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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-15
Noted for Many Things.

Pasadena, Cal, July 15.-Frederick
Lewis Otter Rohrig, A. M. Phi D.,
M. D., a noted orientalist. philologist.
educator and composer, died here last
night, aged 50 yearA
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PLATT TURNS IS.
Aged Senator Has just Been Reading
ssThree Weeks

New York, July Ex-senator Thomas
Collier Platt celebrated his 18th BIRTH
day today at a cottage at Woodmere,
Long Island, where he is living with
Mr.. and Mrs Gustave Abel. There was
an informal little dinner party for
him. &c.. -...-.-.-. .-..-
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z.nne,in Can't Fly Today.

Friedrichshafen. July ia fur
ther accident to Count Zeppelin's bal
loon this morning VIII prevent the
nossibility of the twenty-four hour
trip which was scheduled for today
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falling in June and since then We have
had all the moisture that we have
needed and in some instances more.
We have one of the largest sugar fac
tories in the west at Garden City, but
owing to their method of handling the
products of the factory we have been
compelled to pay the same prices as
Topeka merchants for our sugar. This
has been changed lately and now we
have the same price, but are able to
save the freight charges
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According to the statement of G. F

Grattan attorney for the Kansas
Railway commission, the decision
handed down by Judge Kohlsaat, re-
lates only to interstate transportation
as the suit was brought under the
Hepburn Act, which has Jurisdiction
over only interstate business. Kansas
roads for transportation within the
state.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago. July 15.-Forecast for
Kansas: Showers tonight. Thursday
local showers and cooler.
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II can see a place that could %
made very useful to a man like Taft
and the work would be pleasant ana
could be done from Kansas, as well
as Washington. An occasional visit
here is all that would be required.
They can do this consistently IL they
will
Roosevelt is very independent ana
cares very little now for senatorial
Endorsement He will listen to White,
I think for he expects the news
papers and magazines to compel the
senate to pass his railroad measure.
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this morning
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The feed store of Mr. Coleman at 116
North Kansas avenue, was broken into
last night and some money taken. The
rear window had been broken in and
the room Uttered up. The receipts of
each day are carried away at night by
the proprietor, consequently all the
is wanted for that dollar, though no
clue can be found
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Another paroled prisoner, Jesse ia
cobs. from the federal prison wanted
for violating his parole was apprehend-
ed Saturday night by city detectives
and held until today when the parole
officer will take him back to Leaven-
worth.
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Boys, don't you go down there and
let them get the best or you He then
assigned the guard and went away.
'In this conversation Conyers told
me that John Brown, J. H. Holloman
and a man named Powell and several
others came down where he was on
guard and that they went down town
and just gave them hell and after they
shot out all of their cartridges they
ran back to the barracks and when
they got back to the barracks they
found that the alarms had been
sounded and the officers were calling
the roll. Holloman, Brown and him
self were late for roll CALL but that
Holloman but that he was late and
that Reid told him that they had got
ten themselves and himself in a hell
of a hole, and told him to go to the
guard house and pretend to be asleep
which he did
He told me that they had slipped a few
cartridges when at target practice and
that before inspection, after the shooting
Reid gave him some cartridges to replace
the ones he had used. He further said
that they had all agreed before they went
shut. and that he Would have eet told f them
at the investigation at Washington all
