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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-08
KANSAS NEWS.
A. A. Arthur, Preacher and
Lecturer, Under Arrest.
Is Taken at Hiawatha Under
Charge of Forgery.
ISSUED BAD DRAFTS.
Crime Said to Have Been Com
mitted in Texas.
In Art hur's Home Was Found
Figure Punching Machine.

Hiawatha, Kan, Dec. S.-A A. Ar
thur. who came to Hiawatha several
months ago, purchased property and
settled here representing that he was
q retired preacher and evangelist, has
been arrested by Frank G. Braley, a
Pinkerton detective from st. Louis. on
the charge of forging $4,000 check at
Paris Tex. Arthur later confessed.
Arthur, who is known under the
aliases of H H. Boyd, A Larlxin, B.
Simpson, ]. c. Bliss. F. Andrews ana
Z. Z. Thompson, is said to be wanted
in several states for forgeries amount
ing to possibly 1000 or 100000. He is
said to have served five years in the
Iowa penitentiary, and was only few
months ago released from the Chicago
jail. where he had been serving a sem
tence for a similar crime.
He went to Texas and located at
Paris. where. under the name of H H
Boyd, he helped conduct revival meet
ings and represented that he was also
a railroad contra ctor. In August he de-
posted in a Paris bank a draft for S10,-
900, signed by NJ. NJ. Stevenson, cashier
of the Georgia National bank, of
Athens Ga The draft was No. S044,
was dated August 10, 1904, and was
properly made out to H. II. Boyd. He
drew out 50 500 of this amount and left.
The draft was found 70 be a forgery.
The description of the forger tailed
with that of Arthur. whom Detective
Braley had arrested before. and he was
sent out on the case. He traced his man
from Paris. Tex, to Kansas City, from
there to F'airbuTy, Neb., then to Seneca.
Kan. and then on to Hiawatha- Sher1H
J. N Smith and Undersherin T. d.
Smith located Arthur and assisted in
making the arrest. In Arthur's house
were found a punching machine, such
as are used in banks to perforate drafts
and a new dating machine. with only
one date on it linked. that of August 10,
1904. This is the date of the forged
draft worked off at Paris. Tex On be-
ing examined by the detective, Arthur
admitted his guilt and consented to be
taken to Texas without requisition
The Paris, Tex. sheriff is now on his
way here to get the prisoner.
Arthur is over 20 years of age and
looks the part of a retired minister.
He is six feet tall and will weigh 200
pounds He is well educated and has a
library here which is worth nearly
s., 900.
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THE LEAVENWoRTH HOME.
The Official Report Shows There Are
4,O91 Old Soldiers There

Washington, Dec. 8.-The board OF
managers of soldiers homes has sent
its annual report to congress. OF the
western branch at Leavenworth the
report says:
1.-THE attendance there during the
year ending June 80 was 4.091. The
membership of this home shows an
increase from year to year. This re-
suits from it's location far from any
other home and in the midst of a vast
territory settled largely by soldiers
of the civil war. For the last two
years the ratio of deaths to member
ship has diminished. The building for
the insane is now occupied to its full
capacity and it's enlargement is neces-
sary Additional barrack room for
men now sleeping in unfit Easements
and to accommodate the expected in
crease of membership is needed.
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PUNTERs SCARCE IN EAST.
Coach Folsom of Dartmouth Discusses
Football aand.sPast Season.

