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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-20
BALLOT FOR BISHOPS.
First Vote Is Taken at the Methodist
Episcopal Conference.

Baltimore, May 20.-The election Of
eight new bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church began at today's ses-
sion of the general conference in the
presence of the largest gathering Of
spectators that has yet attended AS
soon as the first ballot had been cast
the tellers retired to count the votes
Two-thirds of all votes cast were nee
esSary to elect. No report from the
tellers had been received when the hour
of adjournment arrived. A recess was
thereupon taken until o'clock this
afternoon to hear the result and take
another vote.
The report Of the committee on ed
ucation recommending the separation
of the board of education freedmen's s
aid and Sunday schools into three dis
tinct bodies was again under consider
alton today. The first item providing
for the division was adopted, leaving
the details of the reorganization of the
boards to be settled.
In dividing the board the conference
reversed the action of the last action
when the three boards were consolidat-
ed. In the discussion today the plan
was declared impracticable after a
trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-20
Grant Harrington Is First Man
on the Ground.
BRYAN AND BOTKIN
Are Being Doomed by the Hia-
watha Editor.
Harris Will Be Asked to Run
for U. s. Senator.

salina, Kan, May 20.-There has
been more doing In the. Democratic
circles in Salina the past "a hours
than ever before in the history of the
town. Salina and Saline county in
former years have been almost
strangers to the Democratic party.
The first visitors to arrive, two report
ers for Democratic papers that do not
circulate in this territory were made
as welcome as though they were can
didates for the governors chair.
The first real delegate to appear on
the ground was Grant Harrington of
the Hiawatha Democrat He came in
on late train and early in the morn
ing he was out talking for the best in
terests of the party.
Mr. Harrington says it is his judg-
ment that the Democrats will nomi-
nate Botkin for governor.
When Harrington and Secretary
Pepperell made their appearance
things began to move more rapidly,
and the program will no doubt be an
interesting one from Democratic
ences have been the order of the day.
W. H. H. Pepperell, secretary of
the state committee, is enthusiastic
over the prospects. At this meeting
the plan for raising money for the
campaign, and so far as possible the
selection of candidates for the various
offices will be decided upon. An effort
is to be made to get former United
States Senator Harris into the race for
the senatorship but his friends here
state that they have received assur-
ances that he positively will not run.
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma was
to have made the principal speech, but
it is stated positively that a message
has been received saying that because
of matters that have come up In the
Oklahoma legislature it will be impos-
sible for him to get away from Guth-
rie.
While Bryan has strong following
it will be found that Governor Johnson
of Minnesota also has many friends
especially among the Swedes OF cen
ttral kansas. Johnson's friends are de-
termined to makea strong effort te
side track Bryan, hut the latter's
friends saw this can not be done.
Besides the fight for control of the
Kansas delegation for presidentia
candidate. a candidate for governor l!
to be settled upon. There are severa
men now mentioned in connection
with the place. Jerry Botkin, w. H
RYAN Of Girard, John Breidenthal Of
Kansas City, Kan, and Russell Har
rison of Sedan. Harry Mcmillan O
| Minneapolis who has been prominen
| in Fifth district matters for some tim'
| past. will be a candidate for 1feutenan
governor.
The slate will be fixed up toda!
probably.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-20
BRYAN AND MITCHELL.
Labor Leader Desired by Nebraskan as
Running Mate.

Omaha, Neb., May 20.-It is declared
on good Nebraska authority that Will
lam Jennings Bryan would rather have
John Mitchell, eminent labor leader, as
the nominee for vice president with
him on the next Democratic ticket than
any man in the United States. Bryan
has not said so, but it would be unbe-
coming to Bryan to say anything either
way The fact remains that an
Omaha newspaper. which has been
considered the mouthpiece Of Mr..
Bryan, has declared that Mitchell is
the strongest possible man the Demo-
Gratis can nominate for vice president.
The editorial in question, which is ia
ken in many quarters to represent the
ideas of Mr.. Bryan himself, tales up
the list Of names so far mentioned III
connection with the vice presidency and
eliminates the majority Of them for
cause" leaving only John Sharp Will
Jams, Senator Culberson of Texas; ex-
Governor Douglas of Massachusetts;
Tom Johnson of Cleveland, and John
Mitchell
Then this same editorial proceeds
by inference to espouse the cause OF
Mitchell by lauding him as probably
the strongest of all of these vice presi-
Dental suggestions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-20
MADISON BILL MAY PASS
Friends of Anti-InjunctiOn Measure
Hope to Get 1t Through.

