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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22
YOUNG Cratic
IS INDICATED


Cratic 1912 Western avenue, was
killed by a blow on the head by
baseball bat in the hands of mis- son,
Irving Cratic, 20 years old, Saturday
afternoon.
According to the story told county
officers, when Crates wife would not
give up the 1ocket he fastened his
fingers upon her throat. Irving Cratic,
who was in the dining room, ran to
the room in which the two were
struggling and seeing his mother in
the grip of his father seized the base
ball bat and delivered the blow. The
hospital where he was taken by the
3oy Tells His Story.
Irving Cratic, testifying at the in
division court room by DR.. J. H. Rine-
hart coroner, told a straightforward
story of the tragedy. The boy is
clear-eyed and has none of the ear
marks of a person who would will
fully commit act of violence.
Il came home to dinner Saturday
noon,'' said the boy, land when l got
there he was upstairs half drunk. He
came down stairs and asked her for
the locket. / think he wanted it to
pawn to buy liquor. She did not say
anything to him. He hit her in the
mouth and knocked her down and
then bent her over the kitchen sink
and was choking her.
II went out in the kitchen and took
a baseball bat and hit him. 1 did not
intend to kill him. He fell backwards
and lay still. breathing heavily
Had he ever beat your mother be
fore?''
yes"
''Was your mother afraid of him ?"
Yes, all along
did he drink often?"
Yes
How often did he get drunk? ''
Here lately, often
Were you present at any time be.
fore when he choked your mother?"
HE slapped her once or twice but
mostly he threatened her"
Where did he get his money to buy
iquor?"
ct couldn't say"
Worked to Support Father.
Young Cratic stated that he had
been working for four years, making
from 81 to SO week and gave his
wages for the support of the family.
His mother, he said, took in sewing.
The coroner's Interrogation continued:
DO you know. anything about your
father mortgaging the furniture ?''
Yes
What did he do with the money"
Bought a dog"
Young Cratic also said that his
father sold other property at the
place, and did not use the money to
What would your father quarrel
with your mother about?'
Just about nothing.
Did he ever swear at her?''
Yes
Following tn boys testimony, Mrs.
o. p Cratic took the stand and cor
roborated her sons statements Sew
eral other witnesses, including the
family physician, DIR. NJ G. Sloo, and
persons living in the Cratic neigh
borhood, testified as to the elder
Crates reputation and actions and
to the good chara cter of the two
sons. Irving and John, age II, who is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22
X. C. Man Thought Wheaton,
Kan, Steed Was Gentle.
Now He Is Suing Liveryman
for $4,000 Damages.

Because he was given a pair of frac-
tious horses Fred Peterson of Kansas
City, Mo-, filed suit in the United
States district court this morning for
damages of $4,000 from John Moran,
a livery owner of Wheaton, Pottowat-
omie county, Kansas.
Peterson was in Wheaton last year
and rented a team of horses from Mo-
ran. In his statement he says that
Moran promised to give him a pair of
safe and gentle horses. Peterson
took the horses to drive in the country
on business. About three miles out,
he states, the horses grew frightened.
reared nd plunged to one side and
then ran away. He became entangled
in the lines and was dragged, accord
ing to the petition.
The result was that he was bruised
and cut, broke his shoulder blade. q
little toe, a leg in three places and
three ribs He was in hospital seven
weeks and in bed at home for a long
time after that. His doctor, nurse and
drug bills. he says, totaled 1920. Pc
terson's petition was filed with Morton
Albaugh clerk Sof the federal court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22
ANOTHER TIEUP
IN LEGISLATURE?
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ways and means committee changed
the old law and wiped out sections OF
existing statute. But always and ever,
it seems from the record. the commit
tee forgot to specify that it desired to
repeal anything.
OF course there is an implication
that the legislature really wanted to
repeal ething.E But Ons several oc-
casions the supreme court has refused
to engage in the mind reading business
and declined to set aside sections of
law merely because it was an even
guess that the legislature wanted to
do something but overlooked the for
mality of doing it. That is the case
in the matter of the executive and
judiciary bill. No doubt the legisla-
ture really wanted to keep the record
clear and wipe out unnecessary sec
tions of the old Iaw-but it was busy
with other matters and probably didn't
get to it.
Stenos Couldn't Find 1t.
This morning the desk stenogra-
piers looked through their notes a
half dozen times. But they failed to
find a repeating clause that could in
preparation bill. So today the law
makers are at home telling of the
work of the session and the state
house officials, clerks and stenogra-
pliers, the supreme court justices and
judges of the district court are facing
a possible tie up over their salaries.
At noon Speaker Stone told the half
dozen remaining house members to
come back at 5 o'clock. At that time
they will try to fix the appropriation
bill. Whether this job of fixing can
be done by unanimous consent of the
five or six members or may require
quorum, is a matter that will most
likely be decided in favor of the few
remaining members. But none the
less it is a grave, serious matter and
just at this time the appropriation bill
is tied up.
Governor Capper did not send
message to the legislature at noon to-
day. He will report the signing of a
number of bills late today or Tuesday
noon. At noon today, the governor
indicated that he will make a formal
statement as to a veto on appropria-
tiCn bills when he sends his message
to the house and senate Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22

