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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07
CLUB WOMEN ELECT OFFICIALS
Kansas Receives Recognition in the
List.

st. Paul. MINI. June THE report
of the nominating committee of the
Federation of Women's clubs was
made by Mrs. A j. Newbury, of New
Jersey. She stated that the Mime
sofa delegates nominated Mrs. Sarah
Platt Decker for president. and the
nomination was seconded by the dele
gates from Texas. The nomination
was unanimously made and great ap-
pIause greeted the announcement. The
other nominations were:
First Vice President-Mrs. Philip
n. Moore, OF ST. Louis.
Second Vice President-Mrs. May
Alden Ward, of Boston
Recording secretary-Mr John
Dickinson Sherman, of Chicago.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs.
Charles Perkins. of Knoxville, Tenn.
Treasurer - Mrs. Josiah Evans
Cowles. of Los Angeles.
Auditor-Mrs. Percy Y. Penny
hacker, of Austin, Tex
Directors Sarah A. Evans,
Oregon; Mrs. W. A. Johnston. Kansas;
Mrs Frank Schriek, Wyoming; Mrs.
H. c. Bushnell, Nebraska
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I. He HAD A SNAP.
Clerk in the Office of Division
Superintendent
Tells How He Amassed a For
tune on a Small Salary.
ALL KINDS OF GRAFT.
Received $50 a Month From a
Company Store.
Was Able to Help Other Clerks
Not So Well Off.

Philadelphia, June 7.-Testifying be-
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion today Joseph K. Aiken, who has
been chief clerk in the office of the
superintendent of the Monongahela di-
vision of the Pennsylvania railroad. re-
vealed almost as startling evidence as
that given by Joseph P. Boyer before
the commission yesterday. On salary
which he said varied from $50 to $12S
per month Aiken had purchased stock
in different coal companies amounting
TO nearly $4,000. He admitted having
received gifts Of cash from coal opera
tors on the Pennsylvania lines and had
also received $50 a month for several
months from company store.
Mr.. Aiken showed a disposition to
spar with Attorney Glasgow. After al
most every question he would stop to re-
fleet. cast his eyes upon the ceiling and
then repeat the question before an
swering. He told of large coal company
interests which he said he had pur-
chased with his own money. When Mr..
Glasgow wanted to know how he got
the money, he answered by judicious
investment of my salary
In 1900 witness turned profit of $2O,-
600 by selling an option on coal lands to
the Pittsburg & Buffalo Coal company.
Witness confirmed the testimony of
Joseph B. Boyer, who said yesterday
that Aiken had paid him 5 cents a ton
on coal which the DlHhkirk Coal COM
pany furnished the railroad for which
Boyer worked.
Mr. Aiken candidly admitted that
the money was given to Boyer for the
business which Boyer could give. Mr..
Aiken had received $3.50 from coal
companies because his position with
the railroad made him valuable to the
coal companies. Witness said he own
ed 500 shares of the Brazneu Coal
company for which he had paid S25,-
600. That is at the rate of $50 a
share. but the company's books show
that 500 per share was paid.
Mr.. Glasgow admitted that the
books showed that price. but doubted
that price had really been paid.
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Salt Schedules Are Completed
and Agreed To.
Order Before Railroad Board
Will Be Withdrawn.
NOT MIR. JOY MORTON.
Producers Say Trust Magnate
Didn't Adjust Trouble.
Mr. Koontz and Mr. Carey
Started Ball a Rolling.

After a conference lasting most OF
Wednesday afternoon, the railroad
men. the salt men and the board OF
railroad commissioners reached an
agreement about the Kansas salt rates
aud it was decided that a complete
schedule Of the new rates will be SUD
nitted to go into effect June ls-
The board Of railroad commissioners
viii withdraw its order made for a new
schedule of rates. and the railroads
will withdraw all of that portion OF the
suit in the federal court which relates
to salt rates
While the new schedule for Kansas
does not give the same reductions pro
vided for by the boards order. the re-
duotions are said to be satisfactory 10
all the salt men. The railroads how
ever do not concede the rate OF 81
ton on slack coal to the salt producing
towns The rate will remain at Sl-zo.
The following is a schedule OF the
new and old rates to some Of the prln-
cipal Kansas points from the salt pro
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C0BURN HASN'T SAID.
No Formal Acceptance of senatorstir
Yet Received.

