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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-11
|HANLEY APPOINTS SEVEN
TO TAKE THE TESTIMONY

JoRoAL SHERIDAN NAMED CHAIRMAN OF cowAN COMMITTEE
-PRMARY ELECTION BILLS CAUSE SOME FRICTION
HoUsE-LoNc DEBATE OVER RECONSIDERATION
COMPULSORY EDUCATION eILL-PREsIoENT WORST ADDRESS.
ASSEMBLY,
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
NO WARRANTS OUT.
For Those Suspected of Blowing Up
Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles, Jan. 6.-Having disposed
of the Times explosion case with the
return of % indictments yesterday the
grand jury which had spent more than
two months investigation turned to an
inquiry into another alleged dynamite
plot which resulted in the partial de-
struction of the Llewellyn iron works
plant in this city on Christmas moru-
ing.
No warrants have been placed in the
hands of the sheriff for the arrest Of
those named in the true bills returned
yesterday and charged with RESPONSE
bility for the death of 21 Times en-
ployees killed by the explosion on Oc-
tober 1.
This fact gives additional ground for
the belief that not more than three or
four men were indicted and that these
are the suspects who disappeared soon
after the Times plant was destroyed.
Samuel Brown, head Of the detective
bureau Of the district attorneys office,
has sent out circulars descriptive Of
these suspects to all parts of the world,
with the information that reward Of
$4,000 has been offered by the county
for their capture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
Document Prepared by the Late
Solicitor General
Is Submitted to United States
Supreme Court.
BACKS UP CONGRESS
In the Matter of the Employers
Liability Act.
Holds 1t to Be a Legitimate Act
of Authority.

Washington, Jan. 6.-On the logic Of
the dead, the department of justice will
rest its case of upholding the protec-
ton of the living extended by the enl-
ployers' liability act of congress. The
department today sent to the supreme
court the brief of the late Lloyd w.
Bowers, solicitor general, in defense OF
this act of congress. Tackled to the
brief was a tribute to Mr.. Bowers from
Attorney General Wickersham. 1t read:
THE foregoing brief was prepared by
the late solicitor general with his ac-
C stoned care and ability in order
that it may properly be before the
court, adopt it and ask it's consideras-
tion.''
The act which Mr.. Bowers defended
was passed in 1908 to replace the en-
p1oyers' liability act just declared un-
constitutional by the supreme court be-
cause it applied to intrastate commerce
as we'll as interstate. Mr.. Bowers
argued that the present law avoided
this objection. He defended the law as
a legitimate exercise of congress over
interstate commerce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
NO BABY BRIDE.
Judge Schoch Refuses Girl of 1S Per-
mission to Marry.

When Don Gondez, 21 years old
dno Ciar1ssa Guano, aged 13 years. a
prospective bride, appeared in probate
court tnls morning and asked for a
marriage license, Judge Schoch told
the loving couple to wait awhile. Six
Mexicans, including the prospective
bride and bridegroom, walked to the
court house from the Mexican settle
Ineht IN North Topeka, in anticipation
OF happy marriage ceremony. In
the party were the girls father and
mother.
The girl looked affectionately at her
lover when Judge Schoch asked her
toned about the marriage VOW. cTar-
issa ventured that Don thought a great
deal of her and that she liked her
lover.
Il think we like each other quite a
DIT, said the thirteen-year-old, as she
glanced anxiously from one member of
the party to another and shifted from
her left foot to her right. 1--WE
thought we like each other enough to
marry, eh Don?"
Don was not communicative regard
ing his affections and merely nodded
his head as he took a pocket knife
from his pocket and scrutinized it
carefully.
''You see.'' said the father who han
died English more gracefully than his
daughter. wife and I were married
very young. Yes, very young. Wife
was not quite SO old as Clarissa when
we marry and we been very happy and
work hard. We are willing for Clar-
fssa to marry Don, cause she says she
loves him. Don is what you call a
good fellow and we willing for him
to take her"
Judge Schoch declared that the
prospective bride was much too young
to think of the serious side of matrf-
mony; and when the party were con-
vinced that there would be no we'd
ding, they walked seriously from the
building to the camp across the river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
MUST co TO JAIL.
President Taft Refuses to Com
mute Sentence of Harlan.
Saws Fines Are Insufficient Pun
iShment for the Rich.

