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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28

town 1 passed Miss Chilson and asked
her if she wanted to ride. She got in
with me and we drove on towards
town. Southeast of town we met the
two Day boys. They began to talk
loud and 1 urged them to keep quiet.
One of them grabbed the horses head
when l whipped up to go on and the
other got hold of the whip. 1 jumped
OUT of the buggy to handle Virgil who
had the whip. While l was after him
/ looked back and Miss Chilson was
running up the road Just then a big
rock struck me in the back of the
head. Dave Day threw it. Then an
other hit me in the back and 1 almost
went down Before l could recover
myself the two boys were in the buggy
and driving off up the road at a rapid
gait. They went out of sight and l.
don't know where they are"
1t is Rumsey's opinion that the boys
buggy; that they only wanted to use it
to make an escape. He believes they
drove to some nearby railroad station
and took a train out of town. He Sc
cured automobile this afternoon
and is making a search for the horse
and buggy.
The horse is a bay with one en-
larged hind leg The buggy is a rub
ber-tired runabout with req running
gears and a willow seattle only one
CT its kind in town, RumSev says.
The sneriffs force is looking for the
Day boys. The warrant charges them
with an ASA ult.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28
Oil Experts From Over Country
Are Gathering Here.
Calls in Hotel LObbies for
professor HawOrth."
GENERAL INVESTIGATION ON
From Uncle Sam to Standard
Oil They Come to Topeka.
Drilling Resumed Near Topeka
Early This Morning.

Oil rumors floating around Topeka
in the last two days have reached a
stage where local oil men are unable
to keep track of them. Two govern
ment engineers arrived in Topeka
Thursday and began an apparently
exhaustive survey of oil leases in
Shawnee county. Following their ar
rival rumor became current that a
purchasing agent for the Standard Oil
company had arrived = in fact, has
been on the ground for two weeks and
had purchased several thousand acres
in oil leases.
Today, a representative of the Car
ter Oil company of Oklahoma, wss on
the streets shaking hands with local
oil men. This tended to confirm the
rumor that the Standard through a
subsidiary company is really Teasing
land here.
About every half hour today, bell
boys at the National and Throop ho-
tells were running through the cor
ridors calling for Professor Ha-
worth"
Haworth Before U. S. Men?
Prof Erasmus Haworth of Kansas
University, has been surveying pos
sible oil land in Shawnee county for
months. One of the calls for Profess
sor Haworth came from Wichita. the
center of the oil boom. Others were
local calls. At a late hour this after
noon he hadn't appeared at either
hotel.
Local oil men believe that the gov
eminent engineers called for Professor
Haworth in an attempt to ascertain
just how many geological facts bear
out the claims that Topeka is in the
center of a productive oil field. 1t is
believed their investigation here is n
part of a general investigation, cred
tied to the interior department to
place the people and possible investors
on the safe side and keep them from
becoming victims of wild CATERS"
Its got beyond me-" said Charles
Gault, one of the best informed oil
men in Topeka.
Fred Worthington, a well known oil
man and representative of Benedum
& Trees. wealthy oil operators of
Pittsburg, Pa, who leased several
thousand acres opposite the holdings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28
That Is, Virgil and Dave Are
Riding in Single Buggy.
-. Rumsey Says They Cap
tured Outfit From Him.
BOUNCED ROCKS OFF HEAD
And Young Lady With Him Was
Forced to Retreat.
Sesy Five Minutes on Country
Road Near Topeka Today.

