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The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
BOTH GIANTS REST.
Gotoh and Hack Afraid of Too Much
Training.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-Fearing that he
might go stale before the time of his
match with Gotch arrives. George
Hackenschmidt last night decided that
he will not do any more hard mat
work until next Monday. For almost
twelve weeks he has included mat
work in his daily routine and he be-
1ieves that for the present he has had
enough of that sort of training.
ION Monday" said DR.. Roller, one
of the trainers, Hack will go the
limit on the mat with Americus, koch
and myself. The tapering down Of
the careful but nevertheless strenu-
Gus curriculum that he has gone
through in training for this match has
become a science. Hack will not risk
going stale. He would not risk
chance of having anything happen to
In perfect condition to meet Gotten.
Prices on the result of the contest
were posted for the first time Tues
day Gotch is made the favorite at
4 to by one bookmaker. On Hack
enschmidt he offers 6 to 5.
Not much money was posted, most
of the wagers accepted being of the
short order. 1t is not expected the
event will be a big betting affair, de-
spite the fact that it is champion
ship even. According to local book
makers, most of the money to be
come three or four days before the
match.
The task of distributing compliment
tary tickets has assumed a serious as
pect on account of the insistence of
both principals that only those legiti-
mately entitled to them be given free
tickets. Requests from newspa pers
have been filed from fourteen states
Humboldt, Ia, Aug. 23.-Frank
Gotch, the champion wrestler. now
weighs close to 2O7 pounds and when
he steps upon the mat in Chicago on
Labor day to meet George Hacken-
schmidt, he expects to be three pounds
lighter.
In his previous match with Hack
enschmidt. Gotch only weighed 1877
pounds.
On Thursday the public will see the
champion in his workouts for the last
time before the match. for after that
he will take refuge behind a barrier
that viii not permit sightseeing. This
IS done for the purpose of enabling
him to try out his special holds of Of
fensive work and also practice his line
of defense designed to meet Hacken-
schmidt should he be forced into the
defense. The fear of visitors too
friendly TO the Hackenschmidt camp
in observing this special work is the
reason given for the secrecy.
To relieve monotony of camp life
and its drudgery, a ball game between
GOtch and his trainers viii be played
today against a pickup nine composed
largely of the celebrated Fats" whom
Gotch in the past has captained.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
CONGRESSMAN GOES EAST.
F'oelISer VIII Take Up Residence in
Korea.

New York. Aug. 23.=Letters re-
ceived here from former Congressman
Otto G. Foelker of Brooklyn, indicate
that he has decided to take up his
permanent residence at Seoul, Korea,
where he went a few months after
winding up his term at Washington,
to organize trading company in the
Orient
Before Mr.. Foelker's departure for
Korea, he told his friends that his
business interests had been injured by
the prominent part he took in the
passage of the Hughes anti-race track
bill. and that life has been made un-
comfortable for him in many ways.
About a year ago he received a letter
threatening that sooner or later his
home would be blown up.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
RARE OLD WINES ARE GONE.
Marines Who Guard House Anxious
About It's Disappearance.

New York, Aug. 2S.-Brooklyn de-
tectfves are investigating the disap-
pearance of $4,000 worth of rare wines
from the residence of Rear Admiral
Leutze, commandant of the Brooklyn
navy yard. The loss was discovered
shortly after the departure of the ad-
miral and his family for Saranac Lake.
The house is constantly guarded by
twelve marines in four shifts and one
side of it is protected by a high wall.
The marines say that nobody could
have got into the house without their
knowledge. The place was in charge
of a japanese steward and a staff of
Japanese servants.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
DR.. RICHTER RESCUED.
He Was Held for $225,OOO by Greek
Bandits

