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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22
TOLD TO KEEP OUT
First Operator to Catch Titan
ic's C. Q. d. Message.
Got the Reply That He Was a
Fool.

New York. April 22.-Appearing be
fore the senate Titanic investigating
committee in a wheel chair, Harold
Bride assistant wireless operator OF
the fated ship, who was disabled IN te tne
rescue. testified Saturday that althougi
tba rthGerrnanLloyd liner, frankfurt
was 20 miles nearer the Titanic than
tho Cyarnathia. no effort was made to
give her news of the T1tancs slnkihg
CONDITION. Bride testified that Philips,
the chief wireless operator tolo the tne
Frankfurt wireless man ne was Aool
and had better keep out
The Frankfurt, he said, was first to
answer the Titanic's signals OF distress
The reason no details were given Ihe
German ship, Bride said, was that they
believed her operator could not uiluer-
pride also testified to having received
warnings of icebergs in the vicinity and
to having delivered them to ms su-
nerior officers, one to Captain smith
himself.
chicaso April 20.-J. Bruce Ismay
was held responsible for the I1tamc' 8
disaster by Mrs Walter D. Douglas, OF
MINNEAPOLIS, whose husband was
drowned. She spent several hours mere
todav en- route from New York to her
to,,a Mrs douglas was rescued in a
iifeboat with Mrs. Arthur Ryerson. of
Philadelphia
ION Sunday before the night of the
wreck" said Mrs. Douglas, Mrs Ryer-
son told me Mr.. Ismay had said L nave
inst had wireless word that we are IN
the icebergs.'
Mrs Ryerson said:
".Of course you are going to slow
down?'
oh. no. Mr. Is1ay replied, we are
going to put on two more boilers and
get out of it
of the ships crew letting down bucket
TO din upa ocean later and take the
Temperature. I saw that the pail never
touched the water and that he pulled
it up empty
ssFTe then took the pail to the water
pine on deck and filled it with the ships
water. Then he took the temperature
of the water in the pail
Il asked my husband at the time if
he did not think we should report the
matter to the officers, but he said it
was not important and we said nothing
about it,
Mrs. Douglas told her story to SEN
ators Smith and Newlands of the senate
investigating committee before leaving
New York. They told her that what
she had said was important and she
agreed to return and testify before the
committee when needed
Survivors of Crew Sail.
New York, April 20.-Most of the sur
viving members of the crew of the I'll
tanic sailed today for Plymouth, Eng
land, on the Lapland. Several MEM
bers did not report when the ship left
and fourteen among whom there are
four officers are being held by orders
of the senate inve -tigating committee.
All of the 20 stewardesses departed.
There were no statements given out
by the survivors before their departure.
Because of the national sorrow re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22
BUD FISHER WEDS.
Mutt and jeff Artist E9opes With
Vaudeville Actress.

New York, April eat became
known today that Bud" Fisher, the
cartoonist, had become a benedict.
Despite the fact that he has for some
time been fully aware of the marital
troubles of a close friend of his, one
MUTT, he deliberately embarked on
the sea of matrimony via the eIope-
ment route.
Fisher booked passage for the life trip
was Miss Pauline Welch, a pretty little
blonde vaudeville actress. The we'd
ding took place Friday night and
while neither of the eIopers told any
body where they were going on their
honeymoon, it is believed they are well
on their way to San Francisco now.
The news of the wedding came as
a surprise to Mr.. Fishers friends. He
had apartments at SO West One Hun
dred and Sixteenth street where he
was equipped to live the life of a con-
firmed bachelor. Mrs. Fisher lived at
the Hotel Bristol with her mother.
Mrs. WeIch knew nothing of the plans
of her daughter to wed and the news
came as shock to her.
Through the vigilance of a very
jealous and conscientious hotel clerk,
no one was permitted to see her She
did talk to several persons over the
telephone. however. The report of
the marriage was confirmed. Mrs.
Welch seemed greatly concerned
about Nr. Fishers first name. She
said she did not believe it was Bud
but she did not have any idea what it
was
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SHERIFFS Get BUSY.
Hear That Sidna Allen and Edwards
Are i'm Southern California.

