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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-31
BIG DERBY TODAY.
More Than Thirty Horses Will Start in
Event at ReadTiiIe.

| ReadvilIe, Mass. Aug. 31-More
than thirty horses lined up on handt-
/ cap marks, and two of the greatest
trotters in the country, Sonoma Girl
and San Francis on scratch, waiting
the signal from Starter Frank Walker
to send them away on the dash of
about one mile and a half in tfse great
American derby race, this was the at
traction that drew am enormous crowd
of turf enthusiasts from all parts of
the country and Canada to the old
ReadviIle track at the opening of the
grand circuit meet here today
Today'S race was the trotung di-
vision of the derby, for a prize of
$4,000. Tomorrow a purse of $15,-
600 will be divided among the PAGERS
in another derby.
Unlike last years memorable derby
at Readvil1e. the first held in the
country, which was won by Allan
Winter, there were no qualifying heats
today the rich plum going to the
winner in single dash
Baron AlcyIon. owned by E l.
White of syracuse, N Y was the
favorite The stallion was on the p
mark In trials since arriving here he
has worked in 2:1o Il, only z sec
onds slower than the mark on which
the scratch horses were placed
Uhlan was withdrawn by his owner,
Charles Sanderson, who did not think
il adviss BILE to start him in the derby
and then race against Hamburg Belle
on Friday in the second series for the
trottine championship of the country
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AUTOS MEET HEAD ON.
Topeka and Kansas City Cars Collide
Near EudOra.

Lawrence, Kan, Aug. 31.-As two
touring cars, one from Kansas City,
were rounding a turn in the road be-
tween Eudora and the Wakarusa
bridge, they met in head-on col
lision. As neither of the drivers of the
cars footed their horns before making
the turn, the accident could scarcely
have been averted-
The escape of the occupants of both
cars without injury was almost mirac-
uIous. None of the persons in the ac-
cident received any serious injuries.
One of the women who was riding
in the front seat was thrown over the
front of the car. She was not seriously
injured. receiving only u few bruises
The lamps and radiators of both
automobiles were demolished. The
front axle of the Buick car. driven by
a DR.. Gates of Kansas City. was bent
to an angle of IS degrees One of the
back wheels was broken.
over $500 damage was done to the
Stafford car of Topeka, driven by
W. W. Webb. He says the accident
was entirely due to Gates who disre
garded the rights of the road The
left front wheel of Webb's car was
broken and a tire split open. The
car will be shipped to Topeka. Mr.
Webb said he would attach the Kan
sas City car for damages to his own
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when near the Lewistown Narrows, or
the middle. division, it was held up b.
a masked highwayman-
THE train was halted by an ex-
plosiOn of dynamite which slightly
damaged the engine. Before it could be
realized just what had happened the
robber. with heavy revolvers in each
hand. was in control of the situation
Engine Was Damaged
In a later statement the railway Of
ficials says:
When the dynamite placed on this
headlight glass and windows of the en-
gine cab were broken One rap was
torn up also
1T is impossible to say at this time
but one bag of pennies and several
bars of gold, valued at 5000, have been
found on his traiI.''
Train No. 80, the Pittsburg and
Northern express on the Pennsylvania
railroad, which was held UP near
Lewistown early this morning. arrived
at the union station here at 500 a m.
Messenger Harper made a report to
the local officials in charge of the Ad
ans Express company at the union sta
ton and then with a number of de-
tectives started back for the scene OF
the hold up. From reports here the
robber made three of the crew stand in
corner Of the express car. while he
The highwayman first boarded the
express car. known as the one from
Washington. In that car, it is reported.
he compelled the messenger and guard
to go to the car in charge Of Messenger
Harper from which the money was
taken.
AS soon as the railway officials were
informed of the robbery. the company's S
detective force was put to work In
addition the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
company was called upon and its de-
tective force is on the way to the scena
with a pack of bloodhounds.
The spot where the robbery took
place was an ideal locality for a hold
up
The tracks occupy a narrow strip Of
land between the mountain and the
Juniata river. Heavy timber covers the
mountains and paths lead to almost
Businesses
The robber placed an obstruction on
the track and the engineer sighted 1t in
time to save his train
The train held up was No. 80. It left
at SOC last night and Har-
at midnight.
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SANTA FE EXTENSION.
Hartman Also Interested in North
western Pacific Project.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-The old project of
extending the Northwestern Pacific
railroad from its present terminus to
Eureka, Cal, was the subject of a con-
ference today between J. hruttschnitt
of the Hartman lines and A Payson,
Pacific coast representative of the Atch-
ison. Topeka & Santa Fe.
Although President Ripley OF the
Santa Fe, was not present at the in
terview he was familiar with the de-
tails and stated that nothing was ac-
complished of public interest.
Mr. Kruttschnitt could not be seen
but his secretary stated that there was
no immediate prospect of the extension
being made.
1T is stiu in the air. where it has
been for many years" said he.
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GOMPERS SHUT OUT.
International Trades Unions Will Not
Hear His Talk.

