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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
SEARCH FOR A DOCTOR
Charge of Numbering His Wife Laid
Against New York Physician.

Mineola, N. Y, March 1S.-Dr. Wal
ter K. wilkins is being hunted today
on charge of numbering his wife. A
warrant was issued at the request of
District Attorney Weeks.
The physician has not been seen
since Sunday.
Weeks, who prosecuted Blanca De
Saulles and handled the famous Lee
baudy murder case, declares he be-
lieves DR.. wilkins killed his wife. Ju-
liza, by beating her over the head with
a hammer the night of February 27
and that he did it to get possession of
her $4,000 estate. This estate is de-
clared to have been bequeated DR..
wilkins in a will which has just been
discovered and which supplies the mo-
tive for the alleged crime.
The apparent facts in the case are
that DR.. wilkins, who is 81 years old,
went with his wife to their summer
home at Long Beach the night of Feb
ruary 81. A short time after entering
the side door of the house with her.
he called a neighbor who found him
blood-spattered, his wife, in a dying
condition. lying in the driveway beside
the house. DIR. Wilkins declared that
upon entering the building he was
confronted by three burglars who rob
bed him and then dubbed his wife
over the head because she screamed.
A collie dog was found in the house
beaten almost to death. DIR. Wilkins
said the burglars must have dubbed
the dog also. Thoro search for the
three burglars failed to reveal a trace
of them.
Mrs. wilkins was buried and the
matter apparently dropped, when
Weeks suddenly reopened it and had
the body eXhumed. He cross exam
ined DR.. wilkins and took his finger
prints for comparison with bloody
finger marks found on the hammer
with which the killing was done.
DR.. Wilkins quickly issued state
ment, declaring he knew himself to be
under suspicion but protesting his in
nocence and asserting he had no mo-
tive for the alleged murder. His dis
appearance followed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
HOLD MAN FOR MURDER
Ben Romine Must Answer in Court
for Death of Neighbor.

Anthony, Kan. March 1S.-Before
a court room crowded with residents
of Harper county. in the court of JUS
tice w. r. Rofell, Ben Romine con-
fessed accomplice of the murder of
Fred Huebach, who is supposed to
have been poisoned at his home, six
miles north of Harper. Friday night,
March Z, was arraigned and bound
over 20 the district court, which con-
venes here on April 81. His bond was
fixed at $4,000.
The defendant remained mute thru
out the trial and did not stand when
the charges were read, E. c. Wilcox,
senior counsel for the defense, stand
ing for the accused. Wilcox and Muir
entered a motion to quash the war
rant. because the warrant had not
been issued by any legal authority.
contending that such proceeding was
gainst the Kansas constitution and
that the state would have to prove the
proceedings as actually having &C.
Cured. The state was unable to make
this proof. County Attorney Vernon
Day. who is prosecuting the case. pro-
duced the warrant and had it read in
| the court. This was the first reading
| of the warrant which the defendant
! had heard.
! The defendant waived arraignment
and his attorney, E. c. Wilcox, en-
| tered a plea of not guilty Mrs. Hue
bach did not appear at the hearing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
MOTHERS

at least or doses of a thoro, puri-
fying. system cleaning medicine this
SPRING Now is the time. The family
will he healthier. happier, and get
along better if the blood is given a
thoro purifying. the stomach and
bowels cleaned out, and the germs of
Winter. accumulated in the system,
driven away. HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea is one of the very best and
sslrest Spring medicines to take Get
& and see the difference in the whole
family Their color will be better,
they'll feel fine and be well and
happy.-Gco. W. Stansfield.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18

