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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
SENT MURDER TIP
NeighbOr Explains Mysterious
Telegram in Waite Case.
Death of Mr.. and Mrs. Peck
Aroused Her Suspicious.

New York April 4.-The mystery
surrounding the identity of the author
of the *. Adams" telegram, which
gave the authorities the first clew to
the deaths of Mr.. and Mrs. John E.
Peck, has been cleared up.
A woman neighbor of DR.. Arthur W.
Waite, who is held on charge of first
degree murder in connection with the
death of his millionaire father-ln-laW,
admitted to Detective John Cuniff, of
the district attorneys office, that she
dispatched the telegram of warning
to Percy Peck at Grand Rapids. Her
motive. she explained. was merely
desire to see justice done.
Sized Up Waite.
Her neighborly association with
Doctor Waite and his Grand Rapids
bride in the Colosseum apartments in
Riverside Drive mad led to acquain-
lance with Mr.. and Mrs. Peck and she
says she was strangely struck by the
coincidence of the death, first of Mrs
Peck and then of her husband each
at about the same hour in the morn
ing. Her personal estimate of Doctor
Waite led to her suspicion that all was
not regular with the deaths and this
eliminated in her advising the son of
the dead couple to investigate.
Due to the continued physical weak
ness of Doctor Waite, he has not been
arraigned on the Indictment charging
the murder of Peck.
He may be brought into court
Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
DEWEYS VERSION
Opposes Giving Navy Staff Too
Much Power.
Committee Orders Submarine
Speed Reduced to 10 Knots.

Washington April A. Admiral
Dewey's views of inadvisab ility of Gre
ating navy general staff with execu-
tive and administrative powers were
laid before the house naval committee
today by Chairman Padgett.
Complying with your request of
yesterday" Admiral Dewey wrote, II
send herewith a memorandum giving
same facts as to the general staffs of
England and Germany. You will note
that like our general board which 1
think is the best general naval staff
in the world, the duties are entirely
advisory but not so comprehensive as
is the case in our general board"
The committee ordered reported
favorably the bill reducing the min
fmum speed of the two new fleets
submarines from 25 to 10 knots. They
will be duplicats of the Schley now
building. as the contractors have been
unable to produce an engine capable
of giving them IS knot surface speed
which the appropriation act recon-
mended.
Tomorrow the naval committee will
take up the government armor plate
plant bill, recently passed by the SEN
ate The vote is expected to be very
close
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
WATER BUSINESS GOOD
The Department Has Big Surplus in
Sinking Funds.

The city water department filed its
regular monthly report with finance
Commissioner WATSON this morning.
1t showed that it is ahead on the sink
ing fund $39.249.57. that is, there is
on hand this amount more than the
law requires. The water bonds due in
1926 amount to $4,000. The law
says that there must be laid aside in
a sinking fund each year s12.400 to
take up the bonds when they mature.
The city has not only complied with
the law, but now has on hand $163,-
249.57. At this rate when the bonds
mature there will be several thousand
dollars in excess of the amount neces-
sary-
The March statement shows that
S9.441.93 was received and s4.694.06
disbursed. To the sinking fund S3.100
was applied and $4,000 was added to
the interest fund
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
CHRISTY ASKS DIVORCE
Noted Artist Files Suit Against Wife
i'm Ohio Court.

GAINESVILLE. o., April Howard
Chandler Christy, the New York art
list, who has his summer home here.
his filed suit for divorce against his
wife, Mabelle Thompson Christy.
Gross neglect is the charge, but the
papers have been withdrawn. Seven
years ago they fought a battle over
the custody of their daughter, Nata-
lie, in which the father won. Mrs.
Christy spent last summer with her
husband at THE Barracks" here.
Attorney F. F. Frasier, representing
Christy, said that Christy desired that
the divorce be obtained with as lit
tie publicity as possible and it was for
this reason that the papers charging
gross neglect were Withdrawn. Fra
zier would not discuss the matter
further
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
DEPUTIES in FRAUD
Lawyer Claims Collectors Re-
ceived Pay From Dealers.
Hundreds Involved in Alleged
$2O,OOO,O0O Tobacco Graft.

