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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19
STAND BY THE PLEDGES.
State Senators Would Redeem the
Platform Promises.

+ Ten state senators gathered in To-
peka Saturday afternoon in conference
with R.. j. Hopkins, lieutenant gov
ernor, to discuss legislative matters
and committee appointments 1t is a
noteworthy fact that most of the SEN
ators present favor the carrying out Of
the platform pledges of the party.
The hostile attitude of the senate, all
of the members of which are followers
except one, G. L. Harris of FL Dorado,
had been discussed beforehand, but it
seems without information as to the
facts.
At the conference general matters of
legislation were discussed and views
exchanged on the more important
measures to come before the next legis-
lature. Governor-elect Hopkins asked
the opinion of all the senators present
on committee appointments. The lieu
tenant governor sought the advice of
the senators in this matter, and while
he made no promises today yet he will
consider seriously the suggestions Of
fered fEJe
The surprise of the conference was
the manner in which the senators ex-
pressed themselves in regard to the
carrying out of the platform pledges.
The platform is progressive while many
of the senators are regarded as stand
patters. sr-
Those present at the conference are,
Vinton Stillings af Leavenworth, L. S.
Cambern of Erie. H. E. Ganse of En-
poria, Clad Hamilton of Shawnee. Os-
car Fagerberg of Olsburg, P. @.
Hostrup of Manhattan, T. NJ. Potter OF
Peabody, George H. Hunter of yelling
ton, G. L. Chapman of Great Bend,
John D. Myers of Holton, and r. J.
Hopkins. lieutenant governor-elect,
Garden City
Senato- Myers. speaking of platform
pledges. said: Il am in favor of carry
ing out the pledges of the party to the
letter. 500
Senator Cambern: "Sure I am in
favor of carrying out the party pledges.
1t seems to me that the party ought to
have learned a lesson from the last
election when it failed to carry out the
pledges of the national platform made
two years before"
Senator Stillings: 'I am in favor of
carrying out some of the pledges of the
party; others will have to be discussed
and made as practical as possible I
shall do what I can to help redeem all
of them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19
FIRE in STEEL VAULTS.
Two of Them Burn All Night In Def
ance of Firemen.

New York, Dec. ia fire that puz-
zled a battalion of firemen and kept
them busy with sledges and crowbars
from sunset last night until daybreak
today, broke out, as it would seem,
in two steel vaults, one
above the other, in the building of the
Metropolitan Fire Insurance company.
The vaults are ten by twelve, of mas
sive construction and separated by a
solid concrete floor. How either one
of them caught fire is a puzzle in it,
self, but how the fire could run from
one to the other, if it did, or why they
should break out at the same time,
wholly stumped the chief.
1t took four hours of hard work to
batter down the doors and when a
breach had been made. it was found
that each vault enclosed five smaller
vaults, all locked with combination
locks. These subdivisions had been
built with air spaces at the rear,
through which the flames had worked
into each separate compartment. Not
half of them had been broken open
after six hours work.
No estimate of damage will be pos
sible until the value of the papers de-
stroyed is known. 1t may be trivial or
very heavy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19

germs in food in addressing the Secu-
lar League here Sunday and discussed
the question:. rs Man to Ultimately
Starve or Freezer
DR.. Wiley said he believed the earth
was slowly cooling and that the people
of the distant future must freeze,
though he declared for "a million years
at least humanity would not suffer
from lack of food or fuel. In the frigid
days that are yet to come, according
to DR.. Wiley, the winds will serve as
fuel.
From my knowledge of. the laws Of
electricity he said, land from prac-
tical experiments already being made,
I prophesy that the currents of air
which have been agents of destruction
to man will yet be harnessed for his
benefit In the future, the air will fur
nish heat. fuel and power and COM
panies will be formed for utilizing it.
This is not theory but an actually
of the future, based upon actual condi-
lions and natural laws"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19
CARL HAGENBECK DEAD.
Greatest Trainer of Wild Animals That
World Has Known.

