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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-13
Came Down 1T McLeansboro,
H., 1t 10 Sunday Morning.
D TRIP Full Of MISFORTUNE
Travelled 1ss Miles in = Round
about Course.
Drifted All Saturday Over st.
Louis Suburbs.

St. Louis. July 13.-The balloon
ssSan Francisco 1915" formerly the
saTopeka IT" lar.ded eleven miles
.c,,th...t ~ Mn..r.ho-o III ~ 10
=. 49,
O'Clock sunday morning, according 10
q telegram received from E. S. Cole.
the pilot, today.
McLeansboro is about 95 miles
southeast of St Louis, and the balloon
covered about 106 miles in an airline.
All OF the eight balloons that sailed
from here last Saturday afternoon
have been heard from and the winner
of the national elimination race. to
select the thfrd American entrant to
the international race that viii start
from Kansas city next October. il the
balloon GOODYEAR.
The pilot Of The GOODYEAR was r. A.
AIDE was M n Tremelin ~ A[ror
This balloon landed at S.on.terca Kv
el,ont soo nile. fro,,, a. To,,ts ~"
two othar artrarts rcr ~ tr+..rao
tfcn.s -.n~ -. tr~- -. -
en1 san-,,sa :" 49, ~ ...e1 =. ~ ~nv woH , ~
natiorsI ~, 49, 4,sn iast .mlr
Ot'ss .a.S a. Cpson, y, N =
To,,s. "u "a aoneS"en' oi o.
seoFy OF the Trip
the dispatch to the Associated Press
from Pilot Cole and his aide. r. Em-
Balloon San Francisco 1915 landed
easily eleven miles southwest of Nc
Leansboro at 10 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing, actually travelling hundred and
hfty-eight miles in a round about
course in light, variable winds.
"On leaving the motordrome at st.
Ioris the balloon rose straight nm half
q mile then drffted slowly west At the
RI 70 ~ fn,,r nils. an l,n,,r we t1,saw
ont m,,ch hailast ~ cco,,n+ of t,,s n !.
S>AS e-As>-hSS SSAA @>S>$~@.s - sAAsS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-13
Verdict Returned to the Senato
BY tn I. c. C.
WASTE AND mSlllNAeHlHH
Have Cost the Road From @ =
90 MiIlon Dollars.
Recommend Holding the Dlrecs
tors Individually Liable.

Warrington. July 1S.-.'One Of tl.o
most glaring instances Of maladm1n-
istration. revealed in all the history Of
American railroading." II tho tntor-
state commerce commissions charaos
terization of its findings In tho inveo-
tigation of New Haven railroad finAm-
cial affairs, reported today to tie
senate.
In a report OF $4,000 words. prob
ably the most drastic In terms OF any
ever made by the commission. the
New Haven directors were pronounood
'.crimfnallv negligent" Evidences
pointing to violation Of law has ben
to district attorneys n
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New
York, and the federal department of
justice.
"A reasonable estimate OF the luag
to the New Haven by reason of wne4o
and mismanagement," says the report.
will amount to between $50. .000. ~
and $s0,000,000. Directors should Be
made individually liable to civil ana
criminal laws for the manner in WhfGh
they discharge their trust"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-13
IN WORLD SERIES.


New York, July 13.-Although the
plans of the Federal League magnateo
regarding post season series are not
yet completed, 1t IL apparent that there
will be an effort made to hold the at
tention of the baseball fans during
the playing of the worlds series be-
tween the, winners of the National and
American leagues pennants. The MAJ
jor League close their seasons on Oc-
tober and the Federals on October
Is. According to the tentative plans
of the new organization. the pennaut
winning club will issue an open cha1-,
lenge to the leaders of the two ma Tor
organizations and II ignored win in-
stitute q series of their own.
1t is proposed to select an all-staSs
team from the seven clubs finishing
after the pennant winner. This COM
bination will play q series Of seven o.
nine games against the league Leaders,
the contests to be held in various citieo
comprising the Federal circuit The
gate receipts will be divided among the
players composing the two teams upon
q basis of so per cent to the winnefu
and 40 per cent to the losers. There
Is also talk of the magnates adding
either . sum of money or automobiIso
to the pool In order to make the prino
worth the winning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-13
FELL DEAD IN BOAT
Eight-Pound Fish Caused Heart
Failure Of ]. M. Wilcox.
Civil War Veteran Succumbed
Near His Camp on River.


