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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-21
Find a Party of the Men En-
tOmbed Yesterday.
BRINGS TOTAL SAVED TO rs
Only Fifteen COrpses Have
Been Recovered So Far.
Whole Number Entrapped Ap-
prOximated One Hundred.

McCurtain, March 21.-Fourteen NOR.
workmen were rescued from the San
Bois mine today. This makes a total
of 25 miners brought forth alive from
the workings that were wrecked yes
terday by a blast. Fifteen corpses
have been recovered. The number K
men at work at the time of the ex-
plosion was between 80 and 116
Eleven of the IA men rescued today
were able to come out unasssted but
three were carried out by rescuers.
When the explosion occurred the Il
were near the south thirteenth entry.
They made their way to the room
which is only eight by ten feet in size,
where they found an air pump, about
the top of which they crowded closely,
changing positions frequently for the
benefit of some weaker members Of the
party.
They built curtain at the entrance
to exclude foul air and gas. The sound
of tapping conveyed to the rescue par y
along the air pipe led to their dis
cOYery.
Scorching Goes On.
This morning volunteers came from
nearby mines and the rescue parties
were more systematically organized
under the direction of mining experts
from the government station at Nc
Alester. Before night fall it is expect
mine will be penetrated.
The cause of the explosion has not
been definitely determined State
Mine Inspector Boyle is of the opinion
that gas was responsible. There was
but little dust in the mine, he declares.
An inspection of the property was
planned for last Saturday but was de-
ferred because the mine was not being
worked last week.
1t Caught 11e Men.
OF 116 men of the day shift only
eleven are known to be alive. while
the others are entombed behind the
experts and mine officials, they are
dead, and a special train which
brought physicians and nurses from
Fort Smith, Ark, has returned. Five
physicians remained with the faint
hope that some of the imprisoned men
might be found alive.
Among those unaccounted for are
m EN- bers of surveying party, head
Forty three Americans were employed
in the mine.
The explosion occurred shortly af-
ter 8 o'clock Wednesday morning.
Those on the surface heard a faint
rumble and an earth tremor. When
those nearest to the mouth of the
mine reached the opening a cloud Of
dust and smoke belched forth.
Then came tense moments Of wait
ing for those in the mine to emerge.
Frank Fields. a miner, was the first
to stagger out. He was walking in an
entry and heard the explosion. he
said He jumped into a side room
and later made his way to the mine
opening. Nine other miners escaped
a imam way"
A "rOpe rider who was coming TO
the surface when the explosion oc-
Cured, was the eleventh man to es-
cape.
The first rescue party could proceed
no further than the sixth level be-
cause of the accumulation OF debris.
They returned to the surface with the
body of John Cowlas. II years old.
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TODAY IN CONGRESS.
Wool Tariff Bill Vetoed by Taft Is
ReintrOduced.

Washington, March 21.-Senate in
session 2 p. m. Finance committee
continued hearings on chemical tariff
revision bill.
House met at noon. Passed bill
giving president power to remove fed
eral court clerks.
Chairman Underwood of ways and
means committee introduced same
wool tariff revision bill placing 30 per
cent duty on raw wool as was vetoed
by President Taft last session.
Chairman Clayton of the judiciary
committee declared that more than
20 clerks of federal courts in the
United States were mbezzlers of
court funds and still retained their
places because the existing law was so
framed that they could not be
reached
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Continued on Page Two.)
RIVER IS FALLING.
Danger Stage VIII Not Be Reached
Soon.

Real spring began at 5:26 o'clock
Wednesday evening. The reception
was frosty to say the least. Today
has been the coldest March 21 on
record in Topeka, the minimum tenn
perature-16.3 degrees-being regis
tered early this morning.
Those who have been worrying on
account of the turbulent and rising
waters of the KaW which were carrying
down stream immense qua 1tities of
drift wood Wednesday, may now rest
easy as the condition is improved. The
high stage was reached Wednesday
evening at about o'clock when the
measurement was 1S.1 feet. This morn
ing al O'Clock the stage was 17.9 feet.
The freeze checked the source Of sup
ply for the flood waters, and no further
high stages are expected unless a heavy
rain is experienced.
The precipa ton in the past "a hours
aggregated .04 of an inch. Late Wed
nesday afternoon a driZzle started and
this kept up through the eaNy evening
hours, but came to a halt when the
frigid northerly winds began to blow
with considerable vigor at a later hour.
There was a trace of snow this morn
ing.
The forecast is for unsettled condi-
tionS with possible snow tonight or Fri
day. The indications are that the mer-
curry will rise Friday.
The day is chilly. A II mile wind Is
blowing from the northwest. At noon the
stage of the river was III feet which
shows slight fall since early morning.
Reports from towns along the tributaries
of the Kaw indicate that the flood waters
are subsiding.
The shippers forecast: Protect 36
hour shipments north against tempera-
ture of from to 10 degrees; west 10 to 10
degrees; east and south IS to 20 degrees -
Ihe hourly readings:
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BACK FROM CRAVE
Woman Who Slew to Save
Honor Is Free.
Three Times GaIIOWs for Her
Was Built.

