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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
SLIM CHANCE AHEAD FOR
SECRETARY MEYERS PLAN
Reorganization Of the Navy Depends
Upon Congressional Action-Dis-
cussion Of Situation.

When Secretary Meyer was before the
Senate committee on naval affairs last
weel. he said that unless he obtained au-
thority to expeEd the several appropria-
tionS through such bureaus OF the NAVY
Department his judgment dictated he
would feel constrained to abandcr his
scheme Of naval ieorganizaticn and to
ask the President to appoint officer as
chief of the bureau of equipment and 20
restore to that bureau the duty OF pI,-
chasing coal for the navy.
Ii is not improbable that Congre VT ,
adjourn without abolisiing the bureau OF
equipment, recommended by the :;ecre-
tary Of the Navy as one ot the fcaturss
of his plan Of naval REQ gGniza lion. Wt1h
the possibility of the continuance ~ the
bureau CT equipment as a branch az the
Navy Department there is some discus
sion as to the officer who will be APP
pointed chief OF tire bureau.
Mentioned for the Position.
Among the officers mentioned in that
connection are Capt. Washington 7.
Chambers. or duty in the Navy Depart
ment as assistant to the aid for material:
Commander s. S. Robson, on duty in the
bureau OF equipment, and Commander Jo-
Seph l.. JAYNE. who is now il command
of 1.-THE L. s. =. New York and who was
formerly attached to the bureau.
a. G. Wrenn chief clerk of the bureau,
has been acting as its head since the ex-
piration OF the term OF Rear Admiral W.
s. Cowle5 in that capacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
Still at Her Own Disposal.
,n the Chicago Tribune

FROM the Chicago Tribune
Miss Violet" said the handsome young
professor Of vocal culture. You must put
IGorc heart into your voice. Let it be
freer ard more spontaneous"
Why, professor" she said, bringing her
lovely eyes TO bear upon him. my hear;
10 entirely freei
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
Their Church Home.

From tie Newark Evening News.
| Are you getting acquainted at ST. Stiff
hy?'
/ Yes. We are progressing q little. The
! janitor spoke To- US last Sunday"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08

high-num bered cards are also lettered To
further complicate the game. Besides
the high cards there are lower ores with
pictures OF private soldiers on them. In
playing the game which may be one OF
severa! popular games in which ordinary
playing cards are usually employed, the
higher values ere represented by the.
higher officers. instead OF by meaning
less kings, queens and Jacks In this
way a great deal of useful Information
can be absorbed in an easy and pleasant
form OF entertainment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08

Henry Zephaniaf Hin, aged eighty
one, died Thursday night at his home
Beaver Creek, Md, OF paralysis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08

John Newton Berry. sixty-two yesrs
old. died Friday at his home in keyser,
w. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08

Rober; l.. Abdell. eighty-two years
.'.i s'i".i 81 T'aiernl EiiI, Md. I"ri.isy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
Helps Some.
From the Atchlson Globe.

| Conscience Keeps sorle men good and
lack of opportunity also helps the general
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
Some Americans May Be Dead.

Some Americans are reported to have
been killed. Identification, even by the
records. is at present impossible.
The foreign colonies set ABOUT at once to
organize rescue movements ana worked
strenuously to save. those who were
pinned down by the wreckase.
1t was not until the following day that
San Jose learned Of the disaster. Assist
ance from this source was not forthcom-
Ing for many hours.
No medical aid could be obtained. The
survivors suffered greatly from lack OF
food and water.
MANY of the wounded died. suffering
terribly Entire families have been wiped
out.
Rafael Angel TrOyO. the Costa Rican
poet, whose works are known in many
countries. is among the dead.
DIR. Becanegra. Guatemalan magis-
trGtc to the Central American court OF
arbitration, escaped with three OF his
children. His wife and their youngest
child persisted.
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Probably $500 Dead.