Chicago, Dec. ST. G.. Folsom. the
Dartmouth football coach. in the city
yesterday, does not believe that the
rules committee has made the game
more open. At least that is his under
standing after watching. the play and
developing his own team. The ball is
still covered up and sharp, fast ends
prevent the quarterback plays which
give the game an added appearance
of being free and easy-and open. He
believes the football in the east has
taken an advance, however, and that
the teams of the last season are su-
perior in many points over those of
previous years.
''It is hard to explain why there is
such a dearth of punters in the east, :"
he said last night. THE teams all
along the line had their troubles, not
only in getting kickers but getting men
to handle punts on the run instead of
letting the ball fall to the ground"
Folsom declares the place kick is
dying out in the east. He anticipates
an entire return to the drop kick next
season, except possibly in the case of
a fair catch, near goal. Under the
present rules there is not protection
enough for it when two men are taken
back to handle and kick the ball in
stead of one as in the drop.
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feature of the tournament was the
shooting of Maxwell, who killed $50
out of a possible 200. There were ten
events of twenty birds each. The
scores stood as follows:
Gilbert. Spirit Lake, Ia. 1872; Cros-
by, O'Fallon, ILL.,, 1911; O'Brien, Flor
ence, Kan, 100; Spencer, st. Louis,
100; Budd, Des Moines, 1856; Lord, La
Grange, Ore, 1872; Lindeman. 176;
Carter. 1855; Johnson, Leloupe, Kan,
161; Beach, Falls City, Neb., 17S;
Pearce, Chicopee, Kan. 1871; King,
Denver. 14S; Wetzig. Concordia, Kan,
179; Meyers. Concordia, 1853; Maxwell,
Holstein, Neb., $50; Herr. Concordia,
1879; Jenken, Wamego, 1872; Lewis,
175; Remiatt, Salina, liza; Anderson,
Salina, IT'S; Arnold. Larned, Kan,
1877; Elliot, Kansas City, 165; Rankin,
1858; Hoyne Salina, $50.
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CANCEL Nav Join Browns.

Terre Haute, Ind, Dec. 8.-The deal
is practically off for the sale of the
Grand Rapids franchise in the Cen
trail baseball league to John Camel,
the New York Americans first base
man, whose home is in Grand Rapids.
The club is owned by John Heenan of
Terre Haute and Isadore Mautner of
Fort Wayne. CAMEL says there is a
difference of $1,000 in the price. He
has heard that a deal is on by which
he is to go to the st. Louis Browns.
He is anxious to get away from New
York, and would like to go to st.
Louis. His principal objection to New
York is that the cost of living there
for himself and wife during the season
is several hundred dollars more than
it would be elsewhere. He says that
he likes st. Louis as a town, and would
like to work under McAleer.
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PIumb's Comrades in Reunion.

Emporia, Kan. Dec. 8.-Of the
ninety-nine men of Company c.,
Eleventh Kansas cavalry, who took
active part in the battle of Prairie
Grove, Ark, December z, 1863, twenty
gathered here Wednesday and cele-
brated the forty-second anniversary of
the battle After dinner at a hotel
they rehearsed war tales and elected
the following officers: L. T. Heritage,
president; Elias Moorhead, vice presi-
dent; Fred Hirth, secretary and treas
urer. o. Y. Hart of Kansas City, who
was the orderly sergeant of the COM
pany, met with his comrades for the
first time in thirty years. This was
the company in which the late Senator
P. B. Plumb enlisted. And at the time
of the battle of Prairie Grove he was
a major. Later he was promoted to be
colonel of the regiment.
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KENTUCKY BEATS NEW JERSEY.
So Says Dave Gideon in Discussing
Thoroughbred Farms.

New York, Dec. S.-David Gideon,
owner of the famous breeding farm at
Holmdel, N. j., sounds a warning that
the younger generation of breeders
may gain profit from.
Mr.. Gideon is going to move his
stud from New Jersey to Kentucky.
Not even excepting the famous Brook
dale, Mr.. Gideon's Holmdel is the best
breeding farm in Jersey. In speaking
of the move Mr.. Gideon said:
Experience has proven to my salts
faction that thoroughbreds cannot be
raised to as great advantage in New
Jersey as in the blue grass region of
Kentucky The mares and their foals
have not the range in Jersey that they
have in Kentucky. In Jersey they are
cooped UP in cramped paddocks and
perforce are kept too much in the
stable. There is not in Jersey the
same sort of grass that one finds in
Kentucky-that undoubtedly has
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rather Saws Son Was Cruel.

