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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
SUES THE INTERURBAN.
Treasurer of the Soldiers Home
Wants $4,000 for Injuries.

Leayenworth, Kan, Dec. 26.-Major
w. w. Martin, treasurer of the Soldiers
Home, has filed suit against the Kan
sas City Western Railway company for
$25, 900 damages for personal injury in
CURED about a year ago. The suit is
instituted in the circuit court Of Jack
son county, Mo. The accident in which
the injuries are alleged to have occurred
happened, it is said, on January 4, 1908.
Major Martin alleges that he was a
passenger on Kansas City Western car
No. 49, bound to Leavenworth on jan
uary 4. He says that when the car
stopped at the Soldiers Home he start
ed to alight in the customary manner
when the motorman started the car
ahead suddenly throwing him violently
down a declivity against a barbed wire
fence. He AYERS that the car was start
ed without warning. 1t is alleged that
Immediately following the accident the
conditions at this point were remedied
and that the place where the accident
occurred is now much changed.
Major Martin AYERS that the fall, re-
sultirrg from the sudden and unwarned
starting of the car. resulting in the
breaking apart of his pelvic bones and
that he from being a we'll preserved
man of 67 years has become a cripple
and will remain so for life. He believes
that his injuries are permanent and
that his life has been shortened by the
accident
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
HE HAS A WIFE.
Radcliffe Lee, Clerk of City Court,
Treats Friends to a Surprise.

Radcliffe NJ. Lee, better known as
Rad Lee, clerk of the court Of To-
peka by appointment, and candidate
for election at the spring election, is
married. The fact leaked out last
night. Rad Lee was married, &C
cording to the documents-to Merriam
Maybell, of Hymer, Kan, on August
1 3 of this year. The wedding was held
clerk and student in the office of Har-
ry Lari1ner, was accused of some
deep, dark crime by his teacher. His
preoccupation and frequent myster-
ious trips reused the suspicion of Mr..
Larimer, but the right question was
not asked-therefore it was not nee
eSsary for him to prevaricate. RAIDS
mother observed that his mind was
not always with his home or the law
office where he worked and he con-
fessed to her five weeks ago. Mrs. Lee
preserved the secret until Christmas
day.
There was no use of holding it long
err, as the fact leaked out that rad
had rented a house at 107 Huntington
avenue (the Sixteenth street now I'M
der consideration by the city council)
This spoiled the mystery and Lee
cheerfully admitted his guilt today.
ct was a student of law, and not
able to show my hand" says Lee.
NOW, that I have been appointed by
the governor to fill the vacancy caused
by Mr.. O'Neil's election as county
commissioner, I can show up My
wife will be here today, and we will
establish a home at once"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
THREE SHIPS WRECKED.
During a Recent Storm Along the
Atlantic Coast.

Norfolk. Va, Dec. 26.-Meager ad-
vices of the wrecking of the schooner
William Larmar and the rescue of the
nine men composing her crew. by the
Austrian steamship Columbia, have
reached here by wireless from the Dia-
mond Shoals hghtship. The Larmar
was wrecked 20 miles east of Currituck,
N. G..
The schooner is reported to be still
ahoat and a menace to navigation. 1t
is presumed that the i'll fated vessel
came to grief during the severe north
east gale last week.
The three masted schooner Zacchus
Sherman, wrecked by the recent storm
and abandoned by the crew, was towed
into Hampton Roads late last night by
a wrecking steamer. Wreckers have
begun their efforts TO float the British
steamship Avenmore, which stranded
on the beach near Lyon Haven Inlet
during the same storm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
BACK TO NATIVE LAND.
Venezuelan Political ExiIes Embark
for Return Home.

