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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-06-25
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
RAILROAD LOSES.
Great Northern VS.. United States De-
cided Against the Company

Washington, Feb. 2s.--The question
whether the railroad rate Jaw known
as the Hepburn act repeals section
of the Elkins act prohibiting rebates
by railroads, was involved in the case
of the Great Northern Railway com
pany VS.. the United States. which was
decided today by the supreme court
of the United States against the rail-
road company and against the conten-
ton of such repeal
The case was instituted in the
United States district court from the
district of Minnesota, which court
fined the railroad $4,000 for fifteen
violations of the first section of the
ElkinS law.
The alleged offenses against the law
were committed during the summer of
1905 and consisted in granting conces-
sions to the w. P. Devereaux company
on it's shipments of oats and corn from
Minneapolis to points in Washington.
The company admitted the concessions
and fought the prosecption on the
ground that by amending the EIkins
act so as to provide for punishment by
rather than by fines, the
Hepburn law had so modified the origi-
nal law as to accomplish it's repeal and
render punishment under 1T impracti-
cable. Today's decision was announced
by Justice White and affirmed the find
ing of the district court and the United
States circuit court of appeals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
HIS BROTHER HELD.
On Suspicion of Being Implicated in
GiroIamo Cella's Death.

New York, Feb. 24.-Dominicio
Celia, brother of Giro1amo Celia, the
wealthy importer, who was found
dying in his Office in West Broadway
early yesterday and Girolamo
Stephenson and Caesar Bianchi, to-
day were held without bail to await
an investigation into the cause of the
old mans death. Celia was found
unconscious and near death by a
policeman who had been called by
Dominica. His skull had been frac-
tured by several blows from a ham
mer and there were stains from acid
on his lips. In the once the police
found a letter signed by Celia, which
said it was impossible to live longer,
"the life that 1 lead in my home. !"
Dominica said he was passing the
Office early yesterday when he no
ticed that the paddock which usually
secured the door was not in it's place.
He entered and found his brother s
body and at once notified the police
man. Celia lived only a few min
utes after the policeman arrived At
first 1t was believed that he committed
suicide, but the coroner said that the
wounds could not be self inflicted and
ordered an investigation. Shortly at
terwards he directed that Dominica
Celia and Bianchi be detained. Giroi-
amo Celia Is said to have had a for
tune of half a million dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
RAID ON A COCK FIGHT.
New York Police Capture 76 Men
and 100 Chickens.

New York, Feb. 24.-Seventy-six
men and more than 100 game cocks
were captured at an early hour yes
terday morning in the basement of a
saloon on Long Island. The raid was
made by the police and agents of the
society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals.
A big cooking main was in progress,
when the officers swooped down on
the place and only one man escaped.
1t is said that the birds captured
have a value of more than $4,000. All
of the men arrested were held in BAH
to appear in court to answer charges
which will be preferred against them
by the society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
BOLD ROBBERY AT BETHEL.
Bound Members Of the Family. Then
Sat Around Joking and Drinking.

Kansas City, Feb. "A. T. Brooks,
q carpenter employed at the Nelson
Morris packing plant, was shot in the
left arm by q robbsr at his home
near the Kansas City-Western electric
railway station in Bethel. Kan. a
small town in Wyandotte county, ten
miles west of Kansas City, Kansas
Saturday night. Then he made two
members of the family bind the hands
and feet of the others. After he had
procured all the money in the house
$50 in goId-this novel burglar helped
himself to whisky, smoked a cigarette
and amused his victims with jokes
and music on the organ and other
musical Instruments in the house.
Then he left. After time one of
the girls worked her hands free and
unbound the others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
HILL WINS HIS CASE.
Suit Instituted by venner Is Thrown
Out of Court

