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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-08

ticing. physician of this village, was
closed shortly before noon today. No
verdict was Immediately announced but
one was expected later in the day.
Ellsworth Bardes a new witness. testi-
fed just before the hearing closed, that
he had seen a woman he was unable to
identify, running away from the doc
tors office shortly after the shot which
killed Mrs. Bailey was fired. She wore
a dark skirt and white shirtwaist.
Witnesses testifying at previous ses-
sions of .he inquest swore that Mrs.
Carman was thus garbed on the night
of the murder. She has maintained,
however, that she was dressed In a
kimona and was in her bedroom. This
contention of Mrs. Carman was borne
out on the stand today by her young
!daughter Eliza beth.
The Dictagraph Man Called.
CASTOR Roissonault, manager of the
detective division of company which
manufactures telephone devices to re-
cord conversations, was the first wit
aults company that installed tele-
phone device in DR.. Carman's office
some time before the murder. at the
order of Mrs. Carman.
The witness told today of the first
call of Mrs. Carman at his Office. She
Al
admitted her identity, adding that she
had many domestic troubles and
wanted to hear what went on in her
husbands office. This was on May 10.
The witness said arrangements for the
rental of the instrument were made
that day. On the same day Mrs. Car
man made plans to take her husband
away for two days while the instru-
ment was being installed.
The witness said Mrs Carman had
told him about seeing a nurse kiss DR..
Carman. She said she was so mad
| he went on. when she saw that kiss
that she almost broke the window by
knocking on it," Mrs. Carman told him
further. he said. that she knew her
husband met many women both in his
home and outside and she asked the
witness whether he could furnish de-
tecttves to follow him. She had said
emphatically, however that she would
not get a divorce on account of her
daughter.
/ She was taken into custody at her
home, where Mrs. Bailey. a patient OF
her husband, was mysterious1y shot
on the night Of June 80. A charge OF
murder was lodged against her.
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DR.. KEITH TO ASYLUM
Former Topeka Physician Lost His
Mind and win Enter Hospital.

DR.. H. H. Keith, for many years
coroner of Shawnee county and a pfac-
ticing physician IN this city, will be
taken to the state hospital for the In
sane. Papers for his admission were
approved by the state board of con-
troll late this afternoon.
DR.. Keith came to Topeka recently
from his late home in New Mexico
suffering from brain trouble. He es-
capped from st. Francis hospital and
was the source of considerable worry
until found.
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FALLS TO HIS DEATH.
Colonel Denny Tumbles Over q Balus-
trade in His Home.

Washington, July S.-Col. Frank L.
Denny, retired. Of the marine corps,
was almost instantly killed early to-
day when he fell over a balustrade
in his home to the floor below. The
report to the police said he walking in
his sleep.
Colonel Denny's family believe he
was seized with an attack of vertigo,
to which he was subject, and fell
while moving about the house. He
struck his head upon a marble top
table on the lower floor Of his house,
crushing his skull. When a physician
arrived he was beyond help. The COL
onefs daughter, awakened by the
crash. found her father dying where
he had fallen. The coroner gave a
certificate Of accidental death.
Colonel Denny was one OF the storm
centers in a row in the marine CORDS
three years ago, in which it was
charged that a number Of staff Of
hcers in Washington were controlline
the corps
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BASEBALL TO-DAY.

Western.
Topeka at st. Joseph, clear.
Denver at Sioux City, clear.
Lincoln at Omaha, clear, 3 D. m.
Wichita at Des Moines, clear
National.
Boston at Chicago, cloudy, D. m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg, clear.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati, clear. 3
}. m.
New York at st. Louis cloudy.
American.
Chicago at Boston (2), first 1:45
}. m.
Detroit at Philadelphia, clear.
Cleveland at New York, clear.
St Louis at Washington. clear.
Federal.
Kansas City at Chicago. cloudy. 3
,. m.
st. Louis at Indianapolis, clear.
Pittsbury at Buffalo, clear.
Baltimore at Brooklyn (2), first
$50 p. m.
Association.
st. Paul at Indianapolis, clear.
Minneapolis at Cleveland, cloudy, 3
,. M.
,. m.
Milwaukee at Louisville. clear.
Where They Play Thursday.
Topeka at Des- MOines.
Denver ct Omaha
Lincoln at Sioux City.
Wichita At St Jo1eph. ----Ll-
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LAWYERS IN FIGHT
State Meeting In Topeka Over
Supreme Court Actions.
Attorneys Do Not Agree on
Real Procedures.

