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The Ordway new era., 1915-02-26
Crowley County Is States Best Location for Cure Of InsaIp

During the early part Of the week
DR.. Hugh f. Lorimer Of Crowley and
r. II. Hamilton OF Sugar City. were
in Denver where they had conferences
with Governor Carlson, Senator Has
Ly and others in reference to locating
the state farm for the insane in this
county. They were well received and
were given encouragement which
should prompt every citizen Of this
county to do every thing in his power
to aid 10 securing this state PROPOSE
tiOn.
DR.. Lorimer left Monday morning
and boarded IA train at ManZanola on
which Senator Hasty was riding. He
had the opportunity Of Il long conver-
sation with the senator, whom he has
known for the past fifteen years. aud
he lost no time in pointing out the
natural advantages this county has
and the ideal locations 10 the various
parts Of the county for "A farm of this
kind.
Governor Carlson was presented
with II map OF Crowley county show
ing the location OF the towns. the
irrigated district as Surrounded by
the main canal and the location OF
the two big lakes. Henry and Mere
dith. the storage reservoirs for the
supply Of water. State lands adjacent
to this irrigated district were pointed
and the advantages cf cfhaving irrigated
lands with an abnnda nee Of the states
avn land for pasturage purposes WAS
shown.
Literature was sent in advance to
thu legislature. by both Drdwhy and
Sugar Clty. and this gave reasons
galore why Crowley county IL one Oi
the best II not the very best district
in which Ia locate such a state farm
The Ordway new era., 1915-02-26
Crowley County, the Place

Livestock thrives in Crowley county but
not more so than does humanity.
What keeps psQR|s me will go far .r..t TO !,
help the insane to recover.
The state should have land with water
rights unquestionably goodwin Lakes.
Noise usual near city is a thing inmates
of an asylum would not-be compelled to endure
on Crowley county farm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20
New Police Judge Cuts Down
Cost of IntOxicatiOn.
Huron Standard of $40 Is Re-
duced One-Half.
SEVERAL men DISCHARGED
Some Consumed Liquor, but
Caused No Disturbance.
Others Had Families to Support
and Jobs to Hold.

The fall of the famous Topeka
drunk standard began this morning
when Robert NJ. Yates assumed his
duties succeeding George A. Huron
as police judge. The size of the fines
assessed by the new police judge this
morning also indicate that the price of
getting soused in the capital city is
on the decline.
For the last two years that George
A Huron has occupied the bench I'm
the north room at the municipal men
agerie the usual fine for DRINKS has
been $10-often more. Two drunks
fined this morning were assessed for
only SIS EACH s- 4
Two other men arrested Monday
night for drunkenness were dis
charged this morning when evidence
introduced in police court was to the
effect that while the men had been
consuming liquor. they were not drunk
enough to cause a disturbance. The
two men discharged also had families
to support and held jobs that demand
ed their attention today if they held
them.
q Following are the results of liquor
proceedings this morning: w. l.. Cof-
fee, arrested by Mcclure and Bryant.
charged with drunkenness. fined SIS.
j. K. Tadlock, arrested by Officer
Morgan on a charge of drunkenness.
fined SIS. John Lowe and c. Bradley.
arrested on charge of drunkenness.
discharged by Judge Yates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20
IT IS UP TO BIDWELL.
Unless Emporia Magnate Gets Busy
State League Will Not Open.

1t will be definitely known within
the next As hours whether or not Kan
SaS is to have State League this
season. Those who are interested IN
the league expect to know by mid
night tonight, and the whole PROPOSE
ton seems to hinge on the action of
Ira Bidwell of Emporia.
This morning BidweH launched a
plan to turn over his Emporia team
and franchise to another party, and
if he does this he will then organize
a team in another town.
If this is done, Dick Cooley will in
all probability go to Salina and put
in a team. Mr. Cooley stated this aft
ernoon that he had a message from
President Gafford Monday to the eff
feet that Salina wanted a team and
wanted him to run it.
IF Bidwen turns his Emporia team
over to someone else and succeeds in
landing in another town, I will go to
Salina tomorrow" Cooley said this af-
ternoon. But unless he does this
there will be no use in going on with
the matter any further"
Mr.. Cooley also stated that II the
Kansas league falls through he and
Bidwel1 will probably go to Missouri
and organize a state league there.
Springfield, Sedalia, Joplin and a
number of Missouri towns that range
in population from $4,000 to 10000
anxious to have men like Cooley and
Bidwell start a league.
Mr.. Cooley stated that it was pos
sible to organize a league in Missouri
and take in two good Kansas towns
like Hutchinson and Emporia, and
that this would be done if interest in
the state league does not pick up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20