Washington, Feb 24.-The case of
Clarence H Venner, against the
Great Northern railway and j. ]. Hill.
which was begun in the United States
circuit court for the southern district of
New York by Venner to compel Hill
to account for and pay over to Ven
ner and other stockholders the value
of their respective holdings, because,
as was alleged, these holdings had
been impaired by the joint effort of
the Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific Railway company in 1900, to
obtain control Of the Chicago, Bur
lington G Quincy railway, was de-
cided by the supreme court of the
United States against venner. Ven
ner charged that Hill had engineered
the merger for his own personal
benefit.
The court dismissed the case on
the ground that venner had failed
to show in his bill that he was
stockholder at the time of the tran
saction of which he complained The
opinion was handed down by Justice
Moody and sustained the decision OF
the circuit court. The vital question
was that of the Jurisdiction of the
circuit court, which was upheld.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
CLAIMS ITS TOLL.
Nine More Victims of Grade
Crossings.
Wagon Load of Merrymakers Hit
by Train in New York.
SIX OF THEM DEAD,
Three of the Others Are Fright
fully Injured.
Were Returning From a Basket
ball Game.

Spring Valley, N. z, Feb. pa
foam-specked pair of horses that tore
through the streets early today, drag
gfng between them a splintered wagon
pole. bought to the village the first
news of a grade crossing accident in
which nine members of its most
prominent families were either killed
outright or frightfuily injured. The
runaway brought up at the livery
stable of George Young from whom
they had been hired the night before to
take party of men and girls to a
basketball game at Nyack.
Returning in the early hours of to-
day, the wagon load of merrymakers
was run down at q West Nyack cross
ing by an Ontario & Western express
train; Four of the party were in
removed to the Hudson County hos
pital at Hoboken. n. j.. and the other
three lie IN a serious condition at that
institution tonight.
The Dead.
GEORGE BETH, aged 80, assistant
and manager of the Spring Valley
basketball team.
NELSON MAY. aged 19. who drove
the team.
BERTHA SINGER, aged Is.
EDITH SINGER, aged 20.
GEORGE SHENN. aged 2s. bas-
ketball player.
JEANNETTE PALMER. aged 81.
The Injured.
Warren Palmer. 22 years, condition
serious
Henry Dietern, 23 years. basketball
player; will probably recover.
Mary Edith Bird, aged Is. condition
critical.
The responsibility for the accident
is in dispute. The survivors can not
be questioned yet. and the only other
witness was the crossing gate tender.
He declares that the team was driven
the lowered gates. The gate
broken down. but the opposite gate
was intact, and il previously lowered
must have been hurdled by the
frightened horses after the wagon had
been struck and torn from its pole
The animals were uninjured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
CARUSO MAY DESERT.
Rumor That He VIII Join the HAM
merStein Forces.

New York, Feb 24.-The resignation
of Heinrich Conreid from the manage
ment of the Metropolitan opera house
still furnishes gossip regarding the ac-
ton of prominent members of his COM
pany. The rumor is persistent, in spite
of many denials, that Enrico Caruso Is
to go to Oscar Hammerstein's rival op-
era house next winter if he can get out
of a contract which he signed with
Conreid. 1t is said that Conreid's retire
ment ends the contract.
The latest member of the Metropoh-
tan company who, it is said, is consid-
ering a Hamrerstein offer. is Madame
Emma Eames. Nine. Eames. 1t is said
had never had a contract with the Met
ropolitan and is therefore free to accept
the offer of the rival manager If she SO
desires
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
: New Ailment Discovered
Among the Persons
Located In Regions Freeuented
by Gasoline Cars.
AFFECTS THE THROAT
ana the Lungs, Causing Con-
gestion and Decay.
uIses a Working Area for Bac-
cflli Of Consumption.

