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New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
BRING BACK TWO PRISONERS
Detectives Got Cashier and Clerk
in California,

Detectives Flood aad Allen, OF the DIS
trict Attorneys Office returned last night
from California with two prisoners long
wanted by the police-Stephen Cavano and
Ernest Seooff
Cavano was chief clerk at the Manhattan
State Hospital for the Insane 1t was
charged that he took money and property
valued at sl,s0O belonging to incoming pa
tients from a safe in his charge last sum-
mer. He was traced throughout the coun-
try. and eventually arrested 81 Riverside.
cal. where he was working In an orange
grove.
While the detectives were in Riverside
they received a telegraphic dispatch from
Inspector Russell telling them TO go TO san
Francisco TO get Ernest Seboff, charged
with taking $500 belonging to Brooklyn
department store where he had been a
cashier.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
ESTRADA'S EXPLANATION
Hints Of Plot in Nicaragua-Reason
for Decree Of Martial Law.

Managuh, Nicaragua, Feb 7.-President
Estrada made the following statement to-
day concerning the explosion on February
13 in the ammuntion barracks.
The government had had information OF
a conspiracy, and when the ammunition
stores were burnt | ordered a decree issued
esta blishing a state OF siege The arrest cf
suspects and a minute invcstigation Of me
explosion alao were ordered. II the explo-
sion was a casual one, the government.
after the Investigation, VIII have he frank.
ness to say So
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
FIVE SHOT IN ATTACK
Doubt, However, Thrown on
Story of the Haytian Rising.

Port-au-Prince. Hayti, Feb. ia
proclamation was issued to-day by the
Minister of the Interior confirming the
report Of an ATTACK on the Presidential
palace and the private residence OF the
Governor. Few persons, however. be-
lieve the version Of the story as given
by General Claude, which said that In
the fusillade five political prisoners, in
Guiding Sambour, former prefect Of po-
lice. and Larencul, former public prose-
cutor Of the military court, were killed.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
TO PUT IN AUTOMATIC STOPS
Subway Must Have Them at Places
Where There Are Danger Signals

The Public Service Commission ordered
the Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Yesterday TO install automatic stops In con-
nection with all danger signals now USED
on the local tracks. The order is to take
.f-ec, tomorrow. and the work must be
done before July !, 1871.
The order was the result Of report mane
hy Chairman Wilcox, who held series
-,nai and automatic stop devices with
witch the express tracks were equipped
sho,,id be extended 10 the local tracks
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
.JAmaIcANs WANT U. S. TRADE.

Kingston. Jamaica Feb 1.-THE govern
rent has recommended to the local legisla-
ture that acri cultural machinery and arti-
sans tools be placed on the free list 1t is
believed that this will he great impetus
lothe importation OF American goods.
4 company is being organized here 10
operate traction lines through the sugar and
banana belts II is intended to use these
railways ss feeders for the main lines.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
AMERICAN SCHOOLS SUPERIOR
English Educator Opinion on Play
grounds for Children.

London. Feb. l7.-At a conference OF the
British Institute for Social Service to-day
Charles z. Trevelyan. Parliamentary Secre-
tary for Education, speaking on the I'M
portance Of physical training as the foun-
dation OF the national health. said the
United States was far ahead OF England in
providing public Fairgrounds for children
and In promoting physical culture OF
the young. Mr.. Trevelyan said that he
hoped England would follow the America:,
example.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
MORMON CHOIR CAN'T SING HERE.

Salt Lake City, Feb. lion account OF
the attacks on the Church by popular mag
azines. the nrst president of the Mormon
Chur has for -. Z
the Tabernacle choir TO New York next fall.
sing an Irrigation ode before the National
Lard Show next October.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
A HURRICANE IN GERMANY
Great Damage Caused in Berlin and at
Towns on Baltic.

Berlin. Feb. IA hurricane to-day did
rreat damage in Berlin and other cities.
The Town Hall tower az Nauen, in Bran
denburg, which was 10 feet hish' was
blown down.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
PoRTU0UEsE-FReNcH TREATY.

