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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25
CLEMENS GUILTY
Faces Term in Penitentiary for His
Action.

Proceedings in the case of the state
against Joe Clemens, a negro, prose-
cuted under the blackmail statute OF
the Kansas criminal code, ended alb
ruptly TINS morning following CIem :
ems testimony IN his own behaiT when
Judge w nIIcomD, presiding IN the sec
ond DIVISION OF the district court, IN
Structed the jury to return y Verdlct
of guilty. Clemens was being tried on
d charge of extracting money from
/ Walter Allison of Melvern, Kan, anu
Miss Goldle Meek, while posing as a
special officer.
The affair took place at Central
park May ID, 1915. Clemens, accord
ing to evidence, was accompanied by
d c. Scott, another colored man.
Scott's trial will be held later. j. Nj
! Whitaker, park policeman, teStl1len
this morning on the stand that he mad
been notified that Scott, in particular,
had been picking up little money
on the side" by similar operations.
Allison is employed by the santa
Fee and Miss Meek is employed at the
home of Frank p. MacLennan, 1913
Topeka avenue. On the evening OF the
alleged blackmail plot, the couple were
sitting on a bench in Central park
when the two colored men ap-
preached. $50
The two men demanded that Ali =
son and the girl go to the ponce sta
ton, Allison stated this morning. Ihey
objected. Money was mentioned as
the price of freedom. Clemens and
Scott claimed to be special officers, &C
cording to Allison. Allison only pos
! sessed $3.50. The two negroes d1dn
want to accept the small amount ana
they suggested Scott staying with the
young woman while Clemens went TO
the hotel with Allison for more money
Allison testified.
However, a settlement was reached
and to avoid embarrassment for the
girl Allison turned over the S5.oO
which the colored man accepted.
Then Park Policeman Whitaker APP
reared. Scott and Clemens tried %
show papers and credentials. The pa
pers. according to Whitaker, were
made out under the office or Colonel
Norton and Sheriff kiene's frst term
Whitaker took the two negroes 10
the station and warrants were issued
the next day from the county attor
news office Allison, Miss Meek, w MT
taker and John Morrisey, youth
who was near the place where the al
legged blackmail occurred, test1ned Ior
the state
A. ]. Bolinger, attorney for the de-
Tense, caused litter to run throusn
the otherwise solemn proceedings
when Robert Carver. the states attor-
ney, put the Morrisey boy on the
stand.
was there anything out of the way
about Miss Meek's and Alhson con-
duct?" queried Carver.
NO, sir
They were acting just like any
other lovers? ?"
IF the court please" rasped Boiling
err Il move the state first quallty the
witness as an expert before that ques-
ton goes into the records
Morrisey's face flooded crimson
witness dismissed" said Carver.
All the testimony today showed
plainly that there had been no lnpro-
nrietv or improper conduct in the park
upon the part of the young man or the
Young woman and that Clemens was
simply a crook.
Clemens is a paperhanger. He faces
sentence of from one to five years in
the penitentiary with the provision of
81 600 fine on the side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25
BRYAN IN LIQUOR WAR
Former Secretary of State Leads
Whirlwind Campaign in Ohio.

Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 25.-With
William J. Bryan, former secretary of
state, as the principal speaker, lead
ers in the fight for statewide pro-
hibition in Ohio, have prepared for a
whirlwind campaign that is to be led
by Mr. Bryan during the next four
DAYS and is to be kept up by others
until the close of the campaign on
the night before the election of No
vember 2.
Mr.. Bryan will tour the state in a
speciaI train. He made his opening
speech at 9:15 a. m. today at Steuben-
Vile The first day will be spent in
the cities and towns in the eastern
part of the state. A large number of
men who have been prominent in the
fight to GUST saloons from the state
will accompany the former secretary
on his four days speaking trip.
While prohibition was defeated In
Ohio at the election last November by
a majority of S4,152, the dry leaders
say they have a good chance to win
in the coming election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25
CREDITS FOR MUSIC
High School Approves Teachers for
Students in Topeka.