ave" YORK. Feb. 24.-'AThe gasoline-
o.lVen automobile has addxd a new
oisease to the woes of civilizot,ar.
disease which may cut ten wears ~
tne NE OF the persons aff1icted :
wouio call it 'automobile disease !.
ano aI nave discovered that not onfv n,
NeW York, in streets freouented hv
sum motor oars, but in Paris. Ion-
oon and Berlin, 1t also exists"
II. Henry Becker, ptysfcia,
.naue tn1s statement after conductfnc
ses.s Ior nearly year on patients u,f.
afeas from the new malady, which
iune-s ene issues of the throat ana
.unSs, causing congestion and decsv
sno giving a working area for the
paccill OF consumption, pneumonia
srip ana other affections peculiar -,
ens respiratory organs
ABOUT year ago. the doctor
Saio' man whom 1 later foun7 fo
ne a member of the traffic squad sfs !.
aoneo on Fifth avenue at nosn,
wnere the gasoline fumes from the
oa.s oLlen choked him, came to me
ccotnpiaining of chronic sore throat
BIS case baffled me. Exanstna .tn,,-
showed 1t was no ordinary disease and
!. conducted an investigation. I founf5
.Iiat one week ago after the bfueroaf
nao Deen transferred to district NOT
haunted by motor cars he got wen.
Other small cases came to INV at-
tentlon and communicated with pf,v-
slcians IN European cities The inter.
natlonal investigation proved that INV
tentative theory was right
Some device should be used to .,-
sorb the fumes from these machine.
as they endanger probably thousan l5s
OF lives daily, especially those Of tba
uaHlc squad policemen"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
TO BLOW UP ISLAND.
"Black Hand'' Threatens to Explode
Powder in Naval Magazine.

New York, Feb. A.-In letter signed
BLACK Hand and addressed to Com
mander Braunersreuther,i in charge of the
United States naval magazine at Iona
Island, the threat has been made that
the enormous stores of smokeless pow
der on the island will be blown up un-
less the married men discharged from
employment on the island January 1,
1908, be put back to work at once. There
are three million pounds of smokeless
powder and other explosives stored in
the numerous magazines.
Secret service men are working to
discover the identity of the writer of
the letter. Printed by hand, the letter
was mailed at the Haverstraw post
office two weeks ago. 1t was as follows:
IF the married men that were dis
charged from Iona island are not taken
back again at once all the magazines
on the island will be blown up. The
writer does not fear death.
(Signed)
BLACK HAND"
Iona island is Neven miles south of
West Point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
FISH GIVES UP.
Announces That Illinois Central Con-
troversy Is Closed.

New York, Feb. 24.-Stuyvesant
Fish announced last night that the
contest In the Chicago courts to pre-
vent the voting of Illinois Central
railway stock held by the Union Pa
ctf1c railroad company was now clos
ed. Mr.. Fish made the following
statement concerning the closing of
the litigation In Chicago:
Il went into the contest at the So
hcitation of many stockholders, who
had for many years entrusted mo
with their proxies and on the advice
OF counsel with great reluctance. My
effort has been to protect the Illinois
Central and my own large holdings
therein of 12,432 shares. from ex-
ploftation by men whose acts in other
corporations have been denounced,
after full investigation by officers or
the federal government and are In
volved In suits in the courts here in
New York. in Utah and elsewhere and
stockholders Of the Southern. When
Mr.. Hartman and his associates shah
at length be forced to answer the
question which they have been evad-
ing for year past, my contention
that the destiny of the Illinois Central
and the interest of the state Of Illi-
nois therein should not be entrusted
to him and those selected by him, will
be justified.
''I take this opportunity of thank
ing the holders of more than 800,0 900
railroad for having nonored me with
their proxies and their confidence IN
this contest. Submitting to. and not
acQuiescing IN Judge Balls decision
the contest in the court is now
closed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
PRAISE OF ROOSEVELT.
In an After Dinner Speech by
Buffalo Bill"

New York, Feb. 24.-Praise for
President Roosevelt for his active in
terest in forest and game preserves
was a feature of the speech delivered
by William F. Cody (Bunalo BID at
the fourteenth annual dinner yester-
day to the guides, trappers, hunters
and officials of the Sportsmen' show
now in progress in Madison square
garden. Game in the Wyoming for
est reserve, is more plentiful than ten
years ago, chief credit for this condi-
ton, Colonel Cody said, being due to
the president. He favored forest
protection if for nothing else than as
a means of game protection, for if the
forests were destroyed, ne said. the
game would speedily be exterminated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
HARTJE ARRAIGNEn.
Millionaire Is Charged With per;urv
and Conspiracy.