AFRAID. I had no further talk ak with It'll Con n9
yers, because 1 saw that I was being sus-
pected by the negroes around Monroe, Ga.
lsigned1 WILLIAM Cz1 LAWSON"
The names of H. J. Br0 M2ne and George
w. Madert. the latter, a notary public,
are attached to the above statement as
witnesses.
Another Deposition.
Then follows deposition, made before
another notary December 9, 1908. by Mr..
TTt of II the 1ne aer set ortb I he
report In this Mr.. Browne; after men
t ttitb having had several interviews
81 found Boyd Conyers in a disturbed
frame of mind, No claim Is made that
his original declarations to William Law
son were other than those of criminal
Boosting to one of his own race OF his
crime and of his success in escaping dis
me were given partly during moments
OF contrelon h ana IN desIre to unload ms
the result of careful and persistent ques-
Il found the effort of the letter from
Senator Foraker to Conyers extremely
obstructive. He seemed to regard it as d
by him before the senate committee on
military affairs and as absolving him
covering the truth Similar influences
were encountered at many points, adding
largely to the difficulty of obtaining. ad-
missions of even the most obvious facts
IsignedI ::HERBERT J.. BROWNE
Then Mr.. Browne gives in much detail
the facts already generalized
liable direct evidence precluding single
the raid"
Foraker's Letter
The letter sent by Senator Foraker to
Conyers and spoken of in the report fol-
lows:
United State Senate.
Committee on Pacific Islands and Porto
Rico
Cincinnati o, August 26, 1908.
MIR. Boyd Conyers, Monroe, Ga.
Dear Sir: On my return here found
awaiting me your letter of July "a. 1
hardly know from what you state just
what it is that has transpired. nor do
know just what it is I should do to get
the character of inform alton to which you
refer. If you will write me again at your
giving me clearer account,
I will be glad to avail myself of it to the
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dark barrack room. Beyond the pos
sibility of a doubt the racks had been
opened and the inside conspirators
were ready to pour out on the signal
shots The testimony is ample that
there were scarcely 20 seconds be-
tween the last of the signal shots and
the first general volIey from B bar
racks
racks IS unknown, but perhaps 20
men were involved. A smaller num-
Der went to the ground followed the
leaders up the valley. II will remem-
bered that one of the witnesses test1-
fed to hearing some one or the group
of soldiers exclaim, There they co.
whereupon these men Ieaped over the
wall and ran UP the alley.
Boyd Conyers is the man whose gun
TANNED at the exit of the alley by the
Cowen house, testified to by Herbert
Elkins. and it was taken from him by
De Saussure and fixed in the street,
where the light from the street lamp
at the corner of Elizabeth street shone
on them.
Less than five minutes elapsed from
the time the first shot was fired until
these men were all back inside the
fort. Conyers stated that Reld was
the town, and he had laughed and
said. Don't go there and let the
crackers get the best of YOU,
When Conyers and DeSauss uTe
the backway and got into their bunks
Sergeant Reid came in and swore at
them, but Conyers was so excited and
out of breath that he could hardly
stand. so Reid stationed him at the
rear guard house in the dark, where
he could not be scrutinized so closely
Holloman came around with extra
cartridges about daybreak and Reid
passed them out. The guns were all
cleaned before daylight.
I,awson's Affidavit.
This day personally appeared be
fore me william Lawson, who, being
duly sworn deposes and says:
ION June 5, 1908, 1 was sent to
Monroe, Ga to interview Boyd Con-
yers. one of the soldiers who was sta
toned at Brownsville, Tex, in Au-
gust, 1906 I was sent by Mr.. Baldwin
to get in with Conyers and ascertain
if he knew who did the shooting at that
point. I was not given the names of
any of the members of either of the
stationed at that point nor
was 1 given any other information ex-
cept the fact that a shooting occurred
at the time and place above mention
ed and that Boyd Conyers was sus-
pected of knowing who did same.
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PHONE EXCHANGES ATTRACT.
Competent Girls Find Ready EmpIN;
ment at Good Wages.

