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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10

Hutchinson, Kan. Feb. 10.-This
letter was received on January 26 by
Roscie Bressler, a well-to-do farmer
of near Alden.
In a room at the Chalmers hotel,
Detective G.. NJ. Duckworth and Sam
Jones, an attorney of Lyons, who have
been working on the case, secured a
confession from Frank Salters,
Hutchinson negro, that it was he who
wrote the note and sent it to the
Alden farmer.
Salters maintained that he meant
no harm by it, and had sent the note
merely to brighten the farmer with
whom he had some time ago had some
trouble.
Got Idea From Story.
He explained that he had read
BLACK Hand story in a Kansas City
newspaper, had got the idea from that
paper, and had written the note from
the text of the note in that story,
copying it almost word for word.
Salters has not been arrested, and
it is probable that there will be no
prosecution. Mr.. BreSSler is relieved
to know that no harm was meant and
that he and his family are not marked
as victims by BLACK Hand operators.
When Mr.. Bressler received the
HB1ack Hand note, week ago last
Sunday, he was naturally much alarm
ed. He kept a close watch lest some
attempt really should be made to kid
nap his ten year old daughter, to hold
her for ransom.
Sheriff John Burfield, Deputy Sher-
iff Arch Dickinson, County Attorney
w. w. Stahl, and several others went
to the railway junction at Sterling
awaiting the hour set for the coup.
1t was bitterly cold, and the Off
track, suffered much, but they gamely
lay in wait
First Man Passed BY.
About IL o'clock a man was seen
walking down the track through the
darkness. The officers clinched their
guns and prepared for the roundup,
but the fellow did not hesitate, and
continued straight on down the track,
whistling.
For three hours the officers lay
shivering from the severe cold, until
finally another man was seen ap-
preaching in the dark. This one hest
tated as he approached the spot where
the sack was concealed. He paused,
and then catching sight of one of the
STOPPING officers, took to his heels to
run away.
Deputy Sheriff Dickinson fired at
him with a shotgun, but missed him.
The officers returned to town, crest
fallen, and satisfied that the fellow
was the "Black Handler wanted.
Proved to Be SchOolboy.
1t developed however, that he was,
after all, only a 16 year old colored
school boy, on his way home from
church festival.
The negro boy, not knowing of the
adventure of the officers, or of the
Black Hand letter, told down town of
an attempt to hold him up while he
was going home. He said he saw
drunk man lying near the track and
when he stopped to see who he was,
the fellow jumped up and tried to rob
him, and took one shot at him, which
grazed his arm.
In the meantime the officers found
hot lly a fnh
negro, had at one time had some
trouble with Bressler, and they sus-
pected that he might know som ething
about this threatening note.
Salters, it is said, made full con-
fession and explanation of the whole
matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10

SO they can filter the blood and keep
you well.
If you suffer from backache-have
pains in the neck or sides-nervous
or dizzy spens-a few doses of Crox-
one will relieve the congestion. and
you Will be surprised how quickly all
kinney, bladder and rheumatic trou-
bles will disappear.
Croxone, is different from all other
remedies. 1t is not like anything else
on earth ever used for the purpose.
1t starts to work the minute you take
1t and relieves your suffering the very
hrst time you use it. It is so prepared
that 1t is practically impossible to
take ii into the human system with
out results You can secure an orig
inal package of Croxone at trifling
cost from any first class druggist. All
druggists are authorized to personally
return the purchase price if Croxone
should fail in a single case.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10
KANSAS NATURAL is 'DILAToRY"
Kansas Mayors Find Many Gas Wells
in Gushing Field.

Tulsa, Okla, Feb. 10.-The special
committee of the mayors organiza-
ton of Kansas will, it is said, report
to the utilities commission of that
state that the Kansas Natural Gas
company is dilatory in extending lines
to fields where gas is to be had. The
committee visited the Cushing field,
from which field operators a few
months ago offered to contract with
the Kansas Naturafsfor 100 million
cubic feet of gas daily and give bond
for it's delivery. ~
In the Cushing field Re committee
found many good gas wells, the own
.ers of which were eager for market.
Within the last few weeks several
large wells have been drilled within a
few miles of this city, but no pipe
lines are available. The same condi-
ton is said to prevail in every field in
the state.
Large producers of gas still cling to
the theory that a price of five cents
a thousand at the well will find pro-
ducers climbing over one another to
offer gas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10
BIG CROWD ATTENDS SALE.
Only One Note Given When Thousand.
Are Spent.


