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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
FEES ARE HELD Up
Gregory Attacks Order in Dairy
Company Receivership.
Pay to Mcpherson and His Aide
"Peculiarly Improper"

Columbus, Ohio, June 5.-Motions
to vacate the order of United States
district judge, John E. Safer. allow
ing United States District Attorney
sistant, Harley E. Burns, $4,000 fees
for services in settlement of claims of
the government in the old Capital City
Dairy company receivership case were
set for hearing before Judge Safer to-
day.
The motion to vacate the order al
lowing the fees was filed yesterday by
r. w. Childs, special counsel for the
department of justice, in the name of
Attorney General Gregory. and ASSERT
ed that acceptance of the fees under
the circumstances was peculiarly i'm
proper
The motion of the government to re-
quire former Congressman E. L. Tay-
Tor to return a fee. of $4,000 which
Judge Safer allowed him for his ser
vices receiver of the dairy COM
pany would be considered in conjunc-
ton with the hearing on the McPher-
son and Burns cases, it was under
stood.
The fees were awarded in connec-
ton with civil suits through which the
government collected $575,000 in
taxes alleged to have been evaded on
oleomargarine.
MCPHERSON Resigns.
Washington, June 5.-Sherman T.
Mcpherson, United States attorney for
southern Ohio, resigned today and
President Wilson selected Stuart r.
BOlin of Columbus to succeed him.
1t was said at the department of
justice that Mcpherson resigned be-
cause of criticism of his conduct in
connection with the Capital City Dairy
company receivership at Columbus.
Attorney General Gregory disapproved
McPherson'S acceptance of a fee.
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HELD FOR DESERTION.
Another Serious Charge Is Pending
Against Glen Scott.

Glen f. Scott, defendant in a white
slave case in the state courts, result
ing from an elopement with Mrs Wal
ter Stadel, was arrested Friday by the
police on a charge of being deserter
from the navy, a. few hours after a
telegram notifying Fred Robertson,
district attorney, of the charge was re-
ceived.
According to information placed in
the hands of Robertson, Scott desert
ed from the navy January 4, 1915, a
short time before his elopement with
the wife of Stadel. Robertson also
claims that Scott carried forged dis
charge papers from the navy. At the
time of the alleged desertion Scott
was stationed at the Ozark naval sta
ton, Great Lakes, Illinois. There is
a possibility that the state charge will
have to wait until the naval courts try
Scott. He is being held in Topeka
pending advice from naval, authorities
at Washington. He was arrested by
the police Friday evening, a few hours
after he had obtained bond for release
from the county Jail the white
slave" charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
KANSAN IS NIPPED.
Baxter Man Drawn Into Wire Tap
ping SwindIe.

Los Angeles. Cal, June "a table
heaped high with gold was the bait
in the countrywide wire tapping
swindle, of which this town was one
station, police officials here said to-
day.
H. b. Bauman, a farmer of Baxter
City Kan, told the police he surren-
dered $1,000 at sight of the yellow
heap, and H. F. McCarter, an aged
rancher from Curry. Idaho, reported
$4,000 gone under the same entice
ment. ... -.- $3.50.
McCarter sold his ranch and turned
over every cent he had. Bauman
drew his money from bank.
Three at Denver; Seek Others.
Denver, Colo, June 5.-Leopold
Seeds and his wife are being held by
the Denver police in connection with
charges Of swindling made by ]. w.
Klinkerman, rancher of Las Animas,
Colo, who. says he was fleeced out of
$4,000 on a mythical horse race.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Seeds the police
took into custody Mrs. Cora Bethel.
1t was stated, however. that Mrs.
Bethel probably wound be released.
The authorities are looking for two
members of an alleged swindling syn
Gicate, who have not yet been arrest
ed, but who are supposed TO be in
Denver.
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STEEL STOCK UP
q. S. Court Decision Sends
Shares to New High Mark.
General Improvement Is Shown
i'm Industrial Situation.

