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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
NO SIGN OF A STORM.
Weather Has Cleared Up and Is Quite
Pleasant.

Every indication of the storm which
has been lowering over this part of the
state for the past "a hours has disap-
peared and sunshine of the pure and
unadulterated grade prevails. The
clouds which have hung over the city
for some time in angry threatening
groups have taken their departure and
today there is sunshine. everywhere.
Early this morning the mist was so
thick that the bells on the street cars
kept up a constant clang owing to the
danger of collisions. Since the mist
raised the day has been all that could
be asked and best of all the tempara-
ture has been constantly rising as has
been the case for several days past and
the temperature is of the garden plant
ing variety. Fair and warmer is the
story of the forecast as applied to the
next "a hours. The temperatures of the
day which have added much toward it's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
GREATEST SHIP EVER BUILT.
Some Facts and Figures Regarding
the Mammoth Cunarder.

The great Cunard steamship, Maure-
tania, though at first sight identical
with the Lusitania, exceeds that vessel
slightly in size, SO that the palm of be-
ing the greatest vessel which the world
has ever seen is transferred to the Maui
retania. She also differs from her sis
ter ship in the matter of internal dec
grafton Probably no vessel has ever
structure so much thought or such a
striving after a tasteful result as has
been the case with the Mauretania. So
successful is the result that the effect
upon the passenger is that of being in
some richly decorated country seat or
palace.
The immense size of the Mauretania
can best be appreciated by the follow
ing dimensions: Length. 79O feet;
breadth, SS feet; depth to boat deck, 80
feet; horsepower of turbine engines
10000; height to tops of tunnels. 155
feet; height to mastheads, ZIG feet; pas
senger accommodation, first class, $50;
second class, 500; third class, 1900; crew.
500 to 900.
Figures, however, convey but a bare
idea of the great size. A favorite
standard of comparison in shipping is
the leviathan of Brunei, the Great
Eastern, the mammoth steamer, which.
born before its time.yet solved in her con-
struction many of the most difficult
problems with which the modern build
ers of big ships have to grapple. The
Mauretania, however, quite dwarfs the
gigantic Great Eastern, exceeding it in
length by 100 feet.
In the matter of lighting and ven
tilation, probably no vessel has ever
equaled the Mauretania, there being no
fewer than 1000 windows and sidelights.
including 500 patent ventilating lights.
Artificial illumination is furnished bv
5000 electric lights.
The Mauretania is indeed a vessel of
wonderful contrasts. While 2,s5O pas
sengers may sit down to dinner in her
brilliantly-lit saloons. fifty cooks labor
heroically in her great kitchens below
decks While all is gaiety above, 600
tons of dead weight in metal is revolv-
ing at the rate of $50 revolutions a
minute in the depths of her power
chambers. IN which a Quickly-moving
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22

staff of 800 enginemen watch pressure
gauges, oil whirling shafts, and feed
coal into 1872 glowing furnaces.
The captain, high up on his bridge.
looks down 100 feet to the level OF the
surging waters. A telephone is at his
orders to the officers and seamen sta
toned far away on the forecastlo.
crows nest, or aftermost bridge. Be
low decks an army of $50 stewards
wait upon the comfort of the passen-
gers. Indeed, every detail in this vast
floating town is carefully studied. The
millionaire who pays $4,000 for regal
suite is provided with his own special
attendants, his own private pantry. and
a separate entrance to his apartments,
private mansion on land. In the bar
ber's shop, so perfect is every detail,
one finds a patent hydraulic chair
which. adapting itself instantly to every
roll of the ship, permits the safe shaw
ing of passenger even in an Atlantic
gale.
If you take a brisk walk three times
around the Mauretania' wide prom
enade deck you have covered mile
exactly. Then stepping into splendid
hall, an aluminium filled passenger lift
is waiting to convey you swiftly to the
staterooms below, each of which is
fitted with separate telephone appar-
atus. Thus if you desire it you may
ring up the central exchange and be
connected Immediately with the state
room of any other pass enger in any
part of the ship. The mere pressing of
an electric bell in ones cabin operates
an elaborate apparatus in the stewards
room, by which the attendants on duty
see at once, even among the multitude
of apartments, which passenger is de-
string attendance.
While everything has been done to
make the Mauretania as beautiful as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
Policemen Don't Know Joints
When They See Them.
OFFICERS ARE BACK.
Think They Made Part of a
Case.
The Chief Of Police Refused to
Testify.

