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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
WOMAN ENDS TTF'E WITH ROPE
Mrs. Peter Naslund Ends Long Illness
With Moose.

Clay Center, Kan, Feb. Mrs. Peter
Naslund residing about ten miles
north of Clay Center, committed sui
eide by hanging. She arose early and
unobserved by the other occupants of
the house went to the granary and
with a piece of quarterback rope, did
the work.
Mrs. Naslund had been for some time
ailing mentally, and had been worried,
though thought of such an ending had
never entered the minds of any of her
family. She was about fifty-six years
of age, mother of a family of grown
children, and with her husband shared
the respect and regard of everyone in
their neighbOrhOod.
Coroner E. N. Martin made investi-
cation and decided that an inquest was
unnecessary, it being a plain case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
CANADA AUTO PARTY COMING.
Meridian Road Tourists to Run to
Gulf of Mexico.

Lindsborg, Kan, Feb. This sec
ton of the country will be visited in
the summer by a party of Canadian
tourists, who plan to give the first en-
durance motor run over the new Mer-
idian road, which has been logged and
routed recently. Fifty cars driven by
Canadian owners will take part in a
reliability run from Winnipeg to Gal
weston. Motor car owners living in
states traversed by the road will join
this party which by the time it reaches
Lindsborg will be one of the largest
touring parties that ever visited the
city.
John Nicholson, secretary of the
Meridian Road association, says the
road is ready for travel. One thou
sand miles of it between Winnepeg
and Wichita make first class dirt
road. The road from Wichita south
to Galveston is not as good. Canadian
motorists spent 100000 on their
share of the road during 1912. The
road as surveyed now almost follows
the flight of the road during 1912. The
road was sign posted. White bands on
posts will mean to go straight ahead.
Red bands will mean turns ahead and
danger. A red arrow every five miles
will designate the way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
ROMANCE ENDED
Pretty Show Girl Was Core
spending With Another Girl.
Finds cray Miller" Not Man
When She Arrives.

Hutchinson, Kan, Feb. 1-After a
correspondence for eight months with
what she supposed was a Hutchinson
young man, Miss katherine Bennett. a
Chicago girl, arrived here this morn
ing to find that her correspondent was
girl. after all.
Last June an advertising calendar
! was received by Miss Ray Miller of
526 Fourth east, an employee in the
Hutchinson Printing company's bind
cry, from Chicago. On the back of
the calendar was found the name of
Katherine Bennett and her street
address in Chicago.
A brother of Miss Miller. just for the
fun of it, wrote the address, but signed
his sisters name. Ray Miller to his
communication. The girl of the calen-
dar replied, and a correspondence fol-
lowed between her and Miss Miller, the
Chicago girl, however, imagining that
she was corresponding with a Hutchin-
son young man all of the time.
Later. Miss Miller. thinking the fun
had gone far enough wrote to the
Chicago girl, telling her just how it
was and breaking the news that it
was a feminine Ray with whom she
was corresponding.
Miss Bennett refused to believe it,
and notified her Hutchinson CORES
pondent that she not only wouldn't be-
lieve it, but that she was coming to
Hutchinson to see him.
She is now travelling with a theatre
cal company which arrived in Hutch
inson this morning, and she immedi-
ately hunted up Ray Miller.
Il declare I thought you were trying
to fool me- she gasped when she
found out after all that her CORES
isn't turning out as much of a romance
after all. is it ?'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01

himself at his apartments on North
Kansas avenue. The bullet entered
his breast just over the heart and
lodged in the spine. He cannot re-
cover.
1t is not positively known how the
shooting happened, but the general
superstition is that Armour, who has
been respondent for some time over
a love affair and had threatened to
lend it ALL" tried suicide.
All that Armour would say is, 'T
did it. Tell mother it was partially
an accident"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
ALL WRONG. SAYS McKEEvER.
Country Life Improvement should Be
Made Along New Lines.

