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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-25

alma mater, 1t was published broadcast
throughout the land that the distin-
guished jurist would probably be Sc
lected to fill it. This rumor was sud-
denly hushed, however, and Arthur
Twining Hadley, the present head of
that great university, was chosen.
In all of the positions that he has
occupied, SO widely divergent in their
character and requirements. William
Howard Taft has acquitted himself
with signal success. As a judge his
ability was everywhere recognized. AS
an executive he has won praise even
from his political enemies.
1t was a sacrifice to him to go to the
Philippines sacrifice in his inclina-
lions, which were all for the bench; a
sacrifice to his health. for he was
warned by physicians against the eli
mate, warning that his continued ill
health has shown to be well founded;
a sacrifice financially; and even a sec
riice to his private opinions. for it has
never been denied that he was at first
opposed to the United States occu-
pancy of the Philippine Islands. But,
having been convinced that it was
really a duty to accept the unwelcome
task, Judge Taft obeyed orders like a
soldier.
IL was Sa1Q Dy no less d HldIl ttdl1
President Roosevelt that Governor Taft
was doing a more important work in
the Philippines than that of either
Give or Hastings in India 1t is a sin
cere tribute to the manner in which
that work has been carried forward
that through all the storms that have
ragged over our policy in holding those
islands there has never been a syllable
derogatory to their governor or word
that expressed other than commenda-
ton of the kindly and tactful manner
in which he met the hard and often dis
tasteful duties of a trying position To
bring about peace was the keynote OF
his policy as governor, and to do this
he even went so far as to clash with
the military authorities in the effort to
withdraw the troops wherever it could
safely be done. He strove to under
stand the Filipino character, to allay
irritation and to give to the natives as
large a measure of self government as
he thought them capable of admins
tering. Whatever the result of the re-
lations between the United States and
her dependencies. it is certain that at
least one effect has grown out OF has
efforts. and this is that Governor Tafl
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val viewpoint and for the further reason
that it commands Fusan it is the more
importantas strategical position. With
a Japanese army and naval squadron
occupying the town and harbor of Ma
sampho and with other Japanese forces
at Tsushima and Akemageseki, which
are on Japanese territory, the soldiers
and sailors of the mikado would con-
troll the entrance into the Yellow sea
and the disputed territory.
Chemulpo is the chief port of Korea
and the terminus of the Japanese rail-
road from Seoul the capital city. From
a few fishermen's huts twenty years
ago it has grown into city of over
10000. Nearly 5000 Of these are
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to the northeast and almost due west
of Yokohama; Akita, a small town near
the north end of the same island, and
Otaru, on the northern island. None
of these, excepting Fukuoka and Aka
magaseki, are important strategical
points, however, and their destruction
would involve little outside of them
selves.
Fukuoka is situated on the Krusen-
stern channel, which, with the Brough-
ton channel, forms the only passage
way from the north into the Yellow sea-
Akamagaseki likewise lies on this
channel. as does Tsushima, an island
situated in the Korea strait. None of
these points is important in itself, but
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with a number of other islands round
about, on one of which is a Japanese
settlement of some proportions. All
Korea, in fact, and especially this por-
ton, is under Japanese influence. inoc-
ulated with Japanese ideas and SYM
pathies and actually settled in greater
or less degree by Japanese people For
this reason in any trouble that Japan
might have with any foreign power
Korea would be bone of contention
and would probably become one of the
theaters of war. This is all the more
true with Russia the opposing nation.
as she has for years cast longing eyes
in the direction of the small and almost
defenseless nation of Korea. And of all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-25
William Howard Taft, the New Secretary of Wa

