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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27
UNDER WATER.
Judge Lawton Of GeneseO Does
Fish Act.
Walks About Oh the Bottom of
the Lake.
is DOWN 15 MINUTES.
How He Does It Known Only to
Himself.
Twenty Thousand People Wit
ness the Exhibition.
S DOWN Is MINUTES.

Geneseo, Aug. 27-The annual Livings-
ton county picnic at Long Point, Con-
nesus Lake, today, attracted fully 20,
goo persons from all parts of western
New York, largely on account of the
promise of former Judge Reuben P.
LaWton, of Geneseo to walk under wa
Ter with the diving apparatus which he
tested recently, with the result that
small boys who saw him disappear in
stItuted search for a supposed drown
ed man.
Fearing the multitude would crowd
TOO close and possibly learn something
or the details of his invention. Judge
Lawton and his son Frank approach
ed Long Point in rowboat from a
cottage mile up the lake.
1hey stopped fifty feet from shore,
ana the judge announced that if any
attempt was made to approach him
ne would discontinue his exhibition.
lie told photogra piers they were well
come to get all the views they could
obtain, but that it would throw no
light on his secret.
Being assured no one would attempt
close inspection of his invention, the
judge stripped in the boat to his bath
ing suit and adjusted a simple-looking
mask which covered only the face and
left the top and back of his head ex-
posed. Whether he took any part of
the apparatus in his mouth or nostrils
could not be seen. although several of
the spectators asserted that he did
The inventor then stepped over the
side Of the boat into four feet of water
and waded out until he was submerged.
The nag ne carried aloft on the end of
pole gradually came closer and closer
70 tne water and then moved along on
line parallel to the shore.
after fifteen minutes, during which
the excitement of the spectators was in
tense, the judge emerged from the wa
tel ana TOOK The device off his face He
climbed again into the boat and rowed
10 the cottage, where he remained until
evening and was then driven to his homo
in Geneseo
Judge Lawton refuses still to give anv
details Of his invention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27
HE'LL MOVE A TOWN.
Ora j. Gould to Change Location Of
EngIewOOd-

Ora J. Goud of Burlington, Ia. who
bought a little 21.oo0 acre farm in the
southern part Of Clark county a few
days ago, is in Topeka today. talking
about Kansas alfalfa, and other things
with F. D. Coburn.
Gould is no relation to the late Jay
Gould, but he paid a fortune for the
land.
1T has been stated that I paid $780,
600 for the land" said Mr.. Gould today,
"and that isn't a bad guess, though it
wasn't quite that much
The land which Gould bought has be-
lOnged to Col. G. D. Perry for the past
q years, and is known as the Claremont
ranch. Perry is the man who settled
Englewood, the fashionable suburb OF
Chicago He came to Kansas and bought
his immense ranch, and the town on
the ranch he named Englewood.
We are going to move this town OF
Englewood," said Mr.. Gould today.
There is a question about the title to
stands, and the residents of the town
are not real sure they own their own
land I have decided 240 acres for a new
townsite, half mile south of the pres
ent town. The Santa Fe will extend its
line to the new town, and everybody in
the present town but two owners have
agreed to move their buildings to the
new townsite. We viii use cement
DOCKS Tor large pOTI1On OF the COIL
struction in the new town.
Englewood is the terminus of the
Santa Fe's branch from Wichita, and is
a town of about 400 population. 1t s
near the Cimarron river, and is likely
to be an important town some day
Mr.. Gould has partner IN the dea.
for the purchase of the land. He vii
divide up the p GOO acres and sell al
but about 1000 acres. It is an import
ant move for the farmers in that par
of the state, for many of them will buy
some of the famous ranch. Out of the
Il, 600 acres, $1,000 is suited to the cul-
ture of alfalfa, but only 460 acres has
been thus planted.
Mr.. Gould lived in Arkansas City fol
II years, and was a reporter on the Ar
kansas City Traveller. His parents still
live at Arkansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27
KERMIT IN A WRECK.
Delayed Several Hours, but UnIlurt
When Train Was DeraiIed.

