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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
STRAUSS WILL STOP 1T.
To Begin Crusade Against Importation
of Foreign Women.

Washington, Oct 5. Secretary
Strauss of the department of commerce
and labor, and Frank P. Sargent, COM
missioner of immigration, have deter
mined to eliminate the white slave
traffic from the United States, if pos
sible.
In his recent trip through the north
western and Pacific coast states, Secre-
tary Strauss attention was directed tic
the increasing importation of women for
immoral purposes. The Japanese and
Korean exclusion league informed him
that hundreds of Japanese women were
being brought to America surreptitious-
ly and held in practical slavery and sold
by their importers.
Secretary Strauss ordered a rigid in
vestig alton and it was discovered that
the white slave traffic was far more
Widespread than had been suspected,
involving the Importation into America
not only Of Japanese women, but of wo-
men from France, Austria, Russia and
Italy.
It is proposed to have a careful in
quiry instituted in all of the large cities,
particularly and a round up of alien
who have not been in the country three
years and are found to have been
brought here Illegally will be arrested
and subsequently deported. Before they
are returned to their native lands, how
ever, they will be required to furnish
evidence against those who brought
them here and prosecutions will be be-
gun against those responsible for the
traffic. 1t is proposed to make exam
pies of such men and women by sending
them to prison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
CHILD FELL IS FEET.
Miraculous Escape of 6-Year- Old
Julia Simons.

Julia Simons the 6-year-old daugh-
| ter of Mrs. L. Simons, who lives in
| the Heinz flats on East Eighth ave-
nue., narrowly escaped death this af-
ternoon in a fall from a third story
window. The child sustained a frac-
ture of one leg above the knee, but DR..
Nichols, who attended her, thinks
there are no internal injuries. The
fact that the child was not killed by
the fall of over 35 feet is little short of
miraculous. Mrs. Simons heard the
screen in the room next to her fly
open, but heard no outcry from the
child. At the same instant the tele-
phone rang, and Mrs Simons answer
ed 1t. After few seconds she looked
in the other room to see about the
window screen, and saw 1T standing
open. AS she closed the screen, she
CHANGED to look down and saw the lit
tie girl lying on the ground in an I'M
conscious condition.
The child says she unlocked the
screen, which is hinged at one side
and fastens with an ordinary screen
hook on the other.
The little girl fell on her knee. max
ing a dent in the earth several inches
deep. A fence which runs along the
east side of the flats is close to the
wall, and the child narrowly missed 1T
in her fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
ODD FELLOWS COMING.
Three Big Meetings VIII Be in Prog
ross Next Week.

Next week there willrf be three big
meetings of the Kansas Odd Fellows in
Topeka. The Grand Lodge, Grand En-
campment and Rebekah State assembly
will all be in progress. The first meet
ing is to be held Monday evening, and
the meetings will continue until Thurs
day.
The meetings will be held at the Aud
itorium, Representative hall, and
Bates hall.
One of the interesting features Of the
meeting is the big excursion to Man
haitian on Thursday afternoon to visit
the I. 0. o. F. home. For this excur-
sion the Union Pacific has made a rate
of $1.25 for the round trip, and has not
cancelled the rate on account of the in
PRODUCTION of the two-cent fare.
On Monday evening the grand en-
campment will meet at Bates hall to
confer degrees.
Tuesday the regular sessions of the
meeting will be in progress. Tuesday
evening the grand lodge will have a
special session at the Auditorium. The
Rebekahs will meet. at,aRepresentative
hall for comforting assembly degrees, af-
ter which there will be a1publie recep-
ton.
Wednesday during the day the regu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

