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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15
UNANIMOUS VOTE
California General Assembly
Passes Primary Bill.
Provides for State Wide Ballot
on Presidential Preference.

Sacramento, Dec. ia presidential
preference primary bill providing for
the election of 26 presidential electors
at large by a state wide vote. passed
the assembly today by a vote of 73 to o.
The bill provides for the placing of the
names of candidates on the ballots in
groups, a one per cent petition being
required in each congressional district
to place a name on the ballot. Each
candidate must have the endorsement
of his party campaign committee.
At the top of each group column is
the name of the presidential candidate
favored by the group below This
method was adopted to avoid the pos-
sibility of a split delegation being sent
to the electoral college.
Individual candidates may appear on
the ballot, and there is also a mo
preferences" column.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15
THEY SHOW TAFT
Investigating Board illustrates De-
struction of the Maine.

Washington, Dec 15.-President Taft
and his cabinet were given a demon
stration of how the battleship Maine
was blown up in Havana harbor. Rear
Admiral Vreeland and Chief Construc-
tor Watt of the navy, both members
of the Maine investigating board,
staged the show.
A model of the Maine, constructed
in Havana, and brought here, was
placed on the mahogany table and Mr..
Taft ana his advisers watched close
ly while the two naval officers explain
ed.
First the Maine was shown riding
at anchor in Havana harbor.
string or two and the model battleship
was ruin in exact representation of
the Maine as she lay on the bottom
after the explosion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15
WOMAN ROUTS BURGLARS
Knocks Down Two of Them With an
Indian Club.

San Francisco, Dec. 15.-The police
are searching today for two robbers
with badly bruised heads, and Mrs. w.
Holder II years old, is receiving the
concentrations of friends for her
courage in routing the burglars with a
heavy Indian club.
Alone in her cottage Mrs. Holder sud-
denly was confronted by a masked
man with a revolver On the pretense
of fetching her purse. she picked up
an Indian club and felled the robber
with two we'll placed blows. Stepping
over his body, she ran out the front
door only to encounter the burglars 8
companion hiding in her little garden.
Again she wung the club, telling burg
lar No. 2 and sped on the house of
her son-in-law nearby. The police were
notified. but when they arrived the
burglars had vanished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15
TO KANSANS.

This is the first and only newspaper
IN America printing n page I'm colors.
red. blue and black. daily.
Trial order 100 DAYS S1.OO.
This color feature. a page every dav
In red. blue and black. was started IN
the state journal November 3. and has
been kept up every day since and will
he continued FOR at least one hundr-~T
DAYS longer The feature ~ very s.x-
pensive and may be regarded as stfIr
in the experimental stage. Some idea
OF its cost may be gathered when N A.
known that the red and blue ink alone
costs about six dollars each day.
Copies on sale by newsboys and at
nearly all news stands in Kansas
S1.OO pays for 100 days we offer TO
send il. penny a day, to your friend
including a page in color every day.
Why IS this not a good Christmas
present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15

that when they were sworn they de-
c1ared that they could try this case
as fairly against two women as against
two men. He urged them not to con-
slider Stoles' character. he pleaded
with the jury to forget sympathy and
consider only the arguments of self
defense. Speaking of the relations be-
tween Stokes and Miss Graham he said
scornfully:
And they have the hardihood to
call that love. It's not love. It's lust
on the part of Stokes and lucre on the
part of Lillian Graham"
Mr.. Buckner did not spare Stokes.
He referred to the sick millionaire as
a ''cool calculating rogue who always
had been strong and was cautious.
Miss Graham covered her face with
her hands and the tears trickled be-
tween her gloved fingers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15
ANTI-DRUG CRUSADE
California Board OF Pharmacy Has
Secured 13O Convictions.

San Francisco, Dec. 15.-California's
state board of pharmacy is bringing
to a successful conclusion one OF the
most far reaching anti-vice crusadea
ever attempted in the state-the
stamping out Of the sale and use OF
opium. morphine and cocaine. With
pleas Of guilty entered in police court
today by three physicians. one drug
gist and two peddlers. a total OF 4 80
persons have been convicted in San
Francisco alone to date. A large per-
centage of these are physicians. many
of them prominent in their profession.
Several leading pharmacists of the
city have been caught IN the snares
laid by the state board.
The fight on the drug traffic was be-
gun with a raid on Chinatown No
vember /. Seventy Chinese pleaded
guilty and were subjected to fines.
Since then sixty-five whites-physi-
clans. druggists and drug peddlers-
have been arrested. and all have been
convicted. More than 500 in fines
has been collected in the police courts.
When the raid was conducted on
Chinatown the evidence had been so
carefully worked UP that the police
were given maps showing the exits OF
every place raided.
Statistics prepared in the state show
that about so per cent of the habitual
criminals and 40 per cent OF the In
sane are addicted to drugs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15
KIMMEL WILL DIE
Paralysis Follows Injury of Niles Man
of Mystery.

