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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
Railway Company Han.
died 2S2,OOO Fair Week.
Only Two Minor Accidents In
These Five Days.
USED FORTY-TWO EXTRA CARS
MinUte-and-a-HaIf Service to
Grounds at All Hours.
Twenty Extra Trainmen Were
Imported to Aid in Traffic.

The Topeka Railway company car
ried $4,000 passengers during the hve
days OF state fair week and only one
derailment and two minor accidents
were recorded in this immense haul.
1t was the best service and the quick
est handled patronage in the history
of street car movement in Topeka.
If the rain Friday had not ruined
the state fair crowds for that day it
is estimated by Albert NJ. Patten, gem
eraI superintendent, that the comr any
would have hauled more than 300
600 visitors to the fair in the five days
Of entertainment.
The derailment occurred near the
asylum when a car on this line left
the track. Service was DELAYED onIv
rev minutes, however, and the time
TO the fair grounds was not IenRthen-
eo one man stepped from a moving
car and suffered a skinned knee.
OF window and his elbow struck
a trolley pole. This constituted the
list OF accidents for the week.
Last year during the week the street
car company hauled $4,000 persons
me two parades on Kansas avenue in
the evenings brought the totals 1000
above the showing for this year. how
ever. me real haul to the state fair
proper was larger than in 1911.
Service Was Good.
The service to the state fair grounds
was the best in the history of the com
pany. Forty-two cars wers running
from O'Clock in the morning until
midnight to and from the grounds. At
all times of the day minute and a half
and two minute service was maintain
ed The fair grounds cars ran from
Sixth and Kansas avenue to the loca-
ton in South Topeka
The Topeka Railway company iu.-
ported for the week 20 trainmen from
the Wichita city railway. In the past
the company has trained green con
ductors and motormen to handle 9TH
er city runs while the night and day
shifts were placed with the far
crowds. The Topeka and Wichita rail-
way systems are owned by the McKin-
ley Lines and it was possible for Cen
eral Superintendent Patten to bring 20
experienced trainmen from that city
to assist in the extra work IN Topeka.
In addition to the imported train
men, c. r. Lewis. superintendent of
transportation at Wichita and Howard
Patten, city superintendent at Topeka.
handled the crowds at the terminals
the fair grounds and the transfer sta
ton. Lewis is an old time street car
park man, having worked in several
cities over the country. Pattsn has IA
cilitated traffic by his excellent man
agement in Topeka many years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
FIVE BOYS DROWN
Apprentice Seamen at the Chi
cagO Naval Station
Caught in a Storm While Sail
ing on the Lake.

Chicago, Sept. 16.-Investigation was
renewed at the United States naval
training station at North Chicago today
to determine the number of apprentice
searnen who lost their lives yesterday in
the accident in Lake Michigan off Lake
Bluff.
Besides the five identified dead, belief
prevailed that five and possibly seven
others were drowned when the cutter
Territory occupied was blown over.
Privates Caminan, Winkler, Erickson.
Shorack and Field could not be ac-
counted for last night. Chief Gunners
Mate NJ Negis, who went out in charge
of the apprentices disappeared soon af-
ter the tragedy and his safety was
feared for he had not been found early
today.
Thirteen of the young men who were
taken to the government hospital after
being rescued were reported as com
pleteIy recovered. Captain W. F. Full
lam, of the training station, said it
would be necessary to summon all the
seamen for a general roll call before it
could be definitely determined how
many had been. lost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
TORNADO IN new YORK
Three Killed, so Injured and Much
Property Destroyed.