Joseph M. wilcox, veteran Of the
Civil war; died Of heart failure near
his camp on the Kaw river Sunday
morning while attempting to land a
big fish which had been caught on one
of his lines set through the previous
night. Two young ladies, Misses Jean
and Josephine Nicol, guests at q neigh
boring camp, while taking an early
morning row on the river, noticed the
jerking line and hastened to notify
Mr.. Wilcox, who set out at once to
investigate. Just as he reached to
into the boat. Young men in the
camp hastened to his relief, finding
him unconscious. He died immedi-
ately.
Drs. w. A. Wehe and A. A. Raub
who were summoned. applied the city
pulmotor without avail as their pa
tient, who had been in frail health,
had succumbed at the first attack.
Mr.. Wilcox, who was 73 years of age,
made his home at .717 Van. Buren,
street with his son, F. w. Wilcox. His
widow survives.
A daughter, Mrs. o. ]. Shannon, re-
sides at No. Is, The Devon. The
funeral service, which will be in
charge of the local Grand Army posts,
will be conducted at the Penwell
chapel at 1880 p. m. Tuesday, burial to
be made in Mount Hope cemetery.
Mr.. Wilcox had been camping on
the river for the benefit of his health
and has been fishing for amusement.
The catch which caused the excite
ment fatal to the feeble man proved
to be an eight pound carp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-13
Mrs. Emil Leuenberger Of
Highland Park q Suicide.
Sank In Water as Storm Spout
ed in Upon Her Body.
FIRST TRIED 4 BATH TOWEL
Then She Dropped Through
Opening in Water Hole.
Dependency Over Ill Health
Said To Be Cause.

Despondent over i'll health, Mrs.
Emil Leuenberger, 2O7 Pennsylvania
avenue, Highland Park, leaped into
cistern at an early hour this morning
and drowned in six feet of water. AS
she struggled in the water. a terriiic
thunder storm was roaring OUTSIDE
and the rain that beat upon the roof
rushed into the cistern, pouring in a
epouting torrent over her floating
body. She chose this means Of COM
mitting suicide after attempting her
life in drawing a towel tight around
her neck.
Mrs. Leuenberger had been i'll for
two weeks or more, according to rela-
tives. Her body was found in the cis-
ten at 6 o'clock this morning by her
husband, Emil Leuenberger.
1t is thought that Mrs. Leuenberger
drowned herself between l and 3
o'clock. When the terrific storm
broke over the city this morning Mrs.
Leuenberger arose and shut the win
dows and doors. She then went back
to bed. She was not missed until early
this morning.
Wrote Note to Husband.
Some time during the storm she
slipped from her bed and wrote note
to her husband asking him to forgive
her for the wrong that she would do.
A bottle &C ntaining a small amount OF
carbolic acid was found on the dining
room table this morning. She had not
taken the acid, probably because she
thought that there was not enough OF
the fluid to kill her.
She then tried to strangle herself
with a towel. The towel was still
around her neck when she was taken
from the cistern this morning.
This attempt having proved unsuc-
cessful she made her way to the cfs-
tern. Some time during the storm.
while her relatives were asleep. and
with no living witness to her act, she
slipped through the small opening OF
the water hole into six feet Of water
and drowned.
Husband Hunted for Her.
When she was missed this morn
ing at s O'clock by her husband he
at once began a search. 3
His little boy, Edwin Leuenberger,
Is years of age, found that the cover
on the top of the cistern had been re-
moved. He ran in the house and told
his father. Mr.. Leuenberger found
his wife in the cistern.
Sheriff Kiene was summoned. Ac-
companied by Undersheriff Larimer
the sheriff responded and the body of
the dead woman was taken from the
cistern. The body was taken to the
Shellabarger undertaking parlors.
Her Last Word.
Before she committed her act Mrs.
Leuenberger wrote a note to her hus-
band. 1t read:
ITO Emil: Please take good care of the
children and my folks. Everybody for
give me for my wrong I have done and
Emil you see IL you can do better than
i have with the children.
Il see am down and out entirely. Oh,
you have been SO good to me. Goodbye
to everybody LIBBIE.
II never want to look out of the house
here anymore"
Mrs. Leuenberger was the mother
of two little children. Edwin, age IS,
and Nettie, age IL. She was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Heu-
berger, of Highland Park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-13
KISSES MUST SMACK.
That's the Kind Aurora Girls Insist
Upon-A Love Club.

