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The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

Count Zeppelin is going to start a
flying machine school"
We'll. these dying machines certainly
seem to need teaching. Houston Post
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

4 expect yonr wife Will be home
soon, will she not?"
i wouldn't wonder, some fool neigh
Dor Is bound 10 write and tell her how
l am enjoying mysclf."--Houston Post.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

The COW tree Of Venezuela is A mature
al dairy. It's sap ls very similar to milk
and Is used as such by the natives.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23
wrr ron pRrAkrAsr.

What doctor would you advise me 20
call IN for M. husband?'
"is your husbands life insured or do
you wish TO keep Houston Post
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

We may remark In passing that the
political situation is more 'het up
than II was a week ago
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

Il found when called upon her last
night that she had taken up literary
career"
Tint ignoramus,
Yes. she was rending Mark Twains
Autobiography. Houston Post.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

President Roosevelt has entered upor
his last winter in the White House
After that Africa.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

Candidate william II Taft is TO run
the gauntlet OF talking TO an audience
composed wholly OF women at Des
Molnes on Friday Of this week on his
western tour. A man that can do that
Is worthy Of the highest position in the
land to say the least.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

He says that In disputes with his
wife ne always has the last word"
Yes, he gets II from her Houston
Posi-,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

Out OF every million letters that pass
through the postofIlce II Is calculated
that only one goes astray.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

The following extract from A letter
The beautiful clock you sent us
came In perfect condition, and Is now II,
the parlor on top OF the book shelves
where we hope 10 see you soon AMI
your husband, also II he can. make II
verIentf--Youth's Companion.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

Said Mr. Foraker OF Mr. Roosevelt
the other night; Il am not so fond of
him as to wish TO appear In his COM
pany in the same editions OF the pa
per-" Soon Mr. Foraker may find he
is not desired on the same speaking
platform or in the same congress with
his former associates
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

"A Chicago Judge has advised wom-
an. 10 leave the city or commit sui
eide
That's good advice"
Good advice
TO anyone living in Chicago. yes
Houston Post.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

The transient hotel population Of
New York Is figured al 100000 people a
day. The hotel properties are valued
at over $50 100000.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

Living In London Is 40 per cent.
cheaper than In the large cities OF the
United states,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

at over $50, 100000.
There Is q great demand In China for
lead. It is used In several Chinese
manufactures, but chiefly for lining tea
chests fort export
Caleb Watts, OF Lily Pad. Pa. who
raises frogs for the market, gets the
best results by feeding them on liver,
corn meal and flies.
Great Britain imports over $4,000, 900
worth Of eggs year from Russia. Dem
mark, Germany. Belgium, Canada and
the United States.
Professor Jewett's comments on the
young men Of a'liel oxford, often
took The form Of crushing sarcasms
THE college, Mr. X, thinks highly 81
you" he once said perhaps too high
| iy but not half SO highly, ] am sure
as you think OF yourself"
Mrs A. B. Enright, Of East Concord
VT, is county supervisor OF schools anG
said to be one Of the busies. womer
IN the state. Besides her school work
! she performs all thu duties that fall &c
4 the lot Of the WIFI OF Methodist pas
| tor Of two large parishes
----------------
Prof. Guglielmo Ferrero noted Ital,
ian student of Roman history will come
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23

Prof. Guglielmo Ferrero, a noted 1tal.
ian student Of Roman history, will come
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
FIVE SPEECHES FOR TAFT.
VIII Close Day With Reception in
Brooklyn.

New York, Oct. ga trip to New
Haven this morning, stop at Port
Chester this afternoon, a dinner, five
speeches, a parade. review and re-
ception in Brooklyn tonight were the
tasks assigned to William H. Taft in
beginning his campaign in the east to-
day.
The candidate arose this morning
minus the hoarseness and in good trim
for the strenuous work of the week.
He saw no important callers before
leaving for Connecticut at 1880
o'clock this morning. The candidate
will reach New York again at 5
o'clock tonight and be taken at once
to the Montauk club Brooklyn, where
he is to be the guest of honor at a
dinner given by Timothy L. Woodruff
to hundred prominent Brooklyn Re-
publicans.
The nights speeches in Brooklyn
will be at Sangerhall, Congress hall,
Arion hall, the Academy of Music and
the Clearmont rink, review of a
parade being incidental Secretary
Straus will be with Mr.. Taft through
out the evening. A reception at the
Union League club at 1890 o'clock
will conclude the nights activity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
TAFT IN CONNECTICUT.
Only Way Brayn Influenced Prosperity
Was by Being Defeated.

