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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02

We're rational and at some times SEEM
ed unusually keen.
Thaw Advises Lawyer.
District Attorney Jerome asked Mr..
Wade If the first conversation he had
with Thaw after his arrest was ration
al or irrational
Thaw, who sat inside the inner rail
with his counsel, tugged at Mr. Hart
ridges coat sleeve and said IN an au-
dible whisper:
Mr.. Hartridge did so, but the ques-
ton was allowed.
His conversation at that time said
the chaplain, was IRRATIONAL
The Rev. Luke J. Evers, who con-
ducts the Roman Catholic services in
the Tombs was also called as a wit
ness. He declared he discussed many
topics with Thaw, including religion,
and always found him rational.
Mr.. Jerome here asked DR.. Allan
aIcLane Hamilton to take the stand.
when did you last see Harry K.
Thaw?f' asked Mr.. Jerome.
IN July last"
"At whose instance did you calI?"
interrupted Chairman Mcclure.
''At the instance of the defendants
attorneys and I would like to have
your honors rule as to my privilege in
this matter" said DIR. Hamilton.
Chairman Mcclure suggested to Mr..
Jerome that he ask the witness as to
what he had observed in court.
"I decline to proceed along those
lines" replied the district attorney
this commission has a definite pur-
pose-to find out if this defendant is
in such a condition of lunacy as to be
unable to nationally advise his coun-
sci. Unless there is an objection on
the ground that a professional privi-
lege is involved. I shall proceed. I am
ready to show that the privilege in
case was waived at the
trial.
There is no objection, but the doc
tor himself has asked for instructions.
No privilege has been waived before
US" said Chairman Mcclure.
Mr.. Jerome proceeded TO read the
official court record of DR.. Hamilton's
testimony.
DR.. Hamilton testified that in his
opinion Thaw is not capable to un-
derstand the nature of charges against
him, or of nationally advising counsel.
DR. Hamilton said Thaw suffers
from chronic delusiOnal sanity-oth-
erwise known as paronoia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
COOL RAW WIND BLOWS.
Otherwise Today Might Be called
Average Spring Weather.

The weather conditions today have
been anything but ideal. A cool raw
south wind has been blowing since
early morning, chilling to the bone
those who last week watched the swal-
lows fly and went home and discarded
their winter wearing apparel for the
lighter clothing of summer. There
has been just a ray of sunshine now
and then but most of the time the sky
has been draped in creamy clouds and
the day classed as threatening. The
prediction, however, is fair and warm
er today with the same conditions for
tomorrow and the weather man will
probably have his way about it as he
generally does.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
Bitter in Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs. Colo, April 2.-To-
days city election ends one of the most
acrimonious campaigns Colorado Springs
has ever experienced. Three tickets are
in the field. Democratic. Republican
and Municipal league. The question of
municipal ownership of the city lighting
plants is also to be voted upon. 1t is
thought the Republican ticket will carry
by about l. 600 plurality
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
Oniet in ST. Louis.

St. Louis, April 2.-Municipal cleo
tions are being held in Missouri today.
The contests generally have been quiet
excepting in ST. Louis where party
lines are closely drawn on the election
of six new members of the city coun-
Gil. four mem bers of the board of edu-
cation and a full membership of the
house of delegates.
Fair weather prevails throughout
the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02

press. AS he was the one Ryan desired
me to influence from opposing Morton
for election as chairman of the Equit-
able board and Belmont afterward
thanked me for taking his part, as If he
had voted against Morton in view of
Ryan it would have been misconstrued.
.'Ryan's success in all his manipula-
tions, traction deals, tobacco combina-
tions, manipulation of the State Trust
company into the Morton Trust COM
pany, the Shoe and Leather bank into
the Bank of Commerce-thus covering
up his tracks-has been done by the
adroit mind of Elihu Root, and this
present situation, has been brought
about together the Ryan, Roosevelt,
Root element.
Where did 1 stand?
s.YO11r SiD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
Bic Dvnamite ExnIosion.

