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5 otate Historical Society. 2 VOLUME xxvn ARKANSAS CITY DAILY TRAVELER, JANUARY 15, "1011. No. 230 fill Wit UPROAR AT "KIMMEL" IS PEEVED. Doesn't Think His Niles Friends Treated Him Right.

HOLDING BIG CONVENTION. Seventh Day Adventists to Meet at College View, Tomorrow MINE EXPLOSION IN JOPLIN HITCHCOCK'S EXCITING STATEMENT Weather For Kansas Fair tonight and Tuesday; warmer tonight and in the east Tuesday. NEWS OF COMMERCIAL CLUB. Ladies Meet Saturday Entertainment Committee Held Meeting Secretary Wm. Kennedy of the Arkansas City Commercial club met the special train at the Santa Fe this It '4 TEXTILE MILLS MILITIA CALLED OUT AT LAWRENCE, MASS.

Foreign Operations are Causing a Big Row. Shooting by Police the Wounded Twelve of Disturbers. Lawrence, Jan. 15. Disorders before the gates of the great textile mills here today are so raenac Ing that two companies of militia were called to assist the police in ccntrolling the turbulent foreign operatives.

The uproar at the mill gates is so great that seven big plants had to shut down. Several shots went into the air fired by the police. Some arrests were made. A dozen operatives were injured. OVERCOME IJY GAS FUMES.

Mrs Ulman Paris Recame Unconscious Rut Physicians Saved Her. Mrs. Ulman Paris, who was at her home, at the corner of Central avenue and Second street Sunday after noon, was unfortunate enough to be overcome by, gas fumes and had it not been for the fact, that her husband was also at home at the time and that he immediately summoned a physician. rMs. Paris no doubt would have passed away within a few minutes.

Mr. Paris did not realize at the time what had happen ed to his wife, but he had presence of mind enough to carry her out into the open air and call for help. W. C. Duvall who happened to be passing that way, heard his cries of neip ami ne was tne nrst to come to the rescue.

Late other passers-by entered the house and Dr. Dunning, who was at the Futh Avenue hotel went to the Paris home and administered restoratives to her. Later Dr. Day was also called and Mrs. Paris was soon resored 10 her right mind.

Today s.ie is doing fair ly but the peculiar experience has caused her to suffer a severe nervous sluok. The gas pressure was unusually strong yesterday, as everyone who uses it doubtless knows, and the stovo which caused the trouble Has a IHtle harmless looking heater which is suspended in one of the Paris home rooms from a gas jet. Mrs. Paris was combing her hair when she cried to Mr. Paris for help and then sho fel In swoon upon the floor.

Fell and Sprained Rack. Alia Dohrer. popularly known to his friends as 'Pope' is laid up today with a sprained back. While Alia was walking home yesterday he slipped on an icy place and fell sprainging his back until today he was not able to be at work. Alia la a sixfooter and is built proportionately.

As a result when he fell he received a hard one. He was lame yesterday after the fall and later on he found it necessary to go to bed. Alia received his fall in front of James Hull's home on North Second street. It is hoped that his condition will not prove strious. The honor of being the first baby tr thp world to own n.

sot of false teeth belongs to Donald Claude Young, the nauy son ot ur. anu Mrs. R. Claude Young. Dr.

Geo. Frank, the dentist, was the man who conceived the scheme and who made the teeth The teeth are very cunning looking and are so small that many will marvel that Dr. Frank could make such a perfect one. However, he did and Donald Claude will probably appreciate the gift later on better than he will now Anyway it is quite a distinction to be the first baby in the entire world to have false teeth. The revival meeting which has been in progress at the First M.

church for the past three weeks, closed last night. The meetings closed sooner than was expected on account of the severe cold weather. Yesterday Rev McNeil preached two Trial is Set for February 6. Claim-ant is Recuperating in Country And Refuses to See Niles Friends. George A.