It is still Secretary Coburn" and not
Senator Coburn" No letter convey
ing Secretary Coburn's acceptance or
declinatfon has been received by Cover
nor Hoch, and Mr.. Coburn himself says
he has arrived at no decision.
Governor Hoch returned today from
his trip to Holton, and said:
Instead of letting up, the stream of
letters congratulating me on this Co
burn appointment is getting bigger all
the time don't know what is causing
Mr.. Coburn to delay his answer to my
proposition"
Ever since his appointment was an
nounced, the office Of Secretary Coburn
has been visited by so many people that
there has not been much time for any
thing but handshaking and speeches of
congratulation- Every day the stock
of letters and kilograms gets larger.
Hundreds of these letters are now on
file and are being answered as rapidly
as possible It is Mr.. Coburn's desire
to answer each message with personal
note of thanks.
Charles NJ Sheldon of Topeka sent
Mr.. Coburn a letter yesterday, and Sen
ator L ong, Bale Waggener and a num-
Der of the congressman have been heard
from.
Mr.. Coburn received last night the
letter that he prizes most highly of all
the letters and kilograms he has received
congratulating him on his appointment.
It is a letter from his colonel during the
war. the first man he worked for when
he moved to Kansas and the man who
gave him the opportunity and inspira-
ton to study farming & nd live stock In
Kansas. Colonel L. c. . rue, now a resi-
dent of Kansas City, wrote to Mr.. Co
burn as follows:
7 congratulate you on your appoint
ment whether you accept or not. Accept
so you will be enrolled on the list of
United States senators, even fyou don
desire reelection. I love to see you
hOnOred-" f."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
British Are Advised simply to Cut Out
American Meat.

Liverpool. June =Reassuring
statements regarding American can
ned goods were made by both the
chairman and the medical officers at
today's meeting of the Liverpool
health committee. The chairman en-
phasfzed the carefulness of the In
spection here and said a very large
number of tins were examined yearly
and all of them had been found to be
quite good. Consumers, therefore,
need not be alarmed as the COMMITTEES
was closely watching over their inter-
ests. Medical Officer Hope declared
that the great bulk Of timed meat ar
rived at Liverpool In a very excellent
condition. There had not been a single
instance of harm from such meat
brought to light so far as he knew.
Perhaps 800 to 400 tins Of timed meat
were destroyed yearly because the tins
were blown owing to defective fast
enings This, however. was a small
percentage and the great bulk was IN
first class condition.
Continuing, Mr. Hope said.
Against these facts we have the
statement OF the president Of the
United States and while the latter
gives the immense weight of his au-
thorty to the existence Of aboninable
conditions at Chicago I advise the
people to refrain from buying any
thing coming from Chicago, so long aE
these conditions exist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07
S5OO,OOO HOTEL.
Cincinnati Man VIII Build a Large
Hostelry at Manila.

Manila, June THE scheme for a
hotel on government land has come
to nothing. The church property near
Luneta has been sold to H. 0. Dunbar,
of Cincinnati. who. It is said. will erect
a hotel to cost half a million dollars.
The government officials wanted the
building erected on government land
and advertised for bids. but the re-
strictions imposed were considered
too great. so Dunbar purchased pri-
vate property.
The naval tug Pescataqua has been
ordered from here to meet the float
ing dry dock Dewey at Singapore and
assist In towing it to this port.
The Philippines will not be repre-
sented by a government exhibit at
the international exposition to be held
in New Zealand from November next
to May. 1907. Governor Ide told
Commissioner Gov that the exhibit at
the ST Louis exposition was so ex-
pensive that the insular government
had decided not to send an exhibit to
New Zealand. Commissioner Cow re-
mains in Manila trying to interest pri-
vate firms in the exposition, and it is
believed that an industrial exhibit will
be sent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07
STORM IN NORTHWEST.
People Killed and Manned and Build
ings Blown Down.

