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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-13
Storm Cuts Swath Through
Three StateSi Missouri, Kan
SaS and Oklahoma Suffer
From Effects of Gale,
TWENTY REPORTED DEAD
WITH HUNDREDS HURT
Two Kansas Towns Practically
Wiped Off the Map Build
ingS Wrecked and Trees Up
rooted By Winds,

Twenty persons are reported dead
at least hundred injured, two towns
practically swept away, scores OF
buildings demolished and thousands OF
dollars worth of property damaged
as the resultof tornado that ragged
in Kansas and oklahoma today.
The torndo was accompanied by
rain hail and lightning. Many build
ings were struck by lightning and
burned. Western Missouri was visit
ed by a rain and hail storm, but this
section was not in the main path OF
the tornado.
Telegraph and telephone wires were
rendered useless in the worst stricken
sections, and it is probable that the
complete report of the death tell and
the property damage will prove great
er than they now appear.
The tornado levied it's greatest toll
of dead at Big Heart, Okla, where
six persons were killed, ten in
iured and almost every building in
the town wrecked Whiting, Kan,
was practically wiped off the map,
sixty buildings being blown down,
thirty people hurt, and Mrs. David
stone killed.
At Powhattan, Kan, woman and
a child were killed.
A high school building was
wrecked at Eskridge, Kan, a num-
ber OF houses damaged and from
fifteen to twenty persons injured. AT
Hiawatha, Kan, school house was
blown down. an S-year-old boy named
Pelton killed, and several buildings
struck by lightning. Several persons
are known to have been hurt at
Netawalea, Kan. A child was killed
at Manville. Kan.
The Kansas end of the tornado
started near Whitney and swept in
a southeasterly direction for a dis
lance of more than fifty miles.
1t is thought that many more
people We're killed and injured than
have been reported at this time. Tele-
phone and telegraph crews are work.
ing, now that the storm has abated,
to get their wires in shape.
1t is a big task as the storm left
only one telephone wire in operation
between Topeka and Kansas City,
and all telegraph wires between Kan
sas City and Oklahoma are lost.
In Kansas City the storm did little
damage. A few horses were killed by
lightning and some buildings struck.
The rain lasted about an hour and
was heavy Hail accompanied 1t.
Two more deaths were reported
from near Hiawatha late tonight
Geraldine Meisenheimer, 10 years
old, and small child of Otis Mallott
are the victims.
The Mcsenhemer girl sought ref
uge with thrae companions in a
country school house and the build
ing was wrecked soon afterward. The
dead girls companions were injured.
II is not known how the Mallot child
met its death.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-13
REBELS SURROUND
CANANEA IN
FORCE q
AQUA PRIETA ABANDONED
BY FEDERAL SOLDIERS
Mining Town Strongly Fortified
and Bloody Battle Is lnevita-
BILE in Event Of Assault By Be-
Sieging lnSurectoS.
my Morning journal Special Lsa..s Wire,

Aqua Prieta, Tex. April IL. via
Douglas Arz--The combined forces
of the rebels under Juan Cabral. An
tonic Garcia and Ricardo Romero
appeared suddenly before Cananea
today All communication was sus-
pended. No trains arrived in Naco
today.
The federal force Of l,l00 men. in
Guiding 200 cavalry. under command
OF Medina Barron and other leaders,
which won't out from Cananea a few
days ago, entered Arizpe TO find the
rebels gone
The city was abandoned and tho
federal troops hurried back to Cam
anea today.
The rebels suddenly appeared on
the Sonora river below Cananea and
last night they marched up the So
nora river.
All the federal troops are now in
Cananea. In the heart of the town
Is rising mesa, called Swanza hill
This has been fortified with high rock
walls. No person is permitted to APP
proach this mesa and II IL thought to
be mined one machine gun Is To-
Gated on the east mesa between the
largest two hotels; one on the south
mesa and another on the west slope
beyond the smaller. All command
the city, which has population OF
$1,000.
Late today the rebels retired to
Baeano Chi, south OF Cananea, This
probably means that no immediate
attempt will be made to capture tho
city.
Word was also received from the
south today that the insurrectos occu-
pied Cumpas Sunday without opposl-
tlon. 1t is understood that Monte
yuma Is at present threatened and
that federals are on their way to as
sist in defending the town.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-13
CONVICT MILLIONAIRE
RELEASED UNDER BOND