New York, June 5.-The feature or
the week was the decision of the fed
eral court acquitting the United
States Steel corporation from any v1o-
Iations of the antitrust laws. Steel
rose on this news to "a, the highest
price of the year, and more than ten
points over its ruling quotation in jan
uary, when the common dividend was
passed
All parts of the list shared in the
advance, some of the SpecialtieS now
under government prosecution rising
6 to 16 points, with Harvester as the
greatest gamer. Realizing sales on
the heavy volume followed the rise
with concurrent declines, many stocks
retaining but small part of their adj
vantage while others, including Read
ing and Canadian Pacific, sold lower
than before the Steel decision became
known.
market manifested uncertain tenden-
cies on a moderate amount of business.
Foreign conditions, while admittedly
less tense. were further complicated
by the injection of the Mexican situa-
ton, WaShingtOnS attitude pointing TO
decisive action in that quarter.
The industrial situation reflected
marked improvement in the steel and
metal trades, most of the steel mills
increasing their output while copper
sold at it's highest price in years. De-
mand for new equipment grows stead
lily but exports of steel and kindred
products are hampered by lack of YES
SelS.
Railroad reports showed a prepon-
derance of gains, mostly at the ex-
pense of enforced economies. Tonnage
in the west and southwest, compare
favorably with year ago and crop
news was more encouraging.
Foreign exchange again worked
favorably to this country, remittances
to France and Italy falling to lowest
known records. Remittances to Lon
don were steadied by the receipt of
further large amounts of gold from
Canada
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ROCK ISLAND.
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minor matter, and he mentioned other
roads in receivership, none of which
has a holding company.
Expenses Cripple Roads.
1.-The increased cost of material and
labor and higher taxes imposed on the
railroads in the last three or four
years had made the good railroads cut
mighty close and has put the third
grade roads very close to insolvency.,
said Harding.
so you would have the commits
sion believe that the Rock Island 5
situation is not due to the buccaneer-
ing methods of its management, by
which its common stock, for instance,
was put into the hands of a holding
company, bonds were issued and
stocks and bonds were pyramided
thereupon for the company to pay
dividends on, but is due to the law
of the land ?" inquired Mr.. Untermyer
Mr.. Harding denied there had been
any buccaneering methods, at least.
any of which he had knowledge.
Mr.. Amster told of his fight to elect
directors
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den movement with the belief that
through it thousands of boys and girls
may be saved from the evils attending
confinement in the shops, the mills
and the mines.
The plan provides for a whole
some occupation for boys and girls
while out. of school and thus stimu-
lates industry at the receptive age and
guards against the evils attending
idleness. An additional result of the
plan in operation is an improvement
of home surroundings-bac yards
are cleaned up and the home grounds
ornamented with shrubbery and
flower borders. F.L.S.
Editors Note: This is the sixteenth
of a series of articles by F. L. S. pub
lished in the State Journal.
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1continued from Page One.l
tions from the German, English and
French war offices all point to the
beginning of new effort to rush the
British back from Ypres. German re
Inducements already have been hurled
into action along the Menin road and
bloody fighting has occurred at
HODGE. only two miles east of Ypres-
The British war office contradicts the
German claim that HODGE has been
stormed and captured, but admits
that the enemy now holds a portion
of the town.
All reports to the British govern
ment indicate that conditions inside
ing worse. The authorities are re-
ported to be taking drastic means to
conserve the nations food supply un-
til another crop is harvested.
Food Blockade a Success.
The blockade of the German coast
apparently has met with success. Con-
fronted with these conditions and with
the ring about him steadily closing in
through the arrival of fresh enemies,
the kaiser is reported to have ordered
desperate attempt to overwhelm the
allies by a series of desperate ruSheS.
Admission from both London and
Petrograd that the allies are hampered
by a serious lack of ammunition I'M
doubtedly have influenced the en-
peror's course. All winter the Ger
man dm1nunfIlOn WOTkS nave peeIl
turning out trainloads of shells and
it is known that the German general
staff believes its ammunition supply
at least IS per cent greater than the
combined stock of the allies.
Fresh German successes around
Przemysl unquestionably have had
some effect upon the attitude of Rou
mania and Bulgaria. Dispatches from
Budapest in the last forty-eight hours
indicate that both Roumania and
Bulgarian statesmen are debating
whether it is to their advantage to
plunge into the war Immediately on
the side of the allies. The Greek
election, which may determine the
policy of King Constantine, will be
held June 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05