Lacrosse, Wis, June 7.-One man,
H J. FIalvosorn. was killed, four were
seriously injured and ten buildings
were leveled by a tornado near Stod-
dard. Wis, last night. The storm
swept over Lacrosse
Halvor Halvorson, injured by flying
timbers, is fatally hurt but is not yet
dead. With five other injured people
he was brought to Lacrosse.
The others injured are: Mrs. Charles
Scheck, hip broken; Carl Scheck,
crushed by timber; William Jones,
Scheck and infant child, may die;
julius Granke, internal injuries.
Several others are more or less Sc
riously hurt.
The hurricane centered apparently
one and one-haIf miles east of Stod-
dard, Vernon county. 1t passed up
Coon valley and Mormon coulee, strik-
ing Stoddard and Brinkman most
heavily.
Telephone communication is Grip
pied, and telegraph wires are down to-
ward the south.
In Lacrosse there was considerable
damage, though none was injured.
Washouts are reported on the rail-
roads in this vicinity.
A windstorm also did damage at
Leon, Wis.
A bridge on the Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy road near Stoddard was car
ried out and a Burlington passenger
train, carrying 200 passengers was flag
ged at the brink of the gap by a farm
er named Miller, and many lives were
saved
Many farms are reported to be COM
pletely devastated.
Three Houses Destroyed.
North Branch, MINI. June "A tor
nado passed about one-half mile east
of here at o'clock yesterday after
noon, doing heavy damage. and proba-
bly, number of lives were lost.
The storm is known to have destroyed
at least three farm houses near here.
Mrs. Mygran and Benjamin Lagoo were
badly injured.
The village of Wyoming was also in
the path of the storm. The home of Mr.
Funk at that place was completely dss-
troyed and some members of the family
hurt.
At the village of Stacy. eight miles
south of here, Mrs. Baxter and a child
were severely injured and the Swedish
Lutheran church and a number of other
buildings destroyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07
P.H. C0NEY REELECTED.
Veterans select Him for Commander
on the First Ballot.

Salina, Kan, June Captain P. H.
Coney was reelected commander of
the G. A. r. of Kansas, late Wednes-
day, on the first ballot. The total vote
was 40. Coney received 233 votes.
Wichita, S6. Other officers elected
were: Senior vice, r. A. Campbell,
Hutchinson; junior vice. H. H. Carr,
Wichita: chaplain, Rev. Madison Stout
st. Paul; surgeon general, DR.. L. B.
Powell, Lawrence.
A resolution was adopted providing
that all future encampments shall be
held not later than May Is. The sum
of 500 was appropriated for the pur-
chase of a department commander
badge for Commander Coney.
A resolution was also adopted urging
the representatives in congress to do
all in their power to secure a pension
for all veterans of not less than $12
per month. A meeting was held in the
opera house last evening when all the
officers were installed.
Corporal Tanner, the national
commander, will review the parade to-
day At the encampment session, Cap
tain Coney was indorsed for national
commander at the national encamp-
ment to be held in Minneapolis in Au-
gust.
The day was hard one on the old
veterans. The thermometer hovered
around "a.
Clarence Peck OF Wilson, was elected
division commander of the Sons of Vet
erans. The next state encampment will
be held at Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07
A GOOD SOAKING Rain.
Fell for Three Hours Last Evening in
Northeast Kansas.

Atchison. Kas.. June Northeast
ern Kansas received a thorough soak
ing Wednesday afternoon and night.
heavy rain. accompanied by a hard
wind. began at o'clock in the after
noon. The rain lasted until after 8
o'clock.
The wind did some damage to
barns. but nothing serious was re-
ported. The corn is not far enough
along to be damaged by the wind and
there is not much wheat. hence the
loss from the wind was very slight.
Reports from nearby towns indicate
that the rain was general through
northeastern Kansas
In Atchison, Doniphan and Brown
counties corn, which is the principal
crop. has been kept back badly by the
drouth. Corn is only few inches
high and the ground has been too dry
to cultivate effectively. Last nights
rain will delay harvest somewhat and
viii start the corn on rapidly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07
BUILDING BACK FIRE.
Packing Houses Sending Out Public
Sentiment kilograms.