Paris, Aug. 31.-The controversy
between the International trades
unions and Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor entered on another chapter to-
day when the conference on a motion
made by a BELGIAN delegate voted to
discuss only the proposals submitted
by organizations affiliated with the
conference.
The propositions made yesterday
by Mr.. Gompers. are thus shut out
as the American Federation of Labor
is not affiliated with the European
unions and Mr. Gompers viii not be
able to argue their adoption
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SEVEN TOTS BURN.
Fire Destroys an Orphanage Contain
ing $50 Children.

New York, Aug. 31-That seven little
children, inmates Of st. MaIachai's home
for children at Roekaway park L. L,
were sufocated in a fire which destroy
was discovered today by firernen dig
ging in the ruins. There were $50 chill
dren in the institution which is con
Quoted by the Sisters of St Joseph of
Brooklyn. Most of them marched out
of the buildings in good order when
the fire alarm was sounded and it was
supposed all had escaped
Nearly all of the dead were under 5
years old. The portion Of the dorulitory
in which they slept was directly over
the laundry, where the FIRE originated.
How they were overlooked in the work
of rescue last night or whether there
were other bodies remaining in the
ruins could not be determined as most
of the records Of the Institution were
destroyed
The fire was discovered In the Iaun-
dry in the north wing at o'clock last
night. Three hundred and fifty small
children were in their cots on the third
of the older children We're attending
evening prayers in the chapel As the
alarm sounded the older children march
ed from the chapel to the board walk
along the beach and the nurses and
attendants began carrying the little
children from the floors above.
Firemen assisted in searching the
building and found a few children ling
ering in the halls. too frightened to
leave the building. but the rescue work
had been conducted with such dispatch
and good order that it was believed un-
til TODAY all the children We're out of
the building.
The Hebrew home nearby with a large
number of inmates was saved. all of
its occupants escaping.
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MAY BE fairbanks.
Former Vice President Talked of as
Reid's Successor.


