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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
THEY MEET AT TUCSON
Cross Continent Aviators Exchange
Greetings in Arizona.

Tucson, Ariz-, Nov 2---Swooping down
from the air yesterday afternoon, Aviator
G. P. Rodgers, now on the last stages of
his coast forecast flight, was greeted here
by his rival, Robert G. Fowler, who is
attempting to make the transcontinental
flight from west to east, and who has
been held here since Monday by the neces-
sity for repairs to his machine.
Fowler who had been watching for his
rivals appearance through the big teIe-
scope in the observatory of the Universi-
ty of Arizona, was the first to greet
Rodgers as the latter stepped from his
machine
Glad to see you, Mr.. Rodgers was
..I'Tn very glad to meet you. Mr. Fow-
ler:'' was Rodgers rejoinder ''Y ou've
had a lot of hard luck"
so have you" replied Fowler.
The rivals exchanged their best wishes
for each others success and Fowler hur-
ried away to push the repairs on his ma
chine. Rodgers took on supply of gaso-
line and oveThauled his machine, leaving
at 2 :25 for Phoneix, 40 miles away.
Rodgers started the days flight at Will.
cox Ariz., 81 miles east of here, at 11.05
a. m, making the distance in an hour and
fifty-five minutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02

nois Central railroad; died on March II.
1911, from acute gastritis after two days
Illness while boarding at the home of
Mrs Nermllya- Coroner Hoffman says
Smith owned an auto which cannot be
accounted for.
BRINDKAIP, FRANK. % years old, son
Of Mrs. Vermilya by her first husband; /;
died of pneumonia Oct. 80, 1910, at the
home of Mrs Nermilya' s sister
BRIN DkAMP, Fred, &c years old, first
husband of Mrs Vernilya; died after a
brief Illness on his farm at harrington,
Ill, eighteen years ago By his death
aIrs. Vermilya inherited a small fortune
VERMILYA, CHARLES, second husband
SO years old, collector for Chicago and
Northwestern railroad; died from acute
gastritis after a six days illness at
AfapIewood Aug /, 1909 He left an in
surance policy of $1,000
LILLIAN, 26 years old,
stepdaughter; died Jan. p, 1906 at 2916
Groveland avenue of acute nephritus.
HARRY G., 30 years old,
stepson; died Sept 20, 1904. al 395 West
Diversey parkway from heart failure
brought on by malarial fever Coroner
Hoffman has evidence that he had trou-
bic with his stepmother over disposition
of property at Crystal Lake
CORA, aged years,
daughter died at Darlington.
BRINDKAMP, FLORENCE, AZ years old,
daughter; died at Darlington.
Evidence that Bisonette, whom Mrs.
Vermflya says had proposed marriage to
her, was corresponding with Laura Bur
nett a Chicago girl, and a girl named
Lidia," who lives in Tracy, Mimi, was
found in an examination of letters in his
runk Mrs. Vermilya is As years old,
while BisOnette was 26.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02

Mr. Bellew. was taken i'll last Fri
day but although a portion of his Salt
Lake engagement, was cancelled, his
illness was not considered serious un-
til Wednesday morning when conges-
tion of the lungs set in
His body will be accompanied by the
members Of THE MolIusc'' company in
which Mr.. Bellew was playing at the
time he was taken i'll. In addition to
his successes as Romantic actor Nj
Bellew WAS a successful dramatist and
adapter- He arranged and presented 9
successful adaptation of La Tosca'' ano
was author OF the English version OF
Charlotte Corday" and other plays.
The parts played by Mr.. Bellew COW
cred d wide field ranging from Shaker
peare to modern comedy, but perhaps
his greatest success was his perform
ance of ''Raffies' in the drama of that
name. re also created the leading role
in "The Thief" "Brigadier Gerard
"A Gentleman Of France" and other
successes
His private life was as varied and
adventurous as the roles he presented.
His work as an explorer gained aim
a fellowship in the Royal Geographical
society and he was a member of many
clubs.
Mr.. Bellew was unmarried and is
survived by a sister known now as Sis
ter Monica. in Il convent near Paris.
Mr. Bellew always maintained his
British citizenship.
Kyrle Bellew was born in Calcutta
in 1857 and was a son Of the Rev.
c. NJ. Bellew of that city. He served
seven years as a cadet in the British
navy and then went to the Australia.
goldfelds. He work on newspapers in
Melbourne for a while but later re-
turned to England.
it was after this that he made his
debut on the stage at the Brighton The
ater Royal After becoming leading
man in London he came to America.
theater, New York, in 1885.
Later he starred with Mrs. James
Brown Potter, taking the part Of lead
ing man with her in legitimate drama
in all the English speaking countries
In 1900 ard 1902 he headed an explor-
alton expedition in Northern Queens
land but returned to the stage with his
own company in the United States. He
is the author of Yvonne, Iolande. Hero
ard Leander, Charlotte COrday and
several adaptations. His home WAS at
Bray, Berkshire, England
He last played in Topeka three years
ago in The Thief
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
KANSANS HEAR ERYAN.
Hundreds of Democrats Journey to
Kansas City for That Purpose.

