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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
OcUnct 10 Jul.
Senator Dixon Tells Why Fleet
Went 10 Japan.
1t Was Sent at Request of the
Mikado.
PEOPLE WANTED WAR
Only Way Was to Scare Them
Out Of 1t.
He Put 1t Up to Roosevelt and
Won Consent.
PEOPLE WANTED WAR

Anaconda, Mont, Oct. 2S.-A Kali
spell, Mont, dispatch to the Standard
says:
That the Atlantic feet was sent to
Japan at the request of the emperor
to overawe Mutsuhito's subjects was
the statement made by United States
Senator Dixon in an address at Kali
spell last night. Mr.. Dixon said it
was known at Washington that long
long before the fleet started on its
spectacular voyage around the world
that the sentiment of many of the
people of Japan was likely to bring on
war. This sentiment was not shared
by the ruler and his counsellors, but
was so great they could make no
headway against it. Then it was that
the emperor decided to ask President
Roosevelt to assist him in clearing the
sentiment by sending a large and i'm
posing fleet to strike terror to the
hearts of those Japanese who iAsisted
on war with a power of whose i'm
mense resources they knew nothing.
1t was to be an object lesson.
President Roosevelt was communi-
Gated with and later the plan was ap-
proved and the great fleet prepared
for its trip around the world.
The object lesson, said the senator
was successful, even before our fleet
reached the shores of the island en-
Dir0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
BANK MADE $30,500.
Curtis Recites History of the Whiting
Loan of S24S.OOO.

New York, Oct. 2S.-with the testi-
mony of Alfred H Curtis, one of the
defendants, just getting under way,
when court adjourned last night and
the prospect that he would be on the
stand the greater part of the day. in
terest in the trial of Charles w. Morse
and Curtis on a charge of violating the
national banking law was materially
increased today. Curtis and Morse were
closely associated for many months
when Morse was most active IN push
ing the two great enterprises which
ne organized-the American Ice COM
pany and the steamship combination
and it was believed that through him
the prosecution would attempt to
bring some of the details of those pro-
motions which have never been gem
orally known by the public. There was
considerable interest, too, as to the
exact attitude Curtis would take when
prosecutions examiners. Ever since
the trial began there have been rumors
that there is little in common now be-
tween the two defendants and that lack
of concerted action upon their part and
the part of their attorneys was likely
to develop at any time.
When Mr.. Curtis resumed his testi-
mony today he said weekly reports
were made by him to the banks direc-
tors showing the loans, collateral re-
SeTN0s ETC. 1Here was rule In the
bank he said, that it must have on
hand at the end of the week. cash
representing 25 per cent of it's net de-
posits.
Taking up the governments testi-
mony regarding the lack of reserve in
the National Bank of North America,
Mr.. Olcutt, counsel for Curtis, endeav-
ored to show that it was a common
thing for banks to be a little below
the legal reserve and -endeavored to
prove that full half of the clearing
house banks had about that time but
20 to "a per cent of their deposits on
hand in cash. United States Attorney
Stimson objected to questions along
this line and Judge Hough sustained
him.
Mr.. Olcutt next took up the various
dummy loans made on ice stock at
the time trading in the stock was so
brisk. Many of the Whiting dummy"
loans Mr.. Curtis could not recall with
out consulting the banks records and
some of them he could not remember
at all and did not think he had made
them. He said, however, that he pro-
badly would have approved the loans
had he been called to pass upon them.
Mr.. Curtis told of Mr.. Morse paying
off with his personal check for $24S. 900,
the total Whiting loans than outstand-
ing. The profit on this loan to the
bank was $30.500. he said and was duly
credited to the banks account.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
Count Zeppelin Goes Up i'm Re-
modelled Airship.
Takes Prince Henry of Prussia
Along as Guest.
UP SEVERAL HOURS
Maneuvered Like a Body of
Trained Soldiers.
He Carried Five Persons on the
Remarkable Trip.

