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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25
1r. Bruce was about 70 years old.
FIRE CAUSES $50, 900 LOSS.
Curranv1ile Merchant Has Narrow
Escape From Death.

Curranville, Kan, Nov. 25-Postmas-
ter Henry Forsythe and Frank Orr. a
merchant, narrowly escaped death
When the most destructive fire in the
history of Curranville DESTROYED Mr.
Orr's store and the postoffice building
and contents and DR.. Orr's office.
The total loss is estimated at about
$4,000 with about $1,000 insurance
carried by Mr. Orr on his building and
contents. The fire is thought TO hava
been incendiary.
Mr.. Orr. who was sleeping in the
store. was awakened by the fire break
ing glass in the rear of the building.
The store was filed with smoke when
ne managed to get out and the entire
back portion was a mass of flames.
Postmaster Forsythe was sleeping i'm
the rear of the postoffice and was not
awakened until the room was filled witt
smoke and the Orr building was nearly
ready to fall in. It was with some dit-
fculty that he managed to get out
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MINER BLEW HEAD OFF.
Austrian at Pittsburg Used Shot Gun
on Himself.

Pittsburg, Kan, Nov. 25.-Leopold
Graynic. an Austrian, and one of three
from Austria to work several years ago,
killed himself at McCorma camp by
blowing his head off with shotgun.
Graynic, in company with two other
miners, patched in hut together.
They were out of the mine together
when Graynic remarked that 1t would
be the last meal he would ever eat.
They supposed he was only joking or
intended going away for a while and
took this way of telling them, although
they could see no reason for it. One
brother lives in st. Louis and one in
Kansas City.
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DUE TO BAD WIRING.
Latest Theory Regarding Origin of the
DcArmOnd Fire.

Butler. Mo. Nov. 25.-It is now be-
iieved that the fire which caused the
death of Congressman David A. De-
Almond and his six-year-old grandson,
David A. DeArmond. jr., last Tuesday
itarted in the attic of the DeArmond
home and was caused by defective
electric wiring.
At first it seemed probable that the
fire originated in the room in which
The congressman and the little boy
were sleeping.
jefferson City, Mo-, Nov. 25.-Gover-
nor Hadley announced last night that
he would take no steps to fill the va
cancy in the Sixth Missouri congress
-ional district until after the funeral of
Congressman DeArmond, which would
he held at Butler tomorrow. The law
specifies that not less than ten days
notice must be given in filling such
va cancies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25

After your husband had been
wounded where did you see him?''
I saw him at the Stewart hospital
in Hutchinson"
THAT was when?'
THE following day, September So
Here Mrs. Powell was questioned in
regard to PowelPs death and burial bur
was not examined further.
Mrs. Jack Mckenzie was then place I
ON the stand. She was questioned with
regard to the firing of two shots which
preceded the wounding of Powell
Il heard two Shots said the witness,
"and at the same time 1 saw the flashes
from the gum
How did you happen to see the
hasheS?" was asked.
Il was standing SO that my eyes were
turned in the direction from which they
came" was the reply.
From the examination of Dr. Frank
Peak, the physician who was the first
to dress Powells wounds, it was in
dictated that Attorney George A. Medley,
counsel for Brown, may be endeavoring
to prove that the wounded man died at
the Hutchinson hospital not as the re-
suit Of Browns assault upon him, but
from operations performed on him by
the surgeons.
DIR. Peak" questioned Attorney
NeeIey you remember waiting on d
wounded man about the 4th of Septem-
ber?"
Yes"
when you, found he was shot did
you extract the bullet?"
'I did not
What was Powelps condition
1T was a state of shock"
After asking as to the course the
bullet had taken, Medley then asked,
What would be the common result of
such a wound"
1.-The chances are it would be fatal"
was the physicians answer.
do you think that wound like that
necessarily should be fatal?"
DR.. Peak replied in the negative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25
WEDDING FOLLOWS FUNERAL.
Dying Father Requests That Mar
rage Take Place as Arranged.

