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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20


whether they were or not. he offered
to go at once on tour of inspection
after the fashion of Haroun Al
Raschid, the romantic hero of cara
bian Nights The offer was accepted
and in the mayors automobile the two
made a rapid tour of the night cafe
district, dropping in at a number of
the best known places.
The mayor, according to the story,
wore a SLOUGH hat and was not recog-
nized. In several places what he saw
did not please the mayor. AS the dawn
began to appear in the east and the
automobile was bound back toward
Brooklyn, he remarked that he had
not expected to find such conditions.
A day or two later the mayor re-
voked the all-night licenses of several
we'll known restaurants and announced
publicly that he would not allow the
issuance of licenses to any place ex-
cept those which catered to the legiti-
mate trade of night workers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20

instead of extravaganza every depart
ment over which the governor had any
control had turned money back into
the state treasury unused. From taxa
ton Stubbs turned to prison reform.
we found the prison in a run down
condition, the Irvine plant almost ruin
ed; the prison full of politics and YER
min," he said, pounding the band
stand to emphasize his words. I told
Warden Codding to fire the first en-
ploye he caught drinking or talking
politics. Those orders stand yet We
made the Jail sanitary; we gave them
clean dishes to eat from; decent food
to eat. And they say we have been
extravagant. If trying to give these
poor devils penned up at LeavenWorth
a chance to come back, to become men
again. is extravaganza. then my adj
ministration stands convicted of this
charge
In closing Stubbs urged the voters to
ask of each candidate to declare him
self on every public Question.
ST am in favor OF a recall law so
that if an officeholder does not keep
his promises to the people he can be
thrown out of Office he said. 81 am
in favor of the direct election of SEN
ator by popular vote. 1 am in favor
of a public utilities bill. Let your
candidates for the legislature declare
themselves on these questions openly
and publicly. I am in favor of wide
open, sunshine campaign. Let every
body stand. forth and state how he
stands on these questions. -
While the crowd was buzzing excit-
eddy trying to decide whether this was
a yelled attack on J. d. Bowersock,
candidate for the legislature for this
district Stubs sat down. Then A. c.
Mitchell, candidate for congress, be-
gan reading Charles F. Scott's record
in congress.
While the crowd was steering
MitchelI's denunciation of Cannonism,
Stubs slipped to the back of the
band stand, dropped his hat and coat
to the ground. skinned down to the
side of the band stand, escaping the
crowd and went to his carriage.
So ended w. R. Stubbss homecom
ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20
OPTIMISTIC OF TIMES.
Mexican Minister Sees Tri-Country
Prosperity.

New York, July 20.-Predictions of
a long season of prosperity for the
United States, Canada and Mexico
were included in an optimistic inter
view given by Senior Jose Ives Liman-
tour. the Mexican minister of finance,
before sailing this morning for Eu-
rope on the Lusitania.
Senior LimantoHf has great wealth
and occupies a position next to Presi-
dent Diaz in popularity. He is an old
friend and admirer of Colonel Roose-
welt, and while here he called upon
and chatted with the ex-president for
some time yesterday.
s.Never was the outlook in America
so good as now he said to his inter-
viewers. 1.-THE prosperity that greets
us on all sides has solid basis. But
for this fact, I would not be able to
take a six months vacation.
"Of course, Mexico is in fine condi-
ton. Every one knows that and none
better than the people of this country.
1t is here we get capital to develop
our great resources, and we are open
ing up new ones every day. Our re-
public is quiet and the citizens are at
peace. There was a small uprising in
Yucatan but that soon was suppressed.
"Our greatest need today is not
more silver or more mines, but more
agriculture and a higher class of agri-
culturists. AS I have said, many times,
we need men and women who will not
only produce but consume. and until
we accomplish this we shall never be
developed to our full capacity. We
need more laborers to build railroads,
more experts to work our mines, more
skilled farmers, with improved agri-
cultural machinery and mechanics and
engineers to develop our industries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20
GAYNoR A MoDREN RAscHID.
He Investigated New York Conditions
Like Hero of s.Arabian Nights

New York, July 20.-It became
known today that Mayor Gaynor's lat
est crusade against the granting of all
night licenses to cafes and restaurants
in the uptown theater district was the
result of an incognito tour into night
cafe life which the mayor made about
a week ago.
According to the story, the mayor in
conversation at a Brooklyn club late
one night heard from an acquaintance
a vivid account of some strange scenes
witnessed in an all-night cafe in the
socalled white Light district"
The mayor interrupted the narrator
to say that he could hardly believe
such things could be true. To decide
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20
DIVIDED ON BONDS.
Eleven Out of IS Proposition Carried
in Kansas City.

