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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-23
WHITE HOUSE DENIALS.
President Says There Was No Clash
With BOnaparte.

Washington, May 23.-The White
House today made official denial of
story that serious difference arose be-
tween the president and Attorney Cen
eral Bonaparte on the occasion OF
bringing suit against the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad, the
story going so far as to say that Mr..
Bonaparte had threatened to resign.
The White House statement which goes
into details Is corroborated by the per-
sona1 statements of cabinet officers.
The statement made public by the
president follows:
THE story is a mere invention. There
was no difference whatever between
the attorney general and president over
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford suit. Yesterday morning attention
was called from Massachusetts, to the
fact that the Massachusetts, state
court had already acted against the
trolley lines SO far as Massachusetts,
was concerned and the suggestion was
accordingly made that the action
should be brought in other states in
asmuch as the purpose of the suit had
already been achieved as far as Mas
sachusetts was concerned The presi-
dent put the suggestion before the at
torney general and asked him to bring
it up at the cabinet meeting which was
then but half an hour off. AS a pre-
cautionary measure the newspapers
that had made the announcement of
the bringing of the suit were asked to
hold it up. The matter was then dis
cussed in the cabinet and it was de-
cided that the action of the state court
in Massachusetts would make no diff
ference in the course of procedure and
the newspapers were at once notified
that the announcement of the bringing
of the suit would stand. There was no
division of opinion in the cabinet and
not the slightest friction or even dis
cussion of any kind between any of
the cabinet officers and the president
or among the officers themselves. The
suit in question was determined on
some three months ago. The only ques-
ton discussed yesterday was as to
whether it should be brought
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Action of the Government
Against Hartford & New Haven
Caused q Small Sized Panic In
Wall Street.
SPECULATIVE BUYING.
Had Been Proceeding on the
Strength of Gossip.
To the Effect That Prosecution
RigOrs Would Soften.

New York, May 23.-Demoralization
accompanied by unrestrained selling of
securities caused today's stock market
to be the weakest since the panic last
fall. The professed motive for most of
the selling was the inference drawn
from the government suit against the
New Haven railroad for violation of
the antitrust law. There has been
much speculative buying of stocks on
the market gossip that assurance
might be felt of future softening of
the rigors of the prosecution of the
railroad corporations and the effect of
the new movement in speculative mind
was dreaded. Moreover the weeks ac-
ton of the market has demonstrated
its topheavy condition from over extern
sions of the long interest and the heavy
profit taking already effected by the
conductors of the campaign.
All semblance of support disappeared
from the market today. Union Pacific
slumped 61s, ST. Paul, Southern Pacific
5, Reading 4, Illinois Central Az
Northern Pacific 3ss, Missouri Pacific
and ST. Louis & Southwestern pre-
ferred 3a and the general list all the
way from 1 to 2 points. Some feverish
rallies showed the eagerness of bears
to take profits on the short side, but
the closing tone of the market was
demoralized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-23
ANNUAL REGATTA


Philadelphia, Mayz3S.-Ffne sport Is
promised on the Schulyhl river this af-
ternoon at the sixth annual regatta OF
the American Rowing association, pop
ularly known as the American Henly
because of the similarity as compared
with the famous English regatta. The
entry list rs the largest since the as
sociation was organized and includes
the pick Of the college crews of the
east. The weather is cloudy and damp
and the river, although there is a swift
running current because of yesterday s
heavy rain is comparatively smooth
Besides the college crew many of the
rowing and athletic clubs in the east
are represented in some of the events.
The course is one mile and $50 yards
straight away. A double referee sys-
tenn will be used and as quickly as one
race is finished another will be start
ed.
! The races will begin at 2:30 p. M, and
will be .rowed at intervals of 20 min
utes until $40 p. m.
Following is the schedule of events:
Interscholastic eight: Red shells.
First four cared sculls, centipede.
Second eight cared shells.
First single sculls.
Second four cared shells.
Second single sculls.
First eight cared shells.
First double sculls.
First pair cared shells.
Junior collegiate eight cared shells.
Octuple or eight cared, sculls.
First four cared shells.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-23

