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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-22
CITY NEWS

Wire Hangers Going Up-Chicf Engineer
Hobbs Of the Brownsville street and inter
urban railway company this morning an
bounced that his force had not yet com
menced the strInging Of wires for the elec-
tric system which j. 70 be inaugurated on
November 1. The men are employed ut
present III installing the hangers for the
wire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-22
Hotel Arrivals.

Miller H,4l-R. Thomas. Tampico:
&. X. Gray. III PaSo: II. ID. Gomez. san
Antonio: W. -. >~tuckhridee. Houston :
J. ". Lcanv. Beetle; !. ID. S-risncr,
san Bcnito: w. r. Wells. ir.. 81. Louis.
san Carlos hutcI-T. II. Waite Mis-.
sion: r.. l.. Ellis. KinsSville: Ralph
Jennings. Houston: A.. II. Clark>on.
Galveston: !. T. Turner. San Antonio.
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any quantity. DO not need to be free from
holes. Can not accept shipments of less
than 100 pounds. Boy here's a chance to
earn some pin money. Write vs. for further
information and prices. Harris McAllen
Nurseries. Mc.Allcn. Texas.-10 Is ct.
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Of hides. wool. sheep and goat skins. Write
u for prices and shipping tags. Texas
Mexican Hide Co., opposite Frisco freight
icpot.-l0 - ct.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-22

Kramer. who recently returned from
Australia. will box Mike ODowd here
tonight. 70 ten rounds al 150 pounds.
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At The Movies Today

AT the Dittmann-"AhoHe Tie Abyss" j.
4 twn act drama. Leah. the wife Of Her
myn Castor. struggling author, u Swal-
lowed ~ the social whirlpool ani he
dissatisfied with life. Matthew
Hendricks steps in NJ the psychological
moment and makes love 20 her. Jermyn
>cnSin. Il tragedy goes to the country "a
rest. While he il gone. Leah clopeS with
Hendricks. Later. Hendricks tires of her
and casts her of. Meanwhile. .Iermvn
.ocS to the home of his foster motitr III
Ire %countrs and finds Evcrisd. hr~ niece
living with her. .Jcrmvn falls Ia love
with her. but rcfrainS from dcrilriae
himself because of his marriage vows.
At The Dreamland-"Coral." the romance
i sen waif. viii lc featured az the
Greenland thcatrr tonight. \ synopsis
Of the first two reels SAYS: One day Dan
McQuadc. an old fisherman in a New
England village. finds 4 woman and
child east M hy the storm Of the night
before. The mother i beyond human
all. hut the child il still alive aud h.
takes il 10 his cottage and saves its life
Years pass aud the child has grown TO
he n beautiful innocent Young girl. IL
norant Of the WAYS of the outside world.
She has filled a place III the old fisher
his wife and baby many wears before.
and she regards him with the affection
Of a daughter.
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About that plumbing that is to be done

Call HAYES & Sons. Scores of satisfied
customers. Phone Set loft.
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Don't forget 10 take your water and Iigh
discount. -lO 2O1lt
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Correct Spanish taught quickly, after
Moons. Mrs. NJ. II. D~oueherty. 1909 Wash
lngton ~trcct.-lO lGl4t.
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Construct CURLING

CoHSu uCt CuIuiiiy Inc bf"Wh>Niie
DAIRY Creamery company 4 constructing
new cement curbings around their plant
and stables adjoining the Peoples ice plant
on Tenth street.
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Don't forget to take your water and light
discOunt.-l0l20f11
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A marriage license was issued la. night
by County Clerk Webb 10 Edgar Thomas
and Miss Jack Wallace Anderson.
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THEIR MYSTIC JEwEI.-two reels.
Ills COLLEGE WIFE-comcdy.
7 ReeIs-Grcat Programs and I0c

And don't forget, tomorrow. the great q.
rial story, ''The Broken Coin." witt
Grace Cunard and Francis Ford, late OF
.Lucile Love" fame.
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Dent forget to take your water and light
diSc0unt.-l0'2O lit
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Don't forget to take your water and light
discount. tie 20I1t
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OREAMLAND
PROGRAM D

