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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25

than SO witnesses. all Of whose state
mentS more or less agree upon the
case. District Attorney Brown was
profoundly impressed with the reports
which were made to him yesterday
by Chief Vollmer. and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Carey on their return
from Sutter creek.
Blanche Kerfoot knows enough as
to the circumstances attending the
death of Frank Bellows to send Harry
Kleinschmidt to the gallows," said
Brown. more than that. this slip
of a girl was herself the victim of at
tacks by Kleinschmidt, which of itself
is a crime. Blanche Kerfoot is our
principal witness in the case we shall
present against Harry Kleinschmidt
when we proceed in the courts to try
him for the killing of his friend.''
Harry Kleinschmidt was arrested on
Friday last on suspicion of being con-
nected with the death of Frank Bel
lows, a friend of his. who was found
dead in Lynnwood park near Clare
mount on the 27th of July. Both
men are said to have been engaged to
Miss Kerfoot who finally dismissed
Kleinschmidt, having promised to
marry his rival. In her statement to
the police she now AYERS that Klein
schmidt attacked and tried to poison
her. The case, which promises to be
highly sensational will come up be-
fore the grand jury ON Friday next.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
GIVES $2,60O,O0o MORE
Rockefeller Increases Medical Re-
search Endowment to $5,OOO.OOO.

New York. Nov. 25.-John D. Rookie
felIer has added s2.6O0o0o to the endow-
ment of the Rockefeller Institute of
Medical Research. The gift, put COM
pletely at the disposal of the directors
of the institution, affords it a total fund
of s million dollars with which to ex-
pertinent with the discovery of new
remedies for disease.
The announcement came unexpected
ly For a time it was generally under
stood in medical circles to be as the
reward for the discovery of a certain
cure for cerebral spinal meningitis, at
tributed to Dr. Simon F'lexner, the chief
expert upon the Institutes staff. DR..
Flexner admitted that he had spent a
year abroad seeking an antitoxin for
the disease but he said that as yet he
had failed to find it.
.sMr. Rockefeller gave us the $2, 600, 900
merely as he has given the rest" said
DR.. Flexner. I'VE are still searching
the world for the meningitis cure, but
that has nothing to do with the gift
announced by the founder"
The laboratories of the Rockefeller
institute are on the East river and run
from Sixty-fourth to Sixty-seventh
street. It is the only medical institute
of its kind in the United States. Mr..
Rockefeller founded it in 1901 with an
initial gife of 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
WIRES START FIRE.
A Big Department. Store Burns in
Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, O., Nov. 25.-Fire broke
out in the William Wimdhorst Dry
Goods company, Twelfth and Main
streets at noon today and spread rap
idly. The building is a seven story
brick and is usually crowded with
shoppers and employees. Several peo-
pie jumped from the windows.
The entire building was soon a mass
of flames. but it is hoped that most
of the inmates escaped. One woman
is known to be dead and half a dozen
others are injured. most of them from
leaping from the windows.
The fiji G started in show window
presumably from crossed electric
wires, and shot up to the third floor.
where the dead woman was found,
and fro mthat floor spread through
o1t the big structure. There were in
the building 125 employees of whom
II were located on the third floor.
Coming at the lunch hour, the crowd
in the store was somewhat smaller
than ordinarily.
The dead woman was identified as
Bertha Kelsch, sales woman
Julius Hargardoran, aged 80. sales
woman, may not recover from her in
juries, including fractured skull.
An unknown woman who was nearly
dead from suffocatien was among those
first taken to the hospital.
Mrs. Adelleboones was shopping with
her hsuband and just before the fire
they had separated and it is feared that
she is in the ruins. But one body has
been taken from the building, but the
fremen have not been able as yet to
make a thorough search.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
WAS MRS. SMITH.
She Claimed to Be a Daughter of
Governor BuII1eIy.

