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WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, JUNE 21, 1911.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
IT IS SHOW DAY.
Eve of Coronation Finds the
Decorations Complete.
Amoriran TYtilitarv sftanhM at T.onnnJiJ
OT A CHEAP ONE.
MADE A MISTAKE.
TELLS LOVE STORY
Pearl Helbert on Witness Stand
age of 20 panes each being smashed in
Sixty-five panes, tho highest number.
IN CAP AfID GOV1
il
called at tne roreign omee wnere tney
were lntroaucea 10 tne omciais anu
shown through the interestinc parts of
the building.
John Hays Hammond, special am
bassador from the United States, had
a quiet morning. This afternoon, ac
companied by Ambassador Reid, he
visited Sir Edward Grey, British min
ister of foreign affairs, a- the foreign
office. Tonight the special ambassador
will attend the dinner tc bo given by
the Duke of Connaught.
GREATEST EVER SEEN.
was the loss at the home or Eawin
Hill.
In milford the hailstones reached a
Uncle Sam Will Erect Many
Kansas Fostoffices.
Insurgents Should Have Sup
ported Reciprocity.
record size and many of them were
President Taft Attends the Com
mencement at Tale.
strangely colored. Fifteen of the
in Own Behalf.
largest of them were picked up by one
of the town constables and put on tho
scales of the nearest jewelers. They
Streets of London Are Jammed
With Sight (Seers.
Larger Number Trovlded
Than Ever Before.
for
This Is the Opinion of Repre
sentative Murdock.
weighed more than an ounce apiece
W. C. Wintemute's Perfidy Told
in District Court.
Made the Trip From New York
Thia Morning.
and one of them, irregular shaped and
beautifully colored, was a full two
ounces, or 300 carats.
SALIXA THE LATEST.
GLORY GOES TO OTHERS
NAGEL MADE LL D.
TRAFFIC IS IJLOCKED
WEDDING DAY SET.
MAKES EARLY START
At Frequent Intervals in Spite
of the 1'olice.
Interesting Events Crowd Swift
ly Upon One Another.
London. .J'ire 21. London nas taxed
to its capacity today. It was corona
tion show day and thousands flocked
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Where King George and Queen Mary of Kngland will be crowned. One
throne is for the king and the other for the queen, in foreground, whiie be
hind them and in the cener stands the ancient "crowning chair." It is
while sitting in this chair that the monarch receives on his head the crown
that is symbolic of his high office and the responsibilities that it brings
with it.
from the suburbs to the city west end
to see the decorations and watch the
preparations for tomorrow's great
:vent. The decorations were practical
ly completed and afforded a never end
ing source of attraction for the crowds
which, in vehicles and afoot formed a
continuous, ever-movinrr mass from
Victoria embankment to Westminster
a.bbey and Buckingham palace. Thou
sands stood hour after hour on the
stops of the new Victoria memorial
n .iich :ift'orded a. point of vantage from
which t he movement in the palace yard
could be seen.
The patience of the crowd's was re
warded by the appearance from time
to time of regiments of infantry ac
companied by bands, which were ar
riving to take part in lining the route
f tomorrow's procession from the pal
ace to the abbey, and the passing of
Riate carriage"? containing aomiiiion
premiers, members of every parliament
and legislature of the empire, who had
come to pay homage to the sovereign
ani who were received in audience by
the king and queen t'ii? morning. The
day was rilled with interesting eveius.
Koyal carriages with scarlet clad foot
men and motor cars with crown em
blazoned hoods moved to and fro con
veying the king's guest3 to entertain
ments arranged in their honor or to pay
formal calls one upon another.
This being the day for special inter
cession for the king and queen services
were held ir. all the churches and meet
ings nt public halls were addressed by
the bishop of London, the bishop of
Itipon and other leaders of religiou3
thought.
Parade of King anti Queen.
