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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-02
ROCK ISLAND DAY.
At the Rate Hearing Before the Conn
merce Commission.

Chicago. Sept. 2.-Attorney Clifford
Thorne, representing the American
National Live Stock association at the
interstate commerce rate hearing in
sisted today that officers of the Chi
cago Rock Island and Pacific railroad
company be subpoeaned to testify con-
cerning the capitalization of the COM
pany. The demand came after Comp
troller Nay under cross examination
had said that the stock of the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific com
pany was largely, if not entirely held
by the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
railway company.
A heated discussion followed as to
the relevancy of the desired testimony.
Attorney E. B. Pierce of the railway
company. insisted that the capitaliza-
tion of the railroad company was not
germane to the hearing. Mr.. Pierce
said the capital stock of the railway
company was s145,000.00O and that
| it was matter of common knowlefze
that 1t owned the greater part of the
stock of the railroad company. "It
does not matter" he said what the
| railroad company is capitalized at.
We, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cif1c Railway company, are not ask
| ing for increased rates in connection
with any company except the Chicag go,
| Rock Island & Pacific railroad COM
pany and we do not know, nor are we
concerned with the capitalization of
| the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
| railroad com pany."
The controversy concluded with the
| statement that the shippers could sub
poena officers of the railroad company
| and question them concerning the
| density of traffic on different sections
OF the Rock Island lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-02
AND UNFOUNDED.
Joseph III. Choate Denies the Charges
Made by Watts.

Stockbridge, Mass. Sept. 2.-Joseph
H Choate, former ambassador to
Great Britain. on being informed at his
summer residence here today by the
Associated Press that George w.
Chamlee had asked leave to withdraw
his petition for consideration by the
American Bar association of charges
made against Mr.. Choate by John r.
Watts of New York and that the asso-
citation probably would take no action
on the charges. made statement for
the first time as follows THE charges
of Mr.. John r. Watts against me are
absolutely unfounded and 1 am glad
the American Bar association has dis
avowed all responsibility for them
ct have never acted for Mr.. Watts
or had any knowledge of his affairs
So far as his charges against my for
mer firm have heretofore come to my
knowledge, 1 have investigated them
and found them to be without founda-
tiOn''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-02

The Kansas river is not yet high
The weather report for August issued
by the University of Kansas in Law
renee is as follows:
THE temperature for August has
been about on the average. The month
has been remarkable in it's large pre-
cipitation, and its large percent of
cloudinesS. Only six preceding Augusrs
have hal a greater rainfall, and only
eight a greater cloudiness. The rela-
tive humidity has been low, and this,
together with the large cloudiness,
has made the month fairly cool.
Mean temperature 74.05 degrees
which is LA degrees below the August
average of the preceding AZ years. The
highest temperature was "a degrees On
the 1st. the lowest 49 degrees on the
26th. giving a monthly range of As de-
grees. Mean temperature at a. M.
was SIG degrees, at p. M, S1.6 de-
grees; at 8 p. M, 73.5 degrees.
'Rainfall-7.72 inches, which is 2-19
inches above the August average. Rain
in measurable quantities fell on 10
days, as follows: End, 2.44: 7th. -15;
Sth, 80; 9th, 4s; 18th. As; 18th. 1.79;
| The entire rainfall for the months of
| 1910 now completed has been 2S.Sf
There were 5 thunder storms during
| the month.
Mean cloudiness-42.73 per cent oi
| the sky. the month being S.13 per cent
Number of clear. days Cless than one
third cloudy, IL: partly cloudy Cone
to two-thirds cloudy. Is; CLOUDY
| (more than two-thirds cloudy, 5
Mean cloudiness at a. M. AIS pei
cent; at 2 p. M. 43.2 per cent; at
p. M, 374 per cent.
"Wind-N, 5 times: Me- 20 times;
Z. 6 times: Sc. Is times; s, 5 times,
SW, 81 times: w. times: NV,
times The total run of wind was
6.935 miles. which is 531 miles below
the August average. The mean daily
velocity is 223.7 miles. and an hourly
velocity of 93 miles. The highest We
1ocity was 80 miles per hour at 6 a. m
on the 1st, and $50 p. m. on the 25th
"Barometer-Mean for the month
| 29.09S inches: at a. M. 29.11:
inches; at D. M. 29.103 inches; at
p. M, 29.07S inches; maximum, 2s. 42l
| inches at A. m. on the 27th: mini
mum. 2sS66 inches at D. m. on tht
25th: monthly range. .555 inch.
! "Relative numidity-Mean for thu
month, 1856 per cent: at I a. M. S.:
per cent: at p. m, 62.S per cent; a
I9 D. M, 77.7 per cent: greatest, 100
at a. m. on the End: p. m. ane
D. m on the Sth; a. m. on the 18th
| Z a. m. on the 31st; least. 80 at p. m
on the 1st. There was one fog"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-02

