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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
HERO ALL IN Vain
Turkish Commander Still
Fighting on Seas.
Cannot Be Convinced That
War Is Over.

London June 23.-Bucknam Pasha,
the American sailor of fortune who
holds the position of rear admiral in
the Turkish navy and who has been in
London for some months with the
Turkish peace ENJOYS, has received
hurried call from Constantinople He
had received an intimation that his
presence was highly desired at the
sublime porte because, he is the only
person able to adjust a rather grim
though humorous incident that has
arisen since peace was declared
Raour Bey, the commander of the
Turkish cruiser Hamidoeh, which es-
capped from the Dardanelles during the
war and carried on terrible destruction
among the allies ships, has, apparently
not heard that the war is over and
is continuing his program of cruising
through the Mediterranean and Aegean
seas and destroying everything coming
his way.
1t is believed inasmuch as Raour
Bey is a pupil of Bucknam Pasha, and
has been in America several times to
study naval strategy, the pasha is the
only man who can convince him that
the war is really over and can persuade
him to cease.
Raour Bey is thoroughly American
lied and speaks English with an
American accent"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
kANSAN FOUND DEAD
Garden City Physician Slipped in
Bathroom, Striking Tub.

Garden City, Kan, June 23.-Dr. O..
L. Helwig of this city, accidentally met
death in the bath room in his hospital
last night. His body was found on
the floor this morning and it is be-
lieved that he was killed by slipping
ana falling against the edge of the
tub.
Doctor Helwig appeared in the
usual health last night and went to
the bath room to bathe, just before
retiring at the usual hour. Nothing
more was seen of him and no atten-
ton was given to his absence. The
door of the room was found locked
this morning and the physicians dead
body was found on the floor when the
door was forced open.
The condition of the body indicated
that death had resulted several hours
before it was discovered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23

from Figures thus far compiled do
not include returns from either Wyan-
dottee, Shawnee or Sedgwick counties,
although big gains are expected in each
of these counties.
Last years census showed 1865, ,296
inhabitants of the state, as compared
with 1.6S6,647 in 1911, or a loss of H.
351. Some of the figures, both as to
gains and losses as shown in the re-
ports thus far received include:
Cherokee gain 3.274, Barber gain 294,
Jackson gain 377, Labette gain 229, Mar
shall gain 172, Neosho gain $40, Reno
gain 9S1, Sumner gain 5SS, Leavenworth
gain PIP, Pratt gain 325, Sherman gain
AIS, Butler loss 513, Anderson loss 1858,
Mcpherson loss 316, Wilson loss 3S5,
Wabaunsee loss III.
While Mr.. Coburn declines to dis
cuss the probable final showing on Gen.
sus figures, yet reports received from
various counties indicate that the state
will probably be able to overcome the
loss shown in the 1912 reports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
SWIM TO THEIR WORK.
Washington Clerks Paddle Over Po-
tornac in Bathing Suits.

Washington, June 23.-The newest
way to go to work in Washington is
to swim. This is the way they
work it:
They leave their homes in a bathing
suit and on reaching the Potomac dive
and strike out diagonally across the
river. The nearest boathouse is
about a mile and on reaching it they
change their bathing suits for their
street clothes. After work they re-
pair to the boathouse, change their
clothes, don their bathing suits and
swim back home.
The new movement was started
about a week ago by young depart
ment clerks, who have a camp about
a mile above Washington on the Vir-
gIn1a shore and their example has
been followed by several residents in
that vicinity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
PROBE A GIRLS DEATH
Mysterious Drug Found Beside Body
of Young Bookkeeper.

Salisbury, Nd, June 23-With closest
secrecy. police officials are investigat-
ing the mysterious death of Miss Flor
ence Wainwright, who was found dead
in the office of the Home Gas COM
pany here last Friday evening. Miss
Wainwright was a bookkeeper for the
company. She was 25 years of age. 1t
is reported that the vital organs have
been sent to Baltimore for analysis.
Pills in a box marked quinine which
were at Miss Wainwright's side when
her body was found, are said to have
been another drug. They are being
analyzed and while the physicians and
others interested refused to confirm the
report, it is generally understood that
death was not due to heart failure as
at first supposed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
WHEW! HEAT COMING!
Real Summertime for This Week Is
Official Promise.

