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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
CAUGHT BY BOY DETECTIVES.
Guy Connors Convicted of Stealing
Wheat by Youthful SIeuths.

Guy Connors, the Rush county boy
who was convicted in the lower court
Of stealing so bushels of wheat from
the granary of Christian Werhahn. has
appealed his case to the supreme court,
and the story of the affair as told If
the record. reveals the existence in
Rush county Of a large and well organ
lied band of farm boy detectives. Con-
nors was convicted upon the evidence
of young men and boys who had orr
ganlzed themselves into q. society for.
the suppression Of grain stealing.
The alleged robbery of Farmer Wer-
ahhn's granary occurred on December
is, 1905. On the night of the robbery,
some farmer boys living not far from
Connors' place saw a lantern flashing
about his barn. and saw COnnOrs
wagon leave the place. They got on
horseback and followed at a consider
able distance, picking up other mem
bers Of the band Of sleuths on the way.
They followed the Connors wagon for
several miles. until it drew up at Wer-
hahn's grainery. where 700 bushels OF
wheat were stored. Several members
of the band secreted themselves behind
a haystack and watched the thieves
load the wagon with wheat. The other
members Of the party hid themselves
along the road back to Connors' house
to wait for the returning wagon, and
one party was dispatched to intercept
the wagon at a. certain place The
watchers behind the haystack and
along the road got all the evidence they
needed, and were able to swear that
ConnCrs was the man on the wagon
load of wheat when it started away
from Werhahn's. But the intercepting
party got into trouble. When they
started to come IN close to the wagon,
the man opened fire on them with a
revolver and they took to cover. Find
ing himself closely pursued, the man
pulled the tail board out of his wagon.
and allowed all the wheat to spill out
alongside the road When the '-detec-
tives'' found that the wheat had been
dumped they became so excited that
they apparently forgot all about fol-
lowing the wagon. and were unable to
say whether it went 10 Connors' farm
Gonnors attempted to- establish an
alibi, but the evidence of the young
sleuths was too much for him He was
convicted. and because of the fact that
he is only 20 years of age, was SEN
fenced to the Hutchinson reformatory.
Connors is married, but neither ne nor
his wife was allowed to testify in his
behalf.
The names of the boys who Dartici-
pated in the detective work were Alex
ander Keller, Jake Hergert. Henry Cal
lon, Ed Schrader, Frank Clare and Art
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
SAVING OF 100000
Is Said to Be Possible in Connection
With Cotton Industry.

London, July 3=Charles Wright
NIAGARA, chairman of the committee Of
the International Federation of Mas
ter Cotton Spinners and Manufac-
lures. who just returned here from the
cotton spinners' congress at Bremen
thinks that the International organiza-
ton is within measurable distance Of
obtaining its main objects. namely. the
steadying of prices, the checking of
professional gambling operations, the
appointment of a commission to in
vestigate the rules of cotton exchanges
and finally, the improvement of the,
ginning, baling, transport and market
ing Of cotton. He considers the 1e
cision to improve the marketing. etc,
of cotton to be the most important
taken by the Bremen congress.
He estimates that 100000 could
be annually saved in these items in
American cotton alone and believes
that the strong financial position of the
American growers. enabling them TO
hold their cotton, viii have an inn
portant influence in steadying prices
and while Mr.. Maeara considers the
desired minimum price 10 cents to be
exceedingly profitable he thinks that
users will not grumble at it.
Finally, Mr.. NIAGARA attaches great
Importance to the promise of the users
Of cotton, that America Is prepared to
cooperate with the European spin
ners
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
COMFY ISLAND JARRED.
Gas Tank Of a soda Fountain Ex-
plodes With Alarming Results.

New York. July s.-An explosion
of an overcharged carbonic acid gas
tank in a drug store at Coney island
last night frightened thousands of
pleasure seekers. badly injured three
persons, one Of whom probably viii
die. wrecked the drug store and build
ing, temporarily disabled the telephone
service on the island and sent half a
dozen young women operators into the
street in a panic.
The excitement following the report
caused by the exploding tank was so
great that it took the Coney island
police reserves twenty minutes to fight
their way through the crowd, ascer-
tain what had happened and summon
ambulances and physicians. Charles
Fletcher, drug clerk who was con-
Meeting the tank when It exploded,
was so badly injured that there Is lit
tie hope OF his recovery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
WHEN MIR. STUBS BUYS ART.
a Little sale the Dealer Hadn't
Figured On

