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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-05

Report made to the police of the
receipt of BLACK Hand" letter by
a local merchant is the basis of an
investigation, conducted with Sc
crecy, and of the belief that possibly
a council of the organization in
question is at work in this CITY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
REvOKES HER LICENSE.
Uncle Sam Takes a Hand in Chicago's
Fight With Gambling Boat.

Washington, July S-By the revoca-
ton of the passenger certificate of the
steamboat City of Traverse, the govern
ment today dealt heavy blow to the
alleged gambling syndicate of Chicago.
The City of Traverse leaves Chicago
each day and anchors in Lake Michigan
near the lines of intersection of the
states of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan
and it is said conducts there gambling
operations Information concerning the
results at the various race tracks of
the country are received by wireless
telegraphy and the steamboat, it is fur
ther alleged is operated as floating
poolroom.
The authorities of Chicago have en-
deaVored to suppress the evil, but their
efforts have been futile. Finally Mayor
Busse appealed to the government au-
thorities to take steps which would put
an end to the operations of the steamer.
Today Acting Secretary Murray of the
department of commerce and labor In
structed Collector of Customs Ames at
Chicago that If the facts were as repre-
sented, he should cancel the vessels
license at once.
This involves the cancellation of the
steamers passenger certificate as well.
This action is taken under the authori-
ty of the revised statutes of the United
States. which specifically provide that
license granted to any vessel shall not
be considered in force any longer than
the vessel is engaged in the employment
for which she was specifically licensed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
FLICK LEADS AMERICANS.
Cleveland OutfieIder Is Star Batter in
His League.

st. Louis. July S.-Although Niles.
the St. Louis slugger, is in the lead for
the batting honors of the American
league, with an average of 1861, a
loss of 5 points since he rejoined his
team after months layoff, Elmer
Flick, the Maps outfielder, is the real
leader. Elmer has played in twice as
many games as Harry, so he should be
the rightfui leader. He has a grand
all-round average this week, batting
at .339 in 67 games having made "a
hits and scored AZ runs, besides hav-
ing total of 126 bases on his "a bin
giles. Flick has done more than any
other player this season in the matter
of making doubles and triples, having
g to his credit up to date. Besides
leading in hits, totals, runs and stolen
bases, he has a grand batting average
of sos. Niles is the leader for st.
Louis. Flick for Cleveland, Crawford
for Detroit. Parent for Boston, Mich
OILS for the Athletics, c. Jones for
Washington, Elberfeld for New York.
and all are in the 800 class surely an
indication that the foui-strike rule is
not hurting the different hitters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
OUTWARD GOLD FLOW.
France Has Taken Over % Million and
Is Not Satisfied.

New York. July S.-The movement
of gold from this country to france
which has been in progress since early
in May will be continued today by the
engagement of Lazard Freres of ST.
ESQ, 900 and by Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
of s5OO,OO0 for shipment tomorrow
The expectation of gold is attributed
by exchange experts to the attempt of
the Bank of France to recuperate It's
gold reserve, which has been lesseneo
by the withdrawal of Russian deposits
from France. A year ago the reserve
of the Bank of France was about
100000, but at present it is about
$30,000,000 less than that amount
Since April France has taken about
s22.SOO,OOO from America while So
100000 has gone to London and ST.
100000 to Holland. New York ex-
change houses express the opinion
that the movement of gold from this
country to France is likely to continue
until the demands of the Bank of
France are satisfied as that institution
is making the shipment of gold profit
able by paying interest on it while in
transit across the ocean. Having once
its reserve at the figures
desired the Bank of France probably
will discontinue such interest and the
will stop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
RIOT ON SAN JUAN HILL.
Bucket of Water Starts Race War in
New York

