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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
PLAN IS Beaten.
So Says Odd Fellows Grand Secretary
of New Building.

According to Will j. Russell, grand
secretary of the Kansas odd Fellows,
the plan to erect $4,000 state grand
lodge will be killed. The $50 lodges in
the state have been voting on the
proposition during the past two weeks.
Complete returns have been received
from 275 of the lodges.
I shan't compile an official report
until all the votes are in" said Mr..
Russell this morning, Il have glanced
over my returns and think the erection
of a state lodge decidedly dubious. l
imagine the plan won't carry"
In addition to the controversy con-
corning the grand lodge, a warm debate
has arisen over the office of grand war
den The bylaws of the Odd Fellows
provide that the successful CANDIDATE
must receive 40 per cent of the entire
vote cast. Eight Kansans desired the
vardenship The matter will be put
into the hands of the grand lodge who
will name the incumbent. The three
men who have made the closest race
and received the largest number or
votes are D. D. Colglazier of Hutchin-
son. j. ]. Roll of Pratt and W. w.
Gordon of Kansas City. The other can
didates are: Theodore II. Dohrer' W. n.
Engstrom, G. T. Richards. w. H. Road
ruck and ]. H. Hess.
Topekan-Dr. S. T. Willard, 800
Kansas avenue-Will be the next grand
master of the odd Fellows of the state
There has been no opposition to ms
election: the offices of deputy grand
master. grand secretary, grand treasur-
er, and grand representative, are also
pra ctically assured. Following is a list
of the incumbents: DR.. S. T. Willard,
grand master; J. E. Brooks, Sedan, dep
uty grand master; Will ]. Russell, Kan
sas City, grand secretary; H c. Stew
ems. Topeka, grand treasurer; Charles
G. Lilly, Wichita, grand representative.
Topeka, Wichita and Hutchinson have
been planning to make a bid for the
structure If Mr.. RuSselis predictions
are correct the plan to erect the grand
lodge has been definitely defeated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
WOMAN LEFT HAIR
Switch and Revolver Are CleWS
to Murder.
Kansas Man Found Dead in
Road Near Joplin.

Joplin. June 2.-As w. A. Angle
emerged from. his grocery store a mile
south of Joplin at daybreak this morn
ing he found the body of George F.
Kellem, of Pittsburg,, Kansas, lying in
the middle of the road. A bullet wound
in the right breast showed the cause of
death. Near the body was a false
switch of woman's hair and near that
a revolver After an inquest held by
Ferd ]. Bigham, coroner of Newton
county, at noon today officers began a
search for a man named Downing and
for a woman said to be KeIIem's wife
The woman had testified at the inquest
that the last she saw of her husband
was when he left house nearby where
they were visiting and started for Joplin
at one O'Clock this morning. She said
he carried a revolver belonging to
man named Downing for whom he was
looking
W. L. Kellem, father of the dead
man, testified that last week while his
son and the woman We're at his home
in Pittsburg they had quarreled and
the woman had said to Kellem Wait
until we reach Joplin and you'll get
your DOSE
The coroner said that tracks in the
dusty road near the body indicated
there had been scuffle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
BETHANY COLLEGE
Graduation Exercises Held
There This Morning.
Commencement Address by
Rev. Percy Silver.