village choir. For several years he
has been on the Capital staff furnish
ing q column of paragraphs of inirnit-
able style and excellence in their good
humored display of an amazing knowl-
edge OF that indefinable stuff known
as human nature He writes in sure
ness whether of human cabbages or
quondam kings. His paragraphs ring
true He is almost an apostle of Truth
Mr. House has been hammered
harder than any man we know by men
VINO 40 not know him or do not un-
derstand him. Occasionally not often.
ne defends himself with a harpoon
His handiest weapon is the razor. A
razor is not always used on cabbage
but 1t VIII do the work. 1t was a razor
Sasn that aroused Stubs to fury-a
stroke so sk1llfully made that Stubs
did not know he was hurt until his
friends pointed out to him that he was
feeklnS with gore. Stubs hailed Mr.
House before a not unfriendly court
and placed Mr. House constructiveIv
IN Jail-until after election. That time
Stuobs was sensitive on the prohibi-
tory law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22
PAPERS TAKE NOTICE.
f. Il. Kelley Writes of Early Days of
Topeka Candidate.

Newspapers throughout the state
are taking an interest in the coming
city election in Topeka, because one of
the candidates is a newspaper man
who is favorably known all over the
country. Every week some Kansas
editor writes something, and the latest
contribution comes from Il. Z. Kelley,
editor of the Toronto Republican and
president of the State Editorial assoc
citation. In "a column article about Jay
E. House. Mr.. Kelley hands the To-
peka candidate this bouquet:
I'VE have known Mr.. House several
years. He is a tall, dark, clean-cut
fellow along in his forties. He holds
an M. A. degree from the school OF
Hard Knocks He. was a farmer boy
down in Neosho county. He learned
the printers trade. lie was editor of
a little country paper and sang in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22

PAGES at a fast and furious clip, al
lowing only ten minutes for rest pc
RODS Some of the mems headgear
were covered with the same grayish
cotton material as the uniforms. They
were ready to the last detail for spring
ard summer campaigning.
The emphatic impression one gains
on a trip through Italy, meeting in
fluential men, is that Italy will be
forced shortly to do one of two things
either to abandon all idea of war
and release the men she is now hold
ing subject to mobilization or else to
declare war. giving these men some
thing to do. Since last August tens of
thousands of Italians have been re-
called from foreign countries and most
of these men are now idle. They are
swarming over the country, waiting
for Italy TO Jake a decisive stand. If
Italy does not intend to fight, then
they demand that they be released so
they can earn their living. If Italy
intends to enter the war, then they
want war SO they can fill their empty
stomachs.
Teachers have been notified to close
their schools on April 1 so the build
ings will be available for military
purposes. The country is to go on a
ration of war bread" today. Under
this order all bread is to be standard
supply and the baking of fancy pas
try is to be prohibited.
Every one of the Italian armies, it
is stated, is now thoroughly drilled
and ready 70 absorb its full compile
ment of reserves upon the issuance of
the general mobilization order. Even
the Italian Boy Scouts are undergoing
special instructions under officers de-
tailed for this purpose from the reg
ular army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22
Topcka's Movies.