Salina, Kan, Feb. 10.-A public sale
held on the farm of II. o. Olson near
AsSaria, in this county, a few days
ago was attended by more than 1900
people, many of them from adjoining
counties. Horses, mules and cattle
only were advertised in the sale, in
Guiding los head of cattle for which
L. o. Olson, the owner, paid $55 a
head last fall.
He cleaned up s2,2oo on the los
head at the sale, the average price
paid being between SIG and ST. a
head. The total amount of stock sold
brought $15,127 and of this only one
note was given, and that for $50. The
balance was paid in cash and checks.
The horses in this sale were of the
highest class of farm horses which had
been raised by Mr.. Olson and bought
when colts as an investment.
Big Land and Stock Sale.
CORTLAND, Kan, Feb. 10-One of
the biggest land and stock sales ever
contaminated in this section was the
purchase of the Bah Wildman ranch
and equipment in Jewell county by
Fred Beeler. 1t was a cash deal
throughout, and included two farms
for which Mr.. Beeler paid $4,000; 10Y
head of fat cattle at $4,000; 100 head
of hogs at $500, $500 bushels of new
corn at 2 5 cents per bushel. The land
is all located in the Limestone valley,
and Mr.. Beeler through this deal now
owns $500 acres all in one bOdv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10
Senator From Anderson.

lican representatives, but the Republic
cans have a shade the worst of it In
a Joint caucus. So Senator Bowman,
Democrat and able lawyer, is in a po-
sition to cut ice from the surface of
any proposition affecting the middle
eastern section of Kansas.
In the early stages of the senatorial
game, Senator Bowman opposed some
thing that Senator Waggener submit
ted. Whereupon the newspaper bunch
decided that Senator Bowman was In
Bad. Later, they decided that if the
senator from Atchison didn't resent it,
it was not UP to them, and Senator
Bowman was reinStated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10
THE LADIES APPLY.
They Want Those Jobs as Judges of
Election.

When w. H. Kemper, new commits
sioner of elections, announced in the
State Journal that he intended to leave
positions of election judges open to
ladies, he meant it as general invi-
tation, but didn't expect any appli-
cants Immediately. AS matter of
fact five women have applied within
as many days.
This is more than expected Mr..
Kemper observed, but it pleases me.
Can't elect them ALL he added, but
I shall consider every one
The only trouble the suffragists en-
counter is stating with what political
party they are affiliated. They are
obliged to state their party before they
enroll.
1T seems to me-" said Mr. Kemper,
that some of them haven't decided
just what party they're going to
choose"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10
THEY WILL HEAR SWAN SONGS
Postmasters to Be Addressed by
Fourth Assistant p. NJ. General.

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 10.-When
Kansas postmasterS meet in annual
convention here Monday and Tuesday
they are going to hear some real
swan songs. Fourth Assistant Post
master General De Graw is to deliver
a speech Monday night at a local the
alter where free tickets have been pro-
cured for them by Postmaster w. c.
Edwards A half thousand miniature
Uncle Sans are to be given to the Re-
publican postmasters whose days are
numbered and a local Soloist will sing
a swan song written for the occasion.
Box parties will be feature of the
evening and a Wichita delegation of
women has taken upon. itself the task
of seating a woman beside every post
master, baldheaded. single or married.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10

There is nothing SO good, SO reliable. SO
sure to relieve the itching and irritation, to
thoroughly cleanse the scalp of Dandruf
and keep it so. Get a bottle to-day, a
few applications will remove the Dandruf
restore the grey hair to its natural, youth.
full color and bring back the vitality,
lustre and beauty to your hair.
Always ask for and get HAYS HAIR
HEALTH. There is nothing so safe to
use or just as good.
EpCC. Sign this adv. and take it to
ENEG' any of the following drug
eists, and get SOC size bottle of HAYS
HAIR HEALTH and / cake of HAIR.
FINA SOAP FREE. for Soc; or 81 size
bottle of HAYS HAIR HEALTH and 2
cakes of HARFINA SOAP FREE, for 81.
ARNOLD DRUG CO., CAMPBELL DRUG
CO, A. C. KLINGAMAN, ]. P. ROWLEY
BRUNT, STANSFIELD, G. w. FLAD
A. T. GIBLER.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10
TWO BABIES NAMED WOODROW.
In Ford County Children Are Named
After President Elect.

