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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
GAMBLING CLUBS OF PARIS.
Women Lose Fortunes at Baccarat in
the Fashionable Houses.

Club life in its proper and normal
aspects is English, not French. We
have no guinea or two guinea clubs,
where the lower professional man of
moderate means meets men of his
own standing for a quiet game of
cards or for social intercourse. The
reason is that a suspicious govern
ment looks with unfriendly eye upon
clubs; they may. and, indeed, have, in
the past, become centerS of political
intrigue. Moreover, there is the fisc,
always Unsuitable in France. The fisc
insists on its 1.-THE; is not the club a
luxury-like the automobile and
shooting estateS2 And so 1t exactS a
contribution, and very severe one
levied on the members subscriptions.
Yet, while the social club has not
come to compete with the cafe, which
is the poor mans house of assembly,
there has appeared, lately, a perfect
crop of clubs of another sort-for the
most part purely gambling heIls. odd
ly enough, they shelter themselves
behind the law-the famous associa-
ton law-which grants power of I'M
ion to any body of persons who make
the necessary declaration. Before the
law came into existence, with, of
course, quite other objects, the club,
when it formed itself, was forced to
apply to the project for authOriZatiO
This formally nabled the police to
make inquiries to the nature and
scope of the club, and to prevent the
worst types from perpetuating them
selves
By one of those sudden decisions for
which he is celebrated, NJ. Clemenceau
has taken strong measures against
these gambling clubs. Almost with
out exception, they are kept by for
eigners-Belgians; the minister has
decreed their expulsion from France
The majority did not wait to be con-
Quoted to the frontier, but took the
earliest train home. One name is
mentioned in the papers as a sort of
Napoleon of gam bling club land. His
name is Marquet. 1t is said that he
boosted he was protected in high
places, and. therefore, could not be
touched. The minister of the interior
has Just shown him his mistake. Mar
quet is the founder of the notorious
Club de France which, until forty
eight hours ago. ffourished in the Ave-
nue. de MacMahon. In the rich Quarter
OF the Etoile. Marquet purchased the
premises for 100000, and spent
third of that amount in decorations
and alterations. Then he began bust
ness, and a wonderfully profitable
business it proved. So profitable was
It that he was able the other day to Of
fer a prize of $4,000 for the first in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
.JAPAN'S PLANS.
Set Forth by Major William Cooke
Daniels, Explorer.

Denver. Colo, Jan! 2e.-In signed ar
ticle on Japan published in the Denver
Times today, Major. VIM. Cooke Daniels
the explorer who recently returned from
an expedition in Borneo, says that "a
Japanese Russian entete is by no means
impossible. - r5
Japan" Major Daniels says, must
COLOMBO. to fulfill her. destiny as she sees
it. The tropics do not attract Japan even
as possessions at present. China, or at
any. rate a large part of China comes
first; an infinitely richer prize than all
the land north of. 10 south latitude, and
west of 100 east longitude. In good time
she will turn her attention to those lands,
excepting the Philippines. since the states
can not be bribed by officials of China
nor blocked by a European combination
and would not give them up without a
struggle. 80 49,
Java and Sumatra would do instead,
so would Dutch Borneo. with Celebes and
Milolo for pendants, lying in the shadow
of Dutch New Guinea.
England may easily find that ar. I'M
profitable Australia under the British
flag is necessary to her existence; Eng
land may see that her. safety would be
better served by a flourshing Australia
under the flag of the Rising Sun +.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
At the Play Last Night.

joseph H. II, HeWaEq latest musical si!
success e me ndn b IN W men
starring jointly With Mabel Barrison,
appeared at the Grand last evening in
a return engagement. The Leader
proved to be one of the best liked of
the musical comedies that has visited
Topeka this season. and it was given a
more or less extended notice upon the
occasion Of its former visit here the
early part of December. 1t was an
unknown when it was first presented,
by reason of the fact that it had not
the advantage of a long metropolitan
run, and Topeka was along towards the
first part of the seasons itinerary. The
good impression it made when first
here was no doubt responsible for the
fact that a big audience turned out
last evening.
The performance was given last ev-
ening without Mr.. Howard in the cast,
because he is sick with pneumonia III
ST. Louis hospital
Mr.. Towards part. that of Tim
Halloran, the norinee for the office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
JAPAN'S RICHEST MAN.
TorarlosIllxe Furukawa, Student AT
Columbia, Owner of Great Mines