ject of the birds Of the air, and
showed conclusively that he was a
warm friend of the chicken hawk and
his night proving relative, the owl.
He spoke of these birds of prey as
flying mouse traps" and declared
that they should be highly appre-
ciated by the agriculturist, instead of
being shot and poisoned for occa-
sional depredations on the hen roost.
He mentioned these feathered de-
stroyers in connection with the need
for trees, which would furnish a
roosting place for all manner of birds,
both the useful meat-eaters and the
smaller birds which would furnish
food and amusement for the owls and
hawks while not employed in catch
ing mice
mo nation has ever fallen because
1t possessed too many trees" said Mr..
Mills in conclusion. Many nations
have fallen on account of a lack of
timber. I warn you that the same ele-
ments of heat, cold, and erosion of
soil, which have laid barren other
countries on account Of a shortage of
forest trees, may in time make a
this country neglects forestry, it will
suffer everlastingly."
Mr.. Mills, who Is a native Of Kan
sas, is at present a resident Of Longs
Peak, Colorado. He has been in the
forestry commission for several years,
and seems thoroughly acquaintanted
she Zee 1905. 1905. 49,. ......
with his subject. Mr.. Mills was in
troduced to the Topeka audience by
J. B. Larimer, of the West Side For
eStry club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
ALL CUT AND DRIED.
Massachusetts Republicans Meet to
Ratify Work of the Bosses.

Boston, Oct. 5.-When the Republi-
cans gathered today for the state con-
vention they found the state ticket al
ready selected, with the platform anc
the appointment OF a chairman mapped
out and awaiting only their ratification
1t had been agreed that Senator Lodge
should succeed Colonel Geo. P. Doty
chairman of the state committee as
permanent chairman of the convention
Senator Lodge was promptly named as
chairman and he was greeted with
cheers as he was escorted to the plat
form. Senator Lodge spoke sarcastica1-
Iy of the divided Democratic convention
at Springfield. The platform had al
ready been. drafted by Congressman
Greene.
The platform commends the work OF
the Republican state and national ad-
min1strations, saying the policy of Pres
ident Roosevelt, progressive, courag-
eous and effective, has promoted the
welfare of the whole people, and has
enforced the laws and compelled their
observance by all persons rich and
poor, high and low alike
Belief 'in the principles of protection
to American industries and American
labor" is reaffirmed, and at the same
time there is commended for adoption
at the next national Republican con-
Vent1on a resolution calling congress to
meet in special session to determine
upon amendments to the present tariff
ure to meet changed conditions, to re-
move duties needless for either revenue
or protection, and make such modifica-
tons as experience may have shown to
be necessary.
Congress is urged t'to give further
consideration to the subject of the re-
esta blishment of the merchant ma
rine," the platform asserting that
this country, with protected coast
wise commerce and a coast line I'M
para1leled in extent and importance
ought to be a strong competitor for
the commerce of the world
Democrats Divide.
Springfield, Mass, Oct. Gimme
diately after being called to order, the
Democratic state convention resolved
itself into two bodies, supporters of
Bartlett for governor comprising one
section, and adherents Of H. w. Whit
ney the other. The Bartlett men held
the stage while the Whitney men were
assembled in the rear of the hall. AT
a session that lasted until 3 o'clock
this morning, the state committee by
a close vote named D. J. Killer, a
Bartlett man, for temporary chairman
of the convention and Geo. Fred Will
liams for chairman of the committee
on resolutions. There were few Whit
ney delegates in the court here when
Doty of the state commit
tee called the convention to order. A
special detail of twenty policemen had
been stationed in front of the platform
with orders to permit no one from the
auditorium to go upon the platform
without permission of the chairman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
BONAPARTE SETTLES 1T.
Coal for Battleships VIII Be Carried
by Foreigners.

Washington. Oct. 5.-Attorney Cen
eral Bonaparte has decided that the
navy may use foreign vessels for
transporting coal from the Atlantic
coast to the Pacific coast when suf-
hcient American vessels cannot be
had or the charges made by them are
excessive and unreasonable. This
opinion upholds the contention of the
department which has under charter
vessels of foreign registry for the
transportation of coal to the Pacific.
1t has been asserted that such practice
was in violation of the law governing
the coast wise trade. It is expected
that contracts for shipping over 80
per cent of coal for the use of the
battleship fleet on it's coming $4,000
miles cruise to the, Pacific will be
awarded to vessels of foreign register.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
Enos A. Mills Says Cottonwood
lis Kansas Tree.
Urges Planting of More Trees
Natural to the State.
HE'S FRIEND OF BIRDS
More Trees, More Birds, Is His
Theory.
Interesting Address to West
Side Forestry Club.

