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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15

DIR. WI apparently understood portions
of the message repeated TO him, and an
swered in Chinese.
The first sentence was I'm the nature OF
a salutation, and in reply the statesman
questioned the spirit" in Chinese, receive
ing an aswer which seemed undoubtedly
to be in Chinese, and the conversation
continued fully FIVE minutes. Through the
medium the Indian control occasionally
remarked that DIR. WI did not fully un-
derstand what the medium was trying to
say to him. owing to the third-hand man
ner, so to speak, in which the Chinese
was reaching him.
PATTED WI ON SHOULDER.
During the conveyance of the message
purportlng to come from DR.. Wu's moth
err the medium stood close to the diplo-
mat, at times holding his hand and pat
ting him on the shoulder Finally she
knelt in front of him, continuing talking
in that position a couple of minutes.
At the conclusion of this conversation
the Indian girl told what she foresaw in
the future in connection with the Chinese
minister. First of all, she saw much
fighting" in the far-away country from
which he came.
His native land was preparing, he said.
for great struggle. Shortly after this
the medium said there came to her a
spirit who gave to the medium the name
of william" and finally, after some
hesitation she uttered the last name as
Mckinley" Assuming a di5nGed atti-
tuda the medium bowed responsibility to
DR.. Wu and in the deep, cicaR rlascu.
line voice said:
MCKINLEY SPEAKS.
How are you, my friend? I am Will
liam Mckinley, former president of the
United States have lust heard what
the little Indian girl predicted to you
about a great war for China. / sincerely
hope that no such war viii ever take
place. 1 am for peace and I know yea
also are for peace are you n0t?'
Yes" said the Chinese stateman. n
am for peace always.
ct am sure you will do all you can 70
prevent this great war, my brother, ana
I, too. will continue to work for peace.
said the medium. Thus ended Inc COM
municatiOn.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
STORY OF STORMS RUIN
TOLD BY EYEWITNESS
Collector Browne Key West Gives Full
That Swept Through Florida City Leaving Devastation
Path-Cyconic Gale Struck City From Three Directions
Force of Ninety Mes-Neary Nine Inches of Rain Fell.

KEY WEST, Fla, Oct 13-Hon. JEFF
ferson B. Browne, collector of the port Of
Key West, Fla, has given the Associated
Press the following account Of Mondays
hurricane which visited that section:
"Old citizens of Key West date every
thing from the hurricane of 1885, that be-
ing the date OF the severest one that ever
visited Key West October H. 1909, how
ever broke that record and the one Of
that date was the severest one that ever
struck Key West
For several days the weather had
been threatening, but not until Sunday
night did the barometer begin to fall
sufficiently to indicate the proximity of g.
hurricane. This accounts for a great
deal Of the loss to shipping, as our peo-
pie had gone to their beds with no warn
ing and boats were lying at their usual
moorings and not moored for hurricane
BAROMETER FELL FAST.
"At a m, the 11th, the barometer
stood at 1912 and fell rapidly until 1t
reached the minimum. 2S.42, at u:s0 a. m
During Sunday night the wind was mod
crate, at about 16 miles, but at a. m,
Monday, 1t suddenly increased to q gale
and by a. M, had reached hurricane
force. The wind blew steadily at about
rs miles per hour, but in the gusts which
are characteristic Of West Indian cy-
clones, it reached over 80 miles. The
gusts increased iii frequency and force
until about noon, wnen the wind went
to northwest and began to moderate
and by p. m. the storm was over. The
wind blew first from southeast, then went
to northeast, at which point we were
nearest the center of the storm, which.
however, did not pass over Key West.
when the storm first broke over Key
West, IL was travelling north but before
the center reached here 1t veered to the
northeast, which accounts for the three
directions from which the wind blew.
The rainfall was unprecedented. 8 12-1O0
inches in five hours. There were only two
lives lost, Frank Gray. a young photog-
rapher, who was drowned trying to save
his boat, and Andrew Cooper, second mate
on the schooner Medford, who was struck
on the head by the falling of the coal
hoist at the naval station.
BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
The following buildings were wholly de-
stroyed: Ruy Lopez cigar factory Mar
tinez cigar factory, George w. Nichols CT
gar factory. Aurelia Torres cigar factory.
st. Paul's Episcopal church, Sparks chap
ell, English Wesleyan church, Bethel A.
M. E. church. No /. engine room, Wolf
sons building at Green and Simonton,
recently occupied by Reedy's furniture
store, Marovitz Five and Ten-Cent store,
bell tower on Division street condensing
plant and pumping station at barracks
and many small structures. Nearly all
buildings with metal roofs were unroofed.
among which was the Hotel Jefferson
which sustained a loss of about 5000, in
Guiding the damage to furniture, etc.
Gangs of carpenters, brick masons. line
men and laborers are at work repairing
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
"DTSCIPLES OF JUDAS" TRIED
TO FILCH CHURCH PROPERTY.
IS TOLD CUMBERLAND SYNOD