! Madison, Wis, Feb. 1-"Barns
bursting with produce, well stocked
pastures and swine pens and four
figured bank deposits in the possess
sion or farmers do not constitute real
rural wealth. Work SO far done to
make country life more attractive is
on wrong lines. Symptoms have been
treated rather than the disease A
new and constructive program is
needed; one that suggests human de-
Velopment along all lines
lheSe We're statements made here
by William A. McKeever, professor of
philosophy at Kansas State ARric1II-
tural college, in an address to the
Lnlrd annual country life conference.
FroLessor Mckeever argued that the
condition of the farmer is in need of
spiritual, rather than material inn
provement.
The development of a well poised
self reliant and happy personality in
the average farm dweller is the prob
Iem, he said. 81 have known the
materials of wealth to be heaped up
around a farm house which contain
ed q sad and disappointed wife and
from which the sons had fled without
even grammar school education
The idea of the dignity of labor
must be fostered, but the material
wealth OF the individual is not the
ann 1 am opposed to the giving of
individual prizes, for instance, for
corn raising and such things. I be-
Heve in team work in pitting com
munlty against community. rather
than serving out the prizes to a few
fortunate individuals"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
CLEAN UP ORDER AT PTrrsBURG
Mayor Stops Slot Machines and Lot
teries.

Pittsburg, Kan. Feb. Mayor
Graues has given Instructions to the
chief of police to stop the operation of
lottery boards and all other games of
chance. The order went into effect at
o'clock Friday night. The order in
cludes all gambling devices in drug
stores, cigar stores, hotels pool halls
and restaurants.
The new order is another step in
the movement to clean up the city. A
board of cenSorS composed entirely of
women now is supervising the five
and ten cent theaters. A dance hall
and skating rink supervisor was ap-
pointed a few weeks ago by the
mayor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01

1t begins to look as if corner lots all
over the globe WILL be given over to
numbers or "one-old-cat,' or what
ever you called it when you were a kid.
Baseball, our national pastime is fast
becoming the national pastime Of many
another nation. The Cubans have been
the first to take to the ball and bat
and now France is getting interested.
The Japs have already shown quite
little agility at chasing flies and China
is now laying out grandstands and dia-
monds. At the very latest reports the
Australians are evidencing an interest
and it would seem that it is only a mat
ter of a short while before all the rest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
WIFE OF MERCHANT STRICKEN.
Mrs. Heinecke. Near Death, Has ReIa-
tiveS Here.

Jewell City, Feb. Mrs e. D.
Heinecke, wife of the pioneer grocery
merchant. has suffered a severe stroke
of paralysis, effecting left side of body,
and causing hemorrhages of the brain.
Mrs. Heinecke homesteaded land here
as Jane Wyland and still has the
homestead. She is a sister of Mrs
Evaline Walker, of Belleville, T. j.
Wyland, of Smith Center, and the
mother of Walter, Jesse and Win
Heinecke all associated with the Kan
sas University as students.
The sons now live on the Pacific
coast being in business out there. but
all of them are at their mothers bed
side now. Paralysis seems to be a
Wyland inheritance, as both of Mrs.
Heinecke's parents were thus stricken,
dying at this place years ago. F. W.
Heinecke. of Topeka, is a brother of
E. D. Heinecke.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
GARDEN CITY Is HAPPY.
Hears of New Railroads That Are to
Come Soon.

Garden City, Kan, Feb. 1.-Garden
city is Just now elated over the re-
port that the Wichita Falls railroad is
headed towards this city. In a private
letter from one of the promoters of
TINS road to a local man, this state
ment is made:
we shall soon be ready to talk
business with Garden City"
Going north from here they can use
the grade made a few years ago for
the electric road that was to run from
mere to Scott. and from Scott they will
probably use the Scott & Northern
road to Winona, connecting with the
Union Pacific at that place.
In addition to this rumor comes the
news that an additional force of men
mas been put to work on the Jetmore
pranch where but one man has been
grading road for a number of years.
Ihis means taht the Santa Fe is to
extend the Jetmore line to Garden
CITY, and connect with the main line
AS the Santa Fe already owns the
grade south through Finney county
made by the Garden City, Gulf &
Northern they will likely build south
to Santana and connect with the Col
NOR cutoff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01

of the powers fall in line and have
a good excuse for coming home late to
supper. What's the scorer and t'Who
pitched?" will be heard in every tongue.
The Cubans have deserted their be-
loved cock-fights for the diamond
pastime. 1t used to be in Cuba that
Sunday afternoon all the men-folkS
went down to the cock-fights and spent
all their weeks wages betting on the
little roosters. Now all has changed
and instead OF cock-fights they go to
the ball game. And we're inclined to
the belief that it will be for the better
ment of their immortal souls. Going to
a ball game-even of a Sabbath--is bet
ter than making poor little ROSTERS
fight to death, say We
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
FIFTH TRACK MEET MAY 10.
More Counties Added to District on
Account of Location.

