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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-07
WHISKY BURNED.
Drunken Man Dropped Bottles and
Then Lighted Match.

Wallowa, Ore, July 7.-Dr. c. A. Ault
of Enterprise, Oregon. suffered serious
burns as the result of a peculiar occur
renee on a train yesterday.
The physician was IN the lavatory
when an intoxicated logger forced his
way in and in maudlin effort to drink
from them, dropped two TASKS OF
whisky, both TASKS breaking. After
lighting a cigar the man threw the
flaming match into the spirits and the
lavatory was aflame instantly. Before
DR.. Ault could open the door he was
overcome by the fumes and heat
Trainmen discovered his predicament
in time to save his life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-07
WAS NO ELECTION.
Colorado Springs's First Vote Under
New Charter.

Colorado Springs. Colo. July g.
An unusually light vote was cast yes
terday in the first city election under
the new charter. The Democrats were
united and gave their candidate. H
F. Avery, a vote Of 2,132 with w. II.
Spurgeon, Republican, and Citizens
Charter candidate, second place, with
14S2 votes. The Republicans had
two other candidates in the field,
which accounts for the low vote OF its
leading candidate. None Of the 28
candidates for commissioners receiv-
ed the necessary 81 per cent of votes
for election.A second election VIII bo
held July 20. at which the two lead
ing candidates for mayor and the
eight highest men in race for COM
missioners will be candidates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-07
WESTON REACHES RENO.
VIII Cross Sierras Through Southern
Pacific Pass.

Reno, New, July Edward Pay
son Weston, the aged pedestrian. ar
rived in Reno at 2:O5 this morning,
going Immediately to bed. He was
greeted by a crowd of newspaper men
and late stayers. Weston has not de-
cided whether he will leave Reno at
10 a. m. or late in the afternoon. He
saws he is not weary, but counts on a
reaction.
The pedestrian will cross the Sierras
through a pass selected for him by
the Southern Pacific thus cutting out
the snow sheds which he has dreaded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-07
STAKE RACES FILLED.
One Hundred Sixty Entries for the
Eight Events.

r. T. Kreipe. secretary Of the State
Fair association. announced today
that all the stake races for the 1903
race meet. TO be held September
1915. had been filed. There are
eight stake races on the program. and
Kreipe has closed 160 entries for the
eight events It is the largest entry
list ever secured for like event, and
insures an excellent showing of fast
horses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-07
DEAD WOMAN HIS WIFE.
The Husband Identifies the Body and
Commits Suicide.

Louisville, KY. July Responding
to a notice that the body of his wife,
who it is believed committed suicide
two or three days ago, had been taken
from the Ohio river, Walter J. Hon
aker- member of a prominent firm Of
retail shoe dealers, viewed the body
at an undertaking establishment here
today and after identifying it, commit
ted suicida-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-07
IS NEWS TO Killing.
Says He Knows Nothing of Brooklyn
DeaI-He Won't Play.

Kansas City. No. July Johnny
Killing, the former Chicago National
League club catcher. said today when
shown a dispatch from New York, re-
porting that he was to become manager
of the Brooklyn club:
This is all news to me- I know
nothing about such a deal. I will not
PLAY baseball this year. This is hnal.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-07
COAKLEY AS MANAGER.
Former Cub Pitcher With Semi Pro
Team-Doran Catching.

New York, July PITCHER Andy
Coakley. formerly of the Chicago Cubs.
has become manager of the Manhattan
baseball club, strong semi-profes-
sional team in this city. He will do
the pitching and Tom Doran, the for
mer catcher of the Boston American
League club, will be the backstop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-07
LIGHT SHOWERS PREDICTED.
state of the River Is 16 Feet This
Afternoon.

The forecast for tonight is unset
tied weather, with light showers. For
the sake of those who live adjacent
to the Kaw river, it is to be hoped
that the showers will be light, as pre-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-07

dicted. With the water now on it's
way. and due to reach Topeka about
Friday morning, q few showers which
were not light" might disturb the
peace and quiet of the Kaw valley.
This afternoon the wind is blowing z
miles an hour from the northeast,
and the hourly temperatures are re-
COrdad aq fOIIOwS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-07
Funston Leaves for San Francisco.

