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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
FREDERICK NYE HURT.
Well Known Newspaper Man Struck
by a Car in New York

New York.-Frederick Nye. assist
ant editor of the New York World, for
years connected with papers in Chi
cago, was struck by a car in Lennox
avenue near One Hundred and Thirty
fifth street, and so badly injured that
the surgeons at the Harlem hospital
say he can not recover, his injuries in
Guiding a fracture at the base of the
skull Mr.. Nye was born at Fremont,
Neb. He owned the Omaha Republi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
More Prisoners for Leavenworth.

Leavenworth-The population of the
United States federal penitentiary was
swelled Tuesday by the arrival of %
prisoners from Muskogee, I. T. The
cOnvictS were brought here by Bud
Ledbetter end four deputy United
States marshals. Ledbetter is one of
the best known United States officers
in the territory. He is known as the
Carrie Nation of the Indian Territory.
In the last two years he has destroyed
$4,000 worth of liquor. Carrie Nation
presented him with a Ratchet during
visit to the territory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
GOES to- K. C. MEN.
Federal National Bank of Chicago
Changes Hands.

IBy Associated Press-Western Union.]
Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE Federal Ma
tional bank last night passed into the
hands of a coterie of financiers head
ed by John Worthington of Kansas
City. Isaac N. Pry and his asso ciates
transferred their entire interests to
the new owners and passed complete
" out of the life of the bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
THIRD TRIP TO THE ORIENT.
Jewell County Soldier Expects to Be
Gone to Philippines Seven Years.

Jewell -(Correspondence.) Kelley
Mccullough is here from Fort Leaven-
worth on ten days furlough to visit
his mother Mr.. McCollough's regiment
sails for the Philippines October 5,
which will make the third trip to the
islands for Mr.. Mccullough. He ex-
poets to be gone seven years as a SOL
der for which time he is allowed four
teen years credit as a regular, and this
will complete his thirty years service,
making it all in about eighteen years, an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
TAFT BACK AT WORK.
VIII Try to Get Everything Cleaned
Up by Sunday.

by Associated Press-Western Union. ]
Washington. Aug. 14.-Secretary
Taft returned to Washington this
morning from his vacation and at
once plunged into a great mass of
work to be disposed of between now
and next Sunday, when he leaves on
his western trip which is to end in
Seattle, where Mr.. Taft is to embark
for the Philippines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
President FYIIs ? vacancy.

TBy Associated Press-Western Union. ]
Oyster Bay, Aug. 14.-President
Roosevelt today appointed Waltham
Jaffa to be secretary of New Mexico
vice ]. W. Reynolds, resigned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14
OId Settlers ct Tonoanoxie

Tonganoxie-This town is getting
ready for a big time. On the 21st.
22d and 23d of this month the fifth an
nual reunion of the Old Settlers asso-
citation will be held at Elm park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-14

can and was prominent in the public
affairs of Nebraska.
Mr.. Nye represented the New York
World in this city at the time DR..
Charles M. Sheldon was conducting the
Daily Capital
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09

occasion. The late Senator Hanna was,
up to the time OF his death, the Vice
President Of the Association and the
trustees include Ex-Governor Myrou 7.
Herrick Of Ohio, Cornelius N. Bliss Of
New York. Thomas Dolan Of Philsdel-
phia, W. Murray Crane OF Boston, Alex
ander II. Revell OF Chicago, vice Pred
dent Fairbanks, Henry N. Dufneld Of
Detroit. Secretary Of the Treasury Cor
telyou, Ell Terrence Of Minneapolis, Jehn
9. Milburn OF New York. William Nc
Conway Of Pittsburg, David r. Francis
OF BIT. Louis, Robert o. Lowry Of Atlanta,
Henry T. Sect Of San Francisco, Frank
lin Murphy Of Newark, 2. W. BLOOMING
dale Of New York, James A. Gary Of Bal.
umore, Horace Fl. Lurten Of Nashville,
Charles @. Dawes Of Chicago and Henry
w. Harter, Of Canton.
The Association acquired q tract Of
twenty-six acres at West Lawn and tie
hausoleum that IL to constitute the last
resting place Of the twenty-fourth Prod.
dent OF the United States occupies the
crest Of q hill where, Fortunately fof
tas travelling public, It can Be Eainly
seen from trains on the principal raIlroad
hnis passing through Canton. IVA
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09

