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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08
TOPEKANS in AIR.
Three Start From WestlaWn
Park on All-Day Trip.
Expect to Land in Nebraska,
and Return Here on Train.

E. S. Cole, ]. F. Whitford and P. B.
Sweet, three young men of Topeka
started at 10 o'clock this morning on
an alI-day balloon trip. The start was
made from Westlawn park, between
West and Arch streets on Tenth ave-
nue. About $50 persons saw the ascen-
sion.
Several trips have been made in the
balloon this summer; and the one to-
day was expected to make long dis
tance record. The late start spoiled
these plans. E. S. Cole, the pilot, said
the party expected to cover $50 miles.
I'VE expect to land somewhere in
Nebraska said P. B. Sweet. when
night comes we will find a favora BILE
landing place near town, ship the
bag to Topeka and return home on one
of the trains tomorrow
The big gas bag is AZ feet in dame
ter, and contains 10000 cubic feet of
gas. The party will try to maintain
an altitude of from 1,500 to 1000 feet
in the trip. At no time do they expect
to go higher than 5000 feet.
This is the eighth trip for this sea-
son for E. S Cole of PIG Tyler street.
J. F. Whitford, of 723 Topeka avenue,
is making his first trip this season.
P. B. Sweet, of 231 Topeka avenue, also
is on his first trip The party carried
sufficient lunch to last throughout the
day. In the basket is a big grab hook
or anchor and instruments for keeping
a complete record of the trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08

he received full fire from these men.
He suddenly pitched forward and down
on his knees and then lay Frustrated
for a moment. Then, serambling to his
feet, he ran for the house and darted
inside the door.
Mrs. Dietz was about 100 feet from
the door when the bullets began to fly.
She ran inside the house and apparent
ly was not injured. While these move
ments were taking place the fusillade
was kept up from all sides of the
clearing. The boom of the high power
rifles was accentuated by the crack OF
the automatic pistols and, considering
the number of shots fired which have
been estimated at over 100, it is a
wonder the three members of the Dietz
family were not riddled with bullets.
Neither John nor Leslie carried a rife.
If they had revolvers on their persons
they were not in view. When they
were all within the shack five shots
were fired back through the windows.
That was all the reply. Intermittently
the guns of the besiegers continued to
crack but finally they quieted down. A
scream was heard within the cabin dur
ing the shooting. Whether one of the
bullets found mark in the body of
one of the little children or whether
the person screamed from fright is not
known.
Before the shooting began John Dietz
for two hours walked about in the ear
~ morning log on the edge of the trap
laid by the officers. Over night the
Dietz farm yard had been taken pos.
session of by the officers.
Newspaper correspondents, of whom
there are score, and toWnspeop1e who
had arrived just before daybreak were
huddled about in the misty dawn with
teeth chattering, from the damp earth,
expecting to witness an execution.
Slowly the curtain of fog lifted re-
vealing the dim outlines of the cabin.
Dogs came out and lazily stretched
themselves. The family which had
kept a late vigil last night was not
astir at the accustomed early hour
1t was 7:35 when Dietz appeared
and confidently walked directly to the
barn. He made a perfect target and
the watchers at the end of the woods
held their breaths, expecting to see him
crumple in a heap in his tracks. Some
thing evidently went wrong.
Later every man of the family ap-
peared and strayed some distance
from the cabin.
Little Johnny galloped about with
the dogs at his heels. Helen let the
cows out of the pasture and Mrs Dietz
the remains of the breakfast.
The scene was tranquil until Leslie
strated his ill-fated trip to round up a
straying COW.
Suddenly the crack of a rifle sound
ed from the woods behind the house.
One of the three dogs gave a whine
of pain, jumped up in the air and fell
dead in his tracks.
Then the fusillade broke loose in a
roar of explosions and bullets pinged
through the air and the war was on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08
lene must vote again before it can have
the commission form of government.
Supreme Court Decisions.

