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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17
Pay of County Officers In
creased by Census Returns.
Ninety-One People Cost Shaw
nee County $4,000.

The presence of 81 persons in Shaw
nee county will cost the county this
year the sum of $4,000. The ratio is
almost $22 each for the few that
bring the county's population above
the 10000 mark.
1t all comes from the new fee and
salary law which provides that certain
officers shall receive certain salaries
in certain counties having a population
OF not more than a specified mum Der
of people. population of 10000 was
fixed by the legislature as one point at
which there was a change in the
amount of salary paid.
The fact that there are, officially,
more than 10000 people IN the county
increases the salaries of the county
clerk, county treasurer, district clerk,
the amount allowed for clerk hire to
the district clerk, and the salary of
the register of deeds. But there are
only 81 more than 10000 people. AS
the increases in the salaries of the Of
ficers mentioned aggregate $4,000, it
costs the county that much on account
of the presence of the excessive 81.
County Clerk Oscar Swayze benefits
by the increase in population to the
extent of $500 a year. His salary if
the county had had less than 10000
would have been $4,000 year. The
salary of the county clerk in counties
having more than 10000 is $4,000. The
same situation obtains in the case OF
County Treasurer Matt Weightman,
who also will receive $4,000 a year.
An increase from $4,000 to $4,000
becomes effective in the office of the
clerk of the district court, Charles w.
Bower receiving an additional 5000 o
year. The clerk also is allowed $4,000
a year for clerk hire instead of $2,4
permitted in counties having a popu-
lation of between $4,000 and 10000
people.
The biggest increase is in the salary
of Register of Deeds Robert F. Tasker,
whose salary is boosted from 81, 400 a
year to $4,000, an increase of $500.
The salaries paid to the other county
officers remain the same as though
the population were under 20, 900, the
change occurring at $4,000 in most
cases. The county attorney receives
$4,000 and an allowance for his work
as divorce proctor. The sheriff re-
ceives $500 and deputy hire of $500
a year. The probate judge receives
$4,000. In none of the offices except
that of clerk of the district court does
the change affect the allowance for
clerk hire, that change being made at
a smaller population.
So the 81 people will prove, for this
year at least, an expensive luxury, $22
a head being rather steep to pay for
inhabitants of a county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17
BANKING BY MAIL.
Deposits and Withdrawals by Letter to
Postal Banks.

