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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19
Big SAENGERFEST.
More Than 5000 to Be on the Stage
at One Time.

New York, June 1e-singing
societies from all over the country
are pouring into this city to par
ticipate in the National Saengerfest
which opens tomorrow at Madison
Square Garden under the auspices of
the United Singers of New York.
The most prominent feature OF the
Saengerfest will be the contest for
the Kaiser prize, a trophy that has
been donated by the emperor of Ger
many and to secure which keen
rivalry exists.
A concert will be given tonight by
the United Singers of New York and
tomorrow afternoon the children's
concert will be given. when more
than 5000 school children will be on
the stage.
Competitive singing contests will
be held on Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday when the festival ends,
and at Z o'clock that evening the re-
suits of the competitions will be an
nounced and the victors crowned.
Interest is added to the AFFAIR by
the presence of a number of foreign
musicians and singers who will taks
part as soloists.
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DEAD BROUGHT TO LIFE.
Out of As Cases Treated Nine Are
Reported Successful.

New York, June 19.-Forty-five
persons who have died recently form
the basis of a most remarkable re-
port on bringing the dead back to
life, according to the Medical Record.
OF the forty-f1ve cases treated under
the new theory of manipulating the
heart by the hand seventeen patients
were resuscitated. nine with COM
plete recovery. The remaining eight
died after a short time. Forty of
the cases treated are said to have
been due to the anaesthetic admin
istered. The report says that in each
instance Immediately after death en-
sued, or not more than five minutes
afterward, the chest was opened and
the heart was given a direct applfca-
ton of manual massage.
after the chest cavity has been
opened the hand is forced in and the
heart is grasped and pushed toward
the anterior thoracic walls" accord
ing to the Medical Record. land
the ventric1es are squeezed rhyth-
matically at about a normal rate
of heart beats. Sometimes fully
fifteen minutes elapse before any re-
sponse is obtained. During this time
assistants should be busy with
artificial respiration, saline and
adrenalin infusions tongue traction,
intubuation or trachaecotomy and
elevation of pelvis and legs"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19

shift at the stand when he strapped q
new supply of spare ones to his ma
chine.
The electric timer catching the final
hour for speed trials gave Burman a
rate of 8T.6 miles on the first lap.
Denison made the third lap in
22:34 and took the lead Chevrolet
captured the second place by maxim g
the third round in 24:11. Burman,
who led previously. dropped to third
place, 1:06 behind the new leader.
Chevrolet's driving was consistent, as
there were no more than nine sec
onds difference in his pace during the
three circuits. The leading cars so
far had made close to mile a min
ute. Strang had more trouble out on
the course. Lyttle stopped during
the third lap to replace tires. 1t cost
him seven or eight minutes.
a Dramatic Moment.
An intensely dramatic moment
marked the finish of the sixth lap.
Denison, the leader, stopped for lu-
bricant and the men in the Stoddard-
Dayton pit worked urgently to get
the car away with as little loss OF
time as possible. Chevrolet, who was
1:19 behind, likewise stopped at the
Buick pit Here he was literally Civ
en- the lead, not by the speed of the
machine, but by the mechanist's fe-
verish haste when he was supplied
with lubricant. The Frenchman had
prepared an immense funnel into
which gallons of the thick lubricant
could be poured at once. Half a doz-
en- men passed the cans from hand to
hand. Much of the stuff was spilled
but the battle of the pit hands was in
favor of the Buick man. Chevrolet
was 1:19 behind when Denison stop
ped, but he went Immediately behind
the Knox pilot, the record of elapsed
time showing his lead to be 2:21. The
oiIing process gained for him more
than three minutes.
Denison who seemed a certain con-
tender for the cup broke his connect
ing rod and was compelled to leave
the race. The machine caught fire at
the roadside but the flames were ex-
tinguished by the use of sand.
Nearly a Mile a Minute.
Before Chevrolet lost the lead he
had made 1863 miles in 3:10:55 at
the rate of nearly a mile minute.
For four hours. without a sign of
abatement, he maintained a pace fas-
ter than the majority of express
trains.
Miller at the end of the ninth lap,
stopped seven minutes and changed
tires all around. Engleback's car at
the same time skidded. crossing the
tape almost sideways on the softened
roadway. A serious accident seemed
gained control of the plunging ma
chine.
Chevrolet broke a piston valve but
continued on three cylinders. Passing
the stand, the Locomiobile was 13
minutes ahead of him. Burman's 8
cially announced. His time for 1867
miles was 2:02:51. Strang was
stalled and though not formally an
nounced was out of the contest.
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HAY FEVER VICTIMS.
They Are Said to Number 100000 in
the United States.

