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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26
five KILLED IN WRECK.
Two Heavy Freight Trains Collide on
the .sMop."

jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 26.-Five
men were killed and one badly injured
when two heavy freight trains on the
river route division of the Missouri Pa
cific collided head on near Blackwater,
about 65 miles west of here, today.
The men reported killed were:
D. H. CUHN, engineer, Kansas CITY
d. e. FINNELL, engineer, JEFFERSON
City.
c. H. ROTH, brakeman. Jefferson
City.
dalia.
GEORGE TAGGART. fireman, JEFF
ferson City.
The injured man is Brakeman Can
noway, Jefferson City.
The collision was due to the fallure
of the operator at Bonville to display
his signal board. The engines ana
many of the cars were piled togetner
without warning to the train crew,
members of which were buried beneath
the debris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26
HURT IN EXPLOSION.
Martin Sutherin, a Plumber, Is Cut.
Burned and Bruised.

The explosion of gas gathered be-
tween the foundation and a sealed
false wall in the basement of the new
Thompson-Hall building at Fifth street
and Kansas avenue. nearly killed Mar
tin Sutherin, a plumber employed by
johnson & Beck, this morning, and did
damage of about $3.50 by the destruc-
tion of the false wall. Sutherins face
was cut in a half dozen places by frag-
ments of the terra cotto wall and his
arms, beside being cut and bruised.
were badly burned. He was bleeding
from his wounds as he staggered out
Of the building to the street and was
helped to DIR. f. v. Coldren's office
where his injuries were given atten-
ton.
A space eighteen inches wide. ex-
tending across the width of the base
ment, had been formed by the erection
of a false inner wall of terra Gotta,
plastered on the inside, the purpose
being to arrest the dampness from
seepage around the foundation of the
building. This space, entirely sealed,
had become filled with gas leaking
from 4 connection that was supposed
to have been shut off. That the leak
resulted from a strain made upon the
gas lateral by the settling of the main
foundation through which it was
passed, was a conjecture volunteered
after the explosion.
with floor drain in the basement ana
was cutting through the false wall to
get at the pipe when the explosion
took place. A lighted candle ignited
u e gas as soon as he had penetrated
the thin false wall.
The force of the igniting gas blew
the thin wall completely away. cover
ing Sutherin who already had been
burned by the first sweep of blazing
gas when the candle-flame set it on
fire The injured man was. able to free
himself from the wreck and to warn
back other workmen who rushed into
the basement to see what had hap
pened. Sutherin had been all alone in
the room. There was no second explo-
sion, however, although gas was still
believed to be escaping by the men
who first investigated the wreck: A
guard of police was posted to keep
lighted cigars, cigarettes and pipes
away from the danger zone until all
the gas could be shut off from the
building.
No damage was done to any other
portion of the building for the force
of the explosion was expended in car
rying away the fragile false wall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26

j. Matson, driver; No. %. Overland, A.
Shillo; No. %, Harmon, A. Heinman;
No "a, Marion, A. Monson; No. 25,
Kissel Kar. G. Schoeneck; No. 26, Har-
mon, Dave Buck; No. q, Cino, w.
Fritsche.
Illinois trophy-No. 1, National. Al
Livingstone, driver No 2, Falcar. w.
II. Pearce; No. 3, Kissel Kar, Har Endi-
oott; No. 4, Fal car, J. F. Gelnaws;
No. 5. Midland. r. H. Ireland: No. 6.
Marmon, P. J. Dawson; No. z, National
A. w. Grenier: No. s, Lexington, Bob
Drach.
Hearne won the Fox River trophy in
a light Benz. His closest pursuers were
Muller and Crane, who were running
closely together two laps behind.
Hearne's time for the 135 miles and
5 3024 feet was 2:30: 40.35.
Cheney dropped ont at the end of the
fifth lap. Endicott pressed Hearne
closely.
The KaLe county trophy 1924 miles
went to Buck in Marmon. Monson in
a Marion was second; Heinman third.
Livingstone Won The big race, the IL
linois trophy at 203.35 miles. Time, 3:21:
OS:53.
In the Kane county trophy, Bucks
time was 3:o4:45.79. Monsen's was 3:O7;
SO. .65.
Miller in a Warren-Detroit, finished
second in the Fox River race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26
COAL STRIKERS WIN.
Mine Operators Give In and Work Is
to Begin Monday.

