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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-12-24

ports received at 2:15 a. m. are that
the bandits are surrounded near the
Wabash tracks close to the scene Of
the hoIdup. BIoodhounds and more
men hnve been rushed to the scene and
officials believe their capture is assured.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 24-Four
masked bandits shortly before mid
night held up the Chicago and Alton
westbound passenger train No. 9. known
as THE Hummer FIVE miles southwest
OF here.
After having the engine and express
cars uncoupled from the rest of the
train. the bandits forced the engineer
to drive. several miles down the tracks,
where the robbers exploded four
charges of dynamite In unsuccessful at
tempts to open the express car safes.
Closely pursued by posse Of Is, dep
uty sheriffs and railroad detectives
from Springfield aboard switch en-
gine. the robbers left the badly dam
aged safe and escaped into thick woods
along the right OF way.
The train was one OF the heaviest
that left Chicago for the west last
night.
In addition to the smoking car. day
coach. chair car. parlor cars, diner.
and buffet-library car. the train. car
ried a number of sleeping cars, all of
which We're filed.
The porter also ran back and, with
the fagman. notified the officials from
the first telegraph station at lies.
The robbers exploded four charges
of dynamite in efforts to open the ex-
press safes. but failed in the attempt.
They left carrying few packages
which were later found in a field near
by. Special agents and detectives pur-
sued the train robbers exchanging vol
leys OF shots with them. No one was
injured so far as is known Safes were
badly damaged. but no loss is believed
to have occurred.
PASSENGERS UNM0LEsTED
At 1 o'clock this morning the railroad
men employed by the Alton recovered
the engine and express car. brought
lHcIl DdCk 10 Tie scene VI Tie
and the train was able to proceed on its
way.
The bandits, who held the train up IN
a thick woods just south Of lies, did
not attempt to modest any OF the pas
sengers.
With determination they turned their
guns upon the crew OF the engine, took
possession and ran the engine to a safe
distance and rifled the National express
car of all the contents.
1t is reported at this hour that the
robbers obtained vaiuables worth about
$40, 900.
Heavy Money" Train
CHICAGO. Dec. .24.-oniciais of the
American Express company here to-
night professed not to have heard OF
the holdup. They said the express car
was heavily loaded with Christmas val
uables. The train is known as the
Heavy Money run. according to the
express officials and large sums usually
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NEW YORK. Dec 23.-Charles S.
Memen, president Of the New York. New
Haven and Hartford railroad; Edison J.
g1amberliu. president Of the Grand
trunk railway Of Canada. and Alfred
w, Smithers. chairman of the board Of
directors of the Grand Trunk. were in
dieted jointly by the federal grand jury
here today under the sherman anti
trust law.
They are charged with conspiring to
restrain trade in connection with a
memoranda of agreement between
the two roads under which it is alleged
the Grand Trunk proposed to abandon
the extension OF its railroads to Provi-
denee, r. /. together with a projected
steamship line between Providence and
New York.
The. penalty for the crime charged is
one year in jail or fine of 5000 or
both.
PLEAS WILL BE ENTERED
Mellen and Chamberlin. upon being
notified of their Indictment. promised
the federal authorities. through their
counsel. that they would appear at i
o'clock tomorrow to enter pleas.
Channberlin. whose home Is in Mon
treal, is in New York. and Mellen will
come from New Haven. smithers is a
British subject and is said to be in Lon
don. Unless he voluntarily surrenders,
extradition proceedings will be neces-
sary to bring him within the jurisdic-
tion Of the court. 1t is believed by the
federal authorities. however. that he
will sail for this country as soon as he
hears OF the Indictment
But for the commission of the crime
set forth" the Grand Trunk system, the
indictment charges, would have actively
connected with the New Haven system
for interetate and foreign traffic be-
tween southern New England cities and
Ehe west. Through their connections, 1T
is recited, both systems reach the same
cities in the west, both in the United
states and Canada.
ILLEGAL COMBINATION ALLEGED
At a quiet meeting" between Mel
len. Chamberlin and Smithers in New
York. August s, 1912, the indictment
charges. the defendants engaged in an
unlawful combination and conspiracy to
prevent the construction and compile
tion OF the proposed extension of the
Grand Trunk railway system in New
England and the operation of the Grand
Trunk steamships between Providence
and New York
s% Ill
we're held In New York September 20
and october j. 1912. for the purpose OF
completing the alleged conspiracy
seven overt acts are set forth in the
Indictment. They include the meetings
in New York and the exchange of two
memorandas between Mellen and Cham
berlin. the first Of which provided the
Grand Trunk shall sell to the New
Haven system all its interest in the
Central vermont and its subsidiaries,
which win include all OF the proposed
extensions in New England"
GRAND TRUNK RETAINS FOOTHOLD
The second and final memorandum
which "the defendant MeIlen Initiated"
provided. however, that the Grand
Trunk was TO retain the Central Yer
mont and existing controlled lines and
continue its existing business as at
present
This memorandum. arranged for in
terchange OF traffic at certain points
joint use Of certain lines and set forth
that the New Haven should protect
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CARS LID ON WAR NEWS