Washington July 17.-'Banking by
mali is the latest innovation entered
into by the government in connection
with the postal savings system. Here
after deposits may be made by mail
and Withdrawals likewise effected
through the same agency.
When the postal savings system was
first put in operation postmasters were
forbidden to permit deposits by such
persons as were not patrons of the
postoffice in which they sought to
bank. This was found to work a real
hardship on a certain class of would
be depositors and Postmaster General
Burleson abrogated the rule. Postm2s-
tiers throughout the country now are
being advised of the change
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17
AMRINE CASE OPENS.
Hearing Began This Afternoon at 2
O'Clock in Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, Kan. July 1.-THE state
penal board. Speaker w. L. Brown, ].
E. Porter and c. NJ. Harger, spent
hours today evidently Sinking the re-
sponsibility of conducting the hearing
to find superintendent NJ F. Amrine
of the state reformatory guilty of in
competency etc, in the management of
the institution.
Charges were filed by Sam 8. Gray
bill district and county chairman of
the Democrats. declaring Amrine boiled
and used milk for the institutions in
mates after Graybill as state livestock
sanitary commissioner had quarantined
the cows. Other minor charges are in
Guided but the real attempt is stated
by Mr.. Amrine is to secure his dismiss
sal, because he is a Republican and be-
cause a Democrat wants the job.
Hutchinson. Kan, July 17.-Evi-
dence on the complain filed by Sam
Graybil1 to GUST NJ. F. Amrine from
the superintendency of the Hutchinson
reformatory, is being heard this af-
ternoon by the state penal board. The
hearing which started at 2 o'clock
this afternoon in the offices of the re-
formatory, will probably occupy the
attention of the board for two days
Charges against Amrine are based
chiefly on the complaint of Sam Gray
bill of Hutchinson. AS state live stock
sanitary commissioner, Graybill quar-
autined the reformatory stock herd
on a showing that the herd was suf
fering from tuberculosis. Amrine it
is claimed, violated the quarantine
rules and used the milk from the
guaranteed cows and fed the milk
to the inmates of the institution. Fol-
lowing this action, Amrine was ar
rested or a state complaint.
Then It was recalled that for sew
eral months Governor Hodges had
been trying to GUST Amrine-a Stubs
appointee-and to put Senator ]. w.
Howe in charge of the Hutchinson in
stitution. Amrine refused to give up
his job unless he was ousted for
cause. AT a conference of certain
Democrats, charges were filed against
Amrine's record based principally on
INSTRUMENTATION, derelictiOn Of office
and violation of law in his action in
charged that Amrine permitted a pa
rolled prisoner to work in a house of
questionable repute and later aided in
removing the prisoner to a point be-
yond the borders of the state. All of
these charges were sworn to by Gray
bill, a Democrat and chairman of the
Seventh district Democratic commit
tee.
Evidence in the case is being heard
by the state penal board, composed of
two Democrats and one Republican
and all Hodge appointees. The case
against Amrine is being prosecuted by
Senator s. H Brewster, assistant at
torney general. J. K. COdding, for
mer warden of the state penitentiary, |
is representing Amrine. A number of
witnesses will be called and two days
probably will be required to hear the |
evidence and arguments
Should the board find against Am |
rinc in the present hearing, he will |
then be removed as superintendent of |
the reformatory and a Democrat
probably Senator Howe-wilT be ap- |
pointed to the place. |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17
MuIhaII Letters Say Roosevelt
Catered to Big Business.
Ready to Sacrifice Sherman
Law for Their Taft Support.
BUT HE FOUGHT T; R. ANYWAY
Letters Also Show Manufacture
ers Warred on Rough Rider.
At One Time Decided to Fight
Taft Forces to Finish.

Washington, July 17.--Martin. M
Mulhall. self-styled lobbyist for the
National Association of Manufacturers,
continued his testimony before the
his activity among congressman Some
of the letters introduced dealt with
former President RoOSeVeltS endorse
ment of the candidacy of Mr.. Taft,
then secretary of war In a letter to
Schwedtman, secretary of the Manu-
facturers, in April, 1908, Mulhall
quoted the late Vice President Sher-
man as saying that the fight then
raging on Speaker Cannon was a dirty
deal by the White House against the
speaker ,,,,,,o,,
shat the president (RoOseVelt) is
moving heaven and earth to nominate
Taft, and he is willing to sacrifice the
Sherman law and every law to please
the trusts and please Wall street SO
that he can get their support for his
candidate" Mulhall also wrote of at
tending a meeting at Mr.. Foraker's
house composed of senators, VINO
will oppose the president and his poll
cies at the Chicago convention" He
added that he was told to work
against Maryland delegates being in
structed for Taft
''The opposition to the president"
Mulhall continued, intends to let no
legislation through that he wishes at
this session of congress and intends to
fight the Taft forces to a finish There
is a whole lot TOOK pace at InIS meet
ing that cannot be put on paper.
Called on Murdoch.
Other letters detailed the fight on
various congressman.
1--WE have sent special people after
Mr.. Townsend in Michigan" said one.
On May 6, same year, Mulhall wrote
Schwedtman that he had called on
Senators Carter and Hemenway, Sena-
tor Aldrich's secretary and others and
was assured by all the gentlemen that
it mattered not what the president at
tempted to do there was not going to
be any unfair legislation passed
through the senate this session. ON
the house side l called on Murdoch,
Campbell, Nelson, Alexander, Fassett
and several others and gave them our
reasons why no injunction legislation
should be passed"
The letter detailed a conversation
with Senator Beveridge in which the
Indiana senator declared himself for an
injunction bill, amendment of the Sher-
man law and a child labor bill. Null
hall wrote that he reported Beveridge's
told me to tell Beveridge he was talk
ing through his hat and that his hat
was a damn poor one.
''Beveridge Bluffing."
He added Beveridge was bluffing,'
said the letter ''and assured me that
no such legislation could pass the sem
ate. Senator Carter and Aldrich SIM
ply laughed at Beveridge's statement
Watson later told Mr.. Emery and [
that Beveridge was simply crazy. Wat
son stated he was in full charge of
affairs in the house during the illness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17
TO COACH
VIII Drill Performers for the Min
strel Burlesque.

