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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31
MANY FAST HORSES.
They VIII Participate in Topeka State
Fair Races.

There were forty-six fast horses en-
tered when the entries for the purse
races in connection with the Kansas
State Fair association closed. The
horses this year are entered from all
over the country and the fastest races
in the history of Topeka's fairs are
expected.
Secretary H. L. Cook emphasizes the
fact that Monday will be one of the
best days on which to visit the fair.
On this day children and all old sol
diers will be admitted free.
1.-THE program both as regards the
races and the musical and other en-
tertainment will be just as attractive
on this day as later on in the week,
said Secretary Cook. land this will be
an especially good time for ladies to
attend the exposition if they wish to
avoid jam.
This will give them an excellent
opportunity to inspect the entries in
the women's departments at their
leisure without being 5ammed and
pushed about by hundreds of other
persons who are eager to see what is
on display in these departments.
s'AII exhibits will be in place at this
time and there will be a freshness
about everything that will not be OBJ
served later in the week. 1 want to
impress upon the people the excellence
Of the sacred concerts which will be
given on Sunday morning and even
ing Sentenlber 10, by Iiberati's band
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31

ing myself and others that you sold
the gun at 10 O'Clock the previous
Saturday morning."
Yes
''Do you remember my saying to you
that Paul Beattie was at work Satur-
day morning and that he did not come
IN until O'Clock ore5 o'clock p"
Il remember something like that"
And you said you were mistaken %
eS, L thought so at the time. but
there We're others at the store at the
time did sell it and 1 asked them
so you could not keep this thing
straight in your own memory. but had
to depend on someone else?
YES
Did you tell Detective Scherer that
you waited on Paul and after showing
him some guns you waited on other
people and left your brother to COM
plete the sale -
Yes"
But you and Paul had agreed on
the price of the gun?''
Yes
Who wrapped it up?"
"I did,
Weinstein Boy Testifies.
Jacob Weinstein, about IA years old.
a brother of David, followed him on
the stand
FDo you remember Paul Beatties
buying the gun? ?"
Yes
when did he buy it?''
Il can't say. After dinner 1 guess
When do you have dinner?"
About o'clock"
when did he buy it?"
after 2 o'clock
what did he do?"
He was talking with my brother
1 heard him say he wanted II for a
on the bridge. He wanted
the gun laid aside
Did you write his name on the pa
PERI"
Yes. I wrote it somewhere"
WAS the gun taken apart?"
Il don't think So"
"Can you take it apart?'
No"
IF Paul Beattie said you took it
apart and put it in three pieces is he
right?"
Hes wrong"
"He says you took il apart"
The boy tried but said he could not
do it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31

undertaking rooms Of J. J. Sheehan,
Thirty-f1rst and Main. It will be taken
to Quenemo, Usage county, Kansas, for
burial, according to the written re-
quest found in the youths pocket and
directed to the coroner. Ouenemo was
the place of his birth.
The dead woman was a sister-in-law
of Ruth Gossard. the 16-year- Ar
gentine high school girl who was
found, January z, in a rooming house
on West Fourteenth street IN COM
pany with DR.. J. @. Gaskil1, former
mayor and banker Of Argentine. She
had much to do IN locating Gaskill
who escaped from the rooming house
when the officers entered. Since Gas
kills arrest and although she was
separated from her husband. Elmer
Gossard, she had worked necessarily
gathering evidence to be used in the
trial of Gaskill in the federal court.
She also had much to do with the suit
being filed against Gaslxill by her
father i1-la.w to recover $50. 1000 dam
ages for enticing the girl from one
state to another for immoral purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31
MORGAN FOR WILSON.
Ottawa Democrat FaVors New Jersey
Man for President.

Tom Morgan, editor of the Ottawa
Republic and one of the well known
Democrats of the state. believes that
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey is ths
choice of a majority of the Democrats
Of Kansas for president. Mr.. Morgan
also believes that a primary to sele =
national convention delegates would be
a good thing for Kansas Democracy.
While attending to some business IN
Topeka today Mr.. Morgan talked freely
about 1912 prospects.
I am in favor of Wilson for the
Democratic candidate for president,
he said, 4and I believe that If we hold
a primary to select delegates Wilson
would win the Kansas delegation. And
we ought. by all means to hold a pri-
mary. The expense would not be so
great if volunteer clerks and judges
We're used.
AS for Harmon getting away with
the Kansas delegation, I do not believe
that for minute. Champ Clark would
be stronger than Harmon if am any
judge Of the sentiment of Kansas
Democrats
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DEATH LIST IS II.
A Million Dollar Property Loss by
Southern Storms.

