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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26
BURT HUNT DEAD
Man Shot at Ezra Cooper Home
Succumbs to Gas Poison.
Officers Believe Cooper Had
Planned to Get Victim.

Burt L. Hunt, victim of the rage of
a jealous husband. Ezra Cooper, died
from gunshot wounds, inflicted by the
latter, at Stormont hospital at 1880
o'clock Thursday night. The shooting
occurred Saturday when Cooper I'M
expected1y came into his home, 2400
East Sixth street, and found Hunt
there hiding under a bed, he claims.
This morning Hugh Fisher, assistant
county prosecutor, stated that war
rant would be issued for Cooper "as
soon as we can get around to it,
charging first degree murder, prob
ably"
Hugh Larimer. sheriff, said today
that county officials expected Mrs.
Hunt to sign the warrant. LaTimer
said he would drive out to the Hunt
home on Highland avenue this after
noon and bring the victims wife to
the court house for that purpose. AL
tho officials say the charge will be
first degree murder against Cooper, it
is possible of course that it may not
be made so serious.
Cooper who was arrested soon after
the shooting and held at the county
jail was later released on bond Of
$500, allowed by Judge Radcliffe Lee
in the court of Topeka If a new
warrant is issued Cooper will be re-
arrested.
Tt Was an Old Feud.
Neighbors say the shooting was
really caused by a hatred Cooper mas
long borne Hunt, dating back to the
time Cooper. a fellow worker with
Hunt at the Ka nsas Natural gas sta
ton on East Sixth avenue was dis
charged.
Hunt claimed before his death that
he went to the Cooper home the day
he was shot to deliver a message
County officials have since learned
that persons Hunt purported sent the
message did not do it. Some officials
have advanced theory that the fraud
in connection with the message con-
sisted of it's being faxed. Mesa ges
play a major part in the tragedy. One
morning when Hunt went to work at
the gas station he found an anony-
nous note pinned on the floor. 1t
was to the effect that Cooper was go
ing to hire a Niger" to clean up"
a party referred to H. L. and Hunt.
H. L. are the initials of Herbert Low
ing who superseded Cooper at the gas
station when the latter was dis
cha rged.
The body of Hunt has been taken
to the Shellebarger & Sons under
taking establishment. This afternoon
it was stated from there that the
funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26
PUBLISHERS CONFER
Session Offers Manufacturers Chance
to Explain High Cost of Paper.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Paper manufact-
urers and newspaper publishers met
here today for an informal confer-
ence. An invitation to the members
of the federal trade commission was
extended and it was expected that the
various problems of the manufact-
urer and the newspaper publishers
over the print paper supply would. be
discussed.
Lafayette Young, jr., of the Des
Moines, Ia, Capital one of the news~
paper publishers present, said that the
publishers desired to give the manu-
facturers an opportunity to explain
the reason for the high price of print
paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26
Put 1t Up to People.

We're going to put some of this
LEGISLATION that would kill the news
paper business right up to the people
during the next thirty days" said w.
C. Markham, president of the asso-
citation. today. Newspapers are
crippled now and it is up to the peo-
pie to decide whether they desire to
have them injured still further
A bill that would make it compul-
sorry for county commissioners to
award county printing to the lowest
bidder, irrespective of circulation. will
be one occupying the attention of the
legislative committee. Under the pro-
visions of that bill county printing
could be given to newspaper in
one corner of a county that has no
more circulation than a millionaire's
dog has fleas. The lowest bidder
scheme doesn't meet with any special
disapproval but the newspa pers believe
that circulation of a newspaper should
be taken into consideration.
Publication of the financial stand
ings of townships cost about SIS a
year, according to Mr.. Markham. Yet
some legislator with an eye to eStab
fishing an efficiency and economy
reputation would cut out the only
means possible for taxpayers to ascer-
tain the financial standing of their
townships.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26
DECLARED DEAD
SUICIDE RETURNS
FOR SUSPENDERS

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. 26.-Two days
after he had been declared dead, but
after heart action had been restored
by use of life saving device, Alex
McAlpin walked into police headquar-
tiers holding up his trousers by both
hands and claimed the suspenders he
had used to hang himself with in the
cell there Tuesday morning. They
won't stay up" he explained. He re-
fused to give his reason for his at
tempt at death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26
townships.

