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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
Leigh RhOdus Con cesSes to Two
Murders and Many RObberiss.
Killing OF DIR. Michaelis in Chi
chicago Is Now Explained.
THE CANDY BANDIT.
Was the Title Under Which the
Prisoner Operated.
Owing to His RObbing oil So
Many Drug Stores.

East St. Louis, Oct. 24.-After CIV
ing details as to many local robberies
and limiting at two murders Leigh
Rhodus has been arrested here and
was put in cell by the police with IN
structions that no one was to see him.
One of the murders Rhodus intimated
he knew about was of a man named
MichaeIs of Chicago. The other was
of a Capt. Potter of northern Missouri.
The police believe the Michaels
death of DR.. F. w. Michaelfs in Chi
cago, August 3. Rhodus, after admit
ting he was in Chicago at the time re-
fused to discuss details. RhoduS ad-
mits he is the man who mas peen
called the candy bandit" because ne
always took candy from the stores OF
the men he robbed. He says ne eX-
poets to be hanged.
Mrs. Rhodus, who married Rhodus
in July said today she and her nus
band went to Chicago the last OF july
He obtained employment there decor
ating buildings for, parades and hang
ing bunting in windows. Later he told
her of the time he had served in the
Missouri penitentiary for robblng
house in Springfield, Mo.
"On the night of August 15," said
Mrs. Rhodus, my husband came home
told me he had been shot in the right
shoulder while robbing a drug store
Later in the same night he told me
he had held up and shot a doctor:
The next morning the papers were full
of the murder of a dentist. We came
back to ST. Louis August %. He con-
tinued robbing stores in st. Louis and
then we moved here"
A doctor w. F. Michaelis was killed
in Chicago, August 3. Rhodus be-
,1llI ll0
took $3.50 and a diamond from the
man he killed DR.. Mfchaelts mad
money and jewelry on his person when
he was taken to hospital.
AS Mrs. Rhodus was leaving the po-
lice station, her husband called to her:
eff anything happens to me, you Kill
"Rhodus told me-" said Chief of De-
tectives Ryan, that he killed Or. w. F.
Michaelis in Englewood and robbed
drug and grocery stores While he was
there in August. He said he robbed
DR. Michaehs after he saw he had
killed him. The doctor refused to hold
up his hands and Rhodus shot.
"Rhodus told me of many robber1es
he committed in Chicago as we'll as
in st. Louis and here. His VIE knew V.
| of the robberies, but she had no part
in them She tried to get him to quit
his robbing ard he promised her he
would do so. He always gave her the
After returning from Chicago,
Rhodus and his bride lived at one OF
the leading family hotels in st. Louis
His mother lives in st. Louis.
Mystery Is Cleared.
Chicago. Oct. 24.-Police Captain
Wood of this city received telegram
today from Chief of Detectives Ryan
of East st. Louis stating Leigh
Rhodus had confessed the murder in
J Chicago, August 5. of DIR. w. f.
/ Michaelis. a dentist The murder OF
! the dentist has proved mystery.
Twenty suspects were examined but
no incriminating evidence was ad-
duced. Michaelis was shot down at
night almost at his own doorstep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
SIDE BY SIDE.
J JohnstOne and Hoxsey Circle
the Aviation Field.
Third Day of international
Races Is Inaugurated.

Belmont Park, Oct. 24.-Ralph
Johnstone and Arch Hoxsey, both in
headless Wright biplanes, were cir
cling the field side by side this after
noon when the signal bomb broke
above them announcing the third day
of the international aviation meet had
been officially opened. They wheeled
sharply across the line with Hoxsey
slightly ahead. Grahame-White in
Clifford B. Harmon's Farman biplane
followed them in a few seconds.
j. Armstrong DreXel rose like a
rocket with his so horse power Bleriot
monoplane and John ]. Frisbie in a
machine of his own making was last.
There were so many aeroplanes in
the air at once that the eye could
hardly follow their positions. They
were evidently competing for distance
and duration in the regular daily
events for the first hour.
Aubrun, in another Bleriot, jumped
up and then there were six in the air.
Frisbie came down on the far turn, be-
fore completing a full circle with en-
gine trouble.
The monoplanes. starting behind the
biplane soon showed the superior
speed.
In the seventh lap, Drexel , flying
low, was two laps ahead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
Rock Islands Net Revenue for
Last Fiscal Year.
Was SIS, ,497, 900 on q Capital
of $75, 100000.
DIVIDEND 5 PER CENT.
Leaving 81, ,OO4, 500 to Be Car.
ried to Surplus.
The Expenses Outrun the In
crease in Earnings.

