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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-25
4. p. Correspondent Returns
From the Roosevelt Camp.
Found Father and Son Enjoying
the Best of Health.
ATTACKED BY HYENA.
Kermit Killed the Animal at
Close Range.
The Colonel Knocks ON Special
Dispatches Sent Out.

Nairobi, British East Africa, May 25.
A staff correspondent of the Associa-
ted Press returned to Nairobi this morn
ing after two days visit at the
roosevelt camp as the guest of Mr..
Roosevelt
Inc camp was located on the Heatley
ranch, on the banks of the Nairobi
river. Mr.. Roosevelt and his son Ker-
nit are In remarkably good health and
they are delighted with the success of
their expedition. The accuracy of the
rifle fire of Mr.. Roosevelt and his son
has astonished not only the settlers, but
the members of the party.
Kermit killed recently at close range
hyena that had attacked him and he
has also come near maxim a record
bag OF female Wart hogs in given
space OF time. Today the party is stay
ing at the Heatley ranch. but tomorrow
Mr.. Roosevelt, his son and Edmund Hell
Ter are coming into Nairobi. Major
Mearns and ]. Alden Loring will re-
main at the Ju ia ranch until Wednes-
day, collecting birds and mammals.
Mr.. Roosevelt is annoyed at certain
special dispatches, which, it is reported
here, are appearing in American or
English newspapers. He requests the
Associated Press to send out the fol-
lowing statement:
mo newspaper has a representative
with the party nor any other means of
gaining information of the party's do
ings beyond what is generally known.
Any special dispatches appearing are
in all human probability sheer events.
Moreover the details which purport to
be thus obtained can only be due to
bribery and it is safe to state that a
dishonorable man giving a bribe and a
dishonorable man accepting the same
would be willing to invent untruthS for
money or traffic in other forms of dis
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SP0NSLER IS NAMED.
Takes Place of w. j. Tod as Regent
for Agricultural College.

Governor Stubs today announced
the appointment of A. L. Sponsler of
Hutchinson to the place on the board
of regents of the state agricultural
college made vacant by the resigna-
ton of w. ]. Tod of Maple Hill. Wa
baunsee county.
Mr.. Tod insisted on resigning his
place for the reason that his manv
personal interests demanded all his
attention and he could not possibly
devote to the state the time and at
tention he thought he ought to and
hold the place.
Mr.. Sponsler is one of the pronf-
nent and successful farmers of the
state and was at one time president
of the state board of agriculture. He
is connected with several large busi-
ness enterprises in Hutchinson and
owns big ranch and famous herd
of Herefords in Reno county.
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FOUR HORSES TO START
Track for Latonia Derby Will Be
Somewhat Slow From Rain.

Cincinnati, o., May 25.-Four horses
were carded to start in the Latonia.
derby, which will be the feature of the
opening of the spring meeting of the
Latonia Jockey club late this after
noon. One Of the entries may be with
drawn.
and the track probably will be slow.
The value of the derby to the winner is
s3.260, second $500, third 5000. The prob.
able starters with their weights, Jock
eys and odds follow:
Olambala, ia, T. Rice, 3 to s.
%Warfield, ia. v. Powers, 2 to 1.
sP1ate Glass, ITO, S. Page, to l.
The Peer, Ill, Taplin, to 1.
coupled, Young entry.
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READY FOR DROUTH.
Judge Schoch Issues Warming to
Druggists.

Judge w. F. Schoch of the probate
court, is today sending out notices to
the druggists of the city, warning
them of the severe dry spell to come.
His warning is self-explanatory, and
as follows:
THE law relating to the sale of in
toxicating liquors by druggists. goes
into effect Saturday May %. In
other words. the right to sell in
toxicating liquors under permits is
sued by the probate court ceases at
midnight, Friday, May 2S. All
druggists must report their sales for
May and make affidavit as to the
amount of stock on hand. or show
they have no stock on hand. on Fri
day afternoon. May 2S. All drug
gists holding permits who decide to
do so. may surrender them to the
probate court at any time before the
close of business on Friday evening.
All permits not surrendered will be
revoked at 6 o'clock D. m. Friday
In regard to his action. Judge
Schoch said: my move can work
no injustice of the law is good. If
it is not good. the slate will be clean
for test. anyway"
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FREE LUMBER LOST.
Bristow and Curtis Stood Loyalty by
the People.