during the great coal strike In
Pennsylvania. He enunciated as
among their principles:
We are opposed to the boycott
and We disapprove of the restriction
Of production to enhance values
These principles have today come to
be largely recognized and adopted not
only by union labor, but cool headed
far-seeing representatives of capital.
Senator Hanna, as president of the
Civic Federation, labored hard to es-
tablish a bond of confidence, between
the man who works with his hands and
the man who works with his brain, be-
lieving because they were partners in
interest that there was no good reason
why they should not be partners in the
profits of that toll; that he succeeded
is shown by the tolerant spirit shown
today by both sides.
''I do not believe the time will ever
come when no differences will arise be-
tween those who have labor to sell and
those who desire to buy, for in any ex-
change of values there is always this
characteristic, but Senator Hanna
grasped the fundamental principle un-
derlying the whole question, viz:
"That life is matter of mutual in
terest between capital and labor; that
one can not prosper permanently with
out the other; that no progress which
does not lift all ever lifted any. The
industrial peace we enjoy today is due
to the new principles he laid down for
the treatment Of employees and the
prompt adjustment of their grieV-
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He DENOUNCESHA HARTMAN
HI. H. Jones. Topeka Preacher. Creates
Sensation at Chicago.

Chicago, May 23.-Poor Mr. Harri-
man! Not only is President Roosevelt's S
':big stick" suspended over the head of
the railroad magnate but now the
big stick" of religion is wagged at him
from a Unitarian conference in Chi
cago.
AT a banquet at the Palmer house
last night, which was the closing fea-
ture of the Western Unitarian confer
ence the Rev. H. H. Jones Of Unity
church, Topeka, had this to say about
Edward H. Hartman:
Il believe in the value and potency
Of the big stick in religion. What
preacher with Mr.. Hartman in his
congregation would speak of him as an
undesirable citizen?' The chances are
not one 1t is a sad thing to say about
the preachers. There are numerous
men to whom the term undesirable
citizen ought to be applied. It should
be said. 1t is the duty of the ministers
to say it,
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TAFT WILL MAKE IT.
Will Reach Cleveland just in Time for
Hanna Monument Unveiling.

Cleveland. O.. May 23.-Secretary Taft
will arrive in Cleveland from Nashville,
Tenn, at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon
making it just barely possible for him
to witness the unveiling of the M. A..
Hanna monument at Wade park. The
monument exercises will begin at 3
o'clock. After the exercises, Secretary
Taft will attend the Yale dinner at the
Chamber of Commerce auditorium. This
will be the first opportunity of the day
for the sons of Eli to greet their dis
tinguished fellow alumnus.
The order of exercises will be as fol-
lows:
Invocation by Right Rev. George
Houck, chancellor. diocese Of Cleve-
land.
Unveiling Of the statue by Mrs Ruth
Hanna Mccormick and Mrs Mabel
Hanna Parsons.
Grafton by John w. Griggs, former
attorney general of the United States.
Address by Warren 8. Stone, grand
chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
ENGINEERS.
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NAY QUIT ON MONDAY.
Both Houses of Congress Now Anxious
to Adjourn.

Washington, May 23-When the SEN
ate began business today it was with
the idea that no bills should be passed
which would complicate the situation
in the house and result in further de-
Law in final adjournment. Before the
senate convened and after a conference
with other principal leaders in the
senate. Senator Aldrich visited the
house and informed the leaders there
that the senate was ready to adjourn
as soon as disposition should be made
of the conference reports on supply
bills. He suggested, therefore, that II
the house was not ready the senate
could adjourn after the morning busl-
ness until Monday.
Speaker Cannon was of the opinion
that action could be had on the sundry
civil bill as well as one or two other
appropriation measures and that II
the senate and house were both in ses-
sion TODAY a number of these big meas
ures could be gotten out of the way. 1t
is estimated that the printing for the
entire sundry civil bill Will require
about 16 hours. There are a large
number of conference reports before
the house. but it is now well understood
that most of them, 'other than tne re-
ports or the supply bills Will be allow
ed to go over until next session Ihere
is prospect of getting through on Mon
dav even though the minority hifbuster
in the house continues to the end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-23
AWAITING THE FLEET.
One Hundred Thousand Visitors Have
Assemble at Seattle.

