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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
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Mr.. Andy Finley of Carbonate spent
Saturday here on a business trip.
Miss Ceora Lanham and her concert
company of Topeka will give an enter
tainment Tuesday evening, May H. in
the Oakland Presbyterian church.
J. E. BObo jr., is sick at the home of
his parents, DR.. and Mrs. ]. E. Bobo,
on Sumner avenue.
Mr.. Sam Jones has returned from
Hutchinson, where he spent several
days attending the G. A. R. encamp-
ment.
Miss Bernice Tracy has returned to
Lecompton after visit with Mrs J. E.
Petit on Forest avenue.
Mrs. Mary E. Bowen of Colorado
Springs came Friday to visit her
mother. Mrs. N. E. Thornburg, AMI
Mrs. Ira Orner.
r. P. Taylor has returned from Kan
sas City, where he made a short bust
ness trip.
Frank Edwards is able to be up and
around after several days illness with
an attack of the grip.
Miss Bette Read of Lawrence spent
Sunday here the guest of Miss Roberta
Read.
Mrs. August Walters of Lecompton is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. Gland
vile, on AFTER avenue.
Mrs. w. S. Eastman of Oakland ave-
nue. went to Edgewood farm Thursday,
where she will remain for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Scott and daughter Of
2,dgewood We're called to Missouri by
the serious illness Of their daughter,
Mrs. Frank Otto. Mrs. Eastman will
stav at Edgewood during the absence
of her sister.
Mr. George Moscow of Carbonate
spent Sunday here visiting his sister,
Mrs L. Luthey
Claude Stone has returned from
Kingsley. where he spent several days
on a business trip.
The Oakland Veteran club met at the
home of Mr.. Ralstin on Winfield ave-
nue. Saturday evening and celebrated
the birthday anniversaries of Mr.. Raj
stin and Mr.. VIM Cooper. AS usual
fine time was enjoyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
A RECORD CROWD.
N. Y. Reception Committee Is Making
Great Preparations for Roosevelt.

New York, May 16.-The crowd to well
come Colonel Roosevelt when he lands at
Battery Park on June IS, is expected to
be SO large that the reception committee
has decided, according to an announce
ment today, to have the exercises there
as brief as circumstances will permit
A platform will be erected at the foot
OF Battery Park and in front of this a
space will be roped off within which the
five thousand distinguished citizens and
representatives of visiting organizations
may be assured points of vantage. Be
yond this Enclosure the other thousands
range themselves.
According to the present plan, Mr..
Roosevelt when he leaves the revenue cut
ter, will be met by Mayor Gaynor, who
will deliver an address of welcome, to
which Mr.. Roosevelt will respond. Both
addresses will be brief.
The parade, which will follow immed-
lately after the welcoming exercises will
be led by the mounted police and the
mounted police band Mr.. Roosevelt
carriage escorted by the regiment of
rough riders. will follow. Then will come
the members of the reception committee
and visiting and local organizations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
WHAT is THE WEATHER?
Government Now Spreads the Fore
casts Broadcast.

After working on the plan for years
the government has now nearly reach
ed the object Striven for as far as
Kansas is concerned. Nearly every
one in Kansas, outside the inhabitants
of few western counties, may re-
ceive the weather forecast in good
time. This is done through the me
dunn of the telephone and mails
Forecasts are mailed from various sta
tons over the state and the telephone
exchanges scatter the news of what
the weather is to be all over the sec
ton of the state in which they cover.
If there is now anybody in Kansas
who does not get the daily weather
forecasts issued by the government
the chances are he is not living up to
his opportunity. For a number of
years it has been the aim of the
weather bureau to make these avail
BILE to every person in the United
states and this condition has just
bout been realized in Kansas said
Weather Observer Flora today
There is scarcely a daily paper
ublished in this state or any other
ate, but prints this forecast in some
rominent place, generally on the
ont page, and there is no other news
EN- that interests more people more
ayS in the year. Politics. murders,
res and the latest scandal may take
he headlines from time to time but
the one thing that the fewest persons
miss is the latest advice of the wealth
er bureau.
THE daily papers undoubtedly car
ry the forecasts to more people than
any other agency but there are many
persons to whom the weather is so i'm
portant that they can not wait for the
papers to be printed and mailed and
this has developed the latest and best
method of distributing the forecasts
which is by the telephone.
Its the common thing nowadays
in a Kansas farm house to hear the
phone give the long general alarm
ring about 10 a. m. or noon. This is
the girl at the central calling the
dozen or more rural phone subscribers
cf that line to their phones to get the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
HE SAW THE COMET.
Professor Brooks Got a Good View of
1t This Morning.