Il is probable the entire death roll will
amount to excess of 900. 1t is impossible
to tabulate casualties in small towns to
the north and northwest of Carriage and
SaE jose. where it is known immense
damage was done.
The entire country is terrorized. Pes
thence in Carriage and ParaisO add to the
already horrible conditions.
OF the 500 cOrpses recovered in Carriage
yesterday only a small percentage have
oeen buried. Rescue parties are working
inteiigently, however. to clear up the
menacing situation.
Relatives OF many victims have made
an unpleasant situation by dema ndinS
bodies to bury in private burying grounds
or family lots. Tomorrow every corpse
will be buried irrespective OF the wishes
OF relatives.
While the earth has been rocking and
runbling for month. yet the cata-
clySm came Like a flash of lightning
bolt Out of the quakes ruins in Car
tago have been exhumed bodies of
mothers with babes sun cnnging 20 tneir
breasts. The earth opened beneath them
without warning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
DEATH LIST GROWING
Probably $500 Perished in
Devastated Area.
FOREIGN AID IMPERATIVE
Survivors Are Erecting Affairs to I'm
identified Gods.
MANY FOUGHT AGAINST FATE
Corpses to Be Buried Without Re-
gard to Relatives, Who Wish Sep
arate Graves for Their Dead.
MANY FOUGHT AGAINST FATE

Special Ca5leSrsm 10 The Star.
PORT L1MON, May As details of
the earthquake that rent Costa Rica
Wednesday reach here by wire and cou-
rier ii is recognized that this country
has suffered Il catastrophe ranking As
one of the worst in the worlds history.
While it was at first believed that pre-
liminary estimates of 1850 dead amount
ed to exaggeration, yet it is now ap-
parent that even this number will not
cover the casualties. At least 1000
persons in Carriage alone were killed,
while of the 1900 injured many may die.
1t is believed that at least 1000 per-
sons were killed outright in the destruc-
ton of Paraiso. The town of Oshomore
vas practically ruined. and death list
of 4C) from this point is considered a
conSerV alive estimate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
How Carriage Perished.

SAN JOSE. Costa Rica, March 1.-THE
list CT dead at Carriage now numbers not
less than 1900.
The city was destroyed by an earth
quake which lasted four seconds. 1t
was a tremendous movement, which fol-
lowed a few minor shocks during the
course of the day.
1t occurred at O'Clock Wednesday
evening No one had time to run out of
the houses. which fell crashing to the
streets. Had the great shock come dur
ing the sleeping hours hardly any could
nave escaped.
The railroad and telegraph lines were
broken and the electric light wires fell,
leaving the city in darkness. Thousands
ran panic stricken in all directions in
an effort to save themselves, leaving
behind those under the ruins.
Every house and building was totally
DESTROYED, including tour churches and
the palace OF the American peace court,
the gift of Andrew Carnegie. The only
bu,ldlngs left standing were two WOODEN
structures.
-Four hundred and eighty-five bodies
!. ad heen taken from Tie deOrlS up 10
yesterday afternoon
The work OF removing the bodies IS
impeded Dy the character OF the fallen
walls, combined with insan1tary cond-
irons caused by rapidly accomplishing
corpses.
Whole families persisted while dining or
engaged in their ordinary Vocat1ons- Inc
eXcaVators tell palmetto STORIES. ine
ruins of homes when explored reveal
parents clasping in lifeless arms the
bodies of their little ones.
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Fought Against Death.

Bodies taken from other parts of the
ruined city show that the quake victims
struggled against the fate that closed
in on them. Some corpses are horribly
iacerated as a result of fighting against
burial a..vo
The population is in state OF utter
decentralization. The more ignorant have
erected affairs, and ale offering up sacri-
mes to unidentified gods, asking pro-
lection against Halley's comet, which
they blame for the quake.
Scores or persons prominent in Central
America suffered death in Carriage. DIR.
Becanegre of the court OF arbitration
fought mis- way out OF tn. runs o. ms
nome, carrying three children with him.
His wife and another child persisted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
CARNEGIE TO REBUILD TEMPLE
Promises That Court Of Justice at
Carriage Will Be Replaced.

