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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28
HE'S A BAD ACTOR.
The Mexican Who Tried to Rob Ma
jeStic Box Office.

Emma Gregg of S13 Monroe street, who
presides over the box office at the Ma
jestic theater, was held up by a vicious
appearing Mexican at $50 o'clock Thurs
day evening, who threatened her life Ii
she did not turn over the coin at the
flee. And he very likely would have CAR
red out his threat had it not been for the
fact that little Miss Gregg jumped in tne
box office from the auditorium just III
time to save herself from the clutches Of
the man who made a grab for her.
/ ortunateiy the door locked itself and
she was safe, but the VILLAIN shouted
out, ''1ll get you yet
Two weeks ago a mean looking Mexi-
utes before ten o'clock as we were about
to close" said Miss Gregg today. He said
TN take all the money you have or / u
kill you when you are alone
- DO you want ticket? / asked
Yes he replied, but l want tie
money
Last night when I came in | turned
on the lights in the stairway. and then
came inside. I heard queer squeaking
noise. and later | could hear man
breathing. He was concealed behind the
curtains
He jumped out at me, and said, GiTe
me the money.
= I have no money 1 told him
. Give it to me or I'll kill YOU he cried
out. I then threw UP my hands and my
pocketbook. He jumped for me and l ran
into the box office. the door of which is
self locking. He said: I'll get you yet
/ was fainting and did not know what
cts, came in. and all could say was
Mexican: He looked around but could
not find him.
He had an awful mean look He wore
a red shirt, black SLOUGH hat, and a hanC-
kerchief' around his neck. He had no
coat He was of medium height, ara
wore a muStache.
The police are looking for the Mexican
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28
NO LOVE FOR BAT.
Nelson's Bride Can't Give AZ
lection.
some Battle He Will LOSe,''
Says Spouse.

Portland, Ore, Feb. Exchanging thai
Battling Nelson .'lured her to Chicago by
misrepresentation and that she married
him only because she feared he would
kill himself If she did not" Mrs. Fay
King Nelson will sue the pug1list for di-
vorce, according to a statement made by
her father, James King
Fay told us when she came home .
few weeks ago after her marriage that
understood they We're to come to Portland
to see US about the marriage" said King.
One hour after getting on the train she
discovered they were not on their way to
Portland but to Chicago. Then when
they arrived at Chicago she still refused
to marry Nelson. declaring that she did
ened to Kill himself and her and fearfu.
of the worst, she consented to the cerc
money"
Nelson and Miss King. who was a car
toonist on a Denver newspaper. wer'
married ONLY a short time ago in Hege-
wisch, a suburb. on Chicago's south side
fighter, his bride and the wedding party
from the downtown district to the min :
ister's home, where the wedding took
place. Nelson Is said to be in Atlanta
Wife Makes Statement.
Denver, Colo, Feb. 2S.-..Bat Nelson is a
wonderful fighter, but he cannot win IL
the wedding ring said Mrs Oscar Bat
Ting Nelson. widely. known as Fay King.
hotel.
Il never live with Bat and 1 shall
start divorce proceedings soon as ae
appears in Denver to fulfill theater ell
gagement know that he'll resist this
action on my part. for he is the gamest
little fighter that ever lived, but this i
the one battle thai he'll lose.
4 don't love Bat, for some way ne
doesn't fit in with my ideas of a husband
He is a prince of chap. but [ want a
rome. homely home with kids and q
husband that comes for his meals at L
O'Clock, tired from a days work and with
a dinner bucket in his hand. l dom
want spouse that's all lighted up wit
diamonds and puffed with public praise.
When he rushed into my hotel few
weeks ago and shouted: Let's get mat
ried, Fay it sort of swept me off nls
feet I was temporarily unbalanced ana
not until after the words were said i'll
Chicago did I realize what it meant to be
the wife of a man I never loved.
Bat never knows when he has lost 4
fight He kept after me for eight years
TO marry him, and now he'll not give up,
even though he will be whipped in the d
vorce courts. He's a grand little chap b,ie
when l can't love him what else can 40
but let him go?
Il am going to put stop to the TRACED.
Of lost life before it is too late
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28
WILSON'S TEETH WAIT.
Broken Rail Delays President-Elcct on
Way to Dentist.

