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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06

say that the defendants present state
of mind is not before the court"
THANK you" said Mr.. Jerome bow
ing.
+ You are welcome"
Mr.. Jerome asked DIR. Wagner for the
details of a mental examination consist
ing. of questions and answers he had
subjected Thaw to in the Tombs Sep
TENDER %. Mr.. Delmas objected on the
ground that when DR.. Wagner was on
the stand for direct examination, he had
not been allowed to testify as to these
question and nswers, Mr. Jerome's OBJ
jeetions having been sustained.
Mr.. Jerome replied that there was no
objection to the introduction of this evil
dence after the proper foundation was
laid, as was the case when DR.. Evans
was on the stand. After a long rgu-
ment Justice Fitzgerald sustained the
objection. DR.. Wagner said Thaw's eyes
had a staring look in them when
he saw him in the Tombs.
Have you looked a his face while in
court?'' asked Mr.. Jerome.
It have"
Have you noticed his eyes?''
Yes, in casual way"
rs it not fact that his eyes are so
formed as to give them staring look?'
Yes, when he opens them wide
what is the difference in the express
sion of his eyes today as compared
with September % 1ast?' ~
II can't say I have examined them
sufficiently in court to say
What did you learn when you visited
Thaw October 1?'' asked Mr.. Jerome.
LAS L did not visit him on that date
I did not lecrn anything" retorted Dr..
Wagner.
''WelI October g. tten?'
"Mr. Thaw was still restless and
suspicious in manner, but these symp-
toms were not so marked as before"
Did what you say at tht time in
f1uence your opinion as to his sanity?"
IT had already made up my mind on
the point
when did you finally make up your
mind that Thaw was insane?''
"At the time of the first visit to the
Tombs.'' !.
did the family history which Thaw.
gave you in the Tombs influence your
Judgment in deciding that he. was in
sane q" asked District Attorney Jerome.
Mr.. Delmas objected and was sustain
ed.
DR.. wagner declared the information
he received from Thaw was not or ma
terial Importance.
will and codici1 and said he
would not characterize the insanity they
indicated as paranoia. He admitted,
however. that the delucio1s might be
somewhat paranoia in type.
DO not the will and codiciI show a
parent delusion?" asked Mr.. Jerome
DR. wagner said he did not exactly
understand what parent delusion was.
He thought the will and codicil showed
the writer to be of unsound mind.
DR.. wagner was still on the stand az
800 O'Clock in the evening when adj
journfnent until today was announced.
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RIOTERS ARE GIVEN SENTENCE.
Leavenworth Troopers Who Threw
stones in a Car. E.Cet Theirs " :.

Fort Leavenworth, Kan. March g.
Saddlef7 George w. Taylor Troop f,
cused of throwing stones into an elec-
trie car tive :, menths ago, has been
tried by general, court, martial ana
sentenced. to zone months 1mprlson-
ment and to- forfeit SIS pay. He was
convicted of disorderly conduct and
acting in manner to the prejudice OF
good order and military discipline. The
days Of his m onth in prison are to be
in solitary confinement on bread and
water Private Wesley Steward. Troop
F, Ninth cavalry, a negro, was found
guilty of throwing a missile and
breaking a window in an electric car
and was sentenced to two years I'M
prisonment. Five previous conV1c-
lions for. misconduct as a soldier was
largely responsible for his long SEN
tence. Major General. Greeley mod
onment. which he will serves in the
military prison = <f'f ~;
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Hatch, Morgan. Reese, Marqueese.
Meerley; infieldeTs, .McGilvray, Baden,
Elwert. Head Carlton; outfieiders, Mel
choir. Cook, Derby. p ~
The management sof the st. Joseph
team has not as yet been definitely de-
cided upon. 1t will in all proba bility
be given to- Charlie Nichols or Jake
Beckley. Nichols pitched for the Bos-
tom team in the National League for
many years and was one of the best
the game has ever known. Beckley
was in the game as far back as the
average fan can remember and for
time last season played with the St.
Louis Cardinals in the ationaI League.
game that these players and these
managers can put up,t Western
League team will be a big drawing
card in Topeka.
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THE SHOOT AT CHANUTE.
The Tourney to Be Held April 1920
Will BE a Notable One