The last chance to see the Topeka
made movies will be offered the peo-
pie of Topeka today and tomorrow, at
the Aurora theater
The mana cement of the Topeka
Moving Picture Film company has re-
celved So many requests from people
who have not seen these pictures, that
it was decided to show them at the
Aurora for two days
The Million Dollar Heiress'' and
the other local views have been highly
pictures. The taking of pictures, which
include the governor of the state
speaker of the house of representa-
tlves, senate and other state officials
was unheard of until THE Million
Dollar Heiress'' was launched at To-
peka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22
THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations of the United
States weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours ending at I O'Clock this morning:
D.g,,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22
DOCTOR II is Tilted.
Young Widow Who Was to Have Mar
red Tim Loses Nerve.

Chicago, Ill, March 22.-Dr. Heb
rem Claim, a year old prachclng
physician, living at the Hayes hotel,
Wi. not be married, at least not rlgnt
away. Prospects of his marriage to
Mrs. Laura kaufman Whitbeck,
widow of syracuse, y. Y, have faded
as suddenly as they bloomed last Fri
day.
alone in his apartment He fears he
has not rightly Interpreted the 'splr-
jtualistic message of his deceased
wife relative to him finding great
happiness in his waning years through
another marriage.
The doctor had received cable
gram from his sister in London, Lady
Tennessee Claflin Brooks, saying that
she was starting to the United States
to attend his wedding and to postpone
it until she could reach New York
Mrs. Whitbeck appeared at the desk
of the Great Northern hotel at
o'clock yesterday.
please call a taxi" she said. ''The
Lakeshore Limited leaves at $3.50
o'clock, does it not?'
Thus did DR.. Clafiin's romance go
glimmering. In vain a few minutes
before he had pleaded by telephone
with his erstwhile f1ancee not to break
their cement.
1T was my deceased wife's message
to me-" he moaned, sitting Imply in a
chair II told of her spiritual voice
yond and my fiancee was angry. She
said also I was not as wealthy as L
said 1 was
Mrs Whitbeck refused to see news
paper men. 1t is asserted that dur
ing her stay she devoted herself to
bands transformations. g"
She became interested in Dr. C1af-
lin four weeks ago after writing him
that another of his fiancees had died
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22
ITALY IS ABOUT
TO MAKE PLUNGE
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whole country reminds one of a great
moving picture show with great
armies drilling across the screen and
an operator behind them speeding
the film.
I spent an afternoon at the drill
grounds at Ventimiglia, the Italian
frontier fortress town, Is miles north
east of Nice, watching a regiment of
Bersag lieri men, young, husky and
smiling. They were being drilled in
squad companies, battalions and
regiments always at about 40 steps
to the minute, which virtually
amounts to double-quick time
your men seem to be fit and well
trained" I remarked to a drill cap
tain They have been drilling this
way for three weeks he replied, then
significantly, they will be ready for
the field in two weeks
Schools Ordered Closed.
He drilled the men in the same
strenuous fashion that n trainer pre-
pares a prizefghter for a champion
ship bout. He sent them through their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22
ON FEDERAL CHARGE.
Government Catches Negro on Postal
Savings Forgery Charge.

Earnest Vinson, a negro, was bound
over to the federal grand jury in Kan
sas City, Kan, this morning on the
charge of forging two postal savings
certificates. According to Fred Rob-
ertson, United States district attorney,
Vinson admitted his guilt
Vinson is said to have gone to the
packers station in Kansas City, Kan.
with two certificates, made out to
Windale Austin. 1t is alleged that he
represented himself to be Austin and
cashed the checks. He was given a
preliminary hearing before the Unit
ed States commissioner at Kansas
City with the result that he was
bound over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22

employed at the Adams Brothers
printing house. Irving Cratic is en-
ployed at the Crescent grocery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22
Tuesday Specials

Grape Fruit, Heavy, Ripe.
each 30, dozen. ..... $50
Coffee, Frest Roasted, 25c
value, 10. .19f
Sweet Corn, dried, 2 lbs. for Csc
Prime Chuck Roast, ID. lie
Ginger Snaps, fresh baked, lb.6f
Sausage (bulk), our own
make, Id. Zoe
Canned Peas, good quality,
A cans -. .25f
Matches, sc packages, 5 for 15e
Coffee, fancy Santos, 30c
value, ID. .23e
Oranges, "Sunkist," small,
dozen = .Sf
Pure Lard, 15c grade, Id. .12Me
Cabbage, white and solid, ID. u
White Potatoes, fine table
stock, bushel :. .73e
Regal Flour, 48-lb. sack. 81. 95
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22
THE BIG Opportunity

to save money on Table Supplies
is in buying one of our $500
Grocery orders. No charge for
Delivery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11
TO SPEAK HERE SATURDAY
Fellowship House Secures Services of
Noted Chicago Man in Effort to In
crease Interest in New Social Move
ment Among People of Kenosha.

