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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
MOTOR BOAT CLUB.
One Is Organized With A. I'll. Koeplke
as Commodore.

The Topeka Motor Boat club was
organized at meeting of boating en-
thusiasts last night. About twenty
members were taken in at the start
and at least score of others who are
building or who have ordered new
boats will join as soon as their craft
are launched. The following are the
officers of the new organizations: Com
modore, A. H. Koepke; vice commo-
dore, w. L. Ball; rear commodore. DR..
A. M. Eldon; secretary, B. V. Kelly;
treasurer, F. H. Gades. These officers
and F. G. W. Travis and A. S. Thomas
compose the board of governors of
the new organization.
A boat house will be built just west
of City park on the south bank of the
river. Norman Weir has donated a
large barge for the use of the club. A
committee Of six of the members are
out at the site of the proposed boat
house this afternoon making plans for
its construction and the building of a
dock.
The motor boats belonging to the
club members range in length from Is
to 20 feet and seat four to eight per-
sons each. They are propelled by
gasoline engines. There Is great in
terest among the members and plans
are already talked of for great times
boating next summer. A large num-
Der of people in the city who like boat
ing are interested and talk of getting
boats and Joining the organization.
These motor boats only draw from 8
to II inches of water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
NO PARDON FOR SHANE
Old Lawrence Photographer Must
Stay La Prison.

Governor Hoch this morning re-
jected the application of J. B. Shane
for a pardon from the state peniten-
tiary, where he is serving life SEN
tence for killing boy at Lawrence.
Shane's application for release was
backed by a large petition from his
old home in Abilene, which was pre-
scented to Governor Hoch a few days
ago by William Shane, a brother of
the convict, and S. s. Smith and Dave
NALL of Dickinson county.
But there was also on file a long
remonstrance against the pardon.
which came from Lawrence, where
the crime was committed. The peo-
pie at his old home in Abilene wrote
many letters recommending the par
don, but the people of Lawrence
seemed opposed to it.
Shane's case is a sad one. He
started in life with brightest pros
poets, and intended to study law. He
enlisted in the union army, lost a leg
and was also rendered deaf at the bat
cal affection compelled him to give
up the practice of law. He has been
pursued by hard luck ever since.
Every business undertaking which he
has tried has proven disastrous to
him, and he finally became soured on
the world. The boys and young men
at Lawrence where he was running a
little photograph gallery, became
"sore" on him, and used to tease and
torment him. One day he got a gun
and shot one Of these boys. He was
convicted of murder in the first de-
gree, and sent up under a hang sem
tence.
At the state penitentiary he is in
charge of the prison photograph gal
lery and takes the pictures Of all new
arrivals. He is allowed much liberty.
and it is said that his mind had be-
come somewhat affected by his
troubles, and while he is not insane
enough to be sent to an asylum, he
is too insane to be at large. It was
on this ground that Governor Hoch
rejected the application for par
don.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
TOOK THEIR MONEY.
Now j. E. Phalen and Roy Miller
Would Like to See j. III. Morrison.

Two young men, ]. E. Phalen and
Roy Miller, who invested SITS with J.
H. Morrison, who represented himself
to be the general manager of the Des
Moines Live Stock company Of Des
Moines. Iowa, in the hope Of securing
employment as agents at $3.50 per
month, think that they have been
buncoed. They have complained to
the United States district attorneys
office and have asked the government
to take hand in investigating the
company.
H. j. Bone, United States district
attorney, has written to the company
at Des Moines, but can not receive
any reply, the letters being returned
by the postmaster with the notation
that the company does not seem to be
stock remedy company advertised for
agents in a Kansas City paper. Both
Phalen and Miller had their attention
attracted to the advertisement and got
in communication with Morrison,
who arranged for interviews with the
men in Topeka. In lieu of q bond j.
e. Phalen, put up cash to the amount
he might make and for the outfit with
which he was to do his canvassing,
while Miller put up $50 which was re-
ceived on account with the same I'M
Outstanding that 1t was for bond
and to pay for an outfit, the balance
to be paid later. Both men waited in
vain for their outfits-they never
came and have not shown up yet.
The victims who came from other
work in the city. Phalen secured
work at the state hospital, while Mil
Ter got employment with a Kansas
avenue firm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
EAGLES IN QUARANTINE.
Stewart HoItwick Develops Serious
Case of Smallpox.

