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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
IT'S A HOT FIGHT.
Three Candidates for Mayor of New
York Are Busy.


New York. Oct 1s-The big event in
todays mayoralty campaign is Judge
Gaynor speech in Tammany Hall. The
democratic candidate will make his
nrst appearance there tonight. a man.
moth meeting has been planned by the
Iammany leaders Judge Gaynor has
promised that William r. Hearst, Thos.
r. Ryan and District Attorney Jerome
VIII be the principal targets of his re-
marks.
The commandment of political oratory
continued undated today. The three
candidates and their supporters ap-
peared at noon day down town meet
lpgs and at advantageous points in all
the election districts
Mr.. Hearst attacked for the first time
the Republican fusion candidate, Otto
L. Barnard, and said Barnard would
not be Tree to serve the people If elect
ed. because he was subservient to the
Republican machine.
In letter to General Stewart L.
Woodford today, Governor Hughes ex
plains his declination to take part in
the local campaign.
Under our system" he says, "the
governments is the reviewing officer to
whom the most import local authori-
ties are accountable and he should so
conduct himself with regard to local
controversies that to the greatest ex-
tent possible he may exercise this i'm
portan- Jurisdiction in sustaining and
oismissing charges without suggestion
OF unta1rneSS or improper motive"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
CONVICTS BURNED OUT.
Farmer Set Fire to Straw Stack Where
They Were Hiding.

Salem. Ore, Oct. 19.-Driven from
their refuge by a farmer, who set fire
to a strawstack in which they had hid
den, the last two of the five escaped
convicts, who escaped from the peni-
Tertiary guards last Friday, have been
captured. Before their capture, how
ever, they attempted to escape from
posse which kept up a running fire. One
of the fugitives was wounded, but not
fatally.
The farmer fired the stack not know
ing the two men were hidden therein.
This drove the men out and they took
refuge in some long grass.
City Marshal Feagles, at the head of
a posse, went to the farm, drove the
convicts from cover. and chased them
toward a clump of brush. while rum
ming fire was kept up by the posse.
Suddenly one of the convicts dropped
to the ground. His companion then
stopped and signalled he would sur
render
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CARTER IS STOPPED.
BY Court Order From Collecting Any
More Counsel Fees.

Washington, Oct 19.-The supreme
court of the United States today issued
an order staying proceedings in the
United States circuit court for the
northern district of Illinois in the mat
ter of the application of Captain Ober-
lin Nd. Carter for the allowance of fur
Their counsel fees in the governments
suit against him for the restoration of
the funds alleged to have been pro-
cured by him through defalcation
The application for the order was
made today by Solicitor General Bow
ers and was for an immediate stay OF
the proceedings in the circuit court.
which was to have taken place tomor-
row Request was also made for fur
ther writ of prohibition.
The application was the first ever
made by the government for a writ of
such character and its presentation
created quite ripple of excitement in
the court In bringing the matter to
the attention of the court, Mr.. Bowers
stated that out of $135,0O0 the circuit
court had already granted fees amount
ing to $4,000. These grants had been
made for services in the circuit court
alone.
Mr.. Bowers said there was great ap-
prehension that tomorrow's proceed
lngs would result IN further large
grants and he feared that if these con-
tlnued there would not long be much
to fight over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS,

chicago, Oct. 19-WHEAT-The forenoon
trades in grain and provisions today were
WITHIN narrow range, cereals trending
slightly lower and provisions a trifle the
other way.
Wheat opened unchanged to nc lower
IMAM yesterdays final prices, responsive
70 diminishing of the bullish sentiment
which has governed recently. December
at the, outset was 1sc lower to Ac over
fingered about the opening figure
The market continued on the down grade
through the session. influenced by reports
Of drop in cash wheat prices in the
southwest and a falling off in the flour
sales In the northwest. December closed
weak, 1ssc lower at $104.
CORN-Corn was fairy steady in the
initial trading. The demand was COM
paratively good and a slight fall in prices
was credited to the expectation of early
large receipts; December opened UNI
$3.50.
The corn market closed weak, December
&c lower at 6S5sc.
OATS-The oats pit also showed a
downward slant. the steady demand in
the main, however, offsetting liberal re-
ceipts and preventing slump December
was unchanged at the outset at 4O04O1Ac,
and sagged 15c to sc in subsequent trades.
Observation-Disclosures were firm
with good demand. which boosted from
PIC to 1oc at. the start. Opening figures
lard. $1095; ribs. $9.67k.
RYE-Cash: 7314075c; December. TIC.
BARLEY-Cash: 51@56c.
TIMOTHY-October. $S.B@390; March,
CLOVER-Nothing doing.
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FALL OF YORKTOWN.
The 12Sth Anniversary Is Being CeIe-
brated Today.