Emporia, Kas., Dec. S.-Because he
refused to turn over property, accord
years ago, T. 2. Hall has brought
suit against his son, James Hall. Ac-
cording to the agreement the father
says the son purchased the farm for
$4,000 and other considerations, the
other considerations being that the
parents should live on the farm during
their lifetime, or in the event of the
farm being sold, the son was to pro-
vide them with another residence.
James Hall sold the farm last sum-
mer and, it is alleged, with the pro-
ceeds bought two lots in Emporia, in
his own name. The son is now a resi-
dent of Indiana and the father is
suing to force him to give a deed for
the Emporia house and lot.
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BANKERS HAVE A SMOKER.
Social Function Closed the Convention
at st. Joseph.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. S.-Bankers
from Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and
Iowa closed a successful convention
last night with a smoker at the Elks'
club. Sam B. Cook, secretary of state,
and George B. Carstarphen, of the
Missouri banking department, failed
to arrive and participate
J. B. Adams, of Ell Dorado, president
of the Kansas Bankers association,
was scheduled for an address in the
forenoon, but a telegram received
from him stated that he had to go to
Oklahoma on business.
George F. Watt, of Chicago, vice
president of the Baker-Vawter COM
pany, consented to come to the rescue
of the programme committee with an
address on 1.-The Value of an indie
pendent Examination of a Bank" This
and an address by w. O. Jones, assist
ant cashier of the National Park bank
of New York, composed the forenoon
programme. Mr.. Jones theme was
1.-THE Value of Personality in Bank
ing"
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Settling Cheyenne Lake Cases.

Great Bend, Kan, Dec. S.-Thirty
cases in the famous Cheyenne lake
controversy were settled in the term
Of district court just ended in this
county. This leaves but one piece of
ground in litigation.
These lawsuits, numbering nearly
fifty, arose out of the condemnation
of land in the Cheyenne bottoms by
the Lake Koen Navigation & Irriga-
ton company in June, 1900. Three
years prior to this date the right of
way of the ditch from the river to the
bottoms was condemned, but this was
settled amicably at the time. The
work was delayed by reason of the
numerous appeals from the condem-
nations.
For nearly four years the matter
dragged through the courts and finally
the Lake Koen Navigation & Irriga-
ton company changed ownership,
passing into the hands of A. E. Still
well of Kansas City, and other capital
lists. The latter have shown more of a
disposition to settle than to fight, and,
according to their local attorney, have
spent over 100000 in this term of
court in the adjustment of the various
cases.
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Holiday Rates via Frisco System.

On December 20, 21, % and &c the
Frisco System will sell round trip
tickets limited for return passage to
thirty days from date of sale at rate of
One Fare plus $500 from Kansas City
to all points in the Southeast, inc1ud-
ing Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana.
Alabama. Georgia, the Carolinas and
Florida.
The fast southeastern Limited
train, carrying through sleeper to
Jacksonville, Fla, leaves Kansas City
p. M; Atlanta 1920 p. M; and Jack
sonville at 9:35 a. m. the second morn
ing. ]. g. Lovrien, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Kansas City, Mo.
A. Hilton. General Passenger Agent,
ST. Louis, Mo.
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No Place for Dr. White.

Madison, Wis. Dec. S.-Dr. Harry
White, one of Comiskey's star slabmen
of the Chicago American baseball
team, would coach the Wisconsin var
sity squad next spring. A salary of
$500 in payment for three months
services evidently appears the tempt
ing bait for the dentist from Washing
ton. D. c., as the former collegian
pitcher of Georgetown university filed
an application today to the athletic
authorities of the local school for such
honors. The general outlook is, how
ever, that the crack southpaw will, in
company with Terminate Donahue, be
sidetracked for "Bemus'' Pierce, as the
baseball committee concluded to rec
ommend Pierce for reelection at the
meeting of the athletic board this
week.
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TRUSTED CASHIER ARRESTED.
Standard Oil EnIploye in Jail at
APmOurdalo.

