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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-06
THE ELKS MEMORIAL.
Address Is Delivered by Mr.. Justice
Porter.

The Topeka lodge B. P. o. Elks
sunday night observed the annual
memorial services of the order in hon
or of the absent brothers. There
was a large gathering of Elks and
their friends and families at the club
rooms in attendance at the beautiful
and impressive ceremonies. Justice
Silas F. Porter delivered the memorial
address.
The following is the list of deceased
members of the local lodge for whom
the ceremonies were held:
Frank G.. Stiles, Benjamin M Cur
lis. William P. Popenoe. jr., John F.
Il. McKibben. Eugene Wolfe. Lewis G.
A Seller Moses Sarbach, Jacob j.
Frey. James S. Sproat, Herbert NJ.
Hadley. Frank L. Brown, Eugene r.
Woodruff, j. 5. Johnson, jr., Casper
r. Lewis, Charles r. MaunseI, Samuel
w Lakin, H. A. Cherry, George E.
Waldrip, William Sells, George H.
Matthews, Henry Fay Look, William
E. Drechsel. J. Albert Berry, Ralph S.
Brigham, John C. Payne, George d.
Lyle and Albert Sarbach.
The program for the evening was
as follows:
Prelude-HalF orchestra.
Entrance of lodge members.
Opening exercises-By the lodge.
Selection-Amphion quartet.
Ritual service-Officers of the
lodge.
Opening ode:
Great Ruler of the universe, all-seeing
and benign,
Look down upon and bless our work,
and be all glory Thine.
And let this be our sign, o Elks, and
let this be our sign,
The Golden Rule our motto, true, for
the days of AUD Lang Syne."
Invocation-By the chaplain.
Biographical sketch-By the secre-
tary.
Selection-Hall's orchestra.
Address-Brother Silas F. Porter
Selection-Amphion quartet
Closing exercises-By the lodge.
Doxology-Audience joining.
Benediction.
In his address Justice Porter said in
part:
Brothers. some of our number who
were comrades for a time, grown weary
of the long journey, have fallen asleep
by the wayside. Some who were with
Us but a year ago are absent. To each
came the memorable summons which no
man has ever refused to obey. The Ex-
allied Ruler Of the Universe gave 10
each the sign and each has answered,
Gods finger touched him and he slept.
we can almost feel the grasp of our
brothers hand, the echo of his voice
fingers in the memory, but also, it is
the touch of vanished hand, and the
sound of a voice that is STILL And so
we bring today these flowers in token
of our remer brance and our sorrow
But the leaves we scatter in their
memory cannot benefit them; no more
can words Of praise, or eulogy or af-
lection avail them anything. Nothing
we can say or do can call them back
again. They are gone forever.
And it so happens that not until a
friend lies in the cold embrace of death
and his lips are silent, do we realize
the neglected opportunities to show him
that we cared for him, that we were
interested in him, that we appreciated
some trait in his character, something
that he did or tried to do. Again and
again the lesson must be learned that If
we have a desire to benefit a friend by
acts Of kindness or appreciation we
must do 1t while the blood is in his
cheek, when his eye looks back to ours,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-06
SPECIAL SESSION IN ILLINOIS.
Primary Election Will Engage Atten
ton of Legislators.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-The Tribune this
morning says:
Governor Deneen announced last
night at Springfield that the date for
The converting of the forty-sixth gen.
eral assembly in extraordinary session
will be one week from tomorrow, De-
cember IA.
The official proclamation will be
issued this afternoon, the governor let
it be known. The details of the sum-
II ons to the legislators he did not
disclose, however, beyond the admis-
sion that primary election legislation,
general election law amendment, deep
waterway legislation and changes in
the state mining laws will be asked
Ey him from the senators and repre-
SentatiyeS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-06
MELCHER TO MOVE UP.
Will Succeed Mr.. Nudge as Second
Vice President of Rock Island.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-From reliable rail-
road source 1t is learned that F. o.
Melcher, now general manager of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail-
way company. will be given the position
of vice president left vacant when H.
U. Nudge was made president.
From the same source 1t is learned
that w. S. Tinsman, general manager
of the Oklahoma lines. will be advanced
to Mr.. Melcher's -lace. while A. E.
Sweet, now assistant to the vice presi-
dent. will be made general manager of
the Oklahoma division
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Grand.