Washington, June 23.-Real summer
time weather during this week was
promised over the country by the
weather bureau. Temperature above
the seasonable average were predicted
for the southern states. the great CEN
trail valleys and the plains states and
normal temperatures for the middle
Atlantic and New England states, the
region of the Great Lakes and the
Pacific slope.
"A reaction from the prevailing mod
crate temperature to seasonably warm
weather will set in over the region of
the Great Lakes, the Ohio valley and
the middle Atlantic and New England
states by Wednesday," the weekly bull
letin said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
NATIONAL TURNFEST.
German Athletes Meet at Denver
KanSanS There.

Denver, June 23.-"Gut He'll zun
Turnfeste. blazoned from many build
ings and electric lights and uttered by
thousands of lips greeted the van
guard of the athletes and participants
in the city for the first annual festivity
of the North American turnerbund
bundles turnfest when they arrived here
this morning. Thirteen turnvereins
reach Denver today and all were met
at the union station by great and
cheering delegations from the turn
vereins of Colorado.
Among them were those from Marys-
vile, Kansas. Madison, Wisconsin, Fort
Wayne, St. Louis. The ST. Joseph,
Missouri delegation arriver yesterday.
Receptions at hotels were held this
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
DAWSON SAYS NO
Attorney General Not a Candi-
date for Congress.
Also Breaks Up Supreme
Bench RumOrS.

Attorney General John S. Dawson
won't be a candidate for any political
office next year. according to a state
ment which he is quoted as making
while visiting in Hill City, his former
home town. Dawson has been repeat
edly mentioned as probable candidate
for the supreme bench next year. UP
in Graham county he has also been
talked of as a probable candidate for
congress from the Sixth district. But
the Hill City interview indicates that
Dawson really wants to retire from
public Iife-at least for the present
and will enter the law business after
his term of office as attorney general
expires in January, 1915.
The Hill City dispatch reads:
Some of the friends of Attorney
General John Dawson now and then
start him on the road to congress from
the Sixth district. He retains his bus
mess and real estate interests in Hill
City and Graham county and comes
here to vote. Recently one of his
staunch friends asked him if he in
tends to be a candidate for congress
in 1914. This was his reply:
"'Of course, I feel f1attered at the
compliment of being mentioned for con-
gress by a few of my old friends in
the Sixth district. but I will not be
candidate for that or any other po
litical office next year. I don't intend to
rob a bank or run away with some
body eIse's wife or do anything else
disgraceful which would disqualify me
from running for office again sometime,
but expect to stick closely to the law
until 1 get rich enough to retire to
my farm in Graham county and ride
around in an automobile and watch
my hired hands do the work. -
Dawson is mighty strong in the big
Sixth district. Should he change his
mind before the 1914 primaries. he
would probably be nominated without
difficulty and would make the running
decidedly unpleasant for oJhn r.
Connolly, the Democratic congressman
from the Sixth district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
SULzER IN SIzzLE
Governor of New York in Hot
Reply to Tammany.
Refers to Murphy and Curtis
as "TOOlS."

Albany, June Ex-Governor Sulzer
added another chapter today to the
Sulzer- Murphy Curtis controversy by
issuing statements in reply to those
given out yesterday by Charles F. Muir
ply, leader of Tammany hall and
George NJ. Curtis. of New York
The governor says: Il want Mr.. Muir
ply and his co-Spnspirators to produce
as quickly as they can, all the other
ibelous stuff that say they have on me
and with which they have threatened
me, because 1 refused to do what they
wanted. 1 want Murphy to do this
not some irresponsible tool. 1 will
answer.
However, 1 do not want the people
of the state to have their attention di-
verted from the main question of direct
primaries now pending in the extra
ordinary session by the bitter and out
rageous and unfounded attacks upon
myself. What about direct nomina-
tionS? That is the issue now
Mr.. Murphy beat the direct primary
bill in the last session of the legisla-
ture. He cannot deny it. Again 1 ask
him to take his hands off the legis
lature and let the representatives of
the people pass the direct primary bill.
Concerning Mr. Curtis who still main
tains that an effort was made to in
dict Governor Sulzer for perjury in
Vermont relative to the latter's suit
to recover counsel fees in a suit
brought by a granddaughter to break
the will of John Anderson, million
aire tobacco manufacturer the COVER
nor said:
Curtis is a notoriety seeker. He is
now the tool of the political conspir-
ators who are trying to ruin me be-
cause 1 refuse to do their bidding and
respond to their demands. L shall give
Curtis more notoriety and will
decline in the future to crafty his
vanity for publicity by denying his
libeIO11S cha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
VALUE IS BILLION
Mammoth Figures on Railway
Property in q. S.
Appraisal of Roads Will Be a
Big Task.
KANSAS PLANS ASSISTANCE
State CO-Operates in Accord
ance With Outline.
Country Divided Into Five Dis
tricts for Work.
KANSAS PLANS ASSISTANCE

