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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-30
9 YEARS HONEST LIFE
The President Thinks 1t Entities
January to a Pardon

washington, April 30.-Shortly after
his escape, VIM. January,w whose pardon is
recommended by the president, under
his assumed name, secured employ
ment and eventually established him
self in business which he was success
fully conducted at the time of his re-
arrest He married and mas child.
President RooseveIt's action followed
a visit of Senator Warner of Missouri,
to the White House early in the day,
accompanied by ]. N. Kennedy, pri-
vate secretary of Representative Ellis
of Kansas City. Senator Warner pre-
sented ID the president a typewriter
statement containing d synopsis OF Pc
titiors signed by 2,500 persons repre-
senting bankers, business men, doctors,
lawyers and judges of his state. He
also told the president there was Pc
tition circulating in Missouri already
signed by 1920 persons asking for
January's pardon. After the matter
had been explained to him the presi-
dent made the following endorsement
on the statement:
Department of Justice:
In view of the statements of the
Judges, bank presidents. and so FORTH
who know him. 1 think Anderson's nine
years of life as an honest citizen, hard
working, and of good repute, warrant
US in committing his sentence at once
or in pardcning him outright. Which
do you think ought to be done? Are
there sufficient reasons for not doing
either? T. r."
Warden Will Not Tell Him.
Leavenwcrth, Kan, April 3o.-Un-
til official news is received from
Washington. Major W. R. Nc
Claughry, warden of the federal peni-
tentiary here, will not communicate,
with William January or Anderson
regarding any steps taken in his case
Up to noon today Major McClaughry
had received no such notification
When January was returned to the
penitaRtiary he was assigned as
helper in tee laundry He is consid-
cred a model prisoner. When he
esca ped he still had eight months to
serve, allowing time of for good be-
1avior. Now, unless pardoned, he
has two years and two months against
him.
AS it is against the rules of the
penirentiary to allow visitors to see
prisoners except unde<s certain con-
tiitioRs, newspa per men were denied
access to January Major McClaughry
stated. however, that the prisoners
some time during the day She had
not arrived at the penitentiary UP to
1890 today and her whereabouts
were not known at that time
His Wife Leaves for Leavenw0rth-
Kansas City, Mo, April 30.-The
wife of William January left this
morning for Leavenworth. to visit her
husband. departing before the dis
patch from Washington telling of
received here She took their five
year-oId daughter with her and was
accompanied also by January's broth
er. January, after his escape from
the penitentiary, married here under
the name of Charles W. Anderson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-30
DR.. SMITHS HOME SOLD
Several Other Big Deals in Residence
Property Are Made.

Two of the largest residence deals in
real estate in Topeka for months have
Just been completed
DR.. L. Anton Smith who lives in a
commodious brick house at 421 Topeka
avenue has sold his home, the purchaser
being DR.. H H. Keith, the coroner
DR.. Keith will occupy the place as a
residence. The house contains "A rooms
and was reconstructed three or four
years ago The property includes three
lots and large barns and automobile
sheds
except indirectly DR.. Anton Smith is
party to the other large deal. He
purchased the present home of DR..
Keith at Tenth and Morris avenues, the
price paid being $4,000
The Keith property consists of a large
frame house and six lots and it has
been greatly improved by DIR. Keith
since he purchased it about two years
ago. 1t was formerly occupied by Frank
Doster, former chief justice.
c. r. MaunselI has sold his residence
at 1112 Buchanan street to w E. Con-
nelley. the consideration being $4,000.
and will leave for Denver, Colorado, this
evening accompanied by his brother-in-
law, c. L. Wakefield.
The property at 1123 West Sixth ave-
nue., occupied by ]. NJ. Frank as a gro
Gerry store and the Diamond Drug store,
was sold the first of the week to John
Leeper, the consideration named being
Sc, 500. Mr.. Frank has secured lease
on the store building and will continue
his business at the present stand
NJ. NJ. Bailey will erect a dwelling on
Clay street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets to cost 50, 500. The
plans are in the hands of the architect.
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MUST WADE A MILE.
Rescuers start to the Relief of En-
tombed Miners.

