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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-06-17

SO Acres, one mile from Smyrna, IS
acres cleared, balance woods and pas
ture-two spring branches on place.
room house nicely located. Good young
orchard-on good road. Price $500. 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07

]. p. Usher, general attorney of the
Union Pacific, which position he held
for three years. For a time he was
general attorney for the Elevated
Road of Kansas City, during which
time he also acted as local attorney
for the Union Pacific. In 1891 he was
appointed assistant attorney of the
Union Pacific, with headquarters in
Topeka.
In 1902 when A. L. Williams resigned
as general attorney for Kansas and
Missouri. Loomis was appointed in his
place. In 1907, Mr.. Loomis was pro-
NOTED to the position of general attor-
ney of the Union Pacific system, with
headquarters at Omaha, which position
he still holds.
Mr.. Loomis is still a comparatively
young man, and is active and energetic.
qualifications which would recommend
him for a position as Lovett's success
sor, at the time, when the directors and
stockholders will experience a hard
time in holding intact the great rail-
way system and organization which
was built up by the late Edward H.
Hartman. Mr.. Loomis was born in
1862 at Highgate, Vermont, but came to
Kansas in 1873. from which time the
real history of his career dates. He has
grown up with the west, and knows it's
needs. He has a large circle of friends
in Topeka, and throughout Kansas, all
of whom hope to see him become the
head of the Hartman legal system, and
this hope now appears probable of full
fiIIment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
TO STOP AUTO HOLDUPS.
Chicago Chief of Police Issues Positive
Orders to Inspectors.

Chicago, Oct. 7.-Chief Of Police Stew
ard is making an effort to stop auto
mobile holdups. of which he says there
have been several lately. In yesterdays
issue of the Police Bulletin the chief
caused this order to be printed:
stop these automobile robberies.
I'm the last few weeks several auto
mobile parties have been held up and
robbed while riding on the boulevards.
These robberies are becoming altogeth-
ed too common, and you VIII make
eneciaI EFFORTS to see that this sort of
crime is stopped.
The order was addressed to the in
snectors. The assumption from the
chiefs order was that there had been
several automobile robberies. but that
the news had been carefully suppressed
nv the police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
CROWD WAS TOO LATE.
Glenn Curtiss Flew Before 1t Arrived
at Forest Park.

St. Louis. Mo, Oct. 7.-Thousands of
spectators thronged the natural am
phftheater near Art hill in Forest park
today to see what were scheduled to be
the first aeroplane flights west of
Dayton, O.. But the first flight had al
ready been made long before the crowd
reached the park, Glenn H. Curtiss hav-
ing stolen a march on the centennial
officials. newspaper men and his fellow
aviators by making two short test
flights shortly after daybreak. Not a
dozen persons saw these performances
which lasted only q few minutes each.
Curtiss drove a biplane of the same
type which he used at Rheims except
that it carried an engine of 25 horse
power as against one of so horse power
in the foreign contests.
Spurred by his rivals success, Fran
co.'s Ozmont, who is handling a Farman
machine, was busy this morning test
ing his engine.
The dirigible balloons were also up
several times during the day, their
pilots giving the machines tryouts fo-
the formal tests of Friday and Satur-
day.
The pageantry feature of today's cen
tennial program was an industrial
parade. 1t illustrated by floats the
progress, of manufacture and COM
merce during the 100 years since the in
corporation of ST. Louis as a munich
pality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
BANKS ARE PAYING UP.
No Opposition to Guaranty Assessment
Has Developed.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Oct THE state
banking board has now at its disposal
$1S0,000 of the $24S, 900 accruing from
the special assessment of three-fourths
OF 1 per cent made in order that the
board might meet a possible emergency
i'll closing up the affairs of the Col
umbia Bank and Trust company. The
board has heard of no overt opposition
to the assessment and does not believe
there will be any.
The committee named by Governor
Haskell to investigate securities offered
by w. L. Norton and his associates
with which to liquidate other securities
pronounced bad went to Bartlesville in
pursuance of their duties. Bartlesville
was the scene of Norton's operations in
oil and bank stock for a year before he
came to Oklahoma City.
There is now no longer any doubt
that the bank will be delivered into the
hands of Norton and his interests, but
several days may be required TO finish
the work Of the investigation commit
tee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
KINGS MOUNTAIN DAY.
of Battle Celebrated in
Two States.