Washington, May 20.-Representative
Townsend (Mich.) who is making
strong efforts to put through at this
session legislation restricting injunc-
ton powers of the courts, had a talk
with the president today.
Mr. Townsend said that at the con-
ference of Republicans to be held to-
night it was hoped an agreement would
be reached to take up and pass the
bill introduced jointly by Representa-
tives Madison (Kan.) and Hubbard CIV.
Va).
Mr.. Townsend said the thought this
measure. if it should become law would
satisfy the majority Of laboring men
of the country, although it might not
be radical enough for some Of the LABOR
leaders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-20
RETURNED TO JAIL.
Convict Who Escaped IS Years Ago
Found in Wichita.

Seattle, Wash, May 20.-Frank
Hart, who was sentenced to seven
years Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary, and who escaped from the coun-
ty Jail here pending an appeal of his
case has returned to the Jail after an
absence of over 13 years. Hart has
been running a pool room at Wichita.
Kan. and was recently arrested on
suspicion by a railroad detective. His
picture was identified in the rogues
gallery and he was returned to this
city.
Hart was convicted of steering two
Swedish women into a shell game
where they lost $500. Two accom-
plices were also convicted, but they
refused to escape at the time Hart
did and were pardoned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-20
HAD A LONG TALK.
Uncle Joe Calls at the White House
by Invitation.

Washington, May 20.-After
somewhat lengthy conference with
president Roosevelt at the White
House today, Speaker Cannon on leav-
ing said:
\ 7eWhenever I am requested by the
nresident to come to his Office / have
made it an invariable rule to refrain
from discussing the supJect unoer
consideration. However, there was
nothing of such importance con-
sidered today that the president
should not make it known If he
should see ht-
Sneaker Cannon would express no
nronhecy as to whether congress
would conclude its work this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-20
MANY WANT SEATS.
Demand on Democrat National Com
mittee Heaviest Ever Known.

Denver, Col, May 20-Preparations
for the national Democratic conven-
.1on have practically been completed.
Work on the new auditorium has been
hurried until nothing remains to be
done, but place the seats in position
and allot the space to the various dele
cations. Those in charge of the
arrangements for the national con-
vention say that the requests for seats
are easily twice as numerous as at any
convention the Democratic party has
ever held.
The members of the national COM
ittee will hold a meeting in Denver,
in the latter part of June and decide
UEtr the temporary chairman.
At the headquarters of the sub-com-
mittee of the national Democratic COM
mittee, which is in charge of former
Governor ]. E. Osborne, of Wyoming,
the hardest work of the convention
preparations has been disposed of. All
the delegations so far selected by the
various states have been provided with
headquarters and the printing of
tickets and badges has been attended
to. A special souvenir badge has been
prepared for the members of the ma
| tional committee and there will also be
| a special badge for delegates.
| The arrangements for doorkeepers
and guards in the auditorium have not
| been fully made; this work will be
more comprehensive than usual this
/ L.
! tin has arranged a plan for handling
the immense crowd of visitors so that
the annoyance from spectators moving
about in the galleries will be reduced
| to minimum. Admission tickets to
| the general public will provide for seats
| in certain specified sections to which
| the ticket holders will be directed by
ushers. In this manner the confusion
and noise occasioned by large crowd
pressing toward the most desirable
seats will be eliminated. 1t is expected
! that at each session of the convention
| fourteen thousand people will be pro-
vided with seats. There will also be
| a limited number of standing room
| tickets issued.
The decorations for the national con-
vention will be the most elaborate tina,
have been attempted in Denver. Elec-
trical effects will be conspicuous in dec
orations and flags and bunting will be
used in lavish manner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-20

has no fight to make upon Mr.. Stubbs.
He is a very good man but being per,
sonally acquainted with both Leland
and Stubs. I feel confident that MT.
Leland is better qualified for the posi-
ton than Mr.. Stubbs, has been better
Republican and has been my custom
for 20 years in Kansas, do not hesl-
tate to declare my preferences for Mr.
Leland, but should Mr.. Stubbs receive
the nomination the Dispatch can ana
will support. him as loyalty as any pa
per in the state and it will not be
new thing in this office either.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-20
TAFT GOES SOUTH.
Will Address Tennessee Bar Associa-
ton Thursday Night.

