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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-05

the Eagles lodge of Manhattan,
filed a demurrer, which was over
ruled and the defendant pleaded
not guilty. The trial was set for
August IS.
Jack Tomanovich, indicted for as
sault with intent to kill, has been
arraigned, pleaded not guilty and
the case has been set for August
16.
George Stout, indicted for selling
liquor to Indians, will be arraigned
next Monday.
A new trial jury panel has been
drawn of 100 names.
sNe~~G~Ses~NsNSase-N.~J-
tration treaties between the United
States and England and the United
States and France are a very good
thing" he said. Such treaty
would be good, also, for the Jap
anese nation. !"
Admiral Togo plans to go tc
Washington tomorrow night, where
he will be received by President
Taft
Official dinners, visits and sight
seeing tours will engage him dur
ing the coming week. He will
return then to New York, where
two formal functions await him anC
he will leave here for Boston anC
Canada via Niagara Falls on tn,
18th or 18th: He will board tn
steamer for Japan at Vancouver
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-05
WILL HOLD SERVICES
AT ST. MARKS TOMORROW

The Rev. Lester Hazlett, arch
deacon of Nevada, will hold serv-
ices at ST. Marks tomorrow, both
morning and evening. Holy com
munion and sermon at II a. M,
and evening prayer and sermon n
3 o'clock. Rev. Hazlett is one of
the most interesting takers that
has ever occupied a pulpit in the
west. All are cordially invited to
attend.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-05
FRA UDS IN ELECTION
AGAINST PROHTTION

AUSTIN Texas, Aug. 5-The
state senate today adopted "A reso-
luton calling fer an investigation
of alleged frauds at the prohibition
election July %. in which the
vets won. A similar resolution
is before the house.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-05
CHURCH NOTICE.

Presbyterian church Sunday
school at 9:45 and 1O:45 a. M;
Normal class at Ia M; Y. p.
S. C. e, meeting at 6:45. No
evening services. All invited to
come to Presbyterian church.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-05
MOVER is REELECTED
HEAD OF FEDERATION

BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 5, Charles
II. Meyer was reelected president
Of the Western Federation of Min
ers by vote of 2O7 to 90 1t is
expected that c. e. Mahoney of
Butte will be elected vice presi-
dent. The work of the convention
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-05
FRANCE TAlN,s ACTION.

PARIS, Aug. 5.-France has or
dered the French cruiser D'Estrees,
now in New Foundland waters, to
proceed to Porto Rico.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-05

their congratulations and well wish
es for the future happiness of Mr.,
and Mrs. Buel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
WHAT MEYER SAW.
Effect of Shot and Shell Fired at the
San Marcos.

Washington, March 23.-These are
some of the things Secretary Meyer
saw when he boarded the San Marcos
between volleys.
The dummies representing sailors in
the fighting top of the ship unscathed,
in spite of the great number of vol
Ieys fired at the ship. This was a
tribute to the excellence of the gun
pointers work, as they were ordered to
confine their fire to the hull and tur-
rets.
A raging fire inside the ship caused
by the explosive shells which pene-
trated the sides and made it impossible
for the observers to go below the main
deck to ascertain the damage.
A shell somewhat broken inside the
coming tower, whose nine-inch steel
wall it had pierced on one side. This
was not an explosive shell.
A number of holes clear through the
greatest damage being done on the
these holes, however, was through the
11-inch armor belt
Some dead animals and chickens
killed by the interior explosions.
Some of the animals however, were
unharmed. A cat walked quietly out
Of one of the turrets whose base had
been smashed by 12-inch she'll
The further experim tents to be made
with the shipp will be confined to at
tacks on the armer belt and turrets.
No effort will be made to raise the
San Marcos. It would cost several
hundred thousand dollars to float and
restore her to her original condition.
She is not considered worth it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
MUST TRY 1T OVER.
Bids on Memorial Building Material
All Too High.