Charlotte, N. c., Oct. 7.-"Kings
Mountain Day. the anniversary of the
battle of Kings Mountain, S. c., in
which 900 brave mountain men"
won a victory over the British forces,
mum bering. 1900, on October z, 1880,
during the struggle for independence
from Great Britain was fittingly COM
memorated today in both South Caro-
lima and Tennessee.
On. the battlefield monument
which had been erected by the United
States government at a cost of $50, 900
was dedicated.
At Fort Watuga near Johnston
City, Tenn, the point from which the
men under Campbell, Shelby and Sc
vier started for Kings Mountain, the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton dedicated another monument,
Bishop E. E. Hoos of the Methodist
Episcopal church, being the principal
orator of the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
KETCHEL GAINS FAVOR.
Odds Have Shifted From Five to One
to Six to Ten.

New York, Oct THE delay of
the Ketchel-Johnson fight until Octo-
Der 16 together with reports of
KetchePs condition and his training
methods, has materially affected the
betting here on the fight. A week
ago, KetcheI was considered only a
one to five chance, but now bets are
being recorded In which his sup
porters are compelled to give six to
ten. Not a great amount of money
has appeared here yet on the event,
but there is a very large sum ready to
be wagered when more definite news
comes from the coast.
The east is apparently taking more
interest in the fight than in any other
for a long time, and 1t is probable
that it will be overshadowed only by
the Jefferson-Johnson fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
TRAIN WRECKERS.
Railroad officials Attribute Wreck at
Temple to This Cause.

Temple. Tex. Oct. THAT the
wrecking of Santa Fe passenger train
No. II near this city early today.
causing the death of one trainman
and injury to seven others, was the
deliberate act of train wreckers is
the opinion of railroad officials who
have investigated the accident.
The train ran into an open switch
at Salinus a small station three
miles from Temple.
Engineer T. McGinnis was
pinned under the wreckage and sus-
tanned injuries which resulted in his
death late today. The other in
jured, more or less seriously, who
were brought to the Santa Fe hos
pital here are:
VIM. Greer, Cleburne, Tex, fire.
man.
j. w. Winfield, Forth Worth, Tex,
mail clerk.
E. P. Gresham, Fort Worth, mail
clerk.
Eliza Robinson, Houston.
Sam Hollis, Ladonia.
Two men who gave no names.
While with the exception of the last
all of the injured were severely hurt,
none it is believed will die.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
BASEBALL ET CETERA.

The great series of games for the
championship of the world between
Detroit and Pittsburg, winners of the
American and National league pennants,
will start tomorrow. Friday afternoon
at Pittsburg.
The interest in these games is so In
tense that they will be given in detail
each evening in the State Journal the
anne afternoon they are played.
This is only another Illustration of
why the State Journal is read by nearly
everybody in Topeka. The evening pa
per gives you today's big event today
while all morning papers give you only
yesterdays news
No morning paper. however good, can
equal a live evening paper in promptly
giving its readers the news and giving
it at a time, the evening, when nearly
all people have the time to devote to
the news and advertisements of pa
per.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
DOGFISH NUISANCE.
Has Become a Burning Question in
Fisheries Bureau.

Washington, Oct. Whether the
valuable lobster or the worthless dog
fish of the water of Rhode Island
and Massachusetts is to be allowed to
survive, is a burning question that is
receiving the consideration of Com
missioner George NJ. Bowers of the
bureau of fisheries.
Several millions of summer tour
lists who seek cool breezes of the New
England coast will be interested in
the contest between lobster and the
dogfish as the price of Holsters has
gone up largely because the maraud-
ing dogfish hover about and german
die themselves upon this seafood.
The efforts of the bureau of fisher
les to propagate the lobster so that
it may become plentiful and cheap
have been nullifed to so great an ex-
tent by the avaricious dogfsh that
Commissioner Bowers is contemplat-
ing placing a price upon the head of
the marine nuisance so as to encour-
age fishermen to devote their efforts
to clearing the sea of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
Holds n Reception Immediately
After Breakfast.
Guest of Honor at Evanston
Golf Club Luncheon.
LED FLOWER PARADE.
Tremendous Ovation Greeted
Him at st. Louis.
His Friend Dyche With Him
Today, Here Tomorrow.

