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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
ADMITS KILLING.
j. ID. Brown Fired Shot Which
Ended Life of w. f. Powell.
Negro Porter Says He Killed i'm
Defense of His Wife.
SHOT WHILE FLEEING.
Slayer's Wife and Another Ne
gress Held as Accomplices.
Officers Do Net Believe Story
Told by the Negroes.

Hutchinson, Kan, Sept. III. D.
Brown, a negro porter on the Rock Is
land railroad. is in the county Jail here
charged with the premeditated muir
der of w. F. Powell who was shot at
Pratt last Saturday night and died
Sunday after being brought to this city
On a special Roc Island train.
/ Browns wife and another negress.
ola Dupree, are in Jail at Pratt, charged
with completely in the murder. Arthur
Rogers. another negro, is being held
as witness. Brown. his wife and the
Dupree woman are all being sweated.
Brown was arrested at Pratt. He is
porter on Rock Island train No. and
IL. When three officers met Brown as
| he ahghted from the train he seemed
| to understand what he was wanted
for.
"Just wait until I get my work done
up" he said. The officers waited for
him, and he was taken to the Jail at
Pratt. Later Sheriff Burnett turned
him over to Rock Island Special Agent
Judkirs, who brought the prisoner to
Hutchinson.
Murderer Feared to Stay at Pratt.
81 don't care what you do with me,
but leave my wife out of it. 1 should
not have done it. but all you can do
is to send me to the penitentiary," said
Brown.
Brown said he was at home when his
wife and the Dupree woman came and
LOlQ MIN q WHITE man was IOllOWluS
them. He went outside and fired two
shots, he said, not knowing what effect
they had. He claimed he did not know
who the white man was The women
are said to have cOrrobOrated his story
to this extent.
Brown was brought to Hutchinson at
his own request He feared rough
handling if he was kept in Pratt.
From the course the bullet took,
when it entered the body and the alb
sc nee of powder burns on PowelPs skin
OF clothing, it is presumed that he was
fleeing when shot. Powell went to
Browns residence, it is thought, to take
part in a beer drinking festival. and
Powell and Brown got into trouble be- |
fore Powell had been in the nouse long.
At least this is the story of the Of
fcers.
MAY Have Been Killed After Quarrel. |
Powell cd not leave his companions |
uptown until $3.50 o'clock, only about |
half hour before the killing. Whether
the killing was a result of Jealousy on
Browns part or a quarrel was from
some different cause. has not yet been
One of PowelPs duties while connect
ed with Rock Island railroad at Pratt
was to superintend the icing of the
gled into town in the ice. Powell had
access to the key, as did the porters.
In this way Powell, and Brown got we'll
acquainted
employed at the Winter smoke house
at Pratt. He was formerly a Rock Is
land railroad porter. he owns the
house whore Brown has lived. From
portion of the evidence. Brown, his
wife, Rogers and the Dupree woman all
have lived in the same house.
Mrs. Powell. wife OF the murdered
bringing her 6-weeks-old babay with
her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
NEW SANTA FEE RoUNDHoUsE.
Number of New improvements Being
Made at Argentine

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept 1.-The
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
is extending its yards in Argentine and
new buildings are being erected there
work was started On a new round
house yesterday. 1t is to be of the
most modern construction and will
contain twenty-seven stalls 1t will be
of brick and will cost about $4,000.
This building will complete a similar
one with twenty-five stalls that was
erected last year at a cost of S53.465.
Steam heating plants also are being
built at the yards in Argentine and at
Nineteenth street and the yards in this
city The plants will supply the pas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
ATHo1 HIGH SCHOOL PRosPERs
Thrifty Little Sixth District City De-
serves Its Success.

Athol, Kan, Sept. 1.-THE people
of this town won out on the high
time in the history of Athol a high
school is being conducted. 1t started
with an enrolment the first day of
20, which will be doubled in the next
few weeks.
The Athol school district was
formed of the four corners of other
districts. The total enrolment of the
three departments the first day was
so, which will be increased to rs or
more.
The teachers are: r. NJ Cowan,
principal; VIM McMullin and Miss
May Strickland. The town is to be
congratulated on the excellent corps
of teachers as we'll as the district on
their efforts to build up a high school.
Athol is one of thethrifty towns in
Smith county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
STILL FURTHER DECREASE
Is Shown in Latest Reports on Car
SurpluSage.

