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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-03
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TWO WOMEN DEAD
Cry of "Fire" Starts Panic at
Movie Show.
People Are Piled Seven Feet
Deep at the Door.

New York, Feb. 3.-A prisoner in
the little ticket booth at the Houston
street moving picture theater, where
an explosion of a film and cries of
fire started a panic among the 400
spectators last night, Rose Siegel was
forced to witness a struggle in which
two women were trampled to death
and a dozen other persons badly in
jured. Il heard a cry from the in
side, then a rush, she said. There
was crowd of persons in front of
my booth seeking to enter the thea
ter when those inside rushed out.
There was a crush against the doors.
Little girls and boys and men and
women all seemed to shoot out to-
gether. My little brother Ned came
running down the steps in front of
the first rush and I saw him get safe
ly around the corner of the entrance.
THE first half dozen or so got
down +'o0 steps all right and then they
began tumbling. AS soon as they
struck the bottom landing others were
on top of them and soon there was Il
large semi-circle of bodies on the
pavement over which the others ran.
More fell and at one time it seemed as
though the pile was seven feet deep.
couldn't get out of my booth be-
cause the doors open inside. L just
had to stay there, helplessly hearing
the cries.
The panic was caused by a boy cry
ing fire when a film burned. 1t
was a false alarm, for the blaze did
hardly a dollars damage and was put
out in few seconds. The flash which
the spectators had seen, however, was
enough to terrify them. It was a
repetition of half dozen similar
panics which have occurred in NOV
ing picture theaters here, but the list
of casualties was greater than at any
previous time.
With over 500 similar moving pic
ture theaters in the city, many of
which Fire Commissioner Johnson
says are worse than the Houston
street place, the hazards are likely to
be taken up anew by the board of al
dermen, which has had before it for
some time a measure relating to the
safety of motion picture theaters. The
worst moving picture theater accident
in this country was at Canonburg, Pa,
in August, 1912, when 25 persons were
killed. Ninety persons lost their
lives in moving picture theater fire
III BOl2iVie. Russia in 1911
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-03
Money to Penal and Charitable
Institutions.
REFORMATORY IS INSPECTED
Senate and House Committee
Goes to Hutchinson.
Favor Manufacture of CaSketS
at School.
See Efficient Work of Superin-
tendent Amrine.

If the Investigations of the charit-
able and penal institutions committee
of the senate result in a successful
fight before the ways and means COM
mittee, Kansas under the present ad-
ministration will distribute her appro-
priation favors to the unfortunates of
the state. The fortunates will have to
be content with the lavish legislatures
of the past. In other words, the mem
bers of the senate this session feel that
the penal and charitable institution
inmates should be provided with more
modern and sanitary improvements.
The sons and daughters who are able
to procure an education will have to
postpone their marble and granite
halls until another meeting of the
legislators.
The senate committee after a thor
ough investigation of the state peni-
tentiary at Lansing, after a visit to the
blind school at Kansas City and an
inspection of the reformatory at
Hutchinson-this committee has been
taught a new lesson in the manage
ment of appropriations. 1t has dis
covered that the blind and the penal
inmates are the real needy of the
state. The vast amounts that have
been spent in the Improvement and
splendor of educational institutions
will be shaved to the core.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-03
HE GIVES IT UP
Judge Pollock Washes His
Hands of Gas Case.
Puts 1t Up to the Kansas Utili-
ties Commission.

