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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-15
AN ARMADILLO FOUND.
Prof. Dyche Received Mexican Animal
Captured at Usage City.

Lawrence, Kan. Feb. 15.-Prof. L. L.
Dyche of the university has received
the body of an armadillo which had
been captured at Usage City and sent
here to be placed in the university
museum. The armadillo is a. queer
looking specimen of the animal world
1t is entirely covered over by a heavy
arn1or and is about a foot and a half
long with a long snout. The natural
habitat of the armadillo is Mexico.
New Mexico and southern Texas This
specimen, however. came from Usage
City and is the first ever secured in
Kansas. Prof. Dyche says it could not
possibly have been raised in the state
as this is too far from its natural hab-
itat- He says it must have escaped
from some sideshow and then crawled
away and was lost The creature was
caught in a trap Some people of Usage
City saw several times a queer looking
animal disappearing under their house,
They thought it must be a mole and
set trap for it. Great was their as
constituent when they found it to be
an armadillo. Prof. Dyche will mount
the creature and place it in the mus
cum here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-15
DIAZ FOR LIFE.
He Can Be President of Mexico as
Long as He Lives.

New York, Feb. 15.-"President
Diaz will be president just as long as
he wishes. Our only regret is that he
is in the evening of his life. He is
eighty years of age and while he is in
the best of health, it can not be ex-
pected that he will be with US very
much longer"
This statement is made by Senior
Jose -Limantour of the City of Mexico,
a. brother of Joes Yves Limantour,
minister of finance of the Mexican gov
eminent who is at present in New
York. Senior Lnantour made this
prediction of what might be styled per-
petuaI Diazism while denying rumor
that his brother would be a candidate
for the presidency of Mexico. The
term of President Diaz expires in 1912.
but it will be recalled that a move
ment is already under way in the re-
PUBLIC looking to his reelection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-15
BONEBRAKE IS NAMED.
Entrusted With Task of Organizing
Civic Council in Kansas.

New York. Feb. 15.-The National
civic federation has announced the
appointment of a committee which
will attempt to organize a council of
one hundred representative men in
each state before whom will be laid a
plan to secure more uniform state
legislation.
John Hays Hammond is chairman.
the other members follow: Alton B.
Parker, New York: Myron T. Herrick,
Ohio: David r. Francis. Missouri;
Curtis Guild, jr., Mass; y. J.. Bachel-
der, n. H; Edwin Warren, Maryland;
Herman Ridder. New York; c. F.
Rrookes, Connecticut: Bruce Halder-
man. Kentucky: Victor Rosewater,
Nebraska; Clark Howell. Georgia; P.
I. Bonebrake, Kansas; James Lynch,
Indiana; Harry Pratt Judson. Ill. +; A
H. Reveu. Illinois: John Lennon.
Illinois; John H. Halliday, Indiana;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-15

the county auditors now appointed
and serving in any county.
The auditor SO appointed shall file
a bond of $4,000. He must keep his
office open the same as other county
offices, hire clerk at his own ex-
pense. He shall have authority to
audit county claims of every de-
scription and shall keep a record of
his decisions. The auditor shall fur
method of the keeping of the record
of the county Offices and the latter
shall make itemized monthly report
to him of all the business of their re-
spective offices. 1t shall be the duty
of the auditor to report to the
county attorney any neglect on the
part of any county official to properly
collect and report on all monies that
should come into his hands and the
county attorney may institute suit of
custer on said report. The auditor
lished in the official paper and shall
make an annual report to the commits
sioners. He shall receive compensa-
ton in the sum of $4,000 per year for
self and clerk. If the auditor shall
allow any corrupt claim before him
he shall be liable to the county in an
amount four times as great as the
amount allowed by him.
All county officers are required to
file with the auditor a quarterly sworn
statement of fees, fines and other
and the auditor shall examine their
books and compare them with the re-
ports. The auditor shall also examine
and o. K. all accounts and settlements
made by the treasurer with the cOun-
ty commissioners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-15
DIES ON A TRAIN.
Sudden Death of Little Son of Engineer
Andrew Neugebauer
TEA ROOM
: Third Floor

