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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14
WILL REACH JURY
Case of Arson ssTruSt' Member
On in Chicago.
Prosecutions Are Result of
Confessions of Firebug.

New York, March 14.-The case of
another reported member of the Ear
son trust will reach a jury in court
OF general sessions today. Two men
OF more than twenty, accused in in
dictments handed down after the op-
erations of trust were disclosed by
a Sing Sing prison convict, have al
ready been convicted. Henry c. Free
man, a fire insurance adjuSter, has
been on trial for several days. Free
man took the stand in his own defense
yesterday and denied his alleged GRIM
ina1 association with '-Isidor Stein,
known as Izzy the painter
1zzy" is the convict who told of
the trust" which is suspected by the
prosecuting attorney of having a di-
rect connection with similar bands of
incendiaries in other cities.
Representative of the board of
underwriters of New York are now in
Chicago comforting with Illinois state
attorneys regarding this alleged inter-
state traffic in arson.
Testifying in his own Defense Free
man told remarkable story of how
he worked up business of 100000 a
year, that netted him about $4,000
annually. The city was divided into
districts in which he stationed auto
mobiles that we're ever ready to go to
fires, Freeman narrated. A man at
police headquarters, for SIS, inform
ed him whenever a fire occurred.
Freeman then telephoned to a man
man drove to the fire, making it his
business to find out the name of the
owner burning property. The driver
then notified one of his six solicitors.
whom Freeman kept stationed in his
geographical divisions, and this man
contracted with the property owner
for settlement of the loss with the in
SurancA cOnDanjeS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14
ENGINEERS BRAVERY.
Presence of Mind Saves Passengers
From Death in Wisconsin.

Lacrosse, Wis, March 14-The
presence of mind of Charles Whiting,
engineer of passenger train No. of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST Paul
railroad, in the face of almost certain
death, probably saved the lives of a
large number of persons when the
train ran into a washout late last
night and toppled over into Root river
near Hokah, Mimi, twelve miles from
this city, according to reports received
today. Knute Nelson, the fireman,
was killed, and Whiting was perhaps
fatally injured when the locomotive
ran into the washout and almost bur
led itself in the mud in several feet of
water. None of the other members of
the train crew were hurt. according
to the first dispatches.
Owing to the heavy weather the
train was almost on the edge of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14
ARE PREPARING BILL.
Suffragists Will Ask Congress for
Right to Vote.

Washington, March 14.-Recent ac-
tivity on the part of leaders at Ma
tion-I Suffragette headquarters was
explained today by the announcement
that the legislative committee was at
work on the preparation of bill to
be presented to the incoming congress
granting to women the right to vote
for members of congress. 1t was ac
knowIedged that little hope was en-
tertained and that such bill would
pass, but the leaders expect the cause
to profit through the agitation they
expect will follow whatever action
congress may take.
Plans are being mapped, it was de-
clared, for a vigorous campaign in
Michigan, when the people OF that
state vote on the question of universal
suffrage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14
WILL CLEAR Way
Presidents Advisers Hit Upon
Plan for p. o. Appointments.
Civil Service Order Difficulty
Will Be SurmOunted.

