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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29
LIES INTO PRISON.
James Nj. DOwdell Impersonates
DESERVING Infantryman.
Serves Two Months in Prison
Under False Name.
SEEKS GIRL COUSIN.
Looking for Ohio Man Who Dis
appeared at Same Time.
Hoping to Find Trace of Her,
He Pleads Falsely.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 29.-For
the love of a girl cousin, James NJ.
Dowdeu impersonated a deserter from
the army. He learned that he could
find no trace of her. Then the war
department learned of his case and
discharged him from prison.
Hungate, as he was known TO the
prison officials, formerly served in
Company E. Twenty-third infantry.
At the same time the real Grover u
Hungate was a member of that COM
pany. Hungate deserted. Later Dow
where he was honorably discharged on
surgeons certificate of disability, NO
vember 80, 1910. Going from there 10
Pueblo, Colo, he met Hungate VINO
was working with a grading gang.
Dowdell secured work with the same
company. He knew that Hungate was
a deserter but would not turn him up
Instead he secured Hungate's permls-
sion to impersonate him in order 70
gain entrance to the military prison at
Fort Leavenworth.
Breaks Into Prison.
This action on his part has no paral-
| lei. He went from Pueblo to Kansas
City, Mo-, and surrendered hlmsei 10
the first police officer he saw, statlne
that he was Hungate and that he was
a deserter from Company e, Twenty
third infantry. He was brought TO the
post January 20, 1911. by G. W.. Fos-
ter. who was paid $50 for appreheno-
ing him He was received by F1rs'
Lieutenant ]. S. Chambers, Thirteenth
| infantry, and confined in the posi-
guard house to await trial. He &C
| knowledged desertion, and kept the
secret of his real name-JameS DOW
dell-to himself On a false plea ne
| was tried for desertion, found guilty
and sentenced to two years conlne-
ment in the military prison; He was va
| transferred to the prison March 20
where he handled a pick and SnoVe
without complaint.
| Dowde ell was released from the mill
| tary prison by order of the secretary
| of war. He has been in LeaNenWortI
since his release and when questioned
as to why he broke into prison WneI
he had nothing to say, put nnaAy con
| sented to tell his story.
| He said that in 1903 an ACQUAINTANCE
| left Columbus, Ga, and that ABOUT Ih'
same time a girl cousin, whose mann
| he would not give, left that city anf
| has never been heard from since. III
| learned through the war department
| that the man was formerly membel
| of Company E, Sixth infantry, but mac
| been dishonorably dicharged and sen
| fenced to confinement in prison. n
| said that he wrote several letters re
! olIesting information about him bu
never received any reply. He though
nv seeing him he would learn of hi
| cousin. but he had completed his sen
tence some time ago. When asked L
| he intended to continue the search FOL
| his cousin. he answered in the mega
| five. saving that he was awaiting u
| hear from friends and then was golns
| to Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29
DIES ON LONELY TREE.
Tuscan, Unable to Return to His
Home, Kills Himself.

San Francisco, May 29.-When the
great fire crept up Telegraph Hill, it
left a dead tree with one naked limb
standing on the highest bit of ground
in San Francisco. Francisco Luigi
Capt. del Cabesa, pining for his native
land, hanged himself to the limb yes
terday with a red sash which he had
brought from Tuscany.
little produce boat from Half
Moon bay, came wheeling up through
the fog which lifted as she neared Fort
Point, and the skipper sighted the tree
through his glasses and discovered
Francisco hanging to the limb. The
harbor police were notified.
Andrea Giovanni,=a countryman of
Francisco's, said the man was despond-
ent because he could not go home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29
"wETs" FEAR WOMEN VOTE.
Governor Baldwin May Give 'EDrys''
Big Boost.

New Haven, Conn, May 2s.-Liquor in
terests throughout the state are much
perturbed over the possibility that the
legislature may pass the woman's munich
pal suffrage bill, which allows women to
vote the license question. The bill
has already passed the senate and only
awaits favorable action by the lower
branch to take 1t to Governor Baldwin
for his signature, and he, in his message,
favored woman suffrage In many of the
smaller towns. the license vote Is always
close and with the women voting no
license, the interests fear that a majority
of the towns now wet would vote dry.
Action on the bill may be taken this
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29
PREACHER BEATS WIFE.
Claims Occult Message That She
Would Prove Unfaithful.