Jof'nstown. Pa. April 30.-At 1890 D.
m. four men started into the flooded
mine in an effort to reach the miners
who had been 5ntombed since last Fri
day. They were forced to wade and
in a crouching position as the passage
was only four feet high. There was
sufficient room between the water and
the roof to give a clear space for the
mems heads. One of the four was a
brother of one of the unfortunate tes.
Slung across the shoulders of the res
cuers We're water tight cans carrying g
the drinking water and liquid foods.
Wading up to their necks in the
black muddy water. these men crawl
ing and STOPPING had a mile to travel
before reaching the heading where the
prisoners are said to be located.
Through the dark tunnels their way can
be found only by feeling along the
rough walls as lights can not be used
for fear Cf gas explosions. 1t is ex-
pected to be well toward night before
any report will be heard from the four
reScuers.
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WILL FLY TONIGHT.
Aeronaut Mccoy Is Preparing for Start
to Washington.

St Louis. Mo. April 3o.-Aeronaut J.
c. Mccoy at 10 o'clock this morning
having been informed by the weather
bureau that air currents from the west
now prevailed, began arranging to start
his proposed balloon flight to Washing
ton. D. C. in the balloon America Cap
tain Charles Def -- Chandler. United
States signal corps. will accompany him.
Today is cold and almost wintery.
The clouds hung low and the sun is OBJ
scured-
Shortly after noon Mr.. Mccoy stated
the flight would not be attempted until
evening.
The wind conditions are not as favor
able as desired he said, but if they
do not get worse Captain Chandler and
1 will sail early this evening"
He said he desired to make a night
start if possible and therefore deferred
the ascension on that account Under
supervision of Aeronaut Leo Stevens of
New York the balloon is being prepared
at the Rutger street gas works for the
flight
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FOR THE MAY DAY GAME.
One Thousand Il. o Students in Patch
Work Costume Will Celebrate.

Lawrence, April 3O.-The university
ball team will go to Baldwin for the
May day game with Baker accompanied
by 1000 rooters.
The follows who go to Baldwin will
wear derby hats with the crown cut
down to two inches in height, and bright
crimson and blue ribbon bands. The
Oldest clothes in Lawrence will be worn
TO Baldwin Bright yellow ribbons will
be worn as shoe strings. In fact, the
whole K. L. contingent will have the
appearance of a giant Coxey's army.
Any old thing that looks tacky will be
in style. 1t is hinted that a body of 200
rooters, wearing outrageous uniforms.
Will march to Baldwin and camp out
in the Baker university campus the
night before the game. These will be
sophomores and freshmen. The happy
thought of transferring the scene of
May Day orgies from Lawrence to Bald
win is undoubtedly the work of a mas
ter brain.
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NO MORE EXPERIMENTS.
Bryan Sags the One in 1904 Was
Sufficient.

