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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-26
CURTIS AND HASKELL.
Senator Wins Lawrence People by His
Stand for Indian School

Lawrence. Kan. Nov. 26.-"I think the
senator can see the feeling of the people
of Lawrence regarding Haskell Institute, y
said w. c. Simons. chairman of the in
formal meeting held at the E1dridge
House last night. I'VE are very much
obliged for the efforts he has made for
possible way"
This announcement was made after two
hours had been spent in discussing the
possible future of Haskell Institute. Sen
ator Curtis came down from Topeka in the
evening and number of gentlemen met
him at the train and dined with him at
the Eldridge. The subject of the evening
informally discussed and the details
more of a visit than a business talk and
the gentlemen present entertained the dis
ability
AT o'clock a number of business men
had assembled at the parlors of the hotel
and the formal discussion of the evening
was commenced. Mr.. Sifnons stated that
the meeting was to inform Senator Curtis
of the wisheslof the citizens of Lawrence
and Douglas county regarding the disposi-
present to make known their idea, which
they did without exception, stating that
they wanted the school kept as it was as
long possible and then turned over to.
the state.
Previous to the expression of opinions
on the part of our citizens, Senator Curtis
stated the situation he found it. He
said that so far as he was personally
to be maintained and used for higher ed
ca0n Fo non he i,G adV9Gafed reservaLlon ser sch9nis
tions as Haskell for higher education. He
stated, however. that he would be gov
erned entirely by the wishes of the people
here. He stated that it was his business
as a public servant to do what the people
wanted and as the location of this school
here was local matter, he took it to be
his duty to represent the wishes of the
citizens of Lawrence and Douglas county.
There was a general expression of opin
ion and without execution our people
praised Senator Curtis for his attitude
and expressed confidence that he would
be able to guard our interests;
After the Indian school talk, there was
a short discussion of the parcels post, but
nothing was done about this.
Senator Curtis is the kind of public Off
cial the people like. He goes all over the
state Informing himself as to what the
people want His work has been so salts
factory that he has been kept in congress
for sixteen years already with four more
years to serve He is an ideal senator
and our people are under obligations to
him for his work in behalf of the great
school here.
The commissioner of Indian affairs is
determined to abolish several Indian
schools. Indeed he wants all non-reserva-
tion schools abolished He triad to get
before: but Senator Curtis
thwarted the plan although he hadn't
heard from our people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-26

team driSdng No. IA, while Victor
Hemery. another Frenchman, who
captured the cup in 1905, was today
driving the German Benz car 20. 8.
Hemery was the decided favorite in
the betting, with NazarrO second
choice and Wagner third.
The American hopes in the race, ac-
cording to the experts who talked be-
fore the start centered in the Chad
WICK SIX cylinder car driven by Willie
Haupt, mere boy in years and expert
ence as compared with the foreign dri
vers.
Other than the s.. 1000 gold cup to the
owner and the "a 900 purse to the driver
of the winning car today, there were
many other prizes at stake. For the
second driver there was a purse of 81
600, for the third $1,000, for the fourth
$3.50, and for the fifth a consolation of
$3.50.
Representatives of foreign associa-
tions with the Automobile Club of
America, in the conduct of the race
were given seats of honor, in the
"Royal box opposite the judges stand
today.
used today is 25.13 miles. The 16 laps
to the race bring the total distance up
to 402.S miles.
Second Lap.
DePalma held his lead through the
second lap which he made in 21:36
or at the rate OF 70 miles an hOur.
Second lap: No. 2 time 63:07; No.
4, time 1886; No. Z, time 54:04; No.
Is, time 47:33; No. 10, time 45:40;
No. II, time 4S:45; No. 20, time 51:31.
Fourth Lap.
At IL o'clock, an hour and a quar-
ter after the race started, the sun was
shining brightly and there was an
unclouded blue sky overhead.
DePalma had some trouble on the
third lap and lost the lead of the
race to Hanriot with Szisz second. De
Palma was soon reported on the road
again and began to drive hard after
the leader.
The six leading cars at end of the
fourth lap were as follows:
Benz No. Is; Benz No. 16; Fiat No.
6; Fiat No. IA; Renault No. 10; and
Benz No. 8.
Chadwick No 5, eleventh in the
race, still led the American cars at
the end of the fourth lap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-26
MORE EVIDENCE
In Favor Of the COffeyville- To-
peka Electric Road.
Latest Is From Daily Banker
of New York City.