Washington, May 25.-The lumber
schedule of the tariff bill was under
consideration in the senate almost the
entire day yesterday, with Senators
Root Hepburn, Borah and Dollfver
contending on the one hand for pro-
lection for the industry and Senators
Clapp, Burkett and McCumber arguing
as strenuously against that policy
The day closed with more than a two
thirds vote against Senator McCum-
ber's free lumber amendment. the bal
lot showing rs for and Sc against
OF the 25 affirmative votes Is were
cast by Republican senators and ten
by Democratic senators. The Repub-
licans were as follows: Beveridge,
Bristow, Brown, Burkett. Burton,
Clapp, Crawford, Cummins, Curtis,
Dupont. Gamble, Johnson, LaFollette.
McCumber and Nelson. Democrats
Clay. Culberson, Frazier, Gore, Hughes,
Newland, Paynter, Rayner, Shively and
Stone.
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0sTEOPATHS ARE HERE.
Eighth Annual Convention Opens at
the National.

The eighth annual meeting of the
Kansas Osteopathic association was
morning at 10 o'clock, Mayor William
Green giving the address of welcome.
Il am glad" said Mayor Green, "to
welcome to our city the Osteopaths of
Kansas. I feel that you represent the
best element in the state and we are
glad to have that element in the city
and to show them what we are doing.
We take pride in the fact that we are
the capital city and that we are trying
to better our city.
II present to you symbol of the key
to our city. You are welcome to any
thing we possess in the way of public
buildings" etc.
In his response to the address of
welcome Dr. J. L. McClanahan of
Paola said in part:
"In fact the dawning of a new day
is here, when men shall cease to force
down the throats of their fellow man
all kinds of nauseous drugs for the re-
lief and cure of physical ailments, and
will adopt the more rational system of
non-drug therapeutics.
81 can we'll recall the day, IA years
ago, when 1 went to Kirksville. Mo-,
where the first college of Osteopathy
was located. At that time there were
not more than thirty osteopathic
was ridiculed and the founder pro-
nounced impractical and even insane.
Today we have nine recognized colleges
and over 5000 osteopathic physicians
practicing the science in every state
and territory of this broad land and in
almost every civilized country in the
world. All this was accomplished
without one cent of state or govern
ment aid, and we were handicapped by
poverty prejudice and one of the hard
est fights ever put up by the medical
profession to prevent the recognition
and acceptance of our science
A short address was given by the
president, DIR. J. w. Shearer of Abb
lene, followed by reports from various
committees. The meeting then ad-
journed until this afternoon.
The officers of the association are:
President DR.. J. w. Shearer, Abilene;
secretary treasurer, DR.. G.. B. Wolf,
ottawa. The members of the pro-
gram committee are DR.. H. K. Benne-
son of Clay Center and DR.. G. H.
Erskine, Topeka.
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MUST PAY THE POLICY.
Legal Hanging Cost an Insurance COM
pany $4,000.

Richmond, Va, May 25.-The United
States circuit court of appeals at Rich
mond has denied a rehearing to life
Insurance company in the McCue case.
as a result of which the company will
be compelled to pay the death claim
of $4,000 on the life of J. S. McCue,
former mayor of Charlottesville, Va,
who was hanged for wife murder. The
company contested payment on the
ground that it was against public policy
to nay claim on a man who was kill
ed by due process of law, and the de-
cision esta blished a federal ruling on
all cases where policy holders are
legally executed
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KILLED AN ALLIGATOR.
Secretary of War Dickinson Proved
That He Can Shoot.

Washington. May 25.-Seeretary Of
War Dickinson proved himself the best
marksman of the party which recently
accompanied him to Panama by killing
a ten foot alligator with jaws big
enough to bite a man in two. An alli
gator hunt was arranged for the secre-
tary of war a few days after he reach
ed Panama. The party journeyed 25
miles by tug down the coast to the
mouth of Ghetto river and eight miles
up the stream in small boats to the lair
of alligators and crocodiles. Several of
the party fired at the alligator which
eventually became the booty of Secre-
tary Dickinson, but their bullets SEEM
ed to inflict little harm Taking care
full aim the secretary made thirty
five yard shot and bagged his game 1t
was the only alligator taken.
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VETOED "SWEAR" BILL.
wisconsin Governor Does Not Agree
With the Legislature.