times marks "men of destiny" Is it
that he, too is marked out in some pc
culiar manner for greater things? He
received the second honor of his class
at college. The first year after he was
out of law school he was made assist
ant prosecutor of Hamilton, then the
largest county of Ohio. This he re-
signed the following year to take a
federal appointment as internal rev.
enue collector, from which he resigned
in another year to enter the practice
of law. After four years, during the
latter part OF which time he was as
sistant county solicitor, Governor For
aker appointed the young attorney to
the bench of the superior court, thus
neceSSitating another resignation. Be
ing reelected superior judge the fol-
lowing year, he in turn resigned from
this position to become solicitor gen.
eral of the United States under Presi-
dent Harrison. A few years later came
another resignation, this time to accept
an appointment as judge of the newly
created United States circuit court of
appeals. While still holding this office
in 1895 Judge Taft was made dean and
lecturer in the Cincinnati Law school,
from which he had graduated sixteen
years before. In 1900 both the pro-
fessorship and judgeship were relin-
quished for the presidency of the newly
formed Philippine commission, and
year later this Office was also resigned
to allow its occupant to accept the first
civil governorship of the Philippine
Islands. Then one more chapter was
added to the book of designations in
order that Governor Taft might go to
the portfolio of war. But even this
does not end the list. When Justice
Shiras retired from the supreme court
of the United States the vacant place
was offered to Judge Taft, who, al
though it had been his life ambition to
occupy a place in the first court of his
land, declined it because he did not
consider his work in the Philippines
completed. Nor is this all. It was re-
ported throughout the newspapers of
the country and never denied that SEN
ator Hanna, then the supreme power in
Ohio, had vainly urged Judge Taft to
come home and accept the governor
ship of that state. The record is not
yet completed, although the next item
cannot be classed as a declination. at
least so far as the public knows When
| some years ago there was a vacancy in
! the presidency of Yale, Judge Taft's
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sheer face of rock 500 feet in height
1t was down this cliff that 1000 Chris
tan worshipers were once thrown. But
this was in the old days before Japan
had been "Americanized." The Japs
are not exactly Christians yet, but
they have at least abandoned the di-
version of tossing those who are Chris
tians down a 500 foot rock into the
sea.
of considerable Importance, but they
are nearly all on the eastern coast or
on the straits leading thereto. Among
these the most important are Hakodate,
Tokushima, Kobe. Kochi and Hiroshi-
ma.
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understandings between Russia and
Japan The government of the car
claimed larger concessions at the port
than the Koreans said they had agreed
to or were willing to give. Japan step
ped in, and diplomatic wranglings en-
sued that served to add to the i'll feel
ing between the two countries.
The two ports in all this territory
that have chief interest to the outside
world are Port Arthur and Da1ny.
Port Arthur is really a Chinese city,
but in the Russian sphere of influence.
Connected with this fact is another of
the reasons for the ennity between the
governments of the mikado and the
car. It will be remembered that the
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is loved quite as heartily and unfver-
sally on that side of the water as he is
admired and respected on this. And,
after all, the man that can inspire the
love of those over whom he is placed is
the great ruler.
What may be the future of this truly
able and conscientious man? Who can
tell? Already he is being spoken of as
a presidential candidate in 1909.
Whether or not this is for him will de-
pend in a large degree, of course, upon
the manner in which he measures up to
the duties of secretary of war. There is
no more difficult position under the
president or one in which its occu-
pant can more easily arouse criticism.
One of the chief duties of the post is to
supervise the government of the Phil
ippines and Porto Rico, and for this
work Mr.. Taft comes especially pre-
pared.
Under the new law relating to the
general staff Secretary Taft will vir-
tually be the commander of the army,
the first time in the history of the gov
eminent that this responsibility has SO
directly rested on the man who has
held the portfolio of war. One thing is
assured-that no one ever came to the
position that had a better opportunity
that possessed in a more eminent
degree the wen WISHES OF all parties
and all Americans for his success.
Judge Taft is only forty six years of
age. He is a man of large physique,
weighing over $50 pounds. He has a
big brain, quick sympathies, a kindly
manner and possesses to an unusual
degree those manly qualities that make
men popular. He is literary and artis-
tic in his tastes, a scholar as well as a
man of affairs Perhaps the most dis
tinguishing characteristic about him is
that he is SO well rounded. Yes, there
is one other quality even more marked
he is always and everywhere a gem
tleman.
WALLACE o. WILCOXSON.
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INu1aI ~ICfrongbofds Feussia, Japan;
Important Ports the Western Shores Of Poet

