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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-03
LUNATIC AT LARGE
He Is Believed to Have Attacked Mrs
w. III. HoIston, Saturday.

Somewhere in the heavy timber and
brush along Deer creek southeast Of
Topeka is a dangerous lunatic. If the
theories evolved by Shawnee county
officials are correct he is the man who
attacked Mrs. W. H. HoIston at the
lonely farmhouse in that neighborhood
Saturday. If he is the man his name
is Ernest Baldwin and he was sent to
the Topeka State hospital from Re-
public City because he was dangerous.
The description given by Mrs Hol-
ston fits that given of Baldwin at the
State hospital. Baldwin escaped
Tuesday or Wednesday of last week
and has not been located. His escape
was reported to the police at once and
they looked for him but without sue
cess. The sock found in the haymow
at Holston farm is similar to those
furnished patients at the hospital. It
was an old fashioned gray cotton sock
AMI had been mended in an awkward
manner. At the hospital the socks are
mended by the patients.
Following the search through the
timber and along the country roads
Saturday afternoon Hugh Larimer.
undersheriff, continued Saturday night
and Sunday. The tracks left by the
man who attacked Mrs. Holston were
easily followed through the weeds and
brush-to certain point. There they
disappeared and could not be picked
up again. The indications were that
the man had climbed a tree but no
tree in that vicinity appeared to har-
Dor a human being.
There is considerable anxiety about
Baldwin, as to whether or not he COM
mitted the assault at the Holston farm.
He committed several acts of violence,
according to officials, before he was
sent to the state hospital
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Continued from Page one.)
eral Funston He suggested to the
department that if immediate general
field operations in Mexico were under
taken, greater efficiency would be dis
played by the American army if three
major generals were placed in COM
mand.
In his recommendations, General
Funston suggested that his own COM
mand be reduced to a line extending
from the gulf to a point a short dis
lance east of Ell Paso, leaving Ell Paso
in the district that has been placed in
charge of General Pershing. Official
notification of the department. action
had not been communicated to General
Funston when the news came in
press dispatches which indicated that
Ell Paso had been left in his COM
mand.
The division of the long border line
command is part of the plan worked
out for general operations if that
should become necessary. To Gen
eral Funston's staff his recommends
ton were known, but carefully kept
secret as being a too vital part of the
army plan for premature publication.
The designation of Brigadier Gen
eral Pershing as commander of the
new department of New Mexico, was
taken as an indication that his promo
ton to a major general is contem-
plated. General Pershing already
commands more than a brigade and
additional troops are being sent to him
which will make him over more than
a division.
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Green, the richest man in the coun-
try. She put him through many severe
tests to try out his business qualifica-
tons A story is told that when he
was a boy she sent HIM out to the
street corner to sell the morning pa
per from which she had read the
financial news. She finally sent him to
Texas, where ne eventually worked
himself to the front as railroad man
and financier. Since 1893 he has been
president of the Texas Midland Rail-
road and a factor in many other in
terests. In last years he largely as
sumed the management of his moth
er's property.
Typical OF some of the turnovers by
which they made large sums of mon
ey, was the sale of hundreds of acres
of land in Chicago which they had
obtained years before under foreclos-
ure proceedings for a few hundred
thousand. and which sold for millions
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for many years. The act was the
sequel to the passing of his once pros
porous business to other hands.
Mr.. Townsend opened the store in
a little shanty, forty years ago and he
prospered so well that he soon moved
to larger quarters. AS time passed,
however. the best residential district
gradually moved away. Townsend,
for sentimental reasons, did not move.
Meantime his business fell off and re-
Gently he decided to sell it.
Yesterday he went to the premises
to turn them over to the new owners.
He admitted them to the store and
stood for moment looking about the
former scene of his prosperity. Then
he went to a rear room and killed him
self
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Continued from Page One.)
day The mercury only dropped to II
degrees this morning and it rose more
rapidly than it did Sunday morning
The minimum reading this morning is
5 degrees above normal.
The forecast calls for fair and con-
tinued warm weather tonight; cooler
Tuesday in the west and central por-
tions of the state. The cooler weather
probably will reach here Tuesday
evening.
The highest temperature on record
for this date is 104 degrees, establish
ed in 1911. In that year some of the
highest temperatures ever known here,
occurred at about this time. On the
Fourth of July, 1911, the mercury
reached 106 degrees and on the fifth it
was 107 degrees. No measurable rain
has fallen on the Fourth of July in the
past twelve years.
The wind this morning was blowing
at the rate of fifteen miles an hour
from the south. The Kaw river stage
today is S.3 feet and the stream is fall
ing steadily.
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HONORS ARE EVEN
Germany Has Done as Well as
British, Says Moraht.
Climax of Struggle at Verdun
Soon to Come.
BY MAJOR MORAHT.