Friedrichschafen, Germany, oct. %.
Prince Henry of Prussia spent sew
eral hours in the air as the guest of
Count Zeppelin, who made an ascen-
sion in his remodeled dirigible balloon
Not only did the prince thoroughly
enjoy his experience, but he sat at
the steering wheel for many miles of
the flight, guiding the movements Of
the craft and compelling it to execute
all kinds of complicated maneuvers
Under Zeppelin's guidance 1 felt
just as safe as on my own flagship
said the prince.
Captain Mischke also was a passen-
ger when the start was made in the
direction of Uberlinger, to the north
ward of Constance. With Count Zep-
pelin himself at the wheel, the airship
rose to an altitude of 600 feet, and
moving rapidly against a strong wind,
soon disappeared behind a bank of
clouds.
Soon messages began to arrive from
the towns in the Rhine valley. announce
ing the passage of the airship About 2
o'clock in the afternoon a sound from
the sky indicated that the craft was
returning. Soon it appeared above the
thronged streets of Constance, where
the prince gracefully saluted in ac-
acknowledgement of the cheers from the
crowds below.
After maneuvering above Lake Con-
stance in full view of the city, the air
ship made its way toward the Swiss
frontier, disappearing in the direction
of Tyrol. 1t returned to it's moorings
about sunset. Captain Mischke said
that the prince was anxious to remain
for few more flights, but that he was
uncertain whether his engagements
would permit. The prince expressed
himself as astonished to find that the
body of the airShip showed only slight
vibrations. He regarded the vertical
steering as perfect.
1t had been originally intended to
make a flight OF only three hours. and
the royal family expected the prince
to lunch at o'clock, but the prince
was so charmed with his successful
aerial fight that he extended the
cruise until he was driven home by
approaching darkness.
In all, the airship carried five men.
Two of them were mechanics, and af-
ter some water ballast had been cast
off the airship rose gracefully and
was soon lost in the haze. A cores
pondent followed it in q motor boat,
but was unable to keep the airship
long in sight. The balloon attained
a speed of thirty-seven miles an hour.
Soon the airShip reappeared above the
lake, emerging from a cloud bank like
some uncanny visitor from an un-
known world.
Count Zeppelin evidently wished to
show the prince some maneuvering by
the craft and he descended to about 300
turning from right to left and from left
to right like we'll drilled file of SOL
diers. Then suddenly it mounted a
thousand feet and shot into the clouds.
only the mighty hum of it's propellers
indicating the course it had taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
FARMERS UPLIFT.
Itinerary of President Roosevelt's
Commission Is Announced.

Ithaca. N. Y, Oct 2s.-The itinerary
of the first trip of President Roose-
veIt's farmers uplift commission has
been announced by Chairman Liberty
Hyde Bailey, who has been planning
for the investigation of farmers life in
the country. The commission will hold
it's first hearing at the Agricultural
college of Maryland on November 6.
The party will then go south and the
next ten days will be spent in hearings
in the states south of Washington and
east of the Mississippi river. During
this period the commission will separ-
ate in order to cover the territory more
fully.
The commission will be in Washing
ton on November 16 and IL. There the
commissioners will meet the masters OF
the state Oranges and the Farmers
Institutes of the United States on Mo-
vember 16. On the night of November.
II the party will leave for the south
west going through Tennessee and
Texas. swinging up through Arizona
and into California. The northern and
southern states of the Rocky mountain
group will be covered. The trip back
across the country will embrace hear
ings in all the states OF the middle west.
The party will return for final hear
ing in Washington on December IL.
The hearing in Ithaca will take place
about the middle of December.
The hearings will be of one days
duration and reports are to be made up
from the proceedings after the COM
mission has left the different places
and sent to the commission. Some 600.-
600 circular letters have already been
sent out from Washington to various
parts of the country and about 1000 re-
plies are being received daily enabling
the commission to get into close touch
with all enterprises for rural better
| r1ant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
NO MACHINESNOW
People Must Do Their Voting in
Good Old Way.
City Council in Doubt About the
Order.
NEED MORE OF THEM.
Require % Instead of 15 10 Do
the Work.
Are Likely to Be in Use by Next
Spring.
NEED MORE OF THEM.

