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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
AN ENGLISH BROKER.
New York Suicide Had Dropped Out
of Sight in London.

London. July 21.-Athelstan Corn
forth, who committed suicide in New
York yesterday, is said to be identified
with a London stock broker of that
name, whose creditors, ignorant of his
fate, met today in the bankrutcy court.
Cornforth was a man of splendid
attachments. He had been a clergy
man, serving pastorates in this city and
at Nottingham. He was married and
leaves d family.
Some years ago he left the ministry
to engage in business. Beginning in a
small way as an outside broker, he
built up big patronage and during
the South African boom, the turn over
of his brokerage house was larger
than that of any similar firm in Lon
don.
But while he was outstripping his
competitors in the street, domestic
Last year his physicians ordered him
to take a long sea voyage. He sought
recuperation by absenting himself
from his offices and in the meantime
his business was allowed to drift until
today his affairs reached the bank
ruptcy court. His creditors met today
unaware that the bankrupt had taken
his life. They were under the i'm
preston that he had gone to Africa.
No statement of Cornforth's fnan-
cial affairs has been fled, but it is be-
lieved by his friends that his liabili-
ties are not great. His acquaintance
are at a loss to account for the fact
that Cornforth was living in New York
under the assumed name of Rev.
his intimates that some day he would
go upon the lecture platform, but it is
not known that he ever spoke of re-
turning to the ministry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
BIG DROP IN LEAD.
All Other Stocks Are Influenced by
the Decline.

New York, July 21-The price of Ma
tional Lead dropped 103s iE the stock
market on the announcement of the re-
duction of the quarterly dividend to a
of 1 per cent, which would make the an
nual rate instead of per cent. From
6Sss to So a decline was by intervals
of to 112. At SO support was accorded.
American Smelling ran off 90 and
the copper industrials / to 117, The rest
OF the market weakened sympathetical-
ly. National Lead afterward sold as low
as 50 and there was a slump of 50 in
American Smelling. Selling also became
active in the general list and stocks
showed declines of 1 to 2 points through
out. At that point prices rallied and the
trading became Quieter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
GIVEN A DEATH BLOW.
British Railway Organization Refuses
to Recognize Strike

Newcastle England, July 21.-The
strike of employees on the Northeastern
railway is fast demoralizing the indus
tries depending on the line The dis
organization of traffic threatens ruin to
many shippers. In addition to the ~
600 railway men who are out. it was
estimated today that fully 10000
workers in the collieries. shipyards,
iron works and other plants have been
rendered idle through the inability of
the companies to move their products.
The loss of perishable goods. fish. milk
and the like is enormous. Whole
catches of herring fleets intended for
Yarmouth and Lowestoft curers are
rotting at the shipping points.
The Amalgamated Society of Rail-
way Servants today refused to recog-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
Hibernians in session.

Portland, Ore, July 21.-Revision of
the constitution and the drawing of
resolutions embodying the future poll
icy of the organization. the hardest
work ahead of the national. convention
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
were initiated this morning by the va
ricus committees having these features
in charge. Keen interest Is being TAX
en- in the contest for the presidency of
the order for the next biennial period.
Contrary to rumors, 1t was authors
tatively stated this morning that none
of the avowed candidates has with
drawn from the race. They are four
in number, as follows: Matthew Cum
mings, the incumbent Neponset..
Mass; James J. Regain. the vice presi-,
dent, st. Paul. MINI; Joseph Nc
Laughlin, Philadelphia; Prof. NJ. @.
Rohan, Marquette university. Each
candidate has a host of adherents and
a lively contest is IN prospect. The
election will probably take place to-
w.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
SHROUDED IN MYSTERY.
Woman Suicide Takes Great Pains to
Conceal Her Identity.