Lisbon. Feb l7.-Senhor Machado. the
Foreign Minister. and VI. Talliandier the
French Minister to-day signed a modus
viyendi under which France ana Portugal
grant 70 each other the treatment VI Q
most favored nation
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18

the wife OF Colonel Gordon Wilson. for
merly Of the Royal Horse GUARDS. sne was
with her husband in the siege OF MatekinS
in the Boer War and was twice captured
by the 2nemy.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
MISSION TO PANAMA.

san Juan del Sur. Nicaragua. Feb. IL
Sefor Calderon. Secretary OF State, sailed
for Panama to-day on board the steamer
Peru on a Diplomatic mission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-24
RAILWAY NOTES.

C. q. Nelson. formerly rate clerk
with the Santa Fe. has taken a posi-
ton in the office of the general pas
senger agent of the Rock Island IN
Topeka as rate clerk.
| D. C. Shearer, travelling passenger
agent OF. the Denver & Rio Grande, Is
in Topeka making his regular calls
on the passenger officials Of the local
roads.
1t has been announced here that the
Seaboard Air Line railway is about to
expend 100000 for new equipment and
supplies, bids will be asked for short
lily for rs locomotives, ZOO freight ears
| and $1,000 tons of steel rails for deliv-
| cry without delay.
|. The Santa Fe is spending many thou
sand dollars of relaying the pipe lines
in the shop district in Topeka. New
wells will be dug and water pressure
will he given to every section of the
shops and yards. The last fire east
of the freight car shops has put the
Santa Fe on guard.
The freight house Of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railroad at, Six
teenth avenue and Sixth street, Coun-
ell Bluffs was burned Thursday, to-
gether with eleven cars loaded with
merchandise, entailing a loss of $780,
600.
ing out of the rut in which it has been
running for several months. The chief
activity is in crude and semi-finished
steel All of the larger consuming in
terests recognize that the present quo
tations are the lowest for the year.
Heavy purchases will be made for
basic pig and steel billets by the large
interests which look IL months ahead.
All of the smaller interests will as
usual wait until they will have to pay
more money The tone of the market
is stronger throughout, but the orders
from the rank and file of consumers
for finished products are still on
strictly conservative basis.
The untitled tonnage of the United
States Steel corporation at the close
of February was 3,400, Dab tons compar-
ed with 3,110,919 tons at the close of
January The increase in February
over January was 2S9,6z4 tons, which
is less than the gain of January over
December, which was 436, 1852 tons.
The plan of psychological suggestion
on it's employees is being tried by the
claim department of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa F'e railway as a posi-
BILE means of promoting safety, says
the Railway Review. Small buttons
bearing the words Get the Safety
Habit" to be worn on the lapel of the
coat, are being distributed among the
$4,000 employees of the road, with the
idea that the constant reminder may
have an important effect on the men
in preventing carelessness and minor
breaches of the rules.
With the beginning of 1912 new bag
gage rules Will be put into erect by the
western roads which will limit the size
of trunks that travellers may carry
without the payment of excess bag
inches-the railroad trunk Standard
charge for 10 pounds will be made, and
those that measure over 10 inches will
not be accepted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-24
BUT HE KNOWS BETTER NOW.
Santa Fe Man Didn't know the News
Was Official

Some people have so many uncalled
for prejudiceS against newspaper read
ing matter and newspaper ethics that
they shut their eyes and howl even
though they are barking up the wrong
tree. Railway men are no exception.
A little incident occurred the other
day that will prove this. In one Of
the general offices of the Santa F'e a
young felIow-a Y NJ. C. A man, too
is at the head of one of the depart
ments> of his office He is one Of those
wise fellows-the kind that knows con-
siderably more about newspapers and
news than the editors themselves.
But he has learned a lesson-a lesson
that will place a paddock on his pro-
miscuous talking in the future.
He read in this railroad column of
the action of the Santa Fe in establish
ing the new office of transportation in
spector-men who go over the system
and watch the handling of freight AS
soon as he read this article he reached
down in his little desk and grabbed his
hammer-a beautiful gilded thing. even
though it is Clipped and cracked in
many places
What a Iie!' he exclaimed when he
read the newspaper story. THE Santa
F'e has done this for years-that is
nothing new. Besides half the state
ments in that article are wrong-abso-
lutely wrong. But it is what you have
TO expect Wnen you reetQ d newspaper
they never tell the truth. Stretch out
stuff until it is entirely wrong and
never stop to get details. This one
writeup is enough to disgust the aver
age railroad man who knows better"
But a sad reception awaits this young
man when his department head and
other officials know his identity.
Here is the reason.
The article concerning the transpor-
tation inspectorship on the Santa Fe
= IS given out word for word by J. r.
Koontz, general freight agent of the
Santa F'e. The leading freight men of
the entire system met in Galveston and
made the decision-and it was chron-
icled officially from the Topeka offices.
Not line of the story came from any
one but the official head of the freight
department of the road
But our hero-Willie Wise, who
knows how to run newspapers, and 9TH
er things, fails totally in the running OF
his speech
Moral-When you how at the music
be sure and look at the name on the
piano.
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Butch" Gladdens the Fans and
the Management.
Moore Had a Dearth of Catch ers
and Was Scouting.
STARNAGLE is SILENT.
Rochester Backstop Has Nothing
to Tell Topeka.
Quinlan's Arrival viii Help
Looks of Infield.

