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The Spectator., 1915-05-18
Judge Weaver Replies
 To Criticisms

Dr. Hudson of near Branch criticized Judge Weaver in the last issue of the Branch News for wanting to buy a traction grader. Among other criticisms he gets funny about how to get graders to Limestone, Cobb and Morgan townships. He said to get them to Limestone township we wouldhave to take it to pieces and hire a caravan of wagons to take them.' Then if we take them to Cobb and Morgan we would have to run the pieces through our rock cruSher and send them by parcel post.
 We asked Judge Weaver what he had to say about Dr. Hudson's article. He said, 'I hadn't thought of taking them to those mountain townships, in event buy them, but Pm glad the doctor men, toned a way to get them up there. If l buy them and want to take them to Morgan. I'll get him to furnish the wind to blow them up there. and. believe me, he has Kansas cyclone skinned four ways for wind"
 The Judge says he intends the fractions for Alix, Hogan. White Oak, Ivy and Wallace townships on this side of the river and the five townships in the Charleston District on the south side of the river. He believes that seventy five per cent of the roads in the ten townships can be worked with these labor saving graders.
 Judge Weaver says he did not once think of buying the graders with the general county funds as the Doctor intimates. but from the road tax of the townships in the districts mentioned. The money belonging to other road districts will not be used. and no extra tax will be levied. The money will come out of the tax you are now paying and the only man who will lose by the change will be the overseers.
 Judge Weaver says it has been charged that the automobile companies have bought him. We will admit his reputation as a 'boodler is of long standing and he has received $l, GOO from the automobile companies to buy the graders. What are the automo- blle companies working for? Good roads. If graders will give us good roads. is not that what you pay road tax for?
 Give the question fair consid- eration, and do not allow fippan- cy. ridicule and misrepresenta- tion cloud your minds so you fail to see the vital point will power graders build better roads for the same amount of money that we are paying under the present system?
The Spectator., 1915-05-18
Off To Rochester.

Rev. ]. H. King left Saturday night for Rochester, N. Y. where he went as a delegate to the General Assembly of the Pres byterian Church. He was joined by Mir. WiIkerson of Charleston.
The Spectator., 1915-05-18

advised the girls to not al- low one to pass through their back yards.
 John F. Bryan, president of the board of directors. then present ed the class with their diplomas.
The Spectator., 1915-05-18

life only in losing it in the ser vice of others that the more of your life you so give. the fuller and the richer, the greater and grander, the more beautiful and the more happy your own life will be. Trine.
The Spectator., 1915-05-18
WE ARE SEVEN

C EVEN YEARS ago this week we launched O present business upon the commercial
 sea, without customers, without prestige, but with determination to stand fall upon the principles of FAIR DEALING, ONE PRICE TO ALL and QUALITY FIRST in the merchandise bought and sold.
 How well we have succeeded in establishing business upon these principles is evidenced by the fact that "Ozark's One Price Store" "Where Quality Counts" has become household word in Franklin County, and when people think of something good to wear, they naturally think of OUR STORE, and it is with much pleasure that we number among our BEST CUSTOMERS today, many of the FIRST CUSTOMERS who patronzed us Seven Years ago.
 No higher compliment could be paid than paid us by a competitor not long since when he said to of his customers that "Nichols & store unless they think it is FlRSTCLASS."
 Deeply grateful to loyal customers and friends for whatever success have attained, and assuring all that the same high ideals of Merchandising will control business in the future, ask your continued approval of methods and merchandise by your highly appreciated patronage.
 Sincerely Yours, NICHOLS & WAKEFIELD "ozARks ONE PRICE STORE" WHERE QUALITY COUNTS"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-25
zoo AT CAGE PARK
Matter Taken Up by CONNER
cial Club Committee.
Commissioner Porter Is i'm Fa-
vOr OF a Building.

