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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-19
POINTS WITH PRIDE.
Judge s. n. Allen Cites Kansas as an
Example of Progress.

washington. Jan 19.-Uniform
laws for the regulation of railways
and public utilities generally was the
first subject taken up by the National
Civic Federation today. Martin 9.
Decker of New York, president Of the
National association Of railroad COM
missfoners urged uniformity in such
regulation.
"SimpIe. speedy. straight forward
and inexpensive as possible should be
our court procedure" said Stephen
Allen of Kansas. He said cases often
were decided In the courts of last re-
sort merely by some lawyers trick
why don't we move UP as England
has done?" he asked I'VE get our
law from England Cut out the tech
nfcalities We have done this IN my
state and L regard It as a compliment
when It was said that a hack driver
can practice law in Kansas
He said lawyers did not want TO
abandon these technfcalitfes. because
they would thereby throw away the
weapons with which they had fire.
auently defeated their adversaries.
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WARRANTS ARE READY.
Which Charge Kansas City Man With
Numbering Colonel Swope.

Kansas City. No. Jan. 1s.-Warrants
charging a Kansas City man with muir
dering Colonel Thomas H Swope and
his nephew, Chrismau Swope. were pre-
rared today for the approval Of Prose
cutting Attorney Conkhng. These war
rants are to be held until a signal
comes from Attorneys John H Atwood
and w. s. Fleming in Chicago Such
instructions may come today from the
attorneys who are awaiting the result
of the chemical analysis now in prog
reSS-
The warrants were ordered by John
G Paxton, attorney for the Swope es-
tate on his arrival from Chicago early
today.
Both warrants charge murder IN che
first degree. Immediately after the
warrants are sworn to and Aled an ar
rest Will follow
Attorney Paxton remained in KAN
Eaz City long enough to instruct an as
socfate to draw up the warrants He
vent on to HarrisouvfIIe. Mo. and
planned to return to this city later IN
the day
Discussing the work Of the Chicago
snAcfaIists in examining the seoEnacns
81 the Swopes, Attorney Paxton said
tha report circulated yesterday that the
sneciaffst has reported finding poison
ing in the stomach Of Colonel Swope
was false
when asked If any traces Of poison
had been found, the attorney said
Il don't say that However, will
not saw that the specialists have not
Kouud indications Of poison"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-19
TO BE TRIED AT HOLT0N
Judge Dana Sends Incubator Baby
Case to Jackson County.

The order of change OF venue to Hol-
ton, Kan. for the trial OF the alleged
kidnapers of Marian Bleakely was
made by Judge A. W. Dana this after
noon in accordance with his decision
yesterday. The date Of hearing in that
court Is not set but viii undoubtedly
be in the early part OF the May term
The Judge ruled that the order could
be given without the presence Of the
defendants and no excuse was fled
from Gentry, who is still confined TO
his bed. it is said with an injured spine
As to a new bond for Gentry. Dana
allowed his attorney, ]. NJ Nation, two
or three days to arrange for It.
Frank H. Tillotson, who beside Gen.
try, applied for the change Of venue,
was able to supply his bond imme-
diately.
Mrs Stella Barclay, Bob Randolph
and Dave Gregg, defendants who did
not ask for a change, were allowed %
file their consent to the change and
their cases were included In the order
This was decided as the most regular
way to achieve the end as the time for
formal application Is past Even though
they had desired to be tried in the
Shawnee court, the county attorney
would. however. likely have used his
power to have the change ordered that
he might try all the defendants at the
same time and place.
Mrs. Barclay was able to supply her
bond Immediately
Bob Randolph has been unable to
secure bond
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-19
BANKERS ARE HERE.
Old Board of Directors Of Guaranty
Company Reelected.

