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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-07
FOR DOUBLE MURDER.
Two Young Men Pay the Penalty at
Charlestown, Mass.

Boston, March For the murder
of Thomas A. Landregan, a wealthy
shoe manufacturer, and Policeman
James H. Carroll of Lynn. in a day
light robbery on a busy street, Wassili
Ivankowski, % years old, and Andrea
Ispen, 10 years old, were electrocuted
at the Charlestown state prison shortly
after midnight.
On Saturday, June rs, Mr.. Landre-
gan, accompanied, by Patrolman Car
roll as a body guard, was returning
from a Lynn bank to his factory car
rying in bag the weekly pay roll,
about $4,000. On Oxford street three
men approached them from behind.
Landregan and Carroll were shot dead
and the murderers, selling the bag,
hurried away.
Hundreds of citizens and policemen
Joined in the chase and overlook the
murderers. Shots were exchanged and
one of the bandits was killed. This
man has never been identified. Ipsen
was seriously wounded and Ivan
kowski surrendered,
Their trial lasted only a few days
and after celebrating less than two
hours, the jury, on November 1S. re-
turned a verdict of guilty of murder
in the first degree.
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OLD STARS REWARDED AT AMEs
Thirty-One Past Athletes Receive
Honor GA"

Ames, Ia. March AT a recent
meeting Of the Ames athletic board
the honorary letter of the athletic de-
partment of the school was awarded
thirty-one former athletes of the Ames
schools. Fourteen of the athletes
were baseball players, twenty-three of
them members Of football teams, while
four were men who won honor in
track events in the earlier days Of the
college life.
The committee to make up the list
Of these names of men who took part
and were prominent on the teams of
the school, but who never were award
ed the letter was appointed some years
ago. They investigated the conditions
of athletics at that time as best they
could and finally compiled the list of
forty-one men who received the honor.
Most of these men have been found
and apprised of the action of the
board, but a few have passed out of
the knowledge of the authorities of
the school.
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FRAzEE HAS. THREE WIVES.
Coffey County Man Now Under Arrest
on Charge of Bigamy.


on Charge of Bigamy.
Burlington, Kan. March Clyde
Frazee was arrested at Leroy Sunday
evening by Sheriff Grub and Under
Sheriff Jackson, charged with bigamy.
He was arrested at the home of wife
No. a few hours after the birth of
their baby. Frazee had been out of
the county for some time, and had
gone to Leroy just to be there at the
arrival of the baby. He works on the
Missouri Pacific. He was brought to
Burlington and placed in the county
Jail and Monday afternoon was taken
before Justice H. B. Cheney, where he
waived a preliminary hearing and was
bound over to the district court for
trial He could not give bail, and is
in jail.
He admits that he married all three
and that he neglected to secure a di-
vorce The arrest was due to the in
vestigation started by wife No. 2, who
lives in Kansas City, Kan, and who
has two children by him
Wife No. l. with one child, eight or
nine years old, lives in Kansas City,
Mo. F'razee was married to Miss Fay
Cottingham, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor Cottingham, at Leroy, June 8.
1910 But of course she knew nothing
of either of his other wives, and sec
ond wife, who lives in Kansas City,
knew nothing of his first wife until
very recently. Mr.. F'razee is only
about thirty years old.
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TRIED To END LIFE
James Burton Took Poison and
Cut His Throat.
Was Dependent Over His Fami-
ly Affairs.
is NOW In CALABOOSE.
NOW in CALABOOSE.
Says He Took Morphine Enough
to Kill Ordinary Man.
Will Remain in Lookup Until lie
Changes His Views of Life.