Washington, March 14.-President
Wilson's advisers have hit upon solu-
tions of two of the political problems
confronting the administration which
promised to be most troublesome
what kind of Democrats shall get
plumS from the political tree and how
thousands of Democrats throughout
the country can be given fighting
chance at least to get near the tree.
Within the next few days Postmas-
ter General Burleson is expected to
present for the presidents considera-
ton a plan which will open to Demo-
Gratis the 1000 third and fourth class
postmasterships converted into the
civil service recently by Mr.. Taft. Mr..
BurleSon said that he had not decided
whether or not to ask the president
for a revocation of this order. IF he
decides against asking for a revoca-
ton he will then suggest that post
masters who benefited by the Taft
order be required merit test which
would be open also to others. If the
president took the first course thous-
ands of postmasterships would be
the other, Democrats who entered the
merit competition would have as
good a chance as Republican incum-
bents.
Vigorous Criticism.
Ever since Mr.. Taft Issued his IA
nous order, which wit ha similar one
by Mr.. Roosevelt, put every third and
fourth class postmaster in the coun-
try in the classified service, II has
been subjected to vigorous criticisms
by Democrats, who charged that it's
purpose was to keep in office through
Mr.. Wilson's term thousands of Re
publicans who were not in sympathy
with the administration and who were
given such protection merely to keep
the Republican political machine in
working order. Mr.. Burleson has
given the order serious consideration
and any recommendation he makes to
the president is likely to have much
weight.
Mr.. Burleson and Chairman Nc
Combs of the Democratic national
committee have settled upon a plan
for patronage distribution which also
will be submitted to the president
shortly. If it is followed, the ques-
tion of whether a candidate for Of
flee is backed by Organization men,
or "anti-organization" men will not
figure when he is weighed for a place
The president will be advised to go
upon the principle that any man who
subscribes to the Democratic platform
and shows his belief in Democratic
principles is specially fit for Office.
Personal fitness, of course, will be con-
sidered first, the question of state fac
tions or pre-convention alliances will
have little weight This disposition
has been shown in the first batch of
presidential appointments. Some of
the most prominent men whom the
president has thus far named opposed
his nomination at Baltimore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14
IN BEERS DEFENSE
Hungate Presents the Pris-
Oner's Side.
Religion and Love Helped to
Tangle the Skein.
DEATH WAS AN ACCIDENT
Tried Merely to Stop Her
Screams.
Trial Draws Great Crowd of
Morbid People.
DEATH WAS AN ACCIDENT

Declaring that the Rev. w. L.
Beers, who is on trial for the mur-
der of his wife, loved the woman he
is charged with killing, and that at
the time of her tragic death he was
attempting to induce her to return to
their home at Wakarusa, Kan, Otis
Hungate, attorney for the defense,
made the opening statement for the
defendant this morning. He began
with the time Beers, left widower
with eight small children, employed
the woman as nurse, and followed
the life of the minister down to the
time of the tragedy, last November.
The woman was led to believe and
the evidence will show that she did
believe" he declared, that she had
lost her hope of salvation through
having married Mr.. Beers, who was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14
MAIL IS DELAYED.
Copies of Mexican Herald Late in
Reaching State Journal.

AS an indication of the conditions in
Mexico, where the contending federal
and rebel forces are battling for su-
premacy, the State Journal this morn
ing received nine copies of different
dates of the Mexican Herald. Ordi-
narily one Herald arrives at the Jour
nal Office each day, but the difficulties
attaching to the mail service by OBJ
struction of railroad operations caused
these papers to be held up at some
point in the southern country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14
Unable to Agree

New York. March IA supreme
court Jury was unable to reach a ver-
dict last night in the trial of Charles
Caccia and Stanley Geilnik, cashier
and assistant cashier of the Iron Clad
Manufacturing company, owned by
Mrs Elizabeth c. Seaman, known in
public life as Nellie BLY,. Caccia and
Geilnik were charged with forgery in
connection with the looting of the
company nearly two years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14
LARGE PROPERTY LOSS
Disastrous Fire at Elmira, n. ", Re-
suits From Explosion.

Elmira, n. Y. March 14-Ffre which
originated from a gasoline explosion in
a garage destroyed property worth
s35O.0OO here during the night. The
whole business section of the city was
menaced until the flames were under
control The burned buildings include
the four-story plant of the Elmira
Telegram, the Knights of Columbus
Home and the Amuse theater.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14

washout before it could be seen that
the bridge was gone. Whiting revers-
ed the throttle and put on the emer-
gency air brakes, and while all the
cars left the rails, there was not suf-
ficient momentum to propel them into
deep water. The passengers escaped
with a few bruises. The accident hap
penned about midnight The train
was running slowly on account of
spring freShets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14
MOORE FOUND GUILTY
Was Charged With Killing Mother
and Grandmother.

Columbia, Mo, March 14-Henry
Lee Moore was found guilty in the
circuit court here today of the murder
of his mother and grandmother. The
jury returned a verdict of murder in
the first degree and fixed the penalty
at life Imprisonment.
Attorneys for Moore took an appeal
to the supreme court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14
. Here,s your Chance.

