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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-16
Whitman Locates Gyp the
Blood and Lefty Louie
Through a Gard Sent to Bridgie
Webber in Jail.
He OFFERS $1,000 REWARD
For Capture of the Gunmen,
Dead or Alive.
Asks for Extraordinary Session
of the Supreme Court.

New York, Aug. 16.-District Attor-
ney Whitman today hopefully awaited
word from Methuen, Mass. regardins
Harry Horowitz, known as rGyp the
Blood" and Louis Rosenzweig. alias
Lefty Louie" the two much wanted
gunner in the Rosenthal murder case
Four detectives are searching Methuep
for the gunner who sent a telltale post
card to "Bridgie'' Webber.
Webber received the postcard yester-
day enclosed in an envelope. The
gambler tore up the envelope. The
card read:
Dear Pal:-Do the best you can. We
are all right (Signed)
Your pals, L and G"
The imprisoned gambler showed the
card to his counsel. Max Steuer. say
ing he was convinced that it was
Lefty Louie's" writing. Mr.. Steuer
informed States Attorney Whitman
and prison keepers combed Webber's
cell for the bits of torn envelope. which,
after much trouble, was reconstructed
from the pieces. The envelope showed
that it had been mailed from Methuen,
Mass, Wednesday. District Attorney
Whitman telephoned to Deputy Police
Commissioner Dougberty who at once
sent four detectives to Methuen. There
were reports that Horowitz has rela-
tives ia Iethuen.
Big Reward offered.
A reward of $4,000 has been offered
by District Attorney Whitman for the
capture of the two gunmen. The
money VIII be paid for the fugitiVes
dead or alive.
With District Attorney whitman out
of town for the week and the grand
jury not in session, interest in the
Rosenthal murder and police graft CEN
tered today in Governor Dix's appoint
ment of Supreme Court Justice John
w. Goff to hear the cases in extra or
dinary session beginning September 3
Justice Goff'S selection comes before
all of the indictments in the case have
been returned-Becker alone having
been indicted so Tar for murder-buf
the district attorneys staff regards the
return of the other true bills as a fore
gone conclusion. They will be handed
up probably next week after the testi-
mony of Sam Schepps has been heard.
First to be placed on trial, accordins
to present plans are the gunmen- Beck
er's trial likely will come last. John
T. Mcintyre counsel for Becker, is in
Baltimore but has said his client IL
ready for trial.
Justice Goff is especially well quali-
fed for a sympathetic understanding
of cases involving police graft. He was
counsel for the now famous Lexow
committee which uncovered mucn
ago and he also has been an assistant
district attorney here. On the bench
he presided in such well known cases
as the Kennedy, Patrick and Molineaux
trial, the Meyer poisoning case and the
case of the notorious Sam Parks. He
was elected to the supreme court in
1906, and is about Sc years old.
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Continued on Page Two-l
"REDU ARMY PASSES.
United States Regulars En- Ruote for
Mimic Warfare.

Detachments of the Thirteenth cav
alrv and two batteries of the Sixth
field artillery of the United States reg
ulars under command of Col. H. p.
Hatfield of the Thirteenth cavalry are
on their way to Lawrence today after
camping near the reform school Thurs
dav afternoon. The soldiers, nearly a
thousand in all, went into camp at
the reform school Thursday noon. They
are camping at Perry this afternoon.
The troops will arrive tomorrow at
Lawrence where they will take part in
maneuvers between Lawrence and
Leavenworth next week. These will be
known as the red" army, and will
be in command of Colonel Hatfield. In
addition the force will include two sec
tions of the wireless signal corps, one
detachment of engineers, one infantry
regiment and the Kansas and Okla
homa national guard.
Opposing them in the maneuvers will
be the blue army under Colonel Cor
man of the Seventh infantry. His COM
mand will include one battalion of the
Seventh infantry, two troops of the
Sixth field artillery, a detachment of
the Thirteenth cavalry, two sections of
the wireless signal corps and one di-
vision of the engineers. The blue
army will camp at Merriam.
The mimic warfare will begin Tues
day. The Kansas national guard will
leave their homes for Lawrence Mon
day afternoon
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PRAY FOR FRIEND
Catholic Gives All to Church.
Is Killed.
Car Stops and 1900 KneeI in
Street.