was not considered dangerously. i'll un-
til few days preceding his death.
Mr.. Wade is survived by his wife,
one daughter, Mrs Pope w. Allen;
three sisters, Mrs. C. S. Baker, Kansas
City. Mrs Franklin Dawson and Mrs.
Harry Shore both of Topeka.
Mr.. Wade was born in Wisconsin.
Oct 3, 1887. At the age of II he
came to Kansas with his parents and
they lived on a farm just east of Oak
land until the beginning of the war
when Samuel Wade enlisted in Com
pany A, Fifth Kansas cavalry. under
Col. Powell Clayton. T. NJ. Scudder of
Topeka was major of Wade's regi-
ment. Wade fought throughout the
war, and since 1865 had lived contin-
uously in Shawnee and Jefferson coun-
ties. He conducted livery stable on
Jackson street here in the eighties. In
1910 he disposed of his property in
Jefferson county and returned to To-
peka- Since that time he has lived at
1416 Fillmore street, where his death
occurred The funeral was held Mon
day afternoon from the home. Inter-
ment was in Topeka cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20
ASSUME new DUTIES.
Terre Haute Officials Being Assigned
Jobs at Federal Pen

Leavenworth, Kan, April 20.-Of-
ficials at the United States peniten-
tiary were busy this morning plan
ming the assignment to work in the
prison of the twenty-One men who ar
rived yesterday to serve terms in con-
nection with the Terre Haute election
conspiracy cases. Deputy Warden
Renee said he expected to send Dom
M. Roberts, the mayor, to the office
of the superintendent of construction
to become an assistant. Because of
his engineering experience the mayor
will be valuable man, as there is
much construction work underway at
present. Dennis Shea, the sheriff
will enter the prison blacksmith shops
while Judge Eli Redman, because of
his knowledge of the law, will be as
signed to the office of the record
clerk. The others will be placed about
the institution as clerks, orderlies and
workers on the prison farm
Warden Thomas w. Morgan said to-
day the men were cheerful and ap-
peared anxious to begin their new
duties. All are in excellent physical
condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20
ONE OUT OF THREE
Farmers Losing Money, Says
Expert at Rate Hearing.
Discussion of Farm Earnings in
Railroad Freight Case.

Chicago, April 20.-Discussion of
farm earnings entered the western
freight rate hearing today with the
testimony of w. ]. THOMPSON of the
United States department of agricul-
ture.
Mr.. Thompson. who is in charge OF
the section of farm economies. told of
data gathered by federal officials in
Indiana, Illinois and Iowa He testi-
lied that in that district one farmer
out of p made more than $4,000 a
year after deducting all expenses and
five per cent on the, actual investment
- One farmer out of every three in
273 farms considered in the three
states, said Mr.. Thompson, paid for
the privilege of working his farm" =
His statistics on rented farms gave
the average earnings of a tenant far
-mer as 1870 year. The figures APP
piled to 247 tenant farms and, he tes-
titled, that the owners of the farms
on their property investment after al
lowing for taxes and insurance The
cost OF growing an acre of corn was
placed by the witness as $1,000 for an
average yield of 40 bushels to the
acre.
BASED on the actual selling price
offered after HARVEST said Mr..
Thompson, "the farmer received only
two mills profit on a bushel of corn.
The cost of raising a bushel. of oats,
inquired on actual data from 577 acres
was 49.9 cents and the ayerae ,e- nrics
received for oats was 80 cents, a loss
of 11.9 cents a busheE"
There is no profit in raising oats.
That crop has to be grown by the
FARMER to preserve the rotation of
crops, said the witness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20
ASK A new TRIAL.
Mayor Van Syckle's Attorneys Claim
They Have Found New Evidence.