New York, July S.-A pail of water
thrown from an upper window upon
the heads of a group of Italian boys,
who had disturbed the Sunday quiet of
colored woman, melted a riot on San
Juan hill last night that landed five
several men prisoners and terrified the
peaceably inclined among the 10000
persons of all nationalities who reside
in West SiXty-first street and West Six
ty-second street, between West end and
Amsterdam avenue.
A good share of the Italians of the
section on one side and of their color
ed neighbors on the other were prompt
ly involved while the hoodlums of all
races seized the opportunity to attack
one another.
While the battle ragged the most ad-
venturous rioters showered bricks.
chunks of coping and flower pots upon
the heads of those below. 1t took the
police reserves of four precincts two
hours to beat the combatants into SUBJ
mission.
william B. Fleming, a fireman on
the New York Central railway, was hit
in the breast by a stray bullet his
train passed the scene of the riot. He
was critically injured.
Copa Disway, an Italian, received a
bullet in the thigh. Another bullet hit
Frank Antanosio, 13 years old in the
nose. James Somerset, colored, got
brick in the mouth, while another brick
probably fractured the skull of Frank
Warren, a white laborer.
The police are searching for the body
of the man reported to have been shot
to death. According to police inform
ants negro dressed in the uniform of
the United States navy was seen to fire
II shots from a pair of heavy revol-
vers into the body of a white man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
IN THE WESTERN LEAGUE.
Hart Now Leads With the Willow
Other Averages.

Omaha, July S.-Autrey is still within
the 300 mark by the skin of his teeth
and is the only Omaha player remain
ing within the charmed circle. Hart
has beaten Hogriever out of the lead
position during the last week Joe Dolan
is creeping to the front and has now
reached the .291 stage with Welch the
next Omaha man with .266. Graham has
fallen back three points, but is still lin
ing out the ball in pretty good shape
and is quieting the knockers who at the
opening of the season said he never
would be able to hit the ball.
Captain Fox of Lincoln still continues
to be the next at the game of sacrifice
hitting. He follows one of the fastest
men in the league in Ketchem and an
infielder more often thinks it advisable
to take Fox at first than Ketchem at
second Captain Franck is second, with
a total of nineteen and he, too, follows
fast man in Belden.
''Slugger Bill'' Schipke and Captain
Franck are tied for first place in the
number of stolen bases, twenty-three
each. and Graham is second with TWEEN
ty-two. Slugger Bill, who was touted
as one of the players who would not
have to wait for the draft rule is now
hating down the list along with the
nitchers and has mark of .1S1. Autrey
and Hart are tied for the home run
honors with four apiece and Ryan stun
leads as the best triple hitter, with
A1Itre1y second. Autrey and Cook are
tied for the two-sack honors with six
taan each. and Welch has fourteen. COOK
led as the best run-getter but he has
oone 70 indianapolis and that leaves
ErancI, as the big run-getter OF the
western league. with Graham at second.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
TREAT ALL ALIKE.
sJim Crow Cars Must Be as Good as
Any Others.

Washington, July 8.-The inter-
state commerce commission in a deci-
sion of the case of Georgia Edwards
against the Nashville, Chattanooga &
ST.. Louis railroad has held that where
a railroad provided certain accommo-
dations for first class passenger of
the white race it is commanded by the
law that like accommo dationS shall be
provided for negroes who have pur-
chased first class tickets. It holds that
in this case it is manifest the railroad
has unduly and unjustly discriminat-
ed in some particulars against colored
passengers" and orders that where the
railroad provides a wash bowl and
towels in the coaches for white paSSen-
gers and a separate smoking compart-
1nent, similar accommodations shall
be provided for negro passengers pay
ing similar fare.
The complainant, who had purchas-
ed a first class ticket from Chat
tanooga, Tenn, to Dalton, Ga, was
removed from car for white persons
to one for negroes and complained
that she was Disseminated against be-
cause of her color and not afforded
equal facilities.
Commissioner Lane, who rendered
the decision of the commission today
held:
.The expense of a small smoking
compartment in the latter (the car Of
whites) accounts for nearly all the diff
ference in cost between the two cars
He holds that the broad question of
the right under the thirteenth and
fourteenth amendments of the con-
stitution to segregate white and color
ed passengers has been upheld by the
supreme court of the United States.
The opinion continues:
Accepting these as conclusive upon
the constitutionality of such laws we
turn to the consideration of the reas-
ona bieness of such rule, when impoS-
ed by the carrier; and this we find to
have been passed upon by this COM
mission within a few months of it's or
ganization in the case of council versus
Western and Atlantic Railway COM
pany which was decided December g.,
1887, and which held this separation
may be carried out on railroad trains
without disa dvantage to either race
and Increased comfort to both.
Again in Heard versus Georgia
railway company, decided February
Is, 1888, the commission held that the
separation of white and colored pas
sengers paying the same fare is not
equal in all respects are furnished to
both and the same care and protection
of passengers is observed. --
while, therefore the reasonable
ness of such regulations as to inter
state passenger traffic is established 1t
by no means follows that carriers may
discriminate between white and color
ed passengers in the accommo oda ton
which they furnish to each. The prin-
ciple that must govern is that the car
riers must serve equally well all pas
sengers whether white or colored, pay
ing the same fare. Failure to do this
is discrimination and subjects the pas
senger to undue and unreasonable
prejudice and Disadvantage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
HICKS GIFT TO OSHKOSH.
Memorial Monument to Wisconsin.s
Soldiers Is Unveiled.

