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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
BREWSTER has PLENTY
Rains Pint Wheat in Good Condition
Plenty Of Feed for Stock.

Brewster. KAN, Dec. 6.-An western
Kansas has had for the last seven
days, the most unusual weather ever
known here since 1891.
The sun hasn't shone since last Fri
day. seven full days, and it has been
raining nearly all the time. Almost 2
inches of moisture has fallen, in a
slow gentle fall. All has gone into
the ground and the winter wheat with
US Is in the best condition for 20 years,
the acreage is less than usual but
there were more acres put in early, and
the ground well prepared. The old
way Of drilling the weeds and grassy
land has been done away with.
More cream was bought at Brew
ster than ever this year, IL months of
the year show that $16,21O.19 was paid
for cream. an average Of $1,473.65.
Brewster also shipped 100 cars of
wheat. this year. and a goodly num-
Der of cars to go yet. Also shipping
several cars of horses. Charles Petty
Is now in Iowa with a car Of horses,
and expects to sell several cars there.
With all the talk about suffering west
ern Kansas. this point is not looking
for anybody's sympathy.
There il enough left over feed to
supply all needs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
AUTOMATIC DEVICES.
For Stopping Trains Submitted to
House /. G. Committee.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Inventors and
promoters Of devices to stop trains
automatically in emergencies appear
ed today before the house interstate
commerce committee which is con-
sidering bills to require the installa-
ton of such devices, If successful ones
can be found. E. G. auckland, vice
president Of the New Haven. offered
to cooperate with the committee. His
suggestion was based, he said, upon
an extended investigation his road had
made of such devices following the
Westport wreck
He said that in response to $780,
900 reward offered by his road, $500
offers Of such devices were received.
OF these 1900 had been Investigated.
one installed and another will be in
stalled next week. He invited the
committee to INSPECT their operation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
BAYLESS MAY RECOVER
Victim of Col0red Man Has . Chance
for His Life.

Frank Bayless, who was shot early
this week at 124 North Monroe street,
has improved since Friday and is ex-
pected to live. BayleSs was shot in
the back, receiving a serious wound in
his spinal column. For a few hours
he was hanging between life and death
and at one time all hope was given
up for his recovery. Today he was
better and the county physician be-
neves that he will recover, although
he will be confined to his home. 7O1
Locust street, for several weeks. The
shot was said to have been fired by
Sampson Porter, colored. who has not
yet been apprehended by the police
or sheriff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
JUDGE IS HIS FRIEND,
Ready to Issue Habeas Corpus Writ to
Tedf0rd.

Chicago, Dec. 6-Joshua Tedford, who
has risen to commercial prominence here
in the seven years during which . man.
date committing him to prison was mis-
placed. found a friend in Judge John
Gibbons today.
IF the laws of this state are inter-
preted to mean that this redeemed man
must go to prison III resign from the
bench" said the judge. He added that II
necessary he would be glad to issue q
writ of habeas corpus for Tedford unless
the latter should be proved to have been
implicated in misplacfng the mandate.
fior1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
JENNINGS IS HAPPY.
No Sun for Nine Days, But the Wheat
Is Very Well, Thank You.

Jennings. Kan, Dec. 6.-The sun
shone on Jennings and vicinity for the
first time in the last ten days this
morning. In all this cloudy period the
rain has been falling. day and night.
The ground is soaked to the bottom
wherever that is-and the farmers are
happiest in years. The wheat is grow
ing like weeds and the fields look like
spring. Jennings is glad to see the
eun-but Old Sol hasn't been missed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
HUERTA IS TOO BUSY.
He Refuses to See q Delegation of
Idle Seamstresses.

Mexico City, Dec. 1.-TWO hundred idle
dressmakers in the federal capital today
attempted to see Provisional President
Huerta at the national palace and to ask
his aid in obtaining employment with the
contractors for army uniforms. They de-
clared that they and their families were
In desperate straits. General Huerta
pleaded pressure of business and refused
to see the women.
Uprising in Acapulco.
Washington. Dec. 6.-Rebel uprisings in
the Acapulco district are reported in to-
days official dispatches and telegraph
communication between Acapulco City
and the capital of Guerrero has been in
terrupted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

.eWhat are the duties Of the office to
which you desire appointments? asked
duties" replied the applicant. "But," he
ADDED rather reproachfully, ..it, was held
BY a Republican for years. And you
one If those Republicans can get by with.
= f1rst-class Democrat viii be able to do
With eaee.s-Washington star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
Burleson's Plan Approved.

