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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-08-14

Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold.
A. S. Nusbaum, Batesville, indiana,
writes: Last year l suffered for
three months with summer cold SO
distressing that 1t interfered with my
business. l had many of the s.mp-
toms Of hay fever, and doctors pre-
scription did not reach my case, and
took several medicines which SEEM
ed only to aggravate l.. Fortunate
ly l insisted upon having Foley's
Honey and Tar. It quickly cured me
My wife has since used Foley's Honsy
and Tar with the same success.
Burnaugh G Mayfleld.
William j. Bryan will visit the
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-08-14

"Sendtor Ldngdon, I'm beaten"
lieve. What's more. you've given me
the chance Of lifetime to become
known as public benefactor. As soon
as you've finished your speech in the
senate l will get up and make another
one-to second yours. Here's my hand.
Anything you may ever want out Of
Peabody In the future shall be yours
for the asking"
Langdon refused to grasp the prof
fered hand.
Senator Stevens made show of pro
testing against his superior's seeming
surrender.
But" he objected, "look here
Peabody turned upon him instantly.
'"Oh. shut up. Stevens; don't be a
fool. Come on I'm. The waters fine"
The pair Of schemers. with Norton
NJ their heels hurried owsv
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-08-14

Richard Golden, who made the play
Old Jed Prouty, famous, died Tuesday.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-08-14

that L and lots or others always
thought there was here.
"And, gentlemen''-he advanced on
his colleagues triumphantly-"whe l,
Senator LangdOn of Mississippi. your
creation in politics, have finished that
speech dare one Of you to get up and
deny wordw
''The boss Of the senate" and his sat
elite were dumfounded. Firmly be-
lieving that Langdon could find no way
to pass the bill for Altacoola and yet
spoil their crooked scheme, they were
totally unprepared for any such de-
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-08-14

William ]. Bryan will visit the
Pacific Northwest early In October
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-08-14

told me to tell
you that they'd
be l can't say
it. Please. sir.
"D-d,' inter
polated Langdon,
laughing.
"Yes, sir, that's
it. They'll be-
t h a t-if t hey
come in here at
1890. You must
come to them,
they say"
"Tell the gen.
tlemen I'm sitting
here with my hat
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-08-14

10 cctDcr.
And" continued Peabody, "I'm ex-
pecting phone call from him any mo-
ment. | told him this morning that
he might be able to make $1,000 be-
fore night tf''-
The telephone bell at the desk In
terrupted him.
Peabody leaned over and eagerly
clutched the receiver.
The senior senator from Mississippi
1erked himself to his feet. He stood
at window and looked out over the
roof tops Of the city.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-08-14
CHAPTER XVI.
THE BATTLES OF WASHINGTON.

A 7 twenty minutes after IL Sena-
~ tor Langdon and Secretary
~ Haines were still undisturbed
by any move on the part Of
Peabody and Stevens, who maintained
a silence that to Haines was distinctly
Ominous. His experience at the capi-
tol had taught him that when the sen.
ate machine was quiet 1t was time for
some one to get out from under.
Miss Williams, the naval commit
tees stenOgrapher, entered.
Senator Langdon," she said, "Sena-
tor Peabody and Senator Stevens are
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-08-14

The Pennsylvania drew Stevens
into committee room 6 and, ordering
the stenographer to leave, drew up
chairs where both could sit, facing the
door.
We've thrown dust in that old gan
der's eyes" whispered Peabody. IT'S
now ten after l. He is to be recog-
nizcd to make his sreech at $3.50. That
gives us two hours and twenty min
utes"-
"Yes, but for what?" asked Stevens
excitedly. "Ive been trying myself to
think of something. What will you do
what can you do?"
"The boss of the senate" smiled pat
ronizingly on the senior senator from
Mississippi, as though amused and
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-08-14

scOrnful Of his
limitations as O
strategist, as a
tenacious fighter.
Then his jaw set
hard, and d h | S
brows contracted.
81 will not do
anything, l can
not do anything"
-he hesitated q
full ten seconds
but Jake Stein
ert cam"
Stevens hands
twitched nervous
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
Wind, Hail, Snow and Light
ming in Middle West.
Snow Blockade Reported From
Oshkosh, Wis.
SEVERE AT CHICAGO.
Fire Breaks Out With the Gale
at Its Height.
Elevator Burned and a Fire
Lieutenant Killed.

