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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
WOULD BET ON IT
Republican State Central Com
mittee Challenges Hodges.
Puts Up $500 as . Basis Of
Good Faith Argument.

An attack on the expenditures by
the Hodges administration is the sub
stance Of a bulletin Of the Republican
state central committee issued today.
1t takes for its subject a quotation
from one of the governors speeches
lately made at Smith Center and re-
ported by the Kansas City Gazette in
which the administration claims large
economies and reductions in the num-
Der Of state employees.
A direct contradiction of Governor
Hodges claims of economies by the
Republican central committee pre-
cedes a repetition of its former chal-
lenge offering to contribute $500 to
the Democratic campaign fund il an
auditing committee did not find the
Republican claims to be true and the
Democratic claims untrue after an ex-
animation of the states account.
The Republican committee has de-
posted $500 in a Topeka bank and
dares the governor to deposit the
same amount to be turned over to the
Republican committee in the event
the auditors find that the governors q
claims are incorrect.
The Republican challenge in part
reads:
Dear Gov ,rnor: We challenged
the false statements You and your
Press Bureau are making, and offered
to leave it to q committee of three,
two to be selected by you and one by
the Republican state committee; and
If they found our statements were
false. we would pay you $4,000 to de-
fray the expenses Of the committee.
the balance to go to your campaign.
II they found your statements were
false, then you were to pay us $500
under the same conditions
I'VE have deposited in the Bank of
Topeka $500 to show good faith. We
trust you will deposit a like amount
and have the committee appointed at
once, as the voters of Kansas should
know the facts before election
.s$6oo.eo," -.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
John Dawson WIN Apply for
Revocation Saturday.
J. X. Codding's Face Was
Burned in Tuesdays Fight.
Assistants Will Go Ahead and
Prosecute Case.

The attorney general will apply for
the revocation OF the parole Of Jake
Wiseman, Leavenworth alleged joint
ist, who shot ex-Warden Codding
Tuesday; under an old sentence to the
Leavenworth county Jail
With ]. X. Codding resting COM
fortably in the Leavenworth hospital,
where his bullet wound is being treat
ed, Attorney General John Dawson re-
turned last night from the scene of
Tuesday afternoons shooting and has
assigned w. P. Montgomery and F. p.
Lindsay to go ahead with the trial Of
the states liquor cases in the district
court at Leavenworth Friday. Harold
Codding, who with his father was dis
charking duties as an assistant attor-
ney general for Leavenworth county.
will be on the job.
Assistant Montgomery leaves this
afternoon for Leavenworth, having
returned here with the attorney gen.
eral to dispose of other work before
appearing in court Friday.
Powder in Face.
Ex-Warden Codding will always
carry the marks of his encounter with
Jake J. wiseman, who fired upon him
after the raid Tuesday. The first shot
came close to Codding's face and was
fired so near at hand that powder
burned its way into his skin. The
other bullet went into the assistant
attorney generals left side while he
was reaching for his revolver slung In
a holster under his right arm. Cod
ding then transferred the gun to his
left hand and used it as q club on his
assailant's head.
"Some of the newspaper reports
from Leavenworth in regard to the
ATTEMPTED assassination Of Assistant
Attorney eneral J. K. Codding were
erroneous in stating that Codding
tried to return the joint keepers fire. -
declared Assistant Attorney General
Montgomery today.
Cubbed His Man with Gun.
ssThe fact Is that after he was
wounded the ex-w4rden dubbed his
revolver and used it effectively In the
struggle to disarm Wisemann and
even before knowing the extent Of his
own injuries he asked that Wisemann
be taken to the hospital to have his
head bandaged. This the sheriff re-
fused to do.
".Leavenworth's sub-strata have par
tially recovered from the disorder In
their ranks occasioned by the assault
on Codding. Two men. prominently
signed Wisemann's bond. The county
prisoners with whom Wiesmann was
thrown after the shooting and who
heard his expression of regret at his
failure to get both Coddings' first
talked freely of the matter. but after
the word was passed to them by
Wisemann's friends, they shut up like
CLAIMS. One candidate for a county
Office in Leavenworth Is suspected of
completely in suppressing this evil
dence.'
Wisemann is out on parole from
an old sentence for selling liquor and
the attorney general will make appli-
cation Saturday to have 1t cancelled.
1t was reported from Leavenworth
this morning that Mr.. Codding passed
a restful night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
Tags to Pay Toll to q Charit-
able Organization.
MANY FEATURES ARE PLANNED
Kansas Avenue FlOtilla To Be
Several Blocks Long.
Governor Hodges VIII Ride
With Mayor In Tally-ho.