Supreme Court Decisions.
List of opinions handed down by the
supreme court on Saturday, the Sth
day of October, 1910:
BY JOHNSTON, c. ].
Anna K McKelvey ct al, appellants.
VS.. John A. McKeIvey ct al, appellees
appeal from johnson county. Reversed
and remanded for further proceedings.
BY MASON, j.
The State of Kansas, appellee, VS..
J. w Smith. appellant; appeal from
Butler county. Affirmed.
The State of Kansas. appellee. vs..
Bone Dykes, appellant; appeal from
Cloud county. Affirmed.
BY SMITH. j.
Della Isnard, appellee, VS.. Edgar
Zinc company, appellant; appeal from
Montgomery county; on rehearing.
Special findings and general verdict
not inconsistent and former decision
of affirmance upheld.
BY GRAVES, ].
Jennie S. Gordon, appellee, VS.. Lille
Gordon Mum ct al appellants; appeal
from Shawnee county. Reversed.
BY BENSON. ].
A. w. Rice ct al, plaintiffs, VS.. N
B. Robson ct al, defendants; original
proceeding in mandamus. Writ denied;
judgment for defendants
The State of Kansas. eX rel, appel
liant, VS.. Frank Holcomb, county clerk.
ETC.; appeal from Wyandotte county
common pleas. Affirmed.
PER CURTAIN.
Otis Hungate, appellant, VS.. A. r.
Hetzer ct al, appellees; appeal from
Kearny county. Affirmed
The State of Kansas, appellee. VS.. F.
H. Murphy, appellant: appeal from
Seward county. Affirmed.
The State of Kansas, appellant. vs..
Lemuel Buis, appellee; appeal from
Elk county. Reversed and remanded
for further proceedings.
J. B. Keys ct al, appellants, VS.. City
of Neodesha ct al, appellees; appeal
from Wilson county. Affirmed.
State of Kansas, appellee, VS.. G. E.
Bailey, appellant; appeal from Johnson
county. Affirmed.
Lawson Mann, appellee, VS.. The
Northeast Kansas Telephone Co, APP
pellant; appeal from Doniphan county.
Reversed and remanded for a new
trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08
LOSING NO TIME.
Republican Government Has Already
Began the Work of Reform.

Republican Government Has Already
Began the Work of Reform.
Lisbon. Oct. 8.-Provisio1al Presi-
dent Braga and his associates each
day feeling more secure in their newly
assumed authority are drawing tight
er the reins of government and be-
gan actively today to put into practice
the principles for which they have
stood and which they promised shall
be the buIwarks of the new republic
1t is apparent that no time is to
be lost, not only because of the Leces-
at home but as well for the moral ef-
feet upon other nations, the recogni-
ton of which is anxiously sought.
The first step was the publication
today of an official decree ordering
all religious bodies in Portugal to leave
the country within "a hours. The gov
ernment had promised the separation
of church and state and the suppress
sion of the religious orders. Almost
at the moment that the decree ap-
peared Marquis De Pombal was placed
under arrest charged with having
sheltered members of the religious
bodies and having concealed arms I'M
his home. Troops were stationed in
the vicinity of the religious establish
ments to prevent attacks upon them by
mobs
DR.. Alfonso Costa, the minister Of
Justice also issued a decree ordering
the release OIL all peISOHS uSIdiHSo DJ'
the monarchy on the charge of be-
longing to secret societies.
This is in fulfillment of the projects
ed policy of political freedom.
DR.. Costa visited the camp of the
Republican soldiers and personally
congratulated those who had distin-
guished themselves in the recent fight
ing. These included two women who
had taken places in the ranks ana
participated throughout the combat.
Word comes from Oporto that some
prisoners broke out of the jail and
fired on their guards who replied, kill
in {, two and Mounding sixteen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08
M1DwINTER FAIR REoRGAN1zED
W. III. Davis Elected President and
T. j. Anderson Secretary

W. H. Davis was elected president of the
Midwinter exposition organization at a
evening at the Commercial club. Other
officers chosen were: Vice president, Otto
Kuehne; treasurer, William Green; secre-
tary, T. J. Anderson.
No decision was made relative to the
holding of an exposition this year and the
meeting was a brief one. Next Tuesday
evening another meeting will be held at
the same place when a committee from
tn L. T. c. will be present.
The Midwinter exposition was abandon
ed last year but there are many of the
mrchantS who would like to have the in
stitution revived Tuesday evening the
proposition will b dscussd and decision
made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08
TOWNS WIPED OUT
Beaudette and SpOoner. Minn.,
Destroyed by Fire.
Loss in Life and Property Is
Very Great.

Winnipeg, Oct. S.-The towns Of
Beaudette and Spooner, Mimi, have
been wiped out by fire. Many lives
have been reported lost and millions of
dollars of property destroyed by forest
fires which came from the northwest.
Refugees coming into Rainy River,
Ontario, say that corpses are lying
along the railroad track and between
the rails. Many Beaudette residents
escaped across the river to the Canad-
ian side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08
WICHITA 81, $50.
Gain in Population Of 112.6 Per
Cent in Ten Years.
San Diego Also Has Gained Over
100 Per Cent.