Kansas City, Mo-. Aug. 26.-By the
acceptance of the agreement of the
coal mine operators, which grants the
chief of their demands the striking
coal miners of the southwest practical
ly have ended the long and bitter war
which had threatened tremendous suf-
fering and loss during the coming fall
and winter. The acceptance means
that the mines. which have been idle
for several months, viii be worked
again right away and that the threat
ened dearth of fuel which stared Kan
sas City in the face will be averted.
Practically the only thing left to be
done is to draw up a continuous work
ing contract for the future This prob
ably will be done when the general
conference of operators and miners,
which adjourned several weeks ago,
meets again Monday.
The agreement which has been
reached gives the miners the asked for
increases of wages and allows the in
crease to apply on dead work and
tonnage.
The agreement with the operators
and the miners, as accepted today,
says that the miners shall go back
to work and the mines be reopened
Immediately. The increase in wages
of 5.55 per cent on yardage, dead
work and day work is granted the
miners, also s per cent on tonnage
work. The negotiations between the
miners and operators are to be taken
up again where they were left off two
weeks ago and all threshed over. and
a continuous working contract for the
future between the union and the
operators formed.
For this purpose the general con-
ference which adjourned two weeks
ago indefinitely will be reconvened
here Monday with every prospect that
the miners and operators will draw up
a contract that will be ratified by both
parties.
The coal miners have been striking
since April 1, and since then not a
mine has been running in the South
western district, which includes Okla
homa, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas.
The result has been n great loss to
both miners and operators and to the
consumers in the high price and scare
ity of fuel. Both the miners and the
operators are anxious that the mines
should be reopened.
The agreement offered by the opera
tors to the miners is considered a con-
cession on the part of the mine own
ers. The union representatives, Messrs.
Stewart, Hewlett and Bailey, who are
looking after the miners interests, is
sued the order for a general confer
ence here Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26

cIub, upon preparing the way for SEN
ator Gore in Wichita and Topeka. and
making PR parations to establish siC.ore
for President" clubs in the two cities
Ar. Barnaby was enthusiastic about
the outlook in Topeka and Mr.. Cone at
the present time feels that Wichita is
also ripe for the same kind of a move
ment. He says that the germs Of tha
agitation are already spread in Wich-
ita, and that the project has thus far
been received favorably.
From recent conversations 7 have
had with Senator Gore, L have NOT tha
least doubt that all his aspirations are
cast toward the presidency, and that
he looks favorably upon the movement
to make him Democratic candidate
We have already invited him to speak
at Topeka with a view to opening
things up for the campaign, and when
his answer comes know it will be an
acceptance.
Senator Gore has won his way to his
present position through difficulties
which would have daunted any ordinary
man, for he has been totally blind sinca
his childhood, when he lost both his
eyes at different times through the
care1essness of playmates. When he
really announces that he is after the
Democratic candidacy for president
tie solid south will flock to his stand
ard, and, to my mind, will widen to an
even larger south than has hitherto
supported its Democratic candidates.
''That he cares little for his seat in
the senate and is looking for higher
honors. I have had from his own lips.
Even at that he does not have to re-
sign his seat to run for president. Sem
ator Gore is undoubtedly willing to ac-
cept the place now being urged upon
him by his friends"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26
DENIES POLICY CHARGES
Norris L. Gage Says Brother Was
Never Indebted to Policy.

To the Editor Of the State journal.
Referring to the untruthful charges
made by J. A. Policy in a letter printed
in the State Journal August 20, wish
to state that if my brother. the late G.
G. Gage, was indebted to Policy in any
manner he would have paid the debt
during his lifetime and would not have
left it for his widow to adjust and all
who were acquainted with Mrs. Gage
will agree that, if 1t were possible for
him to have left any debt for her to
pay, such was her loyalty to her hus-
bands memory she would have gone
hungry, would have perished from want
rather than fail to respect and execute
his every wish.
NORRIS L. GAGE.
Ashtabula, Ohio, August "a. 1910.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26
PLANNING GORE BOOM.
Democrats to Launch Presidential
Barque in Topeka.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. Ex-senator Gore
OF Oklahoma will launch his presi-
Dental boom at the next annual BAN
quet of the Kansas Democratic club to
be held in Topeka February % of next
year, according to a statement made
today by Owen L. Cope, former secre-
tary or the Topeka Democratic COM
mittee, who is now in Wichita Mr.
Cope is on the committee of the Demo-
cratic club, which has sent the invita-
ton to Senator Gore to speak in To-
peka next February, and is expecting
an affirmative answer to the message
within the near future. He says he has
been personally acquainted with Sena-
tor Gore for about IL years and feels
confident that he will accept.
Mr.. Cope returned from Topeka only
a few days ago, where he was confer
ring with George E. Barnaby, also of
the committee Of the state Democratic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26
WILD ON A TRAIN.
Insane Man Shoots Two in Pull
man Near Ellis, Kansas.
Fatally Wounds Passenger and
Porter.
THEN ISOVERPOWERED
Placed in Jail at Ellis by Train
men.
wounded Passenger and Porter
in Hospitals.
HEN ISOVERPOWERED

