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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
PEARY REFUSES PROOFS
Declines to Submit Data to House
Naval SUBJ Committee.

Washington, March S.-Commander
Peary has declined to submit to con-
gress the proofs of his discovery of the
North Pole. He sent to the subcom-
mittee of the house committee on naval
affairs, the following statement:
Commander Peary and his friends
say that contracts signed month ago
with his publishers render it impossible
to make his records and scientific data
public now. 1t would not only subject
Peary to heavy damages-a loss which
he cannot meet, having just extricatad
himself from debt incurred in connec-
tion with his various expeditions-but
it would be breaking faith with his
publishers which he is unwilling to do
under any circumstances"
After hearing statements by Repre-
sentatives Hobson of Alabama and
Moore of Pennsylvania, urging the
granting of a congressional reward to
his proofs, the committee adjourned un-
til Wednesday without taking any ac
ton.
OF the committee Of seven members
it is known three are opposed to grant
ing recognition to Commander Peary
unless the proofs OF his discovery of thu
pole are submitted to congress and
made public. These are Representa-
tives Butler Roberts and Macon.
Representatives Bates Dawson and
Gregg have not committed themselves
and Representative Englebright favors
granting an award.
The committee has received a mass
of interesting communications on the
subject One is from L. Hopkins, Sec
retary of the American Association of
Masters, Mates and Pilots, questioning
the reports of Mr.. Peary's sounding
taken in the vicinity of the North Pole.
How in time did Peary. with one
man. sound / 800 fathoms of water?"
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
LONG HATPINS MUST GO
They Are Classed as Concealed Weap-
ons by Chicago Alderman.

Chicago. March S.-Women's long hat
pins have been declared to be a pub
lie nuisance and an "antf-hat pin''
ordinance has been ordered drawn up
by the judiciary committee of the city
council
The action followed a weeks crusade
against the long hat pin, which cul-
minated in a public hearing. The or
dinance will stipulate that hat pins
worn in public places shall not extend
the crown of the hat
1t is to be drawn I'D by the corpora
tion counsel and presented for action
by the city council next Monday night.
ent at the public hearing.
I'VE want to protest right here
against this attempt to regulate wom-
ems attire" declared Attorney Francis
Hinckle, representing the women. TT
does not become the city OF Chicago
to try to dictate what its women shall
wear
That's right" said Miss Nan z.
Davis, interrupting her counsel These
hat pins are women's only means of
defense. You must not dictate to us
women"
well. you women want to regulate
what we men drink. don't you2" in
terposed Alderman Carmack.
Amid a chorus of "boo-hoos'' from
female voices, Alderman Herman ].
Bauler. who started the agitation in
the council, stepped forward and de-
scribed what he called the truth about
the whole hat pin situation"
Il do not believe there was ever a
time in history when women have
shown so much eccentricity in their
personal adornment as at present" he
said. I'VE have had the tight skirt.
the sheath gown. the marcel wave and
now comes the yard wide hat with its
remarkable accessories
I'm addition to ribbons. laces, wires,
flowers, vegetables. animals and birds.
women's headgear is armed with the
deadly snickersnee.
IF women care to wear carrots and
roosters on their heads. that is a maj
ter for their own concern and 1t can
not be interfered with by the city, but
when it comes to wearing swords they.
must be stopped
''One man told me he was almost
decapitated in the city hall elevator by
the sweep of a hatpin like a scimitar
worn by one of the city hall bellies. In
the street cars people are in danger OF
losing their eyes by sitting beside some
lovely devotee of the fashions.
"The hat pin may be the only wea-
non woman has to ward Off attack,
but let her wear it sheathed in her
belt. Hidden in a mass of plumage or
hair it comes under the designation OF
conceaied weapons.
There were more "boos" from the wo-
men and the committee sent it's in
structioDs to the corporation council
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
TO BE NO PROSECUTION.
The Cudahy-Lillis Trouble to Be Al
lowed to Die Out.

