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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24
LAW THAT OvERLAPS.
Oakland Omcers Don't Know When
Their Terms Expire

Whether a biennial election or an an
nual election prevails in cities of the
third class in Kansas is a question which
has just been raised. Two laws which
seemingly conflict both of them passed
in 1903 and both having to do with the
election in cities of the third class have
just been discovered in trying to settle
the Vexsome question as to whether the
city OF Oakland Will have to hold an
election this spring or next spring. Both
laws were passed as amendments to the
law OF 1871 which is contained in sec
tion 1881 of the compiled laws of 1901.
The law of 1871 provided for an annual
election. The two chapters in the 1903
session laws call, the one for an an
nual election and the other a biennial.
The former is chapter 13S and the lat
ter is contained in chapter 137.
Which is now in effect and in force
is matter of conjecture. The chapter
relating to a biennial election was ap
proved March Z, 1903, and went into eff
feet March 2Sth the same year, the time
when it was published in the official
state paper. The chapter relating to an
annual election was approved at an
earlier date, March 4, but 1t did not 90
into effect until June 1, 1903, the time
when the sessions laws v~ere published.
It is evident that the laws were pass
ed with two different intentions. ChaO-
ter 1873 was probably primarily intended
to amend the form in which vacancies
in the Office of mayor and councilmen
might be filed. Chapter 137 was in
tended not only to cover the matter Of
vacancies but also that of elections
1T certainly is a most curious state of
affairs" said d. n. Branaman, city at
torney for Oakland. 81 have not had
time to look into it deeply butt intend to
look into it fully right away and dis
cover the exact status Of the whole mat
ter I intend going up to the state
house and look over the journals of both
the house of representatives and that Of
the senate to see if that may throw
some light upon the affair. I should
rather think on first blush that the BIZ
ennia1 law would hold since it was ap-
proved at later time This. however;
is probably open to question. had
never observed the conflict between
these two laws. The conflict seems evi-
dent"
ITS just a sample OF hasty legisla-
ton" said F. G. Drenring ~'-~- attorney
of Topeka. TT certainly looks as if the
two laws oVerlaDDed each other and
there may be an opportunity Of a mighty
pretty controversy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24
BIG STICK LAID ON
House Is Whipped Into Line on
Statehood Bill.
IroneIad Rule on
Measure Adopted.
VOTE OF 192 TO 1855.
Must Go Through as Reported
to the House.
Or There Will Be No New States
This Year.
VOTE OF 192 TO 1866.

Washington Jan 24=The state
hood resolution was adopted, 1872 to
165.
With rule prepared allowing gem
eraI debate on the statehood bill IN
til 8 o'clock tomorrow, with an un-
usually full attendance of members
and crowded galleries, the statehood
fight opened in the house today with
the tension at high pitch.
Mr.. Dalzell presented the rule which
had just been agreed upon by the
rules committee. When it had been
read Mr.. Dalzell, after consultation
with Mr.. Williams, the minority lead
er, asked unanimous consent that de-
bate for one and a half hours be al
lowed on the rule. This was agreed
to. and Mr.. DalzelI explained first the
terms of the statehood bill. and then
stated that if the rule should be
adopted a vote on the bill would be
had tomorrow.
Mr.. Williams stated that the rule in
question denied to the house the right
to vote on the question of admitting
any of the four territories sepa-
rately. It was holding whip over
the house. compelling it to agree to
admit Arizona and New Mexico as one
state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24
BREAKS A RECORD.
Attendance at AIidwinter Fair Tues
day Was 3,4OO.