The contract for the marble or
granite facing of the new Memorial
hall will be determined probably at
the meeting of the commission next
Thursday at 10 o'clock. The commits
sion was in session all day yesterday,
examining samples of marble and
granite offered and in discussing the
bids offered by the six companies to
do the work and furnish the material
The commission found that If it ac-
cepted any of the marble or granite
facing bids that 1t would not be able
to let the contract for the construc-
ton of the building walls, concrete
floors or partitions or install the heat
ing and plumbing and wiring fixtures.
The bids were all rejected and some
new specifications, with some proposed
marble and granite work, like the re-
tanning wall and some of the carving
taken out. The firms which bid yes
terday wer easked to submit the new
bids under the new contract and sew
eral other firms that want to offer
bids, but did not have time to do so
will submit propositions.
No action was taken regarding the
contracts for the brick and concrete
work or the heating. plumbing and
lighting contracts. After the commits
sion determines the marble or granite
contracts then it will decide whether
to ask for new bids on the general
construction work or let the old bids
as offered over a year ago stand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
L. S. Naftzger, Wealthy Wichita
Banker, Sentenced.
Must Spend Fifteen Months in
Federal Penitentiary.
BURT GETS THE SAME.
Callahan and the Others Given
Five Years Each.
All Fined From So, 900 to $1OO
in Addition.

Wichita, Kan. March 23.-All five
defendants in the stolen postage stamp
cases tried at the federal court here
last week were at noon today SEN
fenced to the federal penitentiary at
Leavenworth.
Sentences were passed by Judge
John c. Pollock, before whom the
trials were held. The sentences fol-
low:
L. S. Naftzger, Is months in prison
and fine of $4,000.
Frank S. Burt, who turned govern
ment witness and gave testimony for
the government, 5 months in prison
and fine of $1,000.
John Callahan, five years in prison
and fine of $1,000.
Edward Earl and Ray Temp1eton.
the men who robbed the postoffices a
fine of 500 each and five years each
in the penitentiary.
Naftzger and Callahan will appeal
their cases.
L. S. Naftzger formerly was presi-
dent of the Fourth National bank in
this city, but was removed by the di-
rectors of that institution when ac-
cusations made by Frank S. Burt, at
that time chief of police exposed his
dealings in stamps.
The exposure of wholesale dealings
in stolen postage stamps came last
fall, when Wichita physician who
had bought stamps of Naftzger told a
United States postoff1ce inspector of
his purchases. During a few weeks
previous to that time about a dozen
postoffioes in the vicinity of Wichita
had been robbed. NaftZger told the
inspector he had bought his stamps of
Burt. Burt then exposed the whole
case and told how Callahan leader of
the so-called Callahan gang of post
office robbers, had for weeks been SELL
ing stolen stamps to him. On the
stand Naftzger admitted buying about
$4,000 worth of stamps from Burt, but
said he did not know they were stolen,
even though he was getting them at
about 25 per cent discount.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
SARGENT GETS JUDGESHIP
Dark Horse Is Appointed by Governor
Stubbs at Wichita.

Thorton w. Sargent has been ap-
pointed by Governor Stubs as the
judge of the second division of the dis
trict court for Sedgwick county. This
is the new division of the court created
at the same time as the second ~divis-
ion of the Shawnee county court. The
governor did not intend to appoint
the week and to date their commissions
from April 1 SO that they would begin
holding court at that time.
But there has been SO much business
developed in both counties of an es-
pecially urgent nature that the gov
ernor was asked to make the appoint
ments at once. Judge Sargent went
home today and he will take up a
two million dollar lawsuit tomorrow
morning. The Santa Fe railroad is
planning a new union depot and some
of the proDerty owners have brought
an injunction suit to stop the improve
ment and the present judge is dis
qualified because he is one of the in
terested property owners. The case will
be taken UP tomorrow by Judge Sar-
gent, as the property owners and the
railroad want an early decision so
that they can go ahead with the work
Sargent was not an active candidate
for the appointment. There were three
candidates, w. P. CTiger BID Camp
bell, Judge H G. sluss and b l.
Foulks. When the law was passed Tom
Blodgett urged the governor to ap-
point Sargent to the new place. making
Sargent the first candidate. But Sar-
gent never came to Topeka to urge his
appointment and none of those who
came urged that he be given the job
except Tom Blodgett. Incidentally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
FOUND DEAD BY TRACKS.
Man Supposed to Be Thomas Ebert of
Russell Killed by Train.