A man walked into a Kansas City
picture store yesterday where some new
Norwegian paintings are on exhibition
for sale. The canvases are small
How much for that one2" he asked
Of the dealer and pointed to a 10xt2
painting.
dealer.
THAT one there?s said the man point
ing to a canvas somewhat larger.
zone hundred and twenty-five dol
lars" said the picture seller.
whats the frame worth?R asked the
'They viii run from SIS to $ss," was
.'F4aT- haw-haw,s laughed tn man.
Il supposed they were worth about IS
@Buf. my dear sir started the dea-
Ter, these pictures are
But he got no further. The man
waved him off calmly. saying: Il guess
you had better frame up those two and
send them to me at Lawrence"
The man was Walter Roscoe Stubs.
who is going to run for the United
states senate from Kansas.-Kansas
CITY Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
GETS RoCKEFELLER's MONEY
Fund Necessary to Obtain Donation of
S125.OOO Is Raised.

New York. July 3.-Through the gen
crosby Of some person known only to
the officers of the New York Association
for Improving the Condition Of the
Poor. the deficit in the fund needed to
build seaside hospital for children
suffering from tuberculosis of the bones
and glands was made up and the gift
of John d. Rockefeller is made a GER
tainty-
It is two years since the movement
was started. President Roosevelt took
a keen personal interest in the subject.
He, his friend. Jacob Riis and others
became interested in the project owing
to an appeal by Miss Laura Winning
ton in The Outlook, just before her
death from cancer. When the plans
were completed Mr. Rockefeller said he
would give S1o5. 900 If similar sum
should be subscribed before MAY 90
1906. This date was extended to June
30 but on Saturday $40, coo was still
lacking. A friend told Mr.. Allen. gen
eral agent of the society, that in case
the sum needed was not made up when
the time of Mr. Rockefeller's offer ex-
pired. he himself would make 1t good.
The sum raised on Sunday reduced the
amount to $19,S50 and yesterday Mr..
Allen received e. check for that amount
Last night Mr. Allen said that this
hospital would be the first permanent
institution in America for the treat
nent Of children crippled by non
pulmonary tuberculosis. The hospital
Will accommodate 300 children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

paving with stone 1t has been filed up
with cinders, broken stone, gravel and
dirt. The protest was turned over to
the streets and walks committee.
The request Of Henry Heise to erect
a brick veneer house within the fire
district at lis Quincy street was re-
ferred to the fire department commit
tee and Chief Wilmarth with power to
act.
The action OF the F1remen's Relief
association in appropriating $3.50
from its funds for the month Of June
was approved.
Residents of North Topeka ask that
the city council take some special ac-
ton through ordinance to protect the
buildings at Garfield park. The pc
tition was turned over to the public
buildings committee.
A copy of the city ordinances was
sent to the city clerk Of Portland,
Oregon.
Taxpayers of the Fifth ward have
asked for a reconsideration of a petit
ton for sidewalk on Douthitt avenue
which was placed on file by the streets
and walks committee.
The bond Of c. states. plumber. in
the amount of $4,000. was approved
A resolution instructing the street
commissioner to look after the drain
age system at the intersection of Col
lege and Euclid avenues was referred
to the streets and walks committee
Standing water at Sixth avenue and
Van Buren, street dams up and foods
the cellars of the surrounding business
houses. Councilman Horn requested
that the street crossing be lowered to
let the water drain off. The request
was referred to the street and walks
committee and city engineer.
The placing Of street fountains for
drinking purposes at Second and at
Fourth streets on Kansas avenue was
asked for by Councilman Hughes and
referred to the ways and means COM
mittee.
Sewer pipe belonging to w. s.
Dickey & Co, which has been lying
on the parkings in the Sixth ward for
the past three months will be removed
by the street commissioner at the cost
of the company owning the tile. The
tile was a surplus left over from con-
structing the Sixth ward sewer.
A communication asking that the
street commissioner raise the sidewalk
on west side of Elmwood avenue in
Sixth ward was referred to the streets
and walks committee
An ordinance providing for an issue
Of $1,000 of refunding bonds to bear
interest at 4 per cent was passed.
The council reconsfdered its action
on the refusal to pay $3.50 to the
change of channel OF the Shunga nunga
because of the failure to erect a dam
across the old channel and referred
the matter back to the ways and
means committee.
The council adjourned to meet Mon
day. July 9.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
Has PLENTY TO EAT.
The Faber Liner America Is Now
Eleven Days Overdue.

