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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04
GUTHRIHs GOOD RECORD.
Finishes in Third Place and Sells Four
Players.

Guthrie, Okla, Sept. Although
finishing in third place, Guthrie still
leads all of the major leagues. Four
men from the Senatorial aggregation
go to fast company this year. Out
fielder Patterson to Cincinnati, Pitch
ers Geist and Willis to the Chicago
Nationals and Catcher Waring to the
Chicago Americans. The Enid pennant
winners have sent up three men,
Pitcher Ashley to Cincinnati, Catcher
Allen to the st. Louis Browns and
Pitcher Woods to the Chicago Cubs.
Patterson is probably the only one of
leagues who will be given a fall try
out. He has been given a regular posi-
ton in center field and a chance to
make good there.
Muskogee, which nailed down sec
ond place in the w. A. pennant race,
has two men who-wil1 get a chance
to show whether they are of major
league caliber, First Baseman Frank
Metz and Pitcher Pug" Cavett.
Cavett goes to Detroit.
Only two other Western Association
players of this year, outside of the
ones from the three leaders, will go
ilton, formerly of Kansas City now
of Springfield goes to the ST. Louis
Browns and Pitcher Bell of Pittsburg
to the Highlanders. Hamilton made
a wonderful record the first of the
season but has now been out of the
game on account of sickness for sew
eral weeks Bell was sold by Pitts
burg to Springfield, Ill, and went up
from there.
The Little Rock team has bought
two of the hard hitters OF the Western
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04
MIDNIGHT WRECK.
B. & o. Passenger Train Hits a
Broken RaiL-Four Killed.

Pittsburg, Sept. 4.-Four persons
were killed and 35 others injured,
several perhaps fatally, at midnight
last night. when train No. 5, west
bound, on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad known as the Royal Blue
Limited, running between New York
and Chicago, was wrecked at Chew
ton, Pa. 4S miles from this city
The train ran into a broken rail. sup
posed to have been caused by train
wreckers, and the engine, two Pull
mans and two day coaches were
thrown from the track The cars i'm
mediately took fire.
Relief trains were soon sent to the
scene and the dead and injured re-
moved to a hospital at Newcastle. The
engineer and fireman were killed in
stantly. Two passengers died on the
way to the hospital. Among the dead
are:
Engineer John Dill. aged As. Of
Chicago Junction.
Baggageman John Wheatcroft. of
Chicago Junction.
c. Cavanaugh, boiler inspector was
crushed, probably fatally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04
Rnrns Seven STABLES tn a Night.

Evansville, Ind, Sept 4-The in
cendiary who has been starting a num-
Der Of fires continued his work last
night and seven more stables are de-
stroyed making a total of "a for the
week. The police have no c1ew.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04
"wHAT DOES 1T MEAN?"
Question Little Boy Asked About
seYum-Yum."

He wished to@know all about the
pictures and asked questions about
every scene, did this little bright
eyed boy who sat with his father to-
ward the front row of seats at a local
moving picture show last night. His
father was as good natured as possible
and answered all his inquiries. One of
the numbers on the bill showed how
a father and daughter were shipwreck-
ed off the coast of Africa. Later in a
rude hut the father dies from fever.
After this the daughter is discovered
by Englishmen in search of material
for a circus menagerie. The girl, who
makes pets of Ieopards. falls in love
with her discoverer and proceeds to
caress and kiss him. At this scene
man sitting near the little fellow men
the little boy in a voice loud enough
to be heard by every one within TWEEN
ty feet exclaimed: Papa, what does
fyum-yum' mean?"
Papa's reply was inaudible. The
boy will learn for himself some day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04
TO KILL SOME SNAKES.
Secretary BaIlinger Declares That to
Be Part of His Programme.

Washington, Sept. 4.-'Incidental-
ly,' said Secretary Ballinger at the
close of the first day after his hurried
trip from the Pacific coast. 'in-
cidentally, I intend to kill some
snakes
The remark was made in response
to questions relative to the Ballinger-
Pfnchot controversy regarding water
power plants. the Cunningham
Alaskan coal entries and other con-
servation matters and the illustration
used by the secretary was drawn
from an incident in his own life when
some twenty odd years ago, as a cow
boy at Medicine Lodge, Kan, he
found the night camp infested with
rattlers. He then said:
Boys, before I sleep I propose to
kill some snakes" and the fact is
recorded that he did kill about a
dozen Of the venomous reptiles before
stretching his blanket over the
buffalo grass for a nights rest. Mr..
Ballinger refused to explain the pur-
pose of his remark and declined to
further discuss the matters in con-
troversy between his department and
the forestry bureau. 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04
UHLAN'S FAST MILE.
New Worlds Record in a Trotting
Race, 2:O1H.

