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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-23
ideal GROUNDS. "
Says Secretary Cook of State Fair
Location.

II have been carefully going over
the state fair grounds again." said
Secretary H. L. Cook today, land
the more I see of them, the better
like them. They are ideal grounds.
You can have the finest grounds in
the United States right there.
1.-The accessibility is simply great.
The street car facilities are fine. The
location for both day and night enter
tainments could not be excelled.
am here now to push the matter to
the limit.
1--WE ought to be able to give a
great fair this year, and to show the
people what the state of Kansas can
do. OF course right now the 1mpor-
tant thing is the finances.
''If the people of Topeka ana this
state will come forward with liberal
amounts, we can give them great
fair this fall We ought to put up at
least one good building, and improve
and extend the others. we must az
ford good facilities for the exhlplIlon
and display OF live stock, mineral re-
sources. educational exhibits and give
amusement and entertainment tnas
will attract the crowds mere.
''At Lincoln you know we nave
great fair and yet we do not use, ana
are not likely to need. more than 70
acres, which is about the amount OF
ground you have here"
There is some little effort still being
made to consider a new location' put
the executive committee realizes that
the site is settled. That gives the fair
a bte start with a fine race track, with
a good grandstand, with many I'M.
provements that can be extended and
added to. The directors now wish TO
expend their entire energies upon a
ter of a site is regarded as closed for
the coming fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-23
BIG FIRE AT OLATHE.
George Hodges Lumber Yard Destroy
ed--Loss 100000.

Olathe, Kan, March 23.-Fire here to-
day, which for a time threatened the
whole town. destroyed the Diamond
Grain elevator, the Hodges lumber yard
and a residence, causing a total loss of
100000. The loss on the lumber yard,
owned by Frank and George Hodges,
will be about $4,000. George Hodges is
the Democratic candidate for governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-23
INDIAN DEAD AT ITO.
Tuchabache, = Creek, Probably Oldest
Among Civilized Tribes.

Tulsa, Ok. March 23.-Tuchabache. a
Creek Indian 10 wears old. died ON his
allotment near Tulsa yesterday. He
probably was the Oldest Indian of the
Five Civilized tribes and was born on
Sugar Creek. Alabama. in 1893. He
came to the Indian Territory when the
creeks were transferred here in 1885.
He fought three years in the Union
army during the civil war, but never
smoke q word of English. He was
member of the Crazy Snake clan, but
was reconciled to the advent Of the
white man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-23

the city court and fined s25 and costs.
Mack had three female friends at
court to prove his alibi. The court
foiled their game. however, by having
them called into the room one at q
time. AS a result Mr." Mack was
reported to have been both at a Mrs.
Giles and at a Mrs. McDonalds az
a certain period Of from $3.50 to 5:s0
o'clock %. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-23
BY ANY OTHER NAME.
BIeached Flour Is Bleached Flour
Still, Says Wilson.

Washington, March 23.-B1eached
by any other name is bleached flour
still and no statement upon the label
can bring it within the law. That was
the terse warning flashed out today
from the department. of agriculture
by Senator James Wilson to the mill
lerS
There has been no change in the
attitude of this department" said the
secretary in his notice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-23
FIRES BIG ORCHARD.
WelIhouse Trees Destroyed by Fire
Near WaI1arusa.

wakarusa, Kan, March 23.-The
Wellhouse orchard of 400 acres be-
tween here and Carbonate has been
completely destroyed by fire. Rank
grass and shrubbery furnished an ideal
food for a big prairie fire that swept
the land clean. The loss is not heavy,
as the orchard was a failure. Many of
the trees from neglect were either dead
or nonyielding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-23
WESTON IN KANSAS CITY.
Walker Rests an Hour Before Start
ing Toward Chicago.

Kansas City, March 23.-weston
reached the Santa Fe railway station
in the southern part of the city at
2:20 this afternoon. He did not go UP
town. He planned to rest here one
hour and then continue on to Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-23
lis AIibi Went Mrone.

Fred Mack. the negro charged with
stealing a butt of chewing tobacco
from the Rock Island railway, was
found guilty today by Judge Simon of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-23
LOCAL MENTION.

j. w. Neale, former Topeka man,
who has been in hospital at Los
Angeles for two months because of in
iuries received in street car accident,
has been removed to his home but he
will be confined to his bed for about
two months more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-23

The Scandinavian Independent club
will meet on next Friday evening
March rs, at the hall, SO Kansas
avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-23

CT. Pa.) has been mentioned as a pos
sfbility for Fftzgerald's seat on the
committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-23
4c Per Pound for Rags.