On the extreme south, situated on
narrow bay, is another city of some i'm
portance that might become a point of
attack. This is Kagoshima, that many
years ago was bombarded and burned
by a British squadron. Other cities of
some size on the west coast or its
bays and inlets are Kumamoto. east of
Nagasaki; Fukuoka, a short distance
north of Nagasaki;e Akamagaseki,
across a strait and on the island north;
Takatsu, just west of Hiroshima; Kama
zawa, considerably northeast; Toyama,
near Kanazawa; Niigata. still farther
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ESSISyZz< H. Taft, the successor
| 81 of Elihu Root as Sec
rotary of war. He al
ready has to his credit nine resigna-
lions, besides two or three destinations.
Notwithstanding this fact, he has been
almost constantly in public Office since
he graduated from law school at the
age of twenty three.
Judge Taft comes of a distinguished
family, his father, Alonzo p. Taft, hav-
ing been attorney general and after
ward secretary of war in the cabinet
of President Grant, so that the son
comes to the same portfolio once held
by the father.
It is said that the young man got his
start in life by licking an editor who
had vilified the elder Taft. Whether
or not this was the beginning of the
rise in the Taft fortunes, it is a fact
that the editor was so thoroughly
whipped that he went to a hospital and
suspended the publication of his pa
per. 1t is also a fact that the incident
made the future Philippine governor
the hero of the hour in Cincinnati, his
home city. The article had been par
tfcularly scurrilous, involving the
mother as we'll as the father, so that
the pugilistic proclivities of the then
new Yale graduate should not be
counted against him.
Two other distinguished members of
the Taft family are the brothers of the
secretary, Henry w. Taft, a distin-
guished lawyer of New York city, and
Charles P. Taft, former congressman
and present editor of the Cincinnati
Times Star.
It should be set down to the credit of
young Taft that he did not attempt to
pose in the role of "son of his father
but struck out for himself and soon
emerged from the shadow of inherited
greatness emerged so far, in fact, that
he cast the paternal fame into eclipse
by a greater fame of his own; so that,
like his early athletic exhibition. his
distinguished ancestry should not be
held to his discredit.
There has seemed to attend this man
from the very beginning OF his career
the singular good fortune that some
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Nagasaki is yet an admirable position
for defense. In fact, because of the
mountainous character of the country
and the consequent precipitous coasts
and broken shore lines all the seaboard
cities of Japan are well protected from
attack either by land or sea. Among
the strong natural features that lend
themselves to the aid of Nagasaki are
the narrow straits through which the
harbor proper must be reached. At the
mouth of the inlet is the famous Pa
penburg island. which on one side is a
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the seaports Fusan and her little
neighbor, Masampho. because of their
position are most coveted by both par
ties to the conflict. Fusan only has
about 5000 native population, but
there are at least twice that number
of foreign residents, nearly all of whom
are Japanese.
Masampho is very much smaller con-
tanning only a few hundred inhabitants,
and most of these. again, are Japs Be
cause the town is on the mainland
however, and at the head of an inlet
that is in an ideal situation from a ma
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Japs. who control most of the banks
and industries of the place. Chemulpo
is on the west coast of Korea and is
the natural point of attack for a foe
seeking to invade the country.
Other Korean ports are Guensan, on
the east coast; Wonsan, south of Che
mulpo, and a place of considerable size;
Mokpo. still farther south; Chinnampo,
a city of $4,000 north of Chemulpo.
and Yongampo, near the Yalu river,
the boundary line on the northwest. 1t
was this last named place that was
once the cause of one of the many mis-
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only because of its commanding posi-
ton. On the two little islands of Tsu-
shima are two ports, Idzuhara and Sa-
suna, insignificant in size, but of great
value to Japan in commanding the en-
trance into the real theater of the con-
fict.
Still more important, however, than
any of the smaller ports of Japan in
commanding this channel are the har-
bors of Fusan and Masampho in Korea.
Fusan is the chief seaport of the
southeastern portion of this kingdom.
1t is situated chiefly on Deer island.
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INpIA,s POVERTY

The average annual income of the
people of India, it is stated, is $40 only,
while the taxation is nearly II cents
on the dollar. Official statistics also
show that the income of the agricul-
tural laborer in average Indian dis
tricts is from a dollar to 50 a month,
and with that income the poor man has
to support himself and family.
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he statement once
made of a certain
class of federal Off
Gals that few die
and none resign" does
not apply to William
H. Taft, the successor
of Elihu Root as Sec
rotary of war. He al
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-15
WITH THE AMATEURS

