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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-02
BOOM FOR MRS. YOUNG.
Chicago Will Try to Make Her Presi-
dent of the N. E. A.

Boston, July 1.-THE first words to the
gathering Of teachers from all parts of
the country in the forty-eighth annual
convention of the National Education
association were spoken this forenoon
i'll the New Old South church by Presi-
cent Joseph Swain of Swarthmore COL
lege. at the opening session of the ma
tional section. This section of the as
ISOLATION which is distinct from the
general sessions and from the Is differ
ent departments, discusses general top
les. and today the first session was ta-
ken up by the report of the committee
CT exceptional children and the 'econo-
mic use of education plants
James H. VanSinckle, superintendent
of the schools of Baltimore, opened the
discussion of the first subject, and Will
lam H. Maxwell. superintendent of the
schools Of New York city conducted the
debate on the second. The main work
of the convention will not begin until
Tuesday. although there will be meet
Ing in the Harvard stadium of Cam
bridge on the afternoon of Independ-
cree day at which President Taft will
speak.
There was a particularly energetic
delegation from Chicago which arrived
today and which brought along a good
sized boom fer Mrs. Ella Flagg Young
superintendent of Chica COS schools, for
president Of the association
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-02
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
Railroads Will Not Be Put Out of
Business just Yet.

Beverly, July president Taft has
had a long talk with Chairman Knapp
of the interstate commerce commits
sion regarding the administration of
sion of the interview. it was made
plain that the added authority given
the commission by the new statute is
not to be used arbitrarily for the pur
pose of hindering the railroads in the
conduct of their legitimate business.
The power to suspend new rates, prob
ably the most direct weapon placed in
the hands of the commission, is to be
used only in exceptional cases
Chairman Knapp told the president
the commission had already refused
an application under the new law to
suspend the increased rates on horse
vehicles and automobiles He said
there was nothing on the face of things
to show that the new rates were I'M
just or unreasonable
The Interstate commerce commits
sion will not attempt to fix definite
rates for the railroads and the power
of suspension will be applied only to
rates when a preliminary hearing
gives indication that they are excess
sive.
From time to time since the new
law went into effect there have been
indications that some of the big rail-
roads have been considerably worried
as to the extent and the manner in
which the rate regulating clauses of
the new law would be employed by the
commission. Stock manipulators in
Wall street, the administration has
been informed, were trying to trade
upon this doubt and to make the most
of the situation to their own advant-
age. 1t can be authoritatively stated
that it was never intended the new
law should be club or that it should
be the means of profit taking by
bears in the market. The commits
sion will not run amuck' and will do
nothing to jeopardize the interests of
investors There has been talk of a
fright among European investors and
the embarrassing results that might
come from throwing over stocks at
crop moving time. The president sees
nothing in the situation to warrant any
such views.
It is felt that it would be a great
impediment to the railways to have
every new rate suspended and put
through the eleven months period of
determination as to its reasonableness.
Chairman Knapp discussed this fea-
ture of the law at some length with
the president and cited the refusal of
the commission to suspend the auto
mobile and vehicle rates as an indica-
ton that the power of suspension is
not to be used unfortunately
Further information regarding the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-02
July 4
Celebrations.

These figures were compiled from
newspaper reports only, and 1t is quite
probable that there were nearly as
many more that did not reach the ears
of the reporters.
ct believe that it is high time that
the public should be awakened to the
seriousness of this situation, ana IL is
to this end that your cooperation is
solicited. 1 believe that vigorous and
sneedy action should be taken to Sc
c11re the enactment of laws to regulate
the use of such dangerous explosives
Reliable information is the only basis
for intelligent and effective work IN
matters of this kind, and for that pur-
rose this department desires to secure
as full and complete data as possible
of the number ard nature OF all serious
accidents occurring on or about July
f. of this year, caused by fireworks or
explosives of any kind used in the cell
ebrations.
"As in all matters of civic reform, the
newspapers can be Of inestimable as
sistance both in the matter or arous-
ing public sentiment, and the gathering
of information. would earnestly re-
quest. therefore. that your paper make
a sDecial effort to secure a full &C
count of all such accidents which are
serious enough to require tie attention
of a physician, occurring in your Vlcln-
ity publish the same in your paper,
and send a CODY of the issue containing
the account to this department for use
in compiling the data Tor the entire
state. Wien this compilation is COM
rleted, a copy of same will be sent you
for your information and publication IL
desired.
To-day, the hospitals. doctors. nurses,
ruorgues, underts, kers, and sections are
busy laying i'll extra supplies and MAX
irg preparations to take care OF the
inevitable results of the days 'slaugh-
ter of the innocent When we try 7"
IL. IL nd C n
ting our eyes for a moment, can see the
chiIdren's arms, legs, hands heads
children's dismenbered and mangled
bodies in an unspeakaole holocaust, We
must ask ourselves, How long are we
going to stand for it?'
wv. L. A. JOHNSON,
commissioner OF Labor and State Fac
tory Inspector
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-02