ST. Paul, Aug. 27.-Delayed for sew
eral hours, but uninjured by the
wreck of the North Coast Limited
upon which he was coming east from
a visit to his fathers old ranch at Me-
dora, n. D.. Kermit Roosevelt and his
young friend, John Heard, reached st.
Paul Sunday afternoon. After lunch
con. they rode about the city in an
automobile and then continued their
eastward journey.
The accident occurred at Beroa and
was caused by a split switch. Five
coaches were deraiIed, but none of the
passengers were seriously injured.
Young Roosevelt, who occupied a
compartment in a sleeper, was some
what shaken up, but otherwise exper-
fenced no i'll effects. He at once wired
the president at Oyster Bey that he
was "all right"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27
new ELECTRIC LINE.
Now Proposed to Build One Between
Atchison and Topeka.

A new interurban electric line be-
tween Topeka and Atchison is a pos
sibility. According to the Atchison
Globe. T. T. Clendinen. president of
the committee of forty of Atchison,
has received a communication from a
St Louis promoter to the effect that
he has capitalists back of him who
are willing to furnish the money for
the construction of such road
which run from Atchison to Topeka
by way of Porter Winchester and
Oskaloosa and thereby pass through
one of the richest sections of eastern
Kansas, which does not now have
adequate railroad facilities.
Officers of the commercial club of
this city have not received any in
timations of the construction of this
proposed line and are therefore in the
dark about it, but they are in favor of
the proposition from a general stand
point and when the time comes that
the proposition takes some sort of de-
finite shape they will lend their aid
and energy to a successful prOsecu-
ton Of the project for the more rail-
road lines that have their terminus in
the city the better it will be for the
town.
Mr.. Clendinen has invited the pro-
moter to visit Atchison and will see
that he is driven over the proposed
line for the purpose of getting infor-
nation about the country through
which the road would pass and the
possible profits that would accrue
from its operation. Mr.. Clendinen has
an idea that it would be more profit
able to build an interurban line from
Atchison by way of Badena and Sc
verance to Highland, thence to Hia-
watha and back to Atchison by way
of Horton and he proposes to try and
interest the promoter in the con-
struction of such line.
But the Commercial club and the
business interests of Topeka will prob
ably get busy and use their influence
to have the line built from Atchison
to Topeka according to the original
ideas of the promoter who has taken
the matter up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27
STREET CARS STAND STILL.
United Railway Is Not Trying to oper-
ate It's Lines.

San Francisco. Cal, Aug. 27-The
second day Of the strike of the employees
of the United Railways opened peace
fully and quietly. The company made
no effort to operate its lines. The Geary
street cable road and the California
street cable road, the two Independent
lines, continue to operate as yesterday,
an agreement having been reached that
these corporations win abide by any de-
cisIon that the men may reach with the
United Railways. This afternoon the
directors of the United Railways viii
hold Session and possibly come to 4
conclusion concerning the manner in
which the demands of the union are to
be met.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27
FROST IN IOWA.
Temperature Is Below Seasonal Aver
age Throughout the Country.

Washington. Aug. 27.-The weather
bureaus general forecast Of weather
conditions says today:
'-Since Saturday rains have occurred
from the Rocky mountains to the Allan
tic coast. Following the rains an area
of high barometer with fair and cooler
weather has extended eastward over the
Mississippi valley and the western lake
region and this morning temperatures
are 10 to 15 degrees below the seasonal
average in the upper Mississippi and
lower Missouri valleys and the interior
Of the southwestern states. Light frost
with a minimum temperature Of AZ de-
grees is reported this morning at
Charles City. Ia
CoIdest August Day in IS Years.
Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 27.-Erost was
reported in Iowa low lands today for
the first time this season. The mer-
curry dropped at low as 40 at Cedar
Rapids and Creston. the coolest Aug
ust day for Is years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27
HANDS FOLKAB BOUQUET
Mrs. Agnes Myers says she's sure Hes
for a Square Deal.