Kansas City, Mo-. Oct. 7.-Dr. Freder-
lex A. Cook, the arctic explorer, who
will lecture here tonight, arrived from
st. Louis this morning. He was ac-
companied by the Kansas City recep-
ton committee. headed by George M.
Myers. who went to st. Louis to meet
him.
The party entered motor cars. and
were driven to the Baltimore hotei.
where, after DIR. Cook had partaken OF
breakfast, a reception was held.
Owing to the early hour of arrival
there were but few persons at the sta
tion and there was no demonstration.
Following a motor car ride over the
boulevard DR.. Cook was the guest OF
honor at a noon day luncheon at the
Evanston Golf club.
This afternoon DR.. Cook will ride in
the motor car that will lead the flower
parade, held in connection with the
Priests of Pallas festivities now on in
this city.
During the morning DR.. Cook vis-
tied a throat specialist and was treat
ed for a hoarseness that had been
troubling him a few days.
''I've been talking every night and
that has been a severe trial on my
throat after the long silence or al
most silence of the northern trip"
said he.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
MISS ELKINS LANDS.
Denies Herself to Reporters and
DOdges the Cameras.

New York, Oct. Miss Katherine
Ellxins arrived today on the White Star
liner Adras after a stay of several
weeks in Europe, during which it has
been asserted and denied that she had
met the duke of the Abruzzi, to whom
at one time she was reported to be
engaged. It was reported at the same
time that royal objections to the match
kins was the sole dictator.
With Miss Elkins were her mother,
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins and her two
brothers. stephen and Davis. The lat
ter was asked:
rs your sister engaged to be mar
ried to the duke?"
$50 far as 1 know. she is not he
replied.
would you know if an engagement
existed?"
Not necessarily" he replied.
Mr.. Ellzins added that if his sister
and AbruzZi had met. he did net know
of it and said he did not believe they
ha6.
Senator Elkins was on the pier to
meet his family.
Miss Elkns denied herself to all in
reviewers. Some photographers en-
deavored to get a picture of Miss FL
kins, but her brothers and some friends
crowded around her to prevent it. Sen
ator Elkins remarked that his daugh-
ter had been driven almost to distrac-
ton by the reports that had been
printed about her She has the ap-
pearance OF having been through much
mental strain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
MEAT FOR FRENCHMEN.
Warships Supplied With Live Stock
Before Leaving New York.

New York, Oct. 7.-when the three
French warships leave this port to-
morrow, they will carry "a Kentucky
hogs, nine fat, western steers. 600 chick
ems and a quantity of geese, all of
which have been divided among the
three shios.
French sailors must have their fresh
meat, even while at sea. and each war
shin is fitted with live stock compart-
ments and a small but effective slaugh-
ter house. The live stock is killed as
wanted and supplied strictly fresh to
the officers and men, Each French bat
tleship also carries two milk COWS which
supply the officers mess with milk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
LOOMS TO HEAD.
Former Topeka Attorney May
Take LoVett's Place
As Head of Legal Department
Hartman System.
THIS is THE TALK.
Railroad Circles Give Credence
to Rum0r.
Loomis Is Qualified by Ex-
perience and Success.

