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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18
Attorney General Takes New
Turn on the Trusts.
Recent Law Provides That State
May InterrOgate.
SAVES MUCH TIME
Also the Trouble of Securing
Dispositions.
Another Criminal Action
Against the Harvester Trust.

| In order to avoid the heavy expense
! to which Attorney General Hadley OF
Missouri was obliged to go to obtain
evidence against the trusts, Attorney
General Jackson is preparing and VIII
file in the supreme court "lnterrogator-
les" for the Standard Oil company, the
International Harvester company and
| the Kansas Millers' association to an
swer.
Under the law enacted at the last
session OF the legislature, the attorney
general can require the party to an
swer interrogatories filed in court with
said mot.~n for the discovery of facts
material to the support or defense of
the action; and il either of said par
ties fail to comply with such order of
the court or judge, the court may, on
motion, give judgment by default. The
opposing party to whom interrogation
les are propounded shall answer said
interroga tories explicitly, fully and
without evasion, and such answers
shall be under oath; provided that no
answers to such interrogaiories shall be
used in any criminal prosecution against
the party so answering.
Attorney General Jackson said this
morning: I'VE will proceed with
these interrogatories under the new
last session of the legislature. 1t will
serve to bring out a lot of facts which,
while they may be generally admitted,
are nevertheless somewhat difficult to
prove, as was shown in the work of
Mr.. Hadley in Missouri"
Ex-Attorney General c. c. Coleman,
it is understood, is assisting the state
in the preparation of the antitrust
cases, and has been working here in
Topeka with the attorney general for
some days in the preparation of the
interrogatories.
''I don't know just how many of
these interrogatorieS will be filed. but
there will be plenty said Mr.. jack
son. cit will save the taking of a lot
of dispositions. This is simply an ap-
plication of the old equity proceedings
to this particular kind of cases. 1t is
a very good system, and ought to be
applicable to all kinds of lawsuits"
Because the attorneys for the Inter
national Harvester company other
wise known as the trust" have refus-
ed to allow the state to add eight new
file in the Shawnee county district
court, 1t was announced today by At
torney General F. S. Jackson that
new criminal action will be started in
the Shawnee county district court
within a short time, embracing the
eight new counts
The eight counts which the state de-
sired to add to the original criminal
proceeding were submitted to the at
torneys for the defense some time ago,
and after considering them, the at
torneys refused to allow the new
counts to be incorporated in the old
suit 1t is therefore necessary to bring
a new action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18
BARNES LAST CALL"
Burial Associations Must Comply With
New Law.

Charles w. Barnes, state superin-
tendent of insurance, today issued a
last CALI on the burial associations
of the state to line up with the law, or
suffer the penalty of prosecution.
The warning is in the shape of a cir
cular letter which will be sent to each
burial association in the state, and
will, in all probability, put these in
stitutions out of business. The new
laws on the subject really leave very
little for the burial associations to do
The old scheme of promising a GER
tain kind of a coffin, a certain kind of
a hearse and a certain number of car
riages in exchange for premiums on a
burial policy paid on the instaIlment
plan, is now knocked out. The un-
dertaker can no longer pay his losses
in funeral expenses. He must hand
over the cash, and allow the friends of
his policy holders to go where they
please for the funeral.
Another radical requirement is that
burial companies must be capitalized.
and must charge a sufficient rate to
conform with the Y per cent basis
of operation adopted by life insurance
companies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18
CAN'T GET A JURY.
TaIesmen Unwilling to Say They Would
Believe a Chinaman.

Los Angeles, Cal. July 1S.-A re-
markable attempt at securing a jury
is being made in the local police court,
where G. s. Chan. Chinese herb doc
tor, is being prosecuted by the state
board of medical examiners for prac-
ticing medicine without license. Three
hundred talesmen have been examined
to date. but all of them were unwilling
to swear that they would give the
same weight to the evidence of a
Chinanan under oath as they would
to that of a white man. Attorney
Bennett, representing the state med
ical board, says that the case will be
continued to the end. although it takes
a wear to secure a jury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18
TRIED TO BRIBE JURORS
Further Charges in Schmitz Case Pre-.
sented to Grand Jury.

