The Iola Register from Iola, Kansas • Page 1

mm mm THE REGISTER HAS THE LARGEST BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION QF ANY PAPER PUBLISHED IN ALLEN COUNTTt TOUnS XI. irUMBER 98. EIGHT PAGES lOLA, KANSAS, FEBBCABY, lU, EVEXIXG. EIGHT PAGES PRICE TWO CEHTS. WITHROW FOR SALE FORXEB fOAA SOCIALIST OFFERS HIMSELF 1 HIGHEST BIDDER.

NOT LESS THAN 10,000 A MODEST MAX, HE MAKES THE PRICE Ql ITE LOW. Says He Is Healthy, Docile and OUWK- Ing It Well Bids Must Be In tiy Marrh barm for the women to bid. This propoBition of having exclusive control of a man, who will make himself aociie and subject to obedience for an entire lit'ctime, is a proposition whlcn epproachcs the highest ideal of femin iiiity, in regard to the sterner sepc. FIGHTIXG IT Ol'T IX TOPEKA. It has remained for T.

Withrow, formerly of this city but now of Girard. to do the latest novel stunt. He Is mailing an "ad" to all parts of the country, offering himself for sale to the highest lildder. When a resident of this city, Mr. Withrow was an organizer for a fraternal organization.

Incidentally he talked Socialism, frequently. calling and addressing moet- inga In public halls. A fluent speaker and possessed of much energy, he was quite a figure here for a time. HP knows the value of advertising and pertaapff the announcement that he will sell himself is a means ho is using to put something, he is esppcially Interested in, on foot. The forowing is the copy of a Int- ter he Is sending broadcast over the country: offer myself for sale to the highest bidder, for cash.

"1 am a white American, ago Bound and healthy, weight storky build, fairly InteJIigent and capable, an4 docile and oblislng If well treated, "On acceptance of bid and rpcelpt of payment in full. I will immediately deliver myself Into the custody of my purchaser and become his property for the rest of my life. "Bida will be recelvpd np to noon of March 15th on which date all bid.s will be opened and the successful Iild: der immediately notified. No bid of than $10,000 however, will be accepted. jl be mailed to me person- irlll he considered etrlctlv Wle will made binding by a legiQ'y- executed contract and'bill of sale, by which mr purchaser will ac- ple and exclusive right to for the remainder of my will assume nil obliga- maintenance, touch am I offered? nuaress, W.

Thos. Withrow, 109 X. Ctetekee Glrard. Kas. 'This is a bonafldp proposal Tind wll be carried out if I can find a satisfactory buyer." The State Journal comments on the latter as follows: be inter 'ng to the fair selrw know if the term "his ire used in the legal sense in hia letter, or if women are adraittoil to tbls rare chance of buyine a man for the paltry of $10,000, and keep.

According to the fifteenth amendment, adopted soon after the close of the civil war. no human being can be bouglit or sold into slavery nor can atovery or exist in anv form. Therefore it Is somewhat doubtful If the wrung performer in the sold-into- alavery game can set the IIO.OOO or morel without hearing from his maj- Mty. Uncle Sam. no matter what the object of this man with his strange plan way be.

itr cannot be donhled that he la serlons in his intentions. He np- piears very much in earnest and i.s limply dying to sell himself to some ohe. To become the property of anv hii- tttn being for the rest of his life for the aum of IIO.OOO or over, looks a.s thohth Withrow didn't care raiieh ABotit being an economic factor. Hit offer for sale, which he InFists will made binding by a lecal'y exerut- ed contrabt. includes the item that the piUvbaser; assume all the obligationK of Ill the history of bills of sale tferhapfi none that for originality ttnt aelf-boostlng stands forth so glar- as that of the man from Qmrd.

