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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
She POISONS HERSELF
Widow Lambardi Did Not Want to
Live Without Him.

Portland, Ore, April 23.-Mario
Lambard. impresario of the Italian
Grand Opera company, died at a hos
pital here of apoplexy, with which he
was stricken Wednesday evening
Early last night Signora Lambardi,
bis widow. was found in her hotel
apartments semi-consciOus. A bottle
of poison stood beside her bed and
physicians said. she had taken a large
amount of it. She was removed to a
hospital where it was said she could
not survive.
Signora Lambar6i is 81 years old
in Florence. Italy. He was well
known throughout the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
THE SALARY QUESTION

To Editor State Journal:
To make a prosperous city it is nee
essary to give employment to as near
ly all the inhabitants as possible. If
exorbitant salaries are to be paid to a
few and nothing to others it makes a
one-sided proposition If a man is
getting $50 or SIS per month and is
satisfied, realizing he is in much bet
ter condition than many of his fellow
men, why should his salary be in
creased? Instead of increasing the
salaries of those who are receiving
good wages for the services rendered
why not give job now and then to
the fellow who is hungry?
l know a case where a man and his
wife lived for a week on $1.90. Why
should a woman who is getting $50
per month for office work for the city
have a raise of salary when another
woman irons for ten cents per hour?
The city can not give work to all the
unemployed, perhaps, but there is
much that can be done for the better
ment of the city by the laboring class
if they are given a chance. If the
money must be spent why not give
work to the unemployed instead of
raising the salaries of those who are
already well paid? 1t is not fair to
pay one man $50 per month and
force another to receive charity. If
you want to live by the side of the
road and be a friend to man. let it be
known. w. H. KEMPER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
MAY Join FORCES
Kansas Bankers and Kansas
State Bankers Consider Union.
State Bankers Protest Regional
Bank LaW-EIect Officers.

Wichita, Kan, April 23.-Consoli-
dalton of the Kansas State Bankers
association, which closed it's conven-
ton here Thursday, with the Kansas
Bankers association, is likely. Such
action was proposed and opposed here
by the state bankers, but supporters
of the plan for combining the organi-
cations assert that it will be taken up
at the convention of the Kansas
Bankers association at independence
next month.
When the state guarantee law went
into effect, state bankers pulled off
from the older organization and
formed the Kansas State Bankers as
ISOLATION. 1t was said that a con-
solidation could be worked out pro-
viding the Kansas Bankers associa-
ton would allow a change in its con-
stitution. The regional bank act will
permit the change without causing
members of the general association to
sacrifice any of their aims, a retiring
officer stated.
A resolution was introduced asking
ton join the Kansas organization in
a fight to remedy alleged discrinipa-
ting sections of the regional bank act.
The resolution provides for q joint
committee of twelve, who are expect
ed to draft desired changes and Sc
cure their passage.
Sen. Walter E. Wilson, of Washing
ton, was elected president of the asso-
citation at the annual election of Of
ficers. The other officers elected are:
]. L. Raines, Perry, first vice presi-
dent; T. ]. Sweeney, of Lawrence,
second vice president; Will Wayman,
Emporia, secretary; Miss Anna NJ.
and George W. Robinson, Wichita,
frea Slirer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
SOMETHING IN AIR.
Baseball Magnates .'Gone Out Some
where to Talk About Peace.

Chicago, I'LL, April % Announce
ment from President Gilmore's office
that he and Phillip Ball, of the st.
Louis Federals had gone out some
where" and would not be back until
late in the day, and from President
Johnson's office that he, too, mad left
without expecting to return before
afternoon gave rise today to rumors
that the independent league had
joined the others in discussing nego-
tiations for peace in baseball. At
taches of the office professed ignor-
ance concerning the conference re-
ported to have begun yesterday.
St. Louis MancuverS.
ST. Louis, Mo, April 23.-Schuyler
Britton, president of the ST. Louis Ma
tionals, said today a legal firm had
made him an offer for the St Louis
club. Mr.. Britton, however, said the
team is not for sale. He did not learn
whom the legal firm represents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
EXPENSES GO UP;
EARNINGS DOWN

