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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
PARDON FOR GENTRY.
Man Who Killed Madge -Yorke to Be
Released.

Harrisburg. Pa, June 1S--The state
board of pardons has recommended a
pardon for James E. Gentry, the actor,
Serving a life sentence for the murder
of Madge Yorke. the actress.
Philadelphia June 18.-The murder of
Madge Yorke, for which James B. Cen
try was sentenced to be hanged and
finally sent to prison for life. was com
rnitted on the afternoon of February II,
1895, in this city.
Madge Yorke was playing in this city
Gentry was filling an engagement in
Boston. He met some friends in New
York and they jokingly told him that
Miss Yorke was receiving the attention
of another actor. From that time all
trace of Gentry was lost until he rushed
into the room occupied by Miss Yorke
at a Walnut street hotel and shot and
killed her In his hurry to escape from
the hotel Gentry fell from the fire es-
cape. fracturing two ribs. He went to
Fairmount park where he spent two
davs and nights in the bitter cold. I'm
able to withstand the pangs Of hunger
and his terrible suffering Gentry gave
himself up and was sent to a hos"ital.
He was later sent to prison and hnally
convicted of murder in the first degree.
He was sentenced to be hanged on April
%. 1897 but on the day preceding the
date on which the sentence was to be
carried out the sentence was commu-
ted TO life Imprisonment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
WRIGHTS KEEP AT WORK
Hammer Away Between Times Dur
ing Celebration in Their Honor.

Dayton, O.. June 1S-The nation,
the state and the city in which they
live today paid tribute to Wilbur and
Orville Wright. the navigators.
their unpretentious little aeroplane
and almost within sight of wood
where they first struggled with the
problem of aerial navigation, General
James Allen, chief signal officer of
the army, assigned by Secretary of
sented to the Wright brothers the
gold medals authorized by act of con-
gress.
At the same time were given them
diamond studded medal bearing the
official seal of the state of Ohio and
another from Dayton, their home
city. The state medal was presented
by Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio,
the local medal by Mayor Edward E.
Burkhart of Dayton.
Baron Kogo Takahira, the Japanese
ambassador and Charles G. Velez the
Cuban minister, were among those at
the ceremony.
After the presentation commenced.
the crowds witnessed a parade of
floats depicting the development of
headed by an Indian runner and, after
the stages from the OK cart to the
automobile had been shown, was con-
cIuded by an aeroplane, with the sug-
gestion that the next route for speed
ing would be among the clouds.
Although this, the second day of
Dayton's Homecoming" celebration
was crowded with events arranged in
their honor the Wrighrs found time to
labor in their workshop preparing for
departure to Washington. where they
are to resume flights for the govern
ment next week. Wilbur Wright said
today they hoped to leave tomorrow.
AS soon as the governments require
ments are fulfilled it is expected, they
will sail for Germany to take up work
for the German government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
HARMS BACKS OUT.
Refuses to Appear at Secret Investi-
CATION of Meat Packers.

East ST. Louis, ILL.,, June 1S.-An
official investigation of the charges
against the government meat in
spection system at the National stock
yards here has begun by board Sc
lected by Secretary of Agriculture Will
son, headed by DR.. A. D. Melvin, chief
of the bureau of animal industry. The
sessi ons were behind closed doors.
A. J. F. Harms, the former inspec-
tor, who brought the charges that
caused the investigation, withdrew
from the case when informed that the
hearings would not be open to the
press.
A statement issued by the officials
follows, in part:
ssMr. Harms, who had been brought
by the department to st. Louis from
his home in Fremont, o., was before
the committee and assured that he
would be afforded every opportunity
to present evidence to substantiate his
charges.
SIT was announced that the investi-
CATION would be not open to the press,
Whereupon Mr.. Harms stated that he
would not participate in any investi-
CATION which was not open. He was
told that it was the general policy OF
Investigations. but he would be fur
nished each morning with copy of
the stenographer's work of the pre-
ceding days proceedings.
"The committee will continue its in
vestigation. calling every man on the
meat inspection force who is in a po-
sition to have any knowledge about the
alleged occurrences.
'"The committee is in possession of a
list of the witnesses relied upon by
Mr.. Harms to substantiate his charges
and every man included in the list will
he called before the bOard.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
CARDINAL SCOUT IS HERE
Billy Gilbert, Former st. Louis Sec
ond Baseman, Looking at Players.