Berlin, Aug ga dispatch from
Salonili Turkey today states that DR..
Edmund Richter, the German en-
gineer who was captured by Greek
bandits and held for a ransom of
$225,0 has been rescued on the
Greek frontier and is returning to Sa-
loniki.
DR.. Richter was engaged in map
ping on Mount Olympus in the wild
frontier region between Turkey and
Greece under the auspices of Ger
man geographical society when he
fell into the hands of the brigands on
May 25. The capture took place in
side Turkish territory and his escort
of Turkish gendarmes was killed.
Letters from Lalios, the bandit lead
cred in the Turkish village.
The German government acted
promptly and a small army of Turk
ish soldiers was sent in pursuit of the
bandits. At the same time repre-
SentatiVeS of the German government
and of the geographical society scour-
ed the mountains, taking with them
the gold for the ransom of the doctor.
For weeks the search was without
result. Recently news dispatches
stated that the pursuit had been
abandoned as it had been learned that
Richter was held in Tirnavos on
Greek territory in the house of one
Delyannis
The news dispatches also insisted
that DR.. Richter, like Miss Ellen Stone
the American missionary, who was
ransomed from a Bulgarian band in
1901 for $65, 900, had been captured
not by ordinary mountain brigands
but by the Captain Strait, formerly a
Greek officer, who once lived in
America and that the affair was an
incident of the band warfare between
irregular detachments of Greeks and
Bulgarians.
The ransom, it was assumed, was
destined to further the partisan war
fare breaking out anew in Macedonia
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
CAN'T FIND MONA LISA
A Workman Is Suspected of Stealing
the Famous Picture.

Paris, Aug. 23.-Louis LepIne, tho
prefect of police. frankly admits com
piete mystification in regard to the dis
appearance from the Louvre of Leon
ardo Da Vincis most famous wcrk
known as Mona Lisa" but popularity
called by the French la Joconde." Up
TO this afternoon not a trace OF the
picture or the thief had been found. It
is generally conceded that even a dull
person would have perceived the inn
possibility of selling a work so we'll
known and accordingly psychological
explanations of the strange case are
sought. The attendants at the Salon
Carre, where the painting had the place
of honor for five years, now tell Of hav-
Ing wondered at the rapt and longing
regard given the portrait by a young
man who during recent weeks fre-
quently visited the Louvre. His ap-
pearance suggested that he was of a
northern race. He was blonde 7ni had
blue eyes He would gaze strangely at
the dark italian beauty as though en-
thral1ed with her divine smile" Now
the theory presented to NJ. Hamard,
head of the French secret service, IS
that this man of disordered fancy has
abducted Mona Iizt'' so that ne may
have her always near him.
Descriptions of the stranger are he
ing distributed In this connection
artists are relating singular stories of
infatuations with works of arts and
the manias for statues and portraits. of
men who would plot to obtain possess
sion of works which they could not
buy.
The official belief was expressed to-
day that the portrait was taken by a
person who, disguised as a workman,
entered the museum between Z o'clock
and s o'clock yesterday. According to
one of the first stories told two ynasons
We're passing through the Salon Carre
at 7:30 o'clock when one of them, point
ing to Mona Lisa said to the other:
THAT is the finest picture in the
Louvre An hour later an attendant
missed the picture from it's accustomed
place but supposed it had been re-
moved to permit of its being photo
graphed and so did not report the mat
ter. The Louvre was closed today.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
WILL KILL $4,000 CATS.
Homeless F'elines Gathered at Rate of
500 Per Night.

New York. Aug. 23.-The Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
here has started a three months cru
sade against stray cats. Every night a
long string of wagons is sent OUT to
various parts of the city to gather in
all the homeless felines. The animals
are found in greatest numbers on the
lower east side, but that Fifth avenue
is also the haunt of forsaken and suf-
fering cats was proved on a recent
night, when two hundred were seized
on that aristocratic thoroughfare, after
midnight.
The average bag thus far has been
nearly 300 per night. indicating that a
three months campaign should result
in the destruction Of nearly 1000 cats.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
BOY SAVES MANS LIFE.
Uses Skate Strap to Keep Workman
from Bleeding to Death.

how a ten-year-old boy saved a mans
life by making a tourniquet of his
skate strap is told in prosaic
Brooklyn police report today. The
lad, whose name was not obtained,
was standing on a curb with his roller
skates in his hand, when a passing
workman slipped on a banana skin
and fell through a show window. The
mans wrist was cut and a big artery
severed.
He was in fair way to bleed to
death when the nimble witted boy
whipped out his pocket knife, cut
a strap=the end with the buckle
from a skate and buckled it around the
injured mans forearm a little above
the wrist Then grabbing a stick from
the gutter, the boy stuck it under the
strap and turning it, twisted the strap
tight. The tourniquet acted perfectly
until surgeons arrived.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
PLEDGE SUPPORT TO TAFT.
New Jersey Republicans Praise Presi-
dent for Good Work.

