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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
Are Preparing to Assault the
Mountain Stronghold.
THEY WOULDN'T LEAVE SIDNA
But for This Gang Would Be
Out of Country.
Wounded Man Was Seen Near
Squirrels Spur.

Hillsville, March 20.-Dawn today
found Virginia detectives and posse
men surrounding and preparing to as
sault another mountain stronghold in
which the Carroll court house muir
derers are thought to be al bay. Chest
nut Ridge, a spur of the Blue FsiI%e
mountains just five miles from the
home of Floyd Allen, now is supposed
to be the hiding place of the outlawed
Clansmen.
Posses reinforced by every available
man from Hillsville gathered there to-
day News that the Aliens had slip
ped out of their discovered refuge at
Squirrels spur and reached Chestnut
Ridge was brought to Hillsville last
night by a mounted messenger. I'm
mediately afterward Detective Felts
leader of the searchers, gaIloped off for
Chestnut Ridge at the head of a band.
Sidna Allen is said to have been seen
yesterday afternoon making his way
down the trail from Squirrels spur
and it is believed that he reached the
Chestnut Ridge section with the rest
of the men wanted.
People here think that but Cor their
refusal to desert Sidna, whose wounds
prevent him from undertaking a jour
ney OF any length, the younger mem
bers of the gang before this would
have made their way through the hills
and started west.
Aliens Come to Town.
1t was reported that a physician,
friend of Sidna Allen, had stolen out
and dressed his wounds Saturday. Allen
was reported to have been seen COM
ing down the trail from Squirrel Spun
yesterday. The posses beat the bush
between Wards Gap and Harpers Gap,
but did not find a trace of him.
Jack Allen, one of the brothers whc
did not take part in the court house
suit a lawyer about the attachments
Sidna's and Floyd's property Allen
ated a furore. The toWnsfolk thought
he was heading another raid.
Sidna's wife came to town in a rick
visits. She wanted the prose-
from the attachments, but he refused. !
About 100000 of his property has been
tied up for the heirs of his victims
A day or two before the shooting
one of the Aliens asked for a telephone
number and not getting it quickly said
to the operator:
I guess you don't know who I am; |
I'm one of the fighting Aliens
Yes" returned the country girl, "and
I'm one of the fighting Wilcoxes and
when you come I'll be prepared
WOman'S nerve has not been lacking |
in HilIsviIle. When Clerk Good was
fighting with two of the Aliens his
daughter ran to his side with a loaded |
revolver and probably saved his life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
WIN SECOND POINT
Judge Riner SuStains Excep-
tiOns Filed by Kansans.
Suit for Arkansas Valley Water
Ready for Trial.

Garden -ity, Kan, March 20.-Kan-
sas has won the second point in the
suit for the waters of the Arkansas
river. Judge Riner at Denver sustain
ed exceptions of the Kansas companies
to the multitude of claims set up by
the Colorado companies as to irregu-
laritieS and family troubles among the
Kansas irrigating companies in the Ar
kansas valley. The case will now be
tried on the merits and the effect Of
the court action is that the Kansas
plaintiff companies have a good cause.
The first point was won some months
ago was when Judge Riner overruled
the demurrer filed by the Colorado COM
panies and said then Kansas had a.
good case. 1t will probably be some
months before actual trial as further
replies and answers must be made
in the suit.
The present suit is that of Kansas
irrigating companies in the Arkansas
valley for their share of the river Wa
ter in the ground that Colorado CON-
panies having later decrease and Eri-
critics have gradually taken away the
water, leaving Kansas companies with
out adequate supply. The case is inn
portant because it is the first real test
as to federal control of interstate
streams.
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RIVER STILL RISING.
Not Near the Danger Stage and Will
Not Be.

The river is still rising, and there is
some apprehension on the part of North
side people, but there is no need for
worry as according to the weather man
the maximum stage will soon be reach
ed. At noon the stage was 17.5 feet, a
rise of a of a foot since 8 o'clock this
morning.
Soldier creek, which empties into the
Kaw from the northwest is about bank
full a few miles north of Topeka and
lacks little of being bank full where
it meets the river. Today it is report
ed to be at a standstill. It has been
rising for the last 48 hours. The rise
is due to melting snow.
The day is dark and gloomy, and
Sunny" Flora has lost his spirit of
optimism. He says: 1.-The worst is
yet to come" The forecast calls for
heavy rain or snow tonight and Thurs
A shower that came at $3.50 o'clock
this morning amounted to .01 of an
inch.
The shippers forecast issued at the
local office of the weather bureau
reads: Protect 36 hour shipments
north against a temperature of from
Is to 20 degrees, west 20 degrees.
east and south rs to 80 degrees
A steay drizzle has kept up all day
making a total precipitation in "a
hours of .03 of an inch. The mercury
has dropped to the neighborhood of
the freezing point, and it is likely
that there will be a coating of snow on
the ground by morning.
The wind is blowing II miles an
hour from the northeast The hour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
TAFT WAS NARROWED
The President Was Held in New York
by Fog.