Among the gifted students In Column
bia university is Toranosuke FurukaWa,
a young Japanese of engaging manners
with millions of dollars at his com
mand When he reaches his majority
in q few days he will become sole pos
SCISSOR, manager, and director OF tnS
largest mining interests in the Oriental
world. Already his friends are GAZING
him the Rockefeller of Japan.
The young man is finishing a course
in mining and matallurgy. Save Tor the
ness of his hair. he could hardly be. dis
tinguished from an American student.
He has the unmistakable Yankee col
lege air, with confidence and per
New York type of university man. His
clothes are cut just right, and any one
can see at a glance that he is man
of fashion, with well bred self-posses-
sion and is always a gentleman.
The name Furukawa in Japan has
long been associated with the enter
prise and wealth of vast mining INDUS
tries Ichibel Furukawa, the elder,
founded the house of Furukawa. Once
he was bank clerk, but his mind
scared beyond the mere routine of daily
business. He thought of the vast
treasures known to be in the earth in
Kippon, and was convinced that they
should be mined by up-to-date meth
DDS.
bank and went up into the mountains
to the mineral deposits near the his
toric town of Nikko. He soon master
ed the crude mining methods followed
for ages according to traditional meth
DDS, and was sure that a fortune could
be made by introducing up to date
methods That was 81 years ago.
He Immediately founded the F'uruka-
wa Mining company, and presently be-
came the head of Japan's greatest COM
mercial dynasty. Today the company
produces one-third of all the copper
mined in Japan, and large proportion
of the silver, coal, and coke.
Ichibei F'urukawa died in 1908, and
two years later his son, the student now
at Columbia university, was promoted
to the presidency of the company, which
is capitalized at 50, 500. 900. Instead of
beginning a season of riotous living, the
young man simply paid visit to Japan
and visited his great properties, inspect
ing the equipment, getting acquainted
with his employees and business repre-
sentatives, comforting with his advisers
on financial matters, and taking meas
ures for expanding operations all along
the line.
Young F'urukawa is doing just what
many other rising Japanese are doing
getting his education in the United
States and saturating himself with
practical ideas to be used in further
developing his great mining property. He
seeks to know the mining business from
the ground up and all the science in
volved in it.-NeW York Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26

ventor to fly by saeroplane from Paris
to Ostend-the prize, notably. only
representing the takings of a single
day at his establishment.
Strange scenes are said to have TAX
en- place round the table of green
cloth. A certain well-known actress
in the excitement of the moment, flung
down her bracelets and her rings. The
stake was not accepted, but there was
an obligtng jeweler on hand to turn
the trinkets into liquid gold Anoth-
er lady, well known on the stage, lost
in single evening at one of these
esta blishments the bagatelle of $4,000.
Complaints came in shoals to the DO
lice. Sometimes it was the players
themselves who complained of the
manner in which the Daccarat was
played; more often it was a husband
or wife or parent The most star
ting feature in connection with these
clubs is the play of women. 1t is a
new thing to admit women to clubs in
France, but the Belgian exploiters of
the gambling instinct were nothing if
not "feministe-" They found women
the easiest prey. They soon become
carried away by their emotions Can it
please Mesdames les Suffragettes,
and they are in consequence gamblers
after the heart of the professional
bankers. Baccarat of a special kind
imported from Belgium and known as
"baccara un tableau," made it all
the easier to lose money. The Gag
notte," or money box, fixed to the
table as the depository of its earnings,
engulfed enormous sums. The wo-
men who played-women of fashion
and women of the "demi monde
could no longer pay their bills. Money
allotted to the dressmaker and the
modiste was engulfed by this hungry
cagnotte- The tradespeople of the
Rue de la Paix saw their money GO
ing to swell the profits of the gam
bling dens. And SO they added their
complaints to those of husbands and
parents. By this decision, NJ Clemen-
ceau has earned the gratitude of the
trading classes, if not of the infatuated
victims Observation-Disclosures cable to
London Pail Mall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
KANSAS DAY CLUB.
Program of the Speeches Is Given
Out.

