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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
Body OF the Late Governor John
son Taken From Capitol
10 Its Last Resting Place At
His Old Homo
WITH MILITARY POMP
Funeral March Played by a Band
of 100 Pieces.
Zen Companies of State Militia
Keep Step to Music.

St Paul, Sept. 23.-In keeping with
the dignity of the office he filled as
governor of Minnesota and to the ac-
compartment of tolling bells, the body
OF John A. johnson, was escorted
from the rotunda of the state capitol
today with military pomp to the train
which was to carry It to st. Peter,
Mimi, and its last resting place.
Promptly at 9:15 o'clock the pail
bearers F. A. Day, F. B. Lynch, T. ID.
OBr1en, e. I. Young, A. c. Weiss and
J. Z. Wise carried the casket to the
hearse, through a double line of hon
orary pail bearers composed of ex-
Governors Hubbard, John Lind, S. r.
Van SAINT, Knute Nelson and Governor
Eberhardt, Chief Justice Start. Gov
ernor John Burke of North Dakota
and President Cyrus Northrup.
A volunteer band of 100 pieces
sounded the funeral march to the SOL
emn time of which 10 companies of
state militia and three batteries of ar
tillery swung slowly into line ahead
OF the hearse. Then came the pail
bearers, the mem bers of the dead gov
ernor's staff, university regents in car
r1ages, state officers, present and for
mer members of the state legislature,
state employees, delegations from 9TH
er Minnesota cities, representative
bodies of the Masons, the EIks, the
Pythians and other civic organizations
anu AdSIiy d large IOllOW1ng or C1ti-
zens.
The procession moved through the
heart of the retail district to the I'm
ion station, where a special train was
standing. The casket was placed in
the baggage car.
The private car of Vice President
J. T. Clark, of the Omaha road, was
reserved for Mrs. Johnson, Fred w.
Johnson, a brother and several inti-
mate friends.
A car was reserved for the pail
bearers, the governors staff and those
Immediately known as the Official
family
The rest of the train was thrown
open for the. accommodation of the
public and a large number went along
to st. Peter. While the procession was
passing through the streets, business
was practically suspended. The side
walks were jarnmed with a. silent
throng.
The funeral train was due to arrive
at 12:45 o'clock in st. Peter Services
were to be held at the Presbyterian
church, where the deceased once was
member of the choir. The inter-
ment will be in Green Fiji cemetery
beside the bodies of Governor John
sons father and mother.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
RICHTER A CALLER.
But Gov. Stubbs Was Out of Town So
Trouble Is Averted.

At an early hour this morning,
Harry Richter called at the office of
Governor w. Roscoe Stubbs with
blood in his eye and caustic on the
end of his tongue. Luckily, the chief
executive was out of town, and no
blood was shed.
When confronted with the recently
published tax comparison, showing a
rise of nearly a million dollars, and
the accompanying intimation that
some small part might have been ex-
pended on Stubbs, Dolley and COM
pany's reform it is said that Gov
ernor Stubbs pulled off a private bal
loon ascension, and remained in the
air for some time. Before coming
down, it is said. he delivered a
eulogy on certain old-time politicians
which was a hair-curler. and con-
tanned, among other choice express
sions, that which is known in the
west as the fighting word" and in
the extreme south as 1.-The killin'
talk" The governor seemed to think
that three politicians, one of whom
was Harry Richter. framed up" the
tax comparison, which, on the face
of it. was a reflection upon the "re-
form and Saving policy of the
present administration, and Mr..
Richter was among those mentioned.
AS before stated. Mr.. Richter did not
find the governor in his office, and af-
ter he left. it was intimated that he
knew the master of Wind Hill was
away before calling upon him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
M'CLUNG IS CHOSEN.
Treasurer of Yale VIII Succeed Charles
S. Treat.