Marie Walcamp and Wellington Playter il
the big four reel 10l Bison special
CORAL-The romance Of a sea waif.
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- utdt idyC tLCitSC Md- t~-u'd idNt hi-ha
by County Clerk Webb 10 Edgar Thomas
and Miss Jack Wallace Anderson.
Don't forget to take your water and light
discount. 20 lit
Apple Sale -EInc juicy mixed Colorado
apples only $3.50 bu~hcl, delivered. Phone
Your grocer or call vt Valley Fruit Co..
ITO Elizabeth -treet.-l0i2 ~ II.
lnvestigate-San Carlos Meal Tickets.
7I26Itf
For gasoline stove repairing and plumb
ing, ring Charley Simpson at Newman &
Williams garage. Telephone 2G2.-adv. If.
Dent forget to take your water and light
diSC0unt.-l0 20 lit
G. T. Rrehmer of Boston, Mass. factory
experienced typewriter repair man. I'LL
Adams street. Phone 119-9l 2Oltf.
Don't forget to take your water and light
diSC0unt.-l020l lit
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lnvestigate-San Carlos Meal Tickets.
7I26Itf
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For gasoline stove repairing and plumb

ing. ring Charley Simpson at Newman |
Williams garage. Telephone 2G2.-adv. II
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Don't forget 10 take your water and ligh'
~discount.-l0 pol
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j. ~. ~Scrivncr. q prominent ranch
man and cattle lmver of San Benito is
among today's guests in the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
THAW HAS WON
Question of His Sanity to Go
to Jury.
Turn Is Reached i'm Long Lane
of Defeat.

New York, April 23.-The question
of the sanity of Harry K. Thaw will
be determined by a jury. Supreme
Court Judge Hendrick, in a decision
handed down today, granted the appli-
cation. for a trial made by Thaw's at
torneys on a writ of habeas corpus.
Justice Hendrick set the date for
the trial for May IT.
Thaw was in court when Justice
Hendrick announced his opinion. His
face at once lighted up with pleasure.
His attorneys, friends and others
rushed to congratulate him and he
was kept busy for nearly half an hour
back to the Tombs.
"It will be good news to my moth
err he told newspaper men. That's
all want to say for publication"
The moot question which Justice
Hendrick had to decide was whether
the court had power to grant a jury
trial. He held, after a study of the
authorities. that he did have such
power.
He pointed out in the decision that
the jury was called ito aid the court
by their advice" and that the finding
of the jury would not be binding if
the court was satisfied that it was not
in accordance with the evidence and
with justice.
the jury's verdict and render his own
decision.
After reviewing the Thaw case, the
decision continued:
'"Thaw is confined in a state hos
pital for the insane as a precaution
for the public, the commitment can
last only so long as he is insane, and
he has the right at any time, under
the law, to have his sanity determined
by habeaS corpus"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
Strange Story Today of To-
pekan's Wife Who ElOped.
HE HUGGED and KISSED HER
Woman Says This Was His In
dicatiOn of Love.
She Financed Cost of Their
Flee From Topeka.

81 don't know why I did it. He
could not shake off,
The foregoing was the strange dec
laration made over and over again
by Mrs. Ethel Stadel, wife of Walter
Stadel, United States mail clerk, in
giving testimony for the state in the
preliminary examination of Glen Scott.
ex-naval officer and soldier of for
tune, whose arrest in Topeka at the
Missouri Pacific depot April 16 fol-
lowed his sensational elopement with
the witness.
The examination was held in the
court of Topeka before Judge Hugh
Fisher Mrs. Ethel Stadel, who eloped
with Scott and testified that they
travelled as man and wife, was the
principal witness for the state.
She told the story of the elopement
and gave an account of events lead
ing up to it in detail in a fairly
straightforward manner. Hugh Lari-
mer was the only other witness on the
stand this morning.
Following the completion of the
states evidence Scott's attorneys, Bert
Lempman and w. F. Cheney, waived
further examination and entered a
motion for dismissal of the case on
grounds of insufficient evidence to
the offense charged in the information.
Fisher and Scott was bound over for
trial in the district court under bond
of $1,000.
Told Strange Story.
On the stand this morning, Mrs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
JUST FOR WAsHBURN.

