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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-04
is HELD FOR ROBBERY
Kansas Mail Pouch Rifler Arrested by
Denver Authorities.

Denver, Oct. 4.-Charles Stevens.
alias Savage, negro, convicted in Kan
sas of participating in $4,000 mail
pouch robbery was arrested here last
night at the homo of his GRANDPA Their
and is being held by federal authorities
who believe he is implicated in several
recent western robberies.
Local officers are ignorant of the
exact offense with which he is charg-
ed. United States Inspector Ralph
Smith is on his way here from Salt
Lake City with the data.
Left Prison in 1918.
Kansas City, Oct. 4. Charles
Stevens, who was arrested at Denver
last night and accused of having been
implicated in several recent western
robberies was convicted here in 1909
of having stolen a registered mail
pouch from the Union Station which
contained $4,000 being shipped from
q bank at Los Angeles to another ct
New York. He was sentenced to the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth,
Kan, altho the pouch was never found.
In 1913, he was released from the
prison.
A few months before his release a
shower" of currency was found in
Leavenworth, several thousand dollars
in pills being picked up in the streets
in the vicinity of the home of the
negros relatives Stevens was known
here under the name of Charles Sa-
wage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-04
LOCAL MENTION

George Lauman, charged with burg
larry, pleaded guilty in the first divi-
sion of the district court this after
noon. Although nothing of the kind
was stated in court, it is said there is
an understanding that Lauman is
to be paroled. Immediately following
the Lauman case, the white slave"
case against Henry Hamilton, of Oak
land. was taken up.
Rebates will be supplied by the
members of the Merchants association
to all out-of-town customers coming
into Topeka october Is, 10 and 20.
These three days will be known as
Topeka's Suburban week. It makes
no difference whether the out-of-town
buyers come in by train, automobile
or wagon, the rebates will be supplied
just the same during Suburban week.
The Ake-Pot Sterboos will open
their fall festivities with a big initia-
ton Monday night of next week. New
torturing machinery has been pur-
chased, and following a meeting of the
membership committee at the Com
mercial club Friday noon, now MEM
bers will be pledged for the torture
Monday night.
Miss Dorothy Durham, 1115 Taylor
street. entertained the members of her
Sunday school class Tuesday evening,
the direction of Mr.. and Mrs. S. o.
Bowman and Mrs. Moberg. During
the evening, short talks were made by
Mrs Speed Hughes, Mrs. Benjamin
Young and Mr.. and Mrs. Bowman
Those present were Miss Kathleen Ra-
gan, Miss Inez Tiffany, Miss Saulter,
Miss Garry Trough, Miss Gladys Ze-
welt, Miss Dorothy McLouth, Miss
Louise McLouth, Miss Ruth Blosser.
Miss Opal Granteer and Miss Dorothy
Durham.
Big free dance tonight at the Yeo-
men hall, Sixth and Jackson good
time assured everyone. Lobach' S
| three-piece orchestra.-Adv.
Tho case against Joseph Bollock
and john Lamprez, charged with
stealing the Ford car belonging to j.
J. King last summer, blew up sudden
| ly today when Judge A w. Dana de-
clined to permit the county attorney
| to introduce certain evidence.
Social dance tonight. Halls orches-
| ira At Kellam hall.-Adv.
Miss Eliza beth Kite, of the commit
tee for Provision for Feeble Minded,
| for Philadelphia, who will speak be-
| fore the Good Government club Thurs
day and before the Current Topics
club, will be the guest of the faculty
of the State Agricultural College, Man
| haitian, Monday
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TOOK ALL BUT CHAIRS
Electric Fans and Mission Clock
Stolen From Barber Shop.

When police officers picked up
Herbert Wyness and A. ]. Fleming
Monday and placed them in the city
Jail they had nothing "on'' them.
They merely looked suspicious and
they were booked for Investigation.
While they were being searched, an
officer found a razor in the lining
of the coat sleeve of one of the men.
The search continued and various
other trinkets were found.
A short time later Joseph Shan
non, who conducts a barber shop at
316 East Fourth street, complained
that his shop had been robbed. He
called at the police station and
eventually got a look at some of the
things taken from Wyness and Flem-
ing. He identified the articles and to-
day warrants were issued for the
men charging them with burglarizing
Shannon's barber shop.
The barber shop robbery was a bold
affair. The burglars carried away a
sixteen inch electric fan. a Mission
clock hanging on the wall, one pair of
clippers, an overeoat, a razor and a
hone, besides numerous less valua ble
articles.
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BURGLARS ARE BUSY
One or Two Grocery Stores Robbed
Every Night.