The following is the complete pro-
gram for the Kansas Day club BAN
quet on Tuesday evening, tickets for
which may be obtained from Del Val-
entine or William H. Vernon
Massachusetts University quartet.
Presidents Address-w. S. Fitzpat-
rick, Sedan.
'Kansas''-J. D. Coleman. Clay
Center.
AN Ear in the Grass Roots" VIM.
Newlin, Hutchinson.
"Our Opportunities James E. Ste
venS, Goodland.
Music-Kansas University quartet
1.-THE New Kansas Parks Helmick,
Chanute.
Towne. Topeka.
"a Little of the Same" James NJ.
Challis. Atchison.
"Republicanism and the New Star"
George A. Murphy, Muskogee, Okla.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
LOCAL MENTION.

Harry Wright returned this morn
ing from st. Joseph where he had
been attending the Missouri state
chicken show. He reports a good
show, but says that it lacks a whole
lot of coming up to the standard of
Kansas shows.
Mrs Anna Cunningham, who has
been seriously i'll at her home. 1T18
Lincoln street, for the past four weeks,
is slowly recovering.
Relief corps will entertain Depart
ment president and committee at To-
peka hall Wednesday evening, Jan. 80.
All members of the post are cordial
~ invited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
KENNEL CLUB ON MONDAY.
Meeting Will Be Held at the National
Hotel -

Dean Kaye, who is president of the
Topeka Kennel CLUB. has called a meet
ing of the Kennel club which will be held
in the National hotel parlors next Mon
day evening at O'Clock All the men,
oers of the club are urged to attend and
all others who do not happen to be mem
bers but who are interested in dogs and
the workings of the Kennel club. Women
who are interested in the success of the
dog show are also invited to be present.
IMPORTANT buriness W. come before.
this meeting relative to the Kennel club
show. which will be held in Topeka at the
Auditorium -4arch 6. I, and 9. The
premium list among other things will be
arranged and active measures adopted
for the purpose of securing entries for
the show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
Dry Threats.

At the end of one of the sessions of
the worlds convention of the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance union in
Boston, Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens con-
demned the habit that so many men
have of going out between the acts at
the theater.
II am in hearty sympathy" said
husband said heartily to her. at the
end of an interesting drama:
g 'Jove, what a play. I don't believe
there was dry eye in the house when
the curtain went down on the third act
No. said the lady, bitterly. but
there seemed to be the usual number of
dry throats.' Los Angeles Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
STANDING PAT.
Macarthur & Gillespie VIII Not Cut on
Their Canal Bid.

New York, Jan. 26.-John R. Mac
Arthur of the combination of contrac-
tors known as MacArthur & Gillespie,
who submitted the second lowest bid
for the construction of the Panama
canal, stated today that the firm
stands upon its bid as presented to the
war department at Washington to do
the work for 1880 per cent of the
total cost of construction.
1t was reported from Washington
last night that William J. Oliver,
whose bid under the firm name of
Oliver & Bangs, has been held up,
would endeavor to make an arrange
ment with Macarthur & Gillespie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
PLACE FOR MIR. BLOOM.
Becomes District Engineer on Rock
Island System.

Effective on February l, ]. G. Bloom
becomes district engineer of the South
western district of the Rock Island rail-
way vice w. H. Dawson, who has re-
signed to accept a. position on another
re d.
This change is brought about in conse-
.quence of the reorganization of the engi-
neering department of the Rock Island In
which the general office of the engineer
ing department that has been maintained
at Topeka, Is abolished.
Mr.. Davisson, who leaves the Rock Is
land, has been with the company for Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
END OF LAND FRAUDS.
President Roosevelt Formulates
Plan to Stop Them.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-President Roose-
Welt has determined to put an end II pos
sole to frauds in the acquisition or pun
lie lands by individuals and corpora tions.
He has directed that hereafter no patent
shah he issued to public land until an
examination on the ground shall have
been made by an authorized officer OF the
government.
a letter to Secretary Hitchcock and I'M
der its provisions orders are being sent
out today by the officials of the general
land office. a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
Place for A. d. Aiken.