,Leavenworth, Kan, July Cen
of the service schools at Fort Leaven-
worth, left today for San Francisco.
He will remain in the west until his
return to the fort on August Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-07
Weather Indicar

Weather Indications.
Chicago, July Forecast for Kan
sas: Unsettled tonight and Thursday,
with showers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-07

6C0ntinued on Page SIX
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-27
The Uses Of Adyersity.


"Grogan," said the head Of the de-
partment store, eying him sharply,
you've quit drinking, haven't you?"
"Yes, sor, !" answered the red headed
Hibernian who worked in the pack
ing department. .'I haven't taken a
dhrink av anything stronger thin
iced tay fr three 1nonths.''
II am glad to hear it, Grogan. I'll
make it an object to you to stay quit.
But how did you break yourself of the
habit?''
BE hittin' me thumb nail wild a
hammer whin I was packin' box o.
goods.
IT don't see how that could cure
you.'' ss...
"Well. Misther Barker, it was this
way. II I'd been sober, dye moind, I'd
piver have done it, butt wasn't. Whin
I whacked me thumb instead av the
nail was thryin' to dhrive it made a
black spot at the root av me thumb
nail. I says to mesilf: .Grogan, I'll
punish We FIR that. Ye shan't have a
dhrink av ayther beer r whusky until
that black spot has gone
well, scr, twas two months befure
It had growed out to the end o. me
thumb anil cud cut it off, an be that
time I'd lost all me appetite f'r beer
an whusky.
'eThin / says to mesen .Grogan, I'll
reward We FIR that. Ye're sober man
now, an ye'll stay, sober That's the
whole story, sol. Youth's Companion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-27
The Wise Eskimos.

Everything in the Eskimo dress has
"a reason for It's existence, writes Cap
tain Road Amundsen in .sThe North
west Passage. The members Of Cap
tain Amundsen's expeditions had be-
come accustomed to the Eskimo dress
and had adopted II, but many Of them
thought 1t ridiculous for grown up
men to 90 about wearing fringe to
their clothes, SO they cut it Of. I
had my scrup1es about this, says the
author, as / had already learned that
most things IN the Eskimo's clothing
and other arrangements had their dis
tinct meaning and purpose, SO I kept
my fringe and put up with the ridi-
cule. He laughs bestswho laughs last.
One fine day the anovaks, sort Of
tunic reaching below the knee, made
OF deerskin, from which the fringes
had been cut off, commenced to curl
up, and It the fringe had not been put
on again quickly they would soon have
looked like neckties.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-27

]. e. Thompson, proprietor Of the
Palace hotel at Blackjack. came in
this morning on the M. & /. train
for short visit in this city.
Ed Tabor returned to the city
this morning from a short business
visit at Kelliher in the interest Of the
Melges Brothers wholesale company.
Nels Otterstad, the village post
master at Turtle, was an arrival on
this mornings train who came in for
a short business visit in Bemidji.
w. B. Stewart, county superinten-
dent Of schools. returned to the city
last evening from st. Paul, where ne
had been for several days past, on
a business trip.
j. A. Vessel Of St. Paul, a we'll
known commercial traveller, returned
to the city this morning from a trip
to the towns up north and will spend
Sunday in Bemidji.
]. Bisiar, the piano man, returned
on this mornings train from Big
Falls and other points up the line
where he has been transacting bust
ness during the last few days.
John Bjorem and F. H. Mackey,
two Of Farris' principal citizens,
spent yesterday afternoon and last
evening in this city, on legal bust
ness. They returned home on the
night east-bound G. N. passenger
train last night.
2. O. Moore and ]. K. Stangeland,
the logging firm of E. o Moore &
Co., of this city, returned to the
city this morning from their camps
in the vicinity of Northome where
they have been spending the last few
days inspecting the work.
Crippen & Reese, proprietors of
the Reed Photographic studio, re-
sumed business. today after being
delayed month in their business by
the fire which destroyed part of their
stock recently. They are now able
to take care Of all the orders which
they receive.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-27
PILES CURED At HOME BY
NEW ABSORPTION METH Oh.