day schools, Washington avenue; 81. X.
Ebright, professor Baker university, Bald
win: J. u. Bateman, assistant editor
avenue; A. Z. HoIcomb. Z. s. army, Man
haitian; NJ. ]. Morgan. L. S. army. Michigan
Valley; c. c. wilkins, Y. NJ. c. A. war
lain National Military home, Grace church,
Fort Scott; Harmon Allen, chaplain fed
eral prison. Lansing: w. n. Mason, state
board of administrator. LoWman: 81; ;:
Dodge, First church. Topeka; f. ii: Smith,
missionary in Korea; j. A. Arnett. mis-
sionary in Arizona; Baseom ROBBINS
field secretary Bethany hospital Central
avenue. Kansas City; John Endaeott. sec.
fund, Manhattan: E. E. Urner: steward
ship secretary. Walnut Grove, Topek a: $.
l.. Belts, lecturer Anti-White Slave league
ford. field agent, Prison Aid association.
Quindaro: A. z. Jones, field and endow-
ment secretary home for the aged. Low
tary Baker university, Baldwin; w. d.
Hamilton, conference evangelist. sabetha :
W. NJ: Rqnyan, conference evangelist,
e1angdst ~ Marn
conference evangelist, First church, Fort
Scott; c. $. Nusbaum, field director Amert-
Williams, Y. NJ. c. A. war work, Blue
Rapids; W. c. Green, y. NJ. c. A. war
work. Abilene: Scott c. Seige. Y. NJ. C.. A.
war work. Baldwin: Warren Shepard, pro-
Crosse Y. NJ. c. A. war work, Oswego; c.
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anton.
To Attend School.
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Lankard, Baldwin; Rector Green. First
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18

sion, a number of French and British
medals were presented by General
Pershing to men of the Forty-second
division who fought with the British
in northern France with the Twenty
seventh division.
The medals of honor were given
Lieut. George Hays of Okarche, Okla,
and Corporal Barley of Missouri.
Brigadier General H. G. Bishop re-
ceived the distinguished service medal
and the distinguished service cross
and Colonel William McCleave. chief
of staff for General Robert L. Howe
was given the distinguished service
medal. Eighty eight distinguished
service crosses were given to Officers
and men of the Third division.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
HONOR TO GROVER CLEVELAND.
Eighty-Second Anniversary of His
Birth Is Celebrated in New York.

New York, March 1S.-The eighty
second anniversary of the birth of
Grover Cleveland was celebrated here
today with public exercises under
auspices of the Grover Cleveland asso-
citation. of which George F. Parker.
who was President Cleveland's secre-
tary. is the president. At noon there
vas a memorial service at St Paul S
chapel in Lower Broadway.
AT the exercises addresses were
made by Judson Harmon. formerly
governor Of Ohio: Mai Gen. Leonard
Wood and Chief Magistrate William
McAdOo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
HONORS FOR TROOPS

Persbing Inspects Third Army and
Hands Out Some Decorations.
Ccblenz, March 18-The men of the
third division of the American army
who fought against the Germans on
the Marine in the last great German
drive were inspected, reviewed and
presented with decorations by General
review was held in the great aviation
field near Andernach on the west
bank of the Rhine.
In addition to two congressional
medals of honor and other American
decorations awarded the third divi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
THIN PEOPLE
OF Topeka

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
REVOLVER SHOT PROVES FATAL.
Manhattan Man Says Shooting Was
Accidental.

Manhattan, Kan, March 1S.-Jacob
Nye died from the wound received
from the accidental discharge of a
revolver in hands of his brother last
Friday. Before his death he made a
statement that the shooting was purely
accidental. The two men were eX-
aiming the revolver and in handling
the weapon forgot that it was. loaded.
The bullet entered the abdomen and
pierced the intestines in seven differ
ent places,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30
N OUT OF GAME.

Carl Manda. Memphis third baseman.
Is out OF the game for three or four
days on account OF a hardly. Injured
thumb, which was hurt In Birmingham
Saturday. Chrlstenbury will IN In at
third until Carl gets back In the game
and Chief Barget viii play right field,
Manda was hurt In the fifth Inning Of
Saturdays Birmingham. Memphis game.
He was at bat and a fast bail inside
came at him and he lodged, the ball
hitting the handle OF his bat where he
had prlpped, striking his thumb and
mashlnp II, knocking the nail off and
otherwise Inlurlnq II. Umpire ShlbIey
was back OF the plate and saw II. but
refused TO allow Manda to take his
base, stating that Il was the bat that
was hit and not Manda. Manda then
showed him his bursted thumb, but the
umpire said he could not change his
decision. Manda was removed and Bar
ger inserted.
Manda Is now under the care Of the
club physician and expects to get back
In the game by Wednesday.
The Chicks win meet the Little Rock
Travellers at Russwood park Wednesday
In a game that was postponed from
April %, opening day In Memphis, when
rain prevented the staging of the on
test, The Travellers viii be In Mem
phis IN their way homo from Chatta-
nooga and viii stop Off and play the
Tribe. The Chicks viii then go home
with the Little Rockers for a series.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30
ELAN COMES BACK.