Kansas is always springing aohething new and the fact that Mr. IVlthrow Is wliling to sell all rights to himself is a novelty even in the SoBflqwer state, made famous by iUry Ellen Lease, Carrie Nation. Myra McHenry and Jay House. The only point in this whole letter that savors of extreme modesty is the amali price which he places upon him- aetf. Who in Topeka with only thlrty- eUht years down upon their shoulders wou'd be willing to sacrifice himself and his ambitions for the re- aiainder of bis life for the sum 110.000? Mr.

Withrow wants to know how much he is offered. He won't sell hira self unlesa he Is satisfied. Satisfac- tiofl however, in this case evidently haa to do.with the pocketbook. There have been freak offers of fliore or less proportions made from qjne to time, but this, Is the first time 00 record in a free country where a yfmm In good health, of ordinary intel- liMBee and with good chances for a apeoteaful career voiunUrily offered Mil himaelf in bondage. What will do with the money after he gets it, tfliovMInv he Is the property of some and has not the slightest VaC hidlTidnality? all bids Cor the purchase I man expire March 16, erne la lookbuc for a man to bjd.

It vouldiit do any Rival Wichita Editors Start Mayoralty SklrmUh at CapItaL Topeka. Feb. Wchita editors, Henry J. Allen of the Deacon and David IX Leahy of the Eagle, have been here a couple of days engaged in lobby work, but not the kind that is prohibited by the new law. Their ef- fcirts have been directed to the mayoralty contest Leahy wants Repre- Jewett of Sedgwick to run for mayor this spring, and Allen doesn't want him to do so.

Judge Jewett has been pulled and hauled by each until he is nearly out of com- niisslou, physically. Allen is siipiwrt- ing Mayor Graham for a second term. Lieahy wants to beat Graham and believes that Jewett is the logical candidate to make the fight. Jewett is a strong friend of Allen, but has a lifelong friend of the Eagle, Leahy and the Miirdocks. he has taken the matter under advisement, the indications are that he will get into the r.ace.

NAME IS BLEDSOE FELLOW WHO TO EXTORT FROM M. JOXES. He Came from Dallax, Wife Says He I'liiyed Poker. Kan.sas City, Felj. man who attempted to force L.

M. Jones to give hini $7,000 under threat of death, in a confession to the police, says he is Robert litedsoc of Ualias, Texas, where he has a wife and two children. He says he bad no accomplices. Bledsoe was a globe trotter and thinks his mind became unbalanced by loneliness on a' trip to fown. Dallas, Feb.

Callle Mynatt Bledsoe, divorced wife of Ilgbt. Benjamin Bledsoe, the man who is under arrest In Kansas City charged with attempting to extort $7 000 from Lawrence M. Jones of the Jones Dry Goods company, heard of her former husband's arrest for the first time at neon today. Mrs. Bled.soe is employed at the Trades League printing plant at 267 Commerce street.

She sup- IKjris herself and two children, Inez, who 10 years old, and Arthur, who is Bledsoe said in speaking of her husband: "One day in seven years ago he he was to look for work. 1 haven't laid eyes on him since. I'p to this noon I had not even heard of hint. I did not know whether he was living or dead. He left me and my two little babies.

Inez, my little girl, was 3 years old then, and was le.ss than a year old. "So. I do not of his having done like robbing people before. I knew that he played poker all the time and would not support me. I think he was arrested once for playing poker.

I live with my father and brothers at 105 Buckeye street. Two years ago I was granted a divorce from JJledsoe." father is W. C. Mynatt. Her brother "1 know of no rea.son why our family should feel Interested In the outcome of Bob Bledsoe's trouble.

Bled.soe's ninth er married a man named after the death of Bod Bledsoe's father. David Crockett Bledsoe. 1 don't know whether lives at the old place or not." TO PERMIT .1. W. Coffey Declares He Will Protest Airalnst Repair of Damaged Klauman Building on Present Site.

