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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08

should be reduced prior to the close of
the fiscal year
The new playground law authorizes
boards of education to levy tax or
one-fourth of one mill for playground
purposes, and there is a general un-
Outstanding that a levy of one-eighth
bring in approximately $1,000 next
year. The levy made last year was
seven mills, and the chances are it
will be rs mills in 1915-at least not
less than seven mills.
The date of the opening of the city
schools was set as september 20 with
the understanding that there will be
but one week of vacation at Christmas
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08

finished by November 1. The new
building will be modern in every de-
tail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
KISSES ONE DOLLAR EACH.
Court at Wichita Awards Woman 1929
in Breach of Promise Suit.

Wichita, Kan, June S.-A jury in
district court here, Monday placed the
value of a kiss at a dollar when trans
mitted through the mails. Letters,
each containing letter KS which later
were testified to as meaning kisses,
were introduced in a suit in which
Mrs. Matte Burkho1der, age so, of Ell
Dorado, was suing George w. Want,
age 81. for $4,000 for breach of prom
Use. The letters introduced carried a
total of $40 X-kisses and jury brought
in a verdict of 1929 for Mrs. Burk-
holder.
Mrs. Burkholder alleged that Want,
who owns much land and Wichita
property, promised to marry her in
April, 1913. He failed to carry out his
promise and in May, 1913, was mar
ried to wichita woman. Love
missives of the couple formed prac-
tically all of the evidence in the case.
In explaining the meaning of the
letter KS while on the witness stand,
Want testified that the reason he
placed SO many KS at the close of his
letters was because of his desire to
compete with letters written by Mrs.
BurkhOlder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08

burn supporter and while his large in
terests in Kansas wheat lands demand
most of his attention, he always keeps
one eye on Washburn college.
Speaking of crop prospects in north
west Kansas, Mr.. Benton said he new
er had seen the country look more
beautiful. There is plenty of mois-
ture and no harm has been done by
the Hessian fly or any other bug.
The one great concern now is men
enough to care for the big crop.
Mr.. Benton is one of the largest
cattle and wheat farmers in the state.
He marketed twenty-five thousand
bushels of wheat last year and says
that the crop this year will make even
a larger return.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
SUFFRACISTS IN WRECK
Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout and Others
in @. s. A. Shakeup.

Bloomington, ILL.,, June s.-The
Kansas City Limited No. 9, on the
Chicago and Alton, bearing Mrs.
Grace Wilbur Trout, president of the
and a number of members of the IL
linois legislature, enroute to Spring
field, left the tracks near Willow
Springs, last night, while travelling SO
miles an hour.
The tank of the locomotive jumped
the track and the baggage and COM
bination car followed.
Representative George G. Hilton
and Edward NJ. Santry were among
those shaken up. None was seriously
injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
INHERITs LARGE FORTUNE.
Tribune Veteran Hotel Keeper Goes to
ENGLAND With Family.

Tribune, Kan, June S.-Co1- S. H.
Herr, who is an Englishman by birth
and who has been proprietor of the
one lone hotel known as the Tribune
Tavern, for the past quarter of a CEN
fury in Tribune, Kan, has quit the
business and has sent his family for
a summer vacation to Winfield, Kan.
He expects to visit there a few days
join a brother and sister and go to
England to spend the summer.
The three have come into possession
of a large estate worth more than one
half million dollars and the returns
have become so unsatisfactory in the
past few months that they have de-
cided to go over to look after the mat
ter personally for most all of their
interests are invested in German
bonds and that nation is not disposed,
it seems at this time, to pay interest
to what they believe to be English
subjects and English holders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
Lincoln School To Be Replaced
by a Modern Structure.
The Board Will Expend From
$4,000 to 100000.
may Be INCREASE IN TAXES
Will Go the Limit on Building
and Maintenance.
Cost of Keeping Up the Schools
Grows Steadily.

