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The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-23
STORM IS COSTLY
Railroads in Kansas Suffer
From Loss In Operstion.
One Train on Rock Island Il
Lost-An Wires Down.


me railroads. OF Kansas lost sew
eral hundred thousand dollars in the
storm Of the last tWenty-four houra
Hundreds Of TELEGRAPH mole. h,-o.r.Is
....L N1H -s.N.N"4. s. -. 4.->-.s :.
-. ..:e.- o". -.
'o -. '-e ms ..s aHu
gangs OF men with hastily gathered
equipment are trying to restore tele-
graph and telephone service. One
train. No. 40 on the Rock Ieland ana
- ,re..s. :. 80 -N.ND.-'' -
~ AopeAa a. 'ev rms ninS from
the west Is lost Nothing has been
heard from It and ofdcia1k at the To-
peka general offices are making every
effort to locate the strayed train. 1t
- in north centrAlt Kansas, either t1Ad
up on account sAofs WGdt bound tralSSS
or bucking the snow. local onicials
believe
On one stretch Of track between Nc
Farland and Belleville on the Rock
Island. conductor. who arrived in
Topeka this afternoon. counted 3e5
telegraph poles lying fiat ON the
i ground. Telegraph service II serious
| ly crippled. It may be necessary to
rebuild many miles Of wire lines in
| Kansas as a result Of tho storm that
broke yesterday afternoon.
The Santa Fe suffered most severely
just west Of Topeka. where along one
stre!cn OF track between topeka ana
Faunne. 80 telegraph poles have been
snapPeo ana nave carIieo the Wiree
@ Will .len Ns 20 ene me- snUw 1As. cever9
So,,e ~. em ; .en. .open1 ~ Al easv
ne;r. rha Sorta b. - Ahn sn
IN the Atc1,isor hr.rch s1.o
c,,r..s.,- = 80 cc-.r
| o...~.N' M -
s..ta Is oi .ne HOcH 4.aano ano
SH 81 a. s,.L IRE anuWc.pane ncse Tou-
~, =. ssrr ,s,s-" "A -. :. s.,,:S ut OI
1r sg Iae1us oIaz1u s tAs n1n18 tne
| Eauway co0 An0 tearing oOWu tne tei-
egraph wires this afternoon. Trains
| were operated through this territory
with fair schedule record this morn
Ing Ing but the nsr incres:sd .I1tn violence Of the
hour today. In the vicinity Of Pratt.
Dodge CITY and Buckiin. the etorm
was at its height at o'clock this a1-
| ternoon.
| The general condition of KAnGas.
from a railroad standpoint. is from
| three to six inches OF snow over the
/ entire state. The eastern sections suf-
fered most severely. The sleet of
| Sunday evening clung to the wires,
weighed them down and the stiff wind
from the northeast did the rest.
The Rock Island IL operating one wire
southwest Of Topeka through 4cFAr-
land and southwest from Herineton-
South OF Herington through Wicntta'
Wellington and Caldwell. the Rock Is
land is at sea. Nothing can be caugnt
over the wires. They lie in q nfe1ess
mass along the right Of way. From
Omaha to Colorado Springs across the
Rock Island is also mystified. west
bound trains are attempting to run on
trains are suffering. Gangs Of men have
been sent out Of every terminal in an
attempt to restore trafic and the tele-
i graph and telephone connections.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-23

train was emerging from the Loetsch-
berg tunnel it was struck by q terrific
squall, known as a ''foehn"-a violent
southeast wind peculiar to the Alps.
The last two cars of the train were
overturned and one passenger was
killed and three were hurt
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-23
DEMOCRATS COME
IN FACE OF STORM
Their Annual Banquet Brings
Them Together.
Five Congressman Are on Pro-
gram Tonight.
MARCH OF POSTMASTER ARMY
1t Has Come to Pass in Review
Before Congressman
From Four Corners of State
Contemptuous of Storm.
GOv.. BURKE. NORTH DAKOTA
He Is Guest of Honor at the
Banquet.
Plans for Platform and Cam
paign-Neeley for SenateG
1t Has Come to Pass in Review
Before Congressman
From Four Corners of State
COntemptuous of Storm.
GOV.. BURKE. NORTH DAKOTA
He Is Guest of Honor at the
Banquet.
Plans for Platform and Cam
paign-Neeley for Senateg