Kimmel thinks he was not treated right by his friends and refused to see, or have anything to do with quite a few of them, when ne passea through rsiies on his way to Pokagon, a few days ago. It seems that he became dissatisfied while confined to the hospital at Peru, and wanted friends to take him out, even going so far as to write to a man who has befriended him as no others have, saying, "If you don't come here and take me out of the hospital, I will crawl out on my hands and knees." friends referred to wrote and told him to stay there until he was regularly discharged, as otherwise it might effect the settlement with the Chesapeake Ohia railroad company. Other friends told him the same and tried to reason with him but it availed them naught, for as is well known, he packed up and hobbled out with the aid of a cane and came to Niles. in this city he practically ignored his best friends, friends who have risked much in his behalf, friends who have given him food, sheltered and clothed him. friends who are fighting to restore him to the place he claims is rightfully his, friends who have lost friends for him.

All these he ignored, saying he was through with them, and left for Pokagon. He was advised by solid, sensible business men, who are friends of his, not to settle with the Chesapeake Ohio railroad company until he had fully recovered. One of these friends holding power of attorney for him, was particularly adverse to a settlement at the present time, and this seemed to anger Kimmel, as he was in favor of "getting the money." It is reported that notwithstanding all this good advice, he settled with the railroad company in his own way and, by himself, but whether this is true or not cannot be said. The Star tried to verify this report a few days ago through his friends, but as Kimmel has not come out of his peevish state as yet, it is impossible to find out to a certainty, but such is the report just the same, and if it is true, the chances are that the Chesapeake Ohio railroad company handled it their own way. Some are inclined to say that this exhibition of high temper is a Kimmel trait and more firmly establishes the fact that claimant is George A.

Kimmel, and while this may be the case in some instances it is ii well known fact that this man's grandfather, Major George Kimmel, with all his "peppery" talk and heated temper never forgot a friend. The trial of the case of George C. Rankin vs The New York Life Insurance involving the payment of a life insurance policy on George A. Kimmel, and for which nearly 100 depositions were taken in this city in the past two months has been set for Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the United States district court at St.

Louis, Mo. It is very probable that a number of Niles people will be called on to attend this trial. Kimmel Laying Low. The Kimmel claimant it quietly hibernating at the farm home of "Uncle Ed" Austin near Pokagon, where he has a snug berth and plenty to eat while the cruel winter-winds blow, and he is recovering from the effects of injuries sustain ed in the recent railroad accident at Converse, Ind. Nothing much has been heard in Niles of Kimmel or from him since he arrived at "Uncle Ed's." He is doing the best job of staying still and keeping out of the limelight since he was released from Auburn prison, excepting the time he spent in the hospital after he was hurt at Converse.

the insurance case ended so far as Niles is concerned, and the big trial under the main tent at St. Louis put over until February and Kimmel out of town it leaves an aching void. Some have thought the case at St. Louis would never be tried, but that prediction was made before the last trial in 1910. It is expected in St.

Louis that Kimmel will be on hand to take the stand and' Atty. Fred Bacon is preparing his case accordingly. The lawyers for that side have thrown out strong hints that they are prepared to show the claimant that he is not George A. Kimmel. But if the claimant makes a good witness his friends think he will tell some things that -will clear the Three Points in Their Doctrine is Observing Saturday as Sunday, Titheing System, Second Coming of Christ.

College View, Jan. 15. The biggest convention of the Seventh-day Adventists that has ever taken place in this city will convene Jan- uary 16 and will continue until January 31, when the joint biennial sessions of the Central and Northern Union Conference of that denomination will be held. Nine of the Northern and Central states Nebraska, Kansas, Wyo ming, Colorado, Missouri Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota will be represented. The first five states are included in the Central Union conference and the last four in the Northern Union.

