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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18
HOLD UP CLIFF HOUSE.
Clerk Shoots One Robber and Both
Arc Captured.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. IS
Fashionable Cliff house at Manitou,
was the scene of one of the most oar-
ing attempts at robbery in the history
of the Pixies Peak region at O'Clock
this morning. Edward Clark, who has
been working at the house as fire
man all summer and Peter webster
said to have come from Salt Lake, ap-
peared at the room of Day CLERK
James Morrow at that hour and forced
him at the point of a gun to accom-
pany them to the office, where they
demanded that he open the safe
One of the robbers laid gun on a
nearby desk. Morrow, who is husky
fellow of 200 pounds, jumped for the
weapon and after securing it fired on
the men. An exchange of shots fol-
lowed, during which Morrow shot
Clark through the head, inflicting a
fatal wound. The clerk escaped with
a bullet hole through his shirt. al
though the weapon was so near when
it was fired that his clothing was
burned.
The men fled followed by a hastily
gathered posse and were later captured
near Colorado Springs. Clark was
taken to a local hospital. where he
can not live long and Webster was
placed in the county Jail. Thousands
of dollars in money and jewels were
saved by the pluck of the clerk, for
the safe was filled with valuables, this
being the height of the tourist season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18
KILLED HIS FATHER.
Peter Brown Is Alleged to Have
Made a Confession.

Powhaska, Okla, Aug. 1S.-Peter
Brown, under arrest here, charged
jointly with his stepmother with the
murder of his father, L. P. Brown,
last April, has, according to the
sheriff, made a remarka BILE confess
sion to him.
According to the alleged confess
sion, young Brown killed his father
with an ak and was assisted by his
stepmother in throwing the body
into brush pile where it was
burned. Brown is credited with say
ing his stepmother had promised to
marry him. -
Today there was another arrest in
connection with the crime when
Bert Lumfeldt was arrested charged
with being an accessory Ruby
Waters, aged IS, a niece of Mrs.
Brown, is being held as a witness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18
TAFT GIVES LESSONS.
The President Is Teaching His Boy to
Play Golf.

Beverly. Mass, Aug. 1S.-President
Taft was up early today and ready for
play on the rain soaked links of the
Essex Country Golf club. All the
world outside was wet and unattrac-
tive. but a log fire burned cheerfully
in the Taft library. The president is
determined to get as much outdoor
life as he can before starting on his
long swing around the circle in Sep
TENDER, and attired in heavy shoes and
clothes, he set out for the links.
Today was rubber day in the
series of matches which the president
and John Hays Hammond have been
playing against General Adelbert Ames
and w ]. Boardman of Washington
President Taft has decided that
Charley, his 12-year-old son, shall be-
gin his career as a golfer early in life.
He took Charles along this morning
and golf lessons for the youngster will
be daily affairs hereafter.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Norton and former Comptroller
Charles G. Dawes were among the
presidents visitors today. Associate
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, of the
United States supreme court called to
present Sir Frederick Pollock, the en-
inent writer on Jurisprudence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18
TAKEN FOR HORSE Thief
State EmpIoye Has an Interesting
Time at Chanute.

Harry Bell. of Kansas City. one of
the pure food inspectors of the state
beard Of health. had q peculiar and
laUghable experience in Chanute this
week whilc il attendance in his Off
cal capacity at the county fair held
.r that place. He was arrested as q
korsethlef and taken to the city prison
in triumph by The proud and eXultant
officer.
ldr. Bell was walking over the grounds
il the afternoon Inspecting the various
food and drink stands doing business
at the fair when a policeman touched
rim on the shoulder and told him to
&C me With ms
Mr.. Bell had the wit to say nothing
end quietly accompanied the officer to
l rsson. Arrived there lie was arraign-
ed before the chief of police as horse
thief for whom the officers had been
on the lookout for several days in or
der to get the $50 reward Dffere for his
apprehension.
IJr. Bell Kept still as long as ne could
and then bursting into LAUGHTER he
l aided his card to the chief. The of
ficers looked pretty Cheap and then
wound up by laughing at their Own mis-
take.
1t seems that the description sent
cut of the horscthief tailed exactly with
Mr.. Bells personal appearance, so part
of the joke al least is on the inspec-
tor.
Prot Hoad, er gineer for the board
health, had almost a similar expert
cree in Montgc merry county q short
time ago when he was Swallowed all
day by the Independence Police sus.
pected of being u conf fence man and
swindler.
Prof Hoad was in Cherryvale at the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18