Tacoma, Wash, May 29.-T- H. H.
Gardner, travelling preacher, attached
to no sect. beat his wife to death with
a club yesterday, q mile east of Kit
titas. and after attempting to drown
himself in an irrigation ditch, gave
himself up. Gardner told the officers
that he feared if he did not kill his
wife, she would become unfaithful TO
him through influence of his enemies.
He said he had received occult mes
sages to that effect.
Gardner is AZ years of age and his
wife was 81. He was educated in the
Maryland Theological seminary of the
Methodist church and preached for ten
years near Baltimore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29
POOL SELLERS GET MONEY.
Law Steps in When They Have $4,000
on Hand.

New Haven, Conn, May 2s.-Now that
the sellers of baseball pools here have
been let off with a fine. the holders in
this city of forty thousand or more pool
tickets for which something over SIC, 900
was paid, are wondering how they will
get their money back The police will not
permit of the paying of the prizes that
come due this week, and inasmuch as it
possession, there is very little chance of
civil actions being brought to recover the
cost of such tickets. A majority of the
ticket holders are boys and factory en-
ployees and the chances are that they will
lose their money while the pool sellers
will pocket large sums.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29
WELLS WILL MEET CROSS.
Abe AttelI VIII Box 10 Rounds With
Knockout Brown.

New York, May 2s.-Matt Wells, the
lightweight champion of England. will
have Leach Cross for his first oppon-
ent in this country. The two have been
matched for ten rounds at the Madison
Square A. c. F'ridaya night. The weight
agreed upon is 1876 pounds at 8 o'clock.
Wells is already training for the fight
at Chester, Pa.
Abe Attell has decided to box ten
rounds with Knockout Brown before
the National Sporting club on June 8.
The weight will be 1873 pounds ring
size.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29
ONE BULLET; TWO WOUNDED.
BOYS Random Shot VIII Probably
Cause One Death.

Troy. N Y, May 29--Ture Lund-
strurn and his fiancee, Miss Betty Lar
sen, were accidentally shot by a single
bullet last night while they were sit
ting under a tree at Snyder lake near
here. The shooting was done by IL
year-old boy who was returning from
. vvoodchuck hunt. He had one bull
let left in his gun and he fired it at
random.
Both his victims were wounded in
the head The young woman will pro-
bably die, but Lundstrum will recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29
Hotel Robber Back to PEN.

Tacoma, Wash, May 29.-Harry
Hunter, whose real name is said to be
Harry Saunders, was taken from Ia
coma last night by Assistant State
Parole Agent Knickerbocker, of st.
Paul, Mimi, and is now on his way to
the Saltwater penitentiary in that
state, parole from which he is alleged
to have broken. He was convicted of
hotel robberies in ST. Paul and has two
years of his sentence to serve.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29
ROYAL Arch Masons, Attention.

Special convocation of Topeka Chap
ter No. tomorrow Tuesday, evening
at o'clock Work in the Royal Arch
degree. A full attendance is requested.
BY order of
PETER COUTURE, High Priest.
HARRY F. WHITE, Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29
Press Operator Is Dead.

Ocala, Fla, May ga. H. Englee, a
telegraph operator, was found dead in a
local hotel Sunday. Englee came here
from New York some time ago for his
health. He was an employee of the As
ISOLATED Press in New York and suffered
a nervous breakdown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29
Revv. Charles Ogden Dies.

Portland, Maine, May 29.-The Rev.
Charles T. Ogden, honorary canon of st.
Luke's Episcopal cathedral and father of
Professors Henry N. Ogden of Cornell,
and Philip Ogden of the University of
Cincinnati, is dead at his home here. He
was II years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29
In MernoriaIn.

In loving remembrance of Our darling
mother, Dora Brizendine. who died two
years ago today, May 20. 1909:
Mother is gone, but not forgotten;
Never shall her memory fade;
Sweetest thoughts shall ever linger
Round the spot where she is laid.
Her Children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29

Items for the East Topeka column may
be telephoned to Ind. phone l75Ll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29

Mrs. Pauline Wright Of Oakland, Cal,
who is here visiting her daughter, Mrs.
R. V. Whitaker of S34 Jefferson street,
has gone to Kansas City to spend
few days with friends.
Mrs. Loren Cox, of Kansas City, Wis
tied Mr.. nd Mrs. c.. o. Hawkins of 234
Chandler street, Saturday and Sun
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-02-14
SYNOPSIS.

