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from that point. for-they Jailed me.
and l grew worse. ! was out OF my
head a good deal. l seem to remem-
Der stockade somewhere and other
prisoners. some of whom nursed me-
You say you found me in a cell in
San Antonio de los Banos. Well. !
don't know how l got there. and !
never heard Uf the place"
1T will probably all come back To
you in time" said OReilIy
No doubt"
The two men fell silent for a while
Esteban lay with closed eyes. ex-
hausted. OReilly gave himself up to
frowninS thought. His thoughts were
not pleasant. he could not. for the
life of him. believe in Rosa's safety
So implicitly as he had led E.steban
to suppose; his efforts to cheer the
other had sapped his own supply OF
hope. leaving him a prey TO black
misgivinSs. lie was glad when Norm.
Evans return put an end to his specu-
lations
Esteban was right: the girl did have
an unusual ability to Danish shadows.
a splendid power to rout devils both
OF the spirit and Of the flesh: she
was sort OF antibody. destroying
every -noNious or unhealthy thing
mental or physical with which she
came in contact This blessed capa-
bility was quite distinct from her
skill with medicines--it was a gift.
and as much a part Of her as the heal
ing magic which dwells in the sun
shine.
Certainly her knack OF lending health
and strength from her own abundant
store had never been better shown
Than in Esteban's case. for with al
most no medical assistance she had
brought him back from the very voi,s
il was quite natural. therefore. that
she should take a pride in her work
and regard him with a certain jealous
proprietary interest: II was equally
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November. 1910. TO April. 1914. when
the forces of Madero or Huerta were
in control in Mexico. lbs civilians and
two sailors met death. Since April.
1914. when the faction of Venustiano
Carranza became the dominant factor
i'm Mexico. 262 civilians and III soldiers
have been killed.
Bandits Mainly Responsible.
Bandits" were responsible for lS
OF the murders listed on the map,
according TO the authorities cited. The
term bandits. however. is applied very
loosely IN Mexico. and at one time
or another practically all of the vari-
Gus revolving factions have been
characterized as bandits. Officials
officers. soldiers or followers of Car
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114 OUTSIDERS
SLAIN IN MEXICO
DURING 8 YEARS
Claims Against Carranza
Government Now Total
26,600,0O0 Pesos.
CHINESE HEAD THE LIST
Japanese Escape, Accord
ing to Records on File at
State Department.
CHINESE HEAD THE LIST

Mexicsns have killed 1.la foreigner
in that country since 1911, accordins
to an oficial report of the State De-
psrtment TO the United States Senate
The State Department sets the num-
Der of Americans killed" according
to its records. at Z7. and the number
Of other nationals at go.
Claims against the Mexican govern
ment have piled up until the tsta
amount claimed for deaths. accordlni
to the report, is $685. .5g.sl pesos
or these claims az were filed fol
damages TO property. seventy-thre'
were filed for alleged killing
American citizens and ninety-sever
were FLEE for alleged injuries to the
person.
305 ChInese Slain.
1T might be Of interest TO note
the report says. that &C Chinese
were killed at Torreon by Maderistss
on May IL and Is. 1911 The Madero
government agreed to pay on or be-
fore July /. 1872. s.Iol. 600 pesos indem-
nifty but the department is not sd-
yised that this indemnity has ever
been paid"
The report printed a list OF Amer1-
can citizens killed in Mexico starting
in 1911. Exactly forty-nine were re-
ported killed in 1916 which bore the
heaviest toll Of deaths. The year ~
which the next largest number 81
deaths occurred was lsIS. when THIRTY %
two Americans lost their lives. m
1914 the death list of Americans was
thirty. The other years were as ror-
, lows: In 1871. ten; .s1Z. siN: 1913
twenty-three: 1915. twenty-seNen. II5.
twelve; 1919. eleven.
japanese Get on Lightly.
OF the foreigners who had be' n
killed in Mexico the record shows
that more than forty times as many
Chinese as japanese were killed. The
death list as submitted by the State
Department was as follows for the
different nationaIities:
chinese. al: Spanish. e0s: Arabs.
| Ill: British. thirty-eight. Italian. six
teen; French. fourteen: Japanesc. 10.
and miscellaneous. nfty-eighL Total
81. u
Referring to the investigation the
report Of the State Department said
In this connection il should be re-
! membered that this government was
virtually without diplomatic or con-
sular representation ia Mexico durinS
the seven months occupation Of Vera
! Cruz by American forces in 1915 ana
that such representation was not FUZZY
restored until early in 1877"
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mand for money. Repeated attempts
were made to steal the ransom pay
ments which were delivered to the
bandits. and Whiteford was murdered
In cold blood after the ransom had
been paid in full. The authorities
cited declare the whole Whiteforo
incident was planed by German alien
enemies who sought to hamper the
United States in its prosecution OF
the war The story OF Whiteford's $
death was suppressed in the United
states during the war peSiod.
Sources of Information.
The map was prepared from the fol-
lowing sources:
Three lists of Americans killed In
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who was shot down in, the streets
of Mexico City by 4 Mexican police
man. on November ~. 1870 to the
murder OF Lieutenants Frederick H.
Waterhouse and Cecil II. Connolly
who lost their way while on air patrol
and weIe murdered by MeXicans in
Lower California during September,
1873. the map listed the murder of
4H American civilians. and IL mem
bers of the military forces of the
United States. or the civilians. 365
were killed in Mexico and siXty-two
by MeNicans in the United States.
tiny-nine OF The soldiers and sailors
were killed in Mexico and sixty-four
in the United States.
During the forty-one months from
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S400 FIRE DAMAGES
THREE nth ST. HOUSES