Burleson's proposals to increase the
weight limits of the parcel post packages
in the first and second zones from twen-
ty to fifty pounds to admit books to the
parcel post, and to reduce rates in the
third, fourth, fifth and sixth zones. were
approved today by the interstate COM
merce commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral OF Frank S. Darby Of
S17 Monroe street was held at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon in Penwell's
chapel under the auspices of Orient
lodge No. 81 A. F. and A. M. Mr..
Darby was employed as travelling ad-
juster Of the st. Paul Fire and Ma
rine Insurance company and it was
while at Lawton. Okla, performing
his duty that he was suddenly strick-
en- and died. He had been enjoying
good health previously as he had
written his wife the day before and
told her that he was in the best OF
health. The telegram announcing his
death was a sudden shock to his wife
and friends. Interment was in Mt.
Auburn cemetery.
James T. Corey. aged 43, died Of
Bright's disease this morning at his
home at 1884 Quincy street. He is
survived by his wife. one daughter
and one brother, Joseph Corey of To-
peka, three sisters. Mrs. w. d. De-
veney Of Newton. Mrs. Carlyle Eastin
Of Wellington, and Mrs. Carl Suffer Of
Hugoton. The funeral will be held at
8 o'clock Sunday at the residence. The
body will be taken to Minneapolis.
Kan, for interment.
The body Of Mrs. C. L. Vanderpoo1,
who died in Stockton several days
ago, was received here and the fun
era1 was held this morning. Inter-
ment was in the Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

morning. Many Topeka lawyers were In
timately acquainted with the Pittsburg
man and he had often appeared before
In Topeka For years he had been ASSOC
ciated in the trials Of many of the more
his ability as trial lawyer was state
wide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

New York. Dec. 6.-Word was re-
ceived here today that Hugo Reisinger
Of this city, merchant and patron Of
art, had been elected president OF the
Germanic museum at Harvard univer-
sitv He succeeds his father-in-law,
the late Adolphus Busch, who sue
ceeded Carl Schurx, first president of
the museum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

so-called assessment districts are not
political subdivisions or public utili-
ties within the meaning of the law.
There are many such districts
throughout the west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
Wen Known Pittsbure Law

News OF the death Of A. T. Boar of
Pittsburg was received In Topeka today.
Boaz was one Of the most able and wide
Kansas and had been engaged in the
practice of law more than a quarter OF q
century.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
Uprising I'm Acapulco,
BIRTHS REPORTED.

The following births were reported to
the office of the city clerk today:
Clinton Allen and wife. 1880 Buchanan
street, December 5. boy.
clifford J. McAfee and wife, 1911
Western avenue, December 4. boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
WAFER DECISION.
Courts Restrain Leavenworth Com
pany and Force New Rates.

Leavenworth, Kan. Dec. IAN in1unc-
from collecting its old rates was granted
in the district court today. The action
both in the district court and the state
supreme court in an attempt to force the
company to accept q new schedule OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
Gard OF Thanks,

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for the many kindnesses
during the recent illness and death. Of
our wife and mother; also for the
many floral offerings.
w. H. REDENBAUGH
AND CHILDREN.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

The announcement was made some
days ago in Atlanta, Ga, of the en-
gagement of Miss Lncy Hoke Smith,
daughter Of Senator and Mrs. Hoke
Smith of Georgia, to Ensign Aston
r. Simpson, U. S. N. The marriage
will take place some time in Decem-
her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Football critics are unable to
agree entirely On IN All-Western
team, but this eleven has been g.
lsctsd By several prominent writer's:
Ends. Scion At Minnesota and Rochne
Of Notre Dame; tackles, Butler of
Wisconsin and Brown of South Da-
kota; halfbacks, Craig at Michigan
and Norgren of Chicago; guards,
Allmendinger Of Michigan and
Keller Of Wisconsin; center, Desjar.
diem Of Chicago; quarter DorAis ct
Notre Dame: fullbaeks Eiehanlanb
e Notxe OaDe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Washington, Dec. 6.-Interest ON
irrigation bonds is subject to the in
come tax law. according to = treas
ury decision today. which holds that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Roller skating at City park rink as
usual. with new skates and new man
agement.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
FOR POOL H0N0RS.
Amateur Championship of Topeka Is
At Stake.