Other attractions of the busy day r.
cluded the drive of the king and qu?e:i
through the West End to the national
horse show at Olympia, where there
was a special performance including a
narade of foreign officers; a review of
the Canadian troops by Sir Wilfred
Laurier, ptemier of. Canada, at thi
Chelsea barracks; the Duke of Con
naught's dinner to the king and queen
end visiting members of royalty, for
eign envoys and dominion premiers vt
St. James palace: Lord Derby's dinner
to the dominion representatives at
Derby houte. and innumerable private
luncheons, dinners and dances.
The senior officers of tha foreign
ships sssembled at Spithead, among
whom were Captain Charles A. Gove,
commander of the American battleship
D-el aware and his companions who ac
companied by British naval officers
came to London today to be the guests
of the nation for two days and proved
at; added source of interest in the cos
mopolitan multitude already here.
The polire who have strenuous work
head of them already are doing dou
ble duty. Even so. the street traffic
at times gets the better of them and
today it occasionally remained at a
standstill for a half hour or longer,
particularly in the center of the city.
Upwards of 2,000 ambulance men
have been engaged for Coronation day
and already many have been placed
on duty, though thus far there has not
been much call for their services.
The sky was overcast today, but, ac
cording to the forecasters, there is
every reason to expect a fine day for
tne coronation.
In the absence of Premier Laurier,
the Canadian troopa at the Chelsea
barracks were reviewed this afternoon
by Sir Frederick AV. Borden, the Ca
nadian minister of militia and defense.
During the day Captain Gove and the
other officers of the Delaware, accom
panied by Major S. L H Slocum,
Banquet and Ball In Connection With
(Coronation ("erenionies.
London, June 21. The most regal
banquet, palace, king or emperor ever
witnessed, and a gorgeous Shakespear
ean ball under the auspices of noted
Bociety leaders stand forth as shining
features' of the second day of corona
tion week.
The banquet in Buckingham pal
ace last night was a scene of imperial
grandeur so far as the assembly of
royal and eminent personages, the
setting of costly magnificence and
beautiful decorations, could combine
yWJTZJNSTR ABBEY.
to make it.
The king and queen entertained the
visiting and English royalties, all the
special foreign delegations, the for
eign ambassadors and ministers, the
officers of state and household, the
members of the cabinet and former
cabinet members, the heads of church
and judiciary and of the army and
navy.
The two largest apartments in the
palace, the ball room and the picture
gallery which adjoin, were utilized as
a banqueting hall. On the tables was
displayed the royal gold plate, used
only on historic occasions, the cost of
which is estimated at $15,000,000 and
its weight 8 tons. Thia plate for the
most part was collected in the reigns
of the four Georges, and the principal
piece is a massive peacock captured
in one of the Indian wars, whose tail
ia studded with diamonds. Cut glass1,
worth a fortune, ivory decanters hun
dreds or years old, and old wines
dating back more than a century were
on the board.
The gallery holds more than 800
pictures. The decoration in both
rooms are largely gilt, and this back
ground was embellished with banks
of palms and giant lilies, while or
chids, roses and ferns were stacked
on the tables. Yeoman of the guard
ranged about the walls and all the
diners wore their richest uniforms,
decorations, gowns and jewels.
The Shakespearean ball was held in
Albert hall, which was elaborately
decorated. The dancers numbered
thousands while 400 boxes were occu
pied by the representatives of foreign
nations and the most prominent Brit
ish officials. As many as 30 quad
rilles were danced simultaneously, the
participants representing groups of
characters from Shakespeare's plays.
Leading actors and actresses took part
in these quadrilles along with the
leaders of the smart set. The Duke
and Duchess of Connaught, Prince
Louis and Princess Victoria, of Bat
tenberg. Prince Alexander of Teck,
Prince Henry of Prussia, and the
Princess, the German Crown Prince
Frederick William, and the Crown
Princess, the Turkish, Russian, Aus
trian, Japanese, Greek, Danish and
American representatives were pres
ent. BASEBALL WEATUEK.
Western League.
Denver at Omaha, clear, 3:45 p. m.