+ Bourges, France, July 21.-Much mys-
terry has surrounded the suicide here
of the young woman believed to be
Ethel Clara Leneve. Though posing as
a French woman, it was recognized
that the guest who arrived at the hotel
shortly before she killed herself was
not of French birth. When the lifeless
BODY was discovered in her room every
effort was made to determine her
identity or to get some trace OF her
friends and acquaintance, but without
success.
The suicide was young, probably
about 25 years of age, rather slight in
build and of prepossesslng appearance.
When nothing could be learned regard
ing her antecedents the matter dropped
from public discussion only 10 pc re
vived today when the authorities re-
ceived from Scotland Yard photographs
If Miss Ieneve, Crippen's typlst, VINO
disappeared from London on the uay
that the police lost track OF her en-
ployer.
nizad in the likeness a remarkable SIM
ilarity and directed the attention OF
the police to the probability that the
suicide and Miss Leneve We're one.
Further inquiry strengthened TINS
theory ana the local officials teie-
$40 SOD their discovery to the police of
Paris and to Scotland Yard.
THE mysterious young woman ar
rived at the Hotel France on the night
I'of July 10. She was beautifully
gowned and in appearance and manner
was a person of refinement.
After writing the name Jeanne
Maze on the register and being as
signed to a room, she went at once to
her apartment An hour later three
revolver shots alarmed the hotel peo-
pie. The door of the young woman's
room was forced and she was found to
be dead. The proprietor of the hotel
was one of those who discovered the
body stretched across the bed.
| Before shooting herself the guest
| had written note. which was left
on the table at which she had beer
seated The message read as follows:
Of request that my identity be moi
sought The cause of my suicide is
known to me alone. I ask to be al
lowed to rest TRANQUILITY in my tomb.
ST am foreigner. I leave 100 francs
| to defray my funeral expenses
| The note concluded:
Life to me alas! appeared to be I'm.
smiling"
The young woman is described as
| brunette. She had taken the precautior
| to cut from her garments every mari
| that might serve to indicate the iden
| tity of the wearer. She was SO success
| full that not until today had the auth
| critics learned the slightest clew a. tt
| who she was or where from she came
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
ST. JOE SELLS TWO.
Chicago Americans Pay Big Price for
Tex Jones and Corhan.

Wichita. Kan, July 21.-Jack Hol-
land, owner of the st. Joseph base
ball club, has sold TEX Jones and
Roy Corhan to the Chicago American
league club for $4,000. It is the first big
sale made in the Western league this
season. The terms of the sale are
$4,000 in cash and four class A ball
players, worth at least $1,000 each.
St. Joseph is to have first call on the
services of both Jones and Corhan
provided they fail to make good with
the White Sox next season. They will
remain with st. Joseph this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
PROBING ATTACK ON CAR PARTY
Police Court Hearing of Boys Is on
This Afternoon.

In police court this afternoon Judge
Urmy is deIving into the facts concerning
the attack made by party of nearly 80
east side boys upon an excursion train
people Tuesday night when rocks were
thrown and a general fight precipitated
One Young man on the car was hurt bv
a thrown. stone and young woman was
bruised on the arm by similar missile.
Twelve boys Of from II to 20 years have
trouble started over the efforts of the
boys to have fun with the car party by
jumping on and of the cars. The efforts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
HoIlander Held in Italy.

Naples July 21.-The authorities are
holding Nathan Alexander Hollander,
wanted in New York In connection
with custom house frauds pending a
request from Washington for the ex-
tradition of the prisoner. 1t is ex-
peeted that the request will be made
and granted forthwith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
Lucas CONFESS TO Theft.

st. Louis, Mo-. July N.-That Joseph H
Lucas. an electrical contractor confessed
to the theft of jewels valued at 5000 from
the residence of j. G. Jones and implicat-
ed Mrs. Anna r. .SholeS of Los Angeles
who is being held in Detroit was the
declaration of Chief of Detectives Smith
today. Jones has gone to Detroit to claim
the diamonds which were recovered from
Mrs. Shoies. He said he would not prose
cute Lucas A casualty insurance COM
pany now has charge of the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
Another Bank Wrecker Arrested.