| I'VE have discovered why they didn't
| enforce the prohibitory liquor law in
| Wichita. They have policemen on the
| force who swear that they wouldn't rec
| ognfze a saloon or joint If they saw
| it,.
This is the announcement made to-
day by Charles D. Shukers, assistant
attorney general, who returned from
Wichita where he has been taking tes-
t1mony in the suit brought by the state
to GUST the city and enjoin it from ever
receiving any money for the protection
OF joints, saloons and diSorderlyl houses
I'VE put one Wichita policeman on
the stand" continued Mr.. Shukers.
"who swore that he had never seen a
joint or saloon in Wichita, that he had
never been in such a place, that he
didn't know where any such place was
located, and when he pinned him right
down to it, admitted that he wouldn't
know joint if he should see it,
Under such conditions, Wichita is
certainly in dangerous predicament.
Their police force is likely to raid a
dry goods store, or blacksmith shop,
under the impression that they are en-
forcing the prohibitory law.
1t is possible that the state may sub
poena and take the testimony Of a lot
of women and children of Wichita for
the purpose of proving the existence
of saloons and joints and Showing up''
the policemen who have confessed to
their utter inability to see any viola
tions of the law.
Mr.. Shukers continued: "We did get
some evidence against the diSOrderly
houses which was absolutely conclu-
stVe. One policeman testified that 1t
was customary to collect $25 a month
from the keepers and S. a month from
the inmates
How did you do7'' asked John Daw-
son, assistant attorney general did
you form a procession of all these peo-
pie once a month, and march them up
to the police Station?''
"Oh, no." said the officer. ''I Just
went around to their places and col
lected the money 1 turned it over
to the police Judge, and he turned it
over to the city treasurer
The books of the police judge were
introduced in evidence, and showed
that UP to the Tina the suit was filed,
1t had been customary merely to keep
track of the names of disorderly
characters paying money, and the
amount paid in. St
The books also Indicated that when
a jointist was arrested he was charged
with "disorderly conduct" and fined
800; when the jointist operated
gambling house in connection with
orderly conduct and fast driving" and
given 5000 fine. 1t was a very beau
tiful system of avoiding all appearance
of evil.
The chief of police of Wichita re-
fused to testify concerning everything
that had occurred during the past two !
years, on the ground that If he did. he
would give evidence which would in
criminate himself. He told a good
deal that had happened prior to the
past two years, however.
The taking of evidence was not |
in the case as Judge Van
daveer of Hutchinson, the special |
has an engagement which pre- |
vented his staying longer at Wichita. !
The case will be resumed on Monday, |
25.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
MRS. PALM SEEKS CLEsIENCY.
Asks Commissioners to Let Husband
Out of Jail.

Mrs. August Palm appeared before
the county commissioners today and
asked for clemency for her husband
who is in Jail under thirty days SEN
tence for obtaining money under false
pretenses through the medium of bad
check Palm has been in Jail for about
week now. Mrs. Palm represented
that she and her two children were
poverty stricken and were being cared
for at the expense of some chaitably
inclined persons. She said that she
and her children were in dire need of
the support of Mr.. Palm. The commis-
sioners will take the matter up with
the sheriff and the county attorney
1t is likely that these officers will not
make any objection to the parole of
Palm under the circumstance, and that
he will be released this afternoon on
the order of the county commissioners.
He will be paroled with the explicit un-
that if he does not behave
himself, keep sober and care for his
and made to serve out his full term in
Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
ulLU u n IUOa
The Mauretania Cannot Equal
the Lusitania Record.
But She Has Made the Best
Days Run i'm History.
HAS HAD BAD LUCK.
Ran Into a Storm That Lasted
Three Days.
She Made 624 Knots on the
Fourth Day Out.
HAS HAD BAD LUCK.