Pueblo at Sioux City, clear, 3 p. m.
Topeka at St. Joe, clear, 3:45 p. nt.
Lincoln at Des Moines, clear, 3:30
p. m.
Xational Leajrue.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn, clear, 4
p. m.
New York at Boston, clear, 3:30
p. m.
St. Louis at Cincinnati, clear, 3 p. m.
Pittsburg at Chicago, clear, 3 p. nt.
American Jjeajrue.
Boston at New York, clear, 4 p. m.
Wrashington at Philadelphia, clear,
1:45 and 3:30 p. m.
Cleveland at Detroit, clear,
p. m.
Chicago at St. Louis, clear,
p. m.
American Association.
St. Paul at Columbus, clear,
p. m.
Kansas City at Toledo, clear,
8:30
3:30
3:30
3:30
p. m.
Minneapolis at Indianapolis, clear,
3:30 p. m.
Milwaukee at Louisville, clear, 3
p. m.
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Government Notifies District
Attorney That Site Is Bought.
Plans for Topeka Extension
Still Anxiously Awaited.
Never in the history of the state liai
Uncle Sam planned the erection of so
many new postoffice buildings in Kan
sas as at the present time. Not all of
the proposed buildings will be erected
this year, but it is believed that th
government will spend about $1,000,000
this simmer for improved postoffice
facilities in Kansas.
At the present time the United Statts
district attorney's office has appraise
ments on eight new building sites i.i
ousy Kansas towns. On each of these
will be erected modern buildings for
postoffice purposes. The money for
each of these buildings has already
been appropriated by congress and a
second list of Kansas towns are urging
their representatives for funds for new
buildings next year.
This week the district attorney's of
fice received notice that the govern
merit had arranged for the purchase of
an $8,000 site in Salina. On this ground
will be erected the new $50,000 addition
to the present building. Work will be
started on this addition at once.
At Osage City, Chanute, McPherson,
Hiawatha. Holton. Winfield, and Ar
kansas City are plans for new posto
lice buildings. In each of these towns
a new site will be purchased. The
transfer of this real estate is one of tht.
things which is at present delaying the
progress of the work.
"In almost every town," said an of
ficial in the district attorney's office,
"the people who own this land, believe
they can sell it to the government for
about four or five times what it 'i
really worth. This apparent scheme to
nold up the government has delayed
the work on every new building in
Kansas. Out at Salina the property
owners wanted $18,000 for the lots
which the government ultimately
bought for $8,500."
One of the reasons for rushing the
work on the new federal buildings in
Kansas, is the establishment of the
new postal savings banks in this state.
None of the towns seem prepared to
receive the additional business without
increased facilities. A new bank ha3
been ordered established at McPherson,
but nothing will be done until the new
federal building in that town is built
and equipped for business.
For a month officials at the federal
building have waited anxiously for the
plans for the new addition to the To
peka building. They were promised for
June 1. but at the present time there
is no assurance as to Just when they
will arrive. In Topeka, as in other
Kansas towns, more ground is needed
for the building and appraisements of
the lots north of the federal building
have been on file in Washington for
several months. As soon as they are
approved and the new plans drafted,
work will start on the $100,000 addition
to the Topeka building.
COST OF COMSUMPTIOII.
What a Community Pays in Money on
Acxmnt of Tuberculosis.
Denver, June 21. What victims of
the great white plague cost the com
munity, the family and the individual
in hard dollars and cents, was told the
national association for the study and
prevention of tuberculosis today by
Doctors Edwin Locke and Cleveland
Floyd, of the Boston consumptive hos
pital department. The figures were
based on the cases of five hundred
male patients. Of these 24 4 dead cost
the community $177.56 each, or a to
tal of $31,072. The 236 living have
cost $284.18 each, a total of $42,912, a
total community loss for the 500 of
$72,984.