Many widely known Kansas law
yers are in Topeka today to at
tend the meeting in Representa-
tive hall this afternoon to dis
cuss existing rules of court proceed
ure and methods by which the district
courts and supreme courts often ar
rive at decisions without apparent rec
ognition of established authorities.
The meeting was called for the express
purpose of protesting against present
methods. In Topeka today, however,
are a number of lawyers who defend
the courts and their rulings and will
fight any effort to criticise the Kansas
judiciary.
When the call for = meeting was-is-
sued in June, it bore the signatures OF
100 widely known practicing attorneys
in nearly one-half of the counties of
the state. Since the purpose of the
meeting became known many lawyers
have protested. A number of these at
torneys will sit in tOday's meeting to
defend, If needs be, the procedures in
the district courts and supreme court
Coming just before the primaries, in
which three associate justices of the
nomination, the meeting has been de-
clared by several lawyers to be a po-
litical move to defeat the present JUS
tices. In view of the approaching
campaign, an effort may be made to
sidetrack the meeting until after the
field, one OF the first attorneys to ar
rive in Topeka for the meeting. de-
clared he would openly oppose any
move to diScredit the state courts. He
has sent a number of letters to Kansas
lawyers urging them to attend the
meeting and protest against the pur-
pose of the meeting.
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FIGHT ON LIQUOR
Wet and Dry Question at Bull
Moose Convention.
Leaders of Both Sides Disturb
COnclave Quiet.

Des Moires. July S.-The prohibi
ton question promised to develop
vigorous contest in the Progressive
state convention here today with both
the wet and dry" leaders claiming
victory, before the formal opening of
the session. Conferences. which last
ed late into the night, broke up with
out a solution of the problem having
been reached. Indications, however,
were that a resolution endorsing sub
mission of prohibitory amendments to
both state and federal constitutions
would be presented.
The forenoon was taken up in dis
trfct caucuses. 1t was expected that
the real business Of the convention,
the platform, would not be reached
until late this afternoon.
]. NJ Dover of Marengo, temporary
chairman, was expected to strike the
keynote of the state campaign in his
address at the opening of the conven-
ton. Judge Albert D. Nortoni Of st.
Louis, Mo-, will deliver the principal
address of this afternoon
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START new CHURCH.
Break Ground for Highland Park
Eilifice Tonight

The ground breaking ceremonies in
connection with the Highland Park
church will be held at 8 o'clock tonight.
There will be brass band on hand and
other music and entertainment features
will be provided by the X. X. X. club
Speakers for the evening will be 7.
J. Ream. district superintendent; DR..
Edwin Locke. pastor of the Euclid Ave-
nue. Methodist church; and DR.. BenJa-
min Young. pastor of the First Meth
dist church.
At the close of the program refresh
ments will be served by the X. K. X.
club. All persons interested in the
church enterprise are urged to attend.
The church site is at the corner of
Goldf1nch and Ohio avenues. Topekans
will get OF the street car at Twenty
sixth street and walk east two blocks.
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One Carries Doctor, Other the
Father Of . Sick Son.
MAKE RECORD BREAKING SPEED
First Train Covered 1,1eS Miles
in sO16 Hours.
Rich Grain Dealer of Duluth,
A. D. Thomson, Hires Specials.

Two special trains rua1aed across thu
country from Chicago to Ration. N. n.
today to take medical aid to the son
Of A. D. Thomson. a large grain oper-
ator of Duluth. Young Thomson is
suffering from an acute bowel trou-
BILE at Raton.
A. D. Thomson was in Montreal
when he heard Of his sons serious ILL
ness He Immediately wired w. j.
Black, passenger traffic manager of
the Santa Fe in Chicago, to arrange
for special train from Chicago to
Ration to carry DIR. Wilbur E. Post of
the latter city to the bedside Of his
son.
The special carrying DIR. Post left
Chicago Tuesday at 2:4O p. m. over
the Santa Fe and ;.rrived in Ration at
1910 O'Clock this morning.. Actual
running time over the distance of
1,128 nnilts was at the rate Of 81 miles
an hour. On some stretches the train
made 20 or 80 miles an hour.
Second Special Train.
Further information obtained from j.
M. C0nnel, general passenger agent in
Topeka, states that another special
train carrying Thomson senior left
Chicago at 9:39 this morning for Ration
and was expected to make even q lit
tie better time than the first train.
sary to operate on young Thomson.
Meals for those travelling in the spe-
cials were put on the trains at Har-
vey eating house stations. Each special
consisted of engine, baggage car, coach
and Pullman sleeper. Total cost of the
specials is in the neighborhoods Of S.
900, or about 81 500 each.
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Could Cash In on Indebtedness
with Big Balance.
REPORT ISSUED Is / WONDER
City Auditor Wasson Shows
Sixty Years Accumulation.
Topeka a Pretty Thrifty Old
Girl After All.