Portland. Ne, April 30.-W. J. Bryan,
as the guest of honor at the ninth an
nual banquet of the Maine Democrat
club, spoke for an hour on political is
sues. Mr.. Bryan said he had been ex-
ceedingly honored by the people and ad-
ded:
Il have nothing to ask of the Amerl-
can people All I ask is a chance to
pay back the debt eve to Them
In reference to the last presidential
campaign he said he did not get just the
platform he wanted and added:
But 1 got just the candidate I did
not want at all. However, I did what 1
could to support the ticket Our party
had its experiment and will not try it
again Perhaps it is just as well it did.
There will be no more experiments. AT
last we are going into a campaign unit
ed on the right side of the questions
Two years ago we were united on the
wrong sfde"
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you to be keeping beer to be dis
tributed all over the city. did your"
''I object to that question said
Mr.. Doran- This storage company is
not on trial for violating the pro-
hibitory law"
I think the question is important in
fixing the agency" said Mr.. Jackson.
7 am appearing here" said Mr..
Dorar, "xor the Continental creamery.
1 don't have anything to do with the
Anheuser Busch Brewing company. 1
am not acting with Mr. Smith 1 don't
think IL is competent to ask this wit
ness as to the legitimacy of the busi-
ness in which he was engaged. We
have been willing to present all our
books and papers. and answer all ques-
tions fully and frankly. without trying
to conceal anything. but We object to
this line CT questioning
General jackson did not pursue that
line of investigation
Mr.. Jackson then asked Mr. Murray
to ascertain the amount of beer which
the storage company had on hand on
April I2; how much was sent away on
April Is, ard how much is on hand
now. to the account of the Anheuser
Busch Brewing company and report at
O'Clock today.
George Moeser a Witness.
George Moeser. the engineer of the
ent of the cold storage warehouse. was
the next witness He gave the names
of the employees in the cold storage
warehouse as Sherman, Clark. Hartner
and himself Mr. Moeser testified very
much as Murray did concerning the
method of handling the beer order bus
mess. He said that he did not per
sonalIy conduct the kegs out of the es-
ia ablishmeut, but was in general charge
He was asked to explain how he re-
Ceived authority to honor orders issued
on the BLACK Cat forms for the An
heuser people. instead of the A B.
monogram forms
I was called up on the long distance
telephone said Mr.. Moeser. THE peo-
pie at the other end of the line said
it was the Anheuser folks talking. They
said they had changed the form of
their orders and said not to honor or
ders on the old form any longer. They
said I would see the new forms, and
did"
who was it taIking?"
They raid il was the Anheuser peo-
pie or Anheuser folks I supposed OF
course ii was Kansas City
Mr. Moeser v&s questioned rigidly
the possibility of any beer
having been spirited out of the storage
during the past week or two without
formal orders being issued
No beer has gone out without or
ders." he said enphatioally. Very lit
tit beer has been brought in recently.
.sDick'' Hodgins This Afternoon
The inQuisitio1 continued this after
noon with an inquisition of r. +.
Hodgins, of the Topeka Ice and Cold
Storage company.
Mr.. Murray was also on the stand.
and gave some evidence concerning the
amount of liquor now on hand in the
cold storage and the amount pulled out
during the past few weeks
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President Roosevelt Writes a
Letter to a Magazine.
Renewing Former Expressions
on Subject of Families.
COUNTRYCOULDSTAND
Under All Kinds of IniUuities
He Declares
But the One Which Tends to
DepOpulate 1t.

New York. April 30.-In a letter to
the editor of Review of Reviews Pres
ident Roosevelt takes exception to GER
tain statements made in an article.
''The Doctor in the Public School"
published in the April number of that
periodical, and takes occasion to re-
new his expressions on the subject OF
race suicide.
This writer states clearly" says
president, that it is an erroneous idea
to assume that the average family
should have a larger number of
healthy children than the present
birth rate showed. The vital statis-
tics OF a state like Massachusetts,
shows that there the average native
American family of native American
descent has so few children that the
birth rate has fallen below the death
rate. This. of course. means race sui
eide and it ought to be understood
dren to go to school the question OF
their health in school would not even
be academic"
Continuing Mr.. Roosevelt says:
1.-The greatest problem OF civiliza-
tion is to be found in the fact that the
we'll to do families tend to die out:
there results in consequence a ten
dency to the elimination instead of the
survival of the fittest and the moral
attitude which helps on this tendency
is, of course, strengthened when II is
apologized for and praised in a maga-
zine like yours.
"Our people could still exist under
all kinds Of iniquities IN government:
under a debased currency: under Of
fetal corruption. under the rule of a
socialistic proletariat or a wealthy oil
garchy. All these things would be bad
for US, but the country would still ex-
ist But it could not continue to exist
If it paid heed to the expressed or i'm
piled teachings of such articles as
II
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CHARG E OF FORGERY.
\. Y. Life Agent Arrested in Connec-
ton With Recent Election.

New York. April 3O.-Jacob Frank,
an agent for the New York Life InSur-
ance company in this city was arrested
today charged with forgery in the
third degree in connection with the
recent election of directors of the COM
pany 1t is alleged that the signatures
of poIicyholders on some of the ballots
were forged. The specific case upon
which Frank was arrested is the alIeg-
ed forgery of the name of Erhard Ger
hard, a policy holder insured in
Franks agency. 1t is said, however,
that there are about $50 cases in all.
Frank claims to have had permis-
sion from so or so of these policy
holders to sign their names to the bal
lots. He also declares that he had no
instructions to make use of the policy
holders names in this way but on the
contrary that such use was in violation
of instructions he had received from
his company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-30

storm of yesterday. during which IA
hundredths of an inch of rain fell
Fort Scott, April 30-The heaviest rain
of the season commenced falling Mon
day and continued throughout the day
amounting to two and two hundredths
of an inch. The farmers are hopeful
that the rain and the drop in the mer-
curry which went to the freezing point
will rid this section of the state of the
green bugs which had commenced to
work in the wheat fields
Dodge City. April 30.-Rain and snow
fell in this section of the state nearly all
day Monday and the moisture will be of
great benefit TO the farmers though the
precipitation amounted to but fourteen
hundredths of an inch of rain The fall
of snow amounted to abGut three inches
though it melted almost as fast as it
fell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-30
nine men IN THE BOX
Both sides Have Nearly Exhausted
Their Challenges.

