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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
Fl. RILEY HORSES
Famous Cavalry Steeds Will Be
Seen at Big Fair.
They Will Participate in the
Night Horse Show.

Four regular army officers OF the
mounted service school at Fort Riley
are coming with six famous cavalry
horses, to take part in the horse show
during the Topeka fair next week.
CAPTAIN H. r. Richm o:.d, of the
Thirteenth cavalry, senior instructor
in equitation of the mounted service
school, will be in charge. Those who
will come with him and who will put
the horses through their performances
are First Lieutenant Berkeley L.
Merchant, Thirteenth cavalry; FIRST
Lieutenant Hayden w. Wagner. Third
cavalry, and Lieutenant Sloan Doak.
Fifth cavalry.
Among the horses t Captain
Richmond will bring will be De-
ceive," a thoroughbred, that was a
member Of the American team in the
Olympic games at Stockholm, Sweden,
in 1912. This horse has won first
prize in jumping classes at New York.
Kansas City and Denver. and won the
military steeple chase at Belmont
park, New York. At the national
horse show, New York, Deceive" won
in the officers charger and military
jumping contests. At Denver, this
year, this horse won first prizes for
light hunter class. military jumping
and high jump. "Deceive's" record of
winnings goes back to 1910, and he
wherever he has been shown.
Long List of Winnings.
Another the famous horses to be
shown at Topeka will be "Chiswell."
who is not entitled to the honor of
being in the Who's Who horse book,
for he isn't thoroughbred. He is
listed as a mere three-quarter-bred.
But breeding doesn't seem to count
for SO much, for "Chiswell' has a list
of winnings as long as laundry list.
He won first prize in the heavy
c..arger class and second in the green
hunter class at the National Capital
horse show, Washington, D. c., was a
member Of the Olympic team at
Stockholm, won a string of blue rib
bons in saddle classes in Virginia,
where saddlers are saddlers. and was
the champion heavyweight charger
for two consecutive years at the New
York horse show in Madison Square
Garden. He was the winner of the
first prize in the heavyweight hunter
class, officers charge class, and pair
jumping, and the winner of the re-
serve championship in the champion
hunter clas.; at Denver this year. He
also took first prizes at Denver il 1913
and Irst and second at Kansas City
in 1913.
One of the famous horses that will
come from Fort Riley is "Old Platte
II there is anything in a name and
army history that stands out above all
others it is platte" Campaign after
campaign has been fought up and
down the Platte rivers with tho In
dams. When soldier names horse
"Old' that is title of distinction and
affection. Coupled with Platte it
means that "Old Platte" is one Of the
favorite chargers of he army, and he
will be a favorite at the Topeka horse
show fair week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

taking out his first papers will not
help him. II he does not go back now.
IL he is ever caught in Holland he will
be treated ~ q deeerter from the
army. But Anthony has q good BUSH
ness, happy home and he win try to
get along without going back to Hol-
land now or any other time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
HIRE ONLY COLLEGE MEN.
Santa F'e to Employ Only Graduates
as Civil EnGlneeFs.

IS Civil Engineers.
Manhattan, Kan. Sept. 6.-The civil
engineering department of the Santa
Fee railroad has adopted the policy OF
hiring only college graduates. A let
ter received by A. A. Potter. dean of
the engineering division at the Kansas
State Agricultural college. asks him to
recommend a number of men, as ten
or fifteen of their present employees
are planning to attend college this fall.
1t has not been SO long ago since
many business men expressed the be-
lief that college graduates were not
the most desirable employees. Dean
ployers of the men who have gradu-
ated from the engineering division at
agricultural college and he says that
almost all Of his boys are making good
in fine shape. 1t pleases him to think
that company like the Santa Fee has
come out SO decidedly in favor Of COL
lege men as workers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
GARBAGE GRAFTERs NOW.
Lawrence Develops a New Brand Of
Easy Money Men.

Lawrence. Sept. S.-Complaint has
been made that unauthorized men
have been going through the alleys of
Lawrence claiming to be the official
city garbage collectors and collecting
money for the hauling that is done.
Some of these men, it is said use garb-
age for feeding purposes and collect
such as they can use for their own
purposes and pay no attention to other
sort Of waste.
Several complaints were filed with
the city authorities this morning. It
is said that the activities Of these men
have the effect of disturbing the regu-
lar schedule of garbage collection and
much Inconvenience to householders is
the result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
GET ON BETA THETA Pr.
Local "Erat'' Mt X. S. A. G. Taken In.
to National ORGANIZATION.