Abilene, Kan. Feb. Professor
Sleeper has announced that the ath-
letes of the south half OF the Fifth
district will meet here for their an
nual track meet on Saturday, May 10.
The state secretary of the High School
Athletic association has given his APP
prevail to the meet and with the CO.
operation OF a few more high school
principals the meet will be assured.
On account of geographical location
number of counties have been added
to the southern half of the district.
The counties which will take part in
the meet are: Wabaunsee, Lincoln
Ellsworth. Ottawa, Saline. Dickinson
Geary and Riley. Each school in these
counties is allowed to enter a team of
ten men in the meet. There will easily
be 100 athletes in the meet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01

When our little cousins in foreign
lands become quite adept at tossing the
pill a score-card will look like a col
lege exam. in languages. The scout
for the Chicago Cubs will dig up a
pr enom of an infielder playing in the
Balkan States League and the Cubs
will sign him offering a couple of
WORKOUT pitchers in the trade. We'd
have an Eskimo on third and a South
Sea islander covering first What with
all the trading and signing and various
deals that are pulled in baseball, a ball
team will be nothing if not cosmopoli-
tan.
And to qualify as an UMPIRE
You'd have to know six hundred Ian
guages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01

Ten of Them Serve Year for Violating
Neutrality Laws.

Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. 1.-Ten
Mexican revolutionists were released
from the federal prison here after they
had served a year each for violation
of the United States neutrality laws.
DR.. Raphael Molina, who it is said,
Mexican revolution, and Juan Hidalgo,
a former mayor of Juarez, were
among those released.
The men were released in two Sc
parate squads as they represent diff
ferent factions in Mexican politics.
Molina, Hidalgo and Joseph Gomez
were in one party and the other seven
in another,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
McKNEnLY MUST FIGHT FOR TT.
EraternaI Insurance Order Denies Him
Money He Seeks.

Wichita, Feb. 1.-Unless he goes
to court, Otto McKnelly, q former car
repairer at Wellington, cannot collect
$4,000 insurance that his parents car
ried at the time of their murder in a
tent here. Otto was discharged at a
preliminary hearing of a charge of
numbering his parents and sister last
September.
He was kept in Jail over a month
while the officers tried to get evidence
against him. He left for Illinois on
being released and the Brotherhood of
American Yoemen, in which the Nc
Knellys we're insured, have notified
Otto's lawyers that it would not pay
the policies to him. He is the sole
heir but was not named as beneficiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
BEAUMONT CLAIMS THORPE.
Secretary Wires Farrell to Protect
Clubs Rights.

Beaumont, Tex. Feb. 1.-The Beau
mont baseball club of the Texas
League has a reserve contract claim
on James Thorpe, the Indian ath-
lete, according to Manager Wheeler
of that club. Beaumont's franchise
was purchased from Oklahoma City
last year and it is claimed Thorpe
was among the players reserved by
that club.
Manager Wheeler has telegraphed
Secretary Farrell of the National
commission to protect the Beaumont
club in its claim to Thorpes services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
WALKS ROUND WORLD IN HOME
Kitchens Should Be Rearranged h. s.
A. @. Speaker Says.

Pittsburg Kan, Feb. In seven
years the average housewife walks
around the world in her kitchen,
according to Miss Frances Brown, of
the State Agricultural college, who
spoke to women at the interstate corn
and poultry show here. Miss Brown
suggested Encouragement of kitchens
SO as to give the utmost convenience
to the housewife.
The show came to an end with an
address by DR.. George E. Myers, head
of the manual training normal and
play by students of the institution.
Several hundred farmers have been in
attendance and prizes totaling $1,000
have been awarded for the best corn
and poultry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01

Stovall has some pretty good ma
terial to work with-for instance,
Shotton, Williams and Compton, who
are speed merchants of high degree.
and Mike Balenti, from whom the
fans expect much as a sprinter.
Last season the Detroit Tigers pill
fered no fewer than PTS bases as COM
pared with 176 by the Browns. Sto-
vail says the difference won't be any
thing like that in 1913. He has in
structed his fleet footed ones to take
longer chances next season, and the
ST Louis fans are confident the re-
suit will be pleasing to their pride.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
MAN, WIFE AND CHILD CRAZY.
John Hanley's Task Too Great for
One Man.

Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. Work
ing at his trade as carpenter
through the day and at night caring
Tor his sick wife and four small child
rem, proved too much for John Han
ley and he is in the county Jail a raw
ing maniac. His wife is in a local
hospital for observation and the child
rem are being cared for at an orphan
age. 1t is said that one of them also
Is deranged. Thursday Hanley went
about his work as usual, but during
the night his mind became unbalanced
and after running Mrs. Hanley out Of
the house, he threatened to kill his
nelghbors. physician who was call
ed to make an examination declared
that Hanley, his wife and the eldest
child, girl of z, were insane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
ABOLISH THANKSGIVING GAME
Ottawa School Will Not Play Foot
ball Turkey Day.

Ottawa, Kan, Feb. 1.-The Ottawa
university faculty in session voted to
abolish the Thanksgiving football
game from the schedule. This ac-
ton is taken in accord with similar
action taken in most of the schools
in Kansas, according to announce
ment made by President S. E. Price
of the college.
The matter was taken up by the
ia Guilty at the request of George Pc
terson. who is arranging the 1918
football schedule for the college
eleven.
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KETCHEL TO BOX THE WINNER
Chicago Boy Will Get Chance After
Murphy MandOt Fight.

Chicago, Feb. flames Coffroth,
who will stage the Tommy Murphy
Joe Mandot fight in San Francisco on
February %, has telegraphed Steve
Ketchel an offer to meet the winner
Ketchel accepted. The date will be
set later.
Ketchel, who is comparatively a
new man in the lightweight ranks, has
been boxing on an average of once a
week all winter and has won some
good fights. He is a Chicago boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
NoRMALs SWAMP CAMPBELL
Teachers Pile Up Big Score Agains
HOltOn Five.

Emporia. Kan, Feb. 1.-The Kan
sas State Normal swamped Campbell
college under a score of 60 to "a in
a slow game of basketball on the To-
cal course At times the Normal team
work showed brilliantly, but for the
most part the playing was loose
Coach Crispin of the Normal started
two of his reserve men and inserted
two others when the game was safe
At no time did the Campbell team
have a look in, and the different
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
FARMERS LIKE sILO PLAN.
Winter Feeding Problem Solved by
100 CattIemen.

Great Bend Kan, Feb. lover a hun
dred cattlemen in this section have in the
last year taken up the silo as the proper
way of winter feeding, and demon
strating it to their complete satisfaction
S. A Crettinger, of Bison, claims the
record for silage feeding this winter with
one COW which has gained los pounds in
twenty-one days on silage-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
THIRD MEMBER is DEAD.
Three Deaths in Three Weeks in
Family of Pioneer.

Salina, Kan, Feb. John Robertson
81 years old. and resIuent of this county
for forty-two years, and buffalo hunter
in pioneer days, is dead at the farm home
where he settled on coming to Kansas
He dropped dead with heart disease.
This is the third member of the family TO
die within three weeks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01

playing of the teachers accounts for
the size of Campbell's score.
The lineup: Normal - Brown,
Holmes and Foncannon, guards; Joss
Grand and Manager, center; Neuman
and Brenneman, forwards. Campbell
Farrell and G. Ynat, forwards; E.
Ynat, center; Bonebreak and Green,
guards.
Referee-Hargiss. College of EN-
poria.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
THORPE To GIANTS.
Famous Indian Has Signed New York
Contract.

Cincinnati, Feb. 1.-James Thorpe
has signed a contract to play with
the New York National League base
ball club, according to a message re-
ceived here today by August Herr
mann, president of the Cincinnati
club. The message was from Frank
C. Bancroft, business manager of the
Cincinnati club, who is in Carlisle,
Pa. where he made an effort to en-
gage Thorpe'S services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01

and the man was stopped before he
had gained his liberty
The Jail is old and rotten and it does
not take much effort to dig through
the walls. The tool with which the
man was working was a piece of wire
taken from the diSinfectant can. The
inner wall which is made of smaller
rocks was penetrated and the prisoner
had begun to dig through the outer
wall when discovered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
YAWNs, DIsLOCATEs HER JAW.
Woman Victim of Painful Accident
Helped to Close Mouth.