Since last Friday there has been an
epidemic of burglaries in small
suburban grocery stores scattered over
the city. In no case has the burglar
been rewarded by more than a few
dollars and some produce.
Friday night someone broke into
the grocery at 712 West Twelfth street
and carried away 81 in change.
Saturday night the grocery at 1915
West Seventeenth street was broken
into and robbed of $1,25 in pennies.
Sunday night the grocery of ]. j.
Sage at the corner of Lane and Hun
toon streets was burglarized. The
burglar carried away 81 in change and
an Elgin watch.
Another Sunday night burglary was
at the E. w. Beck grocery at BIZ West
Fourteenth street. The burglar OBJ
tanned 1925 in change.
Monday night the Economy grocery
at the corner of Huntoon and Clay
was burglarized. The burglar secured
SIPS in change from two drawers and
carried away basket containing ten
dozen eggs. He also attempted to
open the safe but failed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-04
VILLA TAKES CITY
SateyO Garrison Mutinies and
Joins Bandit Force.
Outlaw May Celebrate Birthday
by Parral Attack.

Ell Paso. Texas, Oct AFTER a
brief skirmish, Francisco Villa cap
tured Satevo from the Carranza gar
rison Tuesday. He entered the city
early in the morning and was Joined
by one hundred soldiers of the dc
facto government who mutinied after
more than twenty-five fell during the
engagement. This information was
received here by American mining
companies from their agents in
Chihuahua.
Army officers and those familiar
with the Mexican situation, express
the opinion that the bandit chief in
tends attacking Parral some time to-
day. According to information re-
ceived here, the Parral garrison is
preparing for an attack by the Viii
listas and has been informed of his
approach by scouts.
General Luis Herrera, commanding
the Parral garrison, has withdrawn
his outposts and has armed all loyal
citizens. Herrera was formerly a
Villa lieutenant. He revolted and
joined the Carranzista army and later
was placed in command of the Parral
troops. He has about 1000 men
Villa has threatened to put Herrera to
death if he captures him.
Today is Villas birthday. 1t also is
San Francisco day, the anniversary of
Villas patron saint
With 5000 men, General Jose
Ysabel Robes has reverted against the
Carranza government and declared
himself supporter of VasqUez Gomez,
thus launching a new revolution, ac-
cording to information received here
by government bureau thru its
agents in Mexico.
Battle at Casas Grandes.
The arrival early today in Juarez of
two wounded officers from the Casas
Grades garrison lent color to reports
that a Carranza garrison at the latter
town and a small body of Villista
bandits had clashed near there. Casas
Grandes is located on the commune
cation lines of Pershing's expedition
Many residents of Juarez stayed on
the American side of the border last
night, fearing an attack on the town.
Current; rumors had set the date for
an attack by Villistas as October 4.
The last report to the military au-
thorities at Juarez placed the bandit
leader in the Guerrero district, west
of Chihuahua City, where Villa is re-
ported encamped and recruiting his
forces. Altho Chihuahua City is
swarming with Carranzista reinforce
ments the pursuit of the bandits is be-
ing delayed.
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ROTARY CLUB
Advertisement of Female
Home Art Is New Plan.