Eleven students were graduated from
the College of the Sisters of Bethany
this morning. The commencement ex-
ercises were held in the college chapel
which was we'll filled with visitors. The
school hymn was the opening exercises
and was sung by the students as they
fled into the chapel. Bishoop Frank r.
Millspaugh, president of the school,
presided and gave the diplomas to the
graduates. The opening prayer was
given by Dean ]. P. De B. Kaye.
The commencement address was de-
livered by Rev. H. Percy Silver, bish-
op-coadjuter for the diocese of Kan
sas. He spoke of the future of the
graduates in later life and praised their
work in school. He urged them to
continue their duties through life with
the same earnestness and effort that
had marked their school course He
told of how the college had been known
all over the country for the character
of its students and faculty.
The salutary honor of the class was
held by Miss Edna Scar of Topeka
The Valedictorian of the class is Miss
Autoinette West, also of Topeka. Miss
West read an essay on Friendship"
She has been in Bethany all her school
life, never attending any other school.
After the essay came the presenta-
ton of diplomas and medals. The
Bishop Vail medal was presented to to
Miss Hazel Brett of Humboldt. The
sunshine prize was presented to Miss
Mary Layton of Irving. The pFesenta-
tions were made by Bishop Millspaugh.
The seniors held reception after the
exercises. All of the graduates We're
presented to the visitors. Then came
a lunch as the guests of the Bethany
faculty. Another feature of the day
was the memorial in memory of the
day when the college was out of debt.
The following certificates and diplo-
mas were given out at the close of the
exercises: Diploma for the department
of music. Miss Lulu Woodhouse and the
music certificate to Miss Mildred Wig
gin. The certificate of the department
of voice was given to Miss Elvira Smith
and Miss Edith Rutgers. The graduates
are: ColIegiate-Helen Coolidge, Tope
ka: Margaret Woodhouse, Sharon
Springs. Academic-Dorothy- Dana. Sc
dan; Mamie Zahner. Topeka; Alice Lay
ton. Irving: Edna Bear. Topeka; Hazel
Brett, Humboldt; Veda Campbell. Troy:
Louise Van Tuyl. Independence; An
toinette West, Topeka, and Helen
Whine, Manhattan.
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K0UNS ON STAND.
Santa F'e Head Tells Utilities Commits
sion About Car Shortage.

G. w. Kouns, general manager of
the Santa Fe railway, was on the wit
ness stand all forenoon in the car short
age hearing before the state public
utilities commission. Mr.. Koun's tes-
timony had to do largely with con-
gestion at terminal points. He said
that if the railroads could use their
available equipment a all times, there
would be no car shortage.
The trouble, Mr. Kouns said. was
that cars were held by shippers at ter
minals. making it impossible for the
railroads to get the best use of their
equipment during a period of from
three to four months every fall He
testified that there had been as high
as $4,000 cars of grain at one time in
the Chicago yards. This he said. was
twice the capacity of the Chicago ele-
Nators. The same condition obtained in
practically all the cities of the country,
in lesser degree. of course, in the
small towns. Mr. Kouns said he re-
shortage factor. Kansas City, Topeka.
wichita. Hutchinson, Salina and Cha
mute were mentioned among the west
ern cities that suffered congestion at
times.
Most of the year. Mr.. Kouns said
shippers have sufficient storage capac-
ity for their business. but when the
rush comes they use freight cars for
storage. finding it cheaper to nav the
small demurrage charge fixed by law
for cars held overtime. than to build
additional storage houses
j. r. Koontz, who has charge of the
car shortage case for the railroads
asked the public utilities commission
to mold several sessions at various
points IN the state. that the farmers
might have an opportunity to give their
views on the subject. MiIlers. grain
men, cement dealers. salt manufacture
ers and railroad men have testified he
fore the commission. but the farmers
side of the case has not been heard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
QUOTE THE SCRIPTURES
Dick Hopkins Draweth Heavily
T7herefrom to Maketh His Case.