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 26.-"The
only way Mr.. Bryan ever Influenced
beaten. That is the way he has
brought on prosperity every time and
1 hope the same method will be con-
tinued." This was William H. Taft's
first message to Connecticut today de-
livered to a crowd which greeted his
special train at Stamford on its way
to New Haven. The crowd cheered
and shouted assurances that the re-
suit desired would follow.
At South Norwalk where another
stop was made the crowd fas even
larger and waited in the rain to get
told them that he had been informed
that he was to be shot right through
to New Haven via a pneumatic tube
and this he admitted would have
pleased him, as his voice. he feared,
was not equal to the 10 minutes stop
being made. Such a crowd, he added,
was too tempting and he must talk.
The candidate had another oppor-
tunity to speak at Bridgeport, which
he embarced briefly. The crowd there
was still larger and surrounded a
stand which it was hoped Mr. Taft
would occupy. The time was too brief
and the crowd hurried to the rear of
the train
When the Taft special arrived at
New Haven at half past IL, the can
uludts was met at the station by an
escort which consisted of the Young
Mems Republican club of which Mr..
Taft became a member when he was
here last February to attend the Lin
coin day banquet also the student
club. which includes many of the stud
ent bodies of the university and the
Wide Awake club. an organization
which marched in Lincolns campaign.
Upon leaving the train Mr.. Taft and
his party were escorted in auto
mobiles in the first car being Judge
Taft, his secretary Governor Wood
ruff. National Committeeman Charles
F. Broker and Michael Kenealy, chair
man of the state central committee.
The marching clubs. acting as escorts.
then fell into line and a short parade
was held. the procession marching
through the principal streets about
the center of the city and ending at
tne second regiment armory. where
Mr.. Taft delivered an address.
A long line of students marching
oehind the Yale Taft club banner
stepped in time to the slogan repeated
Taft"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
HURTING THE STANDARD.
London Editor Says a Cheaper Oil Is
Appearing in Europe.

New York, Oct 26.-On visit
made for the purpose of investigating
conditions and methods in the Amerf-
can oil trade DIR. Paul Devorkovitz,
editor of the Petroleum Review of
London arrived here yesterday on the
steamer Amerika. His visit is made
as a representative of the European
oil interests.
1.-The Standard Oil company is los
ing ground in tho European field" he
said. ''To a very great extent this is
the result of the decrease in the cost
of transportation from the European
oil fields to this market. For in
stance there is now a very cheap rate
from the Roumanian fields to the
market
DR.. Devorkovitz is greatly interest
ed in the question of fuel for trans
portation and every day during the
run of the Amerika, he donned over
alls and descended into the stokehole.
with the burning of oil as fuel
on the Amerika the engine room force
could be reduced one-fourth, said
DR.. Devorkavitz. 1.-THE furnaces con-
sumed about forty tonsl of coal every
hour to attain a speed averaging 171s
knots. With oil for fuel there would
be consumed the equivalent of twen-
ty-five or twenty-eight tons an hour
and the vessel could attain a speed of
about 10 knots"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26

