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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
REFUSE TO OPEN BOOKS.
InterbOrOugh Metropolitan Railway
Officers Resist IYins' Probe.

New York. Aug. 2S.-Announcement
was made today that the heads of the
InterboroCgh Metropolitan company.
the traction cornbina ton here. have re-
fused to open their books to the public
service commission. The commission
has been notified that because the COM
pany is not railroad corportion but
merely a holding concern, in the belief
of the officers of the Inter Met it is not
within the jurisdiction of the commits
sion.
The expert accountants employed by
VIM. NJ NJ. Ivans, special counsel to the
commission, to go through the books Of
the companies now comprising the Inter
Met. sought to get access to the books
of the Inter Met. for the purpose of as
certaining the details of the merger
agreement. These books were closed to
the representatives of the commission
If the attitude of the railroad officials
is persisted in, it is certain the matter
will go into the courts. The practical
effect of this development may be to
bring up the question of the constitu-
tionality of the act which brought the
public service commission into being
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
ROOSEVELT IS RIGHT.
But John Burroughs Is Sorry He Got
Into Nature Falxer SquabbIe.

Poughkeepsie. N. Y, Aug. 23-John
Burroughs, the author naturalist, is
back at his home. Slabsides, in the
mountains west of this city. He has
been on a vacation trip with his son.
Julian, by motor boat to Lake Cham
plain. While away he visited Irving,
the naturalist. at Tuper lake, in the
Adirondacks.
In answer to a question about the
controversy over nature takers which
was started by President Rooseyelt's
denun citation of William B. Long Mr..
Burroughs expressed regret that the
president had entered the fray But
he is so keenly interested and so in
dignant at some of the things he sees
that there is no use trying to dissuade
him. He must take his part, and he
is right about it," he said.
Mr.. Burroughs enjoyed his summer
outing almost as much as he did the
trip with the president in the western
wilds He and his son cooked their
own meals and camped out along the
route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23

several years. The attorney oenara1 of
Nebraska informs me that 1T is diff
cult 20 predlct when a decision will be
reached IN these cases" and the as
sfstant attorney general of Missouri
acting for Mr.. Hadley in his absence,
says that 1T is entirely problematicai
Mhen these issues will be determined.
He also says, 1T is probable that in
the event of a favorable decision for
the state in the circuit courts of the
United States (where the cases are
now pendlng) that the cases will then
De appealed to the United States su-
preme court. so that the time can not
be definitely determined when the
final judgment will be entered
Conditions Have Changed.
Conditions, therefore have changed
since the adjournment of our legis-
Iature and our desire to be fair to the
railroads is resulting in fragrant nm
fairness toward us. The necessity for
further investigation has been sup
planted by necessity for Immediate
action. In the state of Nebraska, for
instance, where conditions are much
the same as in Kansas, though more
favorable in this state than in Ne
braska for the reduction of passenger
fares, the legislature passed an emer-
gency act reducing fares to two cents
per mile which was put into effect in
March and was at once complied with
by the railroads, and has ever since
been in operation. This is a palpable
public discrimination against the
travelling public of Kansas. Surely
there can be no reason why the citi-
zens of Kansas should be compelled
to pay three cents per mile passenger
fare while the citizens of those neigh
boring states are permitted to travel
for two cents per mile.
The passenger traffic of this state
amounts in the aggregate in round
numbers to $15,0O0,000 per year, and
1 am unwilling that the people of this
state should be. compelled to pay their
part of this enormous passenger traffic
in excess of that charged in these
neighboring states while this question
is pending in the courts and probably
dragging itself through several years
If at the end of this litigation these
should stand, who will reimburse our
penditure?
1 have always been conservative on
the subject of railroad legislation and
have refused to be Influenced and
shall continue to refuse to be in
f1uenced by popular cIamor on this or
other subjects. But I can not permit
the people of my state to be dis
eliminated against in this manner. 1t
is not just; 1t is not right, and it must
not be.
I therefore address you this official
inform me Immediately whether or
not it is your intention to put a
straight two-cent fare rate into opera
ton in this state that 1 may know
what further steps. if any, should be
taken to secure this result.
Very respectfully.
z. w. HOCH. Governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
FILE MANY MOTIONS.
Insurance Companies Reply in the
Antitrust Suits.

