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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
THEY WANT O'BRIAN
The Californian Officers Will Come on
and Get Him.

c. w O'Brian, who gives himself up
to Sheriff L. L. Kiene, is wanted by
the officers of Sacramento, California.
Sheriff Kiene received a reply to his
telegram to Sacramento this morning.
1t says:
1--WE hold felony warrant for C. w
O'Brian. Will send officer with re-
QUESTION papers"
The telegram was signed by the
chief of police.
Il hope" said O'Brian, when he
read the telegram, that he doesn't
send my friend Ryan. Ryan is as
sistant chief and he would like Moth
ing better than picking me up. I've
kidded him lot out there"
O'Brian, who gave himself up volun-
tarily, says the only thing of which
he is guilty is wife desertion. The
embezzlement charge, he says, there
is nothing to.
what property l took when 1 left, -
he said, II took from my wife. 1t
was mine and belonged to me before
we were married.
Sheriff Kiene is not greatly i'm
pressed with the O'Brian case. He
thinks O'Brian is likely to get a free
ride back to California after finding
he can't sell baseball" games in Kan
sas. That is what O'Brian has been
doing-selling a sort of gambling game
called baseball"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
TOLD TO SPREAD OUT
Members of Cooperative Club Ad-
vised to Enter Missionary Field.

The development of business col
leges in this country was described by
S. j. Shook. manager of the Stricken
Business college, at meeting of the
Cooperative club in the tea room at
the Mills building at noon today.
Thirty-five members of the organiza-
ton were present at a luncheon that
preceded the address.
Preceding Mr.. Shook, DIR. G.. w.
Smith of Kansas City, a guest of the
local club today. in a short talk urged
Topeka Co-ops to enter the missionary
field Organization of new clubs in
the vicinity of Topeka and Kansas
City is being left altogether to the
Kansas City Cooperative club, he
pointed out. He advised an invasion
of st. Joseph. where no club has yet
been organized.
On request of the Commercial club
that local business men contribute to
the fund for a Lincoln statue, a col
lection was taken up at the meeting
this noon. Members of the club who
were not present today are to be visit
ed later.
In the absence of President George
A. Moore, vino with a dozen other
Co-ops accepted an invitation to at
tend dinner by the Kansas City club
today, William Anderson presided L.
r. Rain was acting secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
WANT QUICKER ACTION
Telephone Men Complain of the p. Z.
C's. Dilatory Methods.

Quicker action on the part of the
Public Utilities Commission in hand
ling telephone cases referred to it was
urged upon Governor Capper today by
a committee of telephone men ap-
pointed by the executive committee of
the Independent Telephone associa-
ton. The habit of the commission of
placing telephone cases in pigeon holes
and delaying action is making invest
ment in the telephone business in Kan
sas a risk and often a loss, the com
mittee alleges.
Then, the committee suggested that
telephone expert be placed on the
states payroll to facilitate matters and
Governor Capper later expressed him
self in favor of the plan. Inquiries at
the commission revealed that such an
expert is on the states payroll right
now. He is w. G. Reed, who bears the
title of the assistant engineer.
Resolutions condemning the present
method of conducting the utilities
commission were adopted at a conven-
ton of independent telephone men
held in Topeka a few months ago.
Members of the committee which
called upon the governor are: ]. c..
Strong. Blue Rapids; w. H. Nelson,
Smith Center; Walter Moxley, Valley
Falls: T. L. Youmans. Osawatomie;
Sam Tucker, Plea sa nton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
RUINED BY SEWAGE
Redenbaugh Files Indictment
Against Industrial Institute.
Charges Damage to Health and
Destruction of Business.

