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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
TAFT is HOPEFUL.
He Expects a Genuine and Thorough
Revision of the Tariff.

said here that it was his BELIEF that the
ough revision of the tariff'' at the extra
session which he. will call for that pur-
ence he had with Speaker Cannon and a
session. with the Republican members OF
the ways and means committee
Mr.. Taft said he had not as yet con-
dfliicating die the tremendous pressure upon
gestion was made that the senate would
undoubtedly have something to do with
tainty in his demeanor, that there was
some one else who also would have some
thing to do with the bill which, inter-
preted through the medium of previous
utterances, indicates clearly that Mr.. Taft
is determined even to the exercise of veto
power to prosecute the party pledges.
Mr.. Taft dictated statement which
covered his interview with the Republican
ception of Representatives Mccall of
Massachusetts and Crumpacker of In
satisfactory interview at Hot Springs. He
was asked the substance of the interview
that Mr. Cannon Can @ f had said that that ep1S he Vas in
favor of an honest and thorough revision
promses The question ~d'h of the spePker
ship of the next congress, Mr.. Taft said.
of legislation were. He added that he had
been somewhat misled regarding his in
depreciation of the attitude of the speak
fore the Cleveland chamber of commerce
The official report of that speech, he said.
had given him an entirely different i'm
preston
'T had an interview with Mr.. Cannon"
said Mr.. Taft, land with his concurrence,
and, at the suggestion of a member of the
ways and means com mmittee with the Re
publican members of that committee.
From my conversation with them and the
discussion which followed as to the eX-
animation which they are now conducting
and expect to conduct, have every rea-
son to be confident that they are keenly
alive to the obligation which is on them
as representatives elected to represent the
Republican party. to prepare an honest
and thorough revision of the present
tariff that they have three times as much
of other tariffs, and that they
are going to make additional effort and
effort to get at the evidence
themselves by the use of subpoenas and
under oath, with a view to reaching the
in the cost of production of the
various articles brought within the tariff
''I found them quite anxious for as
much harmony as possible in which
sympa thize with them and prepared for
might arise in the future The plan is to
a bill on such evidence as they
have and will have in the course of the
dence as to items whenever it should
seem necessary. Not only from conver-
sation with the members together but
with the members individually. 1 am quite
to prepare a bill which shall be thor
ough revision on the basis of the platform
Of the Republican party.
'"The discussion covered other things,
like the Philippine tariff and I am very
hopeful that there will be no difficulty in
reaching ar agreement between the var
he Philippine island and those represent
ng the sugar and the tobacco interest so
he matter NAV be Incorporated in the
new tariff bill without an ISSUE"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
Dutch Battleship and Cruiser
Cleared for Action.
Sail From WiIlemstad for Coast
of Venezuela.
TO ENFORCE BLOCKADE
Probably Will Begin Seizure of
Merchant Vessels.
CastrO's Government Has
Threatened to Shoot.

Willemstad, Curacao, Dec. 1.-THE
government of The Netherlands has no
intentions of being negligent in the
matter of the blockade of the Vene-
zuelan coast inaugurated by three of
it's warships last week. The battleship
Jacob Van Heemskerk and the cruiser
Gelderland left here this morning for
Venezuelan waters. They have been
cleared for action.
1t is believed that the warships will
make demonstration off LaGuaira.
Furthermore, they probably will begin
selling Venezuelan merchant vessels,
thus putting a stop to the trade be-
tween Venezuelan ports.
A clash between the warships and
the coastal forts of Venezuela is liable
to follow any radical action, because
the government at Caracas has ex-
pressed its intention of firing on the
Dutch ships at the first "unfriendly
act"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
SHOT SEVEN NEGROES.
He Had to Stop When His Revolver
Was Empty.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. III shot 'em
and that's all there's to it, Beyond this,
mumbled as he was being led to a cell at
police headquarters, VIM. Latura, a white
man of this city, proffered no explanation
of the killing of three negroes and the
wounding of four others at a saloon here
early today.
According to the statement of bystand-
ers when Latura entered the saloon.
group of negroes were about pool table
in the rear room, engaged in game. As
he walked into the room, it is declared,
Latura, after surveying the crowd, leis-
urely unbuttoned a long overcoat he wore
and drew an automatic pistol. If any
words were passed those who escaped the
rain of bullets which followed by lodging
behind the furniture, declare they heard
none AS Latura shot one after another
of the negroes fell. When the police ar
rived, three were dead and four others
were lying about the floor wounded, one
of the latter a woman His weapon
empty. Latura threw it in an ash heap
and walked to neighboring saloon,
where he quietly submitted to arrest.
I4atura who is regarded as a fearless
man. evidently had been drinking. Sew
eral years ago he shot and killed a white
man. but was released on the ground of
self defense. Several years ago a negro
met death at his hands. and in this in
stance he was again acquitted on a plea
of self defense. Recently he forced sew
eral men, at the point of a pistol it is
declared. to return money won in game
of chance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
WALLACE RESIGNS.
ViOlaters of Sunday Law May Now
Get Rest.

