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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
JEFF DAVIS PARK.
Memorial to the President of
the Southern Confederacy
Is Dedicated at the Dead Lead
er's Old Home.
ORATORY AND MUSIC
Patriotic Speeches and Barbe-
cue on the Program.
1t Is the lO1st Anniversary of
His Birthday.

Fairview, KY. June 3.-Among the
trees which have grown up about the
birthplace of Jefferson Davis since the
year, early in the Nineteenth century,
when the Davis family removed to
Mississippi, the jefferson Davis Me-
mortal park was dedicated today.
Northeast across the state is Hodgen-
VILE, near which Lincoln was born
eight months after his great opponent.
In September, 1907, when the grey
ranks of Kentucky's famous orphan
brigade met in Glasgow, KY, at the
grave of General Joseph H. Leads.
their commander, former Governor
Bolivar Buckner of Kentucky, broach-
ed the plan of the Jefferson Davis
Memorial association. Subscriptions
were started. The women of the south
aided nobly and when all but $4,000
had been raised to purchase II acres
at Fairview. General Bennett Fl.
Young, commanding the Kentucky di-
vision United Confederate veterans ad-
vanced that sum and made the memor-
ial possible.
Oratory, music and flowers made to-
day notable. A basket dinner and a
barbecue were provided by the people
of Todd and Christian counties, which
share equally the town Of Fairview
and when Col w. A. Milton as chair
man in the absence of General Young.
opened the meeting, the homestead of
the Davises was crowded. General
Young, a former lieutenant of the gray,
wrote the chief address of the day,
and it was read by Colonel Milton.
He asserted that every southern
state should rear a shaft to Jeff Davis,
whose character and sufferings he
dwelt upon. He paid high tribute to
Lincoln, saying that. the time had come
when men might speak kindly and truly
of the past.
The plan is to raise $4,000 more,
with which to build a, memorial tenn
pile to contain all the records of the
confederacy and to remodel a two
story residence on the Davis farm to
house the widows of confederate SOL
diers.
other Celebrations.
Norfolk, Va, June 3-Today the 1o1st
anniversary of the birthday of Jeffer-
son Davis was observed IN Norfolk,
Portsmouth and other Virginia cities
by the presentation of crosses OF hon
orr to surviving confederates with an
innovation, including the presentation
of similar honors to widows and de-
scendants of confederate soldiers.
New Orleans, La. June Jefferson
Davis birthday and confederate me-
mortal day were celebrated Jointly
through Louisiana today. Tributes
federacy and to the confederates who
fell under his leadership.
Montgomery Ala, June 3.-The state
house, the first capitol of the confed.
eracy, was closed today in honor OF
the Jefferson Davis anniversary. The
brass star on the portlco, marking the
exact spot where Davis stood to re-
ceive the oath of office as president
of the confederacy. was draped with a
wreath of colors of the lost cause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03

and the upbuilding of Washburn and her
interests DIR. Hayes paid many trib-
utes to the past record of the new
the deafening applause of the crowded
chapel.
Governor Stubbs was next intro
duced. He congratulated Washburn
on her possession of such a we'll equip
ped man for president. congratulated
the state of Kansas for such an addi-
ton to her force of capable and learn
ed men, and told of the value that
Washburn had given to the state and
to the nation. THE commonwealth of
Kansas is greatly indebted to the men
who have made possible such an insti-
tuition as Washburn college, said
Governor Stubbs.
Chancellor Frank Strong, LII D.. of
the University of Kansas, then gave an
address of recognition on behalf of the
educational institutions of Kansas. He
brought to Washburn the congratula-
tions and best wishes of the University
of Kansas-and all of the state institu-
tions. He said the friendship between
Washburn and Kansas university had
been long and constant and hoped that
it would continue as long as the two
schools existed. In his talk of the
needs of the college, Chancellor Strong
touched the hearts of the Washburn-
ties when he said that some means
should be provided for the continued
endowment of the college and suggest
ed that some help be instituted for it's
needed equipment and instruction,
Chancellor Storing talked as though the
state of Kansas would do a wise thing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
HELD FOR ROBBERY.
Three Suspects at Omaha Bound Over
to Grand Jury.