Through his attorneys, Samue1s and
Hartley. motion for a new trial was
filed this morning with Charles Bow
ers, clerk of the district court, by Will
liam H. Van SICKLE, mayor of Olpe,
Kan, who was found guilty on a white
slave charge by jury in the district
court April a with a penalty of from
5 to Is years in the pen. Van Syckle
was prosecuted by the state on a
charge of immoral relations with
Alma Stephenson, a pretty IL year old
country girl of Olpe.
In their motion the Van SICKLE at
torneys claim that the verdict was
given under the influence of passion
or prejudice and that they have dis
covered new evidence in the case. The
defense also cites the refusal of the
court to give instructions asked for by
the defendant and that rulings of the
court were erroneous. Abuse of dis
cretion Of the court and misconduct
of the jury are also charged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20
PAROLES MADE GOOD.
Eghty-Three Per Cent of Lansings
Releases Are a Success.

Eighty-three per cent of the paroled
prisoners from the state penal 1nst1-
buttons are making good, according to
a report by J. W. Howe, secretary or
the state board of control. OF LIS
paroles granted at the pen1tent1ary,
state reformatory and boys and girls
industrial schools in 1914, but 154
were returned to the institutions.
The Howe record is for two years.
1t shows that in the "a months COW
cred in the report, there were but 165
parole violations at state institutions.
Less than II per cent of paroied men
and women were returned for VIOLA
tions.
At the penitentiary. 573 paroles
were granted, with total or 10 VIOLA
tons The Hutchinson state reforma-
tory record shows 225 paroles, with 80
violations. The boys industrial school
at Topeka granted paroles to 2S9 in
mates and returned but So. At the
girls Industrial school at Beloit, SO
paroles were granted The record for
two years shows but three girls re-
turned for violations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20

and remain at all times in Kansas
City, Mo-, for public exhibition in such
buildings may be provided sby the
public for that or similar purposes
Sale of Newspapers.
Sale of the Kansas City Star is di-
rected. IF at the time when the prop
erty shall come into the hands of the
university trustees the estate owns and
is publishing newspaper or neWspa-
perS, the trustees must sell the news
paper as soon as it can be done with
out sacrifice not later than two years
from the death of Mr.. Nelson's wife
and daughter. 1t is directed that the
money derived shall be invested in real
estate or interest bearing notes on real
property within the 100 mile limit or
in the bonds of Kansas City, Mo, Kan
sas City, Kan, Jackson or Wyandotte
counties, school bonds of the two cities
or United States bonds.
Mrs Ida H. Nelson, the widow, IS
given a life interest in the family home
here, Oakhall, and at her death the
property is to pass to Mrs. klrkWood.
Together they may sell it or the will
provides it may be sold by the sur
vivor but if sold the money derived
is to become a part of the trust prop
erty.
Mrs. Nelson is to receive without
restriction all personal property. OF
the income, Mrs. Nelson and Mrs.
are directed to pay month
ly sums, out of the income, to Mr..
Nelson's sisters, Miss Eva Nelson and
Mrs. H. w. Bonds, of Fort Wayne,
Indiana and to the widow of his de-
ceased brother, Degroff Nelson. dur
ing their life time and to the two
of Degroff Nelson for TWEEN
ty-five years. The residue of the net
income of the trust estate is to be
paid to Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Kirk
wood in equal shares.
The will is dated April 16, 1914,
and a codicil was added October 9,
1914, making specific instructions as
to the disposition of the Jackson coun-
ty farm.
Mrs Nelson is made executor with
out bond.
In the codicfl with regard to the
model farm, Mr.. Nelson directed that
mo person shall. during the thirty
years period, sell on said lands any
spirituous, malt or vinous liquors of
any kind" and that should the in
come from the farm be insufficient to
carry on the purpose the deficit shall
be paid by the trustees out of other
funds in their hands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20
VIII of the Late w. R. Nelson
Filed for Probate.
Immense Estate to Become
Foundation of Art Museum.
HIS NEWSPAPER TO BE SOLD
UpOn the Death of Mrs. Nelson
and Daughter.
Heads Tri-State Universities
Board of Trustees.