The report declares The revenues of q
church of Jesus Christ have been wasted
or confseated," and that the Unicn
Saints" show they are 5,531.79 worse or
now than before they obtained charge Of
the entire publishing plant for the benefit
Of the Northern Presbyterian church
Other Characterization Of the Presby-
terlan church, U. s. A, and It's represent
atives are, "a carcass of church with
the selpents of unionism in its BOSOM
the general assembly of the betrayal"
professional job hunter and ecclesiastical
politicians" dead beats and parasites
''grafteTs." etc.
Mr. Baskette was loudly cheerea when
he concluded
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
GAINESVILLE FARMER
LOSES ARM IN SHREDDER

GAINESVILLE, Ca, Oct. 14.-Charles
II. Matthews, one of the most successful
young farmers of this community, lost
his right arm in a corn shredder yester-
day afternoon. He was feeding the ma
chine when his fingers were caught and
his arm was drawn in and cut to pieces
almost to the shoulder.
Drs g. NJ. Mitchell, ]. NJ. Anderson ard
j. NJ. Rogers were called.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Oct. 14-"Disci-
pies of Judas Iscariot, who have been
scheming and waiting for 20 years for an
opportunity to fitch this valuable property
eft of the old piratical Northern Presby-
terrain church"
This is the characterization of the man
agemeut for the Presbyterian church. u.
S. A, of the Cumberland Presbyterian
publishing house at Nashville, in a state
ment submitted today by r. L. Baskette.
of Nashville, before the synod OF Tennes-
see. of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, In session here.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
PRESIDENT AWAKES
At GRAND CANYON
Following Travel Through Desert,
He Energies on Rim of Beautiful
Scenery-Makes Stage Trips to
Various Points.
(Ry Associated Press. }

GRAND CANYON, Ariz., Oct. LATTER
travelling over the deserts practically all
day yesterday and being enveloped in
clouds OF finely powdered red dust, Presi-
dent Taft awoke today at the rim OF the
Grand Canyon of the Colorado.
The air at this altitude was crisp and
cool, and Mr.. Taft looked forward to his
day of rest and sightseeing with the
greatest pleasure.
The president arose early, with the de-
sire of spending as much time as possible
about the rim of the vast abyss, which in
places is more than mile deep, and thet
he might see the color effects of the sun
rise. The presidents original schedule
did not call for his arrival here until 8
a. m, but the lay-over at Ashfork last
for the canyon trip.
The presidents day was made up of
morning and afternoon stage trips to vari-
Gus points of interest about the rim of
the canyon. The time was too short for
any attempt to go down the trail leading
to the muddy waters or the Colorado river
at the bottom of the big cut. Luncheon
was served at the Hotel FL Tovar, the
president being the guest Of the Arizona
committee.
Postmaster General Hitchcock. who was
making strenuous trip through Arizona
horseback and who is sunburned and
greatly improved in health, was in the
party.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15

we shake hands or have any other SINH
lar ceremonies as stated in the diary.
The drawing opposite page 209 of the
Doctors book is also false. We never
climbed anything half as steep as there
shown and we never established any
camp nor slept as there shown. We slept
every night upon comparatively level
spots.
The photograph opposite page 2e6 in
the Doctors book, entitled In the Silent
Glory and Snowy Wonder of the Upper
World, 15.4OO feet. was taken two or three
hours before the taking Of my picture
with the flag and was taken in the am
phitheatre about one mile northeasterly
Of the point where 1 was so photo
graphed."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
Taft to Reach San Antonio
Two Hours Ahead of Plans