Kansas City, Feb. 3.-Responsibil-
ity for settling the complicated gas
situation in Kansas arising from an
order month ago by Judge Pollock
of the federal court in Kansas City,
Kan, approving an advance of rates
by the Kansas Natural Gas company
was today turned over to the Kansas
public utilities commission by the ac-
ton of the same federal jurist.
The case will come before the COM
mission for hearing next Monday.
An order by Judge Pollock early in
January restraining the original decree
to cut off the gas to all distributing
companies refusing to pay the ad-
vanced rate until February 3 today
was extended by the court to February
"a, and the hearing continued until
that date to give the utilities COM
mission opportunity to investigate.
In the meantime said the judge,
''the court urges that the distributing
companies of the cities and towns con-
cerned hold themselves ready to CO.
operate with the utilities commission
to save the situation. This is a serious
proposition. There can be no relief of
any permanency unless something is
done to limit the use of gas to light
ing and cooking"
This morning hearing was called
Ostensibly for the primary purpose
of hearing petitions of Intervention.
Judge Pollock's order leaving ac-
an address by the court on the Situa-
ton followed the filing of the two
petitions.
Charles Blood Smith, an attorney,
filed on behalf of the Fidelity Title
and Trust company of Pittsburg, Pa.
a suit to foreclose on the property of
the Kansas Natural Gas company,
charging default of interest on first
mortgage bonds in the sum of 81 $780,
600 held by the Pittsburg firm. Judge
Pollock extended the receivership of
the Kansas Natural Gas company to
cover this suit
An intervening petition by j. w.
Dana, attorney for the Kansas City
Pipe Line company, based on a claim
against the Kansas Natural company
for $6,000,000 rentals for part of a
pipe line system was denied by the
court. Judge Pollock devoted some
time to an explanation of his acts in
connection with the situation which
have drawn forth harsh criticism.
This court would not think of
arrogating to itself the power of fix
ing rates" he said, "but the court is
forced to say to the receivers, you
can't sell the gas at less it COSTS The
situation was this: Thirty billion cubic
feet of gas was being sold annually at
a loss The Kansas utilities commits
sion has the power to settle the rates
charged in every city under it's juris-
dictiOnD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-03
SNOW COVERS STATE
Depth of 1 to 6 Inches-Warmer
Weather Tonight.

Kansas is covered with a coating of
snow ranging in depth from one to
six or seven inches-a four million
dollar snow.
value of the snow is four million dol
lars" said Sunny Flora, the local
government weather observer today.
TT is another wheat saver In the
western part of the state the winds
had begun to blow the soil and mois-
ture was badly needed. The local pre-
cipitation in January was below nor
NAL and the snow consequently is a
fine thing for the farmers of Shawnee
county.
The Santa Fe reports snow along it's
Kansas lines, the fall being particu-
larly heavy in the wheat belt. The
depth according to the railway reports
was six inches on the level between
Emporia and Newton, and four inches
between Newton and Dodge City. In
the southwestern portion of the state
the depth was not as great.
The depth at Topeka was 3.4 inches.
Melted this amounts to .35 of an inch
of water Snow began falling at 500
O'Clock Sunday morning and continued
until 12 o'clock Sunday night.
This morning the clouds cleared
away, and the snow soon began to
melt. The minimum temperature to-
day was IL degrees above zero at 6
o'clock this morning. The minimum
temperature Sunday was also II de-
greee.
The forecast calls for fair and
warmer weather tonight with unset
tied conditions Tuesday.
The forecast for the week from
Washington indicates that the tenn
peratures will be considerably lower
the last of the week.
sIf the snow is not off the ground
before the end of the week" said the
weather man today, Eve may have
some severe temperatures.
The forecast for the week reads:
.sIndica tions are that during the COM
ing week temperatures will be near the
seasonal average in all parts of the
country. with well-distributed precipf-
tation, according to the weather bureau
bulletin.
"a disturbance which now covers the
southwest says the bulletin, will
move northwestward, crossing the
great central valleys Monday or Mon
day night and the eastern states Tues
day or Wednesday. This disturbance
will cause general rains and SHOWS
Monday in the southwest, and Monday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-03
FUNSTON TO HAWAII.
President Taft Assigns Him to Service
on the Islands.