Philadelphia. Feb. 2S.-President-elect
Wilson escaped d possible train wreck
today on his weekly journey from
Princeton to see d dentist here. A
trackwalker on the PENNSYLVANIA road
discovered a broken rail near Tacony,
a suburb, and the train on which Mr..
Wilson was riding was held up on the
block three minutes later. The preced-
ing train had broken d chunk out of
the track just beside d culvert.
The president-elect was delayed 40
minutes in getting to his dentist. While
he was glad the broken rail was dis
covered in time he chafed somewhat
at the delay, especially since other
passenger trains behind were sent
ahead on another track while trackmen
worked on a new rail. The president
elect counted four trains they went
by and remarked that he could not
understand why the train was held up
so long. He had expected to spend only
an hour and a half with the dentist
going to New York later to see a per-
Sonal friend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28
CENTRAL CRAFT POOL.
Evidence of Projection Fund for
New York saloons.

New York, Feb. 2s.-ThrouSh evidence
in the form of letter which ]. ]. Nc
Grath, saloonkeeper, admitted before
the grand jury that he wrote 10 his man
aSer directing the payment OF money to
a civilian Collector District Attorney
Whitman is able to establish to his salts
faction today that the excise graft since
it was taken out of the hands of the
precinct and district commanders, has
been centralized in a fund which approyi-
mates s.. 10000 annually. McGrath said the
time of fnstituting the method of paying
for protection" through an association,
instead of through the police, conceded
with the time at which Mayor Gaynor
issued his orders forbiddins policemen to
enter saloons for excise violations
The amount mentioned In McGratIl's
order to his manager was $50 for two
months. The same rate for 10000 of the
12.eoe saloons in the city would mean an
annual graft income from this one source
of s.. 200 0aa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28
COUCES OUT EYES,
FOrger InflictS Blindness Upon
Himself as Punishment.
81 Shall Never Forge Another
Check" He Promises.

Los Angeles. Feb. 2S.-Arrested for
series of small forgeries. A. j. Helm,
founder and former president of a loose
leaf book manufacturer of Milwaukee,
SouSed out both of his eyes today in
self punishment
Il don't believe in suicide" explained
Heinz. Il want to die a natural death.
but I shall never see daylight again
or forge another check and 1 am more
at peace than 1 have been for some
time
Heinz mUtilated himself with a small
penknife that had fallen into the lining
of his coat and was overlooked by the
police who searched him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28

and moved that the culprlt be allowed
to retire.
| Davis Got Protection From the Lobby.
One of the hits of the evening was
a takeof on Senator j. NJ. Davis, OF
Bourbon, impersonated by Dwight I.
Harris. In loud tones the senator beg
ged to be protected from the lobby
In response the chair ordered that he
be protected and the sergeant at-arms
carried to his seat a chicken wire net
ting which he placed around the sena-
tors chair, and in the security of
which he sat for the remainder of the
evening.
On every occasion the senator from
Shawnee insisted that his anti-divorce
bill be brought up. He tried to at
tach it as d rider TO nearly everything
except the Hutchinson fair bill, and
moved a dozen times to substitute it
for motions made before the senate.
The senator from Sedgwick, Frank
NlghSWonSer, impersonated by Albert
i. Reid, inquired constantly how the
senator from Wyandotte had voted be-
fore casting his vote, and always voted
in the opposite manner The senator
from Brown broke into nearly every
discussion with his objections.
Senator Meek, impersonated by J. NJ.
Nation, offered a resolution declaring
Sophers to come under the game law
and instructing Prof. Dycae to study
their characteristics. Senator Stillings,
represented by j. Will Kelley, moved
an amendment providing that the man
who draws the deuce may keep it.
When this was objected to the SEN
ator pleaded that he thought it was
game bill under consideration. Sew
era1 times stentorian voice from the
telephone booth called the senator from
Leavenworth to the telephone, an
nouncing a call from Milwaukee.
John Callahan as Senator King, of
Cowley, wanted to abolish the state
board of health and made a plea for
return to the .'old oaken bucket
and sourd dippers. declaring his aver
sion to all new tangled notions" Sem
ator Milton. of Wyandotte. imperson-
ated by A. L. Schultz. insisted that the
senate consider a motion to adjourn
made yesterday, and finally declared
his constituents would stand for no
longer expenditure of valuable time.
Senator Bowman, of Anderson, i'm
personated by C. A. Cain. wanted to
tax he frat houses. and urged that
the fraternities are Greek letter So
cieties where the young students are
taught Greek. and become companions
of the lowly boot blacks. Senator
Howe, impersonated by w p. FEEDER,
offered a bill to protect unmarried men
in the senate, creating department
of state for that purpose. represen-
tative of the Good Government club,
logged in Woman's wearing apparel,
impersoi- ated by Charles Gibbs. replied
and attacked the bill exempting women
from jury duty The fair one having
made quite an impression upon the
senate. Senator Mahin, impersonated
by Burt Brown. moved that Howe
marry the woman there and then, and
this met with general approval.
The stenographers and nurses who
surrounded the senator from Atchison
were Roger Savage, James Smith and
Archie and Sanford farrell, all dressed
and painted to represent women The
personnel of the mock senate was as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28