Simultaneous with the arraignment
of the gang in Topeka, l.. F. Naftzger.
who has been named in the case re-
signed from his office at the head of
the Fourth National bank of Wichita.
John M. Moore of Kansas City is said
to have been asked by the board of di-
rectors to fill the vacancy
The arraignment of the gang brought
out some facts that were not clearly
understood. Callahan and the nine
other suspects who were arrested
Tuesday in Wichita and other places
brought to light a sensation in their
arrest when the name of Naftzger. he
came involved.
1t has been brought out that United
States Marshal Mackey who said Chief
of Police Frank S. Burt of Wichita had
been working in connection with the
officers to capture the safe crackers
did not mean that Mr.. Burt had been
selling stamps with his knowledge for
more than one year. The understand
ing of Mr.. Mackey and Mr.. Burt gone
into one year ago did not include an
arrangement whereby Mr.. Burt was to
dispose of government postage stamps
to Mr.. Naftzger or to any other person
under authority given him by federal
officers.
Developments have been made that
Frank S. Burt has been giving the fed
eral officers valuable assistance lately.
but the exact date of the beginning of
his services was not brought out. Much
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-02

Weather Indications.
Chicago, Sept. 2-Forecast for Kan
sas: Unsettled with probably showers
tonight or Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-02
STONE IN The RACE
Topeka Insurgent Leader viii
Try for Speakership.
Announces Today That He'll be
q Candidate.
WILL CAUSE A STIR.
Administration May Support
MatsOn of Wichita.
Mr.. DOlley Not Ready to Say
Where He Stands.

Robert Stone, of Shawnee, formally
announces today his candidacy TOT
speaker of the next house of represen-
tatives and defined his position and ms
nlatform in an interview with the State
Journal representative as follows:
Yes, 1 am a candidate for speaker
of the next house. and 1 viii stay IN
the race to the finish. l have not dis
cussed the matter with Governor Stubbs
or Chairman Dolley. 1 have already
received assurances of support from
prominent progressive leaders and edl-
tors over the state since the William
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-02
CITY is FLOODED.
Heavy Precipitation Ties Up
Topeka Street Railway.
Shunganunga Rises Steadily
Foot an Hour Until Noon.
SEWERS ARE TAXED.
Biddle Greek Spillway Floods
Cellars and Yards.
Rainfall in Topeka for "a Hours
2.O6 Inches.

Shut off by the heavy precipita ton Of
the last "a hours the cars on portions
OF the Topeka street railway system
nave been irregular today no cars run
ming to the cemetery until noon and a
tle-up having resulted on West Third
street. Traffic in North Topeka was
shut off at Kious street. vinewood park
was flooded and parts of Topeka were
in such condition as to hamper the
movement of cars. Early cars were
tied up at Sixth avenue and Tyler
street.
Though the Kaw river has not raised
to any extent the smaller streams in
Topeka and Vicinit- were taxed 10
their capacity This was true, also, nf
the city sewers. Shunganunga creek
raised steadily at the rate of a foot an
hour until noon when it began to re-
cede slowly. Though it got out of the
banks the damage was slight. A large
amount of drift collected at the Kan
sas avenue bridge across the Shunga-
nunga, requiring strenuous work to
break the blockade.
On the East side the Biddle creek
spillway overflowed and cellars and
yards were flooded as result Parts
of the sewer system were unable to
carry off the flow and city employees
have been kept busy as a result.
JJp to a late hour the pump at the
FairchiId street pumping station
which was started to take care OF the
surface water which was flooding
Kious street. refused to work. 1t. Is
thought that the valve OF the pipe
leading from the pump to the sewer
was either rusted or clogged with dirt
i Iva caarnpd f0 he the cause OIL
the trouble. City Engineer Fulton ano
City Electrician Stuart, who started
the pump, have been working with II
all day and say they intend to stay
there until it works.
This is the first time the pump has
| been operated since its test early las
spring, when the machinery went like
lclock work. The pump has capacity
of about 5000 gallons minute. The
station was erected largely through the
| efforts of ex-Council1nan G. E. Jordan
| who also was instrumental in obtaining
| other improvements for the North side
Z The machinery at the pumping sta
/ ton is operated by an electric motor
1t is said that the motor worked good
also the pump proper, but no water
| could be raised.
| The precipitation last night and to-
day totaled 2O6 inches. which, added
to the previous downpour since
Wednesday night. totals All inches. II
| the last "a hours the total precipita
| ton has been EOS inches.
Temperatures today were as follows
7 O'Clock 49,. 6511 o'clock .... s.
8 o'clock ..... 641 IL O'Clock 49,. 6;
o'clock ..... So 1 o'clock $50. a
10 O'Clock 80. 66 o'clock ..... 4
The precipitation over the stat
varied from none to as higl
as 29O inches at Usage City
| There was no rain over night il
| the western half of the state where tn
| sky is clear today. Rain fell in Grea
Bend and in the portion of the stat
| east of there.
The forecast is for unsettled weathe
| and probably showers tonight and Sat
| urday. The precipitation as reported t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-02