The class A pool tournament, started
Monday at The Dome. for the amateur
championship of the city Is attracting con-
siderable attention. The following is the
result of the first block:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
LOCAL MENTION.

Cora Staples was arrested this after
noon charged with carrying dangerous
weapon. She win be tried before Police
Judge Huron. The weapon she was alleg-
ed to have carried was q revolver.
Surely. madam. you win try Golden EgF
Machine Dried Macaroni or Spaghetti.
Once. Just ask your grocer.-Adv.
There will be Commercial club minstrel
show rehearsal Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock which win take the place Of the
rehearsal tonight.
The we'll attended and successful revival
meetings that have been held at the
last four weeks will come to a close Sum
day evening when there will be bap-
final service, and special sermon Tor
young people by the pastor; There VIII
Santa Fee shops.
w. E. jeffrey, Dentist. 7os Kansas ave-
Adv.
Declaring he was accidentally pushed
from the train by an employee OF the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway
the company in suit filed in the district
court this afternoon. Through his attor-
ney, J. M. Stark. Perez declares his head.
in a fall from the train, which was pull
ing into De Soto, Kansas.
Anderson's New Fashion Auto livery
is always open for business. Call 166 when
you want taxi or touring car. New cars
and quick service. ia West Ftfth.-Adv.
Five colored women, charged with dis
turbing the peace, were arraigned in the
court Of To. ,eka this afternoon and plead
ed not guilty. Clara Moore, Lizzie Hardy,
Mayme Jackson and Leta Merle were re-
leased on bond. Hearing has been set
for December q.
Try Illinois nut coal for cooking; it's
washed Call 31SS. J. F. Spohn.-Adv.
George Burkhart will leave Monday for
Chicago to attend the international poul-
try show. He has 50 fine Pewter pigeons
entered there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Anderson's New Fashion Auto liver
is always open for business. Call 166 whe
you want a taxi or touring car. New car
and quick service. Ia West Ftfth.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

wasted. Cali 31SS. J. F. Spohn.-Adv.
George Burkhart will leave Monday for
Chicago to attend the international poul-
try show. He has 50 fine Pewter pigeons
entered there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

| There will be q Commercial club minstrel
| show rehearsal Sunday afternoon at 2:30
! o'clock which win take the place Of the
rehearsal tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Surely. madam, you will try Golden Egg
| Once Just ask your grocer.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

Cora Staples was arrested this after
noon charged with carrying a dangerous
weapon. She viii be tried before Police
Judge Huron. The weapon she was a1leg-
ed to have carried was q revolver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06

who are economical buyers
and readers of advertisements
save enough on their grocery
and meat bin each month to
buy something new to wear.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-30
CONCERNING PARKS.

\ few days ago the Donna paper had
occasion 10 give the Brownsville papers
adyice about the park-or absence Of a
park in the border city. Donna boasts
one of the prettiest little parks in South
west Texas and is very proud of the fact.
Brownsville is practically without a park
and Kingsville is nearly so. The other
day. while passing the park across from
the Ragland store the writer heard a
stranger remark. wonder why these peO-
pie don't fix up that place as a nice park.
1t could be easily done by removing the
~unsightly wire fencing. Smelling the walks
and putting in a lot of seats" The re
mark struck us very forcefully at the
time as we. like the rest of the residents
of Kingsville. had never thought how
nice a park fixed up like that would look
in the very heart of the business district.
1t has many other advantages than that
of an attractive advertisement. Every
evening between the hours of s and 10 the
streets are crowded with people. Lots
of them are Young people and they come
to see and be seen. How much nicer
would it be to have this place well light
ed and well seated so that each night,
When the weather permits, the pOpnlace
might do the Fubbcring stunt comfortably
: eated?-Kingsville Record.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-30
LEAVING DROUGHT ATsTRICTs.