A geological garden at Gage park
that would attract persons from all
parts of the state is something that
the parks and Fairgrounds committee
of the Commercial club under J. b.
Larimer favors, and will work to-
wards
A subcommittee under George NJ.
Stone will have charge of the project,
and probably at later date will con-
fer with the city commission relative
to the question.
I'VE want a geological garden that
would be a credit to Topeka and the
state" said J. B. Larimer, chairman
of the committee. There are great
many persons in Kansas who would
be glad to contribute if the city would
do its share"
''The present animal building is
disgrace to the city" commented w.
L. Porter, city commissioner, who at
tended the meeting of the committee
under Mr.. Larimer. My idea is to
get plan for a big building and build
one wing of it to meet immediate
needs. 1t has been a shame the way
my budget has been cut down in the
last two years. l figure we ought to
have 100000 for the next year
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that the exposition will compare favor
ably with the great fairs of the coun-
try.
Nonessentia1s in the premium list
have been eliminated and many new
features added that should appeal
strongly to all classes of persons. Aside
from the automobile races by experts,
the horse show which will be even
better than that of last year-which
is saying a good deal-fast speed
events, the best of band music, there
will be other attractions that will
please those who are purely on pleas
ure bent.
But those looking for a real pump
kim show will not be disappointed.
Unusually good inducements are being
made for county collective exhibits of
farm products, and the grange exhibit
feature which was tried out last year
undoubtedly will be more attractive
this year.
New Plan for County Exhibits.
A new plan will be used in handling
the county exhibit prizes. The amount
of money offered in premiums will be
based on the number of county ex-
hibits entered, which score 500 points
or more out of a possible 1000. Tn
der the rule each exhibit that qualities
or scores above 500 points will be in
sured a liberal amount of prize money.
The amount of money to be divided
[ContinueG on Page Two.1
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Bares Alleged Scheme of Rose,
ValIOn and Webber.
APPEAL TO HIGHEST COURT
Counsel Plans Writ of Error or
of Habeas Corpus.
New Evidence Inspires Lawyers
to Continue Fight.

New York, June 25.-Counsel fo-
Charles Becker considered today the
advisability of an appeal to the United
States supreme court to save Becker
from execution in the week of July
IL for the mu1d der of Herman Rosen-
thai. 1t was reported that either
writ OF error or of habeas corpus
might be requested on the ground of
newly discovered evidence. Either
writ would automatically stay Beck
er's execution.
A letter written to Becker's counsel
by prisoner, now in Sing Sing prison,
asserting that he overheard part of a
plan by Jack Rose, Harry Vallon and
"'Bridgie" Webber to frame Becker,
may be the basis of the proposed ap-
peal. The letter was signed by Joseph
Murphy, who wrote ne was in the
Tombs prison when Rose, Weber and
Vallon were detained there as wit
nesses. Murphy said he saw the three
men comforting in the corridor of the
prison and overheard one of Them Che
did not know which one) say:
I'VE have not a chance in the world
unless we frame Becker UP. Accord
ing to the papers they seem to think
Becker had something to do with the
murder, because Rosenthal made that
squawk, and it won't be hard to make
the people believe it is the truth
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LIQUOR net TIGHTENED
Additional II d C ment Returned
Against Eight in Revenue Frauds.

Fort Smith, Ark, June 25.-Eight
of the men indicted yesterday in con-
nection with the alleged operation of
illicit distilleries were named in an ad-
ditional Indictment made public to-
day. The latest indictment was re-
turned yesterday, but was not an
nounced. Thirty-two counts are con-
tanned in today's document. alleging
moonshining. failure to register stills,
unlawful removal of whisky, and con-
spiracy to defraud the government of
internal revenue tax. Those named
are:
John L. Caper, George Hartman and
John Farabee of Kansas City: s. L.
Williams of Winston Salem, n. c.; j.
Henry Brown of Harrison. Ark; John
Coffey. Fred BoWles and j. 3. Thomas
of Fort Smith.
The federal grand jury today con-
tinued its investigation into the opera
tions OF the group of men who, Off
cials allege. have taken thousands of
dollars from the government through
evasion or internal revenue taxes and
misuse of revenue stamps.
1t is expected many additional in
dictments will be returned today or
tom OrrOW.
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MORE GUESTS COMING
Topeka VIII Entertain a Large Party
From Cincinnati.