- HE beautiful little city of Canton,
Ohio, famous as the lifetime home
~ and nnal resting place of the late
President Mckinley has had many days
OF notable ceremony In the past dozen
years Of her history but none probably
which can compare in significance with
ssA coming Monday. The occasion Is the
Dedication by President Roosevelt, and
I'll the l1ost prominent public men of the
aatio3 OF the Mckinley National Memo
gisl--the $500, 900 tomb erected by popu-
ar subscription as a fnal tribute by the
American people to one of their most be-
hsTed rulers.
Preparations which have been III prog
Fess for raonths past have sought to make
NDs ceremonial dedication, itself, lndica-
Wye by Its solemnity OF the esteem in
which the nations third martyr President
held by mis- day and generation. Aside
from this, however, is the fact that the
esw Aausoleum is Of compelling interest
- one OF the most magnificent memorials
b existence. Not only Is 1t by far the
most pretentious Of all the monuments
erected over graves Of Presidents Of the
eePublic but from an engineering stand
@oipt 1t Is the greatest monumental I'M
dsEtaking Of recent years.
Ihe program of exercises which has
eses ar anged for this nnal day Of Sep
tamRer at Canton Is quite elaborate. 1t
provides, among other things for an i'm
eostng military and civic parade as an
Yscort Of honor In the transfer of the
bodies OF President Mckinley and his
ealetsd wife from the receiving vault
wse they have temporarily repossd to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09

this tow down the 2,ooo.miIe hiRhway b
dido water. 1t IL something Of q mAs-
natner to refer to such a deet Of cosk
isde1 natboats as q tow, for In realtaR
tAs towing steamer is stationed at d
rear and pushes rather than pulls its pea
dsrous load. The position of the steames
at the rear also enables Il to act a
sort Of rudder for the great expanEe a
nst-boatH stretching out ope-third Of 4
mile 10 front Of :. When coal Is moywA
20 New Orleans n as primatiye style u
wooden coal boa e these Graf are seldom
brought back up the rivers, for thsss
original cost IL only 500 each. and this
IL considered too modest an Invcstmsr4
to Justify the expense Of towing the boats
hack Up stream. so that the outlay tee
cod boats Ia charged 10 as an item In he
cost Of transportntion.
st. Louis with her varied industries ths
water gataways to the wheat heids IL
Ksnaas, Nebraska aud Oklahoma; Mexs-
phss With her cotton trade and doaeA
otAaT fountain heads Of commerce, W
contribute heavily to the traffic of an iss
proved system of Inland waterways, b&s
Rome probably viii ngure 90 largely b
thu total cargo movement as Pittsburh
whtch has been aptly denominated u
'wortds greatest workshop" Here ls %
Industrial beehive from which there b
shipRTd each year a volume OF freigk4
that exceeds the combined tonnage d
WV York, London. Liverpool. Hamburg
and 4atwsrp, and certain II Is that wit4
9 dsepened waterway leading southwark
and the Panama Canal but a short d.
lance from It's terminal q considerable
proportion Of this burden bearing woal1
be- via ths water route. Already the lree
rhAstsrs have enjoyed rates as low 90 -
per ton for rails and wire nails trans
ported By water a distance Of 1000 miles
from Ptttsburg to New Orleans, and nat
uraily they are keen for an extension Of
such facilities. II Is estimated that there
are now more than 200 steamers and
inuumegable other craft In service on the
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and thIs
nset will be enormously Increased II this
rich region lie granted the boon Of a.
sdsousts outlet TO the sea.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09
.REZEpG D1zE
CZZZ111Za1L2QLRIHZD

IL to be carried out is yet 10 Be deter
mined. Indeed. to devise ways and means
Is one Of the duties OF the board OF sx-
perts with whom President Roosevelt 10
now to 90 into consul .ation on the spot
The supreme question concerns the depth
of channel that IL TO be striven for. Some
Of the most optimistic advocates OF the
Improvement Of our inland waterways are
clAnnoriDg for a uayigable channel fourteen
feet In depth, throughout the greater por-
ton OF the Mississipprs length.
Especially iB this deep channel sought
by the champions OF a Lakes TO Gulf
waterway. Ever since the completion OF
the Chicago Drainage Canal these enthusi-
asts have dreamed Of a chain Of inland
waterways whereby freight could be moved
by steamer and without breaking bulk
from Buffalo, Cleveland and other ports
at The eastern end Of the Great Lakes to
New Orleans and West Indian harbors,
and perhaps to even more distant des.
tinations. The Drainage Canal would bs
connected with the Mississippi through
the Despiaines and Illinois Rivers aud In
one estimate that has been made the en-
gineers figure that the expenditure Of
S2T .000, 900 would secure a uniform four
teen foot channel a. he way from the
unBalted seas TO tide alter. Yet another
scheme is that for a canal, for which a
survey has already been made, 10 connect
the upper Mississippi with Lake Superior.
Whatever be the depth of channel hnaI-
iy determined upon there IL no doubt that
once our inland waterways are ina1ewvWa
We will be treated 70 some miraculous
performances In the economical movement
Of freight. Already commodities are
moved on the interior waterways VI
America at a iowei cost than anywhere
else In the world. Just By way Of Illus
tr stien II may y pointed out that. hand
capped az our rysrmsn ars at pFesesak,
they now movs freight on the ha9Gs Of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09