Geneva, N. Y. May 16.-Excellent OBJ
servations of Halley's comet were taken
this morning by Prof William R. Brooks,
director of Smith observatory, who re-
ported the comets tail stretching out in
a broad band across the heavens to a
length of more than As degrees. The
nucleus, Prof. Brooks said, was very
bright, being easily visible with the naked
eye long after all the stars except Venus
had disappeared. DR.. Brooks said that
the comet, viewed through the telescope
showed the same remarkable changes in
form that were noted three days ago. It's
crescent with the nucleus on the extreme
front and much larger than noted at any
previous observation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16

weather forecast that has just been
received by telegraph at the exchange.
Of course this plan can't be car
RED out with all the lines where there
are only one or two on a line so the
telephone companies print a notice in
their directories stating that anv pa
iron that desires the weather forecast
can obtain it by calling the central.
This notice is printed in the direc-
tories of both the telephone companies
IN topeka and there are over 125 9TH
er companies in the state that either
print similar notices or have it I'M
derstood among their patrons that the
forecasts Will be given upon request.
The records of the local weather
bureau office at Topeka show that
are able to get the weather forecasts
every day and the majority of them
actually obtain it.
THE telephone companies make no
charge for this service. They find it
is appreciated to such an extent that
1t is often the final argument used to
obtain new subscribers or to hold old
ones that might otherwise drop out, for
the weather forecast habit is one that
grows on people after they get used
to it.
1.-The Kansas City and Topeka ex-
the local weather bureau offices each
morning for the weather. This thew
telephone over their long distance
wires to all connecting exchanges and
sub-Icense companies desiring it.
THE Independent companies take
advantage of the places to which the
forecasts are telegraphed daily at gov
eminent eXpense-oVer a hundred of
them in various parts of Kansas-and
there are very few of these exchanges
that can not get the forecast either in
their own tom for from a neighboring
exchange in the same cOrrfv'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
ONLY 8 MILES AWAY.
Mrs. Eliza Simpson Sees President
First Time in 65 Years.

Washington, May 16.-Although Mrs.
Eliza Simpson has spent the 65 years
of her life in Alexandria, Va, only eight
miles from the national capital, yester-
day she saw for the first time a presi-
Cent of the United States. Seventeen
have sat in the White House since she
was born. Furthermore, Mrs. Simpson
never used a telephone until yesterday
and has never been to a theater or cir
Gus. She is going to have the novel ex-
perience today of enjoying both Of the
latter forms of amusement.
Mrs. Simpson is the mother of ID chi
dren.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
BANKER is SENTENCED.
Five Years for Making False State
ments to Examiner.

Cleveland o., May 16.-U. G. Walk
er, former president of the defunct
South Cleveland Banking company,
was sentenced to five years in the peni-
Tertiary today. Walker was found
guilty of perjury for making false
statements to the state bank examiner
The financial condition of the bank,
which failed for more than $1OOO,OOO
was discovered after the failure of the
werner company, an Akron printing
concern, which had borrowed heavily
from the bank. Walker will appeal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
Woman Champion High Jumper.