Los Angeles, April 22.-Word that the
fugitive leaders of the Allen gang from
Carroll county, Virginia, were headed
for Southern California, if not already
here, has created much activity in the
sheriffs offices in this part of the
state.
The sheriffs recently received private
advices that Sidna Allen and Wesley
Edwards were thought to have started
several weeks ago for southern Califor-
mia, where they had friends. The police
here believe they have arrived.
Trial Begins Tomorrow
Roanoke, April 22.-Under strong
guard the seven HillSville prisoners
who have been in jail here since their
arrest for connection with the assas-
sination in the Carroll county court,
started for Hillsville today. In the
little court room where the shooting
of Judge Massie, Attorney Forster,
Sheriff Webb and Miss Betty Ayers
took place, the men will be placed on
trial tomorrow. Floyd Allen, the first
man arrested, still is suffering from
a broken leg, but was taken back to
face the charges against him. With
Victor Allen, Byrd Marion, Sidna Ed
wards, Claude s. Allen and F'riel AL
len he is under indictment for muir
der. John Moore, the seventh prisoner
is under indictment for felony the
charge being that he assisted the AL
lens to escape. Sidna Allen and Wes-
ley Edwards still are at large
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-22
storm Hits Near Jewell City.
SANTA FE WRECK.
Passenger Train Leaves Track Near
Humboldt, But One Hurt.

Humboldt, Kan, April 22.-Train No.
204 on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe. left the track a few miles east of
here at O'Clock this morning. The en-
CINE, baggage and mail cars left the
track and the fireman S. NJ. Chasteen
was injured. His leg was crushed.
None of the coaches on the train left
the rails AS soon as the engineer felt
his engine leave the track he applied
the emergency brakes and the train
stopped in three car lengths. 1t was
running at a speed of 25 miles an hour
when the accident occurred.
The locomotive leaped from the ira tx
bed and turned turtle in the ditch at the
side of the right of way. The engineer
jumped and saved his life. The fireman
was unable to leave the engine and his
legs were bruised and painfully injured.
The baggagemen and mail clerks were
badly shaken up and many of the pas
sengers were thrown from their seats but
no one was injured.
The track was cleared before noon to-
day.
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Killed on Way Homo.
TODAY IN CONGRESS.
Congressman Phil Campbell Makes an
Attack on Roosevelt.

Washington, April 22.-Senate met
at IL a. m. Considered Cummins bill
to permit appeal to supreme court
from decree in tobacco trust dissolu-
ton. Committee investigating Titanic
resumed hearing begun In New York.
Mr.. Franklin testifying. Senator Mar
tine introduced resolution to send rev.
enue cutters to scene OF Titanic disas-
ter to remain a month to find bodies.
Judiciary subcommittee unanimously
favored nomination of Richard Sloan
for Arizona district Judge after inves-
tgating charges against him.
House met at noon. Resumed con-
sideration Of postoffice appropriation
bill.
Representative Campbell attacked
Colonel Roosevelt as one who assailed
every man who "ventured to disagree
with him on any question"
Naval affairs committee agreed to
authorize S1,OOO.OOO for world wide
wireless system for navy.
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The Titanic Sailed Under Full
Pressure All the Way.
Rescued Fireman Tells of Or
ders to Fire Up Hard.
WAS MAKING IT REVOLUTIONS
During That Whole Fatal Sun
day, He Declares.
Captain Smith Ordered the Un-
filled Boats to Return.

New York, April 22--Word by wire
less from the cableship Mackay-Ben-
nett, which has been searching In the
vicinity of the Titanic disaster, and
has reported the recovery OF sixty-tour
bodies, was eagerly awaited here TO-DAY
as the cableship is under Instructions
to send forward Immediately identln-
cations of the dead and any other in
formation obtainable.
The White Star line officials said that
any information from the Mackay-
Bennett, which is under orders to re-
main in the vicinity of the wreck for a
week, will be made public on receipt
Only those bodies that have been iden-
titled or admit of being identified Will
be brought back. Some of the victims
have undoubtedly been mutilated by
ice so that Identification is impossible.
The steamer THEM reported to the
White Star line by yireless that wreck
age and bodies were passed in 42.01
latitude 49.13 longitude, and that the
Mackay-Bennett was heading for the
position. This message indicates that
the gulf stream is carrying the bodies
and wreckage fifty miles east of where
the Titanic sank.
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Continued on Page Two)
LOOK FOR FROST.
Weather Man Thinks There Will Be
One Tonight.