The Daily Banker and Stockholder
of New York city in its Issue of a week
ago, contains an article on the first
page concerning the successful Kansas
Southwestern Railway company, which
was projected to build an electric rail-
road from Kansas City to Topeka and
Independence by way of Chanute. The
paper is a leading financial journal of
the great money center, and what it has
to say can be regarded as authoritative
The article is headed European In
vestors Take Electric Road Bonds" and
is as follows:
1.-The Kansas City & Kansas
Southwestern Railway company was
created for the purpose of building an
electric railway from Kansas City
through Lawrence and to Topeka, and
running south from Lawrence to In
dependence. The new road covers 250
miles and in it's southern extension
passes through the gas and oil terri
tory connecting the cities of Baldwin
Garnett, Ottawa, lola, Chanute, Ne
odesha and Humboldt. The construc-
ton work is in the hands of the Mar
lam Construction company of Kansas
City and work is now under way at
Independence. Kan.
1.-The capital of the Kansas City &
Kansas Southwestern Railway company
terest to state that the whole of this
investment was taken by syndicate
of European bankers. The bonds have
been purchased by German, French
and Swedish investors. 1t is also of
interest to note as evidence of the
faith which European investors have in
American enterprises that the bonds
were taken just before our presidential
election, when the investment markets
of our country were in waiting mood.
The bonds of the company bear 5 per
cent interest and run for 40 years.
1.-The Kansas City & Kansas South
western Railway company has the fol-
lowing officers: L. Laming, president,
and E NJ. Lampkin, treasurer. The di-
rectors are ]. E. Martin. w. l. Meyer,
c. S. Dudley and E. NJ. Lampkin. This
board will be increased by the election
of three representatives of the foreign
bondholders. The trustee for the Sc
curities is the Carnegie Trust company,
New York city"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-26
HUTCHINSON IS OUT.
Pittsburg Fills PIace-BartIesvi1Ie and
Muskogee the Other New Towns

Joplin, Mo, Nov. 26.-Muskogee and
Bartlesville, Okla, and Pittsburg, Kan.
were given franchises in the Western
association at the meeting of the di-
rectors of that league here last night.
Muskogee and Bartlesville bought the
Hutchinson franchises and players, di-
viding the 10 players between the two
teams. Muskogee and Bartlesville will
succeed Topeka and Wichita which
were sold to the Western league re-
Gently. Pittsburg will supplant Hutch
ilsOn.
Twelve other applicants for fran
chises were given a hearing by the
magnates. The length of the playing
season was shortened from 140 games
to 126 games and double headers were
eliminated only on Fourth of July and
in the case of postponed games.
The Oklahoma and Kansas league
which also met here today voted Mus :
kogee and Bartlesville authority to en-
ter the Western association. This
practically means the disruption of the
smaller league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-26
a. 22:3O; No. 13, 24:36: No. Is, 22:3S; No.
16, 25:13; No. II, 24:30; No. IS, 22:18; No
10 23:12. No 90 24:41

