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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-23

States concerning the election of one
of the most important officers in the
nation.
At promptly IL o'clock the members
of the state senate. headed by the ser
geants-at-arms of the house and SEN
ate, marched into representative hall.
two by two. They occupied chairs
which had been placed for them just
in front of the representatives desks.
Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald
called the meeting to order. The rolls
of the two branches of the legislature
were called, and only two or three
members were absent
Then Rev j. NJ. Whitehead. chap
lain of the house. offered prayer of
eloquence and power, while the entire
assemblage was standing.
Secretary KretSinger of the senate
read the proceedings had in that body
on Tuesday, relating to the election of
United States senator for the long
term and Chief Clerk Wilson read the
similar proceedings in the house fol
the same term. Lieutenant Governor
Fitzgerald then said:
Honorable Charles Curtis havint
received majority of the votes cas-
for the office of United States senate
I'm each coordinate branch of the leg
islature the same being a constitu
tional majority of this joint session. h.
is hereby declared United States sena
tor from Kansas for the term begin
ming Marcn 4,
Then the same thing was repeater
except that it related to the sho;
term-that is. the unexpired term c
J. r. Burton. ending March 4. 1907.
Only one correction was made to the
reading of these minutes. t. A Noftz-
ger, senator from Harper, said that the
senate journal Incorrectly stated that
nominations had been made for the
short term. when as a matter of fact
no nominations had been made. The
correction in the journal was ordered
made.
Senators Haskell and Hamme. who
were absent from the senate yester-
day. asked that they be recorded as
voting for Curtis. and Representative
Davidson asked to be recorded the
same way. Representative Tredway
of Allen county. called attention to the
fact that he was on the roll as voting
for Harris when as a matter of fact
he voted for Curtis. and H. s. Thomp-
son who voted for Harris, was no:
credited with voting at all. This cor
rection was made
Then. on motion of Senator Tucker,
a Committee consisting of Senator
Trucker and representatives Leland
and Morgan was sent out to find
Curtis. They discovered, after care
f,1l search. that he was hiding in the
state library He was escorted into
the house. amid great applause, and
made a short speech.
Senator-elect Curtis spoke with
great earnestness ana oe!loe.al lr.4i, llotl,
which was somewhat in contrast with
the rather. fiery and dramatic speech
which he made before the Republican
caucus Immediately after his election:
He attempted no oratorical flights. but
seemed to feel deeply the dignity OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-23
Husband Has Ieft VIE.

Notwithstanding the fact that she
married Edward Davy at Clay Center
on the Sd of July, 1902. and that their
first born arrived on the 18th of the
following November. Mary l.. While
believes that she has been deserted
without cause by her husband who has
not lived with her since the 7th day
of February, 1903 She asks that the
court grant her a divorce from him,
give her the custody of her son Luther
and restore her maiden name of Mil
dred MOsely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-23
TUMBLE IN PRICES
Cereal Foods TO Be Cheaper All
Over the World.
Result Of Discovery by q Scien-
tist of London.
NITRIC ACID FROM AIR
Farmers Can Double the Size Of
Their Crops.
No Longer Any Fear Of a Scar.
city of Food.
NITRIC ACID FROM AIR

Chicago. Jan. pa tumble in the
prices of cereal foods all over the world
and vast increase in the crops of
farmers in all lands-such is the result
foreseen by Chicago experts in agricul-
turai chemistry as the sequel of I'rof.
Sir William Crooke's discovery in Lon
don Of a method by which to extract
nitric acid from the atmosphere.
1t is prophesied that farmers will he
enabled to get far greater yield from
their land than had been the case in the
past if nitrates are cheapened so that
they can be used to a larger extent for
fertilizing.
Double Worlds Crops.
New York. Jan. 23-When scientists
read yesterday the cabled report of Sir
William Crooke's discovery of a COM
mercial method of extracting nitric acid
from the atmosphere they said there
was no longer any fear of a scarcity of
food from over population, because the
result of the discovery would be
doubling of the worlds crops.
Prof. Charles F. Chandler, head OF
the department of chemistry in Colunl-
bia university, said:
when a practical working process is
perfected, every waterfall in the coun-
try viii be available for the production
of the atmospheric fertilizer. Scientists
have been working on this problem fo.
hundred years, but real headway has
only recently been made"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-23
GAS WELL AT ELMDALE.
A "Roarer'' Struck That Will Furnish
Heat for Other Towns.

EImdale. Jan. 29.-The strongest gas
well in this region was opened yester-
day morning on w. A. Woods land
near the poor farm.
1t is a roarer and will furnish enough
gas for the towns from Emporia to
Newton.
1t is stated that parties interested in
the new well have an interest in the
franchise to light and heat the towns
of Cottonwood Falls and Strong City
eight miles away. Work on this project
Will be commenced at once.
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convicted OF selIing Rolls.