La Junta. Feb. 15.-Leonard Neuge-
bauer. the 6-year-old son of Andrew
Neugebauer, a well known Santa Fe en-
gineer. died on board a Santa Fe
train here Sunday morning. Andrew
Neugebauer. the father of the boy, is
seriously i'll with appendicitis in the To-
cal Santa Fe hospital at Topeka.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Neugebauer
with her son and an older daughter
went to California for a short stay
They were returning home when the
boy was taken sick on the train and
died within a short time. Death is
thought to have been caused by
diphtheria, resulting in heart failure
Mrs Neugebauer telegraphed the sad
news to her husband, whom she did not
know to be in the hospital as he had
wished the news kept from her until
her return home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-15
HONORS FOR WEAVER.
Portrait of Iowa's Distinguished Citi-
zen Is Unveiled.


Des Moines. Ia, Feb. 15.-With Will
liam ]. Bryan as the principal orator
and the Iowa legislature as an audi
ence, a unique event took place at the
state house today in the unwilling of a
portrait of General James B. Weaver
of Colfax. The portrait is the gift of
admiring friends to the state historical
department and the occasion is the
anniversary of the attack of the Sec
ond Iowa regiment upon Fort Donnel-
son of which General Weaver was a
member. The unwilling took place in
the house chamber at O'Clock with
Governor B. F. Carroll presiding.
Mr.. Bryan spoke for an hour upon
the patriotism of General Weaver with
whom he had been associated for sew
eraI years. The portrait is a life size
painting and is the work of Charles A
Cummings. General Weaver was
present as the guest of honor of the
Iowa legislature. This evening ban
ouet will take place to further honor
one of Iowa's notable citizens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-15

Admiral Evans Says He VIII Work to
Establish One.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-Admiral Robley
d. Evans, who is here to deliver a lee
ture. declares that from now on he will
work for the establishment of a navy
league in the United States, the object
of which will be to give the navy such
a powerful citizen support that it can
obtain from congress what it really
needs.
Germany has a navy league with
one million members he said, land
it always supports the admiralty 1t is
strong enough to carry the day Eng
land also has similar league. and
that is one reason why those countries
have such powerful navies. We need
one in the United States.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-15
and Benjamin Ide Wheeler. califor

mia.
The federation points out that there
are useful national organizations
which hold meetings to discuss affairs
peculiar to their own pursuits and
callings but it declares heretofore.
there has been no effort to crystalline
interstate organizations for the ac-
complishment of concrete aims. The
state council to be organized will at
tempt to bring that about.
The federation says: 1.-The develop
ment of the nation and the changes
in conditions brought about by more
development have emphasized the
harmfulness of the incongruities in
the law adopted as they have been
without any attempt at uniformity in
regulating the subject matter.
THE people of the various sections
do not sufficiently know each other. 1t
is confidently expected that a meeting
for the common good of men from all
the states and the opportunities such
meetings will afford for better under
standing and appreciation of the peo-
pie and the invitations of widely
separated sections will bring about an
increased sense of the unity of the
whole people,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-15
Rat Poison for Baking Powder.

Newark, N. J., Feb. 15.-Stanislaus
Sarnowiski ate wheat cakes for break
fast yesterday and is dead. His wife
is in a local hospital in such a serious
condition that it is feared she can not
live The cakes were the plain buck
wheat variety, cooked by the wife, but
an examination by the police showed
that rat poison had been used by mis-
take for baking powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-15
Patients for Kansans.

Washington, Feb. 15.-The follow
ing patents were issued this week to
Kansas investors: ]. E. Colgan, Kan
sas City feed bag supporter; d. Davis,
wichita, vehicle axle; w. A Kirkpat-
rick, Abbyville, dispensing container:
A. P. Kohler, Junction City, roller
tube cutter; w. Kouns. Salina, steel
rake tooth; CIV. Leavitt, Pittsburg,
device for raising journal brasses; E.
MCGOWAN, Mulberry. mining machine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-15
PROMISES TO BE GOOD.
Mayor Harsha Says There Will Be No
More Complaints.