Jefferson City, June 23.-John M.
Atkinson. chairman of the state utility
commission. says the valuation of the
railroad property of the United States
now is estimated at Is billion dollars.
He has returned home after attending
a conference between President Wilson,
the interstate commerce commission
and representatives from the boards OF
railroad commissioners of the various
state. the object being to carry into
effect a recent act of congress which
provides for valuation of all railroad
property in the United States under ar
rangements to be promulgated by the
interstate commerce commission, with
the advice of the president.
Mr.. Atkinson represented Missouri,
Iowa, Kansas Oklahoma, North Da-
kota, South Dakota and Minnesota in
the conference Concerning the result
of the conference, Mr.. Atkinson gave
out the following statement today:
I'm accordance with the provisions
of the act passed by congress authoriz-
ing and empowering the interstate
commerce commission to ascertain the
physical value of all interstate rail-
roads. the commission has appointed
a board of appraisers, composed of five
expert engineers. who are now engaged
in making the preliminary plans for
national railroads.
Country in Five Districts.
"The commission has divided the
United States into five districts and
will have each district under the super
vision of one engineer. Commissioner
Prouty of the interstate commerce
commission has been assigned the direct
supervision of the appraisal work.
''An the railroads of the United
States already have perfected an Or
ganization relative to the appraisal
commerce commission. The United
States has been divided into three dis
tricts with three expert railroad engl-
neers selected from each district. The
railroads have also selected three at
torneys and three experts on real es-
tate values to cooperate with the nine
engineers to look after the appraisal
work from the standpoint of the rail-
roads. The valuation of the railroads
of the United States is estimated at Is
billion dollars
Kansas Offers Her Services.
The states of Missouri, Iowa, Min
nesota, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma have
perfected an organization to see that
the value of the railroads in their re-
spectiVe states is aScertained fairly
from the standpoint of the public.
"Just when the work will begin in
Missouri, 1 cannot say, but 1 believe 1t
will begin in the course of a very few
months.
by our state commission co-operat-
ing with the interstate commerce COM
pense which would fall upon the COM
missions to make the appraisal of the
railroads of this state independent of
the interstate commerce commission"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
BLIND PIGS FOR GUM.
Ban on Chewing Enrages Girls of
Chicago University.

Chicago, June 23.-Co-eds at the
University of Chicago today were in
clined to pout at a new order which
in effect places the ban on chewing
gum. They don't want the gum so
much, but many of them regard the
order as an undue infringement of
personal rights. There was a rumor
that several blind pigs" where gum
may be obtained were already in
operation in coed dormitories.
The order of the board of COVER
nors took the form of eliminat ting
gum from articles sold at the univer-
sity book store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
Will GAIN IT BACK.
Coburn Believes State Census Will
Reach Old Figures.