Kansas City, Mo-, March S.-Jere S.
LilIis, president of the Western Ex-
change bank, who was attacked by
John P. Cudahy, the millionaire pack
er, at the Cudahy home here, early
recovered today to be removed from
ST. Marys hospital. where he was TAX
en- two days ago.
A nurse at the hospital, however,
said this morning that Mr.. Lillis' con-
dition was improved. The cuts on his
face and body. she said, were healing
nicely. but after a consultation had
been held it was decided not to trans
fer the patient to his home before to-
morrow.
The definite announcement that
LiIlfs will not prefer a formal charge
against Cudahy renders doubtful the
probability that any further details of
the circumstances that led up to the
trouble will ever be made public. Both
Cudahy and Lillis still firmly refuse to
make a statement in regard to the af-
fair.
The county prosecutor has an
nounced that he will make no effort
to prosecute Cudahy if no one files a
formal charge against him, unless
Lillis should die from his injuries. The
physicians say the banker will surely
recover.
John Moss. the chauffeur, who was
present when the attack on Li1lis was
made, has not been located, although
the police have made diligent search
for him.
General John c. Gown of Omaha,
father of Mrs. Cudahy, went out to
the Cudahy home from his hotel early
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
RACE WITH AVALANCHE.
Train Escapes Huge snowslide by only
a Few Feet.

Vancouver, March ga Canadian
Pacific passenger train had thrilling
race with a gigantic snowslide Satur-
day afternoon, just east of Field, on
the western slope of the Rockies. The
engineer opened the throttle and the
train dashed down grade, escaping by
only a few feet.
The train was westbound express
No 81. The engineer heard plainly
the thunder o. the avalanche booming
down the mountain side and at once
opened the throttle. It became a race
between the train and the snowslide.
The last car had just got by a steep
point when the slide struck the rails
not ten feet behind. An enormous mass
of packed snow and ice, carrying big
tree trunks, covered tho rails to a
depth of twenty feet.
1t has now definitely been establish
ed that no one directly in the pathway
of the avalanche at Rogers Pass Satur-
day escaped alive. The official list OF
victims is placed at sixty-one-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
IN TOPEKA NEXT YEAR.
Kansas Editorial Association viii Meet
Here March, 1911.

Wichita. Kan, March s-Two hum
dred Kansas editors and their wives
will banquet tonight as the closing
event of the Kansas State Editorial as
sociation. New officers will be elected
late this afternoon.
Governor W. r. Stubbs laid the cor
nerstone of the new ten story home of
the Daily Beacon at noon.
The editors will ask the government
not to print return cards on envelopes.
Memorials for the late T. B. Murdock
of Ell Dorado, Kan, and Alexander
Butts Of Kansas City, were adopted.
The editorial association meets in To-
peka next March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
KNOCKS ON A POEM.
Woman Wants Barbara Fritchie''
Banished From Schools.

the public schools of Boston of John
Greenleaf Whittier's famous poem,
barbara Fritchie," is asked of the
school committee by Mrs. B. A Kean
of Roxbury In a communication to
the board, Mrs. Kean complains of the
unfairness to "the noble and pure
hearted men of the SOUTH" which, she
infers, is expressed in the lines:
"a shade of sadness, a blush of shame,
Over the face of the leader came.
The noble nature within him
stirred" etc.
There was no need of "a blush of
shame" and "the noble nature" was
not reserved for emergencies, writes
Mrs. Kean. She added that she is not
a southern woman, but a good Ameri-
can and wants her children to be such.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08

cult and important problem In con-
nection with a large manufacturing
or commercial enterprise than pur-
chasing or producing the goods. Pub
l1city is the motive power that moves
the business world. ! sometimes think
that scientific advertising is the great
est factor in the enormous CONNER
cial and industrial life of America.
Tribute to Reporters.
II would suggest also that you get
into closer touch not only with your
publishers but with your editors and
reporters. 1 regard the men who
gather the news for newspapers
among my best friends and in every
way worthy of my confidence. They
do not always agree with me but 1
have yet to know one of them who
has not been true to his relations with
man is a good companion because he
is intelligent and knows a great deal
about public affairs and public opin-
ion. 1t is serious mistake to sup
pose that newspaper is a party or
gan or a political institution. In this
day and age of the world it is as
much of a business institution as a
much or general store, or a factory,
and if it is successful it must pursue
the same business methods of ster-
ling honesty and render the same
kind of service to it's customers.
''In Kansas, I am told by good pro-
fessional authority, we have the best
in the United States TAX
ing into consideration the size of the
cities where they are published. I
read in a magazine a few days ago
that we have more editors who have
national regulations than any other
state of a similar size in the union.
Stand by the newspapers Work
in harmony with them and give them
your moral and financial encourage
ment and you will have better busi-
ness, a better community and q more
healthy and wholesome moral and
political atmosphere"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08