Dodge City, Kan, Feb 1O.-While
the majority of the Kansas counties
are still unable to boast of a single
baby named woodrow, Ford comes
proudly to the front with two. The
latest baby to receive this distinction
is the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Catho~ who live in the south part of
the county.
The first baby in the county named
after the next president was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs Oscar Jenkins. He
had the further distinction of being
born on election day, November 5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10
ARREST TWO THEATER OWNERS
Another Attempt Made to Prevent
Sunday Shows

Atchison, Kan. Feb. 10--Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Gunnison, who operate a
moving picture and vaudeville theater
here, were arrested Sunday when they
opened up in violation of an order is
sued by Mayor Walker last week.
They were released without bond and
will have hearing today. Other
theaters were not opened and it is I'M
derstood the Gunnison trial is to be a
test case Efforts a year ago to en-
force Sunday closing of the picture
shows met with failure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10

When the RusseIl-Osborne district
picked a senator. a real representa-
tive of that district was chosen. Sena-
tor Harry Gray lives and farms in
Osborne county, and gets his mail over
across the county line IN Russell be-
cause the nearest postoffice is on that
side of the fence. He was of sufficient
prominence at home to get the senator
ial job, but it is doubted that he re-
ceived the close attention at home that
he receiv IS in Topeka For Senator
Gray believes in doing things according
to Hoyle and the evidence. Every time
a bill comes up for passage, Senator
Gray is on the job with all the figures
and dopus pertaining to that bill, and
he produces the same without fear or
hesitation. He is a familiar figure in
the offices of the attorney general, aud
itor, secretary of state and treasurer.
He knows what is going on now, and
can compare it with what has been
done in the past. Newspaper men de-
pend upon him for details of about ev-
erything that comes before the senate.
He makes few speeches, but introduces
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10

Senator Noah Bowman is a friend
of the reporters. He speaks at fire.
quent intervals, is remarkably well
posted and says something of interest
on an average of twice a day. While
they worry for fear his glasses will
slip over the end of his nose and shut
off the supply of conversation, they
feel confident that he will remove the
obstruction and come back to the sub
jeet with words ofzwisdom.
The eastern end of the state is about
equally divided between Democratic
and Republican senators, and Senator
Bowman is on the majority side. Two
Republicans and Democrat cover the
northern end of his district, and two
Democrats support his southern boun-
dairy. The several Democratic sena-
torial districts are freckled with Repub-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10

Mrs. Stout. The flame was blown into
the lamp in sue ha way as to cause an
explosion. The house and all it's fur
nishings were burned Mrs. Stout was
severely and perhaps dangerously
burned about the face and hands. Her
condition today is reported serious and
her recovery doubtful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10
Big Stock Sale Held.

Marysvflle, Kan, Feb. 10.-One of
the biggest stock sales held in this
county this winter was the sale held
by Charles E. Pratt of near Frank
fort Saturday. A good bunch of stock
was offered which brought an aggre-
gate sum of $6,30S. A team of mares
brought $3.50, one mare brought 1912,
a 2-year-old stallion brought $685. and
a sucking colt sold for $202.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10

The bill to crowd the state of Kansas
into the book publishing business, is
in a fair way to pass as amended.
About the only advantage to be CLEAN
ed from state publication of books is
that Kansas scribeS who have publish
ed books may compare costs of pub
LEGATION and see whether or not they
were stang
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10
MISUNDERSTANDING
So Negro Writes Black Hand
Letter to Farmer.
Officers in Waiting Give Boy
Bad Scare.

Mr. Bressler: You put $500 in a
sack and take it to the railroad juno
ton by the oil tanks at Sterling, and
put it beside the track, at IL o clock
the night of Feb. 8. If you don't dc
it L will kidnap your daughter and
kill you and your wire
BLACK HAND.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10
CHANGE EATING HOUSE PLANS.
OF Fourteen Bids None Came Within
$4,000 Augmentation.