Chicago, Sept 11.-An additional
decrease in surplus cars is shown in
every section of the United States with
two exceptions in the bimonthly re-
port of the American Railway associa-
ton made public today. The decreases
since the last report is 4S,486 cars,
which brings the total surplus down
to 110,576 cars, less than one-haIf the
figure for the corresponding period in
1908. The reduction in box cars is
2S,221 and in coal and gondola cars
1876.
In that section of the country in
Guiding Kansas, Colorado, Missouri, Ar
kansas and Oklahoma, box and coal
cars increased slightly while in other
territory including Oregon, Idaho,
California and Arizona a considera BILE
increase in stock cars was recorded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
RAILROAD NEWS.
Construction of the Orient Is
Nearing Completion.
Over One Thousand Miles Will
Be Built This Year.
NEARING SAN ANGELO.
Road Will Get $4,000 Bonus if
There by October.
Other Items of Interest IN
Railway Circles.
NEARING SAN ANGELO.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 11.-Dur-
ing the present year more than 1,VVo
miles of the Kansas City, Mexlcao
and Orient line will have been COM
pleted, according to advices received
here. By the 18th of this month OF
f1ciaIs of the Orient expect to nave
trains running into San Angelo 1eA.'
which will give the road continuous
line of $40 southwestward from W1ch-
tia, Kansas.
The last step taken in the course
of the roads construction was us 80
trance into Sweetwater, Texas, 45z
miles from Wichita. Less tnan III
teen miles of the seventy-n1ne De-
tween Sweetwater and san Angelo re-
main to be laid with steel, and those
in charge of the work expect to close
this gap in about a fortnight. By
contract with the city of san Angelo
the line must be completed into that
place by October 1 or forfeit the $oV'-
600 in bonds which were subscribed
under this condition.
when the Orient gets into San An
cello it will have exactly S67 miles OF
track in operation, but much add
tional track will be laid before the
end of the year. The most dlHlcult
construction is encountered beyond
the Rio Grande across the Mexican
states of Chihuahua and SlnaIoa-
East and west of the city of Ch1hua-
hua the company is operating zo4
miles of track. The eastern terminus
is now at Falomir, named for the
mayor of Chihuahua, and situated
eighty-eight miles east of the city OF
which he is chief executive. From
Chihuahua westward the line reaches
1913 miles to Sanchez, in the state OF
Sinaloa, and beyond the crest of the
Sierra Madra mountains on the Pa
cific slope. Between Sanchez and Los
HornilOs is an uncompleted gap OF
1913 miles. From Los Hornillos to To-
polobampo, the Pacific terminus of |
the line, located on a land-locked
harbor on the Gulf of California, it is |
in operation for seventy-three miles.
At all of these temporary termini |
construction is in progress and the |
gaps are steadily closing. From the |
Rio Grande almost the whole distance |
across the states of Chihuahua and |
the country is rugged and |
m ountainous. In many places the en-
gineers are cutting the right of way
through solid rock. The road crosses
the crest of the Sierra Madre at an
altitude of nearly 5000 feet.
1t has been announced that work
will begin this week on an eight-stall
at Fort Concao, on the
outskirts of San Angelo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
TWENTY sALEsWoMEN STRIKE.
Employees of Three Leavenworth Stores
Want Full Holidays.

Leavenworth. Kan, Sept. IL
Twenty rebellious young saleswomer
Building & Loan association and or
ganizeds cruside against working in
the morning of holidays.
whole Holidays" is the slogan OF
the young women.
The purpose of the organization is
to strike the local dry goods rner-
chants for whole holidays on all legal
holidays upon which they have been
given only a half day of leisure.
Employees of Wolfe & Winnig, Et-
tenson Dry Goods company and the
r. H. Bell Dry Goods company are
represented in the insurrectionary
movement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
q. P. TRAINS TO STOP.
Not Wheel Will Turn on System for
Five Minutes During Funeral.

Omaha, Sept. 11.-For the period of
five minutes during the funeral of Ed
Pacific road system will be at a com
plete standstiI in honor of the dead
chief. Vice President Mohler has
given orders that every branch of the
service shall suspend business for that
length of time, and has ordered that
the local headquarters building shall
be closed all day Saturday. Every
building of consequence along the
1000 miles of railroad way has been
draped in mourning. Mr.. Mohler has
received many expressions of sorrow
from business men and railroad off,
Gals all over the west. He has been
notified that the funeral will be pri-
vate and therefore will not go to New
York at this time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11

at the capital of Iowa beginning Sep
TENDER 20. Glynn will leave Sep
TENDER Is.
Detective Glynn has been frequent
ly called upon in the last three of four
years to attend large gatherings in
various parts of the country. This is
the third time that he has been de-
tailed to the body guard of the presi-
dent. He was with Taft on his trip
through Kansas during the presiden-
tial campaign a year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
IN HARRIMAN's MEMORY.
Offices Are Closed Today and Will Be
Draped in Black.