Congressman Heman Atkins wants to
buy Cy Whittaker's place. Cy unexpect-
edly returns to his boyhood home
Every one In Bayport venerates ana
fears Atkins except Cy. ATKINS opposes
the selection Of Miss Phoebe Dawes as
teacher.
Cy champions Phoebe Dawes against
Atkins. and she is elected teacher. Cy
engages Mrs Beasley as housekeeper.
CIV discharges Mrs. Beasley. Emily
Richards Thomas, aged eight, arrives at
Cy's place.
She is an orphan and has come to live
with him, although he did not invite her
to do SO.
Cy is furious, but he grows fond of her
and keeps her. He nicknames her "Bos'n. :"
and she learns to love him.
MISS phoebe Dawes and Captain Cy save
Emily from an ugly COW. The captain
Rdmires the teacher.
Captain Cy, to help Phoebe. decides to
run as a candidate for membership on
the school committees
captain Cy invites Congressman Atklns
to Emily's birthday party, and the law
maker decides to accept.
Congressman Atkins gets a severe shock
when he learns the last name and Identity
of the girl Emily A mysterious stranger
arrives at Cy Whittaker's place.
The stranger attacks Miss Phoebe, and
Captain Cy rescues her after scene of
considerable violence.
A tempestuous town meeting occurs.
Congressman Atkins makes the mysteri-
Gus stranger his friend. The latter turns
out to be a drunkard, one Thomas who
is the father of little Emily. Captain Cy
is defeated for school commissioner
A fight occurs between Captain Cy and
Thomas. Legal troubles arise over Cap
te'n f'X,s guardianship of Emily.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-02-14
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coming out and declaring for Mr..
Snow, but he didn't. And then all at
once he takes this astonishing stand.
Captain Whitaker, Mr.. Tidditt says
that the night of Emily's birthday par
ty you and he told who she was by &C.
cident and that Mr.. Atkins seemed
very much surprised and upset. Is
that so?''
Captain Cy laughed
His lemonade was upset. That's
all l noticed special Oh, yes! And
he lost his hat off goin' home. But
what of it? What are you drivin' at
now?"
81 was wondering Tiff it could be
that for some reason Mr. Atkins had a
spite against Emily or her people or If
he had any reason to fear her.
Fear! Fear Bos'n? Oh. my. that's
funny! You've been readin' novels.
I'm afraid. teacher. though didn't
suspect it of you"
He laughed heartily. Miss Dawes
smiled, too, but she still persisted
"Well," she said, II don't know Per
haps 1t is because I'm woman and
politics doesn't mean as much to me as
to you men. but to me political reasons
don't seem strong enough to account
for such actions as those of Mr. At
kins. Emily's mother was Thayer,
wasn't she? And the Thayers once
lived In Orham | wish we could find
out more about them while they lived
there"
Asaph Tidditt pulled his beard
thoughtfully.
WELL" he observed, II was kind of
callatin' to go to Orham next week on
little visit Seth Wingate over there
-Barzilla Wingate's cousin, Whit-is
sort of relation of mine. Seth's been
Orham town clerk about as long as
I've been the Bayport one, and he's
lived there all his life What he don't
know about Orham folks amt wuth
KNOWN. If you say so I'll pump him
about the Thayers and the Richards"
So it was settled that Mr.. Wingate
should be subjected to the pumping"
process when Asaph visited him. He
departed for this visit the following
week and remained away for ten days.
Meanwhile several things happened in
Bayport.
One of these things was the farewell
of the Hon. Heman Atkins. Congress
was to open at Washington, and the
honorable needed the call Of duty.
Alicia and the housekeeper went with
him, and the big house was closed for
the winter.
And on the day following Mr.. Thorn
as, the prodigal father, also left town.
A position in Boston had been offered
him, he said. and he felt that he, must
accept 1t.
position offered him! Um-ya-as!"
quoth Dimick, the cynical, in converse
ton with Captain Cy. Inspector Of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-02-14