Washington, Sept. 23-Lee McClung,
the treasurer of Yale university, has
been selected as treasurer of the United
States to succeed Charles S. Treat.
The following announcement in con-
nection with appointment was made
today:
Charles H. Treat. on account OF
business matters, has rendered his
resignation as treasurer to take effect
the middle of October. The secretary
of the treasury has asked him to re-
main until the first of November. at
which time his resignation will be ac-
cepted.
THE president has selected Mr.. Lee
McClung, the treasurer of Yale uni
versity to fill the vacancy. Mr. Nc
Clung's home is in Knoxville, Tenn.
his present residence. New Haven. be-
ing temporary incident to the useful
work he has been doing for Yale uni
versity.
HE was previous to this time con-
nected with the Southern railway and
expected, but for this appointment to
return to Tennessee to go into his fam
ily's business in Knoxville. The treas
Ury department is delighted to be able
to obtain Mr.. Mee1ung's services. as
he mas been particularly successful in
moderniZing treasury and accounting
methQds at Yale university"
Mr.. McClung is a Republican
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hours shut off the anticipated first

hours shut off the anticipated first
views of the visitors.
Early in the day the Fire island opcr-
ator got a message from the captain OF
the Drake, the British flagship, but was
unable to learn the vessels location.
From this it was supposed the f Get
would not reach the harbor until late
today.
Meanwhile this was a busy day on
board the American battleships ala
cruisers in the Hudson river. Ofhcla.
visits were exchanged between the
naval officers and the city officials. The
great fleet of steam yachts which Will
participate in the naval parade has al
ready begun to assemble in the harbor
and to prepare for their part OF the
ceremonies.
In the midst of the fog, ten torpedo
destroyers which will be included IN
the naval parade, crept up the harbor
and stole over to the New York navy
yard to await assignment to their
positions among the greater ships III
the Hudson.
Glenn H. Curtiss left for Hammonds-
port today, where he will try out the
new machine which he is to use in his
flights from Governors island. He Will
return Monday and he hopes to begin
his fight over the lower bay on Tues
day.
Wilbur Wright expects to get up in
the air by Saturday for a preliminary
flight He will not use a starting pow
er in making his flights here. The ma
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the tanks crashed to the ground from
would be any more danger from the
walls standing. At about $50 the
two firemen, Harry Jones and Gurtler,
were standing directly beneath the
crack in the wall in a doorway leading
to the packing room from the one
story office just at the north end of
the main building Otto Kuehne had
asked the firemen to save all that was
possible in the office because there
should be saved if possible. The fire.
men dragged the hose through the
front entrance to the office entrance
and were standing in the doorway
when the walls crashed down upon
them.
If the men had not been standing in
this doorway protected as they were
by the section of the wall above them
they would both have been killed out
right Jones received his wounds in
the back of his head. The tons of
pitched forward on his face covered
by the masses of rock. Gurtler was
able to dodge slightly and he was COW
cred with the debris but received
bruises around the legs, arms and
shoulders Both men were dug from
beneath the ruins by their fellow fire
men and spectators. 1t was some time
before the hot bed of huge piles of
rock could be removed from their
bodies. Jones was unconscious and at
first sight it could be seen that he
head was crushed and a hole several
inches square was the result. Gurtler
was still conscious, but suffering in
tenSely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
President Taft Is JOurneying
Across Colorado Today.
Left GlenWOod Springs for
Grand Junction at Six.
OUT ON THEPLATFORM
At That Early Hour to Talk and
Shake Hands.
To Witness the Opening Of the
GunniSOn Tunnel.