New York, March 21.-From the shad-
ow of the gallows, Mrs. Antoinette
To1la came to New York to rear her
children into a life she never knew
existed until she murdered Joseph Son
tarea in Hackensack six years ago.
Three times the gallows was erect 70
in the Hackensack Jail yard to xii
her. but petitions from thousands of
persons throughout the middle west
saved her life. She was freed toda y
from the New Jersey state prison. II
was shown at her trial that she kill
force her to leave her husband and
to drive her into a life of shame fer
his profit.
Her husband, Giovanni Tolla, and her
two children were waiting for her when
she stepped from a train in the Penn
sylvania depot. Their meeting was
pathetic. The woman, six years ago
a pretty type of the Italian peasant.
entered the prison illiterate and half a
savage.
Mrs. Tolla is changed woman. Her
six years in prison schools had taught
her English, of which she has a good
command. Artistic embroidery will en-
able her to earn more money than her
day laboring husband, she says. The
contrast between the pair as they met
was strange. Her husband had not gone
forward during the years.
The woman, as she emerged from the
train, drew her children to her am
clasped them in her arms. Then, turn
ing to her husband and speaking in
her native tongue, she bade him take
advantage of American institutions and
improve himself.
Giovanni she said, you must &C
to night school. You must learn tC
speak and write English. 1t is easy
and 1 will help you.
After I became used to prison 1
promised God that for sparing my life
1 would do something to make it a
better one. All my spare time I studied.
L have also learned stenography and
typewriting.'
Mrs. Tolla was presented as she left
the depot with a check for $712, the
balance of a fund raised for the benefit
of her children at a time when it ap-
peared certain she would be hanged.
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HIS WESTERN TRIP.
Colonel Roosevelt VIII Begin His Cam
paign at Chicago.

Washington, March 21.-Part of the
itinerary for Colonel Roosevelt's west
ern speaking trip next week has been
announced by Senator Joseph NJ.
Dixon of the Roosevelt executive COM
mittee. 1t follows:
Tuesday. March 26. leave for Chicago,
5 p. m.
Wednesday, March 81, arrive. at Chi
cago p. M; leave Chicago 11:43 p. m.
Thursday, March 28 arrive at st.
Louis 1858 a. m; leave 1870 p. M, by
special train overtaking the regular ST
Paul train at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 8
a. m, Friday.
Friday, March 29, arrive at ST. Paul
D. m; leave St Paul at 1880 p. m.
Saturday, March 30, arrive in Chicago
at noon.
The itinerary east of Chicago on the
return trip has not been arranged.
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Alleged Head of Diamond Rob
berS Is Under Arrest.
Absence of a Finger Gives Of
ficer a Clue.

st. Louis, March 21.-DanieI CAL
lahan was arrested today by postof-
flee inspectors, who say he is want
ed for completely in three diamond
robberies aggregating 100000, in the
robbery of a postoffice substation in
ST. Louis and other thefts.
Postoffice Inspector Bunsen, who
made the arrest, says Callahan is be-
ing held as the leader of the gang
which stole 100000 worth of dta-
monds from Mrs. Maldwin Drum
Amerika in February, 1911, and
which bound and gagged two men
and stole $4,000 worth of jewels
from Edward Alberti's store in Chi
cago in April, 1911, and killed man
in getting away.
Cauahan's capture was the result
of a peculiar chain of circumstances.
Bunsen, who has been looking Tor
Callahan for the postoffice robbery,
was eating in a restaurant when he
noticed that an index finger OF man
opposite him was missing at the first
Joint He then saw the mans re-
sembIance to a photograph of Gala
han.
With the aid of city detective,
Bunsen arrested Callahan and his
Charles F. Miller Callahan denied
his identity and, according to the city
detective, tried to bribe Bunsen.
Callahan's name also has been
given to the federal authorities as the
leader of the gang which entered
SpaIding and Company's in Chicago
in February, 1911, and stole $4,000
worth of jewelry. 1t is known that
Callahan was under arrest in London
eight months ago. How he gained
his freedom is not known here. Re
wards for his arrest aggregate
$4,000. Members of the gang who
were convicted for the Albert rob-
berry are said to have told the federal
authorities that Callahan was the
leader.
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TAFT LEADS IN IOWA.
Counties Out OF Fifty
Two Are for Him.