The Eagles club house on Van Buren,
street, between Sixth and Seventh,was
placed under quarantine this morning
and thoroughly fumigated. The stew
ard of the club, Ben F. Holtwick, was
taken sick early this morning with a
pronounced case of smallpox at his
home, SIS West First street. DR.. H.
H. Keith. Holtwick's physician, stated
this morning that the case was SER
ious one He reported the existence
of the disease to the city sanitary de-
partment.
The club rooms were closed all day
to the members until the process OF
fumigation has been completed.
This makes twelve cases of this dis
ease under quarantine in the city.
Seven of the people who are sick are
at the city detention hospital, while
the remaining five are confined at their
homes.
1t is suspected that some of the cases
originated from hacks driven by VIII
liam Douglas and one of the Bechtel-
heimer brothers. The wives of both
these men are sick with smallpox and
it is stated that the other persons In
fected probably came in contact with
parties who had ridden in the hacks.
Both of the vehicles were ordered fun
igated last night when the board OF
health at a regular meeting discussed
the matter and issued its order. Mrs
Douglas was quarantined at 1902 Kan
sas avenue on Sunday.
DR.. NJ. r. Mitchell, city physician
stated that a special meeting of the
city board of health would probably be
called soon but that it had no reference
to the existence of the smallpox cases
noted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
RAILROAD VICTORY.
Federal Court Claims Jurisdiction in
Missouri Rate Gases.

Kansas City, Mo, March 31.-Judge
Smith Mcpherson in the federal court
here today decided that he has full
jurisdiction. over both the maximum
freight and the two cent passenger
fare cases in Missouri In other words
he holds for the railroads and against
the state on the question of jurisdic-
ton.
Last year the legislature passed the
two cent law and a minimum freight
law reducing existing freight rates
about 25 per cent. All of the main lines
in Missouri joined in an application for
an injunction last June from the fed
eral court at Kansas City to prevent
the state officials from enforcing the
laws. Meantime a truce was arranged
between the railways and the attorney
general under which the roads were to
put the two cent law in force.
The freight rate law was first passed
in 1905. and fixed rates on many COM
modities in car load lots on a cent a
mile basis. The enforcement of that
law was tied up by the federal court
and a master took testimony to deter
mine the fairness Of the rate. In 1907,
with the case still pending. the legisla-
ture passed a new law with a more
reasonable rate schedule for live
stock. The railroads went into court
with an amendment to their first bill
enjoining the enforcement of the old
law. They asked the court to enjoin
the new freight law because passenger
earnings are involved in the same class
with freight earnings in making up the
total receipts.
Attorney General Hadley fought the
amendment, denying the right of the
federal court to enjoin him or inter-
fere with the enforcement of the Grim
inal statute. The railroads agreed to
give the two cent law a test for three
months and asked Judge Mcpherson
to give them that much time to see
how the law would affect their reve-
nues. For months the railroads have
sold tickets at two cents. Now comes
the court with a decision holding that
in enjoining the state officers he is not
enjoining the state itself; that he has
a perfect right to go into the ques-
ton of whether the rates fixed by the
statutes are remunerative.
Frank Hagerman, attorney for the
railroads said today after the decis-
ion was rendered that he did not know
what the next steps Of the railroads
would he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
ALL MINES TO CLOSE.
Work VIII Stop at Midnight Unless
Agreement Be Reached.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 31.-At a
meeting of the miners and operators
this afternoon that it was declared
that all mines in the Pittsburg district
would suspend operations a midnight
unless wage agreement has been
reached.
About 10000 miners throughout
western Pennsylvania are affected. A
request from the new miners presi-
dent, Lewis, that the Pittsburg district
miners support a conference to renew
the interstate wage agreement was
unanimously refused. 1t is considered
unadvisable to renew the interstate
agreement this year.
In Northern Colorado Field.
Denver, Colo, March 31.-All con-
tracts between the United Mine Work
ers of America and the operators of
the northern Colorado Ignite fields
expired today. While the leaders of
the miners have asserted right along
that there was no likelihood of trouble
operators declare they will close the
mines before they grant the demands
for an increase in wages running from
10 to 25 per cent. The operators are
formulating a scale which will be so
different from that offered by the
miners that it is going to take a great
deal of diplomacy to bring the two
sides together.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
BoLLACK SEEKS NEW TRIAL.
Russian Convicted of Killing Neigh
Dor Not Yet Sentenced.

