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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
FLITS TO KANSAS CITY.
The Ubiquitous Mrs. Guinness Is
Heard From Again.

Laporte, Ind, Nov. 24.-Mrs. Belle
Guinness has been located at Kansas
City, Kan, according to today'S re-
port of Attorney Worden. Yesterday
she was in Michigan City. The change
morning of a telegram by Mayor Dar-
row from Ella Henning, 3937 Terrace
avenue, Kansas City. stating that Mrs.
Guinness is now in Kansas City, Kan.
The matter is being looked into.
The Lamphere trial will be resumed
this afternoon with DR.. Walter Haines
on the stand. All of the evidence will
be completed today. From present
indications the arguments will be
finished before Friday.
Police Can't Find Her.
Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 24.-Neither
the police of Kansas City, Mo-, nor
Kansas City, Kan, are of the opinion
that Mrs. Belle Guinness is in this part
of the country.
The ELLA Henning'' referred to is
an elderly domestic whose real name
is Mrs. Nellie Ledford and who works
on the Missouri side.
Mrs. Ledford told today of having
known a woman in Kansas City, Kan,
last summer who had "acted in a sus-
picious manner.
"You see, am fortune teller and
I just knew that woman was Mrs
Gunness-it came to me all at once"
said Mrs. Ledford.
The police have been unable to find
any trace of the supposed Mrs. Gun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
FIGHTING IN STREETS.
Serious Disturbance Is Reported at
Nankng, China.

Pel1in, Nov. 24.-The situation at
Nanking where a mutiny on the part
of the Chinese troops broke. out No
vember 10 is serious. There has been
fighting in the streets of the city and
a portion of the foreign residents have
taken refuge on board a British gun
boat. Others of the foreigners elected
to remain on shore.
This information was conveyed to
Pekin today in official kilograms to
the legations here. There is also
German gunboat off the city. The
American residents asked for a gun
boat for their protection, but in view
of the assurances given here by Yuan
Shi Kai, one of the grand councillors,
that the situation was quiet and the
incident of the mutiny closed, this re-
quest was not forwarded. The in
formation coming in here contradicts
the representations being made by the
required the board to supply them
with further news.
The war board announced today
that it had 1000 troops at Marking
pending the conc1uson of the ma
neuvers.
The new government at Marking is
firmly stablished and foreigners there
do not entertain fears of an insurrec-
ton. The troops, however, are being
closely watched for it is feared that
they may follow the example of the
cavalry that hung out the banner Of
revolt last Thursday.
The native press intimates that the
trouble in Marking can be traced to
to the missionaries, but this
charge is without substantiation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
THE SAME WOMAN.
Denver BIacI1mailer the One Who
Worked Chicago Brokers.

Denver, Nov. 24.-Through the
medium of a photograph and her
handwriting in hotel register of the
Auditorium annex in Chicago, Mrs.
Allen F. Read who attempted to
bIackmail Mrs. Genevieve c. Phipps
for $4,000 has been positively
identified as the woman who under
the name of Alice Cheney Brown at
tempted to secure from a brokerage
firm in Chicago, November 2, $20,0 900
worth of bonds on bad check.
For the past ten days detectives
have been working on the case with
the result that Mrs. Reads move
ments have been carefully followed
and every heretofore missing link has
been supplied. The story of Mrs
Reads attempt to defraud the Chi
cago brokerage firm will doubtless be
offered in evidence in the prosecution
which will be brought against her on
a charge of assault with intent to
kill and assault with attempt to rob,
which will be pressed as soon as her
condition is such that she can appear
in court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
NO GENERAL REVISION.
Only Patch Work on Banking Law
Expected This Season.