1t will be remembered that some
thing over a year ago the city council
instructed Mayor Green to make a
contract with the Kansas Voting Ma
chine Co.. for fifteen voting machines
to be delivered for use to the city
on April 1. in time for the city cleo
ton next spring. The price to be paid
for these machines is $4,000, or $500
per machine. Now twenty-five of
these machines at least are required
to properly handle the Topeka vote,
SO the question is, will the council go
ahead and order the other ten ma
chimes. or will they store the fifteen
machines already ordered at a cost
OF $4,000? If the entire number of
twenty-five machines are to be ready
on time for the next spring election
they must be ordered at once. They
will not be used at the general cleo
ton.
In his message to the council last
spring Mayor Green called attention
to the fact that ten additional ma
chimes would be needed to care for
the city's vote
To use these machines the voting
precincts of the city in each ward
will have to be re-divided on the ba-
sis of about 500 votes to the precinct
for each machine as follows:
First ward-Four precincts. four
machines.
Second ward-Six precincts, six
machines
Third ward-Five precincts, five
machines.
Fourth ward-Ffve precincts, five
machines.
Fifth ward-Three precincts, three
machines.
Sixth ward-Two precincts. two
machines
There are now twenty-three pre-
cincts in the city, but the number of
votes in each precinct vary from four
hundred to a thousand.
The capacity of one machine in a
day is about one thousand votes, but
this is on the basis of the machine
being busy every minute of the day.
Estimated on the average speed with
ing place a machine will care for
about 500 votes per day.
A committee from the council has
been appointed to de-district the vot-
ing precincts of the city.
At the time the contract was let
for the voting machines several diff
ferent companies were represented,
but the Kansas company had the SIM
pfest machine at the lowest price. The
| machines are to be paid for in ten
annual payments of 5000 each at five
per cent interest.
The advantage of the voting ma
chine is its accuracy and the fact that
/ it delivers the totals of the vote for
the different candidates as soon as
! the polls are. closed. A great many
eastern cities are using these
machines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
SPEAKS FOR KANSAS.
Mrs. Lurenda B. Smith Addresses w.
c. T. L. on Rescue Work.

Denver. Col, Oct. 2S.-Thirteen ad-
dresses were on the programme for the
last day of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Unions conven-
ton. Mrs. Lurenda B. Smith, of Kan
sas, spoke on rescue work
The reports of the standing commit
tees and the final report of the execu-
tive committee closed the afternoon S
session.
The evening session is known as the
state jubilee night. and the programme
will be given by the presidents of states
showing a gain of 100 or more.
Recognition will also be given to
states that have made any gain what
ever. Thirty-One states and divisions
of states show a gain of over 100 MEM
bers. Kansas. California. Colorado, IL
lnois, Indiana Michigan. Missouri
Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylva-
mia, Tennessee. Virginia, Washington
and West Virginia each shows a gain
of over 500 members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
BULGARIA WILL PAY.
Cabinet Decides on an Important Step
Toward Maintenance of Peace.

Sofia, Oct. 2S.-The Bulgarian gov
ernment has informed the representa-
tives of the foreign powers here of its
acceptance of the principle of paying
compensation to Turkey, which has
been the burden of persistent diplo-
matte representations during the past
fortnight on the part of all the great
powers. This decision was arrived at
by the cabinet after a long debate, in
which Emperor Ferdinand used all his
influence in favor of peace with COM
pensation.
AS a further step in the direction of
peace, $4,000 reservists will be dis
charged, leaving the army at its nor
NAL strength of $4,000. The govern
ment will, within day or two. send
plenipotentiary to Constantinople to
negotiate a treaty with Turkey. 1t is
believed by this step Bulgaria has done
its utmost to clear the situation and
conc1liate opinion abroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
Baptists celebrate Tonieht.

The Brotherhood of the First Baptist
church has arranged an interesting
programme which will be given at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A, building this even
ing for the membership of the First
Baptist church. The events are listed
in the following programme:
Volley ball game Chas. Eldridge and
John Cleveland, captains.
Medicine ball relay race E. J. Whit
aker and Judge J. S. West, captains.
Married ladies' bowling team, Mrs
Chas. Curtis and Mrs. ]. S. West, cap
tains.
Young ladies' bowling teams. Miss
Everingham and Miss Ona Money
penny.
Water baseball game, G. G. Moore
and w. z. Eaton, captains.
A barrel opening" social will be
given tonight in the Y. M. c. A. in con-
nection with the Brotherhood social of
the Baptist church. All are requested
to bring their barrels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
HEAVY FOG THIS MORNING.
Drop i'm Temperature to 81 Degrees
the Cause