Manager Roy ELAN, OF the Vols, re,
turned to the lame after an absence OF
several days. Roy has been NURSING a
wounded finger for tho past week, hav-
Inc stopped a hard hit %arounder with
his Index digit a while back which re-
suited In the nall being knocked off.
Roy was asked Sunday about his suit
In Mobile, where the Vol chief Is being
sued by Dummy Parker, a fan, whose
law was broken by a blow from Roy's
fist a few weeks ago. Roy says he Is
torlly settled, as the Parker lawyer
has already sought to compromise for
5000. Roy agreed to give 500 for a
compromise, but this was unsatlstac.
tory,
President John D. Martin OF the
Southern league, who Is a well known
attorney, has lined himself up with Roy
as his counsel and Will see the Volun.
teer leader through the trouble.
President ], A, G. Sloan. of the Nash -
vile club, WAS here Sunday with the
team. The Volunteer president says all
IL well In a baseball way In the capita
city and that the Vols are confident OF
finishing In the first four, despite the
poor brand Of bali the club has been
playing of late,
Charley Frank, the rotund leader OF
the Atlanta Crackers. is III Vt his home
In Atlanta, aud has turned his ball club
over to Ira Thomas, scout for Connie
Mack, who happened to be In Atlanta
when the Cracker president and man.
ager vas stricken. Thomas took tn,
team to Camp Jesup Sunday and scoret
"a runs off the Birmingham Barons.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30
Says Jess Is Fat.

MY candid belief Is that Willard is
q bit fat around the stomach, He may
he able to reduce that weight and get
the roll off before We so into the ring
There is no fat about me, and | would
hate to think ! had to stop a hard blow
without that protection OF strong, hard
ened muscles that comes from thorough
training,
! am immensely pleased with the re-
suits | have attained in such long work
Ut training Jimmy nerorest and Jack
Kearns have gone along In lust the
right manner to make me right, | am
not oNer-trained and I am not under
trained. | am~hot vet on the edge for
the big battle, for | believe 1t Is too
hard to keep a man on edge for q big
effort like this. Next week ! viii ease
up oven more and then will make a
final hard day of il before resting,
| will be glad when the windup comes
to my training | want to test the
results | have reached. | never was
trained to II better point in my life. ]
weigh more than | ever did for a fight.
Taking these things into consideration,
my friends should be willing to believe
that the championship Is going to
change hands.
When | fought Fred Fulton IN Har-
rison, which is generally believed te
have been the most important bout OF
my career, | was well trained, but
weighed only 1877 pounds, But even
~ that weight ! put that big man down
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30
Memphis Random
Kicks In For
Pop Boy Smith

Memphis fandom came through In
fine style for Pop Boy Smith, ex:
New Orleans pitcher, who Is W OF
tuberculosis In AsheVille. N. c, Inc
sum Of S343.46 vas contributed
during Sundays game. Tiny Good
bred, Roy F~entress, Eddie Foster
and George 6isohotf, members OF
the Chicks, passed hats through the
stands and met with a liberal re-
Spouse, there being very few fans
who failed to drop a piece OF change
in the hat for the stricken pitcher
Many there were who dropped dol
lars and halves, and the money Sc.
cured will 90 a long way towaTd
helping Smith In his fight TO i've
and overcome the dread disease.
The money has been forwarded 10
Smith and will reach him tuesday.
In other cities collections have been
taken and the response has been
substantial. over In Nashville and
Chattanooga over $500 was secured
In each city. The Nashville ball
players each contributed 81 to the
cause.
on behalf Of Smith, We wish to
express thanks for the liberal re-
Spouse Of Sunday. The money re-
celved could not have been donated
to a more worthy cause and thereIl
be an extra star In the crowns OF
the donors for having aided this
athlete In his struggle to overcome
the great white plague.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30
VICTORY LEAGUE.

Standing Of Club
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30
Read News Scimitar Wants.
Rheumatism Has Never Been
Cured by Liniments Or Lo-
tions, and Never Will Be.

