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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-21

Heart disease was given as the cause Of
death.
Senator Harris had been in Chicago
for month, having come here to at
tend the International Live Stock ex-
position in which he was interested.
he had not been complaining of i'll
health and apparently was in good con-
dition when stricken. He sank to the
floor at his sister-in-law's home and
died within a few minutes.
Mrs Harris was with her husband at
the time of his death.
The body was taken to Lawrence,
Kan. where the funeral will be held
Friday.
Was Virgihian.
VIM. A. Harris was born in Loudon
county, Virginia, Oct. 49, 1841. When
he was 8 years of age his father. VIM.
A. Harris. was appointed minister to
the Argentine republic and for four
years he lived with his parents at
Buenos Ayres. Upon his return home
he entered school for a careful and
practical education. graduating from
Columbia college, District of Columbia,
in June. 1859. Immediately following
his graduation he went to Central
America and spent six months on the
ship canal survey. He returned home
and entered the Virginia military insti-
tute in January. 1860. He was in the
graduating class of 1861. but the break
ing out OF the war stopped all study
and in April of that year. he. with his
c1~ ssr7ates tered the confederate SER
vice. He served three years as assist
ant adjutant general of Wilcox's bri-
gade and as ordnance officer of D. H.
Hills and Rode's division of the army
of Northern Virginia.
In 1865 he came to Kansas and en-
tered the employ of the Union Pa
cific railway as a civil engineer. That
road was then completed from Kan
sas City to Lawrence, and the first
work done by him was the building
OF the Leavenworth branch. of which
work he had charge, completing, it in
1865 Mr. Harris was resident en-
gineer of the road until it was COM
plete to Carson, in the fall of 1868.
when he resigned to devote his atten-
tion to farming and stock breeding. AS
n Shorthorn breeder his fame soon
extended beyond Kansas and he is to-
day better known in America as
successful breeder than almost any
American. When ha was nominated
for congressman-at-larg in 1892 he
was in Scotland comparing notes with
the most eminent breeders of Great
Britain and planning benefits for his
state and country. He was elected to
the fifty-third congress by a vote of
163634 to 1876 for Geo. T. Anthony.
He was defeated for the fifty-fourth
congress by r. w. Blue, who received
147.S53 votes to 114.459 for Harris and
26.093 for J. G. Lowe. In the fall of
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Tantaluna.