Marion, Ind. Dec 15.-''George A. KIM
mel'' the Niles man of mystery in the in
surance case who was injured in c. &
Ind, last night, developed paralysis of the
legs today and is not expected to recover.
.Kimmel" suffered two broken ribs and
an injury to the spine.
Charles b. Baney, a travelling salesman
of St. Henry. Ohio. also was severely in
jured. and 20 other passengers were hurt
The wreck was caused by the breaking
of a flange of a wheel on the tender.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15
CHILDREN ARE DEFECTIVE
only SO Per Cent in Boston Normal,
Says Physician

Boston. Dec. 15.-Only about 36 per
cent of Boston school children are
physically normal, according to a re-
port by DR.. William ]. Gallivan of the
board of health
OF the 100000 children in the pub
lie schools. physicians during the past
three months have made careful exam
nations of 43 900. It was found that
%. 600 of these were defective"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15
Weather Is CIoudy.

It is cloudy today. but pleasant. The
local outlook is threatening says the
weather man. but the forecast never
theless, is: Generally fair tonight and
Saturday; not much change in tempera-
ture.' The temperature thus far this
month has averaged degrees above nor
NAL. The wind is blowing but 2 miles an
hour from the north.
Following the hourly thermometer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15
Three Commanding Officers Are
Warned by Letters.
Came Regularly and Guard at
Fort Riley Was Doubled.
ORDERED TO SHOOT.
Sentries Fire at Suspicious
PrOWIers Near Post.
Plot Involved Plan to Destroy
All Buildings.

Junction City. Dec. 15.-That three
commanding officers at Fort Riley
have been receiving threatening let
ters ever since last March. following
the first fire at the fort, became known
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15

Chicago. Dec. 15.=Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
Saturday. not much change in tenn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15

Ccontinued on Page Two.l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
QUARANTINES NEW YORK
Boston Takes Precautionary
Measures by Land and Sea.
IBy Telegr aph TO The Tribune

ANNs'apl 10 Ire lIlDuhe
boston, July 1.-THE cholera epidemic
IN New York has caused the Boston
health authorities 10 draw a close Gordon
ABOUT the city, which they hope will
ward off the disease.
Dr Samuel II. Durgin. chairman of
the boston Board Of Health. sent in
spectors to-day to watch all incoming
trains from New York at the South Sta
Ton. Any one coming here from New
York who is under the least suspicion
OF having been in touch with the cholera
victims in that city will he taken in
charge by the authorities and held here
at the quarantine station for ten days.
Not only will all traffic by land he
carefully watched, but the city of Boston
Will carefully back up the government
agents in seeing that no contagion
reaches this port by boat City officials
VIII. for few days. at least, greet in
coming steamers and coastwise boats
from New York side by side with the
port officials
Although reports from New York seem
TO show that the officials In that city
have the situation well in hand. the Bos-
ton authorities are taking no chances.
The most important feature of Bos-
tons guard against the cholera is be-
lieved TO be the inspection Of trains from
New York. Although this close watch
may cause inconvenience to a few trav-
ellers, Boston health officials said it would
fully justify itself in practically guar
anteeing this city against the plague.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
PIRATE MOTOR
BOAT OFF CORONA, l.. |.
Detectives and Members OF Boat
Club Get Two Prisoners and
Some Stolen Goods.
KEPT ALL NIGHT VIGIL
Property Found on Nameless
Craft Is Identified, and Court
Holds Young Men for
Grand Larceny.
KEPT ALL NIGHT VIGIL