Chanute, Kan, Mar 6.-The Chanute
Gun club will hold its first annual tour
nament in this city April 1920 1t will
be the biggest trap shoot event ever
pulled off in this section. There will be
from forty to fifty entries, including the
best trap shooters of the country. It IS
estimated by President Butler of the
gun club that $4,000 targets will be shot
at during the two days of the meet, and
that over two wagon loads of ammuni-
ton will be used.
The biggest feature of the meet will
be an exhibition by Captain A H.
Hardy Of Lincoln, Neb., who is known
as the wizard" of the rifle and pistol.
He will give one of his wonderful free
exhibitions during the shoot.
Other noted shots who will attend in
clude Billy Herr, who made the worlds
high average in 1906 In shooting at
over 1900 targets, he broke 1914 per
cent, a record never equalled before in
the history of trap shooting.
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MONSTER GASSER
A 21,OOO,OOO Well Brought in
Northwest of lola.
Largest Ever Drilled in That
Section of the Country.
THE FIELD is ANEW ONE
One Report Is That 1t Measures
Over 23,OOO,OOO Capacity.
The Roar OF the Escaping Gas
Can Be Heard Over Mile.

lola, Kan, March 81. H. Donnel-
Iy, a drillers for the Gas City Drilling
company, reports. what he thinks to be
a q, zoo, 900 gas we'll. The well was
drilled in for the Prime Western Smell
ter company on the Post farm "a miles
northwest of the city. If this be true,
although many think it is over-est1-
mated, the we'll is the largest ever
drilled in this, section of the country.
The largest gas we'll ever reported IN
this country was drilled IN Dy tne
Readicker Drilling company on%1ne
Daniel farm a year ago last august
1t measured 13, 500, 00Os and was 1or the
Prime Western Smelter' company also
The fact that it is. almost 1mpossl-
to show that it is one Of the best
wells ever brought in in this country.
The well cannot be tested until II can
be tubed, which will be done today.
The Post land where. the Well IS 10
Gated is Just one-half mile east of the
Wilson farm where the city has been
so successful in bringing in, gooq
wells. The field is a neWt5one and mas.
but very few wells located On IL ..I ms
fact makes the experienced drlllers
believe that the rock pressure. VIII tpe,
very large. They esti1naa te- It 10 pc zpV-
pounds. r9sd 9vaE l-asCs az
Phillip Coblentz' secretary a0 81 fb 6af
the workmen had succeeded in sup
messing the flow of gas SO that a test
could be made by the steam gauge: 1t
shows that the well is even better
than first estimated. Tt measures ~
989, 600. 80
nhoned that an effort had been made TO
measure niea the wen = and that it was
shown that the capacity. of the big
gasser was more than. % goo, GOO cubic cubic
ceTu he accurate But MI 7Adamson
saws he believes the Well is undoubted-
" the largest ever brought in in TINS
county. The roar. Of the escaping gas
could be heard for a mile and nam.
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THE THAW CASE.
DR.. Wagner Continued on Stand All
lis Tuesday Afternoon.

/ New York, March 6.-The cross ex-
animation of DIR. Wagner in the Thaw
case continued Tuesday afternoon:
7e'fWhat conversation did you have
with the defendant on your first visit
to the Tombs ?'' Mr.. Jerome asked.
81 gave it all in my direct examina-
tion,'' replied DR.. Wagner.
After~a brief argument between the
district attorney and Mr.. Delmas, DR..
tell the conversations over again. He
did so.a
District Attorney Jerome frequently
Interrupted him to make sure he was
getting all the conversation and as
nearly. in thes9words Of the defendant
as the witness could remember Re
lating his conversations with Thaw in
the Tombs, DR.. Wagner said:
HE told me that as he was walking
out of the roof garden he saw White
and approached and shot him."
I'm view of that statement is 1t
your opinion that he knew he was ap-
preaching White %. asked Jerome ~
"Dfd he not tell you something at
the time about drawing his pistol %
Il don't remember exactly but 1
think he said something about it,
ssTaIing all this into consideration
is it-vo1r opinion that when he walk
ed towards White he had the intention
to shoot him %
Taking into consideration his state
ment that he had not 1nteno ,e 10 XIII
White, don't think he did"
when he drew the pistol, did he
intend to shoot 2?
IT can not say. It is possible that
the act of drawing the pistol ana OF
shooting were so close togelher as W
be simultaneous 'z7s-r
DR.. Wagner said that. he and Dr.
Evans found Thaw'ss memory TO pc
generally good except that he could
u, hn7 n
fred at Stanford White. The witness
said he thought Thaw's decisions IN
the Torrbs were of an unsystematlzed.
character but he would not CLASSIFY
them as being those OF oe liiente
pra ecox or any other. mental disease,
In its. earlier stages he said, denentla
praecox is characterized by deluslonS
and in it's final stages 1t means .totai
extinction Of mental Capacity. 1laW ,
condition at that time was not such as
to warrant its characterization as
narSanoia or fixed form either OF aoo-
fescent insanity or demenua praecox-
The decisions which Thaw .sno ottse,.
Dr. Wagner said, were not altogether
unlike those of some forms OF par
@Can you name one deIusfon which
was not closely connected with stan
ford White. and the group OF men sur
him. asked Jerome
mo I don't know that cam
: ssThen< his decisions were syseena-
: IT would. not. say that?''
DR.. wagner then told of the visit TO
the Tonbs on September 10. when
Thaw refused to allow an examlnallon'
using almost the exact language TT
Evans used IN describing the same
visit u and stating the same conclusions.
Mr.. Jerome asked DR.. Wagner If he
could tell what form of insanity the
defendant is suffering from today-
: SeT,ves not examined him since last
OCTOBER replied Dr. Wagner. "and
YOU can not. Mr.. District Attorney.
make any of my answers apply to the
present time and in addition may
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FOR AN INJURED SHOULDER.
Leavenworth Man Wants Damages
from the Electric Railway Co.