San Francisco, July discharges
that efforts were made to bribe two
members of the jury which tried and
convicted Mayor Schmitz on the
charge of extortion were laid before
the grand jury at special session
convened for the purpose of hearing
the evidence.
The jurymen involved are Royal w.
Cudworth and Charles D. Gish. Cud-
worth and his wife both told the grand
jury of the efforts that had been made
to communicate with him while he
was locked up at the st. Francis hotel
with his fellow jurors
Gish gave testimony showing efforts
had been made to reach him while the
case was on trial. The grand jury also
heard the evidence of D. Cappelli,
teamster in the employ of Cudworth,
and of F. Owings, whose story was of
a corro oboratiYe nature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18
RATE Discrimination.
In Coal Shipments Santa Fe Favors
Oklahoma Over Western Kansas.

Garden City, Kan, July 1s.-The
hearing of the complainant Of the
Southwest Kansas Farmers and Busi-
ness Mems league against the Atchi-
son. Topeka & Santa F'e railway be-
fore Special Commissioner John II.
Marble. of the interstate commerce
commission, was begun here today The
question involved in the complaint 10
discrimination against this section in
a. E. Helm of Wichita, who repre-
s.nts complainant, introduced evidence
to show that rates of coal from Col
orado points to points between Dodge
CITY and Collidge ranged from 10.7 mills
nfr ton to 16.7 mills per ton per mile,
" lie from same shipping points to Ok
Iahorna City the rate per ton per mile
fz 40 mills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18
PARDON IS REFUSED.
Man Who Killed Madge Yorlxe Must
Stay in Prison.

Harrisburg, Pa, July 1s.-The state
board of pardons has refused to recon-
mend a pardon for James B. Gentry,
the actor, who was convicted of the
murder of Madge Yorke, an actress in
Philadelphia. in 1896
The board in it's decision says that
the reasons advanced for clemency
were insufficient. Gentry was first
sentenced tC be hanged for the murder
of the actress after a sensational trial
Actor friends and others came to his
assistance and succeeded in having the
sentence commuted to life imprison-
ment- Last spring efforts to free him
after nearly IL years in prison were be-
gun and his case has been under ad-
Visement since May
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18
MANY TEACHERS APPLY.
Applications by Hundreds From Out
of the States.

Since it was announced in the news
papers that Kansas is likely to have a
shortage of school teachers for this
falls opening of the public schools, the
state superintendent of education has
been receiving hundreds of letters from
school teachers outside of Kansas, who
are offering their services.
I'VE can get plenty of help from out
side the state" said one of the state
superintendent force today. tAppli-
cations have come in from Maine, Vir-
ginia, Louisiana, and almost all the
neighboring eastern states. Some of
these teachers may come out here and
go to work, but they will first have to
qualify by taking the examination, un-
less they already hold certificates"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18
ELI W0OLEY BALKS.
Refuses to Be Sold to the Topeka
Club
Leavenworth. Kan. July 1

Leavenworth. Kan. July 1S.-The
Post says:
Eli Wooley. the crack outfieIder of
the Leavenworth baseball club. said
today that he was through with base
ball. He claims he has been treated
badly by the Leavenworth manage
ment and he positively refused to go
to Topeka to whom he was sold yes
terday. He said this morning that he
would go back to his home In Pennsyl-
vania.
The Topeka club is counting strong
ly on Wooley and will probably have
a case of cramps when 1t learns that
he refuses to be sold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18
ROCK ROADS ABANDONED.
Douglas County Farmers Refuse to
Contribute Any Money.

Lawrence, Kan. July 1S.-In a state
ment given out today M. Robinson, To-
cal pusher of the rock roads. announces
an abandonment of the Kansas City
Lawrence road. Everybody was in
favor of the road says he, until time
farmers became indifferent and Eudora
actively opposed subscriptions. 1t was
unfair to ask Lawrence men to raise the
sum even IL .thev would There was an
attempt to raise $4,000. Ten days can
vass resulted in subscriptions of s., 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18
JOKE ON THE SURGEON.
Barber inadvertently Made a Remark
That Worried Him.