Kansas City, Nov. Hundreds of
Democrats from all parts of Kansas
came here today to hear W. ]. Bryan
speak tonight in the interest of Joseph
Taggart Of Kansas City, Kansas, can
didate for congress in the Second KAN
sas district in succession to the late A.
C. Mitchell Mr.. Bryan also was sched
uled to make two other speeches for
Taggart tonday=one in Paloa and one
in Olathe.
This is the final week of the cam
paign The special election will be
held next Tuesday. L. S. Guyer, the
Republican candidate, also is a Kan
sas CITY Kan, man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
HER HAND DEATH.
Mrs. Louise Vermilya Suspected
Modern Lucretia Sorgia.
Nine People Under HerInfiuence
DieMysterIOusly.
POLICEMAN THE LAST.
Found That He Was Engaged to
Another.
Chicago Greatly Wrought Up
Over the Mystery.
POLICEMAN THE LAST.

Chicago. Nov. Possibility that
jealousy might have been motive IN
the death of Arthur Bissonette. a po-
liceman. today proved new factor in
the investigation that is being con
Quoted by the coroner and the police
department. The belief that he was
engaged to Mrs. Louise Vermilya' with
whom he boarded. was shattered by
the filing of the patrolman's will
showing Miss Lydia Rivard, daugh-
ser of a farmer of Marshall, Mimi, as
his fianeee and the chief beneficiary
under the document.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
Col. Roosevelt Points to China
and Tripoli as Evidence
That Treaties Alone Will Not
Prevent War.
ITALY OUGHT TO WIN
But Any Arbitration Board
Would Decide for Turkey.
Writes on Arbitration, Pre-
tense and Reality in Outlook.

New York, Nov. 2.-Theodore Roose-
velt has an article on Arbitration.
pretenss and reality in the current
number of the Outlook 1t says in
part:
Surely the real friends Of peace in
this country ought to be able to profit
by the events that have happened in
China ard in the Mediterranean during
these very fall months. since the ar
bitration treaty was considered in the
senate.
During these months we have seen
a widespread revolt in China with u
ter Reorganization of the empire and
We have seen war Unexpectedly break
out between Italy and Turkey. In
China there has doubtless been much
excuse for the revolt because of tyr
amy and misgovernment and this tyr
amy and misgOTernment have been
greater than in any really civilized
nation, although the Chinese are 1ar
more unwarlike than any civilized ma
tion, and have an army very much
less efficient than that OF any civilized
power.
LAS for the war between Italy and
Turkey, l am not now concerned with
its ethical justification. Personally,
believe thet it is IN the interest Of
humanity that Tripoli should fail un-
der control, just as it is in the interest
of humanity that Morocco shall so
able benefit to mankind, and especially
to Algerian and Egyptian mankind,
that Algeria and Egypt should fall un-
der the control of France and Eng
land But that is not the point. The
point IS that this war proves the utter
ineficiency of paper treaties when
they are unbacked by force; the utter
folly of those who believe that these
paper treaties accomplish any useful
in the present stage of the
worlds development when there is no
force behind them; and finally, not
merely the folly, but the iniquity of
making treaties which there is no real
intention of putting into effect.
Turkeys treaties with various
European powers explicitly guarantee
her integrity and on the mere tech
nical legalities of the case no court Of
1rtitration in the world could possibly
declare in any other way than as
against Italy and for Turkey If the
ease at issue between them were |
brought to arbitration
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02

First Secretary of Agriculture a Suf.
ferer From Apoplexy.