The stockholders of the National
Bankers Fidelity and Guaranty In
surance company met in this city to-
day in regular session and reelected
the following members of the old
board of directors. E. E. Ames, J. W.
Bailey, J. W. Bergman, j. r. Bur
row, w E Burkes, C. J.. Chandler, C.
K Condor, E R. Fulton, P ". GoebeI,
D. B. Harrison, Calvin Hood, Willis
Westbrook.' George T. Tumble, J. T.
Pringle, Scott Hopkins. J. l. Jarvis.
z. E Larribee, J. R. Lfndsbourg, c. E.
LobdeH, W. f March, J. c. Morrow,
George E Murphy, l. l. Northrup.
The new board will elect officers at
tonfght's meeting. The national bank
ers had nothing whatever to say about
the talk of a special session and made
no comment on the plan of that special
session to restrict their guaranty COM
pany by new laws. One Of the mem
bers said: We want to keep out of
politics altogether in this matter, If
We can do So
The national bankers insurance
company was recently granted q Ger
tidcate to do business in the state and
they will go ahead and put up their
surety bonds and guarantee bank de-
posfts on their own hook
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GAS BURNS IN STREET.
Leak Is Discovered on East Seventh
Street.

Following in the wake of a street car
that had thrown out fire from beneath
the wheels in grinding on the sand On the
track at the corner Of Seventh and Quincy
streets. streak Of burning gas extending
along the rails for 100 feet caused cousid-
cradle uneasfneSS in the vicinity Of the
city hall from four O'Clock last evening
until the cars stopped running at mid
night
Today the gas company has a force of
men digging Up the pipes leading to the
main along Seventh street in hopes of
finding the leak The leak is somewhere
near the Terry Stafford Motor Car COM
pany factory and It's location was not
found late this afternoon
The gas was first noticed about four
o'clock Tuesday afternoon when a street
car LIMITED II from the flames and sparks
that sprung out from under the wheels
while turning the corner on Quincy street
OF from Seventh The flames broke out
from under the car and with flash they
followed the rails along Seventh street IN
I'll It reached the alley between Quincy
and Kansas avenue
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BAD FOR The WEST.
President Yoakum Objects to Pro-
posed Railroad Legislation

New York. Jan. 1s.-In a statement
made public here today, Chairman B.
F. Yoakum of the St. Louis & san
Francisco railroad says that certain
provisions in the measures introduced
into congress By Representative
Townsend and Senator Elkins are op-
pressive to new railroad enterprises In
the west and southwest Discussing
the two bills. which contemplate that
all railroad stock issued shall be sold
at par Mr. Toakum says
Railroad construction through new
countries. where destruction from
washouts. delays and other causes
IS likely. is financially the most haz-
ardors Of enterprises in which men en-
gage. Legislation limiting the issuance
Of railroad securities should be made
with the fact clearly in mind that IN
some sections of our country there are
can not get the railroads unless build
ers are allowed to make a profit or
see the chance Of a profit.
Taking the Mississippi as a dfvid-
ing line all the territory west of that
line IS calling continuously for ex-
OF the agricultural growth Eighty
five per cent Of the United States lies
west OF the Mississippi and south Of
the Mason and Dixon line and all OF
YET u ECCGANG It's --AN-
est growth and development
There are sections Of our western
country a hundred miles from a rail-
road and many million acres Of good
land must therefore lie idle. while
breadstuffs and farm products are
growing scarcer and higher in price
The effect OF such law as pro-
posed would be to discontinue the rail-
road building by private capital and
leave future construction to the large
systems. which can take their own
time and build Ehsas they please
ITO illustrate. II the growth Of Cali
foruia with its rich San Joaquin val
ley and the Imperial valley, which is
just coming strongly to the front. and
all Of the territory lying north Of Los
Angeles continues as II should. and If
the Pacific water gateways 70 the east
ern world get their share OF the traf-
fic. one or more new transcoutine entail
lines will become necessary In han
ding the commerce Of the country
and increasing the trade with Japan
and China, at the same time building
I'D the state Of California Private
capital will never be available for this
IL the proposed embargo Is placed
against 4 fair construction profit to
those who furnish the money"
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tation OF the Topeka Commercial
club
J VIII Kelly, who is one of the ac-
tive real estate men Of the city, and
the boards choice as vice president.
said
If there is anything that can do
to perpetuate the present good work
OF the Commercial club I shall en-
deavor to do it. Seems to me there
has been a greater step for progress
in the last few months through the
influence of the Commercial club
than has been known in Topeka"
Badders Has Made a Record.
Geo. s. Badders has made good as
temporary secretary of the club and
the board saw 1T to make him per
A committee Of three was selected
to take the place of treasurer It
is composed OF the president Of the
club T. A Borman, r. L. Bone and
Scott Hopkins. and all vouchers will
be signed by each member o. the
committee
1t was decided that a committee of
three should be appointed by the
president to make out the budget
for the wear. and another committee
ing for the club An executive COM
n1ittee also viii be appointed by the
president
The question OF financing conven-
tions came up for consideration and it
was the sentiment of the meeting that
money for conventions should not be
appropriated out Of the funds Of the
club for this purpose but should be
secured in other ways It was con-
sfdered. however. that conventions are
an important factor towards advertis-
ing the city
Personally said George s. Bad
ders. 4 feel that no Commercial club
funds should be used for conventions.
but Mr. Robinson and I have been
working on a plan for securing a per-
manent convention fund
The board voted to appropriate $GZ5
to reimburse the members Of the club
who advanced money last year for the
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APPEAL IS GRANTED.
Judge Pollock Passes on Jackson's
Application in Guaranty Case.