"building" controversy which bids fair to rival that which grew out of the removal of a building belonging to H. Klaumann from a site on Jefferson avenue which had been purchased by Kress for the piir- of building the Kre.ss store and injunctions and things were hurled back and forth by the house movers and the telephone comi)any. the contenders, will be one of the results of the great Kress fire. H. Klaumann owns a building which stands next to the Kress company's and adjoins the building which was burned early yesterday morning.

It is a frame building and was badly damaged when the brick wall of the Kress building toppled over on it. If the building is ever used again. It will have to be repaired. If it is repaired and allowed to remain on its present it will not be done without a contest. J.

W. Coffey owns the building ad- I joining the Klaumann building on the "-oith. He addressed meeting of the city council last night and declared that the Klaumann building, which Is a frame structure, ought not to be permitted to remain in the fire limits, in Its present state. He said that he would vigorously fight a permit being issued for the repair of the building. In order to repair the building, lur.

Klasmann will have to obtain a permit before any work can be done. ASK KRESS TO.STAY PEOPLE PETITIOX COMPANY TO REBI'ILD AXD RESUME BUSIXE.S.S. SOME WOULD LOOT RUINS P.ITROLM VX C.I A1IDED THE MASS OF CHARRED DEBRIS TODAY. Manager Schaffer Still Awaiting Instructions From Xew suranre Adjusters Coming. Kress Rebuild?" many h.ave you hea.J ask that today? The question has probably lisped fifem the li of everylK )dy who came lo the business districts today and viewed the "remaln-s." And it Js just as uncertain as it was when the news flashed to Broadway in New, York telling the executive offices of the Kress company that the tola store had been destroyed by fire.

"I haven't heard a thing," E. H. Schaffer. manager of the Kress in- rerrsts in Jola, said this afternoon. "Of "course, I may get something by wire at any moment.

I expect the arrival of insurance adjusters soon." "Would a representative from the New York office come to lola in case it is decided ito rebuild?" was asked. "Not necessarily so. I don't know what would be done. The company might send an architect here to plan a new building and let the contract and none of the Kress peojile would be seen here at all." The big Iron safe of the Kress company was taken from the ruina toda.v. It withstood the terrible beat to which It waH subjected In fine shape and when workmen hammered thft doors loose and they swung open, the records of the company were found sungly secure where they had been placd before the fire.

The IxMks are scorched but the pages containing the records are in good shape and the mat ter on them is easily Intelligible. Standard Search Is Futile. Workmen for the St.nndard Engineering company, which had offices on the second floor of the Kress building, searched the ruins today in an effort to find some of their records and field notes of the proposed Holmes Electric line from Kansas City to lola. It was a futile hope In the fir place and the search today has so far revealed no trace of the It seems certain that they were destrbyed by the fire, though it was at fiiist hoped that when the second floor a nia.s of debris, the bortjs land notes went with the debris and were not burned. This seems not to lie the case, however.

A Patrolman on Guard. Articles of hardware and tinware, while badly damaged by the fire, are still serviceable with a little repair and a great lot of such goods are to be be found In the Kress store culns. Today, several boys and some men. and women were digging in the ruins' to find knives, pans, kettles and other articles. Some of the had gathered'a very good supply when a patrolman was called to dispcr.se hem.

Ask Kress to Stay. petition, expressing with the Kress coiripany in the loss of their stock and store and asking the company to rebuild and re.sumeTiusl- ness is being circulated and generally signed. It will he sent to the executive offices of the company at "fiO Broadway, New York City. "If this loss had l)een sustained by an old business man of Ipla." a Booster said this morning, "action would be Kui He would know that people feel the loss and that he would he wanted In iKtainesM again. But Kress and company were Just get- llng pslabllshed here and we feel (hat we oH.ght (o let them know that we ap- them as In the Imsl- mr-i Interests rjf loin." HIS BOOZE.