A man supposed to be Thomas
Ebert of Russell, Kan, was killed at
Silver Lake by a Union Pacific train
shortly after 2 o'clock this morning
The mans badly mangled body was
found this morning a short distance
from the depot. DIR. H. H Keith,
county coroner, was notified and
viewed the body.
In the mans pocket were two $340
drafts. Both were drawn on the Rus
sell State bank. One of the drafts was
tdated March 4, the second March g.
Ebert's gold watch was stopped at
2:4O, which is presumed to have been
the time he was killed. From his ap-
pearance, Ebert was a farmer and
stockman and had been to Kansas City
with a shipment of stock. Possibly,
when the Union Pacific train neared
Silver Lake Ebert stepped on the plat
form, lost his balance and was thrown
under the wheels. Again, it is possible
that he might have stepped from the
train at Topeka and, being unable to
enter a vestibuled coach, rode on the
steps until the train neared Silver
Lake, when he lost his hold and fell.
The body was dragged several rods
and the mans hat was found more
than 100 yards from the place where
the body lay.
Ebert was man about SO years old
smooth shaven and weighed $50 to
1870 pounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
new CUSTOMS RULING.
What May and What May Not Be
Brought in Free.

washington. March 23.-Secretary
MacVeagh has approved a new GUS
toms ruling which the treasury depart
ment expects will do much to reduce
the troubles of returning tourists from
Europe and minimize attempts to snug
gle personal belongings into the port
of New York. Under the law each
American returning from abroad is en-
titled to bring in free $100 worth of
personal belongings. The customs rul-
ings heretofore have been susceptible
of elastic Interpretation and many trou-
blesome incidents have arisen. The
new ruling makes specific announce
ment of what articles a returning
value of S100 follows:
Clothing, toilet article, jewelry, per-
sonal ornaments. cameras, fishing tao
kle, golf sticks, guns, musical instru-
ments, steamer rugs, toys, valises and
trunks. These things will be consid-
cred dutiable:
Household goods books. pictures, ta-
bleware, table and bed linen and sim
liar articles unless used by the owner
a year abroad. Goods in the piece will
have to pay duty as will presents for
other persons. or articles of any ma
ture for SALE
OF socalled expatriated Americans
proof will be required that they have
abandoned their homes in the United
States and taken bonafide residences
abroad.
Nonresidents of the United States.
for their own use, comfort, or convent
ence, or articles of adornment without
limit of value, under the usual regu1a-
fionS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
EUROPE LEADS ALL.
Movement of : Merchandise to and
From the United States.

Washington. March 23.-Europe led
all the grand divisions of the world
in the movement of merchandise to
and from the United States for the
month of February, 1911, according
to figures compiled by the bureau of
statistics of the department of COM
merce and labor.
Exports to Europe from this coun-
try for the month aggregated $116.-
S29, 1888, while for February, 1910,
they were only s7S,437.046. For the
eight months ending with that month
exports reached $957,517 5S5, a mark
ed increase when compared with
1921, ,962,T577 for the same period of
the preceding year. Total exports
for the month were $175,945,S05, as
compared to $124.55s,6sO for Febru-
airy, 1910.
Imports from Europe into this
country for February reached $50,
1873 a decrease when compared
to S130,117,9S0 for the same month
of the preceding year. For the eight
months period they reached s1.015.-
S31,541 as compared to $1.021.311, $50
for the same period of the previous
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
AFTER PICTURE SHOWS.
Inspectors Find Many Places a Men,
ace to Health and Safety.

New York, March 23.-As a result
of an investigation by Mayor Gaynor
of the moving picture shows in New
York, new system of municipal regu-
lation for such amusement resorts has
been recommended. The report of the
mayors inspectors. alleges that many
of the 440 picture shows in the city
are a menace to public health and
safety.
One of the discoveries of the inves-
tigators was that attendants in some
places are provided with atomizers to
spray perfume through the air to allay
foul odors. Many of the auditoriums
had no means of ventilation except
the front doors. A large proportion
of the places visited were crowded to
the danger point and twenty per cent
were inadequately protected against
fire or panic.
The new ordinances recommended
will exactly define a motion picture
show and provide for uniform hcens-
ing, for supervision by fire officials. for
regular police inspection and for the
enforcing of the state law prohibiting
the admission of children under 16
years of age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
STUBS GIVES FIGURES.
X. U. Increase in Students Hasn't Kept
Pace With Appropriation.

