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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11

The grasshoppers are said to be more
plentiful now in New Mexico than they are
| in Colorado Wyoming. Several cattle
men from the west have been questioned
about the plague. As rule they do not
think Kansas is in danger. But next
year Kansas may be over run with the
insects
The effort to secure a pardon for Carl
Jockheck meets with general disapproba-
ton. Jockheck has been since 1882 one
of the most persistent violators of the
prohibitory law. Today Bishop w. X.
Ninde and p. 1. Bonebrake asked the gov
ernor to have their names withdrawn from
the petition. Mr.. Mayer, who has charge
of the petition says that DR.. Lippincott is
the only minister whom he has approached
who refused to sign the petition.
E. e. Helms, who for some time has had
charge of the college work of the State
Y. NJ. c. A has resigned his position 10
go into missionary work.
Theophilus Herndon, well known shoe
maker, went violently insane last night
Herndon will have to be sent to the asy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11
Batting Eyes Of Ty Cobb, Super=nnan
Greatest Baseball Player, Tells How
Nuxated Iron Gave Him New Life

This great giant of strength and endurance
better game than when he younger.
Ty
twowe time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11

Monarch Paint at orbes.'-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11
NO WAR ORDER
TOO GREAT FOR
PEOPLE TO FILL
All Russians Are Organized
Into Systematic Union.
Furnishes 100000 Suits I'm
derwear in 80 Days.
215,OOO FUR COATS To SERBS
ZemstvO Union in Each of Ma
toms 81 Provinces.
Army at Home Works for Army
at Battle Front.
215,OOO FUR COATS TO SERBS

(This second of Simms's stories on
the marvellous development OF the
Russian common people under war
conditions tells what happened Wheh
me Government asked the peoples or
sanitation for 100000 suits of un-
derwear for the soldiers, quick
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11
A "North Land"
Vacation

Two wondrous creations-the steam
ship ''North Land" and the Great Lakes
it plies upon now combine to give you
the greatest of all vacations, from the
standpoint of scenery, health, rest,
re-energizing midlake air.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18
w. F. ROOT DECIDES
TO MOVE PHARMACY
Takes Lease of Former Leonard &
Roess Store in Hooker Building
Union Building May Be Sold.

\ development which may presage an
other important real estate deal Is the
taking OF a lease by w F. Root, pharma-
cist, Of the store in the Hooker building
recently vacated BY Leonard & Roess. TO-
bacconists. Mr.. Root will move his phar-
macy there after some changes and inte-
nor improvements have been made.
Mr.. Root, who is proprietor of the for
mer George L. Greene pharmacy, one Of
the oldest stands in town, occupies the
middle store in Union building, which is 4
three-story brick building with basement.
The north store Is occupied by Ebert Sim
ons, confeetioner, and the south store by
Donnell & Davis, milliners. The building
is owned by the Herrick & Wyman heirs,
E. G. Crosby having charge.
For some time a rumor has been cur
rent that the property might be sold. and
it is known that parties have tried to Sc
cure an option on it. Mr. Root had no
lease, and rather than take a chance on
being required to vacate on short notice he
decided to move while the moving was
good, in other words when a good location
was open to him. Accordingly he went to
Schenectady, \. Y, and arranged with
Mrs. George w Hooker for lease of the
/ former Leonard & Roess store
I The new location is considered in some
ways to be an improvement over the pres
/ ent one The store Is not quite as long
/ but it is wider, which is considered to be
an advantage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18
CARPENTER CASE
NOW BEING HEARD
Only IL Jurymen Seated when Panel
Was Exhausted and 18th Was
Agreed Upon by Counsel.