New York, Nov. 22.-The new Cum
ard liner Mauretania was Off SANDY
Hook at 9:55 a. m, and was in COM
munication with the shore stations by
wireless.
A message from the Manuretania
states that she may not reach her
dock today. High tide is necessary to
make it absolutely safe to bring the
big ship up the bay, and she was still
fog bound when the tide reached its
maximum this morning. The prospects
were that the ship would have to wait
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
Much New Business.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 22.-Nearly ST.
600. 900 of new business has been placed
on the books of the Westinghouse ma
chine and the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing companies during
the past week by concerns west of Chi
cago 1t is rumored that plans for the
early retirement of the receivers are In
prOgresS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
ON CARNEGlE'S LIST.
Ida Lewis Will Receive $50 Month
for Life.

Newport, r. l., Nov. 22-Mrs Ida
Lewis Wilson or Ida Lewis, as she is
more popularity known, keeper of the
Lime Rock lighthouse, at the southern
end of Newport harbor. has again been
honored for bravery in saving lives in
her term at that point.
Andrew Carnegie has put her on his
private list. insuring $50 a month dur
ing her lifetime.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
Negro Has Chappelle Arrested.

A complaint charging James Chap
pelle proprietor of the Copeland hotel,
with assault and battery was sworn to
in the county attorneys office today by
George Shields, a negro. Subsequently
a warrant was issued in the court of
Topeka for the arrest of Mr.. Chap
pelle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
Saturdays Football Games.

Saturdays Football Games.
Yale VS.. Harvard. at Cam
bridge.
Chicago VS.. Carlisle. at Chi
cago.
Wisconsin VS.. Minnesota. at
Madison.
Army VS.. Syracuse. at West
Point.
Amherst VS.. Brown, at Provi-
dence.
Lafayette VS.. Lehigh, at
South Bethlehem.
University of Iowa VS.. Iowa
State, at Ames.
Nebraska VS.. Doane, at Lin
coin.
Purdue VS.. Notre Dame. at
Lafayette.
Illinois VS.. Indiana, at
Bloomington.
Trinity VS.. Haverford, at
Haverford.
Navy VS.. Virginia, at An
napolis.
Oklahoma We. Arkansas at
Muskogee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22

Barber-shall take little of the ends
of your hair, sir?
take II off the ends, unless you can get
IT out of the middle.-Chicago Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22

said.
Ned know it: I have just been sued
for breach of promise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Nov. 22.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair and warmer tonight and
Saturday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-17
CUT OUT FOR A DIPLOMAT.
Little Son of South American Minis.
ter Is Wise.

Domingo Obaldia, the six-year-old
son of the former minister from and
the present acting president of Pan.
anna, made many friends during his
fathers residence in this city. He is
a precocious youngster, quick to an
ticipate the American predisposition
to interrogate children of foreign
countries. For instance, directly a
person inquired his name, he not only
gave it promptly, but supplied the in
formation that sit was just the same
as Sunday" for which intelligent peo-
pie were correspondingly grateful
Several months ago Domingo paid
visit with his mother to a very
handsome and popular Washington
hostess. He was greatly impressed
with her appearance and charm and
expressed a wish TO pay a second
visit. The opportunity never arose,
however, but his mother consented
to take him with her when she re-
Gently called to say good-by to the
lady in question. 1t was the latter's
uoy oA AOuS1 anu LnS uldW1uS-GOOn
was filed when Nine Obaldia was
announced. Little Domingo-"th
same as Sunday''-paused in the CEN
ter of the room, clasped his hands
and gazed with all his soul in his eyes
at his hostess. Then in rapid but
quite audible Spanish he said to his
mother:
There she is-just look at her
as heavenly beautiful as ever!"
If Domingo follows in the footsteps
of his father, he is likely to be a
good diplomat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-17
His Memory al Fault.

