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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10
A DOUBT ARISES.
Question of Whether or Not
Knox Can Hold Office
OF Secretary of State in the
Taft Cabinet.
THE LAW is PLAIN
But Some Way to Get Around
1t May Be Found.
The Senator Is Much Disturbed
by the Situation.

Washington, Feb. 1O-Is Senator
Knox eligible for appointment as Sec
retary of state in the incoming admin
istration or must the president-eIect.
when he again touches American soil
tomorrow, find himself confronted with
the pressing and disagreeable necessity
of selecting new premier for his cab
met? This was the question that all
official Washington was confronted
with this morning. 1t was true that the
first suggestion of the possible consti-
tutional obstacle to the appointment
of Senator Knox as secretary of state
was broached yesterday. but It was so
late at night that no one had an op-
portunity to lay hands upon the legal
authorities which might serve as a
basis for an answer to the question.
Consequently this morning there was
much coming of constitutions, statute
books, supreme court decisions, opin-
ions of comptrollers of the treasury
nation.
The facts in. the case are perfectly
plain. There is no dispute about them.
Senator Knox was last elected for a
six year term which will not expire
until March 3. 1911. The constitution
prohibits the appointment Of a senator
to an office created or the salary OF
which has been increased during the
Knox Is Worried.
So the question is whether under
this uncontrovertible state of AFFAIRS
Senator Knox can lawfully succeed Rob-
ert Bacon as secretary of state on March
4. It is quite evident that the senator
himself is a. good deal perturbed by the
springing of this question at this mo-
ment. He has denied himself to all
callers. but is advising with his per-
sonal friends; and especially those of A
legal turn of mind and without doubt
he will have a message on the wires
before President-elect Taft arrives at
New Orleans. containing his own con-
clusions regarding his eligibility to the
office of secretary of state
Before the day is over there will also
be deIiverances from legal lights OF
more or less Importance in Washing
ton. so that the question should not
longer remain unanswered. Meanwhile
q lay opinion entitled to consideration
is to the effect that President-elect
Taft can find a way to make Philander
c. Knox secretary of state without
severely straining the United States
constitution
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10

will be either pompano or sheepshead
and win be cooked in wine.
The Frut salad.
There will be a fruit salad, in which
the principal ingredients will be pine
apples, bananas oranges, grape fruit,
celery and a rich creole dressing.
Biscuit glace, parlines of cocoanut
and other sweet things will be served
for the last courses.
Old cellars have been ransacked
and wines of rare vintage unearthed
for the occasion. There will be
Montilledo, Chateau Lafitte and many
other fine old wines. which. accord
ing to the. chefs have been stored
away for so many years that rakes
will be required to separate them
from the cobwebs which have formed
over the bottles. A feature of the
banquet is to be the serving of the
Cafe Broulot. Several hundred silver
bowls have been secured and the
coffee. rich with the aroma of spices
and cognac will be stirred with long
silver ladies by darkies chanting old
creole songs while the alcohol is
burning.
Cardinal Gibbons, who will pro-
nounce the invocation at the banquet,
arrived last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10

mitted them to run in violation of the
law for the purpose of increasing the
city'S revenue.
In addition Mayor Harsha knew of
the violations of the prohibitory law
but never in good faith took any steps
to aid the county attorney in abating
the violation, but has openly tolerated
the violations.
The conclusions of law in this case:
My conclusion of law from the fore
going findings of fact is that the de-
fendant has forfeited his office as mayor
of the city of Hutchinson, Kan, and
ed against him.
The third case. known as the State of
Kansas ex rel VS.. w. H Dixon ct al,
includes w. H. Dixon, city marshal of
marshal, and w. A. Meadows, or Mea-
dor, as his real name appears to be,
patrolman of Hutchinson. The suit or
iginally included several other Hutchin-
Harrison, John o. Farrell and S. G.
KeIlar, all city officials, but no evil
dence could be found in support of the
allegations in the plaintiffs petition
against these men.
The three defendants, not exonera-
ted in the findings, were found to have
conspired with themselves and have
knowingly allowed illegal places OF
prohibitory law to flourish. This was
participated in the arresting of the
keepers and inmates of brothels, and
the violators of the prohibitory law, and
allowed them to plead guilty and ac-
cept a uniform fine at stated intervals
and then allowed them to return un-
molested to the violations of law.
In this case the conclusions of the
special master are:
THAT the said defendants, w. H.
Dixon, Joseph Howard. and W. A.
Meadows, or Meador, and each of them
by reason of the foregoing facts have
forfeited their offices as police officers
of the city of Hutchinson, Kan, and
Judgment ought to be rendered GUST
ing them therefrom-
These three cases We're inaugurated
by Fred S. Jackson, attorney general Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10
In ANANIAS CLUB.
Congressman Rainey Says He Has
Been Made a Member.