. Chicago, April pa violent storm,
accompanied by thunder, lightning and
rain. struck this city shortly after mid
night. The first intimation of it come
when persons in the loop district and
those riding on surface and elevated
cars were startled by a fash of light
ming, followed by a cannonading that
seemed to shake the skyscrapers.
Lightning struck two buildings but no
damage resulted
In the residence sections household
ers were awakened and lighted the gas
in alarm. The barometer fell rapidly
and as the night wore on the storm in
creased in intensity, reports of damage
in the suburbs and from nearby towns
coming in.
The storm is prevalent throughout
the middle west and worse weather
with prostration of wires and property
damage, is expected within "a hours.
Kansas and Oklahoma have expert
enced wind storms approaching tor
nadoes in violence. Telegraph and tele-
phone wires have been blown down for
miles southwest of Des Moines. Light
ming and hail have caused much dam
age A tornado has wrecked portion
of Douglass, Kan, killing one person
and injuring a dozen.
Snow heavy enough to cause block
ade is reported from Oshkosh, wis, and
is general throughout the northwest.
In Iowa. near Mason City, three inches
are reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
CEN. HAlNS'STORY
Aged Father of Captain on the
Witness Stand.
Tells How Son Suffered in Porto
Rico Campaign.

Flushing, N. Y, April 29-General
Peter C. Hams, retired. the aged father
OF Captain Peter c. Hams, Jr.. who is
on trial for the murder of William E.
Annis, was the first witness for the
defense today. While his father was
testifying the prisoner sat with his face
toward the jury and paid no attention
to him.
General Hams testified that he dis
covered at an early period of Captain
Hams life that the boy was suffering
from excessive nervousness. He said
the captain graduated at the naval
academy at Annapolis in 1898, but did
not enter the naval service on account
of defective eyesight. He described the
conduct of Claudia Hains towards her
husband, during their early marriage
as that of Lowing wife" He said
they were very happy until 1898.
During the Porto Rican campaign
the captain, then a lieutenant of artil-
lery, was a member of his command.
the general said. and they all suffered
excessively from the sultry and bad
climate of the island.
Describe your sons conduct at the
battle of Guayama," said Mr.. McIn-
tyre.
He was always getting in my way
or the firing line" replied the witness.
land when 1 told him to get away he
said L had no right to wear that big
white helmet on the firing line. Then
the ranks if he did not stop bothering
me-"
His Early Life.
Reverting to the early years of the
defendants life, the general said he
would fly into passion when contra
dicted and was subject to violent night
mares. He fell into the hatchway of
the steamer Pharos when he was IL
years old, striking on his head, and
for a long time afterward suffered
ing headaches. Slight noises always
excited the boy and made him turn
pale, the father said, and at years
of age, he suffered and stammered
very badly This lasted for ten years
when he finally recovered from his
General Hams said that his son on
the latters return from the Philip
pines asked him if he, the father, be-
Iieved the reports about the captain S
wife I told him she had been away
| for a week and nobody, not even the
servants, knew where she was and
when she returned she said she was
! in bed a week. The captain censured
me for not letting him know about
| these things and said he wanted me
| to help him investigate and settle it.
1--WE can go to the country, where
| Claudia said she had been, and IND
out if it was true said the captain.
The general said his son was greatly
| excited at that time but would not say
! his condition was irrational.
| District Attorney Dewitt objected to
| the examination of General HainS in
regard to the alleged infidelity of the
captains wife and Judge Garrettson
! ruled that the wife'S infidelity could
| not be proved until evidence of prior
| insa nifty in the defendants case had
been established.
| After getting General Hams to say
his father died from ''senile insanity
Mr.. Mcintyre excused the witness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
Embryo Tornado Drifted Into
Kansas From Oklahoma.
Farmers Suffer Heavy Loss in
Butler County From Storm.
MAN DIES OF FRIGHT
One Woman Seriously Injured
and Several Men Slightly.
Loss in Towns and Country NAV
Reach 100000.