Quincy, Mass, May 16.-The worlds
high jump record for women is claim
ed for Miss Rachel Hardwick of this
city who in competition yesterday
cleared 4 feet inches. This exceeds
by an inch and a half the record estab-
lished last week by Miss Theodore
Wheeler of Fairfield, Conn.,, a student
at VaSSar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
Trainmen Get Wage Increase.

New York. May 16.-The trainmen
and conductors of the Lake Shore &
MICHIGAN Southern railroad and the
MICHIGAN Central have been granted
wage increases identical with the Bal
timore & Ohio award by the arbitra-
tors. P H Morrissey and E. E. Clark.
The announcement was made by A. B.
Garrettson, president of the railways
conductors today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
DOG INTERFERED.
Would Not Let Neighbors Save Child
From Burning.

Beaver Dam. Wis. May 16.-Be-
cause the family watch dog would not
allow neighbors to interfere. Mary
KryZinski, years old, burned to death
yesterday.
The child set fire TO her clothing
while playing with matches and when
neighbors attempted to put it out the
dog drove them away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
THE STATE BANKS WITHDRAW.
But This Action Does Not Affect Status
of Guaranty Case.

Acting upon the statement made by At
torney General Jackson in the supreme
court when he argued the case the 269
state and one national bank named as
parties in the guaranty suit, have filed a
petition in the court asking that the suit
be dismissed so far as they are concerned.
The court will likely grant the petition
This action on the part of these banks
will not change the status of the case in
the least which was brought to compel
the bank commissioner and state treas
urer to enforce the bank guaranty law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
Death Of II. ID. Bradford.

Kansas City, Mo-. May 16.-T. D.
Bradford, 50 years of age. one of the
first superintendents of grade schools
in this country. died at the home of
his daughter here today Mr.. Brad
ford was graduated from Bowdoin
college, and early in life started into
teaching school. He was appointed
superintendent of schools in Illinois
and later in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
KroonIand Is DELAYED.

southampton, May 1.-THE dis
abled steamer Kroonland of the Red
Star line arrived here today and will
be tied up for several days for re-
pairs The Kroonland left Antwerp
Saturday for New York and broke a
shaft soon after putting to sea. She
was unable to make her stop at Dover,
but proceeded here under a single
screw. The steamer carries more than
a thousand passengers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16

planter, is dead and a second child of
Collins two years old. is in a serious
condition. The girl says she poisoned
the children because their mother re-
fused to allow her to go on an excuF-
sion. The county jail is heavily guard
ed against a possible attempt to lynch
her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
JUDGE KEYES DEAD.
Was Member Massachusetts Delegation
That Nominated Lincoln in 1860,

Boston, May 16.-Judge John s.
Keyes of the district court and a mem
Der of the Massachusetts delegation to
the Chicago convention that nominat-
ed Lincoln in 1860. is dead here in his
SSth year. He was the oldest surviv-
ing member of the state senate and
had held many public offices.
In asking the State Journal for base
ball scores please call Independent 818
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
Nurse Poisons the Babies.

Demopolis, Ala, May 16.-Poisoned
by a 10-year-old negro girl employed
as a nurse. the three-month-o old
daughter of Davis Collins, a wealthy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16

See ]. THOMAS LUMBER co. for
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
MENT. Guaranteed the best manu-
featured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16
New AeronIane RECORD.

Mourmelon, France, May 16.-Dan-
iel Kinet, the Belgian aviator, has
broken the worlds record for an
aeroplane fight with passenger, re-
naming in the air for two hours and
81 minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16

Denver. May 16.-T,vo hundred
union bakers employed in 80 bakeries
here, struck for an increase in wages.
The bakers ask a fat increase of one
dollar a week and the use of the union
label.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-16

30. our estimate on that LUMBER
bill. J. B. Whelan & Co. 2. Fourth.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-24
CITIZENS OF HONOLULU
INVITE LOS ANGELES MEN

The Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce has received an invitation from
the Hawaii Promotion club to attend a
Pan-Pacific congress which will be held
in Honolulu in February of the COM
ing year. At the meeting of the board
of directors yesterday afternoon Pres
ident Scott was authorized to appoint
delegates to the meeting. 1t is the pur-
pose Of the Honolulu convention to
bring in contact representatives of all
the islands of the Pacific ocean to dis
cuss conditions and possibilities OF
trade.
President Scott was also authorized
to appoint delegates to the National
Civil Service Reform league convention
to be held in Baltimore December To-
REPRESENTATIVES will be chosen by him
to go to the counties committee meet
ing to convene in Oakland some time
in January. -.
A one-day automobile trip to the
good roads tunnel, Newhau pass, was
proposed at yesterdays session, put the
date was not set. ~
Spokane was indorsed for the l9ll
National Grange convention.
A special program is being arranged
for December 21, as Teachers day, and
invitations will be issued to the city
an county teachers to visit the cham
ber on that day.
The following persons were elected
to membership in the chamber: f. r..
Pritchett, Charles r. Price and Ed
ward K ISaacS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-24
TWO TRAINS O.! GASPlPE
RUSHING TO Los ANGELES
Twelve Miles of High Pressure
Mains to Be Put in by Do
mestiC Company

1t was announced yesterday by A. C..
Balch, general manager of the Do
mestic Gas company, that a high pres
sure main to serve the territory south
of Slauson avenue would be installed
within the next two months at an es-
timated cost of 100000.
A SiX-lnch main will be put down
| from the Santa Fe avenue and Ala
media street plant to Slauson avenue.
A distributing point will be established
five miles from the plant and from
this distributing lines totaling twelve
miles of pipe will be put in to COM
pletely serve the district.
To facilitate the work. two solid
freight trains of six-inch pipe are now
on their way here. AS soon as this
is received it will be put down, as the
company is anxious to get the new
lines completed and in operation be-
fore the winter rains begin.
A machine capable Of digging two
miles of trench per day will be used.
A pipe laying machine has also been
secured, one which picks the pipe up
from the ground lowers it into the
trench and screws it together auto
matically. With these machines to
assist, the gas company expects to
have the line completed and in opera
tion within a few weeks after the PIPE
is received.
1t is stated that, as soon as this
Improvement is completed, the con-
struction of the high pressure gas main
from Los Angeles to San Bernardino
will be commenced.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-24
LINERS WILL MAKE RUN
UP COAST IN 19 H0UHS

The exact running time of the Yale
and Harvard, the two new first class
steamships which are now on their
way to Los Angeles harbor to be put
in the cOastwise service between TINS
port and San Francisco was announced
yesterday by Capt. Goodall, president
of the Pacific Navigation company,
which owns the ships.
The steamers will leave Los Angeles
harbor for San Francisco Sundays,
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at
p. m. and will arrive at that port
according to the present schedule. at
o'clock the next morning.
They will leave San Francisco Mon
days, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays at p. m. for Los Angeles mar
bor arriving here, according to sched-
ule, at II o'clock the following day.
The company will endeavor to MAIN
tain this schedule at all Zines.
The boats are now on the west coast
of South America and are due here
early in December They will be fit
ted out as soon as possible after their
arrival and will go into service some-
time between Dec. 16 and 20, accord
ing to the present plans of the officials
of the company.
The Salt Lake route will put on a
new train on it's San Pedro line as
soon as the boats are in operation to
accommodate passengers travelling on
the boats. These new trains will
leave Los Angeles for the harbor one
hour before the steamers leaving time
and will run directly to the docks. A
Salt Lake train will also meet the
liners on arrival and bring passengers
to this city, traffic arrangements hav-
ing been entered into by the Salt Lake
route and the Pacific Navigation COM
pany to this end.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-24
800 GUESTS RECEIVED At
WESTLAKE MUSIC SCHOOL
Vocal and instrumental Program
EnIivens Entertainment of
Pupils and Faculty