Omaha. Neb, June &C. w. Woods,
Fred Torgensen and James Gordon
have been bound over to the next
grand jury and held under S25, 900 bond
each to answer the charge of holding
up and robbing the Overland Limited
mail car on the Union Pacific road on
the night of May o. by Judge W. H
Munger in the United States district
court.
Twenty-Five witnesses were called to
identity the prisoners, and all We're
more or less sure that the men were
those who committed the robbery. Six
small boys, ranging from s to II years,
were interesting witnesses. and each
told of seeing one or more of the men
in the vicinity of Brown Park before
and after the robbery occurred. They
found the revolvers and other para
phernalia which led to the arrest of
the three men charged with the rob-
berry.
Members of the train crew and a
number of postal clerks were among
the witnesses examined, and all Were
able to identify two or more of the
men under arrest. Chief Clerk Whit
more of the mail car. gave a graphic
description of the robbery, and told OF
being dded in the ribs with a huge
revolver by one of the robbers because
he did not move fast enough The de-
fense did not introduce any witnesses.
Attorney Mcfarland, who represents
the prisoners. satisfying himself with
a rigid cross-examinatioE of the gov
erument'S witnesses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
Smallest Field Ever Known in
Brooklyn Handicap.
Top Weight Assigned to James
r. Keene's Celt.
ORAL BETTING GOES
Big Force of Police Will Look.
out for Bookmakers.
The Value of Today's Stake Is
Only $5, 900.

New York. June 3.-From an
eligible list of 10 horses, but six have
been named over night to start in the
tWenty-third renewal of the BROOKLYN
handicap, which will be run today at
Gravesend and should there be no
added starters when the busIe calls
out the thoroughbreds for the parade
to the post it will be the smallest
field that ever faced the barrier in
this classic event.
Top weight for the mile and q.
quarter journey has been assigned to
James c. keene's Commando Celt,
which has yet to take the dust from
any horse save his own unbeaten
STAPLE staple mate and brother-in-bloo
has been partial TO him only by one
pound, Celt will be asked to pick up
III pounds as against 126 allotted
Plaudit colt King James. Frank
Gu; Restigouche. High Private and
Berkeley are the other entrants.
By reason of the fact that last
year Celt romped home a winner of
the Brooklyn in the record time for
the race of 2:04 1-5 and in SO doing
defeated manifestly better lot of
today, he will in all probability be
established a prime factor in the bet
ting, though there will not be those
lacking who will pin their faith to
LIlS Olner entrants ana especially to
the Hildreth horses. King James and
Restigouche, the first named of which
has earned the plaudits of the null
titudes and rich stakes for his owner
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and
across the border in Canada. 1t is
not improbable that Hi1dreth will
also start. the grand old campaigner
Montgomery, which made a show of
the field in the second race at Bel
mont park yesterday. Montgomery
will be asked to carry 112 pounds.
1t is stated that although the
authorities will have an ample force
of uniformed and plain clothes
policemen at the track today there
will be no effort made by the police
to stop oral betting and that only
those persons who record bets are
likely to meet with opposition.
The Brooklyn handicap is the
fourth race on the card and the
horses will go to the post about 4
o'clock. The value of the stake is
but $5.00O-S20. 600 less than it was
last year. The indications point to
fair weather and fast track.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
JURY ACQUITTED HIM,
After the Prisoner Had Signed a
Confession of Guilt.

Chicago. June 3-A story of i'll treat
ment at the hands of the members of
the police department SO worked uron
the feelings of a jury in Judge Clifford's s
court that it acquitted Max Kaplan of
a burglary charge. even after he had
confessed to the crime, and his at
torney had offered to allow his client to
plead guilty and submit to a sentence
of year in the house of correction.
Chief among the injustices heaped
upon Kaplan at the Harrison street
station, where he was confined, was the
"co1d water cure,'' according to his
story. He claimed that for five days
he was prevented from sleeping by
policemen who at intervals of an hour.
threw buckets of water over him in his
cell.
He also charged that he was beaten
with S'black jacks" and that officers
knocked out several of his teeth by
this method. After five days of such
treatment, he testified, he. was taken
before Assistant Chief schuettler. Sew
eraI officers were in the room, and
fearing further brutality, he stated
that he made a signed confession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03

in helping such an institution as Wash
burn and Governor StubbS shook his
head in approval.
President John H. T. Main of Grin
nell college, Iowa, spoke in behalf of
the colleges of the middle west. He
congratulated the school on her loca-
ton in Topeka the beautiful and pro
crossing capital city of Kansas" He
said that Washburn could be of state
and national influence in such situa-
ton and gave wonderful views of it's
future He said Washburn ranked
among the first in the middle west and
was one of the really first-class inde-
pendent schools of the United States.
The recognition speech in behalf of
the alumni of Washburn college was
given by Robert Stone. B. A, Wash
Cling days of old when the college
fought in blood and difficulty for ex-
istence. He told of the old founders
of the college and their work and
stated that the Washburn of today was
just the institution that the founders
had dreamed of when they were put
ting the college on its feet.
DIR. Fisk's Humor.
Professor Daniel M. Fisk, D. D., of
the Washpurn faculty, head of the de-
partment of sociology, talked in be-
half of the faculty of the college. He
started out by welcoming DIR. Sanders
to the most handsome faculty in the
world. This brought down the chapel
and for five or ten minutes DR.. Fisk
displayed some good wholesome wit
showing to the new president that the
faculty is provided with a sense of
humor at least. Then the professor
gradually drifted off on to other
themes and before he had finished the
student body, the guests and the visi-
tors We're all attention. DR.. Fisk is
possessed with a peculiar line of ora
tory which has made him a strong IA
vorite over the state for years His
expression and his enunciation COM
bine to form a most pleasing result.
He ended by crowning President Sand
ers in the language of the students
King Frank the Ffrst''-and he hoped
that the line would rule over Wash
burn forever.
| Herbert Edgar Chandler, of the So
| phomore class of the college welcomed
President Sanders in behalf of the stud
ent body. Chandler is an orator of rare
ability as student and his speech
was we'll worded and spoken. He prom
ised DR.. Sanders the full support and
/ spirit of the Washburn student body
DIR. Sanders Address.
The inaugural address by President
| Sanders was one of the best down to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
HE STOPS TALKING.
DIR. CIeminson Has Decided to Fight
the Case Against Him.