Yorktown, Va. Oct 19.-On the his
toric ground where Lord CORVALLIS
surrendered on this date one hundred
and twenty eight years ago, patriotic
Americans are gathered together today
to celebrate the event The exercises
arc being held under the auspices Of the
Descendants of the Signers of the
Declaration of Independence, the York
town Historical society of the United
States and the citizens of York coun-
ty. Many of the schools in the vicinity
gave a holiday in order to allow the
children to do honor to the occasion.
Four companies of coast artillery from
Fortress Monroe and a detachment
from the Atlantic torpedo hotilla par
ticipated.
The exercises opened with the mark
ing of Is historic spots by a special
committee from the Yorktown Histori-
cal society.
The principal event of the morning
was a parade of the school children of
York and surrounding counties. 1t end
ed at the grandstand at the Nelson
house, where the exercises of the day
were concluded.
Representative ]. Hampton Moore, of
Pennsylvania. president of the Atlantic
Deep Water association, delivered the
principal address.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
BATTLE IN STREET.
Between Policemen and Guests at q
Polish Wedding.

Chicago, Oct. leone man was
shot and killed, another received a
gunshot wound, two policemen, one
of whom probably will die, beaten
with bottles and half a dozen others
were less seriously injured early to-
day in a fight following the close of
a Polish wedding celebration at West
Hammond.
The two policemen became involved
in fight on the street with ten of the
wedding guests, and both emptied
their revolvers. John Petosky, one
of the guests, was hit and fell dead
after walking a block.
Policeman Kulczky,s i skull was
crushed by a blow from a bottle and
it is believed he can not recover. His
comrade, still fighting. but weak from
a similar blow, was rescued by rein
forcements from the police station.
Seven arrests were made. tvr ~ 81
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ARE ON THE TRAIL.
Police Say They Have Found Where
Tiverton Woman Was Killed.

Fall River, Mass, Oct. 19.-Police
Inspector Medley, who is at work on
the Tiverton murder case, made the
following announcement today;
1--WE have discovered bloodstained
furniture and other articles which es-
tablishes the fact in our minds
beyond a reasonable doubt, that an
operation upon Miss Amelia St. john
of Woonsocket r. L, was performed
unsuccessfully in the office of Prof.
Frank Hill a week ago last Friday
and that she died there and the body
was dismembered in that shop"
District Attorney James M. Swift
was called into the case by the police
today, and he, in company with In
spector Medley visited the Herb shop
and later had a conference with the
police.
dictate what "other articles had been
found, but said they were not articles
Of clothing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
HUNTINGTON LEAVES.
Manager of Edison Company Gets I'M
portant Place at Green Bay.

Mr.. ]. T. Huntington, manager of
the Topeka Edison company, left to-
day noon for Green Bay, Wis, to take
the position of manager of the Green
Bay Traction company, the Green Bay
Gas & Electric company and the
Northern Hydro Electric company.
The power plant of the Green Bay
companies is situated on the Peshtigo
river, Is miles from the nearest rail-
road, and 60 miles from Green Bay.
The company is receiving power over
the line from the Peshtigo dam, 60
mile wire carrying $4,000 volts.
Mr.. Huntington took charge of the
Topeka Edison company as manager
in March, 1906. and has made many
friends in Topeka. His family will
remain in Topeka until next spring.
avoiding the severity of a Wisconsin
winter.
The employees of the Topeka Edison
company expressed their regard for
Mr.. Huntington by presenting him
with an elegant alligator leather trav-
cling bag upon his departure today.
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C. & 0. BRANCHING OUT.
Recent Purchase of Three New Lines
Ratified by the Stockholders.