Leavenworth, Kan, March .6:-Joe
Gorski, through Attorney O'Keefe, has
fled suit in the district court against
the Kansas Railway Co, for $3.50. It
is alleged that on September=22s=19Q6s=
Gorski was a passenger on an electric
car running from Richardson north
along the public highway past the
Soldiers home and that he was showed
so that his shoulder and body extend.
ed out from the side of the car; that
it ran by the pole causing his body to
collide with the pole with such force
and violence as to injure him.
He claims he was only saved from
falling from the car by some of the
other passengers who pulled him back.
He claims to have been laid up for
six weeks, that he will be crippled3andi
manned for life for, as-MhereHs he was
able, as a coal miner to earn 81
day before his injuries, he is not now
able to do more thaI-half-aS -1nuch
work. .roar7foIf. Y
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lola Colored People Excavating Along
sai the Neosho,s Banks.

lola Colored People Excavating Along
sif the Neosho's Banks.
lola, Kan. Mar. "a number of Iola's
.colored people are digging for Indian
treasures on the..weSt. bank of the Ne
osho river. one-haIf mile north of the
big bridge shat crosses the river just
digging is at present fourteen feet deep
and is II feet in diameter. 1t is located
just thirty feet from the river on the
west bank. ~ "a
They have been secretly digging for
the Indian treasure that they believe
to be located there for the past sixty
days. The fact that the men have been
digging here for the past sixty days
has not been Generally known, but since
it was discovered yesterday the colored
people have been f1ocking there to
watch athe work. The colored people
about town are much excited over the
matter. r. as
The digging is headed by woman
who claims to be--a seer OF wonderful
powers who can speak with the Spirit
who, she says, told her that the Indian
treasure was buried there. The men
who are doing the digging are earnest
followers of the woman and believers
in her religiouat belief, and men who
have given, up. good jobs at the lola
Portland cement plant to do the work
Many of the cofored people about lola
who are anxiotlsfy watching the pdog-
ress of the dfggers believe that they Will
find something. They do not believe
this because of the, statements OF
this woman, but because of the old
Indian marks that are on the trees near
where they are digging.
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MAKE A COAL STRIKE.
Fuel Found at Lucas That Seems of a
High Order.

The town of Lucas. on the Lincoln
branch is somewhat excited by the dis
covery of a coal mine near that city
which it is thought would pay to work
Mr. Kentch, the man who owns the
land, brought a, hodt of coal to the
Lucas Seminal editor and he says it is
far superior to- any other coal he has
used this year. 1t burned we'll, made
strong heat, no clinkers and there was
but little smoke. 1t is believed there
is a great deal OF eG21 in the mine.
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FOR INFRINGEMENT ON PATENT
A Suit Filed in the Fort Scott Court
Against Weir Coal Co.