Charging that his farm. his bust
ness. his stock. his health and even
his peace of mind have been ruined
by sewage from the colored Industrial
and Educational institute east of town,
w. H Redenbaugh has brought suit
in the district court against that in
stitution for a total of $5,225 dam
ages.
Redenbaugh alleges that the man
agement of the institution drains all of
the sewage from the buildings used by
the students and from the barns used
by the stock, upon his ground. which
is lower than that upon which the
school is located. His petition indi-
Gates that the sewage not only vitiates
the water and the ground but even
the air. causing illness.
He lists his complaints, one after
the other, against the method of dis
posing of the sewage.
Redenbaugh says he operated a
dairy but that because the ground and
water became impregnated with poi
tied from using his cows for dairy
purposes. His daily business was
ruined, he says, and he asks for $4,000
damages on that score.
Then. he says the poisons soaked
down through the ground and got
into his well, injecting the water to
such an extent that it was unfit for
use. He asks for $500 for the loss of
his well.
The dirty liquid. he says. spread
over his pasture land, poisoning the
ground and destroying all vegetation.
His pasture land was no longer avail
able and he asks for 5000 on that
score.
Redenbaugh had pond and that
did not escape the all-enveIoping poi
son, according to his petition. 1t be-
came polluted and unfit for use as a
pond. He places the value of the
pond at S25.
The ground all roundabout became
poisoned and unfit for use. He asks
$1,000 for that
Because even the air became poi
soned. according to the petition, and
he became sick. Redenbaugh asks fol-
1000 for illness.
The suit was filed by Waters &
Waters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
OIL YARDS AFIRE
Prevent Flames Reaching 112
Million Gallons Storage.
Fireman Falls Into Tank OF
Acid; Seriously Burned.

Kansas City, April IA fire which
started late last night in the Kansas
City Refining company's yards at the
foot of Garfield avenue, Kansas City.
Kan, burned itself out this morning
after doing damage estimated at from
$4,000 to 100000.
The contents of seven tanks of oil
and part of two takns of gasoline were
destroyed. By using pumps most of
the gasoline in the two tanks was
drawn off ahead of the fire.
Thomas Gibson, a fireman, received
severe burns on the legs when he
walked into an underground level tank
of acid used in refining. Gibson did
not see the tank and went down to his
waist. He chung to the hose and prob
ably that saved his life. Others help
ed him to safety and removed his
clothing and took him home. The
acid was six feet deep in the tank.
Storage tanks containing 1 u million
barrels of oil stood just ahead of the
fire and efforts of the firemen were
chiefly to prevent the spread of the
flames to those and other tanks. John
McNarrey, fire chief. said the fire was
as difficult as any with which he had
experience
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
PRIMARY IN ILLINOIS
Farmers Stay at Home; Fights at
Polls in Chicago.

Chicago, April 11.-Light voting
throughout the state today marked
the president preference primary.
Lack of interest and fair weather
which kept the farmers in the fields
were the contributing causes. The in
dications were that the Republican
state candidates for delegate-at-Iarge
pledged to support Senator Sherman
as presidential candidate would be
elected. In some of the northern dis
tricts John l.. Harlan, unpledged del
egate at large candidate who stumped
the state in favor of the nomination of
Col Roosevelt showed strength.
From most of downstate districts
word came that the Sullivan group of
delegate-at-large candidates on the
Democratic ticket were being favored.
In chicago, the election of ward COM
mitteemen was holly contested and
the fractional fight was carried up to
the district delegate and delegate-at-
large candidates.
Several clashes which called for po-
lice action were reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
IT'S BIG RALLY DAY
Flying Squadron From East Guests of
Topekans.

Decks are being cleared today for
the arrival here tomorrow of the fly
ing squadron" of eastern suffrage en-
voys headed by Miss Ella Reigel of
Philadelphia.
Members of the party and Mrs. Car
RE chapman Gait of New York, presi-
dent of the National Suffrage associa-
ton, are to be the guests of the Kansas
branch of the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage
The women who w illbe here We'd
nesday and Thursday are to be en-
tertained at noon tomorrow at a
luncheon given by the Kansas Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs.
In the evening a reception will be
given at the home of Governor and
Mrs. Capper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
LACK FOOD in WARSAW
Polish Children Starving Says Letter
to Relief Committee.

Chicago, April 11.-Warsaw is a
smileless city and funerals are so
numerous that collins are carried on
the shoulders of men instead of in
hearses. according to letter received
by the Polish central relief committee
today from Anthony c. Czarenick, an
American now in Warsaw.
Children suffer most" the letter
continued. MANY of them dying each
day from the want of proper nourish-
ment. Only the German military
forces in the city are provided with
sufficient food. Dogs and horses are
being slaughtered for food purposes
The committee tonight will consider
the advisa bility of asking the Ameri-
can consul at Warsaw to spend for
the relief of Polish children the 1000
fund placed in his hands by Chica
goans which originally was intended
for Polish-American hospital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
TAUGHT At BETHANY
Alice Smith Dearborn Is Dead al
Weare, N. III.