Fire OF unknown origin damaged
three houses on Eleventh street
southeast early yesterday TO the eX-
tent of 500.
The fire originated in the kitchen
Of l2tS Eleventh street, occupied by
James II. Clark. and spread quickly
TO l246 and lS0. the homes of Frank
Stiddon and Leon Harvey. respec-
lively. The rear and sides of each
Of the houses were damaged. All OF
the dwellings were covered-by insur-
ance.
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Writ Takes Salisbury
Act to Supreme Court

writ of error was granted by
the District Court Of Appeals yes
terday TO Gertrude GroOt. tenant Of
l34S Fairmont street. who is con-
testing efforts of tho owner. Caro-
lima J. Reilly. to obtain possession.
The writ places tho validity of
tho salisbury act up to the United
states Supreme Court. The tenant
was forced to give a supersedeas
bond Of $4,000 to insure rent to the
landlord pending action by the Su-
pTeme Court
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Disturbances Since 1910
Haue Cost Liues of 427
Civilians, l23 in Uniform,
Data Filed With State Department Backet
Up By Testimony Before Fall Com
mittee-List of Atrocities.

Five hundred and fifty Americans including soldiers
aors lost their lives in Mexico during the reign OF
aong the Madero revolution and continuing date according
data presented in detail the State Department and testified
eore Senator Falls subcommittee investigating the Mexican sua
6n- - y.
The been received and filed the State Department
ccording official in the Mexican division.
Senator Fall stated that he had received this data and that osep
of the Naona Association for the Protection Amer
Rights Mexico, had testified the facts before the subcom
e of the foreign relations committee investigating conditions
Iexco
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rama were charged with seventy-six
Of the murders according TO the map.
Villa and his band killed eighty-one
OF the Americans listed. Huertistas
accounted for forty-one. Maderistas
for lS. and Zapatistas for five. Mis-
cellaneous outlaws listed by the aU-
thorities cited as rebels" "revolu-
tionists." cattle thieves" Snug
glers," and similar marauders, were
responsible for seventy murders and
twenty-three Americans were killed
by bullets which crossed the border.
Iaqui and Mayo Indians killed eight
cen Americans during the period COW
cred by the map. and casual robbers
murdered six. In twenty-five Of the
cases listed the authorities were un-
able TO determine who did the killin-
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every part of the body. Lacking In physical
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nation to be up and doing. Just dragging out
weary existence
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Thousands upon thousands of people who
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Every druggist is authorized TO guarantee
that il EATONIC fails in any way he will re-
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wANTED-MALE HELP.