ONE, MORE I IF YOU REGISTERED YOU MAY DO SO BEFOBE 10 TOXIGHT. PRIMARY BOOKS CLOSE THEN YOU MUST QUALIFY IF YOU WAXT UAXD IX SELECTIXG CAXDIDATES An Enthusiastic Meeting of Republican Candidates Last line: Registration Today. And now abideth faith, hope and charity. Faith that every RepubUcan and a few of the do their duty at the coming municipal election, hope that the Democrats will bear up bravely when the reigns of the municipality shall have been taken from them, and charity for the mis- Iguided who think they see in a gas fund when it isn't there. It may be said this, in brief, conveys some Idea of the optimistic spirit and friendly attitude which prevailed at a meeting of the Republican candidates which wsis held In the G.

A. R. hall last night. The principal purpose was to impress upon the candidates the necessity of a full registration that there wight be a full and complete expression at the primary election and that it was the duty nf every candidate, ev ery committeeman, every friend of a candidate, every friend of a committeeman and their friends' friends, to get out today and hustle.In the dilatory voter. Every ward in the city was represented.

All the candidates were there. All of them addressed the meeting and some who were Just plain citizens, not running for office, gave inspiring addresses. Every candidate said that ha was in the race with the friendliest feeling for his opponent, that if he was defeated for the nomination for the ofllce he sought, he'd get out and work Just as hard for the success of the ticket as if he had won. That was the spirit which was manifest and it is the harbinger of and satisfying to the people. L.

L. Northtnp was chairman of the meeting and Attorney Cullisou acted as secretary. Speeches by Col. J. B.

lAtehfson and A.F. Florence were especially enjoyed. Register Tonight. The opportunity, the very last opportunity to register for the primary election will be gone after 10 o'clock It is certain that Iquite a number who nave not yet registered. To them, the opportunity of a few hours i.s offereo.

If the will get out and register tonight, before 10 o'clock, then he or she will be entit'ed to participate in the primary. Otherwise, a voice in the party's choice for candidates will be denied. Remember, the women of the city are entitled to register and take part in the primary, that if you have never registered you must do so, that if you failed to vote at the last election, you must register whether you have done so before or not, that If you have moved since your last registry, you must register. Think it over, see if you are a legal voter. If not, get out to the city clerk's office before 10 o'clock tonight and qualify.

Meet Inaugural Night. The meeting was adjourned to meet again on the evening of March 4. iTnis is the evening of the inaugural 'of William Howard Taft as president of the ITnited States and will probably be made' the occasion for a celebration in addiUnn to the regular business of the meeting. WINS MORE FAME Capablanca at St. Louis.

O. C. Brett secured some information regarding Capablanca. the great player, while in St. Louis.

Capablanca played there after he was here and. won 61 out of 62 Brett says they think him a great player at St. Louis. Wc have never heard how Capablanca came out at Kansas News. GET TWO GOOD SITES THE BOOSTERS HAVE RENTED CAR LOCK AND SEAL PROPERTY.

They Secure It on Easy Fine Location For Two Enterprises, A "Gang" Assailed a His "LIcker" and "Licked" Him, A man Into'police headquar- He looked just exactly as If what he said later was true. "A gang jumped onto me, beat me and took my booze." he said to William Gates, Chief of Police, and Roy Pblllips, a patrolman. "Who Jumped onto you? The man said that he didn't know his assailants. He had the bniises to that he had been attacked. But as he could give no description of his assailants it Is hardly probable they can be caught.