Oshkosh, Wis, July 8.-The Hicks
memorial monument dedicated to
perpetuate the memory of Wisconsin s
soldiers in the civil war, the gift to the
city of Oshkosh of Colonel John Hicks,
American minister to Chile, was I'M
yelled here today in opera house
square. The honor of loosening the fas-
Jennings of the tarpaulln drapings, ex-
posing the three heroic bronze figures
that surmount the imposing granite
pedestal fell to Mrs. John w. Hume
whose husband is a brother of the late
Mrs. Hicks, wife of the donor
The formal presentation was made
by ]. H Jenkins, and Minister Hicks
Major General Arthur Macarthur
U. S. A, who was himself a Wisconsin
volunteer in the civil war, gave short
oa1k.
The address of the day was deliver
ed by Bishop Samuel Fallows of Chi
cago.
The monument is the work of Chew
alier Gaetano Trontivo and was mod
elled and cast in Florence, Italy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
BIGGER SHIPS.
Japanese Pacific Line to Increase Ton
mage of Vessels.

San Francisco. July 8.-The Togo
Kizen Kaisha Transpacif1c line will be-
gin the retirement of the fleet, consist
ing of the America Maru, the Hong
Kong Maru and the Nippon Maru from
their present service at once and these
vessels will be replaced with three larger
ones, two of which are now being built,
while the steamships now visiting this
port will ply between the Orient and
South American ports.
This announcement was made yester-
day by William A. Avery, assistant
general manager of the line, who ar
rived on the America Maru from the
Orient, where he has been making pre-
parations for launching the Tenyan
Maru which will be the first of the
new vessels completed.
The new vessels will be between 5000
and 5000 tens displacement, which is
about 1500 tons greater than the boats
in service at present. They will be COM
pleted with turbine engines and will be
oil burners
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
SCHOOL MEN MEET
N. E. A. Assemblies in Annua
Convention.
Gathering Is One Of the Most
Important in Its History.
MUCH is TO BE DONE.
Many Foreign Countries Are
Represented by Delegates.
New National Officers Will Be
Chosen on Wednesday.

Los Angeles, Cal, July S.-The f1ftieth
annual convention of the National Ed
ucational association convened in L y,
Angeles today for a five days session.
The meeting is one of the most in :
portant in the history of the organiza-
ton. Matters of highest consequence
In the educational work of the associa-
ton including its reorganization, adop
tlon OF new constitution and bylaws
and election of officers, will come be-
lore II. Prominent educators are here
from all parts of the United States and
Mexico Hawaii and scattering dele
gates from England Other foreign
countries also are represented. 1t is
estimated that the attendance is about
5000. This includes teachers. princi-
pals superintendents and others active
ly engaged in educational work In ad-
dition to this number there are many
thousands of associate members and
visitors in the city.
According to the last official report
the National Educa tional association
has an active membership of 5162 and
a total mem mberShip, including associa te
ing of the association was held in As
bury Park, n. J., in 1905. The meeting
of 1906, was to have been held in San
Francisco, but the earthquake and fire
there caused postponement.
The board of directors held a meet
ing at IL o'clock. Three new trustees
are to be chosen by that body.
In addition to the general sessions
which are to be held each evening this
week, meetings of the various depart
ments of the association, II in number
are scheduled to be held during the
morning and afternoon of each day.
commencing Tuesday. The most i'm
portant business session of the present
meeting will take place Wednesday
when the new incorporation granted by
act of congress and bylaws propos--l
at the Asbury Park meeting will come
up for disposition. New national Off
GERS will be named on that date. TIL,
New York delegation, travelling on a
special over the Santa Fe will reach the
city at p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
WHEAT GOOD IN ROCKS.
Greatest Trouble Is to Secure the
Needed Harvest Help.

