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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27
UNCLE JOE HOPEFUL.
Saws He Never Saw a Finer Prospect
for Victory

Washington. June 27.-"God willing
TIL be here next session and it will be
for the Repupbpplpican majority to
determine who shall be- speaker"
Speaker Cannon paid farewell call
at the White House today and the
above is what he had to say regarding
his future plans.
"To make a hare pie" continued the
speaker, "you have first got to catch
your hare. I may not be living when
the next session of congress comes
around, but If I am. I will be in the
hands of the grand old Republican
party to do with me as thev will.
There are a lot of folks who think
chaos would reign If I came back as
speaker. They pirate about czarism
and all that sort of thing, but let that
go.
'In all my life 1 have never seen a
situation so full of promise for a Re-
publican victory in the fall. 1t always
happens that the Democrats win hands
down at this time of year. but when
the ballots are counted they come out
behind"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27

They fairly danced through their work.
In the sewing room there was interest
rather than resignation. In the kitchen
and laudry the girls worked like they
were getting price and a half for over
time.
The school rooms and gymnasium
We're deserted, but the quartette was
called into one of the recitation rooms
and sang for the newspaper boys. Sing
we'll? There are quartettes in vaude-
Vile that do not compare to this one
in the Beloit school. Four little girls
from IA to 16 dressed in white and
standing in a half circle with their
heads thrown back and singing in per-
feet harmony made a pretty picture
and their really fine voices hll0d the
room with music. These girls did not
act or look like they had ever been sent
to such a school for cause When they
sang they entered into the spirit of the
song and the melody moved the hear
ers deeper than words can tell. They
were singing. Though Your Sins Be as
Scarlet, They Shall Be as White as
Snow"
The following incident may serve TO
give a better idea of the work and
worth of the Beloit school than any
description: One of the girls there has
a father who is wealthy. He is sepa-
rated from the mother who had been
compelled to place the girl in the
school as a last resort. When the
father heard of it he came for his
girl and was determined to take her
away. When he heard of the girls
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27

I immediate past before she was taken
| to the school and when he saw the
work being done there and had been
| through the school itself and finally
seen and talked with the girl he said
he did not want to take her away
from there for awhile. All his money
would not buy these results. When
the girl had won her merit marks and
was ready to go the father asked that
she be kept yet awhile longer.
1t is claimed. and the records show
it, that from ninety to ninety-five per
cent of the girls sent out from the Be
lott school make good. Their reforma-
tion is real and lasting This is a won
derful record and it marks the great
est and most important work being
done by any individual or combination
of individuals in the state. or the state
itself. 1t is bad enough to have boys
go to the bad, but the girls-nothing
is so bad as that. And the girls are
saved at Beloit. They leave the school
equipped to do we'll any of the work
of the home. Beloit girls are in de-
mand ten times greater than the sup
ply. The state spends less than $780,
900 a year at Beloit on this school. If
100000 We're spent there for this
work it would still be a splendid in
vestment The Beloit school ranks
with any in the country of this kind,
in fact, it is among the leaders in the
work.
But the we'll kept grounds, the COM
Portable quarters, the advantages of
chool and instruction in domestic sci
ence. these amount to little in the
reformation of the girls. They help,
! but the handspring that makes the
wheels of success turn around at Be
| lott is the superintendent, Mrs. Julia
B. Perry. She is a remarkable woman.
| She has all the care of two hundred
girls. The assistants look after the
| details of the department work. but
upon Mrs. Perry devolves the real task
| of reformation. She must read each
| girls character like an open book and
place her finger on the weak spot, and
| lead by the one path that the girl will
| /. In the beginning it is Mrs. Perry
who arouses the girls interest in the
home and it's work, who appeals to the
better nature in every girl. When the
| girl rebels against discipline or re-
fuses to work CT sulks in her room.
| then only the patience of the superin-
| tendent and her genius in the man
| agement of girls can do any good. The
mood must be wiped away and cheer
| full endeavor take its place or the girl
| will not make progress. 1t all looks
! like a miracle to the visitor, but after
listening to Mrs. Perry talk for awhile
| one realizes that it is just love for her
work and pride in it, with unusual tai
ent and a large store of common
| sense and firmness of character and
| gentIeness and patience for a founda-
| ton. These attributes always perform
miracles when given the opportunity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27
WIRES TO WASHINGTON.
Attorney General West Appeals in
Capital Removal Case.

