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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-10
SESSION WITH SHERIFF.
Governor and Crawford County OficiaI
Discuss Prohibition and Militia.

Sheriff Merriwether of Crawford
county held a session with Governor
Stubbs this morning that he will prob
ably remember for the rest of his nat
ural life. 1t was warm session,
typical of those that usually occur
when his exceilency is stirred up over
some reform that has been misplaced
or allowed TO grow cold.
The sheriff had been called UP here
to explain why the prohibitory law
was not being enforced with more
energy and success in Crawford coun-
ty. Complaints had been coming in
to the governors office every day to
the effect that officials of Crawford
county had been winking at violations
of the law. The sheriff, the county at
torney and district judge have not
been pulling together very well down
there and each seems to feel that the
other is to blame
Governor Stubbs informed the sher-
iff in no uncertain terms that he
would send company of militia down
there if necessary to stamp out the
sale of liquor. The county attorney
will be the next official summoned to
the Garnet. and then maybe the dis
trict judge Will be urged to exert a
little more cooperation in this matter.
When Governor Stubbs was inaugu-
rated year ago there was. some $50
open saloons in Crawford county,
about fifty in Cherokee and fifty in
Leavenworth. There is not an open
saloon in any cf these counties at this
time. but not satisfied with this rec
ord, the governor is trying to put the
bootleggers out of business. too. The
''pay day joints, the travelling liquor
vendor and the cave dwellers are all
on the prescribed list. The governor
stated today that he would use every
energy and resource of his Office to
stop the sale of liquor entirely in
Crawford county. He wants to keep
all the county officials on the alert
and vigorous in their prosecution of
the bootleggers as well as the joint
keepers.
The governor was not disposed to
severely criticise this sheriff at this
time but he wanted to talk with him
and hear his side of the story and
explain to him clearly the attitude of
the administration toward Crawford
county affairs so far as the prohibition
law is concerned. It is believed that
the sheriff left with clear idea in
his mind as to just how the governor
feels in this matter.
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OPERA BY TELEPHONE.
People Sit at Their Homes and Hear
Caruso Sing.

New York, Jan. 10.-Grand opera
by wireless telephone is the latest at
the Metropolitan opera house. Be-
ginning Wednesday night and continu-
ing every night thereafter residents
of Panama, Metuchen, N. J., or Etah,
may sit in their public halls and
igloos fitted with wireless. and listen
to Caruso and his colleagues warble in
far-off Manhattan.
The initial test of the plan will take
place Wednesday, when Nine. Frem-
stad will sing ''Tosca' to fashionable
audiences, not only in the opera house,
but to those assembled in wireless
phone plants in a dozen different
towns.
Arrangements have been made. with
a number of wireless stations to be in
readiness to receive the opera over
their air lines. and additional receiv-
ers have been attached to allow as
many persons as possible to hear it.
A wireless outfit has been arranged
behind and above the stage. so a. to
catch every note in the piece and
transmit it through the ether. Sat
urday night preliminary tests were
made with regular wire telephones,
and many persons uptown sat COM
fortably in their Morris chairs and
heard Caruso sing in La Gioconda." ;"
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FRIENDLY BUT FIRM.
Japan Is Certain to Reject Mr.. Knox's
Proposition.

Toxic. Jan. 10.-No doubt may be en-
tertained concerning Japan's attitude
towards the American plan to neutral
ize the Manchurian railways. Secretary
Knox's proposition has not called forth
a word of favor from any source in
Japan. The diplomats here while dis
inclined to express opinions certainly do
not support the project
The Kokumin. a semi-offieial organ
representing the view of Premier Kat
sura. says the Japanese reply to the
American note will be couched in
friendly terms because the suggestion
comes from a friendly power but at the
same time inquiries whether Germany
and France would be willing to neutral
ize Shan Tung Yunnan provinces.
The highest authority is given for the
assurance that there is not the slightest
foundation for current reports that
Japan is menacing Russia.
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WILL INVOKE CAUCUS.
House Majority Plan to Coerce the In.
surgents.