At the Missouri Conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, Bishop Hoss presiding. re
ports showed that since 1910 ten
thousand people had left the cOun-
try in and around st. Joseph Mo.
because of drouthy conditions. The
drouth throughout the Middle
West has caused many thousands to
want to change locations. With pro-
per effort these people. who are ali
thrifty, might be induced TO come
to Texas. State Topics.
st. Joseph, Missouri is situated in
the part of that state known as the
"Platte Purchaser which is perhaps
the richest body of corn land west OF
the Mississippi. 1t was purchased from
the Indians by the federal government
in 1891 A line drawn across the map
of Missouri. north and south. from the
mouth of the Kaw river to the Iowa
line, will have. on its left. looking north
an Irregular triangle containing six
cOunties-the "Platte Purchase" 4 crop
failure in that country is rare indeed
The farmers are proSperolN-good far
mers; and their land is high priced.
Nevertheless they are leaving by thou
sands,-nOt so much because Of bad
crops as because of the high priced
lands and the growing scarcity of land
at reasonable prices.
Here is an opportunity for our lIid
winter fair aSSOciatiou This ypar thu
drought hit them heavy in that coun.
try. That country should be- flooded with
Midwintar lFair litcratura Not with
':boom literature" but with printed mat
ter stating exact facts about this conn
try. The counties are Atchison. Noda
way, Holt. Andrew, Buchanan and
Platte. The county seats of The counties
in the order named. are R0ckp0rt. Mar,
vile, Oregon, Savannah, st. Joseph
Platte City. 1t would be worth much tC
the farmers there and much 10 us if 1;
few car loads of them could be brought
to the Midwinter Fair. Never in tn,
history of this valley have we been bet
ter prepared to welcome such visitors
with a sight of what this valley cal
produce.
What is here said Of the people o
the Platte Purchase applies also Il
people from other drought districts o
the middle west.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-30

Brownsville is going to strive for the
summer normal. Now that Ill misunder
standings are cleared up, it develops
that both the faculty of the school and
the school board are Il unit for the pro
position. In fact there was never any
opposition to it. A question was raised
by some as TO whether Brownsville
could care for the POO teachers who may
attend the normal This question was
not an idle one. but mt no time was il
made a basis OF opposition to the en-
terprise. The only thing to be done now
Is to raise the money. We can care for
the visitors all right. We shall enter
tain them 50 we'll that they will await
with impatiencc the time of the next
meeting. We entertain the Midwinter
fair visitors every year. which. SO far.
as hotel and boarding house accomoda.
tons 90, is a larger proposition than
the normal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-30
800 NET CASH PROFIT FROM
THREE ACRES.

In the current issue of Farm dHd
Fircsidc. II. +. Hodges tells how DR..
j., Vought made 800 net cash profit
from three acres in a year. besides
hOuse-rent and all the fruit, vegetables
chickens and eggs for a family Of five.
Doctor Vought is %siXty-three years old.
partially parasyzed and has a wooden
leg. He gave up practice in Iowa four
years ago and went to California in
December. 1910 The country appealed
to him and he bought three acres of
land, upon which he has had the sue
cess Indicated above. Following is an
extract from the article:
"The crop on which they depended
for Il cash income was a French prunc
orchard of III bearing trees which had
been left in good shape by the previous
owner.
The doctor had never seen a prime
tree till that winter. but. as he says, Il
watched what my neighborS did, and
followed their example. They were
very friendly and told me whatever |
wanted to know
VIII int III uHt WIZ SION liS. III
doctor and his vie cared for the gar
den, the big lawn with its ~shrubbery
and lowers. and for the great variety
White Lcghorn hens. The eggs that
were sold more than paid for their
feed, and the house was supplied from
the surplus.
"French pruneS ripcn here in Sep
ta,,l,. n,l F,11 I+n tIl ,.I .L..l.
has been kept soft by cultivation. If
any remain on the tree when picking
commences. a light shake brings them
down.
"Ordinarily men, women and chill
drcn take a hand IN picking them up at
about six cents cpcr half buShcl box
BIT Doctor Naught hired a man at the
unusua ly low price of - per day
through his picking time, about twenty
days.
Again the family horse came into
use To haul the sixteen ons of fresh
fruit across town to the drier. where it
was sold for $G7S cash.
IF Doctor Naught had found il
necessary to hire Ill the work done on
the prunes at the usual prices. the
pruing would have coSt s. Cat SO
every two wears. the spraying so. the
blowing so cultivation so. picking
$40 and hauling SIC. The net profit on
the pruneS alone would have bccn
nearly $500, a net profit of ten per cent.
on $1,000 an acre after paying labor.
and this would not take into cOnSidera-
ton the family'S living"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-30