Philadelphia. July G.--John r. Marshall.
who was arrested on Broad street here
last night by Philadelphia detectives
charged with conspiracy to sdefraud the
National bank of Cambridge. Mass. was
today turned over to the United States
district attorney. The bank defalcatiou
was discovered about five months ago.
About $4,000 was stolen. George Cole
man. the cashier. confessed and implicat-
ed Marshall and two other meu.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21

of the conductors to Keep ses them off started
the stone throwing. The lads under ar
rest are Nick Arrce1, Sam -Arrcel. Julian
gard, H. c.. Snyder, Roy Peterson Milton
bearing, Edward Camp Harry Camp and
Roy Camp. They do not live in Oakland
or belong to 1.-THE Oakland gang" as
stated in a morning paper. They live in
the Sixth precinct of the Second ward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
no FAKE in Alaskan Railwars.

Washington, July 21-A proceed
ing was instituted before the District
of Columbia supreme court today to
compel the interstate commerce com
mission to assume Jurisdiction over
Alaskan railways and Transportation
companies and to compel the COM
panies to file tariffs with the commits
sion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank, our many friends
for the kind sympathy and floral Offer
ings during the death of our little
daughter, Martha
MR. AND MRS. E. ]. HECK,
AND FAMILY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
Whitney,s Horse wins.

Liverpool, July 21.--In the all aged
selling plate of 100 sovereigns. run
over the new middle straight five fur
longs here today, H. p. whitney's
Jinks, gelding won over Soldier, the
only other contestant In the race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21

nize and finance the strike against the
Northeastern Railway company This
attitude on the part of the society,
which embraces the whole country
probably will prove fatal to the success
of the strike
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21

do you he asked. .'beiieve in early
to. but am willing to say that at present
l believe better late than never may
be applied to marriage as well as to some
other thinss."-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21

Shortly after IL o'clock today the fire
department was called to 1O5 Adams
street, where it was found a small
blaze already had been extinguished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21

Hive No. 26 Ladies of the Maccabees
viii have their regular meeting in their
new hall, AIS Kansas avenue, Friday
the 22nd, at 2:30.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
LOCAL MENTION.

Marshall's band will play at the CITY
Park Saturday night.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-02

prove too great for her frail body, but we
are indeed glad to know she won out.
Gary, your friends were much concerned
about you, we heard one who is about you
age and in your school ask concerning
you. We have never seen the child with a
more solemn expression than when she
whispered, us Gary going to get up?"
Mrs. Campbell has been very low whit
double pneumonia for more than a week:
1t is distressing to have any member OF
the family sick, but when the mother OF
five Young children sees the little ones and
hears their distressing cry and is unable
to minister unto their wants we think the
limit of human endurance is not far away.
We extend to Mr.. Campbell our heartfelt
sympathy and we hope the future will
bring days in which the sunshine will dis
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-02
~ YER the newly: discovered coast
lines was written Bradley Land,
~ in honor of John L. Bradley.
tho hanpfactOr of the pyDpdi-

polar gateway to its sweep of the
northern Ice at midnight. From the
end of the polar night late in Febru-
airy to the first Of the double days and
midnight suns we had forced a trail
through darkness, blood hardening
temperature and ove leg breaking IT.
regularities of an unknown world OF
ice to an area 200 miles from the pole.
The Midnight Sun.
Now we had the u Enthusiastically
Mt midnight. and its new glory was
quite an incentive to Our life OF shiv-
ers. Observations on April 8 placed
camp at latitude So degrees 81 min
utes, longitude 81 degrees 2 minutes.
In spite of what seemed like long
marches. We had advanced only JOG
miles Ia nine days. Much Of our hard
work was lost in circuitous twists
around troublesome pressure lines n
high, irregular fields of very old Ice.
The drift ice was throwing US to the
east with sufficient force to give us
some anxiety, but with eyes closed to
danger and hardships the double days
Of fatigue and glitter quickly followed
one another.
The temperature. ranging between
| SO and &c degrees below zero f., Kept
persistently near the freezing point OF
mercury, and, though the perpetual
sun gave light and color to the cheer
less wastes. we were not impressed
with any appreciate sense Of warmth.
Indeed. the sunbeams seemed to make
the frost Of the air pierce with a more
painful sting.
There was a weird play Of orgies
seemingly most impressive at TINS
time-clouds Of steam rose from the
frozen seas. In marching over the
golden glitter snow scalds the race,
while the nose is bleached with frost.
The sun rose into zones Of fire and set
into burning fields Of ice. but with
pain we breathe the chill Of death.
In camp q grip of the knife left pain
full burns from cold metal. TO the
frozen finger the water was hot. With
wine spirits the fire was lighted. While
oil delighted the stomach. In dreams
heaven was hot. the other place was
cold. All nature was false. We SEEM
ed to be nearing the chilled fame OF a
new hades. In u hard life there
was nothing genuinely warm. The
c~ongenial appearances were all decep-
ton, but death offered only cold COM
fort. There was no advantage IN sui
eide.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-02

