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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-20
HOUSE PERSONNEL
Report Made on Membership of
New Congress.
Democrats Have Big Majority
With 29O Members.

Washington, March 20-The mem
bership of 4S5 in the house. when it
convenes April Z, will comprise 2so
Democrats, of whom 103 will be new
members, and 145 Republicans, of
whom 55 will take their seats for the
first time. These figures, officially
compiled and distributed, include. two
Democrats expected to be elected from
the Tenth district of Texas and the
First district of South Carolina to sue
ceed Postmaster General Burleson and
the late Representative Legare of
Charleston, and a probable Republican
successor to Senator Weeks. of Massa-
chusetts in the Thirteenth district of
Massachusetts,
The list shows that 279 of the repre-
sentatives served in the congress just
sentatives come back to Washington af-
ter two or more years absence from
congressional duties These six COM
prise Representatives Crisp, of Georgia,
meantime parliamentarian to the
speaker; Stafford, of Wisconsin, who
replaces Victor Berger, the only Social
ist member of the last congress; Nc
Andrews and Williams, of Illinois, and
T. D. Sullivan and ]. A. Goulden, of
New York
The North Carolina, Tennessee, ver-
mont Wyoming, Alaska and Hawaiian
representatives in the last congress re-
main intact. There are solidly Demo-
cratic delegations in the house from
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado,
Connecticut Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland.
Mississippi Montana, New Hampshire,
New Mexico, the Carolinas and Texas.
and solidly Republican delegations from
Idaho. Nevada, the Dakotas, Oregon.
Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wyom-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-20
SUIT IS DISMISSED
Judge Pollock Throws Rail-
roads, Case Out.
Action Was Brought Against
Kansas Utilities Commission.

Kansas City, Kan, March 20
Judge Pollock of the federal court of
Kansas City, Kan, today dismissed
suit brought January 1 by railroads
engaged in oil carrying in Kansas
against the Kansas utilities commits
sion and a numb of refining COM
panies, asking that the enforcement
of law of 1905 regulating rates for
the transportation of oil be enjoined
as unconstitutional and confiscatory.
Judge Pollock declared that a law
of 1911 re the utilities commission
power over the rates in question and
that the later law superseded that of
1906 complained Of The railroads.
he said, must carry their complaint to
the utilities commission.
Dawson in Court.
The suit was dismissed at the request
of John Marshall, attorney for the
utilities commission, and Attorney
General Dawson, who appeared before
Judge Pollock today. They told the
court that it was within the power of
the commission to care for the railroad
complaint. The railroads which
brought the suit were the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe, the Union Pacific
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
the ST. Louis & San Francisco. ad the
NJ. K. and T. road. The suit was di-
rected against the utilities commission
the SHdIlutS OAA 1SO1liiIIS CoHiptuy, Ine
Uncle Sam Oil company, the National
Refining company and the Cudahy Re-
filming company.
Complaints that rebates and discrim-
inatory rates for oil transportation were
granted to Standard Oil companies
started the agitation which resulted in
the law of 1905. The object of the law
was to give the smaller and independ-
ent concerns the same advantage of
transportation as the large ones. The
railroads in their complaint against the
law declared that through it's operation
from 1905 to 1912 they had lost over a
million dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-20
HONOR To BRYAN
of State Guest at
Birthday Party.
His Work for Nation Lauded
by Distinguished Speakers.