Chicago, Oct. 24.-Total operating
revenues Of the Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific railway in the fiscal year
ended juno 80, as shown in the report
just made public, were $66, ,220, 900, an
increase Of $5,o35,0O0 over the amount
il the preceding year. The operating
expenses increased $5,555,0OO, however,
earnings from operation SIS, Isl, 900, n
decrease of $520,000 Taxes and other
charges increased so as to leave only
SIS, ,497 900 total income, a decrease OF
$1,114,O00. After the payment of inter
est and rentals the balance available
for dividends was $4,747, 900, a decrease
of 81, ,41S,000. The amount figures 6.3 per
cent on the $4,000, 900 of stock The
company paid dividends of per cent
and carried s1,004, ,609 to surplus account
for the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
WEEK OF CAMPAIGNING.
Col. Roosevelt Begins by Making Tour
of Abandoned Farms.

Ithaca, n. Y, Oct. 24.-To inspect
abandoned farms in this section of the
state, ex-President Roosevelt stopped
here today at the beginning of his
campaign through New York state
which is to extend until the last of the
week.
Col Roosevelt was to ride by auto
mobile for more than 100 miles dur
ing the day with Representative W.
w. Coks of Nassau county, Represen-
tative J. w. Dwight and Prof. L. H.
Bailey of Cornell, who was president
of the country life commission ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt. Mr..
Wright and Prof. Bailey met Col.
Roosevelt here and took him to
breakfast.
The automobile inspection trip was
to occupy most of the day with Geo
L. Monroe, government inspector OF
abandoned farms, as guide The trip
was to extend over part of Tompkins
Chemung, Tioga and Broome coun-
ties ending at Binghamton where Col
Roosevelt is to arrive at about 6
o'clock and where he will make a
campaign speech this evening
Before starting on his "trip Cot
Roosevelt addressed a crowd in front
of his hotel. reiterating his charge of
last Thursday that John A. Dix, Dem
ocratic candidate for governor, was n
director of corporation (the Standard
Wall Paper company which was q
component part of the so-calIed wall
Paper trust" characterized in a de-
cision by Judge Lurton as zone of the
most oppressive monopolies ever Gre
ated."
Col. Roosevelt said Mr. Dix's denial
that the Standard Wall Paper company
was affiliated with the Continental
Wall Paper company showed that the
Democratic nominee either knew moth
ing about the company of which he was
director or else was not frank in his
statements.
IT, said Col. Roosevelt, ''you will
turn to page 227 to 274 inclusive Of
volume 212 Of the United States reports
you will find the final decision of the
supreme court, declaring Illegal the
trust of which Mr.. Dix's Standard Wall
Paper company was a member This
decision was rendered in February.
1909, more than a year and half after
Mr.. Dix states he became q. director OF
one of the companies in the trust
I'm the volume to which 1 refer is;
bound a copy of the contract between
the Continental Wall Paper company.
the trust and the Standard Wall Paper
company, Mr.. Dix's company. Justice
| Harlan, speaking for the court. stated
| that the Continental Wall Paper com
pany was a clear violation of the
Sherman law, and he quoted, as ap-
proved by the supreme court, Judge
Lurton's language about this wall pa
per trust"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
WILL BLOW THEM UP.
Made Against Three News
paper Offices in Denver.

Denver, Oct. 24.-Prediction by
national official of labor union that
the buildings of three local newspapers
whose pressmen are on strike will en-
counter destruction before the publish
ers win, electrified the Denver Trades
and Labor assembly at a meeting yes
terday. The speaker was Albert B.
Kreitler, third vice president of the
International Printing Pressmen and
Assistants union of North America,
who appeared before the assembly ask
ing aid in the strike.
He spoke rapidly and after the first
few minutes with vehemence but sud
denly slowed down and seemed to
choose his words. 'I tell you the
buildings will blow up before this
thing is settled the way the publishers
want to settle it." he said.
He finished his speech amid great
quiet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
SCARE BURGLARS AWAY.
to Rob Usage City Bank
Frustrated.