Washington, April 4.-Treasury Of
ficials said today that Carl Whitney.
a New York lawyer. had filed charges
that a number of deputy internal rev.
enue collectors in that city are in
volved in the recently discovered to-
bacco frauds. More than 100 deputy
collectors are in New York but only
part of the number are suspected of
participation in frauds involving hun
dreds of cigar ana cigarette manufac-
turers in which the government is be-
lieved to have lost S20,O00,000 in I'M
collected internal revenue.
Mr.. Whitney made his charges to
Assistant Secretary Malburn but de-
clined to give the names of deputies
involved. He is counsel for some of
the cigar manufacturers and officials
here understand he will use mis- infor-
nation about the deputies if his clients
come to trial. An investigation is be-
ing made by John z. Lowe, collector
at New York.
According to treasury officials Mr..
Whitney charged that collectors have
not only been receiving regular re-
mittances weekly from manufacture
ers but in some cases have approached
manufacturers who were not evading
the law, and pointed out the ease
with which they could escape paying
of revenue duties and offered to CO.
operate with them to this end for
small considerations weekly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
PERSHING LOST TO U. S.
Has Advanced So Far Into Wilderness
No Word Obtainable by Staff.

Columbus, N. NJ, April 4.-General
Pershing has established his camp
so far into the wilderness of the Guer-
zero mountains beyond the range of
communication, that his staff officers
were Obliged to report again today
that they had no knowledge of his
whereabouts. This information came
in reply to requests from the war de-
partment for a list of American cas-
ualties in the San Geronimo engage
ment.
Villa Near ParraI.
San Antonio, April 4.-Official adj
mission of the belief that Villa has
fled far beyond the American forces
and now is operating south of Chi
huahua was made at General Fun
ston's headquarters today. Since yes
terday much information indicating
that he was in the neighborhood of
Satevo, moving towards Parral was
received but that regarded by Cen
eral Funston and his staff as most re-
liable was from Consul Letcher at
Chihuahua.
Washington. April 4.-Private ad-
vices seeming to show that Villa had
definitely been located south of Chi
huahua were received today by the
state department and at once turned
over to the war department for trans
mission to General PerShinR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
SUES Topeka FIRM
Buffalo Concern Asks Judgment for
SSS6.O5 Alleged Balance Due.

Because carload of milo maize had
sweat and nodded in transit the NoWak
Milling company of Buffalo has
brought suit in the district court OF
Shawnee county against the Bennett
Commission company, made up or A
II. and Alicia Bennett
The Buffalo company states in its
petition that on November 16, 1915,
the Bennett Commission company
drew a draft on it for 1896 to cover
a carload of milo maize shipped to
Buffalo and that the draft was paid
before the car arrived. The carload
of maize reached Buffalo December
Is and the Buffalo company maintains
that 1t had heated and was in bad
condition, that it was covered with
green mold and for that reason the
company refused to accept the ship
ment.
Negotiations were opened up with
the Topeka concern and the petition
says the BENEFITS offered to settle for
SS9937 f. o. b. Buffalo The freight
charges amounted to $417.22. The
Buffalo concern holds that there is
balanse of $4,000 coming to it and
asks for Judgment for that amount
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
HE FACES TRIAL
Hudson To Be Held for Piracy
on High Seas.
Will Remove Stowaway Spy to
Wilmington, Del.

New York. April 4.-The United
States district attorney general noti-
fled the local federal authorities here
today that a formal charge of piracy
on the high seas, for which the PEN
atty upon conviction is Imprisonment
for life, is to be preferred against
Clarence Reginald Hudson, alias Err
nest Schiller, the German who unaided
took possession of the British steam
ship Matoppo, after it had left New
York last week for Europe.
The United States district attorney
here was requested to have Hudson
removed to the Jurisdiction of the Will
mington delegate federal authorities
for trial in that district, where Hud-
son was first Jailed. Prior to the re-
ceipt of this message, Hudson had
been arraigned in a police court and
sent to Bellevue hospital for observa-
ton for ten days at the request of
the state authorities in whose care he
had been placed after it had been
decided that he had not committed a
breach of federal laws in this district.
County Attorney Swami said he
would begin proceedings Immediately
to have the police magistrates de-
cision rescinded and Hudson removed
to Wilmington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
RECORD FOLLOWS HIM
Arizona Police Chief Wants to Turn
Up johnson Jorden.