Watch out for a frost tonight, is the
warning of Sunny Flora, the local
weather expert. The government fore
cast calls for fair and cool weather
tonight and Tuesday. Today is fair
and cool. Rain measuring .01 of an
inch fell between $3.50 and 1890 o'clock
Sunday night. Saturday night the pre-
cipitation was .32 of an inch.
Light showers were reported from
nearly all Kansas stations Saturday or
Saturday night, with moderately heavy
rains in western Missouri. Light show
ers also occurred over northern Kansas
during the past q hours. Tenn peratures
were below normal Sunday and freez-
ing weather occurred in the western
half of Kansas Sunday night.
The Washington forecaster says the
weather will be unsettled the greater
part of this week His forecast:
THE weather during the week will be
unsettled with well distributed precipi-
tation over the greater part of the
country. A disturbance that is now
over the plains states will move east
ward and pass down the st. Lawrence
valley Tuesday; it will cause general
rains the first part of the week in the
region east of the Mississippi river. An
other disturbance will develop over the
western plateau Tuesday or Wednes-
day, cross the middle west about
Thursday and the eastern states Fri
day; this disturbance will be attended
by general rains and will be followed
by considerably cooler weather."
The following are the hourly readings
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SAVED BY ASTOR.
Two Chicago Women Relate Expert
ence in Titanic Disaster.

Chicago, April 22.-Mrs. Ida S. Hip
pach and her daughter, Jean. sur
vivors of the wreck of the Titanic,
who have arrived at their Chicago
home, in an interview said they were
saved by Col John Jacob Astor, who
forced the crew of the last lifeboat to
wait for them.
We saw Colonel Astor place Mrs
Astor in a boat and assure her that
he would follow later" said Mrs. Hip
pach. He turned to us with a smile
and said, Ladies, you are next The
officer in charge of the boat protest
ed that the craft was full and the
seaman started to lower it. Colonel
Astor exclaimed: Hold that boat in
the voice of man accustomed to be
obeyed," continued Mrs. Hippach,
and the men did as he ordered. The
boat had been lowered past the up
per deck and the colonel took us to
the next deck below and put US in the
boat, through a port hole"
Mrs. Hippach said that after the
impact the Titanic lay broadside on
an iceberg that seemed, she said, to
be hundred feet high and extended
further than she could see
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WIND KILLS THREE
TOrnadOes Claim Early Victims
in Central Kansas.
Four Cyclones in Kansas Satur-
day Afternoon and Night.

Kansas City, April 22.-Three per-
sons are known to have lost their lives
in the tornadoes that late Saturday
visited localities in southern and CEN
trail Kansas.
A. Broyles was killed when a twfster
destroyed his farm home near Wal
dron, Harper county
Prockop Kottal and his grand
daughter, Mary Kottal, aged 4, are
dead. They were killed in the storm
at Bison, Rush county. Mrs. James
Carol Of Chicago, a daughter of Kot-
tai, and Philip Scheneran, are believed
to have been fatally injured
A total of nearly 80 persons are
known to have been injured in the
various storms
1t became known today that a tor
nado did considerable damage to farm
buildings near Caney, Montgomery
county, after visiting Copan, an oil
line, where it struck at 10 o'clock
There it killed girl named LittIeton
and injured twenty-five other persons
In Race With Death.
A race between a Missouri Pacific
train and the funnel-shaped cloud was
a feature of the storm that struck
Nashville, Kingman county. Engineer
Fred Mclean and Fireman D. V. Wal
ker on the train saw the twister an
preaching and threw on all possible
speed in an effort to get out of its
path. The storm crossed the track
only three telegraph poles behind the
train
Storm Hits Near Jewell City.
Jewell City, Kan, April 22-Mght
farm houses and buildings were de-
stroyed by a cyclone which struck six
miles south of here Saturday night.
No lives were lost. There was a severe
hail storm accompanying the twister.
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SAILORS WERE DRUNK
Hungarian Held to Tell Story to In
vestigating Committee.

Cleveland, April 22.-Lewis Klein,
the Hungarian, who claims to have
been a member of the crew of the I'll
tanic, is under arrest on a technical
charge of mutiny, pending the arrival
of a subpoena of the senate investigat-
ing committee. He was arrested by
direction of Senator William Alden
Smith.
Klein's story, interpreted by the
Austrian vice consul here, is that the
lookout in the crows nest of the IT.
tanic was asleep when the collision
occurred, and th~t members of the
crew were drunk from champagne that
had been given them by stewards sery-
ing the late dinner party aboard
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TODAY'S BALL GAMES.
Western League.