Charles Barnes. superintendent of
insurance, came up from his home in
Usage City this morning with a story
about an attempted bank robbery in
his town last night that was planned
on big scale. An automatic burglar
alarm saved the Usage county bank
from being robbed of $265,000 in cur
rency. The wouldbe robbers escaped
and posses are securing the country
for them today.
Mr.. Barnes stated that the robbers
had effected an entrance into the bank
when the big alarm went off, making a
noise to wake the dead. The robbers
were seized with panic and tumbled
out of the windows and ran away. The
gong aroused the town.
The bank had only recently stored
in its vault an immense sum of cur
rency, and in some way the robbers
had heard of the fact and attempted
on Sunday night to make a big haul.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
TO WAIT ON ELECTION.
Governor Carroll in No Hurry to Name
Successor to DolIiver.

Clarinda, Iowa, Oct. 24.-In the
course of a political speech here today
Governor Carroll made his first public
reference to the appointment of a sue
cessor to the late Senator Dolliver, in
tinating that he would name no one
until after the coming election.
After calling attention to the fact
that the person appointed could serve
only until the legislature meets next
winter, the governor said: 81 deem it
but proper that no hasty action be
taken and shall therefore reach no
conclusion as to the matter nor give
any consideration whatever to it at
present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
GRAIN RATES HELD up.
The Proposed Advance Is Suspended
Until March 1.

Washington, Oct. 24.-Tariffs filed
by several western and northwestern
railways with the interstate commerce
commission making advances of
freight rates on grain and grain prod
nets from the middle west to eastern
destinations have been suspended by
the commission pending an inquiry
into their reasonableness
All of the tariffs are suspended until
March 1.
The commission also suspended to-
day a special tariff filed by the Chi
cago & Northwestern Railway com
pany on commodities from northwest
ern points to Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
WERE CLOSED SUNDAY.
Seven Hundred Memphis Saloons Or
dered Shut Up Yesterday.

Memphis. Tenn, Oct 24.-For the
first time in generation the drink
ing places of Memphis to the number
OF 700 remained closed all day Sun
day in obedience to a temporary in
junction issued by Federal Judge Jno.
f. Mccall at the instigation of the law
and order league. The league was
urged on to their action by non-resi-
dent property owners who alleged
that the drinking places. operated in
violation of the state wide prohibition
law deprecated the value of ada
cent property, and thus constituted a
violation of the fourteenth amendment
OF the federal constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
PASSES THE MILLION.
Connecticut Shows Gain of 22.7 Per
Cent in Population.

Washington. Oct 24-The popuIa-
ton of the state of Connecticut as
enumerated in the thirteenth census is
1,114,156- This is an increase of 2O6,-
1886, or 22.7 per cent, over 9OS,42O in
1900.
From 1890 to 1900. Connecticut's
population increased 162.162, or 217
per cent
Quincy. Ill, has population of
36,5SI, as enumerated in the Thir-
teenth census This is an increase of
SS5, or 9 per cent, over Se.252 in
1900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24

football would not be stopped by the
university.
Wilson was hurt in a trick play such
as is encouraged under the new rules,
according to DR.. D. G. Todd, secretary
of the athletic board who holds the
new rules responsible for the death.
The coroner's jury returned verdict
of accidental death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
LOSS WAS HEAVY.
Timber Worth s15,OOO,OOO Destroyed
by Recent Forest Fires.

board feet of lumber. valued at about
$4,000, 900, were destroyed in the re-
cent forest fires in Montana and north
ern Idaho.
The total area burned over in this
one district was put at 1,25O.000 acres.
The first rough estimate of the loss in
the district was completed today by
officials of the government forest SER
vice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
WABASHDROP PSFOOTBALL
Death of HaIfback Wilson Puts End to
the Game.

St Louis. Oct. 24.-FolIowing the
death yesterday of Ralph Wilson, right
halfback of the Wabash, Indiana, col
lege team. it was announced here to-
day in a telegram that football will be
discontinued by the Wabash college.
The Rev. Father Danihy, director of
athletics at St. Louis university with
whose team Wabash was playing Sat
urday when the accident occurred, said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
Another pleasant Day.