Seattle, Wash, May 23.-With one hum
dred thousand visitors in the city Seattle
is waiting for the arrival of the Atlantic
battleship fleet this afternoon at o'clock.
All of the railroads, electric lines and
steamships have been pouring visitors in
to the city for several days and many
thousands will arrive today in time to see
the naval parade.
The people of Seattle will present to
Admiral c. s. Sperry. chief
of the fleet, a magnificent key made OF
virgin Alaska gold as token that the
door of the city is open. Tomorrow night
the Japanese residents win give a big
fireworks spectacle in the harbor as d
compliment to the men Of the fleet. Funds
for the display have been sent from every
town in the northwest where there are
Japanese have been manufacturing their
fireworks in a temporary structure within
a few miles Of the city. Every available
steamship and launch on Puget Sound
will be put to use today to greet the bat
tleshfps The two yacht clubs OF Seattle
will send a fleet of 100 sailing craft to
Whidbey Island, where they will lay to
until the warships have passSI When the
fleet passes the yachts will make sail
simultaneously and form the rear guard
of the huge procession. The city mas
been decorated with flags. pennants and
bunting and huge signs with the word
s.Welcome'' in electric lights have been
placed on all the tall buildings.
Upon the arrival of the Feet $1,000 street
car tickets and 5000 theater tickets will
be distributed to the men who come
of commerce will give a reception to the
officers at the New Washington hotel
Four thousand invitations have been is
sued to the public.
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$3.50, ,o64, ,599 s69, 300, 696
Statement From the Commission

The tax commissioners this morn
ing gave out the following statement
concerning its report:
"The commission has little to saw
about its assessment of railroad prop
erty. 1t had required of assessing Of
ficers throughout the state that they
assess all property at its actual val
ue in money and consequently the
commission was itself bound to
assess railroad property in like man
ner. The question has been very
carefully studied for weeks and the
problem has been such a one as has
required much care, thought and la
Nor. The investigation as to each
road covered a period of five years.
The roads were considered from all
points such as as capftanza ton, earn
fngs, strategic occupation of territory,
whether or not parts OF a great sys-
tenn. etc. In short. everything was
considered which could have a bear
ing upon the value of railroad prop
erty. The values for assessment pur-
pose as announced were the results of
this investigation and labor
The relatives values of the several
roads are perhaps different from those
made in former assessments but the
commission believes that the present
assessed values are relatively lust
Necessarily there has resulted rear
rangements of values as to taxing dis
tricts. This was unavoidable in re-
adjusting values as between parts of n
system. The result represents what the
commission believes. in the light of all
the information obtained. to be the act
ual value in money of the several rail-
road properties of the state
In arriving at the value in money
OF the several properties the commits
sion used its own process to determine
the value of each line The problem
was worked out as to each road indie
pendently of every other and the ag-
gregate of all the roads in Kansas is
found to be 1856, ,064,599. The commits
sion analyzed all conditions and facts
in relation to each line in it's own way
and reached grand total which diff
fers from the estimate of the census
bureau of the federal government in
the sum of $291.50 The federal valua-
ton does not deal with the values of
separate lines but merely gives a total
of 1856, 1856, 900. How the values were
apportioned is unknown yet it is a
singular coincidence that the results in
the two instances should so closely ap-
proximate each to the other"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-23
BACH FESTIVAL.
One in Progress at Montcfair, N. j..
Draws Many Visitors.