Washburn college has never been
given better publicity than has been
the case in the last few days. The
friends of the institution are con-
stantly telling of its strong charac-
teristics. The campaign now being
waged is the talk OF the town. Here
are "a few of the remarks made by
Washburn enthusiasts:
j. c. Mohler: We're all for
Washburn college,. We must see
"Washburn never quits"
Col. j. ID. Norton: The workers
have had very good success among
the business men of moderate
means. The wealthy men have not
come up to our expectations prob
urged strongly enough. I feel that
they will respond literally before
the close of the campaign.
Katherine Lux: Before our door
lies an oriental rug. Its color is
perfect In harmony, and the de-
sign of perfect rhythm and bal
ance. The texture Is strong and
as durable as the ages. The citi-
zens of Topeka have only to extend
the hand and theirs is the precious
gift-Washburn college in its COM
pleteneSS. Shall we stand idly by
and not make this supreme effort
of our life?
David Neiswanger: 1t would
seem that there should be no hesi-
fancy ON the part of the people of
Topeka in giving Washburn college
the amount she asks. 1t is not as
large a sum as Washburn spends
i'm the city every year.
Frank A. Ripley, Washburn stu
dent: 1t seems to me that whether
we get this $500, 900 is going to de-
cided III we are to have an alma
mater of which to be proud or one
which is going to sink into oblivion.
We must win.
Dwight Ream, head of the stu
dent division at Washburn college:
The college students have been or
ganized into twenty-eight teams. II
the downtown teams show what
believe the college teams are going
to do we will have a whirIwind
finish We have the "pep'' and
throw the gauntlet at the feet of
the downtown teams. Watch to
see what the students do!
Frederick COurtenay Barber.
Thus far this has not been a rich
mans campaign. 1t has been the
work of the people themselves.
Every contribution makes a friend
for Washburn college.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
WHERE ARE THE LARGE
GIFTS?

In this whirlwind campaign for
WaShburn Endowment two things
have stood out in sharp and ines
capable cOntraSt-the magnificent
response on the part of what may
be called the middle-claSS wealthy.
and the still unexplained absence
of a single large gift from the linn
tied class of local capitalists. BY
large gifts we mean from $4,000
upwards. A citizen watching the
daily climb of subscriptions could
have but one opinion. viz. that
after fifty years of gratifying
growth Washburn and its crying
needs are at last being taken seFi-
Ously by the most thoughtful and
generous part of our community.
Though TOpcka's finances are not
booming, and though there arc
anxious business men and careful
Iy econOmizing homes, yet, despite
all this. TOpeka'S answer to our
colleges hailing Cry of genuine dis
tresS has been royal. But who
have responded? Our heavy men
should understand that the eyes
of all our community are eagerly
scanning these daily lists. What
have the people seen? An ill-paid
college faculty putting down $4,000
to start the campaign: college stu
dents, fraternitieS and SOrorities Of
fering amazing gifts pledged in
uates; tNenty-eight teams of en-
thusiastic students sallying forth at
their own request, to aid the cam
paign. watching public has seen
men and women of moderate
means pledge 500. and small busi-
ness give $500. Our citizens see a
few well-to-dO men give from
$1,000 to $4,000; they see every
where the women canvaSSeFs out
doing the men, and the moderately
wealthy diStancinG the rich. What
does it mean? Ordinarily. indeed,
almost always in like enterprises
for city's good few large givers
set the pace. giving heart and sue
cess to the movement Who can
as yet point to one such large gift
or giver in this campaign. now
nearing it's end? The little man
financially and the small business
are '.in,' in till it has hurt. Where
are the large givers?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
STORM WORKS
HAVOC IN TEXAS
Near a Score Dead and Prop
erty Damages Heavy.
Wire Communication interrupt
ed and Tracks Washed Out.
Rain, WIND AND LIGHTNING
Followed by Flood and Fire
Over Wide Area.
Santa Fe Loses 1000 Feet of
Track at Purcell.
Rain, WIND and LIGHTNING