all his private law practice. So the
place went to John Dawson and a
slight GOODNESS arose between the
square deal governor and the square
deal legislator.
Stone did not desert to the regulars
during the primary campaign, nor did
he take any prominent part in the
Stubbs victory, but the past was for
gotten and Stone came to the front
in the party council this week and
served on the resolutions committee
from the first district.
Administration May Want Matson.
AS the Illustration candidate for
speaker Stone is sure to win in a walk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-02
HE PRAISES TAFT.
Dickinson Tells FiIipinos What Great
President They Have.

Manila, Sept. 2.-At a popular fare
we'll banquet given him today Secre-
tary of War Dickinson paid tribute
to the administration of President
Taft. The progress of the American
government was unequalled he de-
clared and it stood as monument to
Mr.. Taft. Among other things Mr..
Dickinson said that the policy outlined
by Mckinley and Roosevelt had been
carried unchanged by President Taft.
Mr.. Dickinson discussed the charges
made in congress by Representative
Martin of Colorado, that Frank w.
Carpenter, executive secretary of the
Philippine government and E. L. Wor-
cester, a member of the Philippine
commission had acted improperly in
connection with leases of friar lands
in the Philippines and said he was
convinced that the charges were I'M
Just and unfounded. The speaker
heartily endorsed the administration
of Governor Forbes. Later in the day
the Dickinson party departed for
Hong Kong on the transport Crook
enroute for Siberia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-02
Men Accused of POst0ffice Rob-
berries Held.
Must Each Give So, 900 Security
or Go to Jail.
QUITS BANK
President of Fourth Ma
ti0nal Resigns.
Chief of Pelice Burt Also Gives
Up Office.

When arraigned before United States
Commissioner Frank Campbell, late
Thursday. Edward Earl, Ray Temple
ton and John Callahan were held to ap-
pear in tie session of the federal court
in Wichita, September II. Their bonds
were fixed at $1,000 each Earl and
Templeton are held on a charge of
postoffice robbery, and Callahan is
charged as being the fence" for the
disposal of the stolen property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-02
CHILD RAN THROUGH WINDOW
Two -Year-OId Son of Harvey Witt Is
Severely Injured.

The 2-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey A. Witt of 3S5 Polk street was
injured severely this morning by run
ming through a window in the home.
Several cuts on the arms and legs were
sustained A huge cash was cut across
the nose.
DR.. w. l.. Warmer was called. After
thought the disfigurement would not
be permanent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-02
stabbed NTore Than so Times

Wheeling. w. Va. Sept. 2@The
body of we'll dressed man was found
today under the Ohio river bridge. On
the body were more than so knife
wounds. There is no clew to the iden-
tity of the man or his assailaut.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-04
HILL
IN TOWN

President Louis Hill of the Great
Northern railway is in the city to-
day, as one of party of prominent
business and commercial men of
Minneapolis, st. Paul and the sur
rounding territory, which arrived in
the city early this morning on a
special train of five cars, coming
here to take in the Interstate fair
and the dry farming congress.
interviewed today regarding the
railway outlook, Mr.. Hill said that
while business conditions were
never better there will be little or
nothing doing in the way of railroad
building during the coming year
"The public is not investing in rail
way securities at the present time, .
says Mr.. Hill, land until thei rinter-
est is again aroused, there will be
but little doing in the building line. y
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-04
MINISTERS AND
LABOR INTERESTED

