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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-30
HUTCHINSON MAN WINNER
Sam Butler Won 60 Yard Dash u
Northwestern Meet.

Chicago. March 30.@Sam Butler, the
colored athlete of the Hutchinson.
Kan, high school. won the 60-yard
dash in the prep school athletic meet
at Northwestern university last night.
He won one heat in the semi-finals
for the 6O-yard high hurdles. but was
disqualified in the final. Axline and
Pearson of the Pratt county high
school, failed to place in the finals.
Scranton Won Championship.
Scranton, Kan, March 3O.-At Lyn-
don Friday evening, the Scranton
High school basketball team won the
Usage county championship by taking
Purlingame and Melvern into camp
The Scranton boys were scheduled to
play but one game for the county
championship. viz. Melvern. but the
Burlingame people claimed that
Scranton should include them In the
contest, which was done. The Scran-
tor five was composed Of the follow
ing boys: Walter Michaels, Maurice
Strickenfinger and Bryan Mckinley.
The same boys played in both games
The scores were: Scranton ~. Bur-
linRame Is: Scranton %. Aelvern 2s-
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-24
COUP THAT FAILED
BY II. m. EGBERT.

Copyright, 1914. by W. G. Chapman)
It was not the shock of arms, but
thirst, that threatened to force the
devoted city into surrender.
For months the enemy had hurled
their lines against the fortress, only
to see the gallant troops retire,
decimated, bafiled by the strong earth.
works that promised to hold out in
definitely. And until the city fell the
forward march of the victorious army
could not continue.
General Lamarche was desperate.
He could not leave the fortress in his
rear untaken and continue his ad.
vance toward the capital of the en-
envy, for that would mean that his
lines of communication would be sew
cred. And behind those walls the en-
envy was reforming, ready to renew
the war in all its pristine vigor.
But for months no drop of rain had
fallen. The springs within the city
had run dry. The river had been
damned and diverted by the besieg-
ers. And there remained hardly three
days supply of water.
That the city was in need of water
General Lamarche knew; but he did
not know how near it was to surren-
der. And every days delay was worth
thousand men to those within.
1t was at this juncture that he gave
audience to the man who had begged
for an interview daily during the past
month.
Let the fellow come in" he said
reluctantly to his aide. well, sir?"
he demanded, as the ragged, wild.
looking fellow stood before him.
my name is Durand," said the
man.
General Lamarche started slightly.
"The aviator?" he asked.
Durand bowed his head.
Lamarche, like every Frenchman,
knew about Durand. He had been one
of the foremost men to develop the
dirigible gas-balloon. While others
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-24
Rose Slowly Into the Air.

worked upon the aeroplane, Durant
had brought the dirigible almost t.
perfection. And, at the moment wher
he was about to see his inventor
adopted by the French army, he .had
committed murder-a foul, mex
cusable murder while under the in
fuence of absinthe, to which he had
become addicted by reason of the
mental strain he had undergone.
He was shipped to New Caledonia
but, after serving three years there
he was pardoned and disappeared
from the haunts of his associates
That was a year ago, and since then
nothing had been heard of him.
Il want to do something for my
country" Durand explained.
"You shall be attached to the aero
plane DIVISION" answered Lamarche
Durand laughed quietly. Il do not
wish to become a private aviator
he said. Il have a plan by which you
can capture Fort Gleichen."
what is it?" asked Lamarche i'm
patiently. He had had thousand
plans submitted to him during the
past three months.
Give me thousand pounds OF
melinite," answered Durand. land
will blow it into the earth. will
blow away all traces Of it."
IF there is a thousand pounds Of
melinite to spare in France you shall
have 1t, provided you can convince
me of the feasibility of your scheme,
the general answered.
1T Is very simple" replied Durand
I'm the mountains Of the vosges,
where l have lived during the last
year, l have my perfected dirigible
! will load 1t with a thousand pounds
OF melinite, which Is as much as II
will carry, in addition to my own
weight. will steer it above Fort
Gleichen, pull the valve open, afte,
calculating the descent, and escape in
my parachute. The balloon will dror
squarely into the center of the for,
and blow 1t from the face of the
earth"
They talked over the project fol
a while, and the more Durand ex
planned. the more feasible his proposal
appeared to the French general.
OF course, from an aeroplane, only
small bombs could be dropped. But
there was no reason why a balloon
should not contain a thousand pounds
or melinite, an explosive deadly
enough to obliterate all trace of the
famous stronghold that barred the ad
vance of the army. It was obvious
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-24
Make SunfIower Useful.

