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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
ST0RMED The SCHOOL.
4 500 Infuriated Mothers Try to Rescue
Children From Doctors.

New York, Oct. 5.=Beiieving that
the murder DOCTORS" as they called
the board of health physicians, were
cutting the Threats of their children
= in a public school in the Williamsburg
section OF Brooklyn, j, 500 women,
4 nearly all of them Italians, stormed
the school building in a mad effort to
reach the little ones today Before the
riot had been quelled, several police
men mad been seriously injured by the
Infatuated women and one of the
rioters had been arrested.
For several days physicians Of the
board of health have been examining
the eyes and threats of the pupils. a
spread from the homes of the Italians
in the vicinity Of the school and the
doctors were directed to make an in
vestigatiOn to learn the cause and to
exterminate the disease. Many of the
pupils, upon going to their homes told
their parents that the murder doc
tors" wanted to cut their Threats and
frenzy that does not listen to reason
spread among the mothers of the
pupils.
Today they decided to make an in
vestigation in a body and marched to
the sch DOL buildings, 1900 strong
Teachers We're warned of the ap-
preaching trouble, locked the doors
and the windows of the buildings and
sent a call for assistance toa neighbor
police station. Before the police ar
rived the women rushed toward the
main entrance of the school building
and finding the way barred against
them made frantic and determined ef-
forts to batter down the doors. One
panel had been smashed when the van
guard of the police squad appeared
upon the scene and sought to put an
end to the trouble. The women turn
ed upon the policemen, tore their
clothes, scratched their faces and put
them to rout by the time detail Of
fifteen more officers reached the scene.
When the reinforcements came nearly
one hour was required to drive the
rioters from the square
When the woman who was arrested
was arraigned in police court and ask
ed by the magistrate to account for h er
conduct, she replied:
What would you do if you knew
the murder doctors We're cutting the
threats of your children? I will not
let them kill my little ones"
Several serious riots of a similar ma
ture to that one of today have occur
red in various parts of the city.
In every instance the trouble has
occurred in districts inhabitated al
most exclusively by italians and He
brews. AS a result of the latest trou-
BILE it was announced that the exami-
nation by the health officers in the
public schools viii be temporarily dis
continued
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
BUSY AT THE LIBRARY.
Youthful Readers Now Demand Some
thing Besides Fiction.

This is the season when business in
the fiction department OF the City Lii
brary takes a slump, and the reference
department is worked overtime. Hard
hearted teachers take a dendish delight
in separating Giddy Youth from tales
Of hair-raising adventure and prob
lem" love stories and Harvesting it 10
dull, brain-hending research. Likewise
the club woman. Perhaps she would
like to absorb a few thrills from the
vivid inaginatin Of Mrs. HumphTy
Ward, or some kindred writer. but Ii
devolves upon her to look up some sub
ject, culinary, literary. scientific or po-
litic for discussion at the next meeting
OF the This and That" club. the why
is What club, or some other club
But youth and society is not all giddy.
1T would surprise the average citizen
to hang around the City Library few
hours and note the advanced class Of
scientific works called for by mere chill
dren. Boys ten and twelve years OF
age there are in Topeka, who read and
comprehend advanced works on all the
modern sciences. Of these electricity
takes the lead and seems to be-
fascinating study Tor boys. The Topeka
Library is we'll equipped in this brancn.
both in reference works and classified
books
The book committee has not furnished
any new books for many months, but IS
expected to do something in that line
@As a rule. says Mrs. z. S Lewis.
librarian. there is the book of the
season. but such does not seem to be
the case this year. The public taste
FOR fiction seems to be equally divided
between "The Fighting Chance,
Awakening of Helen Richie, 'Connis-
ton Jane Cable and few others.
The New Thought idea is literally
\ rra4 W. a
chase any sectarian books, but put
them on file when they are donated
They read the works Of Mrs. Eddy,
Horatio Dresser. Henry Wood AMI
Thought line. Mental Science is th7
theme of most of them.
Under orders from their teachers
MANY school children are sighting the
modern 'triller for George Eliot,
Hawthorne and Dickens works con-
nected with their lessons in English
The library has not added any of the
new mushroom magazines to its flcs.
and will not. The old reliables, such
as Century. HarpeFs, ScTibners ct al,
will continue to reign supreme. All
magazines are ordered January for
the following year. and no orders are
placed between times
The second floor of the library build
ing needs to add to It's collection a few
hods Of properly applied plaster Work
men, in bracing the dome with iron
rods Jared loose several square yards
of ceiling. and work by some local
mud-smith entitled Repaired. or,
cracks Removed While You Wait"
would be greatly appreciated. Aside
from the shortage Of ceiling. the de-
partment has undergone very little
change during the past two or three
years Perhaps the two latest paint
lugs. "Old Red Barn" and The Even
ing call two excellent oils painted by
Paul Connoyer and donated to the IL
brary by the Alden Speare Art Fund.
have not been mentioned I'm print They
have been hanging on the walls Of the
art department nearly a year, but are
the latest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
SERIES OF TORNADOES.
There Mere Three TVxisters in the Gulf
Region Today.

