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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23

/ afternoon More than fifty honorary
pail bearers, officials of the road
+ marched from the home. to Sixth ano
Kansas avenue where cars were taker
i for the Topeka cemetery. Intermen1
/ late this afternoon.
The funeral was most impressive
unusually so because of the popularity
I of Mr.. Hayes and owing to the fact
( that he died from the effects of blood
poisoning following an accidental
shooting in Belpre. Kansas, and he
died while young, in excellent health
and on the road to higher honors in
/ the railroad world.
Officials and friends were in Topeka
/ to attend the funeral from all parts
of the country. Representative of the
Santa, Fe came from the Pacific coast
and from Chicago. Flowers. kilograms
and letters arrived from all over the
United States
The services at the home were con-
Quoted first by DR. F. L Loveland,
pastor of the First Methodist church.
The Knights Templar took charge here
and marched with the body from the
home to Sixth and Kansas avenue. fol-
lowed by fifty honorary pail bearers
and the active bearers.
At the grave in the Topeka ceme-
terry the Orient lodge of Masons con-
Quoted the burial ceremony. Hundreds
Of employees of the Santa Fe and
friends of Mr.. Hayes in Topeka ac-
companied the body to its resting
place
The active pail bearers were: w E.
Lawson, c. c Henshaw. R. K. Wilson
and R. c. Reed of the auditing de-
partment-fnen who have worked
We're Evan Davis. Allen Freeman,
Charles Gardner and Charles Bailey.
Among the honorary pail bearers
were:
G. w Kouns. general manager.
H B. Lautz, assistant general man
J. r. Koontz. general freight agent.
R. G. Merrick, assistant general freight
agent.
J. c. Burnett. assistant general freight
agent.
B. F. E. Marsh. division freight agent
J n ConneI, general passenger agent
E J shakeshaft, assistant G. P. =.
F. 5. Savage. advertising agent.
J. T. farrell. publicity agent
R J. Parker, general superintendent
H W Sharp. division superintendent,
Newton
". K Etter. division superintendent.
D. s Farley. division superintendent,
Kansas City
J. WI Movers. car accountant
c. W. F. Felt, chief engineer.
L NJ Jones. superintendent of tele-
Z. L. Copeland. secretary and treasurer.
A Q. Wellman. assistant
J. Moore paynaSter-
c F. Reichenbach. assistant paynaster-
E. 7. Cartilage. tax commissioner.
J. P. Kaster, chief surgeon
A A Hurd. Judge Smith and o. o.
Wood. legal department
G G. Weaver, freight auditor Of Rock
Island. Chicago
auditor.
H. q PribbIe. freight claim auditor.
J. IT, Mitchell. ticket auditor.
s C. Nichols. assistant ticket auditor.
Fl III Bunnell. auditor of disbursements.
Continued on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23
The PACKERS FAIL
Chief Justice White RefusestO
Grant a Stay.
Tells Them to Put Case Up to
the Full Bench.

Washington, Nov. 23@Chief Justice
White today refused to grant stay in
the trial Of the Chicago beef packers
but referred the attorneys making the
application to the entire bench with the
statement that the matter was of too
much Importance for him to pass on it
individually
Attorney Miller announced that such
an application to the entire court would
be made at the first sitting, Decem-
Der a.
Attorneys for the packers indicated
that efforts will be made to have Judge
CarpSnte-, of the United States district
court at Chicago, before whom the in
dicted packers have been summoned
for trial on Monday, grant a further
postponement until the supreme court
passes on the application for stay
John S. Miller and Levy Mayer of
counsel for the indicted beef pa ckers in
Chicago, arrived here today to begin the
fight in the United States supreme
court for stay of the trial of the pack
ers on charges of having criminally
violated the Sherman antitrust law.
Their first move was TO go to the clerk s
office of the supreme court to docket the
appeal from the order of Judge Kohl
saat of the United States circuit court
at Chicago, denying the release of the
packers on habeaS corpus proceedings
at the clerks Office and appointment
was made by Mr.. Miller to lay the mat
ter before Chief Justice White at his
residence at once
The appIicatiOn before the court on
December A will be for a superseded
the technical term for q stay OF pro-
ceedings in the lower court. Attorneys
Miller and Mayer at once went to the
clerks Office of the court and docketed
the decorder of the habeas corpus pro-
ceedfngs before the United states cir
cult court in Chicago In the proceed.
ings they had made an attempt to pro-
c1fre the release of the packers from
custody on the ground that the Sher-
man antitrust law as criminal meas
ure was unconstitutional
The question was put te the attor-
news as to what effect today's action
would have on the trial before Judge
CARPENTER The reply was that only
Judge Carpenter could answer that The
attorneys then indicated they would
make application 10 the judge for stay
until the supreme court passed on the
apDlicatfon for the supersedeaS.
Attorneys Miller and Mayer returned
IN Chicago this afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23
new MURDER CLUE
Arrest Expected Soon in ELS
worth Killing Case.
People Cancel Proposed Visits
Fearing Fiend's Return.