Kansas will this year regain the pop
ulation which she lost last year, If
reports received by the board of agri-
culture from II counties show similar
conditions in all parts of the state. In
Al counties-most of them the smaller
counties of the state-there is a gain
of about 1000 over the census enumera-
ton of a year ago.
Complete figures will not be compiled
by F. D. Coburn, secretary of the board
of agriculture, until sometime in Aug
ust Reports from the various coun-
ties are coming in slowly and only
few of the large counties have been heard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23

templates a lake three miles long and
a half a mile wide in the picturesque
Hetch- -Hetchy basin in the Yosemite
national reserve. The right of way
would include IA miles of high pres
sure tunnel with a daily capacity of
400 million gallons to supply San
Francisco and the San Francisco pen
insula, Berkley, Alameda and ada
cent sections.
Chairman Ferris and others of the
house public lands committee favor
the project. Interior department and
forestry reserve officials are on rec
ord for the plan and San Francisco
is ready to begin work at the moment
of authorization by law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
Big STRIKE IN K. C.
Industrial Council Unions Vote on
WaIkOut Soon.

Kansas City, June pa general
strike of all unions connected with the
industrial council may be called here
next Friday. Heads of all of the un-
ions in Kansas City will meet next
Wednesday evening to vote on the re-
quest of the building trade council that
a general strike be called. If the vote
carries action will be taken Friday
night and 5000 men comprising the III
locals here will stop work within the
next two weeks. About 500 members
of the building trade organization are
out of work here due to a lockout.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
OPENS FLOOD War
PinchOt Plan for High Water
Prevention in Congress.
River Power Included i'm Ma.
tiOnal Rivers Idea.

Washington, June 2S.- Clifford
Pinchot's plan for a national rivers
commission was introduced in congress
today by Representative Temple of
Pennsylvania as a Progressive party
measure.
Senators, representatives, governors,
heads of waterways improvement and
conservation organizations and various
government officials would compose it.,
all serving without pay.
Flood prevention, stream pollution,
water power and like subjects would
be taken up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
FRISCO NEAR VICTORY.
Twelve Year Water Fight Sees First
Light of Day.

Washington, June 23.-The twelve
year fight of San Francisco for a
water supply from the Sierra Nevadas
may be won soon if the plans of the
house public lands committee are car
ried out. The S75,000,000 project,
which the San Francisco officials now
here claim to be vital to the present
and future welfare of the city con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
ALLOW R. R. COMBINES
Bill in Congress to Authorize Anti
Trust Violations

Washington, June 23.-Rrepresen-
tative Levy of New York put in a bill
today to permit the interstate COM
merce commission, in its discretion to
authorize combinations or contracts
between railroads even though in vio-
lation of the Sherman antitrust law
if that consideration were outweighed
by benefits to the public. Virtually
it would permit pooling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
Broken Bolt Causes Wreck.

Rochester, June 23.-All of the so
persons injured in the wreck of a
Pennsylvania excursion train yester-
day at Cuylerville are recovering rap
idly today. The conductor and en-
gineer of the wrecked train report the
wreck was caused by broken bolt
on the tender of the engine which let
down the trucks and resulted in de-
railment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
HOT WEATHER HERE.
And There Is More of the Same on
the Way.

The weather today was several de-
grees warmer than yesterday and the
forecast calls for more warm weather
tonight and Tuesday, according to
sunny Flora. At 2 o'clock today it
was ! 5 degrees warmer than this time
Sunday. The wind is blowing IL miles
an hour from the southwest.
Hourly readings:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
THAT old, old STORY.
Boy Dead Because Brother 'Didn't
Know 1t Was Loaded"

Goodrich. n. D., June 23.-"Play-
ing robber'' proved fatal to six-year-
old Howard Diggins, when his brother
Raymond, aged s, commanding him to
throw up his hands," shot him dead
with revolver he did not know was
loaded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
lightning starts Fire.

Garnett, Kan, June 23.-In storm
last night in which about one inch of
rain fell, a large barn of Allen Mans
field, in the west part of town, was
ground with all the contents. except
two horses and one buggy, which were
taken out. The loss to Mr.. Mansfield
is estimated at $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23
TODAY'S GAMES.