Kansas City. No. Aug. 27-Afrs. Ag-
mes Myers, in her cell at the Liberty.
No, jail, expressed confidence that her
attorneys who are at Jefferson City.
would be successful in securing a fur
ther reprieve from Governor Folk.
Il am sure the governor is the kind
of a man who believes in giving every
body a square deal" said Mrs. Myers,
who is under sentence to be executed
on September 3, with Frank Hoffman
for the murder of her husband. II have
never for a minute thought that he
would permit my sentence to be carried
out 1 have never experienced in the
slightest degree the feeling that death
was approaching and have scarcely
given the subject the least thought dur
ing the past week. I am sure that I
Will never meet my death on the scaf-
fold =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27
WILLING TO SELL.
Terre Haute DistiIIers Ready to Deal
With the standard.

Terre Haute. Ind, Aug 27-Terre
Haute distfllers returned today from
Chicago where the monthly meeting Of
both trust and Independent distillers
was held. It is stated by local owners
of distilleries that attorneys for the
Standard Oil company have approached
distilIers asking them if they would en-
tertain a proposition to buy their plants
Practically all have replied in the af-
frmative
At the Chicago meeting 1t was the
general opinion that the outlook is IA
vorable for an increase in business Of
20 per cent this fall and winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27
SUICIDE WAS CHEAP.
Man Killed Himself With Weapon
Found in Pawn Shop.

Kansas City, No. Aug. 27--An un-
known man about 25 years of age and
poorly dressed entered a pawn shop in
Grand avenue between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets in the business dis
tricts here today and after asking to
be shown Z. revolver. filed the weapon
with cartridges taken from his pocket,
levened it at the two employees in the
place, and after forcing them into the
street shot himself in the head. He
died within a few minutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27
REQUIRES EXTRA HELP.
Worcester Telegram Tries New Spell
ing for One Day.

Worcester, Mass, Aug. 27.@The
news columns of the Telegram ap-
peared today with spelling Of the
phonetic form in accordance with the
rules approved by President Roosevelt.
The plan is being tried as an expert
rnent for one day though it Is ex-
plained that as the newspaper has for
some time followed the phonetic SPELL
ing in 100 of the 400 cases mentioned
in the rules, the innovation is not so
great as might at first appear. In or
der TO carry out the idea through all
the news columns extra help was re-
quired in several departments OF the
paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27
PASSENGER CAR UPSET.
Three Men Killed. Several Persons In
iured in Montana Wreck.

St Paul, Mimi. Aug. 27.-Reports
received at noon at the headquarters
Of the Great Northern railway here
say that an eastbound mixed train
was derailed near Swift. Mont, early
last night combination passenger
coach was overturned and Frank E.
Pewitt and Charles Schultz OF Arm
ington. Mont passengers, and Brake
man Brown were killed. Eight or ten
Other. passengers were slightly bruised.
The cause of the derailment is unex-
planned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27
Protest Id Roosevelt.

Knoxville. Tenn. Aug. q. - l..
Schwartz, president of the local Hebrew
congregation, today sent a telegraph
protest to President Roosevelt against
the deportation of the Hebrew orphans
as ordered by Ellis island officials yes
terday. He declared Knoxville Hebrews
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27
new LINE TO FRISCO.
Clark Has Decided to Build Extension
Of salt Lake Route.
san Francisco. AuI

san Francisco. Aug. 27.-The Exami-
ner says today:
W. 4. clark of Montana. who owns
the control Of the Salt Lake and Los
Angeles railway, has decided to build
a connection into San Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27

WeafIcr Indfcafl0ns
Chicago, Aug. 2T.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair warmer tonight and
Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27

Havana, AUG IA party Of in
Eurgents commanded by Colonel
Sanchez entereS the town Of BeiueaI
province Of Havana, at IL o'clock last
night, fortified themselves and foueh +
all night against an attacking force of
government recruits and rural guards
without any other result than three of
.he defenders of the place and one
-ural guard being Killed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-13
sIRp TRAVELS WIFI GIRAFFE
Red Billed Weaver Constant compan-
ion Of Animal SIcyscraper.