Great Bend, Kan, Nov. 25.-Mak-
ing a dying request that his death
should not be allowed to hinder his
daughters wedding plans. the funeral
of c. NJ Smith, of this city, was fol-
lowed the next day by the marriage
of his daughter, Miss Lilah Smith, at
Newton.
The dying fathers request was that
the wedding be held on the day
planned. This happened to be the
day Of his funeral, but the wedding
occurred the following day, being,
however, only a quiet home wedding,
with none of the festivities that
usually accompany a wedding.
|. c. M. Smith died at Excelsior
Springs, Mo, where he was visiting a
daughter He was one of the pioneer
settlers of Barton county. locating
here in the early 70s. =.
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FOUND DEAD IN ROADWAY. ..
Mystery Surrounds Death of Aged
Mcpherson Man.

Mcpherson. Kan, Nov. 25.-J. f.
Bruce of near Galva was found dead in
the road north of Galva. He was lying
beside the roadway and his head was
in a pool of water. Near him was his
upset buggy with the team missing. It
is thought that his horses must have
become frightened and in getting be-
yond his control upset the buggy and
threw him out.
Bruce was last seen alive at the
turkey shoot Of Alexander of North
Galva during the afternoon, but he left
peIore the shoot was over. When he
did not return home search was insti-
tuted, but he was not found until morn
ing. His body was at once taken to the
home of his son, c. C. Bruce, but moth
ing could be done for him, as life was
extinct.
Mr.. Bruce was about 70 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25
TOPEKA WOMAN HURT.
Miss Parke Read Struck by Speeding
Motor CycliSt.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 25.-While she
was attempting to dodge a speeding
automobile, a rider of a motor cycle
ran into Miss Parke Read, aged %.
from Topeka. Kan, and injured her
painfully She was bruised about the
head, face and body and her clothing
was almost stripped from her body.
She was carried to a physicians office
and while painfully injured, will re-
cover.
Miss Read is employed in the office
of the state labor commissioner. She is
a direct descendant of Elijah Read, one
of the signers of the declaration of in
dependence.
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No More Presents for Omcers.

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. 25.-A cir
cular from the war department just
received at the post relates to giving
presents to high officials. It has been
a custom in many organizations for
enlisted men to present their company
commander with some present as
token of the high esteem of the mem
bers of the company, especially when
an officer Is leaving a regiment or is
relinquishing command of an or
ganization. This practice is now
prohibited by the war department
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Cornell.
Rheumatic
Pains

MY mother is a great suf-
ferer from rheumatism, and DR..
Miles Anti-Pain Pills is the only
remedy that relieves her"
MRS. G. DAVENPORT,
Roycefeld, N. J.
The pains of rheumatism are
almost invariably relieved with
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills. They
also overcome that nervous irri-
tation which prevents sleep be-
cause they soothe the nerves. To
chronic suffers they are invalu-
able. When taken as directed,
they relieve the distress and
save the weakening influence of
pain, which so frequently pros
trates. Many sufferers use them
whenever occasion requires with
the greatest satisfaction, why
not you? They do not derange
the stomach nor create a habit.
Why not try them? Get a pack
age from your druggist. Take it
according to directions, and if
It does not benefit he will return
your money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25
BRUrALLY BEAT LITTLE GIRL.
Concordla Pupil Told Pitiful Story to
Her Teacher.

Concordia, Kan, Nov. 25.-One of
the most pitiful stories ever heard in
this city was told to the teachers of
the Lincoln building, when the little
Senter girl, daughter of Mrs. L. B.
Spurlock, told of the dreadful beatings
she had received at the hands of her
stepfather.
It is charged that the Senter woman
drove several of her children from
ONE in order to be able to marry
Spurlock, who does not like children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25
DAIRYMAN SOLD BAD MILK.
tate Pure Food Inspector Causes Law
renee Mans Arrest.

Lawrence, Kan, Noy. 25.-John
Fritzel, dairyman, has been arrested
at the instance of the state pure food
inspector, who after making an in
vestigation, found that Fritzel has been
selling diluted milk.
The inspector was here to attend the
ure food conference at the univer-
sity and at a public place here he
thought that the milk looked rather
REGULAR. He took a sample and after
examining it found that it was 40 per
cent water, and had been sold by the
EritZeI dairy
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POULTRY SHOW FOR EMPORIA.
Event Will Be Held the Second Week
in December.