Inc fans old favorite, Butch" Kerns,
has gladdened their hearts by affixing
lis John Henry to one of Moore's con-
tracts. Kerns has been hanging around
town about a week thinking it over and
finally decided he might as well conle
IN ana get some of the early training. :
Inc sight of his signature also is j
source of pleasure to Manager Fred
moore VINO was ABOUT ready to believe
ms catchers never would sign up.
george Starnagle still holds out and the
management has not even heard from
MIN. His absence will give Kerns aIl
the lead he wants on the backstopping
job.
1t is not unlikely Moore's angling for
new catchers had something to do with
Butch's coming. through He landed
one from the New York league, Har
klns, Who fielded his position for an
average OF $3.50 and hit .210. His league
is class B Kerns fielded $3.50 last sea-
son and hit .250 for Topeka in class A.
AT one time, Butch might have been
elected mayor of the old town had he
peen around at election time. And that
because ne had a mania for pumping
out triple or a homer in a pinch. The
last season, however, he seemed to
nave lost his luck in the narrow places
but visit to the big league gave him
some valuable lessons in the art Of
Oe~OhSIOPPlnB ne ought 10 ne d
leader in the Western this season.
Larry Quinlan, the Columbus short,
who Is expected to cover that field for
Topeka, is said to be on his way from
New York. He is one of the persistent
holdouts but his coming to Topeka in
dfcates he merely wants to look over
the ground and not that he is contrary.
A fine pair of box men, McGrath, who
has been here a week, and Tessie Aid:
erman, who probably is still chiseling
marble at Lyons, Neb., continue to re-
fuse to enroll with the Kaw band and
the good fans are anxious about them.
There is little doubt that the two will
come in some time soon but it is hard
for them to understand what the man
agement is trying to save so much
| money for.
Bill Breitenstein handled the short
position in practice yesterday in the
continued absence of Quinlan and did
himself credit. This heady player has
taken care of every position there is
except catcher and Moore does not
know just where he will use him. He
| is a heavy hitter and a good outfilder
and he can take an infield place, bu.
| Moore is now inclined to think he will
have to pitch him. Moore used to know
| him as a pitcher and he has taken a
turn in the box now and then ever
| since, -
| The game slated with ST. Marys for
Sunday has been changed to Saturday
| and the Kaws will take a noon train
for the Irish burg tomorrow.
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1pects out to see his crack squad per-

expects out to see his crack squad per-
form.
The grandstand is the pride of
Rourke's heart. The main portion will
seat 1000 people, the reserved Sec
ton 1920 and the boxes S31. The fan
does rev stunt to get his seat now.
He buys his ticket at the grandstand
ticket office and comes through the
gate Instead of coming through the
stand to the front and climbing up
to a seat he climbs a stairway at the
back and comes to a runway at the
top. From here he can go to the
grandstand, the reserved section and
the boxes. All aisles are three feet
or more in width. tn erunway at the
top is from ten to fourteen feet wide.
Every seat in the grandstand has a
back to it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-24
NEW SANTA FE CUTOFF.
Santa Fe Southwest Kansas Purchase
Calls I2umOrs.

