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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-26
DAVENPORT
Burglar Scare was Unique.-There

Burglar Scare was Unique.-Ihere
was considerable of a burglar scare
shortly after o'clock Tuesday evening
at the home of H. c. Lusk, Seventh
anu Brady streets. A suspicious look
in; man was observed by a passing
pedestrian to be lettering about the
place and the matter was reported TO
the police. Officer Sanford was sum-
moned from his beat to investigate the
matter. Upon arriving at the place, he
MI lie a thorough investigation of the
pr misses and his maneuvering was no.
tied by several of the neighbOrs. An
otter telephone message to the police
sta lion from the neighbOrs, who mis-
took Officer Sanford for a burglar, has
tened Officer Adam Staffenbiel to the
place. Mr.. Staffenbie arrived just af-
ter Sanford arrived. Mr.. Staffenbiei
found one of the doors of the house
I'm Ocked, and entered to search the
place for the supposed burglar. He
tn ned on the lights, and this act on
his part caused the neighbOrs to turn
in another burglar call to the police
that the house was being ransacked
THIS latter call hurried Night Captain
Pscky Phelan and Detectives Quinn
am Stanley 10 the place, they having
no knowledge at the time that Officer
ST fenbiel was already there. They
carefully surrounded the house. De
teCtive Quinn was placed at the front
Il N, L.,
en- cred the rear one. When about tC
leval their guns and call hands up. they
dis covered the man supposed to be tins
bu glar was no other than Adam Stat
fer Diel. They then made a thorough
search of the premises and satisfied
tn, mselves nothing had been taken
Blu for the fact that the doors were
found open, there was not the least
SUI Dicion that anyone had been in the
place before the arrival of the officers
an this matter was explained later
2eturns Fl lndictments.-The granC
juy, consisting of John II. GOerring
for man, and Henry Feurback, J. NJ
&C idard, Robert Kerr. Thomas Pea
cock, Gus Schneckloth and G. T. Stat
fel1ach, with Charles II. Wilson a:
clerk, presented its report to Judg,
House yesterday afternoon. AS a re
SUI of its investigation during the pas
two weeks. q indictments We're re
turned, two of which are suppressed
Viola Cliff, indicted for malicious mis-
chief, is the woman who threw mum
be of rocks through the windows a
the Industrial Home on Sixth street
RAJ Hodge. charged with rape. is I'll
20 thful eloper who came to this cit.
wi n a 15-year-old girl and was captuI
ed by the girls mother after an eX
citing chase with a revolver. Loui
Martens and Charles Gordon, indictet
for running gambling houses, were in
die ed at the instance of a man names
Evans. a One-armed real estate agent
whose partner claimed Evans had los
the commissions on a sale at the abov
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-15

II you are going to call man mar
pick out one who Is fond OF hsning- He
won't be so apt to resent 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-15

clock D. m. of sid day unless other
charge.
The committee in charge shall
the judges and clerks designated are
not present at the time the polls
should open the Republicans present
may elect Republican electors of the
precinct to conduct said election.
immediately upon the closing of
the polls the officers conducting the
same at each voting place, shall can
Vass the votes cast for the respective
candidates for congress and congress
sional committeeman and certify, in
writing, the names of each candidate
voted for and the number of votes cast
Tor each candidate and such certificate
with the ballots shall be properly seal
ed and delivered to the county central
committee, If the primary is conducted
by the county committee or to the
chairman of the Republican congress
sional committee if conducted by such
committee
"Only such names shall be printed
on the tickets as are certified by the
chairman of the congressional COM
mittee and the tickets in each county
shall be upon the same quality or pa
per and in the same style and such
ballots and no other shall be USED IN
said primary which shall be conducted
as near as practicable in accordance
with the law relating to general cleo
tons. but no booths shall be required
"An Republicans who will be en-
titled to vote at the special election
and all persons who will pledge them
selves to support the Republican can
didates at such general election snail
be entitled to vote at said primary
1T will be the duty of the county
central committee, upon receipt of the
returns from the several precincts IN
the county, TO forthwith certify and
send the same to the chairman of the
congressional committee at Topeka.
ARTHUR CAPPER, Chairman.
"W. L. BIDDLE, Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-15
MAKE A PARK OF 1T.
Plans for Improving Fair Grounds to
Be Discussed Tonight.