Kansas City. July. 2o.-Eleven of the
16 items involved in the proposed bond
Issue and two amendments to the char
ter were ratified at the polls yesterday
by the progressive citizenship of Kan
sas City, and five bonds for parks,
Twelfth street trafficway. an armory,
art museum and the removal of the
Chace school building from the Paseo
at Fourteenth street received compli-
1nentary votes, but lacked the two
thirds majority to carry.
The park bonds on the face of the
returns were beaten by 118 votes. but
a recount may change the result.
Over 10000 votes were cast. an un-
usual showing for an election in which
there was no partisanship, except in
isolated cases, involved. There was>no
organized opposition to the bonds, but
there were some dilatory objections
raised by such partisans as Joseph B.
Shannon on the Democratic side and
disappointed partisans within the Re
rublican ranks because Mayor Brown
insisted upon strict compliance with
the civil service law. As a rebuke to
the administration the spoils hunters
got out and by stealth advised voters
to cast negative ballots against every
one of the 16 proposals., but with little
success, as the figures show
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20

hasn't been such a great bother to me.
And, confidentially speaking to you as
nefghbors, I've made a whole lot bet
ter governor than 1 thought I was go
ing to-
The crowd laughed at this sally.
Someone in the rear of the crowd
shouted: you're doing all right, Ross.
We're not going to fire you now; not
yet"
TT has been a business proposition
with me-" he continued. i've tried to
run the state of Kansas just as care
fully, just as economically as used to
run my own business. I've tried to put
it on the same basis as I did my own
business, and promised you two years
ago / would do it. Now I've come back
home to tell you I kept my word"
The governor told of the savings ne
had effected in the grain and oil in
spection departments. Then he turned
to temperance.
81 promised you would enforce the
prohibitory law. as / would endeaVor
to enforce every law on the statute
book. I come now to tell you what my
administration has accomplished 1 sent
my men, headed by John Marshall, the
hravest man who ever stood in shoe
leather, to the mining counties Of south
eastern Kansas, where the miners
drank their beer as other working men
would drink their coffee, where no one
dreamed of enforcing the prohibitory
law.
SAYS He Enforced Prohibition.
when 1 spoke there two years ago
they asked me if l would enforce the
prohibi.ory law. 1 told them I would
have no perjur-- on my soul If / were
elected. 1 was elected and I closed
those saloonS-150 Of them in one cOun-
~. Ny men battered down stockadcS
to get at them; they filed Jail with
prisoners and hired an empty building
rearby at Girard and filled that; then
we sent a number of prisoners over to
Pittsburg But those saloons were
closed and, God helping, they will re-
main closed as long as I am COVER
nor.
II closed the richest, the most aristo-
cratic club in Kansas-the Topeka club.
Ask them what happened. When
started after this club 1 was warned
by friends to let it alone; that its
members were among the most inf1uen-
tai men of Kansas. I was a member
of the club myself I sent a letter to
the officers telling them they must do
away with their locker system. They
sent back sassy letter and-well, the
supreme court has just rendered a de-
cision that will forever keep them quiet.
+ he poor white, the negro club, has just
as much right to run open as the To-
peka club. Show me the open saloon
in Kansas that / cannot close and I
will resign as governor. L don't pro-
pose to have any saloon man say he is
bigger than the governor of Kansas"
There's your fighting Quaker for
you shouted one.
The crowd cheered wildly at this.
That's right, Roscoe, keep it up. we're
for you another said.
Then came the bombsheIl of the af-
ternoon. Stubs took up the charges
of extravaganza that had been made
by his opponents
LET me have my coat he shouted
81 want to show you people. my old
the kind of liars 1 have to
deal with now
RefuteS Extravagant Charges.
He drew from his pocket a state
ment prepared by John C. Gafford,
state accountant, which showed that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20
TAxICABS De LUXE.
New York to Have Most Luxurious
vehicles in the World.