Weare, n. H. April 11.-Alice
Smith-Dearborn, formerly of Topeka.
Kan, died here April 1 after a short
attack of pneumonia. She was the
wife of George W. Dearborn and the
last seven years lived in South Weare.
She was for fourteen years a teacher
of mathematics in Bethany college at
Topeka.
Mrs Dearborn, formerly Miss Alice
Smith, was born in Newport and
moved to Weare when a child. She
attended Francestown academy and
graduated from Bridgewater, Mass,
normal shool. She taught in New
Hampshire, Massachusetts and Illinois
before going to Topeka Surviving
her are her husband and one brother,
Herbert D. Smith.
Miss Alice Smith left Topeka about
nine years ago, at that time complet-
ing her fourteenth year az an instruc-
tor of mathematics in Bethany college.
She is remembered by many Topeka
people and former students at Beth
anV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
TAKES OUT A CHARTER
United Cigars Company Prepares to
Do Business in Kansas

Enters now the United Cigars COM
pany into Kansas and possibly Topeka.
At a special meeting of the state char
ter board this morning, this half mill
lion dollar Illinois corporation was
granted a charter to operate in Kan
sas. J. C. Wood, a Wichita attorney
is state agent of the company and
made the necessary negotiations for
obtaining a charter. The company
opened a store at Wichita Saturday.
RumorS current today were to the
effect that a suitcase on the Outlook
building near the corner of Eighth
and Kansas avenues had been OBJ
tanned. The Outlook people absolute
ly denied the rumor. The application
states that the United Cigars company
has 100000 in outstanding stock and
that $2,700 of this amount will be used
in Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
AND FORD GAME BACK
l.. NJ. Warren Thought 1t Was Stolen
He Called Police.

A Ford played hide and seek on
Kansas avenue Monday afternoon
while the owner Travelled back and
forth between the curbing and the
telephone in Crosby Brothers store.
When F. NJ. Warren of 1872 Blu
chanan street went into the store the
car was standing by the curbing.
When he came out ten minutes later
it was gone. He rushed in and tele-
phoned to the police station, then
rushed out to the curb again. And
when he rushed out the car was stand
ing where he had left it. By that time
Officers Richardson. Woodward ard
WEIGH had reached the scene and they
found the Ford and the mystified
owner, both at the curb. Mr.. Warren
was in a quandary until a brother
happened by. The brother explained
that he had backed the car away from
the curbing to let another car out,
then had pulled it back in and left it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
TABLE TALK
AT TIE U2-AZ
COMMERCIAL Club. @TA

Statements urging business men to
contribute TO the fund for a Lincoln
statue were sent out from the Com
mercial club today. In response to
the request. contributions began COM
ing in before noon.
Reservations for the Reasonable
Preparedness addresses Wednesday
and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Cats suf-
frage address Thursday are coming in
rapidly. Addresses will be delivered
Wednesday by stephen Wise, well
Amos Pinchot, prominent New York
business man.
Following a conference with L. A
Mayberry of Wichita, president of the
State Teachers association, concerning
arrangements for handling visiting
teachers who will be in Topeka to at
tend the State Teachers convention in
November and a visit to Hutchinson,
where Democrats are holding their
convention, j. Will Kelley, secretary of
the Commercial club expects to re-
turn TO Topeka Wednesday morning
With the appearance of mid-sum-
mer weather baseball fans are becom-
ing enthusiastic Fans at the club are
attendance will see the opening of the
season here this year.
J. Will Kelley, secretary of the To-
peka Commercial club has received q
communication from ex-Presidene
William H. Taft, asking that dele
gates be sent from here to the first
annual national assemblage of the
League to Enforce Peace, to be held
in Washington on May 26 and p. Mr.
TAFT is the president of the league.
With view to having the country, s
business men well represented at the
leagues first annual conference, Mr..
Taft has sent a like invitation to all
of the commercial organizations which
have a membership in the Chamber
OF Commerce Of the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
REDUCE PAPER RATES
Freight Charges From Michigan Re
adjusted by 1. 1. c.