The opening reception of Westlake
School of Music was given last evening
by members of the faculty and about
500 pupils and friends were in attend
ance. Receiving the callers as they
arrived were Mrs. Birdine Hogaboom
Mcnamara, Mrs. Grace Carroll-Elliott,
Mrs. Mary S. Thomas and Lacy Coe,
members of the teaching force of the
school, with Mrs. Thilo Becker, Mrs
Mary LIE Grand Reed, Mrs. Estelle
Heartt- Dreyfus and Miss Freida
Peycke.
Mrs. Mcnamara is a pupil of Thilo
Becker. who was one aof the distin-
guished guests present. Many other
we'll known musicians interested in the
success of this new venture paid their
respects to the hostess during the even
ing, and the affair was brilliant in its
personnel and appointments.
A short program, consisting of songs
by Mrs. Grace Carroll-Elliott, violin
numbers of Lacy Coe and piano solos
by Miss Freida Peycke, furnished en-
tertainment for the evening. Mrs. Tiff
fany of Pasadena sang group of Miss
Peycke's songs, with the composer at
the piano.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-24
U. S. C. BREAKS RECORDS,
HAVING 1886 STUDENTS

Complete enrolment figures show
that the University of Southern Cali
fornia has registered 1886 students for
the present semester. Not only is this
total the best in the history of the
school, but each of the ten colleges
which compose the institution show a
substantial progress.
The College of Liberal Arts takes
the lead with almost 600 students, OF
whom a considerable number are doing
graduate work in the various depart
ments. The preparatory school has
more than 200 enrolled, with the col
Ieges of medicine, music and dentistry
averaging about 100 apiece. Oratory
shows only a slightly smaller total,
with between 80 and 90, while fine arts,
nharmacy. and theology average near
the half century mark.
: Most remarkable progress, however,
is being made by the law school, which
this year, has registration of 1888. This
is q larger enrolment than is shown by
anv law school west of st. Louis.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-24
TAFT LAUDS WORK
OF MEN ON CANAL
President Returns to Washington
After Inspection of Great
Project at ISthmuS
ASSOCIATED Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Presioent
Taft returned to Washington tonight,
after having stopped a day at Rich
mond, Va, on his way from the 18TH
mus Of Panama.
The president announced soon after
his arrival that he would make no en-
gagements in the next five days. In
that time he hopes to have completed
his message to congress. Only cabinet
officers and others with whom the pres
ident desires to consult regarding his
message will be formally received at
the White House. The document will
be ready either the night of the 28th or
early to the 29th.
The president in the message will
deal with his visit to Panama, making
recommendations on a number of sub
1ects which he desires considered with
a view to early action.
Coincident with the presidents return
it was learned there is not the slightest
prospect for an extra session of con-
gress following the coming short ses-
sion.
President Taft had an interesting day
IN Richmond, the most important feat
ures of which were an informal ad-
dress on the Panama canal at the
luncheon given in his honor, and an
address before the Virginia educational
conference.
The president in his Panama canal
speech attempted in a way to describe
the conditions he found, and he aroused
intense enthusiasm by his prediction
that the canal would be open well in
advance of the official date Of opening,
January l. 1915. He declared If neces-
sity demanded he believed American
battleships could be sent through the
waterway by January l, 1913.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-24
SKlDDOO DAY BRINGS %
DRUNKS AND 23 BAIL
CASES TO POLICE COURT

1t was skiddOO day in Police Judge
Frederlckson's court yesterday. Every
feature of the days proceedings was
stamped with the Ominous "23.' All
that lacked TO make the eerie atmos-
phore complete was that tho day was
not Friday.
The number of "drunks" before Judge
FrederlcksOn was twenty-three. The
prisoners out on bail who appeared in
court numbered twenty-three. When
one of the court attaches happened to
recall that the date was the 23rd, Judge
FredericksOn remarked:
We'll Pm glad this day is nearly
done. Had L realize all these weird
facts at 0:SO o'clock this morning I'm
afraid my feelings would have pre-
vented me from getting through the
docket"