Lincoln, Neb., March 20.-Wflliam
J. Bryan last night heard himself
lauded as the foremost exponent of the
ideals of Democracy, as the man who
more than any other made the nomin-
alton and election of Woodrow Wilson
possible and as a leading factor in
bringing about what was termed
return of the government of the peo-
ple.''
In his reply Mr.. Bryan disclaimed
credit for doing more toward bring
ing about the triumphs of his party
than should be expected of one who
had three times been honored by re-
ceiving the nomination for the presi-
dency.
Mr.. Bryan gave away no secrets of
state, nor in his speech did he commit
himself on any national policy, which
is not we'll known to the reading pub
Iic He discussed the causes that have
led to Democratic victory and in gen.
eral promised that President Wilson
and all Dem mocrats would devote them
selves the next four years to bringing
I'll government closer to the people.
AS to praise bestowed upon him, he
said he was only one of six million
men who had aided in bringing about
the result.
The banquet tonight was in honor
of the ffty-third birthday anniversary
sat at tables in the Lincoln Audi
torium.
Governor Hodges Talks.
Speakers for the evening who laud-
ed the achievements of Mr. Bryan
were Governor John H. Moorehead. of
Nebraska: Governor Hodges, of Kan
sas; Governor E. F. Dunno. of Illinois;
Dr. Charles r, Scoville and Jerry B.
Sullivan, of Iowa. Edward Howard, of
Columbus. Neb, presided as toast
master, being introduced by 0. w.
Meier, president of the Lincoln Bryan
club.
The following telegram was received
from President Wilson: "Hon Edgar
Howard, Lincoln, Neb.: Please accept
my sincere good wishes on the oc-
casion of the celebration of Mr..
Bryan's birthday by the Lincoln Bryan
club | cannot tell you what COM
fort it is to me to know that 1 am to
have the aid and counsel of your dis
tinguished fellow townsman. 1t is a
source of genuine pleasure, as well as
great advantage to me to be associated
with him.
"(Signed)
WOODROW WILSON,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-20
Widow of Admiral Eaton Ar.
rested on Charge.
Action Is Result of Investiga.
tiOn Into Death.
Died OF ARSENICAL POISONING
Woman Committed to jail
without Bail.
District Attorney A. F. Barker
Makes Statement.

Bingham, Mass, March 2o.-Mrs.
Eaton. widow of Rear Admiral Joseph
G. Eaton. was arrested here today,
charged with the murder of her hus-
band.
Mrs. Eaton was later arraigned be-
fore Judge Pratt, who conducted the
inquest into the admiral's death. she
pleaded not guilty and was committed
to Jail without bail for a further hear
ing on March 49,
Admiral Eaton died suddenly on the
morning of March 8. He was &c years
old, but, according to his friends. had
been in good health. Two DAYS later
the body was removed to Dracut. his
former home. There was no service at
the grave and besides the undertakers
and newspaper men, only the widow
and her daughter by another marriage
were present.
There We're no military honors. The
rear admiral had seen 80 years service
in the navy. He commanded the trans
port Resolute at Santiago and re-
ceived medal of honor for his share
in the battle. He was born at Green
vile, Ala, and was twice married
The present Mrs. Eaton was the ad-
mirafs second wife, and was formerly
the wife of d. A Ainsworth, once a
clerk in the United States senate Her
father was George Harrison and the
family home was at Alexandria, Va.
She is 40 years cid.
The investigation is said to have de-
veloped that their married life was not
altogether happy. Her explanation that
her husband died from an attack of
indigestion did not satisfy the medical
examiner and after comforting with
the family physician he delayed the
preparation for the burial until a post
mortem had been made.
Mrs. Eaton has two daughters by
her first marriage, Mrs. June Aims
worth Keyes of Boston, and Dorothy
Ainsworth who lived with her.
District Attorney A. F. Barker an
nounced the arrest in the following
statement:
Mrs. Eaton is under arrest charged
with the murder of her husband, Rear
Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton.
Death was due to arsenical poison
ing. Peculiar features which are in
volved have prevented the authorities
from communicating them to the pub
lie This fact was communicated to
me on March 10 by Professor Whit
has been known to the officers work
ing on the case since that time. Ger
tain features which are involved have
been presented to the authoritis and
will be communicated to the public.
We have been unable thus far to as
certain where the poison was procur-
ed. Mrs. Eaton was arrested at her
home at ASSinniDpi this morning"
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Continued on Page Two)
Dinner TO MORSE
Officials From Entire Santa Fe
System Are Coming.
Tribute to Chief Engineer Who
Will Leave Soon.

One of the highest compliments ever
paid a departing railway official in
Topeka will be rendered c. A. Morse,
chief engineer of the Santa F'e sys-
tenn, Saturday night when the entire
official list in this city and officers
from the engineering department of
the road from Chicago to the coast
and the gulf, will give a banquet in
honor of Mr.. Morse. 1t is anticipated
that 60 officers of the road, represent
ing every section in the 1900 miles
of lines will be in Topeka for the
event. c. A. Morse has resigned to
take a position as head of the engi-
neering department of the Rock Island
Lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-20

yards in Greece and he personally
supervised the production and the sale
of wines from them. which were pro-
ftable.
Knew Kings Assassin.
Baltimore, March 20.-E. Charms,
waiter in a hotel here, claims to have
worked in the pantry of a New York
hotel for more than a year with Aleke
Schinas, the assassin of King George
'Schinas told me many of his con-
fdences,' said Charms. II frequently
quarreled with him because of his
atheistic and socialistic IDEAS. One of
his favorite expressions. which caused
several scraps in the pantry, was To
h with King George
"Schinas could speak Greek, English,
Italian and French fiuently. He spent
his leisure nights on the East side,
making friends with radical and fervid
thinkers. He was never so happy as
when seated in one of the coffee
houses, among a number of his asso-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-20
Looks Like Snow Tonight.