The Chicago Great Western r. r.
will make very low fares to the north
and west this spring. Write H. r.
Bryning, district passenger agent. c.
G. w. r. R.. 500 Walnut street, Kansas
City, Mo-, for particulars.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair and slightly colder tonight, Sat-
urday fair and warmer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14
Registration May FIan short.

With the entire Office fCrce WORKING
on the final report of qualified voters,
Election Commissioner Kemper was
unable today to give out the figures
on new registration and on the hold
overs from the last election 1t is
estimated that close to $4,000 persons
will be qualified to vote at the pri-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14

CONTINUED on Page seven.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22

A Joint debate would be fruitless upon
a measure which, as I understand
it, is only In formative process and
whose final character is not yet de-
termined. ] supposed that on an i'm
portant measure like that any citi-
zen interested in the welfare of the
nation could make a suggestion under
the constitutional right of petition.
Mr. Glass's entrance to New Jer-
sey to inject the currency bill as an
issue in a purely State campaign is
one which would divert attention
from the issues | am discussing. The
national policies of President Wilson
are not my theme. ] have said in my
speeches that President Wilson'S work
in this State had the loyal support
Of the Republicans and the active
opposition of a large contingent of the
Democrats, sa that so far as l am
concerned he is not an issue.
MY engagements are all now filled
and ! would not feel justified in
breaking them in order to discuss ex-
traneous issues with but one eXcep-
ton: if YOU would like Governor
Fielder, the candidate for governor,
and | TO meet in joint debate, on the
issues before the people of this state,
l would be willing to cancel my en-
gagements and meet Governor Field
err in joint debate at any time or
place.
II do not feel, however, that in this
contest for home rule in New Jersey
would be doing justice to the cam
paign by discussing outside issues
with non residents of the State.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
MAN LOCKED UP !
FOR BOYS DEATH
Pagan Held Without Bail,
Charged With Shooting
Eight-Year-OId Lad.

JERSEY CITY, Oct. 22-At a hear
ing before Judge O'Brien in, the Sec
ond Criminal Court today, Bernard
Pagan, forty-eight years old, of 557
Grove street, who was arrested yes
terday on the charge of having shot
and killed eight-year-old Joseph
Crowley, Of 30 Ninth street, was COM
mitted to Jail without bail and will
be held for the action of the grand
jury.
Little Joseph was playing with sew
oral companions about a bonfire
at Erie and Tenth streets last night,
when Pagan, 1t is claimed, suddenly
walked around che corner and. with
out any known provocation. shot at
the group of boys. The Crowley boy
fell. with a bullet in his heart.
Thomas Hickey, a passerby, saw the
boy fall and, picking him up. rushed
him to the ST. Francis Hospital. The
boy died shortly afterwards, without
regaining consciousness.
After the shooting, Pagan went to
his house. Later. the police say, they
found .32-calibre revolver, with one
chamber empty, and the barrel still
warm. Pagan persists in denying
that he fired the shot.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
Banquet to Police Chief
Long TO Be Attended by
Mayor and Other Officials

Mayor Haussling and many other
city officials have accepted invitations
to attend the testimonial banquet to
be given to Police Chief Michael t.
Long at the Kruger Auditorium next
Wednesday night by his numerous
Newark friends. The list of speak
ers will be announced this week. Rep
resentatives of nearly every other
New Jersey municipality will also at
tend.
Dr. Edward F. Fitzpatrick, of $40
Warren street. is secretary of the ar
rangement committee.
A mistaken idea, due TO the manner
of sending out invitations and sta
tionery used, led many to believe that
the affair was purely sectional, and
applied only to Roseville citizens
This impression appears to have de-
! TERED many who desired to partici-
pate from responding, they feeling
that it might be construed as an in
| trusion As matter of fact, the tes-
| timonial is general in character. as it
| affects all Newarkers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
Pleads With Council to
Give Firemen Salary Raise