Manhattan, Sept. S.-Nick Ems tel
egraphed from st. Louis yesterday
that the Tau Omega Sigma, a local
fraternity at the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college, had been granted a
chapter In Beta Theta Pi. This was
the third campaign the Tau Omegas
have made for q national chapter, but
they stuck to it and won finally Beta
Theta Pi ranks among the best of the
national Greek letter fraternities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
Dogs Of WAR.

Sure Enough 'sCanines'' Now Taking
Part In European Conflict.
Paris, Sept. 8.-Police dogs being
used in this war in the Red Cross
work for the first time are reported to
be giving excellent results They have
been trained to discover the wounded
and to bring his cap or another piece
OF his wearing apparel back to the
headquarters of the Red Cross and then
T. lead = nurse to the wounded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
i. R. HITS BOTH
The Colonel Attacks Repub-
leans and Democrats Alike
I'm Opening Speech Of His Tour
in Louisiana.

New Orleans, Sept. 8.-Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, in a speech at the
French opera house here urged that
This government. instead Of paying
Is million dollarc to alien wrong
doors and their heirs" as proposed In
the dispute with Colombo over the
Panama canal property, should 'use
that 25 mil IN dollars and the plant
OF the Panama canal and as many
scores Of millions extra as are leces-
sary to take control Of the Mississippi
and to develop all its possibilities Of
usefulness from tho headwaters to the
delta.''
Colonel Roosevelt made a particular
point Of the Hood problem, which he
said must be met, not only by 1evees.
but great storage reservoirs up
stream. which would not only stop the
floods, but serve well for irrigation
purposes. He reminded his hearers
that he had been an advocate Of feo-
eral control of the river for long
time. IT insisted upon It when I was
president" he said, "b.-t neither or
the old parties adopted 1t. It is only
the Progressive party that has seen
the need of such a car-reaching con-
structive policy
Before the former pre5ident began
his address the place was filled and
the doors were closed. TIL. police had
difficulty with the crowds at the en-
frances.
Talks to Labor Day Crowd.
In the afternoon Colonel Roosevelt
talked a few minutes at Southern park
at q Labor day Picnic. In that adj
dress he emphasized that labor unions
in principle were all right il led by
the right sort of rren.
There are little crooks as well as
big crooks" he said, land the Pro-
gressive party is after them ALL
Germany's great onomic develop
melt during the forty-thres years pre-
ceding this 1amentable war. he said.
had been due largely to the intelli-
gent use of tariff commission. The
Progressive proposal along this line
he held to be the only real hope for
good business from the standpoint
of all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
CUTS WRIST ARTERY.

in Getting Rid of Turtle.
ElDorado, Kan, Sept. S.-Frank
Owens Of this place cut an artery in
his left wrist when a knife slipped
after he cut a brush line to get rid
Of turtle. Owens was weak from the
loss of blood Ivy the time he reached
his home in Riverside. DIR. Preston
stopped the low Of blood, and he is
reported to bS doing nicely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
salina Pioneer Killed by Train.

Salina, Kan, Sept. 8.-Peter Nelson,
70 years old, pioneer resident of this
city, was found dead Monday near the
railway tracks at Gypsum City It is
thought he was killed by a train. He
leaves a wife and several children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08
ORDERED TO THE WAR.
Kansas HOllander Decides to Stay in
SunflOwer State.