Washington. Jan. 10.-The power
of the party caucus will be invoked in
the house in the effort to suppress the
revolt of the insurgents. The Repub-
licans decided today that whenever
the insurgents as body differ from
the majority, the caucus shall deter
mine the party course.
Among the significant developments
of the insurgent situation was the re-
turn to the insurgent camp of Repre-
sentative Gardner of Massachusetts,
son-in-law of Senator Lodge.
Mr.. Gardner gave out an interview
early in the session in which he was
quoted as favoring a cessation of hos
Utilities. Today he stated that he had
some time ago urged his insurgent
associates to adopt conciliatory
course, but he was now convinced, in
view of the many recent occurrences,
that they will not be right in doing
so. He was now in favor of radical
program of action.
"As there is to be no truce" he
said. "I expect to act with the insur-
gents on all matters relating to the
rules and management of the house.
I had hoped things would take diff
ferent turn and there would be no
split in the party, but / do not at all
senting the attacks on them and car
rying the fight back to the source
from which it is coming.
'"I am personally in favor of prac-
tically everything the president rec
commended and shall so vote. The other
insurgents will act individually in
these matters as each sees fit 1t is un-
fair to represent the house insurgents
as being opposed to President Taft.
They are associated for the single pur-
pose of freeing the lower house of
congress from autocracy.'
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EACH GETS ONE YEAR.
-Four Employees of Sugar Trust Sem
fenced to Prison.

New York. Jan. 10-Four employees of
the American Sugar Refining company,
convicted of underweighing frauds. were
sentenced to one years Imprisonment each
by Judge Martin in the United States cir
cult court here today, The men sentenced
are Charles Kehoe. Edward A Boyle,
Patrick J. HenneSsy and John M CoyIe
Ihe four were checkers on the docks of
the sugar company in Williamsburg where
1t was discovered the scales used to weigh
sugar imports had been tampered with
company reimbursed the government to
the extent of more than 100000 for evad-
ed duties and employees of the company
were indicted for conspiracy. The jury
convicted Oliver Splitter, the dock super
intendent and the four men sentenced to-
day. There was disagreement over the
case of James +. Bendernagel the cashier
of the refinery. one of the defendants.
Splitter collapsed in court on Saturday
was argued and 1t was found that he
would have to undergo slight operation
for 1 an internal disorder; For this reason
Judge Martin today did not pronounce
sentence on him, but remanded him until
February !.
Before sentencing the men the court
took into consideration, however, the
lury's recommendation for mercy and said
ne would impose on each of the four men
island penitentiary.
In sentencing the checkers Judge Mar
TIN intimated that he might have shown
greater leniency if the men had appealed
penitence.''
However" said the court. "such is not
tnelr position. They challenged The YER
dlct, they deny their guilt. They take the
position that what they did was done
voluntarily without orders from higher
on1cers-not that believe that it is the
fact but that is their position before the
court Their present attitude compels
me TO sentence them as evil doers from
evil motives"
Judge Martin denied motion for stay
ana the men must at once begin serving
their terms
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BARD HALL IS LEFT.
All Remaining Buildings of Military
Academy Burn.

Newburgh. n. Y, Jan. 10.-The New
York Military academy at Cornwall
n. Y, caught fire early today and was
destroyed. The main building, which
was originally hotel, the observatory,
the laboratory and the manual train
ing buildings were all burned to the
ground
Bard hall. used by the younger stu
dents, escaped. Nobody was hurt.
When the fire was discovered near
the kitchen the bugle was sounded and
the cadets with military precision
marched out most of them in pajamas
and bath robes.
They lost all their personal effects.
There were about $50 students in the
academy. The buildings destroyed
were valued at about 100000.
The academy has educated young
men for West Point for 40 years.
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STOCKMEN HERE.
Twenty First Annual Session Of
Kansas Breeders.
Are to Hear All About Hog
Cholera Serum.
GOV. STUBBS TO TALK.
Will Deliver the Address of
Welcome Tonight.
President Melville to Make His
Report.
GOV. STUBBS TO TALK.

The twenty-first annual meeting of
the Kansas Improved Stock Breeders
association commenced this afternoon
at 2:S0 O'Clock with good attendance
present although a great many of the
members of the organization will not
reach Topeka until tonight or tomor-
row morning. 1t depends altogether
upon the weather conditions of the
next "a hours as to whether the at
tendance will be a record breaker.
There should be at least four or five
hundred stockmen here by tomorrow,
provided that the weather conditions
are favorable.
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FINDS WHAT IS SOUGHT.
Grand jury Unearths Evidence Of
White Slave Traffic.