Des Moines, Ia, March 21.-Fifty-two
Iowa counties have expressed their
preference for the presidential success
sion by convention or caucuses.
Thirty-four counties have indorsed
the administration of Premdent Taft
and will be represented in the state
convention by delegates who will vote
for Taft men and measures.
Including the convention results Sat
urday. a recapitulation of the situation
as far as the control of the state con-
vention is concerned, gives Taft SIG
delegates, Senator A. b. Cummins PCS.
and Colonel Roosevelt 26.
If the Taft Republicans can win 225
more delegates they will control the
Cedar Rapids convention April "a.
There will be 1.4S1 delegates in the con-
vention and TAI votes will control.
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BATTLE OF BARRELS.
List of Contributors to the Roosevelt
Campaign.

washington. March 21.-Of course
it is generally known that Mr.. Taft's
best friend politically and financially
is his brother, Charles p. of Cincin-
natl. And on the other hand his
brother has some influential friends
who are able and willing to help.
But there has been an investigation
carried on of late into the resources
behind the Roosevelt candidacy and II
is with interest that figures are read,
now that they are brought to light. II
is said that Mr.. Roosevelt declined to
become the nations hope" unless
there was a fund of $500, 900 provided
to make the game worth while.
Spends Thousands Daily.
The New York World, which has
been trying to learn the source of the
Roosevelt campaign fund, estimates
that from $4,000 to 1000 is being
spent daily by the men interested in
winning a third term in the White
House for Roosevelt. # this estimate
is anywhere near correct It means
that the Roosevelt movement is the
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SHE IS NUMBER rs.
British Dreadnought Ajax Launched
at GreenocI1, Scotland.

Greenock. Scotland. March 21.-The
British battleship Ajax was launched
here today in the presence of huge
crowds
She is a sister ship of King George
and is the twenty-sixth dreadnought
in the British navy. The Ajax is said
to have displacement of 5000 tons.
Her length is 555 feet, beam SO feet,
draft 271A feet. Her armament will
consist of ten 1875 inch guns and "A
four inch quick firers.
Her engines are to be about $1,000
horsepow er and she is expected to at
tain speed. of 21 knots.
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MIR. ToDD's TESTIMONY.
Says Majority of His Business Not Af-
fected by FreigIlts.

A somewhat new phase was given %
the hearing by the testimony of w. NJ
Todd, treasurer of the Bittman-Todd
Wholesale Grocery company of Leaven-
worth.
Mr. Todd's testimony was favorable
to the railroad side of the case, to the
extent that he set forth that a large
percentage of the articles handled by
wholesale grocery company, including
tobacco, starch. etc, were sold to him
at the same delivered prices they were
sold to dealers in other parts of the
country, regardless of the freight. He
stated that over ninety per cent of ais
iobbing business was confined to the
state of Kansas, from 100 to $50 miles
out of Leavenworth, but that formerly
he sold goods all over the state of Kan
sas, in every part of it, but that at
present he was unable to compete with
some forty-five or fifty wholesale
grocers located throughout the state,
because, as he averred. the freight rate
adjustments gave more favorable rates
to the local houses and that freight
rates form the life or death of the
wholesale grocery business, in the
great staples. the freights determining
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DEAD IN The DESERT.
Two Women Found Murdered and q
ProspectOr Is Held.