There are- about 9,000 Seventh day Adventists in' the Central Un ion conference, and between 6,000 and 7.000 in the Northern Union confereee. Theer will be about 300 delegates uresent from the two con ferences. On of the strongholds of the Seventh-dav Adventist believers is in the territory covered by these two conferences. A number of educational and medical institutions are conducted by them in different places in thp unions. At College View is located Union college, the largest educational institution in the denom ination: at Clinton.

is the Ger man seminary for the education and training of German workers for the United States at Boulder, is the Boulder-Colorado Sanitarium, one the tral of the largest sanitariums in denomination. These are Cen-Union institutions. The larger of the local conference institutions in the Central Union x.re tne ivansas sanuanuiu, Nebraksa Sanitariums, at College View and Hastings, Neb Campion Academy at Loveland, Hastings Intermediate School, at Hastings, Neb Strode Academy at Oswego, Hill Agricultural Academy at Downs, Kan. Three peculiar points in the Sev-ooth-day Adventist doctrine are the keeping of Saturday for the Sabbath, in obedience to the- command of the Bible; the tithing system, which obligates every member to pay one-tenth of his income into the treasury of the church; and the belief that Christ is to come the second time in this generation. Stirring lectures on these three principles will be given by able speakers the sessions.

i While the Adventists pay particular attention to foreign fields, they are also quite active in the home land. The total offerings for home missionary worK in tne central uu- ion auring iuu, weie uj. ou, and 773. in the Northern Union 25 a total for the two unions of $52,525.10.. The total amount paid in the two Unions in tithes and offerings to missions in 1910, was $581,300.76.

The amount paid per member was $25. '78. The amount of book sales in the Central Union was 561,573.30, and in the Norths crn Union $41,166.66, a total for the two Unions of $102,749.96. The denomination also operates 1SS institutions of diffeernt kinds, which includes 74 sanitariums and 28 publishing houses, the latter publishing books and periodicals in 67 languages. The total sales of these books for 1910 were Liability Law Upheld Washington, Jan 15 The consti tutionality of the employers liability law passed by congress xin nineteen eight was today upheld by the supreme court of the United in al cases before it.

The court also decided that state courts may enforce that act when local laws are appropriate. Has Readier Missouri Jefferson, City, Jan 15 The state board of health today ordered that beginning March first the railroads abolish public drinking cups, towls and combs on all railway train in Missouri. Chas Fuller of was in the city today on business. THE ROILER AT 3IINE RLEW CALCIMINE UP Caused Death of Frank Allen, his son and James Heathcock Buildings Collapsed; cause of Explosion unknown Joplin, Jan 15 An explosion of the boiler at Calcimine Mine near here today caused the death of Frank Allen, aged thirty eight, his son Ralph, aged thirteen, and James Heathcock aged twenty eight. Clyde Allen another son was blown fifty feet and it is believed was fatally injured.

The cause of the explos-on is unknown. The mine build ing. was wrecked. The dead and injured all lived here. ABOUT KANSAS MILLING CO.

Have Purchased Bulte Mills of Kansas City Offer Prize. A. J. Hunt, secretary of the Kansas Milling Company was in the city over Sunday on a business and pleas ure trip. Mr.

Hunt is now located Wicnita. He stat-j; thi torntng that the Kansas Milling company was getting along nice. de and Mr. Moses, president of the company, were in Kansas City Friday and they closed a deal in which they purchased the Bulte Mills of that city and will add it to the long string of ni'Ils that have already been merged. Mr.

Hunt stated that this new mill has an output of 1500 barrels a day and is one of the largest in the state. The Kansas Millng company has not yet started to make its standard brand of flour, as they have not as yet secured a suitable name. However the mills the merger are still puttting cut the same brand that they did before entering the combination. The Kansas Milling company have put up a $25 cash, prize that they will give to any one who will furnish them the best name for the standard brand of the combined mills. EMPLOYERS LIABILITY LAW Unacted in 1908, Was Upheld by Supreme Court Today Washington, Jan 15 This was the second attempt of Congress to change the old common law rule that an employe of a common carrier could not sue for daa-ages from the carrier for injuries resulted in the course of his employment when the injuries resulted from the negligence of a fellow-servant.