Packing houses seem to be suffer
ing from the effects of the exposures
of the recent government report, and
they are trying through their friends
to have the government administer an
antidote for the poison which the re-
port contained.
A correspondent of the State Jour
nal at Denton. Kan, says that the Ffrsg
National bank of South st. Joseph.
Mo, has sent the following telegram
to the bank of Denton and many other
banks throughout the state.
please wire all congressman and
senators you can reach and have your
customers and friends engaged in
breeding, feeding or shipping cattle
and hogs do the same, urging the an
ture and bureau of animal industry
that government inspection is thor
ough and covers domestic and foreign
meats. All possible should be done at
once to protect American live stock
industry as against South America and
Australia foreign agitation, for boycott
has started and viii grow rapidly un-
less imme ediate action is secured Mail
us expense telegram.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Several of the bankers Of Topeka
interviewed this morning state that
they have received no such telegram.
but think it likely that the message
has gone to banks which do business
with the First National of St Joseph
NJ A. Low of Topeka is vice presf-
dent of this bank. Tt Is stated that the
Swifts own a controlling interest in
this bank and that In st. Joseph it IL
generally known as the packers bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07
GORMAN LAID TO REST.
Funeral Was Simple and Was From
His Late Residence.

Washington. June with sim
plicity and complete absence of osten-
tation in accordance with his express
ed views, the funeral services of the
late Senator Arthur Pue German of
Maryland. took place in this city today
from his late residence. Before the
services began many prominent men.
including Vice President Fairbanks
and nearly all of Senator Gorman's
closest political associates in Maryland,
as we'll as colleagues from the senate
and house in addition to members of
the congressional committees, were
afforded an opportunity to view the
hodu
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07
SLATED TO LOSE JOBS.
One Hundred American Policemen In
Manila TO Go.

Manila, June The police force of
Manila is to be reduced to 500 men, of
whom 200 shall be Americans and the
remainder Filfpinos. AS a result one
hundred American policemen are slated
for dismissal The change is to be made
within three months.
The reorganization of the force was
recommended by a special committee
appointed by the governor to inquire in
to the alleged necessity for the dismissal
of 80 American policemen on April g.
The withdrawal Of sosa1any Americans
has created some discussion. Economy
Is given as the cause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07

Baltimore, June 7.-Manager Han
Ion viii have a talk with Hughey len
nings, who Is coaching and managing
the Baltimore team, while he is here,
and It may be possible that he viii
make an addition to the Reds before
stock in the Baltimore team ana nil
naturally have the inside track to All
good players that Jennings may de-
VelOp-
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steamers in CoIIfslon.

Portland. Ne, June THE East
ern Steamship companys steamers
City Of Bangor and City Of Rockland,
bound in opposite directions between
Bangor and Boston with passengers,
were IN collision on Monhegan early
today. The City of Bangor, which left
Bangor last evening, was considerably
damaged but proceeded to this port.
distance OF As miles The City Of
RocIzland was not seriously harmed
and continued on her way to Bangor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07