&C Per FOuIlu TOT TSdgS-
The State Journal will pay &c pei
pound for clean cotton rags suitable
for wiping machinery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-23

WhenS
Moons ais is
of In
Def of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-23

AGENTS W1NTED-WE WANT RELIABLE
everywhere to sell our wonderful ''Kitch-
en- Time-savers Good money made every day.
Address for full particulars, The Home Supply
Co.. Blankville. Illinois.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
DEM MOCRATSNOMI INATEDIX
Platform Favors Statewide Direct Pri.
mary System, Employers Liabil-
ity Bill and Income Tax.

Rochester, N. Y.-A state conven-
tion that will go down in history as
one of the most remarkable in the
history of the Democratic party closed
by nominating John A. Dix, chairman
of the party's state committee, and a
wealthy Washington county business
man, to run on progressive platform
of the widest type.
The complete ticket nominated is
as follows:
Governor-John A. Dix of Albany.
Lieutenant Governor--Thomas F.
Conway of Clinton.
Secretary of State-Edward Lazan-
sky of Kings.
Comptroller-Wiliam Sohmer of
New York.
State Engineer-John A. Bensel of
New York.
Treasurer-John j. Kennedy Of
Erie.
Attorney General-Thomas F. Car.
mody of Yates.
Associate Justice, Court of Appeals
Fred X. Collins of Chemung.
The planks of the platform adopted
by the Democrats in favor OF state
wide direct primary system, an en-
ployers' liability bill and an income
tax system were each greeted with
prolonged cheering. TIL declaration
against new nationalism was re-
ceived with great enthusiasm.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
FEDERAL FIGURES INDICATE THE
POPULATION DECREASE IN
SEVENTY COUNTIES.
TOTAL GAIN 6 PER CENT
St. Louis City and County and jack
son Prevent state DecIne--Bu-
chanan County and St. Joseph
Suffer Loss Of 28,818.

Washington, d. C.-The census re-
turns for the 115 counties of Missouri
are sure to be disappointing to nearly
two-thirds Of the counties Of the state.
as well as to the people of the state
at large for the increase in population
for the last decade was only per
cent, as compared to 16 per cent in
the decade from 1890 to 1900. The,
population Of the state Is now. $685.
1886, compared to 3,1O6,G65 in 1900 and
2,679,1S4 in 1890. The increase from.
1900 to 1910 was 1S6,670, as compared
with an increase of 427,4S1 in the pre-
cedlng decade
The decrease is not confined to any
particular section of the state. 1t is,
easier, in fact, to point out the places.
where there was increase than to.
enumerate the counties that show a.
decline.
The city Of st. Louis, which is Civ
en- in the list, and has already been
announced separately, and st. Louis
county, are among the divisions show
ing the largest increases.
r, Jackson county and Greene county
have large increases, but Buchanan
county, in which is located st. Jo--
seph, drops back 2S,81S.
The official figures for the state, as,
compared with the figures for 1900.
and 1880, are as follows:
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
KANSAS CITY JUDGE PENALTIES
THREE MEMBERS AND THEN
RENTS THEM ALL.
NOT PRESENT IN COURT
Secure a Rehearine--Represen
tive Is cited to Appear -
Court on Monday.

Kansas City, Mo.-Half an hour af
ter Judge L. e. Porterfield had dis.
solved the Kansas City Produce ex.
change and fined three of its mem
bers an aggregate of $500, the court
set aside both the order and the fines
When the first court action was
taken none of the defendants to the
suits had legal representative ih
court. Within a few minutes after
Judge Porterfeld had fixed the penal
ties, however, w. S. Cowherd, attor-
ney for the exchange, appeared and
made strenuous protest against the
action that had been taken. He said
he did not understand the time for the
final hearing of the case had been set.
Judge Porterfield then set the case
for hearing
1t is understood Attorney Cowherd
will ask Judge Porterfield to appoint
a commission to take evidence in the
case and to submit recommendation
to the court
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
TAKES VANDERBILT CUP
Three Fatalities at Meet Where Harry
Grant Takes Firss
Prize.