Seattle. Wash. April 12.-Clarence
Dayton Hlllman, the multi-milll 1naire
real estate dealer convicted qf uslrg
the mails to defraud and sentenced TO
serve two and half years in the
federal prison at Mcneil Island and
pay fine of 5000, filed bonds to-
day amounting to s2l5.0O0 to gain his
liberty pending an appeal. Although
the bond was approved by the court.
lIillman Is still In the county jail
where he Is serving twenty day sent
ence for contempt OF court on ths
charge of attempting 70 influence
prospective jurymen. The contempt
sentence will expire April 30.
A bill of exceptions upon which
the appeal will be based was filed by
IIillman's attorneys today.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-13
Young Rogers and Joe Virgins
Given Preliminary Hearing
and Remanded to Prison
Without Privilege of Bail,
EX-C0NVICT PLEADS
GUILTY OF BURGLARY
Uncle of Stolen Child viii Al
Iege Insanity as Defense, Isl
Belief Pleads Innocence
When Arraigned,


Especial Dispatch to the Morning JournaIl
Las Vegas, n. NJ. April l2.-Wil
Rogers and the ex-convict, Joe Wig
gins, who last night confessed TO the
kidnapping of little Waldo Rogers were
this morning arraigned before Justice
of the Peace r. r. Murray on the
charge of breaking and entering into
dwelling and stealing therefrom. The
little court room was crowded when
the prisoners were brought in. Rog-
ers was first arraigned He waived
preliminary hearing and entered
formal plea OF not guilty. Virgins
likewise waived examination and
pleaded guilty. The court remanded
the men to the penitentiary at Santa
Fe for safekeeping and to await the
action of the territorial grand jury.
There is no specific statute In New
Mexico for the punishment of kidnaps
ing, but District Attorney Ward is con-
fident that there is plenty OF law un-
der which the men may be punished
in the event that they are found guilty
by jury in the district court.
The prisoners We're taken to Santa
Fe on the Afternoon train and tonight
they are safely lodged in the penitentl-
ary. Neither made application to be
released on hail, but II is understood
that young Rogers viii make an APP
plication later when the excitement in
Las Vegas has somewhat subsidized.
Rogers and Virgins have not as yet
retained attorneys TO defend them
when their cases come to trial.
though II Is understood Rogers Will
at once seek legal advice and plans
to plead temporary insanity as de-
fanse
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-13
GOVERNOR MILLS PRAISES
WORK OF DETECTIVES

Santa Fe. N. M, April 12.-Gov-
ernor Mills returned at noon from
Las Vegas, bringing with him copies
of the confessions of both Virgins
and Rogers, The governor was en-
phatc in his praise of the clever work
of the mounted police. the county Of
ficials and all who had helped solve
the great kidnapping case. He particu-
larly mentioned the work of Captain
Fornoff and Mounted Policeman A. A.
Sena as being very clever, from re-
ports he had received.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-13
TAFT PLEASED WITH
ELECTION OF KENYON.

Washington, April 12.--The cleo
tlon of William S. Kenyon for United
States senator from Iowa was espe-
cially pleasing to President Taft, be-
cause of Mr.. Kenyon's official con-
nection with the administration and
his progressive attitude in matters in
which the president has been inter-
ested. The president commented to-
day on Mr.. Kenyons selection. He
said:
He will make an excellent senator
because of his splendid equipment for
the place. He Is a good lawyer and
a man of courage and high ideals"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-13
FIGHT FOR RELEASE
Of DR.. HYDE
Attorneys Now Hope to Win
Freedom for Convicted Phys
lcian Pending Re-Hearing Of
Case at Kansas City,
IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
Kansas CITY, April l2.--Attorneys
for Dr. p. Clarke Hyde. whose con-
viction on charge of numbering
Colonel Thomas II. Swope was re-
versed and remanded for new trial by
the supreme court Of Missouri Tues
day, viii begin a fight tomorrow to
have the physician released on bail.
Although the mandate from the
clerk of the supreme court has not
arrived here, Dr. Hyde's attorneys
will try to induce Prosecutor Virgil
Conkling TO agree to the physicians
release. Bail In the amount OF
s250,000 can be obtained If II is re-
quired. Whether Conkllng agrees TO
bail or not Dr. Hyde's representatives
will then ask Judge L.atshaw, who
presided at the trial, to admit the
prisoner TO bond.
Should the court refuse the bond
his attorneys will wait until the
mandate arrives and then make a
second attempt to obtain his release.
As the case now stands, II IL optional
With Judge Latshnw whether Dr.
Hyde must remain in Jail.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-13

building from over her head. She
was slightly hurt.
A telephone message from Hia-
watha says a school house was de-
stroyed there and an S-year-old boy
named Pelton killed. Two barns were
struck by lightning and destroyed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-13
ORCHARDS UPROOTED BY
HOWLING HURRICANE.

