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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
PRESIDENT PARDoNs.
Mutinous Federal Prisoners Receive
Gemency From Wilson.

Washington, July PIT Heating,
Arthur Hewitt, Bob Clark and Gilbert
Mullins, serving life Imprisonment
sentences for the murder of a guaru
in the Leavenworth penitentiary in 1901,
when they, with % other prisoners,
mutinied and escaped, will be released
after the expiration of a year if they
continue on their good behavior. Pres
ident Wilson so committed their SEN
fences Monday. 1t is not known who
fired the shot which killed the guard.
The department Of justice reports that
it Is reasonably certain that these four
did not commit the deed.
In 1906 after having served three
years of heir sentence for the murder
Of the guard Heating and Hewitt at
tempted to escape from the prison on
a locomotive which they seized COM
polling guards and trainmen at the
point Of dummy revolvers to run them
to liberty. They were recaptured and
have not offended since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
NEW PROCESS PROFITABLE.
Greeley County Farmers Use Camp
bell System With Success.


Tribune. Kan, July 22.-While the
daily papers are telling of grasshop-
pers, bugs and dry weather, Greeley
county, Kansas, which is one of the
extreme western Kansas counties
away out on the Missouri Pacific rail-
road, also has some crop news:
James Horning has 1875 acres of corn,
cane and other crops that have been
put in on land that was summer fall
lowed in 1912, twelve inches deep,
that during the entire drouth this
month has looked as well under this
kind of tilling as it generally does
with plenty of moisture.
Horning, who lives IL miles south
east Of Tribune in Greeley county.
came here from Missouri eight years
ago and has been successful following
what is known as the Campbell sys-
tenn. second Campbell dry farmer is
j. H. Surprise, who lives northwest of
Tribune about eight miles, and he has
just harvested his wheat crop that
was on ground prepared under the
Campbell system of land culture and
1t averages rs bushels to the acre
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
SUES 81 RAILROADS.
Wichita Traffic Bureau Wants Rate
on BrOOmS.

Wichita, Kan, July ga suit in
which eighty railroads, repre-
senting several million dollars worth
of capital, are named as respondents,
has been filed with the interstate COM
merce commission by the traffic bu-
reau of the Wichita Business associa-
ton. The respondents include prac-
tically every big railroad and many
small ones in the United States.
The suit is to secure a rate on car
load shipments of broomS from Wich-
tia to points on the Pacific coast The
tariff now in force does not provide
for carload shipments, but has a regu-
lar rate for less than carload ship
mentS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
STOLE 80 HEAD OF CATTLE.
Garden City Man Traces Steers t.
Kansas City Market.

Kansas City. July 22.-some one drove
pastures near Garden City, Kan. last
Thursday. Gingrich followed the trail
nineteen miles northwest to Deerf1eld,
had shipped the cattle to Kansas City.
The herd had been sold for S1,S00. Gingrich
and o. P. Reeves, a deputy sheriff, came
to Kansas City and arrested man, who
gave his name as Henson.
The check given to Henson for the cat
tie and made payable at a bank in Garden
City has not been collected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
ToADs ERADICATE HoPPERs.
ResourcefuI Farmers Would Infest
Fields With Them as Guard.

Larned. Kan, July 22.-Supersti-
ton and tradition have invested the
hop-toad with repulsive and venomous
qualities but since the grasshopper in
yasion of western Kansas farmers in
at least three counties have almost
simultaneously devised plans to turn
the little batrachian to good use. The
plans propose to pit hopper against
hopper. Each of the resourceful
farmers has noticed that the common
hop-toad eats grasshoppers voracious-
ly and would have the farmers of the
grasShopper section infest their fields
with toads as guard against future
graShopper inYasions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
SCRATCH UP WEDDING RING.
Token Lost ~ Years Ago-Found IL
Yard.

Olathe, Kan, July 22.-After TWEEN
was lost by Mrs. c. W. Fay at the
home of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Olive
Fay, east of Olathe, was found. It was
lost as the bridal couple was return
ing to their home after a visit. For
months the ring was sought but not
found. In making a visit to the old
home twenty-seven years later, it was
found by the front steps by Mrs. Fay
herself, in loose dirt which had just
been scratched up by chickens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
FINDS SUDDEN WEALTH.
Locates Mounds of Silica and Will
Furnish $4,000 Tons.