In some countries. notably in the
Russian provinces north Of the Cau-
casus. the sunflower serves other pur-
poses besides ornamenting gardens
with its huge golden blossoms. The
seeds are used to make oil, which is
employed both in the manufacture of
soap and in cooking. The stems and
leaves are burned and the ashes used
to make potash. Last year the sun
flower factories Of the Caucasus pro-
duced $4,000 tons of potash.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
GRANDJURY
TO REPORT TODAY


With practically all the witnesses ex-
amined for the present term the grand
jurp that was impaneled January Will
conclude its labors and make report to
Judge Fort. either this afternoon or Mon
day morning. It is understood the grand
jury will make business report rather
than Sensational condemnations of al
legged conditions or concentrations Of
public officials.
The grand jury has been in almost con-
tlnual session since organized. and has
proceeded quietly. but rapidly with the
business before 1t. II is stated that a
large number of indictments have been
found. 1t inherited" lot OF cases from
the former grand jury and practically
cleaned UP the docket
Yesterday the Jurors visited the aims
house and other public institutions. They
have examined the books of the several
county officials as required by law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Gratitude of a
Well-KnOwn Lady
OF Ensley, Ala.

Drs. Dczier 10 Dozier
| wish to thank you for the benefit
/ have received from your treatment
AMI want you to know that 1 appre-
ciate the service you have rendered me-
When first called upon you I was
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and my general health so run down.
that could hardly live.
I had been treated by a number of
prominent physicians and by other
specialists, but received very little
benefit and was very much dis
heartened with them ALL
After taking your treatment I am
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the health that / have so long wished
Tor.
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anyone who may be in need of a doc
tors services.
You have my consent to publish this
,or to use it as you may think best for
sthe benefit of others who may be SIM
iliarly afflicted.
Yours very truly.
MRS. ]. L. HAGER.
1911 22d Ave. Ensley, Ala.
Jan 27. 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31

excellent foil In Penneth Hunter, who
quite measured up to the difficult re-
uuirements. And in the fourth act, Ar
thur Byron. in the role of the mag
nate, the heartless man OF money
skilled to the art of Transforming
sweat and blood into dollars, almost
If not quite-eclipsed the star. lie
was unusually clever in a sardonic
ole requiring an Indifference of man
ner, a steadfastness of purpose, GER
tain astounding suavity, fine ap-
pearance. and a never failing clever
ness in speech. Eugene Ormonde. as
the governor and the presidential can
didate who in the moment of his fore
shadowed defeat censured his wife in
that she had ever sinned. presented a
weak character in acceptable manner
There will be large audience
awaiting the reutrn OF Mrs. Fiske
That of last night might have been
larger-would have but for unfortu-
nate weather--but 1t could not have
been more appreciative of the efforts
of the star and her splendid support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
LIE PASSED WHEN
GOMPERS ANSWERS
M'DONALD CHARGES
Continued from Page One,


better show than have here. He knows
the charges which have been placed
against him, but / am called here and
the charges made without any time for
me to obtain evidence to disprove them
1t is unjust vicious and inhuman.
"On the unsupported testimony of Nc
Donald you have laughed. How would you
like to be placed on trial before a jury
whose minds were already poisoned
against you?
1.-The fact that | was permitted to
occupy a pulpit in Seattle the Sunday
night following the Sunday morning men,
toned by Mcdonald is sufficient refuta-
tion of the charge that I was drunk
Gompers denounced Mcdonald for talk
ing the position that unions unable to
pay the assessment should be expelled
from the federation.
How short is the memory of some
men," exclaimed Gompers. I'm 1894 the
American Federation of Labor had only
5000 In its treasury. but when the miners
appealed for aid they We're voted 1890.
What would have happened had an as
sesslhent been levied at that time? The
United Mine Workers of America could
not have paid and would have been forced
out of the federation, that's what would
have happened. And there are many
unions today sorry as I am to say it,
in the same position as the miners were
In 1894.
Mcdonald says the American Fedora
tion of Labor is reactionary, fossilized
and dead" confirmed Gompers, "but the
enemies of organized labor do not think
So Ask Post, ask Kirby, ask Pope The
United States suprem, court does not
thias tbs American Federation of Labor
Is dead"
4 Moyer s speech was brief. as he said
he woll1 no. say some or the things he
had in+erded as Gompers had to leave
to take train for New York. and could
no. hear them.
appeals never bring results Meyer
declared. ''This appeal of the American
Federation brought in s43, T6.71. of which
sen,0o0 came from the coal miners. / do
not believe a 2-cent assessment would
have driven any of the unions out of the
federation. | believe there were other
ressoas for not levying the assessment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
LIFE SENTENCE IS
GIVEN LON YOUNG
Pleads Guilty to Murder in
First Degree-Sentence
Agreed On