Chicago. June 3.-Police Captain
Kane said today he had practically
abandoned hope of securing any fur
ther admissions from DR.. Haldane
Cleminson, charged with the murder
of his wife. 'fDr. Cleminson has secured
an attorney and apparently has made
up his mind to fight every inch of the
case against him." said Captain Kane.
I'VE are now investigating several
clews, among them the Doctors alleged
relations with women. There are many
of these. and we have learned that Dr.
CIeminson made no secret of them to
his wife, except that he used no
names"
Although Judge Clifford refused tc
release the prisoner on writ Of habeas
corpus yesterday. it is said a new
move is being planned in the courts be-
fore another judge, probably on the
grounds that there is no legal evidence
on which to hold the accused physician.
Meanwhile the police plan to remove
the prisoner from the police station to
the county jail
Two detectives from the states attor-
news office were detailed to assist Cap
tain Kane in his investigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
GRABS MONEY AND RUNS
Is Caught by Detectives Who Were on
the Job.

Chicago, June 3.-Benjamin. Miller,
alleged to have attempted to extort 5000
from Mrs. Benjamin Porter. whose
husband, a life insurance agent disap-
peared mysteriously several weeks ago.
was arrested here today. According to
police, Miller wrote an unsigned letter
to Mrs. Porter stating that for 5000 to
be secretly left over a door knob at
Taylor and Halstead streets, Mr. Porter
would be returned to his home. A wo-
man dressed to resemble Mrs. Porter
visited the address early today and did
as requested with the money. Miller, it Is
charged grabbed the money and start
ed to run away. Detectives broke from
hiding places and captured the fugitive
after firing several shots
Miller told the police he had been
hired by man to get the money. This
man, he said, he had met only a few
days ago. The man said he had stab
bed the husband of a woman who was
in love with him and that the woman
wanted to give him some money. He
was afraid to go for it, and paid Miller
to do the job.
The disappearance of Mr.. Porter has
been a mystery which has baffied the
police for several weeks. He carried
with him 5000 which he had collected
for the company which employed him.
No trace of him has been discovereA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
NEGROIS LYNcHED.
He Shot a Circus Man at Frankfort,
Kentucky.

Frankfort, KY, June 3.-John
Maxey, a negro, who shot B. C. Bowers,
a circus man, last night, was taken
from Jail here early today and lynched.
The jailer resisted the mob, but the
taken out and hanged to the St. Clair
street bridge. Bowers. the wounded
man, is still in a critical condition.
Bowerss home is in Valdosta, Ga.
Maxey narrowly escaped being lynch
ed at the time of the shooting, and a
panic among the crowd in the big tent
was narrowly averted. The shooting
was the result of the negros efforts to
get into the tent under the flap without
q ticket
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
STANFORD TEAM READY.
CaIifornians Reach Chicago to Com
pete in Track Meet.

Chicago, June 3.-Stanford universe
tvs track team. leading contenders for
honors in Saturday conference meet at
Marshall Field, arrived Wednesday as
the advance guard of the outside stars
who will compete in the big event. The
strong Palo Alto aggregation, in charge
of Coach Moulton. arrived in fair shape
and made a fine impression in a work
out at the Midway field.
Captain Horton. the Stanford hurdler
and weight man, and Reed, the sprinter
and relay runner, are partially in
capacited with snapped muscles ac-
cording to Coach Moulton. Both men
are said to have strained their muscles
in the meet with the University of Col
orado at Boulder last Saturday. Both,
however are expected to improve be-
fore the meet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
BANQUET TO URIU.
at Which President TAFT Makes a
Felicitous Address.