Hamburg, Dec. 19.-Carl Hagenbeck,
the greatest collector and trainer of
wild animals the world has known, is
dead at his home in the midst of his
vast geological garden at Stellingen, a
suburb of this city. His picturesque
career did not end, however, until he
had seen the successful completion OF
the greatest undertaking of his life.
This was the construction at Rome,
at a cost of $3.50, 600. of the most com
plete geological park in the world,
wherein he had installed for the NUM-
eipality 1,400 specimens. Like his own
at Stellingen, the Roman Enclosure is
without bars. walls, or fences, but the
land, water. and rock formations repro
duce the natural haunts of the animals
Escape is impossible.
Herr Hagenbeck has travelled all over
the world assembling and exhibiting
animals. AS a tanner he was kind but
fearless. and he bore many scars re-
ceived in conflict with man-eating pu-
pills. His menagerie was a feature of
the Chicago Worlds fair in 1888. Sin
gle handed at that time he quelled a
fight among his lions, suffering severe
ly from the beasts claws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19
IN RUNNING BATTLE.
One Colorado Robber Is Killed and
Two Are Captured.

Grand Junction, Col, Dec 19.-After
running battle between three robbers
who had looted a general merchandise
store at Clifton six miles from here,
Sunday, ana a posse, one of the robbers
was killed and the other two captured.
A clerk who had been bound and
gagged by the robbers was found and a
posse started in pursuit of the robbers
but lost the trail. Four small boys
who were hunting rabbits three miles
south of Clifton covered the robbers
with their small caliber rifles while the
fuorth went for help. Before the Of
ficers arrived, the robbers succeeded il,
making the three boys prisoners and
forced them to carry a portion of the
stolen goods for eight miles. When the
posse overlook them, each of the rob-
bers seized a boy and used him as a
shield to protect them from the fire of
the pursuers, meanwhile keeping up 4
running fire from their revolvers.
w. H. Harrison, father of two of the
captured boys and leader of the posse,
took a desperate chance and shot one
of the robbers who was holding Har-
rison's son before him, through the
head, killing him almost instantly. The
other robbers then surrendered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Is Talk of Revising the Kansas
House Rules.
Selection of Committees May Be
Denied Presiding Officer.
BOOM FORMAJ.HARYEY
Spanish War Veterans Want
Him Made Governor.
Movement Launched at Banquet
in Salina.
BOOM FORMAJ.HARVEY

Among certain of the more radical
of the progressives elected to the leg
islature there has been some talk of
revising the house rules along the
lines of the national insurgent agita-
ton. which is to say. have the house
appoint its own committees inst cad OF
the speaker. Whatever the need of
such plan for the national house
there has been no abuse of the power
of the speaker in this regard in the
Kansas house in recent years.
Last session when J. N. Dolley, one
of the pillars of the progressives, was
elected speaker he made his commit
tee appointments with great fairness
and judgment. The standpatters were
given important committee appoint
ments and all the more influential
members consulted in the matter and
their suggestions given consideration.
Dolley was proud of his committees
last session and their work during the
term justified his pride in selection.
The Kansas legislative session lasts
only two months in the eyes of the
law, and what is more important in
the eyes of the paymaster If the leg
islatorS stay in Session any longer they
must stay on their own expense. With
a revision of the rules as proposed by
some of the progressives it would re-
quire four months to accomplish two
months business under the present
system.
Those who oppose any change in the
house rules argue that the abuse of
the rules by a speaker who continues
in power is the cause of the criticism
in the national house, and not the
rules themselves. Now in Kansas the
same speaker is seldom if ever elect
ed two successive terms.
The argument of the radical pro-
gressives in favor of a change in the
rules seems to be based solely on the
proposition that as insurgents they
voiced displeasure of the house rules
and that they ought to be consistent
and change their house rules at home
in conformity with those proposed fol-
the national house. In other words
they ought to be changed on general
principles rather than for specific
cause or particular abuse of privilege
There has even been some talk oil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19
A Wonan's Plea
Saved Him
MAY THIS SAVE YOU.