Kansas City. Mo, Jan 1s.-Aueg-
ing that the United States circuit court
had no jurisdiction and that manifest
error was committed by Judge Pollock
on December %. last, in granting
temp Orary Injunction preventing the
state bank commissioner from enforc-
ing the provisions of the Kansas bank
deposit guaranty law, Fred 5. Jackson,
attorney general OF Kansas. in Kansas
City, Kan, this afternoon filed an ap-
peal to the United States circuit court
Of appeals. Judge Pollock granted the
appeal from his previous order. which
latter was a virtual declaration that
the law was unconstitutional
Judge G. H. Buchanan Of Winfield.
one of the states attorneys in the
guaranty suit, is in the city today on
business connected with the case He
stated that Attorney General Jackson
had gone to Kansas City to file the
notice of appeal with Judge Pollock
After the appeal has been granted the
and offer bond and then pray that the
injunction now hanging over the guar
anty law be revoked until the higher
courts can pass on the matter
1t is the opinion of those in close
touch with the governor that the call
ing OF a special session of the Iegisla-
ture depends upon Judge Pol1ock's de-
cision in regard to this prayer TO sus-
pend the Injunction pending the action
Of the court of last resort.
Then the invaIfdatfon Of the Bush
charter act by the United States SUI
preme court the other day may ueces-
state a special session IN order that
the state may not be deprived Of all
charter fees. both domestic and for
eign- These fees amount to over $780,
coo per year and the cost Of a special
session would not amount to much
compared to this loss The effect of
the supreme courts decision in this
case-can not be known until the at
toruey general has read the decision
in detail
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RATS ATE UP EVIDENCE.
So John Pears Is Convicted on Five
Counts OF Selling Liquor.

John Pears, a wealthy restaurant
keeper Of 210 North Kansas avenue
and well known bondsman- was con-
vfcted by 4 jury in the district court
this morning On six liquor counts, five
of which were sales counts and one q
nuisance charge.
His conviction is directly attributa-
BE to the appetftes Of a large colony
Of rats of which he is the host
Pears is unquestionabIy innocent"
says his attorney, Judge Joseph Reed.
but his rats ate I'D my evidence. I
paid 81 to a stenographer to pre-
serve the testimony of the witnesses in
police court and let Pears take the
transcript down to his restaurant and
the rats ate it up
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B0RMAN CHOSEN.
Made President of Topeka Com
mereial Club.
J. w. Kelly Is Selected as
Second in Command.
BADDERS is ELECTED.
Made Permanent Secretary Of
the Organization.
New Officers Are All Active
Energetic Men.
BADDERS is ELECTED.
President, T. A. Borman.
Vice president, J. VIII Kelly.