ScripturaI admonitions and not the
guiding hand of the constitution is
relied on for a victory in the supreme
court in which former Lieutenant
Governor Richard J. Hopkins of Gar
den City is an attorney for the appel
liant. H. V. Lawrence the appellee.
is county treasurer in Finney county.
He seeks to recover from A. CT
Wheeler the salary and clerk hire
which Wheeler and his assistants
drew during the 13 months they were
in office by virture of a decision of a
contest board and the supreme court.
In 1906 Lawrence was a candidate
for reelection. On the face of the re-
turns Wheeler was elected. The con-
test board gave him a certificate of
election. The supreme court affirmed
that decision. Lawrence refused to
turn over the job and the Finney
county attorney brought suit to va
cate the incumbent. In the mix up.
Wheeler served 8 months, Lawrence
brought suit for the salary and clerk
hire and received judgment in the dis
trict court-although it was admitted
that Wheeler and his clerks had look
ed after the county'S cash during
that period. Now the case is up to
the supreme court
In a brief filed today in the SUI
preme court, w. r. Hopkins and for
mer Lieutenant Governor Richard j.
Hopkins pleads the Biblical teach
ings to show the supreme court
that it should not allow Law
renee judgment. Away back
to the time of Moses. of Pharaoh, Jer-
emiah Malachi, Luke and Paul. the
Garden City lawyers reach to show
the injustrice of denying Wheeler the
right to his pay check for the work
that he performed. From a page of
the Wheeler brief. some of the fol-
lowing language is found
The injustice in compelling the
servant to la Dor without compensation
in this case would extend to his Wife
and children who are dependent on
reads the brief, following with the
quotation from Deut. 24-14-15:
Thou shalt not Cypress a hired
servant that is poor and needy wheth-
sojourners that are in thy land within
thy gates: in his day thou shalt give |
him his hire. neither shall the sun |
go down upon it.
And then in Jer 22:13:
Woe unto him that buildeth his
house by unrighteousness and his |
chambers by wrong: that useth his
neighor's service without wages and
siveth him not for his work
Then the courts attention is called
o an entire general assortment of
Biblical proof-strictly in point-to
prove that Wheeler should have his
hire. They read:
L will be swift witness against
hose who Cypress thy hireling in his
Malachi 3:5.
What soldier ever serveth at his
,wn charge Who planteth a Vine
ard and eateth not the fruit thereof?
Or who feedeth a flock not of the
milk of the flock % Paul, / Cor. 81.
Behold the hire of the laborers
Who moved your fields, which is of
-ou kept back by fraud. crieth out;
Ind the cries of them that reaped en-
cred into the ears of the Lord of Sab
'ath." James ga. +
The laws of the Hebrews would not 4
'ernait even animals to labor without
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
TUBERCULOSIS COURT.
North Topekans Try Again to Get City
to Move 1t.

For an hour and a half this morn
ing people from North Topeka who
are protesting against the tuberculosis
camp remaining on the North side
talked the situation over with the city
commission. However, according to
City Attorney w. c. Ralston, there is
little that the city can do unless it
brings an injunction against the so
ctety that's maintaining the camp.
The city cannot arbitrarily move the
camp Ralston says. and there will
have to be proof that the camp is a
menace to public shealth, and probably
numerous expert Witnesses would have
to be called to prove it, to make an
injunction stick.
Those who live in the vicinity of the
camp declare they not only fear it is
unhealthy and is making the surround
ing territory unhealthy, but they dec
lare it is decreasing the value of their
property and making it almost impos-
sible to sell it. On the other hand
those who are at the camp do not want
to go to the other proposed location, in
the vicinity of the city detention hospi-
tai, because they are afraid that will
prove unhealthy and it is several
blocks from the car line.
Tomorrow morning at o'clock the
city commission will hold another
meeting at which time those who have
anything to sa pro and con in the camp
matter will be given a hearing. North
threaten suit unless the
camp i moved. The city. alston says,
has no authority to move the camp. So
unless consent to move is given by the
society maintaining the camp it is
doubtful If any other remedy exists ex-
maintenance of the camp al its present
lOca ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
LIQUOR CONVICTIONS.
Thirty Day Jail Sentences and Heavy
Fines.

There were four convictions for the
sale of liquor in the first division of
the district court today. The case of
the State vs. Valley Prickett occupied
the latter part of the morning and was
continued this afternoon.
r. Nelson of 1923 Kansas avenue
was convicted on one count this morn
ing. He was given a thirty day Jail
sentence with a hundred dollars fine
attached. A. P. Grimes of 324 Jack
son street was given sixty days and a
fine of 5000. Mrs. Kneisler, wife of
Robert Kneisler, 423 East Crane
street, was also convicted on one
count and will serve a Jail sentence of
thirty days and pay fine of one hun
dreG dollars. Mr.. Schrader plead
guilty to the charge of selling liquor.
Arrangements will be made to have
him kept at the county poor farm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
FIRESA BR0ADSIDE
Senator RanSdelI of Louisiana
Attacks Tariff.
Democrat Senator Riddles
Democrat Bill.
VInI ATT RAJ TIMnRF PLATFORM
VIOLATE BALTIMORE PLATFORM
The Free Sugar Clause ROuses
SOutherner's Ire.
Says 1T Tends to Destroy a
Legitimate Industry.

