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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10
HIS AWFUL FALL.
Sylvester Heastman, a Window
Washer, Severely Injured.
Falls From Second Story of
State Journal Office.

Sylvester Heastman. a window
washer. employed by Cowell Bros,
narrowly escaped death at 10 O'Clock
this morning when he fell from a win
dow of the telegraph room on the sec
ond floor of the State Journal building
on to the spiked railing along the
Eighth avenue walk
His left leg was broken squarely off
above the ankle and hung over the
top rail of the balustrade. His head
struck the spikes in the fall and a
jagged cash was torn into his neck
under the left jaw, severing an artery
His skull was slightly fractured when
the top of his body swung to the walk,
striking his head.
Joseph Marshall. an Office boy, was
the only one to see the man lose his
balance and fall from tho window. He
was standing on the outside holding
to the lower edge of the upper sash.
w. p. Snyder, in the office below, saw
the body fall past the window and
rushed out. A passerby had liberated
the body from the railing Blood was
shooting a distance of 6 feet from the
severed neck arteries and pouring
from the broken leg.
DIR. A. b. Jeffrey. whose office is
near, was quickly brought to the scene
ping the loss of blood from the neck
wound by clamping the arteries with
forceps DR.. Seth Hammel assisted.
DR.. H II. Keith, who had been tele-
phoned. was present in a moment and
cared for the foot. The prOmptncSs
with which the doctors responded un-
doubtedly is all that saved the mans
life.
Heastman was conscious. He wanted
to see from where he we'll and when
questioned what hospital ne preferred,
was able to say "Stormcnt." Shella-
barger's ambulance quickly took him
there.
imT~ ediately and the foot, held by little
more than the skin, amputated. The
broken arteries in his neck were tied
and the skull fracture found to be a
"Stellar' one in which no fragments
pressed the brain.
He will recover all right" said DR.
Jeffrey after the operation. The foot
had to be taken off as all the bones
and blood vessels were broken and tho
foot would have died anyway. The
patient was ba .ly bruised but aside
from the cash in his jaw and the frac-
ture of the skull. none are serious. The
shock and loss of blood came near pro-
ducing death and it took long Tina
to Fix him up on the table but directly
after we got him to bed his pulse beat
grew stronger and L think there is nc
doubt about his recovery"
aeastman is a single man and
rooned at 9OS West Sixth avenue He
has been in the employ of the Cowel
brothers, house cleaners, for about {
the accident happened. An uncle, A
b Laughland, who lives at Westmore.
land, has been notified and is expected
to come to Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10
FARMERS ARE HERE.
Fortieth Annual Meeting State Board
of Agriculture Tomorrow.

The fortieth annual meeting of the
Kansas state board of agriculture will
begin tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
in the office of Secretary F. D. Co
burn. Roll call. the reading of the
minutes of the previous meeting and
other business will be transacted
The evening session will be held in
Representative hall. Governor w. R.
Stubs is booked to give the address
of welcome in behalf of the state and
Judge E. r. Simon will welcome the
members in behalf of the city and
county President Charles E. Sutton
of Lawrence will give the response.
1--WE hope to have large repre-
sentation of women present for the
Thursday and Friday evening ses-
sions," said Secretary Coburn today,
"as the program should be of particu-
lar interest to them
"The Conservation of the Country
Church" is the subject of an address
which will be given Thursday night by
the Rev. Duncan Miner of Chicago
and formerly of Kansas. Then Mrs.
Mary Pierce Van Zile of the State
Agricultural college will speak on
Efficiency the Key Note in the Educa-
ton of Our Girls
Friday night while She Waits is
the title of an address which will be
given by DR.. Edna Day of the state
university. This will be followed by
one of Dr. F. L. Loveland's strongest
Plant
Following is the program for to-
morrow:
Afternoon Session. O'Clock.
Roll call.
Appointment of committees.
Reading. of minutes of preceding
meeting
Report on committee on credentials
Evening SessiOn-7:3O O'Clock.
Address of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT w
R. Stubs.
Address of welcome on behalf of the
city and county-County Attorney E
r. Simon.
Response=President Charles E
Sutton.
.sThe Present Status and Future
outlook of the Serum Treatment fol
Prevention of Hog Cholera"-F. S
Schoen1eber, v. s., State Agricultural
| college, Manhattan.
Beef Production'-B. o. Cowan
assistant secretary American Short
horn Breeders association, Chicago.
1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10
IN EGYPT.
Washington Society ElOpers to
Stay Away From Gossip.
Horace Wylie and Mrs. HichbOrn
Now on the Nile.

