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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-31
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-31
Children Blown Two Miles.

Three persons are still unaccounted
for. Two children were found dead two
miles from the town, having been
blown that distance.
The storm swept the earth for a dis
tance of probably less than a mile.
The surgeons from Brownwood found
a desoIate scene awaiting them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-31

Continued on Page Five.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19

as one of the first considerations. It is recognized by the Congress workers that lack of intelligent labor has had much to do with the tardIness of the placing of capital in the South and when this barrier Is pierced and srazed. and Investors know that their under talxings will go through In the hands of intelligent labor, they win be more ready to place their surplus funds.
 From start to finish there has not been an insurmountable barrier pre- sented to the advanced men who have carried the great undertaking to suc- cess. Obstacles have presented them selves: it was not all easy sailing, but By energetic work they have not only been surmounted but have been irrevo- cably eliminated. The work has just commenced. It was not the striving for the creation of an organization that set the commercial South afire with enthusiasm. but the knowledge that a great, systematic engine was being built that would carry the great unde- veloped section of the land through to a prosperity which before had only been a hazy dream of progressive men.
 4 few months, easily inside of q year. and the wheels of the Southern Com mereiaI Congress will begin to roll on to the bed rock of commercial upbuild- ing, agricultural. manufactural and mineral development and permanent prosperity, in the opinion of Director Dave.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
PARKER GETS BAIL
WINS VICTORY IN HABEAs CORPUS
 HEARING.
Probate Judge T. R. Caatoa Grants Bail in Sum of es,500 To Alleged Slayer of T. .. J.Swearingea.
 One Witness Examined

After dogged efforts on the part of the attorneys of Eli Parker, who is charged with the murder of T. |. Swearineen. to effect his freedom. they are successful, and by a decision of Judge ]. B. Gaston. rendered Monday. he is admitted to S3.5OO bail, pending the action of the grand jury.
 The battle for the custody of Parker. awaiting. grand Jury session. has been remarkable; the State and attorneys re- tained by the prosecution have fought the release in preliminary trial and fa- beas corpus, while the defense has fought no less unremittingly for bail .. The resort to Q writ of habeas corpus proved successful, for by the successful suit bail was gained.
 Parker made the required bail read lily, and was released, after having re- mained prisoner since January {.
 Judge Gaston, in disclosing his decis- ion, announced that the testimony which had been brought out at the pre- liminary hearing was conflicting to a large degree, and therefore that the testimony of but one witness was ex- amined, that of c. D. Thomas, of Pratt vile, who was an eye-witness to the shooting. From this, Judge Gaston de- clared, he saw reasons why ball should be granted.
 That it was not clearly . ease Of shooting in, self-defense. nor that 1t was clearly a case of premeditated murder. as far as he could determine. was the gist of the decision of Judge Gaston.
 The court of Judge Gaston convened
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
AMUsEMENTs. The Grand,
 Tara.whf.
Francis Wilson.

One of the interesting theatrical en- agreements at the Grand tonight will be that of Francis Wilson, whom Charles Frohman is presenting in Charles Mar lows laughing farce When Knights Were Bold" The role offers him many opportunities for his inimitable comedy of which he. takes the utmost advan- tage. But the fun in When Knights Were Bold," is clean fun, just a whole- some. hearty laugh at the ridiculous position in which essentially modern young men of the present day are placed In when they are taken back over seven hundred years and put Into close association with the people of that period and their manners. When Knights Were Bold" has a record for farce, which has not been equalied for many a day. In October. the play fin- ished a consecutive run of 579 perform ances, in London, and two companies weEe playing the provinces at the same time. MT. Wilson Is in his second year in the farce, having produced in year ago last August in New York, where he played to i've months engage ment at the Garrick theatre and then took 1t direct to Powers Theatre, Chi- cago, where 1t was seen for two months. Charles Frohman has given When Knights Were, Bold, hand some and elaborate production and the company to be seen in the com edian's 8 support is q large and well balanced organizafians ppmbe rip& .fprty-pdd peo- pie. sF'TancisI Wal some comes ne to fh 6 Grand tonight. Seats now eh, sale. q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA
V-- The HaUona Cigar Business
B5 Frederic ]. Haskin.