New York, Nov 25.-The mystery
which surrounds Mrs. Nicholas M.
Smith, who on aSturday killed her
husband, set fire to her home in New
Rochelle and then committed suicide
is no nearer solution as time passes.
In fact it steadily increases. For 20
years the woman claimed that she was
Grace Bulkely, daughter of the late
Lieutenant Governor VIM. H. Bulke-
ley of Connecticut, and al hire friends
believed her story. She even went so
married to David Van Shaak. who
afterwards died. The real Grace
Bulkely is alive as Is her husband.
David Van Shaak. Walter c. Med
hurst, Mrs. Smiths hus band, says he
married her in 1891 and then she told
him she was Grace Bulkely.
"She was the most beautiful girl
ever saw" he said. 'T don't think
that she was more than II years old
and had been in the city for some
time. After we were married and
F1fty-seventh street. she told me the
story of her life. She said that she
was the daughter of Lieutenant Gov
ernor w. H. BulkeIy of Hartford. and
that she had fallen in love with New
York travelling man, who induced her
to run away with him. They came to
New York, and wired her father that
they were married. The Bulkelys
promptly disowned her, adopted a
cousin from a large Bulkely family in
Connecticut and proceeded to forget
the same name as herself"
In 1892, Medhurst divorced his
young wife and he promptly lost trace
of her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25

the latter event in response to a ques-
ton as to whether coinage of silver as
advocated by him would have prevent
ed the money stringency from which
''The coinage Of silver has no bearing
upon the monetary conditions which ex-
list today. The restoration of bimetal-
ism would have given us more money
than we have at present but the unpre-
cedented discovery of gold has given us
such an increase in the volume of mon
ey that prices have risen.
1.-THE present stringency is not due to
the scarcity Of money but to the scare
that has spread among depositors."
United States Bought All the Gold.
London, Nov. 25.-The United States
purchased practically all of the $650, 200
in gold offered in the open market to-
day. The price was sd lower at It's Id
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procedure did not induce one of them
to leave.
The hypothetical question was still be-
ing read to DIR. Barton when at 1880
O'Clock luncheon recess was taken.
Court reconvened at 1:35. DR.. Barton
again took the stand and reading of the
hypothetical question was resumed.
The reading of the hypothetical ques-
ton was concluded at 2 o'clock. DR..
Barton declared that after hearing it
he concluded that Mrs. Bradley was in
sane at the time she committed the
act. Her particular ailnent he said
was puerpural insanity.
DR.. Barton said on cross examina-
ton that a confused condition of
mind, caused by septic infections was
not necessarily insanity. Regarding
Mrs. Bradley making threats against
Senator Brown. the witness said:
Women in that condition make all
kinds of threats He named many
authorities to support his conclusion
that insanity could be caused by fire.
Quent criminal operations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
NOT DUE TO LACK OF MONEY.
Sticlkney Says Financial Trouble Is
Caused by Contracted Circulation.

Chicago, Nov. 25-A dispatch to the
Tribune from st. Paul. says:
In a statement issued yesterday,
President A. B. Stickney of the Chicago
Great Western railway scores the pres
ent banking system Of the country and
denounces the theory that the present
money stringency is due to lack of cir
culation.
President .Stickney declares that
while the government is urging the peo-
pie to have confidence in the national
banks, it does not regard them as good
enough to hold government deposits.
He declares that, during the 45 years
since the present system was institu-
ted, congress has not provided legisla-
ton which would permit these deposits.
Mr.. Stickney continues:
I'm my judgment, the way to provide
the necessary amount of currency is
not to issue more but to econornize in
the use of what we have and devise a
banking system which will permit it to
circulate instead of being boarded.
Under the present subtreasury sys-
tenn the government seems to require
working balance of actual cash in the
treasury of approximately 5000, ,000, 900.
The working balance of the English
government, with about the same an
nual disbursements as ours, is always
kept in the banks and rarely exceeds
$50, 600, 600 to $40 600, ,000.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
C.H. WHEATON ARRESTED
Charged That He Is Guilty of Causing
an lola Woman Death.