More than $50 horses-work horses
saddle horses, old horses and colts.
lame horses and high-steppers-will
parade down Kansas avenue .Satur-
day morning. The national horse tag
day will be celebrated throughout the
country. In Topeka the work is un-
der the charge of the Foster Humane
society. Governor Hodges and Mayor
Cofran will ride in a tally-ho. The
Santa Fe apprentice band will play.
The governor was invited to drive
in his machine. But he shook his
head emphatically. ''I'I travel behind
a horse,'' he assured Miss Kate King
of the society, '.let me drive the tally
no. I'll ride with the mayor
On the pamphlet of the humane So
ciety is printed the horses prayer:
ITO thee. my master, offer my pray
er: Feed. water and care for me; and,
when the days work is done. provide
me with shelter and a clean. dry bed.
Pay Your Toll Saturday.
If you're tagged next Saturday, pay
your toll. 1t will go toward the main
tenance of the only Topeka charitable
organization existing without county
Do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
SAFETY FIRST wins.
Decrease in Railway Accidents and
Number of Casualties.

Washington, June "A total de-
crease Of IT'S persons killed and Of SAT
injured in all classes Of railway acci-
dents was shown in the accident bull
letin issued today by the I. C. C. for
the quarter ended December 81, 1913,
as compared with the corresponding
quarter Of 1912.
There was also a decrease of 386 in
the number of train accidents. The
2,3O7 derai1ments for the quarter,
with property damage of 5000, $50.
Practically all Of the figures show
decreases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
RECORD IN HEAT.


This Was Hottest Day Of the Year
Cooler Tomorrow.
Topeka is sweltering to-day. The
temperature this afternoon was 80 de-
grees, the warmest that it has been this
year. This is 2 degrees above normal
for midsummer weather.
No rainfall IL reported in Kansas in
the last twenty-four hours, and the sky
was clear at all stations. Tempera-
lures all over the state have averaged
above normal, but we're slightly lower
in northwest Kansas this morning than
they were Wednesday morning.
The stage of the river today was S
feet. which is 2 of a foot lower than
Wednesday at the same hour. The
lowest temperature in Kansas was at
Goodland where it was 81. The high
est at Anthony and Scott where It reg
istered 90.
Reports from Idaho and Canada
received by the weather bureau are to
the effect that cooler weather il on
the way. It is anticipated that the
weather in Topeka will be soms-
what cooler after tomorrow.
The forecast for tonight and tomOr-
row calls for fair weather and con-
tinued warmer. Rains are reported
throughout most Of the northern states.
The wind registered Is miles from the
south practically all day today. The
temperatures since o'clock this morn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
DIED FOR HIS DOG.
Pittsburg Man browns While Pulling
1t In His Boat.

Pittsburg, Kan, June Am effort
to assist his dog into his boat on the
Neosho river at Neosho park. twenty
miles west Of Pittsburg. late yesterday
caused the death of Charles B. Wilson
Of Pittsburg. Wilson was on his way
Neosho park to visit friends and row.
ed out into the river. His dog swan
behind the boast and in the middle OF
the stream seemed to tire. Wilson
sought to get the animal into the boat
The boat capsized and Wilson was
drowned. His widow and two chill
dren could not be located to be noti-
fled until this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