New York, March 2O.-President
Taft found himself a visitor to New
York when he woke this morning. He
had expected to be in Washington, but
instead found himself marooned in
New York for a few hours on account
of fog. The president was a passen-
ger last night on the Boston and
Washington express which is ferried
around the city on a car float
Because of heavy fog the railroad
officials would not venture to send the
presidents car by the river route. The
train was switched into the Grand
Central yards, where the presidents
car the Colonial was run on a siding.
Before retiring the president had left
instructions not to be disturbed. Police
guarded the car during the night. This
morning he ate breakfast in his car
and later prepared to depart for
Washington. After breakfast Presi-
dent Taft made a call at the home of
his brother, Henry w. Taft, and then
went to the Pennsylvania station,
where he took the 1908 o'clock train
for WaShin gtOn.
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Indicate Lead of More Than
1900 Over Roosevelt.
HIS ELECTORS GO THROUGH
With About the Same Major
tiles as Their Leader.
Colonel Carries but One COun-
ty in Eastern Section.

Fargo, N. D., March 2O.-With partial
returns received during last night
Senator LaFoliette. of Wisconsin. evi-
IDENTIFY has a lead of more than 1900
votes over Theodore Roosevelt in the
first presidential preference primary
election yesterday. At an early hour
this morning $50 precincts out of 1,SOO
give LaFolIette 21.657, and Roosevelt
1874. This ratio if maintained by the
reports from other precincts viii bring
LaFollette's majority over Roosevelt
up to approximately 1850.
LaFollette's strength was greater in
the eastern part of the state although
Roosevelt did not develop so much
strength in the west as had been anti
cipated. Roosevelt carried but one OF
the eastern tier of counties.
Thomas Marshall, the LaFollette
candidate for national committeeman
has a majority which 1t is believed will
equal that of LaFollette. The LaFol-
lette presidential electors all have been
elected with majorities ranging about
the same as the head of the ticket. The
total vote in the state is believed to be
about $4,000. 1t was cut down very
materially in the western part on ac-
count of storm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
nine ARE KILLED
Settling of a Mine Results in
Gas Explosion.
Two Women and Seven Chill
>dren Blown to Pieces.
? ? ? j.? j?

Scranton, March 2O.-In a gas ex-
plosion caused it is believed by mine
settings, nine persons were killed and
two injured today in Dunmore near
here. Two families comprising two
women and seven children were either
blown to pieces in the explosion or
burned in the fire that followed and
destroyed three houses. The dead are:
MRS. JOHN CAVALLA and her
five children, Rose, aged 8; Dimick, 8 !;
Lucy, IL; Lizzie, IA; William 20.
MRS. VITO SUMMA, Mrs. Caveila's s
daughter, and her two children; Mary
aged Z, and Frank 4.
The body of Mary Summa was found
in the limbs of a tree so feet from the
scene of the explosion, a half hour af-
ter the accident.
More than 20 dwellings near the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
SUES FOR DIVORCE
Linda Lee Thomas Files Action
Against Her Husband.
Names Evelyn ThaW's Double
as the "Other Woman"
WAS A BLUE GRASS BELLE
Before Her Marriage to Multi
Millionaire.
The Couple Went Abroad to
Live in May, 1909.