Charleston, Aug. 31.-Mayor Rhett
is directing the work of rehabilitating
stormswept Charleston.
A campaign of repairing and disin-
fecting is on. Today the death list
was II and the property damage esti-
mate remains at a million dollars.
Reports from exposed islands are
that only two lives were lost. The vic
Tins were caught on James island. The
property damage is very heavy. It is
said by planters that long staple cot
ton and rice have been almost wiped
out Houses have been wrecked and
cattle and live stock killed
First reports of damage at the Isle
of Pines, a resort directly on the
ocean nine miles from here, were ex-
Buildings were not as bad
~ damaged as believed. Normal con-
ditions are being rapidly restored.
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DEADLY AUTOMOBILE.
Three Persons Killed and one Serious
Iy Injured in Two Accidents.

Tecumseh. Neb., Aug. s1.-Mrs.
William Riordan. a young widow, and
William Bourlier. a farmer. were in
stantly killed early today when a tour
ing car belonging to BourIier in which
the two were riding jumped from a
culvert into a 15-foot ravine, imprison-
ing the two in the wreckage. Chauffeur
Rene De Tierre escaped unhurt.
ST. Joseph, Aug. 31.-Leslie Calvin
of Maitland. Mo-, son of d. A. Calvin,
a prominent banker, was instantly
killed, and Harry J. Crider, former
postmaster at Maitland. was probably
fatally injured. when an automobile
turned over near Maryville. Mo, early
today. BENJAMIN Edwards and Chas.
B. Callison also of Maitland were less
seriously injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31

4f9. 421 and 423 Kansas avenue. The
fire burned out one building ana
burned under the Steamboat roofs of
the other buildings. making 1t almost
impossible for the fire department to
work effectively.
Robert d. linens. a photos-ra pler
with a gallery in the second story Of
the building at 423 Kansas avenue. was
suffocated BY smoke. He was found in
the toilet room wrapped in a. blanket,
where he had fallen to sleep the night
before. No evidences of a struggle
were discovered-it is Decided that he
died from suffocation while asleep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31
TAFT'S ADVANCE GUARD.
Secret Service Agent VIII Start West
Next Week.

Beverly. Mass. Aug. 31.-So FAR
have plans for President Taft's west
ern trip advanced that early next week
L. c. Wheeler. the advance guard OF
the secret service. will start out to
make preparations for the presidents
reception.
Mr. Wheeler will visit all the towns
and cities at which the president is 10
stop on the swing around the circle.
making arrangements for the meetings
and dinners in which the presid ent
will figure and see that the police are
ready to guard the chief executive.
on the Inst long trip tho president
made Mr.. Wheeler started out weeks
in advance of the presidential party.
but was unable to keep the lead. and
along toward the home stretch the
president was within a few days OF his
advance guard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31
ADVERTISING TALKS
WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM c. FREEMAN

A great many general adver-
tisers have an idea that the
daily newspaper is a transient
affair with only local interest
that advertising in it has no
life beyond the day on which it
it printed.
Yet such is not the case. 1
know of an incident where
months after a special advertise
ment appeared a New York
house received an order from a
far-away country for the goods
advertised-and THE PROFIT
that this order YIELDED was
more than sufficient to PAY
THE ENTIRE COST OF THE
ADVERTISEMENT.
rr~nw4sr,.ea IN Para Twc1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31
DRUMMED OUT OF TOWN
Mormon Elders Put to Flight by
Women With Dishpans.

Kamrar. Iowa, Aug. 31.=Two elders
afoot today with the din of many dish
pans echoing in their ears. The elders
were making PROSECUTING speeches last
night when a crowd of women, beat
ing vigorously on kitchen tinware
created such a pandemonium that
the speakers could not be heard. Nor
mon sympathizers sought to repel the
assault by throwing water on the wom-
en-, but at this points husbands and
brothers took a hand and after lively
fsticuffs the meeting was broken up.
A few members of the dishpan brigade
were out again today beating quick
step time to the departure of the mis-
sionaries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31