years ago." said vollstedt For a year
we lived on a ranch near Hoyt, Kan
Then we moved to our present home.
She always has been a good wife Some
time ago, however. 1 became aware of
her infatuation for Daniels. do not
hold the man in any way to blame. as
1 understand that he did all he could
to dissuade her from her folly I
thought it was just a piece of foolish
ness that she would get over"
At Christ's hospital this morning IL
was announced that Daniels condition
is serious and will be dangerous for a
week He is resting as we'll as could
be expected under the circumstances,
and there is. as yet, no indication that
he will not recover. But there will he
nothing on which to base hope that his
life viii be saved until a. week has
passed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
AFTER 20 YEARS.
Mrs. 'sBob" IngersoII Gets a Fee
Claimed by Her Husband.

Boston, March 8.-After a legal bat
tie which has dragged through state
and federal courts for fully 20 years,
Mrs. Eva A. Ingersoll has received a
certified check for $1e5, 5,551.9S, repre-
senting a fee which she claimed was
due her husband, the late Robert G.
Ingersol1, for services in breaking the
will of Andrew J. Davis, a millionaire
miner of Montana. Mr.. Ingersoll acted
as counsel for Henry A. Root and
Messrs- Cornue, Cummings, Palmer
and others.
The payment, which includes inter-
est, was made by J. H. Layson, admin
istrator of the Davis estate of Butte,
Montana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
SHE IS NOT SORRY
Mrs. VOllstedt Sees No Wrong
in Shooting Daniels.
Says His Love for Her Had
Grown Cold.
GAVE HIM HER PHOTO.
Wounded Street Car Conductor
Accepted Her Letters.
Husband ScOlded and She Was
Discouraged, She Says.

'I don't feel like 1 have done any
thing to feel sorry for. I am sorry he
is hurt. 1 love him and 1 think he
thinks lots of me. He acted like he
loved me-"
e This is the statement of Mrs. Mary
Vollstedt who is locked in the county
Jail on the charge of attempting to kill
Lee H. Daniels, a street car conductor.
Mrs. Vollstedt was asked if she was
sorry she had shot Daniels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
DIES IN PRISON.
End Comes to Mrs. Cordelia Botkin at
San Quentin. Cal.

San Francisco, March s.-Mrs. Cor
della Botkin. serving a life sentence at
San Quentin for the murder in 1898 of
Mrs. John P. Dunning of Dover, Del,
by poisoned chocolate sent through the
mail. died last night at the prison.
Mrs. Dunning was the wife of a form
er San Francisco newspaper man with
whom Mrs. Botkin was Infatuated.
Dunning died some months ago in
Philadelphia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
Weather slightly Cooler.

Just case of plain March weather.
This is what the weatherman says of
today. The 2 o'clock temperature
was 81 and the wind was blowing 15
miles an hour from the northeast 1t
was not as cold last night as the night
before by s degrees, but the atmos-
phere warmed more slowly today.
Threatening weather, with about the
same temperature is expected tonight
or tomorrow. The temperatures to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08

st. Paul. March ST. z. Crawford.
managing editor of the ST. Paul Daily
News and one of the best known news
paper men in the northwest. died here
last night Of tuberculosis. He was Al
years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
weather Indications.

Chicago, March S.-Forecast for
Kansas: Partly. cloudy and probably
unsettled weather tonight and Wednes-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-26
IN SPECIAL MESSAGE.
Governor Deneen Urges Construction
of Deep Waterway.

