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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-30
JACOB GOULD SClQuaAN

There 70 moth.
IN 20 rare "
real human con.
tent and moth.
Ing lends more
to it's attain
ment than In.
dustry and thrift.
A truly happy.
contented man q
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Schurman, pres
tdent of Cornell
University, and
to all young men
aspiring to rise
HE l3fA L. Avap
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-30
D. Ernest Hall

Some !square pianos and organs
also.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-30
CHARGED WITH EMeEzzLEMENr

CLEAN UP SALE
A. w, LUCAS co.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-30

The farmers around Cotean. Burke
county, finished threshing the week
before Christmas.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-30

The Hettineer' County Herald re-
ports that quite . number Of hpeses
have been maliciogsly shot in that VI
cinbty. -s,s s..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-10

end heartlessly beat him to death mus
have been a hardened degenerate if he
has not been troubled by his con-
science. Perhaps dreams have come 10
torment him and the ghost of the old
man has appeared to make his nights
a time of horror. The gold pieces
would point an accusing finger at him
whenever he looked at them and it
would be natural for him to want to
get rid of them
Wherever he is and whatever he is
his acts have added an air of mystery
to the murder that makes it decidedly
unusual Still nothing has been done
that will furnish a clue to the murder
and the police will admit that they are
still as much at sea as they were on
the day tie mutilated body of the old
man was found in his store in North
Topeka.
The Mysterious Suit Case.
The box in which the suit case was
found Thursday is at the southeast
corner of the yard back of the plan
ing mill. 1t is the bottom one of
three. Two are piled on top. 1t is
surrounded by piles of other boxes.
In front of it is pile of 2x4 lumber
owned by the company, about a foot
and a half high. The box is about
three feet high and partly boarded
About s inches next to the ground is
open, then comes over a foot of
boards. and another open space which
was until Thursday afternoon partly
covered by a narrow strip.
casual passerby would not have
been likely to notice the grip on ac-
count of it's dark color and from the
fact that he would have been looking
through the upper opening of the box.
unless his attention had been directed
especially to it. An out house is just
north of the box.
The clothes in the grip were neatly
folded, indicating that the person who
put them there did not pack in a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-10
BAD COAST STORM.
Much Damage to Property In Vicinity
of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles. March 1O-The storm
which has been creeping south over
the state for the last week reached a
climax around Los Angeles last night
The foods tore out wagon bridges and
inundated great areas.
With the exception of the Southern
Pacific coast line, which will be out of
commission for several days from
washouts and weakened bridges, the
railroads running into Los Angeles
have not suffered serious interruption
to traffic
In Santa Barbara county over one
thousand acres of rich bottom land
has been washed into the sea by the
Santa Maria river. The damage has
been estimated at $1,0O0,OO0. Beet
fields have suffered great damage near
Santa Maria and Lompoc. The loss to
live stock has been heavy.