- Lon Young who shot and killed Ben
Morgan at Sandusky several months ago,
yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of
murder in the first degree on an agree
nent to accept a sentence of life i'm
prisonment made by the solicitor and de-
fendant's attorney. Young was indicted
for the murder of Ben Morgan, who was
marshal of Sandusky, and the evidence
of one state witness tended to show the
killing was a clodbIooded affair. The tes-
timony of this witness and a brief state
ment by the defendant were the only
testimony heard by the court Judge
Fort gave brief charge to the jury ana
told of the agreement entered into by
the counsel for the prisoner and the sohc-
itor. The jury retired and 1mmeuldteiy
returned the verdict of guilty OF muroer
in the first degree and nxed the puhish-
ment at life Imprisonment IN the pem-
tentiary
According to the evidence of the state
witnesses Young fired the contents of a
shotgun into the body of the marshal
as he looked the other way. Young, who
is a one-legged man, made his escape.
but after hiding out several days, came
TO the county Jail and surrendered to
the sheriff.
Charles Dawes, negro, was convicted
Yesterday in the first division of the
criminal court of murder in the second
degree and his punishment fixed at 20
years in the penitentiary. He was tried
before Judge w. Il. Fort. In addition to
the trial of James Rooney, alias New
York Harry there were six convictions
of capital cases set for the week and
other cases finally disposed of. Four cases
were tried and convictions secured before
- H.. %....l- arlr sat,
completing the docket set in the second
division. All prisoners convicted during
the week will be sentenced this morn
ing,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
145O BALES COTTON
SOLDAT GREENV|LLE
Staple Purchased by Mont
gomery and Dallas Firms
for Nearly 100000

Greenville, January Especially
Planters Mercantile company one of the
largest mercantile establishments of this
city sold yesterday one of the largest
amounts of cotton that has been sold in
Greenville in recent years. There were
1850 bales in the lot, and the amount re-
ceived for the cotton was near 100000.
The cotton was bought by Messers. H. C.
and e. G. Parker of this city for Camp
bell & Cleaver of Montgomery and Dali
las. Tex.
The automobile business in Greenville
is increasing in volume daily. Since the
opening of a number of good roads there
have been many new cars sold in the city
A new cemetery is to be opened in
Greenville. The new cemetery will be
adjoining the Magnolia cemetery. 1t will
be made beautiful with flowers, ever
greens and trees. Macadamized drives
will be built and massive stone entrance
will be erected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Much OratOry Over
Very Small Matter

seldom has more oratory over as in
significant subject as an ordinary al
ley BEEN hurled at the city commission
than was turned loose yesterday when
u. j. Poncelor and Sterling Wood took
up the cudgels at the city commission
meeting. The alley concerned is on
sixteenth avenue, south. in some prop
erty on Red mountain owned by Mr..
Wood and Mr.. Poncelor.
Mr.. Poncelor wants certain property
vacated for alley and Mr.. Wood OPP
posed II. The exact reasons for the
argument on either side were never
very lucid to the ordinary auditor, but
speeches which equaled In forensic
value the funeral Grafton OF Mark An :
tony were delivered by both parties.
The commissioners passed the mat
ter over until next Tuesday in order
to think II over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Madame Nazimoya

Madame Hazimova is said to have the
greatest part In bella Donna" since
she became one of the leading figures on
the English-speaking stage. The play is
an adaptation made from the famous
novel by Robert Hichens of the same
name. 1t has been made by James Bern
ard Pagan and i'm four acts he has told
the story of the novelist. Charles Froh-
man will present the distinguished Rus
sian actress at the Jefferson theatre Sat-
urday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Waive Preliminary Hearing

Charles HILL Joe Etress and Walter
Etress, charged with Illicit distilling,
waived preliminary hearing before Judge
X. b. Watts. United States commissioner.
yesterday and were bound over to the
federal grand jury in the sum of $500.
The men We're arrested in Shelby county
on warrants that were issued following
a raid by the United States marshal a
short time ago, in which still said to
have been operated by the defendants was
destroyed. Deputy Marshal w. o. Bass
made the arrests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
LIFTED ABOARD
BY ROPE LADDER