Efforts 10 exterminate the gang OF
Sound pirates who have been looting
yachts and motor boats since the open
ing Of the season are being made by the
members Of the Seawanahaka Boat
Club. whose house Is on Flushing Bay,
off Corona, Long Island. The first round
up was made yesterday, when two men,
who said they were John Gerber, twen-
ty-ive years old, and Henry Bennett,
twenty-one years old, Of No. 1914 Park
street, Corona. were held in $500 bail
each by Magistrate Fitch In the Long
Island police court. on a charge OF grand
larceny.
They We're charged with having
stripped the 26-foot motor boat George
owned by Anthony Novcy. of No 1O1
Lincoln street, Corona. secretary of the
club.
Saturday Mr.. Novey started for a sail
on the Sound with party of friends
and soon found that his craft had been
visited by thieves. who had carried away
everything movable OF any value.
Suspicion pointed to nameless
motor boat anchored some distance
away. Detectives Killane and Fordham
joined the club members in hunt for
the pirates. With powerful marine
glasses the detectives, Mr.. Novey and
Frederick w Turnbull, Marc Violet and
Frederick w. Teeves took up points Of
vantage in boats and along shore. and all
Saturday night and part of Sunday they
kept watch on the boat under suspicion
They were rewarded by seeing two men.
who afterward proved TO be Gerber and
Bennett, first placing something heavy.
which was recognized through the
glasses as part OF an engine. in a row.
boat. and then pull off to their motor
boat and Chamber aboard. Then a num-
ber Of other rowboats with the watchers
aboard shot out from different points.
and the men were caught with the
goods"
More than 500 worth OF equipment
was found aboard the boat. every arti-
Gle Of which was later identified as
stolen property, the police said. In try
ing to explain the fact Of this property
being in their possession Gerber and
Bennett said they bought il for 50.
They were unable to give bail and
were sent TO the Queens County jail TO
await examination tomorrow.
William A. Lee. commodore of the
club and a wealthy resident Of Corona,
IN, nj,
down the thieves who have been making
motor boat yachting anything but a
pleasant pastime.
In addition to stealing portable parts
Of the machinery, the thieves have done
a good business tapping the gasolene
tanks aboard the boats. and leaving the
unsuspecting yachtsmen without fuel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
CLERK LOCKED IN VAULT
Jersey City Man Spends Three
Anxious Hours.

John Tully. a clerk in the Tax Collectors $
office in Jersey city, was prisoner III
the office vault where the records are
kent for three hours yesterday. He was
Working intently in the vault at y
o'clock. the closing hour. and dld not
notice the door was shut and the COM
bination lock turned on When ne uis-
covered he was locked in he thought =
was merely a Joke of his fellow CLERKS
and waited q long time
Then he became impatient ana
nounded IN vain on the door. the vault
tas barred window. He took up his
nosition at the window and com
his imprisonment 10 some
citizens. Only two of the at'acheS
know the combination and they were
finally found. and Tully was re'eaSe"
at I o'clock last night having p'''
locked in three hours.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
SCIENTISTS WILL TRY
TO X-RAY MANS SOUL
Search for the "Human Aura"
To Be Conducted by
Phi|adeIphianS.
ARE SKEPTICAL OF SUCCESS
If, However, the Soul Is Pict-
ured an Effort Will Be Made
to See the Aura" as 1t
Leaves a Dying Man.
ARE SKEPTICAL OF SUCCESS
by Telegraph 70 The Tribune !

Philadelphia, July 11.-H. Clyde Shook
R6ntgen ray expert, and Or. Arthur
W. Goodspeed head of the department
OF physics at the University of Pennsyl-
vania. have cabled TO London for n
minute screen, the invention through
which English scientists claim 10 have
obtained a glimpse of mans soul.
The factory began turning out the
remainder of the necessary X-ray ap-
plances for the wonderful search to-day.
and within the coming week one Of the
freshmen of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania will be before the X-ray while a
number Of the leading scientists Of
Philadelphia search his anatomy for the
human aura"
The attempt will meet with inter
national approval. as Philadelphia IS
accredited with being the leading city
in the production of results with tn2
X-ray. There are more X-ray special
the world.
DR.. Shook, when seen to-day regard
ing the proposed attempt laughed, ani
remarked rather sarcasticslly:
I'VE fear that DR. O'Donnell, of Chi
cago. who claims he has seen the soul.
has been fooling himself. Still we VIII
withhold our judgment until after we
have made a faithful investigation, FOR
we can secure instruments in Philadel-
phia which are not produced elsewhere
II Is with an unbelieving attitude that
the local scientists Will begin their work
Both Of the mon directly interested and
other scientists who will assist are of
the opinion that Some ray of light, some
scientific phenomenon or some slight
unheard OF physical attribute Of the
human body has been detected and taken
for the soul.
When the apparatus for the expert
ment has been prepared DIR. Goodspeed
and Mr. Shook will shut themselves up
IN one of the laboratories Of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania with a human
subject and begin the work and continue
with It until they have proven the truth
or falsity of tho statement that the
aura" can actually be seen. If they
succeed in seeing that which the Eng
lishmen and DR.. O'Donnell declare they
saw then the experiment will be pushed
60 a determination, which will settle for
the present scientific question of great
weight.
The second stage Of the experiment
will be an attempt to see the soul as II
leaves the body of dying person. This
is claimed to be the time when it is most
visible. as it becomes completely sep
arated from the physical parts of the
InlV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
POOR MAN SELLS HIS BLOOD
Submits to TRANSMISSION in Vain
Effort to Save Dying Man.
TRy Telegraph 70 The Tribune