Washington, Oct S.-Population sta
tistics of the thirteenth census were
made public today by the census bu-
reau for the following cities:
Orange. \. J.. 29.630, an increase of
5,489, or 22.7 per cent over 24.141 in 1900.
Wichita, 52.45O an increase of 27,77s,
or 1926 per cent over 24671, in 1900.
San Diego, 3967S. an increase of q, ,S7S
or 1886 per cent over Il, 700 in 1900
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08
Testament League in India

A pocket Testament league has
been organized in Reid Christian col
lege, Lucknow, India, the members OF
which covenant always carry a copy
of the New T~-tament with them, to
read a portion daily and to speak ev-
cry day to some one about its message.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08

Six degrees warmer weather was regis
tered at two O'Clock today than on Fri
day, according to Forecaster Jennings of
the weather bureau who said that toTnor-
row will be even warmer \ light frost
which il is expected will do no injury, is
forcasted for tonight. Hourly tempera-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08
WeekIv Bank statement.

New York, Oct. 8.-Ihe statement OF
clearing house banks for the week
shows that the banks hold S5,940'OOO
more than the requirements OF the "a
ner cent reserve rule. This is a de-
crease of 81, ,334, 900 in the proportionate
cash reserve as compared with last
week. Following summary for the week
ending October 8:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08
Harvard mad Williams

Cambridge, Oct. S.-Presenting the
lineup that will oppose Yale. probably.
Harvard met in the Stadium today
Williams college whose team was the
only one to cross the Crimson goal
line before the game with Yale last
wear. A close contest was expected
today with a good tryout for the new
rules.
The Williams team as it lined up
today included six veterans OF last
years eleven. The weather today was
brisk and snappy ana loeal Ior loot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08
Michigan and Case

Ann Arbor, Mich, Oct. S.-The Uni
versitv of Michigan football season
onened today with Case Scientific
school of Cleveland facing them on
Ferry field. The men from Cleveland
have invariably given the Varsity a
hard game
The lineup:
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BIG GAMES TODAY
Strong Teams Meet on the Foot
ball Field.
Chicago and Indiana Clash in
the Lake City.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Play at the Cambridge Stadium
This Afternoon.
Crimson Not Certain of the Re-
suit Either.
HARVARD-WILLIAMS.

Chicago, Oct. S.-The University of
Indiana football team, which meets
the University of Chicago eleven on
Marshall field this afternoon, is cred
tied by both local and Indiana fans
with having a good chance to win to-
days gridiron contest, the most i'm
portant game in the delayed opening
OF the western season.
Seven of the Indiana men are ap-
pearing for their third season and the
rest are playing their second year of
varsity football. Only five of the Chi
cago men can claim three years eX-
perience, while the majority are
sophomores.
The Chicago team may suffer the
loss of Ralph Young, full back and
one of the stars of the team. He may
be kept out of the game through a
technicality regarding scholarship.
Accompanied by Coach Sheldon and
a special train bearing 500 roOters, the
Indiana team arrived in Chicago last
night
The lineup of the teams as an
n ie 5e FOII
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with Tufts Wednesday Yale showed
up poorly. An Improvement along all
lines is hoped for in today'S game and
in the catching of punts.
Princeton and New York.
Princeton, Oct. S.-The first foot
ball game between teams represent
ing Princeton and New York univer-
sity will be played here this after
noon. Coach Roper has again changed
his lineup, putting BisseH at end, his
old position, and replacing him with
Simmons, a promising sub. Other
wise, the team is the same that played
in other games this season.
Minnesota and Ames.
Minneapolis, Oct. 8.-Minnesota
and Ames, Iowa, Agricultural college
football teams meet on Northrup field
today for their annual game. Ames
team appeared considerably lighter
than the 1909 team, but apparently
were welltrained. The following is
about the way the teams will appear
Minnesota. Position. Ames.
Pickering ...... L. E. 49, Mcdonald
Walker. ........ L. T. 1900. Hunt
Bromley. L. G...... Allstand
Borrell. ......... c.. w. Scott
Robinson,
Young. r. T.. Smith
Frank. r. E. Chappelle
McGovern. .... Q. B....A. S. Hurst
Rosewald. L. H. .... Ringheim
Stevens. r. H. ...... Burge
Johnston ....... F. B. ..-... Vincent
Referee. E. Endsley. Purdue.
Umpire-A. B. Flaegre, Northwest
ern.
Field judge-A. G. Reid. Michigan.
Head Iinesman-E. P. Harding,
Minnesota.
Nebraska and S. Dakota.
Lincoln, Oct. S.-Nebraska will en-
deavOr today to win back the foot
ball prestige lost in 1908, when South
Dakota outplayed and held the local
team to a tie score.
Great interest is taken in today's
game from the fact that it gives a
lineup on the Minnesota-N Nebraska
clash of next Saturday. If Nebraska
makes a good showing against South
Dakota the supporters of the local
team will back their team next week
at nearly even odds.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, Oct. S.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Sunday. Proba-
bly, light frost tonight
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Northwestern and Iowa