was at hand, however, to consider seri'
ously the necessity Of an early return
Nearly half of the food allowance
had been used. In the long marches
supplies had been more literally used
than anticipated, and now our dog
teams were much reduced in numbers.
A hard necessity had forced the cruel
law of the survival of the ftteSt, fol-
the less useful dogs were fed to the
steady working survivors. Owing to
the food limits and the advancing sea-
son we could not prudently continue
the outward march a fortnight longer.
We had dragged ourselves 300 miles
over the polar sea in twenty-four days.
Including delays and detours, this gave
an average Of nearly thirteen miles
daily on an air line in our course.
There remained an unknown line of
$50 miles before u ambitions could
be satisfied. The same average ad-
vance which we had made on the pack
would take us to the pole III thirteen
DAYS. There were food and fuel enough
to risk this adventure.
Work and Observations.
In the diary Of the succeeding days
doings there appear numerous tabu'
lations of work and observations. In
the new cracks the thickness Of the
ice was measured. The water was eX-
amined for life. The technical details
for the making and breaking Of Ice
were studied, and some attention was
given to the altitude Of uplifted and
submerged irregularities.
Atmospheric, surface water and ice
Temperatures were taken, the barome'
ter was noted, the cloud formations
weather conditions and ice drifts were
tabulated. There was a continuous
routine of work which does not appear
here. 1t belongs to the specific details
of the history of the exploration
which will appear in the later publica'
ton of scientific data.
This work. like the effort Of the foot
in the daily drive of duty, became
more or less automatic and does moi
at any time enter as ar. active part OF
the story. AS we now run along ovel
seemingly endless fields of Ice the
physical appearances come under a
careful scrutiny. l watched daily fol
possible signs of dangerous failure IL
strength, for serious disability now
meant a fatal termination.
A disabled man could neither con
tinue nor return. but every eXamina'
! ton gave another reason to push hi
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ors, while the plains represented every
shade of purple and blue.
Ar the North Pole.