Shawnee, Okla, April IA high
wind wrecked several barns, uproot-
ed orchards and seriously damaged
the corn crop in section five miles
north of here tonight. The wind was
accompanied by hail and rain.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-13
FOUR KILLED BY GALE
AT MEEKER. OKLAHOMA.

Meeker. Okla. April 12. -four
rereons were killed in a tornado that
visited this city today. A score of
houses were wrecked. Many miles of
telephone and telegraph wires were
blown down. .
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-13
RELIEF TRAIN HURRIED
TO SCENE OF DESTRUCTION.

Avant, Okla, April IA special
relief train, carrying five physicians
and fifty other persons, left here to-
night for Big Heart The injured
will be taken to Tulsa.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-13
Woman Burned TO Death.

Sparks. New. April 12.--Mrs. Ala
madina Della Santa, 90 years of age,
was burned TO death this afternoon
while attempting to start fire with
kerosene.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-13
MEMBERSHIP OF HOUSE
COMMITTEES INCREASED

Washington. April 12.--Both the
republican and democratic committees
to arrange the committee assignments
for the present congress began busi-
ness In earnest today by holding sep
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-13
FEDERAIlS DELAY ATTACK
ON MEXICALI REBELS

Mexical, Mex, April 12.--one
hundred and fifty rebels went TO the
American line tonight to transport
their wounded TO calexico. Nine vic
Tins of the rebel bullets will be taken
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-13
RAILROAD STATION AND
CARS WRECKED ny WIND

st, Joseph. Mo-, April 1.-THE st.
Joseph & Grand Island depot and box
cars at Manvllle. Kan, were blown
over by tornado this afternoon. A
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
THINKS WOMEN WOULD HELF
Chancellor Strong Bitterly AssaiIec
the Kansas Legislature for Failure
to Care for Schools.

Lawrence, Kan.-Chancellor Franz
Strong bitterly assailed the action oil
the Kansas legislature here in short
talk following the address of Sylvia
Pankhurst, the noted English suf'
ragette. the action of the legislature
in cutting the appropriations for Kan
sas institutions brought forth the re
marks:
III | were more of a praying man,
said the chancellor, 81 would pray thai
the next legislature of Kansas be com
posed of more women than men. Per
haps they would realize the impor
tance of the care of educational insti
buttons. II there had been more
women in the last legislature during
the last session there would have
been less sacrifice of higher education
for political ambitions hope the
women suffrage amendment carries IN
Kansas and | shall support it strong
ly"
Over 1000 students OF the univer
sity heard the address.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
EYES WOULD BURN AND STING

1T is just year ago that my sis
ter came over here to us. She had
been here only few weeks when her
eyes began to be red, and to burn and
sting as if she had sand in them.
Then we used all of the home rene
dies. She washed her eyes with salt
water, used hot tea to battle them
with, and bandaged them over night
with tea leaves, but all to no purpose.
She went to the drug store and got
some salve, but she grew constantly
worse. She was scarcely able to look
in the light. At last she decided to
go to a doctor, because she could
hardly work any more. The doctor
said it was a very severe disease, and
if she did not follow his orders close
fy she might lose her eyesight. He
made her eyes burn and applied cleo
tricity to them, and gave her various
ointments. In the two and u half or
three months that she went to the
doctor. we could see very little i'm
prOvement.
Then we had read so much how
people had been helped by Cuticura
that we thought we would try it, and
we cannot he thankful enough that we
used it. My sister used the Guticura
Pills for purifying the blood, bathed
only with Cuticura Soap, and at night
after washing, she anointed her eyes
very gently ON the outside with the
Cutieura Ointment. In one week, the
swelling was entirely gone from the
eyes, and after a month there was no
longer any mucus or watering of the
eyes. She could already see better.
and in six weeks she was cured"
(Signed) Mrs. Julia Csepicska, zoos
Utah St., st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 20, 1910.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
RUSHING work At PANAMA
EXCAVATION IN FEBRUARY Ex-
CEEDED ALL RECORDS.
Taking the Canal as Whole About
70 Per Cent of the Work Has
Been Done.

