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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
Attorney General Coleman OBJ
jects to Remission of Rose Fine.
Says the Fine Was = YindieatiOn
Of Law in State.
COURT HAS NOT ACTED.
No Notice Served on Rose Set
ting Time for Payment.
Not Likely That the Court VIII
Rescind Its Action.

e G. Coleman. the attorney general.
has filed a protest with the supreme
court against the remission Of the fine
of 1000 imposed by the court against
w W. Rose. the former mayor of Kar
sas City, Kan, fer his contempt Of an
order Of the court A few davs ago
Mr.. Rose addressed a letter to the court
asking that this fine be RENTED on
The ground that he did not mean to
show contempt for the court in disre-
garding its order and that in appar-
entity doing so he was acting on the
advice or good lawyers.
No action has been taken as vet nv
the Justices of the court on the Rose
letter, nor has any mandate been issued
by the court specifying a time in which
the fine must be paid
Mr: Coleman protests. against the re-
mission or the hale on these grounds:
That no sufficient or proper reason is
offered in said application why the
same should be granted.
That the defendant cannot avail HIM
self of a plea of ignorance of the mean
ing and intent Of the Judgment in this
cause for the reason that the very terms
and verbiage of said Judgment gave
notice to him of the purport and mean
ing of the same, and the same was
framed deliberately in language that
could not be misunderstood in the par-
ticular wherein the defendant was ad-
judged to have been in contempt there
Of
That the original judgment in this
cause and the subsequent judgment for
contempt constitute a vindication OF
the law before the people Of the state
in a community where the law had
been treated with contempt for many
years, and was most salutary in it's
effect upon the state at large; and that
a remission of the fine at this time
- = -
ministration thereof in contempt among
the people and would have a strong
tendency to relax that respect and ven
Grafton for the law and the courts which
are so essential TO the efficiency of both
It seems to be the general belief tha.
the supreme court viii insist upon the
obedience OF adr. Rose to the Judgment
Of the court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
ROOSEvELT'S LETTERS.
one Sells for $500 at a Public
Auction.

New York. Nov. 1.-two letters Of
President Roosevelt were among the in
teresting autographs at the sale of the
wood of Rochester, n. Y.
One of President Roosevelt's letters
refers to his book The Winning Of the
West" 1t was written on June 15
1891, when Mr.. Roosevelt was civil
service commissioner, to Benjamin w
Austin, secretary of the Trinity Histor-
ical society, Dallas, Texas. Among
other things he wrote:
You may possibly have seen 8 book
of mine called The Winning Of the
West 1 intenlA as soon as / can get
out of my present position, TO continue
that work. and to take it on through
the period of the struggle for Texan in
dependence. I am very anxious to get
at any diaries or other manuscript ma
terial of the early settlers in Texas. -
Mr.. Roosevelt's public work has never
given him time to carry out this ex-
pressed purpose. The letter, which was
typewritten, was sold for 20. The 9TH
er letter, also typewriter, fetched $40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
LABOR AND POLITICS.
American Federation Ship Is Ap-
preaching the Rocks.

Minneapolis. Mimi, Nov 16.-Dur-
ing discussion today in the Amerl-
can Federation OF Labor convention
over questions of procedure. Joseph
Duncan, first vice president, announc-
ed that he is prepared to take the
stand that the original purposes of
the federation the advancement of
trades unionism. is the first policy of
the federatio and must remain SO,
and that politics shall be a side issue.
He announced that he was prepared
to take issue with those who hope to
see the future political activity of the
federation it's main feature.
others expressed different opinions.
Delegate Brown asserted that the re-
suits of recent activity had been that
labor had succeeded in electing its
enemies and defeating its friends
He said this defeat Of the purpose
of the recent political move was due
to failure properly to organize and
that because of the failure. attacks
ers, whereas he was not personally
RESPONSIBLE Mr. Brown has a resolu-
ton before the convention calling for
the creating of an auxiliary political
organization to carry on all political
work to the end that the efforts of la
Dor and the defeat of it's enemies.
The assignment of this resolution to
its proper committee was discussed
and finally the convention was ad-
journed to allow all committees time
for business and hearing for all who
wish to be heard.
Another invitation for the next
meeting Of the federation was receiv-
ed from Toronto
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
SCIENTISTS TO MEET.
Programme Issued for Annual Meeting
Beginning November 20.