Plttsburg. Pa, Feb. 24-Ausust
HartJe. the millionaire paper nanufac-
turer, John L. Welshons, hardware
dealer and Clifford Hooe, negro. for
merly employed by Hartje as a coach
man and named as correspondent in the
famous divorce proceedings Instituted
by Hartje against his wife. Mrs. Mary
scott Hartje. were placed on trial to-
day In criminal court charged with con-
sp1racy to blacken the character of
Mrs. Hartje.
All the defendants were in court.
Hooe having been brought from the
western penitentiary where he is serv-
ing seven years sentence for perjury.
as a result of charges growing out Of
the divorce case. Later Hooe waived
the right of appearing at the trial and
was excused by Judge Mcfarland.
MIS-. HartJe was not in the court.
There is one charge of conspiracy
against the defendants, one of suborna-
ton of perjury and one of conspiracy
and subornation of perjury
Attorney Morrow attorney for Hartie
asked the court for the privilege of con
solidating all the charges, so as to
have but one trial instead of three.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
ON CRIMINAL CASES.
The District Court Begins the Grind
Today.

The state criminal docket in the
district court, which opened today,
contained the following cases: state
against Pearce, State against Saund-
erS, State against Kicker State
against West, State against Jordan
and State against Taylor and others.
OF these cases. three were settled
without the aid of a jury. Isaac
Kicker, who appealed from a police
court conviction for selling liquor,
took a plea of guilty, and will be fin
ed and sentenced by the court today
or tomorrow. j. West, charged with
stabbing a street car conduct in a
row over a transfer, q case which
was made much of at the time, but
has since been settled, was closed
the defendant. In this case, West
mixed" with an abusive street car
conductor named Frank Curliss, over
an argument arising from a defunct
transfer. West will pay a fine, to be
fixed by the court, and all the costs.
Charles Pierce, a reform school
boy. hailing from Cherokee county,
was sent to the School at Topeka in
September, 1905, when about 3 years
of age. He didn't like the place, and
in August, 1905. ran away. He was
recaptured at Omaha, Neb., few
days later. and brought back to the
school, and remained in durance untfl
November, 1906, when he again es-
capped. The statutes provide that when
a reform school pupil escapes twice,
he is subject to trial for a felon, and
If convicted, must be transferred to
the Hutchinson reformatory, an in
stitution more like a penitentiary.
This is the fate of Charles Pearce,
who was readily found guilty by the
jury
The remaining case to be tried to-
day, which is now in progress, Is the
against
Bessie Taylor, negro wo-
man, who robbed an old soldier nam
ed Levi Plumley, a veteran of IS
years, of his pension money, about
$50. The Others" are Alex Moody,
the Taylor girls sweetheart, and An
ma Coombs, the woman with whom
he boarded. The Others attempt
ed to shield the thief by secreting the
money taken from the old man. but
were caught in the act by the police. |
The jury will probably render a ver-
dict in this case before closing time
tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
SENATORS LOCKED UP.
VIII Not Be Released Until They
Agree Upon Sentence.

Rome, Feb. A.-Over 100 senators,
composing the high court. which Is
Judging the case of Nuzio Nasi, tho
former minister of public instruction,
who Ia charged with embezzlenent from
the state treasury have been locked ZIP
since this morning in the Pa1azzo
Madama, the meeting place of the SEN
ate. The palazzo has been cleared of
all creks and servants, excepting those
strictly indispensable to the delibera-
tions of the senators. The members of
the court are being kept in the strictest
isolation, and will not be allowed to
leave until they have agreed upon q
sentence The authorities have taken
steps 10 preserve order in Sicily, where
the popular feeling over this trial runs
high.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
FELL FROM LADDER.
A Fireman Dropped Three Stories
While Fighting Flames.

Tacoma, Wash. Feb. 24.-One
fireman was killed and six injured
during a fire in the six story block of
the Davis-Snith Furniture company
at Nineteenth street and Pacific ave-
nue. this morning.
George Hill of engine company No.
4, slipped from a ladder and fell from
the third story to the pavement, dying
a few minutes later. The others sus-
tanned burns The losses are esu-
mated at s250,000
Crossed electric wires are supposed
to have caused the fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
IN CHICAGO BY NIGHT.
Car in Paris Race Leaves
Michigan City.