Social center work in Kenosha is to
be given great impetus on Saturday
afternoon when DR.. Graham Taylor of
the Chicago Commons will come to Ke-
nosha and deliver a lecture on social
center work at the Guild Hall. The
meeting is being arranged under the au-
spices Of Fellowship House" and it
is expected that several hundred of the
men and women Of the city who have
been interested IN the movement for the
7betterment of the young men and wom-
en- of Kenosha will attend this meet
ing. DIR. Graham Taylor is one of the
best known experts in social work in
the United States. His work at the Chi
cago Commons has brought that insti-
tuition national reputation for success
full work among working men and WON
en-. The lecture is to be given at half
past four clock in the afternoon and
an effort is to be made to have every
person in the city interested in the
work of Fellowship House present.
DR.. Taylor next to Jane Adams has
contributed more to the advancement
of social work in Chicago than any
other person. He has worked in the
field for years and has met every prob
lem of the unfortunate and the poor
and has met them with solutions which
have passed muster among experts in
this kline of work.
The work of this movement in Keno
sha is just being started along right
lines and men and women who have
been watching the growth of the move
ment feel that the address of DR.. Tay-
Tor will do more than anything else to
put this great work into the right light
before the people of Kenosha. Many
people in the city have shown a willing
ness to help in the work planned at Eel
lowship House, but these people have
been insisting that they be given a
statement of just what can be done in
Kenosha. DIR. Taylor is expected to show
what has been done in cities the size of
Kenosha and what can be done here I'M
der the same circumstances.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11
LETTERS MAY SOLVE IDENTITY
Man Held on Arson Charge Here Re
fuses TO Make Statement in Regard
to His Alleged Connection With
Crime Committed in Eastern City.

Interesting developments are expect
ed in connection with the solution of
the identity of Vincenzo Cimino, who
is now held in the county Jail awaiting
trial in the municipal court on charges
of arson. Cimino was arrested in com
pany with Emanuello CappellO several
weeks ago and several adjournments
of the hearing have been taken in order
tc give the police of the city chance
to make an investigation into the past
record of the two men.
There have been some rather starr
ling developments and letters received
from Pitcairn, Pa, today, indicate that
Cimino may be wanted in that city on
a very serious charge. Last July the
chief of police at Pitcairn was shot by
al Italian who was known there under
the name of Lorenzo Delco. 1t is de-
clared that Cimino is none other than
Lorenzo Delco. Pictures of both Cap
pello and Cimino have been taken and
sent to the Pennsylvania city in an eff
fort to complete the Identification.
Local police have been led to believe
that Cimino may be the man wanted
in the east on account of the fact that
at the time of his arrest he had let
ter in his pocket which was addressed
to an Italian in that city. Cappello is
also said to have formerly lived in
PiteaiEa and he ralleged 10 have been
the Raaeer OF resort in that city.
Police officers and the district attor-
ney have bombarded the tive men with
questions in an effort to establish their
identity as the two men wanted in the
Pennsylvania city, but thus far they
have been unable to connect them di-
rectly with the crime alleged there.
The letters from Pitcairn fail to give
any details of the shooting of the po-
lice chief. The hearing of the two men
in Kenosha has been laid over until
February 10Th and kilograms have been
sent to the officials at Pitcairn direct
ing them to come to Kenosha and make
an effort to identify the two men as
the men wanted there. Cappello and
Cimino have been kept away from
each other since their arrest but Meth
err has shown any tendency to talk to
men Of their own nationality. Letters
addressed to the men have been inter
cepted by the sheriff s Office and one
of these letters indicates that one of
the men is wanted for some charge at
Frankfort, Ind The two Italians are
in complete ignorance of the facts that
have been laid before the police of
fcials here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11
RACINE SPORTS FINED.
John Galyez and Colman Tote, Who
Pegged Beer Bottles, Settle in Court.


