The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 15, 1908

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1 EVERYBODY EVERYBODY 16 PAGES 16 PAGES READS IT. NEEDS IT. m rf r" xzsr v v v r y 1 LAST EDITION. IN HANDSOF MOB Springfield, 111., Terrorized bj Angrj Citizens All Night. Frenzied by Escape of a Negro From Tbetr Vengeance. TWO WHITE MEN DEAD One Black Man Lynched and Fifty Persons Injured. Forty Houses Burned in Colored Quarters of the City. WRECK RESTAURANT. Pawnshop Looted of Stock of Firearms. Prohibition Candidate for Presi dent Hit With a Brick. State Troops Finally Succeed In Restoring Order. Ppringfleld. 111.. Aug. 15. Two whtie men were killed one ne gro a lynched, more than half a hundred persons were Injured and two score of houses, mostly occupied by negroes, were burned last night, as the result of an attempt by a mob to lynch a negro who had assaulted a white woman. The Dead. f'HA RLKS HUNTER, colored. LEWIS JOHNSON, white. 17 years eld. JAMES SCOTT. 70 years old. After a night of riot, arson and slHUghter the state troops, called out by the governor, succeeded early to day In restoring a semblage of order. One thousand militiamen Including three companies from the city und companies from Bloomington. Deca tur. Peoria, Pekln and Pontlac are patrolling the streets and It Is believed that further disorder will be pre vented. The rioting was precipitated by an assault committed early yesterday morning on Mrs. Mabel Hallam. wife of a street railway conductor. While the woman slept alone In her home on a populous residence street awaiting the return of her husband, the man broke Into the house, dragged her Into the rear yard and assaulted her. Be fore noon George Richardson, a young negro, was arrested by the sheriff's force, charged with the crime. The victim partially identified the prisoner. Crowds quickly gathered about the jail, but Sheriff Werner's forces and the police were able to preserve order until nightfall without difficulty. Prisoner Spirited Away. Shortly after 5 o'clock a successful ruse was worked by the authorities nd Richardson was spirited away to safety. With the assembled crowds held at bay by the officers, a false run by the fire department temporarily drew the attention of the crowd, dur ing which time the prisoner was hur ried down an adjoining alley and at the first corner was pushed into an automobile nu-nari hi' llarrr T t J j U' 17 I a restaurant keeper, who had been sworn in as a deputy sheriff. Before the crowd realized what had happen ed Rkhnrdson was being rushed to a point north of the city, where a Chi- ago Alton train was stopped and he was put aboard, with a heavy guard, and conveyed to Bloomington end later was taken to Peoria. Along with Richardson was John James, another negro prisoner In the Jail, who is accused of killing C'l'argy Ballard, a state mine inspector, arter attempting an assault upon Ballard's daughter. Ballard went to his daughter's rescue and was stabbed to death Immediately after the darkness had gathered crowds assembled In the vic inity of the county Jail. The mood of the masses was ugly and appeals by t-herlff Werner were without effect The sheriff offered to let a committee search the Jail, assuring them that the negroes were gone. "We will all go through." shouted one In the crowd and the cr- was tak en up by hundreds. Then some one in the crowd men tioned that Harry lper. the restaur ant man. had furnished the automo bile In which the escape of the prison ers had been effected. "On to IiOpor's." "On to Loper's." ha shouted and by this time the maddened mob was ready for anything. A rush was made on Loper s restaurant, five blocks away. The proprietor waa warned but failing to appreciate the seriousness of the situation did not attempt to es cape until the mob was on the place He waa pushed by employes of the Place, together with his wife into a nasen.ent room In temporary safety Short work was made of the restaur ant. The automobile in which the res cue had been effected had been left In front of the place. It was quickly turned upside down and fire set to the machine. While the machine" blazed frenzied hundreds poured Into the cafe, tore fixtures and decorations rrom their Places and plied them upon the blaze Even the sideboards and kitchen were stripped and all the tableware and dishes piled upon the blaze The Are department, which had been called out a half dozen time. In effort to disperse the crowds again made a run to the restaurant, but waa powerless. Every line of hose that was stretched was cut before a stream of water could be forced into It The restaurant was stripped clean by the mob. which worked without hindrance until Its work was nearly completed The local companies of militia, consist ing of a company of Infantry, a troop 