Nelson H. Loomis, formerly a To-
peka man and head of the Union Pa
cific's legal department in Kansas,
and who is now general attorney for
the Union Pacific system, with head
quarters at Omaha, is billed to go to
New York, where on January 1. he
will either succeed Robert S. Lovett,
as head of the legal department of
the Hartman system or become his
active assistant. Mr.. Lovett was re-
Gently elected chairman of the exc
cutive committee of the entire Harri-
man system, to succeed Edward H.
Hartman. This at least is a change
which is being discussed great deal
among Union Pacific OFFICIALS and
which deep down in official circles is
given much more than passing cre-
dence.
1t is likely that Mr.. Loomis will
succeed Mr.. Lovett in charge of all
legal work. Mr.. Lovett will doubtless
retire from the legal department, on
account of the exacting demands of
his new. position which require all his
time. And when he drops his legal
duties, they will doubtless be taken
up by Mr.. Loomis as the actual and
titular head.
Edison Rich, now attorney for the
Nebraska lines of the Union Pacific
is mentioned as Mr.. Loomis successor
in the event of the latter's promotion.
MT. LOOIfl1S Is n6lQ III nlSn esteem
by the Union Pacific higher officials.
Three years ago he was offered
position high up in the legal depart
ment in New York city, but he re-
fused preferring to remain in the
west. 1t is likely now that he will
accept, and the directors of the road
will undoubtedly offer him such fin
ancial allurements that he cannot
afford to turn them down.
Mr.. Loomis is well qualified to ad-
- s--k l. - l.
the head of the Hartman legal sys-
tenn. In the first place he has had a
good schooling in railroad law, having
been connected. in "a legal capacity
with different railroads for over TWEEN
ty years. He commenced his study of
law in the early SOS. entering the
law office of GarveFS& Bond at Salfna.
Later on; he did court reporting and
for several years. was official steno-
grapher of the Fourteenth Kansas ju-
dicial district. He entered the en-
p1oy of the Union Pacific in the latter
part of the sos as stenographer to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
WEATHER THREATENING.
Some Doubt as to Conditions for First
Game of Worlds Series.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. IA dense fog
| holds P1ttsburg today and the great
army of baseball followers are worried
| as to weather conditions tomorrow
| when the first game of the Pittsburg-
| Detroit post-season series is scheduled.
Mr.. Penniwitt in charge of the wealth
er bureau promised to issue special
forecast during the day.
A part of the Detroit team arrived
today and is quartered at the Colonial
Annex hotel. Members of the national
commission reached the city about the
same time.
There is some little dissatisfaction
over the arrangements but the task of
distributing seats was a large one and
naturally there are complaints from
those who failed to get the reserva-
tions they wanted.
The police arrangements have been
completed. Two hundred and fifty
blue coats are to be stationed in and
around Forbes field.
For the purpose of avoiding much
as possible the anticipated congestion
at the park, the newspapers today are
publishing a diagram of the seating
arrangements with instructions to seat
holders regarding the entrances and
exits. A number of new openings have
been constructed and practically every
section of the immense structure has
individual entrances.
By noon practically all the Detroit
players had arrived here. This after
noon the American league pennant
winners went to F1OrDeS neld ana en-
gagged in practice work.
Weather Forecaster Pennywitt issued
a. special weather prediction at noon as
follows:
Fair and warmer weather will be had
until tomorrow night. For Saturday,
however. conditions are uncertain, as
there is a storm headed in this direc
tion.
Although no official announcement
has been made it is believed Mullen /
will pitch for Detroit and Adams for !
Pittsburg tomorrow. There is to be d
brief session Of the national commits t
sion early tomorrow morning, at which |
time umpires for the contest will be
designated.
Big Rush at Detroit, Too.
Detroit, Oct. 7.-More than 1000
people were in line patiently waiting
for tickets when 5000 pavilion seats
for the worlds series baseball games
here next Monday and Tuesday were
placed on sale today. Some of the
men had taken positions at the head
IF the line soon after midnight To |
oalk ticket scalpers only two tickets
we're sold to an Individual. The sup
ply was exhausted long before the de-
nand had been satisfied. Only gem
eral admissions are now left for the
.WO games
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
FEARS THE WEST.
New York Chamber of Commerce
Jealous of Trade Advantages.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE New York
chamber of commerce today instructed
It's officers to intervene in the proceed
ings before the interstate commerce
commission which is considering the
Socalled Spokane case, affecting rates
of transportation throughout the coun-
try.
The proposed readjustment would
tend to deprive the Atlantic seaports
of their natural advantages, draw from
the Atlantic seaboard the origin of
manufacturing and distributing of
merchandise, and concentrate such
business in cities of the Mississippi
valley and amounts to a discrimina-
ton against the east in favor of the
west, in the opinion of the chamber
of commerce.
Resolutions approving the changes
in the procedure and in the operation
of cases in the supreme court so as to
do away with much of the present de-
lay were submitted and adopted by the
oh No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
TRAIL OF STAMPS.
Leads to the Recovery of Large
Amount of Stolen Property.