= A lady called on the Root Juice
scientist and told him that even after
Root Juice had cured her of a stub
born case of indigestion and nervous
weakness, she had to plead with her
husband long time before she could
persuade him to try it. She said: My
husband suffered for years with his
stomach and kidneys. He had severe
headaches every change of the wealth
er, and his back panied him very
much. Re had to get UP many times
during the night on account of his kid
neys, and of late years the highest
food would ferment in his stomach
and bowels and the formation of gas
caused him to bloat so that he could
hardly button his vest. He tried SO
many medicines that he had lost heart.
but I finally persuaded him to take
Root Juice, and after taking the first
bottle he felt so much better that he
went to the drug store and bought six
more bottles, and has just finished tax
ing the last bottle. I never saw such
change in a man in my life. He
weighs twenty pounds more than he
ever did, and can eat like a horse, and
never complains of any trouble any
more. He told me that he would not
take the finest farm in the state for
the great good Root Juice did for
him."
Numerous people of this locality are
praising Root Juice very highly, and it
certainly is deserving of the praise it
is getting all over the country. 1T soon
creates a good appetite, tones, heals
and strengthens the liver, kidneys
and stomach, and gives nature a
chance A good reason, which all
who suffer should investigate They
are glad to tell about it at Arnold
Drug store, 52S Kansas Az.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19

jor Harvey has utilized every spare
moment in corresponding and person
ally visiting among the camps in the
state, and he reports that the organiza-
ton is thriving.
In the Populist days in Kansas,
Major Harvey served the state as lieu
tenant governor under Governor Leedy,
but he told the boys last night that he
had long ago recognized the error of
Populism, and that he had reformed
he has been in the Republican camp
for many years now, and the war vet
Grams over the state are giving him
favorable mention as the next Repub-
lican candidate for governor of the
state. He was mentioned at the ban
quet here as the next governor "f
Kansas but he only smiled and de-
ciined to discuss politics, and in an
swer to an inquiry as to whether he
would be candidate for the chief ex-
ecutive's office two years hence, he
again only smiled.
AT the national reunion of Span
ish War soldiers held at Denver late in
the summer, Major Harvey received
favorable mention for the office of COM
mander-in-chief, and the western and
southern delegations vouched their
support to him next year at Oklahoma
City.
THE reception was very informal and
was held at the offices of DIR. NJ. G.
Cocl1ey, department surgeon, at s
o'clock where the veterans enjoyed a
pleasant hour. ~ gsrs-f, bt4. Z
I. The banquet served, at the Nation9l
hotel at o'clock was all that could be
desired. The ex-soldiers visited togeth-
er in the parlors of the National for a
few minutes and marched down to the
dining hall to orchestra music"
Governor Stubs is considering call
ing soon an interstate conference to
draft laws against the pollution of the
Missouri river water by sewage. The
governors and representatives of Kan
sas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Dae
kota will be invited, and also the Off
Gals of the boards of health of these
states. The governor has written the
governors of all the states named in
regard to this conference and has re-
ceived favorable replies from all of them
except Governor Hadley of Missouri,
who should be more interested than any
of the others.
The idea of Governor Stubs is to
have the conference draft legislation
of a uniform nature which will be pass
ed by the legislatures of the states and
become a law simultaneously in each
state. This law would prohibit using
the river as a dumping ground for sew
age and refuse.
Such a conference was held recently
by cities along the Ohio river, and a law
agreed upon which will be passed by the
states interested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19

