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The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-29
Fire Panic in Theater Prevented
by Cool Heads.
Audience Gained by the Manager
and the Star.
THE PLAY WENT ON.
While Smoke Poured in From
Adjoining Building.
Man Who Went Through Iro-
quois Disaster "On the Door,"

Chicago. Jan. 2e.-There were five
minutes last night when Harry J.
Powers, manager of Powers theater.
sat in the front row of the auditorium
wondering whether he had not taken
a chance OF another Iroquois dis
aster.
Fire had been discovered in the
building next door. 145-14T Randolph
street. and was making rapid head
center aisle of the theater and, ad-
dressing a large audience. said:
There is a fire in the neighbor-
hood, but there is do danger of the
theater being damaged, so do not be
alarmed at any sounds you may hear
or even if smoke enters the building
Just at that moment Robert Edeson,
star of the company playing at the
theater, appeared on the stage Mr..
Edeson knew of the fire and knew that
ready to throw open the doors on all
sides in case of emergency.
Mr.. Blossoms appearance was just a.
the middle of the first act of the play.
He paused a moment as Mr.. Powers
ceased speaking and said:
There is no danger. Shall we con-
tinue?"
BY this time there was considerable
recognizing the GOODNESS of the manager
Go ahead Don't stopI''
Under these conditions the play proceed
ed, while the pumping of the fire engines
and the shouts of the crowd were distinct
ly heard by the audience.
] l. Caulfield. treasurer Of the theater.
who was in the box office of the IroQuois
theater at the time of the disaster. took his
stand at the main entrance and prevented
any persons entering or leaving the build
ing He said later that he expected TO be
nobbed and felt lucky 10 get of with q
broken hat.
There was just one person who left the
theater. This was Mrs. William Lueck.
whose husband is employed in a building
near by. As she had an end seat. her exit
caused little confusion When she reached
the outer entrance she remained there cry
ing until her husband was summoned and
they left for their residences.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-29
FUTURE CHICAGO.
Pictured With All Its Prosperity
| Dreams Realized.

hicago. jan 2e--Chicago of the next
quarter of a century-a city with all the
obstacles which now stand in the way of
it's progress eliminated and all its fondest
dreams OF prosperity reanzed-has been
pictured to hard-headed business men as
a certainty. a tangible reality.
It was at the annual banquet of the
Chicago real estate board that President
A H Wetten told of the obstacles over
come and the possibilities or the future.
Mr.. Wetten was followed by former Gov
ernor Joseph w. Folk of Missouri. who
told what had been accomplished in his
own state and of the reforms which gen
orally are taking pIacs throughout the
country
Colonel Bennett H. Young of Louisville.
Ky who at one time was a prisoner OF
war in Camp Douglas. Chicago. also spoke.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-29
GENERAL CLIMATIC CHAOS
May Drop to Zero.

Advices received late this after
noon by the weather bureau indicate
moderation in the temperatures
may be expected tomorrow. While
the mercury may reach the zero
mark tonight as predicted early dur
ing the day the probability is that it
will not reach this point and at any
wind was blowing from the northwest
at the rate of so miles an hour,
which is perhaps about the average
speed during the day
The wind has reached 66 miles an
hour twice during the past "A hours,
first at o'clock this morning and then
again at $780,. though this speed was
maintained for but a short space of
time
today the wind has blown $50 miles or
a continuous average of nearly 40 miles
an hour and this period includes Thurs
day afternoon when the wind at times
amounted to scarcely more than q
breeze.
The wind in all proba will sub
side about sundown and then there viii
be a noticeable drop in the tempera-
ture readings
The mercury has been almost sta
iionary since O'Clock when II marked
% the same point recorded at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon though it has bobbled
about some in the meantime
The total precipitation during the
past "a hours has amounted to IL OF
an inch and the forecast indicates fair
weather today and tonight with con-
tinuation of low temperatures. The
temperature has dropped forty degrees
are the temperatures since O'Clock
morning
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-29
The Roof of the Opera House at
LamOnte, Mo.
Blown Against Freight Train
a Block Away.
WIRES DEMORALIZED.
In Most of the States West of
Chicago.
Rock Island Loses Track of Its
Trains in iowa.