Billy Gilbert, second baseman OF the
st. Louis Cardinals for many years, is
in Topeka taking in the Wichita-To-
peka series and looking over the differ
ent players on both teams. Gilbert
SAYS the Cardinals with Bresnahan at
the helm are making the greatest effort
in years to build up winning team
He doesn't think the team will finish
above fourth place this year.
I'VE are working hard he said, ito
build up a good team and We are keep
ing our eyes on the minor league play
ers with a view of building up our
team within the next year or two.
Bresnahan is ace high in St Louis and
if we can get him the men, st. Louis
will have to be counted in on the PEN
nant winners before long No, 1 can't
say that I am looking over anybody in
particular, though 1 have heard some
nice things about the players on both
teams"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
dressed and sound asleep and snoring

dressed and sound asleep and snoring
loudly
veitch said he was at Blue Gap
farm in Virginia with Mrs. Gould in
September. 1906. and saw her in
toxicated there.
Mrs. Gould discharged you be-
cause you had stolen some jcwelry
and silverware from her didn't she ?"
asked Mr.. Shearn. Veitch denied
that she discharged him for that rea-
son.
why did you leave your employ
ment at the Waldorf Astoria in this
city?" asked Mr.. Shearn.
Mr. Nicoll the defendants counsel,
objected to the question and was sus-
tanned.
The witness repeated a statement
that Mrs. Gould had ordered him to
throw q table, set with dishes into the
hall from her apartment in the st.
Regis. Mrs. Gould eyed the with ess
sharply all the time he was testify1ng-
She appeared to be much angered by
his evidence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
CONSTABLE IS KILLED.
In Battle With Train Robbers Near
Bragg, Okla.

Muskogee, Okla. June 1s.-In a
battle between officers and three train
robbers who held UP st. Louis. Iron
Mountain & Southern freight train
No. 16s, near Bragg, Okla, early to-
day Deputy Constable Johnson Kirk
was killed.
Paul Williams. one of the robbers
was shot through the breast and cap
tured. The other two robbers es-
capped and posse is pursuing them
The object of the robbers was to
get the money of the train crew who
had Just received their pay en-
velopes The railroad men resisted
the robbers and the sound of firing
soon brought Kirk and Deputy Con-
stable Wicks to the scene.
Robbers and officers armed with
pistols. engaged in a battle and Kirk
was shot through the head and in
Stantly killed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18

Alleged Topeka Family Arrested i'm
New York For Shoplifting.

New York, June 18.-Frank Wiley, his
wife. Mary Wiley, and his sister. all OF
Jersey City, were convicted here yes
terday of shoplifting. One other mem
Der of the family, WiIey's six-year-old
daughter, who was said to be an i'm
portant factor in the thefts, was not on
trial but her case will probably come
up in the 'tchildren's court" later. De-
partment store detectives testified that
the two women and the child visited
the stores and selected the booty while
the man. waited in convenient place
and took the articles from them after
each robbery
Wiley said that he and his family
came from Topeka, Kansas, three
weeks ago.
No person by the name of Frank
Wiley has been enumerated in the To-
peka directory since 1900 Neither the
police nor the postal authorities have
any knowledge of such a party ever
having lived in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
CASUALTIES HEAVY.
Day at Bunker Hill Rivals the One
134 Years Ago.

Boston, June 1S-The list of injured
in the Bunker Hill celebrated yesterday
rivalled that of the actual battle of
134 years ago. Sixty-f1ve persons were
treated at the hospitals of Boston and
vicinity for injuries caused by fireworks
and pistols and many more were at
tended by physicians at their homes.
Fortunately, there were no serious cas-
ualties.
Charlestown's great day closed with
an elaborate electrical pageant. 1t was
estimated that fully 100000 persons saw
the pageant.
Business was suspended in Boston.
Lynn, Cambridge, Newton and other
cities during the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
WANTS US TO KEEP OUT
England Asks America Not to Insist
on Sharing Chinese Loan.

