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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-05-21

ROUNDABOUT THE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Mad by the Shears,
y the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

a III Ia al 9iO0h SiVy WAAOn hoo
been doing business for twenty
four years, has never sold any
goods on Sunday or sent out or
received any mail on that day.
"A movement is on foot to oil
the road between jackson and
Cape Girardeau. The work will
cost about $1,000 and the money
will be made up by subscription.
Fornfelt is considering the
proposition Of paving Main street
in that city, about q mile and a
quarter, at a cos; Of approximate
ely S45,00
The Advance post office was
robbed recently and the robbers
secured S100 in cash and 5000 in
stamps. Bloodhounds were able
to trail the miscreants only q
short distance.
Col. VIM. P. Hall of Schuyler
county is said to own probably
the largest herd OF elephants in
the world. He has thirty Of the
big animals on hand and sup
plies them to cirousss. .--Ex.
Thos. Brown and two compan-
ions from Elvins, Mo-, were fish-
ing in Iron Mountain Lake last
Sunday when their boat over
turned and Brown was drowned,
He was SO years old and leaves
a wife and three children.
The Weston Loose Leaf tobac
co Market recently received al
order for 10000 tobacco plants
from a planter in Illinois. Thi'
shows the respect the outel
! wcrld has for Missouri's flourish
ing tobacco industry.-Weston
Chronicle.
Rev. Ragan, OF Carrollton, ha
been engaged in the ministry TO
| 81 years, and a few Sundays ag'
delivered a sermon near Alban!
where he was ordained q minis
ter, which was the first sermon
in that vicinity since his ordina
ton,
William, the 5 year old boy o
William Huggins, a farmer, re
siding near Greenyille, was kill
ed last Tuesday afternoon. H
was riding with his father on
land roller used on a plow whel
the team ran. The Doy fell from
a machine and the heavy role
passed over him.
About the only people in tow
who haven't asked US to roas
the mail order houses are tn
dentists,' says the Humansvill
Star-L Leader. Not many peo
Pile are getting their teeth file
by mail, although farmer ad
mitted a few days ago that h
once had his eye teeth cut by
mail order house. .-Dunkli
Democrat.
The railroads OF Missouri ca
expect no relief in the matter {
, increased rates before fall, II 9
all, as a result Of the filing in th
supreme court laet Tuesday b
Attorney Bisby, council for til
State Public Service Commissio
OF brief in which he contsnde
! that the commission had no pow
or to increase rates above II
statutory maximum.
Pemiscot papers in report
the circuit court proceeding
CaruthersvilIe last week, sta
that Judge McCarty sentences
! four men to the psnitentiary {
two years each for carrying col
|. cealed weapons and did not pi
q role any Of them. There 10
n suspicion that the Judge hi
! planned 10 reduce the high n
4 cord Of killings down there.'
New Madrid Record.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-05-21

Eight years ago last Monday
sometime between the hour OF 81
a. m. and 10 noon, Simon REM,
our we'll known liveryman, had
the pleasure and removed dis
itinction Of indulging in sleigh
ride over the city of Weston with
sufficient amount Of snow on the
ground to ALLOW the sleigh to
glide along with ease. A kodak
picture was taken Of Mr.. REM
coming up Main street in his cut
ter and protraying q mid winter
sssane in reality on the third day
Of May, 1907 w eston Chronicle.
The accidental death Of Harry
"a. Pitcher under his motor car
at Gallatin recalls that his father
@. M. Pitcher and a brother who
bore the same name, were also
accidentally killed. The elder
Pitcher was shot at old Bloom
lington in 1869, following a quar-
rel with a man named Silas
4
Barnes. Barnes also was after
wards killed. G. M. Pitcher was
shot and killed in Texas three
wears ago while serving some
4 papers on saloon keeper, he
being a constable at the time,
Harry Pitchers death was larg-
ely due to the fact that he had
but one arm, and was thus con-
siderably handicapped in hand
ling his car on a rough road.
I Springheld's "River Jordan
d campaign for the beau.ifying
of which Is now in progress, is
really old Wilson Creek. In the
very early days q man named
| Wilson located tent "store" In
what is now the center of the
city. His stock included a bar
rel Of good white" whiskey ant
little else. A vote was to etak
lena on naming the new town
Wilson wanted it called Spring
field, as he formerly had lived il
Springfield, Mass, and he piac
ed his barrel on free tap for th'
voters who would favor the nam
he desired. They did so will
astonishing unanimity, and th'
; town became Springfield. Ant
: then, by way Of appreciation
they voted to name the stream
, Wilson Creek.
. "The Cotton Belt railroad
preparing 10000 cars to handl
the wheat crops OF Scott, Missis
sippi and Stoddard counties
Work at all Of the shops Of Tn
company is being pushed to thi
, effect" said prominent officis
Of tile Cotton Belt in this cit,
this week to the "Jimp." 1t |
estimated that there are $4,000
acres Of wheat in cultivation il
:, these three counties which is al
in first class shape and will b
harvested between July 20 an
August 10. II is estimated ths
the wheat crop of these thre
counties this year will putS4, 600,
+ 900 in circulation. Much of thi
. wheat is now being conlraete
: for ia the fields at S1.25 pc
a bashel. Illmo Jimplicute.
James Madison OF Prairi
Z township discovered a mothe
cat and young kittens in tn
barn on his farm, and CAREFUL
! watched over and protected th
young kittens from the stool
: On one occasion he discovered
: half grown rat mixed IN with th
i kittens which had not yet open
! ed their eyes. He tried to site
! q pitch fork through the rat as
] ran away, but it escaped. A fe
: days later he was on the lookol
I for therat. He found one Of tt
I kittens missing but all the otheI
Z were there with sthe mother q
: enjoying their dinner and the RI
]. had taken the place Of the mis'
II ing kitten, the old cat not aeen
d ing to object. Cats and rats Al
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-05-21
LEGAL SERVICES, 40 CENTS
But Rural Lawyer Found just asome
Expenses When Settlement
Was Made.

