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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-05

amounts to a veto of such items said
Mr.. Hepburn. There is he added
no duty in this bill so high as to Of
fend me-
shortly afternoon, and entered upon
an extended denunciation of the hide
and leather schedule. Mr.. Warren
called on Senators A1drich, Gallinger
and Dick to say what they thought
of the doctrine of free raw mater
All declared that they did not ap-
prove of the idea of admitting hides
free of duty. Very similar replies
we're received from Senators Bristow,
called on to state their views.
Storm of DisapprovaI.
Never before had a tariff bill
passed under such a storm of dis
approval said Mr.. Bailey speaking
in opposition to the report. You
hope" he said, addressing the Re
publicans. that with the returning
tide of prosperity the people will for
get the bad features of the BILL
Mr. Bailey reviewed political and in
dustrial conditions to prove that the
Wilson bill had not been responsible
that the present bill would not inn
prove conditions, although the Repub-
licans would endeavor to spread the
idea that it would In the opinion of
was but a fair tale to catch
Mr.. Clapp, Mimi, and men of his
kind"
Crossing the aisle and directing his
remarks specifically to Mr.. Aldrich,
Mr.. Bailey declared that nobody be-
Ieved in the doctrice of free raw ma
terial. adding that the Rhode Island
senator did not believe in it except
when it affected New England inter-
ests.
But" he said. when you take the
tax off hides for the benefit of New
England, the people will take tax out
Of your hides in all those western
states.'
RfppIes of laughter followed this
in which Mr.. Aldrich could not
refrain from joining.
House Meets and Takes Recess.
Washington, Aug. 5.-Ten minutes
after convening today the house took
4 recess until 2:3O o'clock in the ex-
1ectation that the senate resolution
for a reduction in the tariff
'ates on leather and leather goods
would be ready to act upon
Majority Leader Payne expressed |
he hope that today would witness the /
nd of the present special session. He |
Lppealed to all members. regardless |
If party. to be in their seats at the |
ime stated.
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HIS WILL IS ATTACKED
Dead Saloon Keeper Left Estate to
Charity and Negroes.

Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 5.-A suit
to break the will of Charles Schatt-
ner. wealthy saloon keeper and pol
itician. who died "a few months ago,
leaving $4,000 10 local charitable
institutions and about $4,000 to ne
gro employees, was filed here yester-
day by Eugene Schattner, a brother.
The estate was valued at 100000
Eugene Schattner alleges that his
brother was addicted to the use of
intoxicants. which impaired his mind
and made him incapable of making
will. when the instrument was
drawn. He also alleges that Mary E.
Yates. a negro housekeeper, whom
the will gives $10,8OO. exerted undue
influence over his brother. \ negro
porter and a negro nurse were also
beneficiaries under the will.
Frank Schattner. a brother living
in st. Louis, was given 500.
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TO REGAIN ALEXANDRA.
Moorish Priests Are Telling the Peo-
pie the Time Has Come.

. AIhucemas. Morocco, Aug 5.-The
Riffs are preaching holy war
against Spain and a picturesque fea-
ture Of their arguments is a revival of
the old legend according to which
the Riff Arabs. who are descendants
of the Moors driven out of Spain by
Isabella and Ferdinand, and destined
to clear the SDaniards out of Africa,
cross Spain and reconquer the coun
trv over which Boabdil. the last king
of Grenada, ruled.
Every Riff family is being visited by
the priests and told that the time
for the fulhllment of this legend is
now at hand and urged to enter the
war to regain the Alhambra.
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Up Is Hours
DRAWS A BIG GRO WD.
Public Execution by the GuilIotfne
Takes Place in Paris.


Paris. Aug. 5.--A sudden official an
noHncement that a public reheading
would take place at 4:30 O'Clock this
morning in the Boulevard fronting the
Santa prison, created a sensation in
Paris which had not seen an execution
in fifteen years. Immediately immense
crowds gathered a the scene, but we're
kept back from the guillOtine by heavy
details of police and municipal guards.
Partisan sentiment has long been OPP
posed to public executions. for il the
past they were accompanied oy scan
dalous scenes of revelry. Despite this
sentiment parliament refused 10 abolish
tho death penalty in France. and ir
view of the revolving crime of the man
executed this morning. President Fal-
Heres refused OF commute his sentence
to life imprisonment.
The victim was named Duchemin,
aged %. a butcher. In 1908 he stabta
his mother, and this not resulting in
her death quick enough, he finished her
by strangulation. The motive for the
crime was robbery.
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SUTTON CASE RESUMED.
Officers Called as Witnesses Are Made
Defendants.