brand the cigars must be packed ac- cordlng 10 colors without the slightest E variation
 After having been sorted by coiors. the cigars go to the packer. who care- fully arranges them to go in the boxes. With the finer grades each cigar Is handled and examined separately. Any cigar which Is not entirely up to the standard Is rejected by the packer. Once placed in the box. made of the famous Spanish cedar which is absolutely necessary to perfect the aroma of the finished product, the cigars are pressed in and made to fit Then they are all taken out once more. and the fancy bands are pasted around their middles by young girls who work with incredible rapidity The cigars down. and there is another box of Havanas all ready for shipment.
 Here is special box made to hold 5000 cigars. It is being filled for a fashionable club in London. Here is a small carton of cigars which would re- tall in the United States for $4 each. The best cigar-maker in the house cam not make more than five or six of them day. They are destined to regaie the imperial heart of the Czar Here Is consignment of short ana ugly bulldog cigars for a famous Wall Street magnate. And In this particular factory the very cheapest cigar that is turned out would retail in the United States for fifteen cents each. In Havana such a cigar may cost only seven cents or ten cents.
 Exactly such methods are in use in the factories of Tampa and Key West. In the great trust factory in Havana there are dozens of old brands being turned out of the same house. The trust vent into Cuba after the war and bought up a great many factories from the Spaniards They abandoned the factories. kept the more valuable brands and began to do business on the large. American trust scale.
 Statistics might show how much the Havana cigar business means to the trade of the island and all that, but 1t isn't necessary to quote figures to prove the quality of Havana cigars. They are deliciously luxurious and in- |describably superior. Havana is the smokers paradise. Copyright, 1909, by Frederic J. Has Ikin)
 Tomorrow--The Republic of Cuba.
 VII. The Real Treasuree Island.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
REVERSAL OF
 YUNG'S FINE Restauranteur Wins in Supreme Court. FINED ONE CENT AND COSTS Because Doors fcafe Were Open l With Bar Screened. eart of o'clock Closing Law Alleged 4 to Have Been vioIatsaL-Rieh- X ard Glenn Also viete- 1 rsos. On Appeal
 
FINED ONE CENT AND COSTS

\ John Yung, tried and convicted and } fined cent for an alleged violation of the Q o'clock closing law at the Feb 1 xuary term of the City Court of Mont : gomery, was Monday morning, through e decision handed down in the Supreme Court of Alabama given new trial, < the court reversing and remanding the N cause.
 All Justice Dowdell handed down the s opinion, Justices Haralson, simpson aud Denson concurring, that the offense for which MT. Yung was tried and convict \ sd was an offense for which he could mot be criminally punished under the statute, and therefore the defendant was entitled to the general charge re-, SQuested in writing, and the trial court erred in its refusal.
 4 It .yyill be remembered that Mir. Yung EwasH Indicted for keeping his place on sCourt Square open after o'clock, ai- stheugh the evidence as brought out on Tthe stand showed that no liquor was sbeing sold, the bar being screened on. aln that section of the establishment in zwhich the bar was located 1t was sshown that a negro was sweeping the gfioor, and that no attempt was made to sdspose of liquor in any manner to any sperson. s In, his opinion Justice Dowdell says: 2'Section which provides a penalty for A violation of the statute. reads: That any person or persons having a license 4o sell spirituous vinous or malt alquors, or agent employe, or servant Df such person or persons, who direct eg or indirectly sells or gives or deliv- Hrs any spirituous, vinous or malt aiquors to any person in or from such House or place in which there Is H. fense authorizing the doing of business @t any time prohibited by this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on &onviction shall be fined not less than $50 or more than $500 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sen tenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months
 'No punishment Is provided for hav- ing open doors within prohibition hours mentioned In Section 1 of the act, nor Is 1t declared to be a misdemeanor. The punishment provided for In the statute is. confined to a violation of the pro- vision in respect to the selling within prohibition hours. As to having open doors, tho statute does nothing more than declare the same to be unlawful without even declaring it to be mis- demeanor."
 Justice Dowdell therefore reversed and remanded the case to the City Court of Montgomery.
 Another case of interest to Montgom- cry particularly was the decision hand ed down by Justice Anderson in the matter of Richard Seienn vs. the State of Alabama in the matter of violation of the game laws of the State.
 Glenn was tried in the City Court of Montgomery on an indictment charging bunting on the lands of A, M. Bald win without first having secured writ ten permission from Mir. Baldwin or his agent, J. H. Thigpen. He was convicted on tho trial of tho indct- ment and fined e10.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19