Michigan City, Ind, Feb. 24-The
American car in the New York-Paris
automobile race left here at 1:3o this
morning headed for Hobart, % miles
cago by night.
South Bend, Ind, Feb. 24@The Ita1-
ian car left here at $40 last night for
Michigan City.
The French car carrying ST. Chat
fray, Captain Hansen, M. Autrens. s.
Laserier, in the New York-Paris contest
left South Bend at $3.50 a. m The
crew is in excellent condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
PUT THE AGENT BACK.
Union Pacific VIII Reopen Office at
New Cambria.

The Union Pacific railway today
notified the state railroad commits
sion that the station agent at New
Cambria, in Saline county, who was
taken off some weeks ago, will be
restored, and the demands of the
people of that locality satisfied.
The railroad commission received
many strong protests against the ac-
ton of the Union Pacific, and ad-
justed the matter with the railroad
company without a formal hearing.
New Cambria is about miles east Of
alma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
CHARGES OF GRAFT.
Su ubmitted Against the Electric Boat
Company by Congressman Lilly.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Representa-
tive Lilly (Con11-) today submitted to
the rules committee of the house for
NAL charges that the Electric Boat
company had used wrongful methods
to secure legislation. fIe declared his
ability to prove his charges when the
committee takes them up for con-
sideration which probably will be to-
morrow The standing committee of
today investigated
charges that Washington newspa per
correspondents are involved in this
matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
WRECK ON SCENIC R. R.
Absence of Guard Rail Cause Injury
to 16 Persons.

Denver, Colo, Feb. 24.-Sixteen
persons were injured. five of them
seriously last evening at Lakeside, a
new amusement park in Jefferson
county, west of Denver, and just be-
yond the city limits, when a car on
the scenic railway left the tracks
and hurled the occupants to the
fooring, 10 feet below. Mrs. Francis
w. Bray, received a fracture of the
skull, which may cause her dea tn.
The railway is not completed and the
accident was due to the absence of
guard rail at q curve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
Prohibition Is Lifted.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The Ameri-
can minister to Persia reports TO the
state department, that the prohfbi-
hon against the expectation of grain
has been removed When the pro-
hibition was ordered q condition of
drought prevailed in the vicinity of
the Persian gulf. Since then abund-
ant rain has fallen and the fear that
there would be scarcity of grain no
longer exists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
Famous surgeon Is Dead.

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 24.-Dr. Isaac r.
Trirnble, a well known surgeon, died
here last night of blood poisoning. He
was infected while performing an op-
Grafton on February 10, and in spite of
all precautions and several operations,
his life could not be saved. DIR. Trim
BILE was a professor of anatomy in the
college of physicians and surgeons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
WORK OVER Time.
Car Repairers of the b. 6 o. Are
Called Back.

Cumberland, Md, Feb. 24.-At the
Baltimore and Ohio shops and round
houses in this city nearly all the fur
loughed men, beside a number of car
repairers have been called back to
work. Some OF the men have been
required to work over time in getting
out freight locomotives work on
which was suspended about the first
of the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
LIGHT RAIN FALLS TO-DAY.
Real Old Fashioned Spring Weather
Is Served.

Another touch of the real thing IN
summer weather was added to the
weather records in Topeka today by
the recording of a gentle rain with q
temperature many degrees removed
from that expected at this season of
the year. The sky has been heavily
draped In clouds since early morning
and light showers have occurred at in
tervals, the total precipitation amount
ing to .04 Of an inch. Overcoats are
the exception today and umbrellas and
rain coats the rule. The temperatures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
ARM OF A MAN FOUND.
1t Was Wedged Between the Trucks
of a Santa Fe Mail Car.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-The arm of a.
man was today found wedged between
the trucks of a mail car on the Santa
Fe railway when it arrived in this city
The car was part Of mail train No 8,
which left Kansas City last night 1t
is believed the man was killed at some
point outside of Chicago, while steal
ing a ride on the trucks
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TOO MUCH FOR HIM.
English Broker Who Handled Ameri.
can Securities Suicide.

London. Feb. c5.-J Bayldon. q
we'll known broker in American rail
way securities committed suicide by
shooting at his home in Dulwich q
suburb of this city yesterday He at
one time conducted large business
which recently had fallen off. Worrv
over financial matters is given as tho
cause of the suicide