Topeka high school students are to
be allowed to get credit toward grad
uation for work in music taken outside
of school under an accredited teacher.
One-fourth of a credit term will
be given and only one credit will be
allowed.
The following is a list of the &C
credited teachers given out today at
the high school: Edna Mae Baird,
Annie NJ. p. Bundy, Mrs E. D. Clith-
ero, May Clark, Lydia Emery, Mrs. w.
A. Harshbarger, Helen HogebOom, Mil
dred Hazelrigg. Ethelyn Harrison, Will
liam L. Hofer. Mrs. Vera Morrison,
Florence Nettels, Mary r. Petrik.
Helen Phipps, Myrtle Radcliffe, Sigrid
Lunde Souther. Arthur SOderstrOm,
Ida Eugenia Tinker, Horace White
house, Carlton Wood, and Karolyn B.
WhittelSeY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25
T0PEkAN IS HELD
Desire to See Sweetheart Caused Ar.
rest of Ben MiIeham.

Pueblo. Colo, Oct. 25.-Ben Mile
ham, alias Deputy United States Carrie
Warden Jack Jones, is being held here
on a charge of attempting to pass a
bogus check for $50. Mileham is
about % years of age and resides in
Topeka where he says his father is
employed in the Santa Fe shops.
His hearing will be held before
Judge Rizer in about a week.
Young Mileham told the court that
he attempted to pass the check to OBJ
tain money to visit his sweetheart in
Salt Lake City. When arrested he was
posing as a deputy United States game
warden and the check was signed G..
L. Gibbons, secretary, U. S. Game
service.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Mileham, the
boys parents, live at 319 Monroe
street Information obtainable in To-
peka is to the effect that Mileham had
been working as a solicitor for a maya l.
zine company and that he was still
employed in the work when he left
Topeka for Denver about a week age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25


was a visitor at the Commercial club
today. He is in Topeka on business.
E. L. Overton claims that H. S. Put
ney is the "speediest' member of the
Commercial club. Putney says that he
spent $50 with a loca' concern for
gasoline last month.
A. E. Siebert, a Topeka inventor. has
been displaying at the Commercial
club his latest invention-an extension
step for railway coaches. Mr.. Siebert
wanted to show his invention to Pres
ident Ripley of the Santa Fe last sat
urday, but Mr.. Ripley was too busy
to look at it. The extension step is
a safety appliance that Mr.. Siebert be-
lieves will do away with all danger of
accidents such as now happen with the
use of the train stool. Mr.. Siebert
hopes to get permission from the
Santa Fe to try his invention on the
Kansas City plug train that runs from
Emporia through Topeka to Kansas
City.
IF I can once get the railroad peo-
pie to see how my patent works I have
no doubt but that they will be enthu-
siastic about it, said Mr.. Siebert, this
noon.
Earl Akers, state treasurer. is in
New York campaigning for the suf-
fragists and will not return to Topeka
until Friday of this week, thus the
meeting of the good roads committee
Will De delayed ana InOSe Interested III
the date for the coming convention
and for the road booster trip through
Kansas will have to wait.
There is considerable interest being
manifested at the club over the good
roads convention which will have for
its principal business the discussion of
an amendment to the state constitu-
ton which will give the government
the power to vote money for road
building.
The convention committee of the
club will meet soon to make the pre-
liminary arrangements for the meet
ing of the association of county COM
missioners, county clerks and registers
of deed of the state which will be held
in Topeka November 80, December 1
and ..
At meeting of the promotion com.
mittee this noon at the Commercial
club the organization plan of the
Baird Pneumatic Tool company was
endorsed. AS soon this company
can get its organization effected To
peka will be the manufacturing center
for all the tools sold by the company.
One of the business men at the club
had an Atchison newspaper in his
pocket this noon and he read to sew
eral of his friends the following COM
pliment to Topeka's clean streets:
81 couldn't help noticing how
clean the streets at Topeka are, in
planned B. d. Zimmerman, the
other day. I'VE ought to be
ashamed of the condition of Com
mercial street. Dust flies terribly
on windy days. We ought to keep
our streets cleaner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25
HE LIKES Topeka
Dallas Visitor Says City Has Prettiest
Streets of Any City in Country.