Ellis, Kan, Aug. 26.-Harry Pugh.
supposedly pharmacist of Niagara
ans, N. Y. suddenly became insane
IN Pullman of Union Pacific train
NO ITO last night, near here. and shot
and probably fatally wounded two n,an
before he was overpowered. The
shooting was at about 9.45 o,cIoc1
"A passenger, DR.. H. H. Tenn1e of
Nh hansas CITY, who was travelling with his
Mne ana two-year-old child. was shot
tWlce through the abdomen. The nor
-, named young, also was shot twice
tnLougn the abdomen. Temple was
Iaken IEen from the train unconscious at
~ Ellsworth Advices from there are TO
tne eHcet that there is no chance for
ms recovery. Young was taken to
Nansas City. He also is expected to
Pugh was sitting on one of the end
pertns at the time of the shooting. His
actlons had been noticed earlier in the
evening to be queer. The porter had
mace down all the other berths. and
;ugn VINO had not undressed was sit
llng IN his own. Apparently without
cduse Two shots were fired by Pugh
ana the porter staggered to the front
9no OF the car and was met by Temple.
II is supposed that the latter tried to
grapple with Pugh when he also was
shot twice through the abdomen.
After shooting the second man
Fugh turned to go to the rear of the
car. He then fired three balls through
the hardwood partition between the
berths and the smoking compartment.
one of the three balls passed through
the partition. shattering the heavy
plate glass in the toilet room. Another
went through the board partition near
the DOOR No trace of the other was
found. ""'
Prgh was oVerpowered by the Pull
man conductor, the rear brakeman and
a Iriend OF Temple, after he had fred
the last three shots He was taken off
the train and lodged in Jail in Ellis.
The gun he used was a 80 caliber auto
inaIic containing steel bullets
RoDert Murphy, long time Union
Pac1f1c engineer. and F. C. Bowen. an
insurance man of Topeka, who were re-
turning from California, witnessed the
-snoot1ng They had talked to Pugh
eariier IN the afternoon and remarked
10 themselves of his having seemed
queer
A version of the shooting which was
TAXED on tho train following the shoot
ing was that Pugh was a "tinhorn'' de-
tect1ve, though it has been discredit-
ed That he is a pharmacist is taken
generally to be true. 1t is believed that
continued use of some drug. He was
placed in Jail here.
f. c. Bowen, of Topeka, who was re-
turning after a trip to California said
that he had noticed while talking to
Pugh that the man acted strangely.
Engineer Murphy, of the Union Pa
cific, also noted the pecuIiarity. Bowen
and Murphy remarked of this between
themselves later. Mr.. Bowen said that
excitement On the train was intense at
the time of the shooting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
Pinchot Says the Big Forest Fires
Were Unnecessary.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Gifford Pinchot
of the National Conservation assoc1a-
tion and former. head of the govern
ment forest service. in statement IS
sued today holds that the loss OF pro-
perty and life in the recent and pres
ent fires was unnecessary.
TIE disastrous results, he says, are
traceable to the unpreparedness to deal
with the fire situation. He scores mem
bers of congress. who have opposed ap-
propriations for the proper equipment
of forest rangers and in that connec-
tion names Senator Hepburn of Idaho,
whose home town, wallace, suffered
serious loss; Senator Carter of Montana
and Representative Mondell of Wyom-
ing. The statement follows:
Il am proud of the splendid work the
men of the forest service have beer do
ing against the western forest fires
Many of them have given their lives to
protect the homes of settlers and the
forests on wi ich the prosperity OF the
western people depends. To my mind
their conduct is beyond all praise
Forest fires are preventable. 1t is
GOOD thing for us to remember at this
time that nearly or quite all of the
loss, suffering ard death the fires have
caused was wholly unnecessary.
"A fire in the forest is the same kind
cf thing a fire in the city. There
is only one way to fight either. The IRE
department of every city is organized
with the prime idea of getting to the
fire when it is young. So with the for
est fires The time to conquer them is
before the grow strong. IL forest
fire is equipped with roads, trails, tele-
phone lines and a reasonable number
of men for patrol there is no more
liSelh ood that great fires Will be able
to get started than there is that great
conf1agrat:ons like the Chicago fire will
get started in a city with a modern fire
department Under rare circumstan-
teS thew NAV. but the chances are
against it.
''The forest service has done wonder
with its handful of devoted men. 1t has
put out every year many thousands OF
small fires, any one of which under
favorable conditions might have devel-
oped into a conhagration which 10000
men could not stop. This year, be-
cause of the great droutn, there were
many fires and the rangers were too
few. The lesson from these fires is
perfectly clear. When a city suffers
from great fire 1t does not retrench
in its fire department, but strengthens
ii. That is what the nation must do
in the national forests.
"The men in congress like Hepburn,
Carter and Mondell, who have made
light of the efforts of the forest SER
vice to prepare itself to prevent just
sucn a calamity as this, have in eff
feet been fighting on the side of the
fires against the general welfare. IL
even small fraction of the loss from
the present fires had been expended
in additional patrol and preventive
equipment, some or perhaps nearly all
of the loss could have been avoided.
az believe our people will take this
lesson to heart and insist that the
settlers and their wives and children,
the lur: berunen and the miners and the
property in the national forests shall be
adequately protected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26
THREE IN ONE.
Big Automobile Road Race at the
Egin, ILL.,, Course.