Washington, Nov. 24.-General re-
vision of the American financial system
can not be hoped for at the coming
session of congress, but the mem bers
of the national monetary commission
expect there will be a law passed cor
rective of some of the developed evils
in the administrative features of bank
ing These probabilities were evident
when the commission held it's first
meeting preliminary to the making of
its report.
One of the most important matters
to be considered will be the question
of bank examination. 1t has been
pointed out lately that in the event of
infractions of banking laws the comp
troller of the currency has practically
no recourse other than closing the in
stitutions The effect of such a step
is to injure many innocent persons.
Members of the commission hope to
work out some less heroic treatment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
Wholesale Shoe Men to Go Be-
fore Committee
And Appeal for the Removal of
the Tariff.
PROTECTION NO USE.
Nothing Can Increase the Pro-
ductiOM of Raw Material
Because Animals Are Killed
Primarily for Meat.

Chicago, Nov. 24.-Seven members
of the largest wholesale shoe firms of
the west have met here for the pur-
pose of formulating plans to appear
in a body, numbering over 100 dele
gates, representing as many wholesale
leather houses, before congress on
November 2Sf in effort to procure a
revision of the hide tariff
The movement was organized by
S. w. Campbell, secretary of the
Western Association of Shoe Whole
salers.
''The present tariff is not consistent
with the facts relative to the produc-
ton of hides,'' said Mr.. Campbell.
Leather is a unique production. 1t
cannot increase bit for the reason
that cattle are not killed for their hides
but for their meat, and the cattle pro-
duction is not increasing.
Another argument on which our de-
mand is based is the fact that there
are in the United States so million peo-
pie while there are only 60 million head
of cattle.
That means that there are not
enough hides by a, deficit of at least 80
per cent. Therefore we contend we
should have free hides to supply the de-
ficiency."
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with the idea of concealing their real
ownership"
''It may have been that the proper
ties were owned by individuals who
were stockholders in the Standard
Oil company of Ohio
Mr.. Rockefeller said that he never
heard of the General Industrial De-
velopment syndicate, limited, of Lon
don, nor did he know whether the
Standard owns the Manhattan Oil
company of Ohio.
Mr.. Kellogg asked Mr.. Rockefeller
to find out who owns those companies
and also the London Commercial
Printing and Investment company
and the Security Oil company of
Texas.
Counsel for the Standard Oil com
pany, offered to furnish this and also
list of corporations obtained by the
Standard from 1882 to the present
time.
Mr.. Rockefeller's redirect examina-
ton was concluded in a few minutes
and he was followed on the witness
stand by John D. Archbold, vice presi-
dent of the Standard Oil company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
CHINAMEN DROP OUT.
Three Bonds Are Forfeited in the
United States Court.

1t will be remembered that Mi-Dong-
Quong, Yee-Quai. Yee-Son and Chin
Sing, former residents of the F'lowery
Kingdom. who were arrested last sum
mer at Herington for violation of the
immigration laws and after prelimi-
nary hearing at the last session of the
federal court were bound over to the
November term in the sum of $500 each.
These Celestials failed to make their
appearance in court today and their
bonds were ordered forfeited by Judge
Pollock. It is the supposition that
these bonds will be paid promptly by
the bondsmen as the Cinnamon each
put up $500 in cash in local banks.
In this case. the Cinnamon each paid
$500 for the privilege of becoming Amer
lean citizens and are now no doubt con-
Quoting Iaundries in ways that are
dark and vain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
KANSAS LED THEM ALL.
Declared Oklahoma Official Who
Visited Various State Capitals.

Guthrie. Okla. Noy. 24---Acting secre;;
tarv of State Leo Meyer today returned
from ten days tunket of investigation
the adjoining states as basis, for recon-
mendationS to the governor before the
meeting of the next session of the state
assembly for a system of legislative pro-
cedure to be inaugurated within the state.
The inquiry addressed to Mr.. Meyer as
to which of the states visited, in his
Judgment. presented the most effective
and comprehensive legislative system
evoked the emphatic and unqualified reply
Kansas"
"Of ali the states visited" continued
Mr. Meyer. 1.-The system in vogue in To-
peka, to my mind, is unquestionably the
most efficient and at the same time the
most simple and compre hensive. Not only
in the matter of legislative procedure is
this true but throughout the state house
found men at the heads of the various
departments who at first acquaintance
unquestionably convince the visitor of
efficiency and accurate and comprehen-
sive knowledge of their. official work, and
concise knowledge o+ 1ne 1etall ediaI WaiGa
leave to the tender mercies of their sub
ordinates.' -
brief of his investigations preparatory to
compiling his official report to the COVER
noT. of his findings and his recommends
tions as to legislative procedure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
City Commissioners Of Ell Paso
Visit Topeka.
Came to Look Over the Wolff
Packing Plant.
WORKS LIKE A CHARM.
Commission Plan Is Proving a
Distinct Success.
City Is Run Purely as a Bust.
ness Proposition.