Nearly four hundred thousand acres
of land in. Haskell. Grant and Morton
counties have been purchased by d
syndicate headed by Senator Stewart Of
Wichita, believed to be in the interest
of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company.
OF this land comprising two thou
sand quarter sections in all, five hum
bred quarter sections have been pur-
chased in Morton county. The land lies
along the route on which the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe will soon build. 1t
has been given out unofficially that the
Santa 3Fe is to build cutoff from
Dodge City across southwestern Kan
sas and the Panhandle to Colmor, N.
NJ, connecting there with the main line
again. This cutoff would pass through
Gray, Haskell Grant, Stanton and Nor
ton counties, and through the towns OF
Santa Fe, Ulysses and Richfield.
Haskell, Grant, Stanton, Morton ana
stevens are now the only counties IN
Kansas which are without a railroad.
If the new line is built 1t VIII leave
Stevens county the only one In the state
without transportation facilities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-24
DRUMMER SQUAD COMPLETE.
Jack Hollands Bunch Ready for Elk.
hibition Games


ST. Joseph. March 24.-with the ar
rival of Chief Johnson. the Drummer
squad Is complete. The Winnebago
blew in looking fine and feeling bet
ter, according to his own way of put
ting it. In every department the
Drummers of 1911 seem to have last
years squad overshadowed To be-
gin with, the pitching staff is a source
of satisfaction to Holland Even now,
thetwirlers are showing good control.
In the practice games. where hitting is
q feature as a rule, there has been
but small amount of smuggling And
all because the pitchers are in there
working hard.
The outgardens and the infield are
going to be we'll protected. There's
not the slightest doubt about that and
the only thing that remains is to pick
the men for the places. That will not
be done for some time. When the
practice season opened the only de-
partment that looked as though it
might need bolstering was the catch
ing end. But the showing of Coe and
Cooper in the first few workouts and
Gossett's exhibition yesterday may
change Hollands opinion about his
backStoppers.
Friday morning Mike Kelly will
bring his first squad of Saints to st.
Joseph for a three days series. The
st. Paul club is in training at Excel
sior Springs. With fair weather, Sun
day should be the first real big day
of the baseball year. Last Sunday the
fans were out in round numbers, but
interest has been growing this week.
Hollands Drummers are going into
the series against st. Paul to take at
least two out of the three. Kelly has
a classy bunch and the fact that he is
bringing the first squad here should
make the Saints a drawing card.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-24
DON'T WANT HOSPITAL BILL.
Railroads in Oklahoma Protest Against
Fee Collection.

Oklahoma City. Okla. March PA
large delegation of railroad officials and
employees have called on Governor Lee
Cruce and entered a dual protest
against the hospital bill enacted by the
recent legislature, requiring railroad
companies that collect hospital fees
from its employees in Oklahoma, to
maintain hospitals in the state.
Facts and figures were presented to
Governor Cruce in support of the rail-
road employees position that they are
satisfied with the present and past
methods the railroad companies employ
to care for the sick and injured, to the
maintenance of which hospitals they
themselves. contribute financial assist
ance
Governor Cruce was told of two in
cidents in connection with the Santa
Fe hospital service at Topeka. Kan,
which were used to convey the degree
of satisfaction the railroad employees
in Oklahoma feel for the present plan.
1t was recited that one man was
cared for in the Topeka hospital seven
teen years free of any expense to tho
man or his relatives, and that two 9TH
er men, who were injured in a Pintsch
gas explosion, when a Santa F'e passen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-24
ABOUT THE NEW OMAHA PARK
New Stands and BIeachers Will Seat
5000 Spectators.

Omaha, March 24.-Omaha fans
and the Omaha baseball club may well
be proud of their new baseball park.
completed last week. There isn't a
better planned nor a better built
grandstand in the Western league nor
in any other minor league. and though
the big costly parks of the major
leagues will seat more people, 1t went
be possible to see baseball in greater
comfort in any Of them.
Everything about the park is brand
new this season, except the club house,
and Pa Rourke has improvements al
ready planned for that and will re-
build it next winter. The grounds
themselves have been regarded and
placed in perfect condition, a new
grand stand and new bleacheFs have
been erected and new and higher
fence constructed
The seating capacity is $500 people
but with little crowding it is possible
to seat more than 5000 and there is
standing room for 1000 people. The
plans of both the grandstand and the
bleachers provide for the quick and
able handling of the crowds that Pa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-24
A MILLIONAIRE BAIL PLAYER.
Russell Blackburne. White Sox Short
stop the Legatee.