it will swell the income from the
registration fees to something like
$4,000 a year.
The problem Will be taken care Of
this registration, the law providing
that the county treasurer shall keen
special book for the purpose In
which he enters the payments ON
mortgages II may require "A special
deputy al some seasons of the year
at least I" take care Of this branch
of the work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28

the year when there is a big rush
to pay taxes.
According to estimates made today
there are about 2,400 mortgages to
be recorded every year, averaging
about $500 each. That would mean
the registration of mortgages aggre-
eating nearly s4,000-000 in value each
year If all of them were one-year
mortgages the fees accruing would
amount to about 10. 900. but inasmuch
as many OF them are for five years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28
AVOID MEXICAN AFFAIR.
Senators send Poindexter's Bill to
Committeeman Death.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Poindex-
ter today failed to have the senate call
upon President Taft for a statement of
what measures had been taken for the
protection of Americans in Mexico. Sen
ator Poirdexter asked for a considera ton
of such a resolution but Senator CulIom
of the foreign relations committee insist
ed that the resolution take the regular
course of being referred to his committee.
Senator Poindexter protested that this
meant the death of the resolution. The
senated voted TO follow the course sug-
gested by Senator Cullom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28
Saturday Specials
'ork Chops. nice and lean,

Pork Chops, nice and lean,
ID. .15c
Navy Beans, best handpicked,
5 lbs. for ..... 25c
Canned Corn, 10c quality, can So
Beef Roasts, cut from finest
cornfed steers, 10. -. .121ac
Cooking Figs, ID. 10
Plate Boil or Roast, ID. go
Cabbage, fancy Northern, 10 1c
Red Onions, fancy Northern, IA
Id. to the peck ...... .1Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28
First of the Month
Sugar Sale

This week we offer you 81 10.
best granulated sugar for 81,
when you order 81 worth of
other Groceries. Give us a trial
order. Mail orders given prompt
attention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28
Mortgage Bill viii Increase Work

County officers figure that the new
mortgage registration bill, recently
passed by the legislature, Will in
crease to considerable degree the
amount CT work in the treasurer's
office and will work a decided hard
ship on all concerned at the time of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28
DRUGS
Fe<H0xAcE<ztkS
CUTRAIE
CUT-RATE

We want your trade on all your
Household Drug needs. We try to
conduct our store SO that whenever
YOU need any Sick Room, Bath. Tollet
or Household Drug or Appliance our
name will instantly come to nlno.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28
OTHER ITEMS

Shoulder Steaks. fancy qua. lb.f2 PC
Matches, , boxes for sc
English Walnuts, fancy large, lib. zoe
Almonds, best soft shell. Id. 49,. zoe
Jonathan Apples, country dried.
= Id. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 25c
Quaker Cornflakes, > pkgs. .15c
Wheat Germ. To- sacks 25c
Lemon Cakes, fine Id. .15c
Garden Seeds, fresh assortment Just
in.
Smoked shoulders, lb--...-.... lie
Vanilla Waters. H. PIC
Ginger Snaps, fresh 10. ....S1a &c
New Dates, ; lbs. 25c
Cracked Hominy. 10 III. - 25c
Queen olives. in bulk, quart -. Soc
Carnation Milk. can zoe; doz. S1.1O
Dried Eeef. fresh sliced. Ib 3Oc
Glycerinc Soap. 10c bars, for 15c
Table Syrup Toe cans .. Sc
Apples. evaporated, pkg. ....1 Toe
Mutton. young and tender. stew Sc:
shoulder, 12c: chops .--... 15c
Butterinc. Meadow Grove brand.
&c. value. > lbs. for ... I5c
Eutterine, "Eastlakc,'- a fine quail
ity. for the price. 2-lb. bricks :s5c
Canned Peas. L. &c value. Zoe
Canned Asparagus fancy. = 5c
oatfIakes. in bulk, lbs. 25c
Itominy, large Toe cans. 4 for. :. 25c
Oranges. free from frost, doz. sc
Coffee. fresh. roasted. lib. 24c
Seeded Raisins. p1gs. ........ 25c-
New Prunes. large. ? lbs. -. =. 25c
New Prunes. smaller, 5 lbs. -. 25c
Evaporatcd Apricots. lbs. -. Soc
Soda, Arm and Hammer, Toe pkgs.
Flour, high patent Ash sack S12O
Lard. pure, Capital City brand, ID. 12o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28