Annapolis. NJ, Aug. 5.-The naval
board of inquiry resumed its hearings
here today in Investigating the death
of Lieutenant James NJ. Sutton, L. S.
NJ G, of Portland, Ore, who was shot
in an encounter with his brother Off
GERS near the marine corps barracks
two years ago.
All the young officers who we're with
Sutton at the time of his death and
who have already testified were in
court today as defendants. and Mrs.
Sutton, Lieutenant Sutton's mother.
appeared as complainant in pursuance
of the order of Commander John
Hood, L. s. N. senior member of the
board, changing the alignment of the
proceedings at adjournment a week
ago.
Lieutenant Harold H. Utley of the
marine corps and Surgeon F. c. Cook.
whose absence in foreign waters
caused the former adjournment, were
called into court by Commander Hood
and informed of their rights before
proceedings began today
You appear here accused of
crime, and you have the right to be
resent, to cross examine witnesses
and be represented by counsel" said
Commander Hood.
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old and later taken her to a place
known as the Eagles Nest. given her
wine and either ruined her or at
tempted to. Asked why she was will
ing to tell this story regarding a man
who, after all, had been kind to her,
Mr.. Carvalho testified that the girl
said:
He has taken from me more than L
ever got from him and now that he is
dead, and I am destitute, L feel justified
in selling the letters for what 1 can
get"
Thaw took the stand long enough to
identify the letters as having been
given him. When Mr.. Carvalho re-
sumed he testified that he had told
Thaw that he believed these letters
were Whites and that in measure
they substantiated Miss Parker's story.
Cross examined by Mr.. Jerome, Mr..
Carvalho admitted there was nothing
obscene in the Parker letters, nothing
to prove absolutely her story OF the
manner of her downfall. He said Thaw
told him that White treated the woman
named courteously until he found she
was not a woman of loose character
and then he wanted to ruin her
The representation of the trial evil
dence occupied the time up to recess.
The portions read all bore on Thaw's
mental condition.
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ROBBED A BANK,
Laborer Presented Check and
Revolver at Same Time.
Cashier Handed Over All the
Money on Hand.
ROBBER THEN FLED.
Pursued by Posse of Citizens
of the Town.
Was Shot Dead After killing
One of His Pursuers.
THEN FLED.

White Bear. MINI. Aug. 5.-Fol-
lowing a bold hold up of the First
State bank of this village today,
Henry Paul. the robber and Fred
Larkins, one of the pursuing citizens,
were shot and killed. and William
Butler, of the = posse mortalIy
wounded
One other man received a wound
in the thigh and still another was
sEot through the wrist
The robber. who had been en-
plOyed as a laborer for several days.
received his check for $6 early to-
day and when he went to the bank to
was the only man in the bank
Paul offered Au2er the check and
while the cashier was examining it,
he drew a revolver. Following the
robbers instructions. he passed over
all the currency in the house,
amounting to $3.50. The robber fed
through the villa ge streets towards
Bald Eagle lake Auger gave the
alarm and in a few minutes an armed
posse was in pursuit.
The robber took refuge in q shed
about two squares from the bank
and when the citizens drew near,
opened fire. Larkins. who was lead
ing the posse. went boldly into the
shed. He dropped dead on the
with a b diet in his heart
suers, who retired t. sheltered points
and opened fire on the shed with
rifles and reVolverS.. The fire was
briskIy returned by the robber. who
in a few minutes fell shot through
the abdomen
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Mrs. Beach SOuthgate Brings
Her Action in Chicago.
Alleges That Wealthy Husband
Has Been Cruel.
KICKED AND BEAT HER
This Happened at Christmas
Time She Says.
Action Sensation in the
Illinois Metropolis.