Russell Blackburne. White SOX Short
stop the Legatee.
Chicago, March 24.-Russell Black
burne, shortstop for the White Sox. it
is said, will shortly come into posses
sion of a fortune left by his grand
mother who died in Philadelphia.
According to information received
here from Philadelphia yesterday the
n-Blackburne estate in which
is involved property said to be valued
at $13,000,0O0, will soon be settled
and Russell Blackburne and his faith
er, William P. Blackburne, will divide
between them about one-fifth of the
vast property.
Blackburne's father said yesterday
that it was his wish that Russell
should remain in professional baseball
and give the best that was In him to
the Chicago club.
at makes no difference to me how
much money Russell may possess
said the elder Blackburne. "Comiskey
treated my boy like a prince and it is
UP to Russell to make good. I believe
he feels the same way about it,
Blackburne submitted to an opera
ton yesterday at a hospital here, and
had floating cartilage in his knee
removed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-24
g. e. JORDAN
Candidate for Commissioners

Served four councilman
lively interest in city affairs while in Office and performed the
duties of councilman without fear favorhs record will
close inspection.
Understands thoroughly the commission form
familiar with the law ordinances which
and fully realizes the responsibility be if
Is that elected he will be held individually
for the failure
the cy business divided that thousand dol
lars will be required faithful
the city recover, if duty is neglected.
Is capable and qualified for the office and
elected will forth effort the
whole city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-24
NEW BASEBALL DECISIONS.
National Board of Arbitration Is Keep
Busy

Auburn, n. Y, March 24.-The fol-
lowing decisions are announced by
the national board of arbitration of
the National association of profession
al baseball leagues:
Awards: r. P. Kerr of Wellington,
Kan; J. W. Hefti to Hastings, Neb.;
Jack Snyder to Frankfort, KY: Tom
Smith to Calina, Kan; Joseph Levine
to Houston, Tex; NJ. Weldeley to
Providence, r. l.; L. j. Accordsini to
Johnson City, Tenn; J. E. Carter to
Dayton, o.; NJ. T. Wood to Danville,
Ills.
Claims: Howard Murphy against
Mobile, Ala. disallowed; A. Lotshaw
against Galesburg, Ills. disallowed;
Harry O'Hagan against Waterbury,
Conn. allowed; w. B. Forney against
Hannibal, Mo-, allowed.
Disputes: B. H. James, claimed by
Galveston, Tex, awarded to Fort
Smith, Ark; G. Rutherford, claimed
| by Springfield, O.. awarded to Cattlets-
burg, KY; Canton. o.. is allowed 5000
| in claim against Peoria, ILL.,, for SER
vices of Hilgeford.
| Applications to be declared free
agents: A. G. Pel1etier, from Aurora
Ill, granted. H. H. Mcmahon, grant
ed. Henry Gettig, granted; P. War
render from Youngstown, o., granted
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Meyers Estate s44.se5,sss.4s.

San Bernardino, Cal, March ga
late George s. Meyers, the St. Louis
tobacco magnate, was fled with the
San Bernardino superior court today.
The estate, according to the appraise-
ment, is valued at $44,365, 5S3.4S. By
the terms of his will, the estate would
have been held in trust for 75 years,
the heirs receiving only the income.
Preferring to divide the principal
among themselves at once, they in
ton was made, the court allowed i'm
mediate distribution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-24
STRIKERS KILL A FIREMAN.
Strike Breaker in Kentucky Shot in
His Cab From Ambush.

Somerset, KY, March 24.-The second
assassination within three days in
connection with the strike of white fire.
men on the Cincinnati, New Orleans &
Texas Pacific railroad occurred Thurs
day afternoon at Helenwood, Tenn. G..
B. Street, a fireman working as a
strikebreaker, was shot from ambush.
He died later as a result or ms
wounds. Streets home address was
given to the company as New York
city.
on Tuesday afternoon Oscar Patch
a Chicago detective, who was guard
ing strikebreaking f1rernen, was shot
from ambush and killed near Junction
City, Just south of Danville. Ky.
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health
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which the blood infected
acid the aion the trouble chaeized by itching
known as Eczema letter or Salt Rheu while stu other
like troubles
what relief from the application OF washes
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