Tantalum is a ''rare metal of slight
Importance the only practical use to
which it is now known to be put being
Il making filaments for incandescent
electric lamps. The efficiency of the
rantalurn lamp is greater than that of
The carbon lamp, but somewhat less
han that of the lamp with tungsten
f.laments. AS more than 10000 fila
ments of the acknowledgement can
tie made from a pound of tantalum
the market is not large 1t is at pres
ent supplied by rich manganotantalates
rom western Australia. No tantalum
minerals are known to have been pro-
ouced in the United States in 1908,
according to F. L. Hess, whose report
en- various rare metals forms an ad-
vance chapter of Mineral Resources
of the United States. Calendar Year
90S," published by the geological sur
vey The tantalum used in the manu-
facture of lamps in this country is
made in Germany and imported at a
cost of $500 pound.-Scientific
American.
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as the home of the best herd of pure
bred Shorthorns in Kansas.
The Harris farm was a picture of
content even to the man who knew
nothing of farming. The big. square
house of orick, with verandaS giving
shade, stood in grove of linn trees.
drive led straight from the railway
station, uarter of a mile away.
Broad backed cattle. with shining
coats of deep red. grazed in a field
thick with grass that Kentucky would
be proud of. Everything in the herd
had a record of ancestry, clear and
authentic as its pure blood demanded.
Their owner knew the ShorthOrn fam
lily: even today he is recognized as the
foremost authority in America on
Shorthorn cattle, and the name CIV.
A. Harris to a pedigree is recognized
as conclusive.
Nomination Without Effort.
Linwood prospered and was content
and then came the Farmers alliance.
In its earlier days all the farmers
were members and its political side
was a later development. When the
alliance in Kansas became the People
Democrat, was nominated congress
man-at-large. He learned of his
nomination in England where he was
in a conference with Shorthorn breed
ers. He was easily elected and Lin
wood and the red cattle were left be-
hind for congress.
There were some freaks in the Kan
sas delegation that year. men with wild
schemes that grew wilder as the east
heard them. The people and the news
papers the other side Of the Alleghanies
expected another SockleSS one in this
new senator from Kansas, or at least
one whose name could be associated
with unusual luXuriance of beard In
stead, there came a man far above tn :
congressional average in manner,
breeding and appearance. His first
speech was remarkable only in that it
proved the Kansas people had sent dig
nified cultured man to represent their
state in the house. At the same time
Harris made himself felt, not by faith
ering froo--ish legislation but by tax
ing up alone the task of preventing the
Pacific railways from beating the
larger part of their debt to it.
The Republicans controlled in Kansas
in 1894 and Harris returned to Linwood
but the Democrats of Leavenworth sent
him to the state senate. In 1897, two
years after he left the house. he was
elected United States senator to succeed
w A. PETER. AS senator his value to
the country at large increased. The re-
organization committee of the Pacific
railroad had agreed with the Cleveland
administration to pay As million dollars
to satisfy the governments claim of
nearly 20 million dollars against the
railroad. 1t was generally considered a
fair arrangement, for there had been
much uncertainty whether the govern
ment wo'i1a ever get a dollar of the
money - had lent to encourage the
building of the transcontinental line. In
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fact, the caset had gone through the
United States circuit court and de-
cree ordering the sale practically on
that basis bad been made. Congress
adjourned without action, SO far as the
Pacific railroad debt was concerned.
and that left a Democratic senator to
deal with a Republican administration
in a matter that seemed to have been
settled satisfactorily to most of those
who knew anything about 1t. But Har-
ris is persistent in his quiet way and
he went to the White House with his
arguments. Mckinley saw the justice
of the governments case.
But the sale has been ordered. Con-
greSS is not in session. and what's to
be done?" he asked the new senator.
Let the company pay its full debt,
or postpone the sale until after the
next session. was Harris suggestion.
Saved Government Millions.
The president and the attorney gen
eral accepted his views and the reor-
ganization committee saw it's plan
blocked. Rather than have the matter
threshed out in congress they paid IS
million dollars to the government as
the debt of the main line, and in adj
diton paid $6,300.00O on the Kansas Pa
cific GeDt. instead of ~ million that
practically had been accepted by the
government.
In one year one minority senator had
saved this government more than Is
million dollars and that without a
threat a boast, and with fewer
words than a single spellbinder would
Use in one ward meeting.
Two Republicans = Mckinley and
Roosevelt-were in the White House
while Harris, the ex-Confederate DEM
ocrat. was in the senate. In influence
with the president only one Democrat,
Cockrell of Missouri. surpassed him.
Harris mad me confidence of Roose-
welt he had of Mckinley. although
they knew him to be a Democrat firm
and unwavering. Bitter partisans on
the Republican side. such as Quay
Plat of Connecticut. Allison and Spoon
er, recognized Harris honesty and abil-
ity and showed it in giving support, Of
ten Unexpectedly, to his measures.
Long before the expiration of his
term Kansas had gone back to its Re
publicaais m. and Chester 1. Long won
the Linwood farmers place in the SEN
ate. Linwood has been sold, and the
shorthorns have gone to other herds;
the finances of the man who saved the
government Is million dollars suffered
in the ten years of politics.
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THEY STOPPED TO REST.
Crew Obeyed Law and Passengers Had
to Hunt Lodging Places.

Ottawa, Kan. Dec. 21.-The L. K.
& w. train arrived on its trip west
ward in this city about midnight last
night and laid up here SO that the
crew could obtain their necessary rest,
according to the law. which provides
only certain number of hours shall
be worked by a train crew without
layoff.
The passengers were forced to spend
the night in this city, going to various
places to obtain lodging, and resumed
their journey some time today, when
the crew, the locomotive and the bal
ance of the train got thoroughly
rested.
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CHIcAGo's SMOKE PROBLEM.
Railroads Say That Coke Can Be Used
in Drawing Light Trains.