The thirty-ninth annual meeting of
the Kansas Academy Of Science will be
held in this city on November 29 30 and
December l. and the sessions of the
convention promise to be as interesting
as any which have been held in years
past The genera sessions of the con-
venticn will be held at the academy
rooms, at the manual training hall on
Friday and on Saturday at p m at
Washburn college observatory
The convention will open on Thurs
day evening at which general business
win be transacted and committees ap-
pointed. On Friday there will be gem
eraI sessions in the morning and even
ing with addresses on a variety of top
les and a banquet in the evening ten
dered to the academy by the local
members. There Will be general ses-
sion and a reading of papers on Satur-
day morning and the afternoon viii be
spent at the Washburn observatory,
where papers also will be read.
A great variety of papers will be read
and discussed by the prominent scIen-
lists Of Kansas. The president of the
organization is F. o. Marvin. of Law
renee and Prof. J. T. Lovewell of this
city is secretary The local committee
which has charge of the arrangements
for the convention consists of J. c.
Cooper T. B. Dains, A. H. Thompson
and B. b. Sn1yth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
SAYS IT'S ALL WRONG.
Senator Teller Severely Criticises Ter
ritory Land Law.

Biuskogee. / T. Nov. 16.=The en-
committee was devoted to hearing
arguments in favor of removing the
restrictions placed on the sale Of IN
dian lands. The morning session vas
productive of much feeling. Colonel
Robert f Owen, a Cherokee by blood,
a prominent attorney and candidate
for the United States senate, said in
reply to a question as to whether he
had ever had his restrictions removed !:
I am as free a citizen as any man
on this senate committee. I am a free
man I will not bow my head to the
interior department 1 have no per
sonal restrictions. I have never made
and will never make application for
the removal of my restrictions.
'"The fault of this governm ent
which controls the Indian territory lies
IN the frailty of human nature which
leads man to believe that he can
govern a people better than they can
govern themselves.
Then Senator Teller CColD, speak
ing with great feeling, declared: The
system is wrong 1t is impossible for
the secretary of the interior TO know
anything about it. It's a clerk here
and a clerk there. The system is
wrong
Senator Teller said that the present
system whereby the restrictions are
removed from the land of a citizen Of
the five civilized tribes reeked with
red tape. The spectators applauded
his remarks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
ALLEN GETS A PAPER.
Ottawa Editor VIII Open Up in Daily
Field at Garden City.

Garden City. Kan, Nov. 16.-Henry
J. Allen was in Garden City to attend
the opening of the big beet sugar
factory but principally to complete the
details for the starting of a new daily
paper in Garden City. The paper will
make its appearance on December
1st. w. J. Randen of Coheyville will
be the editor
The new paper will have the Asso-
ciated Press report and will be set up
by a linotype which has already been
ordered.
The paper will be printed on the
Imprint press for the present, but a
new press Will probably be put in
soon. This viii make the second daily
paper for Garden City.
The Daily Reflector, with c. W.
Brown as editor is already in a
f1ourishing condition, Things begin to
remind old settlers of the boom days
of the eighties when there were two
dailies in full blast
The Daily Sentinel passed away in
1889 and the Daily Herald continued
its precarious existence until 1891,
since then there has been no daily in
Garden City until three months ago
when the Reflector blossomed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
INDICTS THE MAYOR.
Grand Jury Returns Bills Against
Schnlitz at san Francisco.

San Francisco, Nov. 16.-The grand
jury returned five indictments against
Eugene Schmitz and Abraham Ruef
on the charge of extortion. On each
charge the bail was fixed at $4,000.
The alleged crime was in connection
with the Poodle Dog restaurant and the
indictment recites that Ruef and
Schmitz demanded money from the pro-
prietor, Tony Banco. AS this demand
was made. 1t is said, on two occasions,
two indictments were returned
ExtOrtiOn believed to have been prac-
ticed upon Edward Marchard. proprie-
tor of Marchard's restaurant. is the
bases of two more Indictments A de-
mand made upon Joe Malfanti, another
restaurant man, IS the alleged offense
on which, the fifth and last indictment
was found.
The indictments were returned for
the grand jury by Foreman B. P. Oil
Yer who presented the documents to
Judge Muraskey. who read them and
placed them on file. He then proceeded
to fix the bail for each charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
THAW WILL TREAT.
wants to Give His Prison Comrades
Time of Their lives.