Meade, Kan, July Ezra Nc
Sherry. few days ago a poor farmer,
is now rich man. Some weeks back
what was thought to be a valuable de-
post of silica was discovered on some
worthless bluffs on his farm. Nc
Sherry sent samples to an eastern
manufacturing concern. Tests showed
the deposits to be of superior quality
and McSherry has just signed a con-
tract for two carloads a week for the
next five years or 5000 tons. He
declares. however. he will continue
farming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
SUNDAY SHOWS AT SALIVA.
Movies Open to Packed Houses-No
Arrests Yet.

Salina, Kan. July 22.-After a long de-
bate as to whether or not the moving
picture theaterS should show in this city
on Sunday evening the proP pr tors
shows Sunday night. In the face of
threatened arrest by the county attorney
four of the five movies opened their
later the machines were started. Each
theater did a good business and the pro-
prietors take this as an indication that
Sunday shows are popular in Salina and
Just what the people want.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
Variations at Hoisington.

Hoisington. Kan. July 12.-Wheat
crop dopesters are puzzled over the
variations in yields reported here dur
ing the past few days. Henry Boyle
got 81 bushels per acre: William
Stoskopf, 6 bushel; Samuel Dryden, 4;
w. w. Truxall, 8; B. F. Stoskopf, 10;
John Wagner, Is; Amos WILKINSON,
8. 1t is believed an accurate forecast
of the yield in this section is impos-
sible at present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22

and citizens are becoming thoroughly
aroused. Lights have been flashed in
windows of residences at late hours
though no attempts have been made
to enter homes. A little girl at the
Carrier home awoke during the night
suffering from hay fever. She put her
head out the window to seek relief
and saw three men crouching within
a few feet of her. They fled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
WOULD LIGHT HERINGToN.
Abilene Company Would String Wire
Twenty Miles.

Abilene, Kan, July 22.-The River
side Light & Power company, through
c. L. Brown, is negotiating with the
city of Herington to secure lease on
the municipal light and water plant.
If it is granted electricity will be car
ried from the power plant at the river
to Harrington, a distance of more than
20 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
MAJOR HONoRs REoUIsITToN.
| Bootlegger From Newton Caught in
JopIin-WnI Be Returned.

Jefferson City, Mo-, July PA re-
QUESTION for the return to Newton,
Kan, of Herman Means, under arrest
at Joplin, Mo-, has been honored by
Governor Major. Means was charged
with evading an officer and escaping
after he had been senteced to Jail for
selling whisky without license.
Means forfeited a bond of 1000, the
officials said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
Good Wheat at NfacksviIle.

Macksville, Kan, July 22.-The
first 1918 wheat to be marketed here
tested so and brought 81 per bushel.
1t was raised by John McCorran, just
south of this place, and averaged
about Is bushels per acre. The yield
was sold to the Rock Mill & Elevator
company here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
STATE TROOPS IN CAMP.
National Guardsmen Numbering 1,5OC
Out for Annual Maneuvers.

Fort Riley, Kan, July 22.-One-halr
of the 1,500 guardsmen expected to at
tend the annual encampment of the
Kansas National guard, were encamp-
ed here at shutdown Monday night and
the others were scheduled to arrive
during the night.
The companies that have arrived lost
no time in raising their tents and the
camping grounds with the brown tents
in orderly rows along the company
streets had the appearance of canvas
city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
GLEED TO TALK AT LAWRENCE.
Will Be Principal Speaker at Memorial
to Lawrence Raid.

Lawrence, Kan, July 22.-Charles
S. Gleed will be the principal speaker
at the Quantrell memorial exercises to
be held in Lawrence on August FL, the
anniversary of the raid upon Law
renee by the chief and his Missouri
guerillaS.
Mr.. Gleed has taken a prominent
part in Kansas affairs for many years.
He attended the university here and
for twelve years was a trustee of the
university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22

z. c. ARNOLD,
Vice-PreSident.
J. c. STEW ART,
Asst Sec. and Treas.
P. H. FORBES, Atty.
CHARLES ]. WEBB
w. H. HAMILTON
J. E. GRIEST
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
GOOD YIELD AT LIBERAL.