Chicago. Jan. 2s.-Rain, snow and
sleet and high wind which reached a
maximum of ~ miles at Kansas City,
created climatic chaos in the middle
west today. Trains were delayed and
telegraph wires were Frustrated in ev-
cry direction. particularly west of ST
Louis and north of Chicago. The ba-
rometer in the office of the local wealth
er bureau stood at %. the minimum
record. but little higher than the known
record anywhere in the country. Al
though the middle west was in the
clutches of gale which wrought some
property damage in various sections and
as in Iowa, took on the guise of a bIIz-
zard. no such disaster was reported or
predicted in the present instance.
The most serious damage reported in
early dispatches was at Lamonte Mo-
where the roof Of the opera house was
blown against freight train standing
a block away. injuring two persons
The weather map issued today was in
appearance almost without precedent
The isobars Indicating points of equal
air pressure, wound like a lop-sided
spiral over the middle west. centering
in Chicago. where the gale was ex-
pected to break later in the day and
extending as far west as Omaha. where
the. barometer reading was s higher.
Wires Nearly All Down.
Wires We're down in every direction
and reports were missing. West OF
Chicago it was possible for only four
states and territories. California. Ne
vada, New Mexico and Arizona to get
in their reports which was accom-
plisheo by using unaffected wires
south along the Mexican border
The wind blew 20 miles an hour at
Springfield. Mo- 46 at St Louis, IS
miles an hour at Omaha. 36 miles at
Des Moines and Detroit and As at Cal
weston. At the time these reports
were received the-velocity in Chicago
was only eight miles. but the result OF
the storm travelling from Kansas,
where it started yesterday and moving
towards Lake Michigan. has justified
the prediction of gale before sun
down with snow and sharp fail in
temperature.
The denioralized condition of the
telegraph wires west was attributed to
sleet. The general offices OF the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rail-
road for many hours were unable to
ed or delayed in blizzard in Iowa.
Hotel Reported Demolished.
St Joseph. Mo, Jan. 2s.-That a
tornado demolished the fremont
hotel ard several buildings at Macon.
Mo, is tine report brought here this
morning by a travelling man. Efforts
to confirm. the rumor are unavaiiing.
Further information is to the
effect that the damage consisted OF
the unroofing of the fremont hotel
and overturning of a dwelling near
by. \ child was injured.
Heavy. Gale at Bennington.
Bennington kan. Jan "a
heavy gale from the west accom-
panied by snow and sIeet has been
blowing since yesterday afternoon do
ing considerable damage to telephone
lines, small buildings and windmillss
Not for years has this section exper-
fenced a storm of such violence and
duration The full extent Of damage
is not yet learned. Reports still COM
ing in.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-29
ALLEN FOR PRESIDENT.
w. p. Montgomery Is Secretary of
Kansas Day Club.

The Kansas Day club this afternoon
selected the following officers: Rep
resentative Geo. r. Allen of Wyan-
dotte county, president; W. P. Mont
gomery, Topeka, secretary.
The officers will be formally elected
at the banquet tonight Montgomery
is a son of the late Frank Montgom-
cry. a veteran Kansas newspaper man
and is now private secretary to Speak
er Dolley-
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-29
Heavy. Gale at Bennington.
In,rnd in His Room shot.

New York. Jan. 9-Conrado Danielson,
Port Rican, was found lying on the floor
of his room at the Hotel Carlton IN West
54th street, shortly after midnight today
unconscious and with bullet hole in the
right side of his head. The shooting IS
surrounded with considerable mystery
inasmuch as the hotel management denies
that il was a case of attempted suicide.
Danielson lived at the hotel with his wife
and one child He was taken to Roosevelt
hospital. where it was said he would prob
ably die
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-29
HARTMAN RETURNS.
Benefited in Health by Trip Through
the South

Chicago. Jan &c. H Hartman who
trip through the south, during which he
inspected the Georgia Central lines. did
not visit his offices during the day but
remained most of the time at his Fifth
avenue residence. To friends who called
on him he said that the southern trip had
greatIv benefited his health.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-29

The tin roof on the building just
south of the one occupied by George
Rurghart at sol Kansas avenue is
rolled up in a compact mass and while
II affords no protection in case of pre-
cipitation of any kind, it remains on
the building.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-29

During the height of the storm last
night the larger hotels of the city
swayed and rocked before the force
of the wind and many OF the more
tirnid natrons spent the later hours Of
the night at other places than in their
h6dS
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The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-29

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The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-29
Cold in Santa Fe Omces.