A well known Topeka surgeon was
due to perform a surgical operation
this morning early, and he wanted TO
get shaved before going to the operat-
ing room. So he rushed down town to
a barber shop. and there were no bar
bers there. Just as he was about to go
away, one of the BARRIERS arrived.
al want a shave" said the doctor.
land 1 want it in a hurry. I've got an
@AII right said the barber grab
bing his tools. You must be going TO
the butchers picnic"
And the eminent surgeon tainted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18
FOUNTAIN PENS POPULAR
Years sales of the Waterman 2N
Million Dollars.

st. Paul, Mimi, July 1S.-At the Ma
tional Stationers' Convention, now in
session here, it was yesterday stated
by Mr.. Waterman, of the L. E. Water
man Company of New York. makers
of Watermans Ideal Fountain Pen
that their concern alone sold lasttyear
pens for which consumers invested
over $2,225,000, of which nearly two
thirds were sold by stationers This
we'll illustrates the rapidly increasing
use of fountain pens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18
On Level With Germany.

Washington, July 18.-The state de-
partment has notified the governments
of Great Britain and France that hav-
ing satisfied itself of the sufi1ciency of
the British and French chambers of
commerce in the matter 1t has author
lied the treasury department to accord
to their certificates the same weight
that is given to the German certifi-
Gates in relation to the valuation Of
experts to the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18

dominion was acknowledged; now uni
ted into the National Live Stock ex-
change. one united body of mutually
loyal and watchfuI commission men,
destrous at all times of peace, but
shrinking at no time from the respon-
sibilities of their calling and the duties
OF their position; confident at all times
prevail"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18
AIetter Carrier FYned.

lola, July 1S.-EH Sharp. a letter
carrier, was arrested by Patrolman
Phillips for riding on the sidewalks.
He plead guilty In police court and
was fined a total of $3.50 by Judge
Collins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18
Weather Indications.

Chicago. July 1S.-Forecast 70
kansas: Fair tonight and Friday
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-10
NO SPEED LIMIT
FOR AUTOMOBILES
Important Bill Passed By
Senate and twenty-five
Mile Amendment
Lost.
ADJOURNMENT MAY
COME ON JULY %
Leader Banks Urges Mem
bers to Cut Speeches
Short for Rest of
Session.

Hartford, July 8. The senate this
afternoon passed the automobile bill
after defeating an amendment offered
by Senator Judson making the speed
limit twenty-five miles an hour. The
bill as passed has no prohibitive clause
on speed except that it says that a ma
chine running at a greater speed than
twenty-five miles an hour for a distance
Of an eighth Of mile is being reck-
lessly driven as regards the rights Of
others
The senate concurred with the house
on amendments to the charter of the
New Haven Water company.
The Bridgeport charter bill was final
Ely passed with it's several amendments
after recess. and after referendum
clause had been added. The vote was
% to Z. The referendum clause was Of
fered by Senator Mcneil.
Both branches adjourned until 10;S0
tomorrow. Speaker Tilson will then
take up the calendar in regular order.
Adjournment Of the general assembly
is expected on the 2Sd.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-10
ASKS HARTMAN Evidence
RoosEvELT's REQUEST
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Forwards It's
Records to Him.

washington, July AT President
Rooseveit's request the Interstate COM
merce commission has forwarded to
oyster Bay the memorandum giving
the substance of the evidence collected
by the commission in the Hartman
inquiry. 1t is understood that the
commission makes no recommenda-
tions to the president and that the
complete report is not yet ready and
may not be for some time.
Attorney General Bonaparte stated
tonight that if the interstate COM
merce commission had submitted any
report to the president he was not
aware Of it and no copy of it had been
received by the department of justice;
that he had not been notified of the
completion of the report and had re-
ceived no communication regarding
the Hartman inquiry from either the
president or the interstate commerce
commission. He expressed the opin-
ion that when the commissions final
report is submitted to the president il
will be accompanied by some recon-
mendations at to what action shall be
taken by the department of justice.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-10
In SUMMER SCHOOL
Registration, Figures Will
Show Decrease From
Last Year.
FEW NEW HAvENERs
Large Teaching Force with
Fourteen Professors to
Instruct.
FEW NEW HAvENERs