The cases showed an individual loss
in wages of $42 6,03 9. Four hundred
and twenty-two of the victims were
heads of lamilles witn an average
weekly earning before being stricken
of $17.50. Their average earning de
creased to $7.86 after they were taken
sick.
"Control of tuberculosis in small
towns," "Tuberculosis as a factor in
the increased cost of living," were oth
er subjects taken up today.
SHE AWAKES TO EAT.
Miss Hazel Schmidt Has Been Asleep
63 Days.
Vandalia, June 21. Miss Hazel
Schmidt, who has been asleep at the
home of her father here for 65 days,
awoke last night and asked for some
thing to eat. She was conscious and
was placed in a chair beside her couch
but she soon was in slumberland
again.
Members of the family are worn out
by the constant vigil at her side. For
three months previous . to going to
sleep. Miss Schmidt according to her
mother appeared drowsy. Her long
sleep does not seem disquieting to her.
Every means known to medical science
has been employed to arouse her with
but little or no effect.
CORV NEEDS RAIN SOON.
WheaS in Central Branch Country
Better Than Expected.
Atchison, Kan., June 2L Thresh
ing has started in the Central Branch
country. The early returns indicate
that the wheat yield will be 25 per
cent heavier than estimated at first.
The corn along the branch, however,
is beginning to show the effects of the
dry weather.
Weather Indications.
. Chicago. June 21. Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and probably
Thursday; continued warm.
President Taft and the Demo
crats Are Getting It.
Kansan Also Says Insurgency
Seems to Be Waning.
In a recent special dispatch from
Washington to the New Orleans Pica
yune, Representative Victor Murdock,
of this state, and a leader among the
Republican insurgents in congress, is
quoted as expressing the opinion that
the insurgents made a mistake in
generally opposing the Canadian re
ciprocity bill. An excerpt from the
dispatch in question follows:
"The Republican insurgents of the
senate and the house made a great
mistake when they decided to oppose
the Canadian reciprocity agreement.
It is growing in popularity with the
people. It is not likely to hurt the
American farmer, after nil. President
Taft and the Democrats are getting all
the glory out of it, and the people are
beginning to wonder whether the in
surgents have been sincere in their
advocacy of tariff reform."
Representative Victor Murdock of
Kansas, pioneer in the insurgent move
ment in congress and a consistent ad
vocate of tariff reductions, made this
statement today.
"Is there an organized effort among
the newspapers of the country to bring
about a split in the insurgent ranks,
to discredit the insurgents with the
people?" asked Mr. Murdock, inter
viewing the reporter, who knew of
none.
"Well." declared the Kansas insur
gent, "it isn't looking nearly so good
for us as it did a few months ago.
We have been placed by tho president
n the position of opposing the first
measure for reduction in the tariff that
offered itself in a -serious form. Now
the Democrats are presenting to us
their bills for lower wool duties and
the farmers' free list. Their cotton
bill is soon to follow.
"If we do not take care W5 will find
ourselves in the attitude of opposing,
or at least being very much divided on
these measures also.
"The news from the middle west.
where insurgency is so strong, is not
very encouraging. .All tho papers are
talking about the insurgent split. Yes,
the insurgents made a mistake; they
should have supported the reciprocity
agreement.
Representative Murdock Is one of
the few insurgents in the house who
voted for reciprocity.
ALL EYES Oil KANSAS.
When the House Delegation Votes as
a Unit on Wool BiU.
Washington, June 21. The sight of
the Kansas delegation voting as a unit
for the first time in years was the most
interesting feature of the passage of
the Underwood wool measure in the
house. It was a foregone conclusion
that the bill would pass the house, but
the fact that the Kansans, all of them
Republicans, voted for a Democratic
measure caused comment.
The progressives, Madison. Murdock,
Jackson, Rees and Young, had been
counted as in favor of any proposal to
reduce the tariff on trust made goods,
but lew had expected the standpat
members of the delegation, Anthony
and Campbell, to fall into line. Camp
bell did not vote on the first roll call,
but when the supplementary roll call
was made, and he voted aye, several
members near him shook hands with
him end welcomed him into the insur
gent ranks.