When A J. Rumsey of 21S East
Eighth avenue applied to the county
attorney today for a warrant for Nir-
|gil-and Dave Day he was still puzzled
hs to how so many things could hap
pen to him in such a short time.
One minute he was driving alcng in
L buggy bringing Miss Chilsor. a
SCHOOL teacher, to town The next
minute he was out in the road facing
|ana-angry young man armed with
KNIFE, another young man was bounc-
ing tWo-pOund rocks off his head and
back and Miss Chilson was running
llpAthe road without looking back.
'Th6 third minute Rumsey was stand
Ing alone in the sun in the middle of
zhes road. watching the young men
Drive away Lehind his horse and in
bis buggy
fumsey did nothing the fourth and
Eifth minutes; He just thought the
Thing over. Then he started for the
'sourt house. Before noon the county
RteeTney had secured a warrant for the
! wo Days, it had been placed in the
hands of the sheriff and the search
was on.
Virgil Day has been working for
me. at the Star rock quarry southeast
'pf Town." said Rumsey who runs the
'huarry. His wife has been working
Rt my house. At noon yesterday he
Tanted to lay off from work. 1 need
Sd-him badly and told him if ne was
determined to lay off he might just
asswell go to the house. get his wife
Ind his clothes and leave. He went
"Later in the day he came back to
.ne- and wanted what was coming to
nim- That was about So. 1 had taken
PIN to a physician previously to have
sore hand treated. 1 told. him yes
erday that if he would get a release
from the physician who was holding
ne for the bill l would pay him his
B. He called me lot of names and
left
Picks Up Miss ChiIson.
This morning as 1 was driving to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28

of J. w. Renker and a group of To-
peka men. has requested that he be
given an operating interest in their
holdings. This has been refused be-
cause prior to his request permission
had been given Mr.. Renker to operate
in the Neiswanger-Trelea -Kiene
holdings.
Mr. Worthington didn't come 1irect
to Topeka when he purchased the
Shawnee county leases. He went TO
Junction City accompanied by an oil
expert, an engineer At Junction City
they hired an automobile and Travelled
to Topeka, examining the geologic for
nations on the way.
Drilling of the Renker people on he
Flickinger farm ceased for a few days.
This morning it was resumed again
upon the arrival of a car of coal. The
well is about 500 feet deep now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28
PUT UNDER HIS BED
Husband Says Wife "ShOwed
Him" the Garbage Can.
1t Contained the Remains OF
Thirty-Seven Rabbits.

Married men still have some rights
their wives are bound to respect
For instance. if you should go
hunting, bring home and dress thirty
seven rabbits, go to work next morn
ing and forget to empty the garbage
can containing the offal from the rab-
bits, your wife has no right to shove
said garbage can under your bed and
leave it there until the odor attracts
your attention.
A. w. Dana, judge of the first divi-
sion of the district court, set up that
legal niIepost on the road OF matri-
monv TO-DAY when he granted Linley
Apple Wright divorce from Iura
Elizabeth Wright.
But even with a divorce decree
Wright did not get away any too
we'll. He still must pay $40 month
alimony to Mrs. Wright, he must pay
the court costs and the attorneys fees
ana she keeps the household goods
All Wright gets is the divorce.
The Wrights lived on West Eighth
evenue when they broke into the
courts with their matrimonial tangie.
Wright made numerous allegations
against his wife, all relating to her
conduct towards him in their home
Most of these things were testified to
in court today.
Wright told of the garbage can mat
thirty-seven rabbits, brought them
home, cleaned them and dumped the
leavings into the garbage can. Next
morning he hurried off to work and
forgot to empty the garbage. That
night he thought nothing about it. The
second night ditto. But before morn
ing he noted a peculiar odor in his
berdoom. He investigated the sources
of the odor and found it came from
a conglomer:tion of fur, skin, flesh.
bones and ints stines-all that was left
of the rabbits. And he found that the
whole mess was in the forgotten
garbage can. under his bed.
Called Him Bad Names.
Wright also declared that Mrs.
Wright called him bad" names and
that on one occasion she tried to kick
him in a tender spot.
Besides all that, he declared she ran
him in debt at downtown stores when
as they went along. The first he knew
of the numerous bills was when he
was threatened with punishment
In his petition Wright stated that
his wife was ten years his senior and
that after they were married she told
him she never loved him and married
him only to spite somebody.
Mrs. Wright was in the courtroom
during the hearing and showed little
emotion. On a former occasion when
me case came up she ralnted IN the
courtroom and her husband was the
first at her side with a glass of water.
Wright is employed at the Santa Fe
shops and stated that he makes fairly
good wages = from $75 to SIPS a
month-and that there was no excuse
for Mrs. Wright's running them so
deeply in debt. Since the divorce petit
ton was filed Wright has been paying
Mrs. Wright, under court order, $50 a
month. Under the order made today
this will be reduced to $40 a month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28
GIRLS OFFER SKIN
Two Pretty TOpekans Ready to
Aid Child's Operations.
Will Give Flesh From Amy
Part of Body Except Face.