]. T Ricketts, of Dallas, Tex, we'll
known musician of the southwest, and
acquainted widely among Masons in
Topeka and Kansas, is a Topeka Wis
itor today. Mr.. Ricketts, is here visit
ing his mother, Mrs. ]. Ricketts,, and
his sister, Mrs. c. w. Watt, $50 Van
Buren, street. He attended a family
reunion in honor of his mothers
eighty-first birthday.
Topeka is laid out in a beautiful
manner Mr.. Ricketts, remarked to a
Topekan today. THE wide streets.
beautiful parkings, stately trees and
well maintained homes combine to
make this one of the most desired
cities in the west
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25
He CAME TO LIFE
Mexican, Apparently Dead, Sees To-
peka Stars Again.

Andres Garcia, a Mexican, was
found at the rear of building at First
and jefferson street, Sunday at mid
night, apparently dead, a deep cash
cut in his forehead. The coroner was
summoned and advised Detectives Alb
bolt and Morgan, who found the man,
to call a doctor.
Garcia came to life early this morn
ing at the police station. Following
the affair. Jose Jarcels and Julian
Beneses, two Mexicans, are booked at
the police station on investigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25
STUDIES Defense PLAN
Wilson COnfers With Hay of House
Military Affairs Committee.

Washington, Oct. 25.-The army
defense program was up for consid-
GRAFTON at conference between Presi-
dent Wilson and Chairman Hay of
the house military affairs committee.
The program as framed by Secre-
tary Garrison already has been ap-
proved by the president in its general
outlines and the conference was one
of series to be held this week for
completing the details.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

A Spanish firm in Barcelona asks
the commerce department where it
can get $4,000 pounds of steel for
making pens. Seems like Spain
wants to put forward some tangible
proof that it's one of the darned few
countries where the pen is still
mightier than the sword.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

Name National Convention Delegates.
Pittsburg, Oct 25.-Delegates to the
national conference of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, will be
selected by the state conference of
the D. A r. in annual conference
here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

"a firm in Switzerland" says the
commerce bulletin, sis in the market
for tin-plate to use in it's condensed
milk industry" We always have Won
dered what in thunder made it taste
the way it does. Now we know.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

A Chilean bone merchant tells the
commerce department he wants
American machinery for making
bone combs, bone buttons and all bone
products" We can give him the ma
chinery for everything but bone heads.
They're born.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

the big bundle on top of the mail box
grunting, "Dah, sub, 1 guess that let
tab carriah will earn his bread by the
sweat of his brow today Suhi''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

eff you feel headachy," read an ad
when ours was fairly splitting down
at the congressional library the other
day, Took to your stomach. We
looked. It didn't help any. Just an
OF a Ike
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25
WASHINGTON WIGWAGS

The Commerce Department knows
of IAN umbrella making firm in the
United Kingdom that wants to pur-
chase ribs and frames of American
manufa cturers."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

The Topeka high school Y. w. G. A.
will hold a meeting at the high school
Tuesday afternoon at PAS o'clock.
There will be discussion of the New
ton convention of last week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

The Topeka high school will play
ST. Joseph Saturday. The team re-
turned from Emporia not badly bat
tered up and stating that the plowed
field of the Normals prevented them
from displaying the speed they ex-
pected to win with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

Highland Park grange will cele-
brate Halloween at their regular
meeting, Tuesday night at 8 o'clock.
The meeting will be open to the pub
lie and the usual Halloween games
will be played. Refreshments of cider,
pumpkin pie and applies will be served
by the grange. Il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

Miss Marguerite Dice's Bible clas
will meet at the Y. w. c. A. WedneS
day afternoon at $50 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

The Boys club of the Topeka high
school will meet tonight at o'clock
and take supper together in the cafe
terra. This is the first meeting of the
year and Sheriff. Smith will have
charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25
Rear Admiral Manney Dead.