Riverside, Cal, March 21.-The
murder of Mrs. Barriet Guyot and
Miss Julia Francois, So and 10 years
oIds, respectively, in the desert, twen-
ty-eight miles north of Imperial
Junction, became known here when
special officers arrived bringing Frank
Bauwaraerts. a Belgian prospector,
who is charged with the deed
Mrs. Guyot grub-staked Bau-
Waraerts, it is said, and ACCOMPANIED
him after he had agreed to take the
Francois girl along. Mrs. Guyot had
about 5000, which is missing. Both
women were shot dead as they lay
asleep in their tent.
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Issues a Statement Giving His
Reasons.
is TIRED OF THE FIGH
Denies That the Charges Made
Are True.
Willing to Trust His Future to
the Voters.

Richard L. Thomas, clerk of the dis
trict court, this afternoon sent his
resignation to Judge A. w. Dana. The
resignation becomes effective March 81
and Thomas successor will probably
be appointed sometime next week.
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Two More for Taft.

Burlington, Ia. March 21.-First
district delegates to Republican ma
tionaI convention: Lot Abraham.
Mount Pleasant. and e. L. McClocken,
Morning Sun. Instructed for Taft.
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Weather Forecast.

Chicago, March 21.-Forecast for
Kansas: Unsettled tonight and Fri
day. Probably snow. Warmer Fri
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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-13
GETS INDETERMINATE TERM,
BUT NOT MORE THAN THREE
AND oNR-HALE YEARS

Bemidji, Mimi, Sept. lid. F. Du.
mas, former mayor of Cass Lake, was
sentenced today to the Minnesota
state penitentiary by Judge McClen-
nahan ending the long fight he lad
made in the courts against conviction
and sentence on the charge of con-
spiracy in connection with the rob.
berry Of the Puposky postoffice, and
the attempted destruction Of the
building.
Dumas, through his attorney, an
nounced to the court that he had
dropped all proceedings because of
the expens and that he was willing
to serve the sentence that would be
imposed upon him under the convie.
ton in the Beltrami county district
court. Dumas also felt that he would
not have been in court today had
the course of former counsel been diff.
ferent.
The sentence is indetermlnat, but
cannot be longer than three and a
half years.
Big company is organized
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-13
ENTERTAINING DEVILS
LAKE GUEST

Mrs. h. L. Pitts gave small but
handsomely appointed social function
this afternoon as compliment to her
delightful guest from Devils Lake,
Mrs. Elizabeth Mayer, who is here
for a two weeks visit and also to
Mrs. James Elton's guest, Miss Julia
Thorns of Ashborough, N. G. Mrs.
Pitts honor was bridge-luncheon
and the delicious repastt was SERVED
at i O'Clock. Places for twelve guests
were arranged at the large table ia
the dining room and the roun was
made fragrant and summary with a
decoration of pink and white sweet
peas. Following the luncheon, tables
were arranged for cards in the par
lors and these rooms wre adorned
with the same flowers in the lavender
and white shades and bowls of COS
lors and these rooms were aaaxzaR
and at the close Mrs. Pitts gave hand
some favors for the high scores
Grand Forks Times.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-13

wanted the right to vote wherever
they may be.
Under the present law requiring a
man to have lived for certain
length Of time in the precinct in
which he votes, the travellers must re-
turn home for the election. As all
elections are held on Tuesday it gen
orally means that those who wish to
vote must lay over at home both
Monday and election day. They do
not believe it right that they. should
be compelled: to spend two days from
their work in order to exercise their
rights as American citizens. It is
contended that no harm would result
jim allowing them to vote, especially
on national tsues wherever they were
on election day.
The Fargo council appointed \
committee consisting Of Walter Pow
ell, William l.. Grasse, and Joseph
Purcell to take the matter up with
the next session Of the legislature
and if possible to secure an amend
ment to the election laws Of the state
that would have for its effect such q
measure.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-13
Travelling Men Believe In
A General Residence Plan
North Dakota Will Be Asked to Pass Law Permitting
Knights of the Grip to Cast Their Ballots in State
and National Affairs Under New Method

, A measure that will probably be
presented to the coming session of
the North Dakota legislature this
winter is one permitting the CONNER
cial travellers to vote wherever they
happen to be on election day. The
movement for such a law was taken
up at the meeting Of the national
council in Columbus, Ohio, last June.
The matter rests in the hands of the
national officers who are expected to
take up the campaign for such meas
,ures before the various legislatures
of the country. .#
The Fargo council at their last
meeting went on record as in favor of
such a law in this state. W. W. Fe-
gan, who attended the national gath
ering stated last night that the move
ment was being handled by the ma
tional body and that while nothing
had been done as yet it is probable
that the body will take up the matter
before the legislature In the mean
time no actio has been taken by the
local council. Mr.. Fegan stated that
lit was with special reference to the
national elections that the traveller
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-13
NJ. BERTILLION PROPOSES RE-
DUCTION OF TAXES FOR MEN
WITH FAMILIES,