Austin. Tex, April 23.-Fifteen
known dead and property damage of
at least $1,00O,00O were the results of
yesterdays Texas rain and electrical
storms up to noon today. In addition
to the known dead at least five per-
sons were missing and believed to be
drowned. Austin was the heaviest
sufferer with twelve known dead at
noon today, five missing and half
million dollars property damage.
rain estimated at from 6 to 8
inches turned creeks about Austin
into rivers from half mile to a mile
wide in outlying parts of the city. In
the darkness last night this flood
swept several entire families into the
water. Rescue parties worked with
boats, RATS, poles and by swimming.
One of the dead was a rescuer, Tom
Quinn, a fireman, who drowned while
trying to help women and children
The known dead are:
Martha Virginia Ezell, young
daughter of c. S. Ezell; Helen King,
a telephone operator; George Holmes.
Cortez and her child, unnamed man,
negro baby named Clara, Minnie Clay
ton, negro; three unidentified negro
boys 1t is feared that five others
who were in the home with the Ezell
and King girls were drowned. The
property loss probably will reach
100000. The damage to streets and
buildings is estimated at 100000.
Street railway traffic was partially
paralyzed. Damaged bridges stopped
all railway traffic with Austin. Water
in the Colorado river is high and
larger floods are reported from above.
Extended Into Oklahoma.
Dallar, April 23.-Probably 20
persons dead, thousand of dollars in
property damage, telegraph and tele-
rContinued on Page Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
Col. Roosevelt Tried to Make
Him Useful Citizen.
SECRET PAGES N. Y. HISTORY
Files Are Illuminated by
Col. Roosevelt
In His Cross i'm
Barnes Libel Suit.

Syracuse, April ga "Dr. Jekyl
and Mr.. Hyde of politics was the
character picture of William Barnes
graphically drawn today by Colonel
Roosevelt. The former president said
Barnes had two sides-good and bad
and that for years he tried to develop
the good and make him a useful
public citizen,'' and finally gave up
hope of his reform in 1911.
Roosevelt frankly analyzed Barnes's s
character, his moral standard politi-
cally, while Barnes gazed at him i'm
passionately but in rapt attention. In
detail. Roosevelt told of their former
friendship and his efforts to bring
out the good in Barnes. He said he
frequently demonstrated with Barnes
who "habitually'' said the people were
unable to govern themselves.
Roosevelt's testimony was the most
personally intimate regarding his
opinion of Barnes he ever expressed.
He was emphatically earnest but
without temper in describing Barnes,
who, he said, like many other politi-
clans, had two moral standards-one
for the public and one for private life.
without praise, he said he regarded
Barnes as having great potential abi1
ity and power, if he would only de-
velop the good side"
Il never meant to make any ma
licious or wanton attack on Mr..
Barnes" said Roosevelt. ''F never
meant to make any attack upon him,
if 1 could avoid it. When l attacked
Mr.. Barnes, it wasn't wantonly.'
Roosevelt was given a free hand in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
BABES BUT NO DAD AT FIRST CAME
England Facing Most Serious
Problem of War.
Thousands of Unmarried About
to Become Mothers.

London, April 23.-Admittedly the
greatest side problem of the war will
be the caring for the war babies
who are brought into the world with
out the sanction of church or state or
a wedding ceremony between their IA
theirs and mothers. Statistics COM
pleted here show that there are 90
600 unmarried women and girls liv-
ing in proximity to the great British
training camps who are to become
mothers within the next few months
There are fully half that number
additional in various parts of the
country. In addition there are many
women whose husbands have been
killed at the front who are to add to
the population and who have only the
meager allowance granted to soldiers
widows to finance them through their
ordeal.
In order to solve this problem rep
resentatives Of over a score of Socio-
TCOntinued on Page Two.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
RAIN IN KANSAS
Valuable Shower Fell Over
State Last Night.
More Than Half Inch Filled
Cracks in Soil.