rcontinued from Page one-I
the hardships of the Rock Island. The
witness brought many documents and
loads of figures to show that the road
was not prosperous under the two
cent fare system.
In the face of arbitrary reductions
in freight and passenger rates, the
witness said that unfriendly legisla-
ton and startling increases in labor
expenses had made uncertain all rail-
road operation. Equipment costs
more, the witness said The public
demands better service, faster time
and gets it. Then, said Hermany, en-
ployees want more pay-and get it.
On top of it all, the legislatures and
commissions make orders-and en-
force them. With it all, said the sad
Hermany, there are no increased
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

had before her leaving with Scott
Did Scott have any money!?
mo"
She Paid for Trip.
"You financed the trip?"
yes. He mad such influence oyer
me that 1 couldn't shake off, L DID
not love when we went away.
What was your object In leaving
81 don't know.
"At the time you left did you care
for Stadel any more p
81 expected to come back
did he ever threaten to shoot
..He did not
Did you expect to get a divorce p
'tScott did not want me to- l told
Scott that if 1 ran away l would have
to get a divorce. He told me that was
not necessary.
'Why did you go?'
He Told Me TO-"
Because he told me to-the same
reason 1 did other things-he had
influence over me-.
What was your object in coming
back ?''
ITO release property so that my
husband could do as he pleased with
Did you care for stadel any
Ionger?''
Yes. sir. But didn't think he'd
want me-
did you ever tell Scott you loved
him.
Il don't know don't know what
1 said
Did he object to your going back
to Stadel?'
He did,
Obscene Post Cards.
Following the witnesses answer
mention was made by Rad Lee of GER
tain obscene post cards that were TAX
en- from Scott, according to county Of
ficials. Introduction of the cards and
pictures as evidence was objected to
and the objection overru1ed. Hugh
Larimer was sent to the sheriff's of
flee after the pictures. The pictures
were handed Mrs. Stadel, who stated
that Scott had shown them to her and
that her husband had also obtained
them from Scott and shown them to
her to let her know what kind of &
man he was.
Hugh Larimer, on the stand, stated
that Scott told him at the time the
rest was made that he (Scott) was il.
the habit of travelling under an ;as-
sumed name.
Scott sat in the court room this
morning his face stolid. The unfortu-
nate husband never took his eyes from
his wife while she was giving testi-
mony. 1t is possible that Scott's trial
will be held during this term of the
district court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

Nathan Cohen, once resident Of
Brazil, and then of the United
States, who finally became man
without a country and spent more
than year shutting between Bra
lillian and United States ports, none
of which would receive him, has
just ended in New York his strange
career as a sea rover. He had trav-
elled 33,740 miles without stopping
when the Hebrew Sheltering and
Guardian Society induced the auth
critics to permit him TO land, the
society signing a bond guaranteeing
that the wanderer will not become
a public charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
odd Fellows Convention.

Bloomburg, April 23.-In comment
Grafton of the ninety-sixth anniversary
of the birth of the Independent Order
of odd Fellows, upwards of $4,000
members of that organization gathered
here today to celebrate. They rep
resented practically every lodge that
is a member of the northeastern
Pennsylvania association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

Fred :. Jackson, newly appointed
special assistant attorney for the utili
ties commission. participated in to-
days hearing. Judge E. A. Helm. rate
counsel for the commission, is attend
ing the Chicago hearing.
1t is probable that an adjournment
of the rate case will be taken this aft
ernoon until Tuesday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

earnings.
Then Hermany dug up a bunch OF
figures to show that he spoke from
the records.
I'm the fiscal year ending June 30
1914, it cost our lines S689,121.55 to
comply with sundry federal and state
requirements and legislative enact
ments,'' said the witness in response
to a question by Paul E. Walker, Rock
Island solicitor for Kansas.
That was not all.
How the Pay Roll Grows.
eff the company had paid during
the year the same rates of pay as it
paid in 1906, before the wages of or
ganized labor and other labor took
their continued upward trend, it's pay
rolls during the year ended June 80.
would have been less than they were
by $4,00S, 171.44," said Hermany. "Of
this amount S5.5 per cent was due to
organized labor"
Turning to the passenger situation
as affecting Kansas, Hermany argued
that the two cent rate had not stimu-
later traffic and had failed to increase
receipts. In fact the figures showed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

