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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-07

class. We classify them as detective
unable to resist temptation. They came
from the ordinary class of Kansas peo-
pie, and Shawnee county has contribut
ed largely in sending prisoners to the
penitentiary. F'ifty-three per cent Of
the prisoners came from II counties,
and Shawnee county is one Of them.
81 believed that there was good in him
ago on parole. In month he was
drunk and back again.
81 believed that there was god in him
and later sent him back to Topeka on
parole again; now he is again in the
penitentiary serving out the remainder
of a seven year term. The joints and
dives in lower Topeka were too much
for him.
IF it wasn't for the use of liquor
now, and for the past 80 years, we would
need no penitentiary.
Intemperance Disease.
"You know I've changed my mind On
the liquor problem since assuming my
duties at the penitentiary. We have
900 men, 800 of whom are wrecks, n
per cent put in that condition through
liquor I've come to the conclusion
that intemperance is a disease. Ninety
parole do so on account of drunken
ness.
prison reform doesn't amount to
much except as it teaches lessons. We
try TO paIcn the men up ana make
good citizens out of them. It is all right
to have churches, schools and homes,
but have come to the conclusion that
i mems lives are more shaped by the
street than anything else. The home
and church influences can't do much
against your dirty dives and joints
What about the pool hans?" asked
! some one in the audience.
oh said Codding. they are about
as bad as the saloon if not worse. ]
think it is safe to say that our records
will show that half of the men who
have got into trouble, got there direct
ly or indirectly through the influence
of the pool room"
Keep Awake, Says Coburn.
| st believe the cause of temperance is
making progress every hour" said f.
D. Coburn, president of the State
! Temperance union, who is presiding
over the meetings, but I believe there
| has never been a time when it has
been SO essential for friends of prohi-
| bition to be awake and alert"
There is today not a single open
notorious saloon in the entire state OF
Kansas declared Charles D. Shukers
assistant attorney general for Leaven-
worth county, in the course of an ad-
dress. Now it is being sold only oui
| of the hip pockets, cellars. dark alleys
and livery stables. Prohibition has be-
come popular in the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-07

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acceptable to the confirming body.
The 'tinsurgent' senators, 1t is said, are
of sufficiently advanced ideas to decide
questions of the day along proad lines and
The regular Republicans on the other
hand are not willing that these new the
cries as to judgeship qualifications shall
be the determining factor as to the fit
ness of candidates. Democrat senators
have begun insisting that one of the new
justices shall be Democrat. The death
of Chief Justice Fuller left only two DEM
ocrats on the supreme bench-Justices
White and Lurton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-07
Topeka Merchant viii Be Presi-
dent Temperance Union.
Election to Succeed F. D. COburn
This Evening.
STUBS ROUsINGTALK
Advises Anti Liquor Forces to
Get Busy
Warden COdding Convinced In.
temperance Is a Disease.

w W. Mills will succeed F. D. Co
TN as president of the Kansas State
temperance union. The choice was
popular one, as Mr.. Mills is business
man who is held in high repute as u.
citizen in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-07
GLOVER REACHES BOSTON.
Journeys From South Dakota TO At
tend Funeral of His Mother.

Boston, Dec S.-George Washington
Glover OF Lead, 8. D., son of Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy. founder of the Christian
the funeral of his mother tomorrow. Mr..
Glover was accompanied by his daughter,
Mary Baker Glover. and his son, George
w, Glover, jr. They were driven at once
to Mrs. Eddys late home at Chestnut
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-07
TROUBLE FOR TAFT.
Hard to Find Men for Supreme Bench
Satisfactory~to Senate.

Washington. Dec. PERSISTENT Taft is
reported by persons VINO profess to know
something of his views, to be disappoint-
ed ana somewhat chagrined over the stu
alton that has arisen in congress with the
pending supreme court appointments. The
pending supreme court appointments The
insurgent Republicans and with the DEM
ocrats of the senate have developed diff
the upper house which promises to make
the presidents already difficult task a
much harder one.
The president has consulted as many
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-07
FLIES OVER MEMPHIS.
Moisant Wins a Prize of $4,000 for
IS Miles Flight.