Ellsworth, Kan, Nov. 23.-The reign
of terror formerly existing here as a
result of he Snowman murders has
become history here but the people of
the town are reminded of it daily in
more ways than one. For instance peo-
pie who had planned to visit friends
and relatives here during the Thanks
giving holidays are now canceling their
appointments They will not come for
fear the murderer may return and burn
the city or commit other murders. Peo-
pie outside Ellsworth are q great deal
more frightened than those here.
The reports that the officers made an
arrest in the case Sunday night and
that the cUlprft was spirited from
town is denied by the officers. The To-
cal authorities admit they are work
ing en- the clues afforded them but these
are meagre and they profess to have
very little Faith in the result OF their
la aborS. NoJwithst andlng this. however
Ellsworth people expect some important
nervous and the affair is again getting
on the nerves Of some people
New Evidence Is Old.
The newly discovered evidence which
the state officers and detectives told of
recently and then declined to make pub
lie is said to have been the tale told
by a medium visited by a brother Of
Snowman during a recent stay in Wich-
ita. The spiFitualist declared the mur-
derer was working on the Panama ca
nal and going under the name of Loom
This evidence has been in the hands
of the county attorney for sometime
but little value is placed on it
While the officers will not say any
thing about their clues OF intentions,
the feeling here is that some action
will be taken soon and that it involves
local men rather than outsiders. There
have been many reports of arrests of
men who reside here in connection with
the crime but these have been proved
without foundation. BIT z any action
is taken soon II is believed arrests will
he rnada here rather than elsewhere
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23

it was crossing the bridge over the
Thouet the structure, which had been
greatly weakened by recent floods,
broke, crashing with the whole Of the
cars into the swollen stream.
Many OF the passengers who sue
ceeded in getting out of the cars
through the windows tried to save
themselves by clfnging to the tops of
trees Which showed above the sur
face of the water In most cases,
however. they were quickly washed
away by the rushing current. All the
boats in the locality had been carried
off by the inundation, so that it was
impossible for the people of the neigh
bOrhood to assist much in the work
of rescue. No exact information is
yet available as to the mum Der of vic
Tins or as to those rescued.
Ten corpses have been recovered
were submerged but the roof Of a
fourth car is still visible above the
surface. Eleven persons including
some children are still clinging to this
and thousands of people line the banks
watching them but irnpotent to render
aid. Several small boats made inef-
fectual attempts at rescue but the
crews ran perilous risks and the boats
were nearly swamped on several Oc-
casions.
Saumur, Nov IA total of twenty
bodies have been taken from the river
As the exact number Of passengers in
the submerged cars was unknown. IL
was impossible officially to estimate
the total number of dead.
Soldiers, engineers and firemen have
been hurried to the scene to aid the
rescue work A merchant who tried
to row out to the wreck in an effort to
save a child. was drowned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23

johnson is 26 years old. His illness
has been aggravated by an injury sus-
taired in q basketball game with Ne
braska university in St Louis in 1903
Later he was seriously hurt in a col
lege wrestling match.
When he was attending the Kansas
university johnson was to that insti-
tuition what Poe was TO Princeton and
Eckersall was 20 Chicago. He was
Kansas athletic hero. During his four
years in school Johnson was mem Der
of every athletic team at the univer-
sity. He was a prominent frat man
and leader in coiIeSe dramatics.
Tuesday johnson seemed to be slight
" stronger. and he was given a copy
OF an afternoon newspaper to read. In
running through the football news he
saw q story which said that he was
not expected TO live. the shock caused
him TO become much weaker
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23
DR.. HYDE STILL SMILES
When a Sparrow Fits and Dives About
His Head.