A batch of no less than fifty-four mo-
tions were filed yesterday afternoon
with r. L. Thomas, clerk of the district
court. by the parties defendant to the
suit brought by the attorney general of
the state for Charles w Barnes, super
fntendent of insurance, against the al
legged insurance trust in the state which
it is claimed has been created through
the Eldridge rating bureau. Fifty-two
of the insurance companies involved an
swered the summons in the suit by the
filing of the motions in question, yester-
day being the last day on which the
companies were allowed to reply.
Each company moves that, with the
exception of the first paragraph the en-
tire affidavit of Charles w. Barnes,
superintendent of insurance. be stricken
out for four reasons. Because the affi-
davit is redundant and irrelevant; be-
cause the affidavit is not such a written
instrument as may be attached to a
part of the petition as an exhibit; be-
cause the affidavit is not such an in
strument as may be made part of
such petition by preference; because the
defendants are entitled to have the facts
constituting the cause of action set out
in the body of the petition in ordinary
language and without repetition
Besides this, two motions were filed
to make the affidavit more definite and
certain and show how ana Wnen the law
was violated
Charles Elbridge of this city filed a
motion asking that the allegation that
the insurance rates had been unlaW1uliy
made be made more definite and certain,
telling how the rates were unlawfully
made.
Quite ar array of legal talent has been
enga ged by the insurance companies 10
represent their interests in the suit. the
names of the law firms of Loomis, Blair
& Scandrett; Mulvane & Gault; and
Hazen & Cav, appearing on the motion
papers filed yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
RIGHT OF SEARCH UPHELD.
When 1t Is Husbands Pockets That
the Wife Explores.

Kansas City. Aug. 23.-"She search
ed my trousers while 1 was asleep and
took SIS. so 1 wouldn't give her any
more money" said John Cavenaugh. a
teamster. in police court this morning.
His wife was prosecuting him for nom
support
''Yes. I took it, said Mrs. Cave
naugh. "and 1 wish now I had taken
all he had. because he spent it for
drink"
well, you did right" said the
Judge It's no crime for wife 10
search her husbands clothes for
money or anything else
The judge then fined Cavenaugh
500. the amount to be paid the wife
in weekly installments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
new TURN AT JOINTS.
Pure Food Law May Be Used as Aid
to Their Suppression.

How to suppress joints under the
pure food law is said to have been one
of the tricks of the trade of joint-bust-
ing explained to the county attorneys
day by Attorney General Fred S. jack
son and his assistants.
DR.. S. J. Crun bine, of the state board
of health, and chief food inspector of
the state of Kansas, addressed the con-
vention on the subject of the Kansas
Pure Food Law. This was followed it
is said, by a discussion of the applica-
ton of the pure food law to the prohibi-
tory situation. 1t was pointed out that
under this law the people who sell Ii
quor in Kansas are between two fires.
The pure food law requires that the
food inspectors take samples of all Ii
quorS and see If the liquors are pure.
If the liquors are pure, then the seller
can be prosecuted under the prohibitory
law. If the liquors are not pure, he
can be prosecuted under the pure food
law.
Another interesting paper presented
at the Thursday secret session was that
of c. w. Trickett, the celebrated pad
lock attorney general of Kansas City.
Trickett told how to obtain evidence
against saloOnkeepers, and related many
of his experiences in the work of dos
ing up the Kansas City joints
1t still remains a good deal of a myS-
terry why the conference of the county
attorneys was held in secret unless it
was simply for the purpose of making
some of the attorneys think that their
remarks would never be quoted, and
therefore act as an encouragement to
talk freely. The idea that the trusts
and the saloon interests could be kept
in ignorance of what was taking place
is manifestly absurd, for there are
plenty of ways for these interests to
find out everything that took place that
will be of any special interest to them.
The meeting adjourned Thursday ev-
ening, after an all day session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
TALK OVER CRUISE.
The President Entertains Navy De-
partment Officials at Luncheon.