Chicago. Aug. 5.-A literary di-
vorce which attracted attention was
that begun Yesterday by Mrs. Eliza
beth T. Southgate. who is widely
known in social and literary circles.
and who has produced several
literary achievements. The de-
fendant is Beach Southgate. son OF
the president of the Congress Hotel
company. In the petition he is re-
ferred to as Beach Southgate. with
the notation that he was christened
Richard II. Southgatc. jr.
Mrs. Southgate alleges cruelty. Her
petition is the fulhIment of rumors
which had been adoat for a week.
December IS, 1908. she alleges. her
husband beat her and again on
December "a of the same year. His
favorite mode of correction. she
alleges, was to pinch, choke and kick
her.
The above Chicago dispatch confirms
the story which vas printed in the
State Journal ten days ago with refer
cree to Mrs. Beach SouthHate, who was
formerly Miss Bess Tincher. a Topeka
girl Rumors that domestic relations
Letween N+rs. Southgate ard her rich
husband, Beach SOuthgatc. assistant
manager of the Auditorium Annex in
Chicago, were not what they should be.
have Deen current topics of gossip
Smong circles of her friends for some
time. Nothing definite, however. was
known of the nature of the charges
which she would bring against her hus-
band until the above dis
latch reached Topeka today. 1t is un-
6erstood that the divorce viii not be
contested.
Tne wedding o. Miss Tincher with Mr..
Southgate was q sensation in Topeka
society circles two years ago. Miss
Tincher. who was bright young To-
peka girl was visiting with her sister.
Miss FAY Tincher, in Chicago. and while
there met Mr.. Southsate, who at once
became an ardent SuitOr. The wedding
occurred but a short time after the
I rincipals bad first met. Miss Tincher
was an unusually attractive girl The
Southgate family is very wealthy one.
Mrs. 5outhSate. who is visiting her
mother. Mrs. Charles HiXon, at 634
Fillmore street, was not at home today
and could not be seen.
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REEDER AT HOME.
Congressman Stops in Topeka Be
tween Trains.

On his way to his home in Logan.
Kan. Congressman W. \. Reeder of
the Sixth district stopped off in To-
peka Wednesday evening and was
able 10 talk t. a few newspaper men
between trains.
Cong essmtn Reeder has just re-
turned from the heat OF the tariff
fight in Washington and he is en-
thusiastic about the Payne bill. He
says it is the bill that Taft wishes to
pass and the bill around which all the
good Republicans should rally
In giving out a statement Mr..
Reeder said:
Let me predict that a new worlds
record viii be made under the Payne
h:I in the general prosperity that will
prevail among the people of this
country.
brought about by reckless expansion
of great business interests, We have
been undergoing a process of re-
trenchment in all business lines.
There is no surplus of manufactured
products on hand in the industrial in
stitutions of the world.
THE consuming public has been
buying short and laying up money for
the past two years. All this means
that the industrial world is going to
have its energies taxed to the utter
most to meet the enormous demands
that will be made upon it by the con-
sumner.
I'm my judgment, the reformer for
revenue has about run his course;
the farmer with his swollen bank ac-
count is a poor subject before whom
to bring his doctrine of complaint.
The Republican party is now. as al
ways. meeting the great questions of
the day and solving them wisely. 1t
is entitled to the respect and con-
fdence of the American people, and
I shall be greatly mistaken if it does
not have their loyal support
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SLUGGED A CARTO0NIST
Now Baseball Player Is Under Bonds
of a thousand Dollars.

Decatur. ILL.,, Aug ALBERT
"Beany' Jacobson, eX-pitcher of ST.
now pitching for Decatur in the
Three 1" league is under $1,000
bonds for an alleged assault on r. NJ.
Kanouse, "A local cartoOnist.
Kanouse is in the hospital uncou-
scious and the result of his injuries
can not be foretold at this time.
Jacobson had taken offense at a
sporting note in the paper, and meet
terday, is said to have knocked him
down and kicked him in the head.
kanouse went to the office and was
found later unconscious. 1t is thought
his skull is fractured. Jacobson did
not know Kanouse, and had no per-
sonal grudge against him.
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VOTING ON A STRIKE.
Chicago Surface Car Employees Are
Casting Their Ballots.