Field of 60 Acres Averages 33 Bushels
Tests 20 Pounds.
Liberal, Kan, July 22.-Hopes of
Liberal merchants for a good bust
ness year leaped high when the first
wheat threshed in Seward county was
marketed here. The wheat was raised
on a so acre tract belonging to Ben
Carson, near here. 1t yielded 1912
bushels, or nearly 33 bushels per acre
and tested strong 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
HIGH TEMPERATURE FATAL.
Kills Unsheltered Horses in Haskell
and Adjoining Counties.

Santa Fe. Kan. July 22.-Heavy
horse losses have been reported from
Haskell and some of the adjoining
counties during the present hot spell.
Temperatures have been ranging from
1O4 to III each day. In all cases the
losses have been of horses forced to
roam the ranges without shelter.
Moots Bros suffered the closest losses
to this place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
Peepers in Dodge City.

Dodge City, Kan, July 22.-Jack-
the peppers have been bothering resi-
dents of this city for several nights
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

B. r WHEELER,
President
CHAS. S. ELLIOTT,
Secretary.
c. w. SNYDER
c. F. MENNINGER, MD.
J. V. ABRAHAMS
A. E. SWEET
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22

F. D. COBURN,
Vice-President
J. L. EIERSH,
Asst. Secretary.
c. G. BLAKELY, Auditor
G. w. STANSFTELD
E. J. SHAKESHAFT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22

BOOKLET
association
Will Problem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-22
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Capitol Building and Loan
Association

OF TOPEKA, KANSAS
RESOURCES
Loans Real Estate .......... 81 ,S6O,S61O1
Loans on Association Shares -. 32,79S.14
Municipal Bonds ................ l7,7953z
Real Estate Sold on Contract 5,355.15
Real Estate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3,SS5.3S
Furniture and Fixtures ........ 100000
Taxes and Insurance Advanced -. 1,O5O77
Cash Observation-Disclosures. 117,O1975
Total S1U4A, 10000
LIABILITIES
Deposits by Shareholders 81 ,SO4,41567
Dividends Credited 91,97657
Reserve Fund OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Il,UUU.OO
Permanent Shares, Undivided Profit 115,35S.S7
Dine borrowers COMMUNICATIONS. 19,O14.91
Total So O41, 1852
SIX MONTHS RECORD
Number Increase In Loans
6,625 $1SO,4O3OO
Shares in Force Increase in Assets
36.37S $21O,327.57
Increase Shareholders
227S $56,S35.15
dends AM Credited
$57,O6O7O
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-05-21
Official:
TRIED TO. CUT WAY OUT.
Sweetheart Hands Convicted Bur-
slar q Knife.
Adjutant General, G

Sweetheart Hands a Convicted Bur-
glar a Knife.
When Harry Evans had been con-
yicted of burglary in the Chicago
municipal court Wednesday, Garnett
Fairfield, cabaret singer, his sweet
heart, passed him her handkerchief.
Evans extracted an open knife from
the handkerchief and started to carve
his way to freedom. Detective Bos-
chulte was severely cut in the neck
and Deputy Bohaber was stabbed in
the breast before Evans was over
powered. The girl was arrested.
Only the presence in the court
room Of an unusually large number
Of the bailiffs and detectives pre-
vented a double murder and the re-
lease of Evans and Albert Jensen,
who had been tried with Evans for
burglary, according to Municipal
Judge Cooper.
A number Of friends OF the two
men were in the court room, and 1t
is believed that they had planned to
20 to the prisoners aid. but were
frightened by the number of men
who met the attack Of Evans and Jen-
sen.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-05-21
ANOTHER. FLY DANGER.
Insect Said to Garry Infantile Paraly-
sis Germs.