Talno, Kan, Feb. Mrs. N S. Lowell
living near Talmo, was lately the victim
of a peculiar affliction. In attempting to
yawn, her jaw slipped out OF place and
became locked, SO tina. she could not close
her mouth. physicians assistance was
summoned, and succeeded in remedying
the woman's predicament, one of the first
OF the kind ever reported here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
MANAGER ST0vALL
WANTS MORE SPEED

st. Louis, Feb. Ito improve the
speed of his players on the base lines
that's one job Manager Stovall has
cut out for himself in 1913. It's no
small task. either, for year after
year the Brownies have been lamen-
tabIy weak as base runners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01

charged, the charge striking Jake just
over the heart. A heavy coat and 9TH
er clothing resisted the shot, which,
glancing, lodged in the mans neck.
Aside from a severe flesh wound, he
was otherwise uninjured. and will re-
cover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
CITY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MEET.
Fifty City Educators Attend Conven-
ton at Normal.

Emporia, Kan, Feb. 1.-The eighth
annual conference of superintendents
OF SCHOOLS in cities of the first and
second class is in session at the Kan
sas State Normal over fifty super
lntendents have registered. and the
discussions have been worth while.
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ONCE HAD BIG PAY,
NOW DOWN And OUT

Position wanted as manager or play
CT; formerly with st. Louis Americans
and Milwaukee,; free agent. Addrc SIS
George r. Stone, Coleridge, Neb.''
Behind that little ad in the Position
Wanted" column of the current issue ct
the Sporting News is an interesting story
the story of a baseball star who threat
ened to quit baseball unless he got raise
in salary; who did quit because his oe
mands were not met, and who is now
looking for a job with any old team as
either manager player.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
DIGS TO FREEDOM WITH WIRE.
Motor Car Thief Near Liberty When
Officers Appear.

Newton, Kan. Feb. Tom Nc
Carly, the man who is in custody for
stealing from Al Moores car a few
weeks ago, made an unsuccessful at
tempt to break out of Jail here. The
officers were made acquainted with
the attempt by one of the prisoners
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
LITTLE CORN FOR SALE.
junction City Dealers Pay Less Thar
St0ckmen.

Junction City, Kan, Feb. ALI records
in wheat receipts are being smashed this
Vice.. No less than twenty-five loads
have been hauled to town on any one day,
and the number has frequently exceeded
this. Almost no corn is being offered tor
sale in town. 1t is said that the farmers
are selling among themselves at a higher
figure than the buyers can afford to pay
in the CITY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
AUTO CRANK FIRES GUN.
Heavy Winter Overcoat Turns Charge
of Shot.

Agenda, Kan, Feb. Jake Linda
mood, well known citizen of Agenda,
this county, had a narrow escape from
death. He, in company with two
brothers, Glenn and Lee, were out on a
sale advertising trip in an auto. While
the machine was being cranked a gun
standing in the auto fell, and was dis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
oAPABLANoA WINS 9TH GAME
Defeats Napoleon of Washington After
- Moves.

New York, Feb. Unusually
stubborn games marked the ninth
round of the American Chess Masters
tournament.
Jose r. Capablanca of Havana
scored his ninth straight victory at
the expense of L. B. ZapoIeon of
Washington after 81 moves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
WEATHER BREEDS DISEASE.
Winter Resort Temperature Causes
Great Deal of Sickness

Clay Center, Kan. Feb 1.-The fine
summer weather this section of the
state has been enjoying seems pro-
life in disease such as tonsilitis, bron-
chitis and kindred ailments and the
physicians are sadly rushed with work.
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HE TRIES TO TAKE OWN LIFE.
Liberal Salesman Disappointed i'm Love
Affair, Uses Revolver.

Liberal, Kan, Feb. 1.-E. Z. Ar
mour, travelling salesman for the
Dodge City Wholesale Grocery COM
pany with headquarters here, shot
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Aggies, 20.

Referee, Hoover, Baker,. umpire,
Quigley, st. Marys. Attendance, 200.