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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-18

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costs but IS cents an in
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place an advertisement
in The Star and you
will get results. The
best servant girls read
The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-18
Work OF the Board.

At the present time the work of the
board is practically in full swing al
though the stan is being strengthened
from time to time as capable men are
found. The reports OF the board would
be useless if 1t were understood that, they
were hurriedly ground out for political
purposes.
Chairman Henry c. Emery went abroad
last summer to learn whether or not the
board could adopt. the methods of inves-
tigation Of foreign countries, such as
Germany and Austria, without wasting a
series of months or years in experiments.
He came back with much valuable infor-
nation. James b. Reynolds went abroad
not SO much to get Information In Eu.
rope as to learn what he could not get In
EUROPE. Alvin H. Sanders went west to
lay the lines for q study Of farm products.
notably meats and wool. Each OF these
gentlemen has returned to washington
laden with much more information than
outsiders appreciate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-18
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-18

There is no record in Washington Of
Robert Sinex as having participated in
the capture Of J. Wilkes Booth. At the
time of the assassination Of President
Lincoln, according to Osborn H. Oldroyd
Of this city. there were squads Of SOL
diers sent out from Washington in every
direction, and Robert Sinex may have
been a member Of one OF the squads that
performed that scout service. But the
squad that participated in the capture OF
Booth when he was shot to death by Bos-
ton Corbett, a member of the squad,
numbered twenty-six men, and their
movements. as well as their names, are
matter of record.
This squad was drawn from the 18th
New York Cavalry, and was under the
command OF Lieut.. Edward P. Doherty.
Scout Through Virginia.
The troop went down into Virginia,
scouting the land lying along the Po-
tomac river. and the story Of their jour-
ney and the subsequent discovery OF
Booths whereabouts, together with the
dramatic finale. are matters Of history.
Robert Sinex may have been In the
Ford Theater the night Of the assassina-
ton. it is conceded, because the city was
full of soldiers at that time. Capt. Old
royd believes his connection " tn the
capture OF Booth Is q story that may
have grown out Of his having been a
member Of one OF the scouting parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-18

though some of those first on the scene
say he breathed for three minutes after
he struck the ground. His back. neck
and both legs were broken. The bones
leather clothes he wore.
Hoxsey and Walter Brookins helped lift
the body into an automobile. The band
In the grandstand had never ceased to
play, and as the automobile left the
grounds with Johnstone's body ragtime
melody was being blared out.
tombstone had said Wednesday that the
air was too rarefied in Colorado for him
to try any unusual feats, but he changed
his mind apparently during his second
flight.
Wife Starts for West.
NEW YORK, November 1S--Ralph
Johnstone's wife was overcome when
news Of his terrible death reached her
last night at the Cumberland Hotel, 54th
street and Broadway, where she and her
husband stayed whenever they were in
New York She received q telegram from
T. e. Mc0overn Of Denver saying that
her husband and been killed. and inquir-
ing as to the disposition of the body.
Weeping and almost distracted, she ran
to the telephone and called up several
and asked what she should do. She had
only her five-year-old son Ralph with her.
An eight year-o1d daughter Is living with
grandparents in Germany.
a number of friends remained with her
last evening. Wilbur Wright. deeply
grieved himself, did what he could to
comfort the stricken wife.
News Shocks Aviators.
PHILADELPHIA, November 1S.-Ralph
Johnstone's tragic death at Denver yes
terday greatly shocked Claude Grahame-
White and j. Armstrong Drexel, who are
in this city giving exhibition flights at
Point Breeze Park. II knew the poor fell
low intimately, and believe he was the
finest aviator I have met in America -
said the famous English airman. These
accidents are just the things that affect
aviators and make them more careful,
but even then accidents are soon forgot.
ten. TOO many men are trying to outdo
the others, and 1t Is this that often re-
suits disastrously."
"Mr. tombstone was as brave and dar-
ing an aviator as have ever met. and
I admired him greatly" said Mr.. Drexel.
Both Viii AND Drexel talked of John.
stones disposition and the fact that in
every camp he had Immediately become
the favorite, owing to his comedy, both
in the air and sitting In his tent. Both
declared that the world had lost the man
who would most likely have set the great
est altitude records of the present Gen.
fury. They sent messages to Johnstone's
manager In Denver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-18
Fought for Souvenirs.
All in the Game.