Joseph Bollack, the Russian, who
was convicted during the January
term of district court for killing a
countryman named Andrew Mauer,
was called before the court for SEN
tence today, but sentence was de-
ferred. Ga1en Nichols, attorney for
the defendant, was on hand with a
string of remarks. He argued the
motion for a new trial strenuously
and cited several alleged errors on the
part of the court in the instructions
to the jury which convicted Bollack
Of manslaughter in the first degree,
a crime punishable by penal servitude
on indeterminate sentence ranging
from to 81 years. Nichols made a
hard fight to reduce the status of
Bollack's crime to manslaughter in
the fourth degree, a crime punishable,
at the discretion of the court, by
from Is months in the county Jail to
two years in the penitentiary.
The court took the citations of the
defense under advisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
LOCAL MENTION.

Make Prices drug store your drug
store. Can't miss it if you try.
A fire started in the rear Of the han
way on the first floor of the flats at
1113 and Ills Kansas avenue at SAT
this morning and caused considerable
commotion among the several tenants
Of the building before it was ex-
tinguished. The fire started from an
unknown source. The damage was
small.
M. r. Philippi, the grocer, 700 Lin
coin, sells Red Cross butter.
Building has taken a slight boom at
the office of the fire marshal from
which the building permits are issued.
Permits aggregating close to $4,000
were granted as follows: VIM. E.
Glib, dwelling, 1924 Topeka avenue,
$4,000; DR.. Hammond, lot 1872 Sum-
ner street, dwelling, $1,100; S. A.
Maxwell, dwelling, 1348 Garfield,
$4,000.
John Baumgartner, the merchant
tailor, has received a full line of new
spring and summer suiting. Call on
him for your Easter suit. sos Kan. ave-
Fred w. Cole of the Topeka Bridge
company has purchased a new auto
mobile. Permit 157 was granted him
today. G. L. Seymore has No. 1856.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
WITHOUT COMMENT.
The President Sends the Venezuelan
Correspondence to the Senate.

Washington, March 31.-The presi-
dent today sent to the senate
the Venezuelan correspondence called
for by the Lodge resolution. This
correspondence covers the history OF
the five American claims which this
government has so far in vain sought
to have President Castro agree to ar
bitrate. They are the Jauren claim,
the Orinoco corporation claim, the
Orinoco steamship claim, the United
monty known as the Critchfield claim,
and the New York and Bermudese
Asphalt company claim. In explana-
ton of the latter, the famous "Cal-
houn report" is for the first time
made public This does not absolve
the asphalt company from blame in
melting the Matos rebellion against
President Castro. Strong language is
used by the solicitor of the state de-
partment in urging vigorous prose
holds that THE time has come for
language stronger than that employ
ed in a request. And if the demand be
met with procrastination or refusal,
the dignity of this government would
seem to require prompt. and vigorous
action"
He also quotes Secretary Fish as
saying:
TT is useless to attempt to exhaust
Justice in country where there Is
no justice to exhaust.
The solicitors presentation abounds
in other vigorous expressions OF this
sort.
No suggestion or recommendation is
made by either President Roosevelt
or Secretary Root in transmitting the
correspondence to the senate. Sec
rotary Roots letter enumerates the
documents which are transmitted and
the uresident's letter is simply a for
NAL statement that the resolution OF
Senator Lodge has been complied
with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
MRS. MORRIS AGAIN DIVORCED
This Time There Is No Doubt About
the Legality.

