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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-11
Philadelphia Society Woman
Speculated on Wall Street
To the Extent of SS,OOO,OOO in
20 Months.
is SUED BY BROKERS.
Won Heavily in the Bull Market
Of 1906.
Was Caught by the Silent Panic
in 1907.

New York, Nov. LITTLE story OF
now a society woman of PHILADELPHIA
speculated to the extent of eight mill
lion dollars in twenty months will he
told in the supreme court today. The
net result of her dealings, said to
have been made on "tips" from one of
the leading financiers of America, is
a debt of $35,376. She is alleged to
nave won heavily in the bull market
OF 1915, but her gains and much of
her fortune went away in the Silent
panic" of the spring of 1907
The woman is Katherine NJ
Cnurchman, wife of William B.
Churchman, a close personal friend
of j. P. Morgan. Mrs. Churchman is
defendant in suit brought by Ed
ward Harding, assignee for the brok-
erage firm of Mills Bros. & Co, which
IalIed In August of last year. Hard
1ng's counsel will argue before Justice
Mccall today on motion for the ap-
polntment of referee to hear testi-
mony.
Mrs. Churchman. through her law
yer. has fought the suit bitterly She
took it once to the appellate division
on question of the cause of the ac-
ton. Though she denies many of the
allegations in the complaint and in
SlstS the brokerage firm bought and
sold the stock without specific direc-
tions from her, the complaint and an
analysis of her account with the firm
allege that she was imbued with the
fever of speculation and was on the
road to win hundreds of thousands of
dollars when the market suddenly
took a downward swing. The greater
part of her dealings, it is alleged, was
on margin.
The purchase in one day for her ac-
count on several occasions totaled be-
tween 100000 and 100000, while
500. 600 purchases were, it is al
legged, frequent. Her sales on profit
also amounted to hundreds of thou
sands of dollars. I
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DR.. HARDING CHOSEN
Rector of st. PauIs Is Elected Bishop
of Washington.

Washington, Nov. 11-Rev. DR.. AL
fred H. Harding. for the past twenty
two years rector of st. Pauls Episco-
pal church this city has been elected
bishop of Washington to succeed the
late Henry Y. Satterlee. Rev. Chas.
H. Brent, bishop of the Philippines
who was elected twice declined both
times and Rev DR.. Mann of Trinity
church. Boston, elected at the third
meeting also declined. ~
Seven ballots were taken. DIR. Ran
dolph H McKim led the first three
ballots. DR.. Harding showed no
strength until the fourth ballot. Other
contestants were Bishop w. Griswold
of Salina, Kan, and the Rev. James
R. Winchester of Memphis.
There was a moment of dramatic
excitement during the meeting when
DR.. T. ]. Packard Of this city asked if
Bishop Griswold had not signed a
document at Halifax advocating that
the church of England affiliate with
the Roman Catholic church and that
the American Protestant church fol-
low suit. Rev. DR.. Ernest Smith who
nominated Bishop Griswold thereup-
on read the document in question
which related to certain laws to which
all three denominations in question
subscribed providing that they work
together for the common good, but
which had nothing to do with a near
er affiIiatiOn.
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Signs That Fight Between Ar
buckles and Sugar Trust
Is About to Be Renewed After
Four Years of Peace.
is ENRED
And the Coffee Firm Declines
to Renew 1t.
Price of Refined Sugar Has Been
Going Down.

New York, Nov. 11.-Price reduction
in refined sugar caused rumors to cir
culate in the trade today of a renewal
Of the old fight between the American
Sugar Refining company and Arbuckle
Brothers. These reports have been
based on the scaling down of the mar
gin between raw and refined sugar,
which has been in progress of late.
The normal margin between raw su-
gar and refined is about 80 cents a hun
dred pounds. The gradual reduction
which has been in progress has brought
the difference down to 73 cents. This,
according to trade estimates, is little
more than the cost of refining, and
cuts down usual profits by about two
thirds. 1t was declared in circles sup
posedly well informed, however, that
the action of the two concerns in re-
ducing prices was due to growing COM
petition for business and it was in no
sense a war such as was waged before.
1t was also said that the agreement
reached some years ago between Presf-
dent Havemyer and Arbuckle Brothers,
had terminated, and that the latter de-
clined to renew it.
This understanding was reached
about four years ago and resulted in
closing the breach between the two
concerns and until a month ago they
had been acting in harmony.
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TO CLEAR LAMPHERE.
Defense VIII Try to Prove That Mrs.
Guinness Is Living.