He threw himself :nfo chair. The
lawyer clapped him on the shoulder
There. there, captain" he said.
Don't bust yet awhile. Don't give
up the ship. If we lose in one court
we can appeal to another. and so on
up the line And meantime We'll do
little investigating of friend Thomas
career since he left Concord. I've
written to legal acquaintance of
mine in Butte, giving him the facts
as we know them and description
of Thomas. He will try to find out
what the fellow did in his years out
west It's our best chance, as told
you Keep your pluck up and wait
and see."
The captain repeated this CONVEX
sation to the board of strategy when
he returned to Bayport. Miss Dawes
had walked home from school with
Bos'n and had stopped at the house
to hear the report. She listened. but
1t was evident that something else
was on her mind
Captain Whitaker" she asked, has
1t ever struck you as queer that Mr..
Atkins should take such an interest in
this matter? He is giving time and
counsel and money to help this man
Thomas, who is perfect stranger to
him. Why does he do itY'
Captain Cy smiled
'WhyY he repeated. why, to down
me, of course. l was gettin' too ever
lastin' prominent in politics to suit
him. I'd got you in as teacher. and /
had Lonzo Snow as good as licked fol
| school committee. Goodness knows
what | might have run for next, cord
! in to HemanS reasonin', and l simply
had to be smashed 1t worked al
right. Pm so unhealthy now in the
sight of most folks in this town that
| cal'late they go home and sulphur
smoke their clothes after they NEE
me, SOS not to catch my wickedness."
But the teacher shook her head.
"That doesn't seem reason enough tt
me" she declared. Just see wha
Mr.. Atkins has done He never open
ly advocated anything in town meet
ing before You said so yourself
Even when he must have realized tina
you had the votes for committeeman
he kept still. He might have takel
many of them from you by simp'.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-02-14

Mrs. Beasley's mind that she was not
a peddler. She tried to add a word of
further explanation, but it was effort
wasted.
"'Tain't no user' snapped Debby.
81 can't hear you, you speak so faint.
Wait till l get my horn. It's in the
settin room"
Phoebe's wonder as to what the
"horn" might be was relieved by the
widows appearance moment later
with the biggest ear trumpet her caller
had ever seen.
'There, nowr' she said, adjusting
the instrument and thrusting the bell
shaped end under the teachers nose
''Talk into that. If you amt a peddler,
what be you-sewin' machine agent?'
Phoebe explained that she had come
some distance on purpose to see Mrs.
Beasley. She was interested in the
Thayers, who used to live in Orham,
particularly in Mr.. John Thayer, who
died in 1854. She had been told that
Debby formerly lived with the Thay-
ers and could no doubt remember a
great deal about them.
Mrs. Beasley, her hearing now with
in forty-five degrees of the normal,
grew interested She ushered her Wis
itor into the adjoining room and prof
fered her chair.
"What you so interested in the
Thayers forr' inquired Debby. Zone
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-02-14


band tomorrow. | want him all day,
too, because I'm thinking of driving
over to Trumet, and l need a coach
man. You'll go, won't you, Mr.. Bangs?
Bailey, who had been considering the
advisability of asking for second cup
of tea, frightened up and looked
pleased.
"Why, yes" he answered, "I'll co.
Mrs Trip ventured limited ques
ton concerning the teachers errand
at Trumet. The reply being noncom-
initial, the widow cheerfully prophe-
sled that she guessed twas going to
rain or snow next day. Its about
time for the line storm" she added
But 1t did not storm, although a
brisk cold gale was blowing when aft
er breakfast next morning the horse
and team" with Bailey in his Sunday
suit and overcoat and Miss Dawes on
the buggy seat beside him, turned out
of the boarding house yard and start
ed on the twelve mile journey to Tru-
met.
In Trumet Center, which is not much
of center, Miss Dawes alighted from
the buggy and entered a building
bearing a sign with the words Metro
politan Variety Store, Joshua Atwood,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-02-14

"How-Row DYE DO, MRS. BEAsLEY%
ent- But, considerin' that ! got this
horn from Mr.. Bangs, I'm willin' to let
bygones be past 1t helps my hearin'
a lot Them ear fixin's was good while
they lasted, but they got out of killer
quick | shan't bother Mr.. Bangs. If
he can square his own conscience I'm
satisfied"
Baileys conscience was not troubling
him greatly. and he seemed relieved.
Phoebe told of the damaged buggy.
"Humph"' grunted the widow. THE
horse didn't get bent, too, did hep
Mr. Bangs Indignantly declared that
the horse was all right
I'm hum, Well, then, l guess ]
can supply a carriage. My fust cousin
Ezra that died used to be doctor here,
and he give me his sulky when he got
a new one It's out in the barn. Go
fetch your horse and harness him in.
I'll be ready time the harnessins
done"
"You?" gasped the teacher. 'You
don't need to go, Mrs. Beasley.
wouldn't think of giving you that
trouble"
mo trouble at all. / wouldn't trust
nobody else with them trunks. And,
besides, l always do enjoy ridin'. You
could 60, too, Miss Dorcas, but the sui
ky seats too narrer for three. You
can set in the settin room till we get
back. 'Twon't take US long. Don't say
another word I'm agoin'." <'
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-02-14
CONTINUED
The Art of War.