Topeka will entertain between 100
and 125 persons from Cincinnati,
Ohio, on the 1915 tour of the Cincin-
.nfti scharnFer of Commerce. who will
stop off at the capital city between
L and 4 o'clock on Thursday. July L,
on their journey west.
The visitors will be rendered a
luncheon at the Commercial club upon
their arrival in the city, and will later
be taken on a seeing Topeka" auto
mobile trip.
one, including visits to the two Cali
fornia expositions. the Yellowstone
and Yosemite National parks, and a
Pacific coast ocean trip.
Kansas City will be the first stop
en- route; Topeka the second Some
complimentary comments are made
concerning Topeka in an e1aborately
illustrated booklet which gives the de-
tails of The tour. which will start June
80 and will end August L. "a wide
awake business city is the manner in
which Topeka is characterized. ''It is
noted for it's gracious hospitality, and
is the convention city and political,
social and industrial center of the
great state of Kansas"
The executive staff of the Cincin-
natl chamber of commerce will he
represented on the "trip by w. G.. CAL
kins. and the party will be officially
in charge of William T. Johnston,
chairman of the trade expansion COM
mittee. Many of the wives of MEM
bers will be on the trip.
The special train will arrive in To-
pcka over the Union Pacific.
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GONZALES PUTS
UP BATTLE FOR
CITY OF MEXICO
March of Carranza Forces Halt
ed at Capitals Outskirts.
Washington Gets Meager Re-.
ports of Artillery DueIs.
zAPATA RESISTANCE SURPRISE
Occupation Delayed to Save
City From Horror of Attack.
First Chief Asks Red Cross to
Keep Out Awhile.
Washington Gets Meager Re-
ports of Artillery Duels.
zAPATA RESISTANCE SURPRISE
Occupation Delayed to Save
City From Horror of Attack.
First Chief Asks Red Cross to
Keep Out Awhile.

Washington, June 25.-Zapata
forces defending Mexico City have en-
gaged the attacking Carranza army
in a series of artillery dueis and de-
layed its advance.
No details were contained in the
advicss reaching here today, which
were the first indications that the Car
rama advance would be resisted.
Communication Cut Off.
Communication with Mexico City
has been cut off since June Is, when
General Gonzales, the Carranza COM
mander, cut the wires 10 Vera Cruz at
Otumb 25 miles east from the cap
ital. Consular advices from Vera
Cruz today said the wires were still
down and it was improbable that COM
munication would be restored before
the CarranZa forces entered the city.
Hopes to Avert Horror.
Vera Cruz dispatches to the Car
rarza agency here have insisted Con-
zaIeS was delaying his occupation ito
save the city from the horrors of at
tack and had been ordered to eX-
haust every means to induce the Villa
Zepata troops to withdraw without re-
SiStance.
The CarranZa war department urges
that the Red Cross relief expedition
be delay until after the occupation of
the capital General Carranza has
promised fill co-operatioP with it.
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Old ELI WINNER
Yale Takes Second Varsity
Eight Race From Harvard.
Early Lead of Blue Was Never
Overcome.

New London, Conn. June 25.-Yale
won the second varsity eight race by
one-third of a length over her rival.
Harvard, in a snappy two-Inile contest
over the Thames course today.
The Yale men led from start to fin
ish, and though Harvard made a game
rally III the last quarter of mile the
Crimson crew could not overcome
Yale's lead. Yale caught the water
first and with a faster stroke opened
up = lead of a length at the half-nlile
mark
The two crews rowed a clean stroke
and there was little splashing. The
unofficial time of Yale was ten min
utes and 4 5 seconds.
lined the banks of the Thames was
present today. The exodus from New
York and scores of cities and towns
throughout the east where former sons
of Yale and Harvard live began yes
terday. They were arriving here all
yesterday afternoon, all last night and
still today. Hotel accommodations
were impossible to get today. every
thing having been taken. Many reser-
vations had been in for weeks.
Yale and Harvard have met previous
ly on the water forty-eight times and
each had to its credit twenty-four vic
tories. Their first meeting was in 1852
on Lake Winnipiseogee over a two
mile course and Harvard won.
Last years race was one of the most
exciting ever held. The two shells
shot across the finish line almost at
the same fraction of a second. 1t
was minutes before the official winner
was known.
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vilifying, his name will be clean when
this trial ends
Veil From Early Life.
To do this, he declared, Evelyn's
life from the time she left her Pitts
burg home as a girl of 1 3 for the night
life of Broadway will be barred Cook
asserted he would prove by her early
life that White did not have to Sc
duce" her as has been alleged at pre-
viouS trials.
BY this Cook hopes to prove that the
story which Evelyn told Thaw of her
relations with White did not cause
Thaw's act. as he knew long before
that Evelyn was not the innocent girl
she claimed to have been when she
met White. Cook believes this new
version of the White-Eveiyn story
shows that Thaw was suffering from
paranoia long before. he met Evelyn,
and still is affected with it.
Many of 1he facts he will use, Cook
said, were obtained from Eve1yn's
brother.
Moving Pictures at Trial.
Another feature of the states at
tack on Thaw's sanity plea will be
moving pictures shown in open court
of ThawS actions in the Ca cicook,
Canada, Jail and at Sherbrooke, Can
ada. and Concord, n. II. Cook was
making the necessary arrangements
today to have them shown in Justice
Hendricks's court, and stated he be-
ieved they would help the states case
materially.
Today is the ninth anniversary of
the murder of Stanford White on the
roof of Madison Square Garden for
which Thaw was acquitted on the
grounds of insanity, after one of the
most elaborate insanity defenses ever
presented in the history of the state.
From that day to the present he has
adopted almost every means known in
the law to obtain his freedom.
fr.r- I,o CT, -
application for the appointment of a
commission to learn from Dr. Charles
Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard,
why Thaw left that institution in 1892
without completing his course.
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OLD SOL ON The JOB.
Above Normal for First
Time Since June II.