oyster Bay, Aug. 23.-The plans for
the cruise of the battleship fleet from
the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean next
winter were to be discussed by PreSi-
dent Roosevelt and representatives of
the navy department today. The presi-
dent had as his guests at luncheon:
Assistant Secretary of the Navy New
berry, Rear Admiral Brownson of the
Bureau of Navigation, Rear Admiral
Evans, commander of the Atlantic
squadron; Francis E. Leupp, commits
sioner of Indian affairs; Lawrence
Graham, secretary of the interior for
Porto Rico, and Lincoln d. Steffens,
the author. Mr.. Leupp has recently
completed an extended tour of investi-
CATION to the Indian agencies of the
west and will submit his observations
to the president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
TAFT IN ST. LOUIS.
Guest of Honor at Breakfast at the
Planters.

ST. Louis, Aug. 23.-Secretary Taft
arrived this morning from Lexington,
KY, and was met at the Union station
by United States Senator Warner of
Missouri, former Judge Franklin Fer
riss, and others. AS he passed
through the crowd of spectators as
sembIed, he frequently paused a mo-
ment to shake hands. He was escorted
to an automobile and driven to the
Planters hotel, where he was the guest
of honor at an informal breakfast.
This afternoon he will proceed to
Oklahoma City, where he will speak
tomorrow. A light rain rendered the
day disagreeable, but should the
weather clear sufficiently, Secretary
Taft will be taken for a short tour
around St. Louis in an automobile and
be rendered a reception at the st.
Louis club, after which he will take
the 2:30 Frisco train for Oklahoma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
APPEAL TOSOUTH.
Taft Opens Republican Cam
paign in Kentucky.
Directs His Remarks to Demo-
cratic Voters.
CALLS THEM THE TAIL,
Which Is Wagged by a Body in
the North.
Calls Attention to Improvement
of the Negro Race.

Lexington, KY, Aug. 23.-With dis
cusslon of the race problem, general
political issues from the southern
standpoint and an appeal to Kentuck-
lans ana other southerners to come to
the AID or the Republican party in sup
port OF these principles which he be-
neNeu they favored, Secretary Taft OPP
ened the Republican state campaign in
TINS city Calling attention to what he
calleo the south's lack of representa-
tlon IN the councils of the nation he
declared that this was true because
one single issue has made it the per-
petual tail of the Democratic party, so
that however small the northern head,
it wags that tail. The south has per-
mitted the shadows of an issue, that
circumstances ought long ago to have
removed from political controversy, to
bind it solidly to the Democratic party
no matter what principles or candidates
that party has adopted.
He called attention to the prosperity
of Kentucky developing industries and
agricultural wealth and expressed the
belief that many Kentuckians who IA
vored protective tariff had blindly
voted the Democratic ticket because of
the feeling on the race issue.
Then taking up the race question he
said:
Il know that the discussion by a
northern man of this question is apt
to rouse on the part of southern Demo-
Gratis the objection that he does not
understand the question:; that he does
not know the difficulty of it and that
if he can't take it up with sympathy
with the attitude of the white man of
the south he better not take it up at
all. On the other hand he is liable to
encounter the criticisms of the colored
man who, with a natural sensitiveness
and interest in his race and remember
ing the wrongs and oppression to which
his race has been in times past sub
jected, critcises the position on the
part of the northern man or any atti-
tude which does not involve condemna-
ton of the attitude of the southern
white man or which manifests the
slightest consideration for his view. L
am not a pessimist, with respect to the
race question. I am convinced that 1t
is working itself out and 1 am eonvinc-
ed that nothing has so much contribut-
ed to its gradual solution as the Thir-
teenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments.
He discussed the provisions of the
first and second of these and called at
tention to the developn ent of the peo-
Die starting with the greatest illiteracy
and ignorance until they became self
supporting giving much praise to
Booker T. Washington and others who
had urged 1.-The wisdom of making pro-
vision for education, manual and in
dustrial for the benefit of the great in
tereStS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
JUST A TRACE OF RAIN.
Cool Spell Broken by Return of Mid
Summer Temperature.