Hutchinson, Feb. 15.-"There will
be no more complaints made under my
administration concerning the lack of
support on the part of the police in
aiding the county officials to suppress
the liquor traffic., says Mayor j. p.
Harsha. yesterday.
Mr. Harsha clings to the view that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-15

A bill introduced in the house by
Harmon provides for a county auditor
in counties of 10000 or more popula-
ton. He shall fbe appointed by the
district court of the said county and
shall have been practicing attorney
for period of at least five years pre-
vious to appointment, and shall hold
his Office for at term of two years
This act shall not affect the term of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-15

The advocates of the measure say the
day has come when all reasonable de-
mands by the people on the great cor
porations must be obeyed; Standard
Oil. the steel trust. blocks of five, the
insurance graft and a thousand other
big corporation iniquities running into
millions of dollars would have been inn
possible, they say, under the provisions
of this utilities bill They assert no
hardship is placed upon any decent cor
poration by this bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-15

the police have not the right to taxi
the initiative, and can only make az
rests when the fact is brought to them
that violations are being made
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-02
UNUSUAL INTEREST IN
INDIANA S ELECTIONS

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nov. l.-EX-
traordinary interest has developed IN
the election of municipal officers IN
the cities Of Indiana tomorrow because
of tho bearing the results Will have
on the next session of the legislature
The next legislature viii choose a sue
ccsSOr 10 United States Senator Albert
j. Bevcrldgc and also probably he call
cd upon TO deal with further saloon
legislation,
The question Of strict or lax enforce
mcnt of laws governing liquor business
has been paramount in most municipal
campaigns in counties that have not
yet voted "dry' in option elections
and even i'm those counties that have
voted "dry'' the liberal element is
making a fight for the control of the
municipal machinery. looking toward a
second option election which may he
held two years from the date of the
first one,
/ The Republicans have been in power
i'm most Of the cities and towns of the
state and it was a Republican legis-
laturc that passed the county option
law,
Governor Thomas Il. Marshall tonight
wired Captain Calvert Of tho Indiana
National Guard company at South
Bend, Ind, TO have his men ready 10
move at a moment S notice 10 Gary
where there is considerable turmoil
over the election tomorrow, according
10 information reaching the governor 5
office.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-02
GOLOFIELD CROOKS
CLEvERLY CAPTURED
Daring COunterfciterS Caught &;
Their Plant and Product
COnfScated.

Special 10 The Tribune
GOLDFlELD. New, Nov, IA dar.
ing pair of couutcrfcitcrs who have
flooded Goldfcld with spurious silver
dollars have been apprchcndcd through
efforts Of Deputy *. Z, Alfred and the
local police force and Il complete count
crfcitiug plant with dies and furnace
and six hundred thirty five bogus sill
yer dollars found and confscatcd, White
having been taken several days ago
and lodged in the local jail while
Grant has been captured at Reno, hav-
ing been led into a trap.
Grant stole a fur cape and lump Of
gold from u local asSayer, shipped them
to Oakland where they were intercept
ed by secret service men. together with
appliances for making spurious coins.
Western Chief Mofiatt of the United
States secret service is coming from
San Francisco to prepare thc case
against tho accused countcrfcitcrs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-02
RETURN OF PROSPERITY
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-Prosperity
has arrived, according to n statement is
sued today by the bureau of statistics
of the department of commerce and
labor
During September thc business of
the country and the volume of freight
cars reached proportions which eXcelled
those of the same month last year In
fact. the bulletin declares, while the
number of idle cars at the end Of last
month had not altogether disappeared,
there were Indications that the car
shortage would quickly develop.
These improved conditions are most
pronounced in the coal and iron trades.
The movement Of lumber also was
somewhat heavier.
There was considerable slump in
receipts Of grain and -four at the four
leading scaports and receipts of grain
at fifteen OF the principal interior mar
kets likewise were below the aggregate
for September, 1908.
a similar condition is uncovered in
the shipment of packing house products
from Chicago, the chief slump being
on canned meats, which show relative
loss over the corresponding figures Of
1908 Of approximately i5 per cent.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-02
WILL MAKE FIGHT
FOR DEEP WATERWAYS
Resolution to Send Five Hun
dred Lobbyists to Washing
ton Quickly Adopted.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. Adapting
President Taf,'s suggestion that the
time for oratory was passed, the Lakes
to-thc-Gnlf Deep Waterways convcu.
tiou tonight decided to send 300 lobby,
lists 10 Washington 80 demand that con
gress deepen the Mississippi river.
A resolution to that effect, offered by
David Il. Francis of Missouri, was
adopted. It follows:
Resolved, That the president Of the
Lakes.to-theGulf Deep Waterways as
sociation be requested to appoint 500
delegates from our organ Zation 10 visit
Washington and To present 10 the proper
committee of congress and TO the heads
of our government the resolutions
adopted by this convention, and at the
same time 10 act as delegates TO the
Rivers and llarbors congress, to he held
in Washington, December S, 9 and 10.
The Old Rebel Yell.
There was silence for a moment after
the resolution was read. The lobby idea
apparently choked many delegates fol
the moment. Then somebody turned
loose au old-fashloucd rebel yell. and
the resolution was adopted with a
whoop. In the confusion il is doubt
full If ten delegates knew the regular
report of thc resolution committee had
been adopted. The resolution declared
the federal government "'should enter
upon definite policy and plan of wa
| tcrways development, beginning with
/ the Improvement of the Mississippi aud
Illinois river as main trunk of a great
waterways system, in such II way as &c
open effective navigation between the
Gulf Of Mexico and the Great Lakes
such main trunk line to be developed
with no disparagement of and constant
reference 10 the concurrent development
OF the tributaries -
The issuance of popular bonds il
small denominations was urged upor
congress as "A means of paying for til,
great undertaking,
Representative d. T.. Mckinley o.
California was ono of the speakers "A
the afternoon session. He made Il spir
tied argument for improving the milan,
waterways, lie came rs a doubter, h
said, but was now converted to th
cause.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-02
DIRTY WORK OF TIE DESERET NEWS
PROMPTLY GIVEN DESERVED REBUKE