Speaking of the protest of the people
of Ulster against the Home rule bill for
ireland the Galveston News remarks
that the British Parliament has gone
too far with its home rule to retreat
aud the idea of excepting a single coun-
~ from its provisions is too absurd to
be tolerated The reasoning may be
sound. but the geography is not
so sound. Ulster is not Il county
but a provincc-anciently q kingdom. 1t
contains nine counties. Has Il popula-
ton of more than a million and a half
of people: one Of the four provinces Of
lreland-ClSter Munster. LcinSter. Con
naught. The present troHblc over the
Home Rule has lis roots down in an
flent racial and religion fucdS
among the people of Ireland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-30

Sam lIouston's portrait has been re.
moved from the wall of the senate cham
ben. 1t has been replaced by the port.
raft of Senator Joseph Weldon Hail.v.
Let us not be too indignant however
until we know the facts When We know
the facts it will be in order To he asham
el rather than Indignant. One artist
painted both pictures. Mr.. Bailcv's pie
turc was ordered by hiuSeii. and we
may fairly assume was paid Tor br him
SIT. We do not know whether Houston
ordered his own portrait. Perahsp not.
The artist WAS never paid for il. it ap
pears. Ii is now his propcrty-has been
his property since it was placed on the
wall of the senate chamber. lie wished
to sect it to the state but could not
agree with the authorities to the price.
He had the right to take it down 1t was
his.
tP. :. This story is told in strict con.
fidence. Dent repeat it,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-30

1t was not the river that broke into
brownsville and flooded the board wax
alid made the depot road sloppy. Ii
was the resaca. While we kept our eyes
on the Rio Grandc the resaca slipped
up behind rs and tried to get into IN
freight warehouse. There NAV have
been a friendly understanding be
tween the river and the lake. thouoh we
cannot prove it, The plot was probably
patched in the wee sma' hours" SIM.
Gay morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-30

The Friday superstition does not
have so much of a grip ON the canal
people. Friday Last. a sea going vessel.
drawing twelve feet of water. passed
through the Gatun locks to the level of
the Gatun lakes. The locks worked beau
itifully. Thus was taken another of the
final steps to the completing of the
worlds greatest engineering feat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-30

.Lleuteant Governor Maycs having an
nounccd that he is a candidate for gov
erllor. we have now two Pros and two
ants in the field: Mayes and Lane for
the Pros. Terrell and Hanger for the
Ants.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-07
HARD EVEN FOR WILSON
TO LAND PLACE FOR GIRL.
President Runs UP Against Civil
Service in Seeking Job for
Miss Tarr of Jersey.

WASHINGTON. March Miss Sa-
lone Tarr, a pretty and exceedingly ef-
ficient stenographer. IL increasing the
number OF gray hairs with which time Is
sprinkling President Wilson's head. Miss
Tarr was one OF the Presidents stenog-
raphers when ne was Governor OF New
Jersey, and Mr.. Wilson Is DESTROYS Of
finding a place for her In some one Of
the departments here. Accordingly. he
has canvas~ed the situation and inter-
Viewed virtually all of his official FAM
lily. with the result that each has told
him that the civil service rules stand In
the way. In addition, the Government
OF late years has been endeavoring to
replace women stenographers with men
shorthand writer's.
you'll have to kick a hole In the
civil service rules and mako the APP
pointment an executive one IL you de-
sire TO place the young woman" Is in
effect what his advisers told the Presi-
dent. Nh Wilson Is Jealous OF the civil
service. and the situation in which ne
finds himself Is cnbarrassinG him.