The second absolute divorce of Mrs.
Marian M. Morris from William Henry
Morris was consummated in district
court at noon today. This leaves no
doubt In the minds of attorneys, con-
corning the perpetual sidetrack rights
of William Henry Morris. some time
Vincent Graham" who. in June,
1900, married Miss Marian McVicar,
a well known Topeka girl. Morris,
who travelled under the stage name Of
Vincent Graham" was an English
man and a music teacher. His ways
of living led to the first divorce in
April, 1905 After that divorce was
granted attorneys interested in the
case, raised a doubt concerning the
validity of the publication notice.
Though Morris did not raise the point,
having returned to England, the plain
tiff brought a second suit. identical
with the first three months ago, and
the second uninterrupted divorce on
the same grounds was granted today.
Morris is forever cut off from partici-
patton in any of his former wife s
property interests. She Is one of the
wealthiest young women in the city.
while Morris possess ed nothing but a
nerve of colossal proportions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
TROUBLES OF BOB KNE1sLER
Gives Bond But Is at Once Rearrested
by Police.

Chief of Police Eaton remembered
how Bob Kneisler, the alleged jointiSt,
had skipped out when his place here
was raided last summer and went to
Kansas City and started a thirst en-
porium there. coming back here sew
eral times on the quiet and twitting the
chief of the fact when he saw him in
Kansas City, and how he successfully
fought extradition in the Missouri
courts. When Kneisler raised his
$4,000 bond today in the district
court the chief and Detectives Hutton
and Sauls were on hand and nabbed
Mr.. Kneisler before the ink on his
bond had had time to dry. They took
him to the city Jail to await trial on
the charge of conducting a nuisance
in Topeka last summer.
Kneisler, it will be remembered.
was caught last Sunday by the police
while he was here from Kansas City
on a quiet visit with his family. He
was turned over to the county authori-
ties on a state charge, and was caught
again today by the city authorities
after he had given bond in the district
court for his appearance at trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
REPORT OF GRAND JURY.
Only Two Cases Considered in Which
No Indictments Were Found.

The grand jury report to Judge Dana
shows that, aside from the cases
against four druggists accused of sell
ing liquor, and four women accused of
grand larceny, wherein true bills were
returned, the jury considered only two
other propositions-to-wit the myster-
ious death of John S. Grice, whom ply
sicians say was killed by arsenical
poison, and the McCabe sewer case.
None of the other cases which were
widely discussed by the public were
considered by the grand jury during
the session. In both the Grice and city
sewer cases the report shows that a
vote was taken, but no true bill return
ed because II of the jurors could not
agree on any feature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
CALLS IT A LIE.
President of Boat Company Disputes
Congrcssman's Statement.

Washington, March 31.-The in
vestigation of the charges made by
Representative Lilley against the
methods pursued by the Electric Boat
company in securing legislation was
resumed by the special committee of
the house today. Isaac L. Rice, presi-
dent of the company, pronounced as
"a malicious lie," the statement of
Representative Lilley, that the Elec-
trio Boat company had made con-
tinued and repeated efforts to in
huence the action Of the navy de-
partment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
May Lose q Leg.

George Stanley, twenty-year-old
boy, may lose a leg as the result of an
accident which happened yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock. Stanley was
riding young horse near the junction
of Central and Kansas avenues in
North Topeka, when his SHE'D at
a number of dogs which ran out and
barked at the horse In plunging to
one side the horse fell, catching STAN
lev and crushing him between the
pavement and the horses bodv. DIR.
M. r. Mitchell, who was summoned,
states that the leg is broken so badly
that amputation may be necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
TELEPHONE REPORT Is IN.
Independent Estimates Value of To-
peka Property at $165.OOO

The Topeka Independent Telephone
company has reported it's Topeka pro-
perty to be worth $165. 16S, as compared
with $70,039. which was the value as
sessed in 1907
The company says it's Topeka lines
are worth SOL 1896, and it's conduit sys-
tenn is worth $4,000. The telephone
building is put down at $25,792, and
minor branch lines bring the total ur
to $165, 16S.
The company reports that it has
$3.50 telephones instruments in use in
the city Of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
Garfield School Entertainment.