New York, July s.+Though many
anxious persons who have friends on
board the belated Faber liner Amer
lea sought the offices Of the company
here yesterday for information of the
ship which is now eleven days over
due at this port, the local officers of
the company do not consider it I'M
usual that she has not been reported
The route from the Azores. which she
left June II, to New York Is several
hundred miles south of the usual
course Of the Transatlantic liners.
The America. carries provisions for
seven weeks and took on additional
provisions at the Azores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
KEN1ucK1AN FINDS IT OUT.
Discovers That Kansas Forces People
to Work in Coal Mine.

George knapp. of Clay county. KY.
has written a letter to Governor Koch
to tell him about horrible secret which
he has heard. He says:
7 was talking to a man from Kansas
a few days ago. and he told me that
you have a coal mine in your state
into which they take men against their
will, and make them work without pay,
never allowing them to escape. This
man told me that one day after he had
been kept in the mine for a long time,
and forced to dig coal. he was allowed
to come to the top of the mine. He
took advantage of the chance and ran
away. If such a condition exists in
any of your mines, I thought you would
like to know about it, and investigate"
Indic1 tions are that the man who
talked to Mr.. Knipp was an escaped
convict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
How's This !?

We OFFER one hundred dollars reward for
anv case of catarrh that can not be cured
by Hans Catarrh Cure. r J. CHENEY s.
CO. Toledo.
Cheney for the last Is years and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
roiis surfaces Of the system Testimonials
sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by
All druggists. Take Halls Family PilN
for constlp at3o1-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
WORK AT NIGHT.
workmen Are Installing Trolley sys-
tenn on Chicago Streets.

Chicago. July 3.-Gangs Of men
worked at a feverish pace all Of last
night erecting trolley poles in the
down town streets. Preparations for
the installation of the trolley lines IN
State and Dearborn streets and Wa
bash avenue practically were come
pieted with the exception Of the string
ing of the wires
The gangs of men performed the
work at night in order to avoid in
reference from traffic during the day.
Several hundred men, it was said, will
begin tonight to string the wires and
complete the preparations for the sub
stitution of the trolley for the old
cables.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

Ottawa, Kan, July 3-The annual
convention of the Swedish young peo-
pies societies Of Kansas and Missouri
VIII open in st. Paul's Lutheran church
in this city tonight. About $50 dele
gates from all over the two states SeilI
attend the convention, which VIII he
IN session until after the Fourth of .J,,lIT
The sessions of the convention viii he
conducted largely in English. b,lt me
Swedish language will be used IN some
Of the proceedings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
INJURED STILL LIVE.
Condition Of Persons Hurt In the
Salisbury Wreck.

Salisbury, England, July S-The bulIe-
tin posted this morning at the inflrmary
where those injured in the wreck here
Sunday morning, on the express train
taking the passengers Of the steamer
New York rom Plymouth to London,
are being cared for announced that Ed
ward W. Sentell of Brooklyn, N. T., had
not passed a good night. but that his
condition is about the same.
Robert S. Critchell of Chicago had a
restless night but is slightly improved.
Miss Margaret Rusk OF Park Lane,
London. whose legs have been amputat-
ed. passed restless night, but IS no
worse.
Miss L S. Griswold Of Borough Heath,
near Epson. is slightly better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
SHOT BY HIS WIFE.
And Left Out in the Yard of Home All
Night.

Charleston ". Va. July s.-Wilham
JAWS Of Cooper's Creek, aged So. was
shot last night by his wife in the yard
at their home and his body left out all
night. Before he died he called their
little children to his side and told them
that their mother had murdered him
It is said they had frequently quar-
reied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
Hutchinson Pron1otad

Washington. July Norman
Hutchinson. secretary to the Amer
lean legation at Caracas, has been
promoted to the secretarysfip Of the
United States legation at Stockholm.
as a reward for years of effective
service in South America Before his
transfer to Caracas he was secrefarv
to the American legation in Chile. M.
Hutchinson is Californian and a
graduate. of Cornell university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
one saloon for Every 500.