Almost every county in Kansas has
delegation here today for the an
nual banquet of the Democratic club
in Masonic temple tonight. The
Democrats came to write a tentative
platform, discuss candidates and
gather additional inspiration for the
campaign,
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-23

fective March 1, to become superin-
tendent special service of the Rock
Island, headquarters at Chicago.
Glenn M. Bryan, special agent ut large
of the Santa Fe in Topeka, also has
resigned. He will accompany Mr.. Ger
main to Chicago as inspector Of spe-
cial service on the Rock Island. J.
Harry Anderson, chief clerk to Mr..
German at Topeka, will go with his
superior officer as chief clerk in the
Rock Island department at Chicago.
With this announcement comes the
plan OF the new special service depart
ment OF the Rock Island under Mr..
German as superintendent The Rock
Island will appoint special agents at
the headquarters of the three districts,
Topeka, Des Moines and Ell Reno
These agents under the new Germain
plan, will have an office force and
ntinlaed on Po "a S3ix /
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-23
1000 MILES
Argentine Battleship Claims to Have
Heard from Colon.

Boston, Feb. 23.-Wireless COM
munication with Colon, 1000 miles
away, was established by the New Ar
gentine battleship, Rivadavia, during
q recent test, her officers announced
today. The achievement is said to be
unusual for a ship at sea-
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-23

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Tuesday; slightly
warmer tonight.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-23

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The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-23

Benjamin F. Hildebrand Of Hiawatha,
Democratic candidate for superintendent
banquet. Mr.. Hildebrand has the en-
thusiastic support Of the Brown county
Democrats for the place. He IL an old
time newspaper man. having run the Hia-
watha Democrat before F. NJ. Pearl So
cured that paper.
CONTINUED on Page Six.)
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-23

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-28
FUTILE SEARCH FOR FUGITIVE.
Conviction Grows That Rutland's Slip.
perry Man Has Left City.

Rutland, July 2s.-The only develop.
ment yesterday in the search for Frank
Gardner Hill, the alleged forger. who
escaped from officers Friday night. was
the futile descent Of body of regular
and special policemen and a deputy
sheriff on the home of Eaton Hewitt.
Woodstock avenue, outside the city
limits.
Chief Of Police Jesse Young had re-
ceived word yesterday from persons in
that vicinity that a strange man had
been seen about the home Of a man
named Eaton Hewitt. who lives alone A
party was made up. armed with a search
warrant. but neither Hewitt nor Hill
was found about the place.
In the searching party were Chief
Young. Policeman Warren. hennedy
Conlin. and Elworth. Deputy sheriff Pas
cal Ricci and Special Policeman James
Pitaniello. o. r. Packard and A. New
man. The party left the police station
9 bout $3.50 O'Clock in the afternoon. in
two automobiles.
Arriving az Hewitt's home they found
the place locked and without any sign
of life rear door Was easily forced.
and the homse VAS ransacked from gar
ret n cellar without any sign of the
fugitive Or any evidenoe that he bad
been there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-28
EPIDEMIC STORY DENIED.
There Are Only Seven Scarlet Fever
Cases in Rockingham.

Bellows Falls. July 27 Reports have
been printed in several Vermont and one
New York city newspaper that there is
a serious epidemic OF scarlet fever in
Bellows Falls, This rumor is untrue al
though it has been given so great public.
ity that il is generally believed.
Yesterday there were seven cases of
the disease under quarantine within the
limits of the town OF Rockingham, which
Includes Bellows Falls, and all the cases
reported are OF mild order. Health Of
ticer j. S. Hill has interviewed all the
doctors and they have informed him that
all the cases under their care have been
reported to him
A denial of the report has been re-
luested as it is thought that the pub
licity may interfere with the plans az
persons who have arranged to spend
their vacations in this town. One New
York City resident whose daughter is
visiting here wired her to come home as
soon as he read the report in a news
paper but was informed that the story
was exaggerated and that there was no
danger here and lie cancelled his instruc.
tions.
strict quarantine is being kept on
the children who are i'll with the disease.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-28
DEMANDED $500 OF JUDGE.
Money-Lender Created Sensation in Court
at Yonkers, N. Y.

Yonkers, n. v, July 2s.-The court
of special sessions was thrown into an
uprosr yesterday when Abraham Roths-
child, a money-lender. entered the room
and excitedly demanded of Judge Bealf,
then on the bench, that the Judge return
to him $1,000 of borrowed money.
Rothschild became so excited that Judge
Beall left the bench and retired to his
chambers.
q have been trying in every possible
way TO collect this money" Rothschild
shouted. but ] haven't been able 20 get
a lawyer TO take up NV case simply be-
cause YOU are on the bench
Judge Beall directed him to bring suit
for any alleged indebtedness but this.
Rothschild asserted. meant DELAY and de-
lay. he said. was driving him into bank
uptcy. After Judge Beall had left the
bench Rothsehild was quieted and in
duced TO depart.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-28
MORE LIKE PEACE IN MEXICO.
Bryan Says in His Occasional Message
to the People.