The county official who bet no one
in Topeka would offer to sacrifice a
small portion of flesh and skin to
make whole the baby who never
smiles lost his bet.
Two girls offered themselves up as
sacrifices today. Lottie Price, aged
20, who has made her home with Mrs
Rundy, matron of the county deten-
ton home, for years, is one of them
Mabel Stitt, aged Is, an inmate of the
detention home, is the other.
The two girls have watched the baby
since it was removed from the hospital
to the detention home. They have
helped care for it. In spite of its many
deformities, they have become attach
ed to it, and are willing to undergo
operations for the removal of the
necessary flesh if it will help the de-
formed midget.
They are willing to have the flesh
removed from any part of their bodies
except their faces. That would not be
necessary. What the baby needs is a
small quantity of live skin that can be
moulded into an upper lip.
Series of Operations.
There is much talk of a series Of
operations for the baby and it is prob
able that something will be done as
soon as cooler weather arrives. The
youngster is no longer the baby that
never smiles" 1t smiles frequently
but whether the smile is due to collie
or contentment Mrs Bundy has not
been able to make out.
County officials have learned more
of the history of the baby's antece-
dents. AS is generally known by those
who have read of the child its mother
is a congenital cripple. She has seven
brothers and sisters. They are all de-
formed. The baby's grandfather and
grandmother, on it's mothers side,
were first cousins, officials saw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28
JUST THIS ONCE
But Never Again Will Poles Be Dec
GRATED with Candidates Cards.

The ordinance prohibiting political
cards and posters being tackled on
poles and trees in the city limits will
not be enforced until after the pri-
maries, and then it will be repealed
or enforced. according to a statement
made today by George p Hayden, city
attorney. Mr.. Hayden said the ordi-
nance probably will be enforced.
We cannot enforce it now and
could not several weeks ago, because
we would have had to arrest practi-
cally everyone running for office" Mr.
Hayden said.
There are III candidates
Mr.. Hayden made his announce
ment today after it was found that
Topekan. who to paraphrase a city
official, has been roaring for weeks
because the ordinance wasn't enforced
had been lacking up cards, Hayden
claims.
a few weeks ago that person called
in the city hall and asked for var
rant for political candidate 1t was
refused Today a friend of the candi-
date tore up the city hall stairway
three steps at time and demanded a
warrant for the "Topekan" HAYDEN
again refused to issue a warrant
Furnace ranairS Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28
LOCAL MENTION

A regatta of "All Nations and Va
rieties" was held at Chesney Park this
afternoon in the wading pool Scores
of miniature sailing vessels, steam
ships and rowboats floated on the
pool, or moved briskly around to the
propulsion of fan in the hands of Il
barelegged owner. Prizes were given
for the most original and best made
boats.
Because of a clerical error in COM
piling the list of candidates which ap-
peared in Thursdays State Journal,
the name of c. P. Bolmar, candidate
for county commissioner from the
Third district, was omitted
A permit was issued from the city
fire marshars office today to the
Charles Wolff Packing company for
the erection of a $4,000 addition to
the plant here. The building will be
of steel and concrete and will be three
and four stories high. 1t will be
S0x150 feet in dimensions and will be
Margaret Mason's interesting week
ly fashion letter will appear in this
paper Saturday.
The Spiritualist Temple Builders
association have purchased the prop
erty of the Evangelical association at
Fourth and Monroe streets and will
take possession as soon as the associa-
ton completes its new church The
Spiritualist Temple Builders associa-
ton has been in existence in Topeka
for more than twenty-five years but
has never obtained a permanent Ioca-
ton until now For several years it
has been meeting at 1872 East Sixth
avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28
TOPEKANS HIGH MEN
A. r. Springer and A. L. Stone Made
Best Scores at Leavenworth.

Topeka gun men did themselves
proud in the registered trap shoot held
at Leavenworth when A. r. Springer
and A L. Stone, both of this city,
split the amateur honors of the shoot
5000. each breaking 135 out of a pos
siblc $50 birds, which was better than
any other amateurs could do.
In the professional events, Dan b.
wee, of Kansas City, made high score,
breaking 142, and D. b. Gross was
second with 1877. Local shooters who
attended the Leavenworth tourney
said it was a very successful shoot in
every sense of the word.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28
w. J. LEWIS ELECTED
Topeka Man Made Vice President Of
OptometricaI Association.