Washington, May 20.-Secretary
Taft left here last night for Nashville,
Tenn, where he has an engagement to
address the Tennessee bar association
on Thursday night. He will then go
to Cleveland to attend a reunion Of
the western federation of Yale clubs,
to be held Saturday. He will return
10 washington Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-20
GOULD KEEPS ON WINNING.
The Young American Defeats v. HI
Penneu at Tennis.

London, May 20.-Jay Gould de-
feated ". H Pennel, the former
British champion. in the preliminaries
to the Olympic court tennis contests
at Queens club today. The young
American won in three sets straight.
Score: 6-3. 6-3, So.
Mr. Gould showed better general
ship and superiority over. his oppon-
ent at every stage of the contest. He
will meet Mr.. Page in the semi-dnals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-20
HEATREC0RDFOR SEASON
Mercury Mounts to Eighty-seven De-
grees Today.

Nine million people. more. or less
in the City OF Topeka alone, nave
sprung the antiquated and perennial
els it hot enough for you today
since the mercury commenced to Doll
earlv this morning. OF course 1t Is
hot enough for. any one and TOO not
for everyone and the expression as
rule has added to the heat OF the oay.
Another record has been broken py
the heat today which is eight or ten
degrees above normal and sucn
middle of August instead OF the mlo-
die of May A "a mile an hour wind
has prevailed from the south since
this morning and has had tendency
to lessen the effect of the excessive
heat of the day.
There are a few little white CLOUDS
in the sky which indicate the pos
sihilitv of sudden showers, but the
weatherman says that there will not
be showers and that ends the matter
as far as this department is con-
cerned. The same weather rorecaster
also announces the welcome news
that there will be a noticeable drop IN
the mercury within the next z4 noua :
and this statement is received as
gospel and with the hope that no mis-
| take has been made. The mercury
marked 81 at o'clock today whlcn is
one degrees higher than it was at the
same hour yesterday which was q
pacemaker for this season. Inc
maximum temperature for the state
was reached at Dodge City yesterday
afternoon when the mercury reached
| 90 and the coolest point In the state
was Topeka with a temperature u
| Sc. The following were the tempera.
lures for this city today, commenclne
at Z O'Clock this morning:
1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-20
calls on the Banks.

washington. May 20.-The comptroi-
er of the currency today issued a Call
on national banks for a statement OF
their condition at the close Of business
on May ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-20

Weather Indications.
Chicago, May 20.-Forecast for KAN
sas; Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day. Colder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-20

John O. Royce says in his paper, the
PhiIlipsburg Dispatch: The Dspatcn
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CONTINUED on Page Eisht-,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
AUTOMOBILE CALENDAR

November 2O-2S-stnnley automobile show IN
London.
direction of the Automobile club OF Denver.
November 25-Light car race at savannah
Ca, course under direction OF Automobile
Clut of America.
November 26-400-mile road race at savannah: illi ~
Ga. under auspices of Automobile Club or
America. -.,..-., ....u,
automobile show, Paris.
December 2S-Automobile speed ana reha-
bility trials at Nagpur. India.
December 31-January Ninth annual auto
moElle show Grand Central palace New hork'
cor Quoted by American Motor Car Manutac-
turers' association, with the Importers Auto
mobile Salon and the Motor and Accessory
Manufacturers' Inc. Alfred Reeves, genera
manager, 20 West Forty-second street. Ne"
York.
mobile show at Madison Square garden, under
the auspices OF Association of Licensed Auto
mobile Manufacturers. M. l.. Downs, secre-
tary, East Forty-second street New York
January 16-25-Brussels automobile show, or
genized by Belgian Chamber syndicate, Palals
du Cinquantenaire.
January 22-S0-Automobie show in Edinburgh,
Scotland, at the Waverley market.
January 2s-so-Annual automobile show in
Philadelphia under direction of the Automo-
bile Trade association
February-Engish war office 1-days' trial
for light tractors
February 1-Automobile road race in Cuba.
under direction Of the Cuban Automobile as
ISOLATION.
FEBRUARY e-1s-Chicago automobile show
under direction of National Association of
Automobile Manufacturers. s. A. Miles, gen
eral manager.
February 1B-2s-Fifth annual national motor
boat and engine show In Madison Square gar
den, New York.
February 16-20-Annual automobile show in
St. Louis under direction OF the Automobile
Manufacturers and Dealers association.
February 27-March 6-Annual automobile
show of the Hartford. Conn, Automobile Deal
ers association.
March-Annual automobile show in Pittsburg
under the uspices OF the Automobile Dealers
association of Pittsburg.
March 7-13-Second annual Buffalo power
boat and sportsmens show at Convention hall,
Buffalo, under the auspices of the Buffalo
Launch club.
March 81-April 11-Annual Monaco motor
boat meeting.
May s-23-The sixth Antwerp international
automobile, cycle. maritime and fiuviatile ex-
position
May 29-Annual hill climbing contest up
Giants Despair mountain, under the auspices
OF the wilkesbarre Automobile club.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
MAXWELL BRANCH
TO HAVE NEW HEAD
j. 8. ConweII VIII Give Up Manage
ment of Auto Vehicle Company to
Assume Management of Max
well-Briscoe Corporation