New York. Jan. 10.-Syndicated
white slavery is under fire here today.
In the grand jury room District Attor-
ney Within an asked the Investigators
of the traffic to find indictments
against certain individuals who he is
satisfied are leaders of the business.
1t is believed the searching investi-
cation undertaken by John D. Rookie
feller, jr., as foreman of the special
grand jury has already proceeded far
enough to show. not only that an or
ganized white slave traffic really exists
but that there are close relations be-
tween traff1ckers in women in the
principal cities of the country Own
ership of many Illicit resorts in this
city is being traced through title com
panies and it currently reported that
one man of The syndicate has been
found to own several such places here.
Outside investigation is under way to
trace the affiliations of the reputed
syndicate in other large centers of
population eas- and4west.
Prof. jeremiah w. jerks of Cornell
university and otherN men who have
investigated phases of the traffic were
summoned by Mr.. Rockefeller and his
associates to give their testimony to-
daV
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r. w. Melville, President of the I'm
proved Stock Breeders Associa-
tiOn.
The officers of the association are as
below given:
Presiden1-E. w. Melville. Eudora.
Vice president-H. w. Avery. Wake
field
seeretary-treasurer-I. D. Graham,
Assistant sesretary-o. W. Devine.
The directors are: G.. B. Ross.
Alden; T. Il. Terry, Bavaria H. W.
McAfee, Topeka; r. J. Linscott, Hol-
ton: J. F. Stodder, Burden.
The business meeting will be held
on Wednesday afternoon and Senator
H. w. Avery is "doped" as the next
presiding officer. Senator Avery is one
of the most prominent breeders of
the state and is extremely popular.
The Swine Breeders association will
affiliate with The Stock Breeders or
ganization and will hold a special
business meeting some time between
now and Wednesday afternoon.
The program which has been arrang-
ed by Secretary 1. D. Graham is
good one and includes some interesting
themes by prominent speakers For ex-
ample DR.. F. S. SchoenIeber of Manhat-
tan viii give an address on Hog
Cholera Serum" which will give the
facts of his Investigations which have
never been published. DIR. L. E. Sayre
of the state university, will speak on
Poisonous Plants.' divuIging for the
first time information in regard to loco
poisoning.
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OFF THE LIST.
Insurgent congressman Are No
Longer Considered
By the Whip When Sending Out
His Notices.
ARE OPENLY WARNED.
That They Can Expect No Help
Toward Reelection.
Already Preparing for Bitter
Fight This Fall.

Washington. Jan. 10.-It was said in
the house today that Representative
Dwight of New York. Republican whip,
had taken the names of the insurgent
Republican congressman off the list OF
representatives to whom he regularly
sends notices demanding their attend
ance at times of division.
While the army appropriation bill
still engaged the attention of the house
when that body convened today. mem
bers manifested far greater interest in
the Pinchct-Ballinger situation and a
statement issued by the Republican
congressional committee openly warn
ing insurgent congressman that they
could expect no help, from the admin
istration when they came up for re-
election.
Republican house leaders incline to
the view that the senate will abide by
the verdict of the house in determining
to choose it's own members of the spec
sial interior department-foreSt service
investigation committee and are golng
held on Wednesday night to select these
men. Should the senate adopt the
Jones resolution in the form it has been
reported by the committee, empowering
the speaker to name the house MEM
bers, bitter fight may be expected
when the resolution reaches the floor
of the house.
The insurgents were not visibly agi-
tated by the action of the campaign
committee, when they appeared at the
capitol today. Several of them have al
ready observed the shadow of coming
events in their districts and have ex-
pected that the organization would tght
tooth and nail to prevent their noml-
nation and even their reelection IN
event of their nomination.
Senate Backs Down.
Washington, Jan. 10.-The senate
committee on public lands today re-
convened and amended its resolution
providing for the Ballinger-P Pinchot
investigation so as to leave to the
house the method of selecting its
membership of the committee.
The senate adopted the resolution
as reported by the committee. after
defeating an amendment proposed by
Senator Newlands, which would per-
nit "any official or ex-ohciaf whose
conduct might be considered, to ap-
pear in person or by counsel.
Administration Bill Goes In.
Washington. Jan. 10.-Representa-
tive Townsend introduced in the house
today the bill embodying the recon-
mendations outlined in the special
message of President Taft for amend
ments to the interstate commerce law.
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TWENTY LAWYERS HIRED
To Defend Fourteen Alleged Members
of Black Hand Society.