the governor was contemplated. The
news had come Indirectly from DR.
Hensley's office, Seaton thought.
when you talked with the women
did you understand that they were
paying their own expenses in the case
or that they were paid by some one
else?''
Understood they were paying
their own expenses"
did Mrs. Buckwalter and Mrs.
West claim they were members Of the
w. C. T. U.?"
both white ribton women"
On the stand Wednesday afternoon,
Miss Mary Dobbs stated that neither
Of the women were members Of the
w. c. T. U. at the time they came to
Topeka to urge the Sullivan pardon.
Charges Against Wichita Persons.
Further testifying Seaton stated
that Mrs. Buckwalter said Miss Ma
son. the Wichita police matron, was
a perjurer and that Judge Thomas c.
Wilson of the Sedgwick county dis
trict court was a stockholder in q
wholesale liquor house. In the attor-
ney generals office. Seaton said. the
women said County Attorney McGill
was a crook and could be bought by
any one who had the money.
Dana Takes . Hand.
OuTlu& the ulOEN1A6 5CSSAOH, JuO60
Dana knocked one Of the .,rops from
under the case OF the plaintiff when
he withdrew from the records the
''Tiger Bill" Campbell letter. This
letter was read to the jury by the at
torneys for the plaintiff at the close
of Mrs. Buckwalter's redirect exami-
nation. In the letter Campbell had
strongly argued for a pardon for
Frank Sullivan. He had presided at
Sullivan's first preliminary examina-
ton and the plaintiff claimed that it
was largely upon this letter that Mrs.
Buckwalter based her faith in the
mans innocence.
Hopkins ON Stand.
Seaton .yas excused from the stand
shortly after 10 o'clock. 4. G. Hop
kins, a newspaper correspondent and
agent for the state free employment
bureau, was the next witness. Hop
kins was the first eye witness to the
scene in the governors Office to be
called for the defendant
Hopkins Story.
what did you see when you entered
the governors private Officer" asked
S. N. Hawkes..
1.-The governor was near the south
west corner Of the desk and seemed to
be in the act of turning to face the
east. I saw a women whom I have
since learned to be Mrs. West. rush in
and start to pick up some papers The
governor placed his hands on the
papers. Mrs. West grabbed them and
the governor held to them for an in
tant and the governor let loose.
1(.0nfin1aoa on1 RnRn TWnI n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
WISEMAN
COdding's Assailant Is Released
ON Bond of $4,000.
Victim Impr0ving-May Not
Probe for Bullet.

Leavenworth. June Ain the city
court here Wednesday ''Jake'' Wiseman
was arraigned on a charge Of assault
with intent to kill. He pleaded not
guilty, whereupon his bond was fixed
son. and was furnished. Wiseman's
preliminary hearing was set for June 16.
Wiseman's head was swathed in band
ages as he Stood before the court, M
dicating that the injuries received after
he attempted to kill Mr.. Codding Tues
day were severe. He turned his head
neither to the right nor left. looking
straight at the court and pleading in q
voice which was not tremulous. He
even smiled when the amount of bond
was announced.
The condition Of J. K. Codding, as
sistant attorney who was shot
and badly wounded by Jake Wiseman
is favorable. Unless Unforeseen compli-
cations develop. Mr.. Codding will re-
cover. The powder burns on his face
are causing him considerably more pain
than was the bullet wound.
The attending physicians have not
yet decided to probe for the bullet, fear
ing that such an operation might be
the means Of bringing on the complica-
tions they fear. They are agreed that
Mr.. Coddfhg's extraordinary vitality
will be sufficient to offset the effects of
the bullet. even though 1t is permitted
to remain permanently in his anatomy.
while they entertain misgivings as to
the ultimate outcome Of an operation.
Wiseman's principal injury consists of
a bad cash in his scalp, which was in
ficted by Codding when he knocked the
joint keeper down with his revolver
There are other minor cuts and bruises
on his head and face. The internal
pains which Wiseman says he suffers
are accounted for by him by a state
ment that he was jumped on repeat
edly after he had been felled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
WRECK ON ROCK ISLAND

Train No. Spreads Rails 1t Mullin-
ville-News Agent Scratched
Hutchinson. June Rock Island
train No. 1 was derailed at $3.50 this
morning. mile and q half east Of
Mullinvil1e by spreading rails. The
baggage car turned over and five 9TH
ers of the eight cars left the rails.
No one was hurt but James Fitx-
patrick. train butcher. who was
slightly scratched.
The train was coming down q hill
at the rate of so or so miles. Rock
Island trains will be routed via Dodge
City and the Santa Fe until track is
cleared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
Reducing Train service.

Seattle, Wash, June 4.-Announce-
ment was made today that next Mon
day the Northern Pacific railroad
would discontinue overland trains No.
s and s, the Twin City express, oper-
ated between Seattle and st. Paul,
leaving only two through trains each
way between the Pacific coast and the
Twin Cities ON that road Light pas
senger traffic Is given as the reason
for tie reduction In train service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
GAMES POSTPONED.