Memphis. Dec John B. Moisant to-
day in monoplane flew sixteen miles in
a triangular course from the Aviation
field at the Tri-state fair grounds and
return passing over the city at a height
of about $500 feet
A portion of the course was Immediate
ly over the Mississippi river.
Moisant was awarded a prize of 5000
offered by the Commercial-Appeal OF this
city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-07
BANKER H0RRAs OUT.
Released After Serving Three Years in
Leavenworth Prison.

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. George
D. Horras. formerly banker of Sioux
Falls, was released from the federal
prison here today after serving three
years following conviction of violation
of the national banking laws. He i'm
medfately departed for home. He was
only &c years old when he came to the
prison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-07
MARCH OF $4,000.
Striking Garment Workers and Sympa-
thizers in Big Parade.

Chicago, Dec. Fifty thousand gar
ment workers and their sympathizers
marched todayNin the largest strike dem
onstration made in Chicago since the
teamsters' and freight haulers' strike five
years ago. Banners bearing in nine Ian
guaees the slogan, I'VE Want the Union
IabeP' and "Give Us Square DEAL
were permitted by the police after they
had been translated by censor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-07
PopuIar ASTRONOMY To.Iight.

The fifth lecture in the course by
Professor Macmillan. will be given at
the high school tonight. Pictures will
be shown made from telescope pho
tographs of the fixed stars in the con-
stellations, the milky way, and other
parts of stellar space. A question hour
at 7:30
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-07
ALTERNATELY RESIGNS.
RooseveIt's Appointee Did Not Wait
to Hear Charges.

Washington, Dec. Jack Aber-
nathy, United States marshal for Okla
homa, an appointee of former Presi-
dent Roosevelt, came to Washington
today and handed his resignation to
Attorney General Wick ersham.
Charges had been preferred against
the marshal, but he did not wait to
hear what they were.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-07

Some things may be put on
until tomorrow, bu. the news
you must have today. The
State Journal publishes today's
Jews TO-DAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-07
RECALL IS IN TO STAY.
Final Effort to Eliminate 1t From
Arizona Constitution Fails.

Phoenix, Dec. THE conservatives
made supreme effort to eliminate the
recall from the Arizona constitution to-
day but failed. 1t was adopted by a
vote of 3s to ..
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-11-29
COLD BATHS MAKE ROSES
DEFY JACK FROST'S BITES
Massachusetts, Fancier Has Bloomers
All the Year Round.

There are several reasons why roses
are not trellised around the north pole,
one of these being that Peary started
before NJ. +. Darcy of Andover, Mass,
had got far enough advanced in his
scheme of Eskimo" arboriculture to
make the experiment worth trying.
Mr.. Darcy has a hundred bushes
still blooming in his outdoor garden.
One day in November frost spread
a lacework of ice crystals over the
ponds of Andover, yet the hardy rose
bushes put forth their frail buds of
pink and white next day as If nothing
had happened Yet the place where
they bloom is exposed to the sweep of
the autumn winds.
There is no magic about it, Mr..
Darcy explains. 1t is merely a new
Justification of the habit of daily cold
bathing. These bushes get a shower
bath of unwarmed water every morn
ing before the sunrise. This prevents
the frost from harming them. Their
owner says one can make roses bloom
at any time of the year with proper
care.
Mr.. D'Arcy's rosebushes had two
sets of blooms in 1909, the first start
ing In June and the blossoms of the
second crop lasting until after Christ
mas
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-11-29
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER DOOMED
New Gas May Burn Five Years With
out Attentio

''The adoption by the government of
acetone gas, acetylene dissolved in ace
tone, for use of lighthouses, beacons,
lightships and light buoys will soon
revolutioniZe the whole system of coast
lighting in this country, and the light
house keeper and buoy tender will be
forced to find new vocations," declares
l.. William Thavis. He explains fur
ther:
"Acetylene in it's various forms is
the only commodity yet produced that
will give light next In power to that
of the sun. BY its use inventions have
been perfected to produce lights for a
continuous period of from one to five
years or more, according to the amount
Of fuel installed.
"The most wonderful light in the
world and now in use by the United
States government Is the one invented
by Delan, the Swedish scientist. 1t is
produced by acetone gas and has a
human working sun instrument con-
tanning glass tube of several rods of
varying reflective powers which auto
matically opens and closes the valve
In accordance with the light absorbed.
"In other words, the light burns con-
tinuously until affected by the heat of
the sun, when it goes out, only to be
revived at dusk 1t also contains a
flashing apparatus in the lantern"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-11-29
EVERYTHING WILL MOVE
IN CITY OF THE FUTURE.
Streets Will Sc Covered and Hous1tops
heropIane Garages.