Glenwood Springs, Colo, Sept 23.
President Taft reached Glenwood
Springs at o'clock this morning and
after a stay of As minutes left for
Grand Junction and Montrose While
here the president was greeted by
hundreds of citizens. most of whom
had come a long ways from their
ranches in the surrounding valleys to
pay their respects to the nations
executive.
The president awoke early and
greeted the people from the platform
of his car. He made a short address
and shook hands with a number OF
prominent citizens. The presidential
train is scheduled to arrive at Mont
rose, Colo, at 2:45 o'clock this af-
ternoon, where the president was ex-
pected to make an extended address,
probably dealing with conservation.
1t was proposed that the president
make the trip in the west portal of
the Gunnison tunnel over a narrow
gauge railway. At the conclusion OF
his remarks the flow of water
through the tunnel which will 1rrlgate
some 100000 acres of hitherto arid
lands was to be started.
Thousands of citizens gathered at
Montrose to hear Mr.. Taft and early
this morning the people were on their
way to the little western city from all
points of the compass.
At the conclusion of the address,
the president was presented with po6
of peaches accompanied with the Sug-
gestion that he think of peaches when
ever his mind reverts to Colorado.
Fully $4,000 people greeted Mr.. Tart
as he appeared at the fair grounds.
From here the presidential party traV-
eIed in a special train to Montrose. 1t
will return early in the morning and
leave for the west.
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day will be about complete. The Eng
lish warships were cropping their way
through the fog off the Long Island
coast at daylight today. 1t was be-
lieved that on reaching Sandy Hook
they would anchor before being of1-
cially announced as arriving, so as to
prime up a bit with a new coat Oh
paint and much polishing with the ex-
pectation of making fine appearance
in the procession up the Hudson. me
Germans are on their way from New
port.
In the naval parade Saturday after
noon the replicas of the Half Moon
and the Clermont will be escorted py
more than sixty of the worlds most
powerful war vessels, by 15O private
steam yachts and more than 800 otner
gaiIy decorated ships. At night this
Darade will be repeated under tne
Illumination of the most remarkdoie
pyrotechnic display ever deslgneu.
Even nature will contrlpute us mo;fns ;nas
to be a perfect half moo1 In the SKY,
pointing the way for the HAN Mooll oA
old Holland. 49, aror-
Arrangements to handle tne enea- H
nous crowds are engaging pupnc ON
ciaIs and the celebration commlttee:
More than 800 doctors and upwards OF
1000 nurses have been engaged "a
ready to attend % field hospl'als oiiu
$50 hrSL dlQ SldlAOA7
provision for Emergencies.
Assisting these and the police Will pc
roanv scores of little bearers, dozen
Or more swift motor ambulances'
1aunches and all of the available prl-
Tate ambuIances in the city. All hos
nitals in the city have made arrange
noents to facilitate the handIlng OIL
emergency cases day and night.
All churches along and near the me me
Of march will remain open DAY anu
night as rest stations for the weary
crowds. r. ;
Fearing that many thousands OF VlS-
itors will be without hotel accommoia-
tions. a special committee is obtaining
a list of boarding houses and private
homes where strangers may be accom-
modated with a nights lodging II IS
expected that such accommodatlons
will be found for fully half a m1lnon
persons, and this list arranged by loca-
tion will be distributed freely from
dozens of information bureaus which
are being established where the largest
crowds will congregate.
The city is rapidly filing with vls-
itors from all sections and as. far west
as the Mississippi valley. All railroads
are doubling their number of incoming
trains and it is estimated that already
there are between 100000 and 100000
Hudson Fulton visitors here, bes1des
the usual quarter of a million nonreSl-
dents who are always in New York
At the larger hotels the official rep
resentatives of foreign governments
are making things lively with banquets,
receptions and other official functions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
GUARDED BY SHERIFFS.
President Taft Is Accompanied by 80
County Officers.

Pueblo. Colo. Sept. 23.-Presidont
Taft's tour took on its first picturesque
coloring of the west when 81 shef11s OF
Colorado counties Joined the party in a
special car to act as an escort to the
president during his stay in the state.
In his speech at Colorado Springs the
president said:
1--WE are entering upon an, era of
prosperity that 1 hope will be exccp-
tional even in the history of our pros
perity but in doing so we must be care
full not to forget the obligation there is
upon us to adopt such legislative meas
ures in state and nation as shall pre-
vent recurrence of the abuses which
were brought so plainly to the mind of
the people by my predecessor, Theo-
dore Roosevelt. 1t is easy when you
are comfortable and when the income is
coming in to think that everything Is
all right, but it is just about that time
when the sappers and miners begin
their work upon the foundations of so
ciety with reference to the abuses to
which I have referred.
"And this administration is pledged
with the aid of the people to put upon
the statute books such additional legls-
lation as shall clinch the advance in the
standards of business and in the man
agement of railroads and fnduStr: al
corporations which were set up by ny
predecessor in his talks to the people
and in his messages to congress.
Nov, I think we have made great
advance under this influence, but We
must not stop. He took up the ques-
ton of conservation of our resources,
including the reclamation of arid land,
the preservation of forests, the deepen
ing of our waterways. and pledged all
his efforts in the direction of scion
tific solution of these questions. Such
a policy can not be brought to culnli-
nation in one administration, or two, or
three. All that each one can say while
he is responsible is that his best efforts
will be devoted to carrying out these
policies, not only to devoting the gov
ernment's attention but also in enco Ir-
aging the use of private capital and
private effort in the same direction"
President Taft left at $40 p. m. fo- a
night ride over the Rockies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
COOLEST MORNING.
Thermometer Was as Low as As Above
at Topeka-CoIdest at Hays City.