report has been received that five
persons were drowned in the Arroyo
Grande, but this has not been con-
firmed. The storm affects the oil
fields about Santa Maria and the Union
Oil company reports the breaking of a
5000 barrel reservoir.
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rush.
Sheriff Norton thinks that the suit
case was placed in the box several
days after the crime was discovered
and that it was done so to mislead the
officers.
He says that if the packing was
done the night of the murder it
would have likely been done in too
much haste for the clothes to be fold
ed so neatly.
w. H. Chamberlain Finds Grip
A hunt for chicken coop material
led to the discovery of the suitcase.
w. H. hamberlain. head miller at
the Shawnee mills, found the grip. He
was afraid to disturb it at first for fear
it might contain "booze" and that he
would be taken for a bootlegger.
-. K Baird. our secretary and
treasurer, wanted some boards with
which to make a chicken COOP" said
Mr.. Chamberlain this morning.
81 was looking for material more
than for a whole box The box in
which I found the suitcase was at the
south side of the yard back of the
planning mill A pile of 2x4s was piled
in front of it over a foot high. Next
to the ground a board was off of the
box. Above were three boards, then
a little open space and a small slat.
AS I was looking at the boards I saw
a suitcase through the bottom opening.
The edge was against the west end of
the box.
"I thought at first that it contained
booze bottles, and did not like to take
it out I didn't know but that if I
was caught with those goods I would
be arrested for bootlegging.
80 1 went back into the mill and
said to the boys:
81 found suitcase in a box in
the alley
why didn't you bring it imp they
asked. 1 told them 1 was afraid to do
so for the reasons mentioned and one
of them volunteered to go back with
me and witness the act
I'VE both went back. 1 pulled the
suit case out. 1t was unlocked but
strapped. I opened it and the first
thing I saw was a nice pair of No. 10
patent leather shoes. Then 1 think
1 saw the watch next and the clothes.
The garments were neatly folded.
"At firct I didn't know what to
think, but suddenly it flashed on my
mind that the find might be a clue to
/ the Platt murder and I notified the
police. 1 didn't remove all of the gar
ments."
"I don't suppose that 1 would have
found it had I not have examined the
box closely. I could see only a small
| portion of the grip through the lower
opening. There was just room enough
| between the upper board and the
roof of the box for the admission of
the grip.
I'VE looked all around the box for
footprints or other clues but couldn't
| find any. The box evidently had been
| in the yard for some time.''
This is borne out by the statement
OF S. ]. Hodgins, president of the Cen
trail Paper company, 225 Kansas ave-
nue., to which firm the boxes belong.
THE boxes have been piled there
for some time, six weeks anyway" he
said this morning, mo. I didn't know
| a thing about the find until I heard
one of the boys talking about it this
morning.
"The 2X4 lumber which laid in front
of the box referred to had been re-
ceived by US about February H. said
j. NJ. Read, manager of the planning
mill, this morning. tIt has lain in
front of the box for some time
1--WE didn't know anything about the
grip until we heard it this morning. -
l (Coutinred on Page FsiohtN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-10
CALL Them BACK.
Gov. Stubbs May Call a Special
Session.
Insists Upon Change in Inheri-
tance Tax Bill.