At Brooklyn-Brooklyn post
poned, rain.
At Philadelphia-New York-Philadel-
phia, two games. postponed; rain.
At Pfttsburg = Pittsburg-St. Louis
game postponed; rain.
American League.
St Louis-Detroft game postponed: :
rain. Two games tomorrow.
At Boston-Boston-Phi Philadelphia game
postponed: rain.
American Association.
At Cleveland-C1evela
postponed, rain.
Federal League.
At Brooklyn-Buffalo-Br Brooklyn. post
poned; rain
At Pittsburg = Pittsburg- Baltimore.
postponed: rain
Weather Forecast Tor Kansas.
Fair and continued warm tonight and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

IT did. because assumed she was one
Of the women who had trouble"
Mrs. Buckwalter was talking to
Colonel DenniSOn?
Va.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

Weather Forecast Tor Kansas.
Fair and continued warm tonight and
Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04
Mrs. West Waiting.

WITS. WCSC VVd1VIII&s
What was Mrs. West doing?"
"She was standing a short distance
away, apparently waiting"
After leaving army headquarters.
Colonel Rain testified that the wom-
en- went to the first floor OF the state
house. Mrs. West was apparently hold
ing her right hand. the witness said.
Carl N. White. a stenographer in the
adjutant generals office, related Incl
dents. substantially as told by Colonel
Rain and General Martin, when Mrs.
West and Mrs. Buckwalter visited Cen
eral Martins office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-04

Galva. Kan. June 4-The Topeka spec
fal pulled into Galva late this morninl
crowd Of citizens. headed by Mayor .Elii
Griffith and Town Marshal J. n. Bunnes
Galva business men arc enferpria1nG
They distributed local advertising Htera
flIre to the Touekana
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the two women to the attorney gen.
erals office, Hungate asked if anything
had been said further than that to
which Seaton testified on direct exam
ination.
Yes" said the witness "Mr. Daw-
son said he had Investigated the case
and was satisfied there was nothing in
the claim Of the women. He said they
had waylaid him about the case every
I'time he had been in Wichita recently.
You say Dawson said these two
women, Mrs. West and Mrs. Buckwal-
ter. waylaid him in Wichita?''
That was what he said.''
What did these women say to you
when they returned to the governors 8
office the morning of April 8?'
They said they wanted a petition or
| blank application that would compel
the governor to take some direct action
regarding pardon. I told them none
was used in the Office and none was
| needed and that the same consideration
would be given the case as though they
had an attorney"
AT that time did the women appear
to be angry at the governor?'
Did not seem to be-
when the women asked for the
| Dobbs letters, you knew they intended
to carry the copies away and take them
| to Wichita?''
| Thought so."
| You had no objections?'
Didn't make any"
News OF Suit.
!; Redirect examination by s. N,
! Hawkes. brought out the fact that II
had been currently reported the att
ernoon OF April that suit against
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-27
NINETY ARE
KILLED ON RAILS
Unusual Figures Issued by the
State Public Service Com
mission Today

Ninety-one persons We're killed ana
75S injured on the railroads Of Penn
sylvania and 23 killed and ESQ injured
on the trolley lines of the State dur
ing the month of December. according
to the date for the month just com
piled by the division of accident in
vestigation of the Public Service Com
mission.
F'ifty-three of those killed on the
railroads were trespassers and Of
the fatalities on the electric lines OF
the same class This percentage is
higher than usual. Only passengers
were killed on the railroads and 3 on
electric lines. Eight Of the fatalities
were at grade crossings of railroads.
The number of railroad employees
killed was 25, 10 being section hands,
trackmen, 2 conductors and 1 each
yardman. engineer, car cleaner, signal
man, trackwalker and crossing watch
man. Two employees of trolley lines
lost their lives
Considerable interest is being shown
by manufacturers Of the State in the
prospective hearings on the coal rates
charged from the Clearfield region to
Lancaster and 1t is probable that York
manufacturers will Join with the Ian
caster people when the case Is heard.
The Public Service Commission will
likely 60 into rates charged for bring
ing. coal to this city, Philadelphia and
Baltimore and 1t may be the first
probe into schedules for hauling fuel
to eastern Pennsylvania.
A. f. Hanna, chairman of the bor-
ough council of Lykens. calls the at
tention of the Commission to dan
gerous crossing of the line Of the Sus-
quehanna e Dauphin Traction Com
pany over the tracks Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad near Wiconisco.
Elias Sassaman, of Center Valley,
has filed with the Commission COM
plaint against the Lehigh Valley Tran
sit Company. 1t appears that on the
branch extending from Allentown to
Bethlehem. Catasauqua,, Siegfried,
Slatington and Emaus, a monthly trip
book, or ticket, at reduced rates is
used. whereas full fare is charged
between Allentown, Coopersburg and
intervening points.
D. Q. Kerr, Kingsville. informs the
Commission that there are no station
facilities at that point, on the line of
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railroad and that several deaths are
attributable to exposure at the sta
ton.
Curtis e. Bin Singer, editor of the
Roxborough Independent, wants the
Commission to render q decision as to
whether q railroad company cannot
contract with d newspaper to pay for
its advertising in as many miles cash
value as the advertising bills amounts
to, by issuing a mileage book for the
use of the newspapers advertised In.
The Commission has secured better
-. t@ss.t
Creek branch Of the Baltimore G.
Ohio.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-27
H|GHWAYMEN WHO
HELD Up CAR. NOT
ARRESTED As YET
Police Have No Clue to Identity
of Robbers Who Shot
at Conductor