Plans for identifying the fair
grounds on Topeka avenue, and the
establishment of nucleus for per-
manent state fair will absorb the at
tention of members of the Commercial
club at the regular monthly meeting
tonight.
1t became apparent in the last legis-
lature that an appropriation to aid a
state fair project at Topeka would be
forthcoming if Topeka would lay the
groundwork for it. Consequently an
effort is TO be made to put the grounds
under the care and supervision of the
city park commission. in order that
that body may put them in shape for
use as a city park at all seasons ex-
cept when in use for the state fair
purposes.
At the recent session Of the Iegis-
able the board of county commission
ers of Shawnee county to levy a spe-
cial tax for state fair purposes.
Efforts will now be made to secure
the cooperation of all interests and of
the city and county officials for the
and looking towards the establishment
of several additional permanent build
ings of a substantial chara cter, on the
grounds and also for the permanent
Improvement and Identification of the
grounds. ~
A. Reinisch. superintendent of the
city parks, will begasked to make plans
and blue prints of a schem for the
Improvement Of fairgrounds Doubt
less the project will be carried cut and
Mr.. Reinisch will then be in charge of
the work n
The members of the Commercial
club will also have 1.-THE question of the
location of a Sisters hospital in To-
peka. as one of the topics for consid-
Grafton at the meeting tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-15
SHE GAVE UP THE FIGHT
Mrs. Matte KaehIer, Victim of Liquor,
Shoots Herself Fatally.

Mrs, Matte Kaehler. a woman who
has been arrested on several occasions
for ihtoxicatfon, attempted to commit
suicide last night by shooting herself
through the body with a revolver. DR..
H. H. Keith, who is attending the
woman at his hospital, says that she
will die, as the bullet perforated her
stomach and lodged near the spine.
The woman was standing on the
sidewalk between Third and Fourth
on Quincy street when she fired the
shot. The powder from the revolver
set fire to her clothing, but Patrolman
Duncan, who was but a short distance
away when the shot was fired, ran up
and extinguished the fire before her
body was burned.
A few minutes before the sh ooting
she approached officer Duncan and
asked him to escort her to a house on
Quincy street, saying that she was
afraid to go alone. The officer walked
about a block with her, leaving her in
front of the house where she said she
lived. He had not reached the corner
when he heard the shot. and heard the
woman scream.
Mrs. Kaehler attempted suicide by
jumping from the Melan bridge about
two years ago, but landed in the mud
a t the foot of pier and was rescued
by a passing milkman. 1t was about
that time that her husband, William
Kaehler, of North Topeka, gave up the
attempt to reform her. Since then
she has been living on her own re-
sources, and the husband mas Deen
living in California.
Before shooting herself. the woman
wrote a note and had it in her hand
when found by the policeman. The
note seems to be an explanation to the
public, with a postscript to her hus-
band, as follows:
Telegraph Will Kaehler, San Fran
cisco.
81 am so tired I can't live any lon
ger-Ten my husband 1 did as he told
me-the last word he said to me one
year and a half ago was Matte please
take good care of the babies. did as
he said-God bless them and may they
be good men. 1 love them but can
not-O how 1 would like to see one
dear facet has killed me. Goodbye,
may God forgive me.
INV Dear Husband-please see that
Willie is taken care of until he is old
enough to face this world-it is so sad:
Mother. father, sister and brother, all
goodbye.
For my sake please don't throw
this up to the boys they have been
good to mel have done all cam
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-15
DANCING DAYS NOT OVER.
Elderly Ladies Still Enjoy the Pleas
ures of the Waltz.

An early caller at West side fiat
was received by the small girl of the
rs your grandmother in?" asked the
visitor.
mo" said the child; ''she has gone
to dancing school"
"To-what?" exclaimed the visitor.
Dancing school," repeated the girl.
Grandmother has been taking dancing
lessons all season"
..Merciful heavens.'' gasped the Wis.,
itor.
Then, being a grandmother herself.
of the old-fashioned type, she went
away dumb with amazement. However,
upon inquiry she learned that that par
ticular grandmother was not excep-
ANY number of elderly ladies are
attending dancing school this season,
said a teacher. IT have large class OF
grandmothers They do not confine
themselves to simple dances, either, but
take up all kinds of fancy, difIicult
steps. They do it to get limbered UP
and keep themselves young New
York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-15
DOGS HAVE NO SOULS.
CANNES Registered No Loss of Weight
at Moment of Death.

