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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-30
LIKE KANSAS APPLES.
Demand Over Country for JayhaVvker
Fruit This Year.

Manhattan, Kans.. Sept 3O.-The
big red apples of Kansas have es-
tablished a reputation all over the
country. Buyers in nearly every state
in the union have written to the fruit
clearing houses at the Kansas Agri-
growers in the state. And Kansas ap-
pie growers, with hundreds of carloads
oe the finest apples the state ever has
produced, are getting in touch with
these buyers though this bu1 eau. The
clearing house, department of the
extension service of the agricultural
college, finds buyers for the growers
and growers for the buyers.
One grower in Linn county asked
for help to sell fruit from a 1200-acre
orchard; another from Nemaha county
reported 20 acres of apples for sale;
OF first grade apples. The growers
were advised to sort and grade care
fully and store the best apples for the
fancy market.
There never will be a surplus Of
fancy. good keeping apples said George
c. Greene, horticultural specialist in
charge of the clearing house, today
I'VE advise the grading of apples in
nearly every case. Buyers from the
appleless sestiel- OF this state and from
nearly every other state have been
inquiring about Kansas apples. The
demand this year will stand next TO
the demand for Kansas hard wheat
flour. I believe our clearing house Is
solving the great market problem of
the MississippiNaliey fruit grower with
out the expense of a great central sell
ing ass citation. The result of this
central market place will be the ap-
pearance of Kansas apples in every
market in the country as we'll as in
the markets of many foreign coun-
tries
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-30

face indications favor Roosevelt. 1t is
uncertain territory.
The old s'solid south gives no in
dication of departing from its ancient
Democratic solidarity. Kentucky is
considered the one state OF the south
where the Democratic party faces al Y
danger but even there Wilson will get
at least so per cent. of the vote. ac-
cording to every indication.
on the face of the returns. if the
election were held this week, Wiison
would have a majority of the electoral
votes.
Until the situation in the doubtfu.
states is cleared, and sentiment among
the silent voters is crystallized, i viii
be nobody's battle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-30
The House Is Set on Fire to
Hide the Crime.
BODIES NEARLY CONSUMED
Remains Show Evidence That
Heads Were Split Open.
The Telephone Wires in the
House Were Cut.

Quincy, Ill, Sept. 3O.-Four persons
have been murdered near here under
circumstances indicating one of the
most revolving crimes in the history of
the state. The home of the victims
was burned in an effort to destroy the
bodies but two of them escaped the
flames sufficiently to show that the
heads had been split open with an ak.
The Dead.
CHARLES PFANSCHMIDT.
HIS WIFE.
THEIR 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.
BLANCHE.
MISS EMMA KAEMPEN, u years
ola a teacher who was visiting Miss
Pfansch .idt.
The authorities believe the murder
is the work of a degenerate of the
same kind as the perpetrators of SINH
la : murders in Iowa, Kansas and Colo
RADIO recently.
Circumstances indicate that the four
victims perished while asleep. Moth
ing remained of their bodies except
the charred skeletons. The house was
destroyed.
Pfanschmidt was wealthy. Miss
Kaempen was a daughter of a Quincy
contractor.
Developments indicate that all four
weremurdered before the home was de-
stoyed by fire. While the bodies of the
victims are charred almost beyond rec
ognition, the head of Miss Kaempen IS
well preserved and at top of the skull
is wound, evidently made with a
club. She and Mrs. Pfanschmidt were
found partly under a mattress, which
had to some extent protected their
bodies from the flames. A pillow upon
which Miss Kaempen had been lying
was not burned. 1t is soaked with
blood
The PfanSchnidt GIRLS fare is badly
burned, but the back of her head was
protected from the flames anC there is
a wound, several inches across, through
which the brain had exuded.
Indications are that the crime was
committed Friday night, after the fam
lily had retired. The telephone wires
were cut and relatives of Miss Kaenl-
pen in Quincy, who tried to reach the
Pfanschmidt home on Saturday, were
unable to make a connection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-30
STOLEN SWEETS SOUR
bridegroom Buying Orange Blossoms
Arrested for Forging Checks.