Kansas City, April 20.-The will OF
the late VIM. r. Nelson, filed for pro-
bate today, make the widow and Mrs.
Laura Nelson Kirkwood, the only
child, trustees for life, for the greater
part of his property. 1t provides that
they shall take the income, but the
principal is to be kept intact for the
creation, after their death, of a fund,
the proceeds of which after provldlng
for any children that may be born to
Mrs. Kirkwood, are to be used for the
public benefit.
A farm of 1850 acres in Jackson
county, Missouri, is set aside to be a
model farm for thirty years for the
purpose of instructing neighbors in
stock raising and farming. After the
80 year period the farm is to become
a part of the trust estate, the will pro-
videe.
Upon the death of both Mrs. Nelson
and Mrs. Kirkwood the management
of the property is to be placed in the
hands of a board of trustees appoint
ed by the presidents of the Univer-
stiles of Missouri, Kansas and Okla
homa.
The three university presidents are
to be a board which will only change
as changes are made by the univer-
stiles. When a person ceases to be at
the head of his state university he will
also cease to be a member of the
board. The university trustees are
required to set aside for each of the
ch1l0ren or MRS. klrkWOOu, II any,
property '-of the reasonable value of
one million dollars
The w. r. Nelson Trust.
The residue is to be managed for
public purposes under the name of
'1The William Rockhill Nelson Trust"
1t is provided that the net income
"shall be used and expended for the
purchase of works and reproductions
of works of fine arts, such as paint
ings, engravings, sculpture, tapestry
and rare books, the purpose being to
procure in this manner works of the
fine arts which will contribute to the
delectation and enjoyment of the pub
lie generally, but are not usually pro-
vided for by public funds" 1t directs
university trustees in the purchase of
works of art to select works or repro
auctions of the work of artists who
have been dead at least thirty years
at the time of purchase.
One section of the will says:
''All works of fine art purchased by
the university trustees shall be kept
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20
DRILL ON AVENUE.
Battery A Furnishes Military Enter
tainmeut for Pedestrians.

Monday night a gun detachment of
Battery A with rented hourses drilled
on Kansas avenue. Eventually the
government will furnish trained horses
from the United States field artillery
and will maintain the same. Captain
c. G. Grimes expects to receive some
of these horses next summer.
"When we get these horses we in
tend to take country road marches"
said Captain Grimes today
While the gun detachment was
drilling on Kansas avenue Monday
night fifty members of Battery A
were drilling on the state house
grounds.
Captain Grimes announced today
that the lieutenantS and sergeantS of
Battery A will attend school at Fort
Riley June lis. The entire battery
will camp at Fort Riley beginning
July Is.
Captain Grimes has been ordered to
attend the school of fire for artillery
officers in May at Fort Sill, Ok.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20
DEATHS and FUNERALS.

Mrs. Aida M. Brooks, aged 81,
died Monday at the home of her son,
William Brooks. The funeral will be
held at 2:3O Wednesday afternoon
from the residence, 1885 Buchanan
street. Interment in Topeka cemetery.
Mrs Brooks is survived by two sons,
William and Frank Brooks, and one
daughter Mrs Minnie Rain
Mrs. James Rose. age IS, died Mon
day at her home, 10 miles southwest
of the CITY, She is survived by her hus-
band, two daughters, Mrs Fred Davis
and Mrs. Carl Davis. and two sons
Grant and Arthur Rose The funeral
was held this afternoon from the
home Interment in Foster cemetery.
Mrs. Bertha Young, aged SO, died
last night at her home $40 West
Twelfth street. Funeral ARRANGEMENTS
will be made later. She was the wife
of L. C. Young
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20
ALLEN IN CHICAGO.
Kansas Editor Airs Views on Euro
pean War.

Chicago, ILL.,, April 20.-''There is
only one nation in the world that is
sure of future peace-the United
States of America"
Henry Allen, Kansas editor and
worker in nationwide religious move
nents, was applauded when he made
that remark in his talk to credit men
of Chicago at their banquet in the
Hotel La Sale Monday night.
Europe will have wars until the
men who fight the battles, not the
rulers and mi1itarists, have the right
to declare war; said the speaker. IF
it were left to a vote of the men in
the trenches the battles would end to-
morrow.
America is the only nation at
peace. Universal democracy and
Christian salvation is the answer. l
believe it is part of the divine program
that America shall solve the question
of world peace. The heaviest mail
that comes to the editors desk is
from the European governments at
war. Each is trying to prove their
hands clean, and that they didn't
start the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20
MISUSE OF MAILS
Three Kansas Men Indicted ON
Charge of Fraud.
Alleged to Have Swindled .
Hail Insurance Company.