0L.ClVl,r? ,?nd a a,"nK sua section, wnicn had been ordered out by Gover nor Deneen early in the afternoon was busy with the situation ln the vicinity of the Jail and the local authorities had no men to spare at the Loper res taurant. Finally In a desperate effort to restore order, the cavalry troop waa dispatched to the restaurant. Then the rioting broke loose in ser- SATURDAY EVENING. lous form. Shots were fired and the air waa filled with missiles. Many fell in the melee and it was here that Louis Johnson met his death. After the mob had moved to other scenes Johnson's body was picked up In the roar of Loper's place. After nothing of Loper's place remained for the in furiated crowd, a rush waa made for the levee which is usually populated with negroes. But most of them had disappeared. Attacks were made upon several buildings in which It was be lieved negroes had been secreted. En trance was forced to these places and stocks of merchandise turned topsy turvy ln the search for refugees. Shortly before midnight the mob broke into Fishman's pawn shop and secured a quantity of rifles, shot guns, revolvers and ammunition. With these they armed themselves and started to march the streets in absolute control of the situation. "Stand back, gentlemen, or I'll shoot every one of you who touches this man," were the words of Eugene W. Chafln, prohibition candidate for president, who faced a mob that had attacked a negro while Mr. Chafln was delivering a public address on the east side of the square last night. Chafln Hit With a Brick. For this act Chafln was struck on the left side of the face with a brick bat hurled at him by a member of the mob. Chafln was well along in his speech when a negro pursued by a mob came toward the speaker's stand from Fifth and Washington streets, where he had been pulled from a street car. The crowd closed in on the negro, beating him with their fists and clubs. He finally got away and Jumped on" the platform. It was at this point that Mr. Chafln stepped to the front of the mob put his hand to his hip pocket and threatened to shoot any one who touched the negro. Mr.. Chafin's threat had the desired effect although he had no weapon. During the fight the negro pulled a knife from his pocket and slashed several white men. Mr. Chafln was not seriously injured. James Scott was struck by a stray bullet and al most Instantly killed. "After burning many houses in the negro quarters, the mob, which' became more and more desperate as the night passed. Anally gratified its thirst for blood this morning at 3 o'clock when a negro was lynched at the cor ner of Twelfth and Madison streets, right ln the heart of the district called bad lands. Troops arrived at the scene too late to prevent the lynching. Some of the members of the mob declare that the negro lynched had shot two white men. When retreat was cut off. the negro is said to have opened fire, wounding two. Negro Shot and Hantrcd. Then came the cry "Get the rope." All the members of the mob eagerly took up the cry. The negro was caught and dragged to the street. Here he was shot five times and a rope thrown around his neck and the other end of the rope thrown over a limb of a tree in front of a store. With a cry of sat isfaction the negro was swung high off the ground. He. was dead in a few moments. After Tlddling the body with bullets the mob commenced to dance around the -tree.' At -thls-ftoirit a company of troops from Uecatur, arrived and com menced firing, causing the rioters to disperse in a hurry. By daylight the streets had practically been cleared and the troops were In control of the situation. Governor Deneen was at his office all night personally directing the calling out of the militia. Harry T. Loper, owner of the rest aurant destroyed, said: "I have been through one riot in Cincinnati, in "83, the greatest in this country, when 100 men were killed.- It was to avoid loss of life that I took those men out of town. I did not favor the men; I have no Interest ln them whatever, and would go Just as far to punish them as anybody, but after go ing through the Cincinnati riot and knowing this sheriff as I do, I knew he would be killed first before he would let the Jail be taken. I thought I would save lives by removing the colored men. "I would not shoot a single man to protect my place and I only shot into the crowd when in personal danger myself. I would not kill a single man to save my place." Troops in the Field. The following are the companies of state troops called to suppress further rioting: Companies G and L, First infantry and Company L, Fifth infantry, all of Peoria, Company C. Fifth infantry. Troop D, First cavalry and the Gat llng section, all of Springfield; Com pany C, Fifth infantry. Troop D, First cavalry and the Gatllng section of