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Evening star., 1909-01-24
OF FORD'STHEATER THROUGH
WILKES BOOTH ESCAPED.

hind her escorting Atzerodt. DR.. Butler
further said that he believed Judge Holt
entirely incapable of such an atrocious
thing as withholding the plea for mercy,
and If President Johnson was. as charged.
drunk when the execution took place. he
was sober that evening. for Dr. Butler
saw and conversed with him then, and
heard Johnson express himself on the
subject of Mrs. Surratt In his oft-re-
peated charge: "She kept the nest that
Matched the egg DR.. Butler described
finding Atzerodt the little German car
riage painter. In his cell, reading the
Bible at the passage in Numbers which
warns: BE sure your sin will find you
out" Atzerodt entreated Dr. Butler 10
preach to young men on that text and
weight it with the warning OF man
about to die.
Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey, widow of
Cen Mussey. military secretary to Presi-
dent Johnson, corroborated Gen. Mussey's
statement to Judge Holt that Johnson
had seen and acted upon the recommen-
dation for mercy She further added some
touching little "details of scenes at the
White House the Friday morning Of the
execution. Gen. Mussey had strict orders
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Admiral George Baird. who told her Incl
dents in the boyhood of Booth whom
he had known. She also met grandson
of John f. buckingham, doorkeeper at
the theater
This young man arranged an interview
with his grandfather at his home, and
Miss Laughlin found the old gentleman
vastly entertaining and very helpful
Booth passed by Mr.. Buckingham after
he shot Lincoln and graphic descrp-
tiOn of important occurrences on the night
of the assassination was given. Miss
Laughlin by Mr.. Buckingham. The late
Philip 2. Gerry of The Star and Mrs.
Gerry are others who lent the writer ma
terial aid in her researches.
Miss Laughlin found that the Lincoln
tra I'll led rom The Star office to Oldroyd's
Lincoln collection in the erstwhile Peter
SON house on 10th street. where Lincoln
died. This was already familiar to Miss
Laughlin. but when her interest became
special, rather than general, Mr.. Oldroyd
was found ready to lend what assistance
he could toward the work in nand.
The alley behind the theater tFords)
was found very interesting. From it, at
about 10:20 pm, April IA. 1861. Booths
flight began. To it. at about pm. on
February day. 1869. his body was
brought TO be coffined at Harvey q Marr's
on + street and shipped to Baltimore.
Mrs. Surratt's house on II street between
9th and 1th. is practically as it was the
Monday night following the assassination.
when she kne1t in the parlor for mo-
ment's prayer before leaving her home
forever.
* :;
At 9th and the avenue the famous old
National looks much as it did when John
Booth lived there. The only person still
there. however, who knew any of the ac-
tors in the tragedy is Mr.. Il. +. Queen,
in charge of the cigar stand. He was
Evening star., 1909-01-24

introduced to The Stars veteran reporter
James Croggon, who. Miss I1aughlin was
surprised TO learn. did most of the report
ing of the scenes that followed the death
of Lincoln. He could tell her and did.
all about the disposition of Booths body
from the time it reached Washington on
the steamer Ide 20 its final burial at
Greenmount, Baltimore. 1t was MIR.
troggon. too. who told Miss Laughlin all
about the trial and execution of those who
were put to death for their implication
in the Booth conspiracy.
From the late Or. Franklin r. Howe
news editor of The Star. Miss Iaughln
obtained frst-hand stories of other phases
IF this period. for il was DR. Howe who
was chief clerk TO Judge Advocate Cen
.ral Joseph +. Holt during the trial.
=
Through The Star Miss I.aughlin met,
one day at the office of The Star, Rear
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spooIs cut from Booths neck at the in
quest. and given assurance about the
skeleton in the basement. II is GuiteauS.
In the National Museum Is Mr.. George
c. Maynard. now treasurer OF that insti-
tuition. then a member of the telegraphers'
corps in the war off1ce. Mr.. Maynard was
in Ford's Theater at the time of the
tragedy. and was able to fix definitely the
moment in the plays progress when the
presidential party entered. Miss keene
made a clever. graceful Interpolation TO
acclaim the distinguished guests, aud
young Mr.. Maynard noted it on the
margin of his program the play pro-
caeded. He is an authority on firearms.
and told Miss Laughln a number OF in
eral and the most historic Deringer in
particular. He also showed her "A letter
from Deringer. fixing the spelling OF his
name.
On 18th street, beyond the opera house.
and facing what Is now called the White
Lot and what used to he called Trea sury
Park. lives Mr.. Henry Ulke. the portrait
painter. In April. 1883. Mr.. like was
lodger in the Peterson house, on 10th
street. About 1890 on the night of April
u Peterson was standing on his front
"stoop and saw the bearers of the
wounded President directed to his house
by DR.. Taft. The President is coming
shouted Peterson. rushing into the house.
Then he disappeared and was not seen
again that night. HIS wife was on a
visit to Baltimore. and the young men
WIZ iouScu VII inc upper were COM
PEELED to do the honors OF the house
The surgeons called for hot water, which
they thought might relax the rigor of the
Presidents limbs; and for several hours
Mr.. Ulke and his brother ran up and
down the basement stairs ref1ling bottles
with water which they heated on the
kitchen stove. The scenes of the night
were deeply impressed upon Mr.. Ulke's
mind and his description of them forty
three years afterward were a series of
vivid pictures.
Efforts to run down. some stories Of
the execution Of Herold, Payne, Atzerodt
and Mrs Surratt led to interesting dis
closures. There are persons m Wash
ington today who will tell you with great
earnestness that Mrs. Surratt was dead
in her cell some time before her body
was dragged out to be hanged; there
are still echoes of the bitter Holt-J John
son controversy to whether President
Johnson saw and denied the appeal for
mercy signed by five out Of Mrs. Surratt's
nine military judges or whether Holt
suppressed It, There are stories current
about Johnson.s retirement into alcoholic
stupefaction after the signing Of the death
warrants on July 3. SO that no pleas could
reach him.
It was very positively the conviction Of
Mr.. Cook, then chief clerk of the arsenal
that Mrs. Surratt walked firmly to the
scaffold and up its dreaded stairs. Such
was also the firm conviction of the Rev.
DR.. Butler. who walked Immediately be-
Evening star., 1909-01-24