The Midwinter fair of 1906 proceeded
to break a record on the second day
The total attendance on Tuesday after
noon and evening was 3.400 In 1905 the
turnstile clicked off 1883 entrances. All
it will take is a stretch of good weather
for the people to get out. They want to
see the big show badly enough, but such
days as Monday are decidedly forbid
ding.
Today's record promises to be another
smasher. This afternoons crowd was
good for sore eyes.
The vaudeville bill for the week is
now in good working order. Tt went of
with swing and dash yesterday for
both performances that made it look as
if is had been in action for two weeks
instead of two days. Cyclones bicycle
was in shape to Withstand the terrinc
whirl of his ride and he gave two rattl-
ing fine exhibitions. The crowd was
greatly pleased with act It is the
feature of the bill-in fact it is the feat
ure wherever put on. The manner IN
which he climbs the perpendicular sides
of the slated cylinder is little short OF
remarkable.
Ahern and Baxter have the crowd
with them every minute. Their mixture
Of comedy and acrobatic stunts takes
as a hungry tramp does 9. pie. The Arls-
alto troupe are wonders for tumbling.
The LeFeIe trio is one of the head-liners
of it's kind on the road for acrobatlc
and horizontal bar work
All the booths were finished last nlgnt
and the hungry We're fed You can 90
all the sampling you want to at the e1-
hibits Things are there to eat, for you
to taste. The crowd is not slow either
in accepting the privilege.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24

of these decisions and the necessity for
a proper presentation of the cases IN
the courts, has hired able counsel TO
prosecute all appeals from its orders.
t'As to the IatSt charges Of Mr.. Taylor
against the board; in regard to the re-
fusaI of the board to pay for dispositions
taken in Chicago, the board considered
the bill of $50.S0 exorLitant for the
taking Of depositions of three witnesses
and is taking the necessary steps to Sc
cure a proper reduction, when 1T will be
paid, but MI Taylor used his deposit
tions at the trial of his cases and has
not been hurt in the least.
Board Doesn't Owe TayI0r.
LAS to the bills of Mr.. Taylor for $2z2.30,
money paid by him to Miss Rawson for
services performed from the time the
board discontinued her salary to Janu-
ary l. 1906 now due and owing to him
personally as per his account rendered,
statements have been made to members
of the board by Mr.. Emerson Carey, Mr..
Ed. Moore and Mr.. H. L. ReeSing, thaL
the members of the Federation of Com
mercial interests have been assisting
in the payment of Mr.. TayIor's stenog-
rapher and that they paid her in full
for at least two months. and for how
much longer the board has not been ad-
vised, so that Mr.. Taylors bill repre-
senting that the board is indebted 70
him personally is in error and should
the real parties in interest care to pre-
sent their bills for the amounts actudily
paid by them, they will be given all
Consideration possible under the law.
LAS to the installation of telephone in
his Office, Mr.. Taylor voluntarily de-
prived himself of the use of those in
the Office of the board, but his applica-
ton has not been turned down, nor has
| it remained unacted upon for any un-
reasonabl length of time, and there
was no occasion for his being interview
ed in this regard.
Mr.. Taylor seeS~s to mistake the reia-
tive position of the board to its at
torney. He appears to think that the
board was elected for the purpose of
assisting him, instead of his being ap-
! pointed, as stated by law, to assist and
| advise the board. He is not appointed
| by the board, but by the governor; the
| board is in no way responsible for him
and if he has a right to draw on any
contingent fund, it would be that of the
/ governors and not this boards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24
MORRISON CONCLUDES.
District Attorney Finishes His state
ment in Beef Trust Case.

Chicago. Jan. 24.-District Attorney
Morrision continued his statement to
the jury in the packers case today.
He confined himself largely to points
of law and the constant quarreIing that
occurred yesterday between the law
yers was not in evidence.
The substance OF Mr.. Morrisonts
statement today was that the packers
are not entitled to immunity because
they did not claim it at the time Com
missioner Garfield was conducting his
investigation into the beef packing in
dustry. He also contended that be-
cause the packers were not sworn at
the time Of giving evidence to Commls-
sioner Garfield they are not entitled
to immunity. Just because a man
talked to the commissioner OF corpora
tions, he declared, does not under the
laws constitute any claim TO immu-
nifty from prosecution.
District Attorney Morrison conclud-
ed his statement to the jury within a
short time after the noon recess OF
the court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24
STATEHOOD RULE
Adopted by C0mplittee to shut OF
Amendments.