lola. Kan, Nov. 25.-C. H. Wheaton,
manager of the Grand theater here, was
arrested Saturday on complaint of
County Attorney Peterson charging him
with manslaughter.
Mr. Wheaton was taken at once be-
fore Judge Potter from whose court
the warrant was issued and arranged
for bond. The justice fixed the bond
at $4,000, which Mr.. Wheaton had no
difficulty in giving.
Mr.. Wheaton's arrest is the result of
the investigation which the public in
sisted that County Attorney Peterson
make. Mr.. Wheaton name has been
connected through rumors with the
death of Miss Reilly for several days.
in the matter, a coroner's jury was
called. The inquest has been going on
behind closed doors for two days. An
adjournment was taken Friday night
until Monday. This was done. it is
said, in order to secure additional evil
dence.
Miss Reilly left a statement to the eff
feet that a criminal operation had been
performed at Kansas City and Fort
Scott.
Mr. Wheaton's arrest did not come as
a surprise to him. In fact it is said
that he desired it.
The wording of the complaint would
indicate that the physicians found that
there was reason to suspect that the
criminal operation had something to do
with the death of Miss Reilly. Whether
Miss Reilly died from the effects of the
operation or from typhoid fever has
been a matter of dispute.
The story is told by reliable parties
that a popular subscription was taken
up to employ Chris Ritter to assist Mr..
Peterson in the prosecution of the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
Kansas Bankers Are Requested
to Send Information.
Senator Would Know Ideas on
Financial Legislation.
WILL TALK 1T OVER.
Meetings Are Being Held to
Discuss the Question.
Presidents Former Recon-
mendations Will Be Renewed.

senator Chester /. Long is sending
out letters to some of the representa-
i've bankers and business men of the
state asking for their advice and sur-
sestlons concerning the present finan-
ciaI situation, and the kind of leeisla-
lion which would be advisable. The
Aoiio"ing Is Senator Longs letter..
November 90. 1907.
MY Dear Sir: 1t is certainly IN
necessary for me to say to you that the
Wnole country is passing through a
severe financial crisis. We all hone IL
VIII not be followed by a business de-
ters and kilograms asking me to urge
PRESIDENT Roosevelt to convene con-
grss In extra session to enact addition
al currency legislation.
nave had several interviews with
the president on the subject hut as
congress will convene in regular ses-
sion on December 2 no extra session
VIII be called. The president recon-
mended currency legislation in his last
annual message and will renew the
recc eccmmendation in the next one.
Il am at all times anxious to ascar-
tain the views of the people of KAN
sas on public questions so that I may
comply with their wishes If I md It
II assume that you have given con-
siderable attention to this subject
and I shall appreciate the favor IL you
Will write me fully, as soon as you can
SOAAp AO So Suggesting IN de-
tail the currency legislation, If any,
that you believe should be enacted by
the congress that will convene in a
rev days. Very truly yours,
CHESTER I. LONG"
Bankers are taking various means to
give Mr.. Long the information which
he requests. Some of them are reply
ing to the letters directly. using their
own knowledge of local conditions to
give the information
Out at Clay Center. CLAY county. in
which county there are Is banks. q
of the bankers is to be held
Tuesday evening at which the situation
will be discussed, and resolutions
adopted setting forth the views of the
bankers. The following call for the
meeting has been sent out at Clay Cen
ter:
ITO answer inquiry of our represen-
tattves in congress, we take the liberty
OF inviting representative of each
bank In Clay county to meet at the
home of Mr.. Docking on Tuesday even
ing, November 26 at 1880 to discuss the
legislation proposed in Washington. 1t
is our wish that your good bank be
as we hope to unite on suit
able resolutions from Clay Center bank
ers to Senators Long and Curtis and
Calderhead setting forth
our ideas on the proposed legislation.
''WM. DOCKING.
GEO. w. HANNA"
1t is said that the Clay Center bank
ers are not in favor of any radical cur
rency legislation, and that they are op-
posed unanimously to the postal savings
bank scheme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
EVIDENCE OF MURDER.
A Girl Believed to Know About Death
of Frank Bellows.

Berkeley, Cal, Nov. 25.-Blanche
Kerfoot has told the authorities of
Alameda county, a sensational story
of her experiences with Harry Klein
schmidt, the University of California
student, who is in custody in Oakland
awaiting the action of District Attor-
ney Everett J. Brown to prosecute
him for the murder of Frank Bellows.
To Chief of Police Vollemer, of Berke-
ley, and Deputy District Attorney
Philip NJ. Carey. the girl has un-
folded a narrative which, in the opin-
ion of those who are investigating
the circumstances of young Bellows
death, supplies strong evidence that
the young Chicagoan was murdered.
The police have interviewed no less
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
M0TORMAN CRUSHED.
Rear End Collision of Two Subway
Trains in New York.