Ogden, Utah, Sept. IA general
order has been issued closing all gen.
eral division and district offices on the
Union Pacific system all day today out
of respect to the memory of President
E H. Hartman 1t is assumed that
similar orders have been issued over
the Southern Pacific, Oregon Short
Line and associated roads.
A general order has been issued
from headquarters of the Union Pa
cliffs, Southern Pacific, Oregon Short
Line and connecting systems to drape
all general Offices from Kansas City to
Denver, from Omaha to San Francisco
and from Ogden to Portland in black
for a period of thirty days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11

more and takes possession today. He
is already to receive wheat and
guarantees good -four.
He says the Belleville mill is well
built. is in good condition. has good
machinery and needs only a 1han who
understands the business to make as
good flour as anv mill. Mr.. Fischer
will move his family to Belleville at
once. They will be cordially well
coined here as will the prospect of
once more having a good flour mill
in operation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
e. w. HOWE IN SUIT FOR ESTATE.
Wants Title to Million Dollar Property
in Oklahoma.

Guthrie, Ok, Sept. 11.-Counsel for
the heirs of the late Henry Howe,
father of E. w. Howe, the noted Kan
sas editor, today filed suit in the
United States circuit court to estab-
lish their title to a tract of land in
Oklahoma City valued at more than
100000
The land has been in controversy
since the opening of Oklahoma to set
Element and the suit is directed against
Milton Parker who is in possession at
present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
SUES THE SANTA FE.
Mrs. Parkhurst Asks for $4,000 for
Husbands Death.

Kansas City, Sept. 11.-Mrs. Ella
Parkhurst has fled suit in the district
court of Wyandotte county against the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
company for $4,000 damages for the
death of her husband, George R. Park
hurst, a switchman, who was killed
June IL in the Santa Fe's yards. The
suit is for the benefit of the widow and
two children, Thomas Parkhurst, II,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
NEW STATION READY DEC. 4.
Pennsylvania Road Spends Ninety
Millions I'm New York.

New York, Sept 1.-THE new sta
ton of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company in this city, representing the
nucleus of an investment of ninety
million dollars in improvements, will
be ready for the public on December
1. The station, which was begun in
1902, occupies four blocks of ground
and through it runs two tunnels which
start in New Jersey, pass under the
Hudson river, through Manhattan,
under the East river and come out on
Long Island. 1t is said to be the
most perfect passenger terminal in the
world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
Kansas Bankers to junction CITY.

Junction City, Kan, Sept. 1.-THE
announcement has been made that the
members of Group of the Kansas
Bankers association, comprising the
Fifth and Sixth congressional districts,
will meet here November IL to hold
the annual meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
BELLEvuLLE MILL LEASED.
B. E. Fischer of Milwaukee VIII
Operate the Plant.

Belleville, Kan. Sept. 11.-Mr. B. E.
Fischer from Milwaukee, Wis. has
been here this week looking over
Belleville and vicinity from a mf1Ier's
standpoint and has decided thrat it
will do. He has therefore leased the
Belleville mill from w. B. Faulkner
for one year and the privilege of four
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
KANSAS MAN FOR TAFT GUARD.

Lreavenworth Officer VIII Protect
President on Iowa Trip.
Leavenworth, Kan, Sept 11.-Chief
of Police J. T. Taylor has received q
letter from the head of the police de-
partment of Des Moines, Ia, request
ing him to allow John Glynn to act
as President Taft's body guard dur
ing the military carnival to be held
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11

senger coaches with heat. The i'm
provements will furnish work for al
most one hundred builders, but will
not increase the number of railroad
employees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11

Tie surcst. safest investment is real
est ate n a growing city. Look into
San Diego display at the National hotel.
Balcony floor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11

The Prudential State Bank. general
banking business.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-17
SUES FOR $1,000 HE SAYS
WAS PAID UNDER DURESS.
Company OF u. S. Senator Briggs
Figures in Action.