United Brethren church at Twelfth
and Quincy streets last night for the
benefit of the piano fund for the Gar
field school was a nice success and
well attended. About s25 was raised
for the fund which now swells the
amount raised altogether to SIS. The
school expects to give an entertain
ment before Easter on a still larger
scale for this fund. The school chill
dren will then take part. The school
bought the piano last fall for 5000 and
is paying for it by means Of entertain
ments of this kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
Senator Davis Arrested.

Little Rock, Ark, March 81
United States Senator Jefferson Dav-
is and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Thomas Helm had a street alteration
here today. Later Senator Davis was
arrested, charged with carrying re-
volver and with murderous assault.
Helm says he accosted Davis. who he
asserted had slandered him during
the recent campaign. Helm says he
struck Davis twice in the face and
subsequently chased him into his Of
fee Davis refused to give out any
statement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
Eunice Fisher Sues City.

Eunice Fisher of 1702 Kansas avenue
who sued the city for $1,000 damages
claiming personal injuries as the re-
suit of coming in contact of an OBJ
struction at 529 Kansas avenue on
December 14th last, has settled her
case with the city for $50. The settle
ment was effected this afternoon. This
is the woman whose attorney stated
that she was recovering so fast from
her injuries that he wanted the city
attorney to settle the amount OF dam
ages quickly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
TOOK OUT HIS KIDNEYS.
The Surgeons Scraped the Diseased
Organs and Put them Back.

Stockton, Cal, March 31.-The Eide
bohls operation of removing the cover
ing of the kidneys for the cure of
Bright's disease, was performed yes
terday on DR.. c. L. Devinny of this
city by DR.. Harbert, assisted by three
other surgeons. The patients kidneys
were taken out and stripped of the dis
eased portions and replaced during an
operation that consumed an hour and
ten minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
DENTON TURNS OVER $4,000.
Represents Amount Collected in Char
ter Fees.

Secretary of State c. E. Denton to-
day turned into the state treasury an
item Of $4,000 which represents the
amount collected by the secretary's
office during March for charter fees.
March was an unusually heavy month
for the charter business. The biggest
single item was the $500 fee collected
from the Kansas City and Kansas
Southwestern railway, the proposed
electric line from Kansas City to To-
peka and Independence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
VOTED DOWN.
Bills to Restore Brownsville Negroes
to Service Is Lost.

Washington, March 31.-The sem
ate committee on military affairs to-
day voted down both tne Warner and
Foraker bills providing for the re-
storation to the service of the negro
soldiers who were discharged on ac-
count of the Brownsville riot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
COL. LOCKWOOD DEAD.
He Captured Moseby Three Times
During the War.

New York, March 31.-Colonel
Elihu lockwood, for forty years a well
known New York photographer,
dropped dead yesterday in his studio
of heart disease due to rheumatism,
resulting from exposure in the Civil
war.
Colonel lockwood had the distinc-
ton of having three times captured the
famous Confederate guerrilla, Colonel
John Moseby.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
los Angeles, California.

Every day at 11:50 noon a Pullman
tourist sleeping car leaves Topeka for
Los Angeles, Cal, without change via
the Union Pacific r. r. This car
stays in Salt Lake City through one
daylight hours of one day. giving the
tourist an opportunity to visit the
many points of interest in the city by
the great inland sea-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The remains of William McGinnis,
the 2-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward McGinnis and grandson of
Joseph Bromich, who died at the home
Of his parents in Horton Monday of
pneumonia, arrived in the city today.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
afternoon, probably from the Catholic
church. Interment in Mt. Calvary
cemetery.
Mrs. Josephine Cox died Monday
night at her home, 715 Quincy street.
of stomach trouble, following a pro-
1onged illness. Mrs. Cox was a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Miller of this
city, both of whom survive her. Be
sides her parents, she leaves a daugh-
ter, Miss Eva Cox, and two sisters and
three brothers, Miss Clara Miller, Miss
Kathryn Miller and Charles Miller of
this city. Philip Miller of st. Joseph.
Mo-, and William Miller of Kansas
City. The funeral will be held from
the st. Joseph's German Catholic
church at o'clock tomorrow morning.
Burial will be in the Catholic ceme-
terry.