Laporte. Ind, Nov. 1.-THE trial
of Ray Lamphere charged with the
murder of Mrs Belle Guinness and her
children came to an abrupt halt yes
terday afternoon when the second
special venire had been exhausted
without a jury having been obtained
With the exception of Geo. Teeters
who was peremptorily excused by the
defense the examination OF 90 tales
men, twelve from the regular panel
and fifty on two special venfreS was
concluded and Judge Richler at once
ordered a third venire the members
Of which will be ready for examina-
ton today With the adjournment of
sides, were in the box, with indica-
tions that all Of them will remain on
the jury as finally accepted.
The defense convinced now that it
will be necessary to Introduce evil
dence in its possession, the principal
feature of which is the story of Fred
Lambright, a neighbor of Mrs. Gun
ness who declares that one night In
July, as he was driving to town, he
saw a man and a woman in a buggy
drawn by a gray horse drive into the
Guinness yard. He watched them and
heard the woman say:
1.-The money amt here" after she
had jumped out of the rig and walked
around the ruins of the burned house
He says that the woman was built
very much like Mrs. Guinness; it
looked like her, although she had on
a heavy veil, and the voice was
similar to that of Mrs. Guinness. The
man, he says, he did not recognize.
He says he did not tell anybody about
the matter at that time because he
was afraid of being laughed at.
This Attorney Worden states is to
be used to corroborate the story of
D. M. Hudson and his two daughters
who will testify for the defense that
they saw Mrs Guinness on July 9.
Lambright does not fix date but
the defense declares that it must have
been on the 9Th.
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il. o. WORK NEARLY FINISHED.
Improvements Which VIII Facilitate
the Handling of Mail.

The remodeling and rearrangement
of the first floor of the federal build
ing, which is used exclusively by the
postoffice department, is about COM
pleted. The work has been in prog
ress for the past three months.
The partition of glass and mail
boxes which forms the north partition
wall of the lobby has been set back
some fifteen feet and row of office
rooms built along the south side of
the first floor. The lobby is now To-
Gated between these offices and the
postoffice proper. The postmaster oc-
cupies the front office and his assis-
tant is located in the office just be-
hind. The rest of the new rooms will
be occupied by the rural route depart
ments. There are now nine rural
route windows in commission. These
changes give more room for transact
ing business in the postoffice
proper and greater facilitate
the work of caring for the rural
route mail. A tile floor has been laid
in the lobby.
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DYES AND COLORS.
Under Discussion by Trainers of the
New Tariff Bill.

Washington, Nov. 11.-Manufactur-
ers interested in the coal tar products
and dyes and colors were first to be
heard by the ways and means COM
nittee today.
Frederick SchreIlkopf and Isaac F.
stone of Buffalo asked for an increase
of 10 per cent over the present ad
valorem rate of 80 per cent on colors
and dyes They also advocated the
putting on the free list of certain raw
materials used by them on which
there is now a duty of 20 per cent.
They claimed this duty and the higher
cost of labor here rendered it impos-
sible to compete with the German
product Representative Alexander
of New York supported their view.
Speaking as he said, for a majority
of the dry color manufacturers of the
country, Arthur Somers of Brooklyn,
said:
1.-The less the committee does with
the dry color schedule the better
pleased we will be- The conditions
today are practically the same as
those which prevailed whe nthe Ding
ley tariff was framed. Former Rep
resentative Rhodes of Missouri. advo-
cate an advance in duty on barytes,
which is used in manufacturing. He
declared that Missouri had been car
ried for Taft in the last election be-
cause the people believe in pro-
tective tariff.
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COTTON MUST GO UP.
Planters Take Steps at New Orleans
to Make 1t Go Up.