Wichita, Kan, April "a tornado
that struck Douglass, a small town 25
miles southeast of this city on the
santa Fe railroad. at $50 o'clock last
night, caused the death of Lewis
ayers, "A years old, destroyed ten
houses in Douglass and eight houses
and barns in the country Immediately
south of Douglass. The damage done
was confined to a strip of country ten
miles long and about two miles wide
Heavy hail accompanied a twisting
wind Telephone communication with
douglass was re-established this
morning. Gardens and fruit trees
suffered heavily because of the hail
The death of Lewis Ayers. was caused
from shock sustained when his home
was destroyed.
Mrs. ]. ]. Jones was seriously, in
Jured as well as two farmers whose
homes were in the path of the tor
nado. The storm came from the
southwest and did not strike the town
of Douglass squarely, but did its
worst damage in the southeast corner
OF the city where ten or dozen
dwellings were wrecked.
Three or four school houses in the
path of the storm were wrecked but
owing to the time of day when il
reached them they were empty and the
pupils had reached their homes. A
great deal of damage was done to the
telephone and telegraph lines in the
path of the storm and several of the
smaller towns in the tornado district
are yet deprived of telephone COM
munication with the outside world.
Rose Hill was not in the track OF
the storm and the damage there will
be light if there is any at all although
telegraphic communication between
this city and that have not been re-
sumed. No reports have been received
from Rock Creek.
At Udall a heavy wind prevailed,
although it did no damage to proper
ty. The hail storm which accompan-
led it has badly damaged growing
crops, gardens and the prospect for
a full fruit crop. After the storm
struck Douglass it lifted and as far as
is known did not strike again in this
section. The house and outbufldings
on the Walter ,Kadabaum farm near
Douglass were destroyed and at this
point two farm hands were. slightly
| in niured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
BABY FELL FROM TRAIN.
Although Making Forty Miles an
Hour Youngster Was Uninjured.

Hutchinson, Kan, April 29.-While
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
train was running at the rate of 40
miles an hour. about fourteen miles
west of ST. John. Yetta Raderblitz.
years old. fell through an open trap
in the vestibule of one of the chair
cars and escaped death by a miracle.
Mrs. Raderblitz. the mother of the
child, and who is German Jewess,
left California few days ago en- route
to Chicago, where she is to meet her
husband. With her are three chill
dren, boy years old, and two little
girls. and years old.
This morning the boy was seized
with an attack of sea sickness. In
company with the youngest sister, he
went to the rear of the car and. while
small for his age, he managed to open
the trap door above the steps of the
car. 1t was through this that the
child was thrown from the train.
AS soon as the lad saw his sister
fall, he ran screaming TO his mother.
The latter summoned Conductor M.
A Albright, who signaled for the en-
gineer to stop.
Realizing that something was amiss'
the crew and passengers left their
cars and thronged back along the
tracks. Before the excited mother
had time to tell them the loss of her
child however a faint cry was heard
to the rear of the train, and the little
one was seen to be toddling in the
direction of the coaches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
THEN She TAINTED
Girl IL Years Old Saved Life of Eel
low Workman.

Chicago, April ga petition is
going about today among 200 girls
employed in shirt factory for Car
negie medal to reward Miss Mar
guerite A. Lacey. 17-year-old girl.
who risked her life to save William
Street, who had been caught in some
powerful machinery and was being
twisted and torn while a group Of
stupef1ed fellow workmen stood about
afraid to attempt his release.
An arm and a hand were crushed
between a belt and a wheel and the
victim was being whirled around
when the girl pushed the bystanders
aside, seized Street by the heels.
dragged him away, grabbed a stick
and threw the belt from the main
shaft When the danger was over.
she tainted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
MEDICS HOLD BANQUET.
Young Graduates Are Given an Appro-
pirate Send on.

The faculty of the Kansas Medical
college held a banquet at the Unity
church last night in honor of the grad
uating class of the college who received
their degrees Wednesday morning at
the college chapel.
After the banquet number of toasts
were given by the representatives of
the different classes and from Presi-
dent Frank Knight Sanders OF the coll
lege as a whole. DIR. Sanders laid
consider stress upon the relation of the
medical school and the college, stating
that there should be nothing but the
closest friendship between the two. In
past years the relations have been
rather strained.
A. f. Titus responded in behalf Of the
freshmen class, c. f. Shaffer for the
sophomores. H. L. Goss for the juniors
and DR.. w. J. Stewart for the grad
uating class. Jimmie" Stewart prom
ised the college that all the members
of this class would remain loyal to
the college as long as they lived and
told them of their plans to gather at
the annual Kansas-Washburn football
game.
There were over 100 people who at
tended the banquet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
SNOW IN NEW YORK.
There Has Been But One Warm Day
This Month

