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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
TRUE TO TALMUD
st. Louis Rabbi Will Be Buried
Under Ancient Rites.
Jewish Law Keeps Death News
From Two Daughters.

St Louis, Mo-, Sept. 11.-For the
first time in the history of St. Louis,
and perhaps of the country, funeral
will be held here tomorrow in strict
accordance to the most minute re-
quirements of the Talmud, the most
ancient book of Jewish laws. 1t will
be the funeral of Rabbi Zacharia
Rosenfeld, noted in Russia and Amer
lea for his knowledge of and adher-
ence to Talmudic law and Hebralc
lore, who died here yesterday.
Details of the funeral rites were
written by the rabbi who for three
years had warded off death, according
to physicians, almost solely by his ex-
traordinary will power.
The body will be buried In cof1ln
which will contain no metaIIlc SUD-
stance, even the nails being of wood.
Barefooted men will carry the coffin
ON their shoulders to each OF the four
congregations over which Rabol
Rosenfeld ruled.
The Talmudic law which forbidS
Jew to write or cause anything to be
written on the new year, which ended
last night. and the Sabbath which be-
gan Immediately after, has kept
knowledge of their fathers death
from two daughters of the rabbi, Mrs.
Joseph Rosen of New York, and Mrs.
Hymen Cohen of Baltimore, Md.
1t is expected the entire orthodox
Jewish population of st. Lou1s-about
10000 persons-will attend the fu-
neral. Twenty-Five policemen have
been assigned to assist in handling this
thrOng
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
WAIT FOR BREWSTER
The Meeting of Oil Producers Has
Been Postponed.

Oil producers, both representatives
of the Standard and independent com
panies, will postpone their meeting
in Topeka until the return of S. M.
Brewster, attorney general, from his
trip to California. Notices to the oil
men have been sent from the attor-
ney generals office by S. NJ. Hawkes.,
assistant.
When Brewster returns from his
vacation he will hear the complaints
of the independent producers and the
alibi of the Standard representatives.
The war in oil producing circles re-
suited from the increase in prices for
crude oil by the Standard and the
failure of that company to increase the
price of the refined product. Re-
Gently the Independents declared they
were unable, to meet further losses
and increased prices of gasoline enc
cent a gallon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
N. K. AND N. APPROVED
New Road Granted Right to Sell
Bonds and Stock.

The public utilities commission to-
day approved a stock and bond issue
of $1,400,000 for survey and construc-
ton of the new Newton, Kan, and Ne
braska railway Promoters have GER
titled to the utilities commission their
plan to build road from Newton,
Harvey county, to Alba or some near
point in Washington county, near the
Nebraska state line.
While none of the details for the
construction of the road in the imme-
0iate future is revealed in the commits
sion's authorization, the authority was
granted on a showing that the pro-
motors expected to construct a stan
dard gauge north and south steam or
electric road through seven central
western and northern counties.
The new road, according to the COM
MISSIONS authorization, is to be built
in a northerly direction through Har-
vey, Marion Dickinson, Mcpherson,
Saline, Clay and Washington counties.
Should the promoters decide to build
an electric line, it will probably con-
meet at Newton with the line to Wich-
ita and Hutchinson.
The stock and bond issue authorized
today calls for the disposal of $780,
900 worth of the apital stock of the
company and the issuance of $1,05O,-
900 worth of twenty year first mort
gage bonds. The commissions order
is effective Immediately.
An order by the commission today
also calls for the building of a depot
at Garrison, Kan, by the Union Paci-
fic- The depot is to be built within
sixty days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11

Mr.. Wilson has taken a stenographic
and cleracil position with the A T. &
S. F.
Miss Jordan has been selected as
stcnographer by the Prudential In
SUI ance company.
Miss Vogel as working at the West
ern Union Telegraph company, while
Miss Roller is doing son-e special work
for the same company
Miss Clark IS bookkeeper for the
Kansas Auto school and repair shop.
Miss Bundy is working in the Of
flee of the Underwood Typewriter
company.
The Topeka Flour Milling company
has secured a former student of this
schoo! as stenographer
Mr. Noll has gone to Liberal, Kan,
to do stenographic and clerical work
TO- the C., R. 1. & P.
Mr.. Batten is with the Better Real
ty company as bookkeeper and stenog-
rapher
Mr.. Reynolds is doing temporary
bookkeeping for the Mills Dry Goods
company.
Some time ago Mr.. Barber filled a
temporary position in the office of the
superintendent of the mechanical de-
partment of the A, T. & S. F. He now
has the position permanently.
Mr.. Vesper has resigned his posi-
ton as stenographer il the electrical
departing Mt of the A, 7. & S. F. He
Will go TO Manhattan ard enter the
Agricultural college, taking the course
in electrical engineering Mr. Hanna
has taken his place in this depart
ment-
In Gregg shorthand there is but
one way of writing a word, and that
way is always as legible as longhand-
There is never any hesitation on the
part of the reader as to what the
outline is; and it is this sureEess of
Gregg Shorthand that makes it supe :
rior 20 any other systems of short
hand in point of legibiHty.
When you have time eff during Fair
week come up and visi. the school
Advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
MILK AT THE FREE FAIR
Twelve Topeka Dairymen Have En-
tered for a Contest.