Armourdale, Kan. Dec s-Frederick c.
Wertz, cashier of the Standard OH com.
pany in its Armourda1e office, IS locked
in cell in the Wyandotte county jail on
a charge of theft. Three allegations were
his appren tension was issued IN the norm
city court in Kansas City, Kan me ag-
gregate sum involved IS $lu-z6- WeftZ
bond was fixed at $500 on each OF the
three counts.
George NJ Mayer. manager of the
branch office of the Standard OIL company
in Armourdale, said last night that
Wertz had been under quiet investigation
Zen days ago a draft for small amount
of money was turned into the Standard
Oil compa ny,s office from its ArmonrdaIe
arehouse. The warehouse first receives
all the cash and personal checks taken IN
by the wagon drivers in the two Kansas
Citys, but has no opportunity to legally
come in possession OF a draft from copn-
try merchant When the draft was re
ceived by tine manager $ oft1ce Suspicion
was at once aroused and IL was deternll-
ed to find out who had given the draft 70
the warehouse. At the warehouse IL was
said that Cashier Wertz had presented the
draft, saying his office wanted currency
for the paper
During the next ten days Manager May
er watched his cashier and says ne traced
three drafts to him and it was then that
the warrant for Wertz's arrest was Sc
cured. The complaint was sworn to by
Arthur F.. Smith, who represents the
Standard Oil company's attorneys
An official connected with the Standard
Oil coOpanY's ATmOurdale offices said the
company had lost considerable money in
tiers. He said that three expert account
ants had been going over the books for
several days and they figured that the the
losses would aggregate 5000 to $4,000.
They said accounts had been juggled. The
auditors said It would probably take three
months to fully check up the alleged
shortages. Many of the Standard Oil
company's books were lost during the
flood and it is not possible to replace the
figures for the period represented in the
books destroyed by the high water.
VERT has been with the company for
4 of he
employees. All the men in the office have
access to the morning mail, and as each
gets to the office he looks it over for per-
sonal letters. In looking over the mail it
would be very easy to extract a letter or
two, more. that were known to contain
drafts from country merchants OF branch
offices. After getting these drafts the thief
could go to the Harrison street station and
exchange them for currency ostensibly
for use at his own office. In this exchange
no Endorsement was necessary. When he
returned to the office he could credit the
merchant who had sent the draft with
the full amount and would then cut down
the Kansas City cash sales for the day
to cover the shortage
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Same Umpires for American.

New York. Dec. S.-The American
league will be provided next season
with practically the same outfit of UNI
pires that handled the indicator dur
ing the season ended a couple of
months ago. To tell the truth. the
American league has been blessed with
some excellent handlers of the indica-
tor within the last two years OF
course. the umpires cannot please
every one of the fans, who are sure to
criticise the best of the arbitrator if
they happen to see a play a trif1e diff
ferently from the way it was decided
by the umpire. In fact there are
scores of fans who can judge balls
and strikes better from the bIeachers
than Jack Sheridan or Tom Connolly
can behind the bat.
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Old Lyon County citizen Dead.

Emporia, Kas., Dec. S.-W. H. Phil
lips, who came to Lyon county in
1855 from Pennsylvania, died here
Wednesday from third stroke of
paralysis. Mr.. Phillips was 81 years
old. He is survived by the widow, six
sons and two daughters. All his chill
dren live in Lyon county and all were
at the death bed. Mr.. Phillips was
one of the patriarchs of the Phillips
settlement in Reading township, and
he and two brothers who came with
him to Kansas were the oldest settlers
In the county.
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Racing at Frisco.

San Francisco, Dec. s-A mile handicap
was the feature of the card at Oakland.
It resulted in a victory for Ananias, the
favorite. who led practically all the way
vesuvian raced with him for a time, but
tired, and Gateway secured the place san
but was bumped into at the start by Ora
Viva, losing much ground. Mansard, at
Il to j, led Romaine and Sad Sam home.
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something to do with the exquisite de-
velopment of the Kentucky thorough
bred
James r. Keene, the most success
full breeder in the country, gave up
Brookdale, and in the future all his
thoroughbreds will be foaIed and reared
in Kentucky. Only time can show
whether H. P. Whitney made a mis-
take in moving to Jersey the mag
nificent stud gathered by his father in
Kentucky.
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Ascot park meet, and as long as ms
luck holds good will shun the TING
game.
Twin Sullivan is Disguised at the
turn of affairs. as he has trained marc
Tor the fight and confidently expected
to beat Mccoy.
He has been to great expense in
crossing the continent and training Tor
the battle, only to discover that NC
Coy has not posted a forfeit for ap-
pearance, and that he is out several
hundred dollars for his trouble.
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Judge Smelling Fnioined.

CoffeyvilIe, Kas-, Dec. S.-Deputy
Sheriff Adams served injunction
papers on Judge Smelling of the
Coffeyville city court. Marshal Hughes
of the same court and five deputies
restraining them from arresting or
interfering with the Kansas Natural
Gas cOmpanys wOrkmen in this
county. Judge Smelling at once dis
missed the cases against the twenty
four laborers arrested at Liberty Sat
urday.
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Believes Her Husband Was Slain.