The final registrations in the Yale
summer school win be completed to-
day and the exact attendance will then
be known. IA total Of about 175 stu
dents is the figure that will probably be
reached. The registration for this year
Is somewhat below that of last year
when 2O7 was the total reached.
Chemistry seems to be Of more gem
eral interest this year than before as
is evidenced by the fact that although
the total registration has fallen off
there is an increase in the chemistry
classes over those Of 1906. Most of the
students, of course. are school teachers
who are taking advantage Of their sum
mer vacation to increase their efficiency
and broaden their knowledge under the
helpful influence of the Yale summer
school faculty 1t is strange to note,
however, that few New Haven teachers
are listed in the school this year
The sessions of the schools opened
Monday morning and will continue reg
ularly each day except Saturday and
Sunday until August 16. The teaching
staff is a large and able one. Included
in the list are fourteen full professors,
twelve assistant professors, fifteen in
structors and fifteen special teachers.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-10
Cave Police RIOT CALL
BUT THERE WAS NONE
Excitement in Russian Quar-
ter Caused Dispatch of
Patrol Wagon.

Sitting at his desk at police headuuar-
ters about o'clock last evening Ser
geant Philip Smith received an excited
call from the vicinity of Oak and Broad
streets with the alarming news that a
riot was In progress In that vicinity
and calling for police aid. The SER
geant signalled the men on the boat to
investigate the trouble. A minute or
so later came another breathless call
that police were needed Immediately to
prevent the combatants from killing one
another.
The sergeant relapsed into his chair.
Another call. This, from woman. She
wanted more police at once as there
was q veritable riot. Then the patrol
wagon with two extra officers was then
hurried to the scene. The wagon had
barely left the yard when the same
woman called up again and excitingly
remarked that she had as yet seen
nothing of any policemen.
When the wagon approached Broad
and Oak streets Driver Ryan found the
streets blocked by a tremendous crowd
that almost impeded progress. No
signs Of slaughter appeared. however.
Investigation disclosed the fact that
the excitement arose over a dispute
with a teamster in which some thou
sand odd Russians mingled with bellig-
erent voices but peaceful hands. Nc
arrests were made, The wagon return
ed with the officers
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-10
Telegraphers Have Exhaust
ed All Honorable Means
for Adjustment
Says Small.
SENDS TELEGRAM
TO ROOSEVELT
Superintendent Miller Of
Western Union Offers to
Treat with Employees
as Individuals.

San Francisco, July o. Indications
tonight are that the telegraphers'
strike will spread and that the next
walkout of operators will occur in some
large eastern center. a committee of
Western Union operators called to-day
upon I. NJ. Miller, jr9 assistant general
superintendent Of the Western Union
Telegraph company for the purpose Of
discussing grievances.
The committee was met by Chief OPP
orator H, J. Jeffs, who read note con-
veying what answer Miller had to make
to committee which was as follows;
\ MIR. Miller declines to meet as SUCH
but is willing to extend a courteous
hearing to each operator now out on
strike and will consider the reinstate-
ment Of any and all who come to him
giving assurance of their personal de-
sire to be reinstated in their positions.
the same as before the strike was call
ed. But he reserves the right to re-
fuse to receive or reinstate any one
who is undesirable and that matters
must be absolutely left to his Judgment
as assistant general superintendent"
After the result Of the meeting was
made known to President s. ]. Small
of the Commercial Telegraphers' union
he sent telegram to President Roose-
welt claiming that every honorable
means had been exhausted to secure an
adjustment and that he had no hope
OF settlement without an extensive
strike.
Small announced that he would leave
for Chicago tomorrow morning.
President Small telegraphed National
Secretary Russell of Chicago to wire
Commissioner Neill that if he desired
to see him that he would be in Chicago
Sunday.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-10
FIREMEN'S increase UP
WITH FINANCE BOARD
Session for This Week Called
for Tomorrow Evening to
Complete Work.