AT the international town planning
conference in London. Eugene Henard,
municipal architect of Paris, gave a
forecast of what the ideal city of the
future will be like. He said in sub
stance:
Light and energy will be conveyed
by electricity. PETROL and oxygen win
supply heat Liquid air will keep up
refrigeration in every larder In adj
dition to heat radiators, there viii be
cold radiators. which win enable each
house to be kept at the required tenn
perature.
''By this power it will be possible to
provide In each house one or more
health chambers closed by close fitting
double windows and doors in which
the oyerworkod occupant on his return
from town Will find all the hygienic
conditions which now he can obtain
only by taking IN annual holiday.
''Glass verandas OF various shapes
joined together and with covered foot
paths, according to standard models,
will shelter pedestrians against rain,
and the normal height of buildings
will be exactly the width of the street
The roofs OF houses will be platforms
upon which small flower beds and YER
dant strawberries could be laid out,
as they would be the landing stages
for aeroplanes.
when this progress shall have been
accomplished the physiognomy of
towns will be changed. All terraces
will have become landing stages for
flying automobiles Aviators will be
able to fy from one terrace to an
other, starting and landing as they
please. The natural consequence of
this new state of things will be that
each building will have TO be furnish
ed with big elevators capable of rails
ing machines when they are ready to
start and taking them back to the
garage on their return. Houses of
this description will also be used to
house motorcars
"F'inally the town of the future will
be traversed by large radiating thor
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-11-29

Bellevue and Florence both located
near omaha. the ote south and the
other north along the Missouri, were
each at one time much larger than
Omaha. Florence once had 5000 peo-
pie: now IL has less than GOO 1t was
the winter quarters of a great num-
ber of Mormons, who camped there
while on their way to Utah in the late
forties and early fifties. Later 1t was
the westernmost point of heavy immi
grafton.
For a time it was doubtful whether
Omaha or Florence would win in the
race between the two cities, but when
the scales turned In favor of Omaha
By favor of the Union Pacific railroad
Florence became almost a deserted vii
lage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-11-29

United States Has More Than Its
Twenty Nations.


Twenty Nations.
How vast the telephone business has
become may be inferred from the
statement that In thirty years one
electric company has sold $GT 100000
worth Of telephone apparatus to for
eign countries, and yet Europe. with
her twenty nations. has but one-third
as many telephones as are In use in
the United States. while in proportion
to her population Europe has only one
thirteenth as many. The United
States. with 6 per cent of the earth
and per cent Of the human race. has
10 per cent of the telephones.
Germany has only as many tele-
phones rs has the state of New York
and Great britain as many us Ohio,
while Chicago has more than London
and Boston twice as many as Paris.
Only six nations In Europe make a
fair showing-th the Germans. British,
Swedes, Danes. Norwegians and Swiss
the others having less than one tele-
phone per hundred. Denmark has
more telephones than has Austria,
while little Finland has a service SUI
perior In quality to that of France.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-11-29
NOTED SWoRDSMAN RETIRES.
English Army Loses Skiilfui Wielder
of Saber

Squadron Corporal Major Eggleton,
one Of the finest swordsmen In the
British army, is retiring shortly from
the Royal Horse guards (Bluesl after
tweEty-one years service.
One of tie corporal majors sword
feats is to cut in two an apple rest
ing on the neck of kneeIing assistant.
After a swift down ward sword cut the
halves Of the apple roll away and the
assistant rises unharmed. Another
feat is with a horizontal stroke to sew
er an apple placed on a mans head.
The corporal major has won many
prizes at military tournaments and
has given displays Of his s'sill before
Queen Nic:orin. the late King Edward
and King George.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-11-29
NEBRASKA STATE
OF Lost TOWNS
More Than 800 Have Disap-
peaTed From View.
MISSOURI RIVER RIVER CHE CAUSE.
Shifting of Treacherous Channel
Doomed Many, While Others Sue
cumbed to Changes In Railroad
Routes, Political Juggling In Legis-
Iature and Squaw Marriages.