If there is any former police court
character Topeka police do not want
II ts-Johnson Jorden. a negro man who
was mixed up as a witness in the no
torious John Collins case. Yet peace
officers scattered over the country
persist in believing that Jorden is
wanted here and that there is re-
ward for him.
Today Harvey Parsons, chief of po-
lice. received a letter from W. 5.
KIRBY. chief Of police of Douglas, Arr
IONA. stating that he understood there
was reward for Jorden because OF
the murder of y. S. Collins, wealthy
Topekan. years ago." and that he
knew where hands could be laid on
Jurdcn.
The last the Topeka police had
heard of Jorden was from Alaska,
several months ago. Previous to that
they had reports from widely scat
tered points, all asking what reward
there was for him. Jorden was one
OF. the negroes involved in the web of
evidence that convicted John Collins
of the murder of his father III Topeka
in 1898. The Topeka police don't
want him They would prefer to pay
a reward to keep him out of Kansas.
He is an undesirable here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
CRUMBINE MEMORIAL
Tribute to Memory of Popular
Washburn Man Is Proposed.

"A Crumbine Memorial Endow-
ment" is proposed by members of
warren Crumbine's fraternity, the
president of the corporation for which
young Crumbine was working at the
time of his death, and Dr. Farley p
Womer, president of Washburn col
lege.
According to the plan of Dr. Womer,
memorial endowment of $2,5O6
would be raised. The president of
Amos Bird corporation for which
Crumbine was working at the time OF
his death in Shanghai. China, in Feb
ruary, has offered to subscribe $500
toward such memorial Friends of
Crumbine and the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity, of which Crumbine was a
member would make up the balance.
decision on the memorial will be
made this week. Some of the hackers
of the memorial would favor it in the
form of scholarship.
Crum bine's recent death came as g
sad shock to his many friends in To
peka. He was one of the most popu-
lar graduates that Washburn has ever
turned out. He was the son of DR.. S.
j. Crumbine of the state board of
health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
WALKED UP THE WALL
At Least That's What the Police
Thought Ed Pickering Did.

Ed Pickering isn't a vaudeville star.
He's only scene shifter. But when the
police slipped up on him behind the
scenes at the Orpheum theater last
night he walked right up the wall.
Later, when there was more light, It
was discovered Pickering went up a
ladder into the flies but to the police
it looked like he went up the wall like
a fly.
Pickering was wanted on the charge
of selling liquor and the police had
a state warrant to serve on him. They
pulled him down off the ladder and
this morning turned him over to the
county. Pickering lives at 529 West
ern avenue. The arrest was made at
1890 o'clock last night and the police
say there were several young men at
the Orpheum besides Pickering. 1t
was stated at police headquarters
that someone had secured a key to
the building and that it has been occu-
pied for hours after the last show on
manV occasions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
TABLE TALK
at THE E2

c. B. Horton. commercial superin-
tendent of the Western Union at
Omaha, and c. O. Blandin, CONNER
cial manager at Denver. were guests
at luncheon today of w. C. Carswell,
local manager. Judge William Easton
Hutchinson of Garden City ate lunch
con with Judge Henry f. Mason
Judge Hutchinson is here on business
connected with the state tax commits
sion.
Harry Snyder assured w. r. Smith
of his friendship today, but gave the
state printer advance warning that he
would not act as pailbearer at his
funeral. In fact, Harry Snyder be-
lieves an auto truck is the only con-
veyance to be found that will convey
the 300-pound Columbus man to his
final resting place.
S. ]. Bear, division commercial SUI
perintendent of the Missouri and Kan
Sas Telephone company, reads all
three Kansas City newspapers, and
predicts that Jost will be beaten to-
day by 5000 votes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
n. C. BILL
Senator BOrah Opposes Feder-
aIizatiOn of State Forces.
Give State Police the Power of
Military Body.