New York, May 23.-Music lovers
from many sections Of the country
have made Montclair, N. j., near this
city, their mecca because of the Bach
festival which is in progress in the
First CONGREGATIONAL church there. The
New York Philharmonic society or
chestra, the Bach choir Of 135 trained
voices, a choir of 60 women, boys and
men and number of we'll known
soloists are taking part in the festival,
the preparations for which have been
elaborate. The surroundings, too, are
in keeping with the sacred character
of the works selected for performance,
the monumental work of the festival
being the great mass. 1t is too long
for single evenings performance and
two evenings are devoted to 1T. The
first part was sung last night, the serv-
ice opening with a fanfare of from
bones in the tower of the church. The
trombones gave out a chorale, then
the air was taken up by the organ
and finally by the choristers and con-
gregation as hymn. The Kyrie and
Gloria, comprising eleven numbers
followed, critical admiration being at
tracted by the manner in which the
difficult and inspiring music was sung.
Tonight the second part Of the mass
will be given, preceded this afternoon
by an orchestral interludium and solo
numbers, all from Bach's compost
tions. The festival will conclude Sun
day afternoon by the singing OF Bach
Motets and chorals. --..s.-
The rarity of performances Of this
Bach work, largely because of it's diff
culties and the thorough and COM
petent work which has been in prepa-
ration for it's production are the chief
causes for bringing to the little Mont
clair church audiences of the type
which for years were wont to attend
the Bach festivals under DIR. Wolle's
direction at Bethlehem Pa.
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Carrying 16 Men Who We're
Dashed to Earth.
NOT ONE WAS KILLED
All We're Seriously Injured and
Some May Die.
Bag Was Inflated With 5OO,-
900 Feet of Gas.

Oakland. Cal, May 23.-The great
Morrel airship, the largest ever con-
structed, collapsed on its trial trip to-
day when about 800 feet above the
ground and dashed the 16 occupants
OF the car to the earth. None was
killed, but all were seriously injured.
suffering broken legs and arms and
probable internal injuries 1t is be-
lieved that several will die.
1t was shortly before noon when
the ascension was made and thou
sands of people had gathered to wit
ness the trial The giant ship which
was $50 feet long and SO feet in dia-
meter, combination of the aeroplane
and dirigible air craft, driven by six
gasoline engines, generating 200
horse power, rose successfully from
the ground and ascended to the height
of probably 800 feet The car was oc-
cupied by Is men, who had become
interested in the Invention and who
agreed to make, the trial trip before
taking stock in it. They were all res
idents of Berkley and Oakland.
Suddenly the big gas bag containing
500, 900 cubic feet of illuminating gas
burst. The machine began to settle
slowly as the gas escaped and it ap-
peared that it would settle to the
ground without injury ito the occu-
pants. When it had reached within SO
feet of the ground, the remaining gas
was let out with a rush and the whole
machine, thousands of pounds in
weight, dashed to the ground with a
terrific force. The occupants Of the car
were caught under the heavy machin-
cry and all seriously injured. Among
the thousands watching the ascent
were many women and as the big ma
chine collapsed and dashed to the
ground scores of them tainted.
The 16 injured men were taken to
the Roosevelt hospital in Berkeley.
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TWO THEORIES HELD.
Regarding the Mysterious Death of
Robert G. p. Holmes.

Chicago. May 23.-The death of
Robert c. P. Holmes, purchasing
agent of the Commonwealth Edison
company, was not cleared yesterday.
but the investigation narrowed down
to two evenly balanced theories One
Of these theories generally held is that
Holmes, after display of money and
his Jewelry in several bar rooms. was
followed by clever, high class "jack
rollers" into the alley off Adams street
leading to the rear entrance of O'Con-
nor's buffet in the Republic building.
Ihere he was assaulted and robbed
physical condition, killed him.
The other theory is that Holmes
came to his death as the result of a
stroke of apoplexy and a fall and that
ms BODY was robbed later by alley
IOaferS. -
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first thing to do was to adjust con-
ditions in straightforward man
ner. The result was, the miners OF
Ohio, were given an agreement and
for the first time in the history of our
state was a union recognized in this
class of labor.
las he made study of the Ques-
ton, he recognized in the working
man the same instructive spirit as
shown by capital in banding together
for protection, and realized as few
do. that organized labor was neces-
sary part in the development and dis
trtbution of wealth. He planned to
have organized labor Americanized in
In the best sense, believing that some
OF the Objectionable features of union
labor were Of foreign origin and
caused by conditions that do not exist
in America: conditions that would
vanish when the American working
man was thoroughly educated to an
understanding for his responsibility.
Built Up Civic Federation.
'He did much to formulate the
principles of the civic federation and
to build it up until today its fame is
worldwide and it's work in bringing
about industrial peace can not be
estimated. AS president of the civic
federation he ploclaimed as one of
their principles their opposition to
the sympathetic strike, a principle
that was later endorsed by the Mine
Workers association at Indianapolis.
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Nslst Pay on a Valuation OF $50
Million Dollars.
FIGURES SOFTAXBOARD
COmpanies Had Turned in Prop
erty at 175 Millions.
State COmmissionSays Estimate
Was Carefully Made.