their 1nal resting place In the sarcophagus
Of the new Memorial. West Lawn Gene
terry where the ceremonies are to take
place Is located on the outskirts OF Can
ten so that there will be a lengthy line
OF march through streets which will prob
ably be thronged to an extent not here
tofore dreamed possible
Canton, during the lifetime of Its most
distinguished citizen entertained enormous
crowds Of Tisttora particularly when dur
Ing the campaign OF 1896 It was the
mecca for innumerable political pilgrim
ages. Then agsin II acted as host to
a great multitude that came to attend
the funeral of the martyr President but
probably never In the past has there
been an Influx of visitors to compare with
the assemblsge that comes this week to pay
parting tribute to the most kind-hearted
OF Chief Magistrates Located but fifty
eight miles south of Cleveland and only
one hundred miles west Of Ptttsburg the
home town" of President Mckinley u
situated Ia the center of a populous ter
ritory where the career Of the great pro
tsctionist was matter OF househoia in
terest for quarter or q century. Thus
bis friends, neighbours and old-time con-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09

to note that concrete has been extern
sively employed In this edince which Is
designed to stand for ages. Indeed, the
shell OF the MauEoleum has rough wills
OF concrete, throughout. reinforced with
steel as necessary and faced with the
pink granite and other materials above
mentioned.
The interior Of the tomb has a eolum-
mr. treatment and the lighting is entirely
from above, the opening being so proper
TONED to the space 10 be lighted that
certain solemnity OF effect Ia attained.
Within the tomb is the double sar-
eophagus where the bodies OF Pres
ldsnt and Mrs Mckinley will hence
forth repose The main portion Of this
sarcophaRgs Is Of brick and cement but
the exterior Is wholly OF black polished
granite. The two caskets to be placed
within the sareophagus are exactly alike;
Of solid bronze and among the finest
ever constructed,
The Mausolsuia, however. does not By
any means constitute The Memorial In It's
entirety. There are landscape and sup
Elementary features Of notable character
and indeed, no monument In the world
has more attractive setting than this
tribute at Canton. a great concrete
Lined lagoon or basin constitutes the prln.
cipal approach 20 the tomb and strives
a. q unique feature, The lagoon or Long
Water" as II IL technically termed, Is
about 800 feet in length and varies In
width from IS to as feet. II widens
gradually as 1t approaches the tomb %
Aat the vista includes the whole width
Of the grand staircase leading FROM the
vuters edge to the portal OF the tomb.
This quiet basin, bordered with turf re-
bacts and repeats the beautiful monumsn-
tai composition beyond like q great mir
rcr spread out before It. Flanking the
waterway are four rows Of trsca, parwiies-
ing driveways. two on either side Of the
wstsr, thus afgording sn unobstrusted
visw ct the approach and Of the Mahso-
beum
AZ a link connecting this lagoon on the
teweE isvsl aud the Mausoienm which
crowns the hili there is a grand staIr-
ease ~ imposing character. The stair
cans > sf Eranits and the steps Which
are IS feet in width are In four runs
WITH vida landings between. making q
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09

and he VIII be accompanied By the mem
bers Of the recently created Inland Wa
terways Commission, a body Of experts
who viii have much TO do with formulat-
Ing the plans for the gigantic undertake
tlx
The present crusade for the deepening
ana improvement Of the channels Of o. r
Inland rivers is no newborn scheme The
subject has been agitsted with more or
less energy at intervals for may decades
past. However, several circumstances
have lately combined to epfc more Sc
rious attention TO the matter on the part
% the whole country than has heretofore
been accorded It. For one thing. rs d re
suit Of the agitation regarding excessive
railroad rates. the people Of the Ohio ami
Mississippi Valleys have naturally s-ea
tempted to turn for relief TO the great
highways for water borne commerce
lying practically neglected at their doors.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09