well acquainted with Dayy Herold. He
directed Miss Laughlin and Miss Frances
Benjamin JohnstOn-of all Miss Laugh
Inns jealous and untiring helpers the most
jealous and the most untiring-to Mr..
Walter Burton, now proprietor of the OK
ford Hotel. In 10 Mr.. Burton was night
clerk at the National. He was "a find
indeed, Know John Booth we'll?
should say I did. Almost every night
when he was at the National he used to
stop at the desk when he came in, come
behind and sit with me for awhile, fire.
quently for a couple of hours. He'd buy
two cigars from the little stock I kept
for purchasers after the stand was closed
two for quarter, he always bought
and give me one. Then I'd take out my
little bottle with two drinks of whisky in
1.-THE barkeeper always left me two
drinks when he closed up-and share with
Booth. And with this modest allowance
of smoke and drink. we'd sit and talk,
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BOUT "A year ago
I h er re came to
W a s n ! II z / On d
woman seeking his
toriCal data on
\ AhTahan Lincoln.
She was writing a
book on the death
of that wonderful
figure in American
history. and after
" Or X n & f or
eighteen months
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r HROUGH ITS SPLENDID NEWS FORCE NEWS
! PAPER WAS HUB OF MISS LAUGHLIN'S EN-
DEAVORS-THOSE SHE MET AND THEIR STATE
MENTS-STARS VETERAN REPORTER AND HIS
TORIAN OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
LENDS VALUABLE AID-THE TRAIL AND ITS
INCIDENT.
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duties recently is a striking example of
the remarkable system adopted by the
federal and municipal governments for
tie conduct of the engineering affairs OF
Evening star., 1909-01-24

HE ease and celerity
with which Nal.
Jay J. Morrow, for
mer Tgineer Com
missioner of the
District of Column
bia. and Mai. Spen-
Ger Cosby, army en-
gineer in charge of
this district, as also
formerly of the
Washington aque-
d u t. exchanged
Evening star., 1909-01-24

was employed to force the impedments
of the channel into vertable island. the
front fading the city being fortified by the
planting of trees.
1t should perhaps. be noted that in the
famous achievement of reconstructing the
aqueduct the services of that eminent
civil engineer, Mr.. r. c. Smead were EN-.
ployed.
"The first thing we had to do said Mr..
Smead in describing his task and that OF
his associates. was to pump out the tun.
mel. which had become filled with water
again since the examination by the army
board. We pumped out 21.OoO,O00 gallons
of water in three weeks 5000 600 gallons
Continued on Third Page.)
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READY FOR LINCOLN DAY
Auditorium VIII Be Open at 1880 on
Friday.