Hackensack, N J., Aug. "a
Warm praise of President Taft is the
feature of the platform adopted by
the Northern New Jersey Repu ublicans
in their convention here The en-
dorsement of the president follows:
I'VE unqualifiedly pledge our sup
port to President Taft. We approve
his great work in furtherance of uni
versal peace, his courageous advocacy
of the reciprocity treaty with Canada,
his economical administration of the
postal service, his brave message
against the recall of judges and his
unselfishness to take the tariff con-
troversy out of politics.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
ADJUSTMENTS.

Mort H. Singer, the Chicago pro-
ducer, who counts among his attrac-
tions Henry Woodruff in the musical
comedy fantasy, "The Prince of To-
night" soon to be seen mere, is calm
in the midst of mutterings of discon-
tent among other producers over the
distressing shortage of chorus girls and
boys. Foreseeing a short yield in this
seasons crop of fluffy ruffles," Mr..
Singer retained most of his chorus
people at the close of last season, and
kept them busy at half salary re-
enumeration on most any old tasks his
stage managers could think Of AS a
result, the Singer productions all start
ed the season with their full quota of
show girls, ponies" and college boys,
all experienced and all enthusiastically
trying TO make good with Mort H.
Singer. Mr.. Woodruff comes to the
Grand Onera hcuS" Monday, August
2S. Seats go on sale at the box office
SATURDAY. morning
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
COMusKEY is AFTER WINNER.
Buys TWenty-Six Recruits, Besides Op-
ton Players, for White Sox.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-President Comiskey
of the White Sox'' is out to assemble
a champion team next season Acc 9rd :
ing to the count recorded yesterday by
the national commission showing the
list of players purchased by the majors
since the close of the drafting sason
in 1910. Comiskey leads with a cluster
of 20 new hopes" These players thus
acquired are not included in the list of
men purchased by the majors on Au-
gust 20 under the optional recall agree
ment
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
GIRL BRINGS BODY HOME.
Genevieve Turner Was to Have Wed
Ralph Ireland in September.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-The body of
Ralph H. ireland, the automobile
racer who was killed while practicing
on the Elgin race course Monday, was
shipped to Pittsburg, Kan. last night
in charge of his hancee, Miss Gene
We've L. Turner.
Miss Turner reached Elgin in an
swer to a telegram she received at her
home in Toronto, Canada She and
Ireland had planned to be married IN
September. Miss Turner gave instruc-
tions that the body be sent to Pitts
h11ro Kansas his home.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. 23.-Judge
Johnson of the probate court has been
notified of the death Of Daniel Calla-
han at the state insane asylum 1T Osa-
watomie, Kan. Callahan was sent to
the asylum from Leavenwortn in 1876,
and has since been confined there. No
body could be found today who re-
called either the man or conditions un-
der which he was sent to the asylum.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
RABBI RANTS PAY FOR LIFE.
Sues Congregation Which Discharges
Him, Alleging Broken Contract.

New York, Aug. 23.-Edward B.
Browne, rabbi, of Youngstown, @, is
suing the Congregation Mishkan Tefil
of Boston, for breach of contract. He
says that the congregation hired him
to serve as its rabbi for the rest of his
natural life and then discharged 1jm.
He asks that his salary be continued
through the balance OF his life.
The action is brought in New York
county where Browne resided before
taking his Youngstown charge.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
BOY SWALLOWS PARIS GREEN.
Angered Youth Attempts to Denrsva
Mother of Pleasure.

Laporte, Ind, Aug. 23.-Anxered he
cause his mother threatened TO Snenk
him yesterday, the 9-year-oId son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mitchell at
tempted suicide by swallowing q. ouan-
tity of paris green and then shouted,
You won't have to spank me-
The lad is in a serious condition.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
AUTO DRIVES STONE INTO GLASS.
window worth $3.50 Being Replaced
as Result.

Mont Clair, N. J., Aug. 2s.-Work-
men are today replacing a $3.50 plate
glass window in the front of a store
here. It was broken by stone DASH
ed from the roadway by the wheel of a
passing automobile. The stone was
lying loose in the roadway and when
the tire of the automobile hit it, the
missile was hurled as if from a cata-
pult
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
Former PugiIist Dies.

Philadelphia, Aug. 23.-Charles Nc
Keever, who several years ago was
among the best known of eastern light
weight pugilists, is dead in a hospital
here from pneumonia Since hts re-
tirement he has been vaudeville actor.
He was AZ years old.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
CAR FARE is $4,000 MORE.
New York Pines for Return of Uni
versaI Free Transfers.