Washington, Feb. 0.-Representative
Rainey, Ill. whose speech in the house
on the Panama canal purchase, has
drawn forth rebuke from the state
department in an official report to the
Panama governments protest, was in
clined today to assume that he had
been elected to the "Ananias club This
was based on the statement in Secre-
tary Bacon's letters as to the PRESIDENT S
view of Mr.. Rainey's speech. Mr..
Rainey made a statement today in
which he said that he did not expect
President Obaldia of Panama or Presi-
dent Roosevelt of the United States to
agree with him.
He added that it is only necessary to
arrive at some fact uncomplimentary
to the present administration to be
elected to the ''Ananias club" provided
the candidate has the courage to make
the facts public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10
LACE CURTAINS BLAMED.
Held Responsible for Considera bic
Amount of Ill Health.

Chicago. Feb. 1O-Health Commmissioner
Evans in his effort to reduce epidemic dis
eases to the minimum. has launched a
crusade against lace curtains. He says:
Bad air is the cause of considerable of
Chicago's i'll health and lace curtains.
peculiar as that may seem. play their
part in producing the bad air. The first
woman who placed lace curtains on her
windows did so in order to keep out the
dirt and permit only pure air to enter the
home.
Other women who followed her custom.
however, thought of the beauty of the
curtains and purchased better and better
curtains until today they are afraid to
open their windows to let in the air for
fear the dust will injure them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10
SAVED BY A DOG.
sleeping Occupants of Building
Warned of Fire by His Bark

New York. Feb. 1O.-The barking
of a collie dog owned by Orosto
Gileto, proprietor of the Hotel
D'Europe on West Ninth street, prob
ably saved the lives of the dozen
guests who were asleep in the hotel
when awakened by the dogs barking,
early today.
Gioletto who slept on the second
floor with his wife and three children
when awakened by he dogs barking,
found the hall filling with smoke. An
alarm was sent in and the fire was
checked Several of the guests were
overcome by smoke and had to be
carried to the street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10
COLD SPELL Is OVER
The Weather NIoderates AgreeabIv
This Morning.

The weather conditions TODAY f,,r,is,,
q marked contrast when compare5
with those of Tuesday when the wind
was loose and when the sun eIer nc
fused to make an attempt to penetrata
the dense banks of clouds AS has been
intimated everything is so different TO
Gay and the world seems in tune with
itSSelf ii
The mercury did not drop as low as
was expected last night an excention
to the rule occurring when the ten,-
night until the maximum of Il deereas
above zero was reached at one o'cIoclr
this morning There was then A srad-
ual decline until the minimum of 10 de-
erees above zero was reached at six
o'clock. Since then the mercury bsS
risen steadily until thawing conditions
are maintained where the suns ravs
are unobstructed. The following are
the temperatures since O'Clock this
morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10
STATE JOURNAL OFFICE CLOSED

The state Journal is issued early to-
day and the office is crossed this after
noon on account of the funerals of
Mrs. Mary c. Goddard and Miss
Carrie Goddard, mother and sister of
Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10
MAC VEAGH is CHOSEN.
Chicago Still in the Fight for the
Treasury Portfolio.