Washington, April 4-Senator
Borah opened fire in the senate to-
day on the National Guard plan as not
justifying the expense it would in
volve.
THE liberalization of the state mil
itia," Senator Borah said, lis not the
worst feature of what is proposed in
this bill. We must not lose sight of the
fact that the militia is the police force
of the state and that we propose here
to build up and extend the power of
the state police force and to put it on
the federal payroll
If this bill becomes law, for the
first time in the history of this gvo-
eminent or any free institution 1 know
of, you will put on the national pay
roll nearly 100000 men and leave
them also in the business and politics
of their respective states and at the
same time give them authority of mill
tary organization and to utilize the
power of military organization within
the state.'
Lodge Supports Measure.
Senator Lodge warmly endorsed the
bill, but declared it failed to go far
enough. Pacifists who oppose extend
ing the nations defenses at present
were identical in principle, he said,
with citizens who object to sufficient
police forces in municipalities.
Senator Lodge objected to amend
ments that would prevent the use of
the National Guard or volunteer
army. He said he thought the stand
ing army should be increased to $780,
900 men.
Senators Curtis Republican. and
Vardaman Democrat, support the
amendment to eliminate the volunteer
force
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
INTEREST IS KEEN
Zehrung Predicts Big Year for
All Cities in League.
Peterson Jewelry Store Offers
Gold Trophies to Players.

Frank Zehrung, president of the
Western league, who is in Topeka for
the purpose of meeting the local base
ball fans at a booster gathering to be
held in the Commercial club rooms to-
night, was the guest of honor at the
Commercial club luncheon at noon to-
day and made a short talk to the
members of the club on baseball.
While Mr.. Zehrung did not attempt
a long Grafton extolling the benefits to
be derived from a live baseball organ
lzatlon, he showed in a brief concise
way that baseball is one of Topeka's
best advertising assets and told the
business men present that they owe it
to themselves and their city to get
behind the local club just as they do
other enterprises that are a benefit to
the whole city.
Other Towns waking Up.
There is more interest in baseball
in every town in the league right now
than there has been in several years.
Mr.. Zehrung said. mot only is there
more interest among the followers of
the game, but bankers and business
ing more and more the value of having
popular outdoor sport that not only
furnishes entertainment to their peo-
pie but is also a potent advertising
medium"
To show the interest that is being
TAKEN III the game Dy business men,
the head of the league mentioned the
fact that the governor of Kansas is
offering a cup to the city taht turns
out the best crowd on the opening
day; that an Omaha jewelry firm has
offered gold bat to the player in
the league who makes the best batting
average in the league, and that a To-
peka jewelry firm has offered a gold
bat to the member of the Topeka
club who makes the best batting aver
age and a gold ball to the local pitch
er who makes the best record.
PetersOn'S Offer.
The local jewelry firm that is max
age team is the Gift Shop of Ralph r.
Peterson. In discussing the offer to-
day, Mr.. Burdick of the firm stated
that both the ball and the bat will be
regulation size and will be made of
the best gold filled material obtain
able.
The offer of the local firm is even
more generous than that of the Oma-
ha firm as the bat that will be given
is identically the same as the bat Of
fered in Omaha, and in addition the
local firm is offering a BALL
Both of the Peterson trophies have
already been ordered, and just as soon
as they are received they will be
placed on display.
Mr.. Zehrung stated this afternoon
that no umpires have yet been signed
for the approaching season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
BACK FROM TROPICS
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent kaczyIfski Re-
turn From Trip to Panama.

Returning home after a two months
trip which embraced Panama, Cuba
and the island of Jamaica, Vincent Ka-
czynski, SOL Western avenue, declared
old town to live in after ALL
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Kaczynski thor
oughly enjoyed their trip and encount-
cred many pleasant experiences while
away. From New Orleans they took
passage on the United Fruit company
steamer and sailed direct to Colon,
Panama. From there they went from
ocean to ocean over the government
owned railway which Uncle Sam oper-
ates and, incidentally charges passen-
gers five cents per mile for hauling
them While making the trip they
passed the huge slide at Culebra and
saw the big dredges at work removing
earth at the rate of 20, yards per
day from the channel of the canal
Splendid hotels owned and operated
by our government are at Panama and
were well filled with American
tourists. said Mr.. Kaczynski- While in
Havana many interesting sights were
witnessed and Mr.. Kaczynski. was loud
in his praise of the Clearly appear
ance of this beautiful city.
.I'don't see why we can't have just
as clean and as beautiful a city here
in Topeka, he said, for 1 was in
formed that before the Americans
went there it was a pest hole and if
we did that there we surely ought 10
be able to do the same thing here"
From Cuba was but a short trip to
Jamaica where they saw the English
soldiers, also several hundred intern
ed German merchants who were resi-
dents of the island and some who had
been picked up by the war vessels
from various boats. They also wit
messed the drilling of negro soldiers on
the island. who were being got
into shape. then sent to Egypt to
guard English interests
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
TRAIN IN mex
Equipped With Al Inch Howitzer and
Six Machine Guns and Costs $25,OOO.