Up to late hour this afternoon
the police had found no clue to the
identity of the two highwaymen who
last night attempted to hold up G.. H.
Ayle, conductor on the Fourth and
Sixth streets line of the Harrisburg
Railway Company.
The attempted hold-up occurred
shortly after IL o'clock. Quick ac-
tion on the part of Conductor Ayle in
closing the rear door and signaling
his motorman, e. T. Jones, to go ahead
frustrated the highwaymen.
The attempted hold-up was the cul-
mination of frequent annoyances at
Sixth and Division streets by gang
of rowdies who have for weeks been
throwing stones and other missiles at
members of the various crews.
Conductor Ayle had changed the
trolley to return to Market Square
last night, when two men approached
the car. Jones, the motorman, in
the meantime had gone to the front
of the car to lower the fender. Lean
ing out to see if any passengers were
coming, Conductor Ayle looked into
the muzzles of two revolvers and one
of the highwaymen ordered the con-
ductor to throw UP his hands and de-
liver the cash.
The second highwayman started to
enter the car when Conductor Ayle
slammed the door hut, and signaied
Motorman Jones to go aeead. The
one highwayman was knocked from
the step. His companion started q
fusillade of bullets at the car and a
bullet hit the center rear window.
Conductor Ayle said he had about S35
in cash In his pockets. He could not
get a good description of the men be-
cause everything happened too
quickly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-27
&R2tthfag pEQ Qea@SR
NEW ASSOCIATION
SEVERELY RAPED
Milt T. Robinson Shows Flaws in
the Rules; Favor Freight
Rate Increase

Eastern railroad men. representing
every branch of the Brotherhoods, at
tended one Of the largest meetings ever
held at Wilmington, Sunday afternoon
and evening, at which Milt T. Robin
son. of Harrisburg, chairman OF the
legislative committee of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen, was the
principal speaker.
At both afternoon and evening ses-
sions the proposed organization OF an
Employees Mutual Benefit Association
on the Pennsy lines was given severe
rap and referred to as a move against {, ain nrt
returned to Harrisburg last evening
and was very enthusiastic over the big
gathering and the reception accorded
the visiting railroaders.
Mr.. Robinson said the railroad men
who attended the big meeting were a
unit in favor Of a FIVE per cent. ireight
increase. providing that the prohts re- re-
paid out in dividends. Referring TO the
proposed Mutual Benefit Association
Mr.. Robinson said in part:
Grievance Rule Bad
This Organization, according 70
those who are being asked to join 1t,
will give us an increase In INSURANCE !.
at lesser cost II TINS q, Tere 1lSow .ruH that #
our brotherhoods have at times en-
abled us to settle grievances. we nave
been told that the new organization
will enable us to do this better and also
at less cost. But the constitution pro
vides that the grievances of the en-
eineers will be referred to committee
Composed of three engineers and two
officials of the company, perhaps the
roadforeman or the foreman OF the
roundhouse OF the trainmen's commit
tee the chairman of the committee
would be the train master or his as
sistant. -
trampihg down that which has been
organized after a struggle and ! know
the railroad company will have trouble
in organizing the proposed department.
of this association, I will choose the
fat goose in place Of the lean one every