A. D. Aiken, who was chief clerk in the
office of the district engineer of the Rock
Island Railroad company at Topeka, has
accepted a position chief clerk to w
E. Dauchy, chief engineer of the Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad who has
charge of the Pacific coast extension of
that road. He will be located a Tekoa
Wash. Mr.. Aiken is one of the older
Rock Island employees and was located at
Topeka for about two years. Mr.. Aiken
is now visiting at St Paul and he will go
to Tekoa to assume his new duties on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
CREMATED A WOMAN.
Negro stood on Rescuers With a Gun
While Body Burned.

Gulfport. Miss. Jan. 26-In soria City
last night. William Smith. colored; Of
Tigg, with whom he formerly lived.
Neighbors were excited by piteoust cries
for help from the womans home They
found the building in flames, but were
prevented from rescuing her by Smith.
who stood guard in the doorway until the
wall began to totter The woman evil
IDENTIFY had been tied down. ---------
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. j. w. Kirkpatrick, aged forty
five years. of Rossville, died in To-
was taken to Rossville where the fu-
neral was held at l o'clock this after
noon and the interment followed in
Rossville cemetery. A brother. J. B.
Rossville for the funeral. The deceased
leaves two children and a husband.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
SIX BOYS DEAD.
Bodies Are Recovered From Ruins of
Dover Fire.

were lost today in connection. with the
destruction by fire of the Cocheco Manu-
featuring company's- No / mill in this
city Six hours after the fire broke out,
it was announced that the overseers of
the factory had satisfied themselves that
none of the employees were missing. Later,
however, firemen found in the ruins the
bodies of six boys, who had been en-
ployed in the mule room. Nearly every
one of the bodies had been burned beyond
hone of ider tifica ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26

A plan is proposed to administer the
coal and asphalt lands of the Choctaw
and Chickasaw Indians through a cor
poration of which all members of the
tribe will be stockholders and the presi-
dent of the United States, secretary of
the interior and commissioner of Indian
affairs Will be ofIieers.-BuffaIo EXPIRES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
in THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
Bill to Repave State House Square
Introduced.

w. A. S. Bird this afternoon intro
duced a bill in the house appropriat-
ing $500 for the purpose of paying
the states share of repaving with
bitulithic or asphalt pavement all or
West Eighth and West Tenth abut-
ting on Capitol square. The Dill pro-
laid as soon as possible.
W. Y Morgan introduced the Dill
making appropriations for the Hutch-
inson reformatory. 1t carries the Iol-
lowing items:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
Mr. Jones to Repeat sermon

The Rev. H Jones, pastor of the
Unity church has been requested to
repeat his sermon on 1.-THE Unitarian's
Belief About the Bible which he will
do at the morning service, Sunday
Jan. 28th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26

years, and is regarded as one of the best
of the men in the engineering Depart
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26

NHARLES
~ with the third
in
me as 10 the character OF evy
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-01