Madison, Wis, May 25.-The inaliena-
BILE right of a citizen of Wisconsin to
use profanity under sufficient provoca-
tion is not be be abrogated by the Leo
islature with the consent of Governor
Davidson. The governor is not a pro-
fame man, but, having lived in the
Kickapoo valley, for a quarter of a
century, he realizes that person may
some times be so circumstanced that
lit is practically impossible to refrain
from indulging a few sulphurous re-
marks.
Believing as he does. the governor
vetoed the Hull bill prohibiting swe r
ing in any public place under a penalty
of s25 fine or 80 days in Jail, or both
fine and imprisonment. Assemblyman
Hull. author of the bill. is disappointed
and will try to pass the bill over the
veto.
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.BEAUTIFY THE CAMPUS.
Association Formed at Washburn and
Money Pledged.

The Campus Improvement associa-
ton" is the name of an organization
perfected at Washburn college this
noon during the chapel period. The
purpose of the association is to raise
funds for the equipment and the i'm
provement of the Washburn campus
which is a beautiful $50 acre piece of
wooded land. leval and well covered
with thick bluegrass. The campus at
the present time is considered the pref
tiest college ground in the west, con-
ceded to be SO by everyone. However
there is still chance for a great i'm
provement along construction lines
and this organization is for this pur-
pose.
To belong to the association a per
son must subscribe to the fund. This
morning at chapel exercises the sem
iOrs-the graduating class this year,
pledged $500, 500 to be paid on demand
and the rest in yearly installments of
5000 EACH When the announcement of
this gift was made at chapel this
morning the big hall resounded for
fully five minutes with yells and
cheers.
The officers of the association elect
ed this morning are president, Presi-
dent Sanders; vice president, Katherine
Kilbourn; secretary, Lurene Irish;
treasurer Professor Harshbarger; aud
itor, Jonathan Thomas. The board of
directors will consist of John Robb
from the senior class, samuel Brdoneiu
from the junior class, Donald Neis-
wanger from the sophomore class and
William Landau from the freshmen.
The fourth preps to be represented in
the board of directors by E. D. Muir
phy; thirds, Helen Shaver; seconds,
Karil Guild; f1rsts Roy Williams. Miss
Hattie Howard will act as representa-
tive from the school of fine arts; Ernest
Tits. from the Kansas Medical college,
Dean McEachron from the faculty.
Ralph McCarroll from the law school
and Hugh Mcfarland from the alumni.
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ONE MORE TRAGEDY
In Connection With the Romance of
Miss Beulah Carter

Huntsville, Mo, May 25.-A fresh trag-
edy has cast its shadow over the house
of the Carriers in Randolph county.
where a short year ago Thomas r.
Bagby was shot down in the night as
he approached the house to keep a rryst
with his sweetheart. Beulah Carter.
Irwin Carter, twenty-three years
Old the confessed slayer, has commit
ted suicide in the house from which
the fatal shots were fired into Bagby's
neck and head.
When the coroner arrived at the house
Carter's body was lying on the floor
with arms folded across the breast.
and a revolver with all chambers load
ed was on the dead boys chest. The
mothers attention was called to the
fact that the revolver had not been
fired She got another weapon with
one empty chamber from an adjoining
room and said that she, in her excite
ment, had placed the wrong weapon
near her dead son.
Carter had shot himself through the
head and died at once. Only the moth
er, the sister, whose unfortunate love
had brought about the first tragedy.
at the time. Carter Is said to have
told his sister that he was going away
and that she would never see him
again. He was under indictment for
the murder of Bagby. along with his
uncle, and the girl took the brother
words to mean that he intended to fly
from his bonds. and escape trial.
Cause of the Tragedy.
Carter's death, no matter what the
immediate circumstances NAV have
been, is the final chapter in a remark
able story of romance and tragedy that
had it's beginning nearly two years age
when Thomas r. Bagby, country lad
fell in love with Beulah Carter, the
daughter of d neighbor.
One day, after Ragby had been warn
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DEFENSE IS BEGUN.
"Adam God'' Appears in Court
Elated and All Smiles.