Boston. March 15.-Dr. John
Sproul of Haverhill, and DR.. William
v. Grant of Lawrence, today gave ad-
ditional details of DR.. Duncan Mac
DougalPs experiments to show the ex-
istence of the human soul After re-
peating the results of the tests with
dying men and women, which showed
in every case a diminution of weight
at the instant of death of from H to 1
ounce, wholly unaccountable for in
any other way than the flight of the
soul, DR.. Sproul said that in order to
confirm their tests the doctors caused
the death of thirteen dogs. ranging in
weight from fifteen to seventy pounds.
Each case was watched with the ut
most care. but at the instant of death
there was not the slightest diminution
Of weight on scales adjusted to show
variation of one-tenth of an ounce.
DR.. MacDougall, the author of
the original experiments, today said:
There is really nothing proven yet.
The research really must continue ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-15
Hole Borers Make a Raid on
N@rth Topeka Stores.
Attacked the Back Doors With
Augers and Files.
FIVE ATTEMPTS MADE.
Merchandise and Money From
Four Establishments.
Noise Of Trains Conceals the
Work of the Burglars.

Some very busy burglars operated in
North Topeka last night, and worked
very hard for what they got. The first
call was evidently at Wentworth s
blacksmith shop, at the corner of Jack
son and Norris streets, where they Sc
cured the tools-brace and large bit,
rat-tailed file and screwdriver-used in
later operations.
The burglaries consisted of breaking
and entering three stores, and making
an attempt on a fourth. The Cash Mer-
camille company store, 843-5 North Kan
sas avenue, was entered by boring a
mole in the back door and raising the
par Eight watch chains, a number of
fobs, charms and collar buttons. table
and pocket knives, So in money and 81
in stamps was taken. The Petro &
Woodford drug store at 839 was tackled,
but after boring a hole in the back door
the robbers found the bar secured with
peg, and in attempting to remove the
peg with the file, dropped the instru-
ment inside and left it there. Spear
ten-cent store at 841 North Kansas ave-
nue., also received a call. The thieves
removed the back door bar by boring a
hole, stole a number of small articles,
some cigars and 81 in money.
Operations for the night were closed
at the Gamlowski shoe store, S33 North
Kansas avenue. The hole was bored in
the rear door, but in raising the bar
a heavy iron shoe-last. which had been
dropped behind the bar as an extra pre-
caution, was dislodged, and fell to the
floor.
Mrs. Bergen, who runs a millinery
establishment, and lives above the shoe
store, heard the noise, and called to her
husband. The robbers probably heard
her voice. They grabbed the cash
drawer, which contained only a few
pennies, and ran. leaving the brace and
bit and screwdriver at the back door.
If they stole any shoes, the proprietor
has not discovered the loss.
Burglars work easily on North Kan
sas avenue because of the loud noise
made by the numerous trains which
pass through town on the Union Pacific
tracks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-15
POSTPONED THE INQUEST.
Cause of Death of John f. Carey to
Be Determined Saturday.

The inquest to inquire into the cause
Of the death of John E. Carey. whose
remains are in a partially burned con-
dition. having been found in that condi-
ton in a house in which he was living
in North Topeka that was burned a few
nights ago, has been POSTPONED till
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock and will
be held at the court house.
The coroner's jury will be sworn and
will view the body in the North side
undertak king rooms at $50 and will then
adjourn to the court house where wit
nesses will testify.
1t will be shown that Carey had
rib broken and bad bruises of the
head. so that he was probably uncon-
scious when the fire occurred, and in
which his body was badly burned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-15
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-15
HE WAS A FORTUNE HUNTER.
Hhoda Miller Wants Divorce From
Man Who Stole Her 500.