New York. June 19.-More than
100000 persons suffer from hay fever
in the United States and the number
is rapidly increasing, according to
DIR. w. w Carter. who addressed the
alumni of Bellevue hospital. The
fact that nearly all of the sufferers
from this trouble which recurs an
nually are residents of cities and very
few live on farms. DIR. Carter ex-
planned by saying that hay fever sub
jects are of certain nervous dis
position and that their nervous con-
dition makes them subject to the dis
ease. The doctors have found no
medical relief for the disease and he
advises those who cannot change
climate during the hay fever season
to avoid excitement and hurry.
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The distance mapped out for the
race is 1856 miles. or seventeen
times around the course.
The twelve big cars were early at
their respective pits, where gasoline,
lubricants and tires were stored in
abundance. Although Miller in his
standardization, was the first man
pushed over the tape by Starter Wag-
ner, there was in this only the ad-
vantage of having no ones dust
ahead and the disadvantage for the
time being, of having no pacemaker,
the mere fact of being the first man
in position carried no advantage as
elapsed time will decide the race.
Rough Spots Smoothed Out.
Last night laborers were put to
work on the road. which was cut UP
in yesterdays race, particularly at
caused by the Indiana trophy race
were smoothed out as far as possible.
AS the start of yesterdays race was
delayed an hour by the non-arrival
of auto trucks to take the national
guardSmen to their stations around
the course, an earnest effort was
made today to avoid a repetition of
this occurrence. The trucks were
among the earliest vehicles to arrive,
and squads destined for the more dis
tant points on the park way were on
their way by 6 o'clock. At the tenn
porary hospital no accidents were re-
ported among arriving spectators,
crowds poured over the course in the
eous points. The maple woods which
beautify this section of the country
were filled with visitors by the time
the contestants got under way.
From a height the country roads
leading into this city could easily be
traced by the clouds of dust trailing
behind the stream of autos. making
their way in this din. Robertson
with his locomobile was the first of
the drivers to appear in front of the
finished second in the Indiana trophy
race yesterday but was confident of
carrying off the Cobe cup today.
"I did not properly time my race
yesterday" said Robertson, GAS held
in too long before letting out. few
seconds less in each mile would have
put me in the lead as the records
show 1 was making the best time on
the last three or four laps. 1 intend
to cut out a faster pace today from
the start"
All Ready for the Start.
Miller was the next to appear and
his car was given a thorough over
hauling at the pit. Florida and Den
ison followed soon after. The Fiat,
the only foreign car entered in the
race, driven by an amateur, attracted
most attention. By 7 O'Clock all the
Chrevolet and Strang, the three Buick
drivers, which failed to finish yester-
day, expected hope of better luck with
their three bigger entries today. The
race brought out seven drivers who
were new to the spectators as they
did not contest for the Indiana trophy
yesterday. They were Miller, Bour-
que, Seymour, Englebrook, Denison,
Lyttle and Hearne.
The Indiana trophy won by Matt
son in a Chalmers Detroit yesterday
and the Cobe cup, both immense con-
ceptlons in silver were on exhibition
In front of the official grandstand.
Mattson, although not a contestant to-
day was among the early arrivals
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body of the murdered girl asserted that
1t is that of Miss Sigel and a number
of persons have been found by the Do
lice who declare that the young woman
has been a friend of the Chinaman
William L. Leon. in whose room the
body was found.
Notwithstanding these identifications
it was stated at the home of Mr. Sigel
today that Paul Sigel. the girls faith
er had gone to Washington, "to bring
Elsie home.''
Leon. who was also known by sew
era1 Chinese names, was still unbound
today as was also Chung Sin, who oc-
cupied room adjoining that of Leon.
Both rooms are on the fourth floor OF
728 Eighth avenue. between Forty-sev-
enth and Forty-eighth streets, over a
Chinese restaurant. conducted by Sun
Leung.
Suspects Here Fled.
The police are searching for Leon but
with scant hope of finding him as it is
believed the murder was committed
possibly as early as Thursday. Today
the police gave out a report that Leon
and Chung Sin had sailed last Friday
for Vancouver, B. c.. on a steamer go
ing by the way of the isthnlus of
Panama. Precautions have been taken
to intercept the steamer at an inter-
mediate port if possible.
The police of Washington have been
asked to aid the New York police by
finding the original copy of a telegram
which was received by the girls par
ents from that city last Saturday, say
ing: 81 will be home by the end of the
week. Don't worry
1t was signed with the name Elsie
Sigel. Miss Sigel had been engaged in
mission work among the Chinse of the
city for four years. having become in
terested there in by the activity of her
mother in behalf of the Christianiza-
ton of the Orfentals. The young wo-
man was about 20 years old.
This morning Florence Todd, one of
the mission workers in the Chinese
section, who identified Miss SigePs body
told the police that the girl and the
Chinaman had been thrown much to-
gether for a few years and that Leon
was greatly enamored of the girl, that
he was intensely Jealous of her, and
disliked her to receive the attentions
OF other men. This had caused Miss
Sigel to fear Leon. Mrs. Todd said
Many Letters Found.
That Leon had other correspondents
than Miss Sigel was discovered when
between 1,500 and 1000 letters, mainly
from various women in New York and
other cities, were found in his room
Among the number were number sign
ed Elsie" which were described by
the police as love letters. The contents
OF most of them was not revealed by
the police. but in one of them "Elsie"
reproached Leon for causing trouble
between her father and herself.
Just think of the sacrifice 1 have
made for you," she wrote in one. A
note book belonging to Leon and con-
tanning the names and addresses of
hundreds of women and girls was found
in Icons room.
One of the discoveries regarded by
the police as significant is that Miss
Sigers shoes and stockings were not
found in the ROOM where her body was
It is inferred from this that
she had been kept prisoner there and
that her footwear was taken from her
to prevent her from leaving the room.
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tory.
Mattson Is Given Silver Gun.