Syracuse, n. Y, Sept. 16.=Three
persons were killed and so injured by
a tornado which worked a 10 mile
trail of destruction across the northern
part of Onondaga county. The prop
erty loss is estimated at $25O.OOO.
Without any warning OF its an
proach, the funnel shaped cloud first
appeared near Long Branch, a pleas
ure resort, 10 miles from here. About
400 persons were there and panic fol-
lowed when building after building
toppled over and two interurban troll
ley cars were hurled into a ditch.
A number of persons ran INTO the
dance hall for safety, but this building
was directly in the path of the storm
and was demolished, many persons be-
ing injured.
Rushing westward the tornado
wrecked the boat house of the Syra-
cuSe university navy. in which was
stored the entire crew equipment All
shells were wrecked and the loss to
the university is more than $4,000.
Racing across the country, the tornado
leveled everything in its path.
Hitchers Hill was next visited and
the settlement was practically wiped
out, 15 homes, a number OF barns and
the school house falling before the
wind. The home of H. A Wendell
which stood IN the path of the lorna
do, was lifted from its foundation and
turned completely over. In the house
were Mrs. Wendell and her three boys,
all of whom ESCAPED unfn1ured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
SANBORN
u. S. Circuit Court Remands
Kansas Electors Case
To District Court With Direc-
tiOnS to Dismiss.

Denver, Sept. 16.-The United States
circuit court of appeals here today
handed down a decision in the Kansas
presidential electors case upholding the
decision of Judge w. H. Sanborn IN
the United States district court here
that a court of equity has no jurisdic-
tion to enjoin a state election officer
from performing his statutory duty of
printing an election ballot.
The case was remanded to the
United States district court with direc-
tions to dismiss the bill.
Copies of the courts opinion were
sent to Topeka today to attorneys rep
resenting both sides. 1t is understood
that attorneys for the plaintiffs will
apply to the supreme court of the U.
S. for a writ of certiorari, which if
granted will allow the case to come
before that tribunal for review. Tho
case is one in which suit originally
was brought in the L. S. district court
by supporters of President Taft to en-
join Secretary of State Charles H. Ses-
sions from certifying to the county
clerks to be placed on the regular
Republican ballots the names of the
eight electors who declared they would
vote for Col. Roosevelt. Judge San
born, from whose ruling the case was
appealed, held that a court of equity
had no jurisdiction in the injunction
proceedings brought. ~~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
CUPID TO BLAME
Wesley Edwards Just. Would
Visit His Sweetheart.
Otherwise Chances of Capture
Were Remote, Allen Says.

Chicago, Sept. 16.-"All the trouble
in Virginia was caused by a deputy
sheriff who insisted on putting hand
cuffs on an Allen" said Sidna Allen
during a brief stay in Chicago en-
route from Des Moines east in com
pany with Wesley Edwards and Miss
Maud IroIer.
Sidna Allen laid their capture to the
fact that Edwards, his nephew, had
insisted on going to visit Miss Iroler
at her home in Mount Airy, N. G.
Il told that boy he would get in
trouble and we both would be caught
but he just naturally would 60" said
Allen. I'VE could have lived in Iowa
the rest of our lives if he had not been
in love with Maud"
Girl Denies Betrayal.
Cincinnati, Sept. 6.-Handcuffed,
guarded by three detectives and ac-
companied by the girl who uncon-
sciously gave the police the clue to
their hiding place, Sidna Allen and his
nephew, Wesley Edwards, who took
part in the shooting up of the court
at Hillsville, Va, on March IA, arrived
here from Des Moines on their way to
the scene of the crime.
The younger of the two prisoners
as we'll as the girl herself We're solicit
tous in having a rumor denied that
she had deliberately betrayed her
sweetheart, Wesley Edwards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
Under FIRE

Bluefields, Sept 16.-American sailors
from the gunboat Tacoma were fired
upon in the streets here last night during
an anti-American demonstration incident
to the celebration OF the anniversary OF
Central American independence. 4 moo
of excite Nicaraguans was formed imme-
diately and for a moment bloodshed was
threatened Prompt action by Lieutenant
Lowell, in command of the landing force
of sixty marines. undoubtedly prevented
more serious results. He rushed the
marines to the scene of the trouble and
dispersed the mob.
The entire force of Americans patroIled
the streets throughout the night. Quite
prevailed here today but a strong anti
American feeling exists. Articles d.
nunciary of Americans have appeared in
the local newspapers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
GOV. MARSHALL IN K. C.
Democratic Candidate Will Make Five
Speeches Today

Kansas City, Sept. 16-Governor Thorn :
as R Marshall of Indiana, Democrat =
vice presidential candidate, arrived here
early today and was rendered a reception
in Kansas City Kan, where he was to
make the first of his campaign speeches
in this section of the country He was
scheduled to make at least five speeches
during his stav in the two Kansas Citys.
His principal one will be at Huron Park.
Kansas City, Kan, this afternoon.
1t had been planned for him to address
the delegates to the Crotian convent n
which is in session on the Kansas side, as
well as the packing house employees 1t
ArmourdaIe and the members of the kan
sas city Live Stock exchange After bis
speech at huron park Governor Marshall
will depart for St Joseph, where he will
speak this evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
COST SIX MILLION
Horse Disease Exists in rs of
1O5 Kansas Counties.
In Western Half of State 10000
Are Dead.