Kansas City, Nov 23.-The taking
of testimony in the Hyde case began
this morning. The state put on the
stand James Craig. former city clerk
of Independence, who told about Dr.
3. c. Hyde. accused of the murder Of
Col Thomas H. Swope, filing the death
certificate of Colonel SwOpe. Craig
was followed by r. r. Mitchell. who
embalmed the body, and W. F. Stine,
who had charge of the funeral. Their
testimony was perfunctory and unim-
portant-
If superstition were in the hearts Of
any of the spectators yesterday. they
probably drew i'll omen from the fact
that shortly before adjournment, a
sparrow fitted about the court room
and in it's mad dives in an effort to
gain liberty scared time and again
over the head of Dr. hyde The doc
tor merely smiled as the bird dipped
over him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23
PREPARE FOR CHINA
Army Officers at Manila Are Taking
the Physical Test.

Manila. Nov. 23=The American
army officers stationed in the vicinity
of Manila begin today the physical
test which has been ordered by the
military authorities. This is to pre-
pare them for a possible call for vol
unteers for service in China. for which
purpose it is intended to raise the
Fifteenth infantry arriving here on
Decem Der I to war strength.
Divisional headquarters are very
busy. The hospital corps and the en-
gineeE corps are being fitted out with
winter equipment
No information is given out but it
is admitted that the Fifteenth regf-
ment is to be reinforced as a precau-
tionary measure and that the troops
will be ready to start for China two
days after their arrival here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23

the address Of David Ritchie for the de-
fense. He declared the three boys,
Chester Anderson. Delbert Krudclspan-
ger and Ed Ricord had plotted the case
il beverly.
It is generally believed that the weak
est case the state has made is against
John Schmidt. Il any OF the defendants
are acquitted it viii be Schmidt.
An early verdict is expected by the
attorneys for both sides Each side
claims victory
Girl Breaks Down.
After holding up during a severe
cross-examination, and telling her story
without any show of emotion Mary
Chamberlain broke down and cried in
the court room during tie arguments.
She seems near collapse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23
Will DIE TODAY
Tommy Johnson's Death Is Ex-
pected in a Few Hours.
Kansas Greatest Athlete Well
Known in West.

Kansas City. Nov. 2s.-Thomas War
wick C'ToHsny) johnson, famous quar-
terback of the Kansas university foot
ball team, seasons 19Os-1O and widely
known in college athletic circles
throughout the Missouri valley as an
all-around athlete, is dying of tuber-
culosis at the KaLsas University hospi-
tai at Rosedale. a suburb here. John
son was unconscious this morning and
his physician said the end was only a
matter of a few hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23
Only Eye Witness of the KILLING
of Patterson
Tells His Story Of the Affair to
the Jury.
HER DRAMATIC STORY
Defendant VIII Make a Plea Of
Temporary Insanity.
Due Long Continued Mistreat-
ment by the Dead Man.
HER DRAMATIC STORY

Denver. Col. Nov. 2s.-Gertrude Glib
son Patterson, self-confessed slayer or
her husband today stands before the
judge and jury piteously pleading for
her life. purely on the ground OF JUS
tifiable homicide. She makes no SUBJ
terfuge beyond that of insanity. She
unfalteringly asserts that she herself
killed Charles A. Patterson on Septem-
Der 25, 1911. and yet she processes her
self throughout the ordeal as entirely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Plunges
Into the River ThOuet.
Accident Caused by Breaking
Down of a Bridge.
WEAKENED BY FLOODS
Victims Try to Save Themselves
by Clinging to Trees
Are Quickly Washed Away by
the Rushing Current.

Samaur, France. Nov. 2s.-Sixty
passengers, it is estimated, lost their
lives through the plunging of a train
into the River Thouet this morning
owing to the breakdown Of a bridge
on the State railway at Montreuil-
Bellay in the department of the
Maine-Et-Loire.
The train. which had started from
Anglers, was travelling to Poitiers. 1t
contained about 100 passengers. While
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23
BOOM FOR LA TOILETTE
Campaign for Presidential Nomination
to start in California.

san Francisco. Nov. 23.-The Califor-
MIA campaign fer the nomination Of
Robert NJ LaFollette for president viii
be launched here Saturday afternoon
when $50 supporters Of the Wisconsin
senator viii meet for d formal confer
enee. The call sent out by Secretary
Detrick of the Republican state central
committee has been signed by Cover
nor johnson, Lieutenant Governor Wal
lace. Representative Kent and others
President Frank r. Devlin. of the
Lincoln Roosevelt league in California.
has been asked to preside.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23
TO KANSANS.