The weather is of a disagreed BILE
brand today. a damp, cold breeze is
blowing from the northeast at the
comparatively slow pace of ten miles
an hour.
"A northeast wind and a cloudy sky
are indicative of snow" remarked
sunny Flora, the local weather man,
this afternoon. 'sThere'n be snow
here tonight; there is not much doubt
about it. There is very little clear
weather today east of the Rockies
The hourly readings:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-20

Weather Forecast for Kansas
Snow and colder tonight, Friday
cloudy and colder.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-24

LINCOLN, Neb.. March 24.-The
scenes in Omaha today greatly resem-
BILE those which followed the earth
quake at San Francisco. <p--
Firemen, policemen and volunteers
united in fighting the flames. but
little headway was made due to the
fact that the falling buildings had
broken off water mains and the gen.
eral havoc greatly handicapped the
fire fighters. At last after several
hours a heavy downpour of rain
checked the flames
Mayor Dahlman called for volun-
teers to care for the injured and soon
the hospitals were filed. The dead
were carried to the morgue but this
institution was soon filed and adjoin-
ing buildings were brought into use.
The criminal element of the city
seeing a chance for loot, began pillag-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-24
TAX|-CAB AND CAB
HAD A COLLISION
Driver of the Cab Thrown
Out and Receives Injur-
ies-Rig Wrecked.

In binding rain storm about 6:15
o'clock this morning a cab driven by
Roy Foster, an employe of Gaar and
Shurley livery barn, was struck by a
taxicab at the intersection of Ninth
and Main streets and the driver mar
rowly escaped serious injury.
The machine was driven by Wesley
Kettner who was going at rapid rate
of speed, according to witnesses who
saw the collision Foster was driving
North on South Ninth street When
he reached Main street he saw the tax
icab approaching rapidly but claims
he did not know how fast it was run
ming.
The machine struck the cab square
iy, turning it over, bending the step,
breaking the fender and tearing hole
in the door. The radiator on the ma
chine was slightly damaged and the
axle sprung.
Foster was thrown to the pavement
by the impast of the two vehicles and
sustained a badly sprained back and
injured his elbow slightly. He was
unable to take the carriage TO the
barn and had to be assisted to his
feet The driver of the machine was
not hurt
According TO Kettner the machine
was not going more than two miles
per hour when il struck the cab He
/ blames the cab driver for the accident
alleging that he drove in front of him
without having the rightot.xas
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-24
Post Mortem Examination
Conducted on the Body Of
Charles kienzle, who Ex-
pired in Agony.
POISON THE CAUSE
OF KIENZLE'S DEATH
Either Ptomaine Poison from
Eating Tainted Sausages
Or Drug He Administer
ed Himself.