Providence, r. l., July 2S.-W. J.
Lewis of Topeka was made second
vice president of the American Optic
metrical association at the annual con-
gress of the association, which closed
here this week. Nearly two hundred
optometrists from all parts of the
country attended the congress.
F. ]. Alexander of Salt Lake City
was elected president of the society
and Frederick Hamilton of Provi-
dence, R. L, first vice-president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

FRANCES STANG, six months old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Stang. died Thursday evening at the
home of her parents, SIT East Gordon
street. The funeral will be held at 8
o'clock tomorrow morning at St
Joseph German Catholic church. In
torment in Mount Cavalry cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28

PAULINE BARNUM, five-months-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benja-
min Barnum, died this morning at the
home, 429 Buchanan street. Arrange
ments for the funeral will be made
later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28

Read Disease is Sim by G. L.
Baughman, obtainable from Elizabeth
Martin, 404 Kansas ave, Kansas City,
Kansas, or Topeka book stores. Mon
ey goes to charity.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28

LIZZIE ROGERS. age 46, died
Thursday at a local hospital. The flu
neral was held at 2:30 O'Clock this
afternoon at Conwell's chapel Inter-
ment in Rochester Cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28
BAD FIRE AT LAWRENCE
Kaw Valley Canning Company Plant
Destroyed-Loss $4,000.

Lawrence, Kan, July 2S.-The plant
of the Kaw Valley Canning company
was destroyed here by fire today with
an estimated loss of $4,000, most of
which was on the stock. The cause of
the fire is unknown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28
Card of Thanks.

We wish to extend our most heart
felt thanks to the kind neishbors and
friends for all the kindness and SYM
Iathy shown US since the bereavement
of our wife, daughter and sister
MIR. VICTOR E. CARLSON.
MIR. L. p NTGREN
AND DAUGHTERS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28

MRS. REARDON died in Pueblo
Colo. The body will arrive in Topeka
tomorrow morning and the funeral
will be held at o'clock at the Church
of the Assumption. IntermenJ in
Mount Calvary cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28

J. H. MATCHET-T, aage rs. died this
morning at his home, 1908 North Van
Buren, street. The funeral will be held
at o'clock Sunday afternoon at Prai-
rie Home church Interment in Prai-
RE Home cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28

JACK CUMMINGS. The funeral was
held at 10 o'clock this morning at
Talty's chapel. Interment in Topeka
cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28
1O9 AT ST. LOUIS TODAY
Two Die, Many Prostrations; Two
Heat Deaths at Pekfn, Ill.

st. Louis. July 2S.-Two persons
died and three were Frustrated this
afternoon by the terrific heat. The
thermometer at the weather bureau
on the top of 22-story building reg
istered SO. Street temperatures aver
aged 100.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28
DISMISS MATTERS CASE
State Court Drops Charge-Now Up
to Federal Judge for Decision.

Chicago. July discharges of pro-
ducing a spurious heir and perjury
against Mrs. Anna Dollie Ledgerwood
Matters were dismissed in the state
courts today. The charges grew out of
the rival claims of Mrs. Matters and
Margaret Ryan, a Canadian girl, to
the motherhood of Baby Irene"
whom the former produced as an heir
to the estate of her late husband.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28

Tin work at Forbes.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28

Fine scissors at Forbes.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28

Lawn hose at Forbes.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-28

Furnace repairs at Forbes.-Adv.
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Motor washer at Forbes-Adv.
The day book., 1916-07-08
GUARDIANS OF LIBERTY TO BE
CALLED IN QUIZ