Lexington Junction. Mo, Nov .
Norman j. Colman of ST. Louis, first
secretary of agriculture of the United
States. was taken from a westbound
Wabash train here this morning. after
having suffered stroke of apoplexy
which it is believed, may prove fatal
Mr.. Colman is "a years of age He
is under the care of physicians at
local hotel He will be taken to his
home late today
Mr. Colnan was OF his way to Platts-
burg. no. He was found Unconscious
in his berth and removed from the
train here about 5 O'Clock this morn
ing. Uo to noon today he had not re-
gained consciousness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
MAY BE WARMER TONIGHT.
Believed That Mercury viii Not Fall
So Low as Before.

The sort of weather that one would
expect to experience in midwinter has
prevailed today. In fact the tempera-
lures have been lower than the aver
age for January and February, ac-
cording to S. d. Flora, the local wealth
er forecaster.
1t is probable that the mercury Will
Tot fall below the 26 degree point to-
morrow morning, is the prediction, and
it is likely that there Will be at least
light furry of snow. In the last "a
hours there has been an inch of snow
at Wichita and the same amount at
Dodge City. The wind is blowing four
miles an hour from the east. The
hourly readings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
NEARLY 500 NAMES.
Drawn in Effort to secure a Jury in
Hyde Case.

Kansas City, Nov. 2.--Another panel
OF thirty veniremen was summoned
for exam ination in the DR.. b. Clarke
Hyde murder trial here today. This
makes a total of 495 names that have
been drawn since the trial started ten
days ago. Only nineteen talesmen have
qualified. TWenty-eight more must be
chosen before peremptory challenges
are used.
The defense made its usual objec-
ton to drawing the panel from the
jury wheel now in use. charging it is
Illegal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02

Columbus O.. Nov 2.-President TAFT
will have to appear before the Cincin-
natl election board in person either next
Saturday or Monday and establish the
claim that he was unable to be in the
city on registration days before he can
vote in the election next week This was,
the substance Of the official ruling made
by Secretary of State Charles (. Graves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
SAVES IT
Manila Is Threatened With De.
structiOn by Fire.
Loss of SI,OOO,OOO in Chinese
Quarter of City.

Manila, Nov 2-The Chinese dis
trict was swept by fire today with a
loss of over S1,00O,0O0. At noon the
fire threatened to destroy the CONNER
cial center of the city and the Twen-
tieth infantry with General Funston in
charge was called out to assist the fire
fighters. The work of the soldiers
saved the day and the fire was under
control early in the afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
MAKES MILE A MINUTE
Aviator Rodgers Flies From MaricOpa
to Phoenix. Arizona.

Phoenix. Nov. 2.=Aviator Rodgers,
who left Naricora at 9:45 this morn
ing, arrived here at 1890, making the
distance of 45 miles at the rate of
mile minute.
poets to resume his transccntinentai
flight from this city at 1870 o'cle ck
n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
SEVEN WOMEN PERISH
Fire in Powder Factory Destroys Four
Buildings.

Chehallis, Wash, Nov. 2.-Fire which
destroyed the powder factory of the I'm
perial Powder company at ChehaIlis.
caused seven young women to lose their
lives and an eighth probably Will die
Only two girls escaped, although dozen
men were unhurt-
The Dead.
VERA MULFORD.
TIILIE RASCHBACK.
SADDLE WESTFALL.
EVA GILMORE.
BERTHA HAGLE-
ETHEL THARP.
MRS ETHEL HENRY.
Bertha Grove was 50 severely burned
that she will die.
The cause of the fire is mystery. One
report is that a pot of parafine in the
mixing room was allowed to boil over
bv q careless workman and that part
of it ran into some powder. A flash fol-
lowed and soon the whole structure was
ablaze.
The girls were hurled down together,
and owing to the rapid spread of the
flames, could not escape from behind
counter on which they were working.
There was no explosion, the powder be-
ing of the none >plOsive character unless
A flash started the fatal fire
Four of the companys buildings were
destroyed. together with equipment and
many tons of manufactured powder. en-
falling a financial loss of $4,000 or more.
Seven bodies are at the Chehallis
but only one has been identified.
A father picked out the body of his
daughter by a ring she had worn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
BELLEW is DEAD.
Noted Actor Succumbs to Pneu-
mOnia at Salt Lake.
Born in India He Played All
Over the World.