Berlin, July 3.-The general war sit
uation shows the critical moment has
been reached for all the belligerent
armies. Our enemies as we'll as our
selves are at the high tide of exertion.
Gradually in the course of the war
our enemies have learned to under
take fairly simultaneous their attacks
on the central powers.
We must admit that their organiza-
ton of operations has become more
energetic, more uniform Their great
great roads of supply on the open sea
make it easier for them and render
more difficult our final victory.
But if our enemy's organization has
made advances, we have done as we'll
Our belief in final victory has not been
shaken. We are confident, too, that
if forced in their own interests, the
Bulgarfans and Turks also will be
moved to further se1f-sacrificing ac-
tivity.
Verdun Climax Approaching.
The climax of the struggles in the
west is approaching at Verdun. We
are standing before a decision tc
achieve which, no doubt, will be very
hard.
An English offensive is coming into
being. Englishmen go over syste-
matically and carefully our work. Fol
their artillery they have a great
| amount of ammunition. The English
do not fall into the mistakes of re
joicing too loudly OF of making small
successes appear great. They avoid
boasting; they do not reckon upon q
speedy repetition of the Russian and
Italian successes
In this GOODNESS of Judgment, we re.
cognize that the English will try tc
hold out until final victory without
regard to the length of time required
With her reserves and her system OF
organizing them, England has now
brought herself into the position of be-
ing the saviour in time of need fol
the allies.
Without seriously reckoning on Eng.
land on the battlefields of the West we
never will go a step nearer to peace.
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Fourth Illinois Gets Away.
CONDENSED NEWS
Five Killed; Sixteen Hurt.

Kane, Pa, July 3.-Five men were
killed and sixteen injured in an ex-
plosion at the Aetna Explosive COM
pany's plant at Emporium, Pa, ac-
cording to a telephone message re-
The company maintains an extensive
plant at Emporium and has been man
ufacturing ammunition for the allies
for the past two years.
Help Americans in Mexico.
Washington, July 3.-Secretary
Lansing has asked congress for
100000 to be used in getting Ameri-
cans out of Mexico. He said available
funs had been exhausted and it was
the United States should be brought
out.
Find Drowned Soldiers.
Springfield. Mo, July 3.-The bodies
of the two New York troopers who
were drowned while bathing in the
Gasconade river have been recovered.
On account of the great length of time
in which they were in the water, it
may be impossible to embalm them for
shipping. In that event. the bodies
will be returned to Brooklyn in sealed
caskets.
ViIIistas Join De Factos.
Chihuahua City, July 3.-Groups of
the old Canuto Reyes faction of ban
dts continue to arrive in Torreon to
offer their services to the de facto
government. according to an official
report received here. Jose Isabel
Robes, the former Villa leader, has
been active in securing their submits
sion.
Russians Capture 217,OO9 Prisoners.
Petrograd, July 3.-The Russians
have captured a total of 217,00O pris-
oners TO date in their drive along the
Austro Hungarian front, an official
statement from the war office an
nounced here The victorious forces
continue to advance.
Miss Bjursedt Retains Title.
Cleveland, O.. July 3.-Miss MoIla
Bjursedt, Norwegian flash, today re-
tanned her title as womans national
clay court tennis Singles champion by
defeating Miss Martha Guthrie, Pitts
burg challenger. in two straight stas
SIS and Ga.
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DON'T MEAN WAR
Division of Border Command
Simply to Relieve Funston.
Job Developed Into Too Great
a Burden for One.