The lowest temperature since last
spring prevailed during the "a hours
ending at O'Clock this morning, the
maximum and minimum for that time
in Topeka being 67 and As. The low
est temperature reported from any
weather station in the state was at
Hays City, where the mercury got
down to 36.4 degrees above freezing.
The low temperature at Hays was also
accompanied by frost. and a light
frost showed in the low place at Man
haitian, where the temperature was 38.
The forecast for the next "a hours is
a warning to take in tender potted
plants which have spent the summer
on the porch. Fair, continued cool,
light frost in exposed places" Take
'em in.
Today is much warmer than yes
terday. The highest temperature of
yesterday was reached at II o'clock
today TodaY'S hourly temperatureS:
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MORE THAN MILE OF wARsHIPs
With British and German Squadrons
Not Yet Arrived.

New York, Sept. 23.-With a column
of warships of various nations more
than a mile long in the Hudson river
and the British and German squadrons
expected to arrive today, the streets
and buildings blossoming with bunting
and thousands of visitors beginning TO
arrive, New York was today awaken
ing to the fact that the opening of .he
great Hudson-Fulton celebration was
near The boom of the big guns as the
warships assembled stirred the en-
thusiasm of the city for the splendid
spectacles which are promised on Sat
urday and during the following week
The British and German ships were
believed to be not far outside Sandy
Hook today, but the fog which has
overhung the coast for more than "a
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this morning when a Topeka fireman,
Harry Jones, was killed outright, an
other fireman, A. G. Gurtler, and the
owner of the plant, Otto Kuehne, were
injured and the Otto Kuehne Vinegar
and Preserving works, located at the
north end of the Rock Island bridge
across the Kaw, was wrecked by fire
at loss of $125, 5,000
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Harry Jones was killed while at his
post. His whole head was smashed in
and he never regained consciousness,
after the fall of the north wall of the
building which buried him beneath the
ruins. His fellow fireman, A. G. Curt
Ter, was with him at the time of the
accident but he will live He was
bruised badly around the arms, Shout
ders, hips and legs. Otto Kuehne was
burned severely on the hand while at
tempting to shut one of the fire do )rs
in the third story of the building wh.ie
the fire was in progress.
The main building of the Kuehne
plant was destroyed completely. 1t Is
massive three story stone structure
and was Quilted throughout. Nothing
the rear and the boilers and engines
also at the west end. The total loss is
placed by Otto Kuehne at S125,OOO The
insurance is somewhere in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. The plant will be
rebuilt at once.
How Jones Met His Death.
The accident that caused the death
OF Harry Jones and the serious injury
OF A G. Gurtler did not happen uneiI
ABOUT $50. The fire had been brought
absolutely under control and all danger
was apparently past. 1t was the east
end of the north wall that proved ia al
to the fremen. A big crack had ap-
peared in this wall early in the stage
OF the hre and on account of the big
vinegar and water tanks on the roof IL
was thought for a time that it would
fan and the f1remen We're warned by
their captain to Keep away.
When the inside doors had fallen and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
MANY AUTOS BURN.
Twenty Destroyed When Mechanic
Dropped Match Near Gasoline.

Seattle, Sept. 23.-Fire this morning
completely destroyed the garage of w.
H. Heinzerlinger in this city. Twenty
automobiles were burned.
The fire was caused by "a careless
mechanic dropping a lighted match
near a leaking gasoline tank. The loss
is $4,000. There was little insurance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
TOPEKA WON TODAY.
Bunched Hits OF Pueblo Pitcher and
Played Errorless Game.

