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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-24
He TORE OUT HAIR
Woman Exhibits Blonde Locks
and Ruined KimOnO.
Beaten by Husband, Mrs. Nc
Davis VIII Ask Divorce.

The sergeant brought in two pack
ages and deposited them on the desk
before Robert Yates, police judge, dur
ing the trial of case this morning
Whats this?'' he asked poking his
finger at. the smaller package.
..That,, spoke up Mary Atkins, rs
the hair he tore out of my head.
And what's this?" asked the
Judge. opening the larger package.
.sWhy, that's the kimono he tore OIL
of me-" replied Miss Atkins.
The smaller package, opened as
plaved a long coil of blonde hair
The larger package, opened, show
ed the remnants of a gayly flowered
kimono.
That comprised the more substantial
avidence exhibited in the hearing Incl
dent to a family row in the roomng
house at 400 Kansas avenue yesterday
afternoon. d. B. McDavis was arrest
ed and held for investigation and when
his wife and two women companions
reached the police station today they
wanted to bring the formal charge OF
assault with intent to kill Judge
Yates talked the wife out of that. she
made a charge of assault and when
she left the station she carried the
name of the attorney she proposed to
have draw up a divorce petition.
| According to the story told by the
man and two women McDaNlS nau
been drinking He and his wife got
into what he termed "a little family
: jar" and he threw a chair at her and
as she went through the door helped
J her on her way with a well directed
kick. The wife screamed.
Heard Her Sister Scream.
81 heard my sister scream" said
/ Miss Atkins, land ran into the room.
He grabbed me by the hair and jerked
that handful right out of my head. He
tore all my clothes off and backed me
up against the wall and choked me
until l couldn't get my breath. He hit
me on the head and almost killed me-"
Miss Atkins eyes were swollen.
There were still black and blue marks
on her neck and she could scarcely
speak. She was treated last night
after the attack and the city physician
stated that one of her tonsils had been
torn loose.
"And he kicked me something aw-
full" broke in Mrs. McDavis. IF it is
necessary for evidence in this case I'll
show the bruise.'
Never mind that" spoke up Judge
Yates, Its not at all necessary. I'll
take your word for it"
McDavis denied that he had hit a
single woman" He declared the trou-
BILE was only a little family jar and
that his sister -in-law had no business
mixing into it,
All right" said Judge Yates, your
fine is seventy-five dollars, and you
ought to feel lucky getting off at that
after beating up a woman"
McDavis is held without bond. While
he is in Jail Mrs. McDavis will bring
suit for divorce, she said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-24
BIC WAD TO NAVY
Appropriations Bill Carries To-
tai of 217 Million.
Compares With 149 Million for
Current Year.
80 SUBMARINES ON LIST
Also Battleships, 2 Cruisers
and Is DestrOyers.
1880 Additional Men Provided
by Committees Bill.
80 SUBMARINES ON LIST

Washington, April 24.-The naval
appropriations bill for the fiscal year
1917, framed by a house sub-commit-
tee and submitted by the committee
today, carries $217,652,174 against
s149, 656.S65 appropriated for the cur
rent fiscal year. This is inclusive of
public works and is on the basis O.
the navy departments proposed build
ing program for 1917.
Eighty-Five Million for Ships.
The navy departments building pro-
gram for 1917, which is for two bat
tleShips, two battle cruisers, three
scout cruisers, fifteen destroyers, thir-
ty submarines two gunboats, one hos
pital ship and one fuel-oil ship, is en-
bodied without change for the COM
mittee to take up next Thursday. This
proposed building program would cost
$S5. ,127 against $45.053,SO1 for this
year, and includes $27.647.000 for
hulis, outfits and machinery of pro-
posed new ships. and $7,675,000 for
hulls and outfits of five fleet subma-
rines and % coast submarines pro-
posed, and $21.6S1,OO0 for the armor
and armament for vessels authorized
on the 1917 building program.
There is also an item of $2S, 369,127
for construction and machinery of
NCSSClo HSI6lOlOTS authorized.
For aviation in the navy, including
maintenance of aircraft stations and
experiment work in development of
aviation for naval purposes. the bill
carries s2,000.00O and in addition $685.
600 fer the naval advisory committee
for aeronautics.
81 Million Dollar Drydock.
The naval militia is given $3S7,737,
instead of $4,000 as at present. In
personnel. the bill provides for 49,
500 additional men. For naval aux
iliaries s95O,O0O is allowed. an in
crease OF s15n.NOO. New items for
nearly $4,000. 600 for reserve ammuni-
ton are included. A S3.5OO,OOO dry
dock at Norfolk and another like it al
Philadelphia for battleship construc-
ton is proposed. Two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars for the pun chase
of 232 acres land on San Diego bay fol
marine-advance and aviation base
was contingent on the city giving SOC
acres adjoining the tide lands of the
bay for naval base. The naval med.
ical service would be incre ased t.
three and half per cent of the au.
thorized strength of the marine corps
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-24
ASK FOR A PAROLE
Friends of lola Prisoner Would Re-
lease Him From "Pen.''