Rain was falling heavily but neither
the crowd nor the speaker appeared to
give much attention to that and after
the cheering had subsided Mr. Bryan,
wrapped in a rain coat and with MS
slouch hat pulled down on his brow,
launched out on his speech. He urged
those present to vote for William
Hughes. the Democratic candidate for
congress in this district. telling them
that when take my seat In the White
House next March 1 shall need just
such congressman as Mr.. Hughes 10
uphold my policies"
There could be little real good accom-
plished, he said, by electing Demo-
cratic president, unless there was also
a Democratic congress behind him. Mr..
Bryan attacked the policy of the Re
publican campaign managers in decnn-
ing to publish campaign contributions
until after election reiterating that he
is in favor of electing United States
senators by the people, denouncing the
Republican platform and standing for
nothing" and spoke of the Democratic
platform as a declaration of principles
which means something and which Will
be put into practice when he is elected.
The downpour continued during the
20 minutes Mr.. Bryan was speaking
and at the conclusion or his address
his clothing was saturated and little
streams were trickling from his wide
brimmed hat. AS Mr.. Bryan and his
party climbed into an automobile
which was to take him 10 the depot
to get a train back to New York,
thousands of dripping men and
women united in q rousing cheer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
HALTED IN CHURCH
Sensational Climax to Fall
River Wedding.
Bridal Couple Halted While
Leaving Altar.
WOMAN WITH A CHILD
Handed Four Year Old Boy to
the Bridegroom.
Bride Fafnts, Husband Takes
Child and Disappears.

Fall River. Mass, Oct. 26.-Like the
climax in dream, was the revenge of
a discarded woman at the wedding of
her suitor and her rival here yesterday.
The marriage of Charles ]. Reagan,
banker, and Miss Mary B. Chadwick
was the social event Of the season. The
church was filled with friends
After the ceremony the bride and
members of the wedding party started
down the aisle as the wedding march
was played. A closely yelled woman
clad in black arose, picked up a four
year-old boy and held him out to Mr.
Reagan.
Stop, Charles Reagan" she cried
"Miss-Miss Sullivan" gasped Rea-
gan.
Yes, it is l." answered the woman.
Here he is. Here is your child. I've
taken care of him for four years. Now
you must take him-you and your
wife"
The woman turned and walked out
The bride tainted and friends were
horror stricken. Reagan stood alone in
the church aisle holding in his arms
the baby who was crying for his moth
er.
When the bride revived she returned
to her home alone. Mr.. Reagan left
town last evening, refusing to make
known his destination. He took the
child with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
WHOLESALE MURDERS.
William Hatfield, Supposed to Be
Charles Dunham, Faces Accusers.

San Jose, Cal, Oct 26.-Suspected
of being Charles Durham, the brutal
murderer of half dozen persons, Will
liam Hatfield, who was yesterday
brought to this city from Sherman,
Texas, will today face such an ordeal
of attempted identification as has been
suffered by few men. In this county
there are probably half a thousand
people who were II years ago suffi-
ciently we'll acquainted with Dunham
unless some decision is reached today
it is probable that Hatfield will be
subjected to the closest scrutiny by
dozen persons each day until the
authorities are satisfied.
Such an experience was once before
a man whose marvellous esemblance
to Durham is yet the subject of COM
ment in this city, was brought here
from the middle west and was detained
in Jail a week, while scores of intimate
acquaintances of Dunham and his six
upon the subject of his identity. Grill
was finally turned loose and immedi-
ately was exhibited by an enterprising
side show magnate.
Hatfield differs from Grill in dispo-
sition. While Grill seemed perfectly
content, the new prisoner is not Upon
his arrival he denounced in the
strongest terms the action of the off,
GERS at Sherman, declaring that he
was tortured with heavy manacles, in
sufficiently clothed and retained in
custody after the officers had been
clearly convinced that the prisoner
was not the murderer of the Nc
Glincey family and their employees.
Hatfield says he was treated like a
wild beast and that if cleared he will
fornia rather than return to such a
community.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
KERN RESUMES HIS TOUR.
Other Indiana Orators in Their Home
State.

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 26.-There will
be a whirlwind of oratory in Indiana,
this. the closing week of the campaign.
William ]. Bryan will put in one day,
October 81, starting at Union City and
ending at Indiana Harbor, going to
Chicago for night meeting. Vice
Presidential Nominee John w. Kern
will tour the state on a special train
the entire week Senator Beveridge will
give five days to speech-making in his
home state, also having a special train.
Vice President Fairbanks will devote
four days to the Indiana campaign.
James E. Watson. Republican candi-
date for governor of Indiana, will have
a special train for two days. Thomas
r. Marshall, the Democratic nominee
for governor will put in an active week
in making addresses at numerous
points.
Among others who will participate in
the closing campaign work are former
Governor David R. Francis of Missouri;
Senators Gore and Owen of Oklahoma;
John E. Lamb, acting Democratic ma
tional chairman at Chicago; David S.
Rose, of Milwaukee, and George Fred
Williams of Massachusetts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
INSANITY HIS PLEA.
Defense in Hains-Annis Murder Case
Pleas of Not Guilty.

