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THE TOPEMt DAILY CAPITAL Wednesday, May 12, 1909. Jurors. He immediately appealed his case HANDS CRACKED EYE-WITFJESS DENIES STORY TOLD BY BOYLE FIRE ESCAPE LAW ILL BE IN FORGE AFTERJiE FIRST Public Buildings Must Be Equipped Refutes That Part of It Implicating Harry Foster. Youngstown, Ohio. May Boyiea story of the death of Daniel Reeble which occurred here 14 years ago, received refuation when George Bat-tleger, who was near the scene of the accident, when Reeble met his death, related his version of the case.
Battieger says he was standing a short distance away when Reeble fell. With Michael Donnelly, a patrolman, he walked to the scene and the two men picked up Reeble, who was unconscious. Battieger saw no one In the vicinity until Joined by Donnelly. Until Battieger told his story today, Donnelly had forgotten Battlegers presence when the body was found. He soon recalled Battieger helping him picking up the body and corroborated his story.
EATON BOUND OVER FOR ASSAULT TO KILL Junction City, May 1L The case of the State vs. Joseph and Ed Eaton, charged with assaulting Walter Kuppenheffer of Ogden, came up this morning before Justice of the Peace Chase. The Eatons, it was charged, assaulted Kuppenheffer on the afternoon of May 1, back of one of the pool halls. Kuppenheffer was stabbed just below the tenth rib on the right side, but the wound was not serious, and he was well enough to appear at the trial today. Th story of the affair as brought out this morning, was that Kuppenheffer was In the pool hall, and had a bottle of whisky.
The Eatons, it is said, asked him for a drink," and a quarrel arose. This was partially, settled and the men went out back of the hall. Here Kuppenheffer is said to have struck at Hd Eaton, who parried the blow with his right hand, meanwhile stabbing Kuppenheffer with a knife held in the left hand. Eaton was bound over to the district court on' a charge of assault with Intent to kill. HE DIES DRIVING WITH DAUGHTER Manhattan.
May 11. Joseph A. Greeno died a sudden and unexpected death of heart failure. He was out driving with his daughter. Mrs.
Genrrln wiifenit or, riled without warning as they were pass ing the Rader home on Bluemont avenue. Mr. Greeno was 69 years of age and leaves two children. Mrs. Wllholt and H.
H. Greeno, both of Manhattan. The body was taken to his old home In Blue Rapids for Interment. STRANGERS SENT UP FOR PETTY LARCENY Ellsworth, May 11. Frank Boyd and nrmt.
-rwr a. a liuH-m ngni, strangers nere, were sentenced by Judge Payne, Saturday, to the county Jail for six months and to pay each a fine of $50 and costs, amounting to about $12. Boyd and Wright plead guilty of petty larceny, having stolen a oult ot ciothes from Merkel's stor on Thursday, and sold the same to Joe O'Con- nell for about one-fifth of Merkel's nrice. ThA Intur nrlra at wtilxli i to hlOT aroused O'Connell'a suspicion, and ne reportea the affair to Lew Bunzel, night watch, and Boyd and Wright were placed under arrest. Wright has been In town before, about four years ago, when he was convicted of stealing a suit of clothes from Beatty Santry.
He was at that -time sentenced to serve thirty days in the county Jail. REQUESTS IN WILL THAT YACHT BE SOLD Sorrento, May 1L The will of F. Mar-Ion Crawford, the American novelist who died here April 9, expresses the desire HOUSE TO HOUSE SEARCH FOR BOOTY AT ADftHft Authorities Attempt to Recover Property of Armenians. Adana, May 11. The local authorities have ordered a house to house search with the object of recovering and restoring the loot taken from Armeniavia during the recent disorders.
The American missionary relief committee announces it has on hand enough nurses to care for the present number of sick and wounded. The local mills have resumed grinding and the importation of flour is no longer necessary. Constantinople. May 11. A medical commission with a large quantity of medical supplies for the relief of the suffering left here today for Adana.
Djeved Bey, former governor general of the Adana vilayet, arrived here with the object of explaining to the minister of the interior the origin and cause of the race conflicts in his territory. Djeved Bey has been dismissed from office. WITH FRAUD BY MAIL Kansas City, May 11. In th trial hi the federal court here today of the Horn Brothers, Raymond P. May and S.