Just before the start of the big race
Mattson was presented with the In
Qlana trophy, massive silver cup, by
PRESIDENT Ira M. Cobe, of the Chi
cago Auto club
The cars were sent away on the
exact schedule time, o'clock. Miller
was first over the tape. The first five
drivers each had screens affixed to
enelr steering posts to protect their
py proceeding cars, Florida and Deni-
son wore big near-white handker-
ch1efs pinned to the tips of their caps.
This was not for ornamentation but
10 have them handy for wiping the
dust and oil which accumulates
quickly on their goggles Major
Funkhauser, in charge of the guards
men of the Illinois militia, kept the
space in front of the grandstand alb
able to send the big machines away
on their long desperate task without
a hitch. At SIP the last car, Buick,
driven by Burman sped on its way.
Going S7.6 Miles an Hour.
Bourque passed Miller on the south
leg. Miller apparently was having diff
Guilty with his goggles as he passed the
judges He was steering with one hand,
holding the other to shade his eyes.
benson came next and then Englebeck
Chevrolet and Lyttle follow
ed. Lyttle stopped momentarily to re-
pair some unexplained trouble. Strang
was eighth owing to broken cotter pin
" hich he replaced with the loss of
minute or so.
Seymour's tire troubles came fast He
had hardly started on the first lap
when he was compelled to change two
Of them This was followed by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19
SUSPECTS HAVE GONE.
Police Are on the Trail of Cinnamon
Friends of Elsie SfeeI.