Chicago Aug. s1-A Washington
speciaI to the Record-HeraId says:
Information of President Tafts ap-
parent intention to supplant Whitelaw
Reid as ambassador at the court or
St. lanes with a man of his own
choosing. has revived among the un-
der diplomats left in Washington the
report of the presidents desire to send
Former Vice President Fairbanks TO
Great Britain.
In spite of the fact that no official
declaration of the presidents choice
of an ambassador has been made, the
representatives of foreign nations seem
to cling tenaciously to the belief that
the former vice president is one of the
most favored ones under consfdera-
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Topeka and County Attorney Schenck,
she Will renOunce all claims to the
Bleakley child and promise to refrain
from any further attempts to gain
possession of it
This information was confirmed this
mornin by County Attorney Schenck
who came up from Kansas City last
evening with Mrs Barclay. He talk
ed with her all the way to Topeka
while they sat on the observation car
of the Golden state Limited and in
the conversation she opened her heart
20 the county attorney and not only
told OF all her attempts to gain pos
session OF the child but told of her
failures and her decision to allow the
mother TO continue in possession.
Mrs Barclay gave many reasons for
this decision. Principal of them all is
the fact that there would be a posi-
bility of her winning in the fight-in
this case the baby would be turned
over to her with the diSgra ceful stigma
an unknown mother Mrs. Barclay
stated that for the sake of the future
life of Marian Bleakley she would give
up the fight. She was Influenced to do
this by a relative
Drop Kansas City Suit.
In doing this it means that the
habeaS corpus proceedings which are
scheduled for the circuit court at
Kansas City will be dismissed Mrs
Barclay viii make her announcement
Der 5 but she will direct her attorneys
TO drop the habeas corups case in
Kansas City. Thus the matter will
come to an abrupt end in connection
However. the trial involving Mrs.
Barclay and J. NJ. Gentry as kidnapers
of the baby Will be carried on in To-
peka. County Attorney Schenck stated
I 70 hi
ing that the Surrendering of all claims
to the child viii have nothing to do
with the action against the kidnapers
in Topeka for breaking in the doors
assauIting a man with intent to Kill
and abducting a child from the
premises.
1t has been reported that Mrs. Bar
clay would never submit to these
conditions unless the charges against
her for kidnapping were dismissed.
The county officials state that there
Is no law that will allow them to dis
miss the charges on such conditions
and that the statement from Mrs
Barclay came with her own free will
and with no supplementary con-
ditions- In fact it has not been men
toned to them that q compromise
that the people of this county and
state would gladly welcome any such
agreement if it could be made said
Assistant County Attorney Atchison
10 a state Journal reporter this
morning But the fact that Mrs.
Barclay and Gentry forcibly entered
the Bleakley house has called for
their punishment
Believed She Did No Wrong.
In her talk with County Attorney
Schenck and Deputy Atchison on the
train last evening Mrs Barclay con-
vinced them that she really believed
that IN gaining possession of the
chitd IN the manner she did she was
not disobeying the law in the least
and that her abduction was perfectly
legitimate She has been made to
believe this by other persons who
are considered to be at the bottom
Of the whole plot and who viii be
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caught by the officials before the day
IF I thought that Mrs. BIeakley
was the real mother of Marian
would never dare attempt to take
her. said Mrs Barclay to the county
attorney yesterday. It am not try
ing to take her from her real
mother I claim that I have a per-
feet right to Marian-lots more right
I have been making these attempts
to gain possession of her I have
spent thousands of dollars, and have
done all I could in the courts-but I
have failed. I realize now that an
awful digrace viii fall upon the child
in after life if / prove that Mrs
BIeakIey is not the mother and for
the sake of the child l give up the
fight and will renounce all claims
whatever.
Mrs. Barclay has lost all her spirit
of bravado. She is discouraged and dis
heartened and she is willing to COM
promise the case in such a way that
the kidnapping case may be dropped
and she and Gentry given their lib
erty. She now realizes that the taking
of the little girl by force was mis-
take and is looking for a way out
of the difficulty
Mrs. Barclay Gets Bail.
Joseph Gentry has not been able
to give the $4,000 bail fixed by the
city court and will probably remain
in jail until after the preliminary on
September 8. Mrs. Barclay gave her
bond and she was released last night
after 1t had been approved by Judge
Simon 1t was signed by the Fidelity
and Deposit bonding company She
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I
| the habeas corpus case for the pos
SESSION of the child will come up be-
| fore Judge Porterfield on Septem-
| ber 4.
Gentry Seys There Are Others.
Joseph Gentry last night gave out
| the following statement:
Il went into this case with full be
| lief and understanding that Mrs
Barclay had right to the child both
| by the adoption papers and the de-
crees Of the courts in which the case
| has been tried These papers and
records were shown and read to me
and I afterwards read them myself
I did not believe that / was violating 8
the law in the action which. took in
| the kidnapping There are a number
of people who were interested in
planning the work and they told me
they had been working on the case
for the last two or three years 1
thought they knew what they were
talking about and took their advice
when deciding to go into the case my
self They told me that I took no
chances in taking the child Of Mrs
! Barclay. I never agreed to dc any
thing but help her take the child
into the state of Missouri and when
1 did that my part of the work was
done
my part of the job was to help her
take the child into the state of Mis-
souri, by the nearest possible route
without being stopped before getting
over the state line. After leaving
Topeka my whole plan and aim was
to get into Missouri. However after
I saw Mrs Barclay and the child
safely in the hands of the Missouri
courts I began to find out that I had
been misIed to certain extent by
those most deeply interested IN the
case As said there are a number
of others in the affair, but 1 am not
in a position TO say just nov who
they are.
Il have been on the case for FIVE
, weeks and as far as I know there is
absolutely no other woman in the case
except Mrs Barclay 1 am working on
a salary the same as 1 would IN any
case taken up by the agency with which
I am identified
7 am more than pleased with the re-
ception I got in Topeka If I had been
around the world and had just returned
I do not believe I would have had any
better attention paid to me- l have
nothing but good words for the au-
thorities to whom 1 was turned over
and have always received the best OF
treatment at the hands of Sheriff Nor
ton. Under Sheriff Judkins and Jafler
Bayless. This afternoon everything
was pleasant at the court room and I
received fair treatment I saw nothing
those present and am perfectly will
ing to submit my case to the Kansas
courts and feel sure of fair treatment.
I had no hesitancy in coming back to
Topeka after having seen and talked
with the officers"
Another Arrest Is Made
Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 31.-H- r
TilIitson. manager of a local detective
agency left here this morning for To-
peka following receipt of information
that a warrant had been issued for
his arrest in connection with the kid
naping of Marian Bleakley, the in
cubator baby.
J. y. Gentry. who with Mrs James
G. Barclay took the child from its
home, was employed by Mr.. Tillitson's
firm
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Weather Is Again Hot.