Washington, d. C.-The excava-
ton in February in the central di-
vision of the Panama canal, including
the great Culebra cut and the Chagres
section, was the greatest on record,
being ,409,93S cubic yards. Altogeth'
err in that division 71,033,522 yards
have been excavated, leaving 26,O9l,~
496 yards 10 be removed In the At
lantic division the total excavation
was 574,199 yards and in the Pacific
division 5O9,2l7 yards.
Taking the canal as whole, up to
March 1 there had been taken out
1871, 1929, 1876 yards, leaving to- the ex-
cavated 5O,7OS,330 yards.
The canal at the Pacific entrance Is
completed from deep water to a point
opposite the Panama railroad wharf
at Balboa, a distance of about five
miles. Inland from this point the open
water channel extends three miles,
varying from 80 to 40 feet in depth
and certain sections have been eX-
cavated to its final width of 800 feet.
In the Atlantic entrance TO the
canal the channel is completed TIA its
full width of 500 feet. There remains
to be taken out of this section 30,600,-
900 yards of earth and 100000 yards
or rock, SO the earth excavation is
66 per cent and the rock 80 per cent
completed.
Excavation in the big Gatun lock- is
practically completed and about 90
per cent of the concrete is in place
The Gatun dam, the greatest in the
world, is about 60 per cent completed.
The concrete work on the locks at
Pedro Miguel is more than 81 per cent
completed and about IL per cent OF
the concrete is in place at the Mira
flores locks.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
WAS TAKING NO CHANCES
Chauffeur Had Had Enough Accidents
With People Wearing False
Teeth.

Pretty That's X, who has delighted
the audiences of New York's vaude-
vile houses. was called suddenly to
Vermont to visit her sick mother. At
a town a few miles from her parents
home she hired an automobile and
asked the chauffeur to drive her with
as much speed as possible to her
destination.
The roads were very bad, and the
car. making good speed up hill and
down dale, over rocks and ruts'
seemed bound to shake overheard It's
occupants.
After a little of this jolting the
chauffeur turned to his fare and de-
manded
81 say, ma'am. Do you wear false
teeth?"
What impudence!" exclaimed
That's x.
ooh. ma'am, 1t is not from impu-
dence." returned the chauffeur, that
asked you the question. 1t Is be-
cause the road is bad, the rocks are
hard and if you wear false teeth you
would do we'll to remove them until
We strike the pike. I've had enough
accidents of that description"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
CHARGE AGAINST STEEL TRUST
THE CONNIE RICE COMMISSION
WILL INVESTIGATE.
1t is Charged With Controlling 124
Railroads-Also Monopolizes
Cement Business.

Washington, d. C.-The railroad
connections of the steel trust as
corporation and through its directors
are to be investigated by the Inter-
state Commerce commission. Incl
dentally the relations of all the big
industrial corporations to the rail
roads, through interlocking direc-
torates, will be put under the quasi
judicial searchlight.
Complaint was made to the commits
sion that the steel trust is engaged in
creating a monopoly in the sale of
portland cement in ten states, through
its control of railroads in those states,
In favor of a trust-owned cement
manufacturing company, by fixing dis
criminatory railroad freight rates.
For years the steel trust has re-
sisted successfully attempts at fed
erai intervention in its affairs. Man+
abortive efforts have been made by
congressional opponents of the cor
poration to make public its workings
and it's wide, sweeping, diversified In"
terests and connections. This investi'
cation will cover at least the indus
trial methods of the trust.
Representative Stanley of Kentucky
is preparing to press at the special
session of congress bill prohibiting
directors of the steel trust from serv-
ing as directors or officers of common
carriers.
The steel trust is accused in the
complaint filed with the Interstate
Commerce commission of dominating
and controlling 124 roads some of
them trunk line systems and many
among the important roads of the
country, through the precise evil at
which Mr.. Stanley's bill will be aimed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
A BOMB IN JUAREZ BARRACKS
Thrown it Shot by Mexican
Soldiers.