Sar Francisco, April 3O.-The five
additional Jurors selected yesterday
for the trial of Abraham Ruef on a
charge of extortion make nine men in
the box now sworn to act as jurymen.
The peremptory challenges exercised
yesterday leave the prosecution but one
perernptory challenge and the defense
but three remaining. To provide for
the securing of the remaining three
jurymen Judge Dunno ordered the
drawing of a new venire of so names
and the trial will continue this after
noon.
The grand jury will meet this after
noon. Unless the determination Of Of
ficers of the graft prosecution changes
at the last minute, as has frequently
been the custom in the last two weeks,
the inquiry into the conduct and con-
dition of the police department will be
continued at that hour.
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MANY STUDENTS TO GO.
Fairmount and Drury College Debate
Will Attract a Crowd

Wichita. Kan. April 30.-It has
been decided that the third annual de-
field No. and Fairmount college vii
be held in Springfield. May IA The
debaters Of both schools have been
working on the subject, which relatei
to the ship subsidy question during thf
past winter. Fairmount has the mega.
tive side of the question
A delegation of between twelve anc
fifteen students besides the debaters
probably will go to Springfield The
winner of the debate this year becomes
permanent owner of a cup which Il
being contested for. as each school ha1
won one debate.
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THE TIGERS ARE COMING
Missouri University Baseball Team
Plays Washburn Tomorrow.

Washburn college and Missouri uni
versity will play baseball tomorrow af-
ternoon at Washburn park Immediately
after the May Day track meet between
the freshmen and sophomore classes has
been completed which will be about four
O'Clock This game was to-have been
playd Thursday but on account OF the
opening OF the Western Association sea
son it was advanced a day. Salisbury,
the Missouri pitcher and football star,
who has been winning all his games for
his team. will pitch, while Boles or Lon
berg will be on the rubber for the local
coIlegians Washburn is anxious to de-
feat Missouri as they think that this
will in a measure retrieve for their re-
verses at the hands of St. Marys last
week
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MORTGAGE OF is MILLIONS.
1t Makes a Printed Book of One Hum
dred and Twenty-three Pages.

Portland. Ore. April 3O.-The big
gest mortgage ever filed in Multono-
nah county was yesterday put on rec
ord in the Office of the county clerk.
The document is a trust deed for fif-
teen million dollars made out in favor
of the Trust Company of North Amer
lea of Pittsburg. covering all the prop
critics of the Portland Railway. Light
& Power company The amount of
the mortgage is half the value of the
properties owned by the company The
trust deed as filed is a printed book of
one hundred and twenty-three pages.
The purpose of the trust deed is two
fold First. ii will provide for taking
up underlying bond issues against su b.
sidiary corporations owned by the
Portland Railway. Light & Power
company and will also provide for ex-
tensions and improvements
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JUNKET TO HAWAII.
Party of % Congressman Sail on
Transport Buford.

San Francisco, Cal, April 30--
Among the passengers on the trans
port Buford, sailing at noon today,
were a party of 33 persons, including g
25 congressman, conducted by Mayor
George B. Mcclellan, who are going to
Honolulu at the invitation of delegate
KalaninaoIe, for the purpose of ac-
quainting themselves with the re-
sources of Hawaii. The party includes
the wives of 13 of the representatives.
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TWO BANKS BURN.
Fire Eats Out the Business Portion of
LeesvilIe, Alabama.

New Orleans. La. April SO.-A special
from Leesville, Ala, says that a fire
which started at that place early today
and ragged fer several hours caused loss
estimated at 100000
Among the larger buildings destroyed
were the First National bank, the Bank
of Leesville. the Vernon News, r. H
Lyons Dry Goods company, Powell
Weeks Dry Goods company, Leesville
Drug company, City Hotel and post
office. The flames swept the entire busi-
ness portion of the town. burning three
hInckS
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CAUSED MUCH DAMAGE
A Tornado Struck CovfngtOn, Tenn,
Wrecking Many Buildings.