Vanderbilt Cup Course.-Hary Grant,
in an Alco car, won the Vanderbilt
cup race. He was also the winner of
last years race. in an Alec car. His
time this year was A hours 15 minutes
5s seconds. Joe Dawson, in a Mar
mon, was second, 25 seconds behind
the winner; John Aitken, In Nation.
al, was third.
Three men-one Harold Stone, the
crack driver from Los Angeles, whose
entry number was 13--are dead, ana
more than dozen persons are in
jured, several fatally, as a result OF
the Vanderbilt cup race. Stones ma
chine turned turtle.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
BROOKlNS' PRETTY FLIGHT
Daring Aviator Makes RecordBreak-
ing Trip From Chicago to
Springfield, III.

Springfield, Ill-Aviator Walter
Brookips alighted gracefully in the
fair grounds here at 4:27 o'clock,
seven hours and twelve minutes
out of Chicago, after having sailed
his Wright biplane the 1929 miles
with two stops. They were at Gill
man, Ill.,, so miles from Chicago, at
1870 a. M, and at Mount Pulaski,
ILL.,, 163 miles from Chicago, at $3.50
p. m.
The first stop was for water, oil
and gasoline; the second for the same
necessities and because his pump had
broken and the engine became hot.
Brookins arrived at the fair grounds
eight minutes before the station was
reached by the Illinois Central fast
special train. He made the dip to
alight at 4:27 p. M, making hours
IL minutes elapsed time from the start
in Chicago. The actual flying time
was 5 hours A minutes for the 1924
miles, an average flying rate of 53
miles per hour.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
ROLL REVEALS 2s DEAD
NUMBER OF SAILORS DROWNED
WHEN BARGE SWAMPED.
Explanations of Sinking of Boat From
BattIeship New Hampshire
Are Various.

New York, n. YIN an official
statement authorized by Rear Admiral
Charles N. Vreeland and given out by
Capt. Thomas S. Rodgers of the bat
tleship New Hampshire, the number
of the New Hampshire's sailors who
are believed to have been on the
battleship's <sailing launch when it
filled in the Hudson Saturday night
and who are still missing is set down
at 30. Eleven members of Saturdays
liberty party off the New Hampshire
who were not known to have been in
the sailing launch, but who are still
missing, were noted in Captain Rodg-
ers' list.
Captain Rodgers gave out his state
liberty party's shore leave. He said
that the names published in the list
of missing represented careful pro-
cess of elimination made in conjunc-
tion with the calling of the entire
ships roll.
On board the flagship Louisiana
Rear Admiral Vreeland convened a
court in inquiry to determine the eX-
act cause of the accident and place
the responsibility. A number of the
men who were on board the ill-fated
boat told their stories, and report
of the findings of the court when
completed will be forwarded to the
navy department.
Various suggestions as to how the
accident occurred were in. circulation.
The generally accepted one, however,
was that the barge, heavily loaded
with sailors and marines, returning
from shore leave, was caught in the
heavy swells from a passing steam
boat. Rising for moment like a
cork, the barge then plunged into the
trough between two waves, one OF
which broke over the side and
swamped it.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
CRAFT DIVIDED IN SECRET
ALL MONEY GIVEN TO MIDDLE
MEN, WHO DISTRIBUTED 1T.
SeIf-Confessed "Go-BetWeen" Gives
Sensational Testimony In
Car Repair Case.

Chicago, Ill.-A. G. Goodrich, a
self-confessed "go-between," and Hen.
ry c. Ostermanu, former president
Of the Ostermann Manufacturing COM
psny, We'd with each other before
Municipal Judge Bruggemeyer in
stripping bar the secrets of the al
legged combination, which is charged
with swindling the Illinois Central oy
car repair frauds.
Goodrich like Ostermann, was
placed on the stand as witness for
the prosecution. He described In de-
tail methods which he said Illinois
Central officials used to conceal their
identity as stockholders in the Oster-
mann repair concern In testifying,
Ostermann had said certain payments
to the railroad officials were made by
checks to Goodrich. When placed on
the stand Goodrich began his testi-
mony at this point.
The checks were made out in my
name," Goodrich said. Frank b.
Hartman had asked me some time
previous if l would agree to have
checks made out in my name and ac-
cept certain payments for him.
agreed. | do not know what source
the checks came from, but l received
a number of them. I know, however,
they were issued by the company, of
which l have been reading in the
newspapers. indorsed them and
placed them to my private account in
the Fort Dearborn National bank"
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07