Washington, D. G., July 2s Secretary
Bryan last night announced that the sit
uation as between the Carbajal govern
ment and the constitutionalists in Mex
leo was progressing very satisfactory .
The delegates appointed by Provisional
President Carbaial left Mexico City yes
terday for Saltillo where the peace con
ferenees will take place and there is
every indication, according to state de-
partment advices. that an amicable ar
rangement will be made TO hand over to
the constitutionalists the reins of gov
ernment
Adyiees from southern Mexico stated
that the ENJOYS sent by Carranza to dis
cuss the general situation in Mexico with
emissaries of Zapata had had long
conference which was in every respect
satisfactory. Officials now expect that
Zspata will cooperate with the consti-
tutionalists in maintaining peace in
Mexico.
Word was received here last night
that Fernando Iglesias Calderon, who is
TO be minister OF foreign affairs in Car
cabinet. had met with an acci-
dent in New York and was suffering
with 2 broken leg. He was to have pro-
ceeded to Carranza's headquarters and
would have been one Of Carranzas dele. |
gates in the forthcoming conference.
Members of the constitutionalist iunta |
in Washington said they interpreted /
Carbajalis appointment Of the peace
as meaning that the first 1
chief probably would enter Mexico CITY /
before the middle of August
They predicted that the parley Of Sal 1
iillo would not last long and that the
Carbaiol euvoys aecede to Csrranza's de-
mand for an unconditional surrender.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-28
MET BEAR IN WOODS.
Fred E. Downing's Aim Was Good and
Mr.. Bruin Is Dead.

Fred E. Downing shot black bear on
the Horace White place in Washington
last night The bear was apparently
about two years old and weighed $50
pounds.
Mr. Downing had been out on a visit
to a neighbor and was returning home by
road through the woods on the White
place at about o'clock. He had his gun
with him and when he heard rustling
he stopped TO determine what caused it.
He soon saw the bear come out into the
road. and Mr.. Downing's first shot landed
Mr.. Bruin, breaking the animals back.
After making sure that the bear was
dead Mr.. Downing went home and pro-
cured help to drag the carcass home. The
carcass was brought to Barre this after
noon and was sold 10 Smith & Cummings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-28
WHITMAN WILL FILE PETITION.
For New York Gubernatorial Nomina-
tion In Spite of Roosevelt

New York, July 2s.-District Attor
ney Charles s. Whitman will file his pc,
tition for the gibernatorial nomination
at the Republican primary and none
other. according to an announcement is
sued by him last night. In the state
ment he asks Harvey d. Hinman, who
has announced himself as in the field
for the nomination to pledge himself to
support the candidate chosen as he,
Whitman, says he will do.
Mr. Whitman says he doubtless could
have had the support of Col. Theodore
Roosevelt in his efforts TO secure the Re-
publican nomination if he had been will
ing to submit TO Col. Roosevelt's dieta-
tions. Il did not submit to il and / did
not get it, he adds. The statement
says:
Il shall file my petition on the first
day permitted by law and shall be a
for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation at the Republican primary and
none oti er. will support the Repub-
lican candidate chosen at that primary
as l have supported at the election of
every Republican nominee for president
or governor since have been a voter.
ask Mr.. Hinman if he will make like
pledge to support the Republican nom
inee chosen at the coming primary
Il am against the attempt of Mr.
Roosevelt 10 force candidate upon
the Republican party. II | had been
willing to submit TO his dictation no
ioubt could have had his support
lid not submit to it and did not get
4
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-28
WANTED TO BEGIN TERM.
Young Men Sentenced in St. Albans
Court For Burglary.