Washington, Jan. 6.-President Taft
has denied application for commuta-
ton of sentence in the case of w. S.
Harlan, manager of a great lumber
and turpentine company doing busi-
ness in Florida and Alabama, who was
indicted and convicted on a charge of
conspiracy to violate the peonage stat
ute of Florida.
Harlan must serve a term of eigh-
teen months Imprisonment in addition
to paying fine of $4,000.
The offense for which he was con-
victed grew out of the alleged effort
of his company to obtain 180 laborers
from New York, including a number
of recent Hungarian, Bulgarian and
other immigrants.
They were taken in parties of twelve
to twenty-five by sea to Savannah.
thence to the company's plant.
1.-The evidence clearly shows" said
the president in his opinion, that on
the way from Savannah to the COM
pany's settlement a number attempted
to escape and were physically detained
and brought to the place of work.
1.-The government of the United
States has been at great pains and cost
to suppress peonage. 1t is much more
likely to be maintained successfully
where, as in these cases, the laborers
are foreigners and do not speak Eng
lish and hardly know their rights.
when a man of high business
standing and large enterprises is con-
should be such as to deter others from
the practice. Fines are not sufficiently
effective against men of wealth. I'M
DriSOnm Rnt is necessary -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
REBELS IN SONORA.
They Are Capturing Towns But Not
Interfering With Business.

Ell Paso, Jan. Ga letter to the Her
aid from Guayfas, Sonora, from. a. sta
correspondent says that insure .ct os
have appeared in the Sahuaripa and
Mayo river districts in that state but
have in no way interfered with mining
or other Industries there They have
captured Yecora and Trinidad in the
Sahuarlpa district also a few other
smaller towns but have retained the
same civil officials in. power merely
tearing UP their old commissions from
Diaz and issuing new ones from Ma
dero.
John Hays Hammond and Harry
Payne Whitney and associates have
started work where the Montezuma
river empties into the Yaqui river in
Sonora on a gigantic irrigation under
taking and do not appear to fear revo-
IutlOnary consequences.
The correspondent says Tom Farrelly
has just arrived there from the Dol
ores and ElRelio mines in Chihuahua
with S101,0 600 in bullion and states that
While the insurrectos control the dis
trict in which the mines are located
there has been no interference with
work. He took the bullion overland to
Guaymas because there was no rail-
road transportation from Dolores to
Chihuahua, he said. A telegram from
Cananea this morning says the rebels
near Nacozari yesterday took seven
horses, four saddles. three rifles and
two revolvers from Marion L. Will
Jams, residing near Nacozari, Sonora.
and left receipts but no cash. o. l..
Neer, another American in the same
region, was visited and a number of
things taken, including powder, but he
was paid in cash.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
PLEA OF ILL HEALTH.
the Resignation of Tang
Shao-Yi.

Pekin, Jan. 6.-Because of his fall
ure to enjoy the confidence and sup
port of the grand council, Tang Shao-
vi has resigned from the presidency
of the ministry of posts and commu-
cations on the plea of il1-health. The
resignation has been accepted and to-
day Sheng Kung Pao was appointed
to the office. While the retirement
of Tang Shao-Yi may be regretted in
America where he is known as a grad
uate of Yale University and a special
envoy from China who thanked the
preside ent for the return to China OF
portion of the boxer indemnity, the
change will not be unfavorable to
American financial interests here.
The new president of posts is ex-
perienced as a negotiator of foreign
loans. regards the pending loans as
advantageous to China and through
his influence 1t is believed the Hulk
wang railway enterprise and others
will be concluded after the customary
period of conference and exchanges.
Tang Shao-Yi assumed Office on
August II and being progressive and
belonging to the anti-JapaneSe party
his appointment was a popular one.
1t was believed that his acceptance of
the presidency meant a change for the
better in the policy of the governmen
and that a more busin essIike manage
ment of the railways might be expect
ed. He has risen rapidly. In 1906 he
was made governor of Mukden and it
was during his tenure of that Office
that he was sent to Washington on
the special mission of banks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
Jonn Wanamaker, Merchant
frince, Uses Evening Papers.
Contracts for Page a Day in New
York Dailies.
GIVES HIS REASONS:
Public Has More Time to Read
at Night.
Evening Papers Tend More to
Family Circle.