NY 4siNETdpn 10 Inc lrlDuHc-
Pittsburg, July 1.-THE TRANSMISSION
Of blood from the veins Of healthy
man failed to save the life of Martin
Wallace. a prominent resident Of Mill
vale, a Pittsburg suburb. Mr.. Wallace
had been suffering from anemia for
many years. and a few weeks ago heroic
measures were adopted IN an effort TO
save his life. His daughters, having
read of cures through TRANSMISSION Of
blood inserted an advertisement IN
offering $40 to any man who
would make the sacrifice.
A poor man in excellent health an
swered the advertisement and submitted
TO the operation. II proved highly sue
cessful so far as he was concerned pu'
the TRANSMISSION helped Mr. Wallace put
little. He died in a hospital yesterday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
INVENTORS LIFE WORK VAIN
snent 55 Years Trying to Solve
Perpetual Motion Problem
TBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune J

,o,.i,,ore Julv 11.-Andrew Gernand.
eighty-eight years old VINO nau SpeI''
oftv-fve years Of his life in trying to
solve the problem of perpetual NOTION
died here to-day. He practically devoted
his life and the means at his disposal 70
the task.
Gernand was an inventive genius lie
could have made fortunes on pract'ca'
inventions. He gave one of his sons
Henry Gernand Of Avelon' H. sus-
oost,on for a labor saving corn reaper
er which his son made Sl,WoO~ or
Ta his other son, Charles Gernand. ot
C.,,oogo co he gave the invention OF
corn sheller, and this son also reapeu I"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
FALLS TO SIDEWALK; KILLED
Man Waving Greeting to Friends
Fractures His Skull.

James Mcdowell. Of No. 33 Old Broad
way. was standing at the corner OF both
street and Broadway yesterday afternoon
hen an ice wagon driven 10y two of his
friends. r. J. Sullivan. Of No. 500 West
l33d street and James O'Rourke, OF lSOth
street and Twelfth avenue. passed by. Me
DowelI had an empty sack in his hands.
and as his friends passed he called 10 them
and waved the sack around his head.
lie was. perhaps somewhat more yigor-
o,s than was necessary In his salutation Of
his friends. for he lost his balance and fell
backward. striking his head on the pave
ment sullivan and O'Rourke stopped their
team and went TO his side, and Patrolman
Lynch called an ambulance from the j.
Hood Wright Hospital When IL arrived
Mcdowell was dead. his skull having been
fractured by the fall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
QUIT FIANCE FOR NEW HAT
Girl Elopes in Storm, but Is Cap
tured Before Reaching Parson' s.

fBy Telegraph 10 lhe IflOuhf.
winchester, Va. July lr-Spurnlns
the attentions OF many ardent admirers
Miss Mary Goodc. daughter of John
Goode. of Capon Springs, West virginia
braycd a terrific storm early TINS morn
ing 10 elope with Turner Lockhart' put
lust as they were about TO board
train for Hagerstown. Md, they were
arrested by a policeman who had been
notified by the girls father to stop the
couple.
Lockhart and Miss Goode had driven
twenty-nve miles over rugged mountain
roads through the storm. ana Wouih
have lost their way but for flashes OF
lightning to guide them. The girl con-
sented 10 return home after her rather
had promised to buy her handsome
new hat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
GATES SLOWLY RALLYlNG
PHYSICIANS Say Confident Hopes
Now Are Justified.