in the opinion handed down 1t is set forth that 1t was not an onense 70 hunt on the lands of another without written permission of the owner prior to the act of 1901. The geme and nsh law of 1s0z was enacted February is. and there Is no special provision max ing Section 44 effective upon its ap- nrovai 1t therefore became effective nnder the terms of the code. thirty days after the Adjournment of the Leg islature which was considerably less than twelve months before tho indict- ment"
 The opinion states that several sec lions Of the act became effective by special provision. but Section A. under which Glenn was tried. was not so af- fected.
 ii was the opinion of the Court that the trial court. the City Court of Mont gomery. erred In not sustaining the defendants demurrers to the indict- ment, and the cause was therefore re- versed and remanded.
 The full list of opinions handed down by the court follows:
 DOWDEIL, J:
 Glen colweil vs. the State of Ala bama. appeal from an order of the Pro- bate Judge of Marion County; reversed. rendered and remanded. JOnn fIunE Vs. ftHe otdbe VI AiapN'iAs1s appeal from Montgomery City Court; reversed and remanded.
 ANDERSON. T.:
 Bart B. Chamberlain. administrator' vs. Southern Railway Co. appeal from Mobile Law and Equity Court: reversed and remapded.
 Richard Glenn vs. the State of Ala bama. appeal from Montgomery City Court:~reversed and remanded.
 NJ. H. BuNord vs. c. E. Little. ap- peal from Macon Circuit Court; sf- firmed.
 F. M. Pruett vs. W. c. Gum. ap- peal from Coosa Circuit Court; re7 versed and reminded
 MCCLELLAN. T.:
 Southern Railway Go. vs. Samuel Gal latt. appeal from Jackson Circuit Court; reversed and remanded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
WOULDOUST MR. HAM
quo wARRANTO PROCEEDINGS IN
 COFFEE COUNTY.
Claimed by Friends mad Counsel of Former Judge N. III. Hlaekman
 That Governor Had No Ap-

p0Amtive Power. Tn attendance on the session of the Supreme Court at the call of the Fourth Division, R. H Arlington, flied yesterday the fling of quo war ranto proceedings in the Circuit Court of Coffee county against Judge J. N. Ham, of the Coffee county court.
 The case promises to put the Sut preme Court on more definite record as the powers of the Governor in Ala bama filling vacancies of office, For, according to the belief of Mir. Airing ton, who is counsel for former Judge Fl. H. Blackman, there will be an ap- peal of the case whatever the out come 9
 The proceedings to oust Judge Ham follow closely the declaration of a vacancy in the Coffee county judge ship by Attorney General Garber sew eral weeks ago and the subsequent appointment of the former to the ex- clusion of Judge Blackman who had held the office by appointment of Gov ernor Jelks since 1906. The friends of Judge Blackman insist that if there was a vacancy the Governor was pow eriess to i'll 1t under the ruling af the supreme Court in the noted case of the Alabama University Board of trustees. Anu Ou tliS hf0uhU rtHy will fight the appointfhef1t of z 5ddBe Ham.
 By the Interpretation of the Attor- ney General a vacancy was declared in the office because the Senate at the last session failed to elect a successor to Judge Blackman as 1t was required to do by law. It seems to- have been an oversight, as the act establishing the court in question was clear as to the election in 1907 by the Senate and there was an attempt by previous leg islation to make the office elective thereafter by the people. It seems to be agreed that the elective part of the act is void because carelessly the machinery for an election was omitted from the provisions. The question then arose as to how the office should be filled, admitting the vacancy. The Governor accepted the adviee of the Attorney General and proceeded to ap- point his friend and supporter. MT. Ham.
 It Is the contention of counsel for Judge BIackman that the Governor has no right to appoint a successor to a de facto officeholder, his right to i'll a vacancy being limited to those. cases where there are unexpiEed terms such as are brought about by reslg- nation, death, impeachment or other lsBise.
 Some interesting points are involved and much may hang on the ultimate decision of the Supreme Court in the l case.
 The term of office of judge of the Coffee County Court is six years. The quo warranto will be heard Feb ruary by Judge H. A. Peafce, of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
mEMPHTAN KILLS NEGRO.