The Balkan Pas de Qualre.-The Three
bulgaria, Montenegro. Servia1-Out OF
step. Greece! Greece-Out of step your
selves. Punch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28
Our Stocks are Right
Our Goods are Right
Our Service is Right
Our Prices are Right

Here are some of our Every
Prices:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28

oh wad some power the siftie gle us,
To see ourselves as ithers see US
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28

soda, Ann and Hammer, 1Oc pkgs,
for 15c
Flour, high patent. 4S-Ib. sack S1.2O
Lard, pure, Capital City brand, lb. 120
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-11
Role Assessing $s47,7ss Against
Drainage District Enjoys
Fair Weather.
NO OBJECTIONS ARE RAISED
Assessments VIII be Confirmed and
Judgments Entered Monday
Against All the Property.

In the county court yesterday a
jury was empannelled ana the roll
Assessing $347,7SS against the
property and railroad Interests in
the Drainage District for the pur-
pose of raising and strengthening
the leyee system of the Drainage
District was presented by Attorney
Miles S. Gilbert on behalf OF
George Parsons, +. A. Conant and
r. l.. Redman, commissioners o. the
Drainage District.
Not an objection was registered
to the assessments by any of the
interested parties present at the
hearing.
George Parsons took the stand
and testified relative to the agree
ment with the several railroads in
the Drainage District as to their
individual portion of the assess
ments
Following the Introduction of this
testimony the case was submitted
to the jury and it was not until late
in the evening that it completed the
work of writing in the amounts as
sessed against each piece OF prop
erty in the Drainage District.
Judge Dewey will Monday enter
an order in the county court con-
T'frming the assessments and enter
judgments against each piece OF
property in accordance with the law
The owners of the property must
elect within a certain time to either
determine whether they will pay
the amounts assessed against their
property either in cash or In twenty
equal installments bearing inter-
est the amounts to be secured by
bonds.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-11
WOMAN SHOOTS
NEGRO NAN WHILE
DEFENDING HONOR
Kills Would-Be Assailant as He
Crawls Through the House /
( Window.

Youngstown, o., May 10.--Al
though trembling with terror, Mrs
L. l.. Beach today defended her honor
and her home by firing three bullets
into Thomas Bird, negro, who haf
forced open the window of hel
house and was crawling in to attach
her. The negro was employed in {
store across the street.
Mrs. Beach recognized him as one
who had followed her considerable,
of late and today she received let
ter threatening her with death Il
she did not meet him. She wa:
alone in the house when she heart
Ia noise on the front porch.
She seized a revolver, and whei
she saw Bird entering the window
fired three times. The negro dropped
dead,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-11
Leaders. Including U. s. Senators
and Congressman Gather in
Chicago for Meeting.
THING THE INTELLECTUAL CONTEST
However Senator Cummins Says Re-
suits Of 1919 Convention De-
mard Something Unusual.

Chicago, May 10.-Republiean
leaders from various parts of the
country, including u s. senators and
representatives began to arrive
here today with the ayowed pur-
pose OF promulgating a movement
flor a Republican national eonven-
ton this year ito reo-ganize the
party along progressive lines
The purpose of the convention, as
declared by Senator Cummins OF
Iowa woulA be to change the con-
ditions in the party so as to pre-
vent a recurrence of what happened
at the last Republican convention "
Senator Cummins said:
Our purpose is to discuss the sit
uation informally until Monday.
Then we Will have meeting. The
reasons for Republican convention
this year have become pretty well
defined. 1t will be an extraordina"
thing but the results of the last
election call for some unusual ae-
ton
Among the things 1t is proposed
to accomplish are:
To change the basis of Repubii-
can representation according to Re-
publican strenth and not according
to accident and the representation
Of states in congress.
TO take out the rule which ig-
nores and repudiates primaries
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-11
Mt. Vernon Gets Second, Fairfield
Third. Benton Fourth and
Cairo High Fifth.
Goes to East st. Louis---Wm. Dough.
erty of c. H. S. Gets 3rd
in the Grafton.