To give its patrons in general bet
ter service, the Peoples Ice & Fuel
company will on January 1, 1911. dis
continue the sale of cash ice from its
wagons. After that date ice can be
obtained from wagons only upon pre-
sentation of a coupon. Coupon BOOKS
of convenient size have been provided,
and the change in size of coupon
books has not in any way affected the
cost of ice to the consumer. The
change in coupon book has been to
make a book for smaller quantity
of ice and selling at a small sum.
Small users of ice can buy strip
coupons with a less cash investment
even than the investment in the small
est books. Users of Gle in very small
quantities, or only occasional buyers.
will be served from distributing sta
tions, after the ice season opens, which
stations will be established throughout
the CITY and the location of which will
be announced later. The company
will continue to sell ice in any quanti-
ties for cash from its office. First and
Jackson streets.
Coupon books may be ordered from
driver or by phone and strip coupons
can be purchased at the Office.
The company's wagon delivery Will
in no manner be curtailed. but the
service in this respect will be main
tanned at the highest possible stand
ard.
Inc coupons, Which, Will NC iSoNO0
for the exclusive delivery of ice from
the wagon, will be provided at the fol-
lowing prices and sizes. an allowance
of 5 per cent from these prices being
made for cash payment
200 pound books, TO pound deliver
les only, S1.5a.
700 pound books. 25 pound deliver
les only, $2.S0.
1000 pound books. so and 25 pound
deliveries only, $500
1000 pound books, 100 pound de-
liveries only, $500
1000, 5000, 10000. $4,000 pounds
butchers. hotels, etc.
THE PEOPLES ICE & FUEL CO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19
DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND.
Girl Makes Her Own Clothes and
Threads Her Own Needle.

st. Paul. Mimi. Dec. ia bill will
be presented to the coming legislature
asking for an appropriation of $1,000
a year to further the education of
Vera Mabel Cannon, '16 years old,
who has been unable to speak, hear
or see since her birth.
Miss Cannon has been in the state
school for the blind at FaribauIt only
three years, yet she writes on the
typewriter with skill, has a vocabulary
Of 5000 words and recently wrote an
essay of 5000 words. She makes her
own clothes, threading her own
needles, and is skilled in fancy work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19
ADJUSTMENTS.


Martins Uncle Toms Cabin will be
the attraction at the Grand tomorrow
night. It has been one of the best
drawing cards known to theatricals
and instead of falling off the patron
age has increased
Frank Bacon, who plays the 1ovable
old druggist and inventor in The For
tune Hunter, which Messrs. Conan &
Harris will present at. the Grand on
Thursday evening, is a stock actor from
the Pacific coast, where he played en-
gagements extending over 20 years in
two houses.
Mort H. Singers musical play, The
Golden Girl, will be the Christmas Of
fering at the Grand. The music is said
to be bright and of the whistling kind
the dances novel and energetic. and the
large company of principals and fash
ionable chorus will be seen. s s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19
HIS HEAD SPLIT OPEN.
Detroit Man Found Dead in Bed by
His Wife.

Detroit, Dec. 19.-Francis Kniffen
was found dead in bed early today
with, his head split open at his home,
375 Lemay avenue. His widow, Nellie
Kniffen, who was taken into custody
by the police, gave the neighbors their
first report of the tragedy. She said
she was occupying a room in another
part of the house when she was awak-
ened by her husbands groans and
found him in a dying condition. A
bloody axe was found in a wood she'd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19
TO FREEZE AT EQUATOR.
DIR. Wiley Says Air Must Furnish Fuel
of the Future.

Washington, Dec. 19.-Men will. freeze
to death on the equator millions of
years hence. according to DIR. Harvey
w. Wiley, who forsook the subject of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
Stewart Edward White Reviews the
Ballinger Case.

The March American Magazine pubs
fishes al article entitled "The Bailinger
case-A Study IN Official Fitness BY
stewart Inward White, IN the course
of which Mr.. White gives an entire
resume 81 the Rallinger CLAWS contro.
versy and from the facts which be pre-
SCENTS. draws the following conclusions
we keep coming back tq the ques.
ton Do we always have to prove our
public men guiltyg are we not justis
hed IN drawing sober though not legal
conclusions from a string Of eoinei-
aenaes. nc least as to judgment and
discretion Are we to be denied ordi-
nary reasoning from cause to effect be.
cause some legalist bits US In the
face with a not proven
~ do not believe it. / have faith that
public opinion the real public opinion
not the hysteria Of controversy rules
paramount I believe that Ii the case
of Ballineer, as 10 the case Of many
others. whether the verdict Is guilty
Of not guilty, the final decision VIII
be unfit
"And sometimes wonder IN zoe
broader ethics Of the game whether
that Is not the final test, after oil.
Sometimes acts follow the laws sone-
times laws follow the acts-when these
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
PACKAGE GOODS TOO COSTLY.
Prices Out Of All Proportion Over Sam
Goods IL Bulk.