store the Populist yard stick. that
measured the prices of all the farmers
commodities, when similar collection
of demagogues. had control Of Kansas
some years since?
ct believe that the people of Kansas,
while they are like all Americans, fond
of sensations, are in the last analysis
q thinking people, and that they are by
a large majority in favor of the great
policy of protection The farmer
knows that the reason that he again
came into his own and received the
high dollar under the administration of
Mckinley, was because the Dingley
tariff law opened the thousands of
great factories of the country and put
the idle men at work at a protected
wage, and that these men thereby were
able to again set the American break
fast table, loaded with the products OF
the farm.
1.-The farmer, when making up his
mind how to vote. must not 1orget
that the dining table of the we'll paid
working man is his great market. As
the Dingley law brought under Presi-
dent Mckinley our great prosperity,
so will 1t continue under the Payne
tariff law. if the people will stand by
it and not allow the business interests
of the country to be torn to pieces by
the progressive Republican leaders
who no longer believe in the great
policy OF protection, but would turn
the country over again to free trade
and Democratic rule.
Whether the people of Kansas de-
feat the present Republican delega-
ton in congress from their state for
denomination, matters little to the
men who compose it; their personal
defeat would affect but small circle
of their Immediate friends. but to de-
feat what these men stand for, and
withdraw their support from Presi-
dent Taft, would be national calam-
ity. In the coming primary campaign,
I write no platform, neither do make
my campaign by defaming and at
tempting to discredit my own political
party.
81 am one of those good old fash
toned Republicans, that believe that
Kansas is Republican state, and that
she believes in President Taft and the
great policy of protection. under
which she has grown rich, during the
past decade. I do not believe, when
I review the glorious record of its
achievement of the past ten years,
that the Republican party owes Kan
sas or any other state of this great
union, any apology for what it has
done. I am willing to stand or fall.
go up or down, standing by our great
president, and the record of the
party
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-02
MAN WHO SHOT MARTIN
He Turns Out to Be a Son of Col.
Henry Watterson.

New York. July 2.-Confiicting re-
ports as to the identity of the man
who yesterday at Saugerties, N. Y.
while apparently demented, shot and
slightly wounded Michael Martin. a
saloon proprietor. were cleared UP to-
day when it was learned that Martin s
assailant was Ewing Watterson, eldest
son of Colonel Henry Watterson of
Louisville, Ky. Watterson is under ar
rest at Saugerties.
Colonel Watterson.1 who is in this
city, was apprised of his sons out
break and plans to go to Saugerties
late today or tomorrow to look after
the young mans interests. From him
the circumstances of the case were
learned.
Ewing Watterson. his father says.
has for some years been the victim of
form of religious mania which has
failed to yield to any treatment. In
the effort to better his sons condition,
Colonel Watterson placed him for
some time on a ranch in the west and
when this environment failed to result
in improvement. bought him farm
in the Hudson river hills near Sanger
ties, where it was hoped the air and
quiet surroundings would benefit him.
Ewing Watterson, according to the
reports from Saugerties, entered Mar
tins place of business yesterday and
created a disturbance. After some
WOIQS WIFI LAC OtOpAiCNOts WottCA sun
opened fire, shooting Martin three
times None of the bullets inflicted
serious injury. Watterson was locked
up and word was sent to his father in
this city
From what could be learned of Col
onel Wattersons plans. it is expected
that application will be made to have
the son placed in a sanitarium or asy-
lum His mania had never before
manifested itself in a violent form.
Another son of Colonel Watterson,
Harvey Watterson, was killed in this
city in November, 1908, by falling from
the nineteenth floor of Wall street
office building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-02
JOHNSON SOUNDS NOTE.
Makes Comparison in Plea for Sane
Fourth.