Charles c. Younggreen was chosen to-
day by the membership committee of the
Commercial club as coach for the minstrel
burIesC-e show that the club will stage
the middle OF October. Mr.. Younggreen
was the stage for several years and
has been successful in Topeka as coach
of high school performances. He worked
under Paul Gilmore at one time. Mr..
Younggreen will spend his spare time in
the next three or four weeks working out
the details for the show which will abound
in local hits
1t is probable that the performance will
have a strictly male cast, although there
has been some talk of having chorus
of ladies. A number of society women
will be asked to serve as patronesses-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17
SHE HAS FRIENDS.
The Laundry Girl Whose Wages Were
Garnished.

The Gately Clothing company TO-DAY
filed a garnishment case in the court of
Topeka against Eva McCorkhill, 16-year-
old girl employed in the Mutual laundry.
alleging non-payment OF a Dill Tor Slooo
for a tailor suit. But the case appears
to be somewhat out of the ordinary Miss
McCorkhill has found friends who believe
she is badly treated in the matter OF
this contract to pay for the suit on in
stallrnents c. H. Matthews. proprietor
of the laundry; Mrs. Thorpe, police matron.
and Capt ]. G.. Waters, the attorney, al
take the girls part in this matter and
will fight the case in court for her The
garnfshment proceeding has been post
poned until August l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17
Made Defendant in q Breach of
Promise Suit. II
Kansas City Girl Is Plaintiff in
the Case.

|. Kansas City July 17.-Henry A.
Wilkinson, proprietor of the Topeka
hardware Company, Topeka, Kas q,
hled suit in the circuit court in that
city two weeks ago to recover a deed
TO property he had given to Miss Alene
wilson of Kansas City. A suit of re-
pleVln was filed at the same time by
Mr.. Wilkinson on the furniture with
winch he had furnished the house on
the property
In answer to the two suits Miss Will
son mas filed here, through her law
yers. Langsdale & Howell, a suit for
breach of promise, asking $4,000. Miss
wilson asks an additional 81 800 in
damages. of Which $1,000 is punitive,
charging that Wilkinson took for his
own use 40-horsepower motor car tina {
ne nad given her some time previous.
Cliff Langsdale. attorney for Miss
wilson, said that his client had in her
possession number of letters written
TO her from Wilkinson, with which T.
could be easily proved that Wilkinson
asked Miss Wilson to marry him.
Miss Wilson's Story.
according to the story told by Miss
Wilson she had first met Wilkinson
years old at the time. He was about So
she says when she indicated that she
wanted to go back to Kansas City,
where she had once lived, Wilkinson
save uer a clear deed to the property
at 81 Lfnwood Boulevard and had
furnished her house for her. She had
taken this gift because he had made
her believe that they were soon to be
married, she says.
X. r. Wade has been appointed ref
cree in the case
In the deposition of Wilkinson it is
stated that he had no intention of
ever marrying Miss Wilson, and fur
thermore, the matter had never been
discussed between them.
The property at 81 Linwood Boule-
ward, Mr.. Wilkinson stated was never
given to Miss Wilson, and that he
bought the property an investment.
he also stated that the 40 horsepower
motor car was bought for his own use
and driven to Topeka by himself after
a visit to Kansas City.
AS for the furniture" Mr. Wilkin-
son said, Il bought it myself and gave
1t to w. H. L. Watts, my attorney as
payment for attorney fees contracted
in two former cases.
MT Wilkinson, when seen this
morning. declared there is absolutely
nothing in the story that he promised
10 marry Miss Wilson, and declares
he will fight both suits He declares
the suit again him is ridiculous and
absurd. He never had any idea of
marrying Miss Wilson, he said either
now or at any previous time He
claims both the Kansas City property
and the automobile, which is here
ana the furniture in the house at KAN
sas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17
New York Money NIork.,