in Drawing Light Trains.
At a meeting held in Chicago, the
railroads presented their views on Chi
cago's smoke problem to the local
transportation committee Of the city
council. Briefly summarized, they were
as follows:
That Identification is impracticable;
first, because Of the cost; second, be-
cause of the danger to employees; third.
because the science of Identification is
not sufficiently matured to make it ap-
plicable to freight terminals.
That all the roads are doing the best
they can to cooperate with the city in
the elimination of smoke.
That the use by railroads of fuel 9TH
er that soft coal is on1v in the expert
mental stage.
That coke can be used in suburban
service and the drawing of light trains,
but that coke is more expensive than
soft coal.
That oil is practicable as a fuel, but
that it throws off as many noxious
gases an nearly as much smoke as soft
coal.
That anthracite coal is out of the
question because it is so expensive.
That the proposed city ordinance is
objected to by all the roads and will
meet their active opposition.
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HUDSON BAY r. II. ROUTED.
Over Eight Millions Will Be Spent by
Dominion Government

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 21.-Two routes
for the proposed Hudson Bay railway
are being considered by the Dominion
government. The lines considered are
to Fort Churchill and to Fort Nelson,
from the Pas Mission. NJ. J. Butler
deputy minister of railways, seems to
favor the Fort Nelson one. He says:
1.-THE Port Nelson line is shorter by
81 miles There is also a probability
that a fair proportion of the route is
available for settlement, whereas on
the Churchill route there is no such
probability beyond Split Lake, where
the mes separate. The sea route will
pass to the north of Ireland and the
distance from Liverpool to Port Nelson
is $500 miles against 4,007 from Mon
treal to Liverpool"
Mr. Butler estimates the complete
cost of the railway to Port Nelson, with
so pound rails, at $s.981, 800.
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TREATING SANTA F,E RIGHT.
superintendent Sharp Thinks Kansas
Is Doing Right Thing.

superintendent Sharp Thinks Kansas
Is Doing Right Thing.
1--WE shall begin laying the 9O-pound
rails on the 101 miles Of track be-
tween Ottawa and Cherryvale next
week" says superintendent Sharp of
the Santa Fee.
1.-THE Santa Fe will have as fine a
track as there is in the west when
Mr. Sharp. 1.-The 90-pound rail is the
heaviest in use anywhere 1t will go
down on a solid roadbed that was
made a year or so ago and has settled
to place. We have been distributing
the new rails for some time. The rails
now in use, of 75-pound weight, will
be used on other portions of the track
where the traffic is not so exacting.
The Santa Fe is doing a great amount
of improvement work and contem-
plates still more. Kansas is treating
us right and the company feels like
reciprocating.
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Rich Mems Gifts Are Poor

beside this: 1 want to go on record as
saying that / regard Electric Bitters as
one of the greatest gifts that God has
made to woman, writes Mrs. o. Rhine
vault, of Vesta1 Center, n. Y, II can
never forget what it has done for me-"
This glorious medicine gives a woman
buoyant spirits, vigor of body and jubI-
liant health. 1t quickly cures Nervous
ness, Sleeplessness, Melancholy. Head
ache, Backache, Painting and Dizzy
Spells; soon builds up the weak, afling
and sickly. Try them. SOC at Campbell
Drug Co.
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DEVLdN ROAD SOLD.
Topeka Stockholders Interested in
Illinois section of Estate.

ScCtfOH OI 1@St1uc.
At Toluca Ill, the Toluca. Marquette
& Northern railroad property was sold
at public auction to the Rutland, To-
luca & Northern company, which is
compo~-1 of the principal stockholders
of the road sold. The price paid was
$3.50. 900.
The railroad is the last piece Of prop
erty in Illinois of the DevIin estate. and
brought about Is per cent for which it
was bonded and the deposits of the
Spring Valley National bank will re-
ceiv, no money from the sale of the
road for some time and then the
amount will not be great.
The road consists of about 38 miles of
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BLANIES THE SANTA FE.
Coroner's Jury Says Collision Was
CRIMINAL NegIieeDce.

ners jury at Winona Investigating the
Santa Fe collision in which Mrs. Alice
Bennett was killed and fifty passen-
gers injured, returned a verdict that
the wreck was caused by criminal
carelessness on the part OF the Santa
Fe Railroad company.
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vile. with a branch extending part way
to Henry. The biggest stockholders
were James E. Hurley and Cyrus Lee
land, jr.. of Topeka.
Robert Lovett of Peoria, master in
chancery, acted as auctioneer, and there
was but one bid made
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HARRIS PASSES ON
Former Senator From Kansas
Dies Suddenly in Chicago.
Heart Disease Is the Cause of
His Death.
AN EVENTFUL CAREER
Prominent in Kansas Affairs
Since 1865.
Saved Government 15 Millions of
Dollars.
Was Greatly Interested in Pana-
ma Canal.