Muskogee. I. T.. JAN 23.-Willfam
t Martin. jr. formerly an employe
of the Dawes Indian commission. was
convicted here today of unlawfully re-
moving from the government office
here the Creek Indian rolls, which la
ter were copied and sold to real estate
men. A motion for new trial was
made and sentence was deferred. Mar
tin once was a government secret SER
vice officer.
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Rig AgricnIturnI Budget.

washington. Jan. 23.-Representa-
tive Wadsworth IN. ", from the
committee on agriculture, reported
the agricultural appropriation bill and
gave notice that he would call 1t up
tomorrow. The bill carries $7,635, 790
for the ordinary and regular routine
work of the agricultural departments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-23
weather Is warmer Today.

Another delightful day is visiting
Topeka today in which there are no
clouds, not enough wind to cause any
harm and nothing whatever to draw
from the good effects of the day. This
weather will continue tomorrow and
probably for several more days. The
wind today is blowing at the rate or
ten miles an hour from the southeast.
The following are the temperatures for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-23
MAUNA LOA ACTIVE.
Hawaii's Great Volcano Treats the
People to a Spectacle.

Honolulu, Jan. 16. via san Frances
co, Jan. 23.--At midnight, Wednesday.
January 9. the people of nearly all
parts of Hawaii awoke to the realiza-
ton that the splendid spectacle of an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-23
weather Indications.

Chicago. JAN 23.-Forecast for Kan
sas. Generally fair and warmer to-
night: Thursday fair in west with pos
sfbIy rain or snow in east portion;
warmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-23

colt of the Pawnee Rock Leader; Ear
Akers of the Stafford Republican; H
J. Cornwen of the st. Johns News; j.
E. Junkin of the Sterling Bulletin;
Will Townsley of the Great Bend Trib-
une; Charles Carton of the Chase Reg
lister: Joseph w. A. Cooke of the Ellin-
wood Leader, and VIII Leland, Ernest
Tucker and P. A LoveweH of Topeka.
c. B. Kirkland of Saline county,
chairman of the house committee on
assessment and taxation, said today:
1--WE have held one preliminary
meeting of the committee, To talk over
the subject of taxation in general, and
1 believe that the sentiment of the
committee is generally in favor of the
favorable recommendation of some
important changes in the present law.
1t is proposed that a state commission
be created, which shall displace the
present commission composed of
state officers, and which shall have
authority to inspect and equalize as
sessment figures from all parts of the
state The commission shall have the
power to go to the various counties
and make Investigations, and see that
property is assessed at its full cash
value. The commission viii also ap-
ply the same rule to railroads, tele-
graph lines. pipe lines, telephone lines.
etc A bill of this Kind seems to meet
with considera BILE favor, but the COM
nittee has thus far not gone into the
details of the plan."
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Continued on Page Eighty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-23

Senator G.. L. Chapman of Great
Bend entertained a party of newspa-
per men at the Elks club Tuesday
evening. Dinner was served to the
guests at Z o'clock. after which the
party spent the evening in the club
smoking room. Most of the guests
were the owners and editors of news
papers in the Thirty-fifth senatorial
district, who were here attending the
Editorial association convention.
Those present were: Grant Lippen-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-25

approved by the governor and council,
remains to be seen.
1t is not surprising that the delegates
have no understanding of parliamen-
taIy law and procedure. This ignor-
auce VIII not be a serious defect if
they have a disposition to learn and to
abide by rules recognized as essential
to the proper conduct CT business in
legislative body. The knowledge will
come to them gradually, together with
correct idea as to their duties and
privileges.
The members of the Legislature are
like children entering school. Every
thing is novel to them. They have a
small measure of power placed in their
hands. AS soon as they make suffi-
cient and satisfactory progress their
power will be enlarged, but it is nee-
esasry that they first prove themselves
capable. 1t is gratifying that at the
beginning of the new era on which
they are entering they have the pres
ence and advice of Secretary Taft, in
whom they have great confidence as a
true and wise friend. Spokesman Re-
view.
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Il. NJ. Smith Agent,
Athena
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LABOR LESS EFFICIENT.