paris. July 1.-THE Announcement
as ,oado at midnight that John W.
ra,os ras doing fairly well and that NJ
fa,pilv had great hopes for his recovery
,rho nationt slowly gained strength dur
ing the day. o...a
After a second visit to-day Dr. eros
a,.id that Mr.. Gates continued improNlhS'
"a that while it probably would be
some days before the physicians cou'u
COZ, that he was out Of danger, the con-
di,,on Of the patient justified confident
HoP -. pierre Tissier, heart specialist,
,,;no1 .he fnancier to-day ana sald
.iHat ne had a good heart. one when ne
.'Id[ ,la,arnd vas sufficiently strong TO stahd
,oa heavy strain placed upon H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
sWIMs AROUND NoRWALK LIGHT
Daughter of David Bispham First
Woman to Accomplish Feat

south Norwalk. Conn, July IL Miss
coma RIspham. the siNteenyea Old
daughter OF David Bispham, performed a
suimmiug stunt" to-day which thrilled
the Tokeueke colony. Accompanied by
Parish watson, she swan around the Nor
walk Light. nearly two miles out IN Long
Island Sound, and back to Tokenekc.
Nlt Only is It the first time that any
woman has accomplished this feat but il
vas doubly hazardous In that she had to
d.fy strong east wind and the treacher-
o,,s Sound tides. which We're unusually
strong Hundreds Of residents were gath
cred upon the beach when she aud Watson
OuishcG their swim.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
THIRTEENTH CHILD ARRIVES
Father Announces He Will Send news
70 Colonel Roosevelt
IR, reiegraph to The TTlb0n'

,bo thirteenth child appeared az '"'
uo~, ~ Mr.. and Mrs. william t.. i4'r-
~ ~ to-day Mr.. Pierpont anhou',"H VI,
pom ,er ts lucky and no will notify Co'''F,
l,u,,.g r,aoae,,lt. who he thinks. VIII DC i'''f''
at ne ts Piepont children SS,cen hsSS ST yc3ri
~ ,be Pierpont home IN seyenSb Gyangbt"r iorn
a. and al came Eo,a ,"sT sssTr.idned en@ 6Srba GouI1
pgerBOut.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18

Low Rates 70 Cincinnati. Louisville. St.
nujs and West via Ches. and Ohio. Tick
ets az 3rtt and Broadway; also all Penna.
T Il. Ticket O.hceS -Adyt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18

Best Trains TO the Colorado ROCKIES
lesve Chicago and St Louis morning and
evening. Via Rock Island Lines. Rocky
Mountain Limited 'Mountaneer" and
"c'oiorado Flyer Tickets. iol Broadway.
-Adyt,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
ol.r Volunteers Information.

District Attorney Whitman said the
conference between Mr.. O!er ani MN
seIf had been entirely genial. he said
AZ oler had offered voluntarily 10
,,.oeent all the books. records ana
,.,,,ors showing the business of his com
in court whenever they were
,,.an,od He also said n, would order
or,. Of his employees desired by the DIS
,rict Attorney TO come To court "ithout
eubpTna and testify truthtuliy as TO d"
,ha,. rrow. This generous offer of a5-
-..,,,co had been accepted, 1t was sal1'
although it was added that II was Su-
,ereuous. as all the persons ana reco'uS
,os,rod could he subppnaed whenever
,bcv were wanted any way
forecast OF the investigation WIZ"
III, tooin to-day. was made ny Mr.
u,,,.,.,,a, yesterday. He Kill have IN his
hands all of the names OF the ''Nes''-
eo,ors sent out by the police 10 eaten
tho trusts at thcir work. ana the perSon"
,he,. questioned. as well as inc ah'ud' '''
10 willing to swear 10 evildoing OH
81 tho KnickerboCker company.
,sr,ation TO be presented to thc
,,ag,s,rate will be a voluminous docn.
.,an, no said. going into the history oi
,ho Too trade. II will contain RESUME
-, March. 1909, Of the activities "i
tho old Knickerbocker Ice Company ana
,ho consolidated Ice Company and their
aoodsition by the American Ice com
~ down to the final dissolution ot
.ha, combination as an unlawful mon
-. E., Nav Of tho present year.
rho charge in the present case VIII go
-, % say that on information and belief
3, is alleged that the Knickerbocker and
us subsidiary companies have conspired
g. maintain the old monopoly contrary
g. law and the decisions OF the courts
and in violation Of their own stipulations
voluntarily made by them In court at
tho time the former trust was dissolved.
II was said that evidence would be pre-
Continued yu second pnge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18

- fo"llni,.Es 6yinEs. II makes them d'no''N-
--.Adlt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
mo Place Like Home"

They were warned that II they entered
their house they could not leave 1t for
ten days. hut they finally decided there
WAS no place like home. and, after buy
ing some provisions. accepted the dismal
prospect.
Mills was not In the house. as he had
decided that he could not afford 20 be
out OF work for ten days.
lie came TO talk To his children from
the corner lie was not at home durinS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18

Continued on second page.