st. Albans, July 2s.--In city court
Yesterday afternoon before Judge n. n
Post, George Noel and Wilfred Locke
asked that an information be filed
against them. charging the attempted
burglary of the store of II. B. Butler
on Lake street early on the morning of
July II. This was done by States
Attorney G. f. Lsdd and the men plead
ed guilty, being sentenced 30 serve not
less than six months and not more than
one year in the house of correction.
According to the story of the young
men, who are about 10 years old. they
came here from New York, Locke's ma
tive home being in Hartford. Conn, and
Noel's in ST. Hyacinthe, p. Q. In this
city they met Frank Johnson, several
years their senior. The three were ar
rested by Policeman Robert Walker in
the act, il was alleged, of breaking into
the store In city court at that time
they were held for appearance at the
September term Of county court. John
son is in jail yet awaiting trial.
Francis Ward recently pleaded guilty
70 an information filed against him by
the states attorney, charging him with
the burglary OF Nhe ONCE OF the el-
mont Power & Manufacturing company,
and on motion of his counsel. NJ. H.
Alexander. the matter OF probation was
referred TO Probation Officer c. p. Ho-
gan.
Herbert Richard Of the Bay was ar
rested yesterday afternoon BY Deputy
sheriff Frank Trombly and brought TO
the franklin county jail to await
hearing on the charge OF stealing a suit
case last Saturday from the Mitchell
at the Bay, now occupied by
Louis Mossey AMI family Of Lake street
There were several guests at the cot !
tsge Saturday and in the evening when /
az were in the front Of the cottage the |
suit case and other articles were taken. /
being effected, il is supposed,
through a window in the rear. Miss /
Florence Mossey found the suit case
near the cottage SUNDAY afternoon.
some lingerie which Il Contained was
eft in the case but fountain pen. some
money and a gold bracelet were missing.
Yesterday States Attorney G. r. Ladd 1,
ssued . warrant for the arrest Of Rich
ird.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-28
WOMAN HELD FOR TRIAL
Following Taking of Evidence in State
VS.. Elenora Saia in Barre Court.


! Evidence of a sale in the case of state
vs.. Elenora Saia, charged with selling
intoxicating liquor illegally was brought
out in the testimony of Paul Wilfore
at hearing held before Magistrate II
| w. Scott in city court this forenoon
and the respondent was held in the SUN
of $500 for her appearance at the Sep
temher term of Washington county court
The binding over proceedings grew ont
of raid made at the home of Mrs Saia,
! ] Bugbee avenue, by officers from po-
! lice headquarters Sunday night Grand
Juror William Wishart appeared for the
state and r. A. Hoar represented Mrs.
Saia. A crowded court room heard the
witnesses when their conversation from
the stand was audible above the
monotonous chugging OF the city's steam
roller just outside on Prospect street.
Once Attorney Hoar moved that the
agent or director OF the roller be adj
judged in contempt of court, but the
motion was ignored.
Walter Emery, a teamster, testified to
seeing Mrs. Saia in her house last Sat
urday. There he drank something like
beer and one Paul Wilfore paid the bill
Walter Jones said he had been around
Mrs. Saia's house without ever having
anything to drink. Paul Wilfore told of
accompanying Emery to the Saia home
Saturday. The pair were introduced to
a beverage that might have been lager
beer, he said He told of giving Mrs.
Saia 81 bill out of which she took 20
cents. George Elrick, Jumper, said he
didn't know Mrs. Saia and had never
visited her house He knew the loca
tion of Bugbee avenue. Harry Gordon
told of calling on Mrs. Saia's brother al
her house. The boys there were aceus-
toned to playing cards upstairs. He had
partaken of liquor there, he said, but he
had never paid for it.
James Taylor gave married mans
experience as an amateur plumber. |
his familiarity with pipe ar
in the tenement adjoining
his own, he had removed the plugs from |
4 pipe in Mrs. Saia's house nearby. Wit |
ness disclaimed any knowledge Of plumb.
ny as an acquired art, but conceded that /
, married man was in a position TO know |
about plugged pipes. He had I
/ bottle of beer on one occasion when /
Mrs. Saia's pipe went wrong, No money
igured in the business.
Officer John S. Murley said he lived
i % Summer street and he testified to
eeing people come away from the neigh
'orhood of Mrs. Saia's home with pack
ges. He didn't know their contents
)fiicer Harry Gamble told of leading a
aiding party to the Saia home Sunday
light. He did not assist in the search.
,fficer John w. Dineen told of searching
he apartment and seizing bottle of
ghiskey partly fun. which had been
Dund by Officer David Henderson. The
alter told of assisting in the search.
,eplying to Attorney Hoar on the cross
witness denied that any OF
he officers took a nip from the bottle I
aized.
Mrs. Saia furnished bail and was re- a
,ased
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-28
WAR is DECLARED;
SERVIAN VESSELS
SEIZED IN DANUBE
WAS HuNGARIAN's SUPPORTER.
Calmette Letters Presented in Caillaux
Case Proved II.