DAILY City. GAIA new record for
the size OF legal fee has been estab-
lished here. City Attorney ]. H. Nor
ris filed claim of 40 cents for sery-
Ices rendered This bill was an item
of a claim fled with the trustees for
opening the safe deposit box Of George
N. Smith, the city clerk who mysteri.
ously disappeared. The claim follows;
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-26

The ought provide Delegate Wbcrsam openly with the that he republicans The supporters him who politics of place the territory adjusting themselves the conditions. particularly Nchegsham without completely hope of being able still remaining under it's co,ors
 diabocal desire take from the dele gates support declare himself republican democrats when Wood presidential those if they failed secure job will probably hasten to ally themselves F. they find to be really likely that the national election will go against the democrats
 always the human political body ready to join any party advantages The blanks of political party platform opp ommyrot and indeed usual they are right only politicians in the world not politicians at a if a permissible The who makes politics his actually commercial undertaking sort of Enancia gamble low he ready at once to unload and hitch [ a live
 There is no intention class Delegate Wickesham in that category Since personal matters entered into struggle the territorial regular republicans from the beginning opposed whom he very much superior thing be considered that he did not wait himself about amongst parties wou good reason
 And if Mr. Wicersham indefinite from time to time in stat ing his political beliefs he guilty of his worst enemies Men now holding good the democratic administration are no more democrats han Theodore Roosevelt
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-26
< c $ < | . ( ! % . . ( .: WOOD CONTINUES FIGHT |"
 * FOR LARGER FORCES. "

CULVER, Ind, May 25.-Major General Wood in a speech delivered here last night declared once again that the United States must maintain a larger army and navy in proportion to guard against war, not to invite it.. He pointed out as so many others have pointed out that unpreparedness for war is the surest way of bringing on war. He is now carrying on a strenuous campaign with many others in trying to wake the country to a belief that large fighting forces are badly needed.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-26

of Columbia is for the east. "The growth of America is such that she must have some federal city near the Orient he says. Ut is @ 1g to be the center of the army and navy op- cratious" is another phrase of Hutch iuson's in a letter to Derrick Lane. Nr. Hutchinson also believes that steel will be manufactured here and he goes even so far as to state that Seward will be the center of a popu- ,ation of a million in our time
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-26
* * z % % < % * < ( < <
 * CHARGE OF MURDER %' % FOR ROCKEFELLER. @'

WASHINGTON, May 25.-It is re- ported that an attempt is about to be made to have a charge of murder fl. ed against Rockefeller, jr, in connec- tion with the strike in Colorado. Some of his enemies, or rather, some members of the labor unions affect to see in his testimony before the In- dustrial Relations commission the sec ond time an admission that he is real ly responsible for the killing of peo- ple during the strike troubles.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-26

By subcribing for the Gateway you get all the real news of the world through a great press service. You may not get all the details but you get all of which a knowledge is necessary.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-26
SAYS SEWARD WILL BE THE
 ST. PETERSBURG OF ALASKA
A Former Lieutenant Governor Be- Lie,es It Win Be Federal
 Headquarters for West.