Guthrie. Okla, June 27.-Attorney
General Wickersham at Washington,
and Senators Gore and Owen of Okla
homa were appealed to today in the
apital removed case.
Attorney General West sent the fol-
lowing message to Mr.. Wickersham:
'It is rumored here that an appli-
cation will be made to you to bring
proceedings in the name of the United
States to prevent the removal of the
state capital. The same question has
been set for hearing in the state court
Tuesday. If the matter is taken UP 1
desire an opportunity to present OBJ
jections in person.
Messages were also sent to United
States Senators Gore and Owen ask
ing a hearing for Mr.. West
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27
NO KNIFE FOR HIM.
Report of Surgical Operation on Col
Roosevelt Is Denied.

New York, June 27.AReports that an
operation is to be performed on the
throat of Theodore Roosevelt were de-
MED today by the secretary of DR.. Wal
ter F. Chappe1. who was said to have
made an engagement to attend the col
cnel. DIR. Chappell was out of town to-
day and his secretary said he knew of
no engagement having been made for
DIR. Chappelfs services by Colonel
Roosevelt. No information regarding
the matter was obtained at Oyster Bay,
where it was said the colonel had no
visitors at Sycamore Hill today nor
were any expected.
The report was that the trouble had
been caused through Colonel Roose
velts long stay in Africa and that the
cause of his recent huskiness of voice
was a small growth in his throat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27
CALLS FIGHT NEvADA's SHAME.
Chicago Ministers Says Such Contests
Hurt Citizenship.


Chicago, Ill, June 27.-Nevada was
bitterly denounced last night by Rev.
Melbourne P. Boynton in the Lexlng-
ton avenue Baptist church for permit
ting the staging of the Jeffries-J John-
son fight at Reno on lndependence
day. His subject was Nevada
Shame
"It is Nevada's shame that she
lacks men of brain and Drawn VINO
could protect her against herself ana
make her deserts blossom as the
rose" said Rev. Boynton. Her mas
ters have taken a course that promises
to make Nevada an unha bited desert
for many years.
There should be some way by
which our nation could recall the
charter of a state that has become a
desert and a moral menace. Nevada
has no right to remain part OF our
nation with the full powers of a state.
Nevada should become territory
and be governed from Washington in
such fashion as to protect the rest OF
the republic against the international
shame that is now ours because of
this monstrous evil of the prize ring.
zone such prize fight sets back our
citizenship many generations.
Some power of the national gov
ernment should find the means of en-
joining the newspapers. the railroads,
the postoffice, the express companies
from advertising or promoting the in
terests of prize fighting in anyway
whatsoever. 1t would seem that the
postal authorities had this right now
and could throw out all mail matter
that refers to the prize fight, just as
they punish all persons who use the
mails for lotteries or other improper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27
Mcpherson Man to Be Pension
Agent.
Fremont Leidy Will BE Revenue
Collector.
EXPECTED TOMORROW
Senator Curtis Makes Arrange.
ments With President.
Harry Bones Lack of Confirm
alton Extends His Term.

Washington, June Ex-senator Curtis
saw President Taft tEis afternoon and
asked him to appoint Col. A. w. Smith
of Mcpherson, as pension agent at To-
peka, to succeed Col Wilder S. Metcalf
no was named for the office eight
years ago by j. r. Burton.
Mr.. Curtis also requested the appoint
ment of former state Senator Fremont
Leidy, of Leon, as collector of internal
revenue to succeed James Simpson
These appointments will be announced
by the president some time this week
probably tomorrow.
The nomination of Harry ]. Bone
for the district attorneyship of Kansas
failed action by the senate and will go
over for confirmation until next ses-
sion. That Bone will be confirmed,
there is not the least doubt. The status
of his appointment is considered fortu-
rete for him in that delay in conf1rma-
ton will give him year longer tenure
as his four year term Of Office will date
from the time of confirmation.
Over the protest of Senator Bristow,
the president sent to the senate last
Saturday the name of Thomas D. F>itz-
patrick for reappointment as postmas-
ter at Sal1na. The senator urged the
appointment of Charles Hall for the Of
fee.
Congressman Calderhead and the
postmaster general asked for the re-
tention of Postmaster Fitzpatrick
AS it was too late for the senate TO
act upon the nomination, it will go over
until next December.
Senator Curtis and Congressman
Murdock will remain in Washington
during the week, cleaning up an ac-
cumulation of official business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27
She IS AWARDED $4,000
A Woman Is Given a Verdict Against
a Preacher for SIander.