This is first and only newspaper in
the world printing a page in cOIOrs,
red. blue and black. daily.
100 days 81 90. by mail only. Send
orders to state Journal Office.
Copies on sale by newsboys and at
nearly all news stands in Kansas.
Sf00 pays for 100 days we offer to
send it, penny day, to your friend
including a page in color every day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23
Defendants in Tar Case Will
Know Fate Soon.
Ritchie Blames Three Boys for
Plotting Crime.
MAY FREE SCHMIDT.
States Case Against Him Is
Considered Weak.
Early erdict Likely Both Sides
Expect Victory.

Lincoln. Kan, Nov. 2s.-The jury in
the tar case were given the case. at II
o'clock Assistant Attorney General
Hawkes. made the closing address. The
feature Of the morning. however. was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23
A. A. Hayes Buried in Topeka
Cemetery This Afternoon.
More Than Fifty Officers of the
Road Marched in Line.
FROM OVER COUNTRY.
Condolences and Flowers Come
From Many States.
Services Conducted by knights
Templar and Local Lodge.

The funeral of the late A A Hayes,
freight auditor of the Santa Fe. who
died from the effects of an accidental
shooting. was held from the family
home. 11O1 Western avenue. this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23

Mother of Miss Mary Chamberlain,
Who Has Been an Attentive Listener
at the Trial.
Six forms OF verdicts, two for each
o fthe defendants, were given the jury.
one was to be used in case OF guilty
and the others not guilty. Thus the
illrv may be able TO find any one or
an three of the men guilty or innocent.
When the judge began iustructing
the Jury regarding returning of YER
diets Sing11s' wife. who faced the II
men leaned over and buried her face
in her hands. Simms also bent ever
and did not look at the jurymen.
CLARK and Schmidt, however. gezed
straight into the faces of their try
ers, as they have done ever since the
argune ents started
The Jury was given ten minute re-
cess after receiving the case They
were led out of the room by Baslin
AIyron Green, an aged and bent man,
arho was the first prosecuting attorney
4ehe county ever had. Another beilin
had charge of the men until they were
given the recess and then as has been
the custom during the last twenty ty-five
years. Green took charge
Judge Dallas Grover said he would
not force the jury to remain out after
midnight unless they requested to be
permitted to do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23
weather IndicatIons.

Chicago. Nov. 23-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Friday. Rising
temperature Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23
THE COLLEGES ARE NOW IN FULL BLAsT

[cspzr.els. lsal. Il Joaa Z. Mecuselsoa.1
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-15
LOCAL NAN returns
FROM TRIP ABROAD
e. {. sCHU9ART ARRIVES HOME
FROM TOUR OF GERMANY.
Former Jeweler States Germans Are
Stirred Up About Trouble
IN Morocco.

Il. + Schubart. the former we'll
known jcWclcr and his WIFE arrived
home Yesterday afternoon after spend
ins thc greater part OF the past TOM
months on q ton through Europe. Mr..
md Mrs Schuhart loft here the lat
ter part of MAY and during the trip
abroad spent some time IN England.
France. Holland. Sutherland. Ger
MANY and iu other European countries.
Mr. %SchUbart stated last evening that
Will" Dee enjoyed the trip immensely.
Do, was NOR" than glad 10 get back to
Wh"cliu- to meet his old friends.
When asked regarding TN" war scare
~ Germany. Mr.. Schubdri stated that
III" natives were very much wrought
up over tho a ~pufc between the Ger
man empire and France over certain
rights and privileges m Morocco. lie
further said that tn" Germans We're
tired of h"lnc b%uildOzei and Intended
hu.dIr- out until granted 'h" con
cn--Iou- which they are asking Mrs.
and Mrs. Srhuhart we're fortunate
enough tu arrive az ~Chcrbuuru. France.
just in time To Witness the naval prac-
&c. OF sixteen French torpedo boats.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-15
LIFE A BURDEN
AT MILWAUKEE
CAUSE is NERVOUS DEBILITY
AND IONA VITA" CURES.
Twenty-Five Per Cent. Of Residents Of
ina City Have Little Real
Happiness.