Poor Ralph said Hoxsey. But it's
all in the game. A weak plane. a sud-
den gust of wind and then" He
shrugged his shoulders.
Physicians said that Johnstone's death
must have been almost instantaneous,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-18
WHEN LINCOLN
WAS SHOT BY ASSASSIN
Death Of Robert Sinex, Civil
War Veteran, at Hazel
ton, Pa.

HAZLETON. Pa, November 1S.-Rob-
at his home here early today. was among
those who witnessed the assassination Of
President Lincoln In F'ord's Theater.
Washington, and later took part in the
capture Of J. Wilkes Booth. Sinex was
secret service agent Of the government
at the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-18

high prices to make UP for what he lost
when prices were low.
a dealer in the southeastern section
simply smiled when asked II he had re-
duced his prices recently. -
why. of course" he said, we are al
ways reducing prices, in fact we sell
most of our stun at less than what IT
costs, because we are In business for our
health"
His prices, as ne gave them, compared
favorably with those Of the dealers In
the northeast and northwest sections, but
when giving the price OF smoked meat he
was warmly challenged by customer in
the store. who declared she had been
made to pay much more just p couple
hours before.
"Oh, that was for select stuff he re-
piled to her, not at all disconnected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-18
Misunderstanding Of Functions.

There has been much misunderstanding
of the functions OF the federal art COM
mission, and many misleading reports
have been published Of the action 1t would
probably take, such. for example, as the
removing Of the jackson statue from La
fayette square, the abolition OF the 6her-
the MacMonnies statue Of Mcclellan on q
more suitable site.
Doubtless there are some who would
wish to see these things done, but 1t
not come within the jurisdiction Of the
commission. At the office OF the COM
mission today 1t was learned with much
surprise that such reports should have
been circulated. and frank and positive
denial was made Of any such contem-
plated action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
OPENS A new CASTLE.
1t Is the 51st in the List of Those Own
ed by the Kaiser.

Posen. Aug. 2O.-Emperor William,
the empress, Crown Prince Friedrich
Wilhelm and Crown PrincesseS Cecilie,
Prince Eitel Friedrich and the young
er members of the imperial family, ar
rived here today for the house warm
ing of the new royal residence. The
festivities will last three days. This
palace, the fifty-first owned by the en-
peror, to maintain which he recently
sold two of his smaller country palaces,
has been built for reasons of state, to
symbolic to the Poles the Prussian
supremacy in German Poland. 1t has
been assigned by the emperor as the
permanent residence of Prince Eitel
Friedrich, his second son.
1t is a massive structure, built at a
cost of $1,338,000, covers nearly an
acre and a half and contains more
than 500 rooms. Among these is the
great banquet hall, SURPRISING in size
and brilliarcy and decoration any
thing of the kind in Germany, being
a fifth larger than the famous white
hall in the imperial castle in Berlin.
Its walls are panelled and richly
carved in marble. A tower 240 feet
high surmounts the chapel, which is
exquisitely decorated with mosaics exc
cuted by Prof. August Oetken of the
imperial technical school at Chariot
tenburg. In this Emperor William will
personally conduct divine services
when in residences as is his custom.
hintg pJ ?dek,i &c s hsh sh shh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
TRAMP NEwsBoY IN TOPEKA.
Walks Into Arms of Police But Later
Is Released.