New York June. 19.-The murder of
Miss Elsie Sigel. granddaughter of Gen.
Franz Sigel, whose body was found
last night, crowded into trunk in the
room of Chinaman after she had
been strangled with a cord, appears to
be the most remarkable case the New
York police have had to investigate in
many years.
One of the odd phases of the case is
the failure of the murdered girls father.
Paul Sigel, to identify the body as that
of his daughter. while the girls mother
has declared that the articles of lew
elry found in the room with the bodv
belonged to the daughter Acouairt-
Iances of Miss Sigel. who have seen the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19

state of decomposition, which makes
ldentlhcatlon difficult,is in the morgue
while detectives are conducting
the threads of a tangled story involv-
ing the girl and her associations with
Chinese.
An envelope addressed to the girl
found in the room where the body
lay, 1ocket bearing her initials, her
disappearance on June 10 and a note
found in the room, signed ELSIE" all
seem to indicate that Franz SigePs
granddaughter was murdered. The
body was partially stripped of its
clothing, tied with ropes, wrapped in
faded blue blanket and crammed in
to dilapidated old trunk where it
lay for week at least before the
odor crept through the building,
arousing the suspicious of the phleg-
matte proprietor of the restaurant be-
low, who summoned the police and
instituted an investigation.
The case has many unusual feat
ures, notable among which is the fact
that Chinaman- has been known to
call at the Sigel home, presumably
with the sanction of the parents
Elizabeth, or Elsie, was 20 years old
and was greatly interested in work
among Chinese. 1t is understood that
she became acquainted with one Chi
naman who may be able to throw
some light on the case, several years
ago, when he conducted a cane rack
at an amusement park at Fort
George.
Neighbors say that the calls of the
Chinaman at the Sigel house ceased
more than year ago.
AZ the morgue Mr.. Sigel would not
say that the body was that of his
daughter. In fact, the police say, he
declared positively that it was not,
but he declined to look at various let
ters and other bits of evidence which
would seem to indicate that it was
she.
Mrs. Paul Sigel when shown the Jew
elry found in the trunk. containing the
body of the murdered girl, identified
it as that worn by her daughter Elsie
According to Mr.. Sigel, his daughter
disappeared from home June 10. Two
days later the family got word from
her in Washington saying she was safe
and would be home the following
Monday (June 14). Nothing, her faith
er said, has been heard from her since.
He gave her age as 20 years.
A number of letters which the no.
lice expect will throw light on the case
were found in the room where the BODY
was discovered. One written in Eng
lish addressed to the missing China
man who occupied the room, but un-
signed, warned him that if he did not
stop paying attention to Elsie Sigel he
would meet a terrible fate. The other
letters found were written by a girl
who signed herself ELSIE" According
to the police the missives were written
in terms of endearment
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DEAD IN A TRUNK
Body of a Young Girl Found in
a Room
In an Upper Story of a Chinese
Restaurant.
IDENTITY is IN DOUBT
Indications That It Is That of
Elsie Sigel.
A Granddaughter of the Noted
German Warrior.

New York. June 19.-Elizabeth
Sigel, daughter of Paul Sigel, of this
city. and granddaughter of the illus
trious Franz Sigel, the German war
rior. who served with the Union army
during the civil war, is, according to
all indications, the victim of one of
the most mysterious murders in the
history of New York. If she is not
the victim, the police are confronted
with remarkable series of coinci-
dental facts.
Taken from trunk in a room of
Chinaman above chop suey restau-
rant in the tenderloin, the body, in a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19
DEBTS COME OUT.
May Be Deducted From Corporation
Stock for Assessment Purposes.

Des Moines. Ia. June 19.-Judge
w. H. McHenry in the Polk county
court today, held that debts may be
deducted from the actual value of
corporation stock for assessment
purposes under the laws thus settling
a question that has been mooted for
years and knocking city treasures
out of thousands of dollars yearly.
The decision was made on an appeal
from assessment by three big Iowa
insurance companies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19
Wichita Gets New Pitcher.

Manager Jack Holland of the
Wichita team this morning an
nounced the signing of a new
pitcher, George Watt. who was Sc
cured from the Little Rock team of
the Southern league. Watt is a slow
ball pitcher but is said to be capable
of winning games, besides being a
good batter Holland has been after
Watt for several days and also after
Bill Brady of the Kansas City team
He finally chose Watt of the two. and
he will report to Wichita, Monday,
when the Jobbers return home to
meet the Des Moines team
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19
Hoeriever Ban Raised.