The vines, such as squash, cucum-
Der, melons, etc, should be planted
now Local dealers are doing good
business in the seed of these plants
There was considerable corn dam
aged by the recent excessive damp
ness, and there is an unusual demand
for seed for replanting.
Onion Sets Are Cheap.
It is late for sowing onion seed but
sets may be planted at this time. The
white sets that make mild onions are
still on the market and are selling at
the rate of two quarts for fifteen
cents, as against fifteen cents a quart
or two quarts for two bits the first
of the season. In fact, onion sets may
now be had-at 81 a bushel or less. for
the dealers want to run no chance of
having 4 surplus supply on hand at
the close of the season.
Tomato, egg plant, cabbage, and
other plants may be set. out at this
time, but they should ssbe set deeper
than earlier in the season
In the Flower Garden.
In case the flower garden has not
been planted it is not too late OF
course, there are some varieties that
It is well to give an early start, but
provided the weather conditions are
favorable they should do well if put
out Immediately. rf
the ground. All the Towering bulbs
from autumn bloom may be planted.
Some Model Gardens.
Many of the home gardens in the
school contests are now in fine condi-
ton. AS is always the case there is
indifference on the part of many OF
the amateur gardeners, but keen in
terest is being taken by large num-
Der of youngsters. Not few have been
successful in taking in good money
through the sale of early vegetables.
Back Yard Gardens,
DIR PhiIaOder p ClaXtOn. commits
sioner of education, thinks that every
back yard in every large city in the
country should produce fruit and gar
den vegetables for the home.
Experiments already made by the
bureau of education show that with
proper direction an average child be-
tween the ages of six and twenty can
produce on an eighth of an acre from
$50 to 500 worth of vegetables said
DIR. Claxton. "A third of the children
in the city schools might easily pro-
duce s3OO,OOO.OOO year"
Home Gardens for City Children
The school garden idea is not a
fad declares DR.. c. d. Jarvis of the
United States bureau of education. 1T
is an outward expression of an Unborn
belief on the part of hundreds of
teachers and educators throughout
this and other lands that children need
some kind of active experience to
vitalize their school studies. 1t is also
an expression on the part of thousands
of parents of the belief that in order
to acquire habits of industry and to
appreciate the dignity of labor, boys
and girls at an early age should be
encouraged to engage in some kind of
wholesome employment. Furthermore,
the various welfare associations, the
International Child Welfare League
in particular are embracing the gar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05

IS month. Having failed to do so
he was again confined in the county
Jail on May 10. Bond was furnished
today by his wife in the sum of 5000.
Mrs. Lottie Parker, of 719 Chandler
street, who was injured in the jitney
accident Thursday, is reported by DR..
Merrill Lindsay today to be improv-
ing. After an examination, her in
juries were found not to be serious.
Ollie Hutton, the jitney driver, who is
at ST. Francis hospital, also is imprOv-
ing. He suffered from an injury
above the stomach.
The board of directors of the Kansas
State Fair association authorized a
special committee to act relative to
the proposition of allowing the gov
eminent to keep thirty-two head of
horses in the horse pavilion on the fair
grounds for the use of Battery a The
board met at noon today. The COM
mittee composed of w. I. Miller H. W.
McAfee, and Samuel =. Lux, general
M. Fuller, went out to the grounds this
afternoon to look into the question.
A verdict of guilty was returned to-
day by the jury which listened to the
evidence against r. z. Cotton, charged
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses from a local music store. Col
a payment of SO by the presentation
of a bad check for $50.
Safety razor blades sharpened better than
new, 25c-25c doz. Brunt Drug Co.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Carpenter,
formerly of Topeka, and now of COT
feyville, are the parents of boy born
June 1. Mr.. Carpenter was formerly
employed in the freight auditing Of
flee of the Santa Fe.
NJ. R. Doty of Burlingame today
was awarded possession of some pieces
of Burlingame city property, title to
which has been in litigation almost
ever since it was mortgaged by his
father 20 years ago to D. S. Shepard,
another Usage county business man,
by a decision in the first division of
the Shawnee county district court.
The litigation between the Dotys and
Shepards was brought to this county
on a change of venue about five years
ago. John Switzer took the evidence
in the case here as referee. His find
ings were today spread on the record
by order of Judge A. w. Dana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
BIC HORSE SHOW
"Blue BlOOds" of Country to
State Fair at Topeka.
Prominent Horse Breeders Re.
serve Stalls for Events.