Washington, Jan. 24-The follow
ing is the statehood rule which the
house committee on rules agreed on
today on which the test of strength on
the statehood fight was made in the
house:
Resolved That Immediately upon
the adoption of this order and daily
thereafter, Immediately on the ap-
prOval of the journal SO long as the
bill hereafter referred to shall be
pending in committee of the whole
house on the state of the union, the
house shall resolve itself into COM
nittee Of the whole house on the
state Of the union for the considera-
ton of the bill to enable the people of
Oklahoma and of the Indian Territory
to form q. constitution and state gov
ernment and be admitted into the
union on an equal footing with the
original states. and to enable the peo-
pie of New Mexico and of Arizona to
form a constitution and state govern
ment and be admitted into the union
on an equal footing with the original
states; that after the said bill shall
have been referred general debate shall
continue until Thursday next at D.
m, and at that hour or if general de-
bate shall be concluded before that
hour, imm ediately upon the conclu-
sion of said general debate the com
mittee of the whole house on the
state of the union shall rise and re-
port the bill to the house: whereupon
Immediately without debate, interven-
ing motion, or appeal, a vote shall be
taken on the bill to a final passage.
provided further. that general
leave to print remarks on the bill is
hereby granted for six legislative days
after Thursday, the 25th day of Jam
uary next"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24
NOT HIS FIRST EFFORT.
Merchants National Burglar Tried
Same Trick in Wichita.

Harry Williams. who was sentenced
to the penitentiary yesterday for his
attempt to rob the Merchants National
bank, tried the same scheme on one
of the banks in Wichita about two
years ago and served a year and d half
in the penitentiary at Lansing for it.
The two attempts are almost identi-
cal in detail excepting for the fact that
he did not secure an entrance into the
vault in the bank at Wichita. He
gained admission to the basement
there in very much the same way that
he did here and tunneled through the
concrete base until he struck the steel
floor with which the vault of the bank
in Wichita is protected. After this at
tempt he was arrested as a suspect
and finally confessed and was sent to
the penitentiary for two years, secur-
ing his release a year and six months
later on account of credits received for
good behavior.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24
ANOTHER FINE DAY.
Mercury Gets Up to Forty seven De-
grees Today.

Wednesday, the twenty-fourth day
of January. nineteen hundred and six,
dawued clear and warm and every
thing indicated at that time that it
would be day above suspicion.
Shortly before noon clouds began to
gather and though they are so dis
tant that they are almost invisible, the
natives Of the city of Topeka are free
in their predictions that the day is a
weather breeder" and will bear
watching
Aside from the suspicious appear
ance OF the sky. the day is an ideal
one. as the wind. which is blowing
from the southeast at the rate of nine
miles an hour, makes a noise like a
spring zephyr hunting for lodging
place.
The forecast for tonight and Thurs
day is generally fair with rising tenn
perature in the southeast.
The hourly temperatures for today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24
Y. NJ. c. a. CONVENTION.
VIII Be in Session at Chanute Feb
ruary to II.

Representatives of all the Young Mems
Christian associations of Kansas will
hold the annual state convention of the
organizations at Chanute, February S-11.
It is expected that the attendance at this
convention will be larger than at any
held in previous years. as greater inter
est is being taken now in Y F. c. A. af-
fairs in this state than at any other time.
During the three days the convention
viii be in session ten ADDRESSES viii be
delivered by men of prominence in Y 8I.
c. A. work all over the country. Gov.
e w. Hoch will deliver an address on
Thoughts I've Been Thinking About
Young Men, - and others on the programs
are c. S Nusbaum, Independence, on
s'The Highest Use of Influence Chaplain
J. T. Axton of Leavenworth, on THE Re
lation of the AssOciati tion to the Z S.
Army" George J. Fisher Of New York,
on 'The Relation of Physical Training to
Physical, Mental and Moral Efficiency
e. L. Hamilton of Chicago, on "The Wei
fare of Railroad Mem" Dean A c. Peck
of Denver. on Man Tramps;' Dr. H H
Gregg of st. Louis, The Bibla;" V W
Helm of Toxic. Japan, on The Unprece-
dented Opportunity in Japan DR.. H. F.
KelIenberg of Chicago, on ''The Physical
Department. and Kenneth c. Macarthur
of New York on The Claims of Bible
Study on College Men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24
REPORT ACCEPTED.
Moroccan Conference settles Matter
of COntraband Arms.