Kansas city, Mo-, May 25.-smiles
and elation were in the face of
James Sharp, self styled adam
God" when his defense was begun
today in his trial for the murder of
Patrolman Michael Mullane. Sharp
in affable mood whispered almost
continuously to his attorneys during
court session while at recess he
fitted about the room with friendly
word for all. He even at
tempted to joke, taking advantage of
the heavy atmosphere outside that
made the court dark and gloomy, my.
note and send it to the press table:
''It is written that the Lord walks
where it is dark. and not light
must be God as it is awful dark in
here"
Sharp's defense as outlined today
by his attorney is insanity.
The attorney related how Sharp in
response to a small voice which
told him he was Cod had sold his
small farm near Woodward. Okla,
and giving the proceeds to the poor.
had "gone into the world to save the
people"
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Reports From Texas Indicate a
Yield OF IA to 15 Bushels.
May Option Sells at New High
Price in Chicago.
THE AREA TO BE CUT
Is Placed at 45,OOO,OOO Acres
for the Country
With a Yield Under 600, ,OOO,-
900 Bushels.

Chicago, May 25.-Private advices
received here today stated that har-
vesting of wheat had begun in three
counties of Texas and that the yield
would be IA or Is bushels to the acre
on an average. H. Reycroft, a Chicago
expert, however, declared that this
estimate was SO per cent too high, as
the prolonged drouth in the Lone Star
state precluded such a yield.
The announcement did not affect
prices in Chicago materially. as May
wheat on the board of trade early sold
at new high price, $1.35 Il. The first
garnering of wheat each year begins in
Texas at about this season and is of
Importance chiefly as marking the be-
ginning of the general harvest, sweep
ing in a gradually broadening path
north with the advance of the season
through the great winter wheat belt.
From now On the hum of harvesting
machinery will gradually swell week
by week into the great midsummer
chorus of the Ohio and Missouri val
leys. The winter sown crop gathered
to the granaries, the spring wheat of
the immensely productive northern
states follows until the last sheaf has
been gathered from the broad acres of
Manitoba in the latter part of August.
This great forest of grain when har-
vested Will leave a great road of stub
bic approximately of As million of
acres. The latest completed statistics
made the yield 34,0S7.000 bushels in
the United States in 1907. "A similar
yield this year would net roughly about
that number OF dollars. However, in
many quarters, it is asserted this years
harvest will be under 900 million
bushels.
Worlds Harvesting Calendar.
1t is of interest in connection with
the news from Texas to note that the
course of the worlds harvesting calen-
dar strikes this country in midyear.
The worlds harvest begins in January
in the latitude of Australia New Zea-
land, Chile and the Argentine, sweeps
through Egypt, India, Mexico. Cuba
and Asia Minor, until in May it takes
in Texas, Central Asia, Japan and
China Thus it works its way through
the worlds fertile spots, until in De-
cember it finds itself back near the
beginning point, in Burma and New
South Wales.
Even though the Texas returns never
equal in Importance those of the pure
ly wheat states, and may be far under
normal this year, the fact that harvest
ing has begun as usual bears on the
great point at issue between the bulls
and bears of the Chicago wheat pit
will July be an old or a new crop
month.
"In July Chicago will be buying the
wheat of the previous year. is a state
ment made by James A. -Patten at the
height of his bull campaign in May
wheat.
On this point Secretary of Agricul-
controversy for time to tell
The news from Texas, therefore, is
the first word of what the umpire
'ttime" has to say on the subject
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COVERED WITH MUD.
Weston Is Today Plodding Along the
Union Pacific Tracks.

Agate. Col, May 25.-Plastered with
mud from head to heels, Edward Pay
son Weston, the pedestrian is this
morning plodding along the tracks of
the Union Pacific railway on a long
slope that leads to the foot of the
Rocky mountain.
Denver is only Sc miles distant from
Agate. which Weston left behind him
at 7:10 this morning, but so bad is the
walking as a result of yesterdays hard
rainstorm, that the veteran does not
exnect to reach the Colorado capital un-
I'll tomorrow morning, it being his plan
to spend the night at Watkins % miles
east of Denver. If the roads improve
however, he may push along with the
idea of reaching Denver tonight.
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THEY WORE NO MASKS.
Mob of 800 Men Hanged Negro to a
Telephone Pole.