Enos A. Mills. an "anti-nature
faker," delivered an address on For
esty at the Auditorium last night, un-
der the auspices of the West Side
Forestry club. Mr.. Mills is a we'll
known Colorado naturalist, who has
made a study of forestry, and is in
the forestry service of the govern
ment- The scarcity of timber and the
remedy for the condition was the
theme discussed by Mr.. Mills.
radical changes in the climate of
this country will be the result unless
the study of forestry and the planting
of trees is resorted to- said Mr.. Mills.
The people should take up the sub
ject. The natural timber is being de-
stroyed with alarming rapidity, and
scientists have proven that a radical
removal of timber causes a change in
the atmospheric conditions, and a
change of climate. 1t is one of the
most important subjects the American
nation has to face for years to come,
because ii has been proven that the
removal of the tree growth has
changed the climate even in Kansas
Realizing. as I do, the importance of
any retrenchment against the destruc-
ton of natural timber growth,
highly appreciate the efforts of To-
peka and its Forestry club to better
conditions. You have done a great
deal toward redeeming your state by
tfnue in the same course. So far as
/ know no state has done better than
Kansas I am in favor of the study
of forestry in connection with the
public schools of this state, and 1
think the school children should Sc
lect some state tree. Trees along the
Kansas streams, will prevent the de-
vastation by flood which has become
common in late years. The cotton
wood tree is the natural tree of Kan
sas. Russian mulberry and yellow
leaf pine will also grow to advantage
in this soil and climate.
Farmers in Kansas should plant
trees. They will never find a better
investment for an acre of ground. This
country is doomed to great scarcity of
wood and lumber unless the matter is
taken up at once by the state and ma
ton There are other benefits to be
derived from forestry. The water
from a timber district Is purer and
more healthful that water rising in
barren district. The sanitary condi-
lions are greatly improved by the
presence OF timber vegetation in any
locality other than the rankest
swamp"
Mr.. Mills then branched to the sub
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
THEATERS WILL FIGHT.
Kansas City Managers Get Together
and Employ Lawyers.

Kansas City, Oct. 5.-The managers
of the Kansas City theaters are pre-
pairing for fight if Judge Wallace
shall insist on closing the theaters Sun
day. They have Joined their interests
| to the extent of employing the same
lawyers and are preparing to test the
law.
| There are two ways of bringing the
| question into the civil courts to obtain
| a ruling on the question of whether
the Sunday law was intended to close
the theaters. The theater managers
deny that there is any law in this state
under which they can be punished for
giving exhibitions on Sunday. One way
to test the law will be to ask for an
injunction to prevent the marshal or
sheriff from rafding the theaters and
closing the doors. The other is to ask
for habeas corpus writs for the man
ayers or employees who may be arrest
ed for working on Sunday.
THE sections of the law that relate
to business done on Sunday say nothing
about theaters," one Of the attorneys
said. after the tickets are sold don't
think the performance can be stopped.
There are two cases where telegraph
companies were compelled to pay dam
ages for not forwarding messages on
Sunday. The Western Union accepted
was not open Sunday. OF course the
message did not reach it's destination
that day and the man who filed it sued
for damages. 1t was held that while
the law Q1Q not require Telegraph COM
panies to accept messages on Sunday,
If they did accept them the transmits
sion and delivery of the message on
Sunday was just as necessary as on
week day.
'They can't prosecute us under the
law that requires dramshops to close on
Sunday. The section that prohibits
cockfghting and horse racing on Sun
day can hardly apply to theaters. The
only section that could apply Is the one
that says: Every person who shall
either labor himself or compel or per-
NIT his apprentice or servant, or any
other person under his charge or con-
troll, to labor or perform any work other
than the household offices of daily ne
cessity,' shall be guilty of a misdemea-
nor.
1T was held that hunting on Sunday
was not a violation of this law, so the
law was amended to include hunting.
The courts held that playing baseball
was not work, as meant by this section.
In ST. Louis there was boxing match
given on Sunday and the courts held
that athletic contests were not includ- |
ed under the prohibitions of the section.
If a prize fight or a baseball game are
not labor theatrical performance is
not
1t was evidently the understanding of |
the legislature that the law did not in |
clude theaters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
MACHINISTS ARE SCARCE.
Katy Road Running Short in Parsons
ShODS,

