY,
Commission Appointed by Court in
MayhaI Case.

a commission to ascertain the state
of Ira Mayhalls mind was appointed
this afternoon by Judge George H.
Whitcomb. The board to decide
whether Mayhall will go to the pen
itentiary for the criminally insane or
be tried for murder in the district
court is composed of two doctors, one
banker, one lawyer, and a city COM
missioner. The court appointed DR..
w. s. Lindsay. DR.. It. G. Bidd1e, F. M.
Bonebrake, Robert stone and Roy L.
Bone.
1t is probable that the examination
Will take place the early part of next
week. Judge Whitcomb recently in
formed Attorneys Hamilton and Bran
aman, whom he appointed to handle
Mayhalfs case, that he wished the
matter disposed of at the earliest pos
sible moment. The commission will
MayhaI1s mental state, and file their
report with the court.
Ira Mayhall struck his wife with a
heavy hammer last summer, then at
tempted to commit suicide by drink
ing carbolic acid. Mrs. Mayhall died
and her husband was arrested. He
made full confession 10 Sheriff L.
L. Kiene and County Attorney Atchi-
son. but pleaded not guilty to wilful
murder when he was arraigned by A.
c. Bartel, clerk of the city court.
MayhalTs case is one of the most in
teresting scheduled on the criminal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
Bet ON "SURE THING"
Man Now Appeals to Police to he-
cover His $4,000.

ST. Louis. Oct. 2.-Wm. ]. Young ana
wife of Brandon Manitoba, today ap-
nealed to the police here to search Tor
4v-o mon who had swindled them out
of $4,000 which Young and his wife hao
bet on a sure thing horse race;
Mr.. and Mrs. Young Travelled two
thousand miles to St. Louis to invest
the money with the men and yesterday
they turned the money over TO tae Two
confidence men. in. a local hotel. After
a fake fight, the two men LETT the no
tel with the money. promising Young
and his wife they would return. When
the two confidence men failed to return
after several hours Young decided to
appeal to the police.
According to his story. he and his
wife arrived at West Baden, Ind, ten
days ago and there met an affable
man who introduced himself as 7. IL
KIeinfelder. While Young and Klein
fielder were walking about the town
they met a man who claimed to be Mr..
Rector of New York. Mr.. Rector con-
fided to Young and Kleinfelder that he
was a race track bookmaker and that
because of his inside information he
could make big killings"
kleinfelder professed to be skeptical
but Rector persuaded him and Young
each to put up one dollar and he would
show what he could do. Later that
sarre dav. Rector gave his two friends
three dollars each-their winnings in a
two TO one bet.
Young was then convinced that Rec
tor had inside information and the trip
to ST Louis resulted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
FOR CONSOLIDATION.
Bureau of Education Would Danish
Little Red School House."

Washington. Oct. 2.-The old fash
toned one-room schoolhouse of the
country crossroads, within whose walls
many of the country's most illustrious
men received the rudiments of their
education. would be entirely a thing of
the past if the United States bureau of
educat ton had it's way. Its place would
be taken by the consolidated or CEN
tralized school, as recommended in a
bulletin just issued by the bureau u.
Wherever this change can be made
without too great expense and without
brea king up or disintegra ting existing
communities, it should be done, says
the bureau.
There is constant improvement in the
facilities offered by the one-room rural
school, particularly in relation of
school work to the farm needs, it is
reported. but fewer and better schools
with transportation furnished to pupils
living at a distance is the recommen-
dation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
HE WANTS TO DIG.
Imprisoned Miner Anxious to Help His
Rescuers.

Centralia, Pa.,&Oct. with TWEEN
ty-five feet of Solid pillar of coal to
excavate, rescuers hope to reach by
noon tomorrow Thomas. Toshesky,
who has been entombed in the Con-
tinental mile of the Lehigh Coal com
pany for six days. Today H. ]. Heff-
ner, mine superintendent directing
the work, installed air ompressors in
the heading and the work of digging
away the wall of anthracite is expect
ed to proceed more rapidly. During
the excavation work last night only
one miner at a time was able to pick
into the face of the coal.
Toshesky is becoming very restless.
He started to dig himself out of his
cell and had picked away about three
feet of coal in the direction of his
rescuers when those on the outside
told him to be careful lest he cut the
rope used in drawing his provisions
inserted in a mine breach. Toshesky
was told to stop digging, but he said
he had to do something to help pass
the time away.
The imprisoned miner begged for a
stick of dynamite to blow down por-
tons of the barrier between himself
and liberty.
To quiet him bottle of eggnog was
sent in to him.
Later he talked through the pipe
with his wife. He was glad to hear
that she and the sfeur children We're
well andzhe begged her not to worry
about him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
Urgent Deficiency Bill Reported Back
With Many Amendments.