Western.
Topeka at Sioux City, clear.
Lincoln at Des Moines, cloudy.
Denver at st. Joseph, cloudy.
Wichita at Omaha, clear.
National.
Chicago at st. Louis, cloudy.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati, rain.
Philadelphia at Boston, clear.
Brooklyn at New York, CD
clear.
American.
st. Louis at Chicago, CD clear.
New York at Washington, rain.
Boston at Philadelphia, cloudy.
Association.
Minneapolis at Columbus,
cloudy.
st. Paul at Indianapolis, rain.
Kansas City at Toledo, clear.
Milwaukee at Louisville, rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23

Weather Forecast for kansas.
Fair tonight and Tuesday; warmer
tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-23

a bodyguard for the mayor?'' But
weak-kneed reporter did not have the
courage to ask any of them if such might
be the case.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-05-29

This child was but three days old
and died at 1:20 A. M, Thursday.
The little coffin had been made by
carpenter and was just a plain box
covered with black cloth. On the
cover they had made cross of green
ribbon and fastened with tacks.
They did not open it, Usually the
cross is made of white ribbon, [ think.
The services passed off very quietly.
They passed hymn books around and
all sang as at usual services. The
first song was, "Asleep in Jesus
After we left the church we formed
ia line and walked TO the cemetery
The little coffin was wrapped in
blue and white blanket and was
lowered by the corners. There was
no rough box. They threw the Jumps
of dirt in just as we do. They sang
"Shall we Gather at the River, at
the grave. After the services were
finished and we were about to leave,
the father began to wall and every
one followed suit. There were only
about twenty present, for which [
was mighty thankful. Those who
had no relatives buried there remained
by this grave, but the others went to
their own lots No tears were shed
as far as could see, but each one
was wailing in different key. I had
often wondered if it were possible to
initiate the hideous coyote call and
[ found out then that 1t was. We
left as quickly as possible. L saw
some flowers on the way to the ceme-
terry and that evening after supper /
went out there and picked some.
They had gone to sleep and [ could
scarcely fiud them in the dry grass.
They looked very much like hepaticas.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-05-29
Fairfield.

Earl Battles and wife Of BaraboC
spent a day with his parents.
Riel Plummer and femily of Bara-
boo spent a few hours at the Russells
Corners cemetery recently
Miss Iva Davies, who has been en-
ployed at the Mrs. Rose Morley home
on Wet8ters Prairie since the first OF
March, has returned home.
Mrs J. l.. Anderson, the mother of
Mrs. s. Fl. Burton, who has been in
the sanitarlum at Madison for the
past month and sufferd serious op-
Grafton, is recovering slowly
Fred Ziegler and Albert Puttkammer
who went to Saskatchewan, Canada,
the first of April, have hired out to
some farmers at good wages and re-
port they like the country very much.
Mrs. Marion FRAZIER, and Miss Leta
Frazier and Floyd Harrison Of Oelton
town spent day at the ChatIes Hig-
gins home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-05-29


to the band for summer concerts.
Referred. The proposition to open
an alley near the Doty and Brun-
schweiler homes was also referred.
Fire and vehicle ordinances were con-
sidered and the building of bridge
across the McFetridge canal was pre-
sented. E. A. Philbrick asked for a
license to snow moving pictures on the
Ringing lot at the rear of the We'll
lington and it was decided to decide
the matter at future meeting.
M. O'Malley of White Mound was
in Baraboo today.
At Portage the county expects to
provide boulevard lights for the court
house park.
Mrs. James Brice of Chicago and
Mrs. A. A. Hutchinson went to Able
man today where they will visit for
several days.
Chief of Police s. A. Pelton and
the offers on the force are having ex-
cellent success in collecting dog taxes.
There are but few left unpaid.
Mrs. Leroy Jensen and son, Leroy,
are visiting at the home of Oscar
Altpeter. Mrs. Jensen will be remem-
bered as Miss Ida Weidenkopf.
James Bryce has returned to Chica-
go after q several days visit at the
home of M. D. Hutchinson. Mrs.
Bryce will remain several days lon
ger.
E. E. Archer has purchased a lot
just east of the r. J. Battles residence
on Third street with the intention of
building this year. The deal was
made by E. J. Battles.
Miss Clara Lee left this afternoon for
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where she
will visit friends for month or more.
She will be the guest at the q. E. Lee
home, a schoolmate of her father.
Mrs. Percy Alexander and daugh-
ter and Mrs. William Alexander have
to their homes in AbIeman
after visiting for day with relatives
in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fasbender
went to Sank City today and after a |
short visit there they will so to their
home in Fort Atkinson. While in |
Baraboo they were guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. e. l.. KIeck
ner.