Abilene, Sept. 8.-A. Werff of this
place, who was ordered to return to
Holland and get into the ranks of the
army has received another order. This
time 1t is from the consul of the Meth
erlands at st. Louis who tells him that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-06
LOOT FROM TRAIN
No. ) WILL TOTAL
LESS THAN $500

An inventory taken this morning of
the loot secured by the train robbers
showed that the total value of it to
them was less than $500. Practical
ly all of the money and most of the
jewelry secured was from the express
company Aside from the diamond
ring taken off II. b. Royce of Walla
Walla and two other inexpensive
rings very little was secured from the
passengers. Most of them had hid
den their money and threw only a
few dollars into the sack.
In the pockets of Stoner and Mea-
6ors was found $2S1.10 and they
claim that between $50 and $50 OF
this belonged to them. The money
secured in the express car totaled
$l76.S6 leaving only about $50 Sc
cured in cash from the passengers.
The Royce ring was the most valu-
able piece of jewelry secured. \
small diamond ring was secured in
enc of the express packages. Forty
solid gold rings with platinum prongs
for mounting diamonds were secured
These We're consigned to Feldenhei-
mer of Portland. There were five
bracelet watches with chains valued
at about sac each and five other
watches.
The vouchers and drafts secured
totaled $l5S3.69 but were not re-
dcemable by the robbers. Many claim
papers of no value To the robbers
and many smaller articles, from
knives to a box of horseshoe tobac-
CO tags We're included in the loot
Sheriff Taylor, h. Parlett local
agent for the American Express Co.
| and T. f. o'Brien. local o.-W. Il 4
~ agent, made the inventory and all
of the express was afterwards turned
over TO the express company. II will
be sorted ont and sent to its destina
ton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-06
THOUSANDS GATHER TO GET
GLIMPSE OF TRAIN ROBBERS
MORBID CROWD HAUNTS STA
TION AND FOLLOWS MEN
TO COURT HOUSE.

For morbid curiosity, Pendleton
gave an exhibition yesterday after
noon that would have been exceed
ingly interesting to one making a
specially in social psychology. How
ever, there were few about who were
not more interested in catching a
glimpse of the captured train robbers
than in watching the crowd gathered
for that purpose.
News of the capture and confes-
sion of the young bandits was receiv-
cd early in the morning in tele-
phone message from Sheriff Taylor at
La Grande on the East Oregonian
bulletin board at the Welch cigar
store and the news soon became gem
eral property.
BY afternoon, nearly everyone knew
that the officers were expected with
the robbers some time after 4 O'Clock.
on account of the washout at Dur
kee. there had been no trains
through from the east for over s6
hours and three sections OF No. II
came through between 4:30 and $3.50.
A crowd of probably 1000 people had
gathered at the depot and as each
train stopped. there was craning OF
necks. Somebody would start to run
toward the rear end and at the next
moment there would be wild stam-
pede in that direction, women and
children struggling for places of van
stage with men. Some even climbed
the telegraph poles and the boxcars
to get better view. Each time only
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-06
MANNING AND WHITNEY WERE
FRIENDS DECLARES RELATIVE

year. The other two are girls. He
left Cokeville about three weeks ago.
telling my sister he was going to Ne
vada. He always made her a good
husband but had one bad habit.
gambling. l don't know much abous
his past for he didn't talk much
about ii. think he lived in Colo
rado when a boy.
The officers knew he and whitney
were friends and, when there was a
big price put on Hugh's head the Of
Ulcers offered him a thousand doll
lars IL he would help them catch him.
He said he would locate whitney but
would not help in the capture. } He
was gone quite while and to prove
he knew Hugh's whereabouts. brought
back photo in which the two OF
them were shown together in an au-
to. I think he got the thousand dol
lars and split 1t with Whitney. I also
think he was melted to this robbery
by the tales Whitney told OF his own
exploits.
II have known Clarence Stoner
ever since he was born. In fact my
mother attended his mother at his
birth. He has always been a clean
boy. not addicted to cards or drink
and never has been in trouble before.
was never more surprised In my life
to learn that he was connected with
this robbery. Meadors do not know
except by sight"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-06
Arrests Are Made Saturday Night at Hgad Where Two are Picked Up
on Suspcion-Sheiff Taylor and Agent Wood Of 0W R. &N
Get Confessions of Dead Man Comes Here and
Will Take Body Back to cokeWIIe Wyo.