Salina, Kan, Sept. 16.-Six million
dollars will not cover the loss caused
by the horse plague in Kansas during
the last month, according to estimates
made by DIR. F. S. Schoenleber, head
of the veterinary department, and DR..
e. H. Webster, director of the expert
ment station of the Kansas Agricul-
tural college, who have been visiting
the plague infected district.
They say that in the western half
of Kansas alone at least 200 horsr s
have died of cerebro spinal meningitis.
This, they say, has made a direct loss
of $2,O00,000 in horses. The indirect
loss, particularly in farm work un-
done, on account of the scarcity of
horses, they estimate at twice that
amount.
Doctors Webster and Scnoenleb Der
say that the disease now is known to
exist in as of the los counties of the
state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
Young Snead Adds Another
Notch to His Gun.
Trial for Murder of Elder
BOyce Is Still Pending.

Amarillo, Tex, Sept. 16.-Develop-
ments following the killing of Al G..
Boyce and arrest of John Beal SEead
here, point to the possibility of a con-
federate who aided Snead in his all
legged shooting of Boyce.
1t was learned that a man answ err
ing Snead's description rented a. cot
tage near the scene of the killing a
few days ago and that two men were
seen to enter the place on the night
of the tragedy. The shooting took
place directly in front of the rented
cottage. In the cottage was discovered
scanty furniture and some grease paint
with brush which gave evidence of
being recently used. According to
witnesses, the man who did the shoot
ing had a heavy black beard. Snead's
beard is of reddish tinge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
ALL ROUNDED Up
Last of the ROsenthaI Murder
ers Are Under Arrest.
"Gyp the BlOOda and "Lefty
Louie" Taken in Brooklyn.

New York, Sept. 16.-Harry Horo-
witz, alias "Gyp the Blood" and
Lefty Louie Rosenzweig, preparing
for their arraignment today on indict-
ments charging them with the muir
der of Herman Rosenthal the gamb-
Ter, evinced no more disposition to
give information or make any admis-
sions than they did yesterday when
Assistant District Attorney Moss Ques-
toned them for three hours. Forty
or more letters and post cards found
in the rooms of the two men may
furnish important information to the
states attorneys. Detectives ransacked
the apartment and beneath the boards
of the floor and tucked under carpets
correspondence was found which
Deputy Police Commissioner Dough-
erty says is of Importance to the pros
ecution.
"Gyp the Blood" and Lefty
Louie " the missing gunner indicted
as two of the actual slayers of Her
man Rosenthal, the gambler were
found by the police living with their
wives in a fat in the Brownsville sec
ton of Brooklyn. They were arrested
by Deputy Police Commissioner
Dougherty and squad of detectives
who brought them to police head
quarters and locked them up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
KILLS STEPFATHER.
Woman Aids Her Husband in Aveng.
ing Her Wrongs.

