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The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-27

modate $50 persons. while the ordin-
ary dining room seats forty guests.
The lobby is the largest and finest in
any hotel in the state of Kansas.
The sample rooms are large, clean
and bright, and equipped with local
and long distance telephones, electric
and gas lights and every modern con-
venience. The electric elevator and
fire escape system of the hotel are
features worthy of especial mention.
Sanitation and ventilation require
more attention from the hotel man
than any other particular of his call
ing. These have been attended to with
marked results by the Throop pro-
prietors and they now point with pride
to hotel as near perfect as can be in
these particulars.
The Throop is located exactly be-
tween the wholesale and retail dis
tricts of the city, and for all purposes
is the most accessible hotel in Topeka.
All street car lines pass by the front
door of the hotel The hotel is on the
shady side of the street and pays es-
pecial attention to the comfort of its
in the parlors and guest rooms are
superb, while there is not bed cham
Der in the house that is not carefully
and pleasantly furnished for the COM
fort of the occupant.
Every commercial traveller in the
state mas Known the lnrOOp Tor years
and all of them have a good word for
the hostelry that they call home"
while on the road. Yet for all its sue
cess in caring for the travellers the
Throop has always catered especially
to banquets and family parties, large
and small. An idea of the resources
of the hotel may be gained from the
fact that it served the great Bryan
banquet four years ago while the leg
islature was in session and the hotel
crowded with guests. Yet the Bryan
banquet was one of the most notable
ever held in this city and its brilliant
success from every standpoint is still
spoken of by the Kansas people in at
tendance.
The hotel has kept pace with the
progress and growth of the city. Ev-
cry modern convenience and equip
ment that has been devised for the
comfort of guests in the big hotels of
today have been installed as fast as
they proved their practicability.
The last big convention to make the
Throop its headquarters was the order
of the Eastern Star last month. About
one thousand delegates and visitors
attended the sessions of the order
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-27
ATTACKS THELAW
Congressman Littlefield Sur
prises Chicago Lawyers.
JeerS at Statement That RoOse-
veIt Enforced Antitrust Act.

Chicago, June 27.-Congressman Chas
+. Lttlef1eld of Maine, addressing law
yers and Jurists at the closing session
mere or the annual meeting of the Illi-
nois Bar association, made a caustic
criticism of the application of the
Sherman antitrust law.
He declared that the law itself is in
definite, branded proposed amendments
to the act as an attempt to infuse life
into something iifeless. His peroration
contained veiled attack upon Presi-
dent Roosevelt. After questioning the
ernclency of the antitrust law on the
ground that it leaves too much to the
discretion of juries as to the reason
ableness or unreasonableness" of ac-
tons which must restrain trade he
endeavored to show that no similar
laws with indefinite provisos ever had
or ever could be enforced. He then
accused the commissioner of corpora
tions of misstatements as to the sue
cess of much enforcement and added:
Senator Lodge, in the Republican
national convention said President
Roosevelt had enforced the laws as he
found them on the statute books The
Republican platform congratulates it
self on the enforcement of all the laws
In the light-sof eases f~have cited to
you 1t would seem that proclamation
ana not performance constitutes en-
forcement of the law.
THE distinguished publicists think
business men are very much disturbed
for fear they are facing a prison cell
for doing business under modern meth
DDS. do not think that this appre-
hension has any reasonable founda-
tion.''
The speaker pointed out that hut
seven convictions had been secured un-
der the Sherman law since September
IA, 1901, and continued:
HIt NAV he that the pradotory riob
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-27
Found a Poolroom Working.