BAN ANTONIO, Tex. Oct. l4-Presi-
dent Taft is to arrive at San Antonio two
hours ahead Of his original schedule &C
cording to the plans Of the Southern Pa
ciffc railroad. A change In the running
time OF the trains which will bring the
president to FL Paso provides for its arri-
val at San Antonio at $3.50 Sunday even
ing next instead of at 7;2o
After a brief rest in his hotel PTesi-
dent Taft is TO so to Fort Sam Houston
at $3.50 to participate in the dedication Of
the post chapel
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
Steamer Momus Safe;
0utsailed Hurricane

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 4-Wireless
messages from the Morgan line steamer
Menus, bouEd from New York to New
Orleans, were picked up here today. The
Menus reports all passengers well
and will dock here on time this afternoon.
Up to the time that these wireless mes
sages we're received, nothing had been
heard from the Momus since the hurri-
cane two days ago In some quarters the
fear was entertained that the Momus had
met a similar fate to her sister ship, the
Antilles. ashore or the Bahama Islands.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
Cooks Photographer Also
Saws Cook Never Saw Summit

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. H.-Waiter 2.
Miller, OF this city. photographer OF DR..
COOKS Mount Mckinley expedition. has
made an affidavit corroboratinE that of
Barrill In every detail. When shown Bar
riils story today he said that II was cor
rect. Miller says ne has photographs and
maps that fully confirm the statement Of
BnTrill.
The affidsvits Of Barrill, Miller and 9TH
ers were sworn to in the office of James
M Ashton, an attorney of Tacoma who
was retained by certain interests in New
York. said to be the Peary Arctic club,
to investigate the alleged ascent of the
great Alaska peak by DR.. Cook.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
Savannah Storm Flags
May Stop Circus Crowds

SAVANNAH, Ca, Oct H-Shan Sa-
vannahians go to a circus with the HURT
cane signals in the air? is the question
that is put to them today.
A circus is here and is billed to give two
performances. one in the afternoon and
the other at night. The parade was given
toaay. but not under the most promising
auspices
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
NORTH CAROLINA GIRL
HURLS SELF IN WELL

CHARLOTTE. n. c., Oct. 14.-Despond-
ent. and weakened by Illness, Miss Carrie
Hunter, a prominent young lady OF
wilkesboro, near here, committed suicide
TODAY by jumping in well.
Members Of the family arrived too late
TO save her life.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
GUIDE AND PHOTOGRAPHERS
SAY COOK NEVER REACHED
MOUNT M'KINLEYS SUMMIT
Barrill Not Paid in Full,
Says DR.. Cook of Affidavit

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. IA
DR.. Cook. asked to reply to the
Barrill sfidsvit. said he would not
discuss il until Barrill comes east.
He said by an oversight Barril
, was not paid In fun for his serv-
ices on the Mount Mckinley climb,
, but that he does not think that
oversight would maze Barrtll vim
dictive.
Cook said he has sufncient evil
dence TO prove that he had been
! to the summit Of Mount Nc
kinney.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
FREE DEAFNESS CURE

n remarkable offer by ore of the lead
ing ear specialists In this country. who
will send two months medicine free TO
prove his ability to cure Diseases, Head
Noises and Catarrh. Address Or. @. NJ.
Branaman. 1913 Walnut ST.. Kansas City.
Mo. zee
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
Ten Trains Take Troops
to Act As Taft s Escort

SANTONIO. Tex, Oct. 14-Ien trains,
lit cars, left San Antonio this morni g
for FL Paso, bearing United States troops
stationed at Fort Sam Houston, who will
pass in review before Presidents Taft and
Diaz when the two executives meet at
El Paso Saturday.
Another train. with two troops OF the
Third cavalry aboard, left Fort Clark
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
STARVATION FACES
VICTIMS OF STORM
Key West Mayor Announces That
Immediate Assistance Is Neces-
sary to Garry on Work for Re-
lief of Survivors.