New York, Dec. 26.-Cheers and
Venezuelan flags sDeeded the steamer
Maracaibo when she swung out from
her pier today bearing General Ntcol-
ais Roland, General Ramon Yala,
General Felix Ampard and other
exiles Of the Castro regime on their
way back to Venezuela, at the special
invitation of the new head of the re-
public, Juan Vincente Gomez, to assist
in the new order of things govern
mental following the overthrow of
Castro.
Both the men and women of New
York's Venezuelan colony, with a con-
siderable sprinkling of Spanish-Amer-
lean residents of this city and vicinity
were at the pier to bid the distin-
guished exiles farewell. The greatest
enthusiasm prevailed, all believing the
incident of the return to their native
country of these leaders of the old op-
position to General Castro foreshad-
owed a new and brighter era for Ven
ezuela. General Rolando, the central
figure of the day, was smiling and
promises of acting President Gomez
He declared no harm would come to
himself or his Heutenants, or he would
not be taking with him practically all
the leaders of the instruction against
Castro which had been in secret pre-
paration for many months in this
city and which was on the point of be-
ing launched when the revolution of
Il week ago swept CdSIrO anu MS du-
herents out of power.
'Juan Vicente Gomez" he said.
happened to be the man in charge Of
the Castro forces into whose hands I
fell a prisoner in a battle with the
revolutionary forces which I COM
manded five years ago. We have new
err known each other personally, but
it never has occurred to me to ques-
ton his motives in the matter of in
viting me back to Venezuela to take
part in the new government he is
forming. He has said his aim is to
carry out reforms for which I, togeth-
er with others, have fought again and
again would fight and 1 believe him
to be sincere. Treachery in an affair
like this would not be tolerated in
any country. I have no fear for my
self, nor for my followers. We expect
to do all in our power to uphold
Gomez and give him our staunchest
support"
Others in the party were Julie
Bolete, brother of Nicanar Boelet,
the treasurer of the revolutionary jun
ia that was financing General Rolan-
dos proposed expedition to overthrow
Castro; ]. NJ. Ortaga Martinez, Limo
Duarte Level and Alberto Larazaha.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
KNIFE IN Her COAT.
Woman Is Stabbed by 1t in a Subway
Train.

New York, Dec. 26.-Mrs. Frederick E
BeIcher, wife of the secretary of a music
publishing company of this city, has
been seriously injured while seated in a
subway train in one of the most pc
culiar accidents on record. Mrs. Belch-
er was seated by her husband when she
screamed suddenly and grasped her left
leg. AS passengers stared she cried
family: 81 am bleeding; it is in my
coat
Then she tainted. The train was
stopped at the next station and the I'M
conscious woman was accrued to a bench
on the platform, leaving trail of blood
behind her. Mr.. Belcher frightened and
mystified as to the cause of the acct
dent, bent over his wife and found a
six inch cut in the calf of the leg.
Bandagfng the wound hastily, he sum
moned a physician but before the doc
tor arrived the wound continued to
bleed so freely that a policeman found
it necessary to take his night stick by
means of which he hastily improved a
tourniquet.
Examination of Mrs. Belcher's coat
in the meantime revealed the point of a
sharp penknife sticking through the
silk lining. It is supposed that some
one who had a hand in making the gar
ment which is sealskin. left the knife
by accident in the folds where it was
SeWed 9up unnOticed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
LOOKING UP RECORDS.
Every Act of Pittsburg Councils for
Two Years Under Investigation.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 26.-An air of
expectancy prevails here today as to
the nature of the next steps to be
taken in the investigation of the
graft scandal by the Voters league
and whether the limitations made by
the prosecutors that sensational de-
velopments would occur today Will
rnaterialize. 1t is believed the inves-
tigation will be thorough and wide
spread and that every person impli-
Gated will be in custody by the first
of the year. It is reported today that
several men connected with the
charges of corruption have decided to
make a full confession as to the ex-
tent of their culpability, together with
what they know concerning the guilt
of others.
While the United States authorities
refuse absolutely to discuss the scam
dsl, insofar as it deals with the ma
tional banks, it is persistently report
ed that a searching examination of a
number of Pittsburg financial institu-
lions is underway for the purpose of
ascertaining the truth of a report that
$4,000 had been given to certain
persons in return for the privilege of
being a depository for the city's funds.
Every ordinance passed by the
councilmen within two years is being
closely scrutinized for evidence of ir-
Irregularities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26