Twelve Topeka dairymen have en-
tered the milk and cream contest
which will be conducted at the To
peka free state fair next week. This
contest is open to all dairymen in the
state. The samples entered must be
of milk drawn tomorrow, and accom-
panying the bottles must be signed
day at which milking took place, how
many cows contributed to the sample,
the breed of the cows. the kinds of
feed used the week preceding, the
kind of pals and method of straining,
and to what temperature the milk was
cooled. In all there are fifteen ques-
tions to be used.
The local dairymen who have en-
tered the contest are: Walter A.
Woodlawn dairy; Thomas Doran
Dornwood dairy; ]. w. Bigger; w. H.
Maxwell; F. B. Fritts; R. c. Obrecht
Fairlee dairy; G. E. Markem; l. A.
'Lundy; f. H. Sempey; L. L. Bona
WITT; Scott Bros.
Scott Bros, although they handle
milk, buy from other producers. They
have made arrangements to supervise
a dairy for the purpose of securing
samples for the exhibit.
The laboratory of the city milk in
spection department Ct Topeka was
today moved to the Exposition build
ing at the fair grounds The city will
have an exhibit there and will carry
on the laboratory work of the depart
ment where the public can see just
how the work is done. DR.. Leslie
Rowles, city milk inspector, and Miss
Annette N;coll city bacteriologist, will
explain all subjects connected with the
yOT-lx
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
G. O.'S Want SAVAGES
Fast Santa Fe Team Would Play jack
sons transformers.

An effort is being made by the man
ager of the Santa Fe general office
team to arrange a game with the Saw
ages when they return to Topeka.
The general office team has some
of the fastest semi-pro players IN the
state and should give Jimmie Jack
sons bunch a run for the money. The
G. O.'s recently lost to Emporia by a
score of to 8, while the Emporia
team played Topeka 1 to 1. The Gen
eral Office team got 9 hits, while To-
Deka. got but off Barney McGrath.
If a game cannot be arranged with
Topeka, the G. o. bunch will play the
pick of the City league
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
COURT IS LENIENT
JudgeWhitcOmb Celebrates An
niversary of Arrival Here.
Gave Russian Parole From
State Penitentiary.

Judge George H. Whiteomb of the
second division of the Shawnee county
district court, was in lenient mood
this morning. And he had just cause
to be so for twenty-eight years ago
today he rolled into Topeka on a Rock
Island train from St. Joseph an inter-
mediate point from his original start
ing places at Boston
Judge Whitcomb had but twenty
five dollars in his pockets and Kansas
looked anything but prosperous then.
The judge didn't say that the thoughts
of his younger days had anything to
Go with it but anyway he kept Oscar
Hartman, a Russian convicted of wife
desertion, from going to the peniten
tiary by issuing a parole Hartman
has been in the county Jail for two
weeks awaiting the decision in his ap-
plication for parole
Just after hearing the Hartman
case Judge Whitcomb sat in a remin-
iscent mood and told of his early trip
to Topeka.
Il came in on the Rock Island
from ST Joseph and came into town
east has been west to me-" the judge
said. Il have to think twice now be-
fore 1 know what the directions are
When 1 came here the sky was over
cast and the day was dreary one.
One of the things I will never forget
was the tremendously large mos
quitoes there were here at that time
They ate me numerically and after
had been in town about two weeks
took down with malaria fever I de-
cided 1 would go to the Copeland
hotel to stay and I was there three
weeks during my sickness. When 1
got up the hotel management pre-
scented me with a bill at $3.50 day
for the room. I'll tell you that it was
hard blow for a young lawyer"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
SANTA FE NOTES.
Items for this department may be
phoned to 3915 or State Journal office

