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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-26
FOR POSTAL BANKS.
Taft, in His Message, Will Urge Their
Establishment.

Beverly, Aug. 26.-President Taft has
indicated in talks with callers that in
his message to congress next Decem-
Der he will strongly urge the early es-
tablishment of q postal savings bank
system. He will ask that the platform
declaration of the Republican party In
favor of postal banks be fulfilled as
speedily as possible
President Taft believes that several
hundred millions of dollars would be
placed at the disposal of the govern
ment through postal savings banks II
is suggested that this money might
Well be employed in taxing up the $780,
o00, 600 or 500. .000.CCf of government z
per cent bonds, which are outstanding
and which have given much concern to
the treasury department officials.
The president believes the postal banks
would appeal to timid persons who are
afraid to trust ordinary banks and who
would rather get the per cent or less
interest which the government would
give, than to place the money in the
regular savings banks where it would
draw from to per cent interest each
year.
s Ry placing the interest to be allowed
.by the postal banks at less than 2 per
cent Mr.. Taft is convinced that. no
harm would be done to the ordinary
banks of commerce for discriminating
persons who now place their money IN
these banks and are appreciat1Ve or
community would not withdraw money
drawing a high rate and place it under
government care at half the interest
offered by the ordinary savings banks.
Secretary Meyer of the navy, former
Iy postmaster general, is strongly in
favor of postal banks. Idle funds would
be placed at the disposal of the gov
ernment at an exceedingly low rate OF
Interest. The governments guarantee.
1t is believed. would stop the steady
flow of gold across the Atlantic to for
eign banks under government control
President Taft expressed himself again
Yesterday as he did SO often during the
campaign of a year ago, as unalter-
ably opposed to q guarantee of bank
deposits Mr.. Taft says that he did
not believe in making one set of bank
ers stand responsible for another set,
and he does not think that the national
government or the state should under
take to extend a guarantee to insti-
tutions which are not under direct state
or government control and direction.
This afternoon the president will have
a. conference with Senator Aldrich and
MacVeagh of the treasury. The pos
tai banks will have a share in the dis
clssion Secretary Nagel of the de-
partment of commerce and labor is
expected between now and Saturday to
dispose of the remaining vacancies in
the list of census supervisors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-26
TOO MUCH PUBLICITY.
Upsets Plan to Exhume Body of Lieu
tenant Sutton.

Washington, Aug. 26.-The quar-
termasters department of the army,
decided that too great publicity had
been given the plan to exl1ume the
body of Lieutenant James N. Sutton
and it was for that reason, the order
permitting this to be done was either
rescinded or held in allegiance.
Such was the explanation given her
over the telephone, says Mrs. Sutton,
who desired the exhumation of the
body in order that the holy rites of
the Catholic church might be per-
formed, the ground consecrated and
the body returned to it's resting place.
All arrangements had been made
by Mrs. Sutton and her daughter to
proceed to the cemetery yesterday af-
ternoon, it is said. A Catholic priest,
empowered by Cardinal Gibbons to
oonsecrate the ground was to be with
the party. as was a civil physician
and a surgeon of the medical branch
of the army.
1t is not believed that the refusal
to permit the disinterment at this
time means that the mothers cherish
ed purpose is never to be granted. Of
f1cia1s of high rank. even the secretary
of war himself, may take up the case
and extend the desired permission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-26
DOWN TO THE FINALS.
Gardner and WarfieId to Meet the Two
Joneses at Kansas City.