London, June 1S.-Great Britain
has asked America not to press her
claim for participation in the Han
kow-Sze-C -Chuen railroad loan of $27,
100000 which British. German and
French bankers stand ready to take
up. This request has been sent to
James Bryce, the British ambassador
at Washington.
Great Britain points out that the
arrangements for this loan were con-
cluded after the greatest difficulty, en-
failing long negotiations between the
British, German and French bankers
concerned, and the Chinese govern
ment AS America did not ask to join
therein, it was presumed that she did
not desire to take the share to which
she was entitled under the convention
with China.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
GOulds' Fo0tman Relates Story
of a Gathering
OF Women at an Apartment in
New York.
HOSTESS ARM BITTEN
One of the Guests Received q
Black Eye.
Found Mrs. Gould in the Cellar
s OF the House Weeping.

New York, June 18.-The process
sion of servants and employees of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Gould to the wit
ness stand, continued today. Since
the first day, early in the week, when
the plaintiff lost control of her feel
lngs and Wept during a merciless re-
cltal or unpleasant incidents Mrs.
Gould has kept herself well in hand,
merely expressing her disapproval of
the testimony by a determined shake
OF her head or an incredulous smile.
After dull day yesterday for the
excitement loving spectators who
crowded the court room, when most
OF the time was occupied by the sing
song reading of dispositions of absent
witnesses by the lawyers, the sensa-
tlon came just before the close of
the days proceedings by the appear
ance OF Herbert Schmidt. the GouIds
1ootman from 1904 to 1907. Schmidt
told the story on the witness stand of
a gathering of several well known
New York women, at which Mrs
could was present, in the apartment
of Mrs Geo. Underwood Kirkpatriclx
when according to Schmidt, the host
ess's arm was bitten. another woman
mad a black eye and he found Mrs
Gould in the cellar of the house weep
ing.
WI. 1>1cOIl, the Qe1endant'S cOun-
sci, said today that there was a pos
sibility that he would call his client
during the day to testify in his own
behalf.
Mr.. Shearn, the plaintiffs counsel
promised severe examination of Mr.
Gould, if this should happen.
Says She Snored
Harry Veitch. of Des Moines, was
called to the stand by the defense to-
day. He was employed as a valet by
Mrs. Gould from December. 1905, to
September, 1906. the witness said and
during that time Travelled with her. to
the West Indies and Europe and at
tended her at the ST. Francis hotel in
this city and at Castle Gould
Did you ever assist her in prepar-
ing her toilet? ?" asked Mr. Nicon.
"Only on one occasion" answered
Veitch testified that he had seen
Mrs. Gould under the influence of
liquor several times. He said she
drank a great deal on the trip to the
West Indies on the yacht Niagara,
mostly champagne and Manhattan
cocktails.
The witness described an incident at
Castle Gould in July or August, 1906,
when he said Mrs. Gould drank
champagne, cocktails all day and be-
came loud and boisterous and
threatened to fire everybody in the
place"
.'She asked me to tie her slippers,
and when 1 started to do it. she
former valet. "She was staggering
about then but ordered one or two
more cocktails continued the wit
ness, land later in the evening /
passed her room and the door was
open. She was lying on the bed fully
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
BURROUGHS SELLS.
Disposes of Interest in Concordia Pa
pers to Prof. Ray Green.

Concordia, Kan. June 1s.-Geo. w
Burroughs has sold his half interest in
the Blade and Weekly Empire to Pro-
fessor Ray Green, principal of the high
school here for three years and the
mainstay of Concordia city schools.
Lynn w. Bloom, who purchased the
half interest of S. A. Jones in these
papers a few months ago will retain
his interest
These young men were in college to-
gether at Baker university and are
hustlers and publishing a splendid news
paper With their advent the famous
Concordia newspaper war is at end.
The Blade and Empire are the oldest
and considered one of the best news
paper properties in this district, very
Influential and in a hourishing condi-
tion. A standard Merganthaler ma
chine will be installed in a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
FORD NO. | LEADS.
Shawmut Car Is Broken Down SO
Miles East of PocateIlo.

