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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-18
No. 21,52S.
george X. Phillips. Appellee.


d. II. Springer, County Treasurer. and
Inc Board IF County Commissioners OF
Franklin County, Appellants
Appeal from Franklin County
AFFIRMED.
syllabus BY the Court Mason 7
deed contained a condition that the
erantor should during his life receive an
annual payment from the grantee In an
action to enjoin the taxation, as personal
property. of the grantor's right thereun-
der. it is held that a prior adjudication
against its taxability is sufficiently
pleaded by averments that in a former
action between the same parties, brought
to restrain the collection of the tax as
sessed against the right the wear
before, the same issue had been raised
and that the court adjudged that the real
estate was conveyed .
upon conditions subsequent and that the
assessment of plaintiff on account of said
pretended property illegal
and that said decision then
had upon the merits of this matter In said
case rendered the matter of assessing said
property res adjudicata."
All the Justices cOncurring.
true copy.
Attest: d. A. VALENTINE,
tSealD Clerk Supreme Court.
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NOTICE

SPECIAL NOTICE.
1t has been circulated that the Red Cross
sale advertised at Valencia Kan. for May
:.::::rd is for the purpose of raising funds to
yay school taxes
The sum of twenty-five dollars will be
forfeited to any person persons prov
ing that any member of the committee in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-18
No. 1920.
The Piqua state Bank, Appellant,

No. n ,U2O.
The Piqua state Bank, Appellant,
B. B. Uranium, ct al. Defendants.
Ben Sicka. Interpleader Appellees.
| Appeal from Woodson County.
AFFIRMED,
/. A contractor cut baled and stored
I hay for the owner Of the hay The hay
contractor from third person, the key
of which the contractor kept In bis possess
sion or under his control ,g me ,o, 1Tf tes
hay as security for money due HIM Held.
no additional delivery of the hay and no
were necessary to consummate the pledge
as against a subsequent mortgage OF
Instructions to the jury considered.
and held not TO be prejudicialiy erroneous
All the Justices concurring.
Attest: u. A. VALENTINE.
(Seal) Clerk supreme Court
No. 21o5s
(. Gilbert Avery and c. G. keesling,
Appellants,
Geo. Howell and Floyd Rhinehart. APP
op1S APEsa1 b fTST ..Gay RE Efnnsy
4 DEFENDANT in an action without merit
may compromise the litigation without
making himself liable in any way to any
All the Justices concurring-
4 true copy
Attest: -. A VALENTINE
tSealJ Clerk Supreme Court
No. 21211
Ida n. Nelson and Winfield s. Nelson hee
husband. Appellants.
Jennie Hoskinson. Benham G. Nelson. L
]. Mason and X. L. Hinch. Sheriff ~
Wyandotte County Kansas. AppelIees
Appeal from Wyandotte County
fTbird riv's'on.)
MODIFIED.
Syllabus Fly the court. we,t =
The petition examined and held to stat:
csuse Of action to enjoin the foreclosure
sale therein mentioned, no misi6indas ~
causes or parties appearing
Al the Justices cOncurring
A true copy
Attest: ID. A. VALENTINE
SSeaLl Clerk Supreme CourH
CONTINUED on next page.j
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No. 21.OO1.
Peter Engclbrecht, Appellant,

Peter EngelDrecnt, Appellant,
J. r. Harrington. as Executor Of the Last
Will and Testament of Andrew Engel-
brecht. Deceased. Appellee.
Appeal from Shawnee County.
division No. IL
Judgment of Affirmance Adhered to
Opinion on Rehearing.
Syllabus BY the Court. Johnston. G. J.
l. To be available. an objection to the
generality or Indebtedness of the aver
ments of a pleading should be raised by
motion.
. Under the statute. an express trust
relating TO lands can only be created by
writing signed by the party creating the
same or by his attorney lawfully author
lied in writing.
s. A parol contract for the sale Of lands
or of any interest therein is within the
statute of frauds and unenforcible unless
it is taken out of the statute by some fact
or circumstance connected with 1t.
T. The payment of the purchase price
does not take verbal contract for the
sale of lands out of the statute of frauds.
nor will the payment of the consideration
in services have that effect II the value
of the services may be determined and
compensation in money may be made
therefor.
All the Justices concurring.
A true copy. ~
Attest: u \ NAbEN I'M
(Seal) Clerk Supreme Court
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KANSAS AVENUE.