The first law that enacted in 1906 was declared unconstitutional in 1908 because it embraced within its terms a regulation of intra-state commerce as well as interstate. The law considered today was enacted by Congress in 19 08, immediately after the first law was held unconstitutional The constitutionality and interpre tat ion of the new law came before. the court in a number of cases, heard as one case about ti last of February. The principal case was that of Bessie Babcock, widow of Ora L. Babcock, against the Northern Pacific railway company.

Her husband lost his life in a railroad collision on the Northern Pacific in Montana in 190S. Mrs. Babcock sued under the federal employers' lia l-ility act, which had just been passed, and under its terms she was entitled to the entire amount of judgment. Babcock left a sister also and if the judgment had been secured under the statute of Montana, she would have been entitled to one-half of it. The Northern Pacific resisted the claim, on the ground that if the federal law was unconstitutional, it might be required to pay the sister, even if it had settled with the widow.

The law was upheld by the federal court of Minnesota. Another case arose out of the death of Daniel J. Walsh, a brake-man on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company. The United states circuit court for Massachusetts held the law constitu tional. Still another case was that of Edgar C.

Mondou, an employe on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company against that road. He brought suit the state courts of Connecticut, which declined to consider the case. That gave rise to questions as to whether or not con gress had attemnted to or could, if it had attempted, require state courts as well as federal courts to take jurisdiction over such cases. Epedemic of Spinal Meningitis Mr. and Mrs Janies Tudhope and baby arrived in the city from Fort Worth Texas Saturday evening.

Jim says that there is an epidemic of spin al meningitis in Texas at present and for this reason Mrs Tudhope and the baby came here to spend a short time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs James Moffat. The disease is not contagious but is caught from the Tudhope says. He says that Texas is much colder than it has been for many years and they think this is the cause of the epidemic. He say the weather there is about the same as here only, per haps warmer.

He will leave for Texas again tomorrow. James Clubb returned from New kirk today after a few days visit. mystery and establish his identity as Kimmel, at least to the jury's satisfaction. A disagreement of the jury if the case is tried, is the common prediction. The trial is expected to last two weeks at least and will begin in St.

Louis Feb. 6. Niles Sun. DECLARATION STIRRED WASH-1NGTOX ABOUT TELEGRAPHS Recomend Government Ownership of of the Telegraph Taft Sum. Moned Him for un Immediate Conference Hitchock's declaration in regard to telegraphs stirred officials in Wash ington unusually today.

One rum or was that Hitchcocks action denoted a break with the prsident and possible aligment witn Roosevelt, ibis rumor was denied from the White house after Hitchcock had conferred with Taft an hour. Washington, Jan. 15. Postmaster general Hitchcock wb.o last night save out a statement that he would recommend to congress government ownership of the telegraph, was summoned to the White House today by President Taft. COAL SUPPLY XLUKLV OCT.

Schools Will Have to Clos, Unless They Get More liu l. Many people were surprised to learn when they applied for coal that they could get at some yards only a quarter of a ton and at others one-half ton at the most. The coal yards of Arkansas City did this to protect the people as well as they could. They are all short on cal and they wanted to distribute it anions the people needed it equally. Since the weather has moderated it has made conditions different but while the (old was here it looked serious when the coal supply began to dwindle down.

The railroads would not brim; coal here and as the supply was only lartre enough to last a couple of days in cold weath er the conditions were serious. Unless another blizzard strikes this city the inhabitants will probably not suffer any inconvenience as the gas supply- will take care of them in this kind of weather. As it is indefinite when coal will here, it wouldn't be a bad idea to lay in a supply of r00 pounds while there is time. The Elevator Coal Yard is now out of coal with the exception of a small amount suitable for baseburn-ers only. Walter Probst, the popular manager of this concern endeavors to supply everyone he can but now finds he is out of coal.