KEY WEST, Fla, Oct. 14.-Immedi-
ate assistance from the outside world
is necessary to carry on the work or
cleaning up the city and caring for
the victims OF the hurricane which
left more than half Of Key West in
total ruins last Monday. This state
ment was made today by Mayor Fo-
garty, in announcing that the city was
forced TO suspend work because of
lack of funds
Great distress and suffering already
is reported among the employees of
the large tobacco factories which su1-
fered heavily bg the storm. Hundreds
are on the point OF starvation, 1t is
declared. Today, the only work In
progress is being carried on by private
corporations and the large shipping
interests. Many streets have been left
impossible, filled with the wreckage
of houses and uprooted trees
Sewers are broken and clogged
throughout the town and unless they
can 10 repaired shortly, it is feared
an epidemic of sickness will result
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
Twelve Lives Are Lost
AS Tugs Sank in Gale

MIAMI, Fla, oct. H-News reached
here late yesterday Of the sinking Of the
tugs sybil and Sadie at Bahia Honda dur
ing Mondays hurricane and the loss OF
the II members OF the crew of the Sybil,
including Captain Parker.
The loss Of life on the tug Sybil in
cludes, besides Captain Parker, Engineer
Fox, Pilot whitmere, Engineer Peterson
and seven deck hands.
The crew of the Sadie escaped.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
Revenue Gutter Ashore
off Dock at Key West

PENSACOLA, Fla. Oct. 14.-The wire-
less station here at 1880 received the fol-
lowing message:
"A revenue cutter is ashore off the Nal
lory dock at Key West. The triangle
buoy is gone. The sea buoy is out Of po-
sition about a mile to the westward, and
the shoal buoy has drifted about one-half
mile to west of the shoals. Channel is
unsafe at night on account of submerged
uyrarkaQe"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
Taft Will See Goat
Which Furnished Trousers

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Oct. 14.-Admiral
Togo. the Angora goat from whose wool
the trousers were made which were pre-
scented to President Taft before his inau-
guration. has been brought to San Anto-
MO by his owner, Frank R. Landrum.
ranchman of Laguna, that the president
may see the animal If he desires.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
Little Rock Delegation
Will See Taft on Train

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Oct. 14.-So that
a delegation of Little Rock business men
may meet President Taft 1t has been ar
ranged that a special car with the dele
cation aboard will be attached to the
train of the president at Texarkana, oc-
tober IA, en- route from Dallas to st.
Louis
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15

''Dr- Cook and ] went 20 the top Of
this point together, and ne said. We will
80 back down and get picture Of this.
We did not take our bags TO the ton
OF the point with US. having left them
down in the saddle Of the glacier. We
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-10-21
BOY WHO WORKS WINS.

Among the offices in the student
organizations at the University OF
Kansas, none is more eagerly sought
than that of president of the senior
classes. To win the election to this
office, student must have the same
qualities which recommend man to
post of trust in any calling in life.
1t is significant of the democratic
spirit at the University that the ques-
ton is never asked as to whether the
candidate is from well-to-dO family
and has money to spend, or whether
he is one of the great majority who
earn their own way through school.
This year George A. Neal, of the civil
engineering department won the COW
eted honor. Mr.. Meals home is in
Kansas City, Missouri, and he has
earned all the money necessary to
pay his tuition fees and all of his
expenses while at the University
The only time he has been obliged
to stay out of school was the year
before he entered the University
when he stayed out year to earn
| enough money to get a start.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-10-21
HET,PTNG THE FARMERS.

New life has lately been given to
scientific experimentation looking to
an increase in the productiveness OF
cotton and ceral plants. The govern
ment Department of Agriculture has
co-operated actively with privately
employed scientists along these lines.
Important progress has been made
II il said and it is within the range
of possibilities that in the course
of time traceable results may be mea-
sured by substantial advance in farm
land values based on larger crops.
1t will not do, however, to place
too much dependence on the highly
colored stories that find their way
into magazines and other publica-
tons Of fabulous trial yields result
ing from the discovery Of mysterious
propagatlng qualities Of wheat, corn
oats or cotton. Plant breeding has
demonstrated great possibilities. it is
true. Eventually. It may be that
wheat areas nowproducing 15 to 70
bushels to the acre can be made to
yield 80 to 40 bushels, and that land
now supposed to be partially ex-
hausted viii by rotation Of crops
figure again in wheat statistics. But
such development must in the nature
Of things Be gradual.
For the moment this country is not
greatly troubled over the question Of
Insufficient farm area for re pro-
daction Of about all the surplus crops
the worlds MARKETS win take to a.
vantage. ne deuhHd ineEees@
steadily, however. and the time VII
come when the United States can
sen all and more than can be raised.
no natter what improved methods
are introduced for enlarged produe-
ton. when such conditions arise.
then vii It become a very live cues
tion. indeed. how to double the yield
b. scientific practices In the haly-
con DAYS that are to be for the farm
or. corner lots WIN then be inter
convertible WITH wheat acres
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-10-21