Miss Grace Morton of the ticket
AUDITORS office is spending the week
end with relatives in Wichita.
The religious committee of the r. r.
Y. NJ. c. A. met last night at the as
ISOLATION, building to plan for the work
week in September five noon-hour
Bible class meetings will be held in
the various departments of the Santa
Fe.
is spending a few days here on COM
pany business
Fireman George Hardine of Argen-
tine has been assigned to temporary
switch engineer work here.
Thos. williams for the past year
physical director at the R. r. Y M
C. A. has resigned his position. Mr..
Jno. Boggs has been engaged to take
Mr.. Williams place.
E. r. Franks of the ticketing de-
partment and Mrs. Franks are spend
ing the week. end with relatives in VAL
ley Falls.
H NJ. Orr of the ticket auditors
office, has gone to ST Joseph, to spend
a few days with relatives and friends.
M. c. Diffenderfer of the telegraph
department will return the last of next
week from St Louis where he is
spending a few weeks vacation.
Machinist s. p. McBaferm of Ar
gentine is here for few days on COM
pany business.
w. w Hutton, general chairman of
the Order of Railway Conductors has
returned from a short business trip to
Chicago
C. C. Clements, clerk in the ticket
auditors Office, has gone to Atchi-
son to spend the week end with rela-
tives and friends
Engineers William Eckert and Roy
Hoover of Argentine have been as
signed to extra switch engine work at
Topeka temporarily.
of No., 10
ing a few weeks here with A Z.
Gray, cashier in the treasurer's office,
and Mrs Gray.
Mrs. Joseph Magrath of Kansas
City, Kan, is visiting her son, Engi-
neer j. E Magrath and Mrs. Magrath.
She will stay during fair week
The r. r. Y. NJ c. A gospel team
will go to Rock Creek Sunday where
they will conduct meetings The
members of the team who will make
the trip are Leroy Hetrick, Earl Car
main, w. E. William, Mr.. Jno. Roland
and Mr.. Willis Gregg. The gospel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
They Work From Early Morn
Till Late at Night.
Take Care of Is Acres of Lawn
and Flower Garden.
CLEAN FIVE ACRES OF FLOOR
Ten Acres of Wall Space and
1913 Rooms.
Dust 40 Desks and 1873 Tables
Every Day.

Everybody works but the janitors,"
is decidedly not the slogan at the
state house. The poor downtrodden
janitor who is continually being be-
smirched by the Kansas editor who is
shy on copy is the hardest worked
employee of the state. If you don't
believe it just look over the janitor's
domain and see that he is not only
lord of all he surveys but is the lacky
OF all who survey him.
All the janitorS at the state house
have to do is take care of fifteen acres
of lawn and flower gardens, keep five
acres of floor space clean, clean about
ten acres of wall space, take care of
four large porches and steps, keep 1913
rooms in ship-shape, dust 400 desks
and 1873 tables, keep 17S rugs in
sanitary condition to escape the
watchful eye of Doc Crumbine, clean
159 cuSpidOrS every day, see that there
is not speck of dust on 1905 chairs
and 121 bookcases, wash 800 windows
at regular intervals, scrub tine marble
floors, shine the brass stair banisters,
fill numberless water coolers each day.
and take care of all waste paper.
When all this is done the janitor has
nothing else to do but run errands for
all the state officials, clerks, stenog-
raphers, and deputies. The poor,
"lOafing" janitor is at the beck and
call of all his superiors and he is kept
busy jumping, first to buy a sample of
ice cream for the pure food inspectors
and then to walk ten or twelve blocks
to a particular dry goods store to
match piece of ribbon for a lady
clerk.
In addition to all this the janitors
are called upon by the custodian to
move furniture from one room to an
other and from one floor to another
Every day is moving day for the men
who look after the house cleaning side
of the state capitol building.
Botkin Is Their Friend.
J. T. Botkin, secretary of state, has
come to the rescue of t&e janitors and
takes UP their case against all Corners
He thinks these 11en-twelve of them
earn every dollar they receive as
pay from the state.
There has been good deal of crit
!cism in the newspapers and else
where of the state house jaritors re-
Gently" said Mr.. Botkin today. 1.-THE
charge has been made that these jan
itors idle away their time in and
around the spacious halls and cool
corridors of the state house when they
should be out digging dandelions on
the state house erol nds These criti-
clsms are made IN good faith and by
men who really believe that more jan
itors are employed than are needed
and that the job is a soft snap given
these men as q reward for political
services. Such is not the case and L
think that in justice to a faithful lot
OF employees who earn every dollar
of their pay, the people should know
just how much work they do.
Most of these men are on the job
1T half past five O'clock in the morn
ing and remain until seven or seven
thirty in the evening. If they occas-
1onally catch little time to rest in
the middle of the day they are surely
entitled 20 it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11