Following indictment by the federal
grand jury, which convened in Topeka
last week, A. l.. Sewers Of Topeka, for
mer vice president of the Central Ma
tional Mutual Hail Insurance com
pany, Charles Bowdre and J. J. Rob-
inSon, both of Grainland, KAN are un-
der bond of $1,000 each to appear at
the Leavenworth term of the United
States district court, for trial on a
charge of using the United States mail
to defraud the Central National Mu-
tual Hail Insurance company, which
has offices on the third floor of the
Mulvane building, Sixth and Kansas
avenue.
The trio are charged with reporting
fake hail losses to the insurance COM
pany due to an alleged hailstorm at
Grainland on last June 80, through
the mail
Bowdre and Robinson both live at
Grainland. Sewers formerly lived at
Grainland, but now lives in Topeka
Sewers and Robinson are .sons-in-Iaw
of Bowdre.
According to information in the
hands of the federal authorities. the
three took out hail insurance policies
last summer, and reported losses June
80. Sewers at that time was vice
president and director of the hail in
surance company, and according to
officials, was travelling in western kan
SaS.
Adjusted for Relatives.
During the hail season, it is claimed
he adjusted losses for the company,
including the alleged losses of his ia
ther-in-law and induced local agent
in his town to adjust a loss on his
wheat without looking at it.
The company did not discover the
alleged fraud until April of this year
when a representative in that vicinity
OF the state, who was looking after
agency matters, examined a report of
losses issued by the company. The
agent wired the company in Topeka
The company sent j. G. Thompson, a
company special agent, to that terri
tory and he reported no losses.
1t is claimed by the hail insurance
company that the three men obtained
between $500 and S40O. Thompson's
report was turned over to Fred Rob-
ertson, United States district attorney
Robertson sent a postoffice inspector,
]. F. Ellston, to the territory and Ell
ston reported that Thompson's report
was correct.
According to Fred Robertson, the
three men will have their hearing at
the Leavenworth term of court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20
STADEL CASE ON TRIAL
Preliminary Hearing of Glen Scott
Who Eloped With Topekan's Wife.

The preliminary hearing of Glen
Scott, eX-United States naval officer,
and soldier of fortune, is docketed to
be held before Judge Hugh Fisher in
the court of Topeka tomorrow morn
ing at O'Clock. SCOTS arrest result
ed following his elopement with Mrs.
Edith Stadel, wife of Walter Stadel,
United States mail clerk.
Scott is being held at the county
Jail. He refuses to talk. When inter
viewed by a State Journal reporter
this morning Scott declared that he
had no statement to make in his own
behalf or otherwise. He appeared to
be deeply concerned as to the where
abouts of Mrs. Stadel. He told the re-
porter that he did not want to cause
Stadel ar his wife further embarrass-
ment or notoriety, as an explanation
for his silence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20
TO TEST OIL Law
Refining Companies Pay In
SpectiOn Fees Under Protest.
Only the Standard Has Made
No Complaint.

That oil refining companies doing
business in Kansas are preparing to
test the validity of the state oil in
spection law, was indicated today in
the report of Frank Cumiskey, state
oil inspector. All of the companies In
Kansas, except the Standard, pro-
tested the payment of inspection fees
and these funds were placed in sep
arate account to await a court decision
on the constitutionality of the Kansas
act.
Reports of the oil department for
March show the collection of $6,204.40
in inspection fees. OF this amount $4,-
500 was paid by the Standard Oil com
pany and was turned into the state
treasury under the report filed with
w e. Davis, state auditor. The re-
manning $1,695.40 was paid under pro-
test and will be held in separate
fund awaiting final action.
Payments under protest were made
as follows: kansas Cooperative,
$15670; Kansas Oil, $200.60; Kanotax,
S213.2O; Chanute Oil company, $S49.-
40; Miller Oil company, $157.70; East
ern Kansas, 5000; Great Western,
S4S.20.
1t was stated today that several in
dependent refining companies are
planning to test the state oil inspection
law. They will base their case on the
claim that the act is a revenue produc-
ing measure. During the recent ses-
sion of the legislature, the refineries
asked for a reduction in inspection
fees A bill was passed, but vetoed by
Governor Capper, on the claim that
the legislature had made too deep
cut in the fees. Now, it is probable
that the. state must defend the de-
Dartment in the courts. --,.....-.