Navy Moves, Lasts Year
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2s.-An i'm
periaI decree issued today forbids the
circulation of military or naval news
of any kind. The decree remains in
force for a year. Matters. including
the flling of factory orders for the
army or navy and relating to fur
loughs or calls to the colors, must not
be touched upon.
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RAILWAY MEN
ARE INDICTED
FOR UNLAWF Ill
TRAFFIC PACT

Charles S. Mellen, Head of
New Haven System; Pres
ident Edison J. Charnberlin
and Alfred w. Smithers
British Subject) of Grand
Trunk of Canada Run
Afoul of Federal Grand
Jury for Alleged Con-
spiracy to Restrain Trade
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TRUE BILL CHARGES
SEVEN OVERT ACTS

Cffense Consists of Purport-
ed Illegal Secret Agree
nent Whereby, for Recip-
rocal Privileges, Dominion
Interests Abandoned Ex-
tension of Their Road to
Providence, Together With
Projected Steamship Line
to the Port of New York
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Accident Seems to Make 1t
Impossible for Original
Locators'" to Reach Pot
ash Beds in Time to Sat
isfy Law With Assessment
Work; Mishap Creates
FURRY in San Francisco
and Los Angeles, Where
Reserves" Are Mustered
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AUTO TRUCKS
LOADED WITH
RIFLES MAKE
LOSING RACE

Huge Machines Carrying
Vanguard of Claimants to
Alkaline Deposits in Mo-
jave Desert, With Sup
plies, Arms and Anmuni-
ton for Fierce Battle for
Possession, Lie in Bakers
field Garage With Engines
Wrecked and Tires Ripped
ARSENAL CAREFULLY
HIDDEN FROM VIEW
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BANDITS HOLD
UP SWIFT TRAIN
ON Al TON ROAD
Money and Jewels of Great
Value Taken; Robbers De-
tach Engine and Ex-
press Car
FOUR CHARGES OF
DYNAMITE EXPLODED
Special Agents and Detect
ives in Pursuit; Many
Shots Exchanged
BULLETIN

BLOOMINGTON. ILL.,. Dee. 24.--Re-
ports received at 2:15 a. m. are that
the bandits are surrounded near the
Wabash tracks close to the scene OF
the hoIdup. Bloodhounds and more
men have been rushed to the scene and
officials believe their capture is assured.
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mary and grammar schools
and four high schools.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-24
AUTOS FOR POLICE
Rotor Cars for Officers at Out
lying Fire Stations.
More Efficient Patrol of Resi-
dence District Asked.
WOULD SAVE MONEY.
Commissioner Tandy Says Plan
Would Be Economical.
Policemen on Foot Hard to Find
in Emergencies.
WOULD SAVE MONEY.