w. L. A. johnson, state commits
sioner of labor, has issued an interest
ing statement in regard to the neces-
sity for Legislation in the interest of a
sane Fourth of July. He has set forth
some startling statistics in which he
shows that the last seven Fourths have
killed and wounded thirty times more
people than were killed and wounded
in seven battles of the Revolution
Mr.. johnson, in his statement. says:
ITO the Editor: The present day
custom of Fourth of July celebration
by the Ase of fireworks and dangerous
explosives, results every yeaI~ in an
alarming and ever increasing number
of casualties. Last year the newspa-
pers of the United States reported
5,3O7 serious accidents. The real hor-
ror of what this Day of Blood has
become can be more clearly illustrated
and impressed upon the mind by the
following table which lists the casual
ties which have occurred on Independ-
ence day for the past seven years, and
compares them side by side with the
casualties of the seven most noted bat
ties of the American Revolution. No
greater object lesson could be given
to the thinking public, and it was not
until they had been compiled by the
Journal of the American Medical as
ISOLATION, at Chicago, that we could
realize the awful price we are paying
for the present method of celebrating
our national holiday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-02
T. B. BROWN
For State Printer
On the Republican Ticket
Aug. 2, 1910

To My Friends and Republican Voters:
THE SITUATION. Kansas now owns
and operates a large book-printing and
binding plant for it's exclusive use, and
employees a State Printer to superin-
tend and manage the plant at lowest
cost consistent with good service. The
legislature determines what shall be
printed in the State plant 1t is strictly
business office involving the care
and administration of valuable plant
and the handling of large appropria-
lions for labor and material 1 am a
candidate for the office of State Print
er on the Republican primary ticket.
MY QUALIFICATIONS. have fol-
lowed book and commercial printing
for forty years, never had any other
vocation, and know the printing bust
ness from cellar to roof Have worked
for several State Printers, understand
the duties and responsibilities of the
office. and am conversant with Kansas
public printing. With this experience
and practical business training and
the endorsement of many good citizens,
printers, and public men, 1 offer my
services to the State and respectfully
solicit your votes.
in Franklin County. now resident of
ways have been. If elected 1 will give
the office my undivided time and per-
sonal attention, improve the service
wherever possible, and give you an
honest, economical administration.
T. B. BROWN.
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HATPIN IN HER BRAIN.
1t Penetrated Four Inches When
Woman Struck on Her Head.

Boone, Ia, July "A large hatpin
penetrated four inches into the brain
of Mrs Peter Mcdonald when she,
with companion, Mrs. Andrew Simp-
son, was thrown from a buggy in a
runaway.
The two women were driving down
a steep hill when the team became
frightened and ran away. Halfway
down the hill both women were hurled
to the ground, Mrs. Mcdonald striking
on her head.
When lifted up it was found that
her hatpin had penetrated the brain.
The two women were brought to a hos
pital here. 1t is believed both are
fatally hurt.
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bons on Secretary Knox's thorough
breds or sits on the box alongside the
driver must buy his own clothes, get
the secretary of state to pay for them
out of his own pocket or go without
The comptroller of the treasury. the
court of last resort in such matters,
has disallowed the four dollars, thus
reversing the settlement of the matter
by the auditor of the state department,
who had passed the item to the credit
of the disbursing officer and the dis
bursting officer having paid over the
four dollars to the coaehman. In A
sharp decision the comptroller calls the
auditors attention to the disa Allowance
of payments for clothing and livery
furnished the state department COACH
man eight years ago when the govern
ment refused to pay for the coachman.s
''oyercoat, boots and moccasins.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-02
FARMER FOR RAIL
ROAD COMMISSIONER
Neighbors Say He Is the Man for a
Place on the Board.