He says the coal mines will not put a price on coal at the present time and that it is next to impossible to get rnv more. He says that the school buildings have asked for tons of coal ariece and that he ould only give thorn two tons. Unless the schools y.ct more coal they will likelv have to close, until they can get fuel. LOSS IN PLATE GLASS Three Larire Window Panes Prukeii bv Cold are The cold weather burs ted many water also had its effect on windows of the city. his not only pipes but has the ate glass Quite a sum in this manner of money was lost during the cold spell.

The Fifth Avenue Book store found its cast window cracked yesterday. The loss is covered by insurance as far the gl iss is concerned. However there was a sign on this win worth about $2 that will have to go when the new glass is installed The Security State bank is also the ioser of one of its side enrtance glass cs. This is very large and the con traction and expansion caused by the cold was more than the glass could stand. Fred Uuslf is also loser a fine plate glass window.

It is doubtful any of them can be rep aced for less than $50. OVUKCOMi: IJY GAS. Mrs. J. A.

Leisure llendered Unconscious and Nearly Asphyxiated. Asphyxiation by gas was the experience that almost befell Mrs. J. A. Leisure.

The flue at Mrs. Leisure's home became stopped up in some way and the gas fumes es-aed into the room. Soon sho was rescued hyx'ated. Mrs. tv and Is the I.ei ire.

of YVich-- rre to Arkan- Mr. I.eu'..je ri i-s 1 horned of tre ex; erien with whirh his mother met. lie. will remain in the city a few days before returning to if hita. In the room with was her grandson.

Mrs. Leisure Lorcn Fitzroy. The boy is 10 years wr.s worse off than When the neighbors old and he Mrs. Leisure, found the two he was totally unconscious and ho was in rather a serious condition for a while. However, today ho about as well a3 usual.

is MAN' IN'JUItLI). r. Lroctk f'-MH to ()ford to Attend Man in Grave Condition. Dr. Brock and Miss Hoyt, professional nurse, went to Oxford Saturday evening in the former's automobile, where he was called to attend to an aged man by the name of Baker who is the brother-in-law of Henry Buss, of that section.

Mr. Baker sustained a fracturo at the neck of the femur In the right hiu when he slinped and fell in tho icy yard of the Buss home, Friday ev ening. His condition because of his advanced age is regarded as serious and his recovery Is doubtful. Miss Hoyt remained to nurse the Injured man. Democrat Governor of N.

M. Santa Fe, Jan 15, W. C. Mc Donald a democrat was inaugurated governor of New Mexico today. morning, which carried officials who are enroute to Galveston, to hold the traffic meeting.

Mr. Kennedy had a pleasant visit with John M. Guild of. Omaha, who is commissioner for the Commercial club there, and who was instrumental in securing the position here for Mr. Kennedy.

The special train carried about 120 people. The crowd is composed of the classification com missioners of the Santa Fe other roads, and the tariff managers of all the railroads in the south and south west, secretaries and coramistloners of clubs in all the larger cities and other railway officials. They will attend the rate convention at Calves ton which begins tomorrow and lasts all the week. In this regard the purpose of the meeting is about as follows: For instance it is proposed to elim inate all provisions for reduced rat ings on all empty carriers returned. That means empty cement bags, empty cracker boxes, empty beer kegs, of all kinds, empty carboys, empty gas cylinders when returned to the jobber or manufacturer to be refilled, will be required to pay full tariff rates, the same as on the new article.

It is said that there are a score of other items to be taken up by the commission, train stopped here only utes. Card Day The secretary advises that the 10,000 cards card day are on hand. The special a few min- the Traveler for Kansas They will not be given out Jan 24. Card however until after day is Jan 20 and there will be cards for all men, and women and school children. How ever, not more than two will be donated to each person The cards are to be sent to points outside of the state.