Two young fellows hardly more
than boys and giving the names of
Albert Meadors and Clarence Stoner
are today prisoners in the Umatilla
county jail with long penitentiary
term confronting them through their
confessed participation in the daring
hold-up of O.-W. r. & n. train No.
last Thursday morning near Kamela.
Picked up at Hilgard Saturday
night at $3.50 by Deputy Sheriff F. A.
Batcheler of La Grande as suspects,
they were taken to the Union county
Jail where early yesterday morning
they were induced to admit their iden-
tity and confess their crime by
Sheriff T. D. Taylor of Umatilla
county and Chief Special Agent E.
8. Wood of the O.-W. r. & n. Co.
So free was their confession and so
willing were they to rectify what they
declare to be the first criminal Of
Tense of their dives that yesterday
they took the two officers to the
four different caches they had
made in the Blue Mountains and
helped them to recover every article
of their plunder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-06

Peering into the face of the dead
bandit who was killed in the recent
hold-up by Deputy Sheriff George
McDuffee. F. w. Stoffers of Coke
vile. Wyoming. last evening said.
There is no doubt of it. 1t is my
sisters husband, Charley Manning"
Stoffers arrived late in the after
noon on delayed No. 5 and went di-
rectly to the morgue where the body
of the dead robber has been lying for
several days. 1t only took one glance
to convince him that the conjectures
of himself and his sister were correct
when they heard that the dead robber
had on his arm the tatooed figure of
a woman holding an American flag
and carried a watch in which the
name of Hugh Whitney was scratch
ed.
whitney and Manning were great
friends" said Stoffers, "and Whitney
had given Charley his watch. Ny
sister knew this and that is what first
made her suspect the dead man was
her husband. The two men bear
quite strong resemblance to each
other, although Whitney's hair Is
curly.
II have known Manning for eight
or ten years and this is the first time
he has been mixed up in anything of
old and he and my sister had four
children. The oldest is boy @: eight.
and the youngest baby girl under u
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-06

Upon their arrival here. both of the
robbers gladly signified their willing
ness TO be interviewed. declaring
they wanted the public to get the
story straight. Stoner. who is a cou-
sin Of Hugh Whitney, the notorious
outlaw. declared he had known Man
ming, the dead bandit. for several
years but Meadors stated his ac-
quaintance with the man from only
four months back. II never did real
ly know him." he said
Both declare Manning was the
leader OF the party. made all of the
plans. talked them into accompany
Ing him on his criminal mission and
gave them all directions. When he
fell before the bullets of Deputy
Sheriff George McDuffee. they frank
ly admit they were scared and were
at loss what course to take in elud-
ing the officers. Manning, they say.
has been a gambler for a long time
and they believe has been in the
'stick-up" business on numerous oc.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-06
DOCK FIRE IN PORTLAND
DOES $4,000 DAMAGE
FLAMES DESTROY WHEAT-OR-
IGIN OF FIRE REMAINS
MYSTERY.

PORTLAND. Ore. July 6.-Fire.
the cause OF which is a mystery, com
pletely destroyed the Oceanic dock.
a quarter of a mile northwest of the
O.-W. r. & y. shops early yesterday
morning. entailing a property loss
estimated at $4,000. No one was
injured. The dock was owned by
Balfour. Guthrie x Company, and was
fully covered by insurance. II was
the third disastrous fire on the East
Side waterfront this year. all Of them
north of the Broadway bridge.
The fire engine could do nothing.
Arriving on the scene II found the
gates locked, and for some time could
not get in. There were no hydrants
within a radius OF more than quar-
ter OF a mile. The fireboat David
Campbell turned all of its water on
the flames, but the fire already had
gained too much headway and the
chief efforts OF the firemen thereaft-
er was 10 keep the blaze from spread
ing. The Pacific Grain Elevator
dock for a time was threatened from
the flying sparks.
Nothing but the wooden piers Of
the dock was left standing. Near
the north end Is hugl pile of grain
which sank through the floor into the
water. Part OF this may be saved,
but in this vicinity the fire was still
smouldering last night The fireboat
was at the scene all afternoon. Cap
tain Johnson keeping the streams
turned on the embers. The huge
streams OF water striking the burned
wooden piers. bowled many of them
over like nine pins.
Twenty five hundred tons OF wheat
and 5000 tons OF barley were piled on
the dock when the fire started. Just
how much OF this can be saved could
not be estimated.
A number OF freight cars on the
siding back of the dock caught IRE
but these were quickly hauled away
and the flames extinguished.
The steamer Maria. which was
moored at the dock TO take on load
OF wheat. was slightly damaged by
the flames.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-06
THE BANDITS