The Arlingtons defeated the Cook
Street Stars by a score Of to l. The
feature of the game was the pitching of
Heiminlak. who allowed but three hits
and struck out nineteen men. The win
nerS challenge any IA or 15-year- old team
Address j.. Schweitz, 799 Magnolia street.
The Jameson & Heveners defeated the
Assumption School Sluggers by score
OF IL TO g. Eberts pitching was the fea-
ture The winners want games with any
Ia or 13-year teams, the City Meats or
st. LukeS prefer ed. Address L. Erbert.
165 Carroll street.
The West End Defenders defeated the
State Steam Laundry by a score of to
5. Batteries, Gales and Brown, CouItes
and Anderson. The Defenders would like
to hear from the Brewn-Tr team.
Address J. G. Fuerst, 467 Warsaw street.
The Milo Athletic club, formerly the
basketball team. The baseball team
wants games in the eighteen old
class. Address Hugo E. Herman, Sew
enth and Fauquier streets.
The Joe Nair Colts defeated the st.
Martin Hinky Drinks by a score of to 2.
The feature of the game was the pitching
of WolkerStofer. 1t was a pitchers hat
tie until the ninth inning, when Neuen-
field made home run.
Holm and Olsens were defeated by the
Hugo team by score of 4 to o. Vanarv.
of Hugo, struck out 81 men and but one
on the visitors reached second. Batteries
"a. q w. ~ Nell and Lundgren; Hugo.
Vanary and Anger.
The Keystones defeated the lillian Colts
by a score of Is to 10. Batteries I,vncb
and Nadeau, Mitchell and lillian. -Four
teen-year teams wanting Sunday games
address Clarence Hodgins, 825 Mississippi
street.
The Edwards Wood team claims a for
felt from the ManifoIds for non-aDpear-
ance. The Edwards Woods defeated a
picked team on the West side in a
twelve-i inning game by score of to 8.
Clarlin Bros. defeated the Atlantic Colts
by a score of IL to 5. The feature of the
game was the pitching of Conway, who
struck out Is men. For games address
Charles Edstrom, 1S Leech street
The Eureka Dairy defeated the Central
Cheese team by score Of 13 to IL The
Eurekas want games with any twelve-
year-old team. Address Archie Cook 344
Sherman street.
The Reeves Iron Pills defeated fhe
Whiriwinds IL to 4 and the Gophers 10
6. The Reeves claim the fifteen-year-oId
championship, having won IL and lost no
games.
The Union Clothing team defeated the
Minnesota News by a score Of 10 to S.
The feature of the game was the pitching
OF Mervia. who struck out Is men,
The Pioneers defeated the St Johns nv
score of II to 8. Mclaughlin and Stone
did the feature work for the winners.
Stangie BFes. would like a game with
any l3-year-old team. Address Carl Sea-
gren, $50 jerks street.
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POLICE WILL PATROL
WASHINGTON PARK
Determined Effort viii Be
Made to Prevent Betting
Derby Day

CHICAGO, june 14.-Assistant Chief of
Police Schuettlef has announced that he
viii have 800 police men at Washington
park Saturday to make sure of being able
to carry out Mayor HarriSon'S orders to
prevent bOokmaking at the race meet.
Detectives, 1t is declared, will locate
each bookmaker and provide for him a
guard of three patrolmen. Others will
be scattered through the crowd with or
ders to arrest any persons caught at
tempting to make bet, even by wink
or nod.
If there is to be no boohmaking in
Washington park on Derby day there will
be none IN any part of the city 1t was
discovered today that the wire cables con-
Meeting the handbookmakers and their
clearing houses had all been cut by some
unknown person, rendering the extern
slVe Wire service useless. This has eff
1ectuaIly stopped taking racing news out
side the track and disseminating it to
the various clearing houses downtown.
1t was reported today that an unknown
syndicate of bookmakers had secured an
option on an old race track near Liberty
Vile in LAX county, and was engaged in
putting it in shape so that if the Wash
ington park track is closed the new track
VIII have first call on the dates formerly
awarded to the Washington Park club.
Seven of the American Derby candi-
dates VIII receive their final try out for
the Washington park classic at Harlem
field for the special will be made up of
English Lad, Woodson, Copper ElWood,
Flo Bob, Proofreader and LOnsdale.
Despite the fact that he was defeated
last Saturday in the Lewis NJ Clark
stakes and he will carry topweight, 12O
pounds, tomorrow, English Lad will so to
the post favorite. ElWood gets into the
race with five pounds less than English
Lad, while Copper is asked to carry but
112 pounds. The other four horses will
each carry 10 pounds. The race is Ia
miles at purse of $1,000. This races
winner has never as yet won the Ameri-
can Derby. The indications are that the
track will be lightning fast, just the kind
OF going that suits English Lad.
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SALTWATER