Labor and the ministers seem to
be coming closer together. The
other day the conference of Con
gregational ministers held here
asked for speaker from organ
lied labor to address them, and A.
w. Swenson told the preachers
what the laboringmen wanted from
the church.
Last night a committee repre-
senting the Presbyterian ministers
Of the city, on which were the Rev
Ware and the Rev. Totten, visited
the Central Labor council and
asked that committee be appoint.
ed to confer with the Presbyterian
ministers occasionally on matters
of Joint interest to labor and the
church. On the committee the
Chairman, w. j. Coates, appointed
A. w. Swenson, Fred Cardamone
and ]. B. Morford.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-04

NEW YORK, Oct 4.-The fear
less man is brave and so is the
courageous man, but there is a
difference.
love Among the Lions" a new
play having a successful run at the
Garrick theater, illustrates the dif
ference.
Lorana de Castro would marry
Theo. Sauders, who loved her, pro
vided he would consent to have
the service said in a cage of lions
at the hippodrome. Lorana piped
for notoriety. Sauders was a tea
faster by profession.
One cannot recall any tea faster
who led forlorn hope in battle or
went through fire and blood to res
cue beauty in distress.
Theodore was no fire eater. His
knees caved in and he came up
groggy but game.
The play introduces to America
the best comedian England has
sent over here in many a long day
"A. E. Matthews, who plays the
shrinking hero.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-04
FOUR FISHERMEN
ARE DROWNED
(Hy United Press Leased Wlre)

(By United Press Leased Wlre)
MEADOWDALE, Wash, Oct. A.
The bodies of four fishermen
drowned during the storm on Puget
sound were recovered today. The
victims were j. e. Graham, %, Bal.
lard; Paul Burkland, 10, Meadow
dale; Ben Larsen, %, Everett, and
Peter Haram, IS, Ballard.
The men started out in launch
to pick up the fish traps set out
and owned by Graham last night
The first knowledge of their death
was gained by passengers on a
Great Northern train who saw Ha
rams body lying on the beach
where it had floated in. The bodies
of Larsen and Berkland and Ora.
ham were found later.
The missing links in the tragedy
were supplied by Joe Nyemoto, the
Japanese cook in the shack at the
trap. He says in the night he
thought he heard someone calling
for help. but 1t was very faint and
he was no tsure. Hearing the call
again, he rose up and then q cat
made some noise, and he came to
the conclusion that 1t WAS the cat
that had disturbed him. In the
morning he got up and prepared
breakfast for the men, who never
returned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-04

Time-About 1850 a. m. Place
A North Howard street car. Char
acters-Jack, sophomore in high
school; Bert, a freshman. Curtain
rises with Bert seated we'll for
ward in the car, an open Latin book
before him. Enter Jack.
Lilo Bert, what's the lesson for
today. Took my books home Fri
day night and never even took the
strap off; couldn't, you know, too
busy"
TOO busy?"
"Yeh. Went to a dance Satur-
day night-had a peach of time,
too. Friday, let's see what did /
do Friday night, oh, yes, went over
to James, didn't get home till elev--
en-. Sunday l went to the show,
some queens in that chorus all
right; you ought to go. When the
devil do you get time to study any
how?"
me? Oh, I study Friday nights
for Monday, and Saturday after
moons sometimes"
Don't mean to tell me you
missed that football game Satur-
day afternoon"
YES" sheepishly, had to stay
home and study cause l went out
Friday night"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-04
AE|NzE FIGHTING
AMAlGAMkTED

ny United Press Leased Wire:)
BUTTE, Mont, Oct. 4.-The an
nouncement of the Butte News, F.
Augustus Heinze's paper. that it
will absolutely refuse to support
any republican candidates in the
employ of the Amalgamated Copper
Co.. is believed by politicians to
foreshadow another copper struggle
between Heinze and the Amalgam-
ated.
When the paper appeared on the
streets last night, on the eve of the
Silver Bow county republican con-
vention, 1t created a sensation
among the convention delegates. In
addition to declaring its policy, the
News demanded that President
John d. Ryan of the Amalgamated
live up to his promises to keep the
mining corporation out of politics. y
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-04
LIFTED FRESH FROM
HIGH SCHOOL LIFE