mistakes regarding this brave. de-
voted sister and daughter. Alice
Thaw made no stipulations, nor did
the family of the MARQUIS of Hert-
ford, at the time Other marriage
such as are published in some of the
newspapers. On the contrary, her
entire estate remained in this coun-
try absolutely under her own con-
troll. The Hartford family always
paid her the utmost respect for good
and sufficient reasons aside from her
own personality. When she an
nulled her marriage, a year and a
half ago, she had perfect right
under the English laws to hold the
her friends and legal advisers, but
she preferred to be rid of it alto
gether. She had host of warm
friends in England and her own
quiet home of st. James park, like
my own, have been kept open all
these months hoping always for JUS
tice.''
She Walked Ten Miles.
Big Island, Me-, Ang. 1S.-A visit
by Harry K. Thaw'S sister to Judge
Isaac n. Mills at the Megantic Fish
and Game Preserve, just across the
border from here in Quebec, was
without the result for which she had
hoped The judge declined to grant
her request that her brother be al
lowed to remain at White Plains be-
yond the day decreed. The former
Countess of Yarmouth came to.
Megantic and walked nearly ten
miles through the woods in her
anxiety to reach Justice Mills at the
earliest possible moment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18
HARTMAN ON WAY HOME.
Railway Wizard Left Paris This Morn
ing-Sai1 for New York.

Paris, Aug. 1S.-E. H. Hartman left
Paris at IL o'clock this morning for
Cherbourg, where he will embark on
the Kaiser Wilhelm II for New York.
Through his secretary, Mr.. Price. he
informed the newspaper men that he
was going to his home at Arden to rest
and complete the cure inaugurated in
Europe. He said also that he mad no
immediate intentiop of resumins bust
ness activities. Il Eei.- 1883 go
MIR. Hartman. 'naesaid Mr.. Price,
planned originally to return home on
the steamer Mauretania, sailing Sep
TENDER 4, but he suddenly changed his
mind when he found he could be ac-
commodated at home now. His health
is greatly improved
Dr. Lyle, Mr.. Harriman's physician,
who accompanies him, declared that if
Mr. Hartman was weaker, 1t was an
effect of the rigid treatment he had
undergone at BadgaStein.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18

time as a witness in a 4eptic tank NUS
arce s'llt He went over to Independ-
ence in the afternoon. At noon that
cay a Cherryvale farmer was sWindIed
out of 500 by a confidence man who
rs ed the cd draft or check game The
farmer complained to the CherryVale
officers and gave a description of the
swindler. Word was sent to In6epend-
ence of the affair and the description
of the th;ef forwarded to the I.;de-
rendence officer. In a short time the
Independence police sent W01a - Cher
ryVale: We have your man. Will keep
him under surveillance until you come =
The independence sleuths had set
Cpon Prof. Hoad as the swindler, go
ing by the description entirely ard had
Swallowed the worthy professor all day.
They were a chopfallen outfit when
they discovered upon whom they had
been wasting their Sherlock Holmes
talents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18
Secretary Wellhouse of State
Board Horticulture Explains.
TOO LATE FOR HARM
How 1t May Be Destroyed Next
Spring.
Spraying or Gathering the
''Bags" Is Effectual.

Complaints have been made in Varl-
Gus towns of the state recently about
a. new pest which mas made its ap-
pearance this summer and is engaged
ir. the serious business of destroying
the shade and fruit trees. The attention
of Walter Wcllhouse. secretary of the
board of horticulture. having been cali
ed to thi, pest, he has written the fol-
lowing explanatory letter about TINS
Y orm and given directions therein for
destroying it:
through the press and by mail nave
come to our notice lately in regard
to an insect pest enclosed in a cover
ing or shell, ard which is denuolns
.CeciduOuS and evergreen trees.
This insect is the bag or basket worm
t. is considered native to latitude
farther south than ours, but mas Teen
seen in our orchards and particularly
CT cedar and Norway spruce Trees ro-
r1any years, but has seldom been num-
ercus enough to cause the serious dam
age reported from some localities this
season.
..'The bags of this insect may be seen
hanging from tie twigs of many diff
ferent kinds of trees during winter ana
carly spring. The bags are from one
to two inches in length and from three
cirhts 10 one-ka1f inches In diameter
al the center. They are from gray 10
erayis,l brown ard have rather rough
appearance caused by particles OF leaves
or spikes of evergreens adhering
ITO destroy them gather the bags dur
ing winter or early spring. The bags
wren gathered, are often DESTROYED py
burning, but better way would De
TO pile them in some place, when pos
sibie, several hundred yards from any
tree. This would give the parasites. or
which here arc several kinds, a chance
to emerge and be of further use IN de-
stroying this pest, while the worms,
when Matched, would perish from want
CT proper food
when they are too numerous Tor TINS
method of procedure. or where one
: eglects to dc this gathering. they can
be con.batod by spraying with some OF
the arsenical pois ons. Arsenate or leao
lsed at the rate of three younds to 50
gallons of water is probably the best
formula. This should be appied as
soon as the worms are all Matched, say
about June 1. A second spraying can
b,. profitably given from ten days TO
two weeks after the first.
There need be little concern as to
The damage these worms will do suhse-
oI,ent to this date, as that part OF TINS
il sect's life cycle in which 1t teeds
In the foliage of our trees is about com
p,eted for this &eason.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18
KANSAS FAIRS IN 1909.