Pat is quite old now; how old. he
himself does not clearly know and if
you ask him, he will say kindly, "A
century and ten and judging from
his unsteady gait and "reminiscences
of old timers, it is safe to assume that
he is past the one hundred mark.
Born within five miles of the city
of Dublin, Ireland, he like good
many of his people of that time
grew tired of the oppression which
his country underwent and emigrated
to this country at the age of IS. He
was a great admirer of the Irish lib
erator-Daniel O'Connell-and would
often visit Dublin to hear him speak.
He also vouches for the fact that he
had the honor of seeing the cross
of hair" with which the ''Kerryman'
was endowed-hair growing down
the middle of his back and across his
shoulders, thus forming a living
cross and he believes this cross had
much to do with OConnelFs success.
Came to New York a Mere Boy.
When he landed in New York;
mere boyle decided he would come
west and grow up with the country,
but he found that western life was not
a bed of roses. He drove a stage
coach for several years for the gov
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11

eminent between Fort Leayenworth
and Fort Riley and was often entrust-
ed with large sums of money Wit,
which to pay off the soldiers and had
and wild animals. One thing peculiar
about Pat is that he never shaves--
having once got an Indian shave
One day, on one of his usual trips, ne
was surrounded by band or req
bucks as he calls them, much dit
ferent from the Indian Of today. They
formed a circle around him and three
bucks" approached him. Being then
but a score years and three, ana as
barber shops were few and far pc
tween, nature adorned lis face with
a luxuriant crop of hair of which the
red men decided they would reheve
him before they would conduct him 70
their chief. When the process of ShaV-
ing, or rather hair pulling, was over,
they led him towards their CHER, put
in some manner the front OF MS req
flannel shirt flew open and the In
dams on seeing rosary WI len RAJ
wore around his neck, Immediately
changed their attitude towards MN,
claiming that the pale face" was
their big heap medicine man. ne
says he was never afterwards poth-
cred by this particular tribe-thanks
to his rosary-and never has had the
occasion to resort to a razor.
He Came to St. Marys.
When he first came to st. Marys, i
was known as the mission School
where the Indian youths were edu-
Gated. Rude log huts Served for dwell
ings and the mission was wholly with
out any conveniences of civilization.
He witnessed the development OF the
west-the transformation of the for
est and the vast rolling prairies into
well cultivated farms and prosperous
towns and cities. He witnesses the
change of the mission school into ST
Mays college and where the log cabin
haG stood he witnessed the stately
and commodious buildings rise. The
Indians gave way to the whites ana
a large tnrong of students filled with
life and vigor, the scents once occu-
pied by the children of the fOrect.
In his later years he has had
strong desire to enter the society as
a lay brother, but his years prevented
the fuIfillment of his desire. Before
old age came upon him, he was re-
for strength of body, ana
his industry, obedience and childllkG
pointed him out as an eX-
ample to all. He has done much IN
his humble way towards the success OF
the college and in recognition for
which, it now affords him the advan-
tages of a nice home in his old age
and although his mind now is slightly
impaired his memory for facts
and events is remarkabl
THOMAS J. BRENNAN,
306 Tyler street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11

sworn out by l. s. Harvey, assistant
United States district attorney.
Ross is alleged to have been work.
ing an oldtime game. He is charged
with having represented himself as
secret service, on the trail of counter
feiters. He took SO worth of bad"
money away from Sam Brick, of Sa-
lima, and So in similar coin from M
L. Miner.
When arrested by Jackson he adj
mitted his guilt. Today he was taken
before George w. Chase, United States
commissioner at Junction city, and
bound over for trial on a $1,000 bond.
Unless he furnishes the bail he will be
confined in the county Jail at Junction
City until later term of court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
Probably Oldest Man i'm Kansas
Lives at st. Marys.
He Came to America From Ire
land When a Boy.
HE TOOK GREELEY'S ADVICE
Drove a Stage Coach Before Ad-
vent of the Railroads.
Has Many Interesting Tales of
Adventure to Relate.