Washington, Oct. 2.-Senate met at
noon. Appropriations committee re-
ported urgent deficiency bill endors-
ing adjustment of commerce court,
but extending terms of its judges to
December 81. Nine bills thOrizing
bridges over navigable rivers were
passed. Attempt was made to pass
Hetch Hetchy bill, but it was put
aside.
Conference report on tariff bill
was taken up and debated.
Banking committee heard bankers
on currency legislation. Commerce
commission agreed to report favor
ably seamen's involuntary servitude
bill.
A new provision that would take
prac tically all deputy United States
marshals and deputy collectors of in
ternal revenue out of the protection
of the civil service has been added to
the urgent deficiency appropriation
bill by the senate committee on APP
preparations, which reported the meas
ure back to the senate today. 1t
provides that collectors of internal
revenue and United States marshals
shall have power to appoint any dep
uty who is compelled to furnish a
bond and shall have power to revoke
the appointment of any subordinate
officer or employee and appoint his
successor at his discretion without re-
gard to the civil service laws or reg
uIations.''
House met at noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
new LEASE OF LIFE.
Is Given to the Commerce Court by
Senate Amendment.

Washington. Oct. 2.-The terms of
office of the five circuit judges now
serving on the United States COM
merce court which would have ended
at once under the provisions passed
recently by the house have been eX-
tended to December 81 by the senate
appropriation committee in a report
on the urgency deficiency bill made
to the senate today. The committee
endorsed the provision abolishing the
commerce court and legislating its
five judges out of office, but gave the
latter about three months in which to
prepare for their retirement.
The senate committee added to the
bill $4,000 for the payment of assist
ants to the attorney general and dis
trict attorneys in special government
cases; $3.50 for a deficiency in the
fund for the enforcement of anti
trust laws, and increased the salary of
the assistant to the attorney general
from $1,000 to $4,000.
An appropriation of $4,000 for the
federal board of mediation and con-
Citation was added to the bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
INVENTORS ARE BUSY.
Patent Office Business for the Year
Is Larger.

Washington, Oct. 2.-That the inven-
tive genius of the country is busy is
indicated by the annual report of the
commissioner of patents made public
today. Applications for patents dur
ing the year totailed 1886, the largest
on record except for 1872 when there
were SIS, 236.
During the year 1854 patents were
granted and 5.166 trade marks, ga
labels and 254 prints were registered.
The receipts from all sources aggre-
gated s2,0S2, $50; expenditures, 81 1924. 459,
the net revenue being S15S, 030. The pat
ent office has the distinction of being
one of the few bureaus of the govern
ment that is operated at profit, the net
surplus of the office since it's establish
ment being 1920, JOB.
The retiring commissioner, Edward
H. Moore who made the report recon-
mended an increase in salaries of pat
ent office officials in order to retain
exceptionally well equipped men in the
service and he urges strongly the cree
ton of an adequate building to insure
the preservation of the priceless rec
ords and archives of the office"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
Top, William I'll. Hotchkiss Qeft)
and William Loeb. Jr. Bottom,
Job Hedges.

New York, Oct. John Purroy
Mitchell, fusion candidate for mayor of
New York, although Democrat, is re-
ceiving some of his strongest aid from
Republican and Progressive leaders.
1t is not unlikely that his campaign
manager will be man of opposite po-
litical faith
Among those mentioned as possible
managers of the fusion campaign is
William H. Hotchkiss, former chairman
of the Progressive party in New York
HOtchkiss is eXerting all his influence
! in behalf of Mitchefs election.
Among the Republicans who are CIV
| ing strong support to Mitchell are Job
| E. Hedges. Republican candidate for
| governor of New York last year, and
William Loeb jr., former collector of
the port of New York. Both of these
! men have been asked to manage the
fusion campaign. Hedges refused on
the ground of ill-health; Loeb said he
had recently undertaken important
duties which would preclude his giving
all his time to political activities dur
ing the next eight weeks. Both men,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
ATCHTsoN PAYS DEBTS.
End of Bond Row Resulted by Pay
ment of Amount Due.