twenty-five per cent. OF the people
of Detroit find life a burden and have
little real happiness. The cause IS
nervous debility. and il is produced by
modern conditions Of city life" This
statement vas made recently hv one
of the physicians who are introducing
a new tonic, 'Tona Vita" to the De
troit public.
. According to this physician. the
hustle and Worry OF modern life is too
much of a strain on the average man
or omar and chronic nervous debil.
ity is the result. The physician claims
hat no individual can hope To sue.
coed in or enjoy life when once the
disease is established. and that com.
paratively few people know the cause
of their poor health and lack of vital.
ity.
Tired. droopy. half-sick mon and
women are as common as leaves on
IN" trees in Detroit. and every other
city said the physician. They have
uncertain appetitHs. poor digestion.
little ambition and feel almost too
tired for work most of the time. They
suffer from timidity. have no initiative.
and haven't enough good. rich blood in
their veins TO make them capable of
self-r"liance. Their nerves are in such
a state that they imagine themselves
afflicted with various diseases at diff.
ferent times. The real trouble with
them is debility produced by the life
they lead.
The medical profession. as n whole.
has recognized these facts for a mum
her Of years. but little was done 10
oyetomc this ailment. SO TAR as tho
general public is concerned. until a
tonic IA introduced in Europe a few
years ago. which proved very effective.
y company has been organized 20 put
"A similar preparation on the market
in the United states. The medicine
is called 'Tona Vita i'm this
and II is now being introduced IN many
cities here. | have charge of this
work In Detroit. and ! expect TO get
wonderful results.
The physicians VINO have charge Of
the introduction of the mcdicin" i'm
Detroit haV" given some astonishiu.
hv"minut" demonstrations This on
sist~ IA giving tho proper dos" of tho
tome 10 sufferers from nervous drbil-
Nv. and in five minutes requesting
tl"m Ia state what crcC' the medicine
had some oi these statements are as
follows.
John y Brown. OF Guillol street.
said. Il have really been benefited
N the Tow minutes by th" medicine.
Do is much better than ! thought. as !
didn't believe anything could help me.
and this 'Toua Vita has done So 10 q
few minutes
Ctas- T. Ro~iWick. - High street.
said - surely feel much stronger
and better than five minutes aro
This medicine seems to be q wonder.
o. beats anything ! over took before
Their" is an att"ndau; remedy.
known as Lees Rhubarb Laxative.
which is most valuable 10 those suf
ieriuE with chrcuic constipation n
has j pleasant taste. does not Cripc.
AMI acts promptly. Chas u Goc'zc
y Co. have secured ilr agency for
Wheeling. and tb'-" celebrated prcpa-
raiious are now ON sale az their store
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-15
IMPORTANT
VERDICT
eieTH-e85ERT AUTOmoBll E
CASE DECIDED FOR DE.
PENDANT.
Relation Of Master snd Servant Vital
Point-Two Similar Cases
Pending.

One OF the most interesting cases
To be tried at the present term OF
circuit court. Mas that OF Anna Beth
by her next friend. Lawrence Beth
VS.. Daniel r. Gilbert. which was de
cided last evening in favor OF the
defendant. The case involved the re-
lation OF master and servant and the
responsibility OF a father for the acts
~ a minor child and the result will
De- learned with great interest by the
auiomobilists of his section.
On March 70. 1911. the plaintiff is
alleged 20 have been injured by an
automobile owned by the defendant.
Daniel r. Ebbcrt. and driven by his
son. John Ebbcrt. a minor. The ,eft
left leg OF the victim was broken near
the thigh and suit was brought for
10000. The plaintim a represent
ed 10y Attorney Frank McMahon and
the defense by Attorney ]. b. Somer-
Vile.
IL was tho contention OF the plain
tin that tho son stood in the rela-
ton OF servant or agent &c the father
who was therefore responsible for his
acts. II Was brought out in the eyi.
dcnce. ho~ey that at the time of
the accident. the son was not driving
tho auto under instructions from his
father. hut on the contrary. had taken
OUT the machine without his knowl
edge or COnsont aud against his III.
rect orders. The law being very plain
that under such circumstances the
father could not p" held responsible.
Judge \cshit; instructed The jury TO
find for The defendant
\ motion for "a new trial was made
by the I'aiu'iTs attorney and is 10
he argued later. Two other suits
growing oUt Of the same accident
have been fled.