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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
.BRISTOW is AT HOME.
Friends Plan Public Reception for
Him Tuesday Evening.

Salina Kan. Aug. 9.-Senator Bris-
tow is at his home in this city. having
returned directly from Washington
Sunday following the passange of the
tariff measure by congress. 1t was the
senator's plan to remain at home for a
short rest before filing d number of
speaking dates which he has promised
The fact that congress held SO late
makes this impossible and Thursday of
this week he will deliver an address at
the old settlers picnic which will be
held at Jewell City.
Friday and Saturday he will make
speeches in Iowa and visit at the home
Of Senator Cummins in Des Moines.
He has a. large number Of applications
for addresses in September and Oc-
tober and will accept the majority o.
them.
Arrangements are being made by the
Salina Commercial club for an inform
al nonpartisan reception to be held
Tuesday evening at Clafin's hall \
number of prominent men from various
sections of Kansas have been asked to
participate in the reception. regardless
of their political affiliations and all
who have been heard from have prom
ised to be present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
WAS HOT AT BEVERLY.
But Taft Went to Church and Did Not
Seem to Mind

Beverly. Aug. 9.-BeverIy was almost
as hot as Washington, but President
Taft passed lazy Sunday and did not
seem to mind the more than 80 in the
shade. He attended morning services
at the Unitarian church and devoted
several hours in the afternoon to read
ing.
Mr.. Taft has several matters of Of
fetal business before him during the
coming week. He is going to dispose OF
the matter of census supervisors
throughout the entire United States
Secretary Nagel and Director of the
Census Durand are coming to Beverly
with a long list of names and by the
time they leave the president hopes 10
announce his position.
Ihe president is giving serious con-
sideratton to the strained situation be-
tween Japan and China over the Muk-
den-Antung railroad. The matter was
brought to his attention by Secretary
Knox before he left Washington In
the event of a complaint of violation
being lodged against either party to
the treaty it is believed the matter will
become question for consideration by
all the powers. The United States will
have hand in whatever is done.
The president has definitely decided
that he Will not make any appoint-
ments to the bench Of the customs
court provided for in the new tariff bill
While it authorized the court, congress
failed to make an appropriation for
the judges or any other officials. He
has no desire to antagnOnize congress
and he believes that in both the sen
ate and the house the members should
have the right to express by a vote
their preferences in the matter of sal
aries.
Mr.. Taft has turned over to Score
tary MacNeagh, secretary of the treas
ury, the task of selecting five experts
to form tariff commission under the
new law. These experts are intended
primarily to assist the president with
60, 4 TIL
of the maximum and
minimum provision of the law
President Taft said today that he did
not expect to do any active work on his
He has had the general outline of his
message in mind for some time. Sew
eral Of the cabinet members are work.
ing on details of the various provisions
president. Attorney General Wicker
sham, for instance, is working on the
Of reforming the laws as to
Interstate commerce and violations of
the trust law.
President Taft is looking forward to
a period of great prosperity in the
as a result of the enact
ment Of the Philippine tariff law. He
believes many small Industries will be
built up in the islands under the mar
<et afforded F'ilipiHos' products in this |
The president believes the |
free entry of cigars and sugar will help !
the islands greatly, although he does !
not anticipate that the quota. of sugar |
and tobacco to be admitted free of duty |
There is a healthy tobacco trust. in the |
will be reached inside of ten years |
formed by Spaniards and |
1perated with French capital The
opening of the American market 10
Philippine cigars. the president be-
ieves will make tobacco more vslu n
Die in the islands and viii enable the
peasant planters to get a fair price for
heir products.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