Aurora, Ill. July 13.-Several pretty
Aurora girls nth their "steadies'' pro-
pose to show the way for the elimfna-
ton of the divorce evil from national
life To accomplish this they have
organized ''love-making club" and
members must adhere strictly to these
rules:
EVERY member must have a rec
ognixed steady"
Girls must kiss with smack
like mother used to kiss
3Young men must go "courtin' -
Wednesday and Sunday evenings
lEOld-fashioned 'parties'' and
c:1aperones required.
5-Cabaret parties not permitted.
6-Joy rides barred.
7-"Soul kisses" absolutely prohib-
tied.
s-Tango dancing will be viewed
with suspicion
The 'slove-malking club has made
an immense hit in Aurora. 1t wa
started last Thursday night Already
applications have poured in by the
score from the youths and maidens OF
Aurora, and fifteen couples are to b
initiated tomorrow evening.
The idea came from the remarks OF
an eastern college professor who said
that the world. and particularly Amer
lea, needed more old-fashiOned love
making.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-13
WHEN LOVE DIES.
Then Marriage Vows Should be Void
Says Chicago Judge.

Chicago, ~dly 13.-No more mar
riage ceremonies in which either partv
vows to take the other until death do
us part" will be performed by Justice
OF the Peace Henry Neil, of Oak Park
In the marriage service he will sub
and affection shall last" and bride and
bridegroom must give audible assent
to the change.
1T is shocking to think OF a man
and woman living together and bonna
to each other after love and afrect;on
has died. The death referred to in
- merriags servtcs must BE- the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-13

death Of love and affection and not the
death of the body.
when love and affection has ceased
on both sides the marriage should be
void.
"Of course, would not for q mo-
ment allow parents to shirk the re-
sponsibility of caring for their chill
dren. The legal and moral RESPONSE
bility should remain in full force and
effecf''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-13

had no apparent effect. and we then
released four bags of sand.
mccullough reached for the rip
cord just as we struck the ground with
"a terrific thump, bounding back into
the air about as feet, and on the Sec
ond bound we ripped the bag and the
basket settled on the bank of Eel river
SAFELY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-13

O'Clock this afternoon was ten miles
an hour. held the mercury down later
in. the day. The government thermom-
eter registered 80 degrees at o'clock.
as against SO at the same hour Sunday
The maximum temperature was 80 at
o'clock
It was intensely hot along Kansas
avenue Sunday, the pavement radiat-
ing the heat. It was still hot this
morning, and by 1890 o'clock q ther-
mometer exposed to the sun in the 500
block on the avenue registered 125
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-13

James N. Munyon, the patent
medicine man, has secured divorce
from Pauline Metxger-M Munyon, the
actress who deserted him three years
ago. As Pauline Ned, Mrs. Munyon,
who was married to . man named
Metxger when she was sixteen, was
later divorced that she might marry
the patent medicine man. He says
he will stay single from now on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-13

Weather forecast for Kansas.
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday;
slightfy cooler tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-13

CONTINUED on Page Two.1
The Washington times., 1914-03-12

woman want to make up to that
child for that Of which 1t has been
robbed. .-
The best way to do this is to
help the mother to be both father
and mother to the child-to give
her an opportunity to earn an hon
est living. To give her the right
legally to call herself Mrs" and
to give her and her child the right
to bear the fathers name. These
are some of the ways that we can
help the mother and child es well
as society.
Most unmarried mothers are
young and it is their first offense.
There Is no good in minimizing their
IaultS or in trying to help them
shirk their responsibility
Give Child Proper Food.
II a woman has committed a crime
in bringing into the world a name
less child. she commits a greater
one by deserving 1t and robbing it
of its proper food At least, the
child has a right to start out in
life with a good constitution. the
one thing that its mother can do for
II, Is to give ii the food nature pro-
vides. Any society, whether II calls
itself philanthropic or not, that per-
mits a child to be robbed of its
proper food. deserves the universal
condemnation Of all right-thinking
people.
Talk about the starving children
of India-h you go through the
wards Of some Of our lying-in hos,
pftals or homes for children and see
some Of the little skeletons that are
starving there. because Of the self
ishness of unmarried mothers. or
her friends of society who. from
misplaced idea of kindness. have
been partners with her in robbing
the child. you would see sights far
worse.
Conservation of Childhood.
We have made great progress In all
the material things of life Every
thing now is conserved except the
childhood Of the race
/ visited Arkansas, and there they
showed me improved machinery for
handling the cotton plant. But the
little pickaninny in the field Is living
in just the same surroundings as
when the cotton was handled In its
old wasteful and extravagant man
ner. and the white child In the mill
ts largely in the same condition that
1t was years ago.
1 go to Richmond and I see the
wonderful progress OF the tobacco
The Washington times., 1914-03-12
NI~o This Is
1N1lS llOuSCkCCpC For You
"A Ne7o Housekeeping Series
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK.