Victor Murdock, in the closing hours
of the debate, made a gallant, but in
effective, fight to have worsteds put on
the free list. He introduced amend
ments to this effect and called on tine
Democrats to rise above their caucus
and fulfill their platform pledge to take
the duty off trust made goods. He made
an interesting talk on the manufacture
of worsted and other woolen goods,
and eaid the worsted trust was the
most grasping and iniquitous in the
United States.
Hill of Connecticut, a Republican,
who has woolen mills in his district,
took issue with Murdock and tbere was
a sharp clash. Mr. Hill said he was
against taking off the duty when it
would injure any industry.
"But," said Murdock, "I listened t
the eloquent plea of the gentleman
from Connecticut, and I voted with him
on the reciprocity bill to take the duty
off some of the products of Kansas.
Now, will he go as far with me and
vote to take the duty off some of the
products of his state or is he for re
vision downward only when it hits the
other fellow?"
Hill insisted that the Underwood bill
Is so worded that it will reduce the
tariff on many of the luxuries as well
as the necessities. To illustrate his
argument he unwrapped a flimsy shawl
so delicate that it made only a hand
ful, but was fully five yards long. The
shawl, he said, he had bought in Rus
sia for $25 and had paid a duty of 60
per cent on it. It could 'not be bought
in the United States, he asserted, for
less than $125. The duty already was
too low in his estimation, and he said
the Underwood bill would still further
reduce it. The members crowded
around and examined the delicate fa
brie which two pages spread out in
front of the speaker's chair, but they
did not heed Mr. Hill's argument.
WHITES GO TO- COLORADO.
Kansas Writer Will Grind Out Another
NoveL
Emporia, Kan.. June 21. William
Allen White left Tuesday for Estes
Park, Colo., where he will spend the
summer in writing a book Mr. White
was accompanied by Mrs. "White and
their children; Mr. White's mother,
Mrs Marv A. White, and by Miss Jes
samine lindsey of Kansas City. They
will be gone prcbably till October.
Announcement Published in To
peka Papers.
Shows Love Letters and Court
Gives Her 3,000.
Because he broke her heart and de
stroyed her happiness W C. Wintc
mute must pay Pearl Helbert $3,000 for
breaking the marriage vow. The girl
wanted $10,000, but Judge Dana uecided
that $3,000 would repair the damages
and heal the young woman's heart
aches. The decision in the case was
rendered at 2:30 this afternoon, follow
ing the testimony this morning in the
first division of the district court.
For an hour today Judge Dana heard
the story of how pretty Pearl Helbert
loved and waited for Wilton C. Wlnte
mute, only to see him married to an
other. On the lawyer's table a suit
case filled with endearing messages
gave silent testimony to the fact hat
Wrintemute, loved the Mulvane street
girL He was not present to defend
the case.
Tears trickled down the little girl's
face and damped the heavy black veil,
as she read Wintemute's letter, saying
that he was compelled to break the en
gagement. Then the prospective girl
bride told of the cooing, the joys and
happiness of the days when she was
to have become the wife of the railway
employee. But her voice choked and
the steel blue eyes welled with tears
as she told the court of the long, tedi
ous days and nights following the
breaking of the engagement.
It was in October, 1908. when Winte
Diute turned his attentions to Miss Hel
bert. Three months later they were
engaged to be married. Wintemute held
a position in the building department
of the Santa Fe and drew a salary of
$125 a month. When in Topeka tha
girl's suitor was almost a daily visitor
at the Helbert home, 1354 Mulvane
street. Much of the time he was out
of town. Then endearing letters came
with astounding regularity that told
of the man's undying love for the little
Topeka girl. They were answered in
the same spirit and Pearl told the court
she looked ahead with pleasure to the
day when she was to become Winte
mute's wife.
"He was so good and kind and af
fectionate." the girl said, "and of
course I couldn't help but love him."