H. Snider, charged with using the malls to defraud in promoting the "Two Queen" group of mines In Arizona, James B. Lynch of Philadelphia produced letters, circulars and newspapers sent to him by the promoters. These stated that the mine was in operatioM and that ore was being shipped in paying quantities. Lynch said he bought 1,100 shares of stock on representations made in the advertising matter.
J. H. Deaner of Saginaw, testifed he had bought stock on installment plan, paying two dollars a month. When District Attorney Van Valken-burg offered as evidence a printed circular describing the mining property, Judge Chester Krum, leading counsel for the promoters, objected, saying it was not competent because it was the stock of the mine that -was at issue. "It is the value of the stock that is being questioned and not the value Of the property," Judge Krum said.
"The purchasers were solicit ed to buy stock; not: to buy the mine. The orders for "stock Jwere. filled according to agreement. There is A speculative element in buying mining If there is a. bright prospect' persons are willing to pay well fo ra chance to have a large vr "Your distinctions' are too refined," Judge Philips replied r.i overruling the objection.
"I have always understood that a stockholder of a corporation had some interest in the property of the company. The value of the property is the inducement that causes persons to buy stock." PERSIA LOOKS FOR AID TO RUSSIAAKMlNGLAND Washington, May" government will look to ptigrand Russia for support In tranquillzlng the disturbed situation, iin Persia and In bringing about reforms contemplated under a constitutional form of governments This is made manifest In dispatches which have reached Washington from "the American legation at TeheVan accompanying tha announcement of the restoration pf a dnstttutto by CbeiBhah and a form or governments TgAaer catunet nas Deen formed, generalancmesty Is to be granted to the political oflEenders and permission extended for. politicalexiles to return. MAKES ATTACK ON EMMANUEL MOVEMENT Washington. May 11.
At the opening session of the twenty-fourth annual meeting of the Association of; American Physicians here today, Dr. Victor C. Vaughn of Arbor, president of "the association, In his annual address, made assertions which are regarded as an attack on the Emmanuel movement. Dr. Vaughn said there was nothing in the dualist doctrine involving the existence of mf.id apart from and superior to matter.
There was nothing In the doctrine, he contended, to Justify the founding of any new cult. SIGNAL MEN LEAVE FOR ALASKAN FIELD Omaha, May 11. Forty-one signal men left this afternoon under Master Signal ElectriciaM Gunaurd for Alaska. These men have finished their course in telegraphy at Port Omaha and are now to go to the several stations t.i Alaska, to relieve men who have finished their time there and to make improvements under the present telegraph system now In use. FOUR ENGLISHMEN ARE AMBUSHED IN AFRICA Lagos, British West Africa, May 11.
Lieutenant D. A. Vanranen, assistant administrator of a district in northern Nigeria, three other Englishmen and 35 native police were ambushed recently by natives at a point 50 miles northeast of Zungeru. Thelieutenant and 12 of the poiicemen vere" killed. A British force has been dispatched to the locality.
FalAFiGLED BODY OF VVOMAFJ FOUND IN A CEMETERY Providence, R. May 11. The terribly battered body of Mrs. Laura Regester, a Cranston woman, was found in the old Hebrew cemetery in Reservoir avenue, this city today, and marks on the neck indicated that the woman had been strangled. The woman's clothing was torn and the police expressed the opinion that the woman had been murdered somewhere on the road and her body afterward dragged to the cemetery-Mrs.
Regester was 32 years old and had been divorced. It Is understood that recently she became engaged to be married again. HAINS GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER (Continued from Page 1. column 4.) to roam about the country In an automobile and go right to the verge of the scene of the homicide, which is clearly against the law. We will have affidavits to prove that such is the case and also that the Jurors were permitted to leave the jurisdiction of the county and have been on government property at Fort Totten, all of which will be urged as a ground for setting aside the verdict." The conviction after the jury had been out less than three hours came as a surprise.
It had expected that a verdict of acquittal on the groirnd of insanity or a disagreement would result. No one was more surprised than District Attorney De Witt, who said all he could hope for was a disagreement. Unlike the scenes attending the trial of Thornton Hains. the defendant's brother, who was acquitted of complilcty in the same crime, there was no demonstration In court when the verdict was rendered. Captain Halns stood up and faced the jury, his shoulders thrown back In military fashion, while Foreman Sundling recited the verdict.