A wireless telegram from Andrew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
Values Prices

Those the important things You want home
furnishings show and quavand those furnish
will stand the of time and actual service.
will always Rugs Mat
wan
read WI
a
article Sold
tcannot be to sfacton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08

This is handsome dresser. with heavy
French plate mirror. fine rubbed polish I'm
ish, substantial brass trimmings.
We have many styles at much lower
prices: also the more elaborate designs up to
$50 and $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08

M u" that p"
- following
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PaFIor Suites

Many 500 suites are now marked at $50
the $50 suites marked at SS5: Throughout
the entire department are reductions of ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05
Two snails Pull a Pound.

a toy gun carriage to see if they could
pull it along. Although the gun car
riage was heavy. of lead. the snails
pulled it SO easily that I loaded the
body of the carriage with small shot.
The snails, however. were more than
equal to the task. Anxious to test their
powers still further. I attached toy
cannon, made of lead and BRASS behind
the gun carriage. but the snails and
their additional load moved on once
again with the same apparent ease
Out of curiosity / decided to weigh
the cannon, gun carriage, and shot. and
to my great surprise found tire total
weight to be almost one pound. 1 ven
ture to think this a very good load for
two snails to nanage-London Strand:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05
FLYING MACHINE TALK.
Effect of Wright Injunction Against
Curtiss Discussed.

New York, Jan. 5.-The headquarters
here of the Aero Club of America is to-
day the storm center of the discussion
as to the probable. effect which the
Wright injunctionS against Curtiss and
Paulhan will have on the big aviation
meeting at Los Angeles next week. The
announcement that a second set of pa
pers were served on Paullan just as he
was leaving New York yesterday has
given rise to a fear that he and other
aviators may be restrained from max
ing flights in Los Angeles.
The serving of this second set of pa
pers on the French aviator followed
the receipt of news from Buffalo that the
United States circuit court there had
granted an Injunction restraining Glenn
H. Curtiss from flying on the coast.
The order of the United States court
which was handed to Paulhan yester-
day, commanded him to appear IN New
York on Friday, January IA, ito show
cause why an Injunction restraining
him from flying in this country shall not
be issued
AS Paulhan expects to be flying in
junction hearing, legal complications
are likely to result. An officer of the
Aero Club of America is quoted here
today as follows:
while it is not at all certain that
an Injunction can be secured soon
Paulhan from making flights at Los
Angeles, it is certain that the action
taken by the Wrights will have de-
pressing effect on the meeting. Long
kilograms of inquiry and protest have
poured in on the Aero club. Mr.. Bish-
op, president of the club. will leave to-
morrow or Friday for the west and
co what he can to clear up the situa-
ton.
.sThe legal tangle in which Pauihan
Ii, -oIf O46 aT
bad effect. 1t is likely to prevent other
European aviators from visiting Amer
lea and will make it very difficult to
induce any of the star performers on
the other side to come here for the
big international contest next Octo-
ber."
The attorneys for the Wrights an
nounce frankly that they expect to STOP
both Paulhan and Curtiss from flying
at Los Angeles. Curtiss, they declare
will place himself in contempt of court
il he attempts to carry out his Los
Angeles plan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05

Gahagen was found but she said her
daughter owned the property and that
her initials were also E. E. and that
that daughter had left the state. In the
town where the Gahagens lived in In
diana it was found that their home
had been built for them by Jones' law
yer, Morris it is claimed by the plain
tiff's counsel.
Mrs. Ellen c. Jones was placed on
the stand in her behalf today to con-
firm many OF these aIegatlons and 70
identify dozen or more signatures of
Mr.. Jones, Marie Thomas and others.
Mr.. Vogei has secured possession of
MANY of the original checks relative
to many of these transactions of fraud
and these with other papers in all
making 10 exhibits were offered in
Among the few questions put to Mrs.
Jones were some relating to her ac-
ouaintance with Miss Thomas and 9TH
er women seen at the Jones home in
Topeka at the corner of Tyler and
Thirteenth streets. At the instigation
of the bigamy suit here the marriage
of Miss Thomas and Jones had been
annulled, but it was alleged she re-
NAMED in the Jones house for nearly
two months before she finally left for
Virginia.
house of Mr.. Jones at the corner of
Thirteenth and Tyler?" asked Mr..
NOgel.
''I have seen many
"Can you name a few of them?"
"Maude Tripleck, her daughter, and
Miss Slaughter
''Where did you first know Maude
Tripleck?"
"In Chicago
How often did you see her there p
Every few days"
did you ever see her in Topeka ?"
"At Jones' house"
when did you see her there ~
Last summer"
How long did she stay there?''
1.-TWO months"
With that the witness was released
to cross examination but the defense
made none.
1t is intended by the plaintiff to
show by all the incidents obtainable
that the conduct of Jones all along has
been to neglect his wife and convey
the property out of her reach.
Mr.. Vogel himself went on the stand
to testify to- the identity of a number
of papers brought from the Chicago
courts and IN relation to the many law
suits and transactions of the Jones
affairs
The plaintiffs counsel has prayed
patience in their difficult task of ar
ranging and submitting evidence for
the reason that 1t was very hard to
obtain since the defense had secreted
most of the obtainable papers or evil
dence otherwise obtainable. The judge
has begun by overruling all objections
of the defendants and placed himself
in the position that he is sitting wholly
as a court of equity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05

Takes Place of Late Senator Harris as
Agricultural College Regent.