Chic 70, June 27.-Mrs. Mary A
Lavender, who sued the Rev. E. D.
Crawford, pastor of the Woodlawn NJ.
e. church, for $4,000, charging SIAN
der, was awarded $4,000 by a jury
which returned its verdict in Judge
Mangans court today.
Mrs. Lavender charged that DIR.
Crawford had accused her, to various
persons, of having been unduly init
mate with John D. Leek, former pas
tor of the Woodlawn church, later at
the head of Western Avenue M. E.
church, but at present business man.
DR.. Crawford alleged that Mrs. Law
ender had confessed to him and that
a desire to preserve the honor of the
church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27
Charles Oehms, 20, Drinks Car
bOlic Acid.
NeighbOrs Say He Had Acted
Peculiarly.
WILL HELPS TENANTS
Given Homes If His Renters
Three Years.
Daughter Cut Off With Five
Dollars.

Provisions in the will of Charles
Oehms, us Chestnut street, who took
his life this morning by drinking car
bolic acid, provide for tenants who
have occupied his houses a period of
three years. Oehms, a widower, about
70 years old, was found dying about 10
O'Clock when neighbors heard groans in
the house where he lived alone.
Investigation proved that he had
poured one-half pint of carbolic acid
into a tin cup and lying upon his bed
swallowed the most of it. Coroner H.
H. Keith was called and arrived short
ly before Oehms quit breathing.
Neighbors say the man had acted
peculiarly for months, and attribute
his deed to mental alteration. This
condition is indicated in his will which
bequeaths SIS to hs daughter, Elizabeth
c. Oehms of Eskridge, Kan. The
residue of the estate is given to his
son, William c. Oehms, executor under
the will, after all tenants who have
lived in property of OehmS for three
years and faithfully paid all rents due,
have been given a grant to the prop
erty on payment of 81 to the executor
William c. Oehms, the son, is said to
be somewhere in Oklahoma. His exact
whereabouts are not known. The Will IS
dated January 3, 1908, ana is IN possess
sion of Cashier J. w. Thurston of the
Bank of Topeka. Oehms was a wealthy
German, and said to own fifteen or
twenty cottages in the section where
he lived.
Mrs. Albert J. Francis, SIG Lawrence
STREET. attempted to kill herself when
she took laudanum Sunday afternoon
She swallowed two drains of the drug
and was in serious condition. Family
troubles are said to have caused the at
tempt. DR.. W. S. Hunter was called
coua6 her life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27
training with light exercise and gather
his forces for the great battle.
Riclxard Is Resting.

Promoter Rickard is enjoying a
needed rest from his activities of the
last ten days. He is now concerning
himself principally with the sale OF
tickets and the building of the arena.
Reno is filling up rapidly with the
vanguard of the fight crowd. Every
train puts down its quota of visitors
and the number of arrivals is expected
to increase steadily from now until the
Fourth. The main invasion, 1t is
thought, will begin about Friday.
Among the newcomers are not rev
adventurous youths from the coast VINO
have managed to elude vlgliant tram,
men while riding brakebeams ana
blind baggages. On one of the over
land trains from San Francisco yester- :
day 20 of these knights OF the roau
were captured by railroad detectives
at Summit, near the snowsheds. In the
lot was a lame boy who had dragged
himself, his crutch and a punole ~
magazines to sequestered seat on Ine
innermost section of a cars trucks.
He, too, was bound for Reno
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27
TRYING TO CATCH UP.
Colonel Roosevelt Spends Day at Home
i'm Work.

Oyster Bay, June 27.-Theodore
Roosevelt spent the early part of the
day in an attempt to catch up with
some of the work which is waiting for
him. He kept closely at home and
busted himself with his correspond
ence and with tasks which have been
unfinished for more than a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27
HEAVY SHOWERS FELL.
Drouth Is Broken in Dickinson and
Kingman Counties.