increases and about IA decreases. The
Increases Wer7 such as the producers
thought necessary and are upon ar
ticles which have been imported in
FLAX, hemp and 5utel including yarns
twines. threads. carpets, etc. there are
over 10 reductions and only five in
creases. There are two features of the
measure which L believe viii appeal to
the people of the country, regardless of
their political feeling. One is the cor
poratiOn tax. which wifi be great
revenue producer and at the same time
viii not be in danger of being declar-
ed unconstitutional by the supreme
court. There were some additional ex-
omptions which l would have been glad
to have seen included in this item. 1
think the smaller mercantile corpora
tions an1 others which only do a limited
business should have been exempted,
but we did the best we could and the
provision with its publicity features is
q long step in the right direction. Then
there are the maximum and minimum
rates, which will enable the president
to protect our products from discrimi-
nation in foreign markets. At the re-
quest of -he president and the cattle
men and flour producers of the west, l
took a very active part in having this
provision placed in the bill. When it
i remembered hat Kansas is one of
the great cattle raising and -four pro-
dUcing states of the Union. it will be |
what benefit this proVis- |
ion will be to our people. Today many
or our products are shut out of foreign |
markets by reason of determinations. |
5nd this section OF the new law will |
give the president ample power to Sc
cure the abolition of such discrimina- |
ion. This measure has the hearty ap- |
1roval of the president and a majority |
If the Republicans of the senate and |
house, and 1 feel confident will meet |
With the approval of a large majority |
If the Republicans of the country.
mo American tariff law. Republican
lr Democratic. has ever carried so large
/ free list. None has gone so far in its
features. or provided so
sure and speedy an instrument as the
customs court for settling disputes as
o rates. None has made such pro-
'isicns to keep the president and the
country informed as to the working
# the system and the need of read
ustment in any part, and those who
NOW President Taft know that he will
luickly recommend and insist upon such
hanges as he believes. for the best
interest OF the people. I assure the
ople of Kansas that 1 shall continue
o stand with the president in his efforts
o secure needed changes in the tariff
,r any other law upon the statute
,OOkS'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
DIDN'T BUY TWINE.
Kansas. Still Has Half of That
Manufactured at Prison.

The farmers of Kansas have only
purchased so per cent of the prison
twine from the Kansas institution
and the harvest days are over. This
means that half of the years output
will have to be placed in storage and
carried over until next year. All of
which has led the prison officials to
believe that the Kansas plant is a fail
ure and may be abolished
One diScouragi gingf- feature OF the
failure of the plant is the fact that it
was organized for the purpose OF cut
ting down the big prices charged by
the trust. For awhile the farmers
were delighted with it and finally when
the records were examined this year
it was found that the trusts sell eight
times as much twine as the Kansas
plant.
The whole secret is that the state
officials have handled their own twine
and have cut out the retailers profit.
Twine is sold directly to the farmer
and the dealers do not have chance
at il. 1t has been suggested that the
dealers be given chance. The deal
ers all handle the trust tWine and
thus they fight the prison product.
This has been the main cause for the
loss of sales.
If there is anything that is hated
in Kansas it is the mail order busi-
ness. The country merchants have
had a long hard fight to educate their
patrons up to the value of tho Kan
sas merchant and the abolition of the
mail order house catalogues. Now
that they are practically successful
they hate to drop point on any
product and as a result they have
fought their own state product.
The directors of the prison plant
state that in Minnesota the farmers
buy all of their tWine at the prison
plant In Kansas the farmers are
between fires-their state on one side
and their home merchants on the
other. In spite of the fact that the
state sells the twine at a price that
will simply cover the cost of manufac-
ture-stilI the farmers lean toward
the merchant. To make arrange
ments with the country merchants isl
the only hope that the prison officials
have to save their plant.
Otherwise it will be abolished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
TO Be SHOT TO PIECES.
Two Torpedo Boats VIII Be Targets
for BattIeships.

Old Point Comfort, Va. Aug: a
When the giant battleships of the
North Atlantic fleet. nod lying in
Hampton Roads. steam out for their their
canes. they will take two little tor
pedo boats. probably to be shot to
and the O'Brien. among the oldest in
the navy. are. to serve as targets to
ward which the massive guns Of the
fifteen battleships are to hurl their
tons of projectiles. Four of-the ships.
the Wisconsin. Kansas. Georgia and
Mississippi, lifted anchor this after
noon and proceeded to the drill
grounds. 1t probably will be the first
of next week before all the ships pro-
ceed to sea.
The torpedo boats will be carried to
the drill grounds on mammoth barges
from which they viii be launched
piece of canvas stretched between
two towering masts. erected recently
on the torpedo boats at Norfolk navy
wards will be the bulls eye for the
gunners of the battleships. Every
precaution has been taken to keep the
targets afQat even after projectiles
have hit them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Weather Indications,