cumbed to Changes In. Railroad
Routes, Political Juggling In Legis-
Iature and Squaw Marriages.
Nebraska is the state OF lost towns.
Since the time of its settlement, sixty
years ago, more than 800 of them have
disappeared.
Some went into the nav of the
shifting Missouri river. Others were
the victims of hard luck of one kind
and another. The shifting of county
seats brought doom Oh some of them.
Not a few were left stranded when
the railroads they expected decided to
take other routes.
Perhaps the history of Archer Is as
interesting as that of any Of these
almost forgotten communities. The
first territorial legislature, which met
in 1850, made' Archer the seat of Rich
ardson county. Among its earliest set
tiers was party of French. lhey
married Indian squaws and reared nu-
merous families.
Couldn't Leave Reservation.
Curiously enough it was this fact
that wiped Archer off the map. When
the government put into effect the
reservation methcd of dealing with
the indians 1t found itself confronted
with the problem arising out of the
presence of SO many French half
breeds. AS n solution OF 1t the com
missioners decided TO set aside spe-
cial reservation in Richardson county
for these families.
When the survey was made it was
found that the town of Archer was
included in the reservation. The army
post was abandoned. the capital was
located elsewhere. the railroads pass
ed it by. it dwindled into mere ham
let. and the university closed its doors.
Its prosperity lasted seven years, and,
although Archer men sought TO have
the government change its lines, they
were unsuccessful. and within IA few
months there was nothing left of the
town
Fort Calhoun, the site of the Lewis
and Clark treaty with the Indians In
1904, was in the early sixties town
Of about 1000 persons. due. In
part to the proximity to the military
post. 1t was then the county seat OF
Washington county and Il strong con-
tender for choice as the capital when
the whites decided that they would
not live in a reservation town or re-
tain 1t as a county seat
Legislators Change Location.
Fontenelle. another Washington
county town. now hamlet. had col
lege once. did much trading with the
Indians and freighters and was the
county seat of Dodge county. The
politicians changed the county lines at
legislative session when Fontenelle
wasn't looking and threw 1t into Wash
ington county. which caused 1t to be
oyershadowed aud speedily killed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-11-29
OWN KNIFE KILLS BOY.
Vet Servian Father Believes Youths
Should Carry Weapons.

The son Of peasant member of the
Servian Skupstchina, aged five, has
just died from the effects Of wound
wore suspended at his waist. The be-
reaved father is nevertheless an oppo-
nent Of the bill for prescribing the
manner and time OF bestowing the ira
ditional weapons on the young gener-
alton. who generally have them as soon
Is they can walk. He. with the, ma
jority OF his countrymen. considers
that a boy should from infancy be ac-
customed to the use Of arms.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-11-29

oughfares. occupied partly by raised
platforms continually moving, which
will insure rapid communication be-
tween the different zones These plat
forms will be terminated by large re-
volying crossways at the intersection
of the main roads. Large parks and
flower gardens as residence and pleas
ure resorts will be laid out in various
parts of the town"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-11-29
COUNT LEO TOLSTOY'S
CAREER IN BRIEF.

Born Yasnaya Poliana, Russia,
Aug rs. 1928
Educated Kazan university.
Served in Crimean war 1856.
Married Sophia Behps Sept. IS
1861
First of sixteen children born
June, 1868.
Organized peasant schools 1875.
Co-operated in cheap publications
1858
Organized relief Cor starving pop
ulation of middle Russia 1872.
Renowned property in copyright,
land and money to wife 1885,
EXcommunicated by Russian syn
cd 1901.
Left home to escape luxury Nov.
10, 1910.
Wife twice attempts suicide Nov.
H. 1910.
Rejoined by wife on pilgrimage to
Caucasus Nov. Is, 1910.
Famous writings included Anna
Karenina," MY Confession" THE
Kreutzer Sonata" and The Slavery
of Our Times"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-11-29
q. 900 from 1900 to 1905.