GQ0Qh 70 buik,
BOSTON Mass. March To- A
sidelghs is thrown upon the high
coss s wing by tue tate department d
weights and measures. az the result Of
au investigation which it has been max
ing as to the quantity which is contained
in packages Of foodstalfs commonly of
fered for sale. Commissioner Palmer
says that as the result Of inadequate
laws the manufacturers are not com
pelled to designate on the packages the
quantity of goods which they contain,
and for this reason Che purchaser is I'M.
able to intelligently determine the
amount which be receives
Investigation BY the department Shows
a wide difference between the prices at
which commodities are soId ii package
form and those at which they are sold
ii bulk
Instances Of this difference are cited
as follows Sliced bacon i'll FAIRS, go
cents per pound, in bulk q to 30 cents
rolled oats, in packages 7a cents, il
bulk al5 cents corn meal, IN packages.
5ia cents, in bulk 2i5 cents crackers,
il packages 4 to 80 cents, in bulk s
to 20 cents
Cereals which have been prepared or
partially cooked show am astonishing I'M
crease in value over the bulk prices.
Rice IS sold at package price of 8lla
cents per pound. III most instances where
foodstuiIs are bottled or placed in pack
ages the retail price Of the commodity
Is greatly increased over The bulk price,
the percentage 81 increase ia price be-
ing entirely out Of proportion e the cost
Of packing
In view Of the fact chat IN many stores
only package goods aFs carried. and the
public is compelled to pay these high
prices, Mr.. Palmer says Fiat il = seri-
Gus question whether large percentage
ST the increased cost Of living may not
Re attributed to this source. IN some
Instances, tile Size 81 package has boeu
gradually decreased the change from
time to time being scarcely noticeable.
yet the retail price has remained the
same, and in some instances has been
lightly advanced.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
80 Kind y Mannnrs.

IF I had my way there should DO
but one kind Of manners and that
good. says Virginia Termne Van d.
Water IN the Womans Home Compan.
ION for March. II would have each
child drilled 20 be az scrapulonsly po'
lite 20 the members Of HE family AZ
to the guest within his fathers gates,
as courteous to the employee ID the
kitchen or chamber, as to Bis mothers
callers. II from birth he knew no al
formative Of behavior, be would Practise
none.
If we are honest. we must admit
that with many educated and refined
persons there is, all unknown 20 them
selves. q difference in the courtesy dis
pla 5od to home people and that direct
"a toward strangers. The man who
does not consider Il worth while to
rise when his wife or mother tomes
into the room win spring to his feet
when the guest Of wife or mother en-.
tiers. The lad who mods 20 his sister,
whom he meets alone on TIE street,
win take of his hat when that sister
Is accompanied by her pretty chum.
@As for knocking at The door 81 tbs
room Of any member Of the family
who thinks Of doing 10 But let US re-
call at the same time that we DO NOT
rush into our guests rooms without a
preliminary knock and 4 gentle, Oh g
gentle. May ! come iur Personally, I
believe that this disregard OF personal
privacy IN our families Is one Of the
worst Of our set Of hateful bad man.
ners
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
B0G0TA MOB
STILL RIOTS
Compelled American-Owned Railways
to Suspend Operations Yes
tefdav.

Bogota, Colombia. March 10 Tht
rioting which began with quarrel
about tae manager If az American.
owned street railway ana q police Of.
fcer On Monday continues. Ihe anti
American feeling Is intense.
THE mob. which forced the aupen-
sion Of street railway traffic, commit.
tea further violence during the night
and the American manager was forced
to seek safety At the United States le.
CATION
The government y taking every pre-
caution q safeguard American lives and
property. A large force Of police is
stationed IN The vicinity 81 tile Amer.
lean legation, and the members of She
legation and others who have sought
refuge taere are said to be aafe from
harm