If the city Of Topeka should be
called upon suddenly to pay every debt
she owes. she could do 1t from the sales
Of property she owns and still have
about two-thirde OF her holdings left
intact On:y about o1ft-third Of what is
known as "city property" would need
to be sold. During the so years of the
city's existence she has accumulated
$1,565,772.9
A pretty thrifty old girl. eh?
These interesting facts are set forth
in some long and very uninteresting
looking columns Of figures Just COM
piled by w. H. WATSON. city auditor.
He has been working four months on
the job. 1t is the first report Of the
kind in four years. When Mr.. Wasson
prepared such a report. 1t took four
months. with the heads Of the various
departments Of tho city assisting, to
bring the old report up to date.
The personal and real estate property
accredited to the different departments
of 1855. 1898 aggregated as follows:
City's PfDperty.
Engineering department. $1.sss.7s;
street department. S$4, ,517.50; electric
light plant, $61,S3&: special lighting,
$41;O00; fire department. $12s.S58.S9;
waterworks, $S13, ,8e4.91: public build
ings, $156.012.65; parks and park
50. 1882: library. $4,000.
Against this grand total OF what the
city owns outrights there is an OUT
standing indebtedness in the form of
bonds against the city proper amount
ing to only. $554.S7s.41. leaving an
unencumbered balance to the city of
dollars to the sq5d any time she
checks in.
me Bond ssitnstion.
debt Istirs But wiiisn is enor aa against st the the
city, but is backed BY separate prop
critics in the city, are paving bonds ag-
gregating $764,439.9o. and sewer
bonds amounting to $&1, ,073.67. These
bonds are against the property in the
various Improvement districts. There
are also bonds against the water plant
to the amount of 100000, but for all
practical purposes $72,954.45 of these
water bonds may be- ignored in fig
uring the debt against the water
plant, for the water plant has bought
back bonds amounting to that much.
Apparently there is nothing the city
owns that is not included in the re-
port. Even two hair combs, valued at
10 cents each, and provided for in
mates of the detention hospital, are
listed along with the potato masher
and stew kettles.
The inventory, with valuations, of
the animals at Gage and Central
parks, shows that the city values a
black crow at $3.50, and a perfectly
good Mallard duck at the same price.
Prairie dogs are worth only so cents
each, while snakes are double that
value. The animals Of springtime no.
torfety-groundhogs valued at
$3.50. You might be able to buy a
'possum for 81. or a monkey from the
city for SIS.
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Price of P0st0ffice and Federal
Patronage, He Says.
MUST FIGHT FOR EVERY VOTE
New Breach Means War Among
the Democrats.
Ruthless Disregard of Party
Interests" One Charge.

Organization Of a Thompson-Neeley
machine that would bring the blush Of
shame to operators of machine politics
in the palmy days of the convention
system, is charged today by Hugh p.
Farrelly of Chanute. In an interview
Farrelly charges that the price of a
postoffice and federal recognition is the
support of Congressman George A.
Neeley for United States senator. Be-
hind this new Democratic machine.
Farrely charges is United States Sem
ator William H. Thompson who is ex-
erting every influence to bring about
Neeley's nomination in the August pri-
maries.
The Farrelly statement today is the
first open charge by any Of Neeley's
senatorial opponents concerning the ex-
istence of a machine that has for its
CONTINUED on page 2.)
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' Equipment WIN Save
&C. 900 Annually.
INCREASE OUTPUT TOO TONS
Daily Supply VIII Be Sent to
State Institutions.
Larger Dump Cars To Be Oper-
ated by Electricity.