Chairman OF the Rivers and Hsrbors Com
mfttee OF the U. g. House Of Representa-.
tives and who Is probably tine best posted
man 10 the world on the whole subject
Of FLYER and harbor Improvement Asso.
eiated with him are Senator Newlands Of
missioner Of Corporations Senator War
ner Of Missouri: Gen. Alexander Mscken-
Eie, Chief Of Engineers Of the Z. &. Army
tnow in charge OF all government river
and harbor Improvement work.: Senator
Bankhesd Of Alabama ". J. McGee OF.
FORE Pinchot head Of the q. q. Forestry
Service and expert on water supply; and
F. II. Newell whose wide experience at
the head Of the U. s. Reclamation Service
especially qualities him to grappls with
such problems
That the mighty Mississippi and ltS
principal tributaries nust b improved n
the sdiet Of Uncle Sam bat just bow this
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09

Memorial was designed by II. Van Ru-
ren Magonigle. of New York City, his
plan, submitted in competition. having
been chosen by jury OF eminent Ameri-
can architects as the most artistic and
appropriate. Work on the Mauaoleum
was commenced IN the spring Of 1905
and the cornerstone was laid on Noven-
Der 10, 1905. Although a number Of
changes were made In the plans after
work was started and q considerable
portion of the marblework was DESTROYED
ey TIRE In Buffalo, thus entsiling do
lays, the Memorial enjoys the distinctioa
Of being one Of the few great puhlic
monuments that have been virtually CON
pletod on sehsdule time.
II was originally planned to construct
the exterior OF the Mnusoieum OF whlsa
granite with grapite Of warmer tens
toF the steps and balustrades bet upsa
consideration q change In this schsus
was deemed advisable and tAs sasAsa
exterior Of the structure has been Coz
structed Of pink Milford Eraaits wkNa
the interior Is finished 10 iight gray
ROCKVILLE marble with hoped surAhc2.
The main structure Is 70 feet 10 dismstse
and los feet In height II Ia interesting
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09
A Necklace Which Brings
Bad Luck.

weird story is being told In Londoa
ard India cbout a certain very ydluahls
necklace which has for many years b.
longed to the MRharhnuee Of coOeh BshAr
In India The hlsto'y Of the necklace
which Is composed ~ pearls and tuF-
quoises Of the rarest quality Is decidedly
peculiar. While II was owned By the Ma
harannee she was robbed Of enormous
quap titles Of jewels and her husbacd tia
MahArajah lost many OF his mOst yslu-
able riding horses I'll luck according to
the MAhArannesH story purEled her COO
tinuouFy. She sent to a pupdit or a pro
fsssional wise man az they are called In
India and after studying the matter b
advised her to send thu necklace to Lady
Roberts In London. This was done and
this spell on the hlahLrajah's household
Is said 20 nave disappeared. curiouSly
cnc1ah Lady Roberts has recently be@e
vsay u and the superstltIous claim y %
the r1ti spell Of tbs turquoise and paesa
ns1klaea Of the Mahsranuee Of ceoeh ~
bar which hAH transferred itE woxk d
EnKiisA TERRITORY.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09

stituents come to join with his admirers
from more distant sections Of the eoun-
try In a closing testimonial Of respect
to his memory
The Msusoleum which win be formally
announced as complete by President
Roosevelt has been erected under the
direction Of the National Mckinley Me-
mortal Association, a body that. as indi.
Gated BY its name, is national in scope
and has for Its moving spirits McKinley's
most Intimate personal friends and
closest ass2aates In public life. The
Associations not only raised By popular
subscription the sum Of half a million
dollars to defray the cost Of the monu-
ment but has collected In addition an
endowment fund Of Sio0, 700, the income
from which insures for all time ths
proper maintenance of the Memorial.
Next to President Roosevelt probably
the Taost conspicuous figure In the ex-
ercises at Canton will be McKinIey's
old personal friend and neighbor, Jurtice
Day of the United States Supreme Court
who Is President Of the Mckinley Ma
tional Memorial Association and WIN be
In q sense the Official host Of the promi-
nent men who come to Canton on this
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09