New York, April 29.-After nearly
month of extremely cold and un-
seasonable weather, New York ex
perienced a late April snow this morn
ing. Snow began falling about a.
M, but after slight furry it ceased
for a time. At O'Clock the snow
flakes were falling as thick as if it
were February.
Although cold northeast wind was
blowing. the snow in the city melted
as fast as it fell but in the suburbs
the ground was covered with white
blanket This is the latest snowfall
recorded in New York state since that
of May 6, 1891. which was regarded
as freak of temperature Since the
beginning of April only one warm day
has been experienced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
TRIED TO KILL LEACH.
Story in Enterprise Caused Aggrieved
Man to Attempt to Shoot.

Bartlesville. Okla. April "a SEN
sa tional end to an otherwise quiet city
election came late Tuesday evening in
an attempt to kill Jesse Leach, editor
of the Enterprise. an afternoon news
paper, in the street in front of the
Right Way hotel Friends interfered,
and he wasn't injured.
The assault came as the direct re-
suit of a story published in the Enter
prise while Editor Leach was away
looking after his political fences in the
outlying districts. The story had to
do with the love tangles of Harry L.
Lannom. a rich oil producer.
When Editor Leach stepped to the
sidewalk in front of the hotel Lam
nom confronted him and demanded
the name of the man who wrote the
story. The newspaper man replied.
Il am responsible for anything that is
printed in my paper" Lannom raised
his pistol and uttered a threat to kill
W. L. Norton, proprietor of the Sc
curity National bank of Kansas City
and president of the American Nation
al bank here, a friend of the editor,
grasped Lannon's arm as he raised
his weapon to fire. Police went at
once to the Almeda hotel across the
street and disarmed Lannom.
Leach was formerly employed in
Topeka as correspondent of the Kan
sas City Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
SCIENTIFIC BURGLARS.
Test Jewelry With Acid Before Carry
ing 1t Away.

Chicago, April 2s.-The jewelry
of the loop district. has been robbed
of articles valued at $4,000 by scien-
tific burglars. vho tested their plunder
with acid before taking it away.
Plated lockets, charms and watch
chains valued at $1,000 are ruined
and found strewn about the floor.
Crowbars stolen from a place where
workmen are engaged in repairing the
street car tracks, were used in prying
open the iron bars of a, rear window
Several thousand dollars worth of
diamonds were locked in two safes
equipped with electric burglar alarms.
The fact that no effort was made to
tamper with these safes convinced Mr..
Townsend the burglars we're familiar
with the premises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
BIC CROWD is OUT.
Topeka Baseball Season Opens
AuspiciOusly.
People Take Advantage OF Half
Holiday.
A PARADE OF AUTOS
Headed by Marshall's Band,
Moves Up Kansas Ave.
Gov. Stubbs and Mayor Green
Prominent Figures.

With ideal weather conditions pre-
vailing, the opening of the Western
league baseball season in Topeka
proved a distinct success this after
noon
The weather conditions could not
have been better The skies are clear
and the day is warm. in fact the
waImest of the season. The work OF
developing and training the team was
thwarted by the cold and windy
" weather all spring. but today is day
which has taken all the kinks out of
the players arms, and nothing but
the best kind OF baseball can be seen.
The wind of the early morning died
down towards noon, and the day IS
practically perfect for baseball
game. The weather man has once
more ingratiated himself into the good
graces of fans and players.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29

After the great feat of throwing and
catching the ball had been performed
the Republican pitcher and catcher quit
the game. Umpire Mullen called play
ball" and Right Fielder Irving Wald-
ron took his place at the bat with
Burnum in the box for the locals and
the big contest was on.
The lineup of the two teams at
the beginning of the game was:
Topeka.
Long. left field
Wooley, centerfield.
Kunkel. shortstoD.
Cooley. first base.
Geier, right field.
Andrews, third base.
Kahl, second base.
McManus, catcher.
Burnum, pitcher.
Lincoln.
Waldron. right field.
Fox, second base.
Jude. left field.
Thomas, first base.
Davidson, centerfield.
Gagnier, shortstop.
Pritchett, third base.
Sullivan, catcher.
Johnson, pitcher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
Weather Is Pleasant.