Springfield; Company F, Third infant ry, Pontlac; Troop G, First cavalry, Peoria: and the following companies from the Fifth infantry; Company B, Taylorville; A, Pekln, C, Bloomington: F, Quincy; H. Decatur; I, Danville and L, Peoria. Bloomington, Peoria, Pekin and Decatur companies arrived here at 7 o'clock this morning. The lynching of Hunter took place when the big fire. which destroyed the homes of about 35 negro families ln the negro section of the "bad lands" was at its height and Just preceding the arrival of the Pekln and Peoria and Bloomington and Decatur companies of state troops. Hunter is accused of having fired first upon the whites and seeking protection by dodging ln and out of boxcars along the right of way of the Illinois Central railway. The negro was cornered In a stairway and shot several times and then hanged to a tree which was convenient and his body riddled. The lynching was the first which ever took place ln this city. After the attack on Loper's restaurant, the crowd did not leave the place until early this morning. The destruction by fire of all the contents of the rest aurant was enacted only half a block from the public square in the heart of the business district. The number of injured totals tfTbse to 75. -The riot may break out again at any moment. The troops had the situation well in hand today. DOMINION STEPS 1(1. Government Will Attempt Settlement of C. P. Strike. Winnipeg. Aug. 15. The Dominion government through the railway com mission will intervene in the strike now on in all the mechanical trades on the Canadian Pacific railway. The prospects are for an amicable settle ment of all differences between the company and the men within the next 48 hours. Weather Indications. Chicago, Aug. 15. Forecast for Kansas: Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. NEGROESRETURN Those Driven From Springfield Come Back Heavily Armed. Shoot and Bob the Assistant County Treasurer. SOLDIERS DISARMED. Their Guns Are Taken From Them by White Mob. Citizens of Nearby Towns Ar rive in Large Numbers. Springfield, 111., Aug. 15. Troops are being rushed to this city from all parts of the state, negroes are leaving by trains, on trolley cars and many of them on foot and the mob spirit seems still to be rampant although the gov ernor and military authorities claim that they have the situation well in hand. The first infantry of Chicago was today ordered to mobilize at once and start for Springfield on the first train that could be made up to carry them. Despite the claim of the authorities that the mob is held ln subjection, there is every chance of another clash between the whites and colored people. The negroes are well armed and are showing a spirit of de termination. The white people are in an ugly mood and farmers and men from adjoining towns are constantly arriving. W. H. Bowe, assistant county treas urer, was attacked by a crowd of ne groes early today and fatally wound ed. This has added to the excitement and resentment, which is already tense. A dispatch from Decatur, 111., says that many negro men who arrived to day from Springfield, are trying to arouse their people and are urging them to go back to Springfield and fight. Several of them have been ar rested and weapons taken from them. Unless the militia succeeds during the day In quelling the mob much more effectually than has been done tip to the present time It is feared that the night will bring more serious trouble than has yet occurred. Lynching- of Hunter. The most serious part of the rioting came shortly before daybreak this morning. At 3 o'clock the mob cor nered Charles Hunter, a negro at Twelfth and Madison streets and lynched him. In the midst of the hang ing company H, Fifth infantry, from Decatur attempted to disperse the mob and after firing two volleys over the heads of the rioters shot low, wounding twos men.' Some of the, members of the mob declared that' the negro lynched had shot three white men. Tire negro was forced Into a corner at Twelfth and Madison streets, when retreat was cut off. the negro thereupon opening Are and wounding two. Then came the cry "Get the rope." The negro was caught and dragged to the street where he was beaten and then a rope was swung around his neck and the other end thrown over the limb of a tree, the negro waa swung high off the grouhd and he was dead in a few minutes. Many shots were fired at the body. Troops Fire on Mob Just then the troops arrived. Two volleys were fired over the heads of the lynchers. The order was given to dis perse. With reluctance some of the rioters began to back away. But the mob showed fight. Colonel Frank P. Wells ordered the company to charge on the crowd. During the fight that followed two men were shot by the troops. They were Mike Lucey, shot In the leg. and. Charles