A veracious observer dropped into
one of Washington most popular
cafes the other day, merely to get a
match While the bartender was mix
ing the phosphorus man prominent
in local business and social circles
strolIed in and took q half Nelson
hold on the rail. From his appear
ance one would. have thought that he
had just recovered from a severe H.
ness or was suffering from fatty de.
degeneration Of the equilibrium Evi.
IDENTIFY he was well known to the wor.
thy mixer, for that dignitary drew
thither and put himself at the sick
mans service.
SHAY. have you sheen m frien'.
Congressman -, in here thish after.
noon?'
yes, sir, he was in here about an
hour ago"
The visitor leaned farther forward
and with evident anxiety inquired In
what was meant for a whisper:
Shay, wuzsh I with him?"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-17
Grammar and Glory.

Job E. Hedges was one of the prize
students at Princeton. While Mayor
Strong's secretary he was compelled
to prepare in jiffy mayors mes
sage to the board of estimate and ap.
portionment. In the rush one glazing
grammatical error and two or three
expressions of doubtful rhetorical &C.
curacy appeared in the message The
following day a New York city news
paper severely criticised Mayor Strong
for his incoherent use of the language.
The mayor and Mr.. Hedges were
rather chagrined.
"See here, Mr.. Mayor" said Mr.
Hedges, you know / can write and
speak grammatical English and
know you can,6and I want you to let
me tell the newspaper boys that I was
the villain in this case. don't want
you to be the victim of my needless.
ness"
"Job," replied Mayor Strong, Sup
pose this newspaper had said that thas
message was the most brilliant mes.
sage ever issued by q public officer,
do you suppose I'd come out and say
you wrote it? No, Stree! Not by q
joyful! I'd appropriate all the glory.
You keep mum. New York Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-17
White Paint for the White House.


The annual cleaning of the White
House is under way. A large force of
painters is now at work on the struc-
lure, and pretty much all of the four
months the President is absent will be
utilized in renovating and cleaning the
exterior of the old building.
The walls of the White House were
hot painted last year. The expert
ment Of washing with highly recon-
mended preparation was made. This
was unsuccessful, as the wash seems
10 have cracked the paint and left the
walls in bad shape generally wherever
It was applied. After these walls have
been properly treated a liberal treat
ment of good old-fashioned paint will
be used, and the White House again
will appear in its glistening dress of
pure Washington Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-17
Patent Office No Pauper.

More patents were issued during
1906 and more money collected by
the United States patent office than
in any single year previous, with the
exception of 1905, since the establish
ment of the patent Office in 1886, says
the Technical World.
1t is shown that the receipts reached
a total of $1,79O,921.3S for the IL
months, while the expenditures of the
Office were $1,554, 1871 20, making a net
gain for the year of $236,0301S
The patent Office is one of the very
few self-supporting departments Of
the government. The amount of the
patent fund to the credit of the office
in the United States is now $6,427,-
02186.
During the past year there were
56,482 applications for patents for in
ventions, designs and reissues, and a
total of 31,965 patents were issued.
The residents of New York state
proved the most active inventors, sub
hitting 4,642 applications, or one for
every 1866 persons. Illinois was Sec
ond, with 3,107 patents. Patents
granted to foreigners numbered SAT-,
of which eight were to Cuban invent
ors. The total number Of patents is
sued between 1886 and 1907 is s40,-
533
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-17
Washinaton,s Small SUBWAY.

Washington will soon have one Of
the smallest subways n the world"
said F. G. Wilson of the Capital city.
This underground railroad will be less
than a third of mile long and will
connect the capitol building with the
house of representatives office build
ing. 1t will contain a narrow gage
electric line and also two wide side
walks. The reason this tunnel is be-
ing built is the difficulty encountered
by members of the house going be-
tween the two points. It is necessary
to cross a wide street in the Capitol
park, and this is always filed with
fast moving automobiles as well as
carriages and other vehicles. It
sometimes takes the lawmakers Is
minutes to get from their Office to the
capitol. The new railroad will be in
operation by December L.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-17
SPRINT WAS NOT ENJOYED.
Washinatonian Got More Exercise
Than He carsd For.