Pueblo, Colo. June 19.-According
to a telegram received here today, by
the local directors from Norris L.
O'Neill, president of the Western
league, the suspension of George
Hogriever, former manager of the
Pueblo baseball team. will be raised
tonight. and he will be allowed to
play against Denver tomorrow, pro-
viding he pays the fines which are
assessed against him for being put
out of Mondays game at Topeka, and
for taking his team from the field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19
Weather Is SnIfry.

Still no rain in Topeka and vicinity,
although it rained few drops last
night at Fort Scott, Sedan and Usage
CITY, Inc hlghest temperature of
was 81 in the shade. Chances to beat
it today. Indications, partly cloudy,
with perhaps a little sprinkle on the
side tonight. The wind is blowing II
miles an hour from the east, and an
east wind is considered unlucky If
the home team loses this afternoon,
lay it to the wind.
Hourly temperature readings by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19
TOO HOT FOR WESTON
He VIII Do His Walking at Night in
the Future.

Ogden, Utah, June 19.-Edward
Payson Weston, after walking 81
miles under scorching sun, the ther-
mometer recording 50 in the shade,
reached 25 miles east of here, Thurs
day evening and decided to change
his hours of activity by walking
nights instead of days. He has been
in bed recuperating, but left Morgan
at p. m. last evening, intending to
make the distance to ogden by one
O'Clock this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19
DOUBLES HOUSE RATE.
Senate Votes Duty of 81 a Ton on
Print Paper.

Washington, June 1s.-Just before
adjournment last night, the senate
adopted, by a vote of A to 80, the
amendment of the senate committee
on finance fixing a duty of 81 a ton
on print paper, in place of the house
amendments to the wood pulp and
print paper schedule had not been
acted upon when the senate ad-
journed at o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19
How Strange.

A woman who visited the British
Museum recently. inquired of an at
tendant: Have you no skull of Crom-
we'll? 1 have been looking all around
for skull of Oliver Cromwell
mo, madam replied the attend
ant. We've never had one.''
How very odd," she exclaimed
'they have fine one in the museum
at Oxford!"-Woman's Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-19
GEORGE DOVEY DEAD.
President of Boston Nationals Victim
of Hemorrhage While on Train.

Xenia, O., June 19.-George Dovey,
president of the Boston National
league club, died on a Pennsylvania
train between Cedarville and Xenia
early today, following hemorrhage
of the lungs. Mr.. Dovey was on his
way to Cincinnati. unaccompanied.
Pittsburg, Pa, June 19.-The sudden
death of George Dovey caused a sur
prise in this city, as he spent yester-
day here holding conference at the
Hotel Schenley with President Dreyfus
and Secretary Locke of the Pittsburg
baseball club. Mr.. Dovey left here late
yesterday afternoon for StuebenviIle,
O., where he was to look over some
promising baseball players and then
intended to go to Cincinnati. He was
apparently in the best Of health.
Boston, June 19.-George Dovey had
been owner of the Boston team for the
past three years, having purchased it
from the famous Triumvirate, Messrs.
Conant, Sodon and Billings For a
number of years Mr.. Dovey had been
a salesman for the ST. Louis Car com
pany, and the ownership of the Bos-
ton team was his first serious base
ball venture. He was 46 years of age.
No National league games will be
played on the day of the funeral.
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Sues insane Husband fox Divorce

Gate McKibben is suing Bert L.
McKibben for divorce. She says in
her petition that he is now in the
insane asylum, as the result of a
loathsome disease he contracted
while running loose instead of sup
porting his family. She says that for
several years before the disease made
him insane he abused her and failed
to provide for her.
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COBE cup RACE.
Twelve Big Cars Enter the Con-
test at Grown Point.
The Distance Mapped Out Is
1886 Miles.
GO AROUND IL TIMES.
1t Will Be Decided on Basis of
Time Elapsed.
Start Is Made at O'clock With
Miller Leading.

Crown Point. June 19-The Cobe
cup race for stock chassis today be-
gan with a repetition of yesterdays
perfect weather. Following is the
list of contestants who started one
minute apart at 8 o'clock:
AIiInS
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the hour:
Weather Indicafions.

Chicago, June 19.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and Sun
day; warmer in north portion tonight