The water in Lake st. Croix registers
little over nine feet above low water
mark at the pontoon bridge, and is falling
Mrs. Peter Hagstrom died yesterday Of
a complication OF troubles aged forty
seven She leaves husband and nine
children.
The Eclipse Lumber company, of South
saltwater. has sold the tug Black Hawk
to Capt. John Briggs, of Memphis, Tenn,
who will take the boat to Memphis, where
she viii tow barges.
The steamers Lizzie Gardner and Wah-
meta returned yesterday from a trip to
quincy and will leave again next Sunday
with large tow of lumber for Burling-
ton, Hannibal and other points on the
lower river.
The sale of stock for the new opera
mouse IN this city amounts to $4,000 to
date, and by next Friday evening it Is
expected that subscriptions for stock will
required before the structure can be com
menced.
Lieut.. Clark. of Company c, First reg
iment, n. G. S. M. stationed at St Paul
has been appointed assistant TO Capt
Orris Il. Lee, of this city, as inspector
OF small arms practice, and they left yes
terday for Camp Lakeyiew where they
will remain with the Third regiment
Capt. Roy G. Staples. of Company K
First regiment n. g. S. NJ has accepted
an appointment as battalion adjutant Of
the Third regiment. n. G. s. M, and
Will resign from the captaincy of Company
K, First regiment. Lieut.. Matthew G.
Mcmillan is mentioned as his probable
successor
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Fargo Easy for Duluth

Special to The Globe
DULUTH, Mimi, June 14.-Lempke was
WIG IN the first part of today's game and
when he steadied down the White Sox
landed on him freely, and they were new
er In trouble, winning from Fargo 5 to 2.
Lempke hit two men in the second in
ming. and this, with a base on balls. a
sacrifice and a single, enabled the home
team to count two. Cerrigan's double
following two singles and a sacrifice. was
worth three more in the fourth and in the
fifth Quiliin knocked home run with one
man on base.
Fargos only scores came in the fifth in
ming, when Mankie hit for four bases
bringing in Furlong ahead of him. Lempke
was put out of the game in the seventh
for using abusive language and a police
man took him from the grounds At
tendance, 49, The score:
RH E.
Duluth .O 20 90 / O-8 1
Fargo ..........0 0 2 0 O O % 4
BatteFies-Duluth, Owens and Oleary;
Fargo, Lempke. Lynch and Edwards.
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return at exceedingly low rate of s13, 81
less than one-way fare. Return limit
seven days. Trains for St Louis leave
1T. Paul 9:45 a. m. and :35 D. M Short
est line, quickest time. modern equip
ment, including dining car service Trains
run for over 200 miles alongside the Mis-
sissippi river. Office corner Sixth and
Robert streets, ST. Paul. f. w Saint. City
Passenger Agent
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Get Federal Authority

Special to The Globe
WASHINGTON, d. c., June IA sup
Elementary list announced by the treas
ury department today of notaries public
and other officers empowered to receive
declarations and to certify to identity of
persons in connection with the entry of
imported merchandise includes the fol-
loving names: ST: Paul Theodore Il.
Ulman; East Grand Forks, Mimi, F. G.
Masse; Grafton N. D.. w. G. Treumann
and I. A. GagnOn; Park River, N. D., C.
d. Lord; Evarts, s. D., T. G. Orr.