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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
FOUR MURDERS A DAY.
Chicago Police Aroused by Series OF
Grimes.

Chicago. Aug. 5.-Five mysterious
assaults in which four men were killed
and another fatally wounded. aroused
the entire police force to energetic ac-
ton early today. The victims were:
Fusario Rocco. found on the door
step of his home with two stiletto
wounds in his body. He had been in
stantly killed.
Edward Smith. policeman, shot
and killed by an unknown man while
walking a short distance from his
home.
John L. Barbour. found dead on the
Illinois Central tracks. The head had
been cut off by train and was found
100 feet down the track. 1t is be-
lieved that Barbour committed suicide,
but there are circumstances that make
this doubtful.
John Naughton died after being as
saulted by three strangers at Thirty
seventh and Lowe avenue.
William Donovan, dying of a bullet
wound in the abdomen. He was found
in a basement at 448 Hermitage ave-
nue., and said he had been robbed by
three men, one of whom shot him
when he attempted to resist.
In none of the cases were the police
able to obtain the slightest clue to the
murdererS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
OLDER THAN EGYPT.
Ruins of a Buried City Are Being
Unearthed in Texas.

Dallas Tex, Aug. 81. E. Hess, who
returned home yesterday from Rockwall
county, 80 miles northeast of DaLas,
brought with him a sample of the rock
wall from which the little county got
its name. Mr. Hess says men are ex-
cavating about the wall in the hope of
making discoveries that may prove of
historical Importance. II is believed
that the ruins of a buried city will be
found.
The excavation work extends for a
distance of eight miles from the town
of Rockwall.
The wall which extends 20 miles in
a northeast and southeast direction. is
covered by soil to depth Of three feet
and is known to be 40 feet in height.
It is built of native sandstone.
Mrs NJ. L. Lamoreaux of the Texas
Anthropological and Archaeological So
ciety has become interested.
She SAYS the wall is older than SINH
lar discoveries in Egypt. The slab
stones unearthed are of uniform size,
symmetrical in shape and resemble the
cement brick of ancient Egypt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
FORTY DROWNED.
Part of a Train Plunges Fifty Feet Into
the River

Anglers, France, Aug. 5.-Forty pas
sengers in a third class railroad car
and the engineer of the train were
drowned Sunday afternoon in a rail-
this town. The locomotive of a crowd
ed local train jumped the track when
entering the bridge over the river
Loire at LesDonte de Ce. The stone
railing gave way and the engine
nIunged into the river fifty feet below.
dragging down with it its tender and
the baggage and third coach. For
tunately no other cars went into the
water as the coupling between the Sec
ond and third car broke
The conductor and fireman were the
only persons whose. lives were saved
They escaped by swimming.
The third class car was well filled
with passengers but although part OF
the roof was blown off by the confined
extricated himself and all were
dr0Wned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
THEY ASK FOR FACTS.
Commissioner Neill and Chairman
Knapp Move in Strike Matter.

Washington. Aug. 5.-Commission-
er Neill of the bureau of labor, act
ing for himself and Chairman Knapp
of the interstate commerce commits
sion, they having been requested by
officials of the Colorado and South
ern railroad to serve as mediators be-
tween the company and striking en-
ployes, today telegra phed to Denver
for all of the facts concerning the dis
pute. between the railroad officials
arrives, Mr. Neill is not certain what
action will be taken. Under the law
the commissioner of labor and the
chairman of the interstate commerce
their services to the settlement Of a.
railroad strike when requested by
either of the parties to the dispute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
BACK AT HIS DESK.
Haywood Takes His Old Place at
| Federation Headquarters.

Denver, Colo, Aug. 5.-William D.
Haywood, secretary-treasurer of the
Western Federation of Miners, was at
his desk in the headquarters of the fed
Grafton this morning. A constant stream
of visitors poured through the room, Of
fering greetings and their congratula-
'tions on his acquittal of the charge of
completely in the murder of former Gov
ernor Steunenberg of Idaho.
Mr.. Haywood expressed his pleasure
at his reception in this city on his ar
rival last night, and spoke enthusiast
ticaIly of the demonstration at Colorado
Springs and other points along the road.
Secretary Haywood looks we'll although
he says he is thirty pounds lighter than
he was when arrested.
He expects TO remain in Denver for
some time and as soon as possible will
take up the thread of his work where
he dropped it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
ELDER SALMON DEAD.
Worry Over Bank Failure Thought to
Have fastened Death.