As he heard the decision of the jurors. Hains's face was as white as chalk. He stood for a few moments motionless, staring at the Jury after he heard the verdict. Then of his lawyers touched him and he quietly sat down. MAINS LITTLE AFFECTED.
A few moments later, apparently little affected by the verdict, he walked from the court room with a steady stride be tween his two lawyers and was taken back to the Queens county Jail. In strlk- me 6'i 1ULHC1 VJcllCI CLL A 1 1 dlU, ailU AWQ brother, Major John P. Halns. For a moment they sat as if dazed, then broke down and wept. The captain's mother was not in court, having returned to New York early In the afternoon.
This precaution was taken both because of uncertainty of duration of the Jury's deliberations and to shield her from the shock. General Hafns, however; quickly communicated the vedict to her over the telephone. After the Jury was discharged, Juror William Craft said four ballots were taken. On the first three ballots, six voted for murder in the first degree and six for acquittal on the ground of Insanity. On the fourth ballot the compromise of manslaughter in the first degree was reached.
Little consideration was given to the expert testimony. Juror Craft said. They believed that Mrs. Claudia Hans, the defendants wife, had made a con- fession to her husband of Improper rela tlons with Annis and that Annls deserved his fate, but none of them would consider the unwriten law and therefore the manslaughter verdict resulted. Mrs.
was not In court today. TO SHELVE CONEY-MORGAN CONTEST (Continued from Page 1. column 3.) W. Brinkerhoff, of Ottawa, extended welcome and A. W.
Smith responded. The ladles of the G. A. R. this afternoon presented Mrs.
Hattle Williams of Holton, state president, with a pold badge and a diamond ring. The first of the evening camp fires was presided over tonight by Rev. Bernard Kelly of Ottawa. J.udge Stlllwell, "Farmer" Smith, Ex-Congressman Funston and others spoke. RESTORING ORDER IN ASIATIC TURKEY Boston, May 11.
Indications that order Is being restored in the disorder regions of Asiatic Turkey were contained In a cablegram received today at the headquarters of the American Board of Com-mlssioners for missions from the Rev. W. W. Pete, the board's treasurer at Constantinople, The message also stated that the government had promised to punish those who were responsible for the massacres of the Christians. HOTELMEN'S BENEFIT ASSOCIATION'S ELECTION Chattanooga, Mav 11.
The Ho-telmen's Mutual Benefit association of th united htates met nere tooay ana eieciea i the following officers: President. Fred I S. Vanorman, Indianapolis: secretary and treasurer, J. K. Biatcnrora, cnicago.
Amonir the auxiliary directors chosen are S. J. Whitmore, Los Angeles, and D. B. Milllgan.
Ottawa, Ont. la I it has been thoroughly demonstrated that the third annual is the great- est entertainment ever accorded to visitors to Topeka. Everybody warmed up to everybody else in fine shape and no time was lost in getting acquainted. With plenty of music and decorations on all sides the city is in its best mood, and when the visitors leave they will go with a mighty good impressio'i of Topeka and 204. CONVENTION NOTES.
During the parade this afternoon the Elks will march up to the state house, where they will be halted long enough to have their pictures taken. The operation will be performed by J. P. Colville, who will use his circuit camera, which exposes a plate three feet long. Every local Elk in Topeka is urged to participate in the parade.
Emporia sailed in yesterday morning, flying the pretttiest banner in the state. It is a beauty, and was used for the first time on this trip. A. S. Buzzi, the Wichita" brother with the norous name, has put all other aspirants to the presidency to slumber.
He came early, lined up his forces, and will be elected this morning. There are no contestants for the other offices. Treasurer Garllch, of Emporia, will be re-elected in all probability. NOTICE. Special cars will leave Seventh and Jackson this evening at 6 o'clock to convey Elks to the picnic grounds at Vine-wood park.
The general public is invited and cars will be run to accommodate them from Eighth and Kansas avenue. WRIGHT BROTHERS BACK TO AMERICA (Continued from Page 1, column 5.) from the Wright aeroplane at Rome on Thursday last, was manifested by the Wright brothers on reaching the quarantine station. After satisfying themselves as to the extent of the lieutenant's injuries, the brothers said they would go as soon as possible to their home in Dayton. where the aero planes intended tor the use of the government service will be completed. From Dayton they said they intended to proceed to Washington to test the aeroplanes under the direction of government representatives.