Springfield. I'LL, Jan. 26.-Governor
Deneen today sent special message
to the legislature declaring there were
certain influences at work seeking to
nullify the expressed will of the peo-
pie as to the construction of a lakes
to the gulf deep waterway. He takes
up the objections to the proposed. plan
and says it is plain the only interests
which can profit by delaying the pro-
ject are individuals and corporations
who hope to avail themselves of the
vast water power which has been
created by diverting the waters of
Lake Michigan into the Chicago river,
the sanitary district channel. the Des
Plains, the Illinois and the Mississippi
rivers by a public expenditure which,
when completed. will reach $S0,000,-
600.
The governor says the claim that
no commerce will be attracted by the
proposed waterway is without foun-
dation and in this connection quotes
from speeches of former President
Roosevelt and President Taft.
1T has been claimed that the water
power created would find no market
continues the message. THE answer
to this claim is found in the fact that
at present power can be electrically
transmitted to great distances from
the point where it is generated and
with little loss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-26
SHOUTS OF APPROVAL.
Greet a Resolution Endorsing the
Course of Clifford Pinchot.

Kansas City, Jan. 26-Shouts of ap-
Isrcval followed the unanimous adop-
ton of q resolution commencing Gif-
ford Pinchot, the deposed chief of the
forestry s1uf4zus at the convention of
the SOUTHWESTERN lumber men here
The resolution fauded Mr.. Pinehot for
his work in conserving the forest It
expressed regret that Mr.. Pinchot had
been dismissed from the service.
Major E - Downs. a lumberman of
Mound City, Kan, was responsible for
the decision. Before the convention con-
vened, he let the nature of the docu-
ment be known. The delegates waited
uneasily for II to be introduced. After
many committees had reported Major
Downs arose and requested that he be
permitted to offer a resolution:
1T is not in order now said the
Chairman. "I'll introduce 1t anyhow
responded Mr.. Downs.
The convention was prepared for the
resolution I. was adopted immediate
ly after the delegates had heard it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-26
TWO ASK DIVORCES.
Mrs SPOTS and Mrs. Coblentz Sue for
Separation.

Two divorces were applied for in the
district court today. Kate SPOTS seeks
from Peter SPOTS to whom
she was married in November, 1904.
Gertrude Coblentz desires release from
Clarence l. CoblentZ whom she married
in North Manchester, Ind. in May. 1901.
Mrs. SPOTS also asks her maiden
name, Kate Morgan. $500 alimony, $50
costs and attorneys fees. She is sole
owner Of two lots on Jefferson street
to which she asks undisturbed title and
says her husband is owner OF 10 acre
tract of the Kaw Half Breed Indians
reservation and that he is rapidly SELL
ing of his personal property to the
value of $1,000 with the intention of de-
frauding her.
Mrs Coblentz says her husband IS
unreasonable and that he drinks fear
fully and that she had to leave him a
year ago She asks custody of her a.
year-old boy, Orhan H. Coblentz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-26
KANSAS WOMAN BURNED
Gas in Furnace Exploded When She
Lighted 1t.

Kansas City. Mo, Jan. ga natural
gas furnace was the cause of another
death and Mrs. Blanche A. Marsh, the
wife of A. o. Marsh, travelling sales
man, was the victim Death came at
s o'clock at St. Mary's hospital as a
result of burns received when her cloth
ing caught fire following a gas explo-
sion in the furnace of her home, 3423
Park avenue
Mrs. Marsh and her son, Harold S.
Marsh, years old. spent the preceding
night at the home of Mrs Marsh's sis
ter. Mrs. D. W. Wills. They returned
wraps and went to the basement to
light the furnace. Relatives believe she
lighted a piece of paper with a match
and threw this into the furnace. ex-
pecting to turn the gas on later. There
was an explosion and she ran from
the basement with her clothing ablaZe-
Gas had been escaping ever since the
fire was turned out and the furnace
had become filed with it.
Mrs Marsh retained presence OF
mind enough to run to the home of one
of her neignbors, where the fire was
put out with a blanket. By this time,
however, she had been terribly burned
from head to foot.
Mrs. Marsh was a Kansas woman,
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
F'iester of Whiting. She was 81 years
old and a graduate of the University
of Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh were
married about five years ago and lived
in Kansas City at intervals since that
time. They came here the last time
in July 1909 and took up their resi-
dence in the house in which the ac-
cident occurred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-26
DIES IN A HOSPITAL.
Mrs. Bergman. Former School Teach
er, Leaves Two Children Destitute.