Jefferson City, Mo, Dec. 11.-Gov.
Folk has received the resignation of
Judge VIM. H. Wallace of the GRIM
inal court. Judge Wal1ace's commits
sion as judge of the criminal court of
Kansas City expired on November 3.
At the regular election his successor
was named but the Judge refused to
vacate the bench.
Judge Wallace gained national fame
during his term of office as criminal
judge by his campaign against Sun
day theaters. As a result most of the
best known vaudeville and burlesoue
actors as we'll as hundreds of those in
the Legitimate" were indicted. Dur
ing the campaign two thousand per-
sons were indicted for Sunday labor
The bonds which the judge forced the
offenders to give amounted to over
one and half million dollars His
efforts to make Kansas City a closed
town on Sunday. were founded on
law placed on the Missouri statute
books over fifty years ago. and which
had never before been enforced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
MOrgan's Special Runs From
Chicago to New York
An Hour Ahead of the Twen-
tieth Century Limited.
COST s1OO AN HOUR.
Made 5S to so Miles an Hour for
Entire Distance.
Train Carried Four Cars and
Made Six Stops.

New York, Dec. 11.-After having
predicted in Chicago that "any man
who is a bear on the future of this
country, will go broke" J. P. Morgan
returned to New York last night.
from a remarkable trip on a special
train over the Lake Shore and New
York Central railways. The journey
was made in II hours and one min
ute, which is one hour faster than the
Twentieth Century Limited. Mr.. Nor
gan was in a hurry to return to New
York, 1t is said, because of a business
engagement and for that reason pro-
cured the special train. The special
made from So to so miles per hour
for the entire distance with only six
stops between Chicago and this city.
1t is estimated that the trip cost the
hnancier 500 an hour.
w. c. Brown, senior vice president
of the New York Central railway was
the only other passenger on the
Morgan train. Two private cars were
used and two heavy baggage cars were
attached to balance the train as It
whizzed eastward. Locomotives
were changed six times-at South
Bend, Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Syra-
cuse and Albany.
The record run from Chicago to
New York is 16 hours fiat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
PLEDGE SUPPORT.
More Than 80 Governors Join Hand ON
Conservation Programme.

Washington. Dec. u.-Prophetic of far
reaching results growing out of the joint
conservation conference is report draft
ed today by more than 80 governors. ap-
proving the principle of cooperation in
the conservation of the countrys natural
resources and emphasizing the impor-
tance of such cooperation to the end that
the prosperity and perpetuity of the ma
tion may be assured.
The last days conference was of much
significance but in pledging their support
to every phase of the conservation prob
lem, the governors furnished the climax
to one of the most eventful gatherings
ever held in this country.
The conference approved the disposal Of
mineral rights by lease only and the dis
posal of timber rights only under condi-
lions insuring proper cutting and logging.
The policies on which particular en-
phAsis is laid were:
s'That all uses of the waters and all
portions of each waterway shall be treat
ed as interrelated; legislation for the de-
velopment of waterways for navigation
water supply and other interstate uses,
preferably by federal appropriation, 9TH
erwise by issue of bonds; more scientific
research as to the extent of the nations
resources: the maintenance of a national
commission empowered to
cooperate with state commissioners"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
TO SAVE ITS DIGNITY.
House Votes a Committee TO Consider
Presidents Message.