The case of Lisle NJ Carpenter of Brat
teboro, former employe Of the Central
Vermont railroad, who lost a leg as the
result Of being run over in the yard at
South Londonderry IN January, 1909,
against the railroad, was begun in the
Windham county court at Newfane late
yesterday afternoon. Negotiations look
ing to a settlement which were in progress
Sunday failed.
After court opened Yesterday after
noon about two and one half hours were
consumed in obtaining jury When the
entire panel of jurymen had been used
only II jurors were seated. Rather than
draw talesmen the attorneys on both sides
consulted and finally agreed to seat one OF
the panel who had been excused previous
ly.
Several witnesses from South London
derry were examined yesterday afternoon
and this morning the first witness was
the plaintiff DR.. c. r. Aldrich of Brat
tlcboro was on the stand when the noon
recess was taken.
Practically all of the physicians OF Brat
tleboro are in Newfane today, having been
summoned as witnesses for the plaintiff.
/ AIr Carpenter sued for Sl5,000O damages
a year following the injury which resulted
in the loss OF one leg. In 1912 the case was
tried and resulted in d verdict ior the
plaintiff of 80 ,25o, the largest Tor personal
injuries ever awarded by jury in Wind
ham county court The verdict was ap
pcaled by the defendant company and the
case was remanded for a new trial last
/, January.
Attorneys for the plaintiff made mo
ton to amend the original bill and thi.
was allowed, counsel for the company de
murring. The case was finally set TO
trial as the fast jury case OF the presen
court term on the question of the aware
of damages only.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18
ESCAPED FROM
STATE HOSPITAL
Nadeau, Notorious Character, Had Been
Under Observation Since He
Attacked His Wife.

BANGOR, Ne. April is. - Freeman
Nadeuu, famous for fong and pie
turesque career, with many arrests for
poaching. liquor selling and other
charges, escaped from the Bangor state
hospital last night.
He was committed for observation, by
order of the supreme court in Febru-
arv, after being indicted for assault
and battery upon his wife. While
waiting trial in Jail he attempted to
cut his throat, inflicting a dangerous
wound. He has been quiet and giving
no trouble, but was closely watched.
About O clock last night. when most
of the mild patients had left the wards
to attend a dance in the assembly hall
Nadeau opened two locked doors, either
with keys which he had secured or by
picking the locks, and escaped. His alb
sence was discovered 10 minutes later
and a general alarm sent out, but M
traces of him have been reported.
| He is six feet tall, weighs more thar
200 pounds, is smooth faced, swarthy
and has black hair traced with gray
red striped mackinaw, gray trousers
gray flannel shirt. new black shoes anC
red underwear. The scar on his throa
is conspicuous. He had no weapon a
far as is known, and had small
amount of money.
His home is on the Shin Pond road
near Patten. He is famous as a woods
man and hunter, and it is believed tha
his capture will be difficult and pen
haps dangerous.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18
MORE CADETS FOR WEST POINT.
First Of Defence Bills to Pass Both
Houses.

WASHINGTON, April 18. = The
house passed bill yesterday which
had already passed the senate author
izing the increase of cadets at the mil
itary academy in West Point to ap
proximately double the present num-
ber The bill is one of the first pre-
aredness measures to pass both houses
of congress- It's purpose is to supply
more officers for the regular army and
for the training of militia.
The bill authorizes the appointment
of cadets as follows:
Two from each congressional dis
trict. two from each territory, four
from the District of Columbia, two
from Porto Rico, four from each state
at large, and 80 from the United
States at large, 90 of whom are to be
recommended by the President as hon
or graduates of military institutions
Provision also is made for the ap
Ipointment of enlisted men from the
regular army and National Guard.
AS modified by the house the bill al
80 provides for the filing Of vacancies
so that the authorized strength of th'
cadet corps viii be attained July / o
leach wear. An immediate increase i
to be made in the number of cadets t
be admitted on July of the presen
year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18
JESSE p sHURTLEFF.
Former Resident and wen-Known ODD
Fellow Dies In Winthrop.

Jesse p. ShmtlsG. 81. of Winthrop.
Mass, formerly of Brattleboro. died at
7.45 clock ~uuiav morning of
brights disease Dos had been falling
since December auH on April 3 he en-
tered the Homeefa hospital, where
he underwent an operation Tuesday.
April II.
Mr. Shurtlef was retired watch
maker. He and Mrs Shurtleff came
here from Cambridge. Mass, six years
ago and lived here three years. Their
home was III one ~ the Blakeslee
houses on Prospect hill They became
active members Of the Universalist
church, Mr.. Shurtlen being made SUI
perintendent of the sunday school, Mr.
Shurtleff also was actively identified
with Wantastiquet lodge Of Odd Eel
lows and Mrs. Shurtleff was actively
identified with Dennis Rebekah lodge
While they lived here the Cambridge
lodge of Odd Fellows came here ano
presented Mr. ShurtleH 4 past noble
grand : jewel.
| For the past six wears they have
owned a cottage at SpoHord lake, be
tween the Wheeler and Stoddard cot
tages, living there each year from
June to October.
Funeral services will - held tomor
row at 220 clock ut Mt Auburn
chapel, Rev DR. Bickweil oficiatin.
and the Odd Fellows participating, fol
lowed by cremation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18
sHAoKLEToN MEN IN PERIL.
Mawson Will Ask British Admiralty
to Send Relief Ship.