So it was agreed that the couple were
to be married Easter Sunday, 1W0
Daily the girl planned her wedding
gowns and made preparations lor the
greatest event in her short life. But a
short time before the wedding winte
mute requested a postponement of the
ceremony. Pearl consented. Never once
did the lover's attention wane. With
the same regularity Wintemute wrote
of his constant love. In the fall of
1910, the man came to Topeka to visit
ihis fiansee. He stayed several days.
At thin time it was agreed that the
wedding should occur in February this
year. Then Wintemute went to xexas.
He was to return Christmas day.
"We had nlanned such a grand
time." said the young plaintiff, as she
looked at Judge Dana, "and all of us
had bought presents and maae prepar
ations for such a happy day."
Tbe Last Letter.
It was the day before Christmas that
the blow fell. Attorney Brannaman
handed the girl a letter wnicn winte
mute had writen and asked her to
read it. Pearl's hands trembled and
she looked at the pages out of red,
swollen eyes. In part the letter said:
"My Dear Little Girl: I want you to
be brave now, if you were ever brave
in your life. For I have just received
news that renders all hopes of our
marriage hopeless. I can't tell you
about it now, but it is the result of
the most hartlesa folly on my part. I
would tell you more, but I can't. I be
lieve little "girl that you love me and I
would like to see you happy, but for
months there has been a cloud hang
ing over my head that has haunted
me at night and made it useless for
us to think of marriage. I want you
to forget and forgive if you can."
The next dav was Christmas. Alone
in her room Pearl Helbert tried to do
as her lover asked to forget and for
give. Heartbroken and almost a ner
vous wreck, she said she will never
forget that cold, cheerless Christmas
morning. A sympathetic mother and
sister tried to comfort her, but they
couldn't bring back the warm sunshine
and happy days of Wintemute's pres
ence. A letter was also sent to Pearl's
mother, asking her to comfort the
daughter. Another letter came to
Pearl early in January. The girl's ap
proaching marriage had been an
nounced in the Topeka papers and now
for days she said she shunned her old
time friends and acquaintances.
Marriexl Another Girl.
Then on January 20, she read of
Wintemute's marriage to another girl.
Pearl said a doctor had forbidden her
to work, that her nervous system is
shattered and somehow the "bright
days of long ago won't come back.
Wintemute is in Michigan with the
other woman. Miss Helbert believes
her heart aches and pains and suf
fering have been worth $10,000. Her
attorney offered the big grip filled
with love messages as a part of the
persistent courtship. But Judge Dana
said he didn't care to hear them.
HAIL DOES DAMAGE.
Wind Uproots Trees and Ruins To
bacco Farms.
New Milford, Conn., June 21. This
section of Connecticut faced a scene of
desolation today as the result of a
record hail storm which swept across
the state last night. The heaviest
damage was to the tobacco farms,
where many thousand young plants
were cut to pieces.
At Gaylordsville every tree in the ap
ple orchard owned by Edward Hunger
ford, was uprooted by the wind. At
Long Mountain the hail broke windows
in every house in the village, an aver-
Brown Vni versify Honors the Secre
tary of Commerce.
Providence. R. I., June 21. Charles
Nagel, secretary of commerce and la
bor, was today made the recipient of
the honorary degree of doctor of laws
from Brown university.
There can be no time more prom
ising than this to have every man un
derstand your government and to take
his place somewhere in the column, be
it in the ranks or at the head," said
Secretary Nagel in his address.
Secretary Nagel discussed the pro
posed Arizona legislation and spoke of
tne bill ror popular election of United
States senators.
"The initiative sounds plausible."
said Secretary Nagel, "the ba3is of thi
tuggestion is that legislative bodies do
not respond to the actual demands of
the people. I think it may be said with
perfect safety that if there is a weak
ness in representative bodies today it
is their too ready response to super
ficial popular demand. The flood of
suggestions for legislation constitutes
nothing more or less than the effect to
please spasmodic popular feeling."