Atchison, Kan, Oct. 2.-The end of
Atchison's bond row came today when
q draft aggregaing $4,000 was for
warded to New York by the Exchange
National bank, being the total amount
due E. D. Levinson & Co., brokers, and
the Columbia Knickerbocker Trust
company, on Atchison city per cent.
refunding bonds. which fell due July
1, and which Mayor Finney attempted,
unsuccessfulIy, to refund with new
tours
Leyinson & Co. and the Columbia
Knickerbocker company refused to
accept the new per cent bonds.
The city issued 5 per cent. bonds to
take up the matured As.
These were sold, or sufficient of
them sold, to pay sLevinson & Co, the
Columbia Knickerbocker. & CO., and
others in cash.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
FAITH IN INDIANA.
Believed to Have Stronger Squad and
to Defeat Chicago.

Bloomington, Ind. Oct. 2.-Students
of Indiana university have unbounded
faith in the ability of the cream and
crimson football team to defeat the
University of Chicago on Saturday and
more than four hundred have planned
to so to Chicago on the special train
which Will leave here Friday morning.
The delegation will be headed by the
university band and will parade
through Chicago streets on their arri-
val The Indiana-Chicago game is the
most important in the west. to be
played Saturday and in addition it will
be the first game to be played in the
university of Chicago new stadium.
1t is conceded by football experts
who have seen the Indiana squad of
forty at work that the cream and
crimson has the best material in
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
LARGE WATER BILLS.
junction City People Must Pay for
Cold Summer Baths.

Junction City, Kan, Oct. Am
echo of the hot, dry summer was
heard around Junction City when the
water consumers received their bills
for the past quarter of the year. City
Clerk Frank Conlan, who made out
the bills has estimated that as a re-
suit of the extra water used in taking
cold baths and sprinkHng lawns, the
city will receive $4,000 more revenue
from water than during any quarter
in the towns history. Some of the
bills for private families run as high
as s35, which. with water at 5 cents
per thousand gallons, implies that
quite a little was used A number or
others received bills for s25,while the
bulk of the consumers who generally
pay from So to SO for three months
water service, used from $40 to $1o
worth of water during the summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
WATCH UNDESIRABLES
Purdue Abolishes Secret Practice
Students Are detectives.

LAFAYETTE. Ind. Oct. .2-Students of
Purdue university have voluntarily be-
come electives to aid in keeping unde-
sirable persons off the football field
where the daily practice of the Purdue
squad is held. Coach Smith yesterday
announced that hereafter there would
be no more secret practice at the school,
saving he believed the students were
entitled to know what the team was O.
ing. At the same time he asked that
they see that persons not enrolled at
the university shall not be allowed to
occupy seats in the stands and watch
the practice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
PINDELL IS ALL RIGHT.
Russia Signifies That She Will Ac
cept Him.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The Russian gov
ernment in reply to an inquiry from the
state departnnt, has signified that Henry
n Pindell. the Peoria editor, VIII be :, a.; ac-
ceptable as American ambassador to RuS-
STA to succeed Curtis Guild of Massa-
chusetts. resigned. 1t is expected Me
PindelFs nomination will be sent to the
senate Immediately.
Mr.. Pindell has been here for sew
eral days and on learning of the IA
vorable action by Russia, prepared to
return to his home at Peoria After
the nomination has been acted upon
by the senate Mr.. Pinde1 will come
back to Washington for a conference
with officials on pending Russian af-
fairs before departing for his post at
Petersburg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
TALKS TO SPALDING.
Comiskey Holds Conference Concern
ing Worlds Tour.