Wilf, 913 North I street, shot in the leg. The lynching was Illuminated by the flames of a burning building directly opposite. Every building in that vicinity with the exception of the United States Gypsum company's warehouse and one or two others was burned and the lynching waa in the midst of this scene of havoc. The rope used waa a short one. and the body of the negro was not pulled more than five feet off the ground. As the body went up. the crowd shouted, "We've got one, hurrah." "Look at the nigger swing." The charge continued for some time. Attack on W. II. Bowe. It is believed the negro was shot and killed before his body was strung up. Sheriff Werner cut the body down at 3:30 a. m. There were 40 bullet holes in the body. W. H. Bowe, chief clerk of the county treasurer's, was wound ed In another fight which took place three blocks from the scene of the lynching. He was set upon by a num ber of negroes, one of whom shot him through the body. The bullet grazed the liver and inflicted a dangerous wound. He was then robbed and beaten and would have been killed had not one of the negroes recognised him and persuaded the others to desist. An operation was performed on Mr. Bowe this morning and at noon the surgeon said that he had a fair chance to re cover. The scene of the race riot is within a half mile of the old homestead of Abra ham Lincoln, the only residence ever owned by the martyred president. The house is now the property of the state. A monument there marks the grave of the emancipator, a statute of him stands in the capitol. Under Martial Law. Springfield, Aug. 15. By 6 o'clock tonight the First, Fourth and Fifth infantry regiments will be in the state capital and the disturbed districts of th city will be under martial law. The city is comparatively quiet at noon today, but the atmosphere is tense with suppressed excitement. The burned district and the wVecked Loper restaurant near Fifth and Monroe streets were meccas for sightseers by the hundreds. Gentries .were posted thick about the show places and kept the crowds back from the negroes who searched the blackened ruins for traces of former possessions. Scores of poor families lost their all ln the fires and their condition is such that the state has been compelled to come to their relief. Governor Deneen issued orders this morning th.Pt all who desired assist ance or pr Section against a posaib'e renewal of ho riots will be quartered i Camp Lincoln. The incoming troops will also be sent there and r.iher measures will be taken to-wipe out the evidences of the riot as quickly aa possible. Such at leas; is TOPEKA, KANSAS. AUGUST the announced plan of the governor, who was too busy ihls morning to dis cuss the matter in detail. "We mean simply to give full pro tection to the rights of every citizen," said the governor who added, "no method by which this can be acconr. plishtd will be overlooked.'' The local authorities too have been working on plans for the prevention oi additional trouble. There was lit tle for the police to do however, a few scattered personal altercations being the cr.ly evidences of disorder today. Just what measures will be adopted by the authorities tonight have not been announced. It is certain, how ever, that no street gatherings will be permitted to form and it is prob able that the business sections will be patrolled by squads of soldiers to night. The city officials have already warned law abiding citizens to remain off the streets at nightfall. Sheriff Werner, however, was in receipt of in formation that the riotous element was preparing a fresh attack on the negroes of the city. It was this cir cumstance that led him to ask Gover nor Deneen for extra troops. Men Who Caused the Trouble. Bloomington, 111., Aug. 15. Richard son and James, the colored men brought from Springfield last night to escape lynching are still in Jail here occupying separate cells and nobody has been allowed to see them. To avoid the possibility of a pursuit from Springfield it was announced that the men had been transferred to Peoria and the officials still persist in the story. There has been no excitement here. Have Not Been ln Peoria. Peoria. I1L, Aug. 15. Sheriff Edward Hines of Peoria county, today at noon denied that the negroes Richardson and James of Springfield are in his posses sion. "They have never been here or I don't believe they ever will be." Asked if he knew definitely where they were located he replied In the neg ative. It is reported that the colored troop K of the Eighth is preparing to leave this place despite the fact that the government has not summoned them and will act independently, although they have been advised by their own race to keep away from the scene for the present. A Negro Peacemaker. Peoria. III., Aug. 15. "It is a deplor