Richmond. Va, Oct. 19.-The stock
holders meeting of the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railway company here today
ratified the purchase of three short
railways operating in the Virginia and
Wset Virginia coal fields. These lines
will add total of nearly 200 miles of
trackage to the purchasing road.
The three lines are the Coal River
railroad of West Virginia; the South
western Railway company of West
Virginia and the Virginia Air Line
railway of Virginia.
The following directors for 1910
were elected: Decatur Axtell, James
II. Dooley, Edwin Hawley, Henry z.
Huntington, Frederick w. Scott, Theo-
dore P Shonts, in place of John w.
Castle, deceased; George Stevens,
Frank Trumbull, Frank A Vanderlip.
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Oklahoma Guaranty Law Has
Been Tested.
Stood Storm of Columbian
Failure Like a Rock.
MONEY is ON HAND,
Sufficient to Pay Every Dollar
of Three Millions Deposits.
Bank Commissioner Young
Writes Good News to DOlley.

When the Columbian bank at Okla
homa City failed last month and the
state bank commissioner took charge
of the institution under the provisions
of the guaranty law, it was claimed by
enemies of this law that this bank fail
ure would pierce its vital parts like d
Krag projectile passes through a head
Of cheese. But it was not So The law
stood up under this bank failure like a
stone tower. The shoe was shifted to
the other foot and Oklahoma City wit
nessd the unusual spectacle OF the
failure of a big bank without any furry
or excitement on the part of the de-
positors of any bank in the city.
Now comes word from State Bank
Commissioner A NJ. Young of Okla
homa that he has on hand at this time
enough money to pay off every penny
of the 100000 in deposits in the bank
at the time of its failure.
Bank Commissioner Dolley of this
state kept close tab on the Columbian
bank proceedings Today he received
the following letter from Commissioner
Young which bears eloquent and en-
phatic testimony to the benefits of
law designed to protect the savings of
the people:
81 am at a loss to see how the ma
tional bankers can get any comfort
out of the Columbia Bank and Trust
COMPANY dIIl pledSeQ 10 tell
you that 1 now have a sufficient
amount of cash on hand to pay every
individual depositor, and hope to
realize enough out of the assets in the
next ten days to pay all the bank
deposits. In my judgment this has
never been equaIed in a bank failure
holding virtually three million dollars
deposit.
II appreciate your offering me your
help, but I have the matter we'll in
hand and assure Won the victory is
won and the guaranty law is stronger
with our people than ever before. If
! am not mistaken in the temper of
the American people, this will be an
people that the bankers and others,
who are fighting the guaranty law
purely for selfish reasons. will have
trouble in getting rid Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
HIS MOTOR STOPPED.
But Wright Brought His Machine
Safely to Earth.

College Park, Md, Oct. 19.-The
motor of the Wright aeroplane stop
ped while the machine was encircling
the aerodrome today.
At the time the machine. which was
about 20 feet from the ground was
being operated by Lieutenant Lahm,
but as soon as the motor failed Mr..
Wright grasped the levers and
brought the machine safely to earth.
The aeroplane had been in the air
over four minutes when the motor
stopped.
Previous to the flight with Lieuten-
ant Lahm, Mr.. Wright made an as
cension with Lieutenant Humphreys
accompanying him, remaining in the
air for more than eleven minutes. At
ter the safe glide had been accom-
plished the aeroplane was replaced on
the starting rail for another flight
but it was found that the magnetic
was not working properly and the
training flights were postponed until
the difficulty could be remedied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
FROM THE FAR NORTH.
Some of DR.. Cooks Acquaintance
Arrive at Copenhagen.

Toledo. Oct. 19.-Dr. Frederick A.
Cook, the Arctic explorer following
his lecture here, said that officers of
the Danish government on the ship
Godhaab, which has just arrived at
Copenhagen after northern voyage,
might be able to give information
which would throw light upon the
controversy concerning the discovery
of the North pole. He referred espec-
tally to Captain Security and the en-
gineer named Struck.
These men spent two weeks
among the EskimoS from among
whom I secured the men for my ex-
petition said DR.. Cook. They can
speak Eskimo perfectly and several
scientific men were aboard the ship.
Il spent two weeks aboard the ves-
sel-the first was on-during my re-
turn rip, having met it at Uperna-
vik.''
DR.. Cook had no comment to make
upon the controversy concerning eth
er the discovery of the North pole or
the ascension of Mount Mckinley. He
said there were no new developments.
He will conclude his lecture tour this
week and will return to New York to
work upon his documents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
FOR VANDERBILT CUP.
Twenty Entries for the Race Have
Been Made Already.