ors, while the plains represented every
shade of purple and blue.
At the North Pole.
Through this sea Of color the dogs
came with q spirited tread, noses down.
tails up and shoulders braced to the
straps like chariot horses. The young
Eskimos. chanting songs of love, came
with easy step. The long whip was
swung with a brisk crack, aad all yer
there rose a cloud Of frosted breath.
Camp was pitched early in the morn-
ing Of April 20. The sun was north
east; the pack glowed in tones Of lilac;
the normal westerly air Of shivers
brushed our frosty faces. The surpris.
ing burst of enthusiasm had been
nursed to it's limits, and under it a long
march was made over average ice
with the usual result of o%verbearing
fatigue. Too tired and sleepy to wait
for a cup of tea. melted SHOWS We're
poured down and the pemmican vas
pounded with the ak to ease the task
Of the jaws. The eyes closed before
the meal was finished. and the world
was lost to us for eight hours. The
observation gave latitude SO degrees
1876 minutes, longitude "a degrees 81
minutes.
With the boys singing and the dogs
bowling we started off after midnight
on April 21. The dogs looked large
and noble as they came along that
day, while Etukishuk and Ahwelah,
though thin and ragged, had a dignity
as heroes Of the greatest human bat
tie which had ever been fought with
remarkable success.
We were all lifted to the paradise of
winners as we stepped over the SHOWS
Of a destiny for which we had risked
life and willingly suffered the tortures
Of an icy hell.
The ice under US seemed almost sa-
cred. When the %pedometer registered
fourteen and a half miles we camped
and calmly went to sleep. feeling that
we were turning on the earth's axis.
The observations. however. gave 80
degrees SO minutes As seconds. We
therefore had the pole, or the exact
spot where It should be. within sight.
We advanced the fifteen seconds.
made supplementary observations.
pitched the tent, built a snow igloo
and prepared to make ourselves COM
Portable for q stay long enough for two
rounds Of observations.
Our position vas thus doubly assur'
ed, and a necessary day Of rest was
gained. Etukishuk and Ahwelah en-
joyed the day in quiet repose, but /
slept very little. My goal was reach.
ed; the ambition Of my life had been
fulfilled. How could I sleep away
such overwhelming moments Of ella
tion?
Tho Dream Realized.
At last we had reached the boreal
center. The dream Of nations had been
realized. The race Of centuries was
ours. The flag was pinned to the Gov
eted pole. The year was 1908, the day
April 81.
The sun indicated local noon, but
time was a negative problem. for here
all meridians meet. With a step it was
possible to 60 from one part Of the
globe to the opposite side-from the
hour Of midnight to that Of midday.
Here there are but n day and one
night in each year. The latitude was
80 degrees, the temperature -3S.7, the
atmospheric pressure 1888. North.
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~ YER the newly: discovered coast
lines was written Bradley Land,
~ in honor of John L. Bradley.
the %benefactor of the eXpedi-
ton. As we passed north of this land
there was nothing substantial upon
which to fix the eye.
There was at no time q perfectly
clear horizon, but the weather was
good enough to permit frequent nauti-
cal observations. The course was lined
on uninteresting blank sheets, hut
there were elusive signs of land fire.
lquent enough to keep up an exploring
enthusiasm.
Thus day after day the marches
were forced. the incidents and the po-
sitions were recorded. but the adven-
lures were promptly forgotten in the
mental bleach Of the next days effort.
The night of April I was made notable
by the swing Of the sun at midnight.
For a number of nights it made grim
faces at US in its setting. A teasing
mist. drawn as a curtain over the
northern sea at midnight, had given
curious advantages for celestial stag
ing; settling into this haze. we were
unable to determine sharply the ad-
vent of the midnight sun, but here was
a spectacular play which interested us
immensely.
Now the great bulk was drawn out
egg shaped. with horizontal lines
drawn through it. Again it was press
ed into a basin with flaming fires.
burning behind a curtain of frosts;
blue at other times, it appeared like a
huge vase. and ii required very little
imagination to see purple and violet
flowers.
The change was often like magic,
but the last display was invariably a
face-distorted faces Of men or ami
mails were made to suit u fancy.
We had therefore followed the suns
northward advance-from its first peep
at midday above the south ice of the
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North of Bradley Land.
Amazing Sensations of
DR.. Cook and His Two
Comparisons ~ -
NINTH ARTICLE]

We should have enjoyed this curious
experience, but with endless bodily
discomforts, combined in aching mus
cles and an overbearing languor, there
could be no real joys from the glories
of nature. The pleasure was reserved
for a later retrospect.
We now changed u working hours
from day to night, beginning usually
at 10 and ending at T.. The big march
es and prolonged hours Of travel with
which fortune favored US earlier were
no longer possible. Weather condi-
tons were more important in deter
mining the days run than the hands
Of the chronometers.
When the storms threatened the
start was delayed. and in strong blows
the march was shortened, bu in one
way or another we usually found a
few hours in each turn Of the dial dur
ing which a march could be forced be-
tween winds. 1t mattered little wheth-
er we travelled night or day-all hours
and ali days were alike to us-for we
had no accustomed time Of rest, NO
Sundays. no holiday, no landmarks or
mileposts to pass. To advance and ex-
pend the energy accumulated during
one sleep at the cost of our pound of
pemmican was the one sole aim in
life.
The observations Of April II gave
latitude 81 degrees 20 minutes, longi-
tude 95 minutes 10 seconds. The pack
disturbance of Bradley Land was less
and less noted in the northward move
ment. The fields became heavier, lar,
ger and less crevassed. Fewer trou-
blesome old foes and less crushed new
Ice were encountered. With the i'm
proved conditions the fire Of a racing
spirit came for a brief spell.
Passing Highest Reach.
We had now passed the highest
reaches of all u predecessors and
had gained the inspiration Of the far
thest north for ourselves. The time