A feast, bigger than Shakespeare
ever saw, is Eddie Foy's elaborate pro-
duction of Mr.. Hamlet of Broadway"
The Shuberts will offer this inimitable
comedian here tomorrow night at the
Grand. The company and productio n
come here practically intact from a
long run at the Casino. New York, in
which city Mr.. Foy succeeded in max
ing Shakespeare spell success instead of
ruin. Foy has long had a desire to play
Hamlet" although it was difficult for
him to find manager to back such 4
venture. That the Shuberts risked their
money, as well as reputation, is due to
the fact that they first had Mr.. FOy
agree to a travesty and not the real
thing; however, Mr.. F'oy insisted that
he must appear, if only for few min
utes. as the bona fide article. When
the first announcement of the piece was
made all Broadway was anxious to see
just how Foy would make Hamlet look.
Mr.. Hamlet of Broadway" is by Ed
gar Smith, with lyrics by Edward Mad
den and music by Benjamin II. Jerome.
Illusions of beauty are realistically
portrayed in the offering The Gay
Morning Glories, the merry meritorious
attraction holding the board Of the
Grand tonight.
the part of Miss Sn1ily with the Lyman
Twins this season is the only actress
still living who played in the cast of
"Our American Cousin" at Ford's thea
ter. Washington, D. c., the night Of the
assassination of President Lincoln,
April Il. 1866 yet this remarkable wo-
man has seen A years of footlight ca
reer since that memorial event and is
still hale and hearty and talks freely of
the great changes that have taken
place in the theatrical world since that
time.
Lyman Twins comes to the Grand
matinee and night Saturday Dec. IL.
Sis Hopkins is the most difficult char
acter on the stage today to dress. Miss
Rose Neville, who created the part and
who will be seen again the coming sea-
son as the Posey Country girl uses old
fashioned celluloid side combs, striped
stockings and PAMELA CATERS, the kind
that were worn 20 years ago. They all
have to be made especially for her. Sis
Hopkins comes Monday, Dec. Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-06
NOTES FROM A LIVE TOWN.
Agra Boasts the Largest Opera House
in Western Kansas

Agra, Kan, Dec. 6.-The school
spirit, displayed in Agra is a good
indication of the progressiveness of
her people. We have six-room
school building fully equipped for do
ing the best of school work. We are
demonstrating the merits of the four
year high school in small town
We have two teachers in the high
school and our pupils will be. in the
near future, admitted to the State
university with full credit for work
done here.
Within a few years we expect to
add more teachers to the corps, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-06
THE CENTRAL BRANoHs WAY.
Car Ran Four Miles on Ties and Crew
Did Not Know 1t.

Corning, Kan. Dec. ct was unus-
ual, even for the Central Branch It
happened between Corning ard COTS
when one of the cars in a freight train
going west got off the track at Mile
post 81 and ran four miles on the ties
and ground and jumped back on the
track at Milepost 55.
The train crew was not aware that
anything had happened until they We're
the train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-06
BLIND PIGn MEN ARRESTED.
And Now Wisconsin Is Having Its
Troubles.

Darien, Wis, Dec 6.-Of1cers last
Eight seized wagon load of liquor
and arrested five persons here on the
charge of running blind pigs. The
officers were led by w. c. Dean, edi-
tor of a temperance paper published
N Beloit. They raided hotel and
other places. Much liquor was con-
iscated at the hotel. Darien is a dry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-06