WesLtFn IleHHue.
Wichita at Topeka, clear. $3.50 D. m
Des Moines at st. Joseph. clear, 3:45
p. m.
Sioux City at Omaha. clear. $3.50 D. m
Denver and Lincoln, open date. Trav-
cling.
National.
Boston at Brooklyn. rain 4 d. m.
ST. Louis at Cincinnati, cloudy, 2
D. m.
American.
Washington at Boston, threatening.
3:15 D. m.
Association.
Minneapolis at Columbus. cloudy.
p. m.
st. Paul at Toledo. clear, D. n.
Milwaukee at indianapolis, clear,
3:15 p. m.
Kansas City at Louisville. cloudy.
3:15 p. m
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GAMES POSTPONED.

At adelphia-National Phila-
delphia-New York game postponed;
wet grounds.
At Chica ago-National Chicago
Pittsburg game postponed; wet
grounds.
At New York-American: New
York-Philadelphia game postponed;
wet grounds.
At Boston: American-Boston-
Washington game postponed: rain.
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Chicago, April 22-Fair tonight
and Tuesday; cooler in extreme east
ern portion and warmer in west por-
ton tonight. Probably light frost to-
night
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sulting from the Titanic's disaster Car
dinal Farley, who is 20 years old today,
kilograms were received at the Car
dinals residence.
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THE RIVAL TITANS.
By John T. McCutcheon.

lcopyrisht: 1912: BY John T. Mccuseheon.l
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Many Bodies Unidentified

st. John, April 22.-The work of pick
ing up bc<1ies of the victims of the I'll
tanic was continued today by the cable
steamer Mackay-Bennett. according II
wireless dispatches received here
Most of the bodies cannot be identi-
fed because clad only in sleeping gar
ments. A number of bodies have been
Identified and placed in coffins.
The Keota news., 1912-08-16
HOW MANY OF US
Fall to Select Food Nature Demands
to Ward on Aiiments7

A Ky. lady, speaking about food,
says: Il was accustomed to eating
all kinds Of ordinary food until. for
some reason. indigestion and nervous
prostration set in.
After had run down seriously
my attention was called to the neces-
sity of some change In my diet. and
l discontinued my ordinary breakfast
and began using Grape-Nuts with .
good quantity of rich cream.
I'm q few days my condition
changed in = remarkable way. and l
began to have a strength that l had
never been possessed Of before, q
vigor Of body and poise Of mind that
amazed me. 1t was entirely new In
my experience.
my former attacks Of Indigestion
had been accompanied by heat flashes.
and many times my condition was dis
tressing with blind spells Of dizziness.
rush Of blood to the head and neural
gic pains In the chest.
"Since using Grape-Nuts alone for
breakfast have been free from these
troubles, except at times when have
INDUCED in rich. greasy foods In quan.
tity. then I would be warned by q
pain under the left shoulder blade. and
unless l needed the warning the old
trouble would come back. but when l
hnally got to know where these trou-
bles originated returned to my Grape
Nuts and cream and the pain and dis
turbance left very quickly.
Il am now In prime health 90 .
result Of my use Of Grape-Nuts." Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
There's q reason" and 1t 10 ex.
planned in the little book, The Road
to Wellville." In pkgS.
Ever read The aAeve lsttoet 4 Aovs
o0o 0pDoo4o tBo0 time - taDA TAoy
a1e genuine tRDes an1 fu1l - huDaa
The Keota news., 1912-08-16
Increased Cost Of Bullets.

The cost of killing a soldier in bat
lie is going to be appreciably increased
by the rise In the market price OF lead.
says the London Mirror.
The cartridge manufacturers who
fulfill the British war office contracts
are at present supplying large orders
placed some months ago at old prices.
but the new contracts will be revised
in connection with the price OF lead.
which has largely increased during the
last six months.
Not only the lead but the nickel
casing to pit 1t and the brass for the
cartridge case have also increased in
price In fact nearly all OF the base
metals have gone up" said the London
manager of we'll known manufactur-
ing house.
"The price Of lead has also increased
the price of sporting cartridges from
S to 71k per cent, so that shooting par.
tridges and pheassnts will cost you
more"
The Keota news., 1912-08-16
Making q Report.