II you suffer from bleeding, itching, blind
or protruding Piles, send me your address.
and will tell you how to cure yourself at
home By the new absorption treatment; and
will also send some Of this home treatment
own locality IL requested. Immediate res
lief and permanent cure assured Send no
money, but tell others Of this offer. Write
today to Mrs. n. Summers, Box p, South
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-27
Don't Try Uncertain Recines

It is entirely unnecessary to exnar;ma,t
with this. that and the other recipe. Why
waste time, money and patience when YOU
can get from Pc, your grocer. for 10 cents, .
Chocolate Or Custard-for making pies that
are SO good that when you. eat one piece Won
w1llWant -another2 The way to please the
men-folks Is to give them good pie, ~ -
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
ADANA'S STREETS FILLED
WITH BODIES OF DEAD

mob; he returned to his residence and
did not venture put for two days.
William Chambers. field secretary of
the Young Mems Christian association,
and myself proceeded to the Konak
and found a bowling mob demanding
arms with which TO kill the Giaours-
We then went TO the telegraph to sum
mon the British cOnsuls, On the steps
of the building WI saw three Arme-
mans who had been m~assacred. Their
bodies had been mutilated. While we
were in the telegraph Office. a mob
burst into the room where we were
and killed two Armenians before our
eyes, The unfortunates were suppl
eating the protection OF the Walt when
they were struck down.
We managed to make our way into
the next room. where we made repre-
sensations to the vail. This Official
said ne could 10 nothing. He was
afraid of his life, and he made no
attempt to project US. Somehow, we
managed TO get to the interior of Ko-
max, where we remained at h side of
the government officials for the next
as hours.
Missionaries OF the Central Turkish
mission had assembled for a district
conference In the center OF Adana on
the day or the outbreak, They re-
ceived and protected hundreds of ref
h6otS ia VI tAtAN ACoA "
girls, and courageously endeavored to
paclfy the warning elements.
"On Thursday Daniel Miner Rogers
and Henry Maurer, American mission
aries, were killed under treacherous
circumstances. On Friday the Ar
menians yielded, since when there has
been little numbering.
Picks Way Through Dead.
"Adana Is in a pitiable condition.
The town has been pillaged n de-
stroycd, and there are thousands OF
homeless people here without means OF
livelihood, 1t is impossible to estimate
the number OF killed. The corpses lie
scattered through the streets. Friday,
when / went out, ! had to pick my way
between the dead to avoid stepping on
them. Saturday morning / counted a
dozen carloads OF Armenian bodies in
one-half lot being carried to tho
river and thrown into the water. In
the Turkish cemeteries graves are be-
ing dug wholesale.
"The condition OF the refugees is
most pitiable and heartrending. Not
only are there orphans and widows be-
yond number, but a great many. ever
the babies, are suffering from severe
wounds"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
Missionary Writes Graphic De-
scription of Terrible Condi-
tions Where MosIems Are
ButChering Christians.

ConstantinopIe, April 29.-There was
a fresh outbreak or fanaticism and
murder last night at Adana, accom-
panied by footing and incendiarism
The situation there is critical.
Adana, Asiatic Turkey (yia Constan-
tinople. April 29.-The Rev. Herber
Adams Gibbons, OF Hartford, Conn, a
missionary Of the American board OF
foreign missions, stationed here and at
Tarsus, was an eye witness OF the
scenes of terror and destruction at the
center of the Moslem uprising. He
gives as follows h first graphic story
OF the series OF massacres, rapine and
incendiarism:
The entire vilayet OF Adana has been
visited during the past five days by a
terrible massacre of Armenians. the
worst ever known in the history of the
district. The fighting has been univer-
sal and the government has been pow
erless To check the disorders. Adana,
the capital of the province, has been
the storm center.
Conditions have been unsettled for
some time and there has been animos-
ity between Turks and Armenians ow-
ing TO the political activity OF the lat
ter and their open purchasing of arms.
Early last Wednesday morning,
while / was In the market, l noticed
tina the Armenians were closing their
shops and h%urrying to their homes. An
Armenian and a Turk had been killed
during the night and the corpses were
paraded through their respective quar-
ters. The sight OF the dead infiamed
the inhabitants, and crowds at once be-
gan to gather In the streets armed with
sticks, axes and knives. A few young
Armenians assembled In the center OF
the covered market and began firing
revolvers into the air. BY IL o'clock In
the morning the crowd had begun the
looting of shops"
Commander a Coward.
THE military commander OF ADAM
was by my side in the market wher
the firing commenced. He had not the
courage to endeavor to dispense the
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
HONOR FRENCHMAN
Who PLANNED The
NATIONAL CAPITOL
L Enfant Foresaw the Future
Greatness of Amer
lea.