New Orleans, La, Oct. 5.-Three
separate tornadoes struck New Orleans
and vicinity today, causing loss of life
and great property damage in sections
which a week ago today were more or
The first tornado was at Pontchaloula
La, so miles north of here: the sec
ond in New Orleans, and the third
near Biloxi, Miss, half way between
here and Mobile, on the gulf coast.
The tornado at Pontchatoula struck
the southern end of the town about
o clock in the morning. George Halves
was killed in his home. which was
blown down. and his wife and four
children were badly injured. Three
negroes also were killed at Pontcha-
loula.
The second tornado appeared in
New Orleans soon after 8 o'clock, rip
ping a narrow path through five miles
of the city residence and business sec
-tiOn and doing 100000 damage No
lives were lost here. but one negro
was fatally injured by a freight car
overturning upon him and half a hun
bred other persons were injured, II
of whom were taken to hospitals. The
third tornado passed seven miles
northwest of Biloxi. Miss. where it
overturned an engine and three cars
belonging to the Dantzler Lumber
company. slightly injuring the engineer
and dremen. Immense trees which
withstood last Thursdays hurricane
were upTooted in this section.
The fact that today's tornadoes fol-
lowed so closely last weeks catastro-
phe was responsible for reports i'm
mediately following the storms that
about 20 lives had been lost in the
city and surrounding country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
RIVAL HOSTS CLASH.
Salvation Army and Volunteers Bat
tie in the Streets.

New York. Oct 5.-There was a
battle of rival soul-sayers at the cor
ner of Third avenue and Ninth street
last night. The casualties were one
base drum, kicked in al both heads.
six masked tambourines, three dented
brass horns and about a dozen broken
heads
Cohorts OF the SaIVation Army, OF
the American Volunteers, and numer-
Gus on-lookers, participated. For ten
years Ninth street and Third avenue
has been considered the most fertile
ground in all New York for soul-sav-
ing, and the Salvation Army has held
it. They always got a permit until this
year, when the Volunteers secured one
from Alderman Haggerty. Miss
Coyne, ensign of the Army's Bowery
branch. put the case up to Haggerty
and he revoked it.
At 7:15 o'clock last night the Saliva
ton army drew up a circle and began
to sing. Enthusiastic and unaware
that the soul saving corner had been
taken from them, the American vol
unteers appeared in sight at 1920 D..
m with many a. smash of the big base
drum They moved right into the
crowd which they believed was wait
ing for them. The bass drum PLAYER
beat it at the same time. A high kick
er in the crowd put his toe through
the head.
That started the rumpus. The soul
savers forgot their hallelujahs. An
other foot caught the unimpaired head
of the drum. The drummer dropped it
and went at the owner of the feet
Brass horns and tambourines were
used as weapons. The crowd joined
in One tambourine after another gave
back ringing reports as a fist or a foot
struck them.
Miss Coyne took no part in the
fray, but tried to call off her veterans
Policemen Wallace and Whitman ap-
peared. and both sides rushed on them
for advice and help. They counselled
the Americans to hold forth across the
street This was done, but they made
so much noise the policemen fearei
another rumpus and advised them to
retreat to Sixth street.
What are we going to do for a
drum2" cried the disconsolate drum
mer to the crowd.
Here's a FLYER" said an on-looker.
adding that he had more than IS worth
of fun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
LOOKING FOR UNENOWHS
Men Who Are Charged With Robbins
Krutcfer