Three other committees besides the
legislative and resolutions committee
were appointed by President Markham
today. They are: Memorial commit
tee. d. O. McCray. chairman; T. H
Roberts; auditing committee. Click
Fockele. chairman; d. A. Valentine;
constitution and bylaws, Charles H
Browne, chairman; Paul Rankin and
Asa Converse.
Connclley's Speech.
Newspapers have been the most
valuable assets of Kansas since the
date of her existence, w. +. Connelley.
secretary of the Kansas Historical Sc
ciety told members of the Kansas
State Editorial association at the
opening of their annual meeting at
Memorial hall this morning. And in
that regard. the state has not chang
ed one particle. Mr.. Connelley con-
tinued.
'"rhe press today is recognized as
the most valuable asset of Kansas,
for all else depends upon an enlight-
ened mind" said Mr.. Connelley.
This can only be secured thru an in
telligent press. This, too, Kansas has
recognized to a greater extent than
has any other state"
Papers Stood First.
Mr.. Connelley related how thruout
her history, Kansas has stood head
and shoulders above other states for
her newspapers, the great questions
they have projected which have be-
come national issues From the very
first publication of a newspaper un-
der an elm tree in Leavenworth, the
Kansas newspapers have attracted at
tention far beyond the sphere of the
ordinary publication. The same un-
precedented, fighting. bombastic edi-
torial spirit which helped throw a
nation into revolution in the early
sos is still found in the editorial
columns of Kansas papers. he as
serted
Gripping and interesting was his
description of the early day newspaper
tight over the slavery question in
Bleeding Kansas which resulted in
national question and fastened the
day when brother shot brother in the
great war of the Rebellion Today. a
revolution. not of bloodshed, but of
morals. is tearing communities in part,
all as a result of the prohibition meas
ure first passed by Kansas. largely
thru the influence of press that
knew no shackles of precedent. And
ultimately, it is predicted, this great
revolution born in Kansas, thru the in
fluence of its editors will bring about
national prohibition, the same as a
like revolution, aided and abetted by
Kansas editors, put the white and
black man on an equal plane.
Describes Early Newspapers.
Then, briefly. Mr.. Connelley de-
scribe the newspaper of the early days
and lauded the editorial qualities of
their pioneer editors, remarkable be-
the apparent unfruitfulness of con-
Quoting a newspaper in such a sparse
ly settled territory as Kansas was in
those days.
The first newspaper established in
Continued on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26
Turns FIipflOps to Save Cover
nor on Budget.
Sixty-FOur Members Hear Voice
in Dark and Back Up.
STONE CHARGES INSINCERITY
Bitterly Flags Governor for Re-
fusing His Own Medicine.
Afraid to Adopt His Own Pro-
gram, Stone Charges.
THOSE WHO "GIGGED BACk''
ON STONE RESOLUTION.

Adams, Barnes, Barr, Bird, Bray,
Brown OF Douglas, Drummer, Cald-
well, Campbell CT Sedgwick, Carl
ton, Carter, Caudill, Chittenden,
Coad, Collins, Cummings, Davis,
Day, Edwards, Endres, Foster,
Gettes. Gibbons, Gillum, Gilman,
Goodfer, Gorham, Graves, Harvey,
Heath, Hughes. Ireland, johnson
of Brown. Johnson of Franklin,
johnson of Wallace, Jones, Keller,
keene, Koonlz, Layton, Long,
Lyons, Martin, Mayhem, McDoug-
all, McIvor, McReynolds, Moser,
Nelson, Ostlind, Paul, Pearl, Piper,
Railsback, Samson, Sellards, Short.
D H. Stone, Taylor of Ford, Tim
ken, Wells, White, Wilson, Wood
house. Total, "a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26
All Raider Survivors Sent Home.

Rio de Janeiro. Jan. 26.=Practi-
calIy all survivors of prizes taken by
the German raider and landed at
Pernambuco ten DAYS ago, were to-
day en- route to New York on board
the steamers Hudson Maru and
Francis. From New York, British,
French and Norwegian consuls have
arranged transportation of their citi-
zens among the crews to home ports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26
Hunt Imprisoned Newspaper Man.

washington, Jan. 26.-The state de-
partment will act Immediately on the
appeal in the interest of George Bacon
newspaper man. supposed to be under
arrest in Ireland, it was said today
It was stated the usual procedure
would be followed in the Bacon case
which means immediate inquiry will
be made thru Ambassador Page at
London
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26
VILLA SUCCEEDS U. S.
Rebel Army Occupies Camp Aban-
doned by Retiring American Forces.