Pueblo, Colo, Sept. 2S.@Topeka
won today's game from Pueblo by
punching hits off Swift. The game
was played this morning.
Score: R.H e.
Topeka ..21O0 OOo0@6 10 o
Pueblo .......0 o 8 0 o 0 o o $50 2
Batteries-Ashley and Kerns; Swift
and Williams. Umpfre-Clark.
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The walls fell without any warning
whatever. The big crack suddenly =
ened and before mzn could yell a
warning they came crashing down
through fhe little office building and
On to their victim. The men were on
duty and under the orders of their su-
periors when the accident occurred.
They had no warning and could not
see the least sway of the dangerous
wall above them.
Started From Roof.
The fire started in the roof near the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
Religious Riot in Spain.

Barcelona, Sept. 23.-Religious riot
ing at Castro resulted in the killing of
two men and the wounding of Sc 9TH
ers- A religious procession with the
local priest at its head was attacked
and the priest and another man killed
instantly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23

chine will be run on a monorail and by
facing the wind, Mr.. Wright says he
does not need the initial impetus of a
starting weight.
I'VE never use the starting apparatus
when we make flights on the seashoTe," !"
said Mr.. Wright.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
OVER 500 CRAFT
Will Unite in the Procession up
the Hudson.
EscOrting the Half Moon and
the ClermOnt.
DOCTORS AND NURSES
Engaged by the Hundreds to
Take Care Of the Injured.
Sightseers Already Number
Hundreds of Thousands.
DOCTORS AND NURSES

New York, Sept 23.-With the ex-
pected arrival within a few hours of
the British and German squadrons of
of war vessels, the International naval
representation at the Hudson-Fulton
celebration which commences Satur-
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BUT ONE ECAPED.
Three Killed and Four Injured I'm an
Auto Wreck.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 23.-Three
women were killed and three men and
a woman seriously injured when an
automobile containing eight persons
jumped off trestle at Fourth and
Weller streets, a short distance from
the Union station at $50 this morn
ing. AS soon as the car landed on the
tide flats 25 feet below, the gasoline
tank exploded and flames shot up 80
feet.
A fire engine was called and the
firemen dragged a woman from under
the blazing automobile after they had
been throwing water on the wreck
for several minutes. The driver,
Henry Hizer, who had been twice ar
rested for reckless driving, was taken
to the city jail. Only he escaped un-
hurt.
The Dead.
WINNIE FRAZER.
TWO YOUNG WOMEN. NAMES Be
LIEvD TO BE JOHNSON AND POR-
TER.
The Injured.
I F. E. Lindsay.
Thomas Finch. a chauffeur.
! Christine Anderson. a waitress.
AxeI Anderson. a waiter.
The party had been out all night
10y riding"
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Disastrous FIoods in Swim.

Constantinople, Sept. z3.@Torren-
tial rains have caused the loss of 100
lives and the destruction of 500 houses
at HONS, a town of Northern Syria
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FIRES DEADLY WORK.

Fireman Jones Killed When
Kuehne Picking Works Burn.
Falling Walls Crushed Jones
After Fire Under Control.
Fireman GurtIer and Otto
Kuehne Iuj urOd.
TOTAL LOSS S125,OOO
Origin of the Disastrous Blaze
q Mystery.
Had Gained Too Great Headway
When Firemen Arrived.
Only Small Part of Equipment
Saved.
FIRE STARTED 4:3O AM.
Mr.. Kuehne Will Rebuild on
Larger Scale.
Burned Plant One of TOpeka's
Important Industries.
Otto Kuehne, Jr., Tells Story
of the Big Fire.
Dead.
HARRY JONES, fireman, station
No. 1.
Injured.
A G. Gurtler fireman, station No. ?.
Otto Kuehne. owner Of plant.
Loss.
To stock and neutrality-suspicious..
Total Ioss-$125, 900.
Insurance-S35 ,000
This tells the sad story that happen
ed between the hours of four and five
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Weather indications.

Chicago, Sept. 23.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and Friday.
Continued cool with frost in exposed
places tonight.
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storms and Earthquakes.

Paris, Sept 23.-Southern France,
especially Provence, has been visited
by heavy storms accompanied
earthshocks. Considerable damage
has been done.
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(Continued on Page six.l
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The UtIu.
WINNIE Frazer.

TWO YOUNG WOMEN. NAMES BE
LIEvD TO BE JOHNSON AND POE
TER.