IA, 22:3O; No. 13, 24:36; No. Is, 22:3S; NO.
Is, 25:13; No II, "a 80; No. 49, 22:18; No.
19, 23:12: No. 20, 24:41
The fastest time of the first lap was
made by Palma in Fiat No. lS. He
averaged 81 miles an hour.
At 1890 o'clock all of the cars had
completed the first lap with the excep :
tion. of National No IL.
The dense fog that hung over the
course last night began to dissipate
with the rising of the sun. The fog
left the course damp and slippery in
spite of quantities of sand which were
scattered over the black oiled surface
late yesterday afternoon and all of the
cars at the supply pits put studded
nonskid tires on their rear wheels.
Groups of officials and spectators
with privilege cards, admitting them TO
the course, gathered about each new
arrival at the pits. The foreign cars
We're fairly smothered with the atten-
tiOns of the mechanics and onloOkers.
The American cars also came in for
close inspection.
There was much speculation before
the start whether the slippery course
of the morning would interfere with
the expected record breaking speed ex-
pected from the drivers. The fastest
time ever made in long distance event
is accredited to Felice Navarro, who
started today as the driver of the
Italian Fiat No. 6, in the Florio cup
race in Italy this year, Nazarro driv-
ing the same car as today made the
startling average of 74.3 miles an
hour for the entire 32S miles COW
cred. In the grand prize cup race of
the Automobile Club of France. this
year the average speed of the winner
for the total distance of AIS miles
was So miles an hour. The record
for the European grand prix is 70.9
miles an hour. made in 1907, and
again it was NazarrO who set the
mark. Szisz, driver of Renault No. 10,
in this race. was the winner of the
grand prix in 1906.
The American road record for long
distance was set this year in the
Vanderbilt cup race by George Rob
ertson, who maintained an average of
more than ga miles an hour for the
25S miles. Robertson is the only Van
derbilt cup winner of the last three
years who did not have a mount in
today'S race. Louis Wagner, the
Frenchman who won in 1906, was to-
day a member of the Italian Fiat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-26

practically quit the industry. OF con-
signments of turkeys to Topeka only
four coops came from within a radius
of 30 miles
A few days ago the report was that
turkeys would be 80 cents a pound oW-
ing to the scarcity and lightweight
caused by the late spring. Immediately
the commission men sent out to the dis
trictS where there were no spring rains
to hinder turkey culture and through
their efforts there will be plenty of
fine grade fowls in Topeka. Large con-
signments have been received from as
far out as Hooker, Ok.
For a time ducks and geese were
bidding fair to supplant turkeys at
many dinners today. Farmers from
around Dover, Richland and other near
points had contracted to bring in num-
erous ducks and geese provided that
the weather was favorable. The rains
DISQUALIFIED the roads, consequently
there were no ducks and geese with
which to fill orders and resort had to
be taken to the fresh supply OF tur-
keys.
In many a Topeka home at dinner to-
day the head of the table will no doubt
impressively remark, while dello-
atively carving off meat slices of ten
der white meat, mot so long ago, when
1 was a young man and first came TO
Kansas, 1 and a party of other fellows
who could shoot a little went down the
river in Sedgwick county about this
time of the year for little turkey
hunt"
The days of the wild turkey in Kan
sas are past but Turkey day continues
to do business at the old stand with
unabated vigor. Long may she wave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-26
HAIL TO THE TURK
This l. the Day for the Melea-
girls GallOpaVO.
American Bird of Distinguished
Mexican Ancestry.
$500 FOR TOPEK A.
viii Require This Number for
Local Dinner Tables.
Price This Year Not So High as
Threatened.

Turkey-A large American melea-
gridoid bird, related to the pheasants,
having the hind toes elevated, tarsi
spurred in the males, head naked and
tail extensible upward and sideward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-26
COLLIDE IN A FOG.
White Star Steamer Georgia
Sinks Another Vessel
In Main Ship Channel Near
Sandy Hook.
CREW TOOK TO BOATS.
1t Is Relieved That Everybody
Has Been Saved.
The White Star Liner Sustained
But Little Damage.
GREW TOOK TO BOATS.

New York. Nov. 26-An unknown
steamer believed to belong to the
Panama Railway and Steamship COM
pany. was sunk in collision with the
White Star steamer Georgia in the
main ship channel off the end of Sandy
Hook this morning. The Georgia was
only slightly damaged.
The collision took place in a thick
fog. The crew of the foundered steam
er was seen leaving the steamer in a
yawl boat. The Georgia anchored near
the sunken boat and it is believed the
latter's passengers and crew were
taken on board the White Star boat.
The Sandy Hook crew of life savers
were off to the sunken steamer and
tug used by the harbor supervisors was
also soon nearby. 1t is believed that
the foundered steamer is the Finance
of the Panama Railway and Steamship
company. The Finance sailed for Colon
on Monday, but probably was detained
by fog and must have been at anchor
in the lower bay until today. She car
ried about 100 passengers and gem
eral cargo of merchandise.
The Finance lies on the north side of
the main ship channel with nothing
showing above the water except her
bridge, pipes and masts. The hull is
entirely submerged. Boats are still
going back and forth between the
Georgia and the sunken steamer The
passengers on the Finance appear to
be on the deck of the Georgia. 1t is
believed the collision took place as
the Finance was attempting to leave
the lower bay and while Georgia. a
White Star freight boat, was coming
in from Liverpool after having been
delayed by the fog. The fog is now so
thick that the wreck is Just barely
visible from Sandy Hook.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-26
MuIhan Judgment Anirmed.