Emporia, Kan, Nov. 25.-The Lyon
County Poultry association will hold
its annual show after all. The snow
cause no vacant building could be
found in which to hold it, and just
when the exhibition was on the verge
of being passed over till next year the
directors found building which can
he secured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25
LID TIPPED IN WICHITA.
Some One Tipped Officers and Forty
Arrests Followed.

Wichita, Nov 25.-Forty arrests for
alleged violation of the prohibitory law
were made last night. While it has
been known for some time that the
sales of liquor were gradually becom-
ing more numerous the fact that there
was to be a general cleaning up was
not generally known
Among those arrested were druggists,
drug clerks, hotel proprietors and port
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25
CRUSHED BY AN ENGINE.
EmpIoye of Santa Fe at Ottawa Re-
ceiyes Fatal Injuries.

Ottawa, Kan, Nov. 25.-While at
work in the west yards of the car
works, John Cartwright, a member
of the bridge gang from Chanute, was
struck by a switch engine, and re-
eived fatal injuries. Cartwright had
been on a layoff for several days, and
lad just gone to work this morning
when the accident occurred. There
was no one present who saw the acct
dent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25
Bourbon County Anti-Hunting League
to Prosecute SnOrtSmen.

Fort Scott Kan, Nov. 25.-The
Maple Grove Anti-Hunting league,
composed of farmers, are waging an
active warfare on violators of the
uniting laws in an effort to protect
themselves from the annual damage
resulting from the promiscuous shoot
ing. They have decided not only to
prosecute all who are caught hunting
on Sunday, but to also offer a reward
CT $25 for the arrest and conviction of
anyone killing quail or the premises
Ct any member of the league without
complying with the provisions of the
bunting laws.
This will practically prohibit hunt
ing in that vicinity, as it will be "a diff
cult matter to secure permission to-
hunt on the farms owned by members
of the league. Farmers in other sec
tions of the county are taking similar
steps and it is now difficult matter
to find a place where hunting may be
cnjoyed without the dangers of arrest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25

The little girl that she kept with her
is between six and seven years old,
and for several days she has been
whipped from one to three times is
the story she told her teachers.
She is covered with black and blue
spots and her little legs had big welts
or them where the brute had whipped
her with a strap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25
Cornell and PENNSYLVANIA.

Philadelphia, Nov. 25.-Cornell and
the University of Pennsylvania foot
ball elevens met on Franklin field to-
day in their annual contest under con-
eitions. at least under foot, which will
seriously handicap both teams. Heavy
rain for the last 4S hours has made
the field a veritable quagmire. This
will favor the local eleven as their
team averages nearly five pounds heav-
ser than the Ithaca boys. Probable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25

ers. pool hall proprietors and many sus-
pected bootleggers. The patrol wagon
was followed by a dray and several
wagon loads of beer and whisky
Only few were able to furnish tho
required $4,000 bond and went to Jail in
default. -.- 90 -A i
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TEErER BOARD CAUSED DEATH.
Parsons Boy Died From Injuries Re-
ceived a Week Ago

Parsons, Kan, Nov. 25.-From in
Jurles received when he fell from
teeter board" at school, one week ago.
George Palmer, 8-year-old son of W. E.
Palmer, blacksmith. died here.
In falling the board struck the lad
across the back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25
KANSAS MINERS WILL HELP.
Leavenworth Union Levies Assess
ment for Cherry Unfortunates.

Leavenworth, Kan. Nov. 25.-LocaI
union No. 679 of the United Mine
Workers Of America. met at Labor
hall and unanimously agreed to assess
each member of that body 81 for the
purpose of providing relief fund
for the sufferers at the Cherry mine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25
Nebraska and Haskell.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 25.-Nebraska
university met Haskell Indians this
afternoon on Andrews field.
The lineup:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25
Amos and Drake.

Des Moines. Ia, Nov. 25.-The
Nmes-Drake game today will decide
The football champion of Iowa Lineup:
L.
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T2amsden .......F Be-. Simpson
Officials: Referee-Sharpe, Yale;
umpire-Edwards, Princeton; field
judge-Langford, Trinity; head lines
lnan-Evans, Lehigh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-09
The Cretan Question.