n NOFthWeSteFn and Iowa.
Chicago, Oct. S.-Determined to re-
cover prestige lost in the game with
Illinois Wesleyan, a week ago, the
Northwestern university football team
will face Iowa on Shepard field at
Evanston this afternoon with every
player trained to the hour Consider
able alumni interest attaches to the
game as Iowa has not met Northwest
ern at Evanston for thirteen years.
Iowa won on that occasion IL to 6.
When the two teams met at Rock
Island, ILL.,, in 1900, the contest result
ed in a tie by a 5 to 5 score:
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voIe and HoIy Cross.

New Haven. oct. S.-Yale meets
uolv Cross on the gridiron here to-
dav- The strength of the visitors is
e1 undetermined quantity, but it is eX-
,,o~4aa tho 3lUe eleven will have to
extend itself to win. In the game
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08

o OH Il anu ssN7s = II sII'IEE'
Philadelphia, Oct S.-The new foot
ball will have its first test on a slip
perry field here tOda- hen the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania lines up against
the University of West Virginia. The
field is soggy from yesterday rain and
both teams may have to alter their
style of play. Pennsylvania expects a
hard game because several of her best
men are out of the game from slight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08

Observation-Disclosures -hIciilsd1' UNI
,,ire-Dr Robbins, Nebraska; field
iudge-Yeakley, Pennsylvania State;
head inesman-klckey' ONO Wes-
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slncreaSei coNp1r1oN THIS DAY.

ln0rfa BANKS NOT REPORTING.
The Ward County independent., 1910-11-17
Swedish Radiun Factory.

Work is now in full swing in the ra-
dunn factory ut Isltnge, Lindingo,
Sweden. A short time ago the large
new smelling furnace was started.
and it is working very well. 1t is cal
culated to smelt a ton Of ore per day,
but, as a matter of fact, has been do
ing about 20 per cent more. There are
thirty workmen employed IN the fac
tory. At present the most critical
work being done is the production of
radium concentrate, from which the
pure radium will ultimately be extract
ed. The ore Is obtai6ed at Kohn. Bill
ungen. where sixty miners are employ
Cd. 1t IS expected that the annual pro-
6uction Of radium will reach four to
I've grams, which Is largo quantity
compared with the actual yield Of 9TH
q lands. The value Of radium now is
100000 francs per gram.
The Ward County independent., 1910-11-17
IMPROVED RAIL CONNECTION.

Designed to Furnish Solid Support a.
Rail Joints.
To prevent the destructive hammer
ing Of the rails when depressed by the
passage Of a train a new construction
has recently been designed to furnish
. more substantial support at the rail
Joints for them. 1t consists in provid
ing timbers or ties running longitu
dinally under the rails at the Joints.
In addition to this, a number of very
substantial metallic fastenings serve
70 clamp the rails tightly in position
It is usually the case that the joints
Of a railroad are arranged to come be.
tween and not on the ties, and heavy
0shplates are depended upon to sup
port them.
The construction here illustrated IL
Intended to offer an improvement on
such an arrangement Of the joints. As
shown in the accompanying engraving
The Ward County independent., 1910-11-17

tend with. Last year alone in this
country smoke damage amounted to
100000, 900 The railroad companies
entering this city say that they can
not do away with black smoke. 1t
has been done in England and tn many
etties In our own country.
e." And then we have the noise evil to
contend with In many cities venders
are not allowed to call out their wares.
They do as much business as ours do
here with all their yelling. Other cities
have done away with that form Of To-
salized begging known as street mu-
sic"
Now, there Is one more thing that is
essential for the uplifting Of a village,
and that is keeping the public square
In neat condition Many towns that
one visits have what is commonly
termed depot square" As rule
one will find that square Uttered with
papers and in sad plight. 1t would
be well for the citizens II they would
see to it that that portion of their
town Is kept clean. for while 1t remains
fn a filthy condition settlers will not
be OveranXiOus to come in and the
progress of the town will be at a
Standstill
The Ward County independent., 1910-11-17
How Tin Foil 10 Mado,