New York, July 20--Taxfcabs "de
luxe" are soon to be the newest thing
on Broadway. The new cabs are to
surpass in luxuriousness any four
wheeled vehicle in the world, not even
excepting the state carriage of royalty
According to the promoters of the
enterprise the cabs will be mainly
constructed of heavy bevel glass SO as
to show off women's gowns to advant-
age The interior will be lighted with
electricity with refiectors so as to
throw the occupants into prominence
Thus a woman en- route to the theater
or opera can not only show off the
latest Partisan creation in gowns but
The cabs will be lined with shirred
silk and the cushions will be made
from costly damasks and brocades
The interior decorations will be re-
movable so that a woman may order
the taxicab furnished in colors to suit
her gown.
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Governor Given Welcome at
Lawrence Homecoming.
You're Doing All Right, Ross, %
the Crowd Tells Him.
PROGRAM is SIMPLE.
Business Houses Close Though
There Is No Ceremony.
Executive Refutes Charge Made
of Extravaganza.

Lawrence, Kan, July 2O.-Simple
though hearty was the welcome given
Walter Roscoe Stubs as he stood. hat
less. coatIess and collarless before an
audience of 1900 home folks to give
them an accounting of his two years
in the gubernatorial chair. A half
holiday had been declared; the BUSH
ness houses were closed; from stores
flags were flying. But there was no
ceremony. Stubs was met at the de-
pot by his wife in the family carriage.
The home band struck up patriot
&c air when the familiar "Stubbs carri-
age appeared in sight. The governor
climbed out of the rear seat in his
wonted clumsy manner and was in
stantly surrounded by his old neigh
bors. They pressed around him and
shook his hand as he pushed his way
through the crowd to the band stand.
"HoW are you, Ross? I just want to
shake your hand on the fine work
you're DOING
'sGive it to them another two years,
Ross"
In Lawrence, Governor Stubs of
Kansas is plain Ross Stubs. And so
it went. The governor shook hands
to see him and told him so. The gov
ernor was glad to see everybody. The
smile of pleasure on his face told his
delight over the heartiness of this
greeting by his home folks
The band played America. Stubs
walked to the front of the bandstand,
pulled off his coat, his collar, rolled
up his sleeves and plunged into his adj
dress.
Refers to His Work.
at feels mighty good to get back
home again and tell you just what I've
been doing these two years 1 have act
ed as your governor" he said. ''I
know nearly everybody in the crowd;
known most of you nearly all my life.
] want to tell you just how I feel about
this business.
ST don't propose to ask you for re-
nomination because I have had only
one term If I haven't made good, I
ought to be and want to be fired. But
l tell you frankly I like the job. 1t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20
BOLT HITS AiRSHIP.
Struck by Lightning, an Airship Comes
Blazing to the Ground.

Barcelona, July 20-While MAX
ing a cross-country flight today Avi-
ator Ehrmann's aeroplane was struck
by lightning and fell blazing to the
ground. The aviator escaped unin-
jured.
There has never been more start
ling aerial exhibition than that which
Ehrman unwillingly afforded. He was
sailing along at a moderate height
when he got in the path of a sky bolt
Instantly the aeroplane was enveloped
in flames, its canvas wings shriveled
up, and clinging to the skeleton of his
craft Ehrman came down with q thud.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20
PRISONER CHEATS HIMSELF.
Pleads "Guilty" as Jury Finds Him
.sNot Guilty"

Chicago July 20.-Benjamin Bisno
watched the clock in Judge Barnes
courtroom for an hour and half inn
agining every minute that the jury was
getting nearer and nearer a verdict in
his trial on charge of stealing $500
worth of clothing.
And then, just as the first juror
made his appearance in the doorway,
Bisno 1eaped to his feet and told the
judge he was guilty.
He was sentenced to five months in
the Bridewell.
F.. When Bisno had been led from the
court room, the verdict was opened,
just for curiosity, and it read: "Not
guilty.
But it was too late to help Bisno.
Bisno's partner had turned states evil
dence against him at the trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20
APPEALS TO GIRLS.
Head of Anticigarette League Begs
Them Not to Smoke.