The temperature today-is above nor
NAL for the first time since June IL,
and the sun is ION the job"
1t is impossible to talk about a mill
lion dollar rain in Kansas at. present,
bat according to S. D. (Sunny1 Flora,
the weather observer, day of sum
shine is worth at least a million to the
Kansas farmers just now.
The Kaw river is steadily falling.
The stage this morning was 1915 feet
All tributaries are falling with the ex-
of that river at Abilene this morning
hours. The bank full stage is % feet.
Smoky Hill will have upon the Kaw
will be to check the rate of fall.
The minimum temperature at To-
peka this morning was 66 degrees, or
one degree above normal.
The government reported today that
three inches of rain fell at Sedan in
Chautauqua county in the twenty
four hours ending at o'clock Thurs
day which has retarded harvest opera
tions. There was an error in the rain
fall report received Thursday.
The forecast again calls for showers.
There We're a few light showers in
Kansas Thursday night.
The stage of the kaw river at To-
peka this afternoon was 1914 feet.
The wind was from the south this
afternoon.
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RELIED ON SlMMS.
North Topeka People Saved Much
Money by His Untiring Work.

Residents of North Topeka are feel
ing the need of d bureau giving re-
liable Information on conditions of the
kaw river and expected rises in times
of flood 1t is important for them to
know whether an expense of moving
household goods is necessary.
IF such an information bureau is
established" said Miss Kate King, city
welfare worker. ''F. B. Sinims should
he in charge. He has proven himself
absolutely eliable. and during the re-
cent high water he saved hundreds of
dollars for North Topeka people by
keeping them informed. For forty
eight hours he went without sleep
while he answered telephone in
quiries''
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IN REPLY TO MEAT MEN
Railroad Representatives Argue for
Increase in Rates.

Washington, June 25.-Argument
continued today before the interstate
commerce commission ON the in
creased freight rate on packing house
products proposed by western rail-
roads
G. :. Burg of the Missouri. Kansas
& Texas. and c. c. Wright of the
Northwestern and other lines replied
TO packers arguments against the in
creases- Burg declared much of the
opposition was because of its possible
effect on markets in western territory.
wright said the carriers felt they
were warranted in demanding in
creased revenue and ne believed that
in selecting a few commodities they
had tried to put the burden of the ad-
vance where it could be best borne.
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America Declared to Have No
Just Ground for Kick.
SOFT WORDS To SALVE SORE
London Government Earnestly
Desires to Avoid Friction.
Washington to Turn Down De-
niaI and Renew Protest.