st. Louis, Nov. 26.-Special dispatches
from jefferson City, No. say that the
supreme court of Missouri, has affirm
ed a judgment of $1,000 against Col.
zach MulhaI1 OF st. Louis and Oklaho-
ma The sum had been awarded to
Ernest Morgan, who was wounded by
a stray bullet from MulhalPs revolver
during a fight on the Worlds fair
grounds June Is, 1904.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-26
Cleaned Ont the Bank

Norfolk, Neb., Nov. 96.-Six robbers
dynamited the State bank of Page,
Neb, securing all the cash in the bank,
said to be about $4,000 and made their
escape While two men did the work.
the others stood guard. Two guests of
a hotel near the bank witnessed the
whole affair but did not attempt to
give an alarm fearing they would be
shot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-26
Good ThanI1sgiving Weather.

Today is an ideal Thanksgiving day. The
promised snow went through the north
western counties of the state and missed
this section entirely. The sky is clear
and the wind is lust right to give zest,
typical of this season of the year. The
weather will remain in this condition for
several days. being fair and cool. The
wind today is twelve miles hour from
the northeast. Teh following are today's
temperatureS:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-26
Harris ONT for senator.

Columbus, O., Nov. Ex-Governor
Harris has declared himself a candidate
for Senator Foraker's place. He said:
candidate for United States senator and
1 am in no sense opposed to any of
them
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-17
Prospects Good.

W. T. Street has returned from his annual visit to New York and declares if the presidential election should be had now there Is no question that w. J. Bryan would be elected president of the United States.
 Mir. Street is one of tho closest political students in this section 'a:'I has the political h.strry al the Unite' States at his finger tips, and any statemet he might make would prove interesting and carry weight with it.
 MT. Street says that a radical change in sentiment has taken place in New York; that four years ago, while he was in that city, which is normally Demo- cratic by majority of 100000 political meetings were held all over the city at which the men, tiOn of Roosevelt's name meant a demonstration while now these meetings are not being held and that the city is filled with Demo- cratic banners, while but few Republican banners are in evi- dence. Mr.. Street also asserts that four years ago when New Yorker was asked how the thing was going he answered Roosevelt" without a mom- ent's hesitation while now even the Republicans admit that they do not knOw.-Nashville News.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-17

Prices 25c, 35c, soc, 75c and $1
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-17

had been greatly exaggerated. He stated that there is absolute ly no truth in the report to the effect that the night riders nave posted notices or that they have warned farmers to hold their cotton for d certain period of time. He also stated that there is no truth in the report that they ordered farmers to charge a certain amount of money for land rent.
 Mr. COunce further declared that he could secure afidavits of a number of leading citizens in his section of the county who would make affidavits to the eff feet that there is absolutely no truth in the various reports which are being circulated con. corning the matter.
 It is not believed here that there will be any trouble with the alleged night riders. The sheriff has already announced that he will not allow any distur- bance of any kind by them or any other lawless element.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-17
4 Successor to Gen. Stuart.

For several days past there ha been muhc speculation concern ing the appointment of a cOmmis sioner to fill the place left va cant on the Chickamauga park commission by the death of Gen. A. P. Stuart.
 There are several candidates in the field for the position and as all of them are well known and gallant old Confederate veterans it would be useless to try to pick the one who has the best chance for as one of them expressed it There are four or five of us who have a good chance, but just which has the best. no one can tell"
 The candidates themselves are not only using all their influence but their friends are writing daily to the officials in Washing ton pressing their claims and ex- tolling the valorous deeds of each
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-17
Strike Declared Off.