Washington, July 3.-With more
than 10000 troops assembling along
the Mexican border the war depart
ment today took steps to decentralize
direct administration of the 1900
cheney, probably to pave the way for
the appointment of supreme COM
mander to coordinate all military ac-
tivity on the international line.
The border, formerly in the south
ern department from the Gulf of Mex
leo to California, now is divided into
three military departments, command
ed by Major Gen. Frederick Funston.
Brig. Gen. John Pershing and Major
Gen. Franklin Bell.
War department officials said the
new order, which automatically re-
lieves General Funston of supreme
command on the border and the enor-
nous responsibilities that have crowd
ed upon him, had no significance as
indicating preparation for war. There
was no announcement in regard to the
probable selection of a senior major
general for commander in chief of the
border guard and field forces.
There are indications that Major
Gen. Leonard Wood. former chief of
staff, now commanding the depart
ment of the east, is being considered
III ILLS COnneCIlOn.. announcer prODaDkG
change indicated by the new order is
the promotion of General Pershing
under the army bill, now effective. 1t
provides for three additional major
generals, and it is thought General
Pershing will be given one of these
posts in recognition of his services in
his pursuit of the Columbus bandits.
War Departments Statement.
The statement issued by the depart
ment follows:
1.-THE present southern department
is divided as follows, with assignments
of command thereto as Indicated:
"A-The southern department to be
under command OF Maj. Gen. Fred
erick Funston, to embrace that part
of the present department to a line
east of Ell Paso.
"B-The department of New Mex
leo, with headquarters at Ell Paso
Texas, to be established under the
command of Brig. Gen. J. J. Pershing
to extend from western boundary o!
southern department to the 109th
meridian.
"C-That portion of the southern
department west of the 109th meridian
to be assigned to the western depart
ment, under the command of Maj
Gen. ]. E. Bell, with field headquar-
tiers for same at Douglas, Ariz-'
General Bell is now in command OF
the western department with head
quarters at San Francisco. He also is
former chief of staff of the army.
Pending the appointment of an Of
ficer to supreme command, the func-
lions of the three departments will be
co-ordinated through the war depart
ment.
Pershing to Stay in Mexico.
The assignment of General Pershine
to the command of the department OF
New Mexico, it was stated, officially
does not mean that the expedition
into Mexico is about.to be withdrawn
or that General Pershing himself will
return to direct the affairs of the de-
partment from Ell Paso, his new head
quarters. It is assumed that he will
remain in the field.
Brig. Gen. George Bell, jr., will re-
main in direct command of the FL
Paso district.
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W. St, New York, July 3.-STOCKsL
Trading was extremely listless on the re-
sumption of business today. the coming
holiday causing further curtailment of op-
erations. Development over the weekend
were regarded as encouraging but failed
to find very direct explanation in quoted
sure against specialties, like Crucible Steel
and Studebaker, was renewed with initial
losses of to points. Mexican Petroleum
made substantial gain with fairly large
transactions in Wabash preferred and some
railroads showed fractional advances. Union
Pacific and Canadian Pacific scored one
point gain.
The proposed federal tax seemed to be
the main reason for the weakness of mu-
nitions and related issues, which continued
to lose ground after a slight rally in the
stock market today. Alcohol, Baldwin and
Crucible yielded 3 to 4 points with 1 to .
Pressed Steel Car and American Locomo-
tive.
Bonds were firm.
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Will Prosecute Them.
HETTY GREEN DEAD

CONTINUED from Page II
social standing. Edward Mott Robin
son, who had also amaSsed a fortune
in a similar way in New Bedford, mar
ried Abby Rowland, of whom Hetty
Robinson, the future mistress of
finance, was born. She was sent to a
Quaker school on Cape Cod, and to
seminary in Boston, and got her first
lessons in finance when her aging
father entrusted her with some of his
books.
Once Society Leader.
She was just thirty years old when
her father died suddenly, leaving her
his nine millions, one million outright
and the income from the other eight,
the principal to be held in trust for
her children. 1t is forgotten that Het-
ty Green, then Robinson, was a belle
in New York society. According to
her own stories she often danced the
whole night through Even then,
however, she lived in a boarding house
and was so saving that rather than
pay cabfare, she would pull a pair of
heavy wooden stockings over her shoes
and walk through the snow to parties
Almost at the same time that her
rather died, her aunt, Sylvia Ann How
land, passed away, leaving several
million dollars. 1t is said Hetty Rob-
inson had been brought up from
childhood to count this money as hers,
and that the aunt expressed the hope
that Hetty would some day become, as
she did, the richest woman in the
country.
The division of the aunt's estate,
however, was not as expected. Three
years after the aunts death, Hetty
Green appeared in the United States
court in Massachusetts with a will
which she wanted substituted for the
one already probated. This will was
in Mrs. Green's own handwriting, and
Of lar 20
the day declared under oath their
belief that the two signatures it con-
tanned were not made by the aunt,
but were traced by Hetty Green her
self over an original signature of Syl-
via Ann Rowland.
In Many Lawsuits
The litigation is one of the most
famous in court annals. After an ex-
pense of $172,O00, the case was dis
missed on a technicality. An appeal
was made to the supreme court of the
United States, but while this was
pending a private settlement was
| reached.
From those days to the time of her
death Hetty Green was involved in
some lawsuit or other, asserting that
lawyers were forever trying to rob
her of her property. Her antipathy
toward them was so violent that she
said, Il would rather have my
daughter burned at tne STAKE imam 10
go through what / have with lawyers
I She married in 1867. Her husband
was Edward H. Green, who was
( United States consul general in Man
/ lila, where he had made a fortune in
/ the silk trade. 1t is said Green, at a.
public dinner, heard someone speak of
Hetty Robinson as the greatest
American heiress,' and straightaway
announced his determination to marry
/ her. Before the wedding day an
agreement was signed to the effect
that the wife's fortune should never be
drawn on to meet the husbands debts
or any of their joint expenses
| 1t was Hetty Green's ambition to
make her son, Edward Rowland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-03
= WILD BILL ENDICOTT
wild Bill Endicott Takes First Event
&c. Clark Second.