Many young women seeking a field
of employment are now taking up tele-
phone operating instead of office or
department store work.
Telephone companies constantly re-
quire additions to their operating force
to handle the ever increasing traffic.
They also find it necessary to employ a
better class of help in this department
than formerly. A girl of neat appear
ance. pleasant voice and native refine
ment will find it very easy to obtain a
position with any city telephone eX-
change. More than that her employers
now take care to see that she is made
as comfortable as possible in working
hours; for they find that it pays. She
sits at the switchboard in a large, we'll
ventilated room: relief operator takes
her place at regular intervals; she has
the privilege of a comfortable reading
and rest room when off duty; a pleasant
place to eat lunch with hot coffee served
free; matron in charge looks after her
comfort and welfare; in short. a girl from
a good home will find much to attract
her toward telephone work, as she is
not obliged to meet all sorts of people
nor stand on her feet all day. as in
department store. The wages are better
too as a rule and there is a chance for
rapid promotion to supervisor and chief
operator positions at good salaries As
contrasted with bookkeeping or stenog-
raphy the short time required to learn
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"I arrived at Monroe, Ga, on June
5, and stopped at the home of Esther
Crews, colored. 1 met Boyd Conyers,
who is known as "Buddie'' Conyers,
very little conversation with him, but
was introduced to him as an old SOL
der. On the morning of June 8, be-
tween 8 and 8 O'Clock 1 met Conyers
about half way between the station
house and Main street. We talked
some 20 or rs minutes. preached the
Brownsville case and mentioned the
fact that the soldiers had shown their
good sense by keeping their mouths
shut while at Washington. 1 then
asked him what the motive was for
the shooting. He told me that the
Crackers at Brownsville had made
threats that they would have no me-
gro soldiers at Brownsville, and the
soldiers had made it up in their minds
that if they bothered them that they
would go in and clean up the ground.
He also said that they mentioned this
to Sergeant Reid, who was comman-
der of the guards, and that Reid said,
all that 1 have to say is to take care
of yourself and the boys when you go
down there S. Parkers, whose home
is at Charleston, S. c., was present
and heard the same conversation.
Sergeant Reid Knew.
about then gentleman called
Conyers to clean some clothes and
said about the matter at this time. 1
was with Conyers nearly every day,
and went to Gainesville on an excur-
sion with him on the 18th of June. l
did not mention, the Brownsville mat
ter to Conyers again until on the 10th
of June, when I returned from At
lanta. having gone there on June 81.
On this date I met him at Joe Bias
singame's and had a pint bottle OF
liquor, offered him a drink-he would
not drink in the house, but we went
up the street and we stopped under
store house porch, near Main street.
We took a drink or two and I started
the Brownsville case again. He told
me that he was doing guard duty at
the time of the shooting at Browns
vile and was stationed at the outlet
towards the town. He said that when
the guard was called the night of the
shooting they mentioned to Sergeant
Reid what had occurred down town,
and he said Boys, if you are not sat
isfied you will have to go and get sat
isfied' and they remarked that they
were going to get satisfaction that
night. Reid then laughed and said
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Lou Maze. the smithy who is seldom
sober, is back at the Jail for a ten
days visit with his old pal, Charley
Boyer. The other of the trio has not
reported but may be expected at any
time. The other is Chas. Baker. They
have been in so much. they are invari-
ably made TRUSTEES and care for the
building like a home while all corners
are their guests.
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Though the public has not been
aware, Camille has been presented three
times in the last week at the station.
Very French Candles company seem to
have deserted him at Topeka for he is
indeed stranded. Twice unsolicited he
appeared at the station for lodging the
third time he was accompanied by an
officer. Upon being informed that he
was fast becoming vagrant, Camille
Esler, when released by the chief,
promised to discontinue his stay.
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Sidney Miller was found attracting
too much attention in South Topeka
Sunday by exhibiting a jag. Officer
England took him in charge. Miller is a
young colored fellow and as this was his
first offense he was fined SIS in police
court this morning.
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While returning to her home Saturday
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ROCK ISLAND MEN RETURN.
Have Been on Tour of Inspection Over
the System.