New York, Oct. 26!Temporary in
sanity will be the defense of Captain
Peter c. Hams, jr... u. s. A, who killed
william E. Annis at the Bayside Yacht
club landing last August.
In the supreme court at Flushing, l..
L. Judge Garretson overruled the de-
murrer entered by counsel for the de-
fense in the case of T. Jenkins Hams,
brother of the captain, which set up
the claim that the indictment was de-
fective in that it charged Jenkins
Hains both as principal and accessory
before the fact.
Jenkins Hams was then called to the
bar and pleaded to the indictment not
guilty John F. Mcintyre, counsel fo-
the defense, entered a plea of not guilty
for Captain Hams on the ground that
at the time of the killing of Annis,
Captain Hams was insane.
District Attorney Darrin asked that
the court fix date for the trial. This
Judge Garrettson said he preferred to
leave to the judge who would preside
at the November term of court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
PRESIDENT ANSWERS GoMPERs.
Refers to AIger's Article on ''Taft and
Labor"

Washington, Oct 26.-when shown
the reply of Mr. Gompers. Secretary
Loeb authorized the following state
ment:
"Mr. Gompers quotes FROM the pres
ident's correspondence with him
about George w. Alger's book Moral
Overstrain.'
1.-The president has distributed cop
les of that book to judges. labor lead
ers and others and he now honestly
wishes that Mr.. Gompers would read
this same Mr.. Alger's admirable mag
azine article on Taft and Labor
printed last month. 1t is the most ef-
fective exposure of Mr.. Gomper's po-
sition that has been produced and ev-
er since its appearance the president
has been in close touch with Mr.. AL
ger on this whole injunction matter"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
WINDING IT UP.
Final Week of the Campaign a
Busy One.
Flood of OratOry to Be Released
in Doubtful States.
TURN TO NEW YORK.
Both Leading Champions Will
There Be Found.
Ohio and Indiana Will Also Re-
ceiVe Attention.

New York. Oct. 26.-With election
day little more than week away
the leaders of all the political parties
today started out in .he final effort OF
what is expected to be a sensational
finish of the national political cam
paign. New York is the real battle
ground in the opinion of the campaign
managers, and here To-Day were gath
cred practically all the heavy artillery
of all the parties.
w. H. Taft and w. j. Bryan. who
came in from stumping tours yester-
day. spent the night in this city and
both were astir early today to begin a
week of work which will tax their en-
durance to the utmost. Mr.. Bryan's
schedule for the day provided
speeches in half a dozen towns and
a long formal address at the big mass
meeting in Madison Square garden
this evening.
Mr.. Taft had a midday engage
ment in New Haven, but he will re-
turn to New York this AFTERNOON and
will deliver several addresses before
midnight. He will devote the entire
week to New York.
In addition to Mr.. Taft and Mr..
Bryan several hundred speakers will
appeal to voters of all classes through
out the state today and for the re-
mainder of the week. They will in
clude candidate for governor. mem
bers of the cabinet, United States
senators, members of congress and
plain political spell binders. Vice
Presidential Candidate Sherman also
is scheduled for a number of speeches
in New York state during the week.
In other states the greatest ac-
tivity will be shown in Ohio and In
diana. Vice President Fairbanks
and JohnW. Kern, the Democratic can
didate for the vice presidency will be
the leading speakers of the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties in In
diana. Both will have the support of
well known campaigners. In Ohio
several members of President Roose-
velt's cabinet will speak for Mr.. Taft
and the Strong campaign which has
been in progress for several weeks
will continue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
CROWD AT TRIAL.
Interest In. Morse Case at a Few
er Heat.
How a $4,000 Check Was
Cashed.