St. Louis Sept, 16.- The strike of the carmen on the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain lines which was called on May 27 last will be called off tomorrow ev- ening, all over the system this information having reached St Louis this evening.
 The railroad management was notified to this effect by a com mittee which has been conferr- ing with headquarters for sew eral days.
 Differences arose last spring be tween employees and the com pany over tn 0 piece work plan which the employees construed as a violation of their contract with the company, although this
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-17
NEWS OF LITTLE ROCK.
A Batch Of Items Concerning Matters At
 the State Capital.

There is to be no advapor m the price of coal oil in Arkansas at any time soon, nor is any advance contemplated. says Or landO Hayes, state manager of the Waters-Pierce Company. He says the report that a raise was soon to come started by a com- pany which evidently referred to the Waters-Pierce Company was evidently meant as a thrust at the corporation and is who,- ly unwarranted.
 All the public schools of Little Rock will open next Monday. September 21. The old buildings are being cleaned, renovated and put into condition to receive the children The work on the new buildings is being rushed by ex- tra forces of mel, trying to get them ready for the opening. 1t IS probable that the Parham school at Fifteenth and Vance streets will be ready to receive the children in that district Oc- tober l. In the meantime they will attend school at the ole Scott street building on Four teenth and Scott The James Mitchell school will be ready by September. 2S. For the first week children of that district t will go to Centennial
 The Iron Mountainn today an- nOunced a reduced rate of Q fare and a half fo" the Arkansas State fair to be held at Hot Springs in October applicable to all parts of the state touched by it's lines. This is the most not able conce ssion ma1e5 y any rail" road since the 2-cent rate law went into effect in Arkansas.
 Hon. George w. Donaghey Gov ernOr-e,ect is now being the mark of real estate agents who want to sell. lease or rent him a house in which to establish the gubernatorial mansion Gov crnor Donaghey says however that he will continue to reside i'll Conway and there being but two in his family Mrs. Donaghey and himself, will board while ir Little Rock
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-17
Night Riders.

Jonesboro. Sept. 16.-Reports to the effect that night riders are appearing in this county and making many dire threats are greatly exaggerated, according to the statements of farmers who live in the neighborhood said to have been visited by the night riders.
 Al Counce, a we'll known farm CT, who is reported to have been visited by the night riders, to- day declared that the reports
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-17
Another Haene Meeting.

The Hague, Sept. 16.-At the
 request of Germany and Italy Holland is to invite the powers represented at the second Hague peace conference to participate in a further conference at The Hague probably in 1909 for the elaboration of a draft of uni versal treaty.
 It is suggested by the Neither lands that the royal commission of international law as affecting private persons make the neces- sary arrangements.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-17
GRATIFYING REPORTS.
Coyernor.EIect Donaehey Pleased At the
 Political Situation.

Little Rock, Sept 16-George w. DOnaghey now GovernOr-el- ect of Arkansas. and by the arg- est majority ever given a Demo- cratic candidate was in Little Rock yesterday after- noon receiving congratula- lions from his many friends here AS well as from many outside the state. One of the first telegrams he received was from Gov. c. N. Haskell of Oklahoma. who is now in Illinois; Governor Donaghey spent the most of the day lis- tening to the returns and much measure was derived from the flattering reports as they came in. He will probably return to Little Rock today to close up his campaign affairs and start in on a national campaign to rouse the pc ,pie to the necessity of giving Bryan a large majority in Ar kansas.
 Reading in the press reports of the narrow escape Of Obediah Gardner, Democratic gubernator ial nominee in Maine from being elected, cutting the usual Repub- lican majority of 25,OOO or 3O.- GOO there to 5000. Governor-el- ect Donaghey sent a message of congratulation to Mr Gardner saying thew in the guberna- torial race was the greatest thing which ever happened north of the Mason and Divon line and showing the people in that sec- tion were aroused. was but 9 foreboding that Bryan will car ny Maine in the national election.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-17
COnway's Colleges Open.

Conway, Sept. 16-HendriX and Central Colleges opened here to- day with a good attendance.
 Rev. J. k. Goodbey, Prof. G. H. Burr, Rev. James Thomas of Tex arkana and President StOnewall Anderson were among those who delivered addresses at opening of Hendrix College.
 Prof. J. J. DOyne president of the new State Normal College. President w. w. Rivers and oth- CTS delivered addresses at the opening of Central College.