New York, Oct. 19.-Twenty en-
tries have been received for the Van
derbi1t cup race to be held on the
Long Island course October 80 and as
the date for the closing of entries is
not until October rs. 1t is expected
that the number of entries will be in
creased to at least thirty. Practice
on the course by drivers with their
contesting cars will begin tomorrow
morning. The county authorities
will close the roads to all other
vehicles between 5 and o'clock every
morning except Saturday and during
those hours the racing machines can
speed over the excellent course as
rapidly as they please.
Many hotels along the course, which
are ordinarily closed at this time of
the wear, are reopening to cater to
the large crowds which are expected
to witness the daily trials and the big
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SHE FILES HER SUIT.
Daniel Frohman's Wife Begins Action
for Divorce.

Reno, Oct. 19.-Mrs. Daniel Froh-
man. more Familiarity known by her
stage name of Margaret Ellington, has
filed suit for divorce in the district
court of this city, alleging that her
husband has for the last two years
failed to contribute to her support.
Other than the bare statement that
the plaintiff has resided in Reno for
more than six months prior TO filing
the action; that there are no children
and no community property. the COM
plant contains nothing. There are no
allegations of a sensational nature and
no reference is made to the theatrical
manager other than that he is defend
ant and his wife the plaintiff in the
action. No a1irnony is asked for.
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FINES HIM ONE CENT.
Judge Lands Sympathizes With Pris-
oner in His Court.

Freeport. ILL.,. Oct. 19.-For using the
United States mails to send a threat
ening letter to his brotner-in-law, who
is alleged to have misused members of
his family, John Bower of Rockford,
was fined 1 cent by Judge K. NJ. Landis
of the United States district court in
session here.
Bower explained that he was ignor-
ant of the postal laws covering the
case and told Judge Lands the story
of how the recipient of the letters had
abused members of the Bower family.
Judge Lands evidently Sympathized
with the accused and fined him the
minimum amount allowed by the law.
He told Bower what he said to the
brother-in-law in the letter would have
been all right if he had gone to the
relative and said il to his face.
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AT THE BIG RANCH.
CONTINUED from Page one.l
straight and broad shell road.
Horses and Autos.

|
Horses and Autos.
1t is expected that the president
will do a large amount of horseback
riding during his stay at the ranch
and he will be well provided with
mounts. Two automobiles will also
embraces 1850 acres in solid body
and good roads lead to every part of
it. 1t is divided into number of pas
lures, ranging from $4,000 to $4,000
acres in size. Mr.. Green, who has
charge of the ranch arrangements for
the presidents visit. has planned that
the distinguished visitor shall be
shown as much of the big property as
possible during his stay.
This 125, 000-acre tract of land and
its various interests and Industries
are divided into several different de-
partments which give employment at
this time to about 225 men. When
the industrial plants now in course of
erection are finished the number of
employees will be greatly increased
Each department has its own manager
with Mr.. Green in charge of them all.
The big property is in such high
on a giant scale an up to date stock
farm in one of the eastern states more
than it does a western ranch. Even
the cowboys here have lost their pic
turesqueness. They live in little COM
munities scattered over the ranch,
each of which has direct connection
by telephone with La Quinta resi-
dence. where Mr.. Green resides.
These cowboys are steady industrious
men whose chief work is to see that
the wire fences are kept in repair.
Charles P. Taft had not visited
the raach for nine years until last
spring. He went over the farms and
said that they were revelation to
him.
Big Game Preserves.
Rack from the railroad and eX-
tending along the shore of Copano.
Corpus Christi and Neuces bays for
% miles is a region of virgin wild
ness where many kinds of wild game,
lobo wolves abound. In one pasture
of $4,000 acres not a gun has been
fired in Is years, it is said. The thick
growth of mesquite trees and various
smaller shrubs afford splendid pro-
lection for wild game. 1t is in this
pasture that President Taft is to be
given an opportunity to try his
proves as a hunter. One of the ia
vorite forms of amusement upon the
ranch, particularly during the fall and
winter season, when the big residence
at La Quinta is usually filled with a
lively set of young people as guests or
Mr.. and Mrs. Green, is wildcat chas-
ing. These chaparral cats are about
four or five times the size of the ordi-
nary house cat and they are desperate
fighters when cornered. One of them
is a match for the best trained
hound. A pack of three cat hounds,
as they are called. is kept by MI
Green at La Quinta The leader of
this pack is a big brown dog named
Jim Buster. He was brought from
Mo-, and since his stay upon
the ranch has had many encounters
with cats and wolves. His body, as
we'll as those of the other two dogs, is
covered with scars from these san
culinary contests.
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CALL FOR new LAWS.
Lyttleton Fox Wants Legal Aerial
Highways Established.