The blue bloods'' at the spectacu-
lar night horse show in connection
with the State fair, Topeka, Septem-
Der 1918. will include many of the
States. according to Samuel E. Lux,
general manager, who has just re-
turned from the big commencement
Horse show at Columbia, Mo. There
Mr.. Lux, and DR.. G. w. McCampbell
of Manhattan, superintendent of both
the draft horse department and the
horse show, met several prominent
horse exhibitors who promised to be
in Topeka with their pedigreed
animals.
Not only will the owners of the
strings of fancy horses that were
seen at the successful show last Sep
TENDER be here, but there will be
others with their steeds of class.
Miss Long Coming.
Manager Lux had a personal inter-
view with r. A Long, the Kansas City
millionaire, and father of Miss I.oula
Long, who said that his daughter will
be on hand next September at the
capital city with horses and turnouts
Long expressed herself with enthus-
iasm over the reception received at
Topeka last year, despite the adverse
weather conditions that prevailed.
Ed Moore of Columbia, Mo, who
was here last year, has asked to have
seventeen stalls reserved for his string
of fancy horses, two of which are &C
QUESTIONS this season and have thus
far never been defeated.
w. J. MooerS, Whose horses were
admired at the last show. will retrun in
September with his saddle and harness
horses expecting to win some good
prizes.
J, H. Murphy of Mckinney, Texas
has written for premium list saying
that both he and " B. Keel are con-
templating entering their horses in the
show.
No Tent This Year.
Because the tent leaked last year
and proved generally unsatisfa Glory
decision has been made to hold the
night show in front of the grandstand
next September. The fence along the
track will be removed and the track
together with the space Immediately
in front of the stand and the bleachers
will be used for the fancy driving and
stepping.
lighting system will be installed
that will turn night into day" There
will be plenty of good band music.
Free Gate Popularity.
A letter was received today by Man
ager Lux from DR.. McCampbell stat
ing that applications are already be-
ing received for space in the horse
pavilion by exhibitors of draft horses.
The FREQ gate proposition is giving
the fair much good advertising and
unusual interest is being taken in the
big exposition. The premium list is
in the hands of the printers and is
expected to be ready for distribution
by June 21.
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Fred Robertson, United States dis
trict attorney.
In his suit Robertson states that the
bridges which are owned partially by
the railroad and partially by the coun-
ty were washed into the river in the
1908 flood. To paraphrase the dis
trict attorney the girders have wrap
ped around one another like SO many
shoestrings and have caught drift
logs and rocks until serious obstruc-
lions have been formed.
The railroad and county are made
joint defendants in the suit as the
district attorney says there is no way
of telling just what part of the al
legged distractions are owned by each
OF them.
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EIGHTEEN HIGHER
Cost of Conducting City Gov
ernmelt in Kansas Towns.
Topeka Expenses Compared
With That of 35 Others.

For the benefit of those persons
who have been complaining about high
taxes in Topeka and a costly city
government, J. Will Kelley, secretary
of the Commercial club, has COM
piled figures, showing that there are
Is cities out of 8 in the list given
whose governmental expense per cap
tia is greater than Topeka. The fig
ures are taken from the government
census on the revenues and eXpendi-
lures of cities.
The cost of running the Topeka city
government is $2O.71 as against
$S2.27 per capita for Omaha. The
city government at Wichita costs
S24.S6.
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CELL FOR FAIR SLAYER
Mrs. Clara Schweiger. Who Shot Hus-
band, Valves Preliminary.

Kansas City, Mo, June 5--Mrs.
Clara T. Schweiger, who shot and
killed her husband, Louis L. Schweig-
er in the corridor or the county court
house. here. May 10. last. waived pre-
liminary hearing when she appeared
in justice court today to answer a
charge of first degree murder
She was committed to Jail without
bond.
The date of her trial will be set next
week. when she will be arraigned in
the criminal court
Mrs. Schwelger shot her husband
after her motion to set aside the di-
vorce recently granted her husband
had been denied She also inflicted
slight wounds upon herself
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SEMI-CENTENNIAL
Fiftieth Commencement OF
Washburn Begins Sunday.
BaccaIaureate Sermon Will Be
Delivered by DIR. Sanders.