as are issued as many of the smaller
town as well as the country depend
on Topeka annually for Christmas
presents. The paid business of the de-
partment shows an increase of 20 per
cent or more over last year and an in
crease of 40 per cent over 1905. One
hundred and forty thousand money or
ders have been paid during the past
year representing a payment of $4,000
by the Topeka money order depart
ment
From forty to forty-five thousand
money orders have been issued by this
department and many of them were OF
the international classification showing
that considerable money is sent to for
eign countries each year as Christmas
presents. These orders amount to
three hundred thousand dollars. Some
of them are purchased by people who
are afraid of banks and who wish
secure depository for their surplus
cash.
Only this week a woman purchased
eleven one hundred dollar orders. say
ing that she wanted to let the govern
ment keep her money until she wants
to use it. Two or three weeks before
worth of money orders at one time In
place of depositing his money In
bank.
The receipts of Cashier R. c. .Cald-
Wells department, through whose hands
all pustoffice money must pass. indl-
Gates a wonderful increase in receipts.
The average daily receipts of the post
office for stamps is about $780, From
the 18th to the oath of December IN
elusive this department indicates re-
ceipts amounting to S4,524.65- The MAJOR
portion of this money was received
through the stamp department whlch is
in charge of Miss Josephine Herren.
Open on Sunday.
"The thing which impresses me
more than anything else" said Captain
A M Fuller, assiS, ant postmaster, is
the loyalty of the men to their work:
am somewhat new in this class OF
work having been in railroad work
for many years, but 1 never have seen
a class of men who take the pride IN
getting out their work on time that
the carriers do.
"They seem to regard it as sorne--
thing of a disgrace if they get showed
under and have worked night and day
and that in the face of the fact that
they do not receive cent extra Tor
this work. They are devoted TO their
work and their patrons. We nave ar
ranged to keep the delivery windows
open from $3.50 to 1880 Sunday, two
instead of one hour as the rules pro-
vide.
ct would suggest that those who
have been notified that they may ex-
pect packages call between these
hours unless they are willing to wait
until the Monday morning deliveries.
The rush is about over now and we
expect to get every Christmas package
out of the office by Monday evening
and perhaps before that time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
IN FINANCIAL STRAITS.
Publisher of Poor's Manual Is Forced
to Make Assignment.

New York, Dec. 26.-Henry w. Poor,
who assigned today, for many years
has been prominent figure in financial
and social circles in this city and Bos-
ton. He lives in the magnificent resi-
dence at Lexington avenue and Gram
mercy park, north. which was erected
by the late Cyrus w. Field. One of the
finest private collections of books in the
world which Mr.. Poor had gathered in
his home was placed on sale a few
months ago and a large number of the
choicest works have been disposed of.
Mr.. Poor has had extensive interests
outside of his banking and brokerage
business.
He is president of the company which
publishes Poor's Railway Manual, a di-
rector of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railroad and president of the Postal
Telegraph company of Texas. He is a
native of Bangor, Me, "a years of age
and was a member of the class of So
at Harvard. He is member of many
clubs.
Creditors of Mr.. Poor and all the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
UP TO JACKSON.
Attorney General VIII Decide If Col
Inns Pardon Is Legal.

Governor Hoch today discussed the
matter of the legality of the pardon OF
John Collins with Attorney General
Jackson. The latter while he has not
as yet given an official opinion on the
matter, is not inclined to think that the
legal technicality raised over the fact
that Collins had not quite served ten
years when he received the commute
ton amounts to anything.
The law provides that the governor
can commute the sentence of a life pris-
oner after the latter has served ten
years of his sentence. Collins had serV-
ed nine years and nine months when he
was released last week. There is a
doubt in the attorney generals mind as
to whether or not a life or hang pris-
oner is entitled to good" time or not,
which is to say the allowance of time
given by law to prisoner who has a
good record.
The governor wants to make Collins
pardon legal and will accept the attor-
ney generals opinion as to whether or
not Collins pardon is in legal form and
if not he will take the necessary steps
to make it so before he leaves the gov
errors Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
FILLING THE JAILS.
Gomez Is Having All of Castro's
Friends Arrested.