Ladies Auxiliary The committee of women recently appointed to formulate by laws and a constitution for the ladies' auxiliary to the Commercial club met with Secretary Kennedy Saturday afternoon. The bylaws were presented and definite action will be taken in this regard at the next meeting. The ladies adjourned to meet at 3 o'clock next Saturday afternoon. All ladies interested, and all organizations or clubs interested, are requested to meet or send delegates to this meet ing. Arrange for Banquet The members of the entertainment committee met this morning in the club room and completed plans for the annual banquet to be given in the Fifth Avenue hotel next Friday night at 8 o'clock.

Tickets for the banquet which are to be $1 each, may be purchased from any member of the committee, the secretary or any of the four banks in the city. The members of the committee are G. S. Hartley, chairman, W. II Nelson, C.

C. Sollicl, Chas, Sturtz Ralph Brown Foss Furrar and W. D. MacAllister. The committee is expected to report all su'es to the secretary of the -club by Wednesday night.

No Man to Dlauie. York, Jan. ir. Violet New the missin.f Chicago heiress, was arrested here todav workimr as domestic and nurse in a private family. She declared that she left home to see the world and that no man had influenced her fle' nrfm-e Miss Buehler is the reputed heir ess to one hundred thousand dollars when she is twenty one.

Jack Clune, said to be waiter, disapiear- ed from the -anii time us Violet. she meU.us his.i a i lovei him. She will be taken back to Chicago Officers and Committees At the close of the Farmers Institute here Saturday, he following officers were elected for the com ing year: Seyfer, president J. C. Jarvis, vice president, Miss Nellie Griffith, secretary and treasurer, committee on program: F.

Brown, Mrs J. C. Jarvic, Mrs A. Abrams, Fred DeMott, committee on music; Mrs T. J.

Phillips, Miss, Lulu Hunter, Mrs J. II Guinn, Mrs' Thos. Baird. Committee on finance; Tom Baird. C.

M. Scott. J. C. Jar vis.

Ex-Governors Wife Here Mrs Frank White of Valley City, N. D. wife of Ex-Governor White of North Dakota arrived in the city last night for a two weeks visit with her cousin Mrs H. Hill. Mrs White is a remarkable woman and is general auditor for the National Fed eration of Women's clubs or organ! zation of nation wide scope with which several of the women clubs in this city are affiliated.

Mrs White while here will be the gueat of honor at many social events. Theater Safe iSobbed Sioux City, Iov-a Jan 15 The safe in the was blown open early today and twelve hundred dollars The robbers hauled the safe from the box office across the main floor into the cellar where it was blown open. The oyster supper which was to have been given last Friday night for the benefit of the poor and which was postponed because of bad weather, will be given Tuesday night, Jan. 16, at 320 South Summit street. The proceeds of this supper is to help the poor and distressed.

A number of tickets have been sold for this supper already and this money has been used to aid seven families who were in distress. Attend this supper Tuesday evening and help the poor. jVforceful sermons to large congrega i lu no was especially forceful. The music by the chorus choir, has been the best that could be obtained. Every member of the church is expected to be present at the regular prayer meeting Thursday night.

City Attorney C. Pollard and the members of the committee from the citv council appointed some time ago to look into the telephone rate increase are at present looking up statistics and compiling a report on the subject. The report is to be submitted to the council at its regular meeting tomorrow night: The telephone company has changed the date when its bills must be paid. They are now due on or before the 15th of each month instead of the 20th. Today was the last day of grace for those who owe bills for the present i The bull dog belonging to John Curtis killed the fox terrier, owned by James Bays, Saturday.

The bull dog and another dog, it is said were having a battle when the terrier became excited and jumped into the fray. The result was that the bull dog grabbed the terrier by the front legs and when he let go the terrier's shoulder was broken and the leg badly cut up. The animal had to be killed as there was no way to keep it from dying. Judge Frank Lindsey, of Topeka who was here last week to make an investigation of the recent bond" refunding deal by the city left for his home Saturday afternoon. It has not been stated whether or not he expects to return to make any fur ther investigations.

It seems as though there is nothing in regard to the case to be made public at pre.