able affair. It is another blot on the good name of our fair state. It em phasizes, the fact that undesirable citi zens, both white and black, ought not be permitted to amalgamate. It is usually the undesirable of both classes, mixing freely with each other, both north and south, that causes so much trouble. "As undesirable as mob law and lynchings are they are the swift agents of revenge. "If the thinking white men and the intelligent colored men would unite along the lines of civic righteousness the classes referred to would be either incarcerated in the penitentiary and workhouse or driven out of society, either of which would be more health ful than the present state of affairs." Such W -U statement Rev. ..Henry W. Jameson, pastor -of the African Methodist Episcopal church, made to the. Associated Press. Just as he board ed a Chicago Alton noon train for Springfield. ..Mr. Jameson is the most Influential colored man in Illinois and all morning was mixing with his race in Peoria, calming them and telling all that he would do his best to settle the trouble when he reached Springfield Mr. Jameson was the leader of the colored troops which rushed up San Juan hill to the rescue of Roosevelt's Rough Riders In the war with Spain and many of his old command who arc now in Peoria, wanted to go to Spring field with him. but he refused them, advising all that It was better to re main in Peoria and to keep quiet. He is going to try and calm his people and keep them from stirring up more strife. He is known by every colored man in Illinois and will probably remain in Springfield until the whole trouble is settled. Back With Arms. Peoria, 111., Aug. 15. A special from Springfield, 111., says Assistant County Treasurer W. H. Bowe was caught and shot this morning' by infuriated negroes, arter which he was robbed of several hundred dollars, his watch and diamonds. Bowe will die as Ave of the bullets took effect in vital parts. Negroes are swarming back into the east end, heavily armed and a worse reign of terror Is expected to night. A newspaper man was caught going up an alley and was. driven back to his office by the negroes. who were ln turn driven away by a large crowd of white people. Officers and militia are powerless. Soldiers' arms have been taken away and appropriated to the use of the mob. Whites are also coming from the nearby country towns to help in the race war and thousands of men are swarming the streets. The whole business portion of the city is Just as demoralized as the east end and many of the larger stores have closed to avoid trouble and loss, by fire and raids. Citizens are leaving and women and children are departing on every inter urban car and train for places of safety. The blacks are Just as determined aa the whites and there promises to be an awful night unless the troops show more power and restore order. The negroes were removed from Bloomington last night on the 9 o'clock interurban bound for Peoria. They have not been located this morn ing and it is thought they have been taken off at some small town. The Il linois Traction system cars in this place were taken away from the offi cials last night and a mob started for Bloomington ln them but learned that the negroes had been removed. Four are now dead, many whites are missing and it is known that scores of negroes have Deen araggea away wounded and dying. Chicago Regiment Called Out. Chicago. Aug. 15. The First regi ment of Infantry, Illinois National guard was this morning ordered to proceed immediately to Springfield to assist in preserving the peace of that city. The call to arms was fmmedlately promulgated by Colonel. Sanborn and a telegram was sent to Governor Deneen stating that the regiment would leave Chicago on an afternoon train. Negroes Seek Recruits. Peoria, 111., Aug. 15. A special dis patch from Decatur, III., says fright ened negroes from Springfield are fleeing through this eity and have been coming in on trains, interurban (Continued on-P&ga SlxJ 15, 1908. SATURDAY EVENING. SPIRIT 0F WEST. It Is Exemplified in the Com ing' Fair. The Premium Lists Are Liberal and ExtensiTe. PUT UP BIG TENTS. There the Various Exhibits W ill Be Housed. Bids Asked for Construction of Pure Food Building. The Kansas spirit of enterprise can overcome all natural difficultttes in the way of success. Without legislative or county aid and having only a fair grounds Kansas has planned her first state fair this year on the same scale as the fairs to be held ln Missouri and Illinois where the state legislatures have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars for permanent buildings. The Kansas fair catalogue this year compares favorably fith those issued by Missouri and Illinois, both as re gards the number and value of pre miums offered, and the entries are