Toledo. o., Jan. 10.-The case
against fourteen Sicilians, members of
the Society of the Banana, alleged
Black Hand band. of Ohio, was called
for trial before Judge r. W. Taylor
in federal court today. With a small
army of witnesses, menacing letters
and mass of documentary evidence
secured in the home of the defendants
raided last June by postal inspectors.
the government expects to prove that
the alleged headquarters of the band
in Marion, Ohio, were the center of
widespread Black Hand operations
Twenty LAWYERS are engaged in the
defense. The governments witnesses
include federal inspectors and detec-
tives,s police officers and Italians. the
alleged intended victims, living in Ohio
and Indiana. The Indictment contains
sixteen counts, alleged attempts to ex-
tort money from as many Italians by
means of threatening letters
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Success in Swine Breeding IN. H.
Gentry, Sedalia. Mo.
Afternoon Session. 1870.
eThe New Stallion Law"-H- w Av-
cry. Wakefield
s.The Breeder and Banker. H.
Carnahan. Clay Center.
s'Hog Cholera Serum'-Dr. F. 5.
SchoenIeber Manhattan.
breeding Draft Horses''-H. G. Nc
MiIIen, Rock Rapids. Ia.
Evening Session, 1880.
Feeding Problems H. ]
Waters. Manhattan;
POISONOUS Plants'l-Prof. L. E. Sayre.
ashorthorns in Kansas''-H. NJ. Hill,
Lafontaine.
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those machines he said to Mr.. Har-
mon, "if you will not go up
He Turned It Down.
But, Harmon turned the offer


But, Harmon turned the offer down.
Courtland Field Bishop. president
of the Aero Club of America, who is to
act as one of the chief judges. failed
to arrive today in time for the first
flights. The same sort of blizzard
weather that kept Pauihan and his
associates on the way across the con-
tinent for nearly eight days, delayed
him and he will not get here before
tonight. Lieut.. Beck, another of the
judges also was delayed and missed
the first days events.
One feature will be flights by Mrs.
Paulhan with one of the Frenchmen
who came with her husband. Like her
husband. she speaks no English, but
through an interpreter today she an
nounced her intention OF flying.
She met Mrs. Curtiss, wife of the
chief American rival of Paulhan. and
through the same interpreter. tried to
induce her to enter an unscheduled
competition for women. Mrs Cur
tiss has never yet essayed to manipu-
late one of the dangerous f1iers and it
is doubtful if she will attempt any
flights.
Mrs Paulhan, however. declared
that she would positively make at
at the wheel of one of the big Far
man biplanes and probably will carry
out her intention. She says she in
tends at least duplicating, and if pos
sible, SURPRISING several flights she
made in France.
Harmon is planning another feature
but this one is apart from aeroplanes.
He has sent invitations to Governor
Spry of Utah and Governor Sloan of
Arizona to come here during the week
and take a sail in his big balloon New
York. Governor Gillett of California
will be here for the entire meeting
and will ascend If the others will.
The basket of the balloon is large
enough to accommodate a party of six
or eight, and the other guests will be-
according to the plan, Commod ore
Benedict of New York and Prof.
Thaddeus c. F. Lowe of Pasadena
who sailed a balloon from Cincinnati
to the coast of South Carolina a dis
tance of more than $50 miles. in "a
hours. This record was made in 1861
and has not yet been surpassed
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ANOTHER FROM TAFT.
President Will Begin Work Soon on
Second Special Message.