Colfax, Wash, Sept. 16.-Wesley
BrowneH, aged rs, and his 17-year-
old wife, Winnie, residents of Cul de
Sac, Idaho, shot and killed A. Neeves,
the stepfather of Mrs. Brownell Both,
the authorities say. made full confess
sions.
Neeves was charged by his daugh-
ter with having maltreated her in
Idaho, and aiding others to do SO.
The shooting took place at the
Charles Long ranch, near Colfax,
where Neeves and his wife had come,
bringing with them the Brownell
children.
Brownell and his wife had walked
a hundred miles in search of NeeveS.
They had been without food for more
than a day, and hid out in the barn
at Longs ranch waiting for Neeves
to appear.
When the Longs left home to visit
neighhors, the Brownells entered the
house. After sending the children out
side, Brownell shot Neeves five times,
according to his statement AS Neeves
fell, the daughter shot him through
the head. Failing to get telephone
communication with the sheriff's Of
fee at Colfax, the Brownells took the
children to neighbors and started to
walk to Colfax to give themselves up.
Sheriff Carter and Deputy Cole, who
were subsequently informed by neigh
bors, found the couple as they were
making their way along the road.
Mrs. Brownell was masquerading as
a man, her husband having cut her
hair and dressed her in male attire.
Both were worn out.
They told the sheriff the act was done
because they could not get justice in
Idaho. They stated that they swore out q
complaint against a bachelor and were
threatened with being killed, so they lef.
their babes with ustice Stewart, at CuI
de Sac and fled to the woods and noun
tains. Later they decided to come back
and kill those who had wronged Ms.
BrownelI.
They found Justice Stewart had placed
the children with Mrs. Neeves and tndt
she and her husband had taken them %
the Long home at Colfax. The BroWneEs,
being without means, followed on foot.
The story they told the authorities was
a most pitiful and straightforward con-
fession. with no regret of the killing.
Mrs. Brownell said she wished to kill
her stepfather and fired the final shot in
his head as he lay struggling on tie
porch Both reloaded their guns after TIE
shooting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
PLAYS FOR THE GRAND
Whiteside Is COming-THO New Play
ers for Majestic.

So far Mr.. Crawford has only two
bookings for the Grand in October.
but they are good once-Walter
Whiteside in the "TyphOon," and a
my Valentine, one of the strongest
and most popular of modern plays; 1t
comes October 26, and is sure of a
good house.
The bookings for September include
..The Common Law" which comes a
to be given the oath. The latter has
been here several times, but the The
Common Law a dramatization of
Robert Chambers recent novel is en-
tirely new.
The Majestic players are being com
pIetely reorganiZed. I'm going to
have a good cast" Roy Crawford de-
clared, Don't think III need to use
strenuous methods, but if L m obliged
to change every part, intend to have
what I want
Margaret Minton, the diminutive
ingenue. has left the company, and is
to be replaced by Shirley DeMee, who
comes from Cleveland, Ohio. and is
extremely pretty if her pictures are
good. Although Jack Marlowe is
playing this week, he is not doing
heavy parts, and closes his contract
is George Sharp. who has been playing
stock in Portland, Oregon. and was
here five years ago in Quincy Adams
Sawyer" at the Grand
+ Mr. Sharp is an exceedingly affabie
chap, wideaWake and up-to-date. You
should see his dimples,' said girl
who had met him.
He may be my matinee idol" said
Mr.. Crawford with pride.
The play next week is Peaceful
Valley Sol Smith Russen's old play:
it was popular several years ago at
the Crawford theater.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
THAT BIG DITCH.
Contract Let for AIenoE1en-SiIver
Lake Drainage Plan.

The contract for the Menoken
ditch from above Kiro to Silver Lake
has been let to E. L. Craig and Henry
Hupe of Belvue, Kan, for 15 cents a
cubic yard. There is estimated to be
about $4,000 cubic yards to be moved
in the construction of the ditch, the
total cost approximating $4,000.
Upon the completion of the ditch 1t
is expected that lateral bitches will
be constructed by farmers whose land
is passed by the main ditch, providing
drainage from the fields, and per-
haps tile Grains will be used at the
back of fields that hitherto have been
practically a swamp during the wet
season.
1t is asserted that the ditch will
reclaim several hundred acres of
land that heretofore has been prac-
tica1ly useless in a wet season, and
that every year can not be utilized un-
til late in the season
The ditch case has been in the pro-
bate court some time, having been ap-
peaIed from the decision of the town
ship trustee of Menoken township.
The case is now finally settled and
the construction work is to be pushed
rapidly to an early completion The
stakes are all set ready for the work
to begin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
JULY TO OCTOBER
Change of Nearly so Degrees
Since Last Monday.
Cool Tomorrow, but Will Warm
Up, Says Flora.