Officers or members OF the Guar
dians of Liberty may be brought be-
fore the city council committee
schools investigation next week.
Aldermen of the committee refuse
to be quoted, but they intimate
members of the Guardians of Lib
erty believe there is too much dark
lantern politics, too much whispering
and underhanded dickering going on
in the school board. In other words
politicians on the school board are
double-cnossing, playing both ends
against the middle.
There is a way by which we can
force the school board to produce it's
records for our committee" said
Chairman Lynch of schools commit
tee today I'VE cannot divulge now
what this method is, but we shall
use it if school board members and
officials can not grant our reason
able request for a view of records
that are public property"
Discussion was on today of a
method by which the city council
can directly Oust school board mem
bers defiant of expressed policies of
city council Council must by law
confirm or reject the mayors ap-
pOintments. Also the council ap-
propriates the school fund. So aid
ermen are looking for a way to throw
off from the school board such trus-
tees as have made the city council
look like a monkey for human dig
nifty.
Aid. John c. Kennedy is going to
try to arouse public sentiment for an
elective school board. His idea is to
cut the number Of trustees and elect
three every two years for terms of
six years each. He said: Chicago is
the only city in Illinois that has a
school board appointed by the mayor
and we have more trouble with our
board than all the other cities COM
bined. In appointing school trustees
The day book., 1916-07-08

John W. Eckhart, acting pres. Of
the school board, say that neither he
nor Sec'y Larson has any right to
turn over the school records in the
absence of Jake Loeb. He also doubts
Loeb's right to turn over the records
without the consent of the trustees.
He pointed to Judge Walkers ruling
that the council had nc right to the
school board records except on finan-
cial matters. But the appellate court
later reversed Walker on this and the
matter is in. the supreme court.
The day book., 1916-07-08

cial matters. But the appellate court
later reversed Walker on this and the
matter is in the supreme court.
-O-O-
AUSTRIANS BACKED AGAINST
CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS
Petrograd. - Austrian force esti-
mated at 10000 and 10000 has been
cut off by Russians southwest of
KoIomea.
Russians attempting to squeeze
Austrians against foothills of Carpa-
thians and effect their capture before
they can escape through mountain
passes.
From the ~Holkynian battle-ground
northward, Germans continue most
stubborn defense. Both on Riga
Dvinsk front and in fighting around
Schul, where the Russians -, have
made further progress, the enemy is
counter-attacking with great Wig r.
- Paris.-French troops broke IuII in
fighting south of SOmme last night,
with slight further advances.
London.-FiVe thousand of the
kaiser's famous Prussian guardsmen-
have been killed in fighting around
Contamination, west of Albert.
Petrograd.-Russian troops cap
tured villages of BOljitia, Cruziatin
and Manevitchi, in region Of Kolld.
Berlin, via Wireless to SayViIIe.-
Austrian troops have retreated from
their advanced lines in the bend of
the river Styr, in VOlhynia, before
greatly superior Russian forces.
BerIin.-On both sides of Somme
numerous repeated enemy attacks
repulsed with sanguinary losses. On
Verdun front French made several
fritless attacks on FrOide Terre.
Weak advances against DamlOp.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-04-19
SECOND WEEK JURORS.
Judge j. :. Wilson will Preside During
Both Weeks OF the Term.

Judge }. $. Wilson will Preside During
Both Weeks OF the Term.
The jury commissioners have drawn
the Jurors for the second week Of the
court Of common pleas. They are as
follows
Dials-W. T. Owings, j. II. Jones,
Jr, w. S. Darby, S. +. Stewart, John
d. Hunter, w. c. Cooke, w. c. Willis.
Cross Hills. l.. Crisp, J. II. Camp
bell, J. w. Simmons, w. p. Adair, d.
II. Hit.
Waterloo. II. Wharton. Jr, e. II.
Anderson. G. W.. Culbcrtson.
Laurens-J. e. Ledford, j. F.. Mar
tin, w. a. Moore, E. j. Burts, j. f.
Harney, c. w. Martin. l.. f. Nelson.
Scuhletown-A. II. Workman.
Hnnter-N. r. Young, w. J. Lynn, w.
e. Lollis, w. c. Abcrcrombic, Joe
Abrams.
Suiiivan-L b. Mithcli, J. II. Roper.
Youngs-R. l.. Smith, G. E. Mcintyre,
J. Gray Harris. w. n. Stephens.
Jacks Clyde II. McCrary, J. B. Phil
son.
The jurors for the first term were
published in the last issue Of this pa
per. The court will convene for the
first week on next Monday, April 2ith,
and for the second week on May 1st.
Judge John S. Wilson will preside dur
ing the entire two weeks.