Paul Mails of Leavenworth, former
ly stenographer for Warden Codding,
and B. E. Clifford. an lola attorney,
made application for a parole today
for B. B. Branum, who is serving from
three to five years in the state prison
at Lansing for manslaughter. Bra
mum had son who began working in
a pool hall at lola, which was looked
upon as d joint, according to the
lola attorney
Not satisfied with the environment
surrounding his son, Branum went
into the pool hall to get the boy.
While there he took a few drinks and
as a result a quarrel arose between
the proprietor and the boys father.
The proprietor is alleged to have
grabbed n Ratchet and Branum drew
a revolver, which was fired and re-
suited in the mans death.
William ogden, a wealthy farmer
living near Hiawatha. is here seeking
a parole for his brother, Bert ogden,
confined in the prison on a man
slaughter charge also. Bert Joselyn, a
Young man living at Hiawatha, was
found on the outskirts of the town
one morning with a bruise on his head,
indicating foul play. Circumstantial
evidence. it is alleged, convicted Og-
den and he was sentenced to from five
to twenty-one years in the state pris-
on. T. D. Smith, 4 Hiawatha attor-
ney, accompanied William Ogden to
the governors office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-24
MRS. BRIGGS SUES U. P.
Asks $4,000 as Compensation for Loss
of Her Son.

Sarah ]. Briggs, mother of Earl
Briggs, Union Pacific fireman who
was killed at the Union Pacific station
in North Topeka November 5 of last
year, filed suit in the district court
today against the Union Pacific for
$4,000 damages.
Mrs Briggs lives at Junction City
and is ST years of age. She alleges
that Earl was her support; that he
was single and turned almost all of
his earnings. amounting to around
500 a month, over to her. His death,
she says, deprives her of support.
She charges negligence on the part
of employees of the railway company
as being responsible for her sons
death. She states that at midnight of
November 5, the train upon which her
son was firing" stopped at the Union
Pacific depot and that the crew went
into the lunch room; that without her
sons knowledge the engineer left the
room and started the engine. Her
son, she says, ran out of the lunch
room, and caught the tenth car on
the moving train, climbed to the top
and ran along the cars towards the
engine; that he fell between two
freight cars and was killed
The action is brought under the en-
blowers liability act.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-24
BAN ON bitches
Abe Gordon, Hurt in Auto Accident,
Has safety First" Plan.

Kansas City. Mo-. April 24.-It was
a narrow escape when w. P. Mont
gomery, assistant attorney general OF
Kansas A. L. Shultz and Abe Cor
dom two Topeka newspaper men,
were thrown from a Montgomery auto
Sunday on their way to Kansas CITY
The car skidded into a ditch, over
turned and the three occupants would
have been seriously injured had they
not have fallen in the ditch and the
car falling across.
Abe Gordon was badly shaken up
and his left wrist twisted. A. l..
Shultz was severely scratched about
the face and his left foot badly bruis-
ed. Montgomery was not seriously
hurt The car was left until help
could be found to permit them to
reach their destination. However,
upon their return the four tires were
stolen.
Gordon, being the least injured of
the three, was able to be at work
today, while Shultz and Montgomery
were unable to be on duty. Gordon
stated that it was the most peculiar
accident he ever had, and that a law
ought to be passed removing ditches
from thu side of a road, or If they 90
permit bitches, a dryer should be sup
piled so the road overseerS can use
it on wet roads to permit cars that
have a habit of skidding to pass safe
" over these dangerous places
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-24
NOTHING IS RIGHT
John Gibson Rccites Long Tale of Woe
in Police Court.