Secretary Nagel said the referendum
had been applied in some measure at
all times. "Whenever fundamental
principles are Involved. Constitutions,
bond issues of consequence, charters,
or any questions have been submtted
to popular vote. But the right in a
small percentage of voters to have sub
mitted to popular vote any measure
adpted by a representative body would,
in my judgment, invite chaos and tur
moil without end."
The recall, said the secretary, is re
garded by many as the most promising
suggestion. He said that it was close
ly related to the system now in vogue,
where a majority of officials were
elected for terms so short that if they
had any ambition for continued service
they were to all intents and purpose5
subject to recall now.
"My apprehension," he said, "is that
the first effect of the recall will be to
discourage competent men. even more
than now is the case, from consenting
to serve the public.
Concluding, Secretary Nagel said
that the direct primary applied to th
election of United States senators had
undoubtedly advantages, chiefly in
that it would relieve the legislature
from the burden and the embarrass
ment of making the selection and
would leave, it free to devote . itself to
the more immediate purpose of state
legislation, always assuming that this
function was still to be left to the leg
islature. ELKINS ESTATE SUED.
West Virginia Charges That Late Sen
ator Waa a Tax Dodger.
BIkins. W. V.. June 21. -A motion
for judgment against the Davis Trust
company, former Senator Davis Bik
ings and S. E. Elkins, jr.. as executors
of the last will and testament of the
late United States Senator S. B. Elk-
ins, has been filed by Prosecuting At
torney H. G. Kump. The motion al
leges that Senator Elkins was a de
faulting taxpayer and that he has for
feited to the state of West Virginia
the sum of $375,043.40 in the year
1909, $297,773 in the year 1910, and
by his executors $341,910.90 in the
year 1911, making in all, with inter
est, $1,087,697.90, which the prosecu
tor claims must be paid over to tho
state of West Virginia by the execu
tors for the senator's failure to prop
erly list his property for taxation.
The state alleges the late Senator
Elkins failed to give to the assessing
officer a true list of all his property
which should be assessed in Randolph
county.
WEATHER IS HOT AGAIN.
Mercury Readies 3 Degree
This Afternoon.
Mark
Today is the warmest June 21st on
record in Topeka, the thermometer
having registered 93 degrees at 2
o'clock. This makes nine days in the
last 21 on which records for heat have
been noted by the government observer
in Topeka. So far this has been both
the warmest and dryest June on record
said "Sunny Flora this afternoon.
There has been no rain west of the Mis
souri river today and the indications
aro for continued fair weather tonigh
and .probably Thursday with continued
warm temperatures. The hourly read
ings:
7 o'clock...
U o'clock S9
12 o'clock 00
1 o'clock 92
2 o'clock 03
8 o'clock...
9 o'clock...
10 o'clock...
..84
..kS
AGED WOMAN DEFIES MEN.
Aged 70 Years, She Holds Hole Until
Her Lawyers Win.
Niagara Falls. N. Y., June 21. Al
though she is 70 years old, Mrs. Alice
Laftiin succeeded in routing a squad
of 15 employees of the Niagara Electric
Light company when they attempted
to place a pole in front of her property.
The men of the electric light com
pany began their work without warn
ing and had a deep hole due when
Mrs. LafHin appeared. As soon as she
arrived, she jumped spryly into the hole
and remained there, defying the work
men, until her lawyer reached a com
promise with the company.
' PATRIOTISM' CLAIMS VICTIM.
Injured Man Dies of Old July Eourth
Injury.
Newark. N. J., June 21. Edward
Warren is dead here after a two year3'
illness as the result of an accident he
sustained in celebrating Independence
Day on July 4, 1909. Warren shot him
self in the eye and underwent 12 opera
tions in an effort to obtain relief from
a nervous disorder due to the wound.
f
After Spending Night at Tfome
of His Brother.
He Forwards Another Special
Message to Congress.