Topeka will have a strictly mode
up to the minute school building
which will be erected next year to
replace the old Lincoln building
which has been in use since the "early
days" and which is now considered
physically inadequate to meet the
needs of the district of the city which
it serves. The new building will be
erected at a cost of between $4,000
and 100000.
The Lincoln building has been de-
teriorating rapidly in the last few
years and there have been many ru-
mors that its condition was danger
Gus. AS matter of fact the structure
probably would hold together a few
more years, but the parents of the
children in the district it serves are
demanding better accommodations,
and while the school board has dis
cussed the question of a new structure
periodically for several years, the
necessary money has never been avail
able.
There is now a shortage in the
building fund of nearly $4,000, but
with taxes due the remainder of this
year and next year there is expected
to be sufficient money to pay for the
school house without having to vote
bonds.
While no formal action relative to
the new building was taken at the
regular June meeting of the school
board Monday night. the mem bers
were agreed that the structure should
be erected.
An Educational Job
H B. Wilson. superintendent of city
schools, will study the educational re-
quirements of the Lincoln school dis
trict and the structure will be erected
with a view to meeting these needs.
"It is the most particular job we
have had in two years." said Super
intendent Wilson. I'm hoping that
when we erect the building it will be
one that will put Topeka on the map
1t isn't a building job: it's an educa-
tional job. The first thing is to find
what should be dore educationally and
then build to the ideas.
prepared. We have been building
school buildings for years without
knowing what we are getting. We
ought to know every item of cost. We
things in the past; we've been in too
much of hurry"
Mrs. c. j. Evans: st think we
ought to have school building ex-
pert"
L. M. Penwen: Expert nothing. If
we can't get along without having
some gink from the east, I want to
know the reason why"
Mrs. Evans: you know Topeka is
rather behind in model school build
ingS."
superintendent Wilson will look into
the question of the educational needs
in the Lincoln district, and plans will
be prepared.
Taxes to Go Higher.
The chances are that the tax levy
for school purposes will be boosted
by the school board when action is
taken late this summer. 1t will be
necessary to go the limit of five mills
in the general fund and one mill in
the building fund as was the case last
year. 1t has cost more this year to
run the schools than last due to the
automatic increase in salaries and
some extras" There is now a bal
ance overdrawn in the general fund
of more than 100000, although this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
New School at Herington.

Harrington, June S.-The contract
for the new $4,000 high school build
ing has been let to Sanneman Broth
ers of Green. Kan. The work will be
started at an early date, and will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
TWO KANsANs GET DEGREES.
Massachusetts Institute Confers b. S
on SaIina and Emporia Men.

Boston. Mass, June Sat the grad
uating exercises today of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology, Pres
ident Richard Cockburn Maclaurin
conferred upon Benjamin Harrison
Byrnes A b, of Emporia. Kan, the
degree of Bachelor of Science. The
title of his raduation thesis was "a
Design for Banking Institution
George Thompson Wooley, Jr., of
Salina, also received the degree of
Bachelor of Science at the institute
His thesis subject was Comparative
Economy Tests of 20-Horse Power
Internal Combustion Engine Using
Kerosene or Gasolene.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
0TISL. BENTON HERE.
Oberlin Wheat King Is Attending
Washburn Commencement.

Prominent among the many WISH
tors in Topeka for Washburn COM
mencement week is Otis L. Benton of
Oberlin, a member of the Washburn
board of trustees for many years. He
is attending business meetings of tho
board and visiting college friends. His
services on the board are of increased
value to Washburn since visit abroad
which took him to the famous univer-
sitites of Cambridge and Oxford.
Mr.. Benton is an enthusiastic Wash
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
IN MINNESOTA
Ten of IL Counties Voting Declare
Against the Saloon.

st. Paul. Mimi, June S.-Prohibi-
ton forces were victorious in ten of
the twelve counties that voted yester-
day under the new county option law
on the question of retaining licensed
saloons.
Blue Earth, with 6S so1oons, and
Olmstead with 13, were the only coun-
ties which voted to remain wet. In
Blue Eearth the liquor faction won by
337 votes and in OlmStead by 261.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
JENNINGS ECHO SOLD.
Forrest Glass of ST. Francis Now Edi-
tor of Paper.