The diamond is pure carbon and
the hardest substance in nature. 1t
burns in temperature of 500 cent?
grade, producing carbonic acid. All
diamonds are not equally hard, and
there is sometimes a varying degree
of hardness in different parts of a
large diamond. Some diamonds glow
jim dark room; some are f1orescent,
appearing milky in sunlight. Dia-
monds are of many colors-pure white,
yellow, jet black, dark brown, light
cinnamon, green, blue, pink, and
orange, the diamonds of each mine
having a distinctive character An ex-
pert can usually tell the mine by ex-
amining the stone. Most of the dia-
monds of today come from the famous
Kimberley and De Beers mines, In
South Africa.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07

The battleship Orion, which Grea.
Britain launched the other day, is
1000 tons smaller than the cruiser
Lion launched few days before, and
is slower; but she viii throw weight
of shot and will carry an array of tor
pedoes that will render her more dam
gerous in standup fight. The Orion
is declared to be the most powerful
battleship ahoat. But how long will
she be? Only one sure thing can be
predicted of the Orion; and that is, in
a few years she will be on the scrap
heap and still more powerful fighters
will be carrying the flag in her place.
There is no end to the race in building
battleships.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
DIVERS WORK ON MAINE
Wreck in Havana Harbor Being Ex
amined Preparatory to Its
Raising.

Havana, Cuba.-Preliminary work
on the wreck of the Maine continues
under the direction of Capt. Ferguson
of the United States engineer corps,
who has force of American divers
and drillers at work examining the
bottom in the immediate vicinity of
the wreck.
Borings show that the wreck has
settled comparatively little since the
night of the disaster.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
GAYN0R AGAIN AT WORK
Resumes Place as Active Executive
Head of the New York City
Government,

New York.-Mayor William J. Gay
nor is again the active head of the
New York city government.
He came to the city hall and took
hold of the executive reins for the
first time since August 9, when his in
tended vacation trip to Europe was
cut short by bullet from the pistol
of James J. Gallagher, a discharged
city employee, who shot the mayor on
the deck Of the steamer on which he
was about to depart.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
OIL FUEL IN STEEL PLANTS.

Biologists and other experts diffe'
as to the period that must elapse be-
fore the coal fields now actively min
ing will show signs Of exhaustion.
Vast areas of coal deposits exist in
Alaska. China and elsewhere which
remain untouched, but approximately
400 years Is the lowest calculation OF
the time required to consume the coal
deposits of America and England at
the present rate of consumption. In
the meantime vast changes in the
production of power for manufactur-
ing purposes are certain to take place.
Streams in all parts of the world Will
be utilized for generating electricity,
says Philadelphia Press. Problems
relating to the transmission OF the
current over long distances with a
minimum leakage are engaging the at
tention of electrical engineers. solu-
tion will surely be forthcoming. GEN.
tury hence the smoke nuisance In
cities may not be understood, for the
simple reason that all power used In
factories and heat for domestic pur-
poses are likely to be supplied by wa
ter-generated electricity. The produc-
tion of coal has already become so ex-
pensive that experiments in the use
of oil as fuel in steamships and war
vessels have made considerable prog
ress. Relative success appears to have
attended these trials.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
SHORT sERMoNs.

The kingdom waits for everyday
kindness and Justice.
He has no true faith in his God who
has none In himself.
The life of goodness leads to faith
in the goodness of life.
1t is easy to prove your God by
logic and still be an atheist In your
life.
According to some It makes no diff
ference how many dead cats you
thyow iato the well so long as you
keep the pump handle polished.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
GOV. CARROLL ACQUITTED
Iowa Chief Executive Is Freed on IL
bel Charge at Des Moines--ver-
diet Was Expected.

Des Moines, Ia.-Governor Carroll
is not guilty of the charge of Grim.
inally llbeling John Crownie.
This is the verdict of the Jury, re.
turned in Judge Howe's court by the
jury which tried the states chief ex.
ecutive.
The verdict was expected, as 1t was
generally conceded the state had
failed to make q case.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
Prices Were Daily Fixed.