Herman seharM had Been AsanuIted.
 Memphis, Tenna Jan. lS.-~Bearhead- ed and coatless with blood streaming down his face from a wound inflicted A few moments before in 8 murderous attack by Walter Farmer. .a negro, Herman scharff. of Lewis Transfer Company of this city today killed his assaiiant after a running fire of two blocks at the bayou on North Second street. ..
 scharff became involved in a quarrel with the negro over the payment ox money for work performed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
Wednesday Matinee and Night, Charley Grapewin,


 Charley Grapewin in The Awaken ing of Mir. Pipp" comes to the Grand Wednesday matinee and night. Neither star nor play need the aid of fulsome puffery they are both too well known and this season MT. Grapewin has gathered about him a more than clever company; he has added new and attrac- tive songs, retaining also the best of the song hits of former years It is difficult to coin new phrases of enco- mium for an attraction that has drawn the best efforts from the most compe- tent critics all up and down the land. Even, as good as ever Is sufficient to say of it. One thing certain when the final curtain falls on "The Awakening of Mir. Pipp," the play will go down into theatric history with record that will have laughter written all over 1t in bold letters. Seat sale opens this morning for both matinee and night performances. Adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
ANOTHER PLOT or THREE WHITES
 FRUsTRATED.
Cut snd Gsshed steel weiis of Cell In Effort to Gain Freedom and
 AssaxIt Jaiier Pettus.
 Once Before.

Schemes flow freely through the minds of Eugene Shell. Lee Hines ana John Morris: they are all three prison CTS in the county jail, and they all want to get out. And despite warnings. ana threats and former thwarted efforts, they stiii persist in trying to "hy the coop" by some means or other.
 The three white boys were discover ed Monday morning by Jailer Pettus' in second effort to dig their way 70 freedom. once before they were frus- trated in a similar effort, and were doubly locked, and doubly guarded: bu. again they improvised saws, ana GU. and gashed the steel Wails oi '"e't '
 cell in futile efforts to escape
 The three boys had. in the last att tempt. dismantled their cell to set tools: they tore from its fastening Tn the cement wall fiush-tank. thus gei- tine the iron bar with which It was ia stened. They made of the bar He, by cutting crude teeth in It's edge: they made clubs and slugs of Jumps or eoai and of the iron legs of their bath tup@ which they wrecked.
 But the second effort was uncovered by the little son of Deputy McCord, who. in visit to the jail. had come upon the men unawares. eJailer fettus, thus warned, visited the cell, and drew a confession. It was John Manuel an Italian held for assault to ravisn. wno told of the scheme. Manuel. It IS
 thought. had no part in the plot. though he knew of it's being, and was heia
 quiet by threats from the otheE three.
 sThe boys endeavored to cut through the sheet iron ceiling of their cell, thus to injure the jailer or trusties with their clubs, and get away. IL WAS thought that after the first attempt they would try no more. but now tnes will be placed beyond all risk of an- other attempt. and locked securely: | The three boys are all heio on charges of burglary and grand larceny. From the offenses with which they are charged, they proved themselves pos
 sessed of ingenuity and resource, ana now this talent comes into play Tn tneir
 logged efforts to break from the MonI- gomery county jail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
TWO BURN TO DEATH

Horrible Tragedy in a Texas Honae.
 Abilene, Texas. Jan. 1S.-M H.. Stream and three year old son. living five miles west of Roby were burned to death and five other members of the family were probably fatally burned yesterday by a gasoline explosion.
 Physicians entertain little hope for the recovery of any of the family.
 A member of the family mistook gasoline, for kerosene and poured the ilquid on a fire. A deafening explosion followed.
 The neighbors rushed to the house and found every person there wrapped In flames.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19

at o'clock Monday afternoon. when it was announced that ball would be granted. But as to the amount of ban. Judge Gaston was not fixed, and upon this issue arose argument between the attorney for the defense and for tiis prosecution. It was finally decided. howevar. that 93.5OO would be sufilciena
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
Rail Business Improves.