B. L. Winchell, president of the Rock
Island system. accompanied by H. u.
Nudge, second vice president, and F.
o. Melcher, general manager, passed
through Topeka Sunday afternoon on a
special train. The party was returning
east after having been over the entire
system on a general inspection trip. A
stop of minute or two was all the
train made, and that at the Union Pa
cific depot in order to get a train or
der. AS q result of the trip the needs
of different portions of the system have
been learned and the officials will pro-
badly recommend improvements at diff
ferent points along the line.
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the business go days on an average)
with no expense to the learner, makes
telephony very attractive In this line
of work, too, there is. at present, no
'overcrowding' and there are never any
dull seasons
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night Mrs. Chester Robinson, living at
the corner of Ninth and Madison, had
her pocketbook snatched from her hand
by a footpad. AS she was passing an
alley a short, heavy set colored man
who had been following her. grabbed
the book and fed down the alley. Off
Ger Wyatt was informed and the police
are looking for the thief.
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extent it may be useful.
II remember you very wen as a witness
before the committee and ! am sure you
did not there testify to anything except
only the truth.
~. b. FORAKER
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r. B. Spencer is another laborer who
had a ''toot'' saved up for a good old
Saturday night" He spent Sunday in
reflection in Jail and paid SIS for tho
privilege this morning.
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OPENS THE FIGHT.

Continued from Page One.)
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: Peter Bagan. formerly with an inter-
mittent residence at the city jail, was
taken again Sunday drunk. The proba-
Die reason he has not been around late
~ is that he has been working at Man
haitian. But Sunday he came down for
a reminder of old times. He got it all.
though his fine was but So as the Judge
believed Pete was doing better than he
used to.
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after the flying figure of the care

after the flying figure Of the care
taker. He clearly had the advantage
OF familiarity with the wood, striking
of boldly into the heart Of 1t, and
quickly widening the distance between
u.s. but | kept on. even after ceased
to hear him threshing through the
underground. and came out presently
at the margin OF the lake about so
feet from the boat.house. waited in
its shadow for some time. exp, citing
to see the fellow again, but he did not
appear.
| found the wall with difficulty and
followed 1t back to the gate. II would
be just as well, | thought, to possess
myself of the hammer: and dropped
down on the st. Agatha side OF the
wall and CROPPED about among the
leaves until | found II.
Then I walked home, went into the
library. alight with its many candles
just as | had left II. and sat own
before the fire to mediate. had been
absent from the house only forty-five
minutes.
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There was no doubt about his sur
prise; he fell back, staring at me hard,
and instinctlveiy drawing the hammer
over his shoulder as though to fins II
at me-
Just stay where you are mo.
ment, Morgan, said pleasantly, and
dropped to sitting position I'm the
wall tor greater casa III talking to
him.
He stood sullenly. the hammer dan.
Cling at arms length, while my re-
volver covered his head
Now, II you please, I'd like to know
what you mean by prowling about
here and rummagins my housed"
"Oh, it's you, is II, Mr.. Glenarm
Well. you certainly gave me bad
scare"
His air was one Of relief and his
teeth showed pleasantly through his
beard.
1T certainly is I. But you haven't
answered my question. What were
you doing in my house today"
He smiled again, shaking his head.
You're really fooling. Mr. Glenarm
wasn't in your house to-day; l nc7ei
was in It in my life!"
His white teeth cleaned in HE high,
beard his hat was pushed back from
his forehead so that I saw his eyes
and he wore Enthusiastically the air Of
man whose conscience Is perfectly
clear, | was confident that he lied
but without appealing to Bates | wa.
not prepared to prove II.
But you cant deny that you're OF
my grounds now. can your" hat
dropped the revolver to my knee, bu
| raised 1t again.
Certainly not. Mr. Glenarm. Il
you'll allow me to explain"
That's precisely what I want 20,
to do"
We'll. 1t may seem strange,"-hs
laughed. and I felt the least bit fool
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shouldn't say so! I'm great ex.
ception, -and-I really shouldn't be
talking to you at all! It's against the
rules! And we don't encourage smok.
ing"
THE chaplain doesn't smoke, sup
pose"
mot in chapel; I believe 1t isn't
done! And we rarely see him any
where else"
She had idled with the paddle so
far but now she lifted her eyes and
drew back the blade for long stroke.
But in the wood,-this morning
by the WALL"
l hate myself to this day for having
SO startled her. The poised blade
dropped into the water with a splash:
she brought the canoe trifie nearer
to the wharf with an almost imper.
ceptible stroke. and turned toward me
with wonder and dismay in her eyes.
80 you are an eavesdropper and de-
tective, are you? beg that you will
give your master my compliments! l
really owe you an apology; l thought
you were gentleman" she exclaimed
with whitening emphasis, and dipped
her blade deep in fight.
called, stammering incoherently,
after her. but her light argosy skinned
the water steadily. The paddle rose
and fell with trained precision. making
scarcely ripple as she stole softly
away toward the fairy towers Of the
sunset. stood looking after her,
goaded with self-contempt. A glory OF
purple and scarlet and gold filled the
west. Suddenly the wind moaned in
the wood behind the line Of cottages,
swept over me and rippled the surface
Of the lake. watched its fight until
1t caught her canoe and I marked the
flimsy crafts quick response, as the
shaken waters bore her alert figure up.
ward on the swell. her blade still main.
tanning its regular dip. until she dis.
appeared behind little peninsula that
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CHAPTER VII.
The Man on the Wall.