Charging that he married her for her
money, Rhoda c. Miller aged 20, be-
gun suit in district court today for
divorce from william w. Miller. Mrs
Miller alleges that shortly after they
were married. her husband got S100
from her and skipped out She hasn't
seen him since. Consequently she asks
for a divorce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-15

The woman suffragist was addressing
the Cooks and Chambermaids' union
You women should all have a voter
she exclaimed. Wouldn't we have to
live in one place for three months? %
asked a sneeker after information. 1t
was not until then that the agitator
fully realized what he was up against
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-15

tensively to conclusively demonstrate
that the soul has weight. Any hospital
that will give us the opportunity to
continue these experiments will be re-
imbUrsed."
Mice Lose in Weight.
Chicago, March 15.-Said an emil
nent physiological chemist today:
Years ago a group of German stu
dents settled this point: If a mouse
was allowed to die in a Theoretically
sealed-by fusion, not merely stopper
ed-bottle, absolutely no loss of
weight occurred. even using a scale
showing one milligram (1-446, 0OOth
of pound)- But If the mouse died
in an open vessel a loss within half a
minute of death of from ten to twenty
milligrdmS was noticeable. That
proved clearly that a gas was given
off. The Boston experiments show a
loss on the same ratio for the human
body
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-04
MOST USEFUL ROCKS.
VALUE OF CHERTS AND NOVACU-
uTeS AS ROAD MATERIALS.

Do Not Need Crushing-Are Better
Adapt % to Light Traffic Than
Harder and Tougher Rock-Hov to
Use Them In Road Work.
Cherts and noyaculites are among
the most useful and valuable of ma
terials for road construction, says
Maurice O. Eldridge in the Good Roads
Magazine. Aside from the fact that
most Of them cement readily and wear
well, they can frequently be used with
out being first crushed and separated,
a process SO essential to successful
road If traps, GRANTEES or other hard
rocks are used Assuming that it
costs 25 cents per cubic yard to crush
the rock for a road one mile in length,
fifteen feet wide and surfaced to Il
depth Of six inches tconsolidated), the
total cost for this item alone would be
about $3.50. By the use Of a material
which does not require crushing con-
siderable saving can therefore be eff
fected when many miles Of road are to
be built. a..s
Chcrts and novaculites are both
Eiliceous rocks and are very similar in
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-04

TWO BISON OF THE BRONX PARK HERD
continent, all keeping more or less i'll
touch with one another during this
slow but. continuous migratory exist
ence. The Indians killed no more than
were annually replaced by birth, and
no game laws were needed to keep the
bison census up to it's high level With
the coming of the paleface, Indians
and buffaloes alike melted away
Apart from sentiment the buffalo is
a valuable animal. It's meat is excel
lent, SO closely resembling beef that it
is difficult to detect the difference, and
no scandal has yet placed it under
suspicion. The buffalo's skin makes a
| fine overcoat and an unequaled car
rage robe. Heads Of the bull bison
bring high prices for decorative pur.
poses.
Private preservation and even do
mestication Of the bison have been
tried in New Hampshire with consid-
cradle success. The Blue Mountain
Game preserve, founded by the late
Austin Corbin, now has herd of 160
buffaloes, and many calves have been
sold and given away. From this herd
came the parents of the animals which
the Bronx zoo has presented to the
government Buffaloes are wonder
fully healthy animals. and their warm
coats make it possible for them to
withstand the most intense cold with
out discomfort Even in New Hamp-
shire they require no shelter in the
dead of winter.
One New Hampshire breeder, who
states that he has made a big profit
out of his small herd. figures the cost
OF hay for the FIVE years which buf-
falo requires to reach maturity at $66
A full grown buffalo is worth from
$3.50 to $500. dead or alive. One man
can easily take care of 200 buffaloes
In the winter and have time left fol
other things In the summer the an
imals take care of themselves. This
New Hampshire breeder finds that il
the calves are properly weaned his
: herd increases as rapidly as herd Of
ordinary cattle. He has broken two
bull calves to the yoke, has trained
; them to draw heavily loaded car
l, over the mountainous roads of TIT
Granite State and will exhibit them.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-04
Saving the Bison
New York City's Herd TO Again Hear the
Gall of the Wild Millions That
Once Roamed Over the
Western Plains.