Governor Stubs today made public
the announcement of the appointment
of Thomas Blodgett of Wichita to the
place on the board of regents of the
State Agricultural college made vacant
by the death of tn late Senator Har-
ris. Mr.. Blodgett has accepted the
place.
The appointment was made December
"A and Blodgett accepted on Christmas
day, but the governor did not make
the appointment public until today. Mr..
BIodgett is a prominent merchant of
Wichita and is also known as the pub
Usher of the Kansas Magazine. He
was offered a place on the board of
control of the penitentiary last winter
by the governor but declined the place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05
DISPOSITIONS IN BABB CASE.
w. F.. Atchison Goes to Illinois to
Take Testimony.

w. E. Atchison, assistant Shawnee
county attorney. left Topeka this
morning, en- route to Illinois and In
diana, where he will take dispositions
which will be introduced at the hear
ing of the charge of manslaughter
brought against John Babb a railroad
man, held here for the shooting of
"BilP' Smart, notorious negro po-
lice character, who was killed on an
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe train be-
tween Kansas City and Topeka some
time ago.
Babb was formerly a brakeman on
the Nation branch of the Illinois
Central railroad, also was employed
in Indiana in railroad work I'm
portant evidence which will have a
bearing on the case will be contained
in the deposition which the prosecu-
ton will Introduce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05
ENTERS DEMURRER.
Heinze Secures an Adjournment of
His Case.

New York, Jan. 5.-Hints that
there would be sensational Develop
ments shortly in the case of the in
dicted United Copper company Off
counsel for F. Augustus Heinze enter
ed a demurrer to the indictments
against him and gained the adjourn
ment of a hearing on charge in
volving other United Copper officials
and directors.
Heinze and his brother, Arthur p,
were both in the United States cir
cult court when the cases came up,
having arrived early today from Mon
tana.
guilty to an indictment charging him
with over certification and misappn-
cation of the funds of the Mercantile
National bank, the former Morse
Heinze institution and argument on
the demurrer was set for January 10,
motion to Quash also will be en-
tered.
1t was stated that the motion will
be accompanied by allegations of I'M
usual interest concerning acts and
statements in the grand jury room
When indictments were found.
1t is the general charge of the
prosecution that the Mercantile bank
FUNDS were used in financing a pool
IN United Copper stocks and when
the books of the United Copper COM
Pe1Ay were wanted Dy Tie 6TduO jury
in its investigation they were found
to have been spirited away.
In this connection Arthur P.Heinze.
Carlos Warfield, Samuel Robinson
and Calvin Geer, directors and officers
of the United Copper company, were
indicted for conspiracy.
The conspiracy case was also con-
tinued to January 10.
The Indictment to which Heinze
pleaded was new one, found on Oc-
tober ~. last, and kept under seal
until today. Fifteen of the 16
charges in the previous indictment to
which Heinze successfully demurred
are included in the new presentment.
The ID counts charge Heinze, as pres
ident of the Mercantile National bank
with various violations of the bank
ing laws and with misapplying bank
funds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05
PARDONED SECRETLY.
Former Wife of Millionaire Is Re-
leased From Prison.

Chicago. Jan. 5.-Mrs. Evelyn Ro-
madka, former wife of Charles J. Ro-
madka, millionaire trunk manufactur-
er of Milwaukee. who was serving q
sentence Of from one to twenty years
in the Joliet penitentiary for larceny,
has been released. A parole was grant
ed in secret by the board of pardons
December IS. Mrs. Romadka, who was
once prominent in Milwaukee society,
was convicted about two years ago of
stealing $1,000 worth of jewelry. Her
attorneys advanced the plea that she
was a kleptomaniac
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05
Bush Has Not Signed.