New York. Aug. 16.-Twelve hun
oreo Italians who had Just left a
midnight open-air celebration of the
Peast OF the Assumption in the upper
Rrohx, kneIt in the street at 1 O'Clock
TINS morning around the bodv of
Frank Rimoi, one of their leaders.
VINO lay decaDitated under Jerome
avenue street car. Rimoli was knock
cd on the car by collision with an .sI -
pillar, and fell under the wheels. The
conductor of the street car decIarrd
TO his passengers that the accident was
due to the fact that Rimoli had
jumped on board from the wrong
side in an effort to avoid paying lis
fare.
That is true" said one of Rimolrs
friends He had put every cent he
possessed into the collection plate at
the FEAST
The conductor, himself a devout
Italian, then suggested that all those
present kneel and pray for the soul of
Rlmof- Several cars following all
crowded with Italians were STOPPED
and their occupants joined those pray
ing IN the street until fully 1900 men
and women were kneeling around the
mangled body.
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FIND LOST AGENT
Railway Employee Disappears
From HOItOn Home.
After Three Days Absence Calls
Wife-His Reason Gone.

Holton, Kan, Aug. 16.-Fear that c..
C. Townsley the missing L. K. & w.
railway agent, had met with foul play,
was proven groundless today when
Townsley called his wife by telephone
from Larkin, a small town 10 miles
east of here. He had been missing
since Wednesday evening. Officers were
sent after him and he will be returned
to his family today.
The first report was that Townsley
had gone crazy over religion. 1t was
credited by many people as ne has
long been known as q very devout man.
There has been no religious excitement
here, however, and there seems to be
little ground for this belief. The cause
of his mental relapse, however, has not
been learned.
TOwnsley went to work as usual
Wednesday afternoon, but did not re-
turn home at the usual time and after
a long wait a member of his family
set out to learn the cause of the de-
lay It was then learned that he was
missing.
All night long sheriffs posse
searched the surrounding country for
The search continued over Thursday
and Thursday night but no trace of
the missing man resulted.
Today Townsley called his wife over
the telephone. He said he was at Lar
kim She asked him why he left ard
he said he did not. know. She then
asked him when he was coming home
and he replied that he did not know.
Conversation with him was difficult
and the officers were notified. They left
at once for Larkin and expected to re-
turn this afternoon with him.
Townsley has been here in the en-
ploy of the L. K. & w. company for
six years. He has a wife ard chill
dren He is about 40 years old. An
examination of the books and money
of the company shows his affairs with
the company are satisfactory.
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ARE TWO CLUBS.
One Is for Taft and Other Against
Stubbs in Shawnee.

The Shawnee County Young Mems
Taft club and n. B. Burgess anti
Stubbs Republican league, will hold
a joint meeting at the National hotel
saturday night. AT this meeting the
saving of the state to President Taft
and the giving of aid to the regulars
on the Republican ticket in the No
-yember election, will be discussed.
Burgess followers will lay plans for
the defeat of the Kansas governor for
election to the United States senate.
A meeting of the Taft club was to
have been held last night, but had
not been advertised and was abandon
ed. At the Saturday night meeting
plans will be laid for a second meet
ing, which will probably be held
Thursday NIGHT of next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-16

per cent male confess that I have a
sneaking affection for the type. Roch-
ester was a colossal bluffer-the self
sufficient man. Roosevelt is of that
sort
Woodrow Wilson is a man who al
ways exercises self control He will
never be found acting like Sull moose.
1t will never be possible to call Wood
row Wilson Woody as Roosevelt is
called Teddy
Recently Mr.. Roosevelt burst out for
suffrage for women. Wilson is opposed
to woman suffrage and is too honest to
say that he is for it. He has a few
old fashioned prejudic But the best
way to correct them is to vote for
Wilson and convince him by that means
that suffrage for women is a good
thing
Mrs Atherton said that socialism was
becoming fashionable in New York.
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JUST 48 CENTS EACH.
Distribution of S247.4O4 school Fund
for 515.427 Children.