New York, Oct lin a lecture
before the Aero Club of America,
Lyttleton Fox urged that the club
actment of laws defining the rights
and privileges of persons who travel
in balloons and aeroplanes. Mr.. Fox
fears that unless laws to the con-
trary are passed, property owners
whose titles give them possession of the
air above their property may prose-
cute air travellers for trespass. In or
der to avoid suits for aerial trespass
Mr.. Fox suggests that the various
states condemn certain aerial
stratum as a public highway and take
title to it.
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CAR SAILS FOR ITALY.
His Arrival at Odessa VIII Be Occasion
for Holiday.

Yalta. Russia, Oct. 19-Emperor Nicholas
sailed from here today on board the Rus
sian imperia! yacht STANDARD, route
for Italy. The STANDARD was conveyed by
two Russian cruisers and is due to arrive
at Odessa tomorrow morning.
The arrival of the emperor at Odessa
holiday. He will receive Populations rep
resenting the municipality, the nobility
and the Jewish residents, who will present
his majesty with the traditional bread
and salt.
Following these ceremonies the imperial
party will proceed by train to Alexandrov
and Posen. 1t is expected that Emperor
Nicholas will be at Racconigi next Satur-
day
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Kansas
Omen High Low
Kansas City Produce Market.

Cash: Market 1a5c lower. No. 2 hard,
$1.O7Q1. OS1k: No 8, s1.04@1.0S; No. 2 red,
81. BIOL IS; No. 8, $1.22
CORN-Market unchanged to 1sc lower.
No. and No. mixed. 611zc; No. 2 white,
6211@622zc; No. 8, 62@62Ac.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white,
4OG4114c: No. mixed. $4,000.
RYE-6S@72c.
HAY-Market unchanged.
BUTTER-Creamery extras, 2s14c: firsts,
271kc; seconds. 251zc; packing stock, 221kc.
EGGS-Extras, 251Ac: first. 2415c; seconds
and dirties 22c; current receipts, 211kc;
Southerns, loss off, lac.
WHEAT-Receipts, 119 cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-December, $102A
May. $102A; July. no bid.
CORN-December. 6SAc; May, 607sG61c;
JULY Gle.
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775; western. steers, $s.55q5.5o; western
cows, $2.50G4.25.
HOGS-Receipts 1900. Market steady
to strong. Bulk of sales, $7.25Q760 heavy.
$7.50d7.65; packers and butchers, 81. 4047.6
light, $7.O0d7. 55; pigs, $5.O0@6.50,
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market steady
Muttons, $4.OO94.SO lambs, $575q7.0o;
range WetherS and yearlingS, $4.251o.2O,
range ewes, $3.O0@4.75.
Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
1.-THE following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards. Kansas
City. and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal by
Clay Robinson & Co.. live stock commits
sion merchants with offices at all mar
kets.l
Kansas City, Oct. 19-CATTLE-Receipt
10000 head. Market slow and weak.
HogS-ReceiptS 5000 head. Market
steady Bulk of sales, S7.30d7.55 top. 90.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
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New york Money Market.

New York, Oct 9-MONEY-Money on
call firm. 4@41e per cent; ruling rate and
closing bid per cent; offered at ~ per
cent Time loans easier but very dull !;
60 and 80 days and six months, 1908 per
cent.
per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at 81 8394. So 10
for so day bilsl and at 81 sc. go for demand
commercial bills 81. S21z04 82H.
SILVER-Bar silver, sic; Mexican dol
lars, 43c.
BONDS Government bonds steady; rail-
road bonds easy.
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Chicago PRODUCE Market.

Chicago, Oct 19-BUTTER-Marke
steady. Creameries, 26@9oc; diaries. go
2Sc.
EGGs-Market steady. Receipts. .s,127
cases at mark, cases included 1Sc; firsts,
23c; prime firsts, Csc.
CHEESE-Market firm. Daisies. 100
16Ac; Twins, 151z@15zc; Young Americas,
16d16Hc; Long Horns. 15s1Sr16c.
POTATOES-Market strong Choice to
fancy, 52G55c; fair to good 4S@50c
POULTRY-Market steady. Turkeys, Is
@I6c; chickens. PFC; springs, 131zc
VEAL-Market steady. 80 to so lb. wis.,
sa91kc; 80 to IS ID. WITS, 91kG1Oc; IS to 10
lb WITS 101z@12c.