The winter weather of the past few
days has moved on Monday morning
the temperature was down to So and
it did not reach so during the day
This morning il started IA degrees
higher and the limit is not yet The
weather department opines that the
weather Will be generally fair. but un-
settled tonight and Wednesday. They
have used that generally fair until
they are attached to it, and can't seem
TO make report without it The dis
turbance of the atmosphere which
caused the destructive floods in Mex
leo is said to be sneaking this way, and
we may some day get a rain. This
afternoon the wind is blowing miles
an hour from the south. and the hour
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Uncle sam Needs Farmers.

Washington, Aug. 31.-Students
with an agricultural training. who are
familiar with laboratory and field
work and with classes and varieties of
cereals. are in demand by the govern
ment at salaries ranging from $1,000
to $4,000 a year The civil service
commission has announced an eX-
animation for September % next for
positions assistant in grain standard
ization In the bureau of plant industry
for the department of agriculture.
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MR. IYTLE IS nIpRov1Ne.
His Condition Reported Slightly Bet
ter by the Physician.

1t is reported this afternoon that a
slight Improvement was noted in the
condition of Mr.. G. d. LytIe. who is
seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
while he is by no means out of
danger" said DR.. Jeffrey. Il now have
hopes for his recovery. He spent a
bad night, but an Improvement is no.
ticea BILE today"
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Will Renounce All Claims to
Little Marian Bleakley.
DROPKANSAS CITYSUIT
Action for ChiId's Possession
Will Not Be Tried.
Woman Says Girls Future
Causes the Surrender.
County Attorney Says Criminal
Gases Will Be Pushed.

At the preliminary hearing TO be
held in this city Wednesday morning,
September s. Mrs. J. NJ. Barclay, the
kidnaper of little Marian Bleakley. the
incubator baby. will arise in court and
before Judge Simon Of the court of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-31
WHOLE ELEPHANT SKIN.
One of Roosevelt's Trophies Preserved
in Good Condition.

Nairobi. British Africa. Aug. 31-Ed-
Inund Heller. one of the natura1ists
connected with the Roosevelt expedi-
ton. has been successful in preserving &
entire and in good condition the skin
of an elephant recently shot by AIpI
Roosevelt The tusks Of this animal
weigh 50 pounds each.
All of the members Of the party are
Well
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That Gets the Aviation Races in
This Country.
CANDIDATES S
Are Already Coming Forward
With Good Offers.
New YOrk's Apathy Probably
Will Send Event West.