ScCESLdEy, Geo ; BAdders-
This Is the result of the election OF
Officers for the ensuing year by the
board Of directors Of the Commercial
club at meeting held this noon A
unanimous vote was cast in each case
and there was nothing to mar the
tranquility of the meeting
The selections are considered wise
ones and it is thought that the work
OF the club for the betterment of To-
peka will continue with renew ed en-
ergy. Mr. Borman has had wide ex-
perIence in business circles as head
OF one OF the greatest creameries in
the world, and has taken a deep in
terest IN the affairs Of the club and
the city IN general He is also editor
or the Kansas Farmer
Il realize said Mr. Borman. that
this club is very well organized, and
IL shall be our aim to maintain that
organization and the name and repu-
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ANS
The board of directors submitted the
following report.
Like all such organizations, those
responsible for its formation realized
the Importance and necessity Of q board
Of directors or governing body. and,
accordingly the bylaws provide for IL
representative to be chosen from the
various business. professional, and in
dustriaI interests to serve as a menu
Der Of the board Of directors. 4 menu
Der of the board Of county commission
ers and the mayor Of the city are. by
virtue Of their offices ex-ofdcio mem
bers Of the board OF directors, making
the total number 15- It is no trivial
matter or empty honor to be desig-
mated by your associates and fellow
the larger organization. and you are to
be congratulated for the confidence
thus placed in you
ITO ascribe to themselves much Of
the growth of the club during the past
year, would be taking credit for some
thing to which the board of directors
IS not entitled. The membership of
the club knows too well to whom credit
is due, and it IS very fitting that proper
recognition Of merit and appreciation
Of loyal service be expressed at this
time
The Honorary Secretaries.
when the club was installed in its
present commodious quarters. the cafe
feature was an experiment There
were no funds in the treasury to pur-
chase suitable furnishings and equip
ment for these rooms. But some one
conceived the idea Of an advancement
Of sufficient funds for this purpose, and
the execution Of that plan was dele
gated to Mr.. Charles P Adams. Mr..
E1on s Clark and MI P L Bone,
which gentlemen were then desig-
mated as honorary secretaries
These loyal and faithful members
procured from public spirited business
men the Necessary funds to surround
US with the comfortable ard substan-
tiaI furnishings and appointments Of
these quarters. For this the board OF
directors desires to express its hearth
est appreciation, and we now extend
to Messrs Adams. Clark and Bone a
vote Of thanks
Secretary Badders-
t@The outgoing board of directors
would not be performing its full duty
to this club if it failed to direct your
especial attention to the work of Mr.
George & Badders IN his capacity as
secretary of the club His work can
not be commended to you too highly.
And with that in view, at the last
regular meeting Of the outgoing board.
committee Of three was appointed to
make such recommendations to the
of the committee deemed proper and
| advisable
Therefore your committee repre-
seutfng the old board Of directors de
sfres to recommend to the incoming
board that Mr.. Badders be engaged for
| the year 1910 As the official secretary
! OF the Commercial club"
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Railroad Board Reyokes Unjust
Cream Rate Order.
Permitted Express Companies to
Discriminate Against Kansas.
ALL ARE SATISFIED.
Puts Creameries on an EQUAL
Basis.
Continental Wfthdraws Injunc-
ton Suit in District Court.

The state board Of railroad commits
s1oners today revoked that provision
OF their cream rate order which al
lowed express companies to charge the
sum Of the locals for hauling cream
According to the ruling of the board
made today the express companies may
not charge more than the regular
through rate in cases where more than
enc railroad handles shipment. This
order removes the most Questionable
feature Of the boards ruling of some
months ago and over which there had
been considerable controversy and liti-
CATION
The suns OF two local charges for
hauling cream often made the rate
higher for certain haul than was the
Interstate rate and 1t was claimed by
the Continental creamery and other
big creameries that they would suf-
suit Of this ruling. The big creameries
had brought suit in the Shawnee dis
trtct court praying for an injunction
to prevent the railroad board from en-
forcing their ruling OF last summer at
all
When the board today revoked that
provision OF the ruling that allowed the
sum Of the locals to be charged the
Continental creamery withdrew its in
junction suit in the district court. While
Ii was not to be expected that the big
creameries would be entirely satisfied
with this concession, yet it removed
the main point Of their objections and
they did not feel justified in continuing
the fight
Most Objectionable Feature.
Speaking today OF the boards new
ruling, Thos. =. Doran. one of the at
torneys for the Continental. said: The
order as now made does away with
the most Objectionable features Of the
first order and practically satisfies all
parties concerned As it now stands
the order is much more favorable to
shippers generally than the order the
express companies asked to have es-
tablished. The result OF the litigation
has been to make the rate lower than
the fnterstate rate
The very fact that the big creamer-
les are satisfied with the boards new
order does away with the allegations
that they were fighting the small
creameries in this rate litigation BY
the new order the short haul rate was
not increased and therefore the small
creamerieS not adversely affected.
The big creameries were fighting for
a rate that would not drive them out
Of business The sum of the locals on
an ordinary haul was about the same
thing as a double rate and was so
high that creamery outside of the
state could, by taking advantage Of
the interstate rate. ship cream a long
er distance at lower rate than could
the home companies
That the matter has been settled
satisfactorily to all interests involved
Is a matter of congratulatfon to both
the creamery interests and the rail-
road board.
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ed by the organization had already
keen paid It was Furthermore agreed
that a dinner be planned for the near
future in honor of these members who
so generally came to the aid Of the
club at a time when funds were low.
Board OF Directors
The following are the board mem
bers.
Scott Hopkins. r. l. Bone. Geo. Hack
ney, David Bowie. W. W. Whitney. J.
VIII Kelly, John Sargent, H. G. Hum
phreys, Clad Hamilton, w s.
Lindsay, E L. Copeland, Albert Patten,
E. L. O'NeiI. William Green, c. P Ad-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-19
ZBYsZKo WINS a MATCH.