Washington, April Introduction
of one and one-half cents to two cents
hundred pounds in freight rates on
writing, printing, book, tissue and
wrapping paper from mills in Michi-
Shreveport and Nashville were ordered
today by the I. c. C. in order to place
Michigan and Wisconsin paper mills
on the same basis.
Readjustment of freight rates from
the Michigan mills to Chicago and to
points in central, western and SOUTH
ern territory was denied on the ground
that unjust discrimination had not
been proved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
DEATH AND FUNERALS

MARY PASTE, age Ga died this
morning at her home four and one
half miles north OF Topeka. The tu-
neral will be held at 1 o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon at the home. In
terment in Granville cemetery. Ser
vices will be private.
PHILLIP ]. SPRENG, age II, died
Monday at his home. 1915 Washburn
avenue. The funeral will be held at
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon at
Westminster Presbyterian church. In
terment in Mount Hope cemetery.
HENRY ]. MILLER, age IS, died
today at his home on Route 3. North
Topeka The funeral will be held at
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon at the
home. Interment in Topeka cemetery.
HUGH TARBET, age 35, died last
Tuesday in Florence. Kan. The body
was inferred in Topeka cemetery this
morning.
INFANT LOPEZ died at the home
of his parents, PIP Branner street,
Monday The funeral was held today
at St Marie's Catholic church. Inter
ment in Mount Calvary cemetery.
MRS. w ]. PARKER died in Santa
Gorda, Tex. The body will arrive in
Topeka tomorrow. and will be taken
to the home of C. G. Blakeley. 1874
Polk street. Funeral ARRANGEMENTS
will be made later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
CAUGHT IN The ACT
Person Who Has Been Robbing III. S.
Students Is Discovered.

The stealing epidemic which has
been worrying high school students
and teachers came to a close today
with the discovery of the main cul-
prit. For several weeks it has been
unsafe for students or teachers to
leave their wearing apparel, books or
VaIuables unguarded at the high
school. Even the lockers provided by
the school became unsafe as the anna
teur craftsman" developed consider
able ingenuity in mastering the COM
binations. By chance discovery
Prof. c. H. Hepworth fairly caught
the boy who is responsible for the
petty thievery, in the act
After an interview with his parents
superintendent Wilson announced that
he will give the boy another chance
and he will continue in school on pro-
baton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
NOT WHOLLY SOCIAL
A Large Amount of Work Is Done by
the ID. \. r.

That membership in the Kansas d.
A r. is not merely a social distinc-
ton but a connection with a society
doing much valuable patriotic, char
liable and educational service is shown
blythe report recently compiled by
Mras George T. Guernsey and sent to
the=national society.
Among the things accomplished By
thersociety are:
The placing of 119 memorials.
Ninety-one markers have been placed
on-cthe Santa Fe trail, and monu-
ments at Pawnee Rock, Lost Springs.
wichita, Burlingame, Sterling and
Baldwin. The old government wall
at .-Leavenworth has been restored,
memorial gates placed at the Mount
Hope cemetery at Independence ard
at the cemetery at Parsons
Several thousand dollars has been
given towards charity or educational
work. and there are hundreds of other
items along patriotic lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11

evening. The opening address will be
made this evening by Mr.. Fazel, who
is the retiring moderator of Topeka
Presbytery. One hundred and twenty
elders and preachers from the sixty
churches of the Presbytery arrived to-
day.
For Sewer Pipe. Phone SOS. ]. B.
Whelan & Co.-Adv.
Nina Scott, a young colored girl,
will be placed on trial in the second
division of the district court on the
charge of forgery. The girl is charged
with forging the name of w. A. L.
Thompson on check and cashing it
at Crosby Bros store. stating that she
was employed at the Thompson home.
Arthur Taylor. negro. is being
tried today in the second division of
the district court on the charge OF
stealing a lavatory and a large plate
old Foster home at Eleventh and Har-
rison streets. Archie Rogers, another
negro, was arrested on the same
charge, but they demanded separate
trials and Taylor was tried first. The
case probably will go to the jury late
this afternoon.
Ida Prescott isn't satisfied with the
judgment of A. w. Dana, judge of the
first division of the district court
holding she was not entitled to di-
Vorce from Norman ]. Prescott Hell
attorney, Otis Hungate, filed motor
for a new trial with the clerk of the
district court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
TRAIN WAS BLOWN UP
Eighty Lives Lost in Wreck al
Mena Station. Mexico.

