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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
PORTOLA LANDS.
San Francisco Begins a Five
Days Carnival
In Celebration of the Rebuilding
of the City.
THE BOOMING OF GUNS
From the Forts and the As
sembled Warships
His Entry Through
the Golden Gate.

San Francisco, Cal, Oct 19.-Re-
joicing over rehabilitation after al
most complete destruction by earth
quake and fire, San Francisco is max
| ing merry today with guests summon
ed from all the world to participate in
the festivities of a carnival week. Os-
tensibIy to commemorate the discov-
cry of San Francisco bay by Don
Gaspar De Portola, the celebration in
reality is more in honor of those who
have rebuilt a greater city on the
ruins of the old. The WarShips of tVe
nations joined with those of the Unit
ed States in welcoming Portola on his
re-arrival today, and he was greeted
on shore by many thousands of citi-
zens of all lands. For five days the
carnival spirit will prevail and by day
and night the town Will be given up
to pleasure.
Although the day opened under
Ieaden skies and with a light rain
falling. the clouds broke soon and the
sun shone bright on the decorated
city. Having boarded the revenue
cutter Golden Gate and gone outside
the day at dawn, Don Gaspar De
Portola, impersonated by N1cholas
Coverrubias. a descendant OF the
Spanish settlers of the state, with his
guard of honor, entered the Golden
Gate soon after 10 o'clock to the
booming of guns from the forts and
the assembled ships of war. This ma
val contingent consisted of the United
states cruisers ST. Louis and Albany,
the gunboat Yorkton, the naval mill
tia training ship Alert, the revenue
cutter McCulloch and the torpedo de-
stroyers Whipple, Truxton, Hull, Per-
ry, Goldborough, Preble and Law
renee.
Ships of Six Nations.
Immediately south of the fairway
occupied by the American fleet lay
his British majeSty'S fleet, composed
of the armored cruiser Bedford and
the sloops of war Algernon and Shear
water Next to the British war craft
were anchored the Japanese cruiser
Idzuma, the Italian cruiser Calabria,
the Netherlands cruiser Noord-Bra-
bant and the German cruiser Arcona.
Scarcely had the roar from the
saluting guns died away when Don
Gaspar was greeted by deafening
cheers of the throng lining the docks
on shore at the Mission street wharf.
he was met by the Portola dragons,
the regular soldiers and sailors detail
ed to act as his escort, and the mem
bers of the Portola reception commit
tee.
No more cosmopolitan parade was
ever seen on this coast. First came
the United States regulars, then the
American blue jackets, Ieadlqg the
sailors and marines of Great Britain,
Holland, Japan, Germany and Italy.
Don Gaspar's personal escort consist
ed of the Portola dragons. a mounted
company of sixty men in the glittering
armor and accoutrements of the time
of Portola the real. At historical
Marshall square the procession passed
in review before the army and navy
officers of six nations. The parade
ended at Union square, where the
golden key to the city was presented
to Don Gaspar. The toast proposed by
President Taft to the rebuilt city was
hon r
ed to Queen Vergelia, who will reign
during the festival.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
HELD TO PAY ALIMONY.
Divorced Husband Can't Escape by
Running Away

3 Washington, Oct. 19.-The supreme
court yesterday dismissed for want of
jurisdiction, the case of David
Mackenzie, versus Grace Mackenzie,
thus losing an opportunity to decide a
nice point in divorce law. The case
came to the court on an appeal by
the man from an order of the cir
cult court of Cook county, Illinois,
committing Mackenzie to Jail for con-
tempt in failing to pay alimony to his
divorced wife, Grace Mackenzie.
The proceeding involved the novel
proposition that husband who is re-
quired to pay alimony to his wife is
not subject to the jurisdiction of the
courts where she lives, if he has es-
tablished a residence elsewhere, even
though he be temporarily within that
jurisdiction.
Laboring under the requirement to
pay his abandoned wife SIS per week,
Mackenzie left Illinois and went to
Idaho, where he became a citizen.
Returning afterward for a temporary
stay in Chicago he was arrested and
imprisoned for contempt of court be-
cause of his refusal to make payments
as required.
Both the trial court and the su-
preme court of the United States re-
fused to grant him relief and the
effect of the federal supreme courts
refusal to entertain his special appeal
leaves him subject to the Illinois
courts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
FOR KILLING INSANE MAN
DR.. E. C. McKowan, Prominent Physi-
clan, Under Arrest.