Salt Lake, Utah, Nov. 2-Kyrle Bel
lew, the actor, died here at o'clock
this morning of pneumonia. Funeral
services viii be held here and the body
shipped to NJ York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02

Cambridge. Mass. Nov 2-The fo1r
brightest men in Harvard law school. as
determined by the annual award Of the
Sears prizes. are Robert A. Taft. son OF
the president. Charles E. Hughes. Jr.
son of Justice Hughes, OF the United
States supreme court; ]. G Buchanan, OF
Pittsburg, and +. S. Wyner, of Boston.
The prizes are Of $S75 each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
Russian. Who Loses $25. Refuses to
Tell His Name.

\ negro and two negresses from KAN
Sas city giving. their names as Bennett
S5<SenVaS, Susia Greenway and May
bottoms" by Officers England and
razer. on the suspicion that the women
of SG5 -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
The WEATHER RECORD.

The following are observations of the
United States weather bureau for the
q hours ending at Z O'Clock this morn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
Sugar Goes Lower.

New York. Nov. All grades of
refined sugar We're reduced ten cents
a hundred pounds today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02

Chicago. Nov q
Unsettled weather
tonight or Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02

Forecast for Kansas
with probably snow
Rising temperature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
ACCUSE NEGROES or ROBBERY

T. b J I'm = NUS
Section Director.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02

Mr. Taft stood on the bridge and lifi-
ed his hat as he passed the colors ~
the various sniDs. on each battiesnio
and on board the d-str yers the aldes
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Continued on Next Pags.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02

The deaths Coroner Hoffman and +l,a
police are Investigating at the Ire prese,.t s,.{
time are: present
BlS9N E'frE. ARTHUR f. 2s wears o,z
policeman; died at Mercy bosni4liSS o. 9lo.
Thursday. 9s'iesi last
SMITH. RICHARD T.. conductor O, IN,
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-23
View Colt Project

The Colt irrigation project was In.
spccted by Pueblo realty dealers and
business men Saturday. They were
met ut Fowler with autoes and from
that city we're taken to the proposed
intake on the Arkansas river, where
the flood waters will be carried
through a canal to storage reservoirs.
From the intake the party followed
the line OF the canal down to Olney
Springs and Ordway, the next stop be-
ing made between Ordway and Sugar
City at the site Of the proposed reser-
voir, which will hold 500, 600 acre feet
of water. This will be the storage
reservoir for the flood waters OF the
Arkansas.
The canals and land under the prof.
ect In the Sugar City district were in.
spected and the visitors were unloaded
at Arlington where the construction
force is now working, and after dinner
viewed the spillway at Adobe creek,
and the cement siphon which carries
water under the Missouri Pacific
grade This work Is a commendable
engineering feat, and one Of the best
constructed cement irrigation spill
ways and siphons in the country.
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-23
Will Build Ditch

So much inconvenience has been met
with by the water commissioner In
the matter of filling the town reser.
voir heretofore that the board has de-
cided to secure right Of way to the
canal, put in headgate for use of the
town only and pipe the water direct
from this headgate to the settling ba-
sin just completed. The right of
way will be sought on land belonging
to Mrs Alvord and lying between the
Trotter ditch and the Waugh dry land
ditch. 1t will be ten feet in width.
For the present, only ditch will be
made, but eventually tile will be laid
its entire length. The headgate has
been ordered and several feet of tile
are already on the ground for use at
the upper end of the ditch. When the
improvements are completed the res
ervoir may be filled at any time there
is water in the canal and in much less
time than with the present arrange.
ment,
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-23
Camping Guide

The joys of outdoor life In the Rocky
mountains are pictured and described
in new booklet entitled Camping 10
the Rockies" issued by the passenger
department OF the Denver & Rio
Graude railroad. The book contains
thirty three halftones Of picturesque
spots in the Rocky mountains and is
replete with information regarding
places to go, supplies to be taken, fish
ing tackle to be used, etc. Estimates
are given as to the cost Of outing tours
and considerable space is devoted to
camping conveniences, sites, supplies,
seasons aud suggestions.
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-23
AutoistS Be Careful

The New Era acknowledges pleas
ant call from John M. Morgan, who
is busy these days fencing his home
stead northwest OF town. The wagon
road has been crossing HIS land here
tofore and has only recently been
changed. Mr.. Morgan has hung warn
ing signs along the fence, but is aware
Of the danger OF machines from the
north collidinH with 1t after night and
believes that the public should be
warned of such danger. 1t is only a
question Of short time until all of
section 20 will be fenced and other
roads crossed making changes neces-
sary. From the Widick bridge travel
lers northward bound should take a
moderate speed after night.
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-23
DIAMOND DUST