The red-billed weaver bird is con-
slant companion of the giraffe, perch
ing itself upon the withers and flying
along when its host takes to hight,
and Immediately alighting again on
its back at the first opportunity. The
only means of defense or offense by
the giraffe is by means of its hoofs,
and the blows it can deliver by kick
ing are of tremendous power. The
old males during the breeding season
fight in this manner a good deal. and
the female employs the same means
in defending her young against car
nivorous animals.
CRATES are very swift of foot, and
1t requires very fleet horse to run
them down. Experienced hunters,
however, charge them at full speed,
and by this means are often able to
run into them, and if the giraffes are
fat they will soon become blown"
When running, the tail is twisted in
a corkscrew fashion over the back and
the hind legs at each step are thrown
on the outside of the forelegs, giving
very grotesque straddling appear
ance. The giraffe is mute, but he has
a very keen sense of hearing and Of
smell.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-13
RAILROADS INDICTED.
A Salt Lake Grand Jury Sustains
Charges Against Hartman and
Gould Interests in the West.

Salt Lake City. - The federal grand
jury that is investigating coal land
frauds in Utah and charges that rail
road corporations have discriminate
ed against certain shippers made q
partial report Friday afternoon in the
United States district court to Judge
]. A. Marshall. Indictments were re-
turned against the Union Pacific Rail-
road company, the Oregon Short Lima
Railroad company, the Union Pacific
Coal company, the Ut4n Fuel COM
pany and several of the highest Off
Gals representing the Hslrim&n and
Gould corporations in U+ah.
After the indictments had been &c
turned, bench warrants had been is
sued, and the grand jury had adjourn
ed until the first Monday in January
Assistant Attorney General Maynard
stated that when the grand jury recon-
venes after the holidays the inquisition
will be resumed. The indictment re-
turned Friday, he said marks only the
beginning of the governments probing
operations in Utah and Wyoming and
the violations of laws alleged in these
indictments are only incidents OF a
gigantic system of fraud that has been
in operation in the west for many
years.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-13
EDITORS PROTEST.
Executive Committee of national
Association Resolve Against Any
Increase in Postal Rates.

st. Louis. = The executive COM
mittee of the National Editorial asso-
citation met here Tuesday in annual
session. The two most important
topics that will be discussed during
the three days of convention will t3
the ruling of the interstate commerce
commission forbidding railroads to is
sue transportation for advertising
space and the proposal to increase the
postal rate on newspapers from one
cent to four cent a pound.
The annual convention will be held
at Norfolk, Va, about June 1. The
following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That we, members of the
executive committee of the National
Editorial Association in annual ses-
sion, representing 10000 newspapers
and periodicals, protest against any
change in the postal laws of the Unit
ed States that will cause an advance
II postal rates or charges on second
{ ass mail matter.
Resolved, That we believe it has
been fully established than one cent
a pound is full and adequate pos
tal charge for newspapers and perl
cd.ca,s.
Resolved, Further, that we protest
against the charge that newspapers
and periodicals cause any real loss, or
that they are subsidized by the pay
ment made by the government to meet
a deficit that is really the result OF
the cost of postal matter carried for
the government"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-13
SURPRISED BY PULAJANES.
Nine Wounded on the Island
of Leyte.

Manila. = According to later re
ports from Capt. Samuel V. Ham con-
corning the recent fight on the island
of Leyte between American forces and
Pulajanes, a detachment of Company
L, Eighth United States Infantry, with
a force of coast constabulary under
command of Lieut. Ralph P. Yates, jr.,
was rushed by 60 bolomen, four miles
from La Pas, on the Tarragona trail,
on the afternoon of December 5. The
Pulajanes had a few guns from which
they fired a volley and then rushed the
troops. In the onslaught five Ameri-
can soldiers were killed and nine
wounded. The enemy lost 80 killed.
The number of the wounded or the
prisoners taken is unknown.
A detachment had started in pur-
suit, but as the telegraph line is down
between Tacoblan and Iloilo, no fur
Their report has been received.
The dead are Sergeant Joseph
Clark, Sergeant James Provan, Pri-
vate Dafferin, killed by a bolo, and
Privates w. Hadley and Edward Keogh
shot. The wounded are: Corporal
Weld, Privates McHenry, Edge, and
Wakefield: The wounded are doing
we'll. The condition of Lieut.. Yates,
formerly reported slightly wounded, is
now said to be serious.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-13
NO MEDICINE.
But Change of Food Gave Final Relief.