Elgin, ILL.,, Aug. 264-Illinois ma
tionaI guardsmen this morning took
charge of the Elgin automobile race
course and cleared it of all vehicles
preparatory to stretching their patrol
over every foot of its approaches.
All through the night automobile
after automobile load of spectators
arrived and the vantage points with
in and at the side of the big course
took the aspect of a bivouac, Here
and there in the maze of motors was
observed a horse-drawn vehicle. tes-
tifying to the interest in the great
road race which is scheduled to he
gin tocay.
The clear stretch of road and its
difficult turns proved alluring in the
bright moonlight for some of tbe
drivers who are entered in the races.
and George Robertson, the first Amer
lean to win the classic Vanderbilt cup
race: Harry F. Grant, another Van
derbilt cup winner, and Ray Harroun
took practice spin around the course.
finishing in less than nine minutes
The program today includes three
races:
1857 miles, 16 laps; the Kane
County trophy. 169.46 miles on Ions
and the Illinois trophy, 2O3.s5 miles
"a laps.
1t was decided to run the three races
simultaneously.
The following entries for todav gives
the number and name of car and driver:
Fox River trophy-No. SO, Stayer. G.
Cheny. driver; No. SO. Cole, Bill F;ndi-
colt; No. "a, Staver, Ned Crane: No
35, Benz, E. A. Herne; No. Sc. Stayer- q
Monkier; No. 81. Warren, A. w. Mil.
Ter.
Kane Country trophy-No. q, sCorbin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26
BENIGNUs ANALYSIS is MADE.
Professor Bushong Refuses to Discuss
Report to Coroner Entz.

Lawrence, Kan, Aug. ga re-
port of the preliminary analysis of the
viscera of Miss Bertha Benignus was
completed by Prof. w E. Bushong of
the University of Kansas last night
and mailed to Coroner Entz at Abb
lene, where the girl was found dead,
and supposed murdered in her home,
August II. The test was for chloro-
form.
Professor Bushong refused to say
what his report was. A complete
analysis of the viscera can not be COM
pleted for several weeks according to
scientists. Professor Bushong will ex-
such as was used on the girls body in
order to determine whether any poison
could have found its way into the body
bv this source.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26
I charge thee, Stubbs,
Fling away the referendum;
BY that sin fell the Pops,
How then can the Progressives,
Made in the image of Mary Ellen
Lease,
Hope to win by it?