was so thoroughly angry with my.
self that after idling along the shores
for an hour lost my way In the dark
wood when | landed and brought up at
the rear door used by Bates for com.
munication with the villagers who sup.
piled us with provender. I readily
found my way to the kitchen and to a
fight of stairs beyond, which connect.
ed the first and second floors. l stun.
bled up the unfamiliar way In the dark.
with. fear, malediction upon my
grandfather, who had built and left in
complete a house so utterly prepos.
ferrous. My objectionable fling at the
girl still ranked; and was cold from
the quick descent Of the night chill on
the water and anxious to get into some
comfortable clothes. Once on the sec
ond floor l was sure OF the location of
my room. and l was feeling my way
toward 1t over the rough floor when !
heard low voices rising apparently
from nay sitting-room.
It was pitch dark in the hall. !
stopped short and listened. The door
OF my room was open and faint light
flashed once into the hall and disap.
peared. heard now a sound as Of a
hammer tapping upon woodwork.
Then It ceased. and a voice whis.
pered:
Hell kill me II he finds me here.
I'll try again tomorrow. ! swear to
God I'll help you, but no more now
Then the sound of scuffie and
again the tapping OF the hammer,
After several minutes more Of this
there was whispered dialogue which
could not hear.
Whatever was occurring two or
three points struck me on the instant.
One OF the conspirators was an unwill.
ing party to an act as yet unknown;
second. they had been unsuccessful
and must wait for another opportu.
nifty; and third. the business. whatever
It was. was clearly Of some Importance
TO myself. as my own apartments in
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my grandfather's strange house had
been chosen for the Investigation.
Clearly was not prepared to close
the incident. but the idea of frighten-
ing my visitors appealed to my sense
of humor. | tiptoed to the front stair.
way, ran lightly down, found The front
door, and, from the inside, opened and
slammed it. heard instantly a hur.
ried scamper above, and the heavy fall
of one who had stumbled in the dark
grinned with real pleasure at the
sound of the mishap. fastened to the
great library, which was as dark as q
well, and. opening one of the long win
dows. stepped out on the balcony. Al
once from the rear of the house came
the sound of stealthy step, which
increased to run at the ravine bridge
listened to the flight of the fugitive
through the wood until the sounds died
away toward the lake.
Then, turning to the library window
saw Bates, with a candle held above
his head. peerlng about.
Hello, Bates" / called cheerfully
II just got home and stepped out tc
see II the moon had risen. I DOM
believe l know where to look for It IL
this country"
He began lighting the tapers with
his usual elaboration.
TITS a triHe early, think, sir
About eight o'clock. I should say. was
the hour, Mr.. Glenarm."
There was, Of course, no doubt what
ever that Bates had been one of the
men l heard In my room. 1t wal
wholly possible that he had been com
PEELED to assist in some lawless &C,
against his will; but why, II he hat
been forced into aiding q criminal
should he not invoke my own aid te
protect himself? l kicked the logs
in the fireplace impatiently at my un
certainty. The man slowly lighted
the many candles in the great apart
ment. He was certainly deep one