$4,000 Appropriation.
Dodge City, Kan, Feb. 10.-Word
from Topeka is to the effect that the
Santa Fe is changing it's plans for the
$4,000 Harvey house addition here.
of fourteen bids received none came
within the appropriation. The plans
will be changed so contractors can
bid within the amount designated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10
BLOWS OUT LAMP: HOUSE BURNS
Explosion Follows Preparation o
Family to Retire.

Winfield, Kan, Feb. 10.-The farm
house belonging to John Stout, To-
Gated a short distance northwest of
Burden, was destroyed by fire, follow
ing an attempt to blow out a lamp by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10
He Has the Dope.

many, many bills on many subjects,
and stands as pat as any standpatter
on the minority side when he thinks he
is right. and although he wears the
grim, incorporating look of a Clay
or Calhoun, he is friendly, easy to meet
and patient.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10

west and the east are strangers. There
ought to be closer relations. There
ought to be no west, east, north or
SOUTH This is one great country, and
we all ought to work together.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10
GIRL GOES HOME TO CELEBRATE
Stenographer Gets Prizes for Writing
A0Ver tiSement.

Wichita. Kan, Feb. 10.-A pretty
Wichita stenographer, Miss Gertrude
Jones. formerly of ST. Louis, is going
home to celebrate the winning of four
prizes in an ad writing contest in
which only amateurs contested. Her
winnings totaled $26, being a sweep
stake and three minor prizes.
Miss Jones was stenographer to a
prominent st. Louis newspaper man
before coming to Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10

Among Kansas visitors in Washing
ton are j. H. White of Abilene, Fred
S. Galland of Paola and Benjamin
Dillon of Arkansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10

Bank of Topeka.
Savings accounts now ready
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10

It is confidently expected that
Washington will have the largest
crowd here on Inauguration than ever
before, or since Cleveland's first in
duction in office. The leading hotels
have sold out their quarters at more
than double the regular rates two or
three weeks ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-10

Everybody can be
satisfied in this big
stock of trousers, made
from the costliest suit
fabrics; Hart, Schaf1'ner
& Marx goods. Grays,
blues, black, mixed coll
ors. They're trousers
worth IS, Sc, $3.50, 81,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

If you want to make yourself solid
with THAT GIRL, there is nothing
that helps more than a nice FRESP
box of CHOCOLATES occasionally.
See our nice Christmas assortment
CANDY is a most acceptable Christ
mas gift.
THE VENcEDoRA
Phone 46.
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TALK ON THRIFT
A LIFELONG G|F 7

Did YOU ever stop 10 think that
nearly all the virtues have something
to do with the use of money? Take
honesty, justice, generosity, charity
frugality, forethought, self denial, for
instance.
When you do consider this you will
see the Importance of a right con-
cepuon of the value of money and
its use and the appropriateness Of a
savings bank account with a first
deposit in it as a Christmas gift for
young persons.
Parents, do you realize that the
success of your children will depend
to a considerable extent, upon the
start you give them?
Ard it is not so much the amount
Of money you leave them as it is the
kind of habits they learn from you
When, as a Christmas sift for your
son or daughter, your nephew, niece
o: grandchild, you start SAVE
account for him or her in 4 good
bank you are doing a very wise
thing. because you are making il
easy for the young person to acquire
the saving habit, something whicI
will he OF lifelong benefit to him.
So while you may give only few
dollars in actual cash, you Will b'
starting the boy or girl on the righ
road and you will be inculcatinS
lesson of thrift which ought to mea'
great deal to the child later on
not only in dollars and cents, bu
also in character, happiness and use
fulncss.
Why not try this plan this Christ
mas. and be an unusually sensible
Santa Claus?
T. D. MacGREGOR
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IN SOCIETY
By Mary Gwynn Whiteman Telephone 142
Santy's He Iper.