John Galyez and Colman Tote, two
Racine men with sporting proclivities,
were arraigned before Judge Randall in
the Municipal Court on Tuesday morn
ing on charges of disturbance. The two
men had made trip to Kenosha with
Racine saloonkeeper. They made the
trip in taxicab and they made things
hum for the two hours that they kept
out of the clutches of the law The two
men were in west side saloon and
were pretty well filed up when they
started back to Racine, but they de-
cided to take along with them consid-
cradle amount of bottled beer. When
they reached the corner of Park and
Chicago streets they could not suppress
their enthusiasm and they got out of
the automobile and began pegging bot
ties at telegraph pole. At first they
were satisfied with hurting the empties,
but it was such great joy that the full
bottles were also called into service. In
court they insisted that they had meant
no harm and the judge decided that
about five dollars apiece would square
the matter. The saloon keeper who had
accompanied them to Kenosha paid the
fine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11
STATE HUMANE AGENT IS BUSY
Milwaukee County Sheriff Asserts He
was Double Crossed When Local Of
ticials Failed to Warn Him That Bat
tie of Chickens Was Planned.

Kenosha men who had part in tbs
pulling off of the cooking main over at
Carrollville in Milwaukee county last
Sunday morning have good reason to
begin to shake in their shoes as Sheriff
h. L. Melms of Milwaukee has declared
that he will pinch every man he can
ind that was connected with the affair
and take him up to the Milwaukee Jail
and hold him for trial on charges of Vi
olating the state law It is declared that
the Milwaukee county sheriff is mad all
the way through and that on this ac-
count he has sent deputies to this coun-
ty to make an effort to find out the
names of people who were connected
with the alleged fracture of the law at
Carrollville. Sheriff Melms stated on
Tuesday night that he would lake
formal demand ON Sheriff Stahl of this
county for the names of the men who
were connected with the Kenosha end
OF the plans for the cock fight and he
has men at Carrollville seeking to locate
the man who allowed the main to be
pulled off in his barn.
Zachariah Clayton, of Milwaukee,
agent for the Wisconsin Humane Soci-
ETY. i'll Milwaukee county, is co-operat-
ing nth the sheriff there in an effort to
secure the arrest of the men who pro-
noted the battles between the game
cooke. ulayla. Ii .ils that he had
tip that the fight was to have been
pulled off at Kenosha and that he sent
an appeal to Governor Philip, who is
president of the Wisconsin Humane So
ciety, asking that the sheriff of Keno
sha county be ordered to stop the battle
of the chickens here. Sheriff Melms
claimed to reporters in Milwaukee that
he had an understanding with, the sher-
if of this county that they would mott
fly each other whenever they heard of
any plans to pull off cock fights in
either of the counties. 'FI never saw
Melms and I never wrote him letter
or had any agreement of any kind with
him., said Sheriff Stahl today. "Ib
appears to me that it is the duty of the
sheriff of Milwaukee county to look af-
ter his own county and [ see no reason
why should have notified him that a
bunch of sports had left this city and
might get into his county. We did not
know that the. main was pulled off at
Carrollville until Sunday morning and
then all the men connected with it had
left the Milwaukee county village. The
sheriff intimated that it would not be
hard matter to discover the men who
promoted the cock ights if the sheriff
of Milwaukee county and the state hui
name agent really wanted to End them.
Melms is expected to arrive in Kenosha
this evening to confer with the Keno
sha county sheriff in the matter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11
MRS. BEALL ASKS DIVORCE.
Wife of Former Kenosha Saloon Man
Charges Him With Neglect of Duty

In the municipal court this morning
Mrs. Mary E. Beall fled suit demand
ing an absolute divorce from her hus-
band, Louis Fl. Beall, formerly well
known among saloon men of Kenosha.
In her complaint Mrs. Beall states that
she was married to Beall at st. Joe,
Mich, on St. Valentine IS Day, 1906
The couple had lived together until
some five months ago when it is alleged
that Beall disappeared from Kenosha.
Attorneys for Mrs. Beall insist that
they have no knowledge of the present
whereabouts Of the husband Mrs. Beall
charged failure to provide and habitual
drunkenness. There are no children to
the union, but Mrs. Beall asks that her
husband be ordered to pay her alimony.
The case will probably come up for a
hearing at the next term of the Munic-
ipal court. AS the whereabouts Of Beall
are unknown, service is being secured
by publication.