New York, Nov 16=Harry K.
Thaw has a surprise in store for his
prison comrades He firmly believes
that before Christmas day he will be
free and he has arranged to celebrate
his liberation by giving the unfor-
tunates who will be left behind within
the prison walls a feast they will new
er forget.
Thaw intends to have a conference
with the prison committee over the
affair to find out how far he can go
with the celebration under the prison
rules
Roger O'Mara. the Pittsburg de-
tective, arrived at the Tombs yester-
day, with Evelyn Nesbit Thaw They
remained at the cell door for more
than an hour.
Harry is very happy" said Mrs.
Thaw, land talks with delight about
having his Christmas dinner with me
in the Lorraine"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
PRIZE FIGHTER KILLED.
Mike Ward Dead as the Result of a
Blow From Harry Lewis.

Grand Rapids. Mich, Nov. 16.-
Mike Ward. the pugilist of Sarnia,
Ont. died today as the result OF
knock out in a fight last night with
Harry Lewis of Philadelphia.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 16.-
Mike Ward Of Sarnia, Ont, was
Knocked out here last night in the
ninth round by Harry Lewis of Phil
adelphia and was taken to a hospital
unconscious. 1t is feared he has con-
cussion Of the brain. Lewis, his sec
ond. Frank O'Brien Of Philadelphia
and Referee Eddie Ryan of Detroit
have been detained by the police to
await the outcome of Wards injury
It was a fast battle and Lewis was
leading in the ninth. a left to the jaw
sent Ward down for the count Of nine
and as he rose he met a terrific
right to the jaw that rendered him un-
conscious
1t IS said his head struck the floor
heavily when he fell and it was the
contact of his head with the floor that
resulted seriously, the blows he receiv-
ed in the fight not being considered
the cause OF his death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
BIG BILL OF LUXURlES.
The United States Spent 500, 900, 900
Last Year.

Washington. Nov. 16.-Luxuries
were purchased by the United States
from abroad to the extent of one hun
dred million dollars during the fiscal
year 1906. according to the tabulations
of the bureau of statistics of the de-
partment of commerce and labor. Th ese
"luxuries' are classified as diamonds
and other precious stones of which
100000 600 was imported; laces, edg-
ings. embroideries and ribbons $4O.
100000; feathers. natural and artificial
$1,000, 600; champagne s6.OOO.O00 and
miscellaneous. such as perfumeries.
toilet articles, smokers articles and
opium for smoking, made up the bal
ance.
Tobacco cigars and cigarettes were
imported to the value of % million
dollars This is more than double the
amount spent abroad for such articles
a decade ago. The item of largest in
creases in the above list is said to be
diamonds. as the value for 1896 did not
reach eight million dollars.
Opium for smoking was imported in
the fiscal year just ended to the value
Of S1,250,OO0 as compared with $4,000
in 1896.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
RISKED HIS LIFE.
But Prof. Hansen Succeeds in Obtain
ing New Alfalfa seed.

Washington, Nov. 16.=After twice
risking his life and once nearly losing
it In the interest of agricultural
science, Prof. n. E. Hansen OF the
South Dakota experiment station of
the department of agriculture has
found in northern Siberia an alfalfa
suited to tho arid lands of the north
west. where the winters are bitter
cold
Prof. Hansen got on the track of the
alfalfa a year ago, but was so late in
searching for it that he was badly
frozen in Siberia. Despite this ex-
perience he made another trial this
year and has just Informed Secretary
Wilson thas he has been successful
and is on his way back with seed.
The alfalfa Prof. Hansen has dis
covered has a yellow flower instead of
a blue. II is a native of the dry
steppes of Siberia and grows we'll
where the mercury falls to SO or 40
below zero
The country is exceedingly dry and
yet the new alfalfa is an excellent
forage plant Prof. Hansen has Sc
cured the seed and it will receive
Thorough test In the near future by
the department
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
HILL is PRESIDENT.
State Normal Inaugurates It's New
Head With Elaborate Ceremony.