Jennings, Kan, June SC. w
Shook, owner and publisher of the
Jennings Echo, has sold his paper to
Forrest Glass of St Francis, Kan. Mr..
Shook will devote his time to his real
estate, insurance and brokerage bust
ness Mr.. Glass will assume charge
of the paper Immediately
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-06
COUNCIL FACES
PENSION ISSUE
FOR DISCUSSION

Two important questions will come
before city council at its meeting this
evening.
One, the action of the school board
of increasing the school city tax rate
five cents for next year, and a discuss
ion Of pensions for teachers.
The other, the recent action of
Mayor Robbins of ordering George Nc
kinley to act as city food inspector In
addition to performing his other duties
as inspector of weights and measures
and as marketmaster.
Members of the city board of educa.
ton and probably several teachers will
meet with council upon it's invitation.
School officials say there will be no
difficulty in convincing council of the
necessity of increasing the school city
tax rate. School board members are
also anxious to obtain councils views
on the question Of providing pensions
for teachers.
Quite a number Of counci1men hold
the opinion that If additional duties are
to be imposed upon George Mckinley
that 1t would be only fair to increase
his salary to at least $1,000 a year.
He now receives only $72O but a salary
Of $40 has already been provided for
him in the 1916 budget This slight
increase was provided, however, before
the job Of food inspector was wished
onto him. It is also understood that
DR.. Lou Glen, dairy inspector, faces
a possible reduction in his salary Of
from 1000 to 1920 a year. e. ..,~
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-06
DECATUR TRACTION
OFFERED FOR SALE
BY new PURCHASER

The fact that the Fort Wayne &
Springfield traction company has never
been able to make profit on the short
spur from Fort Wayne to Decatur.
and the fact that Charles H. Worden,
who recently purchased the line, is
anxious to sell to some company that
will operate the road. leads local men
to believe there are prospects of a
company securing the road which Will
finance 1t to such an extent that the
line will be extended to Richmond
and perhaps to Hamilton, o. This
proposition has been discussed by the
stockholders of the former company,
but they could not secure money for
the enterprise.
According to Mr.. Worden, who is
vice president of the First National
bank, Decatur, deal is pending with
the Fort Wayne & Northern Traction
company, which has announced its in
tention Of extending the road to Port
land In the event OF successful deal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-06
MRS. MITCHELL,
AGED DIES:
nj one WEEK

Mrs Mary Mitchell, age 95, mother
of Peyton Mitchell, meat market deal
er, one of the oldest persons in the
county, died at 9 o'clock Sunday morn
ing at the residence Of her son. 122
North Eighteenth street.
She ate regularly and heartily three
meals day up until a week ago when
she became i'll. Throughout her life
she mas seldom i'll and attributed her
good health only to an unusually
strong constitution. She worked hard
ed over a telephone because her hear.
ing was affected by old age and rode
but once or twice in an automobile.
She thoroughly enjoyed a ride on q
train.
Sfe was born in the county of
Gaoway, Ireland, In 1919. and came to
the United States shortly after her
first marriage in 1846 taking up her
residence in Cincinnati. She lived in
Ohio most of her. life but for the last
twenty-three years has been a resi-.
farm near Richmond. She was the
widow of Patrick Mitchell. At the
time of her death she was IS years, Z
months and 13 days old.
Mrs. Mitchell was devout member
of the Catholic church and became q
member of st. Mary's in this city i'm.
mediately after her removal to Wayne
county.
She is survived by two sons, Law.
renee Mitchell, living near Fountain
City, and Peyton Mitchell Of this city
and two daughters, Mrs. Cecilia Grace
of Richmond and Mrs. Anna Finch OF
Liberty. Funeral services will be held
at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning in St.
Mary's church, Father Walter Cronin
officiating. Burial in St. Mary's GENE.
terry. Friends may call at any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-06
CLAYTON JOHNSON
OBTAINS LIBERTY

Clayton Johnson of Richmond, held
in Jail at Rushville on a charge Of EN-.
bezzlement in connection with his fail
ure to make report while acting as
guardian for his son, Ora Johnson, was
given his freedom by Judge Sparks
when his bondsman submitted report
to the court.
The embezzlement charge was dis.
missed by the court and Johnson was
discharged upon payment of the costs,
which amounted to $27.14.
johnson had not made a report to
the court for almost a year. A citation
was sent to the sheriff of Henry
county for him. At that time he was
living in Knightstown. Johnson paid
no attention to the citation and in the
meantime moved to Richmond. The
court sent an attachment for him to
the sheriff of Wayne county. Johnson
admitted to the court tina. he had
spent the money. He was then re.
moved as guardian and Thomas M
Green appointed. johnson was sent to
Jail to make his report and the grand
jury indicted him for embezzlement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-06
son ARRESTED
FOR RObbINC IN
FATHERS HOUSE