+ T. Babcoek, acting fire chief in
the absence of Chief Wilmarth. was
painfully injured about the head and
shoulders when a skylight in the rear
Of the Gresser furniture store fell on
him. Chief Babcock narrowly ESCAPED
death His thoughtful action i'll duck
ing down between a table and show
case when he heard the crash saved his
life Big beams and hundreds of
pounds of glass and debris fell over
him.
He was removed to his home. where
he is resting comfortably today.
The fire was discovered by f H
Hicks, a merchant watchman at u: So
He said he saw first small fire in the
rear Of the building through one win
dow where d curtain was raised. He
turned in the alarm from the Ives
printing establishment few doors
north. When he returned, he said. the
curtain through which he had discoV-
cred the fire. was drawn.
The first companies of the fire de-
partment arrived a few minutes later.
When the rounded the corner of Sixth
and Kansas avenue, they saw flames
breaking through the roof of the build
ing at 423 Kansas avenue. Going to
the rear Of the building the flremen
found every door open
Fire Was IncendiaPy
This leads the theory of an in
cendiary origin to the fire. The owl
dence from the merchant policeman
saying that the curtain was pulled
down and the fact that the firemen
found wide open doors in the rear is
suspicious.
Two years ago a fire in this store.
burning in three or four different
places at the same time, aroused the
fuspieions of Chief Wilmarth. but no
action was taken by the city or :he
insurance companies.
No charges have been filed IN this
1ire-only suspicious Of an incandiary
orlgin are floating around
The fire was a difficult one to fight
The buildings are all old-built about
thirty years ago. They are - feet
long on the ground and 70 feet long in
the second story Light is given
through steamboat decks on the
Toofs- The buildings are cut Up III
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31
BASEBALL WEATHER.

Western League.
Topeka at Pueblo. clear. $3.50.
Lincoln at Denver. clear, $3.50.
Omaha at Sioux City, clear, 3:45.
Des Moines at st. Joseph, clear 3:45.
National League.
St. Louis at New York, rain, 1:45 and
$3.50.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn. rain; LAS and
Chicago at Philadelphia, rain. 1:so
and $3.50.
American league.
Philadelphia at Boston. rain. BIS.
American Association.
st. Paul at Milwaukee, cloudy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31

small rooms and the roof is doubled III
such manner that the fire swept
through the buildings unseen from the
outside. No fire walls were in position
to stop the conflagration
The fire was extinguished in excel
lent shape and the owners of the build
ings and stocks expressed their salts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31
THRESHER IS BURNED.
Fire Also Destroys 500 Bushels of
Wheat on Buchanan Farm.

n. Herman, a thresher employed by
A H. Buckman, a wealthy farmer
was badly burned and 500 bushels Of
wheat were lost in a fire on the Buck
man farm six miles southwest of To-
peka Wednesday afternoon.
The fire started from spark from
the engine which caught in the straw.
For while it looked like the engine
and thresher would be ruined, bur the
machinery was saved. It was in pro-
tecting the machinery that Herman
WAS hIrned.
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Mrs. GoIdner Objects to Fine of $500
and Divorce Suit Pends.

New York, Aug. 3L-Imposing a fine
upon ones wife to make her behave" +"
is shown in the state supreme court
here to have worked badly in at least
one case. Herman Goldner, member of
Fifth avenue firm of manufacturers
tried the plan. Now he is defending a
suit for separation. In response to
charges of cruelty made by his wife,
GoIdper declares that Mrs Goldner
treated him 50 badly that he was &C M
PEELED to fine her to make her change
her conduct. When one fine of $500 was
imposed and paid in part out Of the
wife's bank account, the limit was ap-
parently reached. The separation suit
followed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31
THE WEATHER GROWS WARM.
Mercury Passes the 80 Degree Mark
This Afternoon.

The mercury went up with a rush to-
day and the record for August 81 in the
last quarter of q century was almost
broken. The point reached on that
date was "a degrees at 2 o'clock this
afternoon the thermometer registered
81 degrees and the mercury was stiIi
climbing. The weather man says that
the same conditions exist from the
Mississippi river to the Rocky noun
tains, and no change is expected in
the next twenty-four hours. The wind
is blowing nine miles an hour from the
south. The hourly raadings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31
E. W. HOWE JR. In BALLOON
He Takes a Trip in Topeka This
Morning.