New York, March 2O.-Mrs. Linda
Lee Thomas, the beautiful wife of Ed
ward Russell Thomas, former multi
millionaire, banker, turfman automo-
bile daredevil and theatrical "angel,"
has filed in the supreme court suit foI
absolute divorce. The "other woman
named by Mrs. Thomas is Theodors
Gerard of Paris and New York, the
creator of one version of the Vampire
dance-once the rage of Paris and st.
Petersburg one of the prettiest
and youngest beauties on the musical
comedy stage. She is the wife of JOS
eph Raymond and former sweetheart of
George Bronson Howard, the play
wright.
For two years past, since Mr.. Thomas
chose Paris for his home and his wife
made her residence at the Carlton in
this city, the members of New YORK
and Newport society sojourning in the
French capital have gossiped about the
possibility of a permanent separation
between the former hoy banker and
his accomplished wife.
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scene of the explosion were badly
damaged by the concussion and the
flying timbers and scores of persons
were thrown out of their beds and
bruised.
During the last week mine settings
in the neighborhood of the CaVella
home have caused alarm. Only a few
days ago the cellar dropped out of
house on the opposite side of the street
and several miners climbed to the sur
face on ladders let down by the wo-
men of the house.
Dunmore police say that gas from
a broken main caused probably by the
mine settings found its way into the
cellar of the Cavella home, where it
gathered in a dense volume and ex-
ploded when it came in contact with
an oil lamp that was burning in the
house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
TRY TO WRECK TRAIN
Men Found Tampering With Switch
Wanted Revenge.

San Francisco, Cal, March 20
With but a few minutes remaining be-
fore the arrival of the fastest train on
the North Pacific Coast due from
Portland, detectives arrested EIEH-ry
Hunt and Christopher Johannsen in
the Oakland yards of the Southern
Pacific railroad early today while, it
is asserted, they were tampering with
a switch.
At the county Jail, the men explain
ed that their actions were prompted
by an earnest desire to get even"
with the railroad after they had been
driven out of freight car and off the
train.
The felony with which they are
charged carries minimum penalty Of
Is years imprisonment in the peni-
tentiars
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WRECKS rs HOUSES.
A Tornado Passes Over Section of
Illinois.

St. Louis March 20.-A tornado has
struck New Douglas, Madison county,
ILL.,, unroofed several houses, wrecked
the Pange Touring mill and broke
scores OF windows. Rain and hail
followed the wind Several persons
were injured by falling glass. The
tornado passed from the northwest to
the east and in it's path in addition to
New Douglas, struck Smithboro and
Greenville, in Bond county, and 9TH
er small towns.
In Greenville 125 houses were dam
aged OF these IS were wrecked to
such an extent that residents had to
seek shelter elsewhere. The most
substantial part of the town was not
in the path of the wind. Two men,
one of them, Julius Sieber, were in
jured at Greenville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
STORM IS BAD.
Twelve Inches of Snow Has
Fallen in Nebraska.
Railroad and Street Car Traf-
fic ParaIyzed.

Norfolk, March 2o-The worst of a
series of record-breaking snowstorms
struck north Nebraska and southern
South Dakota today.
Twelve inches of snow had fallen by
O'Clock and it still is showing A
high north wind is blowing and tenn
perature falling.
Train service is paralyzed, many
trains are being abandoned.
Sioux City, Ia. March 20.-One of the
severest snowstorms of the winter is
ra ging today. Railroad and street car
traffic is crippled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
COURT HOUSE


HillsvilIe. Va. March 2O.-When
the Aliens in their lawless outrage
against humanity shot and killed
Judge T. H. Massie and others at the
HillsviIle court house they little ap-
preciated the determination with
which they would be pursued until
the last one of the Aliens was dead
or captured. They are now being
hunted by mountaineers just as ia
niliar with the bypaths of the noun
tains as they are themselves and it is
only a matter of time before each
and every one will be apprehended
and accounted for.
For years these Aliens have lived
in utter defiance of the law, con-
sidering themselves superior to the
law Many of the clan are not of
the outlaw type usually connected
with such outrag ges. One of the
Aliens owns a $4,000 house, situated
In a beautiful valley with vast estate,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
climax.