New york. Aug. 2s.-The difference
+ha+ the abolition of the universal
free transfer system has made to the
New York public is indicated in re-
port to the public service commission,
showing that 55,O00,000 fewer trans
fers were issued last year tnan IN 1SO I,
whom the universal transfer was in
vogue. This means an additional ex-
pense to the public of nearly $S,OOo,-
0O0 a wear.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
River steamer Sinks.

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 23.-Pas-
sengers arriving here early today re-
port the sinking of the small packet
Harry Lee at Brandywine landing, 40
miles north of this city, late yesterday.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23
Two Italian Suspects Held

Boston. Aug. 23.-Two Boston ItaI-
ians. suspected of knowing something
about the death of Lieutenant William
A. Whittier u. S. N. who vas as
saulted on the water front Saturday
night, are under arrest here today.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23

The steamer carried a small passenger
list and all were taken off by the
steamer Elenora and brought to Mem
phis. A negro fireman is reported
missing On leaving the landing the
Lee struck a snag and settled in nine
feet of water
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23

The prices for the Novelty. starting
next Monday. when this popular the
ater reopens as a vaudeville house, will
be the same as last season, ten cents
for matinees, except holidays. At
night, ten cents in the balcony, twenty
and thirty cents on the lower floor.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-23

Commencing Tuesday night at the
Grand Opera house, moving pictures
will be shown three times a night.
Calkins Grand Opera house orchestra
will furnish the music. Matinees will
be given on Saturday and holidays.
Change of pictures every day.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-19
WANT STAMPING
LAW IN MICHIGAN
Will Be One of the Demands Of
Jewellers Who Meet in Detroit in
Convention Thursday.

Gold rings marked IA carats. but
really only 10 carats In weight, are
now being sold I'm the jewelry stores
said j. G. Davenport. OF Battle Creek,
Mich, secretary Of the Michigan Re
tall Jewellers association. to The
Times, at the Hotel fuller, Wednes-
day morning. The fact that there is
no stamping law In Michigan allows
such deception TO go on with impun-
ity. We want a law TO stop the i'm
position, and the bringing about OF
such legislation will be one OF the
most important topics Of discussion In
our convention, which starts In De.
troit Thursday morning. The dele
gates will come In today, but there
will be no business session until
Thursday morning"
There has never been law In Mich
igan TO regulate the sale OF jewelry,
Mr.. Davenport declared.
There is no stamping done In
Michigan at ALL" Mr.. Davenport con-
tinued. 'all the marked goods coming
from outside states. They have q
stamping law In New York state, and
II Is good one. II provides that all
goods must be stamped. and that they
must not be more than one carat less
than what the stamp indicates. There
Is a heavy penalty for a violation OF
the law and I-want- 90 say that con-
ditions are better throughout the jew
elry trade because Of that law. There
Is not as much deception practiced
now as formerly. Yet there Is still a
lot Of cheap Jewelry falsely marked.
"The people of Michigan, however,
will always be at the mercy of un-
scrupulous dealers and manufacturers
as long as there Is no stamping law
In this state. As matters stand now
In Michigan, a purchaser OF ring,
falsely marked, could not prosecute
the dealer or manufactures In this
state: the purchaser would have to
proceed against the dealer or man.
ufacturer In the state where the ring
was made. Not many purchasers want
to go to that trouble, and the result
Is that receptions are allowed to es-
cape legal attention. II Is seldom that
the false marking OF a ring is de-
tected by the average purchaser. A
jeweler knows, almost at glance,
whether a ring Is as good as II is
marked, but the purchaser can only
learn of the true weight OF the ring
by having II assayed
"A stamping law will. help mate
rally to protect the public against the
evils OF incorrect marking, for no
manufacturer will likely take a chance
on being prosecuted when there Is a
law for that purpose. There Is no
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-19
COUNCIL BLOCKS
ALLEY CAMPAIGN
Rebuffs Private Citizen Hovey and
Permits Ash Box To Remain-Ald.
Lynch Goes After Gas Company.