A post mortem examination was per-
formed Sunday on the body of
Charles kienzle, a we'll known resi-
dent of Clay township, to determine
the cause of his death, late Saturday
afternoon. One of the physicians who
performed the post mortem examina-
tion stated today that Kienzle died
of poisoning but it will be necessary
to make a chemical analysis of the
stomach before the nature of the poi
soning can be definitely determined.
kienzle and his family had been
residing on the Carter farm east of
Greensboro and he was taken ill Fri
day afternoon and was in great agony
until about o'clock Saturday after
noon when an improvement in his con-
dition was noted and it was thought
he would recover, but he died two
hours later.
The physician states that he is in
clined to believe that Kienzle's death
was caused by ptomaine poisoning,
resulting from eating tainted sausage
because Mrs. Kienzle and her aged
mother-in-law were made very ill from
eating the same meat, but he says
DR.. Kienzle Of Carlos City, Ind, a
brother of the deceased, who assisted
at the post .mortem examination
thinks that it is possible his brother
took a poisonous drug with suicidal
intent Both Kienzle's wife and his
mother are inclined to believe his
death was accidental.
The physician states that he had
been informed that Kienzle had
brooded over business reverses and
had been heard to remark that he
thought it might be the best thing fol
him if he "ended it all"
Kienzle formerly operated a grocery
store in Greensboro but his store was
burned down in one of the disastrous
fires which nearly devastated that lit
tie town and he incurred heavy loss
He and his family had been living or
the Carter farm for some time. He
was very popular man and his death
has shocked his large circle of friends
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-24
DETAILS OF TRAGEDY.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March "a
When daylight came this morning and
rescuers began to dig in the debris in
the southern part of the city, a gener-
al fear overspread Terre Haute that
more dead bodies would be found and
that the death list of the tornado,
which was known to be over twenty,
would go much higher. When the
storm swept over this section last
night, the city was left in darkness
and rescuers worked all night with
the greatest difficulty in getting the
wounded to the hospitals and taking
out the bodies of the dead.
Fifty To One Hundred Injured.
The tornado swept into Terre
Haute from the southeast last night
about $50 o'clock and moved to the
north and east, but more to the east
than to the north. The southern part
of the city was hardest hit and in
addition to the estimated death list of
twenty, it is estimated that from fifty
to one hundred are injured. 1t was be-
lieved early this morning that many
of the injured were still in the ruins
and that only the coming of daylight
would relieve them.
Property Loss May Reach $1,000, 900.
Practically all the citizens of the
city who had automobiles turned out
last night for the rescue work and
were still at it yaliantly this morning
as daylight came. 1t was estimated
that three hundred houses, many OF
them valued at from $4,000 to $4,000
had been wrecked and in many cases
their occupants We're pinned in the
wreckage. The largest individual loss
es were those of the Root glass fac
tory and the Garland iron foundry
The total property loss was estimated
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-24
at between 100000 and S1,000,0O0
Caught In Their Beds.

Caught In Their Beds.
Those who were killed, including
men, women and children, were caught
in their beds or We're struck by flying
wreckage as they We're seeking refuge
in cellars and other places.
In addition to the darkness, which
impeded the work of the rescuers,
wires were swept down, and these
greatly endangered the lives of those
who were trying to save the injured.
Those engaged in the rescue work
included the entire police and fire for
ces of the city, as we'll as great num-
bers of the citizens. Broken wires set
fire to some of the buildings.
Schoo! Becomes a Hospital.
The dead was conveyed to the NOR
que and the work of identification was
slow. The injured were taken to the
hospitals and some of them died in
the hospitals early this morning. The
Greenwood school was also turned in
to temporary hospital Every win
dow in this building was shattered
and wreckage filled the yard. Injured
victims of the storm were found in
all that part of the city in the vicinity
of Roots glass works
The bodies of Moses Carter and the
wife and their child were taken from
the wreckage. The man and woman
were found buried under the roof of
their house. while the child was found
some distance away buried under the
wreckage.
Blown From Their Home.
The unconscious form of Mrs. Flo
ra Woods, 2442 South Third street
was found She was some distance
| from her home and her small babe in
lContinued on Last Page)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-24
BETWEEN ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE HUNDRED
DEAD AND HUNDREDS BADLY INJURED
AND HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS
SIX WESTERN STATES SWEPT.


OMAHA, Marchsf-This city of desolation and
Sundays Yas
ing hourly.
Between forty and fifty blocks torn down by the wind
burned in the fire which followed the storm coudburst
helped the fremen the blazes the might
The heart of the finest residence district
ered immensely swath four blocks wide eight miles
laid waste by the wind which attained tremendous velocity
Great buildings of steel granite trembed in the wind the
earth rocked with the earpng pas thunder Twelve hum
ed houses destroyed and the monetary loss estimated
about $12O00O00 The streets in the residence district i'm
pasabe at Hoseops fallen walls uprooted trees
and poles piled great tangled Mayor Dahman
sued statement practically placing the city under martial law
ationaIN News Associa ton
CHICAGO March PA dispatch received here from
Des Mones estimated the number of dead Omaha by fire and
storm anywhere between hundred and five hundred The
dispatch stated that Omaha flames the
the and that the
threatened with destruction There Omaha
dispatches being filed from suburbs many miles away.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-24