Buffalo. Jan 1g--Zbyszko. the Polish
cham pion, last night wrestIed down
RaouI de Rouen, the French champion
The Frenehman lost the first fail, being
disqualified for cHngfng to the mat.
after 26 minutes In the second bout
the Pole threw his man over his head
to a bridge, which he broke in g min
utes. It was rough wrestling and the
Freedman gave the Pole a terrific
battle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-19
The Nimble Nickel
Beats the Slow Dollar /!

Our plan is to turn our
money often on a small mar
gin, thus insuring the Gus
toner a low price, and us a
small per cent on a large
volume of business.
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FIRE DRILL SAVED LIVES

ConeyviIie Kan Jan "a fire drill
here today probably saved many lives
when following the collapse Of the roof
over a portion Of the Mckinley school
hurt
Workmeu were repairing the roof when
II dropped -Four men were hurled forty
feet One probably was fatally hurt.
and three were more or less seriously
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Risboo cyrus ID. Foss Stricken

srSefaI to the Record Herald says:
s.F3ishop cyrus D. F'oss Of the MethO-
5is+ E,nfscopal church was stricken
with uaraIysis on a street car yester-
dav and is in 4 serious condition at the
TTsrnenann hospital The bishop is
~ years Old
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Umpire KLEIN to Take a wife.

Mount Clemens. Mich. Jan 1s-In-
vitations are out for the wedding of
Miss Marie, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Krantz Of this city, to VIM J.
KLEIN. to take place at Lakewood, N J.,
Feb 9 Mr.. Klein is an umpire in the
National Baseball Ieazue.
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Babb TriaI Continued

The trial OF John Rabb charzad
with the murder Of negro on a santa
Fs train, WAS continued for the term
today.
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Our father, brothers and children join
with US IN expressing our sincere
thanks for the kindness extended and
for the floral offerings during the it,
ness and death Of our sister, Mrs.
Emma MorIan-
Mr. AND MRS CHAS- BENFoRD.
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NEARING THE 5000 MARK.
F1nson TI1eater Benefit Proves a Dis
appointment.

The theater performances for the
benefit of Mrs. Leila FInson was dis
appointment Manager Hart Of the
Coy theater reports that practically
all of the money was taken in at the
box Office OF all the tickets placed
around in the big stores in the city
only 20 cents was taken in through
THIS source The whole show netted
s17.65.
The other funds reported by Treas
urer Cobb at the Prudential bank to-
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See ]. THOMAS LUMBER CO. for
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE,-
MENT- Guaranteed the best manu-
featured
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Funeral services for James A. Rey-
nolds- 40 Reno avenue. Oakland who
died as result Of dropsy were held
rom the Church Of the Assumutfou
this morning Requiem high mass WIS
said at O'Clock Intermeut was IN
Hope cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-19

Last rites over the remains Of James
Donahue. aged g, who died in Chicazo-
were held this morning at the Church
Of the Assumption at $50 o'clock.
Requiem high mas was said by the
Very Rev. Dean Hayden Douahue was
the son Of Mrs Katherine Douahue. s21
Lawn street, Topeka