Mrs. NJ. \. Bergman, formerly Mrs.
A. Fanberg, and until four years ago a
teacher in the Randolph schools, died
Tuesday afternoon in the Bethesda hos
pital after several weeks illness. She
leaves two children, both girls. who are
Il and IA years OF age Grandparents
of the children are supposed to reside
in Randolph and if they can not be
induced to take the children the Odd
Fellows, of which order the father Of
the children was member, will send
the girls to the Odd Fellows Orphans
home near Manhattan
While Mrs. Bergman was i'll her chill
dren were cared for by Mrs. B. w.
Lawhun of 734 Madison and Mrs. E. S.
Woodruff of 4o9 East Eighth avenue.
When the Bergmans first came to To-
peka they secured rooms at the May
residence at SO Chandler street They
had little money at that time and Mrs.
Bergman's illness soon exhausted their
means. Bergman, the husband of the
dead woman, deserted her, according to
reports here He was little more than
a boy at the time of the wedding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-26
topeka MAN WOUNDED.
Chester Hurst Accidentally Shot While
Hunting Near Emporia.

Emporia. Kan, jan 26-Chester
Hurst accidentally shot the top of his
scalp off with a shotgun. Young
Hurst IS alive to tell the story, how
ever. and when seen in St Mary's hos
pital that part of his face not COW
cred by bandages seemed to be smil-
ing. Hurst's escape from death
seems almost miraculous
He has been working in the Santa
Fe offices in Topeka, and came home
recently for a visit with his father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs A. F. Hurst.
who live five miles southwest of town.
Tuesday he went hunting, and about 5
O'Clock started home He laid the gun.
q twelve gauge, doubIe-barFeI, ham
mer shotgun, on the river bank while
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-26

he put on his coat Picking uD the
gun by the muzzle, the hammer caught
in bush and the contents of one
barrel was discharged.
The load, an ounce of No. shot.
struck Hurst on the top of the head
above the right eye. The charge was
not far enough away from the barrel
to scatter. and it ploughed {. furrow in
the flesh covering the skull. The eye
brow and eyelashes were Surned off
by the powder, but an instructive drop
ping of the lid saved the sight of the
eye. The boys skull was not frac-
tured, although it was laid bare by
the discharge After the accident
Hurst got home in some way and was
Immediately brought to the hospital.
where the wound was dressed.
The young man is gritty and does
not seem much perturbed by his hair
breadth escape. If the gun had point
ed but quarter of an inch lower it
is probable the charge would have
blown his head off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-26
OFFERS U. S. A ROYALTY
Seattle Man Wants to Lease Alaska
Coal Lands.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Interest in the
situation relating to Alaska coal lands
has been intensified by a proposition OF
John E. BarIafne of Seattle, holder of
large property interests in Alaska. TO
the senate committee on territories Of
fering to the government a royalty OF
so cents ton on coal mined for the
lease of 5000 acres of coal land in the
Katalla and Matanuska districts
Such a tonnage royalty, Mr.. Ballaine
claims, would net the government
amounts as high as $2,000,000 per hun
dred acres. In his letter to Senator
tee Mr.. BaIlaine offers to give bond Of
s., 900 900 for the performance of his
part of the agreement, the proposal to
include that congress enact legislation
authorizing the department to enter
into lease with a coal company, to be
organized by him for the 5000 acres and
providing that no other coal lands be
leased in Alaska at a smaller royalty
The government also is to agree that
at least half Of its coal supply shall be
obtained from this company or from a
naval station which the government
itself may establish in the Matansuka
district. the coal to be shipped over a
railroad to be built from Seward,
thousand miles in length
Mr. BaIlaine charges that "other- in
terests' have now at work in Wash
ington lobby headed by former
United States senator in support of a.
bill not yet introduced, designed to per-
nit the sale of such coal lands at the
price of so an acre which, he argues,
would be practical donation of these
lands to a railroad company that these
interests propose to organize in Alaska.