Washington, Jan. 10.-Horace Wylie,
the Washington club and society man,
and Mrs. Philip S. Hichborn, equally
prominent socially, who disappeared
from their homes here together a
week before Christmas, ar. spending
the winter on the Nile. Nine days
after their disappearance from Wash
ington they were seen IN Naples and
were then on their way to Egypt. They
left America by way of Canada.
One of the most interesting phases
of the elopement is that Mrs. HIGH
born and Mrs Wylie never again will
return any closer to civilization than
Cairo. They have elected to spend
their lives in the land of ancient
Pharaoh's, where they can live for
EACH other and be out of the range
of staring eyes and gossiping tongues.
Color is lent to this alleged purpose
by the fact that before he left Wash
ington, Horace Wylie placed all Of his
property in trust after first dividing
the major portion into funds for his
wife and children
OF the remainder he took q large
amount with him in the shape of a
| on the day that Wylie disappeared, his
son, Andrew, a student at Lawrence
willie, N. J., received a telegram from
his father bidding him farewell and
| asking the young man to still love
and trust him.
Washington society has ceased to
discuss this sensational case. Philip
Hichborn has quietly resumed the
practice of law. Mrs. Wylie is slowly
recovering from the prostration thai
she suffered as a result of her hus-
bands duplicity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10


The balloon contest was one of the
first matters taken up by the fedora
ton and was promptly disposed of.
No protest was received from the
Swiss Aero club, as had been expected
Henry Cachard, counsel for the Amer
leans said that if the Swiss objection
in reference to gas came up it would
take the form of a suggestion of new
regulations to be adopted in future
contests.
The German Protestants held that
Hawley and Post had not furnished
sufficient Notifications of their flight.
as they had not brought out of the
Canadian wilderness proper proof
such as the records and instruments
of their balloon, to establish their
Accomplishment beyond reasonable
doubt The federation, which is a
court of appeal for the international
clubs without passing on the merits
! of the question ruled voted that the
matter should be considered first by
the American commission The Amer
! lean delegates to the federation meet
| ing are Major T. Bentley Mott. Ameri-
| can military attache here; Hart o.
Berg, Eugene Higgins, Edgar w. Mix
] and Lorillard Ronalds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10
WANT THEIR ESKIMOS.
German BalIooniSts Still Knocking on
HaWley and Posts Proofs.

Paris, Jan. 10.-The international
Aeronautical Federation which met
here today decided that it had bno
authority to consider the protest
against the award of the international
balloon trophy to the Americans. Alan
r. Hawley and Augustus Post, on the
ground that the protest as made was
irregular. The federation declared
that the protest should be lodged first
with the sporting commission of the
America Aero club.
The protest was made by the lower
Rhine Aeronautic association which
alleged that the American Aero club
did not enter it's contestants two
months in advance of the race, as is
required by the rules; and again that
the announced witness failed to fur
nish documents properly attesting
their landing place as required by the
international aeronautic federation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10
COTTON GINNED LAST YEAR.
Quantity Is Much Larger Than in the
Previous Year.

Washington. Jan. 1O.-Cotton of the
growth of 1910 ginned prior to January
1, as shown by the report of the bureau
of the census issued at 10 O'Clock this
morning was 11,087, 442 bales, compared
with 9.647, 1927, from the growth of 1909;
12.465, 29S, from that of 1908
The. percentage of the last two crops
glnned to January 1 was 95S for 1905
and 1913 for 1908. Round bales included
this year are 109,296, compared with
143,949 for 1909 and $50, 572 for 1908. Sed
island bales included are 81, 422 for 1910
as against 1851 for 1909 and s6.52S TO.
1908
The ginning in Oklahoma and Texas
follows: Oklahoma, 500, 1855; Texas, 2,
8S8.479.
from growth of 1910 by states was:
Florida, 1886; Georgia, 1856, and
South Carolina, II, 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10
MAKES YOUR HAIR
SOFT AND GLOSSY

Most shampoo mixtures" says Mrs.
Mae Martyr, in the Philadelphia Press
rob the scalp of all oily secretion, leav-
ing it dry and harsh. and the hair grows
brittle and is hard to manage. This
causes dandruff, falling hair and prema-
ture grayness, ageing a woman ten years.
"a reliable shampoo mixture can be
made at home by dissolving teaspoon
full of canthrox in teacup of hot water.
pour this the scalp and rub well.
then rinse carefully, and you will find
# leaves the hair soft and glossy and
nuts the scalp in a healthy condition.
ssShampooing with this mixture is a de-
tight and costs but trifle, but you should
he careful to get an original package of
canthroZ"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10
JUDGES ARE HERE
Men Who Preside Over District
Courts, in Session.
Change in Jury System a Moot
ed Point.
SERVICE is TOO LONG.
Judge Dana Also Thinks Yenire
Too Small.
Judge King Would Have Nine
SERVICE is TOO LONG
Judge King Would Have Nine
Men Decide.