Kansas city, Mo-, Aug 26.-Paul
Gardner and William Warfield, of Chi
cago will meet Drummond Jones of St.
Louis and Herbert Jones. of Kansas
City, in the finals in doubles for the
Missouri valley tennis championship
These two teams earned this right
by defeating their opponents today,
Gardner and Warfield winning from
Brewster and Brewster. 4-6; 90; 6-4;
6-2. Jones and Jones defeating Vernon
and Sheldon, GA: 6-2; 7-5.
Consolation doubles first round,
Sternbe-g and Dickinson. Wichita, de-
feated Devasher and Leming, Kansas
City, 6-3; 6-2. Cannon and Tyner, KAN
sas City, defeated Chick. Kansas City
and Sharrard, Atchison. So; 6-3.
Consolation singles semi-finals:
r. Horr, st. Louis. defeated Bert Will
Jams, Kansas City, rs, S-6-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-26
CHAIN GANG RESTORED.
General Clean Up in Wichita Makes
Old Practice Necessary.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 26.-F'or the
first time in a good many years, men
with balls and chains attached to their
ankles were seen in this city. The
men were four city prisoners. who it
was feared would attempt to escape
from their guards while they were at
work on the city dump near Douglas
avenue and the old creek bed.
The balls which these men have to
carry, weigh 20 pounds each and they
are attached to the ankles of the men
with locks, on the ends of chains
about three feet long.
Two of the men on whom the chains
were placed were Heavy Williams and
E. D. Williams, negroes, who came
here from Oklahoma some time ago
and who were arrested. for vagrancy
and subsequently attempted to run
AWAY from the guards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-26
NEWSPAPER MAN PRosPERs.
S. HI. DodOe of Beloit Adds Another
Farm to His Holdings.

Beloit, Kan, Aug. 26.-S. H. Dodge,
of Beloit, who rounded out almost half
of a century in active newspaper work
in Kansas when he retired from the
ownership of the Gazette. has bought
another Mitchell county farm. that of
Mrs Geo. F. Johnson. of 160 acres, for
which he paid $6.700.
He now owns farms in Mitchell and
Osborne counties. Col Dodge made
money while in the newspaper harness
and the Gazette was quoted near and
far. During the last year he has made
money in real estate. besides he has
been large and successful sheep feed
er.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-26
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
Insurance Commissioners in Conven-
ton Decide Upon What They Want.

Colorado Springs. Colo, Aug. &c.
The convention of National Insurance
Commissioners got down to business
today with the adoption of commit
tee reports recommending that fra
ternal insurance companies be left to
work out their own salvation, and
that legislation be advised in the va
rious states prohibiting new fraternal
companies from doing business unless
they collect rates at least equal to
those specified by the fraternal table.
Another report adopted was that
the blanks of fidelity and surety COM
panies be amended as to show the
experience of the companies regard
ing the liability on various classes of
risks, in order that this experience
may be of value in computing the nee
esSary reserve fund. At present these
com panies usually maintain a reserve
fund amounting to SO per cent of the
premiums paid on risks. 1t is not
likely the taxation question will be
settled at this convention. The gen.
eraI sentiment among the insurance
men and among many of the COM
missioners is that the insurance COM
panieS are taxed too severely. Some
of the commissioners are in favor of
no taxation, but the majority believe
that they should pay some tax. They
do not think it fair, however, that in
surance companies should be more
heavily taxed than personal or cor
poration property. as is now said to
be the case.
Among the candidates mentioned
for president, are Vice President Fred
w. Porter, of Illinois, and John A.
Hartigan of Michigan. Eugene Nc
Giveney, of Louisiana, is prominently
mentioned for vice president. Mobile
apparently leads in the race for the
next convention, although Nashville,
Tenn, Milwaukee. Wis, Lake Cham
plain, n. Y. and Salt Lake City,
Utah, are bidding for the meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-26
STILL AFTER BLACKBURN
Pittsburg NIagnate Trying to Reopen
Case With Providence Club.

Pittsburg. Aug 26-President Dreyfus
of the Pittsburg baseball club has appeal
ed to the National Commission to reopen
the case against the Providence Baseball
club for the services of Russell Blackburn
The recent ruling of Chairman Hermann
contained so many errors, according to
Dreyfus, that in the interest of organized
baseball it was deemed necessary to have
the case reviewed. Blackburn has a
again, but Dreyfus says he is fighting for
principle and not for the player.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-26

May Erect Handsome Business Block
in Center of City.

Beloit, Kan, Aug. 26.-One of the lat
est moves in Beloit city property is the
purchase, by 1. D. Young, of good
business lot in the center of the city
for $1,000. Rumor has 1t that Mr..
Young will erect modern Office build
ing thereon.
He is one of the best known attor-
neys of this section of the state. He
is also a candidate for congress. and
is looking for a permanent business
home in Beloit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-26
Weather stin Hot and Dry.