jackson. La, Oct. 19.-Dr E. c. Nc
Rowan, for 20 years leading physician
of this place. Is in jail here on the
charge OF having murdered H. A. Jud-
son OF New Orleans, an inmate of the
state asylum for the insane here Ind
sons body was found in a lonely spot
near Wakefield. La. He had been strang-
led to death. The insane man had been
allowed to leave the asylum the pre-
ceding day in company with an assist
ant supervisor. Judson was seen with
DR.. McKowan later.
DR.. Mckowan is under federal fnoict-
ment on the charge of mailing objec-
tlonable letters to prominent men and
women. For the last five years the pos
tai authorities have been puzzled by
repeated mailings of these letters and
1T was not until few months ago that
secret service men secured evidence that
is said pointed to DR.. McKowan.
No trace can be found of the guard
who left the asylum With Judson
Judson was considered a. harmless
lunatic. While residing in New Orleans
be sent many letters to the newspapers
crlt1cislng men and matters, and one
of the objects of his attack was DR..
McKowan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
BRISTOW IN ST. LOUIS.
Lectures Before Citizens Industrial
Association Tonight

st. Louis, Oct. 19.-United States
Senator ]. l.. Bristow of Kansas will
deliver the first of seven lectures to
be given at the Odeon by the Citizens
Industrial association of ST. Louis dur
ing the winter Mr.. Bristow will lee
ture tonight and the next address will
be by Bishop Edwin H. Hughes on
Motives of Citizenship" November
16. Vice President James S. Sherman
is on the program for. the sixth lee
ture, which will be given March Is,
sage"
Senator Bristow will talk on "The
Responsibilities of American Citizen
ship" He is one of the leading Fin
surgents' in the senate. He will be
followed by Frank R. Robertson, who
will deliver a lecture on Holland" !"
based on experiences of a traveller,
illustrated by colored stereopticon
views taken by himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
ST. MARYS IN FORCE.
Washburn Students VIII Go in Spec
ial-k. U. Game Earlier.

Arrangements have been made by
the Washburn athletic authorities for
a special train to be run to st. Marys
over the Union Pacific next Saturday
afternoon for the benefit of the wash
burn-St. Marys game which will be
played at that place. The train will
leave Topeka at lis and will make
the trip in about fifty minutes Re-
turning the train NH leave St. Marys
shortly after the game. The train will
stop at the college grounds. A round
trip rate of $1.35 will be charged
which will also entitle the holder to
admission to the game. This will
make quite a reduction on the regular
rate for both railroad fare and the
game.
The Washburn athletic authorities
decided today to call the <. U.-Wash-
burn game, which takes place a week
from Saturday, at 2:15 o'clock sharp.
This will give K. U. students who wish
to return to Lawrence on the and $50
trains the opportunity to do so and also
give the chance to finish a big game.
before it is too dark for play. often
happens when the game is called as
late as O'Clock. The big eastern foot
ball games are called at 2 O'Clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
SHE WILL GO TO TAFT.
Tennie CIafin Comes Over to Work
for Suffrage.

New York. Oct. 19.-Lady Francis
Cook. better known in this country as
Tennessee Claflin, who arrived here to-
day by the White Star liner Celtic, says
she is ready if need be to spend ST.
100000, all her fortune, to win votes
for women. She will place the money,
she says, with New York bankers.
''I am going right to President
Taft Lady Cook continued, ''to see if
/ can not get him to do what Lincoln
did. but by peaceable measures. I
shall call the presidents attention to
the fourteenth amendment of the con-
stitution that only idiots, the insane,
and convicts may not vote, and 1 want
to know if that bars women
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19