Jonn Wanamaker is the most widely
known and one Of the most successful
merchants in the world.
He has reduced merchandising To ex-
act science and his methods are regard
er as standard in the retail world
He Is also one of the largest, IL not
the largest, purchasers of advertising
space For years he has made the sub
Ject of publicity study and he Is prob
ably able to get as much value ont Of
dollar spent in advertising as anvona
in the advertising field.
In New York at the present time. Mr.
Wanamaker Is running a page adver-
tlsement each day in four newspapers
of that city. He has entered into a
contract to run, not for one wear b,,+
LOT Tive yearsl In the preparation OF
MS advertising copy he EMPLOYS a star
OF eo1tors, artists, special writer's. etc.
taLge enough to equip 3 good-sized
daily newspaper.
The New York Herald, the New York
sun and the New York Tribune heinz
perhaps the best known of the daiIv
papers of that city, all of them morn
Ing papers, and established when New
.,, 1ork was little more than a village.
WIN occur to everyone as being fhe
mediums selected by Mr. Wanamaker
On the contrary, he uses the TeIe-
gram, the Mall, the Post ana tba
brooklyn Standard Union. each and
pers. ne"spd-
MI IN an interview with the manager of
Mr. Wanamaker's advertising ha
slated that he chose the evening 1anars
because 'the public has much n,ore
IlIne TO read the advertisements at
night than in the morning. and. fur
ther. the evening papers tend to r ~,
in1o 93,d the family circle more,"
Ihat single merchant should mako
q i've Years contract with each of fo,i1.
papers to insert a page advertisement
eacn weekday of the year for a period
OF flve years. has created a real senso-
tlon In the advertising world. and the
TACT tnat not single morning news.
paper is included in that list has made
publishers of morning papers. not on1v
IN Inat city. but in other cities. sit IN
and take notice ST up
Mr; Wanamaker's preference for
evening newspapers as an advertisine
1 Hlealun Is based on nearly a half CEN
tury OF experience in adyertisinr His
example is worthy Of the attention of
every merchant in the country who
spends money for advertising snsceN
Springfield Ill) News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
DEADLY AUTOMOBILE.
Dangerous to Human Life Even While
Standing Still.

Chicago, Jan. GA muffier on the
gasoline engine of an automobile caused
the death of DR.. John Aloysius Hem
steger, a prominent physician. He died
from the effects of carbon dioxide he
inhaled while cleaning the apparatus
on his machine. The death is said to
be the first of its kind on record.
According to Edward Hemsteger, a
son, the physician went to his private
garage to get his automobile. Finding
a quantity of carbon had accumulated
in the muffler and engine cylinders,
he poured mixture of wood alcohol
and kerosene into them to clean them
out.
He then started the engine and open
ed the cutoff valve in the muffier. The
garage door was closed and there was
no other outlet for the forming carbon
gas as it rushed from the engine into
The room. The physician was almost
cVercor e, but managed to open the
coor of the garage which let in the
fresh air
He was taken to his residence, where
he died the next day. Physicians who
held an autopsy assert that death was
due directly to poisoning of the heart
by the carbon gas. DR.. Hemsteger was
56 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
TWO Die BY WIRE.
Black Handlers Put to Death in Elec-
trio Chair.

Dannemora, N. Y, Jan. 6.-Dom-
fnick BFerrera and Vincent Leonardo.
young italians from Albany, who MUIR
dered a rent collector at the behest
of the Black Hand, went to the cleo
tric chair in Clinton prison this morn
ing. Just before he was strapped in
the chair Leonardo made confession
which substantiated the evidence of
the Italian detective who had himself
placed in cell next to the accused
men before their trial. Leonardo
said he and Ferrera had been select
ed by the Black Hand to dispose of
the rent collector named Phelps. First
they dug grave under the floor of
a saloon and when Phelps came to
collect the rent they suddenly attacked
him. Leonardo declares that his COM
panion did the actual stahbing with a
sharpened file, which was afterwards
found in the room of one of the ac-
cused.
Phelps threw off both of his assail-.
ants and staggered out to the street.
He died on October 6, 1909, with half
a dozen stab wounds in his head and
body.
The executions occurred shortly af-
ter 6 o'clock. Ferrera went first, main
tanning his innocence to the last. Both
men were calm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
AND ALL FOR $50
Bell Boy and Night Porter at a
Duluth Hotel
Shoot at Night Clerk and Empty
Cash Register.
MAKE THEIR ESCAPE.
Later Captured by Police and
Put on a Car.
Get Away.
lake THEIR ESCAPE.