Mother made you, huh. Son-of-
a-gun If I'd do it. Catch me missin'
a football game to study. Well
I'll be d. What do you think
of that" Say, put me next to that
Latin junk, will you. don't even
know where the lesson is. What
page is it?''
Pages 25 and 6, Romulus and
Remus."
"All right, 60 ahead and trans.
late it for me-"
Bert translates a short para.
graph.
"All right, that's enough of that
stuff. l can bluff old D
through all right. What's the AL
gebra?"
Are you taking Algebra too?"
ME? Yeh. Flunked in three
subjects last semester. Rotten
luck, that's all Old L
passed James and flunked me
when he ought to of passed me ant
flunked James," What page is i
on?'
page 70, ! think"
Nora" yelled the conductor.
Here's where we get off. Well
I'll have to get through somehow
I've done it before. Mondays al
ways a poor day, anyway. Sc
long. kid"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-04
YOUR KIDNEYS WILL ACT FINE AND
ANY BACKACHE SIMPLY VANISHES

Pape's Diuretic acts directly upon
the kidneys, bladder and urinary
system; cleanses, heals and regu.
lates these organs, ducts and glands
and completes the cure within q
few days.
Pains in The back, sides or loins,
rheumatic twinges, facilitating
headache, nervousness, dizziness,
bilious stomach, prostate trouble.
sleeplessnes, inflamed or puffy eye
lids, weakness, worn out feeling and
many other symptoms caused by
clogged, inactive kidneys promptly
vanish. Frequent, painful and un-
comfortable urination due to weak
or irritable bladder is overcome.
Your physician, pharmacist,
banker or any mercantile agency
will vouch for the responsibility of
Pape. Thompson & Pape of Cincin-
natl. who prepare Pape's Diuretic---
so cent treatment--sold by every
druggist In tbs world
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-04
. % . >>>~ >~~> 90
. WALKS 90 MILES AND
D "HOPS BELLS" TO PAY
. WAY THROUGH COLLEGE

= APPLETON, Wis, Oct. s. I
. With cents in his pocket and 4
. 90-miles pedestrian feat to 4
. his credit, Claude Venue, 20 4
. years old, enrolled in the fresh Z
= man class of Lawrence uni Z
= versity. He Immediately OBJ Z
. tanned employment as bell Z
. hop" in local hotel, after his Z
. walk from Tomahawk, and the Z
. following day opened a bank Z
. account. Two years ago Venue Z
. matriculated at Marquette uni Z
, versity. He was taken i'll and Z
= compelled to give up his .
= studies. He went to work and Z
= paid his doctor bill of $50. Z
. Last spring he incurred an Z
. other doctors bill. He paid Z
. it just before undertaking his Z
. walk to Appleton. Z
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-04
BAKER CITY ADOPTS
COMMISSION PLAN

(Dy United Press Leased Wlre.)
BAKER CITY. Ore, Oct. RE
turns today from yesterdays city
election indicated that Baker City
adopted the commission form Of
city government by a two to one
vote. This is the first city in Ore
gon to adopt this system, which has
much success in Des Moines and
other eastern and western cities.
There was much opposition to the
plan until a fe wdays ago, when a
boosting committee" upholders OF
the new charter. made personal
canvass OF the voters and explained
the plan thoroughly.
Under tho new system, the affairs
of the city will be in the hands OF a
committee of three. mayor and two
commissioners, the mayor receiving
$500 year and the two commits
sioners $1,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-04

The real treachery and danger in
kidney trouble is because the first
symptoms are always seen in other
narts of the body before anything
wrong is noticed with the kidneys
themselves.
The moment you suspect any kid
lney, bladder or urinary disorder, or
feel q dull. constant Backache or
the urine ia thick, cloudy or offens-
i've or full Of sediment, irregular OF
passage Of attended by scalding
sensation. begin taking Pape's Diu-
retic a. directed. with the knowl.
edge that there IL no other medi-
cine. 1t shy price, made anywhere
else Ia the world, which 10 SO harm
lese OF viii effect SO thorough and
prompt cure.
mt ~ end to kidney trouble
Vhilo Il y only trouble--before It
6xolnps into propsy, Gravel. Dia-
oteo = brights Disease.