Washington. April Am armored
train, it was disclosed today, has been
designed by military experts for pos
sible use in Mexico. Heavy armored
trucks now in course Of construction
are another new war device which
may be used below the Rio Grande
before the evolutionary force returns.
Details of the plans of the armored
train which is intended for use in
drive direct to Mexico City if neces-
sary became public today. 1t was es-
timated by the war department for
use by members of congress, that S.
10000 would be required to outfit
completely the army for any extended
stay in Mexican territory.
Armed Motor Trucks.
The ordnance department has de-
signed an armor car to cost about
$4,000. The car will be equipped
with one AT inch howitzer and six
machine guns. according to the plans.
AS an auxiliary of the armored car
there will be armed motor trucks, two
of which are being held at the arsenal
at Rock Island, Ill. These moto3
trucks are being so built as to be cas-
lily used in Mexico if the pursuit of
Villa is prolonged or actual interven-
ton develops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
MOTION TO QUASH
Is Filed by Defendant in Case OF
Swayze VS.. Zimmerman.

Attorney representing S. G. thinner
man, former county clerk, filed a mo-
ton to quash this morning in the case
brought by Oscar Swayze, present
county clerk, to collect $70S.47 and in
terest for work alleged to have been
done in completing records thinner
man had failed to complete willis
county clerk
zimmerman filed a motion to quash
and entered a general denial on the
ground that the statute of limitations
had run. Judge George H. Whitcomb
before whom the case is being tried,
took the motion under advisement but
continued to hear testimony.
The ground for judgment set forth
by SWayze, in his action against Zim-
norman is that Zimmerman neglected
certain records during his terms as
county clerk and that Swayze was
compelled to complete the work I'M
der orders from the county commits
sioners after Zimmerman's terms had
expired.
The charge is that Zimmerman kept
no record of the proceedings of the
county commissioners from May IA.
1903, to January 3, 1911, and that he
made no index of the journal from
November, 1906 to aJnuary, 1913
Zimmerman's defense was that he
had no time to do the work; that he
was required to do extra work that
saved the county money; that he
was given an oral promise of a dep
uty clerk for period of six months
by the county commissioners and that
he had not been supplied with that
deputy.
The case is not being tried before
a jury. Swayze is not bringing the
case in the name of the county nor as
county clerk. If he RECEIVERS the
money will belong to him and will
be in payment of work he performed
in completing Zimmerman's records
although he was ordered to do the
work by the county commissioners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
mine FILE APPEALS
Convicted in Police Court
object to the Verdicts.

Following Il month when only two
nolice court cases were appealed 10
fhe district court nine appeals were
ffIsd today They cover various al
lered attractions of the city ordi-
nances.
Logan Justice appeals from a police
court conviction of disorderiy con-
duet
Pauline Hubbard was convicted OF
being disorderly.
Walter Herman was convicted OF
being disorderly.
Maggie Porter was convicted of
soliciting.
There are two appeals filed by c. c.
Booher, he having been convicted
twice of driving a transfer wagon
without a city license.
Carrie Bracken was convicted on a
disorderly charge.
carrie Dodson was convicted of
soliciting.
Louis Howell was convicted of
Vaerancy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
DEATH and FUNERALS

MRS. JENNIE REASER. age Al.
died at 8 o'clock this morning at the
home of her sister, Mrs. w. p. Nc
Dermott. Twelfth and California ave-
nue.. The funeral will be held at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning at the resi-
dence. Interment in Topeka ceme-
terry.
HARRY LOVELAND, age %, died
at 7 o'clock this morning at a local
hospital. Arrangements for the fun
eral will be made later.
MRS. JANE MCKEE THOMAS, age
43, died Monday at her home, 619
West Seventh street. The funeral will
be held at O'Clock "Wednesday after
noon at the home. Interment in To-
peka cemetery.