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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
'AxE MAN" IS
FOUND IN Pen
Officers Believe They Have
Murderer of Twenty-Five.
Henry Lee Moore Serving Life
Term i'm Missouri.
HIS TRAIL IN FOUR STATES
Series of Horrible Crimes in
Last Three Years.
Victims in Kansas, Missouri,
Iowa and Illinois.
KILLED ELLSWORTH FAMILY
VIM. Snowman, Wife and Chill
dren Crushed by Weapon.
PaoIa Man and Wife Prey to
BIOOdthirsty Moore.
Victims in Kansas, Missouri,
Iowa and Illinois.
KILLED ELLSWORTH FAMILY
VIM. Snowman, Wife and Chill
dren Crushed by Weapon.
PaOIa Man and Wife Prey to
BIoOdthirsty Moore.

Leavenworth, May S.-Twenty-tlVe
murders committed in the last three
years in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa ana
Illinois by means of blows from an axe
are ascribed to Henry Lee Moore, now
serving a life term in the Missouri
penitentiary, according to theory an
nounced today by NJ. w. McClaughry'
special agent of the department OF JUS
tice after an exhaustive study OF the
socaIIed axe murders. Mr.. McClaughry
said the strangely similar clrcum-
stances in the murder series could
lead to no other conclusion. Mr. NC
CIaughry is a son of warden NC
CIaughry of the federal prison here
and has charge of the bureau of Grim
inal Identification at the penitentfary
Henry Lee Moore went to the penl-
tentiary at Jefferson City after being
found guilty of the murder OF MS
mother and grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Wilson and Mrs. George Moore, at
Columbia, Mo-, in December last year
Moore on trial made many damaging
admissions and contradicting state
ments. He said he had made a study
of famous murders including the DIR.
Crippen case in England
List of Victims.
The axe murders ascribed to Moore
by McClaughry are:
H. c. Wayne, wife and child and
Mrs. A. ]. Burnham and two children,
Colorado Springs, Colo, September,
1911.
William E. Dawson, wife and daugh-
ter. Monmouth, ILL.,, October, 1911.
William Snowman, wife and three
children, Ellsworth, Kan, October,
1911.
Rollin Hudson and wife, Paola,
Kan, June, 1912.
j. B. Moore, four children and two
girl guests, Villisca, Iowa, June, 1912.
Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Moore at
Colum bia.
Served Term at Hutchinson.
Mr.. McClaughry was called to assist
in the investigation of the Villisca
murders and since then has devoted
much time to the study of axe crimes.
He calls attention to the fact that the
first of the series of murders did not
occur until Moore'S release from the
state reformatory at Hutchinson,
where he served a term for forgery.
He states further that each of the
twenty-five persons murdered, half of
them children, were slain in their
homes and that traces indicative of the
most gross brutality were left In
each case the bloody axe was found as
though left as the murderer's fiendish
insignia. Moore's admission that for
years his mind had been immersed in
the study of terrible crimes. Nc
CIaughry says influenced him greatly
in the formation of his theory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
PLEASE PASS PIE!
Kansas Representatives Call on
President Wilson.
Reveal Lack of Federal Patron
age i'm Kansas.

Washington. May S.-A plaintive
story of being kept away from the pat
ronage trough has been told President
Wilson today by four Democratic rep
resentatives in the house. Represen-
tatives Doolittle, Helvering, Connolly
and Neeley called on Mr.. Wilson to
say that the hungry hordes of Demo-
Gratis in Kansas do not understand
why the jobs are not coming faster.
The Kansas statesmen have a Dem
ocrat who wants position in the dis
trict government and they mentioned
his name to the president. He is
Miles Mullroy of Hayes. Kan. Null
roy wants something, but has not
picked out any special place
Comment From Washington Star.
The Washington Star, in comment
ing on the visit of the Kansas con-
gresSmen, said:
"A plaintive story of being kept
away from the patronage trough too
long was told to President Wilson by
four Democratic representatives in the
house from Kansas, the great old
state where Democrats were as scarce
as hens teeth until Woodrow Wilson
and the Democratic party increased in
number last November. Representa-
tives Doolittle. Helvering, Connolly
and Neeley called on the president to
say that the hungry hordes of Demo-
Gratis back on the plains of Kansas do
not understand why the jobs are not
coming faster. and the Republican
newspapers are twitting the Kansas
statesmen about their inability to make
good on patronage questions.
Blame on Credit to Nation Senator.
Senator Thompson and the Kan
sas Democratic representatives have
made one or two requests for certain
places. but they have lost out, and the
bantering Republican papers try to
make it appear that Kansas Democrats
do not stand very high around Wash
ington, therefore the appeal to the
president.
Senator Thompson is going to vote
against the tariff bill, and why Mr.
Wilson should rush everything to turn
on the patronage hose strictly for the
defeat of state that is giving him
little support in a critical time. is not
explained. Whatever the trouble with
Senator Thompson however, the rep
resentatives want some offices to en-
courage them as they go along the
hard road of craftsmanship
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
HID MONEY IN BIBLE.
Then Religious Thief Came Along and
Stole 1t.