The gravest evil from which this
country is now suffering, graver by
far than the exaggerated dangers from
monopolies or from freight rebates, is
the decline in the efficiency of labor.
1t finds expression in slouchy work on
the part of those who know how to do
better, and poor work on the part of
those who have never been taught or
are incapable of learning. To the
mo re serious defect of lowered quality
is added the troublesome feature of
lessened quantity. 1t is curious fact
that the one question above all which
is uppermost in the minds of manufac-
turers and other employers of labor,
and which is privately discussed by
them with helpless iteration, is SO
rarely touched upon in public utter
ances. The hope of developing some
remedy is the only consolation to en-
ployers when they face the prospect of
a decline in the volume of business.
There has been an extraordinary de-
mand for labor of all kinds. So far as
that has raised wages and directly in
creased the cost of production employ
ers have had no grievance, although it
is a troublesome and difficult matter
to carry them back to the normal lev
ell. Manufacturers know that their
prices for their products usually de-
cline more rapidly than the labor cost,
and must be willing to face that con-
tingency. The laws of supply and
demand never operate so promptly in
the one case as they do in the other.
As for the quantity of output of la
bor, that, too, responds fairly well,
when the demand for labor declines.
The process of wedding out the lazy
and the inefficient begins promptly and
it may be accepted as a general fact
that few managers have not thoroughly
examined their rolls with a view to-
ward making their selections. The
percentage usually will be small, but
the moral effect is quite out of proper
tion to the numbers. During the past
two years the knowledge that job
was waiting for any man who was
willing to take it has had demoraliz-
ing effect upon all labor throughout
the country. The fact will be firmly
realized soon that steadiness, reason
able industry and acquiesence in nee
essary measures of discipline are pri-
mary conditions for employment, and
that simple application for work is
not the only qualifation. Iron Age.
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on it,"
1t is highly probable that no person
who knows anything about the gamo
really desires that it should be done
away with altogether. All that is
asked is that it shall be toned down SO
as to be a tritle less CORY than bull
fighting or railroad surgery and still
have enough excitement to cause the
ordinary business man to lock his door
on busy day and stands on totter-
ing plank yelling at the top of his
voice as the alma mater team makes
a touchdown.
Just what has resulted from the
crusade of year ago it would be diff
cult to say. The football reformers
are a good deal like theatrical press
agents; probably they should not be
held to all they promised. But early
reports of practice scrimmages indi-
cate that the liberal amount Of salt
which must accompany their promis-
es could not be confined in anything
smaller than big barrel. -Spokes
man. Review.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-25
THE GRIDIRON HARVEST.

The gridlron harvest of death has
begun even earlier than usual. One
issue of an eastern newspaper contains
the accounts of three football aoci-
dents, two fatal, the third serious.
About this time last year the public
prints were full of the crusade for
football reform and much was prom
ised. 1t was not proposed that foot
ball, either Rugby or association,
should be made as inane as tiddledy-
winks or as harmless as. oroquet, but
it was desired that mothers might see
their lads buckle on their shin and ear
guards without having to follow the
example of the oldtime Spartan moth
ers and, handing the shield to their
battling sons, declare, "With it or up
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-25
ATHENA. ORE. OCT. 1S......IeO
GETTING CLOSE TO NATURE.

Years ago the good old grandmoth-
ers and grandfathers were guided in
planting crops and gardens, setting
hens, taking spring medicine and
hundreds of other things which they
did, by the planets. They planted
potatoes "in the MOON" set out cab.
bage plants Gin the MOON" weaned
babies Sin the moon" and watched
the almanacs religiously and kept in
touch with the planets, and especially
with the worlds little sister and COM
panion, the moon.
Perhaps this faithful following of
the zodiac accounts for the health and
longevity and sturdy sense of the gen
erations which have passed away and
which are now passing.
But as the world grew smarter" it
scorned the almanac and the "oldfash-
ioned" ways OF the grandmothers;
more educated young men and women
laughed at the "foolish notions" of
the old folks, and those of the younger
generations who planted or raised
crops or had charge of stock, were
guided solely by their own ripe judg-
ments and not by the moon. They be-
came extremely worldly" and burned
up the almanac.
Now, however. the world is turning
back to the old notions of the grand
mothers. Highly educated men, col
nd
writer's are grasping the full knowledge
of which the struggling, uneducated
pioneers had but smattering, and are
learning that various influences act
upon the earth and its plant and ami
NAL life.
The substantial era of New Thought
which is sweeping over the world rec
ognizes that astrology. astronomy and
other Of the sciences are directly con-
nected with the development of life
upon the earth.
1t is admitted and demonstrated that
tude of the heavens at the time of
birth have much to do in the forming
the disposition, intellectual capacity
and talents of the child as we'll as
forming the characteristics of the
plant and the animal.
The world is not a lonely and iso
lated planet, set beyond the benedcent
influence of other planets, but it is a
member of the terrestrial household, in
close touch with others whose kindly
or evil influences leave imprint upon
the earth's life aud thought
Mankind is getting closer to nature
year by year. The truth is dawning
that things do not happen, but that
there is a marvellous and splendid
design iu life; that nature is work
shop, thrilling with dynamic forces
for good or evil, as man directs them
and that the human mind is master if
it will but ascend above Self and Big
otry and occupy its destined place in
dominion over the world. Fast Ore
gonian.
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DEPART
Daily.
ARRIVE
Daily.
Walla Walia Pen
l2:20 p m dleton Mixed

:l5 p IN. Pendleton Walla 6:l5 p m
Walla Mixed
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NEW ERA FOR FILIPINOS.