Today has been more of the variety
which might be expected at this sea-
son of the year than any of its pre-
decessors for the past week, though
it has been all that the most parst-
monious might exact. Last night was
cool and a good breeze was blowing
most of the time and at seven o'clock
this morning the mercury stood at 90
and there was not a ray of the sun in
evidence. The same cloudy conditions
prevailed most of the day, though
later on the SUMS rays managed to
struggle through q network of clouds
and reach the earth at short intervals.
The indications are that the cool
spell which arrived last Sunday has
taken its departure and that summer
weather may be expected for another
week or so before it is broken by the
advance weather of fall. A light wind
has been blowing from the south most
of the day at the rate of 2 miles an
hour. There was just a trace of rain
last night about 10 o'clock in this To-
cality though the reports indicate
that there were heavier showers over
the state This is particularly true in
the southeastern section, 2.66 of an
inch being reported from Sedan. Cen
trail Kansas was sighted though the
reports indicate light showers in all
other sections. The mercury marks
as recorded at the government wealth
er station in this city are indicated by
fI,oF F11I tho 70
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
NINE. LAKE DEAD.
First Woman Circus Owner and Widow
of 'WIId Biu.''

New York. Aug. 23.-Madame
Agnes Lake, the first woman circus
owner III this country, and at one time
a famous bareback rider and cham
pion woman high wire. walker, died
yesterday at the home of relatives in
Jersey City Nine. Lakes career has
has been. one of remarkable romance
STitfta5,a Fsse.s<a effens clown and
'ssWild~ Rill,'= Hickok. ~an associate of
'sBuff9fo. Bill" were kiiled by despera-
dogs SShe was 81 ye74Sp old and had
been with various cfrcuses for "A
years. For the last ten years she had
been an invalid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
Found Murdered and Robbed.

Chicago. Aug. 23.-The body of
Evander McIver. wealthy contractor
residing at 1854 Prairie avenue. was
found today in a stairway leading to
a basement at the corner of Twenty
fifth and State streets. There were
marks of violence on the body. All
of his money and valuables had been
taken and it is the opinion of the po-
lice that McIver was murdered and
thrown down the stairway. Death
had evidently been caused by blow
on the head that fractured the skull.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
His Mother saw Him Burn to Death.

Lacrosse, Wis, Aug. 23-One life
was lost and five other persons had
narrow escapes in the destruction bv
fire of the home of Mrs Mary Ker-
sters here today. With great deal of
difficulty Mrs. Kersters and four of
her children were taken out of the
Fred, aged IL years. could not he
reached by the firemen and refusinp
to jump, was burned to death before
the eyes of his mother and a large
crowd of spectators
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
GAYNOR IS ILL.
Can Not Live Unless He Is Let Out
of Jail.

New York. Aug. 2s.-AdYices from
Macon, Ga. state that John F. Gaynor.
the Syracuse contractor who was con-
-yicted of 1complicity in the Savannah
harbor work frauds, is critically ILL.,
Physicians say he can not live unless
removed from Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
New York Raises Interest Rate.

New York, Aug. 23.-Owing to
stringency in the money market the
city of New York was obliged to raise
the rate of interest on bonds it now
has for sale from 4 to AZ per cent.
In addition the mayor issued an order
to the heads of all city departments
requesting them to limit the expendi-
lures to the lowest possible point con-
sistent with efficient Administration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
CarhondaIe 4. onenemo 1.

Quenemo, Aug. 23.-At the A. o. u. w.
picnic here Thursday afternoon an in
teresting game of ball was played be-
tween the local nine and Carbondaits
with tire score staining to 1 in favor Of
Carbondale-
The horse shoe contest was won by
Carbondale by eleven points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
LAYING OFF MEN.
Money Is Lacking to Prosecute the
Canal Job.