New Orleans, La, Jah 1S-I ma that there Is a material improvement in business and conditions as com pared with twelve months ago." Is the statement of President A. J. David son, of the Frisco Railroad, who is in New Orleans on a trip of inspec- tion. Railroads. however are not in a hurry to resume construction, ac- cording to President Davidson. "They want naturally to fully recover from the shock of the past year." he said.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19

FOR SALKs--That ! may devote my time to any entertaining and transfer husiness. will sell cheap, 20 head sssssEes and keEses, ssSubie wagons and harnessg all In good condition.
 HI. A. LOvEHEss, 20e N. Court St.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-28
10000 PEOPLE IN THIS MIGHTY
PARADE.
Continued from rlrst rage.)

effort were spent to make this parade
of 81 floats an accurate reproduction
of the life in New York state from
Legendary Indian times that preceded
the first settlement, to the first voy
age of the Clermont in 1907.
The line of parade had TO be Sc =
lected with great care because of the
great size of the floats. which are
said TO be the largest and most elab-
orate ever exhibited. They vary in
dimensions from 90 to 40 feet high.
32 feet long and IA feet wide. They
could not pass under the elevated
railroad, and even the electric dec
orations of the Court of Honor and
reviewing stands on Fifth avenue.
opposite the new public library, had
to be changed at the last moment to
accommodate them.
The four main divisions summar-
lied the history of the country. First
came the Indian period. with floats
depicting the Five Nations with their
totems. the legend of Hiawatha, the
first 'sachem of the Iroquois, clothed
in kissing snakes, and then a sue
cession of allegories.
The Dutch period followed with
floats representing the discovery of
the Hudson river; the fate of Henry
Hudson, who was set adrift by his
mutinous crew in Hudson's bay in
1911. and never recovered; the re-
ception to Peter Stuyyesant, most ia
nous of the Dutch governors general: /:
the first ship built on Manhattan is
land. and other matters of like typ
ical significance. All representations
in this division are by the United
Holland Societies.
The third -colonial-was
treated with greater amplitude than
any of the others. Twenty-one floats
depicted as many scenes and legends
from the reception of Schuyler's In
dians to the pursuit of Ichabod Crane
by the headless horseman of Sleepy
Hollow. Impersonations and escorts
were by the English societies. repre-
senting British rule. at the front; the
Society of the Colonial Wars; the
Junior Order of American Mechan-
les; the Patriotic Order of Sons of
America; the United Irish Societies; !;
the Sons of the Revolution: the
American Continentals: lineal de-
scendants of Paulding and Van Wart.
the captors of Andre; the Order of the
Cincinnati. and host of lesser or
ganiZations,
Last came the modern period, led
by the title car United States; but
even here the general tone was re-
Prospective. A float representing the
first Erie canal boat, a reproduction
of a hand engine in use before the
Introduction of Croton water, and an
other of an old Broadway sleigh, be
fore the days of subways, trolleys,
elevated or even horse cars, We're
typical.
The historical parade will be re-
peated in Brooklyn on Friday, octo-
Der |.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-28
The Fair

The family of l.. X. Byers has re-
moved from the family home at the
corner of Eleventh and Main streets
to Hill street.
William IL. Clark and his daughter
Mrs. Avis Clark-Compton, were ar
rivals in the city yesterday to join
their daughter and sister. Mrs II. G..
Bedwell. They will leave for Denver
tomorrow night Mr.. Clark and Mrs.
Compton have been residing at Oak
land, Cal.
1t may of interest to note that the
trees from which the peaches were
taken which were presented to Presi-
dent Taft, from the Carmen place,
were sold by a home company, the
Home Nursery company. the sale be
ing made by Mr. L, j. Vaught. at that
time salesman for the company. They
We're EIbertas in all thai name repre-
sents for good fruit Mr.. Naught de-
sires the public to know that better
trees can be grown here than in other
states.