Readville, Mass, Sept. 4.-Over a
track fully two seconds slower than
when the great Lou Dillon startled
the world with mile in two minutes
the trotting gelding Uhlan defeated
Hamburg Belle in straight heats at the
Readville track in the second meeting
of the pair to decide the trotting cham
pionship of the world.
AS Uhlac is a locally owned and bred
horse, the victory was decidedly popu-
lar, the crowd of 10000 cheering voct-
ferously.
Hamburg Belle was favorite before
the start at odds of to 8, because OF
Der success last week the initial
meeting of the cracks at Cleveland. AT
that meet she earned the worlds rec
ord of 2:01A for trotters in a race.
In the first heat Hamburg Belle led
all the way to the head of the stretch,
so yards from the wire, with the mare
still a head to the good Andrews began
to use his whip but Hamburg Belle
failed to respond and Uhlan rapidly
went into the lead. winning by two
lengths. The mile was trotted in 2:04A.
The mare in the second heat again led
Uhlan all the way to the stretch,
Andrews knowing the result of waiting
possibly too long in the former mile
was not to be caught so easily this
time and began when entering the
stretch to tease his mare for increased
speed, however Uhlan was as certain
ly crawling to even terms and had col
Jared his opponent when inside the dis
tance.
Here Andrews was successful for a
number of yards in holding his own
but soon after it was perceptible to the
spectators that Hamburg Belle was
weakening under the strain, and Uhlan
was a good length in front at the wire.
The heat was trotted in 2:031z
In deciding the relative merits of the
two fastest racing trotters the world
has even seen, the score stands one
each, with third meeting to establish
the championship.
Other Races.
The $500 purse in the trotting d1vis-
ion of the American horse breeders flu
turity brought out field of ten start
ers and was won by Soprano IN
straight heats, the first in 2:09A and
the second in 2:08a4. Czarevna was sec
ond and the Wolverine third.
The 2:OS pace went four heats, first
money finally being pulled down by
Ella Anbulator. who won the second
and fourth. Second money went to
Rollins and third to Geraldine. The
best heat was paced in 2:0712. Naron
May took first money in the Eli trot
by winning the second and third heats
Demarest was second and DR.. Jack
third The best heat went In 2:OSA.
In straight heats Maggie Winder took
the winners share of the $1,000 purse
in the pacing division of the American
horse breeders futurity. The time was
2:12% and 2:12A. Second money went
to Miss Eva Wilkcha and third to La
copia, the only other starter.
Peter Belts won the $1,000 blue hill
handicap for trotters one and one-half
miles, in 3:15. Olga w. was second,
Ralph Wick third.
The Neponset pacing handicap, one
and one-hale miles, $1,000, went to An
mabel Lee Aileen Wilson was second
and Hal Raven third. The time was
Bile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04
NORDICAlS HOME.
No More Concert Tours and America
for Her Hereafter.

New York, Sept Anime. Nordica,
now Mrs. George w. Young in private
life, and Mr.. Young returned from
their honeymoon on the Lusitania and
Nine Nordica announced that her
concert tour days are over and also
that all her gowns will hereafter be
made in America.
Nine. Nordica went to her home at
Ardsley last night and today visited
the new bungalow Mr.. Young pre-
pared, as a surprise for his bride, at
Deal, N. J.
''I shall sing next week at Ocean
Grove she said. "You know, they
couldn't close the camp meeting with
out a song from me. On November
I make my last appearance in the new
opera house It Boston,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04
Carried 600 Tons of Barnac1es.