The Wright brothers united in saying they had no intention of making secret experiments. Orvllle Wright said that although the injuries he sustained in his accident at Ft. Myer were still bothering him, he expected to manipulate the Wright aeroplane in the Ft Myer tests. The time limit for the tests there was June 28, and the aeroplane would be of the same type as the regulation Wright machine used abroad, he said. As to the future of the aeroplane Mr.
Wright said: "We have carried two passengers on some of our trips and the machine could easily be developed to sustain the weight of several more persons. But I do not believe the aeroplane will ever be a regular passenger carrier, as an ocean liner or a railway train. Its province will be more in the nature of a special conveyance of a few people." As to the efficacy of the aeroplane in war, Mr. Wright declared military experts had told him that the machine and its operator would be safe from Injury by bullets at the height of 1,000 feet. As the aeroplane could easily ascend much higher, he considered that this fact settled the ouestlon of its practicability in military operations.
REFUSE TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENTS Jefferson City, May 11. Without debate and by a viva voce vote the Missouri House today refused to concur in the Senate amendments to the state wide prohibition resolution and sent it back to the upper House, asking that body to recede. As the Senate probably will decline to give up its changes in the measure, a conference committee will be appointed. The Senate amendments to the resolution which provides for a popular vote on a constitutional' amendment, establishing prohibition, were two. The first erased the House provision that prohibition, if adopted, would not became effective until 1913.
The second was a tax rider, increasing the lawful rate for all taxing bodies one hundred per cent over the present rate. TO RETURN FLAGS CAPTURED IN WAR Cincinnati, May 11. Nine veterans of the Civil war left last night for to return with proper ceremony the Confederate flags captured by the Fourth Ohio cavalry on the battlefield near that town. Those In the party Included Captain John A. Pitts of this city and Major W.
W. Shoemaker of Dayton, appointed by the last Legislature to arrange for the return of the colors. The flags belong to the rifle scouts, which was a part of General Forest's command. BAPTISTS TO RAISE BIG SUMS OF MONEY Louisville, May 11. To raise more than their share of a billion four hundred million dollars for the evangelization of all the heathen and to Increase the endowment of the Southern Baptist Theological seminary at Louisville, a million dollars, are some of the projects that will e'ngage the convention of the Baptists of the South, whose biennial convention began in Loulsvlle with a banquet tonight.
Some of the most notable men In the South will be present. TOLD HOW TO TELL STORIES TO CHILDREN Pittsburg. May 11. At today's session of the Playgrounds Association of the collection of definite Information as to the stories suitable for children of various ages and methods of making story telling effective as an educational agency were recommended. Methods of collecting and tabulating playground statistics so that experiments In one city might be compared with others were recommended.
SUE RAILROAD FOR A $1,778,468 TAX Baltimore, May 11. State's Attorney General Straus announced today that hel would institute a suit to recover from the Baltimore Ohio railway $1,778,468, as an unpaid balance of the gross receipts tax that has accumulated sf.ice 1896, when the percentage was Increased from 1 per cent. It is now 2hk per cent. N.KA.TO MEET IN VANCOUVER IN JULY Ottawa. May" 11.
It Is expected that the National Editorial association of the United States will hold its annual meeting In Vancouver this year some time In July. The Canadian government has invited the officers of the association to meet In Canada and Vancouver has suggested. aia as grounds for the ruing: of the writ of habeas corpus cited the fact that the jury was short eight men and that he should have been allowed a stay of execution pending his appeal. Th Supreme court simply denied the writ and unless further action is taken Lin-derholm will remain in the hospital. He lived at LJndsborg and has been in the asylum only about a week.
He is a well educated Swede and his trouble is the outgrowth of a fight in the Swedish Lutheran church, which has lasted for over seventeen years and which began with a love affair. HOW MUCH GROCERIES WHISKY WILL BUY Many of the trade papers last month published an item headed "Promoting Temperance and Trade," being an advertising card made into a blotter, signed by a dozen grocery firms of Delaware, showing what a man who drinks three glasses of whisky per day for one year and pays 10 ceMts per drink, could receive for the same amount of money at any of the firms named. The item In question has been widely read and commented upon as the showing was remarkable, showing how the dally dropping of three dimes per day accumulated in a respectable sum of $110 at the end of the year. Now comes a traveling salesman of a westerM grocery firm who has figured out the same proposition from a far west standpoint, with prices of drinks 15 cents instead of 10 cents, and at the prevailing prices of groceries further west. Three drinks per day, for 365 days, at 37 cents per day, total $136.87.