New Orleans Nov. 11.-HCOtton, it's
prices can go up. Its prices should go
up. Its prices must go up. Its price
will go up
This is the slogan of between II and
Is hundred delegates to the national
convention of the Farmers Education
al and Cooperative union, which was
formally opened here today in the New
Orleans coliseum. They represent two
million cotton planters of the south
and this slogan has been made the bat
tie cry of the convention. They are
placarding it on the buildings, putting
it in their speeches, recording it in
their convention hall These declara-
tions formed the keynote to the ad-
dress of welcome delivered by Mayor
Martin B. Herman of New Orleans, the
response of National President c. S.
Barrett of Georgia. These addresses
were all that the programme mapped
out for the day, as the convention pro-
per does not open until tomorrow
The original plan to build a mann
moth warehouse at New Orleans has
now broadened itself III the opinions OF
the delegates until it appears that q
majority of them favor a large central
warehouse here, with other warehouses
in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,
Tennessee, Arkansas and elsewhere
The farmers according to the plan
are to store their cotton in the ware
houses, where it is to be held until the
market suits their fancy. In the mean
time there are to be issued certificates
for the amount of cotton they have
stored, the certificates to be negotiable
at the banks.
Already New Orleans banks have CIV
en- them assurances that probably $780,
900. 900 could be advanced in this man
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WILL FIGHT JAPAN.
Returned Missionary Says China Is
Not Afraid.

Philadelphia, Nov. 11.-Declaring
that the youth of China, the younger
and more progressive element in the
nation, would in a great revolution
overthrow the present dynasty, Rev.
William Christie a missionary at the
Christian and Missionary alliance
stated that great disturbances were
about due in the celestial empire and
also that war with Japan was in
contemplation.
Mr.. Christie said:
1.-The object of the revolutionary
movement is the overthrow of the
present dynasty which is hated for it's
conservatism and feared for it's pow
err During the past year there have
been three abortive attempts, as the
time for the movement was not ripe.
The present unrest is being fostered
by the student element, who. having
gained education abroad are urging
their less fortunate countrymen to de-
cisive action for their rights. The
movement will eventually succeed"
In regard to China'S attitude to
Japan he said:
ssChina is not afraid of Japan. The
government is working night and day
in the training of men for the war
with Japan that eventually will come.
All this talk of consolidation between
Japan and China in the event of an
other war with the western nations
is ridiculous"
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you, and has done well all year. Mr..
Knowles talked of the steady, perman-
ent growth of the city the past few
years and of the healthy tone of busi-
ness in general From his most con-
servative standpoint the city is in good
shape for the winter.
c. w. Snyder had little to say about
the results of the election or the busi-
ness of the city in general, but his good
account of the affairs of his own bank
showed that he is doing business in a
prosperous community.
It appears certain that if Topeka has
held up all through year of depres-
sion over the country that the city's
prosperity will be increased by the re-
sumption of business in the east and
north. The results may not be appar-
ent for a little while. but they win be
felt here. The city that has best
weathered the storm will have long
start in the race of progress when
Taft's prosperity smile beams on the
land.
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OUTLOOK is GOOD.
Trade Papers Report a Steady Ad-
vance I'm Business.

New York. Nov. 11.-Reports on
business conditions and outlook have
just been made by SO high class
technical and trade papers in the east
to the American Trade Press associa-
ton of which they are members. The
papers represent lines from groceries
and textiles to cooperage and boiler
making.
The report of the New York Real
Estate Record and Guide is typical,
and fairly expresses the consensus of
opinion. Conditions are in very much
better shape than they were six
months ago. A better and hrmer tone
and greater activity exist. The out
look for the coming year is most en-
couraging. The Railroad Age said:
There was no change until August
last, when the railroads and manufac-
turers alike began to anticipate a safe
and sane election. While the election
has only just been decided, the result
is highly satisfactory to the industry
we represent. While reports of orders
placed within the last two days have
in some instances been grossly exag-
gerated, nevertheless there is a decid-
ed improvement and the indications
are that the demands will be large and
immediate"
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GIVE TIPS BY PROXY.
Is a Plan Finding Favor With Euro
pean Hotel Men.