r. B. Ward of Belleville is a candi-
date for railroad commissioner on the
Republican ticket He is one of the
active members of the State Aericul-
tural society, is one of the large farm
ers and stock raisers of northern Kan
sas. There are few men in Kansas
who have shipped as much stock to
market as he. He knows the needs of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-02
George W. Kanavel

OF Harvey county, the present cndlI-
man of the State Board of Railroad
Commissioners, is a candidate for re-
nomination at the hands of the Re-
publican voters at the primary. There
are three commissioners to nominate.
and, certainly if faithful. efficient SER
vice is to count, Mr.. Kanavel should
be one of the nominees.
There are too many reasons for the
retention of the services of George w.
Kanavel by the state to recount them
all, but it may help to settle this mat
ter for the average voter to consider
the following:
Under Kanavel's administration the
Railroad Board reduced the passenger
fare from THREE CENTS mile to
TWO CENTS a mile; and Chairman
Kanavel and those who worked with
him and under his direction have
been more successful in maintaining
their reduced rate than have the state
officers of our neighboring states of
Missouri and Oklahoma.
During Chairman KanaveFs term
in office the Board has directed the
bringing of suit after suit before the
Interstate Commerce commission to
reduce interstate freight rates. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-02
MUST BUY OWN CLOTHES
Uncle Sam Refuses to Provide for
Secretary Knox's Coachman.

Washington, July "A four dollar
pair of driving gloves for the coachman
of the secretary of state has run the
gamut of official scrutiny and finally
Uncle Sam to defray. This means that
hereafter the man that handles the rib
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interview between President Taft and
Colonel Roosevelt tended to confirm
the reports that the visit was almost
wholly of a personal and social nature
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-02

the farmer and stockman, knows how
to go about it to get relief, when it is
needed. Has courage to do his duty.
Has made good as sheriff of his coun-
ty and senator from his district. He
wants your support and will make
good as railroad commissioner if elect
ed. All the fair and agricultural So
cietles OF north central Kansas have
given him hearty endorsements. His
neighbors are unanimous and enthusi-
asitc in his support
The chief interest of Kansas is
agriculture and live stock WHY should
it not be represented on the board
which controls the shipping of those
commodities.
Vote for Ward and you will have
man who will always go to the bottom
of things and will demand justice and
will fight for what he thinks is right
See that Ward is one of the names
against which you make your x and
you will make no mistake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-02
Endorsement of CITY Officers

Webb resident of
qualit
in
always capably -
state feeling that if
md
C. L. DAVIDSON
RUFUS ssoner. MAY CITY
L. f. MEANS ssioner. Give
MURRAY A. S BUzz city Attorney
C. E Treasurer
of Pc A.S.
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Judge Wilson's @. K.

Mr. E. Webb candidate before the Republican primaries
OF Sedgwck County handsome majorties
off
THOS s. WILSON. Judge of
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E.
than 20 served the Board County
j him
He to
land
in
ifcenc conn wealt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-14
HAMILTON FLYING
AT MEADOWS
TODAY
Everybody Trying to Make Good for Yesterdays
Fiasco, When Fifteen Thousand Spectators Wait
ed in Vain for Several Hours to See Aviator in
the Air

Charles X. Hamilton crippled but indomitabe is flying at
The Meadows this afternoon free Of charge The gates Of The
Meadows opened the public II o'clock this morning
and big crowd took advantage Of the free admission.
Hamilton may fly the business portion of the city this
afternoon 1t all depends upon how his engine is working
Hamilton feels kecny chagrined Yesterdays disap
pontuent told Vice President Yande the Washington
Fair Association that II is possible he will give every
in Seattle a chance to the aeroplanc in the air
The officials of the fair association and Hamilton realize
By opening gates OF The Meadows today that they
up the loss occasoned working and others who
unable go the track this afternoon But they
are willing the best they and Hamilton viii fly in
the city II he possibly do
Under the favorable circumstances this is dangerous
flight make II anything should go wrong with the aeroplane
while the city Hamtons chances for life would not be
worth consideration In the open he has chance Of gliding
the ground bat with nothing but tall buildings and be-
meath him. death would be certain II the engine working
well this afternoon Hamilton will risk IT,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-14
TWO BOYS PLAY
WI I 4 GUNS;
ONE NOWDEAD
Sons of State Bank Ex-
aminer Mohundro end |.
A. Nadeau Have Fun
and Former Is Killed.