Algeciras Jan. 24.-The Moroccan
conference at its session today ac-
cepted all the articles of the report
of the committee on contraband re-
lating to the prevention of trade in
contraband arms, and passed to the
consideration of economic questions
The Spanish determination as pre-
viOusly agreed upon presented all the
preliminary proposals submitted to-
day.
The conference viii meet in COM
mittee of the whole to examine the
economic project.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24

Washington, Jan. 24.-According to
the estimates of the navy department
the effect Of yesterdays order reducing
the forces in the different navy yards
employed in steam engineering work
win cause the discharge at ths Norfolk
navy yards Of $50 men; at New York
300;-at Boston 280; at Mare Island 40
and at Portsmouth, League Island and
Bremertou so each
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24
Recentlon for vernon.

Members of the coIored Elks lodge II
this city win give a banquet on Tues
day evening. January 80, at their rooms
No. $40 Kansas avenue, at which ". n.
Vernon. lately appointed register Of the
u. S. treasury. will he the guest OF hon
or. Others, who will deliver addresses
are Mr.. McCabe OF Oklahoma City Ne
w Fisher and H Z Aonroe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24
NO HEIR TO THRONE.
Empress Doyvager of China VIII Pick
Out Boy for Emperor.

Pekin, Jan. 24-Since Prince
Tuan's son was dismissed on account
of his fathers completely in the boxer
disturbances there has been no heir
to the throne The dowager empress
therefore has ordered all eligible
princes to be presented at the palace
on the Chinese New Year and from
these she VIII select three or four who
viii be kept in the palace for a. year
or two From these princes the em-
peror,s successor will be named.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24

New York Jan. 24-War broke out
ln the streets of Chinatown today be
tween the two rival Chinese societies.
the Hip Sings and on Tangs. two
Cinnamon being killed during a shoot
ing ahray. third mortally wounded
and a fourth badly injured. A large
crowd collected on the Bowery at the
sound OF the battle and many lives
were endangered. The police arrested
anvara1 Cinnamon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24
cotton cnmnress Rnrns.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 24-The inter-
national Compress company's com
press here together with much stored
cotton in the warehouses and sheds of
Rogers, McCabe & Co, were burned
today Loss S25Os000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24

Chicago. Jan. 24.-FOrecast for kan
qss. Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day. warmer in southeast portion to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-24

Chicago Jan PA a. m. tempera-
lures: New York 3S; Boston 40: Wash
ington "a; Chicago 49, Minneapolis 6:
Cincinnati 26 St. Louis %.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-04-26
BADGER STATEN[WS
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN
VARIOUS WISCONSIN TOWNS.
WANTED 70 CHECK INFANT
Mother Thought Baggage Car Good
Enough for Baby-Milwaukee
Pension Agent in Sea of
Trouble.

Observation-Disclosures on the
cars of the Chicago, Milwaukee e st.
Paul system can not act as nurses for
babies whose mothers do not like to
care for their children en- route, ac-
cording to a ruling made by Baggage
Agent John S. Runyon.
A young woman entered the main
baggage room with baby carriage
and requested that it be checked for
Corliss. The affable agent promptly
complied and handed the woman the
check, at the same time undertaking
to push the blanket and cab furnish
ings more securely into the vehicle
for safe transportation. While thus
engaged his hand touched the warm
nose of a sleeping infant, apparently
not more than five months old. The
baggageman called after the woman,
informing her that she had forgotten
her infant.
"Oh, no, he is all right there she
replied, as unconcerned as if she ha0
checked trunk.
The astonished baggage agent as
sured her that the company would not
regard it 'all right" and that she
would have to take charge of the in
FAINT herself. This she did, with seem
ing annoyance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-04-26

they sentenced me to go along with
pa so / could be handy to hold his
hands when the doctors are pulling
cactus needles out of his hide. /
guess pa was willing enough to jump
Kansas in the night, from what he
told us once.
He said when he was young man
he and railroad brakeman got bust
ed at Topeka, and they had an order
book printed, and went all over Kan
sas taking orders for Osier willows,
which they warranted to grow SO high
in two years they would make fences
for the farms that no animals or
billiards. could get over or through,
and make shade for the houses and
the whole farm. lt was the year
when the Osier willow craze was on
and every farmer on the plains wanted
to transform his prairie into forest.
Pa says the farmers fought with each
other to sign orders, and some paid in
advance, SO as to get the willow cut
tings in a hurry. Well, pa and the
railroad man canvassed Kansas, and
sold more than forty thousand mill
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-04-26
Dehorning.