New York, July Observation-Disclosures
call steady, 254m21z per cent; last loan
214 per cent: closing bid pa per cent; offer
ed at 21A per cent. Time loans, strong: 90
days, per cent; 80 days. 515A per cent
6 months. per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, per
cent.
Sterling exchange easy with actual busi-
ness in bankers bills at 4.S3 10 for 60 day
bills and at 1860 for demand CONNER
cial bills. s4.s2.
SILVER-Bar silver, 5S95s1zc: Mexican
dollars, 47c.
BONDS-Government bonds steady. rail-
road bonds steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

A new bee ordinance regulating the
care of bees inside the city limits instead
of prohibiting keeping them, probably will
be suggested to the city commission IT
the session Monday morning. Several bee
men were hand this morning to urge
the commission not to prohibit the keeping
of bees. as is contemplated in the ordinance
now pending.
Under proper regulations the bee men
believe they may be allowed to retain
their bees and not bother anybody. The
commission agreed to consider the pro-
posed ordinance, and may adopt it in
place of the one that is pending.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17
President supports Candidate.

Washington, July 17.-President Will
son today came out formally in sup
port of Archibald c. Hart, candidate
for the house or representatives from
the Sixth district of New Jersey. 1t was
the first time that the president had
interested himself in a congressional
election The president wrote a letter
to him expressing sincere and earnest
support of your candidacy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

Case of the state vs. William Morris,
charged with assault with intent to kill,
is docketed for hearing in the city court
tomorrow morning. Otis Hungate is
Morris attorney. w. A. S. Bird is as
si5ting the state. Morris last month shot
Andy Wallace. who was charged with the
murder of Morris daughter a year ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

Mr.. c. w Baker and Miss Nora May
Peyton were married Wednesday after
noon at the home of the bride at 1923
North Kansas avenue. The Rev. John w.
Waldron. of Holton, Kan, performed the
ceremony. Only the immediate members
of the families were present when the
ceremony was performed They will be
at home at 1929 Van Buren, street. Mr.
Baker is employed by the Chas. Wolff
Packing company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

rs Dobbs 3 Woodworking mani" 'T
guess YOU can call him that. Any kind
of work seems hard to him. ''-Birmingham
Age Herald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

Roy button pleaded guilty to malicious
destruction of property Wednesday after
noon in the first division of the district
court and was sentenced to from one to
five years in the state reformatory-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

The hearing OF Bee Adams. charged
with violating an injunction enjoining him
from selling liquor, has been continued
until Monday morning motion of his
attorney A. ]. Bollinger-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

a. L. Mason and Will Jones. charged
vvith burglary, were bound over this morn
ing to the district court on a 5000 pond
Al the hearing this morning l. W; Fehx'
Charles Holman and A. w. Hopkins APP
reared as witnesses for the state. Mason
and Tones recently pleaded not guilty TO
stealing $3.50 worth of clothing from
Felix & Sons store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

A plat for a 96-lot addition east of town
was filed with the register of deeds this
morning. The land will be known as
''Sardou Addition and is bounded by
Pennsylvania, Division. Freeman and En-
NETT streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

F. j. Ernest, NJ. D., residence Vinewood.
Phone 1916 n one.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

Moving to Colorado. Merchants Trans
fer Co. will load a car for Denver and
Pueblo about Aug. Is For information re
garding rates phone 41S6-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

What do you think would be a nice
present to give a lawyer friend?' why
not a new suit?'-Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

w. F. Jeffrey. Dentist. 7O6 Kansas ave-
hv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17
LOCAL MENTION.

Safety razor blades sharpened better than
new $3.50 doz. Brunt Drug Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

The register of deeds disposed of q real
estate transfers Wednesday. NO slump
in business said Bob TaskeT, despite
the hot weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

Alice MeKittrick, the 12-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Mcktttrick,
1920 Washburn street, was stung Monday
night on the foot by a scorpion At flrst
~ was not considered serious but now the
foot is badly swollen and is very painful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

We will appreciate your orders for lum-
her and building material Let us estt-
mate your bills. ]. B. Whelan & Co, 18th
and santa Fe tracks. Phone S65.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17