! The house where he is stopping with
his brother, c. P. Taft, is three miles
from Gregory. This town, however, as
well as the larger towns of Taft and
Sinton, are all on the ranch. c. P.
Taft has 9 neighboring ranch of some
265,000 acres. It is his intention ulti-
mately to put the whole place in cot
ton.
With the president at the ranch
house in addition to Mr.. and Mrs. c..
P. Taft and Miss Louise Taft, are Sec
retary of War Dickinson. Captain A.
w. Butt. DR.. ]. j. Richardson and Col.
Cecil A. Lyon, Republican national
the party are stopping here at the
Green hotel. newly built, where the
executive offices temporarily are loca-
ted.
Butt were up early and went hunting
for ducks. The president is to be al
lowed to do exactly as he pleases and he
is enjoying the experience.
Tomorrow there Will be roundup
of the cattle and sheep on the ranch
for branding purposes and the president
will witness the unusual scene. He has
a spirited saddle horse at his disposal
Tally fer him. There are five autono-
h;ies the ranch and several motor
boats. When the president arrived here
last night and was conducted by his
Automobiles. eh, Well they tell me
all you rich farmers have them these
days.
The president will go to Corpus Christi
terways' association. Until that time
he is going to play golf and enjoy him
self.
Arrival at Gregory.
Gregory, Tex, Oct. 19.-President
Taft arrived here last night shortly
n 81 IL - 1rxre on
the ranch of Chas. P. Taft, his broth
er. This ranch comprises more than
100000 acres, and during the time
here the president will be secluded
from local committees, from the CIV
ers of banquets and from the onerous
duties of constant speechmaking.
Asked what he was going to do on the
ranch the president replied that he
was going for once on the trip to do
as he pleased. This means that he
will play golf every morning over the
links laid out the ranch; that he
will ride in the afternoon, and he may
go duck shooting. The stay at the
ranch will be the first real rest the
president has had, for even the Yose-
mite valley, far from the beaten
paths, had it's schedule of stage rides
and early hours of rising.
Mr.. Taft was met at the Gregory
station by his brother and a number
of hands from the ranch, which lies
three miles east. The ranch faces
three bays on the Gulf of Mexico.
Tarpon fishing is favorite sport of
this section, but it is doubtful if Mr..
Taft will try his luck.
The magnificent country home of
Charles P. Taft on his Texas ranch is
situated three miles from Gregory. 1t
is in this beautiful residence, called
La Quinta or the villa, that President
Taft and other distinguished members
of his party will make their home
during their stay upon the ranch. The
house faces on Corpus Christi bay and
is connected with Gregory by
fcontinued or Page Eight.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
Session Today

Y. M C. A hall. The officers and
speakers will be entertained at the
hotels and homes. 1t is freely pre-
dicted by the leaders now on the
ground that this is to be the largest
and best convention ever held in
America in behalf of the purity move
ment. The opening meeting was called
at o'clock this afternoon, when
President SteadWell delivered his
annual address, in which he reviewed
the progress made during the
past two years and made recon-
mendations for future work will
secure an advance all along the line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
PENSION PREACHERS.
Plans Laid Before Chicago Presby-
terian Association.

Chicago, Oct. 19.-Pensions for
superannuated preachers are provided
for In plans laid before the Chicago
Presbyterian Ministers association
The proposition has the Endorsement
of thousands of ministers in many
states and such we'll known citizens as
the late Grover Cleveland. william
Jennings Bryan and former President
Roosevelt. 1t provides for:
An annuity of $500, beginning at 40
years of age, for ministers who have
served the church for at least thirty
years.
An annuity of 800. beginning at the
age of 20 for ministers who have
served the church less than thirty
years, with $40 additional for each
year of service.
A disability annuity OF 800 with $40
additional for each year of service In
the Presbyterian ministry over I'VE
years, the total not to exceed $500.
In case of the death of a minister
an annuity to the widow of three
fifths of what would be due and pay
able to the ministers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
KILLED MAN WITH BRICK
Wesley Hale Taken to Mississippi to
Answer for Murder.