Cold in Santa Fe Offices.
The employees of the Santa Fe gen
eral office building are finding II nara
to keep warm today In some depart
ments the heat is sufficient. especlaily
on the east side of the building. But
on the west side and especially in the
northwest corner there. is very Httle
heat. The general offices are neateo %
the Edison steam heat. A vacuum
punp which is used in the neatlhg
system was broken last night ABOUT
80 employees of the freight AUDITOR 9e-
partment on the top floor and tne uckee
auditors department on the hfth noor
were allowed to go home this morning.
The remaining employees in these tMo
departments worked wearing thelr oN-
ercoats The heating system is re
ceiving repairs today, and viii prooa-
bly, be all right by tomorrow
Trouble to Operate Trains
The Santa Fe is having consider
able trouble in operating its trains
from the east today and also the east
bound trains out of Topeka There
are several breaks in the wire east
of Lawrence and into Kansas cry
Just east of the station at Lawrence
ten poles are out. while larger breaks
| occur near Wilder and Frfsple- Inc
EonIv methods of handling the trains
between Lawrence and kansas Clty Is
by following the time card The san
| ia Fe wires are all up west. Tne san
| ka and the eastbound trains are not
far behind schedule time
Neither the Rock Island nor the
Union Pacific have a wire to Kansas
City and none of the trains are run
ming on time, although most OF them
are not over an hour or two late.
Schools Are Dismissed.
Four of the city schools have been
dismissed for the day, Clay, Wasn1ng-
ton, Jackson and Van Buren, Both
Washington and Van Buren schools
them considerably this morning and
the board Of education desired to take
no risk. At Jackson chimney blew
over about eight O'Clock this morning,
and the tin roof is being gradually
torn away by the wind. big sec
ton of the tin roofing fell to the
ground about noon. The smoke stack
on Clay school blew down.
A chimney on the building occupied
bv the Mt. Carmel Coal company at
1O9 West Ninth fell over on the roof
this morning as a gust of a high wind
passed over the building
Blew in Window. Sash and All.
one of the freak actions of the
storm is in evidence at 73O Kansas
avenue in the upper story of the
building occupied by ]. L. Van Houten
and Charles Bennett This is one of
the older Kansas avenue buildings and
blown into the building by the force
of the wind.
The tin roof on the building just
sor+h of the one occupied by George
Rurphar+ at sol Kansas avenue is
-oIIsd nm IN a compact mass and while
il affords no protection in case OF pre-
cipitation of any kind, it remains on
the building.
During the height of the storm last
night the larger hotels of the city
swayed and rocked before the force
of the wind and many OF the more
tinid patrons spent the later hours of
the night at other places than in their
beds.
(Coatinued on PAGE Eight)
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-29
5. B. Haskins, President.

s. B. Haskins, president of the club
and toastmaster. will speak from the
subject. Political Independence
Mr. Haskins is from Olathe and was
born in Johnson county. He is a grad
uate of Baker university and IS serving
his third term in the Kansas house of
representatives. He is a farmer and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
OLD VICTIMS MADE
FORGER STEAL MORE
Peter Van Vlissingen Tells More of
Relations With ROseniield and
Rosenberg.

Chicago, April 2S.-Peter VanVliss-
ingen, former real estate man brought
back from prison to testify in the bank
ruptcy court and who caused a sensa.
tion yesterday by stating his fOrgeries
We're known to two of his victims four
years before his public confession last
winter. gave additional details of his
story in court today. The men to
whom he alleged he privately impaired
q confession of his guilt are Maurice
Rosenfeld and Bernhard Rosenberg
Both men are reputed wealthy and of
high social positions and who are al
legged to have forced VanVlissingen u
attempt to make good 100000 worth
of forged mortgages which came into
their hands. To do this VanVlissingeu
declares he committed still further for
gerieS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
POLICEMAN AND
ROBBER IN A DUEL
Both Die as Result of Attempt of Of
iicer to Arrest Man Engaged
in LOoting Crowd.