If Governor Stubbs does not change
his mind concerning an amendment to
the new Inheritance tax bill, he will
probably call special session of the
legislature to refund some $4,000
which the state has collected under
the old inheritance tax law.
The governor denies that he has
said he would call a special session on
this proposition, but he would not say
that he would not cali one.
When the bill passed the two
houses recently it exempted direct
heirs and exempted the persons who
had not as yet paid to the state the
funds which the old law called for.
AS the bill exempted unpaid funds. the
governor contended that the legisla-
ture should refund the money received
and balance the account.
This morning Senator Carey offered
resolution calling on the ways and
means committee to draft a new bill
refunding this $4,000. No objections
were made at the time and 1t looked
as though the bill would go through
without difficulty. When the session
convened this afternoon, Senator
Myers. a radical insurgent and admin
lstration member, insisted that he
would object to this bill, which would
cause it to lay over until Saturday.
At $3.50 the new bill had not been
presented. If Myers makes good his
threat, the legislature must either stay
in Topeka until Saturday night or
submit to a special session which it is
claimed the governor will order SEN
ator Glenn also claims that he will file
objections to the consideration of the
bill at this time.
The new bill will be introduced
about o'clock this afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-10
cording to Dale Bumstead. superin-
tendent Chicago division of the pow

tendent Chicago division of the pow
der company.
Cause Is Unknown.
Immediately after his arrival from
Chicago, a guard was thrown more
closely about the company's property
and no one is permitted to approach
within a mile of the wrecked plant.
Bumstead said the exact cause OF the
accident could not be learned 1t
came in the glazing, or finishing room,
and according to the superintendent a
spark from a hammer blow. or from
broken piece of machinery flying
against the wall or floor, might nave
caused the explosion. In the glazing
room, the powder is in the shape OF
cylinders. and is under the influence
of heat. Powder men here say that
too high a degree of heat might have
caused the blast. The district school
house near the village was wrecked.
1t was not necessary to dismiss school
today, however, for of the forty-five
pupils, all but a half dozen either were
too badly injured to attend. or had
moved with their parents during the
night to places of safety.
A steel cylinder thought to have
been used in the glazing room was
hurled through the air and crashed
through the roof of the general store
owned by H. A. and E. A. King, tear
ing a hole five feet in diameter
through the roof, the first and second
in an adjoining room, was thrown to
the floor unconscious by the shock.
The roads and fields in the vicinity are
strewn with boulders, some of which
weigh several hundred pounds.
Few Serious Injuries.
In spite of the tremendous force of
the explosion and the fact that nearly
every one who was within ten miles
of the factory when it occurred is
wearing some kind of q bandage, in
not more than half dozen cases are
the injuries serious. Phil Hess, a
farmer living near Truesdale, more
than two miles from the factory, prob
ably will lose his right ear, which was
nearly severed by a piece of glass
which struck him just as he was about
to enter his home. l. H. Deland of
Truesdale will probably lose his eye
Brady, who was blown through the air
first to the roof of magazine and
then to the ground without being in
jured, was too startled by his rapid
transmit to realize an explosion had
taken place.
the earth shaking and the building
turnbling," he said. '"Then the blaze
from the magazine started and don't
even remember getting away from the
plant. The next thing L fully realized
was in the village starting back to
the fire.
The main Offices of the Dupont COM
pany are in Wilmin gton, Del, and as
soon as telegraph communication
opened today local officials received
positive orders to make no statements
as to the cause or nature of the ex-
plosion, the amount of powder de-
stroyed or amount still in the maga-
zine. The company has had trouble
with residents of Kenosha county fol-
lowing previous explosions. Two years
ago suit was brought against the
company on the ground that 1t was q
public menace, but was won by the
company -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-10
TAFT IN ATLANTA
President Is Guest of the GeOr.
gian Capital.
Is Met at Gainesville by a Recep-
tiOn Committee.

Atlanta Ga, March 10.-President
Taft is the guest of Atlanta today. This
evening he will address the Southern
Commercial congress on "A Greater
Nation Through a Greater South
The president arrived at 1890
o'clock this morning over the South
ern railway. A reception committee
made up of prominent citizens of At
early this morning and accompanied
him to Atlanta. On his arrival here
the Fifth regiment, National Guard of
Georgia, met him at the train and
served as his official escort Mr.. Taft
attended the morning session of the
Commercial congress and later was
entertained at luncheon at the Capital
club After the luncheon he and visit
ing state executives were rendered a
reception at the governors mansion
This afternoon the president will de-
liver an address to the negroes of At
lanta at the Central Avenue Methodist
church. After his address at the Com
mercial congress tonight the president
will dine at the Piedmont Driving
club. At the dinner Judge Beverly D.
Evans of the Georgia supreme court
will assure Mr.. Taft of the Georgia
bars appreciation of the high compli-
ment paid it by the elevation of one
of its members to the supreme court
of the United States.
At midnight the president will leave
for Augusta, where he will take a rest
before the reaSSemb1ing of congress.
During the greater part of the morn
ing the president travelled through
blooming peach orchards. Governor
Brown met Mr.. Taft at the terminal
station. Arrived at the auditorium the
president was greeted with prolonged
cheers by the delegates to the congress.
He was a guest at the Capital City
club for luncheon.
Atlanta, March 10.-President Taft
imprinted the final important empha-
sis on the Southern Commercial con-
gress today when he reviewed the
business forces of Dixie commonwealth h
as they grouped their state standards
about the stars and stripes on the
platform, signifying the industrial re-
union of the country.
President Taft was given tremen-
dous ovation on entering the hall pre-
ceded by several companies of boys
from the Georgia military institute.
On the platform the president was
met by Secretary Dickinson, Governor
Brown of Georgia, Governor B1ease OF
South Carolina, Governor Warfield OF
Maryland, former Governor d. R.
Francis of Missouri, and leading busi-
ness men of the south.
Mr. Taft said it was a pleasure to
receive such thoroughly southern
welcome
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-10
in North Topeka on February %.