New York. Aug. 31.-A number of
western cities have already submitted
attractive offers to the Aero Cube of
attractive offers to the Aero Club of
contests which are to be held next
year in this country. According to A
Holland Forbes, president of the club.
which will have charge of the meet
ing, as it, through Glenn H Curtiss,
Won the international cup at Rheims.
New York is not at all certain of OBJ
tanning this very important attraction
for next summer
When Mr.. Curtiss won the trophy
last week IL was commonly supposed
that the next contest for it would be
held on either the Hampstead Plains.
L. T.. or on a specially prepared field
on the Hackensack Meadows. But the
Aero club will insist on contribution
of at least 100000 to be divided into
cash prizes for the contesting aviatorS,
and New York has indicated no in
clinatton to donate any such fund
The next aviation contest has been
placed in our hands by CurtiSs vic
tory" said Mr.. Forbes, land we Will
endeavor to see that the foreign avia-
tors who come over to challenge for
the cup have just as good an opportun-
ity to win valuable prizes as they had
at Rheims
I'VE have received several very fat
tering offers from number of western
commercial value of this meet as an
attraction and 1 am now negotiating
with them.
we are already preparing to do
make the next meet even greater
than the one which has just ter
minated at Rheims. and we will work
enthusiastically with the community
which offers US the best site and the
best terms
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RAIN AT wellington.
Five Weeks Drouth Broken by a Gen.
eral Downpour.

Wellington, Kan. Aug. 31.-Five
weeks drought was broken here last
night by two inch precipitation. Re
ports are general of a downpour over
the entire county and reaching into
northern Oklahoma
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Mr. H. Oberg announces the OPEN
ing of the New National Hotel Turk
ish Baths, Wed. Sept. 1st. Massage,
manfcuring, chiropody.
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Weather Intiicafions.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Forecast for
Kansas: Unsettled but mostly fair to-
night and Wednesday, slightly cooler
tonight in south portion.
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WILD WEST STYLE
Lone RObber Holds Up q Train
on the Pennsylvania.
Forces Express Messenger to
Open the Safe.
IN NEED OF HELP.
He Csmpels Fireman to Aid in
Carrying Of the Cash.
All But One Bag Is Recovered
by Passengers.

Lewistown. Pa. Aug. 31.-Single
handed. a daring robber stopped the
westbound Pittsburg & Northern ex-
press on the Pennsylvania railroad at
the Lewistown Narrows, eight rciles
east of here, at O'Clock this morning,
robbed the express car of 81 900 in gold
and escaped to the mountains. The
robber was forced to leave 5000 in bull
lion on the mountainside where the
fireman Of the train had been forced to
carry it, passengers having appeared
armed and ready to give battle to the
hold up.
The train consisted of two engines,
three express cars and two sleepers. Il
signal placed on the track brought the
train to a stop. Engineers John Long
and Balzer Beahm, both of Altoona, on
alighting from their cabs were con-
fronted by masked man with two re-
volvers, who ordered Hands up
Conductor l. r. Poffenberger of Har-
risburg, came up. and taking in the
situation, started to run for the rear I {
the train. The robber fired five shots
at him, one taking effect in the right
hand. He then ordered the express car
opened, threatening to blow it with
dynamite if not obeyed. The car was
Der the money bags were carried to the
side OF the tracks. 1t is thought about
81 900 was obtained. Several of the
bags contained pennies which were
found later near the scene of the ho,d
up.
Only one man was seen by the train
men Later investigation disclosed six
sticks Of dynamite between the tracks
at the point where the cap exploded.
This is excepted as evidence that it was
the intention Of the robber to blow up
the train
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St. Louis Wants Curtiss.

St. Louis, Mo. Aug. 31.-The Aero
club of St. Louis has cabled Glenn IT
Curtiss, the aviator who won at Rheims
last week, an Invitation to give flights
here during the centennial celebration
in October. Wilbur Wright is expect
ed to reply definitely this week to an
invitation made recently.
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An OmciaI Statement.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 31.-The official;
of the Pennsylvania railroad here con-
firm the robbery OF train No. 80 near
Lewistown. Pa. early today The fol-
lowing statement was authorized:
From reports at hand now it ap-
pears the robber-there was only one
did not get much money. In the ex-
press car was more than 5000 in bull
lion as well as a large amount of Lin
coin pennies. We understand the high
waSnfan .isds -cor1fpelIed to drop the
bullion in order to escape
THE train was known as the Pitts
burg and Northern express 1t left
Philadelphia shortly after 9 O'Clock last
night About go o'clock this morning,