j. I. Hewitt and S. BlumethaIl, city
commissioners Of Ell Paso, Texas. ar
rived in the city today on a tour of In
spection of the Wolff packing plant
here. This trip was planned at the in
stance of the Ell Paso city government
in order that the Texas city might act
more intelligently in considering the
application for a franchise for a pack
ing plant in the city limits. The ques-
tions of sanitation and health in the
neighborhood of the plant are to be
considered.
The FL Paso visitors were warmly
received at the city hall this morning
by Mayor Green and the other city Of
fcers. Messrs. Hewitt and BlumethaI1
We're entertained at luncheon at the
Throop hotel at noon the following
table:
Mayor William Green. Frank Snyder.
r. L. Cofran, Herbert Hackney Frank
P. MacLennan, c. E. Jewell, A. B.
Poole. S. E. Lux, Jesse Shaw, Scott
Hopkins, Arthur Capper, John Rodgers.
G. r. Jordan, w. 6: Tandy, c. g.
Blakely, E. Horn and E. E. Roudebush.
In the afternoon the visitors were
taken an auto ride over the city.
Mr.. Blumethall, in speaking of the
commission plan of government, which
was adopted in Ell Paso last April, de-
cess. Our city government was not in
such bad shape at the time we adopted
the commission plan," said he. But
the cost of all public improvements vas
so high that we decided to follow the
lead of Houston and Galveston and
give the new plan a trial It has sue
ceeded far better than we had hoped.
We get our public work done cheaper
and better and quicker than under the
old mayor and council plan. There is
less red tape and hence delays. Under
the commission plan, each commission
er is responsible for the success or
failure of affairs in his particular de-
partment.
I'VE run the city's affairs exactly on
the principle that a corporation would
run a big department store, and we are
getting results"
The visiting commissioners were very
much pleased with the appearance of
the Kansas capital and said many nice
things about Topeka. 1t was their first
visit here. El Paso is about the same
size as Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
CUMMINS TO SENATE.
Ambition of the Past Fifteen Years Is
atfLast Gratihed.

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 24.-At noon
today Governor A. B. Cummins, leader
of the progressive Republicans of
Iowa was formally elected United
States senator to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator Will
liam B. Allison. No suspicion of a bolt
by the standpat members of the legis-
lature, which reconvened in adjourned
session at 10 o'clock this morning
pledged to elect the man chosen by
the people at the special primary OF
the November election, was apparent.
Governor Cummins addressed the joint
session of the two houses Immediately
after his election. His reelection to
the six year term next January is uu-
questioned.
At p. m. Lieutenant Governor
Harst will be inaugurated as governor
of Iowa at a joint session of the mouse
and senate. Many prominent Iowans,
including Ex-Governor William Lara
bee, are in the city to witness the
Cummins victory.
1t is just fifteen years to a day since
Governor CUMMINGS first candidacy
for the United States senate was an
nounced His first candidacy was to
succeed James F. Wilson.
The vote stood: Cummins. 1866
Porter, Democrat, 35. Three Repub-
licans did not vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
FEARS FOR THE Relief
United States Hospital Ship Is Several
Days Overdue.