total length Of more than 200 feet The
hill 10 terraeed 10 conform with the lAaA-
ings on the staircase. presenting q ter-
raced mound surmounted by the stree
turo proper. At the base OF the staircase
Is a plaza 200 feet in width. This gen
erai plan, II VIII be observed suggests 9
cross and a sword, the architect hsVizz
sought a symbolism appropriate to tbs
Memorial OF one who was a martyr and
President in time of war In order,
however, not to distract attention frem
the Monument beyond the plaxa Is Ian
devoid OF treatment other than a parapA
wall
A conspicuous feature Of the Memorial
is the location at the head Of the grand
staircase and fifty feet In front Of the
facade Of the MausoIeum OF a statue u
the martyr President The modelling AZ
this heroic size bronze figure was entrust-
ed to Charles Henry Nlehaus, the wen
known sculptor and his conception OF tbs
subject has been warmly praised An
about the Memorial there d. dispostti6a
OF trees that add materially to the bar
uony OF the picture.
A large proportion of the thousands II
visitors who will be Ia Canton this veal
VIII pay VISIT TO the old home Of Presi
dent Mckinley which through the gensf
osity Of the friends and relatives Of ths
martyr President has now been converted
into memorial museum and patriotic
shrine, somewhat after the plan followv4
In the cane OF Gen, Washfngton's hone
st Mt Vernon. Not only is this cosy
flsr3s house. so often referred 70 as the
Mckinley cottage" OF Interest in itsSif
but II IL filled with mementoes OF the
late President and his invalid wife. YA
another point OF interest Is he First
Methodist Episcopal Church Of which Ne
kInfey was member and from which
stately edtnce bis funeral was held This
place OF worship Ia a particular magnet
for tho Visiting throngs by reason Of the
fact that MIRA Mckinley shortly before
her Death caused to be placed In the
ehprSh magnificent memorial windows In
tribute 10 her husband
wALDoN FAwcETT.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09

Ee HE present week Is likely to prove
most significant one In the history of
- the development Of inland transpor-
tation 10 the United States. BY all signs 1t
should mark the dawn OF a new era for
millions OF residents Of the interior por-
ton of the country whose welfare Is more
less closely bound up with the growth OF
this section. The particular current event
that indirectly gives promise Of so much Is
the trip OF President Roosevelt and a large
party Of prominent officials down the
Mississippi River from keokuk, Iowa, 10
Memphis, Tenn.
The President makes the journey at the
invitation Of the governors of the states
traversed by the Father Of Waters but
the excursion is something more than a
mere pleasure jaunt. It Is indeed. the
first tangible move toward the improve
ment of Americas matchless system Of
inland waterways network of natural
pathways for commerce that has been
surprisingly neglected IN the past. Ile
nations strenuous Chief Executive with
bis proverbial fondness for getting al the
root Of things Is to make a arst-hsud In
Yeatigation Of the needs Of the interior
waterways with 4 view to making recon-
mendations to Congress on the subject
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09

Even more potent as q factor In srousInR
sentiment on the subject IL the growing
reaiIzH ton Of the possibilities open TO
such a system OF waterways as feed
err Of the new Panama Canal commerce
With adequate channels for our inland
waterways steel from the mills at Pitts
burg, wheat from the farms Of the Mid
die West and manufactures from the
shops at ST. Loais could be deiiN cred In
the markets OF the Orient at cheaper
prices than could be quoted by the mer-
chants Of any rival nation.
The possibilities OF the neld and the
pressing need for action led President
Roosevelt some months ago 10 appoint the
Inland Waterways Commission. the mem
bers Of which are now TO accompany him
for a personal inspection OF their new
Geld OF labor The Chairman Of the Com
mission ia Congressman Theodore z. Bur
ton Of Ohio who has been for years past
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09

carrying more bedbuss Ia its public con
veysnces than any oth4r city Ia the world
II Is reported that the Southern Rail
road Is going 10 consider cigarette 5nok
Ing as a habit that impnirs the sfscisncy
Of It's smploye4
At present, according 70 statistics com.
piled By the forest services, The u1itsd
States are anng bstwssz three % four
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09

Gently cut OF bis private stables 10 cor
rect a dehcit Of t125.oo0 in his budget
Someone bias computed that the average
woman carried 20 miles Of hair on her
head.
In the North Central States there Ia a
percentage Of % unmarried men out Of
every 100. TO 1913 Of unmarried r-=ssh.
New York city has the rsputs ton Of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-09
1uch in Little = Bits OF Interesting Information Cat

The Indian population on India res
ervations is 2e1. SOL
Fewer than 5000 people own all the
land Of Great Britain
The egg collection OF the King Of Den
mark Is valued az :12s. roo
Three thousand marriages pc. day Is the
record for the entire world.
Grown Prince 0ustavus o. swsssn rs