State Camp No. IS of the Woodmen OF
the World and Live Oak Grove No; 70,
Woodman's Circle, have been invited by
Frank Klingaman to attend the crystal
theater in a body tonight The two orders
will meet at the K. P. hall. Sixth and
Quincy, at o'clock and march down 10
the Crystal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-13
COTTON MARKET.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. January 13.-The cotton
market opened steady. at a decline of )
to points, and sold about to Is points
net lower during the early trading on
liquidation and local pressure inspired by
relatively easy cables and reports that
offerings of actual We're more liberal in
Liverpool. Profit taking by recent sellers
and little buying by trade interests
checked the decline around 1890 for
March and caused rallies of 3 or 4 points
from the lowest, but there was no i'm
prevement i'm the volume of general bust
ness, and the market remained more or
less unsettled during the middle of the
morning.
Prices eased off again later i'm the
morning. with the active months SELL
ing about 10 to IL points net lower
Reports of larger arrivals here for de-
livery on New York contract, larger
Houston receipts. and the absence Of
any important support appeared to en-
courage beariSh sentiment, but the de-
cline again was checked by covering
around midday. and prices stiffened up
a point or two from the lowest. Spot
Quiet: middling uplands nominal
Estimated receipts at all the ports
today were 10000 bales. as against
32,645 last week. and 58,O61 last year
for the week $4,000, against 1S6,809
last week and 293.010 last year
Today's receipts at New Orleans were
2.62S bales. against 400 last year; at
Houston. $4,000. against 11.7I4 last
year. and at Galveston, 1916, against
1910 last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-13
Court Of Appeals.

Present: The Chief Justice and Mr..
Justice Robb.
H. Monroe Humason was admitted to
practice.
No. 2371. Parish agt. MCGOWAN: APP
peal to United States Supreme Court de-
MED: opinion by Chief Justice Shepard.
No. 2i"7; First National Bank Of DeX-
ter. y. Y. agt. Fox: motion to postpone
action on motion to affirm submitted
by Mr.. e. l.. F'railey in behalf Of counsel
for appellant in support of motion.
No. 243S Edwards agt. Fox; motion to
postpone action on motion TO afirm sub
mitted by Mr. w. W. MILAN OF counsel
for appellant in support OF motion.
No. 397. Original. Anderson agt.
Sands; motion to limit transcript Of rec
ord submitted by Mr.. F. j. Hogan in
support of motion and by Mr. F. P. B.
Sands In opposition. with leave to re-
spondent to file brief herein II SO advised.
No. 2449. Dante agt. Bagby: motion for
rehearing submitted by Mr.. f. G. Bran
denburg Of counsel for appellant in sup
port Of motion, and by Mr.. w. K. Lester
In opposition.
No. $50 Patent appeal. Wedger agt.
Niditch: passed until March by stipula-
ton.
No. 500 Patent appeal. Miehle agt.
Scott: stipulation to hear before two
Justices; argument commenced by Mr.. c.
c. Linthicum for appellant. continued by
Mr. A. v. Beeken for appellee. and con-
cluded by Mr.. c. c.. Lnthicum for ap-
peliant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-13
CREEL COMES TO RESCUE.
Policeman Lends Seven Cents and
Robert Dove Goes Free.

Robert Dove muddy and disheveled.
sat behind the bars at the seventh pre-
cinct station Saturday night and only
cents stood between him and freedom.
Robert had been arrested by Policeman
Creel because Of alleged disorderly con-
duct on a Capital Traction car at 31st
and NJ streets
Only cents would let him free. Sew
en- little coppers. a meager sum. and yet
they doomed as large the iron bars in
front of him. He was in for the night.
The sergeant had told him $40 would
be taken in lieu Of his own self. that a
ten spot paid would be accepted as col
lateral for his appearance in court.
And yet cents barred the passage
way to that dear and blessed freedom.
He had searched his pockets and had
found a five. four ones, half dollar
and forty-three cents in small coins. 1t
totaled $685..
Only cents more and ne would he
free. He had no moneyed friends within
reach, it seems, and he was in despair.
when suddenly the light broke over his
head and broad smile illumined his
face. He asked his captor, Policeman
Creel. to lend him cents.
And Creel did. Bob was free.