This year the Kansas railroads Will
have to pay taxes on an assessed val
uation of 1856, $3.50.
Last year they paid to an assessed
valuation of s69,3OO.696.
This is an increase of over five
times, and is much larger increase
than was generally anticipated. Most
people were guessing that the valua-
ton would not exceed 800 millions.
remarkable coincident in connec-
ton with the valuation fixed by the
board is that it is only 1921, 900 less
than the valuation placed upon Kan
sas railroads in the last United States
census reports.
In fixing the value of the Kansas
railroads, the commission took into
consideration the capitalization, earn
tngs, and general business value of the
property as going concern" Some
small roads which have never made
) much of any money were not assessed
as high in proportion a big, money
making company like the Santa Fe or
Union Pacific.
The railroad companies themselves
In making their returns to the state
tax commission this year estimated
their property to be worth $175, ,000,-
600. But the commission doubles the
railroad estimate, and then adds six
millions more
The Santa Fe this year returned its
property at SO millions. The commits
sion assesses it at 120 millions. The
Missouri Pacific returned its property
at SO millions, and the commission
fixed the value as 7S millions. The
Rock Island turned it at 81 millions,
and the commission raised it to So
millions.
Some of the smaller roads were
raised only small per cent. For ex-
ample, the Orient turned in its prop
erty at s1,276,030. and the commits
sion fixed the value as $1,327,29s. The
st. Joe & Grand Island returned IT'S
property at $2,075, ,544, and was about
doubled by the commission.
The report of the tax commission on
railroad values VIII probably go long
ways to make people satisfied with the
new tax law. The impression has been
energetically cultivated by enemies of
the new law that the railroads would
be allowed to escape on very light
comparative valuation. The work of
the tax commission is summarized in
the following comparative figures for
1908 and 1907:
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ANOTHER LIGHT RAIN.
Sixteen Humdredths of an Inch Re
corded Last Night.

There has been just enough of the
threatening in the weather conditions
today to keep the over Jealous follow
ers of the White Sox ball team on the
anxious bench. The temperatures
have been somewhat higher today
than those of yesterday and the con-
ditions those of the muggy, sticky op-
pressive variety disliked by every one
There was light fall of rain early
last night, the precipitation amount
ing to 16 of an inch, some of which
fell later during the night in the form
of heavy mist. Showers were gen.
eral over the entire state, the largest
amount Of precipitation occurring at
Fort Scott, which was 1.22 inches.
The sun came out bright and warm
after this shower and in all other
parts of the state cloudy and threat
ening conditions prevail. The fore
cast indicates showers for tonight and
Sunday. The following are the tenn
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BONES DUG UP.
Relieved to Be Those of a Man MUIR
dered in 1881.

Chicago, May 23.-What may have
been a murder, committed a quarter OF
q century ago, was revealed yesterday
by the finding of number OF disjoinr-
ed bones of a human skeleton buried
two feet underground in the basement
of a rickety old frame tenement house
at TT North Curtis street The bones
we're discovered by workmen engaged
in razing the house.
Charles Halvorsen. an expressnan.
who has lived in the neighborhood
since 1853, asserted his belief that the
bones were those Of Edward Beck who
disappeared from the neighborhood in
1881 under mysterious circumstances.
Beck's disappearance. aroused much
comment among neighbors. who hint
ed openly that relative had murder.
ed him. $50