If the plans of Commissioner Tandy
are carried out the city OF Topeka
will reorganize its police department
on a novel basis and conduct the WORK
of the force in connection with the
fire department. Instead of a squad
of policemen patroliing the city on
foot, five motor cars may pc pur-
chased and stationed at fire stations
over the city. The outside residence
patrol then will be made in automo-
biles.
It is contended by Commissioners
Tandv that a policeman in the resi-
dence district wandering around by
night with no special headquarters IS
Of little use to the average cltizeH
when he wants an ofncer ana vans a. e
him in a hurry. With motor cars 1t IS
claimed that police officer couId De
procured Immediately.
The notice motor cars would be sta
toned at i've of the outlying hre sta-
TONS Each machine would carry Two
men-a runabout would be SuInclehl
for the work. Each motor would De
subject TO alarm call in some ways
similar to the system USED by t Ipac ns
alarm line, however. the motors Woulu
he subject to telephone call from any
place in the city.
Quick Calls Could Be Made
The citizen then on hearing a bur
,,ar IN tha house could call head
quarters or his nearest station ana III
a few minutes police officers woulq pc
at his door. A quick trace OF - put
g1ar could be carried out with inns
system in practice With the present s.l
maner of handling the residence DIS
trict officers, if a man wishes po-
Hoeuaan to rush to his house ne must
wait until he takes a car or If the
cars are not running he will come OUT
IN Foot in case the patrol wagon is IN
action in another part of the city
Scores of cases are cited Where a
man wanted an officer and found II
necessary to wait som etimeS more tlan
an hour before a blue coat arrived
Commissioner Tandy believes the
police department could install the
new system and cut down the force OF
men and eventually save money A
motor car could cover considerable
territory and would be out over the
ssbeat' at all times of the night COW
ering much more territory and with
better satisfaction.
Il think the taxpayers would favor
2. system of this kind" Commissioners
randy said this afternoon "A police
man now in the residence district
never can be found when he is want
ed No one knows where he Is A
robber can watch his beat and then
break into q house and get away pc
fore the officer returns-if he does
return.
with the numbers of their nearby
fire stations well known persons liv-
ing in the district could get in cOnnec-
stion with police officers in a short
time. The city could be covered thor
Oughly and quickly with the machines
The midnight burglar never could
figure on a time when the police auto
would be around
"And 1 believe the city could cut
down the police force and save the
expense of the new equipment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-24
TAFT WINS FIRST
fConttnred from Page one.)

The convention was in session from
8 o'clock in the afternoon until .
o'clock at night The Taft endorse
ment came not 30 minutes before al
journment. Immediately after that
vote was announced, James A Harris
of Wagner, state chairman was en-
dorsed by the same vote for national
committeeman In rapid succession
Chic Miller of Hugo and G. A. Ram
sey of ArdmOre were elected delegates
to the national convention.
The Taft endorsement marked as
tinct victory for State Chairman Har-
ris and a correspondingly significant
defeat for Dynamite Ed Perry of
Coalgate chairman of the Fourth dis
trict convention and long known as
the dictator of the Republican des-
TIMES Of the district. Until a few days
ago Perry was known as Taft sup
porter The cause of his sudden
swerve to the Roosevelt column re-
mains unexplained unless because OF
the fact that State Chairman Harris,
his bitter political enemy, was an ar
dent Taft worker.
Scarcely had the delegates been
seated in convention hall when ter
rife dynamite detonations shook the
building and most of the little city of
Coalgate as well. Dynamite" Perry
had laid in a supply of 500 pounds of
dynamite and some of his cohorts were
setting it off at intervals as another
feature of the entertainment. After
Perry had called the convention to or
der and was in the midst of his speech.
Temple Alternately, youngest son Of
Catch Em-Alive' Jack Alternately.
threw the convention into pandemo-
MUM by entering the hall astride a
diminutive pony and riding down the
main aisle of the platform. He was
lifted bodily upon the stage and then
turning to the packed hall, shrilly
shouted, Il want Teddy"
The turning point in the convention
occurred when the minority report of
strongly endorsing Roosevelt. Perry
Immediately leaped to the platform.
seized the gavel from the temporary
chairman and shouted: Now strike d
blow at Roosevelt if you dare!"
Immediately disorder reigned and con
tinued for five minutes when the Roose-
Welt contingent attempted to take pos
session Of the stage and completed The
stampede of the convention. The Taft
forces held firm, however, and after the
Perry crowd had shouted themselves
hOarse and had worn themselves out III
trying to stampede convention that
would not stampede, quietly seized con-
troll and carried out the program that
they had mapped out.
Perry declared from the platform OF
the convention hall that a statewide
Roosevelt boom will be launched short
~ in Oklahoma.
Perry declared that he has letter
from Clifford Pinchot urging him to
support LaFollette for the presidency
He showed the letter to g. number of
friends but refused to allow it to be
published.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-24
APPEAL THREE CASES
Supreme Court Will Be Asked TO Pass
on Chrisman Estate.