Minneapolis. May s.-A. J. Enge-
BRETON used the family Bible for a
savings bank and lost his money. Mr..
Engebretzon deposited two five dol
lar bills between the leaves marking
the page containing the ""Ten Com
mandments" last night and went to
the theater During the absence OF
himself and wife, a thief entered the
house and rifled the Bible of it's world
ly contents.
1.-The thief must have been a re-
Iigious burglar. for he did not touch
ANYTHING else" said Mr.. Engebretzon-
''I thought the money would be safe
in the Bible especially because the
thief could not help being stared in the
face by the Biblical injunction, Thou
shalt not steal If the book were
opened at the pages where the money
was concealed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
COMISKEY TO RETIRE.
Will Quit Game After Worlds Base
ball Tour, He Says.

Chicago, May S.-Charles A. Co
miskey, owner OF the Chicago Ameri-
cans, is planning his farewell to the
game he has helped make famous.
After the White Sox finish their tour
of the world next winter he will re-
tire from the active management, he
told friends last night.
After the trip around the world
the coming winter, 1 will be through
with baseball" he said. Beginning
with the trip | will take a real vacation
and some one else will have to look
after the team. 1 have been at it a long
time-I don't like to say how long for
my friends might think 1 am getting
old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
BARS SLIT SKIRTS.
Los Angeles School Principal Sends
Girls Back Home.

Los Angeles. May S.-"Slit skirts"
cannot be worn in Los Angeles schools
by students. At the polytechnic high
school, Miss Levine and Leonitas Par
ker. sisters, were today told to go
home and change their raiment The
girls had entered classroom with
angles twinkling through vents in
their skirts.
The order, which came from Prin-
cipal w. A. Dunno, was vigorously
protested by the Parker girls fellow
students, who accused the principal of
discrimination in that he allowed a.
young woman employed in the school
offices to wear such a skirt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
GOMPERS TO APPEAL.
Federation Attorneys Ask Stay in Jail
Sentence and Fine.

Washington, May s.-Attorneys for
Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and
Frank Morrison, asked the district
court of appeals today to stay the
mandate sentencing Gompers to 80
days in Jail and filming Mitchell and
Morrison $500 each for contempt of
court in the Bucks Stove and Range
case.
Counsel, in asking for the stay an
nounced an intention to appeal to the
supreme court of the United States
The court granted leave to renew the
motion if the appeal could not be
prepared in the Is days allotted by
law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
OIL YMPICS IN SESSION
International Congress With 400 Dele
gates at Laussane.

Lausanne. Switzerland May S-The con-
gress of the international Olympic COM
mittee opened here today in the great
hall of the university. Most of the conn
tries of the world were represented 40n
delegates being present The inaugural
proceedings took place before fashion,
able audience including many women.
The ceremony was simple, formal ad-
dresses being read by Baron De Coubertin
the president of the committee and prof
Gug1ielmo Ferrero, the Italian historian
A private business session was held this
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
CAME TRUE
Showers Arrived Today on Schedule
Time.

The weather mans prediction for
showers today came true. The pre-
cipita ton. however. has not been Suf-
ficient for measurement. From noon to
o'clock the weather was threaten
ing. Temperatures today have been
slightly warmer than for several days,
although they still are averaging a
shade below normal. The maximum
tempera ture was 20, recorded at few
minutes after IL o'clock Showers are
predicted for Topeka and vicinity to-
night and Friday and fair weather in
the western portion of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
Fire Guard Accused of Tbeft.

ST. Paul. May S.-Frank Miske. for
mer member of the st. Paul police force
is under arrest charged with the theft
of more than $500 worth of household
goods and jewels, from an apartment
house he had been left to guard after
fire in the building. Miske was
arrested today on complaints of resi-
dents of the apartments and according
to the police, he confessed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
BANK REFORM JUNE |.
Underwood Announces Currency Leg
isIatiOn Plan in House.

Washington, May S.-Currency leg
isIation will be taken up by the house
about June L. This announcement was
made today by Representative Oscar
W. Underwood, the Democratic house
leader, after a conference at the White
House with Mr.. Wilson, who urged
that banking reform be considered at
the present session and laws be enact
ed if possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
ENGINE IN QUICkSAND
Two Wreckers Unable to Save Disap-
pearing Locomotive.