The following is the list of the
forty-seven county fairs to be held in
Kansas in 1909, their dates. locations
and secretaries, as reported to the
piled by Secretary F. d. Coburn:
Allen County Agricultural society:
Frank E. Smith. secretary. lola; Au-
gust 24-27.
Allen county-Moran Agricultural
Fair association: E. N. Mccormack.
secretary, Moran; September $40.
Barton County Fair association: w.
Feder' secretary T,,s great I1aa Benz enc r.,-
association: C. A. Money, secretary.
Hiawatha; September ITO.
Butler County Fair association: W.
F. Benson. secretary. Ell Dorado; Au-
gust 24-27.
Butler county-Douglass Agricul-
tural society: j. A. Clay, secretary,
Douglass: September 2S-October 2.
Clay County Fair association: Wal
Clay county-wakefeld Agricultur-
al society: Eugene Elkins, secretary.
Wakefield: october 81 and 90.
Cloud County Fair association. L.
E. Abbott. secretary. Concordia; Sep
TENDER 21-24.
Corey County Agricultural Fair
tary, Burlington; September 14-17.
Cowley County Agricultural and
Live Stock association: z. w. Sidle,
secretary. Winfield; Aug. 31-Septem-
Der 4.
Cowley county-EasterD Cowley
Fair association: w. A. Bowden. sec
rotary. Burden September $40.
Cowley county-Udall Agricultural
society: r. H. Chenoweth. secretary,
UdaH September 1918.
Dickinson County Fair association:
w. c.. CurDhey, secretary, Abilene:
September 2S-October 1.
Douglas County Fair and Agricul-
tural society: Elmer E. Brown, secre-
tary, Lawrence: September 21-25.
Finney County Agricultural society:
A. H. Warner. secretary, Garden City.
Franklin County Agricultural So
ciety: J. E. Shinn. secretary. Ottawa:
August 31-September 8.
Pittsburg 6. ST. Louis 3.
Pittsburg, Aug. 1S.-National-
First game:
Pittsburg ....... .-......6 10 0
st. Louis .
Batteries = Philippe, Adams and
Gibson; Backman and Phelps.
Boston 3. New York O.
New York, Aug. 18.-American:
First game-Score: HE.
Boston. ..--.-..-. o
New York $3.50. ....-.-.. ...--.
Batteries-Wood and Carrigan; VIII
son. KIeinow and Sweeney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18
WRECK AT WICHITA.
Twenty-T1ree Slightly Injured When
Engines Come Together.

Wichita. Kan. Aug. 1S.-wastbounI
Missouri Pacific passenger train No.
4jS from st. Louis collided with an en-
CINE in the railway yards here last
night, damaging both engines, wreck
ing baggage Cur and injuriEg three
trafnn1en md -%sn " passengers, none
fatally.
Morton Stewart, engineer. OF W.ch-
ita, L. f. Harris of Oklahoml City, II.
B. Hassey of Buffalo, n. Y. and W. NJ.
Evans, of Sedalia, Mo, received cuts
and bruises
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18

On September % the board will
convene at Clay Center to hear the
case against the Union Pacific in
which the citizens on the line of the
road west of Garrison complain that
they cannot, on the present schedule
get freight or passenger service to
Kansas City with a layover of two
nights at Garrison and Onaga. These
citizens have hired lawyer and will
fight the case to a finish for a better
train schedule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18
START ORIENT SHOPS.
Work TO Commerce Tomorrow on
Wichita's Big Plant.