New York, Nov. 25.-A rear end col
Bronx today caused the death of Joseph
Meyer, a motorman, and is believed to
have injured several passengers. The
collision was at 176th street and Boston
Road, where the tracks are run over
head instead of under ground. One car
was left hanging over the end of the
track.
A train was stalled near the 174th
street station and the train behind ran
into it, the forward car of the rear
train mounting the rear car of the for
ward train.
The motorman was crushed to death
in his compartment and pinioned so
that his body could not be removed. A
fire started but was quickly extinguish-
ed. There were about 200 passengers in
each train. One of the first to be re-
moved was a woman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
SAVED BY ONE MINUTE.
Secretary Taft Narrowly Escapes a
Wreck in Siberia

Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Nov. 25.-It
was learned today that the train on
which Secretary Taft and party are
travelling over the Trans-Siberian rail-
way from Vladivostok to Moscow had
narrow escape from being wrecked
yesterday at Chita.
A switch in front of the Taft train
became open when it should have
been shut, but an employe discovered
this one minute before the train came
along, closed the switch and kept it
on the proper rails. Had the train
been thrown into the siding it would
have crashed into a number of freight
cars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
WHY NOT new YORK?
Prohibitionists VIII Try to Put 1t in
the Dry Column.

New York, Nov. 25.-Cheered by
what they believe the beginning of the
greatest temperance revival the coun-
try has ever seen, the prohibitionists of
New York are planning a crusade to
move the state into the "dry" column
If Alabama and Georgia can be turned
to prohibition, why not New York,
they say. A state ticket will be put in
the field and the campaign to elect a
legislature who will pass a prohibition
law next year is being planned and will
be actively carried on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
GOES OVER A DAY.
Pettibone Trial Continued Owing to
Absence of Lawyers.

Boise, Idaho, Nov 25.-The trial of
George A. Pettibone, for alleged COM
plicity in the assassination of former
Governor Stuenenberg, was called be-
fore Judge Fremont Wood of the dis
trict court this morning. Owing to the
absence of Attorney Clarence Darrow,
chief counsel for the defense, and
James H. Hawley, chief counsel for the
prosecution, who have been attending
the trial of Steve Adams at Rathdrum,
Idaho, the case was continued until to-
morrow morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
FIGHT FOR CHRISTMAS.
New York Preachers Oppose Order
OF School Board.

clergymen in New. York are up in
arms against the order of the board
of education providing that the words
Christ" and "Christmas'' must not
appear in the hymns and songs sung
in the public schools and that there
must not be any Christmas celebra-
ton of any kind. The subject was
discussed in many pulpits yesterday
and 1t is said that an effort will at
once be made to induce the board to
rescind its action In the matter. If
this Is unsuccessful, 1t Is possible that
the matter will b~ taken into the
courts, many claiming that the board
has no legal right to issue such an
order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
CLEVELAND I'LL AGAIN.
Has just Recovered From One of His
Customary Attacks.

Princeton, N. J., Nov. 25.-It was de-
clared at the residence of Grover Cleve-
land today that the report of his illness
was exaggerated and that he had been
suffering only from an attack of indi-
gestion from which he had completely
recovered this morning. DR.. Carnochan,
after visiting Mr.. Cleveland today, sta
ted that he was up and about and
showing no signs of yesterdays at
tack
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
Weather Is Ideal.