WANTED-Married dairy man. drive
wagon. house and garden furnished, $50
month married couple for Institution. $T5
mo-; labOrers, $40 day, hrs. boiler fire.
man. $4.25 day; farm hands: labOrerE con-
crete work: married farm couples; laborers
to ship north Ry. work la borI RS for Topeka
cooks; kitchen help: hospital help to ship
out: night hotel clerk. $40 no.. and room.
Furman's Labor Agency. log West Sth.
NANTED-HOtel night clerk. out of city,
SIG mo-. bonrd and room; cooks to send
out: pau washer. out; man and wife> with
experience and reference to manage club,
fine proposition: farm hands: laborers
man and wife cooks: man and wife institu-
Agency. LOG West Sth.
WANTED-Reliable man and wife for
grading camp, everything furnished
experienced man given preference. J. T..
r, care Journal.
WANTED-Young men Is years old. cler-
1cal work-must have reference steady
work, good wages. Work located in To-
Peka, Kan. Furmans Labor Agency, LOG
RAILWAY NAIL CLERK examinations
Aug. %. S1,100 year. Sample questions
free. Franklin Institute. Dept 133 II Ro-
chester, n. Y.
WANTED at once, two young men as clerks
in up town office. Address replies to H..
care Of this paper.
WANTED-Day laborers. Apply foreman,
Santa Fe brass foundry.
WANTED-2 walters. Rogers Cafe, 1905
Kansas ave.
WANTED-Male agents. DOG f. 4th st,
Topeka, Kan.
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enterd the Iserman room, and called
to him to be quiet. He also heard
the man tiptoeing up the stairs, but
thought it was one of the roomers.
The matter was not reported to the
police.
Walter White. recently from over
seas, will tell of his experiences at
meeting of the b. Y. P. L. of the B
Street Baptist church (colored), Sun
day evening at 1880. White was dis
charged July s.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. o. A. Palmer and daughter,
Miss Ethel Palmer, left today for
Colorado.
There will be an ice cream social
at the Pleasant Ridge church, north
of KIro. tomorrow evening.
Mrs. B. S. Hawcrth. of Onaga, came
to Topeka to meet brother who was
going thru on the Santa Fe.
The Amoma class of the North To
peka Baptist church are giving a pic
mic this evening at Gage park
Mr.. and Mrs. Rennison. of Kansas
City. were on the North side yester-
day attending to property interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Kaufman, of
Kansas avenue, returned yesterday
from Kansas City.
Mrs. Margaret Haworth of ottawa.
is visiting her sons. D. Z. and J. P.
Haworth. of Topeka, and will spend
the weekend with another son in
Onaga.
Mrs. c. H. Willis and daughters,
Miss Rose and Miss Maude Willis.
spent yesterday in Granville, the
guests of relatives
Wanted-BOy with bicycle to carry State
journal route in ShOrey. For information
call $3.50 circulation department.-Ady.
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WANTS
AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

ADVERTISING RATES: rhe rate for
inserting Want Ads In The Topeka State
Journal Is / cent a word each Insertion !:
minimum 10 cents: by the week 5 cents
word minimum 80 cents.
COUNT TINE WORDS OF your nd lncIud-
When address is Used count each initial"
letter and each number or combination Of
figures one word.
CLOSING HOUR: Want Ads 10 be
classified properly must be In The state
Journal office before II 20 O'Clock. want
Ads received after 10 80 till 10 .. IN will
be inserted under the bead: Too Late to
Classify.
OUT OF TOWN advertisements must be
accompanied with cash check IN full
payment of the same Note the foregoing
Instructions about counting the wOrtss and
the rate per word for The Topeka Sta. !.
journal
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OAKLAND NOTES.
Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.