Just at the present time the city
detectives as well as Sheriff Lucas
are anxious to learn the whereab bout
of man known as Harry Ashbgry.
who claims to be dentist; and q
travelling eye and nerve doctor, who
answers to the name of w Leroy
Bennett and who formerly roomed on
East Fifth street. They are charged
with relieving Mrs. Thomas Krutcher
of $500, the savings of a life time.
Mrs. Krutcher, who was released
from the state Insane asylum last
February. does not appear bright and
is undoubtedly suffering from the
same trouble that caused her conhne-
ment in the state institution. She
tells a badly mixed story all the way
through and the police are barely able
to make a story out of it. She claims
that she had been doctoring with
Bennett for nervousness and that he.
promised to elope with her. Size IN
the meantime had told him that she
had $500 at home in a trunk which
represented the savings OF herself and
her husband
As she tells the story she was to get
the money all ready. it being in ten
and twenty dollar gold pieces and
Doctor Bennett WAS TO call for her
and they were 10 go. to Kansas City
together. At the appointed time the
doctor did not appear. but in his place
came q man who claimed to be Harry
Ashbury. who had been sent by BEN
nett. She went to the depot with him
but Bennett did not appear and she
decided to go to Kansas City with her
new acquaintance
Mr.. Krutcher who lives at 123 JEFF
ferson street explains the presence Of
SO much money n the house by saying
thap he mad money in two banks that
falied and that he had no condolences
in them. Though he is a man past 80
years OF age and the money represents
everything that he has ia the world he
does not seem the least disturbed
about its loss nor does his wife
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
How Time Flies.

Senator PIatt, on his 73rd birthday,
was being congratulated by some re-
porters at the Oriental hotel at Man
haitian beach
"Life.G said the senator, lis a fleet
ing thing. The longest life passes like
a dream Nothing is so amazing. so
bewildering, as times swift fight
He smiled.
Imagine he said. chow impressed
with times flight old Henry Skerritt,
of Oswego was. Henry ran away from
his family year after his marriage.
That was about 1880, and a few months
ago. taking up a local paper in Chi
cago, the deserter read in the per-
sonaf column.
IF Henry Skerritt. who twenty
three years ago. deserted his poor wife
and babe, will return home. said babe
will be glad to knock the stufang out Of
him EXCHANGE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
SENTENCED FOR PERJURY
After Serving Time in the Penitentiary
for Stealing.

Colorado Springs, Oct. 5.@Frank T.
Hughes was sentenced today in the
district court by Judge ]. W. Sheafer
to from three to five years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary- Hughes was
recently found guilty of perjury in
swearing that he was in the Midland
wreck of Culbers siding. June, 1903,
in the trial which resulted from his
suit against that road tc recover $40
600 damages for injuries which he
claimed he received in that wreck.
There are many queer circumstances
connected with the Hughes case. Short
~ after the wreck on the Midland
Hughes stass-arrested in this city for
larceny ard sel5ea tc the asylum as an in
sane. person. He was released but again
got into trouble and was sent to the
penitentiary. After serving his term
he brought suit for $4,000 against the
railway. claiming he had been rendered
insane by a blow on the head iFeceived
in the wreck. He claimed that his thefts
" ere Cue to his unbalanced mind and
that he recovered his reason while il
the penitentary. At the trial of the
case 1t was proved that he had not been
in the wreck at all. but was mining 20
miles away al the time it occurred.
On this account he was tried for per-
jury
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
TERRlLL BACKlN TOPEKA
United states Attorney Bone Refuses
to Bring His Action.

Ira N Terrill who wishes to bring
suit against state officials from Cover
nor Hoch down and including the war
den of the state penitentiary for viola
ton of the peonage law has returned to
Topeka from southern Kansas and de
clares that he will appeal to Attorney
General Moody of the United States
He made this declaration after an in
terview held with United States Dis
trict Attorney Bone who told Terrill
that he had examined Terrill's papers
in the action sought and that it would
be impossible for the district attorney s
office to bring action as sufficient
grounds for complaint did not exist
TerrilI got wrathy at this and threat
ened that he make complaint against
Bone and lodge it with the attorney
general along with the papers which
he has prepared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05