Joseph H. Hutchinson is of the opinion that Seward will be the city chosen by the Cn.tcd States govern meut as the fedora. headquarters for the west He thinks that such head quarters is necessary as the District
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-26

Upright Piano in first class condi- tion. One hundred Twenty-Five dol lars. Address s. E. Hood, Cordova, Alaska. 5-ZO-iV'
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-26

The Gateway can do any sort ot printing done in the states. Do not forget that.
The Seward gateway., 1915-05-26

We do all kinds of Timing and Plumbing. Brown X Ha"KinS' Quality First"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-19

selling pressure. The turnover in
the first half hour was unusually
large, mainly at the expense of quoted
values, but later dealings diminished,
with some recoveries from initial
losses
American Can moved up again on a
renewal of manipulatiOns and some of
the railroads regained their losses,
with substantial Improvement in ca
madam Pacific, the Harrimans and
Reading
Crucible SteeFs severe loss at the
opening was attributed to a statement
issued by Horace S. Wilkinson, L
member of the executive committee,
in which stress was laid on the com
panyS financial condition, more par
ticularly last year when small earn
ings necessitated suspension Of the
preferred dividend.
Mr.. Wilkinson's statement also i'm
piled that the recent rise in the stock
was due to manipulation on the part
of spectators, who intended selling
out at higher prices. He also depre-
Gated many other statements made in
connection with war contracts re-
ceived by the company, some of which
he characterized as eXaggerations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-19
Widow Would Have One-Half
of Big 100000 Estate.
CLAIMS ENGAGEMENT PROMISE
Says Late TOpekan Declared
She Could Own All at Death.
Number of Relatives Bequeath-
ed Small Sums.

Suit was filed in the Shawnee county
district court today by Lizzie M Jewell
to enforce an ante-nuptial contract
with her late husband, Charles Eugene
Jewell. entered into with Jewell a
week before the wedding. Susie A.
Jewell mother of the deceased, and
other relatives are named as defend
ants in the action. The Jewell estate
is valued at 100000 and the case is
one of the most important civil ac-
tions filed in Shawnee county in sew
eral months.
In her petition. Mrs Lizzie NJ. Jew
ell seeks to set aside a will made by
her late husband in october, 1913.
That will gave to the widow life
interest in the rich Jewell estate, but
conveyed to Mrs. Jewell no right to
transfer or cucumber the property.
By repudiating the will which has
been produced by the Jewell heirs, the
widow would under the state law be-
come entitled to a one-half interest
or about $4,000 worth of property
She now seeks to recover under the
ante-nuptial contract the entire estate
of 100000 worth of real estate and
personal property.
Each Relative Named.
A number of JeweHs relatives were
bequeathed small sums by the Topeka
man in his recent will and each of
these parties are named as defendants
j. J. Schenck, her attorney Mrs. Susie
A. Jewell, mother, and Edward Hind
man, brother-in-law, are named in the
will as trustees of the estate. Each
of these persons are made parties to
the action in the state court.
Jewell was married in 1899 Just a
week before the wedding. the petition
recites, an ante-nuptial contract was
made which conveyed to Mrs. Jewell
all of the property which Jewell
might own al the time of his death.
Now Mrs. Jewell recites that she has
performed faithfully her share of the
contract and wants the ante-nuptial
contract enforced.
Jewell died at his home in Topeka
May 9. At the time of his death he
owned notes, mortgages, bonds and
other personal property valued at
$4,000. Other property Brought the
total value of the estate up 100000,
it is claimed. Should Mrs. Jewell win
her suit, she will become sole owner
to the entire estate.
Should the court refuse to enforce
the ante-nuptial contract, the widow
may then repudiate the will and elect
to come under the general law which
gives her a half interest in the estate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-19
WHAT WAR MOVES MEAN
BY l. w. II. MASON.