Chicago, Feb. 1O.-As Mr.. George NJ.
Reynolds is out of the field for the po-
sition of secretary of the treasury of
the United States, the name of Mr..
Franklin MacVeagh of this city will
probably be presented to President -elect
Taft.
Mr.. MacVeagh is a brother of Wayne
MacVeagh of Pennsylvania He IS a
prominent merchant of this city, but
has taken an active interest in politics
for many years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10
we Owe Much to tho weather.

New York, Feb. 1o.-According to Willis
weather bureau, Americans owe their
spirit and enterprise largely to the ever,
changing weather conditions in this coun-
try Mr.. Moore made this assertion while
delivering a lecture on storms and
Weather Forecasting" at Columbia uni
yersity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10
WAGES OR BLOOD.
Poems start a Riot and Enforce Their
Demands.

Morelia. Mexico. Feb. 1O.-A riot has oc-
Cured at Hacienda de la Glorietta. own
ed by Juan Paulin. The poems demanded
wages or blood. A quantity of corn was
stolen from the hacienda and Paulin de-
Quoted something from the pay of all the
poems working on the place. The latter
armed themselves with pitchforks, stones
and knives and stormed the house. After
some of the servants had been wounded
Paulin paid the rioters and they left
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10

Chicago, Feb. 10--Forecast for Kan
Isas: Fair tonight and Thursday Slow
IIy rising temperature
Evening star., 1909-02-28

l would rather do than spend long, long
time on the deep water. Queer thing
this, perhaps, considering that I've never
been to sea at all. as l say.
But often when l wake up IN the
middle of the night and think of the sea
especially the quiet seas In the calm lati-
tudes, with the big stars overhead that
I've read so much about sort OF hope
that it'll come my way some time to make
at least one sea voyage. Yes. and when
| get pretty tired from drumming away
at my work and things are not breaking
very we'll and matters are not going eX-
actly right at home-for l have very
large family of children. YOU know and
little annoying things are always happen
ing. OF course-well. when things are sort
of dark and dull and all that, why. f1nd
mysef quite naturally thinking Of what
fun and rest and quietude and all that it
would be if fellow could only trudge of
and board one of the big boats-not neces-
sarily the big. luxurious boats, but just
comfortable boat-and then be carried off
to the sure enough deep sea for a little
period of reflection and loafing and so on.
"Once l knew a fellow who was so run
down in health that the doctor people
made him take a voyage to Australia on
Il big clipper ship. And. say. the fine
stories that fellow did tell me about his
trip. and how he enjoyed it. and how the
porpoises and dolphins dart out of the
water, and how the seagulis follow the
ship for hundreds of miles and all that
why, it fairly made my mouth water to
hear him. and I made him tell me about
it over and over again.
And there are SO many places over the
water that I'd like to see, too. Now, 1
know plenty of folks who think nothing
OF going to Europe. and yet these people
know very little about the things they
sse in Europe. Isn't it peculiar that so
many many people of this kind are the
very people whose circumstances permit
them to go just where they please?
"All ! know about Europe, of course. is
what Iye read about the things over
there. But I've read sight of stuff-fic-
tion travels. biography and so on-about
things and folks and such like in Europe,
and often it seems to me if I'd recog-
ni2e a heap of sights over there II ever
the opportunity came my way to make
such a trip.
why, l really know as much about
London, for example, from reading about
Evening star., 1909-02-28