Chicago, Dec 21.-Former United
States Senator w. A. Harris of Kansas
died suddenly here at the home of his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Lydia NJ. Mackey.
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At Actual Cost.

Rogers Bros. 1S47 Knives, Forks
and Spoons at Chas. Benefits Optical
Store, $50 Kansas avenue.
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Dwarf celery is sold only six stalks
to the bunch, 20 cents at your grocer.
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Watches

Elgin, Waltham, Howard,
Hamilton and Ingersol, ladies
and gentlemen, from 81 to $3.50.
Hand Painted China $1.O'
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Precious Stones

Genuine and reconstructed Sap
phires, Rubies, Emeralds,
Pearls, Opals and Turquoises set
in Brooches, Rings. Scarf Pins
and studs-all prices.
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Isthmian Canal commission, but OBJ
jections by Senator Long and other
Republican politicians prevented his
appointment by President Roosevelt.
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MEETING OF TAFT
AND D|Az

Ell Paso, Texas, Oct. 15.-This
flourishing border city is in a flut-
ter of anticipation over the arrival of
President Taft tomorrow and his ex-
change of visits with President Diaz
of Mexico. The meeting Of the two
rulers is a significant event in which
| both nations are deeply interested,
for aside from the pageantry of the
occasion it is notable expression of
the strong bonds of friendship now
existing between the United States
and the sister republic south of the
Rio Grande.
Ell Paso has blossomed out in a
mass of color. Fluttering flags, pen
nants and streamers and pictures Df
the two presidents are everywhere.
San Francisco street, Campbell street,
San Antonio street and other thor
oughfares through which tomorrow S
parades will pass are long vistas of
III thC iSdA aud uCAi-
can colors. In Cleveland square and
other prominent localities large
grand stands have been erected for
the spectators of the parades. A mas
sive Welcome" arch has been erect
ed in front of the Chamber Of Com
merce where the first meeting Of the
rulers will take place.
Visitors are pouring into the city
in large numbers. The railroads es-
innate they will bring at least $4,000
from points as far distant as New
Orleans, Dallas and Houston. Three
thousand troops under command of
Brigadier General Albert l.. Myer
have arrived from Fort Sam Houston
and Fort Bliss to do honor to the
two rulers and to act as escort in
their interchange of visits. The mil
itary display by Mexico will in every
respect equal the display made on
this side In addition to the presi-
Dental bodyguard President Diaz will
be accompanied by regiment of
Zapadores, one regiment of infantry
and one regiment of artillery.
The program of the day will consist
of two visits by President Taft to
Mexico and one visit by President
Diaz to the United States. No troops
of either country will cross the boun-
Diary, nor will flags of either nation
be carried across the line. About
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning Presi-
dent Diaz will come to Ell Paso. where
he will be received by Secretary Of
War Dickinson, Governor Campbell
of Texas and his staff and escorted 20
President Taft's carriage. The party
will be driven to the Chamber of
Commerce, where the two presidents
will confer in private. The Mexican
president will then retire across the
At noon President Taft will cross
over to Juarez and the program of
the morning will be practically re-
peated He will then retire to the
American side under military escort
In the evening at o'clock President
Taft will again visit Juarez to attend
the banquet to be given by President
Diaz
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SpecialDraWing
GOVERNMENT LANDS IRRIGATED
UNDER CAREY ACT.
Twin Falls Country. Southern Idaho.
On Main Line of Oregon Short
Line Railroad.
A FAIR SQUARE PROPOSITION.
With Approval of State Land Board
of Idaho.

Land and Perpetual Water Right
$3.50 and $5050 per acre, payable
in ten and twelve annual INSTALL
mentS.
You can register by mail at the
office. Small deposit at the time OF
registration. You pay for no land
until you have seen it and are en-
tirely satisfied. Deposit will be re-
turned if you see the land and do
not file.
You know whether you draw land
without the expense of a trip. You
will be notified if successful in draw
ing and be given Is days to person.
ally inspect the land. You do not
have to cruise the land before the
drawing. You do not buy "a cat N
the bag" Project entirely under SUI
pervision of the state of Idaho.
CROPS THIS YEAR.
Oats, .102 bushels per acre
Barley ....... 60 bushels per acre
Wheat "A bushels per acre
Alfalfa z tons per acre e
You may register any time from
Oct. l to Oct 10. Drawing to be
made Oct. 20, 1909, at 10 O'Clock
a. m. by the Idaho Irrigation Co.,
Ltd.
For full information and instruc-
ton regarding the drawing and for
booklet, write or call on
IDAHO IRRIGATION CO., LTD,
SALES DEPT.
Shoshone, Idaho.
or R. H. KIPP & CO..
10 Spring ST., Seattle, Wash, and
500 First Ave-. Spokane. -
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Advertised Letters.