New York, Dec 26.-A special cable
dispatch to the Tribune from Port of
Spain, Trinidad, says that passengers
arriving there from ports in Venezuela
report that Acting President Gomez has
taken drastic steps to suppress friends
and supporters of Castro. In order to
check any possible rebellion on behalf
of the overthrow executive, Gomez,
the dispatch says, is having every
prominent sympathizer of Castro
placed under arrest. The jails are thus
being filled to overlooking with politi-
cal prisoners.
The leading followers of Castro, it is
said, will be deported as further pre-
caution against a revolutionary out
break. 1t is believed here that the en-
ergetic measures of the Gomez govern
ment will prevent any possibility of an
uprising. All of the soldiers in the
Venezuelan army who sympathize with
Castro have been discharged and the
ranks have been filled with supporters
of Gomez.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
CRIPPLES ON ROCK PILE.
Gang From st. Joe "Too Sick to
Work. for City.

The good and kind people who do
mated to the flux of shoe string ped
dlers, cripples and street songsters dur
ing the Christmas rush may or may
not be surprised to learn that they are
all down at the city rock pile. a few
working, but most wailing that they
are too i'll to work. That illness is
what brought them here.
The whole gang, nine in number.
drifted down from ST. Joe. What
they drifted on and how is not known,
but they came, full of hope and energy
for the big holiday trade. Some of
them brought a few shoe strings, but
most of them brought nothing except
an unlimited nerve and a large voice.
Everywhere they begged aid for poor
cripple. One fellow with about three
sheets 10 the wind drifted out upon the
sidewalk in front of Crosby's store,
where he Topped about like fish out
of water, Selling women's skirts and
hanging on until they donated. When
told to get up an officer he said he
could not. Upon being informed that
Topeka had a patrol wagon much like
that at st. Joe, unpleasant recollec-
lions rushed to his mind. and he
obediently removed himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
FOR ROBBING OLD MAN.
Otto Karr Faces Charge of Highway
Robbery.

Otto Karr was brought to the sta
ton Christmas night charged with
highway robbery and beating up his
victim. j. B. Robinson. poor man
who lives with his daughter in North
Topeka.
The man. said to be Kari robbed
the old man in a shed back of John
Peers restaurant, on lower Kansas
avenue. The old man resisted and
Karr beat him until he surrendered
his purse which contained about Sc.
The floor of the shed was spattered
with blood. Karr's shoes were bloody
when taken and Robinson's pocket
knife was found on his when he was
searched. A warrant for Karr has
been issued by the county attorney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
LOCAL MENTION.

Special sale of mattresses. See Gres-
ser & Caton's ad.
Prof. D. H Otis of the department.
of animal nutrition of the Wisconsin
holidays with his parents, Ex-Con-
gresham John G.. Otis and wife of this
city. Prof. Otis is an old Topeka boy
who has won honors at a distance from
the borders of his state. He left good
sleighing behind him in his northern
home, but said that the winter thus
far had been very mild in Wisconsin.
A poor impression is never left
when you hand your friend a Rose
Tint cigar. They possess a greater
amount of real tobacco quality than
any other five cent cigar.
w. G. Agard distributed 80 dressed
turkeys among the employees in his
planning mill on Christmas day.
Do not expose yourself to the danger
of burglars or fire without an indie
pendent phone in your home. It may
be worth many times the cost, some
time.
The giver of your Christmas picture
will be disappointed if you do not
have it framed. Let us show you the
correct way. Prices very low. Coe
Bros. Cut Rate Art Co, S28 Kansas
avenue.
]. C. Crane. who left Topeka about
a year ago to establish a branch
agency for the Calumet Baking
Powder company at Dallas, Tex, is
mere To-Day on business. HIS IODeka
and Kansas friends will be pleased to
learn that he has been again pro-
NOTED by his company to the position
of general southwestern manager,
with headquarters at Fit. Worth, Tex,
with jurisdiction over Texas, Arkan-
sas, Louisiana, New Mexico and
Arizona.
DR.. S. Temple, Osteopath. 7s5 Kansas
ave. Ind. 1912. Res. STA. Bell 1855.
Mr.. r. w: Barker and wife. Of AL
berta, Canada, who have been visiting
Mr.. Barker's sister, Mrs. James Brown
of 1852 Lincoln street, left last night
for Valley, Ok. They will visit later
IN New Mexico, returning to their
home in Canada about March 1.
Judge Dana today sentenced the
following city appeal victims, all OF
them enemies of the Kansas liquor
laws, and guilty either by their own
admission or jury decision, of selling
liquor: George Dupree, colored, two
counts, 60 days in Jail and a fine of
5000. He pleaded guilty. Bee Adams.
colored, two counts, same offense,
same results. Joanna Adams, his wife,
one count, 80 days and 800 fine Dick
Johnson, restaurant keeper, one count
80 days and 500. Johnson also
pleaded guilty These convictions are
deferred until after Christmas by re-
quest Of the defendants. Hence, four
more boarders at the Hotel de Eaton.
Special sale of mattresses. See Gres-
ser & Cations ad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
HEARST CONCERN SUED.
John d. Rockefeller Jr., Brings Action
~-.e for Criminal Libel.