Pocatello. Idaho. June 1S.-Ar-
irving here from Montpelier. Idaho,
at o'clock this morning. Ford No
1, first in the transcontinental auto
mobile race to Seattle. Wash. re-
manned until 9 a. M, when it made a
new start for the west.
The Ford car No. q which is run
ming second left Montpelier at s
O'Clock this morning and is due to ar
rive at Pocatello tonight.
The Shawmut car is broken down
at Bancroft. so miles east and 1t is
believed will not be in shape to take
the road before s o'clock tonight. !.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
Man Died Few Hours Before
Law Went Into Effect.
INTO SECOND PLACE.
Montgomery County Passes
Wyandotte in Assessment.
Standard Oil Company Valua-
tf0n Is Responsible.

A peculiar case in connection with
the new Inheritance tax came to light
this week when the tax commission
discovered that a Doniphan county
man had died on the morning Of March
16 this year at II O'Clock and left a
large fortune to relatives. The new ii-
heritance tax law went into effect at
$3.50 that afternoon upon publication in
the State Journal, the official state pa
per, SO the state lost taxes in the sum
of $1,000 by the margin of four hours,
that being the margin between the
death of the Doniphan man and the 60
ing into effect of the new law.
This difference of a few hours shuts
the state off as effectually from the
benefit of the tax as though the man
had died score of years ago.
For the man who died of yesterday
Is just as dead, no, no,
AS the hoary knave men laid away
A thousand years ago.
Now that the first rush of totaling
the tax assessment figures of the utility
corporations is over the tax commits
sion is compiling tables of the returns
by counties. These taxable values COM
prise railroads, telephones, telegraph.
express. interurban, electric, car and
pipe line corporations. The story of
the property values of these utilities
by counties is an interesting one.
Montgomery county, with it's big
Prairie Oil and Gas company assess
ment, has jumped into the lead with
a total of $15,951. .S15, while Wyandotte
has to take second place with SIS, 9f0.-
S9l. Sedgwick is third with 81, ,166 705,
while Shawnee is a close fourth, S1O,-
735,574. Shawnees public utility as
sessment shows a gain of $500, ,000
Grant county's public service corpora
ton tax value is placed at So even
figures. Grant is touched at one bor-
der by a telephone line and must have
two or three phones. Stevens has only
$3.50, Stanton s1.440 and Haskell 81 s95
utility assessments each.
The assessment of the utility corpora
tions in the counties of Importance and
wealth over the state is as follows:
Keno .--....-.-. IS. .299, ,099
|LeaVenWorth -..-.... S,50S. .046
Allen ..-.-.-...- .....- -....-.. 1886, ,836
crawford ---............ ..-.-.-. S.616,630
W. L. Cunningham of Cowley coun-
ty and Joseph L. Landry of Wyan-
dotte, both members of the last legis-
lature, spent the day in the city on
business. Mr.. Cunningham called on
Bank Commissioner Do11ey in connec-
ton with the winding up of the legal
business of the defunct Arkansas City
bank. The big representative from
Cowley steadfastly persisted in his
course of refusing to be interviewed
regarding his candidacy for congress in
the third district against Phil Camp
bell, but he is often spoken of by south
ern Kansas papers in connection with
the congressional nomination
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
BEAR NEWS FROM MILLERs.
Prediction of 10000, ,OOo-BusheI Wheat
Crop For Kansas.

Hutchinson. Kan, June 1S-The
seventh annual session of the Southern
Kansas Millers' Commercial club open
ed Thursday.
F. A. Stevens of Wichita, secretary,
in a speech predicted that the wheat
crop of Kansas will be upwards of 8o,-
100000 bushels.
L. A. Goertzmann of Chicago, secre-
tary of the National Federation of
Millers' clubs, and H. o. Bradley of To-
peka, president of the Northern Kansas
association. are present. There are
about 100 millers in attendance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
[. R. HURD IS PRESIDENT
Southern Kansas MilIers' Association
Names Officers.

Hutchinson, Kan. June 1s.-The
Southern Millers' club here today elect
ed these officers:
President-L. R.. Hurd, Wichita.
Treasurer-W. r. Watson. Wichita.
On the executive committee. II. L.
Assem- of Wichita is among those
named
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
Weather Is Cooler.