Clinton, Mo-, Aug. 5.-Dr. George
Young Salmon, a noted pioneer Mis-
sourian and former banker, died at his
home here today as the result Of
stroke of paralysis, aged so years. DR..
Salmon and Harvey W. Salmon, the lat
ter for years a prominent politician.
owned the bank of Salmon and Salmon,
which failed in the summer of 1905, ow
ing depositors several hundred thousand
dollars. The SalmOns were among the
most respected people in the state and
the failure caused a decided sensation.
Later both the brothers were indicted
for alleged illegal banking. DR.. Salmon
suffered from the shock incident to the
failure and this fact together with his
advanced age doubtless FASTENED his
death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
OVER AN INCH OF RAIN.
That Is What Fell During the Past
Twenty four Hours.

The weather conditions today are of
the midsummer variety with a strong
emphasis on the midsummer part of
the expression and the mercury has
steadily pushed towards the three
figure mark since early morning
Following as it does Sunday, which
was of the summer resort variety the
change is more noticeable and the
peek-a-boo waist girl and the shirt
waist man are the only comfortab BILE
appearing personages on the streets.
Sundays weather was of the scram-
bled variety and had everything from
warm sunshine to cool, muggy, driz-
zling weather with a shower thrown in
to add to the variety. One of the
heaviest rains of the season occurred
last night just at 2 o'clock and in less
than ten minutes the precipitation
amounted to .S6 of an inch. The rain
during the day amounted to .21 of an
inch, making a total precipitation of a
little more than an inch during the
past "a hours. The wind is blowing
from the southwest today at the rate
of six miles an hour and the indica-
tions are that midsummer weather has
returned to~stay foE awhile. The tenn
nQra afuraG TODAY Ware. Nes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
Earnings of the Standard OIL
Company in % Years.
Dividends Have Averaged 24.I5
Per Cent Annually.
TOTAL S551,922,9O4.
The Profits Increased $27, ,OO0,-
600 in Eight Years
Yet the Management Says 1t
Has Reduced Prices.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Signincant
revelations are made public today in &
report submitted to President Roose-
welt by Herbert Knox Smith, COM
missioner of corporations, concerning
the operations of the Standard OH
company.
In previous report the means and
methods of the Standard were ex-
planned. The present report sets forth
the results of these methods and the
effect they have had on the consumer
Of oil and on the profits of the Stand
ard Oil company
Commissioner Smith says:
The Standard Oil company is re-
sponsible for the course of prices of
petroleum and its products during the
last 25 years. The Standard has con-
sistently used it's power to raise the
price of oil during the last ten years,
not only absolutely but also relatively
to the cost of crude OIL"
The Standard has claimed that II
has reduced the price of oil; that 1t
has been a benefit to the consumer;
and that only a great combination
like the Standard could have furnish
ed oil at the prices that have pre-
vailed.
Zach one of these claims" says
Commissioner Smith. sis disproved by
this report
Inc increase IN annual pronts OF tne
Standard OIL company from 1896 to
1904 was over $27,0OO,000. The re-
port says:
THE total dividends paid by the
Standard from 1882 to 1906 were
1851, ,922,904. averaging thus 24.15 per
cent per year. The dividends, how
ever. were much less than the total
earrings. 1t is substantially certain
that the entire net earnings of the
Standard from 1882 to 1906 were at
least $3.50, 100000 and possibly much
more. These enormous profits have
been based on an investment worth at
the time of it's original acquisition not
more than $75,000,00O."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
MOFETT HAS SPOKEN.
Rogers Has No Comment to Make on
Judge Landis's Action.

New York, Aug. 5.-A telegram
from H. H. Rogers, the active head of
the Standard Oil company, dated
from his summer home at Fair
Haven, Mass, is published here in
which Mr.. Rogers says of the. Chicago
decision:
''I have only an incomplete report
of the Chicago decision. but Mr..
Mofett's statement is in full and alb
solutely correct as to facts. Fair
minded and honorable men will de-
eide as to the logic and the law as the
case progresses"
The Mofett statement referred to
was issued by James A. Mofett, presi-
dent of the Standard Oil company Of
Indiana, on Saturday, and gives the
views of the Standard Oil company on
the decision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
FIFTY INJURED.
Race War Breaks Out in the
Streets of New York.
Baseball dispute Argued With
RazOrs and Bricks.
NEIGHBORS MIX IN 1T.
HurI CrOckery and Furniture
Down on the Mob.
Another MurderOus Assault
Made on a Woman.