Notice of appeal in three important
Shawnee county cases were served to-
dav in the office of the clerk of the
district court Among them is the suit
over the distribution of $4,000 Eliza
Chrisman estate. for which both Baker
University and Kansas Wesleyan Uni
versity are clamoring.
Following the action of the Kansas
conference. the property was given to
Baker University in an order issued by
Judge Schoch of the probate court. The
Salina school took the case to the dis
trict court and Judge Dana upheld the
opinion Of the lower court. Still the
Wesleyan people are not satisfied and
believe that they should have at least
a share of the property So the action
goes to the supreme court.
Thomas Stewards damage suit
against the Kaw Valley Ice & Cold
Storage company, is also to be appeal
ed Seward brought an action in the
district court in 1910, in which he asked
$40 900 damages for personal injuries.
In the trial of the case in November
of that year, the court sustained a de-
murrer to the plaintiffs testimony and
for the defendant company. It is on
the ruling on the demurrer that the
case goes higher.
The Topeka Milling company has
served notice of an appeal in the action
against the corporation by J. H. Barge.
Judgment for Barge in the amount of
81 200 was rendered at the September
term Of court He asked S7,700 for a
fall down a flight of stairs.
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HERO OF WRECK
CONTINUED from Page One.)

His voice shook as he referred to
Mr.. Melcher, and he turned aside to
hide his tears.
s Thomas Busbie. attorney for the
Rock Island at Little Rock, Ark, and I
were asleep in sofa berthS in the dining
compartment of the private car. while
the two cOlored men slept well forward
said Mr. Curry. The members of the
party retired early. We were all asleep
when the engine of the Limited train
ran into the rear of our coach.
II was awakened by the crash of
the engine and was thrown out on the
dining table before I realized what had
happened The engine had plowed into
the dining compartment and stopped
within a few inches Of our berths- 1t
was 50 close was stupefed for a few
minutes by the fumes from the smoke
1Groping through the darkness AMI
smoke without waiting to put on our
shoes and clad only in our night clothes,
we found our way to the south door
of the car, which was intact. Behind
us was a mass of splintered woodwork
in frCnt the snow covered right OF way
We chose the latter
. The first thing we saw was the en-
CINE rammed two-thirds of the way
through the coach. AS soon as possible
the car was pulled free from the en-
CINE to prevent the danger of fire and a
search was made for the bodies
Lying underneath a heavy timber
which had crushed his face was the
body of Mr.. Farahan- The body of Mr.
Wright had been driven through four
partitions of the coach, that of Mr..
Peirce through three, and Mr.. Melcher' S
body had been forced through two par
Ftitions.'
Would the accident have been
avoided if the private car had been a
steel carp Mr. Curry was asked
I can't say it would. Something
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-24
WHEAT is FIRM
Weather Conditions in Russia
Affect Chicago Market.
Cash Demand Also Shows a
Marked improvement.
STRENGTH IN CORN
Is Manifested in the Face of
Fine Weather.
Provision Evince a Tendency
Toward an Advance.
STRENGTH IN CORN