San Diego. Calf, Oct. 25.-Rear
Admiral Henry Newman Manney, U.
s. N. retired, died today at his home
on Point Iona, from pneumonia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25
TABLE TALK
AT THE EA#
COMMERCIAL Club. RC#

J. w. Doran of Hamilton. Ohio,
was a visitor at the Commercial club
today. He is in Topeka on business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

Have your suit or oVercoat mad.
to order, $500, at Olof Ekberg, 70S
Kansas ave-, second floor.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

Albert L. Clements and Miss Mary
Rupp, both of Topeka, will be mar
ried tomorrow morning at high mass,
O'Clock, at the Church of the As
sumption. The Rev. Patrick McIner-
ney will officiate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

It will pay you to get our estimate
on that lumber bill. Phone 865. j. p
Whelan & Co, I'll F. 4th.- DIV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

Suits 6ry cleaned Use. Topeka
Laundry Co. Pho 3653.-A@v.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

The Topeka high school band will
practice in the high school auditorium
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
Every student in school who plays any
kind of band instrument is asked to
be present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

Oil heaters at Forbes's.-Adv-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

Earl Carmain, night secretary of
the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A, will return
to work this evening. He has been ill
for some time with the grip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

Scores of items all through the Stock
cut to lowest mark.
Phone Orders 419S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

An invitation. has been extended to
every girl in Topeka to attend the
Y. w. c. A. Halloween party at the
association building Friday night. The
date was changed to Friday night, as
many of the girls are busy on Satur-
day night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

The Okansee camp fire girls and
their guests enjoyed a steak roast at
Potter's farm in Highland Park Sat
urday evening. These present were:
Miss Floy Whiteker, Miss Georgia
Whitcomb, Miss Charlotte Glenn, Miss
Florence Cook, Miss Elizabeth Balch,
Miss Isabel Southern, Miss Ruth
James, Miss Minnie Aacauley, Miss
Freda Klein, Miss Claudia Caps and
Miss Geneva Seybold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

AS soon as the building at 70S Kan
sas avenue is vacated by the Palace
Clothing company, the Curry smoke
house, now located at S14 Kansas
avenue, will move in. This change
will occur early in November.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

Night school at the Railroad Y. M.
c. A. starts tonight, with an advance
of IS men. New students
will be admitted at any time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-25

The Dorcas society of the Swedish
Lutheran church will meet Thursday
afternoon at $50 o'clock with Mrs. P.
J. Nyman, SIS West Fourth street.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-15
AMONG THE MINES
FIRST NATIONAL KANSAS

The First National Kansas COM
pany, operating the Kansas, Ute and
other mines on Quartz hill, have t. cir
machinery installed over the shaft,
and the shaft cleaned out and retim-
bered to the 300 foot level, where
$150,0O0 worth of ore was extracted
in early days. They have driven the
drift through so feet of cap-rock and
are now entering another shoot that
is rapidly widening. The shaft will
at Aonce be repaired to the bottom,
distance of $50 feet from the sur
face and the level driven ahead to
intersect the pocket taken out on the
300 foot level All the mines be-
longing to the group were great pro-
ducers in. early days at surface. and
1t Is the intention of Manager Sparks
to work them by a system of cross
cuts from the deep workings of the
Ute shaft 4 lateral from the New
house tunnel level is now being driv-
en- west, and when vertical under
meath, will upraise and drain all the
upper workings. The distance from
the tunnel level to surface is about
1,45O feet at this point, ard the IN
explored 1000 ~ t will undoubtedly
yield large quantities of ore.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-15
AUREVOIR