New York, July 2S.--The disclosure Of
the relations between CASTOR Calmette
as editor OF Paris Figaro, and the pres
ent Hungarian government, though ad'
vantageous to the defense of Nine. Hen
riette Caillaux in her trial for the kill
| ing of Calmette, was in fact move in
Hungarian party politics, Count Michael
Karolyi, leader OF the Hungarian radi-
Gals, said here last night, ON the eve OF
| his departure for Hungary. Count ka-
rolyi confirmed his part in furnishing
NJ. Caillaux with the papers which the
| latter presented in the court in Paris
| yesterday. He said this was not done
as service of one friend to another in
trouble, though he responded affirmative
ly to question whether NJ. Caillaux
was friend of his.
The papers were of this years date,
Count Karolyi said, and were two in
number. one letter addressed to NJ. Cal
mette by personages in Budapest, and
the other from him to them. Both were
written in the French language. The
letters dealt with arrangements for IA
vorable statements by the Figaro in
Hungarian affairs.
Count Karolyi handed the two Gocu
ments to NJ. Caillaux on his passage
through Paris on his way to this coun-
try. This was after the indictment of
Nine. Caillaux. The publication yester
day in the, Paris court of the fact OF
which the letters are evidence was very
satisfactory to him, the count said.
"The letters" Count karolyi contin-
ued, furnish proof that Calmette, OF
whom it had been sought to make
hero. was actually in the pay of the
Hungarian government and had under
taken to speak fayorably of it in the
Figaro, though Hungary adhered to an
alliance hostile to the international group
of which France is member.
The Figaro has been lending this sup |
port to the government of Count Tisza
for nearly one year and half"
Count karolyi, who is one of the lead.
ers of opposition in Hungary, said he
in securing proofs of the pub
licity" work of the Hungarian govern
ment with French and also English pa
pers. The letters concerning the Figaro,
he declared, are only two out of a /
engthy correspondence. supplementary
disclosures would be made at other OPP
perfume times, he intimated. This pub
icity" had been done out of reptile"
'und of over 100000. he added. The
,ount would not disclose the amount
mentioned in the documents submitted
% the Paris court yesterday, nor go into
urther details which might necessitate
/ summons to him from the French
udge.
Regarding his return to Hungary at
his time, Count Karolyi said that he
'ecause as a party leader his place was
n his own country at the time OF such |
crisis. He declined however, to dis t
uss the situation in Austria Hungary
{ this time. y
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-28
BILLOWS OF SMOKE
IN TOMASI BLOCK
Came from Excelsior in Cellar Burning
and Main Street Was Thrown Into
FURRY from Box II.

Smoke pouring through an air shaft in
the Diversi fruit store at 247 North Main
street this morning caused so much un-
easiness among the clerks that one OF
their number descended to the basement
to ascertain the reason. Opening a door
which leads from the fruit cellar to the
main basement, the clerk was nearly
! knocked from his feet by a gust of
smoke that poured through the aperture.
The mans next move was in the direc-
tion of box p at the Depot square cor
ner and at 1850 o'clock a general alarm
brought all Of the eity's re-fighting APP
paratus to the A. Tomasi block Fire
which started in Mr.. Tomasi's cellar was
responsible for the outbreak and before
the firemen had subdued the blaze CON
siderable damage had been done By
smoke.
The auto truck was the first to reach
the block and line OF chemical hose
quickly connected the big tanks on the
truck with the heart of the blaze direct
ly under the American clothing store
A feeling of uneasiness confined to the
first floor in the early stages of the FIRE
spread rapidly to the tenements in the
stories above ami while the firemen were
feeling their way through the dense
smoke in the basement, anxious knots
of tenants gathered on the stairs and
piazzas above The danger of a serious
fire was early ayerted, for the firemen
began to work before the blaze had gone
beyond pile OF excelsior near the fur
mace. Everywhere about the cellar the
men were handicapped by volumes OF
smoke, but the chemical soon had its
way with the seething mass of infam-
mable material near the furnace. The
all out signal was given directly after
the first detail of men arrived. although
the horse drawn chemical apparatus and
the hook and ladder truck made the trip
from the station as an emergency meas
ure.
Most of the damage was done by
smoke and the loss in none of the cases
Is large. Overhead timbers in the base
ment were badly scorched and smoke
which didn't billow its way through the
basement windows, found its way into
he stores above and filtered through
he ceiling above to some of the tene.
nents on the second floor. No one
'eemed ready to explain the origin of
he blaze. For the past few months
enants of the block have not made any
demands for heat and consequently the
ire in the furnace had been dead these
many weeks. A. Tomasi. the proprietor.
annot believe that careless smokers
we're responsible for the outbreak. as
he basement is seldom frequented in the
ummer