1t will require the best efforts of
real optinist to get any comfort out
of the weather conditions and the
government forecast which is, Gen
orally fair tonight and Friday; con-
tinued warm 1t was cloudy this
morning, and slightly damp-where a
lawn sprinkler had been left in opera
ton all night. This afternoon the
wind is blowing ten miles an hour
from the south, and the home team
is due to win. The highest tempera-
ture yesterday was 81, but it had that
beaten r. IL o'clock today. The tenn
paraf1IreS bv the hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-26
c1ot1,ier won National Tennis Honors.

Newport, r. l., Aug. 26.-W. J. Cloth
ier, of Philadelphia, won the final
round of the all comers' tournament for
the tennis championship of the United
States on the Casino courts, defeating
Maurice F. Mclaughlin. of California,
Is: Ga: 9-11: 6-3.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-26
ALIVE AND WELL.
Letter Received From a Supposed
Victim of Mrs. Guinness.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. ga spec
ial to the Evening Wisconsin from
Waukesha, Wis, says Frank x.
Reidinger, who was supposed to have
been a victim of Mrs. Belle Guinness
at Laporte, Ind, is alive and we'll on
a farm near Freeport, Neb., accord
ing to a letter received from him to-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-26
Weather indications.

Chicago, Aug 26.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Friday.
Continued warm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-26

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-26
what TO DO with Marian.

Councilman Stanley at this point Of
fered to take the child and give a
bond for $4,000 for its delivery to the
shook his head. Mercy hospital was
suggested and Porterfield looked with
favor on the idea. but the police OBJ
iected to furnishing q platoon OF off,
GERS to guard the hospital day and
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15

The best wearing Mems
shoes, we are showing shoes
that you can't match for the
price. Exceptional values in
Mems everyday shoes at $500
and 50 20
Mems fine dress shoes in
Crossett's reliable kind, special
values at.~. So. 90 and $3.50
Howard & Fosters mems
fine shoes in any style toe you
want, nothing better for the
price, you should try them,
special values at $3.50 and Sd
Stetson's and Hanan & Sons
fine shoes. If you are looking
for the very best, the kind
that you can't find fault with
you should see what we are
showing, special values at
$5 90, $3.50 and . ...... $500
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
Ladies' and Children's
Cloaks at big reductions
You have never seen such values.

" 'N'' S''o'' N''"cS'
$50 TO 200, special p pn
now %'CO
IS" t" .~.. $50, .p~yiS, s''.;, , mm Ca,ra
~
',,'IN n}, ''u'% '""NS IN OIack and
o'oo' Spccl"l now ~ w
LADIES Long CIoaNs III black and
co.ors worth 1,So TO r. nN
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15

Mems Underwear in every
kind you can think of, the
best values that you can
get, at ,.. soc to $500
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15

Mems Neckwear for Christ
mas, all the newest, we are
ready to show you.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15

biCai Ndlue5 III StyESil
Shoes That Wear Well
The very best Ladies' shoes
that are sold for the price are
the Goldman Shoes.
Special values at 81. so
Ladies' fine kid shoes, patent
tip, special values at $500
Ziegler Bros. Ladies' fine
shoes, every lady in the county
knows the wearing quality of
these shoes, we are showing
some eNceptionalvalues at$2. SO
Special values in Ladies' fine
shoes at $500 and $3.5
Children's shoes of every
kind, you should see what we
are showing, special values
from Toe to $1,50
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15

Suspenders in the best kind,
new and fresh, good for Christ
mas.
Special values 15c, 25c, SOC
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15

Canton Flannels at big reductions,
special bargains at &c, 40
&C and elO
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-24
MAY CALL AN EXTRA
SESSION OF CONGRESS-