Warning against the fly as the
most common cause Of infantile par
alysis was given by DR.. E. W. saund-
ers of St. Louis in an address before
a medical association at st. Louis
Wednesday.
DR.. Saunder traced a connection
between infantile paralysis and the
raising of poultry and gave this as an
explanation why the disease Is more
prevalent in country and suburban
districts than in the crowded part OF
city.
While experiments were not COM
plete, he said, yet he was confident
that final tests would demonstrate a
connection between "limberneck' in
fowls and infantile paralysis. His
theory is that flies carry the germs
of infantile paralysis from the car
casses of fowls and possibly from the
bodies of hogs and dogs to food.
DR.. Saunders condemned legal pro-
lection of the buzzard which he said
transmits infectious disease Of live
stock.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-05-21
LITTLE CHILD WAS STOLEN.
Year and Half Old Baby Taken Off
by Insane Negro.

At Jacksonville, Lucille Arbed, the
year and half old baby, kidnapped
by an insane negress Monday morn
ing, was found in a pitiable condition
Tuesday morning at $50 near an
abandoned race track just outside the
city, still in custody Of the woman.
The baby's muffled cries directed the
searchers to stall where the woman
was trying to hush it. The little one
was almost starved and showed evil
dences of abuse but it was not MAIN
ed, as the woman had telephoned.
The child was restored to the frantic
mother at daybreak and the negress
locked up. The police believe that
others were concerned in the kidnap-
ping as a demand for money had been
made by telephone during the night
by an unidentified negress.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-05-21
MEXICAN TROOPS ROUTED.
State Troops Reported to Have Made
Haul

The Federal forces have been rout-
ed and all are fleeing toward the gulf'
according to Gov. Pesqueira OF Son.
ora, Mexico. who arrived wednesday
at Hermozillo from the front above
Guayamas. He said State troops had
captured rifles and ammunition. An
other report from the front says that
seven cannon and seven machine
guns also have been captured. Esti-
mates Of the killed remain at about
500, with 800 taken prisoners. Con-
fusion is so great throughout the
State, especially at Ortiz, to which
point the telegraph is operating, that
only measre details of the happen
ings about Guayamas can be obtain
ed. A strong detachment Of federals
under Col. Barron is reported cut on
from retreat and besieged in the hills
BY the insurgents under Col. Hill.
Barron was wounded.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-05-21
PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH.
Bryan Says Pleasant Things About
Them at Banquet

There is no place where the ideals
of the people are 50 firmly fixed and
so highly set as are the ideals Of the
people of the South, declared the
Secretary of State, VIM. Jennings
Bryan in an address Saturday night
before the Southern Society Of Wash
ington. His speech throughout was
eulogistic Of the South and laudatory
Of the men of that section who have
taken part in the formation and the
affairs of the nation. He pointed to
their ideals as an illustration Of those
whose convictions are such that they
don't stop to count how many stand
with them. tI hope the day will
never come" he added with empha-
sis, when dollar bill will look so
large that a mans good virtues are
small in comparison"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-05-21
NOTABLE AUTO JOURNEY.
From Hendersonville to Charleston
in Seventeen Hours.

From Hendersonville, N. c., to
Charleston, 265 miles, in seventeen
hours, is the record made on We'd
nesday by Mr.. John F. Maybank, MI.
Francis S. Hanckel, DR.. Joseph May
bank and Mr.. Mullins, in Mr.. J. F.
Maybank's automobile, says The
News and Courier.
The actual running of the touring
car was only fourteen hours, which
is believed to be the record. The
party left the mountain town at a.
m. and arrived at Charleston at 10 p.
M, raving stopped in Newberry for
an hour and in Columbia for an hour.
The average running time was nine
teen miles an hour, which in conside-
ration of the sorry condition of some
stretches of road, was very fast.
Mr.. Maybank made these observa-
tions from his odometer: Distance
from Hendersonville to Greenville,
II miles; from Greenville to Lau-
rens, 36 miles; from Laurens to New
berry, SO miles; from Newberry to
Columbia, 43 miles; from Columbia
to St. Matthews, 33 miles; from st.
Matthews to- Holly Hill, "a miles;
from Holly Hill to Charleston, 45
miles.
According to Mr.. Maybank's odo-
meter the distance from Henderson
vile to Charleston by the route taken
is 265 miles, most Of which is over
roads that are excellent, on the aver
age. The party greatly enjoyed the
rip, not being very much fatigued,
though they were in the machine for
fourteen hours.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-05-21
have PISTOL DUEL
CONVERSE COLLEGE STEWARD
And COOK SHOT
SERVANTS In A PANIC
The Negro Cook, Who Caused All the
Trouble, Had Been Dismissed From
Service at the College, and Had
Come Back for Settlement as to