Washington. Jan. 10-President Taft
VIII begin work on his special message
to congress dealing witty the conserva-
ton of natural resources. some time
this week. He had consultation on
the subject today with Secretary Bal
lnger who had drawn up a number of
laws which will serve as the frame
work Tor the much needed new legisla-
ton dealing with the public lands and
resources
The president also had a conference
With Secretary Wilson regarding the
reorganization of the forestry bureau
recently headed by Clifford Pinchot.
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PARLIAMENT ENDS.
A New One Is Summoned for Feb
ruary Is.

London. Jan. 10.-The second parlia-
ment of King Edwards reign ended to-
day. The ceremony was brief Four
privy councillors attended at Bucking-
ham palace, where the kind signed the
proclamation dissolving the present and
summoning a new parliament to meet
on February Is. Within ar hour the
royal writs had been dispatched from
the crown office to every constituency
of the United Kingdom
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This afternoon the opening Address
was given by the president of the as
Sociation. L. w. Melville of EuJora
This evening Governor w. r. Stubbs
will give the address of welcome. SEN
ator H. w. Avery of WakefieId. WHO
was to respond to this address is IN
and will not be able to be present
The following is the complete program
hich was arranged for this afternoon.
Afternoon Session, 2:3O.
Presidents annual address-E w
Melville, Eudora w.
Annual report of secretary treasurer
Il. d. Graham
why I Breed STANDARDIZED Horsas,.
M. A. Smith. Caw1er City.
''Fairs"-Theo w. Morse. Kansas civ
Mo. N''s'
The program for this evening and
tomorrow follows:
Evening Session, 1880.
Address of welcome-Gov. w
Stubbs. H.
RespOnse-senator H. w. avery.
Wakefield.
Farm Dairying8-T A. Borman. To-
peka-
Selling Pure bred Live stockp-co,
L. r. Brady. Manhattan
Tuesday Morning Session. s;so
Alfalfa Meal as the Ideal Feed''-J
I. Axte1L Newton
why I Breed Herefords'.-I NJ
Rodgers. Beloit. N-
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TRYING CHICAGO.
Search for the De Janon Girl Is Being
Continued

Chicago. Jan. 10.-Seareh for Ro-
berta De Janon, the 17-year-old heir
ess OF Philadelphia, who disappeared
from her home with Ferdinand Cohen,
a waiter. eleven days ago. was started
mere today. Following a telegram
from the chief of police of PhiIadel-
ph1a, Captain Wood of the detective
bureau detailed two men to make the
search. The couple is supposed to
nave arrived here Friday according to
tha inflammation received.
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COTTON crop Is sInort.

Washington, Jan. I0.-The census
report shows 9,646,2S5 bales, counting
round as half bales, ginned from the
compared with 12.463. .29S for crop of
1908- The proportion of the last
three crops ginned to January 1 is
95.3 per cent of crop of 1908. Round
bales included this year are 144,847.
compared with 230,572 last year. Sea
Island s9.499 this season; S6.52S last
year.
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snow Is Disappearing.

The weather forecasters have de-
cided to continue the clear. thawing
weather for at least twenty-four hours
more, and have issued their bulletins
accordingly. Above-freez;ng tempera-
lures have prevailed in this section
since IL o'clock Sunday night, and the
until a new consignment of snow is
unloaded. This afternoon q twenty
mile breeze comes from the south and
the hourly temperatures for the day
o. ro1orIod fa11oxrc.
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THIS IS OFFICIAL.
Cost of Living Has Advanced All Along
the Line.

Washington. Jan. 10.-That the
cost of living has advanced not only
in those products which we raise at
home, but has been accompanied by
a comparative advance in those neces-
saries that are imported, is shown by
the latest reports of the bureau of
statistics.
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SERVED UNDER Jim LANE
| w. X. HolIingsllead, Kansas Pioneer,
Dead at Garnett

Garnett. Kan, Jan. 10.-W r. Hol-
l.ngshead. who served with Gen James
Lanes men in the border warfare, died
here.
He was So years old. Mr.. HolIings-
head came to Kansas in 1851.
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Copper stocks DecIine.

New York, Jan. 10.-The report of the
Copper Produce association for Deem
Ter shows decrease in stocks of cop
per in the United States of II, 237, AIS
pounds.
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are reco
Weather Publications,

Chicago, Jan. 10.-Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday; not much change in tenn
perature.