All Topeka is shivering! change
from July to October temperatures has
caused fires to be built in hundreds of
Topeka homes.
This morning the minimum tempera-
ture was 80 degrees. the lowest marx
that has been reached since June z,
three months and a half ago. week
ago the maximum temperature was Ss
degrees, and the citizens were hunting
the shady spots.
According to the forecast for the
week from Washington the cool wealth
er will continue today and TUESDAY
then warmer weather may be expected,
and finally the last of the week it VIII
he cold again. But" says Sunny
Flora. the local observer, 'the mid
summer weather has gone to stay we
may have a few warm days but no lonS
continued hot weather.
The rainfall Saturday amounted to 1.Ol
inches. The rainfall for the week end
ing this morning was 3.05 inches. This
is the heaviest rainfall for single week
since the week ending May 13 There
is a 523 inch deficiency for the year 19l-
thus far.
A light drizzle started to fall at S:3C
O'Clock this morning.
Frost Warning for Tonight.
The first frost warning of the season is
given out by the government bureau 1or
tonight. Frost was general in NEBRASKA
and the Dakotas this morning and a light
frost is expected here
This is real fall weather. commented
Sum- F19Fa, % tne loeaI fIre ooseTVeT
ing ten degrees below normal. The lowest
point since June was reached by the
mercury this morning when the ther-
mometer reading was So degrees
There was .01 of an inch of rain this
morning. BY O'Clock this afternoon the
clouds had partially cleared away. The
forecast is probable clear skies tonight
The hourly readings:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
COLLISION IN AIR.
One Aviator Killed. Another Injured
and Machines Wrecked.

One ANlaIOE AlIlOls tAhObAACH 81
and Machines Wrecked.
Chicago, Sept. 16.-Aviator Howard
W. Gill, Baltimore, Md, was killed
on the Cicero aviation field George
Mestach, of France. whose monoplane
collided with Gills biplane when they
were participating in race, IS feet
in the air, was picked up unconscious,
but later he revived and his condition
was found to be not serious. Gill was
rushed to a hospital, where he died
soon afterwards
Later, reviving, Mestach was ahle to
talk
Il was going at top speed in my
monoplane in an effort to win the IL
mile race he said, when. looking be-
hind, l saw Gill in his Wright biplane
approaching me, few feet below. L
jerked my elevator, thinking to give
him ample space to clear me beneath.
From the cockpit of my monoplane L
was unable to get a good view of just
what was happening, but it seems
that Gill, driving straight ahead, hit
my under-structure. This had the eff
feet of bouncing me off, plunging me
to the ground. For a few moments
was unconscious. When 1 came to,
saw Gill lying in the wreckage of his
car not so feet away. We had collided
in mid-air."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-16
THOSE ELECTORS KILLS BOYCE, R.T. R. ON SATURDAY
viii Resign if Taft's Name
Heads Ticket.
Petitions Ready to Place Them
in Independent Column.

Roosevelt electors will remain In
the Repu ublican column in the Nov
ember election unless there is an ad-
verse ruling of the courts or Secretary
of State Charles Sessions places the
names of Taft and Sherman at the
head of the ticket, declares William
Allen White, national committeeman
for the Progressive party. White says
that the Roosevelt electors will with =
draw to the Independent column in
event the names of Taft and Sherman
are placed on the ticket
Petitions are now being circulated
for the eight Roosevelt electors to
place them on the ticket and in the
Independent column. These petitions
will be filed in a few days with the
secretary of state and all precautions
Will be taken for the safe removal of
the electors to another column If there
is an adverse court decision or Secrs-
tary of State Sessions places Taft's
name at the head of the Republican
column in Kansas
Unless they are beaten in the courts
or the names of Taft and Sherman are
placed at the head of the Republican
ticket the Roosevelt electors will re-
main on the Republican ticket, where
they were placed by the voters in the
August primaries. They will withdraw
however, If Taft's name goes on the
ticket and will take their place in the
Independent column. Petitions are
now being circulated and their names
by petition. These papers will be fill
ed this week in ample time to protect
their rights under the law.
White states that he did not attend
the meeting in Wichita Saturday and
knows nothing of any plans discussed
for the voluntary removal of the eight
Roosevelt electors from the Republi-
can ticket