Once In the good but crude days OF
the Brooklyn police department. new
patrolman named Maloney found ne
gro lying in kosciusko street In
state OF alcoholic coma. Asking
chance pedestrian to watch the man.
Maloney hastened to the station house
to report.
Attempting to do this verbally. he
was told that he would have to do 1t
IN writing.
He wrote for five minutes; then he
approached the desk. Say. sarge" he
began, how do you spell Kussyusgo ?"
II don't remember" said the SER
geant, go in and ask the captain"
Captain" said Maloney, II want to
make report. but can't spell Kussi.
usco."
"Nayther can l." said the captain.
whats the pearest street to Kussy.
yusgok?"
bedford" answered Maloney.
"Well, then, It's aisy enough" said
the captain. Just go and drag the
man into the other street. Then come
back and rapport"
The Keota news., 1912-08-16
A Question Of Names.

In some OF the country districts Of
Ireland it is not an uncommon thing
to see carts with the owners, names
chalked on to save the expense Of
painting. says the Youths Compan-
ion Practical jokers delight in rub
bing out these signs to annoy tho
owners.
A constabulary sergeant one day
acccsted countryman whose name
had been thus wiped out unknown to
MIN.
rs this your, cart. my good man."
"Of course it is!" was the reply.
Do you see anything the matter with
it,"
II observe" said the pompous po-
liceman. that your name is o-blither.
ated."
Then your wrong" quoth the
countryman. who had never come
across the long word before. "for me
names O'Flaherty. and I don't care
who knows It,"
The Keota news., 1912-08-16
Not on HIS List.

The late Rev. Horatio Stebbins OF
San Francisco was a man Of large and
noble powers. but more familiar with
the world OF intellectual and schoi-
astic interests than with trivial and
timely things, says the Cleveland
Leader.
His household was blessed with
charming daughter, who grew up tall
and beautiful. commanding the admir-
alton of all who saw her. One day
a visitor said to the good doctor:
Doctor. your daughter grows more
charming day by day. Why. she's
regular Gibson girl"
"Ah, thank you: thank you." re-
piled the doctor in his best manner.
When the visitor had gone. turning to
his wife, the doctor asked: MY dear.
who are the Gibsons?"
The Keota news., 1912-08-16
In the Meantime.

There had been a row at recess
time. and Miss Martin had called in
all Of the pupils. and had sort OF
. school court. which lasted until time
for school to be dismissed. The trou-
bic had started with some of the older
boys in a Misunderstanding over .
game. After hearing both sides Of
the question, she decided proper pun
ishment for the combatants. and told
them to remain In their seatC after
the others had gone home. She re-
membered something she wanted to
say to a little boy who did not take
part in the affray, 80 she turned to
him and said:
Nov. In the meantime. Guy"
Il wasn't in 1t, Miss Martini" Guy
interrupted hastily.
Wasn't in what?" asked Miss Mar
tin.
why. in the mean time." said the
eight-year-old. Mack's National
Monthly.
The Keota news., 1912-08-16
Prize Winner.

What are these cups for?" asked
welldressed man Of . 3eweler. point
Ing to some lovely silver cups on the
counter.
These are race cups to b given ~
prizes"
III that's 20. suppose you and ! race
for one?" And tho stranger. with the
cup in his hand. started, the jeweler
after him. The stranger won the cup.
-keystone.
The Keota news., 1912-08-16

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Chicago.-Theodore Roosevelt, eX'
President OF the United States, was
named for a third term as President
by the National Progressive party
Wednesday afternoon. Hiram John.
son, governor OF California, was
named for vice president on the Ma
tional Progressive ticket. Both nomi.
nations were made by acclamation.
The Keota news., 1912-08-16
Eloeuenes Of Beveridss.

Citizens Jones and Brown DISAGREED
40 to the eloquence Nof ex-senator bev.
evidge. Said Jones: He was one OF
the most eloquent men in Congress.
You should have heard him speak"
81 did hear him. listened to him
two hours one afternoon
What was he talking about?"
II don't know: he didn't say"
The Keota news., 1912-08-16
Badly Frightened Fish.

1T was never 90 known before.
says Rankin Dunfre, local angler.
who wasn't angling on the occasion in
point Il was crossing the bridge near
home swinging my lantern. for the
night was dark. heard great
splash. got down on the bank with
my lantern to see the cause. and 10
and behold . 16-inch fish lay founder
Ing in the weeds. The lantern must
have scared him out of the water
don't you think!'-Philadelphia REQ
ord.