Harry Blanche candidate for the
William Randolph Hearst medal as
the champion tramp newsboy of Amer
lea, visited Topeka today in the course
of the 10000 mile free ride which he
ber1 as a means of acquiring the COW
cinders accumulated on a, ride on the
walked into the embrace OF a police
man at noon and proceeded to police
headquarters where he gave an ac-
count of himself and was released.
Il am from New York." said he. as
he displayed his collection of brass
badges of newsboys' unions all over the
United States. There were twenty-six
of them, from New York to San Fran
cisco. Here" he continued, "are
clippings from newspapers where
have gotten .wripeups. Every place
I stop 1 try to get newsboyS' union
badge or else story in the paper, just
to prove 1 have been in the place. 1
am making this trip for the Hearst
medal and I guess I will get it all
right for L am the only competitor"
Harry, who is nineteen, but under
sized, has been a tramp for three
years. Before that he was a New York
city "newsy.'' He sold lemonade at
the big prize fight in Reno in July,
but since then he has visited Spokane,
Winnipeg and good many other
towns between those remote places
and Kansas City whence he just came.
He is going from here to Oklahoma
City and from there-just anywhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
MYSTERY IN JOY RIDE.
Two Men and a Woman Abandon Car
Which Burns.

Twelve hundred dollars worth of
automobile went up in smoke as the
finish of a mysterious joy ride which
terminated in a ditch near the Col
ored Industrial institute on the East
Eighth avenue road last midnight.
The three joy riders were lucky to
escape without hurts when the car
overturned, taking fire. Evidently to
conceal their own identity, they aban-
doned it. Who the two men and one
women were, could be ascertained
neither at the Industrial school nor
at any of the garages about town.
Hearing of the mystery, some of the
local garage managers went out to
look at the ruins this morning. All
that remained was two-cylinder en-
CINE and the fore wheels of the ma
chine. The rear wheels and the body
of the car were burned and twisted
into an almost unacceptable mass
a hopeless ruin. 1t was a Buick
car of the runabout type and prob
ably had a rumble seat. But only an
automobile expert could picture what
it looked like before it scooted into
the ditch. There are a large number
of Bucks in Topeka and an inquiry
of the officers of the Topeka Auto
league furnished no clew to the
burned cars ownership.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
GIRL, is, IS HUNTED.
Her Mother Asks Police of Kansas
City to Look for Waitress.


The police of Kansas City have been
asked to look for Iva Roberts, sixteen
year-old North Topeka girl, who has
been missing from her home at 1924 North
Quincy street since Thursday afternoon
1t was about o'clock that afternoon that
she telephoned to her mother Mrs. o. E.
Roberts, to ask permission to go to a
moving picture show, the mother with
holding her consent and telling the girl
to return home. An hour later she was
seen at the Union Pacific railway cross
ing on North Kansas avenue. That she
went to Kansas City is her mothers be-
lief as the girl had talked of making such
a journey.
The belief that Bert Stanton, a man of
81 who has been rooming at the Roberts
home had induced the girl to go to Kan
sas City with the intention of meeting
him there, was voiced by the mother
when she reported the incident to the po-
lice, but Stanton has been attending to
his regular duties at the Western Wooden
Mills and the officers have abandoned the
idea that he knows anything about the
case That the girl has simply run away
to cary out some plan of her own is the
theory to which they adhere and it is ex-
pected by them that the Kansas City pO-
lice department eventually will find the
missing girl. o. E. Roberts, the father,
has been working at his trade of mill
wright in Lincoln, Neb., but has gone to
Kansas City in response to kilograms from
here.
Iva Roberts was a waitress in the Silver
Moon restaurant in North Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
FOR PHTHISIS CAMP.
Workers Will Ask Funds to Keep Up
Anti-TubercuIosis Work.

Loyal workers of the Topeka Anti
tuberculosis society on September
will start out from the Commercial
club on a campaign for five-dollar
memberships from the business men
of the city.
This was decided at noon when
meeting of the financial and educa-
tional committees of the organization
was held. The statement was made
that by the time all bills are paid, the
first of the month, the available cash
will be almost depleted. and that if
the camp on the North side is to con-
tinue to exist, quick action must be
taken.
BY September 5 a complete report
of the work of the association since
it's inception a few months ago will
have been published in pamphlet form
and this will be used as campaign am
munition.
A letter will be written to the lodges
of the city asking for their aid, and
the proposition will be again put be-.
fore the churches.
The regular membership fee is
dollar a year, but a special business
mems membership is five dollars for
the same period. A ten dollar mem
bership will be accepted from clubs,
churches and other organizations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
THE QUESTION OF WATER.
Topeka Man Discusses Some Problems
of the City.
August 20, 1910.