Washington, Feb. 3.-By direction of
President Taft, the following assign
ments to command of departments, di-
visions, brigades and districts in the
military service are announced:
The eastern department, Major Cen
eral Thomas H. Barry; the central de-
partment, Major General William H
Carter; the southern department, Brig
adler General Tasker H. Bliss Cat pres
ent commanding the department of the
easO; the western department, Major
General Arthur Murray; the Philippine
department, including district of Lu-
zon, Brigadier General Clarence r.
Edwards; district of Mindanao Briga-
dier General John J. Pershing; the
Hawaiian department, Brigadier Gem
eral Funston.
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SEE MURDER PLOT
Officers Probe Death of Aged
Woman i'm Fire.
Justice. of Peace, Not Coroner,
Called by Witness.

coroner's investigation into the
death of Katherine Woods, at her
home, 1173 Lincoln street, which oc-
CURED when her house burned Sun
day afternoon, is in progress at the
courthouse today. Rumors of a sus-
picious nature reached the officers.
1t was then decided to hold an inves-
tigation. Such evidence as has been
secured, however, points merely to an
accidental fire from which the aged
woman was unable to flee.
The fact that stove had been
overturned was one of the suspicious
features brought to the attention of
the officers. Until a witness this
the stove and knocked it over in an
attempt to make his way into the
building, it aroused doubts as to the
accident. An ak also was found lying
on the floor of the little cottage, but
it is believed now that it had nothing
to do with the death of the aged wo-
man.
The investigation was continued
this afternoon, and may last the re-
mainder of the day.
The hearing is being held before
Justice of the Peace NJ. F. Laycock,
as acting coroner, although DR.. J. H.
Rinehart, coroner, is in the city. Mr..
Laycock was called by Henry Mon
roe, when the latter could not locate
the coroner, and the incident has
raised an interesting question as to
the right of a justice of the peace to
act as coroner when the proper Off
Ger is within reach in few hours.
DIR. Rinehart had gone to the
country to see a patient, and was out
of the city few hours. Monroe de-
cided without consulting either the
sheriff or county attorney that Lay
cock should be called, and acted on
this theory. 1t was decided that
Laycock, who had impaneled a jury
should proceed with the case although
in the future a reasonable time will
ho alIo1rad to reach the cornner
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criticism before several state legisla-
lures.
In the house the amendment was re-
ferred to the ways and means COM
mittee. One afternoon was given to
debate. Representative Payne, Repub-
Hcan floor leader, spoke in favor of
giving the government the power as a
war measure but denounced it as a
peace measure by saying that he be-
Iieved with Gladstone, that it tends
to make a nation of liars Represen-
tative Champ Clark championed the
amendment as making accumulated
wealth pay it's just burden of taxation.
1t was eventually agreed to by the
house by a very large majority in
which both parties were represented.
Slow to Ratify.
The states were SLOW in ratifying the
amendment. Alabama had the honor
of being the first and only state to ap-
prove the change during 1909. Within
less than a month from the date of
action by congress, the Alabama legis-
lature had voted unanimously in favor
of the amendment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-03
PLAN TO SAVE WILSON
House May Amend Senate One Term
Resolution.

Washington, Feb 3.-Another at
tempt to change the proposed six-year
single term amendment to the consti-
tuition SO it will either lengthen Presi-
dent Wilson's term to six years or
make him eligible for reelection is
expected in the house as soon as the
resolution passed Saturday by the
senate is taken up for consideration.
The passage of the single term resolu-
ton in the house is expected but many
who favor it insist that it should not
be drawn so as to cut President Will
son off with a single four-year term.
The senate passed the resolution in
such form that the president in office
and all former presidents would be in
eligible for reelection.
Representative Clayton, chairman
of the house judiciary committee al
ready has a single term resolution now
before the house.
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a year. The bill caused a fight when
read in the committee of the whole a
week ago, but was finally reported for
passage. This morning the bill was
adopted when presented on third read
ing.
Davis of Edwards introduced bill
in the house today compelling railroad
companies to furnish cars Immediate
ly for all shipments of wheat, oats.
corn and lumber and providing fine
for failure to meet orders promptly.
c. A. F'reeland has a bill creating
state board of accountants. Several
similar bills have already been offered
in both branches of the state legis-
lature.
Representative Showalter has intro
duced bill enabling cities of the third
class to appropriate money from their
general revenue funds with which to
pay for band concerts.
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and Tuesday throughout the region be-
tween the Mississippi valley and the
Atlantic coast.
Another disturbance will appear in
the far west about Wednesday. move
eastward over the middle west Thurs
day or Friday and the eastern stats
near the close of the week This dis
turbance viii be attended by general
precipitation and will in all proba bill
ity terminate the prolonged period of
dry weather in the Pacific states. a
change to considerably colder weather
will overspread the northwestern states
about Thursday"
Down Close to Zero.
The weather has been clear and crisp
today. The temperatures have aver
aged six degrees below normal for this
date. The shippers forecast indicates
that the mercury may drop to a point
within five or six degrees above zero
by Tuesday morning.
Shippers forecast: protect thirty
six-hour shipments north against tenn
perature of zero; west zero to five
above; east five to ten degrees. and
south ten to fifteen"
The hourly readings:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-03
.cNntch Your Chimnexs."

