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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-17
So Mrs. Cynthia Sanders Files
Suit for Divorce.
Claims He Said: "When You
Get Enough Beatin', Beat It."
WANTED HER BUFFALO NICKELS
And When She Refused, Alleges
He WaIlOped Her Again.
Tnen, She States, Hubby Start
ed in to Starve Her!

"When you get tired of me beating
you. you can take your buds and go"
That says Cynthia E. Sanders who
filed suit for divorce in the district
court today. is the language George r.
Sanders used towards her after he had
beat her three days in succession.
Mrs. Sanders got tired of the beat
ings she says, and is ready to go any
time the court will release her from
her marriage vows and make certain
property adjustments.
The petition stated that Mr.. and
Mrs. Sanders were married February
IL 1910. and that Mrs. Sanders had a
child by a former marriage She
states that she also had "A forty-acre
farm in Neosho county and $1,000 in
bank at Chanute. After their mar
riage they bought an eighty-acre farm
II Arkansas and built 5000 house
upon it, then went to Arkansas to live
She discovered that the deed to the
property was in Sanderss name she
says, after they moved to Arkansas.
Later they came to Topeka and placed
mortgage no the same land in Marion
county to start Sanders up in the
restaurant business here. They have
one child, Iva Irene, aged four years
IL was after they came to Topeka
that their real trouble began, accord
ing to the petition. 1t states that on
the night of April IA, this year, San
deFs beat her.
on the morning of April 5 he beat
her again. she says. She saw the coun-
ty| attorney about it and the next
morning. she says, he beat her again,
numerically
That same night. she says, he came
home from the restaurant woke her
up and demanded a lot of buffalo
niekeIs she had saved up. And when
she refused to give thine to him, he
beat her again, according to the petit
ton.
She Called the Police.
Mrs Sanders says she then called
the police but that when they arrived
and looked the situation over they said
Sanders was not drunk and they went
away. She adds that Sanders has a
brother on the police force.
ii was at the time of this last beat
ing, she says, that Sanders told hel
any time she got tired of it she could
park up her buds and go.
She charges that after beating hel
he Tried to starve her; that he told hel
it would be useless for her to go tC
the restaurant for her meals, that
there would be nothing there for hel
tos-eat. That her boy by a former
marriage brought her the first food
site had following that is the state
ment she makes.
She charges that the real root of the
trouble is the fact that Sanders is in
fatuated with a fifteen-year-old CIR
arid that he no longer cares for his
wife.
Mrs. Sanders asks for a divorce
custody of their child, for alimony, fol
title to the property in Arkansas, fol
tile to the property in Marion county
Kansas; for their household furniture
and asks that Sanders be required t.
pity off a mortgage of $500 on the
MNrion county land.
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FOR UNITED G. 0. P.
Republicans of Rhode Island Will Go
to Convention CninstructeI.

Providence. r. l., April 1.-THE
Republican state convention today
elected delegates to the national con-
vention of the party pledged to sup
port as a candidate for president one
who will have the approval and sup
port of the United Republican party"
Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio
declared in an address that no one
man and no group of men would have
any say in regard to the platform to
be adopted by the Republicans at
Chicago Preparedness both in a mill
itary and industrial sense. was the
principal plank in the platform.
United States Senator Lippitt heads
the delegates chosen to 60
to the Chicago convention. While the
delegates to the national convention
are unpledged as to candidates. it was
stated that the unit rule would apply
in voting
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SCHOCH FOR SENATOR
Former Probate Judge Will Be Can
didate at the Primaries

Judge W. +. Schoch is a candidate
for the Republican nomination for the
state senate from this district.
He is well known III shawnee county
through his services through two
terms as probate judge besides having
carried on a legal practice for many
years. Because of his insight into af-
fairs relating to the juvenile court he
is interested in legislation affecting
children. He is interested in an APP
preparation to be used in developing
child hygiene Taxation and good
roads will also absorb much of Judge
Schoch's time if he is nominated and
elected.
Judge Schoch will not circulate any
nomination petitions. He will not al
low them to be circulated for him In
stead. he will pay the $40 fee required
in lieu of petitions, and get his name
on the primary ballot in that manner
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BEEN CUTTIN' UP
Bandages and Black Eyes as
Result of Family Row.
Details of a Bloody Affair Re-
lated to Court Today.
A KNIFE AND RAZOR DUE
They "Let EN- Have 1t" Wher-
ever 1t Came in Handy.
One Man AWOke From Sleep
Only to Get 1t in Eye.