Governor Stubbs does not think that
the University of Kansas needs to
worry about not being able to accept
all the students that demand admit
tance to that institution. Dean Tenn
plin and several oilers or the univer-
Sity faculty have remarked that owing
o the decreased appropriations and
that the governor himself cut forty
thousand dollars from the maintenance
funds the university might find it
necessary to shut out some of the pros
pective students.
Il guess the university will be able
to run all right" said the governor
'The figures show that in the last four
years there has been an increase of
over three hundred thousand dollars IN
appropriations and an increase of tW o
hundred students. This means that the
expenses of the institution has been in
creased fifteen hundred dollars for
every additional student. This does not
seem to be the proper proportion OF
cost"
The university appropriation made by
he 1907 legislature was $522, 1874 and the
fees which the university collected,
amounting to about fifty thousand dol
lars. The enrolment for the school
year 1908-1909 was 2,210. The 1909 ap-
preparation was sS16.266 and the enroll
ment was 2.303. The fees, aggregating
some seventy thousand dollars, were
also appropriated to the university for
this year The 1911 legislature apprO-
priated $92S,370 for maintenance for the
next two years but the fees collected
are to be turned into the state treas
ury. In addition to this amount there
is an appropriation Of fifty thousand
dollars for the new wing of the admin
istration building and $4,000 reappro :
priated that was not used in finishing
the wing already undeP construction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
CONTROL OF WIRELESS.
Naval Experts Say 1t Is Necessary for
Government in Time of War.

Washington, March 23.-The ex-
perience of Admiral Schroeder's bat
tleship fleet Tuesday in trying to COM
municate to the navy department the
results of the firing by the New Hamp-
shire upon the San Marcos, as the test
progressed, may have the effect to re-
new the efforts of the army and navy
officers to secure legislation by con-
gress to regulate the use of the wire
less system of telegraphy.
Not a message could be got through
to Washington by Admiral Schroeder.
although the air line distance from
his fleet to the navy yard wireless re-
ceiving plant here is only about 60 or
70 miles.
This was principally owing to the
interference of the many private
wireless outfits being operated by in
dividuals in this vicinity.
The incident demonstrates clearly
to the minds of the naval experts the
necessity for absolute government
control over all such plants in time OF
war, for they can easily conceive of a
naval battle being fought in Chesa-
peake bay of which the navy depart
ment should be advised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
Maria Stendardo, the Only Per-
SON of Her Sex
Held for the Camorrist Murders.
Is Examined Today.
DENIES EVERYTHING.
Like the Rest She Declares Eyi.
dence Is Trumped Up.
Ferdinand de Matteo Also Is
Among Those Questioned.

"ltenro. March 23.-Maria Stendardo.
at whose home the state alleges the
dssassins washed their hands of the
piooo OF the Cuoccolos was examined by
Fresioenr B1anci at the trial of the
80 Camorrists today She is one of
the most interesting characters in the
case and the only woman among the
prisoners. The charge against her is
complicity In the murders and the re-
ceivlng OF stolen goods. In the course
OF the interrogation, the accusation was
made that she had bribed witnesses to
testlfy falsely in aid of the defend
anus a. Inls sne denied. asserting that
on tne contrary. the Carabineers had
oHered to pay her $12 for each wit
hesS Wnom she secured to sign a state-
ment prepared by them.
maria Stendardo, whose defense was
a general denial of the charges is mn
der middle age and retains mich Of the
beauty that in youth resulted in nany
conquestS in the poorer class among
Wnom she was born and later made her
d woman OF ease and of influence both
IN tne Camorra and in the official life
Of Naples. 80
Her home is said to have been a
essN essoiS ol desperate criminals, while her
Irlenas G included men in high places.
Sne is an intimate friend of Nicola
mora, one of the alleged actual muir
oerers or Cuoccolo and his wife and
IL is charged that Nora and his com
panlons went to the woman's home
following the murders. This Maria en-
phat1cally denied, insisting that II was
another instance Of manufactured evil
dence.
Ferdinand De Matteo, who is accused
OF having lured Cuoccolo to his death.
was another prisoner questioned today.
De Matteo, who is advanced in wears.
once had fame as an athlete and 3
known as a frequenter of questionable
resorts. He is illiterate and according
to the police a vicious character. The
particular charge against him is that
he induced Ioloa Cuoccolo to visit a
lonely spot on the outskirts of Tore
Del Greco on the pretext that they were
to meet and organize burglary at tho
home of Commandator Rossi Romano.
Cuoccolo fell into the trap and found
himself in place where everything
had been prepared for his Death.
Under examination De Matteo denied
participation in the crime and that he
was the head of the Camorra. in his
district. He said he hated Nicola Nora
end would never work with him in a
crime. They had quarreIed years ago.
he said, over a theft in which they were
engaged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
TO DESERT CHINATOWN.
Chinese Merchants Unable to Pay the
Heavy Rents in That District.