New York. Sept. 3O.-Preparations
for an elaborate wedding today in
which Louis Doushkess, president of
the National Gas & Electric Fixture
company, was to be formally Joined to
the wife he recently took in an alder
manic ceremony, We're interrupted
when detectives seized the bridegroom
On a charge of having stolen $3.50
from his firm by means of forged
checks. The arrest was made while
Doushkees was with his wife at
florists shop buying orange blossoms
with the alleged stolen money. The
detectives marched Doushkess to the
police station where the bride became
hysterical and tainted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-30
OF THE GREAT
Three Finger Brown of the Cubs Faces
Waiver Route.

Chicago. Sept. 3O.-Waivers have
been asked on MOrdecai Brown by
President Murphy of the Chicago Ma
tionals. The three fingered pitcher
injured his knee in winning ten in
ming game last July and since that
mishap has been OF no U.s. to the ciuo.
Manager Chance today confirmed the
news that Brown is to leave the team.
Last winter he signed a three year
cn1at1.act Erith the C.uhs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-30

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Tuesday. Slowly
rising temperature.
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Held i'll Confidence.

Il have persistently refused to MAXI
these reports public the letter read
because / regard the relations of
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09

is the line which was completed a few
months 8 after thirty-five years of
almost continuous effort and disap-
pointing and arduous work. 1t stretches
from Valparaiso, Chile. on the Pacific
coast (there Is a branch line from Sam
tiago, Chile). across the Andes and the
Chilean-Argentinian border to Buenos
Aires, the capital CT Argentina On the
Atlantic coast.
The throwing Of this line across the
lofty Andes. in close proximity to
Mount Aconcagua, the highest noun
tain in South America, is called by an
authority an engineering feat (which
will rank among the most remarkable
achievements Of the world" some idea
of the difficulties which have been
overcome, in the face of h%ardships and
engineering problems that were almost
insurmountable, may be gained from
the fact that the Chilean section. less
than forty-four miles in length, was
begun as far back as 1889. Natural
obstacles and other defects interviewed
SO continually in the construction Of
the Argentine section Of the line from
Mendoza to Uspailata that in the
opinion Of several eminent engineers
the further progress Of the railroad was
considered to be very improbable, al
though not scientifically impossible. On
the Chilean side of the Andes the con-
struction of the line has proved hardly
less difficult and quite as COSTLY" says
the authority ALREADY quoted.
Yet the engineers md surveyors per-
sisted in the task Set for them, and the
railroads run today. monuments to
mans skill, ingenuity and persistence.
OF course the work was done for gain.
The motive Of the governments in hav-
ing had the roads constructed was the
facilitation Of travel mainly since not
much freight can be expected. But
South American trade. both among the
republics themselves and interconti-
mental. Is growing fast, and the Trans
andean road may yet prove an impor-
tant factor In commerce.
Sc%enically, Of course, the Andean rail-
roads leave nothing to.be desired. 1t is
confidently expected in some South
American circles that a constantly
growing stream Of tourists will find it
worth their while to inspect the won
ders Of their mountains. 1.-THE globe
trotter. tired OF India. Khartum, Of the
Victoria falls. a find something quite
new in the Cordilleras. The railway
1.-THE transcontinental line) passes com.
paratively close to the Aconcagua, 49,
900 feet. high and the second highest
peak on earth, and through a pass
which for extraordinary formation
and coloring vies with the Grand Cam
xon Of the Colorado river in Arizona.
runs a cen description Of the route.
Competent railroad. men and engi-
neers have expressed the opinion that
Il IL far easier TO cross the Rocky
in North America, than the
South American continuation Of the
mighty chain. The passes in the An.
Fdes : few and far between. AT the
point selected for the tunnel at the
summit Of tho transcontinental road
the rails lie more than 10000 feet above
the level Of the sea
MANUEL J. HERNANDEZ
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09