St. Joseph, Aug. 31.-The balloon
Topeka I, which started from Atchi-
son, Kansas, this morning. landed near
this city at 1926 O'Clock this after
noon. The balloon was manned by
Frank Jacobs, Fred Stein and Eugene
Howe, all of Atchison. The ascension
at Atchison was made in connection
with a show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31

Robert Emens. the photograpner who
lost his life in the fire which destroyed
the buildings at All, 49, Al and 423
Kansas avenue last night, was q native
Of Nemaha county He came to To-
peka in 1908 and first opened a photo
graph gallery in North Topeka, using a
a wagon for his shop.
En1ens was a. close friend of Chief Of
Police Norris Jenkins, who has known
him nearly all his life. He was about
so years old and a single man. lie has
a sister, Mrs. Warren Long, living near
Seneca, and a nephew lives in South
Dakota Chief Jenkins is making an
effort to notify both of them Mr..
Emens' mother died recently and at
her funeral he made arrangements that
his share of her estate be turned over
to his sister
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The WEATHER RECORD.

Observations of the United States
weather bureau for the "a hours end
ing at Z o'clock this morning:
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Weather Inelicallons.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Forecast for Kan
sas. Generally fair tonight and Fri
day. Not much change in temperature
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-31
KILLS FOR LOVE.
Former Kansan SIays Woman
Who Spurns His Affection.
Turns Revolver on Himself and
Falls on Her ROdy.
ONCE DRIVEN AWAY.
Calls Victim to Death on Prom
Use of Money.
Twelve Year Old Boy Only Wit
ness to Shooting.

Kansas City. Aug. s1-crazed by the
stubborn refusal of Mrs. Margaret
Gossard, IS years old, to live with him,
John Heron, q years old, a railroad
man. formerly of Ottawa and Quene-
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RObt. ID. Emens, Photographer
Burned to Death.
T.. e. Babcock Acting Fire Chief
Badly Hurt.
HEAVY PROPERTYLOSS
Believed That 1t viii Exceed
Thirty Thousand.
Started in Furniture Store at
423 Kansas Avenue.
HEAVY YPROPERTYLOSS

One man lost his life. the acting fire
chief was painfully Injured and about
s35 900 damages resulted in q fire at
O'Clock this morning that ragc1 for
several hours in the buildings at AT,
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faction of their work today. It is CON
sidered a wonder that the entire mid
die block was not wiped out.
The damage to property and stock
will not go over the $40, 900 mark Some
figure that $4,000 will cover all losses.
The estimated losses follow:
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Gresser furniture stock. k.-..---.--..--.- $ 9. coo
Building 10. 600
w. I. Jamison. law office............ 300
r. D. Emens, photograph gallery. 80
421 Kansas avenue:
Gibbs clothing stock. 5000
Dr. Messick, office fixtures ..-..-..- $50
Building OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5000
419 Kansas avenue:
Central variety stock................ 300
Kansas-AIeXican land and invest
ment office ......-................. 500
Building --..-..-..-.....-.......... 1000
AT Kansas avenue.
Williams furniture stock Cwater)... 500
Rooming house (water). ....-.-........ so
as Kansas avenue.
Ives print shop Cwater basenenD.,- 100
Total ....................... So. $50
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Z. b. JEN NINNrS,
Section Director
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-14
MAY GO TO ST. LOUIS
Little Fighting Ship to Take
Advantage Of First Rise.

Memphis Is the only town We know
OF that has the distinction OF keen.
ing one OF Uncle Sans iron-clad
fighting craft at her wharf untn the
thing has become old to them; but
so Il Is Most other cities 40 through
-four miles OF rcd tape to get one
10 land few hours.
That the Monitor Amphitrite will
take advantage OF the first high wal.
or to proceed 20 81. Louis was the
statement OF warrant officer OF that
warship which has been anchored ,n
the Memphis hsrbor since Its arrival
a year ago.
Several high water stages have
been passed owing 10 the fear OF the
all the way 10 81. Louis would not be-
OF sufficient depth 60 permit the pas
sage OF the old war vessel.
The crew OF the monitor has BEEN
cut down 10 twenty-eight men-"just
enough To keep her alive" The mon
get shore leave practically wheney.
or they want Il.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-14
See the House Of Quality AID.