Washington. April 30.-Unusual hon
ors were today paid TO the memory Of
Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant. the IA
nous French engineer, who under the
authority OF George Washington, laid
out the city OF Washington. His body,
which was disinterred from it's resting
place on Diggs' farm, In Maryland.
neal Washington. where he was buried
In 1926, was taken to the capital un-
der military escort today. In the ro-
tunda. where the body lay In state,
ceremonies were held. at which Vice
President Sherman and Ambassador
Ju~sserand, Of France, paid tribute to
the noted Frenchman.
This afternoon the body was taken
under military escort 70 the Arlington
National cemetery, where religious
services Will be held. Besides the reg
ular troops who will take part I'm the
procession, there will be various pa
triiottc organizations as we'll as civic
associations OF Washington. Rev, VIM.
l.. Russell, rector of st. Patrick's
church of this city. which Major Len
FAINT attended, will officiate at the serv-
ices at Arlington cemetery.
Jusserand Pays Tribute.
For Major L'Enfant, said Ambassador
Jusserand, the planning of the city OF
WaSnlnSLOn was Il WOTh OI lOVe. A
mere glance at the work" he said.
showed that the officer had decided
not to work for a nation of Is states.
but for one of so. The streets were UNI
exampled anywhere; gardens, parks,
fountains. statues To famous men-all
were devised in view of a great and
powerful nation, the nation OF today.
LEnfant," he declared, nae foreseen
present greatness in all It's aspects,
even the last acquired one, the one of
which the American nation Is so justly
proud, her navy"
The ambassador declared hat the
plan fitted so we'll future times n SO
badly present ones that for many years
criticisms were ceaseless and that as
late as 1851. Jean Jacques Ampere heard
jokes on that strange city, made up
of houses without streets and streets
without houses The intuition LEN
FAINT had for the future of his adopted
country was nothing very extraordi-
nary, the ambassador continued.
"All French people had the same.
From the first France thought that the
United States would be and should be a
great nation. The first diplomat eve
sent here came from France"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
OPPOSING A SULTAN IN
IT'S OFFICIAL TRIMMINGS

Constantinople, April 3O.-The fetwa
or official declaration OF the Sheik-ul-
Islam authorizing the deposition OF Alb
dull Hamid, has been made public. 1t
embraces the questions put by parlia-
ment to the Sheik- vi islam and his an
swer thereto. The text follows:
What becomes OF an imam the title
of the sultan OF Turkey as head OF the
orthodox faith) who has destroyed GER
tain holy writings; who has seized
property in c~ontravention TO the Sheri
laws: who has committed cruelties In
ordering the assassination and impris-
onment of exiles without any justifica-
ton under the Sheri laws; Who has
s~quan6ered the public money; who,
having sworn to govern according TO
the Sheriat, has violated his oath: who,
by gifts of money has promoted inter
necine bloodshed and war, and who
no longer Is recognized in the prov
inces?"
To this the Sheik-u islam replied
He must abdicate or be deposed."
Not one of the Constantinople news
papers has a good word for Abdul
Hamid, whose life and reign are being
held up to universe, e~xecration. on
the other hand, the accession OF Me-
hemmed V. Is regarded as the dawn Of
a new era.
In order 10 enable the public to in
dulge I'm rejoicings, there has been or
dered a temporary suspension OF the
state OF siege until 10 o'clock tomor-
row. The city will be illuminated, but
fireworks have been prohibited.
The cabinet has been requested TO re-
main in Office for some days longer.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
CAN'T FIX
RATES. MCPHERSON
Federal Judge Submits Supple
mentary Decision in Missouri
Rate Gases.