. sec. o. turDlng and paving alley east 81
Kansas avenue from the south line %
Ninth street to the north line of Tent
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FOR S.ALE-FARMS
FINE HOME FARM SNAP

Fifty acres, second bottom, located in
the garden spot of Kansas, miles from
good town Rock Island X. r. All
choice second bottom land, in cultivation
but acres, timber and bluegrass pasture
fine alfalfa. wheat and corn land; all
fenced hog tight, water in pasture; fine
barn and hay shed for 30 tons: on good
road: y. mile to school. Best little HON :
in Kansas for the price $4,000. Better see
this quick as this is the kind of farms
that sell THE WHITE LAND Goa Room
20, Columbian building, Topeka, Kansas.
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FOR SALE-RFAI. ESTATE

COTTAGE.
Nice six-room cottage for sale by owner.
Modern except heat; 3-piece bath. garage,
clear title, no indebtedness. Price $500.
Half block street car. 1926 Van Buren, st.
fhcne 4421 Blue. Also, cottage 100 East
18th St, $3.50.
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Secuon 4. Curbing and paving Lawrence
street from the north line of Fourth street
to the north line of Third street.
LAWRENCE STREET, Klein Grove Add
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FOR SALE-REAI. ESTATE
F GLAGERSTROM

Real Estate and Fire Insurance
nawnee Bldg, FOL Jackson st. Phone 1880
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TRACT 13eG1a Beg. at Sc cor lot 52i
Topeka Ave: tn s. along w. |. Of
NV. Il of Sec. 6-12-16: tn w. along
said s. l. 1872 #. to alley: TIL n. along
f. !. of alIev II # to SW cor Of
said lot 521 Topeka Ave: til. Ely on
said $. l. 1872 #. to beg. less w. ) IT. 2
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No. 21,325.
Ernest Gault, Appellee,

Bide Hurd, Appellant.
Appeal from Jackson County.
REVERSED.
Syllabus. BY the Court. Dawson J
Where a contract for the sale of a farm
was made on September %. 1913, whereby
the purchaser paid 81 600 thereon and was
Immediately let into possession for the
purpose of sowing wheat and the vendor
at the same time executed deed to the
farm In favor of the purchaser. which deed
was by agreement deposited with a bank
for delivery to the purchaser on the pay
ment of the balance of the purchase price.
which sum was to be paid the first
day of the following March. and where the
contract complied with In every
respect by both vendor and purchaser but
no express agreement had been made be-
tween them to which should pay the
taxes due in November. 1913. the purchaser
is liable for such taxes under section IL,
$40 of the General Statutes of 1915.
All the Justices concurring.
A true copy. -
Attest: d. A. VALENTINE.
(Seal) Clerk Supreme Court
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-10
YOUTHFUL ACE"
COMING HERE TO
TEACH j. S. FLYERS

AN ATLANTIC PORT. March 10
Only twenty years old, but already a
veteran aviator. and a hero in the
French air service, Lieut.. Constant
Soulier reached this port yesterday
aboard a French liner. He has come
to help train American ayiatOrs oy
giving demonstrations.
Lieut. Soulier has fifteen German
aeroplanes to his credit. Seven u
these fell behind the French lines,
three In No Mans Land, and fys BE-
hind the German lines.
His most thrilling encounter, ne
said, was a battle with eight German
planes. Two OF these he shot down
and then fed, reaching his owl lines
in safety. Later, he said, he was
wounded In the right leg while fight
ing a German plane, but managed to
drive down the German when he, too.
was forced to descend. Both landed
behind the French lines where they
exchanged compliments.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-10
GERMAN, CENTRAL
FIGURE IN Staying
OF WIFE, INTERNED