About the dirticst and most malicious
piece of business that can bc recorded
IN the present campaign, appeared m
the Descret News, Monday afternoon.
In a false and thoroughly conf lcmptiblc
article, with regard 10 alleged coloul-
cation upon the part of the Americans
the News says.
1t is estimated that about 400 trans
fers have been secured today from the
Filty~iourth and Fifty-third districts In
the Firth municipal ward where the
american" party has votes To spare.
Many of the transfers have been filed In
the First municipal ward. In the Halls
hotel at State and Third South streets.
every room has been rented this morn
ing This hotel is In the Ninth district:
which Is In the First municipal ward
where the fusion candidates were elected
two years ago by a small plurality.
Now ii Just happens that Il member
of the rcportorial staff of The Tribune
resides at the Halls hotel and has lived
there continuously for approximately
two years. Ii also happens that he is
personally acquainted with nearly cv-
cry other resident of the hotel, many
of whom have lived there for years,
and that. he knows their politics.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-02
PERSONAL QUARRELS
CUT OFFICERS RANK

MANILA, Nov, 1.-Two thousand
men of tho United States fleet are be.
ing given shore Leave daily. Major
General Duvall commanding the de-
partment of the Philippines, will give
a reception for Rear Admiral Sebree
and the officers of the fleet on Wednes-
day night. The fleet will coal at Ca
vite on Friday and go to Olongapo on
Saturday, when target practice will be
commenced.
The court martial. which resulted
from personal quarrel among the Of
ficcrs, has returned verdict reduc-
ing Sugcon. General Francis w. +,
Weber one number and reprimandiug;
reprmaudiug and reducing Ensign
Christopher r. p. Rogers five numbers,
and acquitting Assistant Surgeon John
O. Downey,
L. T. Grant, the merchant convicted
of smuggling. was today sentenced to
ono year imprisonment.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-02
SCANDALOUS NATURE
OF APPEAL At FAULT
Supreme Court Throws Out Files
Containing Roast of
Lower Court.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-Chief Jus"
tice Fuller today created mild SEN
sation in the supreme court of the Unit
cd States by announcing that papers IN
tho case of the Yellow Poplar Lumber
company VS. S. L. Chapman would be
stricken from the records Of the court
because of their scandalous nature
Tho controversy involves lumber
deal in Virginia, The court of appeals
decided in favor of Chapman and in
its petition the company asks review
on various grounds, one of which is
stated as follows:
"Tbo opinion of the court Of appeals
is so grotcsquc in its conclusions of law
and prepared with so little care and
study as TO be almost unintclhgible,
even dramatically, not TO say legally, -
The chief Justice did not quote any
portion Of the papers, but said they
were $50 Impertncnt and improper
that they would be stricken from the
docket -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-02
WOMAN'S REPUBLICAN
CLUB HOLDS MEETING
J. d. Murdoch, MayOralty Can
didate, Makes a Speech;
Sutherland to Front.