high enough to top most of the noun
tains Of North America by thousands
Of feet. Among them are Illimani, 21.-
$50 feet; Illampu (known also as So
rata). 21.500 feet: Misti. 2o.320 feet;
Guallateiri. $4,000 feet. Some Of them
are active volcanoes. and the scenery
in n near this skyscraper railroad is
wild and picturesque in the extreme.
1t has thus far attracted few visitors.
The cost of the road was over S13.-
100000.
While the west coast of South Ameri-
ca, along the length of which stretches
the Andean mountains. has several
railroads running into the Andes, and
three international roads-the Chilean
Bolivian line just described, the Chilean.
Argentinian line and the line from An
tofogasta. also in Chile, running into
Bolivia-the continent has only one
transcontinental railroad running from
the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific. That
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09
s wrongfully withholding Monticello

Is wrongfully withholding Monticello
from he American public in violation
OF his uncle's last testament. To trace
the history Of this accusation it is
necessary to go back to the time OF the
death Of Commodore Levy. whose right
to Monticello by purchase was not
questioned.
In his will the commodore left Mon
ticello to the nation, to be used for
the sole and only purpose of maintain
ing at said farm of Monticello. in Vir-
sinia, an agricultural school for the
purpose of educating. as practical
farmers, children of the warrant off
GERS of the United States navy whose
fathers are dead" But should the con-
gross Of the United States refuse to ac-
cept h bequest or fail to take the
necessary steps to carry out the testa-
tors intention. then the estate was
devised to "the people of the state of
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09

desert. then It surmounts the Andes,
while the last 200 miles or SO are over
high table land. Many short tunnels
had to be constructed.
Sir John Jackson, the English con-
tractor who built part of the Man
chester ship canal. the Tyne breakwa-
ter and other famous engineering
works, is the head Of the firm which
built the new line. He says 1t is the
highest railroad in the world. The line
is intended partly to give to the in
terror country Of Bolivia, the only
South American country except Para
quay that has no seacoast, access to the
waters Of the Pacific. It was construct
ed by the Chilean and Bolivian govern
ments In accordance with a treaty
signed in 1904.
Close to the line Of this road are some
Of the highest mountains Of the world.
They are surpassed in altitude only by
the peaks Of tho HiEaalayas and are
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09

Virginia instead Of the people of the
United States. provided they. by act of
their legislature. accept it n carry it
out as herein directed"
Should the people OF Virginia by neg
lect of their legislature decline to ac-
cept the said bequest then the same
was given to certain Hebrew congre-
cations in the cities of New York,
Philadelphia and Richmond. provided
they procure the necessary legislation
to entitle them to hold said estate and
to establish an agricultural school at
said Monticello for the children of said
societies who are between the ages Of
twelve and sixteen years and whose ia
theirs are dead. and also similar chill
dren Of any other denominations. He
brew or Christian"
Commodore Levy died in March, 1862.
while the civil war was raging. He
was an ardent supporter of the north
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09

estate lies three miles from Shadwell.
birthplace Of Jefferson. and four from
the town OF Charlottesville. seat Of the
University OF Virginia. which was
founded by Jefferson. 1t is sixty miles
in an air line from Richmond and about
a hundred miles from Washington.
The house stands on the summit of a
hill commanding n Of the finest
views In Virginia.
Some visitors who have seer both
Monticello and Mount Vernon prefer
the picturesque beauty Of the former.
despite the wide sweep of the Potomac
visible from the Washington home.
Approach to Monticello is gained by
means OF a driveway that is perhaps a
trifie too steep for nervous horsemen.
You approach Monticello by way Of a
gate. which is opened by a l~odgekeeper
occupying "A little house half a mile
from h mansion. Farther on another
gateway is passed. and then you reach
the curving driveway which takes you
to the home of the Sage Of Monticello"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09
OXFORD, ENGLAND. TO CELEBRATE ITS THOUSANDTH YEAR
HUNDRED AND EIGHTY,
- years before Columbus set out
on the first transatlantic voy-

@IVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
L. years before Columbus set out
on the first transatlantic voy-
age-that is, just a thousand
years ago-Oxford, England, made it's
first authentic appearance or the pages
of British history. 1t was then an
neXed or reanneXed to the ancient West
Saxon kingdom. Even before that time
it was a place Of Importance. But the
good folk Of Oxford. in and out Of the
university. are content to rest their
claims to historical antiquity on a
thousand years Of activity and promi-
enc in the history Of Great Britain.
Few other cities or towns outside Of
London have played so conspicuous a
part in the great historical drama
which stretches from the times of the
blue painted pre-Roman Britons to the
restoration in the seventeenth century.
Both town and gown. representing the
city Of Oxford and the university, are
preparing to take part in the celebra-
ton Of the millenary, or thousandth
anniversary. of the city. The details
have been taking shape for some time
past. and several weeks ago the date
was fixed tentatively for July IL.
On the great day of the millenary
there will De services in the cathedral Of
Oxford. ar ediflce centuries old, attach
ed to Ch%ristchurch college. Some parts
Of the building date back eight CEN
turtles. In these services the mayor
and corporation and many distinguish
ed guests will take part. n the bishop
Of oxford will preach.
After the services there will be a his
torical procession. passing down High
ctr0of Tk hos hoop 49, "A
would be we'll to nave as the crowning
ford's glories by Lord Miner or some
other famous Oxonian. Afterward
there will be a pageant, without. which
no recent historical celebration in Eng
land has been considered complete. In
it will be portrayed scenes from OK
ford's history. with characters dressed
in the garb Of thet times they represent.
Some of h episodes in the life Of the
ancient town which may be reproduced
are the connection Of King Alfred with
the city ut may be remembered that
the famous Saxon ruler is the legen-
dairy founder Of Oxford university. the
part played by Oxford in the conquest
OF England. the siege in the days Of
King John. the holding Of ancient par
liaments and the later siege by the
parliamentarians. when Oxford held
fast for King Charles.
By. no means does Oxford live entire.
ly In the past, or by reason Of her as
ISOLATION with the great seat of learn-
Ing. The town IL fi%ourishing and has
its manufactures and its life apart
from the university. It 10 visited by
many Thousands Of tourists, who find It
one OF the most beautiful cities in the
British isles. 1.-THE High" IL the princi.
pal street n Is one Of the most attrac- |
tive t~horoughfares In England. There
are hapdsoma new municipal buiIdinss,
many Interesting old churches aud
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ttors caused great destruction and
damage. Now. however. everything is
done to maintain the beautiful estate
as its first wner would have wished to
see II.
"Too much credit" said a magazine
contributor writing several years ago,
cannot be given Mr.. Levy for his in
telligent care of the home and grounds.
While ample means nave restored much
OF their original beauty. no modern in
novation has come in. 1t is his policy
and his pride to keep the old house. the
green terraces. the wide lawns and the
ancient trees as they were in the hands
OF their first owner. From time to
time. whenever possible, he has brought
back an original bit Of s%tatuary or
furniture-a difficult task when one
remembers how widely scattered such
things were after Jefferson's death and
later by c~onflscation."
Some History Of Monticello.
This need Of praise for Monticello's
owner. written presumably by a person
holding no brief for him, is of especial
Interest just now. when it has been
asserted in public print that Mr.. Lew
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09
1RANSANDM RAILROADS MONUMENTS TO MANS GENIUS

ALMOST unnoticed by the outside
IA world there have been COM
~ pleted in South America re-
4 u Gently two Of the most inter-
esting railroad projects in the world.
They are the crossing Of the Andes
by the Chile argentina line and the
Chile Bolivia line. They do not trav-
erse the roof Of the world. for that lies
in Asia. where the mighty Himalayas
rear their peaks far above the clouds.
but they may be said with truth to run
on the earth's top floor. The one COM
pleted a few weeks g crosses the
Andes from africa in Chile to La Paz
In Bolivia. It is 270 miles in length
and attains In places an elevation Of
$4,000 feet.
The work IN the road has taken less
than three years. in spite Of the diff
culties presented by the nature Of the
country trayersed. In the first fifty
or sixty miles the railroad crosses q
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09