Paris, Sept. 9-The French govern
ment is considering serious measures
for combating the decline in the ma
tional birth rate, which last year
showed falling Of 32,S69 births as
compared with 1910. The minister Of
finance has appointed a commission to
investigate the 49,. : the decline
and to suggest remedies. NJ. Klotz,
himslf will preside and among the
members will be B. Ribot, NJ. Cookery,
NJ. Bienvenu Martin and NJ. Caillaux.
In emphasizing the Importance of
immediate action if France is to
maintain her position in the world,
NJ. Jacques Bertillion, the eminent
statistician and brother of tn, inven-
tor Of the finger print system Of iden-
LITIGATION, points out that, whereas a
century ago 81 per cent of the popula-
tion Of the Great European powers
were French, today the proportion is
only II per cent. Formerly French
was the most widely spoken Ian
guage, today it is the mother tongue
of only 45,ooo,ooo as compared with
100,000,0o0 who speak German and
13o,ooo,ooo who speak English.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-13
ED ALDEN LEAD THE OFFICERS
ON A MERRY cHAsE-a1RI.s
STILL HERE.
READY TO GIVE EVIDENCE
- AGAINST MAN WHO LIVED
- OFF THEIR EARNINGS,

Ed Alden, accused Of white slavery,
was captured last evening through
the efforts Of Deputy Sheriff Noonan
at Lawton and was brought to De-
wills Lake for hearing. Edna Anderson
and Ella La May being the complain
ing witnesses, who have been detained
here since their arrival from Stark
weather Monday. t
! Alden has given the officials a
merry chase and it was not learned
until yesterday afternoon that he had
stopped at the Riordan farm over
night, the officers working in the op-
posite direction until this inaorma-
ton was secured.
! Alden is accused Of. living off the
earnings Of the two girls and is SAID
to be gambler Of considerable noto-
riety.
Another case Of like nature is said
to exist near Devils Lake and the Of
ficials are now at work ON it and
hope to have the guilty parties in the
tolls soon. a.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-13
BODY OF WOMAN WAS ExHUMED
AND IT WAS DISCOVERED SIZE
HAD 3G.EN KILLED.
ROWING Wr-f-1 ATTORNEY JULY
10 AND WI .::.i1IGvED TO
.ss HAVE DROWNED.

/ New York, N. Y, Sept. ia war
rant was issued today for the arrest
of Attorney B. w. Gibson prominent
New York lawyer who was with Rosie
Szaboa rowing at Greenwood lake July
16, when she was supposed to have
drowned.
The remains were exhumed and it
was discovered at the post mcrtem
that instead of drowning th, woman
was beat violently end was Killed, her
wind pipe being crushed i'll such a
manner that water could M. possible
enter her system and cause drowning.
Gibson submitted to ares; at his
Summer home near here AID it is
claimd he is responsible fc: the wo-
mans death. Important evidence de-
velops that two Masses Menchitkes
were asked by the lawyer to sign GER
tain .apers which would aid them in
obtaining a large estate.
1t seems that Gibson had citation
showing that he had probated the will
Of Mrs. szabo, mother Of the dead
girl, and that in order to secure the
$4,000 estate, 1t was necessary to
make away with the daughter. It has
since developed that the mother OF
the girl is still alive, thus bringing
complications to the case which the
officials find it difficult to fathom,
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-13
GRAFTON BOY KILLED
SUDDENLY LAST NIGHT

Grand Forks, Sept. 11-Eugene, the
9 year old son of Mr.. md Mrs. II. L..
Haussman Of Grafton was instantly
killed by the accidental discharge of
a shotgun. Sam Nelson, employed at
the Haussman 'lrug store at Grafton
had been hunting during the after
noon and when he returned home left
the gun in the automobile, where the
boy found it.
Eugene, together with a sister and
brother, aged about 4 and 6 years res
pectively, were. in the yard while the
family were at supper, and took the
gun from the automobile. Whether the
weapon was already loaded or wheth.
er they placed the shell in themselves
Is not known.
Eugene received the full charge of
the weapon in one eye, the top of his
head being almost blown off. His
death was instantaneous.