Comfortable temperatures prevailed
today ranging through the fifties and
sixties The weather bureau forecasts
a continuation of clear and cool
weather with no rain or snow Mod
crate temperatures extend over the en-
tire country with the exception of Il
few freezes along the Rockies. The
wind is blowing two miles an hour
from the southwest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
DATE PUT FORWARD.
Crippen VIII Be Hanged November s
Instead of Is.

London. Oct. 24-Dr. H. H. Crippen,
convicted of the murder of his wife,
Belle Elmore, the actress. will be
hanged on November 8. The date
originally announced was November
Is, but today the sheriff advanced the
dav one week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Oct. 24.-Kansas: Gem
erally fair tonight and Tuesday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
The Other Balloons.

Lieutenant Drew gives the distances
travelled by aeronauts unofficially as
follows:
Dusseldorf II Germany. Hans
Gericke pilot S. F. Perkins aid Land
ed at Kiskisink. Que. Wednesday
morning: about - hours in air Dis
tance about LOO miles
Germania Germany Hugo Won
Abercron pilot, August Rlanckertz aid.
Landed at Coocoocache Que. Wednes-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-15
CHARLES FARRELL HAD
FRIENDS ON TUG PARTY

Charles Farrell, superintendent of
the p. & r. docks at Port Reading,
entertained ninety of his friends
Monday by taking them ON a sail up
the Hudson river on the tug Bern.
The party left Perth Amboy at $3.50
A. M. and went up the Staten Island
sound to New York, which was the
first stop. Dinner was served on the
boat while IL was tied up in New
York, after which the party went up
the Hudson river as far as Yonkers.
The home trip was then started, and
the party went to Sandy Hook.
They arrived in Perth Amboy at 8
O'Clock, and the Woodbridge and
Railway guests went home by trolley.
Fullerton's orchestra furnished the
music. and Julius Andier, of Rah-
way. entertained with songs.
Refreshments we're served on the
boat throughout the trip, and when
the boat docked in Perth Amhoy
there was happy crowd, although
the weather was anything hut ideals
Among the guests were a number
from Railway, woodbridge, Port
Reading and Perth Ambay.e sas.--.-s-.i,'.-
1t was at first thought that the
trip would have to be cut short. as
Samuel Farrell, OF Woodbridge, be-
came suddenly I'LL. but a Woodbridge
physician who. was on board attend
ed to him, and when the boat came
back he was able to go to his home
by trolley. 49, = -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-15
WEEK END BILL FOR
PROCTOR'S ANNOUNCED

A good program is provided at
Proctor's theatre for the last three
days of this week. An act the like
of which is not often seen is Joe
,Jordan's Cooks and Walters" The
act consists of eighteen colored peo-
pie, four of which are girls Those
girls are dancers of exceptional abil-
ity. The male contingent contains
some of the best colored singers on
the vaudeville stage. Included in
the act is also complete orchestra.
The act is full of life and ginger and
ought to prove big hit.
]. G. Mack aud Company will ap-
peal to all lovers of good fun with
their side-spii5ting farce, "A Mother
in-Law's Visit"
Buford, Bennett and Buford are
three charming and clever girls with
style of working all their own.
Bert Jordan, well-known as one of
the best dancers in vaudeville, will
present his dancing speciality. Sylvia
Wayne, coincidence; and La Belle, a
comedy juggler, are also on the bill
There will be no matinee tomor-
row afternoon and no performance
Friday night as the house will be
used by the school children for grad
uation exercises. Tomorrow night
and Friday afternoon performances
will nevertheless be given.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-15
8APTiSTs WILL HOLD
OUT DOOR SERVICES

At their meeting In May the
deacons of the First Baptist church,
after duly considering the matter,
to the church that
during July open air preaching SER
vices be held Sunday evenings. This
recommendation has come before
the church at several meetings, ac-
tion being postponed until every
phase of 1t should receive proper
consideration Finally it has been
adopted, and 1t has been left to the
church officers to arrange for the
details. The meetings will be held
either on the lawn adjoining the
meeting-house; or Immediately In
front. using the, porch Of the build
ing for a platform.
This will afford Perth Amboy citi-
zens a unique opportunity. in that
during the warm, Sunday evenings. of
midsummer the privileges Of a gos+
pei service may be enjoyed with all
the advantage of being in the open
air at that glorious part of the day
between Just before sunset and just
after. The, services will be brief, in
spring and helpful. A special feat
Hure will be the singing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-15
GOODWILL CAMP GET
ELEVEN CANDIDATES