Hugo r Boyer. Of EdgewoOd
Acres, q suburb OF Pittsburgh. who
was the central figure in the mystery
surrounding the murder of his wife
last December, was ordered by the
Department OF Justice yesterday aft
ernoon to be interned for the period
OF the war.
Boyer came to the United States IN
1909 and soon after taking out his
first papers. married an American
girl They went to Germany on
belRted wedding trip in 1914 When
the European war broke out, Boyer
presented himself for military serv-
ice, seeing active duty until October
IA. Of that year. He then received
his discharge, he says, through the
assistance OF the then German am
bassador. Count Won Bernstorff.
Boyer and his wife then returned TO
the United States, where he resumed
his work as mechanical engineer for
the Westinghouse plant at East
Pittsburgh
Following an explosion last De-
cember in their bungalow, Mrs
Beyer's body was found with three
wounds, which evidently had been In
fIlcted with a butcher knife. En-
forts were made to fasten the crime
on the husband. but they proved fu-
tile.
No defnits reason for the intern
ment order was made public.
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to Wall Street. He made enough TO
buy a seat on the New York Stock
Exchange more than forty years ago
The street has known few speculators
as daring and as successful financially
as Ryan.
"Also Mr.. Ryan contrived to become
kingpin In New York's entire sub
way. street railway, and other rail-
way systems. His worth is here put
down as 170.oO0.OOo. but some say he
owns much more. He Is not especial
~ popular IN the financial district
The GuEgenheim family is the
second richest in America said a
well-infOrmed lnancier in a position
70 talk. The fatn"E of the seven
brothers left several millions. made
chiefly IN mining and smelling, and
no family has dono more in that wide
held-indesd, one Of their companies
is referred to as the Smelling Trust.
Not content with doing big things at
home. they are exploiting a colossal
copper property In Chile, destined,
Wall Street believes, to become n fab
ufously prolific producer. DAME.
Guggenheim, the head OF the family,
is calculated to be worth upward Of
$4,000, 0OO-and is growing richer by
nv AAAiANN0t O"iub 10 inc CleNeTnesS
with which the Guggenheim activities
are directed.
Mr.. Schwab was offered $780, oo,-
900 when the war began for his in
terest In the Bethlehem Steel Corpor.
alton.
MIR. Morgan, on the other hand.
picked his father we'll The original
]. p. left his son about $50. 900 900,
but this total has been enormously
swelled during the last three and a
half years through the Morgan firms
activities as fiscal agents for the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-10
S,6sO,OOO,OOO $4,000, 900

allies until America entered the war.
: ain the sGO.oOo.oOo class are Mrs.
Russell Sage. Cyrus II. Mccormick,
Joseph widener, Arthur Curtis, James
and Nicholas +. Brady.
part Of Cyrus II. McCormick's
wealth was also inherited from tho
fine old American citizen Of the same
name, the inventor OF the reaper.
Both the Widener and the Brady
money has come chiefly from trRc-
lions. p. A. widener. of Philadelphia.
left some S60.0OO.0OO although his
heir. Joseph. was not given an en-
tirely free hand with all this sum.
Mining and railroading have yield
ed the bulk OF the $50 900 900 credited
to Mr.. James. OF the old established
nrm of PhelpE. Dodge & Co., the mem
bers OF which have been prominent
from time to time in public afHairs.
."The eight remaining names on the
list, each having $4,000. 900, are Jacob
II. Schiff, James B. Duke. George
Eastman. Pierre S. du Pont, LawiE
+. Swift Julius Rosenwald. Mrs
Lawrence Lewis and Henry Phipps.
There Is no more picturesque
career in this enumeration than that
of Julius Rosenwald. He had some
dealings with q small Chicago hrm
that was selling goods by mail. They
owed him some money and he took an
interest in the business. He became
the creator OF the mail order business
as now understood, and is today the
king Of that vast field. He has been
described as "the brainiSst man In
Chicago His management OF Sears.
Roebuck 4 Co.. has been original,
daring-and enormously profitable
Very, very few Of our largest men
are young. There may be hope,
therefore, for the rest OF uSP
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-10
BERLIN THREATENS
TOKEEP NEUTRALS
FROM NORTH SEA