A Spartanburg special to The News
and Courier says while two hundred
Converse College girls were at break
fast Thursday morning, ]. D. Ches-
hire, a white man, steward Of the in
stitution, and John Mayes, a negro
cook, fought a pistol battle in the
kitchen, which adjoins the dining
room. Both were wounded.
When the pistol shots rang out
and negro mattresses, with bulging
eyes, ran screaming from the kit
chen into the dining room, the young
women were greatly startled. They
rose to their feet, and some prepared
to fee. Mrs. Sarah N. Huber, the
dean, finally restored calm.
After the shooting the negro SER
wants of the College, including six
cooks and twenty mattresses. went on
strike. About thirty students, some
of whom had been reared in luxury,
volunteered their service. They don
ned aprons, cleared off the breakfast
dishes, washed them, reset the table
and prepared and served luncheon
and supper.
Mr.. Cheshire discharged Mayes, it
is claimed, for stealing provisions.
Mayes called Thursday morning, 1t is
said, to get the wages due him. Mr..
Cheshire, according to report, handed
him the money and asked him If it
was the proper amount. II don't
want to have any more trouble with
you," said the steward.
'sOh, you don don't want to have
any more trouble with me-" repeated
the negro, into whose eyes came an
evil, sinister look, and at the same
time he drew a revolver, according to
report. Mr.. Cheshire grasped the
weapon at the muzZle, it is claimed,
with his left hand. Mayes shot. Mr..
sheshire's hand, fearfully torn and
burned, dropped Imply to his side.
Mayes shot again, the bullet struck
Mr.. Cheshire's breast bone and glanc-
ed off. Mr.. Cheshire managed to
draw his own revolver with his right
hand and put five bullets into the
body of the negro. Mayes was car
ried to the Spartanburg Hospital.
His condition is desperate. Warrants
were issued for Mayes and Mr.. Ches-
hire. The latter was arrested, but
was released On bond.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-05-21
TORNADO IN NEBRASKA.
Several Towns Are Reported as Wip-
ed Out.

ed Out.
A tornado, which took a toll Of ten
lives, injured thirty odd persons and
destroyed more than third Of Sew
ard, Neb., occurred shortly before 6
o'clock Wednesday evening. Twenty
two residences were destroyed and
many more were partly wrecked, but
the business portion of the place did
not greatly suffer.
The identified dead are: Mrs.
David Hooper, Mrs. William Heffing-
er, Mrs. Chris Wasserman, Mrs. B. L.
Wasserman, J. Schultz, Burlington
section foreman; six-year-old daugh-
ter OF Schultz; Mrs. R. INLAY, Sam
uel Grim and Mrs. Edwards.
The tornado struck the residence
portion OF Seward and swept every
thing in it's path. Most Of those kill
ed were caught in the wreckage Of
their homes.
The tornado after passing through
Sewar.. continued to the northeast.
Reports say that the towns Of Tom
aro, Lushton, Grafton and McCool
Junction were wiped oat. Four per-
sons are reported killed at Tomaro
and several at McCool Junction. Uti-
ca was in the path Of the twister.
Before the last telephone wire
went down an appeal was sent to
Lincoln to send physicians and un-
dertakers.
Reports from surrounding sections
indicate that the effects Of the lorna
do were felt over a wide range Of ter
ritory.
The tornado was followed In Sew
ard by hail and rain storm. We'd
nesday night the town was without
lights.
A storm of great fury struck the
southern part of Omaha at seven
O'Clock Wednesday evening, unroof-
ing many houses in the vicinity OF
18th and Col streets and doing other
damage. No person Is reported in
jured.
Coming so quickly after the East
ern tornado, in which more than 100
lives were lost, Wednesday nights
storm caused many hundreds OF
South-end inhabitants to rush to cell
lars and other places Of refuge. Three
inches of rain fell in the downtown
district.