The Woman's Rotary club met to-
day for luncheon and : business meet
ing at the tea room in the Mills build
ing.
1t was decided to bold two meetings
each month, noon meeting on the
first Wednesday in the month. and an
evening meeting the second Wednes-
day of the month.
A report of the civics committee was
submitted by the chsirman. Mrs p. H.
Adams 1t was decided to conduct a
sale under the auspices of the club, to
which any woman who wished could
contribute articles. The returns will
golinto the hands of the makers of the
articles offered, and is expected to fur
nish a permanent advertisement of
that work. Any woman who does
needle work, embroidery. crocheting
knitting or cooking. can offer her
ARTICLES for sale. China painting also
will be solo, canned fruits or vege-
tables. and baked food stuffs. 1t is
expected that the sale will be held
ing November. and the arrangements
wht be in charge of Mrs. Adams.
zkll members of the club who can
ndr attend the meetings are asked to
phone Mrs. Adams. The luncheons
and dinners in connection with the
meetings will be served Ut the tea
rdcm. the noon meals at II O'clock
and the evening meals at sac.
The name for the club Is still I'M
settled. An objection was male to the
use of the name Rotary, ana the ma
tional president of the Rotary club
agseed to suggest a name in its place.
That suggestion has not yet been re-
cetved, and pending its receipt. the
clSh will call itself the Woman's
RnfqrV cl1Ih
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were loath to spend the money neces-
sary to send an officer after him with
Inc chance that when he was brought
back the wife would make up with
him and dismiss the case so they re-
nuired that she put up a bond. She
did. Now, if she dismisses' the case
she will forfeit the bond.
Before Sheriff Kiene left for Ne
braska Mrs Hashberger notified the
sheriff's office in no uncertain terms,
that there were certain things she
wanted done when the sheriff reached
her husband. She wanted him to find
and bring back a revolver she said she
had owned for years. she wanted hirn
to bring back her trunk and collect
forty or fifty dollars in wages she
said was coming to Hashbe rger. kiene
did none of these things. All he
brought back was Hashberger.
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BIC FRENCH LOSS
CarranZa Bank Decree COnfis-
Gates 800 Million Francs.
Paris Paper Blames United
States for Mexican MIDDLE.

Paris, Oct. 4.-That Frances policy
of Mexico for the Mexicans" is
broken down, is proclaimed in the
Temps, in which editorially vigorous
protest is made against First Chief
Carranza's September decree forcing
the banks of Mexico to fully back
notes issued with their equivalent in
gold reserve within sixty days. Says
the Temps:
This means the seizure of 800, 000,-
600 francs, three-quarters of which is
furnished by French shareholders. The
condition imposed by Carranza being
impossible of fulfillment, the measure
is simply confiscation.
Risks Big Loss.
France has three billion francs
invested in Mexico and risks the loss
of all of it because Carranza's meas
pacify the country.
Mr.. Wilson was mistaken in think
ing First Chief Carranza capable of
restoring order in the country. The
confidence which France showed in
Carranza originally also was mis-
placed.
THE American and Mexican dele
gates have been comforting at New
London for over a month and have
failed to smooth over the differences
between the two countries. even to
the extent of assuring the security of
the border.
Day of Reckoning.
"Carranza thinks that France is too
occupied with the European struggle
to worry about her Mexican interests,
but the war will not last always and
he must know his country will lose
definitely by alternating French sympa-
thies.
The United States also shares in
the responsibility for the French losses
because it induced us to support its
unsuccessful Mexican policy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-04
MARY CHESNEY GUILTY
No Testimony Offered in Defense at
Her Trial.

1t took a jury in the first division of
the district court just an hour to find
Mary Chesney guilty of the charge of
conducting disorderly house at 129
Kansas avenue. The case went to the
jury about 5 O'Clock Tuesday evening
The penalty for the otfense is not
less than one year nor more than five
years imprisonment in the state peni-
Tertiary.
Mary Chesney did not take the stand
in her own defense. She did not pro-
duce the diary she is alleged to have
kept for the last twenty years. sup
posed to contain many secrets
The strongest testimony introduced
IN the Chesney case was the testimony
given by the two girls, Boone Brown
and Irma Wilson, at the preliminary
IN which they stated they had been in
mates of the Chesney place, six or
eight months. This was strengthened
by the testimony of a Washburn stu
dent who testified that he visited the
Chesney place in company with a city
special policeman on several occasions
gathering evidence
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TRAINING FOR NURSES
Practical Work by Topeka Public
Health Bureau.

Practical training for nurses in
public health work will be given dur
ing the winter by the Topeka Public
Health Nursing association and the
Provident association, in cooperation
with the state board of health and the
faculty of the school of medicine at
Kansas university. Announcement to
this effect was made today by DIR. s.
J. Crumbine, secretary of the state
board of health.
The course of training will open
November 1, and will continue six
months, providing six or more gradu-
ate nurses apply for the training. No
fees will be charged, but the nurses
must agree to take the full six
months training and take an eXami-
nation at the end of the course
Lectures will be given by the staff
of the state board of health and the
faculty of the Kansas university school
of medicine. The clinical field work
will be conducted by the Topeka Pub
lie Health Nursing association and the
Topeka Provident association. There
are openings in public health work at
Winfield, Wellington, Arkansas City
and Coffeyville.
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MOTOR CRASH FATAL
Chancellor of Peoria Diocese Killed
Two Others Badly Hurt.