Palco, July S.-Dozens of farmers are
at every train looking for harvest hands
and If a strange team goes through
town they are hailed with the question:
DO you want to work in the harvest
field - Farm hands are scarce; most
every farmer wants from two to four.
The wheat yield will be one of the best
ever gathered in this part of Rocks
county. The majority of the estimates
place it at Is bushels an acre. L. E.
Cunningham who has bought grain here
for several years, estimates that there
will be tributary to Palco not less than
200, 900, bushels of this years wheat as
against $780, 900 bushels in 1906. The berry
is fine.
Among the improvements next year
will be a new elevator, to be built and
operated by the Salina mill and elevator
company. 1t is said this company will
put up one of the largest on the Salina
& Oakley branch of the Union Pacific.
Palco has been enjoying a rest this
year so far as her building activity is
concerned. The new hotel being built
by l.. E. Pickinpaugh will cost to COM
plete and furnish over $4,000. The tax
able property of the town is put down at
$36, ,693.
The city council having ordered a
good line of cement walks, there is a
lull just at present, for everybody who
can and will work in the harvest fields
have been drafted. The people of Palco
are entitled 10 praise IOF lie SOtd
cement walks they are putting down.
The visitor will seldom see in towns
having ten times the population of Pal
co so large and complete general stores
as those of B. F. Hinkhouse and Geo.
Tribe. They also handle implements,
harness and wagons.
Israel Morris came from Missouri to
Kansas and settled in Rocks county In
1878. He is living on easy street, that
is, on his splendid farm of section of
Rocks county land not far from Palco.
At this time he has a force of men
will average Is bushels to the acre of
the best wheat he has ever grown;
besides he has over 100 acres planted in
spring crops, and 20 acres of alfalfa.
He has rs head of hogs, 100 head of cat
tie. and several head of horses and
mules, while Mrs. Morris has several
hundred chickens. If one is looking
for a days outing. visit the hospitable
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris.
]. E. Robson, pioneer land agent
end large wheat raiser of Palco, is cut
ting his 500 acres of wheat.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Fessler have re-
turned from their months outing with
relatives and friends in Missouri, Ne
braska, Iowa and Dakota. Mrs. Fess-
Ter could have enjoyed her visit longer,
but those little hills IN his boyhocd days
had grown to be mountains to the old
man, and he came home as quick as
possible. He came in the right time to
go to work in his wheat fields. They
live so close to town that they are
numbered among the Palcoites.
Palco has one of the best of country
newspapers, the Enterprise. Besides
good advertising patronage from the
Per are filed with news. The CORES
pondence of -Old Stormy and Morlan
township are well worth the price of
the Enterprise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
Haywood Defense Puts in the
Forenoon in Reading
Dispositions Covering the Brad.
ley Explosion in Frisco.
A HOLE IN A METER.
Was Found Two Months After
House Was Blown Up.
Owner of Building Detected No
Smell of Powder.