Chicago, Aug 9.-Forecast for kan.
sas; Generally fair tonight and Tues
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

with a potato shovel on FOUR pieces OF
canvas cui to the platforms surface
The pieces of canvas were SO arranged
that the corners could be drawn to-
gether, gathering up all the envelopes
each night or in case of Il storm. Soon
as the drawing is concluded the remain
ing applications will be hauled to
Judge Witten's office. opened and ar
ranged alphabetically, then placed in
specially made boxes and shipped to
Washington, D. G. for comparison. Any
winner who has placed a duplicate ap-
plication IN the list will be detected and
Will lose his rights.
It is expected that the drawing for
the Coeur d'Alene lands will take the
greater part Of today, Tuesday and
Wednesday, the drawing for the Flat
head lands will be done Thursday and
Friday and for the Spokane reserva-
ton will be gin next Monday.
Three young girls. Helen Hamilton of
Occur d'Alene, Christianta Donlan of
ldissoula, and Harriet Post of Spokane.
Will draw the envelopes, which will
then be opened by Judge witten or one
of his clerks and the names will be
announced.
Some Prize Winners.
Following are among the earlier
numbers drawn:
No. 1-Isadore selig, MyrtIeCreek.
No. John Hedmark. Spokane.
No. 3-Charles G. Cornwell, Spo-
kane
No. Herman Neubauer. South
Wash.
No. ella T. MaIiney. Spokane.
No. civilian W. Atkinson, Troy, |
Idaho.
No. 7-Maude Sharp, MartinsvilIe.
Illinois.
No. 8-Peter weiderbach, Butte, |
Montana.
No. paul Brising, st. Paul, MINI. |
Other winners are as follows:
12-l6WlS K6mn6F Washington Mo
15-James E Westcott. st. Paul MINI. |
16-Israel J. Thompson, Adena, o.
28-John Grif Underwood, Wheaton, |
III.
35-F. w. E, Parker, Oklahoma City, |
DIX.
3S-Henry Sherlock. Sinclair. Minn.
Elizabeth B. Lindsey, Sterling, |
Kan.
4S-John F. Goldberg, Fargo, N. D.
49-Ray Mccarthy, Emmettsburg, Ia
50-John Dinsinger, ZeIienopIe, Pa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
NO DROUTH OF TEACHERS
State of Kansas Has just q Few to
Spare.

Contrary to all the rumors stating
that there was a drouth of school
teachers in Kansas. State Superin
tendent of Public instruction Fair
child, has issued a circular letter to
all of the county superinteudents over
the state, giving them the exact fig
ures as to the surplus and shortage
of county teachers and suggesting
that the superintendent draw upon
one another for the filling of the
vacancies.
Some counties of the state have
big surplus and others are behind
IN their assignments. All in all, how
ever, there are 275 school teachers in
the state without prospective po-
sitions. There is surplus of 495 In
some counties and a shortage of 220 in
the other counties. Wyandotte
county has the largest surplus-hav-
ing SO school teachers who will have
to find positions elsewhere. Shaw
nee has a surplus of 10. On the other
hand Osborne county has. places for
2 ; extra teachers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
WOMAN FOUND DEAD.
Officers Disagree as TO Whether She
Was Murdered or Not.

Detroit. Aug. "a woman who was
found dead yesterday in the woods
near here with evidences OF assault
and murder was identified today a.
Martha Galahn. of this city. County
Physician Grimes. who made a post
morten examination. said he found
evidences of finger marks on the wo-
mans throat and believed she was
murdered. Coroner Bennett aud other
officials, however, believe Mrs. Galahn
died from hemorrhages and that the
evidence of a struggle may have been
her efforts to gain her feet after the
weakness had overcome her. The wc-
mans husband declares she was muir
dered and talks of a man whom he sug-
poets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

The proceedings today began a S:9U
o'clock with the transfer OF the ~ cans
~ NnD1ica+ions Tor Coeur d'Alene lands
from Judge Wittens office on Second
street, where they had been guarded
dav and night by a United States dep
uty marshal to the large platform re-
Gently constructed on the lake shore in
front Of the Hotel Idaho, where they
we're strewn. scattered and then mixed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Weather still Fair and Warm.

No rainfall has been reported from
any portion of the state during the past
two days. The forecast is. generally
fair tonight and Tuesday" but it cloud
ed up this afternoon. The highest point
reached by the mercury Sunday in To-
peka was So and the lowest this morn
ing was Il. This afternoon the wind is
barely moving at the rate of five miles
an hour from the southeast. and a good
layer of clouds are backing up agains-
it. Hourly temperature readings to-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-06
t Papers
stolen at Depot
Documents for Use in Haskell Libel
Suit Lost by Scott Mac
Reynolds.