See the House Of Quality Ad.
Hugh Ed Curlin spent Sunday in
Memphis.
B. G. Sullivan was here Saturday
en- route to his home at Mayfield.
One man was killed and two 9TH
ers probably fatally injured in an l.
C. freight wreck which occurred four
miles his side Of Paducah Saturday.
the trains were rounding a curve
when section No. 2 overlook the one
ahead and demolished the caboose,
scattering SO cars promisciously ov-
Or the right OF way.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-14
FIRST p. o. BANK FORGERY.

salip Gin Amat Is the first forge
TO be recorded In the annals of thu
U. s. postal banks. II. All. an Aus.
,ralian sailor. finished cruise o.
round the world and landed in San
Francisco on september 10. two days
after the Frisco postal bank opeuei
for business. All carried $500 IN bis
shoes. AZ the posiofficc. be dopos
tied 800. the limit for any calendar
month. mat stole Ais cortiocate Of
deposit. forged the owners name.
and had the money mailed 20 him 90
Seattle. The shock unbalanced All
and he was taken to the Agnovs Asy.
lum In san Francisco. A severe ca
ample will be made Of Amat
A bank without dcpOsitors L. n
feature OF stanford. California A.
ter one month. the postal SAVINGS
bank IN that town had not a single
deposition. stanford IL university
town and the local postmaster attr
butcs the failure OF the hank 10 lack
OF thrift OF college men AZ class
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-14
Rodgers Files 30 Miles to Coast.

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 12.-Cat
braith p. Rodgers finished his ocean
toocean fight late Sunday when he
landed on the strand at Long Beach
In the presence OF thousands OF per.
sons, who were drawn to witness the
conclusion Of the long journey. Rodg-
srs win dismantle his machine and
ship It to San Francisco. where he is
under contract to make a series OF
Hights.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-14
uNEARTh AN OLD MURDER
Skeleton 10 Found by Suburban
Land company's laborers at
Rochester, NJ. Y.

Rochester. N. Y. Dec. 1.-THE
skeleton of a man washed out Of the
heart Of . suburban swamp by q rec
lamation company filing In land
here. Coron Kleindinst believes
MARKS q murder of ffty years ago.
The body was buried nude and
there u . fracture Of the skull. The
old police records are being gone
ever in search of some clew which
nay identity the remains.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-14
100 MEN ENToMBED
Horrible Mine Disaster.
No Hope For Victims.

Briceville. Tenn, Dec. 12.-Ten ad-
litional bodies we're taken Monday
morning from the mine OF the Knox
Vile Iron and Coal company where
between IS and $50 miners were en-
tUmbed by an explosion Saturday.
This makes Is bodies SO far recov-
ersd. Little hope Is held that any OF
the others are alive.
A conservative estimate of the num-
Der Of dead is now IS, but experienced
miners say the final figures may be
$50, Is many miners helpers are not
checked in" on the company's books.
DR.. J. A. Holmes, head OF the bureau
Of mines, Washington, arrived and
took charge Of the rescue work Mon
DAY.
An Investigation is under way TO fix
the responsibility for the explosion
and determine whether or not negh-
gence caused the disaster. Mining ex-
perts here agree that coal dust caused
the explosion, and they say sprinkling
Of the mine drifts. as demonstrated
BY the government bureau OF mines
would have prevented IT.
The company officials refuse TO
make any statements. and efforts are
being made to learn II the mine was
equipped with sufficient sprinkling sp-
paratus.
The governments rescue crew had
dug its way two miles into the mine
Monday.
Like q Cyclone and Hot.
IT'S like q cyclone inside" said one
q the crew. "and hot We en- see
bodies, but We cannot get to them be-
cause of the heat. Il may be days be-
fore We can get them all out"
Brcevills remembers the Cherry
mine In Illinois whore. after three
veeks, Is men were rescued alive and
therefore elings TO a slender hope.
Black damp has started working It's
havoc within the mine, and the rescue
parties are able to remain In the
workings only q short time. The hun
drsds who have volunteered 10 \
search for bodies are divided into !
squads OF so and remain two hours In
The mine. when they are relieved.
Widows and children burned watch
fires Sunday night on the hills and
waited for their dead TO be brought
nom the pit Babies slept in shawls
- the slopes.
Hundred Join In Old Hymn.
Above the weeping Of the women a
nan's voice rose in song. and an old
hymn soon became a swell
|ng chorus Of perhaps 100 voices. long
B1noe made rough and rasping from
Ne dust Of the mine Then, In pray
=, the widows and children and faith
~ whose sons are In the mine knelt
n the hillside beside their fres.
Destitution II stalking hand in hand
nth death In this village. Most Of
~ men whose lives were blasted out
y the explosion are either husbands
= the sole support Of their mothers
md fathers.
The average wage Of q miner here
. SIS Q month. There have been
whispered protests against conditions
lsro for some time. Onoe the miners
lrgAniEsd. but the union was broken
y.