Sheriff Hyer. who had shot Blunt as
he. powerless to resist. was driving the
three men, who had murdered a trio OF
penitentiary officials Thursday. WAS
mobbed by Blunts friends. The inflams1
crowd wanted to lynch the sheriff. but
a company of militia raced him to "A
train which took him out of town.
Blunt's friends declare the killing was
inexcusable. He had the oonvicts' guns
at his back and their demand was that
he aid them in their flight The posse
fire was directed all about him.
Briggs Says COnvicts Killed Blunt.
John E. Briggs, chief of police OF
South Omaha, who led the posse
which killed two of the Lincoln peni-
tentiary murderers and captured the
third, was at the American Bowling
congress tournament last night.
Briggs, who is captain of the letter
Gold team of Omaha, kept score for
his men, having done quite enough
shooting of a different kind for this
week. OF his experience, Chief
Briggs said:
-It was a case of have to shoot
and we won it. Dowd, Taylor and
Morley were repeatedly asked to sur
render. We did everything we could
to make them drop their guns and
give up. Their answer was a rain OF
bullets. It's a miracle that some of US
were not killed. We did our duty as
any officers would have done.
Il firmly believe that the three
convicts killed the young farmer. Roy
Blunt, they were forcing to drive
them. He was the first to fall and
our aim had not been directed to-
ward him. / saw Morley poke his
gun into Blunt's body several times
in an effort to make him drive faster.
They made him lash his horses and
kept prodding him with their weap-
ons. l am certainly sorry Blunt was
killed. The conviets thought he was
to blame for their capture and 1 am
positive they Killed him After the
fight started it was their lives or
Ours"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
SCARE her TO DEATH.
General May on Trial for Death of
Woman in F'eud Country.

London, KY, March 20.-Shots
fired as a fire alarm here today, mis-
taken for the sounds of a feud battle
at the court house where General May
is on trial for murder, SO excited Mrs.
w. H. Murray that she fell dead
May, who, 1t is said, killed four
men, is on trial for the murder of Mrs.
Sherman Merida, in Clay county, heart
of the feud country. He is undergoing g
a life sentence for killing her husband.
Merida and his wife were shot to
death at their home last spring.
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Morgan Gives s1OO.OOO.

Nashville Tenn, March 2O.-Announce-
body college for teachers. The trustees
of the George Peabody fund agreed to
give an additional $500, 900 to the southern
college, provided the college raised 81, ,O00-
eco by September L. 1913. Mr.. Morgan's
contribution is to be part of the million.
Southern alumni have agreed to raise
500, ,0o0.
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JUROR MAY DIE.
Fourth Hearing of Murder Case VIII
Begin Soon.

independence, Kan. March 20
After being out since Saturday after
noon, the jury in the third trial OF
A A. Truskett of Caney, Kan, charg-
ed with the murder of ]. d. s. Neely.
the Lima. o., oil promoter. was dis
charged Tuesday after failing to
reach a verdict The serious Illness
of Frank Utter, juror from Cherry
vale, Kan, stricken with heart trou-
BILE Tuesday, brought the trial to an
end.
1t is said that the jury stood ten
to two for acquittal.
At the first trial Truskett was
found guilty but a new trial was
granted. The second time he faced
the charge there was a hung jury. A
fourth trial viii be called at Sncn,
the county officials announced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
TRY TO LYNCH HIM.
Friends of Farmer Shot in Battle With
Outlaws After the Sheriff.

Omaha. Neb., March 9O-Following the
dramatic killing of Roy Blunt. inno-
cent young farmer. and two of the three
escaped convicts of the Lincoln peniten-
tiary in fight on the plains near here,
there came last night far more stirring
climax.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
MEDICINE MAN DIES.
James Walker. Hero of Two Wars,
Is Dead.

Tulsa, Ok, March 2O.-James
Walker. at one time chief medicine
man of the Shawnee Indians, is dead,
aged 100 yaers. Walker fought in
both the Mexican and Civil wars and
attracted attention last fall when, de-
spite his advanced age, he submitted
to the amputation of one of his legs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
Weather Forecast.

Chicago, March 2O.-Forecast for
Kansas: Rain or snow tonight and
Thursday. accompanied by high north
easterly winds. Colder tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20

and is counted among the wealthy
residents of this section. Other of
the Aliens are successful business men
and all are accredited honest in any
business dealings. They have, how
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20

ever, the defiance of the law inbred
in their bones for generations, and
do not hesitate to take the law in
their own hands when it is contrary
to their interests.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-10
CALISHER FILES
SCHEDULE OF DEBTS
Bankruptcy Referee Takes
Up Matter of Settling
the Business.