Manila, Nov. 24.-Some concern is
felt here for the safety of the naval
hospital ship Relief, attached to the
Atlantic battleship feet, which sailed
on November Is for Guam. but has
not arrived as yet at her destination,
although due there last Friday. Severe
storms followed the sailing of the Re-
lief and it is feared that the vessel
has been caught in them and sustain
ed damage if nothing worse. The YES
sci intended to land two members of
the cable staff at Guam. The supply
ship Supply has been ordered to leave
Guam in search of the missing ship.
During the voyage of the Atlantic
fleet to the Orient the Relief was buff
fetted by the heavy seas encountered
between Samoa and Auckland and
again between Auckland and Sydney.
At times she rolled so badly that it
was feared she would overturn. AS
result of this Admiral Sperry ordered
the ship to proceed from Sydney to
Manila direct instead of following the
course taken by the fleet.
Three vessels of the China-Manila
trade are reported as overdue here
and it is believed that they were
caught in the recent typhoon and
forced to run for shelter to points on
the coast of China.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
OYER Three Hundred Seventy
Five Thousand Cast.
Falling Off in Socialist and Pro-
hibition Votes.
CANVASS COMPLETED.
Official Plurality for Mr.. Stubs
Is 34,307.
Both Proposed Constitutional
Amendments Defeated.

According to returns of the recent
election in the state of Kansas, which
were officially certified by the state
canvassing board Monday afternoon,
there was remarkable and unexpect-
ed falling off in the socialist and prohi-
bition vote in the state.
The politicians had been predicting
that the socialist vote in Kansas would
show a big increase. Instead of that it
showed falling off of 5000 on presi-
dent and about 400 on governor.
1t is of interest to note that the pro-
hibitiOn party seems to be on the de-
cline in Kansas. Its vote on president
slumped 1000 and its vote on governor
was only about half what it was In
1904. 1t is evident from the returns
that many prohibitionists voted for
Jackson on the Republican ticket, in
stead of their own nominees
The total vote on president shows an
increase of over $4,000 as compared
with 1904 The following are the com
parative votes of the two presidential
years on president:
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RELAY RACE ENDS.
Message Was Handed to the President
Last Night.

Washington. Nov. 24.-President Roose-
welt at Gas o'clock last night received at
the White House from the hands of Cor
don Leech the last boy runner in the re-
lay race from New York to Washington
the silver tube containing a message to
the president from Richard G. Morse. of
the International Y NJ. c. A.
Il believe in athletics as a means to an
end. and I see no reason why men should
have round shoulders commented the
president in accepting the message. When
told that nearly one thousand speedy boys
had handled the message since It left New
York Friday afternoon he manifested
great interest He characterized as par
ticularly praiseworthy the record made
by the 200 Washington lads who brought
the message here from Baltimore, a dis
tance of forty miles. in three hours and
ten minutes
The message left New York Friday af-
ternoon at clock and reached Baltimore
late Saturday. 1t remained in Baltimore
until after 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon
when the run was resumed.
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Menther Is clear Again.

The weather today has been OF a
variegated variety. During part of
the morning the sun shone brightly.
but the clouds gathered again, and the
result this afternoon is another gloomy
day The forecast calls for the same
conditions tonight and tomorrow with
a strong probability of rain. Tomor-
row will be much warmer. The wind
has shifted to the southwest, Wnlch
augurs much for the warmer weather
tomorrow. The velocity of the wind
is twelve miles an hour. The follow
ing are the temperatures for today:
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The Ladies Are Indifrcrent.

Hutchinson, Kan, Nov. 24-The
female voters of Hutchinson appear to
take little interest in the coming spe-
ciaI election to be held for the purpose
of voting 100000 bonds for the erec-
ton of a new high school building The
books have now been open for two
days and during that time only one
woman has seen fit to enter her name
on the books One man has registered
and taken the pains to ascertain that
his wife's name was on the books.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
Knipbts of Pvthias celebrate,

Omaha, Nov 24.-Six thousand
members of the knights of Pythias are
elebrating the fortieith anniversary
of the establishment Of the first lodge
west of the Allegheny mountains. That
lodge, known as Nebraska No. 1, was
founded in Omaha November %,
1868, with nine members, George H.
Crager instituting the lodge. Eight
states are participating in the celebra-
Ion and many others have sent repre-
sentatives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
Lightning Ktlls kansas Girl.