SAN FRANCISCO, April Is. = Sir
Douglas Mawson, antarctic explorer,
has reached here from Australia on
his way to London, wflere he will as
sumo his duties in the British war of
fee.
1t will be impossible to reach Lieu
tdnant Robert Shackleton, Jupposed
to be marooned on the antarctic con
tlnent, until next January, Sir Douglas
said.
While in London he intends to urge
upon the British Admiralty the neces-
sity of an expedition to rescue the
ten men of the Shack party left
with scanty provisions on the north
side of the south polar continent
when their ship Aurora was caught in
the ice and carried away They had
landed there intending to await the
arrival with the Aurora of Lieutenant
Shackleton, who disembarked on the
south side of the continent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18
FORCE PRIEST TO LOWER FLAG
Sim Feiners' Rebel Emblem In.
censes Patriots of Irish Town

DUBLIN, April lS.-IIow the curate
and a group Of Sim Feiners IN little
hamlet in County Mayo were forced to
haul down a rebel flag which they had
hoisted on the church of the place was
revealed yesterday 1t also vas brought
to light that while some OF the Roman
Catholic priests of Ireland are hostile IT,
Great Britain, many of the best recruiters
are numbered among the priesthood.
Among those most vehemently condemn
ing the Germans are Cardinal Logue. the
Most Rev DIR. Healy, Archbishop Of Tuam,
and the Most Rev. DR.. Gilmartin, Bishop
of Clonforth
When the populace Of the Mayo town
saw the rebel flag they marched TO the
priests house and said they would burn
the building unless the emblem was hauled
down instanter. The priest lost no time IN
complying.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18
RHODE ISLAND C. o. P.
Convention Elects Delegates to Nation
al Convention.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., April 1S.-The
Republican state convention yesterday
elected delegates to the national con
vention of the party, pledged to support
as a candidate for president lone who
will have the approval and support OF
the united Republican party. Senator
Warren G. Harding of Ohio declared III
an address that no one man and no
group of men would have any say in
regard to the platform to be adopted
bv the Republicans at Chicago. United
States Senator Henry F. Lippitt, Gov
r. Livingston Beeckman, Harry P
Cross and Herbert W Rice were elect
ed delegates-at-large to the national
convention. It is understood that Jus
| tice Hughes is the first choice of al
the Rhode Island delegates.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18
browns IN A FOOT OF WATER
Babylon Business Mans Body Found
in River.

BABYLON, l.. l., April IS. = Sidney
Alley, vice president Of the Harry Bros
Hardware company, was found dead
yesterday afternoon in the Sumpwams
river, near here. There was a foot of
water in the stream at the point where
he was found.
Coroner Moore said that death was
due to drowning. Mr.. Alley, who was
38 years old, had a nervous breakdown
several months ago. In February he
came back from a sanitarium, but did
not return to his business.
He had breakfast with his family and
afterward went for q walk. When he
had net returned at noon his brother
former Village President Edward S
Alley, Investigated a member of q
searching party found the body.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18
Other Bodies May Be Among
Wreckage on the New
Haven Railroad
EXPRESS CRASHED
INTO LOCAL TRAIN
Goals from Locomotive and Explosion
of Gas Tank Started Fire Which De-
stroyed Four Cars and Station and
Freight House at Bradford, r. I.