The arrangements for the Lincoln
memorial exercises at the Auditorium
at o. M, February IL, have been COM
pieted. The programme is ready for
printing, and will be given to the press
on tomorrow.
It is greatly regretted by the com
nittee that Governor Stubs has found
it necessary to cancel his engagements
for that day on account of the sick
ness of Mrs. Stubs father.
Inquiry from people out of town and
the great interest taken by the citizens,
indicate that the Auditorium will be
filled No seats will be reserved ex-
cept. perhaps, some front seats for cid
erly people w. T. Vernon, registrar
of the United States treasury, Wash
ington, is in the city and will speak on
Lincoln, The Great Emancipator- The
hall will be open as early as 1870 p. m.
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university and will go from there to
Cartwright in Indianapolis and to at
tend house party in Richmond.
Miss Dorothy Wilson left today for
Muskogee, Okla, to visit her sister,
Mrs. J. B. Furry.
Mr. Norman S. Wear returned to-
day from the Chicago automobile
show.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L Allen and Mrs.
A w. Lacey sailed Saturday from
New York on the Kaiserin Augusta
Victoria, Hamburg-American line for
Plymouth.
Mr. Taylor Riddle of Marion who
has been the guest of Judge Doster's
family went home today.
The Helping Hand society will meet
Friday with Mrs. E. L. Hindman, 523
Madison street. Mrs. Frank Mans
peaker will assist the hostess.
Mrs. John Lawrence Work of
Meridian is the guest of her mother,
Mrs. A. Bergen.
Mr. Earl Mcfarland, U. S. A., who
has been the guest of his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Mcfarland, left yester-
day for Fort Rosecrans, Cal. He will
leave in two weeks to spend two years
in the Philippines.
Mr. A. e J.. Whitmore and DR..
Eleanora Whitmore left today for
Denver to spend year.
The Taxa Art Embroidery club will
meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. G.
H. Bennett, 416 Woodlawn avenue,
Potwin.
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| 80 ssgSS, il assg,

Dick Cooley is working on a schedule
which he will present at the Western
league schedule meeting in Lincoln
Sunday.
A reward of one meat chopper or fiat
iron will be given to the person who
can tell the time of day by the Capital
chimes.
There will be no evangelistic services
at the Auditorium tonight on account
of the pipe organ lecture delivered by
Russell H. Conwell.
The gas company partially atones for
past errors by furnishing a pretty good
supply for heat and light during the
cold weather of the past two days.
Be it said to the credit of the gas
company that although the mercury
has been close to the zero mark for the
past few hours that the gas pressure
has been fair.
But ten days more remain in which
to register for the spring primary and
during this period the office of com
missioner of elections will be kept
open until 10 o'clock at night.
The Eskimos who are appearing at
the Grand for a few days live in car
in the Rock Island yards. Their antics
around the station and their furs at
tract quite a crowd at all hours of the
day.
If the bill which the legislature pro-
poses to pass making sending habitual
jointists to prison becomes a law ITO
peka will suffer a heavy slump in
population, for the city has a number
of men and women whom this descrip-
ton fits as no other does.
The residents of the northwestern
section of the city are wondering why
the city water department does not
strain the mud from the water which
is being furnished to this part of To-
peka The substance which is being
forced through the mains is too thick
for drinking purposes though it might
be all right in case of a fire.
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been critically i'll, but is recovering.
She will probably return the last of
the week. Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Stubbs
of Lawrence, the governors parents,
are guests at the Governors House
this week.
Miss Bertha Eaton Of Arkansas City
is the guest of Representative and
Mrs. Z. w. Cunningham of Arkansas
City who are in town for the legisla
tive session.
Mrs W. H buchanan of Winfield
has come to Topeka to visit Mr..
Buchanan, member of the house, who
is at 1894 Topeka avenue during the
session.
Mr. ]. H Dana of Coffeyville, in
town for few days, went home to-
day.
Miss Elizabeth Gordon of Sioux
City, Iowa, arrived Monday to visit
Miss Permelia Curtis. Miss Cord on
and Miss Betty Niles of Salt Lake
City who visited Miss Curtis last sum-
mer, were roommateS at Wellesley.
Mr.. Selwyn Smith, first lieutenant
Z. s. A, will come home from Fort
Riley Saturday to spend the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. James p.
Rowley and Miss Floyd Robenson.
Miss Louise Wood will leave to-
morrow for Evanston, Ill. to attend
It's Junior Prom at Northwestern
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tabs and buttons of the cloth trim the
front and lower sleeve, which is finished
with cuff of black velvet to cores
pond with the collar. Worn with this
is an exceedingly chic and practical lit
tie toque, formed of folds of tan cloth
and trimmed with black aigrettes fas
tened with novelty buckle
Archery is to be introduced at the
Country club this season and will fur.
nish a new sport for those who don't
care for golf or tennis. Mr.. Jim Chal-
lis of Atchison is an archery enthusiast
and has fired the enthusiasm of some
of his Topeka friends for his favorite
sport.
A Chicago automobile paper refer
red to Topeka man, who attended the
auto show this week, as a ray of
sunshine The average newspaper
Photographer should wear sponge tied
over his chin.
Western Sorosis will give the annual
Lincoln day dinner at Mills tea room
Friday night. The members of the
club, their husbands and a few other
guests will. be included in the company
and the event is one of the most i'm
portant of the year in women's club
circles.
The Beulah chapter of the Order of
the Eastern Star will give an informal
Valentine afternoon at the home of
Mrs. w. ]. Lewis, 7O6 Taylor street,
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
All the members of Beulah chapter
and visiting members of the Eastern
Star in town for the legislative session,
or for any other reason, are invited.
X
The Empire lines OF this seasons
styles are particularly adapted to
that most fascinating of all
womans wardrobe-the tea gown.
The model here pictured was de-
veloped in baby blue silk crepe, the
overskirt and shoulder scarf were
decorated with dainty silk embroid-
cry in delicate shades of pink and
blue. soft cream net with Val. lace
insertion formed the little low
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Attic f aES