Los Angeles is to have a subsidiary
corporation of the Maxwell -Briscoe
company, with ]. S. Conwell in charge.
Mr.. Conwell has given UP his position
as manager of the Auto Vehicle COM
pany to assume charge of the new cor
poration that has been formed to take
the place of the recently dissolved
Maxwell -Briscoe- Wilcox company.
The management of the Tourist fac
tory has been in the hands of Mr.. Con-
well since the death OF Mr.. Lull, its
former manager.
He has been very successful in hand
ling a position conceded to be difficult,
and he leaves the Tourist company
with the best wishes of the directors
and the employees who worked under
him.
AS far back as 1894 Mr.. Conwell or
ganized a company for the sale of the
Wayerly bicycle, and met with consid-
erable success. Later he was engaged
in the manufacture of electric automo-
biles and made a success of the car,
which is still a leader in the electric
class.
Before returning to California he or
ganized another automobile company
for the manufacture of gasoline cars.
For some time he had the management
of the business of the Auto Vehicle
company in San Francisco, and it was
from that city that he came here to
take charge of the factory and bust
ness.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

wagon to use in blocking up the spring.
The Franklin and the Kissel Kar
showed that they were in good order
when they were put on the track a
few days later at Phoenix and made
fast time, the Franklin doing a mile
in one minute fiat.
leaky radiator of the Elmore were all
that prevented their entry in the same
race.
Taken all in all, it is considered the
most remarkable race ever run by
motor cars, and will go down in the
annals of motordom in the west as
the supreme test.
That the race will be made an an
nual affair is almost beyond doubt, as
those who took part are unanimous
in CHASING it as a good thing to re-
peat.
A more thorough acquaintance with
the road will also be gained
The schemes of the men to negotiate
the sand were ingenious and effective.
Jack Keough is the author of scheme
that was used with success by Fenner.
By placing a rod across the back OF
the car between the spring hangers a
board was set over it, and under the
rear of the car On the end of the
twelve-foot board sat, or rather clung,
Billy Ferguson, thereby transferring
four pounds of weight from the front
wheels to the rear and placing a con-
siderable part of the load back of the
rear axle. BY thus tightening the load
on the front wheels and increasing it
on the rear sand was Travelled through
that would have been impossible with
out the device.
Smith used two extra pairs of cas-
ings on his rear wheels and one pair
extra in front. This scheme gave him
tread that was nearly twelve inches
wide for traction and got him through
in fine shape.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
CROSS CONTINENT
IN AUTOMOBILES
TO CONTINUE TRIP FOR YEARS
IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
n, A. Hover and Wife Of Washington
Drive a 20 H. P. Maxwell from
Tia Juana, Mexico, to
New York