The progressives in Reno county are
beaten but not discouraged. At the
county committee meeting they intro
duced a resolution calling for the with
drawal of w. Y. Morgan from the race
for representative and the resignation of
Dave Mulvane as national committee
man. They also included in the bill of
fare regrets at the action of the ma
tional administration in denying pat
ronage to Bristow and supporting the
Payne tariff bill and Ballinger. The
resolution was tabled but Billy Morgan
may well view with alarm such bold
measures on the part of his friends and
neighbors. When rebeIlious subjects
reach this stage there is fire behind the
smoke. Morgan was the Aldrich of che
last Kansas legislature, and while
many people do not believe in signs,
1t is a fact that there will be 10
A1drich in the next national congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26
EAGLES FOUND GUILTY.
Votes Unanimously to Ex-
pei Former Officers of Grand Aerie.

ST. Louis, Aug. 26.-Four former Of
ficers and members of the Eagles IN
trial here before the convention charged
with the diversion of 900 of the Or
der's funds have been found guilty and
their expulsion from the grand aerie
recommended.
The men are Edward Krause, Will
mington, Del; Martin Gray, New
Haven, Conn; Thomas c. Hays, New
ark, N. J., and B. +. Monaghan, PhiIa-
delphia. The vote for expulsion was
unanimous except in the case of Mona
CHAN, 1t being claimed that he has re-
ceived none of the profits. but that he
knew the graft was going on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26
WEATHER is STILL COOL.
Fifty-One Degrees Lowest and Seventy
Highest Mark.

Today was continuation of the
fine cool weather Of yesterday. The
mercury climbed slightly higher in the
afternoon and at o'clock had reach
ed 20 degrees. The minimum for the
chilly night was 81 at 6 o'clock this
morning. There was no frost.
At Macksville. where the tempera-
ture was 108 on the 22d. it was down
to 3S this morning. That is the great
est drop in this section. An isotherm
of 40 degree heat traversed the state
last night beginning in Brown county
and running southwesterly to Stafford
county, thence northwest to Decatur
county.
The river is at S.5 feet and falling
and the wind blows five miles an hour
from the southeast. The forecast
threatens to break uD the autumn
weather, predicting generally fair con-
ditions and warmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Another Chapter in the Assaria
Controversy.
An Ode by the Swedish Post
master Himself.
NEXT LEGISLATURE.
Will 1t Be q Case of History
Repeating Itself2
Effort to Sidetrack w. Y. Nor.
gan Fails.

-he State Journal some weeks ago
inquired as to the whereabouts of the
postmaster at Assaria, in Saline coun-
ty, on the day of the primary election
Judge Rees received 70 votes in Assaria
precinct and Congressman Calderhead
none. The question had remained un-
answered up to this time, but now Ola
Yonson, the postmaster himself, none
other, writes in the Spring Hill New
Era, making full explanation in verse
regarding the lopsided score at Assaria
on election day as follows:
My name is Ola YonSon,
l bane Postmaster hare,
/ tell you I support you
l bane not on the square.
1 vote for Reese, by golly,
I tank some odder man
Would surely vote once fer you,
md so help ont my plan;
But when the votes bane counted
We look in vain for one
To prove I bane no liar.
But every sonofagun
Bane votin' yust lax 1 did
With this Insergent clan.
Yours no more, OLA YONSON,
Postmaster.
Will the history of the last legisla-
ture repeat itself? There are lndlca-
tions that it will. When the last leg
islature convened Stubbs had just been
inaugurated governor with nearly 2O,-
900 majority in the form of prestige.
The Republican members of the legis-
lature were. with few exceptions,
Stubbs men. but they went off the
reservation under the pressure of the
Stubbs policies. This year it Is even
more So The Stubs prestige is 30,-
600 strong and the large majority of
the county committees and representa-
tives are Stubbs men. But the short
ballot fallacy and the initiative and
referendum stand like snags in the
current and they may wreck the Ad-
ministration craft.
Some of the most influential of the
progressive leaders and candidates for
office are opposed to these planks that
stand for the extreme opposites in po-
litical science. The short ballot would
take power away from the people and
the L and r. gives the people more
power than they had asked for or were
granted by the constitution.
A number of the Republican candf-
dates for the legislature do not favor
either plank, and some of these candi-
dates are ace high in administration
yield to necessity and bow to the storm
but the candidates not connected with
the administration are apt to put up a
scrap against these isms.
Here is a touching" ballad by an
opponent of the initiative and referen-
dunn:
I charge thee, Stubbs,
Fling away the referendum;
BY that sin fell the Pops,
How then can the Progressives,
Made in the image of Mary Ellen
Lease,
Hope to win by it?