John ellison. picked up by the police
for begging on the street, carried his
begging proclivities right into the
court room and put them on display
before Robert Yates, police judge.
and a court room filled with people.
Judge Yates asked hign one ques-
ton when he was brought in. That
was sufficient for ellison. He talked
for five minutes without taking a long
breath then dropped to his knees on
the court room floor. He clasped his
hands above his head.
"Oh, Judge" he said, do something
for me-
Il will" said the judge, take him
back and keep him"
Get up out of that" said a patrol
man, loath to take hold of Gibson, who
had an uncleanly appearance. Get
up out of that. Your prayers won't
buy you anything here"
Before dropping to his knees ellison
had half-sobbed a story involving a
weak heart, poor lungs, a digestive ap-
paratus that wasn't worth a hang. a
pair of weak legs and a vacancy where
brains were intended.
My brain is gone" he wept, my
nerve are gone. 1 can't breathe. My
heart won't worke when l lie down.
My legs won't hardly hold me up. My
stomach won't digest anything
ellison said he had to leave Colorado
because of his lungs; that he had to
leave Omaha because of the water,
that he had to leave Kansas City be-
cause of his heart but that Topeka
seemed to be a pretty good sort OF
place. He wanted to be sent out To
the poor farm and have medical treat
ment.
ellison is the fellow who was caught
a few days ago borrowing stamps
from housewives to be used in sending
letters to his dear mother" who
would send him money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-24
DINNER STORIES.

John was grieving because he had
no gift for his mothers birthday.
DO not quarrel with little sister all
day." suggested grandmother.
THAT would be the best gift she
could have" John agreed.
Cant you see how much mother
enjoyed your gift. John2' asked his
grandmother at night why don't
you do this every day?"
his very boots.
''Pd rather die, grandma, than live
like this every day" he said fervently.
81 see another of your clients went
to Jail yesterday" remarked the doc
tor you must have quite a colony
of them there by this time
-'Oh. WELL" replied the lawyer, Il
keep 'em above ground anyhow.
That's more than you can say for
your patients"
DO you mind if 1 smoke?" asked
up-to-date young thing of her caller.
"Oh, no." he replied, '-all my sisters
smoke-Fm used to the oder of to-
bacco!'
The little, mild, bald man had set
tied down in the train to read. and,
feeling drowsy after a trying day at
business, fell asleep. On the hat rack
above was a ferocious crab in a bucket
it fell, alighted on the little man S
shoulder. and grabbed his ear to
steady itself.
All the passengers waited expect
antly for developments, but all they
heard was:
Let go. Sarahl tell you I've been
at the office all evening"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-24
NEAR 1000 CAME
Easter Breakfast at Masonic
Temple Largely Attended.
Singing of Miss Florence Rowe
a Feature of the Occasion.
Miss Helen Aufderheide.

Plates were laid for 700 who were
expected to eat breakfast and attend
Easter ceremonies of the knights of
the Rose Croix at Masonic hall Sun
day morning. Fully 200 were obliged
to wait for a second table, the attend
ance exceeding all expectations of Of
ficers in charge of the affair.
Miss Florence Rowe. a soloist, capti-
waited the audience with her singing
and she was forced to respond to an
insistent encore. Also the music of
the North Topeka Baptist choir of
fifty voices met with favor.
Scott Hopkins read the story of
Easter and H. J. Waters delivered the
annual address. In addition to the ex-
cellent program was the beautiful GER
emory of relighting the lights in token
of Christ'S resurrection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-24
SLEW CHILDREN
Mother on Trial Will Offer In
sanity Defense.
Gave Them Poison to Prevent
Growing Up "Nameless."