Chicago. Aug. 5.-Ballotting ON the
strike proposition was begun here to-
day by employees of the various sur
face street car lines. As fast as the
men finished their shifts" they Wis
tied headquarters and deposited their
votes.
This process will continue until
early tomorrow and after that sew
eraI hours must elapse while the votes
are being counted. Official announce
ment of the result is set for Satur-
day night. There are 5000 members
of the union entitled to vote. A
two-thirds majority is required to
carry the strike proposition.
Union officials watching the ballot
ting said the early vote was heavily
in favor of a walk out.
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AFTER 22 YEARS.
Owner of Lost Government Bond Re-
cefves Interest in a Lump.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 5.-Sim Harris
of St. Louis, has received from
Charles Treat, treasurer of the Uni
ted States Sc interest checks for 500
each on a $4,000 government bond
that was stolen from Harriss office
in Cincinnati. % years ago. He was
notified that on presentation of prop
er proof the principal of the bond
would be paid.
Harris says that at the time the
bond was stolen he was practicing
law in the office of Joseph B. For
aker. AS time went on, he says, he
forgot all about the bond until the
government at its maturity began to
make search for him.
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IT Wns Hcr mRobbH.v y

Chicago, Aug. 5.-'I hope it is not
nv Bobby" cried Mrs. A F. Bruce.
while a boy was being taken from un-
der a street car that had run over
him in front of her home. A moment
later the excited crowd around the
car parted and she looked upon the
face of her six-year-old son. She had
run into the street after her husband,
who had hurried to the house for a
candle to find the boy under the car.
not knowing that it was his son. The
boy was hurried to a hospital, where
he died.
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BLACKBURN IS HURT.
Comisl1ey's Recruit Broke FibuIa In
Sliding to Third.

Providence, r. l., 9ug. THE in
jury sustained by Russell Blackburn,
the young shortstop of the Providence
team, who recently was sold to the
Chicago Americans at big price, be-
comes more serious than was at first
reported and there are grave doubts
about his being able to play again this
season.
In the fourth inning of the last
game in Montreal Wednesday while
trying to steal third he wrenched his
leg and it was thought he had simply
strained it.
An examination yesterday. however.
revealed that he had broken the f1bula
six inches above the ankle.
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ALL READY TO SIGN.
Preparation for Quick Work on the
Tariff Bill.

Washington. Aug with view
of Fastening the hour of signing of the
Payne tariff bill, the government
printing office has nearly every page
of the measure printed on parchment
so that it can be submitted for the
signature of the speaker, the vice
president and the president almost as
soon as congress has finally agreed to
it. 1t is estimated that within 80 min
utes of the final action of congress. the
message will be ready for signature
by the officials who will make it the
law of the land.
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ANOTHER LIGHT RAIN FALLS.
The Temperature Also Somewhat
Cooler Today

A steady rain, unaCcompanied by
wind or electric demonstration. fell in
Topeka durin the early hours this
morning, netting is one-hundredths
of an inch. The highest temperature
reached at any time Wednesday was
So an Improvement over any day OF
the preceding week, and the minimum
this morning was 20. The river reach
ed a, stage of Ill this morning. a rise
of about two feet. The little rise was
occasioned by recent rains In the
northwest. and reached its zenith at
Ill mark.
Reports from the government
weather stations in the state indicate
that the rain was general, but heaviest
in the central west. Mcpherson got
tions in the state reported over half an
inch.
The forecast for tonight and Friday
is Generally fair, with probably
showers in eastern portion of the
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Leach.s Successor Named.

Washington, Aug. 5.-President Taft
today sent to the senate the nomination
of A. Piatt Andrew of Massachusetts
to. be director of the mint The nomi-
ration is to succeed Frank A. Leach
president Of the Peoples Water com
pany of Oakland. cal. Mr. Andrew is
an assistant to the national monetary
commission and professor of economics
IN Harvard university
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Declines shippey,s Place.

formerly a newspaper man of Chicago.
and at present private secretary to
Mayor Busse, today declined to accept
the position of chief of police, rendered
him by the mayor yesterday.
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ZEPPELIN FLIES.
The Count Makes a Journey of
10 Miles.
From Frankfort to Cologne
Down the Rhine.
HE RAN INTO A FOG
And DeViateS From His Course
10 Miles or More.
Heads Directly for City When
the Weather Clears.