Modern electrical appliances. new
saving Of $4,000 to $4,000 a year in
the states coal bin. il the plan of J. A.
F1txgibbon. deputy warden at the state
penitentiary. With modern equip
mont, F1tzgibbon claims the mines
will increase their production 100 tons
a day without greatly increasing the
working force, and that sufficient coal
can be produced at the rison to sup
ply all Of the state institutions.
In the penitentiary's biennial re-
port. 1t is probable that the state 'legis-
lature will be asked to appropriate
$4,000 to $4,000 fol. tho new appli-
ances in the mines. This Is an amount
equal to one years expense. for coal
at the state institutions after using the
entire output from the penitentiary.
But the new equipment will answer
the purposes of the prison mines for
many years. and Fftzgibbon believes 1t
$4,000 q year to the state.
Nearly 900 Tons q Week.
Under ordinary circumstances the
coal output at the prison is 800 to 800
tons a week. New and improved ma
chinery and equipment, the deputy
warden claims, will almost double the
output with the use Of q few more
men in the mines. From 200 to $50
men are regularly used in the mines.
Facilities can be provided for the sue
cessful working of from 500 to, $50
men, Fitzgibbon Is a practical mine
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Defend HIS PARTY
President Wilson Declares That
1t Would Be Unfair
To Regard Democracy as an
Enemy of Business.

Washington. Jul s.-Declaring it
would be unfair to regard the Demo-
cratic party as the enemy Of big and
little business, President Wilson to-
of Paul Warburg of New York and
Thomas d. Jones of Chicago, his
nominees for the federal reserve
board.
President wilson's statement fol-
lows:
1T would be particularly unfair to
the Democratic party and the senate
itself to regard it as the enemy of
business, big or little. 1 am sure that
it does not regard a man as an object
of suspicion merely because he has
been connected with great business
enterprises. 1t knows that the busi-
ness OF the country has been chiefly
promoted in recent years by enter
prises organized on a great scale, and
that the vast majority of the men
connected with what we have come to
call big business are honest, incor-
ruptible and patriotic. . The country
may be certain that it is clear to
members of the senate, as it is to
other thoughtful men, that those who
have tried to make big business what
it ought to be are the men to be en-
couraged and honored whenever they
respond without reserve to the call of
public service.
"I predict with the greatest conf
dence that nothing done by the Demo
cratic majority of the senate of the
United States will be of a sort to throw
suspicion upon such men. Mr.. Jones
and Mr.. Warburg, in manifesting their
Willingness to make personal sacrifices
and put tneir great experience and
ability at the service of the govern
ment, witn out thought of personal ad-
vantage, in the organization of great
reform, which promises to be SO serv-
iceable to the nation, are setting an
example OF patriotism and Of public
spirit which the whole country ad-
mires 1t is the obvious business OF
craftsmanship, at this turning point in
our development, to recognize ability
and character wherever it has been
displayed and unite every force for the
|upbuilding Of legitimate business along
the new lines which are now clearly
indicated for the future.
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mystery" EPISODE.
Harold McGrath's Story Tonight-At
Orpheum in Films.

The third episode in Harold Nc
Grath's thrilling story, The Million
Dollar Mystery" appears in the State
Journal this evening, and at the same
time the Orpheum theater is running
the Thanhouser company's motion pic
ture dramatization of the story
The story and the film are being fol-
lowed closely by thousands. and the
crowds that go to the Orpheum con-
tinue to grow with each new INSTALL
ment of the story Special interest at
taches to the feature from the fact that
the ThAnhouser company is Offering
S1O,ooo for the best 100 word solution to
the mysteFys. invOlved In the STORY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-08
Death OF John T. Mack.

Sandusky, O.. July S.-Heart failure
following an illness that extended over
several months past, caused the death
here today CT John T. Mack, aged 60,
prominent Republican and a notable
figure in Ohio journalism. Mr. Mack,
who was the editor and principal own
er of the Sandusky Register. served
for 25 years as president of the Ohio
Associated Dailies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-08
HIS Joke Results seriousl,

Pittsbu-g, Pa, July 8.-Stanley
Fialek, formerly employed in one 0&
the Westinghouse factories, last night
told some of his friends jokingly. he
afterward declared. that he was going
back to work today Soon after mid :
night he was rescued by the crew OF
q street car from three men IN Brad
dock avenue. who had beaten him int
tnaennibll1fy. - s 3 - &
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Country Club Becomes Dry.