Arkansas City, Kas., Dec S.-Mrs
p. d. Knox. of this place. began today
a search for her husband, who she be-
neves has been murdered. He left
Luca, in Pratt county, October "a. to
go overland to the Wichita noun
tains. Oklahoma. He has not been
heard of by his wife since. They
owned claims in the mountains and
the woman says her husband had
trouble with his partner.
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Abb in Kidnaning Case.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. S.-B. S. Ellis,
arrested here a few days ago at the
instance of officers in Las Animas,
Colo, on a charge of KIDNAPPING his
wife'S 11-year-old son, instituted
habeas corpus proceedings in the pro-
bote court to regain his liberty. Ellis
says he voted in Wichita on the day
the Colorado people allege that he did
the kidnapping. The boy over whom
the trouble arose shares his prison cell
with him, at his own request.
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A Suicide at Wichita.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. S-Martin
Weber, a farmer 60 years of age, com
mitted suicide here Wednesday after
noon by taking a teaspoonful of
strychnine. He was respondent over
poor health and had told his friends
tht he would kill himself, but they
had paid little attention to him. He
had no family.
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NIcCov Disannoints Sullivan.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. S.-The bat
tie between Kid. Mccoy and Twin Sui
Ivan has been put off to some future
date, and at the present outlook the
Hoosier lad has little or no intention
of meeting the husky middle weight.
Kid MCCOY is making a book at the
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asked who was there and a revolver
was showed against her face. She was
told not to move or she would be
killed. Instead of obeying, she
screamed for help. The man struck
her over the head with the butt of
his revolver. and she remembered no
more. When she recovered, she ran
members of the family. No one was
found in the room. Miss Browns
head was badly cut by the revolver.
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A Wedding Guest Dead.

Wellington, Kan, Dec. S.-Robert
Vineyard, a young capitalist of this
city died here af typhoid fever This
is the second death alleged to result
from ptomaine poison in food served
at the May-Wimer wedding in Octo-
Der. z. B. Winner, a brother of the
bride, died few weeks ago. OF the
forty other guests taken ill many have
recovered and all are thought to be
out of danger
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Reunion at Pleasanton.

annual meeting of the Prairie Grove
Reunion association was held here
Wednesday, 1t was a reunion of the
survivors of the battle of Prairie
Grove. Ark, fought December Z 1852
Among those present was W. F. Cloud
of Kansas City A campfire was held
at night
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Wichita, Kas-. Dec. S.-Miss Kath-
crime Brown was knocked senseless by
an unknown man, who had gained ad-
mittance to her room before daylight.
She had awakened when she heard
someone moving about the room. She
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Pioneer Wichita Man Dead

Wichita, Kan, Dec. S-W. W. Johnston.
one of the wealthiest citizens of Wichita
and a retired wholesale dry goods mer-
chant, died at the home of his daughter
in Indianapolis, Wednesday, at the age
of IS years.
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a Find of TIMBER Near Abilene.

Abilene, Kan. Dec. Son the This
ter farm, nine miles east of here, a
geologist has found large deposit of
pure lumber covering several acres and
samples have been sent east for test.
AS it is worth IT cents a pound it
means a fortune.
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At the SaIina Shoot.

Salina, Kan. Dec. 8.-The second
day of the Anderson target tournament
was we'll attended, several crack shots
coming. The day was fine for shoot
ing, and while some excellent scores
were made, on the whole they were
not as good as the previous day. The
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Racing at New Orleans.

New Orleans. Dec. S-Lord of the Val
ley, who was run up to 81 200 after his
race and sold to W. NJ. Walker, and Elk
toll We're the only winning favOrites. The
defeat of Judge Hines in the handicap
was blow to the talent. Weather clear;
track lumpy
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Fired for shooting a Negro.

Leavenworth, Kan. Dec s-Officer
Frank Reynolds of the police force was
reprimanded and dismissed by Charles
Taylor Reynolds shot a coiored saloon
porter, Joe Logan. in the leg Sunday and
attempted to shoot another negro The Of
vestigation revealed that the shooting was
the result of private quarrel Logan may
lose his leg. -
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Racing at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. S-Five favor
ties won at Ascot and the winner in the
sixth race was a heavily played second
choice. There were SevaraI close finishes
but no particular feature of the days
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Death of Mrs. Lawrence

Wichita, Kas., Dec. S.-Mrs. A. H.
Lawrence, so years old, who came here
from Kansas City about four months
ago, died in the Wichita hospital after
two weeks illness from a stroke of
paralysis. The body will be taken to
Kansas City for burial.