Wg OUR years ago, i'll response to a
@ resolution Of the senate, Secre-
III tary Of Agriculture Wilson sub
$500 1nittnI n rannft hnninni1anr NTH
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-04

BALLOON RACE UNDER AUSPICES or ENG
LrSH AERO CLUB.
to take part in the fail races, which
are expected to eclipse The Vanderbilt
cup automobile race on Long Island.
Recently the English Aero club held
a race from Ranelagh to Ingatestone
In Essex, in which seven balloons COM
peted. Frank Butler in the Dolce Far
Niente won, though owing to light
winds he lacked nine miles Of reaching
the goal. Several ladies were pas
sengers in the craft which took part
in the race.
| Like most society fads that Of bal
looming started in that dear Paris"
whence it speedily few to England and
then across the Atlantic. or the Brit
ish advocates Of the new sport no one
Is more enthusiastic than Professor
A. X. Huntington Of Kings college,
who is also celebrated authority on
dirigible airships. He looks upon bal
looming as a healthy, invigorating sport
and one which should be encouraged
in every possible way.
"Of course ballooning will continue"
he says. 1--WE mean to make it do so.
We have had d good deal Of hard work
to elevate the sport to its present pros
porous condition. but the tide has
turned and people are taking up the
idea all over the country. Serious
danger has been eliminated. In charge
of a man with a cool head and reason
able Judgment a balloon is certainly
as safe as an automobile, II not safer.
Personally I am very partial to night
trips in a balloon. It seems to me that
conditions are then more favorable,
that the air is more refreshing and the
views to be obtained more captivating
It is curious how refreshed feel after
night ascent, and other people know
have had the same experience
| "Orders for balloons are simply pour
Ing in said British manufacturer
the other day. During the last two
| years an enormous change has taken
place in the character Of our business
Previously we were occupied with lit
tie else than the construction Of mill
tary balloons for the Indian govern
ment and captive balloons for fairs
| and shows. Today most Of our order:
| come from private individuals wht
| have seen the pleasure to be derived
from practlcing the sport
with the change in our business
the science Of balloon construction ha
| advanced until we have conquered
every cause Of danger We look upo7
the ballooning craze as useful in ever.
sense. It is a healthy sport and FIRE
from every faint of professionalism
Then q large army Of individuals
being trained to inhabit the air and t
| be accustomed to ascend and descend
Thus when the real Siderable balloo
or mechanical airship arrives we sha
be ready for It,"
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-04

W " l. Ii years ago, III response TO
I'D resolution Of the senate, Secre-
III tary Of Agriculture Wilson sub
mitted a report beginning with
these words: The American bison is
on the verge of determination. Scarce
~ handful now remain Of the mil
plains of the west" At that time only
two small herds Of wild buffalo were
in existence in the United States, one
of twenty-five individuals in the Vel
lowstone and one Of ten in Lost park,
Colorado. 1t looked as if the bison
would soon be as extinct as the dino.
saur. His friends, in and out of cou-
gress, began to agitate In his behalf.
Their appeals, have moved the heart OF
the great white father at Washington,
though it took four years to do it, and
he has adopted herd Of tame buffo-
loes, which he purposes to make wild.
This herd is the gift of the New York
Geological society. It consists of TWEEN
ty animals in good condition. From
It's cramped quarters in Bronx park.
New York. it will be transferred, pIob~
ably in October or November, to Il
range of twelve square miles in the
Wichita forest and game preserve in
southwestern Oklahoma. The new ag-
ricultural appropriation bill provided
$4,000 for the fencing of this range,
which will furnish good grazing ground,
permanent water and shelter from
storms Here the bufaloes will enjoy
the conditions under which their prim
tive ancestors thrlved, and if their.
spirits have not been too much sub
dued by long captivity they should not
be slow in hearing the call of the wild.
The agricultural department hopes to
have better luck with the bison than
it had with the burros recently sent to
the Philippines. which. although shell
ter for them was provided. stayed out
all night in tropical storm and were
drowned in their pasture. THE
Blamed fools didn't have sense enough
to get in out of the rain the official
herder reported.
It is computed that there were fully
100000 buTAlocs in North America
before the white man came. The whole
Of this great shaggy population used to
travel ira circular route through the