Arguing that 1t was almost impos-
sible for the firemen of the city to
properly support their families on
their present pay, George Henry, a
fireman, appeared before the finance
committee of the East Orange City
Council last night and pleaded with
the officials to raise the salaries of
his comrades.
The firemen have been seeking an
increase for the past several years.
They petitioned the Council to allow
them to have q referendum vote on
the increase at the November cleo
ton, but that was the last heard of
the request. The officers of the de-
partment received an increase in their
pay last week.
The members of the committee told
Henry the Council granted $4,950 for
salaries to the Fire Commission this
year with the understand ng that the
men were to receive an increase.
Councilman Dixon, chairman of the
committee, promised Henry he would
investigate the question of q raise for
the men.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
Little Girl Struck by s
Auto Driven by Daughter
of WintOn c. Garrison

Rose Badgley, ten years old. of 1o4
Union street. was struck and slightly
hurt by an automobile of Winton c.
Garrison, driven by his daughter,
Mrs. Mary Mccall, of 10 Washington
avenue, in Broad street, at the Nor
ris canal bridge today
The girl, who had run directly in
the path of the machine. was hurled
to one side. She was picked up by
Mounted Policeman Mclaughlin and
Patrolman Fahey and carried in a
drug store at Broad and Cedar
streets. Dr. Frank Carpenter at
tended her before she was taken to
the City Hospital.
Mrs. Mccall apparently did not
know the car she was driving had
hit the child. She kept on to Market
street and turned up Market to Hal
sey before a passerby, who had run
after her machine, caught up TO her
and told her what had happened
She returned to the scene of the ac-
cident.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
Thaw Is Still Looking to
Canada as an Avenue OF
Escape if He Is Set Free

OTTAWA, Ont, Oct. 22.-Harry
Thaw is still looking to Canada as an
avenue from the United States. The
Hon. DR.. Roche. the minister in
charge of the immigration depart
ment. has received a letter from
Thaw asking If. in the event of the
New Hampshire authorities granting
a discharge, Canada would object to
his passing through the Dominion en-
route to Europe.
The Canadian minister replied that
he could not deal with a hypothetical
case 1t is understood, however. that
there will be no objection to Thaw
passing through Canada providing he
has an ocean steamship ticket and
makes use of 1t.
BEACON, N. Y, Oct. 22.-Detective
I,angdon, of District Attorney Whit
mans office. last night came here and
subpoenaed q number of witnesses to
appear before the grand jury in New
York on Thursday in the conspiracy
case against Harry K. Thaw. Among
those subpoenaed we're Howard H.
Barnum. the attendant who is under
bonds in Duchess county, charged
with aiding Thaw's esape from Mat
teawan: William Gordon, proprietor
of the Holland Hotel; James Hickey,
the milkman who drove in the wagon
at the time Thaw rushed out the
gate: Mrs. James Maher, the laun-
dress at the hospital who saw the
automobile waiting outside the gate
for Thaw: DR.. Kieb, medical super
intendent of the hospital, and sew
eral others.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
Mrs. Isabella Baldwin's
Will Filed for Probate

The viii of Mrs. Isabella Baldwin,
mother of Charles K. Baldwin, clerk
of the First District Court, who died
on October last, was filed for probate
in the county surrogates Office.
Under the will the estate the value
of which is not stated, is divided
equally between her four children.
Charles Ar Baldwin, Mrs. Isabelle
A. Van Houten and Edith Baldwin
are named as executors under the
will, which is dated October 10, 1906.
In the will it is specified that in case
the husband, Oscar l.. Baldwin, should
not pre-decease the wife the estate
should be held in trust by the execu-
tors and the income paid to the hus-
band. Mr.. Baldwin, however,, died
several years ago and the estate now
goes to the children.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
Seek Man Vino Swindled
Boy of S32.75 in Check Fake

The police are TODAY looking for a
medium built man, about thirty years
old, five feet four inches in height who
yesterday afternoon robbed William
Mcknight. an err~d boy employed
by Oppenheim. Collins Co.. of S32.75,
which was given by the boy as Sc
curity while he went to cash two
checks given him by the stranger.
Mcknight reported to his employ
ers and to Captain Carroll. of the de-
tective bureau, that the stranger met
him after he had delivered a c. o. D.
package and requested him to go to
the Fidelity Trust Company to cash
two checks which were made payable
to myself" and signed by ]. j. Wodn.
At the bank payment on the checks
was refused, and when the youth re-
turned to Broad and Cedar streets
where he had left the man, he was
gone.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
AlmshOuse Orderly Is
Held for the Grand Jury,
Accused of Manslaughter