The Dunn-Locke Vacuum Cleaning
Company, Of New York, in which
United States Senator Frank o. Briggs
was one of the original investors,
figured in the trial of a uit to recover
$1,000 before Judge Adams and a jury
In the Supreme Court circuit today,
with Elias B. Dunn as plaintiff and
George j. Tobin as defendant.
Dunn, who lives in East Orange, is
represented by Martin Conboy. He
testified that n the early part of 1907
he met the defendant, who said that he
had considerable influence in Trenton,
and negotiations were entered into for
installing a plant at the State Capitol.
He added that Tobin inquired into the
business that the company was doing,
and proposed to promote the corpora
ton. Under an arrangement $500, 00C
was made accumulated preferred stock,
to draw 7 per cent, and $500, 900 COM
mon stock. Tobin, the witness said. had
represented that he had obtained sub
scriptions for $3.50, 900 of the preferred
stock. OF this Dunn-Locke were paid
$25, 900 in cash, and a large amount Of
the common stock was received in re-
turn. Before the corporation was
formed Tobin demanded. that he be
paid $1,000 in cash, SO Mr.. Dunn testi.
fled further, and this was done, he said
under duress and without considera'
ton, and he now wants the none,
back.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-17
TRAILING
WIFE, NAB SUSPECT
IN SAFE ROBBERY
Ellsworth, Captured as He Bids
Family Goodby, Charged With
Florence Burglary.
Especial to the Newark star.

MOUNT HOLLY, Nov. 17.-Irose-
cutor Samuel A. Atkinson re-
ceived O telegram today confirming the
arrest at Chicago yesterday of John
Ellsworth, on a charge of having robbed
the safe at the home of Schuyler Rain
Ter, at Florence, on November s, when
booty to the amount of nearly $4,000
was taken.
I'VE now have the man who. commit
ted this robbery" declared Sheriff
William w. Worrell. He is the exact
counterpart of William Hamilton, who
was first arrested and placed under
BAIL"
The authorities here viii not say
whether the man under arrest is the
James Multiply, a retired non-commis
stoned army officer. for whom they
have been looking. Something very
important has developed" is all the
prosecutor would say.
According to the word received here
from Chicago, Ellsworth's arrest was
brought about through a watch set
upon his wife, who, it is said, was leav-
ing here. Detective Parker. 1T is re-
ported, followed Mrs. Ellsworth to Chi
cago.
The arrest was made in a park there
where Ellsworth met the woman and
their two children. He vas just bid
ding them goodby when the officers
seized him, and it is supposed this
parting was preparatory to his continu-
ing his flight.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-17
COMMON COUNCIL
WROUGHT UP OVER
PASTORS CHARGES
The Rev. Stubblebine's Remarks
Will Be Taken Up Tonight,
as Will Bray Reports.

E -
1onignts meetihg Oh the Soninion
Souncn VIII ihels ne one VI ,ne oss
,neerestias sessions tnat pouy mas n
- ~ liiie. ."hns ehe ilessAn
spseaal Que, ana mas peen cailea az
paipVse VI nearias tug epole
ennnn "iivh mas nay unue. .sa,
Iarsan tais 90 -
$50 10y, os,.i IT, in
oi,,a;a~ D., A1hert
II t,hh,ah,na 800 - Rathanv
prashrtar,an rs - bas dec,.red
and raitsra.ed tnat tho alaermanic
nod, Il on "aSo,asaanoa ,,non the bodv
%nolit,c ' Qua ..aIdar,aan az NOT elected
to serve an,.Doav hit themselves and
their ,nterasts y,
The pray investiyation has dragged
Through ,nanv yeeLs and a nile of
testimony has hean taken. Alderman
Rrav b.d haor cbaroed with apreeing
To accent a br,be ~ 500 Az tonigbt's
meeting a majority and a minority re-
port will he sphmitted THE majority
renort, while n does not .whitewas h',
Alderman Rrav. n is declared. saws In
hr,af tbot .,,Ho,an+ a,,,daroa bas not
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-17
FIRST WIRELESS MESSAGE
WAS SENT AT PRINCETON.
Professor Who Made Expert.
ment Didn't Realize Feat.

LI = W tAt " M
PRINCETON, NoY. 17,-9Noe action IN
the Cook-Peary polar controversy will
be taken by the National Academy OF
Sciences, which is holding it's conven-
ton here. 1t was announced that the
members do not consider the matter
comes within their jurisdiction.
This was the second day of the con-
vention, and several papers of a purely
scientific interest were read by eminent
scientists. There was a business ses-
sion In the morning. followed by an in
spection Of apparatus in the ,iuyot
Museum. illustrating recent investiga-
lions and discoveries.
An interesting point brought out by
Professor William Francis Magic, Of
Princeton University. was that Pro-
Re ssor Joseph Henry, formerly, OF the
university faculty. had sent the first
wireless message while experimenting
in Nassau Hall. The electromagnetic
disturbance took effect $50 feet away.
but there was no realization or the part
OF the experimenter at that time that
he had come upon a phenomenon that
would later prove to he the oa sis Of
wireless telegraphy.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-17
WIFE STILL MARVELS OVER
DESERTION, AFTER 20 YEARS.
Mrs. Conner Never Could Under.
stand "What He Saw in Her."