New York, July 19.-The invita-
ton extended by the Italian govern
ment to the leaders of the Republican
and reform Socialist parties to join
the cabinet as ministers without port
folios is an admission of the failure
of Italy's military campaign. Under
no circumstances of normal procedure
would these two extremists parties be
asked to cooperate with a monarch
ical ministry.
1t IS evident that dissatisfaction is
making itself felt among the Italians
over the unexpected resisting power
of the Austrians. Hence the govern
ment desires to enlarge the ministry
so that responsibility for any disaster
which the future may have in store
shall be shared by the revolutionary
parties. Fear of a revolution which
would endanger the monarchy has
never been absent from the minds of
certain Italian statesmen since Italy
went into the war.
Now, after eight weeks of war, the
Italians have been unable to advance
beyond the first defenses of the Aus
trians The situation. in fact, has be-
come so serious that the Roman gov
ernment has ceased to issue official
reports of proceedings in the war
zones; no casualty lists have been
published, although sources outside of
Italy estimate the Italian losses at
100000, while newspaper correspond
ents are not allowed to go to the
front.
Every indication emphasizes the
growing seriousness of the Italian sit
uation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-19
BEGIN AUGUST is
Date Set for Probe of Charges
Against Warden BOtkin.
Senator TrOutman of Topeka
Chairman of Commission.

Investigation of charges against j.
D. Botkin, warden of the state peni-
tentiary, will begin in Topeka Monday,
August 16. That was the decision to-
day of the special commission appoint
ed by Governor Capper to conduct the
probe of prison charges
Senator James A. TrOutman of To-
peka was elected as chairman of the
commission and will preside at the
hearing which may require one or two
weeks for taking of testimony. The
inquiry will begin in Topeka Owing
to the fact that many of the records
and several important witness are at
the state prison in Lansing. it is not
improbable that the commission may
also take testimony at the prison
Fifteen charges against Botkin's of
fetal record were recently filed with
Governor Capper by B. d. Jones,
discharged employee of the prison.
Pending investigation, Botkin has
in charge of Charles ToIman, deputy
warden Tolman will remain in
charge until Botkin is formally GUST
cd and his successor appointed.
The commission to conduct the in
vestigation is composed of: Senator
James A. Troutman, Topeka; Senator
Noah L. Bowman, Garnett; Repre-
sentatives L. J. Pettyjohn, Dodge City;
w A Layton, Osborne, and A. J.
Ha,derman Ell Dorado. Senator
Bowman is a Democrat, Halderman is
a Progressive, while other members of
the commission are Republicans. The
conference today was held in the
office of Senator Troutman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-19
CRUISER IS DOWN
AuStrianS Submarine Italian
Ship Giuseppe GaribaIdi.
Vessel Said to Have FOundered
in Fifteen Minutes.

Berlin. July 10 (by wireless to Say
ville) The following official COM
munication was received here today
from Vienna under date of July 1S:
''An Austrian submarine this morn
ing torpedoed and sank. south of Ra-
Gusa, the Italian cruiser Giuseppe
Garibaldi. The cruiser foundered
within fifteen minutes"
The Giuseppe Garibaldi was an ar
mored cruiser Of 1924 tons displace-
ment
She was 344 feet long. was laid
down down in 1898. Her complement
was $50 men. She was armed with
one ten inch, two eight inch, fourteen
six inch and ten three inch guns.
Ragusa is a fortified seaport of Aus
tria- Hungary, in Dalmatia, on a pen
insula of the Adriatic sea, thirty
eight miles northwest of Cattaro.
Two Austrian PIungers Lost.
Paris, July ia telegram from a
Rome news agency says a refugee,
who has reached Rome from Pola,
the Austrian naval base. says two
Austrian submarines which left 10 re-
connoitre the Italian coast, have not
returned and are believed to have
been lost. One of the submarines ha5
a crew of twenty, the other a crew Of
forty. Their supplies of gasoline were
sufficient for only four days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-19
OIL Men out
Coopers at Bayonne. n. j.. Strike; y;
5000 Men May Suffer.

New York, July 19.-Nine hundred
men working in the barrel and case
departments in the big plant of the
Standard Oil company at Bayonne, n
J.. struck today because their demands
for an increase of eleven per cent in
wages had not been granted The
strike is the second in a few days.
The still cleaners left work last week
when they failed to get a fifteen per
cent increase in wages, for which
they had asked.
These strikers, it was said today,
may tie up the entire plant and affect
six thousand men in all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-19
GAINING ON TURKS
Entente Allies Attack Along
Whole Front on Peninsula.
Russia Throws Flower of Army
Across TeutOnS' Path.