21.OOO from 1900 to 1905.
1t seems probable, therefore, that
the German census soon to be taken
will show list of forty-six cities
above the 100000 limit against forty
nine in the United States. In view of
the fact that the total population of
this country is larger than that of the
German empire by aboH 260o0,0oo or
27,000,000 it is remarkable showing
for Germany.
These facts Illustrate in most
striking manner the rapid develop
ment of German manufacturing indus
tries in the last few years and show
that the movement from the country
into the cities is in full progress in
Germany. just as it is in the United
States.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-01-28
Little Elk
More rain more rest.

More rain more rest.
Mr.. Richards is going over the
country taking pictures of scenery
and buildings.
Mr.. Hamar has been very sick
with the grip but is improving at
this time.
Grace Davis of Chitwood is visit
ing at the Wakefield home this week
Mr.. P. o. Shirley has gone into
the real estate business, we wish him
success in his new under taking.
Mr.. A. Chapman of Whitman
County, Wash. is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Standard.
S. r. Loudon & Sons have Their
potato field grubbed and fenced, they
hope to raise some fine spuds the
coming season.
P. O. Shirley was showing the
Webb brothers, of Texas, the Little
Elk valley and vicinity last week,
they were looking for location.
Perry says he may land them.
W. J. Cline made a flying trip tc
Blodgett this week, he was repairing
the telephone line.
Mrs. Nora Hyde of Toledo is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. w. F. Wakefield
his week.
Mrs. Cline went to Corvallis for
medical aid and was improving at
last report. Wheeler is sadly in
need of cook during his mothers
absence.
S. T. Loudon had a letter from
his brother, Thomas, who is in
New York City having returned
from the Philippine Islands he is
working for tho U. S. Government,
and is coming west to visit his
brothers and mother this Summer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-01-28
Otis.

On account of the rain here this
week there has been but very little
to happen in this neighorhood but
to sit around the fire.
Leslie Bobb is putting up fancy
woven wire yard fence around his
and Peters house.
Lilbern Harding is putting up
cheese factory at Logan bridge,
which we hear will be ready for
business by early spring.
The last heard from Mrs. Dickens
she was slowly improving.
j. A. Dick killed fine beef last
Monday.
Royse and Oviatt hauled some
hay for Nose Killam the other day.
Mrs. Muir and smaller children
have gone to Newport to be with
Mr.. Muir, who is working there.
Mr.. and Mrs. jake Johnson of
Taft visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Morris this week.
Mrs. Curl is able to be up and
around again.
We hear that B, e. Oviatt is af-
fected with Jobs complaint the last
few days, as he has pet boil.
William Dick is trapping on Slab
Creek in Tillamook county. He
stays at home on Salmon river and
make the rounds of his traps twice
a week. He reports that he is doing
well.
George Thompson, son of A. S.
Thompson of Willamina, is a visitor
in this section.
Mr.. Mcdonald made a business
trip to John Boyers last week.
Archie Wheeler of .Willamina is
visiting his brother, P. G. Wheeler.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-01-28
Glen

G. w. Brown has been sick for
some time.
Mrs. George Calkins and children
of Portland are visiting at j. T.:
Calkin's.
Johnnie Daven port has been absent
from school the last week on account
of sickness.
M. w. Randall visited his sons
here this week.
Fred Brown and family return ed
to Portland Thursday.
J. w. McCrumb returned to the
Bay after a visit with lis daughter
Mrs. Darnley.
Mrs. Leota Calkins visited at w.
Daniel Tuesday.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-01-28
Meadow Creek

We are still having winter wealth
er, the creeks are all up and we are
unable to cross.
Fred Brown and wife, of Portland,
have been visiting G. G. Brown
and family for the past two weeks.
G. G. Brown went to Toledo
Thursday to take his brother and
family over.
]. T. Calkins and family and Miss
Mae Yoder spent Wednesday even
ing at G. G. Browns.
Owing to storm Tuesday there
wasn't but seven scholars present
at shool.
Miss Leota Calkins is visiting at
Mr.. Daniels on Big Elk.
R. E. Grant visited at J. T.
Calkin's Sunday.
Mrs. George Calkins and children
arrived from Portland Friday for a
visit with ]. T. Calkins and family.
S. j. Stewart is talking of renting
his place. Sorry to lose old neigh
bors.
We have a large neighborhood
and it takes two reporters to get all
the news.
Luke Williams is progressing
nicely with his new house.
Vance and Ted Da niels were visit
ing in this neighborhood Sunday.