Washington, June 25.-England's
denial that she has harmed American
trade will not be accepted by the
United States.
Issue will be taken with this asser-
ton in the British note.
In addition, the United States will
call the British foreign offices atten-
ton to the fact that the reply evades
the main point-the right of neutral
nations to carry on their trade with
each other unmolested by any bell
ligerents.
1t is understood that Secretary of
State Lansing will begin preparing the
reply note early next week. Detailed
memoranda dealing with all inter-
ference with American commerce have
been compiled for him by Acting
Chancellor Anderson.
Wilson to Turn on Allies.
The present intention is to have the
note ready for President Wilson when
he returns from his vacation trip. The
German reply will be here by that
time and if it is satisfactory, as is
hoped. the president will turn his at
tention to the matters in dispute with
Germany's enemies.
The delegation of New York i'm
porterS is to confer with Secretary
Lansing tomorrow. They will explain
in detail now their business has been
hampered by British and French war
ships. which have diverted PRACTICAL
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than at first reported and returns
from more than 1000 correspondents
show an acreage of 100000, as
against an estimate of S,S56,00O in
May. The acreage in 1914, when
Kansas produced her bumper crop of
ISL million bushels, was 9,061, 900.
Owing to the numerous statements
that the 1915 wheat crop would not
exceed 100 million bushels, Secretary
Mohler urged all of his correspond
ents to be conservative in their esti-
mates. The reports, based on condi-
tiops last Saturday-the day of high
water and following records rains in
the state-snow an increase of 2,1O0,-
600 bushels in the probable yield.
Abandoned wheat at this time is
given at seven per cent, as against
an estimate of three per cent in April
and May. The greatly increased acre
age, however, is expected to far offset
this condition showing abandoned
wheat fields and to make the total
acreage for the state close to the high
water mark for Kansas.
In 81 counties the estimated acre
yield is less than a month ago.
Weather permitting, the report
DO
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FORECAST OF GERMhNY'S
FAVORABLE REPLY To U. S.
RY CARL w. ACKERNIAN.

1915, by the United Press
Berlin, June 25.-The preliminary
draft of the German reply to the Sec
ond American note, subject to change
am authoritatiyely informed, con-
tains the following representations:
Eirst-That Germany is fight
ing for the freedom of the seas,
but docs not desire in any way to-
jeopardiZC the interests OF neu-
trails.
Second-An expression of ap-
probation OF the friendship of
America.
Third-Acceptance of President
Wilson's suggestion of a willing
ness to mediate between Germany
and Great Britain to obtain u
modification of the British block
ade in return for a modification
of the German method of sub
marine warfare
Fourth-An indication that
Germany probably was misin-
formed i'm her contention that the
Lusitania was armed.
Iifth-An indication that Ger
many is willing to negotiate with
America along the lines laid down
by President Wilson in his "hu-
manity" plea without entirely Civ
ing up submarine war ON enemy
merchantmen, which many regard
as GerInany's most effective sea
weapon.
Sixth-An indication that any
compromise to which Germany
may agree regarding belIigerent
ships must secure to Germany the
safety of her submarines from
their attacks. In this connection
the death of Commander Otto
Weddingen and the crew of the
U-29, who are alleged to have lost
their lives when a British tank
steamer flying the Swedish flag
rammed the submersible, proba-
bly, will be cited.
The German reply, i'm all probability
will he completed by the end of mex
week.
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VALLEY is A-R0CK
Ell CentrO People Rebuild De-
spite Recurrent TremOrs.
No Outside Help; Three Banks
Under One Tent.

FL Centre, Calf, June 25.-Despite
additional tremblers which occurred
last night during a mass meeting of
5000 citizens, the work of rehabili-
tating the city OF the Imperial valley
was continued today with renewed
vigor. The rebuilding of the wrecked
and damaged structures progressed
without acceptance of outside aid.
1t IS definitely established that the
total damage from earthquake shocks
and fires in all CT the cities and
towns will not exceed s50O,O0O.
Three banks are operating under
one tent ard nearly all of the COM
mercial houses are transacting bust
ness as usual.
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APPEALS TO P. u. C.
Wichita Gas Company Disputes Field
With a Rival.

Joseph L. Bristow and Judge C. T.
Foley of the public utilities commits
sion are today taking testimony in the
Wichita gas case Tine case was talk
en- to the utilities commission on an
appeal from an ordinance recently
passed by the Wichita city commits
sion, permitting a new gas company
to engage in business in the town.
Announcement of the appointment
of a new st2tistician for the commits
sion was to have been made today.
Owing to the fact that Chairman Bris-
tow is not in the city, the announce
ment will not be made until he re-
turns Then the announcement will
be made by Chairman Bristow per-
sonally.