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. Am the worst
automobile ACCIDENT here in many
months Rev. Father Edward J.
Schuetz, chancellor of Peoria diocese,
was killed outright and Bishop Ed
mund Dunno of the Peoria diocese and
Father Shannon, vicar general. were
slightly injured. The bishops in
juries were confined to a few scratches
on the shoulder, while Father Shan
non escaped with sprained ankle.
The accident occurred at 1920 this
morning near Peoria Heights. The
automobile turned over. pinning Faith
er Schuetz under the wreckage. Bishop
Dunno sustained internal injuries and
Father Shannon sustained a broken
leg. The party was on its way to
Princeville to conduct confirmation
services.
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STATE is TYPICAL
Government viii Study Mortal
ity Conditions Here.
Ford County Chosen by the
Department of Labor.
SOMETHING new IN COUNTRY
First Attempt at Gathering Sta
tistics in United States.
Would Solve Problem of the
= High Mortality Rates.
SOMETHING new IN COUNTRY

Miss Frances Valentine and Miss
Elizabeth Moore, special agents of
the children's bureau of the United
state department of labor, arrived in
Topeka this morning and began prep
arations for obtaining the first statis-
ties on rural mortality ever under
taken by the United States govern
ment Ford county. Kansas, re-
ported to be the most typical rural
county in the United States, will be
the first county visited.
Ford county was selected upon the
Recommendation of DIR. S. ]. Crum-
bipe, secretary of the state board of
health The two special agents, ac-
coTnpanied by Doctor Crumbine, will
leave Topeka for Ford county Mon
day morning.
In their investigation the two
agents will make a house to house
canvass of every home in Ford coun-
" in which a baby has been born
since October l, 1914
THE success of the project de-
ponds on the cooperation of the ba-
bies' mothers from whom the bureau
secures its information" said Miss
Valentine this morning The confl-
dential nature of the inquiry has been
soy well understood that of the $500
mothers already interviewed in nine
cities only seven mothers have de-
clfned to give the desired informa-
ton
a'It is estimated that taking the
United States as a whole, one out OF
every eight babies born dies before
the end of the first twelve months.
Behind this average there is known
TO. be a wide variation in death rates
irl different localities and under diff
ferent conditions, ranging from APP
twenty babies to about one in every
FOUR"
The children's bureau was instruct
ed by the act creating it, in 1912, to
Investigate the problem of infant NOR
tally and has been studying the eX-
act conditions under which babies
are born in this country, ever since it
has been in existence.
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But There'H Be No Thinking
GIasseS-and Toes.
Social Center for Y. w. C. A.
AIOft Association Home.
PLAY TENNIS IN THE AIR
Basketball and VOlleybalI, Too,
Will Be Played There.
Gymnasium and Exhibitions q
Feature of New Girls Hall.

Topeka is to have a roof garden.
Butt is not to be located aloft of
any local hotel. There will be no
such familiar roof garden as tinkling
glasses, tangoing lasses or bold bad
glancers at chorus girl dancers.
Topeka's roof garden is to be To-
Gated on the top deck of the Y. W. C.
A 1t is to be the social and recre-
ational center for the members of the
association. AlthO details are not yet
worked out by the architect the gar
den will be 80 constructed that it
may be partitioned off from winter
SHOWS and spring rains so that it may
be used as a lounging parlor. There
will be a big gymnasium floor which
will be made so as to serve as a ten
mis- court, volley ball court, basketball
grounds as we'll the understanding
for most of the gym work
The roof garden is to be equipped
with a stage for the presentation of
amateur theatricals and exhibitions of
the folk and aesthetic dancing taught
in the association.
Many of the receptions and meet
ings held in the building will be held
in the roof garden.
The roof garden, a fond dream of
a year ago, has become a surety thru
the activity and growth of the Athletic
association of the Y. w. c. A, which
was founded last February with a
membership of only twenty. Now it
has fifty members and an equal num-
Der will be added next Monday. The
association has already several hum
dFed dollars toward the roof garden.
1t is estimated that the cost will be
about $4,000, and it is hoped that the
remainder of the fund can be realized
this year SO that some of the gymna-
SUM work and exhibitions can be
shown to the Topeka public in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-04
SCORE HURT IN WRECK
Fast Cotton Bet Train Leaves Track
and Coaches Overturn.