Kansas City, April 30.-A supple
mentary decision in the rate cases, In
solving the is Missouri railroad COM
panies operating in Missouri, was filed
In he federal court here today by
Judge Smith Mcpherson, of Red Oak.
Iowa.
Judge Mcpherson declines TO recede
from his first opinion, rendered or
March s. last, either In the matter OF
the division OF the costs OF the pro-
ceedings or to change his original hold
ings. The court annot fix rates. In
effect the decision that h rail-
roads and the state must pay one-halt
OF the costs. which aggregated $4,000.
and hat the court refuses the rail-
ways petition which asked II to
specifically state what passenger rates
they should charge.
AS TO the contention the court was
In error In it's original opinion in that
the penalties OF the statutes render
them void, Judge Mcpherson now holds
that this section OF the state statutes
imposing penalties Is void.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
PRESIDENT TAFT IN
PRAISE OF GRANT
Executive Is Principal Speaker
at Birthday Celebration in
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Pa, April D.-President
Taft as the principal speaker at the Grant
birthday dinner OF the Union league in
this city last night paid a striking trib-
ute TO the soldier president. Mr.. Taft was
sharply criticised a year ago because Of
certain OF his references TO General Grant,
and he took advantage OF the opportunity
to express anew his admiration of General
Grant as a man, a soldier and as a chief
executive Of the United States.
Mr.. Taft, following his Utmost inyariable
custom. spoke extemporaneously. At times
IN a half quizzical manner. There was fire.
quent laughter as well as applause at his
reference to political conditions in the
South. After making complimentary ref
erences to the Union leagues patriotic
support OF the union army at the outbreak
of the civil war and during its countinu-
ance, Mr.. Taft said:
ut Is peculiarly fitting that this club
each year should celebrate the birthday
OF that man who then was coming into
prominence, and upon whom hung. 1t
would seem, the whole destiny OF this
nation.
gentleman who knew him, who served
with him, who ran the risk OF life and
death with him. TO descant upon his life,
his peculiar virtues, or at length at
tempt to picture his character TO this
company. But there are certain things
with respect to General Grant that today
come back with reference to our passing
life. They said that Grant had not the
military genius that other generals dis
played in the war. To my mind his mind
and his brain represented the very genius
Of the war to suppress the rebellion, be-
cause IL was his mind that grasped the
thought that until we had fought it out
with our brave opponents and met them
in the field and fought them as soldiers
until we convinced them by on strength
that the battle was hopeless, we could not
expect to have a united country, and
therefore from the time he began In Bel
mont until he accepted the surrender of
Lee at Appomattox he fought not cities.
not point strategy, but he fought the en-
envy, and fought and fought until he wore
out the opposition, because only by wear
ing them out could he hope to bring about
the condition in which there should be
complete peace
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
WON over
BY EX-CHORUS GIRL
At Last Reconciled to Son Who
Wed Queenie Sanford and
Works in Mill.

Burlington, VT, May L-Governor
Eben 5. Draper, OF Massachusetts, and
Mrs. Draper, made complete their recon
Citation with their son, p. II Bristow
Draper, and his wife, who before her mar
riage was Queenie Sanford. a chorus girl
when they arrived here TO become guests
in the Bristow Draper home. ;
Young Draper, who is working as a
hand In the Queen cotton mills for 81. q
a day, and his wife were at the station &c
meet them, and stepped forward as the
train came In. Few words were spoken,
but, though they could not be overheard,
they evidently pleased the young hus-
band and wife, for when Bristow Draper
turned to a carriage, his hands fun OF
travelling cases. his face was beaming
The girl-wife, too, was Enthusiastically over
joyed. The four entered the carriage and
were driven TO the modest fiat that young
Draper and his wife occupy.
Ever since Bristow Draper, after his
engagement with Marjorie Ray, a fash
lonable young woman of Franklin. had
been broken. married Queenie Sanford in
the Little Church Around the Corner ii
New York he has toiled as a mill hand
here. He is learning the process OF cotton
NA' y" AAS N"A ~ lAAEA
dinner pail In hand, clad as a workman;
he has toiled for 10 hours a day for almost
two years. He has learned how to card,
spin and weave cotton, as we'll as to re-
pair the great looms in the mill.
II was young Diapers sturdiness and
pluck displayed after he had angered his
father and mother by clipping with the
chorus girl that first appealed to the par
ents. AND when they saw how he had
settled down" and how completely de-
voted his wife was to him their feeling
turned from disappointment to admira-
ton. Then the coming Of a baby girl into
the humble Burlington home became an
additional tie.
1t was while a theatrical company was
playing in Boston In the fall OF 1906 that
young Draper lost his heart TO Queenie
Sanford. When the company left Boston
for New York the son Of the then lieUten-
ant governor of Massachusetts followed
Then came the announcement of the mar
riage in New York and the fight to the
Pacific coast for the honeymoon.