A funny story is going the rounds
concerning a recent adventure of 3
Washington merchant who tips the
scales at something over 800 pounds.
The portly paEty was in hurry to
catch train that was scheduled to
leave at certain hour, and finding
that he only had fifteen minutes in
which to reach the depot, he hastily
summoned an ancient nighttime coupe.
The vehicle was as rickety and I'M
certain as the tabled Parsons One
Hoss Shay and just before the fat
man entered the rig he notified the
driver to hasten to the station at top
speed.
With this he scrambled into the
coupe and slammed the door. Hardly
had he done SO when his great avoir-
dupois caused the floor of the vehicle
to go down and out like flash. The
big mans feet went down to the con-
creted roadway, but by grasping the
small seat in front of him he man
aged to keep himself from falling into
the running gear. The vehicle in the
meantime was going at quarter-horse
speed, the driver heading for the de-
pot and flashing his bony steed into all
the run it had in its not over nim-
BILE legs.
The fat man found himself COM
PEELED to work his chubby limbs with
great rapidity and fairly run in COM
pany with the old hack to the railroad
station, upon reaching which he sank
to the ground from exhaustion and OF
course missed the train. After the
stout individual had partially recov-
cred from his enforced foot race
against time, the driver demanded his
fare and damages for the loss of the
floor of his coupe
you wait, you BANKED scoundrel,
until I get my wind and I'll pay you
with big club" said the exasper-
ated merchant "You made me run
nearly fifteen blocks owing to the
rottenness of your rig, and row you
want pay, do you? Just wait till
get out of the hospital and note
what'll happen to you, you smither-
ing idiot"
And the fat man limped away sup
ported by two stalwart men.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-17
Rival for Twine Trust.

The Irvine trust may find a rival In
the Malva Castena, a new Philippine
abeT plant
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-17
THE STORY.

I T WAS a perilous undertaking, but
y the heart Of David, chaf1ng under
the cruel and bitter prosecutions he
had suffered at SauIs hands, had
grown desperate, and when his re-
lentless enemy had followed him
into the wilderness of Ziph he
had suddenly resolved that he would
not be hunted down like a dog, but
would seek his enemy face to face
and that it shSuld be, either SauTs
life or his own in a hand-to-hand
encounter. That evening his spies
had returned with the report that
King Saul himself had come with.
his soldiers, and was encamped in.
the hill of Hachilah, and he had del
termined to hazard journey thither
and started at once with Abishai.
1t was a hard and perilous Jour-
ney. The night was dark and it
was with difficulty that a passage
was found through the dense under
growth. David had established his
stronghold in one Of the most mac
cessible portions of the wild region.
and the passage from it to the point
where Saul was encamped would
have been a difficult one even in the
day time. But in the dead of night
with only the starlight to give but
feeble and uncertain light progress
was slow, so that ere they came to
the region where Saul and his 5000
men lay encamped the morning was
almost ready to break.
AS David realized his nearness to
the camp of his enemy the bitterness
Of his lot forced itself afresh upon
his heart. Here he was fugitive
and a wanderer all because of the
unreasoning hatred of one man. All
the things which he had suffered dur
ing the long years in which Saul had
so relentlessly sought his life passed
in review before his mind.
Better that either Saul or David
were dead" he muttered. "And this
night shall determine which," and he
set his teeth firmly, and took step
nearer the encamped army.
N l had improved my opportunity
when God gave my enemy into my
hanss IN the cave, should have been
saved this hard nights trip" David
continued, as the memory of that ex-
per1ence in the cave in the wilderness
OF Engedi came to him. "BUt Isure-
ly thought that when I spared his
life that he would cease troubling nae.