BRADFORD, r. l., April IS. - The
number of persons killed last night,
when the New Haven railroad 8 Gilt
Edge express from Boston crashed in
to a local train which had been dis
abled by engine trouble, had not been
positively determined today
Search OF the wreckage was still in
progress in an effort to determine
whether it contained any bodies in ad
dition to those of the five persons
known to be dead.
It was the opinion of many at the
scene during the night that at least
three other passengers had been un-
able to cxtricate themselves from the
burning wreckage The known dead
were:
Thomas Boardman, Westerly.
| Miss Janette Clark, Westerly.
Margaret Bliss, address unknown.
William Barber, Westerly.
| Mrs. Oscar Martell of Southbride,
Mass, died in Il hospital.
| More than SO persons were injured.
4
the rear car OF a local train which had
started to run on siding in front Of
/ the Bradford station when the express
crashed into it.
Goals from the express locomotive
and an explosion of the gas tank or
the bottom Of the coach SET fire to thc
Ewreekage and the flames spread 81
rapidly that the nearby station amd
freighthouse were destroyed, together
with four of the wooden coaches Of
the local train. No one was injured
on the express.
Trainmen were at variance in then
statements as to the signals set agains
4 the express after the local train, de
tanned here by engine trouble, haJ
been ordered to take the siding The,
agreed that the signal nearest the 10
cal was set for danger, but Charlie
: H. Mansfield, engineer of the express
! said that the signal next behind thu
showed clear track ahead and tina
when he caught sight of the hom
! light shining through the thick fog
; was TOO lale 10 sup HIS 9Nilt-S SPSNo
+. ing train.
Mansfield remained here today no
! under restraint, but with the unde1
t standing that he was not to leave u
5 til the several Investigations alread
i started had been completed
Engineer Mansfeld's record, it wa
! stated. showed that it was the frs
t time in his % years of service as ei
: gineer that he had been in an ace
dent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18
Traced by Officers After
Leaving Garage in
the Night
FRANK EDWARDS IN
TROUBLE BEFORE
State Contends He Took Car Without
Permission and Drove it without Lii
cense-Seen in Town Today-Father
Wants Matter Dropped.

The authorities were asked yesterday
to find Frank Edwards, 20, son of
Thomas Edwards, a mason, who took
his father S Dodge car without permis-
sion and disappeared from town. He
was traced as far east as Worcester,
Mass, and yesterday afternoon was re-
ported by Chief Manning of Greenfield.
Mass, to have been seen in Bernard
ston, having gone there from Green
field, and to have left Bernardston by
way of the Northfield road
Edwards was seen in town this morn
ing and soon afterwards his father sent
word to State S Attorney o. B. Hughes.
asking that proceedings be dropped as
the car had been returned and saving
that his son was in New Hampshire
pending assurance that no action was to
be taken against him.
The officials do not favor the idea of
dropping proceedings, for they con-
tend that the young man, who has
court record, took a car without permis-
sion and drove it without a license
two separate offenses. State s Attor-
ney o. B. Hughes SAYS that the state
officials spent considerable time and
money in working on the case and that
he does not intend to drop proceedings.
Edwards, using a key that belonged
to another Dodge car, because his faith
er had the key to his own ear, managed
to drive the car out of Manley Broth
ers' garage Sunday night without at
tracing suspicion. The state officials
/ say that he drove the car as far east
/ as Worcester The machine was return
i ed this morning and the young man was
seen hurrying towards his home carry
ing travelling bag and soon after
wards the officers were asked to drop
proceedings.
+ Edwards has been in trouble before.
He has been twice before the munieipol
court on charges of intoxieation and in
August, 1914, was fined $25 and costs
of $3.50 for operating an automobile
while under the influence of liquor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18
BRANDErs's CHANCES IMPROVE.
Hoke Smith and Borah Likely to Vote
Yes.

WASHINGTON, April Is. - The
senate committee on the judiciary has
agreed to take vote within week
or ten days on the Brandeis nomina-
tion for associate justice of the su-
preme court. Senators Hoke Smith
and Borah, heretofore elassed as
doubtful, expressed themselves in a
way that led their colleagues to be-
lieve they are favorable to eonfrma-
ton.
The judiciary committee adjourned
subject to call of the chairman, which
means that a meeting will be called
some day this week to further consid
er the ease Senator Fletcher, who /:
absent, Will be voted for a favorable
report.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18
Attack on American Troop
ers by Carranza Soldiers
Causes a Halt
ONE PARTY FIRED
UPON LAST NIGHT
The Attacks, with Reports of Shipping,
Lead tc the Belief That the Expe-
dictionary Command Is Confronted
with Serious Problem.