You never knew of Rheumatism
that most painful source of suffering
being cured by liniments, lotions or
other external applications. And you
will never see anything but temporary
relief afforded by such makeshifts.
But why be satisfied with temporary
relief from the pangs OF pain which
are sure to return with increased Sc
verify when there is permanent relief
within your reach? Science has proven
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30
THE PASSING OF BOOZE.

sorrow in Kentucky, where
they lift the juleps high.
And Fasteners are murmuring the es-
sence of a sigh.
No longer Is there joy rampant in every
town and state,
With Barleycorn upon the chute about
to abdicate.
The julep will be sent to rest, the toddy
drunk no more.
While CLOSED" is sadly painted on each
lonely cafe door.
The bright glow Of the golden west will
quickly turn to gray,
When b%eerkegs are forgotten and the
jug is laid away.
There's hatred in each thirsty soul
from Butte to Kankakee-
From Boston, Mass, to Frisco and from
Maine to Tennessee;
And where we bought a highball with
the accent on the high,
Wen soon be getting orangeade and
coke upon the. sly.
The swan song OF the barkeep will be
one of bitter news,
The while he MARBLES mournfully The
Alcoholic Blues"
And lever shall he help a sport to Stake
a mighty thirst,
When crepe adorns mahogany about
July the first.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30
SATURDAY BASEBALL,
RESULTS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Birmingham Q, Memphis 1.
Atlanta 90. Little Rock 81.
Mobile 0, Nashville 0. Called to catch
train.
Chattanooga 4, New Orleans 1. Called
to catch train.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30

Boston Ga, New York 5-5.
Brooklyn 2-e. Philadelphia 0-3.
Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 0.
Chicago s, st, Louis 5.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30
Challenger Says Jess Is Fat
and Will Not Be in Shape
on July 4,
BY JACK DEMPSEY,

Copyright, 1919, by the Evening Mail
~Syndicate,)
TOLEDO. O., June S0.-My work is
beginning to taper off as time ap-
proaches for my attempt to win the
worlds heavyweight championship.
This does not mean, however, that l
Will not be boxing hard each day. On
the contrary, every hit of boxing | do
from now on, will be just as hard as
from the time | began conditioning my
self for the battle. 1t does mean that
Now, yesterday | went only three
rounds with my sparring partners. |
stepped two with the Jamaica Kid n
one with Jock Malone. | probably would
have gone another round had Bill Tate
been fit for duty, but the big chap
has received such a pummeling about
the ribs that he asked for the day off.
and | consented.
| probably will stick to a small mum
Der OF rounds each day now, for too
much boxing might give me a fill Of
work with. the gloves, and that would
from now on to keep me fast and I'M
prove my Judgment of punches,
Speaking OF Bn Tate reminds me of
the reports from Wizards camp that
the champion is sticking his stomach
out for his sparring partners to pound.
VI course, l maven seen MN 40 inns,
and l may be jumping at the wrong
conclusion, but It is my belief that he
can take these blows with perfect ease
so long as he sets the stomach muscles
for the punches, Catch him without
the muscles rigid and the blows prob
ably would hurt him Just the same as
they hurt anyone else.
Bill Tate asked for his day off to-
day because OF the pounding he has
received around the stomach. | wonder
IL Willard would he willing to take that
sort OF n beating around his stomach,
| am afraid not, but ms | said. | haven't
seen this circus stunt OF his, and So
far MS ! know, II may be perfectly al
right. Anyway, the blows don't hurt
me any. I'll not worry about that.
don't intend to let him take my punches
with any such freedom, When I hit
him | expect something to fall, and
hAIin,a 10 will
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30
T EMERY BALL.

Now that the war on the other side
Of the bio wet has been officially ended,
President John o. Martin, OF the South.
ern league, has declared a little war all
MS own, The LEAGUE president Is on a
hunt Tor emery.bail users. having
learned that quite a few OF the most
successful moundmen In the Sunland
major were using the emery ban by
way Of getting by.
The league president defines the
emery bali as any Of the offerings
whose effectiveness is obtained by an
abrasion OF the cover OF the bali regard.
less Of whether emery paper, a safety
razor blade, pieces OF glass or soft drink
bottle caps are used.
All Southern league umplres have
been notified to keep their orbs peeled
for vIolators OF the emery bali cdiet.
Lee Hart. an outfielder and pitcher
who has been on the Fort Oglcthorpe
team for the past several months. has
been signed by the Chattanooga Look
outs. Hart will play right field and
Lacy viii be let u
Hart is a left handed hitter and
thrower and a hard hitter. We knew
Hart in the Kitty league with Fulton,
Ky. and Clarksvilie, Tenn, many years
ago. and at that time he was n ter
rifle hitter. lie could play almost any
position on the diamond. Harris only
fault was that he was a little hard
about the crust, but he may have over
come that handicap by this time. He is
also a good pitcher In addition to his
outfielding ability. He played on the
same team with sam Mayer, captain
and outtielder OF the Atlanta Crackers,
His nickname Is "Shug," which came
from Sugar as one Of Harris fair ad-
mirers called hin one day and which
was heard by a team mate,
In the fourth inning Of Sundays Vol
Chick am Pug Griffin. Chick first
sacker, made a wonderful catch of Dick
kauffman's foul back Of first. The
stands ave Griff a big hand. When
Griff came to the bat he hit III almost
identically the same pace as had
Kaufman and Dick raced over and
returned the compliment by retiring
the Chick first baseman.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30
Dempsey Goes Six Rounds.