Thomas Layland, an orderly in the
almshouse in Elizabeth avenue, was
today held for the grand jury without
bail by Judge Hahn in the First
Criminal Court on the charge of man
slaughter as result OF the mystic
rious death Of Charles Warriner, an
eighty-three-y ear-old inmate Of the
institution.
Warmer WAS found dead In the
bathroom OF the almshouse by Lay
land. An autopsy performed by
County Physician Mckenzie showed
that the victim had come to his death
by a fracture of his neck. Marks on
the dead mans body showed that he
had been assaulted-had been beaten
in front and the back
Lieutenant George Fohs, of the de-
tective bureau, made the complaint,
and charged that the victim had met
his death by being struck with some
unknown instrument.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
Senator Borah to Speak
in ROseville Auditorium

United States Senator Borah win
be the principal speaker at a Repub-
lican rally to be held in the Rose
vile auditorium, Orange and seventh
streets, next Saturday night The
party Assembly and freeholder can
didates also will speak.
meeting in the Lincoln Club tomor-
row night, but the postponement was
arranged in order that the demon
stration might be held on much
larger scale.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
Is Company Responsible for
Horses Kick ? Problem for Jury

A jury in Common Pleas Court,
Judge William P. Martin presiding,
is today wrestling with the question
whether George NJ. Thorney, of 1S9
Main street, Belleville, is entitled to
damages for being kicked by a horse
owned by the F. w. Mum Livery
Company. tc5z
The case has been on hearing for
two days and went to the jury just
before noon today. Thorney claims
he was kicked on the right leg by the
horse while he was delivering news
papers for the Morning Star on May
2, 1911 His leg was broken in two
places and through Charles NJ. Mason,
his counsel, he seeks to recover $1,000
as damages.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
Convict Ship Success
to Leave Newark Sunda,

The old British convict ship Sue
cess, which has been on view at Com
mercial dock for several weeks, will
end it's visit to Newark on Sunday
night next. 1t is the intention of the
owners to work the ship down the
coast during the coming winter and
eventually make the voyage through
the Panama canal in time to reach
San Francisco for the opening of the
fair in 1915.
During its stay here the Success
has been visited by more than 10000
persons.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
MADERo IN LOCAL HOSPITAL

Charged with having assaulted his
wife, William Widner, thirty eight
years old, a chauffeur, Of 282 North
sixth street, was held in $500 bail for
the grand jury in the Second Precinct
Court today. Widner, according TO
his wife returned home intoxicated
last night and began to beat her.
She told Judge Herr that she was
willing to support their two small
children, but that she could not toll
crate her husbands brutality.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
Retreats ''NOt Guilty" Pleas
Rather Than Stand Trial

Rather than stand trial in Quarter
Sessions Court before Judge William
p. Martin today. Joseph DeMeo, of
Belleville, retracted pleas of not guilty
to three charges of atrocious assault
and battery and pleaded no vuit to
the charges.
DeMeo is charged with cutting three
women, Teresina and Carmela Luca-
nese sand Coma D'Aloia. during a
neighborhood row in the Silver Lake
section of Belleville on May II, 1872
He was remanded to jail for sentence
later.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
Award Contract for Part of
Section g of the Trunk Sewer

The Passaic Valley Sewer Commits
sion awarded contract for part of
section No. of the big drain to Ryan
&. Riley, of Baltimore. No award was
made in two other sections for which
bids have been received. but it is
probable that the contracts will be
given out next Tuesday
Section No 6 is in Hamburg place,
from a point near Avenue l., to Jabez
and Berlin streets. Ryan n Riley bid
5000, Az.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
Three Named for Congress

WORCESTER, Mass, Oct. 22.-Cal-
vim D. Paige, Republican, of South
bridge: NJ. Fred O'Connell, Democrat.
of Fitchburg, and Stephen M. Mar
shall, Progressive, of Clinton, were
nominated at the special congression-
al primary last night as candidates
for Congress in the Third district.