Here Is what he could get in the way of provisions, the total value of which would amount to $106.15, leaving a cash balance of $39.72 to make up and equal the grand total of his whisky bill of $136.87: 3 bbls. Acme flour. $6.20 $18.60 20 bu. potatoes, $1 20.00 2 sacks sugar, granulated, $6.05 12.10 1 bbl. crackers, 60 lbs, 8c 4.80 1 lb.
salt, 5c 05 20 lbs. rice, 7c 1.E0 60 lbs. butter, 35c 17.60 10 lbs. cheese. 22c 2.20 25 lbs.
coffee, 25c 6.2 10 lbs. candy, 30c 3.00 3 doz. tomatoes. $1 3.00 10 doz. pickles, 20c 2.00 10 doz.
oranges, 25c 2.50 10 doz. bananas, 25c 2.50 2 doz. corn, $1.10 2.20 18 boxes matches, 50c dozen .75 bu. beans. 30 at 7c 2.10 100 bars soap 3.60 12 pkgs.
rolled oats 1.50 Total $106.15 Cash balance 30.72 Grand total CUT OFF FATHER'S HAND TO SAVE HIS LIFE Bowden, May 11. The heroism displayed by Jennie, the 15-year-old daughter of Mlml Price, who lives near Bowden, In saving three lives during the recent frightful storm, has been the talk of the neighborhood, and an effort is being made to purchase a handsome present for her and to ask the Carnegie commission for a hero medal. When the storm struck her home it wrecked the house completely, burying the Inmates under the wreckage. The girl wag the only member who escaped. Getting an ax from a wood pile, she went back to the house and, guided by the cries of the Injured, began work on chopping them out.
She worked over an hour getting her two little brothers out, and then tried to release her father. As she had cleared the way for him, she found that his hand was fastened some of the timbers, too big for her to move. His hand was po crushed there was no hope of saving It, so her father bad, her cut it off. When she had completed her work and Baved her father she found that her mother had been killed by the falling timbers. ELKS GLEEFULLY WADED THROUGH (Continued from Page 1.
column 1.) gaged in a swatfest and galloped around the circuit fifteen times for the especial benefit of the visitors. The Elks en-Joyed the game Immensely, In fact. It was up to them to do so, for the managers of the opposing teams went to the trouble of rearranging the Western League schedule in order that the game might be played here. There was a big crowd at the game, and Cooley and Pa, who are not playing for pleasure altogether, are pleased. The game resulted 8 to 7, in Topeka's favor.
After the game the delegates and other visitors reassembled at the Elks' club and made merry until 8 o'clock, when they swooped down In the Majestic theater, which had been previously bought out by the boys of 204. The house was completely filled, the show was extraordinary, and this proved to be one of the biggest features of the program. After the performance, there was a social. All women and outsiders were excluded and the fraternity formed a merry family circle and swapped yarns. Members of visiting theatrical troupes were there to fill up the gaps In the program and from 11 o'clock until time to go home Jollity reigned.
It was a Joyous windup to a strenuous day. ANOTHER DAY OF PLEASURE. Today the Elks will have just as much fun as they did on the opening day. During the morning hours there will be a business session, at which A. S.
Buzzi of Emporia will be elected president and other matters will be given due attention. The crowning feature of the entire program win be the big parade at 4 o'clock this afternoon. At 6 o'clock this evening the visitors will board special cars for Vinewood park, where a family picnic will be held. By 7 o'clock last night nearly 900 visitors had arrived, and more are expected today, swelling the attendance to more than a thousand. Besides the Kansas Elks, brothers from all parts of the country who are makr.ig this territory have dropped in to join in the merriment.
Wita these there are probably 1,200 strangers in town. Delegates have arrived here from all parts of the state, coming in delegations, groups, squads and individually. Iola and Ottawa sent the first delegations to arrive in the city and they were met at the station with a band. Next came the Emporia contingent, shortly after 11 o'clock. The delegation came about 100 strong.
Including a fine band. Chanute rolled In last evening with Its band, "and about the same time a large crowd came from Independence. Hutchinson arrived during the early hours of the mornfng. Nearly every train Into the city during the day brought visiting Elks and members of their families, and they were all heartily received at the station. Several automobiles were on hand at all times to escort the women visitors to the hotels.