= wild Bill Endicott. a favorite
tFffh Topeka automobile race fans,
Won. the first event on the card at the
|fa5r grounds speed carnival this aft
affoon making the exhibition race
|,asainst time in 1913 2-5. G. Clark of
Texas was second.
IN the three-mile race Clark and
Ehdicott again matched skill and
l1aFk won, making the six laps in
54k9 1-S
"a good crowd was out to see the
vents. the grandstand being well
4dled by the time the first event was
Gated.
Clarence Williams, a negro. was
atfested on the grounds by Officer
t4regg on the charge of carrying a
gun. Gregg had a gun in his pos
session when he was taken in.
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$1,000 men ON BORDER
Continued from Page one


During the night long troop trains
passed through here, distributing
militiamen at various points. Van
Shaick, with several American secret
service men at the Columbus camp,
is watching the activities of suspected
Carranza emissaries. Several Mexi-
cans have recently been arrested and
deported.
Missourians Reach Laredo.
Laredo, Texas, July 3.-Two trains
carrying the First Missouri infantry
arrived here this morning. Excepting
the Texas cavalry, which came here
three weeks ago, these were the first
state troops to reach this place. More
are expected within few days.
$500 Now at Nogales.
Nogales, Ariz., July 3.-Five troop
trains bringing more than 1,500 Cali
fornia guardsmen arrived here during
the night These additions make Col
w. H Hage's command here total
$500 men.
Fourth Illinois Gets Away.
Springfield, ILL, July 3.-The
Fourth. infantry, Illinois National
Guard, departed early today for the
border. The Third infantry got away
last night. Approximately $500 ILL
nois guardsmen are now on the border
or en- route. There are 5000 more in
the mobilization camps here.
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EXAMINE BATTERY A
Topelxans and lola Signal Corps Begin
Their Physical

Fort Riley, Kan, July 3.-Following
the departure of the Second regiment,
the physical examination of the signal
corps and A battery was taken up and
the camp settled back to routine.
1t was given out here that the Sec
ond separate company of Eureka
probably would be returned home
Monday. The first separate company
was merged with B company of the
Second regiment and left for the Dor
der this morning. But the second sep
arate company did not wish to lose its
identity and so will be returned home.
the only unit not in the federal service.
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TWO AUTO WRECKS
Iowa Woman Killed After Wis.,
iting Soldier Sons.
Farmers. Wife Dead; Family in
Auto Hit by Train.

Ottumwa, Ia, July 3.-While re-
turning from Des Moines, where she
were members of Company G, from
Ottumwa Mrs LIME Fielder, As, was
instantly killed when the automobile
in which she was riding slid from q
culvert down an embankment at Z
o. clock this morning. Six others in
the car were seriously injured.
Others Badly Injured.
Ottumwa, July 3-McA MahforA
Dudgeon of stockport, was instantly
killed and Manford Dudgeon, retired
farmer, his son Carl, aged 16, Mr.. and
Mrs. A V. Frazey of Fairfield and
son Ellis. aged IS. we've badly injured.
when the auto in which they were rid
ing was struck by a Milwaukee pas
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POVERTY Then SUICIDE
Prosperity of Chicagoan Lapsed as
City Grew Away from Him.