Young Rockefeller Rides Wheel.
Tarrytown, n. Y, Dec. 6.-John D.
Rockefeller. jr., has taken to motor
cycling. Residents of this town were
much surprised yesterday when they
saw him on shiny new machine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-06

riding cautiously off towards the
Rockefeller estate at Pocantico Hills.
MI. Rockefeller's conversion to the
motorcycle caused considerable com
ncent, as it is known he is opposed to
automobiles and seldom rides in one
He is an enthusiastic horseman, how
ever
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-06
RooseveIt's Fencing Master Wins.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-Professor Pavese,
fencing master to Theodore Roosevelt
when the latter was president, defeat
cd NJ Lamourous, fencing instructor
at the University of Chicago, in con-
tests staged last night in the German
Bod Carriers hall Eight hundred
people saw the bouts. There were
three events, and Professor Pavese
was victor in each. With the foil he
Won by score of 80 to %; with the
sabre, 46 to "a, and with the poinard
against the foil. 81 to IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-06

Lewis Single Binder straight SC cigar
You pay Zoe for cigars not so good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-06

Illusions of beauty are realistically
portrayed in the offering The Gay
Morning Glories, the merry meritorious
attraction holding the board of the
Grand tonight.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Gave His Life For Child,

GLENDIvE, Oct. 28.-A fatal acci-
dent occurred at the Northern Pacific
depot last evening. A freight train
was standing across the sidewalk
leading to the roundhouse, this walk
being generally used by pedestrians
crossing to the business part of town,
and two school girls, named Kozin.
ski, were waiting to get through and
attempted to climb between the cars.
It is said that Edward Olson, q work.
man, advised them to try 1t and Of
fered to help them.
The elder girl, aged Is, had gotten
through In safety, and Annit, aged 13,
was just above the drawbar when the
train started. Olson saw that she was
about to fall and stepped in to save
her. he had the girl in his arms when
both fell and were run over. Both of
Olson's legs were cut off, and be died
q couple OF hours later. Onelof Annie
Kozinski's hands was mashed to q
pulp, and was amputated above the
wrist. The other hand may be saved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Fierce Election In Kentucky,

JACKSON, KY, Oct. 30.-With the
courthouse in the possession of armed
men under the leadership of the demo.
ats, two nearby buildings shelter.
ing men of the same faction, armed
with rifles, and the swearing in of so
deputies this afternoon, the situ alton
over the coming county election be-
came so acute today that many of the
leading republicans departed from
town.
During the morning County Judge
Taulbee and Sheriff Crawford, fol-
lowed by crowd, demanded the key
to the courthouse, claiming that J Jailer
Little, who is republican, was con-
cealing arms and ammunition to oppose
the democrats at the election. The
request Vas granted and the demo-
Gratis were soon in possession of the
courthouse.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Revise immigration Laws.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The immi.
grafton question will be one of the
problems with which the next con.
gress will have to deal. Commissioner
General of immigration Keefe is pre-.
pairing the draft of q bill to be sub.
mitted to the senate and house In
December, the object of which is rad
ically to amend and revise the exist.
ing immigration and natur aliz alton
laws.
If enacted into law it would restrict
immigration to aliens intending to be
naturalized citizens and would bar
from America those foreigners who
come here to stay only long enough
to make and save money which they
carry back to their homes.
Millions of dollars annually, &C.
cording to Secretary Never, who be-
came familiar with the stu alton while
postm aster general, are taken out of
the United States and sent to Italy
and other European countries by for.
eigners. According to Commissioner
Keefe, the financial problem has now
become so acute as to engage the
earnest considerable of wmakers
in connection with the subject of i'm.
migration.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Will Push Irrigation Projects.

DENVER, Oct. 30.-The members on
the senate committee on reclaim alton
and irrigation are gathering in Den.
YER today and will start on the second
half of their trip of inspection of gov.
ernment reclaim alton projects tomor.
row night.
Senator Carter of Montana, chair.
man of the committee who arrived to-
day, stated that the projects now un-
der way would require the expendi-
ture of between $4,000, 900 and $780,.
600, 900 and that the work will be
pushed to completion in three years.
Sen ator Carter announced himself in
favor of the issue of bonds to secure
money to complete the projects, these
warrants to be met at maturity from
the sale of lands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Troops Guardl6aIIot Boxes.