The Woman s Republican club held
a fairly well.atteuded and pleasant
meeting at church Republican hcau'
quarters. Monday afternoon. The bnst-
ness meeting, at which nothing OF grave
importance was done, preceded the
speaking and the Hawaiian lrouod,
dours furnished some delightful vocal
and instrumental music,
The speakers were Mayoralty Candl-
date j. ID. Murdoch and Senator George
Sutherland Mr. Murdoch told or the
fact that he carried a banner or Y. >.
Grant and said that he always had been
a Republican MI Murdoch also sad
TINT everything possible that could be
said against him had been sand, but he
did not believe that he bad been hurt
any. He said he would enforce the
laws if elected.
Respecting prohibition, Mr.. Murdoch
soid that he had hcen prohibition
law unto himself for the past fifty
wears During the greater part of tins
time. he had been total ahstaincr, but
recently be bad partakcn of u glass of
beer occasionally He figured that he
might have consumed four bottles OF
beer within the past year and added
that he did not want anybody 10 ten
him that be could not drink glass OF
beer, if he felt that he needed 1T. Mr.,
Murdoch said in this connection, that
along the line OF education. the people
could always have prohibition when
they wanted it as the saloons could
not run without patronage. lie then
said that ii he were elected mayor
every saloon in Salt Lake would close
promptly at 10 clock midnight the
hour fixed by ordinance and that IT
any policeman allowed any saloon to
remain open after that hour. that po-
liceman would be discharged In con.
clusion, Mr. Murdoch said that If he
were elected mayor, there would be no
red light district on the west side.
Senator Sutherland spoke briefly
He congratulated the church Rcpubli.
cans upon having for their candidate
for mayor as clean q man as Mr.. Muir
coch. He also compimcntcd the wo.
men upon the good work done by them
and said that he was IN favor of NO.
man $ suffrage, He closed by urging
every woman 10 do her duty on elcc-
tion day:
Following the speeches refreshments
were served.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-02
RECORD VELOCITY OF
WIND IN PHILIPPINES

WASHINGTON, Nov, No acrom-
eter could stand a pressure much
greater than that imposed on the in
bureau in thc typhoon which swept
over the islands last week. when. ac-
cording to the cable advjces, the wind
reached a velocity of l35 miles an
hour.
The record wind velocities in this
country were made IN West Indian
cyclone, which struck Cape Uatteras in
1899 when the instrument reached los
miles an hour for five minutes and at
st. Paul. two years ago, when for the
same space of time the instrument read
105 miles aud still again a few years
ago. ut Port REYES, Cuba, whore the
figures reached 1l0 miles
Professor Willis Moore. chief of the
weather bureau has attention to the
construction of a machine on new
principle, designed to withstand any
storm.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-02

At tho present time there arc about
scvcnty-ivc voters in the hotel, all Of
whom have lived IN the First ward the
required length of time to enable them
to cast legal vote. Out of the scN-
cnty.6vc voters. it is estimated that
seventy will vote the American ticket.
OF the five doubtfuIs, three of the
five will at least vote for Mayor Braus,
ford, but may scratch the council tick
ct.
The manager of the hotel. when he
was shown the News S story Monday
evening SAID. "Thc statement is alb
solutcv false i'm every particular. With
two exceptions, all the people who reg
istercd at the hotel today are members
of theatrical company now playing
in this city. SO far rs rooms are con
ccrncd. we have three vacancies to-
night,
The News also makes other similar
charges concerning colonization, but
having been proven cheap liar as 10
the Halls hotel. it rs useless TO answer
its other allegations The Americans
arc fighting on the square and every
wcllinformcd citizen knows it,