An observatory at Berlin holds the
worlds most accurate clock, which is
kept in an alright glass cylinder in
the basement of the building
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

a reduction in receipts of $195,270.14
in a comparison of the 1907 and 1914
receipts for the state. The two cent
fare agreement became effective in
1908.
In 1907, the witness said, the Rock
Island handled 1,130,53S interstate
passengers in Kansas. Last year the
total was 1,357,063, with receipts of
$923,526 as against $1,11S,797 in 1907.
Here are the state passenger records
for Kansas as produced bY HermanX:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

A project for draining and reclaim
ing 100000 acres of land in Egypt,
work upon which has been begun, is
one of the greatest and most extern
sive tasks of the kind ever attempted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
LOCAL MENTION.

The State Journal has installed a
special baseball telephone, No. 2S4,
SO please call that number when you
want the score.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

SIS saved on first class trip to Sar
Francisco Fair-see H. p. Richards
513 New England Bldg. Phone 1924
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

Mt. Hope cemetery automobile
service will start from end of car line
at Washburn college, Sundays and
Thursdays, and run from 2 until 4:30
p. m. Round trip fare, 1 5 cents. For
further information call Phone 1912.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad today filed suit in the Shaw
nee county district court against ]. T.
Botkin, secretary of state, for $4,000.
The money is alleged to have been
illegally paid to Botkin's predecessor.
Charlie Sessions, on March "a, 1914.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

All canvasers for signers to the vot-
ing machine petition must send in
their lists by p. m, Saturday, gath
The Washburn Law school students
and the ladies of Lowman NJ. E.
church solicitors will turn their petit
lions in to w. H. Kemper, election
commissioner, City hall. All others
must be delivered to the office of the
Voting Machine Co, 706 Jackson St.
Adv CHAS w HULL, Manager
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
Fond as Children.

Mrs Stadel under cross examination
by attorneys for the defense stated
that as children at Hoyt, Scott and
herself had thought quite a little of
each other. II left Hoyt in 1906" she
said. HE left before that. 1 went to
Coffeyville and then came to Topeka.
Scott and 1 correspondent with each
other" The witness also testified that
she correspondent with Scott after her
marriage to Stadel. Stadel, she said,
was aware of the correspondence and
made no objection to it. Scott and
Stadel had no trouble, she claimed.
She again mentioned the quarrel
which she stated she and her husband
The state herald., 1915-01-22
CLEAN SEED WILL
eliminate BLIGHT
Recurrence Of Potato Troubles
Can Be Prevented Next
Year, Says Expert.

A recurrence of late blight and dry
rot among potatoes can be prevented
nest year. Clean seed Ia tho great
essential. Seed treatment In not ef.
fccti,e for this particular disease.
The late blight dry rot exists to a
considerable extent among storage 20.
taioea. says y. q, stakman. assistant
plant pa,hologist of IN. agricultural
experiment station, ST Paul n such
lots are used for seed next year tho
disease may again be very destructive.
especially II weather conditions favor
It's spread. II 10. therefore. Of vital lri.
porianee that healthy seed be- used.
Tho Minnesota experiment station
pntholosista have been niHquotrd
With reference 10 methods OF securing
such healthy seed. Tho soaking of
seed potatoes IL Necessary IN control.
ling Aomc diseases, but treatment with
formhidobyde or corrosive aubilmata
VIII not prevent late blight.
sood potatoes should be- secured
from fields which have not had any
Of the disease during the last year. N
healthy tubefa afo planted aud the
vines thoroughly sprayed with bor.
dcauN mixture nait year. tho disease
can be- controlled
The state herald., 1915-01-22
INSECTS INJURIOUS TO ORCHARDS
CAN BE CONTROLLED BY FUMIGATION
Treatment Now Being Adopted Everywhere Means of Rem
dering Nursery Stock Safe When 1t Leaves Hands Of
Grower-some Valuable Suggestions Are Given for
Care of Young Trees.