Washington, June Senator Rams
dell of Louisiana in a prepared speech
today discharged verbal broadsides at
the socalled Sugar trust declared
the free sugar schedule of the tariff
bill violated the pledge of the Balti-
more platform not to destroy legiti-
mate industry" and declared that in
supporting free sugar 1.-The Dem ocrat1c
party viii be playing into the hands
of the sugar trust and other reflnerS-
Mr. Ransden made the statement that
the cane industry of Louisiana support
ed half a million souls" that the beet
sugar industry employed 5000 peo-
pie with 100000 dependent upon it,
and that 100000 people in Hawaii de-
pended on sugar. The refiners. he de-
clared. employed about 10000 men.
Directly attacking the socalled sugar
trust. Senator Ransdelt reviewed the
customs frauds, and the governments
antitrust suits against the American
Sugar Refining company and declared
that former Attorney General Wicker
sham had referred to some of the re
finers as criminals of unparalleled
depravity'
The campaign for free sugar, he
charged, was conducted by the re-
finers ito distract attention from
themselves" No reductions in price
to the consumer would follow free
sugar, Senator Ransdell declared. but
charged that after competition had
been eliminated the price would be
raised.
Senator Ransdell commended that the
trainers of the Baltimore platform did
not contemplate free sugar, and de
clared that the words that will not
injure or destroy any legitimate indus
try were written into the platform
W it'll especial reference to sugar" The
Sc nators argument was long one IN
tended to show that free sugar would
violate the pledges of the Democratic
party destroy the home industry, de-
priVe the government of some $52,-
10000 and bring no reduction of cost
to the consumer.
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immigrants from any country, to be
fixed at 10 per cent of the number of
persons of similar nationality who were
shown to be residents of the United
States at the time of the last census.
The senator estimates that his new
method of limiting immigration would
greatly reduce the annual influx from
Italy, Autsria-Hungary, Greece and
Turkey; and would at the same time al
low an increase in the number of immi-
grants who might enter from Germany,
Great Britain. Sweden, Norway and
all countries and western Europe.
A statement issued from the Office of
commissioner of immigration declared
that the present immigra ton law
scarcely excludes any except those
afflicted with mental or physical de-
fects" and has but little effect in re-
ducing the great influx of aliens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
Has Collected 1896 in Eour Years.

n BIdIIU IOldI OF 30 l,byb.o6 has Deen
collected by G. t Mattingly, city Ii
cense collector, since he began his
work in April, 1909 The collections
have grown steadily larger every year
since he began, and promise to eclipse
all former records this year.
The report for the month of May,
1913, made today shows a total col
lection for the month of S2,4s2,S0,
bringing the total for the year so far
up TO s7.S6s.49
The collection from 1909 to the
present year inclusive are follows:
1903, s7,746.73: 1910 s11,431.3S: 1911,
S13.912-S3: 1912. SIG, 1866; 1913. in
Guiding the first five months up to
date, $7,S6S.4S.
The figures show that the collec
tons for the first five months in the
current year have been larger than
for the entire year of 1909, the first
year of Mattingly's incumbency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
To LIMIT ALIENS.
Senate Bill Places Immigration on
Percentage Basis.

Washington, June Am attempt to
limit immigration from southern Eu-
rope and Asiatic countries, without the
use of the ''hteracy test upon which
President Taft placed his disapproval.
in the last session of congress. is en-
bodied in a bill to be introduced in the
senate by Senator Dillingham;. chair
man of the former immig ra ton COM
mission. and joint author of the Bur-
bill vetoed by Presi-
dent Taft.
Senator Dillingham; ms bill will pro-
pose a restriction upon the number Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
New York Money Norle,

New York. June 2.-MONEY-Money on
call rrmer. 2dS per cent; ruling rate 3
at 27s per cent Time loans. steady: go
days. 3sd4 per cent; 80 days, per cent:
months. a. per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper So
per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills al S4.S3.10 for 90
day bills and at 4s6. 60 for demand. Com
mercial bills. s4S215.
STLVER-Bar silver. SOC: Mexican dol
lars. 4Sc.
BONDSGovernmen bonds steady. rail-
road bonds easy.
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remuneration: See Deut. 25:4;.

Thou shalt not muzzle the OK
when he treadeth out the grain.
Also look up Pharaoh's command
to the task masters, Elk So: as the
synonym for injustice:
We shall no more give the people
straw to make brick heretofore.
And not least OF all, see Lev. 1913.
the brief quoting:
Thou shalt not defraud thy neigh
Dor neither rob him: the wages of
him that is hired shall not abide with
thee ali night until the morning."
And on these interpretations of true
justice, the supreme court is asked to
permit Wheeler to- keep his pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02

full, personal. physical fight" Lack of
harmony at the plant was found to be
the cause of the trouble.
Commissioner Newland was CEN
sured for his "haSty action in rein
stating an employee who had been dis
charged by the superintendent The
commission found however, that Com
missioner Newland, for the best inter-
eStS of the city should be upheld
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
Report UphoIds Newland.