Princeton, Kan, Nov. 24.-During
a terrific rain and hailstorm, lightn-
ing struck the public school building
and instantly killed Katie Fritz, 16
years old, and also injured three other
pupils, Lorilla Henderson, age g;
Marjory Twney. aged 10, and Bessie
Bair, aged IA. 1t Is thought that all
three of the injured will recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-24
RUN AN OWL CAR.
One VIII Go to North Side at
1920 a. IN.

The Topeka Street Railway company
have decided to run at least one owl
car at night. This car will leave the
Eighth street junction at 1920 every
morning and run to the North side, re-
turning at $40 in the morning. The
idea is to accommodate workingmen
who live on the North side and work
on this side of the river. especially the
street railway employees.
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Murdock's plurality .......... o.;
Ihese district Judges were declar

J. II. GiEpatrick. First district; "; A.
Jackson. Second district; A. w. Dana,
Third district: G. A. Smart, Fourth dis
trict: F. A Nickel, Fifth district; JOHN c.
Cannon. Sixth district; ]. w. Finley, Sew
enth district: r. L. King, Eighth district;
G. E Branine. Ninth district; ". 7.
Dillon. Twelfth district; G.: P Aikman,
teenth district: Thomas c. Wilson, Eigh-
teenth district; Edward L. Fischer, Twen-
tv-ninth district; Oscar RaineS, Thirty
sixth district: oscar Foust. Thirty-seventh
district; R. ]. Higgins (short tern) com
mon pleas court, Kansas City; H. ]. Smith
dong tern) common pleas court, Kansas
City: w NJ. Whitelaw, circuit court,
Kansas City
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comprehensive plan for the development
of the city along artistic lines. In ac-
cordance with this the island has been
acquired The people at the last cleo
ton voted upon and approved the plan
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, Nov 24-Forecast for
Kansas: Showers tonight or Wednes-
day. Warmer in west portion tonight.
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Proceedings Were Brief.

The work of canvaSSing the returns
of a state election is a purely formal
and perfunctory affair. The real work
of checking over all the returns re-
ceived from county clerks, adding all
the long columns on the adding ma
chimes to see if they are correct re-
checking, verifying and combining the
results into huge tabulations has been
in progress in the secretary of states
office for the past three weeks. When
the canvassing board met there was
nothing to do but attach thier sigma
lures to the completed work.
Governor Hoch, Secretary Denton
and Treasurer Tulley signed the docu-
ments. Attorney General Jackson and
Auditor Nation, the other members of
the canvassing board. were out of
town.
The official plurality for Taft is
35.975; his majority is 1s,437.
The official plurality for Stubs is
S4:$o7; his majority is 1900.
ments was as follows:
No. Ito increase the pay Of mem
bers of the legislature; for, 1o4,554;
against. 15O,576.
No. 2-Relating to qualifications of
Judges; for, 1O2,156; against 135,745.
Both amendments were therefore
decisively defeated.
The Hearst Independence ticket
made most pitiful showing After
being placed on the ballot by petition
from about 5000 voters, the candidate
for governor received only 68 votes in
the W1lOle SldlS, ana CnlS was the
highest number received by anyone on
the ticket.
Cheyenne county cast 10 votes for
the Independence ticket, and led the
state. Out of 105 counties in the
state. there were Independence votes
in only 80. The 80 counties cast the
6S votes, in other words.
F. S. Jackson, candidate for attor-
ney general, received the highest total
vote on the ticket, beating Taft, Stubbs
and everybody else. His total vote was
199,1S3. only 1900 less than the total
vote received by Roosevelt four years
ago.
But Tom McNeaI, candidate for
state printer, had the largest majority,
which was 41,111. Barnes for insI1r-
ence superintendent was second with
4O,799, and Jackson was third with
40,5S6.
Official Figures.
The canvass shows the vote for the
o1fferent candidates for the presidency
to ha as
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Official Figures,

The canvass shows the vote for the
to be as follows.
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Ryker's plurality ........-.... 3T,964
Below is the total vote for the Repub-
Iican and Democratic candidates for
congress in each of the eight congress
sional districts:
FIRST district