Washington. Sept. 24.--Talk is rife
about the probable necessity Of an
extra session of congress in the fall
Of 1910 to take action on the report
OF the monetary commission. The pro-
longed debate on the tariff bill imped-
ed the work felt that it will be unable
to make anything like complete re-
port before next April or May
Senator Aldrich. chairman Of the
commission, realizes that it may be
several months or longer after the
submission Of the report before con-
gress will be ready to take it up for
consideration.
While no formal steps have been
taken for the calling of special ses-
sion. some of the republican leaders
think that 1t will be necessary for the
president to convene congress in ex-
traordinary session six weeks or two
months before the opening Of the reg
ular short session next year, for the
exclusive purpose of considering the
recommendation of the monetary
commission.
The various experts in this country
in Europe and in Asia who were en-
pIoyed to prepare and compile special
reports and tables relating to bank
ing and finance have begun to send
in their reports.
These reports are being assembl-
ed and analysed, and in few months
the commission will be ready to begin
the work of formulating deductions.
1t is understood that the commits
sion's report will be in two parts. The
first part will relate to a demonstra-
tive banking, and the second part to
the fundamental changes which are
desired In our financial system
From time to time the members OF
the commission will visit the leading
commercial centers of this country
to advise bankers and other business
men as to what the commission is
seeking to accomplish.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-24
BIG INCREASE IN
. FACTORY employees
State Inspector Has Examined 25t
Plants in Principal Cities And
Finds 1878 Employees.

Guthrie, Okla, Sept 24-The COM
pletion Of the work of factory inspec-
ton in the state will show notable
increase both in the number Of plants
and the number of men employed, ac-
cording to the figures of State Factory
Inspector G. e. Warren. of the work
done so far. Mr.. Warren has this
year inspected 250 manufacturing
plants in the cities of Ardmore, CIeye-
land, Ell Reno, Chickasha, BartlesviIle,
Tulsa, Sapulpa, Shawnee. Muskogee,
Wagner. vinita, Pawhuska and Clare
more, showing 1878 persons employed.
Last year 1874 inspections in the
same cities showed 4.247 employees.
The inspections for this year are still
tc be maze in Guthrie. Oklahoma City
Enid, McAlester. Lawton and num-
Der Of the other larger towns of the
state, which are expected to raise the
percentage OF increase still higher.
The number of new industries estab-
lished in the state furnishes a partial
explanation for the increase. The
list Of new plants located in the state
in the past sixteen months. as reported
by Mr.. Warren, includes three electric
light plants, average number OF en-
ployes 4: three cotton oil mills. aver
age number of employees 30; one fur
niture factory, average number of en-
pIoyes 65; three packing plants, aver
age number of employees Is; two oil
refineries, average number of en-
ployes 8; one railroad machine shop,
employs 200; one flour mill. employs
25; two sash and door factories, aver
age number OF employees II; two mat
tress factories, average number Of em
ployes 8; two machine factories, aver
age number OF employees 20; two boiler
factories, average number of en-
ployes 10; one brick plant, employees
25; three ice cream and candy fac
tories average number of employees 10;
one broom factory, employs 40; two
founding factories, employs 40; two
foundries aud machine shops, average
number Of employees 16; two ice plants
average number Of employees 6; one
cotton mill
The factory inspector reports. how
ever. that the principal gain in the
Of persons employed is not in
new plants, but is due to increased
capacity OF established plants. to-
gether with the replacing Of employees
in railroad shops. smelters. foundries
and machine shops.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-24
OVER ONE HUNDRED
LOST THEIR LIVES
Relief Parties at Work in Terre
Ronne Parish, Tex, Where Many
Lives Were Lost.