New York. Aug. 5-The fighting ele-
ment among the whites and blacks in
the vicinity of I36th streets and Fifth
| avenue, lined up according to their
! racial prejudices again yesterday, this
| time to settle a baseball dispute, and
| when the argument was ended 30 per-
| sons required medical treatment and of
| that number two will die.
Probably 5000 persons took part in
the fight, but the 300 policemen who
! dispersed the mob after every one was
fought out got only nine prisoners and
of these two were women. John Nc
Cue. truck driver 80 years old, and
Matthew Murtha, aged 35 years, an
ice peddler, received fractured skulls
dying condition The injuries of others
ranged from broken noses to severe ra-
zor cuts.
The trouble started at a ball game
where a white man and a colored man
had made a wager and subsequently
Quarreled over the settlement. Pres
entity the sight of white man and a
colored man fighting started a general
row, the crowd being about equally
divided in color. Every sort of weapon
was used and for blocks the constantly
augmenting mog surged while the po-
lice reserves from eight precincts ham
mered away with their clubs to break
the tangle. Occupants of homes along
the line of battle were not content to
from windows and points of vantage on
the roofs every piece of crockery and
furniture that could be spared was
hurled down upon the heads of the RI
oters with reckless impartiality. Even
women and children joined the fray.
1t was two hours before the police
controlled the situation and then pa
troll wagons and ambulances picked up
those who We're too seriously worn out
to get away. Those most harmed were
taken to hospitals and the prisoners
were locked up charged with melting
a riot. Several hundred officers pa
trolled the disturbed neighborhood all
night.
Another murderous assault was ad-
ded last night to the police record of
recent crime against defenseless wo-
men and girls. The victim was Miss
Ellen Bulger, a woman of middle age
who was attacked in her apartments in
the Bronx, cruelty beaten and left in
a helpless state. The woman was re-
moved to a hospital, where 1T was
found that her skull had apparently
lacerated and her body otherwise bruis-
ed. There was evidence that the wo-
man had made courageous fight.
From what the police were able to inn
mediately learn from her she was sur
prised by a smooth faced stranger per-
haps 40 years of age. He was coatless
and wore an outing shirt and dark
trousers. He escaped.
Just before Miss Bulger was assault
ed George Kestner, a Russian charged
with attempted assault upon year
old girl was set upon by crowd of
men and all but killed. The clothes
were torn from his body and he was
taken to a station house wrapped in
blanket.
Another mob set upon Hylo Saloda,
an Indian palmist, who was similarly
accused, and only the timely interven-
tion of the police saved him from sum-
mary punishment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
A Chicago MilliOnaire's I'm
pleasant Experience.
Detained at Ellis Island While
Companion Is Investigated.
STAR CHAMBER TRIAL
Then Both Are Admitted to the
Country.
Young Woman Who Shared
Girl's StaterOom Complained.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Samuel Lyons of
Chicago, a millionaire manufacturer,
who lives in a brown stone front man
sion at 515 South Winchester avenue,
was detained at Ellis Island yesterday
when he landed from, the steamship
Bremen with a woman who gave the
name of Frieda Brock, the latter be-
ing held as an undesirable citizen. Ly-
ons has wife and two children who
are at Woodbine resort, near South
Haven, Mich.
F'rieda Brock said that her passage
was paid by Lyons, which he explain
ed by saying that the young woman
was his niece.
The steamship Bremen, from Bremen
and Cherbourg, landed at her dock in
New York city yesterday. Miss Jro-
mena Neid, 126 West One Hundred and
Sixteenth street, passenger returning
from a visit to Germany, sought out
announced that she wished to protest
against the admission to the port of
Frieda Brock, a second cabin passen-
ger. On the trip over Miss Brock
shared a stateroom with Miss Neid.
When the woman came aboard at
Bremen said Miss Neid, "she had no
Luggage and no clothes-not even an
extra handkerchief. She said that her
was a first cabin passenger. From the
scandalous actions of the pair, which
I observed on the trip, am convinced
that she should be debarred from land
desirable immigrant"
Inspector Marshall was not disposed
to take up the case, but Miss Neid In
sisted. Miss Brock was taken to Ellis
Island and Miss Neid and Lyons were
taken along as witnesses.
Lyons protested against going to
Ellis Island. saying he had engaged
quarters at the Hotel Bres1in. Miss
Il 45ff Tod
Miss Brock in her stateroom and intro
duced her into the first cabin until the
stewards objected.
1.-The girl is my niece" protested
Lyons.
At Ellis Island there was star cham
Der proceeding, which resulted in Miss
Brock being admitted to the port. This
was unusual as the customary method
is to hold such examinations on the day
after the arrival Of the suspicious immi-
grant.
Miss Brock is a beautiful young wom-
an She says that she is 19 years old,
but looks older.
Lyons has lived in Chicago since his
sixteenth year, when he came here from
GERMANY He has built up q large
wholesale rug and household goods man
ufacturing business, with a factory To-
Gated at 443-445 South Halsted street.
Two months ago he left for Germany
for an extended trip. Mrs. Lena Lyons,
his wife, was reaehed Dy long o1stance
telephone last night. The two children
are Mabel, aged IL years, and Annie,
aged g. The sermant girl at the Lyons
home said that she had never heard of
F'rieda Brock.
''The name Frieda Brock is entirely
unfamiliar to me-" said Mrs. Lyons at
Woodbine resort last night when told
that her husband had been detained at
Ellis Island with a beautiful young
woman Mr.. Lyons said nothing to me
1,Ie, fv,fa ffOr,
of bringing a niece to this country, but,
as he went to visit relatives, that is
possible. My husband never staid out
nights and is a man of the best habits"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
GOVERNMENT HAS A CLUB.
There Are 10000 More Counts Hang
ing Over the Standard.