With the big convention only half over RAW AND SCALY Itched and Burned Terribly Arms Affected, Too Could Not Move Thumbs Without Flesh Cracking Sleep and Work Often ImpossibleWas Fairly Worn Out. CUTICURA SOON CURED HIS FEARFUL ECZEMA "About a year ago an itching humor began to appear around the back of my hand. It started in to spread, and pretty soon it covered both my hands and got up over my wrists and even up to the elbows. The itching and burning were terrible. My hands got all scaly and when I scratched, as I was doing a good part of the time, the surface would-be covered with blisters and then get raw.
The eczema got so bad in around the pit of my thumbs that I could not move the thumbs without deep cracks appearing. I went to my doctor, but his medicine-could only stop the itching and did not seem to heal my hands up at all. At night I suffered so fearful iy that I could not sleep, often lying awake until well toward morning, then waking up still tired. I am a chef and steward by trade and I had to give up my place, as my hands were so terrible to look at that they did not like to hare me around about the food. I could not bear to touch them with water, but when I positively had to get my hands clean I would rub them with oil.
"This sort of business went on for three months and I kept trying zino and tar ointments and such remedies with no particular benefit. I did not know what to do, for I was fairly worn out. For a long time several friends kept asking me why I didn't use Cuti-cura and at last I thought I would. First I got the Cuticura Soap, then Cuticura Ointment and at last Cuticura Resolvent. I put the Cuticura Ointment on at night, covering my hands with light cotton gloves.
In the morning the inside of the gloves would be lined with scales, sometimes half as long as your finger, leaving nice healed places where the scales had been. In a month I was cured and have kept so now for nine months. My hands and arms are perfectly clear of all traces of eczema and I think I am well rid of it. Walter H. Cox, 16 Somerset Boston, Mass.
Sept. 25, 1908." Outlet! RamediM are told throughout th world. lotter Drue A Chem Corp. Sole props Boston. Uin.
Mailed Free. Cuticura Bookca Oil ritiml, that his yacht and the Villa Sant Agnelln be sold and the testator's body lie buried in the Sant Agnello cemetery. GIRL USES SHEET IN CLIMB TO LIBERTY Wichita. May 11. With the sheet of her bed torn into shreds and tied into a rope and hung out of a window, Blanch Brown made her escape from the rooms of Mrs.
Mason, the police matron, in the city hall. She had been brought back from Amar-lllo, Texas, where she had gone as a member of a theatrical and was being held In the rooms until the application for her admittance to the Girls' Jn-dustrial school at Belolt had been approved by the board of control and returned. James Mercer, a member of the police force had been watching the girls at night, and Mrs. Mason has been watching her days. Mercer visited the detention room frequently during the night to see that the girls did not escape.
Entering the room about 6 o'clock a. he found that the girl was She has not been heard from since that time, but the officers are searching for her. left the court at Vienna, was married in London and he and his wife afterwards sailed for South America. In the "Santa Marguerite a schooner, which he had chartered. It has always been believed that the archduke lost his life when the schooner sank off the coast of Chill.
According to the story of the PaineBville machinist, he and his beautiful wife were, not aboard the ship. They went ashore at Cusavana, a small port on the RIs de LaPlata. It was planned that thpy should meet the ship at Valparaiso, but the craft rank enroute. The romantic couple drifted all over the world, finally taking up a plantation on the island of Martinique. In the Mount Pelee catastrophe, his wife and their two children were killed.
Salvator, according to the Journal story, was rescued and came to the United States. Q204 Even If They Are of But Two Stories. A VERY Fire Chiefs Must Report Twice a Year. Many Questions Must Be 7 Answered. The first of month the new fire es- i i cape taw, not me one applying 10 nuieio, will become effective.
Much has been said about the hotel fire escape law, but little about another passed by the last Legislature and in some respects the sec- ond lav is the more important. It pro vides that all buildings three or more stories In height and used for public purposes, except hotels, shall be equipped with metallic ladders or fire escapes and that in case the building contains more than thirty people daily it shall be equipped with such fire escapes and ladders evett though it be only two stories in height. The hotel fire escape law was turned Alt AW Ctita Da A rxt UaoltV ttvp ATI. forcement. That applying to all other buildings depends for its enforcement upon the state factory inspector, who is the state labor commissioner, V.