Wesley Hale, wanted in Mississippi
for murder, was taken from the coun-
ty Jail here today by Sheriff r. B.
Deans of Clay County, Mississippi.
Hale was captured at his uncle's coal
Office last week by Under Sheriff Bay
liss.
b wesley Hale is certain to get a SEN
tence of several years in the peniten-
tiary," said the sheriff this morning.
The story he told of the affair was that
Hale's brother was engaged in fight
with another negro when the combat
ant drew a revolver. Hale stepped up
vthe gun man to such good effect that
the fellow later died.
1t was stated by Sheriff Deans that
Hale's father is a we'll liked farmer of
the community and that his fair repu-
tation will have good influence in favor
of the accused boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
MEAT TO STAY UP.
Packers Give No Hope of Permanently
Lower Prices.

Chicago, Oct 19.-No hope of per-
manently lower prices for meat was
held out by delegates to the fourth an
nual convention of the American Pack
ers' association at its first session here
Michael Ryan. president of the as
sociation, said that prices might drop
slightly for a short time, as there has
been some increase in the number of
cattle raised recently. but this boon to
American housewives would be short
lived.
UNLESS many. many more cattle are
grown said Mr.. Ryan, "there will be
no hope of lower prices. More are be-
ing raised right now but when prices
20 down the production will diminish
and up will go prices again. America
may find itself an importer of meat" "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
COOK FINDS A MAN.
Paul ReinwaId Offers to Climb Mt.
| Mckinley for Him.

Los Angeles, Cal. Oct. 19.-Paul
Reinwald of Pasadena. a famous
mountain climber. has written to DR..
Frederick A. Cook. offering his SER
vices in scaling Mount Mckinley in
an effort to establish the explorers
claim to having reached the summit
of that mountain. Reinwald, who is
a native of Austria, holds the world s
record for climbing Mount Blanc, and
has achieved honors in ascending the
Matterhorn, Grossglokner and Zugs-
pitz peaks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
new CANAL ROUTE.
Number of Locks on the WeIIand to
Be Cut Down.

ST. Catharens, Ont, Oct ia
tentative route for the new welland
canal enlarged so that successful
competition with the Erie barge canal
may be had, has been agreed upon by
the government engineers. The new
canal will run from Port Colborne to
Fifteen Mile creek, emptying into
Lake Ontario there, instead of at Fort
DaIhousie.
This canal will have seven locks in
stead of the 25 which now make the
canal expensive and slow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19

This case involves the question as to
whether the ordinary life insurance
policy insures against hanging under
sentence of the law.
McCue is one of the heirs of the late
Mayor McCue of Charlottesville, Va,
who was hanged a few years ago on
the charge of numbering his wife. The
Insurance company refused to make
payment on a policy amounting $15,-
900.
The United States district court de-
cided in favor of the company, but the
court of appeals reversed that finding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
CHECK ON SHERIFFS.
Must Not Search Cars for Liquor in
Oklahoma, the Court says.

Muskogee. Oct. ia restraining
order preventing the sheriffs in forty
counties in eastern Oklahoma from in
terfering with the shipment of liquor
bv kansas City men to consignees in
Oklahoma has been issued by Judge
Ralph E. Campbell in the federal court
here The order is a temporary one
and is intended to prevent sheriffS
from searching cars for incoming con-
signments as has been the custom
heretofore
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
ABLE TO SIGN CHECKS.
Senator McCarren Still Has a Chance
to Recover.

New York. Oct. Estate Senator
Patrick H. McCarren. of BROOKLYN. has
improved sufficiently to sign two checks
with a firm hand. He sleeps at inter-
walls, but the weakness of his heart
continues to give concern. His physi-
clan said when asked if he would re-
cover: Il am afraid to say yes, and
afraid to say no."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
ATTACKS HIS GUARD.
Private Ed McDermott, of nth In.
fantry. Shot and Killed.

Cheyenne, wyo.. Oct. 19.-While
attempting to escape from soldier
who was conducting him to the guard
house at Fort Russell, Private Ed NC
Dermott of the Eleventh Infantry was
shot and killed.
McDermott attacked the guard with
a brick and was shot through the
heart McDermott was charged with
desertion and also with stealing
horse of one of the officers on which
to escape.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
COTTON FLOATS AWAY.
CIoudburst Causes Loss of 1900 Bales
Worth $SO,OOO

San Marcos. Tex, Oct. ia cloud
burst struck this city early today, caus-
ing a heavy property loss. Ten inches
OF rain has fallen within the past "a
hours. Fifteen hundred bales of cot
ton were washed from platform into
the San Marcos river. causing a loss
alone OF $50, 600. Many houses in the
Iowlands but no loss of life has been
rennrf ed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
still Cool and Cloudy.