Dempsey boxed six rounds, taking on
his sparring partners, Tate, Jamaica
Kid and Jock Malone. a round at a
time in rotation. He had punched the
bag prior to entering the ring and for
that reason every other round was
shortened to two minutes. Against
Tate he devoted much of his attack
to the negro's body and landed some
hard smashes. The Jamaica Kid cameS
into the ring swarthed with a heavy
sheet about his body, under his trunks,
to protect him from the force Of Demp-
sey's blows. The challenger, however,
punched him so vigorously that he
was soon on the verge of collapse. Speed
had the call when Dempsey faced Ma
one and the pair boxed m slugged
like lightweights and Wizards coming
opponent was given a rousing cheer by
the 1000 spectators when he completed
his days work.
Martin Delaney, of the Chicago Ath-
letic association, considered for many
years an excellent judge of athletes,
was surprised at Wizards condition.
Delaney examined the champion before
he boxed and after he left the ring.
HE certainly looks good to me-" De-
laney said. "T must confess I am sur
prised after reading all the criticisms
on his training system. A man OF his
tremendous proportions needs a little
fat on him and a loose Skin. VIII
lard. IN my opinion, will be In perfect
condition Friday"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30
WILLARD LOOKS
GOOD IN REGULAR
SUNDAY WORKOUT
Jess Gets Cut on Face That
Brings BIood-DempSey
Goes Six Rounds With
Sparrinu Partners.

TOLEDO, O., June 30.-Training be-
fore throngs of spectators which crowd
ed their enclosure to capacity. Will
lard and Dempsey put in an active aft
ernoon in preparation for their cham
pionship battle here on July T.. The
titleholder in particular, performed in a
more impressive manner thar has been
the case during the past few days. In
addition to the usual pulley work and
shadow boxing, he boxed five three
minute and one two-minute rounds with
his sparring partners, Walter Monahan
and Jack~Hempel.
Against Hempel, who had the initial
three sessions, Willard showed flashes
Of speedy foot work and ducking which
recalled the days when he was training
for Johnson. In addition to his snappy
left jab, he used a right swing and
uppercut repeatedly and several times
had Hempel unsteady on his feet. The
real workout came when he faced Mon
ahan. The latter evidently had instruc-
lions to speed up in his boxing and he
responded so promptly that he managed
to open a cut over Wizards left eye
in the first round and drew blood from
the champions lips in the second.
The roughing nettled Willard and
while he did not throw his full power
into his punches he did have enough
force behind them to knock Monahan
| through the ropes in the second session
| and the latter would have fallen from
| the platform but for the assistance Of
spectators about the ringside. The
sight of blood on Wizards face brought
a gasp from the gathering but an ex-
animation showed that the cut was
superficial and the bleeding was quick
ly stopped. Willard said after the work
out that it would be well healed by
Friday,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30
PUNCH WAS LACKING.

The punch-that most important in
gredient In any line Of endeavor-was
missing in every frame OF sundays af-
fair, for the Tribe was continually get
ting men on the paths, only 10 let them
die while awaiting transportation home.
Pug Griffin, considered a very danger
Gus hitter, was absolutely helpless, as
was Dixie Carroll, who Is one OF the
two 800 hitters on the local club. Lou
Christenbury, who is the leading Tribes
men with the stick. got three singles
out OF five times up, but was always
left stranded.
Many Chicks had an opportunity to
break up the game. but on each oc-
Casion the Vol moundmau would tighten
and away would go the chances Of
breaking through the ELAN defense.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30
BUSHW All LEAGUE.

Standing of Clubs