TOLEDO. o.. April 5-The Toledo police
today took hand in the Governor Haskell
w. r. Hearst libel case when they began
a search for papers valuable to Hearst
which were stolen Sunday in the depot at
Hastings. Mich.
Fer several days Scott MacReynolds of
Chicago and F. A. Freshman of New York,
representing Hearst and o. T. Smith Of
Guthrie, Okla, representing Haskell have
been in Toledo taking depositions Sunday
MacReyuolds and Freshman went to Hast
ings and In the station at that place the
grip containing all papers in the suit were
stolen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-06
ROADS WIN KENTUCKY CASE
sBpreme Court Restraints COmmIssiOn
from Putting Low Rates
Into Force.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The injunction
suit OF the Kentucky railroads in which
the roads asked that the railroad com
mission OF Kentucky be restrained from
carrying inte- effect the order Of the com
mission OF June 30, 1906 fixing rates on
intra-state business In that state was de-
cided today by the supreme court Of the
United states in favor of the roads.
The case came to the supreme court on
appeal by the commission from a decision
by Judge Cochran OF the United States
circuit court for the eastern district OF
Sentucky, In which he held TO be un-
constitutional the Kentucky statute known
a. the McChord law. and issued an order
perpetually enjoining the enforcement OF
the law. The lower court was affirmed.
nut the supreme court. holding that the
statute did not authorize the wholesale
creation OF schedules. avoided dealing with
the constitutional questions involved. The
deeision Was announced By Justice Peck
ham.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-06
WET OR DRY THE ISSUE IN
ARKANSAS AND MICHIGAN
Statewide Bill Up Mt Little Rock
and Twenty-Seven Michigan
Counties Vote.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. April 5.-The state
wide prohibition bills pending before the
senate will be in the limelight on the
legislative slate this week, which will prob
ably bring either the victory or defeat
OF state wide prohibition in Arkansas.
Many believe the two brances Of legtsls-
ture will be unable to agree on the same
prohibition measure. There are now two
state wide measures pending before the
senate which have been passed by the
house.
DETROIT, Mich, April 5.--"wet" or
dry is the question OF the hour today in
twenty seven counties in the lower pen
insula OF Michigan which are voting on
local option There are more than 1000
saloons and fourteen breweries and whole
sale liquor houses In these counties which
will be driven out of business IL the cam
paIgn of the anti-Saloon league results in
success in all of the counties
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-06
Wife on Trial for Murder
of Simpsons Nephew

her innooense and belief in her ultimate
acqulttal, Mrs. Georgia Allen Sampson was
placed on trial today before Justice Adel-
bert T, Rich Of the supreme court on a
charge of shooting and killing her hus-
band. Harry Sampson. a nephew OF Ad-
miral Sampson. az the Allyn homestead.
near Macedon. n. ", on November 1, 1903
A large throng OF townspeople gathered in
the Wayne county court house TO attend
the opening Of the case, which promises a
deal OF mystery.
Harry Sampson was shot following a
quarrel with his wife over a letter she
mad received from young man In Roch-
ester and II Is the states contention that
Mrs Sampson killed her husband with s.e
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-06

rifle which was found In the pantry, re-
cooking and the discharging she'll half
elected.
Mrs. Allyn, mother OF Mrs. Sampson, It
is expected will testify that she heard
Sampson say during the quarrel that morn
ing:
81 would rather be dead than live another
day with Georgia"
District Attorney Joseph Gilbert has
pinned the whole OF the states case on the
testimony OF the defendants father and
mother and her family and Dr. Hamilton.
gun expert.
Not once during her long Incarceration
In Wayne county pail has Mrs Sampson
indicated any apprehension over the out
come OF her trial II am innocent and
that's all there is to it," she sayA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-06
Judge McPherson's
Opinion is Sustained