Life in the far north is faithfully
portrayed in the entertainment pro-
vided by the Eskimos which opened
at the Grand last night. Songs.
dances and real incidents of the
frozen north, with lectures and ex-
plantations by Anthony German, the
manager of the company. comprise
the bill. The scenery is especially
typical of the Arctic region, being
fitted up with sleds, hunting para
phernalia and tents of walrus hide.
Mr.. German lectures on every incident
connected with their life which makes
the programme instructive as we'll as
interesting. The Eskimos perform be-
fore the audience, showing how they
fish, how they catch walFus, and
how they are received by the villagers
upon their return to camp. An
Eskimo dance and several of the
games played in the land Of tn
aurora borealis are seen on the stage.
Mr.. German closes the programme h.
giving a short descriptive talk on the
people, their religion and matrimonial
affairs. The audience is invited to
examine the furs on the stage after
the show.
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Mrs. J. c. McClintock spoke in faVor
of having women on the school boards
and for the candidacy of Mrs. Z. j.
Evans and Mrs. II. Q. Garvey for
from the Third and Fourth wards
Then Mrs. F.. w. Watson, the presi-
dent of the Fed who was in the chair
introduced Mr.. Cooke and Mr. Cooke
recited ITO the Ladies', some pody
Calls It Home" and Just Before
Playing Tinkertown.' Mr.. Carlton
wood gave two violin numbers, Miss
Celia Smith at the piano, and AFTER
wards there were Eats and a gabfest.
The wives of the state officers who
are not members of the Fed and of
the members of the legislature, were
especially invited to the reception,
and on account of it the National at
home day was not observed as usuai
Yesterday In spite of the most dis
agreeable day of the winter there was
a large company and the occasion was
the most delightful social event in
club circles this season. Mrs. watson
who has just returned from a trip to
Florida brought a lot of southern
smilax and other green's with which to
decorate the church for this occasion
and it was most attractive Mrs. Wat
son wore a lovely gown of yellow mes
saline and white lace. The members
of the clubhouse committee were in
charge of the arrangements. The
committee includes Mrs. w. F. Schoch,
Mrs. C. o. Knowles, Mrs Clement
Smith, Mrs. c. H. Samson, Mrs. Ward
Mrs. B. F. Shumate. Mrs.
w. A. McCarter, Mrs. William H.
RICHTER. Mrs. ]. ]. Everingham and
Miss Jennie Bross..
x n
Here is a pretty travelling coat which
is serviceable as we'll. The garment of
brown serge, checked with khaki, was
cut on modish lines, straight and cling
ing with two pleatS inserted at the
bust and widening toward the hem,
which give sufficient width for COM
fort and grace when seated. Pointed
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Fashion and Fat.

Isn't it fortunate that when fashion de-
mands slender gracefulness of women who
have to break corset laces to make them
selves even presentable that science steps
in and makes their task easy?
For dieting and exercising it has substi-
tuted a pleasant wholesome mixture that
can be obtained at small cost from any
druggist, viz: II ounce Marmola, " ounce
Fluid Extract Cascara Aromatic, and S1z
ounces Peppermint Water.
one teaspoonful of this mixture after
meals and at bedtime will take Off four to
seven pounds of fat a week without caus-
ing wrinkles, interfering with the diet. or
distressing the stomach in the slightest.
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For One story Theaters.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-Separate buildings,
one story in height and of special con-
struction, for all new five cent theaters
is the stringent requirement of an ordi-
nance now in course of preparation.
These structures will have two front and
two rear exits. and where they cater to
children they will have to have sufficient
attendants to get the youngsters out in
case OF fire or panic
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meeting tomorrow afternoon at the
home of Mrs. C. F. Worley, 31S Green
wood, Potwin Place. The programme
will begin at half after 2 O'Clock.
X x
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Miller will give
a dinner tonight in compliment to Miss
Edith Moore and the Rev. ]. H. Jones.
x X x
Notes and Personal Mention
Mrs Stubs is in Mulvane with her
father, Mr. J. n. Hostetler, who has
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Special Hotel
Cloths