Covington. Tenn. April 30.-A tor
nado struck Covington last night
causing much damage, but so far as
presses owned by the Gulf Compress
company We're unroofed and among
the other buildings damaged was the
Illinois Central depot An Illinois
Central southbound passenger train
was detained at Ccvington for several
hours by the storm and accumulation
of debris along the track.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-30
BLOW UP THE CAMP.
Masked Men Kill 700 Sheep by Ex-
pIoding Dynamite.

Cheyenne, Wyo., April 90.-An explo-
sion of dynamite at John Linn's sheep
camp in Trapper Creek. Big Horn coun-
ty, last night, killed 700 sheep and COM
pletely destroyed camp wagons and 9th
er property of the camp. The story was
told today by a hsrder, who said that
masked men raided the camp and after
binding him securely arranged for the
work of destruction. A similar attack
was made upon a sheep camp in ths
Trapper Creek section two years ago.
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FINDS ice TRUST.
Circuit Judge Reverses Findings OF
Special Commissioner.

Kansas City. Mo. April 30.-Judge
Walter A. Powell, in the circuit court
at Independence, today handed down
a decision reversing the findings Of
Special Commissioners W. S. F1ourney
in the socalled ice trust cases. Judge
Powell holds that a combination does
exist among certain Kansas City retail
ice manufacturers in restraint OF
o
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BOMB FOR CABRERA.
Attempt to Assassinate the President
of Guatemala

Guatemala City. Guatemala. April
3O.-An attempt was made early today
on the life of President Estrada Cab
rera. While out driving a dynamite
bomb was exploded near his carriage,
killing the horses and wounding Gen
eraI OrelIana, the chief OF staff. The
caImness of the president. who was
not injured. is universally commended
and the assassins are condemned on
ali sides
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rs Slowly Warming Tp.

There has been seven-hundredth of
precipitation in this city since o'clock
Yesterday. The snow which fell dur
ing the night amounted to but two
tenths of an inch. The wind which
is warm is blowing from the northeast
at the rate of 10 miles an hour. The
following are the hourly temperatures
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WOULD FIGHT THE WINNER.
Bill Suuires TO Have Battle With
Burns or O'B-ien.

San Francisco, Cal, April 30-ssBill'
Squires, the Australian pugilist. has
signed an agreement TO meet on May 30
the winner of the Burns-O Brien fight.
The location is not named, but will
probably be at Colma. near this city.
Burns and O'Brien are to fight at Los
A1CaIoS Nav e
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Fear a Stampede.

San Francisco, Cal, April 3O.-The
conservative element in the Garments
union is engaged in contest to prevent
the midnight meeting which is to be
held in the Central theater tonight from
being stampeded by .'hotheads" who
may try TO force strike vote.
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snnu Eight Inches Deep.

AIarshaIItovn. Ia. April 3O.-Snow
today in the southern part of this
county ranges from three to eight
fncres in depth. The snow is said to
have entirely ruined small early fruits
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GOULD A TENNIS WONDER.
The Young American Winning Over
English Champions.

London. April 3e.-Jay Gould won the
semiinal in the international amateur
tennis championship games today. de-
fsatIng Page in three straight sets
SO. SO. 81
Page was outclassed by the young
American.
Gould and PenneIl. the champion of
1904, will meet in the final tomorrow
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Lron Conntx Institute.

Emporia. April 3o-The Lyon county
institute will begin Monday. June g. l.
A Lowther will conduct the institute
and the instructors will be c. Howard
Lyon. Anna H Brogan and Felix Held
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Chicago. April 30-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight. probably followed by
showers Wednesday; rising tempera-
ture.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-04
BUSINESS PROPERTY.
For Rent

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FOR REST-STORE IN THE NEW COEGRES.
sicnal apartment hoJse, Is. and East Capitol sts
viii b fitted up 3 drug store with fixtures soda
fountain. and decuTatiOns u suit tenant excellent
stand special inducements viii be made to desrabls
party. THOMAS J. FISHER s CO., Inc. isi4
st. nv yE-tf