Wichita. Kan. Aug. 1s.-Announcement
that the. Kansas City. Mexico & Orient
railroad will begin work on general shops
for its system here this fall was made
at Orient offices here today. To get $4,000
worth of bonds voted by this city and
county, $4,000 must be. expended here on
shops before January 1, 1910.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18
LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs. Lottie Coon was arrested last
night by officer England and booked
on a charge of street walking Mrs.
Coon says that the officers have it in
for her and she does tina re a chance
to go on the street without suspicious
looks from them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18

On September 16 the board will
hear the case against the Frisco in
Laneville, Labette county, for the
opening up of the depot there and the
establishment of an agent in the
above mentioned depot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18

September 9 is the date set by the
board for the meeting at Beardsley
Rawlins county against the c. B. &
Q. over the demand for the construc-
ton of a depot in that place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18

Dr. S E. Martin, cancer specialist,
has moved his office to his residence,
1910 Van Buren, street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18
Don't Borrow but Buy UmbrelIas-buy one two three
supply the entire family needs at this sale.

is a matter for the city council or
township trustees rather than the
board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18
PAID THREE CENTS MILE.
Newton Traveller Complains of Over
charge by Santa Fe.

A Newton traveller has made. com
plant to the state railway board that
he has been overcharged by the
Santa Fe on the trip from Halstead to
Newton, having to pay at the rate of
three cents per mile instead of two
for the journey. In support of his
claim he enclosed receipt for cash
fare for the trip.
Here is where the trouble comes in
Had this traveller bought a ticket at
the station from the agent provided
by the company for that purpose he
would only have had ito pay at the
rate of two cents per mile
The railroad board is at this time
engaged in the big task of computing
the earnings of the railroads of the
state from their passenger traffic and
the travelling public can help the
board not a little in this matter by
always buying a ticket from the local
agent so that a record will have been
kept of all sales for transportation of
passengers. @
The people of Woodston, Rocks
county. have appealed to the board to
go after the Missouri Pacific and COM
pei the road to install proper cross
inQS over its TRACKS in that TOWN iG
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18
Big Sale.

For the next few days the State
Journal will sell old exchanges for five
cents bundle. regular price 10 cents
bundle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18

Stop at the New National hotel
popular price cafe, under new man
agement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-18

Pittsburg 6. ST. Louis 3.
Pittsburg, Aug. 1S.-National-
First game:
Pittsburg ...... .-......6 10 0
st. Louis j
Batteries = Philippe, Adams and
Gibson. Rackman and Phelps.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-04
SET BACK FOR WALSH.
Convicted Banker Is Denied a Re-
hearing in Chicago.

Chicago, Dec john r. Walsh,
convicted OF misapplying funds of
the Chicago National bank, of which
he was president, was denied a re-
hearing on his appeal to the federal
circuit court of appeals here yester-
day by Judges Grosscup, Seaman
and Baker.
The court declined to admit Walsh
to bail, but permitted him, on mo-
ton, to defer the beginning of his
sentence, pending an application to
the supreme court, meanwhile plac-
ing him in the custody of the United
States marshal The action of the
court is based on the precedent Great
ed by the Morse case, when the New
York financier was committed to the
Tombs pending an appeal to the SUI
preme court,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-04
JESS JOHNSON IS SHOT
FOUND NEAR ABILENE IN DYING
CONDITION IN HIS
BUGGY.
Domestic Troubles Said to Have
Caused the Shooting, as Ill
Feeling EXisted-One Ar
rest Made.

Abilene, Texas, Dec. Jess
Johnson, a young man about 25
years of age, was found yesterday in
his buggy on the Handy road, about
five miles from Abilene by two men,
Abbott and Haynes. unconscious
from a gunshot wound in the side of
the head He had been shot with a
load of birdshot and they took
charge of him and conveyed him 0
the Abilene hospital, where pilysi-
clans operated upon him.
Ii was found that some of the shot
penetrated the skull and small hope
is held out for his recovery c. Ticer,
father-inlaw of the young man. la
ter came in and surrendered to the
officers stating that he had shot
Johnson and had to do it in self-de-
fense He was locked in jail on "a
charge of assault with intent to
murder A pistol was found in the
young mans buggy. one chamber OF
which had been recently discharged
would seem to bear out TIGERS sto.
ry.
III feeling had existed between the
parties for some time, growing out
of the alleged conduct of Johnson
! toward TIGERS daughter before their
marriage.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-04
feature Of this rally be made the mi
tiation OF candidates