Parsons, Kan, Oct. 5.-An rail-
ways in the country are suffering
from a scarcity of machinists in the
locomotive repair department. The
M, K. & T railway finds that it's new
shops are greatly handicapped on
this account
One of the reasons found for the
condition is presented by the state of
the motor car manufacture industry of
the United States. This business
has just assumed its great proper
lions in the last three years. The
manufacturing shops for these ma
chimes can afford to pay to machin-
lists a high price for labor, for mo-
tor cars brings high price, and there
is always a demand. The finest ma
chinists in the railway service have
gone or are going to the motor car
works. Meanwhile, the railways are
in their most prosperous period, the
motive departments have run down
on account of heavy business, and vet
the motor car works have got the
men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
LOCAL MENTION.

Cashier Bowman of the Prudential
Savings bank, at Seventh and Kansa:
avenue, will keep open house this and
other Saturdays evenings from to 8
and take pleasure in showing you how
easy and comfortable it is to have a
bank account of your own.
The services at the Church OF the
Good Shepherd tomorrow will be morn
ing prayer and sermon at IL o'clock
Evening prayer with full choral service
at o'clock.
Services will be held Sunday morning
and evening at Prairie Home church.
H. u Wentworth of POT East Tenth
street left Thursday morning for Ex-
celsior Springs for the benefit of his
health.
Mrs. Dr. F. R. Souders and daughters,
Dorothy and Ruth, go to Burlingame
today for a weeks visit.
Robert Campbell, a negro ex-jointist
whom the police have been chasing per-
sistently for many moons, was captured
last evening by Chief Eaton, but not
on a booze charge. The best they could
do was to arrest him for driving his
beer wagon on the wrong side of the
street for which Campbell was duly
thankful. A few days ago the police
caught Campbell with several cases of
beer in his express wagon, and herded
him before the county attorney. He
blandly explained that he was licensed
expressman, and was hauling the stuff
at cents per case to- private individ-
uals. The police had a bunch that he
was prevaricating, and that his real
was driving a wagon for
some wholesaler.
The Polk street Tigers beat the Mar
tin & Dennis football team this morning
by a score of 16 to 0. The game was
played on the Washburn field.
Mrs J. B. Marshall and daughter
Julia of 217 Harrison are visiting in
Kansas City.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Kline OF
1900 High street a nine pound girl.
Mrs A. K. Purviance has opened
parlors at PIT West
Sixth. Charges very reasonable.
General Hugh Cameron of Law
renee arrived in Topeka this afternoon
in one of his regular pilgrimages to
the capital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
Eagles Silver Statue
l0c Cigar

carpenter employed at the Agard plan
ing mill, and portions of the chest.
which had been burned after the rop-
bery and removal of the tools, was
round in the weeds near Arthur-s
house. The tin cover of the chest and
the castiron handles were identified by
the owner of the stolen tools. The DO
lice searched Arthurs house but did
not find any of the tools. and arrested
Arthur's wife. Rose Arthur. as an ac-
cessory. The officers think another
man was a party to the theft, as ons
man could not carry the chest
After her arrest Mrs. Arthur made
some remarks in which she implicated
Arthur
George Arthur spent six months in
the county Jail last fall and winter for
the theft of tools
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05


lar sessions will be in progress, the
grand lodge at the Auditorium and the
neneKans at Representative hall. We'd
nescay night the Rebekahs will put on
Inelr work at the Auditorium and the
horton team will exemplify the work of
the order at Representative hall. After
THIS the degree of chiva1ry will be con-
Ierred at the Auditorium by Gen. M. A.
Rainey, commanding general of the
Patriarchs Militant
Thursday the regular sessions will be
IN progress until 1 o'clock at which
tune the excursions will leave for Man
hattan. returning to Topeka at s p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
When a man or woman
finds sickness coming on,


When a man or woman
finds sickness coming on,
such as indigestion, weak
eyes, bowel complaints,
kidney trouble, ETC., it is
time some attention is
given to the subject of food
and drink.
I'm practically all such
cases where coffee or tea
is the drink, one can obtain
relief by quitting the coffee
or tea and taking Postum
for he leaves off a drink
that is an active producer
of disease and takes in its
place a powerful liquid
food that contains ele-
ments for rebuilding the
nerve centres which have
heretofore been torn down.
There's a Reason"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
Fonnd Dead i'm an Alley.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 5.-Early today
the body of a man about So years old
was found in the rear of house at
Fourteenth and Main streets. 1t had
evidently been taken there in a car
riage. The face and head were badly
bruised. Papers found on the body in
Dictated that the victim was Thomas
McCue and that he had left Salt Lake
City September 10. and that he had
previously been a guest at the Trinidad
hotel, Trinidad, Col.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
STOLE CARPENTER TOOLS.
George Arthur Arrested on Strong Cir
cumstantia1 Evidence.