Chicago, July S.-One week after
the United States navy went dry the
Onwentsia country club, of Lake For
est, ILL.,. one of the most fashionable
organizations, scene of international
polo matches and national golf cham
pionships, Joined the dry" ranks yes
terday. Other exclusive Lake county
clubs were forced into similar action
when Lake county authorities called
their attention to the local option law.
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in the face of his public utterances as
personally opposed to the prohibitory
law. In 1913. he was defeated by May
or Cofran by small majority. Billiard
was defeated in the primaries OF 1872
by Hodges in the Democratic nomfna-
tion for governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-08

Weatl,er Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Thursday: no I'm
portaut chan&e = te1npezAture.
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Who Was Shot in Doctors Of
flee Last Week.
CORONER'S INQUEST CLOSES
Evidence in Bailey Murder In
quiry Seems to Point
To Mrs. Carman as Woman
Who Fired the Shot.

F'reeport, July S.-Mrs. Edwin Car
man was arrested this afternoon in
connection with the murder of Mrs.
Louise Bailey.
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lrly readings:
THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations of the
United States weather bureau ending AT
Z o'clock this morning:
St8tiOnS I'm Kaneaa
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The inquest into the death of Mrs
Louise Bailey, mysterious!y murdered
on the night of Tuesday, June 80, in the
office of DR.. Edwin Carman. a prac-
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09
Piping

Burial Hoffman and Joseph r. Dill
worth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Whitney ami
Mr.. and Mrs. Julien s. Ripley, who
have been spending several days with
Dr.. and Mrs. Peter B. Wyckoff, re-
turned to their ZONES in Bernardsville,
y. j., and Wheatley Hills, Long Island.
Miss Ursula Broun has been the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Twining, and
Mrs. Russell Hoadley has been enter
tanning at the Pierson cottage Mrs.
George Lorillard Ronalds and the
Messrs. Charles and Russell Hoadley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Fincke are
visiting with Mrs. Fincke's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Crawford Clark. Nv
and Mrs. William Wright are also
visiting with Mrs. Wright's parents, DR..
and Mrs. George A. Dixon.
Miss Ruth Draper will appear in
original monologues on Wednesday
afternoon, August 10, at the Meadow
Club Tea House.
Mrs. w. c. CULVER gave beach
party for her son Ashbel on Thursday
evening, followed by dancing in her
cottage, on the Dunes.
Mrs. W. W. Wilcox gave luncheon
for fifteen on Thursday at Windymere,
her cottage, on Lake Agowam.
On Monday Mrs. P. A. Valentine
entertains the Garden Club at The
Orchards for the first time, and an on
portunity will be given her guests TO
see the magnificent gardens on the
grounds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09
STOCKBRIDGE.

Stockbridge, Aug. S.-Leading resi-
dents of Stockbridge have contributed
$4,000 for the purchase of chemical
fire engine and hose truck as a protec-
ton for villas in the outlying districts
of the village.
Many tourists stop at Red Lion Inn
in passing through the hills. This week
the arrivals included Mr.. and Mrs. c.
W. Price, Mrs. S. W. Hopkins, Mrs. I.
j. Briggs, of New York; Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Col
Inns, of Boston,; Miss Florence Twitch-
ell. of Washington; Mr.. and Mrs. L. c.
Hunt and Miss +. w. Greenwood, OF
BROOKLYN; A. Heaton Robertson, Miss
Mabel Robertson, of New Haven; Mrs.
G. s. Daley and Miss Mabel Daley, Of
New York.
Beginning this week there was tennis
for the August cups offered at Heaton
Hall. Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Choate, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Barris, Miss Grace 5.
Winans, Miss Violet Bailey, Mr. and
Mrs. F. lockwood Hall, Miss Gertrude
Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mansfield,
Miss Dorothy Mansfield, Miss NJ. NJ.
Richards, Miss A. NJ. Richards, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Warren and Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore knight were among the play
ers.
Miss Josephine de Gersdorff has been
appointed TO be the chairman of the
tennis committee for the annual tour
nament which opens the oath, succeed
ing Mrs. Edwin T. Rice.
Winthrop Packard, secretary of the
Audubon Society of Massachusetts, and
Dr. George T. Field, of the Massachu-
sets Fisheries and Game Commission,
will be the speakers at the annual
meeting of the Laurel Hill Association,
September 3.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Woodward Haven
gave a dinner this week, entertaining
for the Hon. Grafton Cushing, the
Speaker of the Massachusetts, House Of
Representatives.
S. d. Bowers and Walter R. Tucker
man, both twice winners of the Stock
bridge Cup, will enter the annual golf
tournament which starts August l8.
The presence of these golfers will
make the tournament of great interest.