Chicago. Oct. 2.-Charles A. Comis-
key, owner of the Chicago Americans,
who will tour the world the coming
winter with the New York Nationals,
today conferred with A. G. Spaldins
of California who conducted the first
of such trips. Mr.. Spalding advised
President Comiskey from the expert
ences he encountered when taking the
original Chicago White Stockings and
the All-Americans around the globe in
the winter of 1SS8-1SS9.
Having gone over much of the same
ground MIR. Spalding was able to an
ticipate some of the difficulties the
athletes will meet while on the ap-
preaching trip. The greater present day
facilities for travelling will make a
considerable difference but Mr.. Spald-
ing possesses fund of information re-
garding the different countries to be
visited and impaired it freely because
of his interest in the Comiskey-Mc
Graw venture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
HE FEARS A BOYCOTT.
Butcher Asks That News of His
Marriage Be Concealed.

Milwaukee, Oct. 2.-Dec1aring that
his business would be ruined if the
news of his marriage were made pub
lie, one of the applicants for mar
riage licenses at County Clerk WiduPs
office today asked that his name be
withheld from publication.
Il own a butcher shop and am
coming money" he said. There are
800 unmarried young ladies living in
my neighborhood.. Because everybody
knows that I have money the match
making mothers send the girls around
to my shop. but if they found out I
was married they would boycott me-
When l get married l am going to
introduce my wife as a new hired
girl.
County Clerk Widul agreed to sup
press the mans name.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
INQUEST IS RESUMED.
New Witnesses Found in Probe of
Admiral Eaton's Death.

bingham, Mass. Oct. 2.-Inquest
into the death of Rear Admiral James
Giles Eaton was resumed today. The
inquest was interrupted last March by
the arrest of Mrs. Jennie May Eaton
the widow who since has been in
Jail at Plymouth. Her trial is set for
October IA. Several new witnesses
were heard, including Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hits. neighbors of the Eatons
a t Assinippi and a woman nurse who
attended the admiral in his last days.
It has been limited the defense will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
MARRIED ON SICK BED.
Wichita Hciress Is Wife of Prominent
Lawyer.

Wichita Kan, Oct. Miss Sidney
Clspp, daughter of L. w. Clapp, one
of the few millionaires of southwest
ern Kansas, was married here last
night to Winn Earl Holmes. an attor-
ney and son of r. L. Holmes, a
wealthy lawyer.
Miss Clapp was so ill that the we'd
ding took place in her sick room She
was propped up in bed during the
ceremony conducted by DR.. Percy T.
Fem, Episcopal minister.
Miss Clapp owns a beautiful home
in Wellington Place. The honeymoon
trip has been postponed on account of
the brides illness. She caught cold
while attending a party in her honor
and the cold developed into tonsilitis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
Cotton Crop Is Light.

Washington. Oct. 2.-The condition of
cotton crop of the United States on Sep
tember % Gil of a normal the de-
partment of agriculture announced at
noon today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
GLADYS HlNCKLEY
NOW WRITING NOVEL

Miss Gladys Hinckley. daughter of
Mrs. Robert Hinckley of Washington,
is writing a society novel, rumor
has it. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
Jonathan Apples
Red and sound, 12lbs. On
to the peck. &OC
Maple Sugar, pure Id. zoe
Sugar, pure ID

Queen Olives, nice size, in bulk. at. 35c
Pancake Flour. Zoe pkg, pkgs. 15c
Coffee Topeka Maid" an is OF pkg.
lot soc
Salmon. tall cans; Toe quality Sc
Sauer Kraut; II Il c quality; can &c
Cabbage, fancy northern. Re-
Coffee, LIB pkgs.: soc value;
special, pkg. o5c
Ginger Snaps; fresh; , TBS. for. 15c
Navy Beans, best quality, ID SC
grapes, about Id. basket, fine for
eating o.
canned Peas, Wisconsin, early
June, can 1Oc
Rice, whole grain, special 4 lb. for &c
creamery Butter, the best plain
wrapped, lb. .. ezc
Boiling Beef. the 121sc dual. h. 1oc
tomatoes, No. cans three for. o5c
cookies, 15c quality, lb 100
cheese. fancy Wisconsin, lh. lac
Japan Tea. soc grade. 35c
Bntterine. III. 121ac. 15c. 1Sc. o0c
Flour, The Regal or Queen of
Tampa brands 4S-lb. sack St1-
California Hams. smoked shoulders
vinegar. a fine quality of Cider
Vinegar, gallon o4c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02
King of Sweden Is Ill.