warm, affectionate southern natures make
them long to snuggle up, as 1t were. II
you should happen to be in Washington
next week you'll SEQ them by the thou
sand, swinging up the avenue toward the
reviewing stand, with their eyes rowing
eargerly from one large public building 20
another. their faces alight with hope and
their shoulders squared to receive any
official burdens that might be thrust upon
them by grateful administration. That
display of Americas fifty greatest ADleri-
can male beauties at the inaugural ball
may fall down. because most of the good
looking men are democrats, like you and
me and John Sharp Williams. But thereI
be no fault to find with the turnout Of
southern republicans IN the parade; take
il from me- there won't. And therell
be only one peril to fear from them.
Passing the Post Office Department they're
liable to he seized by an uncontroiiaole
impulse and crush one another to death
in the stampede to be the first inside ITS
hospitabe doors. But just guide them
safely past the danger point and they u
ell be there at the finish. coming strong.
with the old scores forgotten. the OLD
wounds closed and the old breaches heal
ed, or else competcntly repaired by ner-
chant tailor before leaving home.
This much l will say for an inaugura-
ton, Larry. It's a great time for patch
ing Up the differences of the past and
letting bygones be bygoshes. 1t was Il
desperate campaign that we had last fall,
as you we'll know. Many were bitter and
some were bitten. There was a tidal wave
coming out of the west, that turned out
to be either a tired wave or tied wave
some say one and some say the other
but anyhow, it failed TO tidal UP in the
desired manner. Hard words were spoken
in the heat of debate by Henry Cabot
lodge, who never speaks an easy word
anyhow, if he can think Of a hard one;
and by others. Many mistakes were made
at the last moment. Hisgen and Graves
l think those are the gentlemen's names?-
got two votes in Memphis: yet nobody
arrested the Independence League man
ager in that city for repe ating; and when
the news came flashing into the Hearst
offices that the Hearst ticket had polled
sixty votes in the state Of Georgia 1
never could understand why the telegraph
editor didn't show his usual enterprise
and wire back rush names.
Evening star., 1909-02-28

of the peasants. which he afterward i'm
mortalized in his Polonaises and Mazur-
kas. and which made him the master
composer and exponent of Slavonic, and
more especially Polish, national music.
List in his Life of Chopin" gives Won
derful word pictures of these Polish
dances; the nation of which it has been
said, Its very dances are sadness inten-
sified." The Polonaise is more a martial
and court!y pageant than a dance. 1t is
without rapid movement or steps" = Of
any kind and rather expression Of the
noblest traditional feelings and manneFa
of ancient Poland. List says:
The dress of the men rivaled. that Of
the women in richness. Those Who have
never seen the kCntusZ worn Gt is the
robe of the orientals, fur-trimmed) can
Scarcely imagine the bearing and grace
with which the flowing sleeve Is thrown
backward. the finesse of the pantomime.
as they defiled in a Polonaise not suffer
ing their fingers to remain idle, but some
times occupying them in playing with the
long mustache, sometimes with the jew
eled handle of the sword, or doffed their
caps of velvet and plumes."
fne maste! OF the house in which tbs
ball was given led the dance" with the
most distinguished lady present. Next
Evening star., 1909-02-28

The Hotel Clerk Expands on the Inauguration


line with present policies, sUch as CURING
the Irish Sagas of their poetic club feet
and revising the Marquis OF QueensbeIN
rules To suit newer conditions. there's al
impression that probably hell be able to
devote a considerable nGmber OF hours
daily to u plain straight-away job of
smooth finished, Eand-worked President
irg. Oh, yes, it'u be quieter after Thurs
day.
Maybe We'll appreciate the quiet and
maybe well miss the rapid motion and
the loud noise When a man has been lis
tening to steam riveter six or seven
years the voice OF the pia1ola might seem
sad music to his ear. and. Oh the other
hand after travelling so long on a merry
go-round we may enjoy the slower vet
moro restful sensation of ride on tho
horse cars. Well have to wait and see.
At any rate, Wen have a chance row 10
find out at last whether Tcddy's constant
Evening star., 1909-02-28

looks like big chance. Although unused
TO the climate and the victuals, he spends
the best part of the winter down there,
and survives. So does his stomach. It's
a great feat. Not since William Tecumseh
Sherman passed through in the latter part
of 1864 has any invader from the north
had so many hard and indisestible things
hurled into his midst by the people Of the
south, and lived. And because our Presi-
dent-elect has faced the baked 'possum
and the boiled collard. the gumboed craw
fish and the barbecued Shoat, without =
visible qualm, there's a strong belief
springing up here in the north that he'll
be able to break into the solid south, by
way of the kitchen window. But it's 4
long. rough trip sometimes from the din
ing room table to the polls, and SO /
don't know.
Tell you what, Larry, this thing of
great section of the country being SO
set and partisan that it always votes the
Evening star., 1909-02-28