Santy's Helper.
MAY I go down to the door, Mum
The door that opens into
street
To hang my sock on the key in the
lock,
Ere the reindeers pass with their
pattering feet
The stairs are so many and steep anG
black,
Fat Sanity will never climb up with
his pack,
And squeeze past the doors on the
landings small
Just on one little boy to call"
20, little son. dear little son,
Better the fight that is never won
My hands are empty or you should
see
The twinkling joys of a Christmas
tree
But if ever an answer We're given tC
prayer,
Santa would come up our winding
stair"
He hied him down to the squalic
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FRIDAY

Dance at Mrs. Sayre's.
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Inc dance "' WI ., soy
gwen by MISS frdhCls Hol man On
Messrs. Lorenzo Love- "'ii""' o'u"' :
Crockett, Charles Anderson ana h''
oaEre' VIII "' VII
Dr. and Mrs lhomaSoh h",r '
turned to their nome III N"'', ~,
diIeI 'i'''
The ThlmbIe lea N'uo i''''' va
SATURDAY "l'ei 'oo" WIN
Miss Eva Brady has re'urneu ''0'"
+
Misses Mary ana L'lllah uo"''
are in Kansas City Tor the hollu'y s.
+
from opllhSi'N'N'
eral weeks VISIT
The Auctloh biIuso CluN r'
| Saturday afternoon Wlln Ml9' IL -
Sayre.
-,
MI anu Ms
spend the holidays IN hehrle''''
Texas,
+
MI anu nj.
pected home tomorrow from hoo"
ester, Minn.
i:
Miss Kate Masters OF waco, leA.
is the guest OF MISS Mduu II! uoi'
-"
Mr.. and Mrs }. Lltsey onllVh o'
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MRS. YOUNG IS
AGAIN RE-|NSTA7EO

Chicago, Dec. 23.-Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young was voted back into the sup
er;nteudency of the Chicago public
SCHOOLS Tuesday afternoon after a
stormy session of the board OF edli-
cation. Seven members refused to
vote on tie ground that the board
had no power to reconsider the elcc =
tion of John D. Shoop, assistant sup
erintendent under Mrs Young who had
been elected her successor. Conten-
ton also was made that the fou"
new members of the board named by
Mayor Harrison to replace four whose
designations he had enforced were
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24
FOR
GOOD ROADS

Bartlesyille. g. Dec. 22.-lt VIII
cost approximately $25O,O00 to build
three score miles of good highways
in Washington county, according to
estimates made public at the meeting
held in Bartlesville at which there
were present officerE from every
township in the county, other citi-
zens and members of the chamber OF
commerce, of Bartlesville. The meet
ing was called for the purpose OF
discussing the plan of voting bonds
for the improvement of highways.
1t was agreed to have prelimi-
nary estimate made by the county
engineer to be presented at a meet
ing to be held some time early next
year. One of the plans decided on
was for the construction of high
way leading from the Kansas line to
the Tulsa county line, a distance of
forty miles. This road will be built
on an air line, passing through
the center of the county. The bonds
if issued will run for a period of from
ten to twenty-five years. Cities and
towns will not vote upon the bond
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-24

But as midnight sounded the little
sock
Was filled TO bursting from Santas
stock,
And as anta's helper crept up the
stair
Dim gas flung a halo on red-goIl
hair.
E. II. Wolff in New York Times
Tonight at eleven p. m. at 81
Philips Episcopal church the Christ
mas midnight services will be held
A special musical program Will be
sung.
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issue. they being compelled under
the law TO build their own roads.
1t is expected tho elections 10 vote
upon the bond issue will be held
some time early next spring.
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Party Postponed.

In respect to the memory of Col
p Mullen. whose family are intimate
friends of the hostess for the Bridge
Club this week, Mrs. T. n. Coleman
will postpone the club meeting un-
til Monday afternoon of the coming
week, at 3 o'clock at her nome Oh
North Washington street. Club mem
bers are notified of the change
through the press, as has been the
custom Of the club in the past and
will receive no further notification
This will be the first reassemOlins
of the club for several weeks ano
will be an unusually pleasant hos
pitality.
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"Joy to the World"
JOY to the world, the Lord has come,
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing.
Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns'
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills
and plains
Repeat the sounding joy.
He rules the world with truth and
grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders Of his love.
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See those Circassian bedroom sets
at Downing's. They are beauties
and priced right. lS'o