EmpOria, Kan, Nov. 16.-In the pres
ence of an immense crowd. which pack
ed Albert Taylor memorial hall to the
limit of its capacity Joseph Henry Hill
was today inaugurated as president Of
the Kansas state normal school.
Every state educational institution
was represented by either its president
or some member OF the faculty, and
there We're about 40 superintendents of
city schools in attendance from all over
the state.
At noon a luncheon was served to all
the visitors at the normal gymnasium.
An address was made by Governor
E W Hcch- Governor Hoch said; y
have been leading such a strenuous life
for the past few weeks that I have not
had time to prepare a speech. The
governor then made a short extempor-
aneous talk
The programme of the Inauguration
ceremonies was as follows:
Anthem-"Hear Ny Prayer" Men
delssohn, chorus and orchestra with
obligato solo, Miss Pearl Brann.
Scripture lesson Luke vili bib,
congregation led by w. H. Carruth,
University of Kansas.
Hymn" Holy Holy. Holy" Dykes.
Address-E. w HOch, governor of
f>Asai1s Address-President FL B. Bryar. for
mer commissioner Of education for the
Philippine islands,
Induction into office of President
Joseph Henry Hill. Judge Lyman F.
Kellogg. first president Kansas state
normal school.
inaugural address-Joseph Herr Hill,
A. NJ Northwestern university 1885, ..
d. Baker university. 1906.
Gloria: Twelfth Mass, Mozart.
Benediction-
Saturday afternoon at 3:30 there will
be continue tion of the exercises, with
addresses by a number of college and
university presidents.
The state association of superintend-
ents Of city schools is meeting here
The first session was held at $3.50 this
afternoon at the state normal library
hall. About so superintendent are in
attendance. L. D. Whittemore, of To-
peka, president of the association is
presiding over the meetings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
NEST OF OWLS IN TOPEKA.
New FreternaI Order Organized by
Well known Topeka Man.

A new fraternal order was organ
lied last night at the Lincoln post
hall known as 1.-THE Owls being the
fourteenth NEST" of the kind in the
state. The headquarters of the order
are at Coneyville and T. r. Robinson
of Lawrence was the officer in charge
of installation.
After the installation of officers last
night a banquet was served at the
Purviance restaurant. The following
is the list Of officers elected last night:
w F. Bagley, worthy past president:
W H. Glass. worthy president; ". s.
Hancock. vice president; 7. D. Hum
phrey, secretary; NJ. Zercher, treas
urer: ]. b. Elliott. conductor; Joseph
G. Waters. councillor; George Ray
chaplain; Walter ShillinglaW, inside
guard: A. L Stratton. sentinel; trus-
tees, w. S. Hancock, L. NJ PenwelI
and William Moeser; physicians, T. H
Scholle and w Fl. RICHTER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
WILL GO INro BANK BUSINESS.
S. c. drummer and George Clark In
terested in junction City Project.

S. C. drummer, chairman of the
Republican state central committee,
and who resigned his position recent
ly as state bank examiner. is contem-
plating going into the banking busi-
ness at Junction City. A dispatch
from Junction City says that a new
bank is soon to be established by Mr..
drummer George A. Clark of Tope-
ka, and other of their friends.
Mr.. drummer stated today that this
dispatch was correct so far as it re-
ferred to the business he has con-
templated undertaking, but that noth-
ing tangible had been accomplished
as yet for the organization of the new
bank. The matter merely had been
talked over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
From Third Street to Sixth
Avenue Is the Plan.
REACH WHOLESALERS
This Is the Reason for the De.
sired Extension.
Franchise Ordinance Likely to
Come Before City Council.

The Santa F,e railroad wants fran
chise from the city council granting the
permission to construct a freight track
Tor switching purposes on the east side
OF Jackson street. as far south as Sixth
avenue, to reach the w. a. Thompson
wholesale hardware house, and other
! shippers.
W c. Garvey. freight agent for the
Santa F'e. has been quietly at work
sounding some of the councilmen to see
sf they would feel favorably disposed
He has not gone very far for a majority
Of the cOuncilmen and the mayor pro-
fessed that they had not been approach
ed and were unaware of any move of
that nature.
Probably we can trade. If they put
up some money for the viaduct We
might give them the right of way to
run up jackson street." remarked one
councilman when he first heard of it
We'll they viii never get up Jackson
street as long as I have anything to
say about it," said another councilmats.
There is nothing definite about it
yet" said W @. Garvey The track
has been talked of and there has been
quite a demand from business houses
located on Jackson street and others
that contemplate locating there The
idea was to extend the present track
from its present terminus a Third
street to Sixth avenue on the east side
of Jackson. I have talked with severa!
about it. but as I said. we are not ready
to present the matter yet to the cOun-
Gil"
From Fourth 10 Sixth. Jackson street
has a double track of the street railway
company with a third track belong
3 to the railroad company there
would be no room for teams or anyone
else on the street Granting a fran
nj he Er-fr1 =
down lot of opposition from people
who don't want freight cars and switch
engines running up into the heart OF
the business section of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

It Occupies Today's Session Of the
National Grange.