Washington, Sept. 4-Six hundred
tons of barnacles have been taken
from the bottom of the armored cruis-
er South Dakota at the Mare Island
navy yard, making the vessels hull
rise four and a half inches in the
water. The barnacles fastened them
selves to the ships bottom during a
recent trip to the South Sea Islands.
Naval authorities were astonished on
learning of the immense weight of the
incumbrance, which interfered with
the ships speed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04
in SHADOW OF PRISON.
@. ID. Shul1ers, Assistant Attorney Cen
eral, Descends on Lansing Jointists.

d. Shukers. assistant attorney general
made an unexpected visit to Lansing
Friday afternoon and opened an in
QUESTION by placing a dozen penitenti-
airy guards and Lansing citizens on the
witness stand.
He obtained a large amount of testi-
mony to be used in LIQUOR prosecution
cases against two Lansing joint keep
ers and half a dozen from this city.
A number of cases for violating injunc-
ton come up in the district court to-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04
She Always Hated Men.

York. Pa. Sept. 4.-The will of Miss
Anna Smith. just probated has aston
ished even the economical Pennsyl-
vania folk. She was a servant for sixty
of her seventy years and never made
more than IS per month, but she leaves
a house worth $1,000 and $1,000 in cash.
Miss Smith had many offers of mar
riage in her younger days, but always
avowed a hatred of men. Her savings
60 to her sister.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04

See J. THOMAS LUMBER co. for
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
MENT. Warranted none better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04
What y. nj. Q. a. Year Book Shows.

New York, Sept 4.-The year book
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton of North America just issued
shows that the organization now in
cludes 1914 associations with 456,927
members gain of 10000 in twelve
months. The associations property
holdings are valued at $62,800,0O0 and
the aggregate debt is $7,100,0OO The
yearly expenses are more than $780,
600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04

Association, Shortstop Tex Jones of
Enid and Outfielder George Watson
of Pittsburg, both of whom Joined
that team before the conclusion of
the season here
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
BRYAN DOES NOT WISH
 TO DEBATE WITH BAILEY

El Paso. Texas. Sept s5.-Dispasches from W. J. Bryan and United Sfates Senator Joseph W. Bailey tonight has practically ended the efforts of El- Paso Democrats to arrange joint de- bate between the two as to their con- troversy in regard to party pledges and the tarin.
 Regarding the propoed joint debate, MT. Bryan wires from Vail, Ariz-
 T am endeavoring to secure Demo- cratic majority In the next congress and propose a tentative platform which I ask the Democratic candidates to ac- cept, reject or amend. Believing that a debate would tend to turn attention from the issue to individuals, l prefer separate meetings and shall not con- sider a joint meeting unless Senator Bailey makes special request for 1t.
 (Signed) w. J. Bryan"
 Tn telegram Senator Bailey says q Joint debate Is desirable but that he is averse to forcing such discussion on MT. Bryan-in view of the latter's opinion that it would affect the national party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
tCOntInued on Phxe TWenyeD WORLD STILL ROLLS ON
 DESPITE PREDICTIONS

West Duxbury. Mass. Sept 25--The end of the world arranged as the finale in the strange drama enacted here du- ring the last few days not having oc- cured as scheduled. most of the act ors tonight left the theater of their activities.
 Hereafter they will await in their homes. with the same Implicit faith, the rendering of the last account. The millennium is still impending. they claim. It Is possible that some mem- Der will again be the recipient of revelation appointing a time and place for the coming of the Lord. Tn that case. similar gathering Is again pos sible
 That it was merely miscalculation by a few of the most radical members which resulted in the gathering now dispersing, was the statement of sev- eral of the conservative members of the sect today. They affirm that the end is near but the time Is uncertain.
 Ashdod. five miles from every where" has been the stage of the weeks program. Tonight but fifty of the 800 remain, and they will probably go soon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
WIRE TNKERS AT STANDSTnL The Country's Telegraph Business Blocked. STRANGE PHENOMENON COMES Violent Electrical Earth Currents
 Observed. Believed to Emanate From Aurora Bo. rcaiis-southern and EasteFn
 Sections ef the Unitea
 states Are Aneetea.
STRANGE PHENOMENON COMES