New York, July 20.-Miss Lucy
Page CASTOR, founder of the Anticigar-
cite League of Chicago, who is in New
York completing her plans for the in
corporation of the Anticigarette
League of America, announced that
she has abundant evidence that the
habit of smoking cigarettes is wide
spread among women in this city. To
prevent growth of the habit among
women, the league is sending out liter
ature to pupils in girls colleges and
finishing schools with a view to OBJ
tanning pledges for the scholars to re-
frain from smoking in any form.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20
Buys score of Race Animals.

New York, July 20.-R. T. Wilson. Jr,
president of the Saratoga Racing asso-
citation, has given evidence Of his con-
fidence in the future of thoroughbred
racing in the east by purchasing 20
yearlings from John E. Madden. The
youngsters are from Hamburg Place in
Kentucky, Mr.. Madden's breeding farm.
The terms of tho sale were private, but
it is said that the deal involved be-
tween $25, 900 and $50, 900. A year ago
Mr.. Wilson practically bought out the
product of Hamburg Place, including
some % yearlings for $4,000.
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neck. ms
New worlds swimmine Recor,,

New York, July 20.-MaiI advices
from Budapest, Hungary, bring the
news that r. E. Beaurepaire, the Aus
lraI,an swimmer, established a new
worlds record for 44O wards in a meet
mere two weeks ago. The time for the
distance was minutes 20 seconds.
which is rs seconds better than the
previous previous WORLDS record held by T. Bat
tersby of England, and 2-5 seconds
raster than the American record held
by Charles NJ. Daniels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20
Cut in Wages Causes strIlxe.

Joplin. Mo-, July 2O.-Fiye hundrad
miners are out on strike at the Amer
lean Zinc, Lead & Smelling comnanv's
plant. Four of the company's concen-
tratng plants are shut down. A cut in
wages OF 70 cents a day caused the
Walkout. The American is the heav-
lest zinc and lead producer in the Jop-
lin district. it's average weekly outpi,t
oeing about one million pounds of zinc
and 100000 pounds of lead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20
Rockefeller's Assessment Raised.

Cleveland, O., July 20.-East Cleve
land appraisers have placed valua
ton of 81. 100000 on John D. Rockefel
ler's Forest Hill estate. This is an in
crease Of 300 per cent over tine last
appraisal when the valuation was fix
ed at $250,220. Mr.. Rockefeller has not
indicated whether he will fight the ap-
nraiSement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20
Monitor for the Mississippi.

New Orleans, July 20.-The United
States monitor Amphitrite arrived here
today and will be sent up the Missis-
sippi river from New Orleans to st.
Louis under direction of the Missouri
state naval representatives, who will
arrive here tomorrow. The Amphi-
trite will be placed in St. Louis as
a permanent training ship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20
Two Unusual Accidents.

Binghamton, N. T., July 20.-Two I'M
usual fatalities occurred in the village
Gosper, telephone lneman, fell from
the top truss of a tall bridge across the
Susquehanna river and died within an
hour Belantine Maudchal was caught
by the handle of a large revolving vat
in the tannery where he was employ
ed and was thrown violently against
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-20
Century Plant Is in Bloom.

New York, July 20.-An immense Ger :
botanical collection in the United
States has just begun to bloom at the
Bronx botanical gardens here. The
plant, a Towering agave of the Mexi
can variety, was presented to the gar
den in 1901
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-04

An Arkansas paper tells a story
Of man who was caught out in
the woods during a storm. He
didn't want to get wet and the
only dry place he could find was
hollow log in which he managed
to crawl. The rain lasted couple
of hours, when the fellow decided
he had better 20 home. He tried
to extricate himself from the, log
but the soft wood had sWelled and
he couldn't bulge. There alone
in the desolate woods, many miles
from human habitation, he
thought of all the meaness he had
done, the poor man lay for hours
thinking when all at once it
daWned upon him that he had
read his home paper for three
years without paying a cent for
it and it made him feel so small
that he craWled out of the log
through a knot hole.
w. Fl. Reimer, of Platte, 8. d.
was Lennon visitor the
first OF the week, transacting
business with local parties. He
left for Montana Tuesday.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-04
Master Black
smiths Organize.