Situated in one of the most pic
turesque counties of eastern Kansas,
"a miles west of Topeka, where FIR.
Finn wove his renowned stories
Tom Playfair, Percy Wynn, Harry
Dee, where students from all over the
states are attracted eager in their
search for knowledge and where, dur
ing the summer months, various lay
men spend some days in retreats get
ting in closer touch with their Maker,
is st. Marys college adjoining st.
Marys, Kan, and in this place resides
an old gentleman who creates an
everlasting impression on those with
whom he comes in contact. A figure
with it's rugged careworn, kindly face
always willing to tell yous a story.
Often have 1 listened to him relate
tales of Indians and cowboys, trials
of stage coach life and "reminiscences
of Fenianism in Ireland and so vivid
ly does he portray the scenes and pic
lures that it is no wonder anyone
meeting him could never forget Pat
Woods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
DOLLAR IS SUPREME
American Exchange to Dominate
Worlds Financial Market.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE time has
come, in the opinion of the federal
reserve board when the American dol
lar should take a dominating place in
the financial markets of the world
and when American, or dollar ex-
change should become the medium
through which the millions of exports
and imports of the United States are
paid. To open the field for American
exchange, the board has issued revised
regulations governing the re-dlscouni
of bankers acceptanceS by federal re-
serve banks, providing. among other
things, that under certain conditions
such acceptances may be renewed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
DRAWN ON The JURY
List of Those Called for Leavenworth
Term Court.

The following have been drawn fol
the grand jury first division, of the
United States district court, for the
Leavenworth term, which begins Oc-
tober IL Fred Flint, Smith Center;
Albert OFT, OIathe; Fred Barns, Rock
City: Otto Babcock, LeavenwOrth; Ed
Harper, Melvern; William Wallace,
Atwood; T. H Kennedy, Lawrence;
Jesse w. Baker, Junction City; Lew
Jones, Reading; H. H. Thompson,
Kansas City; c. NJ. Hill. Topeka; Ar
thur Bassett. Burlingame; John Hes
ton, Kanarado; Chas. Gunter, White
City; Lou Coughlin, Minneapolis; c.
F. Gramberg, Hillsboro; Harry ".
Whitlow, 1860 Polk, Topeka; c. d.
White, Marysvi1le; Alcide Bonjour.
Onaga; Nelson w. Everett, Winches-
ter; Franklin c. Burns. Concordia;
Otis L. Organ, Grainfield.
List of Petit Jurors.
These men have been drawn for the
petit jury for the same term of court:
Joseph Peasley, Soldier; Oscar Ned
row, Norton; Geo. Hutton, Seneca; c.
r. Ingraham Manha ton; c. N. Rog-
ers, Blue Ropids; Harry Priest, Empo-
ria; John p. Carroll, Axten; t. j.
Minor, Minor; Edwin c. Ijans, Oska-
loosa; John Sargent, Riley; w. r.
Cunningham, Norland; U. S. Need,
Clay Center; Ed Palmer, Merriam
E. w. Sampson, Quinter; John Riley.
Council Grove: H. P. Miller, Topeka:
Concordia; R. A. Marks, Oberlin
Gust A. Nelson, Sharon Springs; Chas.
L. Jackson, Strong City; Geo. w.
Riley, Winchester; H. A. Hester, Smith
Center; o. NJ. Madison, Osborne; John
Charbat, Phillipsburg; Eli c. Foster,
Markley, Luray; B. T. Burton, Law
renee: Peter Kline, BelOlt-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
EBY HEADS TEACHERS
County superintendent Named Presi-
dent Shawnee Association.

The first annual teachers meeting
of the Shawnee County Teachers as
ISOLATION was held this morning in
the court room of the second division
of the district court The following
Officers weer elected: John F. Ely
w. G. Parker, treasurer. The primary
teachers elected Mrs. Ida Brady pres
ident of their association.
Plans to make all schools in the
county standard were discussed by the
teachers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
BAD MONEY WAS GOOD
Harry NJ. Ross Arrested for Imperson-
ating a Federal Officer.

Harry NJ. Ross was arrested last
night by Deputy United States Mar
shall Jackson, at Salina, on a warrant
charging him with impersonating a
federal officer. The warrant was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
PLAGUE in The SOUTH
First Bubonic Case Since October,
1914, Found in New Orleans.

New Orleans, Sept. 11.-Discovery
of the first human case of bubonic
plague here since October, 1914, was
announced today by DR.. r. H Creel,
of the public health service
Doctor Creel reported that girl
10 wears old had been i'll of the dis
ease in a very mild form, but that she
had recovered before the diagnosis
was confirmed last Thursday