Most diseases start in the aliment-
airy canal-stomach and bowels.
A great deal of our stomach and
bowel troubles come from eating too
much starchy and greasy food.
The stomach does not digest any of
the starchy food we eat-white bread.
pastry, potatoes, oats, etc-these
things are digested in the small intes-
tines, and if we eat too much, as most
of us do, the organs that should d.
gest this kind of food are overcome
by excess of work, so that fermenta-
ton, Indigestion, and long train
of ails result.
Too much fat also is hard to digest.
and this is changed into acids; sour
stomach, belching gas, and a bloaty.
heavy feeling.
In these conditions a change from
indigestible foods to Grape-Nuts will
work wonders in not only relieving
the distress but in building I'D
strong digestion, clear brain and
steady nerves. A Wash. woman
writes:
About five years ago suffered with
bad stomach-dyspepsia indigestion.
constipation-caused, I know now.
from eating starchy and greasy food.
Il doctored for two years without
any benefit. The doctor told me there
was no cure for me. 1 could not eat
anything without suffering severe
pain in my back and sides. and be-
came discouraged.
Ct
and 1 began to use it. In less thar
two weeks began to feel better, and
inside of two months l was a well
woman and have been ever since.
Il can eat anything 1 wish with
pleasure We eat Grape-Nuts and
cream for breakfast, and are verv
fond of it," Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the
little book. "The Road to Wellyille.s
in pkgs. There's a reason"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-13
QUESTION OF SOVEREIGNTY.
Right of National Government to
Establish Game Presereye
within Il State Denied.

Washington. - The sovereignty of
the state was the subject CT earnest
debate in the house Friday growing out
of the consideration of a bill to es,
tablish game preserve in the Olympic
forest reserve in the state of Washing
ton. The bill was passed without
division. Mr. Mondell (Wyoming) in
sisted that the supreme court had rul
ed that a state is sovereign over its
birds, game and fishes and that to
create such a game preserve and place
it under national supervision waA
clearly an invasion of the rights of
sovereign.
Mr.. Lacy of Iowa, in charge of the
measure, told of the presidents inter-
est in the matter and said the ere
alton of such a game preserve meant
the protection of the last herd of elk
on the Pacific coast, some 300 splen-
did specimens.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-13
DATES FOR STATE FAIRS.
Annual Meeting of the American
Association at Chicago Iowa
Man Elected President.

Chicago, Ill. - At the annua
meeting of the American association
of State Fairs and Expeditions held
here Wednesday night the following
officers were elected: President, +.
L. Eaton, Sioux City, Iowa; VI e
president, Thomas Warnell, Liberty,
Mo-; secretary, Charles Downing, In
dianapolis; treasurer, George H. Mad
den, Mendoza, Ill.
The dates for the various state
fairs for the western circuit include
the following: Iowa, the last week
in August; Nebraska, the first week
in September; South Dakota, the Sc
cond week in September; Kansas
the third week in September; Mis-
souri,, the fourth week in September;
Illinois the last of September and
the first of October and the American
Royal exposition at Kansas City, be-
ginning the second Monday in Octo-
er.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-13
Tea on the Down Grade.

Tea drinkers are finding scant en-.
couragement in report recently
made by a large tea exporting house
in Yokohama to its American Gus
toners. incidentally it indicates that
the United States is not alone in fac
ing increased cost of living. The re-
port says: Owing to the rapidly in
creasing cost of living in Japan labor
costs more, and in consequence cul-
tivation of the tea gardens is less
generous and extensive than formerly,
and less care and skill are expended
in picking and curing the leaf. Hence
the average quality of the teas now
offered for sale is below that of sea-
sons prior to the war, and for tho
same reasons we are not likely in the
future to see any reversion to the
excellence of former years.
York Sun.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-13
Unearthinq the Briber.

During a recent campaign in Eng
land a certain woman called on la
borer's wife and asked if her husband
would vote for Lord Blank. mo, he
won't" was the reply. But, remem-
Der the blankets and Goals you got
from the clergyman" Never mind
them He's been promised new pair
of trousers if he votes for Mr.. Dash"
Suspecting that this was case of
bribery that must be outdone. the
woman canvasser offered a sovereign
if the woman would tell her who had
promised the trousers. The money
paid over, the woman smiled. ~
promised Them" she said, "and I'll
buy them out of your sovereign"