fill ing up as rapidly aa those for any fair in the west. State fairs usually advertise one star attraction as a magnet to draw the general public to the grounds on the big day of the fair, but Kansas has booked three star attractions covering the entire week. The Mulhall riding and roping exhibition, the Twentieth Kansas regiment reunion and sham battle and the music festival are three attractions worthy of any state fair in the country. They will draw the crowds and the latter will find the products of Kansas farms and fac tories on display. There is the guarantee of the best business men ln Topeka behind the as surance that all exhibits and stock will be displayed to the best advant age and properly cared for during fair week. The Kansas fair exhibits this year will be held under canvas, but it win be a big and successful fair, none the less. The main tent. 150x200 feet, will shelter the agricultural and horti cultural exhibits. There will be an administration tent of ample size and accommodation, and at least three other large tents on the grounds. The plan is now to place the pure food display in a frame building and bids for its construction have been asked. .The stables and purses for the live stock, while not on such an elaborate plan as at other state fairs, are Just as comfortale and convenient. The grounds for the Kansas state fair are owned- by Shawnee county, set aside lor lair purposes, ana are as large ana beautiful as any In the west: A glance" at the catalogue for the Kansas state wide fair shows tnat the premium list is a liberal and impres sive one. -Take-those on cattle, for instance. The premiums in the Here ford class total $514. In the Short horn. $375; Galloway. $378: Aberdeen Angus. $375; Polled Durham and Ked Polled. $600: Jersey. $10; Holsteln Friesian. $410. makine a grand total of $2,639 in premiums for cattle alone. For horses the premiums total $1, 200. Nothing cheap about these pre miums, eh? The leading breeders of the west have already sat up to take notice and the entry list now guaran tees a live stock exhibit at the Kansas state fair second to none west of Ver mont and New York. The spirit of Topeka citizens unaid ed has not only Insured a successful fair this year, but will win the sup port of Shawnee county and the state legislature for a fair next year that will be a revelation to states that have held fairs for twenty years. The coun ty has already pledged $25,000 for one building and the state is sure to spend twice this sum for buildings with the record of this year's fair before them. The reason of the astonishing success so far In the work of preparation lies In the fact that there is a demand for a Kansas state fair and the response to able management has been phenomen al, even for Kansas. FLEEfSAILS AWAY. American Battleships Leave New Zealand for Australia. Auckland, Aug. 15. The American Atlantic fleet departed for Sydney this morning at 8:15. Weather waa fine and large crowds were ashore and afloat to bid fare well to the Americans. Excursion crafts loaded to the rails dotted the harbor. As anchors were hoisted and the flagship pointed her nose toward the mouth of the harbor, the shore bat teries belched forth parting salutes which were answered by the American ships and the whistles and sirens on the excursion flotilla resounded across the harbor and were re-echoed by the distant hills. The American ships were kept busy in dipping their flags in answer to the salutations of the New Zealanders. SHORTAGE WAS THERE. State Bank Commissioner Found One Amounting to S15.0O0. Guthrie. Ok.. Aug. 16. State Bank Examiner W. E. Gordon has discover ed a. shortage that wil lamount to ap proximately $15,000 in the accounts of Thos. M. Reynolds, late cashier of the Bank of Afton. Reynolds disappeared last week but until the bank examiner had completed his preliminary account ing it was declared by the officers of the bank that no funds were missing. The state banking board today offer ed a reward of $500 for the arrest and conviction of Reynolds. The bank is operating under the sta te depositors guaranty law. Ram Prevents Maneuvers. Junction City. Kan., Aug. 15. The heavy rains of Thursday night Inter fered with the maneuvers Friday at Fort Riley. The brigade of Kansas National guard troops were reviewed by General Drew in command of the state troops, ARRESTED AFTER LONG CHASE. Two Men Charged With Fostoffice Burglary in 1907 Caught. George Woods and Fred Tates, alleged postofflce robbers who it is charged stole, something like $120 from the Leonardvtlle, Kan., postofflce have Just been apprehended near Mc Farland, Kan., after a search that has continued ever since January 23. 