Abilene, Kan, June 27.-Heavy show
ers fell over Dickinson county yester-
day afternoon. relieving the week Of
severe heat and greatly helping spring
crops.
Kingman, Kan, June 27.-Fine rain
fell in Kingman county yesterday
afternoon, which will be a great bene-
fit to growing crops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27
Longest DAYS Run.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 27.-At S
o'clock this morning the Glidden
tourists left here for Omaha, where
they expected to stop tonight. The run
today, 242 miles. will be longest they
have made during their trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27
TO SAVE GIRLS.
That Is Mission of BeIOit Indus
trial School.
Institution Is Doing Wonderful
Work in This Line.
MRS. PERRY'S SUCCESS.
Superintendent Has Genius for
This Kind of Work.
A Glimpse Of the Girls at Their
Daily Work.
MRS. PERRY'S SUCCESS.

The parents who have a girl in the
Beloit Industrial School for Girls, or
who have an unmanageable girl in the
way of going to that institution, need
not despair, or even feel discouraged
about it. Not at all. There are girls
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27
schwartz RESIGNS

Washington, June 27-Harry H
Schwartz has resigned as chief of the
field service of the general land office
and will be succeeded in that position
by James NJ. Sheridan. now a special
agent located at Denver. Colo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27
weather indications.

Chicago, June 27.-Weather fore
casts for Kansas: Fair tonight and
Tuesday; not much change in temper
ature.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-23

One Of The Daily Mails carrier
boys in a nearby town writes as fol ..
lows
Il have one customer, Mr.
who owes for four weeks and will
not pay what he owes. Every time
l ask him about it he cusses and says
he will not pay, and yet he is the
superintendent of the Methodist Sun
day School. l don't know what to
do. What do you advise? have
quit delivering him the paper, as he
won't pay"
This seems to be a very aggravated
case, and we are glad to say it is the
only case of the kind ever reported
to this office
1t is not clear whether the Sunday
school superintendent was cursing
the carrier boy or the paper when he
refused to pay. We are glad the car
rier boy did not curse him back. We
commend the boy for his self-re-
Slld ldlll uHueT what was unQOuDteQly
great provocation.
This carrier boy will learn as he
grows older that a good many people
Will try to beat him out of the paper
sometimes those in whom he least
expects such conduct will do this. A
good rule, in dealing with persons
not known to be absolutely honest,
will be to require the cash in ad-
vance.
We think the boy has done all
that can be done in this particular
case. He has quit delivering the pa.
per to the profane man. He has
learned a good lesson at a trifing
cost And as for the profane ms n,
we'll, he has sealed his own doom
and it would be useless to grieva over
him.-Anderson Mail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-23
The Govcrnorshlp.

The announcement that Hon. Rich
ard /. Manning of Sumter will not
make the race for governor this year
comes as a surprise. for. while Mr.
Manning had not formally entered
the race. he had been looked on as
certain candidate and Que of the
strongest who could announce for the
office. Mr.. Manning being out will
strengthen Mr.. Featherstone very
materially. IL no other candidate
should enter the race TO further di-
vide up the vote. There Is some
talk I'm Spartanburg OF State Senator
III. B. Carlisle of this county making
the race. Mr.. Carlisle Is a man of
ability and has taken a fine stand I'm
the senate. where he is chairman of
the judiciary committee. lie Is use
full and popular at home and through
out the state. and whether ne makes
the race this year or not. ne will be
heard from no doubt I'm State politics
ereafter.--Spartanbu journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-23
sOCIABILITY RUNNERS BACK.

From The Daily Item. April 21.
Messrs. Randle and Stubbs who
went on the sociability run to Pine
hurst last Tuesday returned last
night well pleased with the trip. The
reporter was talking to Mr.. Randle
about the run this morning and ne
expressed himself as delighted with
the trip. He thinks It would be a
good idea for the commissioners to
take a trip up there and see the
roads that have been made of clay
and sand. He talked with the road
commissioner about them. He says
that the plan OF building is to let the
road out by contract. and that II cost
on an average OF about $3.50 a mile
TO build them and about three dol
lars TO keep them in repair. Mr.
Randle Is very enthusiastic over the
roads. and wants Sumter to get busy
on better roads.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-23
PIGEONS GIVING TROUBLE.
With Them It Is Almost Impossible
To Have Gardens.