Sunday last the master black
smiths and wood workers Ct the
towns along the state line, after
having held several meetings
previously at other places, had a
meeting at Lennon, and effect
cd a permanent organization,
with the following officers:
Albert MelIum, Reeder, Pres.
O. NJ. Briggs, Reeder, Sec'y.
H. ?. Berghs, Lennon, Vice
President,
A. II. OdeIl, Bowman, Treas.
The object Of the organization
is to equalize current charges on
blacksmith and wheelwright
work. The next meeting will be
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-04
Democratic RallV.
lho Democrats of the City have
arranged for another Rally,
which will be held Saturday
evening, Nov. 5th, at $50. at
Lennon Opera House.

The speaker of this occasion is
Mr.. Buell. R. Wood, who is the
son of Chauncey l.. Wood, the
democratic candidate for govern
or OF South Dakota. Young Wood
has quite a reputation as an
orator, and in the neighborhood
OF his former home he is fondlv
dubbed "the boy orator of the
hills He is fluent and YER
satlle orator of the TilIman type.
and his hearers may expect the
tariff and other more prominent
features of national and state
politics torn to tatters. Mr..
Wood is at present a resident of
Mcintosh.
On Tuesday he spoke, we learn,
to an appreciative audience of all
political faiths at White Butte
and other Perkins county points.
The democratic city committee
are urgent upon all to attend this
gathering, and the ladies are
invited.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-04
Tuesday is Election day.

Mrs Grace McLain has dis
posed of the McLain hotel to
Mrs. Taylor, of Belle Fourche.
The Lennon Automobile COM
pany has had Contractor Schnell
fit a fine glass front to their gar
age.
Mobiles Theatre Co., who come
to Smiths Opera House for three
nights, commencing Thursday,
November 3rd. will on the open
ing night present the successful
comedy-drama The Way Of the
Wicked. A heart interesting
story Of every day life.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-04

The Lennon land Office was a
busy place, Tuesday, November
LIST, that being the day on which
the remaining lands of the reser-
Vatlon were opened for settlement
to the general public. Nearly
$50 filing were accepted and a
sum exceeding $4,000 passed
over the counter on that day into
the hands of Uncle Sam.
All day Monday they were
gathering, and in the afternoon
the more 1esolute ones began to
take position in the corridor and
stairway leading to the land Of
flee. Nearly forty persons kept
this position all night. SO eager,
IN fact, were they, that the COM
mon courtesies to the fair sex
were lost sight of, for it is told
that a woman in the line, becom-
ing i'll under the strain of waiting,
had to leave her place for time.
and when she grittily returned
there was no more place left for
her.
When the doors of the land Of
flce opened, the officials promptly
disposed of the crowd, by issuing
number checks, and thereafter
the work was handled so exped
itiously that all were taken care
of long before closing hours.
The crowd appeared to be
anxious to make the best of it's
chance. A number of persons
found their choice already taken,
but they promptly filed on other
pieces not yet spoken for, rather
than to enter litigation,
Its as vet too early to measure
the possible conflicts that will be
brought out on the part Of those
who resorted to squatters' rights. |
1t was known that this method
was favored by large number, |
and many were they who spent |
a wakeful night on cherished |
quarters here and there. Editor
Parker, Of Mcintosh, who was at |
Lennon Tuesday morning, told |
how he himself had spent the |
night on the shady side of a
haystack, > not to squat him
self, but as witness for a squat
ter. From his arks we
gathered that at Mcintosh a large
Of persons had gone out
to enter upon their claims and
commence Improvement upon
them In most cases building
had already been drag
ged out, and so the quiet of the
was on that night
numerously punctured by the
noise Of hammer and saw, with |
the weak light Of a lantern dis
closing the busy form Of squat
ter and his witnesses. Good luck
10 EN-.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-04

held Sunday, Nov. 18th, at Bow
man.
The blacksmiths Of Lennon,
Hettinger, Bucyrus, Reeder,
Scranton, Sulphur Springs, Haley
Bowman. Saltwater and Morris
town, are members Of the or
ganization, and those Of other
points are agreed to join.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-04
% eIk's county South Dakota friday November d. 1910
Grand Rush On For
Reservation Lands.

The local Land Office does a
bumper business on Tuesday,
and choice Quarters go like
Hot Cakes, the Claimants be-
ing apparently 'dee-Iighted' to
part with their coin.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-04

D. Il miles
, new North
.ad. for new
See " NJ H.
lott N. Oak,