Fort Scott, Kan, March 7.-After
several attempts to end his life. James
Burton, a farmer who resides several
miles west of the city, is little the
worse for his experience. He is a pris-
oner in the calaboose and will be held
there until he changes his views con-
corning this earthly existence. De-
$ ondency over family affairs is said
to have been the cause of his deterni-
nation to end it all.
Burton drove to Fort Scott from his
home, intent on ending his life He in
sists that he had taken enough NOR
phine before leaving home to kill an
ordinary man, but it had little or TO
effect on him.
Arriving in the north part of the
city he went to the Ralph Rodgers
grocery store after tying his team.
There he made two efforts to cut his
throat with a dull butcher knife. Those
at the store discovered what he was
attempting to do and took the knife
away from him. A police call was sent
in and Chief Robertson responded Bur
ton was taken to the calaboose and for
some time walked up and down the
floor apparently in meditation. He at
last stopped at the south end of the
room and gaZed for q moment into a
looking glass. At the store the chleI
had been told that all of his weapons
had been taken from him and little at
tention was paid to his acts as the
chief was in the room with him. After
he had stood for a time in front of the
looking glass the chief noticed that he
ED his hands to his throat. He then
discovered that Burton had stuck the
bIade of a small pocketknife into his
throat for about an inch and was en-
deavoring to turn it until it would
sever the artery. He was stopped pc
fore he had accomplished this and the
knife pulled out of his throat. Though
the wound was deep one IL gave no
frouh1e. bleeding but slightly. Burton
was placed in the cages where he spent
the afternoon sleeping.
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TOO MANY AT HOT SPRINGS.
Bobby wallace Complains That Play.
ers Get Little Practice.

Hot Springs. Ark, March MAN
ager Bob Wallace said today he did
not believe the Browns would ever
again train in Hot Springs. Bob does
not think well of this place at all. for
the reason that he and his men do
not get enough time to practice. This
condition of affairs is caused by the
fact that there are entirely too many
ball players here
At the present time the Browns are
represented by thirty men; in the four
days they have been here the squad
has had less than six hours of prac-
tice work. The arrangement between
Wallace and Griffith as regards divid-
ing up the time on the Majestic park
diamond is the direct cause of all the
trouble. Wallace says that when this
place was arranged for it was thought
to be one of the most ideal spots in the
country for training purposes. The
fact, however, that about eighty ball
tossers have to train on the same dia-
mond was not taken into considera-
ton.
I'VE do not get near enough prac-
tice and I do not get any chance to
look over my new men, says Bob.
'"Then, besides, with such large squad
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GETS TWO YEARS MORE.
r.. A. Lowery Escaped From Federal
Prison. but Was Returned.

Leavenworth, Kan, March THE
bour and thirty-five minutes freedom
which e. A. Lowery. a convict in the
United States military prison at Fort
I,eavenworth, enjoyed Monday after
noon will prove a bitter experience.
with 35 days of two-year sentence
VET to serve. Lowery escaped from the
1rison at 4 o'clock and at 5:S5 was
piacd in solitary confinement behind
the walls he left short time before.
For his fight he will serve the re-
Inainder of his sentence and two addl-
tional years. Escape was enecteo py
stealing civilian clothes from the
teamsters' quarters and in that dress
passed the guards and ran down the
Missouri Pacific tracks to the railroad
Yards in this city. He was hiding IN a
box car when captured.
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jess Westergaard, Iowa Champion,
Whom the Russian Lion Will At
tempt to Throw Twice in an Hour
Tonight.

When he returns again, as he says
he will, Hackenschmidt will be looking
for Gotch to come out and meet him.
1t is the ambition Of Westergaard and
his manager to be ready to go for the
worlds championship about that time,
too.
In superb condition. the Iowa cham
pion is taking on all wrestlers who will
give him a match. The rapidity with
which he meets them is the talk of his
state and Nebraska. which has shared
them. Last Friday he won handily
from George Turner, champion of
South Dakota Tonight he faces the
Russian Lion. Thursday night in Lin
coin, he will go against Lemm, the
Swiss champion, who has been scout
ing around the states trying to cor
ner some of the frightened ones. Then
on March ID, he meets the giant Pole
Zbyszko, in a finish match at Mime
apolis. After that negotiations are
under way for match with the big
Chicagoan, Cutler, whom Hacken-
schmidt tumbled in a recent bout.
That he will put forth every effort
to win his one hour handicap from the
Lion tonight is certain and he has ev-
erything to win and nothing to lose.
On the other hand, Hackenschmidt will
have to work fast with odds against
him to try to pin the Iowan's shoulders
to the mat twice in the brief space OF
an hour.
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While the management is congratu-
lating themselves on their ability to
induce Hackenschmidt to appear in
Topeka on their first wrestling card, the
wrestling fans are pulling for the
Iowan to win the laurels of the match.
BY reason of the handicap which the
Russian Lion has acceded to, Wester-
guards chances are considered good.
It is doubtful whether he has the
stamina to combat the mighty strength
of the Lion in a finish match. Hack
enschmidt will leave the United States
March 20 for a tour of England and
the continent.
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DIDN'T KNOW 1T WAS LOADED.
Small Child Accidentally Shot by His
Cousin.