For every Kansas boy and girl Of
school age, there was just IS cents
in the semi-annual distribution OF
school funds this week by, State Super
intendent f. It. Fairchild. The present
distribution amounts to $247, ,4O4. 90.
There are 515,427 children of school age
in the state and the August distribu-
ton is equal to 4S cents for each Of
them. This is an increase over the
February distribution, which represents
ed AZ cents for each child. The funds
distributed by Superintendent Fair
child, goes to the school funds of the
various counties in tho state.
Wyandotte county, with 29,S77 school
children, receives the largest slice Of
the August distribution and the school
fund in that county will receive q
check for 14,340.96. Sedgwick, with 49,
40 school children, is second and Will
ben benefited by the distribution to the
amount of SS,836.S0 Shawnee county
is third. She has II, 100 school children
and will draw $S.20S from the fund.
Out in the short grass country, sew
eral counties will receive less than $500
each. Stanton county, with her $40
school children, receives S163. .20-the
smallest amount paid to any county
in the state. Greeley county. with 36s
school children, receives $176.64 ana
Morton county with $40 school childen,
receives $177.60 from the fund.
Distribution of the funds to the
various county treasurers, will be made
at once and in a few days will be
credited to the school funds In all Of
the 1O5 counties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-16
IS jean VALJEAN
Councilman Tells Startling
Story and Resigns.
Reformed Convict BIackmaiIed
by Former Prison Mate.

Philadelphia. Aug. 16.-A Jean VAL
jean, in real life was disclosed here to-
day when William Burke, elected city
councilman on the reform ticket headed
by Mayor Blankenburg last fall, resign
ed his seat and told how under the
name of Benjamin H. Tripp, he had
served a long term in the Massachus-
etts state prison after career of crime
in Boston and New York.
Coming to this city in 1907, after COM
pleting his sentence in the Massachus-
etts prison, Burke earned an honest
living as a wood carver at a trade he
had learned while in Jail. Taking an
active interest in reform politics he
was prevailed upon to accept the NOM
ination to council.
Shortly after his election he was
recognized by a fellow convict and
blackmailed until, driven to despera-
ton he determined to resign and tell
his own story.
According to Burke's story appearing
in the Philadelphia Inquirer today
under his signature, for years before
he became a convict at Boston, he
had led the life of thief, a pickpocket
and a porch climber. When he was
arrested, previous to his conviction at
Boston, he was called the prince of
fiat workers. He says he started in
life as a street waif on the East side
of New York, selling newspapers. He
was hanging around the corners of the
East side when he began that life of
crook which he, now in his
forty-third year, mas confessed to.
Began as s'Gopher Man.
Gopher men," the species of crooks
who. confine themselves to cracking
and rcbbin2 safes. were the first of
the underworld he fell in with They
used him, so his story runs, to visit
establishments where they thought
safe might be worth rifiing. Then he
drifted in with gang of Mol buzz
zers," that class of thieves who, he
explains. are pickpockets, who make
speciality of snatcning women's hand
bags.
After this Burke says he went west
with several 'yeggmen" and in Chicago,
Kansas City. and San Francisco, in the
SOS, he was the associate of desperate
thieves.
Upon returning to New York he be-
came a gambler and then sneak
thief. Later he went to Boston, where
after robbing many houses, he was
caught and convicted. Judge Bond
sentenced him on December 16, 1896,
to not less than seven years. Upon his
release he settled in this city, in the
northeastern section, where he work.
ed at his newly learned trade and
saved enough money to buy little
cigar store. He has married and has
a little girl
Burke insists he has done nothing
wrong since the gates of CharlestoWr
prison swung open for him and he step
ped into the world a free man.
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SHE IS FOR WILSON.
Gertrude Atherton Takes the stump in
California.