For the fisrt time since he launched
his campaign for cleaner alleys in the
city OF Detroit, several weeks ago,
Frank ID. Hovey. private citizen, has
been officially rebuffed. by the com
mon council.
John Bornman & Sons, printers on
Larned-st., east, sent eommunica-
ton TO the council protesting against
being ordered by "one Mr.. Hover
TO remove from the alley In the rear
OF their premises box used for stcr-
ing ashes from their boiler. The com
mittee on streets reported to the
council. Tuesday night. that the bcx
had been in existence for 40 years,
that its removal would cause the own.
ers great Inconvenience and that II
was no impeachment to traffic anyway.
Accordingly. the department OF pub
lie works was instructed TO issue a
permit to Bornman & Sons to main.
tain the box in the alley.
Aid. Allan put through a resolution
directing the city clerk TO mail to
every automobile owner in the city a
copy of the traffic ordinance, as re.
Gently modified in response TO the
urgent demands OF the motorists
Several thousand copies have been
printed and can DE had for the ask
ing -st-the city clerks Office.
Under the authority OF an old char
ter provision. which no one ever
thought of using before, giving any
alderman the right to nominate can
,didates for vacancies existing on city
commission II the mayor fails to make
an appointment within 10 days after
the vacancy has occurred. ALI. Lynch
submitted the names of four men fol
the gas commission, which has been
out of business for several years. The
men named by Lynch are William
Hughes, Frank Aidenbrandt, NJ. Il
O'Connor and Henry Guthard. Under
the rules, the nominations were lald
on the table for a week. Aid
Lynch's purpose in reviving the com
mission Is to go after the Detroit City
Gas Co., for lower rates.
Aid Littlefleld introduced an ordl
nance requiring conductors OF street
cars that are being backed into sid
ings or turn-outs on any street, tc
stand on the street and warn pedes
trians and drivers of vehicles. The
ordinance was read twice by title and
referred to the ordinance COMMITTEES
Aid. Gilman secured the passage
of resolution directing Controller
Heineman to advertise and sell the
bonds authorized for the purchase OF
the Ferry farm for school and park
purposes.
Another resolution, introduced by
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-19
FIRST AVIATION MEET
EVER HELD ABOARD SHIP
Adcrafters Have Planned Novel
Number for Their Starlight
Excursion Party, July 81.


The latest idea of the "Adcrafters"
idea bids fair to outshine in unique
ness anything they have sprung for
long time. "A ballroom balloon race"
for their guests on the Adcraft star
light party, July 81. Is the way thor
say 1t, and they promise that II will
be the biggest hit that ever struck the
City of the Straits.
Some time during the evening
when the orchestra is pealing some
pathetic little ballad, such as, Mary
Get Your Aeroplane,' or perhaps,
Come Josephine In My Flying Ma
chine" Is when the ascension will take
place. Hundreds of small balloons,
highly colored. will be let go from
various points on the dancing floor.
The race is to see who can keep his
balloon in the air for the longest
time, and the party outclassing his
competitors will be declared the win
ner of the First Aviation Meet Ever
Held Aboard Ship"
The special lighting effects Of the
steamer st. Claire will be displayed
while the balloons are In the air, and
the showing will be exceedingly beau.
tiful. This is only one OF the many
new features that the advertising men
will spring on their guests. and they
vow that all who do not have romp-
ing good time can be counted on the
fingers Of your right hand.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-19
RUMoRED AUTO MERGER
IS OFFICIALLY DENIED
Automobile Authorities Say No Anal
gamatlon OF Leading Auto Con-
Germs In Planned.

Germs - Planned.
New York imaginary writer's are
getting busy with the automobile sit
uation again. The latest yarn is TO
the effect that the General Motors
CO., the United States Motors Co..
and the Studebaker Corporation and
the United States Tire Co. were all
to be aInalgamated into one gigantic
motor combine, that would control so
per cent of the total output of the
country.
There Is nothing to the report, so
far as we are concerned" said Cleo
son Murphy, assistant to the presi-
dent of the General Motors Co. Il
heard the story when | was in New
York recently, but | could not ind
any foundation for II anywhere. The
story is SO persistent In one form or
another, though, that II Is possible
that somebody wants to get the big
interests to consider such plan. We
are perfectly satisfied. however, with
things as they are, and there Is no
reason why We should entertain such
q proposition"
Emory w. Clark. director OF the
General Motors, said that there was
absolutely no foundation for the re-
port.
while they are making story
they might as well have good one"
he suggested. Put in the Ford and
the Packard and one or two more and
make II a big story"
In automobile circles generally the
story Is regarded as a wonderful
dream.