Hutchinson, March Another of
the pitiful Observation-Disclosures
accidents happened Saturday. and the
victim this time was child. SIX
vear-old charlie Whetzel, whose pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Whetzel,
moved here to ia East Fourth ave-
nue. by a few days ago from Okla
homa, was shot by his cousin, Alfred
Mcdonald, eleven years of age.
The children had spied revolver
on top of a cupboard in the kitchen,
and the elder child climbed up and got
possession of it. Pointing it at his
little cousin, Alfred pulled the trigger,
and there was an explosion. The bull
LET entered the right thigh, ranged
through the bowels and passed into
the left thigh.
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TRAIN RoBBER 10 FACE TRIAL
William La Trasse Charged With
Holding Up Mo. Pac. Passenger.

Kansas City, March 7.-William La
Trasse, who was arrested in Chicago
three weeks ago, charged with having
held up and robbed "a Missouri Pa
cific passenger train between Leaven-
worth and Kansas City, Kan, last
Christmas night, must face trial in the
district court. He was held under
bond of $4,000 by the south city court
of Kansas City, Kan, to answer the
charge.
The train was robbed by one man.
He boarded a coach in Leavenworth,
stripped the passengers of their valu-
ables and rode to the city limits Of
Kansas City, Kan, before alighting.
About 5000 and several watches
formed the loot.
Five persons identified La Trasse as
the robber. The witnesses could not
agree on the kind of clothing the rob-
Der wore.
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BATTLER ON THE WARPATH.
Looking for Otto Who Said He Was
All In.

Chicago, March Battling Nelson
is on the warpath. This time the
Durable Dane is looking for Young
Otto, the eastern lightweight, who is
said to have circulated stories about
Memphis to the effect that the former
champion was dying from the effects
of punishment melted out by opponents
in past ring encounters. According to
stories attributed to Otto, the Battler
couldn't possibly live more than an
other fortnight.
ssTell the people for me,'' roared the
Hegwich idol, that I'm very much
alive and only waiting for chance to
hop this Mr.. Otto. He is kidding the
public with a story that he formerly
Travelled with me in the role of spar
ring partner. Ratsl I don't know
the fellow. My health is o. K and
the story to the contrary has hurt me.
Why, only today I received a batch of
letters from friends in various parts
of the country praising my work and
Offering all the backing I want
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DAVIS TO PASS ON
Managers Name Omitted in Des
MOines List.
Higgins Has Thirty Men But
No Manager.
WILL REPORT APRIL 3.
Sets Latest Date in Ten Years
Play White SOx April 8.
Lineup Includes Names of IL
Youngsters.
WILL REPORT APRIL 3.

Des Moines. Ia. March 7.-Des
MONIES baseball men will report in
Des Mo1neS April 8. The date was set
IN letter received from Secretary J.
FRANK Higgins, who also stated that
"a Higgins had been i'll for three
weeks. and that matters pertaining to
the club have been allowed to drift
Tor the time being This date is the
latest reporting time set for the Des
MONIES club In ten years, the usual
five days before the appearance of the
chicago White Sox team in the city.
A list of the Des Moines players I'M
der contract is also given, the list con-
tanning the names Of all the last year
players with the exception of Manager
George Davis. Whether this is an ov-
ersight or is intended to indicate that
Davis VIII not be a member of the
Des Moines team is unknown The
names OF large number of young
with the team, the new men being
Secor, Southwark, Mckee. Jersey,
Eicherly, Sissler. Shelley, Atkins,
Bates, Landee, Bryant and Sherlock
Mr.. Higgins also states that as far
as he knows there is nothing in the
report from Minneapolis regarding a
change in the management Of the club
but does not state tho a manager has
been named for the coming season.
The list of Des Moines players to
feporI are Jonn n. SecOr' =. South
ward, Harry Mckee, Glenn F. Ker-
sey. John c. Eicherly. Charles K. Sis
Ter, Patrick Sicily, F. Schnelberg, A.
M. Kelly. Andrew Owens, w. Mattick.
William Dwyer. Walter E. Penfold,
Joe Benz. Louis G. Bachant, S. Clyde
Williams, Fred C. Herche, Edward A.
Coligan, P. J. Curtis, William At
kins. John F. Wells, George E. Bates,
Guy A. Landee, Thomas J. Bryant,
Matty Sherlock, C. Clemmons, r. P.
Mitchell, William Stansf1eld, Gus De
Camp, J. s. Huston.
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STILL FIGHTING AT WATERLOO
Holds the Last Ditch to Retain Three /
Franchise,