Aetna, Ind, April 2.-One thousand
pounds of -dynam mite in one of the
small storehouses of the Aetna Pow
The storehouse was destroyed. Only
one man is believed to have been in
iIIred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02

Wichita. Kan, April 2.-Interest -
the city elections today and voting is
the liveliest every known in this city
More than half of the voters are
women; indications are that the heav-
lest vote in the history of the city viii
be polled. The question at issue is the
law enforcement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
Land Slide for Democrats.

Winona, Mimi, April 2.-Yester-
DAYS municipal elections proved
landslide for the Democrats, every city
office going to q candidate of that
party.
DR.. E. s. Muir was elected mayor
over J. T. Liberia, Independent, by
about 10000 majority. Only one Re-
publican was elected in the city. that
being Henry Hess, alderman of the
second ward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
AT THE KINGS BANQUET
Covers for 100 Will Be Laid When Ed
ward and Alfonso Meet.

Madrid, April 2-Preparations for
the coming meeting of King Edward
and King Alfonso are progressing.
There will be a banquet on the warship
Numancia at Cartagena at which 100
covers will be laid. A feature will be
the electric light display in the port.
This will include the initials of the two
kings in letters ferty-six feet high.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
Idcense in WisconsIn.

Superior Wis, April 2.-Election
here today has one paramount gem
eral issue, and that is high or low IL
cense. Voters will declare for or
against raising 1t from $500 to $1,000
and the saloon interests and civic
league. which has been waging a long
campaign, meet at the polls for the
first time Spring weather promises
a good vote, although there are no
general officers to be elected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
The WIchita Star Snld

Wichita. Kan. April 2.-F. E. Nc
Mullen. a local newspaper man, has
purchased from Gerald Volk the
Wichita Star. The Star was estab-
lished % years ago by the retiring
owner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
The Saloon in Colorado.

Denver, Colo, April 2.-Municipal
elections are being held in the cities and
towns of the state today and every
where the interest is more keen than st
elections in recent years. Issues are AS
varied as the number of the places
where candidates are to be voted upon
The one issue before the people in a
majority of cities Is that of the saloon.
Lines are drawn tight on license or no
license, high license or no license and
in many places the fight has been
acrimonious in the extreme. In several
towns ownership of public utilities is a
factor and everywhere public improve
ments and civic betterments figure in
the contests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
BULLETINS TONIGHT.

The State Journal will post bulletins
Of the returns of the Topeka city cleo
ton tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02

Pueblo, Colo, April 2.-Municipal
elections were held in cities of the first
class excepting Denver. in Colorado to-
day In this city it was clearly a fight
on party lines. The Democrats carried
the city last fall by from 500 to 2,ooo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
weather Indications.

Chicago, April Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and We'd
nesday; rising temperature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
Traction Question the Issue iu
Chicago.
QUESTION OF SALOON.
In Many Cities Battle Is Wet
or Dry"
Fair Weather Reported in Near.
ly All Localities.

Chicago, April 2.-Not in many years
has there been in Chicago a municipal
election so important and far reaching
in it's effects as that which began this
morning
Beside the election of city offices. the
people will decide or fail to decide the
street car question, which kept the city
In agitation during the Iast ten years.
This election also viii be the first by
which city officials are to be selected
for a term of four years against the
two year term which has been the law
in the past. The Republican managers
claim their candidate for mayor, Fred
A. Busse, present postmaster of Chi
cago, will have plurality OF from 30
600 to 10000. The Democratic leaders
assert their belief in the success Of.
Mayor Edward F. Dunno by about the
same advantage over Busse that the
Republicans claim for their candidate.
Numerous reports were received by
the election commissioners of trouble
throughout the city. In one precinct of
the First ward a policeman stationed
himself in the polling place and refused
to allow anybody to vote unless he was
assured that they would vote right"
He was arrested and locked up. In
the Seventh ward a fight was precipi-
tated by two men claiming to be chal-
lengers of the Prohibition party who
invaded polling place, carrying a
large camera and claimed the right to
take photograph of the voting ma
chine. They were thrown into the
street and their camera with them.
The judges of election in the Twenti-
eth precinct of the Twenty-fourth ward
found that 100 ballots had been cast af-
ter SO votes had been checked off. They
closed the polling place and counted
the votes several times, and a long
string of waiting voters threatened to
break the door down unless they We're
allowed to vote. A small riot was I'm
ally averted by the direction of the
election commissioners that the voting
should be allowed to proceed and the
error corrected in the count at the close
of the day.
Numerous reports of purchases OF
votes were received but none of them
stood the light cf Investigation and up
to noon no arrests had been made.
Another fight was precipitated In the
first precinct of the Tenth ward by.
socialist voter who refused to accept
the working of the new voting machine,
claiming that it would register only
Republican votes. After much debate
which steadily increased in heat, the
voter was arrested.
The vote up to noon was remarkably
heavy, it being in a majority of the
wards almost as heavy as at the last
presidential election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
'E. H. HARTMAN
MiIfuI Untruth. Saws Roosevelt.