Rock Island, Ill, May S.-Quicksand
is swallowing the 220-ton freight en-
gine of the Burlington road which
went into a ditch Sc miles from here
Friday. The locomotive is on its side
and has sunk four feet, despite efforts
of a force of men and two wreckers
of one hundred tons capacity each.
The engine is valued at $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
TODAY's GAMES.
Western.


ST. Joseph at Wichita, clear.
Des Moines at Topeka, clear.
Sioux City at Denver, clear.
Omaha at Lincoln, cloudy.
National.
Chicago at Brooklyn, clear.
Pittsburg at Boston, clear.
Cincinnati at New York, clear.
ST. Louis at Philadelphia,
clear.
American.
Washington at Chicago, clear.
New York at Detroit, clear
Philadelphia at st. Louis, clear.
Boston at Cleveland. clear.
As1ociation.
Columbus at Louisville, clear.
Toledo at Indianapolis, clear.
Minneapolis at Milwaukee,
cloudy.
ST. Paul at Kansas City, clear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
BANDITS BLOW SAFE.
Motor Car Robbers Dynamite Bank in
Illinois.

Galesburg, ILL.,, May S.-Automobile
bandits dynamited safe of the Farm
ers Savings bank at North Henderson
last night and escaped with s6 900 in
currency and gold The burglars left
several hundred dollars in silver scat
tered about the floor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
EpiscopaIians Meet i'm saIina.

Salina, Kan, May S-Episcopal
church members are holding the elev-
enth annual convention of the Saline
missionary district here. The opening
sermon was delivered by Bishop Sid
ney c. Partridge OF Kansas City
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
RECORD PLANE FLIGHT
Six Passengers Carried 75 Minutes in
France.

Chartres, France, May s.-Six pas
sengers were carried during IS minute
flight by the French Airman Frangeois
in his biplane here today, beating the
worlds record both for the number
carried and for the duration of the
flight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08
Weather Forecast for Kansas.

Showers tonight and Friday; warmer
tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-08

CONTINUED on Page seven.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-22
NO cLEMENcY FOR HULL.
Governor Clarke Refuses to Interfe,
- T4~a M,,.J>. r..>

Governor Clarke Refuses to Interfere
in Tama Murder Case.
Des Moines, Oct. 22.-Roy Hull, q
former Tama county resident who Is
| serving life sentence at the Anamosa
reformatory, will get no clemency from
Governor Clarke. That Is, he will get
none until his case again is called to
the attention Of the chief executive.
The governor yesterday afternoon
approved the recommendation Of the
board of parole which was that no
clemencyi be granted. The board filed
Its report with the governor on Aug.
20.
Judge G. W. Burnham, who was trial
Judge, asked the board and the gov
ernor to give Hull a chance. In his
letter he said that Hull who Is young,
had been Influenced by an older man,
| that he was not entirely to blame for
! what he had done. Twenty three ether
persons who We're interested in the
young man gaining his freedom also
signed the petition prepared by the
judge.
The board in its opinion to the gov
ernor declared there was little in the
evidence to indicate that Hull had been
under the influence Of an older man or
had acted under his advice. II one were
under hypnotic influence Of another
the board intimated It would be in
clined to recommend clemency.
Hull killed Dan Leary, paper mill
foreman, in 1908. He was sent to
prison Jan. 9, 1906. and has been there
since He is a model prisoner.
Leary was killed when he was on his
way home from the paper mill He
was struck from behind. An iron bar
was the instrument used.
It was claimed that Hull hid in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-22
Brief News Of EIdora.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora. Oct. 22.-Rev. w. G. Ramsay
left Tuesday for Kansas City, where
he attends as one of the three dele
gates from this district the national
council Of Congregational churches
This meeting is held every three years
and is in scope largely the same as
is the general conference Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Rowen, who faG
been here and in Union visiting rela-
tives and friends, have returned &c
their home In Nemeha, Neb.
The board Of supervisors has about
completed the work on the bridge
across the Iowa river at Clifford, the
structure costing $500. 1t is Of CO.
ment and is 100 feet long.
The October term of district court
will convene III this City next Monday
with Judge Robert M. Wright, Of Fort
Dodge, presiding. The term promises
to be busy one, as there are a number
of suits of more or less Of a sensational
nature. There are eight state cases.
ninety-four old cases and thirty new
ones on the calendar.
Announcements are out for the mar
riage this evening at the home of the
bride east Of town, Of Miss Agnes
Pauline Upton to Mr. Earl A. Wilcox.
The bride-to-b be is the daughter Of r.
j. Upton, a prosperous east-side farmer
and the groom Is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. I. Wilcox, of Eldora.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-22
TIMES REPUBLICAN. MARsHAILT0wN e.