ALIEN GETS $3,861 state Superintendent Makes First of Semi-Annual Distribution of School Fund. George Miller, Formerly of Humboldt, Ran 26 Miles In Record Breaking Time. The first of the scml-aniuial dlstrl- of the state annual school fund has been made by State Superlnten- E. T. Falrchild.

and It amounts to 45 cents for each school pupil of school age in the state. Alien county has 8 502 pupils and will receive 13.861.90. The total amount distributed the state Is and the number of children of school age la tbe state Is 507.630. George Mil'er, brother of "Grandpa" Miller, the Htiraboldt ball player, has again won honor in a long dli- tanca foot race in California. The following Is from the San Francisco Call: George Mil'er, the silent runner from Los Angeles, broke the heart of the far heralded Soldier King at the Coliseum Wednesday night, February 10th.

and amid the frantic cheers of some 2000 mad persons, crossed thi- tape first in our city's maiden long distance prafessional contest. King was a man when he sue cumbed to a cramp Just as he flnisb- ed his twenty-fifth mile. Miller bore down upon him, lapped his man and the sight of his opponent tearing on ahead took the last ounce of ffght out of the game little so'dler. The Los Angeles runner finished the 26 miles, 385 yards in 3 hours. 7 minutes and 29 seconds.

King finished eight minutes later. The winner now looms up as one of the greatest runners at the long distance game that has ever donned a spiked shoe on the coast. He went the whole route without stopping or even slowing up once. Talked Insnranre Matters. The matter of Insnrance on a number of buildings, tbe property of the I city, was talcen up at a council meeting last night and referred to tbe public utilities for action.

THE WEATHER. Forecast-for Kansas: Generally fair tonight and Saturday; wanner tonight. Data recorded at Local Ofllce, U. S. Weather Bureau ye.sferday, today and year ago: Yesterday Yr.

ago 2 p. 38 27 4 p. 3S 6 p. S6 22 8 p. 22 10 p.

.15 19 12 midnight lif Maximum temperature 40 43 Minimum temperature IS Precipitation, 7 p. m. 0.03 Today Yr. a-io 2 a. .33 17 4 a.

31 15 6 a. 29 14 8 a. 31 r.l 10 a. 38 17 12 noon 45 If) Precipitation, 7 a. 0 0.02 Mr.

Skeptic, if you are In lola, read these lines. You may have doubted the oft-repeated statement that the Boosters were really doing something for lola. Well, that is where you are off. This morning the club closed a deal with the directors of the Car and Seal people whereby the former rents for a period 6f three years at per month the Car Lock and Seal building and lot west of the Santa Pe depot. This Mot is a tract 260x140 feet, offering a location for two factories.

The directors of the Car Lock and Seal company are a'l deeply interested In the welfare of the city and know the good to be derived from offering the best possible inducements to prospective factories, hence they consented to easy terms for the Boost ers. This site Is an excellent one and will do doubt look good to partier who want to locate business enter prises here. The building on the lot is In good condition for use, and is adapted to many industries that wish to come The action of the Boosters In faking advantage of the opportunity to secure good sites will be praised by every public spirited lolan. The following are the directors of tbe Car and Seal company with the Boosters made the deal: A W. Beck.

A. M. L. L. Ponsler Frank Robinson arid L.

C. Beatty. AFFECTS AMERICANS Bill Touching Foreign Property ers In Cuba Introduced. New York. Feb.

bill prohibiting foreigners from holding any prop erty in Cuba, has been introduced li; the house at Havana. The property of Americans, English, Spaniards, Ger mans and French to the amount of nearly two billion dollars would be affected by the passage of such a measure. Whshington, Feb. government officials were not surprised over the fact that a bill had been Intror duced In the Cuban house of representatives preventing foreigners from holding jiroperty in the island, but say its enactment into law will be'the most unfortunate thing that could hap pen for future prosperity of that country. The proposition is sure to meet with strong diplomatic objections from all countries whose citizens have interests in Cuba.