WASHINGTON, April 5,-(Speeial Tele-
gram.)-The supreme court today affirmed
with costs by opinion OF Justice Day the
case of josiah Coder, trustee Of the state Of
Alexander Armstrong. late resident of Car
roll county. Iowa, against William Arts.
This case grows out OF loans made by
Arts, who was sole owner of the State bank
1888.
In June OF that year Arts bank COM
merced loaning money to Alexander Arm
strong until the latter was adjudged bank
rupt. In 1904 he gave a mortgage on q s, ,3sO-
acre tract Of land in Carroll county 10
secure payment OF notes aggregating Sss, 900
The referee In the case, w. s. NJ yne. re-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-06

ported certain findings Of fact. Later re-
view was granted before Smith McPher-
son, district Judge. who allowed the claim
OF Arts in the sum OF Ss7 600 and ordered
trustees to pay that amount out OF the pro-
ceeds of sale of land, whereupon trustee
appealed TO circuit court of appeals which
gave verdict in sum Of 10000, which YER
dict is now sustained by supreme court OF
United States.
On recommendation Of both Iowa SEN
ators Dr. w. d. Christy was appointed
pension examining surgeon at CTeston. Vice
DR.. ]. p. Ciaybaugh, resigned.
Captain p. H. Allison OF Rosebud In
dian reservation Is In Washington on busi-
ness before Indian bureau.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-06
ON TRAIL OF CRAZY SNAKE
Militia Ordered to stay in the Field
Until He IL Cap

HICKORY GROUNDS, wit Henryetta),
okl April 4.-Colonel Hoffman, in COM
mand of the state troops hunting Crazy
Snake and his troublesome Indians. re-
ceived orders tonight from Governor Has
kell to remain I'm the field until he captured
the chief Colonel Hoffman had planned to
break camp tomorrow.
scouting party led by Jim skraw, a
full-blodd Indian and a member of the
Creek council. is thought 10 be close on
the trail OF Crazy Snake.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-06
Dry Weather
Boosts Cotton
Market Advances Fifty to Sixty
Points on Bad Crop Conditions
and Good Demand.

NEW YORK, April e.-New high records
were made for the season in the cotton
market today on active general buying.
with May contracts selling at 1913 and
October at ss.b5. or so to 90 points above
the low level of two weeks ago Dry
weather In the southwest and reports of
an improved trade demand seemed TO be
attractive to investment buying. and while
realizing was very heavy 1t was well taken,
with the market holding net gain OF 4
TO 5 points at midday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-06
MOB TAKES NEGRO FROM JAIL
AND HANGS HIM TO POLE
Rwenty-Five Men Take Vengeance
for Murder of Policeman
Carter.

PENSACOLA. Fla. April b.-Dave Alex
ander. a negro. was lynched here at a.
nt today. for the murder OF Policeman
Carter, whom the negro stabbed to death
Sunday morning while resisting arrest.
While the police station was compare
lively deserted, a crowd OF twenty-five
men. at the point OF revolvers took the
black man from his cell and hanged him
from sn electric light pole half block
from the jail As the body swayed in the
air forty bullets were fired into II.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-06
Many Missing
in Lost Steamer
British Vessel Strikes Derelict and
Grew and Passengers Forced
to Abandon It.

LONDON. April 5.--A dispatch to Lloyds
from Punta Arenas Chile. says the British
steamer Oak Branch struck what is sup
posed to have been q derelict in the
straights of Westminster and was
abandoned in a sinking condition. The
first officer and eighteen of the crew and
passengers we're landed safely, but the
captain and twenty persons are missing.
The Oakbranch Is a vessel of 2,0e4 tons
and sailed from Liverpool for Valparaiso
on February "A.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-06
MORE NEW BANKS FOR
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Two National Institutions Author
lied to Begin Business In
Northern state.
lFrom a STAFF Correspondent

tFrom Staff CorrespondenL)
WASHINGTON, April 5.-(Special Tele-
gram.) )-These South Dakota national
banks we're today authorized to begin bust
ness: The First National of Selby. with
900 capital John F. Gutz. president;
George NJ. Nicholson. vice president; II.
p. Gutz, cashier The Gregory National
bank OF Gregory, with $4,000 capital; Har-
vey L. Millay. president; Fred II. L. Van
seggern. vice president; Jay NJ. Hacker.
cashier
Rural routes l and 2 ordered established
June / ct Tulare, Sphinx county, South Da-
kota, serving 166 families.
Anna Hughes appointed postmaster at
Belknap. Davis county, Iowa, vice T. d.
Mum, resigned.