The Involuntary bankruptcy case on
the h Calisher Dry Goods company was
tnrned over Friday morning 10 II H.
Gamble. referee in bankruptcy py geo;
= oliver. acting clerk Of the Cnlteu
states district court here. Ihe case
cent over by default as the 1lrm IlIeQ
no HEADINGS within the lO day limit
prescribed by the law A. o. Co.
ATTORNEY Gamble has set May = IoI
q meeting in FL Paso OF the creulloIs
or their representatives, ana the thfee
NJ York firms who caused the oanh-
rrfDtcv. and various other creators VIII
he Mortified of the meeting here Al this
meeting the creditors may pass upon a
.ro779DrCnoise which viii be offered py
M firro through John l. Dyer. ITS at
toTneV. Until that time the big de-
1ertnent store may not De opened
A schedule of debts and llaDllltles
,,-se tiled Friday morning IN the CniJeQ
S+s4es district court before George b
OiireT limited States commlssioner. Il
slows total debts Of s2l5,lSS-Sl. and
sssets OF s19251S2& A list covering 10
80 t,s1,sy-ri+ten pages states the sum due
"a Tioue commercial houses as $ll6,-
$50 61 and S1.63O-74 is due employees OF
The firm. Cash on hand IS given as
SI425I. Realty is given as none. The
Costly home OF the dry goods company
il owned by the J. Calisher Realty
company
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-10
CONFERENCE MEETS
AT SAN MARCIAL. N. M

San Marcial Y. H.. MAY 1O.-Tbe
quarterly district conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church. south. is
being held in this eitv. beginning Nav
s, and vii continue until Nav 10 The
ministers present are: !. II. Nlesser. pre-
siding elder of Albuquerque: J.. NJ. Por-
ter of Watrous. r. B. Evans of Carrizozo
j. W Hendrix Of Willard, S. f. Allison
OF Albuquerque. Scion johnson of Mac
dalena. g. H. Owens of Alsmogordo and
r. T. Hickman of this citv.
The public schools of this place will
close Friday. May Il, for the summer
vacation.
H. Bonem spent several DAYS this week
in FL PasO as the guest of Mrs. j. Freu-
denstein
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-10
NARA VISA STORE WILL
MOVE TO OKLAHOMA TOWN

Nara Visa, n. ", May 1O.-F. \.
Thomas & Co.. one Of the largest gen
eral merchandise stores here, viii move
to Rolf, Okla, where the firm has pur-
chased another place of business.
The Young folks from Latimer school
district presented a dramatic play,
"Millie, the QuadrooH,' in Bank hall in
4 successful manner and to a large at
tendance.
A p. Hall has gone on a trip to Iowa
this week.
~. NJ Clayborn has returned from
working in Wheeler, Tex, and has gone
to plant crops on his claim, 20 miles due
northwest.
Last Monday was the largest attended
first Monday bargain day and best
weather that Nara Visa has yet had.
Howell Earnest, state auditor. was
IN town looking over the books of
the Farmers and Merchants Trust
company bank.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-10
MAY ESTABLISH A
EAZARINE COLLEGE
Pentecostal Church Plans
Work Among Mexicans
in Fl Pas0.

Mrs. n McReynolds. an official of the
Pentecostal church of the Nazerine. at
Los Angeles. was in FL PasO Thursday
1t Is the intention OF the church so
eiety to establish in FL Paso a college
and to purchase property and a building
at an expenditure of about 100000 The
church works among the MeXicans OF
the California coast. and the mission
here. the officials believe. would have a
still larger field. Some time this week
Mr. McReynolds viii come here from
Chicago and possibly will take some
definite action in purchasing a site
for the projected ii Paso college While
here Mrs. McRevnolds conferred with
Ms. Santos Elezondo. superintendent
here of the Nazerine church.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-10
PLANS ARE MADE
FOR MEMORIAL DAY

WoIrose. \. H., May 10.-ATrange-
ments are being made here for Ne
mortal dav. Both Confederate and Fed
eral soldiers are participating. The
flower committee has been divided into
sections with q chairman IN each direc-
ton from town. These sub-eommittees
viii have the help OF leaders IN their
communities in securing the floral trib-
Ute a LARGE committee of the women
of the town has charge of the work of
making tbe flowers up. A committee
of girls is being drilled by Alonzo Shelley
for the work Of placing the flowers in
the eemeterY.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-10

Strengthened, it has been found neces-
sary to cut off one end Of a house stand
ing Just off the county road
The land is TO be dedicated for park
purposes and viii be turned over to the
Civic league to be used as a playground,
though if such use should ever be diseOn-
tinued, it viii then be retained as a
park
The Civic league has been working for
five years to secure a suitable place for
a playground and this is believed to
be the best. as it is close TO the city
and vet far enough removed from the
noise and traffic to give the children an
outing.