Fines assessed were: The Armour
Packing company, $500; w. L..
Crush Commission company, $500, and
Hurst Produce and Commission COM
pany, $500. Had the court desired
1t might have ordered the Armour or
ganization to cease doing business in
Missouri.
sFor years the custom has been for
the exchange to meet daily at hotel
and fix the process on foodstuffs. A
few months ago nine members of the
organization were indicted on charges
of operating a trust Later Prosecu.
tor Conkling made civil case of the
charges.
AS no notice of the suit had been
served upon Swift G Co., Judge Por.
terfield took no action on it's case. A
court citation was made, however, or.
dering representatives to appear in
court Monday to answer charge that
it had been violating the antitrust
law.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
SWEAR TO LYNCH YOUTH
Swinton Permenter Goes on Trial for
Murder While Troops Patrol
Louisville Court House.

Louisville, Nashville troops stood
about the court house and the court
house yard to preserve order, and a
sworn band of so men, determined on
a lynching, lurked about the building,
Swinton Permenter went on trial in
Louisville for the murder of Janet
Sharp, whose body was found in a
thicket near her home the middle Of
July.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07

Moissant, who, with his mechanician
weighing 1872 pounds, made an aero
plant flight near the English channel.
is a native of Chicago, but he found
that burg too slow for him, took in a
few Central American revolutions and
then beat the French at their own
game of sensational flying. He has
the real spirit of Yankee Doodle.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
ABOUT TWENTY PERSONS ARE
THOUGHT TO BE DEAD AND
TWENTY HURT.
EDITOR BLAMES ENEMIES
Union Men Make DenlaIs and Elm.
ployes of Paper Say the Base.
ment Was Full Of Leak
Ing Gas.

Los Angeles, Cal.--Between Is and
20 are believed to have been killed
outright, and even more than score
seriously injured in an explosion
which wrecked the plant of the Los
Angeles Times shortly after 1880
a. M, while the big edition of the
paper was being run off.
The cause of the explosion, which
was followed by fire that complete
ly destroyed the building and plant
is a mystery that probably only will
be settled by a coroners investiga-
tion.
AS a result of the desperate war
fare which has for years been carried
on between union labor and Gen. Har-
rison Gray Otis, owner of the Times,
friends of the latter are openly charg
ing the building was dynamited by
enemies of the paper.
rs Extra Printers at Work.
Owing to the fact that 25 extra
printers and several other men en-
ployed in the mechanical department
were at work on the Sunday pages,
considerable difficulty was at first eX-
perienced in getting accurate figures
as to the number of dead and injured.
The property loss is estimated at up
wards of 100000, but the publication
of the Times will not be suspended.
So bitter has been the feeling against
the paper, it developed the manage
ment has for months kept a duplicate
plant in a warehouse here to be used
in just such an emergency.
Structure Filled With Gas.
Employees who had just left the
building when the explosion occurred
say that gas had been leaking some
where in the building all evening, and
the smell of gas pervaded the whole
structure. This has led the police to
believe that gas caused the explosion.
The Times building is located at
First and Broadway, in the heart of
the business section of the city.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
sentenced; Kills EeIf.

Covington, Ky.-Five minutes after
receiving a five-year sentence for
stealing Jewelry from his fiance, Car.
rie Warner Of Winchester, KY. G. L.
Frazier OF Indianapolis committed sui
eide with carbollc acid.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
sriaadier to Command In Hawaii.

Washington, D. C.--To unity the
military force in Hawaii. the war de-
partment has decided to assign a
brigadier general to take command of
the forces there. The .roops in Ha-
wall, though under this single COM
mand, still will be part of the de-
partment of California. The officer
who will be assigned to the Hawaiian
command has not yet been selected
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07

New York, the craziest city In the
world. chews more gum things than
any other city according to recent
statistics. Does gum-chewing go
from hand to mouth. and from mouth
to brain?
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07

A Chicago professor elucidates the
theory that the small fiat breeds the
bad boy. We were under the impress
sion that the main indictment was
that 1t does not breed them at all,
good or bad. Also it may be reflected
that bad boys were known in abun-
dance before small flats were dreamed
of
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07

AS barefoot dancing has been intro
duced at Newport by fashionable
dancer, and the chief of police has or.
dered his own arrest, that resort is at
present challenging New Jersey for
the championship in unusual happen
fngs.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-07
Promoters Found Guilty.

Enid, Okl.-Three promoters of the
Northwestern immigration and Devel-
opment company of Oklahoma, ]. q.
Stanley. A. J. Klyne and r. e. Porter,
were found guilty here of using the
mails to defraud.