The first rain Of the season came
to Kansas last night. 1t was a real
April shower. Every station in the
state reported at least trace of rain.
The heaviest precipitation was re-
ported at Liberal, where the rainfall
netted 1.98 inches. Rain was still fall
ing at Wichita at o'clock this morn
ing and the outlook for the opening
game between Wichita and Topeka
was gloomy.
Topeka received .54 inch of rain
last night. The first measurable fall
came at 9:27 and continued until
12:37 this morning. This is the heav-
lest rain since October 10, or about
six months. Oklahoma also reported
a good general rain.
The wind last night blew at the rate
of 25 miles an hour from the south
This morning it is blowing 20 miles
temperature at Topeka last night was
78 and the lowest was so at o'clock
this morning. The temperature is
1 3 degrees above normal for this date.
This is June weather says the local
observer.
The forecast is for unsettled wealth
er with showers tonight and Satur-
day; and lower temperature Saturday
and in the western part of the state
tonight.
The rain at 2:3O o'clock this after
noon had reached .04 inches, but the
weather man says that by Saturday
morning the precipitation will be
much greater. The temperature this
afternoon dropped at a good rate and
it will likely be cool Saturday.
IL
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CONTINUED on Page 6.)
CHARGE OF FRAUD
Suit Against Home Mutual In
surance Company.
J. E. EdgertOn of Manhattan
Asks for Receivership.

Suit for receivership has been filed
in the Shawnee county district court
by ]. E. Edgerton for the Home Mu-
tual Insurance company, through At
torney A B. Quinton. The petition al
leges that an officer of the company
owes money to it through a contract.
and the suit was brought to settle the
difficulty.
The petition says that HE believes
that the company iss inso1vent, and
doing business in a deceptive, unlawful
and fraudulent manner
Edgerton is a resident of Manhat-
tan The principal place of business
of the insurance company is at To-
peka. The petition alleges and reads
as follows, in part:
THAT the defendant was organized
by a number of promoters who sought
to engage in the business of insuring
the lives of people of the state of Kan
sas and that all of said promoters were
wholly inexperienced in life insurance
business, being ignorant of the most
ness. But having knowledge and
means of attracting public attention
secured for their exploitation the
names of leading citizens of the state
of Kansas, including the governor of
the state, men who had no financial
interest in the company but were used
only as a bait to attract the moths to
their own lighting, and as a further
assistance of their scheme, Nhey en-
ployed the services of a reputable. eX-
perienced insurance man, making him
secretary of the company.
Officers Home Mutual company:
President. J. n. Dolley; vice president,
W. A Smith; secretary, I. S. Lewis;
treasurer, J. C. Gafford. Dolley is ex-
state bank commissioner.
"The actual records of the company
showed in December, 1914, that the
expenses had exceeded its receipts by
$4,000, knowledge that the COM
pany tried to withhold from the su-
perintendent of insurance in it's an
nua1 report.
1.-The company then secured suffi-
cient money to cover the deficit by
borrowing unlawfully and by pledging
and mortgaging the future assets of
the company for the repayment of the
same
He further alleges that the business
of the company has largely depreciat-
ed since the first day of January. He
believes that 1.-The company is inso1-
vent and doing business in a deceptive,
unlawful and fraudulent manner and
that the only way that its condition
may be determined and the rights of
this plaintiff and his associates ascer-
tanned is by the intervention of the
court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
As Told by A. Hermany, Au
ditOr of Disbursements.
TW0-CENT FARE A FAILURE
As Means of Increasing the
Roads Revenues.
Carries More People, but for
Less Pay, He Says.

Added burdens placed upon the
Rock Island since 19O6-state and
federal legislation and increases
granted organized labor bodies-cost
that road $4,697.292.99 in 1914, ac-
cording to testimony before the pub
lie utilities commission today by A
Hermany, of Chicago, auditor of dis
bursements for the Rock Island Lines.
Hermany testified that the company's
passenger earnings in Kansas de-
creased from 3.63 per cent in 913 to
3.45 last year. The two-cent fare
agreement, he said, had failed to
stimulate travel or increase passen-
ger receipts.
Hermany was called from Chica-