Germany has threatened to close
the whole North Sea against the
northern neutrals. Hints OF German
displeasure over the signature by
Norway, Sweden, and Holland OF
rationing agreements with the United
states and the allies have already
been made known here.
Today's move. coming in an official
diplomatic dispatch, marks the first
menacing thrust OF the kalser's sword
against his former friends. Typically
It IS the submarine weapon with
which he threatens. The dispatch is
as follows:
referring to the proclamation
made by the British government
heretofore that the whole Of the
North Sea is a danger zone. the Ger
man government has informed the
Swedish government OF the dangers
which threaten neutral navigation in
said waters In consequence OF Ger
man retaliation"
Obviously Pretext.
The use Of the word retaliation Is
considered obviously a pretext. Eng
land, 1t is stated at the British en-
bassy, has never declared the North
"A a danger zone. Traffic has been
free between England and all the neu-
trail nations through this area, except
as It has been hindered by the torpedo
Ing OF neutral vessels by German sub
marines and the raidlng OF neutral
fleets by German destroyers. Certain
small areas have been closed TO all
traffic as fields OF naval operation or
mine laying.
The German threat to "clOse the
North Sea" is interpreted only in this
] light: that IL is an effort 70 prevent
sweden from completing the rationing
agreements, q preliminary outline OF
which has already been signed grant
Ing Sweden over 10000 tons OF neces-
sary supplies in return for restric-
ton OF her exports to Germany and
The allowance OF certain Swedish ton
mage to allied uses.
Carried into effect Il would cut on
Sweden and the other neutrals froIn
all sources OF outside supply. Pend
ing the settlement Of the rationing
agreements, Germany made promises
OF supplies for these countries. Some
stuffs were actually shipped to them
II Is realized in Scandinavia, how
ever, as well as in the rest OF the
world. that Germany cannot at this
time assume the burden OF feeding
these populations in addition to her
own.
May StnrVe Sweden.
The preliminary terms Of the Swed-
ish agreement. which has been nego-
tiated in London, include export
license for foods, petroleum. and
medicines. without these commodi-
ties not only will the Industrial life
OF Sweden cease. but, as indicated In
reports received here. the barest food
necessities win be exhausted within
q few weeks.
Germany'S threat, which would ar
feet Norway, Holland and Denmark.
as well as Sweden, is interpreted as
growing from her satisfaction At the
ease with which her arms have pre-
vailed In Russia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-10
ROCKEFELLER
LEADING LIST
HAS INCOME
$6O,OOO,OOO

''Dr you think. young man, that
you will be able to support my daugh-
Rtsr in the manner to which she has
been accustomed" Bill Averill, rail-
road builder. asked OF Z. H. Harri-
man thirty-nine years ago when the
rising young Wall Street operator"
asked for the hand Of Mary william
son Aver.u.
Hartman stammered his reply, a.
all young men do at such trying
times. He modestly announced that
he had some money and added with
pronounced emphasis that he expect
ed 10 have more. The father was
satisfied with the answer.
A few years ago Hartman left one
Of the briefest wills on record. 1t
contained 100 words and every word
was worth 81 900. 900.
Wall street was shocked to learn
that q woman had been placed In abb
soIute control Of the Thousands Of
miles Of Hartman railroads and was
to govern the fortunes Of more than
81, 900 stockhoIders. great and small.
Almost Husbands Equal.
It did not take Wall Street long TO
learn that Mrs. Hartman was almost
her husbands equal in handling big
business. She came Of a railroad
family, she was ever in his confidence
during thirty years OF active railroad
manipulation, and her knowledge OF
the business has often been regarded
~ uncanny.
Although she fell heir to 100000
900, Mrs. Hartman has spent millions
in quiet philanthropies, and today her
fortune is estimated to be $4,000 900.
She is the worlds richest woman.
B. C. Forbes, in the current issue OF
his publication. Forbes Magazine,
cites among the thirty richest Amer
icAns, three rich women.
Mr.. Hartman, he says, heads the
list OF rich women with her present
fortune OF $4,000, 900. Mrs. Russell
sage Is credited with having a for
tune Of $50 200, 600, and Mrs. Lawrence
Lewis. who inherited her fortune
from her aunt, the late Mrs. Henry NJ
Flagier Bingham, controls a fortune
or SoOsOOOrOOO.
Was school Teacher.
Mrs. Sage, who before her marriage
vas Miss Margaret Olivia Slocum, OF
Syracuse, n. Y was forty years o.
age and teaching school at Troy, n.
r when she met Russell Sage, who q
short time before had emerged from
the grocery business and had just
NaTawAka1 IT,
then fifty-twO years OF age
After a courtship lasting only g
few months the school teacher be-
came the wife OF the future multi
millionaire. Mrs. Sage win be ninety
years Of age II she lives until Sep
temb6r rs, 1918.
Removing to New York. Sage be-
gan to amass his millions through
dealing in real estate and money lend
ing. When he died a dozen years ago,
Sage left TO his widow a fortune we'll
over SlOO,0o0,OOO. During his life
time, Sage possessed more ready cash
than any man alive. Wall Street
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$18OOOO OOO Among Americas Thirty Weahiest Persons
CASUALTY LIST /
CENSORING DUE TO
ALLIES PROTEST