passage Of any law In n democracy ID
that that law shall receive the assent
OF Mt least majority of the persons
voting or entitled to vote, and yet II the
rule OF law shall receive an infiexlble
Interpretation as laid down by the
lower court, then any piece of paper
which Is filed In the office Of the sec
rotary of state, and which also passes
thru the hands Of tho enrolling clerk.
may be enforced as law. We do not
need to resort to theories and specula-
tions.
Signature Not Necessary.
"Thc second reason has already been
mentioned why the decision should be
reversed. and that is that nowhere
does the constitution require the sig
nature OF the speaker in order that q
bill may become u valid law. The con-
stitution requires that all bills shall
receive the assent Of n majority Of all
the members elected to each branch OF
the general assembly (section II. ar
ticle of the constitution and requires
the approval Of the governor subject to
certain conditions. but the constitution
merely gives a command to tho speak
err of the house and the president Of the
senate to sign bill. 1t is a command
precedent to the validity Of the bill. 1t
is merely command to these officers
to attest their signatures for the pur-
pose of furnishing evidence as to the
regularity of the bill, and the language
Is peculiarly In contrast with the Ian
suage found in sections 16 and II of
article of the constitution.
Surely 1t is not intended that the
president OF the senate. who haS abso-'
lutely no vote whatever, shall have
greater power in determining what leg
islation shall pass than the governor
himself, and surely the speaker of the
house, who merely has the same vote
as any other members of the general
assembly or the right to cast one vote
out of los. shall have not only equal
but greater powers than the chief ex~
ecutive in determining what laws shall
become effective"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-22

grass and awaited the coming Of the
foreman. After striking Leary II 10
alleged Hull hid the IRON bar and then
confided his atory to man by the
name Of Conn, who was . fellow work
man.
Hull and Conn, who was so years old,
attended the I4eary funeral and con-
tributed to the fund for flowers. Three
days afterwards the two were arrested.
Conn told his story. Later Hull con-
fessed. but declared that Conn in.
duced him to kill the foreman. The
two had Quarreled with Leary.
Conn was arrested. but the case
against him was dismissed. Hull'a
friends claim Conn got his freedom for
testifying against Hull.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-22
EASTERN STAR IN REUNION
Eight Hundred Delegates at conven.
ton in Councill Bluffs.

Eight Hundred Delegates at conven.
ton in councill Bluffs.
Council Bluffs, Oct. 22.-Practicaily
every train into Council Bluffs Tues
day brought delegates or visitors to the
thirty sixth annual session of the
grand chapter Of the Order of the Eas-
tern Star of Iowa, and by Tuesday at
ternoon it was estimated that no less
than 500 representatives Of the order
were here.
Waterloo has sent a big delegation
prepared to extend cordial invitation
to the grand chapter to hold the next
meeting in that city. They are build
ing a new hotel there, the New Rus
SELL Lamson, which promises to be one
of the largest and finest in the state,
and will be finished and opened for
business May 1. This. with two or
three other new hotels recently COM
pleted there, will give them facilities
for handling the grand chapter in the
best possible manner.
The work of the grand chapter will
begin at 9 o'clock at the auditorium,
the opening session being the only one
Of the meeting to which the public will
be admitted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-22
THIRD TRIAL OF CASE
Suit Pending in Courts Five Years Be
ing Heard in Waterloo.

ny ''Soio w dtSTlOOs
Waterloo. Oct. 22.--After being on
the calendar for five years, during
which time it was twice tried, result
ing once in favor of the plaintiff. and
once In favor of the defendant, the
court each time granting a new trial.
the damage case Of w. b. Pierce
company, was called for it's third hear
ing, this time before Judge Durham,
in district court this morning.
The amount involved is 81. 900. which
is asked as the result Of personal injur-
les.
Pierce was a driver for the Byvank
Transfer company and on Dec. "a,
1907, while he was engaged in hauling
goods. some boys climbed on the wag-
on near the corner of Fourth and
Franklin streets. In his petition Pierce
says that while he was watching the
boys to make sure none of them was
injured, the team suddenly turned
across the street car track in front of
moving car. The car struck the
wagon with such force that he was
thrown upon the pavement, sustaining
severe bruises on various parts of his
body and an injury to his spine.
On Feb. IA, 1908, he began suit
against the railway company, asking
damages in the sum of $4,000. The
trial of the case began March 23, 1909,
and on March 25, the jury returned
verdict in favor of the defendant COM
pany. Attorneys for the plaintiff filed
a motion for new trial and this mo-
ton was sustained June Is. 1909.
The second trial Of the case COM
menced March 10. 1912, and three days
later on March 81. the jury returned a
verdict in favor of the plaintiff, award
ing him $500. Attorneys for the de-
PENDANT then filed a motion for new
trial and this motion was sustained
March %, 1913.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-22
STOMACH UPSET?
Get At the Real cause-Taks Dr.
Edwards Olive Tablets.

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DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
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Take one or two at bedtime for quick
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At 10c and csc per box. The Olive
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Adv.