An authority ou high finance has rec
Gently sought t1 maintain that 10 is
perfectly feasible for "a man with De
r.ueaI genius n this country Co ac-
cuuuiate % hundred million dollars. hon
estly and legiumatoly
Perhaps &. ie some deny &C. But, a--
Stunning that 90 cam be- done. is 30 advis-
able to 90 Itr can it De done without
injury 90 ,he moral character of The one
who may try tho experiment. 1t ls au
old truth that where "a mans treasure
is there his heart viii Doe. But what is
that but saylug that when "a mans fac
ultIcs are entirely absorbed Zoo the pro-
cess of making money. they cannot at
the same time bee employed for the ate
taiumout of moral and spiritual excel
lgucics They are an diverted 60 one
activity. so ono can serve two mas
tors. An instrument cannot be- used
successfully both as a saw and a. razor.
And so 90 happens that the moucy-get-
ter who has no other object in life; the
uorshlper OF mammon. becomes cold
lind Indifferent Co human suffering,
tyranuicll selfish and absolutely unfit
for the higher and nobler activities Of
llfo
And then. Of what possible use is
hundred million dollars 20 any one
man? As the Washington Herald re-
marks. "uo matter how honestly made
-if there De- degrees in honesty-isu't
ffar. f.. much rfr .,r. aHT. and f.. fff-
uo on the other2 Then. as a rule,
doesn't the excessive accumulation of
money tcud rather TO diminish the milk
OF real. genuine human kindness en- even
tho bcst-inteuuoned Of men originally
10 BE- an absolutely useless waste Of eff
fort. to accumulate more than can Doe
pat to good usc. Sometimes the accum-
ulation becomes curse. A staff ON
which Co lean is sometimes necessary
for the w3ndercr. but a large bundle %
sticks would be a cumbersome burden.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-01

claims were made. Failing IN making
the showing we shall simply have TO-
brand 90. as we have done heretofore.
ss stupid. malicious liar. without
confluence and utterly interruptions.
vlllainnus. and dopravod'
10 is truly pity that the enraged
ana charerIned editor could not ma
suu other terms from DIS choice and
much used vocabulary or bllingsgate
aul defamation. with which 90 brand
as false what lts own party convention
openly admitted. The "admissions'
were made not by one delegate. or
one camuaieuer only. but By the rep
r.eeuatiyes of the whole narty in con-
v.nuou assembled. TO pretend that
ths American" party as a whole dld
NOT openly in general convention. make
na very admissions about the reality OF
which Che organ now raves $50 wildly.
proves quite clearly Tint the long line
of adiecuvcs quoted above from its
columns from stupid t1 "depraved"
VIII exactly 90 the paper that naunts
Thorn n The place of argument
Now. wt have heard these "admis-
sions' n Individual conversation since
the convention. So. Ue believe. have
many others. Has not the editor OF the
american" organ heard them? Have
Hot the American" leaders based their
main reliance on the "hircd' vote? Is
there one of them that has not men,
tally. if not orally. congratulated his
Marty nrnrs tho artrYn.ffI1u fhHf fn hfr-
ing the vast number of men now enc
ployeI on the public works The AM
ericau' party was Boz effect securing
mem Tor party upport2 What the
convention blurt.d out have not indi-
v.duals also meditatod2
How innocent and guieless Is tho
party spokesman who never heard OF
the party proceedings And how the
nIt bird nutters.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-01

ties in the state of Louisiana. its
ramo s Tho American Equity League.
10 haa platform of ton nlouks. one
of which roads os follows.
.Tbe unconditional judicial ahrooa-
zion and abolition of 600 so-cai'cd laws
statutes decisions prcCcdon-s ana
custom. that Irr contrary tu. Ur Iu
conflict WITH or in contravcnuou of
,ho basic principle OF our government"
Other pIauk are said Co cover che
foUoVrs Hhieets Abolition of lama
monopoly bv recognising occupancy
nri usa as Che only Wst and legal
uua public ownership OF all public
utHtee. absolute free trade with 200
nations. abolition Of aU liquor license
IaE .anon anG au other forms of spe-
.u privilege legislation. payment ~
the national debt. direct vote ou Unite
.H states senator. changes in currency
system, Initiative aud referendum ans
right of recall. thc election off o. Prose
llrrt and state governors who shave
o. true conception 1f The meaning OF
the Declaration of Independence and
the Constitution"
The Presidential candidate of The
League announces BITS Willingness to
resign m favor of any OF the follow
ing gentlemen. provided they viii
adopt DIS platforms w.. j. Bryan
President Roosevelt Thomas H. Wa--
son of Georgia Senator la Toilette
of Wisconsin, Justice Gaynor of No"