Chicago, March President AL
Tearney of the Three I league and sew
eral club owners held a conference
with the leagues attorney on ways and
means for a continuation of the fight
over the Waterloo, Ia, franchise.
The tactics pursued by Waterloo ap-
pear to be the solution Of a most try
ing situation. It is possible for the
Three I league, through its president,
to ask temporary injunction restrain
ing Waterloo from interfering with the
schedule making for the circuit and
the playing Of the games according to
that schedule.
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JEALOUS WIFE SHOT HUSBAND.
When Told He Loved Another Woman
She Couldn't Stand 1t.

Pittsburg, Kan. March Her
jealousy aroused by the knowledge
that another woman was breaking up
her home, caused Mrs. Mary Caldwell
to shoot and kill her husband. Walter
Caldwell, a miner, on the night of
April 10, 1910. That is what Mrs.
Caldwell told a jury in the district
court here yesterday.
HE told me he loved this other
woman better than he did me, and I
could not stand it," Mrs. Caldwell
said That's why I killed him.
Mrs. Nell circuit, a restaurant cook,
admitted on the witness stand that she
had been friendly with Caldwell. The
case went to a Jury Monday.
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MUST PAY MoRIARITY- $40.
Louisville Lost the Omaha PLAYER
Before National Commission.

Cincinnati, March THE Louis
Vile baseball club Of the American
association lost a case before the Ma
tiona1 baseball commission Monday,
when that body promulgated a deci-
sion holding that the club must pay
Player Moriarity $110 which he
claimed as back salary after being
sold by Louisville to the Omaha club
of the Western league. The commits
sion needed Moriarity's claim that he
could not play because of injuries and
laid down the principle that a CLUB
er unable to play from injuries re-
ceived in it's service until the day of
his outright release, or in the event of
his transfer to another club, to the
time at which the purchasing club
assumes the salary obligation"
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stroyed at Dickerson, ten miles from
here. Mrs. Tucker was a widow and
leaves six children, ranging in age
from six years to sixteen years. It is
supposed that she poured gasoline on
the fire and the can exploded Neigh
bors rescued the woman within a few
minutes after the explosion, but were
unable to revive her and she died
within the hour.
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Sues a Kansas City Widow

Los Angeles, March Henry NJ.
WISER, as trustee has brought suit
against the widow of the Kansas City
millionaire cattleman, Thomas Tomb
for a $4,000 note executed by Toni
in favor of his little grandson Thomas
Tomb Harbeson. Wisler alleges that
Mrs. Tomb as executrix of her hus-
bands estate has refused to pay the
amount
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KeIIy-smith Bout Is Off.

New York, March THE bout be-
tween Hugo Kelly of Chicago and Jim
Smith of New York, heduled to be
held tonight at the F1airmont Athletic
club here, was declared off because
Kelly demanded 1853 pounds, which
Smith could not make.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL RECORD
Columbia Wins Pennant But PennsyI-
vania Scored Most.

New York, March THE close of the
college basketball season shows Column
collegiate league with a record of
seven victories and only one defeat
Columbia's single defeat was in her last
game at the hands of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania leads the league in points
scores, however, with a total of 202. The
Kiendl. the big Columbia captain, who
scored 102 points in the eight games he
played. The final standing Of the teams
: 10 rs fn1l nrur
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BOYS STEAL COPPER WIRE.
Four Lads Robbed Santa Fe Freight
Car of a Roll.