In North Topeka on February 22
The money was wrapped in a frag-
ment of Kansas City newspaper The
envelope was received at the Topeka
postoffice at 10:3O this morning. The
address on the envelope had been cut
from the heading of one of the pages
on last nights State Journal There
were no Identifying marks on the en-
velope except the prints of a dirty
finger directly under the address.
The postoffice authorities found that
the letter was collected with other mail
at S;47 this morning by Carrier Sam
uel Ferguson, from the box on the
northeast corner of Eighth and Kan
sas avenue.
At IL O'Clock today o. D. Wolf
manager of circulation for the State
Journal, went to the postoffice. He
was handed package of letters by
Archie Kellam, who had noticed the
popularity of this letter. He said:
THE man who sent that didn't want
to go to the trouble to do any writ
Ing" 1t was evident that there was
money in the envelope, but this is not
unusual with letters received by the
State Journal. Mr.. Wolf brought the
letter to the office and was surprised
when he opened 1t to find that it con-
tanned eight gold coins. With one
exception they were one dollar pieces
of various sizes. One is what is
known as a California quarter It
bears an Indian head and the date
1853 on one side and on the other the
words California Gold.'
Coins Are Identified
Samuel Freidberg, son-in-law of the
murdered man, was notified He ex-
amined the coins and said that there
4 - IL
the money taken from his father-in-
law He said that in the collection
Platt carried We're three California
quarters The police were also noti-
fed as we'll as Coroner Keith, but no
one could shed any light on the mys-
terry
There were 80 gold dollars and
quarters in Platt's collection Only
two gold dollars were in the pocket
book sent to Coroner Keith There
are, therefore. 20 still unaccounted for
as well as many other coins of various
denominations. Following were the
coins received with the pocketbook
Tuesday:
Two $3.50 gold pieces
One IS gold piece, mint 1907.
Three 81 gold pieces.
One German ten-mark piece
One Spanish coin.
Purpose of the Murderer.
The question that Will naturally be
asked b. every one is, Why is the
murderer sending back the gold taken
from Platt's dead body? There are
many theories. In the first place. it
must be remembered that all the gold
sent back has been the odd pieces
which would be quickly identified If
any one attempted to pass them in the
ordinary course of business. Only 2
stupid man would attempt to do this
and it therefore follows that the mur.
Gerer has his wits about him
It may be that the purpose of the
murderer is to show his contennnt fo-
the officers and to have a little fun n
their expense for it is evident that h,
is right here in Topeka and not q
single fact has been unearthed by th5
officers that would tend to lead to hi,
apprehension or identity
Possibly it is case of Conscience
The person who struck down Benjami.
Platt. ana aged and harmless man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-10
TALKS AS HE GOES.
Colonel Roosevelt Addresses III. S.
Pupils at Birmingham.

Birmingham, March 10.-Theodore
Roosevelt reached here early this
morning from Atlanta and was former
Governor Corners breakfast guest.
He then went to the Birmingham
high school where he talked briefly TO
the pupils Later he visited the model
steel works town of Corey not far from
the city Tonight he will address the
national child labor conference. Mr..
Roosevelt's next stop will be at Jack
son, Miss, where he will arrive tomor-
row.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-10
Big EXPENSE BILL.
Taft Thinks He Sees a Good Place to
Make a Cut.

Washington, March 10.-President
Taft having learned from the work of
the board which has been investigat-
ing the question of economy in the ad-
ministration Of the government de-
partments that more than $12, 100000
was expended in 1910 for travelling ex-
penses, has informed Secretary of the
Treasury MacVeagh that. he would
like to make his initial test of econo-
my on the question of travelling ex-
penses." He has asked Mr.. MacVeagh
to have the travel vouchers analyzed
and ready for him by the time he re-
tur.s from the southern trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-10
LESS CRIME TODAY.
No Serious Increase in Ratio of the
Insane.