Woman complains that she is forced to work all day
that the housekeeping job extends any legal time
Does.that woman know of scientific housekeeping?
How to do her work a business basis?
Mrs. Christine c. Frederick president of the House
wives League and authority business methods in the
home has consented to give series of talks for the benefit
of the readers of The Times.
In them she will tell how to Systematize when, and
what tools must be employed to make such systematza-
tio1 possible Her theories not new, intelligent
from time to time have hroached then but her method is
new She gives practical applied scence-teaches time
saving through the introduction into the household system
of modern appliances.
This valuable series begins Monday, March 16
DO you never GET TIME to 60 out'
Order your papers now and learn how to MAKE
THAT TIME.
The Washington times., 1914-03-12
The Linen Shower

linen and worked in green Corona
ton braid is hands JmS and the stamped
piece can De had at 3 cents. Another
one in white linen is 81 anI most er-
tectively worked in the popular delft
blue.
:rew patterns In towels are constantly
appearing and the lDtest addition In
this line is the STAMPED Turkish towel.
Some merely have the initial while
Cthers have q smaller runull; floral
design. These towels sell at - cents
and 80 cents, the former being more
of a hand towel. On" pro ,rcssivc shop
offers to stamp free of charge large
initial on every towel purchased at so
cents and over. This is an advantage,
in that il gives a wider choice for Sc
lection. When the matching wash
cloth is presented with the towel IT
makes an acceptable ,:i.t.
Guest towels with an insertion and
edge of crocheted lare have long been
popular and now the old tim" tatIlnS
is being revived and is especially at
tIaC1ivc for this purpose. The outnt.
consisting of the towel. a tattins shut
tie and crochet cotton. together win
minute directions for doing this work,
can be had for - cents.
An embroidered Cushion-Slip makes
nice shower ;:ift Ono Of the iatest
rfrrrinrs is in the blu ,birI design
The pillow top is IIN1I.H inches and the
ono seen was edged with CIuny lace
run with tn" blue :ncrceTizCl cotton
used in the embroidciv. The pillow top
QncludinE bacD solls at 80 cents.
The Washington times., 1914-03-12

-IiE girls are now searching Tor
pretty linens To embroider Tor
the coming showers to the Easter
bride. consequently the art EN-
broidery sections Of the shops are fea-
turning many new IDEAS.
Prominent amonS these are the Drcs-
den china designs. which make up so
daintIly. These arc luncheon sets. doI-
lies and Ccnterpieces Stamped and tint
ed in the Dresden Colorin2s. The
Ioil!es are 10 and ID cents each ard
the centers range in price from 20
cents TO SO
The new delft embrOiderey articles
are meeting with unusual favor. Tho
designs are simple and work up most
effectively In the circular pieces there
are doiliss at - cents and ccntCrS az
SlJn 4 forty-inch luncheon cloth can
he had for s., Will the ffty-foIr-inch
size Is -.
Doilies in cUt-out designs, kncwn as
the Rich"lieu, ar. new ami attractive.
They can ne sold At l. cents and II
struCtions for wurl<in; are @iven GRATIS.
TUmbl"r sets. consisting Of two
"arafc .ioilies AMI >iv tumblrr dGilics.
stamped IN neat designs. ar" - cents.
and make a most Useful rif;.
A pretty crnterpierc stamped on gray
The Washington times., 1914-03-12
. Reflections of a .
Bachelor Girl
By HELEN ROWLAND.


Copyrgh by the PressPu
marriage, lest
r." sowing wild afterWard
herself a
ribbons slippers Remember that
led him n order o a a
bother his little
The to
him he
midst
back
nothing which of
onewhe you feel o a
daizng husband feel shocked and dsap
Il is human.
The Washington times., 1914-03-12
Capital Society
Fashion Chatter
By JEAN ELIOT.

= = ATS. hats, hats-tney are all over
~ the place. and you can't escape
them. One thing, I gather that
there will be lots of sporty little
shapes. untrimmed or with only
rakisi bit of feather. the kind OF hat
that is enchanting on a certain type or
face. but is terrible trying.
On the other hand. the medium-sized
round sailor. which is generally beccm-
ing, is well to the fore. I've seen lots
of pretty ones. most of them with
straw brims and low round crowns Of
silk, one had q white brim and a crown
Of ravishing shade of purple. with
two cunning little feather brushes for
trimming.
/ don't quite know what it has to do
with fashions. unless it stars a rev
fashion in table decorations. but I saw
the sweetest display in a florists win
dow. a lot Of tiny little crystal vases.
so small. fine and clear they were al
most invisible, and in each a single
heavenly rose.
Wouldn't II make an adorable table. n
low mound in the center and at each
place a single blossom? And even
prettier than roses. just now, would be
spring blossoms. norcissus or fresIas.
Why. they'd look as it they had Just
sprung up for the party
The Washington times., 1914-03-12