JACKSON, KY, Oct. 81. - State
troops will be on guard in Breathitt
county tomorrow and on Tuesd ay dur.
ing the election and 80 long as there
is q probability of bloodshed as the
result of the contest growing out Of
the liquor question.
1t is generally believed that whoever
carries Breathitt countylwill win. The
calling out of troops followed much
disorder here Friday and Saturday of
last week. An armed body of men,
declaring that they feared fraud in the
election, forcibly seized the Official
ballots Friday and carried them to q
remote part of the county, where they
defied arrest at the hands of Sheriff
Crawford and posse for some time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
WORK MUST START RIGHT.
River Improvements Must Be Under
taken With Great Care.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. Jacob NJ.
Dickinson, secretary of war, was q
speaker at the convention of the
Lakes .to-the- Deep Waterway
association today. Mr.. Dickinson
urged that caution be exercised in the
plan for the proper lakes.to .the-gulf
waterway, saying that the work was
too vast and costly to be undertaken
improvidently. sit 60 vitally affects,
the fortunes of so large a territory
that no immature plan, nor one that
will not be acquiesced in by the coun.
try should have your advocacy" the
speaker declared
He added, "Our people will UNDER
take any expenditure that they are
convinced is we'll justified. There is
conclusive evidence that something
should be done as early as practicable
on large scale, for utilizing the
transportation facilities with which
nature has provided US.
"The proposed improvements to
navig alton that now absorb our in.
terest are OF stupendous magnitude,
and present questions involved in
much controversy. Heretofore, the
work has been detached, spasmodic,
intermittent. 1t has largely depended
upon the activity of merely local in.
auences. Now all the forces of the
public sentiment in the states border.
ing on the Mississippi and it's tribu.
taries have converged, and there Is Q
conclamatory cry for inaugurating
and carrying to prompt execution q
comprehensive and permanent plan
that will give to that region the high
est development that its natural trans~
pOrtation facilities, aided by the best
engineering skill, can Afford"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03

Louis W. Hill, is expressed. At least
two OF the resolutions call the atten.
tion OF the government to Withdrawals
OF land mentioned by Mr.. Hill in his
attack on the department of the inte-
rior.
Another resolution which savors of
Hill suggestion, petitions the govern.
ment to classify and make subject to
sale to actual settlers the millions of
acres of rough, mountainous lands
unit for dry farming or grazing lands.
The resolution suggested that such
lands should only be sold to persons
residing in the vicinity; that payments
should continue over q period of ten
years before patent would Issue by
the government, and that such con.
tracts from the government be made
not transferable.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Damaged BY Prairie Fire.

DALLAS, S. D., Oct. pa prairie
fire, which burned ovec an area esti.
m ated at more than 60 square miles,
which started Thursday, was checked
after It had destroyed farm and ranch
property worth 100000. Several
persons had narrow escapes. Mr..
and Mrs. William McGrieve, living
north of here, attempted to escape on
q single horse which became exhausted
and they were stranded In the middle
of the prairie. BY starting q back
fire they escaped, though seriously
burned. About 20 ranchmen and
eaders suffered losses ranging
from 100 to $1,000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Costs More To Feed Army.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. - The in
creased cost of living is noticed by
the war department. For l908-l9O9 the
daily ration of q soldier cost Uncle
Sam 1885 cents per soldier per day,
or on the basis of present enlisted
strength of the army S15. 72O every day
in the year. Now the commissary gen.
eral figures out that it is costing 21.5
cents per soldier per day, or 17,200
per diem for the whole army. The
grocery bill will be just 1,540, 200
bigger for 1909 1910 than it was twelve
months ago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
South Dakota Land Lottery.

ABERDEEN, Oct. 28.-The first 1000
names In the Cheyenne river and
Standing Rock Indian land drawing
was completed today. This finishes
the number actually required to file
on all claims to be opened for settle
ment. An additional 10000 names
will be drawn, however, to cover any
possible deficiency which may occur
when those whose names have already
been drawn fail to file on claims.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Will Conserve Waterpower.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The prac.
tice of the government in granting
waterpower concessions ia outlined by
Clifford Pinchot, United States fores-
ter, in letter written to Col. II. L.
Higginson OF Boston, Mass, direc.
tor of the General Electric company.
The letter takes the form of a public
statement, and is significant of the
widespread interest in the waterpower
question.
Mr.. Pinchot seeks to emphasize
particul arly that he does not wish to
retard the development of waterpower
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
WILL MEET AT SPOKANE.
Next Dry Farming Congress Awarded
To Washington City.