washington, April = President
Roosevelt today gave out a statement
in reference to the letter of E. H.
Hartman published today. He criti-
cizes the statements made in the let
ter, that the president requested Mr..
Hartman to raise a fund for the Re-
publican campaign under "as dehber-
ate and wilful untruth-by rights it
should be characterized by an even
shorter and more ugly word"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
Kfcbed on Price of Whisky.

Later on that same evening Mr.. Nor
ris asked the Chinaman for half pint
of whisky. The Chinaman got it for
him and wanted a quarter for 1t. Mr..
Norris offered to pay 20 cents for it as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02

nationality. Thaw's conversations
were rational and at some times SEEM
ed unusually keen.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-12-04

good grapefruit, nicely put. up than
two or three of poor quality and ap-
pearance, and SO it goes. Take these
things right home to yas1rs<oWfl person.
ality and see if | am not right.
Now, gentlemen, take into consider
alton what [ have said.>~Think it over,
not once or twice, but often, and then
ask yourself, How can I get more
money for my product? How can
improve it's selling qualities? What
changes can I make in the packing that
will improve the appearance? Also,
gentlemen, take into consideration
how you can grow better fruit, better
IN quality as well as appearance. I will
venture that there are not many places
but what something can be done
towards Improvement somewhere, and
all that is required to make improve
ment is study. -
I have already gone much beyond
what | started out to write, but the
subject is an interesting one to me,
and | feel that it has merit and i'm
portance, and in stopping at this point
| feel that [ should have gone farther,
but, having often waded through
lengthy articles to get at what could
have been said in a few words, I am
always afraid that when [ write at any
length possibly I am committing the
same error. But any way, think, study,
and talk, brothers.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-12-04
Marketing Lambs.

In my experience of ten years I find
that from the first of July to the middle
Of August is the best and most profit
able time for marketing lambs, everv-
thing considered. Sell them at the age
of four or five months. The price is
from six to seven cents a pound. This
is money made quickly and with but
little risk. The ewes are left in better
condition than when the lambs are sold
later. Some think that earlier lambs
pay better, but I do not From the
first of April to the middle is the best
time for them to come. Then one soon
has grass and good warm weather, and
the lambs will thrive and be as large
as those two months older Do not
castrate or dock them. Give them the
best care. If sold older they will, of
course, be larger, but the price will be
less, and then there is the risk of dogs,
wolves and disease One more obiec-
ton to early lambs is the ticks They
do not do we'll on this account, and
it is too cold to dip them-The Farm
er's Guide
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-12-04
TREND OF MODERN TIMES IN
FRUIT GROWING.
By N. o. Penny.