New York, June 27.-Police In
spectors O'Brien and Flood raided a
house just outside the Sheepshead Bay
fence and got a poolroom information
bureau workin9-in.fuH blast. Two Of
the persons taken gave the names of
Edward Dargin and Walter Opper-
man. The police got, among other
things, a gigantic telescope, which
they say, could locate a pin in a hay
stack a mile away.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-27
New Place for whIte

Tulsa, Ok, June 27.-"Deacon" White.
lately manager of the Tulsa team, will
manage and captain an Independent
team at Sapulpa, which opens the sea-
son with Claremore Sunday. The team
will be made up largely of former
players in the o. K. league. Sapulpa
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-27

when Mr.. Travis put in 5000 little
ones year ago, as they had all been
killed by dynamite used in building a
dam. These gentlemen challenge any
fish or game warden in the country to
show a fish that has made an equal
growth in year. When put in the
stream this particular fish weighed a
few ounces and was not over four
inches long. When it was caught one
year and three weeks later 1t was
three feet. nine inches in length and
weighed 81 pounds. Mr.. Botkin has
the documents to prove these facts.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-27
MOTION FOR new TRIAL.
One Made Today in Behalf of Hyde
and Schneider.

Washington, June ga motion
for a new trial and arrest of judgment
has been filed on behalf of Frederick
A. Hyde and Joost H. Schneider of
San Francisco, recently convicted in
the criminal court here on the charge
of conspiring to defraud the United
States out of numerous acres of pub
lie lands in the west. Arguments on
the motion will be made next fall
when the court meets for the October
term.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-27

The above picture is that of a 81
pound catfish caught in Spring river,
Crawford county. Kansas, with a hook
and line last week by ex-Sheriff C. L.
Raines and his brother Geo. Raines.
The capture of the fish created some
excitement in Topeka as the stream
from which 1t was taken was stocked
by Dell Travis, state fish warden, as
sisted by Morton Albaugh and ]. T.
Botkin, assistant secretary OF state.
only a little over a year ago. Both
Mr.. Albaugh and Mr.. Botlxin are posi-
tive there were no fish in the stream
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-27
Roosevelt Back at Oyster Bay.

Oyster Bay, June 27.-President
Roosevelt returned here at 9:Oz
o'clock last night from Princeton,
n. j., where he attended the funeral
of ex-President Cleveland.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-27

Lebanon, Ind. June 27.-Judge
Samuel r. Artman of this city is being
pushed by a large number of friends
for the head of the Prohibition ticket.
He is an active Prohibition worker,
though Republican by aff1liation.
AS circuit court Judge of Boone
county, Indiana, he gave a decision
against the constitutionality of licens-
ing saloons February 13, 1907. Ac-
cording to the decision the state of In
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-27

diana had no more right to license
liquor selling than to license gambling.
being dangerous to public morals and
public safety. The decYsIon supported
the claims of the Anti-Nuisance league
of Indiana and was hailed by prohi-
bitionists as affording a means OF
combating liquor selling throughout
the nation. Since the decision Judge
Artman has been in demand - 3
lecturer for prohibition.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-10-04
THE EDITOR INVITED TO LECTURE.

Since returning from the convention and the subsequent
lecture trip through Ohio the Blades editor has been in
vited to lecture at different points in Indiana and Illinois
Owing to the demand for his services in the Blade Office
is difficult matter to get away for any length of time In
any event. not than two weeks time could be
devoted to such purposes.
We considering the advisabity of making such
about the last of November and the first of Deem
ber If sufficient number of convenient appointments
he secured to Justify the expense of such trip. the invita-
tons already received will be accepted Otherwise they will
have TO be deferrc indefinitely.
Freehought friends in both of the States named who
could arrange for lectures and desiring hem requested
to communicate with the Blade as soon as possible
than two weeks twenty days be spared from the
Office at time. As only limited number 81 appoint
be accepted, those first received must be given
inst consideration and the route then be made mp and
Gates fixed One two lectures could be given at several
different Places and these, aided by liberal surly Of Free
thought literature for free distribution will undoubtedly
prove of incalcuabe benefit to the advocate
Write at once if you wish this propaganda.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-10-04
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WORK OF THE CONVENTIONS.