Washington, June 3.-At banquet
given last night in honor of Vice Ad-
miral Uriu of the Japanese navy at
the Metropolitan club, the speeches
all contained warm expressions of
friendship for Japan and discredited
the idea of any conflict between this
country and Japan.
President Taft expressed his great
pleasure at being present and said
he had come to testify by his presence
to the warm friendship he felt for
the emperor and the people of Japan.
His remarks were vigorously ap-
plauded.
The president said it had been his
good fortune to know those respon-
sib1e for the government of Japan
more intimately than those respon-
sible for any other government except
his own. He spoke of his several Wis
it's to Japan and said the wonderful
qualities of the emperor of that great
country as a ruler are shown in his
making such marvellous selections of
the men who carry on the great work
which that empire has done in the
last thirty years. (Applause.)
'I think" the president said, "the
truth is that I wore out my welcome
in Japan. I was overwhelmed with
hospitality every time / went there
and no expression on my part and no
act of hospitality could be equal to,
or satisfactory for the debt feel for
those four visits.
"It happened that in 1905 we visit
ed that country at a psychological
moment when Mr.. Roosevelt's name
was in the mouth of every one of the
Japanese people as interesting him
self in bringing about an end to the
great war and I venture to say that
no person, except a Japanese public
man himself, ever received greater
popular welcome than the party of
which I was one, but of which Miss
Alice Roosevelt was the chief mem
ber."
The president rendered to Admiral
Uriu his sincerest congratulations on
the high position he had attained in
the Japanese navy. Then he added:
There is no place of interest now
except the senate chamber and we are
anxious to make other places inter-
esting. (Laughter.) The heat tonight
is something we ought not to pass ov-
er without comment. If it continues
it may serve its uses and I hope that
if Admiral Uriu is exposed and feels
somewhat ineonvenienced by it he
should know it to be a necessary ele-
ment in working out with us constitu-
tional government" daughter.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
BLAkELY AT HEAD.
Fire Insurance Men Form a Local
Organization.

The fire insurance agents of Topeka
have completed an organization and
elected the following officers:
President-C. G. Blakely.
Secretary ry-treasurer-W. w Webb.
Executive committee-W. C. Stephen
son, w. NJ. Forbes, A. A Rodgers,
Frank Thomas and Charles Elliott.
Chairman grievance committee-Will
J. Kelly.
A meeting will be held next Monday
to complete the organization and ar
rangements will be made to entertain
insurance men during Merchants
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03

deserted their trains at the Sixty
mint street terminal. The companys
officials would not discuss the situation.
but the ticket windows were closed and
the crowds on the platforms took to
the streets.
The company gave out statement
that at 8 a. m. it was operating ZIG
cars, two hundred more than at the
same time yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
Referendum Is Invoked.

Los Angeles, June 3.-The prin-
cip1e of the referendum has been
successfully invoked by 1000 citizens
who signed a petition preventing the
city council from making operative
an ordinance allowing the Home
Telephone company to increase it's
rates. The ordinance will be sub
mitted to the people at the Decem-
Der election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
abr. Frank Knight Sanders as
President of NaShburn.
New ecutive Is Received With
Elaborate Ceremony.
MANY GOOD WORDS.
Governor Stubbs, Chancellor
Strong and Others Speak.
New Thomas Gymnasium Is
dedicated This Afternoon.

After four hours of clouds and
drizzling rain the sun broke out this
morning in all its glory and flooded
the beautiful Washburn campus with
light and warmth, displaying to the
hundreds of visitors. alumni and
students of the college a scene never
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
River Cuts a New Channel.

Pine Bluff, Ark, June 3.-By eating
its way through a narrow neck of land,
making a new channel a short distance
away. the Arkansas river has made a
cut off at Douglass, Ark, leaving that
town three miles inland The new
channel is already $40 feet wide
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
over Half Inch of Rain.

Indications are that the rain is over
for a day in this section. Therefore,
carry an umbrella. When the indica-
tions favor drought look out for flood
The rainfall since 2 O'Clock yesterday
amounted to 81. This afternon the
wind is blowing Is miles per hour from
the northwest, and the hourly temper
ature readings are as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
weather Indications.

Chicago, June 3.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03

The inaugural address by President
Sanders was one of the best down to
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FOR SALE OR RENT

BunneH St., up and down, $4,000; rent $15, SIS. Central Ave-, room cottage, $4,50o. Surf Ave, Stratford, lots and room cottage, $2,500 2 lots, 6 room cottage, Adams St., s2,- 200. 9th St.. 6 room house, rent SS3. Connecticut Ave-, up and down rent, house $4,500; rent $15 and $16. Con- necticut Ave, 3 rent house. $5,500; rent SAP. 12S Deacon St, rent house. s4.oo0: rent SPA. Extra lot. DeForest St.. first floor rent $10. Jefferson St, single house, $9; up stairs rent s9; first floor rent s10. Un- ion Ave-, cottage s2,400; rental s22, one story. Enquire at The Industrial Savings Bank, BPS Stratford Avenue, corner Kossuth.