The court room at the police sta
ton looked like an emergency ward
in a hospital today when the Sprague-
Miller williams McGuffy family row
was aired before Judge Robert Yates
Charley Sprague had bandage after
bandage around his head, over one
ear, over one eye and one across his
upper lip. One ear, red and swollen,
stuck out through a mass of ban
dages. ALL he was able to do was TO
talk and glare balefully out of one eye
at the three arrested with him.
Mrs. Eta Miller, Sprague's sister,
had a bandage over one side of her
head and one eye was swollen almost
shut. She had a deep cash in her side
and could scarcely walk because OF
loss of blood.
John williams. p-brother of the
two, had one black eye and a cash in
his side, which made action slow and
painful
Mrs. Eta Miller, Williams and Mrs
Miller, was not cut or otherwise dis
figured, but she stated she had been
sick and was weak.
Mrs. ETA Miller. Williams and Mrs
McGuffy live in the house at Alb East
Third street and Sprague, after alb
sorbing a quantity of liquor. insisted
upon VISITING MS sister. she invited
him to leave once and aided by Will
liams he left. He returned later an6
was not so amenable to reason. But
he left The third time he declined
to leave and proceeded to break VI
the furniture and throw it at his sister
These details were told today
The sister, Mrs. Miller, testified to.
day that he started for her with &
knife and that she grabbed a razor
and ''let him have it wherever it wa:
handy"
Williams was upstairs asleep, but he
hard the racket and hurried down il
time to mix in. He was received a
the door with smashing blow in thu
eye delivered by Sprague. Things
happened rapidly then and none O
the witnesses was able to give an &C
curate description.
w. /. Jamison was attorney 70,
Sprague and when Judge Yates fineC
him $50 and turned the others loos,
Jamison had no fault to find whatever
Judge Yates held that Sprague was t.
blame for the trouble, although Their,
appeared to be no hesitation on tn,
part of others to mix in after tn,
trouble started.
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100 Per CENT DIVIDEND
Standard Oil of Ohio Stockholders
Splits 31z Million Melon.

Cleveland, April 17.-Directors of
the Standard Oil company of Ohio to-
day announced a special meeting of
shareholders May 25, to authorize a
100 per cent dividend, equal to $780,
900, which is to be in the form of
new stock. The move will increase the
capitalization of the company from
S3,5OO. 900 to 100000. In the an
nouncement, it was said, that in view
of the company's capital stock, the di-
rectors felt justified in deciding upon
the stock dividend. The company's
balance sheet December 81, 1915
showed a surplus of $6,749,O53. The
company last year paid cash dividends
of sl2 a share and has paid Sc a share
so far this year
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life TO DEFUNCT Co.
William LOrimcr Says Lumber Deal
Now should Net $4,000, Year.

chicago, April 17.-William Lori
mer, who is on trial for conspiracy in
CONNECTION with the closing of the
Lasalle street Trust and Savings bank
today told of the Lorimer Lumber
company. he said the company pur-
chased the Forest Home Plantation in
Louisiana for $4,000. 1t contained
10000, 600 feet of timber. he said,
which could have been cut at profit
of S17 a thousand feet.
r'After the failure of the bank Mr..
Lorimer testified, Il went to Mr.. Nj
black, the receiver and offered to eth
err give him the property to apply on
the debt of the William Lorimer COM
pany or to mortgage it and cut the
timber. 1 entered into contract
with Howard Wheeler of Jonesville,
La, to market the timber and then
reported to Mr.. Niblack that if he
would give me five years 1 would clean
up the Indebtedness. He agreed and
/ drew up a mortgage for 100000.
II have since contracted with a
Large lumber company to finance the
timber cutting. The Lorimer Lum-
bsr company ought to make 100000
year 1 have put $4,000 which I
borrowed from friends, into this prop
osition since the bank closed"
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End BAPTIST CHURCH
Mrs. AzaIia HackIey in Song Recita
Tonight.