. Fort Scott, Kan, March 6-A SUIT
for enhancement on a patent has been,
fIed before Clerk White of the United
States court. Samuel Griffith, through
a. W. Little of Kansas City files the
petition and the ]. H. Bennet Coal GO:
Weir Junction Coal Co.; southern Coal
81, ana the sheridan Coal Co, all OPP
Grated down in the mining territory of
Pittst1arg, are the defendants. In sl each
,casa the'plaintiff seeks to have a re-
straining order issued against these
companies using a patent coal nolster
which, he says, he invented ana pat
ented He also wants royal11eS-1or
the same. s=eess~zz=s,
There is no way of getting at7the=
exact amount ,of Griffith's claims,.=bu
it will run well into the thousands or
dollars.
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BAKERS BALL SCHEDULE.
The Opening Game With Washburn on
March goth,


Baldwin, Kan, March GA. r. tDilIey,
manager of the Baker ball team, has
submitted to the faculty. for their ap-
prevail the following baseball schedule
that he has arranged for. Con tracts
have not been made for all the games
but this will be done as soon as the
faculty's approval is secured. The
games to be played here -are:- Wash
burn, March %; Haskell, April s; Colo
K. w. u, April %; Oklahoma State.
April %; K. u, May /; NJ. u, May 4;
Friends, May II: State Normal, May
%; st. Marys, May 27. The games to
be played away from home are VIM.
Jewell April /; Marshall, Mo-, April 2;
M. s. u, April 8 and 4; K. S. N. and
Emporia college. April Is; Friends.
April 16; Winfield, April II: Oklahoma
City, April 49, Oklahoma State Normal,
April 10; K. s. A. c.. May 6; FIT. Riley,
May Z; K. w. o. May 8; ST. Marys,
May 9, and x u, May 10.
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A Garden City Row.

Garden @Gity.-KaH., March "a war
rant has been issued by County -.Attor-
ney Roberts fer the appreheasio a Of
w, M.Bibee ON "a charge of assault
with intent to Kill. T. F.. Lewis of Gar
field township claims that while they
were at the house of Charles Chevally
on Sunday Bibee called him out and
attacked him with a dirk Lewis drew
his revolver q in self defense though
he did not, fire. Fists and a crowbar
also figured freely in the affair. Sheriff
Bogart goes after the man today.
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: KILLED IN a RUNAWAY. 81
Farmer Warner Found Dead in HIS
Wagon Near TonganOxie.

: Leavenwc rths, Kan..9 March 6.--Wil-
liam Warner, a farmer whose home
was two miles af-ofn Tonganoxie, was
killed in a mysterious manner Tues
day. He left his houseeto go to field
with a team h4ttfed to a hay rack
He did not return to his home at noon;
4 search was made and he was found
dead In the wagon with his skull
crushed. q The team was unhitched
from the wagon sa1ds was ON the OPP
posite side OLA fence from the wagon,
tits supposed that the teamo started
to run away and when the horses
struck the fences it5 caused. a pole son
the wagon 1T 9 rtstnike Marine on tn e
head. Warner-1eft a Widow ana Two
children.
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For a New Ban League.

Rich Hill, Mo-, March ct IS prob
able that a Missouri Valley Baseball
clubs from the cities of SedaIia, C1in-
ton, Butler, Rich Hill, Nevada, Lemar,
Carthage and Fort Scott. Emmett
Mcdonald of Fort Scott is at the head
Of the movement. The circuit will be
compact and composed of good ball
towns
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KU Basketball Team at Work.

Lawrence, Kan, March 6.-The
basketball team of the University of
Kansas, consisting of McCune and
William Miller, forwards; Hackett,
center; Milton Miller and Woodward,
guards, and Wohler and Bergen, sub
stitutes, left here for Warrensburg
Tuesday. This lineup will be used
against the <. G. A. G. tonight.
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1T BROKE HER ARM.
Little lola Girl Has Fall From a
Observation-Disclosures

Ella Morrison, a little ten-year-old
girl living at Gil South Fourth street,
had her right arm broken yesterday at
the elbow joint by falling from
merry-go-round near the Morrison
home The fracture occurring at the
elbow joint is a very bad one. The lit.
tie girl will probably have a stiff arm
as the result of it.-Iola Register.
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Chanute, March Judging from re-
ports received from the different sec
lions of the state, AChanute will have
about /, 500 delegates here at the State
Sunday school convention to be held
here April 16; II and Is. Every school
in the state will be entitled to repre-
sentation in the convention here.
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Nottce RennbIican Yoters.

March 10, 1907. Is the date of the
city primary. AT that primary we
nominate Republican candidates for
mayor, council and other city Offices.
No one can vote who is not registered.
IF YOU have not registered. you must
do SO by the evening of March 8.
next Friday 1907. You are urged to
register in order that we may have Il
f1lIl Republican vote.
H. G. LARIMER
Chairman of Republican City Central
COMMITTEES - s-sssss
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A Big Mule shipment.