The fourth annual meeting of the
district judges of Kansas, convened to-
day in the state house and will con-
tinue until Wednesday evening. AT
noon only a few of the judges had ar
rived in Topeka. Several important
questions will be discussed at the
gathering this year and some radical
changes in court procedure will prob
ably be recommended to the legisla-
ture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10
Won't Tel How He was Shot

Hornell, y. Y. Jan. 10.-A man who
gave his name as James Norton
Schenck of Fort Dodge, Iowa, was shot
while in the Imperial hotel here last
night and probably will die. Schenck
told the authorities today that he was
shot accidentally but refused to give
the details
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10
MATCHES RESPONSIBLE.
For Disastrous Fires in the Home
Today.

During an excursion about the dark
rooms and basement, anyone with a.
match can start a blaze that may cost
thousands of dollars. when a flashlight
would have saved all the trouble And
to think that thirty-seven cents will
buy a practical electric f1ashlight at
Fullerton Brothers, 72S Kansas avenue
A month ago Fullerton Brothers re-
ceived shipment of 100 lights and all
were sold in two days.
These will go as rapidly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10
speer Is Not in the Race.

Denver, Col, Jan. 10.-Mayor r. w.
Speer, of Denver, who has been men
toned as a candidate for the United
States senate should the illness of Sen
ator Charles Hughes compel his resig-
nation today, issued a statement say
ing that he was not a candidate. That
even if a vacancy should occur he
doubted if he would be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10
BEEF ROASTS
The shoulder cuts from fancy,
cornfed steers
Pound 10 Cents

Oranges, large ripe ones, S5c value,
dozen CSC
Pop Corn, on the ear, 2 lbs. sc
Lemons, fancy, good size, doz. .15c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10
Landslide Buries 40 Persons.

Castro Urdiales, Spain. Jan. 10
Forty persons were killed and five
injured here today when a landslide
overwhelmed a gang of laborers bury
ing them all beneath a mass of earth
and rock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10

he will be permitted to serve, but his
services are not necessarily binding.
Another change in the jury system,
which has been suggested by the
judges, is to increase the number of
jurors who may be drawn at a regu-
lar session. Under the present law not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10
7A1I. SUGAR Ct nn
Af 1OSFinest GranuIatedsp i sVV
with a $500 order.)
Fresh Meats

Sirloin Steak, cut from choicest corn
fed beef, lb. ...... :. 1Sc
Pork Sausage, our own make, sea-
soned just right; ID. .15c
Hamburg Steak, ground fresh, lib. 1Oc
Mutton Chops, or Steak, Id. 15c
Plate Boiling Beef, 8 lbs. for. Csc
Rib and Rump Roasts of Beef, the
Armour'S Star Hams, Id. 1Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-10

The Fraternal Aid will give a dance
Wednesday evening, January IL, at
1000 North Kansas avenue.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-09
MAJOR GOSMAN
TO LEAVE FOR
JAPAN MONDAY
ARMY SURGEON TO DEPART FROM
FIT. BARRANcAs AND WILL
SPEND MANY MONTHS ABROAD
ON SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT
SERVICE.

Major G. H. G. Gosman, who has
been stationed at Ft. Barrancas for
several years, will take his departure
from there Monday, his final destina-
ton being Japan where he, with sew
eral other army surgeons Of note, will
spend many months on an important
assignment, that of studying the Ian
guages and conditions in that country
as well as the prevailing diseases and
the causes thereof.
Major Gosman was chief sanitary Of
t1cer on the staff Of the general IL
command at Fort Crockett, Texe 5
when he received orders to return e
Fort Barrancas and prepare for a Jour
ney to Japan, to remain there as long
as it is required to thoroughly acquairt
himself as outlined. He returned about
two weeks ago, and will take his de-
parture tomorrow.
Two other officers of the commission
will probably join the major at Sar
Francisco and they will proceed to-
Eether to Japan.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-09