Panama, Aug. 23.-Lack of funds is
checking canal work. Four thousand
men have been laid off on the new
line of the Panama railroad and it is
stated that the department of munich
pal engineering has been ordered to lay
off 1000 more A reduction in the cleri-
cal force is also looked for. The exca-
walton for August will show a big in
crease over July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
The State Knows What 1t Has
Coming.
State Accountant GaffOrd Makes
List of Coupons.
RUNS INTO MILLIONS.
Over Five Million Account Per-
manent School Fund.
Shawnee County Is Kansas
Largest Debtor.

state Accountant ]. c. Gafford has
compiled. for the first time in the his
tory of the state, a complete LIST of all
the coupons on all the bonds owned bv
the state school fund of Kansas.
1t will be rather astonishing news that
tne coupons on these bonds amount To
s0'S44'OlS.O6, while the face value of the
ponds themselves is only $s,o55,141.2 .2s. It
WIN PROBABLY be still more astonishing
.nat until j. c. Gafrord compiled the
inventory. there was no written record
In existence of the number Of co,,,,c-,,
bonds -1iiN
If there had been a counon re1,sta-
Kept by previous state treasurerz " ss3d
Mr. Gafford. there would have beer ,o
treasury scandal on account ~ ,,,tss,,,-
coupons" u MISSING
since Mr. Gafford compiled his LIST
OF coupons, State Treasurer Marx
81 uiley toy,, mas made copy of the list and
~ PUN Officers are keeping the record.
efIIs gacn being a check on the other
WnsHeVer any coupons mature and are
paIo, they are charged off, When new
oUnos are purchased, their coupons are
ord books. P-OPei rec
The value of the coupons on the bonds
held by the various funds are as fol-
H. IN
agricultural college fund. 293 515.62
Normal school fund .... 1O1. .745.62
University fund ........ 20 am oo
Stormont library fund. . 992 an
Total ........ S5 q44 o1e az
Shawnee county is the largest debtor
OF the state. The coupons of this CONT,
held in the various state investn,e1y{
funds amount to 1922, ,537. This is nors
than half of the total face value of the
bonds. "a ShiS
The total amount of Shawnee conn
" ponds which the state holds is
$7l5, ,461, and this is the largest
amount of bonds of any one conntv
Whlch the state owns. A large nor
bonds : : ioii
The second largest debtor of 4be
state is Sedgwick county. which owes
SS96,SS7. Wyandette county. the big
ana wealth. owes the state only S72-
500, while Montgomery county. sec
ond in population, owes $1O2.6s3.
The Investigations of State 40
countant ]. G. Gafford disclosed that
the following fraudulent bonds are in
the possession of the state: Comanche
county, $4,000; Howard (now EIlx)
county, $75s; Norton county, 1880;
Rice county. $4,762.
The examination of the state treas
ury made by ]. c. Gafford discloses
that the bonds owned by the state are
divided up as follows:
Permanent school fund SS171Oe1 az
Agricultural college fund 461.sO2Sg
Normal school fund 23S.155.OO
University fund ~ 15O120 90
Stormont library fund 47SO 90
Agricultural. land sales. 4235.0O
Seed grain fund . 1.e57.OO
Sinking fund ...... 2300O 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
Cedar Point 2. Walton ?

Cedar Point. Kan. Aug. 23.-wai
ton won from Cedar Point here Thurs
day on slippery, muddy ground.
score to 2. Batteries-Walton Ames
and Weaver; Cedar Point, Potts and
Heckendorn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-23
Weather Indicatinns

Chicago, Aug. 23.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Saturday.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-08-09
A Blessing For Every Jewish Home
1.-THE Chifd'S PRAYER"

A beautiful three -colored engraving, com.
bining religion and art, with boy girl
surrounded by four angels, containing morn
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lish for framing and hanging over child's
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Gil of Jewish Women and most prominent
Jewish Divines. Upon receipt of 90 an en-
craving will be sent to everyone throughout
the United States and Canada: The Chld's
Prayer Publishing Company, 1S1 Dudley St.,
RoXbury, Mass