Ell Paso. Jan. 26.-Forces of Fran
cisco Villa have occupied ElValle, Chi
huahua, abandoned by General PERISH
ings outposts, according to apparently
reliable information received in army
circles. It was said Villa had estab-
lished headquarters at MADEIRA and
was preparing to occupy Casas
Grandes as soon as Pershing should
abandon field headquarters at Colonia
Dublan-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26
IT'S TOO GOOD TO LAST
Spring Weather Continues, but Drop
in Temperature Is Coming.

Temperatures today averaged 10 de-
grees above normal. The wind is
blowing at the rate of IL miles an
hour from the southwest.
Near spring weather prevailed here
today with temperatures many de-
grees above normal anG the sky only
partly clouded- Reports to the local
weather bureau indicate that the
weather was generally fair over the
United States. tho there was some ex-
tremely cold weather in the northeast
and a few scattering snowstorms A
drop of a few degrees in temperature
Continual on Page Two1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26

Springfield. Mo-, Jan. 2s.-HaIf the
business district of Fairgrove, Mo-, a
small town near here, was wiped out
by flames last night The loss is
about $4,000. A bucket brigade
stopped the fire after a three-hour
fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26
Serbian Minister Arrives

Washington, Jan. 26-Ljoubon1ir
Mihailovitcf. the first minister from
Serbia to the United States. today
presented his credentials to the presi-
dent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26
standard Oil of n. J. Director Dies.

New York, Jan. 26.-The death last
night of w. II. Libby, director OF
the Standard Oil company of New
Jersey. was announced today. Mr.. Lib
by was in charge of many of the cor
poration's foreign interests and was
for years closely associated with John
D. 4.rchbold, late president of the
company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26

legislators would enact. Other mem
bers of the legislation committee are:
J. T. Moore Homer Hoch, w. c. Lans-
don and A. @. Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26

The visiting members of the Kansas
State Editorial association will be the
guests Of the State journal at the
Novelty theater Saturday evening. The
show begins at { 10 O'Clock. Tickets
will he given out by President Mark
ham just before the afternoon session
saturday. The performance last until
about 9:10 o'clock. if any of the news
DaIer men are figuring on trains after
( AT hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26

WELCOME, Kansas editors: We
join you in wishes for an end to
the I'll. G. of p. p.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26

$3.50 p.
visit to the state printing plant.
$50 tn 100 p.
Mrs. Arthur Capper Will entertain the
Ladies of the association and wives of the
Ii embers, at the governor home.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-10-26
Sheriff Sale of Really

In obedience to writ Of Vendlllonl
Exponas issued from the office OF the
Criminal and Law court of Morgan coun-
tv in the case of John w Hall VS. Sam
Rass eft al. and to me directed | will on
Saturday, November 10, 1917
during legal hours in front of the east
door of the court house in Wartburg,
Tenn, offer for sale and sell to the high
est bidder for cash in hand the following
real estate levied on and condemned in
the above styled case and ordered to be
sold in satisfaction of plaintiffs debt and
costs.
Lying and being in the 18th civil dist.
of Morgan county, Tenn. about one and a
half miles of Lanciug on the road lead
ing from Lancing to Shady Grove church
and bounded on the north by Bass, on
the east by H MWinslow, south by John
w Burns, and on the West by Porter
Owens ct al, and containing about 200
acres, and the same property where
Robert Price, Lille Bass and Sam Bass
now reside and known as the BUTLER
lands.
Said sale will be made subject to the,
two years redemption allowed by law
and whatever life estate or homestead in
terest the defendant may have in said
land. if any.
Given under my hand this Oct Is, 1917
Id H Z BYRD, Sheriff.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-10-26
Republican Judicial Primary