Today's weather conditions are diff
ferent from those of the week past
greatly different, for the sun has shone
constantly since early morning and
with a brilliancy that has been most
welcome as it has been a week since
Topekans have had a glance at the
sun. Then the temperatures are a
number of degrees higher than those of
| the past few days and combined with
the sunshine effect the weather condi-
| tlons are as welcome as the flowers in
May.
At 7:30 this morning the temperature
dropped to 81 degrees, the lowest of the
year. and as the atmosphere was heav-
! lily laden with moisture the sudden
change caused a fog so dense that it
could have been cut with a knife"
theoretically speaking. At 12 O'Clock
highest mark since last Thursday so
that is one forenoon the lowest tenn
perature of the season and the highest
of the week were reached.
There was practically no wind when
the heavy fog occurred between seven
and eight o'clock this morning and it
was so dense that it was impossible 20
see across Kansas avenue and even the
outlines of the large buildings could
not be discerned. The speed of the
street cars was reduced until they
crawled along at a snail's pace, while
| the motorneers kept up a constant
changing of bells.
The fog lifted shortly after 8 o'clock
| and the sun shone out bright and warm
and since then there has not been a
cloud of any kind in evidence in the
heavens. The forecast indicates fair
weather for tonight and Thursday
without much change in the temper
ature though frost will probably occur
tonight. The following are the temper
I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
BLOW TO FORTUNE TELLERs.
Los Angeles Council Forbids Them to
Advertise Finding Gold Mines.

Los Angeles, Oct. 2S.-The council
has passed an ordinance forbidding
mediums. fortune teIlers and others
to advertise to restore lost lovers,
find gold mines and do other things
that some claim they are able to do
by occult science.
promise agreed to by the State
Spiritualists' association and a large
number of mediums and fortune tell
ers. The purpose of the ordinance is
to prevent fraud in the practice of
mediumship and is similar to the one
in force in Chicago and Portland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28

centage of foreign cars than competed
in the Vanderbilt cup race The for
eign drivers expected are Gagno and
PiacenZ, Nazarro Wagner, Bordeno,
Hautvast, Ragal, Kiss. Fournier
Emory Erbe, Sailor and Poegge
These men are the cream of the
European drivers and with all the
prominent American drivers entered
in the race promise to make it per-
haps the best ever run off in America.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
Bryan's visit Too Much for Him

New York. Oct. 2S.-James M.
Kerr, Democratic national committee
man from Pennsylvania who has been
Ill at New Rochelle, is reported to be
in serious condition. William ].
Bryan visited Mr. Kerr on Monday
and the excitement of the visit is said
to have caused a relapse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28

Linwood, Kan. Oct. 2s.-The CONNER
cial club recently organized will meet
tonight and form a company to drill
for gas. The well will be drilled with
in the townsite and $1,000 has already
been pledged for the purpose. Bonner
Springs, few miles to the east, has
gas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
INDIANS AT WAR.
Mexico Encourages Her CndesirabIes
to SIay One Another.

FL Paso, Tex, Oct. 2s-News
reached here today from various
sources that a battle between Papago
and Yaqui Indians has taken place
north of Alta. Sonora. and that 40
Yaquis were killed. According to re-
ports the Mexican government armed
the PapagOs, who lured the Yaquis
into ambush and slaughtered them.
The reports have not been officially
confirmed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
Killed in the Night.

Joplin, Mo, Oct 2S.-Alexis Devers
a janitor, aged Sc, died here today
from wounds inflicted during the
night. w w. Bowman, miner, and
his wife, Anna, are being held by the
police for investigation. Bowman,
who had been in Parsons, Kan, re-
turned to Joplin after midnight this
morning. He told the police he and
his wife had found Devers unconscious
in a vacant lot adjoining their home
and had taken him into their house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28

national Democratic committee accom-
panied Mr.. Bryan today as far as
Poughkeepsie Mr.. Mack desired to
confer with Mr. Bryan and took ad-
vantage of the opportunity for unin-
terrupted conversation on the tram.
Mr.. Mack will return to this clty thls
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
TO RACE IN DIXIE.
Next Big Auto Contest Will Be at
Savannah on Thanksgiving

New York, Oct. 27.-Now that the
Vanderbilt cup race is over, automo-
bile enthusiasts are turning their at
tention to the grand prize race. which
will take place at Savannah on
Thanksgiving day. The entries for
this race show a much larger per-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and Thursday
Not much change in temperature.
Probably frost tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
Sugar Drops Ten Gents.