There is much to be commended, and worthy the full
consideration of every Freethnker in of the sug
geon offered by the conventions and plans outlined
for future work For this wish briefly discuss
them and emphasize their importance if successful
propaganda be desirable
Most important among these the following:
The organization of local secular clubs under the
auspices of the Buckeye Secular Union.
2 The suggestion of plan for Sunday meetings
lined by Eliza Mowry Bliven.
3. The establishment of a lecture bureau under the
auspices of the Materialist Association.
4. A proposition under consideration by the Di-
of the Materalst Association for the publication
in book FORM of general symposium the god and future
life questions.
LOCAL SECULAR CLUBS.
This should be done wherever three Freehnkers
be found in community No expense need to be
incurred The meetings could be held in the homes of its
members, alternately each Sunday and friends should be
invited to attend. Elect officers consisting of chairman
and secretary who should together prepare
program for each meeting. Music readings and literary
compositions could be used good advantage and harmless
recreation enjoyed. Such club would be to grow
The officers of the Buckeye Secular Uuion propose
to push this plan of organization, issue charters
or dispensaons from the parent body and desig-
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ther organization The current treetought and lit
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Others would furnish abundant material make these
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Nor should this work be confined to the State of Ohio
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In this relation it is gratifying to know that Parker H.
Sercombe of Tomorrow Magazine has volunteered his
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Union will render assistance along the lines in Hi
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why such organizations should not be effected in
each of the States named
In the first place every Freethnker in Ohio ought to
get in harness and push the State Union along As in
cenve to such work the Blade will gladly publish all in
formation concerning local clubs and their work and will
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Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-11-28
FOREST RESERVE
in Billings CO
President Issues PrOclaRa.
tiOn Setting Aside l4,OSO
Acres for Reserve on the
Little Missouri in the
Bad Lands

Washington, d. c., Nov. 27.-Pre-
sident Roosevelt has signed procla-
nations creating the Ocala national
forest in Marion county, Fla, and
the Dakota national forest in Bill
lings, county, North Dakota. These
two states have thus been added to
the nineteen other states and the
territory of Alaska, wherein land is
under scientific forest administra-
tion.
The Florida reserve, the first to
be set aside by the government east
of the Mississippi river, has an area
of 100000 acres, one-fourth of which
has been taken up under the various
land laws, and is well adapted to the
growth of forests.
The Dakota reserve consists of a.
$50 acres, and it's creation is inn
portant as It opens up an experiment
tai field for planting in state
having only one percent of tree
growth. II :t3ssii
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-11-28
NEW CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH AT twin BUTTES

Glen Ullin, N. D., Nov. 27The
Smith congregational church Of
Twin Buttes, Stark county, North
Dakota, the second .Congregatio
church stone building in the state
was dedicated on Sunday, Novem-
,ber %, 1903. The church was orga-
nized April %, 1906, at the home Of
William Hundley. A church lot of
two acres was. given to the society
by Mrs. Emma G. ,Crowder. One-half
of this has been set aside for ceme-
terry. The building committee for
the new church was William Humid
ley, William Cosgrove and William
Weeks. The society reached the
day of dedication with a debt on the
edifice. of $425. This amount, how
ever, was entirely pledged in a short
time, SO that the church was dedicat-
ed with this deficiency provided for.
There was an attendance at the dedi-
cation of the church that exceeded
the seating capacity of the church.
Dinner was served free by the ladies
of the church. 5s
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-11-28
new STUNTS FOR
NAVAL OFFICERS