Following tour that included Lon
don, Paris and a number of the prin-
cipal cities in the United States. Mrs.
E. Axalia Hackley. well known Afro
American soprano. will appear tonight
in a song recital at the Second Baptist
church. Besides her recital, Mrs.
Hackley will give a demonstration of
voice culture, offering a number of
suggestions. Mrs. Hackley is a grad
uate of the University of Denver Col
lege of Music. She has also studied in
Detroit, Philadelphia and New York
and for three years studied music
abroad. She has a voice of unusually
pure tone and critics in all parts of
the country have been uniform in
praising her efforts
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FOR PROBATE JUDGE
D, H. Branaman Will Be a Candidate
at Republican Primaries.

sOne of the well-known lawyers of
Topeka. d. H. Branaman, has an
nounced himself as "A candidate for the
Republican nomination for probate
Judge. Hugh MacFarland, present
probate Judge will not be a candidate
for reelection. Mr.. Branaman has
been an attorney in Topeka since 1895
ard has built up a wide practice. He
came to Topeka from Indiana where he
obtained his education in the public
schools and the state university. Be
fore beginning the practice of law Mr..
Bfanaman was superintendent of
schools in his home town in Indiana.
He has never before been a candidate
for office but has been active in Re
publican politics.
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FL|ERS, COAST GUARDS
Will Use Acroplanes to Aid Steamers
in Distress

Washington, April 1.-THE coast
guard service will utilize aeroplanes
to pick up steamers in distress within
a week.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Newton, returning today from trip
to the Glenn Curtis aviation school at
Newport News, Va, announced that
aeroplanes will be used experimentally
at the Norfolk station.
Curtis will have a seaplane adapted
to coast guard work ready in few
days. When the coast guard receives
work of a vessel in distress, word will
be sent to the Curtis station. An aero
plane will find the vessel, fly back and
tell the cutter its location. Then the
aeroplane will convoy the cutter 10
the scene.
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PRINCE NEAR DEATH
Several in German Party Wounded by
French Shell.

Geneva, April 1.-THE report
reached here today that the German
crown prince had another escape from
death or injury recently on the Verdun
front
Accompanied by his staff and a
number of correspondents he ap-
preached to within range of a heavy
French gun, one of whose shells ex-
ploded near the party. 1t is said sew
eral persons were wounded slightly
and that others including Colonel
Mueller, correspondent of the Berne
Bund, were knocked down.
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ing the field of competition. lowers
prices too.
And advertising does finer thing
than all of these. For it stirs in men the
desire for better goods-for better homes
and so-for finer lives. 1t is the one
biggest, broadcast, single economic inhu-
ence for good in the world today.
So-when, now and then, meet the
man who doesn't believe in advertising"
| am glad. For am apt to tell him some
of the reasons that / think him wrong.
Which is pretty good way to FURNISH
up and strengthen my own faith.
Write the A. A. C.. of W., indianapolis, for
booklet, written for buyers like yourself Every
man or woman who buys any kind of commod-
tiles will find it profitable reading.1
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HEARS LID IS OFF
s. NJ. Brewster, Attorney Gen.
eral, Will Go to Coffeyville.
To Investigate Reports of Lax
Law Enforcement.

Coffeyville is now in line for a tus-
sic with the attorney generals o1rce:
S. M. Brewster. attorney general. VIII
leave tonight for the Montgomery
county town to investigate complaints
to the effect that law enforcement is
not all it should be. Brewster Will
work with County Attorney Ise in
probe of conditions in Coffeyville and
there is a possibility that the town
will receive the same attention that
Leavenworth, Atchison, Parsons and
other cities.
Numerous complaints have recently
come to Brewster concerning the at
titude of the Coffeyville police force as
affecting law enforcement Charges
that the police have failed to keep
close supervision over law violators
have been sent to Topeka and intima-
lions that the city administration has
shown a kindly spirit toward the
jointists have been made. Now Brew
ster is going to Coffeyville to gather
first hand information.
1t is probable that Brewster Will
personally conduct a number of in
QUESTIONS in Coffeyville. 1t is even
probable that members of the police
force will be called on the carpet. The
investigation may even go so far as to
require the calling of Hale Fletcher.
chief of police. Reports that Fletcher
and his force have been derelict in the
enforcement of law have come from
the county attorney. 1t is at the re-
quest of the county attorney that
Brewster today decided to make a pill
grimage to the southern Kansas town.
Il don't know what will be DONE
said Brewster. 81 want to learn con-
ditions and expect to do so. If there
is anything wrong down there-and
reports indicate there may be-you
can bet something will be started"
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.HURRAH! new REVOLT!
General ViIlareal Said to Lead New
Revolution Against Carranza.