1907. The hearing of the two men will be had this afternoon before A. F. Wil liams, United States commissioner. Postofflce Inspector Mills will' ap pear as one of the witnesses of the prosecution. BAD BUSINESS. The Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company Fails. Talued at 26 Millions; Owes 13 Millions. Scranton. Pa., Aug.' 15. The Penn sylvania Coal and Coke company, one of the biggest mining concerns in the bituminous fields of western Pennsyl vania, has gone Into the hands of a re ceiver. Judge Edwards of this city ap pointed Thomas H. Watktns as re ceiver on the application or tne Scran ton Trust company, the trustee for the concern and bondholders which al leges that the company througn its leasee, the Pennsylvania Beach Creek Eastern Coal company, was unable to meet its rental obligation. W. A. Lathrop, president of the company, gives the intrinsic value of the properties at morethan $26,000, 000 against a total indebtedness of about $13,000,000. REALLY HOT TODAY. The Mercury Mounts to Ninety-four Degree. AH summer resort stories as far as this locality is concerned are off for the time being, for the temperature reached 94 Friday and the atmosphere was so laden with humidity thatjor all purposes and Intents, the record tem perature reading of the season was reached and the temperature readings today are but little if any iess. The temperature was above 90 In nearly every part of the state Friday with indications pointing to a similar con dition today. There is a good stiff.-- blowing from the southwest today at the rate of 15 miles an hour and this has done much to make the temperature of the day. bearable. The forecast indicates partly cloudy weather tonight and Sunday which means that the tem peratures in all probabilities 'will be about the same as those of .today. The following were the temperatures since 7 o clock this morning: 7 -o'clock 74 8 o'clock 79 9 o'clock 82 11 o'clock 87 12 o'clock 90 1 o'clock 92 2 o'clock 94 10 o'clock 85 REACHES FEDERAL COURT Quarrel Over Robrbaugb Estate From Ottawa Filed Here. The heirs of George W. Rohrbaugh, the wealthy Ottawa ma nwho died leaving an estate of $100,000 to the Bethany Hospital association of Kan sas City, Kan., Baker university, the Methodist Episcopal church. Ida Hub bard, S. R. Hubbard and Nellie Phil lipi Hubbard, filed a suit in equity in the United States circuit court today asking trjat the deeds and conveyances be set aside and held for naught. The claim is advanced that the bene ficiaries named unduly influenced Rohrbaugh, that he was mentally un sound at the time of. his death in April of 1907, and that knowing this, his condition was taken advantage of with the result that the defendants profited. The Hubbards mentioned are not any relation of Rohrbaugh, it is claim ed, while all of the plaintiffs are either nieces or nephews of the dead man. Most of the estate is in the form of real estate lying in the town of Ot tawa and the surronding country. MRS. COOPER IS WANTED. Chandler Street Man Gives Police Description of His Wife. Lost A lady 46 years old. light complexion, dark brown hair, grey around edges, blue eyes, five feet five Inches high, weight 135 pounds, good form. Wore black skirt, brown. slip pers and small black hat when last seep Aug. 5. G. A. COOPER, 605 Chandler street. The above notice was left with the chief of police last night by Mr. Cooper, husband of the missing lady, with the urgent request that he find her right away If possible. Mr. Cooper declared that there had been no trouble at home, and that when his wife left the house on the afternoon of August 5, ostensibly on a shopping expedition, there was nothing in her manner to Indicate that she was deserting her home, husband and five children. Mr. Cooper be lieves that his wife went either to Wichita or Kansas City, and Chief Eaton has notified the police of those cities. Nothing has been heard of or from Mrs. Cooper since she left her home on August 6. s "UNCLE J0E,rC0MIMG. Speaker Cannon to Be at Independ ence ln September. Independence, July 15. Congressman P. P; Campbell states that "Uncle Joe" Cannon, speaker of the national house of representatives, will be In Mont gomery county to open the campaign some time between September 15 and 21. -The exact data of Mr. Cannon's visit can not be given at this time as he does not know when he can come into Kannas FIVE CENTS. POLITICALGOSSIP W. E. Stubbg Hasn't Glren Up Senatorial Ambition. Beport That He Will Go After Curtis Scalp. MUST MAKE A RECORD Future Depends Upon Course as Governor. His 'Doller," Sajs Faxon, "Inelitf ble for State Chairman." "For United States Senator, lilt: Gov. W. R. Stubbs." ThU Is the opening- gun of the next senatorial campaign; it waa fired In the last issue of th. Kansan, by Oomer T. Daviea, the for- ru u"si ieaaer, who is now a con vert to Republicanism. Daviea carries the "slogan" ln hl.rV of his editorial