Washington, d. c., Nov. 2277.-rru-
man Newberry. assistant secretary of
the navy, as asked by the president,
has made UP tentatively the plans
for the walking and riding tests OF
officers of the line and STAFF ashore
and afoat.
Ali line officers, from adnaira1s
down, and STAFF officers from captains
down, will have to do these things:
Walk fifty miles in three days.
Or ride ninety miles in three days.
IS Or ride bike 100 miles in three
days.
All of this. is of course on land.
At sea, watch officers win have to
stand watch and watch for seventy
two hours. Captains and navigators
Of vessels will have to stand on con
tinuous duty for twenty-four hours OF
the bridge.
Other details are yet to be arrang
ed. "a
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-11-28

of the Republican party for senator.
One Of the peculiar things about
the letter is that it is anonymous.
has no postoffice date is mailed in
a government envelope, with Lako-
ia, Nelson county, return card, but
mailed on the train instead of of at
the Lakota postoffiee. The above
peculiarities tend to the theory that
it is a scheme designed to injure
Mr.. Johnson by sending it to mem
sbers Of the legislature and news
papers throug ghout the state, and fur
tIer, that the whole thing is got up
TO give the impression that a.. J..
Gronna or someone else in Nelson
county is behind it. People, as a
rule, do not take much stock in
sancnymous letters sent out in that
way.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-11-28
BRIGHT WOMAN
TAKES Her LIFE
Actress Of Note and Talent.
ed Author Of Plays
Suicides
Before Dying She Writes Her
Biography a and Mott
flies Coroner

New York, N. Y, Nov. 27.-Using a
pillow to muffle the report of a re-
volver, Mrs. Eleanor Merran Cowper,
a talented playwright and actress,
shot herself in the right tenn lie To-.
saay in an apartment at the st. Reg
is hotel. The explosion Of HE cart
ridge was not heard, but Mrs. ..t.Wper
was rendered unconscious md dying
Before making the attempt a.. self
destruction, Mrs. Cowper had written
a number of letters, one to her lawyer
another to the coroner and a third
I 10 John Hood, friend. In her let
ters she apprised these four persons
of her intention to commit suicide.
Investigation showed that Mrs.
CoWper had painstakingly written a
brief autobiograph of her life. The
Biographical sketch stated that Mrs.
CoWper was born in England and
she came to this country at the age
of three months. Her maiden name
was Eleanor Merron. Her stage ca
reer began in Boston in a production
called Youth Mrs Cowper gives
a list of the various productions she
appeared in.: Her husband died three
years ago. b
Mrs. Cowper wrote four plays which
were produced on Broadway. They
were DAIRY Farm .'In Love-" "a
Broadway Favorite,'' and "a Last Re
hearsal."
Late tonight Mrs. Cowper was re
moved to the Presbyterian hospital
where an operation was performed
The bullet was found in her head and
extracted. Her condition is critical
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-11-28

? NJ GENL
Republican National Commit
tee Chairman Chosen
for Cabinet
Will BE One Of President
Taffs Principal Advisors
on Appointments
Only Man Who Can Easily
Separate the Sheep
| From the Goats

Hot Springs, Va, Nov. 27--F. Fl.
Hitchcock has been officially offered
and has accepted the position of
postmaster general in the Taft cab
met that is to be.
The official announcement of this
conclusion regarding the first cab
met selection of Taft, doubtless will
not be made until Mr. Taft has COM
pleted his cabinet. Because of this
view of the situation no expression
regarding the selection of Mr..
Hitchcock was obtainable for publi-
cation from either Mr.. Taft or the
Republican national chairman.
There were many reasons, it was
pointed out, which make it expedi-
ent that Mr.. Hitchcock's status
should be fixed, as least so far as
the principals are concerned, and a
complete understanding is known to
exist between them.
AS chairman of the Republican
national committee Mr.. Hitchcock
became more familiar than any other
person with presidential matters and
questions likely to arise at the be-
ginning of the Taft administration,
and the knowledge he gained re-
garding the personnel of the party
will be of great service to Mr.. Taft
throughout his administration.
Besides these reasons, the nation
al chairman admittedly possesses a
comprehensive as well as techni-
cal knowledge of postal affairs,
gained by protracted experience as
first assistant and acting postmaster
general.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-11-28
gets
into POLITICS
Chamber Of Deputies
viii Take a Hand in the
Latest Paris Hubbub