ONLY THE MAPS LEFT, REVIVED DISPUTES THE HOUSE A5D THE PRESIDENT CAXT AGBEF OX APPBOPBUTiOJT. 6mJ ON CIVIL SERVICE IS IXCLUDED IX THE BEFOBT. OP THE HOUSE COMMITTEE TODAY. Is Featnre IVblch PresUent SererelT Item for Con. tinning Caval Woiic i WashingTon, reo.

more dl8- putes betwef-s the President and Congress was revived today when the House committee on appropriations reported the sundry civil billl Tbe bill carries an appropriation of one hundred and thirty-seven million, twenty-two thousand and seven dollars, or twenty-six million dollsjrs less than the estimates. The conimittee Incorporated In teh bill the saibe limitation on use of the secret service operatives of the treasury department as were included in the bill which became a law last winter. It was this limitation that drew forth the severe criticism of the President. The largest Item In the bill Is for a continuation of the work on the Panama Canal. For this purpose $33,638,000 Is appropriated or four million dollars more than is carried In the current sundry civil appropriation for that expenditure.

RE.MODELIXO LAW OFFICE.S. ImproTement for Bitter Forrest in (be Bntler BaBdlngr. The law offices of RItter Forrest in the Butler building on Madison' avenue are being remodeled and repaired when this work is completed will be repainted and papered. A partition is being bnilt in tbe large front room. The two office rooms thus created will be used one by Mr.

Ritter and one by Mr. Forrest. A handsome and cozy reception room will be made of what is now tbe- private office of Mr. Ritter. When Improvements are completed this firm will-have as fine an office suite as any in the city.

COUXT DE C.VSTELLAXE APPEALS Thinks Princess Will Come to Settlement, It Is Said. Paris. Feb. Bonl de Castellane has appealed from the decision of the French court that bis three sons remain in the custody of their mother. Princess De Sagan.

It is said the count proposes trying to reopen the issue In order to compel Princess de Sagan to come to a private settlement. WHAT! TAFT A KXOCKEBI Xo, President-elect WHI Merely Be a Dinner Guest. Cincinnati, Feb. elect Taft received many callers at the residence of his brother today. He will be a dinner guest at the Knockers tonight.

Uriah Coy Is HL Uriah Coy, a pioneer of lola, was stricken ill suddenly this and bis condition Is regarded as serious. Mr. Coy lives at Buckeye and Neosho. Leaves the Hospital. Mrs.

B. Keithley has recovered from her Illness and able to leave St. Jobn's hospital today. Deny Petition. The council last night decided to deny the petition asking for a fire ping near the lola Ice Cold Storage company's plant.

SENATE CONCURS Prohibition Law Amendments Favored by That Oraa- tic What Union Finance Company Saved From Fire. A small map of Anderson county, a part of a map of Allen county and a few prints of minor Importance represents the entire saving of the Union Finance Company's office as a Ksult of the fire in the Kress building yesterday morning. Probab'y the greatest loss to the company was a large map 51 feet long, which gave tbe topography of a large part of the proposed Laming Electric line from Kanaas City to lola. Besides the loss of several hundred dollars to tbe company the destruction of the maps and blue prints means a delay of six to seven weeks before the company can begin the grading work. Extend Paring Contract.

On application of the contractors. R. S. Gllflllan Son. the city council last night voted to extend the time limit on the cbmpletion of tba paring on aJckaon avenne and Lincoln street to April 15.

Bad weather baa. interfere trith tbe work. Topeka, Feb. Senate today concurred in. the House amendments to make absolute tbe probibi- tion bill.

It is the most drastic probi- bltlon measure ever suggested and provides that physicians cannot prea- ribe liquor and druggists cannot sell Intoxicants for any purpose wbatever- SIGXED AXTI-GAMBLIX6 BILL. Pats Big CaUfomla Tracks Oat at BnshiesB. Sacramento. Feb. Gillette signed tbe anti-race track gambling bill today which will bava the effect of closing tbe big traeki at Emeryville and Arcadia.

C. Champion, general superintendent of the United Kansaa Cament plants, and W. W.Wbeelor, of Inde- were here today ipspefitins the Ash Grove mill aa tbe gneata of George Bun. Return to lota. Mr.

and Mra. Cbarlea Sbaw, wbo have been operating a pietcre abov here, returned to lola at nute Sun..