After little Oakland girl had asked for
. chicken four times the other evening her
mother demonstrated with her little tlaugh-
ter, telling hrr that too much fried chicken
was not good for little girls. The little
ing this for the chicken, but I'm collecting
the bones for the puppy"
Mrs :. +. Perkins OF Lawrence, who
spent several days recently with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. X. l.. Smith. Winfield avenue.
has returned home. Mrs. Perkins came TO
Topeka with her son. Mr.. c. L. Harding
and friend. Mr.. Walter Reelman, who are
Mr. Harding will make his home in Den
vcr.
Mr. Loren Dodge who underwent an
operation Tuesday at the base hospital at
Fort Riley is doing nicely. His brother.
Mr. Clifford Dodge, Is spending the week
the week end at the hospital.
Mrs Ralph PoOler has been I'll at her
home 522 Wabash avenue. since last week.
hut is now recovering. Mrs NJ. n. Brenna-
man will come today from Mcpherson to be
with her daughter
The Ladies' Aid society of the Oakland
Christian church will give an ice cream
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. W H Hamilton. FOG Wa
bash avenue. will leave next week to spend
vacation I'm the east.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Clemens. who has been III
at her home. AFTER avenue. for several days
is improving.
A BOY Scout encampment will be held
from August 20 to September G. The locn
ton will be announced later. Registration
cards for enrolment in the Scout camp may
be secured by members Of Troop One from
their scoutmaster or at the Iowa srocerv-
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EAST SIDE NOTES
Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.


Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Seiber, 307 Monroe
street, announce the marriage of their
son. Mr.. Ray A. Seiber aud Miss Myra
Kellogg. The wedding took place at Bar
tlesville, Okla. June II. The bride is a
nurse in the Southeast hospital at Coffey-
VILE and will retain her position for the
present. later probably coming to Topeka
with her husband to make her home. Mr..
seiher returned from France about three
Mrs. W. L. Horne and children and
Mrs. J. II. Horne. all of Kansas City are
expected to come the last of the week on
n visit to MFR. and Mrs. c. A. Horne
and family. Lake street.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. c. Wyatt have had as
visitors Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Thrasher of
Jetmore Kans. Mrs. Mary Lapeari of
Denver. Colo. is visiting Miss Stella Lloyd
and also Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt.
Mrs George Etzel and children 217 Lake
street have gone to Denver on a three
weeks vacation trip. Mr.. Etzel who is in
the harvest fields will Join them later.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Noller and son
Of Mcfarland. Mr.. AMI Mrs. William
Noller of Atchison have been recent rneSfs
1T the home Of Mr.. and Mrs G. Noler, 2O4
East Tenth street.
Mr., Park IIetzel Of Lawrence was n Wis
itor Thursday at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Saunders. Wilson avenue.
Mrs. Ed Scott and son Robert Branner
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FOR RENT-FURNIsHED ROOMS

ave-. private home and home cooking; rea-
sOnable. Phone Blue 4599.
TWO modern furnished housekeeping
rooms. sleeping rooms and board, c,Ose in,
reasonable. 100 Van Buren,.
NEWLY furnished modern housekeeping
rooms, front suite, very desirable, close
in. 81 West 18th.
1917 W. 5TH-Two furnished housekeeping
rooms and bath. in cottage; water, cleo
tricity. gas. furnished.
TWO very pleasant furnished rooms, mod
ern with board. 1904 West 9Th.
NICELY furnished sleeping rooms, 1927
Western ave-: also garage
415 WEST 7TH-2 modern furnished s,eep-
ing rooms. board II desired.
FOR RENT-Modern furnished room. 31l
Huntoon. Phone 1874.
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LAND is NOT CLEAR
That Is Charge Made in Federal Court
Suit Filed Today.

A suit to collect $4,000 from A. A
Kendall and j F. McNabb. of Colby.
Kan, was filed today in the office of
the federal court by the Stewart Land
company of Kansas City, which claims
to be the owners of 2 quarter section
of land in Thomas county.
The plaintiff alleges that Kendall
claims half the land was offered him
for $4,000 and that he accepted and
had the agreement of sale recorded.
AS n matter of fact he was buying the
land himself thru the medium of Nc
Nabb's name, thus casting a cloud. on
the company's title, the petition
claims. They ask a clear title to the
land and damn ges from the Colby men.
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recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
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passing through the Change of Life,
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St, Urbana, Ill.
Women who suffer from nervousness,
cheat flashes" backache, headaches
and 1.-the blues" should try this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
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wANTED-MALE HELP.