Lawrence, Kan, March -Four
Youthful car thieves were taken into
custody on charge of robbing a
santa Fe freight car of a roll of cop
per wire The robbery was committed
Thursday night, and in less than "a
hours the offenders were behind the
bars of the county Jail. The lads are
Eddie Chance. Fred Lamb, Willie Nc
Kav and Sampson Porter.
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States won events in the concluding
program of the Oxford varsity annual
sports Monday. R. L. LANCE, from
Oklahoma, won the 100-yard dash in
ten seconds, and w. A. Zeigler Of
Iowa, the weight contest with a throw
of 80 feet inches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-07

Kansas City, March - oungs
Otto, the famous knockout fighter of
New York city, and INK Russell, the
Philadelphia slugger, have been
matched for a ten round bout in this
city March IA before the Grand Ave
nue. Athletic club. The bout viii be
in the Hippodrome.
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/ to keep watching all the time, dc
not have any time to practice myself
We could get into better condition in
weeks time If we had the diamond
to ourselves than by working out as
we now are in three weeks"
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UNDERTAKEN IN TROUBLE.
License of Paola Man Revoked for
DiSObeying Rules.

Paola, Kan, March Porter M.
Clarke, an embalmer of Galena, Kan,
violated the transportation rules of
the state board of health. when he
shipped a body from Galena to Leav-
enworth, recently. For this transgres-
sion r, M. Johnson of this city, secre-
tary of the state board of embalming,
revnked MI C1arke's license.
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oscar THORsEN.

The above is a telegram received last
night by A. Hopkins, promoter Of the
wrestling bout at the Grand theater
tonight for the Crawford management.
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FREE DELIVERY FOR Usage.
Ordered Established by Postofice De-
partment on June is.

Washington, March City deliv-
cry service has been ordered estab-
lished by the postoffice department on
June Is, 1911, at Usage City. Kansas
with three carriers, one substitute
twelve street letter boxes and twelve
steel posts.
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ARRESTED FOR NEGLECT.
Parents Fined for Failure to Keep
Child in School.

Coffeyville, Kan, March Upon a
complaint filed by w. w. HARBOUR,
the truant officer, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
James were brought into the city
court and Judge Lamb fined them $25
for not sending their thirteen-year-
old daughter Edna to school.
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Knight FouIed in First Round.

Philadelphia, Pa. March Phil
Knight of Leavenworth, lost to Paul
Sykora of Detroit. on a foul in the
first round of scheduled ten round
bout near there last night
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BOGUS COIN Ar FRoNTENAC.
Passed Two Hundred Half Dollars IL
Two Days.

Pittsburg, Kan. March More
than $500 In bogus SO cent pieces have
been passed on the merchants of From
tenac, four miles northeast Of here,
during the past two days. The spuri-
Gus coin was not detected until pre-
scented for deposit at the banks. Gov
eminent officials have been notified.
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CRUSHED BY FALLING TREE.

Hiram w. Briggs Was Instantly
Killed at Burlington.
Burlington, Kan. March Hiram
W. Briggs was instantly killed at the
home of his mother on Junita street
Monday when he was caught under a
falling tree His head was crushed so
badly that his face was almost beyond
recognition.
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piles Cured I'm 8 TO 14Davs

Your druggist will refund money if Paz'
Ointment fails to cure any case of Itch
ing, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding PILES
in to IA days. Soc.
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TO MEET TONIGHT
Russian Lion and Westergaard
on the Mat.
Foreign Champion Has Under
taken a Mighty Task.
MUST WIN TWO FALLS.
And That Within an Hour or
Lose the Match.
MUST WIN TWO FALLS.
IOWan Has an Excellent Record
Behind Him.

Des Moines, Ia, March g. 1911.
Westergaard left for Topeka this
morning. Hackenschmidt left Chicago
today. Westergaard is in the best of
condition. Topeka will have a great
match
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locating Alaska coal lands and taking
cut patents on more than $40 acres
The penalty for conviction is two
years Imprisonment or fine of not
more than $4,000.
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BARN AND AUTONIOBTLE BURN.
Origin of the Fire Is a Mystery
to All.

Mcpherson. Kan. March IA fire
at o'clock Saturday morning burned
the barn and contents at the R H.
Hill home on North Maple street. The
loss consists of the barn, the rs h. d.
Overland automobile, 800 bushels of
oats, tools and other small articles.
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Oxford, England, March 1.-Two
Rhodes scholars from the Omitted
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MRS. TUCKER BURNED 10 DEATH

Poured Gasoline on Fire and Can
Exploded.
Hutchinson, Kan, March Mrs.
Ollie Tucker, aged 85, was burned to
death and her house and contents de-