the quantity of stock to be treated.
For small nursery of few thousand
trees, box measuring S1a by 3a by
3h feet can be constructed, giving a
capacity OF about one hundred cubic
feet, or II the stock is very small a
box more easily handled can be made
The box should be of matched stuff,
without knots, with two thicknesses
of tarred building paper between.
The inside of the box should be paint
ed and the joints closed carefully with
white lead. The lid should be closely
fitted by means of felt glued along the
edges of the box. When the lid is in
place 1t should be secured tightly by
wedges so as to prevent the escape
Of gas.
A house may be constructed OF the
| same material and in the same way.
1t should have door fitting very
tightly. and for convenience in airing
out quickly small door at the back
should be made. Its exact size does
not matter greatly, but the dose used
must be very carefully computed to
comply with the following instruc.
tions:
For each 100 cubic feet enclosed
the following chemicals are required
for each lot of trees treated
Cyanide OF potassium. one ounce
/ t9S per cent pure).
Commercial sulphuric acid, two
ounces tof good grade).
Water. four ounces.
After filling the space with trees
the water is poured into crock,
then the sulphuric acid is added little
by little and the crock is placed In
The state herald., 1915-01-22
Fumiaation House.

shall be compelled to do what our
neighbors are doing If We wish to
compete with them in the production
OF good fruit
The recent growth of interest in
fruit growing and the disposition to
plant new orchards has led to the
adoption OF improved methods of car
ing for fruit trees on the part of the
most progressive PEOPLE. but many
farmers and even fruit growers are
still not provided cith spraying out.
fits, without which they cannot hope
to save their trees from scale insects.
These trees are perhaps not in all
cases sufficiently valuable to justify
the expense of spraying. but neighbors
who have invested more extensively
In fruit and depend more on the crop,
should not be made TO suffer because
of neglect on the part OF people who
have nothing at stake.
Everyone ought. II would seem. to
be required TO destroy infested trees
In his possession whenever he is un.
them properly. Certainly one has
nothing to gain by keeping them, since
the scale will destroy them anyway,
and a nelghbor's risk should OF itself
he sufficient motive to impel one To
get rid OF the pests.
The Importance OF giving attention
to spraying. fumigation. and other
The state herald., 1915-01-22
Normal College Wants Big Fund.

Denver.-The biennial report of the
State Teachers College at Greeley
submitted to Governor Ammons asks
for an appropriation of $565, during
the next two years. This amount Is
to be expended us follows: Maintain.
ance. 100000: training school build
ing. si25.0OO; rural school building,
$4,000: domestic economy building.
$4,000; rural school building, $500;
gymnasium building and equipment,
$4,000; laboratory to study excep.
tional children, s25.000: auditorium ca.
pable OF seating the student body. $780,
900; science laboratory. $4,000; equip
ment for the Guggenheim building,
$4,000.
The state herald., 1915-01-22
FRS. Bill for Carlson Measure.

Denver.--The first OF the bills rec.
commended by Governor Carlson In his
message to the Legislature was intro
duced in the Senate by Senators Nit
ten and welland II approprlates $780,
900 for water defense. the same
amount that was appropriated by the
Nineteenth General Assembly. The
bill also was recommended by Cover.
nor Ammons In his outgoing message.
so that 1t may be called an allparty
measure.
The state herald., 1915-01-22
CBy II. GARMAN.)

There is no avoiding the fact that
We must reckon with the San Jose
scale II we are to raise good fruit
Some states have escaped 1t longer
than others, partly because they were
not so generally engaged In fruit
growing, partly, perhaps, because they
began at once to look after the pest
when its presence was discovered in
other states. But tie scale has been
gradually invading our orchards until
1t is now liable to be discovered on
fruit trees anywhere in the United
States. This means simply that we
The state herald., 1915-01-22
Hardship 10 Authors.