Raymond Puthoff, 80, is under arrest
charged with burglarizing the home Of
his father. Harry Puthoff. S23 North
Tenth street. Several years ago the
young man was under arrest for hav-
ing robbed his grandfather, Frank Put
hoff, after having broken into his
grandfather's home.
At that time he was given the choice
Of enlisting In the army or being pros
ecuted. He Joined the army, but later
in Richmond and sent back to his
regiment, serving with 1t until his en-
listment expired.
Repeats Theft Of Money.
Harry Puthoff Informed the police
that on the night OF November 81 his
son entered his home through a door
which had been left unlocked, and Sc
cured $18. This case was not reported
to the police, however. Last Saturday
night, in the absence of his parents.
the police are informed, young Put
hoff pried open the bathroom window
of his fathers home, entered the house
and obtained $11. Sunday tie robbery
was reported to the police and Put
hon was arrested after an exciting
chase by Officers Lawler and Vogel-
song. -&
The two police officers found Put
ho1f at the corner of North Ninth and
D street. He started to run east on
D street. He was outdistancing his
pursuers, but at the corner Of Tenth
and North D streets they comman-
deered q taxicab and continued the
chase Puthon took to alleys and Cross
lots, but at the corner of North Sew
enteenth and B streets Lawler and
Vogelsong sighted their quarry. al
most exhausted, and the taxi over
took him.
1T was a regular moving picture
chase" remarked one of the police Of
ficers today.
Btnce hts arrest Puthoff's parents
have made no effort to obtain his re-
lease. He probably will be arraigned
Fin' circuit court within q few days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-06
THREE MEN CHARGED
WITH DISABLING OF
WESTERN FRElGHTER

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 6.-The
Great Northern freighter Minnesota,
the biggest steamer on the Pacific
ocean was still wallowing hopelessly.
25 miles southwest of the Coronado
islands today while the wrecking tugs
Iaqua and Dauntless and the United
States revenue cutter McCulloch are
rushing to her assistance. Fragment
ary reports from Captain Gorlich in
dicated that three men, one of whom
was believed to be a German naval
reservist, were in the Minnesota's s
brig, charged with disabling the ships
engine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-06
HUBBY BEATS WIFE
AFTER BEING STUCK

William Tracey, colored pleaded
guilty In city court this morning to a
charge Of assault and battery on his
wife, but he said that he attacked her
after she had twice assaulted him and
had cut him in the leg with knife.
He also declared that the attack she
made upon him was p-emeditated as
she feared he Intended to give up" on
her mother, Mrs. Nellie Saunders,
who, Tracey asserted, has been selling
liquor illegally at her home. "She
said she was going to put me away
where I couldn't give up" said
Tracey.
This information greatly interested
the prosecutor and at his suggestion
sentence was delayed until an investi.
cation of the mans story could be
made and more witnesses secured to
relate their version of the assault.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-06
COVERS ] new ROUTE M 4 !: =,
IN ABOUT 3 HOURS