Tn foil that useful substance which
= extensively used for wrapping to-
bacco, certain food products and other
articles Of commerce, Is Z combination
Of lead with thin coating Of tin on
each side Not one man In hundred
who throws a piece Of tin foil away
after it has served his purpose knows
bow 1t is made The method of max
ing the foil is ingenious and In a sense
very simple. A small pipe Of pure tin
ts made. and into this pipe Of tin
molten lead is poured until the whole
II solid. 1t Is then rolled fat like a
pancake. the lead remaining in thin
sheet In the center between two films
of tin. In this way the tin coating
spreads simultaneously with the lead
core, even though it may be reduced
to a thickness of less than one-thou-
oandth Of an inch.
The Ward County independent., 1910-11-17
An EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW.
y Louis Health Commissioner Takes

o. Louis Health Commissioner Takes
Steps to Keep Lots Clean.
A new work that will indeed be of
wonderful assistance In the improve
Oent and development Of towns and
s1t1es is Keeping the vacant lots In fair
class shape Civic neatness is the road
p town progress Therefore get busy
end follow the example of Assistant
Health Commissioner Jordan Of st.
louis.
1t was through his constant fighting
ttat the city passed an ordinance max.
ing it a crime to allow weeds to grow
h the vacant spaces. And Mr.. Jordan
will see that this Is lived up to. He
has announced that 1t will be enforced
this year by the issuance of police sum-
monses against offenders. In letter
b leading newspaper declaring his
Durpose and asking for the aid of pub,
betty In his campaign Dr. Jordan says:
The season is nt hand when 1t will
enforce the ordinance regarding the
cutting or weeds 1t Is absolutely I'M
possible to make any headway In this
work If we adopt the course Of giving
notice in each case, as it has been our
experience In the past that such no
ices In large majority OF cases are
unheeded. and it will be the policy of
this department where weeds Of one
1oot in height or over are found on va
cant property to cause police court
Summons to be issued against the own
q.
The law does not require any notice
= these cases. but it Is not the desire
q the department to take snap judg
ment on any one.
The penalty for violation of the weed
ordinance is fixed at not less than $40
q more than 500
The Ward County independent., 1910-11-17

NEW RAIL CONNECTION.
the two ties A. between which the
Joint comes, are depressed, and on
them is laid the longitudinal timber B.
The latter is clamped down to the ties
by means Of metal fastening, G,
which is shown In full In Fig. 2. This
= substantially Of U form and may bo
termed a SADDLE piece" It is prefer
ably mortised into the timber to the
depth Of its thickness.
The base f1anges are secured to the
tjee by means of spikes Each saddle
piece Is cut out at the top to form a
hook or lip that engages the outer side
Of the rail base and thus prevents out
ward movement or spreading Of the
s0ils.
At the joint the rails are connected
by the usual fishplates and bolts and
are secured firmly to the timber B by
means of metallic fastening, D, such
- shown in Fig. 3, and pair Of fas
Jennings. e. such as shown in Fig. a.
Zig. 5 is cross sectional view Of the
rail Joint and shows how these fasten-
hgs are applied. The fastening d is
approximately |. shaped and passes
under the base Of the rails, being
formed with hooked portion which
engages the inner side Of the rail
base Over this hook one of the fas-
Jennings, f. is applied. while at the op-
posite side is another fastening, E, the
fastening D being cut away to receive
It. Thus !; very strong joint Is pro-
vided. which should reduce the un-
plcasan hammering noise at the joints
and also increase the safety Of the
railroad. The inventor ia Henry Grass
Of Alvin. Tex.
The Ward County independent., 1910-11-17
AestylSns Mine liohta.

The use Of acetylene for mine tights
has the advantage over candles and
kerosene as a fuel. Candles Will re.
move seven times and kerosene I've
times as much oxygen a. acetylene.
The products Of combustion given of
By candles are ten times and from ker.
osene nine times those Of acetylene.
Tho light from acetylene will reach
the part to be Illuminated, while that
from candles or kerosene viii be lost
in the smoke and mist which 80 rapid.
ly accumulate.