San Antonio, April 17.-General
Antonio l. Villareal is attempting to
start a new revolution against the Car
rama government, according to a re-
port received today by Consul Cen
eral Beltran from Melquiades Garcia,
Mexican consul at Laredo. General
Villareal is said to have asked Gen
eral Renaldo Cara, commander of the
Carranza garrison at Nuevo Laredo,
to join the movement.
General Cara remained loyal to
the defacto government and warned
cording to the consular report.
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POLICE MAKE A RAID
Arrest Two Women and Man at
S34 Quincy.

The house at S34 Quincy street was
raided by the police last night and
three arrests were made.
The woman giving her name as c.
L. Newberry was charged with being
the keeper of the place. The man and
woman found in gave their names as
Alta Duncan and Jack Ford. The
Newberry woman, charged with main
tanning a disorderly house, will be
tried tomorrow afternoon at three
o'clock. The Duncan woman and
Ford will be tried as soon thereafter
as the court reaches their cases.
That's the theory. Actually, the
three are cut on cash bonds and 1t is
doubtful if they will show up for trial.
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ORDERS GOMEZ TROOPS
Mcnacing Dc FactO Force Moves Near
er to U. S. Supply Line.

Douglas, April 17.-General Arnulfo
Gomez left Aqua Prieta last night for
Colonia Morelos. 1t is reported that
General Gomez has received order
from Minister of War Obregon to pro-
coed with his troops to Chihuahua.
Saw Villa Near Grave.
Washington, April 17.-Secretary
Baker today received a dispatch from
Naco, saying that General Villa was
last seen heading in the direction of
the place where reports yesterday said
he was buried. The dispatch was ia
ken by the war department official
to mean that the reports of Villas
death might be true. The dispatch
was sent Immediately to President
Wilson.
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WILSON TALKS WAR
Only Excuse for Z. S. to Fight Will
Be Cause of Humanity.

Washington, April 17.-President
Wilson, speaking before the Daughters
of the American Revolution here to-
day. declared that the only excuse for
the United States ever to fight would
be in the cause of humanity. His
words were enthusiastically applauded
by delegates from all parts of the
country.
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HAD VICIOUS Kick"
Negroes Drank Wine of Cardui and
Slashing Fight Followed.

Chicago, April IA negro brawl
in which one combatant suffered cut
necessitating eight stitches and which
followed drinking the contents of
four bottles of wine of cardui'' was
described today by DR.. c. K. Maxwell
of kellyton, Ala, testifying for the
defense in the libel suit of John A. and
T. c. Patten, jr., against the American
Medical association. Both negroes in
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tile paper 3@3A per cent Sterling. GO
day bills. 4.73: demand. 4;5615 cables. ~
Marks, demand. T3 9-16: cables. 1885.
kronen, demand, 12a4 cables. IL. Guilders,
demand. 1926 cables, 42i2. Lires. demand.
6.4S: cables, 6.47. Rubles. demand. 30ss +:
cables. 305s. Bar silver. &c: Mexican dol
lars. 1910. Government bonds. heavy
railroad bonds, easy. Time loans steady
so and 90 days. 2Ad3 6 months, 3M3A
Call money. firmer: high. 21A: low, Ia
ruling rate, * last loan, "a closing bid
2; offered at "a
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Every Now and / Then