New Haven. June 21. President Tafl
arrived here at 10:02 this morning ani
was met by Prof. Bacon of Yale uni
versity. He was at once driven to
Woodbridge hall where he donned th
cap and sown of a fellow.
The two hundredth and tenth com
mencement was held at Yale univer
sity today when diplomas were award
ed to 897 men. . The prosram con
formed in every respect to the many
which have preceded it. President W.
H. Taft joined the members of the
corporation, of which he is a fellow.
Honorary degrees conferred bv
President Hadley included: Master of
Arts. Wralter McClintock. known for
his lectures and writings on the
Blackfoot Indians. Doctor of Letters.
John Muir, author and naturalist of
California. Doctor of Laws. Liang
Tung Yen, Yale '8 2, recently elected a
member of the imperial cabinet of
China; Jos. Rucker Lamar of Georgia,
associate justice of the supreme court
or tne United States.
Among the gifts to Yale university
announced by President Hadley at the
alumni dinner today was one of $5,0C
by the Delta Kappa Epsiion fraternity
in honor of James J. Hogan, the foot-
Dan captain of the class of 1905. The
ncome of this fund will be awarded at
the end of his first year (n the college
to a worthy- freshman who possesses
the traits that characterized Hogan,
high standing in the college wor'd and
high character.
Sends in a Special Message.
New York, June 21. President Taft
began the longest day of the year by
rising early and eating breakfast in
the cool of the morning at the homo
of Henry W. Taft. where he had spent
the night. At half past 7 he was off
to the Grand Central station where his
special car waited to hustle him off to
New Haven and the Y'ale commence
ment. .Before daybreak, the mails were car
rying to Washington evidences of the
president's late retiring hour in tha
shape of a special message to which
he put the finishing touches after re
turning from the theater last night.
The message, which will be presentoJ
to congress today, recommends an
amendment to the pure food laws. It
is the result of a recent supremo court
decision which ruled that a manufac
turer could legally label a nostrum as
a "cure for consumption" even though
he failed to establish the curative qual
ities of his medicine, so long as thu
label complied with the law in publish
ing truthfully the chemical contents o
the remedy.
The president wants congress to pass
further legislation providing that nn
misbranaing or misleading statement
whatsoever may be placed on the labels.
THEATER OWNERS WIN OUT.
Atchison Jury Holds Sunday Pictures
to Be Necessity.
Atchison, Kan., June 21. The first
test case on the Sunday c'oslng law to
be taken since Attorney General John.
Dawson's order was issued has beeni
finished in the Atchison city court
when the jury in the case of Frank
Feist, Mrs. Hattie Feist fnd Mrs. Min
erva Chattsburn returner! a verdict of
"not guilty." The two were on trial
for operating a moving picture show
on Sunday.
County Attorney iloxcty attempted,
to have the case dismissed without
prejudice with the intention of filinft
a similar case in the district court,
which convenes in September. But
W. W. Guthrie, attorney for the de
fendants, insisted on a jury trial in
the city court. The July was out fif
teen minutes. It took only one ballot.
The verdict was based on the theory
that the operation of moving picture
shows is a work of necessity becaus
the people demand amusiernent and
recreation.
ADVERTISING TALKS
WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM C FREEMAN
THE GREAT HOLD THAT
ADVERTISING HAS ON THE
PUBLIC is illustrated by tha
preparations that are being
made for the great NATIONAL
CONVENTION OP THE ASSO
CIATED ADVERTISING
CLUBS of America, which is to
be held IN BOSTON the first
four days of AUGUST next.
These advertising: clubs are
composed of men who are IN
TENSELY INTERESTED in
their profession who realize
what A GREAT FORCE AD
VERTISING IS in the business
world who ARE WILLING TO
GIVE UP VACATIONS AND
TO SPEND THEIR OWN
MONEY to meet and seriously
discuss every phase of the ad
vertising; business, IN ORDER
THAT ALL MAY LEARN
SOMETHING MORE about tha
business THAN THEY NOW
KNOW.
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