BILLINGS, Oct. 28.-Spoka will
entertain the next annual convention
of the Dry Farming congress, this
having been decided this afternoon,
when, by unanimous vote, the dele.
gates indorsed the executive commit
tees report, which was that Spokane
was the choice of that body.
At the opening session this after.
noon is was announced that Secretary
John T. Burns, who has 90 conscien-
tiously and successfully attended to
the multitudinous duties of that posi-.
tion since the incipiency of the organ.
ization, has been chosen to fill the
came position for the ensuing year.
An action which demonstrat ates the
esteem in which Prof. w. H. Camp.
bell is held by some of the leading
exponents of the movement of which
he is appropriately termed "father,"
was the presentation to the disting-
uished citizen of Lincoln by DR.. Sud.
duth of the silver cup awarded to DR..
Sudduth by James j. Hill for the
best general exhibit of dry land crops
within Is miles of the Great Northern
railroad. The beautiful gift was ac-
cepted in brief expression of appre.
citation by Prof. Campbell.
At today's session, which was de.
voted to set speeches by members of
the congress, the most important mat
ter considered was the report of the
resolutions committee. In the report
adopted much of the sentiment against
the policies of the interior and Indian
departments with reference to with
drawals of public land voiced by
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
REVIEWS RECLAMATION,
Ballinger Says Irrigation Projects
Will Be Pushed.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Secretary
Ballinger of the interior department.,
who returned to Warrington last night
after an extensive tour of inspection
of the public domain and interests in
the far west, gave out today a state
ment which is regarded as declara-
ton of his policy as to these matters.
Secretary Ballinger states that dur
ing his trip most of the principal gov
ernment reclamation projects have
been visited, some of them by the sem
ate committee on irrig alton.
The water users and settlers upon
the reclaim alton projects have been
conferred with. as we'll as the govern
ment officers in the field, representing
existing projects, as we'll as questions
which may involve the Improvement
of the service and the advancement of
the interests of the settl ers.
Respecting reclaim alton work the
studies made by the secretary have
inspired him, the statement says,
with ambition to complete existing
projects as rapidly as business pru.
dence and money available will per.
nit, and he is earnestly in favor of
securing authority from congress for
the issuance of bonds against the re.
clamation fund to give the service
the means whereby all existing pro-
jects can be speedily completed and
necessary extensions undertaken"
The secretary is very emphatic in
his commend alton OF the personnel
of the engineers and subordinates in
the reclaim alton service and for the
high type of construction and dura-
bility of the work on the various pro-
jects, for which they are responsible,
as we'll as their general efficiency and
integrity. The secretary is desirous
that the work shall be prosecuted with
such dispatch as to enable the gov
ernment to avail itself of the appro-
priation and beneficial use of waters in
western states, where large undertake
ings may be availed and which, he
says, are generally not within the
ability of private enterprises.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Taft Is On Water Wagon.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 26.-Offlcers OF the
St. Louis club, where President Taft
breakfasted yesterday morning as the
guest of the Commercial club, we're
indignant today over story printed
locally and attributed to the authority
of the clubs head waiter, that Presi-
dent Taft had drunk big cocktail at
the club, thus "falling off the water
wagon" that he had added six big
cups of black coffee to the cocktail
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Death of Indian Fighter.

BURLINGTON, VT, Oct. 26.-General
Oliver o. Howard, last of the great
union commanders of the civil war,
died at his home here tonight of heart
disease. He was 70 years old. In
GLIDING General Howard's services in
the Indian wars, he probably was in
more engagements than any other
officer in the United States army. he
was born in Leeds, Me-, Nov. 8, 1880.