81 sat beside Mrs. Lloyd Wheat
~ on Bowers in the theater the
~ other evening / could not help
wondering whether she would
be Just as beautiful in less wonderful
Gowns. I believe she would, but just
the same. clothes do 80 a long way
toward aiding beauty.
She was wearing a gown of black
and siver brocade. i could not see how
the skirt was made. but the bodice was
of white chiffon and silver lace. yelled
in black tulle. Around the neck, which
was cut in a deep V in the back. round
ed I'm the front. an outing of little
round fat let heads gave the finishing
touch. Mrs. Bowers wore long oval
shaped earrings of small diamonds, set
III platinum and in her hair she woe
Gne of rhe new back combs inlaid In the
diamonds in 4 design that matched tho
earrings.
The cloak was n large lOose-draped
wrap OF silver AMI old rose brocadsd
velvet. with a wide fur band around tho
cuffs and neck of some soft gray fur.
The style Of hair dress which Mrs.
Bowers affects is extremely simple and
becoming. or course. only II person
which her sort of hair could wear il, as
she does with such success. She wears
il in soft. full pompadour rolled under
the right side and held with comb.
ApDarentlv the comb is the only means
OF fastening the hair. and the very
OF 1t adds to its gracefulness.
The Washington times., 1914-03-12
By KATE WALLER BARRETT.

The proper care of the anouy-
nous child and its mother would be
the cause Of great good to the COM
munity. III the work Of the Florence
Crittenton Mission We're devoted to
tbs class alone, the results would
justify its existence. Every year
more than a thousand OF such
mothers are given a helping hand,
and everything is done to make them
useful members of society.
= We often have hanging in our
nurseries the legend, "Tremble,
tyrants. We are growing up" I
believe that in the future many Of
these children will do much to mako
the world better and truer for their
having lived in 1t.
The Right To Name and Home.
We have but to remember that
the name of one of our national
institutions in Washington bears the
name of a foreigner who never knew
who his father was: that doubts
have been thrown upon the paternity
Of three Of the Presidents of the
United States. one himself stating
that 1.-The first pair Of shoes he ever
wore he danced in at his mothers
first wedding"
While I recognize the fact that
many of these disinherited ones have
risen to great heights, 1 often won
der what they might have accom-
plished had they had that which
every child has right to-an honest
name and a home. The idea that these
love children as some people call
them. are endowed with gifts greater
than those whose parents have paid
the price that is required by church
and state, is a mistaken idea. The
few that have succeeded are worthy
Of all honor, but the thousands who
fill nameless graves. and who are
not only robbed Of a home, but, be-
cause Of the lack of protection and
care that their mothers received, and
unhappy prenatal influence. have
had crushed out Of them much which.
would have been theirs under normal
surroundings.
What We Can Do.
Society can never make UP to the
child for that of which it has been
robbed. But is that any reason why
they should further rob the child,
or discriminate against him? The
thought that some one has already
robbed him. SHOULD be sufficient to
make every right-minded man and
The Washington times., 1914-03-12

for EXPANSION, 50 inere is no period OF
pain. discomfort. straining, nausea or
other symptoms SO often distressing
during the anxious weeks OF expectancy.
Mothers Friend thoroughly lubricates
every nerve. tendon and muscle involved
and is sure preventive for caking of
the breasts.
And particularly 10 young mothers Is
this famous reIneGy of inestims bic
value. IL enables them to prssarve
their health and strength. and they re-
main pretty by having avoided all the
suffering aud danger that would other
wise accompany such an occasion.
You will find this splendid remedy on
Sc le 1T all drug stor-S u $40 Il TO tl".
Write Bradheld Regulator Co.. "a Ia
mar Bldg. Atlanta, Ca. for their in
structivs book for expectanI noIhe-S
-Advt
The Washington times., 1914-03-12

business, but the condition of tho
girls that work in the factories IL
just about what it was twenty-five
years ago.
Many cities that revisit, after an
absence of twenty years. I find
the old. disreputable joints. on the
same corners. only just a little more
ramshackled and disreputable than
they were. But the sad thing is
that there is a new group on the cor
ner, composed of those who were in
nocent children when 1 was there
last The old frequenters are now
languishing in jais or penitentiaries,
is a fresh supply Of the young and
innocent to fill the hungry NAV,
and no one stops long enough to
stem the tide