New York Oct. 2S.-All grades of
refined sugar were reduced 10 cents
per 100 pounds today.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-22

WORK AND WORRY.

! A recent writer in Succ 8
Magzine given some excel n
advice as to worry the gist o
which is that man should 10
anticipate it.
He quotes the late Henry W::rt
Beecher's reply when asked fov
he managed to accompanied 81
much with so little fraction. "Sy
never doing my work twice." va.
the reply of the famous divine
Nervousness impairs MAI.
working capacity, and this lac]. 0:
seif-command and efficiency il
partly physical! and partly psycl c.
al, but wholly bad habit. Wl:er
a woman at night, after she las
gone to bed, gets to wondering
whether she has thought to lcck
the front door or attend to any
details you like of housekeeping,
she is doing precisely what hel
husband is doing when he gets tc
wondering whether he has thought
to draw on Jones, or send bill to
Smith. or dispatch any of the
minutiae Of the business.
Worry is the enemy Of work, be-
cause worry weakens. It is an in
trinity of the mind, memory,
courage and the mans whole
makeup. 1t can only be con-
quered by resolute will. No
worker has the right to be absent
minded. Let him concentrate his
whole force on his tasks and do
what he has to do with all his
might. And let him observe order
and inaugurate system SO as to
relieve himself Of the strain of
stopping to think what is to be
done mex. and so relaxing energy.
Now, to work with strength a
man must possess health, and
proper living is necessary to secure
this blessing. Man needs food
and sleep, bathing and exercise
and sunshine and fresh air. These
are essential to-tire we'll oeing of
his body and mind, and no less
essential is proper recreation.
Dissipation hurts; amusement
helps.
"Work does not kill men," said
the great preacher quoted above;
''it is worry; you car hardly put
more u,n man than he can
bear. Worry is rust upon the
blade" The fourth command
ment sums up the whole duty of
man in this regard. "Six days
shalt thou labor" declares the
decalogue, "and do ali thy work."
In commanding rest upon the
Sabbath the need of rest is re-
cognized. Man is not made for
work. Work is made for man.
Work develops man. Rest enables
him to grow and refreshes him so
he can do his work. The men
who worry are the men who do
not take sufficient rest and recrea-
ton.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-22
DEMOCRATIC HARr1ONY.

The nearest approach to harmo-
ny where it is most needed in the
Democratic party has been ex-
hibited by the unterrified Demo-
cracy of New jersey. The leaders
of all factions Joined together in a
banquet at the New Auditorium in
Newark in honor of State Chair
man Robert S. Hudspeth who
made the fight in the last cam
paign. Aside from the tribute to
the chairman the object of the
gathering Of the 400 leaders of the
party from all sections of the state
was to get together for the re-
demption of New Jersey. Success
attended these efforts for the
names of Bryan, Harman, john
son, Gray, Culberson and Daniel
were mentioned and cheered with
apparent impartiality. Harmony
and victory were the keynote of all
the speeches.
AS New Jersey, like New York,
is necessary to success in the
coming campaign this hopeful
outlook for all Democrats uniting
for the support of any ticket that
may be nominated is an omen
of success that will encourage
Democrats everywhere. If the
discordant elements can unite in
New Jersey there can be no good
reason for discord elsewhere.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-22

Elmore's Island. between
Hinsdale, n. H., and Yer
non, VT, in the Connecticut
river, has been washed away
by a freshet. The island
was several acres in extent
and was heavily wooded.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-22
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

The Registration books are now
open at my Office in the town of Frank
lin. La, and will remain open continu-
ously until March l., 1908, at 6 O'Clock
p. m, and | will be at these veral poll
ING precincts of the parish on the
following days:
Charenton, Feb 18th, at Veeder's
Store.
Centreville, Feb. 18th. Alleman's Store.
Boudreaux Store, SOrrel, and Bald
win, Feb. 18th.
Julien's Store, Feb. Goth.
Patterson, Feb. 2lst, Folse & GOOch's
Stable
Berwick. Feb 24th, Town Hall.
Morgan City, Feb. 25th, Town Hall.
Amelia. Feb. 26th, Aucoin's Store.
Glencoe. FeD. 9th, Hanf's.
Louisa. Feb. 2Sth.
II. w. KAPPEL, Assessor.