New York, Oct. ga report that
Mrs. Katherine Gelshenen-Braker was
to be called as witness in the trial of
Charles w. Morse, and Alfred H. Cur
tbs, attracted an unusually large at
tendance to the trial today. The first
matter taken up today was a check for
$126, 900 drawn by Mr.. Morse on October
16 1t was testified by E. B. Wire,
former cashier of the National Bank cf
North America, that Mr.. Curtis told
him on October 13 last just before the
panic that the bank was all loaned up
with little call money outstanding. on
October 5, he said Otto Heinze & Co.,
tried to borrow $126,000 from the bank
and failed to get it. On October 16, F.
Augustus Heinze called to see Morse
and later a check for $126,000 drawn by
Mr.. Morse and cashed at the American
National bank, came to the National
Bank of North America. Mr.. Morse
then had balance of between $1,000
and $4,000 in the bank. Mr.. Wire said
he reported the overdraft to Mr.
Morse's secretary.
1t came out on cross examination that
Mr.. Morse kept a large amount of COL
lateral in the loan department of the
National Bank of North America to
protect any checks that unexpectedly
came in.
About that time the witness said he
had prepared list of the Morse col
lateral held by the bank for the in
formation of Mr.. Flager and other di-
rectors. The total value on October 20,
of this collateral the list of which was
read to the jury by Mr.. Olcott, was
$701,1 On the same day Mr.. Morse
owed the bank s550,000. The collateral
named consisted principally of United
Copper stock, American Ice collateral 4
per cent trust bonds of the Consoli-
dated Steamship company and also
some Mexican Coal stock and shares in
New York and Maine banks.
Mr.. Wire said he signed the reports
for the bank to the comptroller of the
currency believing. they were correct
and true and that he did not know that
Mr.. Curtis knew any more about them
than he did
Counsel for Mr.. Curtis asked If w. F.
Havmyer, former president of the
bank. did not have loans In the bank in
the name of J. A. Smith, his stenog-
rapher. The question was ruled out.
Mr.. Wire told Mr.. Olcott that neither
Mr. Curtis nor Mr.. Morse had ever in
structed him to make improper or
wrong entries in the comptroller's re-
ports. Mr.. Wire said he knew the loans
to Dawson Brown of s135,000 were
really an obligation of Mrs. Katherine
Gelshenen and that she used the pro-
ceedS TO deal IN Ice STOCKS ana get tne
profits thereon. 1t came out that 9TH
er loans were made by the banker upon
the ice stock and that while profits
were credited to the borrowers some Of
the losses were charged against the
bank.
Did you know also" Judge Hough
said, that the interest of that X. A.
Wilson loan was really being paid by
the bank and not by the borrower"
1T did not know it then. 1 have since
learned of it," replied the former
cashier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-26
J.E. SEARLS DROPS DEAD.
Sugar Trust Head Who Instigated
Trust Dies in London.

New York. Oct. 26.-The news that
John Ennis Searls, long secretary of
the American Sugar Refining company.
dropped dead at the Waterloo railway
station IN London Friday. has been re-
ceived in Brooklyn. 1t was confirmed
at Mr. Searls' office in Manhattan.
Searls first took an interest in the
sugar business at the age of 10, when
he entered the employ of the Arm
strongs the New Haven sugar refiners.
His father was pastor of st. Johns M
E. church in New Haven. He rose to be
chief clerk for the Armstrong;, and
married a Miss Petit, who brought
him a small fortune.
Searls bought a refinery for $350,000.
sold it for twice that sum. and per-
suaded the big refiners to buy up the
remaining competitors. That is how
the Sugar Trust came to be formed.
Searls was made secretary and treas
urer. In less than a year after the
combine started in business Searls had
amassed enough money to be rated as
a $40. .000, 900 man.
Searls continued with the Sugar
Trust until the end of 1898 when he
suddenly resigned. There were many
reasons guessed at, but nobody really
knew for Searls was always a man of
mystery. 1t developed afterwards, how
ever, that he withdrew to engage In a
new method of shipping cotton and
subsequently, became president of the
American Cotton company, developers
of the round bale system of shipment
1t was believed that Searls was get
ting richer all the time until March,
1901, when some big judgments were
fled against him and he made an as
signment in bankruptcy. The judg-
ment aggregated $4,000. and it was
said Searls could not then meet a
$40. 900 note. What happened to his
millions always remained an unsolved
mystery. A year later, however, he was
discharged from bankruptcy to start