London, July 19.-News dispatches
from Athens report hard fighting on
the GallipOl peninsula, with the
forces of the entente allies attacking
along the whole front. The attacks
are said to have been successful. but
there is no definite news as to the
extent of the ground reported to have
been gained.
Belated dispatches from the Rus
sian front tell of the recent concen
tration of great Austro- German forces
on the 100-mile line between the Wis
tula and the Bug. 1t is here that
severe pressure is now being put By
Field Marshal Won Mackensen upon
the Russian forces in the great Teu-
tonic move against the armies of
Grand Duke Nicholas which has
brought forth simultaneous attacks al
along the front from the Baltic pro-
vinces to Bessarabia- Russia's army
opposing General Won Mackensen is
declared to be one of the best she ever
put into the field.
Paris reports two attacks by the
Germans, both of which We're re-
pulsed. One of these was in the vicin-
ity of Souchez; another in the region
of st. Hubert, in the Argonne.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-19
Prisoner Has Only Fighting
Chance for Life.
GOVERNOR TO PROBE ATTACK
ASSailant Refuses to Connect
Others With Crime.
Jew Believes Outside Enemies
Back of Night Assault.

Milledgeville, Ga, July 19.-Phy-
sicians who examined Leo NJ. Frank in
the state prison at o'clock this
morning said soon after that his con-
dition was much worse. The jagged
cut in his throat received at the hands
of a fellow prisoner Saturday night
was swollen and his temperature was
1925
DIR. H j. Rosenberg, the Frank
family physician, last night believed
Franks condition did not warrant his
attendance and he left for Atlanta. He
and another Atlanta doctor were sum-
moned today.
Early today Frank began showing
signs of nervousness, but it was not
considered unusual His temperature
continued to rise and at daylight he
was delirious at brief intervals. The
temperature reached the highest point
shortly before o'clock, then began to
drop. At 1T was a fractio.. over 101.
DIR. Guy Compton, the prison physi-
clan, was not so alarmed over the turn
in the night as were other attendants.
He stated some fever was to be expected
sarily within itself an exceedingly
dangerous sign.
Blood poison is most feared, the
wound was dressed hurriedly and the
weapon may have been infected.
Frank lay in the Georgia state
prison hospital today with what at
tendants said was a fighting chance
for recovery. Physicians had sue
ceeded in stopping the flow of blood
from a Jagged wound in his throat
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-19

The convention is a delegate affair
limited to 50 delegates, each one Of
whom represents approximately twen-
ty members. There are many others
in attendance as visitors.
Addresses of welcome were deliv-
cred this morning by J. Z. House.
mayor of Topeka; ]. Will Kelley, sec
retary of the Commercial club, and
l. NJ. Powell, superintendent of mails.
New officers will be elected Tues
day morning. Officers of the asso-
citation are: President, w. r. Powell,
Codell; vice president, O. B. Wooley,
Girard; secretary -trea surer, L. L.
Smith. Manhattan.
The delegates and visitors will be
the guests of the Topeka Commercial
club at the Novelty theater tonight.
The question of better roads was
discussed by several prominent
speakers Here are some of the
the speakers and their subjects: Ad-
dress by Alfred Docking, of the Kan
sas state grange. address by w. g.
Gearhart, Kansas state engineer,
Competent Engineering in Highway
iNOHtlt..E,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-19

where President Moore. of the eXposi-
ton, made the welcoming address and
presented the governor with jewels.
Rock Chalk, Jayhawk," from the
throats of fifty Kansans attending the
University at Berk1ey, echoed through
the grounds.
Governor Capper brought greetings IS
from the people of Kansas, and spoke
at length about the greatness of the
Sunflower state.
Governor Capper's address was fol-
lowed by a speech from Henry Allen,
editor of the Wichita Beacon, and by
an address from Mayor James RoIph,
jr., of San Francisco. Miss Emma
Veets of Girard, won applause with
her Kansas song. Albert T. Reid of
Topeka also was a speaker.
The governor and his party and
prominent Kansans and others will be
the guests of the exposition directors
at a dinner this evening, following
which a dance and reception will be
given in the California building, to
which have been invited 5000 prOmi-
nent Kansans, exposition officials, and
residents of the bay region.
Tomorrow night the Kansas build
ing will be thrown open for a recep-
tion and dance.
Worlds Created Epic.
Kansas is the worlds greatest epic
Arthur Capper, governor of Kansas
said in an address delivered from the
steps of the Kansas building at the
Panama Pacific exposition here today.
In the address, which was in connec-
ton with the celebration Of Kansas
Day, Governor Capper pointed out
that in the span of a lifetime the
state has grown from q wilderness to
a garden.
"On what other part of the globe
at what other period in history. has
rCO0fi0I1ed on Ua