San Francisco, Aug 16.-Mrs Ger
trude Atherton, the California novelist.
took the stump" in big hotel here TO
tell California's newly enfranchised
women why, in her opinion, they should
vote for woodrow Wilson. She had a
large crowd, some of the women sitting
two deep on the spindle-l legged chairs.
Beginning with the unexpected an
houncen- srt that 81 cannot see much
difference in the personal platforms of
Wilson and Roosevelt, Mrs. Atherton
delivered an epigrammatic attack upon
Colonel Roosevelt and a like defense of
Mr.. Wilson. she said in part:
Seventy years ago Charlotte Bronte
invented Roosevelt in the character of
Rochester. Since that time women have
loved Rochester, the man who was 100
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-16
OPENS HIS CAMPAIGN.
Governor Wilson Addresses a Big
Gathering of Farmers.


Gloucester. N. j., Aug. 16.-Under the
glare of a hot sun, thousands of farm
ers massed about Governor woodrow
Wilson here and heard him make his
first campaign speech since he was Of
ficially notified a week ago of his nom
iEation to the presidency. M
The governor spoke extemporane-
ously from an improvised platform at
Washington park, where the farmers Of
New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylva-
nia were participating in farmers
day celebration. The candidate dwelt
mostly upon the protective tariff,
which he called 'stl1e restrictive tariff, %
attacked Senator. Aldrich and his tariff
making associates, pointed out the ben
efits of merchant marine in connec-
tioTi with the Panama canal and
blamed the influence of express COM
panies in preventing the adoption of A
parcels post.
The governor was frequently inter
rupted by applause and cheers. When
he finished speaking many of the farm
ers crowded forward to shake hands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-16
TAMA jim IS N.
He Promises to Retire From the Cabi-
net Next March.

Washington, Aug. 16.-"Tama jim"
Wilson, secretary of agriculture and
the oldest man in President Taft's csbf-
net, today enjoyed his nth birthday.
Secretary Wilson said he was looking
forward to quitting public hfe on March
next so that he might go home among
his grandchildren. don his overa1ls and
move around among the common peo-
pie
Mr.. Wilson has exceeded by four
years the record for long service in the
cabinet, and under the regime the
scope Of the department has been
widely extended.
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it is said. fixed the selling price of ma
chimes.
Introduces New Feature

Washington, Aug. 16.-The moving
picture antitrust suit filed today is re-
garded by the department of justice as
one of its most important moves under
the Sherman law, as it squarely asks
Tor Judicial determination of the re-
latlon of that statute to patent laws
The suit viii test the right of corpora
tlons and individuals to join their re-
speetive patent monopolies into one
Dig monopoly, trust, combination and
agreement.
These issues, it is declared, are
brought out more forcibly in today's
suit than any pending antitrust liti-
cation.
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blue army will be established. The com
mand consisted of the entire Seventh
infantry, second squadron of the Fiji
teenth cavalry, second battalion of en-
gineers and signal and ambulance corps.
This column will make UP the greater
part of the blue army.
The two bases" for the maneuvers
will be Merriam and Lawrence. The
red army, according to present plans,
will be the defenders of Fort Leaven-
worth and operating out of Lawrence
will try to prevent the blue army op-
Grating from Merriam, from capturing
the fort.
Five thousand men, regulars and
state militia from Kansas, Missouri
and Oklahoma, viii take part in the
war
The one thousand troopers camped
near the Reform school Thursday were
on the move early this morning. At 6
o'clock a long line of men and horses
took up the march to Perry where the
camp will be made tonight. Saturday
the camp will be at Lawrence.
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War next WEEK
Mobilization of Troops at Two
Bases Is Under Way.
Soldiers and Militiamen March
ing to Eastern Kansas.

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. 16.-MobiIi-
zation of troops for the mimic war in
Kansas next week began today, when
the main column of troops left the
army post for the march to Merriam,
Kan, where the headquarters of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-16
SHOWERS FOR SATURDAY.

It is warm today, the conditions be-
ing conducive to showers tonight or
Saturday according to the weather
man. The stage of the river is 81 feet.
a rise of IT feet having been reported
since Thursday. The wind is blowing
IA miles an hour from the south.
Showers have occurred over the
northern portion of the state and in
Stafford county.
The hourly readings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-16
TRUST SUIT is FILED.
EIgin Board of Trade Charged With
Fixing Butter Prices.