fera cause. and the state Of Virginia
|cohfiscatcd Monticello. Congress hav-
ing failed to carry out the provisions
lof the Levy will and the state likewise
sleeping on it's rights the estate re-
|verted to the Levy family. and. as has
been said, it is now the property OF
Representative jefferson NJ. Levy. In
la recent interview he said:
Upon the termination of the litiga-
ton 1 became the owner Of the proper
ty and have remained so for the last
thirty-ive years. during which time
Monticello has been carefully guarded
land appropriately maintained. This
will he testified to by hundreds OF men
in public life and others who nave Wis
lifted there. All visitors are freely adj
United to the estate upon application
flor a card of admission. Every year
thousands from all parts of h world
have enjoyed this privilege. I have
lbeen told frequently that the property
is kept in as good. IL not better. cor
ldition than it would be If owned by the
government. These conditions have
been maintained by me n my uncle
before me for yer eighty years. eX-
cepting the few years Of litigation"
1t is asserted also that the Randolph
family. descendants Of Jefferson, gave
the Jefferson burial plot to the nation.
Jefferson Proud Of Monticello.
Monticello was the pride OF the life
Of the author of the Declaration of In
dependence and third president of the
United States, and he and members of
his family are buried there. The name
is Italian. means little mountain" and
is pronounced by Virginians in the
italian manner. "Montechello." The
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09

houses which attract the antiquarian
and h casual sightseer. The city lies
on the rivers Thames (hers called the
Isis) and Cherwell and has spread be-
yond the ancient confines.
The University Of Oxford. the build
mgs Of which lie in the center of the
town. 10 historically and INTELLECTUALLY
one OF h most fascinating places on
earth. Even visitors who know little
OF tho history OF the colleges and who
nave but q passing interest IN higher
education are Impressed and swed By
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09

From the summit of the hill one gains
a delightful view commanding points Of
historical and personal interest
Kept Estate Until His Death.
Three miles away among the hills.
lies %Shadwell. birthplace Of Jefferson.
On the left is Charlottesville, with h
roofs and quadrangle Of the University
of Virginia cleaning in the sun To-
ward the south stretches a long vista
Of fertile farms, and to the west the
Blue Ridge mountains lift their heads,
crowned with haze. One can UNDER
stand why Jefferson loved Monticello
with all his heart and why his last
years were saddened by the debts
which threatened him with exile from
his beloved estate. Indeed, he found
himself compelled to ALLEVIATE much Of
Monticello's acreage in the hope Of saw
ing the mansion itself and some Of the
home grounds for his family. His
friends assisted him, so that Monticello
was not lost to the family until after
the death of the statesman.
It is we'll known, of course, that with
all his fine intellect. bent to serve his
state and country in so many ways that
are worthy OF remembrance, Jefferson
had no head for business and left his
affairs in ~improvident hands. The Law
ish hospitality which he dispensed at
Monticello weighed heavily on his re-
sources. and the negligent manner in
which his land was titled brought him
less return than was to be expected
from his extensive holdings.
Originally Monticello formed part Of
the estate Of about 1,40o acres belong
ing to Peter Jefferson. father of Thorn
as. In the boyhood days of the latter
Little Mountain was his favorite re-
sort, and many interesting stories are
told of his liking for the place. II was
in 1872, when Jefferson was twenty
nine years old. that he brought his
bride to Monticello. The house is
mixed in architecture. out beautiful in
effect, for jefferson embodied in Il
many ideas brought from his European
journeys. According to one authority,
lit has the appearance of an Italian
villa. with a Greek portico and consid-
cradle of the features OF colonial ar
chitecture."
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the atmosphere Of learning and beauty
which broods over the ancient halls. The
air Of antiquity. of learning. OF having
played a prominent part in the history
of England and Of the world, pervades
.Oxford's buildings. Wherever one turns
n IL confronted with evidences Of age
and history. and he spirit Of the thou
sands who have studied at Oxford and
have left their impress upon the world
Is impaired in some degree to all who
visit Oxford.
AS.lz.z, BORDEN