New York, April 24.-Temporary
insanity will be the defense of Mrs.
Ida Sniffen- Walters Rogers on trial
before Justice Tompkins on the charge
of murd ering her two children, John
and .Lorida. She poisoned them so
they would not grow up to face the
shame Of being nameless.
With face pale. betraying little emo
ton. Mrs. Rogers sat in court today
while the jury, completed just before
noon, was being selected. Frequently
through the session she turned to talk
in whispers to her husband, Lorlys FL
ton Rogers the father of the poisoned
children, but at the time of their birth
married to another woman.
Prosecution Relentless.
Attorney Martin showed by his
questions a determination that the
prosecution would be remcrseless in its
fight to prove the defendant sane at
the time of the poisoning.
That motherly love, emotions of a
woman scorned and sentiment natur-
ally borne by woman in distress was
certain to play a big feature in the de-
Tense was believed
The defense was pleased when it
found venirentan who, in answering
other wants, was married.
All of the jurors are married.
We expected defense of insanity
| in this case" Prosecutor Martin said
in his address to the jury, but there
was no insanity, unless it was de-
preston which occurred because the
| defendant led an immoral life and be-
cause of the association with Rogers
who had behind him a trail of broken
| homes. Such a life must end within
prison walls Z.
Calls Parents ''Libertines."
He characterized Rogers and his
wife as two ''libertines" He had sub
poenas issued for Mrs. Annie Dupree
Rogers and Mrs. Carolyn Giddings
| Rogers, the first and second wives ,oi
the husband of the defendant.
Policeman kiley. called to the Rog-
ers home the night of the poisoning
testified that after the defendant, then
Mrs. Rogers, was in the ambulance
Rogers jumped on the step and
| moaned:
My wife and babies"
Did she have any reason to dc
this?'' Kiley testified he asked Rogers
Absolutely none" he gave as the
reply, except that we had a family
Spat."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-24
KNEW ABOUT FRAUD
Prosecutor in Closing Lorimer Trial
Cites Shady Transaction.

Chicago, April 24.-Assistant States
Attorney Holly asserted today in his
closing argument at the trial of Will
liam Lorimer, that there was one
fraudulent transaction the former
senator knew of. He cited tbs in
stance of the failure of the Union
Trust company of Kansas City terming
its deal with the La Sale bank az
wash" transaction. Mr.. Lorimer is
being tried on charges arising from
the failure of the La Sale Street Trust
and Savings bank.
Mr.. Holly said that Mr.. Lorimer's
denial of the testimony of the five
bankers headed by James B. Forgan,
chairman of the board of directors of
the First National bank, that they had
warned him that Munday was "un-
safe was simply Lorimer's word
against that of five reputable bankers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-24
DROP MRS. BURTON
Kansas State Grange Expels
Topeka Woman.
Eight Charges Made by a Trial
!. Committee.

Mrs. Ella G. Burton, state lecturer
for the Kansas State Grange, has been
expelled from membership in the or
ganization by order of the execu-
tive committee of the grange. COM
prising w. T. Dickson, chairman; f.
Z. Wentz. A. e. Weed, A. P Reardon
and F. c. Pomeroy. This action was
taken at meeting of the executive
committee held at the Glen-Wood no.
tel in Topeka on April IA. Today,
printed pamphlet containing a resume
of the trial and subsequent action or
the executive committee was received
at the state house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-24

seth SmigEles SAYS you are another
Daniel Webster Yes" replied Senator
Sorghum: seth is always comparing me
with somebody who is dead.'-Washing
ton Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-24