Riverside, Cal, Aug 5.-In an ad-
dress before the chamber of com
merce, James r. Garfield, secretary Of
the interior. alluded to the fine inn
posed upon the Standard Oil company
in Chicago. In the course OF his speech
he said: 1.-THE decision and fine are
the end of a long struggle and will
teach the people of this country that
no man. big or little. is above the law.
The Standard Oil company and others
like that great corporation, have gone
on the theory that they could do
things the ordinary citizen could not
we are showing them that they can
not,
Asked If the prosecution could col
lect the fine, Secretary Garfield re-
Piled:
"Yes, you may be assured we can.
There are 10000 more counts hanging
over them in which similar fines can be
levied"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
RUN DOWN BY BARGE.
Four Persons Drowned as They Left
q jamestown Pier.

Newport News. Va. Aug. Slate
last night the gasoline launch Grey
hound. leaving the jamestown Ice
cornoration pier near the exposition
grounds. was run down by a barge and
four persons. three brothers and .
child. were drowned.
Dead.
EDWARD G. GARRETT of New
HERBERT GARRETT of Rich
mond.
JOHN L. GARRETT of Jamestown
Island.
CLIFTON EDWARD GARRETT,
four-year-old son of G. T. Garrett OF
Newport News.
G. T Garrett and r. e. Garrett OF
Cincinnati, the only other occupants of
the launch, were picked p by the ex-
cursion steamer Montauk and landed
here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
TO ENJOIN The CITY.
Suit Started to Head OF Municipal
Light Plant in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee. Aug. 5.-Papers have been
prepared in suit to enjoin the city
for erecting proposed million dollar
electric light plant. to compete with
the present private corporation. the
ground for the Injunction being that the
city needs to invest one and one-half
million dollars in bridges. viaducts
schools, and other necessary improve
TenJs. To erect the city light plant as
proposed will mean an indefinite de-
ferring of the other improvements as
the city is now too near its bond limit
to build both the light plant and the
bridges, viaducts and schools
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
DEATH BLOW TO REBATTNG.
Attorney General BOnapare Thinks
Iandis' Decision VIII End 1t.

Lenox, Mass, Aug. 5.-Attorney Gen
eral Charles ]. Bonaparte was seen al
the Aspinwall hotel in reference to
Judge Lands maximum fine on the
Standard Oil company. Mr.. Bonaparte
said:
''The sentence imposed by Judge Ian
dis, if sustained by the court of appeals
will in my opinion put an end to the
practice of rebatins, under whatever
disguise and by whomsoever practiced.
1t will become in that event too dam
gerous for any corporation OF aggre-
gate of corporations to violate the laws
in this respect. And whether the judg-
ment is or is not sustained on appeal,
no one can question that Judge Lands
feels strongly the necessity Of making
every one understand that no one Is,
or at least ought to be, rich enough
or sufficiently influential to refuse
obedience to the laws with immunity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
TAFT TO MISS LINCOLN,
1t Is Found Impossible to Advance the
Fair Date.