There Is considerable complaint In
town about the depredl tions of pig
cons oneyegetable gardens. One gen.
tleman reports that pigeons have
stripped his tomato plants of all their
limbs and Systematically pull up his
vegetables. He asked US to call at
tention 10 the law against allowing
fowls TO run at large. There Is a
city ordinance. which says:
1T shall be unlawful for any own
er or person having charge of any
chickens. turkeys. ducks. geese. gum
cas-. or other fowls. to permit them
to run at large on the lands of an
other without consent OF such land
owner. Any person convicted of vio-
lation OF this ordinance shall be fined
not exceeding ten dollars"
This ordinance make II unlawful
for any fowl to run at large on the
lands OF another. Now then the
NucolAoh H. ID ~ plStOH lOWl II III
Is not a fowl. what Is IL? Some claim
that this ordinance does not apply
to pigeons. II II does not, then nc
man can claim ownership to pigeons
running at large. for they belong
to the lapd on which they go at large.
Aside from the law on the subject.
Is IL right for one neighbor to let his
stock be n nuisance to another? 1t
should not be necessary for the law
20 be called upon to give a man pro-
tection from his neighbors. 1t Is an
noying TO have pigeons destroy what
you have planted and nursed. 1t Is
bad enough TO have to put up with
English sparrows. against which
there Is no redress without having
ones neighbors turn pigeons loose
on you.
II Is pretty certain that II the pres
ent law does not apply TO pigeons
that an effort will be made to have
an ordinance passed that will apply
90 them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-23
SMITH AND ALDRICH SPAR.
Discussion in Senate Over High Cost
OF Living.

Washington, April 2O.-The Aid
rich-Payne tariff bill came squarely
before the senate today in a sparring
match, with Senator Smith, Of South
Carolina. on one side and Senator
Aldrich on the other. The matter
arose when Senator Lodge attempted
to have passed the resolution appro-
priating $65.OOO for the investigation
into the cost of living.
Senator Smith said that the bears
on the Cotton Exchange in New York
city are using the Attorney General
in an effort to depress prices. The
bears. he claimed, have sold short
many thousands of bales and have at
tempted to purchase the cotton from
the producers. On account of the
high prices. they have been unable to
get cotton at a profit He declared
that higher price for cotton means
increased prosperity for the South.
An increase Of cents a pound for
cotton, he said, meant an importation
of $50, 100000 of European gold. This
assertion regarding higher prices for
cotton brought Senator Aldrich into
the discussion. He asked If he would
also argue for higher prices of all
products similar to cotton. Senator
Smith made no admission, declaring
that he saw the effect of statement
Of that kind. Then he turned to Sem
ator Aldrich and asked if the Rhode
Island Senator thought the tariff had
any effect in producing high prices.
II believe in the protective prin-
ciple," replied Senator Aldrich. 1T
gives prosperity and with prosperity
and higher standards of living come
higher prices"
Then you think the tariff has
caused the high prices" persisted
Senator Smith.
you did not listen to my argu-
ment in full" replied Senator Aid
rich.
Senator Smith continued to prod
the Rhode Island Senator and de-
clared that he proposed to keep up
the fight to ascertain why the present
high cost of living is maintained.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-23
GOVERNOR GLENN'S SPEECH.
Leader of Laymen's Missionary Move
ment Spoke ON Home Missions.

Governor Glenn, of North Carolina
spoke to large audience at the Pres
byterian church last night on home
missions and pressed the question
home so close to the people that the
sum Of $685. was raised for the cause.
This was a fine contribution when it
Is considered that the church has Just
finished a campaign for foreign mis-
sions and raised $1,1OO. This con-
tribution reflects something of the i'm
preston the Governor made.
The speaker spoke Of the condi-
tions right here in Christian America,
and the need Of our people doing
something, not only with their purses
but by personal endeavor.
Governor Glenn is a poular speak
CT. and had the knack of holling The
attention of his audience. His ad-
dress was listened to with a great deal
CT interest