Last week in the hurry of going to
press, the Banner stated that Mrs.
George Murdoch. wife of Farmer Muir
dock, had been badly bitten by a bull
dog. We now learn that she is the
mother of twin girls instead. Please
read twins" for bulldog"
Not a tramp has been seen in Home
town for over five months. They must
have read of Mrs john Flint breaking
ali five of her toes last fall while kick
ing a tramp out of the yard.
The person who started the story that
the editor had been obliged to burn up
his front fence for irewood during the
winter is a malicious liar. We know this
is strong language, and that an Illinois
editor was lately found frozen to death
in bed. but we also feel strongly in the
ing a January blizzard, but It stopped
there.
Mrs Harold McCintock, who leads
the social four hundred in thai village,
gave beautiful and tasty maple sugar
party last Saturday evening. We and
our wife were among the guests pres
ent. ana when we sang the song of
The Old Folks at Home" there was
not a dry eye in the audience. The
praise went even beyond that, but mod
esty= forbids us to say more
Farmer James Albert, who lives on
the Old Line Road, brought US bag
of turnips one day last week and would
not stop to hear our thanks, saying that
he felt it his duty to do all he could TO
help along metropolitan Journalism We
wish all our subscribers realized now
brave and ambitious it made an editor
to know that he has weeks provis-
ions in the house.
We are sorry that the quarrel in the
Methodist church choir has become
public. but it is not our fault Certain
members objected to our singing be
cause we had no hind buttons on our
coat. and the matter had finally to be
carried to the deacons. They decided
that religion didn't depend on buttons.
Among the many improvements con-
templated this spring is that OF horss
barn in rear of Henry Taylor's resi-
dence. It win cost about 5000. and be
numbered among the many other rea-
sons why this village is one of the best
in the state to live in. A red horse
barn is always a picturesque feature Of
any town.
One can judge something of what
hustling town this is when we say that
curing the past winter, besides doing
a washing and ironing six days in every
week. Mrs. Mulholland mas written
over fifty different poems and two acts
of tragedy. There are no sloths
among US.
The Liverpool Weekly Citizen an
nounces that we editor of We Hometown
Banner (Which is us), has had his over
coat stolen by thief. We beg to cor
rect our esteemed contemporary. We
have had no overcoat to be stolen. but
have made a horse blanket answer the
need Of it, and the blanket is before US
as We write.
Mr.. Jacob Marsh the popular grocer,
presented US with two cans of tomatoes
and his compliments the othgr Gliy
when We were in his establishment ask
ing him why clothespins were not
cheaper The tomatoes tasted some
what of kerosene and We're evidently
three or four years old. but we return
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
80 YorIz None.

New york. Oct. NEY-AIoney on
call firm. 31z0Hz per cent, ruling rate
~. closing bid 3 x and offered at 4 per
cent. Time loans easier. Sixty days. 51k4
6 per cent; 80 days, sass per cent? six
months. 51zd6 per cent.
CLOSE. Prime mercantile paper, 61z07
per cent. sterling exchange firm, with ac-
tuai business IN bankers bills at 81 $3.50
1880 for demand and at $4S0l0G4. S0l5 for
SO day bills; post ID rates, 81 81 and 81 SLY
commercial bills, S4f9A.
SILVER-Bar silver, 6Sstc; Mexican dol
lars 53c.
BONDs-GoveIu Tnent bonds weak.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
Big Issue OF Stock Reported.

New York, Oct. 5.@A report was
circulated here today that large is
sue of stock was authorized at the re-
cent annual meeting of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway COM
pany Roswell Miller, chairman Of the
board of directors of the company,
declined either to affirm or deny the
reDOrt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05

Lexington. KY. Oct 5.-Nut Boy won
the first heat of the Translyvania stake;
Fsnbry. second; Scion Grattan, third;
"a Adilargo fourth. Time 2:08- Nut Boy
won the second heat; Scion Grattan,
second; Emboy, third; Allie jay,
fourth Time. 2:071z. Rain now fail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
another Quake Recorded.