Paris, Nov. 27.-George Berry and
Denys Cochil, conservative members
of the chamber of deputies, have an
nounced their intention of interpell-
ating the attitude of the magistracy
in the Steinheil case. This action is
designed to raise the political side of
the affair with which the newspapers
are becoming more and more occu-
pied.
Various new theories of the crime
have been advanced since the arrest
of Nine. Steinhe1 and tonight there
are many reports in circulation of i'm
pending important arrests. Up to
midnight, however, nobody had been
taken into custody.
Magistrate Andre has begun a new
and completely Independent investi-
CATION of the whole case starting with
a lengthy examination of Remy Coul-
lud, who was arrested last Saturday
charged with the murder, but subse-
quently released, and all events con-
.nected with the discovery of the
crime, particularly the position of the
body of MIN. Japy when it was found,
and the manner in which it was found
in the bed.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-11-28
ABERDEEN MAN
KILLS HIMSELF
This Life Was Too Heavy
for Him After FinaD.
Cial ReVerSes

st. Paul, Nov. 27.-'Mr. o. Olson
Friend Olson: Excuse for what
have done. This life is too heavy
for me. will die. Let me die Take
my letters from Aberdeen, S. D., to
her and let my wife know. Take
care of my patent and let my wife
have that t
This not with another, also adj
dressed to o. Olson, 210 Sawyer
street, Lagrange, Ills, was found
beside the body of P. Pierson,
man apparently So years old, who
committed suicide early this morning
at rooming house at 274 East
Seventh street, by firing revolver
bullet through his head.
Pierson arrived in St. Paul recent
ly, evidently from Aberdeen, and
late Wednesday night applied for
lodging at the hotel. He was as
signed to a room, and arose early
Thursday morning. AT 8 p. m. he
returned to the hotel and informed
the proprietor he was feeling i'll. He
returned to his room. Nothing more
was heard from him until the In
mates of the hotel were startled by
a pistol shot at a. m. today.
Pierson was found lying across the
bed with a pistol wound above his
right temple from which blood flow-
ed profusely He was still alive and
the police ambulance was summoned.
The man died as he was being plac-
ed on the strefcher Despondency.
owing to financial reyerses is sup
posed to have caused the act.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-11-28
Chairman Payne Of Ways and
Means Com. Replies
TO Van CIeVe
Latter Refuses to Testify
and Shows Lack Of
Good Faith

Washington, D. G., Nov. 81. I've
are fully aware that the bill re-
ported from the committee will be
Judged by the people, not in the
light of view Of those wise prophets
or critics who are Judging it in adj.
vance, but in the light Of what will
be learned from the bill itself, and
from an examination Of the mater
ial before the committee -
In these words Serene Payne,
chairman of the house ways and
means committee, today replied to
the letter from ]. w. yanC Cleave,
president Of the National Association
OF Manufacturers criticising the
methods being pursued in revising
the tariff.
OF colrse, II you have no informa-
nation at your disposal which would
aid the committee in the formation
of bill, / can understand your re-
Information cannot see why you do
not accept the invitation which has
still held out to you. should you re-
fusa1 to appear, il you have such
consider your determination, CON.
scluded Mr.. Payne.
In his letter to the chairman Of
the ways and means committee.
which was in reply to an invitation
to testify at the tariff hearings be-
fore the committee, Mr. vanCleave
says:
We would rather bear the ills
5of the Dingley tariff than to be a
party to q revision made in the old
manner. To appear before you to
plead for certain schedules would be
to acquiesce in superficial and I'm
businesslike methods OF investigation
against which we protest. We have
carefully watched all the statements
that have been made by you and
your associates in revision. and In
stead of convincing you Of the error
of your ways, we are more than ever
convinced that your present plan Of
gathering information ON which the
read djustment IS proposed to be based
Is wrong, radically absurdly and fa-
tally wrong.