Detroit Mich. Jan. 5.-Owen Bush
the Detroit shortstop. came to Detroit
yesterday, talked terms with President
Nayin, and returned to Indianapolis
without signing. He was offered a
raise as all other veteran local players
have been, but thinks the advance is
not enough in view of the way his play
ing bolstered up Detroit's wabbly in
field at the finish of 1908 and at criti-
cal periods of 1909 Navin denies that
Bush is holding out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05
BILL BOARD MAN TO TALK.
C. f. Conner Will Address Ad Club
Next Week.

At the meeting Of the Topeka Ad club
to be held next Tuesday noon the bill
board question will be discussed, this
time by bill board man-C. F. Conner
of the Cussack Bill Board company of
Kansas City and Chicago. This COM
pany is probably the greatest institu-
ton of its kind in the United States.
having absorbed the Cunning system.
Mr.. Conner has had years of expert
ence in connection with bill board adj
vertising and the meeting will I'M
doubtedly prove to be most instruc-
tive one.
1t is possible that several of the
prominent members of the city fedora
ton Of women's clubs will be invited
to be present for the occasion. The
federation took a firm stand a few
weeks ago against bill board advertis-
ing as it is generally carried on, at the
time that DR.. Charles NJ. Sheldon adj
dressed that body upon the subject, and
it will be interesting to know what
kind of an impression an address by
one who is familiar with the business
will make upon the minds of those who
are already not in sympathy with this
form of advertising.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05
Deputy Sberiff Ts Shot

Albuquerque. N. NJ, Jan 5.-Deputy
Sheriff McAdams lies mortaIly wound
ed in the hospital as the result of an
unsuccessful attempt to arrest a man
named Trap at Corona last night
Trap barricaded himself in his house
and when McAdams attempted to force
his way in Trap shot him A posse was
organized but when it reached the
Trap house Trap and his family had
disappeared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05
ELEVEN DEAD NOW.
Out of Twelve Persons Who Were
Poisoned by Canned Pears.

Santa Monica, Cal, Jan. 5.-Two addi-
tional members of the Marques fam
lily, victims of ptomaine poisoning con-
tracted at a New Years dinner at the
home of Mrs. D. G. Valdez in SawtelIe
Sunday, died early today. Eleven of
the IL persons who partook of the faint
ed pears served by aged Mrs Valdez
have succumbed and the one survivor
is not expected to recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05

No deception practiced at
this establishment. When
we say that we will give YOU
genuine satisfaction, YOU
can depend on it. The ut
most care is exercised in ey-
cry department to have all
details as nearly perfect as
human ingenuity can make
them. The result is a degree
of finish and satisfaction
which is never attained by
ordinary methods. One trial
proves the merit of our
work.
Enterprise Cleaning Co.
Phones 173
e34 Kansas Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05
Storm Reaches Michigan.

Washington, Jan. 4-Upper Michigan
this morning was the center of the
heavy snow storm which developed
yesterday over the plains states. 1t
las gained marked intensity and is at
tended by high winds and heavy snow.
Another storm is developing over the
western portion of the Gulf of Mexico.
A sharp fall of temperature is report
ed from the southern plains states and
extreme southwest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05
Caught.

'Pshawp' exclaimed Miss Yerner,
impatiently. I'm sure We'll miss the
first act. We've waited a good many
minutes for that mother of mine.''
Hours, 1 should say" Mr.. Sloman
retorted rather Grossly.
ours? Oh, George" she cried, and
laid her blushing cheek upon his shirt
front.-Catholic Standard and Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05
DEAF MUTES WE'D.
On Ffftieth Anniversary of Brides
Parents Marriage.

Joliet. Ill. Jan 5.-A wedding at
which both bride and bridegroom were
deaf mutes was celebrated in Beecher
when Miss Emma lesson of Beecher
and Charles Bartels of Chicago were
married by Rev. L. J. F. Going at the
home OF the brides parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis lesson. The fact that the
golden wedding anniversary of the
brides parents was being observed on
the same day added to the novelty of
the occasion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05

Washington, Jan. 5.-Colonel James
c. Gordon. ex-Confederate leader, APP
pointed by Governor Noel as the sue
cessor of Senator McLaurin of Missis-
sippi, was today made a member of
the United States senate. Senator
Money accompanied his colleague to
the desk of the vice president, who
administered the oath.