Chicago. Jan. WHEAT
cold and big snow falls making worse
the prospects for getting supplies from
Russia, tended today to make the wheat
market firm. Cash demand here was
also said to have improved
Opening figures were a shade lower to
a like amount up. May started at 81. OOss
10 Sl-CO12 and rose to $1.O05sQ1. O0$4.
A reduction in the Mexican import duty
helped lift prices but the strength of
coarse grains proved the big factor The
close was unsettled with May $1.O134, d
net gain of 114Q1ssc.
CORN-Despite fine weather corn dis
played strength. May opened sc off at
657sc and then advanced to 66Ssc-
Talk of export business had a strong
bullish influence and so did the gossip
that d big short had run TO cover, the
close was nervous at 67lsc for May, 11sc
above last night.
OATS-Moderate buying by c2AA houses
furnished support for oats. May started
shade to 1sc down at 1910 1850 to 1896.
toIyhed 491ec and rose to 49s4Q49zsc-
PROVISIONS-Pro were firm
First sales We're sc to 2212Q25c higher with
May at $500 to $3.50 for pork, $9.4215 to
s9-4713 for lard and $s.75 to 8.7712 for ribs
RYE-No. ?, 95c.
BARLEY S0cIS1. Sc.
TIMOTHY -$12 O0G115.GO.
VER-$15. 0eGI22. 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-24

had to give before that terrible i'm
pact was his reply.
Says Tail Lights Were Burning.
" The stateemnt that the tail lights
or markers We're not burning on Mr..
Melcher's private car is untrue he
added. For two hours after the acct
dent one of the markers on the car
was burning.
. Train number 25 (the limitedl
was an hour and a half late when it
stopped at the standpipe 200 feet north
of Kinmundy station. Kinmundy is
not a regular station stop for this
train, but for some time the trains
have been taking water there.
mo. 25 had barely come to stop, am
told, when No. (the express), leaving
Chicago al z p. m, also late, came along
with a train of eight all steel cars. Tran
No. % consisted of coaches, including
Mt Melcher's private car, all of all steel
construction except the latter. Mr. Mel
cheers car was practically so, having
concrete-steel floor and steel platforms.
when the engine of No struck the
private car it tore through the right side
of the car, where the staterooms were,
to the center of the coach, leaving the
left side practically unchanged, and with
the dividing partition still standing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-24
STUBS TRYING HARD
Telegraphs Roosevelt for Statement
About Presidency.

Governor Stubs has wired Colonel
Roosevelt telling him that he thinks
the demand for his candidacy in the
west has reached a point where he
should make some definite statement
regarding his position on the matter.
The governor has also wired the
chairman of the national Roosevelt
committee at Chicago, quoting the
Roosevelt telegram to him. The gov
ernor asks Col. Roosevelt for an inn
mediate answer. The telegram to the
Roosevelt chairman is as follows:
Topeka, Kan, Jan. %, 1872
Mr. Alexander H Revell, chairman Ma
tionaI Roosevelt Committee, Congress
Hotel, Chicago, Ill.
Your inquiry concerning the sentiment
for Theodore Roosevelt in Kansas re-
ceived. Last September l ADVISED Col
Roosevelt, also his associates On me Out
look that majority of the Republicans
of Kansas favored the nomination OF Col
Roosevelt for president. Since that time
I have written Col Roosevelt personally
and DrbIished a number of statements IN
regard TO the necessity of his accepting
the nomination. Yesterday 1 wired him
q The demand for your candidacy is be-
coming more urgent daily and IN Kansas
is overw helning in every part OF Tue
state and among all classes of the peo-
pie The meeting of committees and the
calling of caucuses and primaries 70 eie~e
delegates to congressional ana STATE CON
ventionS. which IN turn VIII eject uele-
gates to the Republican national conven-
ton are near at hand. Your friends
throughout the middle west are eagerly
waiting to hear you say that you viii ac-
cept the nomination for president, II It
comes TO you as a genuine demand from
the people, without your seeking the
nomination or taking any action yourself
to secure the place belleVe you owe
it to the American people at this time to
make a public statement concerning this
matter 1 am wiring you because Of the
lateness of the day, and On behalf OF a
vast majority of the Republicans OF Kan