cheap things better-could never have
existed. -
If it had not been for the railroads.
great and wide distribution could not
have existed.
If it were not for the advertisements
that take to millions of people the news
of what the great factories are producing
the factories could not exist.
If it were not for advertising, you
might be paying So for something that
was better made hundred miles away
for ST.
And-if it were not for advertising,
you would be living today without even
knowing of the existence of most of the
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There will likely be big influx of
travel to Europe after the war"
Yes They ought to get back a
good bit of money putting up rows of
castles to rent to Americans Kan
sas CITY Journal
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THE grand secretary, Mr.. Richard
Slater from the National Grand lodge.
o. ID. H. S. will hold an open meeting
here on Wednesday, April 10, 1915 at
8 b. m, 322 Kansas avenue. All mem
hdrs and their friends are cordially in
Wed. c. MILLER, Sec.
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MRS. BETSY A. HEWITT. age rs,
died this morning at her home, 1884
Jackson street. Arrangements for the
funeral will be made later.
NICHOLS A. GOTT, age ~, died
Sunday at his home three miles south
east of Topeka. The funeral will be
held at l o'clock Tuesday afternoon at
the home. Interment in Topeka ceme-
terry.
GEORGE HEYM. age ST, died at
2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at his
home. 40 Tyler street. The funeral
will be held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon at Penwell's chapel.
PAUL ELwooD EsTEP. six
months-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. d.
Estep, of Emporia, died Sunday at the
home in Emporia The funeral will be
held at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Charles B. Ost, 1015
King street.
MRS. NANCY WITT. age "A. died
Sunday evening at the home of her
street. The body will be taken to
Winchester, Kan, tomorrow for inter
ment.
REBECCA KRUSE. age Is, died
Saturday at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Kruse. 31S Har-
rison street. The funeral was held at
the German Lutheran church this
afternoon. Interment in Topeka ceme-
| terry.
MRS. C. A. ROGERS, age 50, died
Friday night at her home, 7O5 West
ern avenue. The funeral will be held
at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at
Penwell's chapel. Interment in To-
peka cemetery.
MRS. MARY E. LAKIN. The flu
neral was held this afternoon at Grace
cathedral. Interment in Topeka
cemetery.
JAMES MONROE. age rs, died at
| The funeral was held today at the
Third Baptist church. Interment in
Mount Auburn cemetery.
| INFANT LOCKWOOD, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Dennis Lockwood, S12 Lin
coin street, died Saturday at a local
hospital. The body was taken to
Knoxville, Kan, for interment
ANNA J. PETERSON, age IS, died
Saturday at local hospital. The body
was taken to Concordia for interment.
TERRY KEENER. age Al. died
Saturday at a local hospital. The body
was taken to Valley Falls, Kan, for
interment.
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SLOAN LODGE, NO. 225

Members requested to meet at Tenn
pie, 200 p. M, tomorrow, April 18th.
to attend funeral of Brother George
Heym. All Master Masons invited.
VICTOR S. BOUTWELL,.
Master
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Winona. Mimi, April 17.-Dr. Irwin
Shepard, well known educator, secre-
tary of the National Education asso-
citation from 1893 to 1912, died today
of heart trouble. aged 20.
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To a Thunderstorm.

Buster, buster. little storm,
Things were getting very warm.
After a depressing day,
Are you welcome? I should say.
Kansas City Journal.
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the fight were intoxicated. DR.. Max
we'll said, and both told him they had
had nothing to drink but wine of
cardui," of which the empty bottles
were lying around.
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things that are now neCcs-
sary to your comfort. The
sewing machine costs money
but cheapens shirts. The
printing press costs money
but cheapens books.
The telephone costs mil
lions and saves tens of mil
lions. Advertising costs
money-and not only lowers
selling costs. but. by increas-
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measured in comfort or convenience
in shoes to walk in or automobiles to
ride in = everyone of US gets infinitely
more for his days work than anyone a
hundred years ago.
And so, more in proportion than last
year, or last MONITOR, midlothian
yesterday.
This century has made more differ
ence, in the physical things of life, than
any other single century ever made. For
this century saw the beginnings of steam
and electricity. Steam meant quicker
transportation of goods electricity
quicker transportation of ideas.
If it hadn't been for great and
wide distribution, the great factories
which have made good things cheap and
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TOO l.rE TO CLASSIFY

TWO furnished rooms for light house
keeping. $40 Van Buren,.
HOUSEKEEPING apartment, strictly
modern, at III Quincy. Phone 2T17 Blue.