washington, Dec. u.-Representative
Perkins of New York today introduced a
resolution. which had heretofore been
agreed upon, providing for the appoint
m ent of a special committee of five, mem
DerS' to consider the proper means of deal
ing with that portion of the Presidents
message which criticizes the course of
congress in prohibiting the detail of secret
service to duty outside of their own bu-
reau.
The resolution is preceded by a pream-
Die recittng some expressions of the mes
sage. No effort is made to give voice to
the feeling of the house. In presenting
the resolution Mr.. Perkins made a, brief
statement saying that he was satisfied
such action as the dignity of that body
required. He said that some of the presf-
dents expressions were unfortunate
The resolution was adopted and Messrs.
Perkins of New York, DENLY of Michigan
Weeks of Massachusetts, Williams OF
mississippi, and Lloyd of Missouri were
appointed on the committee.
In submitting the resolution Mr.. Per-
kins said the statements by the president
could not be lightly disregarded as they
might impair the usefulness of congress
er amount of self respect. A resolution
similar to that passed by the house prob
ably will be adopted by the senate early
next week. 1t will provide for the ap-
a course of action relative to the presi-
dents utterance-
Mr.. Perkins has called a meeting of the
committee for tomorroY. He said he ex-
pected to be able to bring in a report be-
fore the holidays recess of congress.
Republican senators today considered
what action should be taken by the SEN
ate concerning the message of the presi-
dent and It was practically decided to per-
NIT the resolutions brought In by some
Democratic senator. The resolution Will
provide for investigation of the whole
subject by the senate committee on ap-
pealS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
GUARANTEE EARNINGS.
B. f. Yoakum Has a Solution of the
Railway Problem.

Chicago, Dec. lib. F. Yoakum of
the Rock Island-Frisco lines, who
spoke Wednesday night before the
Chicago Association of Commerce on
Our Country and Railroads yester-
day supplemented his remarks by a
statement that unless the national
and state governme ents will pursue a
sufficiently liberal policy with respect
to the railroads to enable them to Sc
cure earnings which Will warrant them
in developing the country, there is
only one other solution of the trans
portation problem. That solution is
for the government to guarantee a
certain percentage of return on capi-
tai invested in railway ventures"
Mr.. Yoakum, however, did not wish
to be understood as fayOring such q
guarantee by the government, and he
expressed the belief that the policy of
both the nation and of the states will
be more liberal when the questions
involved are better understood. Ex-
planning his alternative, Mr.. Yoakum
said:
''The people of this country should
remember that during the last fifty
years the railroads have increased
their mileage by two hundred thou
sand miles, and at an expenditure of
private capital amounting to approx
mately 8 billion We all agree that
the country west of Chicago will need
at least 100000 additional miles of
railroad. probably 100000 miles, to
fully develop it. You know there are
regions which have great possibilities
for development which are nearly 100
miles from transportation.
Mr.. Yoakum said he thought it
could be truthfully said that the
earnings of the main western roads are
again at normal.
"Some railway heads" he declared,
''believe that the normal earning con-
dition in the west is only temporary. 1
believe it is here to stay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL.
President Threatens Suits Against
Critics of Canal Deal.