A recent letter from my commission
house in New York, has put new
thought into this foolish head of mine,
and I am going to expound it little
in the hope that it may put my fellow
sufferer to thinking also.
1t seems from all that I can gather,
that the large, very large majority of
orange and grapefruit shippers do not
put sufficient care into the packing of
their product. They don't seem to
realize that it makes any difference to
them. They seem to think the whole
thing lies in raising lot of fruit and
then picking, packing and shipping,
and if the fruit is sized and packed and
the rotten ones thrown out, they seem
to think that is all that is necessary to
secure top prices.
They don't seem to realize what a
difference a little care and labor will
make in the selling price of their fruit.
1t is more trouble to put up fruit in a
fancy shape, but just think what diff
ference a dollar a box will make even
in thousand boxes. Then, also, take
into consideration the difference in the
effort required to effect sale, and [
wonder how many have thought Of the
difference in time and effort that is
required to sell fine brand and one Of
Indifferent quality. A commission
house receives a we'll known brand
from one shipper, and knows he is the
only house selling this mark in the city
(for a shipper that puts up fancy goods
has also learned not to put it in COM
petition with itself. He also has just
received shipment of the Indifferent
sort. But he puts the fine brand to
the front, for several reasons Among
them are: First, it helps the looks of
his place of business. Second, he
realizes they are going to sell at once.
Third, he also realizes that he is going
to get about twice as much in commits
sions, with no effort, compared with
what he will have to expend to move
the other lot, of which there are thou-
sands and thousands of boxes of simil-
ar character in the city that every
effort is being put forth to sell, where
as there are but few fine brands on
the market, and he knows this and so
does the buyer. There are many other
reasons why that will appear to the
intelligent reader.
We are living in an age of plenty.
Everybody is looking for the best and
they are getting it. But are we, fellow
orange growers, giving this matter
proper attention? Are we taking ad-
vantage of modern times and prohting
thereby? A few are, I am sure, but
| am afraid that the great majority are
not. The demand of modern times
seems to be for quality rather than
quantity. This applies to personal
needs at least. People have plenty of
money and they are looking for good
things for it. If they are buying a
pair of shoes they want a good pair.
Even if they don't have as many new
pairs during the year they want them
good. The same applies to the fruit
trade. A person would rather have one
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-12-04
Established 1874.
THE IMPORTANCE.
OF IRRIGATION.
By B. M. Hampton.

Having a few moments to spare, I
thought would send you short letter
on Irrigation, for that seems to be
one Of the most pressing topics be-
fore the people of Florida today.
It looks now as though we, as fruit
growers and truckers, are up against
another drouth, such as we ex-
perience ed last season. Time alone can
tell whether we are or not, but that is
how it looks to most of us.
Now, they say the only way to fight
the devil is to use fire.. Such is the
old saying, and we are'.not going to
dispute it.
But just as sure the only way to
combat drouth is to supply water by
some artificial means.
The irrigation of crops is as old as
history itself, and as many modes as
people almost, have been tried In
the far Southwest Of the United States,
you can still see the remains of an
ancient irrigation that had been
practiced by people that had passed
away long, long before Columbus
came to Our shores, and from the silent
evidence of these people, those Of the
Southwest have learned much.
But it is very different here in
Florida We are up against some
thing, in the dark, too, and have got
to meet the situation: Many still con-
tend that such a thing was never
known before, and that tomorrow,
next week, or a month at farthest, it
will be thing of the past, and soon
be forgotten, but of this we don't
know, and there is no one to tell us,
only as we may read the face of nature.
When [ first came to Florida, many
years ago, was a closer observer than
I am now. Perhaps because I had
lived for years in the Western wilds,
where one must perforce take notice
Of many things for the good of his own
wellbeing that now he might pass by TN
noticed. Among nv first observations
after [ became settled in Florida, and
had time to look around was the evil
dent signs, to me as plain as the pages
of we'll written book, so plain that
T have pondered it over and over,
again and again, hence have always
located handy to water For from
what I could read from the face Of
nature then, felt sure there had been
long periods Of time when the seasons
here in Florida we're much dryer than
at other periods, some of these drouthv
periods lasting perhans for hundred
years at a stretch. Therefore, have
never allowed myself to wander far
from easy access to a good bodv of
fresh water, for it is said and perhaps
with some truth. that history repeats
itself If so, those drv seasons NAV
return at any time. In fact. everything
as I looked at it then and now, goes to
show that extreme wet and drv periods
have followed each other. time and
aoain in Florida.
SO it 'behooves us to have Our
lamps trimmed and burning. SupDose
we waste little oil, so to speak. some
sea sons. we will far more thar make it
All I'D nv heine= Drenared Had the
writer Of this done what his :iudgment
fo'd him to do the. past season. he
AN011ld t1,axa II. IL q ...t-A L.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-12-04
Kick the Barn Door.