The report of the civil service COM
mission. upholding City Commissioner
f. NJ. Newland in discharging G. G.
O'Neil. superintendent. and r. E. Will
hanson. fireman. from the city light
plant, was approved by the city COM
mission this morning. The report of
the civil service commission character
lied the alleged encounter between
O'Neil and Williamson as a Disgrace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
5000 BIBLE STUDENTS
International Association Converting at
Warrensburg, Mo.

Warrensburs. Mo-. June 2.-The In
ternational Bible Students associa-
ton convened at Pertle SPRINGS near
here, today for an eight days session.
great crowd of members from the
western states and Canada already are
in attendance and it is estimated there
will be three thousand here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
Can Remove Tribal Chiefs.

Washington, June 2.-The district
court of appeals today upheld the legal
right of the secretary of the interior to
remove members of the tribal council
of the Usage Indians for cause The
case arose through former Secretary
Fishers removal of tribal chiefs in con-
nection with oil land leases he alleged
had been made to the DISADVANTAGES of
the indiana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
STUDENT TAKES LIFE.
Worry Over Examinations Believed to
Have Caused Suicide.

Manchester. June Jonathan c.
Bigelow, jr., a 19-year-o1d Trinity COL
lese freshman, blew off part of his
head with a shotgun at his home to-
day. Worrying over a coming examina-
ton is believed to have caused the
suicide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
The street Railway Extension Middle.

the street railway two communications
were received by the city commission
this morning. A big bunch of petitions
asking that the proposed extension bel
on West Eighth street were filed. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02

second was a letter from Mrs. ID. 4.
Sutherland declaring that Seabrook
needs extension worse than any
other part of town, and urging that the
city compromise with the railway com
pany upon an extension in that direc-
ton. dropping all the others.
Then she suggested, by way of a
compromise, that the entire matter be
left TO vote of the people. The com
munications merely were filed for flu
ture reference when Patten comes be-
fore the commission.
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Cora Lewis wiz TaIk 70 Y. w. G. /.

Cora Lewis VIII Talk to Y. w. c. a.
Mrs. Cora G. Lewis of Kinsley, one
of the three membe of the new state
educational board, head of all state in
stitutions. will be in Topeka on Wednes-
day. the guest of Mrs. II. o. Garvey.
Mrs. Lewis will speak on Thursday
before the Topeka Federation of
Women. at the annual melting at the
Y. W. c. a. building at O'Clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-02
MINNEAPOLIS Grain Market

Minneapolis, June 2.-CL.OSE: WHEAT
July. 9015c; September. e1s4Ga15sc: cash
No. l hard, CSC; No. l northern, 91110e21ac.
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Women Will Want Them, Too

To wear with tailored waists. There
five distinct shades of blue, and blue
what most every woman buys in a tie
all former sales these ties have sold '
quickly. So make it point to come ca
Better get half dozen at least.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28
.SLAUGHTER|NG
GRIPPE GERMS
La Grippe, Most Contagious Of
Known Diseases, Caused
by Germs.

This exasperating disease does not
Seem SO dangerous in Itself, but is really
of most serious consequence because OF
other diseases which follow in its wake.
The germs of La Grippe seem to have
the capacity of debiiitating the entire
system, leaving 1t open to attacks from
every conceivable cause.
DIR. Kings Royal Gerinetuer not only
cures La Grippe, but by destroying the
disease germs. renders them poWerless
to weaken the system. as 10 the case
when ordinary remedies are tried.
DIR. Kings Royal Gcrmetuer is a pow
erful germicide, searching out microbes In
every part of the system and at the
same time acting as Il tonic, increasing
the appetite and restoring tho entire
body to normal health.
DR.. Kings Royal Germetuer Is for sale
by nearly all druggists, or will be sent.
express prepaid, on receipt of Sl.0O, by
Ellls-Iillybeck Drug Co., proprietors,
Memphis, Tenn. adv.