AS rule we do not dehorn our ma
ture cows here. Practically al OF
them are pure-bred animals of the
beef breeds, and we do not consider it
desirable to .dehorn them. We do not
have strictly dairy herd here, al
though we are building one up from
the native stock We shall expect to
aehorn dairy cows when the occasion
arises. Experiments conducted at the
Pennsylvania experiment Station sew
eral years ago showed that there was
practically no loss occasioned by de-
horning a herd of Guernseys. | have
had no experience with Ayreshires.
Farmers generally here do not dehorn
their cows, but steers are usually de-
horned, either when they are calves
by the use of potash or when mature
by saving off the horns, or using clip
pers. The use of potash is more hui
name than cutting off the horns and
much to be preferred.-Joh Fields,
Director Oklahoma Experiment Sta
ton
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-04-26

anything they may be carrying. The
turnstile is easily constructed, the main
thing being to have the post strong and
set firmly in the ground. In the plan
here illustrated, says the Prairie Farm
er, the crosspieces are set on an iron
pin so that they readily revolve. The
turnstile would, of course, be much
stronger if arranged so that circular
hole was cut out of the crosspieces to
fit over the end of the post, which could
be trimmed down to three inches In
diameter. An iron pin run through the
top of the crosspieces have been
placed in position would prevent them
working off the post.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-04-26
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FOR DAIRY COWS.
Some Important Things About the
Feeding Stuffs and the Proper
Rations.

This was the subject of very inter-
esting talk by Hugh G. Van Pelt, of
Columbus, at the late meeting of the
Ohio Live Stock association. Mr.. Van
Pelt conducted the feeding of the Jer-
sey herd in the famous dairy test at
the Louisiana Purchase exposition. He
said, in brief:
The capacity for short, high pressure
production is not to be desired so much
as persistency. The latter is the money
making feature. The long time test is
the only reliable one. One year and
nve year tests not infrequent. Short
time tests injure more cows than any
other cause. The first consideration is
the selection of feed stuffs. The COW
should be in strong and fleshy con-
dltlon at the beginning Of the test.
There is no danger of milk fever now
with the air treatment He, feeds
sliage, roots, bran, etc. during the
rest period. During the first 80 days
alter pdrturition watch the cow and
pc careful in feeding, A narrow ra,
tion during the first so days should
bring the cow to her maximum
daily producing power. A balanced
ration for one period is not always a
balanced ration for another Each COW
varies and each varies at different pc
riods. Many cows have been discard.
ed on the authority of weekly tests
that would have been most profitable
animals In the herd in the long run.
Cows that have a tendency to lay on
fat must have foods high in protein.
The ones disposed to work must save
wider ration; adding bulk or light.
nuess, even though it be indigestible,
is often a good plan. Oil meal is more
expensive than gluten meal etc, be.
cause 1t costs more and is too con-
centrated. 1t is possible to encourage
persistency as shown by a ST. Louis
test
Cut hay has more value than any
other food that can be supplied One,
third bulk of ration consists of hay in
one-quarter-inch lengths and one-third
of the grain is removed. 1t is not the
feeding value that counts in such
cases, but peculiar mechanical value.
1t tightens and loosens the ration and
makes it more available to assimila-
ton. The digestive apparatus gives
way first and must be carefully
watched. The same quantity Of milk
may be obtained with two to five
pounds less grain per day when cut
hay is fed The cut hay should be
steamed to facilitate mixing with the
grain and to increase its palatability.
Silage will hardly take the place of cut
hay, as with it more grain passes
through the system undigested. Less
silage is needed when cut hay is fed.
One-half-inch lengths are just as good
as one-fourth inch. Steaming and
scalding hay makes it aromatic and ap.
petizing.