page. There la no doubt a well defined plan on. foot for Mr ki.. after". Senator Curtis" at the expira- -urtis- term. "Governor Stubbs will by that tima h.n ni.t,.. two terms in the office of governor. "in u wui oe up to him to show that he is a better man for Unit senator than la Curtis. There la net much doubt that Mr hkh VVF attempt this. The governorship Is a side issue with him. The senate la the goai or nis ambition. But it will be a different matter from the recent fight on Senator Long. Curtis has a vastly greater personal fOllOWinsr than hail Tn. i .iui. wB the sad experience of Long to guide u duicuj conauct during tne next four years, it would have been a much mora dffrtmii njr candidate to have defeated Curtis than V was m accompiian tne retirement of Long. Whether fituHH. i v. 7. duwus cuvyiii w take the senatorial Job away from u usuiei turtia depend? to a considerable extent on the kind of an impression he makes In the office of governor. If Stubbs should make a strong record ln the governor's office, and get a big following from the peo ple of the state, he mlrht be able to overthrow Curtis; but there Is on the other hand, the omnipresent danger that a governor will hurt himself po litically by performing necessary of ficial acts. If there Is any man In the state who can beat Curtis it is Stubbs. The victory will probably go to the roan who haa the ..biggest personal follow, ing. In speaking of the probability of a fight on Curtis ln 1913, the Iola Rec ord says: i i "Many papers In Kansas are calling attention to the fact that Senator Cur tis will have to begin getting In shape for a .fight on him when his term ex pires. Senator Curtis -will be found an entirely different man than Senator Long. The difference In tnem. po litically, at least, is illustrated by the methods each used when he visited Iola. Senator Long came to -Iola and secured a room at one of the hotels. Many old friends called on him and wanted to show him about the town. He didn't have time for a ride. But he would be delighted, he said, to meet the people of the eity if they would call at the hotel.. Many called, the senator shook hands with them cordially and appeared glad to see them. Senator Curtis was billed In Iola for a Fourth of July speech. He expected there would be one celebra tion but there was a split and two different parks wanted his services. He generously consented to speak al nnA In th mAmlnff m r A n i. J m. mo uiuer in the afternoon. In order to be her on lime ne came aown on the third. That evening he went about town 1 company with a number of friends, mat Aiwn In frftnt nf .mt.m! 1 yi.uei v L business and talked with the crowd visited the hot and dusty factories and if he didn't take a real Interest In what he saw he was the best discern, bier that ever struck this part of the country. Wherever Curtis went peo- i mm. ui me two nundred people he met in Iola every one would take off rnnt Hnrl mll.p an A him. BeaUng Long might nave been an easy task. But don't tackle Curtis with the idea that he is ready money J .7 v.j vv uw v.urcis will be the year of the landslide but Cur- iis win on in ngnt side of UM dirt." AH doubt about the Intentions or A. sires of J. N. Dolley concerning the state chairmanship were cleared away yesterday when the Wabaunsee county central commiiiee elected Mr. Dolley chairman, after he had been annotate to fill the vacancy In precinct commit teeman caused by the resignation of Oeorge Crouch, who has been elected from Dolley's precinct. Dolley received the votes of all of the eighteen members of the county committee, though It waa said that some of the committeemen were op pose a io ine arrangement Dy which Dolley was made chairman. However, there was a stronsr senti ment that the county should not sac rifice an opportunity to have one of Its citizens made chairman of the Repub lican state central committee, and the election of Dolley as county chairman was a necessary preliminary. It only remains now to be seen whether the Influence of Stubbs with the party council will be sufficient to give Dolley the Job of chairman. With W. T. Morgan. "Doc" Moore and other machine leaders advocating the elec tion of Dolley, it does not seem likely that there will be any opposition to Stubbs' desires. When acked over the long dlstane telephone whether he considered suotl an arrangement as has been made legal procedure. Mr. Dolley said: "O. I guess there Is no question i I T k.v. V. n J V. l several attorneys and they say that it IS pentscviy iiiwvi. "Wouldn't it be a direct evasion of the law?" "I don't think so. There Is no law that prohibits a man from being ap pointed to a Job." "Does the primary law prohibit you. as a candidate for representative, from running as a candidate for precinct (Continued on Page SIx.