KePuDncan Juuieiai
Republican Judicial Primary
Election to nominate candidates
for Circuit Judge and Attorney
General for the 10th Judicial Cir
cult of Tennessee.
At a meeting of the Republican
Judicial Executive Committee for
the 10th Judicial Circuit of Tenn,
on September 22Id 1917, at Gin
ton. Tenn. it was ordered that
Republican Primary Election be
opened and held on Saturday, De-
cember sth, 1917, in each of the
Civil Districts and Voting Pre-
cints in each of the several coun-
ties composing the 10th Judicial
Circuit, to-wit: Anderson, Camp
bell, Claiborne, Fentress, Hand
cock, Morgan and Scott, for the
purpose of nominating a Republl-
can candidate for Circuit Judge
and Attorney General for said ju-
dicial circuit. The polls shall be
opened at o'clock m and closed
at O'Clock p m; standard time.
All bonaide Republicans, lehally
qualified voters of the civil district
or voting precinct where their votes
are offered to be cast, and all young
Republicans, who will be legally
qualified voters at the August cleo
ton 1918. are Gu lifted to vote in
this election. The Dortch or Aus
tralian Ballot Law, the Registra-
ton Laws and the Poll Tax Quail
fication Laws are not required. The
ballot to be voted shall be printed
on plein white paper. three inches
wide and seven inches in length
not to vary more than one sixteenth
of an inch IN width and one quar-
ter 6 f an inch in length. Any Re
publican desiring to qualify as a
candidate iu this election shall do
so on or before October Goth, 1917.
AS prescribed by the rules and reg.
ulations adopted by the commit
tee.
C. NJ. Collins, Chairman,
l. J. Human, Secretary,
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-10-26

In obedience to a writ of Venditioni
Expnas issued from the office OF the
Criminal and Law court in the case OF
6 r Kimbcll VS. w r Howard and to me
directed will on
Saturday, November 10. 1917
during legal hovrs in front Of the east
door Of the court house in Wartburg,
offer for tale and sell to the hlghest
bidder for cash in hand the following
real estate levied on ard condemned IN
the above styled case and ordered to be
sold in satisfaction OF plaintiffs DEBT ana
costs.
Beginning at a white oak 2poless
north of McCuster branch, water OF
Clear creek, thence N rs f up said
branch crossing the branch 160 poles to
a black gum on hill side, thence S Is
E 100 poles to 3 post oaks and black
oak I2 poies west of small hollow,
thence S rs w 100 poles to white oak
2 NAPLES and black ook standing in a
hollow then in a direct line to the be-
ginning. Known as the Elisha How
ard old home place; being the same
property described in deed registered
at Wartbnrg in Book z vol 2, page 599
excluding and excepting however Az
acres of seid land occupied by Lee
Meats as his homestead and upon which
he now lives said bang in Morgan Co.
T mn. j..
Said sale will be made susbject to
the two years exemption allowed by
law and whatever life estate or home
stead interest the defendant has IN
same it any
This Ost 16, 1917
He BYRD, Sheriff.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-10-26
HsLAs , HOUSTON e No. 1886
FRANK HOUSTON

In the Chaacery Count at w 4rtburt,
Tenn.
In this cause it appearing from the
bill which is sworn to that Frank
Houston the defendant is a uon-resi-
dent of the State of Tennessee, so that
the ordinary process of law cannot be
sarved upon him, he is therefore here
by required 10 appear before the Clerk
and Master at his Office In Wartbnrg
on or before the
First Monday in November
to answer to the original bill which has
been filed in said court by Hylan Hous-
ton, otherwise said bill will be tse n
for confessed, and the cause proceeded
with expartee.
1t is further ordered that this notice he
published for four consecutive wee in
the Morgan County Press,
This Sept 10, 1917 -
RA DAVIS
6-4t Clerk and Master
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-10-26
Sheriff Sale of Realty

In obedience to a writ of V9nditioni
Exponas, issued from the office of the
Clerk of the Criminal and Law court
of Morgan county in the case of John w
Hall VS. Alex Morgan, and to me direct
ed | will on
Saturday, November 10, 1917
during legal hours of the day in front of
the court house in Wartburg, Tenn, offer
for sale and sell to the highest bidder for
cash in hand the following real estate
levied on and condemned in the above
stated case and ordered to be sold in sat
isfaction of plaintiff debt and cost.
Lying on the waters of Rock creek and
bounded on the north by Rock creek on
the south by the lands of Chas H Davis,
on the west by Abe L Buxton and others
and containing 50 acres more or less and
being the same land on which the said
Alex Morgan now lives, and being par
t. cnlarly located the Wartburg and
Sunbrlght road on the south side of Rock
creek county bridge and conveyed to the
said Alex Morgsn by II J Todd.
Said sale will be made subject to the
two years redemption allowed By law
and whatever life estate or homestead
Interest the defendant, Alex Morgan
may have therein.
Given under my hand this the 10Th day
of Oct, 1917.
H BYRD. Sheriff.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-10-26