New York. Sept. 25.-Gripped by the mysterious "aurora," telegraph wires practically all over the world were paralyzed today. From early morn- Ing until night communication was cratic and at times cut on entirely between certain points
 Old telegraph operators called 1t the "aurora" for brilliant northern lights usually follow such an electrical phe- nomenon. but instead of watching for the display. they bent their mind and energies to untangling the snari and adjusting their Instruments.
 The first break came shortly before .. m. Eastern Standard time. or noon at Greenwich and for the next five hours. telegraph wire chiefs from Boston to Chicago wrestied with the strange force.
 That the disturbance was worid- wide was shown by European dis patches which told of similar trouble or lines on the continent as well as on the submarine cables.
 The crest of the wave In the eastern part of this country seems to nave been reached shortly before noon ana after that the wires began to act ,nore rationaliy.
 Still there were frequent throbs dur- ing the late afternoon and evening.
 Because similar disturbances have been noticed during the maximum spot period. which was reached about a year ago. some astronomers have con- Jectured that these, so-calied storms originated in the center of life of the solar system, the electro magnetic waves being simply pulsations from some miEhtier disturbances on the sun
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
CHILL TON MAN SHOT TO DEATH DanLeming Meets Tragic End, JOE WILSON IS IN JAn Father of Large Family Dies in
 the Road. Bad Feeling Between The Two Men Was Caused Fly Row Over .
 Dog shot From Am-
 hush.
WILSON IS IN JAn

Clanton. Sept. 25.-(special J--Dan Leming. prominent farmer of chii- ton county. lies dead at his home to- night as the result of a shot from am- hush. and Joe Wilson is in the Chil- ion county jail at Clanton charged with the murder.
 The tragedy occurred at Maple Springs. five miles south of Clanton. about 5 o'clock this afternoon.
 About a week or ten days ago Will son was driving young colt past the Leming home. A dog belonging to I,eming rushed into the road. barking at the colt and frightening 1t. It ia claimed that hot words passed be- tween the two men at the time of this incident.
 As LeminG was passing along the road this afternoon two shots were fired at him from a revolver. one talk ing effect in the rear of the head just under the left ear. Leming dropped in his tracks.
 Witnesses declare that r,eming was seen running across the fields adtoin- ing the scene of the tragedy just prior to the shooting.
 Deputy Sheriff James Curlee has tened to the scene. but was met on the road by Wilson. who surrendered. Wilson is said to have confessed tn the officer He was brought to the Clanton jail.
 Leming was about forty years old. The surviving members of his family are his wife and nine children, the eldest of whom is seventeen years old
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26

port. Conn. A bevy of ladies and gen. tlemen followed. nearly all dressed In the silks. bonnets and beaver hats of the beginning of the last century.
 Robert Fulton was also greeted with great dignity and much eloquence. a ceremony to which Prince Kuni. of Japan, through his interpreter con- trsbuted by extending the congratula- tions of his country
 Among those in the reviewing stand were Vice President sherman. Joseph 1T. Choate. former ambassador to Great Britain: Rear Admiral Seaton Schroder. commanding the American battleships in the Hudson, Admiral Sir Edward Seymour. commanding the British ships; Governor Hughes of New York Governor J. Franklin Fort of New Jer- sey and a host Of foreign representa- tives.
 The crowd began to disperse to await the night parade. only to learn with disappointment that 1t would be abandoned. Prospects of delays com plicated by the confusion of darkness in the lower harbor was too formidable
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
RICH, HE STARvEs
GARNET MAKER DIES IN saUALrD
 ROOM.
Was Working on Violin When Death came--Esich Securities Founa in
 Home of anaint \ Hermit.

Cincinnati. Sept. z5.--One of the most remarkable cases in the history of the coroner's office here was re- ported late yesterday when the body of Christopher Kuhn. aged 6S, a cabi- net maker. was discovered in his squalid room at 1922 Central avenue
 The man had been dead since Sep- tember, 6, when, according to neigh bors. he apparently died of starvation
 Secreted in the room where he was found were many thousands of dollars worth of securities and deeds to, the property in which his room was To- cated and adjoining property along Central avenue. There were keys to safety deposit box in the city hall bank and a bank book showing he had on deposit $1.100.
 Kuhn's body will be buried by neigh bors.
 The coroner learned that Kuhn was hermit and that he seldom ate any thing, remaining in his room working on a violin which he was making.
 There were two violins in the room one of which is said to be worth s1.- 500 and which was once the property of A famous musician.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
FARNUM NOT GUILTY
FREED FROM ONE CHARGE OF
 BRIBERY.
sBeer King" of south Carolina Must Face Other Counts in Connect
 ion With State Dispensary