The twelfth fire in two days oc-
Cured early this morning at 1907 Clay
street, a wood house owned by f. r.
Flanagan. This is the ninth fire in 4S
fective hue. Chief Wilmarth is urgent
in asking Topeka citizens to look to
their chimneys. At no time this win
ter have there been so many fires.
Watch your chimneys,' the chief re-
iterates, day after day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-03
SPECIAL MESSAGE.

Washington, Feb. 3.-President Taft
cancelled all his engagements today
and remained in his study in the
White House preparing drafts of two
special messages to be sent to con-
gress this month.
The first will deal with the proposed
budget system, and with the second
the president will transmit the report
of the Alaskan railway commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-03

Weather Forecast for Kansas
Fair and warmer tonight. Unsettled
and warmer Tuesday.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-03

BY a vote of 2s3 to II the house to-
day passed the Orr bill providing fol
an increase in salary for the attorney
general, raising the amount of his sal
airy from $4,000 to $4,000 year, and
providing for two assistants at $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-03

Taylor Riddle of Marion today in
troduced the Massachusetts ballot law
bill in the house. This bill was pre-
sented in the senate earlier in the ses-
sion by Senator Carney.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1913-06-05
Better than Spanking

SDanking will not cure children of
wetting the bed, because it is not
a habit but a dangerous disease. The
@. H. Rowan Drug Co, Dept. 147I
Chicago, ILL.,, have discovered strict
ly harmless remedy for this distress
ing disease and to make known its
merits they will send a SOC package
securely wrapped and prepaid Ahso-
lutely Free to any reader of The
Gazette Times. This remedy also
cures frequent desires to urinate and
inability to conrtol urine during the
night or day in Young or old. The
@. II. Rowan Drug Co. is an Old
Reliable House; write 10 them TODAY
for the free medicine. Cure the
afflicted members of your family, then
tell your neighbors and friends about
this remedy.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1913-06-05
IRRIGON NOTES.

The river is up and ct it. 1t il
about 8 feet higher now than last
veal.
The first crop of alfalfa is now out
of the way, and everybody busy pull
ing peaches.
Mrs. W. NJ. Castle went to Cor
wallis to visit friends and relatives,
also to take in the Festival"
The wedding bells rang this morn
ing, and by the performance thereof
Mr.. H. |. Walpole and Miss Leonora
Corey were united in the bond of we'd
lock at 10 o'clock, by Rev. Emmel
of Hermiston. The Young parties
took the local Immediately after the
ceremony and departed for Portland,
where they will sojnurn during the
Rose Festival Rice and old slippers
sold at a premium this morning.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1913-06-05
LEXINGTON ITEMS.