The solar eclipse didn't bring on any
weather complications. All serene
along the Kaw-bash. The weather man
presumes rain for this evening and to-
morrow, but has nothing up on 1T. The
maximum Thursday was ST. This af-
ternoon the breeze Is breezing IL miles
an hour from the east. and the hourly
tempera ture readings are as follows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
weather Indications.

Chicago, June 1S.-Forecast for Kan
sas; Probably showers tonight or Sat
urday; warmer tonight.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-25
pIOCHE KING IS GETTING
INTO RICH ORE ZONES

identical with the formation in which
the east dipping assures in the Prince
occur. The ground is heavily mineral
lied and looks right for ore; there are
no visible faults or displacements in
evidence, either underground or Oh the
surface, between the Phoebe King and
Prince Consolidated shafts. Mr.. Kirby
and myself made an extensive trip
through the Prince Consolidated with
Superintendent William Lloyd, finding
the ore and indications showing strength
on all levels driving north toward the
King end lines. There is every prob
ability that the assures will continue
on into the King and that we will en-
counter and develop a series of shoots
and ore bodies in the King as they
have in the Prince. Mr.. Lloyd insists
that we are sure to do SO and Mr..
Kirby and myself feel much encour
aged over the conditions as we have
found them
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-25
Serial no. ol20o.
NOTICE OT APPLICATION ron q. ,.
PATENT lQNE1Ax SURVEY
no. 3H03s
United States Land Once.

United states Land once,
Carson City, Ney, august e. 1909.
pursuance Of the Acts of Congress, APP
proved May 10th, 1872, The Lake SUI
perior & Nevada Development Company.
a corporation, by and through it's Attor-
ney in Fact, Vim. T. Houston. whose
Post Office Address is Goldfield. Esmer-
application for Y; s; Patent ter for the MAS,
in the Goldfeld Mining District. Nye
County. State Of Nevada, being in Sec
tons 33 and 4 in Townships 2 and 3
s. r. 43 e. M. ID. b. and M. and more
particularly described by the Official
plat, and the Field Notes OF survey. on
u. S. Land Office. at Carson City. New
ada, as follows to witt
SURVEY NO. 349S:-MASCOT LODE:
Beginning at Cor. No. /. Whence s. w.
Cor. Sec. "a T.. 2 S. r. 43 T.. Mt. Diablo
b. and NJ. bear N. 's3 So. IL" E. 1872 It.
2. thence N. 45s 40' w. 1902 IT. to
Cor. No. 3; thence N. Az So w. 754.9 1T.
TO Cor. No. 4; thence N. So 90 L. 616.4
IT. to Cor. No. s: thence South As 40'
E. $685. IT. to Cor. No. 1, the place Of
beginning. Total Area. 20.5s6 Acres.
the s. Z. u of Sec. 33 r. 2 81 and n.
+. u of Sec. a., T. 3 S. r. 40 e. Mt.
Diablo B.. and M.
The names of adjoining and conflict
ing claims are as follows:
Survey No. 1853. Tomboy Lode. on the
Survey No. BIO. Investor Lode. on
S. E., all of which are shown On the
LoUIs J. COIN. Register.
|CHAS. l.. HAYES.
Attorney for Applicant.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-25
GOOD SPRINGS HAS MANY
FINE MINES AND PROSPECTS

is a whale of a mine. just now it is
idle for several reasons, the principal
one being the probable construction of
a railroad to the property for cheaper
transportation.
The properties so far mentioned are
ON the eastern slope of the Spring
mountains, so let us see what is on the
western slope of that range or the San.
dy side.
Across the Range
The Green Monster, ten miles north
west of Sandy, owned by the Hearst
estate, has been idle for years, with
hundreds of tons of ore in sight.
d. w. johnson is now shipping zine
ore from his ground, ten miles east
of Sandy. The Milford group joins
Johnson's property and has been a
good producer and is now under bond
and lease to Jarman g. Schimmelp6n'
ming and is being worked by the Mil
ford Leasing company of Good Springs
and regular shipments are being made
This ore is also zinc and must be :
pretty good grade to stand a Wagon
haul of fourteen miles. The district
has many good prospects which will b
mentioned later. A. IL. M.