The first event of the fiftieth com
mencement of Washburn college will
be the baccalaureate sermon that will
be delivered at IL o'clock Sunday
morning. in the assembly tent, by DR..
Frank K. Sanders, director of the
board of missionary preparation, New
York city, and formerly president of
WaShburn college.
There will be a sacred concert at 4
O'Clock Sunday afternoon in Wash
burn chapel under the direction of
Dean Horace Whitehouse. Sunday
night the Rev. Noble E. E1derkin of
Lawrence will speak before the mem
bers of the Christian associations of
Washburn college in the assembly
tent.
The program for Monday:
Monday, June Z.
900 a. m.-Class Day exercises by the
graduating class of Wash
burn Academy Campus.
1870 a. m.-Class Day exercises by the
graduating class of the De
partment of Liberal Arts.
Campus.
$50 p. m-College Organizations:
Program by the Washburn
College and Washburn Girls
Literary Societies.
Program by the Gamma Sig
ma and Alethean Literary So
THE spirit of the Prairies''
a masque, presented by the
Young Mems and Young Wo
mems Christian Associations.
Assembly tent.
$50 p. manual Reunion of the Tau
Delta Pi. Observatory.
Z 80 p. m.-Graduating exercises of the
Academy, Glass of 1915. Adj
dress by Reverend William
F. Harding, D. D; of Fort
S 10 p m.-Washburn Dramatic Club pre-
sents "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" Assembly Tent. (Ad-
mission by ticket. Reserva
tions can be made at the col
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PLAYERS Off TODAY.
Travis and Anderson Show Poor Form
i'm Big Golf Match.

Rye, n. Y, June 5.-Walter ].
Travis, veteran of the golf links, and
John G. Anderson, formerly of Boston,
were all even at the end of the morn
ing play in the 36 hole final for the
Metropolitan championship over the
course of the Apawamis club.
The play of both men over the IS
holes was somewhat ragged and rather
disappointing to the big gallery. Each
made mistakes in driving and putting.
Travis, with 50, and Anderson, with
81 strokes for the Is holes, fell several
strokes behind their averages for the
previous matches of the tournament.
The following were the scores:
Travis, out-554 634 536-41.
Travis. in-445 455 464-42- So
Anderson. in-455 364 464-42-S1.
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Topeka City Farmers Are Pre-
pairing for Late Crops.
1t Is Not Too Late to Make
Flower Gardens.
VALUE OF BACK YARD FARM
Government Is Backing the
Home Garden Plan.
Idea Is Not Fad, Declares DIR.
C.. ID. Jarvis.

Many home gardeners in Topeka
are now planting vegetable seed for
late crops. In fact practically all
varieties of vegetables may be planted
now.
A combination of heat and drought
will work havoc with peas, lettuce,
and other varieties of vegetables, but
the ground is now well soaked, and
provided conditions continue favor
able these vegetables should produce.
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FLEET To AVOID CANAL
Wilson Agrees With Daniels, Slides
Are Dire Menace.

Washington, June 5.-PreSident
Wilson has agreed with Secretary
Daniels it will be unwise to attempt
TO send the Atlantic fleet through the
Panama canal in July, as had been
planned.
Governor Cocktails has reported the
condition of The slides in Gaillard cut
to be very indefinite.
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TWO MIDDIES LET OUT
President Approves Dismissal in Examina-
ton Scandal.

Washington, June 5.-President Wilson
has approved of the dismissal of two of
seven midshipmen of culpable negligence
in connection with use of advance infor-
be made public later by the navy depart
ment.
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SUIT IN EQUITY FILED.
Government Brings Action Against
WyandOtte Co. and x. c. Southern.

An echo of the 1903 flood in Kan
sas City, Kan, was heard today in
federal courts in Topeka, when a suit
in equity to compel the Kansas City
Southern railway and the county of
Wyandotte, Kan, to remove old
wrecks of bridges from the Kaw river
in Wyandotte county was filed by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
LOCAL MENTION.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray N. Lattner will
leave late today for points in north
east Iowa where they will visit rela-
tives. Mr.. Lattner will return to To-
peka in three weeks, while Mrs. Latt-
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Meat Detention Hearing Put Off.

Washington, June 5.-Hearings of
detention of American meat cargoes
by Great Britain has been postponed
to June %, at the request of the
American packers.
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DR.. w. c. McDonough will occupy a
suite of rooms at 427-42S, the New
England building. He will move into
his new quarters tonight.