When the chimes at the Immacu-
late Conception, were pealing forth
their melodious rot at lew twelve
on April 10, 1915, a grave and solemn
scene was being enacted in the
state senate chamber near by, be-
meath its gayly lighted dome.
Leroy ]. Williams, state senator
from this district, who had been
chosen by his peers at the begin
ming of the sess on to preside over
their deliberations, was presented
with gold-headed cane and GOLD
headed umbrella, fi.tingly inscribed)
by Senator Barela the Father of
the Senate" who in mastery speech
made in the Spanish language (after-
wards translatedD. amounting ( to
about the following:
"My dear Senator: AS the closing
hour Of the Goth General Assembly
draws nigh, it becomes my pleasant
duty on behalf of my Republican col
leagues, to present you with this
cane and umbrella as "a slight token
of our, friendship and esteem. The
cane in all ages has been noted as
the staff upon which we can lean
have been slowed by the decaying
hand of time, and the vigor of
youth departed from our mortal form.
The umbrella is presented you, that
when your own towering and youth
ful parsonage shall have been bent
with the tolls and cares incident to
a useful life. you may by the aid of
your cane, exercise yourself beneath
the umbrellas mantling folds. in sun
shine as well as in storm. The gol-
den handles that adorn each is em-
blematical, and S, ould ever remind
you Of your adopted county, pillowed
among the lofty snow-capped peaks
of the great contineItal divide, where
its golden stream enters the marts
of the nations trade, and where you
took your first step in ascending the
ladder of fame
Mr.. Williams has decided to re-
move his law office to Denver where
he will be associated with Wm Hodg-
es. one of the prominent attorneys
of Denver. His office will be loca-
ted in the Boston building until the
completion of the Colorado National
Bank building, when he will remove
to spacious suite. already rented,
in that building. His residence will
be at 1921 Lafayette street.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-15
DEATH OF MRS. ENoEL

Mrs. Sarah A. Engel died Friday
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Ed. Hansen, of heart trouble, follow
ing an illness of five weeks. She
was 62 years of age and had lived in
the county SO years. Beside the daugh
ter, a son, Larry Mccarthy, Of XII
owa, Colo, survive. She was SIS
ter of Mrs. Gail Borden, wife of the
big milk manufacturer.
Mrs. Engel possessed the pleasing
personality Of so many of the old
timers WHO have preceded her to
the Great Beyond. She was a de-
voted mother and woman who was
well liked by countless friends. The
funeral was held Tuesday from the
Catholic church.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-15
COMPLETE THE AUTO
MOBILE LOOP

II. N. Wheeler, T. S. supervisor
of the Colorado National Forest Re-
serve, and Theodore Shoemaker, su-
pervisor of the Pike Forest Reserve,
delivered a lecture, illustrated with
photographs, of the different forests
in the Rocky Mountain states, at the
Opera House Tuesday night, at which
there was a large attendance. Mon
day night they lectured at Black
Hawk to crowded house, and Tues
day afternoon at the Central City
High school and at St. Aloysius'
Academy. The youth as we'll as the
more aged, are becoming year by
year more interested in conserving
our natural forests, with the result
that, forest fires are being lessened
every year
The U. S. is also becoming inter
ested in restocking our forests with
wild game, such as elk and deer. and
in few years these alone will attract
many tourists from the east TO our
new National park recently establish
ed in Colorado. Now is the appointed
time when the Gilpin and Clear Creek
county commissioners should join
Boulder and jefferson counties, and
connect the great scenic automobile
loop from Boulder to Nederland, Cen
tral City, Idaho Springs and Golden.
This route would be one of the best
patronized routes in Colorado by the
tourist, and would pass through the
Mountains. Let our commissioners
take this matter under advisement,
and let every individual in the coun-
ty back up that commission with
their acts as well as their voice.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-15
MRS. PARENTEAU WEDs

Yesterdays Denver News contain.
ed the announcement of the marriage
,of Mrs. Carrie. H. Parenteau, OF
Boulder, a relative of the Parenteaus
of this city. She has been a fre.
quent visitor to Central and therefore
has number of friends and acquain-
tances here. The News in reporting
the marriage said:
Mrs. Carrie II. Parenteau, for
many years leader in Democratic
political circles in Boulder county,
was married in her home here this
afternoon to NJ. N. Flitner of Rifle.
Colo.
Mrs. Parenteau was released from
a hospital, where she recently under
went an operation for appendicitis.
only this morning and the wedding
came as a great surprise to her clos
est friends.
MIR. and Mrs. Flitner were boy and
girl sweethearts in Fort Collins sew
eral years ago. A few months ago
they met again for the first time in
years and the wedding was the re-
suit"