NEW YORK, Nov 14.-There arrived
in New York few days ago Mr.. ana
Mrs. H. A. Hover of Hover, Wash
ington, members of the Spokane Motor
club who have just completed the hrst
lap of what is undoubtedly the longest
automobile trip ever attempted.
The Hovers have come over 1000 miles
from Tia Juana, a small village on the
Pacific coast of Mexico, where they
dipped the wheels of their car in the
Pacific ocean on April IL, and crossed
California, Washington, Oregon, ldaho'
wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and New York.
crossing to Canada at Niagara Falls
They will wet the wheels of their car
in the waters of the Atlantic ocean,
thus accomplishing what is believed to
be the first feat of crossing the United
States from south to north and from
west to east In vehicle Of any kind
driven over the public roads.
This has been accomplished by Mr.
and Mrs. Hover in a two-cylinder 20
horse power Maxwell touring car. In
their travels they had to cross seven
mountain ranges and hundreds of miles
Of almost trackless desert, sometimes
with no more than dim trail to guide
them. where towns and even houses
were almost unknown and where they
sometimes did not meet human being
for days; building roads where neces-
sary. camping out. but always steadily
moving on. Sufficient water and pro-
visions to last a week were carried, so
as to be prepared FOR an emergency In
case the car should break down. NO
serious mishap occurred, however, and
the tourists came through in good
health and spirits.
viii Tour the Orient
From here the dauntless travellers will
sail for Algfers with their car and spend
the approaching winter in touring Al
geria, Tunis, and Egypt, penetrating
the Sahara desert at least to Blskra.
Crossing to Italy in the spring, the next
three years will be devoted to crossing
every country in Europe at least one
way. with some touring in western Si-
IBERIA, In the winter of 1911 the home
ward trip will be begun by crossing
Turkey into Palestine, where the car
will be driven to Jerusalem and PACK
to the coast and brought to India,
China and Japan, the Philippines, Aus
tralia. New Zealand and Hawaii, auto
ing In each as much as is feasible.
From Hawaii they will sail for san
Francisco in the winter OF 1912, and
thew expect to have covered on their
way over $4,000 miles, some OF wnlch
in districts where an automobile mas
never yet penetrated.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

storage tank, and the energy will be
stored UP there until the pressure in
the tank is equal to that of the ex-
plosion. So small part is used for the
purpose that no appreciable effect can
be detected in loss of power.
When it is desired to start the mo-
tor a small thumb nut is turned and
the foot pressed against a small rod
that projects through the dash just
above the floor.
The six-cylinder motor is one of the
most clean cut in appearance that has
ever been built. 1t is so enclosed that
II is practically dust and water proof.
A demonstration of the running quail
ity of the car disclosed the fact that
the motor would allow of starting on
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
AUTOMOBILE USED AS BALLOON
BASKET

ing tired of having to impress a farm
wagon or other equally slow and un-
comfortable method of transport TO
carry his party and the balloon from
wherever the latter alighted to the
nearest railway station, he decided TO
take a car with him instead.
In place of the usual basket he sub
stituted q 25-horsepower motor car,
which was attached to the load ring OF
the balloon in the usual manner.
Accompanied by Capt. Brumbaugh, a
well known aeronaut of Springfield, ILL.,
an ascension was made from lndianap-
oils.
Either because of the fact that there
was little wind, or because of the
weight of the stripped motor car, the
distance travelled was only about ten
miles in l hour and so minutes, when a
safe landing was made and Fisher and
Bumbaugh returned to the city In the
roadster that had been taken through
the sky.
The balloon reached an altitude OF
$500 feet, and several hundred people
followed in motor cars, on bicycles, In
carriages and on foot. Every instant
the spectators expected to see the mo-
tor car come tumbling to the ground
but no accident occurred.
The start at the plant of the Indian
apolis Gas company was watched by
fully 50O0 spectators, WHO Woulu no
believe until the last minute that the
motor car was to be taken along.
The start was to have been made on
the north bank of Fall creek, but II
was feared the balloon and car would
not clear the gas company's building.
A crowd of men and boys volunteered
to wade the creek while holding the
motor car above the water, and in this
way the transfer was made.
The plan was to make a 100-mile
flight, landing just outside of Dayton,
Ohio. then load the gas bag on the
deck of the automobile and proceed
into the city. A westerly wind started
the aeronauts in the desired direction,
a few minutes after the big bag and
its novel attachment were released at
indianapolis, and a landing was sue
cessfully made in a corn field near
Dayton, just at dusk
This is said to be the only ascension
of the kind ever attempted.