ed an appropriation for an EXPOSE
ton in honor Of the Hudson-Fulton
anniversary: Gentlemen, your plan
is not feasible, at least, so far as Sc
curing favorable action of Congress
is concerned. That body will never
grant a collars appropriation for a
worlds fair in New York City. For
| have observed that the attitude OF
many parts Of the United States to-
wards New York City is one of jeal-
our admiration. AS long as that
feeling prevails, you cannot induce
Congress, majority of whose mem
bers come from regions where this
feeling does prevail, to appropriate
dollar for a worlds fair in New
York" That opinion ended the prop
osition to celebrate Hudson and Full
ton with a worlds exposition in New
York.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-10-21

A Clay Center shoe dealer informed
the Times this week that he had al
ready received word from the manu-
facturer that, on account Of the new
tariff, next spring the price of shoes
would be automatically Center
Times. That is strange, since the
tariff on leather and boots and shoes
was reduced. BY the way how do the
farmers of Clay county feel about
good prices for hides?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-10-21
WHAT ABOUT THIS?

The following from the Topeka
State Journal is the most startling
thing that has been printed about
the tax matter:
1.-THE people who keep close tab
on state affairs know full well where
the money goes but dare not tell for
the peculiar conditions that exist"
The above startling quotation was
printed by the Joplin Globe. In an in
terview with a reporter for that
paper E. B. Schermerhorn, mem
Der Of the state BOARD of control,
made that above statement. A copy
Of that paper was forwarded to the
state house this afternoon and ex
ploded like a bomb in the forces
Of the square dealers.
1t will arouse among the people
that same olu question-where does
the money go? The increase On
state taxes made by the last legisla-
ture has caused an uneasy stir to
appear among all Of the taxpayers
of Kansas and even after columns
Of newspaper material written by
the governor in explanation the
question has not been satisfactorily
answered.
Mr.. Schermerhorn, who served two
terms in the legislature and who
was appointed as member ofthe
board of control, first under e, W.
Hoch, and later under the present
Governor Stubs, now comes out
with the statement that there is
something wrong-that the mem
bers of the present administration
dare not tell where the actual in
crease comes from and where the
out put goes. There appears to be
no satisfactory explanation.
Mr.. schermerhorn is an appointee
of Governor stubbs and is supposed
to be one Of the loyal supporters Of
the square deal crowd. He is I'M
doubtedly a well informed member
Of the governors staff Of appointees
and as a member Of the board Of
control he has access to thousands
Of dollars Of stats money for the
needs Of the state Institutions.
He says that the friends Of the
administration know full well where
the money goes but they are afraid
to tell for peculiar reasons. VIA,
the people Of Kansas have been Try
ins to nnd out is-What are thosa
reasonsf
Il has been limited at the state
house that a number Of other "oil
Inspector conditions may exist The
fact that ]. W. Rals,on vas appointed
oil inspector and spent ever BIT Of
be tine at home and ala not turn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-10-21
THURSDAY. OCTOBER q, 1908.

Lawrence Gazette: Under the
Dingley law every industrious farmer
has become rich, or has at least made
money. Did the tariff have anything
TO do with it? The Gazette does not
know But 1t does know that under
a democratic tariff, such as these
napers want now, farmers became
poorer; under a Republican tariff
they became richer. Maybe the tar
If had nothing to do with 1t. II the
farmers think SO, let them try the
experiment Of voting to cut it down.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-10-21

wichita Beacon: Nobody denies
that the tax rate for state purposes
in 1908 was nine-tenths of a mill,
while in 1909 the levy is thirteen
tenths Of a mill or forty cents on
a thousand dollars higher than In
1908. whether the increased appro-
priations are wise, Just and equitable
is a matter for the reader to decide
That they exist seems to be fairly
proven.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-10-21

If Governor Stubs would only let
William Allen, White write his de-
lenses he would get somewhere. The
only sensible defense yet written OF
the higher taxes is that Of Whites
which summed up is that Kansas is
a growing state and needs a growing
income. The people do not object
to higher taxes II they are needed
and results are commemorative
when the governor instead Of ex-
planning INDUCES IN abpse and fire
works It makes the taxpayer sus-
picious that money Is wasted