Making detailed inspection of the
roads and mail boxes on Route B, and
covering the route in three hours and
ten minutes, Postmaster Beck, accom-
panied Verlin Foland, newly appointed
carrier Saturday afternoon, and will
use the Information received in max
ing recommendations for the improve
ment of the route. The route is To-
Gated west and southwest of the city,
and is practically fifty miles in length.
Many of the boxes are not In the
proper position for quick dispatch of
mail, and patrons will be asked to rem
edy this condition Immediately. With
the lengthening of the routes, the car
riers can not afford to lose much time
in placing mail in the boxes. In case
q patron refuses to comply with the
request the department at Washington
will be notified, and carriers instructed
to discontinue delivery of mail until a
change is made.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-06
C. 0. P. IN HOUSE
READY TO PLAGUE
SLIM MAJORITY
Experie need Republican
Fighters Returned from
Elbe, Itching to Tantalize
Democratic Leaders.
WAR AXES SHARPENED
Ffty-siX Democratic Sena-
tors Worry Over Legisla-
tive Program to Assure Re
turn of Wilson.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The house
Of representatives today got under
way for the strenuous times Of fight
and furore that will mako up the
first session Of the sixty-fourth con-
gress. A narrow nominal Democratic
majority. and an aggressive. vigorous
Republican minority that participated
in the organization Of the house
showed clearly the possibilities for leg
islative and political upheavals In the
mass Of disputed legislative business
that VIII come before the body.
The atmosphere of world strife,
bred in battle-torn Europe, settled
over the opening session OF the sixty.
fourth congress Of the United States
which convened today. A flood Of
resolutions and bills seeking to e.
tablish world peace: to prepare the
United States for war, and to handle
the problems growing out Of the Eu.
ropean struggle. deluged congress Ave
minutes after the gavels fell In the
house and senate. Crowded galleries
In both house and senate viewed the
formal exercises that opened congress.
and in both houses the attendants ON
the floor was extraordinarily largo.
Asks for Investigation.
Representative A. +. Gardner of
ssachusetts today introduced . re-.
olution In the house asking for q
searching inquiry into the member
ship. finances and activities Of the
Navy League. Labors National Peace
Council, the National Security League
and the American Defense Society.
Two resolutions bearing directly on
the European war. were introduced In
the house. Both were sponsored by
New Workers. Representative WI
liam 8. Bennett of New York intro
duced a resolution providing for the
appointment by the president Of q
commission of five to consider exist
ing agencies for the Limitation Of arm
aments Of nations.
Representative London, Socialist. al
so of New York. introduced q resolu.
tion calling for an international con-
ference of neutral nations to consider
ways and means Of affecting peace in
the world war.
A house membership Of 299 Demo
Gratis. 1877 Republicans. six Progress
sives, one Socialist. one independent
with one vacant seat, was presented
on the roll before clerk of the House
South Trimble when he called the
house to order for organization today.
The Democratic majority had dwin-
died to a point where the detection Of
twelve members of the majority party
would throw control into the hands
Of the opposition.
And on the Republican side the ex-
perienced leaders who carried the bur.
40 80 Installation
sixteen years OF unbroken power in
the house. were back in their places
after the temporary exile that kept
them at home after the 1912 cam
paign.
Claude Kitchin. the North Carolina
CONTINUED On Page Two.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-06
CORONER Tells
MURDER STORY
IN HIS VERDICT

In the testimony presented to Cor.
oner Morrow in his inquest into the
alleged murder of William N. Will
liams, 20, by Arch Knapp. held at the
county Jail awaiting action by the
grand Jury next Thursday, John Rich
ardson said that when he attempted
to prevent Knapp from shooting at
Williams, Knapp turned on him and
threatened to kill him. The killing
was a sequence to q raid on a blind
tiger" at Hagerstown October 80.
The verdict Of the coroner was filed
this morning with the county clerk and
charged Knopp with homicide. The
coroner attributes the death of Will
dams directly to the gunshot wound in
his side, resulting in hemorrhage OF
the lungs.
Relates Conversation.
The conversation between the men
In the cigar store prior to the shooting
was told in the testimony Of Dick Ell
word, proprietor of the cigar store IN
which the shooting occurred. Elvord
said that Ed johnson asked Knapp to
come to his farm and go coon hunting.
Knapp replied that he would come
out and shoot all "coons on the place y
Williams was standing near and re-
sented the statement and swore at
Knapp. Knapp then swore at VIII
liams and fired at him with 3S-calt-
bre revolves. Williams staggered to
the street and fell.
The following men we're in the store
at the time OF the shooting. and prob
ably will be called before the jury to
testify: Jacob Richardson, Arch
Knapp, Ed Stevenson, Mundram How
ard. Richard Elvord, Bud Campbell,
Ora John and Ed Johnson. All these
men heard the conversation between
Knapp and Williams prior to the
shooting.
Richardson testified that Knapp had
been drinking and was under the in
fluence Of liquor at the time OF the
alleged murder. .-