at the expense of Nebraska and Indiana,
people on every side stood ready to forgive
anything and forget everything, including
their unpaid election bets.
Somehow, 1 don't think We can be such
partisans as we used to be. / can remern-
Der how II was once. Gentlemen of the
Jury, the lawyer for the defense down in
Kentucky would say to the twelve N
telligent, fair-minded men facing him
from the Jury box. Gentlemen of the
jury, while 1t is not disputed that my
client may have shot this person. yet his
heart ever beats true to the principles Of
the democratic party And up around
Minnesota there was a deep-seated preju-
dice against actually convictinG anybody
of being short in his accounts if he could
prove his father was a delegate t. the
convention that nominated John c. Fre-
mont.
Things are different now. These times
Evening star., 1909-02-28
SCIENCE NOTES.

In the constant search which is being
conducted by the leading railroads for the
betterment of the service and economy of
operation, a great deal of investigation
has been given to the matter of pair.ting
the signal arms located at intervals alt1g
the track and by means of which orders
are communicated to the engineer. In
order that these should be visible 1t
has been the custom to give them coat
of paint three or four times a year. The
average cost of this treatment has been
estimated at S1i0 per year. For some
wears the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
has been experimenting with gold leaf
for this purpose as the result of the sug-
gestion OF one of its employees, and 1t
is most favorable for observation under
Evening star., 1909-02-28

Heire understood each other" says List.
There was the great Lszt himself, ana
BerlitZ. Rossini. Meyerbeer Hitler, ana
later the struggling Wagner. Victor Hugo,
Lamartine, De Musset. BalZac. Dumas.
Delacroix, Guizot. Theirs and Mime. Sand!
And these were his familiar spirits, who
quickly OWNED the spark in common
which made him one of them.
But the public also recognized his se-
nius. Society lionized him. and after play
Ing at a Rothschild soiree he was be-
siesed with high paying pupils
HIS pupils. who adored him. say that
an affair OF the heart killed their beloved
master Animals die of broken hearts,
why not this emotional s2n OF unhappy
Poland, deprived of home. affection and
women's tender care? Might not the
sunder;ng of so strong tie break all the
cords which bound him to life? Chopin
gave his last concert in Paris In lS4e-
He played exquisite!y and then tainted IN
the dressing room.
His deceptive disease granted respite
from suffering in April and he set out for
England His warm reception In London
enabled him to shake off his melancholy
to some extent. He was presented TO the
queen and feted in society. but he was TOO
iii to care He met Jenny Lind, who,
former sweetheart
In August he went to Scotland lie
visited former pupil. Miss Stirling. to
wnom he had dedicated two nocturlss
and who was much in love with him The
climate caused him to become much
worse. He returned to Paris and soon to
Pere Ia Chaise Tcurgenev says:
Half hundred counlessas Gained I"
have held the dying Chopin in their
arms" It was really Gertmann. pupil.
who had that distinction He requested
the Countess Delphine Po;ocka, one o.
his pupils to sing TO him few hours b0-
fore he died She sang the famous Can
ticle to the Virgin" which Is said to have
saved the life of StraGella. The" Requiem
of Mozart tby his own reHuesD and the
B fiat minor Funeral March" Chopin
were played at his funeral, which took
place from the Made cine October 30,
1S49
Chopin the musician was eminently the
man Of one instrument-the pianofOrte.
Rubinstein says: The plano bard. the
piano rhapsodist, the piano soul Is Cho-
pin
And Huneker: Chopin, young, slight of
form, furiously playing out upon the
keyboard his soul the soul of his nation.
Is the most individual composer that has
ever set humming the looms of our
Dreams