ing the storm wrecked buildings and
robing the bodies of the dead
Police Check Lootinq.
The police were ordered TO use the
utmost force to prevent looting and
were given instructions to even fire
upon the vandals, but the piIlagers
continued their depredations
Determined to put stop TO the law
lessness Mayor Dehlman called on the
governor for state troops. This was
the third fatal storm to strike the
middle western states within two
weeks. Parts of tour states were
swept by thes torn.
kilograms received from points on
the devastated zone, before the last
of the wires were blown down told
of horses and cows being picked up
by the wind and carried for great
distances.
The heavy precipitation proved a
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-24
CNationaI News Association,
FIND SIXTY-FIvE BODIES.

OMAHA, Neb, March 24Sixyfive dead bodies
Omaha, four in Ralston suburb hundred injured
and thousands homeless only partly tells the of the ghu
devastation wrought by the tornado which section
Sunday evening At 10 o'clock this morning the
pershed placed from hundred three
attempt
Six states, Nebraska, Iowa. Illinois, Kansas Oklahoma
Missouri suffered great losses but the decentralization
communication paralysis of railroads through destruction
bridges washouts through
erty loss in Omaha alone placed at So 100000.
Fires broke early today Omaha rains aid
ed their suppression The miles long
through the northern
section which included parks bouevards
The first warning the shape twisting
followed by huge shaped dark gradually mar
rowed funnel hanging close the dipping down
intervals wreckng everything path Many people heard
distinct rumbling while the tornado still
Many of the killed the peope
The county hospital and chdren institute direct
path of the wser and heavy loss life there
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-24
College Corner Officer Muir
dered At Cottage Grove By
VIM. Terry, Who Formerly
Lived in Wayne County.
BOTH ARE CAPTURED
AFTER LONG CHASE
Necessary to Shoot Robert
Terry Before His Capture
Could Be Effected-Taken
to Union County Jail.
palladium Specially


COTTAGE GROVE, Ind, Mar.
24.-While in the act of placing
handouts on Robert Terry, 20,
Marshal Robert Richardson, SO,
was shot above the left eye and
instantly killed yesterday after
noon by the boys father, Will
liam Terry, 60. All are from
College Corner, o. The shooting
took place near the c., H. & D.
depot at about 2 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. The Terrys form
erly lived in Wayne county.
AS the limp body of Richard
son fell to the pavement, the
father and son, who are Ken
tuckians, went northeast into
Ohio. When they reached the
state line they separated, the
father going northeast and the
son going east. Posses were in
stantly organized and the coun.
try was secured for the Terrys.
They were captured after a chase
of several miles, although it was
necessary to shoot the son be-
fore he could be arrested.
The elder Terry was arrested
by Sheriff Line of Union county
near the farm house of Robert
Caldwell, northeast of College
Corner, the father having trav.
eled between five and six miles
The chase for the boy lee
across fields, through farm
yards and barns, covering dis
tance of between seven and eight
miles, his capture finally being
effected near the Butley neigh
borhood, four miles east of Col
lege Corner. The boy was cap
tured by Walter Witt and Geo
Webb, other members of this
posse having been exhausted by
the chase. Witt shot the youth
in the left thigh, before the lat
ter could be caught.
Both were taken to Cottage
Grove and then to Liberty where
they were placed in the Unior
county Jail. The grand jury will
be called this week and charge
of first or second degree murder
will be placed against the elder
Terry.
Lived in Wayne County.
The Terrys' lived in small shac.
in the river bottoms on the farm own
ed by r. G. Leeds. in Wayne county
They were elected from the Leed
farm because of their conduct The.
| then moved to College Corner.
Richardson had been marshal of Col
lege Corner for about two months
| Prior TO that time he was employed
as ditch digger. He is survived b,
the widow and several children. Th'
funeral probably will be held at tn,
home tomorrow. afternoon. The bod,
was taken TO College Corner last even
| ing by local undertaken
Committed Theft.
| Young Terry had committed petit
! theft at College. Corner several day
ago and Marshal Richardson had bee
unable to apprehend him. He ha
broken into box car and stolen som
articles. said to be of little value. bu
affidavits were filed by the ccmpan
against the boy.
Upon learning that the boy was i
/ this town, Richardson came here ses
/ terday. He found Terry near the c
1 n rr-y y