Bowen. c. X.
Brown, J. F.
Buttles, Jay
Cannon, Harry
Conley, Mr.. and Mrs. F. n.
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Dixon, Mrs. B. w.
Dobbins, Mr.. v. l..
Elswick, Chas.
Evans, Glenn
Gerringman, Angiolo
Greve, Prof. Fred
Steirhart & Kelly
Lawson, c. A.
Lamer, Silas
Latham, Chas. L.
Lemnux, Silas
Mackie, Norman
Martin, Mrs. Mamie
7 Miller & Hattin =
Moore, Mrs. Girty
oil oouS, "A. W.
Paudercheck, John
Plew, Howard E.
Rose, Mrs. Elizabeth
Sheaver, Mrs. Rebecca
Potter Mrs. E. NJ.
Sherwood, J. H.
Stewart, George
Tyler, Mrs. Will
Wagner, Jane !
Wesseler. Norris B.
White, c. P.
Wilcox, Alvin
Zariche, Cazmir
Parties calling for the above vii
please say advertised.
l.. M. HULL, p. N.
Theo Marchant left yesterda,
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The Daily World Want Ads

Read Daily World Want Ads and will easily you
Through them you opportunity If you want
buy horses want to know all the bargains want
to SELL know who will the highest prices Daily World
Want Ads will tell You also learn
opportunities chances buy and home at bar
where comfortable boarding yeu come to
the city
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COWS FOR SALE.

TWO COWS FOR SALE-FRESH
soon; good mixers. For further
particulars call Monday on M. D.
Frantz. l Y miles north of the ferry
1916
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LOST CHAIN AND CHARM.

LOST-Gold chain and Eagle charm
with two claws. Initials H. /. P.
on back. Return to Office Eagle
Transfer Co. and receive reward.
1920
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Ben Pitcher ana family of Mission
street south are spending the week
at Seattle
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BARGAINS IN REALTY,

TWO REAL ESTATE BARGAINS in
Moses Coulee. One tract 800 acres,
one tract 16O acres Good terms.
Make me an offer. A. D. Solomon,
No. 16 North Chelan avenue.
1920
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FLORIST.

THE WENATCHEE FLORAL co.
Florists. Growers and retailers Of
Cut Flowers, Potted Plants, Design
work. Greenhouses, SIS King st.
Offices, cor. Wenatchee Ave. and
Palouse st. Phones 1905, 1895.
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A. j. Linville Of the Red Apple Real
Estate company returned yesterday
from a business trip to up river
points.
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DETECTIVE AGENCY.

C. D. A. DETECTIVE AGENCY-G.
c. Mcdonald, manager. All con-
situations confidential. Superior
cases requiring superior knowledge
especially solicited. P. O. Box 81,
Wenatehee, Wash.
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LOST LETTERS.

tanning draft for 500. Reward
Return to Robt F. Snyder, Is
North G street. 1910
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Theo Marchant left yesterday
morning for the Seattle fair.
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EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.
TIME BOOK LOST.

HOST-Small day book with yellow
leaves. Used for time book. First
two leaves filled in. 81 reward.
Phone D. Demare, No. 2502, or
leave at Daily World. 1916
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DPRAGUE e RUPEE, FUNERAL
directors and licensed embalmers,
l.. e. Ruppe, Mgr. Phone 1875.
Licensed lady embalmer. Private
ambulance. Calls answered at all
hours. Wenatchee, Wash.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS - VALLEY
: LODGE, NO. 11s. meets every Monday
might at Bower G. J. Fenton, c. c.:
L. Ross, X. Of r. & 8.
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TEMPEST REBEKAH LODGE NO. ia
meets in l.. o. o. F. Hall the second
and fourth Wednesday evenings of
each month. Elnora Rhodes, N. G.;
Caroline Holcomb, v. G.; Bertha Page,
Secretary.