Stockholm. Sweden, Oct 2.-King
Gustave of Sweden is suffering from
the effects of an operation for appen-
dfcitis. performed in 1910. and has
been obliged to take to his bed to
undergo special treatment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02

attempt at the trial to show the adj
miral died from an overdose of a
tonic drug, which it is claimed, he
had been in the habit of using.
The prosecution Will charge a Sc
ries of domestic quarreIs preceded his
death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02

Il have here, sir, a book on How to Be
Your Own lawyer Don't want it.
What's the sense in a man learning how
to rob himseIf?'-Boston Transcript
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02

TO gather material, she has induced
her mother to go for a month in
Spain. One OF the incidents of her
summer which Newport society thinks
she may stick in the novel was Je-
rome Bonaparte'S devotion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-02

however, are enthusiastic supporters of
the fusion ticket.
Others who are mentioned as posi-
BILE managers of the fusion campaign
are Henry l.. Stimson. John H Ham
mond, and Herbert Parsons.
Betting is now even on the outcome
of the mayoralty contest.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-16
AUTOMOBILE TRUCK USED
BY SUNSET COMPANY

According tu President " f..
SWlyy cot ihe Sunset Mining and
kmoltius COMPANY who v1- 100 th"
ctt, Yesterday M, compau, has iu-
st4urd % fiNr-tun automobile freight
truck carving ten tons. to haul th,
or several miles over tny steep hills
ot the Crrrllus district from On, Z ga
Iu,t, mine to tho reduction plant
operated Bog the company at 'orIpIos.
rive truck has been found ptuot ca-
b. for operation over some trcIgeld-
ou-ly steep grades Instead ut rub
her tires 60 be- equipped with steel
rims with wooden plugs which cause
the soil tp ndhet, To- the wheel max
Ing t practically u dirt tire with
Lrryt trpctiyo power The truck is O.
45-horFcpuWcr ANcrN muchiU, The
heavy snow has greatly impcdcd ou.
eratIuns. melting being very SLOW in
tho Ccrriilos hills. The road ia being
improved aud the miil Nhi,hels run-
ming steadily. BE- now handling 60 toms
ct stuff every ten hours
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-16
COUNTY SURVEY TO
Be FINISHED IN
SIX MONTHS
John L. Zimmerman, Of Las
Vegas, in Albuquerque To-
day Comforting With Dis
trict Attorney M. U. Vigil.

The survey eff Bornalillo county
half completed. viii he finished With
In six months. So declared John l..
Zimmerman. OF Las Vegas. following
conference today with District At
torncy NJ. 4. vigil. la which the entire
survey situation was gone over la de-
tail. After the conference Mr.. Tim
norman announced that the arrange
ments made by the county for the
completion of the work are satisfaC-
tory To- him and that he will put en-
ginecrs In the field again as quickly
as he ~ officially notified by the
county commissioners as proceed with
the contract Mr.. Zimmerman viii
finish the work with the understands
ing that he viii not receive payment
uutil januury and July 1914. The SUE
ycy viii be Uf great benefit to Aibu-
querque and to Rerualilln county and
the announcement by Mr. Zimmerman
thnt IL will bee finished before July
viii boz received with much pleasure.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-16
RAILROAD CLERK is
ABSENT-MINDED LIMIT

ST. Louis, Jan. &c. Pascal nixon.
a railroad plcrk. be- so Dissent minded
hc rtrgot am appointment al which
hv Vus Co claim legacy ut $4,000
to which ho is heir. and the police
vrr, called upou Co remind him.
HiNuu4 father. George T.. HlXun, ui
Chuttuuoosa. died about month ago.
leaving AN estate valued 80 yl25,uoo
Zoo his sons. Pascal and George, jr.
Ills family had lost track of Pascal
for some years nut ho nually an
sVcryd au advertisement inserted Dos
his brother lea 81 Louis paper %
was arranged mat he Was tu meet has
brother In Cbuttanooga today to claim
his share IT the estate hut he forgot
tu 90. His brother notified the police
10 md him, buy his ticket ana see
that he got started, which they ala.
The police express doubt hoWeyer. us
20 whether he will forget 10 get on
az Chattanooga.