L. A. Johnson. All of the fire marshals and fire chiefs In the state are made-responsible to him under the new law. Mr.
says he has been in correspondence with the fire, marshals In cities of the first and second classes and that they show a desire to enforce the- new- law. He further says that he intends that it shall be enforced to the letter. "The new law is going to place a great deal more work on the shoulders of the fire chief," Bald Mr. Johnson yesterday, "and I would recommend to the city councils that they give that official some ad ditional help. Under the new law he is required to make four inspections each year of every public building In his dls- I inci coming unuer me acu ine jaw la broad enough that a responsible inspector could be made to do this work and fArtrtrt trt tVitt flro Tho Investiga tions will have to be made.
I am going to see to that and I only wish there was some way of taking some of the additional work off the hands of the already hard-worked fire marshals." The new law applies to all used in whole or in part for public pur- poses, office buildings, school bouses Churches, theaters, public halls, lyceums and other such buildings three or more stories 1 in height. In buildings where there are more than thirty peolple employed, the provisions of the new law wlll aDDlv. Under the new law It will be the duty of the chief of the fire department to visit all of the building provided for In the act every three months ana carefully inspect them. If he discovers something that Is not in compliance with the law he is instructed to report the fact at once to the county attorney and cause a formal complaint to be filed against the owner, renter or occupant of the building. Twice each year the fire chief must make a voluminous report to the state factory inspector.
These reports must be made in April September of each year. State Factory Inspector L. A. Johnson Is now preparing the blanks which will be sent out to the fire chiefs. These blanks and the questions on them are so drawn that the chief must have made the inspection required of him by law before he can make his report.
His report will become a matter of record and any misrepresentation Is likely to cause him serious trouble in case of any accident resulting from his negligence. The chief. In his report, must give the date of the first inspection made during the year, the date of the second inspection, the name of the building inspected, the 'number and the street, the number of stories in the building, the purpose for which the building is used, the number of persons employed In or occupying the building above the second floor, the manner in which the doors open, whether or not there are fire extinguishers on each floor and whether they are in good order, whether there are notices posted lvi each room and hall, number of continuous stairways from the top to the bottom floor, the number of stairways inside ana out, the number of fire escapes and the kind, the number of windows reached by fire escapes, the recommendations issued by the fire marshal up to date, whether or not the recommendations have been complied with, the date of the prosecu-tlou and results. The blank winds up with this question, which appears to be the key to the whole situation: VDo you approve the number and the locations, dimensions and condition of each fire escape and stairway as comply, in with the law?" One of the provisions of the new law Is that every outside door in all buildings comf.ng under the provisions of the act must open out from the building and not In. This Is to prevent a jam at the exit of the building In case of fire.
It Is worthy of note that the doors of the Stale House all open Inside. Of course, the State House is so roomy and has so many outlets that there would be little danger in case of fire, but it is one of the buildings of the state which will violate the View law unless some change Is made. The new law becomes effective the last Of this month. LliERHOLM MUST STAY III MIME ASYLUM Supreme Court Refuses Him a Habeas Corpus Writ. The application of Justus B.
Linder-hotm for a writ of habeas corpus which meant his release from the Topeka State hospital was denied yesterday by the Supreme court. The application was filed Monday and the arguments were made yesterday forenoon. Underholm was sent to tho asylum after having been adjudged insane by four Instead of twelve ARCHDUKE, MISSING 19 YEARS, IS FOUND Chicago Journal Claims to Have Found Whereabouts of Romantic Austrian. Chicago, May 11. The Journal today devotes its entire front page to the elaboration of an unequivocal statement that It has discovered the "lost John Orth," otherwise Archduke Johann Salvator of Aus.
tria, prince of the house of Hapsburg, who disappeared 19 years ago, after marrying Ludmllll Stubel. an opera Briefly sketched, the Journal story says: "John Orth" was discovered at Paines-vllle, Ohio, working as a machinist at $15 per week. Previously he had followed this occupation at Grand Rapids, and Cleveland, Ohio. Ills reason for mak ing his identity known at this time, the Xrtll.i waa 4u to hl tdvanrlnr 1 age and his desire that he might be burled in Austria. Johann Salvator as the alleged archduke has always been known since he Faasa's WOT had failed.
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