New York, Nov. IA dispatch
from Rome to the Times says that
tips engaged the attention of the
hotelkeepers' congress which has just
closed its sessions there and that the
congress approved of a suggestion
looking to the partial regulation of
such gratuities. Herr Hoyer of Co
logne, president of the International
Association of HoteIkeepers, pre-
scribed the numerous vain efforts
made in Germany to end the practice
of tipping and added:
"a tip is one of those time honor
ed customs which have taken a hold
on public life. It can't be eliminated,
but let us try to regulate it,
Acting upon Herr Hoyer's sugges-
ton, the congress ruled that when
traveller desires so, hotelkeeper shall
distribute tips which shall be
charged up in the bill at the rate of
15 per cent on amounts up to $4 and
10 per cent upon larger amounts.
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GIVEN 36 YEARS.
Man Convicted on Eleven Charges of
Burglary.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 11.-Convicted on
eleven charges of burglary, John Loar,
alleged leader of band of negro high
waymen, has been sentenced to serve
SO years in the western penitentiary.
Loar's companion, Frisco Sullivan,
found guilty of four charges of burg
larry, has asked that sentence be with
held until late today, when he prom
ises to give information regarding the
whereabouts of $4,000 worth of silver
ware and jewelry, stolen by the gang
from wealthy families of Pittsburg and
vicinity. 1t is also expected that infor-
nation will be secured from SulIivan's
confessions which will clear the mys-
terry surrounding the death of Harry
Fierth Smith, who was murdered in a
duel with a burglar at his home two
years ago.
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CONFIDENTIAL CHAT.
Between Hitchcock and Judge Taft at
Hot Springs.

Hot Springs, Nov. 11.-President-
elect Taft and his National Chairman
Frank H. Hitchcock, has had a long
and pleasant chat over the many
phases of the last campaign. 1t was
the first opportunity for an extended
and cordial exchange of views and at
it's conclusion both the president
elect and national chairman ex-
pressed their pleasure in the inter-
view.
1--WE chucked each other under the
chin and enjoyed many things in the
campaign that were decidedly serious
before" said Judge Taft. He added
that Mr.. Hitchcock had told him
many interesting things that he had
not known respecting the prediction
work and Chairman Hitchcock said
that he had had the pleasure of in.
forming Judge Taft that the cam
paign had been conducted so far as
he was concerned without the giving
of a single promise or pledge that
would bind Judge Taft as president
either in exchange for personal SER
vice in the campaign or for contribu-
tions to the Republican cause.
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FATAL FREIGHT WRECK.
Nine Men Lose Their Lives i'm Col.
hsiOn of U. p. Trains.

Cheyenne, Wyo.. Nov. 11-Nine men
are known to have lost their lives in
the collision of two Union Pacific
freight trains last night at Borfe, Wyo.
and the fire which broke out in the
wreckage.
The Dead
]. c. SCHLEY, of Laramie: engineer
JOHN MURPHY, of Denver; con
ductor.
MONS CHRISTENSEN, of Denver;
fireman.
]. D. DUNCAN, of Laramie, brake
man.
BRAKEMAN STITT, of CHEYENNE
BRAKEMAN RODGERS Of Chew
enne.
THREE JAPANESE LARORERS
Only the bodies of Duncan and the
three Japanese laborers have been re-
covered. The wreckage was still burn
ing at 10 o'clock today and it is feared
all of the other bodies have been Gre
mated.
Seriously Injured
Joseph Clinton. engineer; extensive
burns and back wrenched.
E. D. Tracey, brakeman; crushed.
Fireman Hansen, probably fatally.
The wreck blocked all four tracks al
Borie and traffic was tied up until this
morning.
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AN EARLY CALLER.
Hitchcock Sees the President for First
Time Since Election.