The Nantucket stood by u.s. and those
of us who could, climbed the rope lad
der to get on board. Those who were
not able to follow us were lifted aboard
the Nantucket by the aid of ropes, which
were placed under their arms
Mrs. T. J. Woods of Norfolk was hur-
rying to New York to be with her hus-
band. whose death occurred there almost
simultaneously with the sinking of the
Monroe this morning. Mrs. Woods, with
wounded head, was borne from the
steamer Nantucket ignorant of her hus-
bands death. She was almost overcome
from exhaustion. She had been pulled
by a rope through one of the Nantucket $
port holes.
w. Albert Snyder of East Orange, n.
j., was among those of the rescued who
had to be sent to the hospital Snyder,
who was long In the water was suffering
from exhaustion.
w. c. Clausen of Milwaukee came from
the Nantucket as did many others. with
his pajamas and a blanket as his only
garments. Clausen, who was among those
first reported lost, escaped with a cut
foot. Ralph Flanagan, Brooklyn. went
to the hospital temporarily. He was not
hurt
One of the most thrilling stories told
by survivors was that of Miss McCombs.
She was one of the nine members of the
Macaria Theatrical company who sur
vive. Miss McCombs owes her life to the
bravery of Charlie Sutton, native of
Hertford, n. c., and n member of the
A1onroes crew, who leaped overheard
from the laundering ship and kept her
afioat in the icy waters until they reached
one of the Nantucket's lifeboats.
Miss Hilda Haviland, leading lady of
her company, and with whom Miss Nc
Combs was rooming, appears to have been
seriously affected by her severe expert
ences in the disaster.
James O'Connell of Washington escaped
injury. He was in the water for some
time. but is only slightly indisposed from
his experiences,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
ADJUSTERS At WORK
ON FOUNDRY FIRE

Insurance adjusterG were at work on
the ruins of the Caldwell Watson
Foundry and Machine company plant at
1900 Fifth avenue, north. yesterday, fol-
lowing the fire of Thursday night, which
destroyed the plant. The loss after in
vestigation remains as was first esti-
mated-s50,0oo. Nothing has yet been de-
cided as to whether the plant will be
rebuilt.
1t was. stated last night that the Cald-
wellWatson company was insured for
two-thirds of it's value and therefore the
financial loss to the partners. 7. j. Cald-
well and e. A. Watson, is not as great
as was at first thought. Both partners
were busy yesterday adjusting the affairs
of the firm. All orders on hand were
transferred to other local foundry and
machine shops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
BELL WILL TAKE
OFFICE MONDAY

Robert n Bell will assume the office
of United States district attorney on Mon
day morning. succeeding oliver d. Street
the incumbent, who resigned several
weeks ago. Mr. Street has about COM
pleted his arrangements to turn the Of
flee over to his successor, and IL is un-
derstood will resume the practice of law
at his former home
Mr.. Bell has not named the assistant
attorney. and it is probable that the ap-
pointment will not be made until he
familiarzes himself with the office
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
At the Majestic

A realistic picture of condition that
exists today In large cities, is offered at
the Majestic theatre this week in "Traf-
flc in Souls" which deals with the white
slave traffic. and which is based on the
official reports of the government in
vestigations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
At the Bijou

The plays that come to the Biiou ap-
peal as strongly to women and children
as does ''Freckles." The play appeals TT
the matinee audiences, and as a result the
Bijou probably will be well filled this
afternoon. When Beulah Poynter appears
in LENA Rivers" at the Bijou theatre
next Monday night 1t Will be 1103 times
that she has played this part. which she
wrote and starred In several years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Rahan Bound Over

c. w. Rahan. charged with larceny
from the person. was bound over to
the grand jury in the sum of $500
yesterday by Judge III. u. Abernethy
OF the court of common pleas. Lee
Stewart was admitted to a $500 bond
by Judge Abernethy on charge OF
manslaughter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Nine. Melha

The concert of Nine. Melba at the JEFF
ferson theatre the evening OF February
will begin at $3.50 o'clock. Nine. Melba
will be assisted by Edmund Burke. the
Canadian baritone, Gabriel Lapierre, plan
ist, and Marcel Moyse. flautist. The seat
reservation is now on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
At the Lyric

There is special appeal to children in
this weeks vaudeville bill at the Lyric
theatre and it is really the first time
that the acts on the bin have done So
An unusually large audience is expected
for this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
At the OrphetIm

A special reception for children will be
held on the stage at the Orpheum theatre
this afternoon by Baby Violet Stroud. tho
clever little coincidence who is so popular
with children. She will present each of
them with souvenir of the occasion.