Pine Bluff. Ark, May 25.-Lovett
Davis, negro. charged with attempting
criminal assault on a 16-year-o girl
here Friday night, was taken from the
Jail at midnight by an unmasked mob
of 300 men and hanged to a telephone
pole on one of the principal streets.
Just as he was being raised high above
the street, the rope broke and the body
fell to the ground, but was immediate
ly raised again and left hanging.
Early in the night, fearing violence.
the sheriff secreted number of heav-
lily armed deputies in the Jail, but these
were soon overpowered and the jail
broken into with sledge hammers. Sew
eraI prominent men made speeches en-
deavoring to dissuade the mob.
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TO TRY FOR BIG PURSE.
Amateur Runner VIII Enter $4,000
Marathon Race.

Chicago, May 25.-Alexander Thi-
beau. one of the greatest of Chicago's
distance runners, has renounced the
bay leaves of the amateur and an
nounced his intention of competing in
the $4,000 derby marathon next
Saturday.
Thibeau's entry now brings the total
field up to seven who are: ST. Yves,
Hayes, Svanberg, Longboat, Simpson,
the Ojibway Indian. Appleby and Thi-
beau.
Hopkins Gets SO Votes.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 25.-Unusual
interest centered in the ninety-fourth
joint ballot for United States senator
today because of a rumor that an at
tempt to elect Congressman Lorimer
would be made. but the vote resulted
in no election. Congressman Lor-
inner developed no support and for
mer Senator Hopkins received ss
votes.
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WILL STAY IN AMERICA.
johnson Cancels English Engagement
for Match With kaufman.

New York, May 25.-Jack Johnson
was to sail for England today, but as
he had indicated his willingness to
fight Al Kaufman in a few weeks, he
decided early today to cancel his trip
abroad. The champion will now train
for his bout with Kaufman and ar
range for other fights. 1t is not un-
likely johnson will seek to have his
bout with Ketchel set back SO that
he can have plenty of time to get in
fine physical condition.
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STRUCK BY A HAMMER.
Athletic Field Judge May Die From
Accidental Injury.

Lafayette. Ind, May 25.-Prof. Ben
jamin M. Hoax of Purdue university,
who was struck on the abdomen by a
sixteen pound hammer thrown by Guy
Conwell a member of the Van Buren,
Ind, high school track team, in the
state interscholastic meet on Stuart
field Saturday afternoon, is lying at the
point of death. 1t was thought he was
only slightly hurt but his condition has
become critical. He was one of the
field judges at the meet.
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Mcintosh wanted them to fight in
Australia or England. When Jeffries
signs articles to fight the negro he
figures he can make just as much
money battling in America as he can
in foreign cline, asserts the battle
must take place in this country.
Jeffries continues his strenuous
training every morning. Today he
organized a team composed of Com
iskey's utility men and played against
a nine organized by James ]. Corbett-
Jeffries played first base and Corbett
pitched and played the outfield.
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SCOTT HAS RETURNED.
Kansas Congressman Was Favorabry
Impressed by Porto Rico.

New York, May 25.-Encouragine re-
ports of agricultural prospects In Porto
Rico, were brought by Representative
Charles F. Scott of Kansas, and Repre-
sentative A. w. Rucker of Colorado.
who have arrived from San Juan. The
congressman expressed themselves as
impressed with the resources of the
island and confident American capital
would find profitable employment in
their development
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JEFFRIES PLAYS BALL.
Helps Comiskey's Utility Players
Against Jim Corbett's Team.

Chicago, May 25.-James J. JEFF
ferries has received a letter from Hugh
Mcintosh. the Australian fight pro-
moter, who is in England, asking him
to refrain from closing a match with
Jack Johnson for the worlds heavy
weight title without first giving him
an opportunity to bid for the fight
Jeffries expressed the opinion that
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KILLED HIS WIFE.
Insane for Years But Was Not Con-
sidered Dangerous.

Formosa, Kan. May 25.-Samuel
EIyea, a retired farmer killed his
wife early today in Jewell City. with
a hammer. He had been bordering
on sanity for several years. but was
not considered dangerous. The muir
dered woman was his second wife.
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Weather Is Unsettled.

During the past "a hours it has
rained more or less-usually less, all
over the state. Out at Dodge City,
where they really needed a rain, they
got a good one-1.20 inches. At To-
peka it rained only IL of an inch.
Cloudy weather prevails all over the
state. This afternoon the wind is
blowing IL miles an hour from the
Tho hourly feroDaratlIrec
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Father Baker Still Alive.

Father Baker was still living at
2:30 o'clock this afternoon. He is still
unconscious, and sinking The physi-
clans think that he can live only a few
hours longer