WANTED-Married couple reference re-
quired, salary 500 no. duty to operate
age, extra pay foE meals. Iodgingand trans
portation to and from railway station q
mile distance. place located between To-
lights ice, furnished free Fufman's FIN
ployment Office. log West Sth. -
WANTED men to stack alfalfa hav
and 1 man with team. +. J. Bartel, 3TT3
n. 1.
WANTED-NiGht watchman, state age, ex-
perience and references. Address +. H.,
care Journal
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street will leave Sunday for Colorado
Springs to spent a vacation trip.
Mrs. Mary Badly of Los Angeles Calf,
is in Kansas City on n business trip Mrs.
Badly will stop in Topeka en- route home
and will be the guest Of Mrs. ID. d. Slit,
404 Monroe street.
Mr.. Carl Hastings. 200 Lake street. will
leave Sunday for Los Angeles. Calf, to
join Mrs. Hastings on vacation trip.
Mrs. Rushon. 60 Lawrence street has as
visitors. her daughters, Mrs. Reynolds of
Los Angeles and Mrs. Robbins of Ne
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SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50

Mr.. Joe Chatham of Parsons. Kans.. p
former Santa Fe machinist, who worked
in the Topeka shops under Foreman John
Player is visiting in the city few days.
Mrs. J. l.. Crook and niece, Miss Mar
1orie Smith of Eureka, ILL.,. have returned
from Neotlesha, Kan, where they have Wis
tied relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Aigner and daughter
left several days ago to visit Mr.. AiGner's
mother at Spokane, Wash. Mr.. Aigner
is a gang boss.
J. C. Russell is seriously I'll at the
company hospital.
Miss Ellen MaIstrom left Saturday for
California on a vacation trip. Miss NInl-
strom is in the general managers office.
Mr.. Jim McGinnis. boiler foreman is
enjoying n two weeks vacation.
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FOR sALE-CIrY PROPERTY.

FOR sALE-CITY PROPERTY.
IL T. modern house. 1929 Kansas ave.
r. house. block II, Kansas ave. $500.
2. duplex. modern. close in, 81, COO
Lots In block TO- Kansas ave.
Lots "a block ?. Kansas ave.
; T. house on Monroe. f2.100.
) r. house on Monroe, modern. $2.100.
10 r. house on Quincy. modern, $500.
r house on Quincy. 81 200.
so q. 2I1 miles Richland, $40 acre.
acres on ear. room house. $500.
a. Joins city on west, r. house, $1,000.
MAXWELL. SIS Kansas Ave, Room l.
T-ROOM house, city water. electric lights.
gas. Owner leaving city. $500 Terms.
J57 Roosevelt st. Phone Black 2139
REST $4,000 HOME in Topeka. Leaving
city and will sell for 5000. See owner.
Phones 4113 or 1890.
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PICNIC NEXT WEEK
Sons and Daughters of Justice To
Have Annual Outing.

The annu~l picnic of the Sons and
Daughters of Justice will be held next
Wednesday evening, July 80, at Ripley
park. Several hundred members of
the fraternal organization in Topeka
are expected to attend. bringing their
suppers in a basket and eating in the
shade of the trees.
The program, which is still incom-
plete, promises to contain some inter
esting events, including dancing on
the pavilion and music by the Stein
berg orchestra. There will also be
some athletic contests. it is said.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

- - ~.-S-0>-->>-.> - - -
7. ID. Wallace and wife to NJ. c. Wal
lace, lc.s / to 6 Knowles sub .....S
NJ. I. Nrize to +. Kennison, lots 49,
80 Fillmore St, Middaughs LIST
auu' .--.-....
Same to c. L. Rennison. lots 49,
80 pit. IL Fillmore St, Middaughis
add. ......... ...............
W. NJ. Bolts and wife to NJ. T. Mize,
lots 491-3-5-T-9 pit. II. same. $50.
2S9-91 Topeka ave. W. Curtis add.
F. L. Smithmeyer to L c. Smithmeyer,
pit. lots 0, Woodlawn ave. Potwin.. .s.
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-ANA~ 1AA GLLALh VI
grippe which lasted
all winter and left
me in a weakened
condition. felt at
times that / would
never be well again.
/ read of Lydia E.
Pinkham's " e ge-
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and what it did for
women pas sin G
through the Change
ofLife, so l told my
doctor l would try
it. l soon began to
gain in str en- ct h
and the annoying