One writer advises his readers not
to kick the cow when they get mad,
but to go and kick the barn door A
farmer may be considered insane who
would kick the barn door, but there is
about as much sense and great deal
more benefit to the COW in so doing
than TO give the COW a sound thrash
ing for something which she can not
reason out. .-'..-' . "a.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-12-04
AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION.

The interest in this question increas-
changes are full of it. We have given
this week print the following from the
Farmers Home Journal:
Agricultural education in our COM
mon schools is fast gaining in favor;
but the United States is no pioneer in
the movement. The idea has been put
into practical operation by many of
the most progressive foreign govern
ments and to it's influence is attributed,
in large measure the excellent farming
and gardening ability of many of the
immigrants who come to our shores
In France, feature Of all the nor
NAL schools, is the school gardens and
nurseries of fruit trees. There is
course Of agriculture in the normal
school for men, and of horticulture for
women, and the instruction received by
teachers in the normal school is ap-
piled in the school gardens especially
throughout the country. The system
was begun in 1882.
In Russia small farms and gardens
are being attached to the peoples or
elementary schools in many villages.
AS a rule the community gives the
land free. In one province in Southern
Russia, over 800 of the 500 odd schools
possess small model gardens, divided
into sections of grain, vegetables, fruits
and trees important in silk culture. In
1905, these schools, collectively cult
waited 4o5 acres including vineyards,
and possessed over 10000 fruit trees,
and over 1900 beehives
T., A1.a.o 1.ao
school gardens for IS years, both in
connection with normal and elementary
schools. The Swiss government en-
courages them by awarding prizes for
the best results.
In little Belgium the study of horti-
culture in the schools is compulsory
A royal decree of 1897 lays especial
stress on the cultivation of vegetables;
the consequence is that almost every
young Belgian is a gardener. All pub
lie elementary schools in Belgium have
gardens, and the government grants
annually 5000 francs as prizes among
pupils who have excelled in this de-
partment of study.
Sweden takes the lead in the matter
of school gardens abroad, having es-
tab1ished them in 1860. In 1000 there
WClC OVCl o,OOO Ill existence. Al the
present time great attention is also
being given to instruction in manual
training.
In Austria there is a widely extend
ed system of school gardens, which has
greatly stimulated fruit culture, es-
pecially in Bohemia through their in
fuence.
In Germany while the matter has
MT hoer7 rAcri11o+n1 hxy low, fAr +nao r1x,
30 years certain portions Of the emoire
have had school gardens. and the Ger
man teachers give practical lessons to
their pupils, in horticulture and plant
growing. Many German cities have
gardens connected with their elemen-
tary schools, while they are a common
feature of the high schools throughout
the empire.
Even little Nova Scotia has farm
set apart for school gardens ....~
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-09-08
"A F..
III k,lNG OF
BLOOD PURE ] 6 p

health. Impure or
poison i'll this vital
Pustular eruptions
i'll a feveris1l and
some irritating hu
tier in the blood, wi
l deep-seated blood
1ce them remain III
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-09-08

ia coneeniai company and aDpetizl12
surroundings is the ideal thought f9r
LUNCHEON OR DINNER
You arrange for the Company
and We will attend to the balance.
Service is perfect, and cuisine IN.
surpassed. A spread" at this res.
taura2t leaves a bright spot in the
memory that seems to remind you
20 come again. For good eatiDg
dine here.
THE METROPoLlTkN.7
RESTAURANT
Telephone s21.
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a itself ''TJae King of Flood Pwr9sers
I'll poisons, humors, waste or foreign matt,
staining. Nothing reaches inherited bio
o. the faint, purifes and strengthens t
properties it needs and establish