Death came ~ 1918 lant nisht
a. Fort Lawton. 20 Joseph q SO
hundru. the tgyrar old soB ~
state uank Examiner J. q. Aohun.
Gro. who waa accidentally shot
shiie playing with bis chum
George Sadoau. itYearoid son Of
I A Na6rHu. formerly director sen.
srni of the AeY p exposition. Sat
urday
Young Notuudro waa unable To
say positively. before be- died.
whether be shot himself or wheth.
er the shot was fired from the
weapon ehich young Nadesn waa
handling Young Nafrau SAYS BE-
cannot aay iuat how The accident
happened and Coroner Snyder has
decided that the shooting Vas an
accident aud wiil nos hold "a lu.
guest or cause Nadcnns arrest
Saturday Afternoon George Ma.
dssn hltched up his pony and cart
and the twu boys went 0ut % che
home % Mrs George Fonda. near
Fort faNtnn. for an afternoon =
PLAY Mrs Funda Was not 40 home
and The boys had things their own
way around The house During The
afternoon they were Ia the bath
room piayine with two rcvuisern
one 4 AZ caiiber ard The ether a -.
and ~ far ns can BE- learned iusi
before the shoosing George Nadeaa
I had the 82 and Joseph Mohuudro
the IS
The fatal shot wcs fired ln some
way. and Immediately afterwards
Z George NadeaH jumped on hie pony
aud ran hard Sc the horse could 20
10 Fort Iawtor. where the boy
I notified the officers ~ the accidgni
Men ct the fort hastily hliched up
wagon. went % The Fonda homo.
removed the boy 90 the fort and
I Or Ira q Brown dressed the wound
An Intellectual attempt was made
/ Saturday night 10 locate aud re-
move the bullet Failiag ln Mia. The
doctor. with The aid q Dr. r "
I Riuluger. The family physician. did
everything % their power "a save
the boys NE bat ho continued %
grow worse until death came last
night
Coroner Snyder Is Investigating
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-14

found a more learned name,
wan the direct cause Of the &C.
cldeut.
This aky.madncss is the reckless
insanity OF swift motion through a
foreign element No matter how
careful and conservative the avlu-
tor may be- ON the ground no mat
ter how many times he may refuse
10 attompt fisht ON account OF
wind and weather conditions, once
he ls ln the air. the intoxicHtlon Of
flying soddcn8 hia cooler Judgment
and be feels ready 10 do and II need
Dee die In the pursuit Of new scnsa.
lions. or all the men who have
really flown in hoavierthunair ma.
chimes. the Wright brothers are the
only ones who have carried a clear
perspective of risk from the earth
+ into the clouds
] Saturday afternoon, after three
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-14

beneath the metal. cloth and cord
age of his wrecked machine That
the aviator escaped death was little
short of a marvel
His Nerve unfalllna.
In spite of his nerve breaking
accident Hamilton announced his
determination 20 ny yesterday ac-
cordlng TO schedule, leld fully $4,000
persons made the trip 90 The
Meadows. Less than 10000 paid
admission TO the grounds. the
others dottlne the hillsldes over
looking Che track and perching ON
other convenient points of vantage
free from the annoying intrusion OF
the ticket man.
Rut the Man.Blrd was moultlng
after his ducking OF the previous
afternoon, and his hiplano seemed
the worse for its sudedn conversion
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-14

Into o. submarine, Hamilton and
his assistants tinkered and adjusted
and oiled. the crowd both inside and
outside the fence waited patiently,
aud the band played doleful dirgos
for the first hour of the scheduled
entertainment
During the second 0hour this per
fnrmanco was repeated, and the
third hour saw a flutter of excite
ment when Hamilton's machine was
trundlcd to the starting runway,
with the aviator limpinr after &c.
Then came another dreary wait and
finally the announcement that ow.
inr 20 trouble with the engine The
flights were called of for the day.
Had Praise for Him.
Those who saw Hamilton ny
Saturday had nothing but praise and
admiration Tor his exhibitions of