Boise, Idaho, July e.-The entire
morning session of the Haywood trial
was taken up today with the reading of
testimony offered by the defense on the
subject of the explosion at the house of
Fred Bradley, in Washington street,
San Francisco, in 1905. The testimony
was taken by commission appointed
by Judge Wood who is presiding at the
present trial and is intended to cor
tradict Harry Orchards story of the
placing OF a bomb on the front porch
of the Bradley house as a part of the
conspiracy alleged against the Western
Federation of Miners and of which tee
state asserts that the Steunenberg muir
der was an incident.
The defense during the stay of the
commission in San Francisco secured
the testimony of Bradley and several
others EXPIRE ssing the belief that the
explosion was due to gas and declar-
ing that the havoc wrought by it was
not caused by dynamite. Orchard .Ie-
clared that the bomb arranged by him
to be exploded when the front door wGs
opened contained about ten pounds of
dynamite encased in a large section Oh
lead pipe. The reading of the testimony
which was taken in question and an
swer form was begun Immediately after
the convening OF court at 10 o'clock.
Attorney Clarence Darrow undertock
the long task and seated himself in the
high witness chair facing the jury.
Linforth's Testimony.
The attorney read first the testimony
of Walter H. Linforth, the owner of
the apartment house in which Bradley
lived Linforth sued the gas company
just after the explosion and was award
ed $4,000 damages. With the Orchard
confession as a basis, the gas company
is seeking new trial.
LinfOrth, who lived in the next build
ing. to the apartments declared that the
noise of the explosion was terrific and
the windows in houses for blocks around
were broken. Hurrying to the scene
Linforth said he could not smell any
powder nor did he see any fragments
of lead.
In the basement of the apartment
house there were seven gas meters.
Two months after the explosion two
plumbers found a hole in the back of
one of the meters. The building was
of frame and gas escaping in the cell
lar could rise between the walls to the
vestibule where the explosion occurred.
The Linforth testimony had not been
completed when the luncheon adjoui n
ment until 80 p. m was ordered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
NEBRASKA TWISTER.
Much Damage to Property and Injuries
to Number of Persons.

Long Pine. Neb., July S.-Long Pine
was visited by a tornado last night and
heavy damage was done. With but few
exceptions all the fronts of store build
ings were blown in. The Methodist
church was demolished, the roof of the
Northwestern roundhouse was blown off
Three persons were hurt but in only one
case that of Thomas Wright are the in
juries of serious character. The wind
was followed up by terrific hail storm
which demolished practically all the
windows that the tornado had left
whole.
Heavy damage is reported done by
this hail storm to the crops. Small
grain is practically destroyed. The dam
age done to Long Pine by the wind and
hail will be in excess of 100000.
Polk, Neb., July S.-This town was
badly wrecked by a combined wind and
hail storm which descended shortly af-
ter midnight. The best business build
ings in the town were demolished or
damaged and crops over a considerable
distance ruined.
Mrs. Lee Miller was slightly injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
LEAD ORE PRICES LOWERED.
Smelters Force a Reduction in the
Kansas District

Galena, Kan, July s.-While the
price of zinc ore in the Missouri-Kan-
sas district the past week was firm at
the prices prevailing the last several
weeks, there was an unprecedented
drop in the price of lead ore. The lead
smeltertes appear to have complete
control of the market and during the
week forced a reduction of $40 per
ton The Saturday quotation for this
class of mineral was $56 per ton,
against price of SIS the week pre-
vious. The price is now S325O per
ton less than during the month of
February, when it reached $3.50
The price has declined to the lowest
point touched since January. 1904.
when the price paid was $3.50.
The best grades of zinc ore were in
good demand at a price of S51 per ton,
with the basis price for so per cent ore
ranging from S46 to $4s. On account
of tho celebration the shipments for
the week were unusually small, hav-
fng been curtailed from 20 20 rs per
cent, but the output was also curtailed
to that extent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-08
LOOKING OVER FENCE.
General Grants Son May Enter Field
With Presidential Candidates.

St. Louis, Mo-, July S.-Jesse r.
Grant, of New York, son of General
U. S. Grant, and H. H. Childers,
formerly in charge of. the department
of sneakers of the Democratic ma
tional committee, arrived here last
night from New York, and are max
ing headquarters at the Southern no.
tel.
Mr.. Grant has been mentioned as
possible candidate for the presidency
on the Democratic ticket.
In speaking of his coming tour
which begins here, he said:
''You can hardly call me candi-
date for the presidency yet and 1t re-
mains to be seen whether or not
shall be. My decision as to entering
the race depends on the results of my
trip. At present would not care to
enter into any political discussion.
but like most people today. believe
there should be some revision of the
tariff and regulation of the trusts