Eleven candidates were obligated
and the same number of new appIir
cations for membership were re-
ceived by Goodwill Camp No. 81,
.Woodmen of the World, at meeting
in Dana. hall last night. All OF these
new candidates, together with many
others who have been obligated re-
Gently by the camp, will form part
of the large class initiation to be
held in the Auditorium Wednesday,.
June %. A. final meeting OF the
committee. of one hundred in charge
Of the class initiation was held fol-
lowing the meeting Of the camp.
Arrangements are now complete anti
It is expected that the full number,
200 candidates. will be initiated at
that time, coming from the several
camps in this vicinity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-15
ARTHUR De FESTETIcS
DEAD At PLAINFlELD

Arthur de Festetics, the little
cripple who was so familiar to the
people of this city, being drawn
about the streets on blackboard.
wagon by his father, G.. de Featetics.
died yesterday at his fathers home
in Plainfield. The direct cause of
his, death was. hemorrhage at thu
base of the brain. The attack came
on suddenly. He was rendered un-
conscious and never revived. The
boy was twelve years, eight months
and fourteen days old The father,
who was devoted to the child, is
lheartbroken The, boys mother has,
been notified. The funeral arrange
ments will be made later.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-15
VIM. T. MAJOR
ARRIVES HOME
FROM JAMAICA

William T. Major returned to this
city last night after six months trip
to tropical regions south of the United
States. He brought home with him Wv
id descriptions Of the horrible rain dis
asters in Jamaica, that he's brought
the season s product of bananas to al
most nothing
Mr.. Major is in the best OF health.
Some time ago he underwent about SIX
weeks. of illness on Fortune Island. He
is considerably sun burned, so that the
skin is peeling from his nose. He left
this city ON November 20, last in good
health and enjoyed the trip down. The
return voyage was a warm one, as the
sun burned through the canvas cover
ing of the vessel he was aboard.
Description Of scenes, incidents, etc,
Mr. Major encountered are worth lis
tening to- He gives bright Incidents
of the great rain downpour that par
tally destroyed the banana output and
caused general destruction. to all kinds
of property. He tells how whole farms
literally drifted away and houses float
ed on neighboring property, SO that
property owners had to ask neighbors
the following morning if they eouldn'
please have their houses back.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-15
CITY BRIEFS


Amboy No. So, Foresters
oe America, meets tonight.
"A. meeting OF Halcyon Castle
No. 81. knights OF the Golden Bagle.
was held i'm Odd Fellows hall last
stght.
After the meeting of the Exempts
lin their quarters, in Water street to-
night a "fsed'' will be served the
members.
--A semi monthly meeting of the lo-
cal Plumbers 6 Steamftters' Union was
held last night in Union hail.
"A monthly meeting of the diree'
tors of the Perth AnbOy Savings lnsti-
tuition was held last night.
Examinations IN Latin, physical
geography, civics and sophomore
and Junior bookkeeping were held in
the high. school this morning,
ID. Snitzer 8 Son have pur-
chased from the Rarftan Automobile
Company. a Buick touring car.
Be an adyerttserv1o word
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-15
ELECTION OF
MACCABEES
LAST NIGHT

The semi-annual election Of officers
of Perth Amboy Tent, knights of the
.Maccabees, Of the World, was held at
a meeting in the Jefferson building last
night. Twelve new applications for
membership were received and plans
were discussed for the installation to
be held the first meeting in July. At
this time collation. will be served.
State Commander Frey and several Of
the. state officers are expected to. be-
here.
The following are officers who were
nearly all reelected: Past Comman-
der James II. Cassidy; commander, Jas.
j. Flynn; lieutenant Commander, Ed
ward Maloney; record keeper; Dennis
Lucey; chaplain, George Westfeld; sar.
geant, John Collow; Master-at arms,
Joseph seguine, first guard, Hugh Me-
Quarril; second guard; James Carrolh
sentinel, Chris McQuail and picket,
Patrick Quinn.