CAMP OF GEN. J. j. PERSHING,
AT FRONT, April Il, by motor and
wireless to Columbus, N NJ, April Is.
The American pursuit is at a stand
still because of the unprovoked attack
upon the American cavalrymen by the
insubordinate soldiers of the Carranza
garrison at Parral
y small party of American soldiers
was fred upon near here last night,
none Of the Americans being injured.
This, coming on the heels of other
reports of sniping, is responsible for
the belief that the exPeditionary com
mand IS confronted with serious
Iproblem.
At Gen. Pcrshing's s headquarters
there seemed no prospect Of the re
sumption Of the chase. There were nu
merous indications that a continuation
of the pursuit would meet with armed
resistance. A report received hero
from Carranza sources that a Villa
colonel aptured near Cusihuiriachic haC
promised to lead a party to the grave
in which Villa was said to have beer
buried Friday is generally disereditet
| By the military authorities
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18

WASHINGTON, April ls.-Count Won
BernstorF the German ambassador, act
ing under instructions from his govern
mcnt, viii discuss the submarine crisis in
general terms with Secretary Lansing at
{ O'Clock this afternoon. 1t was under
stood that the ambassador had no instrue-
tions to discuss any specific case now in
controversy between the two governments,
but to take up the subject broadly and to
secl, the viewpoint of the American gov
crument. There were some indications to-
day that Ambassador Gerard has been IN
formed 10y the Berlin foreign Office Of its
desires to meet the wishes of the United
states if it is shown that the channel
steamer Sussex was destroyed by subma-
rine in violation of the German govern
ment's instructions and that Count Non
BarnstorI was authorized to make such a
statement in general terms to Secretary
Lansing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18
GET ANOTHER PLoTTER.
Fifth Man Indicted in Conspiracy Case
Put Up a Stiff Fight.

NEW YORK, April 18.-Wolfe Won
Igel, secretary of Franz Won Papen,
former military attache to the German
embassy was arrested here today i'll
Capt. Won Papen 5 former office at so
Wall street after a fist fight with fouI
agents of the department of justice.
Won Igel is the fifth man indicted
yesterday with Won Papen, charged
with conspiracy to blow up the Wei
land canal.
The federal agents said that Won
Igcl was not finally subdued until they
pointed revolvers at him. He then de-
clared that he was on German territory
and protested that the United States
authorities had no right to invade that
territory.
/ "'Go ahead and shoot his captors
reported him as saying, cit will only
cause war between the United States
and Germany. You have no right to
invade this office. 1t is German terri
tory. These are Russian methods
; Before being subdued, however, Won
Igel closed the door of a safe in the
corner Of the office and twirled the com
bination. Won Igel was arraigned later
| before Judge Howe.
| Lacking a lawyer Won Igel was tolC
! by the court that his arraignment would
| be postponed until later in the day
when his plea that he had been illegally
arrested could be formally entered.
Won Igel was detained in the fedora
building in the meantime in the Gus
todv of the federal officers.
His assistant, George Won Skaal, at
tempted unsuccessfully during the pre-
ccedings to get Count Won Bernstorff
+bo Goyn,nu aubaSca Il or a+ WaShiD @
ton, on the telephone.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-18
WILSON SPEAKS TO
d. A. r. MEMBERS
President Says the Only Excuse for
America to Fight Is in Behalf
of Humanity.

WASHINGTON, April Is. = In an
address welcoming the Daughters of
the American Revolution gathered
here Yesterday for their annual con
gress, President Wilson declared that
the only excuse America ever can have
for the assertion of her physical force
is that she asserts it in behalf of hu-
manity. He was speaking of the pur-
pose of the repubic-born to serve
the rest of the world just as much as
itself-and had just said that the Ma
tion will have forgotten her traditions
whenever she fights merely for her
self under such circumstances as will
show that she has forgotten to fight
for all mankind.
The President was enthusiastically
applauded when he was introduced by
Mrs. William Cumming Story, presi-
dent-general of the organization.
He said:
1.-THE purpose of this nation was in
one sense to afford an asylum to men
of all classes ana kinds who desired
to be free and to take part in the adj
ministration of a self-governed com
monwealth. 1t was founded III order
that men of every sort should have
proof given that a commonwealth of
that sort was practicable. America
will have forgotten her traditions
whenever upon any occasion she fights
merely for herself under such circum-
stances as will show that she has for.
gotten to fight for all mankind, and
the only excuse that America can ever
/ have for the assertion of her physical
| force is that she asserts it in behali
/ of the interests of humanity.
! What q splendid thing it is tC
1 have so singular a tradition tradi
/ tion of unselfshness! When America
ceases to be unselfsh, she viii cease tc
be America. When she forgets the ira
ditions of devotion to human right!
in general which gave spirit and i'm
pulse to her founders, she will hav,
lost her title deeds to her own nation
ality.''