Greenville, Texas, Oct. "A score
of persons were injured, two of them
seriously shortly before noon today
when the Lone Star special on the ST
Louis and Southwestern Cotton Belt)
railway, southbound, left the track
about ten miles east of here.
The cause of the derailment has not
been determined. With the exception
of two women who were brought to a
hospital here, in what is said to be a
serious condition, the injuries of the
passengers were said to be of a minor
nature.
The entire train with the exception
of the engine left the rails and some
of the coaches turned over. The de-
railment occurred on an upgrade.
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HE FELL DOWN STAIRS
o. Swanson, Former Contractor, In
jured at His Home Here.

o. Swanson, formerly a prominent
building contractor, is confined to his
bed in his residence, 335 Quinton
boulevard, today as the result of in
juries he sustained from a fall down
flight of stairs Tuesday noon.
Mr. Swanson is sc years old He
was the founder of the present con-
tracing firm of Swanson Brothers,
now run by his two sons. He retired
from active work about seven years
ago His injuries consist mostly of
bruises, the worst ones about his fore
head. He fell from the second story
landing down an entire flight. The
accident occurred in his home.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

D. F. PHILLIPPI, formerly of To-
peka, died September IL in Los An
geles, Cal, according to word received
here today.
EsTELLA FISHER, age SO, died
this morning in her home in Hughes
addition. The funeral will be held at
IL O'Clock Saturday morning in
Browns chapel. Interment in Mount
Auburn cemetery. Services will be in
charge of Golden Eagle tabernacle,
No. 81, of which she was a member
HELEN MARTHA IRWIN, infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Irwin,
was taken to Scranton, Kan, for in
terment Tuesday.
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COULDN'T PROVE PLOT
Federal Authorities Fail to Convict
for Alleged Election Fraud.

Huntington, w. Va. Oct. "A jury
in federal court here this afternoon
returned verdict of not guilty in the
case of eleven residents of War Eagle
precinct. Mingo county. indicted for
fraud in connection with the congress
sional election in 1914
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WOULD SOLVE H. C. OF l.
Milwaukee Club Women in Back to
Market Basket Crusade.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 4--With
foodstuffs quoted at the highest
prices on record in Milwaukee. local
clubwomen today prepared to solve
the high cost of living by doing their
own shopping They plan visits to the
public markets where they will conn
pare prices with that of their own
grocer or butcher. Instead of letting
the servant do the shopping, they will
carry the shopping basket Prices
have doubled and tripled in the last
year.
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EAT HAM and EGGS, LIVE
LONG, SAYS WOMAN 1O5

Chicago, Oct. A. Mrs. Mary
Karp is los yearsold today and she
will eat a birthday dinner she
helped cook. She spent the day
helping her daughter with the
homework as usual.
Il don't eat pie or cake and be-
lieve my good health has been due
to eating ham and eggs" she said.
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DRAWS LIFE SENTENCE
Michigan Man to Prison-Confessed
Murder of Wife.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Oct. John
Williams alias James Alterton, who
confessed to having murdered his
wife. Mrs. Ann st. John of Mayfield,
n. Y, was sentenced to life imprison-
ment at Jackson this afternoon.
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GREEK REPORT TRUE
Resignation of Greece Cabinet Has
Been Presented.

London, Oct. 4.-Reports that the
Greek cabinet has resigned have been
confirmed, said a Reuter- dispatch
from the Greek capital this afternoon.
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LUCKY ALBERT! UNCLE
LEAVES WAITER $50, 600

Rock Island. ILL.,, Oct. ALBERT
Eckhardt. waiter, received a tele-
gram today announcing that an
uncle had died at Paxton, Mo,
leaving him $4,000.
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Bankers We're Good spendcrs

Kansas City. Mo, Oct 4-Visiting
American bankers spent one-third of
million dollars here the week of
their convention, according to con-
sentative estimates.