TO the Editor of the Morgan Co.
Press:
Dear Sir: ..
There seems to be great deal
of agitation in some quarters for
an early Republican County prl-
mary. for the reason that it is be-
lieved that it would save the would
be candidates from the exposure to
the cold weather of the winter
months; this of course is matter
to be considered, but there may
be some arguments against this
early primary, when we come to
think about it, as early now
as the primary could be
fixed would probably be the latter
part of December of this year, and
very often we have some very cold
weather in November and Decem-
Der. which would subject the candi-
dates to exposure; and then we
have some nice weather in March
and April which could not make
much difference as to weather.;
and so far as the voters are con
cerned they probably do not care
as to the time of the primary but
many of them may be concern
ed as to it's quality. After all from
a common sensce view of things
we know that a candidate who has
electionering proclivities does not
always make the best official and
for that reason it is no criterlan to
90 by, some candidates may be
qualified to unchoke an elephant
by patting him on the back or
have brass enough on his face to
glaze German Krupp gun, or shed
tears enough to str angle croco-
die. and when he got into office
would be a num-skull, so the peo-
pie after all may begin to consider
something else about men than
outward appearance.
And an other thing that compll-
Gales matters is the fact that we
will have on December Judicial
primary for this Judicial district,
in which from indications there is
likely to be lively set-too, especl-
ally in the Attorney Generals race,
and Judging the future by the past
it would not make the county prl-
mary any more of a simon pure
quality by mixing with that prl-
mary, for we remember in the last
Atty Generals race some things
appear to have been done that folks
would not want talked about at
this particular time, and we re-
member that along about that cleo
ton there was a particular place or
two in our town that for some days
after election an odor emInated
boisterously therefrom, that as to
smell might have borne close re-
remittance to down town in Mil
waukee. >
We only mention these matters
not so much in anticipation that
something of like nature might oc-
cur again, but judging from prob
abilities and not knowing whether
or not some OF the participants in
the coming judicial primary and
county primrry may have any bet
ter religion than they used to have
# makes us guess about 1t; but
why should we not hope for better
things when we think that the
bone-dry bill, and Sunday School
speeches we have made, has again
put us right with the dear people
and, any way, ''by George" we
don't believe in anything now but
Roosevelt square deal"
Yours very truly
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-10-26

One Dollar pays for a years SUBJ
scription to the Morgan County
ress.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-10-26
Lost

A large dog with black back
and yellow legs, about 2 years old.
He left me at Sam Kelleys between
Coalfeld and Wartburgh. | will
paw a reward for information lead
ing to his whereabouts.
W. H. JACKSON,
Oliver SIP ings, Tenn, r 3
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-10-26

OUR SOCIAL AND
: PERSONAL
DEPARTMENT

will be thankful for items for this department ee
by telephone, mail or in person. Telephone NO. A4
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-10-26
The Republican Co. Primary

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
How a Beaver Can Work.

A young beaver in Regents park
gardens, London, was once Placed at
work upon tree twelve feet long and
two feet six inches thick just as the
town clocks sounded the hour of noon.
The beaver began by barking the tree
a foot above the ground. That done,
he attacked the wood. He worked
hard, alternating his labor with dips
In his bathing pond. He bathed and
laborcd alternately until o'clock in
the afternoon, when he ate his supper
of bread and ca riots and padded about
In his pond until half past 5 o'clock.
Ten minutes later, when only one inch
OF the trees diameter remained intact,
he bore upon his work. and the tree
fell. Before it fell the beaver ran as
men run when they have fired a blast.
Then as the tree lay on the ground he
port1Oned 1t out mentally and again be-
gan to gnaw. He worked at intervals
all night, cut the log into three parts,
rolled two of the portions into the wa
ter and reserved the other third for his
permanent shelter. The work done, he
took bath.