Mr.. sturgill is visiting in Heppae
a few DAYS.
Awful hot here but it makes ou
gardens grow
Mrs. Wright and little son are Wis
iting relatives here this week.
Bert and Annie Cork Of Monument
are visiting their sister, Mrs. Glenr
Davis.
Mrs. L. L. Van Wrinkle is Up tc
Heppner doctoring her little son will
DR.. Conder.
The ball game Sunday afternoon
between Lexington and Eight Mile
was won by the visitors in a score Of
to IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell left for an ex-
tended visit to Maryland. We wish
that MIR and Mrs. Bell thoroughly
enjoy themselves while gone.
Mrs. Williams came up from Port
land Wednesday night to visit her
brother. Mrs. Williams expects to
return in time for the Rose Festival.
By the amount of harness and cloth
ing stTewn along the road outside Of
town some one must have had a runa-
way on Saturday night.
We wish to correct mistake made
in last weeks issue. The announce
ment should have read "to Mr.. and
Mrs. Pinkey Butler son, " instead of
''Mr. and Mrs. Pinkey Burchell. F"
A lot of young men disturbed the
Sunday night peace by yelling and
hollowing. | wonder where our city
marshal was at that time so he
couldn't put a quiet on these young
sters.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1913-06-05
Heppner Lone Rock Stage

Heppner office with Slocum Drug Co.
THIS STAGE LEAVES HEPPNER 4T7:0 4.
w.. TUESDAYS, THURSDA rs IND SATTR-
DAYS. ALL PACKAGES IND PARCELS 70
90 OFT ON THIS ROUTE SHOTLD Re LEFT
At TIE OFFICE WHERE THEY CAN BE
H1YBILLED.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
SPLENDID TRIBE OF INDIANS
Inhabitants of Tiburon Island, Acaord-
ing to Consul, Closely Approach
Physical Perfection.

United States Consul Long at No
gales, Mexico, tells of a peculiar peo-
pie known as the Serbs Indians, who
occupy Tiburon island, in the Gulf of
California. He says that the island of
Tiburon is one of the largest and most
picturesque in the Gulf of California,
and is peopled by most remarkable
tribe of Indians, who are noted for
their large size and extraordinary ath-
letics on land and water. Those who
have witnessed their aquatic sports at
respectful distance declare that
many of them can actually walk, or
rather run, upon the water with no
other assistance than broad rawhide
shoes. The consul states that they are
expert fishermen and huntsmen, hav-
ing rigid ideas as to the maintenance
OF game preserves on their island and
limiting the killing of game under Sc
we're penalties. They destroy all chill
dren in infancy that are malformed or
apparently lacking in intelligence. In
this way the standard of physical and
mental conditions in both sexes is kept
very high.
The natives have no school, but
each home has system of physical
training. No man is allowed to pene-
trate the island, even if he should
make landing. The natives guard
the shores day and night. 1t is said
that no epidemics have ever prevailed
on the island and diSeasa 10 Scarcalv
known among this extraordinary peo-
pie. SO that the men and women are
magnificent in physical endowment.
No man or woman is allowed to live
beyond the age of 70, no matter how
we'll preserved in body and mind. By
careful selection, a large percentage
of the women have a. transparent,
peachy complexion and deep auburn
hair
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
George Meredith's Faith.

The English dramatist, Alfred
Sutro, visited New York recently, and
in speaking. of the late George Mere.
dith, with whom he was closely ac-
quainted, said:
Zone incident of George Meredith's
life has always impressed me. He
was about to undergo an operation,
and had been told by his physician
that the danger was considerable. He
said nothing about it, however. The
night before he was to go under the
knife, he invited several of his dear
est friends to dine with him. It was
one of the jolliest little dinners of his
life. The next day he was operated
upon, and he came through it safely.
After it was all over, he was asked if
he were not afraid
No. he replied, 4 have the great.
est faith in the kindness of nature.
l felt that, whatever happened to this
battered old cage of mine. that the
little bird fluttering inside it would
come to no harm youths Compan.
ion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
Beware of Ointment for
Cataarh That Contain Mercuri

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrah Cure, manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrah Cure be sure you get the genu-
inc. 1t is taken internally aud made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney & Co. les
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle.
Take Halls Family pills for constipa-
on. adv