Washington, Noy. 11.-Chairman
Frank Hitchcock, of the Republican
national committee, reached Washing
ton today from Hot Springs, Va, and
was an early caller at the White
House. 1t was the first time that the
president had seen Mr. Hitchcock
since the election and he personally
congratulated him upon the excellent
service he had performed on behalf
of the election of Judge Taft.
Mr. Hitchcock was one of a num-
ber of guests entertained by the pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt at. luncheon,
the other guests being the British
Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce, Secre-
tary of War and Mr.. Wright, Vice
President-elect Sherman. Herbert J.
Wynne. consul general at London, and
Mrs. Wynne, William l. Ward, Re
publican national committeeman, New
York, Timothy L. woodruff, Republi-
Low of New York, William Berri of
Brooklyn, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pyle,
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean and AL
bert Shaw. of New York, editor of the
Review of Reviews.
While it had been understood that
the luncheon was to be of political
nature the edge was taken off of it by
the inclusion of number of other
guests. However the New York poll
ticians remained with the president
after the others had departed and
discussed politics. The presence of
Low and Berri, all of whom are deep
ly interested in the political situation
in New York, and especially in con-
nection with the election of a United
States senator to succeed Thomas
Platt, next March lent color to the re-
port that a candidate for the senator
ship was to be determined upon to-
day.
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DRANK HIS OWN BLOOD.
How a Wounded Man Lived to Tell
His Story.

st. Paul, Nov. 11.-Kept alive and
given strength by drinking his own
blood which oozed from a bullet
wound in his forehead and trickled
down into his mouth, Martin Nc
Donough in local hospital told how
when about to enter the house of c.
A. Stickney by mistake, was shot by
the negro coachman, was deserted by
his two companions. and then walked
six miles to Mendoza to secure medi-
cal aid. Local physicians say that if
McDonough had not drunk his own
blood he would not have lived. AL
though he has a bullet lodged in the
back of his head, he is able to walk
around his room and the physicians
say he will recover.
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FOUR KILLED.
In Collision Between an Automobile
and a Train.

Red Bluff, Cal, Nov. lin a col
Iision last night between an auto
mobile and a locomotive in this city
four were killed and one slightly
injured.
The Dead.
GEO. K. WILLARD.
MRS. G.. K. WILLARD.
MISS OLIVE WILLARD.
MRS. IRENE HAYES.
Slightly Injured.
Imogene Willard.
The automobile carrying the Will
lard family and Mrs. Hayes was
struck by the engine of a special
train carrying General Superintendent
Young and several division superin-
tendents of the Southern Pacific on a
tour of inspection.
DIr. and Mrs. Willard, their daugh-
ter and Mrs. Hayes were thrown a
distance of 200 feet and killed.
Imogene Willard was thrown on
the cow catcher and cut and bruised
slightly.
The train men claim that the auto
mobile carried no lights.
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LABOR IN CONTROL.
Defeats the Government I'm the Aus
traIian Parliament.

Melbourne, Nov. 1.-THE govern
ment having failed to bring forward
in the Australian parliament measures
sufficiently radical to please the Ia
Dor element, the members represent
ing that party in the house withdrew
their support of the Deakin ministry
and the government was last night
defeated on division. Mr. Fisher,
radical labor leader, will form a new
cabinet.
This is the second time the labor
party has been in power in the AUS
traIian federal parliament. ]. c. Wat
son, another of the labor leaders, was
premier for a short time in 1904.
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AWARDED DAMAGES.
Woman Sues Saloonkeeper for Selling
to Her Husband.

Kansas City, Nov. 11.-Mrs. Stella
Farley of Tulsa, Okla, has been
awarded $575 damages against John
Schmidt. proprietor of saloon in
Sheffield, by jury in independence,
Missouri
She testified Schmidt sold her hus-
band Intoxicating liquor after she had
given notice her husband was addicted
to drunkenness. The FarIeys formerly
Lived in Kansas City. In her original
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Weather Is colder.

has turned clearer and warmer and al
though it is slightly chilly today, the
weather is far better than the forecas
for today indicated. Tomorrow the tenn
perature Will be about the same as to-
day. The wind today is II miles IN
hour from the northwest The follow
ing are the
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petition Mrs Farley asked Judgment
for $4,000 and also named Schmidt's
bondsmen, ]. B. McLendon and A.
Thilenius as defendants.
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Miss Boston-And that Minerval How
chaste and pure she looksi Miss Broad
Way-Yes, dear, but she's marble, you
know.-November Smart Set.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, Nov. 11.-Forecast for
Kansas: Partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday; not much change in tenn
perature.