Carbondale, May 9.---In the bi;
track meet held here today under the
auspices of the Southern Illinois
Normal University, Marion high
school won first place. Mt. Vernon
second, Fairfield third, Bentor
fourth and Cairo fifth.
East st. Louis won the intellec.
tual contest VIM. Dousherty. o.
Cairo high school won third place in
the Grafton
220 yard low Mercy
nolds. Benton; Kaufman, Anna
Parish. Harrisburg. Time, thirty
seconds.
SO yard dash---Mattingly, Cairo;
Davis. Marion; Chase, Anna; Wher
ley, Marion. Time, l-5 seconds.
100 yard dash---Mattingly, Cairo
Davis, Marion; Lewis, Granite City
|Time, 10 3-5 seconds.
One nile run---Dale, Mt. Vernon
Bramlet. Eldorado; Beckwith. East
ST. Lcais, Time, five minutes.
2eo yard dash---Davis, Marion
Bridwell, Harrisburg; Reed, Harris.
burg. Time, minutes 4 rs sec.
onds
One-half mile---W Wegand, Mt. Ver.
non, Dale, Mt. Vernon; Moss, Mar
lion. Time. z minutes, 13 seconds
Three mile marathon---R Rawlings
Murphysboro; Weegans. Mt Vernon
Heslip. Mt. Vernon. Time 20 min
utee, Is seconds
Discus hur l--- Clarida. Marion;
Evans, Harrisburg; Kusener, Cairo
Distance, lis feet.
Pole vau1t---Burgess, Fairfield.
Cox, Marion; Marshall, Fairfield
Height, 10 l-2 feet.
Hammer throw---Clarida, Marion
Bridwell, Harrisburg; DOLL Mt
Vernon, Distance, 134 feet, 11a
inches.
Standing high jump---Ward and
Browning, both of Benton, tied
Margrayes, Herrin. Height, feet
'10 inches.
Shot put---Clarida--- Marion; Bur-
11res.s, Fairfield; Hall, Mt. Vernon.
Distance, As feet, 6 inches.
Running high jump---Gully, Mar.
ion; Margraves, Herrin; Ward, Ben
ton. Height, " feet.
Standing broad jump Reynolds
Mt. Vernon; Clarida, Marion; Huch-
inson, Mt. Vernon. Distance 1C
feet.
Running broad jump - Loomis
Centralia; Hutchinson, Mt Vernon;
Brown, Alto Pass. Distance, 20
feet, 4 inches.
Relay race---Marion, Harrisburg
Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-11
Illinois Highway Improvement
Assn. to Meet in Annual Con-
vention at Springfe d.
IMPROVEMENTS ADVOCATED
Meeting Promises to be Enthusiastic
0ne-Cairo Organizations Will
be Represented

The annual convention OF the
Illinois Highway Improvement asso-
citation is to be held at Springfield
on next Tuesday. May l3. This
meeting will be the most important
good roads gathering ever held in
Illinois. On it's deliberations will
largely depend the nature of the
good roads legislation which viii
be passed by the Forty-eighth gen
eral assembly, now in session.
AT o'clock on the evening OF
May IL the delegates to the conven-
tion will attend joint session of
the good roads committees of the
house and senate in the hall of the
house of representatives. At this
public hearing there will be a dis
cussion Of the good roads measure
before the legislature.
G. G.. Miller who is one of the
vice presidents Of the association
will represent the Cairo Automobie e
club at the meeting and L. f. Deni
son will be delegate from the Cairo
Commercial club. 1t is expected
that the Board of Trade and the
Retail Merchants association viii
also send delegates to the meeting
to represent the business interests
of this city in the furtherance OF
good roads.
1t Ii be ieved the meeting VIII be
an enthusiastic one as the entire
state is vitality interested and deep.
ly concerned in the movement te
better it's highways and to crafty
the associations slogan Of Pull
Illinois Ont of the Mud.
Delegates from all over the state
will be in attendance in an effort tc
so influence the legislators that they
will enact new good roads law.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-11
OBSERVANCE OF
MOTHERS DAY
Occasion of Reverance to Maternal
Parent, Whether She Be Dead
or Living, Occurs Today.

Today is Mothers Day in Cairo as
we'll as throughout the entire United
States and the observance is to be
appropriate to the occasion.
Quite number of the local
churches are to commemorate the
day in numerous ways and special
sermons are to be discoursed from
the pulpits.
In a general way. flowers form a
medium fof the reverence of the
maternal parent. The accepted GUS
tom Is to wear bright flower for
mothers living and white flower
for mothers memory. .
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-11
EVELYN THAW IS
TO return TO
THE STAGE life
On Arrival in England Says She
Plans to Go Back to the
Old Calling.

Southampton, England, May To-
Evelyn Nesblt Thaw, who arrived
here today, announced that she will
return to the stage at once.
"Yes, | am going back on the
stage" said Mrs. Thaw. II must
live and | think ! will be able to
make success. A booking agent
has signed me up for music hall
engagement in London at $4,000 a
week, and later | will be seen In
America. | have got to live some
how"
Mrs. Thaw reiterated her decIa-
ration that Harry X. Thaw is the
father of her child, Russell.