New York, Dec. 26.-Hearing in a
criminal libel suit brought by John D.
Rockefeller. jr., against S. S. Carvalho,
Bradford Merrill and E. H. Clark, re-
spectively, president, treasurer and sec
rotary of the Star Publishing company
which prints the New York American,
was postponed until next Tuesday
afternoon by Magistrate Finn in the
Toombs police court today. Mr.. Rookie
Teller was not in court.
The charge against the newspaper
publishers followed the publication by
the American about 10 days ago of a
story under a Chicago date line in
which Mr. Rockefeller was accused of
being responsible for the alleged prac-
tice of peonage in a labor camp near
Chicago. Mr. Rockefeller had war
rants sworn out within a few hours
after the papers containing the story
appeared upon the street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
USED HIS FISTS.
iii. G. Elicit PummeIs Man He Says
Insults His Wife.

II. c. Elicit. proprietor of a shoe
store, will be the defendant in an as
sauIt case to be tried in the court of
topeka within the next few days.
The only details of This assault case,
come from George T. Burris, travel
ing man about 90 years of age, who
was marooned in Topeka on Christ
mas.
Here is the Burriss story, as ne told
1t today. Mr.. Elicit may tell his
story later, and the complexion may be
changed-but it may be said for the
old travelling man that he tells a
straight story, makes a good appear
ance, and does not look like a
Johnny
ION the night before Christmas. I
was caught in Topeka. I am an old
telt extremely lonesome. l walked up
and down The street, watching the
people, and looking into the shop win
doWS like the Veriest countryman. l
smok ed an old pipe and moseyed along,
trying to pick up the Christmas spirit
displayed by others.
Finally 1 walked into the moving
picture theater on Eighth avenue. My
pipe was still lighted, and as there was
no place to dump the tobacco, I COW
cred it with my hand to try to smother
the smoke and avoid detection by the
usher had been there but a few
minutes when man walked over to
me. L have been a travelling man for
half long life time-I was in Topeka
twenty-five years ago in that capacity
and, naturally, 1 have met hundreds
OF fellow travellers. 1 looked up with
a smile, expecting to recognize some
old friend. Instead, was struck
twice in the face, while I had my
hands in my pockets, and was wedged
in narrow seat. An usher rushed up
and led the belligerent man away Ny
face was bleeding from the blows
mad received, and 1 called the usher:
What is the matter with that man.
n aT1 q ~ lid -
He is a prominent merchant an
swered the usher. and he seems to
think you insulted some of his friends
while was talking to the usher
and wiping the blood from my face,
the man who had assaulted me re-
turned with two policemen, and point
ing to me, shouted: There is the
---; arrest him. The officers
took me to the police station. The
chief of police talked to me, and I
was released"
Burriss says he knows only one man
in Topeka, and that is Frank Cope.
He also knows Copes wife and daugh-
ter.
while walking up and down the
street. says BuriSs, ct may have
stared at some woman. I am near
sighted and cannot see anything ex-
some and in hopes that I might see
Mrs. or Miss Cope in the crowd of
shoppers. I am too old to sport Per-
haps did pass this Mrs. Elicit, whom.
he says tried to flirt with, but I
never thought of flirting, and would
not know the woman should 1 meet
her now"