Little can be judged as to the prob
able outcome of tho first session of the
Filipino legislature from the opening
ceremonies, but the indications, such
as they are seem to be fairly promis-
ing. Senior Gomez, from whom trouble
has been anticipated, is reported to
have given commendaEle advice to the
delegates to legislate for the benefit of
the Filipino people. Whether this
advice should be taken at its face value,
or whether there is beneath it pur-
pose to urge radical legislation of a
kind that the Filipinos may deem to
be for their benefit but which would
be too nationalistic in tendency to be
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-25

Walla Walla, Day
ton, Pomeroy, Lew
iston, Colfax, Pull
man, Moscow, th'
Couer d'Alene dis
triCt, Spokane ant
all points north.
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Napoleon Bonaparte

showed. at the battle of Austerlitz, he
was the greatest Leader in the world.
Ballard's Snow Liniment has shown
the public it is the best Liniment in
the world. A quick cure for Rheuma-
tism, Sprains, Burns, Cuts. etc., A.
Q. Pitts, Rodessa, La. says: 81 use
Ballard's Snow Liuiment in my family
and find it unexcelled for sore chest,
headache. corns, in fact for anything
that can be reached by a hniment. I"
old by VIM. Mcbride.
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Hard Times in Kansas.

The old days of grasshoppers and
dIouth are almost forgotten in the
prosperous Kansas of today; although
a citizen of Codell, Earl ShambuIg,
has not yet forgotten hard time he
encountered. He says: 81 was worn
out and discouraged by coughing night
and day. and could find no relief till
tried DR.. Kings New Discovery.
took less than one bottle to completely
cure me-" The safest and most reli-
able cough and cold remedy and lung
and throat healer ever discovered.
Guaranteed by VIM. Mcbride, Drug
gist. 500 and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-25
Out of Sight.

''Out of sight. out of mind" is an
old saying which applies with special
force to sore. burn or wound that's
been treated with Burklen's AInica
Salve. It's out of sight, out of mind
and out of existence. Piles too and
chilblains disappear under its healing
influence. Guaranteed by VIM. Nc
Bride, Druggist. 25c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-06
WILL WHITES WARNING
Failure to Pass Primary Law Presages
Rebuke at Polls

Emporia. March 6.-writing of the
subject of the Simmons conference
committee on the primary bill William
Allen White says in today's Gazette:
What is it that gets into a man
when he gees to Topeka to make him
forget his common sense? The people
of Kansas from one end Of the state to
the other are interested in the direct
primary. They are tired of the conven-
tion system. Not only are the people of
Kansas moved by this idea but the peo-
pie of the whole middle west. 1t is one
of the big spontaneous movements of
American history-so plain and so power
full that one would think no one could
overlook it. 1t is step toward elm
mating the hierarchy of politicians and
putting the people one step nearer gov
ernment by the people Yet in Topeka
last night Speaker Simmons hunted
the house with a fine tooth comb to find
the three men who were most wobbly
on the direct primary issue and put
theVn on a conference committee to set
tie what kind of a primary law Kansas
shall have.
The matter is about politics lit is bove
parties and factions and If the Republi-
can party tries to fool the people of
Kansas by giving them primary law
with a convention string to it the only
sufferers will be the Republican party.
The party came within two thousand
votes of defeat on a much less import
ant issue than the primary issue, for
to destroy the boss system by disarm-
ing the convention traders is a big, vital
thing in politics. They people can't be
fooled by mongrel bill. They don't
care who writes the bill but it must
give every man one vote for every Off
Ger nominated by his party from road
overseer to United States senator and
only one vote. And that vote must be
counted without the interference of
convention traders. For the Republican
party to do less than that will be a con-
fession that it depends for it's subsist-
ance upon the spoils of corporations and
the people will rebuke that party at the
polls sure as the election day dawns.
1t must be remembered that the people
of Kansas elected it's recent house of
representatives against Curtis and the
membership of the house so voted in
caucus and the senate furnished the
Curtis majority. The people are of the
same mind in this matter that they
were last year But they believe that
the primary election will eliminate that
kind OF politics. To deny them the pri-
mary election will fill them with right
eous rage. and they will visit that rage
on the Republican party without much
reason or sense, but with great force
and emphasis. 1t is up to the legis-
lature to save the party by giving the
people what they are demanding, be-
cause the demand is right, and be-
cause it is in accord with the spirit of
tI7o