Ell Paso. April 11.-Calixto Con-
treraS, commanding a force of Vii
listas, dynamited a train on March
81 at Mena station, between Durango
City and Torreon, causing a wreck in
which eighty persons were killed. A
letter containing this information has
been received by the civil authorities
here.
A large number of fatalities is said
to have been due to fire which start
ed in the wreckage before the pas
sengers could extricate themselves.
After getting all the obtainable loot,
the bandits are reported to have rid
den away without offering any assist
ance.
Calixto Contreras commands one of
the columns which have been operat-
ing in conjunction with the forces of
Canuoto Reyes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
SET FOR OPENING
Baseball Season Starts TOmOr-
row in Big Leagues.
Many Changes in Personnel of
Nearly All Clubs.

Chicago, April 11.-Preparations for
the opening tomorrow of the 1916 ma
jor league baseball season were near
ing completion today. The corps u
painters, decorators, ground Keepers
and office officials were about ready
to stop work, and the players and
fans were anxiously awaiting the gong
which will start the national pastlme
on its way. Close races were expected
in both National and American
leagues. The teams representing the
various clubs were nearing home to-
dag from their training camps ana
each looked in the pink of condition
and fit enough to give its opponent
a hard battle. In the National league
there have been a great many changes.
several of the clubs having cen
strengthened through the addition 81
players from the defunct Federai
League. Also there will be new own
erS and new managers. In the Amer
ican league the fifteenth annual open
ing promises to be a memorable one
Several big deals which surprised base
ball circles and the new ownership OF
several of the clubs and the return OF
Fielder Jones to the younger major
league were some of the things which
promised to keep the fans talking
Teams Are Equalized.
a. b. Johnson, president of the
American league, said that with the
baSeball war over and all the clubs
evenly balanced than in years, he ex-
pected to see one of the best years the
game has ever had. He said the sale
of Speaker to Cleveland would
make that club contender and would
also even up the league.
President Tener of the National
league said baseball would have one
of.its best seasons this year on account
Of the adjustment of the Federal
league and the enthusiasm shown by
the players during their early sprinS
training. There are a large number
of surplus players in the two leagues
who will have to do battle Tor posi-
tons Young blood appears on the
roster of most of the clubs.
Where They Play Wednesday.
The National league season opens
with the following games:
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Pittsburg at st. Louis.
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Brooklyn.
The American league opens as fol-
lows:
Detroit at Chicago.
st Louis at Cleveland.
Washington at New York.
Philadelphia at Boston.
y l.. Umpires Assigned.
Chicaso. April 11.-Umpire assign
ments for the American leagues open
ing games tomorrow were announced
TO-DAY by President Johnson. Hide
brand and O'Loughlin will officiate in
Chicago; Evans and Chill at CleVe-
land; Connolly and Owens at New
York; and Dineen and Nallin at Bos-
ton. President Johnson will attend
the opening here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
MRS. ASTOR HAS SON
Fourth Child of Waldorf Astor Born
in London.

London, April 11.-Mrs. Waldorf
Astor, daughter-in-law of Baron
Aston of Hever, formerly William
Waldorf Aston of New York, gave
birth to a son Monday.
This is the fourth grandchild of the
self expatriated New York multimiI-
lionaire, William Waldorf Astor, who
on last New Years day was made a
baron by the British king.
Mrs. Waldorf Aston was Miss Mamie
Langhorne, one of the Langhorne sis
tiers of Virginia. famous for their
beauty. The Astors now have four
children: a son born in 1907, a daugh-
ter in 1909, a son in 1912 and the
newly born son.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
HE PLEADS GUILTY
Charged With Assaulting Lulu Brooks
With Intent to Kill.

After court and attorneys had
worked for two hours getting a jury
for the case of the state against Tink
steele and the attorneys had dug
their trenches and mounted their guns
the battle was called off. Steele took
a position between the lines and raised
the white flag. Steele pleaded guilty
to assault with intent to kill and ex-
pressed his willingness to leave it to
the court.
Steele was charged with assaulting
Lulu Brooks with intent to kill her.
The penalty for this crime is a term
of from one to five years in the state
penitentiary but Judge Whitcomb did
not pass sentence