Chicago. July S.=The ordinance
limiting the number of saloons to one
for every 500 persons became a law
without Mayor DUNES signature at
the adjournment of the city council
last night. BY the terms Of the meas
ure no new saloon licenses will be is
sued after July 81. Licenses which are
in force on that date may be renewed
or reissued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

British Ambassador Goes North.
Washington. July Sir Henry
Mortimer Durand the British ambas-
sador. left Washington today for Len
nox. Mass where he will be with his
family most of the summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
Beautiful Moonlight RIDE

on the Miniature Railway. Round
trip 5 cents. Vinewocd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

BY an ordinance passed last evening
the board Of Waterworlzs trustees may
furnish water to the board of educa-
ton. board OF park commissioners. fire
department. and for street purposes at
the actual cost Of pumpage. The mat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

It VIII cost s2.s0O to put the sixth
avenue yiaduct in good repair. accord
ing to the estimate of the city en-
gineer. The repair Of the iron work
will cost s765, painting $1,000 and the
wood work repair $S35.92 more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

The action OF the Firemen's Relief
association in appropriatfng $3.50
from its funds for the month Of June
was approved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

A copy of the city ordinances was
Oregon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

A communication from J. D. Dawson
relative to culvert at corner of MunsoI
ana Woodward avenues was referred
to the streets and walks committee ana
city engineer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

Taxpayers of the Fifth ward have
asked for a reconsideration of petit
which was placed on file by the streets
and walks committee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

Residents Of North Topeka ask that
the city council take some special ac-
ton through ordinance to protect the
buildings at Garfield park. The pc
tiion was turned over to the public
buildings committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

A petition for a bridge across the
Shunganunga creek at Fillmore street
was referred to the streets and walks
committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

The CITY attorney vas INSTRUCTED to
draw up an ordinance prohibiting the
hitching of horses on Kansas avenue
from Crane to Tenth avenue. Council
man Montgomery protested against
the passa ge or the consideration Of the
ordinance on the grounds that it was
not desired by the merchants of Kan
sas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

The bond Of C. States. plumber. in
the amount of 1900, was approved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

A protest against the condition of
the track Of the street railway COM
pany on East Sixth avenue was read.
The stone pavement was removed
from the right OF way and instead Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

The following approximate estimates for
public works were allowed
NJ. W. Gilmore. brick sidewalks. ST. 81
johnson & Carlson. fire station No.
five -. 49,. .,........-..-..... 7ss. 81
J. H. Maxwell grading Lane street
nue. .;;.......;,:....-........ -. s4s.s4
J. H Maxwell, grading Western
avenue from Eighth avenue to
Huntoon street :.....-......... -. 1880
w ebster & Tulioch. curbing Lane
street from Eighth avenue to
Tenth avenue .--.-....:. ...,-........ 1876
Webster & 'Tplioch. curling West
ern avenue from Eighth avenue
to Huntoon street ..........--...... .as2.o7
--
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

A resolution instructing the street
commissioner to look after the drain
age system at the intersection of Col
lege and Euclid avenues was referred
to the streets and walks committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

A communication from c. B. Mer-
Ram and Mrs. MacFerran relative to
grading the alley bounded by Tenth.
Eleventh streets and Clay and Fillmore
streets was referred to the streets and
walks committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

the IederaI buIdlng on the TAX Tolls TOT
the special assessments for repaving
Kansas avenue. Wilder. S Metcalf,
custodian of the building, notified the
council last night that the secretary Of
the treasury cites that the state of
Kansas by special act of the legislature
In 1872 ceded its Jurisdiction over the
federal building sites, making it frnpos-
sibIe to assess the property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

The fire department committee rec
ommendation that 1000 feet OF IA
inch hose be purchased for the fire de-
partment was adopted by the council.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

a brick veneer house within the fire
district at lis Quincy street was re-
ferred to the fire department commit
tee and Chief Wilmarth with power to
act
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03
Ter i left to the discretion Of the

Separate ordinances Introduced by the
Bell Telephone company and the indie
pendent Telephone company asking per
mission of the council to lay under
ground conduits and construct man
holes on the west side of the Melan
bridge beneath the sidewalk were re-
ferred by the council to the streets and
walks committee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

paving with stone it has been filled up
with cinders, broken stone. gravel and
dirt. The protest was turned over to
the streets and walks committee.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-09

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these appearing on the Oif'
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