Each succeeding day indicates that
Weatherman Jennings is attempting to
Guido himself in his offering. From the
conversation of those who are con-
versant with the subject it is learned
that Saturday was perfect day and
that Sunday went it one better and to-
day surpasses that of yesterday 1t is
the same old story that the weatherman
tells each fall in Kansas and the fol-
lowing table of temperatures are those
of Monday. November 25. 1907:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-25
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and Tuesday;
cooler in eastern portions tonight
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-07
CITIES ARE AFTER
c. 0. P. CONVENTION
Six Have Desire to Entertain
Next Assembiage.
OTHERS ARE CONSIDERING.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 6-Never in
the history of American politics has
there been a more spirited contest for
the honor of entertaining a national
convention than is now being waged.
Capt. Harry S. New, acting chairman
of the Republican National committee.
is being bombarded with letters from
various cities that claim the right of
acting as host to the convention. So
far six cities are entered in the compe-
tition. They are: Chicago, st. Louis,
Denver, Seattle, Milwaukee and Kan
sas City. Capt. New also is advised
that Boston, Philadelphia and st. Paul
will apply.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-07
Meyer Will Be Last important
Witness to Take the
Stand.
ADJOURNMENT TO MONDAY.
LAWYERS WILL PUT IN THE
TIME PREPARING REQUESTS
TO THE COURT FOR INSTRUc-
TIONS TO THE JURY.

Boise. Idaho, July 6.--After a ses-
sion of only one hour yesterday after
noon, the Haywood trial was adjourn
ed until Monday, because the defense
had practically exhausted its supply
of witnesses with the exception of
Meyer and Haywood, and the depos-
itions from San Francisco regarding
the Bradley explosion had not arriv-
ed
The lawyers on both sides agreed to
put in the time in preparing their re-
quests to the court for instructions to
the jury and to have them ready Mon
day morning. From this it seems
that the judge expects to have the
charge ready before the argument be-
gins, and the intimation was that
counsel on both sides would be in
formed of its contents and conduct
their arguments accordingly.
Yesterday several of the jurors
complained of lack of opportunity to
take exercise. The complaint was
discussed, but there can be no relief
unless all the jurymen agree. This
some of the panel refuse to do.
The examination of Haywood is
looked forward to as one of the big
features in the case. 1t is probable
that Haywood will be closely examin-
ed as to his whole life, and that he
will be asked to expose everything he
can possibly give out in connection
with the affairs of the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-07
We'll Known Local Republican
Will Ask the Members of His
Party to Put Him at the
Head in This District.
FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT
HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED.
MIR. Haas Has a Wide Acquain-
tance and His Friends Cite
Many Reasons Why They
Believe He Should Be Chosen

With the hundreds of assurances
from prominent republican leaders
over the Sixth district that he should
be the next Sixth district republican
chairman, since Owen l.. Carr of
Rushville has decided that he cannot
again serve in this capacity, Edgar
M. Haas of this city has announced
himself for the honor.
Richmond has not had the chair
manship toga bestowed upon any one
of her republican sons in the past
twenty years and it is the belief of
the republican leaders that the honor
should come to Wayne county. Mr..
Haas was favored for the position two
years ago when Mr.. Carr was selected
district chairman but he withdrew
from the race in favor of Carr.
Mr.. Haas, it is understood, is
thought of more than any other man
because of the fact that he has been
neutral in all republican petty strifes
in the district. He has never sided
with any other faction in the party
and the leaders, it is understood, feel
that he can make the "old burnt dis
rtrict'' stronger republican than it is
at the present time with it's majority
of thousands.
Another thing which adds strength
to the boom which is now temper
ariIly in the hands of Mr.. Haas
friends, is the fact that Congressman
James E. Watson is heartily in. fav-
or of his selection as leader of the
G. o. P. in the Sixth district.
Has Wide Acquaintance.
Mr.. Haas served four years as clerk
OF Wayne county and during this time
was closely connected with events po-
litjcal throughout the Sixth district.
He at that time made broad acquain-
tance. Previous to his election to the
office of county clerk he served ten
years on the Wayne County republi-
can central committee and is a man
amply able to take the reins of the
party in this district if he is called
upon to do so. He is a man of pleas
ant personal address and high moral
standing. He is teacher of the Olive
Branch bible class, the largest in the
city and is also closely identified with
First English Lutheran church affairs.
Richmond and Wayne County re-
publicans probably will stand for Mr.
Haas to man when his name comes
before the convention next spring
There have been number of nina
ture booms started for different men
over the district but Mr.. Haas hund-
reds of friends are expected to land
him in the chairman's seat ''hands
down."
Another thing which is considered
in the local mans favor locally and
over the district is the fact that he
has time enough to devote to the
management of the districts repub;i-
can affairs. Being secretary of the
local Commercial club. he could care
for his duties there and at the same
time devote portion of his time to
politics.