South Bend, Ind, June Eddie Cof-
fey, the best umpire in the Central
league. resigned because of GanzeTs
criticism at Grand Rapids He again
VIII enter the game as a player at Terre
Haute- John Melvin OF Cleveland. O..
viii succeed him
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There seems to be a radlcdl QlS-
agreement q among different parties as
to the part which 10y Morton played
in the adjustment of the rate trouble
One of the leading Independent salt
men Of the state Informed the state
Journal yesterday that Joy Morton,
head Of the alleged salt combine. was
responsible for the extension of the
Kansas salt territory to the Mississippi
river Carr Taylor, attorney for the
state board of railroad commissioners.
confirmed this idea Of the situation.
Some OF the Independent salt men
came to the State Journal office last
night headed by Frank Vincent the
Kansas representative of the salt trust
and declared that JOY Morton did not
have anything to do with the affair
Those in this delegation were W. L.
Moore of Anthony, E. 8. Moore of
Ellsworth, Samuel Matthews of
Hutchinson and Emerson Carey of
Hutchinson These were the inde-
pendent salt men, but Vincent seemed
to be steering the delegation.
Emerson Carey Of Hutchinson said:
I'VE know we'll enough who It was
that tried to give JOY Morton the
credit for all this. That man is
cracked. that's all that is the matter
with him. I want to say that J. r.
KoOntz of the Santa Fe and myself
took this matter up at my request way
back in March and we had a confer
ence at Hutchinson in April to try to
reauJust SalL rates we were all tired
of fighting. Joy Morton got into this
thing to help. just as did other salt
producers"
Mr.. Carey produced a memorandum
of the conference held at Hutchinson
on April 3. This memorandum was
typewriter and showed that the
points discussed related chiefly to a
readJustment Of the Kansas rates.
There is no mention made of a trans
fer Of the basing point for Interstate
rates from the Missouri to the Mis-
sissippi river. and This is really she
part which is Of vast importance. and
the part IN which the other independ-
ent salt men claim Jov Morton took a
hand However the independent salt
men in Frank Vincent's delegation all
we're certain that Joy Morton had no
more to do with the affair than anv
Of the other salt men. They said thew
we're perfectly satisfied with the new
arrangem ent. and did not believe that
the salt trust was getting anv rebates
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Michigan May Quit the West.

Ann Arbor, Mich, June 7.=Enraged
at the passing of the three years rule
by the conference at It's meeting last
week. there Is serious talk here of tn
advisability Of the University of Michi-
gan cutting away from the western
parent body altogether In fact, there
is serious talk OF making an applica-
ton for admission to membership in
the eastern intercollegiate orEaniza ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07
PREACHER A BIGA8nsr.
He Is Fined SIS and Sent to Prison for
a Year.

Los Angeles. Cal, June 7.-Rev
James r Wylie. self confessed big
amist, was sentenced yesterday to nav
q flne OF IS and to be imprisoned in
Folsom for one year Wylie was =
minister OF the NJ. e. church in Ne
York, where he married his first wife
is years ago. Last year the WvIies
moved to a mining camp near Phoenix
Artz-. and were visited by Mrs. Fannie
NJ Green, Of New York. The clergv
man sent his wife and child to reIa tiS5s.
in Council Bluffs, Ia, and during theis
absence married the Green Woman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07

New York. June 7.-On account Of. the
stopping Of the boxing game here bv
the authorities the bout between Joe
Cans and Willie Lewis. which was to
have been held shortly. will probably
be transferred to Chelsea
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Manila June THREE slight earth
quake shocks were felt IN Manila or
June ana 6, the last at S.3s p. m. on
the 6th instant. The shocks are said
to be severe on the island of Samar,
but no details have been received.
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of capital, the tremendous and rapidly
ton of the wealth of the country in the
hands of a chosen few, all due to pre-
meditated and systematic legislation in
behalf of special interests by the Re
publican party, demand a change in
the policies imposed upon the country
by that party and make the passage of
restrictive laws an imperative neces-
sity.s
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Chicago. June T.-Maxim Gorixy.
the Russian revolutionist arrived in
Chicago today and went to the home
OF DR.. Henry A. F'rankei at Alb South
Halstead street
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st. Petersburg, June To-day was
the empress birthday and it was OBJ
served as a general holiday The low
er house of parliament without spe-
cifically mentioning the reason, hon
ored the occasion by adjourning until
tomorrow
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Or. J. P. Lewis Has 1Foved

His OFFICES from 519 Kansas avenue, to
the Snyder Bank building, 735 Kansas
avenue. opposite transfer station
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Weather Indicarione.

Chicago, June Forecast for kan
sas: Fair and cooler tonight and FRI
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TORNADO HITS TOWN.
Several People Hurt and Buildings
TouIn Down at GoessaI-

Hillsboro, Kan, June Last night
a tornado struck Goessal,15 miles south
west of here The main store and sew
eral dwellings were totally destroyed
and several INersons were injured. Few
details are obtainable as all the wires
are down. The doctors from here drove
out to render assistance. Six and one
half inches rain here
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Paqiament Honors de Grim.

GoessaI is in Marion county near the
southern and western line.