Fixing Butter Prices.
Chicago, Aug. 16.-United States District
Attorney James H. Wilkerson, will file
suit within couple of days for dissolu-
ton of the Elgin Butter Board of Trade
the Tribune today says. The charge will
be violation of the Sherman antitrust
law.
board is able to control prices, not only
in the territory tributary to Elgin, but in
a large outlying territory.
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Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Showers tonight and Saturday.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1912-11-22


form Of organization where they can
come together and arouse concerted
action along lines of vital local 81
general development ~, 4 Farmers
Clubs will be a vital factor ii the field
OF rural advance. and will supply the
same need in ountry life that the
Commercial Club supplies In the city.
In the present widespread campaign
for bettering rural condit tions and the
large amount Of help coming to rural
communities from the outside, they
have q great use ingse occurring and adapt
ing this assistance otheir neds. 4 They
will further develop leaders, special
ly community lead dership, one Of the
strongest factors of rogress and de-
yelopment.
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]! POPULARITY q or i FARMERs, CLUBS
is FAST g ls SAYS 5.sSs555;5
EsEcY. COOPER.
sEE;cY. !. COZ PER.

ISL Grand oFrks,i Nov. 22. The winters
ial activities Of the Better Farming AS
'sociation have already begun. Sec
retary Thomas Cooper has just ended
g series Of sectional meetings Of the
q 5Held el re presentatiyes Of the association
"a All Grand g an Forks, Minot, Valley CITY,
and and Bowman, one Of the chief points
Of the campaign being the organiza-
ton Of Farmers clubs.
Since the recent launching of u the
movement, ~, I'VE great interest is being
shown s]l among the farmers in the plans
proposed pro for the clubs, not only in the
counties where the Better Farming
work Y y. is being carried on, but general
iys through the state. It's certain
that there will be a large number Of
these Rural Clubs organized this
winter, and is "Two Hundred Clubs
for fo North Dakota. z With the present
jlst, tendency I len in the country, and the
hearty cooperation by business men
/; and and the towns, North Dakota will
stand foremost in the point Iof organi-
zation among the farmers before the
end Of the winter. $ ~
Organization is not limited only to
the Associations territory, but urged
in every live community Of the state.
n The Better Farming Association free
ly offers the help and support Of it's
strong organization to any community
proposing the forming Of a Farmers
club. The recent bulletin issued on
the subject contains a vast amount of
information concerning the work, the
value, and rganization Of the clubs,
and serves as a comprehensive hand
book for their guidance. 5
81 Now, with the summer work CON
Ecluded and the long winter months at
hand, lis the time to form these clubs
and outline their winters work.
Twelve or fften congenial neghbors,
which includes the whole family, con
y 4 Y q IA ~
stitutes about the right memb bership.
Meetings should be held regularly at
times most suitable to all members,
and a definite program arranged in
advance for each meeting. The pro
gram should be designed to be Of edu-
cational value, vet alive and interest
| ing. Aside from the financial value Of
the organization Of the educational
service Of the! meetings, the greatest
benefit will come from the sociability
which will come about, and is SO need
Led in country life. The social feature
Ils specially needed by the women and
/ the boys and girls. Farm neighbors
should know each other better.
n The people 5of the farms Of the state
are beginning to feel the need 81 some
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1912-11-22

The organpiza zation Of farm clubs over
the state this winter will attract a lot
Of interest.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1912-11-22

2 There lis a demand for side tracks
in many OF the towns ~
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S b S. ).
Beach has an excellent electric light
VelOpnlent,

Minot proposes to have paved
streets next spring. E5s5s55 s5s8Ssl
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center than ever.

center than ever. sss ,.
sS Three masked " men were foiled
when they attempted to hold up the
LELAND Y. pool hall at :Minot
Beach has a live wire for secretary
OF the commercial club IN the person
OF VIM. Rosenberg. 5.8.
Mr.. Hanna's first appointement, that
of t'f Mr. Foley for private secretary, was /
an an excellent choice. Il s5
q Every town on the Missouri slope
seems to be giving their local news.
papers solid support.
Eggs are high in North Dakota, but
they are going at ~ cents a dozen in
little old New York. Is
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1912-11-22

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