Denver, Oct. Five thousand dol
lars worth of stamps and $500 worth
of unsigned bank notes consigned to
California banks which were part of
the booty contained in a mail pouch
which mysteriously disappeared from
a Union Pacific mail train in Wyoming
some months ago, have been recovered
by vivid" Anderson. an emigrant on
the south fork of Green river and re-
turned with other private papers to
the postofice inspectors in Denver. The
stamps and bank notes had evidently
been hidden in a ravine within three
miles of the river as a trail of stamps
led from the rayine to the place where
they were found. Rain had washed them
into the river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07

the fttest and live upon each other un-
til the last one was left without any
thing to feed on, it kept the crowd
breathless in attention.
1t a little hard for the crowd to
imagine this gentleman in faultless ev
ening dress as the same man who wore
clothes of skins, the same man that
Mr.. Whitney used the scrubbing brush
and barrel of hot water on at Annotok
to bring him back to the semblance of
q white man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
NEED MORE OFFICERS.
Plans to Increase Number of Cadets
at West Point.

Washington, Oct. Less than 80
per cent of the whole number of Of
ficers of the United States army are
graduates of the West Point military
academy and each graduating class Is
about eighty short of the number nee
essary to officer the army.
These facts will form the basis OF
an effort to be made next winter by
the president and the secretary of
war to induce congress to increase by
1875 the number of cadets to be ap-
pointed to the academy every three
years instead of every four years az
at present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
DYCHE WITH COOK.
The Two Old Friends and Explorers
Meet Today.

Lawrence. Kan, Oct. 7.-Prof. L. L.
Dyche of the University of Kansas
went to Kansas City today to meet DR..
will hold a conference with him. The
men are close personal friends and
Prof Dyche was at one time with Cook
on one of his expeditions in the north.
Dyche delivers an Illustrated lecture
on Cook and Peary and the Discovery
of the North Pole" at Topeka Friday
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
THE END IS NEAR.
Weather Man Predicts That Hot
Weather Will Leave Tonight.

That the long run of July weather
which has prevailed will be broken
tonight, is the guess of the weather
bureau. The forecast is Showers
and coolor," tonight or Friday. Com
pared with the weak zephyrs of the
past week, the 5-mile-an-hour wind
from the south this afternoon, resem-
bles a small gale. The hourly tenn
neratureS tOdaV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
Rryan 1eaves Cor the west

Lincoln, Oct. 7.-W. ]. Bryan has
left for an extended trip to the Pa
cif1c northwest. He will visit the
Seattle exposition October IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-07
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Oct. Forecast for Kan
sas: Showers tonight or Friday. colder
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1909-08-13
LINCOLN CITY NOTES.

The remains Of Mrs. Robert Dickerson were
Inferred In the Levi Cemetery, at Milford, on
Wednesday last by White and Reed, under
takers.
Forty-eight tickets were sold from Lincoln
for the excursion to Atlantic City last Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Warren are visiting
their brother, Merit Warren, at Bordentown,
NJ.
Joseph Chapman left this week with J. D
wood for Maryland. where they will operate
q tomato eannery.
Last Sunday Otis Reed Of Glendale. filled
the pulpit In the Lincoln Church, both morn
ing and evening, with satisfaction to the con-
gregation.
The ladies meeting will be held at the home
% Mrs. j. W. Truitt on Saturday evening.
Misses Blanche Ely and Ida Fowler of
seafoTd are spending the week with Bernice
Ltkins.
Tive short plays, "Old BlacR Joe" and "Old
Eaids" VIII be rendered by the young ladies
and gentlemen Of Lincoln, IN the town hall
mis- Friday evening, August 18th The pro-
ceedt are for the benefit Of the new church.
should It be stormy the performance Will be
held on Saturday evening. II should be very
enjoyable affair
). p Palmer, from Paramount, W. Va, was
a visitor this week and left for California on
Wednesday merning.
Mrs. f. f. Jefferson and Mrs Maxwell Weis'
chadle and children of Philadelphia, who have
been visiting their father. VIM. T. Calhoun.
nave returned to their homes.
Miss Laura Calhoon has been visiting with
Mrs Mark l.. Davis.
Dr. Horton, OF New York is visiting his
uareuts Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Horton.
Harry f. Clendaniel was in Baltimore this
week looking after the tomato business for
inis seasons shipments.
Robert X. Harmon, aged 65 years, died on
wednesday, Augustllth, 1909, and the funeral
VIII be held on Friday today interment at
Harmony, near HOllyvnle. G. re.