August 20, 1910.
To the editor of the State Journal:
1 heartily endorse your editorial of
the 18th inst, in reference to the
water supply company. Utility organi-
cations of cities, owned by the city,
are not supposed to make money, but
to supply to the people at the lowest
possible rate the benefits of municipal
ownership.
Some time ago the city council COM
plimented themselves that they had
made certain thousands of dollars
profit for the waterworks company.
One source of profit was in charging
for the water for the parks.
The water rate should be made so
low that the grimy laboring man and
workman could, at the close of the
day. refresh himself by a bath; so low
that the little lawns, at the front door
of the cottager, might be refreshed, as
we'll as the lawns of the rich.
The business of a city, as l said in
the beginning, is not to make money,
but by economy and good judgment.
give the people as much health and
pleasure for the taxes they pay as
possible.
Think a moment of the expense of
putting meters in all the homes of To-
peka. 1t would cost many thousands
of dollars and afford the opportunity
for some enc to make a lot of money
at the expense of the poor as we'll as
the rich. A. CITIZEN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
BEcKoNs ~coME ON GRASS"
Commissioner Bacon Takes Down
keep on" Signs at Court House.

Come Out On the Grass" is the in
yitation which has been given by C. N:
Bacon, custodian of the court house and
yard. with this summons to enjoy the
greenery of the lawn replacing the ugly
sign-board that until today defaced the
grounds surrounding the county building.
No more while Mr.. Bacon is on the JOB
will the old warning to Keep Off the
Grass stand between the people who like
to walk on the springy sod and their in
diligence.
1t isn't all sentiment either with Mr..
Bacon, although possibly sentiment may
have more to do with it than he admitted
when he explained why the Keep Or
signs were taken down.
1.-THE grass needs tramping down." he
declared. ut would be a good thing II
people would walk all over it and hope
they will. You see grass is a shallow
rooted plant and the winter frosts and
the spring rains tend to loosen the car
pet of sod from the soil underneath.
Then when the dry days come the roots
dry out and the grass deadens. If it were
rolled or we'll trampIed the pressure would
keep the roots more firmly embedded in
the earth it would be more thrifty. Keep
ing off the grass is all foolishness, any
WaV.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
PRISONER LOOKED FAMILIAR.
JaiIer Hopkins Found He Was Given a
Parole One Year Ago.

When Ralph Mathena's name was
booked at the police headquarters Fri
day preliminary to his arraignment on
a charge of purloinins several boxes of
cigars from a local manufacturer, Jailer
Al Hopkins fancied he detected a IA
miliar look about the prisoners cog
nomen. 1t required considerable hunt
ing through the back files of the jail
docket but presently Hopkins ran down
that for which he was in search. 1t
was the record of Mathena's release on
parole after the partial serving of a
sentence on a charge of bootlegging.
Last spring he commenced the serV-
ing of a sentence which included a 90
day commitment to Jail and a fire of
500. He had served out the Jail SEN
tence and one dollars worth of the
fine, which leaves the other $99 of fine
unpaid. Regardless of what happened
to. Mdthena in the matter of the stolen
cigars he is up against the prospect of
80 days in jai, as his hangover from the
liquor selling punishment. 1t requires
no new trial to tut bar'- in Jail a pris-
oner found violating the terms of mis-
TarOlo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
PRAYING CONVICT CAUGHT.
Harry Burns Will Not Be Given An
other Chance.

Harry Burns, the convict sent to Lam
sing six years ago from Kansas City.
Kan, for burglary. and who escaped from
prison las October, has been apprehend-
ed at Omaha. and Warden Coddlng came
to Topeka today to get the requisition pa
pers for his return to Kansas.
Burns will be remembered as the man
who prayed himself out of prision
short time after Warden Codding went on
the job. Burns a member of the
famous dirty Dozen of the Wyandotte
metropolis. Shortly after Codding as
sumed charge at Lansing, Burns pro-
a pilgrim on the road to Mecca. He was
made ''trusty," and one day while
wheeling brick outside the prison walls
ne went after load and forgot to come
back. He had not been heard from until
a few days ago the South Omaha au-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
STOVALL NOW IN JAIL.
Man Named in Rice Murder Taken in
RoSSviIIe.