Logansport. Ind, April 2S.-Patrol-
man Joseph Kroeger and pickpocket
whose name is unknown, were killed
in a duel with revolvers last night.
Charles Pierce of Scranton Pa. was
captured this morning by policemen
chasing him six miles on a hand car.
He is charged with having fired the
shot that killed the policeman. After
the night performances of a circus
hugs raided the crowd with revolvers
Two established stations on the bridge
where they not only held up and rob
bed Eassers, but forced the victims
10 line up and see their successors
despoiled. Patrolman Kroeger then
appeared on the scene when the shoot
ing followed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
BILL INCREASING BONDING
POWER Of CITIES IS PASSED

to the commanding officer of the
Frankford arsenal for small arms am
munition and its components and TO
the commanding officer Rock Island
|arsenal or commanding officer Spring
field armory for small arms and their
parts and appendages.
Must Pay Actual Cost.
The law provides that sales of this
character cannot be made for less than
the actual cost to the government OF
the articles sold. For this reason
sales of Krag rifles are few and far
between. The war department has
on hand about four hundred thousand
krags, called in from the army ana
national guard, which have been sup
planted by the new Springfields
These Krags are excellent guns and
would be suitable for civilian and col
lege and school clubs and would prob
ably be largely purchased if they
could be sold at lower price, say five
dollars each. There is reason to be
lieve that in order to encourage the
| rifle practice movement the war de
Iartment would favor proposition &C
sell them under the restrictions given
at a reduced price if congress should
give the necessary authority.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
QUICK FINISH FOR
HAMS TRIAL SEEN
State Rests After Presenting Few
Witnesses-Crime Called
Deliberate.

Flushing, N. Y, April 2S.-The open
ing address of the prosecution in the
trial of Captain Peter c. Hains, Jr.
charged with the murder of William E
Annis, was made today by George A
Gregg, formerly district attorney OF
Queens county Gregg referred to the
shooting of Annis as a deliberate, bru
tai murder.
At the conclusion of Greggs' address
witnesses were called. Herbert Funke
testified he saw Captain Hams stand
ing on the float with arms folded, anC
when Annis' boat came up the captain
exclaimed: 'Annis! Annis!" and drew
revolver and shot Annis as he wa.
stepping to the float
The prosecution rested it's case thi!
afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
VALUE OF ROSIN GROWING
Exceeds That of Turpentine Last
Year for First Time.

Washington, April 2S-For the first
time in the history of the naval stores
industry, the production of rosin III
the United States during 190S led tur
pentine in value.
Since the introduction of improved
methods of handling the great yellow
pine forests of the southern states the
comparative value of rosin has ad-
vanced by leaps and bounds. In 1900
the value of turpentine exceeded the
value of the resin production by more
than $9,000,000 and in 1905 by nearly
$6,500,000. By 1907 the value of the
output of the secondary product an-
vanced to the point where it was less
than $1,000.000 under the value of tur-
pentine and last year its value jumped
to first place in the naval stores out
put where it was $3,500,000 over the
value of the turpentine production.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
ITO SELL OLD ARMS
Government Has Hundreds of
Thousands of Krags and
Springfields.
OPEN TO RIFLE CLUBS
Aim Is to Dispose of Them in Manner
to Promote Workmanship
Price Now in Way.

Washington April 2S.-Owing to the
formation of many new rifle clubs
among civilians, especially in colleges
and schools throughout the country,
numerous inquiries have been received
here concerning the sale of rifles and
ammunition by the government to prj-
vate parties. In general terms it may
be said that the indiscriminate sale of
high power military rifles is not ap-
proved by the government and it is
understood that no longer will the
practice abe followed of disposing of
condemned or obsolete ordnance stores
in bulk. While the old Springfields
are regarded as obsolete, SO far as mil,
itary purposes are concerned, having
been successfully supplanted by the
Krag and then the new Springfield.
they are yet formidable weapons at
short range, and the indiscriminate
sale of the same a ridiculously low
prices through department and other
, stores is not regarded with favor.
This has led to the feeling in some
quarters that the government is op-
posed to placing in the hands of its
citizens military rifles of the models
now or formerly in use by the army
and national guard. Such a conclu-
, sion is erroneous. With the limited
facilities at hand the war department
is doing all it can to encourage rife
practice among civilians, as well as in
the army and national guard, and TO
that end is more than willing that
civilians should have Krags or new
Springfields if they desire to practice
with the same. Proper restrictions
must be placed about the sale of any
such weapons, however, and before
making such sales the war department
must be satisfied as to the ultimate
destination of the guns and the pur
pose for which they are purchased
These sales must also be conducted
in conformity with the various acts 81
congress regulating the same
Members Can Get Them,
II Under the act of congress of Mare.
3, 1905, sales of magazine arms, ammu
lnition, equipments and other ordnanc;
stores, may be made to rifle club.
formed under regulations prepared b;
the national board for promotion o
rifle practice. This board has, with tn.
approval of the secretary of war, pre-
pared regulations which provide tha
rifle clubs to obtain advantage of thi
law, shall be affiliated with the Ma
tional Rifle Association of America
Any such club or any member of sucl
club. as well as life members of tn
| national rifle association. can purchas
Krags Or New Springfields. The pre-
cess is that the secretary Of the clu
shall notify the adjutant general 0
the state or territory in which the clu
is located, or the commanding genera
of the District OF Columbia, in the cas-
of Washington clubs, of the number
. rifles and the quantity of other store
? desired, accompanied, of course, b
+ the money for the same. The COVE
nor having approved the requisitio
by the adjutant general it isaforwarde
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
MCPHERSON IS
FIRM IN RAIL
RATE RULING