The decision Of the war Depart
ment to give out only the bare names
OF American soldiers killed or wound
ed was based on . protest made TO
General Pershing BY the Frsneh gov
eminent. This was revealed late
yesterday when Major General Psx-
ton c. March. acting chief OF STAG.
made public the reeommsndation OF
the commander OF the American sx-
peaitienary forces In France.
General Pershing eablOd . rossm-
msndAtion to this eject. said General
March:
THAT . protest haA been nads 70
him by the French Government
against the publication IN the United
States OF military data In the form
Il u now publlshsd. Il % obvious
that IN connection with the recent
gas attacks the statement OF how the
men died gave military information
Ne Freash Cassalty Liats.
The French publish no casualty
lists whatever. The names Of killed
or. wounded men are sent to the
mayors OF their toWnA The mayors
communicate them In person to the
families OF the Victims No publlca-
ton locally II allowed. The French
publish casualties without reference
to military unitA family connection
or location At the front
TT IL the patriotic duty of the
American press to uphold the recon-
mendation OF General Pershing. Get
back OF hin
The reeommendatIon stands dp-'
proved. That IL the policy OF this
Government"
To ThWarf Eneay.
General March said that the obviOus
reason for the new ruling was to
prevent the enemy from connecting up
casualties with any actions whioh
may be In progress at the time.
"If we are doing anything new
which would help the Germans, we all
want to stop right now" continued
the general That's the game we are
trying to play
Senator John Sharp williams yos-
terday blocked Immediate action on
Senator News resolution calling upon
the War Department for an explAnA-
tion OF the decision to publish only
the abbreviated Lists. Unanimous
consent was necesSary TO call the
resolution up.
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AUSTRIA FEARS REBEL IDEAS.

Spread Of revolutionary ideas among
her prisoners OF war In Russia IS
dreaded by Austria according to IN
formation here today.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-19

best men because we could not pay
them as much as other people though
they were worth to them, and there
would have been more designations
had ii not been for the fact that
some of the offices had sufficient ap-
preparation to advance their men a
little, and saved losing them in this
way.
Il believe in not employing a man
more than is really necessary, but
conscientiously secure the best you
can get, and then pay them a salary
that they can live on comfortably
and have an opportunity to lay up a
dollar or so for rainy day. This.
think, should apply to all employees
Of the state government, outside of
Charleston as well as in.
This is also true with our school
teachers. The legislature must pro.
vide that the worthy school teachers
shall have more money for their
services. The board of public works
appreciated this when they set aside
$250,000 additional this year to bridg
them over and help little until such
time as the legislature could meet
and make provision. | recommend it
be done"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-19
atoms of money which should be

atoms of money which should be
suspended by the coming Legislature
From the fact of labor conditions
the high price and scarcity of ma
terial, it necessarily makes the car
rying out of some of our laws i'm.
possible, and it is waste of mon
ely and time to attempt it now.
And what is more, it is not pat
riotic to do so. Every cent that can
be kept in the taxpayers pocket
now, means that he will be able to
help his country that much more. 1t
means he can buy more government
bonds, give more to the Red Cross
and other necessary war expenses.
Il am sure this statement will
meet with the hearty approval OF
the majority of taxpayers. These are
indeed serious times, and no one can
see the end, and it is up to us as a
state to set the example of self de
NAL that many of us are preaching
to the people, by doing only those
things at this time that are abso
lutely necessary for the maintenance
of our state government.
q believe we owe this to the peo-
pie of the state, and to our govern.
ment, and, in my opinion, it would
mean more real patriotism than all
the resolutions resolving SO and so,
that could be placed in the records.
In other words, our government
needs deeds and not words to show
the extent of our devotion and 10y
atty.
However, l do not want to be un.
derstood as advising against a suffi.
elent salary for worthy employees of
the state government, from sweepers
up. called attention to the last leg
stature that Charleston was an ex-
pensive place to live, and / did not
know how some of our EMPLOYEES
were going to get by on their salary
As 1t IS, some of our offices. includ
ng this one, have lost some of their