Chicago, July 3.-John S. Town
send. twenty-five years ago known as
the Society jeweller" and numbering
among his patrons in the past the
Armours. Marshall Fields and other
prominent Chicago people, is dead to-
day, having shot himself through the
head yesterday afternoon in the rear
of his little store on Wabash avenue.
which had been a Chicago Landmark
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Chicago, July 3.-HOGS-Receipts $4,000.
Market firm, 5 cents above Saturdays aver
age; Bulk of sales: S9.00@10.00; light, $9;55
f615; rough, so.5OG9.85: pigs. $s.oOas 10.
CATTLE-Receipts. 1000. Market strong
Native beef cattle, S7.50@11.40; western
steers, SS.40M945; stockers and feeders,
S5.751S:S0: cows and heifers, $375G0.s5 !;
calves. $S.50011T5
wethers. so5e@sio: lambs sT lgS 100 geak
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Kansas City, July 3.-HOGS-Receipt
$500. Market 10c higher. Bulk of safes,
50. 7O@9.95; heavy, S9.S0G1000; packers and
butchers, $950@10.00
CATTLE-Receipts 5000, Market steady
to 10 cents higher. Prime fed steers, $1025
al. 90: dressed beef steers Ss.0o@10O0;
s6.40@9.50; cows, s5.00@s.25; heifers, $6.50@
1000; stoekers and feeders, $7.0oG9O0;
bulls. $5.75G125; calves, S6.50GI 90.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady to
10. lower. Lambs, sS.50q 1905: yearllngs
S7.50@S.25: wethers, $6.256f7.25; ewes. SO. 70
@1.00; stockers and feeders, $5.00MS.50.
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SPLASH WEEK IN N. Y.
ALL LEARN To SWIM

New York, July 3.-This is
Splash week here. The drowning
of 4S5 non-SwimmerS in New York
city last year led Borough Pr si-
dent Marcus NJ. Marks to declare
this Splash week to encourage
everyone to learn to swim Hun
dreds of experts will give free in
structions and exhibitions at the
municipal pools all week.
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Chicago. July 3-BUTTER-Market
steady. Creamery. e315@271sc.
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts 226221lc:
ordinary. first, 2011 @21c; at mark, cases IN
cluded 20@22c.
POTATOES-nslrket unsettled New,
Oklahoma and Arkansas sacked Triumphs,
S0c@S1.0O Illinois Ohios, g0@95c; Virvinia
barreled. $325@340; old. 90cQ$1O0.
POULTRY Alive, higher; fowls, 151kc.
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WOOD TO THE BORDER
Staff Chief Expected in Brownsville
Tuesday, Report.

Brownsville, Tex, July 1.-Brigadier
General c. R. Dyer, commanding the
First brigade, New York National
Guard, and staff, accompanied by
Lieut. Col. F. w. Ward, of the staff
of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, arrived
here today shortly after the first troop
train. General Wood is expected here
Tuesday.
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ANOTHER SWOPE DIES
Niece of Late Colonel Thomas Swope
Expires at Age of 20.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 3.-Miss
Sarah Brevette Swope, 20 years old,
the youngest daughter of Mrs. Mar
garet Swope and a niece of the late
Col. Thomas H. Swope, died today at
the home of her mother here. Death
has been expected several days. Be-
sides Mrs. Swope. four sisters and a
brother SURVIVE her
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tDo not want thin hOgs or ptgBD
Butter and Eggs.
FURNISHED by the Beatrice Creamery Co.
Topeka. Kan.l
Topeka, Kan, July 3.
CHICAGO EGGS-2f6211sc
NEW YORK EGGS-23N24c.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago, 2sc; New
York. 29lae; Elgin. 2se; Topeka wholesale.
zoe.
Poultry. Eggs and Butter.
Furnished by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent end Ma 'on-1
Topeka, Kan. July B
HENS-311 lbs and over. I4Iac under &
lbs 13c: springs. over 2 lbs. 19c: ducks
&C. geese. &c; broilers. lbs. and under
23c.
Topeka Grain Market
FURNISHED by J. II. Billiard, corner Kan
sas ave and Curtis Stl
Topeka, Kan, July B.
OATS-3z@3fc
COKN-,fsc
wHEAr-sD .rs:
Topeka Hay Market.
Furnished by Il. A. Berk. 212-l4 e. 6tb
Topeka. KAN. July a