Washington. Aug. because of
the inability of the authorities at Lin
coin, Neb., to advance the fair to the
29th instant to meet Secretary Taft's
other engagements, he will not stop at
Lincoln on his way to Denver as
originally contemplated and will
speak in Denver on the 29th instant
instead of the 30th. The advance in
the Denver date will enable the secre-
tary to devote another day to his pro-
jected visit to Yellowstone park en- his
way to Seattle. Wash, to embark for
Manila, p. 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
CHINA IS TO BLAME
New Theory Regarding Transfer of the
American Fleet.

Chicago. Aug. 5.--A special to the Rec
ord-Herald from Washington says: 1t is
Gbina and not even remotely Japan that
caused Washington authorities to choose
tha Pacific as the next practice ground
FOR a big battleship squadron. according
TO the deductions of some students of af-
fairs in the far east.
tain circles is in condition as precarfous
at the health of the Dowager Empress,
and that when the failing health of the
latter leads to its inevitable end. the en-
pire will face crisis that will make 1t
wise for the United States to have pre-
distance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
MAY INITIATE THE SOUTH.
The Plan Is Recommended to New
Workers by a NEGRO.


New York, Aug. 5.-The fact that
yesterday mob vengeance held sway
and lynching was narrowly averted,
has added to the seriousness of the
situation in this city, caused by the
recent remarkable series of crimes in
which women and young girls are the
victims. The mob attacks reveal a
state of public evaporation approach
ing frenzy, which it is feared may cas-
lily lead to serious disorders. Prompt
action by the police alone saved the
two men accused on Sunday from
summary justice, especially in the
case of George Kestner, a Russian
bookbinder, around whose neck mob
reached the scene in force. 1t is note
worthy that the other man attacked,
Louis Conconela, was innocent of any
attempt at crime, and indicates how
of public agitation or excitement.
The police are bending every ef-
fort to. give adequate protection and
to further this end one thousand plain
clothes men have been scattered about
the city, particularly in the congested
quarters. the scene of most of the as
saults.
The first organized body to take up
the question is the Central Federated
Union, which has appointed a COM
mittee to call on the mayor with a de-
mand that he take action that will
put a stop to the attacks upon chill
dren. 1t was stated thaI II the city
authorities do not quickly stop the
crimes, Governor Hughes will be ap-
pealed to. A negro delegate spoke at
the meeting at which the committee
was appointed, in praise of the quick
justice" of the south. This is sign1i-
cant of the feeling that exists in some
quarters. Another suggestion made
at the meeting was that unless
attacks were quickly stopped the gov
ernor should call out the state militia
Late last night the police received
news of another attack. 1t occurred
in the suburb of Richmond Hill. Jen-
ME Smith, 22 years old, was attacked
by two men while on her way to her
home. Her screams brought assis-
tance and one of the assailants was
ca aptured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
BLAMEs THE SALOONS.
w. C. II. L. Lecturer Points Out the
Source of Crime in the South.

Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 5.-Sugg gestive
ictures on the walls of southern sa-
looms are the main causes of the fear
full assaults made on southern women
by negroes, according to Mrs. Mamie
Curtis OF Texas. who is attending the
Epworth assembly in Lincoln. Mrs
Curtis. who is national organizer OF the
w. c. T. u, said in a public address,:
The saloons have robbed US white
women of our loved ones. OF our
homes, and now they have robbed us
of our clothes and have hung US I'D on
the walls of saloons to inflame the
passions of drunken black brutes."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
GOING RIGHT AT 1T.
Subpoenas Will Be Issued Tomorrow
in Alton Rebate Case.

Chicago. Aug. 5.-Preparations for
the investigation by the federal grand
jury of the charges against the Chi
cago & Alton in connection with
granting of rebates to the Standard
Oil company OF Indiana were COM
menced today. Subpoenas will be is
sued tomorrow for the witnesses, the
first Of whom will testify on August
14fh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
The PoDe Receives Americans.

Rome. Aug. 5-The pope yesterday re-
cefved a pilgrimage of over 100 Ameri-
cans from all parts Of the United States.
As a special mark of favor the pope per-
mitted the taking of a photograph of
himself surrounded by the pilgrims. He
was also taken with the knights of
Columbia In spite of the great heat
the pope looks to be in the best of
health.