The board Of finance meeting for this
week has been set for 7;9O o'clock
Thursday evening instead Of the usual
summer session hour at 480 o'clock.
The evening has been chosen this week
because it is desired to get as nearly
as possible full meeting of the board
in order that the many matters lying
on the table may be disposed Of and
the records cleared.
Many matters have been tabled at
various times to this meeting and an
attempt will be made to dispose of all
the business this time. The chief mat
to, to come up is that Of the raise of
pay for the fire department which was
tabled two weeks ago. At the time
Mayor Studley was very anxious that
all the increases should be definitely
arranged for and an arrangement was
prepared to allow the increases from
october 1. Several members were op-
posed to any increases starting before
January l, except that Of the school
teachers, and after the resolution in
favor of the school teachers had been
passed an amendment to the firemen'e
resolution was passed setting January
as the date for commencing the In
crease The matter was then left hang
ing as the amended resolution was not
passed. Right here it will be taken
up again and another fight may be
made to set an earlier date.
In addition to the firemen's increases
the requests for increases in other de-
partments will also be called up. Some
other matters of Importance will prob
ably come up.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-10
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
IN GRAND PARADE
Foreign Notables Review
Fifteen Thousand Men
in Line at Sara
toga.
FEW ACCIDENTS
ALONG THE WAY
Gov. Hughes w elcomes Them
to New York State and
is Cheered as Next
President.

Saratoga, N, Y, July s.-With fifty
thousand spectators lining the streets
along avenues brilliantly decorated,
fifteen thousand Knights Templar pa
raded here to-day. II was the greatest
event of the triennial concIave Of the
grand encampment, Knights Tenrlar,
which is being held here this week.
On the official viewing stand with the
Earl Of Euston Of London, England;
Grand Master George M. Moulton, Of
Chicago, and John B. Tressidor, grand
master of the priory Of Canada, was
Governor Charles e, Hughes. The pa
rade was the longest Knights Templar
pageant ever held in New York state.
For three hours the Knights were in
procession before the reviewing stands.
Two hundred carriages conveyed the
members Of the grand Communicates OF
forty-two states and territories, Tires
hundred horses were used by the aides
Fifty-seven bands, comprising fifteen
hundred musicians, played increasingly
during the parade. To care for any
who might fall out Of line during the
parading many ambulances and dozens
of automobiles with first-aid -to-the-in-
jured corps accompanied the marchers.
During the parade the services Of the
hospital corps were required In but
four cases, a record for triennial
,conclave. Mrs. Anna M Lincoln, Of
Boston, Mass, fell from the steps Of 4
one Of the hotels and sprained her
knee. Mrs. f. G. Athern, Of Rutland,
VT, suffered stroke of apoplexy on
the street during the parade and was
cal private hospital. Eminent COM
mander Judson G. Mckenzie, of Fall
River, Mass. was thrown from his
horse and spIained a knee, The other
accident occurred to Sir Knight in tha
parade, 2. S. st. John, who injured ali
eye during the formation After tia
parade the first session of the grand
.enoampment was held in the town hall,
at which Governor Hughes formally
welcomed the Sir knights to New
York State. In his address, Governor
Hughes briefly spoke Of his pleasure
at taking a vacation from his duties
in Albany, but discussed no political
questions.
Other speakers included Henry WI
Rugg Of Providence, r. I, deputy
grandmaster of the encampment.
The first regular session of the ens
campment will be held tomorrow.
After the meeting Governor Hughea,
for two hours received the Sir Knights
and the visitors at the encampment al
the Grand Union hotel. AS he marched
to the reception hall the crowds gave
him an ovation, shouting "Our next
president
Tonight many receptions were held
at various commandery headquarters
in dozen or more hotels. AT Windsor
the wives Of the New York state grand
encampment officers rendered a recep-
tion to the officers Of the grand en-
campment and the Earl of Buston.
The thousands of Sir Knights here
marched the streets and drilled this
evening. Tomorrow the drill teams Of
five Communicates will meet In CON
test for the prize banners Of the en-
campment and valuable trophies