George Arthur negro living at 1877
North Topeka avenue, was arrested to-
day by officer Wonderly on a charge
of grand larceny. The police have cir
cumstantial evidence that Arthur stole
a tool chest containing about $40
worth of tools from Agard's planning
mill last Thursday night. The chest
Of tools belonged to w. L. Sheldon, a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
He Took a Fatal Dose.

Ell Paso, Tex, Oct. 5.-W w. An
derson, jr., 27 years of age, a son of
DR.. w. w Anderson of Summerville.
S. c., prominent physician, commit
ed suicide with poison here last night,
while respondent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
TEMPERATURE is CLIMBING.
Probability Is That Warm WeatheE
Will Continue While.

The temperatures have Travelled up
ward at a rapid rate today commencing
at so at Z o'clock this morning and scor-
ing II at o'clock hours later. The
prediction is that the warm streak will
last over Sunday at least and perhaps
longer than that in the eastern part of
the state with fair weather besides The
temperatureS today We're:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
Blown to Afnsaa~

San Antonio, Oct Been V. Anderson
recently appointed to a lieutenancy In
the United States army. was blown to
atoms today while handling a bottle of
nitroglycerine. The house was wrecked
and his mother had narrow escape
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
barrow Again Under Knife.

Boise, Idaho, Oct. 5.-Clarence OAR
row of Chicago, underwent a second
operation today for abscess of the left
ear. The operation was successful and
Mr.. Darrow will be out in about ten
days
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-29
$l,OOO,OOO Fire
lnS0. B0st0n,V Va,

Danville, Va, March 2S.-A disas-
trouS fire broke out in South Boston, 80
miles northeast Of here, late today and
spreading rapidly. destroyed tobacco
factories and other buildings. threat
ened the destruction of the entire town
and entailed a loss Of $1,000, 900. The
large plant of the II. J. Reynolds To-
baccO Co, was among the first build
ings burned.
The flames spread to other tobacco
factories and buildings, including the
telephone exchange. which was located
ia some distance from the tobacco sec
ton, and they were burned. Appeals
for assistance We're telegraphed to this
city and to Durham, n. c.
The fire department Of this city left
promptly for South Boston by railroad.
Meantime the conflagration was spread
ing and messages received here at TO- 30
O'Clock tonight said that all of the
tobacco district and large part of the
business section had been wiped out,
that the fire at 9 o'clock was still burn
ing, but that it was under control.
South Boston is the junction of the
Southern, and the Norfolk & Western
Western Railroads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-29
MORE DELEGATES
To Hague Peace Confer
enCe to be Appointed.
President Decides to Increase
Our Representation.
ction Will Have No Effect on Work
Of the Conference.

Washington, March 2S-President
Roosevelt has concluded to increase the
number of the American delegations at
the second Hague conference, a pro-
ceeding which will not have any effect
upon the disposition of the various pro-
jects that will be considered by that
gathering, because each nation repre-
scented is entitled to but one vote, but
because of the cOmpleXity and import
ance Of the program. it is felt by the
President that the American delegation
should be enlarged to permit of sub
division into committees if need be.
When the announcement was made
last June Of the intention to hold a sec
Ond conference, it was also stated that
America would be represented by Cen
eral Horace Porter, formerly ambassa-
dor to France; Joseph H. Choate, for
merly ambassador to England, and
Judge u. NJ. Rose, of Little Rock, Ark.
formerly president of the Amer lean
Bar Association. The President and
Secretary Root have already selected
the additional delegates but it is not
deemed proper to announce their names
in advance Of formal notice that the
second conference actually is to be held.