George Walker has just shipped out
another lot of mules. eighty head
which went to Chas. Sparks. the big
Kansas City dealer The price of the
lot was $4,000, which is an average
of $187.50, and Mr.. Walker says it is
about the best lot of mules ever sent
of this part of the country. 1t GER
tainly takes a lot of money to deal in
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Western Postmasters Named.

Washington, March 6.-These post
masters -have-beens appointed Indian
TerFitory-Nar district 2, Benja-
min F. PoweA, vice ca. Rasure, re-
signed. -Hollenberg, Washing
ton county Ruth R. Graham, vice A.
r. Shannon, resigned. Oklahoma
Peckham, Kay county, William B.
Harp, vice j. w. Williams, resigned.
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Objected to Last Resting Place.

Salina, Kan, March 6.-The- wife Of
the late w Fl. Fisk, who was buried
only last Sunday, went to the ceme-
terry and had the body exhumed and
reburied in another part of the Gene
terry Mrs. Fisk was not satisfied with
the location of the lot and would not
rest Until the body. was removed.
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FOR SELLING LIQUOR.
Seven Men Arrested on This Charge i'm
Hutchinson,

Hutchinson, March 6.-Seven men
were arrested here charged with SELL
ing liquor contrary to law. They were
as follows: Thomas, Hickman, Strait
ton, Simpson, johnson, Croker and
Dunn. They were taken to the county
Jail by Sheriff Duckworth and his
deputies and some liquor confiscated.
All of them, excepting Dunn, gave
bond and were released from custody.
These cases will come up for trial at
the April term of the district court.
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Now Rural Carriers.

Washington, March 6.-These rural
carriers have been appointed: Kansas
-PhiIlipSburg, route 2. John E. Wolf
carrier, Lucinda c. Wolf substitute,
Oklahoma-Manitou, route 2, oliver M.
Geist carrier, Lewis E. Geist substi-
tute.-
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Newton 27. TX. C. DentaIs 90.

Newton, Kan, March 6.-The New
ton Athletic club defeated the Kansas
City Dental college team last night by
a score of 27 to 20 in one of the very
best games of basket ball ever played
in this city. Many fouls were called
ON both sides
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walsh to Meet Murphy.

Milwaukee, Wis, March 6.-Jimmy
Walsh of Boston and Kid Murphy of
New York, who is here, will probably
meet in a twenty-five round battle at
Tonopah, New, during the first week in
April. An offer was received today
from M. NJ. Riley and Murphy said he
would ncnpf
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OFF FOR CITY OF MEXICO.
In Special the Chicago Americans
Start for Training Grounds.

Ghfcago,- March -6.-4f--e special
train decorated with flags and stream
ers, the baseball champions of the
world, the Chicago team of the Amer
lean league, left Tuesday for the City
of Mexico, where the spring training
of the team will commando.
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Gardner Winning at Billiards.

New York, March Edward
Gardner of Passaic, N J., holder of
the title, won the second game in the
series for the amateur championship
at 14.2 balk line billiards from Chas.
F. ConkIin of Chicago, by one point.
Score 500 to 299. He won in the
forty-sixth inning
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TOMMY WOULD ACCEPT.
Ryan Doesn't Care for $50, 1000. Would
Enjoy Fighting Joe Cans.

Syracuse, NJ Y, March a6.--Tommy
Ryan, who last night fought Hugo
Kelly at Rochester said today that he
would accept the offer of the Tonopah
Athletic club of Tonopah. New, to
fight Joe Cans for a purse of $40, 1000
on LabeF day, and will go into training
as soon as the articles are signed
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PaDL forIerov. Kan.

Washington, March 6.-The applica:-
ton OF J.-rE, Stephenson. w. L, Cayot,
w. H. Bell, William Efckholt and "
Highberger to organize the Leroy Ma
tionaI bank of Leroy, Kan, with $685.,
GOO capital, has been approved by the
comptroller Of the currency.
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Burns Won From Par-..

Omaha, March 6.-Farmer Burns
won his catch -as-catch can wrestling
match with James Parr, champion of
England, at the auditorium last night.
Parr took the first bout in FL minutes
and Burns the second and third in 10
and "a minutes respectively.
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Suffers Stroke of Paralysis,

George w. Chrisman. one of the old
est physicians in the city, suffered
second stroke of paralysis yesterday at
his home. 81 South Fifth street, and
is not expected to recover.
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stock Cars Derailed.

PaoIa, Kan, March 6,-F'ive cars of
live stock were derafled on the Holden
branch of the Missouri & Kansas rail-,
way east of town Tuesday. The wreck
err from Parsons did not have the road