II seems To me that paying letter
postage on manuscript IL rather hard
on poor authors, The average r'or,
costs about thirty cents TO mail. a
longer story 30 cents. n book some
times much larger amount In
cludc returning the manuscript. NJ
most editors refuse sven To read .
manuscript unless return postage Ia
inclosed. recently read letter In
n morning paper suggesting tina, the
government help the poor authors and
buy bale Of manuscripts, ~ they are
asked 10 do cotton.
n In n hard winter FOR authors.
Magazines ara buying nothing and
printing the "old stun IN the safe
hence u In extra hard 60 ba Obliged
10 pay exorbiiani rates foi postage
both Wayt Letter 10 tho Nes York
TimeH.
The state herald., 1915-01-22

Door at Back for Airing Out Quickly.
the box or house. The cyanide OF
potassium. broken into bits no larger
than a hickory nut. is poured into the
crock and the door is quickly shut
At the end OF so minutes, or an hour
the doors are opened for ten minutes
10 air out. when the trees can be re-
moved TO make room for another lot.
The trees should not be fumigated
when wet.
They should not be too tightly
packed In the box.
The time Of exposure must never
be shortened.
The chemicals should be Of the
quality specified.
To make sure that the house or box
is gas.tight II should always be tested
before beginning operations. with Il
dense smudge made OF oobs. rags. or
other material, II the smoke escapes.
the crevices VIII be apparent and
must be closed.
Fumigation will not destroy crown
gall. black rot or canker. II cannot
be expected TO destroy the eggs OF In.
sects. nor insects In their active stages
when burrowing In the stems OF trees.
The state herald., 1915-01-22
STATECAPITAL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service
RESOLUTION ON SUFFRAGE.
Lines Offers Measure to Attest EHi-
cacy of Enfranchisement Laws.


Denver.-If adopted by both Houses.
Senate joint resolution No. |, intro
duced by Senator Matt Lines of Canon
City, will place the Twentieth General
Assembly on record as attestins to
the efficacy of equal suffrage in Colo
RADIO and refuting statements regard
ing its operation here. which. it is
charged. are being made in other
states. Senator Lines resolution fol-
lows. -,
Whereas. The question of woman
suffrage has become. an important is
sue in many states OF the Union; and
Whereas. Woman suffrage was
made part of the organic law of the
state of Colorado more than twenty
two years ago. and
Whereas, The operation and effect
of woman suffrage in this state is be
ing made the subject of misrepresen-
tation in other states where the ques-
ton is an issue,
therefore, We deem 1t to be our
duty to say that experience has
demonstrated that woman suffrage is
not only just recognition of all be
fore the law. but has proven in all re-
spects materially helpful to good gov
ernment. tending toward greater pat
riotism and higher moral standards
among our people, and, TO a notice
able degree, has inculcated higher
respect for the majesty and supremacy
of the law"
The state herald., 1915-01-22
Legislative Gil No. T.

pcny"r.--1ho distinction that goes
with the introduction Of bill No. I In
tho Legislature this year can bn
claimed by III. Cripple Creek diHtfici
IN both the Senate aud House, acna.
tor George Lewis. Democrat. intro
durod Senate bill No. T. providing ior
The tcclaHaIflcailoh of Teller county
Then John " white. Republican. rep.
fercnilnR The LeHlalnil,e district Of
Teller and PARK counties. introduced
liouHo bill 40, I. containing similar
provisions
The state herald., 1915-01-22
Important to all Woman
Readers OF this Papef.

Thousands upon thousands OF womes
have kidney or bladder trouble and nevei
suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to he
nothing else but kidney trouble, or th
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in healthy con.
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased
You may suffer great deal with paia
in the back, bearing.down feelings. head
ache and loss OF ambition.
Poor health makes You nervous. irrita.
bic and may be despondent; it make,
any one so.
But hundreds OF women claim that DR.,
Kilmcr's Swamp,Root, by restoring
health to the kidney. proved to be Just
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions.
good kidney medicine, possessing
real healing and curative value. should
be n blessing TO thousands of nervous.
over.worked women.
Many send for sample bottle 10 see
what Swamp-Root, the great Kidney.
Liver and Bladder Remedy will do for
them. Every reader of this paper, who
has not already tried it, by enclosing ten
cents to DIR. Kilmor & Co.. Binghamton,
N. Y. may receive sample size bottle by
Parcel Post. You can purchase the
regular fifty-ccnt and one.dollar Aizs
bottles at all drug stores. ADV.