Joe Amspaugh took a feather pillow
to the grandstand to sit on and expects
to use a hammock at the next game.
The gate receipts Sunday amounted
to s42.4O. A little better showing
than was made by the Rocky Ford
Consolidated Order OF Tightwads.
Judging by Sundays attendance, it
seems to US the grandstand is entirely
too small. 1t may answer, however,
when an admission fee is charged.
Apparently an attempt had been
made to strengthen the Booster bunch
when here Sunday by drafting recruits
from the Santa Fe Apprentices and
other clubs, but even that strategem
failed to bring home the bacon.
We wish to call the particular at
tention of Col. Fred Mason of the La
Junta Tribune to the outcome OF the
Ordway Booster game. For country
which is ian almost desert waste" as
our heavyweight friend is so fond of
calling Crowley county, we seem to
be doing pretty well as far as base
ball goes. While the Ordways are
not experts at ping-pong, tiddlede-
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-23
Optical Goods

l beg to announce to the public that
within a few days l will have com
pleted course OF study in the Need
les Institute of Optometry Of Kansas
City, Mo. Hence, knowing that l am
fully competent to do all kinds of re-
fractive work, l have added com
plete line of Optical Goods to my
stock. Have also bought for my use
two optical Instruments known as
Retroscopes and Opthalmoscopes,
which enables me to do the most exact
ing work in Optometry.
Respectfully yours,
M. A. RHODES.
Jeweler and Optician.
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-23
To the Public

l hereby beg to announce to the
public that the author OF the story
to the effect that l said William
Kropf laid awake nights scheming
how to skin somebody, told a barefaced
and unqualified lie. never have had
cause to even have such thoughts
enter my mind. have had dealings
with Mr.. Kropf during all my life in
Ordway and have always found him to
be absolutely square. The author of
this base lie had no other motive than
to create hard feelings which would
have a tendency to injure our business
relations, and l hereby announce the
source OF this rumor to be very small
indeed.
C., A, MILLER
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-23
Destroys Leaf Roller

Frank Bachelor OF South Canon
City has made discovery which prom.
ises to do much toward checking the
ravages OF the leaf roller pest In our
orchards. In its adult stage the leaf
roller is a moth and consequently is
attracted by any bright light. Mr.
Batchelor simply lighted two OF his
smudge pots, placed them In shallow
vessels OF water upon which was a
thin skim Of paraffine oil and left
them burn all night in his orchard.
In the morning over hundred moths
were found dead in TIE oily water
around the smudge pot. AS each fc-
male moth lays from 100 to $50 eggs,
Mr.. Bachelor figures that his little
experiment, which cost him less than
5 cents, was the means of destroying
over 10000 uf the future generation
OF this insect.
On account of the peculiar habits OF
the leaf roller, the ordinary sprays of
arsenate OF lead, ETC., which are so
deadly to the codling moth. have no
effect upon it. In the caterpillar
stage it simply rolls up In leaf. fas-
tens the edges together with its web
and stays inside its protection and de-
YOURS the green substance of the leaf.
Hence the only practicable way to
eradicate this pest is to destroy the
adult moth, wherein lies the value OF
Mr.. BatchelOr's discovery.
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-23
A Perfect Town

A perfect town is that in which you
see the farmers patronizing the home
merchants, the laborers spending the
money they earn with their own
tradesmen, and all animated by spir-
it that they will not purchase any ar
ticles abroad that they can get at
home, The spirit Of reciprocity be-
tween business men and merchants,
tradesmen and ]aborers, farmer and
manufacturer results every time in
making the town perfect one to do
business in.- Cameron (Mo.) Observer.
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-23
Let the Child Play

Let the wet days be always times OF
indoor activity. You cannot expect
q child, with Its overflowing energy,
to spend many hours In quiet occupa.
tions.
"Why can't you sit down and keep
still with b0ok?" mothers ask.
The child doesn't know why 1t can't,
though the explanation Is very sim.
pie one. A great deal OF exercise Is
ncedful for the proper development OF
growing limbs. and, II this exercise
cannot be secured by the daily walk.
1t must be gained In some other way.