At All early hour today George Sto-
vail was returned to tbs Shawnee COun-
ty Jail where he will be held on a charge
of completely in the killing of Joseph
Rice. He was previously arrested on a
coroner's jury verdict, only to be i'm
pliCated by the confession of Nan Ew-
irg in whose house the civil war vet
eran died. The Ewing woman made a
signed confession in which she stated
to County Attorney John Schenck that
she and Stovall had administered a dose
cf morphine for the purpose of robbing
Rice The drug had been too powerful
Their victim died about p m, Monday
in the Ewing house at 127 North Mon
roe street.
At the coroner's inquest on Wednes-
day the jury placed the ouilt on the Ew
il Gs, husband and wife, and Stovall
was released. Later the Ewing woman
was induced to make a complete coil
fession which exonerated hel husband
but implicated Stovall The search for
Stovall was Instituted Immediately and
proved unavailing in Topeka. 1t was
on a telephone notification to Rossville
that he was CAPTURED. Deputy Sheriff
C. C. Mcpherson arrested Stovall as he
was taking refuge in the home of
relative. Mcpherson brought his pris-
oner to Topeka on an early morning
train.
Stovall has refused to admit any
knowledge of the crime. He has mt
been confronted with the confession
of the Ewing woman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
UP $3.50 A BALE.
Campaign Is Renewed by the Bull
Operators in Cotton.

New York. Aug. 2O.-The cotton
market had another phase of the big
bull campaign which has been in prog
ress since last winter under the lead
ership of the southern bull operators
today and there was a sensational adj
vance in the price of August cotton.
The speculative shorts, who in spite of
the big prices reached in May and July
had been waiting until the last mo-
ment hoping that-the new crop move
ment in the southwest would lead to
the liquidation of the bull holding,
became active buyers.
Offerings were small and after OPEN
ing at 1880 cents August deliveries
quickly sold up to 1913 cents, about
$3.50 per bale above the closing price
of yesterday and at a new high record
for the season. 1t was estimated that
the shorts were not able to buy over
1000 or 5000 bales on this big ad-
vance and rumors that a total inter-
est to be covered was in excess of 5O-
600 bales rendered the whole market
very nervous and excited. The new
crop months followed the August ad-
vance rather slowly. but gradually sold
up to a net gain of between 10 and 20
points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20
LOGAN IS IN JAIL.
Young Man Locked Up for Robbing
Hotel Guests.

Returning from Mcpherson early
this morning, Deputy Sheriff Bennett
Judkins placed in the Shawnee county
jail Frank Logan, a youth who has
been wanted here since last May on
a charge of participating in the rob
berry of two dodgers at the GlenWood
hotel. 1t was Logans own confess
sion to the sheriff of Mcpherson coun-
ty that resulted in his delivery to the
Shawnee county authorities and in the
arrest here of Grace Chrisman, a
young woman whom Logan implicated
with him in the offense.
Both the prisoners were placed in
jail in default of $500 bond, the
charge being grand larceny. Last
spring a watch, some other articles of
jewelry and about $40 in money was
occupied by c. N. Springer and Dan
iel T. Johnson. The Chrisman woman
occupied a room directly opposite the
looted quarters, while Logan was en-
ployed as a porter in the hotel. At
the time of the robbery it proved i'm
possible to fastcn the responsibility
in the crime and Logan left town
soon after. He has been employed in
hotels in various parts of the state
since then.
Springer, one of the men robbed, is
a travelling man with headquarters
at Axtel, Neb., while Daniel T. john
son is the contractor in charge of the
extension work on the Melan arch
bridge.
Grace Chrisman. a pretty and rath-
err showily dressed woman of about
%, spent the morning in an ineffec-
tual effort to get bond. She protest
ed that she had plenty of friends who
would help her out, but she has thus
far been unable to find the right ones.