Kansas City, April 2S-A supplement
tary decision in the rate cases involv-
ing IS Missouri railroad companies op-
Grating in Missouri, was filed in the
federal court here today by Judge
Smith Mcpherson. Judge Mcpherson
declines to recede from the first opin-
ion, rendered March last, either in
the matter of division of the costs of
the proceedings or to change his orig
inal holding that the court fix the
rates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
Yesterday in Congress

Washington, April 2S.-Following is
a summary. compiled from the official
proceedings, of the work of both
houses of congress yesterday:
SENATE As the last half of his
speech Senator Bailey devoted nearly
three hours in the senate to a discus
sion of the legal aspects of his income
tax amendment to the tariff bill, citing
numerous cases and authorities to
maintain the view that such law
would be constitutional He was in
terrupted frequently by senator, who at
times offered objections to his position
or suggested authorities to sustain him
Mr.. Scott spoke upon the tariff with
especial reference to its effect upon the
south and especially upon his own state
of West Virginia. Mr.. Gore of Okla
homa spoke in denunciation of the pro-
tective tariff. Adjourned at 4:4:
O'clock.
HOUsE-The house was not in ses-
sion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
COLORADO WILL
PAY EXPENSES
IN CAMP AIGNS

Denver, April 2S.-Governor Sha-
forth has signed the campaign expense
bill passed by the recent legislature,
and the unique measure becomes law
in 80 days.
The bill provides that the state shall
contribute for the campaign expenses
every two years. 25 cents for each
vote cast at the preceding general elec.
ton, the sum to be divided among the
political parties according to the vote
cast for their respective candidates for
governor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
MEANT TO ATTEMPT
PRESIDENTS LIFE
Insane Man With Loaded Revolver
Arrested at Monte Carlo Where
Fallieres Is.

Monte Carlo, April 2S.-A man
named Verdier, who was arrested
here today by the French police, de-
clared he was an anarchist and he
had come to Monte Carlo for the
purpose of killing President Fallieres
of France, who is visiting here. A
revolver loaded with jacketed bullets
was found on Verdier. The police
believe him insane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
BODY OF MAJOR L'ENFANT. WHO LAID
OUT CITY OF WASHINGTON, REMOVED

buried in 1925, was taken to the capi-
tai under military escort today. In
the. rotunda, where the body lay in
state, ceremonies were held, at which
Vice President Sherman and French
Ambassador Jusserand paid tribute.
This afternoon the body was taken to
the Arlington National cemetery un-
der military escort and religious
services held there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28

Washington, April 2S.-Unusual hol-
ors were today paid to the memory of
Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the ia
nous French engineer who, under the
authority of George Washington, laid
out the city of Washington. His body,
which was disinterred from the rest
ing place on the Digges farm in Mary
land, near Washington, where it was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-28
WOMEN CHAINED IN HALL
House of Commons Police Quickly
Loose and Expel SuffragiSts.

London, April 2S.-Four women
suffragists succeeded in getting into
the outer lobby of the house of com
mons yesterday afternoon. They al
once fastened themselves by chains
to statues in the lobby The police
profiting by their previous experien
ces. are now provided with metal
cutting instruments, and yesterday
they quickly severed the chains and
expelled the four women from the
building.