feature of this rally be made the mi
tiation of candidates.
The eight subordinate lodges OF
Dallas took part lu the meeting. and
each Of these lodges furnished can
didates who became members on raj
Iy night
several grand lodge officers were
in attendance, including Past Grand
Master c. r. Gibson of WaXahachie,
ediror OF the Texas odd Fellow. Pre-
ceding the initiatory exercises, Mr.
! Gibson made g snort talk, in which
he said that de VAS presvut SneIi the
cornerstone OF the Dallas l. o. O. f.
hail was laid, and told OF the exer-
cises held then Elm and cedar tim
ber he said. was chopped down to
make room for the building. He told
tof the history of the order in Texas
since that time. Other prominent
Odd Fellows present were Grand
! Secretary W. H. Walker of Dallas,
! Grand Representative Fl. J Emmins.
Judge w. NJ Edwards and William
Bradley grand lodge trustees, and
W. H. Wray and W, lllinsworth,
trustees of the Odd Fellows Widows
and Orphans Home at Corsicana.
The degree team in charge of the
initiation was uuGer the captaincy OF
Il. y. SHELTON, who was assisted by
{ apt Joe Tempieton OF Harmony
| Lodge, Capt Anderson of Mechanics
Lodge, the conductor OF the John j.
Good Lodge, J. O. Gill Of OAK Cliff
Lodge No. 37S, Past Grand Lodge
tRe9resentatise w +. paugherty and
Cart w .. Trotter of the famous
Oak Cliff degree :tean. which won
the honors In the international con-
test held in Philadelphia in 1905.
Captain Trotter took the leading
part in a portion Of the work. Dali
! las News
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-04
GOOD NEWS FOR SMALL BOY.
He viii Be Allowed to Use Fire
work Christmas.

Austin, Texas, Dec. 4-Replying
to question by State Revenue
Agent Mcdonald the attorney gener-
ais department holds that roman
candles, sky rockets, spin wheels and
similar classes of fireworks are not
included in dhe definition exploded
for the purpose of amusement" in
the act ievying an annual tax of $500
upon firms or corporations selling
cannon crackers or toy pistols used
for exploding cartridges.
The effect Of this ruling permits
the sale of roman candles and other
fireworks, except cannon crackers
and toy pistols. The opinion says;
This act covers all combustible
packages more than two inches in
length and one inch in circumference
wherein amusement is strictly furn-
ished by the explosion alone,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-04

Washington. Dec 4,-President
| Zelaya has not only refused to take
official cognizance of Secretary
Knox's note, which was practically
an ultimatum, but he is declared 10
have dispatched special agents to
| Washington to endeavor to have the
| state department ultimatum set
| aside, first by appeals to that depart
ment, and, secondly, by direct ap-
peals to members of congress, me
state department is entirely aware of
the presence and identity of these
emissaries While they are being
watched in a general way the United
States is maintaining nothing that
could be construed as espionage over
them. In addition, it was reported
yesterday that any attempt that Ae-
lava might make to escape from the
country would receive the direct and
vigorous attention of the American
| warships now lying off the coast OF
Nicaragua Secretary KnoX's note in
I timated in the plainest of languages
that the state department looks on
| Zelaya as the man responsible Tor
'the torture and death of the two
Americans, Groce and Cannon.
The plan to deflect the United
States governments program in re-
! gard to Nicaragua came to light yes
| terday evning. Senior Fernando San
! chez and Dr. V. NJ Roman, the for
mer accompanied by his family, ar
| rived here and registered at lead
| ing hotel. Neither Senior Sanchez nor
! Dr. Roman would talk They gave
/ their address as New York.
Members of the Central American
| diplomatic corps, however, were in
flutter when they discovered the
new arrivals. Senor Sanchez, they de-
| clared, is partner of Zelaya in
many the latter's business ventures
! and he has managed to amass a for
! tune of nearly $6,000,000 in gold.
| Dr. Roman, the report continues,
| long has been Senior Sanchezs S Dusl-
ness adviser, and he also is a close
| friend and adherent of Zelaya.
During the afternoon and early
| evening more than a score Of tele-
grams were dispatched from Senor
| Sanchez S rooms. Almost an equally
large number were received. This