II was never able to understand what
he saw in that woman said aged Mrs.
Charles A. Conner today.
She was discussing the strange and
inexplicable manner in which fate had
seemed to have avenged her, when
twenty years ago she was deserted by
her husband, who ran away with au-
other woman
Mrs. Conner learned yesterday Of
Corners death, penniless and helpless
through blindness, in a North Carolina
~almshouse.
I'VE had been very happy together"
the repeated drearily, land
then this woman came between US. She
was a Mrs. Thompson, who before that
had been a Mrs. Scudder. She was
understood, and her hair was red. not a
pretty shade, you know, just red, RED.
And she was much older than my hus-
band.
But he vas infatuated. He had been
successful In Newark, had been twice
elected to the Assembly, had made and
lost a fortune. and was making a Sec
ond when she came into our lives. He
left all that and went away with her.
Friends of mine, without my knowl-
edge n consent, went South and Al
deavored to persuade my husband C
leave that woman and come back to
me. He tried, but she was Watching
all h time, and he failed. ] would
not have taken him back. The love HI
had inspired in me was dead.
His picture is in my trunk now
1t has been there all these years, face
downward. Today / shall take it on
and destroy it. But I am not bitter. d.
not think that.
Long ago l became reconciled.
was glad to hear of my husbands death
for / think him better off dead"
For the past two years Mrs. Come
has supported herself by working q;
a hat trimmer. During the strike sh'
was forced 10 subsist on the week.,
payments of the union. She lives in
little room at 331 Mulberry street, ant
is rs years old. But she has not for
gotten the other orn,l who died year
ago in a Southern insane asylum, no
her unattractiveness, and she has nevel
ceased to marvel at her husbands ac
ton.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-17
MAS0NS TO
ATTEND LODGES
ANNIVERSARY BALL
Five Men Whose Membership
Aggregates Isl Years
to Be Guests.

At the reception and ball in the New
Auditorium on Monday to celebrate
the nfty-sixth anniversary of Northern
Lodge No. %, f. and A. M, of this
city, there will be present the five old
est members, whose aggregate Masonic
lives total 257 years. The five are Elihu
B. Baker, of 40 Warren street, who
Joined Nortacrn Lodge by demit June
%, 1857: Charles r. Bishop, Of Glen
Ridge, who entered June /, 1857, passed
June 20, 1867, and was raised July 6,
1857; Viner j. Hedden, head of the firm
of v. j. Hedden & Sons Construction
Company, who entered September l,
1856, passed December /, 1856, and was
raised July 20, 1851; Joseph NJ. Smith.
owner of q lumber yard at Madison,
entered October 4, 1855, passed and was
raised October s, 1858; William T. Ray,
of So Mt. Pleasant avenue. a retired
jeweler, who entered the lodge March
IA, 1859, passed May 2, 1859, and was
raised May 80, 1859.
Among tho members who-wM be pres
emit are former Mayor Henry M. bore
mus, City Treasurer Albert T. Guen-
ther, William A. Baldwin, overseer IF
the poor; Winton c. Garrison, treasurer
of the Republican State Committee;
former Sheriff w. C. Nicoll, Lyman K.
Kane, police commissioners; James l..
Hays, postmaster of Newark; Past
Grand Masters Austen H. McGregor
and John H. Wilkens, Pasf-Deputy and
Grand Secretary William d. Rutan.
Preparations are being made to ac-
commodate 1000 guests, including
members and their wifes and daugh-
ters. The hall will be deliberately
decorated with flowers and palms.
Issler's orchestra, which is composed
mostly of members Of the lodge, will
furnish the music.
The officers for 1909 are as follows:
Harry Housed, w. NJ; Edward L.
Baker, S. W.; Herman B. Lehl-
bach, J. W.: William A. Baldwin,
treasurer; Ben e. Chaplin. secretary;
Ernest A. Reed. S. D.: Alfred S. Dom
aldson. j. D.; Joseph A. Carroll, s. M
c.; Fred C. Squire. J. NJ. c.; George
r. X. schermerhorn, s. s.: Harry
LeGrand Perry, J.. s.; Jacob Fl. Var
Ness. chaplain: J. Howard Miller, P.
NJ, marshal; Milton A.. Smith, organist
Israel L. Kinsey, P. NJ, tyler.