Denver. Col. Nov. 16.@The Ma
tional Grange convention was occupied
most of the time today with the cere-
monies attendant on the comforting of
sixth and seventh degrees.
Aaron Jones of Indiana has been
appointed chairman of a special COM
mittee of five members created to con-
slider the question of creating a life
insurance system in the Grange and
report at the next annual meeting
some feasible plan on a national or a
state basis.
Ohio and Connecticut are the only
states bidding for the next conven-
ton. The sentiment of delegates
seems to favor Hartford, Conn, as the
meeting place next year.
Only one officer is to be elected at
this meeting successor to Governor
c. J. Bell of Vermont, who is a mem
Der of the executive committee All
other officers hold over for another
wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
WILL TRY COMPROMISE
Cotton Manufacturers Hope to Pre-
vent = Strike of Operators.

New York, Nov 16.-Agents handling
Fall River goods in this market say
they anticipate no trouble growing out
Of the demand for more wages. The
tone of their advices is to effect that
some form of compromise will be tried
by which the operatives will be offered
an advance, but not as large as they
ask The question will not come to a
critical point for some days as the ulti :
Tnatun OF the textile council does not
become effective until the 18th instant
Before any radical action can be taken.
the unions will, have to hold special
meetings, and in the meantime 1t is be-
lieved basis of agreement will be
reached among the manufacturers. Ths
disposition to make some advance is
general among manufac acturers accord
ing to the reports circulated here.
sore Tzzsoa and Cold in Chest relieved
over nfss1t BY Omega oil Trial bottle JOG
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
TOO LATE NOW.
Standard Representative Denies Re
port of Impending Dissolution.

New York Nov. 16.-The Journal OF
Commerce prints an interview today
with a representative Of the Standard
Oil company concerning a report that
the company was preparing to volun-
tarily dissolve.
ANY report that steps have been TAX
en- by the Standard Oil company to dis
solve, are entirely without foundation, -
the informant is quoted as saying. I'VE
have done business as the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey for more than
dozen years and until it can be shown
that our organizati ton is illegal. we shall
continue to do business. Even if it
should be that we have done wrong,
it would not save us from the conse-
quences to dissolve now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
H. K. WINANS VERY Low
Slight Injury Causes Tetanus and May
Result in Death

II. K Winans. of 1902 North van
Buren street. who had one Of his feet
crushed by a Rock Island switch en-
,.gine over two weeks ago and since then
has been in Stormont hospital is now
very low and not expected to survive
the da.r.
The foot was SO badly mashed that
arnputation of several Of the toes was
necessary Mr. Winans stood the on
Grafton well and all indications pointed
to his recovery until a few days ago
when symptoms of tetanus appeared
He is now unconscious and his relatives
from a distance have been notified.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16
Successful AirshiD voyage.

Mantes-Sur- Saline. France, Nov. 16--
NJ. Iebaudyss new dirigible balloon. La
Patrie. constructed for the aerostatic
division of the French army, had a sue
cessful trial here today The airship
was manuevered over the plain to La
vaccurt and as far as Bonnieres. ten
miles and back to the starting point
being aloft one hour and Is minutes
with five men in the car War Minis
ter Ficquart was present La Patrle IS
constructed on the same general plan
as M Lebaudy's previous airships.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-16

Newport. r. l.. Nov. 16-@The largest
draft cf apprentice seamen to leave this
station on any occasion is being pre-
pared for the naval stations at Nor
folk and Port Royal 5. G., where they
will be held in readiness for service
under Rear Admiral r. D. Evans. COM
nander Of the Atlantic fleet The draft
numbers 700 and consists of a fine body
Of young men recruited largely from
the west.