DR.. ]. A. Holmes, director Of the Unit
ed States bureau Of mining, who az
rived during the night. accompanied
by d. w. Roberts, of the instruction
department of the bureau, paid a high
tribute to the heroism Of Evans, who
was leading a rescue gang into thu
smoke-laden mine filled with deadly
black damp.
There are martyrs in every cause, "
he said. ours has poor Evans for its
first.
It was the first time that the federal
rescue system was brought into action
in the anthracite coal region and Evaps
is regarded as the real hero of the day.
1t has not yet been definitely estab-
lished how he came to his death. One
theory is that in adjusting his helmet
after humping against the low roof of
the smoke-f filled gangway, he released
1t slightly from his head and in 50
doing, inhaled black damp.
Another theory advanced by DR..
Holmes is that Evans may have died
from carbon dioxide poisoning. He
said the air exhaled in the helmet Is
generated by the oxygen and breathed
again. A wearer of the helmet, DIR.
Holmes said, who over-exerted himself
might meet the same fate.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-09

TT is like man running up hill.
The supply of fresh air is not suffi-
cient and man wearing helmet dies
from carbon dioxide."
REscuERs WORKED ALL NIGHT.
All through the night the rescuing
gangs kept at their task of picking up
the dead who lay strewn along the
farther parts Of the Inflated tunnel OF
the Pancoast colliery from off the
chambers and headings into which
they had entered for their days toll.
Before midnight bodies, including that
of Foreman Evans of the governments
rescue car, had been placed in an i'm
provised morgue in house near the
head shaft. At o'clock this morn
ing there was another garnering of
twenty-one additional bodies and these,
one at a time, were hoisted to the sur
face and carried into the temporary
morgue, erected by the company. There
the company's paymaster. Carl Ray
mond, Claim Agent P. A. O'Boyle,
George Cooper, secretary Of the miners
local union, and John 2. Jones, outside
fireman, were engaged in making iden-
tifications. AS fast as an Identification
was accomplished the body was passed
out into one of a score of dead wagons
which undertakers from all parts Of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-09

the Lackawanna valley had lined UP.
The eagerness with which these were
grabbed UP by the undertakers and
their employees called forth indignation
from the onlookers, some yelling body
snatchers'' at them, as their ambu-
lances were hurried away.
Stories of brave deeds done by res
cuers are being told today by miners
who had been warned of the fire II
time to make their escape. 1t is re-
lated that Councilman Berry, Mine
Foreman Knight and Fire Boss Dawes
persisted as a result of their going into
the depths Of the mine to warn others
of their danger. They were overcome
before they could return to safety.
There is another opinion among mine
workers as to whether the men who
lost their lives could have been saved.
Some think that after all men in the
underworkings could have been imme-
diately notified that there was a fire
in, the mine that all could have gotten
out before the workings became filled
with smoke and gas. Others believe
that it was impossible for any man or
boy in the blind gangway to make his
escape as the black damp quickly pene-
trated every part Of the china" vein
beyond the fire zone. 1t gets its name
from the fact that it is the lowest vein
in the mine and therefore nearest to
China. The bodies of the dead showed
that all had made a hard struggle for
life, burning their faces deep in the
culm and wrapping their coats about
their heads In an effort to ward off the
poisonous air.
The disaster was the worst In the
history of the hard coal fields in this
section, exceeding the number of dead
in the terrible Twin Shaft disaster near
here some years ago when some fifty
one men and boys lost their lives by
entombment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-09
Over 100 Coal Miners
Killed by Explosion

continued from First Pager
bers. The real work of rescue is wait
ing the arrival Of the train. A rush
order for one hundred collins was sent
to Birmingham early tonight.
While no official statement was made,
1t is believed the explosion was caused
by safety powder being ignited by a
lamp. followed by dust. When the
night crew OF the mines quit shortly
before the explosion, the night IRE boss
reported conditions good and the day
shift was sent to work. OF the one
hundred and seventy men there were
only FIVE free laborers. the others being
convicts, mostly negroes.
ALARM Is SOUNDED.
Immediately following the explosion.
several convicts with mining expo
rience sounded the alarm and many
who were killed by the blast started a
race with death to entrance forty-five,
either reached the outside or got with
In hailing distance in the shaft and
were taken out by rescuers. The work
Of rescue was kept up by volunteers
until the deadly gases reached the
main shaft when It was certain death
to any who entered the workings.
State Mine Inspector Hillhouse, As
sistant Dickerson and several other ex-
perts and officials of the Pratt COM
pany rushed to the mine as soon as the
news Of the disaster reached BirminS-
ham. Among the white men believed
to be dead are John White, whose
home is about three miles from the
mines; Ed Gausey, of Calhoun county;
c. W. Spreading, a convict, and Fore
man Lee Jones.
Charley Brown, a negro convict, was
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-09
KEROSENE STOVE EXPLODED
SIX ARE BADLY BURNED
ny AaaooIated Praas.