The art Of war lies in calculating
odds very closely to begin with and
then in adding exactly, almost mathe-
matically. the factor Of chance.
Chance will always remain a sealed
mystery for ordinary minds.-Napo-
leon in '"Thp COrSican.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-02-14
CHAPTER XIV.

IA ri RS. BANGS" said the school
MI mistress as if it was the most
Ill casual thing in the world, 81
want TO borrow vOur his
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-02-14

"Drive-drive nothin'! The black
smiths out and won't be back for an
other hour. His boys there, but he's
a big enough lunkhead to try balm
out dory with a fork, and that buggy
axle is bent so it's simply got to be
fixed. I'd no more go home to Ketury
with that buggy as it's than I'd Oh,
my land of lover
The ejaculation was almost a groan.
There. at the corner, ear trumpet ad-
justed and spectacles glistening, stood
Debby Beasley. Bailey appeared to
wilt under her gaze as if the spectacles
were twin suns.
"How-how dye do, Mrs. Beasley"
faltered Mr.. Bangs II hope you're
smart"
EYES," she answered I'm pretty
toler'ble, thank you. What was the
matter, Mr.. Bangs? Why didn't you
come in? Do you usually make your
calls round the corner?"
The schoolmistress came to the res
cue
You mustn't blame Mr.. Bangs, Mrs.
Beasley," she explained HE wasn't
responsible for what happened at Cap
tain Whittaker's. He is the gentleman
who drove me over here. was going
to send him to Mrs. Atwood's for the
diary"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
An Acre on Broadway.

The news that the old Hoffman House
once the mecca of gaping tourists for its
paintings of unclothed ladies, is TO make
room for a business building causes no
surprise. We are used to that in New
York. Recently on Nassau street nine
teen-story building was RACED to make
way for a taller one.
What causes such vast economic waste
in tearing down costly buildings is the
scarcity value of land on Manhattan s
principal avenues. When W. Fl. Wander
bilt paid $4OOOO for the old greenhouse
site on which he erected the two houses
still standing on 9TH avenue he was
thought to have been liberal. but that was
only 5000 a front foot Land in that re-
gion was rising from 5000 foot some
years ago. and an inside plot has now
been sold for x21 2l2 front foot. or near
front with two corners on 9th avenue at
that point should be worth slO0oO.vU an
acre.
Even this is no record" for Mania ttan
property. A part of the Flatiron building
site brought nearly S11000,OO0 an acre
some years ago. Key" plots and other
desirable bits downtown have sold at the
rate of S24, 100000 and even $2S,0O.OCO an
acre Land at the corner of Wall street
and William was assessed some years ago
a S1O,SSDOOO an acre. presumably below
value. The former owner of No. l Wall
street used to say he would sell his tiny
OTuS store III "oulu cover It's
site with gold coins. I'm do it," offered
a broker who had done some figuring.
''Ah. but you must set them edgewlse.
said the doctor. and the actual purchaser
pretty nearly did il later.
During the past week IL was said that a
small building on Broadway at 34th street
had sold at the rate of almost SIS, 900, OU
an acre. This is denied. but the exagger-
alton OF the value was not great An
acre almost anywhere on Broadway is
a profitable farm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
An Era Of Paper.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1t is interesting to learn that as the
material for making paper grows scarcer
the uses to which paper can be put be-
come more numerous.
In Chicago they have found n way to
make paper garments. These are rapidly
coming into use in hospitals. They are
bark OF the paper mulberry tree.
Another comparatively new form Of pa
per fabrics is the paper bag for cooking.
and this has rapidly developed an inn
portant line of trade There are factories
for paper bottles and paper grain bags in
Philadelphia. and in one OF the New
England cities an ingenious person
manufactures paper cigars Paper horse
shoes have been on the market for some
time. and paper tires are promised. Over
in Germany an ingenious inventor has
made reinforced paper that can be
used in constructing houses and ships and
automobiles. and even in paving streets
Possibly one of these extremely clever
inventors may in time invent q substitute
for paper itself that will promptly quiet
the increasing alarm over a growing
scarcity. Otherwise 1T will be impossible
to maintain that the new paper products
are to be preferred on the score of
economy. and if the supply of material
continues to grow less and less and the
earth becomes entirely denuded of its
forests these ingenious articles may be
regarded only as Injuries and curiosities.
Human endeavor and human efficiency
must be relied upon to meet and con-
quer this emergency.