II j. hardly to be believed that The
powers will permit Greece and Turkey
10 come 10 blows over the Cretan uues-
tion. There is too much at stake for the
rest of Europe to allow a revival of the
ancient feud. Nothing will he gained by
2 war that will cost heavily In blood
md treasure and viii bring The eternal
problem of Moslem ard Christian relation
ship 10 nearer 10 permanent solution.
4 i unfortunate that Turkey ever ac-
CURED suzerainty over Crete. which Is
udrinally a Christian island, more than
:. per cent being of the population being
If that faith ard the remainder Mussul-
man II is this preponderance OF Chris
tan sentiment in the island that has
given rise TO the continual encounters
between the people and the ruling power
The sympathy OF Greek for Crete is en-
tireiy natural in the circumstances and
This sympathy is reflected in the general
sentiment in Europe that the dominant
authority in Crete should be that OF the
government of Athens. Yet shifty
are the politicians OF the European for
eign offices, so evasiye of ultimate princi-
piles I'm all dealings with the minor states,
that never have the larger governments
interviewed to compel Turkey TO renounce
ell claims 10 Cretan sovereignty. OIL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-09
Prohibition and the Future.
Boston Transcript:

The Boston Transcript:
The action Of the Ala bama house Of
representatives in passing a statewide
prohibition hill by vote of ~ to ~,
with it's proha hle acceptance by the sen
ate and the governor, shows that the pro-
hfhition wave has not yet spent its course.
Politically. IL is peculiar TO see the demo-
Gratis of Ohio and Indiana resisting prohi-
hilton while the states entirely in the
control Of that party are declaring by
striking ma joritieS for the suppression Of
the liquor traffic "
There are local influences operating in
this matter. as we have just seen i'll the
tariff matter.
The race question has given the prohi-
bition question its greatest impetus in the
south. \ CRYING need existed there for
tie suppression of thousands Of doggeries
where the yileSt connections We're sold at
low prices to idle and impecunious ne
@roeS and acted as indictments to crime.
The traffic had become menace 10 the
order and even the civilization, of the
whole section. All lines disappeared in
tie organization L. correct the evil. Demo-
Gratis and republicans, Catholics and Prot
,stants white men and reputable black
men, ioined hands. and, in the fervor of
the crusade extreme measures were
adopted. Prohibition triumphed over high
license and strict regulation.
In neither Indiana nor Ohio is the negro
present in numbers, and in both states he
Is a. A rule. well behaved. No special
Inducements are held out TO corrupt him.
Neither beer nor whisky has ever been
manufactured in large quantities in the
lower southern states. The saloon inter-
ests there have in the main represented
both the brewers and the distillers. In
both Indiana and Ohio the manufac-
t1Irers are numerous and wealthy. Mil
lions are invested i'm such plants, and the
financial side of the question is powerful
The brewers and the distillers are among
the most liberal contributors to political
campaigns. dividing, as rule, their
money between the two parties where
both are strong.
In the south the foreian-born popula-
ton is small while in both Indiana and
Ohio it is large and influential. Where
beer and light wines are consumed In
quantities prohibition fights a most diff
cult battle. The policy Of high license
and strict regulation is the more popular
cry of the friends of temperance in such
states.
4 sharp division of opinion exists as
10 whether what is called the prohibition
toe is still rising, or has begun to re-
cede. That il is high-higher than ever
before-higher than was expected when 1t
began to rise-all must concede But it
is equally true that what has been won
in the south has been due. in part to
conditions which do not exist elsewhere:
and their absence in the territory still to
be contested is the basis of the claim
that prohibition as a general issue has
shot it's bolt. We shall, however see
the tight go on. and in 1912 an effort
made to give the temperance question
new position in the national consid-
Grafton Of things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-09
Teach the Children to Swim.