Boston. March 10.-That there is to-
day less crime in proportion to popu-
lation than in the past. together with
a decrease in pauperism and no seri-
Gus increase in the ratio of the in
sane, is the report of a commission
authorized by the last Massachusetts,
legislature to Investigate the alleged
increase of criminals. mental defec-
tives, epileptics and degenerates. The
commission gives statistics on all these
matters in periods of five years each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-10
Commission for Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March 10
Oklahoma City adopted the commits
sion form of government by a ma
ioritv probably between 1900 and
1900. The government will consist of
a mayor and four commissioners, all
eIectad bv popular vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-10
Weather Is Pleasant.

The temperature is slightly lower
than that of yesterday, but it is an
other pleasant spring day. The local
weather observer says that the warm
and fair weather will continue today
and tomorrow. The wind is blowing at
a rate of Is miles an hour. The hourly
raadir1gS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-10
EIew 81 Miles an Hour.

Mourmelon, France. March 10.-In
a fight in a monoplane with two pas
sengers, Nieuport has esta blshed a
new record for speed He covered
6S5 miles at a speed of "a miles an
hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-10
GOLD is RECEIVED
Platt Coins Are Received by
State Journal.
Came in Mysterious Sealed En-
velOpe by Mail.
NOT A WRITTEN WORD
Address Had Been Clipped From
This Paper.
Identity OF Sender Is Carefully
Concealed.
COINS ALL SMALL ONES
Seven Gold Dollars and One
California Quarter.
S. Freidberg Identifies Them as
Having Been PIatt'S.
S. Freidberg Identifies Them as
Having Been Platt'S.

The State Journal today received by
mail in a sealed envelope eight of the
gold coins taken from the body of
Benjamin Platt, who was murdered
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, March 10-Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
Saturday; moderate temperature.
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CONTINUED on Page Nine.)
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Continued on Page Eighty
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Calls for quick work.

New 7 OK, MdTCl IU.-CUIIIIiIdIIu
ing officers of militia organizations in
this city have been ordered by the
government to furnish list of officers
of their commands available for duty
with the regular army in Texas. The
order was received this morning with
directions that the list be furnished
within an hour.
1t was announced in Washington
last night that some 5000 officers of
the national guard throughout the
country would be invited to witness
the operations in Texas for their own
instructions in methods of handling
large bodies of troops.
The evening world., 1911-11-06
POL|CEMANL0SES
VOTE BECAUSE He
REGISTERED WRONG
Also a Stock Exchange Men,
Der Is Deprived of Ballot
in Flushing.

n a policeman doesn't know where to
register. what chance has the citizen
without a uniform and the knowledge
that is supposed to go with II? That's
the question that Is giving Mounted Pa
trolman Herman GraDau of the Flush
Ing Precinct brain fever. He tried In
vain to find where he could vote, then
registered In the wrong place, and was
called into Flushing Police Court before
Magistrate Harry Mi'ler to-day and told
he couldn't vote at all.
Grabau recently moved into Flushing
from Manhattan. lie lives In Covert
avenue, Rldgewood. and registered In
the sixteenth election district OF the
Third assembly district. He was
charged with Illegal registration by Pa
trolman Hoffman. Grabau was told he
lived in the fifteenth district. but he
said he tried to register there and was
told the sixteenth was his district, so
he registered In the sixteenth and now
he finds out that the fifteenth was right
after all. But that isn't getting a vote
for him tomorrow.
Grabau was one OF twenty-five aspir-
ing ballot casters who came before
Magistrate Miller charged with Illegal
registration. Among the others was
Alexander -. Throwbridge. No. Nc
Jamaica avenue, Flushing, a member
OF the stock Exchange. Throw bridge
was registered from No. sc sanford. He
couldn't understand how the mistake
came about but he can't vote,