Eight charges in violation of grange
rules were filed against Mrs. Burton
and she was found guilty OF every
charge. according to the finding of a
trial committee at Garnett on April I.
The trial was held in the office OF
Senator Noah Bowman. Twenty wit
nesses appeared at the trial from VaIl-
Gus parts Of Kansas. AT the topeka
meeting the executive committee sus-
tanned the findings and approved the
report of the trial committee Follow
ing are the charges, in part:
First action was taken on January
3, 1916. when the executive committee
. suspended Mrs Burton pendlnS
an investigation on January II,
the matter was reported 10 pc
more thoroughly investigated ana
charges were filed against Mrs. Bur
ton. In a letter to A. f. Wedd, sec
refarv of the grange, Mrs. Burton
! gave notice of an appeal to be taken
before the grange at it's next meeting:
This tended to throw the matter OUT OF
the hands of the executive committee
ana on March 3. the charges and com
. plants of which she was found guilty
were filed by ]. w. Robinson.
Trial Committee Named
Mrs Burton was notified that ac-
cording to the laws and usaSes OF the
order a trial committee would be APP
pointed and the charges investigated
and recommendations made. The trlal
committee composed: E w. West
gate. Manhattan: 5. B. Haskin, Olathe
Albert Warner. Burlingame; F. M
Lands. Canton. and D. NJ. LauVer'
Paola.
The witnesses who appeared at the
trial at Carnett were:
A. P Reardon. McLouth, Kan; H
! ]. Waters, Manhattan. Kan; ]. W.
Ferguson. Topeka. Kan; H. Signor,
Manhattan. Kan: F. c. Pomeroy, Hol-
ton. Kan; w. T. Dickson, carbon
1t, Nor hot
tan. Kan. Mrs. Anna Docking, Man
! haitian Kan; J. L. Heberlin, Waka-
. rusa. Kan: F. E Wentz. Burlington
: Kan; II. w Behrens, Lyndon. Kan.
I Mrs. Anna McKidner, Kincaid, Kan.
George Black, Olathe. Kan; A. f
: Wedd. Lenexa, Kan; ]. F. Buehler
Mayetta, Kan; B. Needham, Lane
Kan: A. Nj. Bunge. Waverly. Kan; w
I II. Coultis, Topeka. Kan; l. A. Ma
. Huron. Sharpe. Kan.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-15
7aega1lc FINANCIAL AND MARKET NEWS Local

board was given over 20 ,he work
fGt cooperation OF manufacturer
WAS secured. good distribution of
work was obtained and much SUI
f.rInE WAS relieved and prevented
Six months later thore Was a stuk-
ing contrast in conditions There
Was m actual scarcity OF y8r.ous
kinds at sNued labor and no sur
p. ot common labor Some of tne
factories were running overtime.
moro wru Vere employed than ever
before and no one who Was able
and VllHe fo work needed 90 be-
ont OF q job Statistics OF tho clry's
business emphasize the contrast"
The Detroit times., 1916-01-15
City Receivers From
Slump Faster Than
Others, Says B. of {.
ANNUAL TABLE
OF FIGURES OUT
s hOWs Increases in
Many Lines Never
known Before


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business condition which ls Aere-
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aa- noted 'har tas aepta depression
ot 1907 vas .rss pronounced and
rh, recovery raaratr7n was more
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The Detroit times., 1916-01-15

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The Detroit times., 1916-01-15

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The Detroit times., 1916-01-15

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-13
CH|CLUB RIOTERS
Invade REDITOWN
Windy City Crowd Led by Band from
Depot to Hotel and Traffic is
Blocked for Time.

Cincinnati, April 13.-Cincinnati was
given a touch Of Chicago pep yester-
day the minute the Cub rooters' spe-
cial pulled in at $50 A band was at
the depot to greet the fans, and they
marched to the Hotel Havlin, keeping
step to the latest airs
At the Cub headquarters was hatch
ed the plot of calling on the city's
great, who for the day included Garry
Hermann and Charles P. Taft. This
blocked the traffic, but they don't mind
this down here during the baseball
season, and as this is the annual pen
nant-winning day for the local bugs
they go stark mad anyhow this time
of the year.
Down the street wendell the process
sion. Traffic cops, street cars, autos
and other vehicles were swallowed up
in the mob, which first stormed Herr
mann's headquarters in tie Virgins
building. From there the fat, perspir-
ing, but noisy drum major led the
cavalcade to the Offices of Mr. Taft.
The former owner of the Cubs passed
the seasons compliments to President
Weeghman, at the head of the pro-
cession, from a third-story window,
while the musicians sputtered and
blew down below.
There was another face at the win
dow which gave the scene a touch of
the melodramatic. None other than C.
". Murphy popped out just as Mr..
Taft was making his third bow. But
Charles was in disguise. Gone was
the hirsute adornment on the upper
lip, but the Chicago mob recognized
him just as the band swung into the
strain Of How Dry l Am" There was
no chance for the former Cub boss to
make good on the invitation as some
Of the marchers saw a book sign first.