Washington, Dec. lift they can
be reached for criminal libel 1 shall
try to have them reached. sald
President Roosevelt in speaking
been guilty of Infamous falsehood
concerning the acquisition of the
property and the construction of the
Panama canal itself"
1t was to the committee of 100 OF
the lakes to the gulf deep waterway
association headed by Governor
Deneen of Illinois received by the
president in the east room of the
White House that he made his
declaration.
Governor Deneen has presented a
copy of the resolution adopted by
the association and made few re-
marks to which the president re-
piled as follows:
so well put it that no more important
service could be rendered to this
country than the building of the
Panama canal between the Atlantic
and the Pacific and one thing 1 am
proud of in connection with the build
ing of that canal is that there has not
been legitimate cause for the breath
of scandal connected with any feature
of the proceedings We have cause
to be ashamed of only one set of
Americans in connection with the
building of the canal and that is of
those Americans who have been guilty
or infamous falSenOOd concerning the
acquisition of the property and the
construction of the canal itself. If they
can be reached for criminal libel I
shall try to have them reached. If
not, at any rate all the facts we know
or ever have known are at the dis
position of each and every one of you
here and of any one in congress or of
all congress if they wish to see them.
Next only in importance from the
physical standpoint to building the
Panama canal comes the question of
developing the use of our own water
ways. That must be done by the
policy of irrigation at the headwaters
up in the arid regions; and where
you come from, gentlemen, it is to be
done by making our seacoast lake a
big loop in from the gulf of Mexico to
the great lakes; and we will see that
that work is done just as honestly, !
just as efficiently as the Panama canal /
work has been done; and no work
could have been done from beginning I
to end more honestly or more |
EFFICIENTLY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
DOCTORS APPROVE 1T.
Medical Association Endorses Matter
in Presidents Message.

Washington, Dec. .11.-President Roose-
velt's recommendation in his message
to congress that there be a Eedistribu-
tion of certain government department
bureaus for the purpose of unifying the
national health administration has been
approved by the American Medical as-
sociation through it's committee on leg
islation now in session here.
The committee declared in it's reso-
luton that prompt enactment into law
is demanded by the interests of the
people nearly a quarter of a million of
whom are perishing yearly from pre-
ventabIe diseases. The committee. sta
ted that the presidents recommenda-
ton is in consonance with views long
entertained and expressed by organized
medical professions. Formal endorse
ment also was made of the Texas anti
tuberculosis society, which was com
mended as a model for other states to
follow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
STATE OWES LITTLE.
Bonded Debt Is Now Only Six Hundred
and Five Thousand Dollars.

State Treasurer Mark Tulley has made
Indebtedness This leaves balance of
s6O5,Oo that Kansas owes es= in in the for form of
will fall due July /. 1909. Treasurer Tulley
said today that the state would have the
money at that time to make prompt pay
ment of the sum.
Kansas is in better shape than any of
the western states in the matter of her
bonded debt In fact, there are few
states in the union that have so small
bonded debt at this time as has has Kansas; an fbe
state :" said Mr.. Tulley, "a levy of cents
on the 500 would pay off every cent of
the states bonded Indebtedness, or levy
of one-third of a mill on the dollar would
be sufficient to hquidate-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
Files Suit in Supreme Court for
Seat in Senate.
Asks for a Writ of -MandamuS
Against County Officers.
WANTS THE BALLOTS.
County Clerk Refused to Pro-
duce Them.
To Secure Evidence Before Leg
islature COnvenes.