These cloths are made for
hard service, being of extra
heavy unbleached Irish linen,
in two sizes, bordered all
around, in two styles spot
and check.
Sizes 72x72-inch, $3.50 cloth
for $500 each.
Sizes 9Ox9O- inch, So. Is cloth
for $500 each.
These cloths we have sold
for years to many of the larg-
est hotels in Kansas, and they
all agree that there is none
better for the price.
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c)0cE7Y

Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Silas K. P or
ter gave two beautiful dinners a. 60,
E1ks club Monday and TUESDAY -
ings. The first was in hohor the
Governor and Mrs. Stubs ana ele
others asked were the Lieutenant 0oE
eruor and Mrs. W. J. F1tzgetdlu, IL -.
Chief Justice and Mrs. W; "A. nd
! SON Major AlvaradO NJ. FulIeI 60
Omaha and Mrs. Loomis, the spear n
er and Mrs. J. n. Dolley, MT JOIN n, =, -
Frost. Mr. James E. Hurley ana Ne NJ,
Hurley, Mr.. z. L. Copeland anu 80 ~
Copeland. For Tuesday n mgr David
tations included Mr.. and Mrs. DdVIu
w. MuIvane, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M, ! IoL-
nell. Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Price DlIioI'
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Btood SIiiItn ;
Judge and Mrs. William Reo" o 90.
Smith, Mr.. Fred L: NandegTlIr3t NJ
Armstrong The dinners were gwen gwen
In the dining room of the women ,
suite at the Elks club ana an oIcI Lio7
ira played in the adjoining p sLLot
The decorations were partlcuIdIIS
lovely. The round table had center
piece of American Beauties, unusuaIIy
large and gorgeous, with long stems
reaching quite to the chanueIler anu
This rose forest was surrounded py d
FAT wreath of freesias and Iilies-o1-
+be-vaI1ev Cut glass candelabra, the
candles topped with silver nldsIee
shades lighted the table.
X
Miss Permelia Curtis has asked
guests for bridge Tuesday evening IN
compliment to Miss Elizabeth Goruoh
of Sioux City, Ia, who is visiting neI'
and will entertain her bridge clup
Thursday afternoon of next week lot
Miss Gordon.
Mr.. and Mrs George B. Davis, who
were married Tuesday in Ration, New
Mexico, came to Topeka today and are
guests of Mr. Davis'S mother, MRS.
r. F. Davis and his sisters, Misses
Glen and Helen Davis at the Blower
Annex. Mrs. Davis was before her
marriage Miss Grace Needham OF
Cleveland. Ohio. Mr.. Davis who has
had a position with the Santa Fe at
Ration has been transferred to Tope-
ka, where they Will make their nome.
Mrs. E. F. Davis came to Topeka from
Concordia for a permanent residence
last week and is at home at the Blow
er Annex.
What could be daintier or more
quaint than the design here given for
a party dress for a young girl? The
broad bands of English eyelet embroid-
cry which cross the shoulders and form
three panels in the skirt accentuate the
straight lines of the girIsh figure; and
the long wrinkled sleeves and quaint
ruffies of the dotted null are in keep |
ing. The gown is of white except for |
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A young woman entered crowded street
car with a pair of skates on her arm. An
elderly. gentleman at once arose and Of
much" she said. sweetly. but don't care
about sitting down; I've been skating all
afternoon. "-I1arper's Weekly.
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Special Napkins

All-linen Napkins, were LIS, for. -. CSC doz
All-linen Napkins, were 81. so, for. $1.23 doz
All-linen Napkins, were $175, for. 81 AT doz
All-linen heavy cream Napkins, were
1928, for .................$1.S 5 doz
22-in. bleached Napkins, were So. SO, $1.95 doz
$500, 2.39 doz
24-in. very heavy beached Napkins
we're $3.50 2.s5 doz
24-in. heavy Irish Linen Napkins,
were 90, for. $3.O 90 doz.
27-in. superfne Irish Linen Napkins,
were S. 90, for. .................s4 $3.50 doz