Cologne, Aug. 5.-The airship
Zeppelin II. arrived here at 1915 a
M, today. two hours and a quarter
later than expected. The vessel was
delayed bv unfavorable weather. The
ship circied the tower of Cologne
cathedral. flying low. and then sailed
to the suburb of Bickendorf tC come
down. The landing place and the bal
loon shed were surrounded by i'm
mcnse crowds.
The progress of the vessel was re-
ported by telegraph as it came down
the Rhine. Crowds witnessed the pas
sage from Limburg, Neuwied,
Remagen and Bonne. The ship ran
into a thick fog as it approached
Cologne and deviated from it's course
TO the southwest by ten or more
miles. 1t got its bearings again near
Duren and when the fog lifted it
headed straight for the city and came
in rapidly.
The Start.
Frankfort, Aug 5.-The airship
Zeppelin II, started from here at
dawn today on its third effort to
reach Cologne, 10 miles away
The lines were cast loose at twenty
minutes before five and even at that
early hour a crowd of $4,000 people
had assembled to cheer the de-
parture.
The landing at Bickendorf was
made safely and successfully.
Up 10 Hours.
Berlin. Aug. 5.-The military diri-
gible balloon Gross II after an en-
durance flight of Is hours and 40
this afternoon. The ship made its way
to Halee and return, a total distance
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British steamer Founders

Capetown, Aug. 5.-The British
steamer Maori foundered last night of
Slang bay. Nine members Of her
crew already have been landed and up
to the present time six bodies have
been washed upon the beach.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
Friday; preceded by showers in north
portion tonight.
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CAROLINA CONGRESSMEN ILL.
Condition of Messrs. Ellerbe and
Johnson Regarded as Serious.

Washington, July 12.-Consider-
able alarm is felt here by friends Of
congressman Ellerbe and Johnson.
because of the fact that both of them
are considered seriously i'll. Mr. e.
lerbe has been a patient in Provi
dence Hospital for six weeks with a
fractured leg and he has, il is under
stood, today developed pneumonia.
because OF the strict rules being OBJ
served at the hospital il is difficult to
secure any particulars.
Mr.. Ellerbe's colleagues i'm congress
are, however, considerably worried
over the fact that after apparently
setting along nicely he should take
this bad turn.
Representative Johnson was taken
i'll on the floor of the house Friday
and was assisted by some OF hi
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Turning the Tables.

He was terribly "short" man.
but he knew a real live business
woman when he saw her. She was
applying for a situation as confiden-
tial clerk and typist, and he turned
upon her rapid fire Of questions:
Talk slang?"
"No. SIR"
Know how to spell cat and dog
correctly?"
"Yes, SIR"
use the telephone every other
minute?"
''No, sir.''
Usually tell everybody in the Of
fee how much the firm owes and all
the rest Of the private business you
learn?"
mo. sir"
He was thinking of something else
TO ask her when she took a hand in
the matter and put few queries.
Smoke cigars when you're die.
tating?"
"Why-er-no!" he gasped in as
tonishment.
ISLAM things about when business
Is bad?"
NO"
Think you know enough about
grammar and punctuation to appre-
ciate good typist when you get
one?"
II think So"
want me TO go to work, or is
your time worth so little that
He interrupted her enthusiastically:
cally:
Kindly hang up your things and
let's get at these letters.-Tit- Bits.
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Hard to Decide.

From time immemorial the negro
In the South has been closely asso-
ceated with to things-the water
melon and the chicken. Everyone
knows his fondness for both. He is
even thought to be a kleptomaniac IN
reference 60 each. Many times has
he been In the courts of the State on
the charge of visiting chicken roost
when the shades Of night had fallen.
Many nights has he prowled the fields
OF the state for the watermelon.
These offences are considered minor
and In most cases attributed to the
black mans inborn love for chicken
and melons. Whether he likes the
melon or chicken better was clearly
defined by an incident which ocurred
In Columbia last night,
On the back veranda of Commits
sioner watson's residence on Gervals
street is a large refrigerator. In this
refrigerator on Saturday night there
was placed large dressed chicken
and a s0-pound watermelon. The
commissioner was expecting fine
Sunday dinner. Yet Is Is possible
that he was greatly disappointed, for
the cook. on opening the Ice box next
morning. found the melon. but the
chicken was gone.
II negro was the culprit. and ana
lying his desires. It must have taken
him long time to decide which one
no would take.-Columbia state.