FROM Inc Ne" 1oTh Evening MILL
The present summer has brought forth
no bit of reading more distressing than
the report of Supt. Longfellow of the
United States volunteer life saving serv-
ice for the month of June. According
to his document there were 1,126 drown
ings in the United States and LOG in Can
ada in that one month. as against 62l ir
the United States and eishty-one in Can
ada in the month of May.
In the state of New York during the
thirty days of June ia persons met death
by drowning, fifty-two of whom were
children. The drownngs in Pennsylvania
numbered nnety-eisht, of whom fifty-sev-
en- We're below the age of twenty-on
Massachusetts reported eighty-one cases
and Illinois siXty-one.
These figures tell heartrendine trag-
edy of the outing season. How many OF
those vino lost their lives in our rivers
lakes and canals might have been saved
had they been able to swim no one car
say, but the figures as to the ages of the
victims indicate that large proper
ton We're children and presumably unable
to take care of themselves in the water
There is ineffable regret in the thought
thai many of them might still be among
the living had they been instructed in
yout. in one of the simplest and most
heaIthfuI of outdoor recreations.
The art of swimming is so easily mas
tered that there is little or no excuse
for ignorance OF it in any community
bordering a lake. a pond or A stream
be it large or small. 1t is as graceful
as dancing and tenfold more wholesome
as stimulating as tennis and far less
difficult to do well. One might almost
school, public and private, a fully equip
ped swimming pool in which. under capa-
BILE instructors, lessons in swimming
should be compulsory on every pupil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-09
Mr.. Cannon and the Harness.

Mr. Cannon denies the report that he
contemplates retiring from Congress
Why should lie retire" Surely no. on ac-
count of age. What man carries seventy
three years more easily? Tired OF the
racket? He has had nearly generation
Of it, and men Of his temperament and
equipment thrive on il. He has Just
PASSED through 4 siege of charges ana
denunciation without suffering the slight
est injury. He survived the raid on his
so-called cZardom. and he held the House
TO the support OF the tariff bill. He
seemed to enjoy the excitement of the
contest The popping of the small arms
and the roar of The artillery made music
for his veteran ears.
Where would pleasure await Mr.. can
non out of politics. He would not have
to work for his living. His private means
are ample for his comfort. He likes his
home and his neighbors. But Danville is
comparatively a small place, and would
be slow for even its most distinguished
and much respected citizen as an all-the-
year-round residence after thirty-odd
years of political life in Washington help
ing TO make laws as member of Con-
gress. Keeping one eye on a bank and
the other on a farm would ne SHidll ana
unsatisfying employment for man who
for so long had kept both eyes on the
state Of the Union.
Thomas r. Reed. after years spent in
politics and a service in the Speakers
chair, retired in a fit of disgust. and re-
Sumed the practice of law. He gave as
his reason desire to make a little
money He soon discovered his mistake.
He could not compete with the younger
men at the bar. and New York, with all
Of its stir and whir, was no substitute to
him for Washington. He was planning
to return to Washington when death over
took him.
Mr.. Henderson took a similar course
and with like result He soon tired
of New York. and of life, and died a
broken and disappointed man at his old
home in Iowa
1t is better, whenever possible to die
in harness. Especially is this true of
politicians. There is something which
when that game has been long pursued
units a man for anything else. If
fortune forsakes him late in life his re-
manning days seldom are happy If he
turns his back on fortune he soon dis
covers his mistake. Mr. Cannon has
been very successful in politics, and
has vigor left. Why should he retire ?
When, since he first took a hand has the
game ever been more interesting than
now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-09
The Plane and the Man.

The performance of Roger Sommer. the
French aviator. who remained aloft in
his bipiane the other day for nearly
two hours and half while il establishes
worlds record for endurance. in no
appreciate degree advances the art of
aeyial navigation. The endurance tests
are. 1t is true interesting, as proving the
capacities of the motors that are in use
in these machines. factor of the utmost
consequence. as shown in the unfortunate
mishaps suffered by Latham in his at
tempts to cross the English channel. But
a motor can be tested on the ground
for continuous perfect running as well
as in the air. and there is no advantage
to be gained in remaining aloft GER
tain length of time in establishing
records. except for advertising purposes.
The only possible advantage in these
circular flights of long periods is in de-
veloping the aviator himself. In a GER
tain respect this is q vitality important