Chicago, March 23.-Unable longer to
pay the heavy rents demanded by
.'loop'' property owners, the citizens of
Chicago's Chinatown decided yester-
day to abandon their South Clark
street haunts.
The action was taken at a meeting
of the On Leong Tong, the organization
of celestial merchants. and according
to their plans, South Clark street will
be deserted by its present inhabitants
within a year. In more modern build
ings on the West or South side, China
town shorn of many of its picturesque
features, will be re-established.
'Thirty-five years ago." said Frank
Moy, a leader of the merchant body,
1--WE could rent a store and basement
for $40 a month. Now a store rents
for $3.50 month and basement for
about So"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
CORONATION OF KING GEORGE v
British Consul General Here Making
Arrangements for Services.

New York. March 23.-Plans are be-
ing made by the British consul general
here for a service at Old Trinity on
the day of the coronation of King
George v, in London. The American
societies of st. George, st. Andrew, and
st. David, will cooperate.
The idea is to hold the service at
exactly the same hour as the corona
ton service in England. Ambassador
Bryce will probably attend. A similar
service was held when King Edward
VII was crowned and memorial SER
vices of like character took place at the
hours of the funerals of Queen Victoria
and King Edward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23

has no power and his boasted army
could hardly cope with a Central
American force.
Counting all his forces, he has not
$4,000 men that he can depend on. The
army is honeycombed with sedition
and there is no such thing as a volun-
teer force on which he can call. He
does not dare place arms in the hands
of the common people because he knows
how hostile they are to him and his
ministry. They do not like Limantour
any more than Diaz and it will be i'm
possible for the minister of finance to
try to bring about peace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
NO RELEASE FOR HANSON
Supreme Court Denies His Writ OF
HabeaS Corpus.

The supreme court has denied the
application for a writ of habeas corpus
asked for by John Hanson, the Linds-
borg attorney, now in Jail at McPher-
son, awaiting a hearing as OF his san
ity. Hanson was arrested Tuesday
evening Yesterday morning the first
mail brought the application to the
supreme court for the writ of habeas
corpus. The court took up the matter
at it's afternoon consolidating and de-
clined to act until after the probate
court at Mcpherson had determined
whether or not Hanson was sane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
Dave
went

Governor Stubbs' secretary. Dave
Leahy, who is from Wichita, went
down fighting for Judge Sluss.
Thornton w. So gent was born in
Ohio So years ago. He is a gradu-
ate of the University of Michigan and
the Columbian Law school at Wash
ington. d. C. He came to Kansas in
1886 and has been practicing law in
Wichita since the summer of that year.
He is regarded as one of the best at
torneys and is one of the most popu-
lar men of that city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
Bright Cool Weather.

This is a bright cool day with the
prospects, according to the weather
man. of increasing cloudiness tonight
and Friday with the mercury lowering
above the average for today. Last
night the temperature went down
slightly below the freezing point. The
wind is blowing five miles an hour
from the south. The hourly readings:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-23
Weather Tndications.

Chicago, March 23.-Forecast for
Kansas: Increasing cloudiness tonight
and Friday; warmer tonight.