Washington, Oct. 5.@The weather
bureau seismographs record another
great earthquake at sos p. m. 0cto-
Der i. probably central in the Indian
ocean and not disastrous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05

Toronto. Ont. Oct 5.=The WOOD.
metal and wire fathers international
union last night changed their rules
to enable wood fathers to accept a
lower wage in learning metal lathing-
The union VIII require all members Of
New York unions not affiliated with
the International to pay full initiation
fees when they join local unions out
side of that city. This is expected to
force the Independent bodies of New
York to affiliate with the general or
ganization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
Rrenda Yorlze Wins I1acing Futurity

Lexington. KY. Oct. Brenda
Yorke won the pacing futurity for
three year olds in straight heats. Kel-
fy. second; Flora Directum. third;
Waverly, fourth. Time of heats, 2:09;
2:10 q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
LOCAL MENTION.

Members of the o. P L club viii
hold their opening party of the season
on Nov. II at Metropolitan hall B. T.
Alexander is president of the organi-
cation.
W. S. Sullivan and Joseph McCrum.
the executives of the Democratic or
ganization in Atchison county, were
callers at the Democratic headquarters
at the Hotel Throop today They re-
ported that things are looking bright
for Harris in Atchison county
Judge West. assistant United States
district attorney. is in Fort Scott On
business. He is expected to return with
in a day.
Another patient was Guaranteed for
diphtheria in the home Of H. c. .Giveifs
at 1908 North Monroe street. There ars
seven cases of diphtheria in the city at
this time.
S. W Mcknight Will erect a q, 800
dwelling un Mulvane street
The pipe OF a gas heater became over
heated this morning at 1920 and set IRE
to the partition wall of a residence a
1149 Lincoln street owned by VIM
Warren. The damage was small.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05

our heartfelt thanks and hope NJ.
Marsh win have a most prosperous sea
son.-M. Quad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

MI. NJ. r. Leonard of Dover. a
Shawnee county pioneer. died last
night at his home near Dover. Mr..
Leonard was a prominent man in the
county and has resided here for over
thirty years. He was a brother-in-law
of Mrs. Noble Prentis Of this city He
was over 80 years old.
The funeral Of Col. Joel Huntoon
was held from the residence. 219
HuntoOn street. at 2 o'clock this after
noon, and was conducted Jointly by
the MasOnS and Lincoln post G. A. r.
Col. HuntOon was a prominent mem
Der Of both orders. and during his life
had expressed a desire that both the
MasOns and Grand Army take part in
the services at his funeral. No church
service was held, as Col. Huntoon was
a member Of no denomination, and
the impressive Grand Army funeral
service was conducted by Chaplain J.
W. Sidwell.
The prominence of the deceased re-
suited in a large attendance, both at
the residence and grave side, and the
floral decorations were numerous and
included wreaths and designs from
the Masonic and G. A. r. organiza-
tons Several floral tributes from
old friends in Wichita were among the
collection.
The pail bearers. all past masters
of lodge IT. A. F. and A M. were
Goo. NJ. Eagle, A. C. Howe, D. w.
Nellis, H. L. Whiting, S. F. Martin and
". c. Garvey.
The burial was in the family lot in
the Topeka cemetery, beside the graves
of Col. Huntoon's wife and two sons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05

Life Insurance observation-disclosures I
feel that have been getting too large a
salary. I shall throw Off half of it,
Investigating Communicative dan NOT
allow you to Guido US in magganimity.
We viii throw OF the other half.-Ex-
ihahge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05
HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS.

Last week in the hurry of going to
press. the Banner stated that Mrs.
George Murdoch. wife of Farmer Muir
dock. had been badly bitten by a bull
dog. We now learn that she is the
mother Of twin girls instead. Please
read twins for bulldog"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05

Not a tramp has been seen in Home
town for over five months. They must
have read of Mrs. Jonn Flint breaking
ali five of her toes last fall while kick
ing a tramp out of the yard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05

State Journal. 1Oc a Week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05

Mr. Jacob Marsh. the popular grocer,
presented US with two cans of tomatoes
and his compliments the oth9r Say
when We were in his establishment ask
ing him why clothespins were not
cheaper. The tomatoes tasted some
what of kerosene and We're evidently
three or four years old, but we return
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-05

The Liverpool Weekly Citizen an
nounces that ye editor of We Hometown
Banner (Which is us). has had his over
coat stolen by a thief We beg to cor
rect our esteemed contemporary. We
have had no overcoat to be stolen but
have made a horse blanket answer the
need Of it, and the blanket is before US
as We write.