The wind started this morning
briskly from the south with a rather
sultry feeling attached. 1t gradually
crawIed around to the west and is now
in the northwest. 1t will remain in
the northwest until the ball game is
completed and this evening will touch
up the northern hills. 1t is expect
ed that there will be frost in the
northern part of the state. As long as
this wind is blowing there is no dan
ger in Topeka and vicinity. Tonight
and tomorrow will be colder, how
ever. Today has been a overheated
nasty day.
The weather man has been reading
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
QUIET AT DENVER.
No Ceremony Marks Opening of
Baseball Season.

Denver. Colo, April ga cold
high northeast wind made the open
ing game of the Western league sea-
son today exceedingly uncomfortable
for spectators. The Omaha team
opens the season on the Denver home
grounds. Little ceremony attached
to the opening, there being no parade
other than the long line of overcoat
clad enthusiasts vending their way to
the ball game.
Both teams however, were greeted
with unbounded enthusiasm when
they appeared for the preliminary
warming
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
Gave His Life For Others.

Hastings. Mich, April 29.-Hiram
Webster. 65 years old, and for so
years a section boss on the Michigan
Central railroad, lost his life trying
to remove from the track a handcar
that he feared would wreck an ap-
preaching special train carrying a
number OF officials of the road. Two
other men riding on the handcar
jumped for their lives and were not
hurt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
ELEVATOR BURNS.
Fire Starts During Violent Electrical
Storm

Chicago, April 29.-One fireman was
killed, another is missing and eight
were seriously injured in a fire which
destroyed Elevator B of the Illinois
Central railroad here early today.
The confiagration, which was dis
covered at the height of a violent cleo
trio storm. completely consumed the
elevator and its contents. The loss is
estimated at $1.000.000.
The blaze, famed by a gale which
swept in from the lake, spread to the
Illinois Central docks. to train sheds
and freight cars and 1t was with great
difficulty that the f1remen checked the
fire from general spread over the lake
front yards of the railroad company.
The structure, its bins checked with
wheat. corn, oats and rye. was mass
ot flames by the time the first fire COM
ps.ny reached the scene. Though a
heavy rain was falling, the building
burned like a tinder box. and firemen
falling wall which burst out without
warning.
Lieutensut Patrick McElligott was
buried beneath the debris and instant
ly- killed. Eight others were trapped
and seriously injured. They were hur-
lied to Emergency hospital. One fire
man had an arm cut off.
The Dead.
LIEUTENANT PATRICK McELLI-
|GOTT.
The Missing.
James Cooper.
The Injured.
William O'Brien.
Benjamin Ramsey.
Captain Stahl.
Pipeplan Matthew Grier.
John Ehrenberg.
Lieutenant Divane.
Pipeman Samuel Wilson.
Pipenian George Dicckman.
Caused by Lightning.
The fire, it is believed. vas caused by
lightning. For hours the electric storm
which burst over the city shortly after
midnight created havoc. Frequent
alarms of fire kept the department busy
in several sections OF the city and it
was in the midst of bombardment of
tiIghtning that the elevator was discov-
cred on fire by a watchman. Fire Chief
Horan responded on the first alarm
end Immediately sounded a general
alarm The sky for miles around was
Brilliantly Illuminated by the blaze and
huge burning enbers spread over the
city driven by the huge wind.
Many times freight sheds of the IL
ihnois Central and Wisconsin Central
were on fire and to save them from
| destruction necessitated a prompt and
stubborn battle on the part of the fire.
men. The destroyed elevator was 125
meet high, rs feet long and sc feet wide
Elevator A, a similar structure was
also threatened, but the fire tugs oper-
citing from the river, saved it from de-
strIlctiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-29
ueayiest SNOW of the Season

snowfall of the winter in western Penn
sy1vania began last night and at Brad
ford today the snow was 10 inches deep
and still falling. Snow shovels, stored
away for the summer. had to be
brought out again to clear the tracks
of the western New York and Pennsyl-
vania Traction company
All traffic IS experiencing delays
Trees are loaded down and many tel
egraph and telephone wires have been
broken. In Pittsburg the weather ID