The dead bandit. Charley
Manning of Cokeville. Wyoming.
Professional gambler and alleg-
ed To have been connected with
several highway robberies. Has
wife and four children in Coke
vile. Was great friend of Hugh
Whitney. notorious Idaho ban
dit. Was leader of gang. AGE
about 35.
The captured bandits. Clarence
Stoner and Albert Meadors. both
sheepherders. Stoner's age is
2S. his former home in Asotin,
Wash. where he has mother and
sister. Lived in recent years
aoout Cokeville. Unmarried Il
Cousin of Hugh Whitney. Says
he never was ur der arrest before.
Meadors is 80 years old, unmar-
ried and has no rear relatives
Home in Kemmerer. Wyoming
Says this is first crime.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-06
HO[D-UP MEN CONFESS To TRAIN ROBBERY
Youthful Bandits Tell How Plans
Were Made to Hold-up Train No. S

This is the first time have been in trouble and
the last This the with which Albert Meadors and
Clarence Stoner the two who with Charley Manning held up
tram No. early last Thursday morning Kame concluded
interview with several newsppmm shortly after their arrival here
last evening y OIL mighty glad all and that
we didn't kill anybody
The bandits both Young Meado gave hi. age as 80
and Stone his 2S The former his home Kemmere
onng and he has parents nor other close relatives Sonr
states me has sister and mother in Ason Washington which place
was ms former home Both have been employed Wyoming for
number of heeperders and campende Neither is mar
RED according to his statements.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-06
SITUATION At TARRYTOWN
GROWS MORE TENSE HOURLY
ELEVEN ARE ARRESTED FOX
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST
RoCKEFEILERS.

NEW YORK. July 6.-Alexander
Berkman. an anarchist with IL others
accused of disturbing the peace at
Tarrytown by demonstration against
the Rockefellers left to appear before
Justice Moorehouse. The situation al
Tarrvtown is tense The strain was
increased by Saturdays explosion
wrecking a New York tenement house
and killing four OF a bomb which the
police said they believed was intend
ed for either Rockefeller or his son.
Justice Moorehouse refused a per-
sonal bodyguard but gave orders that
the defendants be searched for fire
arms before being brought into the
court room.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-06
M'DUFFEE EXPRESSES SORROW
OVER FACT DEAD BANDIT HAD
A WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN

That's too bad. that's too bad.
m sorry for his wife and children. -
These were the first words of Deputy
Sheriff George McDuffee of Hepp-
ner, hero of the recent train robbery
when informed that the two escaped
bandits had been captured and that
the robber he had killed was Charley
Manning. of Cokeville. Wyoming,
where he had a wife and four chill
dren.
Propped up in his bed at st. An
thongs hospital, he listened eagerly
to the news of the capture and sub
sequent confession. told him yesterday
morning by group of newspaper
men. until mention was made of the
dead robbers family. He was visibly
saddened by that. His head dropped
and for awhile he seemed to lose in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-06
veterinarians Visit Europe.

PARIS. France. July "a party OF
nineteen veterinarians from the Uni
ted states is taking Paris as the start
ing point for an excursion through
the continent and Britain, except Ire
land. Chicago is represented by DR..
I. Enos Day. who is giving special
attention to slaughtering and canning
methods used on this side.
DR.. Day. however. has inspected the
leading French veterinary schools al
Alfort. near Paris. which he says Is
the best in the world. America having
nothing like II. At the same time he
points out that the French institution
is 150 years old. while no American
establishment of the kind Is more
than twenty or thirty years old.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-06
No SHOOTING WAS AGREEMENT MADE
BETWEEN ROBBERS DECLARES ONE

"Meadors and I only Joined Man.
ming in the robbery on the condition
that he would not do any shooting"
This was the answer made this morn
ing by Clarence Stoner. one of the
captured men. to question as to
whether or not they had been in
structed to shoot in case OF resist
ance.
Would YOU have made a fight II
the officers had come upon you?" he
was asked.
mo, we had decided to get away
il we could but to surrender IL con
fronted by the officers"
Stoner, who was standing guard
over the train crew, is slightly deaf
and never heard the exchange OF
shots between Manning and Me.
Duffee This subStantiates the state
ment Of brakeman Earls who said the
actions of their guard indicated he
had not heard the shots.