Ell Paso, Texas.-A nitro glycerene
bomb was EMPLOYED at the Juarez bar
racks where SO men of the 14th
cavalry were interned Soldiers at
once mounted the roof of the barrackS
carrying lanterns and discovered two
men running away.
Two shots were fired at them, the
two men dropped, their bodies were
carried into the barracks and a strict
censorship was instantaneously put
into force. The result was that the
correspondents were refused any in
formation whatever.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
A LORlMER PROBE AT HOME
A Committee of the lIinuis Senate
Began Investigation Of Legisla-
tive Corruption.

Springfield, Illinois.-Unted States
Senator William Lorimer is in for
another investigation Of his election
to the senate by the Helm investi'
eating committee Of the state senate,
which actively began its work. The
committee is well organized and ask
ed John ]. Healy, former states at
torney in, Cook county to serve as its
attorney. Members promise that all
the legislature corruption during the
session of the legislature in 1909 in
GLIDING the election of LOrlmer, will
be fully exposed
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
INDICTED FOR ALASKA FRAUDS
Nine Men Accused by Chicago
Grand Jury of Attempt to Steal
10000 Acres Coal Land.

Chicago, Illinois.-Nine men,, chief
among whom was Albert O.. Frost
promoter and builder or the Inflated
Chicago and Milwaukee Electric rail
road and promoter and president OF
the Alaska Central railroad were in
dicted in Chicago by II federal grand
Jury.
The indicted men are charged with
conspiriug to defraud the United
States government out of 10000 acres
of coal mining property IN Alaska,
valued at $1O,000,000.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
pou Dies From erTer.

A dogs striking attachment to his
master is recorded from Villeneuv9-
Saint Georges. While attending the
funeral of a municipal councillors
wife M. Constantin, resident of that
village, contracted congestion of the
lungs, from which he died suddenly.
He had a dog, small fox terrier,
which never left him. Since the death
Of M. Constantin the poor animal re-
fused food and passed whole days at
the cemetery moaning on the tomb OF
his dead master. The other day the
terrier was found dead.-le Figaro.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
ALL WE DEMAND OF MEXICO
Col. Roosevelt Said This Country
Wants Order, Justice and lnde-
pendence Across the Line.

Ell Paso, Texas--"AlI that the
United States demands CT Mexico is
order, justice and independence"
Theodore Roosevelt declared at a
breakfast given in his honor by the
Toltec club
The coionels remarks were the on
Ty utterance he has made on the Mexi-
can situation and they came rs com
pIete surprise to the members OF his
party.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
DEMOCRATS MAKING PLANS
At the Extra Session They Propose; 10
Start Investigations of Various.
Departments.

Washington, D. C.-Plans for a
long series of Investigations of va
rious government departments, as a
part of a Democatic campaign for
economy and retrenchment of national
finances, were determined upon by
the Democratic leaders as the pro-
gram for the extra session, in addition
to Canadian reciprocity and a sched-
uled revision of the tariff.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
All Snakes Are Killers.

But all snakes, great and small, are
killers. All of them eat creatures
which they STAY. None eat vegetable
food of any kind, nor viii they eat
animals which they find dead. That
is one reason, no doubt, why they have
always been Stunned and dreaded by
human beings.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
BIanco Takes to Mountains.

Douglas, Ariz.-Gen. Blanco and his
rebel command have fed far into rne
mountains in the interior of Mexico,
whittier the federal troops dare not
pursue them. The retreating rebels
camped at Cajon Bonita, 40 miles east
of Aqua Prieta, in the rough country
of the Sierra Madre range.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Used Many Cross Ties.

Kansas City.-The railroads of the
United States purchased in 1909 a total
of 123,751 900 wooden cross ties ac-
cording to a report just issued by the
United States forestry department.
This represents an increase of 11,2S5,-
900 ties or 20 per cent over the num-
Der purchased in 1908, but a decrease
OF 29,952,OOO or 1875 per cent from the
number reported for 1907.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
WlIAeo over kansas Lines.

Topeka, Kansas.-The state tax
commission will begin its annual tour
of the Kansas railroad lines at once.
The inspection trip, which is made
each year to make the assessment on
railroad properties in Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
N.nro Gets Federal Job.

Washington, D. CIV. H. Lewis,
the negro assistant district attorney
at Boston, may now take the oath of
Office as assistant attorney general at
Washington, his commission signed by
President Taft as a recess appoint
ment having been received at the
White house. ,1r