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. civilian
Muzzary. aged 10, and Algot johnson,
bellboy and night porter respectively,
of the Hotel Mckay, early today held
up, robbed and shot at the night clerk,
bound and gagged two other men in
the hotel basement and escaped with
$50 belonging to the hotel.
They were arrested and placed on a
street car after a chase through the
| interstate bridge district, and while
being taken back to the city asked
that they be allowed to go inside the
car. This request being granted, one
of the youthful bandits pulled a revo1-
yer that had escaped the attention of
Policeman Harry Chesmore who had
made the arrest, opened fire on that
officer and killed him
The robbers then held up the pas
sengers and crew of the street car and
at $50 a. M escaped over the North
ern railroad bridge it is believed. Up
to 10 a. m. the two bandits had evaded
the police and citizens, a large crowd
of the latter having joined in the
man hunt. Automobiles, motorcycles
and the entire police force has been
thrown into the sawmill district where
the robbers may be. Out on the ice of
stationed to prevent an escape into
Wisconsin.
Tied Victims to Post.
The two boys entered the room early
this morning. Clarence Stubsted, the
night clerk, and Charles Firoved, a
porter, were standing beside the desk.
Hold up your hands - shouted one
of the boys, pointing a revolver. The
clerk and the porter thought the boys
were joking. To show that they were
in earnest one of them fired a shot
through the floor near the desk and
the clerk and the porter put up their
hands. The youths ther4 marched them
into another room and ordered them
to stand against a large iron post to
which they tied their hands. The boys
then returned to the desk and went
through the cash register. taking
about $50. The two hotel men were
freed later.
It was expected the bandits would
try to reach Superior and Chesmore
was. on the watch for them He found
them just before they reach the inter-
state bridge and placed them under
arrest. AS they were coming up Gar
| field avenue on street car one OF the
boys complained of being cold.
'tAll right, go in and sit down." said
| the officer. On Superior street the Of
ficer's attention was distracted by an
! intoxicated man on the platform and
while he was looking at him, Muzzary,
it is alleged, drew revolver and be-
gan firing The fifth shot killed Ches-
more. The two young desperadoes
one holding a revolver to the conduc-
tors breast, forced the gates of the car
| open and escaped. The two bandits
are ONLY 10 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
SANTA FE WRECK
Engineer and Fireman Killed in
Crash Near Mulvane.
A Fast Passenger Train PlOws
Through CabOOse.
HE FAILED TO FLAG.
Brakeman Did Not Protect Train
Near Siding.
Mail, Baggage, Freight Cars and
CabOOse Are Burned.
HE FAILED TO FLAG.

Mulvane, Kan, Jan. 6.-Because
freight brakeman failed to flag an on
coming passenger train near this place
about 10 o'clock last night, Atchison'
Topeka & Santa Fe train No. Is crash
ed into the caboose of an extra freight
near a siding, killing John Shields OF
Newton, engineer, and G. H. Zernsteln,
fireman of Newton. c. A. Findlay, a
fireman on the second engine OF the
double header was injured slightly IN
jumping.
was given orders to sidetrack at Null
yane for No. Is running in the same
direction. This stretch of track is not
protected by block signals and W1thout
a flag or a danger signal Of any kind
the engineer IF the passenger train had
no warning of the impending danger
until he shot around the curve ana
saw the tail lights of the caboose
few car lengths ahead of him.
Throwing on the emergency brakes,
reversing his engine and sticking TO
his post in an effort to stop the heavy
string of coaches behind him, Engineer
Shields died in the cab of his engine
his body crushed between the boilers
and tender. Fireman bernstein died IN
the same manner. The engineer ana
fireman of the second engine on the
passenger train saw the danger in time
and knowing that they could do moth
ing to assist in the stopping OF the
train they leaped from their cab. Their
engine turned over in the crash and
they saved their lives by jumping.
Immediately after the crash the pas
sengers alighted from No. Is and offer
ed every assistance possible In the
clearing up of the wreck and the pre-
servation of the railroad equipment:
The smoker, chair cars and sleepers OF
No. 1S were uncoupled from the mail
and baggage cars and pushed back up
the main line to safety. Fire followed
the crash and the mail and baggage
cars, together with the caboose and
number of freight cars were burned
before the flames could be extinguish-
ed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
EXPECTS Big CROWD
Ell<ins, w. Va, Prepares for Large
Attendance at Funeral.