SC8u0Mls
 Columbia, s. C.. Sept. 26-The jury in the case of James Farnum. the Beer King Of South Carolina. indicted for bribery. brought in verdict of not guilty this afternoon after almost six hours deliberation. Farnum was ac- cused of bribing officials Of the former State Dispensary and influencing them to make purchases from him. It was adduced in the testimony that out Of business that did from two and a half to three million dollars annually, Farnum in six months received awards amounting to $SS4.000.
 The jury had been expected to re- main out much longer and probably to report mistrial.8 although the prose. cutton's case and evidence were heliev- ed to be exceedingly strong.
 Farnum is still under indictment Tor bribery in another case and is tmplt- cated in two other cases of conspiracy to defraud He will be tried at an- other term of court.
 The next case on the series of prose- cutions to be tried at this term. grow ing out of the defalcations from the State Dispensary. is that of John Black, charged with accepting bribe. which comes up next week:
 Black was former member of the Board of Directors of the now defunct instttutlon. All ineSe tEidtes theio oo- ing six more in all arose out of evl- dence uncovered by Attorney General J. Eraser Lyon and State Senator Niels Christensen, Jr., who investigated" the State Dispensary, and opened up one of the most startling and shocking graft stories that has come up In re- cent years. It Is roughly estimated by those who know. that about mil lion dollars was stolen from the dis' pensary by various officials.
 The feature of the Farnum trial was the sensational statement made on the witness stand by Joseph B. Wyiie. TOT. mer member of the State Dispensary Board, that he had receiveo nonss ,S influence with the Board.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
nriYer In smaah-I1n.

Nashville, Tenn. Sept. 25-DurinR the automobile races at the State Fair today, Jack Suth had his right arm broken, his leg and head hurt. He is in a dangerous condition, concussion of the brain being feared. He was driv. Ing an Olds machine in third place, and when rounding a turn a front wheel of the car popped. John Green, riding with Suth, threw the lever and the spill came, throwing Green out and only bruisIng him. Suth was caught under the car, which turned completely over. Suth Is in a local hospital and was operat ted on tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
(,Icar. RoO.eveIt'n skirts.

Washington, Sept. 25-To set at rest allegations which have appeared quite generally over the country regarding the source of the funds used by the Roosevelt hunting expedition in Africa Secretary walcott of the Smithsonian Institution today authorized the state ment that not a cent of the cost comes from the funds of the institution or from the United States government. It is declared that the personal friends of MT. Roosevelt. whose names are not disclosed have provided the scientific party with sufficient funds to carry on the expedition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
wntkInn Getn Trial.

Aaheville. N. C., Sept. 25.-A specla term of court was today called for october 25 to try Constable F. J. Wat kins. who shot and killed John H Bunting. of Wilmington. and wounded Paul Cameron. of Collins. at Black Mountain several months ago. Wat kins claims he was called to the ho- tel at Black Mountain where the men were stopping, to quell disturbance and that they showed light and he shot in self-defenas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
MEXICO SENDS TROOPS win Have Regulars at Meeting of the " presAdemts.

Mexico City. Sept. z6-The Presi' tentiai guard, a battalion of zapadores ssss.ai inAxntry ana artillery corps and the well known police band are to be taxen to Ciudad Juarez for the meeting between President Dag and Presiuent 1aft- Part or the President ial guard will accompany the Presi. denton his own train while the balance will go ahead of It.
 All arrangements for the transports ton of the troops are now beng made by oficisis in charge. It is the ides to leave nothing undone to .make the Presidential meeting one to be remem- bered and the Mexican government in- tends to bring all it's resources to beai to have the greeting surrounded wit1 everything that night conduce to friendliness between the two execu- tives and the two nations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
apaf On aafurn

Cambridge. Mass, Sept. 25.--Dr. Per. cival Lowell of the Harvard 1hserva- tory. announced tonight that a diecov. cry has been made by Slither of Flag stan. Ariz.. observatory of c white spot on Saturn. fifty degrees south. tran sited September 23 al 5 o'clock Wash. tngton time. The message cSniatnina this information said that there was also a medal dark streak along sa. turns equator,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
INCIPIENT RIOTS MARK
 CAR STRIKE IN OMAHA

Omaha. Neb.. Sept. 25.--Several i'm cipient riots in the street car strike here were quelled by the police today The list of injuries now include Pa trolman Rooney. skull fractured by stone. and Motorman Harry Moran. whose eye was destroyed by a brick.
 Mayor Dalman announced this after noon that another meeting will he held tomorrow afternoon at which a prop asition from the company to the strik- ing car men will be submitted, The belief is expressed that the strike will end tomorrow.