Today's temperature is a replica of
yesterdays. At o'clock today. the
temperature was exactly the same as it
was at the same hour yesterday, and
the same cloudy weather prevails. The
forecast is continued cloudy weather.
slowly rising temperature" This after
noon the wind blows II miles an hour
from the east, and the hourly tempera-
+11raS are recorded thus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
Textile Workers Convene.

Washington, Oct. 19.-The United
Textile Workers of America met here
today in annual convention. There
were present about forty delegates,
representing 10000 organized workers.
the entire body of such employees.
States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
ETTENSON IS DEAD.
Pioneer Leavenworth Merchant Passes
Away.

Excelsior Springs. Mo. Oct. 1e.-Henry
Ettenso1, a prominent merchant of
Leavenworth, Kan, died here today of
pneumonia.
Ettenson was one of the richest men
in Kansas Two or three years ago he
was divorced from his wife and the
property was divided. the sons retain
ing the Leavenworth store. He has
been in poor health several years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
WHAT OF INSURANCE.
When the Insured Is Hanged by
Law.

Washington, Oct. 19.-The supreme
court of the United States has an
nounced its determination to review
the findings of the lower courts in the
case of McCue versus the Northwest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
to WAR ON VICE.
National Purity Congress Meets
for 4 Days Session.
Made Up of RefOrmers, Religious
and Social Workers.
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC
Will Be an Important Subject
for Consideration.
More Than 40 Persons on Pro-
gramme for Addresses.

Burlington, Ia. Oct. 19-The rational
purity COZ gress which meets in this
city today for a four days session, is
Easily the most important gathering of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19

Chicago, Oct. 19.-Fire which broke
out in the plant of the Aug. w Horn
ing Glass company at 95 Canal street
today did $4,000 worth of damage and
gave firemen a hard four hours battle
before it was extiaguished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
|AT The BIG RANCH
President Taft Becomes the
Guest of His Brother.
Will DO as He Likes for Four
Whole Days.
NO MORE SPEECHES
Nor Committees to Interfere
With Him.
Will Play Golf, Ride and Hunt
Big Game.

Gregory, Tex. Oct 19--President Taft
arose late today and under leaden
clouds. started out to try the golf links,
his brother has had laid out on his
ranch at that place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
Rockefeller ON c. F. Board

Denver, Oct. 19.-John D. Rockefeller,
Jr-, has been elected a director of the
Colorado Fuel AMI Iron company to
succeed the late E. H Hartman.
Rockefeller interests now have five rep
resentatives on the board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
GabriIowitsch Under the Knife.

New York, Oct. 19.-Ossip Gabrilow-
itsch, she pianist. who recently mar
RED Miss Clara Clemens. daughter OF
Mark Twain. has been operated upon
for appendicitis here. 1T is said taat he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
Weather Indications.

Chicago. Oct. 19.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday; slowly rising temperature.
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CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-12
Missionaries of Health.

Just fifty years ago the first visiting nurse started her ministrations to the sick poor in Liverpool, England. The growth of the movement has been re- markable. Tn the United States alone there are now 566 visiting nurse as5o- ciations with total staff of 1413 nurses In the past year 112 new or ganizations were formed. A descrip- tion of visiting nursing, with a history, a chapter on principles, and direc- tory of all visiting nursing organizar tions in the United States, is published this week by Charities Publication Committee of New York, under the title, Visiting Nursing in the United States" The author, Miss Waters, is an associate of Miss Lillian D. Wald in the famous Henry Street (Nurses) Settlement on the East Side of New York. Among the interesting features of the book are pictures and full de- scription of the visiting nurses bag in- vented at the Henry Street Settlement. The book forms convincing argument for nursing and educating in their homes some of the sick who will not or cannot go to the hospitals. Miss Waters brought to her book not only the scientific judgment of the trained
 nurse, but the breadth of view and
 cvlear appreciation of social values