Elkins, w. Va, Jan. 6.-Eotel and
restaurant keepers here are called upon
to face a serious problem in feeding
the crowds expected tomorrow and
Sunday to attend the funeral of the
late Senator S. B. Elkins.
Large delegations of public men from
Washington and business men from
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
will live in their private cars and the
trains on which they arrive but the
many personal friends. employees and
politicians, who will come from all
parts of West Virginia may be COM
PEELED to go hungry before their return
home.
Senator Elkins was an important en-
pioyer of labor and it is expected that
large delegations will be preser from
his enterprises. Preparations are be-
ing made to care for these people but
even the most optimistic believe it will
be impossible to feed them all.
Among the arrivals expected is Gov
ernor GIascock and a large number of
state politicians, including many mem
bers of the legislature who will come
in a special train.
They will remain until after the fun
eraI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
TAFT LIKES THE NEW PUTTER
President of United States Has Word
in Gulf Club Controversy.

Garden City. N. Y, Jan. 6.-Presi-
dent Taft has taken a hand in the
golf controversy as to the legality OF
the "center-shafted putter," popu-
lar American stick, which has been
barred by st. Andrews. Mr.. Taft was
dragged into the affair as the result
of letter he received from Walter
j. Travis. formerly national and in
ternational champion, of this town
Mr.. Travis wrote the president a
long letter, in which he freely offered
his own opinion and in conclusion
asked one from the president. Mr..
Taft's reply is:
my dear Mr.. Travis: I have yours
of December 7. I think the restric-
ton imposed by ST. Andrews is too
narrow. I think putting with Sche--
nectady putter is sportsmanltke and
gives no undue advantage.
Sincerely yours,
"WILLIAM H. TAFT"
This is the first time since the royal
and ancient game received footho1d
on this side of the Atlantic that
president of the United States has
publicly declared himself on the sub
ject of rules legislation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06

ings open to the public, have been in
troduced by Representative Norris
(Neb.), who led the insurgent Repub-
Iicans in their great rules fight of last
March.
The resolution to meet the recent
ruling of Speaker Cannon that on mo-
ton to discharge a committee from
further consideration of bill, the bill
must be read in entirety, provides that
in the consideration # such a motion
in the house the measure shall be read
by title only. Mr.. Norris believes this
will meet the attempt of the regular
Republicans to deprive the insurgent
rule of it's effectiveness. for under the
ruling the reading of bill might oc-
cupy all the remaining available time
of a session of congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
ALASKA IS EXEMPT.
Commerce Commission Refuses tt
Take Jurisdiction Over Carriers.

Washington, Jan. 6.-The attitude of
the Interstate commerce commission in
REFUSING to take jurisdiction over the
common carriers of Alaska SO as to re-
uuire tn; carriers to file schedules Of
rates, was sustained today by the su-
preme court of the District of Colum-
bia, which declined to grant a man
danus sought by the Humboldt Steam
ship company of California to compel
the commission to take such jurisdic-
ton.
The court held it had power to grant
a mandamus against the commission in
a proper case but that the case at bar
was not one calling for the exercise of
that power
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-06
POMERENE IS The MAN.
Ohio Lieutenant Governor VIII Go to
United States Senate.

Columbus, O.. Jan. 6.-Atlee Pom
creme of Canton will be elected United
States senator from Ohio at a joint
session of the general assembly next
Wednesday, as a result of action taken
at a Join caucus of Demo ocrats. Pom
creme won the caucus nomination on
the first ballot when he received 45
votes, the exact number required. He
will succeed Senator Charles Dick, Re
publican.
Next Monday he will be inaugurated
as lieutenant governor of Ohio. AL
though his term in the senate begins in
March. he will serve as lieutenant gov
erncr until the end of the present ses-
sion, which may extend until after
May l. His successor as lieutenant
governor will be appointed by Cover
nor Harmon.