New Orleans, La, Sept. 24.--Those
who are known to have lost their
lives as result of the hurricane now
number about sixty, and although as
many more are reported missing, 1t Is
not believed the total death list Will
be more than 100.
After battling with the West Indian
hurricane for five days, the fruit
steamer Orleanian came In yesterday
badly crippled. Captain Jerome Mar
ullo was removed to a hospital with
three ribs broken and a badly wound
ed leg, received by being hurled about
during the gale.
The starboard rail was stripped
clean and the deckshed and all NOV
able equipment washed overheard,
At Baton Rogue the total loss, prin-
cipally in coal barges of the Monon-
gahela Coal company, was about $500
Many state records in the capitol
building were destroyed
Further details Of property loss,
reaching millions Of dollars, come In
with the gradual restoration Of COM
munication. Relief parties In Terre
Bonne Parish are continuing their
work today. Five hundred sufferers
from the storm are being cared for
at Houma, the parish seat Of Terre
Bonne and in surrounding neighbor-
hoods.
A few fishermen, with the almost
forlorn hope that missing relatives and
friends may be found or at least their
dead bodies discovered or that they
may resurrect some Of their lost be-
longings, remain upon the scene OF
their desolated homes.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-24
SW|NDLE CHARGES
AGAINST IS MEN
Iowa Land Expose Catches Some Ok
lahomans-Rush to Be in Charge
Of Prosecution.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Sept 24.-James
G. Mabray and eighty-four alleged as
sociates were yesterday indicted by
the United States grand jury for the
southern district Of Iowa. charged by
conspiring to defraud by illegal use
of the United States mails.
With the exception of Mabray and
three or four others, none Of those
indicted are in custody and for that
reason the names of the defendants
are not made public. It was stated,
however, that the list included many
persons known in criminal annals in
all parts Of the country and that near
ly every name was followed by from
one to four aliases
Although specific amounts are not
mentioned in the indictments 1t is
authoritatively stated that amounts
lost by the alleged victims of Mabray
and others named, will exceed half
million dollars. The sums lost run
from $1,5OO to $4,000. the latter sum
having been placed on fake horse
race, according to evidence at hand.
by Missouri banker. The list of
names OF victims given in the indict-
ments includes men of prominence in
all parts of the country. They are
from eighteen states and the terri
tories of Alaska and the Dominion of
Canada, indicating the wide range Of
territory over which Mabray and his
associates are alleged to have piled
their voeations.
AS basis Of operation they used,
according to the indictment the cities
of Council Bluffs. Davenport and Bur-
lington. Ia; Denver and New Orleans,
to which places it is alleged, victims
were taken by numerous "steerers."
Among the eighty-nve victims Of the
alleged swindlers are: A. A. Van.
cleave, st. Louis Dr. C. c. Wander
beet, st. Louis; T w. Ballow, Prince
ton, Mo-; DR.. J. C. Harrish, Jr-, st.
Louis; 2. Pierpont, Marysyille, Mo-;
w. H. Bedford. Bolckow. Mo-; j. E.
Cavanaugh. McAlester, Okla; E. s..
Bessey, Oklahoma City; Henry Stogg-
dill, CadooI, Mo-; William Burke, st.
Louis; Lee J. Scniff. Kansas City; F.
E. Ray, Woodward, Okal.
The indictment was returned late
yesterday afternoon on the grand jury
making the report to Judge Smith
1t is expected trials win
begin at Red Oak. Ia, during the
November term or at Des Moines in
December. Sylvester T. Rush, special
assistant to the attorney general Of
the United States. viii no doubt have
charge of the cases.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-24
MORE ATTENTION
TO STOCK MARKET
Commercial Club Has Animated Dis
cusslon Of the Prices Paid For
Produce in vinita.

The Commercial Club held it's reg
ular session last night with a fair
attendance. A number of matters
we're discussed.
A profitable and quite animated dis
cussion Of the local markets was the
feature Of the evening. The grain
buyers Of Vinita maintain that prices
paid for grain and hay in Vinita are
as high as paid elsewhere. Most Of
our grain men have buyers at all the
other neighboring towns and pay all
the market win admit. It developed
however, that there is little or no
competition in the local live stock
market 1t is the intention Of the
club to look after this feature a little
closer hereafter and insure as good
a market as possible for everything
the farmer has to sell.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-24
COOK CLUB FORMED
At THE STATE HOUSE

Guthrie. Okla. Sept PA Cook
Club" was organized at the state house
yesterday and a Telegram sent to the
explorer at New York expressing con-
.fdence in his ability to make good.
The telegram was signed By Paul Nes-
bit, president Of the club. George W..
Beilamy. lieutenant governor Porter
spaulding, secretary; G. c. Stark. Joe
c. Haskell and T. T Moore
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-24

l.. g. Strother, a prominent bust
ness man Of Nowata. was transacting
business in this city this morning.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-24

The fire department was called to
the Katy spur, in the north part OF
town today to extinguish blaze in a
box car. The fire caught on the
sleepers above the trucks. at one end
of the car and had every indication
Of having been set.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-24
END Of WORLD PREDICTED
DURING NEXT "A HOURS
More Than Three Hundred Members of ApOs-
tOLc Church Gather For End Of 7ime---SiH
Remained Confident When Appointed Time
Had Revelation to One Of Men,
bers Indicated the Reason of Delay.

led and the end was not yet, the faith
full still continued confident and it was
explained that revelation, which was
made to one OF the number last night
indicated the destruction was to be
deferred until sometime during the
twenty-four hours beginning at six
o'clock tonight.