Senator James F. Getty, of Wyan-
| dotte county, today filed papers with the
| supreme court asking for a per-
emptory writ of mandamus against the
| county clerk and probate judge of wy
/ andotte county compelling them to pro-
! duce and open the ballots of the last
/ general election in the probate court
| Where the senator is prosecuting his
| election contest against T. A Milton
| Democrat, who was elected senator
| from the Fourth district on the face
I of the returns.
| In the election contest trial before the
| Wyandotte county probate judge this
/ week Senator Gettys attorneys asked
! the county clerk to bring the ballots
! into court and use them as evidence in
the case. This the official refused to do
and the probate judge also refused to
officially order him to do so. If Senator
Getty cannot get a peremptOry man
damus he will try for an alternative
mandamus against these two officials.
| The court will pass on this matter this
evening. Senator Gerty's principal OBJ
ject for this haste in getting the ballots
counted in court is to secure all his
evidence before the legislature conVenes.
The state senate will pass finally on
this election contest.
Senator Getty, in speaking today of
this contest, said: Some people may
think that 1 have instituted these con-
test proceedings on the strength of
having Republican senate to pass
1 will not take the seat unless it can
first show gross errors and fraud in
the count of the ballots certified by
the election canvassers.'
In speaking of the irregularities that
governed the Wyandotte election the
senator declared that they bordered on
the ridiculous. He referred to one case
where he said the ballots from one pre-
cinct were turned over to a mber
of the Democratic committee and the
latter took them over to Kansas City,
where he gave these ballots to man
he did not know. This committeeman
in testifying in the election contest case
this week, declared that the man he
gave the package of ballots to went
away with them and later returned and
gave the package back to him. He
thought it was the same package and
unopened, but could not swear to the |
fact.
In another case the election judges |
threw out ninety-fve Republican bal |
lots for the reason that cross had |
been marked in both the circle and the |
squares of one ticket. Still another
case was where the election judges in |
considering fifteen Republican ballots |
thought they were all right, but pre-
ferred to check them up to the can
VaSSing board to pass on and count /
and sent them in in separate pack |
age.
Of course the canvassing board could
certify up to the count of the ELECTION
Judges and they were not counted. When
the Judges heard of this they appeared be-
fore the canvassing board and assGd per
and add them to the total of the returns |
They asked in vain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
new TRIAL REFUSED.
To Four Defendants in Pennsylvania
Capitol Fraud Cases.

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. IA new trial
was refused to four of the defendants
in the capitol conspiracy cases today
by Judge George Kunkel in the Dauphin
county court, before which the men
had been tried The defendants are
John H. Sanderson, contractor for the
furnishing and decorations in the 3d.
900 900 capitol, James Shumac1er, Johns
town, who was superintendent of the
board of public grounds and buildings;
William P. Snyder, former auditor gen
eral of the state and William L. Math-
ues former state treasurer. These men
with Joseph NJ. Huston, Philadelphia,
the architect of the great building were
charged with conspiracy to cheat and
defraud the state in connection with
furnishing and decorating the capitol,
but Huston secured a severance and his
trial has not yet come up.
The four defendants were tried last
spring and were convicted. They ap-
pealed for a new trial but argument
was not heard until after the court had
dfsposed of a second conspiracy trial,
in which the defendants in the first
case were also among the accused and
were acquitted. Several other defend
ants of whom there were IA in all, re
main to be tried. One defendant died
and another was removed to a sani-
tarium having broken down mentally
during his trial.
The capitol scandal is one of the out
comes of the political revolution in
Philadelphia in 1905, following which a
Democratic state treasurer was elected.
He discovered and made public alleged
irregularities and the prosecutions fol-
lowed. In all, 112 reasons for a new
trial were filed for SanderSon and more
than so each for the others. Most of
the reasons charged errors by the court.
The defendants will appear for sentence
next Friday when appeals to the state
supreme court will be taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
PAT GROVES BABY.
Interrupts Its Father at His First
Public Lecture.

Chicago, Dec. 11.-Pat Grove.
whose formerly lawless career came
to a climax in the kidnapping of Eddie
Cudahy, made his debut last night as
an evangelist before an audience in
Evanston The meeting was held un-
der the auspices of the w. c. T. u.
Prison Reform league. Grove grew
eloquent in plea to citizens to aid in
prison reform and stop the manufac-
ture of criminals in reform schools and
penitentiaries.
AS he spoke a baby's voice in the
rear of the hall frequently interrupted
him.
s'That's my baby making that
noise" Grove explained. 81 hope I
can live to give it a good education
and make of it a good citizen"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
CONTINUES PLEASANT.
Slightly Colder But Sun Still Shines
Brightly.

Although the temperatures today have
been somewhat lower than those of
Thursday the conditions for Christmas
shopping remain ideal, though the word
does seem tagged from overuse. Many
of the merchants feel that if a drop in
the mercury should occur it might
stimulate trade, though the stores and
shops are crowded under the present
conditions.
As far as Weatherman Jennings can
see, even with the use of his 'far away"
glasses everything is serene and not
threatening sign is in sight. In sup
a forecast which reads: Fair and
warmer tonight and Saturday" all of
which is highly satisfactory. The fol-
lowing were the temperatures since