Chicago, April s.-By the explosion
Of a kerosene stove six children and
their mother, Mrs. Luddie Podotil
were badly burned last night at Clyde
near here.
One Of the victims, a flve-year-old
boy, died today. Mrs. Podotil at
tempted in vain to extinguish the fire
on the. clothes Of her offspring while
her own dress and the walls of THE
room were crumbling away.
The house was SO quickly destroyed
that 1t was with difficulty that neigh
bors were able to drag out the helpless
mother and children.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-09

chevaliers went to Hughey's restau-
rant where they enjoyed a most de-
iightfuI spread.
The officers installed were as fol-
lows:
Captain-Arthur L. Kerle.
Observation-Disclosures 8. Nicalau.
Ensign-W. R Lindstrom.
Clerk-A L. Cox.
Standard Bearer-O. jacobson.
Guard-C. J. Johnson.
Sentinel-N. A. Nielsen.
Pickett. A. Boghich.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-09
LOCAL CANTON
LODGE|NSTALLS
NEW OFFICERS
THE INSTALLATION CEREMONIES
TOOK PLACE AT ENTHUsIAs-
TIC MEETING HELD FRIDAY
NIeHT-oFFlcERs AND MEM.
sERs ENJOYED BANQUET AT
HueHEY's AFTER ADJOURN
MENT.

AT very enthusiastic and well-at-
tended meeting OF Canton Merritt No.
1. Lodge. ]. o. o. f.. held Friday night
at Rafrord hall. officers for the ensu-
ing year were installed. Major chas.
Friedrichsen was IN charge of the in
stallation OF the officers.
Several splendid speeches were made
containing many suggestions for the
good or the order, and at the concIus-
ion of the ceremonies the officers and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-09

one of the first to reach the outside
and Immediately turned back and
penetrated as far as the black damp.
Sixteen men reached safety through
his assistance and score or more got
as far as the main shaft before over
come by gases.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-09
YOUNG WHITE
Man CHARGED
WITH MURDER
Lee NORRIS IS ARRESTED BY
SHERIFF VAN PELT, HAVING
BEEN INDICTED IN SANTA ROSA
COUNTY ON MURDER CHARGE.

Lee Norris, well known young
white man Of this city. was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Sheriff Van
PeIt, on a warrant from the Santa
Rosa county officials charging him
with murder In the first degree An
Indictment was returned against him
ct the recent session OF the grand jury
Of Santa Rosa county.
The crime with which the young
man Is charged occurred on the night
Of March 9Th, In the town Of Milton.
Norris was arrested at the time and
was given a preliminary hearing ami
was released on bail to await the ac-
ton OF the grand jury. The man
killed Harrison Newman, a negro.
At the time Of his arrest, Norris
claimed that he acted in self-defense,
and that the negro had enticed him
into q dark place and made an attack
on him, when he fired several shots
from a revolver which resulted in the
death OF Newman. The trouble began
over some money which the negro
owed Norris.
WILL NOT TALK
When Norris was seen in his cell a.
the city jail. where he is being held on
account OF the insufficient accommoda-
lions at the county jail. he said that
he had rather not discuss the case Just
at present. but expressed confidence
that he could establish his claim Of
seIf-defense when the case Is carried
to q jury. He appears to be cheerful
and the only thing he seems to dread
Is the probability of remaining In Jail
until the next term OF court.
He wiz be held in the city JAN until
the arrival Of Sheriff Collins, of Santa
Rosa county.
Norris formerly lived in Milton. and
IS wen and favorably known in that
community, but has lived in Pensacola
for some time. He is a young man,
scarcely Il years Of age.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-09

He has about the strangest walk
have ever SEEN"
Eyes. You see he was engaged to
girl who wore a hobble gown and Just
when he had got so he could keep step
with her she threw him down, and now
he is engaged to a girl who wears q
harem skirt and he is trying to learn
to keep step with her."-Houston Post